（2022年）安徽省亳州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)

（2022年）安徽省亳州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.1.一些學(xué)生認(rèn)為運(yùn)動(dòng)要以興趣為中心

2.另一些學(xué)生認(rèn)為運(yùn)動(dòng)要以健康為中心

3.你的看法

Interest-orientedOrHealth-orientedSports

2.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternetaccordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentenceofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特網(wǎng)越來越普遍地進(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.______.

3.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

4.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteastartessayentitledShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.安樂死應(yīng)該合法化

2.安樂死不應(yīng)合法化

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteallopenlettertothemajorofthecitybasedonthefollowingsituation:

Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.1.近年來,本市空氣污染情況越來越嚴(yán)重

2.你認(rèn)為造成空氣污染的主要污染源在哪里?應(yīng)該采取哪些措施?

3.呼吁所有市民積極行動(dòng)起來,治理空氣污染

6.1．出境旅游人數(shù)增多，游客不文明現(xiàn)象成為公眾關(guān)注的焦點(diǎn)；

2．分析此現(xiàn)象造成的不良影響；

3．如何在出境游中做文明游客。

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicABoominContinuingEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．圖表所示為某城市1989、1994、1999、2004年參加成人教育(或繼續(xù)教育)的人數(shù)情況，請(qǐng)描述其變化

2．請(qǐng)說明產(chǎn)生這些變化的原因(可從社會(huì)發(fā)展及競(jìng)爭(zhēng)能力方面加以說明)

3．請(qǐng)預(yù)測(cè)我國(guó)成人教育(或繼續(xù)教育)的前景

ABoominContinuingEducation

8.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowingoutlinegiveninChinese.Thesuggestedtitleis:PrivateSchoolsinChina.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsforyourcomposition.

1.私立學(xué)校在中國(guó)的興起。

2.私立學(xué)校可能帶來的好處。

1)人才市場(chǎng)的需要；

2)培養(yǎng)一流人才；

3)提高全民族科學(xué)、教育水平。

3.更多的孩子會(huì)上私立學(xué)。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"AFewRe.marksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150wordsandbaseontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是存在于當(dāng)今社會(huì)的普遍現(xiàn)象

2.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的好處

3.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的同時(shí)不要忘記合作

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewon"Moon-lite".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今的年輕人中流行“月光族”，就是每個(gè)月都反自己賺的錢花光，沒有任何積蓄的人群

2.有人認(rèn)為這是時(shí)尚的體現(xiàn)，但這樣做存在著種種問題

3.我的看法

MyViewon"Moonlite"

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

Inrecentyears,satellitetelevisionhasstartedtobebroadcastintheradiofrequencyrange______.

A.between3.4GHzand7GHz

B.between12GHzand14GHz

C.between14GHzand21GHz

D.between21GHzand27GHz

12.

Parentswithskilledmaths,______.

13.

HurricanesaremainlyformedinGulfofMexico.

14.Fromthequizresearchersfindthatmostpeoplearequiteconfidentabouttheirfeelingsinthe______.

15.

Somepeople'spowertosatisfyhisorherurgetoeatcanbeenhancedby______.

16.

PatternsofAdhgeneofflieslivingatdifferentlatitudescanhelpscientiststosee______.

17.DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsulawereinretreat.

18.CommonFaultsandEyeMovement

Thereareanumberofbadhabitswhichpoorreadersadopt.Mostoftheseinvolveusingextrabodymovementinthereadingprocess.Inefficientreading,themusclesoftheeyeshouldmaketheonlyexternalmovement.Ofcoursetheremustbevigorousmentalactivity,butextrabodymovements,suchaspointingwiththefingerormovingthelips,donothelpreadingandoftenslowitdown~

POINTINGATWORDS

Afaultthatisoftenseenwhenstudentsaretryingtoconcentrateispointingtothewordswithafinger,pencilorruler.Youngchildrenandverypoorreadersoftenpointwithafingerateachwordinmm.Slightlymorematurereaderssometimesholdapencilorrulerunderneaththelinewhichtheyarereading.Whilemarkingthelinemightbehelpfulforbeginningreaders,itiscertainlyunnecessaryfornormalreaders.Besidesslowingdownthereaderthrough-themeremechanicalmovementofpencil,ruler,orfinger,pointingatlinesorwordstendstocausethestudenttofocushisattentiononthewrongthing.Theimportantthingtoconcentrateonwhilereadingistheidea.thattheauthoristryingtocommunicate,andnotthelocationofthewordsonthepage.Theeyesofanychildoldenoughtolearnhowtoreadarecertainlyskillfulenoughtobeabletofollowalineofprintwithoutextrahelpfromfingersorrulers.

Anothercommonfaultthatiseasilyobservedisheadmovement.Thismostoftenoccurswhenstudentsarenervousabouttheirreadingortryinghard,asduringareadingspeedtest.Withheadmovementthestudenttriestoaimhisnoseatthewordheisreadingsothatashereadsacrossthelinehisheadturnsslightly.Whenhemakesthereturnsweeptobeginanewlinehisheadquicklyturnsbacksothathisnoseispointedattheleft-handmargin,andhecannowbegintoreadthenewlinebyslowlyturninghishead.Thebeliefthatthisheadmovementaidsreadingispurenonsense.Eyemusclesarequitecapableofshiftingtheeyesfromwordtoword,andtheyneednohelpfromneckmuscles.

Oftenstudentsarequiteunawarethattheyaremovingtheirheadswhilereadingandtheyneedtoberemindedbytheteachernottodoit.

VOCALIZATION

Vocalizationisanotherfault.Somepoorreadersthinkitnecessarytopronouncealoudeachwordasitisread.Usuallythispronunciationisquitesoft,sothatthestudentismorewhisperingtohimselfthanactuallyreadingaloud,buteventhisisveryundesirable.Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereadingspeedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearlytwiceasfastastheirspeaking.Usuallythisfaultcanbeeliminatedinolderstudentsbytheirownconsciouseffort,possiblywiththeaidofafewremindersfromtheteacher.

Vocalizationbybeginningreadersisacommonfault;afterareaderreachessomematurityitbecomesveryundesirable.

Vocalizationtakesvariousmodifiedforms.Sometimesareaderwillmerelymovehislipssoundlessly.Atothertimeshemaymaketongueorthroatmovementswithoutlipmovement.Stirotherreaderswillhaveactivitygoingonintheirvocalcords,whichcanbedetectedbythestudentifheplaceshisfingersalongsidehisvocalcordsinthethroatwhileheisreading.Vocalcordvibrationcanbefeltwiththefingersquiteeasily.Liketruevocalization,theseminorpartsof"subvocalization"—lipmovement,tongueorthroatmovementandvocalcordmovement—canbestoppedbyconsciouseffortofthestudent.

SUBVOCALIZATION

Subvocalizationisthemostdifficultofalltypesofvocalization.Insubvocalizationthereisnobodymovement.Thelips,tongueorvocalcordsdonotmove.Butaninnertypeofspeechpersists:withinthestudent'smindheissayingeachwordtohimself,clearlyprono

A.YB.NC.NG

19.(9)

20.

Therearemoregrindsinmilitarycollegesthaninothercolleges.

A.YB.NC.NG

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

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：M：Ineedastampforthispostcard.It'sgoingtoArkansas.AndalsoI'dliketosendthispackage．

W:Hereisyourstamp，butyouhavetotakethepackagetothenextwindow．

Q：Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

(12)

A.Atabank.

B.Atatravelagency.

C.Atapostoffice.

D.Atanairport.

22.(22)

A.Heusedtosharehishouseopenlywiththestrangestcreatures.

B.Guestswhocametodinnerhadtobepreparedforamostunusualmenu.

C.Onceheeventriedtomakesoupfromelephant'strunk.

D.Aboveall.

23.聽力原文：Duringthepastdecade,therehasbeenamultifoldincreaseinviolentcrimesthroughouttheworld.Notonlyhastherebeenafrighteningincreaseofmurdersandrapes,butchancesofbeingattackedandrobbedhavegrownsothattheelderlyavoidleavingheirapartments.

Theexactcauseofthishorrifyingdevelopmenthasnotbeenfound.SomesociologistsfeelthatthegrowthofcrimeonTVisrelatedwiththegrowthofviolenceonourstreets.Othersblametheconstantthreatofcompletedestructionfromnuclearexplosives.Iftheworldisgoingtobeblownup,whynotenjoyyourselffully!

Regardlessofthecauseorcauses,afundamentalchangeinattitudeamongpeopleiseasytosee.Yearsback,theoldsaying"Practicewhatyoupreach"wasaprevalentone.Peoplehadmoralstandardsthattheycouldfollow:peoplewereconcernedabouttheirfellowhumanbeings.

Today',peoplehavebecome"I-centered'.Theyaremoreinterestedinachievingimmediate,selfishpleasures.Thebestadvicetheycangiveintherareinstanceswhentheydois"DowhatIsay,notwhatIdo".Theyaresaying,"Therearemoralprinciplestofollowifyouwantto,butdon'tusemeasaguidesinceInolongerfollowthem."

ThemajordifferencethatIseeinthequotationspointsoutthetragicchangeinourmoralityandsocialways.Untilpeopleoncemorelearntoreplace"I'with"we",weshallcontinuetomovetowarddestructiveself-centeredness.

(33)

A.Thepopulationofelderlypeople.

B.Nuclearweapon.

C.Violenceincrime.

D.Livingstandards.

24.【B6】

25.聽力原文：W:Ok.Thiswillbemytreat.

M:Oh,no,youdon't.

W,Allright,then,we'llgoDutch.

M:Nexttime.Thistimeyouaremyguest.

W:Oh,it'ssonicetohavelunchwithsuchaprosperousgentleman.

M:Thankyou.Look,oneemptysmalltablebythatbigpicturewindowoverthere.Let'sgogetit.

W:Ah,thisisaprettyspot.Youcanseethepeoplepassingbywhileyoueat.

M:Andtheycanseeyoueatwhiletheypassandthat'saprettypicturetoo.

W:Younotonlycoinaneatphrase,butturnagirl'sheadalso.Isthistheonlytypeplaceforlunch?

M:Therearesomelunchcounters,buttheyserveonlyafewspecialties.

W:Whycan'tyoueatlunchinarestaurant?

M:Well,youcan,buttheserviceisn'tasfast.Mostpeopleonlyhavehalfanhourtoonehourforlunch.Thetimeistooshortforthemtoeatinarestaurantortorunbackandforthfromhometoschooloroffice,becausethecitiesaretoobig.

W:Sotheyeatquicklyatthelunchcounters?

M:Right.Lunchisnormallyalightmealanyway.Workersmusteithertakelunchwiththemorgetitneartheplacewheretheywork.

W:Whataboutthechildren?

M:Kidsinschooltakesandwiches,fruitandcookiesalongwiththemoreatinschoolcafeterias.

W:Thisisdelicious.IfallthefoodtastesasgoodasthisIwon'tmissourownfoodtoomuch.IlikeAmericanfood!

M:I'mgladyouenjoyit.Areyoudone?

W:I'mfull.

M:Areyousure?Youcangetseconds.

W:I'mpositivelyfull.Ihavenomoreroom.Wow,thiswilllastmeforaweek.Thankyouverymuch.

M:Don'tmentionit.

(23)

A.Theman.

B.Thewoman.

C.Theypayfortheirowndinnerrespectively.

D.Someoneelse.

26.(26)

A.Enoughfoodforaweek.

B.Asleepingbagandaraincoat.

C.Hikingbootsandbathingsuit.

D.Acampingtent.

27.聽力原文：M:Whattimeisit?Idon'thavemywatchwithme.

W:Mywatchhasstopped.Imusthaveforgottentowinditlastnight.Let'saskMaryoverthere.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

(17)

A.Windingthewatch.

B.Stoppingthewatch.

C.Settingthewatchbytheradio.

D.AskingMaryaboutthetime.

28.(34)

A.Itisinterestingandexciting.

B.Itisperfectwithoutanylimitations.

C.Itissupportedbythegovernment.

D.Itsconclusioncanbeuniversallyaccepted.

29.【B8】

30.聽力原文：W:Haveyougotthenewsthatthemanagerwillbetransferredtotheheadquartersofourcompany?

M:Really?Whowillbeournewmanager?

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

(14)

A.Wherethemanagerisnow.

B.Whowillbehisnewmanager.

C.Whetherhismanagerisiii.

D.Whenthemanagerwillgototheheadquarters.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.WhenmentioningtheattitudeofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,someuniversitiesworry______.

A.thefutureorientationofuniversities

B.thefinancialproblemsofuniversities

C.theinfluenceofgovernment'spolicyonuniversities

D.thepurityofuniversitiesinitsfieldofacademeresearch

32.SectionB

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

Asimpledefinitionforasocialnetworkisthecirclesofpeopleyouknow.Therearecirclesofyourclosefriends,othersincludeyourfamily,andyetothersareofyouracquaintancesfromchurch,yourjob,orcommunitylife.TheInternetoffersyetanotheropportunityfordevelopingasocialnetworkwithpeoplewhosharesomethingincommonwithyoubutwhosepathsyouwouldn'thavenecessarilycrossedbecausetheyresideinotherstatesorcountries.

SocialnetworkingontheInternettookoffinpopularityseveralyearsago.Nowthereareover200siteswhereyoucanmakenewfriends,findadate,exchangephotosormakenewbusinessconnections.

ExamplesofsomepopularsitesontheInternetincludeMySpace＠AE,FaceBookandLinkedin＠AE.AtMySpaceyoucancreateaprivatecommunitytosharephotosandinterestswithyournetworkoffriendsorfamilymembers.It'sbecomingverypopularwiththehighschoolandcollege-agedset,butthenumberofolderadultsparticipatingonMySpace＠AEisgrowingrapidly.FaceBookhasbecomeverypopularwithanyonewhohasavalidemailaddressfromaregisteredcompany,andisespeciallypopularwiththecollegecrowd.LinkedIn＠AEisagoodexampleofabusinessnetworkingsitewhereyourprofile(人物簡(jiǎn)介)ismorelikearesumewithafocusonworkexperienceandskillsetssuchasengineeringormarketing.

Althoughmanyofthesesocialnetworkingsitesallowyoutoaddpicturesandpersonalinformationtoattractnewfriends,it'sveryimportantthatyouremembertostaysafeontheInternet.Likeanyotherpublicplace,youneedtobeprotectiveofyourpersonalinformationwhenyou'revisitingsitesontheInternet,andtherearesomebitsofpersonaldatathatyoushouldnotshareorhaveeasilyaccessibleonasocialwebsite.

Theobviousinformationnottopubliclyrevealisyouractualaddressandphonenumber.Inmanycasesyoumaynotevenwanttoprovideyouremailaddress.It'snotwisetofillinanyform.withyourexactbirthday,thetruecitywhereyouwerebornoryourmother'sfamilyname.Thereareallthetypesofinformationusedbybanksandcreditcardcompaniestoverify(驗(yàn)證)youridentify.Acleverthiefwilltroll(翻轉(zhuǎn))socialsitesgatheringthissortofinformationinordertostealanidentity.So,bemindfulwhenyoujoinasocialnetworkingsitethatnoteveryonewhocontactsyouisatrustworthyindividual.

Ifyou'reinterestedingivingsocialnetworkingatry,browseasiteyouwanttojoinasa"guest"forawhileorasksomeofyourfriendswhatsitestheybelongto.Filloutonlytheminimalprofileinformationwhenyoufirstjoin.Youcanalwaysaddmoredatalaterwhenyou'vebecomecomfortablewiththesocialinteractionyouhaveonthatsite.Alsoremembertoremoveinformationfromyourprofilewhenyouleaveasitetowhichyoudon'tintendtoreturn.

What'sthemainpointofthispassage?

A.HumanbeingsaretryingtofindapowerfulandsecurewaytocommunicatethroughInternet.

B.Socialnetworkingletsthehumanbeingscommunicatewithfriendsonlineeasilyandperfectly.

C.Socialnetworkingprovidesusamoreconvenientwaytocommunicatewithpeopleonline.

D.HumanbeingsarespendingmoretimecommunicatingthroughInternetratherthantalkinginreallife.

33.

Whichofthefollowing,statementsistrueaboutdescriptivestatistics?

A.Itcombinesquantitativevariablesandqualitativevariables,

B.Itcanbeusedtodealwithonlyquantitativevariables

C.Ithelpstosummarizepropertiesofagroupofdata.

D.Ithelpstomakepredictionsusingasampleofobservations.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S4】

35.【S10】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.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】

38.

【S6】

39.【S3】

參考答案

1.Interest-orientedorHealth-orientedSports(1)Studentsrushtotheplaygroundwithdifferentpurposes.Someareinterest-orientedandsportsforthemaresourcesforfunOtherparticipants(2)paymoreattentiontotheirhealthycondition.Somestudents(3)concentratingoninterest-orientedsportsclaimthatiftheydon'tfocusontheirinterestinsportstheycannot(4)benefitalotfromsports.That'stosaywithoutinteresttheyarenotwiltingtodosports.(5)Howeverotherstudentsbelievethatdoingsportsisforhealth.(6)Foronethingsportshavevariousfunctionsandoneofthemostmeaningfulistomakeyoustrongerandtrainyourwillpower.Higherstudyefficiency(7)originatesfromasoundbodyaclearandquickmindandthespiritofperseverance.(6)Foranotherinterest-orientedandunplannedsportsmayoccasionallyexhauststrengthandunderminehealth.(8)Iprefertotakepartinsportsbothtomytasteandofbenefitstomyhealth.Suchsportswould(9)ineverysenseentertainmyself(10)freshenupmymindandmakemestrongandenergetic.Interest-orientedorHealth-orientedSports(1)Studentsrushtotheplaygroundwithdifferentpurposes.Someareinterest-oriented,andsportsforthemaresourcesforfunOtherparticipants(2)paymoreattentiontotheirhealthycondition.Somestudents,(3)concentratingoninterest-orientedsports,claimthatiftheydon'tfocusontheirinterestinsports,theycannot(4)benefitalotfromsports.That'stosay,withoutinteresttheyarenotwiltingtodosports.(5)However,otherstudentsbelievethatdoingsportsisforhealth.(6)Foronething,sportshavevariousfunctions,andoneofthemostmeaningfulistomakeyoustrongerandtrainyourwillpower.Higherstudyefficiency(7)originatesfromasoundbody,aclearandquickmind,andthespiritofperseverance.(6)Foranother,interest-orientedandunplannedsportsmayoccasionallyexhauststrengthandunderminehealth.(8)Iprefertotakepartinsportsbothtomytasteandofbenefitstomyhealth.Suchsportswould(9)ineverysenseentertainmyself,(10)freshenupmymindandmakemestrongandenergetic.解析：本題要求寫一篇對(duì)比選擇型議論文。“運(yùn)動(dòng)是為了興趣還是為了健康”是所有大學(xué)生都非常熟悉的話題，與他們密切相關(guān)，很容易拓展內(nèi)容。注意用詞的準(zhǔn)確性和句式的變換。

[思路]第一段說明學(xué)生的運(yùn)動(dòng)目的各有不同；

第二段詳細(xì)陳述兩種不同的觀點(diǎn)；

第三段提出自己的觀點(diǎn)：運(yùn)動(dòng)既要有興趣還要兼顧健康。

2.InternetInternethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.Ithasbroughtuslotsofbenefitswhitemakingsomeseriousproblems.InternethasenabledustodomanythingsmoreeasilyandquiInternetInternethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.Ithasbroughtuslotsofbenefitswhitemakingsomeseriousproblems.Internethasenabledustodomanythingsmoreeasilyandqui

3.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.InconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

4.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighlycontroversialissueathomeanda-broad.InsomenorthernEuropeancountriesitislegalized.NowithasbecomeahottopicagainiiiourcountrybecauseanShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighlycontroversialissueathomeanda-broad.InsomenorthernEuropeancountriesitislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagainiiiourcountrybecausean

5.October232005DearMr.MajorAsacitizenofourcityIamverymuchconcernwiththeengravingproblemofairpollutioninourcity.Especiallyinrecentyearwiththerapiddevelopmentofeconomyairqualityinourcityisrapidlydeteriorating.Accordingtomyinvestigationtherearetwomajorsourcesofpollution.Themostseriouspollutioniscausedbyvehicles.Asmoreandmorevehiclessuchascarsbusestrucksandmotorbicyclesarerunninginthecitytheyhavebeenpollutingtheair.Toalleviatethisproblemthemunicipalgovernmentshouldmakerulestoenoughthepopularizationofenvironment-friendlycatandgasoline.Thesecondsourceofairpollutionisfromconstructionsites.MostoftheconstructionsitestakenomeasurestocontrolthedirtydustandtheareasnearbyareblanketedwiththickdustTherefore;regulationsshouldbemadetoforcetheconstructorstoregulatetheiroperationssoastoreducedust.WithallthemeasuresandregulationsandwiththejointeffortsofallthecitizensIamveryoptimisticthatwewillhavefreshandclearairsoon.Ialsoavailmyselfofthislettertocalluponallcitizenstotakepartinthecampaignagainstairpollutioninourcity.SincerelyyoursDavidZhaoOctober23,2005DearMr.Major,Asacitizenofourcity,Iamverymuchconcernwiththeengravingproblemofairpollutioninourcity.Especiallyinrecentyear,withtherapiddevelopmentofeconomy,airqualityinourcityisrapidlydeteriorating.Accordingtomyinvestigation,therearetwomajorsourcesofpollution.Themostseriouspollutioniscausedbyvehicles.Asmoreandmorevehiclessuchascars,buses,trucks,andmotorbicyclesarerunninginthecity,theyhavebeenpollutingtheair.Toalleviatethisproblem,themunicipalgovernmentshouldmakerulestoenoughthepopularizationofenvironment-friendlycatandgasoline.Thesecondsourceofairpollutionisfromconstructionsites.Mostoftheconstructionsitestakenomeasurestocontrolthedirtydustandtheareasnearbyareblanketedwiththickdust,Therefore;regulationsshouldbemadetoforcetheconstructorstoregulatetheiroperationssoastoreducedust.Withallthemeasuresandregulations,andwiththejointeffortsofallthecitizens,Iamveryoptimisticthatwewillhavefreshandclearairsoon.Ialsoavailmyselfofthislettertocalluponallcitizenstotakepartinthecampaignagainstairpollutioninourcity.Sincerelyyours,DavidZhao

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