（2022年）甘肃省酒泉市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

（2022年）甘肃省酒泉市大学英语6级大

学英语六级真题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilities.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.许多大学生缺乏社会责任感，比如……

2.造成这种现象的原因

3.大学生应如何履行自身的社会责任

CollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilities

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicShouldAdvertisementsBeBanned?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.许多人认为广告给我们的生活带来了很多方便。

2.也有人认为广告对年轻人的负面影响太大，建议禁止广告。

3.我的看法。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.出国留学的好处；

2.出国留学的弊端；

3.结论和你的观点。

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledFallofCarPriceVersusRiseofItsCost.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.当前汽车降价促使汽车销量增大。

2.你要买车，就应该在经济上的心理上有所准备。

3.就我而言，宁愿打车也不买车。

5.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?

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThe

TrafficProblemsinUrbanAreas.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.交通问题成为城市的一大难题

2.交通问题的负面影响

3.提出自己的看法

TheTrafficProblemsinUrbanAreas

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshould

writenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewers

prefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyour

writingandwriteneatlyandclearly.

PercentageofTVViewersofVariousPrograms

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:"WhatDoYouThinkofChallenge?".Youshould

writeatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

(giveninChinese)below:

1.挑战的意义；

2.如何迎接挑战；

3.我的看法

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:Let'sGoinforSports.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,and

baseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.当今世界上，有越来越多的人对体育运动感兴趣；

2.但有些人仍然不了解运动的重要性；

3.体育运动有很高的价值。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledPositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.英特网的积极影响。

2.英特网的消极影响。

3.你的看法。

PositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet

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

11.

Evenpeoplefromthesameculturalbackgroundcompletetheirtasks

differently.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.Luckypeopleusecounter-factualthinkingto.

A.encourageotherstobehappier

B.movetheirmisfortunetoothers

C.weakentheimpactofmisfortune

D.helpunluckypeopledealwithmisfortune

13.

MoreandmorepeoplearefoundofNGVsbecausetheyhelpreducedeaths

incaraccidentstoagreatdegree.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

aretheplacesthatepidemicsinitiallybreakoutforthemostcases.

15.ThecurrentruraldepopulationinEuropeistheresultoflong-term

emigrationandindustrialization.

16.

Peoplepossessfewerfriendsaremorelikelyto.

17.

CollegeeducationistoblameforthefailureofAmerica'smathandscience

education.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

ForChristians,Eastereggssymbolize.

19.

Thispassagetoldustheexperiencesofcaptains'narrowescapes.

2O.Isn'tItTimetoRighttheWrong?

-ByTomSeligson

Inthesummerof1944,PortChicago-aNavybase30milesnortheastofSan

Francisco—wasthesceneofadevastatingexplosion.Hundredsofliveswere

lostinwhat'sconsideredthedeadliesthome-frontdisasterofthewar.Mostof

thedeadandinjuredwereAfrican-Americans,putinharm'swaybya

segregatedmilitarylittleconcernedfortheirsafety.Worse,racismlayatthe

heartofthedisasterandlaterofaneventthathasbeencalledoneofthe

biggestmiscarriagesofjusticeinourhistory.

Atthetime,PortChicagowasthebusiestammunitiondepotontheWest

Coast.Thesailorsworkedaroundtheclock,loadingbombs,depthcharges

andtorpedoesontoshipsheadedforthePacifictheater.InthesegregatedU.S.

Navy,thejobofloadingthedeadlyammunitionwasperformedonlybyblack

sailors.

"Tofindyourselfloadingammunitionwasadisappointment,"recallsRobert

Routh,anAfrican-AmericansailorfromMemphiswhowas19atthetime.

"Weallwantedtobeactuallyfighting.Butweknewthatwhatwedidwas

essentialtothewar."

Essentialbutrisky."Loadingammunitionwasextremelydangerous,"

explainsRobertL.Allen,authorofThePortChicagoMutinyandtheforemost

authorityontheevents."Thesailorsweregivennotrainingforit.Ontopof

that,itwascommonpracticefortheofficerstopitthemenagainsteachother,

bettingtoseewhocouldloadtheirboatthefastest."

ACoastGuarddetailworkingattheportwarnedtheNavythattheseunsafe

conditionscouldleadtoadisaster.TheNavyrefusedtochangeitsprocedures,

andtheCoastGuardwithdrewitsmen.

TheNightCalmWasShattered

OntheeveningofJuly17,1944,twocargoshipsweretiedupatthepier.The

E.A.Bryanwasalmostfullyloadedwith4600tonsofclusterbombs,depth

chargesand40millimetershells.TheQuinaltVictoryhadjustdocked.Robert

RouthandfellowsailorPercyRobinson,18,fromChicago,wereintheir

barracks.At10:19,thenightcalmwasshattered.

"Iwasinmybunkwhentheexplosionoccurred,"recallsRobinson."Iwas

lookingoutthewindow,andallofasuddeneverythingturnedtosunlight.1

jumpeduptoseewhatwashappening,andthenIfelttheconcussion.I

instinctivelycoveredmyfacewithmyarms.Thenasecondexplosionlifted

meupandknockedmetothefloor."

RobertRouthalsoturnedtowardthewindowatthefirstexplosion."Itwas

thegreatestfireworksyoueverwantedtosee,"herecalls.Italsowasthelast

thingheeversaw."Withthesecondexplosion,glasswenteverywhere.Itwas

acombinationoftheglassandtheconcussionthatdestroyedmyeyes."

Thesecondexplosionwassopowerfulthatseismographs（地震仪）at

Berkeleyrecordeditasanearthquake.TheE.A.Bryanwasblownintotiny

pieces.TheQuinaltVictorywasrippedapart,andPortChicago'swoodenpier

wascompletelydestroyed.Thehumancostwasevenworse.Everyoneonthe

pierandaboardthetwoshipswaskilled.Ofthe320fatalities,202wereblack.

Andofthe390injured,233wereblack.

Asbadasitwas,though,thedisastermightnothavemadehistoryifitweren't

forwhatfollowed.

TheNavy'sInsult

ANavycourtofinquiryruledoutsabotage.Itheardtestimonyaboutthe

unsafeconditionsattheport,butitsfinalreportabsolvedthewhiteofficersof

anyresponsibilityandblamedthetragedyon"roughhandling"oftheex

plosivesbytheblacksailors.Thenthewhiteofficersweregranted30-day

leaves."Noneoftheblacksailorsweregrantedleaves,"saysRobinson,who

sufferedlacerations（裂伤）tohisface,head

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Agoodmarriagemeansgrowingasacouplebutalsogrowing

asindividuals.Thisisn'teasy;marriagehasalwaysbeendifficult.Whyare

weseeingsomanydivorcesatthistime?Yes,ourmodernsocialfabricisthin,

andyes,thepermissivenessofsocietyhascreatedunrealisticexpectationsand

threwthefamilyintodisorder.Butdivorceissocommonbecausepeople

todayareunwillingtoexercisetheself-disciplinethatmarriagerequires.They

expecteasyjoy,liketheentertainmentonTV,thethrillofagoodparty.

Marriagetakessomekindofsacrifice,notdreadfulself-sacrificeofthesoul,

butsomelevelofcompromise.Someofone'sfantasies,someofone's

legitimatedesires,havetobegivenupforthevalueofthemarriageitself.

“Whileallmartialpartnersfeelshackedattimes,itistheywhoreallychoose

tomakethemartialtiesintoconfiningchainsorsupportingbonds,,5saysDr.

Walter.Marriagerequiressexual,financialandemotionaldisciple.Amanand

awomancannotfolloweveryimpulse,cannotallowthemtostopgrowingor

changing.

(27)-

A.Becauseitisdifficulttomaintainamarriage.

B.BecausepeoplelikewatchingTVprograms.

C.Becausepeoplepreferfreedomtoself-discipline.

D.Becauseoursocietyispermissivetowardsdivorces.

22.(32)

A.Thosewholiketalkingaboutcheerfulthingslivetogether.

B.Thosewhoavoidtalkingaboutcheerfulthingsdiesooner.

C.Thosewholiketalkingabouttheirdiseaselivelonger.

D.Thosewhoavoidtalkingabouttheirillnesslivelonger.

23.(13)

A.Onepiece.B.Twopieces.C.Threepieces.D.Fourpieces.

24.(25)

Alt'snotalwaysclearWhypeoplebehaveincertainways.

B.Peopleusuallyblameothersfortheirmistakes.

C.Certainconditionscausedriverstobehavestrangely.

D.Thereasonforsomebehavior,isobvious.

25.

[B6]

26.(26)

A.Verydoubtful.

B.Quiteannoyed.

C.Somewhatcurious.

D.Indifferent.

27.听力原文：Eagertolearnaboutdifferentcountriesandculturesand

acquireglobalskills,U.S.studentsarestudyingabroadinrecordnumbers.

(29)Theincreasednumbersreflectagrowingrecognitionbystudentsand

educatorsthataninternationalexperienceisimportanttostudents'future

careers.Whilerecentgrowthhasbeenfueledinpartbyprogramsthatoffer

studyforshorterlengthsoftimethanthetraditionalacademicyear,therehas

alsobeenanincreasinginterestinstudyinginmorediversedestinations.

MorethanhalftheAmericanstudentsgoabroadstudyinEurope,though

fewerthaninthepast.StudentshaveshowngrowinginterestinAsia,Latin

America,AfricaandtheMiddleEast.(30)Thetopthreemajorfieldsofstudy

ofAmericansstudyingabroadarethesocialsciences,businessand

management,andhumanities.

Since2001,NewYorkUniversityhasbeensendingmorestudentsabroadthan

anyothercampusintheUnitedStates.ItoffersclassesinArgentina,China,

GhanaandseveralcountriesinEurope.

(31)AylaSchermerofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,isanineteen-year-old

businessmajorenteringhersecondyearatN.Y.U.Shewantstostudyin

anothercountryforthespringsemesterbeginninginJanuary,butshehasn't

decidedwhichcountrytogoto.Theclasseswillcostmorethan18,000dollars,

butthatdoesnotincludetransportationorhousing.

ThestrengthoftheeuroagainstthedollarmakesprogramsinEuropemore

costlythanthoseinArgentina,forexample.ButChrisNicolussi,student

servicesdirectorintheOfficeofGlobalProgramsatN.Y.U.,saysthe

universityhasnotseenanydropinthepopularityofitsEuropeanprograms.

Hedidsay,however,thatmorestudentsareinterestedinlowcostactivities

organizedbytheuniversityduringtheirtimeabroad.

(30)-

A.Becausetheyintendtohavearomanceinforeigncountries.

B.Becausetheydesiretogaininternationalexperience.

C.Becausetheyhopetogetachanceoftouring.

D.Becausetheythoughtofearningmoremoneyabroad.

28.(45)

29.听力原文：W:Ihavebeenhavingtheworstheadaches.Iknowsomeofit

isstress,butI'mworriedthatImighthavesomethingmoreserious,suchas

highbloodpressure.

M:Well,we'llcheckthatout,ofcourse,butfirst,tellmewhenyouhadyour

glasseschanged.Itreallysoundsmorelikeeyestrain.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuspect?

(13)

A.Thatthewomanhashighbloodpressure.

B.Thatherheadacheiscausedbyherglasses.

C.Thatthewomanissufferingfromstress.

D.Thatthewomanhasveryseriousheadaches.

30.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

(12)

A.She'snotsureshe'llbeseeingJulia.

B.She'llphoneJuliaseveraldaystater.

C.Shedoesn'tthinkJuliaknowsaboutregistration.

D.She'ssureJuliawillhelptheprofessorwithcourseregistration.

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

31.

Thestatement"Thepeopleowntheair"impliesthat.

A.citizenshavetherighttoinsistonworthwhiletelevisionprograms

B.televisionshouldbesocialized

C.thegovernmentmaybuildabovepresentstructures

D.sinceairisworthless,thepeopleownnothing

32.

Researchersstatethat.

A.largerfamiliesaremoreefficientinconsumingnaturalresourcesthan

smallerfamilies

B.bothlargerandsmallerfamiliesneedthesameamountsofnatural

resources

C.smallerfamiliesaremoreextravagantinliving

D.largerfamiliesaremorefrugalinliving

33.

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五、5.ErrorCorrection©题)

34.(70)

35.

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36.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题)

37.

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38.

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参考答案

1.CollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilitiesIfyouGoogle"the71st

anniversaryoftheNanjingMassacre"(inChinese)ontheInternetyouwillbe

impressedbythevideoshowofagirl'sspecialcommemoration.After

watchiCollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilitiesIfyouGoogle"the71st

anniversaryoftheNanjingMassacre"(inChinese)ontheInternet,youwill

beimpressedbythevideoshowofagirl'sspecialcommemoration.After

watchi解析：[写作点拨]本文要求考生就大学生的社会责任感进行论

述。在布局上，根据题目中给出的三个提纲来展开即可。第一段可以通

过描述大学生不太积极参与历史纪念日等活动这一现象，指出他们缺少

一定的社会责任感。第二段探求造成这种现象的原因，考生可用如下的

论据：就业压力越来越大，大学生把更多精力投入到了学业中；许多人

已经通过中学的历史课了解此类事件，认为不必流于形式；也有人认为

努力学习就是最好的不让历史重演的行动。第三段说明大学生应该如何

履行自身的社会责任，要言之有理。

2.ShouldAdvertisementsBeBanned?Alongwiththerapidprogressof

societytheadvertisingindustryhasundergoneremarkabledevelopment.

Somepeopleholdthatadvertisementshouldnotbebannedbecause

advertisementisagoodchannelwhichhelpspromotetheexchangesof

information.Inaneraofinformationeveryonecanbenefitalotfromthe

advertisementsnotonlythemanufacturersbutalsothecustomers.Moreover

theadvertisementenablespeopletocatchupwiththeamazingadvanceinall

fields.Fromthemushroomingadvertisementspeoplegettoknowsome

newestproductsandthetrendofconsumption.Despitethebenefits

advertisementhasbroughtusmanypeoplestronglycondemnitsayingthat

theyhavebeenfedupwithallkindsofrubbishads.Theycallfora

comprehensivebanontheadvertisementbasedonthefollowingreasons.First

ofallamajorityofadvertisementsarefictitiousandmisleadingcausing

confusioninpeople'sdailylifeandevenleadingtotheinjuryanddeathof

somecustomers.Secondlytheybringmanyinconveniencesandtroublesto

us.Consequentlyitwillexertadisastrousimpactontheliteracyofour

youngergenerations.Tomymindatotalbanonadvertisementisnotanideal

andpracticalchoice.Thedemeritsshouldbynomeansmakeuslosesightof

thebenefitsadvertisementshavebroughttous.Amoreworkableandrational

attitudeshouldbeadoptedthatistoeliminatethefalseandretainthetrue.

Alwaysbearinmindtheoldsaying"Neverthrowawaythebabywithbath

water."ShouldAdvertisementsBeBanned?Alongwiththerapidprogressof

society,theadvertisingindustryhasundergoneremarkabledevelopment.

Somepeopleholdthatadvertisementshouldnotbebannedbecause

advertisementisagoodchannelwhichhelpspromotetheexchangesof

information.Inaneraofinformation,everyonecanbenefitalotfromthe

advertisements,notonlythemanufacturersbutalsothecustomers.Moreover,

theadvertisementenablespeopletocatchupwiththeamazingadvanceinall

fields.Fromthemushroomingadvertisements,peoplegettoknowsome

newestproductsandthetrendofconsumption.Despitethebenefits

advertisementhasbroughtus,manypeoplestronglycondemnit,sayingthat

theyhavebeenfedupwithallkindsofrubbishads.Theycallfora

comprehensivebanontheadvertisementbasedonthefollowingreasons.First

ofall,amajorityofadvertisementsarefictitiousandmisleading,causing

confusioninpeople'sdailylifeandevenleadingtotheinjuryanddeathof

somecustomers.Secondly,theybringmanyinconveniencesandtroublesto

us.Consequently,itwillexertadisastrousimpactontheliteracyofour

youngergenerations.Tomymind,atotalbanonadvertisementisnotanideal

andpracticalchoice.Thedemeritsshouldbynomeansmakeuslosesightof

thebenefitsadvertisementshavebroughttous.Amoreworkableandrational

attitudeshouldbeadopted,thatis,toeliminatethefalseandretainthetrue.

Alwaysbearinmindtheoldsaying,"Neverthrowawaythebabywithbath

water."

3.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroadItisnolonger

surprisingnowtoseesomanystudentsgoabroadforstudiesandtheyhave

verygoodreasonsfordoingso.Iftheyattendauniversityinaforeigncountry

theycanlearnthelanguagetheremoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculture

better.Moreimportantlytheirexperienceoverseasandthedegreestheyget

theremayputtheminanadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionwhenthey

arebackinChina.Neverthelessthereisnodenyingthatthereexistsome

disadvantagesaswell.Firstofallitcostsfarmoremoney.Forthesamedegree

studythetuitionfeeinaforeignuniversitywouldbearoundseventimesthe

amountneededinadomesticuniversity.Andalsothereisthefeelingof

loneliness.Theirparentsandfriendsareallfarawayfromthemandtheycan

hardlyfindfamiliarpeopletotalkto.Besidestheymaysufferfrom"culture

shock"whentheycomeacrossthenewcultureintheforeigncountryandhave

difficultyinadjustingthemselvestoit.Inshortaseverycoinhastwosidesso

doesstudyingabroad.Iftheycanmakegooduseoftheadvantagesandare

fullyawareofthedisadvantagestheymaybenefitalotfromtheexperience

ofstudyingabroad.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroadItis

nolongersurprisingnowtoseesomanystudentsgoabroadforstudies,and

theyhaveverygoodreasonsfordoingso.Iftheyattendauniversityina

foreigncountry,theycanlearnthelanguagetheremoreefficientlyand

understandtheculturebetter.Moreimportantly,theirexperienceoverseasand

thedegreestheygettheremayputtheminanadvantageouspositioninjob

competitionwhentheyarebackinChina.Nevertheless,thereisnodenying

thatthereexistsomedisadvantagesaswell.Firstofall,itcostsfarmore

money.Forthesamedegreestudy,thetuitionfeeinaforeignuniversitywould

bearoundseventimestheamountneededinadomesticuniversity.Andalso,

thereisthefeelingofloneliness.Theirparentsandfriendsareallfaraway

fromthemandtheycanhardlyfindfamiliarpeopletotalkto.Besides,they

maysufferfrom"cultureshock"whentheycomeacrossthenewculturein

theforeigncountryandhavedifficultyinadjustingthemselvestoit.Inshort,

aseverycoinhastwosides,sodoesstudyingabroad.Iftheycanmakegood

useoftheadvantagesandarefullyawareofthedisadvantages,theymay

benefitalotfromtheexperienceofstudyingabroad.解析：［审题］这次考

试的写作题属于常见的三段式作文。

第一段要写海外留学的优点。比如有利于学习所在国的语言和文化，能

使留学生在就业时更有竞争力，等等。

第二段是说明留学的弊端。可以列举费用昂贵、只身他乡孤独等。

最后，要说明自己的观点，得出结论，对前文内容进行归纳总结。

［提纲］

1.Advantages:

learnthelanguagemoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculturebetter

anadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionbackinChina

2.Disadvantages:

costfarmoremoney

thefeelingofloneliness

"cultureshock"

3.Aseverycoinhastwosides,sodoesstudyingabroad.

4.TodayawarofcarpriceinChinapromotestheever-increasingcarsales.

Manypeoplecan'tresistthetemptationtogetonetorealizetheircardream

withoutnoticingtherisingcostsinmaintenancegasolineinsuranceand

traininginstruction.Youhavetobefinanciallyandpsychologicallyprepared

whenyoubuyacar.There'snodenyingthatacarprovidesyouwithcomfort

andconvenience.Butbeforebuyingacaryouhavetotakeintoaccountthe

annualcostswhichusuallyrangefromseveralthousandtoovertenthousand

yuan.Besidesyouwillhavetofaceuptotheworriesoftherelevantincreasing

costswhichislikelytobe.AsfarasIamconcernedIdon'tthinkI'llpurchase

acar.IwouldrathertakeataxithandrivemyowncarifIgooutforan

appointmentdinnerpartyetc.What'smoreIwon'ttakethetroubletoguard

againstmycarbeingstolenandI'llleavethetroubleoffindingaparkinglot

tothetaxidriver.Anothernegativepointisthatyouwillfindyourselfeven

lazierinthissocietyofmodemmachinebyowningacarofyourown.

Whereveryougoyouareatthewheelwhichmaydamageyourhealthinthe

longrunAnywaytobuyornotinthepresentwarofcarpriceandtheriseof

relevantcoststhechoicelieswithyou.Today,awarofcarpriceinChina

promotestheever-increasingcarsales.Manypeoplecan'tresistthe

temptationtogetonetorealizetheircardream,withoutnoticingtherising

costsinmaintenance,gasoline,insuranceandtraininginstruction.Youhave

tobefinanciallyandpsychologicallypreparedwhenyoubuyacar.There'sno

denyingthatacarprovidesyouwithcomfortandconvenience.Butbefore

buyingacaryouhavetotakeintoaccounttheannualcostswhichusually

rangefromseveralthousandtoovertenthousandyuan.Besidesyouwillhave

tofaceuptotheworriesoftherelevantincreasingcosts,whichislikelytobe.

AsfarasIamconcerned,Idon'tthinkI'llpurchaseacar.Iwouldrathertake

ataxithandrivemyowncarifIgooutforanappointment,dinner,partyetc.

What'smore,Iwon'ttakethetroubletoguardagainstmycarbeingstolen,

andI'llleavethetroubleoffindingaparkinglottothetaxidriver.Another

negativepointisthatyouwillfindyourselfevenlazier,inthissocietyof

modemmachine,byowningacarofyourown.Whereveryougo,youareat

thewheel,whichmaydamageyourhealthinthelongrunAnyway,tobuyor

notinthepresentwarofcarpriceandtheriseofrelevantcosts,thechoice

lieswithyou.

5.ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?Nowadayssomeprimary

schoolsandmiddleschoolshaveofferedhandwritinglessonstotheir

studentswhichhasleadtoaheateddebateamongpeoplefromallworksof

life.Somepeoplebelievethatitistheschools'obligationtocultivateall­

roundedindividuals.Thereforehandwritinglessonsshouldbemadea

compulsorycourse.Howevertherearestillsomepeoplewhoholdthebelief

thatitisuselessforthestudentstolearnhandwritingatall.Withthe

developmentofthecomputeragethechancesthatweusepensarebecoming

slimmer.Sincealmostalldocumentsaretypedweonlyneedtolearntyping.

AsfarasI'mconcernedlearninghandwritingisofessentialimportanceto

youngstersinthreeaspects.TobeginwithbeingabletowriteChinese

charactersisabasicabilityasaChinesesincethelanguageisanindispensable

elementoftheChineseculture.Moreoverthepracticeofhandwritingcanhelp

developmanycapabilitiessuchasthecapabilityofconcentratingandlearning.

LastbutnotleastastheChinesecharactershaveanaestheticfunction

handwritingcanbeacrucialwaytoshowthedifferencesof

individuals.ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?Nowadays,some

primaryschoolsandmiddleschoolshaveofferedhandwritinglessonstotheir

students,whichhasleadtoaheateddebateamongpeoplefromallworksof

life.Somepeoplebelievethatitistheschools'obligationtocultivateall­

roundedindividuals.Therefore,handwritinglessonsshouldbemadea

compulsorycourse.However,therearestillsomepeoplewhoholdthebelief

thatitisuselessforthestudentstolearnhandwritingatall.Withthe

developmentofthecomputerage,thechancesthatweusepensarebecoming

slimmer.Sincealmostalldocumentsaretyped,weonlyneedtolearntyping.

AsfarasI'mconcerned,learninghandwritingisofessentialimportanceto

youngstersinthreeaspects.Tobeginwith,beingabletowriteChinese

charactersisabasicabilityasaChinese,sincethelanguageisan

indispensableelementoftheChineseculture.Moreover,thepracticeof

handwritingcanhelpdevelopmanycapabilities,suchasthecapabilityof

concentratingandlearning.Lastbutnotleast,astheChinesecharactershave

anaestheticfunction,handwritingcanbeacrucialwaytoshowthe

differencesofindividuals.

6.TheTrafficProblemsinUrbanAreasWiththerapidincreaseofpopulation

andthedevelopmentofeconomythetrafficproblemsinurbanareasare

becomingincreasinglyserious.Asaresultstreetsarefullofever-flowing

vehTheTrafficProblemsinUrbanAreasWiththerapidincreaseof

populationandthedevelopmentofeconomy,thetrafficproblemsinurban

areasarebecomingincreasinglyserious.Asaresult,streetsarefullofever­

flowingveh

7.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmore

spectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.Justthinkofmillionsand

millionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsports

ofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccer

Games.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers

(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchis

televisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakes

spectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthe

screen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswill

beavailableinthemorningpaper"saysafootballfan"butthat'snotthesame

thing:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassionforsportstakespossessionof

thousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistento

broadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovide

alternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfact