（2021年）云南省昆明市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

（2021年）云南省昆明市大学英语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:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledACoverLetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.你是如何得知招生信息的

2.自我推荐并说明选择该校的理由

3.希望得到该校的回复

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraphwhichshowsthechangesinthenumberofcollegegraduateswhochosetobeteachersortogointobusiness.ThesuggestedtitleisToBeaBusinessmanortoBeaTeacher.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandyourwritingshouldcontainthefollowingideas:

1.大学毕业中选择教师职业的人越来越少。

2.大学毕业和中在大公司里谋职从商的人越来越多。

3.出现这种情况的原因：在大公司工作工资待遇高，发展机会较多，可以较充分地实现个人的价值。

3.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。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheMarvelsofMedicineintheTwentiethCentury.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.Introduction:Advancesinmedicalscience—themostimportantachievementsmadeinthetwentiethcentury

1.Developmentofvaccinesandantibiotics

2.Discoveriesofnewdiagnosismethods

3.Adventofgeneticengineering,anewbranchofbiology

Concludingremarks:Evengreaterwonderstobewroughtinthe21stcentury

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicDon'tHesitatetoSay"No".Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.别人请求帮助时，在什么情况下我们会说“不”

2.为什么有些人在该说“不”的时候不说“不”

3.该说“不”时不说“不”的坏处

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFallofCarPriceVersusRiseofItsCost.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.当前汽车降价促使汽车销量增大。

2.你要买车，就应该在经济上的心理上有所准备。

3.就我而言，宁愿打车也不买车。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonChoosingtheRightCareer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.选择适合自己的职业的重要性；

2．如何选择适合自己的职业；

3．我的看法。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheProspectofElectronicBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人认为随着电脑技术的发展，电子书籍将取代现在的纸制书本。

2．有些人认为书本的位置是不可替代的。

3．我的看法是……

TheProspectofElectronicBooks

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofIsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.无论是本科教学还是研究生教学，点名都是教师维持纪律常用手段，这是因为

2.但也有人认为，这没有必要。

3.你的观点。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedtowriteashortessayentitledChoosingaJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.人们对择业的不同选择。

2．我对择业的考虑。

3．我为什么这么考虑。

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.StayingSmart:AdviceonNavigatingYourCareer

Millionsofcareerchangesoccureachyear.Somearenatural,butmanymoreoccurinadversecircumstances.Otherforcesatworktodayfurtheraltertheworkenvironment.TheInternettidalwavedestroysexistingbusinessmethodsandcreatesnewones.Manyjobsgetshakenupintheprocess.In1998themomentumoftheAsianeconomieswentfromfast-forwardtoreverse.Withtheirappetitefornewproductsandservices,thesecountrieshadfueledeconomicgrowthallovertheworld.Thechangeintheirfortuneshasaffectedanduntoldnumberofcareersthroughouttheworld.

Clearly,environmentalchangeslikethesebegetstrategicinflectionpointsforcompanies.Evenmoreacutely,however,theybringcareerinflectionpointstotheemployeesofthosecompanies.

YourCareerisYourBusiness

Everyperson,whetherheisanemployeeorself-employed,islikeanindividualbusiness.Yourcareerisyourbusiness,andyouareitsCEO.JustliketheCEOofalargecorporation,youmustrespondtomarketforces,headoffcompetitors,andbealerttothepossibilitythatwhatyouaredoingcanbedoneinadifferentway.Youmustprotectyourcareerfromharmandpositionyourselftobenefitfromchangesintheoperatingenvironment.Thisbusinessofoneoftenencountersadefiningpointwhereanactionyoutakewilldeterminewhetheryourcareerbouncesupwardorslumpsintodecline.Let'scallitacareerinflectionpoint.

Acareerinflectionpointmostoftenresetsfromasubtlebutprofoundshiftintheoperatingenvironmentinwhichyouwork,ashiftthatdemandsthatyourespondwithaction.Thisactionwillnotnecessarilyintroduceanimmediatediscontinuityintoyourcareer,butitmayunleashforcesthatintimewillhavealastingandsignificanteffect.Astrategicinflectionpointreflectsawrenchingmomentinthelifeofacompany,hottheeffortofnavigatingthroughitisspreadamongmembersofacommunity.Careerinflectionpointsaremoreintense,becauseeverythingrestsontheshouldersofoneindividual—you.

Careerinflectionpointshappentoeveryone.ConsiderthecaseofabusinessjournalistIknow.Thismanusedtobeabanker.Hewashappilyandproductivelyemployeduntilthedayhewenttoworkandlearnedthathisemployerhadbeenacquiredbyalargerbank.Inshortorderhewasoutofajob.Hethenbecameastockbroker.Forawhile,thingswentwellandthefuturelookedpromising.However,ashorttimebeforewemet,onlinebrokeragefirmsstartedtoappear.Severalofthisman'sclientslefthim,preferringtodotheirbusinesswithlow-costonlinefirms.Thehandwritingwasonthewall.

Thistimeourmandecidedtomakehismoveearly.Hehadalwayshadaninterestinandaptitudeforwriting.Buildingonthefinancialknowledgehehadalreadyacquired,hefoundhimselfajobasabusinessjournalist,alesslucrativepositionbutonelesslikelytobedoneinbytechnology.Thistransitionwasnotastraumatic(痛苦而难忘的)asthemovefrombanktobrokerage;thistimehehadinitiateditratherthanwaitingforchangetobeforcedonhimbyoutsideforces.

Toknowwhetheryou'refacingacareerinflectionpoint,youmustbealerttochangesinyourenvironment.Workinginsideanorganization,you'reoftenshelteredfromtheworldatlarge.Insomewaysyoutacitlyrelinquish(放弃)responsibilityforyourwe[faretoyouremployer.Butifyoutakeyoureyesofftheenvironmentinwhichyourcompanyoperates,youmaybethelasttoknowofpotentialchangesthatcouldhaveanimpactonyourcareer.

TheMentalFireDrill

Youshouldtrainyourselftolookforstrategicinflectionpointsthatmayaffectyourcareer.Simplyput,youneedtobealittleparanoidaboutyourcareer.

Onewaytodothisistogothroughamental

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Infact,Earthdoesnothaveinfiniteresourcesaspeoplebelievetohave.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Anenhancedversionoftheservicewilluse______technologytogetthevideodatatoviewers.

14.

TomSchroederis______.

A.goodatdefendingthoseidentitytheftvictims

B.indifferenttoByrd'scase

C.worriedaboutByrd

D.willingtohelpByrd

15.

Dr.PeterDiotbelievesthatitmaybeeffectivetouseARVsto________________.

16.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand,answerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Natural-gasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybeinggreen."Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheautoindustrytoday:designing,developingandmarketing"green"carshasnotbeenaneasytask,whichiswhygasoline-poweredvehiclesstillruletheworldandfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheworld'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinesoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar--it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcostofownership.Naturalgasbasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedtodescribemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,orpetroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedundergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancientorganisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousform.insteadofaliquidform.Naturalgascommonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsandaquatic(水生的)organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoftendissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealsoreservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatedgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane(沼气)andotherhydrocarbongases.Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonandhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbons(饱和烃)becausetheycontainhydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.

Likegasoline,naturalgasiscombustible(易燃的),whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.

Fromfieldtoford

Weextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsintotheearth.Amodemwell,equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,candrilltodepthsapproaching25,000feet.

Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremainedlocalizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlongdistances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeitpossibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipelinetechnologycontinuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegastransmissionbecamepractical.From1927to1931,laborersconstructedmorethan10majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.Theoilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasafuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.

Today,ownersofnatural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,300fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonalnaturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnatural-gas-poweredCivic.Thepumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor＄500to＄1,500.

Natural-gasvehicledesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline

A.comparativelylowpriceoffossilfuels

B.reducinglessharmfulemissions

C.difficulttaskstodesign,developandsale"green"cars

D.highfuelefficiencyandprotectingenvironment

17.

Toaccomplishthesameactivities,thecapabilityandperformanceofadvancedautomatedsystemsnowdobetterinmanywaysthanhumanabilities.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Ifyouareoutstandingincertainfield,youaremorelikelytobereliedonwhenpeoplehave

19.

AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcoursesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

20.

Thispassagediscussessomeofthe______wehaveinstoreforus.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文：Hiddenpassengerstravelinginships,trains,orevencarscanbeaterriblenuisance,especiallywhentheyareinsects,inthisrespect,thereisagreatdifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandinsects,Theformermakeeverypossibleefforttoavoiddiscovery,whilethelatterquicklydrawattentiontothemselves.

WecanonlysympathizewiththeunfortunatemanwhohadtostophiscarsoonaftersettingoutfromacountryvillagetodrivetoLondon.Hearingastrangenoisefromthebackoftheear.henaturallygotouttohavealook.Heexaminedthewheelscarefullybutashefoundnothingwrong,hecontinuedonhisway.Thenoisebeganalmostimmediatelyandnowitwaslouderthanever.Quicklyturninghishead,themansawwhatappearedtobeagreatblackcloudfollowingthecar.Whenbestoppedatavillagefurtheron,hewastoldthataqueenbeemustbehiddeninhiscarastherewerethousandsofbeesnearby.

Onlearningthis,themanrealizedthattheonlywaytoescapewouldbetodriveawayasquicklyaspossible.Afteranhour'sharddriving,hearrivedinLondonwhereheparkedhiscaroutsideahotelandwentintohaveadrink.Itwasnotlongbeforeacustomerwhohadseenhimarrivehurriedintoinform.himthathiscarwascoveredwithbees.Thepoormotoristtelephonedthepoliceandexplainedwhathadhappened.Thepolicedecidedthatthebestwaytodealwiththesituationwouldbetocallabee-keeper.Inashorttime,thebee-keeperarrived.Hefoundtheunwelcomepassengerhiddennearthewheelsatthebackofthecar.Verygratefultothemotoristforhisunexpectedgift,thekeepertookthequeenandherthousandsoffollowershomeinalargebox.Equallygratefulthemotoristdroveawayinpeace,atlastfleefromthe"blackcloud"whichhadhungoverhiscar.

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A.Abignoise.

B.Astrangenoise.

C.Astranger'snoise.

D.Achild'snoise.

22.

【B8】

23.(28)

A.Thesubject'sbrainwaves.

B.Thesubject'sbodymovements.

C.Thesubject'seyemovements.

D.Thesubject'ssleeptime.

24.(24)

A.Itstartedatatimewhentheworkerswereslowerinwork.

B.itstartedduringtheSecondWorldWar.

C.Itstartedbeforethefactorieshadtheirownorchestras.

D.Itstartedintheearlypartof19thCentury.

25.听力原文：Thegamesofaculturecanhelpusunderstandagreatdealabouttheirhistory,religion,andbeliefsystem.TheIndiansrevealedagreatdealaboutthemselvesbyplayinggames.AlmostallIndians,regardlessoftheirage,gender,orphysicalcondition,playedgames.

Womenplayedgamesasmuchasmen,buttheyusuallyplayedseparatelyfromthemenandhaddifferentgames.Childrenalsoplayedgames.Asamatteroffact,theyoftenplayedthesamegamesthattheirparentsenjoyed.

Mostofthegameshadareligiousmeaning.Manyofthetribesusedthegamestotrainwarriorsandtowinhonors.Astheyearsworeon,thatmeaningwaslostbutthegamecontinuedtobeplayed.

ManyIndiansenjoyedshootingarrowsasasport.Theyusedmanyvarietiesoftargets,includingpiecesofbark,womengrass,oranarrowstuckinatree.Quieteramusementsincludedgamesofchance.Forexample,piecesofclothwouldbeusedtocovervariousitemsdeterminedbyoneperson.Theotherpersonwouldrandomlychooseoneofthehiddenitems.Hisorherchoicewouldrevealtheirpastaswellastheirfuture.Otherpopulargameswereguessinggames.Forinstance,itwouldrequireagrouptoguessthenumberofrocksinacertainarea.Thentheywouldcounttheactualnumberandrankthepeoplewhoguessedaccordingtohowclosetheycametotheactualnumber.

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A.Theyplayedthesamegamesasmen.

B.Theyplayedgamesasmuchasmen.

C.Theyplayedgameswithmen.

D.Theydidnotplaygames.

26.(35)

A.Theywantedsomemorecrackers.

B.Theyhopedtobuyfoodforthenextday.

C.Theywereverysleepy.

D.Theywereveryhungry.

27.听力原文：W:Wenowinterruptourregularschedulednewsprogramto(22)bringyouliveup-to-datecoverageonthecivilunrestinthenewlyformedcountryofKarnak,whereourmanStanFieldingisstationed.Stan...

M:ThisisStanFieldingreportinglivefromthesuburbsofthecapitalcity.Just20minutesago,rebelforceslaunchedthebiggestoffensiveagainsttherulinggovernmentinthe18-monthconflicthereinthiscountry.

W:Now,Stan,isthisasignthatthepeaceprocesshastotallyabandoned?

M:Well,sofar,(23)peacenegotiationshavefailed,andanyresolutiontoendthecivilwarappearsbleakatthismoment.Asyoucansee...whoa.

W:Stan,Stan,areyouthere?

M:Uh,yes.Shelly.Asyoucanprobablyhearbehindme,rebelforcesarealsousingheavyartillerytopoundthepositionsofgovernmentforcesaroundthecitycentrer.Rebelforcesareclosingin,and(24)it'sfearedthattheywillbeabletotakethecapitalbuildingbeforedaybreakwhere,itisbelieved,manygovernmentofficialsareholdingout.

W:Now,besidestheheavyfighting,whatotherpressingconcernsarethereforthecitizensofthecity?

M:well,sincethebeginningoftheconflict,(25)starvation,andlackofcleanwaterandadequateshelterhavebeenthebiggestdailyobstaclesfacingthecitizensofthiswar-torncountry.Itisbelievedthatover40000people,mostlychildren,havestarvedtodeath.Fortunately.noepidemicshavebrokenout,butthatisalwaysaconcernifthiswarlingerson.

W:Okay,thatwasStanFieldingreporting.Andwewillkeepyouup-to-dateasthisstorycontinuestounfold.

(23)

A.ThelatestdevelopmentsofanarmedrebellioninKarnak.

B.ThefallofKarnak'scapitalcityintothehandsoftherebelforces.

C.TheepidemicthathasjustbrokenoutinthecountryofKarnak.

D.ThepeacetalksbetweentherebelsandthegovernmentinKarnak.

28.

【B10】

29.(25)

A.Heoughttoeatmoretostrengthenhimself.

B.Heshouldseeadoctor.

C.Herhusbandshouldstartwithalightworkout.

D.Herhusbandneedstovisitafitnesstrainer.

30.听力原文：M:Ihaveneverseensuchaninterestingshow.IhopeyouenjoyeditasmuchasIdid.

W:ImustadmitthatIfeltsleepyduringthetwohours.

Q:Howdidthewomanfeelabouttheshow?

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A.Enjoyable.B.Inspiring.C.Moving.D.Dull.

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

【C5】

32.

Welearnedfromthepassagethat______.

A.evenin2030,obstaclesstillexistinreadingandinterpretinghumanthought

B.nowadayspeoplefeelangrywiththedominationofthehistorybyelites

C.bytheyear2050,humanbeingscanleadaneverlastinglifebiologically

D.peoplecanonly"livein"silicontogetanimmortallife

33.(55)

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S3】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S9】

38.【S4】

39.TheLiYuchunphenomena,however,goesfarbeyondher【S1】______

voice,whichevenifthemostenthusiasticfansadmitispretty【S2】______

weak.Asadancer,she'snotmuchbetter.HeiNan,oneofthe

event'sjudges,toldtheGuangzhouDailythatLiwas"theworst

ofthetopsixintermsofsingingskills",sonotedthatshereaped【S3】______

themostaudiencevotes.

ThatLididpossesswasattitude,originalityandaproud【S4】______

androgyny(双性性格)thatchallengedChinesenorms.During

thetryouts,Liworeloosejeansandablackbutton-downshirt,

withnomake-up.Sheauditioned(预演)withInMyHeart

There'sOnlyYou,NeverHer,anoldie(老歌)madefamously【S5】______

byLiuWenzhengaman.Inthemaincompetitionshesang

othersongswrittenforfemaleperformersandcalledherself"a【S6】______

tomboy".ForanordinaryChineseaudience,Li'sdisregardfor

therulebookproducedanunfamiliarknee-weakening.Herfans

weptopenlyandfranticallyshriekedwhenLitookthestage.

Li'svictorywasunusualinother.ways."SuperGirl'sVoice"

isrundemocratically.EightmillionofSMSvotesfloodedin【S7】______

onthenightofthefinale.Forafewweeksafter,themainland

pressdebatedtherelevanceofthisformat."Onlysomething

thatsmashessocialnormscouldelicitsucharesponse,"Yu

Guoming,amediaexpertatPeople'sUniversity,toldtheBeijng

News."Afterall,theopportunitiestousevotestochoosein

sucheventsarerelativefew."AneditorialintheChinaDaily【S8】______

wondered:"Howcomeanimitationofademocraticsystem

endsupselectingthesingerhastheleastabilitytocarryame?"【S9】______

Butsheismore:Lirepresentsun-embarrassedindividuality,and

that'showshe'sanationalicon.【S10】______

【S1】

参考答案

1.ACoverLetterDearSir/Madam①IknowfromyouradvertisementthatyouaregoingtoenrollsomeChinesestudentstopursuefurtherstudyinyouruniversity.②IamveryinterestedinitandIwillappreciateanopportunitytostudyACoverLetterDearSir/Madam,①IknowfromyouradvertisementthatyouaregoingtoenrollsomeChinesestudentstopursuefurtherstudyinyouruniversity.②IamveryinterestedinitandIwillappreciateanopportunitytostudy解析：[写作点拨]①审题及布局。虽然不是求职，这篇作文也应该属于典型的自荐信，所以在格式上应该遵循自荐信的整体写作结构，结合题目所给的具体信息进行写作即可。第一段中要阐述你是如何得知该学校招收中国学生入校学习这个信息的。第二段中介绍个人信息，并阐明你对进入这个学校学习感兴趣的主要原因，同时应该尽量说明个人有足够的能力和水平来完成该学校的学习要求。第三段按照题目要求表示真诚地期待该学校的回复信息，同时要表示如果校方需要你更多的额外个人信息，你将非常愿意及时联系。最后对校方能够考虑你的申请表示感谢。②语言。本文是类似求职类的信件，所以语言上尽量要保持正规、准确；同时语言表达要真诚、可信。

2.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.JustthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchistelevisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper"saysafootballfan"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"ApassionforsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.Thereisnovarietynorchallengenorrisk.Everythingispredictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotionssportsofferthepurestformofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeverydayrealitydischargethetensionsofadayatworksatisfythestarvedneedforfreefantasyandaggressiveurgeandliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."Formostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackgroundasharedinterest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangersmaysharenothinginthewayofreligioneducationandpoliticsbutthesharedinterestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalongandevenbecomefriends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapartofacommunity.Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeingssportscanalwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.JustthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGames,WorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurvey,sportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchistelevisedlive,thestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextday,theycannottearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."True,thescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper,"saysafootballfan,"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassionforsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiums,watchgamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.Thereisnovariety,norchallenge,norrisk.Everythingispredictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotions,sportsofferthepurestform.ofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeverydayreality,dischargethetensionsofadayatwork,satisfythestarvedneedforfreefantasyandaggressiveurge,andliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."Formostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackground,asharedinterest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangersmaysharenothinginthewayofreligion,educationandpolitics,butthesharedinterestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalongandevenbecomefriends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapartofacommunity.Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeings,sportscanalwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.

3.ALettertoMyTeacherMarch232006DearMissMarthaIhavebeenmissingyouallthetimedearteacher.IamsogladtoknowthatyouareplanningtocometoLondonfaravisitthissummervacation.I'meagerlylookingforwardtoseeingyouhereassoonaspossible.IhavebeeninLondonforalmostayear.ThistermItakefourcourses:Englishhistorysociologyandinternationallaw.Theyareinterestingandbeneficial.Ilikethemverymuch.Ihaveadaptedtothelifestylehere.NowIamlivingwithanEnglishgirlofmyagewhoismajoringinChinese.Sheiswarm-heartedtomeoftentakingtimetohelpmewithmyEnglishandtellingmemanyfunnystoriesaboutEnglishcustoms.InreturnIhaveofferedhelptoimproveherChinese.We'regettingalongwellwitheachother.IhopethatIcanserveasyourguidewhenyoucomehereonatourinthecomingsummervacation.IwillshowyouaroundLondontheworldfamousculturalcity.I'msureyouwillbedeeplyimpressedbywhatyousee.Bestregards!YoursgratefullyLiMingALettertoMyTeacherMarch23,2006DearMissMartha,Ihavebeenmissingyouallthetime,dearteacher.IamsogladtoknowthatyouareplanningtocometoLondonfaravisitthissummervacation.I'meagerlylookingforwardtoseeingyouhereassoonaspossible.IhavebeeninLondonforalmo