（2022年）山东省淄博市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2022年）山东省淄博市大学英语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.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthepleasureoflearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．学习是一种乐趣

2．学习的乐趣普遍存在(存在于书本学习、艺术欣赏、了解世界等多方面的学习之中)

3．如何走出“学习是痛苦的”误区

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted,Youshouldwriteatleast150wordfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找个外国朋友作为游伴(Travel-mate)。拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚日程安排、费用分担情况、对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的好处。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewonAutomobiles.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.汽车给人类带来的益处；

2．汽车给人类带来的副作用；

3．我的观点。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamountofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

5.1．网络在大学生的学习生活中应用越来越普遍；

2．有人认为，网络有利于大学生学习；有人认为，弊大于利；

3．你的看法。

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaposterinvitingfreshmentojoinastudentassociation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.协会正在招募新成员

2.协会的历史、宗旨和开展的活动

3.如何加入，联系方式

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofIsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.无论是本科教学还是研究生教学，点名都是教师维持纪律常用手段，这是因为......

2.但也有人认为，这没有必要。

3.你的观点。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnForeigners'LearningChinese.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前，国久“汉语热”持续升温

2.出现这种现象的主要原因

3.“汉语热”给我的启示

OnForeigners'LearningChinese

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled:Whyshouldwework?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．一些人为了工作面生活

2．另一些人为了生活面工作

3．你的看法

Whyshouldwework?

10.StatisticsofFamilyExpensesinChina

1.请对图表所给出的信息进行描述

2.请对描述的内容做出原因分析

3.请针对此图表得出合理的结论并对未来进行预测

ChangesinFamilyExpenses

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

Theideaofusingdogstopullsledsbegan______.

A.some35,000yearsago

B.1000yearsago

C.before1000yearsB.C.

D.before1908

12.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

CableTelevision

Inthe1940s,therewerefournetworksintheUnitedStates.Becauseofthefrequenciesallottedtotelevision,thesignalscouldonlybereceivedina"lineofsight"fromthetransmittingantenna.Peoplelivinginremoteareascouldn'tseetheprogramsthatwerealreadybecominganimportantpartofU.S.culture.

In1948,peoplelivinginremotevalleysinPennsylvaniasolvedtheirreceptionproblemsbyputtingantennasonhillsandrunningcablestotheirhouses.Thesedays,thesametechnologyonceusedbyremotevillagesandselectcitiesallowsviewersalloverthecountrytoaccessawidevarietyofprogramsandchannelsthatmeettheirindividualneedsanddesires.Bytheearly1990s,cabletelevisionhadreachednearlyhalfthehomesintheUnitedStates.

Today,U.S.cablesystemsdeliverhundredsofchannelstosome60millionhomes,whilealsoprovidingagrowingnumberofpeoplewithhigh-speedInternetaccess.Somecablesystemsevenletyoumaketelephonecallsandreceivenewprogrammingtechnologies!

Theearliestcablesystemswere,ineffect,strategicallyplacedantennaswithverylongcablesconnectingthemtosubscribers'televisionsets.BecausethesignalfromtheantennabecameWeakerasittraveledthroughthelengthofcable,cableprovidershadtoinsertamplifiersatregularintervalstoboostthestrengthofthesignalandmakeitacceptableforviewing.

"Inacablesystem,thesignalmighthavegonethrough30or40amplifiersbeforereachingyourhouse,oneevery1,000feetorso,"Wallsays,"Witheachamplifier,youwouldgetnoiseanddistortion.Plus,ifoneoftheamplifiersfailed,youlostthepicture.Cablegotareputationfornothavingthebestqualitypictureandfornotbeingreliable."Inthelate1970s,cabletelevisionwouldfindasolutiontotheamplifierproblem.Bythen,theyhadalsodevelopedtechnologythatallowedthemtoaddmoreprogrammingtocableservice.

Intheearly1950s,cablesystemsbeganexperimentingwithwaystousemicrowavetransmittingandreceivingtowerstocapturethesignalsfromdistantstations.Insomecases,thismadetelevisionavailabletopeoplewholivedoutsidetherangeofstandardbroadcasts.Inothercases,especiallyinthenortheasternUnitedStates,itmeantthatcablecustomersmighthaveaccesstoseveralbroadcaststationsofthesamenetwork.Forthefirsttime,cablewasusedtoenrichtelevisionviewing,notjustmakeordinaryviewingpossible.

Theadditionofcommunityantennatelevisionstationsandthespreadofcablesystemsultimatelyledmanufacturerstoaddaswitchtomostnewtelevisionsets.Peoplecouldsettheirtelevisionstotunetochannels,ortheycouldsetthemfortheplanusedbymostcablesystems.

Inbothtuningsystems,eachtelevisionstationwasgivena6-megahertz(MHz)sliceoftheradiospectrum.TheFCC(FederalCommunicationsCommission)hadoriginallydevotedpartsoftheveryhighfrequency(VHF)spectrumto12televisionchannels.Thechannelsweren'tputintoasingleblockoffrequencies,butwereinsteadbrokenintotwogroupstoavoidinterferingwithexistingservices.

Later,whenthegrowingpopularityoftelevisionnecessitatedadditionalchannels,theFCCallocatedfrequenciesintheultra-highfrequency(UHF)portionofthespectrum.Theyestablishedchannels14to

A.a"lineofsight"

B.transmittingantenna

C.frequenciesallottedtotelevision

D.puttingantennasonhillsandrunningcablestohouses

13.ContrarytotheopeningupofFacebook,theThunderbirdcanmakeusersminimize______.

14.

Usingthecontainerstotransportcankeepthegoodsclean.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

RemainsofthehugestatueofZeusatOlympiabearthesignatureofPindar.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Theinformationcostsconcern______.

17.WhereHaveAllthePeopleGone?

Germansaregettingusedtoanewkindofimmigrant.In1998,apackofWolvescrossedtheNeisseRiveronthePolish-Germanborder.IntheemptylandscapeofeasternSaxony,dottedwithabandonedminesanddecliningvillages,thewolvesfoundplentyofdeerandfewhumans.Fiveyearslater,asecondpacksplitfromtheoriginal,sothere'renowtwofamiliesofwolvesintheregion.Ahundredyearsago,agrowingland-hungrypopulationkilledoffthelastofGermany'swolves.Today,it'sthelocalhumanswhosenumbersareunderthreat.

Villagesareempty,thankstotheregion'slowbirthrateandruralflight.Hometo22oftheworld's25lowestfertilityratecountries,Europewilllose30millionpeopleby2030,evenwithcontinuedimmigration.ThebiggestpopulationdeclinewillhitruralEurope.AsItalians,Spaniards,Germansandothersproducebarelythree-fifthsofchildrenneededtomaintainstatusquo,andasruralflightsuckspeopleEurope'ssuburbsandcities,thecountrysidewillloseaquarterofitspopulation.Theimplicationsofthisdemographic(人口的)changewillbefar-reaching.

EnvironmentalChanges

ThepostcardviewofEuropeisofacontinentwhereeveryscrapoflandhaslongbeenfarmed,fencedoffandsettled.Butthecontinentofthefuturemaylookratherdifferent.BigpartsofEuropewillrenaturalize.BearsarebackinAustria.InSwissAlpinevalleys,farmshavebeenrecedingandforestsaregrowingback.InpartsofFranceandGermany,wildcatsandwolveshavere-establishedtheirranges.

Theshrubandforestthatgrowonabandonedlandmightbegoodfordeerandwolves,butisvastlylessspecies-richthantraditionalfarming,withitspastures,pondsandhedges.Onceshrubcovereverything,youlosethemeadowhabitat.Alltheflowers,herbs,birds,andbutterfliesdisappear.Anewforestdoesn'tgetdiverseuntilacoupleofhundredyearsold.

Allthisisnotnecessarilyanenvironmentalist'sdreamitmightseem.TaketheGreekvillageofPrastos.Anancienthilltown,Prastosoncehad1000residents,mostofthemworkingtheland,Nowonlyadozenleft,mostintheir60sand70s.Theschoolhasbeenclosedsince1988.Sundaychurchbellsnolongerring.Withoutfarmerstotendthefields,rainhaswashedawaytheoncefertilesoil.AsinmuchofGreece,landthathasbeenorchardsandpastureforsome2000yearsisnowcoveredwithdryshrubthat,insummer,frequentlycatchesfire.

VariedPicturesofRuralDepopulation

Ruraldepopulationisnotnew.ThousandsofvillageslikePrestosdotEurope,theresultofacenturyormoreofemigration,industrialization,andagriculturalmechanization.Butthistimeit'sdifferentbecauseneverhastheruralbirthratesolow.Inthepast,afarmercouldusuallyfindatleastoneofhisoffspringtotakeovertheland.Today,thechancesarethathehasonlyasinglesonordaughter,usuallyworkinginthecityandrarelywillingtoreturn.InItaly,morethan40%ofthecountry's1.9millionfarmersareatleast65yearsold.Oncetheydieout,manyoftheirfarmswilljointhe6millionhectares--onethirdofItaly'sfarmland--thathasalreadybeenabandoned.

Risingeconomicpressures,especiallyfromreducedgovernmentsubsidies,willamplifythetrend.OnethirdofEurope'sfarmlandismarginal,fromthecoldnorthernplainstothedryMediterranean(地中海)hills.MostofthesefarmersrelyonEUsubsides,sinceit'scheapertoimportfoodfromabroad.Withoutsubsidies,someofthemostscenicEuropeanlandscapeswouldn'tsurvive.IntheAustrianorSwissAlps,definedforcenturiesbyorchards,cows,highmountainpastures,thesteepvalleysarelabor-intensivetofarm,withsubsidiespayingupto90%ofthecost.AcrosstheborderinFranceandItaly,subsidieshavebeenreducedformountainfarming.Since

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

TheoldvaluesandattitudesimpartedintotheyoungChineseAmericanseffectivelyhelpprevent______.

19.THEPARTYGENE

StevenBennerjokinglycallshimselfadilettante(业余艺术好爱者).AbiochemistattheUniversityofFloridainGainesville,Bennerlearnsawiderangeofdisciplines,frombioinformaticstoastrobiology.Hisaimistogaininsightintothebasicchemicalrulesthatgovernhowlifeworks--bothhereand,ultimately,onotherplanets.Butalthoughsciencedrewhisgazetotheskies,itwasalcoholthatbroughthimbackdowntoEarth.Or,tobemoreexact,theenzymesthatcanbothmakeandconsumeit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase(脱氢酶)isbestknownastheenzyme(酶)thatbreaksdownalcoholinthebody,andassuchithasbeenstudiedexhaustively.ButBennerandotherresearchersinthefieldhavenowturnedtoitsevolution,andtheirworkisprovidingfreshinsightintothepuzzleofwhysomecreatures,suchasyeast,cametomakealcoholandwhysomanyothers,includingourselves,cantolerateit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase--ADHforshort--isablankettermappliedtoalargeanddiversegroupofenzymes.Inmanycreatures,includingourselves,theyhelptoconvertalcohols,suchasethanol,intocom-poundsthatotherenzymescanbreakdownandextractenergyfrom.Butinanumberofmicroorganisms,theycanhelpthereversereaction,makingalcoholsaspartoftheprocessofextractingenergyfromsugars.

Thestarsofthesealcohol-producersaretheyeasts.NotonlydoSaccharomycesspeciesofyeastchurnoutoodlesofethanol,theycanalsotoleratefarhigherconcentrationsofitthanothermicroorganisms.Brewer'syeastowesthisabilitytotwoalcoholdehydrogenases:ADH1,whichmakesethanol,andADH2,whichbreaksitdownforuseasanenergysource.Yeastnotonlybrewsitsownmoonshine,itconsumesittoo—"tothelastdrop",asBennersays.

Atfirstsight,thismakesnosense.Makingethanolfromsugarandthenconsumingitisenergeticallyfarmorewastefulthansimplyconsumingthesugar.Researchershavelongponderedwhyyeastgoestoallthattrouble.Althoughitmightbenicetothinkthatthereisacreatureonttherewhoseraisond'etreistoparty,evolutiondoesn'tworkthatway.

Makeorbreak

BennerandhisteamcameacrosstheexplanationwhenhuntingfortheoriginsofADHinyeast.BennerisinterestedincombiningthestudyofgenesandproteinswithgeologyandpalaeontologytogaininsightintothehistoryoflifeonEarthandpresent-dayproteinfunction."Everybiomoleculeisbetterunderstoodifweknowitshistoryaswellasitsstructure,"hesays.

TheADHgenesinyeastmakeanintriguingsubjectforthisapproach.Whenyeastgaineditsabilitytomakealcohol,itmusthavedonesoasaresultofaselectionpressureinitsenvironmentand,whatismore,thiswouldhavehadaknock-oneffectonothercreatures.SoworkingoutwhenandhowtheADHenzymescametobecouldopenasmallwindowontowhatecosystemswerelikebackthen.

ADHgenesandtheproteinstheymakearewellstudiedandhavebeenisolatedfrommanydifferentspeciesofyeast,soBenner'steamhadplentyofusefulmaterialtoworkwith.ThegoalwastoreconstructtheoriginalgenethatwasduplicatedtogiverisetoADHIandADH2,andtoaskwhatitsfunctionwas--diditmakealcohol,ordiditbreakitdown'?

FromadatabaseofthesequencesofrelatedADHgenesinvariousyeasts--combinedwithadditionalADHgenesspeciallysequencedforthisstudy--BennerandhiscolleaguesassembledanevolutionarytreeofyeastADH.Thisshowedwheretheancestralgenewouldhavefittedinandhelpedtheresearchersworkoutitsmostlikelyaminoacid(氨)sequence.Inferringthepastfromthepresentisn'tperfect,sotheyendedupwith12slightlydifterentcandidategenes.

Fruitfulcollaboration

Thegroupthenreconstructedall12genesandtest

A.YB.NC.NG

20.(10)

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(24)

A.15.B.10.C.100.D.150.

22.(35)

A.Musictheylikecanrelievedepressionbutdistractattention.

B.Musictheylikecanreducestressandimproveconcentration.

C.Classicalmusicandrock-and-rollincreasetheirheartrateandexpandthebreathing.

D.Wearingheadphonescanhelpconcentratewhentheyareperformingoperations.

23.(25)

A.Growing,yetuncertain.

B.Expandingandsecure.

C.Contracting,yetstable.

D.Promising,yetshrinking.

24.(17)

A.Thewomandoesn'tlikeorangejuice.

B.Thewomandidn'tcometoseeEverett.

C.Themanwasinacarcrashthismorning.

D.Themanbrokethecontainerofjuice.

25.听力原文：W:Hi,Jerry,it'sSarahfromtheapartmentnextdoor.I'matschoolrightnowandIrealizeIleftmykeysathome.Couldyouaskthebuildingmanagertoputtheextrasetinmymailbox?

M:Idon'tthinkthat'ssecureenough.Icanjustdropbyyourclasslater.

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation'?

(19)

A.Healsohasclassestoattendthisevening.

B.Hedoesnotmisthisneighbor.

C.Heplanstopaythewomanavisit.

D.Hewillgivethekeystothewomaninperson.

26.

【B8】

27.

【B9】

28.(36)

A.Ifyoudon'tforgettofeedit.

B.Ifyoudon'tgetboredeasily.

C.Ifyoudon'ttradeitforsomething.

D.Ifyoudon'texpectittobeanythingbutapig.

29.(26)

A.It'scrowedwithtourists.

B.Noflightgoesthere.

C.Theweatheriswarm.

D.Itcostsmuchtogothere.

30.

【B4】

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.Ifastudentisadmittedunderabindingearlyadmissionprogram,hewilllosethechanceofcomparing______.

32.

Whysomepeoplearefortheminimumwage?

33.WhatisamainconcernofAndrewBenton?

A.Whethertheeconomyisgoingtopickupquickly.

B.Whenheshouldstartandrunanothersoftwarefirm.

C.Whetherthejobinterestshimandarouseshiscuriosity.

D.Howhecanfindanidealjobunaffectedbytherecession.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S6】

35.

【S5】

36.

【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S10】

38.(90)

39.

【S2】

参考答案

1.ThePleasureofLearningLearningisoneoftheessentialpleasuresofthehumanrace.Thosewhoavoidlearningoftenfindlifeboringandmeaninglessfortheydeprivethemselvesoftheexcitementandfulfillmentinlearningsomethingnew.Thepleasureoflearningisuniversaleverywheretobefound.Manyofushavetastedthejoyoflearningbyreadinginterestingbooks.Booksarenolumpsoflifelesspaperbutavoicefardistantintimeandspacetalkingtoreadersmindtomindhearttoheart.Beyondbookswecanalsoenjoythefruitsoftravelingprovidedthatwetravelwithanopenmindtounderstandotherpeopleandotherplacesandanalerteyeforallkindsofnovelexperiences.Finallylearningalsomeanslearningtopractiseoratleasttoappreciateanart.Everynewartwelearnblessesuswithanewsensebywhichwemayenjoythewondersoftheworldmoreintensely.Ifthepleasureoflearningisuniversalwhyaretheresomanydullunhappystudentsinschool?Itisbecausetheyweremadedullbybadteachingbyisolationbysurrendertoroutineandbytheirownlaziness.Thestudentswho"sufferfrom"learningshouldbreakawayfromthebondsoftextbooksandtestsandembracevariousotherfieldsofknowledgewithrenewedenergy.ThePleasureofLearningLearningisoneoftheessentialpleasuresofthehumanrace.Thosewhoavoidlearningoftenfindlifeboringandmeaningless,fortheydeprivethemselvesoftheexcitementandfulfillmentinlearningsomethingnew.Thepleasureoflearningisuniversal,everywheretobefound.Manyofushavetastedthejoyoflearningbyreadinginterestingbooks.Booksarenolumpsoflifelesspaper,butavoicefardistantintimeandspace,talkingtoreaders,mindtomind,hearttoheart.Beyondbooks,wecanalsoenjoythefruitsoftraveling,providedthatwetravelwithanopenmindtounderstandotherpeopleandotherplaces,andanalerteyeforallkindsofnovelexperiences.Finally,learningalsomeanslearningtopractise,oratleast,toappreciateanart.Everynewartwelearnblessesuswithanewsense,bywhichwemayenjoythewondersoftheworldmoreintensely.Ifthepleasureoflearningisuniversal,whyaretheresomanydull,unhappystudentsinschool?Itisbecausetheyweremadedullbybadteaching,byisolation,bysurrendertoroutineandbytheirownlaziness.Thestudentswho"sufferfrom"learningshouldbreakawayfromthebondsoftextbooksandtests,andembracevariousotherfieldsofknowledgewithrenewedenergy.

2.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady--collegestudentpreferred--tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekendwhenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingtheworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2daysandthenwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisittherewewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.AseverybodyknowsShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventhereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady--collegestudentpreferred--tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,andthenwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,sothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"JustasthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).

3.MyViewonAutomobilesAutomobilesastheproductofmoderncivilizationhavebeenplayingavitalpartinthedailyactivitiesofhumansociety.Firstofallcarsofferconvenienceandmobility.Wecannowdrivetoworkgoshoppingvisitfriendsandeventravelacrossthecountry.Fastandlaborsavingautomobileshavebecomesoessentialandindispensabletousthatitisnoexaggerationtosaythatourmodernsocietyismovingonfourwheels.Butautomobileshavealsogivenrisetoaseriesofproblems.Pollutiontrafficaccidentsandenergyconsumptiontonamejustafewarefollowingintheworkofautomobiles.Howevertheseproblemsareoffsetbytheadvantagesderivedfromautodevelopment.Obviouslyautomobileslikeanythingelsehavemorethanoneface.Whiletakingadvantageofautomobileswemusttrytofindwaystoreducetheirdisadvantagestoaminimumsoastoletthemserveourpurposesbetter.Withthenumberofcarsinourcountrytheeraoftheautomobilelikeanyothertechnologicalagewillcome.MyViewonAutomobilesAutomobiles,astheproductofmoderncivilization,havebeenplayingavitalpartinthedailyactivitiesofhumansociety.Firstofall,carsofferconvenienceandmobility.Wecannowdrivetowork,goshopping,visitfriends,andeventravelacrossthecountry.Fastandlaborsaving,automobileshavebecomesoessentialandindispensabletousthatitisnoexaggerationtosaythatourmodernsocietyismovingonfourwheels.Butautomobileshavealsogivenrisetoaseriesofproblems.Pollution,trafficaccidents,andenergyconsumption,tonamejustafew,arefollowingintheworkofautomobiles.However,theseproblemsareoffsetbytheadvantagesderivedfromautodevelopment.Obviously,automobiles,likeanythingelse,havemorethanoneface.Whiletakingadvantageofautomobiles,wemusttrytofindwaystoreducetheirdisadvantagestoaminimumsoastoletthemserveourpurposesbetter.Withthenumberofcarsinourcountry,theeraoftheautomobile,likeanyothertechnologicalage,willcome.

4.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-timemenonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisurewhereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkersbutfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretimeonlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemploymentperhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategoriesleisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexesasmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoomenenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhourscomparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomenperhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastlyhousewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overallthechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailablemenenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999,accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategories,leisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.

5.InfluenceoftheInternetonUniversityStudents[1]ObviouslytheInternethasbecomeanindispensablepartofthecampuslife.[2]CollegestudentsusetheInternetwidelyinboththeirstudiesandtheireverydaylife.[3]OpinionsvaryconcerningtheeffectoftheInternetoncollegestudents'life.[4]AdvocatessaytheInternethasprovedtobeagreathelpinstudents'lifeandstudy.Manystudentslikeshoppingonlinewhichsavestime.[5]Furthermoretheycanalwayslearnaboutthelatestnewsonnearlyeverythingtheyareinterestedin.Finallystudents