2021年甘肃省嘉峪关市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

（2021年）甘肃省嘉峪关市大学英语6级

大学英语六级预测试题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

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?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:Travel-mateWanted,Youshouldwriteatleast150word

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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、对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的好

处。

3.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsof

qualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingthe

informationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

DailyInfant

GNPperLife

caloriemortalityrates

Countryheadexpectancyat

supplyperper1000live

(2000,$)birth(years)

headbirths

Bangladesh

Bolivia

Egypt

Indonesia3117

4.1.目前社会上存在着迷信文凭的现象

2.造成这一现象的原因

3.我对此的观点

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicUnemploymentuponGraduation,Youshouldwriteatleast150words,

andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.许多大学生毕业后找不到工作

2.这一现象的原因是…

3.解决问题的办法是...

UnemploymentuponGraduation

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnOver-packaging.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前许多商品都存在过度包装现象

2.这种现象的危害

3.你的看法

OnOver-packaging

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshould

writeatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(givenin

Chinese)below.

L上大学的费用(tuitionandfees)可以通过多处途径解决

2.哪种途径适合于我(说明理由)

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofIstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing,givingan

introductionoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcolleges'rapidexpansion

andyourownpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.高校扩招是一件好事

2.高校扩招公带来一些问题

3.我的观点

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人认为学生应该呆在自己的国家学习。

2.有些人认为学生应该到国外学习。

3.我的观点。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicHowtoBeSuccessfulintheFutureJob.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.影响将来事业成功的因素有很多，试举例说明

2.你对此的看法，并阐述理由

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

11.

IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Thecollegedepartmentorassociationcangetpaymentsfromtheissuerifit

sanctionscreditcardsdecoratedwith.

13.Whatkindofanimalaffectedbyman-madechemicalsisnotreferredin

thepassage?

A.Polarbears.B.Mammals.C.People.D.Birds.

14.

Toresolveremaininguncertainties,it'snecessarytoobservefactorssuchas

wind,clouds,andhumidityinthetropospheretomakesuretheyareconsistent

with.

15.

Forcreatureslivingunderhigh-gravityconditioninHalClement'snovel,even

afallfromanotvery-highplacecanbe.

16.TheHistoryofChineseAmericans

ChinesehavebeenintheUnitedStatesforalmosttwohundredyears.Infact,

theChinesehadbusinessrelationswithHawaiipriortorelationswiththe

mainlandwhenHawaiiwasnotyetpartoftheUnitedStates.ButUnited

StatesinvestmentscontrolledthecapitalofHawaiiatthattime.In1788,a

shipsailedfromGuangzhoutoHawaii.MostofthecrewmenwereChinese.

TheywereconsideredthepioneersofHawaii.TheImmigrationCommission

reportedthatthefirstChinesearrivedintheUnitedStatesin1820,eightin

1830andsevenhundredandeightyin1850.TheChinesepopulation

graduallyincreasedandreached64,199in1870.

FormanyyearsitwascommonintheUnitedStatestoassociateChinese

Americanswithrestaurantsandlaundries.Peopledidnotrealizethatthe

Chinesehadbeendrivenintotheseoccupationsbytheprejudiceand

discriminationthatfacedtheminthiscountry.

ThefirstChinesetoreachthemainlandUnitedStatescameduringthe

CaliforniaGoldRushof1849.Likemostoftheotherpeoplethere,theyhad

cometosearchforgold.Inthatlargelyunoccupiedland,themenstakeda

claimforthemselvesbyplacingmarkersintheground.However,either

becausetheChineseweresodifferentfromtheothersorbecausetheyworked

sopatientlythattheysometimessucceededinturningaseeminglyworthless

miningclaimintoaprofitableone,theybecamethescapegoatsoftheir

enviouscompetitors.Theywereharassedinmanyways.Oftentheywere

preventedfromworkingtheirclaims;somelocalitiesevenpassedregulations

forbiddingthemtoownclaims.TheChinesethereforestartedtoseekout

otherwaysofearningaliving.Someofthembegantodothelaundryforthe

whiteminers;otherssetupsmallrestaurants.(Therewerealmostnowomen

inCaliforniainthosedays,andtheChinesefilledarealneedbydoingthis

"woman'swork".)Somewenttoworkasfarmhandsorasfishermen.

Intheearly1860'smanymoreChinesearrivedinCalifornia.Thistimethe

menwereimportedasworkcrewstoconstructthefirsttranscontinental

railroad.Theyweresorelyneededbecausetheworkwassostrenuousand

dangerous,anditwascarriedoninsucharemotepartofthecountrythatthe

railroadcompanycouldnotfindotherlaborersforthejob.Asinthecaseof

theirpredecessors,theseChinesewerealmostallmales;andlikethem,too,

theyencounteredagreatdealofprejudice.Thehostilitygrewespecially

strongaftertherailroadprojectwascomplete,andtheimportedlaborers

returnedtoCalitbrnia—thousandsofthem,alloutofwork.Becausetherewere

somanymoreofthemthistime,theseChinesedrewevenmoreattentionthan

theearliergroupdid.Theyweresoverydifferentineveryrespect:intheir

physicalappearance,includingalong"pigtail"atthebackoftheirotherwise

shavedheads;inthestrange,non-Westernclothestheywore;intheirspeech

(fewhadlearnedEnglishsincetheyplannedtogobacktoChina);andintheir

religion.Theywerecontemptuouslycalled"heathenChinese"becausethere

weremanysacredimagesintheirhousesofworship.

Whentimeswerehard,theywereblamedforworkingforlowerwagesand

takingjobsawayfromwhitemen,whowereinmanyeasesrecentimmigrants

themselves.Anti-Chineseriotsbrokeoutinseveralcities,culminatingin

arsonandbloodshed.Chinesewerebarredfromusingthecourtsandalsofrom

becomingAmericancitizens.Californiansbegantodemandthatnomore

Chinesebepermittedtoentertheirstate.Finally,in1882,theypersuaded

CongresstopasstheChineseExclusionAct,whichstoppedtheimmigration

ofChineselaborers.ManyChinesereturnedtotheirhomeland,andtheir

numbersdeclinedsharplyintheearlypartofthiscentury.However,during

theWorldWarII,whenChinawasanallyoftheUnitedStates,theExclusion

laws

A.theskillstheyacquiredatthemotherland

B.localpeople'sdiscriminationagainstthem

C.theirhighemploymentrates

D.theircomparativelyhighpay

17.

Somemiddle-agedpeopletendtosufferfromBiochemicaldepressionwhich

mightresultfromwithinthebrain.

18.

TheeconomicbenefitstotheNorthfromfastergrowthinthethirdworld

thecosts.

19.

Somebirds,suchas,mayholdideasintheirheads.

20.SlashYourBills—6WaystoKeepMoreCash

Likealotofhardworkingcouples,IlahandDennisHardestyofLongBeach,

California,livepaychecktopaycheck.Their$1,200monthlyrenteatsup

abouthalfofDennis'stake-homepayasamanagerforaracingcarengine

manufacturer.Privateschooltuitionfortheirthreeteenstakesanother$400

bite.IncomefromIlah'stwopart-timejobs-asafitnesstrainerandschool

secretary-disappearsatthegasstationandthegrocerystore.

Thebottomline?Evenwithnocarpaymentsandjust$300increditcarddebt,

thefamilybarelygetsby."Wedon'thaveapennyinsavings",saysIlah."No,

Iactuallydohaveonecentinmyaccount".

Withinflationoutpacingwagegrowthinrecentyears,it'snothardtofind

familiesliketheHardestysrunningoutofmoneybeforetheyrunoutofmonth.

Accordingtothenonpartisan（无党派的）EconomicPolicyInstitute,which

studieslower-andmiddle-classeconomictrends,themedianhourlywageof

anAmericanworkerafterinflationislesstodaythanin2003.Theresultis

lessbuyingpowerafterthebillsarepaid.

Thesedays,inflationishoveringaroundthreepercent,soanyonewho

remembersthedouble-digitpricespikesofthe1970smightwonderwhatall

thefussisabout.Butevenmoderateinflationtakesitstoll,sayspersonal

financeexpertJonathanPond,authorofYouCanDoIt!TheBoomer'sGuide

toaGreatRetirement.Infact,annualinflationofjustthreepercentdoubles

thecostoflivingevery23or24years.Meanwhile,someessentialexpenses

一energy,healthcare,highereducation-arefaroutpacingtheinflation

index.Nowonderfamiliesarefeelingpinched.

Pincheddoesn'thavetomeanpowerless,though.Here,then,aresixwaysto

savemoneyonthebigbills.

EducationOptions

Here'sapopquiz:Who'sturnedoutmovecurrentCEOsofS&P500

corporations-HarvardortheUniversityofWisconsin?Pencilsup:They're

runningneckandneck,accordingtoarecentstudybySpencerStuart,an

executiverecruitingfirm.Thestudyreinforceswhatshouldbecommonsense:

There'snodirectcorrelationbetweenwhereachildgoestoundergraduate

schoolandlatersuccess.Infact,thepriceyIviestrainedonlytenpercentof

thoseCEOs.

Soifyourfamily'sbudgetfavorsStateCollegeoverSnootyU.,don'tsweatit.

Kidswhoaremotivatedwillsucceed,nomatterthecoloroftheircapand

gown.Lookforqualityinstitutionsinyourarea.Consideralocalfour-year

collegeandsaveonmomandboard.

Oroptforacommunitycollegethefirsttwoyears（tuitionisbargain-

basement）,thenfinishupatastateschoolorprivateuniversity.Don'tforget:

Onceyourchildmovesonto,say,Tufts,hewillgetaTuftsdiploma.

Financialplannersalsosuggestthatparentsgiveprioritytotheirown

retirementsavingsovercollegefunds,sincetherearenoloans,grantsor

scholarshipsforsurvivingyoursenioryears.

TakingCareofHealthCare

Likeeducation;healthcarecostshavebeenoutpacinginflation,whichisone

reasonwhyemployersareshiftingmoreoftheinsuranceburdento

individuals.Tocontroltheexpense,manypeopleareoptingforhigher

deductiblesandlowermonthlypremiums.What'smore,saysPond,"four-

fifthsofAmericansenjoyprettydam（非常）goodhealthandcouldbesafe

choosingapolicywithfewerbellsandwhistles.Ifnooneinyourfamilyuses

expensivepharmaceuticals,whypayforahigh-priceddrugbenefit?"

Butwhathappensifyousuddenlyneedacostlylong-termdrug?Many

policiesallowyoutoupgradetoaplanwithbetterbenefits,afterasix-month

waitingperiod.YoumightalsocheckoutWalMart.Thecompanyrecently

startedaprogramin27statestofill30-daygenericprescriptionsforjust$4

each.Nearly300drugsarecovered.Amongthemarecloni

A.YB.NC.NG

、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

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23.听力原文：W：Kellyissoannoying。Sheiscomplainingabouteverything

inthiscampusallthetime.Thefoodsinthecanteentasteawful；the

professorsaretoooldanddull；thedormitoryissmallandcrowded.

M：Igetthepicture.Ifeelsorryforyou.

Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.HehastakenphotosofKelly.

B.Hehastakenphotosofthecampus.

C.Hehasunderstoodwhatthewomanmeans.

D.HewillhaveatalkwithKelly.

24.

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25.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：I'dliketosharewithyoutodaymyexperiencewithanew

approachtobuildingahouse.It'scalledEnvelopBuilding.Essentially,what

itmeansisthatasyouarebuildingahouse,youtrytoleavethelandscape

featureontheland,especiallythevegetationintheoriginalcondition.Sowhat

youarenotdoingistheusualpracticeofland-scraping.BywhichImean

literallyscrapingorcleaningthelandofanyandalltheoriginalplants.Why

istheapproachcalledEnvelopBuilding?Becauseinsteadofclearing

everythingaway,youletyouroriginallandscapeelementsenvelopor

surroundyourhouse.LettheVegetationphysicalfeaturessuchashillsand

slopesorinterestingrockformations,constitutedasignificantpartofthe

characterofthebuildingsight.Thedesignofthehouseshouldtakethese

featuresofthepropertyintoaccount.Actuallyintegratingyouroriginalwild

landscapewithahouseisnotthatnew.ThefamousAmericanarchitectWright

wasdoingitabout65yearsago.Soweareingoodcompany.Envelop

Buildingisnotaseasyasitsoundsthough.It'snotjustthatyoubuildyour

houseandleavethelandalone.Bybuilding,youarealreadydamagingthe

originallandscape.Butasarchitects,weshouldtrytoworkwithenvironment,

hotagainstit.Acreativearchitectcanfindwaystoincorporatenatural

landscapeintotheoveralldesign.Forexample,Wrightusedthemassive

bouldersonthesideofoneofthemostfamoushousesaspartofthehouse

foundation.

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A.Eliminatingtheoriginalvegetationfromthebuildingsite.

B.Markingthehousesinanareasimilartooneanother.

C.Decidingwhereahousewillbebuilt.

D.Surroundingabuildingwithwildflowersandplants.

26.(22)

A.Learningknowledgeofthelanguage.

B.Readingnewspapersandmagazinesofforeignlanguage.

C.Communicatingwiththenativepeople.

D.Livinginacountrywherethelanguageisspoken.

27.听力原文：M:Wasthemovieasgoodasyouexpected?

W:It'shardtosay.Ionlysawthetailendofthefilm.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shedoesn'tlikethefilm.

B.Thefilmishardtounderstand.

C.Shesawthefilmfrombeginningtoend.

D.Sheonlysawthelastpartofthefilm.

28.听力原文：W:SoyouhaveheardProfessorJohnson'slecturesbefore,right?

Whatdoyouthinkofhislectures?

M:Well,letmeputitthisway:Icouldneverstayawakeinoneofhisclasses

withoutfirstdrinkingacupofcoffee.

Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Oneneedstodrinkaendofcoffeebeforetheprofessor'sclass.

B.HeknowsProfessorJohnson.

C.Theprofessor'sclassesareintheearlymorning.

D.Theprofessor'sclassesareextremelyboring.

29.(13)

A.Jazz.

B.Classicalmusic.

C.Rockandroll.

D.A11kindsofmusic.

30.(36)

A.Physics.

B.Mathematics.

C.Environmentalscience.

D.Lifescience.

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

31.

Althoughthefuelconsumptionisgreaterinthenorthernhemisphere,

temperaturesthereseemtobefalling.Thisis.

A.mainlybecausethelevelsofcarbondioxidearerising

B.possiblybecausetheicecapsinthepolesaremelting

C.exclusivelyduetotheeffectoftheinertiaoftheearth'sclimate

D.partlyduetovariationsintheoutputofsolarenergy

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WhatbestdescribesthesocietyaboutwhichDavidDonaldwrote?

33.

TheinvestigationdoneintheIHDprograms.

A.focusedonchildrenfrompoorfamilies

B.waslessconvincingthanRamey'sresearch

C.confirmedthefindingsmadeinRamey'sresearch

D.focusedontheintelligencegrowthofchildrenwithlowIQs

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题)

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38.IndustrialpollutionisnotonlyaproblemforthecountriesofEuropeand

NorthAmerica.Itisanextremelyseriousprobleminsomedeveloping

countries.Forthesecountries,economicalgrowthisaveryimportantgoal.

Theywanttoattractnewindustries,andsotheyputmorecontrolson

industrieswhichcausepollution.

Cubatao,anindustrialtownof85000peopleinBrazil,isanexampleofthe

connectionbetweenindustrialdevelopmentandpollution.In1954,Cubatao

hadnoindustry.Todayithasmorethantwentylargefactories,whichproduce

manypollutants.Thelargestfactorywhichexistsinthesouthofthetownhas

causedatleasttwoterriblepollutingdisasters.Thepeopleofthetownare

exposedbythepoisonousmattersintheirsurroundings,andthebadeffects

canbeclearlyseen.Birthshortcomingsareextremelycommon.Among

childrenandgrown-ups,lungproblemsaresometimestwelvetimescommon

inCubataothaninotherplaces.

ItistruethatBrazil,likemanyothercountries,haslawsagainstpollution,but

theselawsarenotcarriedoutstrictenough.Forcompanies,itischeaperof

takenonoticeofthelawsandpaythefinesthantobuytheexpensive

equipmentthatwillreducethepollution.Itisclear,therefore,thateconomic

growthismoreimportanttothegovernmentthantothehealthoftheworkers.

However,theresponsibilitydoesnotcompletelylaywiththeBrazilian

government.TheexampleofCubataoshowsthatinternationalcompaniesare

notactinginaresponsiblewayneither.Anumberoffactoriesinthetownare

ownedbylargecompaniesfromFrance,Italy,andtheUSTheyaredoing

thingsinBrazilthattheywouldnotbeabletodoathome.Iftheycausedthe

sameamountofpollutionathome,theywouldbeseverelypunishingoreven

putoutofbusiness.

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参考答案

1.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?RecentlyCCTVbanned

theuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBAWTOandCPIinall

itsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemovemaintainingthatithelps

preservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.Themediaisdeeplyengagedin

theongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnot

stoppedChinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpression

systemtoamixtureoflanguages.Othershowevershaketheirheads.Itisnot

persuasivetheysaythatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationsto

preservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afteralllanguages'

integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimple

banoncertainwords.Besidestheuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshake

thestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5000-year-old

Chineseculture.AsfarasIamconcernedthereisnoneedtobantheuseof

foreignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreatnotbecauseofitspuritybut

becauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautiful

becauseitconstantlyabsorbswordsabbreviationsandphrasesfromother

languages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChinese

ifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBe

BannedonTV?Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglish

abbreviationssuchasNBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeople

applaudthemove,maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChinese

language.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationof

Chineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbe

graduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureof

languages.Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,

thatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityof

theChineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisavery

complicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.

Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseas

anembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.Asfar

asIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationson

TV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecauseofitstolerance

tootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantly

absorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotally

unnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglish

tomixwithChinese.

2.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.I

herebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred-to

makeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend

whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingthe

world-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.Wellgetthereby

trainandstayfor2daysandthenwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformer

revolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere

wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiver

andboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreat

sceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows

ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dlike

tohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.A

famousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventhereare

SuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnear

Shanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionly

expectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmein

beautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorin

touristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail

(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-

year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinvitea

foreignyounglady-collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouring

tripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacation

officiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforits

beautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,and

thenwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasa

naturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distance

coachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamship

toShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongest

riverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,Shanghaiisoneofthebusiestand

fastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,so

thestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"Just

asthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",so

a4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtrip

willlastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearher

ownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbean

excellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedplease

contactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall

(12345678).、

3.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardofliving

infiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationin

theworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfrom

thestatisticstheU.S.A.—oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld—hadthe

highestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthe

lowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshada

considerablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilar

intheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamong

thethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthan

Indonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladesh

hadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwas

onlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.Thefigureintermsofthedaily

caloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A,andits

infantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.Inconclusionitcanbeseenfromthe

economicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogo

beforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesame

timetheU.S:A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodevelop

theireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableuses

fourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselected

countriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldand

someofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,

theU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld—hadthehighestGNP

anddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfant

mortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylower

qualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeof

indicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.

However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at

40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthe

lowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-

fortieththatoftheU.S.A.Thefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyper

headinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityrate

was6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicators

thatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthe

samelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S:A.has

theresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesand

improvetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

4.1saDiplomaEverything?Nowadays①thereisawidelyheldbeliefthat

diplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiploma②atallcosts

andothersforcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.Thisphenomenoncan

beexplainedbyatleast③tworeasons.④Ontheonehandpeoplebelieve

ahigherdiplomacan©guaranteeaprosperousfuturesuchassuccessful

careersandrespectablepositions.@Ontheotherhandthediplomapeople

hold⑦isattachedtotoomuchimportance.Havingadiplomaisa

preconditi