2019年12月六级真题（第3套）

淘宝店铺：叮当考研1机密*启用前大学英语六级考试COLLEGEENGLISHTEST—BandSix—(2019年12月第3套)试题册敬告考生一、在答题前，请认真完成以下内容:1.请检查试题册背面条形码粘贴条、答题卡的印刷质量，如有问题及时向监考员反映，确认无误后完成以下两点要求。2.请将试题册背面条形码粘贴条揭下后粘贴在答题卡1的条形码粘贴框内，并将姓名和准考证号填写在试题册背面相应位置。3.请在答题卡1和答题卡2指定位置用黑色签字笔填写准考证号、姓名和学校名称，并用HB-2B铅笔将对应准考证号的信息点涂黑。二、在考试过程中，请注意以下内容:1.所有题目必须在答题卡上规定位置作答，在试题册上或答题卡上非规定位置的作答一律无效。2.请在规定时间内在答题卡指定位置依次完成作文、听力、阅读、翻译各部分考试，作答作文期间不得翻阅该试题册。听力录音播放完毕后，请立即停止作答，监考员将立即收回答题卡1，得到监考员指令后方可继续作答。3.作文题内容印在试题册背面，作文题及其他主观题必须用黑色签字笔在答题卡指定区域内作答。4.选择题均为单选题，错选、不选或多选将不得分，作答时必须使用HB-2B铅笔在答题卡上相应位置填涂，修改时须用橡皮擦净。三、以下情况按违规处理:1.未正确填写(涂)个人信息，错贴、不贴、毁损条形码粘贴条。2.未按规定翻阅试题册、提前阅读试题、提前或在收答题卡期间作答。3.未用所规定的笔作答、折叠成毁损答题卡导致无法评卷。4.考试期间在非听力考试时间佩戴耳机。全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会淘宝店铺：叮当考研2prematurelysimplyswitchingsynonymoustrendalternatecrowndeterminegeneratedlocatingmergedminiaturesoptingparticlespeakPartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseofcommunityresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)特别说明：由于2019年12月六级考试全国共考了2套听力，第三套真题听力试题与第1套或第2套内容一致，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Thepersistenthazeovermanyofourcitiesisareminderofthepollutedairthatwebreathe.Over80%oftheworldsurbanpopulationisbreathingairthatfailstomeetWorldHealthOrganisationsidelines,andanestimated4.5millionpeopledied__26__fromoutdoorairpollutionin2015.Globally,urbanpopulationsareexpectedtodoubleinthenext40years,andanextra2billionpeoplewillneednewplacestolive,aswellasservicesandwaystomovearoundtheircities.Whatismoreimportant,thedecisionsthatwemakenowaboutthedesignofourcitieswill__27__theeverydaylivesandhealthofthecominggenerations.Sowhatwouldasmog-free,oratleastlow-pollution,citybelike?Traffichasbecome__28__withairpollution,andmanycountriesintendtobanthesaleofpetrolanddieselcarsinthenexttwodecades.Butsimply__29__toelectriccarswillnotmeanpollution-freecities.Thelevelofemissionstheycausewilldependonhowtheelectricitytorunthemis__30__,whilebrakes,tyresandroadsallcreatetinyairborne__31__astheywearout.Acrossthedevelopedworld,caruseisindeclineasmorepeoplemovetocitycentres,whileyoungpeopleespeciallyare__32__forothermeansoftravel.Researchersarealreadyaskingifmotorvehicleusehasreachedits__33__andwilldecline,buttransportplannershaveyettocatchupwiththis__34__,insteadoflayingnewroadstotackletrafficjams.AsusersofLondon'sorbitalM25motorwaywillknow,newroadsrapidlyfillwithmoretraffic.IntheUS,studieshaveshownthatdoublingthesizearoadcan__35__doublethetraffic,takingusbacktothestartingpoint.SectionB淘宝店铺：叮当考研3Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.WhyMoreFarmersAreMakingTheSwitchtoGrass-FedMeatandDairy[A]Thoughhedidn'tcomefromafarmingfamily,fromayoungageTimJosephwasfascinatedbytheideaoflivingofftheland.ReadingmagazineslikeTheStockmanGrassFarmerandGraze,hegothookedontheideaofgrass-fedagriculture.Theideathatallenergyandwealthcomesfromthesunreallyintriguedhim.Hethoughttheshorterthedistancebetweenthesunandtheendproduct,thehighertheprofittothefarmer.[B]Josephwantedtoputthistheorytothetest.In2009,heandhiswifeLauralaunchedMapleHillCreamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyinnorthernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthemarkethasdemonstrated:Demandforgrass-fedproductscurrentlyexceedssupply.Grass-fedbeefisenjoyinga25-30%annualgrowthrate.Salesofgrass-fedyogurtandkefir,ontheotherhand,haveinthelastyearincreasedbyover38%.Thisisincomparisonwithadropofjustunder1%inthetotalyogurtandkefirmarket,accordingtonaturalandorganicmarketresearchcompanySPINS.Joseph'stopprioritybecamegettinghishandsonenoughgrass-fedmilktokeepcustomerssatisfied,sincehisown64-cowherdwasn'tgoingtosuffice.[C]HisfirstpartnershipwaswithPaulandPhyllisAmburgh,ownersoftheDharmaLeafarminNewYork.TheAmburghs,too,weretruebelieversingrass-fed.Inadditiontosupplyingmilkfromtheirown85-headherd,theybegantohelpotherfarmersintheareaconvertfromconventionaltocertifiedorganicandgrass-fedinordertoentertheMapleHillsupplychain.Since2010,thecouplehashelped125smalldairyfarmsconverttograss-fed,withmorethan80%ofthosefarmscorningonboardduringthelasttwoyears.[D]AllthisconversionhashelpedMapleHillgrow40-50%everyyearsinceitbegan,withnoendinsight.Josephhaslearnedthatafarmerhastohaveacertainmindsettosuccessfullyconvert.Butconvincingopen-mindeddairypeopleisactuallynotthathard,whenyoulookattheeconomics.Grass-fedmilkcanfetchup2.5timesthepriceofconventionalmilk.Anotherfactoristhesqueezethatconventionaldairyfarmershavefeltasthepriceofgraintheyfeedtheircowshasgoneup,tighteningtheirprofitmargins.Byreplacingexpensivegrainfeedwithregenerativemanagementpractices,grass-fedfarmersareinsulatedfromjumpsinthepriceoffeed.Thesepracticesincludegrazinganimalsongrassesgrownfromthepastureland'snaturalseedbank,andfertilizedbythecows'ownfertilizer.[E]Championsofthis