2023年山西省吕梁市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2023年）山西省吕梁市大学英语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

entitledSocialPractice.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.为什么要参加社会实践？

2.参加社会实践可能会产生的问题。

3.我对社会实践的看怯。

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicWhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.据统计，在网上聊天交友、玩网络游戏是目前我国大学生上网的主要

活动内容

2.专家认为，那些沉迷于聊天和游戏的大学生，不仅耗费了金钱、时间

和精力，还影响了正常的学业和人际交往

3.我们应当如何看待大学生上网的问题

WhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnOver-packaging.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前许多商品都存在过度包装现象

2.这种现象的危害

3.你的看法

OnOver-packaging

4.1.现在越来越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道

2.使用手机雉的利与弊

3.我的观点

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicHowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransport.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese

1.许多大城市私家车越来越多

2.私家车过多造成的问题。

3.如何鼓励人们少用私家车，多用公共交通。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite,4Letterof

Complaint.Supposeyourentahousethroughanagency.Thehotwaterheater

hasbroken.Youphonedtheagencyaweekagobuttheyhaven'trepairedit

yet.Soyouwritealettertotheagency.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

toexplainthesituationandtotellthemwhatyouwantthemtodoaboutit.

ALetterofComplain

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinglinegraphthatshowsthechangesoftheattendancein

thereaddingroom.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelowinChinesewiththetitleCollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon.

1.描述图表中的两个循环(cycle)所反映的问题。

2.分析引起该变化的原因。

3.你的结论。

CollegeReadingROOBPhenoBenon

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SeptOctNovDecJanFobMnrAprilMxyJun«July

(Sept：newtermstarts,Jan：vacation,June：exams,July：vacation)

CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

8.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。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopichowtokeeppsychologicallyhealthy?Youshould

writeatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiven

belowinChinese:

1.心理健康问题往往是导致疾病的原因

2.分析人们产生心理健康问题的原因(可从失业、压力过重、缺少支持、

缺乏人际关系等方面加以分析)

3.你认为人们应如何保持心理健康

10.1.目前，在中国的农村和城市都有“啃老族”

2.这种现象产生的原因

3.如何应对这种现象

注:“NEET是“NotCunentlyEngagedinEducation,Employmentor

Training"或“NotinEducation,EmploymentorTraining”的缩略语，即我们

说的“啃老族二

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning/10题)

11.Facebook'sideatosocialmarketinghasproblemsbothintheoryandin

practice.

12.

Norawassosuretheywouldgetthefiftypoundsthatshehadalreadyspentit

13.

Usingtechnologyisaneasywaytoshop.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Bothfathershadextremelydifferentrespectforeducationandlearning.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.TheWonderfulWorldofSmall

There'saquietrevolutiongoingon,anditsnameisnanotechnology.Ahost

ofinnovationsarccomingourway.Someseemalmostmagical,likethenew

materialcreatedin2004byRayBaughman,aprofessorattheUniversityof

Texas.It'sstrongerthansteel,transparent,very,verylight.Ahectare-size

sheetwouldweighjust280grams.

Whentheprofessorannouncedthathehadn'tdecidedwhattocallit,hestarted

togetemailsfromaroundtheworldsuggestingnames.Sinceitwassolight

andstrong,peoplestartedcallingit"mithrH”—thenameofahighlyprized

typeofarmorusedinTheLordofRings.

Thereareotherdiscoveriestoo—perhapsnotsoastounding,butpractical

andpleasant.Nowtherearesocksthatdon'tgetsmelly,pantsthatresiststains,

windowsthatrepeldirtandtoiletsthatcleanthemselves.Allthisresultsfrom

exploringtheworldofthevery,verysmall.

NanocomesfromtheGreekwordfromdwarf.Usuallynanotechnologyis

definedasthestudyandmanipulationofmattersmallerthan100nanometers

（纳米）——that*sthescaleofthingslikemoleculesandviruses.Tenhydrogen

atomspressedtogetheragainsteachotherarejustonenanometerlong.And

onemillionnanometersfitintoamillimeter.Hardtograsp?Thinkofitthis

way:IfeveryoneinManilawereananometerwide,theentirepopulation,

standingshouldertoshoulder,wouldfitonyourthumbnail.

StunningUsesofNanotechnology

LikeAliceinWonderland,researchersinNanolandfindthemselvesinaworld

whereoldrulesdon'tapply.Smallthingsbehavedifferently.Thisisbehind

severalinnovations,includingtheself-cleaningtoilet.Thetoiletbowlis

sealedwithasuper-smoothglaze（涂层）thathasmicroscopicholesunder30

nanometers.Becausethey'resmallerthanbacteriaorothertinyparticles,

there'snotenoughroomfbrdirttogetstuckinthesurface.Flushingis

basicallyalltheworkyouhavetodo.

ResearchersinNanolandarealsomakingreally,reallysmallthingswith

astonishingproperties-likethecarbonnanotube.ChrisPapadopoulosofthe

UniversityofVictoria,says,"Thecarbonnanotubeistheposterboyfor

nanotechnology.'1

Inyourpencil,carbon,intheform.ofgraphite（石墨）,issoftandeasily

broken.Butacarbonnanotubeistoughasnails-muchtougherinfact.It's

verythinsheetgraphitethat'sformedintoatube.Thesetinystraw-like

cylinders,whichcanbeassmallashalfananometerwide,areupto100times

strongerthansteelandsixtimeslighter.Theyarethehardest,stiffest,

strongestmaterialsknownandareamongtheworld'sbestconductorsofheat

andelectricity.Theycancarrysome1,000timesmoreelectricitycurrentthan

copperwire:Everybodywantsthem,butuntilnowthey'vebeeninshort

supplyandpricey.Thecurrentannualproduction,worldwide,isonly300

kilograms.At$860agram,carbonnanotubescost50timesmorethangold.

Whenitcomestofindingusesforcarbonnanotubes,therangeishuge.The

NationalResearchCouncilCanada（NRC）islookingatharnessingtheir

strengthbyembeddingtheminconstructionmaterials,amongother

applications.TheBoeingCompanythinksnanotubesmaybethesourceof

fututeimprovementsforhigh-performanceaircraft.Someofthemost

stunningusescomeoutofRayBaughman'sresearch.Employingwhathe

callsthe"ancienttechnologyofspinning",Baughmanandhisteamdeveloped

awayofspinningcarbonnanotubesintofibersthatarefourtimestougher

thanspidersilk,thetoughestnaturalfilament（细丝）.Sincetheyalsoconduct

electricity,thefuturisticyarnscouldbewoveninto"smart*1clothingthat

storeselectricity,ispotentiallybulletproofandincorporatessensorscapable

ofadjustingthetemperatureofgarment.Thefiberscouldalsobemadeinto

cablesforsuspensionbridgesmuchlong

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

AccordingtoWinston,themethodsof"leveraging"canhelppeople.

17.

Whichofthefollowingisfamousforreducinganxiety?

A.Celery.B.Almonds.C.Onion.D.Aromaofanorange.

18.

TheprofessorMichaelDertouzosguessedthatIndiacouldincreaseGDPby

atrilliondollarsintheflowingfewyearsbywayofforWestern

companies.

A.performingsecretwhite-collartasks

B.improvingmanagement

C.makingtechnologicalchange

D.installingnewtools

19.

China'seconomicOpportunitiesanditstellingeffectonthefuturecontribute

topeople'sinterestinlearningChinese.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Thearticledealswiththelinkbetweenandthesuggestionsto

preventthem.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10

21.

[B8]

22.(24)

A.TheWaterWorld.

B.TheGarden.

C.TheWaterfallGarden.

D.TheCableCarterminal.

23.(47)

24.(35)

A.Theybecamemorepoplar.

B.Theyweremoreregulated.

C.Theybecamebetterproduced.

D.Theybecamelesshonest.

25.(31)

A.Whenitisbreeding.

B.Whenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.

C.Whenitsoffspringisthreatened.

D.Whenitissufferingfromillness.

26.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文'Crocodilesonlylivewhereitishot.TheyarefoundinIndia,

Australia,AfricaandAmerica.They,spendmostoftheirtimelyingaroundin

themudortherivers.Thecrocodile'slongpowerfultailisusedwhenthe

animalisswimming.Itisalsoanexcellentweapon,becauseitcallbeswung

withgreatspeedandforce.Oneblowwillknockdownamanorevenabig

animalatonce.Thecrocodileisverywellprotectedagainstitsenemiesbythe

hardbonyplateswhichcovermostofitsbody,(30)butbecauseofthewayits

neckisformed,itcannotturnitsheadfromsidetosideandsoitcanonlysee

infrontofitself.Thecrocodilehasitsteethcleanedbythecrocodilebird.

Foritsfoodthisbirdtakesthebitsleftinthecrocodile'smouth.Thishelpsthe

crocodile,whichcannotcleanitsownteeth,foritcannotmoveitstongueup

anddown.(31)Withitsrowsofterriblepointedteethitseizesitsfood,which

maybeafish,ananimal,orevenacarelessman,andthenholdsiibelowthe

wateruntilitdrowns.

Thelong-nosedcrocodileisshyandtimidandbecauseofthis,thepeopleof

WestAfricawhereitlives,sometimescatchitforfood.Many,manycenturies

agotherewerecrocodilesinEngland.Weknowthisbecausewehavefound

theirbonesburiedfardownintheearthonwhichLondonisbuilt.(32)Butthe

Britainoftodayistoocoldforthemtolivein.ThisisagoodthingforEnglish

peopleforcrocodilesmaygrowtooverthirtyfeetinlength.Whentheylie

floatinginthewater,theylooklikefloatingtree-trunksanditisoften

impossibletotellthattheyarethere.

(27)

A.Left.B.Right.C.Backwards.D.Forwards.

27.

[B7]

28.(29)

A.MySpaceoftenholdsparents'meetings.

B.MySpaceisquitepopularwithparents.

C.MySpacehasbecomeatopissuetroublingparents.

0.ParentshavelotsofquestionsaboutMySpace.

29.[B5]

30.(21)

A.Becauseheenjoystravelingfromhometoofficeeveryday.

B.Becausethecityairispolluted.

C.Becausehedoesn'tlikethecrowdedhousesandstrangeneighborsinthe

city.

0.Becausehehasaromanticfeelingaboutnature.

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

31.

[C2]

32.

Intraditionallyfemalejobs,attractiveness

A.reinforcethefemininequalitiesrequired

B.makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapable

C.isofprimaryimportancetowomen

D.oftenenableswomentosucceedquickly

33.Accordingtothepassage,ascomparedwithtelevisedspeeches,traditional

politicaldiscoursewasmoresuccessfulat.

A.allowingnewscoverageofpoliticalcandidates

B.placingpoliticalissueswithinahistoricalcontext

C.makingpoliticsseemmoreintimatetothecitizen

0.providingdetailedinformationonthecandidate'sprivatebehavior

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

34.[S3]

35.[S5]

36.

[S2]

六、6.ErrorCorrection（3题）

37.

[S7]

38.

[S9]

39.

[S2]

参考答案

1.SocialPracticeSocialpracticeseemstobeimportantandindispensableto

collegeoruniversitystudentsforonethingtheyarerequiredtolearnmore

aboutsocietybeforetheirgraduation.Undoubtedlycollegesanduniversities

admitthatsocialpracticehasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstlyit

canofferstudentsanopportunitytomeetdifferenttypesofworkingpeople

whoarelikelytotellthemwhattheyreallyneedmorallyandintellectuallyin

theirfuturecareer.Secondlystudentscantrytoapplywhattheyhavelearned

atschoolintopracticalworkbesidesknowingmoreaboutcooperationand

disciplinewhichmanystudentsseemtoneglectinuniversities.However

someproblemsmayariseifnocorrectguidanceismade.Drivenbyastrong

desiretoearnmoneysomestudentsdon*tseethenecessityoftheirfurther

collegestudy.Actuallytheyfeelreluctanttoattendclassroomlecturesand

wanttoworkful!4imeformoney.Inmyopinionstudentsshouldbeclearer

aboutwhysocialpracticeisofnecessitytothem.Theyshouldviewsocial

practicejustasausefulsupplement.Theyshouldunderstandthatfromsocial

practicetheygettobeawareofwhattheyarelackofintermsoftheirpotential

careersothattheynecessarilyavoidtemptationtomakemoneyandtryto

strikeabalancebetweensocialpracticeandcollegestudies.SocialPractice

Socialpracticeseemstobeimportantandindispensabletocollegeor

universitystudents,foronething,theyarerequiredtolearnmoreabout

societybeforetheirgraduation.Undoubtedly,collegesanduniversitiesadmit

thatsocialpracticehasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstly,itcan

offerstudentsanopportunitytomeetdifferenttypesofworkingpeople,who

arelikelytotellthemwhattheyreallyneedmorallyandintellectuallyintheir

futurecareer.Secondly,studentscantrytoapplywhattheyhavelearnedat

schoolintopracticalwork,besidesknowingmoreaboutcooperationand

discipline,whichmanystudentsseemtoneglectinuniversities.However,

someproblemsmayariseifnocorrectguidanceismade.Drivenbyastrong

desiretoearnmoney,somestudentsdon'tseethenecessityoftheirfurther

collegestudy.Actually,theyfeelreluctanttoattendclassroomlecturesand

wanttoworkfu!14imeformoney.Inmyopinion,studentsshouldbeclearer

aboutwhysocialpracticeisofnecessitytothem.Theyshouldviewsocial

practicejustasausefulsupplement.Theyshouldunderstandthatfromsocial

practicetheygettobeawareofwhattheyarelackofintermsoftheirpotential

careersothattheynecessarilyavoidtemptationtomakemoneyandtryto

strikeabalancebetweensocialpracticeandcollegestudies.

2.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Nowadayssurfingthe

Internethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.Iamimpressedmostthatany

collegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingonthe

Intemet.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Nowadayssurfing

theInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.Iamimpressedmostthat

anycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingonthe

Internet.

3.0nOver-packagingNowadaysmanufacturerspaymoreattentiontothe

packageorwrappingofproductstoattractconsumers'eyes.These

commoditieswith(1)splendidappearancedo(2)appealtoalotofOnOver­

packagingNowadaysmanufacturerspaymoreattentiontothepackageor

wrappingofproductstoattractconsumers'eyes.Thesecommoditieswith

(1)splendidappearancedo(2)appealtoalotof解析：本文是一篇六级考试

中常见的议论文，要求考生就“过度包装”这个话题展开论述。根据题目

要求，考生应首先描述当今社会存在过度包装这一现象，然后提出过度

包装的害处，最后阐明自己的观点并提出建议。

［写作提纲］

一、过度包装现象的存在(package,splendidappearance,appealto,sell

well)

二、过度包装的危害

1.浪费日常化工用的材料(industrialmaterials,lavishlyuseinpackage)

2.产生大量不可降解的垃圾(notdegradable,garbage)

3.助长不良消费习惯与不正的社会风气(cultivate,unhealthy,harmful

tendencies)

三、作者观点

1.反对过度包装(practicability)

2.政府应采取措施应对过度包装(tightensupervision,light-packaging)

(1)splendidappearance”华丽的外表

(2)appealto"吸引"，替换attracto

(3)undeniable"不可否认的

(4)lavishly“奢侈地”。

(5)generate"产生"，代替produceo

(6)degradable"可降解的”。

⑺promoteharmfultendencies”主张不正之风

4.MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS①Nowadaysmoreandmoreyoung

peoplehavejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajor

communicationchannel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemost

frequentlyusedfunctionforthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrom

makingcalls.@SMShasbroughtusmanyadvantages.Firstlywiththetipof

yourfingermessageswithwordsdigitalpicturesandmusiccanbesentto

anotheruserwithinseconds.Whafsmoreyoucansendonemessagetomany

userswithoutrewritingitSecondlycomparedwithmakingcallsSMSismuch

cheaperbecausetheproviderchargesonly0.1¥permessage©However

shortmessagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequite

annoyingandthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeen

cheatedorfooledbythem.⑤AsformeIpreferusingthiswayof

communicationitgivesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalso

hopesomemeasuresshouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbage

messagessothatwecanenjoythemoderninformationtechnologysafelyMy

ViewpointonWide-spreadSMS©Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungpeople

havejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajorcommunication

channel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemostfrequentlyusedfunction

forthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrommakingcalls.③SMShas

broughtusmanyadvantages.Firstly,withthetipofyourfinger,messages

withwords,digitalpicturesandmusiccanbesenttoanotheruserwithin

seconds.What'smore,youcansendonemessagetomanyuserswithout

rewritingitSecondly,comparedwithmakingcalls,SMSismuchcheaper

becausetheproviderchargesonly0.1¥permessage©However,short

messagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequiteannoying,

andthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeencheatedor

fooledbythem.⑤Asforme,Ipreferusingthiswayofcommunication,it

givesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalsohopesomemeasures

shouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbagemessagessothatwecan

enjoythemoderninformationtechnologysafely解析：①审题及布局。这

是一篇比较典型的提纲式作文。按照文章提示的要求，首先应该对越来

越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道这一现象进行简单介绍，

然后说明使用手机短信的利与弊，最后表明自己的观点，即喜欢这种交

流方式与否。在布局上，根据题目中给出的提纲来展开，采用三段式的

结构即可。第一段介绍这种现象；第二段说明使用短信交流的利弊，应

该注意根据自己的观点事先安排说明利弊的比重，即如果认为利大于弊,

就应该多说明益处，反之亦然；第三段陈述自己的观点。②语言。本文

是一篇论说文，论说要层次分明，语言简洁流畅，尽量避免重复使用同

一句式或词汇，以增加文采。时态上采用一般现在时即可。

5.HowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransportThepast5yearshave

witnessedtherapidincreaseofprivatecarsinbigcitiesofChina.Moreand

moreChineseareabletoaffordacarandwouldliketobuyaprivatecarto

improvetheirlifequality.Severalfactorscontributetotheincreasingnumber

ofprivatecars.Firstitcanbeattributedtothegreatadvanceofpeople's

incomeaswellasthedramaticdecreaseofcarpricesduetomassproduction

Besidestherapidexpansionofhighwaysystemsaroundthecountryalso

encouragesmorepeopletousecarsastheirdailytransport.Howevertherise

ofprivatecarshasalsobroughtsomeproblemssuchastrafficcongestionand

airpollution.InsomemetropolitansofChinaduringrushhourscarsarc

queuinginurbanareas.Theexhaustoftheseprivatecarsalsoleadsto

increasinglysevereairpollution.Accordingtoscientiststheglobalwarming

iscloselyrelatedtotheemissionsofprivatecars.Thereforeinsomesense

people'slifequalityisdecreasing.Inordertoreversethisdeclineinthequality

oflifeincitiesattemptsmustbemadetoencouragepeopletousetheircars

lessandpublictransportmore.Thegovernmentshouldcreateamore

comfortableandconvenientpublictransportsystemsothatthepublicwould

liketousepublictransportInadditionmeasuresshouldbetakentoraisethe

environmentalawarenessofthegeneralpublic.Anotherdirectmeasureisto

imposeheaviertaxesontheownershipofprivatecarssoastodiscourage

peoplefromusingprivatecars.HowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublic

TransportThepast5yearshavewitnessedtherapidincreaseofprivatecars

inbigcitiesofChina.MoreandmoreChineseareabletoaffordacarand

wouldliketobuyaprivatecartoimprovetheirlifequality.Severalfactors

contributetotheincreasingnumberofprivatecars.First,itcanbeattributed

tothegreatadvanceofpeople'sincomeaswellasthedramaticdecreaseof

carpricesduetomassproductionBesides,therapidexpansionofhighway

systemsaroundthecountryalsoencouragesmorepeopletousecarsastheir

dailytransport.However,theriseofprivatecarshasalsobroughtsome

problemssuchastrafficcongestionandairpollution.Insomemetropolitans

ofChina,duringrushhourscarsarequeuinginurbanareas.Theexhaustof

theseprivatecarsalsoleadstoincreasinglysevereairpollution.Accordingto

scientists,theglobalwarmingiscloselyrelatedtotheemissionsofprivate

cars.Therefore,insomesense,people'slifequalityisdecreasing.Inorderto

reversethisdeclineinthequalityoflifeincities,attemptsmustbemadeto

encouragepeopletousetheircarslessandpublictransportmore.The

governmentshouldcreateamorecomfortableandconvenientpublictransport

systemsothatthepublicwouldliketousepublictransportInaddition,

measuresshouldbetakentoraisetheenvironmentalawarenessofthegeneral

public.Anotherdirectmeasureistoimposeheaviertaxesontheownership

ofprivatecarssoastodiscouragepeoplefromusingprivatecars.

6.ALetterofComplaintDearsirIamaroomerlivinginafiatrentedthrough

youragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyourattentiontothe

problemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreactiontothismatter.

Aweekago(Nov.20)afteraday*shardworkIreturnedtomyflatandmeant

totakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthebathroomIfound

thathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthatsomethingwaswrong

withthehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyouragentsandexplainedthe

situationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.Hepromisedtosenda

repairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.Thisrepairmanafter

checkingsaidthatacertainpartneededreplacingandthathewouldcome

againwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonowafteroneweekhas

passedthatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboilerisstilloutofwork.I

amsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthissituationespeciallyin

suchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkerstocometosolvethis

problematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediateresponse.Sincerely

yoursRichardALetterofComplaintDearsir,Iamaroomerlivinginafiat

rentedthroughyouragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyour

attentiontotheproblemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreaction

tothismatter.Aweekago(Nov.20),afteraday'shardwork,Ireturnedtomy

flatandmeanttotakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthe

bathroom,Ifoundthathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthat

somethingwaswrongwiththehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyour

agentsandexplainedthesituationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.

Hepromisedtosendarepairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.

Thisrepairman,afterchecking,saidthatacertainpartneededreplacingand

thathewouldcomeagainwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonow,

afteroneweekhaspassed,thatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboileris

stilloutofwork.IamsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthis

situation,especiallyinsuchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkers

tocometosolvethisproblematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediate

response.Sincerelyyours,Richard

7.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollege

readingroomattendancethereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.

WhenthenewtermstartsinSeptemberthereareabout275studentswhogo

tothereadingroom.Thenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonth

tillNovemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerratereachingthepeakjust

beforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacationmoststudents

gohomesothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropstoalmost

175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.Afterthree

monthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterAprilwiththeapproaching

finalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthefacilitiesof

thereadingroom.Duringthesummervacationstudentsarerarelyseeninit.

Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents*lifeatcollege.Thegraphindicates

thatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwomonthsof

eachsemesterquiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfaraway.They

onlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexamsbecausethere

theycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheirtermpapers

ortheexams.Infactstudentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeofexamsbecause

itisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhaveabsorbed.

Thereforeiftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiringknowledgetheir

liveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeitthekeytorealsuccessinstudyliesin

one*swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgoodcommandofmodern

scienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalentedstudentheshould

attendeverylectureandeagerlyabsorbnewknowledgeinthereadingroom.

Thusthegraphabovewouldhaveasmootherorsteadiercurve.College

ReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollegereading

roomattendance,therearcroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.When

thenewtermstartsinSeptember,thereareabout275studentswhogotothe

readingroom.Thenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonthtill

Novemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerrate,reachingthepeakjust

beforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacation,most

studentsgohome,sothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropsto

almost175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.

Afterthreemonthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterApril,withthe

approachingfinalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthe

facilitiesofthereadingroom.Duringthesummervacation,studentsarerarely

seeninit.Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents*lifeatcollege.Thegraph

indicatesthatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwo

monthsofeachsemester,quiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfar

away.Theyonlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexams

becausetheretheycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheir

termpapersortheexams.Infact,studentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeof

examsbecauseitisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhave

absorbed.Therefore,iftheystudiednotfortheex