2022年陕西省西安市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年陕西省西安市大学英语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.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

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.

1．简要分析图表

2．分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledWhatIsthepurposeofpunishment.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.惩罚的目的；

2.惩罚罪犯也是教育其他人遵纪守法

3.惩恶扬善，减少犯罪。

WhatIsthepurposeofpunishment

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledALetterofApplication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.渴望工作的愿望

2．个人技能和经历

3．联系方式

ALetterofApplication

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.SupposeyouareLiMing.WritealettertoMartha,ateacherofyoursintheseniorhighschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.得知老师要来伦敦访问非常高兴；

2.介绍自己的学习和生活；

3.希望能带老师参观伦敦。

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofPoorStudents'RunningErrands.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些大学校园出现贫困大学生“跑腿族”

1．对于这种做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不赞成

3．我的看法

PoorStudents'RunningErrands

______

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOncelebrityWorkingasProductsSpokesperson.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.名人代言现象普遍

2．名人代言存在一些问题

3．你的看法

OnCelebrityWorkingasProducts'Spokesperson

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCouldComputersReplaceTeachersintheClassroom?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.很多人认为计算机可完全代替老师进行课堂教学

2.说明你的观点及理由

9.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayOnExaminations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutinegivenbelow.

1.补考是大学教育的一部分

2.补考的利与弊

3.如何发挥补考的作用

OnRemedialExamination

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.当前出国留学的人数日益增多

2.留学的优势和劣势

3.你的看法

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

DoctorsassumethatSeasonalAffectiveDisordermightoccurwhenthereisahigherdegreeofreleased______.

12.

ItwasreportedthatSudanesePresidentOmarA1-BashirrequestedthattheSudaneseprisonersheldatGuantanamoBaybe______.

13.

Asubstantialfiberlinkdamagedbyatrainderailmentaffected______.

14.

______isinherentlydangerousunlessbettertestingmethodsaredeveloped.

15.

It'sfoundthatofficeworkersusuallyspendoneandahalfhourseverydayon______.

A.realworktasksB.havinglunchC.commutingD.socializing

16.

Antibioticshavenoeffectondiseasescausedbyviruses.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.TheValueofWritingWell

It'sthattimeofyearagain.No,not"theholidayseason".Imean,itisholidaytime,butforprofessorsitdoesn'tstartfeelinglikeholidaytimeuntilfinalgradesareinandthebooksareclosedonanothersemester.No,forme,it'spaper-gradingtime,thetimeofyearwhenI'mremindedoverandoveroftheimportanceofgoodwritingskills--andoftheirrarity.

Theabilitytowritewellisnotagift.Sure,thespecialsomethingthatsetsapartaTolstoyorShakespeareorSalmanRushdieorIsabelAllendeisagift,atalentbornofdisposition,experience,andcommitment.Butjusttobeabletocommunicateclearlywiththewrittenwordtakesnospecialtalent;it'saskilllikeanyother.

Well,notexactlylikeanyother.Becausethewordsweusetowritewitharethesamewordsweusetothinkwith,learningtowritewellhasramificationsthatgobeyondthemerelytechnical.Asweimproveourwritingability,weimproveourabilitytothink--tobuildanargument,toframe.issuesincompellingways,toweaveapparentlyunrelatedfactsintoacoherentwhole.

Anddespitetherecurringhand-wringingandchest-beatingaboutthe"endofliteracy"andthe"deathoftheprintedword",therealityisthatwewritemorethaneverthesedays.Whileit'sararepersonwhositsdownwithpenandpaperinhandandwritesalettertoafriendorlovedone,wepouremailsintotheetheratanastoundingrate.Wetextmessage,tweet,instantmessage,blog,comment,andotherwiseshootwordsateachotherinanear-constantflowofcommunication.Weannotategroupportraits,LOL-ifycatpictures,andtag..,well,everything.Atwork,wewriteletters,proposals,PowerPointpresentations,Businessrequirementdocuments,memos,speeches,missionstatements,positionpapers,operatingprocedures,manuals,brochures,packagecopy,pressreleases,anddozensofmorespecializedtypesofdocuments.

Weare,itseems,writingcreatures.Homoscribus,ifyouwill.

It'snowonderthatBusinessesrepeatedlycite"communicationskills"asthesinglemostdesirabletraitinnewemployees.Thekicker,though,isthatweareasasocietyincrediblybadatwriting.Publicschoolsdoapoorjobofteachingstudentshowtowritewell-theybarelymanagetoinstillthebasicrulesofgrammarandthemiserable5-paragraphessay,letalonehowtowritewithstyle.andverve,howtoputtogetheranargumentthatmovessteadilyfromonepointtothenexttopersuadeareaderofsomecrucialpoint,howtosynthesizeideasanddatafrommultiplesourcesintosomethingthattakesthoseideasonestepfurther.

It'snotjusttheteachers'fault.Teachersdothebesttheycanwithwhatthey'regiven,andalltoooftenwhatthey'regivenisinadequateresourceswithwhichtoteachclassroomsfullofunmotivatedstudentswhocouldcarelessaboutwriting.Addtothattherequirementsofmandatorynation-wideteststhatrewardconformity,notcreativity,andthethreatofpunishmentforanyschoolwhosestudentsfailtofallwithinthefairlyrigidboundariesofthetest'srequirements,andyou'vegotaprettybadsituationallaroundforinstillinginstudentsthepowertowritewell.

Thatis,alas,agreatdisservice.Beingabletowritewellvastlyimprovesstudents'-andothers'-potentialforsuccess,regardlessofthefieldtheyfindthemselvesin.AsI'vealreadymentioned,peoplewhowritewelltendtobebetterabletothinkthroughproblemsandteaseoutpatternsinoutwardlydissimilarsituations.Moreimportantly,peoplewhowritewellhavetheopportunitytomakeamarkintheworld,becausetheirbestideasaren'ttrappedintheirownmindsforlackofameansofexpression.

Thisistruewhetheryou'reaCEOorajanitor,amarketingexpertoranEmergencyMedicalTechnician.Theskills

A.hadnothingtodowithgift

B.wasattributedtotoughtraining

C.wasaborntalent

D.madehimwell-known

18.Thequestionaboutsatisfactionwithpayandbenefitsisnotincludedinthe12questionsbecauseit'simportanttoallemployees,whether______ornot.

19.Thegrass-fed-beefburgersintheYaleSustainableFoodProjecthavebeenboughtfrom______.

20.Whatdowelearnaboutstressfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Stressisasurpriseforyou.

B.Stressmakeslifedullandunexciting.

C.Morestressful,moreflavorfultolife.

D.Togetcontrolofthestressisagreatchallenge.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Learningasecondlanguageisnevereasy,and,generallyspeaking,theolderoneiswhenoneattemptsanewlanguage,themoredifficultitbecomes.Thisisatleastpartlyduetowhatisknownaslanguageinterference,meaningthatthelinguisticpatternsofourfirstlanguageinterferewiththoseofthesecondbecausenotwolanguageshaveexactlythesamesoundsandgrammaticalstructures.

Alllanguageshaveobligatorycategoriesofgrammarthatmaybelackinginotherlanguages.RussianunlikeEnglish—hasanobligatorycategoryforgenderwhichdemandsthatanoun,andoftenapronoun,specifywhetheritismasculineorfeminine.

Likewise,whentranslatinganEnglishstoryintoChineseinwhichacharacteridentifiedascousinappears,aChinesetranslatorrequirestoknowwhetheritreferstoamaleorafemale,whetherthecharacterisolderoryoungerthanthespeaker,andwhetherthecharacterbelongstothefamilyofthespeaker'sfatherofmother.Therefore"biaomei"canbetranslatedintoEnglishonlybytheawkwardstatement"afemalecousinonmymother'ssideandyoungerthanI".

TheRussian/EnglishandChinese/EnglishexamplesillustratethebasicprobleminanytranslationNomatterhowskilledtranslators,theycannottakethelanguageoutofthespeechcommunitythatusesit.Translationobviouslyisnotasimpletwo-waystreetbetweentwolanguages.Rather,itisabusyintersectionamongatleasttwolanguageswithalloftheirpeculiarcharacteristics,theculturesofthetwospeechcommunities,andthespeechsituationinwhichthestatementwasuttered.

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A.Becauseoftheirage.

B.Becausetheyhavenotime.

C.Becausetheyarenotknowledgeable.

D.Becauseofthelanguageinterference.

22.听力原文：Itisoftensaidthatthegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.Perhapsthisiswhysomepeoplefrequentlymovearound,lookingforbetterjobs,houses,andsoon.Nodoubtitispossibletomakesomeadvantagesinthisway,butIbelievethatstayinginoneplace,puttingdownrootsinonecommunity,alsohasmanyadvantages.ThatiswhyIwouldprefertospendmylifeinoneplaceratherthanceaselesslymovingaroundsearchingforperfection.

OneadvantageofspendingalifetimeinthesamecommunityisthatIcanenjoylongrelationshipwithmyfriendsandneighbors.Astheserelationshipsmature,myneighborsandIwillcometotrustanddependoneachothermore.Insuchacommunity,Iwillneverneedtoworrywhenintrouble;thereisalwaysahelpinghandnearby.Anotheradvantageisthatwhenweliveinthesamecommunitywewillcaremoreabouttheneighborhoodandworkhardtoimproveit.Thiscreatesanicerplaceforeveryonetolive.Finally,whileweshouldneverstoptryingtoimproveourselves.Itissometimesbettertoappreciatetheadvantageswealreadyhavethanconstantlyseekingmore.Apersonwhoisalwaysseekingwillneverbecontent.

Inbrief,Iwouldprefertohaveapermanenthomeinonecommunityratherthancontinuouslyuprootmyselfandmyfamilyinsearchofsomethingbetter.Ibelievethatwhenwecareabouttheplacewherewelivewecanalwaysfindawaytoimproveitandourselves.InthefutureIwillremembertoappreciatethegrassonmysideofthefence.

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A.Apersonwhoisalwaysseekingwillneverbecontent.

B.Wecareabouttheplacewherewelive.

C.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.

D.Itissometimesbettertoappreciatetheadvantageswealreadyhavethanconstantlyseekingmore.

23.(34)

A.Itwasverydeveloped.

B.Itwasdenselypopulated.

C.ItwasatawarwithGreatBritain.

D.Itwasasmall,unimportantcity.

24.(36)

A.Anglo-Saxon.B.German.C.MiddleEnglish.D.Latin.

25.(47)

26.(14)

A.Theyareataviolinshop.

B.Theyaxeatacircus.

C.Theyareataconcert.

D.Theyareinsideamovietheatre.

27.(41)

28.

【B7】

29.(35)

A.Toimposerestrictionsonfurtherimmigration.

B.Toimprovetheworkingconditionsofimmigrants.

C.Tosetaminimumwagelevelfornewimmigrants.

D.Toputrequirementsonlanguagesfornewcomers.

30.听力原文：W:Hello?MayIspeaktoBillJohns?

M:Hi,Amy.ThisisBill.

W:Oh,hi,Bill.Youweren'tinengineeringclasstoday,wereyou?

M:No,Iwasn't.(20)Ihaveaflu.Iwaswonderingifyoucouldtellmewhatwenton.

W:I'msorrythatyouareill.Actuallywehadaninterestingclass.(19)Dr.Collintalkedaboutanewtypeoffuel.

M:Oh,yeah?Tellmemoreaboutit.

W:Uh-hum.It'scalledDME.

M:Oh,IrememberreadingsomethingaboutDME.It'smostlyusedinspraycans,right?

W:Right.DMEdoesn'tdestroytheozone,soit'sbeenenvironmentallyfriendly.

M:Butdoesn'tDMEpollutetheairifit'sburnedinanengine?

W:Dr.Collinsayssomethingaboutitsexhaustsbeingclear,thatitdoesn'treleaseasmuchpollutantsasdieselfuel.HementionedsomethingaboutDMEbeingmoreefficientthanotheralternativefuels.

M:Whenwillitreplacedieselfuel?

W:Notforawhile.It'snoteconomicaltomass-produce.Butitmayhappeninthefuture.Afterall,timewilltell.

M:Well,thanksfortheinformation.(21)IguessIwon'tneedtoborrowyournotes.

W:(21)Well,maybeyoushouldlookatthem.Wearehavingatestnextweek.Youhavetoprepareforit.

M:Okay,couldyougivethemtoMikeAndrews?Ithinkheisinyourpsychologyclass.Heismyroommate.

W:Sure.Ihopeyou'refeelingbettersoon.

M:Thanks.Metoo.Bye!

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A.Amoreeconomicaldieselfuel.

B.Characteristicsofanewtypeoffuel.

C.Whereanewenergysourceislocated.

D.Howtodevelopalternativeenergysources.

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

"Educationaldeficits"(Line6,Para.4)mostprobablymeansthat______.

A.thestatedidnotputmuchmoneyintoeducation

B.manyLatinosaretoopoortoobtaineducation

C.educationisnotaprofitableenterprise

D.manyLatinosarenotwell-educated

32.

InPhiladelphia,______.

A.therearemoresingle-sexpublicschoolsthaninNewYork

B.single-sexschoolswinalotofsupport

C.there'sdifficultyinopeningboyscharterschools

D.single-sexschoolsareexpectedtoincreaserapidly

33.

Nowscientistshavefoundinthepastfewyears______.

A.theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessary

B.thetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachine

C.martknowsnothingaboutDNA

D.manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNA

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.Whenyoustarttalkingaboutgoodandbadmannersyouimmediatelystart

meetingdifficulties.Manypeoplejustcannotagreewhattheymean.Weaskeda

lady,whorepliedthatshethoughtyoucouldtellawell-manneredpersononS1.______

thewaytheyoccupied.Thespacearoundthem—forexample,whensuchaper-

sonwalksdownastreetheorsheisconstantlyunawareofothers.SuchpeopleS2.______

neverbumpintootherpeople.

However,asecondpersonthoughtthatthiswasmoreaquestionofcivilized

behavior.asgoodmanners.Insteadthisotherpersontoldusastory,S3.______

ithesaidwasquitewell-known,aboutanAmericanwhohadbeeninvitedtoS4.______

anArabmealatoneofthecountriesoftheMiddleEast.S5.______

TheAmericanhasn'tbeentoldverymuchaboutthekindoffoodhemightex-S6.______

pect.IfhehadknownaboutAmericanfood,hemighthavebehavedbetter.Ira-S7.______

mediatelybeforehimwasaveryflatpieceofbreadthatlooked,tohim,very

muchasnapkin(餐中).Pickingitup,heputitintohiscollar,sothatitfallsS8.______

acrosshisshirt.HisArabhost,whohadbeenwatching,S9.______

saidofnothing,butimmediatelycopiedtheactionofhisguest.S10.______

Andthat,saidthissecondperson,wasafineexampleofgoodmanners.

【S1】

35.Althoughtheclimbupthecorporateladderseems

tobegoingslowlyforwoman,corporateAmericawould

benefitfromhavingmorewomeninseniormanagement

positions.NotonlydidwomanrepresentalargeS1.______

untapped(未开发的)pooloftalent,theyalsobring

analternateperspectivetomanagementteams.Inaddition,S2.______

womenaccountwithabout80percentofU.S.consumerS3.______

spending,makingtheirinputattheexecutivelevelunvaluable.S4.______

Industryexpertshavepinpointedseveralstumbling

blocktowomen'sprogressuptothecorporateladder.AmongS5.______

thesebarriersarethestereotypesandpreconceivednotions

ofwomenwhatsomemeninmanagerialpositionsstillS6.______

bringtotherecruitingprocess.Inaddition,becausewomen

areoftenincludedfromtheinformalnetworkoutsidetheS7.______

office—forexample,bynotgivingseasonsticketstosportingS8.______

eventsandbynotbeinginvitedtoplaygolf,theymissout

ontheopportunitytobuildrelationships.Otherimpediments

includedifficultiesinbalancingbetweencareerandfamily,S9.______

lackofgeneralmanagementexperience,reluctanttotravelS10.______

ortorelocate,andinhospitablecorporateculturesthatdrive

womenawaybeforetheyarereadyforexecutivepositions.

【S1】

36.【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S8】

38.

【S2】

39.

【S10】

参考答案

1.MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary(1)Inthelibrarytheimproperuseofmobilephonesisbecomingincreasinglyserious.Manystudentsarefoundtalkingloudlyonphonesortakingaphoneinaudibleringingmodeintothelibrary.(2)Thereisnodoubtthatthoseimpolitebehaviors(3)hoveanegativeinfluenceonlibraryreaders.(4)Foronethingmobilephonesareadistractionforthosewhousemobilephonesfortheycanhardly(5)concentrateonreading.(4)Foranothersuchabehaviorcausesdisturbancetootherleaders.It'sveryimportantforthereaderstokeepaquietatmospheresincethelibraryisaplaceforstudyandresearch.Allstudentsshouldobeylibraryregulationsandkeepquietinthelibrary.(6)iftheydoneedtousemobilephonestheycansettheirmobilephonesinthesilencemodeandmakephonecallsindesignatedareas(7)suchasrestroomsandtheelevatorarea.(8)Inthiswayallthereadersinthelibrarycanhelptocreateagoodatmosphereand(9)benefitfromreading.MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary(1)Inthelibrary,theimproperuseofmobilephonesisbecomingincreasinglyserious.Manystudentsarefoundtalkingloudlyonphonesortakingaphoneinaudibleringingmodeintothelibrary.(2)Thereisnodoubtthatthoseimpolitebehaviors(3)hoveanegativeinfluenceonlibraryreaders.(4)Foronething,mobilephonesareadistractionforthosewhousemobilephones,fortheycanhardly(5)concentrateonreading.(4)Foranother,suchabehavior.causesdisturbancetootherleaders.It'sveryimportantforthereaderstokeepaquietatmospheresincethelibraryisaplaceforstudyandresearch.Allstudentsshouldobeylibraryregulationsandkeepquietinthelibrary.(6)iftheydoneedtousemobilephones,theycansettheirmobilephonesinthesilencemodeandmakephonecallsindesignatedareas,(7)suchasrestroomsandtheelevatorarea.(8)Inthisway,allthereadersinthelibrarycanhelptocreateagoodatmosphereand(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.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?ThesportprogramshavebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfaraheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percentrespectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.Oneofthemasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-upemotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheirfeelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthevictoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifferencesportsareaccessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenbysportstheycanroamfromcountrytocountrycontinenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?ThesportprogramshavebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph,78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsports,whichisobviouslyfaraheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewers,comparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdo,with42percentand20percentrespectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.Oneofthemasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-upemotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheirfeelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitement,theyapplaudforthevictoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasense,sportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifference,sportsareaccessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenbysports,theycanroamfromcountrytocountry,continenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.

3.WhatIsthePurposeofPunishmentWhatisthepurposeofpunishment?Onepurposeisobviouslytoreformtheoffendertocorrecttheoffendersmoralattitudesandanti-socialbehaviorandtorehabilitatehimorherwhichmeanstoassisttheoffendertoreturntonormallifeasausefulmemberofthecommunity.Punishmentcanalsobeseenasawarningbecauseittellsotherpeopleofwhatwillhappeniftheyaretemptedtobreakthelawandsopreventsthemfromdoingso.Howeverathirdpurposeofpunishmentliesperhapsinsocietysdesiretoteachtheoffenderalessonwhichbasicallyandactuallymeansrevenge.Inotherwordsdentwefeelthatawrongdoorshouldsufferforhismisdeeds.Theformofpunishmentshouldalsobeconsidered.Ontheonehandsomebelievethatweshouldmakethepunishmentfitthecrime.Thosewhostealfromothersshouldbedeprivedoftheirownproperty.Forthosewhoattackothersseverepunishmentshouldbeused.Murderersshouldbesubjecttotheprinciple"aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth"andautomaticallyreceivethedeathpenalty.Ontheotherhanditissaidthatsuchviewsareunreasonablecruelandthatweshouldshowamorehumaneattitudetopunishmentandtrytounderstandwhyapersoncommitsacrimeandhowsocietyhastoenablehimtolivearespectablelawabidinglife.WhatIsthePurposeofPunishmentWhatisthepurposeofpunishment?Onepurposeisobviouslytoreform.theoffender,tocorrecttheoffendersmoralattitudesandanti-socialbehavior.andtorehabilitatehimorher,whichmeanstoassisttheoffendertoreturntonormallifeasausefulmemberofthecommunity.Punishmentcanalsobeseenasawarning,becauseittellsotherpeopleofwhatwillhappeniftheyaretemptedtobreakthelawandsopreventsthemfromdoingso.However,athirdpurposeofpunishmentlies,perhaps,insocietysdesiretoteachtheoffenderalesson,whichbasicallyandactuallymeansrevenge.Inotherwords,dentwefeelthatawrongdoorshouldsufferforhismisdeeds.Theform.ofpunishmentshouldalsobeconsidered.Ontheonehand,somebelievethatweshouldmakethepunishmentfitthecrime.Thosewhostealfromothersshouldbedeprivedoftheirownproperty.Forthosewhoattackothers,severepunishmentshouldbeused.Murderersshouldbesubjecttotheprinciple"aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth"andautomaticallyreceivethedeathpenalty.Ontheotherhand,itissaidthatsuchviewsareunreasonable,cruelandthatweshouldshowamorehumaneattitudetopunishmentandtrytounderstandwhyapersoncommitsacrimeandhowsocietyhastoenablehimtolivearespectable,lawabidinglife.

4.ALetterofApplicationDearSir(1)Iamwritingtoapplyforthepostofapart-timesecretaryadvertisedinthelocalnewspaper.(2)IfeltitwasjustthekindofpostforwhichIhavethequalificationsandALetterofApplicationDearSir,(1)Iamwritingtoapplyforthepostofapart-timesecretaryadvertisedinthelocalnewspaper.(2)IfeltitwasjustthekindofpostforwhichIhavethequalificationsand解析：本文是一篇六级考试中常见的书信写作，要求考生写一封求职信。根据题目要求，考生应首先提出申请意向，表达兴趣，然后介绍自己的具体情况，最后表明希望能得到面试机会并留下联系方式。

[提纲]

一、表明申请工作的意向(applyfor，qualifications，lookfor)

二、介绍个人情况

1．就读院校、专业(major)、年级(sophomore)

2．学习成绩

3．课余活动(practice，part-timejobs)

三、表达期望随函附上简历，敬请斟酌(enclosed，resume，favorableconsideration)

[解析]

(1)首先明确指出应聘的职位。Iamwritingtoapplyfor...

(2)指出自己能胜任工作并且向往已久。

(3)介绍个人情况。

(4)注意compulsorycourses“必修课”及optionalcourses“选修课”的说法。

(5)graspopportunitiestodo...“抓住机会做某事”。

(6)enclosed“随函附上”。

(7)注意“敬请斟酌”的表达。

(8)落款勿遗漏。

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