（2021年）湖南省张家界市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

（2021年）湖南省张家界市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowritearesume.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicRisingDivorceRatesinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.描写图表反映的问题

2.你认为最近几年中国离婚高的原因是什么

3.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic"ValueTime,ValueLife".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1.生命有限，时间宝贵，珍视时间就是珍视生命。

2.如何珍视时间？如何珍视生命?

3.遗憾的是，有些年轻人把时间和青春花在……

4.我认为，我们应该……

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransport.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese

1.许多大城市私家车越来越多

2．私家车过多造成的问题。

3．如何鼓励人们少用私家车，多用公共交通。

5.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

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledUrbanization.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有人认为城市化进程是一件好事

2.有人却认为城市化进程给我们带来了很多负面影响

3.在我看来…

Urbanization

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledNatureorNurture.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有些人认为遗传因素起决定作用；

2．也有人认为环境影响作用更大；

3．你的观点。

8.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayOnExaminations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutinegivenbelow.

1.补考是大学教育的一部分

2.补考的利与弊

3.如何发挥补考的作用

OnRemedialExamination

9.1．在大学中，室友之间和睦相处很重要；

2．有些人认为相互体谅是和睦相处的重要途径；

3．你的观点。

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledToCurbSpending?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现在许多大学生花钱大手大脚

2.有人认为社会整体生活水平提高了，大学生花钱多一些无可厚非

3.你的看法

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

DeborahStipekthoughtherdaughter'sassignmentoflearningthenamesofalltheriversinSouthAmerica______.

A.wasimpressive

B.didn'tmakesense

C.involvedGoogle

D.madeherdaughtersilly

12.GiveUpSixWordsandChangeYourLife

AlfredKorzybski,thefatherofgeneralsemantics,observedthathowwetalkaffectshowwehandleproblemsandhowwebehave.Hefoundthatscientists,trainedtobespecific,handledbothpersonalandlaboratoryproblemsbetterthannon-scientists.Non-scientists,thenasnow,usedwordsloadedwithfeelingandprejudgmentandgotintotrouble.

Changingthewayweusecertaineverydaywordscanactuallyshiftthewayweseetheworldandotherpeople,helpschangetheemotion-ladenattitudesbehindthewords,andmakesuslesslikelytomakeinappropriatedemandsonourselvesandothers.

Thereisalsoachangeintheeffectonothers.Teachers,toldthatcertainstudentshavehiddentalents,willhelpthemdevelop,evenifthestudentswereselectedblindlybyresearchers.Peopleactastheythinktheyhavebeendefined,andlikeitornot,ourwordsplayalargepartinexpressingthatdefinition.

Inourwork,wehavefoundsixwordsthatareoftenusedindamagingways:try,always,is,can't,shouldandeverybody.Thesewordsarereally"families"ofwords.Alwayscanbeexpandedtonever,everytime.Shouldisalsooughtto,must,haveto.Weusenobody,noone,all,'thewayweuseeverybody.

Eachofthesewordsislinkedtotheconceptoftime."Everybodydoesit"implieseverypersonalwaysdoesit.Shouldreflectsastandardadoptedinthepast,governinghowwemustalwaysbehave.Isimpliesapermanentcharacteristicofsomethingorsomeone,as"sheisimpossibletodealwith."AlfredKorzybskicalledhumans"timebinders".Facts,opinionsandbehaviorsarelearned,repeatedandpassedon,eventhoughtheymaynotnecessarilyhavebeentrueinthefirstplace.BothKorzybskiandS.I.Hayakawa,whoisarespectedsemanticist,cautionusagainstusingsuch"allness"terms.

Yetwedousethem,asthoughbydoingsowecouldsomehowmanagethepresentandfuture."Withwords,"saysHayakawainLanguageinThoughtandAction,"weinfluenceandtoanenormousextentcontrol.""I'llmeetyouatthreeThursday"isanattempttomakeanotherperson--andourselves--beatacertainplaceatacertaintime.Hayakawawrites,"Thefutureisaspecificallyhumandimension.Toadog,'hamburgertomorrow'ismeaningless.Withwordswe[humans]imposeacertainpredictabilityuponfutureevents."

Similarly,weattempttocontrolpeople'sactionsandevencharacteristicswithcan't,should,everybodyandrelatedwords.Wetrythustocreate"reliable"data,howeverunrelateditistothefacts.

AccordingtoFreud,tosomementalpatientscertainwordsbecomemagical,symbolsofwholetrainsofthoughtcondensed.Seriouslyillneuroticsmaintainsomeofthatmagic:"Everybody'sagainstme"or"Ihavetodothis."Andnearlyallofushavethesamebadhabittoalessintensedegree.

Whenandwheredowebeginthispatternofrestrictivewordsandbeliefs?

AccordingtothelatespeechexpertWendellJohnson,asadultswearestill"usinginformation,attitudes,beliefs,procedures,practices...adaptedtoanearliertime."Ourbeliefs,andthewordsweusetosupportthemandtoprotectourselvesfromchange,comefromearlyinourlives.WillisHarman,Ph.D.,afuturistatSRI(formerlyStanfordResearchInstitute),maintainsthatweareallinawayhypnotizedfrominfancy."Wedonotperceiveourselvesandtheworldaboutusastheyare,butaswehavebeenpersuadedtoperceivethem,"saysDr.Harman.Researchshowsthatobjectsandpeoplewithsomefamiliarcharacteristicstendtobeperceivedbytheinfantasidentical.Thenewborncannotdistinguishbetweenselfandsurrounding.Whenthebabyishungry,everybodyishungry.Later,anymanbecomes"Daddy"andeveryanimal"doggie."

Weusesuchearlybiasestom

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

YouaresuggestednottobethefirsttoshowupinanAmericanparty,otherwiseotherswillthinkyouhavenolifeofyourown.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

ResearchhasshownthatforeigncigarettesdotastebettertoAsiansmokersthannativebrands.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

AfterrunningaroundtheOlympicstadiumtrackonce,______lightsthecauldron,andtheOlympicGamesofficiallystart.

16.

Accordingtotheauthor,foreachprojectweshouldsetonlyone______inordernotetincreasethepressure.

17.Whatisveryimportantinthelong-distancetrainingofdogs?

A.Tourgedogsrunfor2000to3000mileseveryday.

B.Totrainthedogsforatleastoneyear.

C.Totrainthedogstopullvehiclesondryland.

D.Togetthedogsaccustomedtorunninglongdistances.

18.

Mnemonicsinforeignlanguageacquisitionisnotamodemart.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

NocaptainsandnopilotseverescapedtheTriangleaccidents.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

ForlocalpeopleinNorthWales,manyofthemconsiderEnglishaforeignlanguageandtheirmotherlanguageis______.

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

A.Six.B.Seven.C.Five.D.Sixorseven.

22.(25)

A.Itissmaller.

B.Theclassroomatmosphereiswarmer.

C.Studentscan'taskquestions.

D.Studentsdon'tneedtostandupwhentheclassbegins.

23.(18)

A.She'slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.

B.She'swritingsomebooksaboutworldclassics.

C.She'smetsomeoftheworld'sbestwriting.

D.She'sjustbackfromatriparoundtheworld.

24.

【B8】

25.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Whydidn'tyoumakeanappointmenttoseeHansonlastweekwhenyoufirsttwistedyourfoot?

M:Theinjurydidn'tseemseriousthen.IdecidedtocometodaybecausemyfootstillhurtswhenIputmyweightonit.

Q:Whydidn'tthemanseeHansonearlier?

(12)

A.Hehadtowaitforanappointment.

B.Hehadotherthingstodofirst.

C.Hisfoothadseemedallright.

D.Hisinjuryhadkepthimathome.

26.(29)

A.TrytotalktoColin.

B.Gohomeforaweek.

C.Waittilltheendofthisweek.

D.Havearoomchangeimmediately

27.(36)

A.Becausenearly1,000millionacresoflandwasburnedoff.

B.Becausenaturalresourcesarebeingusedup.

C.Becauseanimalsandplantsareindangerofextinction.

D.Becausenaturalbeautyofthelandwouldberuined.

28.听力原文：M:I'dliketoexchangethisgreentablecloththatIboughtlastweekfortheredone.

W:Let'sseenow.Theredoneisonly＄10.95,andthegreenonewas＄15.

Q:Approximatelyhowmuchmoneydoestheclerkowetheman?

(15)

A.＄39.B.＄35.C.＄4.D.＄5.

29.

【B2】

30.(34)

A.Hesentsurgeonstoserveinthearmy.

B.Reprovidedsoldierswithmedicalsupplies.

C.Herecruitedvolunteerstocareforthewounded.

D.Hehelpedtofleetheprisonersofwar.

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

Theresearchoncoinsstoredfrom100B.C.to50C.E.indicatesthat______.

A.civilwarsreducedabout1000000people

B.theAugustancensusesincludedwomenandchildren

C.populationexplosionhypothesisisreasonable

D.somecivilwarsdidn'tcausehighcasualties

32.

Fromthethirdparagraph,wecaninferthatDr.Panglossis______.

A.oneofLeibnitz'sfollowers

B.afictionalfigureinVoltaire'sbook

C.thepennameofLeibnitz

D.Voltaire'senemy

33.SectionB

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

ManynowhavebeenbreathinghotflamesatourindustryandsoIthoughtitwouldbetimetosaymypiecethisweek,afterall,weinthebusinesscannotdenythatithasbeenaroughspringfornewspapereditorsandreporters.Ethicalscandalsgreatandsmallhavesoilednews-roomsfromcoasttocoast.EveryoneknowsabouttheprofounddeceitsofJaysonBlairatTheNewYorkTimes,andthe"Writergate"controversyinvolvingRickBragg,whichledtothedepartureofthetwotopeditorsatthepaper.OthermisdeedshaverangedfromtworeportersatTheSaltLakeTribunesellinginformationtoTheNationalEnquirer,toafoodwriterforTheHartfordCourantfiredforplagiarizingrecipes.Arenewspaperstandardsgoingtopot?

Somesayethicsareworsethanever—orarethey?Thepastisfilledwithpeoplerunningphotosofwrestlersinthesportssectioninexchangeformoney.Infact,ethicalbreachesmaybelessofaproblemthan20yearsago.Alotofnewspapersarecuttingcorners,butthestandardsinthebusinesshaveimproved.Therewerethingsgoingoninthepastsuchasreporterswritingspeechesforpoliticianstheycoveredandtakingbribesfromlobbyistsbutpeoplebackthenwerequietlymovedoutortheyleftontheirown.Therewasnopublicdisplay.

Theindustryasawholeisintroublebecause,duetomediaconcentration,peopleatthetoparetakingouttoomuchmoneyanddrivingtheprofitsup.Theperceptionisthattherealcustomersarenotthosewhoreadthepaperbutthosewhobuythestock,whichdamagestheprofession.Someofthisisaboutresourcepressure.Copydesksareoverloadedandthereisnotenoughtimeandmorereportersarehavingtoreportbyphone.Thelargerthesizeofnews-papers,thelesscommunicationbetweendivisionstheretendstobe.Reportersdon'tclimbtheStairsanymore,theyarehighlytrainedpeoplewhositintheirofficesandwritetermpapersandwon'tsullythemselvesgoingtoagreasyhousingprojectorstandoutintherainforafewhours.Theeconomicsofjournalismalongwithtechnologicalchangeshascreatedanatmosphereoftryingtogetenormousamountsofinformationasrapidlyaspossible.Theimportantthingistomakesuretheownershipunderstandsthevalueofanewsorganizationwithintegrityandeverypaperneedstoslowdownandremindourselvesthatwehavenothingtosellifthereadersdon'tbelieveus.

Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.

A.newsroomsaresufferingfromadeclineinstandards

B.therea.retoomanyethicalscandalsgoingoninnewspapers

C.thereisaperceptionthatnewspapersshoulddomoretocorrectmistakes

D.thishasbeenaroughtimefornewspapersandmanyarewonderingwhatiswrong

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.【S4】

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.UnitedStatesgovernment,andtheAmericanpeople.Itshistory,andthehistoryof

thenation'scapital,beganwhenPresidentGeorgeWashingtonsignedanActof

CongressinDecemberof1790declaringwhatthefederalgovernmentwouldresideina【S1】______

district"notexceedingtenmilesquareontheriverPotomac."PresidentWashington,【S2】______

togetherwithcityplannerPierreL'Enfant,chosethesiteforthenewresidence,thatis【S3】______

now1600PennsylvaniaAvenue.Aspreparationsbeganforthenewfederalcity,a

competitionwasheldtofindabuilderofthe"President'sHouse.'Nineproposalswere

submited,andIrish-bornarchitect【S4】______

JamesHobanwonagoldenmedalforhispracticalandhandsomedesign.Construction【S5】______

beganwhenthefirstcornerstonewaslayedinOctoberof1792.AlthoughPresident【S6】______

Washingtonoversawtheconstructionofthehouse,butheneverlivedinit.【S7】______

Itwasuntil1800,whentheWhiteHousewasnearlycompleted,thatitsfirst【S8】______

residents,PresidentJohnAdamsandhiswife,Abigail,movedin.Sincethattime,

eachPresidentmadehisownchangesandadditions.TheWhiteHouseis,afterall,the【S9】______

President'spublichome.Itisalsotheonlyprivateresidenceofaheadofstatethat's【S10】______

opentothepublic,freeofcharge.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S5】

38.

【S8】

39.

【S3】

参考答案

1.May27th2005DearSirIwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresumemymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketingConsumerBehaviorStrategiesandPsychologyandallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemyknowledge.IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.IwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscarriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Iraninterviewisneededpleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!Bestwishes!SincerelyLiMingMay27th,2005DearSir,IwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th,2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresume,mymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketing,ConsumerBehavior.StrategiesandPsychology,andallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemyknowledge.IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.IwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscarriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Iraninterviewisneeded,pleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!Bestwishes!Sincerely,LiMing

2.RisingDivorceRatesinChinaThereisageneraldiscussiontodayabouttheissueofthedivorcerate.Ascanbeseenfromthechartgreatchangeshavebeentakingplace.ObviouslyChinahasexperiencedadramaticincreaseinthedivorcerateinthepreviousthirtyyears.Foronethingindividuals'attitudetowardfamilyhaschangedradically.Theynolongerdeemfamilylifeasimportantasifnotmoreimportantthantheircareerandsomeevenprefertosacrificetheirmarriageinpursuitoftheircareer.Foranotheryoungpeoplenowadaystendtorushintomarriagewithfewnotionsofwhatloveandmarriageare.Thisisespeciallytrueforsomecollegestudentswhoaretryingeverymeanstokilltheirboringsparetime.Thisimmaturelovethenleadstoahastymarriagewhichisdestinedtobeabortiveintheend.TosumupthisManningincreasecurrentlyshouldbetakenseriously.Itisnotjustapersonalaffairbutasocialphenomenonaswell.Inordertocurbthisunhealthytrendthesenseoffamilyshouldbepromotedandthewholesocietyshouldpaymoreattentiontoensurethatpeople'sweddedlifeisashappyasexpected.PartHReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)RisingDivorceRatesinChinaThereisageneraldiscussiontodayabouttheissueofthedivorcerate.Ascanbeseenfromthechart,greatchangeshavebeentakingplace.Obviously,Chinahasexperiencedadramaticincreaseinthedivorcerateinthepreviousthirtyyears.Foronething,individuals'attitudetowardfamilyhaschangedradically.Theynolongerdeemfamilylifeasimportantas,ifnotmoreimportantthan,theircareer,andsomeevenprefertosacrificetheirmarriageinpursuitoftheircareer.Foranother,youngpeoplenowadaystendtorushintomarriagewithfewnotionsofwhatloveandmarriageare.Thisisespeciallytrueforsomecollegestudentswhoaretryingeverymeanstokilltheirboringsparetime.Thisimmaturelove,then,leadstoahastymarriage,whichisdestinedtobeabortiveintheend.Tosumup,thisManningincreasecurrentlyshouldbetakenseriously.Itisnotjustapersonalaffairbutasocialphenomenonaswell.Inordertocurbthisunhealthytrend,thesenseoffamilyshouldbepromotedandthewholesocietyshouldpaymoreattentiontoensurethatpeople'sweddedlifeisashappyasexpected.PartHReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

3.ValueTimeValueLifeAsanoldsayinggoes"Aninchoftimeequalsaninchofgold.Goldcanberegainedifitisgonebuttimewillneverreturnwhenitpassed."Perhapstimeisunlimitedinsomedegreebutman'sliValueTime,ValueLifeAsanoldsayinggoes,"Aninchoftimeequalsaninchofgold.Goldcanberegainedifitisgone,buttimewillneverreturnwhenitpassed."Perhapstimeisunlimitedinsomedegree,butman'sli

4.HowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransportThepast5yearshavewitnessedtherapidincreaseofprivatecarsinbigcitiesofChina.MoreandmoreChineseareabletoaffordacarandwouldliketobuyaprivatecartoimprovetheirlifequality.Severalfactorscontributetotheincreasingnumberofprivatecars.Firstitcanbeattributedtothegreatadvanceofpeople'sincomeaswellasthedramaticdecreaseofcarpricesduetomassproductionBesidestherapidexpansionofhighwaysystemsaroundthecountryalsoencouragesmorepeopletousecarsastheirdailytransport.Howevertheriseofprivatecarshasalsobroughtsomeproblemssuchastrafficcongestionandairpollution.InsomemetropolitansofChinaduringrushhourscarsarequeuinginurbanareas.Theexhaustoftheseprivatecarsalsoleadstoincreasinglysevereairpollution.Accordingtoscientiststheglobalwarmingiscloselyrelatedtotheemissionsofprivatecars.Thereforeinsomesensepeople'slifequalityisdecreasing.Inordertoreversethisdeclineinthequalityoflifeincitiesattemptsmustbemadetoencouragepeopletousetheircarslessandpublictransportmore.ThegovernmentshouldcreateamorecomfortableandconvenientpublictransportsystemsothatthepublicwouldliketousepublictransportInadditionmeasuresshouldbetakentoraisetheenvironmentalawarenessofthegeneralpublic.Anotherdirectmeasureistoimposeheaviertaxesontheownershipofprivatecarssoastodiscouragepeoplefromusingprivatecars.HowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransportThepast5yearshavewitnessedtherapidincreaseofprivatecarsinbigcitiesofChina.MoreandmoreChineseareabletoaffordacarandwouldliketobuyaprivatecartoimprovetheirlifequality.Severalfactorscontributetotheincreasingnumberofprivatecars.First,itcanbeattributedtothegreatadvanceofpeople'sincomeaswellasthedramaticdecreaseofcarpricesduetomassproductionBesides,therapidexpansionofhighwaysystemsaroundthecountryalsoencouragesmorepeopletousecarsastheirdailytransport.However,theriseofprivatecarshasalsobroughtsomeproblemssuchastrafficcongestionandairpollution.InsomemetropolitansofChina,duringrushhourscarsarequeuinginurbanareas.Theexhaustoftheseprivatecarsalsoleadstoincreasinglysevereairpollution.Accordingtoscientists,theglobalwarmingiscloselyrelatedtotheemissionsofprivatecars.Therefore,insomesense,people'slifequalityisdecreasing.Inordertoreversethisdeclineinthequalityoflifeincities,attemptsmustbemadetoencouragepeopletousetheircarslessandpublictransportmore.ThegovernmentshouldcreateamorecomfortableandconvenientpublictransportsystemsothatthepublicwouldliketousepublictransportInaddition,measuresshouldbetakentoraisetheenvironmentalawarenessofthegeneralpublic.Anotherdirectmeasureistoimposeheaviertaxesontheownershipofprivatecarssoastodiscouragepeoplefromusingprivatecars.

5.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,topreventthee