2021年陕西省延安市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2021年陕西省延安市大学英语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,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

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

CareerorMarriage?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.目前许多大四女生不忙求职忙相亲

2.产生这种现象的原因

3.我的看法

CareerorMarriage?

3.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。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onForeignTradeofChineseCompanyaccordingtothefollowingchart.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Descriptionofthechan

2.ChangeintheamountsofforeigntradeoftheChinesecompanyinits

MiddleEastmarket

3.Reasonsofthechange

ForeignTradeofChineseCompany

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthepleasureoflearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.学习是一种乐趣。

2.学习的乐趣普遍存在（存在于书本学习、艺术欣赏、了解世界等多方

面的学习之中）。

3.如何走出“学习是痛苦的“误区。

ThePleasureofLearning

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic2008OlympicsandI.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbase

yourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.北京2008年奥运会的重大意义

2.你能为北京奥运会做些什么

3.展望北京奥运会的前景

2008OlympicsandI

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSayNotoAvianInfluenza.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.“禽流感”危害的后果及其严重性

2.造成这种突发疫情的原因

3.我们应该如何对待

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

禽流感:avianinfluenza

预警系统:warningsystem

应急机制：emergencyresponsemechanism

SayNotoAvianInfluenza

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1.大学生失业已经成为严重的社会问题

2.大学生失业的原因

3.提出自己对待这个现象的看法和认为的解决途径

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledPigFarmerwithaBachelorDegree.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有一则新闻报道了大学毕业生养猪致富的故事

2.很多人非常不理解

3.你的看法

PigFarmerwithaBachelorDegree

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoyourparents.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese:

1.告诉父母你决定毕业后去西部发展

2.说明你做此决定的原因

3.希望父母给予理解和支持

ALettertoParents

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning/10题)

11.

Inthispassagenickelsanddimesareseenascomplementtoeachother.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Atverycoldtemperaturesnowissothatthedogscannotpulltheload.

13.

Dr.PeterDiotbelievesthatitmaybeeffectivetouseARVsto.

14.

WhenwillKellycontactyouonceyouhaveregistered,forworkandoffered

allyourdetails?

A.WhenyouchaseKellytoaskaboutyourjob.

B.Whcntherightjobcomesup.

C.AfteryougiveKellyaprivateemailaddress.

D.WhenanemployerisinterestedinyourCV.

15.HereTheyCome

Mostoftheimmigrantscamebecausetheywerehungry-hungryformore

breadandforbetterbread.Americaofferedthat.Europewasold;America

wasyoung.Europeansoilhadbeenfarmedformanyyears;Americansoil

waspracticallyuntouched.InEuropethelandwasinthehandsofafew

people,theupperclasses;inAmericathelandwasavailabletoall.InEurope

itwasdifficulttogetwork;inAmericaitwaseasytogetwork.InEurope

thereweretoomanylaborerslookingforthefewavailablejobs,sowages

werelow;inAmericathereweren'tenoughlaborerstofilltheavailablejobs,

sowageswerehigh.

Abiggerandbetterloafofbread,then,attractedmostoftheinpouringhordes

ofpeopletoAmerica.Butmanycameforotherreasons.Onewasreligious

persecution.IfyouwereaCatholicinaProtestantcountry,oraProtestantin

anotherkindofProtestantcountry,oraJewinalmostanycountry,youwere

oftentimesmadeveryuncomfortable.Youmighthavedifficultyingettinga

job,oryoumightbelaughedat,orhavestonesthrownatyou,oryoumight

evenbemurdered-justforhavingthewrong(thatis,different)religion.You

learnedaboutAmericawhereyourreligiondidn'tmakesomuchdifference,

whereyoucouldbewhatyoupleased,wheretherewasroomforCatholic,

Protestant,Jew.ToAmerica,then!

Orperhapsyouhadtherightreligionbutthewrongpolitics.Perhapsyou

thoughtafewpeopleinyourcountryhadtoomuchpower,orthatthereshould

benokings,orthatthepoorpeoplepaidtoomuchtaxes,orthatthemasses

ofpeopleshouldhavemoretosayaboutgoverningthecountry.Then,often

times,yourgovernmentthoughtyou'weretooradicalandtriedtogetholdof

youtoputyouintoprison,whereyourideasmightnotupsetthepeople.You

didn*twanttogotoprison,soyouhadtoleavethecountrytoavoidbeing

caught.Wheretogounderthecircumstances?Someplacewhereyoucould

beafreeman,whereyouweren'tclappedintojailfortalking.Probablyyou

turnedtotheplaceJosephdescribedinhislettertohisbrother."Michael,this

isagloriouscountry;youhavelibertytodoasyouwill.Youcanreadwhat

youwish,andwritewhatyoulike,andtalkasyouhaveamindto,andnoone

arrestsyou."OfftoAmerica!

ForseveralhundredyearsAmericawasadvertisedjustasLuckyStrike

cigarettesandBuickcarsareadvertisedtoday.ThewondersofAmericawere

toldinbooks,pamphlets,newspapers,pictures,posters-andalwaysthis

advicewasgiven/CometoAmerica."Butwhyshouldanyonebeinterested

inwhetherornotPatrickMcCarthyorHansKnoblochmovedfromhis

EuropeanhometoAmerica?Thereweretwogroupsinterestedatdifferent

times,butforthesamereason——businessprofits.

Intheverybeginning,overthreehundredyearsago,tradingcompanieswere

organizedwhichgothugetractsoflandinAmericafornothingoralmost

nothing.Thatland,however,wasvaluelessuntilpeoplelivedonit,untilcrops

wereproduced,oranimalskilledfortheirfurs.Thenthetradingcompany

wouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstocompanywould

stepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstothemataprofits.The

DutchWestIndiaCompany,theLondonCompany,andseveralotherswere

tradingcompaniesthatgaveawaylandinAmericawiththeideaofeventually

makingmoneyoncargoesfromthecolonists.Theywantedprofitsneeded

immigrantstogetthemadvertisedandpeoplecame.

Inlateryears,from1870on,othergroupsinterestedinbusinessprofitstried

togetpeopletocometoAmerica.TheCunardline,theWhiteStarline,the

NorthGermanLloyed,andseveralothersearnedmoneyonlywhenpeople

usedtheirships.Theythereforesentadvertisementstoallpartsoftheworld

togetpeopletotraveltoAmerica-intheirships.Theysentnotonly

advertisements,butalso

A.YB.NC.NG

16.Toimproveyouroutput,you'dbettercreateastandardforyouroutputand

aredeterminedtoovertakeit

17.

Budgetforlegislationmaydoubletheexpendituresonin10years.

18.Visawillintroduceanew"waveandpay"cardinLondonfor

purchases.

A.under$25B.under£10C.abroadD.intraveling

19.

Whichofthefollowingtroublesisnotcausedbyidentitytheft?

A.Cleancredithistory.

B.Lossoffreedom.

C.Financialmess.

D.Alotofpaperwork.

2O.StudyStyles

Youknowwhetheryou'reamorningpersonoranightowl.Youknowwhether

you'reapickyeaterofahumangarbagepail.Butdoyouknowifyoulearn

betterbyreadingorbyhearing?Ifyou*vesurvivedschoolsofar,youalready

havesomesortofstudyroutineforbetterorworse.Wcaskedstudentsallover

thecountryforthelowdownontheirmethodsofoperations,andalso

collectedsomehard-wonadvice.Seeifyoucanrecognizeyourownpersonal

studymethodinthelistbelowandlearnhowtostudyeffectively.

TheDreamer

Youmaysayyou'restudying.Youmayevenlooklikeyou'restudying.But

yourmindisintheclouds.Yourtestperformanceseldomreflectsthoselong

hoursyouspentatyourdesk,almoststudying.Kim,fromMontreal,says:"

WhenIgettothelibrary,Iendupsittingthereandpeople-watching.'*Cindy,

fromLafayette,Pennsylvania,says:"Personally,Itendtowriteeverything

downonflashcardssoIcanquizmyselflater.EveryoneelsethinksthatI'll

ace（成绩为A）theexam,butsometimesIfindmyselfspendingsomuchtime

writingdowneverylittledetailthatIdon'thavetimetoactuallystudy.'1

Warning:Ifyouspendalldaypretendingstudying,you'llpayallnight

crammingforreal.(Whatawasteofsocializingtime!)Thisyear'sresolution:

Stayontargetbysettinggoals(LikefourchaptersbyWednesday)andasking

yourfriendstotestyou.Also,tuneintoyourinterests:Ifyoufindyourself

drawingelaboratedoodlesinthemarginswhenyou'resupposedtobe

analyzingShakespeare,takedrawingclassesandsnapoutofyourdaydream.

TheGrind

Onelookatyoursockdrawer,meticulouslyarrangedinrainboworder,

suggestscontrol-freaktendencies.Youneverfailtodoafixedamountof

studyingeacheveningandyourgoodgradesshowit.Youcautiouslyplota

coursetoconqueranunrulyassignment,andyourarelybreakyourroutine.

Gretchen,fromChicago,describesherhard-coremethod:'1Icompletely

organizeallofmynotes.Then,beforeIdoanythingelse,Iplanoutexactly

howmanyhoursI'mgoingtostudyandhowlongIamgoingtotakebreaks.

Inthisway,Ialwaysstayontask.Ireadthroughmynotesandthenhighlight

thethingsIdon'tknowwell,tocommitthemtomemory."Butshe*snotdone

yet!"ThenIreadmyassignmentsagainandtakenotesandstudythesenotes

thesamewayIstudiedmyclassnotes.MSarah,fromScarsdale,NewYork,

alsoconsidersherselfaworkerbee."Iplanmyworksothatthere'ssomething

Ihavetodoeverynightoftheweek.Butwhenthere*satest,I'lldoallmy

assignmentsbeforetryingtodoanoverview.StudyingcomeslastbecauseI'll

waituntilthelastminutetoeventrytoconcentratingonsomethingwithso

littlestructure."Warning:Whileyourself-disciplinewillserveyouwellin

college(orthemilitary),youmightwanttoaddmoreinspirationtoyour

perspiration.Noamountofmemorization,orcolor-codingyournotebooks

willhelpyouwriteanoriginal,opinionatedessayandyou'llbewritingplenty.

Thisyear'sresolution:Varyyourroutineandthinkaboutyourowninsights

more.Afterreadinganassignment,tryclosingyoureyesandrecallingwhat

youfoundinterestingbeforebuckling(扣住)downwithyourimpeccable(无

瑕疵的)notes.Andifyou'vegotahalfhourtospareinyourstudyschedule,

trysomethingmessyandcreative,likewritingapoem.

TheSocialStudier

You'rethekindwholearnsoutloud.Youyakyourwaytoenlightenment,so

studybuddiesareamust.Inschool,youremembermorefromhearingthe

lecturesthanfromdoingthereading.Roberta,fromPrinceton,NewJersey,

says:"IwenttoastudycounselortofindoutthatIlearnbestbylistening.It's

true:UntilIhearsomethingoutloud,ifsnotreallyrealtome.WhenFm

studyingandIdon'tunderstandsomethinginourtextbook,I'llcallmyfriends

togetthescoop."Amy,fromEastLansing,Michi

A.knowwhetheryouareamorningpersonornot

B.learnwhetheryouareanexcellentstudent

C.form.somesortofstudyroutinesofyourown

D.learnhowtostudymoreeffectively

三、3.ListeningComprehension10题)

21.

[B2]

22.听力原文：F:Thesebooksarethreeweeksoverdue.Howmuchisthefine

forlatereturns?

M:Youareinluck.We'retryingtoencouragereturnssothere'snofinesthis

week.

Q;Whatdoesthemanmean?

(14)

A.Thefinewillbedeductedfromthewoman'screditcard.

B.Theweatherisstillcoolsotheydon'tsellfans.

C.Anyonereturningoverduebooksthisweekfacesnofine.

D.Themanisafriendofthewomansoshewon'tbefined.

23.(35)

A.Tosomeextentitsaudiencewilldecrease.

B.TheprogramsoniPodaremoreattractivethanthoseofABC.

C.TheaudiencewillchoosetraditionalbroadcasttelevisiononiPod.

D.Theaudiencewillgetboredwiththewide-screentelevision.

24.听力原文：W:Tom,thereissomethingwrongwithmybike.Willyou

pleasefixitformenow?

M:Sorry.Pvegotmyhandsfull.

Q:What'sTom'sproblem?

(18)

A.Hehashurthishand.

B.Hecan'tfixit.

C.Heisverybusyatthemoment.

D.Hewantsthewomantopaythemoney.

25.[B5]

26.(14)

A.Achemistryclass.

B.Abiologyclass.

C.Amathematicsclass.

D.Aphysicsclass.

27.(32)

A.Crimescausedbytheuseofdrugs.

B.Anewwaveofsexualfreedomoftheyouth.

C.Youngpeople'sdislikeofhardwork.

0.Disagreementbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirparents.

28.

[B3]

29.(24)

A.Toimprovethestudyskillsofuniversitystudents.

B.Tosuggestchangesinthestudentgovernment.

C.Togivepeopletheopportunitytospeakwithapolitician.

D.Todiscussgraduationrequirementsforpoliticalsciencemajors.

30.听力原文：W:Hi,Kevin.YourroommatetoldmethatIcouldfindyouat

theTV.Whatarcyoudoinghere?

M:WhatdoesitlooklikeIamdoing?

W:Well,itlookslikeyouarewatchingtelevision.(23)Butwehaveamath

mid-termtomorrow,soIthoughtyou'dbestudyingforitandmaybeIcan

studywithyou.

M:(24)Oh,well,Iwasjusttakingabreak.Thismathstuffgivesmea

headacheifIworkonittoolong.YouknowIdon'treallylikeit.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.Pvebeenworkingonitforthreehoursthroughit

already.I'mbeginningtogetacross.Iwastryingtofigureoutmineofthe

sampleproblems.Ijustdon'tgetsomeofthem.

M:ButIcan'tbelieveyouarecomingtome.ImeanyoudoknowwhatIgot

onthelasttest,don'tyou?

W:Yeah,Iknow.Youtoldme.Ijustthoughttwoheadsmightbebetterthan

one.

M:Yeah,that'saniceidea.But...youknow,IwishIknewthatpersoninour

classwhogotahundredonthelasttest.Shedidn'tmissaquestion.Umm...

wasitElizabeth?

W:Ohyeah,Elizabeth!Sheisafriendofmine.She'dbeabighelprightnow.

Whydon'tIgiveheracall?

M:(25)What!Atthishour?It'salreadytenthirty.Idon'twanttoimposeon

her.

W:Yeah,Iguessyouareright.Butyouknowwhat;sheowesmeabigfavor.

Let'satleastgiveheracallandseewhatshesays.Maybegoingoversomeof

theproblemswithuswouldhelpherreviewthematerial.

M:It'sworthatry.

(20)

A.Aclasspresentationthey'repreparing.

B.Atelevisionprogramthemaniswatching.

C.Visitingaclosefriendoftheirs.

□.Studyingforatest.

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

31.

Itwillbeevenmoredifficulttodevelopavaccinebecause.

A.mostwomenareinfectedbyasinglevariantoftheHIVvirus

B.theviruscanduplicateitselfintomoregeneticvariants

C.itisdifficulttomonitortheactivitiesoftheviruses

D.technologiesarenotadvancednow

32.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Doctorswillbeheldguiltyiftheyrisktheirpatients*death.

B.Modemmedicinehasassistedterminallyillpatientsinpainlessrecovery.

C.TheCourtruledthathigh-dosagepain-relievingmedicationcanbe

prescribed.

D.Adoctor'smedicationisnolongerjustifiedbyhisintentions.

33.

Howdoweknowastudentisreadytostartthenextphaseofhiscourse?

五、5.ErrorCorrection。题)

34.

[S3]

35.[S3]

36.[S8]

六、6.EirorCorrection。题）

37.

[S2]

38.

[S9]

39.[S8]

参考答案

l.IsBeautyanAdvantage?Recentlyespeciallyinwinterholidaysplastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemarefbrth-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.Ifstruethatbeautyisamarketingtoolthatcan

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.Ifstruethatbeautyisamarketing

toolthatcanopendoorsoccasionally,butitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractive

appearancewilltakeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinion,beautyisskin-

deep,andtruebeautyliesinthesoul.Afterall,whatthebossreallyneedsis

committed,competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywantto

getonintoday*shighlycompetitiveworld,it*simportanttounderstandthe

mythofbeauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceand

character.Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguided

studentsrealizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethan

goodlooks.

2.CareerorMarriage?Agrowingnumberoffemalecollegestudentsare

choosingtogetmarriedsoonaftertheygraduatefromcollege.Sowhileother

studentsarebusywithseekingjobstheyarebusywithblinddating.Ofcourse

mostofthemarelookingfortheirMr.Rightswhoarewealthy.Moreoften

thereasonwhymanynewfemalegradsarechoosingmarriagethetimethey

getoutofschoolisallabouttheemploymentpressure.Duetothetoughjob

marketmanyfemalegradsfeelgreatpressuretofindagoodjobafter

graduation.Theychoosetopickrichmenastheirdatesinthehopeofliving

awayfromtheworkpressure.Besidesbecausethefutureasanadultseems

scaryitfeelssomucheasiertofacethingswithaspouseespeciallyarichone.

Inmyopinioncollegestudentswhoarefacinganuncertainfuturemaysee

marriageasawaytomakethetransitionfromschooltothesocietyeasier-

butit*snot.Thereareallkindsofbadbadreasonstogetmarriedandthisis

oneforthem.CareerorMarriage?Agrowingnumberoffemalecollege

studentsarechoosingtogetmarriedsoonaftertheygraduatefromcollege.

Sowhileotherstudentsarebusywithseekingjobs,theyarebusywithblind

dating.Ofcourse,mostofthemarelookingfortheirMr.Rightswhoare

wealthy.Moreoften,thereasonwhymanynewfemalegradsarechoosing

marriagethetimetheygetoutofschoolisallabouttheemploymentpressure.

Duetothetoughjobmarket,manyfemalegradsfeelgreatpressuretofinda

goodjobaftergraduation.Theychoosetopickrichmenastheirdatesinthe

hopeoflivingawayfromtheworkpressure.Besides,becausethefutureas

anadultseemsscary,itfeelssomucheasiertofacethingswithaspouse,

especiallyarichone.Inmyopinion,collegestudentswhoarefacingan

uncertainfuturemayseemarriageasawaytomakethetransitionfromschool

tothesocietyeasier-butit'snot.Thereareallkindsofbad,badreasonsto

getmarried,andthisisoneforthem.

3.May27th2005DearSirIwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEvening

NewsonMay25th2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemy

Bachelor'sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.I

believethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandwork

experiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresumemymaindegreecourseis

concernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesas

MarketingConsumerBehaviorStrategiesandPsychologyandallavailable

opportunitiestoincreasemyknowledge.IhavealreadypassedCE「6with

excellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglish

interpreteratBeijingTravelService.Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoin

yourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoand

becausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscarriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmy

abilities.Iraninterviewisneededpleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thank

youverymuch!Bestwishes!SincerelyLiMingMay27th,2005DearSir,I

waspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th,2005fora

salesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'sdegreeinElectronic

EngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytowork

wellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmy

attachedresume,mymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronic

topics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketing,ConsumerBehavior.

StrategiesandPsychology,andallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemy

knowledge.IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhave

evenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.

Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthe

kindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitis

carriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Iraninterviewisneeded,please

callmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!Bestwishes!Sincerely,

LiMing

4.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstratingthe

changesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinitsMiddle

Eastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingtothis

chartthereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewithits

MiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythereis

aremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollarsin

2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollowswhichleadstothelowest

pointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabouncefrom

thetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsinatrade

amountof40milliondollarsin2006anindicationoftheresurrectionofthis

companyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthe

dramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.Thefirstreasongoestothe

outbreakoftheIraqiwarwhichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompanies

involvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthe

company'slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.Andthebounce

initstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthe

situationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustment

inpolicy.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstrating

thechangesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinits

MiddleEastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingto

thischart,thereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewith

itsMiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythere

isaremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollars

in2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollows,whichleadstothe

lowestpointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabounce

fromthetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsin

atradeamountof40milliondollarsin2006,anindicationoftheresurrection

ofthiscompanyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthe

dramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.Thefirstreasongoestothe

outbreakoftheIraqiwar,whichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompanies

involvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthe

company*slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.Andthebounce

initstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthe

situationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustment

inpolicy.

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