2022年安徽省蚌埠市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年安徽省蚌埠市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofWesternHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些“洋”节日在中国越来越流行

2.一些中国传统节日反倒无人问津

3.你如何看待这种现象

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledALetterofApplication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.你即将大学毕业，申请出国攻读博士学位

2.介绍个人简厉，所学专业以及专长

3.公派出国，费用由中国政府提供

4.希望申请被接受

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledPressureinModernLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.现代生活充满压力；

2．压力对人身心的影响；

3．如何缓解压力。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoWriteanEnglishResume?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.中英文简历有所不同，英语简历不是汉语简历的直接翻译；

2．写英语简历要注意：不要简单罗列，要突出重点；内容安排要合理；用词准确，认真检查等等。

HowtoWriteanEnglishResume?

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:

1.Whatistakecommodity?

2.Theharmoffakecommodity.

3.Howtoputanendtofakecommodities?

6.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternetaccordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentenceofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特网越来越普遍地进入到我们的学习、工作和生活当中

2.因特网的益处

3.因特网的消极方面

Internet

Internethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.______.

Internethasenabledustodoalotofthingsmoreeasilyandquickly.______.

However,ifnotmanagedproperly,Internetcancreatemanyproblemstoo.______.

Allinall,wecannotlivewithoutInternetnow.______.

7.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOff

No.ofPost-graduateTestTakersin

1．考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2．教研热降温的原因。(收费改革；研究生就业难；用人单位重视工作经验)

3．我们应该如何选择。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonChoosingtheRightCareer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.选择适合自己的职业的重要性；

2．如何选择适合自己的职业；

3．我的看法。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite,4LetterofComplaint.Supposeyourentahousethroughanagency.Thehotwaterheaterhasbroken.Youphonedtheagencyaweekagobuttheyhaven'trepairedityet.Soyouwritealettertotheagency.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordstoexplainthesituationandtotellthemwhatyouwantthemtodoaboutit.

ALetterofComplain

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofInstantMessagingTechnologies.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近来移动QQ、移动飞信等通信方式在大学生中十分流行

2.这通信方式有许多优点

3.我的观点

ThePopularityofInstantMessagingTechnologies

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

A"goodmixer"whoenjoyssocialadvantagesoverhismoreseriouscolleaguesiscapableof______.

12.

Evenifthecompanyoverallcannotpassthe12-quastinntest,______maypassit.

13.

TheideaofusingCDtoreplacecassettetapewasdrivenbythelowsoundqualityofthelatter.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Oneofthesecretsoftheforeigner'ssuccesscanbedescribedas"DoinRomeasRomansdo".

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15.

Ifthepainthasn'tbeguntodry,sandtherunoffandtouchupthespotwith______.

16.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

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

ProtectYourNest

It'snevertooearlytoprotectyourfamily'sfinancialwell-being.Yetbecausemostofusaresobusyjugglingworkandfamilycommitments,wetendtoneglectthethingsthatdon'trequireimmediateattention.Someday,wethink,we'lltakecareofthethreeessentials-retirementsavings,insurancecoverageandestateplanning.Unfortunately,emergenciescanstrikeandthenit'stoolate."Failuretoplanisahugemistake,"BarbaraRaasch,managingdirectoratWealthandTaxAdvisoryServices,Inc.,toldus.

Howcanyouavoidthe"shouldhave,couldhave,wouldhave"scenario?Byputtingthesethreeitemsatthetopofyour"todo"list-protectyourfuture,protectyourfamilyandprotectyourlegacy(遗产).

ProtectYourFuture

Thenationalsavingsrateaveragedaround0.4%forthefirsthalfofthisyear,accordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce,meaningAmericansspentashopping99.6%oftheirafter-taxearnings.Evenmorefrightening,inJulythesavingsratedroppedbelowzero.Weallknowweshouldsavemore.Butwithsomanygoalstosavefor-ahouse,thekids'collegetuition,yourretirement,occasionalvacationsandasmallemergencyfund-it'seasytofeelthere'sjustnotenoughmoneytodoitall.

Budget.Thefirststepistocreateabudget.Onceyouknowwhatyou'respendingyourmoneyon,youcanfigureoutWhatyoudon'tneedtospenditon-andstockthosesavingsaway."Everymonthyouhavetopayyourselffirst,"saysJoeMoglia,CEOofAmeritrade."Takealittleoutofyourpaycheck."Itdoesn'thavetobemuch-itcouldbeforegoing(放弃)thatextralatticeorgettingtheDVDfreeatthelibrary.

Retirement.JustabouteverysurveyofAmericaninvestorsthesedaysshowsthatretirementisamainreasonforsaving.Yetanastoundingnumberofpeopleignoretheopportunitiesofferedbyemployment-basedretirementplans.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyAonConsulting,morethan20%ofthoseeligiblefora401kplandonotparticipateatall,whileanother53%donotsaveataratehighenoughtotakefulladvantageoftheiremployers'matchingcontribution-theclosestthingtofreemoneyintheretirementsavingsuniverse.Consideritmoneythatgrowswithoutbeingtaxed.

Emergencyreserves.Manyfinancialplannersrecommendthatyouhaveenoughmoneyinasavingsormoney-marketaccountforat,leastsixtoninemonthsofessentialexpenses,includingyourmortgageorrent,insurancepremiums,creditcardpayments,utilityandgrocerybillsandotherfixedexpenses,suchascarpaymentsorstudentloans.Andit'salwaysagoodideatohavecashonhandonceyouareconfrontedwithemergencysituations.Forexample,iftheATMsinyourneighborhoodareout,youcanhaveenoughtocoveryourimmediateneedsforaweekorso.

ProtectYourFamily

Amajorillness,anextendeddisability(残疾)orthelossofajobcouldwipeoutyourfinancialreservesandanyprospectofbeingabletosaveenoughtoachieveyourotherlifegoals.Here'swhatyouneedtoprotectyoursavings:

Healthinsurance.ArecentstudyofcourtrecordsanddirectinterviewsindicatedthatabouthalfofpersonalbankruptciesintheU.S.arecausedinpartbymedicaldebts.Onlypeopleover65areentitledtothemedicare.Sopeopleunderthatagefaceenormousbillsandmanyofthemlackinsurance.

Ifyourcompanypro

A.Becausewedon'tknowwhatfamilyfinancialwell-beingis.

B.Becausewefocustoomuchondevelopingfamilyrelationships.

C.Becausewethinkworkismuchmoreimportant.

D.Becausewethinkitneedn'tbedealtwithimmediately.

17.Gardening

Thetechnologyofbeauty

Now,gardeningwasdrivenbythreemaintrends:technologicalchange,plantprospectingandfashion.Ofthese,themostimportantwastechnology,whoseadvancesmadeitpossibleforthemiddleclassestoenjoywhathadoncebeenaffordableonlytotheveryrich.

Themostdramaticexampleofpopularizingtechnologywassurelytheinventionofthelawnmower.Nothingwasmorelabour-intensive,inthe18thcentury,thanmaintainingalargelawn.Itwouldtakethreemenwithscythes(大镰刀)awholedaytocutanacre(two-fifthsofahectare)ofgrass;theywouldbefollowedbylawnwomenwhosetaskwastogatherupthecuttings.

Justonemanwenttomow

Then,in1830,EdwinBeardBuddingrealisedthattherotarybladeusedintheclothindustrytoproduceanevenpileontextilescouldbeusedongrass.Therotarylawnmowermeantthatsuburbanhomescouldaffordtheneatgreensward(草皮)previouslyavailableonlytotherich.

TheothertechnologythattransformedVictoriangardeningwasthedevelopmentoftheartofgrowingplantsunderglass.ImportingplantsfromcountriesasdistantasAustraliabecameacommercialpossibilityoncetheyweresealedinwoodenboxeswithglasstops.Fromthe1830son,Victoriangardens,privateandpublic,usedmassesofbeddingplants.In1877,2millionplantswerebeddedoutinLondon'sparks,ofteninelaborategeometricdesigns.Growingthemunderglassprotectedthembothfromfrostandfrompollution.

Inthepastcentury,technologyhasonceagaintransformedandsimplifiedgardening.Amongthemostsignificantadvancesisthegrowingofplantsincontainers.Insteadoforderingplantsgrowninopenfieldsanddugupbare-rootedforplantinginautumn,gardenersnowtypicallybuyplantswhich,becausetheyhavebeengrownincontainers,canbetransplantedatalmostanytimeofyear.Containergrowinghasinturnbecomepossiblelargelybecauseofthedevelopmentoflightercomposts.

Othermen'sflowers

Thepasttwocenturieshaveseenanimmenseincreaseintherangeofgardenplants.Nativespecieshavebeenrefinedanddeveloped;andexplorershavebroughtbackplantsfromallpartsoftheworld.ThepassionforplantcollectingsprangpartlyfromtheexpansionofCatholicreligiousorders(神职)abroadinthe16thcentury,lookingformedicinalplantsaswellassoulstoconvert.Manyearlyplant-huntersarecommemoratedinplantnames,suchastheTradescants,fatherandson;SirJosephBanks,whosailedwithCaptainCookandbroughthome3500speciesfromAustralia.

Fashioniseverybitasimportantindeterminingwhatpeoplegrowasinwhattheywear.Thegeometry,gravelandbeddingplantsofthemid-19th-cenmrytown-housegardenhadgivenway,bythecentury'send,toapassionforinformalityandEnglishcottagegardens,fosteredbytwoofthegreatdesignersoftheage.Theirinfluencehasprovedenduring."Allovertheworld,peoplewanttorivalEnglishgardens,ofteninaclimatethatmakesitverydifficult,"saysSarahBond,anenthusiasticamateurgardenerinManhattan.

Agrowingbusiness

Bothgardeningandlookingatgardensaredevelopingrapidly.Givepeopleapieceofgroundandtheywillbuysomethingtoputinit.MarkBhattiandAndrewChurchofBrightonUniversityinEnglandpointtothefactthatpeoplenowseemtospendfarmoreonmachineryandchemicals,andmoreagainonbenches,barbecues,potsandsun-loungers,thantheyspendonplantsthemselves.

Moreover,therangeofplaceswherepeoplecanbuygardeningsupplieshasexpanded.Supermarketsandgeneralstoresfrequentlycarryplantsandothergardeningnecessities.Onthecontrary,Britain'sGardenCentreAssociationsaysthataround12%ofthetypicalturnoverofagardencentrenowcomesfromthecafe.Atriptoaga

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18.

Inthecaseofdischarge,apatientcangetdischargeinstructionsexplainingmedications,othertreatmentsand______.

19.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatWillWeDoforWork

Ibelievethat90%ofwhite-collarjobsintheU.S.willbeeitherdestroyedoralteredbeyondrecognitioninthenext10to15years.That'sacatastrophicprediction,giventhat90%ofusareengagedinwhite-collarworkofonesortoranother.Evenmostmanufacturingjobsthesedaysareconnectedtosuchwhite-collarservicesasfinance,humanresourcesandengineering.

ItalkedtoanoldLondonloadersometimeback.Heallowedthatin1970ittook108guysaboutfivedaystounloadatimbership.Thencamecontainerization.Thecomparabletasktodaytakeseightfolksoneday.Thatis,a98.5%reductioninman-days,from540totaltojusteight.

Thistimetheproductivityaimstoreconstruct—makethatdeconstruct—thewhite-collarworld.Infact,Iseeafive-sidedmovementthatwillbringtomyapparentlyfantastic"90%in10years"prediction.

FIRSTtheDestructiveNatureoftheCurrentFlavorofCompetition,DotcomCompany.

Sure,mostwillfail.Butthesurvivorswillexertenormouspressure—fast!—ontheBigGuys.WhenanAmazonoraCharlesSchwabmovesintoyourneighborhood,you'vegotmomentstoreact.OrtakekingentrepreneurJimClarkofNetscapefame.Hislatestventure,Healtheon/WebMD,intendstosqueezehundredsofbillionsofdollarsofwasteoutofthehealth-caresystem.Thesenewfirmsaimtocreatenothinglessthanhavocinthetheatersinwhichtheyoperate.

SECONDEnterpriseSoftware.

It'sanameforthetoolsthatwillhookupeveryaspectofabusiness'sinnards'internalorgans—personnel,production,sales,accounting—andthenhookupallthathooked-upstufftotherestofthe"family"ofsuppliersandthesuppliers'suppliersandwholesalersandretailersandendusers.

Theyareyournightmare,these"white-collarrobots."ThecomplexproductsfromGermansoftwaregiantSAPwilldotoyourcompany'sinternalorgansexactlywhatrobotsandcontainerizationdidtotheblue-collarworldin1960.Installingthesetoolsisnoteasy.Thetechnicalpartisdistressing;thepoliticsaredreadful.Whentheblue-collarrobotsarrived,theunionsrevoltedagainstit.Thistimeit'smanagementofficialwhoareopposingtechnologicalchange.Why?Thesetoolsthreatentheircomfortablestatus,carefullycraftedoverseveralgenerations.

Buttherobotsdidcome.Andtheytriumphed.

THIRDOutsourcing.

M.I.T.'sNo.1computerprofessor,MichaelDertouzos,saidIndiacouldeasilyboostitsGDPbyatrilliondollarsinthenextfewyearsperformingsecretwhite-collartasksforWesterncompanies.Heguessedthat50millionjobsfromthewhite-collarWestcouldgosouthtoIndia,whosepopulationhit1billionlastweek.Theaverageannualsalaryforeachofthose50millionnewIndianworkers:$20,000.

FOURTHtheWeb.

Ford,GMandDaimlerChryslerannounceararecombination.Theywilllinkalltheirtensofthousandsofsuppliersintoasingle,Internet-basednetwork.Thisentitywillinclude$250billionannuallyofsuppliers'products(andperhapsanadditional$500billionofthosesuppliers'products).Inshort,everypennyofwastewillbecompressedfromthehugeprocurementsystem.Theordercyclewillspeedupdramatically.Medibuyaimsforthesamehattrickinmedicalsupplies,DigitalThinkintraining,CarStationintheauto-body-

A.98.5%B.90%C.50%D.37%

20.

Tomakesurethatwelivenowon80%ofourincomeandinvesttheother20%,theauthorsuggestsapplyingtothebankfor______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文：Italy'scapitalRomeisafamoustouristattraction,butthereareswarmsofbirdsthatcrowdinRome'shistoricpublicsquaresandchurcheseverywinter,forcingtouristsandpassers-bytoseekrefugeunderumbrellas.Recently,scientistshavefoundoutagoodwaytosolvethisproblem.TheItalianLeaguefortheProtectionofBirdswillbroadcastbird"distresscalls"overloudspeakersinthehistoriccenters,usingatechnologyithastriedinRome'soutskirtstoscarethebirdsaway.Thescientistshaverecordedthesoundthatthesebirdsmakewhenthereisdangerandtheywillplayitovermegaphonesatduskwhenthebirdsarestartingtonestdown.Theywanttochasethebirdsoutofconcentratedurbancenterswithdistresscallsandspotlights.Thenthebirdswillheadtooutlyingparksandsuburbs.Thismethodhasbeenprovedveryefficientandthereisnocrueltytobirdsinvolvedsincetheyjustmigratetoparksandwoodsoutsidethecity.BetweenOctoberandFebruarysomefourmillionbirdsmigratetotheItaliancapitalfromGermany,PolandandRussia,darkeningthehorizonandpaintingabstractshapesintheskythatcapturetheimaginationofonlookers.Thehugeflocksalsocoatcars,buildingsandanyonewhohasnotfoundcoverwithbirddroppings.Touristsareadvisedtocarryumbrellasorraincoatsatduskandresidentshavetoputupwiththeterriblesmellformonthsatatime.

(33)

A.Beggingfoodfromthetourists.

B.Attackingthetourists.

C.Droppingwastesonthetourists.

D.Makingloudnoisetodisturbthetourists.

22.(22)

A.Theastronautisacousinofherfriend.

B.Theastronautisanuncleofherfriend.

C.Theastronautisacousinofherteacher.

D.Theastronautisanuncleofherteacher.

23.

【B5】

24.听力原文：W:Ireallyhatethesoundofthatcarengine.

M:Ipromiseit'snothingtoworryaboutthistime.Ijusthaditservicedafewdaysago.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.Theengineshouldbefine.

B.He'sworriedabouttheenginetoo.

C.He'scertainit'stimetogetanewcar.

D.Thecarhasn'tservedtheirneedswell.

25.(31)

A.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesdon'tthinkplantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramid,

B.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesdon'tregardbotanyasaspecialbranchofknowledge.

C.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesknowallthepropertiesofplainsinthejungle.

D.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesgivesomespecialnamestobotany.

26.(32)

A.Toshowthekeyroleplayedbyairtrafficcontrollers.

B.Toshowthegreatresponsibilityshoulderedbythepilots.

C.Togiveanexampleofairdisasters.

D.Toshowthatairtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacar.

27.(14)

A.Themanwillnotneedthetaperecordertonight.

B.Themanneedstousethetaperecorderthisevening.

C.Thewomancanreturnthetaperecordertomorrow.

D.Thewomanissorryforlosingthetaperecorder.

28.听力原文：M:IfIdon'tfindmywalletprettysoon，I'mgoingtohavetoreportitstolen．

W:Holdon!Beforeyoucallthecampussecurityoffice…Ithink，youshouldcheckyourbag…allyourjacketpockets…everywhere．

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(14)

A.Keeplookingforhiswalletmorecarefully.

B.Reportthetheftofhiswalletassoonaspossible.

C.Makeaphonecalltothesecurityofficeimmediately.

D.Bemorecarefulwithhispossessionsinfuture.

29.(45)

30.

【B9】

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

【C10】

32.

Thedifferencebetweensituationalpanicandspecificpanicattacksisthatthoughbothhappenincertainsituations,theformer______.

33.

AccordingtoFreud'sconcepts,whichaspectwouldMOSTbelookeduponasthe"chiefexecutive"oradministrator-in-chargeofthetotalpersonality,therationalandawareself?

A.Id.B.Ego.C.Superego.D.Noneoftheabove.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S9】

35.Duringastateofdeeprelaxation,severalphysiologicalchangestakeplace

inthebody:Thebody'soxygenconsumptionisreduced;theheartbeatdecreases;

muscletensionandsweatingease,andthereisdecreasedsympathetic

nervoussystemactivity.Thisrestlessstatenotonlyallowsthebodytorepair【S1】_________

andrestoreitselfbutithasacalmingeffectontheconscious.【S2】_________

Howtoachieveatthisstateofrelaxation,however,isamatterofopinion,【S3】_________

andinsomemedicalmiracles,amatterofcontroversy.Arecentreport

byDr.DavidHolmesoftheUniversityofKansasinthejournal"American

Psychologist"saysthatsimplysittinginanarmchairhasjustasmanybeneficial

characteristicsforthebodyformeditationdoes.Researchersofotherrelaxation【S4】_________

techniquesdisagree.Theseexpertsbelievethatmorestructuredtechniques,

suchasmeditation,leadingtoaconditionofdeeprelaxation.【S5】_________

Thedebategoeson.Butonethingappearstobeclear:therelaxation

responsecanbereachedbyanumberofmethod.However,thereisnofixeduseful【S6】_________

method.Oneday,onemethodmayworkbest;onanotherday,analternative

methodmaybemoreappropriate.Onceyouareawareaboutallthe【S7】_________

methods,youcanfindtheonewhichworksbestforyou.【S8】_________

Someoftherelaxationtechniquessuchasmeditation,auto-analysisand

progressivemusclerelaxationresponse,theyhavetheaddingbenefitsofstructure【S9】_________

anddiscipline,andforthesereasonsappeartobeeffectiveformost【S10】_________

individualsthanjustsittingquietinachair.

【S1】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S3】

38.Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwe

maymakethefactoffriendshipforgranted,weoftendon't【S1】______

clearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwell

withanumberofpeople,weareusualfriendswithonlyafew【S2】______

—forexample,theaverageamongstudentsisabout6perperson.

Moreover,agreatmanyofrelationshipscomeunderthegeneral【S3】______

term"friendship".Inallcases,twopeoplelikeoneanotherand

enjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,thedegreeofcloseness

amongthemandthereasonsfortheirinterestineachothervary【S4】______

greatly.

Atthebeginning,littledependsonhowpeoplemeet,andon【S5】______

goodfirstimpressions.Aswegettoknowpeople,weconsider

thingslikeage,race,looks,economicandsocialstatus,and

intelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotthegreatestimportance【S6】______

itismoredifficulttohaveagoodrelationshipwithpeople

whenthereisabigdifferencefromageandbackground.【S7】______

Wepayattentiontoactualbehavior,facialexpression,and

thewayapersonspeaks.Friendswillstandclosetogetherand【S8】______

willspendmoretimelookingateachotherthanordinary

acquaintances.Smilesandsoftvoicesalsoexpressfriendliness,

anditisbecausetheymaygivethewrongsignalsthatshypeople

oftenhavedifficultyinmakingfriends.Afriendlylookatthe【S9】______

wrongfacialexpressioncanturnintoanunfriendlystare,and

nervousnessmaybewronglyunderstoodasfriendliness.People【S10】______

whodonotlookoneintheeyearenottrustedwhen,infact,

theysimply;donothaveconfidence.

【S1】

39.

【S6】

参考答案

1.ThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.ForexampleweeksbeforeChristmascountlessshopsrestaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdeThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Forexample,weeksbeforeChristmas,countlessshops,restaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasde

2.DearProfessorSmithIwouldliketoapplyforaplaceattheGraduateSchoolofPhysicsoftheUniversityofIllinoisforstudiesinastrophysicsleadingtothedegreeofDoctorofScience.Iwasbornin1982andgraduatedinPhysicsfromBeijiDearProfessorSmith,IwouldliketoapplyforaplaceattheGraduateSchoolofPhysicsoftheUniversityofIllinoisforstudiesinastrophysicsleadingtothedegreeofDoctorofScience.Iwasbornin1982,andgraduatedinPhysicsfromBeiji

3.PressureinModernLifePeoplearefacedwithmoreandmorepressureinmodemlife.Adultshavetocompetewithoneanotherforbetterjobshigherpaysdesirableprizesandopportunitiesofpromotion.Evensmallchildrenhavetocompeteinordertoobtainopportunitiestoreceivebettereducation.Thereforelifeinthemodemsocietyisquitestressful.Althoughpressurecanmotivatepeopletomakegreatereffortsintheirworkandstudyitdoesalotofharmtopeople'sphysicalandpsychologicalhealth.Forexamplepeopleeasilygettiredunderpressure.Andconstantpressurecontributestomanyothernegativeaspectsofmentalstatesuchasirritabilitytensiongloominessrestlessnessetc.Itisnecessarytorelaxyourselfandgetridofthenegativeconsequencesofpressure.Forexamplewhenyouarehavingtoomuchpressureitisadvisabletolistentosomelightmusicortakepartinsomesportsactivities.Itisalsohelpfultotalktoaclosefriendaboutwhatisonyourmindortakeatripsothatyourattentioncanbedivertedfromthetaskforsometime.Alltheseactivitiescanhelpyoutoreducepressureandhandletasksmoreeffectivelyandefficiently.PressureinModernLifePeoplearefacedwithmoreandmorepressureinmodemlife.Adultshavetocompetewithoneanotherforbetterjobs,higherpays,desirableprizesandopportunitiesofpromotion.Evensmallchildrenhavetocompeteinordertoobtainopportunitiestoreceivebettereducation.Therefore,lifeinthemodemsocietyisquitestressful.Althoughpressurecanmotivatepeopletomakegreatereffortsintheirworkandstudy,itdoesalotofharmtopeople'sphysicalandpsychologicalhealth.Forexample,peopleeasilygettiredunderpressure.Andconstantpressurecontributestomanyothernegativeaspectsofmentalstate,suchasirritability,tension,gloominess,restlessness,etc.Itisnecessarytorelaxyourselfandgetridofthenegativeconsequencesofpressure.Forexample,whenyouarehavingtoomuchpressure,itisadvisabletolistentosomelightmusicortakepartinsomesportsactivities.Itisalsohelpfultotalktoaclosefriendaboutwhatisonyourmind,ortakeatripsothatyourattentioncanbedivertedfromthetaskforsometime.Alltheseactivitiescanhelpyoutoreducepressureandhandletasksmoreeffectivelyandefficiently.解析：写作指导：

本文第一段适合使用举例法，说明现代生活中人们要承受哪些压力。第二段要注意从身心两方面(Physicallyandpsychologically)说明压力的影响，因为第三段要谈如何缓解压力，故在此应侧重负面影响，而对正面影响可以一带而过。第三段提出解决方法。注意各段的主题句要清晰、明确。

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