2023年江苏省淮安市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2023年江苏省淮安市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.1.现代生活充满压力

2.压力的种种迹象

3.如何减轻压力

HowtoReduceStressandTension

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledWeNeedchineseInstructionsforourproducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.现在许多国内销售的产品只有英文说明而拒绝用中文说明。

2.英语并非中国的第一语言，许多人都不懂中文，有必要给产品加上中文说明。

3.有些厂家拒绝中文，实在是缺乏尊严的表现。

WeNeedChineseInstructionsforOurProducts

3.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

4.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

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledProsandConsofOnlineShopping.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow：

1.简单介绍网上购物的方法

2．阐述网上购物的好处

3．指出网上购物的缺点并总结

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

网上购物：onlineshopping/E-shopping

信用卡：creditcard

浏览(网页)：browse(vt.)

6.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?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononForeignTradeofChineseCompanyaccordingtothefollowingchart.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Descriptionofthechart

2.ChangeintheamountsofforeigntradeoftheChinesecompanyinitsMiddleEastmarket

3.Reasonsofthechange

ForeignTradeofChineseCompany

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicKnowledgeandMaster'sDegree?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前，社会上读硕士学位班的人很多

2.你对此现象的看法

3.总结全文

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.在校大学生炒股的现象在一些地主很普遍

2.有人认为这种行为不利于学生的学习也有人认为这种行为也能让学生有所收获

3.你的观点

BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.在校大学生炒股的现象在一些地方很普遍

2.有人认为这种行为不利于学生的学习，也有人认为这种行为能让学生有所收获

3.你的观点

BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent

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

Emergencyoperatorscanidentifythe.preciselocationofcall-phonecallersthroughGPSsystemswiththeuseof______.

12.WhyMenandWomenCan'tCommunicate

—byDeborahTannen

Amanandawomanwereseatedinacarthathadbeencirclingthesameareaforahalfhour.Thewomanwassaying,"Whydon'twejustasksomeone?"Themanwassaying,notforthefirsttime,"I'msureit'saroundheresomewhere.I'lljusttrythisstreet."

Whyaresomanymenreluctanttoaskdirections?Whyaren'twomen?Andwhycan'twomenunderstandwhymendon'twanttoask?Theexplanation,forthisandforcountlessminorandmajorfrustrationsthatwomenandmenencounterwhentheytalktoeachother,liesinthedifferentwaysthattheyuselanguage—differencesthatbeginwithhowgirlsandboysuselanguageaschildren,growingupindifferentworlds.

Anthropologists,sociologistsandpsychologistshavefoundthatlittlegirlsplayinsmallgroupsorinpairs;theyhaveabestfriend,withwhomtheyspendalotoftimetalking.It'sthetellingofsecretsthatmakesthembestfriends.Theylearntouselanguagetonegotiateintimacy—tomakeconnectionsandfeelclosetoeachother.

Boys,ontheotherhand,tendtoplaycompetitivegamesinlargergroups,whicharehierarchical.High-statusboysgiveorders,andlow-statusboysarepushedaround.Soboyslearntouselanguagetopreserveindependenceandnegotiatetheirstatus,tryingtoholdcenterstage,challengeandresistchallenges,displayknowledgeandverbalskill.

Thesedivergent(有分歧的)assumptionsaboutthepurposeoflanguagepersistintoadulthood,wheretheylieinwaitbehindcross-genderconversations,readytoleapoutandcausepuzzlementorgrief.Inthecaseofaskingfordirections,thesameinterchangeisexperienceddifferentlybywomenandmen.Fromawoman'sperspective,youaskforhelp,yougetit,andyougettowhereyou'regoing.Afleetingconnectionismadewithastranger,whichisfundamentallypleasant.Butamanisawarethatbyadmittingignoranceandaskingforinformation,hepositionshimselfone-downtosomeoneelse.Farfrompleasant,thisishumiliating.Soitmakessenseforhimtopreservehisindependenceandself-esteematthecostofalittleextratraveltime.

Hereisanotherscenefromthedramaofthedifferencesinmen'sandwomen'swaysoftalking.Awomanandamanreturnhomefromwork.Shetellseverythingthathappenedduringtheday:whatshedid,whomshemet,whattheysaid,whatthatmadeherthink.Thensheturnstohimandasks,"Howwasyourday?"Hesays,"Sameoldratrace."Shefeelslockedout:"Youdon'ttellmeanything."Heprotests,"Nothinghappenedatwork."Theyhavedifferentassumptionsaboutwhat's"anything"totell.Toher,tellinglife'sdailyeventsandimpressionsmeansshe'snotaloneintheworld.Suchtalkistheessenceofintimacy—evidencethatsheandherpartnerarebestfriends.Sinceheneverspenttimetalkinginthiswaywithhisfriends,bestorotherwise,hedoesn'texpectit,doesn'tknowhowtodoit,anddoesn'tmissitwhenitisn'tthere.

Another'sourceofmutualfrustrationisthedifferenceinwomen'sandmen'sassumptionsabout"troublestalk."Shebeginstotalkaboutaproblem;heoffersasolution;shedismissesit,withpique(赌气).Hefeelsfrustrated:"Shecomplains,butshedoesn'twanttodoanythingtosolveherproblems."Indeed,whatshewantstodoaboutitistalk.Sheisfrustratedbecausehissolutioncutsshortthediscussion,andimpliessheshouldn'tbewastingtimetalkingaboutit.

Thefemalesearchforconnectionandthemaleconcernwithhierarchyisevidenthere,too.Whenawomantellsanotherwomanaboutaproblem,herfriendtypicallyexplorestheproblem("Andth

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13.FactsaboutDepression

Inanygivenone-yearperiod,9.5%ofthepopulation,orabout18.8millionAmericanadults,sufferfromadepressiveillness.Theeconomiccostforthisdisorderishigh,butthecostinhumansufferingcannotbeestimated.Depressiveillnessesofteninterferewithnormalfunctioningandcausepainandsufferingnotonlytothosewhohaveadisorder,butalsotothosewhocareaboutthem.Seriousdepressioncandestroyfamilylifeaswellasthelifeoftheillperson.Butmuchofthissufferingisunnecessary.

Mostwithadepressiveillnessdonotseektreatment,althoughthegreatmajority—eventhosewhosedepressionisextremelysevere—canbehelped.Thankstoyearsoffruitfulresearch,therearenowmedicationsandpsychosocialtherapiessuchascognitive/behavioral"talk"orinterpersonalthateasethepainofdepression.

What'sDepressiveDisorder?

Adepressivedisorderisanillnessthatinvolvesthebody,mood,andthoughts,ftaffectsthewayapersoneatsandsleeps,thewayonefeelsaboutoneself,andthewayonethinksaboutthings.Adepressivedisorderisnotthesameasapassingbluemood.Itisnotasignofpersonalweaknessoraconditionthatcanbewilledorwishedaway.Propelwithadepressiveillnesscannotmerely"pullthemselvestogether"andgetbetter.Withouttreatment,symptomscanlastforweeks,months,oryears.Appropriatetreatment,however,canhelpmostpeoplewhosufferfromdepression

TypesofDepression

Depressivedisorderscomeindifferentforms,justasisthecasewithotherillnessessuchasheartdisease.Briefdescriptionsofthemostcommontypesofdepressivedisordersaregivenbelow.However,withinthesetypestherearevariationsinthenumberofsymptoms,theirseverity,andpersistence.

Majordepressionismanifestedbyacombinationofsymptoms(seesymptomlist)thatinterferewiththeabilitytowork,study,sleep,eat,andenjoyoncepleasurableactivities.Suchadisablingepisodeofdepressionmayoccuronlyoncebutmorecommonlyoccursseveraltimesinalifetime.

Alessseveretypedepression,dysthymia,involveslong-term,chronic(慢性的)symptomsthatdonotdisable,butkeeponefromfunctioningwellorfromfeelinggood.Manypeoplewithdysthymiaalsoexperiencemajordepressiveepisodesatsometimeintheirlives.

Anothertypeofdepressionisbipolardisorder.Notnearlyasprevalentasotherformsofdepressivedisorders,bipolardisorderischaracterizedbycyclingmoodchanges:severehighs(mania)andlows(depression).Sometimesthemoodswitchesaredramaticandrapid,butmostoftentheyaregradual.

Wheninthedepressedcycle,anindividualcanhaveanyorallofthesymptomsofadepressivedisorder.Wheninthemaniccycle,theindividualmaybeoveractive,over-talkative,andhaveagreatdealofenergy.Maniaoftenaffectsthinking,judgment,andsocialbehavior.inwaysthatcauseseriousproblemsandembarrassment.Forexample,theindividualinamanicphase(状态)mayfeelelated,fulltograndschemesthatmightrangefromunwisebusinessdecisionstoromanticsprees(放纵).Mania,leftuntreated,mayworsentoapsychoticstate.

SymptomsofDepressionandMania

Noteveryonewhoisdepressedormanicexperienceseverysymptom.Somepeopleexperienceafewsymptoms,somemany.Severityofsymptomsvarieswithindividualsandalsovariesovertime.

Depression

•Feelingsofhopelessness,pessimism

•Feelingsofguilt,worthlessness,helplessness

•Lossofinterestorpleasureinhobbiesandactivitiesthatwereonceenjoyed,includingsex

•Decreasedenergy,fatigue,being"sloweddown"

•Difficultyconcentrating,remembering,makingdecisions

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14.

MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigasmgenerate______.

15.

The1990reportoftheCaliforniaTaskForcetoPromotePersonalandSocialResponsibilityfinds______accountsformorepersonalandsocialills.

A.thelackofself-esteem

B.thelackoflaw

C.thelackofmoney

D.thelackofeducation

16.

Theultimateadvantageofviewers'onlinecommunicationbyJoostistohelpadvertisers

A.findoutthenumberofdifferentkindsofviewers

B.collecttheviewers'IPaddressesandlocations

C.improvetheeffectofadvertisements

D.judgewhethertheviewersare"DesperateHousewives"fansornot

17.

Thetermpunctuatedequilibriarefersto______.

18.

ManyAmericanorganizationsgobankruptcybecauseofimitatingthecodeofJapanese.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Thegreatnumberofpatientsvisitingthecomplementary-medicinecenteratNewYork'sHospitalforSpecialSurgeryreflects______intheUS.

20.

Therearetwobasiccategoriesofnegotiationstyles:positionaland______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(38)

22.(17)

A.Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.

B.Peopleweresurprisedattheirwinningthegame.

C.Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.

D.Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.

23.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

(12)

A.BehostiletoNancy.

B.AskNancytocomeout.

C.TalktoNancyherself.

D.WriteNancyaletter.

24.SectionB

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

听力原文：Inthe18thcenturyFrencheconomistsprotestedtheexcessiveregulationofbusinessbythegovernment.Theirmottowaslaisserfaire.Laisserfairemeansletthepeopledoastheychoose.Intheeconomicsense,thismeantthatwhilethegovernmentshouldberesponsibleforthingslikemaintainingpeaceandprotectingpropertyrights,itshouldnotinterferewithprivatebusiness.Itshouldn'tcreateregulationsthatmighthinderbusinessgrowth,norshoulditberesponsibleforprovidingsubsidiestohelp.Inotherwords,governmentsshouldtakehandsoffapproachtobusiness.ForawhileintheUnitedStates,laisserfairewasapopulardoctrine.Butthingsquicklychanged.AftertheCivilWar,politiciansrarelyopposedthegovernment'sgeneroussupportofbusinessowners.TheWereonlytoogladtosupportgovernmentlandgrantsandloanstorailroadowners,forexample.TheirregulationskepttariffshighandthathelpedprotectAmericanindustrialistsagainstforeigncompetition.Ironicallyinthelate19thcentury,alotofpeoplebelievedthatthelaisserfairepolicywasresponsibleforthecountry'sindustrialgrowth.Itwasgenerallyassumedthatbecausebusinessownersdidnothavealotofexternalrestrictionsplacedonthembythegovernment,theycouldpursuetheirowninterests,andthiswaswhatmadethemsosuccessful.Butinfact,manyoftheseindividualswouldnothavebeenabletomeettheirobjectivesifnotforgovernmentsupport.

(27)

A.Competitioninbusiness.

B.Governmentgrants.

C.Atypeofeconomicpolicy.

D.Internationaltransportationpractices.

25.

【B2】

26.

【B9】

27.听力原文：W:Tellmealittlebitaboutyourself,please.

M:MynameisDavidandIliveinShanghai.Iwasbornin1980,andmymajorincollegewaselectricalengineering.

W:Iseebyyourresumethatyouhavebeenworking?

M:Yes,IhaveworkedfortwoyearswithanAmericancompany.

W:MayIaskwhyyoulefttheformercompany?

M:IwouldliketogetajobinwhichIcanfurtherdevelopmycareerandseeknewchallenges.

W:Tellmewhatyouknowaboutourcompany,please.

M:IlearnedsomeinformationofyourcompanyviaInternet.AndIknowthatthecompanywasfoundedinNewYorkin1950byMarkWard,whowasalsothefirstpresident.Ithas2billiondollarsincapital;itemploys15,000people,anditisthelargestcompanyinitsfieldintheStates.

W:Whatdoyouknowaboutourproductsandourshareofthemarket?

M:Yourcompany'sproductsaremostlymarketedinEuropeandtheUnitedStates,butparticularlyhassoldverywellhereinChina.SoIthinkinthefutureyou'llfindChinatobeaprofitablemarketaswell.

W:Whatkindofpersonalitydoyouthinkyouhave?

M:Well,Iapproachthingsveryenthusiastically,Ithink,andIdon'tliketoleavethingshalf-done.I'mveryorganizedandcapable.

W:Whatwouldyousayareyourweaknessesandstrengths?

M:Well,I'mafraidI'mapoorspeaker;however,I'mfullyawareofthis,soI'vebeenstudyinghowtospeakinpublic.IsupposemystrengthsareI'mpersistentandafast-learner.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

20.Whatcanweknowaboutthecompanyaccordingtotheconversation?

21.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhimself?

(20)

A.Professorandstudent.

B.Bossandemployee.

C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

D.Presidentandadviser.

28.听力原文：M：Youcantakethesubwaytothehotel；it'sthemostconvenientandfastest．Oryoucantakethebusifyoudon'tmindthecrowdnessandtime．Well，asforsightseeing，Isuggestyoutakeataxiorjustwalk．

W：Well，thankyouverymuch．Iwouldliketodosomephysicalexercisesaftermeals，

Q：Howwillthewomangotothehotel?

(16)

A.Takethesubway.B.Takethebus.C.Takeataxi.D.Onfoot.

29.(32)

A.Toshowinteresttoecology.

B.Tocriticizepeopleforignoringothersinterests.

C.Tomakepeopleawarethattheyaredestroyingtheirownlivingsurroundings.

D.Toattractmorepeopletostudyecologysothattheycandiscussitmoreoften.

30.(43)

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

Thetitlethatcanbestexpresstheideaofthepassageis

A.TheEPAproposescurbonindustrialgreenhousegases

B.Thegreatbenefitofthenewproposalforgreenhousegases

C.TheEPAproposalsucceedsinprohibitinggreenhousegases

D.TheEPArulesencounterlegalchallengeforgreenhousegases

32.

IthasbeenfoundthatvitaminE______.

A.shouldbetakenbypatientsregularlyandpersistently

B.caneffectivelyreducetherecurrenceofheartdisease

C.hasapreventivebutnotcurativeeffectonheartdisease

D.shouldbegiventopatientswithheartdiseaseasearlyaspossible

33.

WhatisNOTtreeaboutgenesintheprocessofgeneticmodification?

A.Genesinteractwithoneanother.

B.Normalgenesmaybedamagedintheprocess.

C.Thetransferredgenemayhavedifferentfunctionsindifferentorganisms.

D.Thetransferredtraitcontrolledbyonegenecanbetransferredendlessly.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S6】

35.

【S4】

36.

【S7】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S7】

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.HowtoReduceStressandTensionModernlifeisstressful.Wecompeteinstudyatworkandinsportsactivities.Wetrytosavetimeandtrytoearnasmuchmoneyaspossibleinordertopossesscarsbetterhousesorgoonholidayssothatwecanrelaxafterbecomingsotenseandtired.Weoftenfindweareoverwhelmedwiththefollowingsignsinourselvesorinotherpeople:irritabilityfussinessgloominesssuspicionindecisionexcitabilityrestlessnesslackofconcentrationunsociabilitylossofappetiteovereatingsleeplessnessdrinkingsmokingworryingtensionetc.Manyofustrytogetfidofthesignsofstressinsteadofthecause.Someofusmaytakesleepingpillsortrytocontrolthevarioussignsonotherways.Butthesatisfactorywayofstoppingstressistofindthecauseofit.Wemaynotbeabletochangethecauseofthestressbutunderstandingitwillprobablyhelp.Forexampleitmaybethedeathofillnessofafriendthefearforthelossofourjobormoneyworriesandwecanprobablydonothingtochangethese.Itmaybeconflictinsideourselves.Perhapswefeelweoughttodosomethingbutwedon'twantto.Wemayhavemixedfeelingsaboutsomeoneorsomethinganddon'tknowwhattodo.Allwecandoistoexamineourselvesanddowhatwefeelisfight.Itmayalsobehelpfultotalktosomeoneaboutit.HowtoReduceStressandTensionModernlifeisstressful.Wecompeteinstudy,atworkandinsportsactivities.Wetrytosavetimeandtrytoearnasmuchmoneyaspossibleinordertopossesscars,betterhouses,orgoonholidayssothatwecanrelaxafterbecomingsotenseandtired.Weoftenfindweareoverwhelmedwiththefollowingsignsinourselvesorinotherpeople:irritability,fussiness,gloominess,suspicion,indecision,excitability,restlessness,lackofconcentration,unsociability,lossofappetite,overeating,sleeplessness,drinking,smoking,worrying,tension,etc.Manyofustrytogetfidofthesignsofstressinsteadofthecause.Someofusmaytakesleepingpillsortrytocontrolthevarioussignsonotherways.Butthesatisfactorywayofstoppingstressistofindthecauseofit.Wemaynotbeabletochangethecauseofthestress,butunderstandingitwillprobablyhelp.Forexample,itmaybethedeathofillnessofafriend,thefearforthelossofourjobormoneyworriesandwecanprobablydonothingtochangethese.Itmaybeconflictinsideourselves.Perhapswefeelweoughttodosomethingbutwedon'twantto.Wemayhavemixedfeelingsaboutsomeoneorsomethinganddon'tknowwhattodo.Allwecandoistoexamineourselvesanddowhatwefeelisfight.Itmayalsobehelpfultotalktosomeoneaboutit.

2.WeNeedChineseInstructionforOurProductsNowadayswe'llnotbesurprisedifwefailtofindanyChinesecharactersonthepackageoftheproducts.SomanyproductsarefordomesticsaleyettheinstructionsaregiveninEnglish.SomeforeignersmaytakeitforgrantedthatalltheChinesepeopleunderstandEnglishorthatEnglishhasbecomeanofficiallanguageofChina.Howeverthat'snotthecase.ThereforeitisnecessaryfortheproducerstosupplyuswiththeChineseinstructionsbecausetheyaimatsuchahugedomesticmarket.DuringtheSpringFestivalmanychildrenboughtplentyoffirecrackers.IknowchildrenwhodonotknowawordofEnglishnordotheirparents.HowcouldtheyfortifythemselvesagainstpossibledangersincetheycannotreadthewarninggiveninEnglish?ItsoundssoridiculoussinceahugemarketoffirecrackersxistsinChina.WhentheproducersaresoconsiderateastoprinttheinstructionsinEnglishforpeopleinothercountriestheyseemtoneglecttheneedoftheirowncountrymen.TheavoidanceoftheChinesecharactersisnotamatterofthepreferenceforlanguagebutamatterofdignity.It'sridiculousthatsomanyproducerschoosetoavoidtheirmothertongueevenwhentheyaimatthedomesticmarket.What'smoretheEnglishinstructionsarecrammedwithallkindsofsillymistakes.ForeignersviewitajokewhereassomanyChineseviewittheirnobletask.It'ssodisgracefulanddespicable.It'shightimethattheChinesepeoplepaidmoreattentiontotheirowndignityandtheirownneed.WeNeedChineseInstructionforOurProductsNowadayswe'llnotbesurprisedifwefailtofindanyChinesecharactersonthepackageoftheproducts.Somanyproductsarefordomesticsale,yettheinstructionsaregiveninEnglish.SomeforeignersmaytakeitforgrantedthatalltheChinesepeopleunderstandEnglish,orthatEnglishhasbecomeanofficiallanguageofChina.However,that'snotthecase.ThereforeitisnecessaryfortheproducerstosupplyuswiththeChineseinstructions,becausetheyaimatsuchahugedomesticmarket.DuringtheSpringFestival,manychildrenboughtplentyoffirecrackers.IknowchildrenwhodonotknowawordofEnglish,nordotheirparents.HowcouldtheyfortifythemselvesagainstpossibledangersincetheycannotreadthewarninggiveninEnglish?ItsoundssoridiculoussinceahugemarketoffirecrackersxistsinChina.WhentheproducersaresoconsiderateastoprinttheinstructionsinEnglishforpeopleinothercountries,theyseemtoneglecttheneedoftheirowncountrymen.TheavoidanceoftheChinesecharactersisnot,amatterofthepreferenceforlanguage,butamatterofdignity.It'sridiculousthatsomanyproducerschoosetoavoidtheirmothertongueevenwhentheyaimatthedomesticmarket.What'smore,theEnglishinstructionsarecrammedwithallkindsofsillymistakes.Foreignersviewitajoke,whereassomanyChineseviewittheirnobletask.It'ssodisgracefulanddespicable.It'shightimethattheChinesepeoplepaidmoreattentiontotheirowndignityandtheirownneed.

3.PoorStudents'RunningErrandsInrecentyearsmanypoorstudentsarepaidbytheirrichclassmatesforrunningerrands.Astowhetheritisgoodornotopinionsvaryfrompersontoperson.Somepeoplebelievethatitisagoodwayfortheneedystudentstolivethroughthe4yearsofcollegelife.Withthemoneytheyearnfromrunningerrandsforotherstudentsthefinancialburdenofthepoorstudentscanberelieved.Howeversomeotherpeopleholdadifferentopinion.Asallstudentsoncampusareequalit'snotrightforstudentswithfinancialproblemstodoinferiorjobsforotherclassmatesformoney.Iftheschooldoesn'tstopthisstudentsoncampuswillbedividedintotwoclassessoonerorlater.Inmyopinionschoolsshouldforbidthiskindofthingsforthesakeofbothrichstudentsandpoorstudents.Bypayingtheirpoorclassmatesfordoingwhattheyshoulddothemselvestherichstudentswillgetusedtoidleness.Atthesametimedoingtiringerrandseverydaycaninfluencethepoorstudents'healthandstudy.PoorStudents'RunningErrandsInrecentyears,manypoorstudentsarepaidbytheirrichclassmatesforrunningerrands.Astowhetheritisgoodornot,opinionsvaryfrompersontoperson.Somepeoplebelievethatitisagoodwayfortheneedystudentstolivethroughthe4yearsofcollegelife.Withthemoneytheyearnfromrunningerrandsforotherstudents,thefinancialburdenoft