2021年甘肅省天水市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTestforNationalCivilServants.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．近幾年興起了一股國家公務(wù)員考試(TestforNationalCivilServants)熱

2．產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3．我的看法

TestforNationalCivilServants

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledPositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.英特網(wǎng)的積極影響。

2．英特網(wǎng)的消極影響。

3．你的看法。

PositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet

3.1．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．為了自下而上和發(fā)展人們要……

PreciousWater

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononForeignTradeofChineseCompanyaccordingtothefollowingchart.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Descriptionofthechart

2.ChangeintheamountsofforeigntradeoftheChinesecompanyinitsMiddleEastmarket

3.Reasonsofthechange

ForeignTradeofChineseCompany

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledEnergyCrisis,Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是當(dāng)今世界所面臨的主要問題之一。

2.能源的重要性

3.如何保護(hù)能源

6.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCompetitionandCooperation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.現(xiàn)代社會中競爭無處不在；

2.競爭和合作的關(guān)系。

7.Directions:Forthispart.youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoCultivateTeamSpirit?Youshouldwriteatleast150words.followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.閉隊(duì)精神對人的成長至又重要

2．但現(xiàn)在許多人缺乏閉隊(duì)精神

3．在我看來……

HowtoCultivateTeamSpirit?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheOutlinegivenbelow:

假設(shè)你是李明，假期即將到來，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希望找個(gè)外國朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)。擬一個(gè)尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日程安排、費(fèi)用分擔(dān)情況、對對方的要求等，并說明對方和你一起出游的好處。

Travel-mateWanted

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnAgingPopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartandoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前老齡化現(xiàn)象很嚴(yán)重

2.這種現(xiàn)象可能產(chǎn)生的社會影響和后果

3.你的建議

OnAgingPopulation

10.1．網(wǎng)絡(luò)在大學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)生活中應(yīng)用越來越普遍；

2．有人認(rèn)為，網(wǎng)絡(luò)有利于大學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)；有人認(rèn)為，弊大于利；

3．你的看法。

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

TheOctober11GuardianclaimedthattherateofCO2accumulationwasincreasingatanalarmingratein2002and200

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

ThelargestnumberofrainforestsintheworldarelocatedontheAfricancontinent.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

14.

Researchersassumedthatself-drivingcarsmaybeathreatto______.

A.thetransportationindustry

B.oursafetyontheroad

C.vehicleproduction

D.ouremployment

15.

Mostmemoryresearchersagreethatourbrainsrecord—andrememberatsomelevel—everythingthathappenstous.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Asuccessfultaglineshouldnotfocusonthefeaturesofabrandname,butits______.

17.

WhatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratebymentioningaCEOandajanitor?

A.Ajanitormayhavetoworkharderforsuccess.

B.Writingskillsaresimilarlyimportantforthem.

C.ACEOneedsabetterwritingskillthanajanitor.

D.Theirabilitieshavenothingtodowiththeirjobs.

18.InCanada'scase,thecoststothedeprivationofpeople's______ismuchgreaterthantherecoverybill.

19.

AccordingtoTonyWoods,theproblemofsuicideamongyoungAustralianmencanbealleviatedifboys______.

20.Whenpeoplecareenoughaboutsomethingtodoitwell,thosewhodoitbesttendtobefarbetterthaneveryoneelse.There'sahugegapbetweenLeonardoandsecond-ratecontemporaries.Atop-rankedprofessionalchessplayercouldplaytenthousandgamesagainstanordinaryclubplayerwithoutlosingonce.

Likechessorpaintingorwritingnovels,makingmoneyisaveryspecializedskill.Butforsomereasonwetreatthisskilldifferently.Noonecomplainswhenafewpeoplesurpassalltherestatplayingchessorwritingnovels,butwhenafewpeoplemakemoremoneythantherest,wegeteditorialssayingthisiswrong.Why?Thepatternofvariationseemsnodifferentthanforanyotherskill.Whatcausespeopletoreactsostronglywhentheskillismakingmoney?

Ithinktherearcthreereasonswetreatmakingmoneyasdifferent:themisleadingmodelofwealthwelearnaschildren;thedisreputablewayinwhich,tillrecently,mostfortuneswereaccumulated;andtheworrythatgreatvariationsinincomearesomehowbadforsociety.AsfarasIcantell,thefirstismistaken,thesecondoutdated,andthethirdempiricallyfalse.Coulditbethat,inamodemdemocracy,variationinincomeisactuallyasignofhealth?

WhenIwasfiveIthoughtelectricitywascreatedbyelectricsockets.Ididn'trealizetherewerepowerplantsouttheregeneratingit.Likewise,itdoesn'toccurtomostkidsthatwealthissomethingthathastobegenerated.Itseemstobesomethingthatflowsfromparents.

Becauseofthecircumstancesinwhichtheyencounterit,childrentendtomisunderstandwealth.Theyconfuseitwithmoney.Theythinkthatthereisafixedamountofit.Andtheythinkofitassomethingthat'sdistributedbyauthorities(andsoshouldbedistributedequally),ratherthansomethingthathastobecreated(andmightbecreatedunequally).Infact,wealthisnotmoney.Moneyisjustaconvenientwayoftradingoneform.ofwealthforanother.Wealthistheunderlyingstuff--thegoodsandserviceswebuy.Whenyoutraveltoarichorpoorcountry,youdon'thavetolookatpeople'sbankaccountstotellwhichkindyou'rein.Youcanseewealth--inbuildingsandstreets,intheclothesandthehealthofthepeople.

Wheredoeswealthcomefrom?Peoplemakeit.Thiswaseasiertograspwhenmostpeoplelivedonfarms,andmademanyofthethingstheywantedwiththeirownhands.Thenyoucouldseeinthehouse,theherds,andthegranarythewealththateachfamilycreated.Itwasobviousthentoothatthewealthoftheworldwasnotafixedquantitythathadtobesharedout,likeslicesofapie.Ifyouwantedmorewealth,youcouldmakeit.

Thisisjustastruetoday,thoughfewofuscreatewealthdirectlyforourselves.Mostlywecreatewealthforotherpeopleinexchangeformoney,whichwethentradefortheformsofwealthwewant.Becausekidsareunabletocreatewealth,whatevertheyhavehastobegiventothem.Andwhenwealthissomethingyou'regiven,thenofcourseitseemsthatitshouldbedistributedequally.Asinmostfamiliesitis.Thekidsseetothat."Unfair,"theycry,whenonesibling(兄弟姐妹)getsmorethananother.

Intherealworld,youcan'tkeeplivingoffyourparents.Ifyouwantsomething,youeitherhavetomakeit,ordosomethingofequivalentvalueforsomeoneelse,inordertogetthemtogiveyouenoughmoneytobuyit.Intherealworld,wealthis(exceptforafewspecialistslikethievesandspeculators)somethingyouhavetocreate,notsomethingthat'sdistributedbyDaddy.Andsincetheabilityanddesiretocreateitvaryfrompersontoperson,it'snotmadeequally.

Yougetpaidbydoingormakingsomethingpeoplewant,andthosewhomakemoremoneyareoftensimplybetteratdoingwhatpeoplewant.TopactorsmakealotmoremoneythanB-listactors.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B4】

22.(40)

23.

【B9】

24.(34)

A.Toreplacephysicaltherapy.

B.Tocontrolbrainseizures.

C.Topreventheartdisease.

D.Torelievetension.

25.聽力原文：BuriedtreasureisscatteredovereverypartoftheUnitedStates.Whydon'tpeoplefindit?Asamatteroffact,agreatdealofburiedtreasureisfoundmuchmorethanweeverhearallout.Peoplewhofindtreasurehaveahabitofkeepingittothemselves.Eithertheyareafraidthatothersmightclaimit,ortheywanttoavoidpayingtaxesonit.Thereareperhapsadozenunreportedtreasurefindsforeachonereported.

FloridahasprobablyyieldedmoreburiedtreasurethananyotherpartoftheUnitedStates.TheGulfofMexicousedtobeinfestedwithpiratesattackingSpanishships.Oftentheywereunabletodisposeoftheirgoodsimmediately.Theypackeditinlargeboxesorsacksandburieditinsecrethidingplacesontheshore.Oftentheydrewamapoftheareasothattheycouldcomebacklaterandknowwheretodig.

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A.Treasurehuntersdon'treporttheirfindstoavoidpayingtaxesonit.

B.Thosewhofindtreasureusuallykeepittothemselvesforfearthatothersmightclaimit.

C.Thepolicedon'tbotheraboutkeepingarecord.

D.BothAandB

26.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

WorldEnvironmentDaywasestablishedbytheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyin1972tomarktheopeningoftheStockholmConferenceontheHumanEnvironment.Another(36)______,adoptedbytheGeneralAssemblythesameday,ledtothe(37)______ofUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme.

WorldEnvironmentDaycanbecelebratedinmanyways,includingstreet(38)______,bicyclesparades,greenconcerts,essayandpostercompetitionsinschools,treeplanting,(39)______efforts,clean-upcampaignsandmuchmore.

HeadsofState,PrimeMinistersandMinistersofEnvironment(40)______statementsonthatdayand(41)______themselvestocarefortheEarth.Moreserious(42)______aremadewhichleadtotheestablishmentof(43)______governmentalstructuresdealingwithenvironmentalmanagementandeconomicplanning.(44)____________.

ThemaininternationalcelebrationsoftheWorldEnvironmentDay2004willbeheldinBarcelona,SpaininclosecollaborationwiththeUniversalForumofCultures.TheWorldEnvironmentDaythemeselectedfor2004isWanted!SeasandOceans—DeadorAlive?(45)____________.Italsocallsoneachandeveryoneofustoact.Dowewanttokeepseasandoceanshealthyandaliveorpollutedanddead?UNEPishonoredthattheCityofBarcelona,theCatalanRegionalGovernmentandtheGovernmentofSpainwillbehostingthisimportantUnitedNationsday.

WorldEnvironmentDayiscommemoratedeachyearon5June.(46)____________.

27.

【B11】

28.聽力原文：Ourenvironmentisbeingpollutedfasterthannatureandman'spresenteffortscanpreventit.Timeisbringingusmorepeople,andmorepeoplewillbringusmoreindustry,moremotorvehicles,largercities,andthegrowinguseofman-madematerials.

Whatcanexplainandsolvethisproblem?Thefactisthatpollutioniscausedbyman—byhisdesireforamodernwayoflife.Wemake"increasingindustrialisation"ourchiefaim.Foritssake,wearewillingtosacrificeeverything:cleanair,purewater,goodfood,ourhealthandthefutureofourchildren.Thereisaconstantflowofpeoplefromthecountrysideintothecities,eagerforthebenefitsofmodernsociety.Butasourtechnologicalachievementshavegrowninthelasttwentyyears,sopollutionhasbecomeaseriousproblem.

Isn'tittimewestoppedtoaskourselveswherewearegoingandwhy?Itremindsoneofthestoryabouttheairlinepilotwhotoldhispassengersovertheloudspeaker:"I'vesomegoodnewsandsomebadnews.Thegoodnewsisthatwe'remakingrapidprogressat530milesperhour.Thebadnewsisthatwearelostanddon'tknowwherewe'regoing."Thesadfactisthatthisbecomesatruestorywhenappliedtoourmodernsociety.

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A.It'sbecausetherearemanydevelopingnations.

B.It'sbecausepeopleusetoomanyman-madematerials.

C.It'sbecausewehavemoreandmoreindustry.

D.It'sbecausewearebuildingmorevehicles.

29.聽力原文：TheFBIhasmade3arrestsinaterrorprobeonUSsoilformakingfalsestatements.The3menincustody,NajibullahZazi,hisfather,alsoanacquaintanceoftheirs,AkmadAfzali,allarechargedwithlyingtotheFBIduringaterrorinterrogation.InNajibullahZazi'scase,ithastodowithafileonhiscomputerwhichincluded10pagesofhandwrittennotesdetailinghowtobuildabomb.Accordingtocourtdocuments,hetoldtheFBIhedidn'twritethem,hedidn'tputthemonhiscomputer.Butaccordingtothedocument,FBIforensicsindicatesthathedidwritethemanddidputthemthere.Alsointhesedocuments,NajibullahZazihasadmittedtoauthoritiesthatheattendedaterroristtrainilagcampinPakistanwherehegotweaponsandexplosivestraining,thisdespitethefactthatZaziandhisattorneysaidthattheyhadmadenosuchadmissiontoauthorities.AsforthefatherandfortheacquaintanceinNewYork,theyallegedlyliedtoauthoritiesaboutaseriesoftelephonecallsinwhichtheyalertedNajibullahZazitothefactthathewasunderinvestigation.Nospecificsofanyallegedplotarelaidoutinthesedocumentsandajusticedepartmentofficialsayshestilldoesnothavethedetailsonthetargeting,thetimingorthelocationofanyattacks,butthisinvestigationcertainlystillcontinuingintheUSandaroundtheworld.

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A.Becausetheyownedbombs.

B.BecausetheyliedtotheFBI.

C.Becausetheythreatenpeople'slife.

D.BecausetheyrevolttheFBI.

30.(35)

A.AirlinepilotsmuststarttolearnEnglishin21stcentury.

B.AsabankclerkheshouldlearnspecialEnglishtomeettheneedsofhiswork.

C.PeoplecanbenefitfromintermediatelevelofEnglishintheirownfield.

D.TeacherswithintermediatelevelofEnglishcanteachtheirstudentswell.

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

【C6】

32.

Unionworkerselecttheirrepresentativestomakeup______systemtoworkwithtradeunionofficials.

33.WhenmentioningtheattitudeofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,someuniversitiesworry______.

A.thefutureorientationofuniversities

B.thefinancialproblemsofuniversities

C.theinfluenceofgovernment'spolicyonuniversities

D.thepurityofuniversitiesinitsfieldofacademeresearch

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S5】

35.

【S7】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.Letusturnnowtoanotherthreadintheargument.Itistimesmisleading,IS1.______

believe,todealwiththeColdWarasanencapsulationproblem,tofocusatten-S2.______

tiontoonarrowlyupontheesotericdevelopmentsoftheCommunistworldasde-

teachedfromtheunderlyingforcesofinternationalpolitics.Thewholeterrainof

internationalpoliticshavebeenradicallytransformedsincetheendofthewar,S3.______

anditisilluminatingtobeginwiththisfactandtotracefromthesourcesomeof

theforceshavebeeninducingchangenotonlyintheSovietsystemandpoliciesS4.______

butinourownaswell.

TheeffectupontheColdWarhasbeentocreateacertainschizoidconfu-

sionaboutthevariouslevelsofconflictthatdominatestheforefrontofourcon-S5.______

sciousnessatvarioustimes.Muchofthetimewearepreoccupiedwithlowerlev-

elsofpolitical,economic,orguerrillaconflictwithinalosepolygonalstructure,S6.______

butonoccasionwefindourselvesremindedthatthegrossbipolarstructureinthe

backgroundisstillultimatelysignificantbecause

ofthepotentialconsequencesofgeneralnuclearwar.S7.______

Intheambiguoustwilightzoneofpotentialnuclearwar,webecomeaware

howmuchthedevelopmentsinmilitarytechnologyhavebeenchangedtilerela-S8.______

tionshipbetweenwarandpolitics,andhowgreatlythishasaffectedtheevolu-

tionoftheColdWar.Foranationcommittingtoaprocessofchange,thereali-S9.______

zationthatmodernlarge-scalewarcannotbeacontinuationofpoliticsisadiffi-

cultonetoabsorbevenifithasnodeliberateintentionlaunchinganattack,S10.______

sincethestabilizationofthemilitaryenvironmenttendstocreateacertain

detenteinthepoliticalrealmaswell,andaconstraintonpoliticalaction.

【S1】

38.

【S9】

39.

【S5】

參考答案

1.TestforNationalCivilServantsNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareattendingdifferentexamsorganizedbyauthorityorganizationstoacquiremoreskillsandqualifications.AmongthemthereisagrowingtrendtositfortTestforNationalCivilServantsNowadays,moreandmorepeopleareattendingdifferentexamsorganizedbyauthorityorganizationstoacquiremoreskillsandqualifications.Amongthem,thereisagrowingtrendtositfort

2.PositiveandNegativeEffectsoftheInternetTheInternetisamiracleinhumansocietyforitintroducesnewconceptsandlivingstylesintoourlife.TheimaginedworldcreatedbytheInternetoffersusawindowtoexchangeideasexploreinformationandentertainourselvesatourownpace.OurtraditionalwayofcommunicationisundergoingarevolutionarychangewithnewformsofcommunicationlikeBBSe-mailsandonlinechattingbecomingprevailing.Andinformationisatourfinger'stipstheinstantweareonlinewhichfacilitatesthesharingandutilizingofinformationtothegreatestextent.ThecomingE-commerceboomwillturne-lifeintoareality.TheInternetthoughinvisibleandintangiblehasbecomeanindispensablepartofourlife.MeanwhilenegativeeffectsoftheInternethaveposedabigproblemtous.TheInternetcanbeaddictiveasalcoholandthreatenpeople'spsychologicalwell-being.LikeakaleidoscopetheInternetpresentsaworldoffantasies.Ifpeopleliveinfantasiesfortoolongtheymaybecomeanti-socialandalienatedfromtherealworld.AndtheInternetcanbeabreedinggroundofcrimes.Hackersaimatattackingandparalyzingsites.Vulgarrubbishanderoticsitesmaycorruptkids-mind.InmyopiniontheinventionoftheInternetisatechnologicalbreakthroughwhichhasbroughtincomparableconveniencesandchangestohumanbeings.ThoughinevitablytheInternethasgivenrisetonewsocialproblemsitshouldnotbethetargetofcriticismbecauseitisnotthefaultoftheNetbutthefaultofthosewhoabuseit.PositiveandNegativeEffectsoftheInternetTheInternetisamiracleinhumansocietyforitintroducesnewconceptsandlivingstylesintoourlife.TheimaginedworldcreatedbytheInternetoffersusawindowtoexchangeideas,exploreinformationandentertainourselvesatourownpace.OurtraditionalwayofcommunicationisundergoingarevolutionarychangewithnewformsofcommunicationlikeBBS,e-mailsandonlinechattingbecomingprevailing.Andinformationisatourfinger'stipstheinstantweareonline,whichfacilitatesthesharingandutilizingofinformationtothegreatestextent.ThecomingE-commerceboomwillturne-lifeintoareality.TheInternet,thoughinvisibleandintangible,hasbecomeanindispensablepartofourlife.Meanwhile,negativeeffectsoftheInternethaveposedabigproblemtous.TheInternetcanbeaddictiveasalcoholandthreatenpeople'spsychologicalwell-being.Likeakaleidoscope,theInternetpresentsaworldoffantasies.Ifpeopleliveinfantasiesfortoolong,theymaybecomeanti-socialandalienatedfromtherealworld.AndtheInternetcanbeabreedinggroundofcrimes.Hackersaimatattackingandparalyzingsites.Vulgarrubbishanderoticsitesmaycorruptkids-mind.Inmyopinion,theinventionoftheInternetisatechnologicalbreakthroughwhichhasbroughtincomparableconveniencesandchangestohumanbeings.ThoughinevitablytheInternethasgivenrisetonewsocialproblems,itshouldnotbethetargetofcriticismbecauseitisnotthefaultoftheNetbutthefaultofthosewhoabuseit.

3.PreciouswaterNoonedoubtstheimportanceofwater.Humanbeingsliveonwateranimalsliveonwaterplantsliveonwaterandalllivingthingsliveonwater.Youcan'timaginewhatwouldhappeniftherewerenowaterintheworld!Chinaisoneofthecountriesintheworldthatarebadlyshortofwater.Waterproblemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecentyearswiththeincreaseofwaterconsumptionandpollution.Inbigcitiesthewaterproblemhasbecomeevenworse.Withthegrowthofpopulationmoreandmorewaterisneeded.Withthedevelopmentoftheindustryalargequantityofwaterhasbeenandisbeingpolluted.WaterpollutionisthemostseriousproblemthatChinaisfacing.Ithasspreadtoriverslakesandeventheoceans.Inordertosurvivemanhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtrytopreventitfrombeingpolluted.Manshouldalsoknowthatallresourcesintheworldarelimitedincludingwater.Makegooduseofthemotherwisemanwillbepunishedbynature.Totreasurewateristotreasurelife;toprotectourenvironmentistoprotectourselves.PreciouswaterNoonedoubtstheimportanceofwater.Humanbeingsliveonwater,animalsliveonwater,plantsliveonwaterandalllivingthingsliveonwater.Youcan'timaginewhatwouldhappeniftherewerenowaterintheworld!Chinaisoneofthecountriesintheworldthatarebadlyshortofwater.Waterproblemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecentyearswiththeincreaseofwaterconsumptionandpollution.Inbigcities,thewaterproblemhasbecomeevenworse.Withthegrowthofpopulation,moreandmorewaterisneeded.Withthedevelopmentoftheindustry,alargequantityofwaterhasbeenandisbeingpolluted.WaterpollutionisthemostseriousproblemthatChinaisfacing.Ithasspreadtorivers,lakes,andeventheoceans.Inordertosurvive,manhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtrytopreventitfrombeingpolluted.Manshouldalsoknowthatallresourcesintheworldarelimited,includingwater.Makegooduseofthem,otherwise,manwillbepunishedbynature.Totreasurewateristotreasurelife;toprotectourenvironmentistoprotectourselves.

4.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstratingthechangesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinitsMiddleEastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingtothischartthereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewithitsMiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythereisaremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollarsin2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollowswhichleadstothelowestpointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabouncefromthetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsinatradeamountof40milliondollarsin2006anindicationoftheresurrectionofthiscompanyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthedramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.ThefirstreasongoestotheoutbreakoftheIraqiwarwhichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompaniesinvolvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthecompany'slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.AndthebounceinitstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthesituationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustmentinpolicy.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstratingthechangesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinitsMiddleEastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingtothischart,thereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewithitsMiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythereisaremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollarsin2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollows,whichleadstothelowestpointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabouncefromthetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsinatradeamountof40milliondollarsin2006,anindicationoftheresurrectionofthiscompanyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthedramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.ThefirstreasongoestotheoutbreakoftheIraqiwar,whichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompaniesinvolvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthecompany'slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.AndthebounceinitstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthesituationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustmentinpolicy.

5.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayistheenergycrisis.TheworldhasconsumedtoomuchenergydailyparticularlythewestofEuropeandNorthofAmericausethelargermountofit.Fuelswhichareusedtoproduceenergyatthemomentseemtonmoutsoon.Wearemuchworriedaboutapossibleenergycrisisasweexperiencedtheonethatoccurredin1970sandcausedusthegreatpanic.Manysuggestionshavebeenmadeintermsofenergyconservation.Someofthemarenotverypracticalbutotherscoldbeusedsuccessfully.Energyisknowntobeofgreatimportancetoourexistence.Wecanhardlyimaginehowwecouldsurviveinthisworldwithoutenergy.Noenergymeansthatallvehiclessuchascarstrainsbusesplanesandshipsthatneedoiltoworkwouldbeunabletonm.Theworldwouldbedarkanddead.Sotopreventtheenergycrisisitisofnecessitytoconserveallsourcesofenergyassomepeoplesuggest.Butgreatsourcesofenergyareneededifgovernmentswanttodevelopindustryandmakelifemorecomfortableandmostoftheenergyisconsumedinindustry.Itishoweverdifficulttosuggestanypossibleenergyconservationinindustrybecausemanyofthesuggestionswouldmeanthatsomepeoplewouldlosetheirjobs.Obviouslyconservationisnotgoingtobethegoodanswertotheenergycrisis.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsistousetheforcesofnatureforexamplethewindtheseatheriverandthesun.Itisstrangetothinkthatthesesourcesofenergywereusedlongagoforwindmillsandwatermillsbutthenwerealmostforgotten.Surewecanseeagaintheseforcesasgreatpotentialformsofenergy.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayistheenergycrisis.Theworldhasconsumedtoo