（2021年）吉林省白城市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

（2021年）吉林省白城市大学英语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:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofAHarmoniousCyberspace,givinganintroductionoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthecyberspace,andsomemeasurestosolvetheproblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

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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。

EvaluationbyStudents

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.Supposeyouaregraduatingfromtheuniversitythissummerandyouaregoingtoapplyforajob.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.假设你是一位即将毕业于复旦大学电子计算机系的学生，你从报纸上看到某公司招聘一名电子计算机工程技术口译人员的广告，请你写一封求职信说明你应聘的理由。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledPrivateCarsinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.简单介绍中国私家车发展的现状

2．说明拥有私家车的利与弊

3．指出私家车在中国的未来发展方向

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

温室气体排放：greenhouseemission

交通堵塞：congestion/trafficjam

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsaDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前社会上存在着迷信文凭的现象

2.造成这一现象的原因

3.我对此的观点

IsaDiplomaEverything?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前很多父母在子女高中毕业前就送他们出国学习

2．形成这种趋势的原因

3．我对此的看法

OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessaybasedonthefollowingnewsextractedfromanewspaper,commentingonwhathadhappenedandgivingyourownunderstandingofit.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandgiveyouressayanappropriatetitle.

1.“香港著名影、视、歌三栖明星张国荣四月一日从香港某高层楼纵身跳下，自杀身亡……”

——《新民晚报》

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofAidEducationinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.每年，高校许多大学生受到鼓舞去贫困地区以教

2.支教活动的意义

3.我的看法

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewonChangesofNationalPublicHoliday.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.在中国实行已久的五一黄金周在2008年被缩短，但是新添了几个较短的法定假日

2.这种变化带来的影响

3.你如何看待这种变化

MyViewonChangesofNationalPublicHoliday

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

Incolleges,student-athletesarecalledsosincethecollegesintendstodemonstratethatthey______betweentheintellectualpursuitandphysicalpursuit.

12.

WithincreasingpopularityofdigitalTVandset-topboxes,thedebateonpublicfundingfortheBBCis______.

13.

IfagoodwaycanbefoundtotrapanddisposeoftheassociatedCO2,thereisthepossibilityofcontinuingtousefossilfuelsas______.

14.AccordingtoJohnMaynardKeynes,whencangovernmentsusedevaluationofcurrencytotakeinpeople?

A.Whenvalueisinherentinmoney.

B.Whenmetalcurrencybecomesatoken.

C.Whencashcan'tbeusedanonymously.

D.WhenMoore'slawbeginstowork.

15.

NotallpeoplethinkAmericanculturewillbedurableenoughtomeet______.

16.

______tellsyouhowtoalternateyourspeedtosmoothyourdriving.

17.

Bipolardisorderhasfourtypesbecause______showupdifferentlyindifferentpeople.

18.

The"InternetJunkies"aretooengrossedwiththeirInternetworldto______theiractuallife.

19.

Theauthorrealizedthatworkinglongerhoursatoffice______.

A.resultedinmoreaccomplishment

B.wasoftendemandedbytheboss

C.couldhelpimproveefficiency

D.wasanextremelyfoolishidea

20.

BypretendingtobeaMartian,wemay______.

A.feelrelaxedandinterestedinsolvingtheproblem

B.findawayouttoescapetheproblemtemporarily

C.avoidstereotypesandseetheproblemfromafreshangle

D.findoutthesignificanceofimagination

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.

【B11】

22.SectionA

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

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A.Themanandthewomanwenttothecinematoseeafilmonspaceexploration.

B.BothofthemanandthewomanappreciatedthefilmonTVverymuch.

C.Bothofthemanandthewomanlikedspaceexploration.

D.Thewomanwasimpressedbytheexplorationthemanmade.

23.(28)

A.Entirelyeffective.

B.Totallyincorrect.

C.Acompletefailure.

D.Quitedifficult.

24.

【B6】

25.(22)

A.Theloveformusic.

B.Thelovefortraveling.

C.Theybothlikenewplaces.

D.Theybothlikeriding.

26.(25)

A.It'srunbythegovernment.

B.Itappealstomostpeople.

C.Itoffersmuchchoice.

D.It'samonopoly.

27.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Afireisalwaysexcitinganddangerous.Peoplecrowdaroundtowatchthesmoke,theflames,andthefirefighters,whorisktheirlivestosaveothers'lives.FirefightersareindangerofburnsandSmokeinjuries.【B1】______,theysavethousandsoflivesand【B2】______ofdollarsofpropertyeveryyear.

Fightingfiresisnotjustrisky.Itisalsovery【B3】______.Firefightersdotheirjobsinrainorshine,【B4】______it's100For20Fbelowzero.Atafire,theycarryheavygearupanddownstairsorladders.Theysearchfor【B5】______people.Theyhackholesintheroofto【B6】______smokeandgas.Theyholdhosesonthefire.Thehosesareheavy,andthewaterinthemshootsoutundergreat【B7】______.Infact,itusuallytakestwofirefighterstoholdonehose.

Firefightersalsohavemanyotherduties.Sometimestheyhavetogivefirstaid,andtheir【B8】______mustbekeptinorder.Theymustvisitfactoriesandpublicbuildingstocheckfiredangers.【B9】_____________________________.

Fightingfiresisanimportantjob.Thatmeanstherewillalwaysbejobsforfirefighters.However,thenumberofjobsavailableandtherateofpaydependuponthebudget.【B10】___________________.

Apersonhastopasscertaintestsinordertobehiredasafirefighter.Amongthesearetestsofintelligenceandstrength.【B11】____________________________.

Applicantsmustalsobeatleast18yearsold.Aftertheyarehired,newfirefightersspendafewweeksinatrainingschool.Theyareassignedtoafirecompany.

【B1】

28.

【B3】

29.听力原文：W:Excuseme,DrTyler,yoursecretarysaidIshouldcomerightin.

M:Pleasedo.Jenny,howcanIhelpyou?

W:Ineedtogetyoursignatureonmyschedulecardhere,onthelineaboveadvisor'sapproval.

M:Sure,butlet'slookitovertogetherfirst.Howmanycoursesdoyouhavehere?

W:Six.

M:Six?That'squiteaheavyload.Anyparticularreason?

W:IhadtodropmychemistrycourselastsemesterwhenIwasinthehospital,soIneedtotakeitagain.

M:Soyou'vealreadylearntalotofthematerial.

W:Right.Andcalculusisapartofthesecondyearrequirement.

M:Let'ssee,chemistry,calculus.Oh,ISeeyou'llbeinmyseminaronthemodernAmericannovel.

W:Yes,I'mlookingforwardtoitandtotheromanticpoetryseminar,too.

M:Twoseminars?Thatisratheralot.Canyouhandlethework?

W:Ithinkso.Theintroductoryeconomicsclassisveryeasyandsoisthemusiccourse.

M:Well,thenI'llbehappytosignthecard.However,Imustinsistthatyoucomeseemeafterthefirstweekofclassessothatwecanmakesurethisisn'ttoomuchforyou.

W:That'sapromise.

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A.Inaprofessor'soffice.

B.Inamedicaldoctor'soffice.

C.Inanauditorium

D.Inagym.

30.(32)

A.Theywilltakeoneofthesixmajortests.

B.Theywillbegivenapoptest.

C.Theywillberequiredtoreadashortstoryinclass.

D.Theywillhavetowriteacomposition.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

ThirtytwopeoplewatchedkittyGenovesebeingkilledrightbeneaththeirwindows.Shewastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.Notoneevencalledthepolice.Wasthisingunmancruelty?Wasitlackoffeelingaboutone'sfellowman?

"Notso,"sayscientistsJohnBarleyandBibFatane.Thesemenwentbeyondtheheadlinestoprobethereasonswhypeopledidn'tact.Theyfoundthatapersonhastogothroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.

Firsthehastonoticethatisanemergency.Supposeyouseeamiddleagedmanfalltothesidewalk.Ishehavingaheartattack?Isheinacomafromdiabetes(糖尿病)?Orisheabouttosleepoffadrunk?Isthesmokecomingintotheroomfromaleakintheairconditioning?Isit"steampipes"?Orisitreallysmokefromatire?It'snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.

Second,andmoreimportant,thepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelpersonallyresponsible.Hemustfeelthathemusthelp,orthepersonwon'tgetthehelpheneeds.

Theresearchersfoundthatalotdependsonhowmanypeoplearearound.Theyhadcollegestudentsintobe"tested."Somecamealone.Somecamewithoneortwoothers.Andsomecameinlargegroups.Thereceptioniststartedthemoffonthe"tests."Thenshewentintothenextroom.Acurtaindividedthe"testingroom"andtheroomintowhichshewent.Soonthestudentsheardascream,thenoiseoffilecabinetsfallingandacryforhelp.Allofthishadbeenprerecordedonataperecorder.

Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedtohelp.Ofthestudentsinpairs,onlytwooutoftenhelped.Ofthestudentsingroups,nonehelped.Inotherwords,inagroup,peopleoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.They,themselves,needn't.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.

Arepeoplebotheredbysituationswherepeopleareintrouble?Yes.Scientistsfoundthatthepeoplewereemotional,theysweated,theyhadtremblinghands.Theyfelttheotherperson'strouble.Buttheydidnotact.Theywereinagroup.Theiractionswereshapedbytheactionsofthosetheywerewith.

Thepurposeofthispassageistoexplain______.

32.SectionB

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

ProfessorKumarBhatt,founderandheadofWarwickManufacturingGroup(WMG),andRobMeakin,apersonneldirectoratMarconi,havedevelopedapartnershiptotrainengineersandmanagerstobecomee-literate.TheNewKnowledgePartnershipwillincludeateamof40MarconimanagersinwhatProfessorBhattcallselectronicengineeringmanagementorE2.Awiderangeofengineeringandnon-engineeringcompanieshasexpressedinterestintheseexcitingprograms.

ProfessorBhattbelievesthate—commerceischangingthebusinessenvironmenttoahugeextent.Manychiefexecutivesdonotunderstandthepowerofthenewtechnologiesand,insomecases,areactuallyresistingchange.Hesaysthat"Aslongasenoughindustryleadersrealizeitspotentialbenefits,e-businesswillmakepossibleasecondproductivityrevolutioninBritain.Thiscouldtaketheeconomyclosetoeliminatingthestillsubstantialcompetitivenessgapwithitsmainrivals.OverthelastfiveyearsintheUStherehasbeena30%improvementinmanufacturingsectorproductivitybecauseofinformationtechnology.InBritainwecanachievemorethanthatandsuccessfule-businesswillbeworthbillionstotheUKeconomy."

AlreadyBritainmakesmoreuseofcomputer-aideddesignandmanufacture(CAD/CAM)andmanagementinformationtechnologysystemsthanotherEuropeancountries,andhasagovernmentthatactivelypromotese-business.But,observesProfessorBhatt,Britainhasneverusedtechnologyasagrowthdriver."Thethingaboutelectronicengineeringmanagementisthatyoucankeepyourlegacysystems;youjustneedtolinkthosesystemswithaninformationengine.Atthetouchofabuttonitwillallowprojectmanagerstoseethestatusofaproject,identifyproblemspreciselyandmakevirtuallyimmediatedecisionsbasedoninformationthatwillbemuchmorecompletethaninthepast."

TheE2programistheresultofanalliancebytheWarwickManufacturingGroupwithAmerica'sleadinge-commercestudycenter,CarnegieMellon.ThelatterwillberesponsiblefortrainingmanyoftheMarconimanagersinAmerica,wherethegrouphashalfitsbusiness.InBritain,ProfessorBhatthaslinkedupwithSunMicrosystems,OracleandParametricTechnology,tosetupamulti-millionpoundE2designandmanufacturingcenterattheuniversitywhichwillbeusedfortrainingandresearch.

ProfessorBhattbelievesthate-commerceischangingbusinesstosuchanextentthatWMGislikelytoberenamedWarwickElectronicManufacturingGroup.But,hewarns"Themovetoglobalizebecauseofe-commerceisracingahead.AlthoughthenetallowsBritishindustrytoovertaketheirEuropeanpeers,italsooffersAsiancountriestoleapfrog(相互超越)theWest.Forthefirsttimeitisnottheprivilegeofthewesternworldbecausethistechnologyisuniversal."

ProfessorBhattandRobMeakinhavedevelopedamethodto______.

A.teachelectronicengineeringmanagement

B.trainemployeestobeacquaintedwithe-commerce

C.trainemployeestobeengineersandmanagers

D.teachemployeesaboutdevelopingapartnership

33.WhatdoestheWTOsayabout"passivedrinking"inthepassage?

A.Itmeansreluctantlyconsumingalcohol.

B.Itiscompletelysimilartopassivesmoking.

C.Itdoescauseadditionaldamagetonon-drinkers.

D.Itbringsworsedamagethanpassivesmoking.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S5】

35.

【S9】

36.【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S3】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S6】

参考答案

1.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.--oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld--hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.InconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S:A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.--oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld--hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S:A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

2.AHarmoniousCyberspaceTheadventoftheInternetusheredinaneweraofinterpersonalcommunicationsandbusinessoperations.ItprovidesavehiclefornetizenstoshopsearchpublishblogsandbrowseWebpages.ArangeofproblemslurkingbehindthefrenzyofInternetimpressivelystandout.AvastmajorityofInternetusers'mailboxesaresaturatedwithjunkmails.Pornwebsiteslureagrowingnumberofyoungpeople'svisits.Falsenewsviathee-mailBBSandchatroomincreasinglyposesathreattothesocialprosperityandstability.Tocrackthemdownweshouldpushforamoreeffectivelytoughlaw.Weshouldjoinourforcestolaunchanation-widecampaignincludingimposingstiffpenaltiesonspammersshuttingdownorblockingtheunhealthysitesandintroducingareal-nameregistrationsystemtogetridoffalsemessages.Wecanfullybelievethatourcombinedeffortswillreaprewards.Acleancyberspacewillpaintourlivesmorecolorfully.AHarmoniousCyberspaceTheadventoftheInternetusheredinaneweraofinterpersonalcommunicationsandbusinessoperations.Itprovidesavehiclefornetizenstoshop,search,publishblogsandbrowseWebpages.ArangeofproblemslurkingbehindthefrenzyofInternetimpressivelystandout.AvastmajorityofInternetusers'mailboxesaresaturatedwithjunkmails.Pornwebsiteslureagrowingnumberofyoungpeople'svisits.Falsenewsviathee-mail,BBSandchatroomincreasinglyposesathreattothesocialprosperityandstability.Tocrackthemdown,weshouldpushforamoreeffectivelytoughlaw.Weshouldjoinourforcestolaunchanation-widecampaign,includingimposingstiffpenaltiesonspammers,shuttingdownorblockingtheunhealthysitesandintroducingareal-nameregistrationsystemtogetridoffalsemessages.Wecanfullybelievethatourcombinedeffortswillreaprewards.Acleancyberspacewillpaintourlivesmorecolorfully.

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,manyotherproblemsmayarisecorrespondingly.Forinstance,somestudentsmaybetoocriticalaboutacertainprofessorjustbecausetheprofessorisnotfunorheistoostrict,whichmighthaveanegativeimpactontheimpartialityofevaluationitself,misleadingthereform.orientation.

4.ALetterofApplyingforaJobDearManagerWithreferencetoyouradvertisementinthenewspaperIamwritingtoapplyforaninterpreterpostinyourcompany.AsacomputermajorgraduatedfromFudanUniversitythissummerIhavehadagoodcommandofextremelyrelevantandusefulknowledgeincomputerengineering.MoreoverIdohaveacertainamountofexperienceinthefieldasIhavetakenseveralpart-timejobswhichweredirectlyconcernedwithcomputerengineeringtothecampus.BesidesIcanspeakEnglishfluenflyandeloquentlywhichIbelievetobeessentialqualitytoaninterpreter.SincethefirstcontactIhavemaintainedastronginterestincomputer.I'msureIwouldlovetoworkinmyspecializedarea.I'mlookingforwardtoyourreplyinthenearfuture.YourssincerelyJaneMorrisALetterofApplyingforaJobDearManager,Withreferencetoyouradvertisementinthenewspaper,Iamwritingtoapplyforaninterpreterpostinyourcompany.AsacomputermajorgraduatedfromFudanUniversitythissummer,Ihavehadagoodcommandofextremelyrelevantandusefulknowledgeincomputerengineering.Moreover,IdohaveacertainamountofexperienceinthefieldasIhavetakenseveralpart-timejobs,whichweredirectlyconcernedwithcomputerengineeringtothecampus.Besides,IcanspeakEnglishfluenflyandeloquentlywhichIbelievetobeessentialqualitytoaninterpreter.Sincethefirstcontact,Ihavemaintainedastronginterestincomputer.I'msureIwouldlovetoworkinmyspecializedarea.I'mlookingforwardtoyourreplyinthenearfuture.Yourssincerely,JaneMorris

5.PrivateCarsinChinaWiththeimprovementofpeople'slivingstandardsprivatecarshavefoundtheirwaytoordinaryChinese'shomes.Remarkablenationaleconomicgrowthprovidesastrongbackingfortheincreasingtrend.Nowadaysmoreandmorecitizensareplanningtobuycars.Andforsomebetter-offfamiliesonemaynotbeenough.Peopleembraceprivatecarsprimarilyforitsconveniencewhichcanfreeusfromtherigidtimetableandfixedrouteofbusesandmetros.Efficiencyisthesecondattractionsincedrivingisusuallyfasterthanothermeansoftransportation.Thisadvantagebecomesobviousespeciallyintheeventofemergencieswhenitisdifficulttotakeataxi.Despitethesemeritscontrastingargumentsareequallysalient.Firstefficiencyisusuallyamirage.Frequentcongestionsactuallyrenderthecitieshugeparkinglots.Secondprivatecarsareresponsibleforairpollutionasemissionsofcarbondioxideandethanecontributetoglobalwarming.Nowthatthereseemsnowaytostoppeoplefrombuyingcarsduetoconsumers'freedomofchoiceitisalmostcertainthatthenumberofprivatecarsinChinawillcontinuetorise.Ifwecanimprovetheroadsystemsanddevelopmoreenvironment-friendlycarswemayminimizethenegativeconsequenceswhileenjoyingthebenefits.PrivateCarsinChinaWiththeimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards,privatecarshavefoundtheirwaytoordinaryChinese'shomes.Remarkablenationaleconomicgrowthprovidesastrongbackingfortheincreasingtrend.Nowadays,moreandmorecitizensareplanningtobuycars.Andforsomebetter-offfamilies,onemaynotbeenough.Peopleembraceprivatecarsprimarilyforitsconvenience,whichcanfreeusfromtherigidtimetableandfixedrouteofbusesandmetros.Efficiencyisthesecondattraction,sincedrivingisusuallyfasterthanothermeansoftransportation.Thisadvantagebecomesobviousespeciallyintheeventofemergencieswhenitisdifficulttotakeataxi.Despitethesemerits,contrastingargumentsareequallysal