（2021年）山东省德州市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

（2021年）山东省德州市大学英语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.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

2.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。

ThePleasureofLearning

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledEnergyCrisis,Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是当今世界所面临的主要问题之一。

2.能源的重要性

3.如何保护能源

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择：兴趣重要还是工资重要

2.你的观点

3.结论

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicLearntoGiveupWisely.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．我们应该学会明智地放弃

2．该放弃而不放弃的危害

3．在什么情况下我们应该明智地放弃

LearntoGiveupWisely

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBooksandElectronicProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今有大量的电子产品替代了书

2.不同的人有不同的看法

3.我的观点

BooksandElectronicProducts

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWealthandHealth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有人认为财富比健康重要；

2.也有人认为健康比财富重要；

3.我的观点是：

8.Directions:Peopleinmodernsocietyliveunderalotofpressure,fromeducation,career,orfamily.Soitisimportantforthemtokeepagoodmoodunderwhatevercircumstances.Writeacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowingtopic:TheImportanceofKeepingaGoodMood.YouaregiventhefollowingoutlinesinChineseandarerequiredtowritenolessthan150words.Remembertowriteclearly.

1.现代社会压力增大，保持好心情很重要；

2.为什么要保持好的心情；

3.保持好的心情也是成功的保证。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicItPaystoBeHonest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.当前社会存在许多不诚实的现象。

2.诚实利人利己，做人应该诚实。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasingonthefollowingchart.Yourcompositionshouldincludethepointsbelow.

1.Abriefsummaryofthischart

2.Thechangeoftelevisionandradioaudiences

3.Aconclusion

Figure:TelevisionandRadioAudiencesinacity,October-December,2006

ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences

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

ThemakesSanFranciscodifferentfromothercities.

12.

Itismuchmoredifficultto______thantocalculatethebenefitsoftheGMcrops.

13.

Moderncivilizationsareasdependentontreesas______.

14.

Newtonwasverycreativeinthinkingandsolvingproblemswhenhewasalittleboy.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.Fromthequizresearchersfindthatmostpeoplearequiteconfidentabouttheirfeelingsinthe______.

16.

Itappearsthatbeingflexibleinworkpatterns,telecommuterstendtobe______inefficiencythantheiroffice-basedcounterparts.

17.TheScienceofLastingHappiness

ThedayImeetSonjaLyubomirsky,shekeepsgettingcallsfromherToyota,Priusdealer.Whenshefinallypicksup,sheisexcitedbythenews：shecanbuythecarshewantsintwodays.Lyubomirskywondersifherenthusiasmmightcomeacrossasmaterialism,butIunderstandthatsheisbuyinganexperienceasmuchasapossession.Twoweekslater,inlateJanuary,the40-year-oldLyubomirsky,whosmilesoftenandseemstoapproachlifewithzestandgoodhumor,reportsthatsheis"totallylovingthePrius".Butwillthefeelingwearoffsoonafterthenew-carsmell,orwillitlast,makinganaturallyhappypersonevenmoreso?

ThePossibilityofLastingHappiness

Anexperimentalpsychologistinvestigatingthepossibilityoflastinghappiness,Lyubomirskyunderstandsfarbetterthanmostofusthefollyofpinningourhopesonanewcar--oronanygoodfortunethatcomesourway.Wetendtoadapt,quicklyreturningtoourusuallevelofhappiness.Theclassicexampleofsuch"hedonicadaptatiou"(享乐适应)comesfroma1970sstudyoflotterywinners,whoendedupnohappierthannonwinnersayear.aftertheirwindfall(意外横财).Hedonicadaptationhelpstoexplainwhyevenchangesinmajorlifecircumstances--suchasincome,marriage,physicalhealthandwherewelive--dosolittletoboostouroverallhappiness.Notonlythat,butstudiesoftwinsandadopteeshaveshownthatabout50percentofeachperson'shappinessisdeterminedfrombirth.This"geneticsetpoint"alonemakesthehappinessglasslookhalfempty,becauseanyupwardswinginhappinessseemsdoomedtofallbacktonearyourbaseline."There'sbeenatensioninthefield,"explainsLyubomirsky'smaincollaborator,psychologistKennonM.SheldonoftheUniversityofMissouri-Columbia."Somepeoplewereassumingyoucanaffecthappinessif,forexample,youpickedtherightgoals,buttherewasallthisliteraturethatsuggesteditwasimpossible,thatwhatgoesupmustcomedown."

TheHappinessPie

Lyubomirsky,Sheldonandanotherpsychologist,DavidA.SchkadeoftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,puttheexistingfindingstogetherintoasimplepiechartshowingwhatdetermineshappiness.Halfthepieisthegeneticsetpoint.Thesmallestsliceiscircumstances,whichexplainonlyabout10percentofpeople'sdifferencesinhappiness.Sowhatistheremaining40percent?"Becausenobodyhadputittogetherbefore,that'sunexplained,"Lyubomirskysays.Butshebelievesthatwhenyoutakeawaygenesandcircumstances,whatisleftbesideserrormustbe"intentionalactivity",mentalandbehavioralstrategiestocounteractadaptation'sdownwardpull.

Lyubomirskyhasbeenstudyingtheseactivitiesinhopesoffindingoutwhetherandhowpeoplecanstayabovetheirsetpoint.Intheory,thatispossibleinmuchthesamewayregulardietandexercisecankeepathletes'weightbelowtheirgeneticsetpoints.ButbeforeLyubomirskybegan,therewas"ahugevacuumofresearchonhowtoincreasehappiness",shesays.Thelotterystudyinparticular"madepeopleshyawayfrominterventions",explainseminentUniversityofPennsylvaniapsychologistMartinE.P.Seligman,thefatherofpositivepsychologyandamentortoLyubomirsky.Whensciencehadscrutinized(细察)happinessatall,itwasmainlythroughcorrelationalstudies,whichcannottellwhatcamefirst--thehappinessorwhatitislinkedto--letalonedeterminethecauseandeffect.Findingoutthatindividualswithstrongsocialtiesaremoresatisfiedwiththeirlivesthanloners,forexample,begsthequestionofwhetherfriendsmakeushappierorwhetherhappypeoplearesimplylikeliertoseekandattractfriends.

Lyubemirsky'sResearch

Lyubomirskybeganstudyinghappinessasagraduatestudentin1989afteranintriguingconversationwithheradviser,StanfordUniversitypsychologistLeeD.Ro

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Fearoftestsmayevenleadtogoodperformanceinatest.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

TheexperienceoftheforeignteacherinChengduremindsusofaChinesesaying"afallintothepit,againinyourwit".

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Thebacteriadependonwormsforhydrogensulfideinthesymbioticrelationship.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文：M:AreyousurethisiswhatIordered?Thislookslikechickensaladtome.

W:Oh.Youorderedvegetarianfood,didn'tyou?I'msorryandI'llberightbackwiththerightsalad.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shehastherightsaladnow.

B.Shedroppedtheman'sfood.

C.She'llbringavegetablesalad.

D.Thechickensaladissoldout.

22.(25)

A.Thefirstearthquakedidwakehimupbuthedidn'trealizewhatwashappening.

B.Thefirstearthquakewokeupthemanbuthedidn'twanttoleavehishouse.

C.Themanwasn'twokenupbythefirstearthquake.

D.Themanwashurtbytheearthquake.

23.听力原文：W:Tom．willyoutellyourroommateJimmythathissupervisor，Pro．Brownwashopinghewouldbeabletohelpwiththecampustourforthefreshmanthisweekend?

M:Sure．IwouldtellhimifIsawhim．Butheseemstobedisappearinginthepastcoupleofdays．

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(16)

A.HewilltryhisbesttocontactJimmy.

B.HemetwithJimmyjustacoupleofdaysago.

C.HecanhelpJimmywiththecampustour.

D.He'snotsureifhecantellJimmythemessage.

24.听力原文：W:IreallywantsomepeaceandquietwhenIstudyathome．Myroommatesareprettyrowdy．Theyevenbroketheovenyesterday!Ijustdon'tknowhowtocookdinnernow．

M:Whydon'twegooutandgetsomefishandchips?

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

(15)

A.Gooutfishing.

B.Cheerupherself.

C.Cooksomefishfordinner.

D.Dineoutwithhim.

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【B7】

26.听力原文：Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing"dead"aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.Thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat"villagelife"isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodeclineaboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumbersinsearchofwork.Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanrememberwhat"villagelife"meant.Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.Itmeantfindingyourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itmeantgoingtobedearlytosavelampoilandcoal.

ThencametheFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar.Aftereachwar,newideas,newattitudes,newtradesandoccupationswererevealedtovillagers.Thelong-establishedorderofsocietywasnolongertakenforgranted.Electricityandthemotorcarweresteadilyoperatingtomake"villagelife"and"townlife"almostalike.Nowwiththehighlydevelopedscienceandtechnologyandhigh-levelsocialwelfareforall,thereisnopointwhateverintalkinganylongerabout"villagelife".Itisjustlife,andabetterlife.

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A.Becauseyoungpeoplecan'trememberthevillages.

B.BecausethetwoWorldWarsdestroyedmanyvillages.

C.Becausetherearenojobopportunitiesinvillages.

D.Becauseitseemsthatvillagelifeisgoneforever.

27.(22)

A.Arrangeforhiscreditstransferfirst.

B.Thinktwicebeforehegoes.

C.Transferhiscreditslateron.

D.AskadvicefromSusan.

28.听力原文：Ourenvironmentisbeingpollutedfasterthannatureandman'spresenteffortscanpreventit.Timeisbringingusmorepeople,andmorepeoplewillbringusmoreindustry,moremotorvehicles,largercities,andthegrowinguseofman-madematerials.Whatcanexplainandsolvethisproblem?Thefactisthatpollutioniscausedbyman—byhisdesireforamodemwayoflife.Wemake"increasingindustrialization"ourchiefaim.Foritssake,wearewillingtosacrificeeverything:cleanair,purewater,goodfood,ourhealthandthefutureofourchildren.Thereisaconstantflowofpeoplefromthecountrysideintothecities,eagerforthebenefitsofmodemsociety.Butasourtechnologicalachievementshavegrowninthelasttwentyyears,pollutionhasbecomeaseriousproblem.Isn'tittimewestoppedtoaskourselveswherewearegoing—andwhy?

Itislikethestoryabouttheairlinepilotwhotoldhispassengersovertheloudspeaker:"I'vesomegoodnewsandsomebadnews.Thegoodnewsisthatwe'remakingrapidprogressat530milesperhour.Thebadnewsisthatwe'relostanddon'tknowwherewe'regoing."Thesadfactisthatthisbecomesatruestorywhenappliedtoourmodemsociety.

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A.Becausetherearemanydevelopingnations.

B.Becausepeopleusesomanymotorvehicles.

C.Becausewehavemoreandmoreindustry.

D.Becausewearebuildingmorevehicles.

29.(31)

A.Byclingingtoaninnertubeandfloatinginthesea

B.BybringingillegalmigrantstoFlorida.

C.Byplayinghide-and-seekwiththehelicopter.

D.Byholdingabattlebetweenhisfatherandrelatives.

30.(26)

A.Hedoesn'thaveapartner.

B.Hedoesn'tliketoplaygames.

C.Healreadyknowshowtoplay.

D.Hedoesn'thaveenoughfreetime.

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

ThemostimportantreasonwhytheHushadministrationsupportmorenewnuclear-powerplantsisthat______.

A.theyneedlittlegovernmentfinancialsupport

B.theywillincreaseenergysecurity

C.theyhelplessendependenceonfossilfuels

D.theyareenvironmentallyfriendly

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Ifyourhealthisinquestion,yougotothedoctor.Whentheentireplanet'swell-beingisatissue,it'stheWorldHealthOrganizationyouconsult.Thegroup'srecentlyreleasedWorldHealthReportfocusesonthefuture—andtheprognosisisexcellent.IfWHOexpertsareright,the21stcenturywillbepeopledbyhealthyseniorcitizens,notonlyinthemoredevelopednationsoftheWestbutthroughouttheworld.

Thatrosyforecastcomesfromgainsmadeduringthepasthalfcentury.Infant-and-child-mortalityrateshavedroppeddramatically,majorinfectiousdiseasesuchasyellowfeverandplagueareundercontrolandaveragelifeexpectancyworldwidehasshotupfrom48in1955to66today.Comingdecadeswillbringmoreofthesame,theWHOpredicts.Averagelifeexpectancyisexpectedtohit73yearsby2025--andthat'sonlyanaverage.Thousandsofbabiesbornattheendofthe20thcenturywillstickaroundtosecthedawnofthe22nd,predictsMuthu,directoroftheOfficeofWorldHealthReporting.

Ofcourse,thereareafewredflagsontheworld'shealthchart,amongthemasignificantgapinlifeexpectancybetweentherichestandthepoorestcountries.In1996,forexample,76percentofthedeathsreportedtoWHOfromAfricawereofpeopleunder50.InEurope,only15percentofthosewhodiedwerethatyoung.By2025,WHOpredicts,57percentoftheAfricandeathswillbeunder50,versus7percentinEurope—amarkedimprovementbutstillagap.Thentherearethecostsofprogress.Morepeoplearoundtheworldhaveaccesstosafewaterandsanitationthaneverbefore,andmostchildrenarenowimmunizedagainstmajorchildhooddiseases.Buteconomicstridescanbringwiththemheartdisease,strokesandcancer,theso-calleddiseasesofaffluencethataccompanytheadoptionofhigh-fat,low-exercise"Westernlifestyles".

Infectiousandparasiticdiseasesstillaccountedfor173milliondeathslastyear,butcirculatorydiseasesandcancermadesteadygains,accountingfor15.3and6.2milliondeaths,respectively.Thattrend,unfortunately,islikelytocontinue.

ButthelargestshadowoverworldhealthisthegrowingHIV/AIDSepidemic.Unlessaneffectivevaccineortreatmentisdeveloped--or,unlikelierstill,theentireglobalpopulationstartspracticingsafesex--AIDScouldwipeoutpastgainsandthreatenfuturemortalityprojections.Lastyearabout1.8millionadultsdiedofthedisease,atollthatislikelytorise—butrightnowchildrenarethemajorvictimsinfected,saysDr.PaulKleihues,directoroftheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerandoneofthereport'sauthors.

Accordingtothepassage,thefunctionoftheWorldHealthOrganizationistakingcareof______.

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五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S6】

35.Aswehaveenteredthenewcentury,human

societyisbeginningitsmovefromtheindustrial

economyintotheknowledge-basedeconomy.In

morespecificterm,theapplicationofinformation【S1】______

totheeconomyisbestusedinthenetworkingof

communication,andtheso-calledNeteconomy.【S2】______

Thisetreferstothecomputernetworkofsatellites,

opticfibers,andtelephonelinesthatconnectthe

wholeworld.Fortheclickofamouse,information【S3】______

fromtheotherendoftheglobewilltransportto【S4】______

yourcomputerscreenattheextremelyfastspeed

ofseven-and-a-halftimesaroundtheearthper

second.Generally,therearetwoaspectsoftheNet.

Oneisthenetworkingbetweenbusinessesandtheir

customers.Anotheristhenetworkingbetween【S5】______

individualbusinesses,ortheregionalandeven

globalnetworkingbetweenindustrialproductionand

scienceresearch.Internetshoppingbelongstothe【S6】______

firstaspect.

Fromalong-termrespective,Internetshopping【S7】______

isbutalow-levelaspectoftheNet,anditis

verylikelytobecomethemostimportanttrend.【S8】______

Afterall,mostcommoditiesareunsuitablefor

Internetshopping.Besides,ifeveryoneshopson

theNet,whatwillcometothehundredsandthousands【S9】______

ofshoppingmalls?Therefore,thesecond

aspectoftheNetwillbemoreimportant.Its

significancegoespastthatofconnectingbusinesses.【S10】______

Therehavebeenreportsofimmediateconsultation

ofdoctorsfromallovertheworldontheInternet.

Theseareearlyexamplesofhigh-levelnetworking.

【S1】

36.

【S4】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S8】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S5】

参考答案

1.OnForeigners'LearningChinese①NowadaysChineseourmothertongueisenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.②OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountriesandmanyOnForeigners'LearningChinese①Nowadays,Chinese,ourmothertongue,isenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.②OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountries,andmany解析：①审题及布局。这篇作文讨论国外“汉语热”持续升温的现象，要求分析其主要原因，并说明给“我”的启示。在布局上，可根据题目中给出的提纲展开。第一段介绍很多外国人热衷于学汉语，孔子学院遍地开花；第二段说明出现此现象的主要原因，注意要层次分明，逻辑性强；第三段说明“汉语热”给我的启示与思考，可结合眼下大学生汉语水平低下这一事实来展开。②语言。本文涉及在说明“汉语热”这一热点的基础上分析原因，语言需客观、简洁、缜密，注重衔接；谈及个人思考时，语言要富有表现力和感情色彩；建议考生多关注社会热点，勤于思考，并注意积累相关词汇及表达。

2.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.

3.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayistheenergycrisis.TheworldhasconsumedtoomuchenergydailyparticularlythewestofEuropeandNorthofAmericausethelargermountofit.Fuelswhichareusedtoproduceenergyatthemomentseemtonmoutsoon.Wearemuchworriedaboutapossibleenergycrisisasweexperiencedtheonethatoccurredin1970sandcausedusthegreatpanic.Manysuggestionshavebeenmadeintermsofenergyconservation.Someofthemarenotverypracticalbutotherscoldbeusedsuccessfully.Energyisknowntobeofgreatimportancetoourexistence.Wecanhardlyimaginehowwecouldsurviveinthisworldwithoutenergy.Noenergymeansthatallvehiclessuchascarstrainsbusesplanesandshipsthatneedoiltoworkwouldbeunabletonm.Theworldwouldbedarkanddead.Sotopreventtheenergycrisisitisofnecessitytoconserveallsourcesofenergyassomepeoplesuggest.Butgreatsourcesofenergyareneededifgovernmentswanttodevelopindustryandmakelifemorecomfortableandmostoftheenergyisconsumedinindustry.Itishoweverdifficulttosuggestanypossibleenergyconservationinindustrybecausemanyofthesuggestionswouldmeanthatsomepeoplewouldlosetheirjobs.Obviouslyconservationisnotgoingtobethegoodanswertotheenergycrisis.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsistousetheforcesofnatureforexamplethewindtheseatheriverandthesun.Itisstrangetothinkthatthesesourcesofenergywereusedlongagoforwindmillsandwatermillsbutthenwerealmostforgotten.Surewecanseeagaintheseforcesasgreatpotentialformsofenergy.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayistheenergycrisis.Theworldhasconsumedtoomuchenergydaily,particularlythewestofEuropeandNorthofAmericausethelargermountofit.Fuelswhichareusedtoproduceenergyatthemomentseemtonmoutsoon.Wearemuchworriedaboutapossibleenergycrisis,asweexperiencedtheonethatoccurredin1970sandcausedusthegreatpanic.Manysuggestionshavebeenmadeintermsofenergyconservation.Someofthemarenotverypracticalbutotherscoldbeusedsuccessfully.Energyisknowntobeofgreatimportancetoourexistence.Wecanhardlyimaginehowwecouldsurviveinthisworldwithoutenergy.Noenergymeansthatallvehiclessuchascars,trains,buses,planesandshipsthatneedoiltoworkwouldbeunabletonm.Theworldwouldbedark,anddead.So,topreventtheenergycrisis,itisofnecessitytoconserveallsourcesofenergyassomepeoplesuggest.Butgreatsourcesofenergyareneededifgovernmentswanttodevelopindustryandmakelifemorecomfortable,andmostoftheenergyisconsumedinindustry.Itis,however,difficulttosuggestanypossibleenergyconservationinindustrybecausemanyofthesuggestionswouldmeanthatsomepeoplewouldlosetheirjobs.Obviously,conservationisnotgoingtobethegoodanswertotheenergycrisis.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsistousetheforcesofnature,forexamplethewind,thesea,theriverandthesun.Itisstrangetothinkthatthesesourcesofenergywereusedlongagoforwindmillsandwatermillsbutthenwerealmostforgotten.Surewecanseeagaintheseforcesasgreatpotentialformsofenergy.

4.SalaryorInterestUpongraduationvirtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejobbutotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.AsformyselfIpreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeoplewithnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethevalueofone'sjobintermsofmoneysalarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyviewourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuitiontheyhavebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.AstheonlysoninmyfamilyIhavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.Inshortsalaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.SalaryorInterestUpongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejob,butotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.Asformyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethevalueofone'sjobintermsofmoney,salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuition,theyhavebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.Astheonlysoninmyfamily,Ihavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.Inshort,salaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.

5.LearntoGiveupWiselyInourlifepeopleusuallysay"Don'tgiveup!"andapersonwhoispersistentiswidelypraised.Howeversometimesifwedogiveupthingswillturnoutbetterthanwehavethought.InsistingLearntoGiveupWiselyInourlifepeopleusuallysay"Don'tgiveup!"andapersonwhoispersisten