2021年遼寧省盤錦市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)

（2021年）遼寧省盤錦市大學(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、l.Writing（10題）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicEducationGapContributestoWealthGap.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.兩幅圖所示為我國1984年，1994年，2004年城鄉(xiāng)知識差距及收入

差距的情況，請描述其變化；

2.請說明發(fā)生這些變化的原因及影響（可從城鄉(xiāng)經(jīng)濟、就業(yè)、文化等方

面加以說明）；

3.你認為目前應(yīng)如何縮小城鄉(xiāng)之間這種差距。

■城市人口不同文化修廢的人

群所占比例

■農(nóng)村人口不同文化慳宸的人

群所占比例

?城市收入

■農(nóng)林收入

EducationGapContributestoWealthGap

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofHowISpendMySummerVacation,describinghowyou

spendoneofyoursummervacationsinthecountryside.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:Situation:

Studentshavedifferentwaystospendtheirsummervacations,andyoudecide

totakeyoursummervacationwithyourfamilyinthecountryside.Your

feelingisquitedifferentfromthatinthecity,soyouthinkaboutitdeeply.

3.1.假如你是李靜，你想向校長申請參加西部大開發(fā)，你要給校長寫一

封信，信的內(nèi)容包括：

1.表達自己想要參加西部大開發(fā)的愿望；

2.簡要說明自己的理由。

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofChildrenObesity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

outlinegivenbelow.

1,學(xué)生的肥胖問題日益嚴(yán)重

2.這一現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因

3.你認為應(yīng)如何改變這一現(xiàn)象

ChildrenObesity

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicSay"Thanks"toParents.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.很多大學(xué)生從未對父母的養(yǎng)育之恩道過謝

2.請詳細說明其中的原因

3你的算法Say"Thanks"toParents

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIs

aDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前社會存在著迷信文憑的現(xiàn)象

2.造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因

3.我對此的觀點

IsaDiplomaEverything?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:PreciousWater.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.舉例說明水對人類的重要性

2.舉例說明我國所面臨的水資源問題

3.為了生存和發(fā)展人們要……

PreciousWater

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.

SupposeyouareLiMing.WritealettertoMartha,ateacherofyoursinthe

seniorhighschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlines

givenbelow:

1.得知老師要來倫敦訪問非常高興；

2.介紹自己的學(xué)習(xí)和生活；

3.希望能帶老師參觀倫敦。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshould

writeatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(givenin

Chinese)below.

L上大學(xué)的費用(tuitionandfees)可以通過多處途徑解決

2.哪種途徑適合于我(說明理由)

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人贊成提高退休年齡

2.有人則反對

3.你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

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

11.

UnlikeMuir,Pinchotwasmuchmoreconcernedwiththeuseofnatural

resourcesto.

12.

Humanbeingistheonlyspeciesthatunderstandstheconceptofrisk,sowe

canavoidexposingourselvestorealdangers.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.ThesurveyoftheJosephsonInstituterevealedin2008that.

A.moststudentspassedtheexaminationsbycheating

B.fewstudentsrealizedtheharmofdeceiving

C.lyinghadbecomeahabitofmanystudents

D.cheatingwasspreadingunrestrainedlyinschools

14.Visawillintroduceanew"waveandpay"cardinLondonfor

purchases.

A.under$25B.under￡10C.abroadD.intraveling

15.

Menviewtalkasameansto.

16.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

Thinkout-of-the-box

Britishphysician,author,inventor,andconsultantEdwarddeBonohashada

majorimpactonthewaywethinkandparticularlyinthefieldofcreativity.

Hecoinedthephrase"lateralthinking"（水平思考）whichinvolves

approachingproblemsfromdiverse,unexpectedanglesandfromdifferent

perspectives.Dr.deBonomeanttodifferentiatelateralthinking-inwhich

youpushthemindtomakesuddenturns-fromverticalthinking,whichis

logicalandsequentialthinking.

Lateralthinkingcanbelearned,andDr.deBonohascreatedseveral

techniquestohelpyouapplylateralthinkingtoproblemsolvingandidea

generation.Someofthesearethefollowing:thinkofasmanydifferent

alternativesforsolvingaproblemasyoupossiblycan;challengeany

assumptionsyoumayhaveaboutyourproblem;andinsertrandomelements

whichwillencourageyoutolookattheproblemfromadifferentand

unexpectedperspective.

Challengeyourassumptions

Assumptionsarementalshortcuts:weassumethatasituationwe'refacingis

likeothersituationswe'veencounteredbefore,andthatwhatworkedthenwill

workonceagain.Infact,themoreexperiencedweareinaparticulararea,the

morelikelyweareIobringlotsofbaggagetotheproblem,whichcaninhibit

usfromfindingnovelandcreativesolutions.

Inordertochallengeyourassumptions,writedownallofthedominantideas

thatapplytoaparticularsituationandthendeliberatelychallengethem.List

alloftheassumptionsthatyou'remakingandnexttoeachonewriteacounter-

assumption——notnecessarilyitsnegation,butitsopposite.

Onceyoudroppreconceivednotionsyou'remorelikelytofindbetter

solutions.Oneapproach-suggestedbyJurgenWolffonhisblogTimeto

Writeistopretendthatyou'reaMartian（火星人）thathasjustlandedonearth

andisseeingthingsonthisplanetforthefirsttime.Thiswouldputyouina

positionofquestioningeverything,seeingyourproblemorsituationwith

completelyfresheyes,andtakingnothingforgranted.

introducerandomelements

Selectingarandomelementthathasabsolutelynoconnectiontotheproblem

athandprovidesanunexpectedentrypointtotheproblemsothatyoucan

faceitfromauniqueangle.I'vementionedusingarandomwordasaninitial

stimulusonthisblogbefore.DeBonoexplainsthatthebrainissogoodat

makingconnectionsthatitwillfindawaytoconnecttherandomwordtothe

problemathand,nomatterhowremotethewordmayseem.

Takeawordfromarandomwordgenerator-oropenthedictionarytoa

randompageandselectaword-extractitsunderlyingprinciples,andthen

applythemtoyourproblem.Becarefulnottodiscardaspecificwordbecause

yousimplyconcludethatit'sofnouseandthengettinganotherwordinstead.

Ifyoudothisyou'reprobablyjustlookingforawordthatwouldneatlyfitthe

problemyou'retryingtosolve.Insteadofaword,youcanalsouseapicture

astherandomelementorevenanobject.

Inaddition,therandomelementthatyouintroducecanbea"falserule".

Basically,youtakearule,quote,ideaorsuggestionfromsomewhereelseand

applyittoyourownsituation.

Howdoesapplyingthe"falserule"toyourproblemmakeyouseeit

differently?Whatnewelementsdoesitintroduce?Howdoesitshiftyourperc

A.Thedefinitionofcreativity.

B.TheachievementsofEdwarddeBono.

C.Theintroductionofthelateralthinkingtheory.

D.Thedifferencebetweenlateralthinkingandverticalthinking.

17.

Thewebwilljustbeanintegralpartoflife,itwillbeareflextoturntothe

webforshopping,education,entertainmentand.

18.

ThetraditionalideainEurope,Americaandelsewhereisthateggsarelaidby

duringEasternight.

19.

TheUnitedStatesintendedtounitetheArabworldtocontroltheoiland

strategiczonesintheMiddleEast.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.ScientistsWorryMachinesMayOutsmartMan

Arobotthatcanopendoorsandfindelectricaloutletstorechargeitself.

Computervirusesthatnoonecanstop,"Predator"fighters,which,thoughstill

controlledremotelybyhumans,comeclosetoamachinethatcankill

autonomously.

Impressedandalarmedbyadvancesinartificialintelligence,agroupof

computerscientistsisdebatingwhetherthereshouldbelimitsonresearchthat

mightleadtolossofhumancontrolovercomputer-basedsystemsthatcarry

agrowingshareofsociety'sworkload,fromwagingwartochattingwith

customersonthephone.

Theirconcernisthatfurtheradvancescouldcreateprofoundsocial

disruptionsandevenhavedangerousconsequences.

Asexamples,thescientistspointedtoanumberoftechnologiesasdiverseas

experimentalmedicalsystemsthatinteractwithpatientstosimulatesympathy,

andcomputerwormsandvirusesthatdefyextermination（消滅）andcould

thusbesaidtohavereacheda"cockroach"stageofmachineintelligence.

WhilethecomputerscientistsagreedthatwearealongwayfromHal,the

computerthattookoverthespaceshipin"2001:ASpaceOdyssey,"theysaid

therewaslegitimateconcernthattechnologicalprogresswouldtransform,the

workforcebydestroyingawideningrangeofjobs,aswellasforcehumans

tolearntolivewithmachinesthatincreasinglycopyhumanbehaviors.

Theresearchers-leadingcomputerscientists,artificialintelligence

researchersandroboticistswhometattheAsilomarConferenceGroundson

MontereyBayinCalifornia-generallydismissedthepossibilityofhighly

centralizedsuperintelligencesandtheideathatintelligencemightspring

spontaneouslyfromtheInternet.Buttheyagreedthatrobotsthatcankill

autonomouslyareeitheralreadyhereorwillbesoon.

Theyfocusedparticularattentiononthespecterthatcriminalscouldexploit

artificialintelligencesystemsassoonastheyweredeveloped.Whatcoulda

criminaldowithaspeechsynthesissystemthatcoulddisguiseasahuman

being?Whathappensifartificialintelligencetechnologyisusedtomine

personalinformationfromsmartphones?

Theresearchersalsodiscussedpossiblethreatstohumanjobs,likeself-

drivingcars,softwarebasedpersonalassistantsandservicerobotsinthehome.

Justlastmonth,aservicerobotdevelopedbyWillowGarageinSiliconValley

proveditcouldnavigatetherealworld.

Areportfromtheconference,whichtookplaceinprivateonFeb.25,istobe

issuedlaterthisyear.Someattendeesdiscussedthemeetingforthefirsttime

withotherscientiststhismonthandininterviews.

TheconferencewasorganizedbytheAssociationfortheAdvancementof

ArtificialIntelligence（A.A.A.I.）,andinchoosingAsilomarforthe

discussions,thegrouppurposefullyevokedalandmarkevent（里程碑式事

件）inthehistoryofscience.In1975,theworld'sleadingbiologistsalsomet

atAsilomartodiscussthenewabilitytoreshapelifebyswappinggenetic

materialamongorganisms.Concernedaboutpossiblebiohazardsandethical

questions,scientistshadhaltedcertainexperiments.Theconferenceledto

guidelinesforrecombinantDNAresearch,enablingexperimentationto

continue.

ThemeetingonthefutureofartificialintelligencewasorganizedbyEric

Horvitz,aMicrosoftresearcherwhoisnowpresidentoftheassociation.

Dr.Horvitzsaidhebelievedcomputerscientistsmustrespondtothenotions

ofsuperintelligentmachinesandartificialintelligencesystemsrunamok(橫

行).

Theideaofan"intelligenceexplosion"inwhichsmartmachineswoulddesign

evenmoreintelligentmachineswasproposedbythemathematicianI.J.Good

in1965.Later,inlecturesandsciencefictionnovels,thecomputerscientist

VernorVingepopularizedthenotionof

A.robotsforciviluse

B.militarycomputers

C.artificialintelligence

D.biochemicalweapons

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.(28)

Althasbecomeaclumsygiant.

B.Thecityhassufferedfromlong-timefamine.

C.Therewasepidemicdiseasethattime.

D.Ithasbeensetonfire.

22.聽力原文：Wewalkedinsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn'teven

lifthereyesfromthebook.MumpointedatabigchairbythedoorandIknew

shewantedmetositdown.While1watched,mouthopeninsurprise,Mum

tookoffherhatandcoatandgavethemtometohold.Shewalkedquietlyto

thesmallroombytheliftandtookoutawetmop.Shepushedthemoppast

thedeskandasthenurselookedup,Mumnoddedandsaid,"Verydirty

floors.""Yes.I'mgladthey'vefinallydecidedtocleanthem,"thenurse

answered.ShelookedatMumstrangelyandsaid,"Butaren'tyouworking

late?"Mumjustpushedharder,eachpushofthemoptakingherfurtherand

furtherdownthehall.Iwatcheduntilshewasoutofsightandthenursehad

turnedbacktowritinginthebigbook.Afteralongtime,Mumcameback.

Hereyeswereshining.Shequicklyputthemopbackandtookmyhand.As

weturnedtogooutofthedoor,Mumnoddedpolitelytothenurseandsaid,

"Thankyou."Outside,Mumtoldme:"Dagmarisfine.Nofever.""Yousaw

her,Mum?""Ofcourse,Itoldheraboutthehospitalrules,andshewillnot

expectusuntiltomorrow.Dadwillstopworryingaswell.It'safinehospital.

Butsuchfloors!Amopisnogood.Youneedabrush."

(30)-

A.Nurse.B.Visitor.C.Patient.D.Cleaner.

23.(22)

A.Launchanewpromotioncampaign.

B.Targetthe46to55year-oldagegroup.

C.Producemoreathleticshoes.

D.Sellthefitnessapparatus.

24.(26)

A.9.B.10.C.11.D.12.

25.聽力原文：EversincePhiloT.Farnsworthassembledthefirsttelevision

setinhisIndianagaragein1927,thebasictechnologicalprinciplesfor

bringingelectronicpicturesintothehomehaveremainedthesame.There

havebeenonlytwomajorchangesinthewayTVsetswork:theintroduction

ofcolorin1954,andtheshiftfromtubestotransistorsinthe1970s.

Nowaradicalchangeisabouttotakeplace.Digitaltelevision-whichusesa

differentmethodofsignaltransmissionwillsignificantlyalterthewayfuture

televisionsetswilllookandperform.

Thedigitalset,alreadyonsaleinEuropeandscheduledtobeintroducedin

theUnitedStatesthisfall,isacrossbetweenacomputerterminalandaTV

set.Althoughthedifferencesitwillbringmaynotbedramatic,itsimproved

qualitywillbeincreasinglyappreciated,aszoomeffects,stereosound,and

freeze-frame,viewsofliveshowsbecomecommonplace.DigitalTV

promisestogiveviewersaclearer,moreconsistentpicturethanhasbeen

availablesofar.

(30)

A.Inthelater1920s.

B.Inthemid-1950s.

C.Inthe1970s.

D.Inthemid-1980s.

26.聽力原文：M:Ihavetoomanycoursesthissemester.I'mgoingtohave

todroponeofthem

W:Inordertodothatyouhavetogothroughtheproperchannels.

Q:Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?

(14)一

A.WatchTV.

B.Goforaswim.

C.Makebetteruseoftime.

D.Followtheofficialprocedure.

27.

[B9]

28.聽力原文：M:Whatwouldyoudoifyouheardastrangenoiseinthe

middleofthenight?

W:I'dlieawakealittlewhile,waitingtoseeifithappenedagain.Andifit

did,I'dgetup.

Q:Howwouldyoudescribethewoman?

(14)

A.Cowardly.B.Anxious.C.Lazy.D.Courageous.

29.[Bl]

30.(32)

A.Theycanmakethemrich.

B.Theyneedmorepeopletoworkforthem.

C.Theyneedtheirmoneytodobusiness.

D.Somepeoplewinandsomelose.

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

31.

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32.Popularideologicalassumptionsaboutsocietychangewiththedecades,as

wellaswiththeenlargementofknowledge.Theanalysisofthehumangenetic

codepublishedlastweekdemonstratesthathumans,geneticallyspeaking,axe

onlytwiceascomplicatedasthefruitfly,andamongthem-selvesshare99.9

percentoftheirgenes.

Cultureandnurturecountinmakinguswhatweturnouttobe,althoughthat

willperhapscomeasnogreatsurprisetothoseoutsidethecloseworldof

academictheory.

Thispartoftherediscoveryofthewheel,sincebeforepositivismlargelytook

overthesocialsciencesinAmericanuniversitiesinthe1950s,itwasgenerally

assumedbyprofessors.Aswellaslaymen,thatculturehadagreatdealtodo

withhowmaterialcivilizationdeveloped.Transcendentalistphilosophers

thoughtschoolingandrigorousbooklearningputunnaturalrestraintson

children:"Weareshutupinschoolsandcollegerecitationroomsfor10or15

yearsandcomeoutatlastwithabellyfulofwordsanddonotknowathing.'

Thatargument,however,reliedonhistoricalevidenceandreasoning,which

hadcometobeconsidered"soft"knowledge—unscientific,subjective,itself

culture-bound-and,evenmorerecently,asaself-servingtaletoldbywhite

maleparentinordertooppresstherest.

Tosuggestthatmodernliberalcivilization,scienceandtechnologyemerged

inWesternEuropebecauseofaparticularculturaldevelopmentlinkedtothe

assumptions,valuesandphilosophiesofclassicalGreeceandRome,the

JewishandChristianreligions,andtheideasoftheEuropeanRenaissanceand

Enlightenment,wasthoughttoputdownothercivilizationswheresuch

developmenthadnottakenplace.

Thisnotion,"popularearlyinthe20thcentury",accordingtoaNewYork

Timesreportonthematter,isnow"unsettlingscholarsandpolicymakers",

sinceit"challengestheassumptionsofmarketeconomistsandliberal

thinkers".Thesearenearlyail,tosomedegree,economicdeterminists.

Thematterisofpracticalconcerninmakingpolicy.Taketheworstcase:the

problemofcontemporaryAfrica.

Untilthe1950s,Africawasgenerallyconsideredtobearegionofpre-modem

cultures,developedamongavarietyofpeoplesoriginallypracticingsimple

agriculture,orhuntingandgathering.Somecultureswereofgreatartistic

complexity;ailhadcomplexcodesofvalueandceremony;somewerequite

advancedpolitically,resemblinginmanyrespectsEuropeanfeudalism（滅亡）,

butallwerewithoutwrittenlanguagesorwrittenknowledge.

Whatwaspossiblyassumedabouthumansandthefruitflyinthepast?

A.Theywereequallycomplicatedintermsofgene.

B.Humansweremuchmoregeneticallycomplicatedthanthefruitfly,

geneticallyspeaking.

C.Humansweretwiceascomplicatedasthefruitflyingene.

D.Thefruitflywaslessstablythanhumansinthestructureofgenes.

33.

ThefiguresabouttheUS,EuropeandJapaninPara.3showthatfrom2001

A.workers'wagesinJapankeepdecreasing

B.workers'wagesintheUSincreasefasterthantheprofits

C.workers'shareofnationalincomeinWesternEuropehasbeendropping

D.workers'wagesinthesecountriestakeasmallerportionofthenational

income

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

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參考答案

1.EducationGapContributestoWealthGapFromthefirstchartwelearnthat

China'sruralareashaveafarlowerproportionofresidentswithhigher

educationlevelsthanChina'surbanareasdo.InparticularthereareEducation

GapContributestoWealthGapFromthefirstchart,welearnthatChina's

ruralareashaveafarlowerproportionofresidentswithhighereducation

levelsthanChina'surbanareasdo.Inparticular,thereare

2.HowISpendMySummerVacationOursummervacationbeginsonJuly

15thandlastsnearlytwomonths.Consideringthatmybrainneedsrestafter

aperiodofhardworkItogetherwithmyfamilywenttoourcountrysidea

verysmallfarmhousehandeddownfromourforefatherstospendthesummer.

Obviouslylifeinthecountryisverydifferentfromthatinthecity.Earlyin

themorningItookastrollalongthefieldside.Theairwasfreshandpure.

WithadogfollowingsometimesIranaraceinthemeadowscoveredwithtall

grass.SometimesIclimbedupthehilltoseethesunslowlyyetsteadily

emergingoutoftheeasternhorizon.Thebirdsalsoseemedtohaveawakened

fromtheirdreamstwitteringrestlesslyamongthebushes.Inorderto

appreciatethequietnessofthecountryIgavemyselfentirelytonaturewitha

lightheartandahappymind.SometimesintheafternoonIincompanywith

mycousinstookarodandwenttotherivertofish.Itmadethehousehold

happywhentheysawmereturningwithabasketfulofbigfreshfish.When

nightcameIwouldsitatthedoorandtellthemostmarvelousandinteresting

storiestomycousinswholistenedtothetaleofwonderwithopeneyesand

mouths.IwishIcouldenjoysuchcalmpureandbeautifulrurallife

forever.HowISpendMySummerVacationOursummervacationbeginson

July15thandlastsnearlytwomonths.Consideringthatmybrainneedsrest

afteraperiodofhardwork,I,togetherwithmyfamily,wenttoour

countryside,averysmallfarmhousehandeddownfromourforefathers,to

spendthesummer.Obviously,lifeinthecountryisverydifferentfromthatin

thecity.EarlyinthemorningItookastrollalongthefieldside.Theairwas

freshandpure.Withadogfollowing,sometimesIranaraceinthemeadows

coveredwithtallgrass.SometimesIclimbedupthehilltoseethesunslowly

yetsteadilyemergingoutoftheeasternhorizon.Thebirdsalsoseemedto

haveawakenedfromtheirdreams,twitteringrestlesslyamongthebushes.In

ordertoappreciatethequietnessofthecountry,Igavemyselfentirelyto

nature,withalightheartandahappymind.Sometimesintheafternoon,I,in

companywithmycousins,tookarodandwenttotherivertofish.Itmade

thehouseholdhappywhentheysawmereturningwithabasketfulofbigfresh

fish.Whennightcame,Iwouldsitatthedoorandtellthemostmarvelousand

interestingstoriestomycousins,wholistenedtothetaleofwonderwithopen

eyesandmouths.IwishIcouldenjoysuchcalm,pureandbeautifulrurallife

forever.

3.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'ma

seniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-

WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteerto

gototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobea

volunteerbutthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.FirstofallIamfrom

theWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What's

moretheWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestilllivein

poverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.

LastbutnotleastIplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.

TobeexacttopopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermost

inmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLi

JingDearPresident,I'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,andI'm

aseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeof

Go-WestCampaign,Iwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobea

volunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesireto

beavolunteer,butthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.Firstofall,Iam

fromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.

What'smore,theWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestilllive

inpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentofthe

West.Lastbutnotleast,IplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityinto

practice.Tobeexact,topopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestisthe

uppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerely

yours,LiJing

4.ChildrenObesityChinaissuper-sizingitschildrenasfastasitseconomy

promptingfearsofobesitycrisis.Today8%of10-to12-year-oldsinChina's

citiesareconsideredobeseandanadditional15%areoverweightaccording

toEducationMinistrydata.Chinahasenteredtheeraofobesityandthespeed

ofgrowthisshocking.Agenerationofeconomicexpansionhasproduced

higherlivingstandardsandallowedChinesefamiliestoputmorefoodonthe

table;once-scarcemeatanddairyproductsnowarewidelyavailable.

Growingprosperityalsohasledtomoresedentarylifestyles:lessphysical

laborfewertripsonfootandbybicyclemoretravelbycarandmoreInternet

usage-allareresponsibleforalargeweightgain.Theintroductionoffast

foodoverseasalsocontributestotheincreaseinobesity.Ithinkit'shightime

wefoughtjuvenileflab.Kidsneedtofollowahealthierdiet.Parentsshould

helpkidsbalancedietanddon'ttakethemtoeatfastfoodlikeMcDonald's

andKFCsofrequently.Thegovernmentshouldbuildmoreplaygroundsand

requirestudentstoexerciseorplaysportsforanhouradayatschool.Children

ObesityChinaissuper-sizingitschildrenasfastasitseconomy,prompting

fearsofobesitycrisis.Today,8%of10-to12-year-oldsinChina'scitiesare

consideredobeseandanadditional15%areoverweight,accordingto

EducationMinistrydata.Chinahasenteredtheeraofobesity,andthespeed

ofgrowthisshocking.Agenerationofeconomicexpansionhasproduced

higherlivingstandardsandallowedChinesefamiliestoputmorefoodonthe

table;once-scarcemeatanddairyproductsnowarewidelyavailable.

Growingprosperityalsohasledtomoresedentarylifestyles:lessphysical

labor,fewertripsonfootandbybicycle,moretravelbycar,andmoreInternet

usage-allareresponsibleforalargeweightgain.Theintroductionoffast

foodoverseasalsocontributestotheincreaseinobesity.Ithinkit'shightime

wefoughtjuvenileflab.Kidsneedtofollowahealthierdiet.Parentsshould

helpkidsbalancedietanddon'ttakethemtoeatfastfoodlikeMcDonald's

andKFCsofrequently.Thegovernmentshouldbuildmoreplaygroundsand

requirestudentstoexerciseorplaysportsforanhouradayatschool.

5.Say"Thanks"toParents(1)Accordingtoarecentsurveyinvolvingover

4000collegestudents37%ofundergraduateshaveneversaid"Thanks"to

theirparentsbefore.Theirparentshavedonealltheycouldto(2)bringthem

upinthepastscoreofyears(3)buthaveneverbeenrewardedwithgratitude.

(4)Thesubjectsclaimsuchreasonsasfollows.(5)Firstofallaquarterofthe

students(6)interviewedregarditasparents'responsibilitytosupportthem

spirituallyandfinanciallysotheythinkitisunnecessarytoexpress

appreciationtotheirparents.(5)Neverthelessthemajorityofyoungstersare

awareoftheirparents'tenderlovebutstillnotusedtosaying"Thanks".