2021年河北省滄州市大學(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.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAHarmoniousSocietyinMyMind.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.1.現(xiàn)在國(guó)家主張建立和諧社會(huì)

2.我心中的和諧社會(huì)

3.為了達(dá)到這樣的目標(biāo)我們應(yīng)該如何做

AHarmoniousSocietyinMyMind

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledEconomicDevelopmentandMoralDecline.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近年來(lái)我國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)取得了很大成就。

2.但與此同時(shí)，社會(huì)風(fēng)氣隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展也日益下降。

3.我的觀點(diǎn)……

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

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

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假設(shè)你是李明，假期即將到來(lái)，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希望找個(gè)外國(guó)朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)，擬—個(gè)尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日程安排、費(fèi)用分擔(dān)情況、對(duì)對(duì)方的要求等，并說(shuō)明對(duì)方和你一起出游的好處。

Travel-mateWanted

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition,onthetopicNoPainsNoGains.YourcompositionshouldbebasedontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Yourpartofthecompositionshouldbeatleast150words.

1.請(qǐng)解釋"NoPainsNoGains"的含義;

2.舉例證明。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingontheevaluationofteachers'performancedonebythestudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．不少大學(xué)讓學(xué)生參與任課老師教學(xué)情況的測(cè)評(píng)

2．對(duì)此改革措施校方、教師、學(xué)生的看法不一

3．學(xué)生測(cè)評(píng)教師的益處以及可能產(chǎn)生的問(wèn)題

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人數(shù)在持續(xù)上漲10年后于2007年開(kāi)始減少。

2．考研熱降溫的原因。(收費(fèi)改革；研究生就業(yè)難；用人單位重視工作經(jīng)驗(yàn))

3．我們應(yīng)該如何選擇。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagersYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.青少年有叛逆行為；

2.家長(zhǎng)對(duì)孩子表現(xiàn)出的一系列反應(yīng)；

3.如何對(duì)待孩子的逆反心理

HowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagers

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSayNotoDrunkDriving.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.眾所周知，酒后駕車(chē)十分危險(xiǎn)

2．但近年來(lái)越來(lái)越多的人酒后駕車(chē)．原因是……

3．我認(rèn)為……

SayNotoDrunkDriving

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofWhoShouldbeResponsibleforOurOldPeople.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.列舉我國(guó)老年人生活存在的問(wèn)題。

2.你認(rèn)為應(yīng)如何解決這些問(wèn)題。

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

Tothatchroofs,primitivepeoplesweredependenton______.

12.

Thelastpartgivesussixtipsabouthowto______.

13.

Inthepassage,theauthortakesMichaelEisnerandStevenSpielbergasexamplestoshowthatthesepeoplehaveachievedsuccesswithout______.

14.

Inthewriter'sopinion,unlikewhatotherpeoplethought,______isawaytoavoidfacingresponsibilities.

A.stayinginhisjob

B.beinga"careerstudent"

C.quittingjobs

D.goingbacktocollege

15.

ChildrenvisitingWashingtonwouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestin______.

16.

Brainscanscanmakethedoctorsknowthedifferencesofpatients'responsestodanger,thuscancuretheiranxietydisorder.

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17.TheNewMathonCampus

SexualImbalanceinColleges

AftermidnightonarainynightlastweekinChapelHill,N.C.,alargegroupofsorority(女學(xué)生聯(lián)誼會(huì))womenattheUniversityofNorthCarolinasqueezedintoabasementbar.Bathedinacolorfulglow,theysplashedbeerfrompitchers,tradedjokesandshoutedlyricstoaTaylorSwiftheartacheanthemthunderingoverhead.Asanightout,ithadeverything--exceptguys.

NorthCarolina,withastudentbodythatisnearly60percentfemale,isjustoneofmanylargeuniversitiesthatattimesfeelweirdlylikewomen'scolleges.Womenhaverepresentedabout57percentofenrollmentsatAmericancollegessinceatleast2000,accordingtoarecentreportbytheAmericanCouncilonEducation.Researchersthereciteseveralreasons:womentendtohavehighergrades;mentendtodropoutindisproportionatenumbers;andfemaleenrollmentleadsfurtheramongolderstudents,low-incomestudents,andblackstudents.

TheEffectsoftheSexualImbalance

Intermsofacademicadvancement,thisishardlytheworstnewsforwomen--it'sasignoffemaleachievement.Butsurroundedbysomanyothersuccessfulwomen,theyoftenfinditharderthanexpectedtofindadateonaFridaynight.JayneDallas,aseniorstudyingadvertisingwhowasseatedacrossthetable,complainedthatthepopulationofmaleundergraduateswasevensmallerwhenyoulookedatitasadatingpool."Outofthat40percent,therearemaybe20percentthatwewouldconsider,andoutofthose20,10havegirlfriends,soallthegirlsarefightingoverthatother10percent,"shesaid.

Needlesstosay,thisputsguysinapositiontoplaythefield,andtendstomeanthateventheoneswillingtomakeacommitmentcomewithstoriedromantichistories.RachelSasser,aseniorhistorymajoratthetable,saidthatbeforesheandherboyfriendstarteddating,hehad"hookedupwithaleastfiveofmyfriendsinmysorority--thatIknowof".

ThesesortsofromanticcomplicationsarehardlyconfinedtoNorthCarolina,anacademicallyrigorousschoolwheremoststudentsspendmoretimestudyingthansocializing.Thegenderimbalanceisalsopronouncedatsomeprivatecolleges,suchasNewYorkUniversityandLewis&ClarkinPortland,Ore.,andlargepublicuniversitiesinstateslikeCalifornia,FloridaandGeorgia.TheCollegeofCharleston,apublicliberalartscollegeinSouthCarolina,is66percentfemale.SomewomenattheUniversityofVermont,withanundergraduatebodythatis55percentfemale,sardonicallyrefertotheircollegetown,Burlington,as"Girlington".

Thegendergapisnotuniversal.TheIvyLeagueschoolsarelargelyequalingender,andsomeevenhasafewmoremales.Butatsomeschools,effortstobalancethenumbershavebeenmetwithcomplaintsthatless-qualifiedmenarebeingadmittedovermore-qualifiedwomen.InDecember,theUnitedStatesCommissiononCivilRightsmovedtocheckadmissionsdatafrom19publicandprivatecollegestolookatwhethertheywerediscriminatingagainstqualifiedfemaleapplicants.

Leavingasidecomplaintsabout"affirmativeactionforboys",lessattentionhasbeenfocusedonthesocialdifference.Thankstosimplelawsofsupplyanddemand,itisoftenthewomenwhomustassertthemselvesromanticallyorbeleftaloneonValentine'sDay."Iwastalkingtoilfriendatabar,andthisgirljustcameupoutofnowhere,grabbedhimbythewrist,spunhimaroundandtookhimouttothedancefloorandstartedgrinding,"saidKellyLynch,ajunioratNorthCarolina,recallingarecentexperience.

Studentsinterviewedheresaidtheybelievedtheirmatingritualsreflectedthoseofcollegestudentsanywhere.Butmanyofthem--menandwomenalikesaidthattheimbalancedpopulationtendstotwistbehavior."Alotofmyfriendswillmeetsomeoneandgohomeforthenightand.justhopefor

A.Howtogetaboyfriendincollege.

B.Howtogetabetterdegreeincollege.

C.Relationsbetweensexandprofession.

D.Theimbalancebetweenmaleandfemalestudents.

18.

Differentfromlargeorganicfarms,smallorganicfarmsweremainlyengagedin___________________.

19.

WedreadAIDSmorethanheartdiseasebecause______.

20.PassageOne

Itcanbeshowninfactsendfiguresthatcyclingisthecheapest,mostconvenient,endmostenvironmentallydesirableform.oftransportintowns,butsuchcoldcalculationsdonotmeanmuchonthefrostywintermorning.Therealappealofcyclingisthatitissoenjoyable.Ithasnoneofthedifficultiesandtensionsofotherwaysoftraveling,soyouaremorecheerfulafteraride,eventhroughtherushhour.Thefirstthinganon-cyclistsaystoyouis:"Butisn'titterriblydangerous?"Itwouldbefoolishtodenythedangerofsharingtheroadwithmotorvehiclesanditmustbeadmittedthatthereareanalarmingnumberofaccidentsinvolvingcyclists.However,althoughpolicerecordsindicatethatthecardriverisoftentoblame,theanswerlieswiththecyclist.Itispossibletorideinsuchawayastoreduceriskstoaminimum.IfyoudecidetojointhethousandsinBritainwhoarenowreturningtocyclingasacheap,satisfyingform.oftransportyourfirstproblemwillbetryingtodecidewhatbiketobuy.Herearethreesimplerolesofbuyingabike.

1)Alwaysbuythebestyoucanafford.Ofcoursetherehastobeameetingpointbetweenwhatyouwouldreallylikeandeconomicreality,butaimashighasyoucanendyouwillgetthebenefitnotonlywhenyouridebutalsoifyouwenttosell.Well-madebikeskeeptheirvalueverywell.Anddon'tforgettoincludeinyourcalculationsthefactthatyou'llbeginsavingmoneyonfaresandpetroltheminuteyouleavetheshop.

2)Getthebestframe,themainstructureofthebicycle,foryourmoneyasyoucanCheapbrakes,wheelsorgearscaneasilybereplacedbymoreexpensiveones,buttheframe.setstheupperlimitonanytransformationyoushouldallowforthepossibilitythatyourcyclingambitionswillgrowwithpractice.WhenyoubeginthefourmilestoworkmaybethemostYoneverdreamof;butafterafewmonthsaSundayrideintothecountrybeginstolookmoreandmoredesirable-Thebestthingistobuyabikejustalittlebitbetterthanyouthinkyou'llneed,andthengrowintoitotherwise,trytogetamodelthatcanbeimproved.

3)ThefitisvitalHandlebarsandseatheightcanbeadjustedbutyoumustgettherightsizedframe.Onthewholeitisbesttogetthelargestsizeyoucanmanage.Frame.sizesaremeasuredininchesandtheusualadultrangefrom21inchesto25inches,thoughextremesizesoutsidethosemeasurementscanbefound.Somepeoplesayifyoutakefourinchesfromyourinsidelegmeasurementyouwillendupwiththerightsizeofbike.Thebasicprinciple,though,isthatyoushouldbeabletostandwithlegscithersideofthecrossbar(thebargoesfromthehandlebarstotheseat)withbothfeetcomfortablythatontheground

PassageTwo

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Wealsopublishthebestofcontemporarypoetryandshortstoriesbyleadingwriters.

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽(tīng)力原文：F:HeyKirk,weaxegettingawayfortheweekendtogocanoeing.Wannacomealong?

M:Well,umm,it'dbegreattogetaway,butI'veneverdonethatbefore.

F:Noneoftheothershave,either,exceptforme.Iwentoncelastfall,butthere'llbeaninstructorthefastday.

M:Idon'tknow.

F:Oh,comeon.Thisisourlastchancetotakeabreakbeforetheexam.Thesceneryisbeautiful,andifitgetstoohotwecandiveinwheneverwefeellikeit.Theriver'sreallycalmthistimeoftheyear,withlotsoffish.

M:Soundsgood.WhatwouldIhavetobring?

F:Let'ssee.Tom'sbringingfoodfortheFridaynightcookoutforeveryone.AndthepeoplewhorunthetriphavetentssetupandtheysupplyfoodanddrinksforalldaySaturday.OnthewaybackSundaymorningwe'llstopsomewhereforbreakfast.So,youhavetobringabathingsuitandasleepingbag.

M:Idolovecampingandsleepingout.Whereisthisplace?

F:It'saboutanhourandahalftotheplacewherewemeetthetripleaders.Weleaveourcarthereandtheydriveusuprivertotheplacewherewestay.

M:Andwho'sdrivingustothemeetingplace?

F:Well,IwashopingwecouldtakeTom'scar.Mine'sintheshopagain.Butunfortunatelyhehadasmallaccidentyesterday.He'sfine,buthiscar...

M:Oh,Isee.Youcantakemycar.

F:Great.I'llgiveyouacallwhenIfindoutwheneveryonewantstoleaveonFriday.

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A.Toborrowhisbook.

B.Totalkaboutthetermpaper.

C.Toinvitehimtogocanoeing.

D.Toaskhimoutfordinner.

22.(34)

A.Theviolinwastooexpensive.

B.Shewastooyoungtoplaytheviolin.

C.Theviolinwastoobigforher.

D.Hermotherwantedhertoplaythepiano.

23.聽(tīng)力原文：StrikesareverycommoninBritain.Theyareextremelyharmfultoitsindustries.Infact,thereareothercountriesinWesternEuropethatlosemoreworkingdaysthroughstrikeseveryyearthanBritain.ThetroublewiththestrikesinBritainisthattheyoccurinessentialindustries.Thereareover495unionsinBritain.Someunionsareverysmall.Over20havemorethan100000members.Unionsdonotexistonlytodemandhigherwages.Theyalsoeducatetheirmembers.Theyprovidebenefitsforthesickandtrytoimproveworkingconditions.Tradeunionistssaythatwemustthanktheunionsforthegreatimprovementinworkingconditionsinthelasthundredyears.Itisnowagainstthelawforunionmemberstogoonstrikewithoutthesupportoftheirunion.Thiskindofstrikeiscalledunofficialstrikeandwascommonuntilrecently.Employersfeelthatunofficialstrikesweremostharmfulbecausetheywouldglutbepredicted.However,theseunofficialstrikesstilloccurfromtimetotimeandsomeunionshavealsorefusedtocooperatewiththelaw.Asaresult,thegeneralpictureoftherelationsbetweenworkersandemployersinBritainhasgonefrombadtoworse.

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A.Theyoftentakeplaceinhermajorindustries.

B.Britishtradeunionsaremorepowerful.

C.TherearemoretradeunionmembersinBritain.

D.Britainlosesmoreworkingdaysthroughstrikeseveryyear.

24.【B7】

25.

【B3】

26.(14)

A.Hehasdecidedhowtospendtheprizemoney.

B.Hedoesn'tknowhowmuchhisrentisgoingtobeincreased.

C.He'salreadyplannedtotakepartinnextyear'sessaycontest.

D.Hehasalreadypaidhislandlordfornextyear'srent.

27.(24)

A.Tochecktheaccuracyofscales.

B.Tocalculatethedensityofothermetals.

C.Toobservechangesintheatmosphere.

D.Tomeasureamountsofrainfall.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：Watchinghismotherdrownandthenclingingtoaninnertubefortwodayswerepainfulenough.AndpsychologistssayCubanboyElianGonzalez'sanxietyisprobablybeingworsenedbythepersistentpublicattentionhehasreceivedsincearrivinginMiami.BothintheUnitedStatesandCuba,protesterschant(吟唱)(29)6-year-oldElian'snameandcarryhispictureonposters.Newshelicoptersbuzzhistemporaryhomeandcrowdsofreporters,photographersandTVcameramenfollowhimeverywhere-tohisschool,tohisbirthdayparty,toamusementparks.

ElianwasdraggedfromtheAtlanticonNovember25,1999．(30)HehadbeenfloatingonaninnertubefortwodaysafteraSmugglers’boatbringingillegalmigrantstoFloridacapsized(翻船).Hismotherwasoneofthe11peoplewhodiedinthedisaster.AcustodybattlebetweenhisfatherinCubaandrelativesinMiamihasbeenraginginthefullglareofthenewsmedia.“Wedoknowthattheeffectsoftraumaticstresscanpersistforyears,”saidAlanDelamater,professorofpediatricsandpsychologyattheUniversityofMiami.Elianisespeciallyvulnerablebecauseofhisyoungageandprobablydoesnotunderstandfullywhatisgoingon,theysaid.HisMiamirelativesdidnotimmediatelytellhimthat(31)USimmigrationauthoritieshaddecidedlastWednesdaythatheshouldbereturnedtoCuba.Theytoldhimtheywereplayinghide-and-seekwiththehelicoptersthatbuzzedoverhishouseaftertherulingwasissued.

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A.AnAmericanprotester.

B.A6-year-oldCubanboy.

C.ATVcameraman.

D.Apsychologist.

29.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：BillGates,theheadoftheworld'sbiggestcomputersoftwarecompany,hasamission:"toputcomputersoneveryofficedeskandineveryhome".BillGateshashadthismissionsincehewasauniversitystudentyearsago.Thisdeeppersonalinterest,togetherwithhistechnicalskillandhisbusinessmarketingskills,helpedhimtocreateagiantcomputercompanyandtomakehimwealthy.

Althoughheissowealthy,BillGatesdoesnotwanttogiveup.Heisstillveryinterestedinhisvisionandhetravelstheglobe,fromBeijingtoLondon,makingquickstopsincitiestosellthenewsoftwareproductsofhiscompany.

ThecentralvisionofBillGatesisthe"informationhighway".Thisisanetworkofcomputersthatwilllinkeveryhome,officeandshoppingmallinthefuture.Thiscomputernetworksystemwillhaveaneffectonbusiness,shoppingandeducation.BillGatessaysthatthemainuseofthisnewtechnologywillbeincommunication.Itwillbeawaymfindpeoplewithcommoninterestsandtoshareopinionswiththem.

Butisthiscommunicationbycomputeralongthe"informationhighway"reallyagoodthing?Won'twebesittingathome,only"socializing"withourcomputer?No,saysBillGates.Infact,thecomputernetworkwillletuschooseourownintellectualdirection.Itwillgiveusfreedom.Itwillalsobringgoodtosociety,becauseitwillallowforthespreadofeducation.Whenmoreandmorepeoplereceiveeducation,thegapbetweenrichandpoorwillbenarrowed.

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A.Hisvisionandhistravelallovertheworld.

B.Hisexpertiseandbusinessmarketingskills.

C.Themoneywepayforthe"informationhighway".

D.Hisconfidenceinsoftwareproducts.

30.

【B4】

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

Underitschapter,theU.N.guarantees______.

A.nevertousearms

B.toemployinternationalmachines

C.tobetterstandardsoflife

D.topromoteeconomicandsocialadvancement

32.

Whatdoestheword"dermatologist"(Line2,Para.2)mean?

A.Apersonwhoseworkisfilling,cleaningandtakingoutteeth.

B.Apersonwhoseworkisstudyingmentaldiseases.

C.Apersonwhoseworkishealingeyediseases.

D.Apersonwhoseworkiscuringskindiseases.

33.

Whatwasdisagreedtoinschoolsbytheauthor?

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S7】

35.

【S4】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S9】

38.

【S4】

39.

【S5】

參考答案

1.AHarmoniousSocietyinMyMindSincetheyear2004whentheconceptwasfirstputforwardtobuildaharmonioussocietyhasbeenthefocusandmajoraimofthegovernmentandthepeople.EveryonehashisowninterpretatiAHarmoniousSocietyinMyMindSincetheyear2004whentheconceptwasfirstputforward,tobuildaharmonioussocietyhasbeenthefocusandmajoraimofthegovernmentandthepeople.Everyonehashisowninterpretati

2.EconomicDevelopmentandMoralDeclineTheseyearstheeconomyinChinaisadvancingbyleapsandbounds.WiththenationaleconomicchangestheChinesepeoplearegreatlyimprovingtheirlifewithmoreearnings.Buttheywantmoreandperhapsthisishumannature.Theybelieveinmisconceptionthatmoneytalks.Moneyworshipthereforeissweepingacrossthewholecountry.Andmanyimmoralsocialphenomenahaveemerged.Oneofthemismoraldecline.Leavingthetheftandrobberyasidecorruptconductsaregettingmorerampantandbribe-takingisnotuncommoninthecountrywhichmanyconsideritasaccesstopromotionprivilegeandwealth.ForinstancebusinessmenseemtolikeofferingbribestoVIPs.Asubordinatetendstoflatterasuperiorinmorethanoneway.Thereismoredishonestythanbeforeinsociety.Manufacturersproducefakeorevenharmfulproductsandsomemanufactures'goodsaredishonestlyadvertise&Forsomeindividualsespeciallyyoungpeoplearecurrentlyconfusedabouttheirlife.Toseekfunmoreguystakedragsamongmanyotherunlawfulpractices.Inawordtheoverallnationalmoralseeminglydeclines.ConfrontedwiththenegativephenomenonIdon'tthinkthatweshoulddiscardallthewealthandgobacktothepast"poordays".AndtheChinesewouldgivetheanswer"No".Thewheelofhistorycan'tbestoppedButifwethinkthatmoraldeclineistheside-effectofthenationaleconomicdevelopmentwecancertainlylaydownsomelawstostopmoraldegeneration.EconomicDevelopmentandMoralDeclineTheseyears,theeconomyinChinaisadvancingbyleapsandbounds.Withthenationaleconomicchanges,theChinesepeoplearegreatlyimprovingtheirlife,withmoreearnings.Buttheywantmore,andperhapsthisishumannature.Theybelieveinmisconceptionthatmoneytalks.Moneyworship,therefore,issweepingacrossthewholecountry.Andmanyimmoralsocialphenomenahaveemerged.Oneofthemismoraldecline.Leavingthetheftandrobberyaside,corruptconductsaregettingmorerampantandbribe-takingisnotuncommoninthecountry,whichmanyconsideritasaccesstopromotion,privilegeandwealth.Forinstance,businessmenseemtolikeofferingbribestoVIPs.Asubordinatetendstoflatterasuperiorinmorethanoneway.Thereismoredishonestythanbeforeinsociety.Manufacturersproducefakeorevenharmfulproducts,andsomemanufactures'goodsaredishonestlyadvertise&Forsomeindividuals,especiallyyoungpeople,arecurrentlyconfusedabouttheirlife.Toseekfun,moreguystakedrags,amongmanyotherunlawfulpractices.Inaword,theoverallnationalmoralseeminglydeclines.Confrontedwiththenegativephenomenon,Idon'tthinkthatweshoulddiscardallthewealthandgobacktothepast"poordays".AndtheChinesewouldgivetheanswer"No".Thewheelofhistorycan'tbestoppedButifwethinkthatmoraldeclineistheside-effectofthenationaleconomicdevelopment,wecancertainlylaydownsomelawstostopmoraldegeneration.

3.ALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampusDearMr.PresidentI'masophomoremajoringinenvironmentalengineering.I'mwritingtoyoutosaysomethingabutthecampussafety.OuruniversityissolargethatIcan'timaginehowharditistokeepitwiththousandsofstudentsingoodorder.Onthewholestudentsaresomewhatcontentwiththecampussafety.Butmeanwhilesomeproblemsdoexist.Inthefirstplacethetheftoncampusisahugeheadacheofus.Myclassmatesinstudentdormitorybuilding202havecomeacrossthetheftquitealot.Theirbagsbankcardsradiosetsandotherpropertiesarestolen.Thesamethingsalsohappenedintheself-studyclassrooms.It'sunbearablethattextbookswithveryimportantnotesaremissingattimes.BesidesIheardthatwalkingaroundthecampusatnightisnotguaranteedbecauseafewgirlswerefrightenedby2strangerslastmonth.It'surgentthatsomemeasuresbetaken.Educationonmoralityshouldbetaughtamongallstudentsremindingthemofwhat'sthesensiblethingtodo.Ouruniversityshouldalsomakesomepolicytoensurethatsafetyregulationsbefollowed.Weareexpectingabigchange.AtlastIwanttoappreciateyoursparingprecioustimetoreadthisletter.Thankyou.YoursrespectfullyWangMingALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampusDearMr.President,I'masophomoremajoringinenvironmentalengineering.I'mwritingtoyoutosaysomethingabutthecampussafety.OuruniversityissolargethatIcan'timaginehowharditistokeepitwiththousandsofstudentsingoodorder.Onthewhole,studentsaresomewhatcontentwiththecampussafety.Butmeanwhile,someproblemsdoexist.Inthefirstplace,thetheftoncampusisahugeheadacheofus.Myclassmatesinstudentdormitorybuilding202havecomeacrossthetheftquitealot.Theirbags,bankcards,radiosets,andotherpropertiesarestolen.Thesamethingsalsohappenedintheself-studyclassrooms.It'sunbearablethattextbookswithveryimportantnotesaremissingattimes.Besides,Iheardthatwalkingaroundthecampusatnightisnotguaranteedbecauseafewgirlswerefrightenedby2strangerslastmonth.It'surgentthatsomemeasuresbetaken.Educationonmoralityshouldbetaughtamongallstudentsremindingthemofwhat'sthesensiblethingtodo.Ouruniversityshouldalsomakesomepolicytoensurethatsafetyregulationsbefollowed.Weareexpectingabigchange.Atlast,Iwanttoappreciateyoursparingprecioustimetoreadthisletter.Thankyou.Yoursrespectfully,WangMing

4.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekendwhenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingtheworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2daysandthanwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisittherewewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.AseverybodyknowsShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventherearcSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwith