2023年河北省秦皇岛市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

（2023年）河北省秦皇岛市大学英语6级

大学英语六级测试卷（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicMobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.图书馆的阅览区内滥用手机的现象很普遍

2.分析此现象造成影响

3.你的建议

MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WasteSorting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow.

1.目前许多人扔垃圾时不分类

2.由此带来的问题

3.提倡垃圾分类的意义

WasteSorting

3.假设你是李明一名应届毕业生，在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，你想要

到登广告的公司供职，请给该公司写一封求职信，内容应简要介绍自己

的情况以及自己的经历等。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheMarvelsofMedicineintheTwentiethCentury.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.Introduction:Advancesinmedicalscience-themostimportantachieve

mentsmadeinthetwentiethcentury

1.Developmentofvaccinesandantibiotics

2.Discoveriesofnewdiagnosismethods

3.Adventofgeneticengineering,anewbranchofbiology

Concludingremarks:Evengreaterwonderstobewroughtinthe21stcentury

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

CheatingonExams.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow.

1.在各类考试中，总发现有学生作弊的现象

2.作弊所带来的不良影响

3.怎样制止作弊

CheatingonExams

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicHowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.住房问题在大城市变得越来越严重

2.住房问题的产生原因和给城市带来的影响

3.建议一个解决办法

HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter一on

behalfoftheStudents'UnionandtheAcademicLecturesAssociation-to

inviteavisitingforeignprofessor,David,todeliverapresentationtothe

studentsinyouruniversity.YouareNOTallowedtoincludethenameofyour

universityinthisletter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.对这位知名的外籍教授的到来表示欢迎

2.表达希望该教授就某个话题在学校进行讲座的希望和对讲座的一些

基本设想

3•希望教授可以接受邀请，并对教授的宝贵时间表示感谢

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese:

假如你是李静，你想向校长申请参加西部大开发，你要给校长写一封

信，信的内容包括：

1.表达自已想要参加西部大开发的愿望；

2.简要说明自己的理由。

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人认为学校应该开设书法课

2.有人则反对

3.我的看法

ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?

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1.简要分析图表

2.分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)

11.TheSciencethatImitatesNature'sMechanisms

AEuropeanindustrialistnotlongagobecameverysuspiciousaboutAmerican

purposesandintentionsincertainareasofscientificresearch.Helearnedby

chancethattheUnitedStateswassigningcontractswithscientistsinEngland,

France,Italy,Germany,Belgium,Sweden,Uruguay,Chile,Argentina,

Australia,andothercountries,callingforresearchintosuchmattersasthe

functionofthefrog'seyeandthelearningabilityoftheoctopus.

Itseemedtotheindustrialistthatsuchstudiescouldnotpossiblyhaveany

practicalvalue.HeseriouslybelievedthattheUnitedStateswasemploying

theforeignscientiststodomeaninglessworkandoccupytheirtime,while

Americanscientistswerebusyinthereallyimportantareasofscience.He

wasunawareofthefactthattheUnitedStateswasspendingmuchmore

moneyathomethanabroadforsimilarstudies.

Naturedoesthingsbetterthanpeople

Actually,theresearchhequestionedinvolvesafieldofsciencesonewthat

mostpeoplehaveneverheardofit.Namedbionicsin1960,thisscienceisthe

studyoflivingcreatures,astudyinsearchofprincipleapplicableto

engineering.Naturehasoperatedavastlaboratoryfortwobillionyears,and

bionicsprobesthesecretsofthemarvelous"special-purpose"mechanisms

thathavedeveloped.

Takethefrog'seyeforexample.Afrogeatsonlyliveinsects,anditseye

instantlyspotsamovingflywithinreachofitstongue.Youcansurrounda

frogwithdead(thereforemotionless)flies,anditwillneverknowtheyare

there.

Ifwecancompletelyunderstandthemechanicofthefrog'seye,wecan

developa"mapreadingeye"formissilesanda"pattern—recognitioneye"for

ourbasicairdefensesystemcalledSAGE(semi-automaticground

environment).SAGEisbadlyoverworked.Itsinternationalnetworkofradar

"EYES"suppliesatremendousmassofunimportantdetailsaboutmeteorites,

clouds,flightsofducks,geese,andfriendlyplanes,anditsometimesgets

confused.Untilwecanbuildamechanicalfrog'seyeintoSAGE,itwill

remainsomewhatinefficient.

Militaryandcivilianuses

Thefrog'seyeholdspromiseincivilianlife,too.Forexample,atmostmajor

airportstheairtrafficproblem—with20millionflightsperyeartohandle—has

reachedacriticalstage.Wemustdevelopbetterdevicesformonitoringand

controllingairtraffic.

Special-purposemechanismasexcitingasthefrog'seyecanbefound

throughoutnature.Thebatisunderstudybecausethebat'ssonarismuchmore

efficientthanman-madesonar.Bybouncingsupersonicsqueaksoffobjects

aroundhim,thebatfliesaboutwithremarkableskills.Abatcanflythrough

adarkroomstrungwithdozensofpianowiresandnevertouchasinglewire.

ThemosquitoisunderstudybecauseweneedtosolvetheproblemofStatic

thatlessenstheefficiencyofourcommunicationssystems.Amosquito,

simplybyvibratingitswings,cansetupahumthatwillcutthroughany

interferingnoise(manornaturecancreateloudwhistlesorthunder,for

instance)andgiveamessagetoanothermosquito150feetaway.

Electricalsystem

Theoreticallyatleastweshouldbeabletocopythesemechanismsfoundin

nature,forallbiologicalorganisms-frommosquitotofrogtoman—areinpart

actuallyelectricalsystems.Thesenseorgansthat"connect"allanimalstothe

outsideworldaremerelytransducers—instrumentslikeamicrophone,TV

camera,orphonographpickuparm—whichconvertoneform,ofenergyinto

another.Amicrophone,forexample,convertssoundintoelectricalsignals

whicharecarriedtoaloudspeakerandconvertedbackintosoundwaves.

Similarly,thenervecellsofaman'searconvertacryforhelpintoelectrical

pulseswhicharespedoverhisnervoussystemtothebrain.Thebrainreceives

thes

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

WhichisoneoftheservicesofferedbyKelly?

A.TomakesureyourCVmeetstherequirements.

B.TohelpfilltheCVonline.

C.TohelphandyourCVtothecompanies.

D.Toestablishatimetableforyou.

13.

carriesthesameburdenofpermanence,expressedthis

timeinanegativeway.

14.

Toleavethepeaceofmindtothefamily,itiswiseto.

15.

Peopleaspotentialclients,customers,orpartnershelpyoutobenoticedby

othersandto.

16.

Inthe17th,France'snationallibrarywasfoundedinParis.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Despiteknowinglittleaboutwhatwashappening,theauthor'smotheris

happierin.

18.

TheHeartCenterwarnpublic,concerningthe

amountofchocolateconsuming.

19.

InthecaseofLAMWsdisastrousaccident,itcanapplytoensurethe

vehiclelandingsafely.

20.

DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsula

wereinretreat.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(22)

A.Thelistappearsontheman'sdesk.

B.Themansayshehastobuysomethings.

C.Themanhasmadesomemistakesinthelist.

D.Thehandwritingisidenticaltotheman's.

22.(32)

A.HecanstaywithhisrelativesintheUS.

B.Hecanplayhide-and-seekwithAmericanboys.

C.Hemusthaveatemporaryhomeandgotoschool.

D.HeshouldbesentbacktoCuba.

23.听力原文：M:MissLindaBrown,fight?

W:Yes,that'sfight.

M:Pleasetakeaseat.

W:Thankyou.

M:Soyou'reinterestedinajobasawaitress.

W:That'sfight.Isawyoursigninthewindowaskingforapart-timewaitress.

M:Mm,haveyouworkedasawaitressbefore?

W:Yes.I'veworkedasawaitressforthreeyearsatseveraldifferent

restaurants.

M:Isee.Areyouworkingnow?

W:Yes,attheKingHoteldiningroomonParkAvenue.

M:Theyhaveaverynicediningroomthere.Whydoyouwanttoleave?

w:BecauseIcan'tworkfulltimeatthemoment,I'MTakingsomecoursesat

universityandneedmoretimetostudy.

M:Isee.Whatdaysareyouavailable?

W:I'mfreealldayThursdayandFriday,SaturdayandSunday.

M:Thatsuitsusverywellactually.We'relookingforsomeonewhocanhelp

uslateintheweekwhenwegetverybusy.

W:That'sfinewithme.

M:Whencan

W:Isthefirstofnextmonthailfightwithyou?

M:That'sfine.ThefirstofMay.Yes,that'sgood.Bytheway,you'llget$1.80

anhour,withtips,of

W:Good.Thankyouverymuch.

(23)

A.Becauseshewantedajobasawaitress.

B.BecauseKingHoteldiningroomwasclosingdown.

C.Becauseshewantedmoretimemstudy.

D.Becauseherpaywastoolow.

24.听力原文：M:Hi,Carla!You'relookingbetter.It'snicetohaveyouback.

W:Thanks.Ihavemissedsomanyclassesthesedays.IjusthopeIcancatch

uponalltheworkI'vemissed.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(14)

A.Shemissedherfriends.

B.Shethinksshe'scatchinganothercold.

C.Shelikestomatosauceoneverythingsheeats.

D.hasalotofworktomakeup.

25.(29)

A.Becausehisparentwantedhimto.

B.Becauseitwastheonlyplacehecouldgetwork.

C.BecausehehadacravingfortheWest.

D.Becausehewantedtobeanartist.

26.听力原文:M：Okay,Jane,yousee,Ineedtotalktoyourdad.Could

youtakeamessageformeandgiveittohimassoonashegetsback?It'svery

urgent.

W：Yeah.MayIaskwhoiscalling,please?

Q：Wherearetheytalking?

(13)

A.Inanoffice.

B.Atthewoman'shome.

C.ViatheInternet.

D.Onthetelephone.

27.听力原文：W:Ijustfoundouttheregistrationofthecreativewritingclass

isfull.NowIhavetowaitanotherwholeyeartogetin.

M:Whydon'tyoucheckbackafterthefirstweek?Somebodymightdropit.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

(14)…

A.Sheshouldgiveuptheclass.

B.Shehastowaitanothertimeforregistration.

C.Shecancomebackforregistrationaweeklater.

D.Shecancomebacktoseeifthereisachanceafterthefirstweek.

28.听力原文:M:Lookatthosecolorfulbirdsoverthere.Ithinkyoucan

teachthemtotalk.

W:Yes,butlookatthepricetagonthem.Frankly,I'dratherhaveahamster

fortwofifty.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationtakeplace?

(13)

A.Inapark.B.Inamuseum.C.Inazoo.D.Inapetstore.

29.

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30.(42)

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)

31.

IntheUnitedStates,ismorelikelytoparticipateinnegotiationexcept

fortheprinciples.

32.

Accordingtothelastparagraph,duringthetimeoftighteconomy,.

A.peoplewereeasilydistractedbyothermedia

B.TheDaVinciCodewasanexceptionalsuccess

C.literarynovelshadtofightagainstcommercialonesformarket

D.thepublichadnootherchoiceofentertainmentbutnonfictionworks

33.

Themainideaofthesecondparagraphisthat.

A.acountry'swealthdependsonmanyfactors

B.theUSisoneofthewealthiestcountriesintheworld

C.theSaharaDesertisaverypoorregion

D.naturalresourcesisanimportantfactorinthewealthorpovertyofa

country

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)

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六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)

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参考答案

1.MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary(1)Inthelibrarythe

improperuseofmobilephonesisbecomingincreasinglyserious.Many

studentsarefoundtalkingloudlyonphonesortakingaphoneinaudible

ringingmodeintothelibrary.(2)Thereisnodoubtthatthoseimpolite

behaviors(3)hoveanegativeinfluenceonlibraryreaders.(4)Foronething

mobilephonesareadistractionforthosewhousemobilephonesfortheycan

hardly(5)concentrateonreading.(4)Foranothersuchabehaviorcauses

disturbancetootherleaders.It'sveryimportantforthereaderstokeepaquiet

atmospheresincethelibraryisaplaceforstudyandresearch.Allstudents

shouldobeylibraryregulationsandkeepquietinthelibrary.(6)iftheydo

needtousemobilephonestheycansettheirmobilephonesinthesilence

modeandmakephonecallsindesignatedareas(7)suchasrestroomsandthe

elevatorarea.(8)Inthiswayallthereadersinthelibrarycanhelptocreatea

goodatmosphereand(9)benefitfromreading.MobilePhoneUsesshouldBe

LimitedinLibrary(1)Inthelibrary,theimproperuseofmobilephonesis

becomingincreasinglyserious.Manystudentsarefoundtalkingloudlyon

phonesortakingaphoneinaudibleringingmodeintothelibrary.(2)There

isnodoubtthatthoseimpolitebehaviors(3)hoveanegativeinfluenceon

libraryreaders.(4)Foronething,mobilephonesareadistractionforthose

whousemobilephones,fortheycanhardly(5)concentrateonreading.(4)

Foranother,suchabehavior,causesdisturbancetootherleaders.It'svery

importantforthereaderstokeepaquietatmospheresincethelibraryisaplace

forstudyandresearch.Allstudentsshouldobeylibraryregulationsandkeep

quietinthelibrary.(6)iftheydoneedtousemobilephones,theycansettheir

mobilephonesinthesilencemodeandmakephonecallsindesignatedareas,

(7)suchasrestroomsandtheelevatorarea.(8)Inthisway,allthereadersin

thelibrarycanhelptocreateagoodatmosphereand(9)benefitfromreading.

解析：［审题］本题要求写一篇议论文。“限制在图书馆里使用手机”是

大学生相当熟悉的话题，很容易拓展内容。同时注意所给的建议要合理、

具有说服力。

［思路］

第一段点明在图书馆内手机使用泛滥；

第二段说明此现象对读者所造成的影响；

第三段提出自己的建议。

2.WasteSortingMostpeoplehaven'tformedthehabitandcommitted

themselvestowastesortingnowinChina.Theywouldthrowtheirdomestic

garbage-kitchenrefuseplasticspaperschinaandglassetc.一allintothe

samepubliccontainerswithoutthinkingwhethertheyarerecyclableornot.

Thisobviouslywillreducethevalueofstuffthatcanberecycledorreused

suchasplasticsandpapers.Besidesthegrowingamountofgarbagemakes

thebuildingofmorelandfillsnecessarywhichwillworsentheshortageof

land.Worsestilldisposingoftherecyclablewastelikeplasticsbyburning

willgiveofftoxicsmokeandpollutetheair.Inthissensethrowingthetrash

unsortedshouldnotbeadvocatednomatterfromtheperspectiveofeconomy

orprotectingenvironment.Onthecontraryifwesortoutrecyclablewaste

beforethrowingthemawaytheamountoftrashwillbereducedsharply.

Accordinglythecostofrunninglandfillsandtreatingwastewillbebrought

downgreatly.What'smoreimportantlesswastewillhavetobeburnedor

buriedmeaningresourceswasteandpollutionwillbereduced.Therefore

economicallyandenvironmentallyitisofgreatsignificancetocallforwaste­

sorting.WasteSortingMostpeoplehaven'tformedthehabitandcommitted

themselvestowastesortingnowinChina.Theywouldthrowtheirdomestic

garbage-kitchenrefuse,plastics,papers,chinaandglass,etc.一allintothe

samepubliccontainers,withoutthinkingwhethertheyarerecyclableornot.

This,obviously,willreducethevalueofstuffthatcanberecycledorreused,

suchasplasticsandpapers.Besides,thegrowingamountofgarbagemakes

thebuildingofmorelandfillsnecessary,whichwillworsentheshortageof

land.Worsestill,disposingoftherecyclablewastelikeplasticsbyburning

willgiveofftoxicsmokeandpollutetheair.Inthissense,throwingthetrash

unsortedshouldnotbeadvocated,nomatterfromtheperspectiveofeconomy

orprotectingenvironment.Onthecontrary,ifwesortoutrecyclablewaste

beforethrowingthemaway,theamountoftrashwillbereducedsharply.

Accordingly,thecostofrunninglandfillsandtreatingwastewillbebrought

downgreatly.What'smoreimportant,lesswastewillhavetobeburnedor

buried,meaningresourceswasteandpollutionwillbereduced.Therefore,

economicallyandenvironmentally,itisofgreatsignificancetocallforwaste­

sorting.

3.May27th2005DearSirIwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEvening

NewsonMay25th2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemy

Bachelor'sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.I

believethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandwork

experiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresumemymaindegreecourseis

concernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesas

MarketingConsumerBehaviorStrategiesandPsychologyandallavailable

opportunitiestoincreasemyknowledge.IhavealreadypassedCET-6with

excellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglish

interpreteratBeijingTravelService.Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoin

yourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoand

becausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscarriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmy

abilities.Iraninterviewisneededpleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thank

youverymuch!Bestwishes!SincerelyLiMingMay27th,2005DearSir,I

waspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th,2005fora

salesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'sdegreeinElectronic

EngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytowork

wellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmy

attachedresume,mymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronic

topics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketing,ConsumerBehavior.

StrategiesandPsychology,andallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemy

knowledge.IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhave

evenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.

Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthe

kindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitis

carriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Iraninterviewisneeded,please

callmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!Bestwishes!Sincerely,

LiMing

4.THEMARVELSOFMEDICINEINTHETWENTIETHCENTURY

Lookingbackthetwentiethcenturyhasseennumerousscientificand

technologicachievementsandwhatstandouthighaboveothersareadvances

inmedicalscience.Theirresultshaveclearlybeenshowninthreeareas

developmentofvaccinesandantibioticsdiscoveriesofnewdiagnosis

methodsandtheadventofgeneticengineeringasanewbranchoflearning.

Eversincemedicalresearchersstartedtodevisewaysofpreventinggerms

invadingthebodyandoffightingthemoncetheydidthequalityoflifefor

peopleintheworldhasremarkablyimproved.Todaysmallpoxisaforgotten

diseaseandvaccinationsarenolongerrequired.Polioisundercontrolandthe

vaccineiswidelyavailable.Thedevelopmentofsuchantibioticsaspenicillin

hashelpedmanypeoplerecoverfromseriousillness.Overthepastdecades

moreandmoredoctorshavecometorealizetheimportanceofdetecting

changesinthebodyatanearlystage.Moderndiagnosisbeganintheearly

1900swiththediscoveryofX-rays.Withthepassageoftimenewmethods

forviewingtheinteriorofthebodywerebroughtoutoneafteranother.In

recentyearsultrasonicwavesmagneticresonanceandothertechniqueshave

madeitpossibletodetectanythinginthebodythatisbeginningtobe

abnormal.Medicaladvanceshavebeenmovinginevenmorefundamental

directions.Scientistshavefoundthatthebodymachineryisdirectedbythe

genes.Researchesinthisfieldhaveevolvedintoanewbranchoflearning一

geneticengineering.Itwasonlyinthe1950sthatscientistsdiscoveredthe

kindofstructuresthegeneshave.Andattheendofthetwentiethcenturythe

first"roughmap"ofthehumangeneticcodewascompleted.Thiswasreferred

toasa"majorscientificmilestone"whichmightleadtoamorefullyunder

standingofthegenesthatmakepeoplesusceptibletocancerAIDS

Parkinson'sorAlzheimer's.Witheachimportantdiscoverythepracticeof

medicinehasundergonearevolution.Themedicaladvancesmadeinthe

twentiethcenturyhavenotonlyimprovedthelivesofmanypeoplebutalso

laidasolidfoundationforfurtherdevelopmentinmedicine.AndIdobelieve

thatinthe21stcenturyscientistswillworkevengreaterwondersinthearea

ofmedicalscienceandeventuallyfindcurestowhatarenowcalled

"incurable"diseases.THEMARVELSOFMEDICINEINTHE

TWENTIETHCENTURYLookingback,thetwentiethcenturyhasseen

numerousscientificandtechnologicachievements,andwhatstandouthigh

aboveothersareadvancesinmedicalscience.Theirresultshaveclearlybeen

showninthreeareas,developmentofvaccinesandantibiotics,discoveriesof

newdiagnosismethods,andtheadventofgeneticengineeringasanew

branchoflearning.Eversincemedicalresearchersstartedtodevisewaysof

preventinggermsinvadingthebody,andoffightingthemoncetheydid,the

qualityoflifeforpeopleintheworldhasremarkablyimproved.Today

smallpoxisaforgottendisease,andvaccinationsarenolongerrequired.Polio

isundercontrolandthevaccineiswidelyavailable.Thedevelopmentofsuch

antibioticsaspenicillinhashelpedmanypeoplerecoverfromseriousillness.

Overthepastdecadesmoreandmoredoctorshavecometorealizethe

importanceofdetectingchangesinthebodyatanearlystage.Modem

diagnosisbeganintheearly1900swiththediscoveryofX-rays.Withthe

passageoftime,newmethodsforviewingtheinteriorofthebodywere

broughtoutoneafteranother.Inrecentyears,ultrasonicwaves,magnetic

resonanceandothertechniqueshavemadeitpossibletodetectanythingin

thebodythatisbeginningtobeabnormal.Medicaladvanceshavebeen

movinginevenmorefundamentaldirections.Scientistshavefoundthatthe

bodymachineryisdirectedbythegenes.Researchesinthisfieldhaveevolved

intoanewbranchoflearning-geneticengineering.Itwasonlyinthe1950s

thatscientistsdiscoveredthekindofstructuresthegeneshave.Andattheend

ofthetwentiethcenturythefirst"roughmap"ofthehumangeneticcodewas

completed.Thiswasreferredtoasa"majorscientificmilestone,"whichmight

leadtoamorefullyunderstandingofthegenesthatmakepeoplesusceptible

tocancer,AIDS,Parkinson'sorAlzheimer's.Witheachimportantdiscovery,

thepracticeofmedicinehasundergonearevolution.Themedicaladvances

madeinthetwentiethcenturyhavenotonlyimprovedthelivesofmany

peoplebutalsolaidasolidfoundationforfurtherdevelopmentinmedicine.

AndIdobelievethatinthe21stcenturyscientistswillworkevengreater

wondersintheareaofmedicalscienceandeventuallyfindcurestowhatare

nowcalled"incurable"diseases.

5.CheatingonExamsCheatingonexamsisnothingnew.Aslongasthere

havebeenexaminationrulestherehavebeenpeopleintentonbreakingthem.

What'salarmingnowishowwidespreadandrampantthepracticehasbecome.

Thereisalwayssomebodydoingitinvariousexaminations.Somestudents

evensaythatifyoudon'tyoufeellikeachump.Examcheatshavebadeffects.

InChinaexaminationsareanimportantmethodofmeasuringtalentand

evaluatingqualifications.Sothatshouldbeafairplay.Ifastudentgetsgood

gradesthroughcheatingsaypeekingataneighbor'stestpaperorreceiving

testanswersviatextmessagesthat'sunfairtothestudentswhotaketheexam

throughtheirownefforts.Andatthesametimetheexaminationlosesits

originalmeaning.Tocurbexamcheatingfirstschoolsshouldreinforcemoral

educationandtellstudentsthat"Youshouldnotcheatonexams.That's

immoral".Secondschoolsshouldbanallcellphonescamerasandother

gadgetsduringexamhours.Finallyschoolsshouldtakevariousmeasuresto

punishthestudentscaughtcheating.CheatingonExamsCheatingonexams

isnothingnew.Aslongastherehavebeenexaminationrules,therehavebeen

peopleintentonbreakingthem.What'salarmingnowishowwidespreadand

rampantthepracticehasbecome.Thereisalwayssomebodydoingitin

variousexaminations.Somestudentsevensaythatifyoudon'tyoufeellike

achump.Examcheatshavebadeffects.InChina,examinationsarean

importantmethodofmeasuringtalentandevaluatingqualifications.Sothat

shouldbeafairplay.Ifastudentgetsgoodgradesthroughcheating,say,

peekingataneighbor'stestpaperorreceivingtestanswersviatextmessages,

that'sunfairtothestudentswhotaketheexamthroughtheirownefforts.And

atthesametime,theexaminationlosesitsoriginalmeaning.Tocurbexam

cheating,first,schoolsshouldreinforcemoraleducationandtellstudentsthat

"Youshouldnotcheatonexams.That'simmoral".Second,schoolsshould

banallcellphones,camerasandothergadgetsduringexamhours.Finally,

schoolsshouldtakevariousmeasurestopunishthestudentscaughtcheating.

6.HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?Withthedevelopmentof

modernindustrymoreandmorepeopleareflowingintobigcities.

Accordinglythehousingprobleminbigcitiesisbecomingmuchmoreserious.

OnonehanHowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?Withthe

developmentofmodemindustry,moreandmorepeopleareflowingintobig

cities.Accordingly,thehousingprobleminbigcitiesisbecomingmuchmore

serious.Ononehan

7.April42007DearProfessorDavidFirstpleaseacceptourwarmwelcome

foryourvisitingouruniversityduringyouracademicexchangeprogramsin

China.Youcannotimaginehowflatteredwefeeltohavetheopportunityto

meettheauthorofseveralofourtextbooks.Wearewritingthislettertoinvite

youtodeliverapresentationduringyourone-weekvisitinChinaonthetopic

oftheLaborMovementinDevelopingCountriesandItsImplicationfor

China.Wewouldreallyappreciateitifyoucanuseyourexpertisetoshowus

somerolesoftheimmigrationworkersinsomedevelopingcountries

preferablyAsiancountriesforthatwouldprobablygiveusmoretolearnfrom.

Ifyoucanincludeinyourpresentationtheproblemsthesecountriesfaceand

theirmeasurestosolvetheseproblemsitwouldbeevenbetter.Thankyoufor

yourtime