2021年海南省三亞市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2021年海南省三亞市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMenaceofEyesightDeteriorating.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.現(xiàn)代人的視力正在受到嚴(yán)重的威脅

2.造成這一現(xiàn)象的主要原因

3.保護(hù)視力必須從孩子做起…

MenaceofEyesightDeteriorating

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicInformationintheModernSociety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．現(xiàn)代社會(huì)中信息的獲得越來(lái)越重要

2．我獲得信息的主要渠道(如：圖書(shū)館、報(bào)紙、電視、電臺(tái)、網(wǎng)絡(luò)等)

3．我是如何利用信息的(和別人交流，用于學(xué)習(xí)中等)

InformationintheModernSociety

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoyourparents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．告訴父母你決定畢業(yè)后去西部發(fā)展

2．說(shuō)明你做此決定的原因

3．希望父母給予理解和支持

ALettertoParents

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageinthetitleofBuyingBooksorP,BorrowingBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有些人認(rèn)為書(shū)應(yīng)該借來(lái)看。

2.有些人認(rèn)為書(shū)應(yīng)該買來(lái)看。

3.你的選擇。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWriteanEnglishDiary.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageinthetitleofMyViewsonTeleeducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.許多人贊成遠(yuǎn)程教育，是因?yàn)?/p>

2.也有人認(rèn)為遠(yuǎn)程教育效果不明顯。

3.你的觀點(diǎn)。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofHowISpendMySummerVacation,describinghowyouspendoneofyoursummervacationsinthecountryside.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:Situation:Studentshavedifferentwaystospendtheirsummervacations,andyoudecidetotakeyoursummervacationwithyourfamilyinthecountryside.Yourfeelingisquitedifferentfromthatinthecity,soyouthinkaboutitdeeply.

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofChildrenObesity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．學(xué)生的肥胖問(wèn)題日益嚴(yán)重

2．這一現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因

3．你認(rèn)為應(yīng)如何改變這一現(xiàn)象

ChildrenObesity

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareall6wed30minutestowriteashortessayentitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.電子游戲在學(xué)生之間享有很高的人氣，很多人玩，尤其是大學(xué)生

2.沉迷電子游戲?qū)W(xué)生的影響

3.如何解決“電子游戲熱”

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生面臨的職業(yè)選擇：興趣重要還是工資重要

2.你的觀點(diǎn)

3.結(jié)論

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.Beijing2008:TheFirst4GWirelessOlympicGames?

Abouthalfamillionyearsago,PekingmanlivedinZhoukoudian,inthesouthwesternsuburbsofwhatisnowBeijing.IfyouhavebeentoBeijingmorerecently,orareatallfamiliarwithmodernChina,thenyouknowthisancientcityisgoingtohostthemostmodern,high-techOlympicGameseverin2008.Withtechnologyavailabletoday,andavisionforwhatBeijingcouldbein2008,thereisanopportunityforthehoststomakethecity'stelecommunicationsinfrastructure--inthewordsoftheOlympicmotto—"swifter,higher,stronger".ThePathto4G

Beijinghasthegoodfortuneoflookingatpreviousgenerationsofwirelessnetworksandavoidingthesamemistakesasitpreparesfor2008.FirstGeneration(1G)wirelesstelecommunications—thebrick-likeanalogphonesthatarenowcollector'sitems—introducedthecellulararchitecturethatisstillbeingofferedbymostwirelesscompaniestoday.SecondGeneration(2G)wirelesssupportedmoreuserswithinacellbyusingdigitaltechnology,whichallowedmanycallerstousethesamemultiplexedchannel.But2Gwasstillprimarilymeantforvoicecommunications,notdata,exceptsomeverylowdata-ratefeatures,likeShortMessagingService(SMS).So-called2.5GallowedcarrierstoincreasedatarateswithasoftwareupgradeatthebasetransceiversStations(BTS),aslongasconsumerspurchasednewphonestoo.ThirdGeneration(3G)wirelessoffersthepromiseofgreaterbandwidth,basicallybiggerdatapipestousers,whichwillallowthemtosendandreceivemoreinformation.

Allofthesearchitectures,however,arestillcellular.Cellulararchitectureissometimesreferredtoasa"stararchitecture',becauseuserswithinthatcellaccessacommon,centralizedbasestation.Theadvantageisthatgivenenoughtimeandmoney,carrierscanbuildnationwidenetworks,whichmostofthebigcarriershavedone.Someofthedisadvantagesincludeasingularpointoffailure,noleadbalancing,andspectralinefficiencies.Thesinglebiggestdisadvantagetocellularnetworksgoingforwardisthatasdataratesincrease,outputpowerwillhavetoincrease—orthesizeofthecellswinhavetodecrease—tosupportthosehigherdatarates.Sincesignificantincreasesinoutputpowerscarebothconsumersandregulators,itisfarmorelikelythatwewillseesignificantlysmallercells.Thiswillfurtherreducethereturnoninvestmentinalreadyfragile3Gbusinessplans.

FourthGeneration(4G)wirelesswasoriginallyconceivedbytheDefenseAdvancedResearchprojectsAgency(DARPA),thesameorganizationthatdevelopedthewiredInternet.Itisnotsurprising,then,thatDARPAchosethesamedistributedarchitectureforthewirelessInternetthathadprovensosuccessfulinthewiredInternet.Althoughexpertsandpolicymakershaveyettoagreeonalltheaspectsof4Gwireless,twocharacteristicshaveemergedasallbutcertaincomponentsof4G:end-to-endInternetProtocol(IP),andpeer-to-peer(點(diǎn)對(duì)點(diǎn))networking.AnallIPnetworkmakessensebecauseconsumerswillwanttousethesamedataapplicationstheyareusedtoinwirednetworks.Peer-to-peernetworks,whereeverydeviceisbothatransceiver(收發(fā)機(jī))andarouter(路由器)forotherdevicesinthenetwork,eliminatestheweaknessofcellulararchitectures,becausetheeliminationofasinglenodedoesnotdisablethenetwork.Thefinaldefinitionof"4G"willhavetoincludesomethingassimpleasthis:ifaconsumercandoitathomeorintheofficewhilewiredtotheInternet,thatconsumermustbeabletodoitwirelesslyinafullymobileenvironment.

Let'sdefine"4G"as"wirelesscollaboratedpeer-to-peernetworking".4Gtechnologyissignificantbecauseusersjoiningthenetworkaddmobilerouterstothenetworkinfrastructure.Becauseuserscarrymuchofthenetworkwiththem,networkcapacity

12.

InColumbiathebiggestdrugtraffickingorganizationbuiltalltheirbasesinthecapitalcityofthecountry.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Ahealthybalanceddietshouldincludefruit,______,starch,richproteinand______.

14.

Theflameofthe,torchislitattheTempleofHeraandthencarriedtotheancient______.

15.CryosatshouldhelpfigureoutwhatishappeningattheWestAntarcticfringebecauseitsradaraltimetersshouldbeableto______.

16.

Laughterwasdistributedasacharacteristiccommontomankindbecauseofits______.

17.

Whenyoutravelabroad,youcanjudgewhetherthecountryisrichorpoorbyseeingwealth--______insteadoflookingatpeople'saccount.

18.

Whenyourequestcash,themoneymoveselectronicallyfromyouraccounttothehost'saccountto______.

19.

TheU.S.governmenthasexertedgreatpressureonmanyAsiannationsto______.

20.

Inthewriter'sopinion,unlikewhatotherpeoplethought,______isawaytoavoidfacingresponsibilities.

A.stayinginhisjob

B.beinga"careerstudent"

C.quittingjobs

D.goingbacktocollege

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Therearemanyargumentsforandagainsttheinterviewasaselectionprocedure.Themainargumentagainstitisthatitresultsinawholly【B1】______decision.Asoftenasnot,employersdonotchoosethebestcandidate,theychoosethecandidatewhomakesagoodfirstimpressiononthem.Someemployers,ofcourse,【B2】______tothisargumentbysayingthattheyhavebecomeso【B3】______ininterviewingstaffthattheyareabletomakeasound【B4】______ofeachcandidate'slikelyperformance.

Themainargumentinfavoroftheinterviewisthatanemployerisconcernednotonlywithacandidate'sability,butwiththe【B5】______ofhisorherpersonalityfortheparticularworksituation.Manyemployers,forexample,willoverlookoccasional【B6】______fromtheirsecretaryprovidedshehasapleasantpersonality.

Itisperhapstruetosay,therefore,thattherealpurposeofaninterviewisnottoassesstheassessable【B7】______ofeachcandidatebuttomakeaguessatthemore【B8】______things,suchaspersonality,characterandsocialability.Unfortunately,【B9】______,therearemanypeopleofgreatabilitywhosimplydonotinterviewwell.【B10】______.Theyareeitherveryshyorover-confident.Theyshow【B11】______.Theyareeitherover-politeorrudelyabrupt.

【B1】

22.(36)

A.Shakespearewasnotinterestedinmakingaprofit.

B.Shakespearecouldgetone-tenthoftheprofitsoftheGlobeTheater.

C.Shakespeare,likehisfellowwriters,hadnobusinesssense.

D.Shakespeare'sfellowwriterssharedthesameprofitsashedid.

23.【B1】

24.【B3】

25.(41)

26.(17)

A.Itfailedforlackoffunds.

B.Itendedupfairlysuccessful.

C.Itwassuspendedforthelanddispute.

D.Itwasdifficulttocompleteandhadtobestopped.

27.(21)

A.Atthegym.

B.Atarestaurant.

C.Inthepark.

D.Onthestreet.

28.(35)

A.Heisanartistwhohascollectedalotofpaintings.

B.Heisadoctorwhoisgoodatpainting.

C.Heisanartistwhointroducesartintohospitals.

D.Heisafollowerofhospitalart.

29.聽(tīng)力原文：WilmaRudolphwascalled"theBlackPearl"and"thefastestwomanintileworld".In1960,WilmaRudolphbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowinthreegoldmedalsinoneOlympics.ShewasanextraordinaryAmericanathlete.

WilmaRudolphwasbornin1940,inSaintBethlehem,Tennessee.Shewasborntooearlyandonlyweighedtwokilograms.Herleftlegwasdamagedbecauseofillnesses.Whenshewassixyearsold,shebegantowearmetallegbracesbecauseshecouldnotusethatleg.Sinceshewassickmostofthetime,herbrothersandsistersallhelpedtotakecareofher.Soon,herfamily'sattentionandcareshowedresults.Bythetimeshewasnineyearsold,shenolongerneededherlegbraces.

WilmaRudolphwenttoherfirstOlympicGameswhenshewassixteenyearsoldandstillinhighschool.Shecompetedinthenineteenfifty-sixgamesinMelbourne,Australia.ShewastheyoungestmemberoftheUnitedStatesteam.Shewonabronzemedal,inthesprintrelayevent.

In1960,WilmaRudolphwenttotheOlympicsagain,thistimeinRome,Italy.Shewontwogoldmedals—firstplace—intheonehundredmeterandthetwohundredmeterraces.ShesetanewOlympicrecordoftwenty-threepointtwosecondsforthetwohundredmeterdash.

Herteamalsowonthegoldmedalinthefourhundredmetersprintrelayevent,settingaworldrecordofforty-fourpointfiveseconds.ThesethreegoldmedalsmadeheroneofthemostpopularathletesattheRomegames.Thesevictoriesmadepeoplecallherthe"world'sfastestwoman".

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A.Shewasbornin1960.

B.Shewasbornin1940.

C.Shewasbornin1916.

D.Shewasbornin1956.

30.聽(tīng)力原文：AlthoughthepracticeoftheoldRomanreligiondisappearedmanycenturiesago,sometracesoftheRomangodsarestillpresentinourdailyvocabulary.ThenamesoftheRomansungod,Sol,andthemoongoddess,Luna,areusedfrequentlyinourlanguage.

Thewordsolardescribesanythingpertainingtothesun,andlunaranythingpertainingtothemoon.Forexample,thesunandtheplanetscirclingitarecalledthesolarsystem.Theperiodoftimeinwhichtheearthcirclesthesunonceisasolaryear.Themoontakesonelunarmonthtocircletheearth.Alunaryearoftwelvelunarmonthsiselevendaysshorterthanasolaryear.

Insomecasesourlanguageshowshowtheseheavenlybodiesaffectusdirectly.Aroomorplaceforsunbathingisoftencalledasolarium.WegetourwordparasolfromtheItalianwordmeaning"aguardagainstthesun".Formanycenturiesitwasbelievedthatthemoonaffectedpeoplewhowerementallyill.Forthisreasonpeoplewhowerementallyillwereoftenreferredtoaslunatics.

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A.Planets.B.Themoon.C.Thesun.D.Gods.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.TheinvestigationofOntario'sCollegeofPhysiciansandSurgeonsistofind______.

A.whetherhestillhasillegaltreatmentonhispatients

B.howmanypatientshavebeenabused

C.ifhetoldhispatientsabouttherisk

D.howmuchmoneyhegotfromhisillegaltreatment

32.Somenewspapersrefuseddeliverytodistantsuburbsprobablybecause______.

A.readersthreatenedtopayless

B.newspaperswantedtoreducecosts

C.journalistsreportedlittleabouttheseareas

D.subscriberscomplainedaboutslimmerproducts

33.

Theexpression"around-the-clock"(Line4,Para.2)mostprobablymeans______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognized

theneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthenewspaperindustry,

papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovide

information.Itmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverage【S1】______

orrisklosingtheirreaders'interestandtheiradvertisers'support.

OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracial【S2】______

minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesand

proceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.The【S3】______

underlyingreasonforthechangeisthatforinformationtob

fair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbythe【S4】______.

samekindofpopulationthatreadsit.

Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,and

photographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes'【S5】______.

contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffabout

diversityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutedacontent【S6】______.

audit(審查)thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerof

representationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.【S7】______

Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartoo

Infrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionnumber

ofnegativearticles.Theauditresultsfrom【S8】______.

improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentationand【S9】______.

theirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And,witha【S10】______.

result,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.Thediversity

trainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattleTimesCompanytowin

thePersonnelJournalOptimalAwardforexcellenceinmanagingchange.

【S1】

35.【S10】

36.Theeconomiccostsofnoisetosocietyareseveral.Airportsarecurrentlyop-

eratingatlessthancapacitybecauseofnoiseregulations,whichrestricttheir【S1】______.

hoursofoperation.Forinstance,atWashington'snationalairportnojettrafficis

allowedfrom11p.m.to7a.m.Otherairportsrestricttheuseofcertainrun-

ways.Oneestimatedisthatnoiserestrictionsreducepossibleairportuseby20【S2】______.

percent.Theprofitablecargotradeisespeciallyaffectedbynightrestrictions.

Inthecaseofairports,jetenginesmaybemodifyingtoreducetheirnoiselev-【S3】______.

el,orinsulation(隔音)fromairtrafficnoisemaybeprovidedbythepurchasing【S4】______.

oflandaroundairports.Itisestimatedthat$5.7billionwouldberequiredto

equipallexistingjetenginesfornoisecontroldevices.However,【S5】______.

considerthecurrentstateoftheart,eventakingthisstepwillnotreducenoise【S6】______.

levelsatallpointstoacceptablevalues.Somecombinationofmethodsisproba-

blynecessary.

Ifallaircraftaremadequieterbyexistingmethods,therewouldbeanumber【S7】______.

ofeconomicbenefits.Anincreaseinairportcapacitywouldoccur.Propertyval-

uesnearairportsmightrise.Transportationcoststoandfromairportscouldbe

increasedsincetheairportsnowcouldbelocatedclosertopopulationcenters.【S8】______.

Muchresearchstillneedstobedoneontheeconomicaspectsofnoisere-

ductionandnoiseeffects.Althoughsomeoftheeffectsofnoisepollutionare

known,moremustbediscoveredabouttheireffectsonhealth,productivity,prop-【S9】______.

ertyvaluesandthequalityoflife.Furthermore.thecostofnoisepollutiontothe

economyasawholeneedstobeinvestigated.

Thepublicmustbealertaboutthedangersandeconomiccostsofnoisepoi-【S10】______.

lutionsothatpeoplemaymakeintelligentchoicesandexertappropriatepres-

sures.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S4】

38.

【S6】

39.

【S2】

參考答案

1.MenaceofEyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingismorevaluablethaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes"Nooneknowsthevalueofeyesightuntilhelosesit."HowevermoreandmorepeopleareMenaceofEyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingismorevaluablethaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes,"Nooneknowsthevalueofeyesightuntilhelosesit."However,moreandmorepeopleare

2.InformationintheModernSocietyAsisknowntoallinformationplaysanimportantroleinourmodernsociety.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatoursisasocietyofinformation.AsamemberofmodernsocietyIaInformationintheModernSocietyAsisknowntoall,informationplaysanimportantroleinourmodernsociety.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatoursisasocietyofinformation.Asamemberofmodernsociety,Ia

3.ALettertoParentsDec.24th2006DearmomanddadAsgraduationdrawsnearyouworryalotaboutmyjob.HereI'mwritingtotellyouthatI'mdeALettertoParentsDec.24th,2006Dearmomanddad,Asgraduationdrawsnear,youworryalotaboutmyjob.Here,I'mwritingtotellyouthatI'mde

4.BuyingBooksorBorrowingBooks?Bookscanarmuswithknowledgeandinformationweneedforsuccessfullives.Therearegenerallytwowaysinwhichwecanhaveaccesstobooks:borrowingorbuying.Manypeoplechoosetoborrowbooks.Foronethingborrowingbookscansaveushugeamountsofmoney.Foranotherifweborrowbooksfromthelibraryorfriendswenormallyhavedeadlinetofinishthem.ConsequentlywecanreadmorebooksinalimitedtimejustasafamousChinesesayinggoes"bookscannotbereadunlessborrowed."Someothersbelievethatadvantagesofbuyingbooksaremoreobviousandcompelling.Firstlywecankeepthebooksaslongaswewishandthenreadthemcarefullyorevenoverandoveragain.Secondlywecantakewhatevernotesonthemarginofthepagesofthebooks.Finallytheprocessofselectingandkeepingbookscanbeagreatfun.Despitealltheaboveargumentsmychoiceistoborrowbooksforwhichonlyskimmingisenoughandtobuybooksforwhichcarefulreadingisneeded.BuyingBooksorBorrowingBooks?Bookscanarmuswithknowledgeandinformationweneedforsuccessfullives.Therearegenerallytwowaysinwhichwecanhaveaccesstobooks:borrowingorbuying.Manypeoplechoosetoborrowbooks.Foronething,borrowingbookscansaveushugeamountsofmoney.Foranother,ifweborrowbooksfromthelibraryorfriends,wenormallyhavedeadlinetofinishthem.Consequentlywecanreadmorebooksinalimitedtime,justasafamousChinesesayinggoes,"bookscannotbereadunlessborrowed."Someothersbelievethatadvantagesofbuyingbooksaremoreobviousandcompelling.Firstly,wecankeepthebooksaslongaswewishandthenreadthemcarefullyorevenoverandoveragain.Secondly,wecantakewhatevernotesonthemarginofthepagesofthebooks.Finally,theprocessofselectingandkeepingbookscanbeagreatfun.Despitealltheabovearguments,mychoiceistoborrowbooksforwhichonlyskimmingisenoughandtobuybooksforwhichcarefulreadingisneeded.

5.WriteanEnglishDiaryEnglishlearnersspendmosttimeinpracticingreadinglisteningspeakingandtranslation.ButtheyseldomtrytowriteanythinginEnglish.WritingdoescomethelastintheprocessoflanguagWriteanEnglishDiaryEnglishlearnersspendmosttimeinpracticingreading,listening,speakingandtranslation.ButtheyseldomtrytowriteanythinginEnglish.Writingdoescomethelastintheprocessoflanguag

6.MyViewsonTele-educationWiththerapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnologytele-educationhasspedupinourcountry.Whilemanypeoplespeakhighlyofitsadvantagesothersseemoredisadvantagesderivingfromit.Theadvocatesoftele-educationgivetheirargumentsasfollows.Foronethingtele-educationmakesitpossibleforpeopleinremoteareastolearnthesubjectstheyareinterestedin.Foranotherpeoplehaveawiderrangeofchoicesastoteachersandlessonsthroughtele-educationbecausetheycanlistentothebestlessonsbythebestteachersinthecountryorevenintheworld.Justas"everycoinhasitstwosides"theopponentsbelievethatnotallthepeoplehaveaccesstoteleeducationbecausemanyarepoor.Besidesthestudentscannotcontactteachersbutinterpersonalrelationsareimportanttotheirstudy.Inadditionstudentsmayeasilygiveupbeforetheyfinishthewholecoursewhichishazardoustotheiroverallunderstandingofthecorrespondingknowledge.AsfarasIamconcernedwe'dbetterdeveloptele-educationmorerapidlytobenefitmorestudents.Meanwhilewecandesignsomeprogramstohelpteachersandstudentstocontacteachother.MyViewsonTele-educationWiththerapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,tele-educationhasspedupinourcountry.Whilemanypeoplespeakhighlyofitsadvantages,othersseemoredisadvantagesderivingfromit.Theadvocatesoftele-educationgivetheirargumentsasfollows.Foronething,tele-educationmakesitpossibleforpeopleinremoteareastolearnthesubjectstheyareinterestedin.Foranother,peoplehaveawiderrangeofchoicesastoteachersandlessonsthroughtele-education,becausetheycanlistentothebestlessonsbythebestteachersinthecountry,orevenintheworld.Justas"everycoinhasitstwosides",theopponentsbelievethatnotallthepeoplehaveaccesstoteleeducationbecausemanyarepoor.Besidesthestudentscannotcontactteachers,butinterpersonalrelationsareimportanttotheirstudy.Inaddition,studentsmayeasilygiveupbeforetheyfinishthewholecoursewhichishazardoustotheiroverallunderstandingofthecorrespondingknowledge.AsfarasIamconcerned,we'dbetterdeveloptele-educationmorerapidlytobenefitmorestudents.Meanwhile,wecandesignsomeprogramstohelpteachersandstudentstocontacteachother.

7.HowISpendMySummerVacationOursummervacationbeginsonJuly15thandlastsnearlytwomonths.ConsideringthatmybrainneedsrestafteraperiodofhardworkItogetherwithmyfamilywenttoourcountrysideaverysmallfarmhousehandeddownfromourforefatherstospendthesummer.Obviouslylifeinthecountryisverydifferentfromthatinthecity.EarlyinthemorningItookastrollalongthefieldside.Theairwasfreshandpure.WithadogfollowingsometimesIranaraceinthemeadowscoveredwithtallgrass.SometimesIclimbedupthehilltoseethesunslowlyyetsteadilyemergingoutoftheeasternhorizon.Thebirdsalsoseemedtohaveawakenedfromtheirdreamstwitteringrestlesslyamongthebushes.InordertoappreciatethequietnessofthecountryIgavemyselfentirelytonaturewithalightheartandahappymind.SometimesintheafternoonIincompanywithmycousinstookarodandwenttotherivertofish.Itmadethehouseholdhappywhentheysawmereturningwithabasketfulofbigfreshfish.WhennightcameIwouldsitatthedoorandtellthemostmarvelousandinterestingstoriestomycousinswholistenedtothetaleofwonderwithopeneyesandmouths.IwishIcouldenjoysuchcalmpureandbeautifulrurallifeforever.HowISpendMySummerVacationOursummervacationbeginsonJuly15thandlastsnearlytwomonths.Consideringthatmybrainneedsrestafteraperiodofhardwork,I,togetherwithmyfamily,wenttoourcountryside,averysmallfarmhousehandeddownfromourforefathers,tospendthesummer.Obviously,lifeinthecountryisverydifferentfromthatinthecity.EarlyinthemorningItookastrollalongthefieldside.Theairwasfreshandpure.Withadogfollowing,sometimesIranaraceinthemeadowscoveredwithtallgrass.SometimesIclimbedupthehilltoseethesunslowlyyetsteadilyemergingoutoftheeasternhorizon.Thebirdsalsoseemedtohaveawakenedfromtheirdreams,twitteringrestlesslyamongthebushes.Inordertoappreciatethequietnessofthecountry,Igavemyselfentirelytonature,withalightheartandahappymind.Sometimesintheafternoon,I,incompanywithmycousins,tookarodandwenttotherivertofish.Itmadethehouseholdhappywhentheysawmereturningwithabasketfulofbigfreshfish.Whennightcame,Iwouldsitatthedoorandtellthemostmarvelousandinterestingstoriestomycousins,wholistenedtothetaleofwonderwithopeneyesandmouths.IwishIcouldenjoysuchcalm,pureandbeautifulrurallifeforever.

8.ChildrenObesityChinaissuper-sizingitschildrenasfastasitseconomypromptingfearsofobesitycrisis.Today8%of10-to12-year-oldsinChina'scitiesareconsideredobeseandanadditional15%areoverweightaccordingtoEducationMinistrydata.Chinahasenteredtheeraofobesityandthespeedofgrowthisshocking.AgenerationofeconomicexpansionhasproducedhigherlivingstandardsandallowedChinesefamiliestoputmorefoodonthetable;once-scarcemeatanddairyproductsnowarewidelyavailable.Growingprosperityalsohasledtomoresedentarylifestyles:lessphysicallaborfewertripsonfootandbybicyclemoretravelbycarandmoreInternetusage—allareresponsibleforalargewei