2022年云南省保山市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2022年）云南省保山市大学英语6级大

学英语六级模拟考试（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.老一辈常说，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人却认为相貌比能力重要

3.你的看法

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.现在许多国家和地区纷纷颁布禁烟法令，禁止公民在餐厅、酒吧、商

店、办公场所等吸烟

2.我对政府颁布禁烟令是支持还是反对，并说出理由

ShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledEnergyCrisis,Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是当今世界所面临的主要问题之一。

2.能源的重要性

3.如何保护能源

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

Gambling.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

belowinEnglish:

1.Whatisgambling?

2.Theharmofgambling.

3.Howshallwedealwithit?

5.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。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5Universities.

Youshouldwriteathast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.描述图表一中的专业课程选修人数特征

2.描述2007午的数据和2006年数据的变化

3.你不需要对两个表格的数据给出自己的分析

Table1:

CollegeStudents'CourseChoice

Thousands

ofStudents

CourseList

Table2:

%changefromtheyear2006to2nuAu7fkD,ydegreec□uxses

T）巳nppBiologicalScienceLeEdueationEusineEDjuputexScience

现二hsinge+12,+1%+5%

7.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？

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicABoominContinuingEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.图中所示为某城市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.请说明发生这些变化的原因（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

1989199419992004year

9.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternet

accordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentence

ofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特网越来越普遍地进入到我们的学习、工作和生活当中

2.因特网的益处

3.因特网的消极方面

Internet

Internethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife..

Internethasenabledustodoalotofthingsmoreeasilyandquickly..

However,ifnotmanagedproperly,Internetcancreatemanyproblemstoo.

Allinall,wecannotlivewithoutInternetnow..

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisSchoolkidsGoingto

EveningSchool.Youmustwritenolessthan150wordsandgivepossible

REASONSforthegrowingnumberofschoolkidswholearnasecond

languageateveningschool.

PercentageofschoolkidstoeveningschoolinthepGW15years

-ASurveyConductedbvShanghaiMunicipalEducationBureau

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

11.TheWonderfulWorldofSmall

There'saquietrevolutiongoingon,anditsnameisnanotechnology.Ahost

ofinnovationsarecomingourway.Someseemalmostmagical,likethenew

materialcreatedin2004byRayBaughman,aprofessorattheUniversityof

Texas.It'sstrongerthansteel,transparent,very,verylight.Ahectare-size

sheetwouldweighjust280grams.

Whentheprofessorannouncedthathehadn'tdecidedwhattocallit,hestarted

togetemailsfromaroundtheworldsuggestingnames.Sinceitwassolight

andstrong,peoplestartedcallingit"mithril"——thenameofahighlyprized

typeofarmorusedinTheLordofRings.

Thereareotherdiscoveriestoo一perhapsnotsoastounding,butpractical

andpleasant.Nowtherearesocksthatdon'tgetsmelly,pantsthatresiststains,

windowsthatrepeldirtandtoiletsthatcleanthemselves.Allthisresultsfrom

exploringtheworldofthevery,verysmall.

NanocomesfromtheGreekwordfromdwarf.Usuallynanotechnologyis

definedasthestudyandmanipulationofmattersmallerthan100nanometers

（纳米）——that'sthescaleofthingslikemoleculesandviruses.Tenhydrogen

atomspressedtogetheragainsteachotherarejustonenanometerlong.And

onemillionnanometersfitintoamillimeter.Hardtograsp?Thinkofitthis

way:IfeveryoneinManilawereananometerwide,theentirepopulation,

standingshouldertoshoulder,wouldfitonyourthumbnail.

StunningUsesofNanotechnology

LikeAliceinWonderland,researchersinNanolandfindthemselvesinaworld

whereoldrulesdon'tapply.Smallthingsbehavedifferently.Thisisbehind

severalinnovations,includingtheself-cleaningtoilet.Thetoiletbowlis

sealedwithasuper-smoothglaze（涂层）thathasmicroscopicholesunder30

nanometers.Becausethey'resmallerthanbacteriaorothertinyparticles,

there'snotenoughroomfordirttogetstuckinthesurface.Flushingis

basicallyalltheworkyouhavetodo.

ResearchersinNanolandarealsomakingreally,reallysmallthingswith

astonishingproperties-likethecarbonnanotube.ChrisPapadopoulosofthe

UniversityofVictoria,says,"Thecarbonnanotubeistheposterboyfor

nanotechnology."

Inyourpencil,carbon,intheform,ofgraphite（石墨），issoftandeasily

broken.Butacarbonnanotubeistoughasnails一muchtougherinfact.It's

verythinsheetgraphitethat'sformedintoatube.Thesetinystraw-like

cylinders,whichcanbeassmallashalfananometerwide,areupto100times

strongerthansteelandsixtimeslighter.Theyarethehardest,stiffest,

strongestmaterialsknownandareamongtheworld'sbestconductorsofheat

andelectricity.Theycancarrysome1,000timesmoreelectricitycurrentthan

copperwire:Everybodywantsthem,butuntilnowthey'vebeeninshort

supplyandpricey.Thecurrentannualproduction,worldwide,isonly300

kilograms.At$860agram,carbonnanotubescost50timesmorethangold.

Whenitcomestofindingusesforcarbonnanotubes,therangeishuge.The

NationalResearchCouncilCanada(NRC)islookingatharnessingtheir

strengthbyembeddingtheminconstructionmaterials,amongother

applications.TheBoeingCompanythinksnanotubesmaybethesourceof

fututeimprovementsforhigh-performanceaircraft.Someofthemost

stunningusescomeoutofRayBaughman'sresearch.Employingwhathe

callsthe"ancienttechnologyofspinning",Baughmanandhisteamdeveloped

awayofspinningcarbonnanotubesintofibersthatarefourtimestougher

thanspidersilk,thetoughestnaturalfilament偿田丝).Sincetheyalsoconduct

electricity,thefuturisticyamscouldbewoveninto"smart"clothingthat

storeselectricity,ispotentiallybulletproofandincorporatessensorscapable

ofadjustingthetemperatureofgarment.Thefiberscouldalsobemadeinto

cablesforsuspensionbridgesmuchlong

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Televisionhasinvadedourculturesocompletelythatthatitevenhaseffect

on.

A.theliteraryworld

B.foreigncountries

C.thehighly-educatedpeople

D.thosewhodon'twatchTVatall

13.

ComparedwiththenumberofAmericanpeoplewhohadtheirblood

cholesterollevelscheckedin1990wasthanthatof

in1983.

14.Whentravelinginanothercountry,manyAmericansbringwaterwith

thembecause.

A.theyarenotusedtodrinkinglocalwater

B.theyassumethatlocalwaterisnotsafe

C.theyaremorepronetowater-bornediseases

D.theircaneasilyfallillifcontactingwithlocalgerms

15.

Organicagriculturehasbecomeabigindustryasmoreandmorefarmersare

switchingtoit.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

MarkTwainbecamethemostoutstandingwriterofhistimebecauseheknew

hispeopleandtheMississippiRiververywell,andheinheritedfromhis

mother.

17.

Thereisahigherprobabilityforpeopletoinviteyoutotheirpartiesinthe

futureifyouatparties.

18.

Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodernart,thesigns

oforlandingsitesofUFOs.

19.

A"goodmixer"whoenjoyssocialadvantagesoverhismoreserious

colleaguesiscapableof.

20.HowtoLovetheWorldAsItIs?

Itstruckmerecentlythatalotofpeoplethinktheyknowwhat'swrongwith

thisworld,anditalsostruckmethatthey'reallwrong.

Seriously-almosteverypoliticalandreligiousgroup,everyopinionated

person,everypublicationwithanopinion,hassaidatonetimeoranother

whattheythinkiswrongwiththisworld.

Sowhat'sreallywrongwiththeworld,inmyopinion?

Notathing.

ThePrevailingWorld-view

Itseemstobeaprevailingworld-viewthattheworldismessedup,thatthere

arejustafewthingswrongwithit,andifwecouldonlygetthosethingsto

change,theworldwouldbegreat.Ifwecouldjusteducatepeopleandget

themtorealizewhat'swrongwiththisworld,thingscouldchange.

Thistypeofviewoftheworld-andlikeIsaid,Ithinkit'stheprevailingview­

stemsfromanidealthatmanypeoplehaveintheirheadsofwhattheworld

shouldbelike.Theymightnotrealizetheyhavethatideal,butit'sthere.And

theworldwillneverreachthisPlatonicideal,becauseit'sjustthisimageof

perfectionthatdoesnotmatchreality.Realityandthisidealareincompatible.

SoWhat'sWrongwithThat?

Nothing'swrongwiththat,actually.That'showmostpeopleare,andIdon't

thinkIcanchangethat,norwouldIwantto.Ithoughtitwouldbean

interestingdiscussion,though,becauseIthinkthisdiscrepancybetweenwhat

peoplethinktheworldshouldbeandwhattheworldreallyiscancause

unhappiness.

Ifyouwanttheworldtobecompletelyvegetarianandkindtoanimals,andit

isn'tandwon'tbeintheforeseeablefuture,youwillmostlikelybeunhappy.

Ifyouwanttheworldtogobacktohowitwasduringyourchildhood,or

duringyourparents'generation,anditisn'tlikelytodoso,you'renotgoingto

behappy.

Thesameistrueofanyofourideals.It'sverypossiblethattherealityofthe

peopleinyourlifedon'tmeettheseideals.Thatmightcauseyoutobe

unhappywiththem.

Whenrealitydoesn'tmeetideals-anditrarelydoes-webecomeunhappy.

SoWhat'stheAlternative?

I'mnotproposingthatyou,oranyoneelse,changeyourworld-view.Ifyou,

oranyoneelse,arehappywiththatworld-view,don'tchangeit.

Butthereisanalternative,andI'mnotsayingit'sbetter.It'stheworld-viewI

trytohave:insteadofhavinganideal,stoplookingforperfection.Acceptthe

worldasitis,andloveitforwhatitis.Acceptpeopleastheyare,andlove

them.

Whatwouldbetheresultofthisalternativeworld-view?Well,Ithinkyou'd

behappier,ifonlybecauseyoudidn'tseetheworldasafundamentallyflawed

orevilplace,andbegantoseethegoodintheworld.This,however,isopen

toindividualinterpretation,andyourownexperienceislikelytobedifferent

thanmine.

Doesthismeanthatweshouldgiveupontryingtomakepositivechangesin

theworld?Shouldwestoptryingtomaketheworldabetterplace?No!Don't

everstoptryingtodogoodthings!Eveniftheworldisalreadyagoodplace,

wecanalwaysfindhappinessandsatisfactionintryingtodogood,intrying

tomakepeople'slivesbetter.

Butwhataboutalltheevilandsufferingintheworld?Shouldweacceptand

lovethataswell?That'sthetoughestpart,Ithink.It'shardtoacceptthat

peoplearedyingofdiseasesandfamineandwarandmurderandabuse,and

perhapsimpossibletolovethataspectoftheworld.Youdon'thavetoloveit,

butithelpstotrytoreallyunderstandit.Whydoesthishappen?Whatarethe

deeperreasons?Attheheartofthedeepestreasonsishumanity-weareall

flawedcreaturesinsomeway,andthat'swhatmakesushumanandbeautiful.

&nb

A.Theworldisinamess.

B.Humansdon'tknowwhat'swrongwiththeworld.

C.Theworldispromising.

D.Humanscan'tgetadjustedtothechangingworld.

、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

TwoUnitedNationsagencieshave[Bl]formoremoneytosupply

foodto[B2]campsinAfrica.Theysaytheyhavehadtocutfood

aidtohundredsofthousandsofpeople.MostareinWestAfricaandtheGreat

Lakesarea.

Thetwoagenciessaythecutshavecreated[B3]amongthose[B4]

.Specialfeedingprogramsforyoungchildren,[B5]women

andnewmothershavealsobeenreduced.

InSudan,theWorldFoodProgramreporteda[B6]problem:a

shortageofairplane[B7]attheworsttimeofyear.Aidworkerscall

itthehungerseason.Theagencysaysithadtocutinhalfits[B8]

foodshipmentsinAugusttomorethanonemillionpeopleinthesouth.The

fuelshortagealsoaffectedeffortsintheDarfurareainwesternSudan.

[B9].Itfollowsrainshortagesandalocust

(蝗虫)invasionlastyear.[BIO].Themedical

aidgroupsaystensofthousandsofchildrenstillrequireimmediateassistance.

Lastweek,theWorldFoodProgramreported"goodprogress"initsworkin

Niger.Theaimistosupplyfoodtomorethanthreeandone-halfmillion

people.[Bll].Thenextharvestinmostof

Nigerisseveralweeksaway.

[Bl]

22.(21)

A.In621.B,In1621.C,In1631.D,In1641.

23.

[B2]

24.(44)

25.

[B7]

26.(31)

A.Theybumpedintoeachotheroveraswimmingpool.

B.Theyavoidedeachotherbyturningindifferentdirections.

C.Theynarrowlyescapedcrashingintoeachother.

D.Oneplaneclimbedabovetheotheratthecriticalmoment.

27.[B3]

28.

[B3]

29.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文.Humanbeingshaveusedtoolsforaverylongtime.Insome

partsoftheworldyoucanstillfindtoolsthatpeopleusedmorethanmillion

yearsago.Theymadethesetoolsbyhittingonestoneagainstanother.Inthis

waytheybrokeoffpiecesfromoneofthestones.Thesechipsofstonewere

usuallysharpononeside.Peopleusedthemforcuttingmeatandskinfrom

deadanimals,andalsoformakingothertoolsoutofwood.Humanbeings

neededtousetoolsbecausetheydidnothavesharpteethlikeothermeat-

eatinganimals,suchaslionsandtigers.Toolshelpedpeopletogetfoodmore

easily.

Workingwithtoolsalsohelpedtodevelophumanintelligence.Thehuman

braingrewbigger,andhumanbeingsbegantoinventmoreandmoretools

andmachines.Thestonechipwasoneofthefirsttoolsthatpeopleused,and

perhapsitisthemostimportant.Somescientistssaythatitwasthekeyto

successofmankind.

Since1960anewkindoftoolhasappeared.Thisisthesiliconchip—alittle

chipofsiliconcrystal.Itissmallerthanafinger-nail,butitcanstoremore

thanamillion"bits"ofinformation.Itisanelectronicbrain.

Everyyearthesechipsgetclevererbuttheirsizegetssmaller,andtheircost

getsless.Theyareusedinwatches,calculatorsandintelligentmachinesthat

wecanuseinmanyways.

Inthefuturewewillnotneedtoworkwithtoolsintheoldway.Machines

willdoeverythingforus.Theywilleventalkandplaygameswithus.People

willhaveplentyofsparetime.Butwhatwilltheydowithit?

(27)

Altwasoneofthefirsttools.

B.Itdevelopedhumanintelligence.

C.Itledtotheinventionofmachines.

D.Itwasthekeytothesuccessofmankind.

30.(39)

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

31.

Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor

A.ispessimisticaboutthedimfuture

B.isoptimisticaboutthebrightfuture

C.isfascinatedabouttheunknownfuture

D.isscaredabouttheunknownfuture

32.WelearnfromthepassagethatthenumberofBritain'slaborforce

belongingtotradeunionsisthanthatoftheUnitedStates.

33.

Peoplewhoaresupportiveofpublichighereducationrealizethat.

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

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参考答案

1.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethatthey

shouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceisless

importantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewho

arenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthis

viewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthat

interestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshowever

thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewers

puffingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotof

peoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.

Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thave

muchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthan

goodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksare

bornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesa

person'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetween

themrilchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooks

Oldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeopleby

theirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthan,say,ability.

Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.

Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Fora

womanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,the

preferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferent

inthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewerspuffingemphasisonthe

looks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometothe

conclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautiful

girlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmy

opinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonly

becauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalso

becauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdetenninesaperson'svalue.

Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,ril

chooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

2.ShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?Nowadaysmany

countriessuchasFranceGreatBritainhavepromulgatedtheprohibitionof

smokingatpublicplacesincludingrestaurantsbarsstoresand

workplacesShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?

Nowadays,manycountries,suchasFrance,GreatBritain,havepromulgated

theprohibitionofsmokingatpublicplaces,includingrestaurants,bars,stores

andworkplaces,解析：［写作点拨］论说文。①审题及布局。这是一篇比

较典型的提纲式作文。按照文章提示的要求，首先应该对政府颁布禁烟

令这一事件进行简单介绍，然后说明自己对政府这一举措的态度，支持

还足反对，并说明理由。在布局上，根据题目中给出的提纲来展开，采

用三段式结构即可。第一段介绍许多国家和地区纷纷颁布禁烟法令，禁

止公民在公共场所吸烟；第二段说明自己对这一举措持支持还是反对态

度；第三段进行小结，重申自己的观点。这篇文章写作难点在于第二部

分，说明支持和反对此举的理由。为了增强说服力，建议作者先交代清

楚自己是吸烟者还是不吸烟者，这样有利于展开陈述。②语言。作为论

说文，论证要富有条理，论据要有说服力，词汇选择要丰富，句式可以

多样化。

3.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayisthe

energycrisis.Theworldhasconsumedtoomuchenergydailyparticularlythe

westofEuropeandNorthofAmericausethelargermountofit.Fuelswhich

areusedtoproduceenergyatthemomentseemtonmoutsoon.Wearemuch

worriedaboutapossibleenergycrisisasweexperiencedtheonethatoccurred

in1970sandcausedusthegreatpanic.Manysuggestionshavebeenmadein

termsofenergyconservation.Someofthemarenotverypracticalbutothers

coldbeusedsuccessfully.Energyisknowntobeofgreatimportancetoour

existence.Wecanhardlyimaginehowwecouldsurviveinthisworldwithout

energy.Noenergymeansthatallvehiclessuchascarstrainsbusesplanesand

shipsthatneedoiltoworkwouldbeunabletonm.Theworldwouldbedark

anddead.Sotopreventtheenergycrisisitisofnecessitytoconserveall

sourcesofenergyassomepeoplesuggest.Butgreatsourcesofenergyare

neededifgovernmentswanttodevelopindustryandmakelifemore

comfortableandmostoftheenergyisconsumedinindustry.Itishowever

difficulttosuggestanypossibleenergyconservationinindustrybecause

manyofthesuggestionswouldmeanthatsomepeoplewouldlosetheirjobs.

Obviouslyconservationisnotgoingtobethegoodanswertotheenergycrisis.

Oneofthepossiblesolutionsistousetheforcesofnatureforexamplethe

windtheseatheriverandthesun.Itisstrangetothinkthatthesesourcesof

energywereusedlongagoforwindmillsandwatermillsbutthenwerealmost

forgotten.Surewecanseeagaintheseforcesasgreatpotentialformsof

energy.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayis

theenergycrisis.Theworldhasconsumedtoomuchenergydaily,particularly

thewestofEuropeandNorthofAmericausethelargermountofit.Fuels

whichareusedtoproduceenergyatthemomentseemtonmoutsoon.Weare

muchworriedaboutapossibleenergycrisis,asweexperiencedtheonethat

occurredin1970sandcausedusthegreatpanic.Manysuggestionshavebeen

madeintermsofenergyconservation.Someofthemarenotverypractical

butotherscoldbeusedsuccessfully.Energyisknowntobeofgreat

importancetoourexistence.Wecanhardlyimaginehowwecouldsurvivein

thisworldwithoutenergy.Noenergymeansthatallvehiclessuchascars,

trains,buses,planesandshipsthatneedoiltoworkwouldbeunabletonm.

Theworldwouldbedark,anddead.So,topreventtheenergycrisis,itisof

necessitytoconserveallsourcesofenergyassomepeoplesuggest.Butgreat

sourcesofenergyareneededifgovernmentswanttodevelopindustryand

makelifemorecomfortable,andmostoftheenergyisconsumedinindustry.

Itis,however,difficulttosuggestanypossibleenergyconservationin

industrybecausemanyofthesuggestionswouldmeanthatsomepeople

wouldlosetheirjobs.Obviously,conservationisnotgoingtobethegood

answertotheenergycrisis.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsistousetheforces

ofnature,forexamplethewind,thesea,theriverandthesun.Itisstrangeto

thinkthatthesesourcesofenergywereusedlongagoforwindmillsand

watermillsbutthenwerealmostforgotten.Surewecanseeagaintheseforces

asgreatpotentialformsofenergy.

4.GamblingGamblingisthepracticeofriskingmoneyorpossessionsonthe

resultofsomethinguncertainsuchasacardgameorahorserace.Gamblers

knowclearlythatwhattheydoinvolvesariskbutthattheyhopetoGambling

Gamblingisthepracticeofriskingmoneyorpossessionsontheresultof

somethinguncertain,suchasacardgameorahorserace.Gamblersknow

clearlythatwhattheydoinvolvesariskbutthattheyhopeto

5.StudyingAbroadNowadaysstudentscanstudyeitherintheirhomecountry

orinforeigncountriesinmosteasestheUnitedStates.Someprefertostayin

theirhomecountryandstudy.OthersthinkstudyingintheUnitedStatesis

morebeneficial.Asamatteroffacteachsituationhasitsownadvantages.

Whenstudentsstudyintheirhomecountryrileyhavenolanguagebarriers.

Theycanreadbookswiththeirmothertongueveryeasily.Theycanalso

discusstheirlessonswiththeteachersorthefellowstudentsveryfreely.Since

theyareaccustomedtothewaytheyhavebeenlivingtheyhavelittle

difficultiesinlife.Besidestheyhavelittlefinancialdifficultiesintheprocess

oftheirstudiesbecausetheycaneasilygetfinancialsupportfromtheirparents

ortheirrelatives.WhenstudentsattendschoolsintheUnitedStatestheycan

actasmediatorsbetweenpeoplesofdifferentculturestopromote

internationalunderstanding.Theycanalsotendtobespokespersonsforother

culturesandpeoplewhomaybemisunderstoodbyAmericans.Theycan

enjoythecontactwithnewanddifferentculturestoincreasetheawarenessof

theirownculture.Inadditiontheycanlearnadvancedknowledgeofscience

andtechnologyandlearnEnglishmuchmorequicklythanintheirhome

country.Ithinkit'sbettertostudyintheUnitedStatesbecausetheadvantages

tostudyingintheUSoutweighthosetostayinginone'shome

country.StudyingAbroadNowadaysstudentscanstudyeitherintheirhome

countryorinforeigncountries,inmosteases,theUnitedStates.Someprefer

tostayintheirhomecountryandstudy.OthersthinkstudyingintheUnited

Statesismorebeneficial.Asamatteroffact,eachsituationhasitsown

advantages.Whenstudentsstudyintheirhomecountry,rileyhaveno

languagebarriers.Theycanreadbookswiththeirmothertongueveryeasily.

Theycanalsodiscusstheirlessonswiththeteachersorthefellowstudents

veryfreely.Sincetheyareaccustomedtothewaytheyhavebeenliving,they

havelittledifficultiesinlife.Besides,theyhavelittlefinancialdifficultiesin

theprocessoftheirstudiesbecausetheycaneasilygetfinancialsupportfrom

theirparentsortheirrelatives.WhenstudentsattendschoolsintheUnited

States,theycanactasmediatorsbetweenpeoplesofdifferentculturesto

promoteinternationalunderstanding.Theycanalsotendtobespokespersons

forotherculturesandpeoplewhomaybemisunderstoodbyAmericans.They

canenjoythecontactwithnewanddifferentculturestoincreasethe

awarenessoftheirownculture.Inaddition,theycanlearnadvanced

knowledgeofscienceandtechnology,andlearnEnglishmu