【2023年】內蒙古自治區烏蘭察布市大學

英語6級大學英語六級真題（含答案）

學校:班級:姓名:考號:

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.出國留學的好處；

2.出國留學的弊端；

3.結論和你的觀點。

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.經濟危機度卷世界各國

2.經濟危機的影響

3.我們應該……

TheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.上大學的費用（tuitionandfees）可以通過多種途徑解決。

2.哪種途徑適合我（說明理由）。

3.我的看法是……

HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofcomplaint

aboutthenoisearoundyourschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese.

假設你是李明，深受學校附近一家工廠的噪音之苦，現在你寫信給學校

領導反映情況，內容包括以下幾點：

1.噪音污染的現狀和嚴重程度

2.引起噪音的原因

3.你希望校領導能盡快采取措施解決問題

ALetterofComplaint

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicTheEffectsofCompliments.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

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

6.1.假如你是李靜，你想向校長申請參加西部大開發，你要給校長寫一

封信，信的內容包括：

1.表達自己想要參加西部大開發的愿望；

2.簡要說明自己的理由。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinggraphwhichshowsthechangesinthenumberof

collegegraduateswhochosetobeteachersortogointobusiness.The

suggestedtitleislbBeaBusinessmanortoBeaTeacher.Youshouldwrite

nolessthan150wordsandyourwritingshouldcontainthefollowingideas:

1.大學畢業中選擇教師職業的人越來越少。

2.大學畢業和中在大公司里謀職從商的人越來越多。

3.出現這種情況的原因：在大公司工作工資待遇高，發展機會較多，可

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamount

ofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

Leisuretiaeinatypicalveek：bysexandeaploywentstatus,1998—1999

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9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledMyViewonAutomobiles.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.汽車給人類帶來的益處；

2.汽車給人類帶來的副作用；

3.我的觀點。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些大學畢業生選擇畢業后當“村官”，請就此現象發表自己的看法。

1.你對此有何看法

2.他們會給農村帶來什么

3.他們會從中得到什么

Usefulwordsandexpressions

“村官”：villageofficials

科學種田：farmscientifically

深入群眾：goingdeepintothemasses

CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials

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

11.Inordertopreventyourbooksfrombeingdamagedbyinsects,youshould

makeyourlibraryavoid.

12.

Maglevtrainscanrunextremelyfastpartlybecausetheyarefreefromfriction

byfloatingon.

13.

Theresearchersweredisappointedbecause.

A.thevaccineshaven'tshownanyeffectonvolunteersinThailand

B.thevaccinesdidn'tstoptheHIVinfectiononthosewhowerevaccinated

C.thevaccineswerestronglyrejectedbythepeopleinThailand

D.thevaccines1effectsiswaitingtobeverifiedatconferenceinParis

14.

hasbecomeanimportantpartoftheinternationalshoppingmall.

15.

PeopleWithunderworldbackgrounddonatetopoliticalparties,bribe

governmentofficials,orevenparticipateinelectionssoasto.

16.Biotechcanimproveproductivity,whichcanbeprovedbytrialsof

A.pest-resistantcottoninAfrica

B.theEuropeancornborer

C.thegeneticallymodifiedrice

D.vitaminAmuchmoreconverted

17.

Inordertoattractaudiencetheyshowacomputer-animatedfilmcalled"Toy

Story”.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Thisgivesusgoodreasontohopethatifweacttosolvetheenvironmental

problemsthatstillremain,wcwill.

19.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

SatelliteIV

Today,youseecompactsatellitedishesperchedonrooftopsalloverthe

UnitedStates.Drivethroughruralareasbeyondthereachofthecable

companiesandyou'llfinddishesonjustabouteveryhouse.Themajor

satellitetelevisioncompaniesarebringinginmorecustomerseverydaywith

thelureofmovies,sportingeventsandnewsfromaroundtheworld.

TheBroadcastTVProblem

Conceptually,satellitetelevisionis,alotlikebroadcasttelevision.It'sa

wirelesssystemfordeliveringtelevisionprogrammingdirectlytoaviewer's

house.Bothbroadcasttelevisionandsatellitestationstransmitprogramming

viaaradiosignal.Broadcaststationsuseapowerfulantennatotransmitradio

wavestothesurroundingarea.Viewerscanpickupthesignalwithamuch

smallerantenna.

Themainlimitationofbroadcasttelevisionisrange.Theradiosignalsusedto

broadcasttelevisionshootoutfromthebroadcastantennainastraightline.In

ordertoreceivethesesignals,youhavetobeinthedirect"lineofsight'1of

theantenna.OneproblemisthattheEarthiscurved,soiteventuallybreaks

thesignal'slineofsite.Theotherproblemwithbroadcasttelevisionisthatthe

signalisoftendistortedevenintheviewingarea.Togetaperfectlyclear

signallikeyoufindoncable,youhavetobeprettyclosetothebroadcast

antennawithouttoomanyobstaclesintheway.

TheSatelliteTVSolution

Satellitetelevisionsolvestheproblemsofrangeanddistortionbytransmitting

broadcastsignalsfromsatellitesorbitingtheEarth.Sincesatellitesarehighin

thesky,therearealotmorecustomersinthelineofsite.Satellitetelevision

systemstransmitandreceiveradiosignalsusingspecializedantennascalled

satellitedishes.

Thetelevisionsatellitesareallingeosynchronousorbit,meaningthatthey

stayinoneplaceintheskyrelativetotheEarth.Eachsatelliteislaunched

intospaceatabout7,000mph(11,000kph),reachingapproximately22,200

miles(35,700km)abovetheEarth.Atthisspeedandaltitude,thesatellitewill

revolvearoundtheplanetonceevery24hours—thesameperiodoftimeit

takestheEarthtomakeonefullrotation.Inotherwords,thesatellitekeeps

pacewithourmovingplanetexactly.Thisway,youonlyhavetodirectthe

dishatthesatelliteonce,andfromthenonitpicksupthesignalwithout

adjustment,atleastwheneverythingworksright.

TheOverallSystem

EarlysatelliteTVviewerswereexplorersofsorts.Theyusedtheirexpensive

dishestodiscoveruniqueprogrammingthatwasn'tnecessarilyintendedfor

massaudiences.Thedishandreceivingequipmentgaveviewersthetoolsto

pickupforeignstations,livefeedingbetweendifferentbroadcaststations,

NASAactivitiesandalotofotherstufftransmittedusingsatellites.

Somesatelliteownersstillseekoutthissortofprogrammingontheirown,

buttoday,mostsatelliteTVcustomersgettheirprogrammingthroughadirect

broadcastsatellite(DBS)provider,suchasDirectTVortheDishNetwork.

Theproviderselectsprogramsandbroadcaststhemtosubscribersasaset

package.Basically,theprovider'sgoalistobringdozensorevenhundredsof

channelstoyourtelevisioninaform.thatapproximatesthecompetition,cable

TV.Unlikeearlierprogramming,theprovider'sbroadcastiscompletely

digital,whic

A.apowerfulantenna

B.amuchsmallerantenna

C.satellitedishes

D.cable

20.(11)

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.(25)

Altisastrongplantbutcanbeeasilybent.

B.Ithasmanyjoints.

C.Ithasadelicatefragrance.

D.Itcanbeeasilyplanted.

22.

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23.(26)

A.Avoidthedifficultpartinthejob.

B.Askthecompanyforhelp.

C.Learnhardbyworkingextrahours.

D.Findamoreexperiencedcounselor.

24.(36)

A.Mostequipmentwasdesignedforrighthanders.

B.Theirmentalstressledtotheirlackofconcentration.

C.Theywerecareless.

D.Theywereslowinresponding.

25.

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26.聽力原文：W：Schoolwillstartsoon.I'mstilllookingforaroomto

rent.Canyouhelpme?

M：HowabouttryingSmith's?Theyusuallyhavethedetailedinformation,

andyoumaychoose.

Q：Wherewillthewomanprobablygo?

(17)

A.Totheschool.

B.Toherclassmate.

C.Toanaccommodationagency.

D.Toabank.

27.

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[B7]

30.

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

31.Whydidparticipantsfeelfrightenedeventhoughtherewasnoshock

goingwithbluesquares?

A.Becausetheyexperiencedthefirst-handfear.

B.Becausetheylearnedfearindirectly.

C.Becausetheirbrainsweresensitivetocolors.

0.Becausetheirreactingsystemweremonitored.

32.

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33.

Accordingtothethirdparagraph,informantsamongtheAmericanfederal

employees.

A.disclosemisbehavior,externallywhentheyaredisappointedinternally

B.getmoreprotectionthanpeoplewhodisclosemisbehavior,externally

C.havelessrightsthanprisoners

D.getasmuchprotectionasbefore

五、5.EiTorCorrection^題）

34.

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35.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

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38.

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39.Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirwork.Achildlearningto

Talkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime.Ifcorrecting[SI]

toomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousandtimesaday

thelanguagesheusesandthelanguagelikeotherpeople.Inthe[S2]

sameway,whenchildrenlearntodoallthethingstheylearntodo[S3]

withoutbeingtaught-towalk,run,climb,whistle,ridea

bicycle-tocomparethoseperformanceswiththoseofmore

skilledpeople,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butin

schoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindhisownmistakesfor[S4]

himself,letalonecorrecthim.Wedoitforhim.Weactasifwe[S5]

thinkthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwas[S6]

pointedtohim,orcorrectitunlesshewas[S7]

made.Soonhebecomesdependentontheteacher.Lethimdoit[S8]

himself.Lethimworkout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhe

wantsit,whatthiswordsays,whatansweristothatproblem,

whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.

Ifitisamatterofrightanswer,asitmaybeinmathematics

orscience,givehimtheansweringbook.Lethimcorrecthisown

papers.Whyshouldusteacherswastetimeonsuchroutinework?[S9]

Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan't[S10]

findthewaytogettherightanswer.Letusendthisnonsenseof

grades,exams,marks.Letusthrowthemallout,andletthe

childrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearn,how

tomeasuretheirownunderstanding,howtoknowwhattheyknow

ordonotknow.

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參考答案

1.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroadItisnolonger

surprisingnowtoseesomanystudentsgoabroadforstudiesandtheyhave

verygoodreasonsfordoingso.Iftheyattendauniversityinaforeigncountry

theycanlearnthelanguagetheremoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculture

better.Moreimportantlytheirexperienceoverseasandthedegreestheyget

theremayputtheminanadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionwhenthey

arebackinChina.Neverthelessthereisnodenyingthatthereexistsome

disadvantagesaswell.Firstofallitcostsfarmoremoney.Forthesamedegree

studythetuitionfeeinaforeignuniversitywouldbearoundseventimesthe

amountneededinadomesticuniversity.Andalsothereisthefeelingof

loneliness.Theirparentsandfriendsareallfarawayfromthemandtheycan

hardlyfindfamiliarpeopletotalkto.Besidestheymaysufferfrom"culture

shock"whentheycomeacrossthenewcultureintheforeigncountryandhave

difficultyinadjustingthemselvestoit.Inshortaseverycoinhastwosidesso

doesstudyingabroad.Iftheycanmakegooduseoftheadvantagesandare

fullyawareofthedisadvantagestheymaybenefitalotfromtheexperience

ofstudyingabroad.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroadItis

nolongersurprisingnowtoseesomanystudentsgoabroadforstudies,and

theyhaveverygoodreasonsfordoingso.Iftheyattendauniversityina

foreigncountry,theycanlearnthelanguagetheremoreefficientlyand

understandtheculturebetter.Moreimportantly,theirexperienceoverseasand

thedegreestheygettheremayputtheminanadvantageouspositioninjob

competitionwhentheyarebackinChina.Nevertheless,thereisnodenying

thatthereexistsomedisadvantagesaswell.Firstofall,itcostsfarmore

money.Forthesamedegreestudy,thetuitionfeeinaforeignuniversitywould

bearoundseventimestheamountneededinadomesticuniversity.Andalso,

thereisthefeelingofloneliness.Theirparentsandfriendsareallfaraway

fromthemandtheycanhardlyfindfamiliarpeopletotalkto.Besides,they

maysufferfrom"cultureshock"whentheycomeacrossthenewculturein

theforeigncountryandhavedifficultyinadjustingthemselvestoit.Inshort,

aseverycoinhastwosides,sodoesstudyingabroad.Iftheycanmakegood

useoftheadvantagesandarefullyawareofthedisadvantages,theymay

benefitalotfromtheexperienceofstudyingabroad.解析：[審題]這次考

試的寫作題屬于常見的三段式作文。

第一段要寫海外留學的優點。比如有利于學習所在國的語言和文化，能

使留學生在就業時更有競爭力，等等。

第二段是說明留學的弊端C可以列舉費用昂貴、只身他鄉孤獨等。

最后，要說明自己的觀點，得出結論，對前文內容進行歸納總結。

［提綱］

1.Advantages:

learnthelanguagemoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculturebetter

anadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionbackinChina

2.Disadvantages:

costfarmoremoney

thefeelingofloneliness

"cultureshock1'

3.Aseverycoinhastwosides,sodoesstudyingabroad.

2.TheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisisTheUSsub-primemortgagecrisisturns

outtobeanightmarefortheworldeconomy.Thoughittookshapeillthe

UnitedStates.ithasalreadyresultedinadverseconsequencesforbanksaThe

EffectsoftheEconomicCrisisTheUSsub-primemortgagecrisisturnsoutto

beanightmarefortheworldeconomy.ThoughittookshapeilltheUnited

States.ithasalreadyresultedinadverseconsequencesforbanksa解析：

本文要求考生就近期的經濟危機表明自己的看法。在布局上，第一段簡

明介紹經濟危機的一些基本情況，談及它的起因，各國的不同情況等；

第二段說明經濟危機的影響，考生應該首先對其影響做一些限制，明確

受影響的具體方面；第一段闡明我們應該如何應對這次經濟危機，可以

從具體的措施上發表個人看法，也可以從宏觀上論述我們應該采取何種

態度，言之有理即可。

3.HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducationWiththerapiddevelopmentofhigher

educationinChinaandmorehighschoolgraduatesadmitteduniversitiescan

nolongerbefinancedexclusivelybythegovernmentandstudentsmustpay

atleastpartlyfortheirschooling.Therearevariouswaysforastudenttopay

histuitionandfees.Tobeginwithifthestudentisquiteexcellentinhisstudies

hecanapplyforscholarship.SecondlyespeciallyinChinahecanalways

dependonhisparentsfbrallkindsofexpenditureincludinglivingallowances.

Thenhecanchoosetoturntothebankforaloantopayhiswaythrough

universitywhichhecanrepayaftergraduation.Ifhefindsalltheabovenot

desirablehestillhasanotherroadtotake—todoapart-timejobandworkhis

waythrough.InmycaseIamfortunateenoughtobebornintoawell-to-do

familyandhavenodifficultyhavingmyparentspayforallmyfees.Butasa

collegestudentIdislikeatotallydependentexistencesoIamworkingpart-

timeasanewspaper-boytohelpsupportmyself.AndIamalsostudyinghard

hopingtowinsomescholarshiporawardsonedaysothatIcanbewholly

self-reliantandindependent.HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducationWiththe

rapiddevelopmentofhighereducationinChina,andmorehighschool

graduatesadmitted,universitiescannolongerbefinancedexclusivelybythe

governmentandstudentsmustpayatleastpartlyfbrtheirschooling.There

arevariouswaysfbrastudenttopayhistuitionandfees.Tobeginwith,ifthe

studentisquiteexcellentinhisstudies,hecanapplyforscholarship.Secondly,

especiallyinChina,hecanalwaysdependonhisparentsforallkindsof

expenditure,includinglivingallowances.Then,hecanchoosetoturntothe

bankfbraloantopayhiswaythroughuniversity,whichhecanrepayafter

graduation.Ifhefindsalltheabovenotdesirable,hestillhasanotherroadto

take—todoapart-timejobandworkhiswaythrough.Inmycase,Iam

fortunateenoughtobebornintoawell-to-dofamilyandhavenodifficulty

havingmyparentspayforallmyfees.Butasacollegestudent,Idislikea

totallydependentexistence,soIamworkingpart-timeasanewspaper-boyto

helpsupportmyself.AndIamalsostudyinghard,hopingtowinsome

scholarshiporawardsonedaysothatIcanbewhollyself-reliantand

independent.

4.DearSirorMadameIhatetocomplainbutonethingreallydisturbsusalot.

MynameisLiMing.IamastudentofthisschoolandIventuretowritea

lettertoyoutocomplainaboutthepoorenvironmentaroundourschool.

RecentlywestudenDearSirorMadame,Ihatetocomplain,butonething

reallydisturbsusalot.MynameisLiMing.Iamastudentofthisschool,and

Iventuretowritealettertoyoutocomplainaboutthepoorenvironment

aroundourschool.Recently,westuden

5.TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasiness

orawkwardnessatcompliments.Ihowevertendtobelievethatitcancreate

happinessfbrboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwithcomplimentsare

asimpleyetpowerfulrelationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People's

indifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawayby

genuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetween

peopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiverwhichwillhelp

promotetheexistingfriendship.What'smoreacomplimentcandosomuch

forreducingthereceivers*depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imagine

whatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshearsnIreally

envyyourfairskin1'.Actuallythegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefit

fromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworld

aroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldina

positivestimulatingandcreativewayandyouwillexperiencethedelightas

yougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcompliments

canhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundusanditcosts

nothingbutalittletimeenergyandthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelives

ofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?TheEffectsofCompliments

Somepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessat

compliments.I,however,tendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboth

thegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwith,complimentsareasimple,yet

powerful,relationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceor

hostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.

Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakind

ofappreciationforthereceiver,whichwillhelppromotetheexisting

fiiendship.What'smore,acomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthe

receivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbe

likeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears*'Ireallyenvyyourfair

skin*'.Actually,thegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthe

graciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.

Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositive,

stimulatingandcreativeway,andyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougive

complimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhavea

greatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundus,anditcostsnothing

butalittletime,energy,andthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothers

better.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。

6.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'ma

seniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-

WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteerto

gototheWest.ThereYeseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobea

volunteerbutthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.FirstofallIamfrom

theWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What's

moretheWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestilllivein

poverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.

LastbutnotleastIplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.

TobeexacttopopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermost

inmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLi

JingDearPresident,I'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,andI'm

aseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeof

Go-WestCampaign,Iwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobea

volunteertogototheWest.ThereYeseveralreasonsaccountformydesireto

beavolunteer,butthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.Firstofall,Iam

fromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.

What'smore,theWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestilllive

inpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentofthe

West.Lastbutnotleast,IplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityinto

practice.Tobeexact,topopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestisthe

uppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerely

yours,LiJing

7.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmore

spectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.Justthinkofmillionsand

millionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsports

ofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccer

Games.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers

(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchis

televisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakes

spectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthe

screen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswill

beavailableinthemorningpaper*1saysafootballfannbutthafsnotthesame

thing:what'sgoingonhere!'1Apassionforsportstakespossessionof

thousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistento

broadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovide

alternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.

Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.

Thereisnovarietynorchallengenorrisk.Everythingispredictableand

controllable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefrom

theircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotionssportsofferthepurestformof

escapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeveryday

realitydischargethetensionsofadayatworksatisfythestarvedneedforfree

fantasyandaggressiveurgeandliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitement

andexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."For

mostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackgroundasharedinterest.Ithasa

bindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangers

maysharenothinginthewayofreligioneducationandpoliticsbuttheshared

interestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalongandevenbecome

friends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapartofacommunity.

Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeingssportscan

alwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTS

Modernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.

Justthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbefore

TVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGames,WorldSeriesGames

andtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurvey,sportshavethe

greatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenan

importantfootballmatchistelevisedlive,thestreetsofabigcityareoften

leftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextday,theycannot

tearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethe

finalscores."True,thescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper,"saysa

footballfan,"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassion

forsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiums,watch

gamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsis

thatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesources

ofsatisfaction.Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkand

lifetoaroutine.Thereisnovariety,norchallenge,norrisk.Eveiythingis

predictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseek

releasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotions,sportsofferthe

purestform.ofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawareness

ofeverydayreality,dischargethetensionsofadayatwork,satisfythestarved

needforfreefantasyandaggressiveurge,andliftonetoamomentofintense

excitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic

"feeling.MFormostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackground,ashared

interest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpolitical

views.Strangersmaysharenothinginthewayofreligion,educationand

politics,butthesharedinterestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalong

andevenbecomefriends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapart

ofacommunity.Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeings,

sportscanalwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.

8.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedby

menandwomeninatypicalweekin1998—1999acc