2023年山西省朔州市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

【2023年】山西省朔州市大学英语6级大

学英语六级测试卷（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、LWriting（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTechnology,aBlessingoraCurse?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.科学技术使人们的生活变得更加便利

2.科学技术造成的负面影响

3.我们应该怎样面对这种矛盾

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterof

atleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.有个国外的朋友来访，告诉他你已经做好安排。

2.作了哪些安排。

3.对来访表示欢迎

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterto

consoleyourfriendwhorecentlyfailedinTOEFL.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.得知好友John未通过托福考试，他情绪低落

2.帮他分析可能存在的问题，提出合理建议

3.鼓励他战胜失败

ALetterofConsolation

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

SecondhandGoodsTransaction.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.二手物品的交换越来越多；

2.对此人们态度褒贬不一；

3.你的观点

SecondhandGoodsTransaction

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterof

application.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteronthe

situationgiveninChinese:

假如你是DavidYang/MaryYang,是U大学即将毕业的本科生，向某公

司写一信求职信。先描述自己的一些基本情况，包括学生、专业、在校

学习成绩、英语水平、个人爱好、是否有相关的工作经历。然后描述你

对将来工作的预期，包括工作职务和工资水平等细节。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorld.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.中国在海外已经设立并将设立更多孔子学院

2.设立孔子学院有利于中国传统文化的传传播

3.对此有不同的看法，你如何看待

China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorld

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicStarbucks'PresenceinthePalaceMuseum.Youshouldwriteatleast

150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.有些人认为“星巴克进故宫”是一种“挑战传统文化”“崇洋媚外”的表现,

主张将星巴克赶出故宫

2.另一些人认为“星巴克进故宫”是一种“中西文化相互融合”的正常表

现，可以接受

3.你的看法

Starbucks'PresenceinthePalaceMuseum

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertothelocal

governmentcomplainingthatsomeInternetcafesopentoteenagersyou

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese

1.许多网吧向未成年人开放

2.列举这一现象的危害并分析原因

3.提出建议，希望引起重视

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamount

ofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

Leisuretiaeinatypicalveek:bysexandeBploysentstatus,1998—1999

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10.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteastartessayentitledShould

EuthanasiaBeLegalized?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.安乐死应该合法化

2.安乐死不应合法化

3.我的观点

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

11.

Therealtherapistscanusedreamemotiontotreatpatientswhoare

experiencingunpleasantlifeevents.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

WhatwasthereasonthatledtothelossofmorethanhalfofAfricanmain

foodtwoyearsago?

A.Drought.

B.Toxininthecrop.

C.Themosaicvirus.

D.Thebarrensoil.

13.

Ifyouknowtheinterestofrecruiter,thenyoucanavoidalotofmistakes.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Inproteinthereare22aminoacids,amongwhichnon-essentialaminoacids

canbeinthebody.

15.Floods

WaterisoneofthemostusefulthingsonEarth.Wedrinkit,batheinit,clean

withitanduseittocookfood.Mostofthetime,itiscompletelybeneficialto

thehumans.Butinlargeenoughquantities,theverysamestuffweusetowash

atoothbrushcanoverturncars,destroyhousesandevenkill.Floodinghas

claimedmillionsoflivesinthelasthundredyearsalone,morethananyother

weatherphenomenon.

Howwaterexistsonourplanet

ThetotalamountofwateronEarthhasremainedfairlyconstantformillions

ofyears(thoughitsdistributionhasvariedconsiderablyinthattime).Every

day,averysmallamountofwaterislosthighintheatmosphere,whereintense

ultravioletrayscanbreakawatermoleculeapart,butnewwaterisalso

emittedfromtheinnerpartoftheEarth,byvolcanicactivity.Theamountof

waterthatiscreatedandtheamountthatislostareprettymuchequal.

Atanyonetime,thisvolumeofwaterisinmany,differentforms.Itcanbe

liquid,asinoceans,riversandrain;solid,asintheglaciersoftheNorthand

SouthPoles;orgaseous,asintheinvisiblewatervaporintheair.Water

changesfromstatetostateasitismovedaroundtheplanetbywindcurrents.

Windcurrents

Windcurrentsaregeneratedbytheheatingactivityofthesun.Thesunshines

moreontheareaaroundEarth'sequatorthanitdoesonareasfarthernorthand

south,causingaheatdiscrepancyoverthesurfaceoftheglobe.Inwarmer

regions,hotairrisesupintotheatmosphere,pullingcoolerairintothe

unoccupiedspace.Incoolerregions,coldairsinks,pushing/drivingwarmer

airintotheunoccupiedspace.TherotationoftheEarthbreaksthiscycleup,

sothereareseveral,smallerair-currentcyclesallalongtheglobe.

Overall,windcurrentsintheatmospherearefairlyconsistent.Atany

particulartimeofyear,currentstendtomoveinacertainwayacrosstheglobe.

Consequently,specificlocationsgenerallyexperiencethesamesortof

weatherconditionsyeartoyear.Butonaday-to-daybasis,theweatherisnot

sopredictable.Windcurrentsandprecipitation（降水）areaffectedbymany

factors,chieflygeographyandneighboringweatherconditions.Ahuge

numberoffactorscombineinaninfinitevarietyofways,producingallsorts

ofweather.Occasionally,thesefactorsinteractinsuchawaythatanatypical

volumeofliquidwatercollectsinonearea.Forexample,conditions

occasionallycausetheformationofahurricane,whichdumpsalargequantity

ofrainwhereveritgoes.Ifahurricanelingersoveraregion,ormultiple

hurricaneshappentomovethroughthearea,thelandreceivesmuchmore

precipitationthannormal.

Waterways

Sincewaterwaysareformedslowlyovertime,theirsizeisproportionateto

theamountofwaterthatnormallyaccumulatesinthatarea.Whenthereis

suddenlyamuchgreatervolumeofwater,thenormalwaterwaysoverflow,

andthewaterspreadsoutoverthesurroundingland,Atitsmostbasiclevel,

thisiswhatafloodis-anabnormalaccumulationofwaterinanareaofland.

Sourcesoffloods

Ashasbeenmentionedabove,floodsoccurwhenanatypicalvolumeofwater

collectsinanarea.Thereareanumberofwaysthismighthappen,andthere

areawiderangeofeventsthatoccurwhenitdoes.

-Rainstorms

Thesortoffloodingthatmostpeoplearefamiliarwithoccurswhenan

unusuallylargenumberofrainstormshitanareainafairlyshortperiodof

time.Inthiscase,theriversandstreamsthatdivertthewatertotheoceanare

simplyoverwhelmed.Thevaryingtemperaturesofdifferentseasonsleadto

differentweatherpatterns.Inthewinter,forexample,theairovertheocean

mightbewarmerthantheairovertheland,causingthewindflowtomove

fromthelandouttosea.Butinthesummer,theairoverthelandheats

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

ShestudiesatPennsylvaniaCollegeforWomenfirstwithamajorin

thenchangedhermajorto.

17.

Howdoyouchooseproperlightingforyourreadinginthelibrary?

A.Thelightshouldcovermostareasintheroom.

B.Thelightshouldcomeoveryourshoulder.

C.Thelightshouldnotbebrighterthanotherlightsintheroom.

D.Thelightshouldonlyfocusonthesmallesttext.

18.AccordingtoanewTIMEpoll,whatmaybeoneofthereasonsthat

Americansprefertobuyorganicfoodantenergy-efficientlightbulbs?

A.Theseproductsarecheaperandmorepersuasive.

B.Theyareabidingbyakindofnewcontract.

C.Themanufactureroftheproductsurgesthemtobuy.

D.Buyingsuchproductshasbecomeavogue.

19.

ItisthatplaystheleadingroleintheethnicintermixingoftheU.S.

20.Smokersandpeoplewhoneversmokewillnotbeoverweight.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.

[B8]

22.(32)

A.HecanstaywithhisrelativesintheUS.

B.Hecanplayhide-and-seekwithAmericanboys.

C.Hemusthaveatemporaryhomeandgotoschool.

D.HeshouldbesentbacktoCuba.

23.

[B2]

24.听力原文:M:Paul'sbeentaking5courses,buthe'sdecidedtodropone

ofthemattheendofthissemester.

W:Thatmaybeforthebest.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(14)

A.Paulhadbetterdropmorethanonecourse.

B.Paul'scourseisthebestofthefive.

C.Paulisanexcellentstudent.

D.Paul'sideaisprobablyagoodone.

25.听力原文：M:Howaboutgoingonacampingtripnextweekwithus?We

areplanningonhikingandcanoeinginthestatepark.

W:Thatsoundsgreat.ButI'dbetterwarnyou:I'veneverbeeninthecanoe

andIamnotmuchtheswimmereither.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(18)

A.Shelikeshiking.

B.Shelikesgoingonacampingtrip.

C.Sheisafraidofcanoeing.

D.Shewarnsthemannottogo

26.(26)

A.Fastmusicpromotesthesaleofhamburgers.

B.Backgroundmusicisplayedinprisonstomakeprisonereducated.

C.Backgroundmusicissometimesveryboringtotheworkers.

D.Backgroundmusicisusuallyfasterthananyothermusic.

27.(25)

A.Itissmaller.

B.Theclassroomatmosphereiswarmer.

C.Studentscan'taskquestions.

D.Studentsdon'tneedtostandupwhentheclassbegins.

28.

[B5]

29.(21)

A.Financialsecuritymattersalottothem.

B.Theychaseeverymarkofthestockmarket.

C.They'renotsoconcernedwithmoney.

D.Theymakedecisionsbasedonshort-termmatters.

30.(22)

A.Bypayingformealsoneatatime.

B.Byborrowingastudent'smealcard.

C.Byorderingtheirmealsinadvance.

D.Bybuyingaweekendmealcard.

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

31.

Insomedevelopingcountries,theresultofprotectinglocalindustriesfrom

competitionis.

32.TheNationalTrustis.

A.agovernmentdepartment

B.acharity

C.agroupofareasofgreatnaturalbeauty

D.anorganizationofgreatnaturalbeauty

33.

Westernersarefamiliarwiththejournalisticinterviewbutmostofthemmay

nothavebeen.

五、5.ErrorCorrection。题)

34.

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35.[S5]

36.

[S6]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.

[S6]

38.[S2]

39.

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参考答案

1.TechnologyaBlessingoraCurse?Asanimportantforceinthebetterment

ofhumanlifetechnologicaldevelopmentsavestimeandlabourreaches

unexploredfrontiersandcompletesmanyformer"impossiblemissions"For

instancecomputersandtheInternethavemadetheworldasmallerone.With

aclickofthemouseawebcamandamicrophonefriendsarenolongerkept

apartbydistance.Infactmodempeoplecanhardlymanagedailylifeletalone

acomfortablelifewithoutsophisticatedmachinesapparatusandgadgets.

Unfortunatelyforeveryproblemthereisasolutionandforeverysolution

thereisaproblem.Itisunilateraltoregardtechnologyasasoleblessing

becauseitalsoexertsnegativeimpacts.Taketheautomobilesasanexample

whileofferingpeopleconveniencetheyemittoxicandgreenhousegases.

Besideswhenwalkingandcyclingbecomeluxuriesthelackofexercises

accountsformanyhealthproblemsamongyoungandmiddle-agedpeople.So

tosomeextenttechnologyisacursethatthehumanbeingsspellon

themselves.Suchistheparadox:technologyisadouble-edgedsword—the

properuseiscertainlyconductivetotheproductivityofmodemlifebutonce

weoverusemisuseorevenabuseitweruntheriskofhurtingourselves.Sois

technologyablessingoracurse?Italldependsonhowweuseit.Technology,

aBlessingoraCurse?Asanimportantforceinthebettermentofhumanlife,

technologicaldevelopmentsavestimeandlabour,reachesunexplored

frontiers,andcompletesmanyformer"impossiblemissions",Forinstance,

computersandtheInternethavemadetheworldasmallerone.Withaclick

ofthemouse,awebcamandamicrophone,friendsarenolongerkeptapart

bydistance.Infact,modempeoplecanhardlymanagedailylife,letalonea

comfortablelife,withoutsophisticatedmachines,apparatusandgadgets.

Unfortunately,foreveryproblem,thereisasolution,andforeverysolution,

thereisaproblem.Itisunilateraltoregardtechnologyasasoleblessing,

becauseitalsoexertsnegativeimpacts.Taketheautomobilesasanexample,

whileofferingpeopleconvenience,theyemittoxicandgreenhousegases.

Besides,whenwalkingandcyclingbecomeluxuries,thelackofexercises

accountsformanyhealthproblemsamongyoungandmiddle-agedpeople.So

tosomeextent,technologyisacursethatthehumanbeingsspellon

themselves.Suchistheparadox:technologyisadouble-edgedsword—the

properuseiscertainlyconductivetotheproductivityofmodemlife,butonce

weoveruse,misuseorevenabuseit,weruntheriskofhurtingourselves.So

istechnologyablessingoracurse?Italldependsonhowweuseit.解析：

写作提示：科技对人类生活的影响是考生非常熟悉的话题。题目具有两

面性，一般两方面的论点都要提到，并在篇幅上保持一定的平衡，防止

走极端或一边倒。但是最终考生需要有一个较为明确的立场。第一段可

以用举例子的方法列举科技给人们的生活带来的便利之处，第二段的写

法基本相同，第三段则在前一段的基础上，针对所提及的一些负面影响

提出应对之策，亦可笼统地提出人们应该正确看待和使用科学技术。

2.DearMr.SmithIhavereceivedyourletterdatedApril52006inwhichyou

haveaskedmetomakearrangementsforyourstayhere.Iamgladtotellyou

yourschedulewillbeasfollows:FirstofallIwillmeetyouattheairport

whenyouarrivehereandthenIwilltakeyoutoouruniversityhotelwhereI

havebookedaroomforyou.Ontheseconddayofyourarrivalyouwillbe

invitedtoattendourteachingactivityinasmallgroup.IntheafternoonIwill

takeyoutovisitourstudents'lab.OnthethirddayIhavearrangedalecture

atwhichIhopeyoucouldgiveusanintroductiontotheteachingfeaturesof

fineartsatCambridge.IntheeveningIwillhaveasmallpartyforyouand

youwillhavemorechancetocommunicatewithourstudentsaswellasour

staff.OnthelastdayIwillseeyouoffattheairport.Ifthereisanything

inconvenientforyouinthisschedulepleaseletmeknowassoonaspossible.

Iamlookingforwardtoyourreplyandwishyouapleasantjourney.Yours

respectfullyAllenChuDearMr.Smith,IhavereceivedyourletterdatedApril

5,2006inwhichyouhaveaskedmetomakearrangementsforyourstayhere.

Iamgladtotellyouyourschedulewillbeasfollows:Firstofall,Iwillmeet

youattheairportwhenyouarrivehereandthenIwilltakeyoutoour

universityhotelwhereIhavebookedaroomforyou.Ontheseconddayof

yourarrival,youwillbeinvitedtoattendourteachingactivityinasmallgroup.

Intheafternoon,Iwilltakeyoutovisitourstudents'lab.Onthethirdday,I

havearrangedalectureatwhichIhopeyoucouldgiveusanintroductionto

theteachingfeaturesoffineartsatCambridge.Intheevening,Iwillhavea

smallpartyforyouandyouwillhavemorechancetocommunicatewithour

studentsaswellasourstaff.OnthelastdayIwillseeyouoffattheairport.

Ifthereisanythinginconvenientforyouinthisschedule,pleaseletmeknow

assoonaspossible.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreplyandwishyoua

pleasantjourney.Yoursrespectfully,AllenChu

3.ALetterofConsolation①DearJohn②Iamsorrytolearnthatyoufailed

inTOEFLlastweekandyousufferabadmood.③CheerupJohn;itisnot

yourdoomday.YoustillhaveachancetotaketheexamnextALetterof

Consolation①DearJohn,②IamsorrytolearnthatyoufailedinTOEFL

lastweek,andyousufferabadmood.③Cheerup,John;itisnotyourdoom

day.Youstillhaveachancetotaketheexamnext解析:①审题及布局。

本文是一篇典型的应用文写作，主要目的是安慰好友，鼓励他振作起来。

在布局上，第一段对好友John未通过托福考试表示安慰；第二段对他

未通过考试的原因进行分析；第三段鼓励好友战胜失败，要注意措辞的

方式，或采用激将法，或引用名言。②语言。本文是一篇安慰信，所以

用词应口语化，感情应真挚。

4.SecondhandGoodsTransaction(1)WiththeadventofInternetwehave

steppedintoaneraofinformationandtechnology.Asaresulttherearemore

channelsforsecondhandgoodstransactions.Forinstancevariouskindsof

websitescanprovide(2)informationplatformforthetransactors.Infact

attitudestowardssecondhandgoodstransactionsvaryfrompersontoperson.

(3)Somebelievethatit'sa(4)win-winsituationforbothbuyersandsellers.

Forbuyerstheycanpurchasecommoditiesatmuchlowerpricethanbuynew

ones.Forsellerstheycandisposethingsofnouseandgetmoneyinreturn.

(3)However,othersholdthisstrongargumentthatsecondhandgoods

transactionshavebeen(5)downgradedtotransactionsof(6)counterfeitsand

substandardgoods.Andsomecomplainit'stroublesometobargainwiththe

sellersbecausetheywillneverknowwhethertheyhavepaidwhatitisworth.

Despitemanyproblemsinsecondhandgoodstransactions(7)Iamstanding

onthesideofsupportingit.Thankstothesetransactionscommodities'value

inusecanbemaximizedotherwisetheywouldbeleftunused.AndIsincerely

believethataslongasthedishonestbusinessactivitiesareeffectively

combatedthesecondhandgoodstransactionswillbringusmorebenefitsthan

harm.SecondhandGoodsTransaction(1)WiththeadventofInternet,wehave

steppedintoaneraofinformationandtechnology.Asaresult,therearemore

channelsforsecondhandgoodstransactions.Forinstance,variouskindsof

websitescanprovide(2)informationplatform,forthetransactors.Infact,

attitudestowardssecondhandgoodstransactionsvaryfrompersontoperson.

(3)Somebelievethatit'sa(4)win-winsituationforbothbuyersandsellers.

Forbuyers,theycanpurchasecommoditiesatmuchlowerpricethanbuynew

ones.Forsellers,theycandisposethingsofnouseandgetmoneyinreturn.

(3)However,othersholdthisstrongargumentthatsecondhandgoods

transactionshavebeen(5)downgradedtotransactionsof(6)counterfeitsand

substandardgoods.Andsomecomplainit'stroublesometobargainwiththe

sellersbecausetheywillneverknowwhethertheyhavepaidwhatitisworth.

Despitemanyproblemsinsecondhandgoodstransactions,(7)Iamstanding

onthesideofsupportingit.Thankstothesetransactions,commodities'value

inusecanbemaximizedotherwisetheywouldbeleftunused.AndIsincerely

believethataslongasthedishonestbusinessactivitiesareeffectively

combated,thesecondhandgoodstransactionswillbringusmorebenefitsthan

harm.解析：(1)withtheadventof”随着…的出现”

⑵infbrmationplatfdrm."信息平台"

(3)正反两方观点对比

(4)win-win“双赢”

(5)downgradeto”降至...”

(6)counterfeitsandsubstandardgoods“假冒伪劣产品”

⑺Iamstandingonthesideof...提出自己的观点

5.June12005DearSirorMadamIamagraduatefromUuniversity.Iam

writingtoyoutoseekapositioninyourcompany.Iamgoingtoobtaina

bachelor'sdegreeininternationaltrade.AndIamproficientatEnglishandI

havealreadyobtainedthecertificatesofCET4andCET6.Myacademic

achievementranksAlevelwhichenablesmetogetthisyearsscholarship.I

havebeeneveryactiveinparticipatingandorganizingvariousactivitiesby

thestudentunion.AsformypersonalityIamratheroptimisticandopen

whichexplainswhyIampopularwithallmyclassmates.MoreoverIhave

theexperienceoftakingapart-timejobinaforeigntradecompanyduringthe

lasttwoyears.Iwishtoacquireajobinthefieldofforeigntradeinyour

company.Iexpecttoreceiveasalaryof3000to3500Yuanexcludingthe

socialsecurity.OfcourseitisdesirableifIcanhaveatemporaryhouse

providedbyyourcompany.IhopeIwillbegrantedtheopportunitytohave

aninterview.Iamsureyouwillbesatisfiedwithmyperformanceinthe

interview.SincerelyyoursDavidYangJune1,2005DearSirorMadam,Iam

agraduatefromUuniversity.Iamwritingtoyoutoseekapositioninyour

company.Iamgoingtoobtainabachelor'sdegreeininternationaltrade.And

IamproficientatEnglishandIhavealreadyobtainedthecertificatesofCET

4andCET6.MyacademicachievementranksAlevel,whichenablesmeto

getthisyearsscholarship.Ihavebeeneveryactiveinparticipatingand

organizingvariousactivitiesbythestudentunion.Asformypersonality,Iam

ratheroptimisticandopen,whichexplainswhyIampopularwithallmy

classmates.Moreover,Ihavetheexperienceoftakingapart-timejobina

foreigntradecompanyduringthelasttwoyears.Iwishtoacquireajobinthe

fieldofforeigntradeinyourcompany.Iexpecttoreceiveasalaryof3,000to

3,500Yuan,excludingthesocialsecurity.Ofcourse,itisdesirableifIcan

haveatemporaryhouseprovidedbyyourcompany.IhopeIwillbegranted

theopportunitytohaveaninterview.Iamsureyouwillbesatisfiedwithmy

performanceintheinterview.Sincerelyyours,DavidYang

6.China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorldTheverybeginningofthe21st

centurywitnessedtheestablishmentofmanyConfuciusCollegesinforeign

countries.ThesecollegesaremainlyinvolvedintheeffortstoteachChinese

languageandtodisseminateChineseculturetotheworld.Manypeople

believethatthefoundingoftheseConfuciusCollegesispropitioustothe

Chinesepeople'srenaissance.FirstlyitbecomesahallmarkofChinese

people'ssenseofprideandhelpsChinesepeopletorediscoverthemselves.

FurthermoreitcanalsohelptheworldhaveabetterunderstandingofChinese

peopleandChinesecultureaswellascurrentpoliciesofChinesepeoplesoas

tocreateaharmoniousenvironmentforChina'sfurtherdevelopment.

Howevertherearedifferentvoicesfromtheworldabouttheestablishmentof

theConfuciusCollegesabroad.Somewelcomethisnewphenomenonasa

contributiontothediversityoftheworldwhileothersviewitasaformof

culturalinvasionandasathreattotheworld.Thisisquitenormalforthere

arealwaystwokindsofpeopleintheworldwhotakedifferentattitudes

towardsChina'sdevelopment.What'sthebestinsuchasituationistotake

fulladvantagesoftheConfuciusCollegestopromotetheworld's

understandingofChinaandthustochangethesecondattitudeto

China.China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorldTheverybeginningofthe

21stcenturywitnessedtheestablishmentofmanyConfuciusCollegesin

foreigncountries.Thesecollegesaremainlyinvolvedintheeffortstoteach

ChineselanguageandtodisseminateChineseculturetotheworld.Many

peoplebelievethatthefoundingoftheseConfuciusCollegesispropitiousto

theChinesepeople'srenaissance.Firstly,itbecomesahallmarkofChinese

people'ssenseofprideandhelpsChinesepeopletorediscoverthemselves.

Furthermore,itcanalsohelptheworldhaveabetterunderstandingofChinese

peopleandChinesecultureaswellascurrentpoliciesofChinesepeoplesoas

tocreateaharmoniousenvironmentforChina'sfurtherdevelopment.

However,therearedifferentvoicesfromtheworldabouttheestablishmentof

theConfuciusCollegesabroad.Somewelcomethisnewphenomenonasa

contributiontothediversityoftheworld,whileothersviewitasaform,of

culturalinvasionandasathreattotheworld.Thisisquitenormalforthere

arealwaystwokindsofpeopleintheworldwhotakedifferentattitudes

towardsChina'sdevelopment.What'sthebestinsuchasituationistotake

fulladvantagesoftheConfuciusCollegestopromotetheworld's

understandingofChinaandthustochangethesecondattitudetoChina.

7.Starbucks'PresenceinthePalaceMuseumRecentlytheopeningofa

StarbucksinthePalaceMuseumisbrewingastorminChina.Somepeople

arguethataforeigncafeisinappropriatetobelocatedina15th-century

buiStarbucks'PresenceinthePalaceMuseumRecently,theopeningofa

StarbucksinthePalaceMuseumisbrewingastorminChina.Somepeople

arguethataforeigncafeisinappropriatetobelocatedina15th-centurybui

8.DearmayorI'mwritingtotellyouaseriousphenomenonnearmycampus：

thereareabignumberofInternetcafesnearthecampusmostofwhichopen

toteenagers.InthosecafesmostschoolkidsplayInternetgamesofchaton

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hours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkersbutfemale

part-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretimeonlyslightlymorethan

womeninfull-timeemploymentperhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.In

theunemployedandretiredcategoriesleisuretimeshowedanincreasefor

bothsexesasmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoomenenjoyedmoreleisure

time—overeightyhourscomparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen

perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthe

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menandwomeninatypicalweekin1998—1999,accordingtogenderand

employmentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehad

forty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-seven

hours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemale

part-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethan

womeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.

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bothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisure

time—overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,

perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthe

homethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhours

ofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,

thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmale

leisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.

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