2023年英语六级模拟试卷

2023年12月高校英语六级考试真题

PartiWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthe

importanceofhavingasenseofcommunityresponsibility.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartvvolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Itfocusesexclusivelyonjazz.

B)Itsponsorsmajorjazzconcerts.

C)IthasseveralbranchesinLondon.

D)Itdisplaysalbumsbynewmusictalents.

2.A)Itoriginatedwithcowboys.

B)Itsmarkethasnowshrunk.

C)Itslistenersaremostlyyoungpeople.

D)Itremainsaswidespreadashiphopmusic.

3.A)Itsdefinitionisvariedandcomplicated.

B)Itisstillgoingthroughexperimentation.

C)Itisfrequentlyaccompaniedbysinging.

D)Itsstylehasremainedlargelyunchanged.

4.A)Learntoplaythem.

B)Takemusiclessons.

C)Listentothemyourself.

D)Consultjazzmusicians.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Shepaidhermortgage.

B)Shecalledontheman.

C)Shemadeabusinessplan.

D)Shewenttothebank.

6.A)Herpreviousdebthadn'tbeenclearedyet.

B)Hercredithistorywasconsideredpoor.

C)Shehadapparentlyaskedfortoomuch.

D)Shedidn'tpayhermortgageintime.

7.A)Payadebtlongoverdue.

B)Buyapieceofproperty.

C)Startherownbusiness.

D)Checkhercredithistory.

8.A)Seekadvicefromanexpertaboutfundraising.

B)Askforsmallerloansfromdifferentlenders.

C)Buildupherownfinancesstepbystep.

D)Reviseherbusinessproposalcarefully.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Itisprofitableandenvironmentallyfriendly.

B)Itiswelllocatedandcompletelyautomated.

C)Itissmallandunconventional.

D)Itisfertileandproductive.

10.A)Theirurgetomakefarmingmoreenjoyable.

B)Theirdesiretoimprovefarmingequipment.

C)Theirhopetorevitalizetraditionalfarming.

D)Theirwishtosetanewfarmingstandard.

11.A)Itsavesalotofelectricity.

B)Itneedslittlemaintenance.

C)Itcauseshardlyanypollution.

D)Itloosenssoilwhileweeding.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Ithasturnedcertaininsectsintoanewfoodsource.

B)IthasstartedtoexpandbusinessoutsidetheUK.

C)Ithasimportedsomeexoticfoodsfromoverseas.

D)IthasjoinedhandswithSainsbury'stosellpetinsects.

13.A)Itwasreallyunforgettable.

B)Itwasapleasantsurprise.

C)Ithurthisthroatlightly.

D)Itmadehimfeelstrange.

14.A)Theyaremoretastythanbeef,chickenorpork.

B)Theyaremorenutritiousthansoupsandsalads.

C)Theycontainmoreproteinthanconventionalmeats.

D)Theywillsoongainpopularitythroughouttheworld.

15.A)Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.

B)Itisapromisingindustry.

C)Itrequiresnewtechnology.

D)Itsaveshugeamountsoflabour.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedby

threeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA)fB),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

SheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Tocategorizedifferenttypesoflearners.

B)Tofindoutwhatstudentsprefertolearn.

C)Tounderstandthemechanismofthehumanbrain.

D)Toseeiftheyareinherenttraitsaffectinglearning.

17.A)Itwasdefective.

B)Itwasmisguided.

C)Itwasoriginalindesign.

D)Itwasthought-provoking.

18.A)Auditoryaidsareasimportantasvisualaids.

B)Visualaidsarehelpfultoalltypesoflearners.

C)Readingplaintextsismoreeffectivethanviewingpictures.

D)Scientificconceptsarehardtounderstandwithoutvisualaids.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Notplayingaroleinaworkplacerevolution.

B)Notbenefitingfromfree-marketcapitalism.

C)Notearningenoughmoneytoprovideforthefamily.

D)Notspendingenoughtimeonfamilylifeandleisure.

20.A)Peoplewouldbeworkingonlyfifteenhoursaweeknow.

B)Thebalanceofpowerintheworkplacewouldchange.

C)Technologicaladvanceswouldcreatemanynewjobs.

D)Mostworkerscouldaffordtohaveahouseoftheirown.

21.A)Lossofworkers9personaldignity.

B)Deprivationofworkers9creativity.

C)Deteriorationofworkers9mentalhealth.

D)Unequaldistributionofworkinghours.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)ItistheworstmanagedairportinGermanhistory.

B)ItisnowthebiggestandbusiestairportinEurope.

C)IthasbecomesomethingofajokeamongGermans.

D)IthasbecomeatypicalsymbolofGermanefficiency.

23.A)Thecity'sairportsareoutdated.

B)Thecityhadjustbeenreunified.

C)Thecitywantedtoboostitseconomy.

D)Thecitywantedtoattractmoretourists.

24.A)Themunicipalgovernmentkeptchanginghands.

B)Theconstructionfirmbreachedthecontract.

C)Shortageoffundingdelayeditsconstruction.

D)Problemsofdifferentkindskeptpoppingup.

25.A)TourismindustryinBerlinsuffers.

B)Allkindsofequipmentgetsrusted.

C)Hugemaintenancecostsaccumulate.

D)Complaintsbylocalresidentsincrease.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordhank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices.EachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletterPleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying-firstitwasyourphone,then

yourcar,andnowyoucantellyourkitchenapplianceswhattodo.Butevenwithout

gadgetsthatunderstandourspokencommands,researchsuggeststhat,asbizarreasit

sounds,undercertain26_,peopleregularlyascribehumantraitstoeverydayobjects.

Sometimesweseethingsashumanbecauseweare27.Inoneexperiment,people

whoreportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattribute28tovarious

gadgets.Inturn,feelingclosetoobjectscan29loneliness.Whencollegestudents

wereremindedofatimetheyhadbeen30inasocialsetting,theycompensatedby

exaggeratingtheirnumberoffriends-unlesstheywerefirstgiventasksthatcausedthem

tointeractwiththeirphoneasifithadhumanqualities.Accordingtotheresearchers,the

participants9phones31substitutedforrealfriends.

Atothertimes,wepersonifyproductsinanefforttounderstandthem.Onestudy

foundthatthreeinfourrespondentsyelledattheircomputer.Further,themoretheir

computergavethemproblems,themorelikelytherespondentsweretoreportthatithad

itsown''beliefsand32

Sohowdopeopleassigntraitstoanobject?Inpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumans,

widefacesare33withdominance.Similarly,peopleratedcars,clocks,andwatches

withwidefacesasmoredominant-lookingthannarrow-facedones,andpreferred

them-especiallyin34situations.AnanalysisofcarsalesinGermanyfoundthatcars

withgrilles（护栅）thatwereupturnedlikesmilessoldbest.Thepurchaserssawthis35

asincreasingacar'sfriendliness.

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,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneofthe

paragraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarked

withaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2.

WhyMoreFarmersAreSwitchingtoGrass-FedMeatandDiary

[A]Thoughhedidn'tcomefromafarmingfamily,fromayoungageTimJosephwas

fascinatedbytheideaoflivingofftheland.ReadingmagazineslikeThe

StockmanGrassFarmerandGraze,hegothookedontheideaofgrass-fed

agriculture.Theideathatallenergyandwealthcomesfromthesunreally

intriguedhim.Hethoughttheshorterthedistancebetweenthesunandtheend

product,thehighertheprofittothefarmer.

[B]Josephwantedtoputthistheorytothetest.In2023,heandhiswifeLaura

launchedMapleHillCreamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyin

northernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthemarkethasdemonstrated:

Demandforgrass-fedproductscurrentlyexceedssupply.Grass-fedbeefis

enjoyinga25-30%annualgrowthrate.Salesofgrass-fedyogurtandkefir（发酵

乳饮品）,ontheotherhand,haveinthelastyearincreasedbyover38%.Thisis

comparisonwithadropofjustunder1%inthetotalyogurtandkefirmarket,

accordingtonaturalandorganicmarketresearchcompanySPINS.Joseph'stop

prioritybecamegettinghishandsonenoughgrass-fedmilktokeepcustomers

satisfied,sincehisown64-cowherdwasn'tgoingtosuffice.

[C]HisfirstpartnershipwaswithPaulandPhyllisAmburgh,ownersoftheDharma

LeafarminNewYork.TheAmburghs,too,weretruebelieversingrass-fed.In

additiontosupplyingmilkfromtheirown85-headherd,theybegantohelpother

farmersintheareaconvertfromconventionaltocertifiedorganicandgrass-fedin

ordertoentertheMapleHillsupplychain.Since2023,thecouplehashelped125

smalldairyfarmsconverttograss-fed,withmorethan80%ofthosefarms

comingonboardduringthelasttwoyears.

[D]AllthisconversionhashelpedMapleHillgrow40-50%everyyearsinceitbegan,

withnoendinsight.Jospehhaslearnedthatafarmerhastohaveacertain

mindsettosuccessfullyconvert.Butconvincingopen-mindeddairypeopleis

actuallynotthathard,whenyoulookattheeconomics.Grass-fedmilkcanfetch

upto2.5timesthepriceofconventionalmilk.Anotherfactoristhesqueezethat

conventionaldairyfarmershavefeltasthepriceofgraintheyfeedtheircowshas

goneup,tighteningtheirprofitmargins.Byreplacingexpensivegrainfeedwith

regenerativemanagementpractices,grass-fedfarmersareinsulatedfromjumpsin

thepriceoffeed.Thesepracticesincludegrazinganimalsongrassesgrownfrom

thepastureland'snaturalseedbank,andfertilizedbythecows'ownfertilizer.

[E]Championsofthistypeofregenerativegrazingalsopointtoitsanimalwelfare,

climateandhealthbenefits:Grass-fedanimalslivelongeroutofconfinement,

Grazingherdsstimulatemicrobial（微生月勿的）activityinthesoil,helpingto

capturewaterandseparatecarbon.Andgrass-feddairyandmeathavebeen

showntobehigherincertainnutrientsandhealthyfats.

[F]Inthegrass-fedsystem,farmersarealsonotsubjecttothewildlyfluctuatingmilk

pricesoftheinternationalcommoditymarket.Theunpredictabilityofglobal

demandandthelag-timeittakestoaddmorecowstoaherdtomeetdemandcan

resultineventsliketherecentcheesesurplus.Goinggrass-fedisasaferefuge,a

wayfbrfamily-scalefarmstostayviable.Usuallyafarmerwillgettothepoint

wherefinancially,whatthey'redoingisnotworking.That'swhentheycall

MapleHill.Ifthefarmiswellmanagedandhasenoughland,andthedesireto

convertissincere,arelationshipcanbegin.Throughregularregionaleducational

meetings,alargeannualmeeting,individualfarmvisitsandthousandsofphone

calls,theAmburghspassontheprinciplesofpasturemanagement.MapleHill

signsacontractpledgingtobuythefarmer^milkataguaranteedbaseprice,plus

qualitypremiumsandincentivesfbrhigherprotein,butter-fatandothersolids.

[G]WhileMapleHill'sconversionprogramisunusuallyhands-onand

comprehensive,it'sjustoneofagrowingnumberofbusinessescommittedto

slowlychangingthewayAmericafarms.Josephcallssharinghisknowledge

networkthroughpeer-to-peerlearningacorepieceofthecompany'sculture.Last

summer,Massachusettsgrass-fedbeefadvocateJohnSmithlaunchedBigPicture

Beef,anetworkofsmallgrass-fedbeeffarmsinNewEnglandandNewYork

thatisprojectedtobringtomarket2,500headofcattlefrom125producersthis

year.EarlyindicationsarethatSmithwillhavenoshortageoffarmmembers.

Sincehebegantoinformallyannouncethenetworkatfarmingconferencesand

onsocialmedia,he'sreceivedasteadystreamofinquiriesfrominterested

farmers.

[H]Smithsayshe'llprovideservicesrangingfromformalseminarstoon-farm

workshopson（整体的）management,toone-on-onehand-holdingandan

almost24/7phonehotlineforfarmerswhoareconverting.Inexchange,he

guaranteesanabove-marketpriceforeachanimalandacalf-to-customer

electroniceartagIDsystemlikethatusedintheEuropeanUnion.

[I]Thoughadvocatesportraygrass-fedproductsasawin-winsituationforall,they

dohavedownsides.Price,forone,isanissue.Josephsayshisproductsarepriced

10-20%aboveorganicversions,butdependingontheproductchosen,compared

tonon-organicconventionalyogurt,consumerscouldpayapremiumof30-50%

ormoreforgrass-fed.Asfbrthemeat,Smithsayshisgrass-fedhamburgerwill

bepriced20-25%overtheconventionalalternative.Butalookatthepriceson

onlinegrocerFreshDirectsuggestsagrass-fedpremiumofanywherefrom

35-60%.

[J]Andnoteveryfarmerhastheoptionofgoinggrass-fed.Forbothbeefanddairy

production,itrequires,atleastinthebeginning,morepastureland.Grass-fedbeef

productiontendstobemorelabor-intensiveaswell.ButSmithcountersthatif

youfactorinthehiddencostofgovernmentcornsubsidies,environment

degradation,anddecreasedhumanhealthandanimalwelfare,grass-fedisthe

morecost-effectivemodel."Thesunprovidesthelowestcostofproductionand

thecheapestmeat,“hesays.

[K]Anothergrass-fedboosterspurringfarmerstoconvertisEPIC,whichmakes

meat-basedproteinbars.FoundersTaylorCollinsandhiswife,KatieForrest,

usedtobeenduranceathletes;nowthey'readvocatesofgrass-fedmeat.Soon

afterlaunchingEPIC'smostsuccessfulproduct-theBisonBaconCranberry

Bar-CollinsandForrestfoundthey'dexhaustedtheirsourcesfbrbison（北美野牛）

raisedexclusivelyonpasture.Whentheystartedresearchingthesupplychain,

theylearnedthatonly2-3%ofallbisonisactuallygrass-fed.Therestisfeed-lot

confinedandfedgrainandcorn.

[L]ButafterGeneralMillsboughtEPICin2023,CollinsandForrestsuddenlyhad

theresourcestheyneededtoexpandtheirsupplychain.Sothecompanyteamed

upwithWisconsin-basedrancherNorthstarBison.EPICfrontedthemoneyfor

thepurchaseof$2.5millionworthofyoungbisonthatwillberaisedaccordingto

itsgrass-fedprotocols,withaguaranteedpurchaseprice.Themessagetoyoung

peoplewhomightnototherwisebeabletoaffordtobreakintothebusinessis,

“Youcanpurchasethis$3millionpieceoflandhere,becauseI'mguaranteeing

youtodayyou'llhave1,000bisononit.'We'rebringingnewbloodintotheold,

conventionalfarmingecosystem,whichisreallycooltosee,“Collinsexplains.

36.Farmersgoinggrass-fedarenotaffectedbytheever-changingmilkpricesofthe

globalmarket.

37.Overtheyears,TimJoseph'spartnershavehelpedmanydairyfarmerstoswitch

tograss-fed.

38.Oneadvocatebelievesthatmanyotherbenefitsshouldbetakeninto

considerationwhenweassessthecost-effectivenessofgrass-fedfarming.

39.Manydairyfarmerswerepersuadedtoswitchtograss-fedwhentheysawits

advantageintermsofprofits.

40.TimJoseph'sgrass-fedprogramisonlyoneexampleofhowAmericanfarming

practiceischanging.

41.TimJosephwasfascinatedbythenotionthatsunlightbringsenergyandwealthto

mankind.

42.Oneproblemwithgrass-fedproductsisthattheyareusuallymoreexpensivethan

conventionalones.

43.Grass-fedproductshaveprovedtobehealthierandmorenutritious.

44.WhenTimJosephstartedhisbusiness,hefoundgrass-fedproductsfellshortof

demand.

45.Asnackbarproducerdiscoveredthatthesupplyofpurelygrass-fedbisonmeat

wasscarce.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A)fB),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Schoolsarenotjustamicrocosm^ofsociety;theymediateittoo.Thebest

seektoalleviatetheexternalpressuresontheirpupilswhileequippingthembetterto

understandandhandletheworldoutside-atonceshelteringthemandbroadeningtheir

horizons.Thisisambitiousinanycircumstances,andinadividedandunequalsociety

thetwoidealscanclash。〃方初(干脆地).

Tripsthatmanyadultswouldconsidertheadventureofalifetime-treksin

Borneo,asportstourtoBarbados-appeartohavebecomealmostroutineatsomestate

schools.Parentsarebeingaskedforthousandsofpounds.Thoughschoolscannot

profitfromthesetrips,thecompaniesthatarrangethemdo.Meanwhile,pupilsarrive

atschoolhungrybecausetheirfamiliescan'taffordbreakfast.TheChildPoverty

ActionGroupsaysnineoutof30ineveryclassroomfallbelowthepovertyline.The

discrepancyisstartlinglyapparent.Introducingafundraisingrequirementforstudents

doesnothelp,asbetter-offchildrencantapupricherauntsandneighbours.

ProbingtherockpoolsofalocalbeachorpractisingFrenchonalanguage

exchangecanfirechildren'spassions,boosttheirskillsandopentheireyestolife's

possibilities.Educationaloutingshelpbrightbutdisadvantagedstudentstogetbetter

scoresinA-leveltests.Inthisglobalisedage,thereisagoodcaseforinternational

travel,andsomeparentssaytheycanmanagethecostofaschooltripabroadmore

easilythanafamilyholiday.Eveninthefaceofimmenseandmountingfinancial

pressures,someschoolshaveshownremarkabledeterminationandingenuityin

ensuringthatalltheirpupilsareabletotakeupopportunitiesthatmaybetruly

life-changing.Theyshouldbeapplauded.Methodssuchaswhole-schoolfundraising,

withthepmceeAM攵益)pooled,canhelptoextendopportunitiesandfuelcommunity

spirit.

But£3,000tripscannotbejustifiedwhentheaverageincomeforfamilieswith

childrenisjustover£30,000.Suchinitiativesclosedoorsfbrmanypupils.Some

parentspulltheirchildrenoutofschoolbecauseofexpensivefieldtrips.Evenparents

whocanseethatatripislittlemorethanapartyorcelebrationmaywellfeelguiltthat

theirchildisleftbehind.

TheDepartmentfbrEducation'sguidancesaysschoolscanchargeonlyforboard

andlodgingifthetripispartofthesyllabus,andthatstudentsreceivinggovernment

aidareexemptfromthesecosts.However,manyschoolsseemtoignoretheadvice;

anditdoesnotcoverthekindofglamorous,exotictrips,whicharebecoming

increasinglycommon.Schoolscannotbeexpectedtobringtogethercommunities

single-handed.Buttheleastweshouldexpectisthattheydonotfosterdivisionsand

excludethosewhoarealreadydisadvantaged.

46.Whatdoestheauthorsaybestschoolsshoulddo?

A)Preparestudentstobothchallengeandchangethedividedunequalsociety.

B)Protectstudentsfromsocialpressuresandenablethemtofacetheworld.

C)Motivatestudentstodeveloptheirphysicalaswellasintellectualabilities.

D)Encouragestudentstobeambitiousandhelpthemtoachievetheirgoals.

47.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutschoolfieldtrips?

A)Theyenablestudentsfromdifferentbackgroundstomixwitheachother.

B)Theywidenthegapbetweenprivilegedanddisadvantagedstudents.

C)Theygivethedisadvantagedstudentsachancetoseetheworld.

D)Theyonlybenefitstudentswithrichrelativesandneighbours.

48.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestcanhelpbuildcommunityspirit?

A)Eventsaimingtoimprovecommunityservices.

B)Activitiesthathelptofuelstudents'ingenuity.

C)Eventsthatrequiremutualunderstanding.

D)Activitiesinvolvingallstudentsoncampus.

49.Whatdowelearnaboutlow-incomeparentsregardingschoolfieldtrips?

A)Theywanttheirchildrentoparticipateeventhoughtheydon'tseemuchbenefit.

B)Theydon'twanttheirkidstoparticipatebutfindithardtokeepthemfromgoing.

C)Theydon'twanttheirkidstomissanychancetobroadentheirhorizonsdespitethe

cost.

D)Theywanttheirchildrentoexperienceadventuresbuttheydon*twantthemtorun

risks.

50.Whatistheauthor'sexpectationofschools?

A)Bringingacommunitytogetherwithingenuity.

B)Resolvingtheexistingdiscrepanciesinsociety.

C)Avoidingcreatingnewgapsamongstudents.

D)Givingpoorstudentspreferentialtreatment.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Risingtemperaturesandoverfishinginthe力〃e(未受7亏染的)watersaround

theAntarcticcouldseekingpenguinpopulationspushedtothebrinkofextinctionby

theendofthecentury,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudy'sreportstatesthatas

globalwarmingtransformstheenvironmentintheworld'slastgreatwilderness,70

percentofkingpenguinscouldeitherdisappearorbeforcedtofindnewbreeding

grounds.

Co-authorCelineLeBohec,fromtheUniversityofStrasbourginFrance,warned:

"Ifthere5renoactionsaimedathaltingorcontrollingglobalwarming,andthepaceof

thecurrenthuman-inducedchangessuchasclimatechangeandoverfishingstaysthe

same,thespeciesmaysoondisappear.^^Thefindingscomeamidgrowingconcern

overthefutureoftheAntarctic.Earlierthismonthaseparatestudyfoundthata

combinationofclimatechangeandindustrialfishingisthreateningtheQi〃（磷虾）

populationinAntarcticwaters,withapotentiallydisastrousimpactonwhales,seals

andpenguins.Buttoday'sreportisthestarkestwarningyetofthepotentially

devastatingimpactofclimatechangeandhumanexploitationontheAntarctic's

delicateecosystems.

LeBohecsaid:"'Unlesscurrentgreenhousegasemissionsdrop,70percentofking

penguins-1.1millionbreedingpairs-willbeforcedtorelocatetheirbreedinggrounds,

orfaceextinctionby2100."Kingpenguinsarethesecond-largesttypeofpenguinand

onlybreedonspecificisolatedislandsintheSouthernOceanwherethereisnoice

coverandeasyaccesstothesea.Astheoceanwarms,abodyofwatercalledthe

AntarcticPolarFront-anupwardmovementofnutrient-richseathatsupportsahuge

abundanceofmarinelife-isbeingpushedfurthersouth.Thismeansthatking

penguins,whichfeedonfishandkrillinthisbodyofwater,havetotravelfurtherto

theirfeedinggrounds,leavingtheirhungrychicksforlonger.Andasthisdistance

betweentheirbreedinggroundsandtheirfoodgrows,entirecoloniescouldbewiped

out.

LeBohecsaid:"Theplightofthekingpenguinshouldserveasawarningabout

thefutureofentiremarineenvironmentintheAntarctic.Penguins,likeotherseabirds

and