2023年廣東省肇慶市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2023年廣東省肇慶市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英

語六級(jí)測(cè)試卷（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledIsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

-電子圖書悄然問世，帶來了巨大的市場(chǎng)潛力，并對(duì)出版業(yè)造成一定的

沖擊

-電子圖書的優(yōu)勢(shì)和弊端

-電子圖書與紙質(zhì)書刊的前景

IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

StudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow:

1.當(dāng)前出國留學(xué)的人數(shù)日益增多

2.留學(xué)的優(yōu)勢(shì)和劣勢(shì)

3.你的看法

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:DoesHeroismStillWork?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有些人認(rèn)為英雄主義已不適應(yīng)新時(shí)代了

2.但是，當(dāng)今社會(huì)里確有英雄主義存在

3.你的看法

DoesHeroismStillWork?

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofAnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假設(shè)你在某日某時(shí)某地目擊一起車禍，就此寫一份見證書。見證書須包

括以下幾點(diǎn)：

1.車禍發(fā)生的時(shí)間及地點(diǎn)

2.你所見到的車禍情況

3.你對(duì)車禍原因的分析

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritearesume.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假設(shè)你是李明一名應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生，在報(bào)紙上看到一則招聘廣告，你想要到

登廣告的公司供職，請(qǐng)給該公司寫一封求職信，內(nèi)容應(yīng)簡要介紹自己的

情況以及自己的經(jīng)歷等。

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

FoodSafety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below.

1.目前食品安全問題屢見不鮮

2.這些問題產(chǎn)生的原因

3.為了改變這種狀況，我認(rèn)為……

FoodSafety

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageof

atleast150wordsinthetitleofWhoShouldbeResponsibleforOurOld

People.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.列舉我國老年人生活存在的問題。

2.你認(rèn)為應(yīng)如何解決這些問題。

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicAnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettes.Youshouldwriteatleast150

words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.大量外賓將隨2008奧運(yùn)會(huì)涌入中國；巨大的文化差異使禮節(jié)成為重

要問題

2.我們應(yīng)該主動(dòng)地去了解一些其他的禮節(jié)、習(xí)俗等

3.同時(shí)還應(yīng)向外賓展示中華傳統(tǒng)禮節(jié)

AnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettes

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSayNotoPiratedProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前盜版的現(xiàn)象比較嚴(yán)重；

2.造成這種現(xiàn)象的原因及其危害；

3.我們應(yīng)該怎么做。

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

盜版：piracy(n.)

盜版產(chǎn)品:piratedproducts

知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)intellectualpropertyrights

侵3日版權(quán)：infringesb.'scopyright；copyrightinfringement

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

TheMostImportantInfluenceonChildren.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有些人認(rèn)為家庭對(duì)孩子的成長有很大的影響，也有一些人認(rèn)為朋友等

別的因素對(duì)孩子的成長影響更大。

2.你的看法是什么？

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning/10題)

11.

The"WildGoose",whichwasbeingtowed,wassuddenlycoveredbyamist

andpulledunderwater.

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12.

TheThamesRiverrunsrightthroughthecenterofthecity.Someoneonce

calledtheThames"”

13.AreWeTurningintoaNationofLoners?

Marriageisdown,andsoischildbirth.Butdivorceisup,alongwithsingle-

personliving.ThisisBritaintoday.

AperiodofunprecedentedchangeinBritishfamilylife,whereadultslead

moreisolatedlives,bringingupchildrenontheirownornothavingthemat

all,isdescribedinareporttoday.TheindependentFamilyPolicyStudies

Centrepaintsapictureofanevolvingsocietywithfewerchildren,fewer

marriages,moredivorcesandmoresololiving,where"marriageand

partnershipsaremuchmorefragilethantheywere1'.

Althoughthegovernmenthasgonefurtherthananyotherindeveloping

explicitpoliciesforparentingandmarriage,ministersshouldbecome"more

intuncwithcontemporaryfamilylife",itsays.Theyneedtoconsiderthe

effectofthesechanges,thereportsays,notjustonchildrenaffectedbythe

breakdownofadultrelationships,butonsocietyasawholeand"rightacross

thelifecycle',.

Thereportsaysitisstilltooearlytotalkofthedeathofthe''traditionalfamily",

becausefour-fifthsofdependentchildrenstillliveinafamilywithtwoparents,

andnineintenofthoseparentsaremarried.Butotherstatisticsincludedin

thereportdemonstratesignificantchangesinfamilydemographics(人口統(tǒng)

計(jì))withprofound,oftenunexplored,consequences.

Morethan6.5millionpeopleinBritain-about28%ofhouseholds-nowlive

ontheirown,threetimesasmanyas40yearsago,thereportsays.Nearlya

quarterofwomenbomin1973willstillbechildlessattheageof45,

comparedwithaboutoneintenofthosebornin1943.Womenarehaving

childrenlater,onaverageat29ratherthanat26,asinthe1970s,andtheyare

havingfeweroffspring.Theaverageof1.73childrenperwomaninthelate

1990s,thoughhigherthaninmostEUcountries,iswellbelowthe2.1needed

toretainthepopulationatitspresentlevelinthelongterm.

Loneparentstrebled

The21%ofdependentchildrenlivinginloneparenthouseholds（thevast

majoritywiththeirmother）hastrebled（三倍）fromthe7%in1972.The

numberofloneparentshastrebledinthepast25years-therewereabout1.6

millionsuchparentsand2.8milliondependentchildrenbythemid1990s,

comparedwithjustover500000loneparentsand1milliondependent

childrenin1971.Withinthat1.6million,thefastestgrowinggroupissingle,

never-marriedlonemothers.Theirproportion,42%in1997,isnearlydouble

theproportionof24%for1984.

''Twentyyearsagosuchwomenwouldhavemarriedonlytoseetheir

relationshipendinseparationordivorce,"thereportsays."Singlelone

mothersshouldbeseenasthemodernequivalentofteenagersinearlier

generationswhoseshotgunmarriages（為懷孕所迫的結(jié)婚）failed."

Theannualmarriagerateisatitslowestlevelsincerecordsbegan160years

ago.In1961approximately330000first-timemarriagesand50000

remarriagestookplace.By1997thesefigureshaddroppedtofewerthan

200000first-timemarriagesandapproximately120000remarriages.Ofevery

fivemarriages,twowillendindivorce.Morethan150000childrenunder16

experiencethedivorceoftheirparents,andifpresentratescontinue,28%of

childrenunder16willexperiencedivorce.Thecostoffamilybreakdownto

thepublicpursehasbeenestimatedatabout5billionayear.

Butmarriageisstillmorestablethancohabiting,withcoupleswholive

togetherunmarriedthreeorfourtimesmorelikelytosplitup.Futureresearch

willshowariseintheproportionofcohabitingcouples,fromtheoneinten

inthemostrecentlyavailablefigures.Andthepresenceofchildrenina

cohabitingrelationshipdoesnotappeartoreducethebreakdownrate

significantly.AlthoughtheCentreitselfdevotessomespaceinitsreportto

children,itsaysministersshouldbroadentheirscopeto

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14.

Organicagriculturehasbecomeabigindustryasmoreandmorefarmersare

switchingtoit.

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15.GENETICALLYMODIFIEDFOODS

Aregeneticallymodifiedcropsanenvironmentaldreamcome-trueora

disasterinthemaking?Scientistsarelookingforanswers.

Theworldseemsincreasinglydividedintothosewhofavorgenetically

modified(GM)foodsandthosewhofearthemAdvocatesassertthatgrowing

geneticallyalteredcropscanbekindertotheenvironmentandthateating

foodsfromthoseplantsisperfectlysafe.And,theysaygeneticengineering

whichcaninduceplantstogrowinpoorsoilsortoproducemorenutritious

foodswillsoonbecomeanessentialtoolforhelpingtofeedtheworld's

burgeoningpopulation.SkepticscontendthatGMcropscouldposeunique

riskstotheenvironmentandtohealthriskstootroublingtoacceptplacidly,

Takingthatview,manyEuropeancountriesarerestrictingtheplantingand

importationofGMagriculturalproducts.Muchofthedebatehingeson

perceptionsofsafety.Butwhatexactlydoesrecentscientificresearchsay

aboutthehazards?Theanswers,toooftenlostinreportsonthecontroversy,

areservedupinthepagesthatfollow.

TwoyearsagoinEdinburgh,Scotland,eco-vandalsstormedafield,crushing

canolaplants.LastyearinMaine,midnightraidershackeddownmorethan

3000experimentalpoplartrees.AndinSunDiego,protesterssmashed

sorghumandsprayedpaintovergreenhousewalls.

Thisfar-flungoutragetookaimatgeneticallymodifiedcrops.Buttheprotests

backfired:allthedestroyedplantswereconventionallybred.Ineachcase,

activistsmistookordinaryplantsforGMvarieties.

Ifseasytounderstandwhy.Inaway,GMcrops-nowonsome109million

acresoffarmlandworldwide—areinvisible.Youcan'tsee,tasteortoucha

geneinsertedintoaplantorsenseitseffectsontheenvironment.Youcan't

tell,justbylooking,whetherpollencontainingaforeigngenecanpoison

butterfliesorfertilizeplantsmilesaway.Thatinvisibilityispreciselywhat

worriespeople.How,exactly,willGMcropsaffecttheenvironment—and

whenwillwenotice?

AdvocatesofGM,ortransgenic,cropssaytheplantswillbenefitthe

environmentbyrequitingfewertoxicpesticidesthanconventionalcrops.But

criticsfearthepotentialrisksandwonderhowbigthebenefitsreallyarc.nWc

havesomanyquestionsabouttheseplants,"remarksGuentherStotzky,asoil

microbiologistatNewYorkUniversity."There'salotwedon'tknowandneed

tofindout.”

AsGMcropsmultiplyinthelandscape,unprecedentednumbersof

researchershavestartedfanningintothefieldstogetthemissinginformation.

Someoftheirrecentfindingsarereassuring;otherssuggestaneedfor

vigilance.

FewerPoisonsintheSoil?

EveryyearU.S.growersshowercropswithanestimated971millionpounds

ofpesticides,mostlytokillinsects,weedsandfungi.Butpesticideresidues

lingeroncropsandthesurroundingsoil,leachingintogroundwater,running

intostreamsandgettinggobbledupbywildlife.Theconstantchemicaltrickle

isanoldworryforenvironmentalists.

Inthemid-1990sagribusinessesbeganadvertisingGMseedsthatpromised

toreduceafarmer'suseoftoxicpesticides.TodaymostGMcrops-mainly

soybean,com,cottonandcanola-containgenesenablingthemtoeitherresist

insectpestsortolerateweed-killingherbicides.Theinsect-resistantvarieties

maketheirowninsecticide,apropertymeanttoreducetheneedforchemical

sprays.Theherbicidetoleranttypessurvivewhenexposedtobroad-spectrum

weedkillers,potentiallyallowingfarmerstoforgomorepoisonouschemicals

thattargetspecificweedspecies.Farmerstolimittheuseofmorehazardous

pesticideswhentheycan,butGMcropsalsoholdappealbecausethey

simplifyoperations(reducingthefrequencyandcomplexityofpesticide

applications)and,insomecases,increaseyields.

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16.

Ifaspeakerofonespeechvarietywantstounderstandaspeakerofanother

speechvariety,understandingismorelikelythan.

17.

Brazilisnowangryatthelosingtradeasaresultof.

A.tradeprotectionism

B.developedcountries1limitationonimportation

C.highertariffsonsuccessivestagesofproduction

□.westerncountries1economicpunishment

18.

PeoplecansendyoudatawithoutyourpermissionbecausetheBluetooth

connectionis.

19.

Toseedetailsofanitemforauction,youmaygotothe

sectiononauctionpage.

20.EconomizingofthePoor

ComprehendingEconomizingofthePoor

Walkingdowntheaislesofasupermarket,low-incomeshoppersmust

consideranumberoffactorsincludingquantity,price,qualityandnutritional

differenceswhenselectingfoodproducts.Food-purchasedecisionsbythe

pooroftenentailbalancesamongtaste,preferenceandqualityfactors—either

realorperceived—tomeetspendingconstraints.Withinbroadproduct

categoriessuchascereal,cheese,meatandpoultry,andfruitsandvegetables,

shopperscanchooseamongmanysubstitutableproducts.Low-income

shopperscanextendtheirfooddollarsinanumberofways.Theymayshop

indiscountfoodstores;theymaypurchaseandconsumelessfoodthan

higher-incomeshoppers;theymaypurchaselow-priced(andpossiblylower

quality)foodproducts;ortheymayrelyonsomecombinationofallthree.A

betterunderstandingofhowthepooreconomizeinfoodspendingaddresses

importantpolicyquestionsraisedbyresearchers,nutritioneducators,and

food-assistanceprogrammanagers.

TheCorrelationbetweentheLocationandPrice

Whetherthepoorfacesignificantlydifferentfoodpricesduetowherethey

shopforfoodremainsanunresolvedempiricalquestion.Extensiveresearch

overtheyearshastriedtoanswerthequestion—Dothepoorpaylessfbrfood?

TheEconomicResearchService(ERS)in1997receivedtheresultsofstudies

comparingpricedifferencesingrocerystoresacrossdifferentincomelevels

andcombinedthesewithcurrentcensusdataonthedistributionoflow-

incomehouseholdsbyurbanizationtype.TheERSstudyconcludedthat,in

general,thepoorfacehigherpricesduetotheirgreaterrepresentationinurban

andruralareas(asopposedtosuburbanareas),wherefoodpricestendtobe

higher.

HigherPricesbutLessSpending

Basedonresultsfromhouseholdsurveys,ERSalsofoundthatdespitefacing

higherprices,low-incomeshoppersspendlessthanhigher-incomeshoppers

forfoodpurchasedinfoodstores.Duetotheirlevelofaggregationandlack

ofin-storesalesandpromotioninformation,suchsurveysshedlittlelighton

theeconomizingpracticesofhouseholds.Tolearnmoreabouthowlow-

incomeshoppersspendlessfbrfooddespitefacinghigherprices,weobtained

food-storepurchasedatathatincorporateper-capitaquantityandexpenditure-

measureequivalents(householdmeasuresadjustedforhouseholdsize)across

incomelevels.

TheMainEconomizingPractices

Theresultingcomparisonsdescribehowindividualswithdifferentlevelsof

incomevaryintheirfood-spendingpatterns.Byusingactualtransactiondata,

detailedinformationabouttheproductpurchased(forexample,price,product

description,packagesize,andbrandname)aswellastheconditionof

purchase(promotion,coupon,orsaleitem)wasobtained.Fromthese,the

averageunitcost(perounce,perpound)foreachitemwascalculated.Low-

incomeshoppersmayusefourprimaryeconomizingpracticestoreducetheir

foodspending.First,theymaypurchaseagreaterproportionofdiscounted

products.Second,theymaypurchasemoreprivate-labelproducts(genericor

storebrand)versusbrandproductsthanhigher-incomeshoppersbuy.Third,

theymaytakeadvantageofvolumediscountsbypurchasinglargerpackage

sizes.Fourth,theymaypurchasealess-expensivefoodproductwithina

productclass.Althoughqualitydifferencessuchasfreshness,convenience

andtasteoftencontributetopricesdifferences,differencesinnutritional

qualityarealsoevident.

MoreSpendingonPromotionalItems

Theuseofpromotionsismeasuredbycomparingthepercentageof

expendituresandquantitiesofeachproductpurchasedonpromotion

(manufacurers1coupons,storecoupons,storesales,andotherpromotions).

Forrandom-weightcheese,fruit,vegetablesandmeatin1998,low-income

households(lessthan$25,000perye

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.

[B5]

22.(29)

A.Whenhesawalotofpeoplecometotheexhibition.

B.Whenhefoundoneofhisson'spaintingshadbeenhungupbymistake.

C.Whenhewastoldonepictureespeciallyattractedattention

D.WhenGreentoldhimthateverythinghadgoneoffverywell.

23.(36)

A.Becauseitgivesthemself-confidenceandbetterchance.

B.Becauseitmakesthesecondgenerationlovetheirmotherland.

C.Becauseithelpsthesecondgenerationtounderstandtheirparents.

□.Becauseitstrengthensthefamilytiesandremindsthemoftheiridentity.

24.(25)

A.TeachDavid*sclasswhileheisabsent.

B.GiveProfessorWinstonthekeytoDavid'soffice.

C.LeaveamessageontheboardinDavid'sclassroom.

D.BringDavidthehomeworkthatwasduetoday.

25.聽力原文：W:Inthesummer,Andrewplaystennisorgolfalmostevery

dayandinthewinterhegoesskiingeverychancehegets.

M:He*salwaysbeenveryenthusiasticaboutsports.

Q:WhatcanbeconcludedaboutAndrew?

(19)

A.Winterishisfavoritetimeforsports.

B.Sportsarequiteimportanttohim.

C.Heshouldbemoreenthusiastic.

D.Heplaysbetterthanheusedto.

26.(14)

A.EveryoneenjoyedhimselfatJohn'spatties.

B.Thewomandidn'tenjoyJohn'spartiesatall.

C.ItwillbethefirsttimeforthemantoattendJohn'sparty.

D.ThewomanisgladtobeinvitedtoJohn'shouse-warmingparty.

27.(23)

A.HetriedtoflatterLisa.

B.HewasanacquaintanceofDr.Watts.

C.HehadheardofLisabefore.

D.Hewashavingaholidayatthattime.

28.(22)

A.Hisroommateisnoisy.

B.Heisn'tspeakingtohisroommate.

C.Hedoesnotlikehisroommate.

D.Hedoesn'tknowhisroommateverywell.

29.

[B3]

30.聽力原文:M:WhydidJacksuddenlydecidetoquithisjob?

W:Hesaidhewouldn'tbreakhisbackworkingforsuchlowpay.

M:Isee.

WhydidJackchangehisjob?

(18)

A.Becausehehurthimselfdininghiswork.

B.Becausehewasnotsatisfiedwithhispay.

C.Becausehewantedtoworkharder.

D.Becausehefoundthejobtoohard.

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

31.

WhatcanwelearnabouttheoptimistsviewoftheInternet?

A.TheInternetissoyoungthatitcaninspireidealism.

B.TheyoungchildrenwillnotknowtheirnationalitiesthankstotheInternet.

C.TheInternetmaybringaboutpeaceandpreventwars.

D.TherewillbenomisunderstandingsduetotheInternet.

32.

Failuretoeffectivelydealwithinterpersonalconflictintheworkplacecould

A.leadtogettingfired

B.forceyoutomovetothewilderness

C.stallthedevelopmentofaperson*scareer

D.preventapersonfromenjoyinghisorherjob

33.WhydidBrendanBarberregardtheextensionofflexibleworkinghours

asgoodnews?

A.Itwillminimizeofficespaceandsavemoneyforthefirms.

B.Itwillsolvethecompanies*problemsduringtherecession.

C.Itwillmakeemployeesmoreefficientandbenefitthefirms.

D.Itwillmakeeveryonefeelmorerelaxedandcomfortable.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3

34.

[S4]

35.

[S3]

36.

[sio]

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)

37.

[S8]

38.

[S3]

39.1nJulyof1970,theWhiteHouseandCongressworked

togethertoestablishtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

(EPA)inresponsetothegrowingpublicdemandforcleaner

water,airandland.Priortheestablishmentof[SI]

theEPA,thefederalgovernmentisnotstructuredtomake[S2]

acoordinatedattackonthepollutantsthatharmhumanhealth

anddegradetheenvironment.TheEPAwasassigningthetask[S3]

ofrepairingthedamagealreadydonetothenaturalenviron

mentandtoestablishnewcriteriatoguideAmericansinmaking

acleanerenvironmentareality.

Bomintheawakeofelevatedconcernaboutenvironmental[S4]

mentalpollution,theU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency

openeditsdoorsindowntownWashington,D.C.,onDecember2,

1970.EPAwasestablishedtoconsolidateinoneagencythevariety[S5]

offederalresearch,monitoring,standard-settingand

enforcementactivitytoensureenvironmentalprotection.[S6]

EPA'smissionistoprotecthumanhealthandtosafeguard

thenaturallyenvironment-air,water,andland-upon[S7]

whichlifedepend.Formorethan30years,theEPA[S8]

hasbeenworkingforacleaner,healthierenvironmentforthe

Americanpeople.

Fromregulatingautoemissionstobantheuseof[S9]

DDT;fromcleaninguptoxicwastetoprotectingtheozone

layer;fromincreasingrecyclingtorevitalizinginner-citybrown-

fields,EPA'sachievementshaveresultedincleanerair,purer

water,andwellprotectedland.[S10]

[SI]

參考答案

l.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbook

RidingtheBulletinMarch2000aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadedit

fromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbook

hadmadeahitanditproducedagreatimpactonthepublishingindustry.An

electronicbookore-bookissimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyouto

storeanddisplayitdigitally.Therearealreadythousandsofclassicandbest-

sellingtitlesavailableonwebsitessuchasebooks,com.E-booktechnology

allowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalso

highlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothatyoucanfindthemeanings

ofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethewordsizeifyouhavepoor

eyesight.Infacte-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoare

visuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegments

andcarrythemaroundeasilywhichshouldappealtostudentswhoarc

carryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infactsomeuniversitiesare

planningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudentstohelpthemintheir

studies.DespiteallthisthecuiTente-bookreadersareunlikelytoreplace

printedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewelltoprintedbooks

becausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeoplefeeluneasy

sittinginfrontofthescreen.Fortheme-booksaremoredifficulttoreadand

e-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.HoweverIamconfident

thate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamongstudentsandmore

andmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththedevelopmentof

electronictechnology.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKing

publishedhisbookRidingtheBulletinMarch,2000,aroundtwomillion

peopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethat

anelectronicbookhadmadeahit,anditproducedagreatimpactonthe

publishingindustry.Anelectronicbook,ore-book,issimplyaversionofa

bookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.Therearealready

thousandsofclassicandbest-sellingtitlesavailableonwebsitessuchas

ebooks.com.E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibrary

inasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothat

youcanfindthemeaningsofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethe

wordsizeifyouhavepooreyesight.Infact,e-bookreadersarebeing

developedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatit

letsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasily,whichshould

appealtostudents,whoarecarryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infact,

someuniversitiesareplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudents

tohelpthemintheirstudies.Despiteallthis,thecurrente-bookreadersare

unlikelytoreplaceprintedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewellto

printedbooks,becausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeople

feeluneasysittinginfrontofthescreen.Forthem,e-booksaremoredifficult

toreadande-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.However,I

amconfidentthate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamong

studentsandmoreandmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththe

developmentofelectronictechnology.

2.StudyingAbroadInrecentyearsstudyingabroadhasbecomemoreand

morepopular.Tensofthousandsofstudentsaretryingtheirbesttoapplyto

goabroad.Attendingschoolsabroadhasmanyadvantages.IntheStudying

AbroadInrecentyears,studyingabroadhasbecomemoreandmorepopular.

Tensofthousandsofstudentsaretryingtheirbesttoapplytogoabroad.

Attendingschoolsabroadhasmanyadvantages.Inthe

3.DoesHeroismStillWork?Heroismusedtobeassociatedwithpeople'sideal

isnowbelievedbythepublicasoutofdate.Forthemheroismisabeliefthat

emphasizesindividuals1leadingroleinthedevelopmentofhumancareersbut

today*sworldcharacterizedwithcomplicatedsocialdivisionoflaborrequires

thattheindividualcooperatewithotherpeopleandthustheirroleinthesocial

lifeisweakened.Soheroismcannolongermeetthedemandsofthetimes.

Ironicallyheroismdoesexistinthereallifeformanypeoplestillcherish

heroismasadreamoranidealwhichinreturnguidestheirthinkingand

behavior.ForexamplemanyNBAstarsarehailedassuperheroesandbecome

partoftheidealofthepublic.Therearealsomanygirlsdreamingofbecoming

so-called"supergirls1'soastobefocusedonbythepublicasoneswith

outstandingabilities.Nomatterwhetheritiscorrectornotthisphenomenon

demonstratesacontradictionintheattitudeofthepublictowardsheroism.For

methiscontradictioncanbeinterpretedasacompromisebetweenthesetwo

parties.Thatistosayindividualsintoday'sworldshouldlearntocooperate

withotherswhiletheycanalsocherishabitofheroismthatwillinspiretheir

initiativeandthusfulfilltheirpotential.Inthissenseheroismisstill

necessary.DoesHeroismStillWork?Heroism,usedtobeassociatedwith

people'sideal,isnowbelievedbythepublicasoutofdate.Forthem,heroism

isabeliefthatemphasizesindividuals'leadingroleinthedevelopmentof

humancareers,buttoday*sworld,characterizedwithcomplicatedsocial

divisionoflabor,requiresthattheindividualcooperatewithotherpeopleand

thustheirroleinthesociallifeisweakened.Soheroismcannolongermeet

thedemandsofthetimes.Ironically,heroismdoesexistinthereallife,for

manypeoplestillcherishheroismasadreamoranideal,whichinreturn

guidestheirthinkingandbehavior.Forexample,manyNBAstarsarehailed

assuperheroesandbecomepartoftheidealofthepublic.Therearealso

manygirlsdreamingofbecomingso-calledUsupergirls'1soastobefocused

onbythepublicasoneswithoutstandingabilities.Nomatterwhetheritis

correctornot,thisphenomenondemonstratesacontradictionintheattitude

ofthepublictowardsheroism.Forme,thiscontradictioncanbeinterpreted

asacompromisebetweenthesetwoparties.Thatistosay,individualsin

today'sworldshouldlearntocooperatewithotherswhiletheycanalsocherish

abitofheroismthatwillinspiretheirinitiativeandthusfulfilltheirpotential.

Inthissense,heroismisstillnecessary.

4.AnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccidentYesterdayafternoonI

happenedtowitnessaterribletrafficaccidentonmywayhomefromschool.

Itwas5:30p.m.IwasridingmyfavoriteGiantbackhome.WhenIgottothe

lastcrossingontheGoldenLionStreettheredlightwason.SoIappliedthe

brakesalongwithalongqueueofvehicleswaitingtopass.Justatthatmoment

aheavy-loadtruckwithearthroaredforwardatmysideandbumpedagainst

ap