（2022年）河南省商丘市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2022年）河南省商丘市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFoodSafety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.食品安全事故屡有发生

2．人们对食品的安全越来越担心

3．怎样才能解决好食品的安全问题

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofCheatinginExams.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.许多人对考试作弊持否定态度，认为这是不诚实的表现。

2.也有人认为考试作弊情有可原。

3.你的观点。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite,4LetterofComplaint.Supposeyourentahousethroughanagency.Thehotwaterheaterhasbroken.Youphonedtheagencyaweekagobuttheyhaven'trepairedityet.Soyouwritealettertotheagency.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordstoexplainthesituationandtotellthemwhatyouwantthemtodoaboutit.

ALetterofComplain

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasingonthefollowingchart.Yourcompositionshouldincludethepointsbelow.

1.Abriefsummaryofthischart

2.Thechangeoftelevisionandradioaudiences

3.Aconclusion

Figure:TelevisionandRadioAudiencesinacity,October-December,2006

ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageinthetitleofBuyingBooksorP,BorrowingBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有些人认为书应该借来看。

2.有些人认为书应该买来看。

3.你的选择。

6.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

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraphwhichshowsthechangesinthenumberofcollegegraduateswhochosetobeteachersortogointobusiness.ThesuggestedtitleisToBeaBusinessmanortoBeaTeacher.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandyourwritingshouldcontainthefollowingideas:

1.大学毕业中选择教师职业的人越来越少。

2.大学毕业和中在大公司里谋职从商的人越来越多。

3.出现这种情况的原因：在大公司工作工资待遇高，发展机会较多，可以较充分地实现个人的价值。

8.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。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledConservationincollageCampuses.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现在大学校园普遍存在浪费现象

2．为什么要提倡节约

3．你的看法

ConservationincollageCampuses

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudents''InterpersonalRelationship.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前许多大学生处理不好人际关系

2．出现这种现象的原因

3．我的看法

Students'InterpersonalRelationship

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

Educationalandemploymentopportunitiesforwomenisa______thatstimulatessmallfamilies.

12.

OnAugust3Vegaheldherfirstonlineconcertatwhichsheinteractedwithherfansinacompletelycomputer-fabricatedworld.

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13.

Amotorbikeisatypeofhybridbecauseitusestwo______torun.

14.

SinceBritaingottheexclusivecontrolonopium,Indiangrowersmustselltheircropsto______.

15.IntellectualProperty

Thephraseintellectualproperty(IP)referstothebundleoflegalrightsthatarisefromthecreativegeniusofthehumanmind.IPrightsplayanimportantroleintheeconomicprosperityofacountryandserveasamotivatingforceforcreativeindividualstosharetheirgeniuswithsociety.Likerealandpersonalpropertyrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestintangible(有形的)objects,suchaslandandautomobiles,IPrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestinintangibleobjects,suchastheideabehindaninvention,themusicscoreforaBroadwayplayandthenameorlogousedtobrandaproduct.Withoutenforcementoftheserightsinthelaw,itwouldbedifficultforsocietytoprosperandgrow.Inthisarticle,youwilllearnwhatintellectualpropertyrightsareandthedifferencesbetweenitsvariousforms.

GeneralIntroduction

Whenmostpeoplethinkofintellectualpropertyrights,patents,trademarksandcopyrightscometomind.ThiscoresetofIPrightsrewardandprotectthecreativeworksofinventors,authors,ownersandsellersofgoodsandservicesinthemarketplace.Whilethelegalprinciplesthatunderlieeachoftheserightsaredistinct,theyeachshareacommonsetofprinciples.

Anawardofpatent,trademarkorcopyrightprotectionrequiresadelicatebalancebetweentheinterestsoftheinventororauthorandtheinterestofsocietyasawhole.Thisbalanceisverymuchlikethetradeoff(折衷)requiredbyzoninglaws,whichattempttoprotecttheownershipinterestandexclusiverighttousethatalandownerhaswithsociety’sinterestinthelimiteduseoftheowner'slandforsociety'sgreatergood,Publicutilityeasementsandrightofwaysareexamplesofthisbalance.

Thegrantofapatentonanimportantinventionofalifesavingdrugrepresentsasimilarsetoftradeoffs.Isitfairtotheinventortoallowsocietyfreeaccesstothepatenteddrug?Isitfairtosocietytobedeniedaccessforitsgreatergood?ItistheroleofintellectualPropertylawtoharmonizetheseseeminglyconflictinginterests,

Intellectualpropertyrightsalsofosteracompetitivemarketplace.Theydosobyencouragingdisclosureofinnovationthroughprotectingthefruitsofthatinnovationforaperiodoftime.Disclosureallowsotherstobuildandimproveuponpriorinnovationsothatthestateoftheartcontinuestoevolveanddevelop.Withoutthebenefitsprovidedbyintellectualpropertyprotection,themarketplacewouldnotoperateaseffectively.Imaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifeverycompetitorhadtocontinuously"reinventthewheel"ratherthanbeingabletorefineandimproveupontheworksofothers.

Finally,intellectualpropertyrightsareregionalinnatureandtheconditionsoftheirgrantandenforceabilityaregovernedbythelawsofeachjurisdiction(权限).AU.S.patentcanbeonlygrantedandenforcedinaccordancewiththelawsoftheUnitedStates.AtrademarkcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinCanadainaccordancewiththelawsofCanada,andacopyrightcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinMexicoinaccordancewithitslaws.Whilethereisadesiretobesomewhatuniform.andconsistent,countrieshavedifferentapproachestointellectualpropertyrightsprotection.VariationsintheprocedureforobtainingIPrightsaccountforalargepercentageofthesedifference,ratherthanthedifferencesinthesubstantive(永久的)rightsgrantedineachcountry.

Thewords"patent"and"trademark"areoftenusedinterchangeably.Manytimes,wehearthatapatentisusedtoprotectalogoandthatatrademarkisusedtoprotectaninvention,andviceversa.Whilepatentsandtrademarksmaybeassociatedwiththesameproduct,thetwowordshaveverydifferentmeaningsandrefertoverydifferentformsofintellectualpropertyrights.Theycans

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16.TheLawofSupplyandDemand

Iftradeistotakeplace,atleasttwoeconomicunitsmustbeinvolved(business,households,tradesmen,etc.):Onemusthavesomethingtosellandtheothermustdesiretheproductoftheseller.Thesetwoeconomicunitsmeetorcommunicatethroughwhatiscalleda"market".Marketscanbephysicalplacessuchasthefarmers'marketinlargecities,thecommoditymarketsinChicago,orthestockexchangesofNewYorkCity.Theycanalsobenothingmorethana"happening"wherebuyerandsellernevermeetbutmaycommunicatehalfwayaroundtheworldbytelephone,radio,etc.Wewillviewamarketasbeingsomecombinationofbuyers(demanders)andsellers(suppliers),whichdealswithadefinablecommodity.Notice,wehavealreadysplittheconceptofmarketintotwosubgroups--demandersandsuppliers.Toseehowmarketsoperate,wewillfirstdeveloptiledemandandsupplyideasseparately;thenwewillcombinethem.

PriceoftheDemandedGoods

Everyoneofyouisfamiliarwiththeconceptofdemand,althoughyoumaynotbeawareofthefact.Toanalyzedemand,wemerelylookatallthethingsthataffectpeople'sdesiresforgoodsandservices.Whataresomeofthesethings?Ifwetalkingabouteconomicgoodsitisimpliedthattogetapieceofgoods,somethingelse(suchasmoneyorsomeothergoods)mustbegivenup.Theamountthatmustbegivenupperunitofthedesiredgoodsisthepriceofthedesiredgoods--$8.00perbookorIshirtperbook.Thusitcanbesaidthatthequantitydemandedofsomegoodsdependspartlyonthepriceofthatgoods.

PricesofSubstituteandComplementaryGoods

Manygoodsareconsumedorusedeitherinsteadoforalongwithsomeothergoods.Inotherwords,theremaybesubstitutesfororcomplementstosomegod&.Examplesofsubstitutesincludebutterandmargarine(人造黄油).automobiletransportationandairlinetransportation,universitytrainingandtechnicalschooltraining.Notice,asubstitutedocsnothavetobethesamegoods,andinfact,substituteimpliesthatitmaynithavetobethesamegoods.Nickelsanddimes,intheproperportions,areperfectsubstitutesinmostcases,buttheyareveryimperfectifonehasonlynickels,thecoffcemachinetakesonlydimes,andnobody'saroundtomakechange.Complementsarefoundinsuchitemsastiresandautomobile,sailsandsailboats,etc.Asyoumayhaveguessed,thepricesoftheserelatedgoodswillundoubtedlyaffectthequantitydemandedofthedesiredgoodsinquestion.MuchasIdislikemargarine(andIcantellthedifference),ifthepriceofbuttergoesmuchhigher(relativetomargarine),Icanassureyou,margarinewillbemuchmoreacceptabletome.Notice,asthepriceofagivengoodsbecomeshigherinrelationtoitssubstitute(orthepriceofsubstitutebecomeslower),thequantitydemandedofthegivengoodswilldecrease.Theconverseistrueforcomplementarygoods.Ifthepriceofautomobilesincreasessubstantiallymydemandforautomobiletireswilldecrease,sinceIwillbebuyingfewerautomobilesonwhichtousethetires.Whiletheexamplemaynotbeveryimportantformeasindividualbuyerofautomobiles,itisveryimportantifonelooksatthetotalmarketincludingallbuyersofautomobilesandautomobiletires.

TheIncomeofPotentialBuyers

Athirditemthatcanaffectthequantitydemandedofgoodsistheincomeofthebuyerorbuyers.Atfirstthought,onewouldthinkthatpeoplewithhighincomeswoulddemandmoregoodsthanthosewithlowincomes.Forsomegoods(economistscallthem"normalorsuperior"goods),thisistrueforexample,thequantitydemandedofRollsRoyceautomobiles.Butforothergoods("inferior"goods)suchasporkandbeans,theoppositeistrue.Forthelattercategory,increasingincomesgivepeoplethechoiceofselectingmoreexpensivefoods,suchas

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17.

In1924CivicClubDinner,sponsoredbyOpportunity,bringingblackwritersandwhitepublisherstogether,March21.Thiseventisconsideredtheformallaunchingof______.

18.Organicagriculturecontributestoslowingdowntheglobaltemperatureincreasethroughitsabilityto______.

19.

ThebookThePlayofPowermainlyfocusesoncivilrights.

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20.

Forthoselessselectivecolleges,testscoresareusuallyusedfor______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(25)

A.Awebpageauthoringprogram.

B.Akindofbeverage.

C.Acomputergame.

D.Akindofsoftware.

22.听力原文：M:Hi,Hellen.Howareyoudoing?

W:Prettygood.Thanks.Haveyouhelpedmelookatmygraduateschoolapplication,andthestatementofpurposeIwrote?

M:Well,yeah.Basicallyit'sgood.Whatyoumightactuallydoistotakesomeofthedifferentpointshereandactuallybreakthemoutintoseparateparagraphs,likeyourpurposeforapplyingforgraduatestudy,specialty,andwhydoyouwanttodotheareayouspecify,whatyouwanttodowithyourdegreewhenyougetit.

W:OK,right.

M:Soyoumayexpandoneachpoint.Expandsomemoreonwhat'shappenedinyourlifeandwhatshowsyourmotivationandinterestinthisareageology.

W:OK,somakeitalittlemorepersonal?That'sOK?

M:That'sfine.Theylookforthatstuff.It'scriticalthatsomebodyseewhatyourpassionisandyourpersonalmotivationfordoingthis.Youmightgivealittlemoreexplanationaboutyouruniqueundergraduatebackground,likethemusicprogram,whatyougotfromthatandwhyyoudecidedtochange.Imeanitiskindofunusualtogofrommusictogeology.Right?

W:Yeah.Iwas,Iwasafraidofthat,youknow,maybethepersonaltypestuffwouldn'tbewhattheywant.But...

M:Youknow,Ithinkprobablyyourmusicbackgroundisthemostuniquethingthatyougetyourrecords.

W:Right.

M:Soyousee,yougettomakeyourselfstandoutfromacoupleofahundredofapplications.Doesthathelpany?

W:Yeah,itdoes.Itgivesmesomegoodideas.

M:Also,thinkaboutpresentation,Imeanthepresentationformats,yourgrammar,andallthatstufftheyarelookingatinyourmaterialsatthesametime.

W:Right.OK.

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A.Thewomanaskedthemantohelpherapplyforajob.

B.TheWomanaskedthemantoreadhergraduateschoolapplication.

C.Thewomanaskedthemantohelpherwithherhomework.

D.Thewomanaskedthemantoprepareapresentationforher.

23.

【B10】

24.(41)

25.SectionC

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

Itisnoaccidentthatmoreandmorepeopleareeducatingtheirchildrenathome.HomeschoolingintheUnitedStatesisnolongeran【B1】______orunorganizedmovement.Today'sschoolsanddaycarecentersareinserioustrouble,despitethemany【B2】______individualswhoteachinpublicschoolsorwhocareforchildren.Fewerandfewerchildrenarereceivingthe【B3】______attention,values,andskillstheyneedinorderto【B4】______.Tiedtogetherwiththisisthefactthatmanychildrentodayspendverylittle【B5】______timewiththeirparents.Familylifeisfastbecoming【B6】______.Homeschoolingisanattempttoreturnthefamilytochildren--thechildrenwho【B7】______longforthelovingauthoritythatonlyparentscangive,thechildrenwhowillnotresenttheirparents'【B8】______andcorrection.

Therearemanygoodreasonswhyparentshome-schooltheirchildren.【B9】______.Somecoupleshome-schoolforreligiousandmoralreasons.【B10】______.Somecoupleshome-schoolsimplytosolidifytheirownsenseoffamilytogetherness.【B11】______.Thesereasons--andtherearesurelymanyothers--arebothunderstandableandjustified.

【B1】

26.(29)

A.$million.B.$32million.C.$37million.D.$42million.

27.(32)

A.Whenyoucompleteclassroominstruction.

B.Thefederalgovernment,settherulesforgettingalicense.

C.Youneedtotakeatesttogetalicense.

D.ALearner'sPermitisnotacertificateensuringyoutodrive.

28.【B3】

29.听力原文：W:Haveyouheardthesemembersofthegeneralpublicarecomplainingaboutyourstrike?

M:Yes.Thelastthingwewantistocauseinconveniencetothegeneralpublic.Ourquarrelisnotwiththegeneralpublic,itiswiththeemployersandthegovernment.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hewantstohaveaquarrelwiththegeneralpublic.

B.Hedoesn'twanttocauseinconveniencetothegeneralpublic.

C.Hedoesn'tmindbeingcomplainedabout.

D.Hedoesn'twantsettlethequarrelwiththeemployers.

30.听力原文：W:Hi,Jack.How'sitgoing?Haveyoujusthadaclass?Youlookalittletired.

M:Yes.Ijustfinishedmylisteningclass.Itwasalittlebitdifficulttome.SometimesIreallycannotfollowtheteacher.

W:Yeah,it'salwaysdifficultinthebeginning.IfounditquitehardwhenIfirstarrived.Mnn...(23)butyouknow,whatreallymadeadifferencewasgoingonthesesocialactivitiesthatthecollegearrangesforyou.ItgivesyouachancetopracticeyourEnglishand...

M:Hmm...I'veheardthatthecollegeisprettygoodaboutorganizingthosekindsofthings.I'dlovetogoofcourse.ButhowdoIfindoutaboutthem?

W:Well,I'vejustpickedupascheduletoday.Let's...let'shavealookatit.Hereitis...They'vegotSingingwithGuitaronMondaynights.SoIwenttothislastweek.

M:Really'?

W:Yes.It'squitegoodfun.Theyteachyoumodernandtraditionalsongs.

M:But,I'mnotmuchofasinger.

W:Oh,comeon.Youshouldgo.It'sOKifyoudonotsingwell.(24)It'dbeagoodwaytopracticeyourEnglish.

M:(24)Yes.Allright.Wait,whattimedoesthissingingthingfinish?(25)Ihaveanappointmentwithoneofmyprofessorsat8:30.

W:Usuallyitstartsat7:00,andkindalastsabouttwohours,butImean,wecanalwaysleaveearlier--theydon'tmind.

M:Oh,thatwillbegreat.Icandoboth.

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A.Heshouldlistenmoretotheteacher.

B.Heshouldtakepartinsomesocialactivities.

C.Heshouldaskhisprofessorforadvice.

D.HeshouldlearntosingEnglishsongs.

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

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.thedevelopmentoftheUSA

B.theplightoftheSouth

C.thefinancialproblemsduringtheCivilWar

D.theproblemsfacingtheUSAaftertheCivilWar.

32.SectionB

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

IsitanywonderthatAmericaisalsoacountryofdangerouslyoverweightpeople?

AccordingtoarecentstudybytheNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,thenumberofadultscharacterizedasoverweightintheUnitedStateshasjumpedtoanastonishingone-thirdofthepopulation.Overweightinthiscasemeansbeingabout20percentormoreaboveaperson'sdesirableweight.Sincethefiguresfor"desirableweight"havemovedupwardoverthelastdecadeorso,totalpoundage-evenat20percentover-maybeconsiderable.

Soaretheattendanthealthrisks.Excessweighthasbeenlinkedtocardiovasculardisease,hypertension,adult-onsetdiabetesandsomeformsofcancer,amongotherdiseases.

Once,whenworkandschoolandthegrocerystorewereatwo-milehikeaway,Americanscouldaffordthecaloriestheyconsume.Butnotnow,notwhenmillionsspendfourorfivehoursadayinfrontofaTVset-alongwithabagofchips,abowlofbutteredpopcornandasixpack--andthere'saearortwoineverydriveway.

"Thereisnocommitmenttoobesity(肥胖)asapublichealthproblem,"saidDr.WilliamDietz,directorofclinicalnutritionattheNewEnglandMedicalCenterinBoston."We'veignoredit,andblameditongluttonyandsloth."

Ifonedefinitionofapublichealthproblemisitscosttothenation,thenobesityqualifies.AccordingtoastudydonebyDr.GrahamA.Colditz,whoteachesatHarvardMedicalSchool,itcostAmericaanestimated$68.8billionin1990.Butwhat'swrongblamingitongluttonyandsloth?True,someunfortunateoverweightpeoplehaveanunderlyingphysicalorgeneticproblem.ButformostAmericans,theproblemiswithtwoofthesevendeadlysins.

Losingweightisadesperatelydifficultbusiness.Preventinggain,however,isnot.Consumerinformationiseverywhere,andtherecanbefewadultswhotrulybelievethathotdogs,fries,asodaandacoupleofTwinkiesmakeagoodlunch.Buttheyeatthemanyway.

AsmoreandmoreAmericansbecameeducatedtotherisksofsmoking,moreandmoreAmericansgaveupthehabit.NowitappearsthatAmericansneedanintensiveeducationintherisksofstuffingthemselvesandfailingtoexerciseaswell.

Giventheseductivenessofchocolateandcheese,thecouchandthecar,thathabitwillbehardtobreak.Butifanounceofpreventioncanobviateapoundoffat,itiswellworththestruggle.

Theauthorsetsupthestandardofoverweightpeoplebasedonthefactthat______.

A.thenumberofoverweightpeoplehasastonishinglyincreased

B.peoplehaveadifferentideaabouttheirdesirableweightnow

C.overweightbecomesathreattopeople'shealth

D.theoverweightproblemhaslongbeenstudied

33.

By______,suchpubicperformanceasartistic,politicalandpedagogiccommunicationtrytoachieveeffects.

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

millioninhabitantsanddiscoversexactlywhatrawmaterials【S1】______

gointoitandwhatgoout.Theaimistofindouthowmuch

oftheserawmaterialscouldbeprovidedwhetheraplantfor【S2】______

recyclingwastewerebuiltjustoutsidethecity.Thisplantwould

recyclenotonlymetalsuchassteel,leadbutcopper,butalso【S3】______

paperandrubberaswellas.【S4】______

Anothernewprojectisbeingsetofftodiscoverthebest【S5】______

waysofsortingandseparatingtherubbish.Whenthisproject

iscomplete,therubbishwillbeprocessinglikethis:first,itwill【S6】______

passthroughsharpmetalbarswhichwilltearopentheplastic

bagsonwhichrubbishisusuallypacked;thenitwillpassthrough【S7】______

apowerfulfanseparatethelightestelementsfromtheheavy【S8】______

solids;afterthatgroundersandrollersbreakupeverythingwhat【S9】______

canbebroken.Finallytherubbishwillpassundermagnets,

whichwillremovethebitsofironandsteel;therubberand

plasticwillthensortedoutinthefinalstage.【S10】______

Thefirstfullscalegiantrecyclingplantsare,perhaps,fifteen

yearsaway.Indeed,withthegrowingcostoftransportingrubbish

tomoredistancedumps,somebigcitieswillbeforcedtobuild

theirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.

【S1】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S2】

38.【S5】

39.

【S5】

参考答案

1.FoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorqualityproblemsremainseriousinthemarket．The2008ChinesemilkscandalbeginningwithrevelationsofcontaminatFoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorquality,problemsremainseriousinthemarket．The2008Chinesemilkscandal,beginningwithrevelationsofcontaminat

2.CheatinginExamsCheatinginexamsisnotfreshonthecampus.Manypeoplethinkthatitisshamefultodosoforitshowsone'sdishonestyandtheweaknessofone'swill.Ifthosewhocheatarenotpunishedotherswillfollowsuit.Theneveryonewouldtakestudyasasillygamewhichmayhaveabadinfluenceonthemoralsofthewholesociety.Butsomeholdtheviewthatsomeofthecoursestobetestedarenotusefulforthematallandthereforetheyfindnointeresttolearnandnonecessitytowastetheirtimeonthesecourses.Stillsomeothersconsidercertainteststoodifficult.AsfarasI'mconcernedexamsareaneffectivewaytopromptstudentstoworkharderandachievebetterresultsintheirstudy.Uselessnessofacertaincourseordifficultyofanexamcannotbetheexcuseforone'slazinessandone'sreluctancetostudy.Ontheotherhandtheformsofsomeexamscanbechangedfromthetraditionaloneswhichrequirepurememorizingintosomeotherformssuchaswritingtermpapersorgivingspeecheswhichmayarousecreativenessandinitiativeonthepartofthestudents.CheatinginExamsCheatinginexamsisnotfreshonthecampus.Manypeoplethinkthatitisshamefultodosoforitshowsone'sdishonestyandtheweaknessofone'swill.Ifthosewhocheatarenotpunished,otherswillfollowsuit.Theneveryonewouldtakestudyasasillygame,whichmayhaveabadinfluenceonthemoralsofthewholesociety.Butsomeholdtheviewthatsomeofthecoursestobetestedarenotusefulforthematallandthereforetheyfindnointeresttolearnandnonecessitytowastetheirtimeonthesecourses.Stillsomeothersconsidercertainteststoodifficult.AsfarasI'mconcerned,examsareaneffectivewaytopromptstudentstoworkharderandachievebetterresultsintheirstudy.Uselessnessofacertaincourseordifficultyofanexamcannotbetheexcuseforone'slazinessandone'sreluctancetostudy.Ontheotherhand,theformsofsomeexamscanbechangedfromthetraditionaloneswhichrequirepurememorizingintosomeotherformssuchaswritingtermpapersorgivingspeecheswhichmayarousecreativenessandinitiativeonthepartofthestudents.

3.ALetterofComplaintDearsirIamaroomerlivinginafiatrentedthroughyouragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyourattentiontotheproblemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreactiontothismatter.Aweekago(Nov.20)afteraday'shardworkIreturnedtomyflatandmeanttotakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthebathroomIfoundthathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthatsomethingwaswrongwiththehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyouragentsandexplainedthesituationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.Hepromisedtosendarepairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.Thisrepairmanaftercheckingsaidthatacertainpartneededreplacingandthathewouldcomeagainwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonowafteroneweekhaspassedthatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboilerisstilloutofwork.IamsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthissituationespeciallyinsuchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkerstocometosolvethisproblematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediateresponse.SincerelyyoursRichardALetterofComplaintDearsir,Iamaroomerlivinginafiatrentedthroughyouragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyourattentiontotheproblemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreactiontothismatter.Aweekago(Nov.20),afteraday'shardwork,Ireturnedtomyflatandmeanttotakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthebathroom,Ifou