2023年秋浙江省温州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

【2023年】浙江省温州市大学英语6级大

学英语六级真题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledThePhenomenonofEmptyNest.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

注：“空巢老人”指那到了退休年龄，身边却无子女与之共同生活的老人。

1.如今的空巢老人逐渐增多

2.这种现象出现的原因

3.如何解决由此带来的问题

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn

AgingPopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartand

outlinegivenbelow:

1.目前老龄化现象很严重

2.这种现象可能产生的社会影响和后果

3.你的建议

OnAgingPopulation

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicTheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin

2006.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.描述图表的变化。

2.分析变化的原因。

3.你喜欢读什么样的书。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledStarbucksShould/ShouldNotLeavetheForbiddenCity.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.介绍人们争论的焦点和理由

2.你的观点和理由

3.你的建议

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

分店：branch/outlet(n.)

故宫：theForbiddenCity/thePalaceMuseum

格格不入:beoutofplace

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些大学毕业生选择毕业后当“村官”，请就此现象发表自己的看法。

1.你对此有何看法

2.他们会给农村带来什么

3.他们会从中得到什么

Usefulwordsandexpressions

“村官”:villageofficials

科学种田：farmscientifically

深入群众:goingdeepintothemasses

CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThe

PhenomenonofEmptyNest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow.

注：“空巢老人”指那些到了退休年龄，身边却无子女与之共同生活的老

人。

1.如今的空巢老人逐渐增多

2.这种现象出现的原因

3.如何解决由此带来-的问题

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay,

entitledPlayingTruant.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.现有大学里逃课现象很严重

2.你认为产生这种现象的原因是什么

3.怎么才能杜绝这一现象

PlayingTruant

8.Directions:forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicwhichweighsmore:SchoolBrandorMajor?You

shouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

givenbelowinChinese:

1.人们普遍认为能否上一所名牌大学对一个的将来非常关键

2.但是，也有相当一部分人认为选择一个适合自己的专业才是最重要的

3.你对此的看法是什么？为什么？

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnDialectalTVPro-grams.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.现在电视上出现了很多方言类的节目

2.对这种现象有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成

3.我的看法

10.Directions:Inthissectionyouarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthe

topic"ReduceWasteonCampus".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsand

baseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1.目前有些校园内浪费现象严重；

2.浪费的危害；

3.从我做起，杜绝浪费。

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

11.

Tofindoutifyouhaveafevercausedbyillness,waituntilyou

foranhourorsobeforeusingathermometer.

12.Nowadayssleddogsarestillnecessarywhen.

A.therearesevereweatherconditions

B.flyingmachinesarefullwithpassengers

C.snowmachinesuseuppowerintheArcticregion

D.peopleneedpartnersduringthetravel

13.HowEarthquakesWork

Anearthquakeisoneofthemostterrifyingphenomenathatnaturecandish

up.Wegenerallythinkofthegroundwestandonas"rock-solid"and

completelystable.Butanearthquakecanshatterthatperceptioninstantly.Up

untilrelativelyrecently,scientistsonlyhadunsubstantiatedguessesastowhat

actuallycausedearthquakes.Eventodaythereisstillacertainamountof

mysterysurroundingthem,butscientistshaveamuchclearerunderstanding.

Therehasbeenenormousprogressinthepastcentury:Scientistshave

identifiedtheforcesthatcauseearthquakes,anddevelopedtechnologythat

cantellusanearthquake'smagnitudeandorigin.Thenexthurdleistofinda

wayofpredictingearthquakes.

ShakingGround

Anearthquakeisavibrationthattravelsthroughtheearth'scrust.Technically,

alargetruckthatrumblesdownthestreetiscausingamini-earthquake,ifyou

feelyourhouseshakingasitgoesby,butwetendtothinkofearthquakesas

eventsthataffectafairlylargearea,suchasanentirecity.Allkindsofthings

cancauseearthquakes:

-volcaniceruptions

-meteor（流星）impacts

-undergroundexplosions（anundergroundnucleartest,forexample）

-collapsingstructures（suchasacollapsingmine）

Butthemajorityofnaturally-occurringearthquakesarecausedbymovements

oftheearth'splates,aswe'llseeinthenextsection.

Weonlyhearaboutearthquakesinthenewseveryonceinawhile,butthey

areactuallyaneverydayoccurrenceonourplanet.AccordingtotheUnited

StatesGeologicalSurvey,morethanthreemillionearthquakesoccurevery

year.That'sabout8000aday,oroneevery11seconds!Thevastmajorityof

these3millionquakesareextremelyweak.

SlidingPlates

Thebiggestscientificbreakthroughinthehistoryofseismology（地震学）一

thestudyofearthquakescameinthemiddleofthe20thcentury,withthe

developmentofthetheoryofplatetectonics（板块构造）.Thebasictheoryis

thatthesurfacelayeroftheearth-thelithosphere-iscomprisedofmany

platesthatslideoverthelubricatingmantle（地幔）layer.Attheboundaries

betweenthesehugeplatesofsoilandrock,threedifferentthingscanhappen:

-Platescanmoveapart-Iftwoplatesaremovingapartfromeachother,hot,

moltenrockflowsupfromthelayersofmantlebelowthelithosphere.

-Platescanpushtogether-Ifthetwoplatesaremovingtowardeachother,

oneplatetypicallypushesundertheotherone.Atsomeboundarieswheretwo

platesmeet,neitherplateisinapositiontosubductundertheother,sothey

bothpushagainsteachothertoform,mountains.

-Platesslideagainsteachother-Atotherboundaries,platessimplyslideby

eachother——theyarepushedtightlytogether.Agreatdealoftensionbuildsat

theboundary.

Wheretheseplatesmeet,you'llfindfaults-breaksintheearth'scrustwhere

theblocksofrockoneachsidearemovingindifferentdirections.Earthquakes

aremuchmorecommonalongfaultlinesthantheyareanywhereelseonthe

planet.

Faults

Scientistsidentifyfourtypesoffaults,characterizedbythepositionofthe

faultplane,thebreakintherockandthemovementofthetworockblocks:

-Inanormalfault(seeanimationbelow),thefaultplaneisnearlyvertical.

Thesefaultsoccurwherethecrustisbeingpulledapart,duetothepullofa

divergentplateboundary.

-Thefaultplaneinareversefaultisalsonearlyvertical,butthehangingwall

pushesupandthefootwallpushesdown.Thissortoffaultformswhereaplate

isbeingcompressed.

-Athrustfaultmovesthesamewayasareversefault,butthefaultlineis

nearlyhorizontal.Thisisthesortoffaultthatoccursinaconvergingplate

boundary.

-In

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14.

AccordingtotheFAO,asthedemandfororganicfoodandproductsincreases,

priceswillbelowerfororganicproductsthanconventionalproducts.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

OnAugust3Vegaheldherfirstonlineconcertatwhichsheinteractedwith

herfansinacompletelycomputer-fabricatedworld.

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16.

Boyshaveahigherriskofdevelopingheartdiseasethangirls.

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17.

Bothbloodpressureandtheeffectsofstresswillbedecreasedbytheincrease

of.

18.

Whatisthemostcommontreatmentforsleepapneaaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wearingamaskwhensleeping.

B.Takinganapeveryday.

C.Havinglong-timesleeping.

D.UsingaCPAPmachine.

19.AnimalEinsteins

Whenitcomestointelligence,humanbeingsarethetopdogsoftheanimal

kingdom.Orsowetellourselves.Butinrecentyears,scientistshavebeen

documentingsurprisingintelligenceandemotionaldepthinanimalsranging

fromhumblehoneybeestothunderingelephants.Throughstudiesinlabsand

inthewild,researchershavefoundanimalscommunicatingcomplexideas,

solvingproblems,usingtoolsandexpressingtheirfeelings—behaviorsonce

thoughttobeuniquelyhuman.

Theintelligencewe'retalkingaboutismorethan,say,trainingadogtodetect

cancerinhumans,afeatthatmaysavemanylives.It'stheabilityoftheanimal

touseaninnatetraitforacomplexpurpose.Herearesomeamazingexamples.

ArtisticMonkeyBusiness

ArtisticMonkeyBusiness

WhenJanetSchmidbecameexecutivedirectoroftheLittleRiverZooin

Norman,Oklahoma,in1996,shelearnedalotabouttheintelligenceof

monkeys.Sheandherhusbandadoptedayoungmalewhohadanaughty

personality,andnamedhimMr.Bailey.Themonkeyparticularlylikedtaking

earrides,insistingthatheinserttheignitionkeyandrideshotguninthe

passenger'sseat."Helovedtoduckbelowthewindowaswe'dcometoan

intersection",Schmidrecalls,"whenwe'dstop,he'djumpupandlaughatthe

carnexttous,justtogetariseoutofthepassengers".

Now12yearsold,Mr.Baileyhasbecomeanavidpainter.Heusesavarietyof

brushstrokestocreatecolorful,abstractcanvasesand,likeanytemperamental

artist,prefersnottobedisturbedwhilecreatinghisart."He'llpaintsteadily

foralmostanhourandwon'tletanyoneinterrupthimuntilheputsdownhis

brush",saysSchmid."He'samazingtowatchbecauseyoucantellthere'sa

thoughtprocessoccurring.Whenweraisedhim,wequitwatchingTV

becausehewassoentertaining".

IvyLeagueParrot

Thetermbirdbrainisconsideredaninsult,butsomebirdsactuallyarepretty

brainy.OneAfricangreyparrotinsuburbanBostonissaidtohavethe

cognitiveabilitiesofafive-year-oldchild.Alex(forAvianLearning

Experiment)isa29-year-oldbirdthat'sbeentutoredmostofhislifebyIrene

Pepperberg,PhD,aHarvard-educatedprofessornowteachingatBrandeis

University.Alexcanidentify50differentobjects,sevencolors,fiveshapes,

quantitiesuptosix,andtheconceptsofbigget,smaller,sameanddifferent.

"Andhesaid,I'msorry'",reportsPepperberg."Heknewwhatwasappropriate

tosay".

PepperberginsiststhatAlexmakesreasoneddecisions—meaninghe

possesseslanguageabilitiesoncethoughttoseparatehumansfromtherestof

theanimalkingdom.Duringanexperimentin2004,researchersgaveAlex

different-coloredblocksinsetsoftwo,threeandsix.Whenaskedwhichcolor

grouphadfiveblocks,Alexreplied,"None".Andherepeatedtheanswerin

duplicatetests.AlthoughAlexhadpreviouslylearnedthetermtodescribethe

differencebetweentwoidenticallysizedobjects,heapparentlyinterpretedthe

conceptof"none"asanabsenceofquantityallonhisown.

"Theimportantthingwasnotjustthatheunderstoodazero-likeconcept",

saysPepperberg,"butthathewasabletotakeinformationfromonedomain

andapplyittoanother.That'salotlikeahighschoolstudentanswering

questionsonaquizshow".SuchfeatshavemadeAlexacelebrity.

CulturedOrangutans（猩猩）

Becauseorangutansandhumansshare97percentofthesameDNA,it'sno

surprisethattheprimatesexhibitimpressivebrainpower.TakeChantek,a28-

year-oldlivinginZooAtlanta.Raisedlikeahumanchildbyanthropologist

H.LynMiles,PhD,Chanteklearnedtouseatoilet,cleanhisroomandreceive

anallowance,whichhespentontripstoMcDonald's.Todayheknowsmore

than150wordsinsignlanguageandcancomprehendspokenEnglish.

Likenedtoafour-year

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20.HowdidYouTuberespondtoViacom'sdemandtoremovesomeclips

fromitswebsite?

Altremovedthecopyright-infringingclipsfromitswebsite.

B.ItstartednegotiationswithViacomtousetheclipslegally.

C.ItlimiteditscontentsourcetoNBCandCBS'swebsites.

D.ItagreedtoshareitsadvertisingrevenueswithViacom.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.听力原文：W:Ijustfoundouttheregistrationofthecreativewritingclass

isfull.NowIhavetowaitanotherwholeyeartogetin.

M:Whydon'tyoucheckbackafterthefirstweek?Somebodymightdropit.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

（14）-

A.Sheshouldgiveuptheclass.

B.Shehastowaitanothertimeforregistration.

C.Shecancomebackforregistrationaweeklater.

D.Shecancomebacktoseeifthereisachanceafterthefirstweek.

22.听力原文：M:MissHanson,thankyouforsendingmethisnote.I'm.sorry

tohearMarshaisbeingaproblem.

W:I'mnotsurewhat'shappeningtoMarsha.She'susuallyanexcellent

student.Shecompletesallherworkandshe'squietinclass.Then,lastmonth,

shejustchanged.

Q:Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?

(15)

A.Thewomanistheman'sboss.

B.Themanisthewoman'shusband.

C.Thewomanistheteacherofthechild.

D.Thewomanwantstoknowsomethingaboutastudent.

23.听力原文：W:Hi,Burt.Iheardyou'relookingforanewjob.Howisit

going?

M:Ijusthadaninterviewyesterday.IthinkIdidwell.Thedirectorseemed

tolikeme.TheysaidtheywouldmakeadecisionbythisFriday.IbelieveI

haveaverygoodchance.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisinterview?

(17)

A.Hewillprobablyfail.

B.Thechanceishalf-and-half.

C.Hewillprobablygetthejob.

D.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththeoffer.

24.[B5]

25.

[BIO]

26.(36)

A.Shakespearewasnotinterestedinmakingaprofit.

B.Shakespearecouldgetone-tenthoftheprofitsoftheGlobeTheater.

C.Shakespeare,likehisfellowwriters,hadnobusinesssense.

D.Shakespeare'sfellowwriterssharedthesameprofitsashedid.

27.听力原文：M:Hi,Karen.YourroommatetoldmethatIcouldfindyou

here.Whatareyoudoinghere?:

W:WhatdoesitlooklikeIamdoing?

M:Well,itlookslikeyouarewatchingtelevision.Butwehaveamathmid­

termtomorrow,soIthoughtyou'dbestudyingforitandmaybeIcanstudy

withyou.

W:Oh,we'll,Iwasjusttakingabreak.Thismathstuffgivesmeaheadache

ifIworkonittoolong.

M:Iknowwhatyoumean.I'vebeenworkingonitforthreehoursthroughit

already.Iencounterwiththesampleproblems.Ijustdon'tgetsomeofthem.

W:ButIcan'tbelieveyouarecomingtome.ImeanyoudoknowwhatIgot

onthelasttest,don'tyou?

M:Yeah,Iknow.Youtoldme.Ijustthoughttwoheadsmightbebetterthan

one.

W:Eah,that'sniceidea.But...youknow,IwishIknewthatpersoninour

classwhogotahundredonthelasttest.Shedidn'tmissaquestion.Umm...

wasitElizabeth?

M:Ohyeah,Elizabeth!Sheisafriendofmine.She'dbeabighelprightnow.

Whydon'tIgiveheracall?

W:What!Atthishour?It'salreadytenthirty.Idon'twannaimposeonher.

M:Yeah,Iguessyouareright.Butyouknowwhat;sheowesmeabigfavor.

Let'satleastgiveheracallandseewhatshesays.Maybegoingoversomeof

theproblemswithuswouldhelpherreviewthematerial.

W:It'sworthatry.

(20)

A.TheTVprogram.

B.TheappearanceofElizabeth.

C.Theman'sheadache.

D.Themid-termexamination.

28.

[B9]

29.(24)

A.Becauseit'sdark.

B.Becauseitmakesherthink.

C.Becausetherearetwo-dimensionalcharactersinit.

D.Becausethedialoguesinitaresuperficial.

30.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Dr.GregoryConnollyisdirectoroftheofficefornonsmokingandhealthin

theMassachusettspublichealthdepartment.HesaidtheU.S.had(36)

Taiwan,Japan,KoreaandThailandwithtradesanctionsunlesstheyopened

uptheirmarketstoU.S.cigarettesandtobacco(37).

"Wearetradingthemcancerintheform,ofCamelcigarettes",Connollytold

aworldhealthconference."Thatissomethingtobe(38)andashamed

of."

Connollydidnotsaywhenthethreatsweremadeorbywhom.U.S.tobacco

companyofficialswerenotimmediately(39)forcomment.

AmericanCancerSocietychief(40)WilliamTippingsaid,"American

corporationsarethe(41)ofanepidemicandourgovernmenthas

becomeawilling(42)fortheenforcedexportofthatepidemic.Those

ofusfromAmericacanonlyfeelashamedatouradministration's(43)

inunderminingworldhealth."

(44).LaterWednesday,theAmericanCancerSociety

announcedthatitsnewTradeforLifecampaignwouldhelpThailandfight

whatitcalledU.S.movestoforceopentheAsiancountry'smarketto

Americantobaccocompanies.(45).

TippingsaidtheGATTcasecouldsetaprecedentinallowinginternational

tobaccocompaniestoforcetheirproductandadvertisingondeveloping

countries,(46).

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

31.

Accordingtothepassage,whydidthelaundrydetergentadfailintheMiddle

East?

A.BecausetheadvertiserisunawareoftheArabians'needfordetergent.

B.BecausetheadvertisementisoffensivetotheArabicreligiousbelief.

C.BecausetheadvertiserisignorantofthereadinghabitoftheArabs.

D.BecausetheadvertisementismistakenlytranslatedbytheArabs.

32.

Theauthorfearsthatifadultsalwayscorrectmistakesforchildren,children

willgrowuptobe.

A.fearfulofmakingmistakes

B.toocriticalofthemselves

C.unabletothinkforthemselves

D.unabletousebasicskills

33.Manypeopleseemtothinkthatsciencefictionistypifiedbythecoversof

someoftheoldpulpmagazines.Thisisunfortunatebecauseitdemeansand

degradesaworthwhileandevenimportantliteraryendeavor.Incontrastto

thisunwarrantedstereotype,sciencefictionrarelyemphasizessex,andwhen

itdoes,itismorediscreetthanothercontemporaryfiction.Indeed,thebasic

interestofsciencefictionliesintherelationbetweenmanandhistechnology

andbetweenmanandtheuniverse.

Thequestionis:whatissciencefiction?Andtheanswermustbe,unfortunate,

thattherehavebeenfewattemptstoconsiderthisquestionatanylengthor

withmuchseriousness;itmaywellbethatsciencefictionwillresistany

comprehensivedefinitionofitscharacteristics.Tosaythis,however,doesnot

meanthattherearenowaysofdefiningnorthatvariousfacetsofitstotality

cannotbeclarified.Tobeginwith,thefollowingdefinitionshouldbehelpful:

sciencefictionisliterarysubgenrewhichpostulatesachange(forhuman

beings)fromconditionsasweknowthemandfollowstheimplicationsof

thesechangestoaconclusion.Althoughthisdefinitionwillnecessarilybe

modifiedandexpanded,andprobablychanged,inthecourseofthisexplosion,

itcoversmuchofthebasicgroundworkandprovidesapointofdeparture.

Thefirstpoint—thatSciencefictionisaliterarysub-genre—isaveryimportant

one,butonewhichisoftenoverlookedorignoredinmostdiscussionsof

sciencefiction.Specifically,sciencefictioniseitherashortstoryoranovel.

Thereareonlyafewdramas,whichcouldbecalledsciencefiction,withKarel

Capek'sRUR(Rossum'sUniversalRoots)beingtheonlyonethatiswell

known;thebodyofpoetrythatmightbelabeledsciencefictionistheonly

slightlylarger.Tosaythatsciencefictionisasub-genreoftheprosefictionis

tosaythatithasallthebasiccharacteristicsandservesthebasicfunctionsin

muchthesamewayasprosefictioningeneral-thatis,itsharesagreatdeal

withallothernovelsandshortstories.

Everythingthatcanbesaidaboutprosefiction,ingeneralappliestoscience

fiction.Everypieceofsciencefiction,whethershortstoryornovel,musthave

anarrator,astory,aplot,asetting,characters,language,andthetheme.

Themesinsciencefictionareconstructedandpresentedinexactlythesame

waysthatthemesaredealtwithinanyotherkindoffiction.Theyaretheresult

ofaparticularcombinationofnarrator,story,plot,character,setting,and

language.Inshort,thereasonsforreadingandenjoyingsciencefiction,and

thewaysofstudyingandanalyzingit,arebasicallythesameastheywould

beforanyotherstoryornovel.

Sciencefictioniscalledaliterarysub-genrebecause

Altisnotimportantenoughtobealiterarygenre

B.Itcannotbemadeintoadramaticpresentation

C.Ithasitslimits

D.Itsharescharacteristicswithothertypesofprosefiction

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.Ourearthhasbeenthreatenedbyallkindsofpollutions.

Acidrainisakindofairpollutionwhichishanging

overourheadsandcomingdownfrommanydifferent[Si]

wayssuchasrainandsnow.Itdamagesforests,lakeand[S2]

rivers,buildingsandevenhumanhealth.Several

chemicals,includingofsulfurdioxide,nitrogen[S3]

oxidesandozone,areinvolvedincausingacidrain.

Thesechemicalseithercomedirectlyfrompower

stationchimneysandcars,andareformedfroma[S4]

combinationofpollutantgases.Sulfurdioxideisthe

onechemicalwhatisoftenassociatedwithacidrain.[S5]—

Itismainlyemittedbylargecoalburningpower

stations.Itaffectplacesthousandsofmilesawayas[S6]

wellasareasaroundthepowerstations.Toprevent

moreorworseenvironmentaleffectsfromacidrain,[S7]

wehaveshort-termandlong-termsolutions.Weshould[S8]

justcleanupourpowerstationchimneysandcarexhausts.

Weshouldalsochangethewaysocietythinksandreacts.

Weneedtoconserveenergybydecreasingefficiency.[S9]

Wealsoneedtochangeourwayoftransport,thatis,

createamoreefficienttransportsystemwhich

dependslessonprivatecarsandmoreagoodpublic[S10]

transportnetwork.Everybodyshouldworktogether

tosavetheworld.

[SI]

38.

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参考答案

l.ThePhenomenonofEmptyNestCurrentlybothinurbanandruralareasit

ishardtoobservethreeorfourgenerationslivingunderthesameroof.Many

oldpeoplelivebythemselveswhiletheirchildrenstudyorworkThe

PhenomenonofEmptyNestCurrently,bothinurbanandruralareas,itishard

toobservethreeorfourgenerationslivingunderthesameroof.Manyold

peoplelivebythemselves,whiletheirchildrenstudyorwork

2.OnAgingPopulationEnteringthe21stcenturypeoplenowenjoymore

prosperityandsocialprogressatthesametimeitisundeniablethatavery

seriousproblemisdrawingmoreandmoreattentionthatistheaOnAging

PopulationEnteringthe21stcentury,peoplenowenjoymoreprosperityand

socialprogress,atthesametime,itisundeniablethataveryseriousproblem

isdrawingmoreandmoreattention,thatis,thea

3.TheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006From

thetablebasedonasurveywemadeofthereadingpreferencesofstudentsin

anChineseuniversityin2006welearnthatofallkindsofbooks

contemporaryuniversitystudentslikefictionsbestwhichhas65.9percentof

bookcirculationinlibrarywhileotherkindsofbookshavelowpercentages:

generalnonfiction-18.2science/technology/education—10.8

art/literature/poetry-5.1.Itsuggeststhatcontemporarystudentsaremuch

moreeasilyinfluencedbythefashionthaneverbefore.It'sareasonableand

goodphenomenonbecauseitrevealsthatuniversitystudentsliketokeepup

withthedevelopmentofsociety.Thustheywilleasilyadaptthemselvestothe

newlifeaftertheygraduatefromschool.GenerallyIlikereadingnon-fiction

foritistightlyconnectedwiththereality.Tosomedegreeit'snousereading

toomuchfictionwhichsometimeswilltakeyouintofancyfantasy.Fastlife

pacealsodoesn'tallowmetoreadbooksonartorpoetry.Tomenonfiction

isevenhelpfulinanalyzingsocietyandhumanity.TheReadingPreferences

ofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006Fromthetablebasedonasurvey

wemadeofthereadingpreferencesofstudentsinanChineseuniversityin

2006,welearnthat,ofallkindsofbooks,contemporaryuniversitystudents

likefictionsbest,whichhas65.9percentofbookcirculationinlibrarywhile

otherkindsofbookshavelowpercentages:generalnonfiction-18.2,

science/technology/education—10.8,art/literature/poetry-5.1.Itsuggests

thatcontemporarystudentsaremuchmoreeasilyinfluencedbythefashion

thaneverbefore.It'sareasonableandgoodphenomenonbecauseitreveals

thatuniversitystudentsliketokeepupwiththedevelopmentofsociety.Thus

theywilleasilyadaptthemselvestothenewlifeaftertheygraduatefrom

school.Generally,Ilikereadingnon-fiction,foritistightlyconnectedwith

thereality.Tosomedegree,it'snousereadingtoomuchfictionwhich

sometimeswilltakeyouintofancyfantasy.Fastlifepacealsodoesn'tallow

metoreadbooksonartorpoetry.Tome,nonfictionisevenhelpfulin

analyzingsocietyandhumanity.

4.StarbucksShouldLeavetheForbiddenCityAsglobalizationgearsup

culturalconflictscomealong.Oneexamplecouldbetheissuewhether

StarbucksshouldwithdrawitsoutletfromtheForbiddenCity.Heateddebates

havearisedrecently.Manypeopleespeciallytheyoungergenerationoppose

thesuggestionbecausepeopleloveStarbucksforacoffeeasnackandaplace

torest.ButasIseeititmaynotbeappropriatetohaveaStarbucksoutlet

insidetheForbiddenCity.ForonethingthestyleofStarbucksdoesnotmatch

thatofthePalaceMuseum.TheAmericanchaincoffeestoreisatycoonin

thefastfoodindustryandseemsoutofplaceinasolemnroyalpalace.For

anothertheForbiddenCityisChina'sculturalcenterandsoisjustifiabletobe

freefromsolelycommercialoperationslikeStarbucks.Ofcoursethereis

nothingwrongwiththepreferenceofStarbucksbutonedoesnothaveto

appreciateitinsidetheForbiddenCity.Inmyviewanoutletnearbymaybea

betterchoice.Ontheonehanditisstillconvenientforpeopletohavea

comfortableplacetositchatanddrink.Andontheotherhanditavoidssuch

controversyasspoilingChineseculture.StarbucksShouldLeavethe

ForbiddenCityAsglobalizationgearsup,culturalconflictscomealong.One

examplecouldbetheissuewhetherStarbucksshouldwithdrawitsoutletfrom

theForbiddenCity.Heateddebateshavearisedrecently.Manypeople,

especiallytheyoungergeneration,opposethesuggestion,becausepeople

loveStarbucksforacoffee,asnackandaplacetorest.ButasIseeit,itmay

notbeappropriatetohaveaStarbucksoutletinside