2023年内蒙古自治区赤峰市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2023年内蒙古自治区赤峰市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealettertoyourcousinTom.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteronthesituationgivenbelow:

Tom刚刚考上大学，不适应大学的学习和生活，为此，他写信给你（大三学生）向你请教。你回信给他向他讲你的大学学习和生活经验。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSayNotoPiratedProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前盗版的现象比较严重；

2．造成这种现象的原因及其危害；

3．我们应该怎么做。

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

盗版：piracy(n.)

盗版产品：piratedproducts

知识产权：intellectualpropertyrights

侵犯版权：infringesb.'scopyright；copyrightinfringement

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyour

compositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.阅读经典书籍对人的成长至关重要。

2．现在愿意阅读经典的人越来越少，原因是……

3．我们大学生应该怎么做?

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCreditCardsinCollegeCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartandoutlinegivenbelow:

1.根据图片描述某高校拥有信用卡的学生所占比例的变化

2.分析产生这些变化的原因

3.分如何看待信用卡令后在学生中的使用情况

CreditCardsinCollegeCampus

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．有人赞成提高退休年龄

2．有人则反对

3．你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledRaisingDogsintheCity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.现在养狗的人越来越多;

2.不文明养狗给社会造成了危害;

3.我的看法。

RaisingDogsintheCity

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OncollegeStudents'RentingHousesoffCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.眼下大学生在外租房居住的现象十分普遍

2.对比分析在外租房居住和在学校座的利弊

3.我的看法

OncollegeStudents’RentingHousesoffCampus

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:PreciousWater.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.举例说明水对人类的重要性

2.举例说明我国所面临的水资源问题

3.为了生存和发展人们要……

PreciousWater

9.1.老一辈常说，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人却认为相貌比有力重要

3.你的看法

AbilityandGoodLooks

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCareerorMarriage?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前许多大四女生不忙求职忙相亲

2．产生这种现象的原因

3．我的看法

CareerorMarriage?

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

Whatisveryimportantinthelong-distancetrainingofdogs?

A.Tourgedogsrunforg000to3000mileseveryday.

B.Totrainthedogsforatleastoneyear.

C.Totrainthedogstopullvehiclesondryland.

D.Togetthedogsaccustomedtorunninglongdistances.

12.

EvenafterWal-MartmadeSamWaltonextremelywealthy,hestillledaverythriftylifeandaskedhisemployeestofollowsuit.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.GMOrganisms

Byfarthemostcommongeneticallymodified(GM)organismsarecropplants.Butthetechnologyhasnowbeenappliedtoalmostallformsoflife,form.petsthatglowunderUVlighttobacteriawhichfromHIV-blocking"livingcondoms"andfrompigsbearingspinach(菠菜)genestogoatsthatproducespidersilk.

GMtomatoesfirstappearedonBritishsupermarketshelvesin1996(adifferentfreshGMtomatofirstappearedintheUSin1994),butthattheconsumerswereinfavorofGMtechnologydidnoteruptuntilFebruary1999.ThiswasbecauseacontroversialstudysuggestedthatafewstrainsofGMpotatoesmightbetoxictolaboratoryrats.Thoseexperiments,subsequentlycriticizedbyotherexperts,werecarriedoutinScotlandbybiochemistArpadPustzai.

WhatfollowedwasaEuropeananti-GMfoodcampaignofnearreligiousfervor.SpearheadedintheUKbyenvironmentalgroupsandsomenewspapers,thecampaignwouldhavefar-reachingconsequences.Itculminatedinanunofficialmoratorium(延期付款)onthegrowthandimportofGMcropsinEuropeandledtoatradedisputewiththeUS.

GMcropsaretodayveryrareinEurope,strictlabelinglawsandregulationsareinplaceforfood(DNV=Abarcodes),andpublicopiniontowardsthetechnologyremainslargelynegative.SeveralUKgovernmentreportshaveofferedqualifiedsupportforGMcropsandproduce,thoughtheyarguethattheeconomicbenefitsofthetechnologyarecurrentlysmall.SomeAfricannationshavealsoopposedengineeredcrops,eventothepointofrejectinginternationalfoodaidcontainingthem.

GMproducehasbeentakenupwithfarlessfussintheUS(whereitdoesnothavetobelabeled),India,China,Canada,Argentina,Australiaandelsewhere.HowevercontroversyoveratypeofGMcorn--onlyapprovedforanimalfeed--whichturnedupintacoshellsandotherproductsstirredopinionintheUS.

BiotechRevolution

Thehumanracehasmethodicallyimprovedcropplantsthroughselectivebreedingformanythousandsofyears,butgeneticengineeringallowsthattime-consumingprocesstobeacceleratedandexotictraitsfromunrelatedspeciestobeintroduced.Butnoteveryoneagreesthisrepresentsprogress.

Therootofgeneticengineeringincropsliesinthe1997discoverythatsoilbugAgrobacteriumTumefacienscanbeusedasatooltoinjectpotentiallyusefulforeigngenesintoplants.Withthehelpofthatmicrobe,andothergene-implantationtechnologiessuchasgeneguns,geneticistshavedevelopedamultitudeofnewcroptypes.

Mostofthesearemodifiedtopest,diseaseorherbicideresistantandinclude:soya,wheat,corn(maize),oilseedrape(canola),cotton,sugarbeet,walnuts,potatoes,peanuts,squashes,tomatoes,tobacco,peas,sweetpeppers,lettuceandonions,amongothers.ThebacterialgeneBtisoneofthemostcommonlyinserted.Itproducesaninsecticidaltoxinthatisharmlesstopeople.

SupportersofGMtechnologyarguethatengineeredcrops--suchasvitaminA-boostedgoldenriceorprotein-enhancedpotatoes--canimprovenutrition,thatdrought--orsalt-resistantvarietiescanflourishinpoorconditionsandpreventworldhunger,andthatinsect-repellingcropsprotecttheenvironmentbyminimizingpesticideuse.

Otherplantshavebeenengineeredtoimproveflavour,increaseshelflife,increasehardinessandtobeallergen-free.Geneticistshaveevencreatedano-tearsoniontobanishculinary(厨房的)crying,andnovelcaffeine-freecoffeeplants.

"Frankenfood"Fears

Criticsfearthatwhattheycall"Frankensteinfoods"couldhaveunforeseen,adversehealtheffectsonconsumers,producingtoxicproteins(andallergens)ortransferringantibiotic-resistanceandothergenestohumangutbacteriatodamagingeffect.Buttherehasbeenlittleevidence

A.YB.NC.NG

14.IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

15.Whytheconstantbombardmentofinformationaboutfoodisbadforpeoplewhohavetheeatingdisorderorthorexianervosa?

A.Becausetheywillfollowtheinformationseriously.

B.Becausetheywillaimtobecomethinner.

C.Becausetheywon'tmakesuitableplans.

D.Becausetheywon'tenjoyeating.

16.

Thesymptomsofinfluenzaarequitesimilartothoseofother______.

17.

Ifemployeestrusttheirsupervisors,theyseldommake______.

18.

Whentheauthordisciplinedhimselftoworkharder,______.

A.hedevelopedsenseofsecurity

B.hisofficehourswerereduced

C.hisefficiencyratiodecreased

D.hewasmorewillingtowork

19.

Ifyouhaveafever,youmuststayinbed.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Whichofthefollowingcanbeexternalnegativefactor?

A.Toxicmentalstate

B.Lackofvigilance

C.Negativefriends

D.Adoptionoffriend'sthought

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.

【B10】

22.(15)

A.Themanthinksthewomaniswastinghertime.

B.Themanthinksthewomanshouldmakefulluseofhertime.

C.Themaniseagertoknowthewoman'sanswer.

D.Themancanwaitandthereisnoneedforhertohurry.

23.【B2】

24.(22)

A.Becausetheydon'tgetmuchpracticewiththem.

B.Becausetheyoftenusethemintheirwork.

C.Becausetheyhavetopassatest.

D.Becausetheyplantobecomedoctors.

25.听力原文：W:Hi,Tom.Ihaven'tseenyouforafewweeks.Whatareyoudoingrecently?

M:Oh,hi,Jean.Nothingspecial.I'vebeenstudyingalotformyfinalexam.

W:Well,thesemesterisalmostovernow.

M:Yeah.Mybrotheriscomingforavisitthissummer,andwe'dliketoseesomeofthecountry.Buttravelingissoexpensive!

W:Haveyouthoughtaboutcamping?

M:Camping?I'veneverdonethat.

W:Whynothaveatry!Ibelieveyou'llreallylikeit.Youcanrenttheequipmentyouneed.It'smuchcheaperthanbuyingitorstayingatahotel.AndbeingclosetoNatureisagoodwaytoforgetaboutourschoolforawhile.

M:ThatsoundslikeagoodidealWecandriveuntilwefindanicespotandjustcampwhereverwelike.Oh,that'ssocool!

W:Well,actuallynotexactly.It'susuallyillegalunlessyoucampinadesignatedarea.Butanywaytherearemanynationalparks,stateparksandevenprivately-ownedcampgroundsaroundthecountry.Youstillhavealotofchoices.

M:Butthattakesallthefunoutofit!

W:Notreally.Besides,therearealmostalwaysconvenienceslikeshowersatthecampgroundstomakeitalittleeasier.

M:Mm...soundsgreat!Mybusiscoming.I'lltalktoyouaboutthislaterandgetallthedetails.

(20)

A.Buyit.B.Rentit.C.Borrowit.D.Makeit.

26.

【B6】

27.

【B9】

28.听力原文：M:I'vebeencallingDavidforthepasthalfhour,butIkeepgettingabusysignal.

W:Well,ifyoudon'tgethimsoon,we'lljusthavetogotothemovieswithouthim.

Q:WhyisthemantryingtocallDavid?

(19)

A.Totellhimtheyarebusy.

B.Tocancelanappointment.

C.Tosendhimabusysignal.

D.Toinvitehimtogotoafilm.

29.听力原文：W:Allright,thatcomesto＄20.75.Doyouhaveoneofourstoremembershipcards?

M:Whatisthat?

W:It'safreecardwhichallowsourcustomerstoreceivespecialdiscounts.Yousimplyneedtofilloutourmembershipapplicationform.

M:No,thankyou.I'malittlepressedfortime.

W:Howwillyoubepayingforthat?Willthatbecashorcredit?

M:IthinkI'llpaywithmycard.

W:OK.Isthatacreditcardoradebitcard?

M:I'msorry.Idon'tunderstandyourquestion.Whatisthedifference?

W:Acreditcardbillsyouonceamonth;adebitcarddeductsthemoneydirectlyfromyourbankaccount.

M:Well,thisisanATMcardissuedbymybank.It'sconnectedtomybankaccount.CanIusethat?

W:Sure,that'sakindofdebitcard.Pleasepressthebuttonmarked"DBT"andswipeyourcardthroughthemachine.

M:OK.AndnowwhatdoIdo?

W:Pleaseenteryourpinnumber,theidentificationnumberwhichverifiesyouridentity.

M:OK.Andnow?

W:Paperorplastic?

M:I'msorry?Whatdidyousay?

W:I'mgoingtopackyourgroceries.Whatkindofhagswouldyoulike,paperorplastic?

M:Plastic,please.Wow,youreallyhavetomakealotofdecisionsinanAmericangrocerystore.

(20)

A.Applyimmediatelywithanycreditcard.

B.Filloutthemembershipapplicationform.

C.Payamembershipfee.

D.Buycertainitemsinthestore.

30.听力原文：[32]Musicwhichisoriginalisindividualandpersonal.Thatistosay,itcanbeidentifiedasbelongingtoaparticularcomposer.Ithasparticularqualities,orastyle,whicharenotcopiedfromanother.Ifyoucanrecognizethestyle.ofacomposer,youwillprobablybeabletotellthatacertaincompositionbelongstohimorhereventhoughyouhaveneverhearditbefore.Abasket-makerhastheskillofweavinghismaterialstocreatecolorfulpatterns,andanexpertcarpenterhastheskillofjoiningtogetherdifferentshapesandsizesofwoodtomakeabeautifulpieceoffurniture.Theseskillsmaybereferredtoas"workmanship".Similarly,inmusicacomposerorganizeshismelodiesandrhythmsandcombinessoundstocreateharmony.Acomposermaybecapableofthinkingupverygoodandoriginaltunes,yetiftunesarepoorlyorganizedthefinalresultwillnotbestandard.[33]Goodmusicexpressesfeelingsinawaythatissuitabletothosefeelings.Theremaybejoy,sorrow,fear,love,anger,orwhatever.Badmusic,ontheotherhand,mayconfuseunrelatedfeelings,itmaynotexpressanyimportantfeelingsatall,oritmayexaggeratesomefeelingsandmakethemvulgar.[34]Goodmusicwillstandthetestoftime.Itwillgainakindofpermanentstatuswhilebadmusicwilldisappearandbeforgottenquickly.[35]Inpopmusic,wherethegeneral.ruleseemstobe"thenewerthebetter",thetestoftimeisthehardesttestofalltopass.

(33)

A.Ithasapersonalstyle.

B.Itsoundsveryfamiliartoourears.

C.Itisonewhosestyle.youcannotrecognize.

D.Itdoesnotbelongtoanycomposer.

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

ItcanbeinferredthatthemostpowerfulforceinthesociallifeofHawthorne'stimewas______.

A.literatureB.religionC.moneyD.tension

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Peopleeverywherehungerforcourtesy.Courtesy,politeness,goodmanners--callitwhatyouwill,thesupplyneverseemstoequalthedemand.Goodmannersarethehappywayofdoingthings.Andthereverseisequallyhue.Badmannerscanruinaday--orevenwreckafriendship.

Whatarethebasicingredientsofgoodmanners?Certainly,astrongsenseofjusticeisone;courtesyisoftennothingmorethanahighlydevelopedsenseoffairplay.Anotheringredientofcourtesyisempathy,aqualitythatenablesapersontoseeintothemindorheartofsomeoneelse,tounderstandthepainorunhappinessthereandtodosomethingtominimizeit.Yetanothercomponentofpolitenessisthecapacitytotreatallpeoplealike,regardlessofallstatusorimportance.Evenwhenyouhavedoubtsaboutsomepeople,actasiftheyareworthyofyourbestmanners.Youmaybeastonishedtofindoutwhattheyreallyare.

Itrulybelievethatanyonecanimprovehisorhermannersbydoingthreethings.First,bypracticingcourtesy.Allskillsrequireconstantrepetitiontobecomeasecondnature.Goodmannersarenoexception.

Drivingacar,forexample.Whynotmonitoryourselfsternlyforaggressivedriving,unnecessaryhorn-blowing,followingtooclosely,failingtoyieldtheright-of-way?

Oneessentialbutdifficultthingtorememberistorefusetoletotherpeople'sbadmannersleadyoutoretaliateinkind.Ayoungmanwasinacarwithhisfatherwhenadriverinanoncomingvehiclefailedtodimthelight,"Givehimthebrights,Dad!"theyoungmanurgedinexasperation."Son,"repliedthefather,"thatdriveriscertainlydiscourteousandprobablystupid.ButifIgivehimthebrights,he'llbediscourteous,stupidandblind--andthat'sacombinationIdon'twanttotanglewith."

Thesecondrequirementforimprovingyourmannersistothinkinacourteousway.Inalongrun,thekindofpersonyouareistheresultofwhatyouhavebeenthinkingoverthepasttwentyorthirtyyears.Ifyourthoughtsarepredominantlyself-directed,adiscourteouspersoniswhatyouwillbe.Ifontheotherhand,youtrainyourselftobeconsideratetoothers,ifyoucanacquirethehabitofidentifyingwiththeirproblemsandhopesandfears,goodmannerswillfollowautomatically.

Finally,tohavegoodmannersyoumustbeabletoacceptcourtesy,receiveitgladlyandrejoicewhenitcomesyourway.

Totreateveryonewithcourtesy,itisessentialforonetohave______.

33.

WhichofthefollowingideasmightprobablybepreferredbyMalcolmMuggeridge?

A.Literaturewillbecomedominantinpresentingwarstories.

B.Peopleshouldhavetheirownideasofwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.

C.TVimagesarepreoccupyingbecausetheyexpressreality.

D.TVprogramsoftenaimtoassaultthetraditionalstandardsandmoresofsociety.

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

consumedbyhumans.TheoldestwrittenrecordshavereferencestocheeseS1.______

asafood.Today,cheeseisavailableinanalmostnumerablevarietyof

kinds,flavorsandconsistencies.CheeseismadebymanydifferentracesofS2.______

peopleunderwidevaryingconditionsallovertidefaceoftheearth.AndtheS3.______

peopleswhoeatitlikethevariousflavorsandconsistenciesproduced.S4.______

Forthebetterunderstandingoftheartandsciencesofcheese-makingS5.______

oneneedstoknowwhatkindofproductitisandhowthemanufacturerpro-

ceduresdevelopedovertheyears.Eventhoughthevarietiesdifferquite

widelyincomposition,cheesecanbecharacterizedasaproductmadefromS6.______

milkinthattheproteiniscoagulatedandconcentrated.S7.______

Forcenturies,cheese-makinghasbeenafarmandhomeindustrywith

theindividualproducersusingsurplusmilktomakesmallbatchesof

cheese.GoatcheesemakingintheUSstillfollowsthisgeneralpractice.ItS8.______

was,andstillistoaconsideratedegree,anart;sincethemiddleof

the19thcentury,however,moreandmorecheesehasbeenmadeinspecially

equippedfactorieswithgreaterapplicationofscienceinthemanufacturing

procedure.Milkfromallspecieshasbeenusedforcheesemaking.Be-S9.______

causemoreattentionhasbeengivenwithincreasingtheproductivityofthe

bovinespecies,alargeproportionofcommercialcheeseisnowmadefromS10.______

cowmilk;themilkfromthebuffalo,zebu,sheepandgoatsisalsousedextensively.

【S1】

35.

【S8】

36.Fearsofdeatharenotsoextensiveasmightbesupposed.

Inapublicopinionpollof1500adults,onlyabout4

percentshowedevidenceofdirectfearingtheirowndeath.【S1】______

Thosefearsthatdoexistapparentlychangewithage.Hall

foundthatyoungerindividualsfeartheoccurofdeath,【S2】______

whereasoldpeoplefearthecircumstancesofdeath.Inanother【S3】______

study,elderlypatientswereratedforsignsoffear

beforedeath.

Itwasfoundthatfeelingsofacceptance,anticipation,

and,insomecases,apathy,faroutnumberinstancesoffear【S4】______

beforedeath.

Thesefindingsseemtoindicateagenerallackoffear

aboutdeath,butthereisotherpossibleinterpretation.It【S5】______

maybemoreaccuratetosaythattheyreflectadeeply

ingrainedtendencytodenytherealityofdeath.Themere

factthatdeathhasbeensomethingofataboosubject

suggestthatunderlyingfearsdoexist.WhenPsychology【S6】______

Todaysurveyeditsreadersonthesubjectofdeath,

itwasfoundthatlessthanone-thirdsofthosewho【S7】______

repliedtogrewupinfamiliesinwhichdeathwasopenly【S8】______

talkedabout.Theaverageperson'sexposureofdeath【S9】______

unfortunatelyconsistsoftheartificialandobviouslyunrealistic

portrayalsofdeathonTV.Ithasbeenestimatedthatby

thetimeapersonis14yearsold,heorshewillwitness18【S10】______

000TVdeaths.Withalmostnoexceptionthesewillhave

beenhomicides,notdeathsduetoillnessoraging.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S6】

38.

【S3】

39.

【S10】

参考答案

1.May102005DearTomI'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.Firstallowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifeinuniversity.Fromnowonyouaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelifeandyouaresoontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeandmiddleschoollife.AsasophomoreIthinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthatofmiddleschool.Thereforeyouhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoints.Firsttherearemanyoptionalcoursesamongwhichyoucanchoosesomeimportantcoursesaccordingtoyourinterest.Thismeansthatyouaremuchfreertolearnwhatyouwanttolearnwhichisquitedifferentfromthewayyoulearnthecoursesinmiddleschool.Moreoverthefreedomliesnotonlyintheacademicstudiesbutalsoinyourpersonallives.Variouskindsofspecialclubsandinterestgroupscanentitleyoutoenjoyenoughprivatespaceandtimeafterclass.Alltheseactivitieshelpusenrichoursparetimemorefreely.Thereforecollegelifeprovidesuswithmorefreedominourstudyaswellasprivatelife.Itisveryimportanttoarrangeyourlifeproperly.Ihopebothofyouwillcherishthispreciousgoldenfouryearperiodinyourlife.Allmybest.yoursDavidMay10,2005DearTom,I'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.First,allowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifeinuniversity.Fromnowon,youaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelife,andyouaresoontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeandmiddleschoollife.Asasophomore,Ithinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthatofmiddleschool.Therefore,youhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoints.First,therearemanyoptionalcoursesamongwhichyoucanchoosesomeimportantcoursesaccordingtoyourinterest.Thismeansthatyouaremuchfreertolearnwhatyouwanttolearn,whichisquitedifferentfromthewayyoulearnthecoursesinmiddleschool.Moreover,thefreedomliesnotonlyintheacademicstudiesbutalsoinyourpersonallives.Variouskindsofspecialclubsandinterestgroupscanentitleyoutoenjoyenoughprivatespaceandtimeafterclass.Alltheseactivitieshelpusenrichoursparetimemorefreely.Therefore,collegelifeprovidesuswithmorefreedominourstudyaswellasprivatelife.Itisveryimportanttoarrangeyourlifeproperly.Ihopebothofyouwillcherishthispreciousgoldenfouryearperiodinyourlife.Allmybest.yours,David

2.SayNotoPiratedProductsNowadaystheproblemofpiracyhasbecomemoreandmoreserious.BookstapesVCDsandothershigh-techproductshavebeenpirated.ForinstanceWhenanewproductcomesontomarketmostprobablyitspiratedcounterpartwillsoonputonitsappearanceinthemarkettoo.Piracyhascausedagreatlosstolegitimateproducersinventorsandwritersinmanyways.Tostartwiththepiratedproductsoftencostmuchlessthanthegenuineonessothattheyenjoyabettertradingpositioninspiteoftheirrelativelypoorquality.Thegenuineproductsonthecontrarysellpoorly.What'sworsepiratedbookssometimesdogreatharmtotheauthors'reputationduetosomemisprints.Inthelongrunpiratedproductsmayhaveanegativeimpactoncustomers.Thoselegitimateproducers'creativityandenthusiasmmaybedeeplyhurtbythefactthatsomecustomersaremoreinterestedinthepiratedproductsforthesakeofsmallgains.Inmyopinionit'shightimethateveryonestartedthebattleagainstpiracy.Firstcustomersshoulddeveloptheirconsciousnesstoresistthepiratedproducts.Secondthegovernmentshouldtakeeffectivemeasurestoputanendtopiracy.Finallylawsmustbestrictlyenforcedtocompletelybanpiracy.Onlyinthiswaycanwewipethepiratedproductsoutofourlife.SayNotoPiratedProductsNowadays,theproblemofpiracyhasbecomemoreandmoreserious.Books,tapes,VCDsandothershigh-techproductshavebeenpirated.Forinstance,Whenanewproductcomesontomarket,mostprobably,itspiratedcounterpartwillsoonputonitsappearanceinthemarket,too.Piracyhascausedagreatlosstolegitimateproducers,inventorsandwritersinmanyways.Tostartwith,thepiratedproductsoftencostmuchlessthanthegenuineonessothattheyenjoyabettertradingpositioninspiteoftheirrelativelypoorquality.Thegenuineproducts,onthecontrary,sellpoorly.What'sworse,piratedbookssometimesdogreatharmtotheauthors'reputationduetosomemisprints.Inthelongrun,piratedproductsmayhaveanegativeimpactoncustomers.Thoselegitimateproducers'creativityandenthusiasmmaybedeeplyhurtbythefactthatsomecustomersaremoreinterestedinthepiratedproductsforthesakeofsmallgains.Inmyopinion,it'shightimethateveryonestartedthebattleagainstpiracy.First,customersshoulddeveloptheirconsciousnesstoresistthepiratedproducts.Second,thegovernmentshouldtakeeffectivemeasurestoputanendtopiracy.Finally,lawsmustbestrictlyenforcedtocompletely,banpiracy.Onlyinthiswaycanwewipethepiratedproductsoutofourlife.

3.TheImportanceofReadingClassicsNowsomepeopleespeciallytheelderlyareoftheviewthatclassicsplayanimportantroleinthelife.Englishlearnersforexamplecanbenefitalotfromthefamousreadingsorclassicalbooks.Besidestheymaintainthattheirchildhoodisexposedtothesegreatminds.Howeveryoungmeningrowingnumbersseldomenjoyreadingthesearticlesofbooks.Inotherwordstheyfindfewinterestsinreadingso-calledclassics.Alotofreasonsareresponsibleforthis.Tobeginwiththeyareintheshadowofpracticalminds.Theseclassicsmaynotmeettheneeds.What'smoreonlinereadingisagoodwayforpeopletogetinformationeasilyandefficiently.Moreovertheyoungpeoplearetoobusytoreadthem.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabovewemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthateffectiveactionsshouldbetakentopreventthesituation.Firstwecanenjoythesemindsinourfreetime.Secondthesearticlesornovelswillbearrangedforfurtherreadinginourretirement.Certainlyitishightimethatweplacedgreatemphasisonthisissue.TheImportanceofReadingClassicsNowsomepeople,especiallytheelderly,areoftheviewthatclassicsplayanimportantroleinthelife.Englishlearners,forexample,canbenefitalotfromthefamousreadings,orclassicalbooks.Besides,theymaintainthattheirchildhoodisexposedtothesegreatminds.However,youngmeningrowingnumbersseldomenjoyreadingthesearticlesofbooks.Inotherwords,theyfindfewinterestsinreadingso-calledclassics.Alotofreasonsareresponsibleforthis.Tobeginwith,theyareintheshadowofpracticalminds.Theseclassicsmaynotmeettheneeds.What'smoreonlinereadingisagoodwayforpeopletogetinformationeasilyandefficiently.Moreover,theyoungpeoplearetoobusytoreadthem.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthateffectiveactionsshouldbetakentopreventthesituation.First,wecanenjoythesemindsinourfreetime.Second,thesearticlesornovelswillbearrangedforfurtherreadinginourretirement.Certainly,itishightimethatweplacedgreatemphasiso