（2021年）安徽省合肥市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

（2021年）安徽省合肥市大学英语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:Nowadayspeoplearebecomingincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofhealth.Andtheyhavedifferentwaystostayhealthy.Forexample,someexerciseeveryday;otherstrytokeepabalanceddiet.Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytostayhealthy?Writeacompositiononthefollowingtopic:TheBestWaytoKeepHealthy.YouaregiventhefollowingoutlinesinChineseandarerequiredtowritenolessthan150words.Remembertowriteclearly.

1.解释题目，指出你对题目的理解；

2.举例论证你的观点；

3.总结全文，得出结论。

2.1.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

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasingonthefollowingchart.Yourcompositionshouldincludethepointsbelow.

1.Abriefsummaryofthischart

2.Thechangeoftelevisionandradioaudiences

3.Aconclusion

Figure:TelevisionandRadioAudiencesinacity,October-December,2006

ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLoveOnline.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人认为“网上恋爱”可以接受。

2．有些人认为“网上恋爱”不可以接受。

3．我的看法是……

LoveOnline

5.1.图书馆的阅览区内滥用手机的现象很普遍

2.分析此现象造成影响

3.你的建议

MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnTelevisionAdvertisement.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.电视节目中广告很多

2．广告的利与弊

3．我的观点

OnTelevisionAdvertisement

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.经济危机度卷世界各国

2.经济危机的影响

3.我们应该……

TheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTestforNationalCivilServants.Youshouldwriteatleast150words'accordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1．近几年兴起了一股国家公务员考试(TestforNationalCivilServants)热

2．产生这种现象的原因

3．我的看法

TestforNationalCivilServants

9.听力原文：ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemove,maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.

Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,thatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.

AsfarasIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些电视台禁止在节目中使用外来缩略语

1.对这种做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不赞成

3．我认为……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomplainingletter.Lastweek,youboughtaTV,buttherewassomethingwrongwithit.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordstothemanagerofthedepartmentforasatisfactoryresponse

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

Ifrhymeisusedinthetaglineandthebrandnameismentioned,makesurethatthenameis______.

12.

ThemainadvantageofthevideophoneoverE-mailandthetelephoneis______.

13.

Thesolution,suggestedbyGreenberg,totheproblemofthecouplementionedattheverybeginningofthisarticleisto______.

14.

AnawardofanyIPrightsshouldconsiderthebalancebetweenthecreator'sinterestandthatoftheotherindividuals'.

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15.IntellectualProperty

Thephraseintellectualproperty(IP)referstothebundleoflegalrightsthatarisefromthecreativegeniusofthehumanmind.IPrightsplayanimportantroleintheeconomicprosperityofacountryandserveasamotivatingforceforcreativeindividualstosharetheirgeniuswithsociety.Likerealandpersonalpropertyrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestintangible(有形的)objects,suchaslandandautomobiles,IPrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestinintangibleobjects,suchastheideabehindaninvention,themusicscoreforaBroadwayplayandthenameorlogousedtobrandaproduct.Withoutenforcementoftheserightsinthelaw,itwouldbedifficultforsocietytoprosperandgrow.Inthisarticle,youwilllearnwhatintellectualpropertyrightsareandthedifferencesbetweenitsvariousforms.

GeneralIntroduction

Whenmostpeoplethinkofintellectualpropertyrights,patents,trademarksandcopyrightscometomind.ThiscoresetofIPrightsrewardandprotectthecreativeworksofinventors,authors,ownersandsellersofgoodsandservicesinthemarketplace.Whilethelegalprinciplesthatunderlieeachoftheserightsaredistinct,theyeachshareacommonsetofprinciples.

Anawardofpatent,trademarkorcopyrightprotectionrequiresadelicatebalancebetweentheinterestsoftheinventororauthorandtheinterestofsocietyasawhole.Thisbalanceisverymuchlikethetradeoff(折衷)requiredbyzoninglaws,whichattempttoprotecttheownershipinterestandexclusiverighttousethatalandownerhaswithsociety’sinterestinthelimiteduseoftheowner'slandforsociety'sgreatergood,Publicutilityeasementsandrightofwaysareexamplesofthisbalance.

Thegrantofapatentonanimportantinventionofalifesavingdrugrepresentsasimilarsetoftradeoffs.Isitfairtotheinventortoallowsocietyfreeaccesstothepatenteddrug?Isitfairtosocietytobedeniedaccessforitsgreatergood?ItistheroleofintellectualPropertylawtoharmonizetheseseeminglyconflictinginterests,

Intellectualpropertyrightsalsofosteracompetitivemarketplace.Theydosobyencouragingdisclosureofinnovationthroughprotectingthefruitsofthatinnovationforaperiodoftime.Disclosureallowsotherstobuildandimproveuponpriorinnovationsothatthestateoftheartcontinuestoevolveanddevelop.Withoutthebenefitsprovidedbyintellectualpropertyprotection,themarketplacewouldnotoperateaseffectively.Imaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifeverycompetitorhadtocontinuously"reinventthewheel"ratherthanbeingabletorefineandimproveupontheworksofothers.

Finally,intellectualpropertyrightsareregionalinnatureandtheconditionsoftheirgrantandenforceabilityaregovernedbythelawsofeachjurisdiction(权限).AU.S.patentcanbeonlygrantedandenforcedinaccordancewiththelawsoftheUnitedStates.AtrademarkcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinCanadainaccordancewiththelawsofCanada,andacopyrightcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinMexicoinaccordancewithitslaws.Whilethereisadesiretobesomewhatuniform.andconsistent,countrieshavedifferentapproachestointellectualpropertyrightsprotection.VariationsintheprocedureforobtainingIPrightsaccountforalargepercentageofthesedifference,ratherthanthedifferencesinthesubstantive(永久的)rightsgrantedineachcountry.

Thewords"patent"and"trademark"areoftenusedinterchangeably.Manytimes,wehearthatapatentisusedtoprotectalogoandthatatrademarkisusedtoprotectaninvention,andviceversa.Whilepatentsandtrademarksmaybeassociatedwiththesameproduct,thetwowordshaveverydifferentmeaningsandrefertoverydifferentformsofintellectualpropertyrights.Theycans

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Thereisnopublicchargingstationsbecause______.

A.Itsbuildingcostisprettyhigh.

B.Peoplewouldliketochargeathome.

C.Ittakeslongtimetofinishthecharging.

D.Chargeinpublicstationscostlongtime.

17.

Thetermpunctuatedequilibriarefersto______.

18.

What'ssomysteriousaboutbackproblems?

A.Theimpossibilitytomeasuretheintensityofthepain.

B.Theunknownoriginofthepain.

C.Thedisconnectbetweenspinedefectsandpain.

D.Thelowpercentageofpeoplewithabnormaldiscsamongthehealthy.

19.

In1959withtheirfirstmotorbikeHondaracingteamparticipatein______race,whichwasthemostpopularmotorcycleraceatthattime.

20.

Studiesshowthatevenwhenstudentsaretaughtthebroaddefinitionof"man"and"men",theythinkof______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(22)

A.Graduateschoolapplicationprocedures.

B.Fundingforuniversityeducation.

C.Winningtheconfidenceofvoters.

D.Preparingforanimportanttest.

22.听力原文：W:Jack,I'mhavingdifficultywithallthetheoreticalstuffwe'regettinginourcomputercourse.

M:Oh,thatpartIunderstand.WhatIcan'tfigureoutishowtomakeitworkonmyprogram.

Q:WhatisJack'sproblem?

(13)

A.Hedoesn'tunderstandhisstaff.

B.Hiscomputerdoesn'tworkproperly.

C.Hedoesn'tknowhowtoapplycomputertheory.

D.Heisunabletoaddthefigures.

23.(35)

A.Toimposerestrictionsonfurtherimmigration.

B.Toimprovetheworkingconditionsofimmigrants.

C.Tosetaminimumwagelevelfornewimmigrants.

D.Toputrequirementsonlanguagesfornewcomers.

24.听力原文：WhenMidoriwastwoyearsold,sheoftenclimbedontothepianobenchandreachedfortheviolinthatbelongedtohermother,a38-year-oldprofessionalmusician.

"Pleasedon'ttouch,Midofi,"hermotherscolded.Theviolinwas,afterall,worthmorethan$20,000.

ButMidoriinsisted,andshelongedtohandlethegracefulinstrumentthatmadebeautifulsounds.Finally,onherthirdbirthday,Midoriwashandedapackage:atinyviolin,abouthalfthenormalsize.

AlmostfromthemomentMidoriwasborn,hermotherknewshewassensitivetomusic.Forseveralyearsmotheranddaughterpractisedtogetherdayafterday.Shewaseagertolearn.Failureoftenledtotears,thoughsheneveronceturnedfromtheinstrument.Instead,shepersisteduntiltheproblemwasovercome.

OnedayJohnston,anAmericanmusician,heardMidoriplayingtheviolin.Hecouldn'tbelieveshewasjusteightyearsold."ShemustmakeatapeandIwilltakeittotheUnitedStates."themusiciansaid.

AfamousAmericanviolinteacherheardthetape.He,too,haddifficultyinbelievinghisears.Theplayingwasabsolutelyastonishing.Heimmediatelyacceptedherasapupilandrecommendedherforafullscholarship.In1982,MidoriandhermothermovedtoNewYorkCity,leavingbehindacomfortablelifeinJapan.

(33)

A.Ahousewife.B.Asinger.C.Ateacher.D.Amusician.

25.(31)

A.Torestoreouratmosphere.

B.Tostoprefrigerator-use.

C.Topreventpeoplefromkillinginsects.

D.Torestricttheuseofsomepollutantsthatharmtheozonelayer.

26.(44)

27.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:ItseemsPauldoesn'tmakeanyprogressinscience.

M:IfPaulweremyson,I'djustnotworryabouthim.Youarealreadygivinghimspecialhelpafterschool,yousay,soIdoubthe'llfailthecourse.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

(12)

A.Takeiteasyandletitbe.

B.Consultthescienceteacher.

C.Improvetheteachingskills.

D.StopteachingPaulafterclass.

28.

【B4】

29.(19)

A.Tookmanyphotosofher.

B.Boughtheranalbum.

C.Heldabirthdayparty.

D.Boughtherapicture.

30.(32)

A.Buyingwhattheywantatwill.

B.Helpingwithhomework.

C.Givingittoagoodcause.

D.Savingit.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Wildducksandothermigratory(迁移的)birdscouldbeimportantcarriersofdeadlybirdflu,researcherssay.Evenso,theinfectious-diseaseexpertssaythereisnosolidbasisforkillingwildbirdstoprotectpoultryandminimizetheriskofhumaninfection.

TheEuropeanteaminvestigatingtheglobalspreadoftheH5N1strainofavianinfluenza(禽流感)sayscertainduckspeciesmaybeinfectingwildbirdpopulations.Geeseandwadingbirdsarealsopossiblevectors(带菌者)ofthevirus,theteamsays.

Theteam'sstudywasledbyBjornOlseoofUmeaUniversityinSweden.OlsanrunsEurope'slargestwild-birdflumonitoringprogram.

Studieshaveshownthatinfluenzavirusesinlakewater,generallypassedviabirdfeces(粪),canstayinfectiousforupto30days.Themigrationorfeedingbehavior.ofdabblingduckscouldatleastpartiallyexplainthespreadoftheH5N1strainofbirdflu,theresearchersadd.

Thisgroupofduckspeciesincludesmallards,teal,pintails,andothersthatfeedatornearthesurface,wherevirusesinwateraremostlikelytobepickedup.Perhapsasaresult,dabblershavethehighestknownratesofavianinfluenzainfection,thestudysays.Forinstance,nearly13percentofmallardstestedpositiveforbirdflu.OtherspeciestestedincludetheAmericanblackduck(18.1percent),blue-wingedteal(11.5percent),andnorthernpintail(11.2percent).

However,birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform,meaninginfectiondoesn'tusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath.

"Dabblingducksareforsuretheprimehostsforlowpathogenicviruses,"saidstudyco-authorRonFouchier,avirologistattheErasmusMedicalCenterinRotterdam,Netherlands."Butthebigquestionis,howmuchofourknowledgeaboutthesevirusescanwetranslatetohigh-pathogenicvirusessuchastheH5N1strainofbirdflu?"

Inpoultryavianvirusescanmutate(变异)intomorevirulentinfluenzastrains,includingH5N1.Ifthismutatedvirusthenfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations,thebirdscouldthenspreadthediseasethroughmigration.

SomescientistshavearguedthatwildbirdsinfectedwithHN51wouldbetooilltomigrate.Swans,forinstance,appeartobeparticularlyvulnerabletothestrain."Swansapparentlydropdeadquiteeasily,buttheyareunlikelytobethevectorbecausetheyarenotgoingtoflyveryfariftheyaredead,"Fouchiersaid.

ButthestudyteamsaysthatsomebirdsthathavebeenpurposelyinfectedforthesakeofresearchshowthatwildbirdscansurviveH5NI."ForsomereasonH5N1hasadaptedsoitnolongerkillsdabblingducks,"Fouchiersaid.Thismeanstheducksmaybeabletospreadthevirusoverawidearea.

Thestudyteamsaysmigratorygeesemayalsobevectors,becausetheyoldengrazeinhugeflocks,apracticethatcouldencouragetransmission.

Migratingducks,theresearchersadd,"couldprovideanintercontinentalbridge"forbirdflutoNorthAmerica,whichhasnotyethadanyknowncasesofH5N1.

Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethepossiblecarriersofbirdflu?

32.

Accordingtothetext,ifapersonneverforgot______.

A.hisabilitytolearnwouldbeimproved

B.hewouldhavealotoftrouble

C.hewouldsurvivebest

D.theevolutionofmemorywouldstop

33.

The"insider"(line1,paragraph5)ismostprobably

A.someonewhobuysbothArielandCinch

B.someonewhoworkswithinProcter&.Gambleorknowsitfairlywell

C.someonewhoonceworkedwithinRakona

D.someonewhoisaloyalcustomerofAriel

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.【S1】

35.

【S4】

36.【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S5】

38.【S3】

39.

【S6】

参考答案

1.TheBestWaytoKeepHealthyWiththerapidimprovementofpeople'sJivingstandardinrecentyearsmostpeoplenolongerworryaboutsuchproblemsasfoodclothingorshelterastheydidintheolddays.Insteadtheybecomeincreasinglyconcernedabouttheirhealthrelatedproblems.Differentpeoplecomeupwithdifferentviews:keepingabalanceddietdoingregularexercisesorgoingtohospitalformedicaltreatmentfrequently.AsfarasIamconcernedthebestwaytostayhealthyistodevelopagoodqualityofpsychology.Agoodqualityofpsychologyplaysanessentialroleinpromotingone'shealth.ForonethingaccordingtoasurveyconductedbyWHOlastyearinrecent10yearsmanypatientsarenotphysicallysickbutmentallyiiiwhichmainlyattributestotheincreasingstressesandstrainsintheirlifesothattheycan'tstepoutoftheshadowofdepressionandsadness.Theyneedtodevelopagoodqualityofpsychologyandthusacquiretherealhealth.Foranotherifyouhavedevelopedagoodqualityofpsychologyyou'Ilbecomemoresociableandoptimistic.Asanaturalresultyouwillfeelmorewillinglytoplayyourpartinthesocietyhavingapositiveattitudetowardslifejoiningvariouskindsofphysicalexerciseandkeepingaproperdietwhicharequitebeneficialtoyourhealth.AllinallIbelievethebestwaytostayhealthyistokeepagoodqualityofpsychology.Bothphysicalexerciseandproperdietareimportanttohealth;howeveragoodqualityofmindisindispensableifwearetoenjoysustainablehealth.TheBestWaytoKeepHealthyWiththerapidimprovementofpeople'sJivingstandardinrecentyears,mostpeoplenolongerworryaboutsuchproblemsasfood,clothingorshelterastheydidintheolddays.Instead,theybecomeincreasinglyconcernedabouttheirhealthrelatedproblems.Differentpeoplecomeupwithdifferentviews:keepingabalanceddiet,doingregularexercisesorgoingtohospitalformedicaltreatmentfrequently.AsfarasIamconcerned,thebestwaytostayhealthyistodevelopagoodqualityofpsychology.Agoodqualityofpsychologyplaysanessentialroleinpromotingone'shealth.Foronething,accordingtoasurveyconductedbyWHOlastyear,inrecent10years,manypatientsarenotphysicallysickbutmentallyiii,whichmainlyattributestotheincreasingstressesandstrainsintheirlifesothattheycan'tstepoutoftheshadowofdepressionandsadness.Theyneedtodevelopagoodqualityofpsychologyandthusacquiretherealhealth.Foranother,ifyouhavedevelopedagoodqualityofpsychology,you'Ilbecomemoresociableandoptimistic.Asanaturalresult,youwillfeelmorewillinglytoplayyourpartinthesociety,havingapositiveattitudetowardslife,joiningvariouskindsofphysicalexerciseandkeepingaproperdiet,whicharequitebeneficialtoyourhealth.Allinall,Ibelievethebestwaytostayhealthyistokeepagoodqualityofpsychology.Bothphysicalexerciseandproperdietareimportanttohealth;however,agoodqualityofmindisindispensableifwearetoenjoysustainablehealth.

2.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.

3.ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiencesThisgraphindicatesthechangeinthepercentageofthepopulationover18yearsoldinCityAthatlistenedtoradioorviewedtelevisionshowsinadayduringtheperiodfromOctobertoDecember2005.Accordingtothisgraphtelevisionaudiencesareatalowintheearlymorninghoursbutrisegraduallytoabout10percentfrom8to10a.m.Afteraslightdroparoundlunchtimeaudiencesbeginafairlysteadyclimbtothepeakaudienceshipinthehoursfrom6to10p.m.atapproximately40-45percent.Asharpdeclinefollowstotheover-nightlowofabout5percentbetween2to4a.m.Differentfromtelevisionaudiencesradioaudiencesinthiscitypeakinthemorningwithabout30percentofthepopulationover18yearstuning-intoradiobroadcastsat8a.m.Theaudienceshipdropsgraduallyfromthispeakandat2p.m.itbeginstofalllowerthantelevisionaudienceshipitcontinuestodeclinethroughouttheeveninguntilreachingalowpointat2p.m.Thisgraphdemonstratesthedominanceoftelevisionamongtheelectronicmedia.Duringatypicaldaythepercentageoftelevisionviewersishigherthanthatofradiolistenersexceptinthemorning.Thisdeservesaspecialattentionfromthosewhoareinvolvedinmediumusing.ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiencesThisgraphindicatesthechangeinthepercentageofthepopulationover18yearsoldinCityAthatlistenedtoradioorviewedtelevisionshowsinadayduringtheperiodfromOctobertoDecember2005.Accordingtothisgraph,televisionaudiencesareatalowintheearlymorninghours,butrisegraduallytoabout10percentfrom8to10a.m.Afteraslightdroparoundlunchtime,audiencesbeginafairlysteadyclimbtothepeakaudienceshipinthehoursfrom6to10p.m.atapproximately40-45percent.Asharpdeclinefollowstotheover-nightlowofabout5percentbetween2to4a.m.Differentfromtelevisionaudiences,radioaudiencesinthiscitypeakinthemorning,withabout30percentofthepopulationover18yearstuning-intoradiobroadcastsat8a.m.Theaudienceshipdropsgraduallyfromthispeakandat2p.m.itbeginstofalllowerthantelevisionaudienceship,itcontinuestodeclinethroughouttheeveninguntilreachingalowpointat2p.m.Thisgraphdemonstratesthedominanceoftelevisionamongtheelectronicmedia.Duringatypicalday,thepercentageoftelevisionviewersishigherthanthatofradiolistenersexceptinthemorning.Thisdeservesaspecialattentionfromthosewhoareinvolvedinmediumusing.

4.LoveOnlineWiththerapiddevelopmentoftheinternetithasbecomeapopularmeansofcommunicationthroughouttheworld.Becauseofitseasyaccessandspeedinessintransmittingmessagesitistakingtheplaceoftraditionalmeansofcommunication.Manypeopleespeciallytheyoungarechattingonline;andmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearemakingfriendsontheinternet.Someofthemevenfallinlovewitheachotherandbegintodateonline.Thosewhoareopen-mindedhaveafavorableattitudetowardthisonlinebehavior.Theythinkthatthisnewtypeoffriendshipandromanceareacceptableandourtraditionalmoralvaluesshouldadapttothechangeoftimesandtheadvanceoftechnology.Theyarguethatwhattheyoungaredoinginthisonlinecommunityarenotnecessarilyallbadandthisromanticonlinelovemaysometimesendupinhappymarriage.Howeversomepeopleespeciallythemid-ageandtheoldhaveanegativeattitudetowardthisonlinefriendshipandlove.Theyarguethatthiskindofthingisagainstourtraditionalmoralstandardsandthisonlinelovecanneverbetrueloveanditcanevenbecheating.Theirdoubtis:howcanpeoplewhohaveneverseeneachotherbefriends?Howcanoneloveorevenmarryanotherwhomheorshehasnevermet?Andwhatifthosewhoaredatingonlineofferfalseinformationofthemselves?ButIthinkwecan'tjumpatanyconclusions.Itmaybestillearlytodecidewhetherloveonlineisgoodorbad.Iinsistthatweshouldbemoreopen-mindedandmoretolerantofnewthings.Letthosewhodateandlo