2021年江蘇省蘇州市大學(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、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledNatureorNurture.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有些人認(rèn)為遺傳因素起決定作用；

2．也有人認(rèn)為環(huán)境影響作用更大；

3．你的觀點(diǎn)。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoafriendinvitinghertocometoBeijingforMay1stholiday.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.假設(shè)你是李芳，給好朋友Lily寫一封信。內(nèi)容如下：

1.邀請(qǐng)她五一放假其間來北京游玩

2.簡單介紹北京的名勝古跡

3.希望對(duì)方回信交流意見

ALettertoaFrien

3.StatisticsofFamilyExpensesinChina

1.請(qǐng)對(duì)圖表所給出的信息進(jìn)行描述

2.請(qǐng)對(duì)描述的內(nèi)容做出原因分析

3.請(qǐng)針對(duì)此圖表得出合理的結(jié)論并對(duì)未來進(jìn)行預(yù)測(cè)

ChangesinFamilyExpenses

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.以下圖為依據(jù)描述1975年和1995年人們交流通訊方式的變化情況

2.說明引起變化的各種原因

3.預(yù)測(cè)未來的情況

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

1.請(qǐng)解釋"NoPainsNoGains"的含義;

2.舉例證明。

6.1．在大學(xué)中，室友之間和睦相處很重要；

2．有些人認(rèn)為相互體諒是和睦相處的重要途徑；

3．你的觀點(diǎn)。

7.Direction：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePhenomenonofEmptyNest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

“空巢老人”指那些到了退休年齡，身邊卻無子女與之共同生活的老人。

1．如今的空巢老人逐漸增多

2．這種現(xiàn)象出現(xiàn)的原因

3．如何解決由此帶來的問題

ThePhenomenonofEmptyNest

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthecartoongivenbelow:

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.我為什么選擇讀大學(xué)；

2.現(xiàn)在讀大學(xué)是否值得；

3.結(jié)論。

10.1.留守兒童的現(xiàn)象在農(nóng)村非常普遍

2.這種現(xiàn)象帶來的弊端

3.我診斷該如何時(shí)處理這些問題

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

ItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatEmeryTobinhadadeep-rootedhatredfor______.

12.

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthatglobalwarmingcanbe______.

A.continuedB.improvedC.controlledD.reduced

13.

Thedemandforgoodsdependstotallyonthepriceofdemandedgoods.

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14.AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcoursesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

15.

Baughman'ssuperstrong,superligh,transparentsheetcanbeinsertedinthewindshieldstohelp_____________.

16.

Bymanipulating_________________inthecountry,theFedcaninfluencetheeconomyinapositiveornegativeway.

17.

Donottrytomakethetaglinetrendy,becausesuchlinedareoften______.

18.

Ayoungfatchildhasmore______togetridoffatproblemthananoldone.

19.WhyBilingualEducation?

Bilingualeducationcontinuestoreceivecriticisminthenationalmedia.Thisarticleexaminessomeofthecriticism,anditseffectonpublicopinion,whichoftenisbasedonmisconceptionsaboutbilingualeducation'sgoalsandpractice.Thearticlealsoexplainstherationaleunderlyinggoodbilingualeducationprogramsandsummarizesresearchfindingsabouttheireffectiveness.

Thecombinationoffirstlanguagesubjectmatterteachingandliteracydevelopmentthatcharacterizesgoodbilingualprogramsindirectlybutpowerfullyaidsstudentsastheystriveforathirdfactoressentialtotheirsuccess:Englishproficiency.Ofcourse,wealsowanttoteachinEnglishdirectly,viahighqualityEnglish-as-a-SecondLanguage(ESL)classes,andthroughshelteredsubjectmatterteaching,whereintermediate-levelEnglishlanguageacquirerslearnsubjectmattertaughtinEnglish.

Thebestbilingualeducationprogramsincludeallofthesecharacteristics:ESLinstruction,shelteredsubjectmatterteaching,andinstructioninthefirstlanguage.Non-English-speakingchildreninitiallyreceivecoreinstructionintheprimarylanguagealongwithESLinstruction.AschildrengrowmoreproficientinEnglish,theylearnsubjectsusingmorecontextualizedlanguage(e.g.,mathandscience)inshelteredclassestaughtinEnglish,andeventuallyinmainstreamclasses.Inthisway,theshelteredclassesfunctionasabridgebetweeninstructioninthefirstlanguageandinthemainstream.Inadvancedlevels,theonlysubjectsdoneinthefirstlanguagearethosedemandingthemostabstractuseoflanguage(socialstudiesandlanguagearts).Oncefullmainstreamingiscomplete,advancedfirstlanguagedevelopmentisavailableasanoption.Gradualexitplans,suchasthese,avoidproblemsassociatedwithexitingchildrentooearly(beforetheEnglishtheyencounteriscomprehensible)andprovideinstructioninthefirstlanguagewhereitismostneeded.Theseplansalsoallowchildrentohavetheadvantagesofadvancedfirstlanguagedevelopment.

SuccesswithoutBilingualEducation

Acommonargumentagainstbilingualeducationistheobservationthatmanypeoplehavesucceededwithoutit.Thishascertainlyhappened.Inthesecases,however,thesuccessfulpersongotplentyofcomprehensibleinputinthesecondlanguage,andinmanycaseshadadefactobilingualeducationprogram.Forexample,RodriguezanddelaPenaareoftencitedascounter-evidencetobilingualeducation.

RodrigueztellsusthathesucceededinschoolwithoutaspecialprogramandacquiredaveryhighlevelofEnglishliteracy.Hehadtwocrucialadvantages,however,thatmostlimited-English-proficient(LEP)childrendonothave.First,hegrewupinanEnglish-speakingneighborhoodinSacramento,California,andthusgotagreatdealofinformalcomprehensibleinputfromclassmates.ManyLEPchildrentodayencounterEnglishonlyatschool;theyliveinneighborhoodswhereSpanishprevails.Inaddition,Rodriguezbecameavoraciousreader,whichhelpedhimacquireacademiclanguage.MostLEPchildrenhavelittleaccesstobooks.

DelaPenareportsthathecametotheUnitedStatesatageninewithnoEnglishcompetenceandclaimsthathesucceededwithoutbilingualeducation.HereportsthatheacquiredEnglishrapidly,and"bytheendofmyfirstschoolyear,Iwasamongthetopstudents."DelaPena,however,hadtheadvantagesofbilingualeducation:InMexico,hewasinthefifthgrade,andwasthusliterateinSpanishandknewsubjectmatter.Inaddition,whenhestartedschoolintheUnitedStateshewasputbacktwogrades.HissuperiorknowledgeofsubjectmatterhelpedmaketheEnglishinputheheardmorecomprehensible.

Childrenwhoarrivewithagoodeducationintheirprimarylanguagehavealreadygainedtw

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20.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernment

JamesEisenstein,MarkKessler,BruceA.WilliamsandJacquelineVaughnSwitzer.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernment.NewYorkSt.Martin'sPress,1996.639pp.Tables,appendices,glossary,references,index.ISBN0-312-13662-5.

TherearedozensofAmericanGovernmenttextbooksonthemarket,manyofthemveryrespectedandsuccessful,someevenregardedasclassicsintheirumpteenth(無數(shù)次的)edition.Frequentlythereislittlethatdistinguishesonefromanother,otherthananidiosyncratic(特殊的)"conceptualframework,"thenumberandkindsofgraphics,boxes,andphotos,orthepackageofancillary(輔助的)materialsavailabletotheadopter.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernmentistypicalofthestandardAmericanGovernmenttextbookonthemarket.Itprovidesbalancedcoverageofpoliticalandconstitutionalhistory,Americanpoliticalinstitutionsandprocesses,andpoliticalparticipation.Thisbasicversiondoesnotincludeseparatechaptersonpublicpolicy,butmanypolicyissuesareaddressedinthecoverageofthecongress,thepresidency,thebureaucracy,thecourts,andinterestgroups.

Thechaptersareorganizedinalogicalsequencebuttheyarewrittensothattheymaybeusedinanalternativesequenceifaninstructorwouldsodesire.Thewritingstyle.isverystraightforwardandnotunnecessarilyacademicandjargonistic.Thetoneisrespectfulofstudentsandtheirexperiencesand,despitemultipleauthors,itremainsconsistentthroughoutthetext.

ThereareanumberoffeaturesofThePlayofPowerthatmakeitattractiveandthatmakeitoneofthetextbooksthatIhaveusedwithsatisfactionforseveralyears.Asissuggestedbythetitle,theauthorsdescribepoliticsasagameofpowerplayedbymanyplayers,thoughtheirsisnotanapplicationofformalgametheoriestopolities.Instead,theyaskstudentstothinkofanumberoffamiliargames,likebasketballorMonopoly(強(qiáng)手棋),andthewaysthattherules,strategies,andresourcesshapehowplayersgoaboutpursuingtheirgoalsandwithwhateffect.Theauthorsinvitestudents,then,tolookatpolitiesasagame—a"grand"gamewithsometimesdeadlyconsequences—thatisshapedbycertainrules(somefoundintheConstitution),thatisplayedbymanyplayers(politicians,voters,organizedinterests,etc.)whobringvariousandun-equalresources(money,status,connections,etc.)tothegame,andwhowinvariousmaterialandsymbolicoutcomes.The"gameofpolitics"metaphorissometimesdifficulttosustainthroughoutthecoverageofmanytopics,butitprovidesausefulorganizationalframework.ItdashessomeoftheidealisticnotionsofAmericangovernmentandpoliticsthatstudentsmayhavepickedupinhighschoolcivicsclasses,aswellasthemorecynicalnotionsthattheypickupinthepopularmedia.Intheend,Ithinkitisusefulinhelpingstudentsmakesenseofwhogetswhat,andhow,aswellaswhodoeswhat,andwhy—andwithwhatsuccess.

AnotherattractivefeatureofThePlayofPowerisaserious,consistent,andultimatelysuccessfulefforttodrawonstudents'ownexperiencetouncovertherelevanceofpoliticsandgovernment.Theauthorscompareandcontrastpoliticalissuesanddilemmastostudentissues,tostudentrelationshipsamongthemselves,withtheuniversity,withtheirparents,andwithlocalgovernment.Thishelpsstudentsseetherule-makingandchoice—making,aswebasthetradeoffs(權(quán)衡)ofthepoliticalprocess.

TheauthorsofThePlayofPoweralsopallofffairlyeffectivelythechallengeofdescribingtherolesofminoritiesandwomeninAmericanpoliticalhistoryandcontemporarypolitics.ThishasbecomeanincreasinglycommonundertakingforauthorsofAmericangovernmenttextbooks.Someauthorsweaveadiscussionofthese

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(36)

A.Thereisdangerofaccidentsontheline.

B.Thereisnodangerofaccidentsontheline.

C.Theirspeedswillbeautomaticallyfixedbythecomputers.

D.Onetrainwillkeepasafedistancefromtheothertrains.

22.聽力原文：M:Thedishisdelicious.Ineverknewthatyouaresogoodatcooking.

W:Thanks.ButthecreditshouldgotoMary.Shepreparedeverything.Ifitweren'tforher,I'dnevercook.Oh,pleasehavesomemore.

Q:Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?

(15)

A.Thewomanisanexcellentcook.

B.Thewomanisahousewife.

C.Maryhelpedalotincookingthedish.

D.Thewomanhasnevercookedbefore.

23.聽力原文：W:Whereshallwespendourholidaysthisyear,Tom?Goingawayorstayingathome?

M:We'redefinitelygoingabroad,dear.ButIdon'tthinkwe'llgoawayinMay.Idoubtifwe'llhaveenoughmoneysavedupbythen.

Q:Whycan'tthecouplegoabroadinMay?

(15)

A.Becausetheyhavesomefinancialproblems.

B.BecausetheywillbemuchraininMay.

C.Becausetheywon'thavefreetimeinMay.

D.Becausetheycan'thaveeverythinggotreadybythen.

24.聽力原文：M:Now,MissJones,youmayhavewonderedwhyIaskedyoutocomesolate.Thefactis,I'dliketoseeyouinaction,sotospeak.Wouldyousithereandtypeoutthesetworeportsformebeforetheendoftheday?W:That'salright.

Q:WhydidthemanaskMissJonestodothetyping?

(19)

A.HeneededMissJonestoactashissecretary.

B.HeneededtokeepMissJonesbusyinaction.

C.Heneededtoconfirmifshewasqualifiedforthejob.

D.Heneededthetypedreportsbeforetheendoftheday.

25.聽力原文：M:TodaysomanypeoplearetalkingaboutAIDS.IstheAIDSepidemicveryseriousnow?

W:Oh,yeah.Tosaytheimpactonoursociety,thisdiseasewillbethemostseriouspublic-healthproblemwearefacingnow.Onaglobalscale,itthreatenstounderminecountries,especiallyinAfrica.

M:Oh,it'ssoterrible?Whatdoyoumeanby"underminecountries"?

W:Itisaveryseriousdiseaseinthemiddleagesofthepopulation,sothatitwillgreatlyreducethenumberofpeoplecarryingoutthefunctionsofthesociety.InpartsofAfrica,it'shappeningalready.

M:WeknowthatAIDSismainlycausedbysexcontactandbloodexchangeordrugabuse.Doyouthinkpeople'sbasicbehavior.canbealteredintimetostoptheAIDSepidemic?

W:Intimetohaveasignificantimpact,yes.Idon'tthinkwe'llbeperfect.Peoplewillresponddifferently.ButforthehomosexualpopulationinSanFrancisco,therateofhomosexuallytransmitteddiseasesfelldramaticallywhenaseriouseducationalprogramwasputinplace.Peoplewereobviouslywillingtochangetheirbehavior.whentheyweremadetorealizehowseverearisktheyweretaking.

M:Whataboutgroupsnotyethardhit?Canthemessagegettothembeforemassivedeathoccurs?

W:Itiscertainlyhardertoreachpeoplewhentheydon'tseetheconsequenceofwhatthey'redoingrightaroundthemorwhentheconsequenceisextremelydelayed.

M:Howcanwereachpeople?

W:Amassiveeducationalcampaignistheonlythingconceivableatthemomentthatcanhelp.Toarguethatit'sdifficultandexpensiveandthereforeweshouldn'tdoitwouldbeself-defeating.

(23)

A.TheepidemicofAIDS.

B.ThetreatmentofAIDS.

C.ThetransmissionofAIDS.

D.TheimpactofAIDS.

26.聽力原文：M:Areyousureyourememberthenameofthefilmyousawlastweek?

W:It'sjustonthetipofmytongue.

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthefilm?

(13)

A.itishardtopronouncethename.

B.Itisnotgoingtobewellreceived.

C.Shehastemporarilyforgottenitsname.

D.Shehasneverheardofthename.

27.(28)

A.In1774.

B.In1765.

C.Intheseventeenthcentury.

D.Inthenineteenthcentury.

28.聽力原文：W:Mike,I'msorry,butIhavetocalltotellyou...

M:What?

W:Thetruthis...Yourjobisnotsowelldone.

M:AreyoucertainIdidn'tperform.wellintheoffice?

W:Tom,you'vereceivedreprimandsseveralforlatenessandforusingworktimeforprivatebusiness.Besides,youusethecompanycartodothingsforyourself.

M:IknowI'vebeenlatefortimes,formyhomeisalittlefarawayfromthecompany,andIhavetotravelovertwohourstoworkeverydayandsometimestherearetrafficjams.I'mreallysorry.Forothers,youmayhavemywords:theywon'thappenagain.

W:I'mafraidit'stoolate.Rightnow,yourtardinessistheleastofmyproblems.

M:Whatdoyoumean?

W:Youhavegoneagainstfileregulationssooften,andtheboardofdirectorshasdecided.

M:Decidedwhat?Givingmemypinkslip?

W:Exactly.I'msorryithadtoturnoutthisway.You'refiredrightaway.

(20)

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Bossandemployee.

C.Receptionistandcustomer.

D.Waiterandguest.

29.

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30.【B1】

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

Theinfluencethatthereductionofyoungpeoplehashadoneconomymayinclude______.

A.theappearingofmassmarketcenteringtheyoung

B.theshiftofthemarketcenterfromthemiddle-agedtotheyoung

C.theincreaseofthepopulationwhogettoform.family

D.thetendencyforthemarkettosplitintotwo

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Let'snowbrieflyconsideragenerallyhonoredbutsometimesmaligned(有壞影響的)typeofscientist,thetheorist.Theoristsareconsideredseparately,sincetheyaretherarest,mostfascinating,andmostimportantofthespeciesScientificus.TheirmotivationalsystemmostoftenisthatofthePlayer,althoughoccasionallyitisthatoftheOperator.

Althoughtheoristsareoftenviewedascold,rational,deliberatemachines,theyaregenerallyalmosttheoppositeofthispopularpicture.Theyareusuallyindividualsofstrongfeelingswhohavetheego(自我)ofactorsandanirrational,almostmysticattachmenttoparticularviewsoftheirdiscipline.Theappearanceofcooldeliberationistheirpublicface,whichoftenrepresentsonlytheirdisdain(輕蔑)forcontactwiththespectators.

Thereareimportantoccupationaldifferencesbetweentheoristsandotherscientists.Theoristssettheframeworkwithinwhichothersdotheirresearch.Thoseotherthanthetheoristsdotheimportantworkoffillingindetailsofexistingtheories.Non-theoristsfulfillarelativelysafeandusefulfunction.Theirworkcontributestosciencebutdoesnotthreatentheindividualscientistunlessheorshehappenstoaccumulateevidencecontrarytothestatusquo.

Whatisthegeneralpersonalitymakeupoftheorists?Aretheynormal,neurotic,orevenpsychotic?Theyrarelyfitthepatternofmiddle-classnormality,andyettheyareintenselyintouchwiththeirownreality.Perhapstheydon'tfitanyoftheusualcategories.GeorgeBernardShawoncesaid,"Thereasonablemanadaptshimselftotheworld;theunreasonableonepersistsintryingtoadapttheworldtohimself.Therefore,allprogressdependsontheunreasonableman."Perhapshismessagewastotoleratethedissenters(反對(duì)者),thefaddists,thekooks(狂人),andingeneralthosewhodisagreewithwhatweknowarerightsolongastheydon'tbecometooviolent.Toleratethem,notoutofanysenseofhumanitybutforcrassself-interest.Afewofthemareinnovators,andsocietyneedstheminfinitelymorethantheyneedsociety.

Inreviewingallthegroupofscientistsandscience-trainedindividualswehaveencountered,wefindarangeofindividualsspreadoverthewholespectrumofhumanbehavior.butwithsomeimportantcommoncharacteristics.Scientistsareneithersupermennornaivechildren.Theyarenotfoggilyabsent-mindedorunrealistic;rather,manyofthethingstheyconsiderimportantandrealareoftenquitedifferentfromthoseofthe"everyday"world.

Bydescribingtheoristsascold,rational,deliberatemachines,theauthorintendstoimplythattheoristsareactuallyindividualsof______.

33.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Tosaythatthechildlearnsbyimitationandthatthewaytoteachistosetagoodexampleoversimplifies.Nochildimitates(模仿)everyactionhesees.Sometimes,theexampletheparentwantshimtofollowisignoredwhilehetakesovercontrarypatternsfromsomeotherexamples.Thereforewemustturntoamoresubtletheorythan"Monkeysee,monkeydo."

Lookatitfromthechild'spointofview.Hereheisinanewsituation,lackingareadyresponse.Heisseekingaresponsewhichwillgaincertainends.Ifhelacksareadyresponseforthesituation,andcannotreasonoutwhattodo,heobservesamodelwhoseemsabletogettherightresult.Thechildlooksforanauthority(權(quán)威)orexpertwhocanshowwhattodo.

Thereisasecondelementatworkinthissituation.Thechildmaybeabletoattainhisimmediategoalonlytofindthathismethodbringscriticismfrompeoplewhoobservehim.Whenshoutingacrossthehouseachieveshisimmediateendofdeliveringamessage,heistoldemphaticallythatsucharacket(喧鬧)isunpleasant,thatheshouldwalkintothenextroomandsayitquietly.Thus,thedesiretosolveanyobjectivesituationisoverlaidwiththedesiretosolveitproperly.Oneoftheearlythingsthechildlearnsisthathegetssomeactionsandcriticizesothers.Ifoneistomaintainthesupportofothersandhisownself-respect,hemustadoptresponseshissocialgroupapproves.

Infindingtrialresponses,thelearnerdoesnotchoosemodelsatrandom.Heimitatesthepersonwhoseemsagoodpersontobelike,ratherthanapersonwhosesocialstatushewishestoavoid.Ifthepupilwantstobeagoodviolinist,hewillobserveandtrytocopythetechniquesofcapableplayers;whilesomeotherpersonmaymostinfluencehisapproachtobooks.

Admirationofonequalityoftenleadsustoadmireapersonasawhole,andhebecomesanidentifyingfigure.Weusesomepeopleasmodelsoverawiderangeofsituations,imitatingmuchthattheydo.Welearnthattheyaredependableandrewardingmodelsbecauseimitatingthemleadstosuccess.

Howdoesachildlearntogrowupaccordingtotheauthor?

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

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35.

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36.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.【S1】

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參考答案

1.NatureorNurture?Todaythewayweconsiderhumanpsychologyandmentaldevelopmentisheavilydeterminedbythegeneticsciences.Wenowunderstandtheimportanceofinheritedcharacteristicsmorethaneverbefore.Yetwearestillunabletodecidewhetheranindividual'spersonalityanddevelopmentaremoreinfluencedbygeneticfactors(nature)orbytheenvironment(nurture).Researchrelatingtoidenticaltwinshashighlightedhowsignificantinheritedcharacteristicscanbeforanindividual'slife.Butwhetherthesecharacteristicsareabletodevelopwithinthepersonalityofanindividualsurelydependsonwhetherthecircumstancesallowsuchadevelopment.Itseemsthattheexperienceswehaveinlifearesounpredictableandsopowerfulthattheycanboostorover-rideotherinfluencesandthereseemstobeplentyofresearchfindingstoconfirmthis.Myownviewisthatthereisnoonemajorinfluenceinaperson'slife.Insteadthetraitsweinheritfromourparentsandthesituationandexperiencesthatweencounterinlifeareconstantlyinteracting.Itistheinteractionofthetwothatshapesaperson'spersonalityanddictateshowthatpersonalitydevelops.Ifthiswerenottruewewouldbeabletopredictthebehaviorandcharacterofapersonfromthemomenttheywereborn.InconclusionIdonotthinkthateithernatureornurtureisthemajorinfluenceonapersonbutthatbothhavepowerfuleffects.NatureorNurture?Todaythewayweconsiderhumanpsychologyandmentaldevelopmentisheavilydeterminedbythegeneticsciences.Wenowunderstandtheimportanceofinheritedcharacteristicsmorethaneverbefore.Yetwearestillunabletodecidewhetheranindividual'spersonalityanddevelopmentaremoreinfluencedbygeneticfactors(nature)orbytheenvironment(nurture).Research,relatingtoidenticaltwins,hashighlightedhowsignificantinheritedcharacteristicscanbeforanindividual'slife.Butwhetherthesecharacteristicsareabletodevelopwithinthepersonalityofanindividualsurelydependsonwhetherthecircumstancesallowsuchadevelopment.Itseemsthattheexperienceswehaveinlifearesounpredictableandsopowerful,thattheycanboostorover-rideotherinfluences,andthereseemstobeplentyofresearchfindingstoconfirmthis.Myownviewisthatthereisnoonemajorinfluenceinaperson'slife.Instead,thetraitsweinheritfromourparentsandthesituationandexperiencesthatweencounterinlifeareconstantlyinteracting.Itistheinteractionofthetwothatshapesaperson'spersonalityanddictateshowthatpersonalitydevelops.Ifthiswerenottrue,wewouldbeabletopredictthebehavior.andcharacterofapersonfromthemomenttheywereborn.Inconclusion,Idonotthinkthateithernatureornurtureisthemajorinfluenceonaperson,butthatbothhavepowerfuleffects.

2.ALettertoaFriendDearLilyIthasbeenalongtimesincewemetlasttime.IlearnthatyouwillhavesomedaysoffinMay1stholiday.WhynotcometoappreciatethebeautifulscenesinBeijing?AseverybodyknowsBeijingasacityofgreathistoricalsignificancehasneverlostitsattractionfortourists.Tian’anmenSquaretheGreatWalltheSummerPalacetheTempleofHeavenMingTombstheFragrantHill...IntheendlesslistofscenicspotsIstronglyrecommendyoupayavisittotheSummerPalace.LocatedonthenorthwestoutskirtsofBeijingithasbeenconsideredthebest-preservedimperialgardenintheworld.TheLongevityHillandKunmingLakethemajorlandscapeofthegardenharmoniouslycombineartificialandnaturalbeautyintopicturesquescenery.Ibelieveyouwillbefascinatedbythefinelydecoratedbuildingspavilionsbridgesandtowers.Travelingdoesbenefitusinmorethanoneway.Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.YourssincerelyLiFangALettertoaFriendDearLily,Ithasbeenalongtimesincewemetlasttime.IlearnthatyouwillhavesomedaysoffinMay1stholiday.WhynotcometoappreciatethebeautifulscenesinBeijing?Aseverybodyknows,Beijing,asacityofgreathistoricalsignificance,hasneverlostitsattractionfortourists.Tian’anmenSquare,theGreatWall,theSummerPalace,theTempleofHeaven,MingTombs,theFragrantHill...Intheendlesslistofscenicspots,IstronglyrecommendyoupayavisittotheSummerPalace.LocatedonthenorthwestoutskirtsofBeijing,ithasbeenconsideredthebest-preservedimperialgardenintheworld.TheLongevityHillandKunmingLake,themajorlandscapeofthegarden,harmoniouslycombineartificialandnaturalbeautyintopicturesquescenery.Ibelieveyouwillbefascinatedbythefinelydecoratedbuildings,pavilions,bridgesandtowers.Travelingdoesbenefitusinmorethanoneway.Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiFang解析：①審題及布局．這是篇書信體作文，主要目的是邀請(qǐng)朋友來北京游玩。在布局上，注意英文書信格式，具體內(nèi)容根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱展開即可．第一段問候過后邀請(qǐng)對(duì)方來北京度假；第二段介紹北京的名勝古跡，這是寫作的重點(diǎn)，可以按條目列舉景點(diǎn)，并選擇一處著重推薦；第三段說明旅行益處頗多，詢問朋友看法，希望其回復(fù)。②語言。本文是一篇寫給朋友的書信，首尾兩段語育應(yīng)簡潔、清晰，側(cè)重于口語化．第二段涉及風(fēng)景的介紹和描述，語言要鮮明貼切，生動(dòng)形象，盡量避免重復(fù)用詞；作為書信，本文多用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，輔以現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)與一般將來時(shí)。

3.ChangesinFamilyExpensesThestatisticfiguresgivenbythistableshowtherearesomefundamentalchangesinfamilyexpensesinChinafrom1985to2005.Theamountofmoneyspentonfoodandclothinghasdecreaseddramaticallyinthepasttwentyyearswhereasthatonrecreationeducationhealthcareandothershasincreasedsharply.Especiallyexpensesonrecreationandeducationincreasedm