2023年湖北省黄石市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2023年湖北省黄石市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxiety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--分析学生考试焦虑的原因

--提供解决学生考试焦虑的办法

SolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxiety

2.1．在报纸上看到一家公司在招聘文秘的广告；

2．在表达求职的意愿后，说明自己具备该职位要求的条件；

3．希望对方能给予面试的机会，并期盼回复。

3.1.目前在中国，校园安全事故时有发生

2．这种现象造成了恶劣的影响

3．应该如何杜绝这种现象

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympicGames.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.北京奥运会的成功举办对中国的影响

2．奥运会后中国的发展尤其是外国人来华旅游热的发展

3．分析来华旅游热发展的原因

ForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympicGames

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFallofCarPriceVersusRiseofItsCost.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.当前汽车降价促使汽车销量增大。

2.你要买车，就应该在经济上的心理上有所准备。

3.就我而言，宁愿打车也不买车。

6.1.老一辈常说，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人却认为相貌比有力重要

3.你的看法

AbilityandGoodLooks

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicIncomeSourcesofAmericanandChinesestudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.根据图标说明中美大学生的来源

2.分析可能产生这种不同现象的原因

3.提出个人的建议

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicStudents'UnionandAssociations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.简述在大学里学生会和各种社团的现状

2．参加学生会和各种社团对个人的有利之处

3．你对参加学生会和社团活动的态度

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1．大学生失业已经成为严重的社会问题

2．大学生失业的原因

3．提出自己对待这个现象的看法和认为的解决途径

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewersprefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyourwritingandwriteneatlyandclearly.

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

Thewriterthoughtthatoneoftheachievementshehadwasthat______.

A.hebegantolovelearning

B.hewaspromotedinthepostalofficeaftergettingthediploma

C.hehadlearnedtoignorenegativecomments

D.hehadnodifficultywhenheembarkedonanewcareer

12.

Therearemoregrindsinmilitarycollegesthaninothercolleges.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

AnE-languagelearningsystemcalledChengoishopefultohelpchildrenlearnChineseforthissoftwarecaptures__________________________withstories，gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics．

14.

InChina,someriversaresopollutedthatfishcan'tgrowinthem.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Themainreasonwhyanorganiccompoundisvitalisthat______.

16.

Itis______totellprotectiveliesbecausefolksareconvincedthatthetruthwouldbetoodamaging.

17.TheBusinessofMediaViolence

In2001,peoplearoundtheworldspentUS$14billiongoingtothemovies.TheU.S.domesticboxofficealonehitUS$9billion—a75percentincreasefrom1991—andtherearehugerevenuesfromhomevideo/DVDsales,rentalsandspin-offmerchandise.Buteventheseprofitsaredwarfedbymusic,thelargestglobalmediasector.In2000,salesreachedUS$37billion,withmusicconsumptionhighamongyoungaudienceseverywhere.Videogamesarenotfarbehind:globalsalesfor2002wereanticipatedtobeUS$31billion.

AnExpandingForeignMarket

Americanmediacorporationsearnatleasthalfoftheirprofitsfromforeignsales.Andglobalmarketsaregrowingfastasstandardsoflivingarerisingaroundtheworld.SalesofTVs,stereos,VCRsandsatellitedishesareincreasing,andinthelastdecadeortwo,newandexpandingmarketshaveemergedincountriesthathaveabandonedstatecontrolofmediaanddistribution.

Today,U.S.filmsareshowninmorethan150countriesworldwide,andtheU.S.filmindustryprovidesmostofthepre-recordedvideosandDVDssoldthroughouttheworld.Americantelevisionprogramsarebroadcastinover125internationalmarkets,andMTVcanbeseeninmoreforeignhouseholdsthanAmericanones.

Thisinternationalsuccesshasatremendousimpactnotjustontherecipient(愿意接受的)countries,butalsoontheculturalenvironmentoftheU.S.Tosomeextent,thetailiswaggingthedog:moreandmore,thedemandsandtastesofforeignmarketsareinfluencingwhatpopularproductsgetmadeintheU.S.

ActionSells:FilmandTelevision

Nowhereisthisinfluencemoreevidentthaninthefilmindustry.IntheU.S.andCanada,moviesrated"G"(General)and"PG"(ParentalGuidance)consistentlybringsinmorerevenuesthanR-ratedfilms.YetthenumberofGandPGfilmshasdroppedinrecentyears,andthenumberofrestrictedfilmshasrisen.Two-thirdsofHollywoodfilmsin2001wererated"R".

Filmproducersareunequivocal(不含糊的)aboutwhythisisso:theforeignmarketlikesactionfilms.

Actiontravelswell.Actionmoviesdon'trequirecomplexplotsorcharacters.Theyrelyonfights,killings,specialeffectsandexplosionstoholdtheiraudiences.And,unlikecomedyordrama—whichdependongoodstories,sharphumor,andcrediblecharacters,allofwhichareoftenculture-specific—actionfilmsrequirelittleinthewayofgoodwritingandacting.They'resimple,andthey'reuniversallyunderstood.Totopitoff,thelargelynon-verbalnatureofthekindoffilmsthatjournalistSharonWaxmanreferstoas"short-on-dialogue,high-on-testosterone"makestheirdubbing(配音)ortranslationrelativelyinexpensive.

Thereare,ofcourse,exceptionstotherule.ThefilmTitanicmadealmostUS$2billioninworldwidesalesasof2001—makingitthebiggest-grossingmovieofalltime.TheBritishfilmTheFullMontywasaninternationalhitsandMyBigFatGreekWeddingdebunkedalltheprofitformulasin2002.

Butsuchoffbeatsuccessesarehardtopredict.AflicksuchasDieHardorTerminatorismuchmoreofasurething.MostfilmbudgetstodayaverageUS$75-100mil-lion,soHollywoodstudiosdon'tliketotakechances.

AllthismeansenormouspressureontheAmericanmovieindustrytoabandoncomplexityinfavourofactionfilms.Theeffectisakindof"dumbing-down"oftheindustryingeneral.Foreigninvestorsaremuchlesslikelytoinvestinfilmsfocusingonserioussocialthemesorwomen'sissues,oronesthatfeatureminoritycasts.Suchfilms,howeverbrilliant,arenotwherethebigmoneyis.Worldwideappealdeterminescastingandscript.decisions—andtheoverwhelmingdemandisforwhiteactorsandaction.

Successbreedssuccess,andthesheerubiquity(无处不在)oftheseproductionsandal

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

JohnBarrett'sbooknotonlydescribes______ofSavannah'srichestcitizens,butalsotellsaboutsomeofthecity'sunusualpeopleandplaces.

19.(11)

20.

ThemaglevlineplanfromLosAngelestoPittsburghhasbeensuspendedbecauseofitshigh______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.

【B9】

22.(15)

A.Thestudentsshouldreturntoclasses.

B.Thereshouldbemoreissuestovoteon.

C.Morestudentsshouldcometothemeetings.

D.Lastnight'smeetingwasbadlymanaged.

23.

【B8】

24.(46)

25.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

(27)

A.Theyaredelightedbecausetheycanenjoythescenerywhiledriving.

B.Theyarefrightenedbecausetrafficaccidentsarefrequent:

C.Theyareirritatedbecausethebridgeisjammedwithcars.

D.Theyarepleasedbecauseitsavesthemmuchtime.

26.(17)

A.Heshouldbringhiscousintothepicnic.

B.Thepicnicisgoingtobeverycrowded.

C.She'ssorrythemancan'tcome'tothepicnic.

D.Hercousiniscomingtothepicnictoo.

27.听力原文：M:I'mthinkingofgoingtoanothercountry.

W:DoIhavetoremindyouthatwehaveinvestedalotoftimeandmoneyinyourcareerhere?

Q:What'sthewoman'sattitudetowardstheman'splan?

(18)

A.Sheisagainsttheman'splan.

B.Shethinksitneedsalotofmoney.

C.Theyneedsometimetothinkaboutit.

D.It'sgoodforhiscareerdevelopment.

28.(45)

29.

【B10】

30.(32)

A.Hehelpedestablishthecity'sfirstuniversity.

B.Hehelpedestablishthecity'sfirstpostoffice.

C.Hehelpedestablishthecity'sfirstlibrary.

D.Hehelpedopenahospital.

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

WhatdoestheauthorimplyabouttheUnitedStatesandCanada?

32.

Accordingtotheauthor,therewasatrendintheU.S.fortheyoungpeople______.

A.tospeakStandardEnglish

B.tospeakEnglishwithoutclassdistinction

C.tospeakEnglishwithclassdistinction

D.tospeakEnglishwithgrammarmistakes

33.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyouknowaboute-businessinBritain?

A.E-businesshaseliminatedmanycompetitiverivals.

B.E-businesshasdonemanybenefitstobigcompanies.

C.ManycompanieshavejoinedintheE2businessprogram.

D.E-businesshas'greatpotentialandwillmakechangesinthecountry.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S3】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S2】

38.

【S3】

39.【S2】

参考答案

1.SolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxietyWhentakinganexaminationmanystudentstendtobecomeworriedandnervous.Theirmindscannotworkaswellastheyusuallydoandevengonumb.Asaresulttheygetlowgradesthatdonotshowtheirrealabilities.Manyfactorscontributetostudents'testinganxiety.Onereasonisthatsomestudentsdon'tworkhardenoughandtheydon'ttrytodevelopgoodstudyhabits.Theydon'tpreviewlessonsbeforeclassorreviewthemafterclass.Theyseldomtakenotesinclassandfailtohandintheirassignments.SomestudentsspendsomuchtimeplayingcomputergameswatchingTVvisitingfriendsanddoingpart-timejobsthattheyoftenmissclassesandseldomthinkoftheirstudies.Anotherreasonisthatsomestudentsdon'tfeelconfidentinthemselvesandtheyareafraidoffailures.Thustheybecomesotenseinanexamthattheydon'tknowhowtoanswerthequestions.Thenwhatastudentshoulddoinordertocopewithsuchtestinganxiety?Thestudentsneedtodevelopgoodstudyhabitsandhardworkalwayspaysoff.Beforetakingatesteffectivereviewingisimportantbutexcessiveworkshouldbeavoided.Toomuchworkpluslackofsleepcancreatemorestressandmakeyouadullboy.Rememberyouneedacalmandclearmindontheexamday.Besideswhiletakingatestthemostimportantthingforyoutodoiskeepyourself-confidence.Ofcoursesomeanxietyortensionisnotunusualbuttoomuchtensionwillpreventyoufromperformingaswellasyouareableto.Youshouldtrytoberelaxedbothphysicallyandmentally.Ifyoucanovercomeyournervousnessyouwillletyourmindworkmoreefficientlyandsuccessfullyingettingthroughthetest.SolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxietyWhentakinganexamination,manystudentstendtobecomeworriedandnervous.Theirmindscannotworkaswellastheyusuallydoandevengonumb.Asaresulttheygetlowgradesthatdonotshowtheirrealabilities.Manyfactorscontributetostudents'testinganxiety.Onereasonisthatsomestudentsdon'tworkhardenoughandtheydon'ttrytodevelopgoodstudyhabits.Theydon'tpreviewlessonsbeforeclassorreviewthemafterclass.Theyseldomtakenotesinclassandfailtohandintheirassignments.Somestudentsspendsomuchtimeplayingcomputergames,watchingTV,visitingfriendsanddoingpart-timejobsthattheyoftenmissclassesandseldomthinkoftheirstudies.Anotherreasonisthatsomestudentsdon'tfeelconfidentinthemselvesandtheyareafraidoffailures.Thus,theybecomesotenseinanexamthattheydon'tknowhowtoanswerthequestions.Thenwhatastudentshoulddoinordertocopewithsuchtestinganxiety?Thestudentsneedtodevelopgoodstudyhabits,andhardworkalwayspaysoff.Beforetakingatest,effectivereviewingisimportant,butexcessiveworkshouldbeavoided.Toomuchwork,pluslackofsleep,cancreatemorestressandmakeyouadullboy.Remember,youneedacalmandclearmindontheexamday.Besides,whiletakingatest,themostimportantthingforyoutodoiskeepyourself-confidence.Ofcourse,someanxietyortensionisnotunusual,buttoomuchtensionwillpreventyoufromperformingaswellasyouareableto.Youshouldtrytoberelaxedbothphysicallyandmentally.Ifyoucanovercomeyournervousness,youwillletyourmindworkmoreefficientlyandsuccessfullyingettingthroughthetest.

2.AJobApplicationLetterDearSir/Madam[1]IlearnedfromGuangzhouDailyonJuly26thatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretaryand[2]it'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.[3]IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromSunYat-senUniversityandgotBachelorofArtsdegree.DuringmyfouryearsoncampusItookpainstostudymymajorandIparticipatedinvariousextracurricularactivitiestoapplytheoreticknowledgeintopractice.[4]UpongraduationIworkedinHPChinaasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.[5]Myresponsibilitiesconsistedofcarryingoutmarketsurveyswritingreportsandorganizingmeetings.Thistwo-yearexperiencehashelpedmealot.[6]InparticularIhaverealizedtheimportanceofcoordinationandco-operationamongco-workers.[7]Enclosedpleasefindmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.IhopeyoucangivemeachanceforinterviewandIamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyAdaAJobApplicationLetterDearSir/Madam,[1]IlearnedfromGuangzhouDailyonJuly26thatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretary,and[2]it'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.[3]IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromSunYat-senUniversityandgotBachelorofArtsdegree.Duringmyfouryearsoncampus,ItookpainstostudymymajorandIparticipatedinvariousextracurricularactivitiestoapplytheoreticknowledgeintopractice.[4]UpongraduationIworkedinHPChinaasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.[5]Myresponsibilitiesconsistedofcarryingoutmarketsurveys,writingreportsandorganizingmeetings.Thistwo-yearexperiencehashelpedmealot.[6]Inparticular,Ihaverealizedtheimportanceofcoordinationandco-operationamongco-workers.[7]Enclosedpleasefindmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.IhopeyoucangivemeachanceforinterviewandIamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerely,Ada解析：[1][2]开头说明获悉这个职位空缺的途径及写信的目的。

[3]介绍自己能够胜任这个职位所具备的条件。

[4]Upon棚．结构，使句式多变。

[6]co-ordination，co-operation，co-workers语言形式对称。

[7]Enclosed意为“随信附上……”，为求职或商务书信中的常用词。

[写作指南]

根据题目要求写一封求职信。这类实用文体的文章结构:

第一段写明获得招聘信息的来源，并表示对这份工作极大的兴趣。

第二段证明自己有能力胜任这个职位，一般叙述自己的资历、能力和能够胜任该职位所具备的条件。

最后提供一些必要的证明，并表达希望得到面试机会的恳切心情。

3.OnCampusSecurity①Haveyoueverheardofthephenomenonthataccidentsconcerningcampussecurityfrequentlyoccurinsomeprimaryschools?②Itisthisissuethathasshockedthepublicandsparkedaheateddiscussion.③Thisphenomenoncanimposeaquitenegativeimpactontheindividualaswellasthewholesociety.④Firstofallthecruelscenehasmademanypassers-bypanicnottomentiontheintensegriefsufferedbytherelativesoftheyoungvictims.⑤Besidesphenomenaofthissortwilldefinitelyposeathreattothestabilityandsecurityofthewholesociety.⑥Somepeopleevenlosetheirconfidenceinleadingasecureandhappylife.⑦Frommypersonalperspectiveseveralcounter-measurescanbetaken.⑧Foronethingsrelevantauthoritiesaretomakesurethatsomeequipmentisavailableincaseofemergencies.⑨Foranotheractivitiesaretobelaunchedtoenhancethesafetyawarenessofthepupilsaswellastheirparents.⑩Onlyinthiswaycanwefinallygetridofthiskindofphenomena.OnCampusSecurity①Haveyoueverheardofthephenomenonthataccidentsconcerningcampussecurityfrequentlyoccurin,someprimaryschools?②Itisthisissuethathasshockedthepublicandsparkedaheateddiscussion.③Thisphenomenoncanimposeaquitenegativeimpactontheindividualaswellasthewholesociety.④Firstofall,thecruelscenehasmademanypassers-bypanic,nottomentiontheintensegriefsufferedbytherelativesoftheyoungvictims.⑤Besides,phenomenaofthissortwilldefinitelyposeathreattothestabilityandsecurityofthewholesociety.⑥Somepeopleevenlosetheirconfidenceinleadingasecureandhappylife.⑦Frommypersonalperspective,severalcounter-measurescanbetaken.⑧Foronethings,relevantauthoritiesaretomakesurethatsomeequipmentisavailableincaseofemergencies.⑨Foranother,activitiesaretobelaunchedtoenhancethesafetyawarenessofthepupilsaswellastheirparents.⑩Onlyinthiswaycanwefinallygetridofthiskindofphenomena.解析：①采用疑问句的形式提出校园安全事件屡屡发生的社会现象。

②固定结构表现话题重要性。

③第二段的主旨句：该现象对个人及社会产生负面影响；impose…impacton是高分词组。

④指出第一个影响：引起恐慌，带来痛苦；其中nottomention是一个高分结构，sufferedby…是过去分词作后置定语。

⑤引出第二个负面影响：威胁社会安全与稳定；其中poseathreatto是高分词组。

⑥对上句做进一步解释说明，loseconfidencein是高分词组。

⑦是表达作者个人观点的固定词组。

⑧指出政府层面应采取的措施。

⑨提出开展活动提高家长和孩子的安全意识。

⑩总结全文。采用部分倒装结构，体现句子结构的多样性。

好句操练

Itisthisissuethathasshockedthepublicandsparkedaheateddiscussion.

a.Thisissuehasdrawnthepublic'sattention,whichhasstimulatedaheateddebate.

b.Thisissuehasraisedthepublic'sconcernsandstirredupanintensedebate.

Foronethings,relevantauthoritiesaretomakesurethatsomeequipmentisavailableincaseofemergencies.

a.Tobeginwith,relevantauthoritiesareexpectedtomakesomeequipmentavailableforfearofemergencies.

b.Ononehand,relevantauthoritiesaresupposedtopreparesomeequipmentavailableforemergencies.

4.议论文[考频：4]①审题及布局。这篇文章是对于奥运会后所带来的热点话题提出自己的认识和分析。首先陈述成功的举办一届奥运会对于一个国家的影响即普遍性的影响；然后切入本篇所要讨论并且很快会展现出来的对于旅游业的直接推动即特殊性的影响；最后总结其原因。在布局上根据题目中给出的提纲来展开即可。第一段介绍成功举办奥运会所带来的影响；第二段阐述其对于推动来华旅游业的直接而迅速发展的影响；第三段分析来华旅游业升温的原因。②语言。本文是一篇论说文论述要重点突出层次分明具有说服力词汇选择要精确句式丰富一些。议论文[考频：4]①审题及布局。这篇文章是对于奥运会后所带来的热点话题提出自己的认识和分析。首先陈述成功的举办一届奥运会对于一个国家的影响，即普遍性的影响；然后切入本篇所要讨论并且很快会展现出来的对于旅游业的直接推动，即特殊性的影响；最后总结其原因。在布局上，根据题目中给出的提纲来展开即可。第一段介绍成功举办奥运会所带来的影响；第二段阐述其对于推动来华旅游业的直接而迅速发展的影响；第三段分析来华旅游业升温的原因。②语言。本文是一篇论说文，论述要重点突出，层次分明，具有说服力，词汇选择要精确，句式丰富一些。解析：ForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympicGames

BeijingOlympicGameshasgotbigsuccess.ObviouslythisbigsuccesswillgiveChinaabigopportunitytodevelopfaster.TheOlympicGamesunfoldanewChinatotheworld,itisopenedthemysteriousveiltosomepeoplewhodon'tknowit.

MostofforeignersrealizeamodernandflourishChina.AndalsopromotedbyBeijingOlympicGames,Chinawillkeepondevelopingineveryaspectaswellinthepastfewyears,especiallyinforeign-relatedtourismThenumberoftheforeignerstravelingtoChina,includingmorepeoplefrommorecountry,comparedwithmainlyincludingAmericans,JapaneseandKoreaninthepast,willincreaselargely,

Thereasonisobvious.Foronething,Itistheopendoorpolicylastmanyyearsthatbroughtabouttheprosperityintourism,andthisisthemostimportantandtraditionalpolicyoverthepast20yearssincereform.andopening-op.Foranother,nowgoingwiththeBeijingOlympicGames'success,thestrong,richandhappyChinaisknownbywholeworld:thecleanstreet,theChinesesmile,thepassionofChineseandsoon.MoreandmoreforeignerstakeinterestinChina'sdevelopmentanditstraditionalculture.Lastbutnotleast.it'snodoubtthatthegovernmentwillcontinuetoadoptaseriesofnewpoliciestoencouragemoretravelerstovisitChina.

5.TodayawarofcarpriceinChinapromotestheever-increasingcarsales.Manypeoplecan'tresistthetemptationtogetonetorealizetheircardreamwithoutnoticingtherisingcostsinmaintenancegasolineinsuranceandtraininginstruction.Youhavetobefinanciallyandpsychologicallypreparedwhenyoubuyacar.There'snodenyingthatacarprovidesyouwithcomfortandconvenience.Butbeforebuyingacaryouhavetotakeintoaccounttheannualcostswhichusuallyrangefromseveralthousandtoovertenthousandyuan.Besidesyouwillhavetofaceuptotheworriesoftherelevantincreasingcostswhichislikelytobe.AsfarasIamconcernedIdon'tthinkI'llpurchaseacar.IwouldrathertakeataxithandrivemyowncarifIgooutforanappointmentdinnerpartyetc.What'smoreIwon'ttakethetroubletoguardagainstmycarbeingstolenandI'llleavethetroubleoffindingaparkinglottothetaxidriver.Anothernegativepointisthatyouwillfindyourselfevenlazierinthissocietyofmodemmachinebyowningacarofyourown.WhereveryougoyouareatthewheelwhichmaydamageyourhealthinthelongrunAnywaytobuyornotinthepresentwarofcarpriceandtheriseofrelevantcoststhechoicelieswithyou.Today,awarofcarpriceinChinapromotestheever-increasingcarsales.Manypeoplecan'tresistthetemptationtogetonetorealizetheircardream,withoutnoticingtherisingcostsinmaintenance,gasoline,insuranceandtraininginstruction.Youhavetobefinanciallyandpsychologicallypreparedwhenyoubuyacar.There'snodenyingthatacarprovidesyouwithcomfortandconvenience.Butbeforebuyingacaryouhavetotakeintoaccounttheannualcostswhichusuallyrangefromseveralthousandtoovertenthousandyuan.Besidesyouwillhavetofaceuptotheworriesoftherelevantincreasingcosts,whichislikelytobe.AsfarasIamconcerned,Idon'tthinkI'llpurchaseacar.IwouldrathertakeataxithandrivemyowncarifIgooutforanappointment,dinner,partyetc.What'smore,Iwon'ttakethetroubletoguardagainstmycarbeingstolen,andI'llleavethetroubleoffindingaparkinglottothetaxidriver.Anothernegativepointisthatyouwillfindyourselfevenlazier,inthissocietyofmodemmachine,byowningacarofyourown.Whereveryougo,youareatthewheel,whichmaydamageyourhealthinthelongrunAnyway,tobuyornotinthepresentwarofcarpriceandtheriseofrelevantcosts,thechoicelieswithyou.

6.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytollyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislossimportantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthatinterestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshoweverthingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksarebornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthemI'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytollyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislossimportantthan,say,ability.Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,thepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

7.IncomeSourcesofAmericanandChineseStudentsAsisrevealedinthetableboththeAmericanandChinesestudentsgetmoneyfromthreesources:parentspart-timejobsandscholarship;howevertheirpercentagedifferssignificantlyfromeachother.NinetypercentoftheChinesestudents'incomeisfromtheirparentswhileAmericanstudentsgetonlyhalfoftheirincomefromtheirparentsandoveronethirdofthemoneybytakingapart-timejob.Whyistheresuchamarkeddifference?Self-relianceisaprincipalvalueofchildrearinginAmerica.Eventheprimaryschoolchildrenareencouragedtoearntheirpocketmoneybysharingsomehouseworkordeliveringnewspapersintheneighborhood.ComparedwithAmericanparentsourChineseparentsareabitoverprotective.Theybelievetheyshouldfinancetheirchildrenuntiltheygraduateatleastfromuniversityandthatchildren'smainconcernistoacquireknowledge.ActuallythereisnoneedforChineseparentstocaresomuchfortheirchildren.Universitystudentsaregrown-upswhocanberesponsibleforthemselvesandtheyneedtoaccumulatesomeworkexperienceandsocialskillstohelpthemadapttothecompetitivesocietyquicklyaftergraduation.ThereforeChinesestudentsneedtobeencouragedtolearntocountonthemselves.IncomeSourcesofAmericanandChineseStudentsAsisrevealedinthetable,boththeAmericanandChinesestudentsgetmoneyfromthreesources:parents,part-timejobsandscholarship;however,theirpercentagedifferssignificantlyfromeachother.NinetypercentoftheChinesestudents'incomeisfromtheirparentswhileAmericanstudentsgetonlyhalfoftheirincome