2023年河北省石家庄市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2023年河北省石家庄市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．老一辈常说，能力比相貌重要

2．如今很多人却认为相貌比能力重要

3．你的看法

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofPoorStudents'RunningErrands.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些大学校园出现贫困大学生“跑腿族”

1．对于这种做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不赞成

3．我的看法

PoorStudents'RunningErrands

______

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

假如你是李静，你想向校长申请参加西部大开发，你要给校长写一封信，信的内容包括：

1.表达自已想要参加西部大开发的愿望；

2.简要说明自己的理由。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.这是我在大学的第一天；

2.他(她)就是我的同学；

3.我仔细打量了他(她)，发现……

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFightingCorruption.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．腐败产生的原因和危害。

2．反腐败应采取的措施。

3．腐败问题是可以解决的。

FightingCorruption

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有的大学毕业生择业时盲目追求高工资，有的则认为提供学习机会及事业上的发展才是更重要的

2.持有这两种观点的原因

3.你的观点

HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofACampaignSpeech,statingyourreasonsforrunningforchairmanoftheStudentUnion.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.开场白

2.你认为自己具备了什么条件(能力、性格、爱好等)可以胜任学生会主席的工作

3.如果当选，你将为本校同学做些什么

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaskforsomeinformationaboutaninternationalconferenceheldinyourcity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

有一个会议在你所在的城市召开，你想去参加。给会议的组织者写一封信。说一下你想参加的原因，并简单介绍一下自己。并请他提供一些会议的相关登信息。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minute,towriteashortessayentitledWhichIsMoreImportantHealthorWealth?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.年轻人认为财富重于健康。

2.年纪大的人更看重健康。

3.我30多岁，我认为

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人赞成提高退休年龄

2.有人则反对

3.你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

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

AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcomesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

12.Theprogramaimedatcreatingasingle,federatedsign-onsystemiscalled______.

13.Whichofthefollowingprovidesdinnercruisesnow?

A.ThePotomacRiver

B.BostonHarbor

C.TheChicagoRiver

D.TheMississippiRiver

14.Employeeswithoutchildrenareputatadisadvantagebecausetheyalwayshaveto______forco-workershavingkidstolookafter.

15.

Depressionmightbethecauseof______.

16.

YouaresuggestednottobethefirsttoshowupinanAmericanparty,otherwiseotherswillthinkyouhavenolifeofyourown.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Geniusesdon'tconfinethemselvestosomeknownknowledgebuttendtouse______.

18.

Geneticengineeringtechnologyishelpfultoimprovepeople'shealthconditions.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Thisgivesusgoodreasontohopethatifweacttosolvetheenvironmentalproblemsthatstillremain,wewill______.

20.

Ithastakenapproximately1500yearsfortheCelticlanguagetodevelop.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(25)

A.He'slateforsocialoccasionsbutnotforwork.

B.He'saquietpersonbutlikestomakegrandentrances.

C.Heexpectsotherstobeontimebutisusuallylatehimself.

D.Helosespayforbeinglateforworkbutdoesn'tmindit.

22.听力原文：TheworldwideorganizationoftheRedCrossstemsfromtheideaofHenriDurant,aSwissbanker.(32)In1838,attheageof10,Durantwastakenbyhisfathertovisitaprison.TherehesawErisonerschainedtogetherexercisingintheyardandbreakingstonesalongtheroad.Thisexperienceleftadeepimpressiononhim,andmadehimdeterminetodosomethingforallwhowereop.Eresaedanddeprivedoftheirliberty.On24thJune1859whilehewasawayfromGenevatoFrance,DunantwitnessedthebattlebetweentheFrenchandAustrianarmies.Itwasoneofthefiercestbattlesofthe19thcentury.(33)Shockedbythelackofmedicalsuppliesandtheattentiongiventothewounded,Dunantdecidedvolunteerserviceshadtobeorganized.Hegatheredtogetheranumberofwomenwhoattendedhundredsofwoundedsoldiersofallnationalitiesandhelpedthesurgeonsasbestastheycould.FromthatbattleDunantdeterminedtoform.abodyofpeoplewhowouldrallytogetherintimesofwarandattendtotheneedsofwoundedanddying.(34)Dunantheldthatsufferinghumanbeingshouldbehelpedforhisownsakeonlywithoutregardtorace,religionorpoliticalbeliefs.ManyEuropeanstatessupportedhimandon22August1864,thefirstGenevaConventionwassigned.Thislaysdownthatoncethesoldieriswounded,heandeveryonewhocomestohishelpceasetobeanenemy.AsymbolbywhichthereliefWorkerscouldberecognizedwasdevised.(35)AsatributetoSwitzerland,thesymbolwasaSwissflagreversed,thatisaredcrossonawhiteground.SotheRedCrosswasborn.

(33)

A.Avisittoaprison.

B.Theinfluenceofhisfather.

C.Atalkwithsomemiserableslaves.

D.HisexperienceinthewarbetweenFranceandAustria.

23.听力原文：W:IsupposeIwasgoingabout60kilometres,officer.

M:60!Youmustbekidding.Youweredoingatleast85kilometreswhenIspottedyou.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandwoman?

(14)

A.Doctorandpatient.

B.Policemanandcardriver.

C.Librarianandstudent.

D.Postclerkandcustomer.

24.

【B5】

25.听力原文：DuringWorldWarII,GreatBritainandtheUnitedStatestriedtodealwiththeproblemofaninternationalagreementonmoney.Thetwocountriestriedtosetupaformalsystemwhicheveryonewouldusetoexchangemoneybetweencountries.ThesystemtheysetupisusuallycalledtheBrettonWoodsSystem.ThesystemgotthisnamefromthetowninNewHampshireintheUnitedStateswheretheinternationalagreementwassigned.TheBrettonWoodsagreementwassignedin1944.Whenitwassigned,itseemedtobeagoodsystem.

TheBrettonWoodsagreementhadtwomainparts.Thefirstpartconcernedexchangerates.Allofthecountriesthatsignedtheagreementpromisedtoregulatetheirexchangerates.Thecountriespromisednottochangetheirexchangeratestoooften.Thiswasaveryimportantpartoftheagreement.Ithelpedtostabilizetheinternationalfinancesystem.ThesecondpartoftheBrettonWoodsagreementconcernedacurrencyfund.Thefundwassupposedtohelpcountriesthatneededcurrency.Allthecountriescontributedsomeoftheircurrencytothefund.Theycouldborrowthenecessarycurrencyfromthefund.Thishelpedallofthemembercountriestodobusinesswitheachother.ThissecondpartoftheagreementwascalledtheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF).

(29)

A.Fromtheplacewheretheagreementwassigned.

B.Fromthepeoplewhosignedtheagreement.

C.Fromthesignificanceittriedtofindintheinternationalfinancesystem.

D.Noneoftheabove.

26.(45)

27.【B2】

28.

【B11】

29.(22)

A.Checkoutachemistrybook.

B.Makecopiesofallthepagesinthebook.

C.Putanoticeonthebulletinboard.

D.Lookforacopyofthebookonthereserveshelf.

30.

【B3】

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

ThepurposeofEmilyRosa%experimentwas______.

A.toseewhyTTcouldworkthewayitdid

B.tofindouthowTTcuredpatients'illness

C.totestwhethershecouldsensethehumanenergyfield

D.totestwhetherahumanenergyfieldreallyexisted

32.

Thebenefitofbiologicalclocksforhumansis______.

A.passengerscanchoosetheflighttimetoadjustbiologicalclocks

B.peoplemaysleepatdaytimeforbetterbiologicalclockscondition

C.shiftworkerscanavoidtheirbiologicalclockdisorders

D.patientscangetthebestresultbytakingmedicinesatdifferenttime

33.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Menseemtohavealwaystakenaninterestinmeteorites,butnotuntiltheearlynineteenthcenturyweretheseobjectsconsideredworthpreservingforscientificstudy.

Inthebeginning,peoplebelievedthatbecausemeteoritesfellfromtheheavens,theywereeithergodsthemselvesormessagesfromthegods.Thusthemorecivilizedofearlymencarefullykeptthemeteorites,drappingthemincostlylinensandanointingthemwithoil.Inmanyinstances,thepeoplebuiltspecialtemplesinwhichthemeteoritesweretobeworshiped.MeteoriteworshipwascommonlongintheMediterraneanarea,andinAfrica,India,Japan,andMexico:suchworshipstillpersistsinsomeregions.

Althoughmanypeopleheldmeteoritesinreverenceparitcularlyiftheywereseentofall,otherpracticalmindedindividualsmadegooduseofthedurableandeasilyworkedalloyprovidedbynatureinthenickel-ironmeteorites.Theyfrequentlyusedofthismetaltomaketools,andoftenpotsandotherutensils.Throughouthistory,meteoriticironhasbeenusedinthemanufactureofspecialswords,daggers,andknivesformembersofroyalty.AttilaandotherearlyconquerorsofEurope.boastedof"swordsform.heaven".Aslateastheendofnineteenthcentury,severalswordsweremadefromaJapaneseironmeteoriteatthecommandofamemberoftheJapanesecourt.

Inthenineteenthcenturymenbeganto______.

A.investigatepracticalusesformeteoriticiron

B.studymeteoritesscientifically

C.takemorethanacasualinterestinmeteorites

D.preservemeteorites

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S8】

35.

【S7】

36.

【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.(92)

38.

【S3】

39.

【S9】

参考答案

1.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthatinterestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshoweverthingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewerspuffingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksarebornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthemI’llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthan,say,ability.Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,thepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewerspuffingemphasisonthelooks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I’llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

2.PoorStudents'RunningErrandsInrecentyearsmanypoorstudentsarepaidbytheirrichclassmatesforrunningerrands.Astowhetheritisgoodornotopinionsvaryfrompersontoperson.Somepeoplebelievethatitisagoodwayfortheneedystudentstolivethroughthe4yearsofcollegelife.Withthemoneytheyearnfromrunningerrandsforotherstudentsthefinancialburdenofthepoorstudentscanberelieved.Howeversomeotherpeopleholdadifferentopinion.Asallstudentsoncampusareequalit'snotrightforstudentswithfinancialproblemstodoinferiorjobsforotherclassmatesformoney.Iftheschooldoesn'tstopthisstudentsoncampuswillbedividedintotwoclassessoonerorlater.Inmyopinionschoolsshouldforbidthiskindofthingsforthesakeofbothrichstudentsandpoorstudents.Bypayingtheirpoorclassmatesfordoingwhattheyshoulddothemselvestherichstudentswillgetusedtoidleness.Atthesametimedoingtiringerrandseverydaycaninfluencethepoorstudents'healthandstudy.PoorStudents'RunningErrandsInrecentyears,manypoorstudentsarepaidbytheirrichclassmatesforrunningerrands.Astowhetheritisgoodornot,opinionsvaryfrompersontoperson.Somepeoplebelievethatitisagoodwayfortheneedystudentstolivethroughthe4yearsofcollegelife.Withthemoneytheyearnfromrunningerrandsforotherstudents,thefinancialburdenofthepoorstudentscanberelieved.However,someotherpeopleholdadifferentopinion.Asallstudentsoncampusareequal,it'snotrightforstudentswithfinancialproblemstodoinferiorjobsforotherclassmatesformoney.Iftheschooldoesn'tstopthis,studentsoncampuswillbedividedintotwoclassessoonerorlater.Inmyopinion,schoolsshouldforbidthiskindofthingsforthesakeofbothrichstudentsandpoorstudents.Bypayingtheirpoorclassmatesfordoingwhattheyshoulddothemselves,therichstudentswillgetusedtoidleness.Atthesametime,doingtiringerrandseverydaycaninfluencethepoorstudents'healthandstudy.

3.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobeavolunteerbutthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.FirstofallIamfromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What'smoretheWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestillliveinpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.LastbutnotleastIplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.TobeexacttopopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLiJingDearPresident,I'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,andI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaign,IwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobeavolunteer,butthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.Firstofall,IamfromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What'smore,theWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestillliveinpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.Lastbutnotleast,IplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.Tobeexact,topopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerelyyours,LiJing

4.TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.Igotintothebuildingwherelwasgoingtoliveandlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.AtlastIfoundit.Intheroomtherewasalreadyastudentmakinghisbed.Afterwesaid"Howdoyoudo?"toeachotherhecontinuedhisworkpayingnomoreattentiontome.Ilookedaroundtheroomandfoundthatithadbeenthoroughlycleaned.Nodoubtitwashewhohaddoneit.Ilookedathim.Hewasthinshortanddark.Hishairwaslikeabundleofstraw.Hisdirtyclothesandtiredlooktoldmethathehadhadalongjourney.Hisclothesweremadeofcheapclothandheworeapairofrubbershoeswhichwereveryunfashionable.Hewasnotaverysmartfreshmenatall.Thesecondtimehespokehisaccenttommethathewasfromthesouth."ShallIhelpyoutogetyourluggagefromtheoffice?"IdidnotrefusesinceIreallyneededhelp.Hewasquickinmovement.Hewalkedoutoftheroomandwassoonfaraheadofmetotheoffice."Agoodguy"Isaidtomyself."Iwillmakefriendswithhim"andIhurriedandcaughtupwithhim.TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.Igotintothebuildingwherelwasgoingtolive,andlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.AtlastIfoundit.Intheroom,therewasalreadyastudentmakinghisbed.Afterwesaid"Howdoyoudo?"toeachother,hecontinuedhiswork,payingnomoreattentiontome.Ilookedaroundtheroomandfoundthatithadbeenthoroughlycleaned.Nodoubtitwashewhohaddoneit.Ilookedathim.Hewasthin,shortanddark.Hishairwaslikeabundleofstraw.Hisdirtyclothesandtiredlooktoldmethathehadhadalongjourney.Hisclothesweremadeofcheapcloth,andheworeapairofrubbershoes,whichwereveryunfashionable.Hewasnotaverysmartfreshmenatall.Thesecondtimehespoke,hisaccenttommethathewasfromthesouth."ShallIhelpyoutogetyourluggagefromtheoffice?"IdidnotrefusesinceIreallyneededhelp.Hewasquickinmovement.Hewalkedoutoftheroomandwassoonfaraheadofmetotheoffice."Agoodguy,"Isaidtomyself."Iwillmakefriendswithhim",andIhurriedandcaughtupwithhim.

5.FightingCorruptionInourcountrytherehasbeenaveryserioussocialproblem—corruptionthecauseofwhichisverycomplicated.Theofficials’poweristoogreatsosomeofthemtakeadvantageoftheirpowertoFightingCorruptionInourcountrytherehasbeenaveryserioussocialproblem—corruption,thecauseofwhichisverycomplicated.Theofficials’poweristoogreat,sosomeofthemtakeadvantageoftheirpowerto

6.HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.SomestudentsfocustheirattentionHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.Somestudentsfocustheirattention

7.ACampaignSpeechGoodeveningladiesandgentlemenThankyouforcomingtothiselectioncampaigntoday.WiththetrustandcompletesupportofmyteamIamdelightedtoannouncethatIamrunningforchairmanoftheStudentUnion.AsadiligentmanwithpleasantpersonalityIhavebeenalwaysconsideredtobeagoodteammember.MeanwhileasabigfanofsportsIfullyrealizetheimportanceofteamworkandadvocatethespiritofbeingquickerandstronger.Ipossessstrongdeterminationtotakefirmstepstowardachievingtheobjectivesofmyteam.InadditionmyworkingexperiencewiththeStudentUnioninthepasttwoyearswillbeextremelyhelpfultomyfutureworkhereifIgetelected.Asignofareallystrongorganizationisthatitcanchangeitsleadershipwithouthinderingitsprogressandwithoutdamagingitsvalues.IfIamelectedIbelieveIhavethecapabilitytoleadtheUniontoadvanceintherightdirection.IwillcooperatewellwithmyfellowmembersoftheUnionandtakeinnovativemeasuresincludingestablishingastudent-informationcenterformingateacher-student-friendshipassociationtomaketheUnionatrueassistancetostudents'studyandlifehereaswellasabridgeofcommunicationbetweenteachersandstudents.Thankyouverymuch.ACampaignSpeechGoodevening,ladiesandgentlemen,Thankyouforcomingtothiselectioncampaigntoday.Withthetrustandcompletesupportofmyteam,IamdelightedtoannouncethatIamrunningforchairmanoftheStudentUnion.Asadiligentmanwithpleasantpersonality,Ihavebeenalwaysconsideredtobeagoodteammember.Meanwhile,asabigfanofsportsIfullyrealizetheimportanceofteamworkandadvocatethespiritofbeingquickerandstronger.Ipossessstrongdeterminationtotakefirmstepstowardachievingtheobjectivesofmyteam.Inaddition,myworkingexperiencewiththeStudentUnioninthepasttwoyearswillbeextremelyhelpfultomyfutureworkhereifIgetelected.Asignofareallystrongorganizationisthatitcanchangeitsleadershipwithouthinderingitsprogressandwithoutdamagingitsvalues.IfIamelected,IbelieveIhavethecapabilitytoleadtheUniontoadvanceintherightdirection.IwillcooperatewellwithmyfellowmembersoftheUnionandtakeinnovativemeasures,includingestablishingastudent-informationcenter,formingateacher-student-friendshipassociation,tomaketheUnionatrueassistancetostudents'studyandlifehereaswellasabridgeofcommunicationbetweenteachersandstudents.Thankyouverymuch.

8.November122007DearProfessorHuangIwriteforinformationregardingtheforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldatyourprestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversitymajoringinEducationandhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofworkplaceskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendtheconferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakersthecontentoftheirtalksandtheirresearchinterests.Besidesifyoucouldpleasealsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemyarrangementsmucheasier.InadditionifyoucouldletmehavedetailsoftheaccommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforwardtoreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.SincerelyyoursFrankNovember12,2007DearProfessorHuang,IwriteforinformationregardingtheforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldatyourprestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversitymajoringinEducation,andhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofworkplaceskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendtheconferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakers,thecontentoftheirtalks,andtheirresearchinterests.Besides,ifyoucouldpleasealsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemyarrangementsmucheasier.Inaddition,ifyoucouldletmehavedetailsoftheaccommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforwardtoreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.Sincerelyyours,Frank

9.WhichIsMoreImportantHealthorWealth?LikeelsewhereinChinathereiscontroversyovertheissue:whichismoreimportanthealthorwealth?Differentpeoplewithdifferentexperiencesholddifferentopinions.Andindividualsindifferentsocialstatuesgivedifferentanswers.Youngpeoplearguethathealthismoreimportantthanwealth;foritseemsthattheyareinabadneedofmoney."Nomoneynohappiness"islikelytobeawidelyacceptedthoughtamongjuveniles.Intheireyesnothingbutwealthisimportant.Intheirlivestheybelievemoneymakestheworldgo.Everythingcanbeobtainedincludinghealthonlyiftheyarewealthy.Theirgoaloflifeistogetmorewealthattheexpenseoftheirhealth.Seniorpeoplealwayscaremoreforheaththanwealthbecausetheyareapttothinkthatbybeingingoodhealththeyareabletoenjoytheirwealththeyhaveaccumulatedoverthedecadesorlivetheircomfortableliveseveniftheyarenotwelloffenough.Theylearnfromtheirexperiencesthathealthprovidesthebasisforbothhappinessandwealth.Theyclaimthathealthisthebasisofeverythingtopeople.Iftheylosehealththeywillloseallincludingwealth.Inotherwordssolongastheyarehealthytheyaremostlikelytoaccumulatewealth.One'sultimateaimoflifeisnottogainwealth.Onlyhealthypeoplearehappyindeed.I'minmylatethirties.Ithinkthateitheroftheopinionsgoestotheextreme.Healthandwealthdonotcontradicteachotherandyettheymayagreewithoneanother.Whetheryourpriorityisgiventowealthorhealthyouropiniondependslargelyoneitheryourageoryourfinancialbackground.Ahealthypersoncanbewealthyandawealthyonebehealthy.Bothhealthandwealthareequallyimportant.WhichIsMoreImportant,HealthorWealth?Likeelsewhere,inChinathereiscontroversyovertheissue:whichismoreimportant,healthorwealth?Differentpeoplewithdifferentexperiencesholddifferentopinions.Andindividualsindifferentsocialstatuesgivedifferentanswers.Youngpeoplearguethathealthismoreimportantthanwealth;foritseemsthattheyareinabadneedofmoney."Nomoney,nohappiness"islikelytobeawidelyacceptedthoughtamongjuveniles.Intheireyes,nothingbutwealthisimportant.Intheirlives,theybelievemoneymakestheworldgo.Everythingcanbeobtained,includinghealthonlyiftheyarewealthy.Theirgoaloflifeistogetmorewealthattheexpenseoftheirhealth.Seniorpeoplealwayscaremoreforheaththanwealthbecausetheyareapttothinkthatbybeingingoodhealth,theyareabletoenjoytheirwealththeyhaveaccumulatedoverthedecades,orlivetheircomfortableliveseveniftheyarenotwelloffenough.Theylearnfromtheirexperiencesthathealthprovidesthebasisforbothhappinessandwealth.Theyclaimthathealthisthebasisofeverythingtopeople.Iftheylosehealth,theywillloseall,includingwealth.Inotherwords,solongastheyarehea