2020年12月大学英语六级试题第3套PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<特别说明小六级考试每次仅考两套听力第三套听力试题同第一套或第二套试题一致>》>>>>》>>>>>>》>>>>》3>>2分PartⅢReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once.Social distancing is putting people out of work,canceling school and tanking the stock market.Ithas been 26 by fear,and it is creating even more fear as money problems and uncertainty grow.However,at its core is love,and a sacrifice to protect those most27_to the coronavirus（冠状病effects-the elderly,people with compromised immune systems,and those whose life-savingresources would be used up by a 28 epidemic.Americans make life-saving decisions every day as a matter of course.We cut food into bite-sized pieces,we wear seatbelts,and we take care not to exceed the speed limit.But social distancingis 29 in that it is completely self-sacrificing.Those who will benefit may be the elderly relativesof the 30 person we didn't pass in Starbucks,on the subway,or in the elevator.Social distancing is millions of people making hundreds of sacrifices to keep the elderly alive.Itdoesn't include the 31 to run from society or make an excuse to avoid one's obligations-such aslife-saving medical work or the parental obligation to buy groceries.What it does include is applyinglove through caution.And in doing so,it offers an 32 opportunity for those who care about theelderly to find new ways to love them.If we're not 33 as much in our normal work or school,we have extra time to call parentsand grandparents.We can also ask elderly relatives how to best support them 34 and use oursacrifices as an opportunity to bring us,our community and the world 356·1