2022年辽宁省辽阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年辽宁省辽阳市大学英语6级大学英

语六级模拟考试（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?You

shouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartand

I.简要分析图表

2.分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingthecartoongivenbelow:

3.1.出境旅游人数增多，游客不文明现象成为公众关注的焦点；

2.分析此现象造成的不良影响；

3.如何在出境游中做文明游客。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicMyViewonTraveling.Youshouldwriteatleast

150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivebelow:

1.1.许多人喜欢旅游，不同的旅游者有不同的感受。

2.我喜欢/不喜欢旅游，是因为……

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnLiJb-tongLearning?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.终身学习的含义。

2.现代社会需要终身学习。

3.我对终身学习的态度。

6.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsof

qualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingthe

informationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

Daily

GNPperLife

caloriemortalityrates

Countryheadexpectancyat

supplyperper1000live

(2000,$)birth(years)

headbirths

Bangladesh

Bolivia

Egypt

Indonesia

3781

7.1.老一辈常说，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人却认为相貌比能力重要

3.你的看法

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledHowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagersYou

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.青少年有叛逆行为；

2.家长对孩子表现出的一系列反应；

3.如何对待孩子的逆反心理

HowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagers

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicEducationGapContributestoWealthGap.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.两幅图所示为我国1984年，1994年，2004年城乡知识差距及收入

差距的情况，请描述其变化；

2.请说明发生这些变化的原因及影响（可从城乡经济、就业、文化等方

面加以说明）；

3.你认为目前应如何缩小城乡之间这种差距。

■城市人口不同文化程度的人

群所A比例

■农村人“不同文化程度的人

群所占比例

■城市收入

■去忖收入

EducationGapContributestoWealthGap

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympic

Games.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.北京奥运会的成功举办对中国的影响

2.奥运会后中国的发展尤其是外国人来华旅游热的发展

3.分析来华旅游热发展的原因

ForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympicGames

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

11.

Theserieshybridvehicleissometimesdirectlypoweredbythegasoline

engine.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Thefirstuseofthetermorganicfarmingisusuallycreditedto

inhis1940bookLooktotheLand.

13.

Accordingtotheauthor,thedevelopmentoflaughterisbasedon.

14.

TheauthorofabookonGoogleandanearlyadmirerJohnBattellethinksthat

A.hebecomesmorewaryduetoGoogle

B.Googlemakesmanyusersuneasy

C.hepersistsinsupportingGoogle

D.Googlecontrolsonesource

15.

Bluetoothnetworkingtransmitsdatavialow-powerradiowavesbetween402

GHzand480GHz.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.TheFutureoftheBBC

Asaboygrowingupinthe1930sintheMidlands,NormanPainting,theson

ofarailway-man,listenedtoanewradioservicefromtheBritish

BroadcastingCorporation.Hismotherhopedhewouldgetajobasamanager

atthemine,butlisteningtothevoicesfromLondontalkingaboutworld

affairs,cultureandmusicgavehimotherideas.nTheradioopenedadoorto

theworld/,saysMr.Painting,whowentontoOxfordUniversityona

scholarshipandbecameanacademicbeforelaterworkingfortheBBC's

Radio4initslong-runningsoap,MThcArchers',.

Mr.Painting'sstoryhelpstoexplainBritain'sdevotiontowhatitcalls'public-

servicebroadcasting",andwhythestatehasbeenstandingbytheBBCinthe

financingissue.ThedebatehadragedforyearsoverwhethertheBBCshould

stillbepubliclyfinanced,especiallybyalicensefeepaidbyallthosewithTV

sets.TheBBChatestheideaoflosingitslicensefee.Ratherthango

commercial,itsbossesplantokeepfightingforpublicfinancingfordecades.

In2006,afteraheateddebate,thegovernmentreneweditsfinancingforthe

nexttenyearsthroughacompulsoryUTVlicense"onallhouseholdswithTV

sets.Butwhenthecurrentcharterrunsoutin2016,willthegovernmenttake

awayitspublicsubsidesandleavetheBBCtofendforitself?

Accordingtorecentreports,theBBCwillhavetomakedowithannual

increasesbelowretail-priceinflation,lessthanitaskedfor.Evenso,itis

fortunatetobehandedaguaranteedincomeoverseveralyears.Among

developedcountries,onlyGermany'sgovernmentspendsmorethanBritain's

onbroadcastingasashareofGDP.America'sdispensesnexttonothing,

preferringtoleaveittothemarket.

Forthenexttenyears,theBBC*spositionlookssecure.Yetit'sgetting

increasinglyhardertoarguethatthegovernmentshouldmakethepublicpay

forit.TheBBC*spurpose,accordingtoitsfirstdirector-general,JohnReith,

wasto"inform,educateandentertain".ButnowtheBBCcan*thaveanything

liketheeducativeroleitusedtoplay.ThoughitremainsBritain'sdominant

sourceofin-depthnewsandmostreliableproviderofhigh-quality

programming,changesintechnologyandmediahabitsaresplittingits

audienceandmakingithardertotagimprovingshowsontoentertainingones.

ServingWhatPublic?

ItwaseasytogettheteenagedMr.PaintinginterestedintheBBCprograms

becausetherewasnothingelseon.Thatisnolongertrue.Firsttheother

terrestrialssprangup:ITV,followedbyChannel4andthenChannel5,from

the1990s,hundredsofnewchannelswerelaunchedonsatelliteandcable

platforms,creatinganew“multi-channel“world.TherapidriseoftheInternet

hasalsotakenatolloftheoldgeneralistchannels.Peopleareincreasingly

turningawayfromboththeBBCanditsterrestrialcompetitors.

Twodecadesago,theBBCcommanded47%ofalltelevisionviewingandits

rivals,ITVandChannel4,sharedtherest.AccordingtoOfcom,the

communicationsregulator,today,BBC1andBBC2,itsterrestrialchannels,

accountforjust33%ofallviewing,multi-channelservices(whichinclude

BBC3andBBC4,bothdigitalchannels)win30%.Inhomeswithsatelliteor

cabletelevision,thecorporation'ssharehasfallenfurther:BBC1andBBC2

togetherhavejust23%oftheformerand22%ofthelatter.

Youngpeopleespeciallyareabandoningpublic-serviceprogrammers.

AccordingtoOfcom,in2001,peoplebetween16and24spent74%oftheir

viewingtimewatchingchannelssuchastheBBCandChannel4,butin2005

only58%oftheirtime.Poorer,lesseducatedviewersseemtobeturningaway,

too.Seriousmaterialsuffersmostwhenpeoplemovetomulti-channcl

television.

Theresult,saysaBBCexecutive,isthat"weareover-serving"middle-class

55-year-olds.TheBBCistryingto

A.theBBC'seducativerolefortheworkingclass

B.thepopularityoftheBBCinthe1930s

C.BBC'sinfluenceonordinarypeople'scareerdevelopment

D.theBritish'slovefortheBBCanditsjustificationforgovernmentalsupport

17.Mostofthefoodsgrownandprocessedaccordingtothefederalstandards

willbeartheseal.

18.

AccordingtoStatisticsCanada,mostCanadianseniorsover65.

A.movetotheirchildren'splace

B.liveindependentlyuntiltheydie

C.joinmeaningfulprivately-sponsoredactivities

D.becometheresponsibilityofthegovernment

19.

TheicetonguegrowingoutfromtheGreenlandcoastusedtorejectsaltback

intothewater,makingheavierandhelpingittosink.

20.Ingeneral,whenitcomestotheissueofpopsingers1ethics,average

listenersare.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(l0题)

21.(16)

A.12:15.B.l:00.C.l:10D.12:30.

22.

[B3]

23.(29)

A.Idlenessismorepainfulthandullwork.

B.Thcrichsuffermorethantheworkingpeople.

C.Workisdesirabletoeverybody.

D.Onemustfindsomeinterestingworktodo.

24.

[Bll]

25.(32)

A.Repeatitaloud,

B.Writeitdown.

C.Makeamentalpictureofit

D.Practicerecallingit.

26.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

NowwetraveltothenorthcentralpartoftheUnitedStates.Weareinthe

stateofSouthDakota.Thelandisbigandmostlyfiatwithmany[Bl]

ofcorn,wheatandsoybeans.Butaswetravelwest,thecroplandgivesway

towildgrasses.Astrongdrywindblows[B2]fromthewest.

Suddenly,thelandbecomes[B3]androcky,dryanddusty—nolonger

greenandgold.Itisnowalightred-browncolor.Allaroundarebroken[B4]

forms.Therearehillsandvalleysofallsizesandstrangeshapes.

ThesearetheBadlands.Hundredsofthousandsofyearsagotheareawas[B5]

,but,then,forcesofnature[B6]thegrass.Waterandicecut

intothesurfaceoftheearth.Theyheatattherocks,[B7]themaway.

Theresultisoneoftheworlds[B8]sights.

[B9]______

Theareaisastudyinextremes.Temperaturesinthesummerhavebeenas

highasforty-sixdegreesCelsius.[BIO]

LifeintheBadlandsisdifficult,butanimalsdosurvive.Themostwellknown

istheprairiedog.[Bll].

[Bl]

27.[B8]

28.(17)

A.Hemissedthegame.

B.Hewouldhavewatchedthegame.

C.Helikedthegameverymuchandwatchedit.

D.Watchingafilmisthelastthingforhimtodo,

29.听力原文：M:Ifyousignaledyourintentiontoturnalittlesooner,this

wouldn'thavehappened.

W:ButIsignaledintime!Justlookatthemessyou'vemadeofmycar!You

weredrivingcarelesslyandyourspeedwasabovethelimit!You'retheone

whoistoblame!

Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

(17)

A.Adrivingtest.

B.Atrafficaccident.

C.Apolicemovie.

D.Thebestwaytomakesignals.

30.

[B6]

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

31.

Accordingtothepassage,roadaccidentsinEuropearemainlycausedby

A.driversfallingasleepatthewheel

B.long-distancelorrydriving

C.carswithoutasafetysystem

D.drivers'suddenchangesinsteering

32.

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthenewproductsofPanasonic,

Netgear,Marantz.

A.candirectlymovedatabyhomeelectricalwiring

B.areadaptersorasimilarsystemtotransferdata

C.providethepresentWi-Ficriteriaforwirelessnetworking

D.wereproducedforhomeelectricallineslastmonth

33.Antiseptics（杀菌齐（I）havesavedcountlesslives,buttheyaremost

effectivewhenthebacteriatheyareattackingareindividualcellsin

suspension.Oncebacteriahaveattachedthemselvestosolidsurfacesand

formedfilms,theyarefarhardertoeradicatewithstandarddisinfectants.

Bacterialpollutionofmedicaldevicesisaparticularproblem,asthosedevices

arethenusedonpeoplewhoseimmunesystemsmaybeinlessthanbest

condition.Surgicalinstrumentsmaybetreatedwithultravioletlight,butthat

isnotappropriateforeverything.Theresultisthatinfectionsarisingfrom

bacteriaattachedtosurfacesinclinicsandhospitalsarereckonedtocauseup

to1.4mdeathsperyear.

Inordertodevelopabettermethodofdisinfection,ateamledbyDavid

WhittenoftheUniversityofNewMexicoandKirkSchanzeoftheUniversity

ofFloridasetouttodesigntheequivalentofamousetrapforbacteria.The

devicetheycameupwithisanemptycapsulefivemicronsacross.Itismade

ofalternatinglayersoftwopolymers'（聚合体）,oneofv/hichispositively

charged,andtheothernegativelyso.Theseoppositechargesservetoholdthe

capsuletogether.

Thepolymersinquestionalsoabsorblightinawaythatislikelytotransfer

theabsorbedenergytonearbyoxygenmolecules（氧分子）tocreatewhatis

knownassingletoxygen,aparticularlyreactiveform,oftheelementthat

wouldkillanybacteriainsidethecapsule.

Totestthisidea,thetworesearchersranaseriesofexperimentsinwhichthey

exposedtheirnewlybuiltmicrocapsulcstoPseudomonasaeruginosa,afatal

bacteriumcommonly,foundinhospitals,andalsotoCobetiamarina,a

bacteriumthatfrequentlyadherestoshipsandmarineequipment,causingdirt.

Theyfoundthatinbothcasesthemicrocapsulesattractedandcaptured

bacteriathatwerenearby.Afteronehourofexposuretolight,theyreportina

forthcomingissueofAppliedMaterials&Interfaces,thecapsuleskilledmore

than95%ofthebacteriausedinthestudy.

Whatkillsthebacteriaisclear:itisthesingletoxygen.Whatisattracting

themintothemicrocapsules,though,isnotwellunderstood.Theresearchers

inferthatthepositiveelectricchargemayhavethefunctionofattracting

bacteria,sincemanybacteriaarenegativelychargedandwouldthusbe

attractedtothepolymerinquestion.Alternatively,becausebothbacteriaand

polymersarerepelledbywatertheymaybepushedtogetherbythisjoint

repulsion.Howeveritworks,theresultiswhatDr.Whittendescribesasa

micro-sizedRoachMotel（"Bacteriacheckin,buttheydon'tcheckout"）.If

theideacanbescaledup,itmayproveausefulweaponinthefightagainst

hospital-causedinfectionandmarine-dirtalike.

Accordingtothepassage,theantisepticswillbelesseffectivewhen.

A.thebacteriaarefloatinginindividualcells

B.thebacteriapollutethemedicaldevicesinthehospital

C.thebacteriaadheretosolidsurfaces,wrappedbyfilms

D.thedisinfectantsarenotsostandard

五、5.ErrorCorrection^题）

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35.

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36.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection（3题）

37.

[S8]

38.

[S7]

39.

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参考答案

l.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprograms

havebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph

78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfar

aheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondv/ith68percentof

viewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseem

preferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletfbropen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeendfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardsspoils.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesports

areaheavenfbrpeopletoescapefromboredomendtension.Enthusiasmfbr

sportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandcultural

limits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifferencesportsareaccessibleto

everyone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.They

cansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenby

sportstheycanroamfromcountrytocountrycontinenttocontinent.Sports

thusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.Why

DotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprogramshave

beenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph,78

percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsports,whichisobviouslyfarahead

ofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewers,

comparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferable

amongpeoplethanthespecialsdo,with42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletfbropen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeendfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitement,theyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasense,

sportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomendtension.

Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographical

andculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifference,sportsare

accessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainliving

circle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanother

hemisphere.Takenbysports,theycanroamfromcountrytocountry,

continenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthe

peoplethroughouttheworld.

2.Pleaselookatthecartoon.Amanhappenedtomeetaheavyrain

unfortunatelyhehadnoumbrellawithhim.Unlikeotherpeoplewhowereall

escapingtherainundertheeaveshejusttookoffhisshoeswitha

handkerchiefonhisheadrunninginthePleaselookatthecartoon.Aman

happenedtomeetaheavyrain,unfortunately,hehadnoumbrellawithhim.

Unlikeotherpeoplewhowereallescapingtherainundertheeaves,hejust

tookoffhisshoeswithahandkerchiefonhishead,runninginthe

3.BeaCivilizedTourist[1]Withtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards

moreandmoreChineseenjoytravelingabroadtheseyears.[2]Unfortunately

manytouriststravelingabroadhavenotbehavedthemselveswell.[3]They

talkloudlyinpublicplacesdroprubbisheverywherejumpqueuesandignore

localregulations.f4]Someevenscribbleintouristattractionsleavingmarks

onscenicspots.[5]Alltheuncivilizedbehaviorhascausedbadeffect.[6JIt

hasbroughtinconveniencestolocalpeopleandhasmadethescenicspots

dirtyandlesspopular.[7]Besidesithasleftabadimpressiononthelocal

peoplewhomightthusthinkthatalltheChinesepeopleareinconsiderateand

impolite.[8]Thenhowcanwebecivilizedandcourteoustourists?[9]Ithink

thekeytobeingapopulartourististo"DoinRomeastheRomansdo."[10]

Thereforeweneedfirstlearntheforeignculturesandlocalconventionsand

customsbeforewegotravelingabroad.Thenweshouldalwaysbewareand

trytogetridofourbadhabitswhenweareinaforeignplace.[11]Onlyin

thiswaycanourexperienceabroadbepleasantandfruitful.BeaCivilized

Tourist[1]Withtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards,moreandmore

Chineseenjoytravelingabroadtheseyears.[2]Unfortunately,manytourists

travelingabroadhavenotbehavedthemselveswell.[3]Theytalkloudlyin

publicplaces,droprubbisheverywhere,jumpqueues,andignorelocal

regulations.[4]Someevenscribbleintouristattractions,leavingmarkson

scenicspots.[51Alltheuncivilizedbehavior,hascausedbadeffect.[6]Ithas

broughtinconveniencestolocalpeople,andhasmadethescenicspotsdirty

andlesspopular.[7]Besides,ithasleftabadimpressiononthelocalpeople,

whomightthusthinkthatalltheChinesepeoplearcinconsiderateand

impolite.[8]Then,howcanwebecivilizedandcourteoustourists?19JIthink

thekeytobeingapopulartourististo"DoinRomeastheRomansdo.n[10]

Therefore,weneedfirstlearntheforeignculturesandlocalconventionsand

customsbeforewegotravelingabroad.Thenweshouldalwaysbewareand

trytogetridofourbadhabitswhenweareinaforeignplace.[11]Onlyin

thiswaycanourexperienceabroadbepleasantandfruitful.解析：[1]由

出境游人口增加引出游客不良行为的话题。

[2]是主题句，⑶[4]的例子对[2]加以论证，⑶⑷之问用even表示

程度的加深。

[5J自然段的主题句。注意，本文重点在说明该如何做，所以“不良影响”

部分要尽量简洁。

[6][7]用以支持[5]0

[8]用疑问句形式出现的主题句。

[9]适当引用谚语，可以言简意赅地表达出中心意图，使文章增色。

[11]结束句要注意最后强化主题。

[写作指南]

本题要求对出境游中的一些不文明现象进行分析。根据题目要求，本文

写作结构安排如下：

第一段简要描述题目中提到的不文明现象。先总述，说我国公民出境游

中存在不文明现象，然后举出两三个例子予以充实。

第二段分析这些不文明现象带来的不良影响:①给旅游当地的居民带来

生活上的不便，污染风景区的环境；②给中国人抹黑，使祖国的形象受

损，不利于文化的交流和沟通。

第三段就如何做文明游客提出建议。要做文明游客，最重要的就是“入乡

随俗”，而要做到这一点，就需要加深列旅游目的地文化的理解，改正游

客平日生活中的陋习。

4.MyViewonTravelingManypeopleliketraveling.Howeverdifferent

travelershavedifferentexperienceoftraveling.Theygetsomethingdifferent

fromtravelingsuchasrelaxationsightseeingorsheerenjoyment.Ilike

travelingforonlyonereasontravelhelpsmepushbackourhorizonsand

makesmemoreopen-minded.Inthefirstplacetravelfacilitatesmy

understandingofdifferentcustomsandcultures.Peopleallovertheworld

enjoyvariouskindsofcivilizationswhichdifferfromoursinmanyways.

Takearchitectureforinstance.Duetodifferentgeographyeconomyreligion

andcustomdifferenceculturehasdifferentarchitecturalphilosophy.

Travelinghelpsmetorealizeandunderstandthedifferences.Moreover

understandingofdifferentcultureshelpsmetorealizetruenatureofmyown

culture.OnlythroughcomparisoncanIdiscoverthestrongpointsandthe

weakpointsofmyownculture.Thisserf-identificationcanbeofgreathelp

inbroadeningmymind.Inawordtravelingdocswelltotravelers.Whatwe

seeandhearwhiletravelinghelpsusunderstanddifferentculturesand

broadenourmind.Sodearfriendsgetpackedandgotravelinginthecoming

MayDayholidays?MyViewonTravelingManypeopleliketraveling.

However,differenttravelershavedifferentexperienceoftraveling.Theyget

somethingdifferentfromtraveling,suchasrelaxation,sightseeing,orsheer

enjoyment.Iliketravelingforonlyonereasontravelhelpsmepushbackour

horizonsandmakesmemoreopen-minded.Inthefirstplace,travelfacilitates

myunderstandingofdifferentcustomsandcultures.Peopleallovertheworld

enjoyvariouskindsofcivilizationswhichdifferfromoursinmanyways.

Takearchitectureforinstance.Duetodifferentgeography,economy,religion,

andcustom,differenceculturehasdifferentarchitecturalphilosophy.

Travelinghelpsmetorealizeandunderstandthedifferences.Moreover,

understandingofdifferentcultureshelpsmetorealizetruenatureofmyown

culture.Onlythroughcomparison,canIdiscoverthestrongpointsandthe

weakpointsofmyownculture.Thisserf-identificationcanbeofgreathelp

inbroadeningmymind.Inaword,travelingdocswelltotravelers.Whatwe

seeandhearwhiletravelinghelpsusunderstanddifferentculturesand

broadenourmind.So,dearfriends,getpackedandgotravelinginthecoming

MayDayholidays?

5.OnLife-longLearningLife-longlearningisanewterminologyformodern

society.Itisdefinedthatpeoplehavetolearnsomethingnewandusefulat

differentlifestagesinthisever-changingworld.Life-longlearningisan

attitudeofpeopletowardslifenowadaysandanorientationtowardsnew

thingsintheirlife.Thereisarisingdemandforlife-longlearninginmodem

society.Ontheonesidenewthingsemergeseeminglyinanacceleratingspeed.

Peopleneednewknowledgetokeepupwithwhatisgoingontechnologically

aroundusfornewthingswilltaketheplaceoftherelativelyoldonesdueto

theirsuperiorperformances.Ontheothersidenewjobsnewconceptsand

newideasurgepeopletolearnmoreaboutthemforsocietyischangingfast

inatechnologicalway.Officeclerksaredemandedtouseupdatedcomputer

programstodealwiththefiles.Theyalsoneedtoknowaforeignlanguageas

theyhavetotackleinternationalemailsonline.Today'sofficejobsarequite

demanding.Ithinkthatforcollegestudentsgraduationfromcollegeisonly

oneofthestopsinlife.Peopleespeciallytheyoungneedtolearnnewskills

andideastobecompetitiveinmodemsociety.Life-longlearningiscertainly

awayoflife.OnLife-longLearningLife-longlearningisanewterminology

formodernsociety.Itisdefinedthatpeoplehavetolearnsomethingnewand

usefulatdifferentlifestagesinthisever-changingworld.Life-longlearning

isanattitudeofpeopletowardslifenowadaysandanorientationtowardsnew

thingsintheirlife.Thereisarisingdemandforlife-longlearninginmodem

society.Ontheoneside,newthingsemergeseeminglyinanaccelerating

speed.Peopleneednewknowledgetokeepupwithwhatisgoingon

technologicallyaroundus,fornewthingswilltaketheplaceoftherelatively

oldonesduetotheirsuperiorperformances.Ontheotherside,newjobs,new

conceptsandnewideasurgepeopletolearnmoreaboutthem,forsocietyis

changingfastinatechnologicalway.Officeclerksaredemandedtouse

updatedcomputerprogramstodealwiththefiles.Theyalsoneedtoknowa

foreignlanguageastheyhavetotackleinternationalemailsonline.Today's

officejobsarequitedemanding.Ithinkthatforcollegestudents,graduation

fromcollegeisonlyoneofthestopsinlife.People,especiallytheyoungneed

tolearnnewskillsandideastobecompetitiveinmodemsociety.Life-long

learningiscertainlyawayoflife.

6.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardofliving

infiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationin

theworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfrom

thestatisticstheU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthe

highestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthe

lowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshada

considerablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilar

intheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamong

thethree.HoweverEgypfsinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthan

Indonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladesh

hadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwas

onlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.Thefigureintermsofthedaily

caloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A,andits

infantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.Inconclusionitcanbeseenfromthe

economicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogo

beforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesame

timetheU.S:A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodevelop

theireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableuses

fourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestan