2021年山西省晋城市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2021年）山西省晋城市大学英语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,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledLookingBackandLookingForward.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有些人喜欢向后看，有些人喜欢向前看。

2.向后看能得到经验教训I,向前看能得到启示和信心，

3.如何处理好二者的关系？

LookingBackandLookingForward

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.近年来不少大四学生就业前突击整容

2.当今社会崇尚外表的舆论导向是导致上述现象的主要因素

3.我对外表美的看法

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview?Youshould

writeatleast100words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenin

Chinesebelow:

1.面试在求职过程中的作用Q

2.取得面试成功的因素：仪表、举止谈吐、能力、专业知识、自信、实

事求是……

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay

entitledOnFoodSafetyIssues.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.食品安全的现状

2.造成食品安全问题的原因

3.我们应该如何应对

OnFoodSafetyIssues

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMy

ViewsonPlasticSurgery.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingto

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.越来越多的人接受整形手术

2.我的看法及理由

3.结论

MyViewsonPlasticSurgery

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.在校大学生炒股的现象在一些地方很普遍

2.有人认为这种行为不利于学生的学习，也有人认为这种行为能让学生

有所收获

3.你的观点

BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.近年来不少大四学生就业前突击整容。

2.当今社会崇尚外表的舆论导向是导致上述现象的主要因素。

3.我对外表美的看法。

IsBeautyanAdvantage?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofLivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountry,analyzing

changesinpeople'slivingexpenditureofadevelopedcountry.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlineandchartgivenbelow.

1.描述图表中生活费用支出的变化情况

2.给出可能的原因

3.得出你的结论

Food

MedicalCare3.2%

TransportationandCommunication10.2%11.6%

Fuel,LightandWaterCharges5.1%

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageof

atleast]50wordsinthetitleofALetterofComplaint.Pleasefollowthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.列举图书馆存在的问题。

2.说晨图书馆的重要性，并希望现状得到改善。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritearesume.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假设你是李明一名应届毕业生，在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，你想要到

登广告的公司供职，请给该公司写一封求职信，内容应简要介绍自己的

情况以及自己的经历等。

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

11.

SomeoftheoilfieldswerebombedbyIraqincasethattheUSobtainedthem

inthewar.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

AccordingtoDr.PeterDiot,couldbepowerfulenough

topreventHIVtransmission.

13.

Communitycollegescanallowonetospendtwoyearsimprovinggradesor

selectingacareerfocusbeforetransferringtoafour-yearuniversity.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.Employeeswithoutchildrenareputatadisadvantagebecausetheyalways

havetoforco-workershavingkidstolookafter.

15.

AccordingtoJohnHallam,whoshouldberesponsiblefortheharmdoneby

robotsinthefuturewillnotbesoasitisnow.

16.

Basedonthescientist'sstudy,specificcolorsrepresentparticularemotions,

forexample,blackequals.

17.Feldmancitedtheexampleofwildanimalstoshowthat.

A.wildanimalsaregoodatprotectingtheirlife

B.deceivingformedintheprocessofevolution

C.humanbeingslieinthesamewayasanimals

0.modernpeoplearemoreselfishthananimals

18.

GianmarcoVeruggiothinksthatitisdifficulttoregulaterobots'behaviourdue

totheir.

A.unpredictablefailures

B.self-learningmechanisms

C.automaticnavigationalsystems

□.possessionofhuman-likepersonalities

19.

Ifaspeakerofonespeechvarietywantstounderstandaspeakerofanother

speechvariety,understandingismorelikelythan.

20.

Whenpeopletrytocombatstress,theirbrainneedsagoodrest,solistening

tomusicisabetterwaytocombatstress.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension。0题)

21.听力原文:W:Hi,Tom.Haveyoubeenplayingmuchbasketballlately?

M:IplayasoftenasIcangetoutoftheclassroom.Andthegameismyway

tobesomebody.Itismylife,youknow?

Q:WhatdoesTomtellthewoman?

(13)

A.Heoftencutsclassestoplaybasketball.

B.Hehasnochancetoplaybasketball.

C.He'slookingforsomebodytoplaythegamewith.

D.Helovesplayingbasketballverymuch.

22.听力原文：M:I'msorrytohavekeptyouwaitingforsuchalongtime.I

didn'tthinkthemeetingwouldbesolong.

W:That'sallright,Dr.Green.Fvegotthedatayourequiredandafew

referencebookswhichIthinkmaybeusefultoyourrepresentationatthe

conference.

Q:What'sthepurposeofthewoman'svisittotheman?

(15)

A.Tohelphimpreparefortheconference.

B.Totellhimsomethingabouttheconference.

C.Toseeifheisreadyforthecomingconference.

D.Toremindhimofthedataheshouldtaketotheconference.

23.(31)

A.TheyYecheaperandsimplertodrive.

B.Theyarefaster.

C.Theycauselittlerairpollution.

D.Theyhaveabrighterfuture.

24.[B5]

25.[B6]

26.听力原文：Manypeoplesufferfromsomeform,ofextremeanxiety.

Someexperienceoccasionalattacksofpanicfornoapparentreason.Others

goaroundinastateofcontinualuneasiness.Theusualwayofcontrolling

anxietyiswithdrugs,whichcurenoneoftheconditionsdescribedbutdohelp

patientsmanagetheiranxiety.Patientswhotakethesedrugssaythattheyare

abletowork,tosleep,andtogotoplacestheyhadfearedtovisit.Butthe

effectsofthedrugsonthehumanbody,especiallyonthenervoussystem,

havebeenunknown.

Wehavestartedaseriesofstudiestoidentifytheeffectsofthedrugsonthe

brainandhavegainedsomeinsightintothecostandbenefitsoftheanti-

anxietydrugs.Theyarevaluablebecausetheycanreducetheeffectsof

anticipatedfailure,frustration,andadisappointment.Buttheirvaluedemands

aprice.Twoeffectsofthedrugsareobviouslyharmful.Theyreducea

person'sabilitytoreacttochangesintheenvironment;andmoreimportant,

theykeepapersonfromdevelopingpersistenceinthefaceofunexpected

troubles.Sinceitisfairlysurethatpeoplewillmeetproblemstheyhadnot

expected,thiseffectmaymakethepriceofanti-anxietydrugstoohigh.

(30)

A.Theyhelptocureanxiety.

B.Theyhelppatientstogaininsightintothecauseofanxiety.

C.Theyhelptocontrolanxiety.

D.Theyhelppatientstoworkefficiently.

27.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Exportersaregoingtohavetochangeiftheyhopetopenetrate

thelargeEuropeanmarkets.TheEuropeanUnion(EU)haslaunchedatwo-

sidedattackonpackagingwaste.Itwantsbothtodecreasesharplytheamount

ofpackagingwastethatisgeneratedandtoincreasethelevelofrecycling

necessarypackaging.Toaccomplishtheseobjectives,twokeytargetshave

beenestablished.First,by1998,60percentofpackagewastebyweighthas

toberecoverableforrecyclingorotherusesandby2003,thepercentageto

reach90.Thesecondtargetrequiresthatmorethan10percentbyweightof

thewasteremainstobedisposedof(e.g.inlandfills).TheindividualEU

countriesarefreetodetermineontheirownbywhatmethodstheywantto

achievethesetargetsandhowtheywillfinancethesenecessarywaste

recoveryinfrastructures.Mostcountrieswillplacethelargestpartofburden

onthosemanufacturing,using,orsellingpackaging.Marketershavebeen

encouragedtoadoptthefourenvironmentallycorrectredesign,reduce,reuse,

andrecycle.Germany,whichhasbeenthefront-runnerinissue,requires

producers,importers,distributors,wholesalers,andretailerstotake

packagingfromtheircustomerstouseorrecyclingindependentlyofthe

publicwastedisposalsystem.ThesecriteriawilldirectlyaffectU.S.andother

exportersseekingmarketsinEurope.Ifpackaging-ofexportsdoesnotmeet

theEUrequirements,productsmaybedeniedentry.ExporterstotheEUwill

seekoutdistributorswithexperienceindealingwithwastemanagement

requirements.Whilethesystemisaburden,itofferssomebenefits.Cutting

downonpackagingcansaveonmaterialsandshippingcosts.

(27)

A.TheUSshouldcatchuptoEuropeanenvironmentalstandards.

B.AmericanexportersmustadapttonewregulationsinEurope.

C.TheUSshouldbemoresensitivetoenvironmentalissues.

D.TheEU'snewregulationsareaburden.

28.(26)

A.Talkingaboutifthewomanwaitedinline.

B.Exchangingthetelephonenumbers.

C.Sayinghellotoeachother.

D.Talkingabouttheirchildren.

29.(32)

A.Directthebuildingworkonthebridge.

B.Leadthebuildersofthebridgeinahospital.

C.Directtheconstructionofthebridgebyradio.

D.Givehisdirectionstotheworkersfromaflatnearby.

30.听力原文：W:Ijustmadeupaquartoforangejuicethismorning,and

nowIcan'tfinditanywhere.Doyouknowwhathappenedtoit?

M:Didyouhearacrashearlier?Thatwasit.Pmjustasclumsyasever.

Q:Whatistileproblem?

(17)

A.Thewomandoesn'tlikeorangejuice.

B.Thewomandidn'tcometoseeEverett.

C.Themanwasinacarcrashthismorning.

D.Themanbrokethecontainerofjuice.

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

31.

Withthebrain-readingtechnology,whatisfearedtohappentoasuspect?

32.

Whichwordhasthesimilarmeaningto"irritant"inParagraph3?

A.disagreementB.misunderstandingC.annoyanceD.interference

33.

Inthelastparagraph"communitybasedformsoftreatment'1isused

A.incontrasttotreatmentinspecializedinstitutions

B.toshowhowefficientitisformentalillnessandotherdiseases

C.toshowhowfutilespecializedtreatmentcanbe

D.asasynonymtotreatmentinspecializedinstitutions

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)

34.

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35.[S9]

36.

[S2]

六、6.ErrorCorrection。题）

37.

[S3]

38.

[S4]

39.

[S9]

参考答案

1.LookingBackandLookingForwardLookingbackandlookingforwardare

twokindsofattitudestowardlife.Mostlytheyoungpeopleprefertolook

forwardandthinkoftheirfuture.Onthecontrarytheoldonesliketolook

backandlearnlessonsfromtheirpastexperiences.Perhapsthisisonereason

whytwogenerationsoftenconflict.Ithinkbothlookingbackandlooking

forwardhavetheiradvantages.Ononehandlookingbackcanmakeusstudy

thehistoryandlearnfromitsothatwewon'tmakethesamemistakesand

achievesuccessmoreeasily.Ontheotherhandlookingforwardwillenable

ustogoaheadcourageously.Bylookingforwardwecanmakeplansandthen

strivetoaccomplishthem.Inshortbothlookingforwardandlookingback

willcontributetoourcause.Butweshouldusethemproperly.Ifweonlylook

backandnoforwardwewillwastetime.Ifwelookforwardwithoutlooking

backwemaymakemistakeswhichwillhinderourcause.Soweshouldlook

backandforwardatthesametime.Onlyinthiswaycanweachievegreater

success.LookingBackandLookingForwardLookingbackandlooking

forwardaretwokindsofattitudestowardlife.Mostly,theyoungpeopleprefer

tolookforwardandthinkoftheirfuture.Onthecontrary,theoldonesliketo

lookbackandlearnlessonsfromtheirpastexperiences.Perhapsthisisone

reasonwhytwogenerationsoftenconflict.Ithinkbothlookingbackand

lookingforwardhavetheiradvantages.Ononehand,lookingbackcanmake

usstudythehistoryandlearnfromit,sothatwewon'tmakethesamemistakes

andachievesuccessmoreeasily.Ontheotherhand,lookingforwardwill

enableustogoaheadcourageously.Bylookingforwardwecanmakeplans

andthenstrivetoaccomplishthem.Inshort,bothlookingforwardand

lookingbackwillcontributetoourcause.Butweshouldusethemproperly.

Ifweonlylookbackandnoforward,wewillwastetime.Ifwelookforward

withoutlookingback,wemaymakemistakeswhichwillhinderourcause.So

weshouldlookbackandforwardatthesametime.Onlyinthiswaycanwe

achievegreatersuccess.

2.1sBeautyanAdvantage?Recentlyespeciallyinwinterholidaysplastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudentswhoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Doesitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemssoatleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadaystelevisionsnewspapersmagazinesandbill-boardsare

beauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemediawe'reaccustomedtoseepretty

covergirlsgorgeousTVanchorsandhandsomeexecutivesinTVseries.All

thesearespreadingamisleadingmessage-thesurvivaloftheprettiest.As

thejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytightmanystudentsbecomeconvincedthat

goodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresorttoplasticsurgeries

andexpensiveclothesandmake-uptobuilduptheirconfidence.They

packagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterviewinthehopethatan

attractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmakethemstandout

amongnumerousapplicants.Itstruethatbeautyisamarketingtoolthatcan

opendoorsoccasionallybutitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractiveappearancewill

takeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinionbeautyisskin-deepandtrue

beautyliesinthesoul.Afterallwhatthebossreallyneedsiscommitted

competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywanttogetonin

today*shighlycompetitiveworldit*simportanttounderstandthemythof

beauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceandcharacter.

Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguidedstudents

realizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethangood

looks.IsBeautyanAdvantage?Recently,especiallyinwinterholidays,plastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudents,whoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised,

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Doesitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemsso,atleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadays,televisions,newspapers,magazinesandbill-boards

arebeauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemedia,we'reaccustomedtosee

prettycovergirls,gorgeousTVanchors,andhandsomeexecutivesinTV

series.Allthesearespreadingamisleadingmessage-thesurvivalofthe

prettiest.Asthejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytight,manystudentsbecome

convincedthatgoodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresortto

plasticsurgeriesandexpensiveclothesandmake-uptobuilduptheir

confidence.Theypackagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterview,in

thehopethatanattractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmake

themstandoutamongnumerousapplicants.Itstruethatbeautyisamarketing

toolthatcanopendoorsoccasionally,butitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractive

appearancewilltakeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinion,beautyisskin-

deep,andtruebeautyliesinthesoul.Afterall,whatthebossreallyneedsis

committed,competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywantto

getonintoday'shighlycompetitiveworld,it'simportanttounderstandthe

mythofbeauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceand

character.Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguided

studentsrealizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethan

goodlooks.

3.HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview?Jobinterviewsareveryimportant.

Knowinghowtotakeagoodinterviewisimportantbecausetosomeextent

tosucceedinajobinterviewmeanstobeofferedadesirablejob.First

impressionsareofgreatimportance.Thefollowingpointscanhelpyou

impresstheinterviewerfavorably.Firstofailbecarefulofyourappearance.

Yourdressshouldbeformalneatandproperfortheoccasion.Secondly

punctualityisvitalandmakesuretoarriveontime.Thirdlybeconfidentin

yourselfbutspeaktotheinterviewerinapolitemannerandbemodestbutnot

humbleaboutyourcapacitywhichwouldleaveagoodimpressiononyour

would-beboss.Ajobinterviewisapotentialopportunityandchallengesto

acquireagoodjob.Thedifferencebetweenapersonwhosucceedsandone

whodoesnotliesonlyinthewayeachtreatsopportunitiesandchallenges.A

successfulpersonisalwayswellpreparedtomeetbothofthemastheyarrive.

Trytofollowthetipsmentionedaboveandyouaresuretosucceed.Howto

SucceedinaJobInterview?Jobinterviewsareveryimportant.Knowinghow

totakeagoodinterviewisimportantbecause,tosomeextent,tosucceedina

jobinterviewmeanstobeofferedadesirablejob.Firstimpressionsareof

greatimportance.Thefollowingpointscanhelpyouimpresstheinterviewer

favorably.Firstofail,becarefulofyourappearance.Yourdressshouldbe

formal,neatandproperfortheoccasion.Secondly,punctualityisvitaland

makesuretoarriveontime.Thirdly,beconfidentinyourselfbutspeaktothe

interviewerinapolitemanner,andbemodestbutnothumbleaboutyour

capacity,whichwouldleaveagoodimpressiononyourwould-beboss.Ajob

interviewisapotentialopportunityandchallengestoacquireagoodjob.The

differencebetweenapersonwhosucceedsandonewhodoesnotliesonlyin

thewayeachtreatsopportunitiesandchallenges.Asuccessfulpersonis

alwayswellpreparedtomeetbothofthemastheyarrive.Trytofollowthe

tipsmentionedaboveandyouaresuretosucceed.

4.OnFoodSafetyIssuesWhileitistruethatthereisadeclineinthenumber

ofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorqualitythesafetyoffood

remainsaseriousprobleminthisindustry.Food-bornOnFoodSafetyIssues

Whileitistruethatthereisadeclineinthenumberofcasesrelatedtofake

foodsandfoodsofpoorquality,thesafetyoffoodremainsaseriousproblem

inthisindustry.Food-born解析：本文要求就食品安全问题展开讨论。根

据提纲，第一段陈述目前食品安全的现状，及其对人民身体健康的危害；

第二段分析造成食品安全问题的原因；第三段针对食品安全问题提出应

对的措施。

5.MyViewsonPlasticSurgeryNowadaysplasticsurgeryispopulararound

usanddifferentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsduetotheirpersonal

inclinations.SomecannotstandsomewomenwhohavehadplasticsurgerMy

ViewsonPlasticSurgeryNowadays,plasticsurgeryispopulararoundus,and

differentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsduetotheirpersonalinclinations.

Somecannotstandsomewomenwhohavehadplasticsurger

6.BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudentAtpresenttherearemanystudents

engagedinbuyingandsellingstocks.Someofthemareequippedwith

updateddevicesoastogetthelatestinformationandseizegolden

chancesBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudentAtpresent,therearemany

studentsengagedinbuyingandsellingstocks.Someofthemareequipped

withupdateddevicesoastogetthelatestinformationandseizegolden

chances解析:文章题目要求讨论大学生炒股这一热点问题。根据提纲，

我们可以把第二点作为文章的重点段落，运用总一分的段落模式进行写

作；同时把第一点和第三点作为略写段落。第一段简要地说明这种现象

普遍存在即可；第二段可以用一个主题句，表明不同的人对此有不同的

看法，并说明原因；第三段阐述自己的观点，可以是赞同其中之一，也

可以是自己独特的见解。

7.1sBeautyanAdvantage?Recentlyespeciallyinwinterholidaysplastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemarefbrth-yearcollegestudentswhoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Docsitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemssoatleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadaystelevisionsnewspapersmagazinesandbill-boardsare

beauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemediawe'reaccustomedtoseepretty

covergirlsgorgeousTVanchorsandhandsomeexecutivesinTVseries.All

thesearespreadingamisleadingmessage-thesurvivaloftheprettiest.Asthe

jobmarketgrowsincreasinglytightmanystudentsbecomeconvincedthat

goodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresorttoplasticsurgeries

andexpensiveclothesandmakeuptobuilduptheirconfidence.They

packagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterviewinthehopethatan

attractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmakethemstandout

amongnumerousapplicants.It'struethatbeautyisamarketingtoolthatcan

opendoorsoccasionallybutitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractiveappearancewill

takeyouallthewaytosuccess.In.myopinionbeautyisskin-deepandtrue

beautyliesinthesoul.Afterallwhatthebossreallyneedsiscommitted

competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywanttogetonin

today'shighlycompetitiveworldit*simportanttounderstandthemythof

beauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceandcharacter.

Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguidedstudents

realizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethangood

looks.IsBeautyanAdvantage?Recently,especiallyinwinterholidays,plastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudents,whoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised,

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Docsitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemsso,atleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadays,televisions,newspapers,magazinesandbill-boards

arcbcauty-obscsscdasever.Thankstothemedia,wcYcaccustomedtosee

prettycovergirls,gorgeousTVanchors,andhandsomeexecutivesinTV

series.Allthesearespreadingamisleadingmessage—thesurvivalofthe

prettiest.Asthejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytight,manystudentsbecome

convincedthatgoodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresortto

plasticsurgeriesandexpensiveclothesandmakeuptobuilduptheir

confidence.Theypackagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterview,in

thehopethatanattractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmake

themstandoutamongnumerousapplicants.Itstruethatbeautyisamarketing

toolthatcanopendoorsoccasionally,butitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractive

appearancewilltakeyouallthewaytosuccess.In.myopinion,beautyis

skin-deep,andtruebeautyliesinthesoul.Afterall,whatthebossreallyneeds

iscommitted,competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywant

togetonintoday'shighlycompetitiveworld,it'simportanttounderstandthe

mythofbeauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceand

character.Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguided

studentsrealizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethan

goodlooks.

8.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefullywe

canseeinthepastfifteenyearstherehavebeengreatchangesinpeople's

livingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothe

casewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcareenergytransportation

andcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischange

isprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecome

richertheywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfood

andclothes.Neverthelessmedicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoney

becausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhy

fuellightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftstheprices

sothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleast

transportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomy

develops.Tosumuppeople'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime-they

casttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsof

life.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefully,

wecanseeinthepastfifteenyears,therehavebeengreatchangesinpeople's

livingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%,Itisalsothe

casewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcare,energy,transportation

andcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischange

isprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecome

richer,theywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfood

andclothes.Nevertheless,medicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoney,

becausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhy

fuel,lightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftstheprices

sothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleast,

transportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomy

develops.Tosumup,people'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime-they

casttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsoflife.

9.ALetterofComplaintDecember26DearPresidentI'majuniorinour

university.I'mwritingtointimatesomethingunsatisfactorytoyouinour

library.FirstlyIhavetosaythatourlibraryiscoveredwithdustofages.The

booksthebookshelvesthedesksandchairsandeventhedoorsallaredimmed

bythickdust.Wastetissuesandpaperarescatteredalloverthedesksand

floorsforeverystudenthastodustthedesksandchairswithseveraltissues

orpiecesofpaperbeforehesitsdowntoread.Buttoouramazementthe

librarystaffjustsittherereadingtheirnewspapersasifitwerenottheirduty

tocleanthispoor