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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

PartIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Read

thepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying—firstitwasyourphone,thenyour

car,andnowyoucantellyourkitchenapplianceswhattodo.Butevenwithoutgadgetsthat

understandourspokencommands,researchsuggeststhat,asbizarreasitsounds,undercertain26,peopleregularlyascribehumantraitstoeverydayobjects.

reportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattribute28tovariousgadgets.Inturn,feelingclosetoobjectscan29loneliness.Whencollegestudentswereremindedofatimetheyhadbeen30inasocialsetting,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）thatwereupturnedlikesmiles

soldbest.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,heandhiswifeLauralaunchedMapleHillCreamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyinnorthernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthemarkethasdemonstrated:

Demandforgrass-fedproductscurrentlyexceedssupply.Grass-fedbeefisenjoyinga25-30%annualgrowthrate.Salesofgrass-fedyogurtandkefir（发酵乳饮品）ontheother

hand,haveinthelastyearincreasedbyover38%.Thisisincomparisonwithadropofjustunder1%inthetotalyogurtandkefirmarketaccordingtonaturalandorganicmarketresearchcompanySPINS.Joseph'stopprioritybecamegettinghishandsonenoughgrass-fedmilktokeepcustomerssatisfied,sincehisown64-cowherdwasn'tgoingtosuffice

[C]HisfirstpartnershipwaswithPaulandPhyllisAmburgh,ownersoftheDharmaLeafarminNewYork.TheAmburghs,too,weretruebelieversingrass-fed.Inadditiontosupplyingmilkfromtheirown85-headherd,theybegantohelpotherfarmersintheareaconventfromconventionaltocertifiedorganicandgrass-fedinordertoentertheMapleHillsupplychain.Since2010,thecouplehashelped125smalldairyfarmsconverttograss-fed,withmorethan80%ofthosefarmscomingonboardduringthelasttwoyears.

[D]AllthisconversionhashelpedMapleHillgrow40-50%everyyearsinceitbeganwithnoendinsight.Josephhaslearnedthatafarmerhastohaveacertainmindsettosuccessfullyconvert.Butconvincingopen-mindeddairypeopleisactuallynotthathard,whenyoulookattheeconomics.Grass-fedmilkcanfetchupto2.5timesthepriceofconventionalmilk.Anotherfactoristhesqueezethatconventionaldairyfarmershavefeltasthepriceofgraintheyfeedtheircowshasgoneup,tighteningtheirprofitmargins.Byreplacingexpensivegrainfeedwithregenerativemanagementpractices,grass-fedfarmersareinsulatedfromjumpsinthepriceoffeed.Thesepracticesincludegrazinganimalsongrassesgrownfromthepastureland'snaturalseedbunk,andfertilizedbythe

[E]Championsofthistypeofregenerativegrazingalsopointtoitsanimalwelfare,climateandhealthbenefits:

Grass-fedanimalslivelongeroutofconfinement.Grazingherdsstimulatemicrobial（微生物的）activityinthesoil,helpingtocapturewaterandseparatecarbon.Andgrass-feddairyandmeathavebeenshowntobehigherincertainnutrientsandhealthyfats.

[F]Inthegrassfedsystem,farmersarealsonotsubjecttothewildlyfluctuatingmilkpricesoftheinternationalcommoditymarket.Theunpredictabilityofglobaldemandandthelag-timeittakestoaddmorecowstoaherdtomeetdemandcanresultineventsliketherecentcheesesurplus.Goinggrass-fedisasaferefuge,awayforfamily-scalefarmstostayviable.Usuallyafarmerwillgettothepointwherefinancially,whatthey'redoingisnotworking.That'swhentheycallMapleH

thefarmiswellmanagedandhasenoughland,andthedesiretoconvertissincere,arelationshipcanbegin.Throughregularregionaleducationalmeetings,alargeannualmeeting,individualfarmvisitsandthousandsofphonecalls,theAmburghspassontheprinciplesofpasturemanagement.MapleHillsignsacontractpledgingtobuythefarmer'smilkataguaranteedbaseprice,plusqualitypremiumsandincentivesforhigherprotein,butterfatandothersolids.

[G]WhileMapleHill'sconversionprogramisunusuallyhandsonandcomprehensive,it'sjust

oneofagrowingnumberofbusinessescommittedtoslowlychangingthewayAmericafarms.Josephcallssharinghisknowledgenetworkthroughpeer-to-peerlearningacorepieceofthecompany'sculture.Lastsummer,Massachusettsgrass-fedbeefadvocateJohnSmithlaunchedBigPictureBeef,anetworkofsmallgrass-fedbeeffarmsinNewEnglandandNewYorkthatisprojectedtobringtomarket2,500headofcattlefrom125producersthisyear.EarlyindicationsarethatSmithwillhavenoshortageoffarmmembers.Sincehebegantoinformallyannouncethenetworkatfarmingconferencesandonsocialmedia,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,theydohavedownsides.Price,forone,isanissue.Josephsayshisproductsarepriced10-20%aboveorganicversions,butdependingontheproductchosen,comparedtonon-organicconventionalyogurt,consumerscouldpayapremiumof30-50%ormoreforgrass-fed.Asforthemeat,Smithsayshisgrass-fedhamburgerwillbepriced20-25%overtheconventionalalternative.Butalookatthe

pricesononlinegrocerFreshDirectsuggestsagrass-fedpremiumofanywherefrom35-60%，

[J]Andnoteveryfarmerhastheoptionofgoinggrass-fed.Forbothbeefanddairyproductionitrequires,atleastinthebeginning,morepastureland.Grass-fedbeefproductiontendstobemorelabor-intensiveaswell.ButSmithcountersthatifyoufactorinthehiddencostofgovernmentcornsubsidies,environmentdegradation,anddecreasedhumanheathandanimalwelfare,grass-fedisthemorecost-effectivemodel.“Thesunprovidesthelowestcostofproductionandthecheapestmeat,”

hesays.

[K]Anothergrass-fedboosterspurringfarmerstoconvertisEPIC,whichmakesmeat-basedproteinbars.FoundersTaylorCollinsandhiswife,KatieForrest,usedtobeenduranceathletes;

nowthey'readvocatesofgrass-fedmeat.SoonafterlaunchingEPIC'Smostsuccessfulproduct-theBisonBacon

CranberryBar-CollinsandForrestfoundthey'dexhaustedtheirsourcesforbiso

（北美野牛）raisedexclusivelyonpasture.Whentheystartedresearchingthesupplychain,they

learnedthatonly2-3%ofallbisonisactuallygrass-fed.Therestisfeed-lotconfinedandfedgrainandcorn.

[L]ButafterGeneralMillsboughtEPICin2016,CollinsandForrestsuddenlyhadtheresourcestheyneededtoexpandtheirsupplychain.SothecompanyteamedupwithWisconsin-basedrancherNorthstarBison.EPICfrontedthemoneyforthepurchaseof$2.5millionworthofyoungbisonthatwillberaisedaccordingtoitsgrass-fedprotocols,withaguaranteedpurchaseprice.

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