2023年山西省太原市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2023年山西省太原市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePurposeofCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前，中国高等教育不再是少数人享有的教育，拥有大学文凭的人数日益增加

2.大学生失业不再新鲜，因此有人认为读书无用

3.我对大学教育目的的认识

ThePurposeofCollegeEducation

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicLearntoGiveupWisely.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．我们应该学会明智地放弃

2．该放弃而不放弃的危害

3．在什么情况下我们应该明智地放弃

LearntoGiveupWisely

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedtowriteashortessayentitledChoosingaJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.人们对择业的不同选择。

2．我对择业的考虑。

3．我为什么这么考虑。

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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoWriteanEnglishResume?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.中英文简历有所不同，英语简历不是汉语简历的直接翻译；

2.写英语简历要注意：不要简单罗列，要突出重点；内容安排要合理；用词准确，认真检查等等。

HowtoWriteanEnglishResume?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledMyIdenofPopmusic.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人认为流行音乐不能登大雅之堂。

2.有人认为音乐无高低贵贱之分，只有兴趣上的差别。

3.我认为……

MyIdeaofPopmusic

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Youshouldwriteatleast130wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.中国已渐渐步入老龄化社会。(65岁以上的老年人已占全国人口的7%)

2.我认为应如何对待老年人群。(社会关爱与福利制度，家庭温暖，社区服务……)

3.我的结论。

HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBooksandElectronicProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今有大量的电子产品替代了书

2.不同的人有不同的看法

3.我的观点

BooksandElectronicProducts

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaposterinvitingfreshmentojoinastudentassociation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.协会正在招募新成员

2.协会的历史、宗旨和开展的活动

3.如何加入，联系方式

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCouldComputersReplaceTeachersintheClassroom?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.很多人认为计算机可完全代替老师进行课堂教学

2.说明你的观点及理由

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

ManyruralregionsinEurope,suchastheGreekvillageofPrastos,areplaguedwithenvironmentalhazardsasmoreandmorefieldslayunattended.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.Untilthenineteensixties,blackpeopleinmanypartsoftheUnitedStatesdidnothavethesamecivilrightsaswhitepeople.LawsintheAmericanSouthkepttiletworacesseparate.Theselawsforcedblackpeopletoattendseparateschools,liveinseparateareasofacityandsitinseparateareasonabus.

OnDecemberfirst,nineteenfifty-five,inthesoutherncityofMontgomery,Alabama,aforty-twoyearoldblackwomangotonacitybus.Thelawatthattimerequiredblackpeopleseatedinoneareaofthebustogiveuptheirseatstowhitepeoplewhowantedthem.Thewomanrefusedtodothisandwasarrested.ThisactofpeacefuldisobediencestartedprotestsinMontgomerythatledtolegalchangesinminorityrightsintheUnitedStates.ThewomanwhostarteditwasRosaParks.Today,wetellherstory.

ShewasbornRosaLouiseMcCauleyinnineteen-thirteeninTuskegee,Alabama.Sheattendedlocalschoolsuntilshewaselevenyearsold.ThenshewassenttoschoolinMontgomery.Shelefthighschoolearlytocareforhersickgrandmother,thentocareforhermother.Shedidnotfinishhighschooluntilshewastwenty-one.RosamarriedRaymondParksinnineteenthirty-two.Hewasabarberwhocutmen'shair.Hewasalsoacivilrightsactivist.Together,theyworkedforthelocalgroupoftheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople.Innineteenforty-three,MissusParksbecameanofficerinthegroupandlateritsyouthleader.

RosaParkswasaseamstressinMontgomery.Sheworkedsewingclothesfromthenineteenthirtiesuntilnineteenfifty-five.ThenshebecamearepresentationoffreedomformillionsofAfrican-Americans.InmuchoftheAmericanSouthinthenineteenriffles,thefirstrowsofseatsoncitybuseswereforwhitepeopleonly.Blackpeoplesatinthebackofthebus.Bothgroupscouldsitinamiddlearea.However,blackpeoplesittinginthatpartofthebuswereexpectedtoleavetheirseatsifawhitepersonwantedtositthere.RosaParksandthreeotherblackpeoplewereseatedinthemiddleareaofthebuswhenawhitepersongotonthebusandwantedaseat.Thebusdriverdemandedthatallfourblackpeopleleavetheirseatssothewhitepersonwouldnothavetositnexttoanyofthem.Thethreeotherblacksgotup,butMissusParksrefused.Shewasarrested.SomepopularstoriesaboutthatincidentincludethestatementthatRosaParksrefusedtoleaveherseatbecauseherfeetweretired.Butsheherselfsaidinlateryearsthatthiswasfalse.Whatshewasreallytiredof,shesaid,wasacceptingunequaltreatment.Sheexplainedlaterthatthisseemedtobetheplaceforhertostopbeingpushedaroundandtofindoutwhathumanrightsshehad,ifany.

AgroupofblackactivistwomeninMontgomerywasknownastheWomen'sPoliticalCouncil.Thegroupwasworkingtoopposethemistreatmentofblackbuspassengers.Blackshadbeenarrestedandevenkilledforviolatingordersfrombusdrivers.RosaParkswasnotthefirstblackpersontorefusetogiveupaseatonthebusforawhiteperson.ButblackgroupsinMontgomeryconsideredhertobetherightcitizenaroundwhomtobuildaprotestbecauseshewasoneofthefinestcitizensofthecity.

Thewomen'sgroupimmediatelycalledforallblacksinthecitytorefusetorideoncitybusesonthedayofMissusParks'trial,Monday,Decemberfifth.Theresultwasthatfortythousandpeoplewalkedandusedothertransportationonthatday.Thatnight,atmeetingsthroughoutthecity,blacksinMontgomeryagreedtocontinuetoboycottthecitybusesuntiltheirmistreatmentstopped.Theyalsodemandedthatthecityhireblackbusdriversandthatanyonebepermittedtositinthemiddleofthebusandnothavetogetupforanyoneelse.TheMontgomerybusboycottcontinuedforthreehundredeighty-onedays.ItwasledbylocalblackleaderE.D.Nixo

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Thegoodpartsofalltheprogramskeepgettingbetterbecauseof______.

14.ThesurveyoftheJosephsonInstituterevealedin2008that______.

A.moststudentspassedtheexaminationsbycheating

B.fewstudentsrealizedtheharmofdeceiving

C.lyinghadbecomeahabitofmanystudents

D.cheatingwasspreadingunrestrainedlyinschools

15.

75percentofthepressureonjointscanbereducedifyouswim______.

16.

Aswearestillignorantofmillionsofuniquelifeformsintherainforest,deforestationcanbecomparedtothedestructionof______.

17.

Whereisthepositionofthewheeldogsinateam?

A.Inthefrontoftheteam.

B.Behindtheleaddogs.

C.Infrontofthesled.

D.Atthesideofswingdogs.

18.

Defendingthemselvesagainstattack,testpreparationcompaniessaytheircoursesarebasedon______.

19.

Thetraditionalideathatcompetitivesportsbuildcharacterhasapparently______intoday'sU.S.

20.

AccordingtoMichaelTwery，whydon'tthosepeoplewithsnoringproblemsgotoseetheirdoctor?

A.Becausetheyareafraidtobelaughedatbyothers.

B.Becausetheyarenotawareoftheproblemsduetotheirslowprogress.

C.Becausetheyaretoobusytogotohospital.

D.Becausetheyareunwillingtotalkaboutsnoringproblems，

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.

【B10】

22.(31)

A.Jazzmusic.

B.Classicalmusic.

C.Rockmusic.

D.Countrymusic.

23.(36)

A.Throwawayproductsarewidelyusedbecausetheyareproduced.

B.Usingthrowawayproductsistoowasteful.

C.ThrowawayproductsplayanimportantroleinAmericansociety.

D.Throwawayobjectsshouldbestopped.

24.(40)

25.(35)

A.Bookstheyhadread.

B.Placestheyhadbeento.

C.Historiesandthingstheyremembered.

D.Thefuntheygotfromreading.

26.听力原文：W：Rentingtheconferenceroomatthehotelwillcostustoomuch．We'realreadyrunninginthered.

M：Howaboutusingourdiningroomforthemeeting?

Q：What'sworryingthewoman?

(15)

A.Theorganizationofaconference.

B.Thecostofrentingaconferenceroom.

C.Thedecorationoftheconferenceroom.

D.Thejobofcleaningupthedining-room.

27.(21)

A.ABritishdoll.

B.Herbestwhitedress.

C.Herson.

D.ApictureofGeorgeWashington.

28.【B2】

29.(29)

A.Hispaintingisamess.

B.Hispaintingdoesnotbelongtoart.

C.Hefeelsterriblewhilepaintinghispicture.

D.George'smotherhasmadethesamecomment.

30.听力原文：M:Whatthatmoviewasaboutlastnightisquitebeyondme.

W:Ifyouhadreadthebook,youwouldhaveunderstoodthemoviebetter.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(19)

A.Heshouldhavereadtheb6okinsteadofgoingtothemovie.

B.Heshouldhavegonetothemovieinsteadofreadingthebook.

C.Readingthebookwillhelpthemanunderstandthemoviebetter.

D.Shethinksthebookiseasiertounderstandthanthemovie.

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

A.hehadprescribedwrongmedicineforpatientsbymistake

B.hehadtreatedhispatientswithsomethingillegal,causingbadresult

C.hehadpretendedtobeaprominentsurgeon

D.hehadsoldanunauthorizedproductinlargeamount

32.

Thephrase"failingtoyieldtheright-of-way"(Para.4)means______.

33.

Mostprospectivecandidatesvisittheirconstituenciesinorderto______.

A.callpublicmeetingsandcreateacarnivalatmosphere

B.winoverthevoters

C.talktopeopleinstreetsanddistributeleaflets

D.showoffwiththeirknowledge

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S10】

35.TheEuropeanUnionhadapprovedanumberof

geneticallymodifiedcropsuntillate1998.Butgrowing

publicconcernoveritssupposedenvironmentalandhealth【S1】______

risksledseveralEUcountriestodemandamoratorium(暂时

禁止)onimportsofanynewGMproduce.Bylate1999

therewereenoughsuchcountrytoblockanynewapprovals【S2】______

ofGMproduce.Lastyear,Americafiledacomplaintatfile

WTOaboutthemoratorium,arguingthatitwasanillegal

tradebarrierbecausethereisnoscientificbaseforit.【S3】______

Asmorestudieshavebeencompletedontheeffectsof

GMcrops,thegreens'caseforthemhasweakened.【S4】______

Muchevidencehasemergedofhealthrisksfromeatingthem.【S5】______

And,overall,thestudieshaveshownthattheenvironmental

effectsonmodifiedcropsarenotalwaysasseriousasthe【S6】______

greensclaim.Nevertheless,environmentalistscontinuetofind

faultofsuchstudiesandarguethattheyareinconclusive.【S7】______

WhileAmericansseembehappyenoughtoconsume【S8】______

foodmadefromGMcrops,opinionpollscontinuetoshow

thatEuropeanconsumersdisliketheidea.Europeansseembe

takingtheattitudewhich,sincethereremainstheslightest【S9】______

possibilityofadverseconsequencesandsinceitisclearhow【S10】______

they,asconsumers,benefitfromGMcrops,theywould

rathernotruntherisk.

【S1】

36.

【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S6】

38.

【S9】

39.Aswementionedearlier,thereisawidevarietyof

sportsactivitiesavailabletotheUnitedStatesbothto【S1】______

watchandplay.Mostlargecitieshaveteamsthatplay

themostpopularAmericansports—baseball,inthe

springandsummer,football,intheautumnand

winter,andbasketball,inthewinterandspring.

Ticketstogamesmaybeeasyordifficulttoobtain,

dependontheteamandthecity.Youcanfindthe【S2】______

ticketnewsbyreadingthenewspapersorbycallingthe【S3】______

ticketofficeoftheteams.(Thesearelistedinthe

AlphabeticalTelephoneBook.)Moreover,mostmajor【S4】______

sportingeventsareonradioandtelevision.Mosthotels

andmotelsintheUnitedStateshavetelevisionsetsin

eachroom,manyofthemwithcolor.【S5】______

Ifyouwouldratherplayasportnotwatchitbeing【S6】______

played,therearecertainlymanyopportunitiestodo.If【S7】______

youareinterestedinswimmingoranyindoorsports,go

totheYoungMen'sChristianAssociation(YMCA)or

theYoungWomen'sChristianAssociation(YWCA).

Theseareorganizationsformenandwomenwhooffer【S8】______

sportsprogramstothepublicatinexpensiverates.

Duringthesummermonths,therearepublicand

privatebeachesandswimmingpoolsavailable.Inevery

cityyouvisit,theyarepublicparksandplayareasfor【S9】______

picnics,sports,orwalks.Informationsaboutother【S10】______

sportscanbefoundinthenewspapersorfrequentlyin

theYellowPagesofthetelephonebook.

【S1】

参考答案

1.ThePurposeofCollegeEducation①NowadayswiththepolicyofcollegeenrollmentexpansioninChinahighereducationisnolongertheprivilegeonlyenjoyedbyminorities.AnincreasingnumberofpeopleowncollegeThePurposeofCollegeEducation①Nowadays,withthepolicyofcollegeenrollmentexpansioninChina,highereducationisnolongertheprivilegeonlyenjoyedbyminorities.Anincreasingnumberofpeopleowncollege解析：①审题及布局。这篇作文探讨对我国高等教育目的的认识。高等教育；的普及造成大学生失业人数增加，读书无用论泛滥。本题要求在说明现象的基础上申明自己如何看待大学教育的目的。在布局上，根据题干中给出的提纲展开即可。第一段介绍拥有大学文凭的人日益增多；第二段承接上文，说明很多大学毕业生失业，有人持读书无用论；第三段说明本人对大学教育目的的认识。②语言。本文涉及现象的描述及个人观点的说明，语言要客观、准确，富有表现力。注意要恰当使用关联词衔接上下文，使行文连贯自然。可使用长句或生动灵巧的句子结构为文章增色。

2.LearntoGiveupWiselyInourlifepeopleusuallysay"Don'tgiveup!"andapersonwhoispersistentiswidelypraised.Howeversometimesifwedogiveupthingswillturnoutbetterthanwehavethought.InsistingLearntoGiveupWiselyInourlifepeopleusuallysay"Don'tgiveup!"andapersonwhoispersistentiswidelypraised.However,sometimesifwedogiveup,thingswillturnoutbetterthanwehavethought.Insisting

3.ChoosingaJobWhenfacedwiththechoiceofjobdifferentpeoplehavedifferentconsiderations.Somepeoplewillaskaboutthesalaryofthejobandbenefitalongwithitfirst;Otherswillconsiderthestatusofthejobtobemoreimportant;stillothersareconcernedwiththelocationofthejobdistancefromhometransportationservicesortheworkingsurroundings.AsfarasIamconcernedindecidingtoacceptortoturndownajobinterestinthejobcomesfirst.OfcourseIalsoneedtoconsiderthesalaryorstatusofitdistancefromhometransportationservicesandworkingconditionsbutsuchthingsdonotplayadecisivepartinanyfinalchoice.ThereasonsformysuchconsiderationsarcthatIbelieveitisgreatpleasuretodowhatoneenjoysdoinganditwouldbeagreatpaintoworkonsomethingonedoesnotlike.Besidesitisinterestandenthusiasminthejobthatensuressuccessinit.Amansuccessfulinworkwillsoonerorlaterberespectedbyotherswhichinturnmakeslifemoreenjoyable.ChoosingaJobWhenfacedwiththechoiceofjob,differentpeoplehavedifferentconsiderations.Somepeoplewillaskaboutthesalaryofthejobandbenefitalongwithitfirst;Otherswillconsiderthestatusofthejobtobemoreimportant;stillothersareconcernedwiththelocationofthejob,distancefromhome,transportationservicesortheworkingsurroundings.AsfarasIamconcerned,indecidingtoacceptortoturndownajob,interestinthejobcomesfirst.Ofcourse,Ialsoneedtoconsiderthesalaryorstatusofit,distancefromhome,transportationservicesandworkingconditions,butsuchthingsdonotplayadecisivepartinanyfinalchoice.ThereasonsformysuchconsiderationsarcthatIbelieveitisgreatpleasuretodowhatoneenjoysdoinganditwouldbeagreatpaintoworkonsomethingonedoesnotlike.Besides,itisinterestandenthusiasminthejobthatensuressuccessinit.Amansuccessfulinworkwillsoonerorlaterberespectedbyothers,whichinturnmakeslifemoreenjoyable.解析：按照提纲的要求，这篇作文由三部分组成，即开头段、拓展段、结论段。第一段指出人们择业时的几种考虑：有些关注薪金，有些在意工作所处的社会地位，还有人关心交通是否便利。第二段阐述个人的择业观：首先看重兴趣，其次才是薪金以及交通是否便利。第三段则分析观点背后的原因：如果自己对某一项工作兴趣很大、热情很高，那也为最后成功以及社会认可提供强有力的保障。根据以上思路便可以形成以下的作文。

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

5.HowtoWriteanEnglishResume?Ifyouaretargetingmulti-nationalcompaniesyouhavetoknowhowtoproduceadecentEnglishresume.MakesurethatyourEnglishresumeisnotsimplyatranslationofyourChineseversionbecauseforeigncompanieshavedifferentexpectations.Herearesomekeystoasuccessfulresume.Firstlydon'tjustlistthefactsonebyone.Yourresumeisexpectedtostandoutofthepiles.HighlightthemajorpointsbyputtingthemcenteredMidandinlargetype.Secondlymakeitwellarranged.Foreignemployersaremoreinterestedinjobskillsthaneducationhistory.Sothinkaboutwhatskillsorexperienceyouhavethatthejobrequires.Ifyoudon'thaveanycareerexperiencelistwhatspecificapplicableskillsyoulearnedinyourclass.Thirdlyuseprecisestrongwords.Insteadof"begoodatcomputer"youcanuse"professionalexperienceofMicrosoftWordExcelandPhotoshop".Checkitcarefullyandmakesureitdoesn'thaveanyspellingandgrammaticalmistakes.Ifyousticktotherulesmentionedaboveyourresumedoescapturetheattentionoftheemployer!HowtoWriteanEnglishResume?Ifyouaretargetingmulti-nationalcompanies,youhavetoknowhowtoproduceadecentEnglishresume.MakesurethatyourEnglishresumeisnotsimplyatranslationofyourChineseversion,becauseforeigncompanieshavedifferentexpectations.Herearesomekeystoasuccessfulresume.Firstly,don'tjustlistthefactsonebyone.Yourresumeisexpectedtostandoutofthepiles.Highlightthemajorpointsbyputtingthemcentered,Midandinlargetype.Secondly,makeitwellarranged.Foreignemployersaremoreinterestedinjobskillsthaneducationhistory.Sothinkaboutwhatskillsorexperienceyouhavethatthejobrequires.Ifyoudon'thaveanycareerexperience,listwhatspecific,applicableskillsyoulearnedinyourclass.Thirdly,useprecise,strongwords.Insteadof"begoodatcomputer",youcanuse"professionalexperienceofMicrosoftWord,Excel,andPhotoshop".Checkitcarefullyandmakesureitdoesn'thaveanyspellingandgrammaticalmistakes.Ifyousticktotherulesmentionedabove,yourresumedoescapturetheattentionoftheemployer!解析：[审题]这次考试的写作题属于问题解决型作文。题目虽然只给出了两个提纲，但在六级作文中，还是要写三个或四个自然段。文章应包含以下三项基本内容：

第一段是简单概述部分，即中英文简历不同。

第二段是解决问题部分，即如何写好英文简历。如不要简单罗列，要突出重点；内容安排要合理；用词准确，认真检查等等。

第三段简单总结。

[提纲]

1.Englishresume:differentfromaChineseone.

2.KeystoasuccessfulEnglishresume:

Notjustlistthefactsonebyone

wellarranged

useprecise,strongwords

3.Conclusion

6.MyIdeaofPopmusicPopmusicisheldincontemptbymanypeople.Inthesepeople'seyespopmusicisalwaysinsharpcontrastto"loftymusic".ThelattermainlyreferstosymphoniesandoperasoftheEuropeancountries.Theyshowgreatconcernforthefactthatmanypeoplepreferpopmusictosymphoniesbecauseforthempopmusicshouldbeexcludedfromtheholypalaceofmusic.Converselymanypeoplehaveanordorforpopmusic.Theyarguethatpeoplewhowantustolistenmsymphoniesarcadvocatingakindof"eliteculture".Thisnotionisunaccptabletopopmusicfansfortheydon'tbelievethatsymphoniesareloftierthanpopmusic.Thedifferenceonlyliesintheinterestsofdifferentpeople.Itisunfiarrmspeakofpopmusicwithcontemptwhilespeakingofsymphonieswithawe.Inconclusionmyideaisthatjustasthereisnodistinctionbetweenhighcultureandlowculturesoitisinappropriatetosaypopmusicbelongstothe"lower"peoplewhereassymphoniesisahigherloftierformofmusic.Afteralltherearemanybadly-composedsymphonies.Andwecan'texpecteverypieceofpopmusictobeexcellent.Popmusicreflectsthethoughtsandinterestsofacertainagegroupofageneration.Itistheproductofacertainagebutitalsohassomethinguniversalsomethingthatbelongestoallhumanbeingsthatunderliesitsgreatsuccessamongpeople.Inthissenseitisratherfoolishforsomepeopleofmediatoshowgreatconcernsimplybecausemanypeoplepreferpopmusic.Anywaypopmusichasbecomeanindispensablepartofthemusicfamily.MyIdeaofPopmusicPopmusicisheldincontemptbymanypeople.Inthesepeople'seyespopmusicisalwaysinsharpcontrastto"loftymusic".ThelattermainlyreferstosymphoniesandoperasoftheEuropeancountries.Theyshowgreatconcernforthefactthatmanypeoplepreferpopmusictosymphonies,becauseforthempopmusicshouldbeexcludedfromtheholypalaceofmusic.Conversely,manypeoplehaveanordorforpopmusic.Theyarguethatpeoplewhowantustolistenmsymphoniesarcadvocatingakindof"eliteculture".Thisnotionisunaccptabletopopmusicfans,fortheydon'tbelievethatsymphoniesareloftierthanpopmusic.Thedifferenceonlyliesintheinterestsofdifferentpeople.Itisunfiarrmspeakofpopmusicwithcontemptwhilespeakingofsymphonieswithawe.Inconclusion,myideaisthatjustasthereisnodistinctionbetweenhighcultureandlowculture,soitisinappropriatetosaypopmusicbelongstothe"lower"peoplewhereassymphoniesisahigher,loftierform.ofmusic.Afterall,therearemanybadly-composedsymphonies.Andwecan'texpecteverypieceofpopmusictobeexcellent.Popmusicreflectsthethoughtsandinterestsofacertainagegroupofageneration.Itistheproductofacertainage,butitalsohassomethinguniversal,somethingthatbelongestoallhumanbeings,thatunderliesitsgreatsuccessamongpeople.Inthissenseitisratherfoolishforsomepeopleofmediatoshowgreatconcernsimplybecausemanypeoplepreferpopmusic.Anywaypopmusichasbecomeanindispensablepartofthemusicfamily.

7.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'predictionthisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.Firstthesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheoldanywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostareathetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevailstherearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetrideofthem.ThereforechangingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Secondbasedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysizeacombinationoffamilycarecommunity-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthiswayoldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamiliesthusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Thirdoldpeoplenotonlyneedhelptheycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassetstheymaynotonlyliveafullerlifebutalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.AtpresentboththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'prediction,thisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.First,thesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheold,anywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostarea,thetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevails,therearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetrideofthem.Therefore,changingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Second,basedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysize,acombinationoffamilycare,community-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthisway,oldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamilies,thusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Third,oldpeoplenotonlyneedhelp,theycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassets,theymaynotonlyliveafullerlife,butalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.Atpresent,boththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandoff