2023年河南省安阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2023年河南省安阳市大学英语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.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.提出自己对这个现象的看法和认为可行的解决途径

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

2.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。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledNatureorNurture.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有些人认为遗传因素起决定作用；

2．也有人认为环境影响作用更大；

3．你的观点。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterApplyingForaJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourletterontheadvertisementandtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.说明应聘的职位和信息的来源

2.介绍自己的专业情况和相关的兼职工作经验

3.提出希望有机会面试

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonTraveling.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivebelow:

1.1.许多人喜欢旅游，不同的旅游者有不同的感受。

2.我喜欢/不喜欢旅游，是因为……

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．有人赞成现在废除独生子女政策

2．有人则表示反对

3．我的看法

ShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterApplyingforaBankLoan.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.点明写信的目的并且对个人情况作介绍

2.申请助学贷款的原因及数额

3.你的还款打算

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:MyViewonPart-timeJobs.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近年来越来越多的大学生都有社会兼职工作，人们对此现象有不同的看法。

2.有人认为兼职工作最好事，可以……有人认为兼了只工作有一些弊端……

3.你的看法

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledPigFarmerwithaBachelorDegree.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有一则新闻报道了大学毕业生养猪致富的故事

2.很多人非常不理解

3.你的看法

PigFarmerwithaBachelorDegree

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOncelebrityWorkingasProductsSpokesperson.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.名人代言现象普遍

2．名人代言存在一些问题

3．你的看法

OnCelebrityWorkingasProducts'Spokesperson

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

Ineliminatingalotofnoiseintheairport,pilotscanalsohelp,andtheycan______.

12.

Inthepassage,theauthortakesMichaelEisnerandStevenSpielbergasexamplestoshowthatthesepeoplehaveachievedsuccesswithout______.

13.

Thewater(orsnow)canbecomeacidifiedwhenapollutantcombineswith______intheair.

14.

Differentfromlargeorganicfarms,smallorganicfarmsweremainlyengagedin______.

15.

ForAOL,theIn2TVdealispartofabroadstrategytoattractpeoplewithfreesportsgamesfromCBSnews,ABCandCNN.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Themostimportantfactorsnecessarytolowerpopulationgrowthratesinthedevelopingworldare______.

17.

Eatingfishandwalnutsmayhelpkeepourspiritsup,becausetheycontains______.

18.

"Man"paralleledtheLatinword"homo"'whichmeans______.

19.

Atthebakery,customerspurchased______.

20.

Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyeresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

C.Theyeresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.

【B10】

22.(47)

23.

【B7】

24.(28)

A.Aplatform.worker.

B.Acomputer.

C.Thecommandspot.

D.Amachine.

25.(36)

A.45minutes.B.60minutes.C.90minutes.D.40minutes.

26.

【B4】

27.(34)

A.Middle-agedandelderlypeople.

B.Youngworkingmothers.

C.Universitystudentsandteachers.

D.Childrenandadolescents.

28.(29)

A.Ateachermustbejudgedbypeoplefromotherprofessions

B.Ateachermustbejudgedbyhisorhereducation

C.Ateachermustbejudgedbyhisorhercolleagues

D.Ateachermustbejudgedbyhisorherstudenttestscores

29.听力原文：M:Goodmorning,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:Morning!Couldyoupleasegivemesomethingforthepain?Icouldn'tgettosleepuntilthreeo'clockthismorning.It'stooterrible.

M:Letmesee,madam,aspirinisthestrongestmedicationIcangiveyouwithoutaprescription.

W:Oh,I'mafraidthatisn'tstrongenough,andIdon'thaveanappointmentwithmydentistuntilnextweek.

M:Whoisyourdentist?

W:Dr.Williams.Doyouknowhim?

M:Yes,Ithinkso.Doesn'thehavehisofficejustonthecorner?

W:Yes,hedoes.

M:Areyouaregularpatient?

W:Yes.Ihavebeenhispatientforseveralyears.

M:Oh.ThenIcancallhimifyoulikeDr.Williamswillgivemeapainprescriptionoverthephone.

W:I'dappreciatethatverymuch.Doyouthinkthathe'llstillbeinhisoffice?

M:Sure.It'sonlyfour-thirty.Heshouldbethereuntilfive.

W:Good.

M:Toobadyoucan'tgetanappointmentsooner.

W:Iknow.Dr.Williamsisalwaysbookedupthough.IwasluckytogetinassoonasIdid.

M:Inthemeantime,becarefulnottoeatordrinkanythingtoohotortoocold.

W:Ireallydon'tfeellikeeatingordrinkinganythingatall.

M:Well,I'llgiveDr.Williamsacallandwe'llseewhatwecandoforyou.Waitaminute.Letmelookupmyaddressbookforhisnumber.

W:That'sverykindofyou.Don'tbothertotookforhisnumber.Ihaveitwithme.Hereitis.

M:That'llbeOK.Iknowsufferingfromtoothacheisterrible.Wishyoucanrecoveryourselfsoon!

(20)

A.Inadentist'soffice.

B.Inadrugstore.

C.Inahospital.

D.Inadoctor'soffice.

30.

【B8】

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

ThirtytwopeoplewatchedkittyGenovesebeingkilledrightbeneaththeirwindows.Shewastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.Notoneevencalledthepolice.Wasthisingunmancruelty?Wasitlackoffeelingaboutone'sfellowman?

"Notso,"sayscientistsJohnBarleyandBibFatane.Thesemenwentbeyondtheheadlinestoprobethereasonswhypeopledidn'tact.Theyfoundthatapersonhastogothroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.

Firsthehastonoticethatisanemergency.Supposeyouseeamiddleagedmanfalltothesidewalk.Ishehavingaheartattack?Isheinacomafromdiabetes(糖尿病)?Orisheabouttosleepoffadrunk?Isthesmokecomingintotheroomfromaleakintheairconditioning?Isit"steampipes"?Orisitreallysmokefromatire?It'snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.

Second,andmoreimportant,thepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelpersonallyresponsible.Hemustfeelthathemusthelp,orthepersonwon'tgetthehelpheneeds.

Theresearchersfoundthatalotdependsonhowmanypeoplearearound.Theyhadcollegestudentsintobe"tested."Somecamealone.Somecamewithoneortwoothers.Andsomecameinlargegroups.Thereceptioniststartedthemoffonthe"tests."Thenshewentintothenextroom.Acurtaindividedthe"testingroom"andtheroomintowhichshewent.Soonthestudentsheardascream,thenoiseoffilecabinetsfallingandacryforhelp.Allofthishadbeenprerecordedonataperecorder.

Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedtohelp.Ofthestudentsinpairs,onlytwooutoftenhelped.Ofthestudentsingroups,nonehelped.Inotherwords,inagroup,peopleoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.They,themselves,needn't.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.

Arepeoplebotheredbysituationswherepeopleareintrouble?Yes.Scientistsfoundthatthepeoplewereemotional,theysweated,theyhadtremblinghands.Theyfelttheotherperson'strouble.Buttheydidnotact.Theywereinagroup.Theiractionswereshapedbytheactionsofthosetheywerewith.

Thepurposeofthispassageistoexplain______.

32.TherecentlargeexhibitionofthepaintingofMr.JamesHummerdrewalotofattentiontothisartist.Atseventy,hehadbeenpaintingquietlyforoverfillyyears,anduptillthenhehadonlyheldsmallexhibitionsofhisworks.Thesehadbroughthimasmallamountoffame,butsuddenlyeveryonewastalkingabouthimandeverybodyknewhisname.Peoplesaidhewasan"importantcontemporaryartist".Mr.Hummer,forhispart,shookhisheadandaskedhimselfwhypeoplewouldn’tleavehimalone.Hedidn’ttakekindlytobeingfamous.

Hisfriends,however,saidthatunderneathhewascharmingandonlyoutwardlyseemedalittlestrange.Theyexplainedthathewassometimesveryshyandreserved,andsometimesquitetheopposite.Histemperwasunpredictable.

Inviewofthis,itisnotsurprisingthatwhenayoungfemalejournalistwassenttointerviewhiminhistinyhouse,shefeltextremelynervous.Buttheinterviewwentworsethanexpected,Whenshearrived,Mr.Hummerwassittingatasmalltable,andcouldhardlybeseenforaforestofpainting-brushedinpotsofwater.Inthemiddleofthesewasabottleofwhisky.Fromtimetotimehepouredsomeintoapaintstainedmuganddrankitrapidly.

Hesmiledpolitelyandsaidthatofcoursehedidn’tmindansweringsomequestions.Puttingonwhatshehopedwasasuitablyimpressivevoice,thegirlaskedhimwhatpurposeinsocietyhethoughthefulfilledasapainter.Shewantedtoknowwhetherhesawhisdutyasapaintertobeteachingpeopleorentertainingthem.Theonlyresponsewasamovementofsurpriseintheeyebrowsamongthepainting—brushedandthenadrylaugh.Finallythepainterbrokethesilencebyaskingslowlywhatonearthsheexpectedasananswertosuchaquestion.Hewentonbysayingthathedidn’tseewhyheshouldhavetojustifyhimself.Hemerelypaintedpictures,andleftotherpeopletosaywhattheymeantandwhyhehaddonethem.

Nowitwasthegirl'sturntolookastonished.ThiswasnotthewayImportantContemporaryArtistsweresupposedtospeak,astheyalwayshadtheirowntheories.

Beforetheageofseventy,Mr.Hummer______.

A.hadavoidednoisyexhibitions

B.hadexhibitedonlysmallpaintings

C.hadneverexhibitedmanypaintings

D.hadattractednoattention

33.Theword"substantially"(Line2,Para.5)mostlikelymeans______.

A.alittlebitB.infactC.materiallyD.considerably

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S2】

35.【S10】

36.Theterm"virus"isderivedfromtheLatinwordfor

position,orslime.Itwasoriginallyappliedtothenoxious

stenchemanatingfromswampsthatwasthoughttocausea

varietyofdiseaseinthecenturiesbeforemicrobeswereS1.______

discoveredandspecificallylinkedtoillness.ButitwasS2.______

untilalmosttheendofthenineteenthcenturythatatrue

viruswasproventobethereasonofadisease.S3.______

Thenatureofvirusesmadethemimpossibletodetect

formanyyears,evenafterbacteriahadbeendiscoveredand

studied.Notonlyarevirusestoosmalltobeseenwitha

lightmicroscope,theyalsocannotbedetectedthroughtheirS4.______

biologicalactivity,exceptasitoccursinconjunctionwith

otherorganisms.Infact,virusesshownotracesofbiological

activitybythemselves.Unlikebacteria,theyarenotliving

agentsinthestrictestway.VirusesareverysimplepiecesS5.______

oforganicmaterialcomposingonlyofnucleicacid,eitherS6.______

DNAorRNA,enclosedwithacoatofproteinmadeupofS7.______

simplestructuralunits.(Somevirusesalsocontain

carbohydratesandlipid.)TheyareparasitesrequireS8.______

human,animal,orplantcellstolive.Thevirusreplicates

byattachingtoacellandinjectitsnucleicacid;onceS9.______

insidethecell,theDNAorRNAthatcontainsthevirus'

geneticinformationtakesonthecell'sbiologicalmachinery,S10.______

andthecellbeginstomanufacturevirtualproteinsrather

thanitsown.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S2】

38.

【S5】

39.

【S4】

参考答案

1.MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduatesWiththepolicyofexpandingrecruitmentofhighereducationandfiercecompetitionofjob-huntingmarkettheunemploymentofcollegegraduatesisbecomingahotissueofthewMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduatesWiththepolicyofexpandingrecruitmentofhighereducationandfiercecompetitionofjob-huntingmarket,theunemploymentofcollegegraduatesisbecomingahotissueofthew

2.Inthepastdecadeforeignfastfoodenterpriseshavestreamedintoeverycornerofourcountryinasurprisingspeed.FastfoodrestaurantssuchasKFC(Kentucky'sFriedChicken)andtheMcDonald'sarepopularwithmanyChinesebothchildrenandadults.Theylovethembecausethefoodsprovidedareforeignandnew.TheyhavedifferenttastefromthosetraditionalChinesedishes.MoreoverfoodsinaforeignfastfoodrestaurantareservedmuchmorequicklyandconvenientlythanChinesedishes.Howevermanypeoplerefusetoeatforeignfastfoods.Firstofallthosefoodsarefarfromeconomy.Usuallyanadultcannotmakehimselffullwithoutspendingatleasttwentyyuanormore.Thenthosefoodscontaintoomuchheatandfat.Theydoharmtopeople'shealth.ThisissaidtobeoneofthereasonswhytherearesomanyoverweightchildreninChinanowadays.Finallysomepeoplebelievethattheover-crowdedforeignfastfoodrestaurantsarethreateningtraditionalChineseones.ItdoesnogoodtothedevelopmentofChinesedishesaswellasourChineseculture.Inmyopiniontheexistenceofonethinghasitsownreasons.What'simportantisthatweshouldnoticetheshortcomingsofourownandlearnmeritsfromothers.Onlyinthiswaycanwesurvivethefiercecompetitionintheglobalvillage.Inthepastdecade,foreignfastfoodenterpriseshavestreamedintoeverycornerofourcountryinasurprisingspeed.FastfoodrestaurantssuchasKFC(Kentucky'sFriedChicken)andtheMcDonald'sarepopularwithmanyChinese,bothchildrenandadults.Theylovethembecausethefoodsprovidedareforeignandnew.TheyhavedifferenttastefromthosetraditionalChinesedishes.Moreover,foodsinaforeignfastfoodrestaurantareservedmuchmorequicklyandconvenientlythanChinesedishes.However,manypeoplerefusetoeatforeignfastfoods.Firstofall,thosefoodsarefarfromeconomy.Usuallyanadultcannotmakehimselffullwithoutspendingatleasttwentyyuanormore.Thenthosefoodscontaintoomuchheatandfat.Theydoharmtopeople'shealth.ThisissaidtobeoneofthereasonswhytherearesomanyoverweightchildreninChinanowadays.Finallysomepeoplebelievethattheover-crowdedforeignfastfoodrestaurantsarethreateningtraditionalChineseones.ItdoesnogoodtothedevelopmentofChinesedishesaswellasourChineseculture.Inmyopinion,theexistenceofonethinghasitsownreasons.What'simportantisthatweshouldnoticetheshortcomingsofourownandlearnmeritsfromothers.Onlyinthiswaycanwesurvivethefiercecompetitionintheglobalvillage.

3.NatureorNurture?Todaythewayweconsiderhumanpsychologyandmentaldevelopmentisheavilydeterminedbythegeneticsciences.Wenowunderstandtheimportanceofinheritedcharacteristicsmorethaneverbefore.Yetwearestillunabletodecidewhetheranindividual'spersonalityanddevelopmentaremoreinfluencedbygeneticfactors(nature)orbytheenvironment(nurture).Researchrelatingtoidenticaltwinshashighlightedhowsignificantinheritedcharacteristicscanbeforanindividual'slife.Butwhetherthesecharacteristicsareabletodevelopwithinthepersonalityofanindividualsurelydependsonwhetherthecircumstancesallowsuchadevelopment.Itseemsthattheexperienceswehaveinlifearesounpredictableandsopowerfulthattheycanboostorover-rideotherinfluencesandthereseemstobeplentyofresearchfindingstoconfirmthis.Myownviewisthatthereisnoonemajorinfluenceinaperson'slife.Insteadthetraitsweinheritfromourparentsandthesituationandexperiencesthatweencounterinlifeareconstantlyinteracting.Itistheinteractionofthetwothatshapesaperson'spersonalityanddictateshowthatpersonalitydevelops.Ifthiswerenottruewewouldbeabletopredictthebehaviorandcharacterofapersonfromthemomenttheywereborn.InconclusionIdonotthinkthateithernatureornurtureisthemajorinfluenceonapersonbutthatbothhavepowerfuleffects.NatureorNurture?Todaythewayweconsiderhumanpsychologyandmentaldevelopmentisheavilydeterminedbythegeneticsciences.Wenowunderstandtheimportanceofinheritedcharacteristicsmorethaneverbefore.Yetwearestillunabletodecidewhetheranindividual'spersonalityanddevelopmentaremoreinfluencedbygeneticfactors(nature)orbytheenvironment(nurture).Research,relatingtoidenticaltwins,hashighlightedhowsignificantinheritedcharacteristicscanbeforanindividual'slife.Butwhetherthesecharacteristicsareabletodevelopwithinthepersonalityofanindividualsurelydependsonwhetherthecircumstancesallowsuchadevelopment.Itseemsthattheexperienceswehaveinlifearesounpredictableandsopowerful,thattheycanboostorover-rideotherinfluences,andthereseemstobeplentyofresearchfindingstoconfirmthis.Myownviewisthatthereisnoonemajorinfluenceinaperson'slife.Instead,thetraitsweinheritfromourparentsandthesituationandexperiencesthatweencounterinlifeareconstantlyinteracting.Itistheinteractionofthetwothatshapesaperson'spersonalityanddictateshowthatpersonalitydevelops.Ifthiswerenottrue,wewouldbeabletopredictthebehavior.andcharacterofapersonfromthemomenttheywereborn.Inconclusion,Idonotthinkthateithernatureornurtureisthemajorinfluenceonaperson,butthatbothhavepowerfuleffects.

4.250BaiyangRd.Shanghai200002June.27th2006Mr.LiHRManagerBBCompanyLtd.56BeihaiRd.Shanghai200333DearMr.Li:TIlearnthatyourcompanyisnowlookingforapart-timesalesperson.AfterdueconsiderationIhavedecidedtowritetoapplyforthisposition.IamajuniorstudentinXXXUniversitymajoringinmarketing.IcanspeakEnglishfluentlyandhavepassedCET-4.ThissummervacationIworkedasareceptionistinaconsultingcompanyforalmosttwomonthswhichhelpedmeaccumulatesomeexperienceinapproachinganddealingwithvariouskindsofpeople.Mycolleaguesandtheclientswereimpressedbymeagirlwhoisoutgoingactiveandenthusiastic.Ilikecommunicatingwithpeopleandamwillingtotakeanyhardwork.ThekindofworkthatyourcompanyisengagedinparticularlyinterestsmeandIexpectespeciallytheopportunityofcommunicatingwiththecustomersinEnglish.Ihopeyouwouldtakemyapplicationintoaccountfavorablyandentitlemeaninterview.SincerelyyoursLiMi250,BaiyangRd.Shanghai,200002June.27th,2006Mr.LiHRManagerBBCompanyLtd.56,BeihaiRd.Shanghai200333DearMr.Li:T,Ilearnthatyourcompanyisnowlookingforapart-timesalesperson.Afterdueconsideration,Ihavedecidedtowritetoapplyforthisposition.IamajuniorstudentinXXXUniversity,majoringinmarketing.IcanspeakEnglishfluentlyandhavepassedCET-4.Thissummervacation,Iworkedasareceptionistinaconsultingcompanyforalmosttwomonths,whichhelpedmeaccumulatesomeexperienceinapproachinganddealingwithvariouskindsofpeople.Mycolleaguesandtheclientswereimpressedbyme,agirlwhoisoutgoing,activeandenthusiastic.Ilikecommunicatingwithpeopleandamwillingtotakeanyhardwork.Thekindofworkthatyourcompanyisengagedinparticularlyinterestsme,andIexpectespeciallytheopportunityofcommunicatingwiththecustomersinEnglish.Ihopeyouwouldtakemyapplicationintoaccountfavorablyandentitlemeaninterview.Sincerelyyours,LiMi解析：本文为书信体，首先要注意格式正确，最应该注意的是要做到语言简练、逻辑性强。第一段Throughyouradvertisementin，Ilearnthatyourcompanyisnowlookingforapart-timesalesperson.Afterdueconsideration,Ihavedecidedtowritetoapplyforthisposition．总领全文，指出了消息的来源及应聘的职位。第二段介绍了作者的学历、经历、性格特征及能力。结尾段用Ihopeyouwouldtakemyapplicationintoaccountfavorablyandentitlemeaninterview．总结全文并提出了作者的期待。

5.MyViewonTravelingManypeopleliketraveling.Howeverdifferenttravelershavedifferentexperienceoftraveling.Theygetsomethingdifferentfromtravelingsuchasrelaxationsightseeingorsheerenjoyment.Iliketravelingforonlyonereasontravelhelpsmepushbackourhorizonsandmakesmemoreopen-minded.Inthefirstplacetravelfacilitatesmyunderstandingofdifferentcustomsandcultures.Peopleallovertheworldenjoyvariouskindsofcivilizationswhichdifferfromoursinmanyways.Takearchitectureforinstance.Duetodifferentgeographyeconomyreligionandcustomdifferenceculturehasdifferentarchitecturalphilosophy.Travelinghelpsmetorealizeandunderstandthedifferences.Moreoverunderstandingofdifferentcultureshelpsmetorealizetruenatureofmyownculture.OnlythroughcomparisoncanIdiscoverthestrongpointsandtheweakpointsofmyownculture.Thisserf-identificationcanbeofgreathelpinbroadeningmymind.Inawordtravelingdocswelltotravelers.Whatweseeandhearwhiletravelinghelpsusunderstanddifferentculturesandbroadenourmind.SodearfriendsgetpackedandgotravelinginthecomingMayDayholidays?MyViewonTravelingManypeopleliketraveling.However,differenttravelershavedifferentexperienceoftraveling.Theygetsomethingdifferentfromtraveling,suchasrelaxation,sightseeing,orsheerenjoyment.Iliketravelingforonlyonereasontravelhelpsmepushbackourhorizonsandmakesmemoreopen-minded.Inthefirstplace,travelfacilitatesmyunderstandingofdifferentcustomsandcultures.Peopleallovertheworldenjoyvariouskindsofcivilizationswhichdifferfromoursinmanyways.Takearchitectureforinstance.Duetodifferentgeography,economy,religion,andcustom,differenceculturehasdifferentarchitecturalphilosophy.Travelinghelpsmetorealizeandunderstandthedifferences.Moreover,understandingofdifferentcultureshelpsmetorealizetruenatureofmyownculture.Onlythroughcomparison,canIdiscoverthestrongpointsandtheweakpointsofmyownculture.Thisserf-identificationcanbeofgreathelpinbroadeningmymind.Inaword,travelingdocswelltotravelers.Whatweseeandhearwhiletravelinghelpsusunderstanddifferentculturesandbroadenourmind.So,dearfriends,getpackedandgotravelinginthecomingMayDayholidays?

6.ShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?Inrecentyearsdebatehasbeengrowingoverwhethertheone-childpolicyshouldbeabolished.Somepeoplemaintainthatitshouldbeabolishedasithasresultedinmanyproblems.Forexampleithascontributedtotheshortageofmigrantworkersinbigcitieswhichwillslowthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.Birthcontrolhasledtogenderbalancetoowhichisaveryserioussocialproblemnow.Opponentshoweverinsistthatweshouldstickwiththeone-childpolicy.Theysaythatthecurrentfamilyplanningpolicyformedasaresultofgradualchangesinthepasttwodecadeshasprovedcompatiblewithnationalconditions.Besides200millionpeoplewouldenterchildbearingageduringthenextdecade.Givensuchalargepopulationbasetherewouldbemajorfluctuationsinpopulationgrowthifweabandonedtheone-childrulenow.Inmyopiniontheone-childpolicyshouldbekeptunchangedatthistimetoensurestableandbalancedpopulationgrowth.Howeveritisadvisablethatthegovernmentshouldgraduallyrelaxregulationsforexamplebyallowingtwoonly-childrentoeachhavetwooffspring.Thiswouldbefaireasytoenforceandwouldalsohelptorebalancethepopulation.ShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?Inrecentyears,debatehasbeengrowingoverwhethertheone-childpolicyshouldbeabolished.Somepeoplemaintainthatitshouldbeabolishedasithasresultedinmanyproblems.Forexample,ithascontributedtotheshortageofmigrantworkersinbigcities,whichwillslowthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.Birthcontrolhasledtogenderbalancetoo,whichisaveryserioussocialproblemnow.Opponents,however,insistthatweshouldstickwiththeone-childpolicy.Theysaythatthecurrentfamilyplanningpolicy,formedasaresultofgradualchangesinthepasttwodecades,hasprovedcompatiblewithnationalconditions.Besides,200millionpeoplewouldenterchildbearingageduringthenextdecade.Givensuchalargepopulationbase,therewouldbemajorfluctuationsinpopulationgrowthifweabandonedtheone-childrulenow.Inmyopinion,theone-childpolicyshouldbekeptunchangedatthistimetoensurestableandbalancedpopulationgrowth.However,itisadvisablethatthegovernmentshouldgraduallyrelaxregulations,forexamplebyallowingtwoonly-childrentoeachhavetwooffspring.Thiswouldbefair,easytoenforceandwouldalsohelptorebalancethepopulation.

7.ALetterApplyingforaBankLoanJune23rdDearSir/MadameIamwritingtoapplyforyourbankloantosupportmystudiesinthenexttwoyears.Iamasophomorein×××UniversitymajoringinPsychology.InthepastoneandahalfyearsIhavebeenstudyingveryhardandwonthesecondprizescholarshipandbecauseofmyexcellentorganizingabilitiesIwaselectedchairmanoftheStudentsUnionofmydepartment.Thetuitionfeehoweverhasbecomeaburdenformeandmyfamily.Myfatherisalaid-offworkerandmymotherhasameagersalary.ItisbeyondtheirabilitytofinancemethroughtheremainingyearsofeducationsoIdecidetoapplytoyourbankforaloanof10000yuantorelievetheirfinancialpressure.Thisamountofmoneywillcovermytuitionfeesinthenexttwoacademicyears.Iwilltakesomepart-timejobssuchasbeingatutororasalesmanafterschoolandduringthetwovacat