【2021年】云南省麗江市大學(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】云南省麗江市大學(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,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritecompositiononthetopic:HowtoDealwithPersonalCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.造成個(gè)人危機(jī)的起因；

2.應(yīng)對(duì)個(gè)人危機(jī)的方法。

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些電視臺(tái)禁止在節(jié)目中使用外來(lái)縮略語(yǔ)

1．對(duì)這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3．我認(rèn)為……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

______

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofIstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing,givinganintroductionoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcolleges'rapidexpansionandyourownpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.高校擴(kuò)招是一件好事

2.高校擴(kuò)招公帶來(lái)一些問(wèn)題

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledProsandConsofOnlineShopping.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow：

1.簡(jiǎn)單介紹網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的方法

2．闡述網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的好處

3．指出網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的缺點(diǎn)并總結(jié)

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物：onlineshopping/E-shopping

信用卡：creditcard

瀏覽(網(wǎng)頁(yè))：browse(vt.)

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofWesternHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些“洋”節(jié)日在中國(guó)越來(lái)越流行。

2．一些中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日反倒無(wú)人問(wèn)津。

3．你如何看待這種現(xiàn)象。

ThePopularityofWesternHolidays

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLearntoResistTemptation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow:

--大千世界充滿各種誘惑

--舉例說(shuō)明不能抵制誘惑的害處

--如何抵制誘惑

LearntoResistTemptation

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhatDoYouThinkofChallenge.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.挑戰(zhàn)的意義。

2．如何迎接挑戰(zhàn)。

3．我的看法是……

WhatDoYouThinkofChallenge?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCouldComputersReplaceTeachersintheClassroom?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.很多人認(rèn)為計(jì)算機(jī)可完全代替老師進(jìn)行課堂教學(xué)

2.說(shuō)明你的觀點(diǎn)及理由

9.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternetaccordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentenceofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特網(wǎng)越來(lái)越普遍地進(jìn)入到我們的學(xué)習(xí)、工作和生活當(dāng)中

2.因特網(wǎng)的益處

3.因特網(wǎng)的消極方面

Internet

Internethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.______.

Internethasenabledustodoalotofthingsmoreeasilyandquickly.______.

However,ifnotmanagedproperly,Internetcancreatemanyproblemstoo.______.

Allinall,wecannotlivewithoutInternetnow.______.

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledScientificBreakthroughsinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

ThenumberofscientificbreakthroughsoverthepastyearsinChina(Estimated)

1.上圖所示為中國(guó)近幾年的科學(xué)創(chuàng)新情況，請(qǐng)描述其變化

2.請(qǐng)說(shuō)明發(fā)生這變化的原因

3.對(duì)此進(jìn)行預(yù)測(cè)

ScientificBreakthroughsinChina

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

OneofthepurposesthatIndiansswingthehammockisto______.

12.

Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

13.Antipollutionlegislationshavebeenenactedthankstothecontinuedpressurefrom______.

A.grass-rootsorganizations

B.individualactivism

C.environmentalists

D.environmentalregulation

14.

Schoolsbothfocusonscholastic,professionalskillsandonfinancialskills.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

AccordingtoBenner,biomolecule'sstructureandhistoryarehelpfulforitsunderstanding.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Manyparentstelltheirchildrenthatwealthissomethingthathasn'ttobegenerated.Itissomethingthatcanflowfromparents.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Theauthorhadeitherforgottenorcompletelyignored______formorethansixyears.

18.

Therearetwodifferenthybridmodes:oneiscalled______andtheotherseries.

19.

Ifyouwanttoanswerthe12questionshonestly,youshouldknowwhatmakesyounotblindlyblameyourdepartmentfor______.

20.

Themostcommonmistakebeginningpaintersmakeisspendingtoo______timeandeffortlayingonthepaint.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽(tīng)力原文：W:HeyTaxi!

M:Whereto?

W:Well,I'mgoingtotheNationalMuseumofArt,and...

M:Sure.Hopin.Noproblem.

W:Uh.Excuseme.Howlongdoesittaketogetthere?

M:Well,thatalldependsonthetraffic,butitshouldn'ttakemorethantwentyminutesfortheaveragedriver.AndI'mnotaverage.Ihavedrivingdowntoanart,soweshouldbeabletogetthereinlessthantwelveminutes.

W:OK.Uh,sorryforasking,butdoyouhaveanyideahowmuchthefarewillbe?

M:Oh,itshouldn'tbemorethan18dollars...notincludinga...uh-hum...atipofcourse.

W:Oh,andbytheway,doyouknowwhattimethemuseumcloses?

M:Well,Iwouldguessaround6o'clock.

W:Uh,doyouhavethetime?

M:Yeah.It'shalfpastfour.Uh,thisisyourfirsttimetothecity,right?

W:Yeah.Howdidyouknow?

M:Well,youcantelltouristsfromamileawayinthiscitybecausetheywalkdownthestreetlookingstraightupattheskyscrapers.

W:Wasitthatobvious?

M:Well...

W:Oh,beforeIforget,canyourecommendanygoodrestaurantsdowntownthatoffermealsatareasonableprice?

M:Umm...Well,theMexicanrestaurant,LaFajita,isfantastic.It'snotasinexpensiveasotherplacesIknow,butthedecorisveryauthentic,andtheportionsarelargerthanmostplacesI'vebeento.

W:Soundsgreat!HowdoIgettherefromthemuseum?

M:Well,youcancatchthesubwayrightoutsidethemuseum.Therearebusesthatrunthatway,butyouwouldhavetotransferacoupleoftimes.Andtherearetaxistoo,buttheydon'trunbythemuseumthatoften.

W:OK.Thanks.

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A.Morethan20minutes.

B.Morethan18minutes

C.Lessthan6minutes.

D.Lessthan12minutes.

22.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Thepriceofadmissionis20dollarsaperson.Isimplycannotaffordthatmuchforanartdisplay.

W:Infact,youcangetadiscountedpricewithyourstudentID.

Q:Whereistheconversationmostprobablytakingplace?

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A.Ataconcert.

B.Atthecampuscanteen.

C.Inasupermarket.

D.Atamuseumentrance.

23.

【B4】

24.

【B11】

25.(34)

A.Consumerswereresponsible.

B.Consumerswerehostile.

C.Consumersdidn'tcareallthetime.

D.Consumersgottiredofit.

26.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：ThesilenceoftheReferenceLibrarywasbrokenonlybyanoccasionalcoughandnowandthenbythescarcelyaudiblesoundofpagesbeingturnedover.Therewereabouttwentypeopleintheroom,mostofthemwiththeirheadsbentovertheirbooks.Theassistantlibrarianwhowasinchargeoftheroomsatatadeskinonecomer.SheglancedatPhilipashecamein,andthenwentonwithherwork.

Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.Hewalkedaroundtheroomalmostontiptoe,afraidofdisturbingtheindustriousreaderswithhisheavyshoes.Theshelveswerefilledwiththickvolumes:dictionariesinanylanguages,encyclopedias,atlases,biographiesandotherworksofreference.Hefoundnothingthatwaslikelytointeresthimuntilhecametoasmallshelfoutofhisreach,sohehadtofetchasmallladderinordertogetonedown.Unfortunately,ashewasclimbingdowntheladder,thebookhehadchosenslippedfromhisgraspandfelltothefloorwithaloudcrash.Twentypairsofeyeslookedupathimsimultaneously,annoyedbyhisunaccustomeddisturbance.Philipfelthimselfgoredashepickeduphisbook,whichdidnotseemtohavebeendamagedbyitsfall.

Hehadjustsatdownwhenhefoundtheyoungladyassistantstandingalongsidehim."Youmustbemorecarefulwhenyouarehandlingthesebooks."shesaidseverely.Satisfiedthatshehaddoneherduty,sheturnedtogobacktoherdesk.Thenasuddenthoughtstruckher."Bytheway,howoldareyou?'sheaskedPhilip."Thirteen."Hetoldher."Youarenotallowedinhereifyou'reundertheageoffourteen,youknow,"theassistantsaid."Didn'tyouseethenoticeonthedoor?"Philipshookhishead.Heexpectedtheassistanttoaskhimtoleave.Instead,inamorekindlytone,shesaid,"Well,nevermind.Butmakesurethatyoudon'tdisturbtheotherreadersagain,otherwiseIshallhavetoaskyoutoleave."

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A.Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.

B.Itwasveryquietinthelibrary.

C.Philipfellofftheladderandmadealoudnoise.

D.Thelibrarianwasverykindtoreaders.

27.

【B9】

28.【B9】

29.(21)

A.Shehasapowerfulmother.

B.Sheloveshercat.

C.Tobeavetisherdream.

D.Forherteacher.

30.聽(tīng)力原文：It'scommonknowledgethatmusiccanhaveapowerfuleffectonouremotions.Infact,sincethe1930s,musictherapistshavereliedonmusictocalmpatientsandhelpcontrolpain.Nowpsychologistsareconfirmingthatmusiccanalsohelprelievedepressionandimproveconcentration.Forinstance,inarecentstudy,50surgeonsweregivensomehigh-stressedmathproblemstosolve.Theyweredividedintothreegroups:oneworkedinsilence,andinanother,thesurgeonslistenedtomusicoftheirchoiceonheadphones;thethirdgrouplistenedtoclassicalmusicchosenbytheresearchers.Theresultsofthestudymaysurpriseyou.Thedoctorswhogottochoosetheirownmusicexperiencedlessstressandscoredbetterthantheothers.OnepossibleexplanationisthatlisteningtothemusicyoulikestimulatesAlfawavesinthebrain,increasesheartrateandexpandsbreathing.Thathelpstoreducestressandsharpenconcentration.Otherresearchsuggestsasecondrelationshipbetweenmusicandthebrain:Byexaminingthebloodofstudentsaftertheylistenedtoavarietyofclassicalmusicselections,researchersfoundthatsomestudentsshowedalargeincreaseinendorphin,anaturalpainreliever.Thissupportswhatmusictherapistshaveknownforyears;Musiccanhelprevitalizeorcalmthepatient.

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A.Traininggiventomusictherapists.

B.Howmusicpreventsdisease.

C.Studiesonthebenefitsofmusic.

D.Howmusicianscreatemusic.

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

ThesearchersusedNOTtobelieve______.

A.otherstarsmayhavetheplanetsresemblingthosegoingaroundthesun

B.planetformsowingtothegasanddustinstarformation

C.theformationofstarissubsequenttothatofplanet

D.starisformedbythecollapsinginterstellarcloud

32.

【C8】

33.

Whycan'tbatsandadultowlsseecolorsaccordingtothepassage?

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S4】

35.

【S5】

36.

【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S9】

38.Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithout

memory.Themeaningsofthousandofeverydayperceptions,【S1】______

thebasesforthedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabits

andskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,thatarebrought【S2】______

intothepresentbymemory.

Memorycandefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformation【S3】______

availableforlateruse.Itincludesnotonly

"remembering"thingslikearithmeticorhistoricfacts,but

alsoinvolveanychangeinthewayananimaltypically【S4】______

behaves.Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesupeatinggrain

becauseithassniffedsomethingsuspiciouslyinthegrain【S5】______

pile.Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-years-oldchild【S6】______

learnstoswingabaseballbat.

Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbut

alsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computers,

forexample,containdevicesforstoringdataforlateruse.

Itisinterestedtocomparethememory-storagecapacityof【S7】______

acomputertothatofahumanbeing.Theinstant-access【S8】______

memoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000

"words"readyforinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenager

probablyrecognizethemeaningofabout100,000wordsof【S9】______

English.However,thisisbutafractionofthetotalamount

ofinformationwhichhehasstored.

Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvanced

prob-lem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofa

personmemoryisintermsofwordsandcombinationsof【S10】______

words.

【S1】

39.

【S3】

參考答案

1.HowtoDealwithPersonalCrisisSincedifferentPersonmaycomeacrossdifferentcrisisitisdifficulttoanswerwhypersonalcrisiswill.happenandwhatleadstothesituation.Itdepends.ButthemainoriginsandcaHowtoDealwithPersonalCrisisSincedifferentPersonmaycomeacrossdifferentcrisis,itisdifficulttoanswerwhypersonalcrisiswill.happenandwhatleadstothesituation.Itdepends.Butthemainoriginsandca

2.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?RecentlyCCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBAWTOandCPIinallitsprograms.SomepeopleapplaudthemovemaintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.IfthephenomenonisnotstoppedChinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.Othershowevershaketheirheads.ItisnotpersuasivetheysaythatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afteralllanguages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besidestheuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5000-year-oldChineseculture.AsfarasIamconcernedthereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreatnotbecauseofitspuritybutbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswordsabbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemove,maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,thatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.AsfarasIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.

3.IstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing?Manycollegesanduniversitieshaveexpandedtheirenrollmentsince1998.Thereasonsfortheexpansionareasfollows.Firstlytheywanttokeepupwiththeneedofthejobmarkettoproducemorequalifiedpeopletotakeupthejobs.Secondlytheexpansionhasentitledmanyhighschoolgraduatestotherightofreceivinghighereducation.Lastbutnotleastitcanraisetheintellectualstandardsofournation.Howeverstudiesshowthatthetrendtoexpandhasbroughtaboutmanyproblems.Forinstancetheteachingfacilitiesandaccommodationcapacitiesofmanycollegesanduniversitiesarelimitedandareunabletomeetthedemandofanever-increasingnumberofthenewlyenrolledstudents.Ontheotherhandtheaveragequalityofthefreshmenisdeclining.Inthelongrunhuntingforajobwillbeatoughthingforthegraduatesandthatwillinevitablyexertmuchpressureontheprospectsofemployment.InspiteofallthisIamstillconfidentthattheexpansionofenrollmentisofgreatbenefittooursocietyandisagoodthing.Withthedevelopmentofournationaleconomytheproblemasmentionedabovewillbesolvedifpropermeasuresaretaken.IstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing?Manycollegesanduniversitieshaveexpandedtheirenrollmentsince1998.Thereasonsfortheexpansionareasfollows.Firstly,theywanttokeepupwiththeneedofthejobmarkettoproducemorequalifiedpeopletotakeupthejobs.Secondly,theexpansionhasentitledmanyhighschoolgraduatestotherightofreceivinghighereducation.Lastbutnotleast,itcanraisetheintellectualstandardsofournation.However,studiesshowthatthetrendtoexpandhasbroughtaboutmanyproblems.Forinstance,theteachingfacilitiesandaccommodationcapacitiesofmanycollegesanduniversitiesarelimitedandareunabletomeetthedemandofanever-increasingnumberofthenewlyenrolledstudents.Ontheotherhand,theaveragequalityofthefreshmenisdeclining.Inthelongrun,huntingforajobwillbeatoughthingforthegraduatesandthatwillinevitablyexertmuchpressureontheprospectsofemployment.Inspiteofallthis,Iamstillconfidentthattheexpansionofenrollmentisofgreatbenefittooursocietyandisagoodthing.Withthedevelopmentofournationaleconomy,theproblemasmentionedabovewillbesolvedifpropermeasuresaretaken.

4.ProsandConsofOnlineShoppingRapiddevelopmentoftheInternetleadstotheriseofonlineshopping.Peoplefirstbrowsethroughthescreentofindwantedarticlesthenpaywithcreditordebitcardsandthegoodsarelaterdeliveredtothem.WebsitessuchaseBayandTaobaohavebecomeburgeoningcompetitorsversusrealstorestakingupaconsiderablemarketshareConvenienceisthemajorattractionaboutonlineshopping.Whileitusuallytakesawholedaytowanderaboutthemallsonlineshoppingprocessiswithinseveralclicksofthemouseathome.Sincetheorderedgoodsaredeliveredtoyourdoorstepsthereisnoneedtolugheavybagshome.Lowerpriceisalsoanadvantage.OnlineStoreshaveloweroverheadsthusreducingthecosts.Asaresultcustomerscanhaverealbargains.Howeveratpresentsecurityofonlineshoppingisstillaconcernforsomepeople.Thereisachanceyoucouldgetrippedoffbythewebsiteorahackercouldworkoutthepasswordofyourcreditcard.Whatismorecustomersonlyseethepicturesonlineandaresometimesdissatisfiedwiththeactualitems.Afterallonlineshoppingisanemergingthingandwebelievetheseproblemscanbesolvedwhenthemarketismoremature.Bythenpeoplecangoshoppingonlinefreeofworry.ProsandConsofOnlineShoppingRapiddevelopmentoftheInternetleadstotheriseofonlineshopping.Peoplefirstbrowsethroughthescreentofindwantedarticles,thenpaywithcreditordebitcards,andthegoodsarelaterdeliveredtothem.WebsitessuchaseBayandTaobaohavebecomeburgeoningcompetitorsversusrealstores,takingupaconsiderablemarketshareConvenienceisthemajorattractionaboutonlineshopping.Whileitusuallytakesawholedaytowanderaboutthemalls,onlineshoppingprocessiswithinseveralclicksofthemouseathome.Sincetheorderedgoodsaredeliveredtoyourdoorsteps,thereisnoneedtolugheavybagshome.Lowerpriceisalsoanadvantage.OnlineStoreshaveloweroverheads,thusreducingthecosts.Asaresult,customerscanhaverealbargains.However,atpresent,securityofonlineshoppingisstillaconcernforsomepeople.Thereisachanceyoucouldgetrippedoffbythewebsite,orahackercouldworkoutthepasswordofyourcreditcard.Whatismore,customersonlyseethepicturesonline,andaresometimesdissatisfiedwiththeactualitems.Afterall,onlineshoppingisanemergingthing,andwebelievetheseproblemscanbesolvedwhenthemarketismoremature.Bythen,peoplecangoshoppingonlinefreeofworry.解析：寫(xiě)作提示：網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物是近年來(lái)一種新興的并且比較流行的購(gòu)物方式，大學(xué)生一般應(yīng)該有一定的了解。命題為“ProsandConsof...”，即要求正反兩方面的論點(diǎn)不僅都要涉及，而且內(nèi)容上需要保持平衡。本題中，第一段其實(shí)是關(guān)于網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物流程的說(shuō)明，可以按照流程步驟來(lái)寫(xiě)。第二段和第三段為議論的中心部分。優(yōu)點(diǎn)可以從方便、省錢(qián)方面來(lái)寫(xiě)，而從目前來(lái)看，網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的缺點(diǎn)主要是安全方面的漏洞。

5.ThePopularityofWesternHolidayItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.ForexampleweeksbeforeChristmascountlessshopsrestaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdecorations.HowevercertaintraditionalChinesefestivalsarebeingneglected.Infact.thewesternfestivalsarecelebratedinChinaquitedifferentlyfromintheWest.ForexampleChristmasinthewesternworldismainlyaspiritualfestival.ThenwhyhavethewesternholidaystakenrootinChina?Thechiefreasonisthatbusinessmenknowthattheycanmakemoneybyproducingholidaygoodsorencouragingextradiningandcelebrating.Ithinkthepopularityofwesternholidaysdoesindicatethesuccessoftheeconomicreform.Certainlyeconomicdevelopmenthasbroughtextramoneytomanypeople.PeopleinChinahaveobviouslymoremoneythantheyusedto.Butweshouldn'twasteourmoneyonuselessthings.Soweshouldnotbeledbythoseprofithappybusinessmenratherweshouldtaketheopportunitytorelaxandenjoyourselves.Rememberthatholidaymeanshappinessnotspending.ThePopularityofWesternHolidayItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Forexample,weeksbeforeChristmas,countlessshops,restaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdecorations.However,certaintraditionalChinesefestivalsarebeingneglected.Infact.thewesternfestivalsarecelebratedinChinaquitedifferentlyfromintheWest.Forexample,Christmasinthewesternworldismainlyaspiritualfestival.ThenwhyhavethewesternholidaystakenrootinChina?Thechiefreasonisthatbusinessmenknowthattheycanmakemoneybyproducingholidaygoodsorencouragingextradiningandcelebrating.Ithinkthepopularityofwesternholidaysdoesindicatethesuccessoftheeconomicreform.Certainlyeconomicdevelopmenthasbroughtextramoneytomanypeople.PeopleinChinahaveobviouslymoremoneythantheyusedto.Butweshouldn'twasteourmoneyonuselessthings.So,weshouldnotbeledbythoseprofithappybusinessmen,rather,weshouldtaketheopportunitytorelaxandenjoyourselves.Rememberthatholidaymeanshappiness,notspending.

6.LearntoResistTemptationTheworldisfulloftemptationsandmanyofthemarehardtoresist.Somepeoplearetemptedtomakemoneyinanillegalway.Bombardedbycleveradvertisementsaconsumertendstobuywhatheorshedoesn'tactuallyneed.Studentsaretemptedtoindulgethemselvesincomputergamessomuchthattheygiveuptheirstudies.Topasstheexamstheyturntocheatingtricksontests.Yieldingtotemptationleadstocorruption.Inmanycasesgreedformoneyistherootofevil.Wehavereadmanytragicstoriesabouthowpeoplebecometheslavesoftemptation.Agoodcitizenturnedintoarobberbecausehecouldnotresistgambling.Apromisinggovernmentofficialendedupinjailbecausehetookbribesfromprofit-hungrybusinesspeopleatthecostoftheirbrightcareer.Temptationmayruinapersonafamilyorevenruinacompanyoragovernment.It'ssomethingthatwemustbealwaysonourguard.Mostimportantofallweshoulddeveloparightphilosophyoflifethatishonestyisthebestpolicy.Andweshouldalsobearinmindthatintheworldtherearestillotherthingsthatarefarmorevaluablethanmoneyandfame.LearntoResistTemptationTheworldisfulloftemptationsandmanyofthemarehardtoresist.Somepeoplearetemptedtomakemoneyinanillegalway.Bombardedbycleveradvertisements,aconsumertendstobuywhatheorshedoesn'tactuallyneed.Studentsaretemptedtoindulgethemselvesincomputergamessomuchthattheygiveuptheirstudies.Topasstheexams,theyturntocheatingtricksontests.Yieldingtotemptationleadstocorruption.Inmanycasesgreedformoneyistherootofevil.Wehavereadmanytragicstoriesabouthowpeoplebecometheslavesoftemptation.Agoodcitizenturnedintoarobberbecausehecouldnotresistgambling.Apromisinggovernmentofficialendedupinjailbecausehetookbribesfromprofit-hungrybusinesspeopleatthecostoftheirbrightcareer.Temptationmayruinaperson,afamily,orevenruinacompanyoragovernment.It'ssomethingthatwemustbealwaysonourguard.Mostimportantofall,weshoulddeveloparightphilosophyoflife,thatis,honestyisthebestpolicy.Andweshouldalsobearinmindthatintheworldtherearestillotherthingsthatarefarmorevaluablethanmoneyandfame.

7.WhatDoYouThinkofChallenge?Withthefastdevelopmentoftheworldmoreandmorechallengeisinstoreforus.Challengemeansnotonlyhardshipbutalsoopportunity.Sinceweareyoungpeopleandhavebrightfuturebeforeusweshouldhavetherightattitudetowardschallenge.BynaturechallengeisaninspirationtoourcreativepowerandanopportunitytoachievesuccessThemostimportantthingistodealwithchallengeproperly.Firstyoumustbewellpreparedforchallengeatanytimebecauseyoucanneverinmostcasesexpectwhenitcomesprecisely.Secondwhenitreallycomesyoushouldbecourageousenoughtotakeit.Nopainsnogains.Onlythroughhardworkcanyouachievesuccess.Finallyadequateknowledgeiscalledfortomeetchallenge.Scienceandtechnologyaredevelopingatatremendousrateandthosewhocannetfollowitspacewillbeeliminatedbythesociety.Livinginthemodernsocietytodaynoonecanavoidchallenges.Weareobligedtoprepareou