2023年湖南省湘潭市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2023年湖南省湘潭市大学英语6级大学英

语六级测试卷（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人赞成提高退休年龄

2.有人则反对

3.你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofLivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountry,analyzing

changesinpeople'slivingexpenditureofadevelopedcountry.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlineandchartgivenbelow.

1.描述图表中生活费用支出的变化情况

2.给出可能的原因

3.得出你的结论

1998

Food

MedicalCare2.7%3.2%

TransportationandCommunication10%

Fuel,LightandWaterCharges

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledTheSecondProfession.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

L在中国，从事第二职业已成为当今各行各业的一种趋势。

2.不同人对此持有不同看法。

3.我的观点是……

TheSecondProfession

4.Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteastartessayentitled

ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized'?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.安乐死应该合法化；

2.安乐死不应合法化；

3.我的观点。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

NusberofApplicants

+1.8%

2006101,607+2.1%

1.考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2.教研热降温的原因。（收费改革；研究生就业难；用人单位重视工作

经验）

3.我们应该如何选择。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteareportto

describetheinformationinthebarchartbelow.Itshowsthedifferentmodes

oftransportusedtotraveltoandfromworkinonecity,in1950,1970,19You

shouldwriteatleast150words.

Modesoftransportandyears

KEY

bu$I]

Percentage

of(oialcar口

travellers

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbellow.

1.上网给人们带来的益处；

2.上网给人们带来的负面影响；

3.我的看法。

Internet

8.1.网络在大学生的学习生活中应用越来越普遍；

2.有人认为，网络有利于大学生学习；有人认为，弊大于利；

3.你的看法。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5Universities.

Youshouldwriteathast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.描述图表一中的专业课程选修人数特征

2.描述2007午的数据和2006年数据的变化

3.你不需要对两个表格的数据给出自己的分析

Table1:

CollegeStudents,CourseChoice

Thousands

ofStudents

Table2:

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找

个外国朋友作为游伴(Travel-mate),拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚日

程安排、费用分担情况、对对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的

好处。

Travel-mateWanted

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

11.LyubomirskydesignedaSubjectiveHappinessScalebecauseshebelieved

itwaseachperson'sthatcanfaithfullyrecordtheirownhappiness.

12.

AccordingtotheFAO,asthedemandfororganicfoodandproductsincreases,

priceswillbelowerfororganicproductsthanconventionalproducts.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Inthedevelopmentofthecompany,Coca-Colahasrecruitedcountlessartists,

moviestarsandathletesto.

14.

Amongtheteamofpeopledealingwithanindividualease,themostimportant

memberis.

15.Thepurposeoftheauthor'sinvestigationistostudy.

A.whypeopletryhardtoseizeluck

B.whypeopleworshipgodssinceancienttime

C.whysomepeoplearealwaysluckyandothersaren't

D.whypeoplearefeelingluckywhileworshipinggods

16.

DuringtheWorldWarI,millionsofAmericansoldiersformedthehabitof

17.

Unfamiliarthreatsare.

18.

Informationtechnologywillbecomemoreandmoreimportantforhospitals

to.

19.

ThepesticideDDTcanbeeffectiveagainst.

A.malariaB.animalsC.wildlifeD.humannervoussystem

20.

PayPalandBidPayarespecialnamesfor.

A.moneyorders

B.cashier'schecks

C.personalchecks

D.electronicpaymentservices

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.听力原文：M:Catherineistakingamicrobiologycoursethissemester.

W:Shouldshebetakingthatthisyear?

Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplythatCatherineshouldbedoing?

(19)-

A.Studyingmicrobiologyforayear.

B.Teachingbiology.

C.Takinganap.

D.Takingadifferentcourse.

22.(34)

A.TheFederalgovernment.

B.Individualschools.

C.Respectivestates.

D.Localcommunities.

23.听力原文：M:DoyouknowthedateonwhichNorman'sparentsare

comingback?

W:MybrothertoldmebothheandNorman'smotherwouldspendthewhole

vacationinVenicesinceNormanisallrightstayingwithhisgrandparents

there.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(18)

A.Norman'sparentsliveinVenice.

B.Norman'sgrandparentsliveinVenice.

C.Normanisthewoman'sniece.

D.Normanisthewoman'sbrother.

24.

[B3]

25.(21)

A.Becausetheyarenotfriends.

B.Becausehefailedlastexam.

C.Becausetheyarenotinthesameclass.

D.Becauseshehasnevertoldhimaboutthat.

26.(13)

A.Hedoesn'tknowwhenherclassesstarted.

B.Hedoubtsshemakesmuchmoneynow.

C.He'ssurprisedshechosethatagency.

D.Hewonderswhyshe'skeepingherjob.

27.(24)

A.InIowa.B.InNewYork.C.InFrankfurt.D.Notmentioned.

28.听力原文：W：YououghttowritetoEleanor.She'sbeensickandshe

doessoliketogetletters.

M：Allright.Ihavebeenbusy,butIshouldn'thaveneglectedher.

Q：WhatdowelearnaboutEleanor?

(16)

A.Shelikestowriteletters.

B.Shehasn'tseenherfriendslately.

C.Sheiseagertogetman'scares.

D.Shelivestogetherwiththetwospeakers.

29.(25)

Altisverybeautifulwhenthesunrises.

Bit'sgoodtoappreciatethebeauty.

C.Itismorebeautifulwhenthereissomefog.

D.Itlooksveryromanticwhenyoudrivepastit.

30.

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

31.

Theconstantchangesofcomputinginbothshapeandlocationmainly

attributeto.

32.

Theprinciplediscoveryinthiscenturyshows.

A.manhasoverthrownNewton'slawsofphysics

B.manhassolvedanewsetofgiganticpuzzles

C.manhaslostmanyscientificdiscoveries

D.manhasgivenupsomeoftheonceacceptedtheories

33.

WecanassumefromthepassagethatMikeDeWine.

A.ishappytosupportBushwithallhismight

B.istoobusytojointhecampaigninhishomestate

C.isanimportantcandidateforthecomingelection

D.istooshytostandinfrontofthejournalists

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.[S7]

38.Theterm"FurtherEducation"isthenamegiven,inBritain,toavery

broadanddiverserangeofpost-schooleducation.Someisfull-time,someis

part-timeandsomeishalf-and-halfwithperiodsatcollagealternatewith[SI]

periodsatwork.Thereisalsoavastandvariedprovisionofeveningclasses.

For

manyolderpeople,eveningstudywastheonlywaywheretheycouldpursue

[S2].

theireducationandtheythinkoftheinstitutionthatprovideditas"Night[S3]

school".

Nowadays,however,theopportunitiesforFurtherEducationatalllevels

andforallagesaremanifold.Thecourseprovidedrangefromthemost[S4]

elementary,directlyvocationally-orientedkind,andthoseatdegreelevelor

[S5].

beyond.Theyareprovidedinawidelysetofinstitutions.Themajorityofthe

lowerlevelcourses,relatingmainlytoapprenticeshipschemesand

qualifications

providedinCollegesofFurtherEducation.Middlelevelcoursesare[S6]

offeredinTechnicalCollegeswiththosehavingagoodshareoflessadvanced

[S7].

workbeingcalled"Collegesoftechnology".Thegreatbulkofdegreelevel

studiesareundertakeninthePolytechnics.Buttherearethenumberof[S8]

specializedcollagessuchastheLondonCollegeofPrinting.Infact,veryfew

of

thebroaddivisionshereareclear-cut;andthereislittleoverlapping,[S9]

Whateverarethetypesofestablishmentandtheirrangeofeducational

provision,mostofthelocalinhabitantswillprobablyrefertothemfor"the

[S10].

Techs".TheTechshaveplayedanimportantpartinBritisheducational

historyandtheirrolewillbenolessimportantinthefuture.

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参考答案

1.ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Whethertoraisetheretirementagehas

becomeahottopicnowadays.Manypeopleseeincreasingtheretirementage

asawaytohelpaddressthefinancialchallengesinthesocialsecurityfund.

Andtheysaytherearecompellingdemographicreasonsforsuchachange一

increasedlifespansincreasedworkingcapabilitiesandastructuraldemand

forexperiencedlabor.Howevermanymorewereagainstraisingthe

retirementage.Theyarguethatthepensionfundhasasurplusnow.Besides

aprolongedlifespandoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatpeopleareabletowork

longer.Moreimportantlyraisingtheretirementagewouldputmorestrainon

thealreadygraveemploymentsituation.Addingworkingyearsforthosenow

employedwouldmeanfeweropeningsforthenewjobseekerswhoare

youngerandhealthier.PersonallyIthinkthegovernmentshouldraisethe

retirementageonlywhenthereisseverelaborshortagerelativelyhigh

pensionpaymentsorthegovernmentisinafiscalcrisis.Howeverit'sapparent

thatourcountrynowhasnoneofthesethreescenarios.ThereforeIdon'tthink

itnecessarytoraisetheofficialretirementageatpresent.ShouldRetirement

AgeBeRaised?Whethertoraisetheretirementagehasbecomeahottopic

nowadays.Manypeopleseeincreasingtheretirementageasawaytohelp

addressthefinancialchallengesinthesocialsecurityfund.And,theysay,

therearecompellingdemographicreasonsforsuchachange-increasedlife

spans,increasedworkingcapabilities,andastructuraldemandfor

experiencedlabor.However,manymorewereagainstraisingtheretirement

age.Theyarguethatthepensionfundhasasurplusnow.Besides,aprolonged

lifespandoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatpeopleareabletoworklonger.More

importantly,raisingtheretirementagewouldputmorestrainonthealready

graveemploymentsituation.Addingworkingyearsforthosenowemployed

wouldmeanfeweropeningsforthenewjobseekerswhoareyoungerand

healthier.Personally,Ithinkthegovernmentshouldraisetheretirementage

onlywhenthereisseverelaborshortage,relativelyhighpensionpaymentsor

thegovernmentisinafiscalcrisis.However,it'sapparentthatourcountry

nowhasnoneofthesethreescenarios.Therefore,Idon'tthinkitnecessaryto

raisetheofficialretirementageatpresent.

2.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefullywe

canseeinthepastfifteenyearstherehavebeengreatchangesinpeople's

livingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothe

casewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcareenergytransportation

andcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischange

isprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecome

richertheywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfood

andclothes.Neverthelessmedicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoney

becausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhy

fuellightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftstheprices

sothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleast

transportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomy

develops.Tosumuppeople'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime—they

casttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsof

life.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefully,

wecanseeinthepastfifteenyears,therehavebeengreatchangesinpeople's

livingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%,Itisalsothe

casewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcare,energy,transportation

andcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischange

isprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecome

richer,theywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfood

andclothes.Nevertheless,medicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoney,

becausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhy

fuel,lightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftstheprices

sothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleast,

transportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomy

develops.Tosumup,people'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime—they

casttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsoflife.

3.TheSecondProfessionWiththequickenedreformpacetakingupsecond

professionshasbecomeanewtrendinallwalksoflife.Nowmoreandmore

peoplearetakingpart-timejobswhichhasconsitituedaseriousthreattofirst

professions.Manypeoplefeelpositiveabouttheincreasingnumberofpeople

pursuingsecondprofessions.Theysaythisisanaturaloutgrowthofthe

changingeconomyandgrowingmarketdemands.Somepeoplecanfullyuse

theirenergyandtime.Peoplealsowanttoincreasetheirincomewithout

losingthebenefitsofthe"iron-bowl".Howeversomepeoplethinkthetrend

alsocreatesproblems.Forexampleifateachertakesupasecondprofession

itwouldbeunlikelythathecanguranteethehighteachingquality.Afterall

schoolisaplaceforeducationandateacher'scareshouldbethestudentsnot

money.PersonallyIthinktakingupthesecondprofessioncanquickenthe

paceofeconomicdevelopmentenrichourexperienceandincreaseourincome.

Howeveritisnotadvisabletospendtoomuchtimeonitbecauseweneed

timetostudyfurtherandimproveourskillsseastocarryoutthedutyofour

firstprofessionwell.Neveroverreachourselvestofollowthefashion.As

SamuelJohnsonsaid"Nomaneveryetbecamegreatbyimitation."The

SecondProfessionWiththequickenedreform,pace,takingupsecond

professionshasbecomeanewtrendinallwalksoflife.Nowmoreandmore

peoplearetakingpart-timejobs,whichhasconsitituedaseriousthreattofirst

professions.Manypeoplefeelpositiveabouttheincreasingnumberofpeople

pursuingsecondprofessions.Theysaythisisanaturaloutgrowthofthe

changingeconomyandgrowingmarketdemands.Somepeoplecanfullyuse

theirenergyandtime.Peoplealsowanttoincreasetheirincomewithout

losingthebenefitsofthe"iron-bowl".However,somepeoplethinkthetrend

alsocreatesproblems.Forexample,ifateachertakesupasecondprofession,

itwouldbeunlikelythathecanguranteethehighteachingquality.Afterall,

schoolisaplaceforeducation,andateacher'scareshouldbethestudents,not

money.Personally,Ithinktakingupthesecondprofessioncanquickenthe

paceofeconomicdevelopment,enrichourexperienceandincreaseour

income.However,itisnotadvisabletospendtoomuchtimeonit,because

weneedtimetostudyfurtherandimproveourskillsseastocarryoutthe

dutyofourfirstprofessionwell.Neveroverreachourselvestofollowthe

fashion.AsSamuelJohnsonsaid,"Nomaneveryetbecamegreatby

imitation."

4.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighly

controversialissueathomeandabroad.InsomenorthernEuropeancountries

itislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagaininourcountrybecausean

incurablepatientwantedthedoctorstoimplementeuthanasiaonhimbutthey

hadtorefusetodososinceitwasforbiddenbylaw.Somepeoplethinkthat

euthanasiashouldbelegalizedandputintopractice.Insodoingitwillbenefit

allpeopleinvolved.Firstitcanlessenthepainofthedyingpatientwhosuffers

terriblyfromtheincurabledisease.Seconditwillalsoreducethegreat

financialpressureonthelivingbecauseagreatdealofmoneyhastobespent

inprolongingthelifeofthedying.Ontheotherhandothersbelievethat

euthanasiashouldnotbelegalizedandperformed.Itisgenerally

acknowledgedthatlifeisthemostpreciousofallandshouldbeputbefore

everythingelse.Onceapersonisdeadheorshecannevercomebacktolife

anditisirreplaceable.What'smoreifeuthanasiaislegalizeditispossiblefor

wickedpeopletotakeadvantageofittokilllegitimately.Inmyopinion

euthanasiashouldbelegallyimplementedbutstrictlawsmustbemadeand

severemeasurestakenincaseitisabused.Andalsoiftheincurablepatient

wantstogoonlivinginpaininsteadofhavingeuthanasiahisorherchoice

mustberespected.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeena

highlycontroversialissueathomeandabroad.InsomenorthernEuropean

countriesitislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagaininourcountry

becauseanincurablepatientwantedthedoctorstoimplementeuthanasiaon

himbuttheyhadtorefusetodososinceitwasforbiddenbylaw.Somepeople

thinkthateuthanasiashouldbelegalizedandputintopractice.Insodoing,it

willbenefitallpeopleinvolved.First,itcanlessenthepainofthedying

patientwhosuffersterriblyfromtheincurabledisease.Second,itwillalso

reducethegreatfinancialpressureonthelivingbecauseagreatdealofmoney

hastobespentinprolongingthelifeofthedying.Ontheotherhand,others

believethateuthanasiashouldnotbelegalizedandperformed.Itisgenerally

acknowledgedthatlifeisthemostpreciousofallandshouldbeputbefore

everythingelse.Onceapersonisdead,heorshecannevercomebacktolife,

anditisirreplaceable.What'smore,ifeuthanasiaislegalized,itispossible

forwickedpeopletotakeadvantageofittokilllegitimately.Inmyopinion,

euthanasiashouldbelegallyimplementedbutstrictlawsmustbemadeand

severemeasurestakenincaseitisabused.Andalso,iftheincurablepatient

wantstogoonlivinginpaininsteadofhavingeuthanasia,hisorherchoice

mustberespected.

5.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeen

ahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.Accordingtothestatistics

releasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghai

satinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%

overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberof

post-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversince

thentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof

6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftest

takersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatistics

pointtoaninterestingphenomenon-thepost-graduatetestafteraten-year

crazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffof

thepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post­

graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree

-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayfor

alltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts

somestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoristhepressurefrom

theincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethat

themoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.

Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjob

huntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhenthey

finishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalready

occupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonew

graduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asa

resultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemorework

experiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.

WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalwork

experienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatI

wanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonal

situations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslong

sincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.Accordingtothe

statisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsin

Shanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticrise

of32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethe

numberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.

However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,with

amodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,

thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.All

thesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenon-thepost-graduatetest,

afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountfor

thecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducation

reform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidy

fortheirthree-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogram,they

havetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerising

educationcosts,somestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoris

thepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudents

usedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceived,thebetterjob

opportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforboth

undergraduatesandpost-graduates,jobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.

Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudies,the

positionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreover,manycompaniesprefer

experiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbut

impracticalbookknowledge.Asaresult,somestudentsdecidetostartwork

earlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinion,beforewe

makethechoice,weneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywantto

do?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?

CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecision

shouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.

6.Accordingtothebarcharttherearemanydramaticchangesintheuseof

transportfrom1950to1990.Theuseofcarsincreasedsignificantlyfrom

1950to1990.In1950onlyafewpeopledrovetowork.Butin1970about

onequarterofthepeopleownedacar.By1990thenumberofpeoplewho

wenttoworkbycarjumpedtoover30%.Duringthesameperiodtherewere

gradualdeclineintheuseofbicycleandonfoot.In1950morethanhalfof

thepeoplewerecyclingorwalkingtowork.In1970theuseofbicycleand

onfootstilloccupiedover40%.Butin1990thenumberofthesepeople

decreasedtolessthan20%.Theuseofbuswentupfrom1950to1970

(approximately200/ooand30%respectively)andwentdownfrom1970to

1990(under20%).Thebarchartshowsthatautomobileshavebecomethe

mostpopularmeansoftransportationby1990.Accordingtothebarchart,

therearemanydramaticchangesintheuseoftransportfrom1950to1990.

Theuseofcarsincreasedsignificantlyfrom1950to1990.In1950,onlya

fewpeopledrovetowork.But,in1970,aboutonequarterofthepeopleowned

acar.By1990,thenumberofpeoplewhowenttoworkbycarjumpedtoover

30%,Duringthesameperiod,thereweregradualdeclineintheuseofbicycle

andonfoot.In1950,morethanhalfofthepeoplewerecyclingorwalkingto

work.In1970,theuseofbicycleandonfootstilloccupiedover40%.Butin

1990,thenumberofthesepeopledecreasedtolessthan20%.Theuseofbus

wentupfrom1950to1970(approximately200/ooand30%respectively)and

wentdownfrom1970to1990(under20%).Thebarchartshowsthat

automobileshavebecomethemostpopularmeansoftransportationby1990.

7.1nternetNowadaysalmosteveryonegetsfamiliarwithInternetascomputers

becomemoreandmorepopularinourfamiliesandoffices.Internetprovides

ashortcutwhichenablesyoutocontactwiththewholeworld.Ifacomputer

isinterconnectedwithInternetyouwillgointoagalleryfullofinformation

andgetthemquickly.IfacompanymakesfulluseofInternetitcanget

commercialinformationquicklysoastomakethebusinesssuccessful.Ifa

universitygetstheircomputersinterconnectedwiththeInternetscholarscan

tracetheprogramofadvancedscienceandtechnologyandstudentswho

mighthavetospendmuchmoretimeinlibrarycangetthematerialsquickly

ffyouhaveyourowncomputeronInternetyoucancontactwithyourfriends

throughE-mailandchattingabouteverythingwiththepeopleeverywhere

onearthinBBS.Ontheotherhandsomepeopleareindulgedinitandthey

spendenormoustimeonInternetevenwithoutsleepingforseveraldays.

FurthermoreduetolackofsupervisiononInternetalotofunhealthy

informationappearsonInternet.Ifthegovernmentdoesnottakemeasuresthe

sideeffectwillalsodoharmtothesociety.Frommypointofvieweverything

hastwosides.WeshouldmakeuseofInternetproperlytoserveourpurposes.

Don'tbeindulgedinitotherwiseitwillcostyoutoomuchtimemoneyand

energy.AnywaythereisnodoubtthatInternethasagreatimpactonour

sOcietyandasinformationtechnologymakesprogressInternetwillplaya

moreimportantroleinthefuture.InternetNowadaysalmosteveryonegets

familiarwithInternetascomputersbecomemoreandmorepopularinour

familiesandoffices.Internetprovidesashortcut,whichenablesyouto

contactwiththewholeworld.IfacomputerisinterconnectedwithInternet,

youwillgointoagalleryfullofinformationandgetthemquickly.Ifa

companymakesfulluseofInternet,itcangetcommercialinformation

quicklysoastomakethebusinesssuccessful.Ifauniversitygetstheir

computersinterconnectedwiththeInternet,scholarscantracetheprogramof

advancedscienceandtechnology,and