2021年甘肃省武威市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2021年甘肃省武威市大学英语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,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

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicJobProblemsforCollegeGraduates.Studythefollowingcharts

carefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedontheinformationgivenin

thecharts.Writeto:

statethechangesincollegegraduates'choicesofcareers;

(2)givepossiblereasonsforthechanges;

(3)suggestsomesolutionstotheproblem.

19812006

□Graduateswhocontinuetostudy

SGraduateswhotakeJobsirrelevanttotheirmajors

□GraduateswhoholdjobsIntheirmajors

Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150words.Pleasewriteneatly.

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetitle:IsLongHolidayNecessary?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

IsLongHolidayNecessary

1.对于长假是否必要，不同的人有不同的看法

2.我认为长假是必要的，因为……

3.如何度长假

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicHowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Youshouldwriteatleast150

words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.心理健康问题往往是导致疾病的原因

2.分析人们产生心理健康问题的原因（可从失业、压力过重、缺少支持、

缺乏人际交往能力等方面加以分析）

3.你认为人们应如何保持心理健康

HowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?You

shouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartand

outlinebelow:

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1.简要分析图表

2.分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

6.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitled

PressureinModernLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.现代生活充满压力

2.压力对人身心的影响；

3.如何缓解压力

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteallopen

lettertothemajorofthecitybasedonthefollowingsituation:

Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

givenbelow:

1.1.近年来，本市空气污染情况越来越严重

2.你认为造成空气污染的主要污染源在哪里?应该采取哪些措施？

3.呼吁所有市民积极行动起来,治理空气污染

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledEconomicDevelopmentandMoralDecline.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近年来我国经济建设取得了很大成就。

2.但与此同时，社会风气随着经济的发展也日益下降。

3.我的观点……

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunication.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.以下图为依据描述1975年和1995年人们交流通讯方式的变化情况

2.说明引起变化的各种原因

3.预测未来的情况

□Phone

□Leuer

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledWhatDoYouThinkofChallenge.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.挑战的意义。

2.如何迎接挑战。

3.我的看法是...

WhatDoYouThinkofChallenge?

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

11.

Bodypartsthatgatherfatarecompletelydifferentinmaleandfemale.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow.

13.

Whatisthefirstthingtodotoplanforanearlyretirement?

A.Tomaintainagoodfigure.

B.Toearnasmuchmoneyasyoucannow.

C.Toworkoutadetailedplanofworldtravelling.

D.Toknowexactlytheamountofyourwealth.

14.

Whichofthefollowingcanbeexternalnegativefactor?

A.Toxicmentalstate

B.Lackofvigilance

C.Negativefriends

D.Adoptionoffriend'sthought

15.

DollyMadisononceinvitedthechildrenofWashingtontorollboiledeggs

downthehillylawnof.

16.IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

17.

Globalwarmingonlyresultsfromrapidincreasesinemissionsofgreenhouse

gases.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Greenbuildingtechniquesrequire.

A.architectstomakefulluseofsunlight

B.peopletoavoidusingelectricalappliances

C.architectstoemploylocallabors

D.businessmentoresistpoisonousbuildingmaterials

19.

AlmosthalfoftheNegroslavesdiedduringthevoyagebecauseoftheterrible

conditionstheyhadtoendure.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.,artificialdiscoperationisconsideredabetteroptionthanthe

traditionalfusionsurgery.

A.Givingpatientsgreatermobilityandquickerrecovery

B.Suitableforeveryback-painsufferers

C.Beinglessinvasiveandcostly

D.Withfewerpost-operationsideeffects

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.

[B3]

22.

[B8]

23.

[B7]

24.(39)

25.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

TheEnglish,asarace,areverydifferentfromallothernationalities,including

theirclosetneighbors,theFrench,Belgians,andDutch.Itis[Bl]

thatlivingonanislandwhichis[B2]fromtherestofEuropehas

muchtodowithit.[B3],alotofEuropeanpeoplewanttoaskabout

the[B4].Itmaybeinterestingandsometimes,orwemaysay,[B5]

statedthattheEnglishman(includingtheScots)has[B6]so

manyattitudesandhabitswhich[B7]himfromothernationalities.

Thatiswhatwecalledthenational[B8]

Broadlyspeaking,theEnglishmanisaquiet,shy,reservedsuchapersonwho

isfullyrelaxedonlyamongpeopleheknowswell.TheEnglishmanis

somewhatdifferent.[B9]Youonlyhavetowitnessacitytrainrely

morningoreveningtoseethetruthofthis.Youoftenseesuchanimage,that

is,theserious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapers

orhavingalightsleepinacorner,noonespeaks,evenifyouwanttohavea

talk.Theypaynoattentiontoyou.Infact,todosowouldseemmostunusual.

Inmanypartsoftheworlditisquitenormaltoshowopenlyextremesof

enthusiasm,emotion,excitement,etc.,oftenaccompaniedbyappropriate

gestures.

[BIO]——.Buthetendstodisplayhisfeelingsfarlessandthisis

reflectedinhisuseoflanguage.Imagineamancommentingonthegreat

beautyofayounggirl.

[Bll].TheEnglishmanwillflatlystate"urn,she'sallright".This

specialuseoflanguage,particularlycommoninEngland,isknownas

restrainedstatement.

[Bl]

26.听力原文：M:CanIhelpyou,Miss?

W:Yes.Iboughtthistelephonelastweek,anditworksallrightwithout­

goingcalls,butitdoesn'tringforthein-comingones.

Q:What'stheproblemwiththewoman'stelephone?

(14)

A.Shecan'treceiveanycalls.

B.Shecan'tmakeanycalls.

C.Shecandonothingwiththephone.

D.Shecan'trepairthephone.

27.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

听力原文:W:Whereisthebus?Itwasscheduledtobehereaboutthirty

minutesago.AndI'malreadylateforwork.

M:Me,too.Ihateridingthebus.It'sneverontime,andwehavetobeata

busstopforhoursnomatterhowtheweatheris.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

(12)

A.Thebusstop.

B.Thebadweather:

C.Thelatebus.

D.Thetrafficjam.

28.

[B9]

29.(29)

A.Hewillbechargedwithaminordrivingviolation.

B.Hewillbeputinprisonforfifteendays.

C.Hewillbefinedalargeamountofmoney.

D.Hewillnotbeallowedtodriveabusinthecounty.

30.听力原文：W:Goodevening,professorMynameisAliceBrown.

M:Goodevening,Alice.Whatisyourquestion?

W:I'vebeenstudyingSpanishforsomeyears.IgotoSpainonholiday

sometimes.I'velearntquitealotofgrammarandvocabulary.ButIfindit

verydifficulttospeak,andwhenIwenttoSpainthissummerIcouldn't

understandtheSpanishpeopleatall.Igotreallydisheartened.

M:Yes,itisaproblem.HowlonghaveyoubeenstudyingSpanish?

W:Aboutfouryears.

M:Yes,howexactly?Gotoaneveningclass,usingtapes...?

W:I'vebeengoingtoaneveningclassandI'vewatchedquitealotoftheBBC

televisionprograms.

M:Oh,they'reverygood.DidyoubuytheBBCbook?

W:No,weuseadifferentbookintheclass.

M:Yes,Isee,Alice.Ialwaysthinkthatlearningalanguageisratherlike

learningtodrive.Now,youcouldn'tlearntodriveacarbysittingina

classroomorwatchingtelevision.Ithinkwhatyouneedisalotofpracticein

usingthelanguage.

W:That'sallverywellifyouliveinthecountrywheretheyspeakthe

language,butIdon't.

M:Yes,Iunderstandtheproblem.Thoughevenifyouliveinthecountry

wherethelanguageisspoken,youhavetoreachacertainstandardbeforeyou

areabletohaveconversationswiththenatives.Iwasthinkingperhapsyou

mightarrangewithanotherstudentorstudentstohaveregularconversation

practice.

W:Iseewhatyoumean.Thankyouverymuch,Professor.

M:Youarewelcome,Alice.

(20)

A.Shecouldn'tgotoSpainforholidaythissummer.

B.Shecouldn'tcommunicatewithSpanishpeopleverywell.

C.Shedidn'tlearnenoughSpanishvocabulary.

D.ShehadfewchancestospeakSpanishinSpain.

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

31.

Whethermultipleauthorsofapapershouldbetakencollectivelyor

individuallydependson

A.whetherjudgmentsaremadeaboutthepaperoritsauthors

B.whetheritisthecreditortheblamethattheauthorsneedtoshare

C.howmanyauthorsareinvolvedinthepaper

D.wherethepaperhasbeenpublished

32.

Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe.

A.Biotechnology-AnotherGreenRevolution.

B.Biotechnology-HopeandConcerns

C.Soybean-theFutureDinnerFoodforAmericans

D.ScientificResearchinAgriculture

33.

WhydoestheauthormentiontheCaliforniagoldrush?

A.Toexplaintheneedforanincreasedsupplyofgold.

B.ToindicatetheextentofUnitedStatesmineralwealth.

C.Todescribethemoodwhenoilwasfirstdiscovered.

D.Toarguethatgoldwasmorevaluablethanoil.

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

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参考答案

l.OnAgingPopulationEnteringthe21stcenturypeoplenowenjoymore

prosperityandsocialprogressatthesametimeitisundeniablethatavery

seriousproblemisdrawingmoreandmoreattentionthatistheaOnAging

PopulationEnteringthe21stcentury,peoplenowenjoymoreprosperityand

socialprogress,atthesametime,itisundeniablethataveryseriousproblem

isdrawingmoreandmoreattention,thatis,thea

2.JOBPROBLEMSFORCOLLEGEGRADUATESEachyearthousands

uponthousandsofgraduatesfloodintothejobmarketwavingtheircollege

diplomasandcertificatesexpectingbetterjobsintheirspecializedfieldsonly

tobefrustratedanddisappointed.Accordingtothechartsonly35percentof

graduatesin2006couldfindjobsrelatedtotheirmajorscomparedwith89

percentin1981whenChinahaditsfirstcollegegraduatesaftertheCultural

Revolution.Whydocollegegraduatesfinditincreasinglydifficulttogeta

satisfactoryandrewardingjob?Onereasonperhapsisthatmanycollegesand

universitiesfailtogeartheircurriculatothedevelopmentofindustries.

Degreecoursesofferedinmanycollegesanduniversitiesaresooutdatedand

irrelevantandimpracticalthatemployersaswellasstudentsthemselvesfind

ithardtotranslatetheirbookknowledgeintorealjobskills.Noemployers

wanttoknowabouttheirmind-broadeningandhorizon-wideningqualities

andfewarcwillingtospendtimeandbudgettrainingrawrecruits.Secondly

thereisanoversupplyofgraduateswithacertainspecialtyandthis

oversupplyisincreasing.Alreadythereisanoverabundanceoflawyers

executivesecretariessalesengineersandotherspecialists.Yetcollegesand

graduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnoutmoregraduatesofthese

specialtiestocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.Theresultisthatmanyof

themcannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyaretrainedandhavetotake

otherjobswhichevendonotrequireacollegedegree.Ontheotherhandthere

istremendousneedforteachersresearchworkersandpublicofficials.Butthe

disparityinpaybetweenintellectualworkandbusinessmanagementhas

frustratedthehopeandambitionofgraduateswhomajorineducation

administrationandliberalarts.Collegegraduatesaresotospeakvaluable

resourcesinourcountryandnoonehastherighttowastethewealthoftalent.

Theproblemstheyencounterinjobhuntingdeservemoreattentionfromthe

collegesandthegovernment.Thecollegesshouldgetstudentsoutoftheivory

towerandgeartheircoursestotherealneedsofindustryandbusiness;while

thegovernmentshouldprovidecollegegraduateswithmorevocational

opportunitiesbetter'workingconditionsanddecentsalariessothatmoreand

moregraduateswouldliketodevotetheirlifetoacademicstudiesand

scientificresearch.JOBPROBLEMSFORCOLLEGEGRADUATESEach

yearthousandsuponthousandsofgraduatesfloodintothejobmarket,waving

theircollegediplomasandcertificates,expectingbetterjobsintheir

specializedfields,onlytobefrustratedanddisappointed.Accordingtothe

charts,only35percentofgraduatesin2006couldfindjobsrelatedtotheir

majors,comparedwith89percentin1981whenChinahaditsfirstcollege

graduatesaftertheCulturalRevolution.Whydocollegegraduatesfindit

increasinglydifficulttogetasatisfactoryandrewardingjob?Onereason

perhapsisthatmanycollegesanduniversitiesfailtogeartheircurriculato

thedevelopmentofindustries.Degreecoursesofferedinmanycollegesand

universitiesaresooutdatedandirrelevantandimpracticalthatemployersas

wellasstudentsthemselvesfindithardtotranslatetheirbookknowledgeinto

realjobskills.Noemployerswanttoknowabouttheirmind-broadeningand

horizon-wideningqualities,andfewarcwillingtospendtimeandbudget

trainingrawrecruits.Secondly,thereisanoversupplyofgraduateswitha

certainspecialty,andthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadythereisan

overabundanceoflawyers,executivesecretaries,salesengineersandother

specialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnout

moregraduatesofthesespecialtiestocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.The

resultisthatmanyofthemcannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyare

trainedandhavetotakeotherjobswhichevendonotrequireacollegedegree.

Ontheotherhand,thereistremendousneedforteachers,researchworkers

andpublicofficials.Butthedisparityinpaybetweenintellectualworkand

businessmanagementhasfrustratedthehopeandambitionofgraduateswho

majorineducation,administrationandliberalarts.Collegegraduatesare,so

tospeak,valuableresourcesinourcountryandnoonehastherighttowaste

thewealthoftalent.Theproblemstheyencounterinjobhuntingdeservemore

attentionfromthecollegesandthegovernment.Thecollegesshouldget

studentsoutoftheivorytowerandgeartheircoursestotherealneedsof

industryandbusiness;whilethegovernmentshouldprovidecollegegraduates

withmorevocationalopportunities,better'workingconditionsanddecent

salariessothatmoreandmoregraduateswouldliketodevotetheirlifeto

academicstudiesandscientificresearch.

3.1sLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionintoday'ssocietybecomes

fiercersomepeopleregardlongholidayassomethingunaffordablebecause

workwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.Butstillalotofcareerpursuers

goonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythinkthathavingagoodrestduring

theholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergyandfreshoutlookoftheirjob.

PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.Holidayisbeneficialtoourworkin

manywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfromenjoyingourlifeand

spendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.Firstaftermonthsofworking

underpressureoneneedstorelaxhismindandbodytogetpreparedforthe

nextroundofwork.Wehumanbeingslikeaclockshouldperiodicallyrelax

ourselves.Secondtimeawayfromworkmaygiveoneachancetolookathis

workwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenbacktoitagain.Overworkmay

notonlyreduceworkefficiencybutalsohamperone'soriginalthinking.

Moreoverafteralongperiodofworkonemayfeelboredwiththedaily

routinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolongerappreciateshisown

workhowcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproducegoodresults?With

regardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipandfriendshipholidayplaysa

bigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgoodopportunityforfamily

membersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.Ifwegoonlettingwork

robbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbelovedifweletwork

completelytakecontrolofuswewilllosetoomanythingsessentialinour

life.Allinallweshouldnotfallvictimstotheratrace.Inordertosurvivethe

competitioninordertoliveacompletelifewehavetostrikeabalance

betweenworkandleisure.IsLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionin

today'ssocietybecomesfiercer,somepeopleregardlongholidayas

somethingunaffordablebecauseworkwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.

Butstillalotofcareerpursuersgoonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythink

thathavingagoodrestduringtheholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergy

andfreshoutlookoftheirjob.PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.Holiday

isbeneficialtoourworkinmanywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfrom

enjoyingourlifeandspendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.First,after

monthsofworkingunderpressure,oneneedstorelaxhismindandbodyto

getpreparedforthenextroundofwork.Wehumanbeings,likeaclock,

shouldperiodicallyrelaxourselves.Second,timeawayfromworkmaygive

oneachancetolookathisworkwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenback

toitagain.Overworkmaynotonlyreduceworkefficiency,butalsohamper

one'soriginalthinking.Moreover,afteralongperiodofwork,onemayfeel

boredwiththedailyroutinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolonger

appreciateshisownwork,howcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproduce

goodresults?Withregardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipand

friendship,holidayplaysabigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgood

opportunityforfamilymembersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.

Ifwegoonlettingworkrobbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbeloved,

ifweletworkcompletelytakecontrolofus,wewilllosetoomanythings

essentialinourlife.Allinall,weshouldnotfallvictimstotheratrace.In

ordertosurvivethecompetition,inordertoliveacompletelife,wehaveto

strikeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.

4.HowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Oneinfourpeoplewillexperience

somekindofmentalhealthproblemsinthecourseofayear.Whenyoufail

tomanagetheseproblemstheyarelikelytocausevariousmentalillnesHow

toKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Oneinfourpeoplewillexperiencesome

kindofmentalhealthproblemsinthecourseofayear.Whenyoufailto

managetheseproblems,theyarelikelytocausevariousmentalillnes

5.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprograms

havebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph

78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfar

aheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentof

viewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseem

preferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesports

areaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmfor

sportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandcultural

limits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifferencesportsareaccessibleto

everyone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.They

cansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenby

sportstheycanroamfromcountrytocountrycontinenttocontinent.Sports

thusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.Why

DotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprogramshave

beenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph,78

percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsports,whichisobviouslyfarahead

ofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewers,

comparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferable

amongpeoplethanthespecialsdo,with42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitement,theyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasense,

sportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.

Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographical

andculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifference,sportsare

accessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainliving

circle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanother

hemisphere.Takenbysports,theycanroamfromcountrytocountry,

continenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthe

peoplethroughouttheworld.

6.PressureinModernLifePeoplearefacedwithmoreandmorepressurein

modernlife.Adultshavetocompetewithoneanotherforbetterjobshigher

paysdesirableprizesandopportunitiesofpromotion.EvensmallePressure

inModernLifePeoplearefacedwithmoreandmorepressureinmodernlife.

Adultshavetocompetewithoneanotherforbetterjobs,higherpays,

desirableprizesandopportunitiesofpromotion.Evensmallc

7.October232005DearMr.MajorAsacitizenofourcityIamverymuch

concernwiththeengravingproblemofairpollutioninourcity.Especiallyin

recentyearwiththerapiddevelopmentofeconomyairqualityinourcityis

rapidlydeteriorating.Accordingtomyinvestigationtherearetwomajor

sourcesofpollution.Themostseriouspollutioniscausedbyvehicles.As

moreandmorevehiclessuchascarsbusestrucksandmotorbicyclesare

runninginthecitytheyhavebeenpollutingtheair.Toalleviatethisproblem

themunicipalgovernmentshouldmakerulestoenoughthepopularizationof

environment-friendlycatandgasoline.Thesecondsourceofairpollutionis

fromconstructionsites.Mostoftheconstructionsitestakenomeasuresto

controlthedirtydustandtheareasnearbyareblanketedwiththickdust

Therefore;regulationsshouldbemadetoforcetheconstructorstoregulate

theiroperationssoastoreducedust.Withallthemeasuresandregulations

andwiththejointeffortsofallthecitizensIamveryoptimisticthatwewill

havefreshandclearairsoon.Ialsoavailmyselfofthislettertocalluponall

citizenstotakepartinthecampaignagainstairpollutioninourcity.Sincerely

yoursDavidZhaoOctober23,2005DearMr.Major,Asacitizenofourcity,

Iamverymuchconcernwiththeengravingproblemofairpollutioninour

city.Especiallyinrecentyear,withtherapiddevelopmentofeconomy,air

qualityinourcityisrapidlydeteriorating.Accordingtomyinvestigation,

therearetwomajorsourcesofpollution.Themostseriouspollutioniscaused

byvehicles.Asmoreandmorevehiclessuchascars,buses,trucks,andmotor

bicyclesarerunninginthecity,theyhavebeenpollutingtheair.Toalleviate

thisproblem,themunicipalgovernmentshouldmakerulestoenoughthe

popularizationofenvironment-friendlycatandgasoline.Thesecondsource

ofairpollutionisfromconstructionsites.Mostoftheconstructionsitestake

nomeasurestocontrolthedirtydustandtheareasnearbyareblanketedwith

thickdust,Therefore;regulationsshouldbemadetoforcetheconstructorsto

regulatetheiroperationssoastoreducedust.Withallthemeasuresand

regulations,andwiththejointeffortsofallthecitizens,Iamveryoptimistic

thatwewillhavefreshandclearairsoon.Ialsoavailmyselfofthisletterto

calluponallcitizenstotakepartinthecampaignagainstairpollutioninour

city.Sincerelyyours,DavidZhao

8.EconomicDevelopmentandMoralDeclineTheseyearstheeconomyin

Chinaisadvancingbyleapsandbounds.Withthenationaleconomicchanges

theChinesepeoplearegreatlyimprovingtheirlifewithmoreearnings.But

theywantmoreandperhapsthisishumannature.Theybelievein

misconceptionthatmoneytalks.Moneyworshipthereforeissweepingacross

thewholecountry.Andmanyimmoralsocialphenomenahaveemerged.One

ofthemismoraldecline.Leavingthetheftandrobberyasidecorruptconducts

aregettingmorerampantandbribe-takingisnotuncommoninthecountry

whichmanyconsideritasaccesstopromotionprivilegeandwealth.For

instancebusinessmenseemtolikeofferingbribestoVIPs.Asubordinate

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