（2023年）陜西省榆林市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledPressureinModernLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.現代生活充滿壓力

2.壓力對人身心的影響;

3.如何緩解壓力

2.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic"ValueTime,ValueLife".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1.生命有限，時間寶貴，珍視時間就是珍視生命。

2.如何珍視時間？如何珍視生命?

3.遺憾的是，有些年輕人把時間和青春花在……

4.我認為，我們應該……

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheEffectsofCompliments.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.你認為恭維給人們帶來怎樣的影響

2.具體說明恭維所產生的作用和影響

3.提議大家該怎么做

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.我為什么選擇讀大學；

2.現在讀大學是否值得；

3.結論。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledEconomicDevelopmentandMoralDecline.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近年來我國經濟建設取得了很大成就。

2.但與此同時，社會風氣隨著經濟的發展也日益下降。

3.我的觀點……

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledWhatIsthepurposeofpunishment.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.懲罰的目的；

2.懲罰罪犯也是教育其他人遵紀守法

3.懲惡揚善，減少犯罪。

WhatIsthepurposeofpunishment

7.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

8.1.電子課件在課堂教學中的應用非常廣泛

2．引起這種趨勢的原岡及其影響

3．我們應該如何應用

ApplicationofCourse-wareasaReform.inClassTeaching

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyour

compositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.閱讀經典書籍對人的成長至關重要。

2．現在愿意閱讀經典的人越來越少，原因是……

3．我們大學生應該怎么做?

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnFastFood.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有人認為快餐帶來了很多便利之處

2.有人卻認為快餐帶來了很多負面影響

3.在我看來…

OnFastFood

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.

Studieshaveshownthat______aretheNo.1reasonfordivorceforsomecouples.

12.Joost'sinnovativebusinessmodelisfreevideoswith______.

13.

Calcium-richfood______itssupplementsbecauseitalsoprovidesothernutrientslikevitaminDandotherminerals.

14.

Everyyear,adomeownermayspend30%lessinenergyexpenditurethananormalrectilinearhomeone.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.OrganicFood

OrganicfarmingwasamongthefastestgrowingsegmentsofU.S.agricultureduringthe1990s.Thevalueofretailsalesoforganicfoodwasestimatedtobe＄16billionin2004.AccordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,morethanhalfofAmericansnowbuyorganicfoodatleastonceamonth.Whyisorganicfoodbecomingsopopular?

WhatisOrganicFood?

InDecember2000,theNationalOrganicStandardsBoardoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)establishedanationalstandardfortheterm"organic".Organicfood,definedbyhowitcannotbemaderatherthanhowitcanbemade,mustbeproducedwithouttheuseofsewer-sludgefertilizers,mostsyntheticfertilizersandpesticides,geneticengineering(biotechnology),growthhormones,irradiationandantibiotics.Avarietyofagriculturalproductscanbeproducedorganically,includingproduce,grains,meat,dairy,eggs,andprocessedfoodproducts.

"Organic"doesnotmean"natural".Thereisnolegaldefinitionastowhatconstitutesa"natural"food.However,thefoodindustryusestheterm"natural"toindicatethatafoodhasbeenminimallyprocessedandispreservative-free.Naturalfoodscanincludeorganicfoods,butnotallnaturalfoodsareorganic.Onlyfoodslabeled"organic"havebeencertifiedasmeetingUSDAorganicstandards.

OrganicFarming

Thephrase"organicfarming"firstappearedinLordNorthbourne'sbookLooktotheLand,publishedin1940.Butthetruthis,organicfarmingistheoldestform.ofagriculture.BeforetheendofWorldWarⅡ,{armingwithouttheuseofpetroleum-basedchemicals(syntheticfertilizersandpesticides)wastheonlyoptionforfarmers.Technologiesdevelopedduringthewarwerefoundtobeusefulforagriculturalproduction.Forexample,thechemicalammoniumnitrate(硝酸銨),whichwasusedasmunitions(軍需品),becameusefulasfertilizer,andorganophosphates(有機磷酸鹽)usedfornervegaswerelaterusedasinsecticide.

Thesedays,farmersareswitchingtoorganicagricultureonceagain,butnowwithanecologicallybased,systematicapproachthatincludeslong-termplanning,detailedrecordkeepingandmajorinvestmentinequipmentandsupplies.Althoughitisstillonlyasmallindustry,thenumberoforganicfarmersisgrowingbyabout12percentperyearandnowstandsatmorethan12,000nationwide.

OrganicFarmingintheU.S.Today

TheUSDA'sEconomicResearchServicereportsthatin1997,thelatestyearforwhichdataareavailable,farmersin49statesusedorganicproductionmethodsandthirdpartyorganiccertificationserviceson1.35millionacresoutofatotal828millionacesoffarmland.Approximatelytwo-thirdsofthecertifiedU.S.organicfarmlandwasusedforcrops,andone-thirdwasusedaspasture.

Largefarms,mostlylocatedintheMidwestandWest,producedprocessedtomatoes,organicwinegrapesandotherhigh-valuecropsonacommercialscale,whereasnumeroussmallfarms,concentratedintheNortheast,specializedinmixedvegetableproductionfordirectmarketingtoconsumersandrestaurants.

Whileorganicfoodcanbefoundthroughoutthecountry,Californiawastheleaderinproductionoforganicfruitsandvegetablesin1997,followedcloselybyArizona,Florida,Texas,andWashingtonindecreasingorderoftotalyield.Farmersandranchersin23statesraisedasmallnumberofcertifiedorganiccows,hogsandsheep.NewYork,WisconsinandMinnesotawerethetopproducersoforganicdairycows.

Production:Organicvs.Conventional

Asyoucanimagine,organicagriculturalpracticesarequitedistinctfromthoseof"conventional"farming.

Conventionalfarmers

applychemicalfertilizerstothesoiltogrowtheircrops;

spraywithinsecticidestoprotect

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

OnemajordifferencebetweentheStockExchangeandothermarketsisthattheStockExchangedealswithgoodswith______.

17.

YoucansellthingsoneBaybygivingeBaycertainamountofmoneyfromthefinalsaleprice.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Traditionalstrategyofmakingoneselfadvertisedmaysometimesbringunexpectednegativeeffectapartfromhighcost.

19.

MarkTwainseemedunhappyinhislateryearsbecausehiswifeand______haddied.

20.

Duringthe20thcentury,______,abundantconflictsinusedemand,andanintensificationofusethathasacceleratedquickly.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B9】

22.(29)

A.Teotihuacan,oncethehomeof200,000people,wasthecenterofalargeempire.

B.Manyarchaeologistsarefascinatedbytheruinsofapre-ColumbiacitycalledTeotihuacan.

C.Teotihuacan,onceamajormetropolitanarea,wasdestroyedbyaninvasion.

D.AstillunsolvedmysteryiswhythepeopleofTeotihuacansuddenlyabandonedtheircity.

23.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：ItisagreatprivilegeformetobeinvitedtospeakatthetenthyearreunionofStateUniversity'sgraduatingclass.Whenyouarrivedoncampustoday,afteradecade,youwereprobablyimpressedbytwochangesatState:one,theabsenceofUniversityofTower,thefirstbuildingconstructedonthecampus,andahistoriclandmarkformanyyears;andtwo,thedisappearanceofparkinglotsonmaincampus.

TwoyearsagoUniversityTowerwasinspectedandfoundtobeunsafe.Inspiteofeffortstorestoreit,itwasnecessarytolevelthebuilding.Abelltowerwasconstructedonthesamesite,builtforthemostpartusingthegoodbrickthatwassavedfromtheoriginalbuilding.Theoriginalbellswerealsopreserved.Asfortheparkinglots,theyhavebeenreplacedbygrass,trees,andpedestrianwalkways.ParkingisnowlocatedinparkinggaragesontheNorthandWestsidesofthecampus.

Twomoresubtlechangeshaveoccurredwithinthepastdecade.OneisthecreationandexpansionoftheDivisionofContinuingEducationfortheCommunity,includingaSaturdayandsummerenrichmentprogramforchildren,andanafternoonandeveningspecialinterestprogramforadults.Theotheristheadditionofthestudentpopulationofmanyyoungpeoplefromabroad,especiallystudentsfromJapan,LatinAmerica,andtheMiddleEast.MostinternationalstudentsareenrolledintheCollegeofEngineeringandtheCollegeofBusiness.

Andso,Stateisadifferentplace,butlikeUniversityTower,itisbuiltofthesamebrick.Wearestillcommittedtothesameage-oldideals“qualityeducationforourcitizens”.butwehaveextendedourcommitmentbeyondthebordersofourstateandnationtoencompassthecitizensandnationsoftheworld.

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A.Graduation.

B.Aclassreunion.

C.Thededicationofanewbuilding.

D.Thegroundbreakingceremonyforapedestrianwalkwayoncampus.

24.(21)

A.Betterthanotherpunishment.

B.Humanism.

C.Benefitsociety.

D.Canrootoffguilty.

25.聽力原文：Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing"dead"aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.Thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat"villagelife"isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodeclineaboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumbersinsearchofwork.Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanrememberwhat"villagelife"meant.Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.Itmeantfindingyourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itmeantgoingtobedearlytosavelampoilandcoal.

ThencametheFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar.Aftereachwar,newideas,newattitudes,newtradesandoccupationswererevealedtovillagers.Thelong-establishedorderofsocietywasnolongertakenforgranted.Electricityandthemotorcarweresteadilyoperatingtomake"villagelife"and"townlife"almostalike.Nowwiththehighlydevelopedscienceandtechnologyandhigh-levelsocialwelfareforall,thereisnopointwhateverintalkinganylongerabout"villagelife".Itisjustlife,andabetterlife.

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A.Becauseyoungpeoplecan'trememberthevillages.

B.BecausethetwoWorldWarsdestroyedmanyvillages.

C.Becausetherearenojobopportunitiesinvillages.

D.Becauseitseemsthatvillagelifeisgoneforever.

26.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

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A.Maryisworthyoftheprize.

B.Maryhasgrantedtheprize.

C.Maryfailsinthespeechcontest.

D.Themandoesn'tthinkMarydeservestheprize.

27.聽力原文：M:Andnow,Mrs.Smith,canyoutelluswhathappenedatyourapartmentwhentheearthquakeended?

W:Oh,itwasterrible.I'llneverforgetit.Well,JackandIalwaysgetupataboutaquartertofive.Hehastoworkearly.Yousee,whileIwasinthekitchenpreparingbreakfast,thequakecame.Therewasthishorriblesoundandthefloorwasjustbouncingandrollinglikewave,allatthesametime.

M:Thenwhatdidyoudo?

W:Well,wefigureoutitwasanearthquake.ThenIcrawledunderthetable,andIshoutedatJacktocome.Buthejuststoodthere.

M:Whoa!

W:Itlasted24seconds,andthenitstopped.AndJackandIcouldhearpeopletalkingoutside,sowetriedtogoouttothefrontdoor,butitwasjammedshut.Andthenthefirstaftershockhit.

M:That'sincredible.Thenwhatdidyouguysdo?

W:Well,Irememberthatsomeoneshouted,"Getoutofthere,quickly!"Jacksaid:"Well,gooutofthewindow."ButIcalledout:"It'stoohighup,"becausewewerelivingonthesecondfloor."Notanymore,"Jackshoutedback.So,welookedoutofthewindowand,sureenough,weweredownontheground!

M:Yoursecondfloorapartmentwasontheground?

W:Wecouldn'tbelieveit.Weopenedthewindowandcrawledout.Onceweweredownsafely,weturnedaroundandlookedbackatourapartmentbuilding.Thewholefirstwasgone--itwasjusttotallyflattened.

M:Mrs.Smith.Doyoumeanthatthewholefirstfloorwasgone?

W:Yes,thefirstfloorwasgone.

M:Andwhataboutyourapartment?

W:Theapartment--canyoubelieveit?Hadmovedandstoodthere.

M:Incredible,Mrs.Smith,absolutelyincredible.

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A.5:15.B.4:45.C.5:45.D.4:15.

28.(35)

A.Refinetheirinterviewingtechniques.

B.Arrangetheirworkschedules.

C.Selectappropriatecourses.

D.Writecoverletters.

29.聽力原文：Playistheprincipalbusinessofchildren,andmoreandmoreinrecentyearsresearchhasshownthegreatimportanceofplayinthedevelopmentofahumanbeing.Fromearliestinfancy,everychildneedsanopportunityandtherightmaterialsforplay,andthemaintoolsofplayaretoys.Theirmainfunctionistosuggest,encourageandassistplay.Thereforeitisimportanttochoosesuitabletoysfordifferentstagesofachild'sdevelopment.

Inrecentyearsresearchoninfantdevelopmenthasshownthestandardachildislikelytoreach,withintherangeofhisinheritedabilities,islargelydeterminedinthefirstthreeyearsofhislife.soababy'sabilitytoprofitfromtherightplaymaterialsshouldnotbeunderestimated.Ababywhoisencouragedandstimulated,talkedtoandshownthingsandplayedwith,hasthebestchanceofgrowingupsuccessfully.

Thenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsnobounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoyshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortryingout,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksandconstructiontoy;paintingandmakethings;sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay;thefirstsocialgamesforlearningtoplayandgetonwithothers.

Bythethirdstageofplaydevelopment—fromfivetosevenoreightyearsthechildisatschool.Butforafewmoreyearsplayisstillthebestwayoflearning,athomeoratschool.Itiseasiernowtoseewhichtypeoftoysthechildmostenjoys.

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A.Theycansuggestandassistchildren'splay.

B.Theycangivechildrenopportunitiestoplaythings.

C.Theycanmakechildrenexcited.

D.Theycanpreventchildrenfromcrying.

30.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：TheearliesttimewhenanythinglikebadmintonwasplayedwassometwothousandyearsagowhenpeopleinChinaplayedagamekickingakindofshuttlecockaround.Muchlater,inthenineteenthcentury,agamecalled"Battledoreandshuttlecock"wasplayedindoorsinEnglishcountryhomes.Then,in1873,somearmyofficerswhowereplayingatBadmintonHouse,alargecountryhouseinthecountrynearAvoninEngland,namedthegame"Badminton".WhentheyreturnedtotheirdutiesinIndia,theycontinuedtoplayedbadmintonandproducedthefirstsetofrulesforthegame,whichtheyplayedoutofdoors.Soon,in1875,anofficers'badmintonclubwasstatedinFolkestone,onthesouthcoastofEngland.By1893,fourteenbadmintonclubshadbeenestablishedandtogethertheyformedtheBadmintonAssociationofEnglandandagreedonasetofLawsoftheGame.

Between1900and1934,thegamedevelopedrapidlyacrossEurope,AsiaandtheUSA.Probably,themostinfluentialfigureinthesportatthattimewasamancalledGeorgeThomas.Hewon21All-Englandtitlesandovereightyinternationaltitles.

TheimportanceofbadmintonasaworldsportwasrecognizedfirstbytheintroductionoftheWorldChampionships,whichwerefirstheldinMalmo,Swedenin1977andthenbyitsinclusionintheBarcelonaOlympicGamesin1992.

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A.ItwasnamedbytheChinese.

B.ItwasnamedafteracountryhouseinEngland.

C.Itwasnamedbyafamoussportsplayer.

D.ItwasnamedbyIndianarmyofficers.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.

Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatevidenceistherethatcrowshaveinterestedpeopleforalongtime?

A.Thelargenumberofstoriesaboutcrows.

B.Thefrequencywithwhichcrowsaresighted.

C.Theamountofresearchthathasbeenconductedoncrows.

D.Theeasewithwhichcrowsareidentified.

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Researchersareincreasinglyinterestedinmanipulatingtheenvironmentearlyinchildren'sliveswhentheyareperceivedtobeatriskforimpoverishedintelligence.InaprogramconductedinNorthCarolinabyCraigRameyandhisassociates,pregnantwomenwithIQsaveraging80wererecruitedforastudy.Aftertheirbabieswereborn,halfoftheinfantswerecaredforduringthedayataneducationalday-carecenterandhalfwererearedathomebytheirmothers.Bothgroupsofchildrenweregivenmedicalcareanddietarysupplements,andtheirfamiliesweregivensocialservicesiftheyrequestedthem.

Attheageof3,thechildrenwhoattendedtheeducationalday-carecenterhadsignificantlyhigherIQsthandidthehome-rearedchildren.ThisdifferencewaslikelyduetothedeclineintheIQsofthehome-rearedchildrenduringtheperiodfrom12to18monthsofage.Bythetimethechildrenwere5yearsold,39percentofthehome-rearedchildrenhadIQsbelow85butonly11percentoftheeducationalday-carechildrenhadIQsthislow.Inthemostrecentevaluationofthisproject,positiveeffectsofeducationalday-careontheintellectualdevelopmentandacademicachievementofthechildrenwereevidentatage12.

Someparents,suchasthoseinRamey'sstudy,havedifficultyprovidinganadequateenvironmentfortheintellectualneedsoftheirinfants.Oncethesedifficultiesarearecurringpartofthefamilysystem,changingeffortsprobablywillbemoredifficultandcostly.Earlyinterventioninthefamilysystemisdirectedatchangingparentaladaptiveandresponsivefunctioningsothatpermanentnegativeeffectsareminimized.

Inanotherinvestigation,theInfantHealthandDevelopmentProgram,earlyinterventionWithlowbirthweightchildrenrevealedthatbothhomevisitation(探望)andaneducationalchildcurriculumimprovedtheChildren'sIQs,blems,andimprovedthehomeenvironment.Theinterventionwasmoreeffectivewithmotherswithloweducationalattainmentthanthosewithhigheducationalattainment,moreeffectiveforAfrican,AmericanthanWhitechildren,andeffectiveformostat-riskchildren.

Interventionprogramshavethemostpositiveeffectsonchildren'swell-beingwhenthey(a)beginasearlyaspossible,(b)provideservicestoparentsaswellastothechildren,(c)havealowchild-teacherratio,(d)havehighparentalinvolvement,and(e)havefrequentcontacts.Inonereviewoffamilyinterventionstudies,interventionwasmoreeffectivewhentherewereelevenormorecontactsbetweentheintervenerandthefamily.Whileelevensessionsisasome-whatarbitrarynumber,itdoesindicatethatacertaindurationofcontactisnecessaryforinterventionsuccess.

Fromthefirstsentencewelearnthatresearchers______.

A.haveincreasedtheriskstochildgrowthbymanipulatingthenaturalenvironment

B.areincreasinglyawareoftheeffectsofenvironmentalfactorsonintelligencedevelopment

C.areincreasinglyinterestedinfiguringOuthowintelligenceisdevelopedinearlychild-hood

D.areincreasinglyinterestedinmanipulatingtheenvironmentwithoutbeingawareOftherisksinvolvedtochildren

33.

Thewriterwouldapproveanunsuccessfulpoliticalcandidate______.

A.gaveupallhisopportunities

B.promisedtotryagainnexttime

C.overthrewthegovernmentbyforce

D.toldthepeoplethetruthabouthisopponent

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S4】

35.

【S5】

36.

【S6】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S2】

38.

【S9】

39.

【S10】

參考答案

1.PressureinModernLifePeoplearefacedwithmoreandmorepressureinmodernlife.Adultshavetocompetewithoneanotherforbetterjobshigherpaysdesirableprizesandopportunitiesofpromotion.EvensmallcPressureinModernLifePeoplearefacedwithmoreandmorepressureinmodernlife.Adultshavetocompetewithoneanotherforbetterjobs,higherpays,desirableprizesandopportunitiesofpromotion.Evensmallc

2.ValueTimeValueLifeAsanoldsayinggoes"Aninchoftimeequalsaninchofgold.Goldcanberegainedifitisgonebuttimewillneverreturnwhenitpassed."Perhapstimeisunlimitedinsomedegreebutman'sliValueTime,ValueLifeAsanoldsayinggoes,"Aninchoftimeequalsaninchofgold.Goldcanberegainedifitisgone,buttimewillneverreturnwhenitpassed."Perhapstimeisunlimitedinsomedegree,butman'sli

3.TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.Ihowevertendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwithcomplimentsareasimpleyetpowerfulrelationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiverwhichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smoreacomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actuallythegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositivestimulatingandcreativewayandyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundusanditcostsnothingbutalittletimeenergyandthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.I,however,tendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwith,complimentsareasimple,yetpowerful,relationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiver,whichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smore,acomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actually,thegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositive,stimulatingandcreativeway,andyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundus,anditcostsnothingbutalittletime,energy,andthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?解析：本文最大的特點是主題鮮明，結構協調，語言具體生動、準確地道，句式多樣化，過渡自然。第一段以Somepeoplearesaidto...指出有些人對恭維的看法，接著however一詞道出了作者的看法。第二段中，作者用Tobeginwith...What'smore...引出對被恭維人的好處，Actually一詞又引出了對實施恭維者的好處。結尾段對全文進行了總結，并號召大家一起做。

4.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Therearemanymasonsformychoosingtoattendcollege.Themainoneisthat1enjoylearningandgainingknowledge.IrememberthatasmyhighschooleducationwasdrawingtoaclosemydesireforcontinuingtolearnfeltincreasinglystrongandthedecisionwasnaturallymadewhenIrealizedIwouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhighschoolandentertheworkingworldsosoon.IdecidedtoentercollegenotonlybecauseitisaplacewhereIcancontinuetoseekscientifictruthsbutalsoitisaplacewhereIcanbeexposedtovariousneworiginalideas.Ithelpstoexpandmyhorizonsandmakemeawell-roundedperson.OfcourseImustadmitthatIchosetoattendcollegealsobecauseIfeltitwasaPracticalandnecessarystepItooktoensureasecurefutureformyself.Forintoday'sworldacollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialffonewishestocompeteinthejobmarketandtofindaworthwhileposition.ForthesereasonsInevermindspendingbeautifulnightsonpaperwork;Ineverconsidermyselfmiserableandunfairlyburdened;andIneverthinkcollegeeducationisawasteoftimeandmoney.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Th