2019年12月大学英语六级考试真题答案完整版

201912Part???????Writing???????(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseofcommunityresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartListeningComprehension(25minutes)PartIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplyingfirstitwasyourphone,thenyourcar,andnowyoucantellyourkitchenapplianceswhattodo.Butevenwithoutgadgetsthatunderstandourspokencommands,researchsuggeststhat,asbizarreasitsounds,undercertain26,peopleregularlyascribehumantraitstoeverydayobjects.Sometimesweseethingsashumanbecauseweare27.Inoneexperiment,peoplewhoreportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattribute28tovariousgadgets.Inturn,feelingclosetoobjectscan29loneliness.Whencollegestudentswereremindedofatimetheyhadbeen30inasocialsetting,theycompensatedbyexaggeratingtheirnumberoffriendsunlesstheywerefirstgiventasksthatcausedthemtointeractwiththeirphoneasifithadhumanqualities.Accordingtotheresearchers,theparticipants'phones31substitutedforrealfriends.Atothertimes,wepersonifyproductsinanefforttounderstandthem.Onestudyfoundthatthreeinfourrespondentsyelledattheircomputer.Further,themoretheircomputergavethemproblems,themorelikelytherespondentsweretoreportthatithaditsownbeliefsand32.SohowdopeopleassigntraitstoanobjectInpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumans,widefacesare33withdominance.Similarly,peopleratedcars,clocks,andwatcheswithwidefacesasmoredominant-lookingthannarrow-facedones,andpreferredthemespeciallyin34situations.AnanalysisofcarsalesinGermanyfoundthatcarswithgills()thatwereupturnedlikesmilessoldbest.Thepurchaserssawthis35asincreasingacar'sfriendliness.A)alleviateB)apparentlyC)arrogantD)associatedE)circumstancesF)competitiveG)concededH)consciousnessI)desiresJ)excludedK)featureL)lonelyM)separateN)spectacularlyO)warrantSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.[A]Thoughhedidntcomefromafarmingfamily,fromayoungageTimJosephwasfascinatedbytheideaoflivingofftheland.ReadingmagazineslikeTheStockmanGrassFarmerandGraze,hegothookedontheideaofgrass-fedagriculture.TheideathatallenergyandwealthcomesfromthesunreallyintriguedhimHethoughttheshorterthedistancebetweenthesunandtheendproduct,thehighertheprofittothefarmer.[B]Josephwantedtoputthistheorytothetest.In2009,heandhiswifeLauralaunchedMapleHillCreamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyinnorthernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthemarkethasdemonstrated:Demandforgrass-fedproductscurrentlyexceedssupply.Grass-fedbeefisenjoyinga25-30%annualgrowthrate.Salesofgrass-fedyogurtandkefir()ontheotherhand,haveinthelastyearincreasedbyover38%.Thisisincomparisonwithadropofjustunder1%inthetotalyogurtandkefirmarketaccordingtonaturalandorganicmarketresearchcompanySPINS.Josephstopprioritybecamegettinghishandsonenoughgrass-fedmilktokeepcustomerssatisfied,sincehisown64-cowherdwasntgoingtosuffice[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-fedmilkcanfetchuptotimesthepriceofconventionalmilk.Anotherfactoristhesqueezethatconventionaldairyfarmershavefeltasthepriceofgraintheyfeedtheircowshasgoneup,tighteningtheirprofitmargins.Byreplacingexpensivegrainfeedwithregenerativemanagementpractices,grass-fedfarmersareinsulatedfromjumpsinthepriceoffeed.Thesepracticesincludegrazinganimalsongrassesgrownfromthepasturelandsnaturalseedbunk,andfertilizedbythecowsownfertilizer[E]Championsofthistypeofregenerativegrazingalsopointtoitsanimalwelfare,climateandhealthbenefits:Grass-fedanimalslivelongeroutofconfinement.Grazingherdsstimulatemicrobial()activityinthesoil,helpingtocapturewaterandseparatecarbon.Andgrass-feddairyandmeathavebeenshowntobehigherincertainnutrientsandhealthyfats.[F]Inthegrassfedsystem,farmersarealsonotsubjecttothe