2023年江西省宜春市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)預(yù)測試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoapplyforaposition.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheinstructionsgivenbelow:

假如你叫方小宇，你在《北京青年報(bào)》看到以下招聘廣告，請(qǐng)就此寫一封求職信：

×公司誠聘文秘一員，要求如下：

本科以上學(xué)歷；有良好的溝通和協(xié)調(diào)能力；精通英語和計(jì)算機(jī)者優(yōu)先。

應(yīng)聘者請(qǐng)將簡歷寄至：北京市中關(guān)村北路108號(hào)紫光大廈人力資源部，郵編100081

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

1.私立學(xué)校在中國的興起。

2.私立學(xué)?？赡軒淼暮锰帯?/p>

1)人才市場的需要；

2)培養(yǎng)一流人才；

3)提高全民族科學(xué)、教育水平。

3.更多的孩子會(huì)上私立學(xué)。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前很多父母在子女高中畢業(yè)前就送他們出國學(xué)習(xí)

2.形成這種趨勢的原因

3.我對(duì)些的看法

OverseaStudyatanEarlyAge

4.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

5.Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteastartessayentitledShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized'?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.安樂死應(yīng)該合法化；

2.安樂死不應(yīng)合法化；

3．我的觀點(diǎn)。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheTearsofABird.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.描述圖片內(nèi)容和作者的用意。

2.這種現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生哪些危害。

3.如何解決這個(gè)問題?你的建議。

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledUrbanization.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有人認(rèn)為城市化進(jìn)程是一件好事

2.有人卻認(rèn)為城市化進(jìn)程給我們帶來了很多負(fù)面影響

3.在我看來…

Urbanization

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterofatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.有個(gè)國外的朋友來訪，告訴他你已經(jīng)做好安排。

2．作了哪些安排。

3．對(duì)來訪表示歡迎

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomplaintlettertothecustomerservicedepartmentofthecompany'sheadoffice.Youboughtalaptopafewdaysagofromabigcomputerchainstore,butthelaptopstoppedworking.Whenyoutookitbacktothestore,theyrefusedtodealwiththeproblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.計(jì)算機(jī)出現(xiàn)了什么問題。

2．與店方交涉的經(jīng)過。

3．你希望公司的客戶服務(wù)部門能盡快幫助解決問題。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAHarmoniousSocietyinMyMind.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.1.現(xiàn)在國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

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

Theexpression"cross-genderconversations"(Paragraph5)means______.

12.

A"SloppyJoe"combinescheeseandhamburgermeattogether.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Whichofthefollowingprovidesdinnercruisesnow?

A.ThePotomacRiver

B.BostonHarbor

C.TheChicagoRiver

D.TheMississippiRiver

14.

Theauthordoesanassessmentofallhigh-riskurbanareasintheU.S.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Ifyouhavetenemployeessharingatypicalofficespace,youneedatleast______squarefeetofspace.

16.Onecanturnto______ifhewantstoexerciseinarainingday.

17.

IntheUnitedStates,voicesareraisedtoshowfriendlyattitude.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Besidesthecontributionactivity,CLTaddressesanotherarea,whichconstantlychallengesteachers,______.

19.

Chantek,the"orangutanperson",signs"tomatotoothpaste"and"eyedrink"for______respectively.

20.

Inancienttimes.athletesWhoshowexcellentskillsinsportscouldbeentitledto______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(28)

A.Thedriver.

B.Ten-year-oldJake.

C.Thepolice.

D.Thekidsonthebus.

22.聽力原文：W:Hi,Sam,IhatetobotheryoubutIwonderifIcouldhaveawordwithyou?

M:Soundssoserious.What'sup?

W:Well,thelandlordjustinformedmethathe'sgoingtoincreaseourrentbytwohundred.I'mwonderinghowyoufeelaboutit.

M:HowdoIfeelaboutit?Noway!Intherentalagreement,itsayshewillhavetogiveusanoticethreemonthsinadvanceifhewantstoincreasetherent.

W:Yeah,that'sright!It'sgottabethreemonthslater.Well,Ithinkherealizeshisrentalfeeisbelowthemarketrateandhemustbefeelingabitrippedoffwhenhecouldbechargingacouplehundredextra.Whatdoyouthink,Sam?Shouldweagreetotheraiseorfindsomewhereelse?

M:Goodquestion.I'mnotsureeither.Thelocationwe'reatnowisquiteconvenient,closetothegroceryandnearthesubway.It'llbehardtofindanotherlocationlikethisone.

W:Iwonderwhetherhe'llallowroomfornegotiation,perhapsahundreddollarsinsteadoftwo.Maybehemightbemorewillingtogiveabitifwespeaktohimrightaway.

M:Well,heseemstobeaniceguytotalkto.Butwhatifherefuses?Wouldyougofortwothen?

W:Well,IguessIwould,sinceit'llbehardtofindsuchaconvenientlocation.Besides,it'sclosetomyschoolandIcansleepalittlelaterinthemornings.

M:Ha!Ifiguredthat'swhatyou'dbeconcernedabout.Well,Ihavetogiveitsomeseriousthought.I'mnotsureIcanaffordtocoughupanextrahundredamonthjusttomakesureicansleepinanextra15minutes.

W:Didn'tyougetyourloanrecently?That'llcoverwhatyouneed.Besides,ifyoucouldjuststopspendingsomuchoncafeteriasnacksyou'dhavelotsofmoneytospare.

M:Yeah,butI'mthinkingofgettinganewlaptop.

W:Well,Itellyou,therearen'talotofapartmentsthatarecheaper,evenwiththisnewincrease.

M:Iknow,sowhendoeshewantustocomebackonthis?

W:Hetoldmetolethimknowthisweekend.

M:Sure,bythenIshouldbeabletomakeupmymind.

23．WhatisthemainProblemthatthespeakershave?

24.Whatarethetwochoicesthattheyface?

25.Whatistheadvantageofstayingintheapartmentaccordingtothewoman?

(20)

A.Wheretheyshouldmove.

B.Howtonegotiatewiththelandlord.

C.Howtofighttheincrease.

D.Whethertoacceptanincreaseinrentormove.

23.【B8】

24.

【B2】

25.(45)

26.

【B11】

27.(29)

A.Becauseshewasarrestedandimprisoned.

B.Becauseawhitemobattackedtheschool.

C.Becauseshewasafraidthatthestudentswouldbekilledorbadlyinjured.

D.Becausealawwaspassedmakingitillegaltoprovideafreeeducationforblackstudents.

28.(46)

29.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Lastweek,yourecall,wediscussedtheearlydevelopmentofrailroadsintheUnitedStates.TodayIwanttomentionanevenearlierform.oftransportation,onethatbroughtthefirstEuropeansettlerstoAmerica.Andthat'sthewoodensailingship.Fromcolonialtimessailingshipswerevitaltotheeconomy.Manycoastaltownsdependedonfishingorwhalingforemploymentandincome.Thiswasespeciallytrueinthenortheasternstates.Andtherethewoodfromnearbyforestsandtheskillsoflocaldesignersandworkersalsoformedthebasisofanimportantshipbuildingindustry.Butthebigprofitsweretobemadeontradewithfar-awayplaces.Andsinceseacaptainsoftenbecamepartownersoftheirships,theyhadastronginterestinthecommercialsuccessoftheirvoyages.SotheseYankees,that'swhatUSsailorsandofficerscametobecalled,theycarriedonaveryprofitabletradewithotherpartsoftheworld.Thehighpointofthistradecameinthemid-19thcenturywiththeintroductionoftheclippership,theenormousYankeeclipperswithhugesailsreachingnearlytwohundredfeetintosky.He'dcarrypassengersandcargofromNewYorkaroundSouthAmericatoSanFranciscoinlessthanthreemonthsandcleartoChinainjusthalfayear.Atthattimethisseemedunbelievablyfastandefficient.Butinthe1860s,morereliablesteam-poweredshipbegantotakeover.AndsoontheimportantroleofsailingshipsintheUSeconomywouldcometoanend.

(27)

A.Nineteenth-centuryseacaptains.

B.Thedevelopmentofthesteamship.

C.Theeconomicimportanceofsailingships.

D.Employmentinthefishingandwhalingindustries.

30.(22)

A.Sheshoulddothemanafavor.

B.Sheshouldsortouttherelevantmaterialofthemeeting.

C.Sheshouldarrangethenextmeeting.

D.Sheshouldgotoseethemanager.

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

Thephrase"heirapparent"(Line7,Paragraph2)inthearticlemostprobablymeans______.

A.someonewhohasthesameideas,aimsandstyle.withaperson

B.someonewhohastheunalienablerighttoreceivethefamilytitle

C.someonewhoisappointedasaheirofaperson

D.someonewhoislikelytotakeoveraperson'spositionwhenthatpersonleaves

32.Accordingtotheauthor,energysecuritycanonlybeachievedby______.

A.usinglessoilinpowergeneration

B.replacingfossilfuelswithmorenuclearpower

C.seekingenergyselfsufficiency

D.expandingthesourcesofpowersupply

33.AccordingtotheAmericanLawInstitute,thewarningsonproductsshouldnotbeintendedforlegalprotectionbutfor______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S3】

35.

【S4】

36.

【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.Theplaceofthechildinsocietyhasvariedforthousandsof

yearsandhasbeeneffectedbydifferentculturesandreligions,in【S1】______

ancienttimesunwantedchildrenwereoccasionallyabandoned,

puttodeath,exploitingorofferedforreligioussacrifices,andin【S2】______

anyeventalargepercentageofthemdidn'tsurvivetheirphysically

hazardousexistencetoreachtomaturity.【S3】______

Inwesterncivilizationwithinthelastfewhundredyears,

therehavebeenmanychangesinattitudewiththeyoung.Inagricultural【S4】______

Europe,andlaterwiththebeginningoftheIndustrial

Revolution,thechildrenofthepoorworklonghoursforlittleor【S5】______

nopay,andtherewasnopublicconcernontheirsafetyorwelfare【S6】______

punishmentcouldbebrutalandsevere.

Bytheeighteenthcenturytheharshandseveremethodsbegan

toshowanychange.Societyslowlyaccorded(給予)children【S7】______

aroleofimportance.Bookswerewrittenexpresslyforthemand

graduallylawswerepassingfortheirprotection,Effortswere【S8】______

madetocreateforthemalifebetterthantheirparents!

Inthepastfewdecadesparentshavebecomemore

andmoreattentivefortheneedsoftheirchildren.Betterhealthcareisavailable【S9】______

andeducationisnolongerreservingforthechildrenfrom【S10】______

wealthyfamilies.

【S1】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S3】

參考答案

1.FangXiaoyuRoom323No.7BuildingNo.1037LongshanRoadWuhan430074DepartmentofHumanResourcesZiguangBuildingNo.108ZhongguancunNorthRoadBeijing100081DearSirorMadamIlearnedfromBeijingYouthDailyonDec.2ndthatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretaryandit'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromPekingUniversityandobtainedabachelor'sdegreeinbusinessmanagement.Duringmystayintheuniversitymymajorcoursesincludedeconomicsmarketingandcomputerapplications.Iwasespeciallyfondofthecommunicationskillswhichenabledmetodealwithpeopleandthingsaroundwell.InadditionIpassedCET-6withahighscoreandcanspeakEnglishfluently.BeforegraduationIwasengagedwithP&GBeijingBranchasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.Thetwo-yearexperiencehelpsmealotinmanyways.InparticularIbecomeincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofcooperationamongco-workers.Ialsobelievetheexperiencewillqualifymeforthecurrentvacancyinyourcompany.Ienclosehereinmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.IappreciateyourkindconsiderationofmeandIamlookingforwardtoanearlyinterviewwithyou.SincerelyyoursFangXiaoyuFangXiaoyuRoom323,No.7BuildingNo.1037,LongshanRoadWuhan,430074DepartmentofHumanResourcesZiguangBuildingNo.108,ZhongguancunNorthRoadBeijing,100081DearSirorMadam,IlearnedfromBeijingYouthDailyonDec.2ndthatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretary,andit'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromPekingUniversity,andobtainedabachelor'sdegreeinbusinessmanagement.Duringmystayintheuniversity,mymajorcoursesincludedeconomics,marketingandcomputerapplications.Iwasespeciallyfondofthecommunicationskillswhichenabledmetodealwithpeopleandthingsaroundwell.Inaddition,IpassedCET-6withahighscoreandcanspeakEnglishfluently.BeforegraduationIwasengagedwithP&GBeijingBranchasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.Thetwo-yearexperiencehelpsmealotinmanyways.Inparticular,Ibecomeincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofcooperationamongco-workers.Ialsobelievetheexperiencewillqualifymeforthecurrentvacancyinyourcompany.Ienclosehereinmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.Iappreciateyourkindconsiderationofme,andIamlookingforwardtoanearlyinterviewwithyou.Sincerelyyours,FangXiaoyu解析：寫作提示：應(yīng)用文寫作具有很強(qiáng)的實(shí)用性，在歷年考試中也有涉及。此篇作文要求考生就招聘廣告寫一封求職信。寫作時(shí)首先應(yīng)指出從報(bào)紙上看到招聘信息，并表達(dá)自己對(duì)這個(gè)職位很感興趣：第二段可以詳細(xì)介紹自己的情況，如自己的教育情況和知識(shí)技能等；第三段可以介紹自己的相關(guān)工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)，強(qiáng)調(diào)自己有能力勝任這項(xiàng)工作；最后一段可以講自己隨信寄出簡歷，并渴望有面試的機(jī)會(huì)。當(dāng)然，還有一點(diǎn)需要重點(diǎn)注意的就是書信的格式。

2.PrivateSchoolsinChinaMoreandmoreprivateschoolsareboominginChina.ItcanproduceasmartergenerationofChinesechildrenandpromotetheintegrationofeducationwiththedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologPrivateSchoolsinChinaMoreandmoreprivateschoolsareboominginChina.ItcanproduceasmartergenerationofChinesechildrenandpromotetheintegrationofeducationwiththedevelopmentofscienceandtechnolog

3.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadaysmoreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheirchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomycompaniesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiencestoo.Consequentlypursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreoverthereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrash-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asformeoverseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiencesbutoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvementbutit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathomewhenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadays,moreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheirchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,companiesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiences,too.Consequently,pursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreover,thereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrash-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asforme,overseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiences,butoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvement,butit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathome,whenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.

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

5.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighlycontroversialissueathomeandabroad.InsomenorthernEuropeancountriesitislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagaininourcountrybecauseanincurablepatientwantedthedoctorstoimplementeuthanasiaonhimbuttheyhadtorefusetodososinceitwasforbiddenbylaw.Somepeoplethinkthateuthanasiashouldbelegalizedandputintopractice.Insodoingitwillbenefitallpeopleinvolved.Firstitcanlessenthepainofthedyingpatientwhosuffersterriblyfromtheincurabledisease.Seconditwillalsoreducethegreatfinancialpressureonthelivingbecauseagreatdealofmoneyhastobespentinprolongingthelifeofthedying.Ontheotherhandothersbelievethateuthanasiashouldnotbelegalizedandperformed.Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatlifeisthemostpreciousofallandshouldbeputbeforeeverythingelse.Onceapersonisdeadheorshecannevercomebacktolifeanditisirreplaceable.What'smoreifeuthanasiaislegalizeditispossibleforwickedpeopletotakeadvantageofittokilllegitimately.Inmyopinioneuthanasiashouldbelegallyimplementedbutstrictlawsmustbemadeandseveremeasurestakenincaseitisabused.Andalsoiftheincurablepatientwantstogoonlivinginpaininsteadofhavingeuthanasiahisorherchoicemustberespected.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighlycontroversialissueathomeandabroad.InsomenorthernEuropeancountriesitislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagaininourcountrybecauseanincurablepatientwantedthedoctorstoimplementeuthanasiaonhimbuttheyhadtorefusetodososinceitwasforbiddenbylaw.Somepeoplethinkthateuthanasiashouldbelegalizedandputintopractice.Insodoing,itwillbenefitallpeopleinvolved.First,itcanlessenthepainofthedyingpatientwhosuffersterriblyfromtheincurabledisease.Second,itwillalsoreducethegreatfinancialpressureonthelivingbecauseagreatdealofmoneyhastobespentinprolongingthelifeofthedying.Ontheotherhand,othersbelievethateuthanasiashouldnotbelegalizedandperformed.Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatlifeisthemostpreciousofallandshouldbeputbeforeeverythingelse.Onceapersonisdead,heorshecannevercomebacktolife,anditisirreplaceable.What'smore,ifeuthanasiaislegalized,itispossibleforwickedpeopletotakeadvantageofittokilllegitimately.Inmyopinion,euthanasiashouldbelegallyimplementedbutstrictlawsmustbemadeandseveremeasurestakenincaseitisabused.Andalso,iftheincurablepatientwantstogoonlivinginpaininsteadofhavingeuthanasia,hisorherchoicemustberespected.

6.TheTearsofABirdAscanbeclearlyseenfromthecartoonabirdissittingonthetopofahugeaxwithtearsstreamingfromitseyes.Becauseallthetreesarecutdownthebirdwillhavenohabitat.Thecartoonconveysthemeaningthatitisurgenttopreservethewoodsforbirds.Andinfactthepictureurgesustoprotecttheenvironmentforanimalsandushumanbeings.Thecuttingoftreesaswellasthedestructionofourenvironmentmayleadtoseveralharmsasfollows.Inthefirstplacethefreesprovideuswithmanyvitalthingswehumansneedsuchasoxygenfoodshelterandsoon.Theanimalssuchasthebirdinthepicturealsoneedthetreesforsurvival.Inthesecondplaceiftoomanytreesarecutdownthentherewillbefewforestswhichactlikeagiantspongeabsorbingrainfallandpreventingitfromrunningawayintorivers.Inotherwordsaforesthelpstostabilizethesoilbeingerodedandsiltingupriversandlakes.Otherwisefloodsmighthappen.Lastbutnotleastthereisonlyoneearthonwhichwelive.Ifourenvironmentisnotwellprotectedwehumanswillfindithardtosurvive.Sincethisphenomenoncausessomanyharmfuleffectswehavetocomeupwithsomemeasurestodealwithit.Firstofalltheauthoritiesshouldadoptthepolicyofsustainabledevelopment"justasourgovernmenthassofarbeendoing.What'smoreeverycitizenshouldrealizetheseriousnessoftheproblemandmakeconcertedeffortstoprotectourenvironment.TheTearsofABirdAscanbeclearlyseenfromthecartoon,abirdissittingonthetopofahugeax,withtearsstreamingfromitseyes.Becauseallthetreesarecutdown,thebirdwillhavenohabitat.Thecartoonconveysthemeaningthatitisurgenttopreservethewoodsforbirds.Andinfactthepictureurgesustoprotecttheenvironmentforanimalsandushumanbeings.Thecuttingoftrees,aswellasthedestructionofourenvironment,mayleadtoseveralharmsasfollows.Inthefirstplace,thefreesprovideuswithmanyvitalthingswehumansneed,suchasoxygen,food,shelterandsoon.Theanimals,suchasthebirdinthepicture,alsoneedthetreesforsurvival.Inthesecondplace,iftoomanytreesarecutdown,thentherewillbefewforests,whichactlikeagiantsponge,absorbingrainfallandpreventingitfromrunningawayintorivers.Inotherwords,aforesthelpstostabilizethesoilbeingerodedandsiltingupriversandlakes.Otherwise,floodsmighthappen.Lastbutnotleast,thereisonlyoneearthonwhichwelive.Ifourenvironmentisnotwellprotected,wehumanswillfindithardtosurvive.Sincethisphenomenoncausessomanyharmfuleffects,wehavetocomeupwithsomemeasurestodealwithit.Firstofall,theauthoritiesshouldadoptthepolicyofsustainabledevelopment",justasourgovernmenthassofarbeendoing.What'smore,everycitizenshouldrealizetheseriousnessoftheproblemandmakeconcertedeffortstoprotectourenvironment.

7.Urbanization"Urbanization"hasbecomeincreasinglyaglobalphenomenon.Inotherwordsurbancentersaregrowinginsizeandpopulationandmoreandmoretownsarebecomingmetropolises.AndthereisnoagUrbanization"Urbanization"hasbecome,increasingly,aglobalphenomenon.Inotherwords,urbancentersaregrowinginsizeandpopulation,andmoreandmoretownsarebecomingmetropolises.Andthereisnoag

8.DearMr.SmithIhavereceivedyourletterdatedApril52006inwhichyouhaveaskedmetomakearrangementsforyourstayhere.Iamgladtotellyouyourschedulewillbeasfollows:FirstofallIwillmeetyouattheairportwhenyouarrivehereandthenIwilltakeyoutoouruniversityhotelwhereIhavebookedaroomforyou.Ontheseconddayofyourarrivalyouwillbeinvitedtoattendourteachingactivityinasmallgroup.IntheafternoonIwilltakeyoutovisitourstudents'lab.OnthethirddayIhavearrangedalectureatwhichIhopeyoucouldgiveusanintroductiontotheteachingfeaturesoffineartsatCambridge.IntheeveningIwillhaveasmallpartyforyouandyouwillhavemorechancetocommunicatewithourstudentsaswellasourstaff.OnthelastdayIwillseeyouoffattheairport.Ifthereisanythinginconvenientforyouinthisschedulepleaseletmeknowassoonaspossible.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreplyandwishyouapleasantjourney.YoursrespectfullyAllenChu