六级真题及答案分享

六级真题及答案分享

真题，是指真正在省级以上测试中出现过的原题，真题

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型汇总的形式出现的专项训练。下面是我收集推荐的六级真

题及答案，仅供参考，欢迎阅读。

2021年12月英语六级考试真题试卷

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30

minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhaving

asenseofcommunityrespousibility.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

说明：由于2021年12月六级考试全国共考了两套听力,

本套真题听力与前2套内容相同，只是选项顺序不同，因此

在本套真题中不再重复出现。

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassage

withtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninaword

bankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoicein

thebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe

correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying

一一firstitwasyourphone,thenyourcat,andnowyou

cantellyourkitchenapplianceswhattodo.Buteven

withoutgadgetsthatunderstandourspokencommands,

researchsuggeststhat,asbizarreisitsounds,under

certain_26_peopleregularlyascribehumantraits

toeverydayobjects.

Sometimesweseethingsashumanbecauseweare

_27_Inoneexperiment,peoplewhoreportedfeeling

isolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattribute

_28_tovariousgadgets.Inturn,feelingcloseto

objectscan_29_loneliness.Whencollegestudents

wereremindedofatimetheyhadbeen_30_inasocial

setting,theycompensatedbyexaggeratingtheirnumber

offriends-unlesstheywerefirstgiventasksthat

causedthemtointeractwiththeirphoneasifithad

humanqualities.Accordingtotheresearchers,the

participantsphones_31_substitutedforreal

friends.

Atothertimes,wepersonifyproductsinaneffort

tounderstandthem.Onestudyfoundthatthreeinfour

respondentsyelledattheircomputer.Further,themore

theircomputergavethemproblems,themorelikelythe

respondentsweretoreportthatithaditsownbeliefs

and_32_.

Sohowdopeopleassigntrailstoanobject?Inpar,

werelyonlooks.Onhumanswidefacesare_33—with

dominance.Similarly,peopleratedcurs,clocks,and

watcheswithwidefacesasmoredominant-lookingthan

narrow-facedones,andpreferredthem-especiallyin

_34_situations.AnanalysisofcarsalesinGermany

foundthatcarswithgrilles(护栅)thatwereupturned

likesmilessoldbest.Thepurchaserssawthis_35_

asincreasingacarsfriendliness.

A)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

0)warrant

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoread

apassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneofthe

paragraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmore

thanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.

Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

WhyMoreFarmersAreMakingTheSwitchtoGrass-Fed

MeatandDairy

A)Thoughhedidntcomefromafarmingfamily,from

ayoungageTimJosephwasfascinatedbytheideaof

livingofftheland.ReadingmagazineslikeThe

StockmanGrassFarmerandGraze,hegothookedonthe

ideaofgrass-fedagriculture.Theideathatallenergy

andwealthcomesfromthesunreallyintriguedhim.He

thoughttheshorterthedistancebetweenthesunand

theendproduct,thehighertheprofittothefarmer.

B)Josephwantedtoputthistheorytothetest.

In2021,heandhiswifeLauralaunchedMapleHill

Creamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyin

northernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthemarket

hasdemonstrated:Demandforgrass-fedproducts

currentlyexceedssupply.Grass-fedbeefisenjoying

a25-30%annualgrowthrate.Salesofgrass-fedyogurt

andkefir(发酵乳饮品),ontheotherhand,haveinthe

lastyearincreasedbyover38%.Thisisincomparison

withadropofjustunder1%inthetotalyogurtand

kefirmarket,accordingtonaturalandorganicmarket

researchcompanySPINS.Josephstopprioritybecame

gettinghishandsonenoughgrass-fedmilktokeep

customerssatisfied,sincehisown64-cowherdwasnt

goingtosuffice.

C)HisfirstpartnershipwaswithPaulandPhyllis

Amburgh,ownersoftheDharmaLeafarminNewYork.The

Amburghs,too,weretruebelieversingrass-fed.In

additiontosupplyingmilkfromtheirown85-headherd,

theybegantohelpotherfarmersintheareaconvert

fromconventionaltocertifiedorganicandgrass-fed

inordertoentertheMapleHillsupplychain.Since

2021,thecouplehashelped125smalldairyfarms

converttograss-fed,withmorethan80%ofthosefarms

comingonboardduringthelasttwoyears.

D)AllthisconversionhashelpedMapleHillgrow

40-50%everyyearsinceitbegan,withnoendinsight.

Josephhaslearnedthatafarmerhastohaveacertain

mindsettosuccessfullyconvert.Butconvincingopen-

mindeddairypeopleisactuallynotthathard,whenyou

lookattheeconomics.Grassfedmilkcanfetchupto

2.5timesthepriceofconventionalmilk.Another

factoristhesqueezethatconventionaldairyfarmers

havefeltasthepriceofgraintheyfeedtheircows

hasgoneup,tighteningtheirprofitmargins.By

replacingexpensivegrainfeedwithregenerative

managementpractices,grass-fedfarmersareinsulated

fromjumpsinthepriceoffeed.Thesepracticesinclude

grazinganimalsongrassesgrownfromthepastureland

snaturalseedbank,andfertilizedbythecowsown

fertilizer.

E)Championsofthistypeofregenerativegrazing

alsopointtoitsanimalwelfare,climateandhealth

benefits:Grass-fedanimalslivelongeroutof

confinement.Grazingherdsstimulatemicrobial(微生

物的)activityinthesoil,helpingtocapturewater

andseparatecarbon.Andgrass-feddairyandmeathave

beenshowntobehigherincertainnutrientsandhealthy

fats.

F)Inthegrass-fedsystem,farmersarealsonot

subjecttothewildlyfluctuatingmilkpricesofthe

internationalcommoditymarket.Theunpredictability

ofglobaldemandandthelag-timeittakestoaddmore

cowstoaherdtomeetdemandcanresultineventslike

therecentcheesesurplus.Goinggras-fedisasafe

refuge,awayforfamily-scalefarmstostayviable.

Usuallyafarmerwillgettothepointwherefinancially,

whattheyredoingisnotworking.Thatswhentheycall

MapleHill.Ifthefarmiswellmanagedandhasenough

land,andthedesiretoconvertissincere,a

relationshipcanbegin.Throughregularregional

educationalmeetings,alargeannualmeeting,

individualfarmvisitsandthousandsofphonecalls,

theAmburghspassontheprinciplesofpasture

management.MapleHillsignsacontractpledgingtobuy

thefarmersmilkataguaranteedbaseprice,plus

qualitypremiumsandincentivesforhigherprotein,

butter-fatandothersolids.

G)WhileMapleHillsconversionprogramis

unusuallyhands-onandcomprehensive,itsjustoneof

agrowingnumberofbusinessescommittedtoslowly

changingthewayAmericafarms.Josephcallssharing

hisknowledgenetworkthroughpeer-to-peerlearninga

corepieceofthecompanysculture.Lastsummer,

Massachusettsgrass-fedbeefadvocateJohnSmith

launchedBigPictureBeef,anetworkofsmallgrass-fed

beeffarmsinNewEnglandandNewYorkthatisprojected

tobringtomarket2,500headofcatrlefrom125

producersthisyear.EarlyindicationsarethatSmith

willhavenoshortageoffarmmembers.Sincehebegan

toinformallyannouncethenetworkatfarming

conferencesandonsocialmedia,hesreceivedasteady

streamofinquiriesfrominterestedfarmers.

H)Smithsayshellprovideservicesrangingfrom

formalseminarstoon-farmworkshopsonholistic(整

体的)management,toone-on-onehand-holdingandan

almost24/7phonehotlineforfarmerswhoare

converting.Inexchange,heguaranteesanabove-market

priceforeachanimalandacalf-to-customerelectronic

eartagIDsystemlikethatusedintheEuropeanUnion.

I)Thoughadvocatesportraygrassfedproductsas

awin-winsituationforall,theydohavedownsides.

Price,forone,isanissue.Josephsayshisproducts

arepriced10-20%aboveorganicversions,butdepending

ontheproductchosen,comparedtonon-organic

conventionalyogurt,consumerscouldpayapremiumof

30-50%ormoreforgrass-fed.Asforthemeat,Smith

sayshisgrass-fedhamburgerwillbepriced20-25%over

theconventionalalternative.Butalookattheprices

ononlinegrocerFreshDirectsuggestsagrass-fed

premiumofanywherefrom35-60%.

J)Andnoteveryfarmerhastheoptionofgoing

grass-fed.Forbothbeefanddairyproduction,it

requires,atleastinthebeginning,morepastureland.

Grass-fedbeefproductiontendstobemore

labor-intensiveaswell.ButSmithcountersthatifyou

factorinthehiddencostofgovernmentcormsubsidies,

environmentdegradation,anddecreasedhumanhealth

andanimalwelfare,grass-fedisthemore

cost-effectivemodel.Thesunprovidesthelowestcost

ofproductionandthecheapestmeat,hesays.

K)Anothergrass-fedboosterspurringfarmersto

convertisEPIC,whichmakesmeat-basedproteinbars.

FoundersTaylorCollinsandhiswife,KatieForrest,

usedtobeenduranceathletes;nowtheyreadvocates

ofgrass-fedmeat.SoonafterlaunchingEPICsmost

successfulproduct-theBisonBaconCranberryBar-

CollinsandForrestfoundtheydexhaustedtheirsources

forbison（北美里予牛）raisedexclusivelyonpasture.

Whentheystartedresearchingthesupplychain,they

learnedthatonly2-3%ofallbisonisactually

grass-fed.Therestisfeed-lotconfinedandfedgrain

andcorm.

L）ButafterGeneralMillsboughtEPICin2021,

CollinsandForrestsuddenlyhadtheresourcesthey

neededtoexpandtheirsupplychain.Sothecompany

teamedupwithWisconsin-basedrancherNorthstarBison.

EPICfrontedthemoneyforthepurchaseof$2.5million

worthofyoungbisonthatwillberaisedaccordingto

itsgrass-fedprotocols,withaguaranteedpurchase

price.Themessagetoyoungpeoplewhomightnot

otherwisebeabletoaffordtobreakintothebusiness

is,YoucarPurchasethisS3millionpieceoflandhere,

becauseImguaranteeingyoutodayyou11have1,000

bisononit.Werebringingnewbloodintotheold,

conventionalfarmingecosystem,whichisreallycool

tosee,Collinsexplains.

36.Farmersgoinggrass-fedarenotaffectedbythe

ever-changingmilkpricesoftheglobalmarket.

37.Overtheyears,TimJosephspartnershave

helpedmanydairyfarmerstoswitchtograss-fed.

38.Oneadvocatebelievesthatmanyotherbenefits

shouldbetakenintoconsiderationwhenweassessthe

cost-effectivenessofgrass-fedfarming.

39.Manydairyfarmerswerepersuadedtoswitchto

grass-fedwhentheysawitsadvantageintermsof

profits.

40.TimJosephsgrass-fedprogramisonlyone

exampleofhowAmericanfarmingpracticeischanging.

41.TimJosephwasfascinatedbythenotionthat

sunlightbringsenergyandwealthtomankind.

42.Oneproblemwithgrass-fedproductsisthat

theyareusuallymoreexpensivethanconventionalones.

43.Grass-fedproductshaveprovedtobehealthier

andmorenutritious.

44.WhenTimJosephstartedhisbusiness,hefound

grass-fedproductsfellshortofdemand.

45.Asnackbarproducerdiscoveredthatthesupply

ofpurelygrass-fedbisonmeatwasscarce.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.

Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideon

thebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Schoolsarenotjustamicrocosm(缩影)ofsociety;

theymediateittoo.Thebestseektoalleviatethe

externalpressuresontheirpupilswhileequippingthem

bettertounderstandandhandletheworldoutside一

atonceshelteringthemandbroadeningtheirhorizons.

Thisisambitiousinanycircumstances,andinadivided

andunequalsocietythetwoidealscanclash

outright(直接地).

Tripsthatmanyadultswouldconsidertheadventure

ofalifetime-treksinBorneo,asportstourto

Barbados-appeartohavebecomealmostroutineatsome

stateschools.Parentsarebeingaskedforthousands

ofpounds.Thoughschoolscannotprofitfromthese

trips,thecompaniesthatarrangethemdo.Meanwhile,

pupilsarriveatschoolhungrybecausetheirfamilies

cantaffordbreakfast.TheChildPovertyActionGroup

saysnineoutof30ineveryclassroomfallbelowthe

povertyline.Thediscrepancyisstartlinglyapparent.

Introducingafundraisingrequirementforstudents

doesnothelp,asbetter-offchildrencantapupricher

auntsandneighbours.

Probingtherockpoolsofalocalbeachor

practisingFrenchonalanguageexchangecanfire

childrenspassions,boosttheirskillsandopentheir

eyestolifespossibilities.Educationaloutingshelp

brightbutdisadvantagedstudentstogetbetterscores

inA-leveltests.Inthisglobalisedage,thereisa

goodcaseforinternationaltravel,andsomeparents

saytheycanmanagethecostofaschooltripabroad

moreeasilythanafamilyholiday.Eveninthefaceof

immenseandmountingfinancialpressures,someschools

haveshownremarkabledeterminationandingenuityin

ensuringthatalltheirpupilsareabletotakeup

opportunitiesthatmaybetrulylife-changing.They

shouldbeapplauded.Methodssuchaswhole-school

fundraising,withtheproceeds（收益）pooled,canhelp

toextendopportunitiesandfuelcommunityspirit.

But3,000poundstripscannotbejustifiedwhenthe

averageincomeforfamilieswithchildrenisjustover

30,000pounds.Suchinitiativesclosedoorsformany

pupils.Someparentspulltheirchildrenoutofschool

becauseofexpensivefieldtrips.Evenparentswhocan

seethatatripislittlemorethanapartyor

celebrationmaywellfeelguiltthattheirchildisleft

behind.

TheDepartmentforEducationsguidancesays

schoolscanchargeonlyforboardandlodgingifthe

tripispartofthesyllabus,andthatstudents

receivinggovernmentaidareexemptfromthesecosts.

However,manyschoolsseemtoignoretheadvice;and

itdoesnotcoverthekindofglamorous,exotictrips,

whicharebecomingincreasinglycommon.Schoolscannot

beexpectedtobringtogethercommunities

single-handed.Buttheleastweshouldexpectisthat

theydonotfosterdivisionsandexcludethosewhoare

alreadydisadvantaged.

46.Whatdoestheauthorsaybestschoolsshould

do?

A)Preparestudentstobothchallengeandchange

thedividedunequalsociety.

B)Protectstudentsfromsocialpressuresand

enablethemtofacetheworld.

C)Motivatestudentstodeveloptheirphysicalas

wellasintellectualabilities.

D)Encouragestudentstobeambitiousandhelpthem

toachievetheirgoals.

47.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutschoolfield

trips?

A)Theyenablestudentsfromdifferentbackgrounds

tomixwitheachother.

B)Theywidenthegapbetweenprivilegedand

disadvantagedstudents.

C)Theygivethedisadvantagedstudentsachance

toseetheworld.

D)Theyonlybenefitstudentswithrichrelatives

andneighbours.

48.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestcanhelpbuild

communityspirit?

A)Eventsaimingtoimprovecommunityservices.

B)Activitiesthathelptofuelstudentsingenuity.

C)Eventsthatrequiremutualunderstanding,

D)Activitiesinvolvingallstudentsoncampus.

49.Whatdowelearnaboutlow-incomeparents

regardingschoolfieldtrips?

A)Theywanttheirchildrentoparticipateeven

thoughtheydontseemuchbenefit.

B)Theydontwanttheirkidstoparticipatebutfind

ithardtokeepthemfromgoing.

C)Theydontwanttheirkidstomissanychanceto

broadentheirhorizonsdespitethecost.

D)Theywanttheirchildrentoexperience

adventuresbuttheydontwantthemtorunrisks.

50.Whatistheauthorsexpectationofschools?

A)Bringingacommunitytogetherwithingenuity.

B)Resolvingtheexistingdiscrepanciesinsociety.

C)Avoidingcreatingnewgapsamongstudents.

D)Givingpoorstudentspreferentialtreatment.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Risingtemperaturesandoverfishinginthe

pristine（未受污染的）watersaroundtheAntarcticcould

seekingpenguinpopulationspushedtothebrinkof

extinctionbytheendofthecentury,accordingtoa

newstudy.Thestudysreportstatesthatasglobal

warmingtransformstheenvironmentintheworldslast

greatwilderness,70percentofkingpenguinscould

eitherdisappearorbeforcedtofindnewbreeding

grounds.

Co-authorCelineLeBohec,fromtheUniversityof

StrasbourginFrance,warned:Ifthererenoactions

aimedathaltingorcontrollingglobalwarming,andthe

paceofthecurrenthuman-inducedchangessuchas

climatechangeandoverfishingstaysthesame,the

speciesmaysoondisappear.Thefindingscomeamid

growingconcernoverthefutureoftheAntarctic.

Earlierthismonthaseparatestudyfoundthata

combinationofclimatechangeandindustrialfishing

isthreateningthekrill（磷虾）populationinAntarctic

waters,withapotentiallydisastrousimpactonwhales,

sealsandpenguins.Buttodaysreportisthestarkest

warmingyetofthepotentiallydevastatingimpactof

climatechangeandhumanexploitationontheAntarctics

delicateecosystems.

LeBohecsaid:Unlesscurrentgreenhousegas

emissionsdrop,70percentofkingpenguins一一1.1

millionbreedingpairs-willbeforcedtorelocate

theirbreedinggrounds,orfaceextinctionby2100.

Kingpenguinsarethesecond-largesttypeofpenguin

andonlybreedonspecificisolatedislandsinthe

SouthernOceanwherethereisnoicecoverandeasy

accesstothesea.Astheoceanwarms,abodyofwater

calledtheAntarcticPolarFront一一anupwardmovement

ofnutrient-richseathatsupportsahugeabundanceof

marinelife-isbeingpushedfurthersouth.Thismeans

thatkingpenguins,whichfeedonfishandkillinthis

bodyofwater,havetotravelfurthertotheirfeeding

grounds,leavingtheirhungrychicksforlonger.And

asthedistancebetweentheirbreeding,groundsand

theirfoolprows,entirecoloniescouldbewipedout.

LeBohecsaid:Theplightofthekingpenguinshould

serveasawarmingaboutthefutureoftheentiremarine

environmentintheAntarctic.Penguins,likeother

seabirdsandmarinemammals,occupyhigherlevelsin

thefoodchainandtheyarewhatwecallbio-indicators

oftheirecosystems.Penguinsaresensitiveindicators

ofchangesinmarineecosystems.Assuch,theyarekey

speciesforunderstandingandpredictingimpactsof

globalchangeonAntarcticandsub-Antarcticmarine

ecosystems.Thereportfoundthatalthoughsomeking

penguinsmaybeabletorelocatetonewbreedinggrounds

closertotheirretreatingfoodsource,suitablenew

habitatswouldbescarce.Onlyahandfulofislandsin

theSouthernOceanaresuitableforsustaininglarge

breedingcolonies.

51.Whatwillhappenby2100,accordingtoanew

study?

A)KingpenguinsintheAntarcticwillbeonthe

vergeofdyingout.

B)Seawaterwillrisetoamuchhigherlevelaround

theAntarctic.

C)Themeltingicecoverwilldestroythegreat

Antarcticwilderness.

D)ThepristinewatersaroundtheAntarcticwill

disappearforever.

52.Whatdowelearnfromthefindingsofaseparate

study?

A)Shrinkingkrillpopulationandrising

temperaturescouldforceAntarcticwhalestomigrate.

B)Humanactivitieshaveacceleratedclimate

changeintheAntarcticregioninrecentyears.

C)Industrialfishingandclimatechangecouldbe

fataltocertainAntarcticspecies.

D)KrillfishingintheAntarctichasworsenedthe

pollutionofthepristinewaters.

53.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutkingpenguins?

A)Theywillturnouttobethesecond-largest

speciesofbirdstobecomeextinct.

B)Manyofthemwillhavetomigratetoisolated

islandsintheSouthernOcean.

C)Theyfeedprimarilyononlyafewkindsofkrill

intheAntarcticPolarFront.

D)Themajorityofthemmayhavetofindnew

breedinggroundsinthefuture.

54.Whathappenswhensealevelsriseinthe

Antarctic?

A)Manybabykingpenguinscanthavefoodintime.

B)Manykingpenguinscouldnolongerliveonkill.

C)Whaleswillinvadekingpenguinsbreeding

grounds.

D)Whaleswillhavetotravellongdistancestofind

food.

55.WhatdowelearnabouttheSouthernOcean?

A)Thekingpenguinstherearereluctanttoleave

fornewbreedinggrounds.

B)Itsconservationiskeytothesustainable

propagationofAntarcticspecies.

C)Itismostlikelytobecometheultimateretreat

forspecieslikethekingpenguin.

D)Onlyafewofitsislandscanserveasluge

breedinggroundsforkingpenguins.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30

minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto

English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet

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artIWriting

Anycommunityiscomposedofindividuals.

Naturally,itmattersagreatdealtoourcommunities

thatwehaveasenseofresponsibil