【2023年】江苏省镇江市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

【2023年】江苏省镇江市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofAreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsforaJustCause(见义勇为).Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.见义勇为是一种美德，值得赞扬、褒奖和宣传。

2.不少人认为见义勇为是“干傻事”。

3.你的看法。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomplaintlettertothecustomerservicedepartmentofthecompany'sheadoffice.Youboughtalaptopafewdaysagofromabigcomputerchainstore,butthelaptopstoppedworking.Whenyoutookitbacktothestore,theyrefusedtodealwiththeproblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.计算机出现了什么问题。

2．与店方交涉的经过。

3．你希望公司的客户服务部门能尽快帮助解决问题。

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofStudents'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有不少大学生开始创业

1．对此不少人给予了肯定

2．也有人有不同的看法

3．我认为…

Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses

4.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionaboutDiligenceIstheKeytoSuccess.YouaregiventhefollowingoutlinesinChineseandarerequiredtowritenolessthan150words.Remembertowriteclearly.

1.对“勤奋是成功的关健”涵义的理解；

2.成功不是靠运气；

3.了解成功重要性的意义。

5.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessaybasedonthefollowingnewsextractedfromanewspaper,commentingonwhathadhappenedandgivingyourownunderstandingofit.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandgiveyouressayanappropriatetitle.

"香港著名影、视、歌三栖明星张国荣四月一日从香港某高层数纵身跳下，自杀身亡......"——《新民晚报》

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsItNecessaryforaCollegeStudenttoOwnaMobilePhone?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．调查显示80%的大学生拥有手机

2．你认为大学生需要手机吗?

3．你的理由

IsItNecessaryforaCollegeStudenttoOwnaMobilePhone?

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledGambling.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:

1.Whatisgambling?

2.Theharmofgambling.

3.Howshallwedealwithit?

8.假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找个外国朋友作为游伴(Travel-mate)。拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚日程安排、费用分担情况、对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的好处。

Travel-mateWanted

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMenaceofEyesightDeteriorating.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现代人的视力正在受到严重的威胁

2.造成这一现象的主要原因

3.保护视力必须从孩子做起…

MenaceofEyesightDeteriorating

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareall6wed30minutestowriteashortessayentitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.电子游戏在学生之间享有很高的人气，很多人玩，尤其是大学生

2.沉迷电子游戏对学生的影响

3.如何解决“电子游戏热”

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.WhatEaster'sallabout

EasteristhemostimportantfestivalintheChristiancalendar.ItisthecommemorationofJesus'deathandhisrisingfromthedead,alsoknownastheresurrection.ItcomesattheendofLent.TheweekleadinguptoitiscalledHolyWeek.PalmSundayisthefirstdayofHolyWeekandcelebratesJesus'arrivalinJerusalemridingonadonkey.Crowdsofpeoplecameoutofthecitytogreethim,throwingdownpalmbranchesontheroad.Manychurchesgiveoutsmallcrossesmadefrompalmleaves,asareminderofJesus'entranceintoJerusalemandhisdeathonthecross.OnThursdayChristiansrememberwhenJesusatethePassovermealwithhisdisciples,breakingbreadanddrinkingwine,whichisnowknownastheLastSupper.Sincethenthismealhasbeensymbolicallyre-enactedbymanyChristiansasawayofdrawingclosertoGod.ThisiscalledtheEucharist,whichmeans"thanksgiving".ItisareminderthatJesussacrificedhislifeformankind.

TheBibletellsusthat,laterthatnight,JesuswasbetrayedbyJudasIscariot.Afterhisarrest,JesuswasbroughtbeforetheJewishhighpriestswhofoundhimguiltyofblasphemybecausehecalledhimselftheSonofGod.TheyhandedhimovertotheRomangovernor,PontiusPilate.AswasthecustomatthetimeoftheFeastofPassover,Pilategavethecrowdsthechoiceastowhichofthetwoprisonersshouldbefreed:Jesus,orBarrabas,anotoriouscriminal.Ironically,thesamecrowdwhohadwelcomedJesuswithpalmbranchesafewdaysearliernowchoseBarrabastobereleased,andPilatecondemnedJesustodeathbycrucifixion.OnGoodFriday,manychurcheshold3hourservicesmeditatingontheeventsleadinguptoChrist'sdeath:hisinterrogation,flogging,themockingbytheRomansoldiers,andhisjourneywiththecrosstoGolgotha,theplaceofhisdeath.Finallyhewasstrippednakedandnailedtothecross,wherehehunginagonyforthreehours,jeeredatbythecrowds,beforehedied.Thisisthedaywhenpeopletraditionallyeathotcrossbuns,becausethecrossonthebunisareminderofthecrossJesusdiedon,andareminderoftheChristianbeliefthatJesusdiedtosaveusall.

EasterSundaymarksJesus'resurrection.TheBibletellsusthatMaryMagdalenewenttothetomb,followedlaterbysomeofJesus'disciples.TheydiscoveredJesus'bodyhadgoneandthatthetombwasempty.JesusthenappearedtoMaryandmanyofhisdisciples,speakingwiththemonseparateoccasionsduringthefollowingfortydays.Asheleftthemforthelasttime,JesuspromisedtosendtheHolySpiritsothediscipleswouldknowGodwouldneverleavethem.Hethenascendedintoheaven.TheChurchcelebratesthisonAscensionDay.

WhydoweeatEastereggsatEaster?

ForChristians,Eastereggssymbolizenewlife.Theybelievethat,throughhisresurrection,Jesusdefeateddeathandsinandofferspeoplethepromiseofeternallifeiftheyfollowhisteachings.ThisiswhythereisatraditionforChristianstobebaptizedatEaster,whichcelebratesnewlifeinGod.However,thefestivalofEasterstretchesbacktopre-Christiantimes,too.Itgetsitsnameandsomesymbols,includingtheEasterBunny,fromthePaganSpringEquinoxfestival,whichisacelebrationofspringandalsoofnewlife.

WherearetheaccountsofEasterintheBible?

TheaccountoftheEasterstorycanbereadinMark,Chapters14to16,orLuke,Chapters22to24,andelementsofitcanbefoundintheothergospelstoo.ManyoftheeventsintheEasterstoryareforetoldintheOldTestamentinIsaiahchapter53.

WhydoesthedateofEasterchangefromyeartoyear?

ThedateofEasterSundayvariesfromyeartoyearbecauseitisbasedonthelunarcalendar.ItiscelebratedonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoon,onorafterMarch21st.

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12.

MaryLynMiller'sjobistoadvisepeopleontheirlifeandcareer.

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13.TherearediscrepanciesbetweentrendsinsurfacetemperaturesandthoseinthetroposphereintheAntarctic.

14.

PeopleasktheGovernmenttopaymoreattentionto______.

15.

TheAmericanWestislikelytosufferfrommoredramatic______ifthetrendsofmeltingglaciers,earlysnowmeltandseveredroughtscontinue.

16.

YaleUniversityisnamedafterElihuYale,whoonceworkedforEICas______.

17.

China'smostfamousresearchuniversitieshiremostlythosewhoreceivedtheirgraduateeducationinU.K.andU.S.intherecentyears.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Thecollegedepartmentorassociationcangetpaymentsfromtheissuerifitsanctionscreditcardsdecoratedwith______.

19.

Thestatemakesadecisiononrestrictingtheamountofpaymentbymeansof______.

20.

Childrentendtohaveslightlyhighernormaltemperaturethanadults.

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文：W:Imissedtheweatherforecast.Whatdoesitsayabouttomorrow?

M:Theforecastforthenextdayismorningshowerswithincreasingwindsfromthenorth,bringingagoodchanceofthunderstorms.Hightemperature'saround37degreesCelsius.

Q:whatdoesn'ttheforecastsayabouttheweathertomorrow?

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A.Shower.B.Thunderstorm.C.Hightemperature.D.Fog.

22.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Lookwhatamessyou'vemade!I'vetoldyouseveraltimes,butyoujustturnadeafeartome.Canyoulistentomywordsforonce?

M:Shutup!You'redrivingmemadwithyourconstantcomplaining.

Q:Whatdoesthewomancomplainabouttheman?

(12)

A.Hedoesnothaveagoodhearing.

B.Hehasbeendrivingmadlyforayear.

C.Henevertakeswhatshesaysseriously.

D.Heisalwaysimpatientwithher.

23.听力原文：M:Whatanaccident!Ifyouhadbeencareful．thingswouldnotbeastheyare．

W:Whatdoyoumean，itwasmyfault?Ifitwere,surelyIwouldtakeallresponsibilityforit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(18)

A.Sheadmittedhercarelessness.

B.Sheisnottoblame.

C.She'llacceptallresponsibility.

D.She'llbemorecarefulnexttime.

24.

【B10】

25.SectionB

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

听力原文：Howdoyoupreserveyourfood?Let'stakeadiscussion.Someonewillsay,putitintherefrigerator.Andaskaquestion,beforeweinventedtherefrigerator,inwhichwaycouldwekeepthefoodlongerorwesayifwedidn'thavetherefrigerator,inwhatcontainerorsomeplacetokeepthefood?Sothinkaboutitmoreanddeeply.

Thesearchforwaysofpreservingfoodsisnotnew.Earlymanlearnedthathecouldmakefoodslastbydryingthem.(26)TheIndians,forinstance,hungdeermeatinthesun.Thegreatestadvancebeganin1800when(27)aFrenchmandiscoveredthathecouldpreservecertainfoodsbysealingtheminjarsandkeepingtheairfromthem.Theprocesswasthebeginningofthevastcanningindustry,whichbringsusavarietyoffoodsinallseasons.Fruitsareoftenpreservedbydrying.Theuseofchemicalsisanothermethod,andsomefoodsarecookedwithsugar.Butrecently,themethodofpreservingfoodbyfreezinghasgrowntremendously,andmorefoodsthaneverbeforearenowbeingprocessedbyfreezing.

Andnowadaysweusuallykeepitintherefrigerator,andevendidn'tknowtheotherorformermethods.Maybewecouldtrysomeothernewwaystohandlethisproblem.Withthedevelopingsociety,andthedevelopingtechnology,thebetterwethinkof,thebetterlifeweget.(28)Foodkeepingissoimportantinourdallylifeandeveryoneneedstoeat.Howtodealwiththeleftone?Justthrowitawayiswastingandmaybeyouwanttoeatsomeday.Soweshouldthinkthecrediblewaytohandleit.

(27)

A.Theyhungmeatinthesun.

B.Theycookedmeatwithsalt.

C.Theykeptmeatunderground.

D.Theypreservedmeatwithice.

26.听力原文：W:Ispentsomuchtimepolishingmyletterofapplication.

M:It'sworthwhiletomaketheeffort.Youknowjusthowimportantitistogiveimpression.

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation'?

(14)

A.Thewomenisaskingthemanforhelp.

B.Thewomanwantstogetanewposition.

C.Themanisinstructingthewomanhowtowritealetterofapplication.

D.Thewomanhasleftthemanagoodimpression.

27.(35)

A.Mostcancerdiseasescouldbetreated.

B.Cancerdiseasescouldincreasealotinthenext20years.

C.Tobaccouseisthenumberonecauseofcancer.

D.Coloncancerisespeciallycommonindevelopingcountries

28.(45)

29.(21)

A.Responsiblebuttoodirect.

B.Responsibleandnice.

C.Helpfulandpatient.

D.Strictandpicky.

30.(18)

A.Hedidn'tbuyanythingwhileTommyboughtalot.

B.Hegotsomemedicineforhishurtingfoot.

C.Hetwistedhisfootandcouldn'tgoshopping.

D.Heboughteverythingexceptthestorybook.

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

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

WhenitcomestopubliceducationintheUnitedStates,freemarketsandfleemindsaremutuallyexclusive.Recentcommercialventuresintheclassroomdemonstratethatwhencorporationsattempttocashinonthecrisisineducation,theyaremoreinterestedinyouthaspassiveconsumers--tobemarketedtothehighestbidder-thanasactivethinkers.Themostglaringoftheseventures(企业)isChannelone,acommercialTVprogramwhichWhittleCommunicationsbroadcastsintoalmost12,000juniorhighandhighschoolsacrossthecountry.Foreachthirty-secondcommercialonChannelOne(theprogramcontainstwominutesofcommercialsperbroadcast),Whittlegarners(收取)＄195,455fromadvertisersincludingBurgerKing,Procter&Gamble,andReebok.

Thislessoninclassroomcommercialismdefinesdemocracy--notascivicresponsibilityorcommunityinvolvement--butasbuyer'schoice.Commercialismreduceseducationtoaspectatoreventandstudentstoatargetaudience.Butstudentsaredefyingmarketers'visionofthemaseasyconvertstobrandloyalty.Youtharenotjustsittingbackmemorizingadvertisingjingles:increasingly,theyaretakingactionagainstcommercialsintheirschools.

StudentsatCoronadoHighSchoolinCoronado,California,forinstance,wroteaneditorialintheirschoolpaperheadlined"ChannelOneInvadesCoronadohighSchool"whichasked:"DoyougetthefeelingthatBigBrotherwillbewatching?Ido....WemustinvestigatethemakersofChannelonemorebeforeweputsuchahugeamountoftrustintheirhands....Sellingadvertisingmutesoutofourschooldayexploitstheentireeducationalprocess.Itcheapensit.Educationnolongerbecomesalearningprocess,itbecomesabillboard."

Manyyoungpeople,however,feelthattheissueismoreaboutfreedomthanitisthemotivesofcorporationsthatexploiteducationforadvertisingpurposes.

Whatisthemaintopicofthisarticle?

A.Corporationsattempttocashinonthecrisisineducation.

B.Communicationsbroadcastsintoalmost12,000juniorhighandhighschools.

C.Educationnolongerbecomesalearningprocess.

D.Thisarticleillustratesfreemarketsandfreemindsaremutuallyexclusive.

32.Virtuallyallconsumerswillhaveacreditcardintheirlives.Selectingacreditcardshouldnotbesomethingtakenlightly,cardcompaniesareconstantlylookingfornewconsumers,hatonlyafterwiselycomparingoffersshouldyouselectaprovider.Pickacompanythatwillgiveyouareasonablerateandonethatincentivizestheirprogramwithsometypeofrewardforusingtheircard.

Almostwithoutfail,rewardscardstypicallygiveconsumersmoneybackontheirpurchasesorallowyoutoaccumulatepointstowardprizesonfuturepurchases.Ifyoucharge$10,000peryearandyourrewardscardpaysyoua2%rewardonpurchases,youwillreceive$200fromthecompany.Usuallyyouwillgainthefundsintheform.ofseveralcreditstoyouraccountspreadoutoverthecourseerayear,butinsomecasesyouwillreceivetherewardsintheform.eracheek.

Rewardscardsarefreemoney?Onlyifyoudonothavetopayanannualfeeandyoupayyourcreditcardoffeverymonth.Ifyoudonotpayyourcardoffeverymonth,yourrewardcouldeasilybeovershadowedbymonthlyinterestpayments,especiallyifyourinterestrateishigh.Nheory,evenifyoucarrybalancesforaslittleas2-3monthsbeforepayingyourcardoffyoucouldfindyourrewardsfortheentireyearoutweighedbyfinancecharges.

Soyouneedtoconsiderthefollowingwhenselectingyourcard:First,isthereanannualcaponpurchases?Manyrewardscardswilllimittoyoutheamountofcashbackfundsorrewardspointsyoucanac,emulateinoneyear.Mostpeoplenevercomeclosetothefigure,butifyouareabusinesstraveleryoucanquicklyapproachandpasstheselimitationswithintheyear.Second,dopointseventuallydropoff?Themajorityofrewardscardsonlyallowyoutoaccumulatepointsforthreeyearsbeforetheybegintodropoff.Ifyournextcarpurchaseisfiveyearsawayandyouhaveaprogramthatdropsoffpoints,youcouldfindthefirsttwoyearsofcardusagetobeawasteasthosepointswouldvanish.Ifyoustillwantthatparticularrewardscard,onlyuseitinyears3,4,and5sothatwhenitcomestimetopurchaseyournewcaryouwillnothavelostanypoints.Youcouldconsidergettingandusinganotherrewardscardforadifferentrewardssystemtocoveryears1and2.

Allinall,rewardscar&canbeausefuloptionforthesavvyconsumer.Remember,pointsdofalloffandcarryingbalancesfrommonthtomonthwillwipeoutthevalueofthecardinshortorder.Byshowingplentyofdisciplineyoucanmakerewardscardsworkwellforyou.

Consumershadbetterchooseaproviderofacreditcardwith______.

A.thepromiseofgivingtheirmoneybackontheirpurchases

B.therewardsintheform.ofacheck

C.areasonablerateandrewardforusingtheircard

D.thechanceofgivingtheirmoneybackinashorttime

33.

Whywouldanti-AIDSdrugsstopworking?

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.【S1】

38.Geneticengineering,theprocessofsplicing(连接)

togetherDNAfromdifferentorganismstocreateapreferred

typeofplantoranimal,isarelativelynewdevelopment

inagriculture.Thefirstsuccessfulexperiment

wasachievedin1973.Despiteofitsrecentemergence,【S1】______

however,geneticengineering--particularlyintheareaof

agriculture--hasproliferatedswiftly.FewAmericanscan

nowavoidgeneticallyalteredfoodaltogether,butit's【S2】______

estimatedthatmodifiedingredientsarepresentinabouttwo-thirds

ofthefoodsinAmericansupermarkets.

Supportersofgeneticengineeringhavearguedthat

thisapplicationofscienceallowsfarmerstogrowcrops

moreefficientlyandtosavemoneyonpesticidesandfertilizers.

Fewerchemicals,theysay,willbebenefitfor【S3】______

theenvironmentandreducehealthrisksforfarmworkers.

Opponentsofgeneticengineeringmaketheclaim

thatscientistsaretampering(损害)withmattersthat

theyknowtoolittleandessentiallycommittingacrime【S4】______

againstnature.It'simpossible,theymaintain,forpeople

toseethepossibleconsequencesthatgeneticengineering【S5】______

couldwreak(带来)ontheenvironmentandonthe

healthofhumanbeings.【S6】______

Greenpeaceactivistsobjectedonfarmers'useofcorn

thathadbeengeneticallymodifiedtoresistcornborers

(玉米螟)--peststhatwerecostingfarmersuptoabillion【S7】______

dollarsayearinminedcrops.Nooneadmittedthat

thegeneticchangehadbenefitedthecornplants.But

howwoulditimpactupontherestoftheenvironment?

Studiesvariouslysupportedbothsidesoftheargument【S8】______

,andthusprovedconclusive.However,theprotest

cuttotheheartofthegeneticengineeringcontroversyby【S9】______

demonstratingwhatunpreparedboththescientistsand

theiropponentsweretogauge(测量,评估)thelong-term

effectsofintroducingchangesintolivingbeings.

Perhaps,likemostformsoftechnologicalinnovation,genetic

engineeringwillcometodisplaybothitsbenefits【S10】______

andobviousdrawbacks--manyofwhichwillbesoapparent

untilmankindhaspursuedtheexperimentforsome

time.

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39.

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参考答案

1.AreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsforaJustCause?Tohelpotherswhentheyareindifficultiesisconsideredtobeavirtueinourcountry.Evenintoday'ssocietyinwhichpeopletendtovaluemoneymorethaneverbeforesomepeoplehelpothersoutinacrisisevenriskingtheirlives.Howevermanyotherschoosetokeepsilenceandturnablindeyetoacrisis.Theythinkthattotakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseoftenbringthemselvesintodangerandwhat'smorethehelpgivencannotbringthemanybenefitsbuthurt.Fromtimetotimenewscomesthatsomeheroicactionsarenotrecognizedbythegovernmentandthoseheroescannotgetanyrewardsfromeitherthosewhogethelporthegovernment.Evenworsesomeheroesareseriouslywoundedbutareletaloneinhospitalshavingnomoneytopayforthelargeamountofmedicalfees.Inmyopiniontotakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseisthedutyofeveryoneofusassocialbeings.Supposeweourselvesareindangerdowewanthelpfromothers?Meanwhilerewardsfromthegovernmentshouldbemoregenerousnotonlyforthosewhohavealreadysacrificedtheirlivesbutalsoforthosewhoarewillingtogiveothersahand.Itisalsoimportanttocallonpeopletolearnfromthoseheroesandencouragemorepeopletostanduptocrimeandcrises.Thenwecancreateasocietyrichinnotonlywealthbutwarmth.AreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsforaJustCause?Tohelpotherswhentheyareindifficultiesisconsideredtobeavirtueinourcountry.Evenintoday'ssocietyinwhichpeopletendtovaluemoneymorethaneverbefore,somepeoplehelpothersoutinacrisis,evenriskingtheirlives.Howevermanyotherschoosetokeepsilenceandturnablindeyetoacrisis.Theythinkthattotakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseoftenbringthemselvesintodangerandwhat'smore,thehelpgivencannotbringthemanybenefitsbuthurt.Fromtimetotime,newscomesthatsomeheroicactionsarenotrecognizedbythegovernmentandthoseheroescannotgetanyrewardsfromeitherthosewhogethelporthegovernment.Evenworse,someheroesareseriouslywoundedbutareletaloneinhospitals,havingnomoneytopayforthelargeamountofmedicalfees.Inmyopinion,totakeupthecudgelsforajustcauseisthedutyofeveryoneofusassocialbeings.Supposeweourselvesareindanger,dowewanthelpfromothers?Meanwhilerewardsfromthegovernmentshouldbemoregenerous,notonlyforthosewhohavealreadysacrificedtheirlivesbutalsoforthosewhoarewillingtogiveothersahand.Itisalsoimportanttocallonpeopletolearnfromthoseheroesandencouragemorepeopletostanduptocrimeandcrises.Thenwecancreateasocietyrichinnotonlywealthbutwarmth.

2.DearSirorMadamIrecentlyboughtaSony452laptopcomputeratHenleybranch.HoweverwithinafewdaysIbegantoexperienceproblemswithit.Themainproblemswerethatafewoftheprogramsinstalledonitceasedtofunctionandthatthelaptoprefusedtoreadanydiscseventhoughthesediscsarcacceptedbybothmydesktopcomputerandmyfriend'sToshiba2000.WhenIreturnedtotheshoptoclaimarefundunderthetermsofthewarrantyprovidedbyyourcompanyIwasinformedthatIwasnotentitledasthewarrantycardwasinvalid.Thereasonwhythewarrantycardisinvalidwasnotexplainedtome.WhenIaskedforanexplanationthestaffrefusedtogivemeone.Whilstthestaffwerenotrudeassuchtheywereratherabrupt.AsaresultIamwritingtoyouinordertosortthesituationout.Ibelievethewarrantycardtobecompleteandvalid.Iencloseaphotocopyforyoutocheck.Iwouldliketoarrangeformyfaultylaptoptobeexchangedorformymoneytoberefunded.Pleasecontactmewhenyouhavelookedintothematter.YoursfaithfullyJackyShaoDearSirorMadam,IrecentlyboughtaSony452laptopcomputeratHenleybranch.However,withinafewdays,Ibegantoexperienceproblemswithit.Themainproblemswerethatafewoftheprogramsinstalledonitceasedtofunctionandthatthelaptoprefusedtoreadanydiscs,eventhoughthesediscsarcacceptedbybothmydesktopcomputerandmyfriend'sToshiba2000.WhenIreturnedtotheshoptoclaimarefundunderthetermsofthewarrantyprovidedbyyourcompany,IwasinformedthatIwasnotentitledasthewarrantycardwasinvalid.Thereasonwhythewarrantycardisinvalidwasnotexplainedtome.WhenIaskedforanexplanation,thestaffrefusedtogivemeone.Whilstthestaffwerenotrudeassuch,theywereratherabrupt.Asaresult,Iamwritingtoyouinordertosortthesituationout.Ibelievethewarrantycardtobecompleteandvalid.Iencloseaphotocopyforyoutocheck.Iwouldliketoarrangeformyfaultylaptoptobeexchangedorformymoneytoberefunded.Pleasecontactmewhenyouhavelookedintothematter.Yoursfaithfully,JackyShao

3.Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinessesManycollegestudentsarenowseeingself-employmentasthemoreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.Tosomepeopletheideaofbeingastudententrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheirownbossisagreataspirationforyoungpeopleandgivesthemanopportunitytoputtheirtheoreticalbusinessknowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeoplehowevertheideaofstartingabusinessasacollegestudentmayseemlikearadicalone.Tomakeitthroughthestart-upphaseyoungentrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcareandmanagement.Youngentrepreneursmayhavetoendureaheavyworkloadandalotofstressbuttheymaynotbephysicallyandmentallyuptothechallenge.Asyoucanseethingsarehardforcollegestudentsthesedays.It'sexpensivetogetadegreeandevenyouhaveonethereisnoguaranteethatitwillmeananythinginthesejobmarkets.Sowouldn'titbebettertolaunchyourownenterprise?Itcanhelpyoupayoffthoseexpensiveyearsatcollegeandifitsucceedsyouhaveajobguaranteedthemomentyougraduate.Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinessesManycollegestudentsarenowseeingself-employmentasthemoreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.Tosomepeople,theideaofbeingastudententrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheirownbossisagreataspirationforyoungpeopleandgivesthemanopportunitytoputtheirtheoreticalbusinessknowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeople,however,theideaofstartingabusinessasacollegestudentmayseemlikearadicalone.Tomakeitthroughthestart-upphase,youngentrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcareandmanagement.Yo