2023年福建省南平市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2023年福建省南平市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheSafetyofFood.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前食品安全的状况

2.产生这些食品质量问题的原因

3.我们应该怎么做

TheSafetyofFood

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaninquirylettertoafriend.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

假设你有一位居住在美国纽约的好友(DavidJohnson)。你写信告诉他你已被录取为纽约大学的研究生，即将在今年9月赴美学习，向他询问有关事宜。信件内容要求如下：

1．问候朋友并告知自己的好消息

2．询问关于在纽约留学的生活情况，如能否在学校附近找到住处，以及朋友有何生活上的建议等

3．希望他早日回信，并盼望在不久的将来能和他在纽约见面

AnInquiryLettertoaFriend

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewpointOnWide-spreadSMS(ShortMessageService).You,shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven,below:

1.现在越来越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道

2.使用手机雉的利与弊

3.我的观点

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBlogWriting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.写博客的好处;

2.写博客存在的问题;

3.你的看法。

5.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

6.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……

7.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?

8.1.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

9.1.新闻媒体披露，徐州某中学1000多名学生签名，庄严承诺“远离网吧”

2．分析“远离网吧”运动的原因

3．做出对比和评论

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnFastFood.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有人认为快餐带来了很多便利之处

2.有人却认为快餐带来了很多负面影响

3.在我看来…

OnFastFood

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

RosaParksenjoyedacarefreechildhood.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Ofallpeoplearoundtheworld,competitivenessisprizedhighestby______.

13.

Whenstudentsknowaboutthereasonsfortakingtests,theywillapproachthemwith______.

14.ACleanWorldoraPollutedWorld?

Consume,consume,consume!Oursocietyisconsumer-orienteddangerouslyso.Tokeepthewheelsofindustryturning,wemanufactureconsumergoodsinendlessquantities,and,intheprocess,arerapidlyexhaustingournaturalresources.Butthisisonlyhalftheproblem.Whatdowedowithmanufacturedproductswhentheyarewornout?Theymustbedisposedof,buthowandwhere?Unsightlyjunkyardsfullofrustingautomobilesalreadysurroundeverycityinthenation.Americansthrowaway80billionbottlesandcanseachyear,enoughtobuildmorethantenstackstothemoon.Thereisn'troomformuchmorewaste,andyetthefactoriesgrindon.Theycannotstopbecauseeveryonewantsajob.Ourstandardofliving,oneofthehighestintheworld,requirestheconsumptionofmanufacturedproductsinever-increasingamounts.Man,abouttobeburiedinhisownwaste,iscaughtinaviciouscycle."Stoptheworld,Iawanttogetoff,"isthewayapopularsongputman'sdilemma.

Itwasn'talwayslikethis.Only100yearsagomanlivedinharmonywithnature.Thereweren'tsomanypeoplethenandtheirwantswerefewer.Whateverwasteswereproducedcouldbeabsorbedbynatureandweresooncoveredover.Todaythisharmoniousrelationshipisthreatenedbyman'slackofforesightandplanning,andbyhiscarelessnessandgreed.Formanisslowlypoisoninghisenvironment.

Pollutionisa"dirty"word.Topollutemeanstocontaminate—tospoilsomethingbyintroducinginpuritieswhichmakeitunfitoruncleantouse.Pollutioncomesinmanyforms.Weseeit,smellit,tasteit,drinkit,andstumblethroughit.Weliterallyliveinandbreathepollution,and,notsurprisingly,itisbeginningtothreatenourhealth,ourhappiness,andourverycivilization.

Oncewethoughtofpollutionasmeaningsimplysmog—thechoking,stinging,dirtyairthathoversovercities.Butairpollution,whileitisstillthemostdangerous,Isonlyonetypeofcontaminationamongseveralwhichattackthemostbasiclifefunctions.

Throughtheuncontrolleduseofinsecticides,manhaspollutedtheland,killingthewildlife.Bydumpingsewageandchemicalsintoriversandlakes,wehavecontaminatedourdrinkingwater.Wearepollutingtheoceans,too,killingthefishandtherebydeprivingourselvesofaninvaluablefoodsupply.

Partoftheproblemisourexplodingpopulation.Moreandmorepeopleproducemorewastes.Butthisproblemisintensifiedbyour"throw-away"technology.EachyearAmericansdisposeof7millionautos,20milliontonsofwastepaper,25millionpoundsoftoothpastetubesand48millioncans.Wethrowawaygumwrappers,newspapers,andpaperplates.Itisnolongerfashionabletoreuseanything.Todayalmosteverythingisdisposable.Insteadofrepairingatoasteroraradio,itiseasierandcheapertobuyanewoneanddiscardtheold,eventhough93percentofitspartsmaystillbefunctioning.Babydiapers,whichusedtobemadeofreusablecloth,arenowpaperthrow-aways.Soonwewillwearclothingmadeofpaper:"Wearitonceandthrowitaway"willbethesloganofthefashionconscious.

Whereisthisalltoend?Areweturningtheworldintoagiganticdump,oristherehopethatwecansolvethepollutionproblem?Fortunately,solutionsareinsight.Afewofthemarepositivelyingenious.

Taketheproblemofdiscardedautomobiles,forinstance.Eachyearover40,000ofthemareabandonedinNewYorkCityalone.Eventuallythediscardsendupinajunkyard.Butcarsaretoobulkytoshipasscraptoasteelmill.Theymustfirstbeflattened.ThisisdoneinagiantcompressorwhichcanreduceaCadillactothesizeofatelevisionsetinamatterofminutes.Anyleftoverscrapmetalsmixedwithconcreteandmadeintoexceptionallystrongbricksthatareusedinbuil

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

PeopleasktheGovernmenttopaymoreattentionto______.

16.

Comparedwiththelabormarket,thestockmarketisamoreabstractsortofmarket.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

ThegeniusmentionedhereissomeonenotonlywithahighIQbutalso______.

A.hasdonesomethingofgreatinfluence

B.startedhis/hercareeratayoungage

C.haseccentricbehavior

D.hasoddappearance

18.

Darksettingcangiveamessagetothebraintoreleasechemicalsthatleadto______.

19.WhyPopMusicSoundsPerfect?

Ifyouhaven'tbeenlisteningtopopradiointhepastfewmonths,you'vemissedtheriseoftwoseeminglyopposingtrends.Inamediuminwhichmediocresinginghasneverbeenabartoentry,alotofpopvocalssuddenlysoundgreat.Betterthangreat:note-andpitch-perfect,asifthere'sbeenanunspokentighteningofstandardsatrecordlabelsoranevolutionaryleapinthedevelopmentofvocalcords.Attheotherextremeareafewhip-hopsingerswhoalsohittheirnotesbutwithaprecisionsoexaggeratedthatonfirstlisten,theirsongssoundcomicallyartificial,likeachorusof50srobotssingingMotown.

Theforcebehindbothtrendsisaningeniousplug-incalledAuto-Tune,adownloadablestudiotrickthatcantakeavocalandinstantlynudgeitontothepropernoteormoveittothecorrectpitch.It'slikePhotoshopforthehumanvoice.Auto-Tunedoesn'tmakeitpossibleforjustanyonetosinglikeapro,butusedasitscreatorintended,itcantransform.awaveringperformanceintosomethingtechnicallyflawless."Rightnow,ifyoulistentopop,everythingisinperfectpitch,perfecttimeandperfecttune,"saysproducerRickRubin."That'showubiquitousAuto-Tuneis."

Auto-Tune'sinventorisamannamedAndyHildebrand,whoworkedforyearsinterpretingseismicdatafortheoilindustry.Usingamathematicalformulacalledautocorrelation,Hildebrandwouldsendsoundwavesintothegroundandrecordtheirreflections,providinganaccuratemapofpotentialdrillsites.It'satechniquethatsavesoilcompanieslotsofmoneyandallowedHildebrandtoretireat40.Hewasdebatingthenextchapterofhislifeatadinnerpartywhenaguestchallengedhimtoinventaboxthatwouldallowhertosingintune.Afterhetinkeredwithautocorrelationforafewmonths,Auto-Tunewasborninlate1996.

Almostimmediately,studioengineersadopteditasatradesecrettofixflubbednotes,savingthemtheexpenseandhassleofhavingtoredosessions.ThefirsttimecommonearsheardAuto-Tunewasontheimmenselyirritating1998Cherhit"Believe."Inthefirstverse,whenChersings"Ican'tbreakthrough"asthoughshe'sstandingbehindanelectricfan,that'sAuto-Tune--butit'snotthewayHildebrandmeantittobeused.Theprogram'sretunespeed,whichadjuststhesinger'svoice,canbesetfromzeroto400."Ifyousetitto10,thatmeansthattheoutputpitchwillgethalfwaytothetargetpitchin10milliseconds,"saysHildebrand."Butifyouletthatparametergotozero,itfindsthenearestnoteandchangestheoutputpitchinstantaneously"--eliminatingthenaturaltransitionbetweennotesandmakingthesingersoundjumpyandautomat-ed."Ineverfiguredanyoneintheirrightmindwouldwanttodothat,"hesays.

LikeothertrendsspawnedbyCher,thecreativeabuseofAuto-Tunequicklywentoutoffashion,althoughitcontinuedtobeanindispensable,ifinaudible,partoftheengineer'stoolbox.Butin2003,T-Pain(FaheemNajm),alittle-knownrapperandsinger,accidentallystumbledontotheChereffectwhileAuto-Tuningsomeofhisvocals."Itjustworkedformyvoice,"saysT-PaininhisnaturalTallahasseedrawl."Andtherewasn'tanyoneelsedoingit."

Sincehis2005debutalbum,T-Painhassentadozenslightlyraunchy,mechanicallycheerysinglesintotheTop10.HecontributedtofournominatedsongsatGrammyAward2009,andhisinfluenceisstillspreading.WhenKanyeWestwaslookingforaneffecttomatchsomeheartbrokenlyrics,heflewT-PaintoHawaiitoseehowmanywaystheycouldtweakAuto-Tune.Diddygaveapercentageofhisupcomingalbum'sprofitstoT-Paininexchangeforsomelessons.EvenPrinceisrumoredtobeexperimentingwithAuto-Tuneonhisnewrecord."Iknow[Auto-Tune]betterthananyone,"saysT-Pain."AndevenI'mjustfiguring

A.Vocalcords.B.Hip-hopsingers.C.Motown.D.Auto-Tune.

20.

Ifyoudisagreewiththewayyourex-spouse______,youcanaskthecourttodecidethebestinterestsofthechildregardingsuchissuesasreligiousinstructionormedicalcare.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.

【B9】

22.

【B8】

23.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

听力原文：W:John!I'vedonemyjob!Iwasjustheadingdownstairsforacupofcoffee.Youwanttogo?It'smytreat.

M:Thisisthefirsttime!Youmusthavewonthelottery.

Q:Whataretheygoingtodo?

(12)

A.Theywillgoandbuycoffee.

B.Theywillgoandbuythelottery.

C.Theywillfinishthejob.

D.Theywillbeginwiththejob.

24.(21)

A.History.B.Literature.C.Science.D.Math.

25.(34)

A.Becausetheviolinwastooexpensive.

B.Becausetheviolinwastoobigforher.

C.Becauseshewastooyoungtoplaytheviolin.

D.Becausehermotherwantedhertoplaythepiano.

26.听力原文：W:Thestateballetiscomingtotownnextweekend,andIcannotfindaticketanywhere．

M:Youknow,mysisterjusthappenstohaveoneandshecannotgo,Shehasgotsomesortofconflictinherschedule．

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

(18)

A.Themanalsowantstogetaticketforthestateballet.

B.Themanissellingtheticketforthestateballet.

C.Theman'ssisterwillgotoseethestateballet.

D.Theman'ssisterwillgivethetickettothewoman.

27.(35)

A.Heforbidshischildrentoeatjunkfood.

B.Heandhiswifedon'teatjunkfood.

C.Hebelievesbeingavegetarianhelpshimkeepfit.

D.Hesometimesservesmeatandpotatoestothekids.

28.(15)

A.Thatthemanwillnotbeabletosleep.

B.Thatsomeonewillenterthebackdoorwhilethemanissleeping.

C.Thatthelockonthedoorwillbreak.

D.Thatthemanwillnotbeabletocomeback.

29.(36)

A.In1928.B.In1982.C.In1980.D.In1920.

30.听力原文：M:Let'shaveafestivalatthebeginningoftheschoolyeartoraisesomemoneyfortheclub.

W:That'sagoodidea.Ibelieveitwillgettheballrolling.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(17)

A.Allthestudentswouldlikeaformalball.

B.Raisingthemoneywillbehard.

C.Thefestivalwillbegintheyearnicely.

D.Theclubneedssomesportsaswell.

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

Accordingtothepassage,numbersenseinanimalsappearstobe______.

A.restrictedtoaboutonedozenspeciesorless

B.presentchieflyinwingedcreatures

C.similartoafacultypossessedtymeninallstagesofdevelopment

D.asintricateascounting

32.

IftheassumptionaboutthedelayofanewIceAgeiscorrect______.

A.thebestwaytoovercomethecoolingeffectwouldbetoburnmorefuels

B.leewouldsooncoverthenorthernhemisphere

C.theincreasedlevelsofcarbondioxideintheatmospherecouldwarmuptheearthevenmorequickly

D.thegreenhouseeffectcouldworktotheadvantageoftheearth

33.

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Theprospectoftrackingservices.

B.MobilephoneswithGPSfunctions.

C.Theapplicationoflocationservices.

D.Thedominatingtrackingsystems.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S8】

35.

【S3】

36.

【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S7】

38.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyhassetlimitsforthe

radiationpermittedtoleakfromaproposednuclearwasteburial

centerinthestateofNevada.Theactionwillhelpdecidedwhether【S1】______

thefederalgovernmentcanbuildthenuclearwastedumpat

YuccaMountain.

Thedumpwouldbeusedtoburyaboutseventy-thousand

tonsofnuclearwaste.Thewasteincludesusenuclearfuelfrom【S2】______

powercentersandwastefromtheproductionof'nuclearweapons.

Thewasteisnowstoredatpowercenteraroundthecountry.【S3】______

YuccaMountainisownedbythefederalgovernment.Noone

livesthere.Itisinaextremelydryareamorethanone-hundred【S4】______

-forty-fivekilometersnorthwestofLasVegas

TheadministrationofPresidentBushbelievesanuclear

wastedumpshoulddevelopthere.Itsaysthisdumpisneededto【S5】______

permitandecreaseinnuclearpowercenters.Federalofficials【S6】______

supportsmoreuseofnuclearpowerbecauseofthenation'senergy【S7】______

problems.ButNevadastateofficialsstronglyreprovetheplan.【S8】______

ThedisputeaboutYuccaMountainhascontinuedforalmosttwentyyears.

TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyrecentlyestablishradiation【S9】______

limitsforgroundwater,airandsoilnearYuccaMountain.

Bothsidesclaimedthattheagencyrulinghelpedtheircause.Department

ofEnergySecretarySpencerAbrahamsayshisagency

canmeetthenewrequirement.MisterAbrahamsaysthegovernment【S10】______

maycontinuewiththeprojectbytheendoftheyear.

【S1】

39.

【S4】

参考答案

1.TheSafetyofFoodFoodsafetyhasbecomearisingconcernamongChinesecitizensafteraseriesoffoodcontaminationaccidentsoccurredacrossthecountryinrecentyears.In2006thecountry'sfoodsafetywatchTheSafetyofFoodFoodsafetyhasbecomearisingconcernamongChinesecitizensafteraseriesoffoodcontaminationaccidentsoccurredacrossthecountryinrecentyears.In2006,thecountry'sfoodsafetywatch解析：本次写作试题要求对“食品安全”问题展开讨论。要求考生先描述食品安全的现状，然后分析产生这些食品问题的原因，最后就我们应该怎么做进行阐述。写作可以按照试卷上给出的汉语提纲展开。文章首段应指出食品安全问题已经越来越多地受到中国居民关注。可以运用…hasbecomearisingconcernamong…的句式来表示“……已经成为(关注的焦点)”，类似的句式还有moreandmorepeoplepayattentionto…越来越多的人在关注……还可以运用themostnotoriouscase…来举例说明。文章第二段应该对产生食品安全的原因加以分析，很多生产者为了牟取暴利不惜违反法律将一些化学物品添加到食品里。用becauseof…来表示原因，还可以用thereasonof…用inorderto表示为了达到……目的所采取的做法，相类似的用法还有soasto…，inorderthat…提出对策和建议时可用firstly…secondly…finally/atlast…或firstofall…then…thelastbutnottheleast等表达方式，以体现文章条理清晰。

2.AnInquiryLettertoaFriendDearDavid①Howareyouthesedays?IamwritingtotellyouthatIhavebeenenrolledinthegraduateprograminNewYorkUniversity.IamleavingthisSeptemberfortheUnitedStateAnInquiryLettertoaFriendDearDavid,①Howareyouthesedays?IamwritingtotellyouthatIhavebeenenrolledinthegraduateprograminNewYorkUniversity.IamleavingthisSeptemberfortheUnitedState解析：应用文：书信烦乱。①审题及布局。这篇作文相对来说比较简单，属于信息咨询类书信，同时属于朋友间的通信往来，所以在语言和内容上可以非正式一些。在完成书信格式的要求后，只要根据题目中给出的提纲来展开即可。②语言。本文是一篇非正式文体书信，所以语言要简洁、清晰，更口语化，不需要使用过于生僻的词汇。

3.MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS①Nowadaysmoreandmoreyoungpeoplehavejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajorcommunicationchannel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemostfrequentlyusedfuncMyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS①Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungpeoplehavejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajorcommunicationchannel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemostfrequentlyusedfunc解析：①审题及布局。这是一篇比较典型的提纲式作文。按照文章提示的要求，首先应该对越来越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道这一现象进行简单介绍，然后说明使用手机短信的利与弊，最后表明自己的观点，即喜欢这种交流方式与否。在布局上，根据题目中给出的提纲来展开，采用三段式的结构即可。第一段介绍这种现象；第二段说明使用短信交流的利弊，应该注意根据自己的观点事先安排说明利弊的比重，即如果认为利大于弊，就应该多说明益处，反之亦然；第三段陈述自己的观点。②语言。本文是一篇论说文，论说要层次分明，语言简洁流畅，尽量避免重复使用同一句式或词汇，以增加文采。时态上采用一般现在时即可。

4.BlogWritingNowadaysblogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularwhichhasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblogwritingclaimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedinyourblogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.Moreoveritcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblogpeoplemayknowmoreaboutyourpersonalityhobbiestastesviewsandsoon.HoweverthosewhoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethespreadoffalseinformationeasierontheInternetwhichmayleadtogreatdamagetoindividualsaswellastothesociety.Besidestheconvenientaccesstotheblogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopiniontheadvantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.Withmoreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictionsblogwritingwillnodoubtbedevelopedatafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.BlogWritingNowadays,blogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular,whichhasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblogwritingclaimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedinyourblogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.Moreover,itcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblog,peoplemayknowmoreaboutyourpersonality,hobbies,tastes,viewsandsoon.However,thosewhoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethespreadoffalseinformationeasierontheInternet,whichmayleadtogreatdamagetoindividualsaswellastothesociety.Besides,theconvenientaccesstotheblogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion,theadvantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.Withmoreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictions,blogwritingwillnodoubtbedevelopedatafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.解析：[审题]本次考试的写作题属于非常典型的利弊型作文。要求考生就某一事物或社会现象分析其优点和缺点，并阐述自己的态度。

第一段提出对写博客有不同看法，可以先介绍写博客的好处，举两三个例子说明。如信息共享，增进了解等。

第二段说明其缺点。如虚假信息传布，个人隐私被侵犯等。

第三段说出自己的看法，即写博客利大于弊，但要有有效的规则和限制。

[提纲]

1.Advantages:

Shareinformation

Promotemutualunderstanding

2.Disadvantages:

Spreadoffalseinformation

Violatetheprivacy

3.Myview:

Advantagesoutweighdisadvantages.

Moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictions

Acceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.

5.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.

6.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?

7.ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Whethertoraisetheretirementagehasbecomeahottopicnowadays.Manypeopleseeincreasingtheretirementageasawaytohelpaddressthefinancialchallengesinthesocialsecurityfund.Andtheysaytherearecompellingdemographicreasonsforsuchachange—increasedlifespansincreasedworkingcapabilitiesandastructuraldemandforexperiencedlabor.Howevermanymorewereagainstraisingtheretirementage.Theyarguethatthepensionfundhasasurplusnow.Besidesaprolongedlifespandoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatpeoplearea