英语六级六级阅读讲义

六级阅读讲义

选词填空（1篇）10道题5%

长篇阅读（1篇）10道题10%

仔细阅读（2篇）10道题20%

合理做题顺序（总共40分钟）：

仔细阅读（20分钟）一长篇阅读（15分钟）一选词填空（5-10分钟）

一、选词填空

四级/六级一200-250词/250-300词5-10分钟

总分5分，10道题，0.5分/题

难点：1.备选项多，10道题每道都是多选一

2.词义不知，词性不明思路：

词性归类,把1/15转化成1/4或者1/5

1.有些选项词性太多（有后缀知识）

2.不会分析空格处词性

解题步骤：第一步：读首句，抓大意；扫选项，标词性（没

有虚词）第二步：选项词性归类第三步：根据空格左右

内容判断词性

Thethirdtypeofstressand_29_theleastknownisinheritedfinancialstress,whichisthemost

destructive.

第四步：优先做语法简单，确定词性的空从而缩小范围

实用技巧：

1.段首句统领每段：首句完整，指导剩余；首句有空，依靠剩余

2.注意相邻句子间转折与顺承关系：有转

折词为转折关系，没有为顺承关系

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3.并列分析法：

并列连词（and,or,aswellas）前完整部分，后含有未知空，或颠倒，前后要并列相

关

eg.ImagineyouarewanderingaboutonaThaiislandor_26_theruinsofAngkor.

eg.Thebottleis_27_,andthelabelsays"purewater".

Butmaybewhat'sinsideisnotso_28_.

解题步骤：第一步：读首句，抓大意；扫选

项，标词性第二步：词性归类第三步：根

据空格左右内容判断词性判断依据：

动词：v+to+v（原形）；情态动词+v（原形）；v+冠词+n；副词+v+名词；be+ving；be+ved；

动词如何考虑时态：根据临近句的时态判断

语态：主动or被动/根据主语与宾语之间关系

数：原形or单三/根据句子主语判断

MrMawantstobeatyou.mustbeatyou.MrMabitesadog.happilybitesadog.isbeatingadog.is

bittenbyadog.

判断依据：名词被形容词、名词（考试中极少）、冠词、代

词修饰：形容词+n；n+n；n+of+n；

冠词a/an/the+n（通过a或者an判断元开还是辅开）

代词this/that/+单数n,these/those+复数n名词需要

考虑单复数

判断依据：形容词修饰名词，被系动词、副

词修饰：

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h后航教育

a+n;系动词+a；be+a+介词，ad+a

副词修饰动词、形容词、副词、介词短语：

v+ad+v；ad+a；ad+ad；ad+介词短语

第四步：优先做语法简单，确定词性的空从而缩小范围

二、仔细阅读

2篇四级/六级-300-350词/400-450词20分钟

一篇10分钟，5道题，2分/题

解题步骤：

第一步：细读1题题干/扫读2-5题题干寻找复现（＞2）的实意名词，把握文章主旨

第二步：审题三部曲：

一审题干：划出关键词

①.专有名词，数字，连字符②.实意名词，少数动词

注意：定位要避开主旨

二扫选项：划出核心词（n为主，v为辅）；相似选项过半数可排除；相反选其中

三看顺序：顺序原则（6级会有很少量的窜题）

第三步：读出题句直接解题出题句包含的选项为正确答案，无法确

定出题句先做其他题目个别题出题句不确定，看辅助句辅助句为

上下各一句，正确答案均在定位所在段落第四步：分析选项

正确选项：形式相似/同意替换

错误选项：混：偷换概念一

xyz选项反：截然相反

无：无中生有

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原文：ScientistshavetriedtotapInternetdonors,too,withmixedsuccess.

选项：B）Theymadeuseofmixedfundraisingstrategies.偏：

1.避重就轻强转折之前的选项可排除（出题句中的选项除

外）强转折前为干扰选项，强转折后为重要内容强转折标

志词：but,yet,however,instead,nevertheless

让转结构：although,though,eventhough,evenif,despite,inspiteof,while

偏：2.细节错位在出题句及辅助

句范围外的可排除

三、长篇阅读

四级/六级一1000词/1200词15分钟

总分10分，10道题，1分/题

难点：

文章长一1000词往上

内容杂一12段甚至往上

选项多一10个选项记

性差！

解题步骤：第一步：阅读标题，把握主旨，扫读选项，确定主旨词（选项中出现次

数支次的词）第二步：细读选项，每个选项找出4-6个配对词配对词选取的原则一

高区分度，高识别度

①.避开主旨词

②.专有名词，数字数量，有特殊符号的词

③.长难词，n为主v为辅、个别极端或带比较的形容词，原则是尽量确保语义完整

第三步：逐段扫读，先确定2个最明显答案，比如数字，专有名词

第四步：再确定6个较明显答案

第五步：剩余2个高难度选项，精读匹配

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2019年12月六级阅读真题

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying——firstitwasyourphone,thenyourcar,

andnowyoucantellyourkitchenappliancewhattodo.Butevenwithoutgadgetsthatunderstand

ourspokencommands,researchsuggeststhat,asbizarreasitsounds,undercertain26,people

regularlyascribehumantraitstoeverydayobjects.

Sometimesweseethingsashumanbecauseweare22.Inoneexperiment,peoplewho

reportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattribute28tovariousgadgets.Inturn,

feelingclosetoobjectscan29loneliness.Whencollegestudentswereremindedofatimetheyhad

been30inasocialsettingtheycompensatedbyexaggeratingtheirnumberoffriends-unlessthey

werefirstgiventasksthatcausedthemtointeractwiththeirphoneasifithadhumanqualities.

Thephone31stoodinforrealfriends.

Atothertimes,wepersonifyproductsonanefforttounderstandthem.Onestudyfoundthat

threeinfourrespondentsyelledattheircomputer.Further,themoretheircomputergavethem

problems,themorelikelytherespondentsweretoreportthatithaditsown"'beliefsand32”.

Sohowdopeopleassigntraitstoanobject?Inpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumans,widefaces

are33withdominance.Similarly,peopleratedcars,clocksandwatcheswithwidefacesasmore

dominant-lookingthannarrowfacedones,andpreferredthem-especiallyin34situations.An

analysisofcarsalesinGermanyfoundthatcarswithgrilles(护栅)thatwereupturnedlikesmiles

soldbest.Thepurchaserssawthis35asincreasingacar'sfriendliness.

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A)alleviateI)desires

B)apparentlyJ)excluded

C)arrogantK)feature

D)associatedL)lonely

E)circumstancesM)separate

F)competitiveN)spectacularly

G)conceded0)warrant

H)consciousness

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwitha

letter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

WhyMoreFarmersAreMakingTheSwitchtoGrass-FedMeatandDairy

[A]Thoughhedidn'tcomefromafarmingfamily,fromayoungageTimJosephwasfascinatedbythe

ideaoflivingofftheland.ReadingmagazineslikeTheStockmanGrassFarmerandGraze,hegothooked

ontheideaofgrass-fedagriculture.Theideathatallenergyandwealthcomesfromthesunreallyintrigued

him.Hethoughttheshorterthedistancebetweenthesunandtheendproduct,thehighertheprofittothe

farmer.

[B]Josephwantedtoputthistheorytothetest.In2009,heandhiswifeLauralaunchedMapleHill

Creamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyinnorthernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthe

markethasdemonstrated:Demandforgrass-fedproductscurrentlyexceedssupply.Grass-fedbeefis

enjoyinga25-30%annualgrowthrate.Salesofgrass-fedyogurtandkefir,ontheotherhand,haveinthe

lastyearincreasedbyover38%.Thisisincomparisonwithadropofjustunder1%inthetotalyogurtand

kefirmarket,accordingtonaturalandorganicmarketresearchcompanySPINS.Joseph'stoppriority

becamegettinghishandsonenoughgrass-fedmilktokeepcustomerssatisfied,sincehisown64-cowherd

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wasn'tgoingtosuffice.

[C]HisfirstpartnershipwaswithPaulandPhyllisAmburgh,ownersoftheDharmaLeafarminNewYork.

TheAmburghs,too,weretruebelieversingrass-fed.Inadditiontosupplyingmilkfromtheirown85-head

herd,theybegantohelpotherfarmersintheareaconvertfromconventionaltocertifiedorganicand

grass-fedinordertoentertheMapleHillsupplychain.

Since2010,thecouplehashelped125smalldairyformsconverttograss-fed,withmorethan80%of

thosefarmscomingonboardduringthelasttwoyears.

[D]AllthisconversionhashelpedMapleHillgrow40-50%everyyearsinceitbegan,withnoendinsight.

Josephhaslearnedthatafarmerhastohaveacertainmindsettosuccessfiillyconvert.Butconvincing

open-mindeddairypeopleisactuallynotthathard,whenyoulookattheeconomics.Grass-fedmilkcan

fetchup2.5timesthepriceofconventionalmilk.Anotherfoctoristhesqueezethatconventionaldairy

farmershavefeltasthepriceofgraintheyfeedtheircowshasgoneup,tighteningtheirprofitmargins.By

replacingexpensivegrainfeedwithregenerativemanagementpractices,grass-fedfarmersareinsulated

fromjumpsinthepriceoffeed.Thesepracticesincludegrazinganimalsongrassesgrownfromthe

pastureland'snaturalseedbank,andfertilizedbythecows*ownfertilizer.

[E]Championsofthistypeofregenerativegrazingalsopointtoitsanimalwelfare,climateandhealth

benefits:Grass-fedanimalslivelongeroutofconfinement.Grazingherdsstimulatemicrobialactivityin

thesoil,helpingtocapturewaterandseparatecarbon.Andgrass-feddairyandmeathavebeenshowntobe

higherincertainnutrientsandhealthyfats.

[F]Inthegrassfedsystem,farmersarealsonotsubjecttothewildlyfluctuatingmilkpricesofthe

internationalcommoditymarket.Theunpredictabilityofglobaldemandandthelag-timeittakestoadd

morecowstoaherdtomeetdemandcanresultineventsliketherecentcheesesurplus.Goinggrass-fedis

asaferefuge,awayforfamily-scalefarmstostayviable.Usuallyafarmerwillgettothepointwhere

financially,whattheytedoingisnotworking.ThatswhentheycallMapleHill.Ifthefarmiswell

managedandhasenoughland,andthedesiretoconvertissincere,arelationshipcanbegin.Through

regularregionaleducationalmeetings,alargeannualmeeting,individualfarmvisitsandthousandsof

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phonecalls,theAmburghspassontheprinciplesofpasturemanagement.MapleHillsignsacontract

pledgingtobuythefarmer'smilk

ataguaranteedbaseprice,plusqualitypremiumsandincentivesforhigherprotein,butter-fatandother

solids.

[G]WhileMapleHill'sconversionprogramisunusuallyhands-onandcomprehensive,it'sjustoneofa

growingnumberofbusinessescommittedtoslowlychangingthewayAmericafarms.Josephcallssharing

hisknowledgenetworkthroughpeer-to-peerlearningacorepieceofthecompany*sculture.Lastsummer,

Massachusettsgrass-fedbeefadvocateJohnSmithlaunchedBigPictureBeef,anetworkofsmallgrass-fed

beeffarmsinNewEnglandandNewYorkthatisprojectedtobringtomarket2,500headofcattlefrom

125producersthisyear.EarlyindicationsarethatSmithwillhavenoshortageoffarmmembers.Sincehe

begantoinformallyannouncethenetworkatfanningconferencesandonsocialmedia,he*sreceiveda

steadystreamofinquiriesfrominterestedfarmers.

[H]Shinnsayshe'llprovideservicesrangingfromformalseminarstoon-fannworkshopsonholistic

management,toone-on-onehand-holdingandanalmost24/7phonehotlineforfarmerswhoare

converting.Inexchange,heguaranteesanabove-marketpriceforeachanimalandacalf-to-customer

electroniceartagIDsystemlikethatusedintheEuropeanUnion.

[I]Thoughadvocatesportraygrassfedproductsasawin-winsituationforall,theydohavedownsides.

Price,forone,isanissue.Josephsayshisproductsarepriced10-20%aboveorganicversions,but

dependingontheproductchosen,comparedtonon-organicconventionalyogurt,consumerscouldpaya

premiumof30-50%ormoreforgrass-fed.Asforthemeat,Smithsayshisgrass-fedhamburgerwillbe

priced20-25%overtheconventionalalternative.ButalookatthepricesononlinegrocerFreshDirect

suggestsagrass-fedpremiumofanywherefrom35-60%.

[J]Andnoteveryfarmerhastheoptionofgoinggrass-fed.Forbothbeefanddairyproductionitrequires,

atleastinthebeginning,morepastureland.Grass-fedbeefproductiontendstobemorelabor-intensiveas

well.ButSmithcountersthatifyoufactorinthehiddencostofgovernmentcomsubsidies,environment

degradation,anddecreasedhumanheathandanimalwelfare,grass?fedisthemorecost-effectivemodel.H

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Thesunprovidesthelowestcostofproductionandthecheapestmeat,"hesays.

[K]Anothergrass-fedboosterspurringfarmerstoconvertisEPIC,whichmakesmeat-basedproteinbars.

FoundersTaylorCollinsandhiswife,KatieForrest,usedtobeenduranceathletes;nowthey'readvocates

ofgrass-fedmeat.SoonafterlaunchingEPIC'smostsuccessfiilproduct-theBisonBaconCranberry

Bar-CollinsandForrestfoundthey'dexhaustedtheirsourcesforbisonraisedexclusivelyonpasture.When

theystartedresearchingthesupplychain,theylearnedthatonly2-3%ofallbisonisactuallygrass-fed.The

restisfeed-lotconfinedandfedgrainandcom.

[L]ButafterGeneralMillsboughtEPICin2016,CollinsandForrestsuddenlyhadtheresourcesthey

neededtoexpandtheirsupplychain.SothecompanyteamedupwithWisconsin-basedrancherNorthstar

Bison.EPICfrontedthemoneyforthepurchaseof$2.5millionworthofyoungbisonthatwillberaised

accordingtoitsgrass-fedprotocols,withaguaranteedpurchaseprice.Themessagetoyoungpeoplewho

mightnototherwisebeabletoaffordtobreakintothebusinessis,"'Youcanpurchasethis$3millionpiece

oflandhere,becauseI'mguaranteeingyoutodayyou'llhave1,000bisononit.'WeTebringingnewblood

intotheold,conventionalfarmingecosystem,whichisreallycooltosee,'1Collinsexplains.

36.Farmersgoinggrass-fedarenotaffectedbytheever-changingmilkpricesoftheglobalmarket.

37.Overtheyears,TimJoseph'spartnershavehelpedmanydairyfarmerstoswitchtograss-fed.

38.Oneadvocatebelievesthatmanyotherbenefitsshouldbetakenintoconsiderationwhenweassessthe

cost-effectivenessofgrass-fedfanning.

39.Manydairyfarmerswerepersuadedtoswitchtograss-fedwhentheysawitsadvantageintermsof

profits.

40.TimJoseph'sgrass-fedprogramisonlyoneexampleofhowAmericanfarmingpracticeischanging.

41.TimJosephwasfascinatedbythenotionthatsunlightbringsenergyandwealthtomankind.

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42.Oneproblemwithgrass-fedproductsisthattheyareusuallymoreexpensivethanconventionalones.

43.Grassfedproductshaveprovedtobehealthierandmorenutritious.

44.WhenTimJosephstartedhisbusiness,hefoundgrass-fedproductsfellshortofdemand.

45.Asnackbarproducerdiscoveredthatthesupplyofpurelygrass-fedbisonmeatwasscarce.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Schoolsarenotjustamicrocosmofsociety;theymediateittoo.Thebestseektoalleviatetheexternal

pressuresontheirpupilswhileequippingthembettertounderstandandhandletheworldoutside-atonce

shelteringthemandbroadeningtheirhorizons.Thisisambitiousinanycircumstances,andinadividedand

unequalsocietythetwoidealscanclashoutright.

Tripsthatmanyadultswouldconsidertheadventureofalifetime-treksinBorneo,asportstourto

Barbados-appeartohavebecomealmostroutineatsomestateschools.Parentsarebeingaskedfor

thousandsofpounds.Thoughschoolscannotprofitfromthesetrips,thecompaniesthatarrangethemdo.

Meanwhile,pupilsarriveatschoolhungrybecausetheirfamiliescan'taffordbreakfast.TheChildPoverty

ActionGroupsaysnineoutof30ineveryclassroomfallbelowthepovertyline.Thediscrepancyis

startlinglyapparent.Introducingafiindraisingrequirementforstudentsdoesnothelp,asbetter-offchildren

cantapupricherauntsandneighbours.

ProbingtherockpoolsofalocalbeachorpractisingFrenchonalanguageexchangecanfire

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children'spassions,boosttheirskillsandopentheireyestolife'spossibilities.Educationaloutingshelp

brightbutdisadvantagedstudentstogetbetterscoresinA-leveltests.Inthisglobalisedage,thereisagood

caseforinternationaltravel,andsomeparentssaytheycanmanagethecostofaschooltripabroadmore

easilythanafamilyholiday.Eveninthefaceofimmenseandmountingfinancialpressures,someschools

haveshownremarkabledeterminationandingenuityinensuringthatalltheirpupilsareabletotakeup

opportunitiesthatmaybetrulylife-changing.Theyshouldbeapplauded.Methodssuchaswhole-school

fundraising,withtheproceedspooled,canhelptoextendopportunitiesandfuelcommunityspirit.

But£3,000tripscannotbejustifiedwhentheaverageincomeforfamilieswithchildrenisjustover

£30,000.Suchinitiativesclosedoorsformanypupils.Someparentspulltheirchildrenoutofschool

becauseofexpensivefieldtrips.Evenparentswhocanseethatatripislittlemorethanapartyor

celebrationmaywellfeelguiltthattheirchildisleftbehind.

TheDepartmentforEducation'sguidancesaysschoolscanchargeonlyforboardandlodgingifthe

tripispartofthesyllabus,andthatstudentsreceivinggovernmentaidareexemptfromthesecosts.

However,manyschoolsseemtoignoretheadvice;anditdoesnotcoverthekindofglamorous,exotictrips,

whicharebecomingincreasinglycommon.Schoolscannotbeexpectedtobringtogethercommunities

single-handed.Buttheleastweshouldexpectisthattheydonotfosterdivisionsandexcludethosewhoare

alreadydisadvantaged.

46.Whatdoestheauthorsaybestschoolsshoulddo?

A)Preparestudentstobothchallengeandchangethedividedunequalsociety.

B)Protectstudentsfromsocialpressuresandenablethemtofacetheworld.

C)Motivatestudentstodeveloptheirphysicalaswellasintellectualabilities.

D)Encouragestudentstobeambitiousandhelpthemtoachievetheirgoals.

47.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutschoolfieldtrips?

A)Theyenablestudentsfromdifferentbackgroundstomixwitheachother.

B)Theywidenthegapbetweenprivilegedanddisadvantagedstudents.

C)Theygivethedisadvantagedstudentsachancetoseetheworld.

D)Theyonlybenefitstudentswithrichrelativesandneighbours.

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48.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestcanhelpbuildcommunityspirit?

A)Eventsaimingtoimprovecommunityservices.

B)Activitiesthathelptofuelstudents'ingenuity.

C)Eventsthatrequiremutualunderstanding.

D)Activitiesinvolvingallstudentsoncampus.

49.Whatdowelearnaboutlow-incomeparentsregardingschoolfieldtrips?

A)Theywanttheirchildrentoparticipateeventhoughtheydon'tseemuchbenefit.

B)Theydon'twanttheirkidstoparticipatebutfindithardtokeepthemfromgoing.

C)Theydon'twanttheirkidstomissanychancetobroadentheirhorizonsdespitethecost.

D)Theywanttheirchildrentoexperienceadventuresbuttheydon'twantthemtorunrisks.

50.Whatistheauthor'sexpectationofschools?

A)Bringingacommunitytogetherwithingenuity.

B)Resolvingtheexistingdiscrepanciesinsociety.

C)Avoidingcreatingnewgapsamongstudents.

D)Givingpoorstudentspreferentialtreatment.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Risingtemperaturesandoverfishinginthepristine(未受污染的)watersaroundtheAntarcticcould

seekingpenguinpopulationspushedtothebrinkofextinctionbytheendofthecentury,accordingtoa

newstudy.Thestudy'sreportstatesthatasglobalwanningtransformstheenvironmentintheworld'slast

greatwilderness,70percentofkingpenguinscouldeitherdisappearorbeforcedtofindnewbreeding

grounds.

Co-authorCelineLeBohec,fromtheUniversityofStrasbourginFrance,warned:"Ifthere'reno

actionsaimedathaltingorcontrollingglobalwarming,andthepaceofthecurrenthuman-inducedchanges

suchasclimatechangeandoverfishingstaysthesame,thespeciesmaysoondisappear."Thefindings

comeamidgrowingconcernoverthefutureoftheAntarctic.Earlierthismonthaseparatestudyfoundthat

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acombinationofclimatechangeandindustrialfishingisthreateningthekrill(磷虾)populationin

Antarcticwaters,withapotentiallydisastrousimpactonwhales,sealsandpenguins.Buttoday*sreportis

thestarkestwarningyetofthepotentiallydevastatingimpactofclimatechangeandhumanexploitationon

theAntarctic'sdelicateecosystems.

LeBohecsaid:"Unlesscurrentgreenhousegasemissionsdrop,70percentofkingpenguins-1.1

millionbreedingpairs-willbeforcedtorelocatetheirbreedinggrounds,orfaceextinctionby2100."King

penguinsarethesecond-largesttypeofpenguinandonlybreedonspecificisolatedislandsintheSouthern

Oceanwherethereisnoicecoverandeasyaccesstothesea.Astheoceanwarms,abodyofwatercalled

theAntarcticPolarFront-anupwardmovementofnutrient-richseathatsupportsahugeabundanceof

marinelife-isbeingpushedfurthersouth.Thismeansthatkingpenguins,whichfeedonfishandkrillin

thisbodyofwater,havetotravelfurthertotheirfeedinggrounds,leavingtheirhungrychicksforlonger.

Andasthedistancebetweentheirbreedinggroundsandtheirfoodgrows,entirecoloniescouldbewiped

out.

LeBohecsaid:"Theplightofthekingpenguinshouldserveasawarningaboutthefutureofthe

entiremarineenvironmentintheAntarctic.Penguins,likeotherseabirdsandmarinemammals,occupy

higherlevelsinthefoodchainandtheyarewhatwecallbio-indicatorsoftheirecosystems.*'Penguinsare

sensitiveindicatorsofchangesinmarineecosystems.Assuch,theyarekeyspeciesforunderstandingand

predictingimpactsofglobalchangeonAntarcticandsub-Antarcticmarineecosystems.Thereportfound

thatalthoughsomekingpenguinsmaybeabletorelocatetonewbreedinggroundsclosertotheirretreating

foodsource,suitablenewhabitatswouldbescarce.OnlyahandfulofislandsintheSouthernOceanare

suitableforsustaininglargebreedingcolonies.

51.Whatwillhappenby2100,accordingtoanewstudy?

A)KingpenguinsintheAntarcticwillbeonthevergeofdyingout.

B)SeawaterwillrisetoamuchhigherlevelaroundtheAntarctic.

C)ThemeltingicecoverwilldestroythegreatAntarcticwilderness.

D)ThepristinewatersaroundtheAntarcticwilldisappearforever.

52.Whatdowelearnfromthefindingsofaseparatestudy?

A)ShrinkingkrillpopulationandrisingtemperaturescouldforceAntarcticwhalestomigrate.

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B)HumanactivitieshaveacceleratedclimatechangeintheAntarcticregioninrecentyears.

C)IndustrialfishingandclimatechangecouldbefataltocertainAntarcticspecies.

D)KrillfishingintheAntarctichasworsenedthepollutionofthepristinewaters.

53.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutkingpenguins?

A)Theywillturnouttobethesecond-largestspeciesofbirdstobecomeextinct.

B)ManyofthemwillhavetomigratetoisolatedislandsintheSouthernOcean.

C)TheyfeedprimarilyononlyafewkindsofkrillintheAntarcticPolarFront.

D)Themajorityofthemmayhavetofindnewbreedinggroundsinthefuture.

54.WhathappenswhensealevelsriseintheAntarctic?

A)Manybabykingpenguinscan'thavefoodintime.

B)Manykingpenguinscouldnolongerliveonkrill.

C)Whaleswillinvadekingpenguins'breedinggrounds.

D)Whaleswillhavetotravellongdistancestofindfood.

55.WhatdowelearnabouttheSouthernOcean?

A)Thekingpenguinstherearereluctanttoleavefornewbreedinggrounds.

B)ItsconservationiskeytothesustainablepropagationofAntarcticspecies.

C)Itismostlikelytobecometheultimateretreatforspecieslikethekingpenguin.

D)Onlyafewofitsislandscanserveashugebreedinggroundsforkingpenguins.

2020年9月六级阅读真题

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

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thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Overall,menaremorelikelythanwomentomakeexcuses.Severalstudiessuggestthatmen

feeltheneedtoappearcompetentinall26,whilewomenworryonlyabouttheskillsinwhich

they'veinvested27.Askamanandawomantogodivingforthefirsttime,andthewoman

islikelytojumpin,whilethemanislikelytosayhe'snotfeelingtoowell.

Ironically,itisoftensuccessthatleadspeopletoflirtwithfailure.Praisewonfor28askill

suddenlyputsoneinthepositionofhavingeverythingtolose.Ratherthanputtingtheirreputation

onthelineagain,manysuccessfulpeopledevelopahandicap-drinking,29,depression-that

allowsthemtokeeptheirstatusnomatterwhatthefuturebrings.Anadvertisingexecutive30for

depressionshortlyafterwinninganawardputitthisway:"'Withoutmydepression,rdbeafailure

now;withit,Tmasuccess'onhold.^^^

Infact,thepeoplemostlikelytobecomechronicexcusemakersarethose31withsuccess.

Suchpeoplearesoafraidofbeing32afailureatanythingthattheyconstantlydevelopone

handicaporanotherinordertoexplainawayfailure.

Thoughself-handicappingcanbeaneffectivewayofcopingwithperformanceanxietynow

andthen,intheend,researcherssay,itwillleadto33.Inthelongrun,excusemakersfailtolive

uptotheirtrue34andlosethestatustheycaresomuchabout.Anddespitetheirproteststothe35,

theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.

A)contraryI)mo