2024年英语六级真题

2024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,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

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

SheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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)BuildupherownHnancesstepbystep.

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.

15.A)Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.

B)Itisapromisingindustry.

C)Itrequiresnewtechnology.

D)Itsaveshugeamountsoflabour.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedby

threeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

SheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Tocategorizedifferenltypesofleamers.

B)Tofindoutwhatstudentsprefertolearn.

C)Tounderstandthemechanismofthehumanbrain.

D)Toseeiftheyareinherenttraitsaffectinglearning.

17.A)Itwasdefective.

B)Itwasmisguided.

C)Itwasoriginalindesign.

D)Itwasthought-provoking.

18.A)Auditoryaidsarcasimportantasvisualaids.

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)Lossofworkers'personaldignity.

B)Deprivationofworkers'creativity.

C)Deteriorationofworkers'mentalhealth.

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.

PartlHReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthev'ordsinthebankmorethan

once.

Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying—firstitwasyourphone,then

yourcar,andnowyoucantellyourkitchenapplianceswhattodo.Butevenwithout

gadgetsthatunderstandourspokencommands,researchsuggeststhat,asbizarreasit

sounds,undercertain26_,peopleregularlyascribehumantraitstoeverydayobjects.

Sometimesweseethingsashumanbecauseweare27.Inoneexperiment,people

whoreportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattribute28tovarious

gadgets.Inturn,feelingclosetoobjectscan29loneliness.Whencollegestudents

wereremindedofatimetheyhadbeen30_inasocialsetting,theycompensatedby

exaggeratingtheirnumberoffriends-unlesstheywerefirstgiventasksthatcausedthem

tointeractwiththeirphoneasifithadhumanqualities.Accordingto(heresearchers,the

participants'phones31substitutedforrealfriends.

Atothertimes,wepersonifyproductsinanefforttounderstandthem.Onestudy

foundthatthreeinfourrespondentsyelledattheircomputer.Further,themoretheir

computergavethemproblems,themorelikelytherespondentsweretoreportthatithad

itsown^beliefsand32

Sohowdopeopleassigntraitstoanobject?Inpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumans,

widefacesarc33withdominance.Similarly,peopleratedcars,clocks,andwatches

withwidefacesasmoredominant-lookingthannarrow-facedones,andpreferred

them-especiallyin34situations.AnanalysisofcarsalesinGermanyfoundthatcars

withg,•〃/es(护栅)ihatwereupturnedlikesmilessoldbest.Thepurchaserssawthis35

asincreasingacar'sfriendliness.

A)alleviate

B)apparently

C)arrogant

D)associated

E)circumstances

F)competitive

G)conceded

H)consciousness

1)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.

WhvMoreFarmersAreSwitchingtoGrass-FedMeatandDiarv

[AlThoughhedidn'tcomefromafanningfamily,fromayoungageTimJosephwas

fascinatedbytheideaoflivingofftheland.ReadingmagazineslikeThe

StockmanGrassFannerandGraze,hegothookedontheideaofgrass-fed

agriculture.Theideathatallenergyandwealthcomesfromthesunreally

intriguedhim.Hethoughttheshorterthedistancebetweenthesunandtheend

product,thehighertheprofittothefarmer.

[B]Josephwantedtoputthistheorytothetest.In2024,heandhiswifeLaura

launchedMapleHillCreamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyin

northernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthemarkethasdemonstrated:

Demandforgrass-fedproductscurrentlyexceedssupply.Grass-fedbeefis

enjoyinga25-30%annualgrowthrate.Salesofgrass-tedyogurtandkefir（发酵

扎饮品）,ontheotherhand,haveinthelastyearincreasedbyover38%.Thisis

comparisonwithadropofjustunder1%inthetotalyogurlandkefirmarket,

accordingtonaturalandorganicmarketresearchcompanySPINS.Joseph'stop

prioritybecamegettinghishandsonenoughgrass-fedmilktokeepcustomers

satisfied,sincehisown64-cowherdwasn'tgoingtosuffice.

[C]HisfirstpartnershipwaswithPaulandPhyllisAmburgh,ownersoftheDharma

LeafarminNewYorkTheAmburghs,too,were（ruebelieversingrass-fed.In

additiontosupplyingmilkfromtheirown85-headherd,theybegantohelpother

farmersintheareaconvertfromconventionaltocertifiedorganicandgrass-fedin

ordertoentertheMapleHillsupplychain.Since2024,thecouplehashelped125

smalldairyfarmsconverttograss-fed,withmorethan80%of（hosefarms

comingonboardduringthelasttwoyears.

ID|AllthisconversionhashelpedMapleHillgrow40-50%everyyearsinceitbegan,

withnoendinsight.Jospehhaslearnedthatafarmerhastohaveacertain

mindsettosuccessfullyconvert.Butconvincingopen-mindeddairypeopleis

actuallynotthathard,whenyoulookattheeconomics.Grass-fedmilkcanfetch

upto2.5timesthepriceofconventionalmilk.Anotherfactoristhesqueezethat

conventionaldairyfarmershavefeltasthepriceofgraintheyfeedtheircowshas

goneup,tighteningtheirprofitmargins.Byreplacingexpensivegrainfeedwith

regenerativemanagementpractices,grass-fedfarmersarcinsulatedfromjumpsin

thepriceoffeed.Thesepracticesincludegrazinganiir.alsongrassesgrownfrom

thepastureland'snaturalseedbank,andfertilizedbythecows'ownfertilizer.

[E]Championsofthistypeofregenerativegrazingalsopointtoitsanimalwelfare,

climateandhealthbenefits:Grass-fedanimalslivelongeroutofconfinement,

Grazingherdsstimulatemicrobial（微生物的）activityinthesoil,helpingto

capturewaterandseparatecarbon.Andgrass-feddairyandmeathavebeen

showntobehigherincertainnutrientsandhealthyfats.

[F]Inthegrass-fedsystem,farmersarcalsonotsubjecttothewildlyfluctuatingmilk

pricesoftheinternationalcommoditymarket.Theunpredictabilityofglobal

demandandthelag-timeittakestoaddmorecowstoaherdtomeetdemandcan

resultineventsliketherecentcheesesurplus.Goinggrass-fedisasaferefuge,a

wayforfamily-scalefarmstostayviable.Usuallyafarmerwillgettothepoint

wherefinancially,whatthey,redoingisnotworking.That'swhentheycall

MapleHill.Ifthefarmiswellmanagedandhasenoughland,andthedesireto

convertissincere,arelationshipcanbegin.Throughregularregionaleducational

meetings,alargeannualmeeting,individualfarmvisitsandthousandsofphone

calls,theAmburghspassontheprinciplesofpasturemanagement.MapleHill

signsacontractpledgingtobuythefarmer'smilkataguaranteedbaseprice,plus

qualitypremiumsandincentivesforhigherprotein,butter-fatandothersolids.

|G|WhileMapleHill'sconversionprogramisunusuallyhands-onand

comprehensive,ifsjustoneofagrowingnumberofbusinessescommittedto

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

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

almost24/7phonehorlineforfarmerswhoareconverting.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.Asforthemeat,Smithsayshisgrass-fedhamburgerwill

bepriced20-25%overtheconventionalalternative.Butalookatthepriceson

onlinegrocerFreshDirectsuggestsagrass-fedpremiumofanywherefrom

35-60%.

IJ|Andnoteveryfarmerhastheoptionofgoinggrass-fed.Forbothbeefanddairy

production,itrequires,atleastinthebeginning,morepastureland.Grass-fedbeef

productiontendstobemorelabor-intensiveaswell.ButSmithcountersthatif

youfactorinthehiddencostofgovernmentcornsubsidies,environment

degradation,anddecreasedhumanhealthandanimalwelfare,grass-fedisthe

morecost-cffcctivcmodel."Thesunprovidesthelowestcostofproductionand

thecheapestmeat,“hesays.

[K]Anothergrass-fedboosterspurringfarmerstoconvertisEPIC,whichmakes

meat-basedproteinbars.FoundersTaylorCollinsandhiswife,KatieForrest,

usedtobeenduranceathletes;nowthey'readvocatesofgrass-fedmeat.Soon

afterlaunchingEPIC'smostsuccessfulproduct-theBisonBaconCranberry

Bar-CollinsandForrestfoundthey'dexhaustedtheirsourcesfbrG匕美野牛）

raisedexclusivelyonpasture.Whentheystartedresearchingthesupplychain,

theylearnedthatonly2-3%ofallbisonisactuallygrass-fed.Therestisfeed-lot

confinedandfedgrainandcorn.

[L]ButafterGeneralMillsboughtEPICin2024,CollinsandForrestsuddenlyhad

theresourcestheyneededtoexpandtheirsupplychain.Sothecompanyteamed

upwithWisconsin-basedrancherNorthstarBison.EPICfrontedthemoneyfor

thepurchaseof$2.5millionworthofyoungbisonthatwillberaisedaccordingto

itsgrass-fedprotocols,withaguaranteedpurchaseprice.Themessagetoyoung

peoplewhomightnototherwisebeabletoaffordtobreakintothebusinessis,

''Youcanpurchasethis$3millionpieceoflandhere,becauseImguaranteeing

youtodayyou'llhave1,000bisononit/We'rebringingnewbloodintotheold,

conventionalfanningecosystem,whichisreallycooltosee,“Collinsexplains.

36.Farmersgoinggrass-fedarenotaffectedbytheever-changingmilkpricesofthe

globalmarket.

37.Overtheyears,TimJoseph'spartnershavehelpedmanydairyfarmerstoswitch

tograss-fed.

38.Oneadvocatebelievesthatmanyotherbenefitsshouldbetakeninto

considerationwhenweassessthecost-effectivenessofgrass-fedfarming.

39.Manydairyfarmerswerepersuadedtoswitchlograss-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),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Schoolsarenotjustamicrocosm^ofsociety;theymediateittoo.Thebest

seektoalleviatetheexternalpressureson(heirpupilswhileequipping(hembetterto

understandandhandletheworldoutside-atonceshelteringthemandbroadening(heir

horizons.Thisisambitiousinanycircumstances,andinadividedandunequalsociety

thetwoidealscanclash加(干脆地).

Tripsthatmanyadultswouldconsidertheadventureofalifetime-treksin

Borneo,asportstourtoBarbados-appearlohavebecomealmoslroutineatsomestate

schools.Parentsarebeingaskedforthousandsofpounds.Thoughschoolscannot

profitfromthesetrips,thecompaniesthatarrange(hemdo.Meanwhile,pupilsarrive

atschoolhungrybecausetheirfamiliescan'taffordbreakfast.TheChildPoverty

ActionGroupsaysnineoutof30ineveryclassroomfallbelowthepovertyline.The

discrepancyisstartlinglyapparent.Introducingafundraisingrequirementforstudents

doesnothelp,asbetter-offchildrencantapupricherauntsandneighbours.

ProbingtherockpoolsofalocalbeachorpractisingFrenchonalanguage

exchangecanfirechildren'spassions,boosttheirskillsandopentheireyestolife's

possibilities.Educationaloutingshelpbrightbutdisadvantagedstudentstogetbetter

scoresinA-leveltests.Inthisglobalisedage,thereisagoodcaseforinternational

travel,andsomeparentssaytheycanmanagethecostofaschool(ripabroadmore

easilythanafamilyholiday.Eveninthefaceofimmenseandmountingfinancial

pressures,someschoolshaveshownremarkabledeterminationandingenuityin

ensuringthatalltheirpupilsareabletotakeupopponunitiesthatmaybetruly

life-changing.Theyshouldbeapplauded.Methodssuchaswhole-schoolfundraising,

withthepwceeds(收益)pooled,canhelptoextendopportunitiesandfuelcommunity

spirit.

But£3,000tripscannotbejustifiedwhentheaverageincomeforfamilieswith

childrenisjustover£30,000.Suchinitiativesclosedoorsformanypupils.Some

parentspulltheirchildrenoutofschoolbecauseofexpensivefieldtrips.Evenparents

whocanseethatatripislittlemorethanapartyorcelebrationmaywellfeelguiltthat

theirchildisleftbehind.

TheDepartmentfbrEducation'sguidancesaysschoolscanchargeonlyforboard

andlodgingifthetripispartofthesyllabus,andthatstudentsreceivinggovernment

aidareexemptfromthesecosts.However,manyschoolsseemtoignoretheadvice;

anditdocsnotcoverthekindofglamorous,exotictrips,whicharcbecoming

increasinglycommon.Schoolscannotbeexpectedtobringtogethercommunities

single-handed.Buttheleastweshouldexpectisthattheydonotfbsterdivisionsand

excludethosewhoarealreadydisadvantaged.

46.Whatdoestheauthorsaybestschoolsshoulddo?

A)Preparestudentstobothchallengeandchangethedividedunequalsociety.

B)Protectstudentsfromsocialpressuresandenablethemtofacetheworld.

C)Motivatestudentstodeveloptheirphysicalaswellasinlellectualabilities.

D)Encouragestudentslobeambitiousandhelpthemtoachievetheirgoals.

47.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutschoolfieldtrips?

A)Theyenablestudentsfromdifferentbackgroundstomixwitheachother.

B)Theywidenthegapbetweenprivilegedanddisadvantagedstudents.

C)Theygivethedisadvantagedstudentsachancetosectheworld.

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.

5().Whatistheauthor'sexpectationofschools?

A)Bringingacommunitytogetherwithingenuity.

B)Resolvingtheexistingdiscrepanciesinsociety.

C)Avoidingcreatingnewgapsamongstudents.

D)Givingpoorstudentspreferentialtreatment.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Risingtemperaturesandoverfishinginthe（未受污染的）watersaround

theAntarcticcouldseekingpenguinpopulationspushedtothebrinkofextinctionby

theendofthecentury,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudy'sreportstatesthatas

globalwarmingtransformstheenvironmentintheworld'slastgreatwilderness,70

percentofkingpenguinscouldeitherdisappearorbeforcedtofindnewbreeding

grounds.

Co-authorCelineLeBohec,fromtheUniversityofStrasbourginFrance,warned:

nIfthere?renoactionsaimedathaltingorcontrollingglobalwarming,andthepaceof

thecurrenthuman-inducedchangessuchasclimatechangeandoverfishingstaysthe

same,thespeciesmaysoondisappear."Thefindingscomeamidgrowingconcern

overthefutureoftheAntarctic.Earlierthismonthaseparatestudyfoundthata

combinationofclimatechangeandindustrialfishingisthreateningthe磷虾）

populationinAntarcticwaters,withapotentiallydisastrousimpactonwhales,seals

andpenguins.Buttoday'sreportisthestarkestwarningyetofthepotentially

devastatingimpactofclimatechangeandhumanexploitationontheAntarctic's

delicateecosystems.

LeBohecsaid:uUnlesscurrentgreenhousegasemissionsdrop,70percentofking

penguins-1.1millionbreedingpairs-willbeforcedtorelocatetheirbreedinggrounds,

orfaceextinctionby2100.“Kingpenguinsarcthesecond-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

andmarinemammals,occupyhigherlevelsinthefoodchainandtheyarcwh