英語六級六級閱讀講義

六級閱讀講義

選詞填空（1篇）10道題5%

長篇閱讀（1篇）10道題10%

仔細(xì)閱讀（2篇）10道題20%

合理做題順序（總共40分鐘）：

仔細(xì)閱讀（20分鐘）一長篇閱讀（15分鐘）一選詞填空（5-10分鐘）

一、選詞填空

四級/六級一200-250詞/250-300詞5-10分鐘

總分5分，10道題，0.5分/題

難點(diǎn)：1.備選項(xiàng)多，10道題每道都是多選一

2.詞義不知，詞性不明思路：

詞性歸類,把1/15轉(zhuǎn)化成1/4或者1/5

1.有些選項(xiàng)詞性太多（有后綴知識）

2.不會(huì)分析空格處詞性

解題步驟：第一步：讀首句，抓大意；掃選項(xiàng)，標(biāo)詞性（沒

有虛詞）第二步：選項(xiàng)詞性歸類第三步：根據(jù)空格左右

內(nèi)容判斷詞性

Thethirdtypeofstressand_29_theleastknownisinheritedfinancialstress,whichisthemost

destructive.

第四步：優(yōu)先做語法簡單，確定詞性的空從而縮小范圍

實(shí)用技巧：

1.段首句統(tǒng)領(lǐng)每段：首句完整，指導(dǎo)剩余；首句有空，依靠剩余

2.注意相鄰句子間轉(zhuǎn)折與順承關(guān)系：有轉(zhuǎn)

折詞為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，沒有為順承關(guān)系

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3.并列分析法：

并列連詞（and,or,aswellas）前完整部分，后含有未知空，或顛倒，前后要并列相

關(guān)

eg.ImagineyouarewanderingaboutonaThaiislandor_26_theruinsofAngkor.

eg.Thebottleis_27_,andthelabelsays"purewater".

Butmaybewhat'sinsideisnotso_28_.

解題步驟：第一步：讀首句，抓大意；掃選

項(xiàng)，標(biāo)詞性第二步：詞性歸類第三步：根

據(jù)空格左右內(nèi)容判斷詞性判斷依據(jù)：

動(dòng)詞：v+to+v（原形）；情態(tài)動(dòng)詞+v（原形）；v+冠詞+n；副詞+v+名詞；be+ving；be+ved；

動(dòng)詞如何考慮時(shí)態(tài)：根據(jù)臨近句的時(shí)態(tài)判斷

語態(tài)：主動(dòng)or被動(dòng)/根據(jù)主語與賓語之間關(guān)系

數(shù)：原形or單三/根據(jù)句子主語判斷

MrMawantstobeatyou.mustbeatyou.MrMabitesadog.happilybitesadog.isbeatingadog.is

bittenbyadog.

判斷依據(jù)：名詞被形容詞、名詞（考試中極少）、冠詞、代

詞修飾：形容詞+n；n+n；n+of+n；

冠詞a/an/the+n（通過a或者an判斷元開還是輔開）

代詞this/that/+單數(shù)n,these/those+復(fù)數(shù)n名詞需要

考慮單復(fù)數(shù)

判斷依據(jù)：形容詞修飾名詞，被系動(dòng)詞、副

詞修飾：

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h后航教育

a+n;系動(dòng)詞+a；be+a+介詞，ad+a

副詞修飾動(dòng)詞、形容詞、副詞、介詞短語：

v+ad+v；ad+a；ad+ad；ad+介詞短語

第四步：優(yōu)先做語法簡單，確定詞性的空從而縮小范圍

二、仔細(xì)閱讀

2篇四級/六級-300-350詞/400-450詞20分鐘

一篇10分鐘，5道題，2分/題

解題步驟：

第一步：細(xì)讀1題題干/掃讀2-5題題干尋找復(fù)現(xiàn)（＞2）的實(shí)意名詞，把握文章主旨

第二步：審題三部曲：

一審題干：劃出關(guān)鍵詞

①.專有名詞，數(shù)字，連字符②.實(shí)意名詞，少數(shù)動(dòng)詞

注意：定位要避開主旨

二掃選項(xiàng)：劃出核心詞（n為主，v為輔）；相似選項(xiàng)過半數(shù)可排除；相反選其中

三看順序：順序原則（6級會(huì)有很少量的竄題）

第三步：讀出題句直接解題出題句包含的選項(xiàng)為正確答案，無法確

定出題句先做其他題目個(gè)別題出題句不確定，看輔助句輔助句為

上下各一句，正確答案均在定位所在段落第四步：分析選項(xiàng)

正確選項(xiàng)：形式相似/同意替換

錯(cuò)誤選項(xiàng)：混：偷換概念一

xyz選項(xiàng)反：截然相反

無：無中生有

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原文：ScientistshavetriedtotapInternetdonors,too,withmixedsuccess.

選項(xiàng)：B）Theymadeuseofmixedfundraisingstrategies.偏：

1.避重就輕強(qiáng)轉(zhuǎn)折之前的選項(xiàng)可排除（出題句中的選項(xiàng)除

外）強(qiáng)轉(zhuǎn)折前為干擾選項(xiàng)，強(qiáng)轉(zhuǎn)折后為重要內(nèi)容強(qiáng)轉(zhuǎn)折標(biāo)

志詞：but,yet,however,instead,nevertheless

讓轉(zhuǎn)結(jié)構(gòu)：although,though,eventhough,evenif,despite,inspiteof,while

偏：2.細(xì)節(jié)錯(cuò)位在出題句及輔助

句范圍外的可排除

三、長篇閱讀

四級/六級一1000詞/1200詞15分鐘

總分10分，10道題，1分/題

難點(diǎn)：

文章長一1000詞往上

內(nèi)容雜一12段甚至往上

選項(xiàng)多一10個(gè)選項(xiàng)記

性差！

解題步驟：第一步：閱讀標(biāo)題，把握主旨，掃讀選項(xiàng)，確定主旨詞（選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)次

數(shù)支次的詞）第二步：細(xì)讀選項(xiàng)，每個(gè)選項(xiàng)找出4-6個(gè)配對詞配對詞選取的原則一

高區(qū)分度，高識別度

①.避開主旨詞

②.專有名詞，數(shù)字?jǐn)?shù)量，有特殊符號的詞

③.長難詞，n為主v為輔、個(gè)別極端或帶比較的形容詞，原則是盡量確保語義完整

第三步：逐段掃讀，先確定2個(gè)最明顯答案，比如數(shù)字，專有名詞

第四步：再確定6個(gè)較明顯答案

第五步：剩余2個(gè)高難度選項(xiàng)，精讀匹配

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2019年12月六級閱讀真題

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(護(hù)柵)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(磷蝦)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月六級閱讀真題

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