2021年广东省揭阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2021年广东省揭阳市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

Students"InterpersonalRelationship.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前许多大学生处理不好人际关系

2.出现这种现象的原因

3.我的看法

Students'InterpersonalRelationship

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofIstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing,givingan

introductionoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcolleges'rapidexpansion

andyourownpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.高校扩招是一件好事

2.高校扩招公带来一些问题

3.我的观点

3.假设你是李明，请你给保护长城志愿者工作指导中心写一封申请信,

申请成位保护长城项目的志愿者。信中必须包括以下内容：

1.你从某报纸中得知这个项目招募志愿者的消息，感受到十分的高兴

2.想当这个项目志愿者的原因

3.简单介绍个人的性格和爱好,并表示十分希望自己能成为一名志愿者

ALetterofApplicationforVolunteeroftheGreatWallReservationProject

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofAnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假设你在某日某时某地目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。见证书须包

括以下几点：

1.车祸发生的时间及地点

2.你所见到的车祸情况

3.你对车祸原因的分析

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

DoesGradesMeanAbility?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegiven,below:

1.Somepeoplethinkthatgradesisthewaytoshowone'sability.

2.Othersholdthatgradesmaynotnecessarilymeanability.

3.Youropinion.

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicShouldEuthanasiabelegalized?Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.有不少绝症病人和病人的家属认为安乐死应该合法化。

2.但是也有不少人不同意把安乐死合法化。

3.我的看法。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofAHarmoniousCyberspace,givinganintroductionofthe

advantagesanddisadvantagesofthecyberspace,andsomemeasurestosolve

theproblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

belowinChinese:

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview?Youshould

writeatleast100words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenin

Chinesebelow:

1.面试在求职过程中的作用。

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...

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritearesume.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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。

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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?

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

11.OrganicFood

OrganicfarmingwasamongthefastestgrowingsegmentsofU.S.agriculture

duringthe1990s.Thevalueofretail,salesoforganicfoodwasestimatedto

be$16billionin2004.AccordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,morethan

halfofAmericansnowbuyorganicfoodatleastonceamonth.Whyisorganic

foodbecomingsopopular?

WhatisOrganicFood?

InDecember2000,theNationalOrganicStandardsBoardoftheU.S.

DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)establishedanationalstandardforthe

term"organic".Organicfood,definedbyhowitcannotbemaderatherthan

howitcanbemade,mustbeproducedwithouttheuseofsewer-sludge

fertilizers,mostsyntheticfertilizersandpesticides,geneticengineering

(biotechnology),growthhormones,irradiationandantibiotics.Avarietyof

agriculturalproductscanbeproducedorganically,includingproduce,grains,

meat,dairy,eggs,andprocessedfoodproducts.

"Organic"doesnotmean"natural".Thereisnolegaldefinitionastowhat

constitutesa"natural"food.However,thefoodindustryusestheterm

"natural"toindicatethatafoodhasbeenminimallyprocessedandis

preservative-free.Naturalfoodscanincludeorganicfoods,butnotallnatural

foodsareorganic.Onlyfoodslabeled"organic"havebeencertifiedas

meetingUSDAorganicstandards.

OrganicFanning

Thephrase'organicfarming'一firstappearedinLordNorthboume'sbook

LooktotheLand,publishedin1940.Butthetruthis,organicfanningisthe

oldestform,ofagriculture.BeforetheendofWorldWarII,farmingwithout

theuseofpetroleum-basedchemicals(syntheticfertilizersandpesticides)

wastheonlyoptionforfarmers.Technologiesdevelopedduringthewarwere

foundtobeusefulforagriculturalproduction.Forexample,thechemical

ammoniumnitrate(硝酸铁)，whichwasusedasmunitions(军需品)，became

usefulasfertilizer,andorganophosphates(有机磷酸盐)usedfornervegas

werelaterusedasinsecticide.

Thesedays,farmersareswitchingtoorganicagricultureonceagain,butnow

withanecologicallybased,systematicapproachthatincludeslong-term

planning,detailedrecordkeepingandmajorinvestmentinequipmentand

supplies.Althoughitisstillonlyasmallindustry,thenumberoforganic

farmersisgrowingbyabout12percentperyearandnowstandsatmorethan

12,000nationwide.

OrganicFarmingintheU.S.Today

TheUSDA'sEconomicResearchServicereportsthatin1997,thelatestyear

forwhichdataareavailable,farmersin49statesusedorganicproduction

methodsandthirdVpartyorganiccertificationserviceson1.35millionacres

outofatotalof828millionacresoffarmland.Approximatelytwo-thirdsof

thecertifiedU.S.organicfarmlandwasusedforcrops,andone-thirdwasused

aspasture.

Largefarms,mostlylocatedintheMidwestandWest,producedprocessed

tomatoes,organicwinegrapesandotherhigh-valuecropsonacommercial

scale,whereasnumeroussmallfarms,concentratedintheNortheast,

specializedinmixedvegetableproductionfordirectmarketingtoconsumers

andrestaurants.

Whileorganicfoodcanbefoundthroughoutthecountry,Californiawasthe

leaderinproductionoforganicfruitsandvegetablesin1997,followedclosely

byArizona,Florida,Texas,andWashingtonindecreasingorderoftotalyield.

Farmersandranchersin23statesraisedasmallnumberofcertifiedorganic

cows,hogsandsheep.NewYork,WisconsinandMinnesotawerethetop

producersoforganicdairycows.

Production:Organicvs.Conventional

Asyoucanimagine,organicagriculturalpracticesarequitedistinctfrom

thoseof"conventional"fanning.

Organicfarmers:

feedsoilandbuildsoilmatterwithnaturalfertilizertogrowtheircropsuse

insectpredators,matingdisruption,trapsandbarrierstoprotectcropsfrom

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12.Whereisthepositionofthewheeldogsinateam?

A.Inthefrontoftheteam.

B.Behindtheleaddogs.

C.Infrontofthesled.

D.Atthesideofswingdogs.

13.

Recruitersdevote,sometimesseveraltimesaday,withtheirquarry.

14.

Bymanipulatinginthecountry,theFedcaninfluence

theeconomyinapositiveornegativeway.

15.

Accordingtodifferentcultures,negotiationscanbeconductedthroughdirect,

face-to-facecommunicationorindirect.

16.

Policemen,firemenandemergencydoctorsallcanbecalledfirstresponders.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.GiveUpSixWordsandChangeYourLife

AlfredKorzybski,thefatherofgeneralsemantics,observedthathowwetalk

affectshowwehandleproblemsandhowwebehave.Hefoundthatscientists,

trainedtobespecific,handledbothpersonalandlaboratoryproblemsbetter

thannon-scientists.Non-scientists,thenasnow,usedwordsloadedwith

feelingandprejudgmentandgotintotrouble.

Changingthewayweusecertaineverydaywordscanactuallyshifttheway

weseetheworldandotherpeople,helpschangetheemotion-ladenattitudes

behindthewords,andmakesuslesslikelytomakeinappropriatedemandson

ourselvesandothers.

Thereisalsoachangeintheeffectonothers.Teachers,toldthatcertain

studentshavehiddentalents,willhelpthemdevelop,evenifthestudentswere

selectedblindlybyresearchers.Peopleactastheythinktheyhavebeen

defined,andlikeitornot,ourwordsplayalargepartinexpressingthat

definition.

Inourwork,wehavefoundsixwordsthatareoftenusedindamagingways:

try,always,is,can't,shouldandeverybody.Thesewordsarereally"families"

ofwords.Alwayscanbeexpandedtonever,everytime.Shouldisalsoought

to,must,haveto.Weusenobody,noone,all,'thewayweuseeverybody.

Eachofthesewordsislinkedtotheconceptoftime."Everybodydoesit"

implieseverypersonalwaysdoesit.Shouldreflectsastandardadoptedinthe

past,governinghowwemustalwaysbehave.Isimpliesapermanent

characteristicofsomethingorsomeone,as"sheisimpossibletodealwith."

AlfredKorzybskicalledhumans"timebinders".Facts,opinionsand

behaviorsarelearned,repeatedandpassedon,eventhoughtheymaynot

necessarilyhavebeentrueinthefirstplace.BothKorzybskiandS.I.

Hayakawa,whoisarespectedsemanticist,cautionusagainstusingsuch

"allness"terms.

Yetwedousethem,asthoughbydoingsowecouldsomehowmanagethe

presentandfuture."Withwords,"saysHayakawainLanguageinThought

andAction,"weinfluenceandtoanenormousextentcontrol.""I'llmeetyou

atthreeThursday"isanattempttomakeanotherperson-andourselves—be

atacertainplaceatacertaintime.Hayakawawrites,"Thefutureisa

specificallyhumandimension.Toadog,'hamburgertomorrow'is

meaningless.Withwordswe[humans]imposeacertainpredictabilityupon

futureevents."

Similarly,weattempttocontrolpeople'sactionsandevencharacteristicswith

can't,should,everybodyandrelatedwords.Wetrythustocreate"reliable"

data,howeverunrelateditistothefacts.

AccordingtoFreud,tosomementalpatientscertainwordsbecomemagical,

symbolsofwholetrainsofthoughtcondensed.Seriouslyillneurotics

maintainsomeofthatmagic:"Everybody'sagainstme"or"Ihavetodothis."

Andnearlyallofushavethesamebadhabittoalessintensedegree.

Whenandwheredowebeginthispatternofrestrictivewordsandbeliefs?

AccordingtothelatespeechexpertWendellJohnson,asadultswearestill

"usinginformation,attitudes,beliefs,procedures,practices...adaptedtoan

earliertime."Ourbeliefs,andthewordsweusetosupportthemandtoprotect

ourselvesfromchange,comefromearlyinourlives.WillisHarman,Ph.D.,

afuturistatSRI(formerlyStanfordResearchInstitute),maintainsthatweare

allinawayhypnotizedfrominfancy."Wedonotperceiveourselvesandthe

worldaboutusastheyare,butaswehavebeenpersuadedtoperceivethem,"

saysDr.Harman.Researchshowsthatobjectsandpeoplewithsomefamiliar

characteristicstendtobeperceivedbytheinfantasidentical.Thenewborn

cannotdistinguishbetweenselfandsurrounding.Whenthebabyishungry,

everybodyishungry.Later,anymanbecomes"Daddy"andeveryanimal

"doggie."

Weusesuchearlybiasestom

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18.

Apersonalsomightberequiredtoquitsmokingtoimprovetheoutcomeof

theoperation.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

WhatlargelygivesrisetoGoogle's"goodness"?

A.AdamSmith'seconomictheories.

B.Googleaimsatbenefitingthesociety.

C.AusefulserviceGoogleprovides.

D.Googlemakesprofitsforitself.

20.

ItisthatplaystheleadingroleintheethnicintermixingoftheU.S.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(40)

22.(15)

A.TheislandsareverydifferentfromtheNorth.

B.TheislandsareagreatdistancefromtheNorth.

C.TheislandsaresimilartotheNorth.

D.TheislandsmakehercryfortheNorth.

23.

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24.听力原文：M:Youlikelivinginthecity,don'tyou?

W:Oh,Iloveit.It'ssoconvenient,Icantakethebustowork,orthesubway,

orthetaxi.Andthereissomuchtodo.

M:Iknowwhatyoumean.I'dliketoliveinthecity,too,buttoliveinthe

suburbsisbetterforchildren.

W:Well,therearealotofgoodthingsaboutsuburbanliving.But,asa

workingwoman,Ithinkacityhasalltheconveniences-includingthebest

foodandfastestnews.

M:Buttherearemoretrees,grassandfreshairinthesuburbs.

W:Yeah,butlivinginacity,it'sconvenienttogoeverywhere.Therearelots

ofmoviehouses,theatersandsoon.Youcantakethemtothesuburbsonthe

weekends.

M:Yeah,childrenaretherightage.Therearelotsofthingsforthemhere.

W:Youareright.TheyareatthelibraryinBrooklyn.Andtheycomeback

homeforlunch,thengouptowntotheMuseumofNaturalHistory.Thereis

somuchforyoungpeopletoseeanddo.

M:Notjustforyoungpeople.Whataboutme?I'veneverbeentotheMuseum

ofNaturalHistory.

W:NeitherhaveI.WhenIwasachild,IusedtogototheMuseumofArt.

M:I'vebeenthereseveraltimes.Twicewithchildren.

W:Well,Ihaveanidea.Nextweekend,wegototheMuseumofNatural

History.

M:Ok,that'sreallyaveryniceidea.

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A.Theyarelookingforanapartmenttolivein.

B.Theyarediscussinglivingplacesandchildren'seducation.

C.Theyarecomplainingabouttheirchildren.

D.Theyareplanningforthenextweekend.

25.(24)

A.Loweringitsprices.

B.Sellingmorehouseholdnecessities.

C.Changingitsmembershiprules.

D.Openingupmorecheckoutlines.

26.(29)

A.Topayarefundabledeposit.

B.Toprovidetheirownfurnishings.

C.Tosignahousingcontract.

D.Tocookbythemselves.

27.(26)

A.Byreadingherpolishedessay.

B.Byproofreadingherfirstdraft.

C.Bybringinghersomereferencebooks.

D.Byexaminingheroutline.

28.(43)

29.(34)

A.Theviolinwastooheavyforher.

B.Shewastooyoungtoplaytheviolin.

C.Theviolinwastooexpensive.

D.Hermotherwantedhertoplaythepiano.

30.(33)

A.Avisittoaprison.

B.Theinfluenceofhisfather.

C.Atalkwithsomemiserableslaves.

D.HisexperienceinthewarbetweenFranceandAustria.

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

31.(58)

32.

JaneCampion'sageandproductionsmadehera.

33.

WhatwerethedirectreasonswhichcausedAmericatobeinvolvedinthewar

accordingtothepassage?

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参考答案

l.OnStudents'InterpersonalRelationshipPositiveinterpersonalrelationships

arevitalforoptimalhumangrowthanddevelopment.Howeverinrecentyears

concernhasbeenexpressedbyeducatorsaboutthequalityofinterpersonal

relationshipamongstudentsininstitutionsofhighereducation.Accordingto

asurveyconductedbyHebeiUniversitymanycollege-agestudentsfind

interpersonalrelationshipthebiggestheadache.Increasingdiversityandrapid

changesinoursocietyaremakinginteractingwithotherscontinuallymore

complexanddifficult.Withlimitedlifeexperiencesandsocialskillscollege

studentsarefacingmorechallengesindealingwithinterpersonalrelationship.

Thisisespeciallytrueforstudentscomingfromruralareas.Becauseof

extremelylimitedsocialskillstheyareoftenrejectedbyothers一and

rejectiongivesthemevenfewerchancestolearnhowtobehavewithothers.

Inmyopinionnowthatinterpersonalrelationshipisimportanttostudents'

developmentcollegesshouldkeepupdatedandoffercomprehensive

interpersonalrelationshipscourse.Thecourseshouldaddresstheknowledge

skillsattitudesandbehaviorsallstudentsneedtoparticipateinpositive

relationshipsinthefamilyandwithindividualsatschoolinthecommunity

andintheworkplace.OnStudents'InterpersonalRelationshipPositive

interpersonalrelationshipsarevitalforoptimalhumangrowthand

development.However,inrecentyears,concernhasbeenexpressedby

educatorsaboutthequalityofinterpersonalrelationshipamongstudentsin

institutionsofhighereducation.AccordingtoasurveyconductedbyHebei

University,manycollege-agestudentsfindinterpersonalrelationshipthe

biggestheadache.Increasingdiversityandrapidchangesinoursocietyare

makinginteractingwithotherscontinuallymorecomplexanddifficult.With

limitedlifeexperiencesandsocialskills,collegestudentsarefacingmore

challengesindealingwithinterpersonalrelationship.Thisisespeciallytrue

forstudentscomingfromruralareas.Becauseofextremelylimitedsocial

skills,theyareoftenrejectedbyothers一andrejectiongivesthemevenfewer

chancestolearnhowtobehavewithothers.Inmyopinion,nowthat

interpersonalrelationshipisimportanttostudents'development,colleges

shouldkeepupdatedandoffercomprehensiveinterpersonalrelationships

course.Thecourseshouldaddresstheknowledge,skills,attitudesand

behaviorsallstudentsneedtoparticipateinpositiverelationshipsinthe

familyandwithindividualsatschool,inthecommunity,andintheworkplace.

2.1stheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing?Manycollegesand

universitieshaveexpandedtheirenrollmentsince1998.Thereasonsforthe

expansionareasfollows.Firstlytheywanttokeepupwiththeneedofthejob

markettoproducemorequalifiedpeopletotakeupthejobs.Secondlythe

expansionhasentitledmanyhighschoolgraduatestotherightofreceiving

highereducation.Lastbutnotleastitcanraisetheintellectualstandardsof

ournation.Howeverstudiesshowthatthetrendtoexpandhasbroughtabout

manyproblems.Forinstancetheteachingfacilitiesandaccommodation

capacitiesofmanycollegesanduniversitiesarelimitedandareunabletomeet

thedemandofanever-increasingnumberofthenewlyenrolledstudents.On

theotherhandtheaveragequalityofthefreshmenisdeclining.Inthelong

runhuntingforajobwillbeatoughthingforthegraduatesandthatwill

inevitablyexertmuchpressureontheprospectsofemployment.Inspiteofall

thisIamstillconfidentthattheexpansionofenrollmentisofgreatbenefitto

oursocietyandisagoodthing.Withthedevelopmentofournational

economytheproblemasmentionedabovewillbesolvedifpropermeasures

aretaken.IstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing?Manycollegesand

universitieshaveexpandedtheirenrollmentsince1998.Thereasonsforthe

expansionareasfollows.Firstly,theywanttokeepupwiththeneedofthe

jobmarkettoproducemorequalifiedpeopletotakeupthejobs.Secondly,

theexpansionhasentitledmanyhighschoolgraduatestotherightofreceiving

highereducation.Lastbutnotleast,itcanraisetheintellectualstandardsof

ournation.However,studiesshowthatthetrendtoexpandhasbroughtabout

manyproblems.Forinstance,theteachingfacilitiesandaccommodation

capacitiesofmanycollegesanduniversitiesarelimitedandareunabletomeet

thedemandofanever-increasingnumberofthenewlyenrolledstudents.On

theotherhand,theaveragequalityofthefreshmenisdeclining.Inthelong

run,huntingforajobwillbeatoughthingforthegraduatesandthatwill

inevitablyexertmuchpressureontheprospectsofemployment.Inspiteofall

this,Iamstillconfidentthattheexpansionofenrollmentisofgreatbenefitto

oursocietyandisagoodthing.Withthedevelopmentofournational

economy,theproblemasmentionedabovewillbesolvedifpropermeasures

aretaken.

3.ALetterofApplicationforVolunteeroftheGreatWallReservationProject

DearSirorMadam©I'mLiMingasophomoremajoringinEnglishfrom

PekingUniversity.②Iamveryexcitedtogetthenewsfromtoday'sChina

DailythatyouaregoingtorecruitsomevolunteersoftheGreatWall

ReservationProject,I'mwritingtoapplyforit.③Well-knownasoneofthe

SevenWondersintheworldtheGreatWallhasalwaysbeenatourist

attraction.④IonceclimbeduptotheGreatWallatBadalingandhave

developedsuchakeeninterestinthehistoryoftheGreatWallthatIhave

madeupmymindtodowhatIcantoprotectthisculturalheritage.⑤Being

akindhelpfulandpassionateboyIcanspeakEnglishveryfluentlyandknow

alittleFrenchandJapanese.Ilikeout-doorsportssuchashikingand

climbing.IamalsoamemberofMountaineersClubofPekingUniversity.I

thinkmycharacterfitsthejobgreatly.@1hopeyoucanconsidermy

applicationandlookforwardtoyourkindreply.YourssincerelyLiMingA

LetterofApplicationforVolunteeroftheGreatWallReservationProjectDear

SirorMadam,©I'mLiMing,asophomoremajoringinEnglishfromPeking

University.②Iamveryexcitedtogetthenewsfromtoday'sChinaDailythat

youaregoingtorecruitsomevolunteersoftheGreatWallReservationProject.

I'mwritingtoapplyforit.©Well-knownasoneoftheSevenWondersinthe

world,theGreatWallhasalwaysbeenatouristattraction.@1onceclimbed

uptotheGreatWallatBadaling,andhavedevelopedsuchakeeninterestin

thehistoryoftheGreatWallthatIhavemadeupmymindtodowhatIcanto

protectthisculturalheritage.⑤Beingakind,helpfulandpassionateboy,I

canspeakEnglishveryfluently,andknowalittleFrenchandJapanese.Ilike

out-doorsportssuchashikingandclimbing.Iamalsoamemberof

MountaineersClubofPekingUniversity.Ithinkmycharacterfitsthejob

greatly.⑥Ihopeyoucanconsidermyapplicationandlookforwardtoyour

kindreply.Yourssincerely,LiMing解析：①审题及布局。这是一篇书信

体作文，按照文章要求写一封申请信。申请信的写作应注意以下问题：

语言简练，表达清晰，态度诚恳，要把自己想申请的对象、自身条件等

信息准确表达出来，使读者一目了然。本题是申请成为保护长城项目的

志愿者，整篇文章都应该让读者感觉到作者对长城的热爱而激发的对这

一项目的向往之情。在布局上，根据题目中给出的提纲来展开即可。第

一段介绍自己得知招聘信息的途径和心情，•第二段说明想当这个项目志

愿者的原因。第三段简单介绍个人的性格和爱好，志愿者一般都比较开

朗、乐观、乐于助人，喜欢户外活动，可以从这些方面来介绍自己，最

后要表明自己的愿望并希望得到回复。②语言。本文是一篇申请信，语

言要热情洋溢，要让读者感觉到自己想参加公益活动的愿望和决心。词

汇和句式选择要多样性，以增加文采。

4.AnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccidentYesterdayafternoonI

happenedtowitnessaterribletrafficaccidentonmywayhomefromschool.

Itwas5:30p.m.IwasridingmyfavoriteGiantbackhome.WhenIgottothe

lastcrossingontheGoldenLionStreettheredlightwason.SoIappliedthe

brakesalongwithalongqueueofvehicleswaitingtopass.Justatthatmoment

aheavy-loadtruckwithearthroaredforwardatmysideandbumpedagainst

aprivateAccordofHondatravelingeastbound.Asaresultthewindshieldof

thelorrywasbrokenintopiecesanditsdrivergotfatallywoundedonthehead

onthesteeringwheel.ThedriveroftheAccordandhisgirlfriendtheonly

passengerinthecaronlygotminorinjuriesbuthiscarlostitsrearaxeland

twowheels.AsforthecauseoftheaccidentIthinkthedriverofthelorry

shouldberesponsible:thelightwasredthen;heshouldhavestoppedand

waited.Itwashewhohadbrokenthetrafficregulations.Inadditionthebad

weatherwaspartofthecause.Itwasdrizzlingthenandtheroadwasquite

slippery.Finallydrunkdrivingwasprobablyanimportantfactor.Asthe

policediscoveredonthespottherewasaheavyalcoholicsmellonthedead

bodyofthelorrydriver.AnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident

Yesterdayafternoon,Ihappenedtowitnessaterribletrafficaccidentonmy

wayhomefromschool.Itwas5:30p.m.,IwasridingmyfavoriteGiantback

home.WhenIgottothelastcrossingontheGoldenLionStreet,theredlight

wason.SoIappliedthebrakes,alongwithalongqueueofvehicleswaiting

topass.Justatthatmoment,aheavy-loadtruckwithearthroaredforwardat

mysideandbumpedagainstaprivateAccordofHondatravelingeastbound.

Asaresult,thewindshieldofthelorrywasbrokenintopiecesanditsdriver

gotfatallywoundedontheheadonthesteeringwheel.Thedriverofthe

Accordandhisgirlfriend,theonlypassengerinthecar,onlygotminor

injuries,buthiscarlostitsrearaxelandtwowheels.Asforthecauseofthe

accident,Ithinkthedriverofthelorryshouldberesponsible:thelightwas

redthen;heshouldhavestoppedandwaited.Itwashewhohadbrokenthe

trafficregulations.Inaddition,thebadweatherwaspartofthecause.Itwas

drizzlingthen,andtheroadwasquiteslippery.Finally,drunkdrivingwas

probablyanimportantfactor.Asthepolicediscoveredonthespot,therewas

aheavyalcoholicsmellonthedeadbodyofthelorrydriver.

5.DoesGradesMeanAbility?Somepeoplethinkthatgradescanreflect

students'abilityintheiracademicpursuit.Thehighertheirgradesthesmarter

theymustbe.InthecompetitionforgradesitishardtobeawinnerDoes

GradesMeanAbility?Somepeoplethinkthatgradescanreflectstudents'

abilityintheiracademicpursuit.Thehighertheirgrades,thesmarterthey

mustbe.Inthecompetitionforgrades,itishardtobeawinner

6.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Therearesomeheatedargumentsasto

thequestionwhetherapersonwithanincurableillnessshouldbepermitted

todieasheorshewants.Somepeopleholdthatwhenthepatientisstill

consciousandabletoexpresshimselfweshouldtalktohimandfindouthis

ownopinion.Ifboththepatientandhisfamilydonotwantto.sufferfrom

diseasesanymoreandthedoctorsalsodeclarethatthediseaseisincurable

weshouldshowrespectforthepatient'sownopinionanddoourbestforhim

Therationaleofthisviewisthatthebestwecandoforadyingpersonisto

satisfyhislastwishes.Howeversomepeoplestandinoppositiontothe

legalizationofeuthanasia.Thepossiblesituationisthatthepatientisno

longerabletoexpresshimself.Inthiscasewehavenowaytofindouthis

opinionandthusshouldnotbeallowedtodeprivehimofhisrighttoliveon.

Meanwhileitisreallyunacceptableintermsofemotionforthepatient's

familytosignafilewhichwilltakeawayoneoftheirfamilymembersfor

ever.Inshorteuthanasiahelpsextricatebothincurablepatientsandtheir

familiesfromthepainfulsituation.Howevertopracticeeuthanasianeeds

furtherresearchanddiscussionforitinvolvesmanymedicalandethical

problems.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Therearesomeheated

argumentsastothequestionwhetherapersonwithanincurableillnessshould

bepermittedtodieasheorshewants.Somepeopleholdthatwhenthepatient

isstillconsciousandabletoexpresshimself,weshouldtalktohimandfind

outhisownopinion.Ifboththepatientandhisfamilydonotwantto.suffer

fromdiseasesanymoreandthedoctorsalsodeclarethatthediseaseis

incurable,weshouldshowrespectforthepatient'sownopinionanddoour

bestforhimTherationaleofthisviewisthatthebestwecandoforadying

personistosatisfyhislastwishes.However,somepeoplestandinopposition

tothelegalizationofeuthanasia.Thepossiblesituationisthatthepatientis

nolongerabletoexpresshimself.Inthiscase,wehavenowaytofindouthis

opinionandthusshouldno