【2023年】浙江省宁波市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

【2023年】浙江省宁波市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledReflectionontheVolunteerWork.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．当前，一股志愿者工作热席卷校园

2．校园志愿者工作热现象的原因

3．你的打算

ReflectionontheVolunteerWork

2.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……

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheEffectsofCompliments.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.你认为恭维给人们带来怎样的影响

2.具体说明恭维所产生的作用和影响

3.提议大家该怎么做

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.SupposeyouareLiMing.WritealettertoMartha,ateacherofyoursintheseniorhighschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.得知老师要来伦敦访问非常高兴；

2．介绍自己的学习和生活；

3．希望能带老师参观伦敦。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWidespreadExtravagantSpendingonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．现在很多大学生花钱大手大脚

2．这一现象的原因是…

3．我的看法

WidespreadExtravagantSpendingonCampus

6.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。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowingtable.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.解释表格各数据：

2．分析报名人数变化的原因；

3．对这一现象做出评论

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1．简单描述下图表内容。

2．变化原因。

3．这个变化对个人和社会的影响。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledEnergyCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:

1.Energycrisisisoneofthemainproblemsfacingtheworldtoday.

2.Importanceofenergy.

3.Conservingenergy.

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.我为什么选择读大学;

2.现在读大学是否值得;

3.结论。

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

Whichofthefollowingismentionedbytheauthorasoneofourmostvaluableassets?

A.Perseverance.

B.Ourpotential.

C.24hourseachday.

D.Ourattitudetolife.

12.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HappyEarthDay

TheGoodNews

Here'sthegoodnews:ourairiscleaner,ourlakesarepurer,ourforestsarehealthier,endangeredspeciesarerecovering,toxicemissionsaxedown,andacidrainhasdiminisheddramatically.Andyet,ifyou'velookedatanewspaperorwatchedtheeveningnewslately,youmightthinkourenvironmentisundersiege(围攻).Mediacoverageoftheenvironmentisheavyondoomsday,butthetruthisnotatallbleak:nearlyallenvironmentaltrendsintheUnitedStatesarepositiveandhavebeenforyears-ifnotdecades.

Eco-legislation,greenorganizations,corporatecooperationandnewinventionshaveallquietlysteeredourenvironmentinapositivedirection.Wecan'taffordtobecomplacent(自满的),though-especiallywhenitcomestogreenhousegases,sinceglobalwarmingistheonehugeproblemwehaven'treallytackled.Butalmosteverymeasuretakenbygovernmentagenciesendgrass-rootseffortstoimprovetheenvironmenthasshownencouragingresults-usuallyfasterthanexpectedandatalowercost.Nowthat'sgoodnews.

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthateventheworrisomefactofglobalwarmingcanbeameliorated(改善).Thereisastrongscientificconsensusthattheglobalwarmingthreatrequiresaction,butifcurrentenvironmentaltrendspersistandthereductionofmostpollutantscontinuestobeaccomplishedfasterendmorecheaplythanexpected,wemaybeabletocontrolandreducegreenhousegasesinbothaffordableandpracticalways.

ConsidersomeoftheenvironmentalimprovementstheUnitedStateshaswitnessedoverthelastthreedecades.

ImprovedAirQuality

Takeanice,bigcleansingbreath.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,emissionsoftheprimarysmog-causingchemicalsfromcarsandtruckshavedeclined54percentsince1970,eventhoughthenumberofregisteredcarsandtruckshasmorethandoubled,from108,407,000to230,428,000,andtheyarenowdrivenoneandahalftimesasfarannually.

Keepbreathing,becausethefineparticulateslinkedtorespiratorydisease,includingthosesometimesseenassoot(煤烟),aredownbyaboutone-thirdsince1979(thoughfewercitiesweresurveyedbackthen).Thelevelofcarbonmonoxide,adangerousodorlessgas,isdown53percentsince1970.Andemissionsofsulfurdioxide,oftenthemajorculpritbehindacidrain,aredown49percentsince1970,despitethefactthattheUnitedStatesnowbumsfarmorecoal,themainsourceofthispollutant.

TheseimprovementshavetranslatedintobetterairqualityformillionsofAmericans.Between1976and1990,theLosAngelesareaaveragedsome150daysperyearinviolationoffederalsmogstandards;in2004,thatfiguredroppedtojust27violationdays,thefewesteverforthatcity.

And,incaseyouarewondering,federalstandardshavebecomestricter,notweaker,duringthisperiod.Ofcourse,thereismoretobedone-27smogdaysinLosAngelesarestill27toomany,andAtlanta,Houstonandothercitiescontinuetoexperienceair-pollutionproblems.Butoverall,air-qualitytrendsarestronglypositive.Now,exhale.

BetterWaterQuality

Otherenvironmentaltrendsareequallyencouraging.Waterqualityhasimproved,too,andratesofwaterbornediseasearealsoindecline.It'shardtobelieve,butjustagenerationago,factoriesandmunicipalplantsactuallydischargeduntreatedwaste

A.Globalwarming.

B.Acidrain.

C.Toxicemission.

D.Environment.

13.

Learntobemorecreativeisjustamatteroffocusingontheendlessflowofideasyouproduce,andlearningto______thenewthat'swithinyou.

14.

Theculturallypatterned______aredifferentintheUnitedStates,JapanandIndia.

15.

TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)acknowledgesthat______.

A.millionsofpeopleworldwidearesufferingfrommentaldisorders

B.peoplesufferfrommentaldisorderswhenbeingsad,happyoranxious

C.peoplemaysufferfrommentalillnesswithemotionalorbehavioraldisruption

D.mentaldisordersmayresultfromthemalfunctioningofourbrains

16.

Theroomfortoday'sspecieswasmadeby______.

17.

MostEuropeanswouldnotchoosetoeatGMfoods.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Survey-Feedback-Action,whichoffersastatisticalmeasurementofbothemployeesatisfactionandsubordinates'opinionsofmanagement'sleadershipperformance,iscarriedout______.

19.

Newdrugsusuallyarenottestedonthepeoplewhoare______.

20.

Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"someofthemarespecialisttheatres"?

A.Thosetheatresonlyhaveoperasshows.

B.Thetheatresareespeciallygoodfortheirballetshows.

C.Thesetheatresofferreallyaffordabletickets.

D.Theyeachholdaspecialtypeofplayorshow.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(34)

A.SouthAmerica

B.ThecountrysidethroughoutAmerica.

C.UrbanareasinthesouthernU.S.A.

D.ThecountrysideintheSouthernU.S.A.

22.(32)

A.Pollutionoftheenvironment.

B.Anewgenerationofpestkillers.

C.Over-killingbyhunters.

D.Destructionoftheirnaturalhomes.

23.

【B10】

24.(21)

A.Becauseshethinksitistoosimple.

B.Becauseshethinksmendon'tlikeit.

C.Becauseshethinksitistoopersonal.

D.Becauseshethinksitshowsnogratitude.

25.(41)

26.(24)

A.Becauseit'sdark.

B.Becauseitmakesherthink.

C.Becausetherearetwo-dimensionalcharactersinit.

D.Becausethedialoguesinitaresuperficial.

27.SectionC

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

听力原文：Pollution,overfishingandtheconstructionofcoastalprojectshavepushedmanyfishtothebrinkofextinction.InEastChina'sShandongProvince,thecatchfromitsnorthernBohaiSeahasstumpedfrom3.32milliontonsin1999to2.78milliontonsin2001.TherearefewermajorcashfishintheBohai,evenduringfishingseason.Fishpreviouslyteemingintheseaincludingtilehairtailandyellowcroaker,mustnowbeimported.

InJiangsnProvince,fishermennearXinyiRiver'sestuaryhavesufferedheavylosses.Theiraquaticproductshavebeenkilledbysewagefromtheriver'supperreaches.

Thefishermencan'tseekremunerationbecauseitisimpossibletodeterminewhichsewageproducersalongtherivershouldbeheldaccountablethearticlesaid.XinyiRiverwindsthroughShandongandJiangsuprovinces.Ithasbecomeadefactosewagepipelineduetotheprovinces'poorwaste-controlpoliciesandsystems.

Oxygen-guzzlingorganismsandheavymetallicmaterials,majorcausesof"redtide",arethemainpollutantsinJiangsu'scoastalwaters.Redtidereducesoxygeninwater,whichinturnkillsmarinelife.Morethan90%ofthesepollutantsareemittedfromfactoriesandresidentialsewageofprosperousprovinces,accordingtothearticle.

AlthoughJiangsuhasclosedalotofpollutingbusinesses,includingsmallcementplantsandpapermillsinrecentyears,controllingwasteremainsadifficultjobforprovincialofficials.

Pollution,overfishingandthe(36)______ofcoastalprojectshavepushedmanyfishtothebrinkof(37)______.InEastChina'sShandongProvince,the(38)______fromitsnorthernBohaiSeahasslumpedfrom3.32milliontonsin1999to2.78milliontonsin2001.Therearefewer(39)______cashfishintheBohai,evenduringfishingseason.Fish(40)______teeminginthesea—-includingthehairtailandyellowcroaker—mustnowbe(41)______.

InJiangsuProvince,fishermennearXinyiRiver'sestuaryhavesufferedheavylosses.Their(42)______productshavebeenkilledby(43)______fromtheriver'supperreaches.

Thefishermencan'tseekremunerationbecauseitisimpossibletodetermine(44)____________.XinyiRiverwindsthroughShandongandJiangsuprovinces.Ithasbecomeadefactosewagepipelineduetotheprovinces'poorwaste-controlpoliciesandsystems.

(45)____________.Redtidereducesoxygeninwater,whichinturnkillsmarinelife.Morethan90%ofthesepollutantsareemittedfromfactoriesandresidentialsewageofprosperousprovinces,accordingtothearticle.

(46)____________,controllingwasteremainsadifficultjobforprovincialofficials.

28.听力原文：W:Nicetomeetyou.Myname'sJane.

M:Nicetomeetyou,too.I'mPeter.

W:HaveyoubeeninLondonlong?

M:Igotherelastweek.IguessI'vebeeninthehotelforaweeknow.

W:Iarrivedthismorning.What'sthehotellike?

M:Notperfect,butforthisprice,notbad.

W:Why?What'sthematterwithit?

M:Well,theheatingdoesn'talwayswork;itwasfreezingherelastnight.Andthebreakfastissoearly,thismorningIoversleptandmisseditcompletely!

W:Youoverslept?Whywasthat?

M:You'llsee,there'sanotherboyinmyroomandhesnoresreallybadly!Ididn'tgetawinkofsleep!

W:Ohno!Don'ttheyhavethemorning-callservice?

M:No,IaskedthewaitertocallmeupbutbesaidIhadtopayoneextrapoundeverydayforthat.Ithinkthatshouldbetheirduty,notadditionalserviceandcharge.

W:Well,Iagreewithyou.Sowhatistheexacttimeforbreakfast'?

M:7to8o'clock.Andlunchisfrom12:00to1:30,supper6:30to8:00.

W:That'snotonlyearly,butallthreemealsareshort.Whatdotheyprovideforsupper?Er,Iamavegetarian.

M:Thesimplefishandchips,pizzas.Nothingspecial.ThevegetarianrestaurantnearNeal'sYardisfairlygood.It'sjustdownthestreet,byCoventGarden.

W:Oh,CoventGarden.I'veheardaboutit.Aniceplace.Thankyou.

M:Youarewelcome.

W:Anyway,Idon'tknowwhatwecandoaboutthebreakfast,oryourroommate,butdon'tyouaskthehoteltofixtheheating?

M:Hmmm,yes,whatagoodidea!Whydidn'tIthinkofthat?

(20)

A.It'sgreatandcomfortabletolivein.

B.It'sOk,buthehassomecomplaints.

C.Terribleandhewantstoleaveimmediately.

D.Itwillbeperfectifbreakfasttimecanbelonger.

29.(31)

A.Thecropswereobliteratedfortheentireyear.

B.Thecrop'snutritionalwasconsiderablylessened.

C.Thesoilwaspermanentlydamaged.

D.Thelosswasnotasbadashadbeenanticipated.

30.听力原文：W:CanIhepyou?I'mNancy,theclerkofHumanResourcesDeportment.

M:MynameisWangFang,howdoyoudo?

W:Iseebyyourresumethatyouhavebeenworking?

M:Yes,IhaveworkedforfouryearswithaCanadiancompany.

W:Tellmewhatyouknowaboutourcompany,please.

M:Well,MarkSmith,whowasthefirstpresident,foundedthecomponyin1955.Ithas1.5billiondollarsincapital;itemploys8,000people,anditisthelargestcompanyinitsfieldinCanada.

W:Whatdoyouknowaboutourmajorproductsandourshareofthemarket?

M:YourcompanyproductsaremostlymarketedinCanadaandtheUnitedStates,butparticularlyhavesoldverywellboreinChina.

W:Whatmadeyoudecidetochangeyourjob?

M:BecauseIwanttochangemyworkingenvironmentandseeknewchallenges.

W:Doyoulikethisjob?

M:Yes.

W:Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantqualificationforasalesperson?

M:Ithinkitisconfidenceinhimselfandhisproducts,

W:Iagreewithyou.Doyouhaveanyquestionstoaskaboutthisjob?

M:Yes,Iliketoknowsomethingaboutthesalary.

W:Ithinkthestartingsalaryforasalespersonisbetween1,500-2,000yum.Butthespecificnumberwillbedeterminedaccordingtoyoursales.

M:WhencanIgetthefinaldecision?

W:Wecannotreachafinaldecisionuntilwehavetalkedtoalloftheotherfiveapplicants.Anyhow,we'llcontactyouwithinthismonth.Seeyou.

M:Nicemeetingyou,too.Good-bye.

(20)

A.TheCEOofthecompany.

B.Thecreatorofthecompany.

C.ThefounderofOttawa.

D.Themanagerofthedepartment.

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

ThecaseofSchutthelmetdemonstratedthatrecentlysomeinjuryclaims______.

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Nooneshouldbeforcedtowearauniform.underanycircumstance.

Uniformsaredemandingtothehumanspiritandtotallyunnecessaryinademocraticsociety.Uniformstelltheworldthatthepersonwhowearsonehasnovalueasanindividualbutonlylivestofunctionasapartofawhole.Theindividualinauniform.losesallself-worth.Therearethosewhosaythatwearingauniform.givesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalarger,moreimportantconcept.Whatcouldbemoreimportantthantheindividualhimself?Ifanorganizationissoweak.thatitmustrelyonclothandbuttonstoinspireitsmembers,thatorganizationhasnorighttocontinueitsexistence.Otherssaythatthepracticeofmakingpersonswearuniforms,sayinaschool,eliminatesallenvyandcompetitioninthematterofdress,suchthatapoorpersonwhocannotaffordgood-qualityclothingisnottobebelittledbyawealthypersonwhowearsexpensivequalityclothing;Thosepersonsconvenientlyignoresuchcriticalconceptsasfreedomofchoice,motivation,andindividuality.

Ifallpersonsweretowearthesameclothing,whywouldanyonestrivetobebetter?Itisonlyashortstepfromforcingeveryonetodrivethesamecar,havethesametypeoffoods.Whenthishappens,allincentivetoimproveone'slifeisremoved.Whywouldparentsbothertoworkhardsothattheirchildrencouldhaveabetterlifethantheyhadwhentheyknowthattheirchildrenaregoingtobeforcedtohaveexactlythesamelifethattheyhad?Uniformsalsohurttheeconomy.Rightnow,billionsofdollarsarespentonthefashionindustryyearly.Thousandsofpersonsareemployedindesigning,creatingandmarketingdifferenttypesofclothing.Ifeveryonewereforcedtowearuniforms,artisticpersonnelwouldbeunnecessary.Salespersonswouldbesuperfluous(多余的)aswell;whybothertoselltheonlyitemsthatareavailable.Thewearingofuniformswoulddestroythefashionindustry,whichinturnwouldhavearippleeffect(连锁反应)onsuchindustriesasadvertisingandpromotion.Withoutadvertising,newspapers,magazines,andtelevisionwouldnotbeabletoremaininbusiness.Oneentireinformationandentertainmentindustrywouldcollapse.

Whatistheultimateeffectofwearingauniform.ontheindividual?

33.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmeasuresistheleasthelpfulinprotectingtheenvironment?

A.Cuttingoffsubsidiesonallfossilfuels.

B.Encouragingtheuseofcleanenergysources.

C.Promotingtheresurgenceofnuclearpower.

D.Adoptingpricereform.toreduceemission.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S3】

35.Thecomputervirusisanoutcomeofthecomputerovergrowthin

the1980s.Thecauseofthistermisthelikenessbetweenthebiological

virusandtheevilprograminfectedwithcomputers.Theoriginofthis

termcameanAmericansciencefiction"TheAdolescenceofP-1"written【S1】______

byThomasJ.Ryanpublishedin1977.Humanvirusesinvadealiving

cellandturnthemintoafactoryformanufacturingviruses.【S2】______

Therefore,computervirusesaresmallprograms.Theyreplicatebyattaching【S3】______

acopyofthemselvestoanotherprogram.

Onceattachedbyhostprogram,thevirusesthenlookforotherprograms【S4】______

to"infect".Inthisway,theviruscanspreadquicklythroughouta

harddiskoranentireorganization.Atsomepoints,thesituationwillbe【S5】______

totallydeterminedbyhowtheviruswasprogrammed.Thetimingofthe

attackcanbelinkedtoanumberofsituations,includedacertaintime【S6】______

ordate,thepresenceofaparticularfile,thesecurityprivilegelevelof

theuserandthenumberoftimesafileisused.So-called"benign"viruses

mightsimplydisplayamessage,liketheonethatinfectedIBM's

maincomputersystemlastChristmaswithaseason'sgreeting.Malignant

virusesaredesignedtodamagethesystem.Theattackistowiping【S7】______

outdata,todeletefilesortoformattheharddisk.

Therearetwomaintypesofviruses:shellandintrusivesystem.

Shellviruseswrapthemselvesaroundahostprogramanddon'tmodify

theoriginalprogram.Shellprogramsareeasytowrite,thatiswhyabout【S8】______

halfofvirusesareofthistype.Intrusivevirusesinvadeanexistingprogram

andactualinsertaportionofthemselvesintothehostprogram.【S9】______

Intrusivevirusesarehardtowriteandverydifficulttoremovewith【S10】______

damagingthehostfile.

【S1】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S3】

38.

【S4】

39.

【S8】

参考答案

1.ReflectionontheVolunteerWorkCurrently"volunteerwork"becomesatrendywordaroundthecampus.Manycollegestudentsareproudofhavingtheaccesstocertainvolunteerorganizations.TheirworkcoversmanyfiReflectionontheVolunteerWorkCurrently,"volunteerwork"becomesatrendywordaroundthecampus.Manycollegestudentsareproudofhavingtheaccesstocertainvolunteerorganizations.Theirworkcoversmanyfi

2.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?

3.TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.Ihowevertendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwithcomplimentsareasimpleyetpowerfulrelationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiverwhichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smoreacomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actuallythegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositivestimulatingandcreativewayandyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundusanditcostsnothingbutalittletimeenergyandthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.I,however,tendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwith,complimentsareasimple,yetpowerful,relationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiver,whichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smore,acomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actually,thegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositive,stimulatingandcreativeway,andyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundus,anditcostsnothingbutalittletime,energy,andthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?解析：本文最大的特点是主题鲜明，结构协调，语言具体生动、准确地道，句式多样化，过渡自然。第一段以Somepeoplearesaidto...指出有些人对恭维的看法，接着however一词道出了作者的看法。第二段中，作者用Tobeginwith...What'smore...引出对被恭维人的好处，Actually一词又引出了对实施恭维者的好处。结尾段对全文进行了总结，并号召大家一起做。

4.ALettertoMyTeacherMarch232006DearMissMarthaIhavebeenmissingyouallthetimedearteacher.IamsogladtoknowthatyouareplanningtocometoLondonfaravisitthissummervacation.I'meagerlylookingforwardtoseeingyouhereassoonaspossible.IhavebeeninLondonforalmostayear.ThistermItakefourcourses:Englishhistorysociologyandinternationallaw.Theyareinterestingandbeneficial.Ilikethemverymuch.Ihaveadaptedtothelifestylehere.NowIamlivingwithanEnglishgirlofmyagewhoismajoringinChinese.Sheiswarm-heartedtomeoftentakingtimetohelpmewithmyEnglishandtellingmemanyfunnystoriesaboutEnglishcustoms.InreturnIhaveofferedhelptoimproveherChinese.We'regettingalongwellwitheachother.IhopethatIcanserveasyourguidewhenyoucomehereonatourinthecomingsummervacation.IwillshowyouaroundLondontheworldfamousculturalcity.I'msureyouwillbedeeplyimpressedbywhatyousee.Bestregards!YoursgratefullyLiMingALettertoMyTeacherMarch23,2006DearMissMartha,Ihavebeenmissingyouallthetime,dear