2023年秋河南省洛阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

[2023年】河南省洛阳市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition,

onthetopicNoPainsNoGains.Yourcompositionshouldbebasedonthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese.Yourpartofthecompositionshouldbeat

least150words.

L请解释"NoPainsNoGains"的含义;

2.举例证明。

2.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?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageof

atleast150wordsinthetitleofAreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsfora

JustCause（见义勇为）.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.见义勇为是一种美德，值得赞扬、褒奖和宣传。

2.不少人认为见义勇为是“干傻事”。

3.你的看法。

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingthecartoongivenbelow:

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofALetterofInquiry,statingthereasonsthatyouwantanew

roomnextterm.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthesituation

givenbelowinChinese.

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicTestforNationalCivilServants.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

'accordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

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

2.产生这种现象的原因

3.我的看法

TestforNationalCivilServants

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicABoominContinuingEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.图表所示为某城市1989、1994、1999、2004年参加成人教育（或继续

教育）的人数情况，请描述其变化

2.请说明产生这些变化的原因（可从社会发展及竞争能力方面加以说明）

3.请预测我国成人教育（或继续教育）的前景

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoyourparents.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese:

1.告诉父母你决定毕业后去西部发展

2.说明你做此决定的原因

3-希望父母给予理解和支持

ALettertoParents

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicHowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.住房问题在大城市变得越来越严重

2.住房问题的产生原因和给城市带来的影响

3.建议一个解决办法

HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?

10.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？

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

11.Whatistheforceoftheriseoftwotrendswhichappearoppositetoeach

other?

A.Thedevelopmentofpopradio.

B.Photoshopthatcanedithumanvoice.

C.AvocalsoftwarecalledAuto-Tune.

D.ThepopularityofapopsingernamedCher.

12.

Everyyear,adomeownermayspend30%lessinenergyexpenditurethana

normalrectilinearhomeone.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Inamoreopenmarket,whichofthefollowingbenefitsisexcludedinthetext?

A.Accesstomorecustomers.

B.Promptingspecialization.

C.Improvingproductivity.

D.Cuttingtariffs.

14.

Thecountrythatbringsaboutthelargestamountofglobalwarmingpollution

is.

15.

Flyingbridgemeansagoodcommunicationstyle,thatmadethescientific

articleseasytoberead.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

DoctorsassumethatSeasonalAffectiveDisordermightoccurwhenthereisa

higherdegreeofreleased.

17.Oldpeopleshouldn'tbothertochangetheireatinghabitsbecauseit'stoo

lateforittodothemanygood.

18.

Insurancecompaniesusuallypaythesameamount,Suttersays,sothe

hospitalisleftpickingupthetabforthemoreexpensiveroboticsurgery.

19.ABriefHistoryofAmericanAnti-SmokingCampaigns

TheFirstAnti-SmokingTreatise

TobaccoisanativeAmericanplantthatwasfirstusedasasmokingsubstance

inthereligiousceremoniesofIndianmedicinemenincoastalregionsofNorth

andSouthAmerica.ItsusehadbecomewidespreadinEuropebythelate

1500s,butwasnotwellreceivedbyall.KingJamesIofEnglandpublished

whatmaybeconsideredthefirstanti-smokingtreatisein1604,which

describedtobaccosmokingas"acustomloathsometotheeye,hatefultothe

nose,harmfultothebrain,dangeroustothelungs".

DespiteKingJames'effort,tobaccouse,intheform,ofsnuffdippingandpipe

smokingspreadinEnglandandthenquicklythroughouttheworld.The

Englishcolonialcompanies,workingagainstthewishesoftheroyalfamily,

promotedtheuseoftobacco.Tobaccobecameaprofitableexportforthe

newlyformedAmericancolonies.

Itwasnotuntilthe20thcenturythatlargenumbersofpeoplebegantouse

tobaccoinamuchmoredeadlyform,cigarette.Cancersofthemouth,lips,

throatandnosehadalreadybeenlinkedwiththeuseofsnuff,cigarsandpipes

byafewastute（敏锐的）physicians.Withthedevelopmentoftheblended

cigarette,smokershadthe"advantage"ofbeingabletoinhalesmokeinto

theirlungs,moreefficientlyexposingtheentirebodytomanyoftobacco's

harmfulsubstances.Theepidemicofcigarette-relateddiseasessoonfollowed.

TheGreatCigaretteAdvertisingCampaign

Before1915,cigaretteswerenotparticularlypopular.However,beginningin

WorldWarIcigarettesalesrosesharply,boostedbydistributiontosoldiers

andsailors,theinventionofmatchpacksandanunprecedentedpostwar

cigaretteadvertisingcampaign.

Duringthewar,GeneralJohnJ.Pershingstated"youaskmewhatweneedto

winthiswar...Ianswertobaccoasmuchasbullets."Cigarettesweresent

overseastoAmericantroops.Theyweresomuchmoreconvenienttosmoke

inthetrenchesthanpipesorcigars.Millionsofsoldiersthustookupcigarette

smokingduringthewarandcontinuedtheirhabitoncetheyreturnedhome.

Thegreat20thcenturycigaretteadvertisingcampaignbeganrightafterWorld

WarI,capitalizingonthepatriotismthataccompaniedthewareffort.Theads

oftenfeaturedtestimonials(证明)bymoviestars,athletesandevendoctors,

whowentsofarastosuggestthatgoodhealthandgoodlookswerethe

rewardsofsmoking.Somecigarettemanufacturersmadeparticularlybold

healthclaimsfortheirproducts,advertisingthattheirbrandcouldsteadythe

nervesorevenpreventsmoker'scough.

Theadvertisingcampaignsweresoeffectivethatby1939,aFortune

magazinesurveyshowedthat53percentofalladultAmericanmensmoked

cigarettes(asdid66percentofthoseunder40).

Thewidespreaduseofcigarettesamongwomenlaggedsome25to30years

behindthatofmen.Althoughafewdatingwomenhadsmokedcigaretteseven

beforeWorldWarI,womendidnottakeupsmokinginlargenumbersuntil

the1940s.DuringWorldWarII,cigaretteswereagainsenttreetoAmerican

military.Athome,cigaretteadvertisingwastargetedatfemales,whohad

takenovertraditionalmalejobs.

FirstClues

Unknowntothesmokingpublic,animpressiveamountofspeculation—and

somehardscientificevidence—whichlinkedsmokingwithdiseasehad

emergedbetween1920and1940.Tobaccocompanieschosetoignorethis

evidenceandcontinuedtopromotecigarettesheavily.

Bytoday'sstandards,themedicalevidencegatheredagainstcigarettesby

1940wouldhavebeenenoughtostimulateathoroughinvestigationofthe

matterandtheextensivecoverageinthepopularpress.Unfortunately,this

wasnotthecaseatthetime.

Fewpeoplewereawareoftheevidence,andthosew

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Plantspeciesaredispersedoveralargeareawiththehelpof.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(31)

A.Itspromisetoofferservicesnotavailableatotherbanks.

B.Itsofferoffreegiftstoitscustomers.

C.Itsdescriptionindetailoftheservicesandfacilitiesthatthebankprovides.

D.Itscompletelynewattitudetobanking.

22.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Investmentinthepublicsector,suchaselectricity,irrigation,

publicservicesandtransportincreasedbyabout10%,althoughtheemphasis

movedtothetransportandawayfromtheothersectorsmentioned.Tradeand

servicesrecordeda16%to17%investmentgrowth,includinga30%increase

ininvestmentinbusinesspremises.Industrialinvestmentisestimatedtohave

risenbyWo.Althoughtheshareofagricultureintotalgrossinvestmentinthe

economycontinuedtodecline,investmentgrewby9%inabsoluteterms,

largelyspurredonbya23%expansionofinvestmentinagricultural

equipment.Housingconstructionhad12%moreinvestedinitin1964,notso

muchowingtoincreaseddemand,astofearsofnewtaxesandlimitationof

building.

Totalconsumptioninrealtermsrosebycloseon11%during1964,andper

capitapersonalconsumptionbyunder7%,asin1963.Theundesirabletrend

towardsarapidriseinconsumption,evidentinpreviousyears,remained

unaltered.Sinceatcurrentpricesconsumptionroseby16%anddisposable

incomeby14%,therewasevidentlyafallintherateofsavingintheprivate

sectoroftheeconomy.Onceagainconsumptionpatternsindicatedaswift

advanceinthestandardofliving.Expenditureonfooddeclinedin

significance,althoughconsumptionoffruitincreased.Spendingonfurniture

andhouseholdequipment,health,educationandrecreationcontinuedto

increase.Thegreatestproofofalteredlivingstandardswastherapid

expansionofexpenditureontransportandprivateservicesofallkinds,which

occurredduring1964.Theprogressivewealthoflargesectorsofthepublic

wasdemonstratedbythechangingcompositionofdurablegoodspurchased.

Saturationpointwasrapidlybeingapproachedforitemssuchasthefirst

householdradio,gascookers,andelectricrefrigerators,whereasincreasing

purchasesofautomobilesandtelevisionsetswereregistered.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.Whydoesthespeakerthinkthatthetrendtowardsarapidrisein

consumptionwasundesirable?

31.Inwhatrespectdidexpenditureincreaseaccordingtothepassage?

32.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheincreaseoffruitconsumption?

(26)

A.Itmadepeoplesavelessmoney.

B.Itincreasedthenumberofthepoor.

C.Itmadepeopleconsumeless.

D.Itencouragedluxuryconsumption.

23.(28)

A.Theyarefilledwithadvertisements.

B.Theyareinterruptedbyadvertisingmessages.

C.Theymustbeinterestingtohugegroupsofpeople.

D.Theycanbeinterestingonlytosmallgroupsofpeople.

24.[B9]

25.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

听力原文：M:TherewasapartyonourschoolcampusSundayevening.Did

yougo?

W:HadIknownabouttheparty,Iwouldhavebeenpresentforit.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

(12)

A.Shewenttothepartywithoutknowingit.

B.Shewasinvitedtotheparty.

C.Shewaspresentfortheparty.

D.Shewasabsentfromtheparty.

26.

[B7]

27.听力原文：W:Ah,isthisTVstillonthewarranty?

M:ItshouldbesinceIboughtitonlytwomonthsago.

Q:WhathappenedonthisTVset?

(16)

A.Itisnottheirs.

B.Ithassomeproblems.

C.Itisoutofwarranty.

D.Itwasstolen.

28.(34)

A.Acommunityofplants.

B.Acommunityofanimals.

C.Thestudyandunderstandingofplantsandanimals.

D.Theinteractingphysicalfactorsoftheenvironment.

29.听力原文：M:Yourstaffappearstobemadeupofsmartpeople,butIbet

thatthey'dscorelowonanEQtest.

W:EQ?Oh,IthinkI'veheardofthat,right.Soyou'resayingthattheycan't

applytheirintelligenceefficiency.Thatistheproblem.

Q:Whatproblemdoesthewomanindicate?

(17)

A.HeremployeesgetlowscoresonthetestofEQ.

B.Heremployeescan'ttaketheadvantageofhighIQ.

C.Heremployeesaretoosmartaccordingtothetest.

D.Heremployeesareconcernedwithemotionalproblems.

30.(45)

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

31.The1990swereallaboutdownsizing,thepracticeoflayingofflarge

numbersofstaffinthesearchforefficiencyandprofitability.Morethan17

millionworkerswerelaidoffbetween1988and1995,althoughabout28mil

lionjobswereaddedbacktotheeconomy.

TwoeconomistsattheFederalReserveBankinDallas,W.MichaelCoxand

RichardAlin,reportedonthe10largestdownsizersofthe1990—1995period,

whichincludeDigitalEquipment,McDonnellDouglas,GeneralElectric,and

Kmart.Collectiveoutput(salesadjustedforinflation)declinedbyalmost10

percent.Ontheotherhand,productivityperworkerrosenearly28percent,

comparedwithagainof1.5percentintherestoftheeconomy.SaysCox,

"Mostofthecompaniesemergedfromthedownsizingmorecompetitivethan

beforeandthuswereabletoprovidegreatersecuritytotheirworkers."The

cost?850,000workers.

Yetnegativeoutcomesprevailedatmanyfirms.Devastatinglylowmorale,

increaseddisabilityclaimsandsuitsforwrongfuldischarge(解雇)，and

generalmistrustofmanagementplaguemanycompanies.Astudydoneatthe

WhartonSchoolexamineddataonseveralthousandfirmsandfoundthat

downsizinghadlittleornoeffectonearningsorstockmarketperformance.

Farmoreeffectivewereleveragedbuyouts（举债全额收购）andportfolio（投

资组合）restructuring.

Thereissomeevidencethatconsistentfocusoncreatingvalueforshare

holders,whichincludesparingunneededworkers,actuallyincreasesjobsin

thelongrun,"Stronger,leanercompaniesareabletocompeteintheworld

marketmoreeffectively,andthatultimatelydrawsjobsbacktothose

companies."That'stheopinionofThomasCopland,adirectorofMcKinsey

andCo.,amanagementconsultingfirmthatstudied20yearsofdataor1,000

companiesintheUnitedStates,Canada,Germany,Holland,Belgium,and

France.Thestudyrevealedthat,unlikethoseintheUnitedStatesandCanada,

theEuropeanfirmslostjobsinthelongtermbecausetheirreturnsto

shareholdersfellbetween1970and1990.

Althoughlong-rungrowthisapleasantprospectforshareholders,theshort­

termlossofjobsandincomehasleftmanyemployeesandtheirfamilies

strugglingintheaftermathofdownsizing.

Theterm"downsizing"inthispassagemeans.

A.justcuttingdowntosize

B.producingsmallermodelsorstyles

C.cuttingjobsandpositionsforhigherperformanceandprofits

D.cuttingdownonincentiveprograms

32.

Lonelypeoplecaneasilybecomelonelierbecausetheytendto.

33.

Industrialproductsareoftentheresultofaccordingtothepassage.

A.laboratorywork

B.marketsurvey

C.commercialresearch

D.businessgrowth

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

34.

[S10]

35.Theroleofthefarmerhasalwaysbeenanimportantone.Twohundred

yearsago,95%ofAmericanworkerswerefarmers.Agricultureis[Si]

America'sbiggestindustry.Today,lessthan3%ofAmericanworkersare

farmers.YetagriculturestillisAmerica'sbiggestindustry,itemploysmore

workersthananyotherindustry,anditproducesmorefoodthanAmericans

canconsumeenoughtomaketheUnitedStatestheworld'slargestimporter

[S2]

ofagriculturalgoods.Americanfarmersusedtogrowonlyenoughfoodto

feedtheirfamiliesandanimals.Noweachfarmergrowsenoughtofeed78

otherpeople.Americanfarmersproducemoretodaybecausetheyhaveto

usemodernfarmandbusinessmethods.Thismeanstheyhavetoknowmore

[S3]

thaneverbefore.Theystilllearnaboutsoil,theweather,harmlessinsects,

[S4]

andplantandanimaldiseases,buttheyalsomustlearnabouteconomics,

internationaltrade,andevencomputers.IthassaidthatfarminginAmerica

[S5]

todayisthreefourthspaperworkandonefourthphysicallabor.Becauseof

this,Americanfarmersnowareabletoworkformoreyears.Inthepast,

mostwereoldandtiredofbythetimetheywereabout40.Today,[S6]

however,theaverageageoftheAmericanfarmeris48-fiveyearsolder

thantheaverag6ageofotherAmericanworkers.Almostallnewfarmersin

theUnitedstateshavecompletedatmost12yearsofschooling,andmany

[S7]

youngAmericansstudyagricultureatastateuniversity.Thefederal

governmentprovidedwiththeestablishmentoftheseschoolsinalawsigned

[S8]

byPresidentAbrahamLincolnin1862.Todaythereisaso-calledland-grant

universityineachstate.Theland-grantlawalsocreatedthecooperative

extensionservice.Thisisaseriesoflocal.officesaroundthecountrythat

informsfarmersaboutthelatestdevelopmentsinagriculture.American[S9]

farmersalsogetinformationfromthemanyagriculturalpublicationsinthe

UnitedStates,Farmersalsojoinorganizationswhichtheyandtheirfamilies

[S10].

canexchangeinformation.

[SI]

36.

[S3]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.[SI]

38.

[sio]

39.Theplaceofthechildinsocietyhasvariedforthousandsof

yearsandhasbeeneffectedbydifferentculturesandreligions,in[SI]

ancienttimesunwantedchildrenwereoccasionallyabandoned,

puttodeath,exploitingorofferedforreligioussacrifices,andin[S2]

anyeventalargepercentageofthemdidn'tsurvivetheirphysically

hazardousexistencetoreachtomaturity.[S3]

Inwesterncivilizationwithinthelastfewhundredyears,

therehavebeenmanychangesinattitudewiththeyoung.Inagricultural[S4]

Europe,andlaterwiththebeginningoftheIndustrial

Revolution,thechildrenofthepoorworklonghoursforlittleor[S5]

nopay,andtherewasnopublicconcernontheirsafetyorwelfare[S6]

punishmentcouldbebrutalandsevere.

Bytheeighteenthcenturytheharshandseveremethodsbegan

toshowanychange.Societyslowlyaccorded（给予）children[S7]

aroleofimportance.Bookswerewrittenexpresslyforthemand

graduallylawswerepassingfortheirprotection,Effortswere[S8]

madetocreateforthemalifebetterthantheirparents!

Inthepastfewdecadesparentshavebecomemore

andmoreattentivefortheneedsoftheirchildren.Betterhealthcareis

available[S9]

andeducationisnolongerreservingforthechildrenfrom[S10]

wealthyfamilies.

[SI]

参考答案

l.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttothe

proverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoing

canbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcan

beacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethe

truthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamoment

butwasprecededbyyearsofpatientarduousobservation.Mozartwasnotan

accomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountless

hoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodem

worldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords

"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthe

secretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsand

successtheyachievedwithoutexceptioncomefromsustainedendeavor.

Althoughitisanoldsayinganditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamous

peoplenopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinour

collegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacoursetoacquireknowledgeina

particularfieldandtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertion

andpersistenteffort.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsown

equivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatis

reallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatno

knowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thaveto

lookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywas

nottheworkofamoment,butwasprecededbyyearsofpatient,arduous

observation.Mozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightasthe

resultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthe

greatestinventorinthemodemworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingto

partiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercent

inspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.All

accomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachieved,withoutexception,comefrom

sustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsaying,anditsillustrationismainly

foundinfamouspeople,nopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealistic

significanceinourcollegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacourse,to

acquireknowledgeinaparticularfield,andtoattainanyacademicgoals-all

requiresgreatexertionandpersistenteffort.

2.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.

3.AreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsforaJustCause?Tohelpothers

whentheyareindifficultiesisconsideredtobeavirtueinourcountry.Even

intoday'ssocietyinwhichpeopletendtovaluemoneymorethaneverbefore

somepeoplehelpothersoutinacrisisevenriskingtheirlives.Howevermany

otherschoosetokeepsilenceandturnablindeyetoacrisis.Theythinkthat

totakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseoftenbringthemselvesintodangerand

what'smorethehelpgivencannotbringthemanybenefitsbuthurt.From

timetotimenewscomesthatsomeheroicactionsarenotrecognizedbythe

governmentandthoseheroescannotgetanyrewardsfromeitherthosewho

gethelporthegovernment.Evenworsesomeheroesareseriouslywounded

butareletaloneinhospitalshavingnomoneytopayforthelargeamountof

medicalfees.Inmyopiniontotakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseistheduty

ofeveryoneofusassocialbeings.Supposeweourselvesareindangerdowe

wanthelpfromothers?Meanwhilerewardsfromthegovernmentshouldbe

moregenerousnotonlyforthosewhohavealreadysacrificedtheirlivesbut

alsoforthosewhoarewillingtogiveothersahand.Itisalsoimportanttocall

onpeopletolearnfromthoseheroesandencouragemorepeopletostandup

tocrimeandcrises.Thenwecancreateasocietyrichinnotonlywealthbut

warmth.AreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsforaJustCause?Tohelp

otherswhentheyareindifficultiesisconsideredtobeavirtueinourcountry.

Evenintoday'ssocietyinwhichpeopletendtovaluemoneymorethanever

before,somepeoplehelpothersoutinacrisis,evenriskingtheirlives.

Howevermanyotherschoosetokeepsilenceandturnablindeyetoacrisis.

Theythinkthattotakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseoftenbringthemselves

intodangerandwhat'smore,thehelpgivencannotbringthemanybenefits

buthurt.Fromtimetotime,newscomesthatsomeheroicactionsarenot

recognizedbythegovernmentandthoseheroescannotgetanyrewardsfrom

eitherthosewhogethelporthegovernment.Evenworse,someheroesare

seriouslywoundedbutareletaloneinhospitals,havingnomoneytopayfor

thelargeamountofmedicalfees.Inmyopinion,totakeupthecudgelsfora

justcauseisthedutyofeveryoneofusassocialbeings.Supposeweourselves

areindanger,dowewanthelpfromothers?Meanwhilerewardsfromthe

governmentshouldbemoregenerous,notonlyforthosewhohavealready

sacrificedtheirlivesbutalsoforthosewhoarewillingtogiveothersahand.

Itisalsoimportanttocallonpeopletolearnfromthoseheroesandencourage

morepeopletostanduptocrimeandcrises.Thenwecancreateasocietyrich

innotonlywealthbutwarmth.

4.Pleaselookatthecartoon.Amanhappenedtomeetaheavyrain

unfortunatelyhehadnoumbrellawithhim.Unlikeotherpeoplewhowereall

escapingtherainundertheeaveshejusttookoffhisshoeswitha

handkerchiefonhisheadrunninginthePleaselookatthecartoon.Aman

happenedtomeetaheavyrain,unfortunately,hehadnoumbrellawithhim.

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