2021年辽宁省辽阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2021年辽宁省辽阳市大学英语6级大学英

语六级预测试题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、LWriting（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledRaisingDogsintheCity.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.现在养狗的人越来越多；

2.不文明养狗给社会造成了危害；

3.我的看法。

RaisingDogsintheCity

2.假设你是李芳，给好朋友Lily写一封信。内容如下：

1.邀请她五一放假其间来北京游玩

2.简单介绍北京的名胜古迹

3.希望对方回信交流意见

ALettertoaFrien

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicRisingDivorceRatesinChina.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiven

inChinesebelow:

20

1.描写图表反映的问题

2.你认为最近几年中国离婚高的原因是什么

4.假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望

找个外国朋友作为游伴(Travel-mate)。拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚

日程安排、费用分担情况、对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的

好处。

Travel-mateWanted

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicAnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettes.Youshouldwriteatleast150

words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.大量外宾将随2008奥运会涌入中国；巨大的文化差异使礼节成为重

要问题

2.我们应该主动地去了解一些其他的礼节、习俗等

3.同时还应向外宾展示中华传统礼节

AnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettes

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人赞成提高退休年龄

2.有人则反对

3.你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic"AFewRemarksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenoless

than150wordsandbaseonetheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1•竞争是存在于当今社会的普遍现象；

2.竞争的好处；

3.竞争的同时不要忘记合作。

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic"TheLimitationsofBookKnowledge".Youshouldwritenolessthan

150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(givenin

Chinese)below:

1.书本是知识的重要来源。

2.但书本知识具有局限性。

3.因此..

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

SecondhandGoodsTransaction.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.二手物品的交换越来越多；

2.对此人们态度褒贬不一；

3.你的观点

SecondhandGoodsTransaction

10.Direction：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledThePhenomenonofEmptyNest.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

“空巢老人”指那些到了退休年龄，身边却无子女与之共同生活的老人。

1.如今的空巢老人逐渐增多

2.这种现象出现的原因

3.如何解决由此带来的问题

ThePhenomenonofEmptyNest

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

11.

Youcangetevacuationdetailsthi'oughthewaysprovidedbythewebsiteof

LasVegasthoughitdoesn'tdisclosethedetailsdueto.

12.

ThebeggarsinLondonspeakwithanyonewhotalkedaboutAmerica.

13.

Tocalculatethecaloriesexpendingtodigestthefood,youcanmultiplythe

numberofcaloriesyoueatby.

14.

TheU.S.governmenthasexertedgreatpressureonmanyAsiannationsto

15.

Thethirdmainstageinthelaunderingprocessiscalledidentifiedby

theinvestigators.

16.

Duringthedevelopmentofcordlesstool,Black&Deckerdesigneda

computerprogramto.

A.rechargebatteriesbyusingsolarenergy

B.produceenvironment-friendlybatteries

C.reducetheweightofbattery

D.maximizethedurationofbattery

17.

Doctorswhotreatdepressionwilldistinguishmajordepressionand

dysthymiaandtreatthemdifferently.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.AccordingtoRubin,theeffectofAuto-Tuneonsingersmaybe.

A.positiveB.negativeC.exaggeratedD.underestimated

19.Olderpeoplewhomaintainactiverelationshipswiththeiradultchildren

havelessstressbecausetheyhavesomeoneto.

20.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1~7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8~10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgivenin

thepassage.

Morethan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinese

coursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeach

yeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChina

was400,000,withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,

accordingtotheChineseMinistryofEducation.

TheRiseofChina'sEconomy

MonsieurLabelandhiswife,bothrespectedarchitectslivinginParis'Sixth

Quarter,haveenrolledtheirdaughterinanearbyschoolwhereChinese

classesstartatkindergarten.MonsieurLabelsaysofChina."Iandmy

colleagueswitnessedthecountry'samazingdevelopmentwhenweattendeda

recentseminarinShenzhen.IbelievethatChinaistheeconomicsuperpower

ofthefuture.MywifeandIspeakFrench,EnglishandSpanish,butmy

daughtershouldalsolearnChinesebecauseitwillbeusefultoherwhenshe

growsup."

SinceChinesecourseswereaddedtothecurriculaof132Frenchjuniorand

seniorhighschoolstheirenrollmenthasdoubled.ThatattheOriental

LanguageandCultureCollege,oneofFrance'slargestChinese-teaching

colleges,hasskyrocketedinrecentyears,accordingtoXuDan,deanofthe

ChineseDepartment.SheconfirmsthatChineseandJapanesearenowthetwo

moststudiedAsianlanguage

FrenchjuniorstudentBeidaistotallyfluentinChinese."I'mlearningChinese

becauseIwanttobeaninternationallawyerinChina,"heexplains.

YoungFrenchentrepreneurPatricPeniaestablishedhisBeiyanConsultancy

CompanyinParis,anditnowworkstogetherwithChinaCentralTelevision

inintroducingFrenchtraditionsandculturetoChineseaudiences.Patricalso

cooperatedwithBeijing'sUniversityofFinanceandEconomicsandCentral

UniversityofFinanceandEconomicsinlaunchingathree-weekcrashcourse

inChineseinBeijing.In2005,heinitiatedthe"Chinesepeopleandbusiness

management"trainingcourseinParis,whichconsistsofseminarstohelp

FrenchbusinessmenunderstandhowChinesebusinessoperates.

GermanyhasalsocaughtontothebenefitsofChineselanguagelearning,and

hasaddedChinesetoitshighschoolgraduationexams.Manyinternational

corporationsalsoholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployee'sassigned

workinChina."Englishisn'tenough,"saysHerrGerck,presidentofSiemens

China,"WeneedtoequipourstaffwiththeabilitytodealwithChinese

merchantsintheirownlanguage."

InBritain,aChineseteachingprogramthatwillform,partofthenational

curriculumhasbeenformulatedandapprovedbytheDepartmentof

EducationandSkills.IntheU.S.,ChineseispartoftheAdvancePlacement

ProgramforAmericanhighschoolstudents.Thismeansthatstudentscantake

college-levelChineseinthesamewayastheylearnFrench,Spanishand

Germanandgaincreditsiftheygetgoodtestresults.Morethan2,500primary

andhighschoolsnowofferAPcoursesintheChineselanguage.

CulturalEchoes

Chinesecharacters,alongwiththeConfucianphilosophy,havealwayshad

profoundinfluenceonHanculturalcirclesinAsia,andafterabriefhiatus,

ChineselanguageteachingisindemandoncemoreintheRO

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(32)

A.Beunabletobreathe.

B.Beovercomebypressure.

C.Becomespeechless.

D.Bescaredbypressure.

22.听力原文：M:I'msorry,Madam.Thetrainissomewhatbehindthe

schedule.CouldyoupleasetakeaseatandI'lltellyouassoonasweknow

somethingdefinite.

W:Thankyou.I'l1justsithereandreadthemagazineinthemeantime.

Q:Whatcanyouconcludeaboutthetrainfromtheconversation?

(19)

A.It'sontime.B.It'scrowded.C.It'sempty.D.It'slate.

23.

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24.(21)

A.Shewenttherelastyear.

B.Hersisterworksthere.

C.Shelivesonlythirtyminutesawayfromthere.

D.Shegoesthereonregularbusinesstrips.

25.听力原文：W:Asawell-knownpublicspeaker,canyougiveussome

suggestionsonhowtodeliveragoodspeech?

M:Tobeginwith,youshouldaskyourselfaquestion,thatis,whatdoesyour

audienceneedandwant?It'sbettertoquestionyourselfbeforethespeech.

W:Whydoweneedtoknowtheirneedsandwants?

M:Ifyouareapublicspeaker,itisabsolutelyessentialtoknowhowto

captureandmaintaintheinterestofyouraudience,whichmeansyouhaveto

knowwhattheywanttoknowandwhattheywanttohear.

W:Youmeanweshouldpayspecialattentiontothecontentofthespeech,

right?

M:Yes.Ifyouelaborateonfactsandfiguresthateveryoneisalreadyfamiliar

with,thenitisquitepossiblethatyouwillactuallylosetheattentionofthose

whoarelisteningtoyourpresentation.

W:Whatshouldwedothen?

M:Manysuccessfulspeakerswillsummarizethatpartoraddsomedifferent

viewpointstoit.Thisisagoodwaytoincreasetheirlevelofunderstanding

ofthetopic.Ifyouraudiencecannotfollowyourspeech,it'squitepossible

thatthey'llleaveordozeoff.

W:Howaboutbodylanguage?Iseemanyspeakersusealotofhandgestures.

M:Notonlyhandgestures,butalsofacialexpression,bodymovementand

evenvoicechanges.Itisalwaysimportanttorememberthatsometimes,how

yousaysomethingwillhavealargerimpactthanwhatyousay.

19.Whatpreparationshouldapublicspeakerdoaccordingtothe

conversation?

20.Whichistheproperwaytodeliveraspeech?

21.Whatcanwelearnaboutagoodspeakerfromthisconversation?

(20)

A.Puthisnotesinorderahead.

B.Askhimselfalotofquestions.

C.Knowhisownneedsandwants.

D.Figureoutwhathisaudienceisinterestedin.

26.(28)

A.Theyhelpthestudentstobecomemorecooperative.

B.Theyareverygoodentertainmentforstudents.

C.Theymakelotsofmoneybuysellingtickets.

D.Theyhelpthestudentstobuildgoodteams.

27.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

听力原文：W:IsawKevinwalktoschoolthismorning.Itwasquiteunusual,

don'tyouthinkso?

M:Oh,youstilldon'tknow.AfterKevin'slatestmisadventurebehindthe

wheel,hisparentshadtakenawayhisear.

Q:WhydidKevinwalktoschoolthismorning?

(12)

A.Hisparentsdetainedhiscar.

B.Thereissomethingwrongwithhisear'swheel.

C.Hewasunabletodriveacarbecauseofhismisadventure.

D.Hiscarwasdamagedbyacaraccident.

28.听力原文：Conversationsarereallykindofinteresting.Iguessit'sakind

ofhobbyofminetolistentoconversationsthatIcanhearinpublic.It's

amazinghowdifferentthestyle,orthetoneorthecontentofdifferent

conversationscanbeandtolistentothedifferencesinthelanguagethat

peopleusewhentheyspeaktodifferentpeople.

Ifyouareeverinabookstoreoradepartmentstore,it'sinterestingtohear

howthesamesalespersontalkstodifferentpeople.There'reotherinteresting

placestolistentoconversationstoo,Ithink,andoneplacethatI'vefoundis

onbustrips.Peopleoftentalktoeachotherasifnooneelsewerethere.I

guesstheythinkpeoplecan'theartheirconversations.

RecentlyIwasonabus,andIwaslisteningtoaconversationoftwopeople

behindme.Ican'treallysayIwaslistening.Iguessitwouldhavebeenhard

nottohearit.Itwasamusingtolistentothetwopeople,though,becausethey

wereplayingakindoflanguage,uh,wordgameaboutstatesandstatecapitals.

Onepersonwouldsaythenameofthestate,andtheotherpersonwouldsay

thenameofthecapital.

Itsoundslikeakindofsimplegamethatdoesn'tinvolvemuchlanguage,and

youwouldn'tthinkthatitwouldinvolveverymuchconversation,butactually

thiswasn'tthecasebecauseastheywereplayingthegame,theycontinuedto

complimentoneanotherandtotalkabouthowmuchtheyknewabouthistory

andhowmanyoftheotherthingstheycouldorcouldn'trememberaboutthose

placesfromtheirtripsorfromtheirreading.

Itwasreallykindoffuntolistentothem.

(33)

A.Listeningtodifferentstylesofconversations.

B.Listeningtothecontentofdifferentconversations.

C.Listeningtohowsalesmentalktodifferentpeople.

D.Listeningtoconversationsinpublic.

29.听力原文:M:Thetransmissioninyourcarmustbereplaced.A

transmissionjobisabout$400,butsincethecarisstillunderwarranty,you

willhavetopayonlyasmallservicecharge.

W:That'sgoodnews.Howlongdoyouthinkit'lltake?

Q:Howmuchwillitcostthewomantogethercarfixed?

(15)

A.$400.

B.Alittlelessthan$400.

C.Nomoneyatall.

D.Agreatdeallessthan$400.

30.(34)

A.Achangeinthestatusofeducatedpeople.

B.Achangeinthenatureofreading.

C.Anincreaseinthenumberofbooks.

D.Anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders.

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

31.IMFnegotiateswithRussiatofindforIceland.

32.

[CIO]

33.It'salessontaughtateverypoliceacademy（andbycommonsense）:if

someonefleesacrimescene,there'sreasontobesuspicious.Andiftheperson

hopsaflighttoLondon,leavingbehindhismurderedwifeanddaughter,and

skippingtheirfuneral,thecaseshouldn'trequireSherlockHolmes.Andso

therewasasenseofrelieflastweekwhenLondonpolicearrestedNeil

Entwistle,27,whowillbeextradited（弓|渡）totheUnitedStatestofacecharges

ofkillinghiswife,Rachel,and9-month-olddaughter,Lillian,inHopkinton,

Massachusetts,onJanuary20.

Thecasehadgottenofftoarockystart.Despiterepeatedsearchesofthe

Entwistlehomebyfamily,neighborsandpolice,thebodieswent

undiscoveredforseveraldays,hiddenunderapileofquiltsinthemaster

bedroom.Theresultinguncertaintyoverthetimeofdeathsledprosecutorsto

admitearlyonthattheycouldn'teventellifEntwistlewasinthecountryat

thetimeofthekillings.Althoughprosecutorsimmediatelycalledthehusband

a"personofinterest,"theyalsoexploredotherangles,includingwhetherthe

killingscouldberelatedtothecouple'suseofeBay,theonlinemarketplace

wherethey'dsoldsoftwarehutrecentlystoppedmakingdeliveries—leaving

buyerscomplainingofbeingfooled.

Lastweek,however,policefinishedanalyzingagunownedbyRachel's

stepfather,andsaidtheyfoundRachel'sDNAonthemuzzle（枪口）andNeil's

onthehandle.SinceNeilknewwherethegunwaskeptandhadkeystohis

in-lawshome,policebelieveNeilusedtheguntocommitthecrimeandthen

returnedittohisin-laws'guncasebeforeheadingtotheairport.

PolicesaythatEntwistle'sonlystatementaboutthecasewasmadeduringthe

phonecallinwhichauthoritiesinformedhimthatthey'dfoundthebodies.In

thatconversation,Entwistle—whohasnotyetenteredaplea-toldpolice

hemreturnedhomefromanerrand（差事）andfoundthebodieshimself,then

contemplatedsuicidebeforechanginghismindandbuyingaone-wayticket

totakerefugeathisparents'homenorthofLondon.

Thepolicesayhislargerconcern,however,wasthefamily'stroubledfinances.

Neil,anunemployedelectricalengineer,hadrackedupthousandsofdollars

ofdebt,someofitborrowedtolaunchabusinesshelpingclientssetupWeb

sites.Thecouplehadrecentlysigneda$2,700-a-monthleaseonahomein

Hopkinton,andit'snotclearhowthey'dpayforit.Entwistlehatchedthehalf­

completedmurder-suicideplan,prosecutorsbelieve,inanattempttoescape

hisfinancialproblems.

Thepolicemetdifficultiesatthebeginningofthecasethat.

A.theycouldn'tfindoutNeil'smotivesofkilling

B.theyhadnoideawhomightbethecriminal

C.thebodiescouldn'tprovethekillingbyNeil

D.theycouldnotknowwhenNeilleftforLondon

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection。题）

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参考答案

1.RaisingDogsilltheCityRecentlymoreandmorepeoplebegintoraisedogs

inthecity.Youmayfinddogshereandthereinpublicplacesorevenonbuses.

Ithasmoreorlessbecomeoneofthelatestfashions.Yetthenegativeeffects

ofraisingdogsinthecityareobvious.Tobeginwithitmaypollutethe

environment.Wecanoftenseedogsdroppingtheirwastearoundthecity

whentheyarewalkedoutdoors.Fewoftheirownerswouldpickitupafter

thedogs.Inthesecondplacewithtoomanydogsinpublicplacescasesof

dogsattackingpeoplearenotrarenow.Finallythebarkingofdogsmayalso

disturbthequietneighborhood.Inmyviewraisingdogsinthecitymustbe

putunderstrictcontrol.Thosewhoraisedogsinthecitymustobserve

respectiveregulationsandruleswhichmaykeepthedogsfrompollutingthe

environmentandthreateningthesafetyofthepeople.Andifsomeonewants

tokeepadoginthecityheisrequiredtogetapprovalfromtheneighbors.

Onlyinthiswaycanweco-existhappilyandsafelywiththedogsinthe

city.RaisingDogsilltheCityRecentlymoreandmorepeoplebegintoraise

dogsinthecity.Youmayfinddogshereandthereinpublicplacesorevenon

buses.Ithasmoreorlessbecomeoneofthelatestfashions.Yetthenegative

effectsofraisingdogsinthecityareobvious.Tobeginwith,itmaypollute

theenvironment.Wecanoftenseedogsdroppingtheirwastearoundthecity

whentheyarewalkedoutdoors.Fewoftheirownerswouldpickitupafter

thedogs.Inthesecondplace,withtoomanydogsinpublicplaces,casesof

dogsattackingpeoplearenotrarenow.Finally,thebarkingofdogsmayalso

disturbthequietneighborhood.Inmyview,raisingdogsinthecitymustbe

putunderstrictcontrol.Thosewhoraisedogsinthecitymustobserve

respectiveregulationsandrules,whichmaykeepthedogsfrompollutingthe

environmentandthreateningthesafetyofthepeople.Andifsomeonewants

tokeepadoginthecity,heisrequiredtogetapprovalfromtheneighbors.

Onlyinthiswaycanweco-existhappilyandsafelywiththedogsinthecity.

解析：[审题]这次考试的写作题属于常见的三段式作文。要求考生就某

一事物或社会现象进行深入的剖析，并阐述自己的看法和立场。

第一段要介绍养狗已成为一种时髦。

第二段可以从两个或三个层面来说明其危害。例如破坏环境卫生，威胁

他人安全等。

第三段说出自己的看法。例如要严格控制，养狗要遵循法规等。

［提纲］

1.Raisingdogs,oneofthelatestfashions.

2.Thenegativeeffectsofraisingdogs:

pollutetheenvironment

bitepeople

disturbtheneighborhood

3.Myview:

putunderstrictcontrol

approvaloftheneighbors

2.ALettertoaFriendDearLilyIthasbeenalongtimesincewemetlasttime.

IlearnthatyouwillhavesomedaysoffinMay1stholiday.Whynotcometo

appreciatethebeautifulscenesinBeijing?AseverybodyknowsBeijingasa

cityofgreathistoricalsignificancehasneverlostitsattractionfortourists.

Tian'anmenSquaretheGreatWalltheSummerPalacetheTempleofHeaven

MingTombstheFragrantHill...IntheendlesslistofscenicspotsIstrongly

recommendyoupayavisittotheSummerPalace.Locatedonthenorthwest

outskirtsofBeijingithasbeenconsideredthebest-preservedimperialgarden

intheworld.TheLongevityHillandKunmingLakethemajorlandscapeof

thegardenharmoniouslycombineartificialandnaturalbeautyinto

picturesquescenery.Ibelieveyouwillbefascinatedbythefinelydecorated

buildingspavilionsbridgesandtowers.Travelingdoesbenefitusinmorethan

oneway.Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Iamlookingforwardtoyour

reply.YourssincerelyLiFangALettertoaFriendDearLily,Ithasbeena

longtimesincewemetlasttime.Ilearnthatyouwillhavesomedaysoffin

May1stholiday.WhynotcometoappreciatethebeautifulscenesinBeijing?

Aseverybodyknows,Beijing,asacityofgreathistoricalsignificance,has

neverlostitsattractionfortourists.Tian'anmenSquare,theGreatWall,the

SummerPalace,theTempleofHeaven,MingTombs,theFragrantHill...In

theendlesslistofscenicspots,Istronglyrecommendyoupayavisittothe

SummerPalace.LocatedonthenorthwestoutskirtsofBeijing,ithasbeen

consideredthebest-preservedimperialgardenintheworld.TheLongevity

HillandKunmingLake,themajorlandscapeofthegarden,harmoniously

combineartificialandnaturalbeautyintopicturesquescenery.Ibelieveyou

willbefascinatedbythefinelydecoratedbuildings,pavilions,bridgesand

towers.Travelingdoesbenefitusinmorethanoneway.Howdoyouthinkof

mysuggestion?Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiFang

解析：①审题及布局.这是篇书信体作文，主要目的是邀请朋友来北京

游玩。在布局上，注意英文书信格式，具体内容根据题目中给出的提纲

展开即可.第一段问候过后邀请对方来北京度假；第二段介绍北京的名

胜古迹，这是写作的重点，可以按条目列举景点，并选择一处着重推荐；

第三段说明旅行益处颇多，询问朋友看法，希望其回复。②语言。本文

是一篇写给朋友的书信，首尾两段语育应简洁、清晰，侧重于口语化.第

二段涉及风景的介绍和描述，语言要鲜明贴切，生动形象，尽量避免重

复用词；作为书信，本文多用一般现在时，辅以现在完成时与一般将来

时。

3.RisingDivorceRatesinChinaThereisageneraldiscussiontodayaboutthe

issueofthedivorcerate.Ascanbeseenfromthechartgreatchangeshave

beentakingplace.ObviouslyChinahasexperiencedadramaticincreasein

thedivorcerateinthepreviousthirtyyears.Foronethingindividuals'attitude

towardfamilyhaschangedradically.Theynolongerdeemfamilylifeas

importantasifnotmoreimportantthantheircareerandsomeevenpreferto

sacrificetheirmarriageinpursuitoftheircareer.Foranotheryoungpeople

nowadaystendtorushintomamagewithfewnotionsofwhatloveand

marriageare.Thisisespeciallytrueforsomecollegestudentswhoaretrying

everymeanstokilltheirboringsparetime.Thisimmaturelovethenleadsto

ahastymarriagewhichisdestinedtobeabortiveintheend.Tosumupthis

Manningincreasecurrentlyshouldbetakenseriously.Itisnotjustapersonal

affairbutasocialphenomenonaswell.Inordertocurbthisunhealthytrend

thesenseoffamilyshouldbepromotedandthewholesocietyshouldpay

moreattentiontoensurethatpeople'sweddedlifeisashappyasexpected.

PartHReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)RisingDivorce

RatesinChinaThereisageneraldiscussiontodayabouttheissueofthe

divorcerate.Ascanbeseenfromthechart,greatchangeshavebeentaking

place.Obviously,Chinahasexperiencedadramaticincreaseinthedivorce

rateinthepreviousthirtyyears.Foronething,individuals'attitudetoward

familyhaschangedradically.Theynolongerdeemfamilylifeasimportant

as,ifnotmoreimportantthan,theircareer,andsomeevenprefertosacrifice

theirmarriageinpursuitoftheircareer.Foranother,youngpeoplenowadays

tendtorushintomarriagewithfewnotionsofwhatloveandmarriageare.

Thisisespeciallytrueforsomecollegestudentswhoaretryingeverymeans

tokilltheirboringsparetime.Thisimmaturelove,then,leadstoahasty

marriage,whichisdestinedtobeabortiveintheend.Tosumup,thisManning

increasecurrentlyshouldbetakenseriously.Itisnotjustapersonalaffairbut

asocialphenomenonaswell.Inordertocurbthisunhealthytrend,thesense

offamilyshouldbepromotedandthewholesocietyshouldpaymoreattention

toensurethatpeople'sweddedlifeisashappyasexpected.PartHReading

Comprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

4.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.I

herebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—to

makeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend

whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingthe

world-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgetthereby

trainandstayfor2daysandthenwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformer

revolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere

wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiver

andboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreat

sceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows

ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dlike

tohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.A

famousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventhereare

SuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnear

Shanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionly

expectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmein

beautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorin

touristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail

(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-

year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinvitea

foreignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouring

tripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacation

officiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforits

beautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,and

thenwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasa

naturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distance

coachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamship

toShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongest

riverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,Shanghaiisoneofthebusiestand

fastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,so

thestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"Just

asthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",so

a4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtrip

willlastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearher

ownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbean

excellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedplease

contactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall

(12345678).

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bringtoChinalargenumbersofforeignfriendsinthesportsindustrytogether

withmanyforeigntourists.AsthehostsofthisbigeventfirstofallAn

ExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettesThe2008OlympicGameswillbringto

Chinalargenumbersofforeignfriendsinthesportsindustry,togetherwith

manyforeigntourists.Asthehostsofthisbigevent,firstofall,

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