（2021年）湖北省宜昌市大學(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.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.心理問題往往是導(dǎo)致疾病的誘因；

2．分析人們產(chǎn)生心理問題的原因(可從失業(yè)、壓力過重、缺少支持、缺乏人際關(guān)系等方面加以分析)；

3．你認為人們?nèi)绾伪３中睦斫】怠?/p>

HowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudent'sJob-Hunting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.近年來出現(xiàn)大學(xué)生就業(yè)難的現(xiàn)象。

2.產(chǎn)生這一現(xiàn)象的原因(如大學(xué)生追求目標(biāo)過高，專業(yè)不對口等。)

3.如何解決這個問題(改變就業(yè)觀念，大學(xué)生在培訓(xùn)等)。

CollegeStudent'sJob-Hunting

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

1.請解釋"NoPainsNoGains"的含義;

2.舉例證明。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

1．中國已漸漸步入老齡化社會(65歲以上的老年人已占全國人口的7%)

2．我認為應(yīng)如何對待老年人群(社會關(guān)愛與福利制度，家庭溫暖，社區(qū)服務(wù)……)

3．我的結(jié)論

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAnInvitationLetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.請你以大學(xué)校長的名義給校友們寫一封100周年校慶的邀請信，指出邀請的時間

2.簡單介紹學(xué)校

3.告訴對方聯(lián)系方式，表示期待

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledMyIdenofPopmusic.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人認為流行音樂不能登大雅之堂。

2.有人認為音樂無高低貴賤之分，只有興趣上的差別。

3.我認為……

MyIdeaofPopmusic

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．據(jù)統(tǒng)計，在網(wǎng)上聊天交友、玩網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲是目前我國大學(xué)生上網(wǎng)的主要活動內(nèi)容

2．專家認為，那些沉迷于聊天和游戲的大學(xué)生，不僅耗費了金錢、時間和精力，還影響了正常的學(xué)業(yè)和人際交往

3．我們應(yīng)當(dāng)如何看待大學(xué)生上網(wǎng)的問題

WhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnPrivateTutoring.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.為孩子聘請家教目前非常普遍

2．有人認為這對孩子有幫助，有人則不以為然

3．我的看法

OnPrivateTutoring

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewsonPlasticSurgery.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．越來越多的人接受整形手術(shù)

2．我的看法及理由

3．結(jié)論

MyViewsonPlasticSurgery

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledOnFoodSafetyIssues.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.食品安全的現(xiàn)狀

2.造成食品安全問題的原因

3.我們應(yīng)該如何應(yīng)對

OnFoodSafetyIssues

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

Althoughtherearesomedrugseffectiveinrelievingflusymptomstoday,nonecancureflu.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Thewallsframingthehighwaysareusefulindecreasingnoisepollution,because______.

13.

U.S.populationwillincreasefrom250millionin1990to349millionin2025,andthegrowthwillstopat______.

14.

MakingsurethatBluetoothanditsconnecteddevicesdon'tinterferewithoneanothercanbedifficult.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Theauthorsuggestedthatsomethingmustbedonetocauseterroristorganizationssplitupintotwooppositegroups.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.IsCollegeReallyWorththeMoney?

TheRealWorld

EsteGriffithhaditallfiguredout.WhenshegraduatedfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinApril2001,shehadhersightssetononething:workingforalaborunion.

Therealworldhadotherideas.Griffithleftschoolwithnotonlyadegree,butaboatloadofdebt.Sheowed＄15,000instudentloansandhadrackedup＄4,000increditcarddebtforbooks,groceriesandotherexpenses.Nolaborunionjobcouldpayenoughtobailherout.

SoGriffithwenttoworkinsteadforaWashington,D.C.firmthatspecializesineconomicdevelopment.Problemsolved?Nope.Atage24,shetakeshomeabout＄1,800amonth,＄1,200ofwhichdisappearstopayherrent.Addanother＄180amonthtoretireherstudentloansand＄300amonthtowhittledownhercreditcardbalance."Youdothemath,"shesays.

Griffithhaspracticallynomoneytoliveon.Shebrown-hags(自帶午餐)herlunchandbikestowork.Aboveall,shefearsshe'llneverownahouseorbeabletoretire.It'snotthatsheregretsgettingherdegree."Battheydon'ttellyouthatthetrade-offisthenexttenyearsofyourincome,"shesays.

That'spreciselythedealbeingmadebymoreandmorecollegestudents.They'remortgagingtheirfuturestomeetsoaringtuitioncostsandothercollegeexpenses.LikeGriffith,they'refacingaone-twopunchatgraduation:hefty(沉重的)studentloansandsmotheringcreditcarddebt--nottomentionajobmarketthat,fornowanyway,isdismal.

"Weareforcingourchildrentomakeachoicebetweentwoevils,"saysElizabethWarren,aHarvardLawprofessorandexpertonbankruptcy."Skipcollegeandfacealifeofdiminishedopportunity,orgotocollegeandfacealifeshackled(束縛)bydebt."

TuitionHikes

Forsometime,collegeshaveinsistedtheirsteeptuitionhikesareneededtopayforcutting-edgetechnologies,facultyandadministrationsalaries,andrisinghealthcarecosts.Nowthere'sanewculprit(犯人):shrinkingstatesupport.Caughtinaseverebudgetcrunch,manystateshavesharplyscaledbacktheirfundingforhighereducation.

Someonehadtomakeupforthoselostdollars.Andyoucanguesswho--especiallyifyouliveinMassachusetts,whichlastyearhikeditstuitionandfeesby24percent,afterfundingdroppedby3percent,orinMissouri,whereappropriations(撥款)fellby10percent,buttuitionroseatdoublethatrate.Aboutone-thirdofthestates,infact,haveincreasedtuitionandfeesbymorethen10percent.

OneofthosestatesisCalifornia,andJanetBurrell'sfamilyisfeelingthepain.AbookkeeperinTorrance,BurrellhasadaughterattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis.Meanwhile,hersonsattendtwo-yearcollegesbecauseBurrellcan'taffordtohavealloftheminfour-yearschoolsatonce.

Meanwhile,evenwithtuitionhikes,California'scommunitycollegesaresostrappedforcashtheydroppedthousandsofclasseslastspring.Theresult:54,000fewerstudents.

CollapsingInvestments

Manyfamiliesthoughttheyhadasurefireplan:eveniftuitionkeptskyrocketing,theyhadinvestedenoughmoneyalongthewaytomeetthecosts.ThenafannythinghappenedonthewaytoWallStreet.Thoseinvestmentscollapsedwiththestockmarket.Amongtheloserslastyear:thewildlypopular"529"plans--federaltax-exemptcollegesavingsplansofferedbyindividualstates,whichhaveattractedbillionsfromfamiliesaroundthecountry."Wehearfrommanyparentsthatwhattheyhadsetasidedeclinedinvaluesomuchthattheynowdon'thaveenoughtoseetheirstudentsthrough,"saysPennStatefinancialaiddirectorAnnaGriswold,whowitnesseda10percentincreaseinloanapplicationslastyear.Even.withamarketthatmaybeslowlyrecovering,itwilltaketime,perhaps

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17.

ThethreearrestedinSudanwereregardedas______bylocalauthorities.

18.

Nixon'sgrandmother______andsohelearnedlastingvaluesfromher.

19.

Theresultsofcensushavealwaysbeenthecompromiseofcertaingroupsofinterest.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Inthepast,theglobalaveragetemperaturemayhavebeen27℃.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(29)

A.Byforcingthemfarming.

B.By'affectingthequalityofsoils.

C.Byaddingchemicalsandpollutethewaterways.

D.Byaffectingtheenvironmentstheylivein.

22.(36)

A.HumanBasicNeeds.

B.MaterialComfort.

C.Food:HumanBasicNeed.

D.BasicNecessitiesofLife.

23.(44)

24.(26)

A.Hedidn'trecognizeherandfeltsorrytomeether.

B.Hebrokethecar.

C.Hewascuriousabouthiscolleagues'whispering.

D.Hedidnothing.

25.(21)

A.Sufferingpoorhealth.

B.Causinganxiety.

C.Becomingaggressive.

D.Destroyingpersonalcontact.

26.(28)

A.Tobreakthepreviousrecords.

B.Towinonemorechampionshipforhisteam.

C.Tobuyaluxuryhouse.

D.ToplayagainsttheNewYorkteamonceagain.

27.聽力原文：M:Whatdidyoudotocelebrateyourbirthday?

W:MyfriendstookmetoseeCirqueduSoleil.Whatashow!ItwasunlikeanythingIhadeverseenbefore.Theperformancesweremesmerizing---theywereart!

M:Wow,itsoundslikeyoureallyenjoyedyourself.WhatdistinguishesCirqueduSoleilfromothercircuses?

W:Itsimplyhasclass.Theactshaveacertainstyle.thatyoudon'tseeinothercircuses.Thereissoft,romanticlightingandfantasticmusicwhichrangesfromclassicaltojazz.But,whatreallysetsthecircusapartisthecostumeswiththeirbeautifulfabrics,richcolorsandfairytaledesigns.

M:Itsoundsamazing,butIalwaysfeelalittleguiltywhenIgotothecircus.Itseemssocrueltouseanimalsforourentertainment.

W:CirqueduSoleildoesn'tbelieveinusinganimals.Theyrelyonhumanperformersincludingacrobats,trapezeartistsandcontortionists.

M:That'swonderful.Iwishothercircuseswoulddothesame.

W:Andthehumanperformancesaremuchmorefun.Therewasoneclownwhoactuallyjuggledeightwineglassesatonetime.Icouldn'tbelieveit.Therewasalsoamagicianwhoperformedaseriesofcomicaltricksinvolvingmembersoftheaudience.Ilovedthewholething.Youreallyshouldseethemwhiletheyareintown.

M:IthinkI'llgothisweekend.

(23)

A.It'saconcert.

B.It'sacircus.

C.It'sagame.

D.It'samovie.

28.聽力原文：W：Ican'timagineyouhaveanyinterestinattendingthatlectureonsculpture.Foryouitissoboring.

M：Ido．Nowyouwouldremindmeoftheone.AndjustnowIhavethetime.SocomeI.

Q：Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromthisconversation?

(17)

A.He'drathernotgotothelecture.

B.Hedoesn'tmindifthewomangoestothelecture.

C.Hewantstohearthelecture.

D.He'sheardthelecturebefore.

29.聽力原文：M：Icertainlyhopethatthefilmisworthwhile．Myfeetarefreezing，andIcan'tstandthecoldmuchlonger．

W：Ihatestandinginlineanyway.Ifwedon'tgetinsoon.let'sjustforgetitandgosomewhereelse．

Q：Wherearethemanandwomanatthismoment?

(14)

A.Inthesubway.

B.Inthemoviehouse.

C.Inlineoutside.

D.Somewhereelse.

30.(19)

A.Hehasn'tdecidedonatopicforhiscomposition.

B.HehasfallenbehindothersinEnglishclass.

C.Hehash'tmadeuphismindastowhattowriteabout.

D.Thebookheborrowedwillheduetomorrow.

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

【C6】

32.

【C8】

33.

Thenation'seconomicfocalpointwasnowfocusedontheimportanceof______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S4】

35.

【S6】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S2】

38.

【S9】

39.

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參考答案

1.HowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Oneinfourpeoplewillexperiencesomekindofmentalhealthprobleminthecourseofayear.Whenyoufailtomanagetocontroltheseproblemstheyarelikelytocausevariousmentalillnessesandasaresultofphysiologicalimbalancephysicalillnesses.Youmaynotbeabletoliveanormallifeletaloneafulfillingone.Thecausesofmentalhealthproblemsoftenvaryalotfromonecasetoanother.Intoday'ssocietyagoodnumberofpeoplearesufferingfromheavypressure.Othersarelackingincommunicationskillsandfeeltheyarelivinginanisolatedworld.Inadditionalotofpeopleareignorantofpsychologicalknowledgeabouthowtokeepmentallyfit.Therearealotofwaystocurbmentalhealthproblemsandkeeppsychologicallyhealthy.Firstlyfindtherealcauseofyourmentalhealthproblemandseewhetheryoucandosomethingtomakeachange.Secondlylearntorelaxyourselfandtakeexercisetoreleasethepressure.Afterallyourhealthiswhatcountsmost.Lastlyyoumayfindithelpfultotalktoyourpartnerarelativeorafriendaboutyourproblemsorseeksupportandadvicefromapsychologicalconsultant.HowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Oneinfourpeoplewillexperiencesomekindofmentalhealthprobleminthecourseofayear.Whenyoufailtomanagetocontroltheseproblems,theyarelikelytocausevariousmentalillnessesand,asaresultofphysiologicalimbalance,physicalillnesses.Youmaynotbeabletoliveanormallife,letaloneafulfillingone.Thecausesofmentalhealthproblemsoftenvaryalotfromonecasetoanother.Intoday'ssociety,agoodnumberofpeoplearesufferingfromheavypressure.Othersarelackingincommunicationskillsandfeeltheyarelivinginanisolatedworld.Inaddition,alotofpeopleareignorantofpsychologicalknowledgeabouthowtokeepmentallyfit.Therearealotofwaystocurbmentalhealthproblemsandkeeppsychologicallyhealthy.Firstly,findtherealcauseofyourmentalhealthproblemandseewhetheryoucandosomethingtomakeachange.Secondly,learntorelaxyourselfandtakeexercisetoreleasethepressure.Afterall,yourhealthiswhatcountsmost.Lastly,youmayfindithelpfultotalktoyourpartner,arelativeorafriendaboutyourproblems,orseeksupportandadvicefromapsychologicalconsultant.解析：[審題]

本文是議論文，先指出心理健康問題的嚴(yán)重性，然后分析產(chǎn)生心理健康問題的種種原因，最后提出解決心理健康問題和保持心理健康的方法。

[寫作思路]

第一段：指出心理健康問題的嚴(yán)重性——導(dǎo)致疾病，影響生活。

第二段：分析原因，根據(jù)普遍性的順序陳述。

第三段：提出解決的方法。

2.CollegeStudent'sJob-HuntingInrecentyearscollegestudentsfinditdificulttohuntajob.Itsoundsverystrangesincecollegestudentsaretheyoungeliteofsociety.Theyhaverreceivedadvancededucation.Theyareintelligentaspirantandknowledgeable.Theyareeagertolearnandtodotheirbestforsociety.Buthowcomescollegestudentshavedifficultyinfindingjobs?Thereareseveralreasonsforthisstrangephenomenon.Oneimportantreasonisthatnowadayscollegestudentspursuetoohighagoal.Theyarenotsatisfiedwithamerely"good"job.Theycareaboutvariousfactorssuchastheworkingconditionsthesalarytheworkingplace(inthecityorinthecountryside)etc.Thereforealthoughtherearemanyvacantjobswaitingforthecollegestudentstheyareunwillingtoacceptthem.Anotherreasonisthatthemajorssomestudentsstudyincollegedonotfitinwiththedemandsofthevacantjobs.Sotheycanonlyletthejobspassbyregretfully.Howtosolvethisproblem?Inmyopinionthegapbetweenthejobs'demandsandcollegestudents'demandsshouldbebridged.Thecompaniesorfactoriesshouldofferfavorableconditionsforcollegestudentswhilethelatershouldnetfocustheirattentiononlyonthemateralaspectofajob.Theyshouldthinkmoreabouttheirfuturedevelopmentandtheircontributionstosociety.Moreovercollegestudentsshouldrealizetheirowndefectsandfurtherimprovethemselvesinordertomeetwiththeneedsofsociety.CollegeStudent'sJob-HuntingInrecentyears,collegestudentsfinditdificulttohuntajob.Itsoundsverystrangesincecollegestudentsaretheyoungeliteofsociety.Theyhaverreceivedadvancededucation.Theyareintelligent,aspirant,andknowledgeable.Theyareeagertolearnandtodotheirbestforsociety.Buthowcomescollegestudentshavedifficultyinfindingjobs?Thereareseveralreasonsforthisstrangephenomenon.Oneimportantreasonisthatnowadays,collegestudentspursuetoohighagoal.Theyarenotsatisfiedwithamerely"good"job.Theycareaboutvariousfactors,suchastheworkingconditions,thesalary,theworkingplace(inthecityorinthecountryside),etc.Therefore,althoughtherearemanyvacantjobswaitingforthecollegestudents,theyareunwillingtoacceptthem.Anotherreasonisthatthemajorssomestudentsstudyincollegedonotfitinwiththedemandsofthevacantjobs.Sotheycanonlyletthejobspassbyregretfully.Howtosolvethisproblem?Inmyopinion,thegapbetweenthejobs'demandsandcollegestudents'demandsshouldbebridged.Thecompaniesorfactoriesshouldofferfavorableconditionsforcollegestudents,whilethelatershouldnetfocustheirattentiononlyonthemateralaspectofajob.Theyshouldthinkmoreabouttheirfuturedevelopmentandtheircontributionstosociety.Moreover,collegestudentsshouldrealizetheirowndefectsandfurtherimprovethemselvesinordertomeetwiththeneedsofsociety.

3.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamomentbutwasprecededbyyearsofpatientarduousobservation.MozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodernworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachievedwithoutexceptioncomefromsustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsayinganditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamouspeoplenopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinourcollegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacoursetoacquireknowledgeinaparticularfieldandtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertionandpersistenteffort.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamoment,butwasprecededbyyearsofpatient,arduousobservation.MozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodernworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachieved,withoutexception,comefromsustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsaying,anditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamouspeople,nopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinourcollegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacourse,toacquireknowledgeinaparticularfield,andtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertionandpersistenteffort.

4.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'predictionthisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.Firstthesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheoldanywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostareathetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevailstherearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetridofthem.ThereforechangingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Secondbasedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysizeacombinationoffamilycarecommunity-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthiswayoldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamiliesthusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Thirdoldpeoplenotonlyneedhelptheycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassetstheymaynotonlyliveafullerlifebutalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.AtpresentboththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'prediction,thisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.First,thesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheold,anywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostarea,thetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevails,therearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetridofthem.Therefore,changingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Second,basedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysize,acombinationoffamilycare,community-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthisway,oldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamilies,thusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Third,oldpeoplenotonlyneedhelp,theycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassets,theymaynotonlyliveafullerlife,butalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.Atpresent,boththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.

5.AnInvitationLetter12thSeptember2006DearSchoolmatesIt'smygreathonorandpleasuretoinformyouthatXYZUniversitywillholdthe100thanniversarycelebrationon16thOctober2006itisanewmilestoneinthedevelopmentofXYZUniversity.OnbehalfoftheUniversityIwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoinviteyoumyhonorableguesttoattendourgrandcelebration.Duringthepastcenturyseveralgenerationsofthestaffandstudentsintheuniversityhavemadegreateffortstopromotetheuniversity'sdevelopmentandhavemadetremendousachievements.XYZUniversityisnowoneofthemostprestigiouscomprehensiveuniversitiesinChinaandourgraduateshavecontributedagreatdealtothesocietyinwhateverfieldtheydo.Itisperfecttimetogettogethertoreflectthepastexchangestoriesandlookingforthefuture.IwouldappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldkindlyacceptmyinvitationandjoinasonourcampusingoldenOctoberof2006.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmethroughe-mail:xyzu@hotmailcomortel:+12345678ifyouhaveanyquestionsandcomments.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Withmybestregards.SincerelyyoursProf.LiMingPresidentXYZUniversityShanghai200002P.R.ChinaAnInvitationLetter12thSeptember2006DearSchoolmates,It'smygreathonorandpleasuretoinform.youthatXYZUniversitywillholdthe100thanniversarycelebrationon16thOctober2006,itisanewmilestoneinthedevelopmentofXYZUniversity.OnbehalfoftheUniversity,Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoinviteyou,myhonorableguest,toattendourgrandcelebration.Duringthepastcentury,severalgenerationsofthestaffandstudentsintheuniversityhavemadegreateffortstopromotetheuniversity'sdevelopmentandhavemadetremendousachievements.XYZUniversityisnowoneofthemostprestigiouscomprehensiveuniversitiesinChinaandourgraduateshavecontributedagreatdealtothesocietyinwhateverfieldtheydo.Itisperfecttimetogettogether,toreflectthepast,exchangestories,andlookingforthefuture.IwouldappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldkindlyacceptmyinvitationandjoinasonourcampusingoldenOctoberof2006.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmethroughe-mail:xyzu@hotmail,comortel:+12345678ifyouhaveanyquestionsandcomments.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Withmybestregards.Sincerelyyours,Prof.LiMingPresidentXYZUniversityShanghai200002P.R.China解析：這是一封非常正規(guī)的邀請信。第一段中以It'smygreathonorandpleasuretoinform.youthat...點出了邀請的緣由，緊接著借Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoinvite...發(fā)出了邀請。第二段中Duringthepastcentury引出了對學(xué)校歷史的簡略介紹，Itisperfecttime...又使信回到了原來的主題。最后借Iwouldappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldkindlyacceptmyinvitationandjoinus再次發(fā)出邀請，并通過Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmethrough...ifyouhaveanyquestionsandcomments指出了聯(lián)系方式。

6.MyIdeaofPopmusicPopmusicisheldincontemptbymanypeople.Inthesepeople'seyespopmusicisalwaysinsharpcontrastto"loftymusic".ThelattermainlyreferstosymphoniesandoperasoftheEuropeancountries.Theyshowgreatconcernforthefactthatmanypeoplepreferpopmusictosymphoniesbecauseforthempopmusicshouldbeexcludedfromtheholypalaceofmusic.Converselymanypeoplehaveanordorforpopmusic.Theyarguethatpeoplewhowantustolistenmsymphoniesarcadvocatingakindof"eliteculture".Thisnotionisunaccptabletopopmusicfansfortheydon'tbelievethatsymphoniesareloftierthanpopmusic.Thedifferenceonlyliesintheinterestsofdifferentpeople.Itisunfiarrmspeakofpopmusicwithcontemptwhilespeakingofsymphonieswithawe.Inconclusionmyideaisthatjustasthereisnodistinctionbetweenhighcultureandlowculturesoitisinappropriatetosaypopmusic