（2023年）安徽省蚌埠市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2023年）安徽省蚌埠市大学英语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,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。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterofcomplainttotheconsumers'associationofthecity.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyouretteronthesituationgivenbelow:

1.你于2006年1月1日在本市XX商场买了部XX牌手机。

2．等回家后你发现这部手机里已经存贮了解一些陌生的电话号码。也就是说这部手机是被使用过的。当你返回该商场要求退货时，售货员不承认此手机是使用过的，也拒绝退货。

3．要求市消费者协会对此事进行了调查，维护你的利益，并留下你的联系方式。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingontheevaluationofteachers'performancedonebythestudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．不少大学让学生参与任课老师教学情况的测评

2．对此改革措施校方、教师、学生的看法不一

3．学生测评教师的益处以及可能产生的问题

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofWesternHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些“洋”节日在中国越来越流行。

2．一些中国传统节日反倒无人问津。

3．你如何看待这种现象。

ThePopularityofWesternHolidays

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OncollegeStudents'RentingHousesoffCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.眼下大学生在外租房居住的现象十分普遍

2.对比分析在外租房居住和在学校座的利弊

3.我的看法

OncollegeStudents’RentingHousesoffCampus

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomplaintlettertothecustomerservicedepartmentofthecompany'sheadoffice.Youboughtalaptopafewdaysagofromabigcomputerchainstore,butthelaptopstoppedworking.Whenyoutookitbacktothestore,theyrefusedtodealwiththeproblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.计算机出现了什么问题。

2．与店方交涉的经过。

3．你希望公司的客户服务部门能尽快帮助解决问题。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Youshouldwriteatleast130wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.中国已渐渐步入老龄化社会。(65岁以上的老年人已占全国人口的7%)

2.我认为应如何对待老年人群。(社会关爱与福利制度，家庭温暖，社区服务……)

3.我的结论。

HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

8.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

1．描述图表中的两个循环(cycle)所反映的问题

2．分析引起该变化的原因

3．你的结论

(Sept:newtermstarts,Jan:vacation,June:exams,July:vacation)

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人赞成提高退休年龄

2.有人则反对

3.你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.现在许多国家和地区纷纷颁布禁烟法令，禁止公民在餐厅、酒吧、商店、办公场所等吸烟

2.我对政府颁布禁烟令是支持还是反对，并说出理由

ShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?

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

Millionsofpeoplekeeplivefishesinhomeaquariumsforbiologicalresearch.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Evenifthecompanyoverallcannotpassthe12-questiontest,______maypassit.

13.Cellphone:yournextcomputer

Onehundrednineteenhours,41minutesand16seconds.That'stheamountoftimeAdamRappoport,ahighschoolseniorinPhiladelphia,hasspenttalkingintohissilverVerizonLGphonesincehegotitasagiftlastChristmas.That'snoteventhefullextentofhishabit.Healsospendscountlessadditionalhoursusinghisphone'sInternetconnectiontochecksportsscores,downloadnewring-tonesandsendshortmessagestohisfriends'phones,eveninthemiddleofclass."Iknowthetouch-tonepadonthephonebetterthanIknowakeyboard,"hesays,"I'maphoneguy."

InTokyo,halfwayaroundtheworld,SatoshiKoisoalsocloselyeyeshismobilephone.Koiso,acollegejunior,livesintheglobalcapitaloffancynewgadgets—20percentofallphonesinTokyolinktothefastestmobilenetworksintheworld.TokyoitesusetheirphonestowatchTV,readbooksandmagazinesandplaygames.ButKoisoalsodependsonhisphoneforsomethingsimplerandmoreprofound:ananti-smokingmessagethatpopsuponhissmallscreeneachmorningaspartofaprogramtohelpstudentskickcigarettes.

Technologyrevolutionscomeintwoflavors:greatlyfastandimperceptiblyslow.Thefastkind,likethesuddenubiquityofiPodsortheproliferation(增殖)ofmusic-sharingsitesontheNet,seemtoinstantlyreshapetheculturallandscape.Theslowerupheavalsgrindawayoverthecourseofdecades,subtlytransformingthewayweliveandwork.

Thereare1.5billioncellphonesintheworldtoday,morethanthreetimesthenumberofPCs.Mobilephonesaresointegraltoourlivesthatit'sdifficulttorememberhowthelifeweevergotonwithoutthem.

Canthecellphoneturnintothenextcomputer?

Asourphonesgetsmarter,smallerandfaster,andenableuserstoconnectathighspeedstotheInternet,anobviousquestionarises:isthemobilehandsetturningintothenextcomputer?Inonesense,italreadyhas.Today'smostsophisticatedphoneshavetheprocessingpowerofamid-1990sPCwhileconsuming100timeslesselectricity.Andmoreandmoreoftoday'sphoneshavecomputer-likefeatures,allowingtheirownerstosende-mail,browsetheWebandeventakephotos;84millionphoneswithdigitalcameraswereshippedlastyear.Changeitintoanothersamequestion,though,toaskwhethermobilephoneswillevereclipse,orreplace,thePC,andtheissuesuddenlybecomescontroversial.PCproponentssayphonesaretoosmallandconnecttoosluggishlytotheInternettobecomeeffectiveattasksnowperformedon-theluxuriouslylargescreensandkeyboardsoftoday'scomputers.Fansofthephonerespond:justwait.

Cominginnovationswillsolvethelimitationsofthephone."Oneday,2or3billionpeoplewillhavecellphones,andtheyareallnotgoingtohavePCs,"saysJeffHawkins,inventorofthePalmPilotandthechieftechnologyofficerofPalmOne."Themobilephonewillbecometheirdigitallife."

Smartcellphones

PalmOneisamongthefirmsracingtotrotoutthefull-featuredcomputer-likephonesthattheindustrydubs"smart-phones".Hawkins'newestproduct,thesleek,pocket-sizeTreo600,hasatinykeyboard,abuilt-indigitalcameraandslotsforaddedmemory,etc.Otherdevicemakershaveintroducedtheirownuniqueversionsofthesmart-phone.Nokia'sN-Gage,launchedlastfall,withanewversiontohitstoresthismonth,playsvideogames.Motorola'supcomingMPxhasanifty"dual-hinge"design:thehandsetopensinonedirectionandlookslikearegularphone,butitalsoflipsopenalonganotheraxisandlookslikeane-maildevice,withtheexpandedphonekeypadservingasasmallQWERTYkeyboard.Therearealsosmart-phonesonthewaywithvideocameras,GPSantennasandaccesstolocalWi-Fihotspots,thesuperfastwirelessnetworksoftenfoundinoffices,airportsandlocalca

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

BybringingTVtomorescreens,thiscouldsupplynewmodelsforprogram-makerstofinancetheirproductionsandofferadvertisers______.

15.Whatdoresearchersthinkisthedriveformanyeverydaypreferences?

A.Thehastejudgment.

B.Themechanismofself-feedback.

C.Theinteractionwithothers.

D.Theexpectationforthefuture.

16.

Ifthepainthasn'tbeguntodry,sandtherunoffandtouchupthespotwith______.

17.

Accordingtothepassage,by2007,beforeitsconstruction,anewbuildingwillhaveto______.

18.

Inthepassage,theauthortakesMichaelEisnerandStevenSpielbergasexamplestoshowthatthesepeoplehaveachievedsuccesswithout______.

19.

TheInternetAddictionSupportGrouphasbeenestablishedtotreat______.

20.

TelevisioniscomparedtotheCyclopsbecause______.

A.itdeprivesusofourthinkingabilitybeforedestroyingus

B.itisalsoenormousinsize

C.itisascruelastheone-eyedgiant

D.bothTVandtheCyclopsdoharmToourchildren

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.【B10】

22.(29)

A.HewasborninChicagoin1910.

B.HeeversoldnewspapersinChicago.

C.Hemadeseveralfillswithanoldcamera.

D.Heendhisbrothersetupacompanyin1932.

23.(31)

A.Awideselectionofinvestments.

B.Alimitedrangeofstocks.

C.Agroupoflowriskbondsandcash.

D.Avarietyoffunds.

24.(21)

A.Hebelievesthatflashyrobesattractgreaterattention.

B.Hebelievesthatflashyrobesgowellwithboxingmatches.

C.Hewantstosendamessagetothespectatorssayinghecanfightthoughhe's40.

D.Hebelievesthatthespectatorslovetoseehimdressedinflashyrobes.

25.

【B4】

26.

【B3】

27.(19)

A.$300.B.$200.C.$500.D.$400.

28.(25)

A.Oneshouldunderstandthelimitationsandrestrictionswiththepolicyoftheinsurance.

B.Oneneedn'tunderstandthetermsofthecontractatall.

C.Oneshouldmemorizeallthetermsofthecontract.

D.Oneshouldpaysomemoney.

29.(45)

30.

【B9】

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

AddisonHeardusesanimageofhiswifeandinfantsonforthebackgroundonhislaptop.AnMBAstudentattheUniversityofVirginia'sDardenSchoolofBusiness,Heardthinksabouthisfamilyconstantly.Butbecausehe'sawayatB-school,hehasexperiencedmuchofhisson'sfirstyearviaphonecallsanddigitalphotos.SaysHeard,"Ithasbeenparticularlyhard,notbeingtherewiththemeveryday."

Thiswashisfamily'schoice.Itdidn'tmakefinancialsenseforhiswife,Eden,acorporatelawyerinWashington,toquitherjob,selltheircondo(公寓),andmovetoCharlottervillewithherhusband.Sohewentalone.InhisfirstYeareachspousemadethe200-mileround-tripcommuteonalternateweekends.SincetheirsonwasbornlastMay,Addisonhasbeendoingmostofthedriving.

AscomplicatedastheHeard'ssituationseems,itisn'tallthatrare.Inanyyear,hundredsofcouplesdealwithhowtohandlethefamilylogistics(后勤工作)ofgoingtoB-school.Somechoosealong-distancerelationship,commutingbackandforthonweekendsandbreaks.Othersseepartnersandchildrenonlyonvacationsandholidays.Stillotherspackupthefamilyandbringthemalong.

Beingaparthasn'tbeeneasy,buttheHeardshavemadeitwork.OnweekendswhenthecoupleisinVirginia,theyattendsocialevents,soshecanfeelapartofthecommunity.HeardalsoavoidsFridayclassestogainmorefamilytime."We'vegottenintoaroutinethatworks,"hesays,"butI'mlookingforwardtobeinghome,sothethreeofuscanbeafamily."

Anylong-distancecommuteputspressureonarelationship,causingsomecouplestodriftapart.Beingthrowninarigorousacademicscheduleforonespouseandademandingcareerfortheother,thestressintensifies,oftendistractingstudentsfromtheirstudies.

Someschoolsofferstudentsinthesesituationsagooddealofsupport.Forfarawayspouses,thereareon-campussocialeventswhentheyvisit,onlinecommunities,eveninvolvementinalumninetworksintheirhomecities.ButmainlyB-schoolstrytomakeiteasierforstudentstotaketheirpartnersalongfortheride.Theyhelpfamiliesfindhousing,preschools,orlocalemployment.

ThedecisiontoattendadistantB-schoolisfraught(伴随着的)withfinancialandlogisticalproblems.Studentsalsomustdecideiftheirfamiliesshouldstayorgo.Eitherway,schoolstrytoaccommodatethem."Wehavemorethanourselvestothinkabout,"anMBAstudent,CoryHrnciriksays."It'safamily-influencedchoice."

AsanMBAstudent,Heardknowssomethingabouthissonmainlyvia______.

32.

Thewriterwouldapproveanunsuccessfulpoliticalcandidate______.

A.gaveupallhisopportunities

B.promisedtotryagainnexttime

C.overthrewthegovernmentbyforce

D.toldthepeoplethetruthabouthisopponent

33.

TheFrencheconomyneededalargershareoftheinternationalmarket______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S8】

35.

【S6】

36.

【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S6】

38.Psychologiststakeopposingviewsofhowexternalrewards,

fromwarmpraisetocoldcash,affectmotivationandcreativity.

Behaviorists,whostudytherelationbetweenactionsandtheir

consequences,arguethatrewardscannotimproveperformanceS1.______

atworkandschool.Cognitiveresearchers,whostudyvarious

aspectsofmentallife,maintainthatrewardsoftendestroy

creativitybyencouragingindependenceonapprovalandgiftsfromS2.______

others.

Thelaterviewhasgainedmanysupporters,especiallyS3.______

amongeducators.Butthecarefuluseofsmallmonetaryrewards

speakcreativityingrade-schoolchildren,suggestingthatS4.______

properlypresentedinducements(刺激)indeedaidinventiveness,

accordingtoastudyintheJuneJournalofPersonalityandSocial

Psychology."Ifkidsknowthey'reworkingforarewardandcan

focusonarelativechallengingtask,theyshowthemostcreativity,"S5.______

saysRobertEisenbergeroftheUniversityofDelawarein

Newark."Butit'seasytokillcreativitythroughgivingrewardsS6.______

forpoorperformanceorcreatingtoomuchanticipationofS7.______

rewards."

"Ateacherwhocontinuallydrawsattentiontorewardsor

whohandsouthighgradesforordinaryachievementendsupS8.______

uninspiredstudents,"Eisenbergerholds.Asanexampleofthe

latterpoint,henotesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiesto

tightengradingstandardsandrestorefailinggrades.

Inearliergrades,theuseofso-calledtokeneconomies,in

thatstudentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveS9.______

performance-basedpointstowardvaluedrewards,showpromiseinS10.______

raisingeffortandcreativity,theDelawarepsychologistclaims.

【S1】

39.【S4】

参考答案

1.ALettertoMyTeacherMarch232006DearMissMarthaIhavebeenmissingyouallthetimedearteacher.IamsogladtoknowthatyouaxeplanningtocometoLondonforavisitthissummervacation.I'meagerlylookingforwardtoseeingyouhereassoonaspossible.IhavebeeninLondonforalmostayear.ThistermItakefourcourses:Englishhistorysociologyandinternationallaw.Theyareinterestingandbeneficial.Ilikethemverymuch.Ihaveadaptedtothelifestylehere.NowIamlivingwithanEnglishgirlofmyagewhoismajoringinChinese.Sheiswarm-heartedtomeoftentakingtimetohelpmewithmyEnglishandtellingmemanyfunnystoriesaboutEnglishcustoms.InreturnIhaveofferedhelptoimproveherChinese.We'regettingalongwellwitheachother.IhopethatIcanserveasyourguidewhenyoucomehereonatourinthecomingsummervacation.IwillshowyouaroundLondontheworldfamousculturalcity.I'msureyouwillbedeeplyimpressedbywhatyonsee.Beatregards!YoursgratefullyLiMingALettertoMyTeacherMarch23,2006DearMissMartha,Ihavebeenmissingyouallthetime,dearteacher.IamsogladtoknowthatyouaxeplanningtocometoLondonforavisitthissummervacation.I'meagerlylookingforwardtoseeingyouhereassoonaspossible.IhavebeeninLondonforalmostayear.ThistermItakefourcourses:English,history,sociologyandinternationallaw.Theyareinterestingandbeneficial.Ilikethemverymuch.Ihaveadaptedtothelifestyle.here.NowIamlivingwithanEnglishgirlofmyage,whoismajoringinChinese.Sheiswarm-heartedtome,oftentakingtimetohelpmewithmyEnglishandtellingmemanyfunnystoriesaboutEnglishcustoms.Inreturn,IhaveofferedhelptoimproveherChinese.We'regettingalongwellwitheachother.IhopethatIcanserveasyourguidewhenyoucomehereonatourinthecomingsummervacation.IwillshowyouaroundLondon,theworldfamousculturalcity.I'msureyouwillbedeeplyimpressedbywhatyonsee.Beatregards!Yoursgratefully,LiMing解析：[审题]这次考试的写作题属于应用文写作。总的来说，这类信函一般都会给出题头(很可能仅包括时间)，称呼，结束语和签名。所以它的考察重点是语言本身而不是格式。根据题目要求，文章应包含以下三项基本内容：

第一项是得知老师要来伦敦访问非常高兴。

第二项是介绍自己的学习和生活。如学习哪些课程；生活是否适应等。

第三项希望老师来访时带老师参观伦敦。

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1.Gladtoknowthevisit.

2.Aboutmystudy:

takefourcourses

interesting

3.Aboutmylife:

adapttothelife

livewithanEnglishgirl

helpeachother

4.Mywish:

showyonaroundLondon

2.January22006DearSirorMadamIamwritingtoyoutofileacomplaintwithXXstoreagainstitsservice.IboughtaXXmobilephoneat2800YuanonJanuary1inthatstore.ThemomentIgothomeIfoundthattherewerealreadysomestrangetelephonenumbersstoredinthismobilephone.Apparentlythismobilephonewasusedbysomeonebefore.Ifeltcheatedandreturnedtothestoreimmediately.WhenIshowedthesetelephonenumberstotheshopassistantdemandedarefundtheshopassistantrefusedmydemand.Shedidnotthinkthetelephonenumbersstoredprovedthatthemobilephonehadbeenusedbefore.IamveryangryofbeingcheatedbythisstoreandIamaskingyoutoconductaninvestigationintothisandprotectmyinterestasaconsumer.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Itelephonenumberis0000000.SincerelyyoursDavidJanuary2,2006DearSirorMadam,IamwritingtoyoutofileacomplaintwithXXstoreagainstitsservice.IboughtaXXmobilephoneat2800YuanonJanuary1inthatstore.ThemomentIgothome,Ifoundthattherewerealreadysomestrangetelephonenumbersstoredinthismobilephone.Apparently,thismobilephonewasusedbysomeonebefore.Ifeltcheatedandreturnedtothestoreimmediately.WhenIshowedthesetelephonenumberstotheshopassistantdemandedarefund,theshopassistantrefusedmydemand.Shedidnotthinkthetelephonenumbersstoredprovedthatthemobilephonehadbeenusedbefore.Iamveryangryofbeingcheatedbythisstore,andIamaskingyoutoconductaninvestigationintothisandprotectmyinterestasaconsumer.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Itelephonenumberis0000000.Sincerelyyours,David

3.EvaluationbyStudentsNowadaysagrowingnumberofuniversitieshavelaunchedthe"StudentEvaluationProject"inwhichstudentsareinvitedtoevaluatethejobperformanceoftheirteachers.Inmostcasesstudentsgetevaluationformsattheendofasemesterandareaskedtofillthemoutanonymously.Therearevariedopinionsamongteachersanduniversityauthoritiesaboutthiseducationalreformprogram.Universityadministratorsconsiderstudentevaluationtobeaneffectivemeanstodisciplineteachersandhelpenhancetheteachingquality.Howevermanyteachersfeeluncomfortableevenresentfulaboutitbecausedifferentstudentsmayhavedifferentstandardsbywhichtojudgetheirteachers.Intheiropiniontheevaluationresultsmaybeinfluencedbyindividualstudent'spersonalfeelingsandthereforecan'tbecountedonasanobjectivereflectionoftheteachingperformance.Asforstudentstheirattitudesarealsovaried:someliketobegivenavoicetoexpresstheirviewssomedon'tunderstanditwhilesomesimplydon'tcare.AsawholeStudentEvaluationProjecttookaboldstepintheuniversityeducationreformprocesswhichencouragesstudentstogetmoreactivelyinvolvedintheclassteachingthuspositivelycreatinganinteractiveacademicatmosphere.Neverthelessmanyotherproblemsmayarisecorrespondingly.Forinstancesomestudentsmaybetoocriticalaboutacertainprofessorjustbecausetheprofessorisnotfunorheistoostrictwhichmighthaveanegativeimpactontheimpartialityofevaluationitselfmisleadingthereformorientation.EvaluationbyStudentsNowadays,agrowingnumberofuniversitieshavelaunchedthe"StudentEvaluationProject",inwhichstudentsareinvitedtoevaluatethejobperformanceoftheirteachers.Inmostcases,studentsgetevaluationformsattheendofasemesterandareaskedtofillthemoutanonymously.Tgram.Universityadministratorsconsiderstudentevaluationtobeaneffectivemeanstodisciplineteachersandhelpenhancetheteachingquality.However,manyteachersfeeluncomfortable,evenresentfulaboutit,becausedifferentstudentsmayhavedifferentstandardsbywhichtojudgetheirteachers.Intheiropinion,theevaluationresultsmaybeinfluencedbyindividualstudent'spersonalfeelingsandthereforecan'tbecountedonasanobjectivereflectionoftheteachingperformance.Asforstudents,theirattitudesarealsovaried:someliketobegivenavoicetoexpresstheirviews,somedon'tunderstandit,whilesomesimplydon'tcare.Asawhole,StudentEvaluationPcess,whichencouragesstudentstogetmoreactivelyinvolvedintheclassteaching,thuspositivelycreatinganinteractiveacademicatmosphere.Nevertheless,many,otherproblemsmayarisecorrespondingly.Forinstance,somestudentsmaybetoocriticalaboutacertainprofessorjustbecausetheprofessorisnotfunorheistoostrict,whichmighthaveanegativeimpactontheimpartialityofevaluationitself,misleadingthereform.orientation.

4.ThePopularityofWesternHolidayItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.ForexampleweeksbeforeChristmascountlessshopsrestaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdecorations.HowevercertaintraditionalChinesefestivalsarebeingneglected.Infact.thewesternfestivalsarecelebratedinChinaquitedifferentlyfromintheWest.ForexampleChristmasinthewesternworldismainlyaspiritualfestival.ThenwhyhavethewesternholidaystakenrootinChina?Thechiefreasonisthatbusinessmenknowthattheycanmakemoneybyproducingholidaygoodsorencouragingextradiningandcelebrating.Ithinkthepopularityofwesternholidaysdoesindicatethesuccessoftheeconomicreform.Certainlyeconomicdevelopmenthasbroughtextramoneytomanypeople.PeopleinChinahaveobviouslymoremoneythantheyusedto.Butweshouldn'twasteourmoneyonuselessthings.Soweshouldnotbeledbythoseprofithappybusinessmenratherweshouldtaketheopportunitytorelaxandenjoyourselves.Rememberthatholidaymeanshappinessnotspending.ThePopularityofWesternHolidayItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Forexample,weeksbeforeChristmas,countlessshops,restaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdecorations.However,certaintraditionalChinesefestivalsarebeingneglected.Infact.thewesternfestivalsarecelebratedinChinaquitedifferentlyfromintheWest.Forexample,Christmasinthewesternworldismainlyaspiritualfestival.ThenwhyhavethewesternholidaystakenrootinChina?Thechiefreasonisthatbusinessmenknowthattheycanmakemoneybyproducingholidaygoodsorencouragingextradiningandcelebrating.Ithinkthepopularityofwesternholidaysdoesindicatethesuccessoftheeconomicreform.Certainlyeconomicdevelopmenthasbroughtextramoneytomanypeople.PeopleinChinahaveobviouslymoremoneythantheyusedto.Butweshouldn'twasteourmoneyonuselessthings.So,weshouldnotbeledbythoseprofithappybusinessmen,rather,weshouldtaketheopportunitytorelaxandenjoyourselves.Rememberthatholidaymeanshappiness,notspending.

5.Accordingtoarecentsurvey18.7percentofcollegestudentsnowliveintheirrented“homes”offcampusinsteadoftheassigneddormitoriesoncampus．TheySayintheirownsmallkingdomtheyareenjoyingmorefreedomtheydeserveasgrown-ups．ItisAccordingtoarecentsurvey，18.7percentofcollegestudentsnowliveintheirrented“homes”offcampusinsteadoftheassigneddormitoriesoncampus．TheySay，intheirownsmallkingdom，theyareenjoyingmorefreedomtheydeserveasgrown-ups．Itis

6.DearSirorMadamIrecentlyboughtaSony452laptopcomputeratHenleybranch.HoweverwithinafewdaysIbegantoexperienceproblemswithit.Themainproblemswerethatafewoftheprogramsinstalledonitceasedtofunctionandthatthelaptoprefusedtoreadanydiscseventhoughthesediscsarcacceptedbybothmydesktopcomputerandmyfriend'sToshiba2000.WhenIreturnedtotheshoptoclaimarefundunderthetermsofthewarrantyprovidedbyyourcompanyIwasinformedthatIwasnotentitledasthewarrantycardwasinvalid.Thereasonwhythewarrantycardisinvalidwasnotexplainedtome.WhenIaskedforanexplanationthestaffrefusedtogivemeone.Whilstthestaffwerenotrudeassuchtheywereratherabrupt.AsaresultIamwritingtoyouinordertosortthesituationout.Ibelievethewarrantycardtobecompleteandvalid.Iencloseaphotocopyforyoutocheck.Iwouldliketoarrangeformyfaultylaptoptobeexchangedorformymoneytoberefunded.Pleasecontactmewhenyouhavelookedintothematter.YoursfaithfullyJackyShaoDearSirorMadam,IrecentlyboughtaSony452laptopcomputeratHenleybranch.However,withinafewdays,Ibegantoexperienceproblemswithit.Themainproblemswerethatafewoftheprogramsinstalledonitceasedtofunctionandthatthelaptoprefusedtoreadanydiscs,eventhoughthesediscsarcacceptedbybothmydesktopcomputerandmyfriend'sToshiba2000.WhenIreturnedtotheshoptoclaimarefundunderthetermsofthewarrantyprovidedbyyourcompany,IwasinformedthatIwasnotentitledasthewarrantycardwasinvalid.Thereasonwhythewarrantycardisinvalidwasnotexplainedtome.WhenIaskedforanexplanation,thestaffrefusedtogivemeone.Whilstthestaffwerenotrudeassuch,theywereratherabrupt.Asaresult,Iamwritingtoyouinordertosortthesituationout.Ibelievethewarrantycardtobecompleteandvalid.Iencloseaphotocopyforyoutocheck.Iwouldliketoarrangeformyfaultylaptoptobeexchangedorformymoneytoberefunded.Pleasecontactmewhenyouhavelookedintothematter.Yoursfaithfully,JackyShao

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