2023年广东省惠州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2023年广东省惠州市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofHowISpendMySummerVacation,describinghowyouspendoneofyoursummervacationsinthecountryside.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:Situation:Studentshavedifferentwaystospendtheirsummervacations,andyoudecidetotakeyoursummervacationwithyourfamilyinthecountryside.Yourfeelingisquitedifferentfromthatinthecity,soyouthinkaboutitdeeply.

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldHighSchoolStudentsStudyAbroad?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．上图为×市市民对中学生出国留学看法的统计，请简单描述该图

2．请说明两种观点可能的论述理由

3．你对出国留学的看法，并为人们的顾虑提供可能的解决方法

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:ShouldWeReadExtensivelyorIntensively?Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.大学生读书面临两种选择：广泛阅读还是关注专业书籍的阅读？

2.我的读书方法

4.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?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast1.50wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.电子游戏在学生之间享有很高的人气，很多人玩，尤其是大学生

2.沉迷电子游戏对于学生的影响

3.解决“电子游戏热”带来的影响的办法

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

6.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.我对些的看法

OverseaStudyatanEarlyAge

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:IsLongHolidayNecessary?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.对于长假是否必要，不同的人有不同的看法。

2.我认为长假是必要的，因为......

3.如何度长假。

IsLongHolidayNecessary

8.假设你是李明——一名应届毕业生，在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，你想要到登广告的公司供职，请给该公司写一封求职信，内容应简要介绍自己的情况以及自己的经历等。

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1．大学生失业已经成为严重的社会问题

2．大学生失业的原因

3．提出自己对待这个现象的看法和认为的解决途径

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

10.Directions:forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicwhichweighsmore:SchoolBrandorMajor?Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.人们普遍认为能否上一所名牌大学对一个的将来非常关键

2.但是，也有相当一部分人认为选择一个适合自己的专业才是最重要的

3.你对此的看法是什么？为什么？

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

Becauseof______,travelingismuchmoreconvenientnow.

12.

FedExiswell-knownforalistof"firsts"mainlyforadopting______

13.

TheancientOlympicGamesstressedthequalitiesincludingskillandspeed,fameandphysicalexcellence.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Thetypeofhostage-takerthatNYpoliceofficercopewithmostoftenisthosein______.

15.

TheideathatprofessorsshoulddoresearchaswellasteachwasimportedfromGermanyinthelate19thcentury.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.ThereisaU.N.conventionthatcancover______.

A.problembetweenneighbors

B.problembetweenstateswhichdonotshareaborder

C.problemsonairpollution

D.trans-boundaryairpollution

17.

Tobuildyouraudience,you'dbettercatchtheopportunitiestobeacquaintedwithpeopleandtrytocatchtheirattentiononyou.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

TheInductrackⅡdesigncanproduceaverystrongmagneticfieldevenwhenthetrainrunsmoreslowlyby______.

19.

Peoplewhoworknexttoeachinthesameofficehavemorebutbetterinterruptionsthanthosewho______.

20.

Whenunemployed,somecareeriststaketheopportunityto______familymattersinadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.

【B3】

22.听力原文：M:Onlyonestudentinmyclassgotabove90pointsinthetest.Howaboutyourclass?Sincetherearemoreoldstudentsinyourclass,I'msuretheymusthavedoneamuchbetterjob.

W:About6or7ofthem.Buttherearestillsomestudentswhofailed.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

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A.Theresultiswhatshehadexpected.

B.Thetestisnotwelldesigned.

C.Toofewstudentsgothighmarks.

D.Differencesbetweenstudents'gradesarebig.

23.

【B9】

24.听力原文：M:Hereweare.ThisistheNationalPalaceMuseum.Whatareyouespeciallyinterestedinseeing?

W:It'shardtosay.Infact,IknowverylittleaboutChineseartandhistory.Butcanyougivememanedetailsaboutthisbuilding?

M:It'sbuiltintheclassicalChinesestyle,withacurvedroof.

W:Whataretheselittlestatuesontheroof?

M:Intheolddaystheywereusedtocoverthenailsthatheldtherooftogether,becausetheroofsweremadeofwood.Nowadays,thestatuesarejustfordecoration.

W:That'sthesamestyle.roofastheconcerthallwevisitedyesterday,right?ItseemslikeI'veseenitbefore.

M:Right.Thestylesarethesame,butasyoucansee,thecolorsaredifferent.TheMuseumisyellow,whichstandsfortheemperor.

W:Hmm.HowdidtheMuseumgetsuchalargecollection?

M:Thisartcollectionwastheemperors'.ButitwastakenoverbytheNationalistsin1924.

W:Howoldisthecollection?

M:Someofthebronzepiecesgobacktothe17thcenturyB.C.,butthecollectionitselfwassetupbythefirstemperoroftheSongDynastyoverathousandyearsago.

W:Overathousandyears?Incredible!Let'sgoinside.Ican'twaittocheckitout!

M:OK.Youknow,mostofthecollectionherewasputtogetherduringtheQingDynasty.So,whatdidyouthink?

W:Iwasimpressedwiththelandscapepaintings,andallthejadecarvings.Thatjadecabbagejustcan'tbebeat!

M:Yeah,thecolorsweresorealistic,anditwassocarefullycarved.Whatelsedidyoulike?

W:Ireallylikedthecalligraphy.IwishIcouldunderstandwhatitsaid.Thewritingwasbeautiful.

M:I'mgladyouenjoyedit.

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A.Inaconcerthall.

B.IntheNationalPalaceMuseum.

C.Atanexhibition.

D.Ontheplane.

25.听力原文：W:Dr.Smith.IneedtoaskyouaboutsomethinginChapter12.Wellittalksabouterosionandthedepositofsedimentonthedeepseafloor,butI'mconfused,because,well,forthattohappentherewouldhavetobesomekindofforcedowntheremovingthemudorsandorwhatever,right.Butlthoughtthereweren'tanywavesorcurrentsthatdeepintheocean.

M:That'snotexactlytrue.It'struethatdeepdownontheoceanfloorwewon'thavethesamekindsofcurrentswefindinshallowerparts.Butwedofindwhatwecallturbiditycurrents.Thiswasn'tinthebookbutthetermcameupinclass.Doyourememberwhatitmeans?

W:Umh,turbiditycurrents?Oh,yeah!Isn'tthatwhensedimentlikesandormudgetsstirredupandmixeswithwaterandthenthismixerkindofflowsthroughthewateraroundit,right?

M:Good!

W:Umh,butIthoughtthatonlyhappenedinrivers.

M:Well,yes.Thisdoesoccurinrivers,butweseeturbiditycurrentsdeepintheoceanaswell.

W:Buthowdotheygetstartedthere?

M:Earthquakesmostly,whenanearthquakeoccursunderwater,itthrowsuptremendous,amountsofmudorsandthatbecomessuspendedinalayerofwaternearthebottomoftheocean.Thislayerissomuchdenserandheavierthanotheroceanwaterthatitflowsrightdowntheslopesoftheoceanfloorandgainsmoreandmorespeedasitmovesalong.Thenit'sjustlikethewindsblowingacrossthedesertpickingupsandfromoneplaceandmovingitalongandfinallydroppingitsomewhereelse.

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A.Earthquake.

B.Turbiditycurrents.

C.Erosionandthedepositofsedimentonthedeepseafloor.

D.Wavesorcurrentsthatdeepintheocean.

26.(39)

27.听力原文：M：Areyoufreethisafternoon，Mary?Ifyouhavesparetime，willyoujoinusinplayingvolleyball?Lilyhasgotabadcoldsoshecouldn'tplay．

W：I'dliketo．Anywaymybasketballlessonwascancelled，soaslongaslcangoswimmingat7p.m.That'sOK．

Q：Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?

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A.Shewillplaybasketball.

B.ShewillgotoseeLily.

C.Shewillgoswimming.

D.Shewillplayvolleyball.

28.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

听力原文：Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime",itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhasdevelopedamathematicalformulatohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversityinvestigatedthevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentofrespondentswouldbuymoretimeiftheycouldaffordit."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenanindicationofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,aneconomicsprofessor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingandregionalvariations,wecanseehowmuchanhourofourtimeisworthwhetheratworkorhome."Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.Barclaycard.co.uk/timeismoneycanfindoutthevalueofanhouroftheirtimebyenteringtheirsalary,theregionwheretheyworkandwhatkindofworktheydo.Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37pounds—cheapertogetatakeaway,onceyouaddthecostoftherawmaterialsneededtomakeityourself.Brushingyourteethcomesat32pence—perhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless.

Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhas(36)______amathematical(37)______tohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity(38)______thevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentof(39)______wouldbuymoretimeiftheycould(40)______it."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenan(41)______ofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,an(42)______professor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingand(43)______variations,wecansee(44)____________"Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.Barclaycard.co.uk/timeismoneycan(45)____________byenteringtheirsalary,theregionwheretheyworkandwhatkindofworktheydo.Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37pounds-cheapertogetatakeaway,(46)____________.Brushingyourteethcomesat32pence—perhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless.

29.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：WhenJohnMilton,writerofParadiseLost,enteredCambridgeUniversityin1625,hewasalreadyskilledinLatinafterseveralyearsofstudyingitashissecondlanguageatSt.Paul'sschool,London.LikeallEnglishboyswhopreparedforcollegeingrammarschool,hehadlearnednotonlytoreadLatinbutalsotospeakandwriteitfluentlyandcorrectly.HispronunciationofLatinwasEnglish,however,andseemedtohavesoundedstrangetohisfriendswhenbelatervisitedItaly.

SchoolboysgainedtheirskillinLatinthehardway.Theymemorizedrulestomakelearningbyhearteasier.Theyfirstmadeaword-for-wordtranslationandthenanidiomatictranslationintoEnglish.Astheyincreasedtheirskill,theytranslatedtheirEnglishbackintoLatinwithoutreferringtothebookandthencomparedtheirtranslationwiththeoriginal.Theschoolmasterwasalwaysathandtoencouragethem.AllschoolmastersbelievedLatinshouldbebeatenin.

Afterseveralyearsofstudy,theboysbegantowritecompositionsinimitationoftheLatinwriterstheyread.AndastheybegantoreadLatinpoems,theybegantowritepoemsinLatin.BecauseMiltonwasalreadyapoetatten,hispoemsweremuchbetterthanthosepainfullyputtogetherbyotherboys.DuringthesevenyearsMiltonspentattheuniversity,hemadeconstantuseofhiscommandofLatin.HewrotesomeexcellentLatinpoemswhichhepublishedamonghisworksin1645.

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A.HowJohnMiltonWroteParadiseLost.

B.HowJohnMiltonBecameaPoet.

C.HowJohnMiltonStudiedLatin.

D.HowJohnMiltonBecameFamous.

30.听力原文：W:Hi,Sam,IhatetobotheryoubutIwonderifIcouldhaveawordwithyou?

M:Soundssoserious.What'sup?

W:Well,thelandlordjustinformedmethathe'sgoingtoincreaseourrentbytwohundred.I'mwonderinghowyoufeelaboutit.

M:HowdoIfeelaboutit?Noway!Inourtenancyagreement,itsayshewillhavetogiveusanoticethreemonthsinadvanceifhewantstoincreasetherent.

W:Yeah,that'sright!It'sgottabethreemonthslater.Well,Ithinkherealizeshisrentalfeeisbelowthemarketrateandhemustbefeelingabitrippedoffwhenhecouldbechargingacouplehundredextra.WhatdoyouthinkSam?Shouldweagreetotheraiseorfindsomewhereelse?

M:Goodquestion.I'mnotsureeither.Thelocationwe'reatnowisquiteconvenient.Closetothegroceryandnearthesubway.It'llbehardtofindanotherlocationlikethisone.

W:Iwonderwhetherhe'llallowroomfornegotiation.Perhapsahundreddollarsinsteadoftwo.Maybehemightbemorewillingtogiveabitifwespeaktohimrightway.

M:Well,heseemstobeaniceguytotalkto.Butwhatifherefuses?Wouldyougofortwothen?

W:Well,IguessIwould,sinceit'llbehardtofindsuchaconvenientlocation.Besides,it'sclosetomyschoolandIcansleepalittlelaterinthemornings.

M:Ha!Ifiguredthat'swhatyou'dbeconcernedabout.Well,Ihavetogiveitsomeseriousthought.I'mnotsureIcanaffordtocoughupanextrahundredamonthjusttomakesureIcansleepinanextra15minutes.

W:Didn'tyougetyourloanrecently?That'llcoverwhatyouneed.Besides,ifyoucouldjuststopspendingsomuchoncafeteriasnacksyou'dhavelotsofmoneytospare.

M:Yeah,butI'mthinkingofgettinganewlaptop.

W:Well,Itellyou,therearen'talotofapartmentsthatarecheaper,evenwiththisnewincrease.

M:Iknow,sowhendoeshewantustocomebackonthis?

W:Hetoldmetolethimknowthisweekend.

M:Sure,bythenIshouldbeabletomakeupmymind.

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A.Wheretheyshouldmove.

B.Howtonegotiatewiththelandlord.

C.Howtofighttheincrease.

D.Whethertoacceptanincreaseinrentormove.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.Parentsofwailing(哀号)babies,takecom-fort:Youamnotalone.Chimpanzeebabiesfuss.Seagullchickssquawk.Buryingbeetlelarvaetaptheirparents'legs.Throughouttheanimalkingdom,babiesknowhowtogettheirparents'attention.Exactlywhyevolutionhasproducedallthisfussing,squawkingandtappingisaquestionmanybiologistsaretryingtoanswer.

Someday,thatanswermayshedsomelightonthemysteryofcryinginhumanbabies."Itmaypointresearchersintherightdirectiontofindthecausesofexcessivecrying,"saidJosephSoltis,abioacousticsexpertatDisney'sAnimalKingdominLakeBuenaVista,Florida.SoltispublishedanarticleontheevolutionofcryinginthecurrentissueofBehavioralandBrainSciences.

Younganimalsvaryinhowmuchtheycry,squawkorotherwisecommunicatewiththeirparents,andstudieswithmice,beetlesandmonkeysshowthatthisvariationispartlybasedongenes.Somelevel,ofcryinginhumans,ofcourse,isbasedongaspainsandmessydiapers.Butasforthegeneticcontribution,youmightexpectthatnaturalselectionwouldfavorgenesfornoisierchildren,sincetheywouldgetmoreattention.

Beforelong,however,thissortofdeceptionmayberuinous.Ifthesignalsofoffspringbecametotallyunreliable,parentswouldnolongerbenefitfrompayingattention.Someevolutionarybiologistshaveproposedthatnaturalselectionshouldthereforefavorse-calledhonestadvertisements.Somebiologistshavespeculatedthatthesehonestadvertisementsmaynotjusttellaparentwhichoffspringarehungry.Theymightalsoshowtheirparentthattheyarehealthyandvigorousandthereforeworthsomeextrainvestment.Thebabiesofmonkeyscryouttotheirmothersandtendtocryevenmorearoundthetimetheirmotherswean(断奶)them.Themothers,inresponse,begintoignoremostoftheirbabies'distresscalls,sincemostturnouttobefalsealarms."Initially,mothersrespondanytimeaninfantcries,"saidDarioMaestripieri,aprimatologistattheUniversityofChicago."Butasthecriesincrease,theyrespondlessandless.Theybecomemoreskeptical.Soinfantsstartcryingless.Sotheygothroughthesecycles,adjustingtheirresponses."

KimBard,aprimatolugistattheUniversityofPlymouthinEngland,hasspentmorethanadecadeobservingchimpanzeebabies."Chimpscancryforalongtimeifsomethingterribleishappeningtothem,butwhenyoupickthemup,theystop,"Bardsaid."I'veneverseenanychimpanzeesinthefirstthreemonthsoflifebeinconsolable."

Maestripieriandotherresearcherssaytheseevolutionaryforcesmayhavealsoshapedthecriesofhumanbabies."Allprimateinfantscry,"Maestripierisaid."It'saveryconservedbehavior.It'snotsomethinghumanshaveevolvedontheirown."

Whatcanbethemostprobabletitleofthispassage?

A.ParentsBotheredbyBabies'Cry

B.InfantsCryingforParents'Attention

C.CluesfromAnimalsonWhyBabiesCry

D.FalseCry

32.

Accordingtoitsproponents,fourtinesasmuchpapercanbeproducedfromlandusinghempratherthantrees.Whatdoes"proponents"mean?

A.Peoplewhoareagainstsomething.

B.Peoplewhosupportsomething.

C.Peopleinchargeofsomething.

D.Peoplewhodoresearchonsomething.

33.

Whatdoes"...buthasmadeavastnumberofover-35-year-oldsredundant"(Line2,Para.5)refertoaccordingtothepassage?

A.Globalizationhascausedmanywomenwhoareolderthan35yearsoldtolosetheirjobs.

B.Over-35-year-oldworkingwomenarestuckinindustriesthatarenolongerthriving.

C.Thereisagreatneedofover-35-year-oldwomenduetotheprocessofglobalization.

D.Therewasababyboom35yearsagoandtherearemanyover-35-year-oldwomenworking.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.【S4】

35.

【S7】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S10】

38.TheproblemswhichfacewithlearnersofEnglishcanS1.______

bedividedintothreecategories:psychological,culture,S2.______

andlinguistic.Thelargestcategoryseemstobelinguistic.

Whenforeignlearnersfirsthavetheopportunitytospeakto

anativespeakerofEnglish,theymayhaveashock:they

oftenhavelittledifficultyinunderstandingspokenEnglishS3.______

ofnativespeakers.Thereareanumberofreasonstothis.S4.______

First,itseemstostudentsthatEnglishpeoplespeakveryS5.______

quickly.Secondly,theysaywithavarietyofaccents.

Thirdly,differentstylesofspeechareusedindifferent

situations,forexample,everydayspokenEnglish,whichis

colloquialandidiomatic,aredifferentfromtheEnglishS6.______

usedforacademicpurposes.Forallofthesereasons

studentswillhavedifficulty,mainlybecausewelackS7.______

practiceinlisteningtoEnglishpeoplespeakingEnglish.

Whatcanastudentdethentoovercomethese

difficulties?Well,obviously,hecanbenefitinattendingS8.______

Englishclassesandheshouldtakeeveryopportunity

availabletospeakwithnativespeakersofEnglish.He

shouldbeawareof,however,thatEnglishpeopleare,byS9.______

temperament,oftenreservedandmaybewillingtostartaS10.______

conversation.Soheshouldhavethecouragetotakethe

initiative(主动).

【S1】

39.Dafterinterviewingbecomecommonpractice【S1】______

intheUnitedStates,Americanjournalistswere

teachingEuropeanswhattheirowneliteswould【S2】______

submittointerviews.In1879,anAmericannamed

JamesCreelmanbecameafirstpersontointerview【S3】______

thepresidentofFrance.DuringWorldWar1,

Americancorrespondentshelpedtransformingthe【S4】______

standingoftheinterviewinBritain.Oneofthem

recalled,"Yousawtheimmemorialaloofnessofthe

KingofEnglandwipingoutatateapartyfor【S5】______

AmericanjournalistsatSandringham;youbeheldthe

holyofholyoftheBritishWarOfficeasthesetting【S6】______

ofaweeklyconferencewithreporters."

TheWorldscoredwiththepope(Benedict

XV)againin1915.Interviewingthepopeseemsto

havebeenthenextbestthingtointerviewGodfor【S7】______

Americanjournalists,andtheykeptincitingpapal【S8】______

interviewsasearthshatteringachievement,The【S9】______

UnitedPresscorrespondentwhointerviewedPope

PiusXIin1929wasfarfromthefirsttodoso,but

theUPboastedthathewasatlessthefirsttodoso【S10】______

"intheprivatelibraryofthePontiff".

【S1】

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1.HowISpendMySummerVacationOursummervacationbeginsonJuly15thandlastsnearlytwomonths.ConsideringthatmybrainneedsrestafteraperiodofhardworkItogetherwithmyfamilywenttoourcountrysideaverysmallfarmhousehandeddownfromourforefatherstospendthesummer.Obviouslylifeinthecountryisverydifferentfromthatinthecity.EarlyinthemorningItookastrollalongthefieldside.Theairwasfreshandpure.WithadogfollowingsometimesIranaraceinthemeadowscoveredwithtallgrass.SometimesIclimbedupthehilltoseethesunslowlyyetsteadilyemergingoutoftheeasternhorizon.Thebirdsalsoseemedtohaveawakenedfromtheirdreamstwitteringrestlesslyamongthebushes.InordertoappreciatethequietnessofthecountryIgavemyselfentirelytonaturewithalightheartandahappymind.SometimesintheafternoonIincompanywithmycousinstookarodandwenttotherivertofish.Itmadethehouseholdhappywhentheysawmereturningwithabasketfulofbigfreshfish.WhennightcameIwouldsitatthedoorandtellthemostmarvelousandinterestingstoriestomycousinswholistenedtothetaleofwonderwithopeneyesandmouths.IwishIcouldenjoysuchcalmpureandbeautifulrurallifeforever.HowISpendMySummerVacationOursummervacationbeginsonJuly15thandlastsnearlytwomonths.Consideringthatmybrainneedsrestafteraperiodofhardwork,I,togetherwithmyfamily,wenttoourcountryside,averysmallfarmhousehandeddownfromourforefathers,tospendthesummer.Obviously,lifeinthecountryisverydifferentfromthatinthecity.EarlyinthemorningItookastrollalongthefieldside.Theairwasfreshandpure.Withadogfollowing,sometimesIranaraceinthemeadowscoveredwithtallgrass.SometimesIclimbedupthehilltoseethesunslowlyyetsteadilyemergingoutoftheeasternhorizon.Thebirdsalsoseemedtohaveawakenedfromtheirdreams,twitteringrestlesslyamongthebushes.Inordertoappreciatethequietnessofthecountry,Igavemyselfentirelytonature,withalightheartandahappymind.Sometimesintheafternoon,I,incompanywithmycousins,tookarodandwenttotherivertofish.Itmadethehouseholdhappywhentheysawmereturningwithabasketfulofbigfreshfish.Whennightcame,Iwouldsitatthedoorandtellthemostmarvelousandinterestingstoriestomycousins,wholistenedtothetaleofwonderwithopeneyesandmouths.IwishIcouldenjoysuchcalm,pureandbeautifulrurallifeforever.

2.ShouldHighSchoolStudentsStudyAbroad?InthisglobalvillagemoreandmoreChinesearestudyingabroadandtheageofoverseasstudentsisfalling.Astowhetherhighschoolstudentsshouldjointhetrendpeoplehavesplitviews.AccordingtoastudyinXcity65%ofthepeoplegoinforitwhile35%areopposedtoit.Theproponentsbelievestudyingabroadisagoodthingifcircumstancesallowed.Firstgoingabroadoffersaforeignlanguageenvironment.Alsostudentsmayexperienceanothereducationsystemandlifestyle.Moreoverhighschoolstudentscanfosterasenseofindependenceinordertobetterprepareforthefuture.Howeversomepeoplestillholdreservation.Oneoftheconcernsisthehightuitionfeeandlivingcosts.Anotheristhatsomestudentsmayabusefreedomduetolackof-discipline.PersonallyIamsupportiveofsuchachoiceforyoungpeoplelikehighschoolstudents.Theycannotonlylearnadvancedtechnologiesbutalsogainaninsightintoothercultures.Asforthebigcostsstudentsmayapplyforscholarshipsordosomepart-timejobs.Whatismorestudyingabroadandparentalsupervisionarenotmutuallyexclusive.Thankstomoderncommunicationfacilitiesparentsmayofferconstantencouragementandguidancefromadistance.ShouldHighSchoolStudentsStudyAbroad?Inthisglobalvillage,moreandmore,Chinesearestudyingabroad,andtheageofoverseasstudentsisfalling.Astowhetherhighschoolstudentsshouldjointhetrend,peoplehavesplitviews.AccordingtoastudyinXcity,65%ofthepeoplegoinforit,while35%areopposedtoit.Theproponentsbelievestudyingabroadisagoodthing,ifcircumstancesallowed.First,goingabroadoffersaforeignlanguageenvironment.Alsostudentsmayexperienceanothereducationsystemandlifestyle.Moreover,highschoolstudentscanfosterasenseofindep