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大学英语六级考试真题答案完整版第三套
2019年12月大学英语六级考试真题完整版(第三套)
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthe
importanceofhavingasenseofcommunityresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150words
butnomorethan200words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)
暂无
PartⅡIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect
onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying—firstitwasyourphone,thenyour
car,andnowyoucantellyourkitchenapplianceswhattodo.Butevenwithoutgadgetsthat
understandourspokencommands,researchsuggeststhat,asbizarreasitsounds,undercertain26,peopleregularlyascribehumantraitstoeverydayobjects.
reportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattribute28tovariousgadgets.Inturn,feelingclosetoobjectscan29loneliness.Whencollegestudentswereremindedofatimetheyhad
been30inasocialsetting,theycompensatedbyexaggeratingtheirnumberoffriends—unl
werefirstgiventasksthatcausedthemtointeractwiththeirphoneasifithadhumanqualities.
thatthreeinfourrespondentsyelledattheircomputer.Further,themoretheircomputergavethem
problems,themorelikelytherespondentsweretoreportthatithaditsown“beliefsand32
Sohowdopeopleassigntraitstoanobject?
Inpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumans,wide
facesare33withdominance.Similarly,peopleratedcars,clocks,andwatcheswithwidefacesas
moredominant-lookingthannarrow-facedones,andpreferredthem—especiallyin34situations.
AnanalysisofcarsalesinGermanyfoundthatcarswithgills(护栅)thatwereupturnedlikesmilessoldbest.Thepurchaserssawthis35asincreasingacar'sfriendliness.
A)alleviate
B)apparently
C)arrogant
D)associated
E)circumstances
F)competitive
G)conceded
H)consciousness
I)desires
J)excluded
K)feature
L)lonely
M)separate
N)spectacularly
O)warrant
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.
Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
[A]Thoughhedidn’tcomefromafarmingfamily,fromayoungageTimJosephwasfascinatedbytheideaoflivingofftheland.ReadingmagazineslikeTheStockmanGrassFarmerandGraze,
hegothookedontheideaofgrass-fedagriculture.TheideathatallenergyandwealthcomesfromthesunreallyintriguedhimHethoughttheshorterthedistancebetweenthesunandtheendproduct,thehighertheprofittothefarmer.
[B]Josephwantedtoputthistheorytothetest.In2009,heandhiswifeLauralaunchedMaple
HillCreamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyinnorthernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthemarkethasdemonstrated:
Demandforgrass-fedproductscurrentlyexceedssupply.Grass-fedbeefisenjoyinga25-30%annualgrowthrate.Salesofgrass-fedyogurtandkefir(发酵乳饮品)ontheotherhand,haveinthelastyearincreasedbyover38%.Thisisincomparisonwithadropofjustunder1%inthetotalyogurtandkefirmarketaccordingtonaturalandorganicmarketresearchcompanySPINS.Joseph’stopprioritybecamegettinghishandsonenoughgrass-fedmilktokeep
customerssatisfied,sincehisown64-cowherdwasn’tgoingtosuffice
[C]HisfirstpartnershipwaswithPaulandPhyllisAmburgh,ownersoftheDharmaLeafarminNewYork.TheAmburghs,too,weretruebelieversingrass-fed.Inadditiontosupplyingmilkfromtheirown85-headherd,theybegantohelpotherfarmersintheareaconventfromconventionaltocertifiedorganicandgrass-fedinordertoentertheMapleHillsupplychain.Since2010,the
couplehashelped125smalldairyfarmsconverttograss-fed,withmorethan80%ofthosefarmscomingonboardduringthelasttwoyears.
[D]AllthisconversionhashelpedMapleHillgrow40-50%everyyearsinceitbeganwithno
endinsight.Josephhaslearnedthatafarmerhastohaveacertainmindsettosuccessfullyconvert.Butconvincingopen-mindeddairypeopleisactuallynotthathard,whenyoulookattheeconomics.Grass-fedmilkcanfetchupto2.5timesthepriceofconventionalmilk.Anotherfactoristhesqueezethatconventionaldairyfarmershavefeltasthepriceofgraintheyfeedtheircowshasgoneup,tighteningtheirprofitmargins.Byreplacingexpensivegrainfeedwithregenerativemanagementpractices,grass-fedfarmersareinsulatedfromjumpsinthepriceoffeed.Thesepracticesinclude
grazinganimalsongrassesgrownfromthepastureland’snaturalseedbunk,andfertilizedbythe
cows’ownfertilizer
[E]Championsofthistypeofregenerativegrazingalsopointtoitsanimalwelfare,climateandhealthbenefits:
Grass-fedanimalslivelongeroutofconfinement.Grazingherdsstimulatemicrobial(微生物的)activityinthesoil,helpingtocapturewaterandseparatecarbon.Andgrass-feddairyandmeathavebeenshowntobehigherincertainnutrientsandhealthyfats.
[F]Inthegrassfedsystem,farmersarealsonotsubjecttothewildlyfluctuatingmilkpricesoftheinternationalcommoditymarket.Theunpredictabilityofglobaldemandandthelag-timeittakes
toaddmorecowstoaherdtomeetdemandcanresultineventsliketherecentcheesesurplus.Goinggrass-fedisasaferefuge,awayforfamily-scalefarmstostayviable.Usuallyafarmerwillgetto
thepointwherefinancially,whatthey’redoingisnotworking.That’swhentheycallMapleH
thefarmiswellmanagedandhasenoughland,andthedesiretoconvertissincere,arelationshipcanbegin.Throughregularregionaleducationalmeetings,alargeannualmeeting,individualfarmvisitsandthousandsofphonecalls,theAmburghspassontheprinciplesofpasturemanagement.
MapleHillsignsacontractpledgingtobuythefarmer’smilkataguaranteedbaseprice,plusquality
premiumsandincentivesforhigherprotein,butterfatandothersolids.
[G]WhileMapleHill'sconversionprogramisunusuallyhandsonandcomprehensive,it’sjust
oneofagrowingnumberofbusinessescommittedtoslowlychangingthewayAmericafarms.
Josephcallssharinghisknowledgenetworkthroughpeer-to-peerlearningacorepieceofthe
company’sculture.Lastsummer,Massachusettsgrass-fedbeefadvocateJohnSmithlaunchedBigPictureBeef,anetworkofsmallgrass-fedbeeffarmsinNewEnglandandNewYorkthatis
projectedtobringtomarket2,500headofcattlefrom125producersthisyear.EarlyindicationsarethatSmithwillhavenoshortageoffarmmembers.Sincehebegantoinformallyannouncethe
networkatfarmingconferencesandonsocialmedia,he’sreceivedasteadystreamofinquiriesfrom
interestedfarmers.
[H]Smithsayshe’llprovideservicesrangingfromformalseminarstoon-farmworkshopson
holistic(整体的)management,toone-on-onehand-holdingandanalmost24/7phonehotlineforfarmerswhoareconverting.Inexchange,heguaranteesanabove-marketpriceforeachanimalandacalf-to-customerelectroniceartagIDsystemlikethatusedintheEuropeanUnion.
[1]Thoughadvocatesportraygrassfedproductsasawin-winsituationforall,theydohave
downsides.Price,forone,isanissue.Josephsayshisproductsarepriced10-20%aboveorganicversions,butdependingontheproductchosen,comparedtonon-organicconventionalyogurt,consumerscouldpayapremiumof30-50%ormoreforgrass-fed.Asforthemeat,Smithsayshis
grass-fedhamburgerwillbepriced20-25%overtheconventionalalternative.Butalookatthe
pricesononlinegrocerFreshDirectsuggestsagrass-fedpremiumofanywherefrom35-60%,
[J]Andnoteveryfarmerhastheoptionofgoinggrass-fed.Forbothbeefanddairyproductionitrequires,atleastinthebeginning,morepastureland.Grass-fedbeefproductiontendstobemorelabor-intensiveaswell.ButSmithcountersthatifyoufactorinthehiddencostofgovernmentcorn
subsidies,environmentdegradation,anddecreasedhumanheathandanimalwelfare,grass-fedis
themorecost-effectivemodel.“Thesunprovidesthelowestcostofproductionandthecheapestmeat,”hesays.
[K]Anothergrass-fedboosterspurringfarmerstoconvertisEPIC,whichmakesmeat-based
proteinbars.FoundersTaylorCollinsandhiswife,KatieForrest,usedtobeenduranceathletes;
nowthey’readvocatesofgrass-fedmeat.SoonafterlaunchingEPIC’Smostsuccessfulproduct-theBisonBaconCranberryBar-CollinsandForrestfoundthey’dexhaustedtheirsourcesforbiso
(北美野牛)raisedexclusivelyonpasture.Whentheystartedresearchingthesupplychain,they
learnedthatonly2-3%ofallbisonisactuallygrass-fed.Therestisfeed-lotconfinedandfedgrainandcorn.
[L]ButafterGeneralMillsboughtEPICin2016,CollinsandForrestsuddenlyhadtheresourcestheyneededtoexpandtheirsupplychain.SothecompanyteamedupwithWisconsin-basedrancherNorthstarBison.EPICfrontedthemoneyforthepurchaseof$2.5millionworthofyoungbisonthatwillberaisedaccordingtoitsgrass-fedprotocols