2021年12月英语六级考试完形填空试题及答案.docx

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2021年12月英语六级考试完形填空试题及答案

完形填空：Theshortergrowingseasonsexpectedwithclimatechangeoverthenext40yearswillendangerhundredsofmillionsofalreadypoorpeopleintheglobaltropics,sayresearchersworking62theworld'sleadingagriculturalorganisations.Theeffectsofclimatechangearelikelytobeseenacrosstheentiretropical63butmanyareaspreviouslyconsideredtobe64foodsecurearelikelytobecomehighly65todroughts,extremeweatherandhighertemperatures,saythe66withtheConsultativeGrouponInternationalAgriculturalResearch.Intensivelyfarmedareas67northeastBrazilandMexicoarelikelytoseetheir68growingseasonsfallbelow120days,whichis69forcropssuchascorntomature.ManyotherplacesinLatinAmericaarelikelyto70temperaturesthataretoohotforbean71,astapleintheregion.Theimpactcouldbe72mostinIndiaandsoutheastAsia.Morethan300millionpeopleinsouthAsiaarelikelytobeaffectedevenwitha5%decreaseinthe73ofthegrowingseason.Higherpeaktemperaturesarealsoexpectedtotakeaheavy74onfoodproducers.Todaythereare56millioncrop-dependentpeopleinpartsofwestAfricaandIndiawholiveinareaswhere,in40years,maximumdailytemperaturescouldbehigherthan30C.Thisis75tothemaximumtemperaturethatbeanscantolerate,76cornandriceyieldssufferwhentemperatures77thislevel."Wearestartingtoseemuchmoreclearly78theeffectsofclimatechangeonagriculturecould79hungerandpoverty,"saidresearchleaderPattiKristjanson."Farmersalreadyadapt80variableweatherbychangingtheirplantingschedules.Whatthisstudysuggestsisthatthespeedofclimate81andthemagnitudeofthechangesrequiredtoadaptcouldbemuchgreater."【答案】62.with63.zone64.relatively65.vulnerable66.researchers67.like68.prime69.critical70.experience71.production72.felt73.length74.toll75.close76.while77.exceed78.where79.intensify80.to81.shifts【总评】完形填空原文选自英国的《卫报》(Guardian)，原文题目为Climatechangeintropicsposesfoodthreattopoor。本文主要讲述的是全球气候变化给贫穷地区带来的食物紧缺问题，本文采用的是新闻典型的倒金字塔结构，开头点出整篇文章的核心点，即成长季节缩短会导致食物紧缺。第二段讲述影响范围，三、四两段举例说明，第五段指出对食物生产者的影响，而第六段则采用直接引用方式给出评论。