2019年12月大學英語六級(CET-6)真題第三套試卷及參考答案

2019年12月大學英語六級考試真題(三)PartI Writing (JOininutes)Directions:Forthispart、youareallowed30mtmitestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingαsenseofcommunityresponsibility.YaushouldwriteαIeasilSOwordsbur〃。morethan200words.PartH ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionA聽力與第一套或者第二套相同PartHReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:/〃thissection,there?αpassagewithtenblanks.YouarerequiredioselectonewordforeachblankfromαOSfofchoicesg/vew加awordbankfollowingthepassage.ReadthepassagethmughCarefitllybeforemakingjo”choices.Eachchoice加thebank西identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemtwAnswerSheet2withαsinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynoluseanyofthewordsm(hebankmorethanonce.Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying—firstitWaSyourphone,thenyoυrCaLandnowyoucantellyourkitchenapplianceswhattodo.Butevenwithoutgadgetsthatundet*standourspoken∞mmandstresearchsuggeststhat,asbizarreisitsounds,undercertain26.peopleregularlyascribehumantraitstoeverydayobjects.Sometimesweseethingsashumanbecauseweare27.InoneexperimenLpeoplewhoreportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattribute28tovariousgadgets.Inturn,feelingclosetoobjectscan29loneliness.Whencollegestudentswereremindedofatimetheyhadbeen30?asocialsetting,theycompensatedbyexaggeratingtheirnumberoffHends—unlesstheywerefirstgiventasksthatcausedtlιemtointeractwiththeirphoneasifithadhumanqualities.Ac∞rdingtotheresearchers,theparticipants,phones_31substitutedforrealfriends.Atothertimes,wepersoniiyproductsinanefforttounderstandthem.Onestudyfoundthatthreeinfourrespondentsyelledattheircomputer.Further,themoretheircomputergavethemproblems,themorelikelytherespondentsweretoreportthatithaditsown'*belief?and32."Sohowdopeopleassigntrailstonobject?Inpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumanswidefacesare33withdominance.Similarly,peσpleratedcurs,clocks,andwatcheswithwidefacesasmoredominant-lookingthannarrow-facedones,andpreferredthem—especiallyin34si∏ιatioi?s.AnanalysisofcarSaleSinGermanyfoundthatcarswithg"∕∕es(護柵)【haiwereupturnedlikesmilessoldbest.Thepurchaserssawthis35asincreasingacar,sfriendliness.A)alleviateF)competitiveK)featureB)apparentlyG)concededL)lonelyC)arrogantH)consciousnessM)separateD)associated1)desiresN)spectacularlyE)circumstancesJ)excludedO)warrantSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedto〃.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.EachParagraPhismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.WhyMoreFarmersAreMakingTheSwitchtoGrass-EedMeatandDairyThougiihedidn'tcomefromafanningfamily,fromayouιιgageTimJosephwasfascinatedbytheideaoflivingofftheland.ReadingmagazineslikeTheStockmanGrassFarmerandGraze,hegothookedontheideaofgrass-fedagriculture.Theideathatallenergyandwealthcomesfromtlιesunreallyintriguedhim.Hethoughttheshorterthedistancebetweenthesunandtheeιιdproduct,thehi映ertheprofittothefanner.Josephwantedtoputthistheorytothetest.In2009,heandhiswifeLauralaunched?4apleHillCreamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyinnorthernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthemarkethasdemonstrated:Demandforgrass-fedproductscurrentlyexceedssupply.Grass-fedbeefiseιyoyinga25-30%annualgrowthrate.Salesofgrass-fedyogurtandk?∕?/?(發(fā)酵乳飲品)，ontheotlιerhand,haveinthelastyearincreasedbyover38%.Tliisisincomparisonwithadropofjustunder1%inthetotalyogurtandkefirmarket,accordingtonaturalandOrganiCmarketresearchcompanySPINS.Joseph,stopprioritybecamegettinghishandsonenoughgrass-fedmilktokeepcustomerssatisfied,sincehisown64-cowherdwasn,tgoingtosuffice.HisfirstpartnershipwaswithPaulandPhyllisAmburgh?ownersoftheDharmaLeafarminNewYork.TheAmburghs,too,weretruebelieversingrass-fed.InadditiontosupplyingIniIkfromtheirown85-headherd,theybegantohelpotherfannersintheareaconvertfrom∞nventionaltocertifiedorganicandgrass-fedinordertoentertheMapleHillsupplychain.Since2010,thecouplehashelped125smalldairyforms∞nverttograss-fed,Withmorethan80%ofthoseformscomingonboardduringthelasttwoyears.AllthisconversionhashelpedMapleHillgrow40-50%everyyearsinceitbegan,withnoendinS濁LJosephhaslearnedthatafarmerhastohaveacertainmindsettosuccessfullyconvert.Butconvincingopen-mindeddairypeopleisactuallynotthathard,whenyoulookattheeconomics.Grassfedmilkcanfetchupto2.5timestlιepriceofconventionalmilk.Anotherfactoristhesqueezethatconventionaldairyfarmershavefeltasthepriceofgraintheyfeedtheircowshasgoneup.Iigliteningtheirprofitmargins.Byreplacingexpensivegrainfeedwithregenerativemanagementpractices,grass-fedfannersareinsulatedfromjumpsintlιepriceoffeed.Thesepracticesincludegrazinganimalsongrassesgrownfromthepastureland'snaturalseedbank,andfertilizedbythecows,ownfertilizer.Championsoftlιistypeofregenerativegrazingalsopointtoitsanimalwelfare,climateandhealthbenefits:Grass-fedanimalslivelongeroutofconfinement.Grazingherdsstimulate"2ob∕α∕(徽生物的)activityinthesoil,helpingtocapturewateraιιdseparatecarbon.Andgrass-feddairyandmeathavebeenshowntobehi磔erincertainnutrientsandhealthyfats.Inthegrass-fedsystem,farmersarealsonotsubjecttothewildlyfluctuatingmilkpricesoftheinternationalcommoditymarket.Tlieunpredictabilityofglobaldemandandthelag-timeittakestoaddmorecowstoaherdtomeetdemandcanresultineventsliketherecentcheesesurplus.Goinggrass-fedisasafereftιge,awayforfamily-scalefarmstostayviable.Usuallyafarmerwillgettothepointwherefinancially,whatthey'redoingisnotworking.Tlιat,swhentheycallMapleHill.Ifthefarmiswellmanagedandhasenoughland,andthedesiretoconvertissincere,arelationshipcanbegin.Throughregularregionaleducationalmeetings,alargeannualmeeting,individualfarmvisitsandthousandsofphonecalls,theAmbuiglispassontheprinciplesofpasturemanagement.MapleHillsignsacontractpledgingtobuythefarmer,smilkataguaranteedbaseprice,plusqualitypremiumsandincentivesforhigherprotein,butter-fatandothersolids.WhileMapleHill*sconversionprogramisunusuallyhands-onandcomprehensive,it,sjustoneofagrowingnumberofbusinesses∞mmittedtoslowlychangingthewayAmericaforms.Josephcallsslιaringhisknowledgenetworkthroughpeer-to-peerlearningacorepieceofthecompany'sculture.Lastsummer,Massachusettsgrass-fedbeefadvocateJohnSmithlaunchedBigPictureBeef,anetworkofsmallgrass-fedbeeffarmsinNewEnglandandNewYorkthatisprojectedtobringtomarket2,500headofcattlefrom125producersthisyear.EariyindicationsarethatSmithWiuhavenoshortageoffarmmembers.Sincehebegantoinformallyaιυιouncethenetworkatfarmingconferencesandonsocialmedia,he,sreceivedasteadystreamofinquiriesfrominterestedfanners,Smitlisayshe,llprovideservicesrangingfromformalseminarstoon-farmworkshopsonholistic(整體的)management,toone-on-onehand-holdingandanalmost24/7phonehotlineforfarmerswlιoareconverting.Inexchange,heguaranteesanabove-marketpriceforeachanimalandacalf-to-customerelectroniceartagIDsystemlikethatusedintheEuropeanUnion.ThoughadvocatesportraygrassfedproductsasaWin-Winsituationforall,theydohavedownsides.Price,forone,isanissue.Josephsayshisproductsarepriced10-20%aboveorganicVerSiOns,butdependingontheproductchosen,comparedtononorganicconventionalyogιιrt,consumerscouldpayapremiumof30-50%ormoreforIgraSS-fed.Asforthemeat.Smithsayshisgrass-fedhamburgerwillbepriced20-25%overthe∞nventionalalternative.Butal∞katthepricesononlinegrocerFreshDirectsuggestsagrass-fedpremiumofanywherefrom35-60%.Andnoteveryfarmerhastheoptionofgoinggrass-fed.Forbothbeefanddairyproduction,itrequires,atleastinthebeginning,morepastureland.Grass-fedbeefproductiontendstobemorelabor-intensiveaswell.ButSmithcountersthatifyoufactorinthehiddencostofgovernmentcomsubsidies,environmentdegradation,anddecreasedhumanhealthandanimalwelfare,grass-fedisthemorecost-effectivemodel.'?Thesunprovidesthelowestcostofproductionandthecheapestmeat,"hesays.Anothergrass-fedb∞sterspurringfarmersto∞nvertisEPIC,whichmakesmeat-basedproteinbars.FoundersTaylorCollinsandhiswife,KatieForrest,usedtobeenduranceathletes;nowthey'readvocatesofgrass-fedmeat.SoonafterlaunchingEPIC,smostsuccessfulproduct—theBisonBaconCranberryBar—CoUinsandFo∏?estfoundthey'dexhaustedtheirsourcesforWso∕ι(北美野牛)raisedexclusivelyonpasture.Wlientheystartedresearclιingthesupplychain,theylearnedtlιatonly2-3%ofallbisonisactuallygrass-fed.Therestisfeedlotconfinedandfedgrainandcorn.ButafterGeneralMillsboughtEPICin2016,CollinsandForrestsuddenlyhadtheresourcestheyneededtoexpandIlieirsupplychain.SothecompanyteamedupwithWisconsin-basedrancherNorthstarBison.EPICfiontedthemoneyforthepurchaseofS2.5millionworthofyoungbisonthatwillberaisedaccordingtoitsgrass-fedproto∞ls,withaguaranteedpurchaseprice.Themessagetoyoungpeoplewhomiglιtnototherwisebeabletoaffordtobreakintothebusinessis,"tYoucarPurchasethisS3millionpieceoflandhere,becauseΓmguaranteeingyoutodayyou,∏have1,000bisononit.'We,rebringingnewbloodintotheold,conventionalformingecosystem,whichisreallyc∞ltoSeejColIinsexplains.Farmersgoinggrass-fedarenotaffectedbytheever-changingmilkpricesoftheglobalmarket.Overtheyears,TimJoseph,spartnershavehelpedmanydairyfarmerstoswitchtograss-fed.Oneadvocatebelievestlιatmanyotherbenefitsshouldbetakenintoconsiderationwhenweassessthecosteffectivenessofgrass-fedfarming.Manydairyfarmerswerepersuadedtoswitchtograss-fedwhentheysawitsadvantageintermsofprofits.TimJoseph'sgrass-fedprogramisonlyoneexampleofhowAmericanfarmingpracticeischanging.TimJosephwasfascinatedbythenotionthatsunlightbringsenergyandwealthtomankind.Oneproblemwithgrass-fedproductsisthattheyareusuallymoreexpensivethanconventionalones.Grass-fedproductshaveprovedtobehealthierandmorenutritious.WhenTimJosephstartedhisbusiness,hefoundgrass-fedproductsfellshortofdemand.Asnackbarproducerdiscoveredthatthesupplyofpurelygrass-fedbisonmeatwasscarce.SectionCDirections:Thereare2PaSSageS加thissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideo〃thebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteru〃AnswerSheet2Wiihasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Schoolsarenotjustamicrocosm(t?i^)ofSocietyztheymediateittoo.Thebestseektoalleviatetheexternalpressuresontheirpupilswhileequippingthembettertounderstandandhandletheworldoutside—atonceshelteringthemandbroadeningtheirhorizons.Thisisambitiousinanycircumstances,andinadividedandunequalsocietythetwoidealscanclash。山儂/(直接地).Tripsthatmanyadultswouldconsidertheadventureofalifetime—treksinBorneo,asportstourtoBarbados—appeartohavebecomealmostroutineatsomestateschools.Parentsarebeingaskedforthousandsofpounds.Thoughschoolscannotprofitfromtlιesetrips,thecompaniesthatarrangethemdo.Meanwhile,pupilsarriveatschoolhungrybecausetheirfamiliescan,taffordbreakfast.TheChildPovertyActionGroupsaysnineoutof30ineveryclassroomfallbelowthepovertyline.Thediscrepancyisstartlinglyapparent.Introducingafundraisingrequirementforstudentsdoesnothelp,asbetter-off,childrencantapupricherauntsandneighbours.ProbingUierockp∞lsofalocalbeachorpractisingFrenchonalanguageexchangecanfirechildrenτspassions,b∞sttheirskillsandopentheireyestolife,spossibilities.EducationaloutingshelpbrightbutdisadvantagedstudentstogetbetterscoresinA-Ieveltests.Inthisglobalisedage,thereisagoodcaseforinternationaltravel,andsomeparentssaytheycanmanagethecostofasch∞ltripabroadmoreeasilythanafamilyholiday.Eveninthefaceofimmenseandmountingfinancialpressures,someschoolshaveshownremarkabledeterminationandingenuityinensuringthatalltheirpupilsareabletotakeupopportunitiesthatmaybetrulylife-changing.Theyshouldbeapplauded.Methodssuchaswhole-schoolRindraising,withtheproceeds(.^.^)pooled,canhelptoextendopportunitiesandEelcommunityspirit.But￡3,000tripscannotbejustifiedwhentheaveragein∞meforfamilieswithchildrenisjustover￡30,000.Suchinitiativesclosedoorsformanypupils.Someparentspulltheirchildrenoutofschoolbecauseofexpensivefieldtrips.Evenparentswhocanseetlιatatripislittlemorethanapartyorcelebrationmaywellfeelguiltthattheirchildisleftbehind.TheDepartmentforEducation5Sguidancesaysschoolscanchargeonlyforboardandlodgingifthetripispartofthesyllabus,andthatstudentsreceivinggovernmentaidareexemptfromthesecosts.However,manyschoolsseemtoignoretlιeadvice;anditdoesnotcoverthekindofglamorous,exotictrips,whicharebecomingincreasinglycommon.Sch∞lscannotbeexpectedtobringtogethercommunitiessingle-handed.ButtlιeleastWeshouldexpectisthattheydonotfosterdivisionsandexcludethosewhoarealreadydisadvantaged.Whatdoestheauthorsaybestschoolsshoulddo?Preparestudentstobothchallengeandchangethedividedunequalsociety.Protectstudentsfromsocialpressuresandenablethemtofacetheworld.Motivatestudentstodeveloptheirphysicalaswellasintellectualabilities.Encouragestudentstobeambitiousandhelpthemtoachievetheirgoals.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutschoolfieldtrips?Theyenablestudentsfromdifferentbackgroundstomixwitheachother.Theywidenthegapbetweenprivilegedanddisadvantagedstudents.Tlieygivethedisadvantagedstudentsachancetoseetheworld.Theyonlybenefitstudentswithrichrelativesandπeiglιbours.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestcanhelpbuildcommunityspirit?Eventsaimingtoimprovecommunityservices.Activitiesthathelptofuelstudents'ingenuity.Eventsthatrequiremutualunderstanding.Activitiesinvolvingallstudentsoncampus.Wliatdowelearnaboutlow-incomeparentsregardingsch∞1fieldtrips?Theywanttheirchildrentoparticipateeventhouglιtheydon,tseemuchbenefit.Theydon'twanttheirkidstoparticipatebutfinditIiardtokeepthemfromgoing.OTheydon'twanttheirkidstomissanychancetobroadentlιeirhorizonsdespitethe∞st.D)Theywanttheirchildrentoexperienceadventuresbuttheydon,twantthemtoπιnrisks.Whatistheauthor'sexpectationofsch∞ls?Bringingacommunitytogetherwithingenuity.Resolvingtlιeexistingdiscrepanciesinsociety.Avoidingcreatingnewgapsamongstudents.Givingpoorstudentspreferentialtreatment.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Risingtemperaturesandoverfishinginthep∕√.V∕ne(未受污染的)watersaroundtheAntarcticcouldseekingpenguinpopulationspushedtothebrinkOfextinctionbytheendofthecentury,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudy*sreportstatesthatasglobalwanningtransformstheenvironmentintheworld'slastgreatwilderness,70percentofkingpenguinscouldeitherdisappearorbeforcedtofindnewbreedinggrounds.Co-authorC61ineLeBohec,fromtheUniversityofStrasbouiginFrance,warned:"Ifthere'renoactionsaimedathaltingor∞ntrollingglobalwanning,andthepaceofthecurrenthuman-inducedchangessuchasclimateclιangeandoverfishingstaysthesame,thespeciesmaysoondisappear?5ThefindingscomeamidgrowingconcernoverthefutureoftheAntarctic.EarlierthismonthaseparatestudyfoundthatacombinationofclimatechangeandindustrialfishingisIlireateningthe%r"∕(碟蝦)populationinAntarcticwaters,withapotentiallydisastrousimpactonwhales,sealsandpenguins.Buttoday'srqjortisthestarkestwarningyetofthepotentiallydevastatingimpactofclimatechangeandhumanexploitationontheAntarctic'sdelicateecosystems.LeBohecsaid:4tUnlesscurrentgreenhousegasemissionsdrop,70percentofkingpenguins—1.1millionbreedingpairs—willbeforcedtorelocatetheirbreedinggrounds,orfaceextinctionby2IOO.''Kingpenguinsarethesecond-largesttypeofpenguinandonlybreedonspecificisolatedislandsintheSouthernOceanwherethereisnoicecoverandeasyaccesstothesea.Astlιeoceanwarms,abodyofwatercalledtheAntarcticPolarFront—anupwardmovementofnutrient-richseathatsupportsahugeabundanceOfmarinelife—isbeingpushedfurthersouth.Tliismeansthatkingpenguins,whichfeedon?shandkrillinthisbodyofwater,havetotravelfurthertotheirfeedinggrounds,leavingtheirhungrychicksforlonger.Andasthedistancebetweentheirbreeding,groundsandtheirfoolprows,entirecolonies∞uldbewipedout.LeBohecsaid:wTheplightofthekingpenguinshouldserveasawarningaboutthefutureoftheentiremarineenvironmentintheAntarctic.Penguins,likeotherseabirdsandmarinemammals,occupyhigherJeVeISinthefoodchainandtheyarewhatWecallbio-indicatorsoftheirecosystems"Penguinsaresensitiveindicatorsofchangesinmarineecosystems.Assuch,theyarekeyspeciesforunderstandingandpredictingimpactsofglobalchangeonAntarcticandsub-Antarcticmarinee∞systems.Thereportfoundthatalthoughsomekingpenguinsmaybeabletorelocatetonewbreedinggroundsclosertotheirretreatingfoodsource,suitablenewhabitatswouldbescarce.OnlyahandfulofislandsintheSouthernOceanaresuitableforsustaininglargebreedingcolonies.WhatwillIiappenby2100,accordingtoHnewstudy?KingpenguinsintheAntarcticwillbeonthevergeofdyingout.SeawaterwillrisetoamuchhigherlevelaroundtheAntarctic.ThemeltingicecoverwilldestroytlιegreatAntarcticwilderness.ThepristinewalersaroundtheAntarcticwilldisappearforever.Whatdowelearnfromthefindingsofaseparatestudy?ShrinkingkrillpopulationandrisingtemperaturescouldforceAntarcticwhalestomigrate.HumanactivitieshaveacceleratedclimatechangeintheAntarcticregioninrecentyears,IndustrialfislιingandclimatechangecouldbefataltocertainAmarCtiCspecies.KrillHsliingintheAntarctichasworsenedthepollutionofthepristinewaters?Whatdocsthepassagesayaboutkingpenguins?Theywillturnouttobethesecond-largestspeciesofbirdstobecomeextinct.ManyofthemwillhavetomigratetoisolatedislandsintheSouthernOcean.TheyfeedprimarilyononlyafewkindsofkrillintheAntarcticPolarFront.ThemajorityofthemmayhavetofindnewbreedinggroundsinthefutureWhathappenswhensealevelsriseintheAntarctic?Manybabykingpenguinscan,thavefoodintime.ManykingpenguinscouldnolongerliveonkrillWhaleswillinvadekingpenguins'breedinggroundsWhaleswillhavetotravellongdistancestofindfood.WhatdowelearnabouttheSouthernOcean?Thekingpenguinstherearcreluctanttoleavefornewbreedinggrounds.ItSconservationiskeytothesustainablepropagationofAntarcticspecies.Itismostlikelytobecometheultimateretreatforspecieslikethekingpenguin.Onlyafewofitsislandscanserveaslugebreedinggroundsforkingpenguins.PartW Translation (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslate〃passagefromChineseImoEnglish^YoushouldwriteyouranswerotiAnswerSheet2.g^Clotusflower)是中國的名花之一，深受人們喜愛，中國許多地方的湖泊和池塘都適宜荷花生長.荷花色彩鮮艷，夏日清晨錠放.夜晚閉合，花期長達兩三個月，吸引來自各地的游客前往刑賞。荷花具有多種功能，既能綠化水面，又能美化庭院，還可凈化水殖、減少污染、改善環(huán)境。荷花迎驕陽而不懼，出污泥而不染，象征純潔、高雅，常常用來比喻人的高尚品德.歷來是詩人畫家創(chuàng)作的重要題材.荷花盛開的地方也是許多攝影愛好者經常光J?之地。2019年12月六級真題第三套參考答案參考范文ΓH1I1VVIII1U]?AnyCoiniiiu