2021年度6月英语六级真题及答案第一套

6月英语六级真 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 及答案（第一套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Knowledgeisatreasure，butpracticeisthekeytoit."Youcangiveanexampleortwotoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.注意：此某些试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection，youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation，oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.，B.，C.andD)，anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此某些试题请在答题卡1上作答。1.A.Prepareforhisexams.B.Catchuponhiswork.C.Attendtheconcert.D.Goonavacation.2.A.Threecrewmemberswereinvolvedintheincident.B.Noneofthehijackerscarriedanydeadlyweapons.C.TheplanehadbeenscheduledtoflytoJapan.D.Noneofthepassengerswereinjuredorkilled.3.A.Anarticleabouttheelection.B.Atediousjobtobedone.C.Anelectioncampaign.D.Afascinatingtopic.4.A.Therestaurantwasnotuptothespeakers'expectations.B.Therestaurantplacesmanyadsinpopularmagazines.C.ThecriticthoughthighlyoftheChineserestaurant.D.Chinatownhasgotthebestrestaurantsinthecity.5.A.Heisgoingtovisithismotherinthehospital.B.Heisgoingtotakeonanewjobnextweek.C.Hehasmanythingstodealwithrightnow.D.Hebehavesinawaynobodyunderstands.6.A.Alargenumberofstudentsrefusedtovotelastnight.B.Atleasttwentystudentsareneededtovoteonanissue.C.Majorcampusissueshadtobediscussedatthemeeting.D.Morestudentshavetoappeartomaketheirvoiceheard.7.A.Thewomancanhardlytellwhatshelikes.B.ThespeakerslikewatchingTVverymuch.C.ThespeakershavenothingtodobutwatchTV.D.ThemanseldomwatchedTVbeforeretirement.8.A.Thewomanshouldhaveregisteredearlier.B.Hewillhelpthewomansolvetheproblem.C)Hefindsithardtoagreewithwhatthewomansays.D.Thewomanwillbeabletoattendtheclassesshewants.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A.Persuadethemantojoinhercompany.B.Employthemostup-to-datetechnology.C.Exportbikestoforeignmarkets.D.Expandtheirdomesticbusiness.10.A.Thestatesubsidizessmallandmediumenterprises.B.Thegovernmenthascontroloverbicycleimports.C.Theycancompetewiththebestdomesticmanufacturers.D.Theyhaveacostadvantageandcanchargehigherprices.11.A.Extracostsmighteatuptheirprofitsabroad.B.Moreworkerswillbeneededtodopackaging.C.Theymightlosetoforeignbikemanufacturers.D.Itisverydifficulttofindsuitablelocalagents.12.A.Reporttothemanagement.B.Attractforeigninvestments.C.ConductafeasibilitystudyD.Consultfinancialexperts.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13.A.Coalburntdailyforthecomfortofourhomes.B.Anythingthatcanbeusedtoproducepower.C.Fuelrefinedfromoilextractedfromunderground.D.Electricitythatkeepsallkindsofmachinesrunning.14.A.Oilwillsoonbereplacedbyalternativeenergysources.B.Oilreservesintheworldwillbeexhaustedinadecade.C.Oilconsumptionhasgivenrisetomanyglobalproblems.D.Oilproductionwillbegintodeclineworldwideby2025.15.A.Minimizetheuseoffossilfuels.B.Startdevelopingalternativefuels.C.Findtherealcauseforglobalwarming.D.Takestepstoreducethegreenhouseeffect.SectionBDirections：Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C.andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet71withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此某些试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A.Theabilitytopredictfashiontrends.B.Arefinedtasteforartisticworks.C.Yearsofpracticalexperience.D.Strictprofessionaltraining.17.A.PromotingallkindsofAmericanhand-madespecialties.B.Strengtheningcooperationwithforeigngovernments.C.Conductingtradeinartworkswithdealersoverseas.D.Purchasinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.18.A.Shehasaccesstofashionablethings.B.Sheisdoingwhatsheenjoysdoing.C.Shecanenjoylifeonamodestsalary.D.Sheisfreetodowhatevershewants.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A.Joininneighborhoodpatrols.B.Getinvolvedinhiscommunity.C.Voicehiscomplaintstothecitycouncil.D.Makesuggestionstothelocalauthorities.20.A.Deteriorationinthequalityoflife.B.Increaseofpolicepatrolsatnight.C.Renovationofthevacantbuildings.D.Violationofcommunityregulations.21.A.Theymaytakealongtimetosolve.B.Theyneedassistancefromthecity.C.Theyhavetobedealtwithonebyone.D.Theyaretoobigforindividualefforts.22.A.Hehadgotsomegroceriesatabigdiscount.B.Hehadreadafunnyposternearhisseat.C.Hehaddoneasmalldeedofkindness.D.Hehadcaughtthebusjustintime.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.A.Childhoodandhealthygrowth.B.Pressureandheartdisease.C.Familylifeandhealth.D.Stressanddepression.24.A.Itexperiencedaseriesofmisfortunes.B.Itwasintheprocessofreorganization.C.Hismotherdiedofasuddenheartattack.D.Hiswifelefthimbecauseofhisbadtemper.25.A.Theywouldgivehimatriplebypasssurgery.B.Theycouldremovetheblockinhisartery.C.Theycoulddonothingtohelphim.D.Theywouldtryhardtosavehislife.SectionCDirections：Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此某些试题请在答题卡1上作答。Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword"education,"theythinkofapupilasasortofanimatesausagecasing.Intothisemptycasing，theteachers26stuff"education."Butgenuineeducation，asSocratesknewmorethantwothousandyearsago，isnot27thestuffingsofinformationintoaperson，butratherelicitingknowledgefromhim；itisthe28ofwhatisinthemind."Themostimportantpartofeducation,"oncewroteWilliamErnestHocking，the29Harvardphilosopher，"isthisinstructionofamaninwhathehasinsideofhim.And，asEdithHamiltonhasremindedus，Socratesneversaid，"Iknow，learnfromme."Hesaid，rather，"Lookintoyourownselversandfindthe30oftruththatGodhasputintoeveryheart，andthatonlyyoucankindle(点燃)toa31."Inadialogue，Socratestakesanignorantslaveboy，withoutadayof32，andprovestotheamazedobserversthattheboyreally"knows"geometry--becausetheprinciplesofgeometryarealreadyinhismind，waitingtobecalledout.Somanyofthediscussionsand33aboutthecontentofeducationareuselessandinconclusivebecausethey34whatshould"gointo"thestudentratherthanwithwhatshouldbetakenout，andhowthiscanbestbedone.Thecollegestudentwhooncesaidtome，afteralecture，"IspendsomuchtimestudyingthatIdon'thaveachancetolearnanything,"wasclearlyexpressinghis35withthesausage-casingviewofeducation.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection，thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon,AnswerStreet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Innovation，theelixir(灵丹妙药)ofprogress，hasalwayscostpeopletheirjobs.IntheIndustrialRevolutionhandweaverswere36asidebythemechanicalloom.Overthepast30yearsthedigitalrevolutionhas37manyofthemid-skilljobsthatsupported20th-centurymiddle-classlife.Typists,ticketagents，banktellersandmanyproduction-linejobshavebeendispensedwith，justastheweaverswere.Forthosewhobelievethattechnologicalprogresshasmadetheworldabetterplace，suchdisruptionisanaturalpartofrising38.Althoughinnovationkillssomejobs，itcreatesnewandbetterones，asamore39societybecomesricheranditswealthierinhabitantsdemandmoregoodsandservices.AhundredyearsagooneinthreeAmericanworkerswas40onafarm.Todaylessthan2%ofthemproducefarmorefood.Themillionsfreedfromthelandwerenotrendered41，butfoundbetter-paidworkastheeconomygrewmoresophisticated.Todaythepoolofsecretarieshas42，butthereareevermorecomputerprogrammersandwebdesigners.Optimismremainstherightstarting-point，butforworkersthedislocatingeffectsoftechnologymaymakethemselvesevidentfasterthanits43.Evenifnewjobsandwonderfulproductsemerge，intheshorttermincomegapswillwiden，causinghugesocialdislocationandperhapsevenchangingpolitics.Technology's44willfeellikeatornado(旋风)，hittingtherichworldfirst，but45sweepingthroughpoorercountriestoo.Nogovernmentispreparedforit.注意:此某些试题请在答题卡2上作答。A.benefitsF)joblessK)rhythmB.displacedG)primarilyL)sentimentsC.employedH)productiveM)shrunkD.eventuallyI)prosperityN)sweptE)impactJ)responsiveO)withdrawnSectionBDirections：Inthissection，youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.WhytheMonaLisaStandsOut　　A.Haveyoueverfallenforanovelandbeenamazednottofinditonlistsofgreatbooks?Orwalkedaroundasculpturerenownedasaclassic，strugglingtoseewhatthefussisabout?Ifso，you'veprobablyponderedthequestionapsychologist，JamesCutting，askedhimself：Howdoesaworkofartcometobeconsideredgreat?　　B.Theintuitiveansweristhatsomeworksofartarejustgreat：ofintrinsicallysuperiorquality.Thepaintingsthatwinprimespotsingalleries，gettaughtinclassesandreproducedinbooksaretheonesthathaveprovedtheirartisticvalueovertime.Ifyoucan'tseethey'resuperior，that'syourproblem.It'sanintimidatinglyneatexplanation.Butsomesocialscientistshavebeenaskingawkwardquestionsofit，raisingthepossibilitythatartisticcanons(名作目录)arelittlemorethanfossilisedhistoricalaccidents.　　C.Cutting，aprofessoratCornellUniversity，wonderedifapsychologicalmechanismknownasthe"mere-exposureeffect"playedaroleindecidingwhichpaintingsrisetothetopoftheculturalleague.Cuttingdesignedanexperimenttotesthishunch(直觉).Overalecturecourseheregularlyshowedundergraduatesworksofimpressionismfortwosecondsatatime.Someofthepaintingswerecanonical，includedinart-historybooks.Otherswerelesserknownbutofcomparablequality.Thesewereexposedfourtimesasoften.Afterwards，thestudentspreferredthemtothecanonicalworks，whileacontrolgroupofstudentslikedthecanonicalonesbest.Cutting'sstudentshadgrowntolikethosepaintingsmoresimplybecausetheyhadseenthemmore.　　D.Cuttingbelieveshisexperimentoffersaclueastohowcanonsareformed.Hereproducedworksofimpressionismtodaytendtohavebeenboughtbyfiveorsixwealthyandinfluentialcollectorsinthelate19thcentury.Thepreferencesofthesemenbestowed(予以)prestigeoncertainworks，whichmadetheworksmorelikelytobehungingalleriesandprintedincollections.Thefamepasseddowntheyears，gainingmomentumfrommereexposureasitdidso.Themorepeoplewereexposedto，themoretheylikedit，andthemoretheylikedit，themoreitappearedinbooks，onpostersandinbigexhibitions.Meanwhile，academicsandcriticscreatedsophisticatedjustificationsforitspreeminence(卓越).Afterall，it'snotjustthemasseswhotendtoratewhattheyseemoreoftenmorehighly.AscontemporaryartistslikeWarholandDamienHirsthavegrasped，critics'praiseisdeeplyentwined(交织)withpublicity."Scholars"，Cuttingargues，"arenodifferentfromthepublicintheeffectsofmereexposure."　　E.TheprocessdescribedbyCuttingevokesaprinciplethatthesociologistDuncanWattscalls"cumulativeadvantage"：onceathingbecomespopular，itwilltendtobecomemorepopularstill.Afewyearsago,Watts，whoisemployedbyMicrosofttostudythedynamicsofsocialnetworks，hadasimilarexperiencetoCutting'sinanotherParismuseum.Afterqueuingtoseethe"MonaLisa"initsclimate-controlledbulletproofboxattheLouvre，hecameawaypuzzled：whywasitconsideredsosuperiortothethreeotherLeonardosinthepreviouschamber，towhichnobodyseemedtobepayingtheslightestattention?　　F.WhenWattslookedintothehistoryof"thegreatestpaintingofalltime"，hediscoveredthat，formostofitslife，the"MonaLisa"remainedinrelativeobscurity.Inthe1850s，LeonardodaVinciwasconsiderednomatchforgiantsofRenaissanceartlikeTitianandRaphael，whoseworkswereworthalmosttentimesasmuchasthe"MonaLisa".Itwasonlyinthe20thcenturythatLeonardo'sportraitofhispatron'swiferocketedtothenumber-onespot.Whatpropelledittherewasn'tascholarlyre-evaluation，butatheft.　　G.In1911amaintenanceworkerattheLouvrewalkedoutofthemuseumwiththe"MonaLisa"hiddenunderhissmock(工作服).Parisianswereshockedatthetheftofapaintingtowhich，untilthen，theyhadpaidlittleattention.Whenthemuseumreopened，peoplequeuedtoseethegapwherethe"MonaLisa"hadoncehunginawaytheyhadneverdoneforthepaintingitself.Fromthenon，the"MonaLisa"cametorepresentWesterncultureitself.　　H.Althoughmanyhavetried，itdoesseemimprobablethatthepainting'suniquestatuscanbeattributedentirelytothequalityofitsbrushstrokes.Ithasbeensaidthatthesubject'seyesfollowthevieweraroundtheroom.Butasthepainting'sbiographer，DonaldSassoon，drylynotes，"Inrealitytheeffectcanbeobtainedfromanyportrait."DuncanWattsproposesthatthe"MonaLisa"ismerelyanextremeexampleofageneralrule.Paintings，poemsandpopsongsarebuoyed(使浮起)oreventsorpreferencesthatturnintowavesofinfluence，passingdownthegenerations.　　I."Sayingthatculturalobjectshavevalue,"BrianEnooncewrote，"islikesayingthattelephoneshaveconversations."Nearlyalltheculturalobjectsweconsumearrivewrappedininheritedopinion；ourpreferencesarealways，tosomeextent，someoneelse's.Visitorstothe"MonaLisa"knowtheyareabouttovisitthegreatestworkofarteverandcomeawayappropriatelyimpressed--orletdown.Anaudienceataperformanceof"Hamlet"knowitisregardedasaworkofgenius，sothatiswhattheymostlysee.WattsevencallsthepreeminenceofShakespearea"historicalaccident".　　J.Althoughtherigidhigh-lowdistinctionfellapartinthe1960s，westillusecultureasabadgeofidentity.Today'sfashionforeclecticism(折中主义)"IloveBach，AbbaandJayZ"is，ShamusKhan，aColumbiaUniversitypsychologist，argues，anewwayforthemiddleclasstodistinguishthemselvesfromwhattheyperceivetobethenarrowtastesofthosebeneaththeminthesocialhierarchy.　　K.Theintrinsicqualityofaworkofartisstartingtoseemlikeitsleastimportantattribute.Butperhapsit'smoresignificantthanoursocialscientistsallow.Firstofall，aworkneedsacertainqualitytobeeligibletobeswepttothetopofthepile.The"MonaLisa"maynotbeaworthyworldchampion，butitwasintheLouvreinthefirstplace，andnotbyaccident.Secondly，somestuffissimplybetterthanotherstuff.Read"Hamlet"afterreadingeventhegreatestofShakespeare'scontemporaries，andthedifferencemaystrikeyouasunarguable.　　L.AstudyintheBritishJournalofAestheticssuggeststhattheexposureeffectdoesn'tworkthesamewayoneverything，andpointstoadifferentconclusionabouthowcanonsareformed.Thesocialscientistsarerighttosaythatweshouldbealittlescepticalofgreatness，andthatweshouldalwayslookinthenextroom.Greatartandmediocrity(平庸)cangetconfused，evenbyexperts.Butthat'swhyweneedtosee，andread，asmuchaswecan.Themorewe'reexposedtothegoodandthebad，thebetterweareattellingthedifference.Theeclecticistshaveit.　　注意：此某些试题请在答题卡2上作答。46.AccordingtoDuncanWatts，thesuperiorityofthe"MonaLisa"toLeonardo'sotherworksresultedfromthecumulativeadvantage.47.Somesocialscientistshaveraiseddoubtsabouttheintrinsicvalueofcertainworksofart.48.Itisoftenrandomeventsorpreferencesthatdeterminethefateofapieceofart.49.Inhisexperiment，Cuttingfoundthathissubjectslikedlesserknownworksbecauseofmoreexposure.50.Theauthorthinksthegreatnessofanartworkstillliesinitsintrinsicvalue.51.Itistrueofcriticsaswellasordinarypeoplethatthepopularityofartisticworksiscloselyassociatedwithpublicity.52.Weneedtoexposeourselvestomoreartandliteratureinordertotellthesuperiorfromtheinferior.53.Astudyofthehistoryofthegreatestpaintingssuggestsevenagreatworkofartcouldexperienceyearsofneglect.54.Cultureisstillusedasamarktodistinguishonesocialclassfromanother.55.Opinionsaboutandpreferencesforculturalobjectsareofteninheritable.SectionCDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.，B.，C.andD..YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whentherightpersonisholdingtherightjobattherightmoment，thatperson'sinfluenceisgreatlyexpanded.ThatisthepositioninwhichJanetYellen，whoisexpectedtobeconfirmedasthenextchairoftheFederalReserveBank(FeD.inJanuary，nowfindsherself.Ifyoubelieve，asmanydo，thatunemploymentisthemajoreconomicandsocialconcernofourday，thenitisnostretchtothinkYellenisthemostpowerfulpersonintheworldrightnow.Throughoutthefinancialcrisisandtherecessionandrecoverythatfollowed，centralbankshavetakenontheroleofstimulatorsoflastresort，holdinguptheglobaleconomywithvastamountsofmoneyintheformofassetbuying.Yellen，previouslyaFedvicechair，wasoneoftheprincipalarchitectsoftheFed's$3.8trillionmoneydump.Astareconomistknownforhergroundbreakingworkonlabormarkets，Yellenwasakindofprophetessearlyoninthccrisisforherwarningsaboutthesubprime(次级债)meltdown.NowitwillbeherjobtogettheFedandthemarketsoutofthebiggestandmostunconventionalmonetaryprograminhistorywithoutderailingthefragilerecovery.ThegoodnewsisthatYellen,67，isparticularlywellsuitedtomeetthesechallenges.Shehasakeenunderstandingoffinancialmarkets，anappreciationfortheirimperfectionsandastrongbeliefthathumansufferingwasmorerelatedtounemploymentthananythingelse.SomeexpertsworrythatYellenwillbeinclinedtochaseunemploymenttotheneglectofinflation.Butwithwagesstillrelativelyflatandtheeconomyincreasinglydividedbetweenthewell-offandthelong-termunemployed，morepeopleworryabouttheopposite，deflation(通货紧缩)thatwouldaggravatetheeconomy'sproblems.Eitherway，theincomingFedchiefwillhavetowalkafinelineinslowlyendingthestimulus.Itmustbesteadyenoughtodeflatebubbles(去泡沫)andbringmarketsbackdowntoearthbutnotsoquickthatitcreatesanothercreditcrisis.UnlikemanypastFedleaders，Yellenisnotonetobuyintothefinanceindustry'sargumentthatitshouldbeleftalonetoregulateitself.SheknowsallalongtheFedhasbeentooslackonregulationoffinance.Yellenislikelytoaddresstheissuerightaftershepushesunemploymentbelow6%，stabilizesmarketsandmakessurethattherecoveryismoreinclusiveandrobust.AsPrincetonProfessorAlanBlindersays，"She'ssmartasawhip，deeplylogical，willingtoarguebutalsoagoodlistener.Shecanpersuadewithoutcreatinghostility."Allthosetraitswillbeusefulastheglobaleconomy'snewpowerplayertakesonitsmostannoyingproblems.注意：此某些试题请在答题卡2上作答。56.WhatdomanypeoplethinkisthebiggestproblemfacingJanetYellen?A.Lackofmoney.B.Subprimecrisis.C.Unemployment.D.Socialinstability.57.WhatdidYellenhelptheFeddototacklethefinancialcrisis?A.Takeeffectivemeasurestocurbinflation.B.DeflatethebubblesintheAmericaneconomy.C.Formulatepoliciestohelpfinancialinstitutions.D.Pourmoneyintothemarketthroughassetbuying.58.Whatisagreaterconcernofthegeneralpublic?A.Recession.B.Deflation.C.Inequality.D.Income.59.WhatisYellenlikelytodoinherpositionastheFedchief?A.Developanewmonetaryprogram.B.Restorepublicconfidence.C.Tightenfinancialregulation.D.Reformthecreditsystem.60.HowdoesAlanBlinderportrayYellen?A.Shepossessesstrongpersuasivepower.B.Shehasconfidenceinwhatsheisdoing.C.Sheisoneoftheworld'sgreatesteconomists.D.SheisthemostpowerfulFedchiefinhistory.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Airpollutionisdeterioratinginmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Thefactthatpublicparksincitiesbecomecrowdedassoonasthesunshinesprovesthatpeoplelongtobreatheingreen，openspaces.Theydonotallknowwhattheyareseekingbuttheyflockthere，nevertheless.And，inthesesurroundings，theyaregenerallybothpeacefulandpeaceable.Itisraretoseepeoplefightinginagarden.Perhapsstruggleunfoldsfirst，notataneconomicorsociallevel，butovertheappropriationofair，essentialtolifeitself.Ifhumanbeingscanbreatheandshareair，theydon'tneedtostrugglewithoneanother.Unfortunately，inourwesterntradition，neithermaterialistnoridealisttheoreticiansgiveenoughconsiderationtothisbasicconditionforlife.Asforpoliticians，despiteproposingcurbsonenvironmentalpollution，theyhavenotyetcalledforittobemadeacrime.Wealthycountriesareevenallowedtopolluteiftheypayforit.Butisourlifeworthanythingotherthanmoney?Theplantworldshowsusinsilencewhatfaithfulnesstolifeconsistsof.Italsohelpsustoanewbeginning，urgingustocareforourbreath，notonlyatavitalbutalsoataspirituallevel.Theinterdependencetowhichwemustpaytheclosestattentionisthatwhiclexistsbetweenourselvesandtheplantworld.Oftendescribedas"thelungsofthep