【2023年】广东省珠海市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

【2023年】广东省珠海市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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—个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚日程安排、费用分担情况、对对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的好处。

Travel-mateWanted

2.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

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:PsychologicalProblemsofUniversityStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartandtheoutlinegivenbelow:

此图是某大学生医院心理疾病研究中心10年期间所治疗过的心理疾病患者(本校学生)的人数增长情况。根据此图描述10年来学生患者人数变化情况，分析导致学生心理问题的原因，并呼吁学校双方重视学生的心理问题。

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofInvitation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese:

假如你是李明，邀请你的朋友张峰在暑假期间去你家乡游玩。内容包括以下几点：

1．邀请张峰来你家乡

2．介绍你们家乡的风景特色

3．期盼回信

ALetterofInvitation

5.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

6.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

7.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。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldtheUniversityCampusRefuseTourists?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.有人认为大学校园应该禁止旅游团参观；

2．有人认为大学校园应该向旅游团开放；

3．你的观点。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthepleasureoflearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．学习是一种乐趣

2．学习的乐趣普遍存在(存在于书本学习、艺术欣赏、了解世界等多方面的学习之中)

3．如何走出“学习是痛苦的”误区

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.学校图书馆利用不足；

2.导致这种显现的原因；

3.我的观点。

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary

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

ThecontributionsmadebyChinesetoAmericahadgainedmuch______.

12.

OnthewaytoLochLomond,touristscanseelocalanimalslike______.

A.ordinarycattle

B.activegoats

C.recklesscattle

D.black-facedsheep

13.Greenbuildingtechniquesrequire______.

A.architectstomakefulluseofsunlight

B.peopletoavoidusingelectricalappliances

C.architectstoemploylocallabors

D.businessmentoresistpoisonousbuildingmaterials

14.Peoplewhowanttheirbackpaintobefixedquicklyoftenresortto______.

A.surgeryB.chiropracticcareC.massageD.acupuncture

15.

Fiber-opticsystemshouldbebackedupby______.

16.

AccordingtothePlatinumrule,weshouldtreatourteammembersaswewouldhavethemtreatus.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.Whentravelinginanothercountry,manyAmericansbringwaterwiththembecause______.

A.theyarenotusedtodrinkinglocalwater

B.theyassumethatlocalwaterisnotsafe

C.theyaremorepronetowater-bornediseases

D.theircaneasilyfallillifcontactingwithlocalgerms

18.Earth:MeltingintheHeat?

Glaciersaremelting;theicecapsaredisappearingintotheoceans;sealevelsmayrisebymanymetersasaconsequence.Indigenous(本土的)Arcticpeopleswillfindtheirfoodstocksgone,whilefreshwatersuppliesinAsiaandsouthAmericawilldisappearastheglacierswhichprovidethemmeltaway;penguins,polarbearsandsealswillfindtheirhabitatsgone,theirtraditionallivesunlivable.

Buthowrealisticisthispicture?Istheworld'sicereallydisappearing,orisitunscientifichotair?

AEuropeansatellitenamedCryosatwasdesignedtoprovidedefinitiveanswerstosomeofthesequestions.AlauncherfaultdestroyedthemissioninOctober2005,buttheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasapprovedareplacement.Inthemeantime,hereisourglobalsnapshot.

TheAntarctic

Huge,pristine(质朴的),dramatic,unforgiving—theAntarcticiswherethebiggestofallglobalchangescouldbegin.

Thereissomuchiceherethatifitallmelted,sealevelsgloballywouldrisehugely—perhapsasmuchas80m.SaygoodbyetoLondon,NewYork,Sydney,Bangkok...infact,themajorityoftheworld'smajorcities.

Butwillithappen?ScientistsdividetheAntarcticintothreezones:theeastandwestAntarcticicesheets;andthePeninsula,thetongueoflandwhichpointsuptowardsthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica.

"EverybodythinksthattheAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange,buttherealityismuchmorecomplex,"saysDavidVaughan,aprincipalinvestigatorattheBritishAntarcticSurveyinCambridge,U.K."Partsofitappeartobethickeningasaresultofsnowfallincreases,butthePeninsulaisthinningatanalarmingrateduetowarming.TheWestAntarcticsheetisalsothinning,andwe'renotsureofthereasonwhy."

OntheUp

TemperaturesinthePeninsulaappeartobeincreasingataroundtwicetheglobalaverage—about2℃overthelast50years.Thosefiguresarebasedonmeasurementsmadebyinstrumentsatscientificstations.

Earlierthisyear,DavidVaughan'sgrouppublishedresearchshowingthatthevastmajorityofglaciersalongthePeninsula—87%ofthe244studied—areinretreat.Theicedumpedintotheoceanastheglaciersretreatshouldnotmakemuchdifferencetoglobalsealevels—perhapsafewcentimeters.

Moreworrying,potentially,arethevasticesheetscoveringtherestofAntarctica.Makingtemperaturemeasurementsforthecontinentasawholeisdifficult;itisavastplace—morethan2,000kmacross—therearefewresearchstations,andtemperaturesvarynaturallyby2～3℃fromyeartoyear.Butmeasurementsindicatethatinthewest,meltingisunderway.

"Aboutone-thirdoftheWestAntarcticicesheetisthinning,"saysDr.Vaughan,"onaveragebyabout10cmperyear,butintheworstplacesby3～4mperyear."

TherockonwhichtheWestAntarcticicerestsisbelowsealevel,andBritishAntarcticSurveyresearchersbelievethethinningcouldbeduetotheicesheetmeltingonitsunderside.

"Itmaybethattheoceaniswarmingandthat'scausingtheicetomelt,buttheremaybeothermasonsaswell;forexample,there'slotsofvolcanisminthatareaandsothatcouldchangehowmuchheatisdeliveredtotheundersideoftheicesheet."

CryosatshouldhelptopindownwhatishappeningattheWestAntarcticfringe.TheradaraltimetersonboarditspredecessorsERS1andERS2havebeenunabletomapthesteepslopesatthecoast,whereasCryosat'sinstrumentshouldbeabletocope.

IftheentireWestAntarcticicesheetdidmelt,sealevelsgloballywouldrise,byaround5m.Butatthemoment,thereisnosignofthathappening.

OnerecentscientificpaperattemptedtocalculateprobabilitiesforhowmuchWestAntarcticmeltingwoul

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

PaulSalopekandhisChadianassistantswerearrestedonAugust6aftercrossingtheborderbecausetheydidn'thaveavisa.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

MarkTwaingotmarriedwhenhewas______yearsold.

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

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Itisonlyrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway.Don'tthetopmeninindustryearn【B1】______salariesfortheservicestheyperform.totheir【B2】______andtheircountries?Popstarsearnvastsumsinforeign【B3】______oftenmorethanlarge【B4】______concerns—andthetaxmancanonlybe【B5】______fortheirmassiveannualcontributionstothe【B6】______.Sowhowouldbegrudgethemtheirrewards?

It'sallverywellforpeopleinhumdrumjobstomoanaboutthesuccessesand【B7】______ofothers.Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstars【B8】______onlythetipoftheiceberg.Foreveryfamousstar,therearehundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.【B9】______.Hehaschosensecurityandpeaceofmind,sotherewillalwaysbealimittowhathecanearn.【B10】______.Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.Heknowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.Butheknows,too,thattherewardsforsuccessareveryhighindeed:【B11】______.That'stheessenceofprivateenterprise.

【B1】

22.

【B3】

23.听力原文：W:Doyouknowwhetherthesupergirloflastweekwaspromotedtothestatecompetitionorgoteliminated?

M:Actually,Ihaven'tbeenfollowingherprogressthisweek.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(16)

A.Heisnotinterestedinthecompetition.

B.Hedoesn'tknowifthesupergirlwassuccessful.

C.Hecan'tfollowthestatecompetition.

D.Hethinksthesupergirloflastweekwaseliminated.

24.听力原文：W:Whyareyousotiredandupset?

M:I'vebeentakingthehistorycoursethisterm.ButthetroubleisthatI'llnevergetthroughthereadinglist.

Q:Whyisthemanworried?

(19)

A.Hehaslosthishistorybook.

B.Hedoesn'tlikethehistorycourse.

C.Hehastoreadalotofhistorybooks.

D.Hefindshistorydifficulttounderstand.

25.(31)

A.Learningsocialskills.

B.Learningmoreknowledge.

C.Havingmorepreparationforthefuture.

D.Gettingmoneyfromthegovernment.

26.听力原文：W:Youlookgoodtoday.What'sthebignews?

M:Well,youknow,Ihavefailedseveraltimesinthedrivingtest,butIfinallygotmylucklastweek.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(16)

A.Themanfailedthedrivingtestagain.

B.Themangothisdriver'slicenselastmonth.

C.Themanpassesthedrivingtest.

D.Themanisgoodatdriving.

27.(21)

A.Becausetheyarenotspecialandhavenoindividualfeatures.

B.Becausetheirnewfunctionshaven'tbeenputintoeffect.

C.Becausethewomandoesn'tlikelivingnearthecampus.

D.Becausethewalls'soundinsulationisverypoor.

28.

【B5】

29.(25)

A.Thenearestmetrostationisonlythreeminutes'walkfromthehotel.

B.Thenearestmetrostationisonlyfourminutes'walkfromthehotel.

C.Thenearestmetrostationisonlyfiveminutes'walkfromthehotel.

D.Thenearestmetrostationisonlythreeorfourminutes'walkfromthehotel.

30.听力原文：W:Hi,Tom!

M:Judy.Ihaven'tseenyouinweeks.Wherehaveyoubeen?

W:InFlorida.

M:Whatvacationing!WhiletherestofusstudyingonthecampusinFebruarycold?

W:Notexactly.Ispentmostofmytimeunderwater.

M:Idon'tunderstand.

W:Iwasonaspecialfieldtrip.Iwentwithmymarinebiologyclass.

M:Soyouwentscubadiving.Whatwereyoulookingfor?Sunkentreasure?

W:Youmightsayso.Thesea'sfulloftreasures.Allkindsofstrangefascinatingorganisms.Ourclassconcentratedonstudyingplankton.

M:Ifoundplanktonweretoosmalltobeseen.

W:That'sacommonmisconception.Thetermplanktoncoversawildvarietyoffreelyflowingplantsandanimals,frommicroscopiconecellorganismstolargerones,suchasthecommonjellyfish.

M:Jellyfishmaybelargeenoughtobeseen.Buttheyaretransparent,aren'tthey?

W:Yes,mostplanktonshavetransparenttissuesasprotectedcamouflage,itmakesthempracticallyinvisibletopredators.

M:Butnotinvisibletoyourbiologyclass,Ihope.

W:Byconcentrating,Iwasabletoseetheoutlinesoflotsofdifferentplanktonplantsandanimals.Infact,ourprofessoreventookphotographsofgastropods,whicharesmalloceanicsnails.

M:Howwouldthesnailsshowupinthephotographsoftheirtransparence?

W:Wescoureditwithharmlessgreendyesinceparticlesofthedyesstucktotheirtissues,thesnailsappearedingreenoutlineinthephotographs.

M:Thatsoundslikeaninterestingtrip.ButIthinkifI'dbeeninFloridainFebruary,I'dmuchratherspendmytimejustswimmingandlyinginthesun.

(20)

A.Shehadhervacationthere.

B.Shetookadivingcoursethere.

C.Shewasthereonafieldtrip.

D.Shevisitedamarineexhibition.

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

Accordingtoitsproponents,fourtinesasmuchpapercanbeproducedfromlandusinghempratherthantrees.Whatdoes"proponents"mean?

A.Peoplewhoareagainstsomething.

B.Peoplewhosupportsomething.

C.Peopleinchargeofsomething.

D.Peoplewhodoresearchonsomething.

32.

ParentslikeCamellaPricethinkthechildrenhadbetterhavecellphonessothattheycanaskforhelpontheway______.

33.

WhatcanweinferfromGeorgeLouie?

A.HewashiredbyDeLibertytoworkonhiscase.

B.Louiehasconductedmanysuccessfulcases.

C.Louisefeelssympathyforthosebusinessesthathavebeensetup.

D.Louiehaslosthisprofessionalismasanattorney.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S10】

35.

【S5】

36.【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S4】

38.

【S9】

39.

【S10】

参考答案

1.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekendwhenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingtheworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2daysandthanwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisittherewewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.AseverybodyknowsShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventherearcSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,andthanwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,sothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"JustasthereisParadiseinheaven,therearcSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).

2.OnCelebritiesWorkingasProducts'SpokespersonInthecontemporarysociety(1)itisnotsurprisingtoseecelebritiesappearinvariousadvertisementsasspokesmenfortheproducts.ManufacturesallbelievethatwiththefameOnCelebritiesWorkingasProducts'SpokespersonInthecontemporarysociety,(1)itisnotsurprisingtoseecelebritiesappearinvariousadvertisementsasspokesmenfortheproducts.Manufacturesallbelievethatwiththefame解析：本文是一篇六级考试中常见的议论文，要求考生就“名人代言”这个话题展开论述。根据题目要求，考生应首先描述名人代言这一社会现象，然后提出这种做法的弊端，最后阐明自己的观点，提出解决办法。

[写作提纲]

一、名人代言现象普遍(notsurprising，celebrities，workasspokesmen)

二、名人代宵的弊端

1．代言的名人不了解产品情况，误导大众(notconcernedabout，mislead)

2．名人为敛财不惜代言假货(forthesakeofmoney，fakecommodities)

3．高额广告费推高产品价格(highexpense，promoteprices)

三、作者观点

1．立法管理名人的代言活动(lawsworkedout，regulate)

2．名人应对代言产品信息的真实性负责(beresponsible，conveyto)

(1)itisnotsurprisingto...某事不足为奇。

(2)beconcernedabout考虑，关心。

(3)forthesakeof...由于，为了。

(4)incase“如果，假如…的话”。

(5)eliminatethedemerits消除弊端。

(6)conveyto传达，转达。

3.PsychologicalProblemsofUniversityStudentsThegraphpresentsastrikingproblemtous.That'sthenumberofuniversitystudentswhosufferpsychologicalillnessisincreasingrapidlysince1995.Especiallyfrom2000thenumberisskyrocketing.Severalimportantfactorscontributetotheworryingproblem.Inthefirstplaceincreasingpressurefromstudyputaheavyloadonthestudents.Studentshavetocopewithdifferentcoursesandnumeroustestsandexaminationsthroughouttheyear.Moreoverpressureofcompetitionfromclassmatesfordifferentscholarshipsprizesandawardsputanextraloadonthestudents.Thirdlyrelationshipwithclassmatesroommatesandotherstudentsweaveacomplexnetwhichtrapsthestudentswhoarenotcapableofinterpersonalcommunication.Fourthlyotherissuessuchasfinancialproblemsalsoinduceheavyloadontheshoulderofthestudents.Allthesefactorsoverloadedthestudentsandmakethemeasytosufferpsychologicalbreakdowns.Enoughattentionshouldbepaidtothisproblemfromboththeauthorityoftheuniversityandthestudents.Theuniversityshouldtakemeasurestoreducetheburdensofvariouskinds.Thestudentsshouldbecautiousofpsychologicalproblems.PsychologicalProblemsofUniversityStudentsThegraphpresentsastrikingproblemtous.That's,thenumberofuniversitystudentswhosufferpsychologicalillnessisincreasingrapidlysince1995.Especiallyfrom2000,thenumberisskyrocketing.Severalimportantfactorscontributetotheworryingproblem.Inthefirstplace,increasingpressurefromstudyputaheavyloadonthestudents.Studentshavetocopewithdifferentcoursesandnumeroustestsandexaminationsthroughouttheyear.Moreover,pressureofcompetitionfromclassmatesfordifferentscholarships,prizes,andawardsputanextraloadonthestudents.Thirdly,relationshipwithclassmates,roommates,andotherstudentsweaveacomplexnetwhichtrapsthestudentswhoarenotcapableofinterpersonalcommunication.Fourthly,otherissuessuchasfinancialproblemsalsoinduceheavyloadontheshoulderofthestudents.Allthesefactorsoverloadedthestudentsandmakethemeasytosufferpsychologicalbreakdowns.Enoughattentionshouldbepaidtothisproblemfromboththeauthorityoftheuniversityandthestudents.Theuniversityshouldtakemeasurestoreducetheburdensofvariouskinds.Thestudentsshouldbecautiousofpsychologicalproblems.

4.ALetterofInvitationDearZhangfengIfyouhavenopreviousengagementduringthesummervacationI'dlikeyoutohaveatouraroundmyhometownwithmyheartfeltsincerity.Wehaven'tenjoyedbeingtALetterofInvitationDearZhangfeng,Ifyouhavenopreviousengagementduringthesummervacation,I'dlikeyoutohaveatouraroundmyhometownwithmyheartfeltsincerity.Wehaven'tenjoyedbeingt

5.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.InconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

6.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.

7.May102005DearTomI'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.Firstallowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifeinuniversity.Fromnowonyouaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelifeandyouaresoontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeandmiddleschoollife.AsasophomoreIthinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthatofmiddleschool.Thereforeyouhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoints.Firsttherearemanyoptionalcoursesamongwhichyoucanchoosesomeimportantcoursesaccordingtoyourinterest.Thismeansthatyouaremuchfreertolearnwhatyouwanttolearnwhichisquitedifferentfromthewayyoulearnthecoursesinmiddleschool.Moreoverthefreedomliesnotonlyintheacademic