（2022年）河南省三門峽市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)

（2022年）河南省三門峽市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLoveOnline.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人認為“網(wǎng)上戀愛”可以接受。

2．有些人認為“網(wǎng)上戀愛”不可以接受。

3．我的看法是……

LoveOnline

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Youshouldwriteatleast130wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.中國已漸漸步入老齡化社會。(65歲以上的老年人已占全國人口的7%)

2.我認為應(yīng)如何對待老年人群。(社會關(guān)愛與福利制度，家庭溫暖，社區(qū)服務(wù)……)

3.我的結(jié)論。

HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．近年來不少大四學(xué)生就業(yè)前突擊整容

2．當今社會崇尚外表的輿論導(dǎo)向是導(dǎo)致上述現(xiàn)象的主要因素

3．我對外表美的看法

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledPreservingCultureintheFaceofGlobalization.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．什么是文化遺產(chǎn)(兩個方面：文物古跡和文學(xué)藝術(shù))?

2．我國文化遺產(chǎn)在全球化影響下所受到的不利影響。

3．怎樣保護文化遺產(chǎn)?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamountofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

6.1.留守兒童的現(xiàn)象在農(nóng)村非常普遍

2.這種現(xiàn)象帶來的弊端

3.我診斷該如何時處理這些問題

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

假如你叫王明，你就本校安全狀況給校長寫信。你的內(nèi)容涉及宿舍及自習(xí)室偷盜問題、夜晚校園安全問題等，并提出自己關(guān)于加強校園安全的建議.

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowingtable.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.解釋表格各數(shù)據(jù)：

2．分析報名人數(shù)變化的原因；

3．對這一現(xiàn)象做出評論

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonChoosingtheRightCareer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.選擇適合自己的職業(yè)的重要性；

2．如何選擇適合自己的職業(yè)；

3．我的看法。

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudents''InterpersonalRelationship.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前許多大學(xué)生處理不好人際關(guān)系

2．出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3．我的看法

Students'InterpersonalRelationship

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

Vegawasverycarefulinpickingoutthereal-worldmaroonblouse,blackcardiganandwhitetennisshoesforheravatartowear.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

EuropeanandotherlanguageswerespokenbytheearliestinhabitantsofEngland.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigasmgenerate______.

14.

Thoseconventionalbuildingsrequireimprovementbecausetheyrevealthatenergyis

15.

Whenpeopletrytocombatstress,theirbrainneedsagoodrest,solisteningtomusicisagoodway.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyougetintothehabitofrealitytesting?

A.Videotapingyourlife.

B.Bringingamemopad.

C.Settinganalarmclock.

D.Regulatingyourhobbies.

17.

Intheeyesofanadult,sportsinhighschoolareactually,______ratherthansimpleextensionsoftheclassroom.

18.

Theleavesofevergreenscansurvivethewinterbecausetheyare______andfluidinsidetheircellscontainscold-resistingsubstances.

19.

OnesecuritymodeofferedbyBluetoothisthatdatamaybeexchangedfreelyamongthedevicesBluetoothusersestablishas______.

20.

Freud'sinfluenceon______,______and______cannotbemeasured.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(34)

A.Theviolinwastooheavyforher.

B.Shewastooyoungtoplaytheviolin.

C.Theviolinwastooexpensive.

D.Hermotherwantedhertoplaythepiano

22.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Phonebookshavewhite,blueandyellowpages.Thewhitepageslistpeoplewithphonesbylastname.Thebluepagescontainnumbersofcityservices,governmentservices,andpublicschools.Businessesandprofessionalservicesarelistedinaspecialclassifieddirectory—theYellowPages.

Theareacoveredbyoneareacodemaybesmallorlarge.Forexample,NewYorkCityhasoneareacode,butsodoesthewholestateofOregon.ThereisanareacodemapoftheU.S.andCanadainthefrontofthewhitepages.

PayphoneshavenumbersintheU.S.Thismeansyoucanarrangetocallafriendataphonebooth.Orifyouaremakingalongdistancecallandrunoutofmoney,givethenumberonyourphonetothepersonyou'retalkingto.Thenhangupthereceiverandtheycancallyouback.

Ifyoumakealong-distancecallandgetawrongnumber,calltheoperatorandexplainwhathappened.Thismeansthatyoucanmakethecallagaintotherightnumberwithouthavingtopaymoremoney;oryoucanhavethephonecompanymailyouacreditcouponthathasthesamevalueasthephonecall.

(27)

A.Familyphonenumbers.

B.Phonenumbersofgovernmentservices.

C.Phonenumbersofbusinesses.

D.Phonenumbersofprofessionalservices.

23.(35)

A.Shewastakengoodcareofbysomestranger.

B.Shewasluckyenoughtosurvivethefloodbyherself.

C.ShewasstillwaitingforNancytohelpher.

D.Shewastakenawaybythefloodanddrowned.

24.(42)

25.

【B11】

26.(24)

A.Whentheygettheirmeals.

B.Whentheygetthecard.

C.Bytheendoftheweek.

D.Bytheendofeverymonth.

27.聽力原文：W:Youknow.I'vebeenwateringmyplantsregularly.Buttheyarestillnotdoingwellinmynewapartment.

M:Maybeinsteadofkeepingtheminthecorner,youshouldputthemdirectlyinfrontofthewindow.

Q:Whatistheman'ssuggestion?

(19)

A.Theplantsmayneedmorelight.

B.Theplantsshouldgetlesswater.

C.Theareainfrontofthewindowistoocoldforplants.

D.Plantsrarelydowellinthedormitory.

28.聽力原文：M:I'msotired,Ican'tseestraight.

W:You'vebeentiredalotlately,haven'tyou?

M:Well,forthelastfewweeks,Ihavehadmstayupmostofthenighttoobservestarconfigurationsforaprojectformyastronomyclass.It'sawful!NomatterwhattimeIgotobed,Ialwayswakeupat6:00a.m.That'sthetimeIusuallygetup.

W:Yourbiologicalrhythmsprobablyhaven'tbeenadjustedtoyournewschedule.I'vereadthatsomepeoplehavealotoftroublewhentheirsleeprhythmissointerrupted.Evensleepingpillsdon'thelpthem.

M:Iknow.InfactI'veheardtherearenowseveralspecialtreatmentcentersforsleepdisordersacrossthecountry.Somepeoplesleeptoolittle.Somepeoplesleeptoomuch.Somewalkintheirsleep.

W:I'dliketofindouthowtheytreatproblemslikethat.Maybeyoushouldgotooneofthosecenters.

M:Notme.Afternextweek,myprojectwillbefinishedandI'llgobacktomyregularhours.NowIknowforsurethatIdon'twanttobeanastronomer.

(20)

A.Astronomy.

B.Psychology.

C.Jobcounselling.

D.Physicaltherapy.

29.

【B9】

30.聽力原文：W:Hello,Robert,Alicehere.

M:Hello,Alice,howareyou?

W:Fine,thanks.Look,I'vejustgottheprospectusforthisyear'seveningclasses.Yousaidyouwerehopingtocomeagain,soIthoughtitwouldbeniceifwecouldgotooneortwoclassestogether.

M:Oh,that'sagoodidea.Istheprogramthesameaslastyear?

W:Moreorless.Thereareacoupleofnewclasses.

M:Whichclassesareyouthinkingofjoining?

W:Well,there'spotteryonaMondayeveningfrom7:30to9:30and!thoughtImightgotothefolkguitarclassonTuesdayandSpanishconversationonThursday.

M:Youusuallygoto"keep-fit",don'tyou?

W:Yes,that'sonWednesday,butyou'renotinterestedinthat,areyou?

M:Notreally.Havetheygota"carmaintenance"classthisyear?

W:Yes,that'sonaMondayevening,7:30to9:30.

M:I'dratherliketogotothat.

W:Well,youcan'tdocarmaintenanceandpottery.

M:WhenistheSpanishconversationclass?

W:Thursday,7:30to9:30.

M:IthinkI'lldocarmaintenanceandSpanishconversationthen.

W:Well,look,I'vegotaspareenrolmentform.andI'mgoingtothecollegethisevening.ShallIputyoudownforthosetwoclasses?

M:Oh,couldyoureally?

W:Ofcourse,noproblem.

M:AndI'llseeyouattheweekendsoIcanpayyouthen.

W:Fine.Bye.

M:Bye.

(23)

A.Totalkabouttheeveningclasswiththeman.

B.Toseewhatclassthemanwillattend

C.Toattendoneortwoeveningclassestogetherwiththeman.

D.Tofindwhatclassesthemanisinterestedin.

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

Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphofthearticle?

A.Theseverelyfatpatientsarethreatenedwithpotentialillness.

B.Thediet-pillshavebeensoldtoallcomerswithoutdiscrimination.

C.Thediet-pillsshouldnothavebeenhailedasmiraculouscuresandthendiscardedasdangerousdrugs.

D.Thediet-pillswereintendedtoashort-termcurefortheveryfat.

32.

Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicycleare______.

A.notreallyimportantskills

B.moreimportantthanotherskills

C.basicallythesameinthatwelearnbypractisingandmakingchanges

D.quitedifferentintermsofthewayoflearning

33.SectionB

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

Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneedwithoutwhichachildinacriticalperiodoflifecanbestarvedanddamaged?JudgingfromthedrasticexperimentofFrederickIIinthethirteenthcentury,itmaybe.Hopingtodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakifheheardnomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokeepsilent.

Alltheinfantsdiedbeforethefirstyear.But,clearlytherewasmorethanlackoflanguagehere.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflifeespecially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.

TodaynosuchlackexistsasthatorderedbyFrederick.Nevertheless,somechildrenarestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostofthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitivetothesignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtolearnlanguagerapidly.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimeforacquiringskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlytherighttime,buttheprocessisslowandoncethecriticalstagehaspassed.

Expertssuggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ.Attwelveweeksbabysmilesandmakesvowel-likesounds;attwelvemonthshecanspeaksimplewordsandunderstandsimplecommands;ateighteenmonthshehasavocabularyofthreetofiftywords.Atthreeheknowsabout1,000wordswhichhecanputintosentences,andatfourhislanguagediffersfromthatofhisparentsinstyle.ratherthangrammar.

Recentevidencesuggeststhataninfantisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.Whatisspecialaboutman'sbrain,comparedwiththatofthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,atoy-bearwiththesoundpattern"toy-bear'.Andevenmoreincredibleistheyoungbrain'sabilitytopickoutanorderinlanguagefromthemixtureofsoundaroundhim,toanalyze,tocombineandrecombinethepartsofalanguageinnewways.

Butspeechhastobeinduced,andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild'sbabbling,graspingandsmiling,andrespondstothem.Sensitivitytothechild'snon-verbalsignalsisessentialtothegrowthanddevelopmentoflanguage.

FrederickII'sexperimentwasto______.

A.findoutwhatrolecarefulnursingwouldplayinteachingchildtospeak

B.discoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakwithouthearinganyhumanspeech

C.provethatchildrenarebornwiththeabilitytospeak

D.provethatachildbedamagedwithoutlearningalanguage

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S5】

35.

【S7】

36.

【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S4】

38.【S1】

39.

【S2】

參考答案

1.LoveOnlineWiththerapiddevelopmentoftheinternetithasbecomeapopularmeansofcommunicationthroughouttheworld.Becauseofitseasyaccessandspeedinessintransmittingmessagesitistakingtheplaceoftraditionalmeansofcommunication.Manypeopleespeciallytheyoungarechattingonline;andmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearemakingfriendsontheinternet.Someofthemevenfallinlovewitheachotherandbegintodateonline.Thosewhoareopen-mindedhaveafavorableattitudetowardthisonlinebehavior.Theythinkthatthisnewtypeoffriendshipandromanceareacceptableandourtraditionalmoralvaluesshouldadapttothechangeoftimesandtheadvanceoftechnology.Theyarguethatwhattheyoungaredoinginthisonlinecommunityarenotnecessarilyallbadandthisromanticonlinelovemaysometimesendupinhappymarriage.Howeversomepeopleespeciallythemid-ageandtheoldhaveanegativeattitudetowardthisonlinefriendshipandlove.Theyarguethatthiskindofthingisagainstourtraditionalmoralstandardsandthisonlinelovecanneverbetrueloveanditcanevenbecheating.Theirdoubtis:howcanpeoplewhohaveneverseeneachotherbefriends?Howcanoneloveorevenmarryanotherwhomheorshehasnevermet?Andwhatifthosewhoaredatingonlineofferfalseinformationofthemselves?ButIthinkwecan'tjumpatanyconclusions.Itmaybestillearlytodecidewhetherloveonlineisgoodorbad.Iinsistthatweshouldbemoreopen-mindedandmoretolerantofnewthings.Letthosewhodateandloveonlinedecideforthemselves.Throughtrialsanderrorstheywillbeabletoformcorrectjudgementsandlearngoodlessons.LoveOnlineWiththerapiddevelopmentoftheinternet,ithasbecomeapopularmeansofcommunicationthroughouttheworld.Becauseofitseasyaccessandspeedinessintransmittingmessages,itistakingtheplaceoftraditionalmeansofcommunication.Manypeople,especiallytheyoung,arechattingonline;andmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearemakingfriendsontheinternet.Someofthemevenfallinlovewitheachotherandbegintodateonline.Thosewhoareopen-mindedhaveafavorableattitudetowardthisonlinebehavior.Theythinkthatthisnewtypeoffriendshipandromanceareacceptableandourtraditionalmoralvaluesshouldadapttothechangeoftimesandtheadvanceoftechnology.Theyarguethatwhattheyoungaredoinginthisonlinecommunityarenotnecessarilyallbadandthisromanticonlinelovemaysometimesendupinhappymarriage.However,somepeopleespeciallythemid-ageandtheold,haveanegativeattitudetowardthisonlinefriendshipandlove.Theyarguethatthiskindofthingisagainstourtraditionalmoralstandardsandthisonlinelovecanneverbetrueloveanditcanevenbecheating.Theirdoubtis:howcanpeoplewhohaveneverseeneachotherbefriends?Howcanoneloveorevenmarryanotherwhomheorshehasnevermet?Andwhatifthosewhoaredatingonlineofferfalseinformationofthemselves?ButIthinkwecan'tjumpatanyconclusions.Itmaybestillearlytodecidewhetherloveonlineisgoodorbad.Iinsistthatweshouldbemoreopen-mindedandmoretolerantofnewthings.Letthosewhodateandloveonlinedecideforthemselves.Throughtrialsanderrorstheywillbeabletoform.correctjudgementsandlearngoodlessons.

2.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'predictionthisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.Firstthesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheoldanywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostareathetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevailstherearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetrideofthem.ThereforechangingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Secondbasedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysizeacombinationoffamilycarecommunity-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthiswayoldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamiliesthusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Thirdoldpeoplenotonlyneedhelptheycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassetstheymaynotonlyliveafullerlifebutalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.AtpresentboththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'prediction,thisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.First,thesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheold,anywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostarea,thetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevails,therearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetrideofthem.Therefore,changingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Second,basedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysize,acombinationoffamilycare,community-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthisway,oldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamilies,thusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Third,oldpeoplenotonlyneedhelp,theycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassets,theymaynotonlyliveafullerlife,butalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.Atpresent,boththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.

3.IsBeautyanAdvantage?Recentlyespeciallyinwinterholidaysplasticsurgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberofyoungclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudentswhoarehuntingfortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraisedbelievingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejobmarket.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Doesitmakeabeautifulindividualamorepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemssoatleastintheeyesofthesociety.Nowadaystelevisionsnewspapersmagazinesandbill-boardsarebeauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemediawe'reaccustomedtoseeprettycovergirlsgorgeousTVanchorsandhandsomeexecutivesinTVseries.Allthesearespreadingamisleadingmessage—thesurvivaloftheprettiest.Asthejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytightmanystudentsbecomeconvincedthatgoodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresorttoplasticsurgeriesandexpensiveclothesandmake-uptobuilduptheirconfidence.Theypackagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterviewinthehopethatanattractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmakethemstandoutamongnumerousapplicants.It'struethatbeautyisamarketingtoolthatcanopendoorsoccasionallybutitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractiveappearancewilltakeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinionbeautyisskin-deepandtruebeautyliesinthesoul.Afterallwhatthebossreallyneedsiscommittedcompetentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywanttogetonintoday'shighlycompetitiveworldit'simportanttounderstandthemythofbeauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceandcharacter.Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguidedstudentsrealizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethangoodlooks.IsBeautyanAdvantage?Recently,especiallyinwinterholidays,plasticsurgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberofyoungclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudents,whoarehuntingfortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised,believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejobmarket.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Doesitmakeabeautifulindividualamorepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemsso,atleastintheeyesofthesociety.Nowadays,televisions,newspapers,magazinesandbill-boardsarebeauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemedia,we'reaccustomedtoseeprettycovergirls,gorgeousTVanchors,andhandsomeexecutivesinTVseries.Allthesearespreadingamisleadingmessage—thesurvivaloftheprettiest.Asthejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytight,manystudentsbecomeconvincedthatgoodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresorttoplasticsurgeriesandexpensiveclothesandmake-uptobuilduptheirconfidence.Theypackagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterview,inthehopethatanattractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmakethemstandoutamongnumerousapplicants.It'struethatbeautyisamarketingtoolthatcanopendoorsoccasionally,butitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractiveappearancewilltakeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinion,beautyisskin-deep,andtruebeautyliesinthesoul.Afterall,whatthebossreallyneedsiscommitted,competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywanttogetonintoday'shighlycompetitiveworld,it'simportanttounderstandthemythofbeauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceandcharacter.Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguidedstudentsrealizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethangoodlooks.

4.PreservingCultureintheFaceofGlobalizationCultureasheritageincludesmaterialor"built"aspectsofculturesuchassitesbuildingslandscapesmonumentsandobjectsaswellasnon-materialor"living"heritageePreservingCultureintheFaceofGlobalizationCulture,asheritage,includesmaterialor"built"aspectsofculture,suchassites,buildings,landscapes,monumentsandobjects,aswellasnon-materialor"living"heritagee

5.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-timemenonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisurewhereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkersbutfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretimeonlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemploymentperhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategoriesleisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexesasmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoomenenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhourscomparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomenperhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastlyhousewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overallthechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailablemenenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999,accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategories,leisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.

6.Left-behindChildrenintheCountrysideEveryyearmillionsofpeoplefromruralareas①pourintocitiestofindjobs.①Andthephenomenonofleft-behindchildrenisprevalent.②Left-behindchildrenaresufferingaseriesofproblems.Theyarenottakengoodcareofbytheirparentsbecau