（2023年）吉林省通化市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

（2023年）吉林省通化市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCheatingonExams.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．在各类考试中，总发现有学生作弊的现象

2．作弊所带来的不良影响

3．怎样制止作弊

CheatingonExams

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledReflectionontheVolunteerWork.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．当前，一股志愿者工作热席卷校园

2．校园志愿者工作热现象的原因

3．你的打算

ReflectionontheVolunteerWork

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．有的大学毕业生择业时盲目追求高工资，有的则认为提供学习机会及事业上的发展才是更重要的

2．持有这两种观点的原因

3．你的观点

HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?

4.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

5.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。

6.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。

7.1.目前大学生逃课现象很普遍

2.分析大学生逃课的原因

3.你对这一现象的看法

ClassSkippinginColleges

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.上大学的费用(tuitionandfees)可以通过多种途径解决。

2．哪种途径适合我(说明理由)。

3．我的看法是……

HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation

9.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

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledALettertotheMayor.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.假如你是王玲，请你就社区附近建筑工地的污染问题给市长写一封信，内容应涉及污染情况、给居民带来的不便以及你的建议。

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

Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

12.

Thosepeopleandcountrieswhicharerestrictingandopposedtogeneticallymodifiedplantsworryabout______.

13.Trees

Tomany,thewordtreesevokesimagesofsuchancient,powerful,andmajesticstructuresastheredwoodandthegiantsequoia(红杉),amongthemostmassiveandlongestlivingorganismsintheworld.AlthoughthemajorityoftheEarth'sbiomassisrepresentedbytrees,thefundamentalimportanceoftheseseeminglyubiquitousplantsfortheveryexistenceanddiversityoflifeonEarthisperhapsnotfullyappreciated.Ourverybiosphereisdependentonthemetabolism,death,andrecyclingofplants,especiallytrees.Theirvasttrunksandrootsystemsstorecarbondioxideandwaterandrespireoxygenintotheatmosphere.Theorganicmatterofthesoildevelopsprimarilyfromplantresidues(thatis,fromdecayedleaves,twigs,branches,roots,andfallentrees),whichreleaseimportantnutrients,suchasnitrogen,carbon,andoxygen.

Thetreeisnotanimmutablebiologicalcategorybutratherahumanconceptbasedonvisualcriteria.Perhapsageneraldefinitionwoulddescribeatreeasaperennial(多年生的)woodyplantthatdevelopsalongasinglemaintrunktoaheightofatleast4.5metresatmaturity.Thismaybecontrastedwithashrub,whichmightbelooselydefinedasawoodyplantwithmultiplestems;inmostcases,ashrubislessthan3metrestall.However,aspeciesfittingthedescriptionofeitherinoneareaoftheworldmightnotnecessarilydosoinotherregions,sinceavarietyofstressesshapethehabitofthematureplant.Thus,agivenwoodyspeciesmaybeatreeinonesetofhabitatswithinitsrangeandashrubelsewhere.Forexample,thespruceandfirmaythriveinthetreeform.atthebaseofamountainbutassumeashrubform.nearthemountain-top,thevariationdueprincipallytostressesexertedbysuchenvironmentalconditionsasaltitude,temperature,andoxygentension.

Intheearlystagesofthedevelopmentofterrestriallife,landplantswererootlessandleafless,sincetheyhadtheiroriginsinaqueousenvironments,theydidnotrequirethespecializedconductingandsupportingtissuesaffordedbyrootsandstems,nordidtheyrequirelocalizedregionsofcarbohydratesynthesis,sinceeachcellwasinvolvedinmetabolism,waterandnutrientabsorption,andrespiration.Habitatsfartherfromthewateraswellasaerialhabitatsrepresentedavailableuninhabitedenvironments.

Onekeytoexploitingthesehabitatsislargesize.This,however,requiresphysiologicalandmorphological(形态的)complexity.Ifallthetissuesofmassivetreetruckswerealive,forexample,thephysiologicalcostofmaintainingthesestructuresinthelivingstatewouldbeenormous,andprobablyunattainable.Theelegantsolutioncameintheform.oftremendousstructuraladaptations,newtissuesandorganspermittedlocalizationofthefunctionsoftheplantbody.

Theevolutionofvasculartissuesandlocalizedregionsofcelldivisionpermittedthestrengtheningandconductingtissue,calledwood,tobedead,hollow,thick-walledtubesatfunctionalmaturity.Rootsprovidedanchorageandabsorptionofsufficientamountsofwaterandnutrientstosupportthehugebiomassofthetree.Stemswerenotonlystrongenoughtosupportthetreeandprojectitintoeverhigherhabitatsbutconductiveenoughtotransportthewaterandnutrientstotheleavesattheverytopofthetree.

Theshapeofatreeisanecologicalconstructaswell,sinceitsform.isdependentonthehabitatandthestressesoftheenvironment.Open-growntrees,suchasthoseingardensandparks,generallyhavefoliageextendingalongthelengthofthetrunkforaconsiderabledistance.Foresttrees,ontheotherhand,competeforgrowingspaceandgenerallyhaveanexpanseoffoliage-freebolebelowamorelimitedtreecrown.Theaggregateofthetreecrownsconstitutesthecanopyoftheforest,andthismaybedisplayedinasinglelayerorstratified(

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14.

AU.S.scientificreportconcludedthatsometrendsofclimatechangewerecausedby______.

15.

RuthJarvisrecommendsridingonahorseasmuchaspossiblebecauseitgivesyoumoreopportunitiestodiscoverthelocalcultureandgetasenseofacity'slayout.

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16.

Thehydrogencanbegeneratedfrom__________________orproducedbyreformingfossilfuels.

17.ManyruralregionsinEurope,suchastheGreekvillageofPrastos,areplaguedwithenvironmentalhazardsasmoreandmorefieldslayunattended.

18.

Beforeaseniorexecutiveofficerretiredfromhiscompany,hehasanobligationto______.

19.Evenontheirwaytodestinations,travelerscaneasilysurfInternetby802.11cardsifthereare______.

20.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1～7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8～10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Euro(欧元)

Nationalcurrenciesarevitallyimportanttothewaymoderneconomiesoperate.Theyallowustoconsistentlyexpressthevalueofanitemacrossbordersofcountries,oceans,andcultures.Wealthcanbeeasilystoredortransportedascurrency.

Currenciesarealsodeeplyembeddedinourculturesandourpsyche.Thinkabouthowfamiliaryouarewiththepriceofthings.Ifyou'vegrownupintheUnitedStates,youthinkofeverythingin"dollars,"justlikeyouthinkaboutdistancesininchesandmiles.

OnJanuary1,2002,theeurobecamethesinglecurrencyof12memberstatesoftheEuropeanUnion.Thiswillmakeitthesecondlargestcurrencyintheworld(theU.S.dollarbeingthelargest).Itwillalsobethelargestcurrencyeventinthehistoryoftheworld.Twelvenationalcurrencieswillevaporate(蒸发)andbereplacedbytheeuro.

DesigningtheEuro

TheEuropeanCommission(EC)wasgiventhetaskofcreatingtheeurosymbolaspartofitscommunicationswork.Therewerethreethingsthedesignhadtoaccomplish:

Ithadtobeeasilyrecognized.

Ithadtobeeasilywrittenbyhand.

Ithadtobepleasingtolookat.

TheEChadmorethan30designsdrawnup.Theyselected10fromthoseandletthepublicvote,whichnarrowedthose10downtotwo.Fromthemtheymadetheirfinalselection.ThedesignthatwasselectedisbasedontheGreekletterepsilon,andalsoresemblesthe"e"asthefirstletteroftheword"Europe."Thetwoparallellinesthroughthecenterofthe"c"representstability.

WhereDidtheIdeaComeFrom?

Theoriginalseedwasplantedin1946whenWinstonChurchillsuggestedthecreationofthe"UnitedStatesofEurope."Hisgoalswereprimarilypolitical,inthathehopedaunifiedgovernmentwouldbringaboutpeaceforacontinentthathadbeentornapartbytwoWorldwars.

Then,in1952,sixwest-EuropeancountriestookChurchill'ssuggestionandcreatedtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity(ECSC)Theseresourceswerequitestrategictothepowerofeachcountry,soarequirementoftheECSCwasthateachcountryallowstheirresourcestobecontrolledbyanindependentauthority.Theirgoal,justasChurchillhadintended,wastohelppreventmilitaryconflictbetweenFranceandGermany.

In1957,theTreatyofRomewassigned,declaringthegoalofcreatingacommonEuropeanmarket.ItwassignedbyFrance,Germany,Italy,Belgium,theNetherlands,andLuxembourg.

Aftermanyfalsestarts,theprocessofcreatingtheEurogotitsrealstartin1989,whentheDelorsReportwaspublishedbyJacquesDelors,presidentoftheEuropeanCommission.Thisimportantreportoutlinedathree-stagetransition(过渡)planthatwouldcreateasingleEuropeancurrency.

PlanningtheTransition

AsoutlinedintheDelorsReport,thetransitiontoasingleEuropeancourtesyfollowedathree-stageplan:StageonebeganonJuly1,1990,andimmediatelyabolished(废止)(atleastinprinci

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文：W:Hello,I'mJennyJohnson.Howareyouthismorning?

M:Hello!DoctorJohnson.Ican'tsayI'mfeelingwell.Ihaveapainandswellinginmyknee.

W:Whatkindofpainisit?

M:Itisadullache.Butsometimesthepainisconstant,anddisturbsmysleep.

W:Howlonghaveyoubeenfeelingpaininyourknee?

M:Forabouttwoyears.Butrecently,Ifeelpaininmyfingers.

W:Haveyouhadanyswellinginyourfingers?

M:Yes,alittle.

W:HowaboutyourWristortoes?

M:No,onlymykneesandfingers.Thepainbecomesworsewhentheweatherchanges,likeincloudyorwetweather.

W:OK.Letmeseeyourbloodtestreportfirst.

M:Howisit?

W:Notverybad.

M：DoIhavetohaveanoperation?

W:No,Idon'tthinkso.I'llprescribesomeChinesetraditionalmedicine.Alsoyonneedatreatmentwithraysbelowtheredinthespectrum.

M:DoIhavetocomehereeverydayforthetreatment?

W:Noteveryday.Canyoucomethreetimesaweek?Acourseoftreatmentincludes20times,soyouhavetocomeforthetreatment3timesaweekfor7weeks.

M:Howlongdoeseachtreatmenttake?

W:30minutes.

M:OK.I'lldothat.

W:Whenyouareathome,usethesehotwaterpadsasoftenaspossible.Putitoveryourknees.Trytoavoidusingcoldwater.

M:OK.Thankyou,Doctor.

W:You'rewelcome.

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A.Hisknee,andfingersache.

B.Hiswristandtoesache.

C.Hecan'tsleepverywell.

D.Hisbloodpressureishigh.

22.(35)

A.Theywouldhaveeightlegs.

B.Theywouldhavesixlegs.

C.Theywouldbeabletofly.

D.Theywouldnotdestroytheirownkind.

23.(32)

A.Toshowthekeyroleplayedbyairtrafficcontrollers.

B.Toshowthegreatresponsibilityshoulderedbythepilots.

C.Togiveanexampleofairdisasters.

D.Toshowthatairtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacar.

24.(26)

A.ShewillbemakingNannyMcPheeⅢ.

B.Shewillcelebrateitforawholeyear.

C.ShewillgotoEngland.

D.Shewillwriteasongforherself.

25.(34)

A.About700millionlight-yearsfromSun.

B.About700millionlight-yearsfromEarth.

C.About700millionlight-yearsfromtheblackhole.

D.About700millionlight-yearsfromagalaxy.

26.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:Mikesaidhe'sgoingtostayupallnightstudyingforhisgeographyexamtomorrowmorning.

W:Wouldn'thebebetteroffgettingagoodnightsleepsohe'llfeelfreshinthemorning?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Mikecan'tpasstheexam.

B.Mikedoesn'tneedtostudyatall.

C.Mikeshouldgetsomefreshairinthemorning

D.HavingagoodrestwillhelpMikewiththeexam.

27.

【B6】

28.

【B5】

29.

【B9】

30.(22)

A.Inagrocerystore.

B.Inabank.

C.Inabookstore.

D.Inapostoffice.

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

NationalAcademyofScienceshastheopinionthat______.

A.DNAtestingshouldbesystematized

B.onlyauthorizedlaboratoriescanconductDNAtesting

C.theacademyonlyisauthorizedtoworkoutstandardsfortesting

D.theacademyhastherighttoaccreditlaboratoriesforDNAtesting

32.

ToMann'srelief,theinquiryopenedbyPennStateUniversitybasically______.

33.

Awit'stongue,islikeadonkey'sstickinthatboth______.

A.considertheirvictim'sfeelings

B.aregentlypersuasive

C.goadtheirvictims

D.areusedwithdefinitepurpose

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S3】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S6】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.TheEuropeanUnionhadapprovedanumberof

geneticallymodifiedcropsuntillate1998.Butgrowing

publicconcernoveritssupposedenvironmentalandhealth【S1】______

risksledseveralEUcountriestodemandamoratorium(暂时

禁止)on,importsofanynewGMproduce.Bylate1999

therewereenoughsuchcountrytoblockanynewapprovals【S2】______

ofGMproduce.Lastyear,Americafiledacomplaintatthe

WTOaboutthemoratorium,arguingthatitwasanillegal

tradebarrierbecausethereisnoscientificbaseforit.【S3】______

Asmorestudieshavebeencompletedontheeffectsof

GMcrops,thegreens'caseforthemhasweakened.【S4】______

Muchevidencehasemergedofhealthrisksfromeatingthem.【S5】______

And,overall,thestudieshaveshownthattheenvironmental

effectsonmodifiedcropsarenotalwaysasseriousasthe【S6】______

greensclaim.Nevertheless,environmentalistscontinuetofind

faultofsuchstudiesandarguethattheyareinconclusive.【S7】______

WhileAmericansseembehappyenoughtoconsume【S8】______

foodmadefromGMcrops,opinionpollscontinuetoshow

thatEuropeanconsumersdisliketheidea.Europeansseembe

takingtheattitudewhich,sincethereremainstheslightest【S9】______

possibilityofadverseconsequencesandsinceitisclearhow【S10】______

they,asconsumers,benefitfromGMcrops,theywould

rathernotruntherisk.

【S1】

38.

【S5】

39.

【S2】

参考答案

1.CheatingonExamsCheatingonexamsisnothingnew.Aslongastherehavebeenexaminationrulestherehavebeenpeopleintentonbreakingthem.What'salarmingnowishowwidespreadandrampantthepracticehasbecome.Thereisalwayssomebodydoingitinvariousexaminations.Somestudentsevensaythatifyoudon'tyoufeellikeachump.Examcheatshavebadeffects.InChinaexaminationsareanimportantmethodofmeasuringtalentandevaluatingqualifications.Sothatshouldbeafairplay.Ifastudentgetsgoodgradesthroughcheatingsaypeekingataneighbor'stestpaperorreceivingtestanswersviatextmessagesthat'sunfairtothestudentswhotaketheexamthroughtheirownefforts.Andatthesametimetheexaminationlosesitsoriginalmeaning.Tocurbexamcheatingfirstschoolsshouldreinforcemoraleducationandtellstudentsthat"Youshouldnotcheatonexams.That'simmoral".Secondschoolsshouldbanallcellphonescamerasandothergadgetsduringexamhours.Finallyschoolsshouldtakevariousmeasurestopunishthestudentscaughtcheating.CheatingonExamsCheatingonexamsisnothingnew.Aslongastherehavebeenexaminationrules,therehavebeenpeopleintentonbreakingthem.What'salarmingnowishowwidespreadandrampantthepracticehasbecome.Thereisalwayssomebodydoingitinvariousexaminations.Somestudentsevensaythatifyoudon'tyoufeellikeachump.Examcheatshavebadeffects.InChina,examinationsareanimportantmethodofmeasuringtalentandevaluatingqualifications.Sothatshouldbeafairplay.Ifastudentgetsgoodgradesthroughcheating,say,peekingataneighbor'stestpaperorreceivingtestanswersviatextmessages,that'sunfairtothestudentswhotaketheexamthroughtheirownefforts.Andatthesametime,theexaminationlosesitsoriginalmeaning.Tocurbexamcheating,first,schoolsshouldreinforcemoraleducationandtellstudentsthat"Youshouldnotcheatonexams.That'simmoral".Second,schoolsshouldbanallcellphones,camerasandothergadgetsduringexamhours.Finally,schoolsshouldtakevariousmeasurestopunishthestudentscaughtcheating.

2.ReflectionontheVolunteerWorkCurrently"volunteerwork"becomesatrendywordaroundthecampus.Manycollegestudentsareproudofhavingtheaccesstocertainvolunteerorganizations.TheirworkcoversmanyfiReflectionontheVolunteerWorkCurrently,"volunteerwork"becomesatrendywordaroundthecampus.Manycollegestudentsareproudofhavingtheaccesstocertainvolunteerorganizations.Theirworkcoversmanyfi

3.HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.SomestudentsfocustheirattentionontheHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.Somestudentsfocustheirattentiononthe

4.ChangesinFamilyExpensesThestatisticfiguresgivenbythistableshowtherearesomefundamentalchangesinfamilyexpensesinChinafrom1985to2005.Theamountofmoneyspentonfoodandclothinghasdecreaseddramaticallyinthepasttwentyyearswhereasthatonrecreationeducationhealthcareandothershasincreasedsharply.Especiallyexpensesonrecreationandeducationincreasedmost.Theresultanalyzedcanbeexplainedbythreereasons.Firstpeople'slivingstandardhasimproved.Moneyspenttokeepthefamilyfromhungerandcoldnessisnotthemajorconcernanylonger.Secondpeoplerealizetheimportanceofeducation.Thirdpeoplespentmoremoneyonrecreationandhealthcareinordertoliveahappyandhealthylife.Theaboveanalysistellsusthatpeoplearenolongersatisfiedwithbasiclivingnecessities;insteadtheypaymoreattentiontotheirspirituallifeUndoubtedlythistrendwillcontinueinthefuturewiththeincreaseoffamilyexpensesonrecreationeducationandhealthcare.ChangesinFamilyExpensesThestatisticfiguresgivenbythistableshowtherearesomefundamentalchangesinfamilyexpensesinChinafrom1985to2005.Theamountofmoneyspentonfoodandclothinghasdecreaseddramaticallyinthepasttwentyyears,whereasthatonrecreation,education,healthcareandothershasincreasedsharply.Especially,expensesonrecreationandeducationincreasedmost.Theresultanalyzedcanbeexplainedbythreereasons.First,people'slivingstandardhasimproved.Moneyspenttokeepthefamilyfromhungerandcoldnessisnotthemajorconcernanylonger.Second,peoplerealizetheimportanceofeducation.Third,peoplespentmoremoneyonrecreationandhealthcareinordertoliveahappyandhealthylife.Theaboveanalysistellsusthatpeoplearenolongersatisfiedwithbasiclivingnecessities;insteadtheypaymoreattentiontotheirspirituallife,Undoubtedly,thistrendwillcontinueinthefuturewiththeincreaseoffamilyexpensesonrecreation,educationandhealthcare.解析：①由题目可知这是一篇图表式说明文，需要仔细分析图表的文字说明和数字表达，在完全理解的基础上对其进行归纳总结。本文按照要求可分成三部分，第一段结合图表信息说明家庭消费结构在二十年内的变化趋势；第二段说明变化的原因；第三段根据变化得出结论，得出的结论必须与第二段的原因相吻合。②在每段的论述中请注意句式的变化，如定语从句，宾语从句等：衔接自然流畅，注意衔接手段的使用，如whereas，especially等。

5.NatureorNurture?Todaythewayweconsiderhumanpsychologyandmentaldevelopmentisheavilydeterminedbythegeneticsciences.Wenowunderstandtheimportanceofinheritedcharacteristicsmorethaneverbefore.Yetwearestillunabletodecidewhetheranindividual'spersonalityanddevelopmentaremoreinfluencedbygeneticfactors(nature)orbytheenvironment(nurture).Researchrelatingtoidenticaltwinshashighlightedhowsignificantinheritedcharacteristicscanbeforanindividual'slife.Butwhetherthesecharacteristicsareabletodevelopwithinthepersonalityofanindividualsurelydependsonwhetherthecircumstancesallowsuchadevelopment.Itseemsthattheexperienceswehaveinlifearesounpredictableandsopowerfulthattheycanboostorover-rideotherinfluencesandthereseemstobeplentyofresearchfindingstoconfirmthis.Myownviewisthatthereisnoonemajorinfluenceinaperson'slife.Insteadthetraitsweinheritfromourparentsandthesituationandexperiencesthatweencounterinlifeareconstantlyinteracting.Itistheinteractionofthetwothatshapesaperson'spersonalityanddictateshowthatpersonalitydevelops.Ifthiswerenottruewewouldbeabletopredictthebehaviorandcharacterofapersonfromthemomenttheywereborn.InconclusionIdonotthinkthateithernatureornurtureisthemajorinfluenceonapersonbutthatbothhavepowerfuleffects.NatureorNurture?Todaythewayweconsiderhumanpsychologyandmentaldevelopmentisheavilydeterminedbythegeneticsciences.Wenowunderstandtheimportanceofinheritedcharacteristicsmorethaneverbefore.Yetwearestillunabletodecidewhetheranindividual'spersonalityanddevelopmentaremoreinfluencedbygeneticfactors(nature)orbytheenvironment(nurture).Research,relatingtoidenticaltwins,hashighlightedhowsignificantinheritedcharacteristicscanbeforanindividual'slife.Butwhetherthesecharacteristicsareabletodevelopwithinthepersonalityofanindividualsurelydependsonwhetherthecircumstancesallowsuchadevelopment.Itseemsthattheexperienceswehaveinlifearesounpredictableandsopowerful,thattheycanboostorover-rideotherinfluences,andthereseemstobeplentyofresearchfindingstoconfirmthis.Myownviewisthatthereisnoonemajorinfluenceinaperson'slife.Instead,thetraitsweinheritfromourparentsandthesituationandexperiencesthatweencounterinlifeareconstantlyinteracting.Itistheinteractionofthetwothatshapesaperson'spersonalityanddictateshowthatpersonalitydevelops.Ifthiswerenottrue,wewouldbeabletopredictthebehavior.andcharacterofapersonfromthemomenttheywereborn.Inconclusion,Idonotthinkthateithernatureornurtureisthemajorinfluenceonaperson,butthatbothhavepowerfuleffects.

6.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

7.ClassSkippinginCollegesClassskippingissomethingthatisalmostunimaginableforuswhenwewereinmiddleschoolandhighschool(1)butitbecomesausualphenomenonintoday'suniversities.What'sworsesomeoftheundergraduatesdonotthinkitis(2)atoskipclasses.(3)Therearesomepossiblereasonsforthephenomenon.(4)Firstuniversitystudentsarenotpreparedto(5)liveaself-disciplinedlifeandwhenthisiscompaniedbyaloosemanagementsystemofuniversitiesclassskippinginevitablyappearsandincreases.(4)Secondthesizeofsomeoftheuniversitycoursesistoobig:when(6)morethan100oreven200studentsarehavingonelecturetogethertheattendanceofallthestudentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.(4)Thirdsomeofthecollegestudentsmaynotfindthedirection