【2022年】湖北省荆州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

【2022年】湖北省荆州市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:InnovationandTradition.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前我国十分重视创新

2．传统文化也应得到重视

3．二者之间的关系应如何处理

InnovationandTradition

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition,onthetopicTheImportanceofConfidenle.shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.凡事均应有信心；

2.没有信心的原因；

3.建立信心是可能的。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast1.50wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.电子游戏在学生之间享有很高的人气，很多人玩，尤其是大学生

2.沉迷电子游戏对于学生的影响

3.解决“电子游戏热”带来的影响的办法

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaposterrecruitingvolunteers.YoushouldwriteatLeast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.校学生会将组织一次暑假志愿者活动，现招募志愿者

2．本次志愿者活动的目的、活动安排等

3．报名条件及联系方式

5.Directions:Forthispart.youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:PreciousWater.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．举例说明水对人类的重要性

2．举例说明我国所面临的水资源问题

3．为了自下而上和发展人们要……

PreciousWater

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCreditCardsinCollegeCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartandoutlinegivenbelow:

1.根据图片描述某高校拥有信用卡的学生所占比例的变化

2.分析产生这些变化的原因

3.分如何看待信用卡令后在学生中的使用情况

CreditCardsinCollegeCampus

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheEffectsofCompliments.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.你认为恭维给人们带来怎样的影响

2.具体说明恭维所产生的作用和影响

3.提议大家该怎么做

8.Directions:Inthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.车祸发生的时间及地点；

2．你所见到的车祸情况；

3．你对车祸原因的分析。

9.1.电子课件在课堂教学中的应用非常广泛

2．引起这种趋势的原冈及其影响

3．我们应该如何应用

ApplicationofCourse-wareasaReform.inClassTeaching

10.1.现在越来越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道

2.使用手机雉的利与弊

3.我的观点

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

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

Thousandsofearthquakestakeplaceeveryday,butmostofthemareverygentle.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Allthesuccessesofthehiomimeticsdependonthe______.

13.

TheNetherlandshasplacedtherightsofpedestriansbeforethoseofcarsinsuchareascalled______.

14.Organicfoodisnotnecessarilybetterthanconventionalfoodintempsofnutrition,safetyortaste.

15.ABookThatChangedOurThinking

—ByKarlKrahnke

TheBook

Americain1962wasstillemergingfromthecomfortabledecadeofthe1950s,atimeinwhichlifegenerallyseemedgoodandmanytechnologicaladvancesoftheprevioustwentyorthirtyyearspromisedahappier,healthier,andsaferfuture.Butcloudswereonthehorizon,andmanyofthequestionsanddoubtsthatwouldcharacterizethedecadeofthe1960swerealreadyapparent.Onecloudthatquicklybecameamajorstormtooktheform.ofabookthatwaspublishedin1962,SilentSpring.SilentSpringisoneofafewbooksthathavechangedhistory.

SilentSpringisaboutchemicals,specificallyaboutonetypeofchemicalchlorinatedhydrocarbons—andmorespecificallyaboutonefamousmemberofthatgroup,DDT.Manypeoplewhohavegrownupsincethe1960shavenotheardofDDT,butbeforeSilentSpring,andforanumberofyearsafterward,DDTanditsrelativeswereimportanttoolsinthecivilizedworld'sattempttocontrolnaturethroughtheuseoftechnologyandchemicals.DDTisapowerfulinsecticideandwasusedthroughouttheworldtokillinsectpestsofallkinds.

DDThadbeendiscoveredin1939andbegantobewidelyusedduringtheSecondWorldWar.Formanyyearsitseemedtobejustonemoremiraculousproductofmodernscience.DDTwasusedtodestroypopulationsofmanyharmfulinsects,malaria-carryingmosquitoes,lice,andflies.ThereisnoquestionthatDDTandsimilarchemicalsdid,andstillaredoing,alotofgood.Thedangerfrominsect-carrieddiseasessuchasmalariaandyellowfeverhasbeengreatlyreduced,andthelivesofmanypeoplehavebeensavedandlengthenedbytheiruse.

SilentSpring,however,toldabouttheothersideofDDTanditsrelatives.Usingcarefullycollectedscientificevidence,theauthorshowedthatDDTandsimilarpesticideshadatleasttwodangeroussideeffects.Oneofthesewasthetendencyofpesticidestokillalloftheinsectsinthelocationwheretheywereused.Notallinsectsareharmful,however.Manybees,forexample,perform.necessaryfunctions,suchaspollinatingplantsandevencontrollingthenumbersofother,moreharmful,insects.Whenusefulinsectsareeliminated,theresulthasoftenbeengreaterproblemsthanbeforethepesticidewasused.Asecondproblemwithchlorinatedhydrocarbonsisthattheydonotdisappearquickly;theyarestablechemicalsthataccumulateinthebodiesofinsectsandthebirdsandanimalsthateatthemandcontinuetodoharmwhenandwheretheeffectwasnotintended.BirdsareespeciallyaffectedbyDDT-typepesticides.Manybirdseatinsectsandwormsasfood,andthechemicalsthatwereintheinsectscollectintheirbodies,frequentlyleadingtotheirdeath.AsSilentSpringdemonstratedsoclearly,thedisappearanceofmanykindsofbirdswasduetothepresenceofpesticidesintheirfoodsources.

Mostimportantly,SilentSpringbroughttotheworldatlargethebeginningofanunderstandingofmodernecology.Webegantoseethatthenaturalworldweliveinismadeupofanumberofplants,insects,andanimals,somegood,somenotsogood,andthatwecannotencourageoreliminatesomewithoutproducingeffectsinmanyothers,andeveninourselves.

SilentSpringisapowerfulbook,beautifullyandsensitivelywritten,anditcarriesastrongmessage.Itisfullofcomplexscientificinformation,butitisequallyaveryhumanandcaringbook.Itdoesnottrytopresentabalancedpictureortofindexcusesforthemistakeswemadewithpesticides.Itisanargumentforanewanddifferentwayoflookingatnatureandourrelationshipwithnature.Thebook

A.YB.NC.NG

16.Nowadayssleddogsarestillnecessarywhen______.

A.therearesevereweatherconditions

B.flyingmachinesarefullwithpassengers

C.snowmachinesuseuppowerintheArcticregion

D.peopleneedpartnersduringthetravel

17.

Withaviewtoimprovinghybridperformance,youcanusecompositematerialstoreduceweight.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.FortheentireIditarodrace,asleddogteamhastoeatsomuchasto______.

19.

Preventing"dangerous"climatechangeneedsjointeffortsofbothindustrializedcountriesand______.

20.

theUnitedStatesforever.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(42)

22.(32)

A.Instructionsthatcomewithaproduct.

B.Thequantityofaproduct.

C.Thequalityofaproduct.

D.Warrantiesthatcoveraproduct.

23.

【B10】

24.

【B7】

25.(35)

A.Elderlypeoplewithpooreducationcannotreadthewordsandsoforgetsoon.

B.Elderlypeoplewithhighereducationusedtheirmemorytrickstohelp.

C.Elderlypeoplecannotuseanythingtohelptheirmemory.

D.Dementiahascontributedtothelossofmemoryofelderlypeople.

26.(29)

A.Itshowsthebeautyofitsown.

B.Itdevelopsmoreassociations.

C.Itlosestheoriginalmeaning.

D.Ithelpsform.thebaby'spersonality.

27.【B2】

28.(28)

A.Toaccomplishthemmainlythroughtheirownefforts.

B.Tocompletethemwiththeaidoftheirtutors.

C.Toreadallthereferencebooksassignedbytheprofessors.

D.Togetoveralltheperiodicals,articlesandbooksinthelibrary.

29.(18)

A.Findahotelnearbyagaininafewdays.

B.Accommodatehisparentsinhisdormitory.

C.Askhisparentsnotcomeuntilhefindsaproperhotel.

D.Phoneahotelfartherfromthecampusforareservation.

30.(22)

A.Residentstherecan'tgohomedirectlybybus.

B.Thehousesaretooexpensivetoafford.

C.Peopletherearesomehowunreasonable.

D.It'stooremotetosendforacabthere.

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

Inspiteoftheadvantagesofusingwashingmachines,thedisadvantageislistedas______.

32.

FromthepassagewecanconcludethattheU.S.hascometorealize______.

A.theweakeningiftheU.S.dollarcanresultintradedeficits

B.thelowertheretailprices,thegreatertheprofits

C.tourismcanmakegreatcontributionstoitseconomy

D.visitorstotheU.S.arewealthierthanU.S.touristsabroad

33.WhatdowelearnaboutJapanfromthepassage?

A.Itnowbelongstothewesternhemisphere.

B.ItseconomicsituationperhapsgoesevenworsethantheUS.

C.Itsfinancialsystemscollapsedasotherwesterncountriesdid.

D.ItseconomywillrecoversoonerthanotherAsiancountries.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S4】

35.

【S3】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.Thevisualartsareaclassofartforms,includingpainting,sculpture,

photography,andothersthatfocusesonthecreationofartworkswhich【S1】______.

areprimarilyvisualinnature.Thevisualartsaredistinguishedfrom

theperformingarts,languagearts,andothersuchclassesofartwork.

Thedefinitionisstrict,andmanyartisticdisciplinesinvolveaspectsof【S2】______.

thevisualartsaswellothertypes.

InBritainuntilrecentthefinearts—painting,sculpture,printmaking,【S3】______.

etcetera—wereseenasdistinctfromcraftdisciplinesandthevarious

metalworkingdisciplines.ThisdistinctionarosefromtheArtsand

CraftsMovementwhichpoliticalaimwastovaluedailyartformsas【S4】______.

muchashighforms.

Theresultoftheconflictbetweenthetwogroupsweretopoliticizethe【S5】______.

productsofwhatwenowknowasvisualartists.Britishartschools

madeacleardistinctionbetweenthefinearts(atermthathintsattheir

supposedinferiority)andthecraftsinsuchawaythatacraftsperson【S6】______.

couldnotbeconsideredapractitionerofhighart.Althoughthisisno

longerthecase,theresidueofequalitybetweenthecraftsorapplied【S7】______.

artsandtheso-calledfineartsstillexistinsomequarters.【S8】______.

AsimilarstigmaexistsintheUS,where"artsandcrafts"basavery

particularmeaning,refertothesortofartworkfirsttaughtin【S9】______.

elementaryschoolandalso(laterinlife)avarietyofkitsch,household

artwork.Mostcraftspeoplearestillseenaspracticingsomethingother

than"fineart"amongthetraditionalartschoolset,but,ofcourse,can

produce"highart",inanymedia.【S10】______.

【S1】

38.

【S6】

39.Letusturnnowtoanotherthreadintheargument.Itistimesmisleading,IS1.______

believe,todealwiththeColdWarasanencapsulationproblem,tofocusatten-S2.______

tiontoonarrowlyupontheesotericdevelopmentsoftheCommunistworldasde-

teachedfromtheunderlyingforcesofinternationalpolitics.Thewholeterrainof

internationalpoliticshavebeenradicallytransformedsincetheendofthewar,S3.______

anditisilluminatingtobeginwiththisfactandtotracefromthesourcesomeof

theforceshavebeeninducingchangenotonlyintheSovietsystemandpoliciesS4.______

butinourownaswell.

TheeffectupontheColdWarhasbeentocreateacertainschizoidconfu-

sionaboutthevariouslevelsofconflictthatdominatestheforefrontofourcon-S5.______

sciousnessatvarioustimes.Muchofthetimewearepreoccupiedwithlowerlev-

elsofpolitical,economic,orguerrillaconflictwithinalosepolygonalstructure,S6.______

butonoccasionwefindourselvesremindedthatthegrossbipolarstructureinthe

backgroundisstillultimatelysignificantbecause

ofthepotentialconsequencesofgeneralnuclearwar.S7.______

Intheambiguoustwilightzoneofpotentialnuclearwar,webecomeaware

howmuchthedevelopmentsinmilitarytechnologyhavebeenchangedtilerela-S8.______

tionshipbetweenwarandpolitics,andhowgreatlythishasaffectedtheevolu-

tionoftheColdWar.Foranationcommittingtoaprocessofchange,thereali-S9.______

zationthatmodernlarge-scalewarcannotbeacontinuationofpoliticsisadiffi-

cultonetoabsorbevenifithasnodeliberateintentionlaunchinganattack,S10.______

sincethestabilizationofthemilitaryenvironmenttendstocreateacertain

detenteinthepoliticalrealmaswell,andaconstraintonpoliticalaction.

【S1】

参考答案

1.InnovationandTraditionNowadaysinnovationisdrawingmoreandmoreattentioninChina.ItisregardedasanapproachtoorevenacriterionforChina'smodernization.Thusinnovationinallthefieldslikescienceandtechnologyeducationandmanagementandadministrationisencouragedandmanypeoplearenowactivelyinvolvedintheeffortsinrenovationandinnovation.AtthesametimeChinesetraditionalcultureisalsoattachedadequateattentionto.Forexamplemoreclassicalworksarebeingreprintedfortoday'sreaders.HundredsofConfuciusCollegeshavebeenandwillbeestablishedabroad.Morecontentinvolvedintraditionalcultureisincludedinstudents'textbooks.Andwhat'smoreimportantmorefundsaregrantedtosponsorsomescientificprojectsassociatedwithtraditionalculture.Thisiscompletelycorrectformypart.Forinnovationcanneverbeachievedwhendetachedfromtradition.Insteadinnovationiscloselyconnectedwithtraditionalcultureandthelatterprovidessoilandfertilizerfortheformer.OnlytheequaldevelopmentofthesetwocanleadtothedevelopmentofChina.InnovationandTraditionNowadaysinnovationisdrawingmoreandmoreattentioninChina.ItisregardedasanapproachtoorevenacriterionforChina'smodernization.Thusinnovationinallthefieldslikescienceandtechnology,education,andmanagementandadministrationisencouragedandmanypeoplearenowactivelyinvolvedintheeffortsinrenovationandinnovation.Atthesametime,Chinesetraditionalcultureisalsoattachedadequateattentionto.Forexample,moreclassicalworksarebeingreprintedfortoday'sreaders.HundredsofConfuciusCollegeshavebeenandwillbeestablishedabroad.Morecontentinvolvedintraditionalcultureisincludedinstudents'textbooks.Andwhat'smoreimportant,morefundsaregrantedtosponsorsomescientificprojectsassociatedwithtraditionalculture.Thisiscompletelycorrectformypart.Forinnovationcanneverbeachievedwhendetachedfromtradition.Instead,innovationiscloselyconnectedwithtraditionalculture,andthelatterprovidessoilandfertilizerfortheformer.OnlytheequaldevelopmentofthesetwocanleadtothedevelopmentofChina.

2.TheImportanceofConfidenceWhateveronedoesoneshoulddoitwithconfidence.Ifonehadnoconfidencethereislittlepossibilitythatonewouldeverachieveanythingespeciallywhenoneisfacedwithdrawbacksorhardships.Thistruthseemstobeself-evident.Howeverinrealitywedoseealotofpeoplewhocomplainthattheylacktheabilitytodosomethingorthattheirdifficultiesaretoogreattoovercome.Forsomethismightbetrue.Butformanythisonlyshowsthattheyhavelostheart.Whydopeopleoftenfeelfrustratedeventhoughtheyarequitecapableofdoingsomething?Thereareamongotherstwomainreasons.Firstthesepeopledonothaveacorrectestimateofthemselves.Secondtheyoverestimatethedifficulties.Itispossibletobuildupfaithinoneselfbyhavingthefightattitudetoone'sownabilities.Weshouldneverunderestimateourabilitiesbutshouldbelieveintheproverb:"Thereisawillthereisaway."Confidenceisthepremiseforfulfillingatasksuccessfully.TheImportanceofConfidenceWhateveronedoes,oneshoulddoitwithconfidence.Ifonehadnoconfidence,thereislittlepossibilitythatonewouldeverachieveanything,especiallywhenoneisfacedwithdrawbacksorhardships.Thistruthseemstobeself-evident.However,inrealitywedoseealotofpeoplewhocomplainthattheylacktheabilitytodosomethingorthattheirdifficultiesaretoogreattoovercome.Forsome,thismightbetrue.Butformanythisonlyshowsthattheyhavelostheart.Whydopeopleoftenfeelfrustratedeventhoughtheyarequitecapableofdoingsomething?Thereare,amongothers,twomainreasons.First,thesepeopledonothaveacorrectestimateofthemselves.Second,theyoverestimatethedifficulties.Itispossibletobuildupfaithinoneselfby,havingthefightattitudetoone'sownabilities.Weshouldneverunderestimateourabilitiesbutshouldbelieveintheproverb:"Thereisawill,thereisaway."Confidenceisthepremiseforfulfillingatasksuccessfully.

3.VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurseTodayvideogameshavebecomemoreandmorepopularamongthestudentsespeciallyamongcollegestudents.ItseemsthatthemoretheyareprohibitedfromplayingthegamesthVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurseToday,videogameshavebecomemoreandmorepopularamongthestudents,especiallyamongcollegestudents.Itseemsthatthemoretheyareprohibitedfromplayingthegames,th解析：论说文。①审题及布局。从文章的要求上看，应该首先对题目讨论的现象作总述，即电子游戏在学生们中间颇受欢迎，尤其是在大学生这一群体中；随后分析电子游戏给学生带来的影响，着重分析其负面影响；最后提出解决这一问题的方案。在布局上，根据题目中给出的提纲展开即可。第一段介绍许多大学生沉溺于电子游戏这一现象；第二段阐述沉溺于电子游戏给大学生所带来的负面影响；第三段陈述自己对这一现象的看法，提出解决方案，重申主题。②语言。本文是一篇论说文，通过分析电子游戏的弊端，呼吁大家重视电子游戏的负面影响，所以论述要重点突出，层次分明，具有说服力，词汇选择要精确，句式丰富一些。时态上选择一般现在时即可。

4.June172006VolunteersNeededYouguysmusthavebeentremendouslytorturedbytheendlessexamsundoubtedlylongingforarelaxingsummervacation.Haveyoueverconsideredspendingameaningfulsummerinsteadofidlingitawayasusual?Nowyouhaveachance!TheStudents'Associationiscurrentlyrecruitingvolunteersforanactivity-HarmoniousCommunityaimingatbroadeningourvisionandhelpingusexploretheessenceofharmony.Thisthemewillbehighlightedthroughaseriesofsocialworktobeinitiatedintheneighborhood.AttheoutsetwevolunteersaregoingtovisittheSpecialEducationCenterandspecificallywithassignedtasksliketeachingandsoon.AfterwardswearegoingtotakecareoftheseniorsattheHomefortheAged.Thenwewilltakepartinthepublicityactivitiesinthecommunity.Anyonewhoisenthusiasticandwillingtodedicateyourtimetothisactivityiswelcome.IfinterestedpleasesignupattheStudents'Associationoryoumayemailusatrecruit@.Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation!Students'AssociationJune17,2006VolunteersNeededYouguysmusthavebeentremendouslytorturedbytheendlessexams,undoubtedlylongingforarelaxingsummervacation.Haveyoueverconsideredspendingameaningfulsummerinsteadofidlingitawayasusual?Nowyouhaveachance!TheStudents'Associationiscurrentlyrecruitingvolunteersforanactivity-HarmoniousCommunity,aimingatbroadeningourvisionandhelpingusexploretheessenceofharmony.Thisthemewillbehighlightedthroughaseriesofsocialworktobeinitiatedintheneighborhood.Attheoutset,wevolunteersaregoingtovisittheSpecialEducationCenterandspecifically,withassignedtasksliketeachingandsoon.Afterwards,wearegoingtotakecareoftheseniorsattheHomefortheAged.Thenwewilltakepartinthepublicityactivitiesinthecommunity.Anyonewhoisenthusiasticandwillingtodedicateyourtimetothisactivityiswelcome.Ifinterested,pleasesignupattheStudents'Association,oryoumayemailusatrecruit@.Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation!Students'Association

5.PreciouswaterNoonedoubtstheimportanceofwater.Humanbeingsliveonwateranimalsliveonwaterplantsliveonwaterandalllivingthingsliveonwater.Youcan'timaginewhatwouldhappeniftherewerenowaterintheworld!Chinaisoneofthecountriesintheworldthatarebadlyshortofwater.Waterproblemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecentyearswiththeincreaseofwaterconsumptionandpollution.Inbigcitiesthewaterproblemhasbecomeevenworse.Withthegrowthofpopulationmoreandmorewaterisneeded.Withthedevelopmentoftheindustryalargequantityofwaterhasbeenandisbeingpolluted.WaterpollutionisthemostseriousproblemthatChinaisfacing.Ithasspreadtoriverslakesandeventheoceans.Inordertosurvivemanhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtrytopreventitfrombeingpolluted.Manshouldalsoknowthatallresourcesintheworldarelimitedincludingwater.Makegooduseofthemotherwisemanwillbepunishedbynature.Totreasurewateristotreasurelife;toprotectourenvironmentistoprotectourselves.PreciouswaterNoonedoubtstheimportanceofwater.Humanbeingsliveonwater,animalsliveonwater,plantsliveonwaterandalllivingthingsliveonwater.Youcan'timaginewhatwouldhappeniftherewerenowaterintheworld!Chinaisoneofthecountriesintheworldthatarebadlyshortofwater.Waterproblemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecentyearswiththeincreaseofwaterconsumptionandpollution.Inbigcities,thewaterproblemhasbecomeevenworse.Withthegrowthofpopulation,moreandmorewaterisneeded.Withthedevelopmentoftheindustry,alargequantityofwaterhasbeenandisbeingpolluted.WaterpollutionisthemostseriousproblemthatChinaisfacing.Ithasspreadtorivers,lakes,andeventheoceans.Inordertosurvive,manhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtrytopreventitfrombeingpolluted.Manshouldalsoknowthatallresourcesintheworldarelimited,includingwater.Makegooduseofthem,otherwise,manwillbepunishedbynature.Totreasurewateristotreasurelife;toprotectourenvironmentistoprotectourselves.

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7.TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.Ihowevertendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwithcomplimentsareasimpleyetpowerfulrelationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiverwhichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smoreacomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actuallythegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositivestimulatingandcreativewayandyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundusanditcostsnothingbutalittletimeenergyandthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.I,however,tendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwith,complimentsareasimple,yetpowerful,relationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiver,whichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smore,acomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actually,thegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositive,stimulatingandcreativeway,andyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundus,anditcostsnothingbutalittletime,energy,andthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?解析：本文最大的特点是主题鲜明，结构协调，语言具体生动、准确地道，句式多样化，过渡自然。第一段以Somepeoplearesaidto...指出有些人对恭维的看法，接着however一词道出了作者的看法。第二段中，作者用Tobeginwith...What'smore...引出对被恭维人的好处，Actually一词又引出了对实施恭维者的好处。结尾段对全文进行了总结，并号召大家一起做。

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