（2022年）江西省吉安市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Inthissectionyouarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic"ReduceWasteonCampus".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1.目前有些校園內(nèi)浪費(fèi)現(xiàn)象嚴(yán)重；

2．浪費(fèi)的危害；

3．從我做起，杜絕浪費(fèi)。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofIstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing,givinganintroductionoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcolleges'rapidexpansionandyourownpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.高校擴(kuò)招是一件好事

2.高校擴(kuò)招公帶來(lái)一些問(wèn)題

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些電視臺(tái)禁止在節(jié)目中使用外來(lái)縮略語(yǔ)

1．對(duì)這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3．我認(rèn)為……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

______

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．這是我在大學(xué)的第一天。

2．他(她)就是我的同學(xué)。

3．我仔細(xì)打量了他(她)，發(fā)現(xiàn)……

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageinthetitleofBuyingBooksorP,BorrowingBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有些人認(rèn)為書(shū)應(yīng)該借來(lái)看。

2.有些人認(rèn)為書(shū)應(yīng)該買(mǎi)來(lái)看。

3.你的選擇。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteareporttodescribetheinformationinthebarchartbelow.Itshowsthedifferentmodesoftransportusedtotraveltoandfromworkinonecity,in1950,1970,19Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudents'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.大學(xué)里學(xué)生會(huì)和各種社團(tuán)的現(xiàn)狀

2．參加學(xué)生會(huì)和各種社團(tuán)對(duì)個(gè)人發(fā)展的作用

3．我的觀念中大學(xué)生對(duì)待學(xué)生會(huì)和社團(tuán)活動(dòng)的正確態(tài)度

Students'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.很多大學(xué)生畢業(yè)后去大城市工作

2.也有人選擇去小城鎮(zhèn)工作

3.結(jié)合實(shí)際情況談?wù)勛约旱南敕?/p>

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition,onthetopicTheImportanceofConfidenle.shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.凡事均應(yīng)有信心；

2.沒(méi)有信心的原因；

3.建立信心是可能的。

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsaDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.目前社會(huì)存在著迷信文憑現(xiàn)象

2．造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因

3．我對(duì)此的觀點(diǎn)

IsaDiplomaEverything?

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

CuttingbudgetforscienceresearchanddevelopmentfurthersmothersincentivesforAmericanstudentsto______.

12.

Acontrolfreakisapersonwho______.

A.alwaysfeelsoverwhelmed

B.wantstodoeverythingonhisown

C.isabletohandleeverything

D.setsaplanforeverythinghedoes

13.AccordingtoDr.Joseph,journalinghelpsunemployedpeople______.

A.haveanobjectivecommentonthemselves

B.healfromthehurtfeelingscausedbythelayoff

C.haveaninsightonthesituationofthejobmarket

D.becomeignorantofothers'opinionsonthem

14.

Large-packagepurchasecanbenefitlow-incomehouseholdsintheory,butitseldomworksinreality.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

IntheUnitedStatesinfluenzaisoneofthetenprinciplecausesofdeath.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Bothbloodpressureandtheeffectsofstresswillbedecreasedbytheincreaseof______.

17.

InSpanish(PuertoRicoisaSpanish-speakingisland),"nova"means"start",butwhenspoken,"nova"means"itdoesn'tgo."Verynaturally,fewpeoplewould______.

18.

Theaimofthepsychologicaltestsadministeredbymanyscientistsis______.

19.

Themajoraimoftheagreementmadeby284universitiesismerelytoreduceenergyconsumptionandwaste.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowSledDogsWork

They'rephysicalwonders--abletoendureextremeconditionsforextensiveperiodsoftimewhilerunningfastandpullingmorethantheirownweight.Sled(雪橇)dogshavebeenaroundforgenerations,andtodaytheyremainalargepartofadogdriver'slife.

InArctic(北極的)regions,some35000yearsago,Eskimos'dogsbredwithwolvesandotherdogs.Theiroffspringwerewell-adaptedtothecoldandsnow.There'snosayingexactlywhensomeonethoughttohavedogspullsleds,butitwaswellbefore1000B.C.thatdogsledsprovidedameansoftransportationandawaytohaulgoods.Inrecentyears,peoplelookingforuniqueoutingshavegoneonrecreationaltripswithsleddogs.Anumberofcompaniesmarkettouristtreksviadogsledforadventuretravelers.

DogsledracinginAlaskaformallybeganin1908,whensleddogownersinNome,Alaska,heldthefirstAll-AlaskaSweepstakes,a408-mileracefromNometoCandleandback.Andin1973,theinauguralIditarodTrailSledDogRacetookplaceonaroutecoveringmorethan1000milesinAlaska.TherearemorecompetitionsinmanyofthecontinentalUnitedStates,andsometakeplaceondryland.Inadditiontoenduranceraces,sled-dogeventsincludesprintraces,weightpulls(inwhichdogstrytopullthemostweight)andfreightraces(inwhichdogstrytopullaweightedsledthefastest).

Stamina(耐力)andStrength

Manybreedsofdogsareusedtopullsleds,includingofficialAmericanKennelClubbreedssuchastheSiberianhusky,MalamuteandSamoyed.However,manysleddogsareofmixedbreedandarecalledAlaskahuskyorEskimodogs.Whilesomesleddogsmayhavewolfbloodlines,it'sgenerallynotdesirabletohaveamixtureofbloodbetweenthetwo.

Sleddogsarebredfortheirspeedandenduranceaswellasleadershipqualities.Theyarebigdogswiththickcoatsandwide,fiatfeet.Theysleepwiththeirtailscoveringtheirnosestokeepwarm.Dogsthatweigharound40to45poundsaretheidealsizetopullsleds,butsomemayweighasmuchas85pounds.

Youngdogsthatareenthusiasticrunners,easy-goingandmentallytougharegoodchoicesforsleddogs.Adog'sgendermatterslittleandbothmaleandfemaledogsareconsideredequally.

Forracing,themostintelligentandfastestdogsarepickedtobeleaddogsandruninthefrontofthepack.Behindthemrunswingdogs,whosejobistodirecttheteamaroundturnsandcurves.Atthebackofthedogteamarethewheeldogsorwheelers,whoarerightinfrontofthesledandareusuallythelargestandstrongestoftheteam.Therestofthedogsareknownsimplyasteamdogs.

Dogsaretypicallyfrom2to10yearsoldwhentheypullsleds.Aftertheyretire,theymightremainwiththeirowneratakennelorbeadoptedaspetsbyothers.Rescuegroupsforsleddogstakeinunwanteddogsandcareforthem,tryingtoplacetheminlovinghomes.

Whilesnowmobiles(alsocalledsnowmachines),helicoptersandairplanesarenowoftenusedinplaceofsleddogs,therearestilltimeswhendogtransportationispreferred.Harshweatherconditionscanmakeflyinghazardous,andcertainterraincanbemoredifficultforsnowmachinestocrossthanfordogs.Dogscanbemorereliablethanman-mademachines,they'regoodcompanionstohaveonlongtreksandtheycanbecheapertoownthan

A.Becausetheyareraisedbywolves.

B.Becausetheycanstandmostsevereweather.

C.BecausetheyarefastestrunneramongArcticanimals.

D.Becausetheycanbeargoodslikehorsesdo.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(24)

A.Itchangesthebody'smetabolismthroughrapidweightgain.

B.Ittricksthebodyintorespondingasifitwereinadifferenttimezone.

C.Itpromotesincreasedalertnessbyaddingsnackstothediet.

D.Itbuildsresistancetoillnessbyincreasingintakeofvitamins.

22.(28)

A.BecauseAmericansareproudoftheirowncountry

B.Becauseflagsgoupeverywherewithanabundantsenseofpatriotism

C.Becausethefeelingofsafetyprovidedbytwomightyoceansisnowgone

D.Becausefeargoesalongsideeverywherewithanewsenseofpatriotism

23.

【B10】

24.(21)

A.Thebusinessdoesn'tgoverysmoothly.

B.Themanhassometroubleonhiswayhere.

C.Thebossisnothappywiththespeech.

D.Theman'swifehadahardtimegivingbirth.

25.(29)

A.Ittellsyouwhattoproduce.

B.Ittellsyouhowtogrowtomatoes.

C.Itprovidesyouwitheverythingyouneed.

D.Ithelpsyousavemoney.

26.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Dr.White,Iwaswonderingifyoucouldwritearecommendationletterforme.

W:Well.Icanwriteoneforyou.ButI'llpointoutyourlimitationsaswellasyourstrengths.1hopeyouwon'tmind.UsuallyIwon'tjustgivesomeoneatotallygoodappraisal.

Q:Whatisthewoman'sattitudetowardswritingtherecommendationletter?

(15)

A.Impatient.B.Serious.C.Enthusiastic.D.Nervous.

27.(41)

28.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Whatamorning!Mytrainusuallytakesforty—fiveminutes，buttodayittookmeoveranhourtogettocampus:

M:Isawsignsinthestationthatconstructionwouldbegoingonforthenextthreemonths．

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

(19)

A.Trainservicewillreturntonormalinafewdays.

B.Thewomanwillnevertaketrainstocampusagain.

C.Thewomanwasill-informedandtookthewrongtrain.

D.Delaysintrainservicewillcontinueforsometime.

29.(14)

A.Tomisveryresponsible.

B.Tom'swordsaren'treliable.

C.WhatTomsaidistrue.

D.Tomisnothumorousatall.

30.

【B9】

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

【C2】

32.Roadcourtesyisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsense,too.Ittakesthemostlevelheadedandgood-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtogettheirrevengewhensubjectedtouncivilizedbehavior.Ontheotherhand,alittlecourtesygoesalongwaytowardsrelievingthetensionsandfrustrationsofmotoring.Afriendlynodorawaveofacknowledgementinresponsetoanactofcourtesyhelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandtolerancesonecessaryinmodemtrafficconditions.Butsuchacknowledgementsofcourtesyarealltooraretoday.Manydriversnowadaysdon'tevenseemabletorecognizecourtesywhentheyseeit.

Contrarytogeneralopinion,youngdrivers(especiallysports-carowners,whotakeprideintheirdriving)havebettermannersthantheirseniors.Butthisattitudeisshort-livedintheworldofmodemdrivingwheremanydriversneitherexpectnorgiveanyquarter.Thismaybeacommendabletraitonthebattlefieldbutisoutofplaceontheroads.

Lorrydriverssaytheyhavealmostabandonedthepracticeofsignalingcarstoovertakewhentheroadisclear,becausemanyofthecarstooktoolongtopass.Theirdriverscouldn'tbebotheredtoselectalowergear.Others,afterovertaking,sloweddownagainandhogged(多占)theroad.Again,amotoringmagazinehasrecentlydrawnattentiontotheincreasingnumberofdriverswhoneverwaitforgaps."Theymanufacturethembyforce,usingtheirdirectionindicatorsasathreatratherthanawarning."Slanging-matches(互相謾罵)andevenpunch-upsarequitecommon.Itcan'tbelongbeforewehearofpistolsandknivesbeingused:wecanthencallourdualcarriagewaysduelcarriageways,andsolveaspellingproblemintheprocess.

Drivingisessentiallyastateofmind.Howevertechnicallyskilledadrivermaybe,hecan'tbeanadvancedmotoristifheisalwaysarrogantandaggressive:

Ironically,misplacedcourtesycanalsobedangerousandselfish.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhobrakesviolentlytoallowalonecartoemergefromasidestreetatsomehazardtofollowingtraffic,whenafewsecondslatertheroadwouldbeclearanyway;orthemanwhowavesachildacrossapedestriancrossingintothepathofoncomingvehiclesthatmaybeunabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheycareto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotlitteredwiththecorpsesofthesegrannies.

Roadcourtesyisgoodsensebecause______.

A.itminimizesquarrels

B.itcutsdownthenumberofdrivers

C.mostdriverswillhityouifoffended

D.mostdriversnevermakeacknowledgements

33.

Whichofthefollowingwillmostbeadvertisedintheclassifiedsection?

A.Jobengagement.

B.Houserenting.

C.Automobileads.

D.Cigaretteads.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.Theproblemofchildrenviolencehasbeendiscussedthoroughlyinthe

wakeoflastweek'stragedyinArkansas.Somediscussionscenterineasy【S1】______

accesstoguns,exposuremTVviolence,andparents'divorce.However,many

childrenhaveaccesstogunsanddon'tkilltheirclassmates.Mostchildrenget【S2】______

immersedinthephony(假冒的)violenceoftelevisiondon'tinjureothers.

Andmorethanhalfofthecountry'schildrenhavetodealwithlivingwithjust

oneparentatsomepointintheirlivesandthevastminorityofthemcanadjust【S3】______

well.

Sowhatistherootcauseofviolenceinchildren?Whatturnsabright-eyed

infantintheneedofloveandsafetyintoajuvenilekiller?Researchers【S4】______

havefoundthatveryyoungchildrenthatwitnessangerandviolenceintheir

homesarefarmorepronetoviolencelaterinlifetootherchildren.They've【S5】______

alsoshownthatillegaldrugs,alcoholandtoxinscanhaveadisturbedeffecton【S6】______

thedevelopingbrainsoffetuses(胎兒).Forthefirsttime,thesevariousstudies

hadbeencompiledinanewbookthattracestherootsofviolenceinchildrento【S7】______

thewombandthefasttwoyearsafterbirth,"GhostsfromtheNursery".

Accordingtothebook,whenviolentimagescanplayacontributingrole【S8】______

inviolentacts,thebottomlineiswhichviolencebeginsinthebrainandthe【S9】______

brainbeginsinthewomb.Toxicexperiences—familyviolence,abuseand

chronicneglect,alongwithtoxicaffairssuchasnicotine,alcoholandillegal【S10】______

drugsarebeingphysicallyandemotionallyabsorbedbyourbabiesinrecord

numbers.

【S1】

35.

【S8】

36.

【S5】

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

fortheradiationpermittedtoleakfromaproposednuclear

wasteburialcenterinthestateofNevada.Theactionwill

helpdecidedwhetherthefederalgovernmentcanbuildthe【S1】______

nuclearwasteclumpatYuccaMountain.

Thedumpwouldbeusedtoburyaboutseventy

thousandtonsofnuclearwaste.Thewasteincludesuse【S2】______

nuclearfuelfrompowercentersandwastefromthe

productionofnuclearweapons.Thewasteisnowstoredat

powercenteraroundthecountry.YuccaMountainis【S3】______

ownedbythefederalgovernment.Noonelivesthere.Itis

inaextremelydryareamorethanone-hundred-forty-five【S4】______

kilometersnorthwestofLasVegas.

TheadministrationofPresidentBushbelievesa

nuclearwastedumpshoulddevelopthere.Itsaysthis【S5】______

dumpisneededtopermitandecreaseinnuclearpower【S6】______

centers.

Federalofficialssupportsmoreuseofnuclearpower【S7】______

becauseofthenation'senergyproblems.ButNevadastate

officialsstronglyreprovetheplan.Thedisputeabout【S8】______

TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyrecently

establishradiationlimitsforgroundwater,airandsoilnear【S9】______

YuccaMountain.Bothsidesclaimedthattheagencyruling

helpedtheircause.DepartmentofEnergySecretary

SpencerAbrahamsayshisagencycanmeetthenew

requirement.MisterAbrahamsaysthegovernmentmay【S10】______

continuewiththeprojectbytheendoftheyear.

【S1】

38.

【S5】

39.【S10】

參考答案

1.ReduceWasteonCampusAsisknowntoallwasteoncampushasbecomeamoreandmoreseriousproblem.Wecaneasilyseemanystudentsdumpalotoffoodinthegarbagecan.Somestudentsspendthousandsofyuanbuyingfashionableclothesandsoon.Thenegativeeffectsofwastecanbeshowninthefollowingaspects.Inthefirstplaceitmakessomestudentsdependentontheirparentsformoneywhichisharmfultotheirdevelopment.Iftheydon'tlearntosupportthemselvestheywillbe"uselesspeople"whentheygraduate.Inthesecondplaceitisnoteasyforourparentstoarrangeforourschooling.Lastbutnottheleastimportantthereisnodenyingthefactthatourcountryisstillpoor.Therearemanypeoplewhocannotgotouniversityandmanypoorpeoplestillneedourhelp.AsfarasIamconcernedIshouldsetagoodexampletoreducewasteoncampus.FirstofallIwillrefrainfromwastinganythingfromfoodtostationery.What'smoreI'mdeterminedtocallonmoreschoolmatestofightagainstwaste.Onlythroughthesemeasurescanwehopetoreducewasteoncampus.ReduceWasteonCampusAsisknowntoall,wasteoncampushasbecomeamoreandmoreseriousproblem.Wecaneasilyseemanystudentsdumpalotoffoodinthegarbagecan.Somestudentsspendthousandsofyuanbuyingfashionableclothesandsoon.Thenegativeeffectsofwastecanbeshowninthefollowingaspects.Inthefirstplace,itmakessomestudentsdependentontheirparentsformoney,whichisharmfultotheirdevelopment.Iftheydon'tlearntosupportthemselves,theywillbe"uselesspeople"whentheygraduate.Inthesecondplace,itisnoteasyforourparentstoarrangeforourschooling.Lastbutnottheleastimportant,thereisnodenyingthefactthatourcountryisstillpoor.Therearemanypeoplewhocannotgotouniversityandmanypoorpeoplestillneedourhelp.AsfarasIamconcerned,Ishouldsetagoodexampletoreducewasteoncampus.Firstofall,Iwillrefrainfromwastinganything,fromfoodtostationery.What'smore,I'mdeterminedtocallonmoreschoolmatestofightagainstwaste.Onlythroughthesemeasurescanwehopetoreducewasteoncampus.

2.IstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing?Manycollegesanduniversitieshaveexpandedtheirenrollmentsince1998.Thereasonsfortheexpansionareasfollows.Firstlytheywanttokeepupwiththeneedofthejobmarkettoproducemorequalifiedpeopletotakeupthejobs.Secondlytheexpansionhasentitledmanyhighschoolgraduatestotherightofreceivinghighereducation.Lastbutnotleastitcanraisetheintellectualstandardsofournation.Howeverstudiesshowthatthetrendtoexpandhasbroughtaboutmanyproblems.Forinstancetheteachingfacilitiesandaccommodationcapacitiesofmanycollegesanduniversitiesarelimitedandareunabletomeetthedemandofanever-increasingnumberofthenewlyenrolledstudents.Ontheotherhandtheaveragequalityofthefreshmenisdeclining.Inthelongrunhuntingforajobwillbeatoughthingforthegraduatesandthatwillinevitablyexertmuchpressureontheprospectsofemployment.InspiteofallthisIamstillconfidentthattheexpansionofenrollmentisofgreatbenefittooursocietyandisagoodthing.Withthedevelopmentofournationaleconomytheproblemasmentionedabovewillbesolvedifpropermeasuresaretaken.IstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing?Manycollegesanduniversitieshaveexpandedtheirenrollmentsince1998.Thereasonsfortheexpansionareasfollows.Firstly,theywanttokeepupwiththeneedofthejobmarkettoproducemorequalifiedpeopletotakeupthejobs.Secondly,theexpansionhasentitledmanyhighschoolgraduatestotherightofreceivinghighereducation.Lastbutnotleast,itcanraisetheintellectualstandardsofournation.However,studiesshowthatthetrendtoexpandhasbroughtaboutmanyproblems.Forinstance,theteachingfacilitiesandaccommodationcapacitiesofmanycollegesanduniversitiesarelimitedandareunabletomeetthedemandofanever-increasingnumberofthenewlyenrolledstudents.Ontheotherhand,theaveragequalityofthefreshmenisdeclining.Inthelongrun,huntingforajobwillbeatoughthingforthegraduatesandthatwillinevitablyexertmuchpressureontheprospectsofemployment.Inspiteofallthis,Iamstillconfidentthattheexpansionofenrollmentisofgreatbenefittooursocietyandisagoodthing.Withthedevelopmentofournationaleconomy,theproblemasmentionedabovewillbesolvedifpropermeasuresaretaken.

3.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?RecentlyCCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBAWTOandCPIinallitsprograms.SomepeopleapplaudthemovemaintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.IfthephenomenonisnotstoppedChinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.Othershowevershaketheirheads.ItisnotpersuasivetheysaythatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afteralllanguages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besidestheuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5000-year-oldChineseculture.AsfarasIamconcernedthereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreatnotbecauseofitspuritybutbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswordsabbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemove,maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,thatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.AsfarasIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.

4.TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.IgotintothebuildingwhereIwasgoingtoliveandlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.AtlastIfoundit.IntheroomtherewasalreadyastudentTheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.IgotintothebuildingwhereIwasgoingtolive,andlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.AtlastIfoundit.Intheroom,therewasalreadyastudent

5.BuyingBooksorBorrowingBooks?Bookscanarmuswithknowledgeandinformationweneedforsuccessfullives.Therearegenerallytwowaysinwhichwecanhaveaccesstobooks:borrowingorbuying.Manypeoplechoosetoborrowbooks.Foronethingborrowingbookscansaveushugeamountsofmoney.Foranotherifweborrowbooksfromthelibraryorfriendswenormallyhavedeadlinetofinishthem.ConsequentlywecanreadmorebooksinalimitedtimejustasafamousChinesesayinggoes"bookscannotbereadunlessborrowed."Someothersbelievethatadvantagesofbuyingbooksaremoreobviousandcompelling.Firstlywecankeepthebooksaslongaswewishandthenreadthemcarefullyorevenoverandoveragain.Secondlywecantakewhatevernotesonthemarginofthepagesofthebooks.Finallytheprocessofselectingandkeepingbookscanbeagreatfun.Despitealltheaboveargumentsmychoiceistoborrowbooksforwhichonlyskimmingisenoughandtobuybooksforwhichcarefulreadingisneeded.BuyingBooksorBorrowingBooks?Bookscanarmuswithknowledgeandinformationweneedforsuccessfullives.Therearegenerallytwowaysinwhichwecanhaveaccesstobooks:borrowingorbuying.Manypeoplechoosetoborrowbooks.Foronething,borrowingbookscansaveushugeamountsofmoney.Foranother,ifweborrowbooksfromthelibraryorfriends,wenormallyhavedeadlinetofinishthem.Consequentlywecanreadmorebooksinalimitedtime,justasafamousChinesesayinggoes,"bookscannotbereadunlessborrowed."Someothersbelievethatadvantagesofbuyingbooksaremoreobviousandcompelling.Firstly,wecankeepthebooksaslongaswewishandthenreadthemcarefullyorevenoverandoveragain.Secondly,wecantakewhatevernotesonthemarginofthepagesofthebooks.Finally,theprocessofselectingandkeepingbookscanbeagreatfun.Despitealltheabovearguments,mychoiceistoborrowbooksforwhichonlyskimmingisenoughandtobuybooksforwhichcarefulreadingisneeded.

6.Accordingtothebarcharttherearemanydramaticchangesintheuseoftransportfrom1950to1990.Theuseofcarsincreasedsignificantlyfrom1950to1990.In1950onlyafewpeopledrovetowork.Butin1970aboutonequarterofthepeopleownedacar.By1990thenumberofpeoplewhowenttoworkbycarjumpedtoover30%.Duringthesameperiodthereweregradualdeclineintheuseofbicycleandonfoot.In1950morethanhalfofthepeoplewerecyclingorwalkingtowork.In1970theuseofbicycleandonfootstilloccupiedover40%.Butin1990thenumberofthesepeopledecreasedtolessthan20%.Theuseofbuswentupfrom1950to1970(approximately200/ooand30%respectively)andwentdownfrom1970to1990(under20%).Thebarchartshowsthatautomobileshavebecomethemostpopularmeansoftransportationby1990.Accordingtothebarchart,therearemanydramaticchangesin