【2021年】遼寧省朝陽市大學英語6級大

學英語六級模擬考試（含答案）

學校:班級:姓名:考號:

一、l.Writing(10題)

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

StudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow:

1.當前出國留學的人數日益增多

2.留學的優勢和劣勢

3.你的看法

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WidespreadExtravagantSpendingonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150

words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.現在很多大學生花錢大手大腳

2.這一現象的原因是…

3.我的看法

WidespreadExtravagantSpendingonCampus

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheOutlinegivenbelow:

假設你是李明，假期即將到來，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希望找

個外國朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)。擬一個尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日

程安排、費用分擔情況、對對方的要求等，并說明對方和你一起出游的

好處。

Travel-mateWanted

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledOnBuyingSecondhandTextbooks.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人認為買二手書好；

2.有人認為買二手書不好；

3.我的看法。

OnBuyingSecond-handTextbooks

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人贊成現在廢除獨生子女政策

2.有人則表示反對

3.我的看法

ShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?

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1.上圖所示為我國近年來參加志愿活動的大學生人數，請描述其變化；

2.請分析變化的原因；

3.作為大學生，你對志愿活動有什么看法?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofALetterofInquiry,statingthereasonsthatyouwantanew

roomnextterm.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthesituation

givenbelowinChinese.

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8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledisaDiplomaEverything.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前社會上存在著迷信文憑的現象

2.造成這一現象的原因

3.我對此的觀點

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicClassSkippinginColleges.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前大學生逃課現象很普遍

2.分析大學生逃課的原因

3.你對這一現象的看法

ClassSkippinginColleges

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicHowtoBeSuccessfulintheFutureJob.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.影響將來事業成功的因素有很多，試舉例說明

2.你對此的看法，并闡述理由

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

11.

Forstudentsmajoringincomputerscience,schoolstudyisnotenough

because.

A.aworkingknowledgeofdatasecurityiscritical

B.thosejobsinvolveotherskillsbesidestechnology

C.adegreewillnotguaranteeasuccessfullanding

D.deepskillsarerequiredtomovefluidlywiththejob

12.

Adepressedpersonmightfeelhopeless,helplessandoverwhelmedifheis

inclinedtooflife.

13.

Dreamersarenotefficientandoftenenduphavingtocramforexams.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

InThailand,themostpopularsecondlanguagenowadaysisChinese.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

AsissuggestedbyWilliamA.Banks,isespeciallygoodforpeople

withjointproblemsorobesity.

16.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(fbrYES)ifthestatementagreeswithinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVES)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

TheNewScienceofSiblings

Foralongtime,researchershavetriedtonaildownjustwhatshapesus一or

what,atleast,shapesusmost.Andovertheyears,they'vehadalotofeureka

moments(突發靈感的時刻).Firstitwasourparents,particularlyour

mothers.Thenitwasourgenes.Nextitwasourpeers,whoshowuplastbut

holdgreatsway.Andallthoseideasweregoodones-butonlyasfarasthey

went.Somewhere,therewasasortoftemperamental（捉摸不定的）dark

matterexertinganinvisiblegravitationalpullofitsown.Moreandmore,

scientistsareconcludingthatthisunexplainedforceisoursiblings.

Fromthetimetheyareborn,ourbrothersandsistersareourscolds,protectors,

tormentors,playmates,counselors,sourcesofenvy,objectsofpride.Our

spousesarrivecomparativelylateinourlives;ourparentseventuallyleaveus.

Oursiblingsmaybetheonlypeoplewelleverknowwhotrulyqualifyas

partnersfbrlife.Siblingsarewithusforthewholejourney.

AtresearchcentersintheU.S.,Canada,Europeandelsewhere,scientistsare

gainingintriguinginsightsintothepeoplewebecomeasadults.Doesthe

studentstrugglingwithaprofessorwhoplaysfavoritessummonupthecoping

skillsacquiredfromdealingwithasisterwhowasDaddy'sgirl?Dohusbands

andwivesbenefitfromtheinter-gendernegotiationstheywagedwhentheir

mostimportantpartnersweretheirsistersandbrothers?Todayseriouswork

isrevealingexactlyhowourbrothersandsistersinfluenceus.

Whychildhoodfightsbetweensiblingscanbegood

Bythetimechildrenare11,theydevoteabout33%oftheirfreetimetotheir

siblings—moretimethantheyspendwithfriends,parents,teachersoreven

bythemselves.Adolescents,whohaveusuallybegungoingtheirownway,

devoteatleast10hoursaweektoactivitieswiththeirsiblings.Siblingsare

likethenursesonthewarD.Allthatproximitybreedsanawfullotof

intimacy-andanawfullotoffriction.

LaurieKramer,professorofappliedfamilystudiesattheUniversityofIllinois

hasfoundthat,onaverage,sibsbetween3and7yearsoldengageinsome

kindofconflict3.5timesanhour.Kidsinthe2-to-4agegrouptopoutat

6.3―ormorethanoneclashevery10minutes,accordingtoaCanadianstudy.

Butasmuchasallthefightingcansetparents'haironend,there'salotof

learninggoingontoo,specificallyabouthowconflicts,oncebegun,canbe

scttlcD.Shawandhiscolleaguesconductedaycars-longstudyandfoundthat

thekidswhopracticedthebestconflict-resolutionskillsathomecarriedthose

abilitiesintotheclassroom."Siblingshaveasocializingeffectonone

another,"Shawsays."Unlikearelationshipwithfriends,you'restuckwith

yoursibs.Youlearntonegotiatethingsdaytoday."

It'sthatpermanence,researchersbelieve,thatmakessiblingsarehearsaltool

forlaterlife.Somewhereinthereistheearlytrainingforthee-mailjokethat

breaksanofficesilenceorthehusbandwhosignalsthatafightisoverby

askinghiswifewhatshethinkstheyshoulddoaboutthatfast-approaching

vacationanyway."Siblingrelationshipsarewhereyoulearnallthis,"says

developmentalpsychologistS

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17.

TheauthorsuggeststobuymedicinesinWal-Martbecause.

18.FourMinutesthatGetYouHired

BayStateralwayswantstobeateacher.Withthehelpoffriendswhoteach

atschool,shelandedaninterviewwiththeprinciple."Inoticedatinyrunin

mystockingthatmorning,"sherecalls."Ithoughtaboutchanging,butIknew

I'dbelateifIdid.Butlatertherunstretchedfrommyankletomyknee.I

apologizedfornotlookingmybest."Finally,thewould-beteacherdidn*tget

herjob.

Firstimpressionsareoftenlastingones.Indeed,ifyouplaythecardright,you

canenjoythebenefitsofthe"haloeffect".Thismeansifyouareviewed

positivelywithinthecriticalfirstfourminutes,thepersonyouhavemetwill

likelyassumeeverythingyoudoispositive.

Fourminutes!Studiestellusthat'sthecrucialperiodinwhichimpressions

areformedbysomeonewe'vejustmet.Withinameretenseconds,thatperson

willbegintomakejudgmentsaboutourprofessionalism,socialclass,morals

andintelligence.Peopletendtofocusonwhattheysee(dress,eyecontact,

movement),onwhattheyhear(howfastandslowwetalk,ourvoicetoneand

volume),andonouractualwords.

Bungleafirstencounter,andinmanycasestheinterviewerwillmistakenly

assumeyouhavealotofothernegativetraits.Worse,heorshemaynottake

thetimetogiveyouasecondchance.

Mostemployersbelievethatthosewholookasiftheycareaboutthemselves

aremorelikelytocareabouttheirjobs.Weknownit'swhat'sinsidethat

counts",butresearchshowsthatphysicallyattractivepeoplearegenerally

perceivedbyprospectiveemployersasmoreintelligent,likableand

trustworthy.Yourgoalshouldbetocomeacrossinthebestpossiblelight-

attractiveinthewayyoudress,inyourgesturesandfacialexpressionsandin

yourspeech.

Here'showtomakethosecrucialfourminutescount:

LookyourbestItsignalssuccess.Studieshavelinkedclothingconsciousness

tohigherself-esteemandjobsatisfaction.Andonestudyfundedbythe

ClairolCorporationfoundthatitpays,literally,toprojectaprofessional

image.JudithWaters,aprofessoratFairleighDickinsonUniversityinNew

Jersey,sentoutidenticalresumewitheithera"before"oran*'after'*

photographofhypotheticaljobcandidatestoover300companies.Waters

askedthemtodetermineastartingsalaryforeachcandidate.Theresult?

Salariesare8to20percenthigherforthosewhoseresumeshavebeen

accompaniedbythephotowithanupgradedimage.

Yetmanypeoplefailtounderstandtheimportanceofprojectingaprofessional

image.Forexample,a32-year-oldinWashington,D.C.,workedfortenyears

asanadministrativeassistantinalargeaccountingfirm.Whentheoffice

managerretiredlastyear,sheappliedfortheposition.Shewasn'tevengranted

aninterview.

nIthoughtitwasanoversight,soIaskedthedirectorofpersonnelwhat

happened,"shesays."HetoldmeIdidn'tfittheimageofanofficemanger.

HesuggestedIchangemywardrobe—getridofmyneon-coloredskirtsand

danglingearrings—beforeIappliedagainforanotherposition.Iwasshocked.

Idoagreatjob,andthewayIdressshouldn'thaveanybearing.Myclothes

reflectmypersonalstyle.'*

Forgetaboutpersonalstyle.Atwork,yourclothesmustconveythemessage

thatyouarecompetent,reliableandauthoritative.

Dressforthejobyouwant,notthejobyouhave.Ifyouarescheduledforan

interviewatacompanyyou'venevervisitedandaren*tsurewhattowear,send

foranannualreportandstudywhattheemployeespicturedarewearing,or

dropbyaheadoftimetoseehowtheydress.

MonitoryourbodylanguageHowyoumoveandgesturewillgreatly

influenceaninterviewer'sfirstimpressionofyou.Inastudyof

communications,PsychologistAlbertMehrabiandiscoveredthatsevenperce

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19.Itwasnotuntil1947thatIndiabecame.

20.

Generallyspeaking,malesputonabdominalweight,whichendangersthem

ofgetting.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.聽力原文:W:Hereiswhat'sdeliveredthismorning.Ijustwonderwhat's

insidesuchaheavyenvelope.

M:InsidewasaletterfromBob,athank-younotefromSusanandapicture

ofallofthefaculty.

Q:Whatdoyoulearnfromtheconversation?

(18)

A.SusanthankedBobfortakingthepicture.

B.Theschoolsentpicturestoalloftheteachers.

C.Theenvelopecontainedtwolettersandapicture.

D.Theletterswereaddressedtothefaculty.

22.聽力原文：M:Canyouspareamoment,dear?Iwantyoutolistentothis

letter.

W:Goahead,then.

M:DearSir,mywifeandIarrivedhomelastnightafteraholidayarranged

byyourfirm.Westayedatthehoteldescribedinyourbrochureasa

comfortable,medium-sizedhotel,withamagnificentviewofthesea,offering

courteous,old-fashionedserviceandexcellentfood,servedinarelaxed

friendlyatmosphere.

W:Yes,that'swhatthebrochuresaid.

M:Infacttilehotelissituatedatleasthalfamilefromthesea.Ourroom

overlookedacarpark...

W:Throughthegatesofwhichmotorvehicleswereconstantlyarrivingor

departing.

M:Yes,that'sgood.Thefoodwasstrictlybeefburgersandchipsorfishand

chips.Winewasavailable,butatexorbitantprices,andasforthecourteous,

oldfashionedservice,themajorityofthestaffwereforeignandvirtually

incapableofspeakingorunderstandingtheEnglishlanguage.

W:Yes,that'squitetrue.

M:Inadditiontothis,weweremostunhappywiththeanangementsforour

journeyhome.Wewereinstructedtocatchthe11:00amferry...

W:Wasn*tit12:00?

M:No,11:00...butthiswasapparentlydelayedandwedidnotgetawaytill

6o'clockintheevening.Nowthatourholidayisover,itseemsfairlypointless

writingthisletter,butIshouldlikeyoutoknowthatweweremost

disappointedwiththehotelandtravelarrangementsandshallcertainlynotbe

bookinganyfutureholidaysthroughHappyTours.Yoursfaithfully,Robinson.

W:Yesdear,that'saverygoodletter.

(23)

A.Itiscomfortable,withagoodviewofthesea.

B.Itofferedcourteousandold-fashionedservice.

C.Thefoodofferedisexcellent.

D.Thchotelissituatedhalfamilefromthesea.

23.

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24.(22)

A.Hewassurelyunderhugepressure.

B.Thecafeteriawasnotoneofhisgreatestachievements.

C.Hedidalmostnothingsignificant.

D.Hewasthegreatestleaderofthestudents'union.

25.聽力原文：M:Didyounoticetheyjustbuiltanothercoffeehouseacross

thestreetfromthemovietheater?

W:Yeah.Isn'tthatgreat?Itlooksreallycool,andtheyhavelivemusicevery

Saturdaynight.Itllbetheperfectplacetohangoutafterseeingamovie.

M:Areyouserious?Ithinkit'sridiculous!Theyopenanew-coffeehouse

everyfiveminutes.Theyarepoppingupalloverthecity.There'rethreecoffee

housesonMainStreetalone.

W:Ithinkthat'swonderful-themorecoffeehouses,thebetter.I'msickof

barsandnightclubs!Iwantarelaxingplacetositwithmyfriendsandchat.

It'snicetositback,listentothemusicandslowlysipareallygoodcupof

coffee.

M:Coffeehousesareafad.Theyappealtopeoplewhohavenothingbetterto

dothansitaroundanddrinkoverpricedcoffee.Didyouknowtheycharge

fourdollarsforacupofcoffeeatthatnewplaceacrossfromthetheater?

That'scrazy!Theyhavemenuswithfiftydifferent"special"blendsfromall

overtheworld:Java,Ethiopia,Kenya,Brazil...Italltastesexactlythesame

tome.

W:Coffeehousesarenotjustfortrendypeople.

M:Yes,theyare!Didyoujusthearwhatthatguyoverthereordered?He

orderedadouble,decafcappuccino.That'ssostupid.Ifyoudrinkcoffee,you

shoulddrinkitwithcaffeine.

W:Wow,youarereallyjudgmentaltoday.Areyoufinishedwithyourcoffee?

Canwego?

M:No.Ipaidoverthreedollarsforthiscupofcoffee.Pmgoingtodrinkthe

wholething.

(20)

A.Itoffersreallygoodcoffee.

B.IthaslivemusiceverySaturdaynight.

C.Ifsnearthetheater.

D.Youcanseeamoviethere.

26.(30)

A.Modifyingtheirgenes.

B.Tryingtoforceit.

C.Tryingtobuyit.

0.Seekingitthroughpleasurableactivities.

27.(39)

28.(13)

A.Shestayedattheopeningtheentiretime.

B.Shewasn'tabletoattendtheshow.

C.Shelostinterestintheshowandleft.

D.Shewasn'tfamiliarwiththeartists.

29.聽力原文：W:Excuseme,ProfessorAnderson.Iwasabsentfromthelast

classandIheardthat'swhenyouhandedoutthecourseoutline.Doyouhave

anextracopy?

M:Idon'thaveanyonewithmenow.Buttheremaybeafewleftinmyoffice.

Whydon'tyoustopbyaftertheclass?

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(18)

A.Shewillbeabsentinthenextclass.

B.Shewillhelptheprofessorhandoutthecourseoutline.

C.Shewillcopytheoutlinebyherself.

D.Shewillgototheofficeoftheprofessor.

30.聽力原文：M:Dialoguehassomanypossible叩plications.Itcanbeuseful

inproblemsolving,conflictresolutionandmore.Linda,(23)couldyougive

usanideaofwhatdialogueis?

W:(23)Let'slookfirstattheGreekrootswhichmaybehelpfulindiscovering

themeaningofdialogue.Dislogosmeans"throughmeaning."Sodialogueis

verymuchaboutcreatingmeaningbetweenus,whichimpliesunderstanding.

M:Howdoyougetstartedinyourworkwithdialogue?

W:Fvebeenanorganizationalconsultantforaboutsevenyears.(24)Ioften

finditeasytomakeshort-termimprovementsinhowateamoperates,butsix

monthslater,muchoftheimprovementdisappears.Peoplegobacktoold

patternsofinteraction.Whatdrawsmetodialoguewasthatitisusedinan

ongoingway.

M:Wouldyousaythat(25)thishelpspeoplecommunicatebetter?

W:Yes.(24)(25)Frequentdialoguingchangestheattitudesweholdabout

oneanother.Wecometorespectindividualdifferencesmoreanddeepenour

trustineachother.Dialoguestimulatesthesurfacingofissuesandhelpsto

bringupthingsearlybeforetheybecomeproblems.

M:Thafsright.Sowhatisthepurposeofdialogue-simplytoexperience

communication?

W:Thepurposeofdialogueistocreatesharedmeaning.

M:Doeseveryoneinvolvedhavetofollowtherulestodialogue?

W:Thafsagoodquestion.Personally,Iknowmyexperiencewithdialogue

haschangedhowIinteractwithpeople.It'sbeenquiteuseful.Theycanhelp

makeyourquestionsabletoelicittheresponsesthatleadtounderstanding.

(24)

A.Themanisnotdetermined.

B.Themanispoorlyexperiencedintheaquaticfield.

C.Themanisnothonest.

D.Themanwaslatefortheinterview.

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

31.

WhatdidthecourtthinkoftheEPA'sexcusesforitsinaction?

A.ThecourtdeniedtheEPAsexcusesassufficientforitsinaction.

B.Itremainedundecidedwhetherthecourtacceptedtheexcuses.

C.Thecourtthoughttheexcusesweresimilartothatofcoal-firedpower

plants.

D.ThecourtwouldexaminetheEPA'sexcusesfurther.

32.

Whatshouldgraduatesusuallydotogetintoprofessionsrelativetohismajor?

33.

Sharksarefoundinalloceansallaroundtheworldbecausetheyare.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3

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36.1nbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild's

acquisitionofeachnewskills,thefirstspokenwords,thefirstSI.

independentsteps,orthebeginningofreadingandwriting.

ItisoftentemptingtohurryingthechildbeyondhisnaturalS2.

learningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsfailureandstates

S3.______

ofworryinthechild.Thismighthappenatanystage.Ababymight

beforcedtouseatoilettooearly,ayoungchildmightbeencouraged

tolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.

Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftlonelytoomuch,orS4.

withoutanylearningopportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmfor

lifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.

ParentsvarygreatlyinhisdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirS5.

children.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersaresever

overtimesofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.

Togeneral,thecontrolsimposedrepresenttheneedsoftheS6.

parentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmanyasthechild'sown

S7.______

happiness.Asregardstothedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowing

S8.______

child,consistencyisveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbid

athingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationfbrmorality.

Aim,parentsshouldrealizethat"exampleisbetterthanprecept".

Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpracticewhichtheypreach,S9.

theirchildrenmaygrowconfused,andemotionallyinsecurewhenthey

growoldenoughtothinkfbrthemselves,andrealizedtheyhavebeen

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tosomeextentfooled.

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參考答案

1.StudyingAbroadInrecentyearsstudyingabroadhasbecomemoreand

morepopular.Tensofthousandsofstudentsaretryingtheirbesttoapplyto

goabroad.Attendingschoolsabroadhasmanyadvantages.IntheStudying

AbroadInrecentyears,studyingabroadhasbecomemoreandmorepopular.

Tensofthousandsofstudentsaretryingtheirbesttoapplytogoabroad.

Attendingschoolsabroadhasmanyadvantages.Inthe

2.WidespreadExtravagantSpendingonCampusRecentlythemonthly

expendituresofcollegestudentstendtobeonrise.Manystudentssee

widespreadextravagantspendingoncampusasacommonpractice.Some

arguethathowtheWidespreadExtravagantSpendingonCampusRecently,

themonthlyexpendituresofcollegestudentstendtobeonrise.Manystudents

seewidespreadextravagantspendingoncampusasacommonpractice.Some

arguethathowthe

3.Travel-mateWantedFma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.I

herebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady-collegestudentpreferred-to

makeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend

whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingthe

world-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgetthereby

trainandstayfor2daysandthenwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformer

revolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere

wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiver

andboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreat

sceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows

ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dlike

tohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.A

famousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventhereare

SuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnear

Shanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionly

expectthatmytravel-matecouldhearherownexpensesandtalkwithmein

beautifulEnglishandIWouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorin

touristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail

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

year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinvitea

foreignyounglady-collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouring

tripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacation

officiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforits

beautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,and

thenwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasa

naturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distance

coachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamship

toShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongest

riverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,Shanghaiisoneofthebusiestand

fastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,so

thestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,MJust

asthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth',,so

a4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtrip

willlastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldhearher

ownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIWouldbean

excellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedplease

contactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orPhonecall

(12345678).

4.OnBuyingSecond-handTextbooksInmostcampusestherearestuents

buyingsecond-handtextookswhichhavebeenusedbyseniorswhodonot

wantonkeepsomeoftheirtextbooksupongraduation.Therearetwomain

reasons.Oneisthatthepriceofbooksissohighthatsomestudentswantto

savemoney.Theotheristhatstudentswithsecond-handbooksarenot

necessarilybusytakingnotesinclassbecausetheformerownersofthebooks

havedonesoindetail.Furthermoreitiseasierforthestudentstoanswerfthe

teacher'squestionswithoutmakinganefforttodotheexercisesbythemselves.

Onthecontraryotherstudentsdonotagreetobuysecond-handbookscannot

bekeptcarefullythenabrokenbookwillprobablydampentheirlearning

spirits;secondthestudentsmayrelytoomuchontheansweersWhichalready

existinthetextbookswhichmakethembecomelazy.Itwillcertainlydoharm

totheirlearning.InmyopinionIprefernewbookstosecond-handones.

Althoughitcostsmoreitisworththeprice.OnBuyingSecond-hand

TextbooksInmostcampuses,therearcstuentsbuyingsecond-handtextooks

whichhavebeenusedbyseniors,whodonotwantonkeepsomeoftheir

textbooksupongraduation.Therearetwomainreasons.Oneisthattheprice

ofbooksissohighthatsomestudentswanttosavemoney.Theotheristhat

studentswithsecond-handbooksarenotnecessarilybusytakingnotesinclass

becausetheformerownersofthebookshavedonesoindetail.Furthermore,

itiseasierforthestudentstoanswerftheteacher'squestionswithoutmaking

anefforttodotheexercisesbythemselves.Onthecontrary,otherstudentsdo

notagreetobuysecond-handbookscannotbekeptcarefully,thenabroken

bookwillprobablydampentheirlearningspirits;second,thestudentsmay

relytoomuchontheansweersWhichalreadyexistinthetextbooks,which

makethembecomelazy.Itwillcertainlydoharmtotheirlearning.Inmy

opinion,Iprefernewbookstosecond-handones.Althoughitcostsmore,itis

worththeprice.

5.ShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?Inrecentyearsdebatehasbeen

growingoverwhethertheone-childpolicyshouldbeabolished.Somepeople

maintainthatitshouldbeabolishedasithasresultedinmanyproblems.For

exampleithascontributediotheshortageofmigrantworkersinbigcities

whichwillslowthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.Birthcontrolhasledto

genderbalancetoowhichisaveryserioussocialproblemnow.Opponents

howeverinsistthatweshouldstickwiththeone-childpolicy.Theysaythat

thecurrentfamilyplanningpolicyformedasaresultofgradualchangesin

thepasttwodecadeshasprovedcompatiblewithnationalconditions.Besides

200millionpeoplewouldenterchildbearingageduringthenextdecade.

Givensuchalargepopulationbasetherewouldbemajorfluctuationsin

populationgrowthifweabandonedtheone-childrulenow.Inmyopinionthe

one-childpolicyshouldbekeptunchangedatthistimetoensurestableand

balancedpopulationgrowth.Howeveritisadvisablethatthegovernment

shouldgrad