2022年河南省驻马店市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年河南省驻马店市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.出国留学的好处；

2.出国留学的弊端；

3.结论和你的观点。

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledGraduateSchoolorWork?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheinstructionsgivenbelow:

目前，越来越多的大学生本科毕业之后选择继续进入研究生院学习。一个重要的原因是工作不太好找。那么你打算在大学毕业之后找工作还是继续上研究生呢?请就这个问题谈谈你的打算和主要原因。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewersprefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyourwritingandwriteneatlyandclearly.

4.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic"The1998SummerFlood".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.洪水所造成的损失：受灾面积……，伤亡人数……，经济损失……元，受灾最为严重的省份是……

2.江主席、党中央十分关心受灾区和人民，亲自指挥抗洪抢险，取得了最后胜利。

3.抗洪的胜利说明了什么？

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofForeignFastFood.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.洋快餐受到了许多人(特别是青少年)的欢迎，这是因为......

2.许多人反对吃洋快餐，是因为......

3.你的观点。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasingonthefollowingchart.Yourcompositionshouldincludethepointsbelow.

1.Abriefsummaryofthischart

2.Thechangeoftelevisionandradioaudiences

3.Aconclusion

Figure:TelevisionandRadioAudiencesinacity,October-December,2006

ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前很多父母在子女高中毕业前就送他们出国学习

2．形成这种趋势的原因

3．我对此的看法

OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge

8.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCyberCrimes.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.网上犯罪的形式很多，如......

2.网上犯罪的根源

3.如何打击网上犯罪现象

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OncollegeStudents'RentingHousesoffCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.眼下大学生在外租房居住的现象十分普遍

2.对比分析在外租房居住和在学校座的利弊

3.我的看法

OncollegeStudents’RentingHousesoffCampus

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicEducationGapContributestoWealthGap.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．两幅图所示为我国1984年，1994年，2004年城乡知识差距及收入差距的情况，请描述其变化；

2．请说明发生这些变化的原因及影响(可从城乡经济、就业、文化等方面加以说明)；

3．你认为目前应如何缩小城乡之间这种差距。

EducationGapContributestoWealthGap

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.

Socialstudierslearnbetterby______thanbyreading.

12.

ThefuelofLAMVisnearlyequalto______consumedbythetilt-rotorV-22Ospreyorhighperformancehelicoptersperpassengermile.

13.

JohnBarrett,amagazinewriterandeditorfromNewYorkCity,visitedSavannahforaweekendandfellinlovewith______.

14.Sleep

Sleepisoneofthosefunnythingsaboutbeingahumanbeing—youjusthavetodoit.Haveyoueverwonderedwhy?Andwhataboutthecrazydreams,tiketheonewhereabadpersonischasingyouandyoucan'trunoryell.Doesthatmakeanysense?

CharacteristicsofSleep

Weallknowhowsleeplooks—whenweseesomeonesleeping,werecognizethefollowingcharacteristics:

-Ifpossible,thepersonwillliedowntogotosleep.

-Theperson'seyesareclosed.

-Thepersondoesn'thearanythingunlessitisaloudnoise.

-Thepersonbreathesinaslow,rhythmicpattern.

-Theperson'smusclesarecompletelyrelaxed.Ifsittingup,thepersonmayfalloutofhisorherchairassleepdeepens.

-Duringsleep,thepersonoccasionallyrollsoverorrearrangeshisorherbody.Thishappensapproximatelyonceortwiceanhour.Thismaybethebody'swayofmakingsurethatnopartofthebodyorskinhasitscirculationcutofffortoolongaperiodoftime.

Inadditiontotheseoutwardsigns,theheartslowsdownandthebraindoessomeprettyfrighteningthings.

Inotherwords,asleepingpersonisunconscioustomostthingshappeningintheenvironment.Thebiggestdifferencebetweensomeonewhoisasleepandsomeonewhohasfaintedorgoneintoacomaisthefactthatasleepingpersoncanbearousedifthestimulusisstrongenough.Ifyoushaketheperson,yellloudlyorflashabrightlight,asleepingpersonwillwakeup.

Foranyanimallivinginthewild,itjustdoesn'tseemverysmarttodesigninanecessaryeight-hourperiodofnear-totalunconsciousnesseveryday.Yetthatisexactlywhatevolutionhasdone.Sotheremustbeaprettygoodreasonforit!

WhoSleeps?

Reptiles(爬行动物),birdsandmammalsallsleep.Thatis,theybecomeunconscioustotheirsurroundingsforperiodsoftime.Somefishandamphibiansreducetheirawarenessbutdonoteverbecomeunconsciouslikethehighervertebrates(脊椎动物)do.Insectsdonotappeartosleep,althoughtheymaybecomeinactiveindaylightordarkness.

Bystudyingbrainwaves,itisknownthatreptilesdonotdream.Birdsdreamalittle.Mammalsalldreamduringsleep.

Differentanimalssleepindifferentways.Someanimals,likehumans,prefertosleepinonelongsession.Otheranimals(dogs,forexample)liketosleepinmanyshortbursts.Somesleepatnight,whileotherssleepduringtheday.

SleepandtheBrain

Ifyouattachanelectroencephalograph(脑电图仪)toaperson'shead,youcanrecordtheperson'sbrainwaveactivity.Awakingandrelaxedpersongeneratesalphawaves,whichareconsistentvibrationsatabout10cyclespersecond.Analertpersongeneratesbetawaves,whichareabouttwiceasfast.

Duringsleep,twoslowerpatternscalledthetawavesanddeltawavestakeover.Thetawaveshaveoscillationsintherangeof3.5to7cyclespersecond,anddeltawaveshaveoscillationsoflessthan3.5cyclespersecond.Asapersonfallsasleepandsleepdeepens,thebrainwavepatternsslowdown.Theslowerthebrainwavepatterns,thedeeperthesleep—apersondeepindeltawavesleepishardesttowakeup.

REMSleep

Atseveralpointsduringthenight,somethingunexpectedhappens—rapideyemovement(REM)sleepoccurs.MostpeopleexperiencethreetofiveintervalsofREMsleeppernight,andbrainwavesduringthisperiodspeeduptoawakelevels.IfyoueverwatchapersonoradogexperiencingREMsleep,youwillseetheireyesflickeringbackandforthrapidly.Inmanydogsandsomepeople,arms,legsandfacialmuscleswilltwitch(抽搐)duringREMsleep.PeriodsofsleepotherthanREMsleepareknownasNREM(non-REM)sleep.

REMsleepiswhenyoudream,ff

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Tobabiesfrombirthtosixmonthsofage,thepreferredfoodis______asitcontainsmanyprotectiveandimmunologicalfactors.

16.Themassiveinvestmentputintotheconstructinghugedraggersresultedin______.

A.moreeconomicdisasterareasinNewfoundland

B.therecoveryofthemarineecosystem

C.theimprovementoffishingpractices

D.thedevastatingfishing

17.

Accordingtothenewfindings,thedifferencesinthehousesshowmanydifferent______livedinMaya.

18.

NationalNegroBusinessLeagueexistsfrom______.

19.

Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

20.

Manufacturershavedeveloped______tocorrecterrorslikereceivingsignalofthesamefrequencyfromastrangedevice.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(22)

A.Itisn'treliable.

B.Itneedschecking.

C.Itisdefinitelytrustworthy.

D.Itwon'thurttotry.

22.

【B2】

23.【B3】

24.(34)

A.Theytrustthemedia.

B.Theyrespectexperts.

C.Theyarewillingtolearnaboutnewthings.

D.Theyaregoodatlearningforeignlanguages.

25.听力原文：W:Jacklooksgloomyanddepressedthesedays.Doyouknowwhy?

M:Oh,hepracticedfaithfullyforthetrackmeet,butwasletdownwhenitwascalledoff.

Q:WhyisJackdepressed?

(17)

A.Hehasfailedintheexam.

B.Hehaslostinthegame.

C.Hecouldn'trepresenthisteam.

D.Thetrackmeethadbeencancelled.

26.(28)

A.Wecaninventwaysofincreasingrainfall.

B.Wecandevelopwaysofreusingwaterandutilizingseawater.

C.Wecancutdownourconsumptionofwater.

D.Wecanreducethenumberoffactoriesproducingsteel.

27.(29)

A.Topayarefundabledeposit.

B.Toprovidetheirownfurnishings.

C.Tosignahousingcontract.

D.Tocookbythemselves.

28.【B7】

29.听力原文：M:Therearejustoneortwomorethings,Catherine.

W:DocallmeCathy.

M:OK,Cathy.Areyoureallyinterestedinbeingavet?

W:Notreally.Anyway,I'mnotbrightenough.I'mreasonablyintelligent,butI'mnotbrilliant,I’mafraidmymotherisabitoveroptimistic.

M:Yes,Iguessedthat.She'sabitoverpowering,isn'tshe,yourmum?

W:Abit.Butshe'sverykind.

M:I'msuresheis.So,you'reinterestedinballetandmusic,areyou?

W:Notreally.Mymothersentmetolessonswhenitwassix,soI'mquitegood,Isuppose.ButIdon'tthinkIwanttodothatfortherestofmylife,especiallymusic.It'ssolonely.

M:Whatdoyouenjoydoing?

W:Well,Ilikeplayingtennis,andswimming.Oh,IwenttoFrancewiththeschoolchoirlastyear.Irosilyenjoyedthat.AndIliketalkingtopeople.ButIsupposeyoumeanrealintereststhingsthatwealdhelpmetogetajab?

M:No.I'mmoreinterestedinwhatyoureallywanttodo.Youliketalkingtopeople,doyou?

W:Ohyes,Ireallyenjoymeetingnewpeople.

M:Doyouthinkyouwouldenjoyteaching?

W:No,no,Idon'treally.Iwasneververyinterestedinschoolwork,andI'dliketodosomethingdifferent.Anyway,there'sateachertrainingcollegeverynearus.Itwouldbejustlikegoingtoschoolagain.

(20)

A.ballet.B.Swimming.C.Nursing.D.Teaching

30.听力原文：W:HowwastheEnglishexamyoutookyesterday?

M:NotaseasyasIexpected,IdidfairlywellonthereadingsectionbutImadequiteafewmistakesongrammar.

Q:Whatdidthemansayabouthistest?

(19)

A.Hiserrorsweremainlyinthereadingpart.

B.Itwasn'tverychallengingtohim.

C.Itwasmore.difficultthanhehadexpected.

D.Hemadeveryfewgrammaticalmistakesinhistest.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Eachculturehasitsownform.ofacceptablegreetingbehavior,usuallybasedonthelevelofformalityfoundwithinthesociety.Therulesofsocialdistanceetiquette(礼节)varybyculture.Africans,forexample,arefarless【C1】______intheirgreetingsthanEuropeans.Expectawarmphysicalgreeting,anextendedhandshakeorahandontheshoulderinmostAfricancultures.Alsoexpecttobeaskedhowyourtripwasandhowyourfamilyisdoing.Thetraditionoflonggreetingsstems【C2】______thetimewhenAfricansoncewalkedmilestovisitneighboringvillagesonsocialcalls.Thearrivalandagushing(说话滔滔不绝的)greetingwasconsideredthe【C3】______avillagercoulddoforatraveler.Don'tbeimpatientwithsuchalongdrawn-out(冗长乏味的)【C4】______anddon'thurrythingsalong.Rather,getintothespiritandappreciatethatthepersonyoucametoseeispreparedtotakethetimetosincerely【C5】______aboutyourwelfare.

InArgentina,greetingsareusuallyeffusive(过分热情的)withplentyofhuggingand【C6】______,notunliketheFrenchfairelabise(kissonbothcheeks).Thisiseventhecaseinbusinessmeetings,unlesstheyareofahighlyformalnature.InArgentina,menkisswomen,womenkissw.omen,【C7】______mendonotkissmen.BycontrasttheChinesewayofgreetingshuns(回避)thephysical.Itis【C8】______anodoraslightbow.However,whendealingwithindividualsfromcultureswheremoredirectphysicalcontactisthenorm,e.g.,ahandshake,theChinesewill【C9】______andshakehands.Don'tinterpretasofthandshakeorlackofeyecontactasasignofweaknessorlackofaggression.ItsimplymeansthatyourChinesecolleagueisnotoverly【C10】______tophysicalcontactwhengreetingastranger.

A)fromI)investigate

B)structuredJ)touching

C)butK)used

D)generallyL)least

E)expeditionM)exchange

F)inquireN)chance

G)adaptO)involved

H)kissing

【C1】

32.Theword"laser"wascoinedasanacronymforLightAmplificationbytheStimulatedEmissionofRadiation.Ordinarylight,fromtheSunofalightbulb,isemittedspontaneously,whenatomsormoleculesgetridofexcessenergybythemselves,withoutanyoutsideintervention.Stimulatedemissionisdifferentbecauseitoccurswhenanatomofmoleculesholdingontoexcessenergyhasbeenstimulatedtoemititaslight.

AlbertEinsteinwasthefirsttosuggesttheexistenceofstimulatedemissioninapaperpublishedin1917.However,formanyyearsphysiciststhoughtthatatomsandmoleculesalwaysweremuchmorelikelytoemitlightspontaneouslyandthatstimulatedemissionthusalwayswouldbemuchweaker.ItwasnotuntilaftertheSecondWorldWarthatphysicistsbegantryingtomakestimulatedemissiondominate.Theysoughtwaysbywhichoneatomormoleculecouldstimulatemanyotherstoemitlight,amplifyingittomuchhigherpowers.

ThefirsttosucceedwasCharlesH.Townes,thenatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork.Insteadofworkingwithlight,however,heworkedwithmicrowaves,whichhaveamuchlongerwavelength,andbuiltadevicehecalleda"maser",forMicrowaveAmplificationbytheStimulatedEmissionofRadiation.Althoughhethoughtofthekeyideain1951,thefirstmaserwasnotcompleteduntilacoupleofyearslater.Beforelong,manyotherphysicistswerebuildingmasersandtryingtodiscoverhowtoproducestimulatedemissionatevenshorterwavelengths.

Thekeyconceptsemergedabout1957.TownesandArthurSchawlow,atBellTelephoneLaboratories,wrotealongpaperoutliningtheconditionsneededtoamplifystimulatedemissionofvisiblelightwaves.Ataboutthesametime,similarideascrystallizedinthemindofGordonGould,thena37-year-oldgraduatestudentatColumbia,whowrotethemdowninaseriesofnotebooks.TownesandSchawlowpublishedtheirideasinascientificjournal,PhysicalReviewLetter,butGouldfriedapatentapplication.Threedecadeslater,peoplestillargueaboutwhodeservesthecreditfortheconceptofthelaser.

Theword"intervention"(Line3,Para.1)canbestbereplacedby______.

A.needB.deviceC.influenceD.reproduction

33.

Inthelastparagraph,theauthorcitesKeats'epitaphtoshowthat______.

A.thepoetfinallydiedintheseawater

B.thepoet'sdreamofhisgreatpopularitycametruecenturieslater

C.theimportanceofone'slifecannotbepredicted

D.humanlifeistransitory,sodon'twasteit

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S8】

35.【S10】

36.

【S5】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S7】

38.

【S2】

39.

【S4】

参考答案

1.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroadItisnolongersurprisingnowtoseesomanystudentsgoabroadforstudiesandtheyhaveverygoodreasonsfordoingso.Iftheyattendauniversityinaforeigncountrytheycanlearnthelanguagetheremoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculturebetter.MoreimportantlytheirexperienceoverseasandthedegreestheygettheremayputtheminanadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionwhentheyarebackinChina.Neverthelessthereisnodenyingthatthereexistsomedisadvantagesaswell.Firstofallitcostsfarmoremoney.Forthesamedegreestudythetuitionfeeinaforeignuniversitywouldbearoundseventimestheamountneededinadomesticuniversity.Andalsothereisthefeelingofloneliness.Theirparentsandfriendsareallfarawayfromthemandtheycanhardlyfindfamiliarpeopletotalkto.Besidestheymaysufferfrom"cultureshock"whentheycomeacrossthenewcultureintheforeigncountryandhavedifficultyinadjustingthemselvestoit.Inshortaseverycoinhastwosidessodoesstudyingabroad.Iftheycanmakegooduseoftheadvantagesandarefullyawareofthedisadvantagestheymaybenefitalotfromtheexperienceofstudyingabroad.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroadItisnolongersurprisingnowtoseesomanystudentsgoabroadforstudies,andtheyhaveverygoodreasonsfordoingso.Iftheyattendauniversityinaforeigncountry,theycanlearnthelanguagetheremoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculturebetter.Moreimportantly,theirexperienceoverseasandthedegreestheygettheremayputtheminanadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionwhentheyarebackinChina.Nevertheless,thereisnodenyingthatthereexistsomedisadvantagesaswell.Firstofall,itcostsfarmoremoney.Forthesamedegreestudy,thetuitionfeeinaforeignuniversitywouldbearoundseventimestheamountneededinadomesticuniversity.Andalso,thereisthefeelingofloneliness.Theirparentsandfriendsareallfarawayfromthemandtheycanhardlyfindfamiliarpeopletotalkto.Besides,theymaysufferfrom"cultureshock"whentheycomeacrossthenewcultureintheforeigncountryandhavedifficultyinadjustingthemselvestoit.Inshort,aseverycoinhastwosides,sodoesstudyingabroad.Iftheycanmakegooduseoftheadvantagesandarefullyawareofthedisadvantages,theymaybenefitalotfromtheexperienceofstudyingabroad.解析：[审题]这次考试的写作题属于常见的三段式作文。

第一段要写海外留学的优点。比如有利于学习所在国的语言和文化，能使留学生在就业时更有竞争力，等等。

第二段是说明留学的弊端。可以列举费用昂贵、只身他乡孤独等。

最后，要说明自己的观点，得出结论，对前文内容进行归纳总结。

[提纲]

1.Advantages:

learnthelanguagemoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculturebetter

anadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionbackinChina

2.Disadvantages:

costfarmoremoney

thefeelingofloneliness

"cultureshock"

3.Aseverycoinhastwosides,sodoesstudyingabroad.

2.GraduateSchoolorWork?WhileincreasinglylargenumbersofstudentschoosetofurthertheirstudyingraduateschoolimmediatelyaftergraduationIplantogotoworkaftercollege.ThisdoesnotmeanIdonotlikelearningorIdonotwanttolearn.RatherIchoosetoworkfirstsothatIcanunderstandbettermyinterestsandstrengthbeforecomingbacktograduateschoolforatargetedlearning.Professionalexperienceisanindispensablepartinone'slifeinthatithelpstobridgethegapbetweenwhatonehasbeenlearningandwhatoneplanstodo.Althoughlearningisanimportantpreparationforone'ssuccessonecanachievenothingunlesswhathasbeenlearnedisputintopractice.Afteralltheworldoutsideuniversitiesisdifferentfromandmorecolorfulthanthatinside.Onemayhaveplansthataremostlybasedonimaginationratherthanrealityformoststudentswhohavebeenlearningformorethan10years.Thustoknowtheworldandone'sowninterestsandstrengthworkexperiencewillbecrucial.Moreoverworkexperiencecanalsobeavaluableassetwhenonedecidestocomebackforfurtherlearning.BesidesIbelievelearningshouldbegoal-oriented.Thustopursuefurtherstudybecauseofpressureofnotbeingabletofindajobwithoutunderstandingwhatonewantstodoisnotprudent.IplantogoontograduatestudyaswellbutonlyafterIhaveseveralyearsofworkingexperience.GraduateSchoolorWork?Whileincreasinglylargenumbersofstudentschoosetofurthertheirstudyingraduateschoolimmediatelyaftergraduation,Iplantogotoworkaftercollege.ThisdoesnotmeanIdonotlikelearningorIdonotwanttolearn.Rather,IchoosetoworkfirstsothatIcanunderstandbettermyinterestsandstrengthbeforecomingbacktograduateschoolforatargetedlearning.Professionalexperienceisanindispensablepartinone'slifeinthatithelpstobridgethegapbetweenwhatonehasbeenlearningandwhatoneplanstodo.Althoughlearningisanimportantpreparationforone'ssuccess,onecanachievenothingunlesswhathasbeenlearnedisputintopractice.Afterall,theworldoutsideuniversitiesisdifferentfromandmorecolorfulthanthatinside.Onemayhaveplansthataremostlybasedonimaginationratherthanrealityformoststudentswhohavebeenlearningformorethan10years.Thus,toknowtheworldandone's,owninterestsandstrength,workexperiencewillbecrucial.Moreover,workexperiencecanalsobeavaluableassetwhenonedecidestocomebackforfurtherlearning.Besides,Ibelievelearningshouldbegoal-oriented.Thus,topursuefurtherstudybecauseofpressureofnotbeingabletofindajob,withoutunderstandingwhatonewantstodoisnotprudent.Iplantogoontograduatestudyaswell,butonlyafterIhaveseveralyearsofworkingexperience.解析：写作提示：本文是一篇选择性题目的议论文。这种题目可以结合两个方面的优点和缺点进行阐述。文章可以分为三段。第一段描述背景和自己的选择。第二段着重突出自己选择的原因。第三段可以适当剖析一下另外一种选择的不当之处，然后结束全文。

3.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.JustthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchistelevisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper"saysafootballfan"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"ApassionforsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.Thereisnovarietynorchallengenorrisk.Everythingispredictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotionssportsofferthepurestformofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeverydayrealitydischargethetensionsofadayatworksatisfythestarvedneedforfreefantasyandaggressiveurgeandliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."Formostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackgroundasharedinterest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangersmaysharenothinginthewayofreligioneducationandpoliticsbutthesharedinterestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalongandevenbecomefriends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapartofacommunity.Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeingssportscanalwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.JustthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGames,WorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurvey,sportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchistelevisedlive,thestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextday,theycannottearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."True,thescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper,"saysafootballfan,"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassionforsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiums,watchgamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.Thereisnovariety,norchallenge,norrisk.Everythingispredictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotions,sportsofferthepurestform.ofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeverydayreality,dischargethetensionsofadayatwork,satisfythestarvedneedforfreefantasyandaggressiveurge,andliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."Formostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackground,asharedinterest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangersmaysharenothinginthewayofreligion,educationandpolitics,butthesharedinterestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalongandevenbecomefriends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapartofacommunity.Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeings,sportscanalwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.

4.The1998SummerFloodThecalamitousfloodsthisyearclaimedthelivesofmorethanthreethousandpeople1320beingkilledalongtheYangtzeRiver.Thedelugeinthesummerflooded21millionhectaresoflandin29The1998SummerFloodThecalamitousfloodsthisyearclaimedthelivesofmorethanthreethousandpeople,1,320beingkilledalongtheYangtzeRiver.Thedelugeinthesummerflooded21millionhectaresoflandin29

5.Inthepastdecadeforeignfastfoodenterpriseshavestreamedintoeverycornerofourcountryinasurprisingspeed.FastfoodrestaurantssuchasKFC(Kentucky'sFriedChicken)andtheMcDonald'sarepopularwithmanyChinesebothchildrenandadults.Theylovethembecausethefoodsprovidedareforeignandnew.Theyhavediff