【2023年】安徽省宣城市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

【2023年】安徽省宣城市大学英语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)1.1.图书馆的阅览区内滥用手机的现象很普遍

2.分析此现象造成影响

3.你的建议

MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

假如你叫王明，你就本校安全状况给校长写信。你的内容涉及宿舍及自习室偷盗问题、夜晚校园安全问题等，并提出自己关于加强校园安全的建议.

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofInvitation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese:

假如你是李明，邀请你的朋友张峰在暑假期间去你家乡游玩。内容包括以下几点：

1．邀请张峰来你家乡

2．介绍你们家乡的风景特色

3．期盼回信

ALetterofInvitation

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartandoutlinebelow:

1．简要分析图表

2．分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

5.Directions:YourfriendPeterneedstomakeadecisioninchoosingtostudyhistoryorcomputerscience.Hereallylikeshistory,butheistoldthatitwillbeeasierforhimtofindajobifhestudiescomputertechnology.Makeyourcomparisonandthenwritealettertohimandgiveyoursuggestions.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordswithin30minutes.

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnDialectalTVPro-grams.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.现在电视上出现了很多方言类的节目

2．对这种现象有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成

3．我的看法

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetter.SupposeyouareZhangYing.WritealettertoXiaoWang,aschoolmateofyourswhoisgoingtovisityouduringtheweek-longholiday.Youshouldwriteatleast100wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese.

1.表示欢迎

2．提出关于度假安排的建议

3．提醒应注意的事项

ALettertoaSchoolmate

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFoodSafetyProblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.FollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．我国食品市场存在的问题。

2．怎样解决食品安全问题。

3．结论。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.经济危机度卷世界各国

2.经济危机的影响

3.我们应该……

TheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAnImpressiveFilm.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.简单介绍你最喜欢的一部电影

2.谈谈你对这部电影但感受

3.总结

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

Apersonwhothinksabouthavingweightlosssurgeryshouldfind______bariatricsurgeon.

12.

Physicaltroubles,suchas______,maybethereasonsforchildren'scomplaint.

13.

Ifsomeoneisshortofbreathwhenlyingdown,theremaybe______.

14.

Anewnationalproject,whichaimsathelpingat-riskmiddle-andhighschoolboys,iscalled______.

15.

Washington,D.C.is______oftheU.S.

16.Painsanti.Gains

Pains

TheIraqWarisdraggingintoitsfourthyear.WhilepeaceremainsuncertaininIraq,opinionpollsintheUnitedStateshaveshownthatsupportforthewarisfallingdown.However,U.S.PresidentGeorgeW.Bushhasoutwardlyexpressedhisconfidenceonmorethanoneoccasion."I'moptimisticwe'llsucceed.Ifnot,I'dpullourtroopsout,"hesaidatarecentpressconference.

WhenheorderedtroopsintoIraqonMarch20,2003,GeorgeW.Bushprobablywouldnothaveimaginedthatthecountrywouldbeplungedintosuchachaoticsituationthreeyearslater.

Despiteitsvictoriousoffensives,U.S.forceshavenotbeenabletoclearanti-U.S.resistance,whichineffecthasseenadrasticrestorationrecently.AlthoughtheU.S.dominateddemocraticprocesshaslargelybeencompleted,andWashingtoncontinuestoincreaseeconomicassistance,Iraqhasmadelittleprogressinitsreconstruction,leavingIraqipeoplewithseverewaterandpowershortages.Inparticular,eversincethebombingofafamousShiiteshrine(什叶派教徒的圣地)onFebruary22,thefeudbetweentheSunnis(逊尼派教徒)andtheShiites,Iraq'stwomajorreligioussects,hasdegeneratedtotheedgeofacompletelossofcontrol.

Atpresent,theUnitedStatescanneithercomeupwithaquickanswertotheIraqproblem,norriditselfoftheheavyburdeneasily.Behindthe"Iraqsyndrome"arethehugecostsonthepartoftheUnitedStates:over2,300troopskilledand$200250billionspent.

Gains

Asamatteroffact,theUnitedStateshasreapedremarkablebenefitsfromthewarinspiteofitsvastcosts.

GeopoliticalPriority

ThegeopoliticalsituationhasbeenmademorefavorabletotheUnitedStates.OneoftheunderlyingreasonswhytheUnitedStatesseeksatransformationofIraqistosmashArabnationalismsoastokeepafirmgriponArabcountries.Iftheiradvantagesinpopulation,naturalresourcesandgeographicpositionareintegratedandtheyspeakwithonevoice,letaloneestablishaunifiedArabcountry,the22-nationArabworldwillbecapableofresistinginterventionbybigpowers.UnitymeanspowerandprovidesthebestscreenagainsttheinterferenceofWesternsuperpowers.Arabnationalism,championedbyformerEgyptianPremierGamalAbdelNasser,wasatitsheightinthe1950sto1960s.In1956,NassersuccessfullydefendedthemilitaryaggressionwagedbyBritain,FranceandIsrael.IntheFourthMiddleEastWar,ortheYomKippurWarin1973,theArabcountrieseffectivelyprotectedtheirdignityandinterestsbyusingtheoilweapon.AlthoughArabnationalismgraduallydeclinedafterthat,withconflictsemergingamongthevariousnations,thebasisforpoliticalintegrationstillexists.FortheUnitedStates,theArabworldis,ofcourse,toolarge.

IraqisatthecoreoftheArabworld.ItsformerleaderSaddamHusseinhadbeengoingoutofhiswaytoreviveArabnationalismbytakingadvantageoftheanti-U.S.sentimentspopularintheMiddleEast,somethinginauspiciousforWashington.ItisforthesereasonsthattheUnitedStatessetaboutchangingthenatureofIraqthroughtheIraqWar,thepost-wardemocratictransformation,andespeciallysupportingtheKurds(库尔德人).InthenewIraqiConstitution,thecountryisnolongerlabeledan"Arabcountry".

TheUnitedStateshasthereforesucceededinbreakingtheArabworldfromwithin,preventingtherevivalofArabnationalismandgettingridofthebiggestthreatforittocontroltheoilandstrategiczonesintheMiddleEast.Inthemeantime,asIraqisturnedintoadependent,proU.S.(支持美国的)country,theUnitedStateswillbeabletoestablishanewstrategicbaseintheheartoftheMiddleEast.Acurvelink

A.YB.NC.NG

17.ThegapbetweenLatinosandothergroupssuggeststhat______.

A.Latinosaremostunlikelytobeinsured

B.notmerelyeconomicforcesareworking

C.insuranceisseldomavailabletothepoor

D.economicforcesaloneinfluenceinsurance

18.

Americanareconsuming______nowadays.

19.

Itfoundthatincreasesinairpollutiontendedto______.

20.

Dr.Schweitzerwasabletosettletheargumentbecausehewasthejudgethere.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.

【B8】

22.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:I'msorryyoufailedthephysicscourse,Todd.

M:Let'sfaceit.I'mjustnotcutouttobeascientist.

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutTodd?

(12)

A.He'supsetbecausehehascuthimself.

B.Hecan'tfacethephysicsinstructoranylonger.

C.Hewantsthewomantocutoutsciencecourses.

D.Hedoesn'thavetheabilitytobeascientist.

23.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Sotediousajob!Ican'tconcentrateonitanylonger.Maybeweshouldtakeanapbeforewecontinue.

W:Well,youknowpeoplesaythephysicalactivitymakesyoumorealert.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(12)

A.Themanshouldsleepforawhile.

B.Themanshouldfinishthejobrightnow.

C.Themanshouldtrytoconcentrateonthejob.

D.Themanshouldgetsomeexercises.

24.听力原文：W:Wheredoyouwanttoeat?

M:Isthereanythingwrongwiththecoffeeshop?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(18)

A.Hewondersifanythinghappenedatthecoffeeshop.

B.Hedoesn'tknowwhythecoffeetastesbad.

C.Heonlywantscoffeebecauseheisn'thungry.

D.Hethinksthattheyoughttogotothecoffeeshop.

25.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Excuseme,doestheexpresstrainleaveat2:05?

W:No,at1:55.Youmusthurry.Thereare5.minutesleft.

Q:Whattimeisitnow?

(12)

A.1:50.B.1:55.C.2:00.D.2:05.

26.(32)

A.Itisawardedtothebestfilmofthefestival.

B.Itwasintroducedin1959.

C.Itwasintroducedbyacommercialorganization.

D.OnlyAmericandirectorshavereceivedthisaward.

27.【B2】

28.

【B10】

29.(15)

A.Sheofferedtohelptheman.

B.Sheborrowedthebooksfromtheman.

C.Shebroughtthebooksthemanaskedfor.

D.Sheletthemanuseherbooksfortheweekend.

30.(40)

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

PeopleintheUnitedStatesinthenineteenthcenturywerehauntedbytheprospectthatunprecedentedchangeinthenation'seconomywouldbringsocialchaos.Intheyearsfollowing1820,afterseveraldecadesofrelativestability,theeconomyenteredalineperiodofsustainedandextremelyrapidgrowththatcontinuedtotheendofthenineteenthcentury.

Accompanyingthatgrowthwasastructuralchangethatfeaturedincreasingeconomicdiversificationandagradualshiftinthenation'slaborforcefromagriculturetomanufacturingandothernonagriculturalpursuits.

Asthepopulationgrew,itsmakeupalsochanged.Massivewavesofimmigrationbroughtnewethnicgroupsintothecountry.Geographicandsocialmobility—downwardaswellasupward—touchedalmosteveryone.Localstudiesindicatethatnearlythree-quartersofthepopulation—intheNorthandSouth,intheemergingcitiesoftheNortheast,andintherestlessruralcountiesoftheWest—changedtheirresidenceeachdecade.

Asaconsequence,historianDavidDonaldhaswritten,"Socialatomizationaffectedeverysegmentofsociety,"anditseemedtomanypeoplethat"alltherecognizedvaluesoforderlycivilizationweregraduallybeingeroded".Rapidindustrializationandincreasedgeographicmobilityinthenineteenthcenturyhadspecialimplicationsforwomenbecausethesechangestendedtomagnifysocialdistinctions.Astherolesmenandwomenplayedinsocietybecamemorerigidlydefined,sodidtherolestheyplayedinthehome.Inthecontextofextremecompetitivenessanddizzyingsocialchangethehouseholdlostmanyofitsearlierfunctionsandthehomecametoserveasahavenoftranquilityandorder.Asthesizeoffamiliesdecreasedtherolesofhusbandandwifebecamemoredearlydifferentiatedthaneverbefore.

Inthemiddleclassespecially,menparticipatedintheproductiveeconomywhilewomenruledthehomeandservedasthecustodiansofcivilityandculture.Theintimacyofmarriagethatwascommoninearlierperiodswaslostandaguffthatattimesseemedunbridgeablewascreatedbetweenhusbandsandwives.

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

32.

Wherecanweseeeconomiesinwhichwomendoallthehardworkwhilemensitaroundenjoyingthemselves?

33.SectionB

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

Bringingupchildrenisahardwork,andyouareoftentoblameforanybadbehavior.ofyourchildren,Ifso,JudithRichHarrishasgoodnewsforyou.Parents,sheargues,havenoimportantlong-termeffectsonthedevelopmentofthepersonalityoftheirchildren.Farmoreimportantaretheirplaygroundfriendsandneighborhood.Ms.Harristakestohittingtheassumption,whichhasdominateddevelopmentalpsychologyforalmosthalfacentury.

Ms.Harris'sattackonthedevelopmentalists'"nature"argumentlookslikelytoreinforcedoubtsthattheprofessionwasalreadyhaving.Ifparentsmatter,whyisitthattwoadoptedchildren,rearedinthesamehome,arenomoresimilarinpersonalitythantwoadoptedchildrenrearedinseparatehomes?Orthatapairofidenticaltwins,rearedinthesamehome,arenomorealikethanapairofidenticaltwinsrearedindifferenthomes?

Difficultasitistotrackthepreciseeffectsofparentalupbringing,itmaybehardertomeasuretheexactinfluenceofthepeer(同龄人)groupinchildhoodandadolescence.Ms.Harrispointstohowchildrenfromimmigranthomessoonlearnnottospeakatschoolinthewaytheirparentsspeak.Butacquiringalanguageissurelyaskill,ratheracharacteristicofthesortdevelopmentalpsychologistshuntfor.Certainlyitisdifferentfromgrowinguptenselyorrelaxed,orfromlearningtobehonestorhard-workingorgenerous.Easythoughitmaybetoprovethatparentshavelittleimpactonthosequalities,itwillbehardtoprovethatpeershavevastlymore.

Moreover,mumanddadsurelycannotbeditchedcompletely.Youngadultsmay,asMs.Harrisargues,bekeentoappearliketheirpeers.Buteveninthoseearlyyears,parentshavethepowertoopendoors:theymayinitiallychoosethepeerswithwhomtheiryoungassociate,andpickthatinfluentialneighborhood.Moreover,mostpeoplesuspectthattheycometoresembletheirparentsmoreinmiddleage,andthatpeople'schildbearinghabitsmaybeformedpartlybywhattheirparentsdid.Sothebalanceofinfluencesisprobablycomplicated,asmostparentsalreadysuspectedwithoutbeingabletodemonstrateitscientifically.Evenifitturnsoutthatthegenestheypassonandthefriendstheirchildrenplaywithmatterasmuchasaffection,disciplineandgoodexample,parentsarenotcompletelyoffthehook.

AccordingtoMs.Harris,______.

A.parentsaretoblameforanybadbehavior.oftheirchildren

B.parentswillaffectgreatlythechildren'slifeinthelongrun

C.natureratherthannurturehasasignificanteffectonchildren'spersonalitydevelopment

D.children'spersonalityisshapedbytheirfriendandneighbors

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S6】

35.

【S8】

36.

【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S5】

38.

【S3】

39.【S8】

参考答案

1.MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary(1)Inthelibrarytheimproperuseofmobilephonesisbecomingincreasinglyserious.Manystudentsarefoundtalkingloudlyonphonesortakingaphoneinaudibleringingmodeintothelibrary.(2)Thereisnodoubtthatthoseimpolitebehaviors(3)hoveanegativeinfluenceonlibraryreaders.(4)Foronethingmobilephonesareadistractionforthosewhousemobilephonesfortheycanhardly(5)concentrateonreading.(4)Foranothersuchabehaviorcausesdisturbancetootherleaders.It'sveryimportantforthereaderstokeepaquietatmospheresincethelibraryisaplaceforstudyandresearch.Allstudentsshouldobeylibraryregulationsandkeepquietinthelibrary.(6)iftheydoneedtousemobilephonestheycansettheirmobilephonesinthesilencemodeandmakephonecallsindesignatedareas(7)suchasrestroomsandtheelevatorarea.(8)Inthiswayallthereadersinthelibrarycanhelptocreateagoodatmosphereand(9)benefitfromreading.MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary(1)Inthelibrary,theimproperuseofmobilephonesisbecomingincreasinglyserious.Manystudentsarefoundtalkingloudlyonphonesortakingaphoneinaudibleringingmodeintothelibrary.(2)Thereisnodoubtthatthoseimpolitebehaviors(3)hoveanegativeinfluenceonlibraryreaders.(4)Foronething,mobilephonesareadistractionforthosewhousemobilephones,fortheycanhardly(5)concentrateonreading.(4)Foranother,suchabehavior.causesdisturbancetootherleaders.It'sveryimportantforthereaderstokeepaquietatmospheresincethelibraryisaplaceforstudyandresearch.Allstudentsshouldobeylibraryregulationsandkeepquietinthelibrary.(6)iftheydoneedtousemobilephones,theycansettheirmobilephonesinthesilencemodeandmakephonecallsindesignatedareas,(7)suchasrestroomsandtheelevatorarea.(8)Inthisway,allthereadersinthelibrarycanhelptocreateagoodatmosphereand(9)benefitfromreading.解析：本题要求写一篇议论文。“限制在图书馆里使用手机”是大学生相当熟悉的话题，很容易拓展内容。同时注意所给的建议要合理、具有说服力。

[思路]第一段点明在图书馆内手机使用泛滥；

第二段说明此现象对读者所造成的影响；

第三段提出自己的建议。

2.ALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampusDearMr.PresidentI'masophomoremajoringinenvironmentalengineering.I'mwritingtoyoutosaysomethingabutthecampussafety.OuruniversityissolargethatIcan'timaginehowharditistokeepitwiththousandsofstudentsingoodorder.Onthewholestudentsaresomewhatcontentwiththecampussafety.Butmeanwhilesomeproblemsdoexist.Inthefirstplacethetheftoncampusisahugeheadacheofus.Myclassmatesinstudentdormitorybuilding202havecomeacrossthetheftquitealot.Theirbagsbankcardsradiosetsandotherpropertiesarestolen.Thesamethingsalsohappenedintheself-studyclassrooms.It'sunbearablethattextbookswithveryimportantnotesaremissingattimes.BesidesIheardthatwalkingaroundthecampusatnightisnotguaranteedbecauseafewgirlswerefrightenedby2strangerslastmonth.It'surgentthatsomemeasuresbetaken.Educationonmoralityshouldbetaughtamongallstudentsremindingthemofwhat'sthesensiblethingtodo.Ouruniversityshouldalsomakesomepolicytoensurethatsafetyregulationsbefollowed.Weareexpectingabigchange.AtlastIwanttoappreciateyoursparingprecioustimetoreadthisletter.Thankyou.YoursrespectfullyWangMingALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampusDearMr.President,I'masophomoremajoringinenvironmentalengineering.I'mwritingtoyoutosaysomethingabutthecampussafety.OuruniversityissolargethatIcan'timaginehowharditistokeepitwiththousandsofstudentsingoodorder.Onthewhole,studentsaresomewhatcontentwiththecampussafety.Butmeanwhile,someproblemsdoexist.Inthefirstplace,thetheftoncampusisahugeheadacheofus.Myclassmatesinstudentdormitorybuilding202havecomeacrossthetheftquitealot.Theirbags,bankcards,radiosets,andotherpropertiesarestolen.Thesamethingsalsohappenedintheself-studyclassrooms.It'sunbearablethattextbookswithveryimportantnotesaremissingattimes.Besides,Iheardthatwalkingaroundthecampusatnightisnotguaranteedbecauseafewgirlswerefrightenedby2strangerslastmonth.It'surgentthatsomemeasuresbetaken.Educationonmoralityshouldbetaughtamongallstudentsremindingthemofwhat'sthesensiblethingtodo.Ouruniversityshouldalsomakesomepolicytoensurethatsafetyregulationsbefollowed.Weareexpectingabigchange.Atlast,Iwanttoappreciateyoursparingprecioustimetoreadthisletter.Thankyou.Yoursrespectfully,WangMing

3.ALetterofInvitationDearZhangfengIfyouhavenopreviousengagementduringthesummervacationI'dlikeyoutohaveatouraroundmyhometownwithmyheartfeltsincerity.Wehaven'tenjoyedbeingtALetterofInvitationDearZhangfeng,Ifyouhavenopreviousengagementduringthesummervacation,I'dlikeyoutohaveatouraroundmyhometownwithmyheartfeltsincerity.Wehaven'tenjoyedbeingt

4.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?ThesportprogramshavebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfaraheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percentrespectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-upemotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheirfeelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthevictoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifferencesportsareaccessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenbysportstheycanroamfromcountrytocountrycontinenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?ThesportprogramshavebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph,78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsports,whichisobviouslyfaraheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewers,comparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdo,with42percentand20percentrespectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-upemotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheirfeelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitement,theyapplaudforthevictoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasense,sportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifference,sportsareaccessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenbysports,theycanroamfromcountrytocountry,continenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.

5.DearPeterYouhaveaskedmeformyadviceconcerningwhetheryoushouldstudyhistoryorcomputerscienceatauniversity.HereishowIlookatit.Iknowyouhavebeeninterestedinhistorysinceschooldays.HoweverasapracticalpersonandyourfriendIwouldadviseyoutotakeupcomputerscience.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Firstlyuniversitytrainingisapreparationforyourfuturecareer.Thereforewhenyouchooseyourmajoryouhavetothinkaboutitsprospect—whetheritwillensureyourestablishmentandcontinuousdevelopmentinsociety.Computersciencewillofferyoumuchwiderjobopportunities.Historyhoweverfascinatingitmaybeoffersfarfewercareerprospects.Secondlyintheageofscienceandtechnologyitisnecessaryforonetobecomputer-literate.Infactthecomputerisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinourlives.IfyouchoosecomputerscienceasyourmajorIamsureyoucanenjoyfarbettercareerprospectsthanyoucanwithhistory.OfcourseIamnotsuggestingthatyougiveupyourinterestinhistoryaltogether.Youcantakeitasahobbywhichmayenrichyourlife.Inthiswaywhileyoustudycomputerscienceforyourfuturecareeryoucanalsofindpleasureinyourhobby.IhopewhatIsaidcanbeofsomehelpforyoutodecide.Iwishyoucouldmakeawiseandhappychoice.BestwishesRebeccaDearPeter,Youhaveaskedmeformyadviceconcerningwhetheryoushouldstudyhistoryorcomputerscienceatauniversity.HereishowIlookatit.Iknowyouhavebeeninterestedinhistorysinceschooldays.However,asapracticalpersonandyourfriend,Iwouldadviseyoutotakeupcomputerscience.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Firstly,universitytrainingisapreparationforyourfuturecareer.Therefore,whenyouchooseyourmajor,youhavetothinkaboutitsprospect—whetheritwillensureyourestablishmentandcontinuousdevelopmentinsociety.Computersciencewillofferyoumuchwiderjobopportunities.History,howeverfascinatingitmaybe,offersfarfewercareerprospects.Secondly,intheageofscienceandtechnology,itisnecessaryforonetobecomputer-literate.Infact,thecomputerisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinourlives.Ifyouchoosecomputerscienceasyourmajor,Iamsureyoucanenjoyfarbettercareerprospectsthanyoucanwithhistory.Ofcourse,Iamnotsuggestingthatyougiveupyourinterestinhistoryaltogether.Youcantakeitasahobby,whichmayenrichyourlife.Inthisway,whileyoustudycomputerscienceforyourfuturecareer,youcanalsofindpleasureinyourhobby.IhopewhatIsaidcanbeofsomehelpforyoutodecide.Iwishyoucouldmakeawiseandhappychoice.Bestwishes,Rebecca

6.①Itseemsthatinrecentyears．dialectalTVprogramsareemerginginvariousformssuchasnewsandtalkshowsandtheyaregainingpopularityamongaudiencesboththeretiredandteenagers．②However。thephenomenonhasarousedmuchcontroversy．③Someexpertsholdthattheseprogramsarehelpfulinpreservinglocallanguageswhichareanindis