2022年山东省临沂市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022年山东省临沂市大学英语6级大学英

语六级真题（含答案）学校: 班级: 姓名: 考号: 一、l.Writing（10题）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAgingofthePopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.我国人口老龄化现象日趋普遍； 2.人口老龄化给社会、家庭带来越来越多的负担；3.如何妥善解决人口老龄化问题。AgingofthePopulationDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:假如你是李静，你想向校长申请参加西部大开发，你要给校长写一封信，信的内容包括：1•表达自己想要参加西部大开发的愿望；简要说明自己的理由。Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageinthetitleofBuyingBooksorP,BorrowingBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:有些人认为书应该借来看。有些人认为书应该买来看。你的选择。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),拟一个寻游伴的启事，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-mateWantedForthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofcomplaintaboutthenoisearoundyourschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese.假设你是李明，深受学校附近一家工厂的噪音之苦，现在你写信给学校领导反映情况，内容包括以下几点：1.噪音污染的现状和严重程度引起噪音的原因你希望校领导能尽快采取措施解决问题ALetterofComplaintForthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:1•大学生失业已经成为严重的社会问题2•大学生失业的原因提出自己对待这个现象的看法和认为的解决途径MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduatesDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic.AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:新闻媒体披露，徐州某中学1000多名学生签名，庄严承诺“远离网吧"2.分析“远离网吧”运动的原因3.做出对比和评论AwayfromNet-barCampaignForthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.1•有人赞成现在废除独生子女政策有人则表示反对我的看法ShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.1•近年来不少大四学生就业前突击整容当今社会崇尚外表的舆论导向是导致上述现象的主要因素我对外表美的看法1.越来越多的大学生一毕业就迈入婚姻殿堂产生这种现象的原因这种现象可能带来的影响二、2.ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（10题）AccordingtoDavidVaughan,theAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange.12.Themeaningofmoversandshakersis .13.IsCollegeReallyWorththeMoney?TheRealWorldEsteGriffithhaditallfiguredout.WhenshegraduatedfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinApril2001,shehadhersightssetononething:workingforalaborunion.Therealworldhadotherideas.Griffithleftschoolwithnotonlyadegreebutaboatloadofdebt.Sheowed$15,000instudentloansandhadrackedup$4.000increditcarddebtforbooks,groceriesandotherexpenses.Nolaborunionjobcouldpayenoughtobailherout.SoGriffithwenttoworkinsteadforaWashington.D.C.firmthatspecializesineconomicdevelopment.Problemsolved?Nope.Atage24.shetakeshomeabout$1.800amonth.$1.200ofwhich-disappearstopayhertent.Addanother$t80amonthtoretireherstudentloansand$300amonthtowhittledownhercreditcardbalance."Youdothemath."shesays.Griffithhaspracticallynomoneytoliveon.Shebrown-bags（自带午餐）herlunchandbikestowork.Aboveall,shefearsshe'llneverownahouseorbeabletoretire.It'snotthatsheregretsgettingherdegree."Buttheydon'ttellyouthatthetrade-offisthenexttenyearsofyourincome."shesaysThat'spreciselythedealbeingmadebymoreandmorecollegestudents.They'remortgagingtheirfuturestomeetsoaringtuitioncostsandothercollegeexpenses.LikeGriffith,they'refacingaone-twopunchatgraduation:hefty（沉重的）studentloansandsmotheringcreditcarddebtnottomentionajobmarketthat,fornowanyway,isdismal."Weareforcingourchildrentomakeachoicebetweentwoevils."saysElizabethWarren,aHarvardLawprofessorandexpertonbankruptcy."Skipcollegeandfacealifeofdiminishedopportunity,orgotocollegeendfacealifeshackled（束缚）bydebt."TuitionHikesForsometime,collegeshaveinsistedtheirsteeptuitionhikesareneededtopayforcutting-edgetechnologies,facultyandadministrationsalaries,endrisinghealthcarecosts.Nowthere'sanewculprit（^EA）：shrinkingstatesupport.Caughtinaseverebudgetcrunch,manystateshavesharplyscaledbacktheirfundingforhighereducation.Someonehadtomakeupforthoselostdollars.Andyoucanguesswho—especiallyifyouliveinMassachusetts,whichlastyearhikeditstuitionandfeesby24percent,afterfundingdroppedby3percent,orinMissouri,whereappropriations（拨款）fellbytOpercent,buttuitionroseatdoublethatrate.Aboutone-thirdofthestates,infact,haveincreasedtuitionandfeesbymorethen10percent.OneofthosestatesisCalifornia,andJanetBurrell'sfamilyisfeelingthepalmAbookkeepermTorrance,BurrellhasadaughterattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis.Meanwhile,hersonsattendtwo-yearcollegesbecauseBurrellcan'taffordtohavealloftheminfour-yearschoolsatonce.Meanwhile,evenwithtuitionhikes,California'scommunitycollegesaresostrappedforcashtheydroppedthousandsofclasseslastspring.Theresult:54,000fewerstudents.CollapsingInvestmentsManyfamiliesthoughttheyhadasurefireplan:eveniftuitionkeptskyrocketing,theyhadinvestedenoughmoneyalongthewaytomeetthecosts.ThenafunnythinghappenedonthewaytoWallStreet.Thoseinvestmentscollapsedwiththestockmarket.Amongtheloserslastyear:thewildlypopular"529"plans—federaltax-exemptcollegesavingsplansofferedbyindividualstates,whichhaveattractedbillionsfromfamiliesaroundthecountry."WehearfrOmmanyparentsthatwhattheyhadsetasidedeclinedinvaluesomuchthattheynowdon'thaveenoughtoseetheirstudentsthrough,"saysPennStatefinancialaiddirectorAnnaGriswold,whowitnesseda10percentincreaseinloanapplicationslastyear.Evenwithamarketthatmaybeslowlyrecovering,itwilltaketime,perhapA.YB.NC.NGHowEarthquakesWorkAnearthquakeisoneofthemostterrifyingphenomenathatnaturecandishup.Wegenerallythinkofthegroundwestandonas"rock-solid"andcompletelystable.Butanearthquakecanshatterthatperceptioninstantly.Upuntilrelativelyrecently,scientistsonlyhadunsubstantiatedguessesastowhatactuallycausedearthquakes.Eventodaythereisstillacertainamountofmysterysurroundingthem,butscientistshaveamuchclearerunderstanding.Therehasbeenenormousprogressinthepastcentury:Scientistshaveidentifiedtheforcesthatcauseearthquakes,anddevelopedtechnologythatcantellusanearthquake'smagnitudeandorigin.Thenexthurdleistofindawayofpredictingearthquakes.ShakingGroundAnearthquakeisavibrationthattravelsthroughtheearth'scrust.Technically,alargetruckthatrumblesdownthestreetiscausingamini-earthquake,ifyoufeelyourhouseshakingasitgoesby,butwetendtothinkofearthquakesaseventsthataffectafairlylargearea,suchasanentirecity.Allkindsofthingscancauseearthquakes:-volcaniceruptions-meteor（流星）impacts-undergroundexplosions（anundergroundnucleartest,forexample）-collapsingstructures（suchasacollapsingmine）Butthemajorityofnaturally-occurringearthquakesarecausedbymovementsoftheearth'splates,aswe'llseeinthenextsection.Weonlyhearaboutearthquakesinthenewseveryonceinawhile,buttheyareactuallyaneverydayoccurrenceonourplanet.AccordingtotheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey,morethanthreemillionearthquakesoccureveryyear.That'sabout8000aday,oroneevery11seconds!Thevastmajorityofthese3millionquakesareextremelyweak.SlidingPlatesThebiggestscientificbreakthroughinthehistoryofseismology（地震学）一thestudyofearthquakescameinthemiddleofthe20thcentury,withthedevelopmentofthetheoryofplatetectonics（板块构造）.Thebasictheoryisthatthesurfacelayeroftheearth一thelithosphere一iscomprisedofmanyplatesthatslideoverthelubricatingmantle（地幔）layer.Attheboundariesbetweenthesehugeplatesofsoilandrock,threedifferentthingscanhappen:-Platescanmoveapart一Iftwoplatesaremovingapartfromeachother,hot,moltenrockflowsupfromthelayersofmantlebelowthelithosphere.-Platescanpushtogether一Ifthetwoplatesaremovingtowardeachother,oneplatetypicallypushesundertheotherone.Atsomeboundarieswheretwoplatesmeet,neitherplateisinapositiontosubductundertheother,sotheybothpushagainsteachothertoform,mountains.-Platesslideagainsteachother—Atotherboundaries,platessimplyslidebyeachother—theyarepushedtightlytogether.Agreatdealoftensionbuildsattheboundary.Wheretheseplatesmeet,you'llfindfaults一breaksintheearth'scrustwheretheblocksofrockoneachsidearemovingindifferentdirections.Earthquakesaremuchmorecommonalongfaultlinesthantheyareanywhereelseontheplanet.FaultsScientistsidentifyfourtypesoffaults,characterizedbythepositionofthefaultplane,thebreakintherockandthemovementofthetworockblocks:-Inanormalfault（seeanimationbelow）,thefaultplaneisnearlyvertical.Thesefaultsoccurwherethecrustisbeingpulledapart,duetothepullofadivergentplateboundary.-Thefaultplaneinareversefaultisalsonearlyvertical,butthehangingwallpushesupandthefootwallpushesdown.Thissortoffaultformswhereaplateisbeingcompressed.-Athrustfaultmovesthesamewayasareversefault,butthefaultlineisnearlyhorizontal.Thisisthesortoffaultthatoccursinaconvergingplateboundary.-InA.YB.NC.NGDepressionInbed,youtossandturn,unabletogetagoodnight'ssleep.Youfeelanxiousandworried.There'splentytodo,buttheworkpilesupbecauseyoufeellistlessandtired.Youdon'tevenwanttodoanythingfun.Friendstellyouto"pullyourselftogether,"butyoufeelhelplessandhopeless.Youhavedifficultyconcentratingandmakingdecisions.Whenyoulookinthemirror,youhateyourself.Youaredefinitelyinoneoflife'svalleys一youaredepressed.Everyonegetsthebluesonceinawhile.Emotionallowsandhighsareanormalpartoflife.Thebluesbecomedepressionwhenyoufeelsosleepyandlistlessthatyoucan'tfunctionnormallyineverydaylife.TypesofDepressionDepressioncanrangefromamildpanictoself-destructiveorsuicidalbehavior.It'simportanttounderstandthevarioustypesofdepressionsothatyoucanrecognizethem.Depressionoccursatallages,althoughmajordepressiveepisodespeakbetweentheagesof55and70inmenand20and45inwomen.Abouthalfofthosewhoexperienceanepisodeofmajordepressionwillhaveanotherwithintwoyears.Forsomepeople,episodesofdepressionareseparatedbyseveralyears,whileotherssuffergroupsofepisodesoverashorttimespan.Betweenepisodes,suchindividualsfeelwell.Majordepressivedisorderaffectsapproximately14.8millionAmericanadults一r6.7percentoftheU.S,populationaged18yearsandolder—inagivenyear.Majordepressivedisorderismorecommoninwomenthaninmen.Althoughtreatmentcanhelpmorethan80percentofpeoplewithseveredepression,mostpeoplewithdepressiondonotseektreatment.-Reactivedepression.Thistypeofdepressionisareactiontostressfulevents-divorce,deathofalovedone,achronicillness,apersonaltragedy,orevensocialisolation,whichtheelderlyfrequentlyexperience.Thepersonisunabletorecovernormallyfromthefeelingsassociatedwiththeevent.Commonfeelingsincludeself-pity,pessimism,andlossofinterestinlife.Itaffectspeopleofallages.-SeasonalAffectiveDisorder(SAD).Ifyouliveinthenorthernlatitudesandsufferepressionduringthewintermonths,youmaysufferfromseasonalaffectivedisordercausedbyalackofexposuretosunlight.Doctorsaren'tsureexactlywhatphysiologicalmechanismsarcatworkinSAD,buttheyspeculatethatdepressedfeelingsandothersymptomsmaybeduetoanincreaseinthereleaseofthehormonemeltonin.SADsufferersfeellethargicandirritable.Theymayalsosufferfromchronicheadaches,increasedappetite,weightgain,andanincreasedneedforsleep.Forunknownreasons,SADistrulya"woman'sdepression,"inthatwomenmakeup70percentto80percentofthoseaffected.SinceabouthalfofallSADsufferershaverelativeswhoalsosufferfromSADorotheremotionalproblems,researchersspeculatethattheproblemmaybeinherited.-Biochemicaldepression.Doctorsaren'tsurewhy,butsomepeopledevelopabiochemicallybaseddepressionsometimeduringmidlife.It'slikelythatthistypeofdepressioniscausedbybiochemicalproblemswithinthebrain.Theproblemusuallyrespondswelltoantidepressantmedication.Youmaybemorelikelytodevelopthistypeofchemicaldepressionifothermembersofyourfamilyhavealsosufferedfromthisproblem.-Diseaseordrug-relateddepression.SomediseasessuchasAIDS,stroke,chronicpain,andhypothyroidism（甲状腺功能耐减退）cancausedepression.Inhypothyroidism,thethyroidgland（甲状腺）malfunctions,leadingtotoolittleornothyroidhormonecirculatinginthebloodstream.Inadditiontodepression,othersymptomsofhypothyroidismincludefatigue,weakness,weightgain,impairedmemory,andshortnessofbreath.Fortunately,thedepressionandothersymptomsofhypothyroidismcanbeeffectivelytreatedwithadequateA.YB.NC.NGTheBermudaTriangleThereisaplaceintheAtlanticOceanwhereshipsandairplanesseemtodisappearmoreoftenthananywhereelseonEarth.Itseemstoform,atrianglebetweenMiami,Bermuda,andtheoceaneastofPuertoRico.ThisplaceiscalledtheBermudaTriangle.Over100planesandshipshavebeenlosttheresince1945.Over1,000,peoplehavedisappeared.Itisalmostasffthelostplaneshadgoneintoaholeinthesky,asiftheslipshadbeensuddenlysuckedclownintoahugewhirlpool.Thestrangestthingisthatnothingiseverfound:nobodiesinthewaterorwasheduponthebeach.ThebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedinDecemberof1945.FiveNavyplanesfromFloridawereflyingtogether.Therewere14meninthem.TheyradioedbacktotheirBasethattheirflyinginstrumentswerenotworking,theydidnotknowwheretheywere.Thebaseradioedbacktothemtofollowthesunvest.Theyansweredthattheycouldnotseethesun,eventhoughtheweatherwasgood.Theyalsosaidthattheoceandidn'tlookasitshould.Finallytheysaidtheycouldnothearthebase.Butthebasetowercouldstillhearthemtalkingaboutstrange"whitewater".Thelastthingthetowerheardwas:"Don'tcomeafterus.Itlookslike..."Thentherewassilence.Inthemeantime,13meninanotherplanehadbeensenttohelpthem.Buttheysentjustonemessage.Itsaidthattheywerecomingtotheplacewheretheplaneswerelost.Thenitalsodisappearedandwasneverheardfromagain.Aftercheckingandsearchingformanymonths,aNavyofficersaid,"It'salmostasiftheyhadgonetoMars."SometimesaplaneorshipwilldisappearfightaftersendingamessagesayingthateverythingisOK.DuringChristmasof1963aDC-3passengerplanewascomingintoMiamiforalanding.Thepilotaskedforlandingdirections.Thenhesaid,"Wouldyoubelieveit?ThepassengersarestillsingingChristmascarols!"Thensuddenlytheplane'sradiowentofftheair.Neithertheplanenoranyofthepassengersinitwereeverheardfromagain.ItisknownthatpilotsofplanesoftenhavetroublewiththeirinstrumentsintheBermudaTriangle.ManypeoplehavestudiedtheTriangletofindoutwhatcouldbecausingsuchthingstohappedthere.In1965aNavyplanewassenttostudythemagneticfieldintheBermudaTriangle.Soonafterflyingintothearea,theplanedisappeared.The10meninitweregone,too.Instrumenttroublealonecan'tbethewholeanswer.Mostoftheshipsandplaneshavevanishedclosetoland,ingoodweather,andoftenindaytime.Whateverhappensseemstohappenveryquickly.AsmallboatoncedisappearedrightoffMiamiharbor.Itsowner,DanBurack,hadstoppedatBuoyNo.9toadmiretheChristmaslightsonshore.HesuddenlysentacallforhelptotheCoastGuard.Hedidn'tsaywhatwaswrong.ACoastGuardboathurriedtoBuoyNo.9.Onitsradio,themenheardBuracksay,"I'veneverseenonelikethatbefore."Nobodyknowswhathemeant.BythetimetheCoastGuardboatgotthere,Burack'sboatanditspassengershaddisappeared.Manylargeshipshavevanished,too.Oneweighed20,000tons.Anotherhadmorethan300peopleonboard.TheradioononelargeshipfromJapansentaverystrangelastmessage.Itsaid,"Dangerlikedaggernow.Comequickly!Wecannotescape."Afterthismessage,theshipvanishedfromthesea.SomethingintheBermudaTrianglecausesflightinstrumentstogooutoforder.Thismightexplainhowplanesgetlostandcrash.Butitwouldnotexplainwhyplaneswouldvanishsuddenlyingoodweatherandsometimeswhentheyarecominginforalanding.Someoftheshipscouldhavebeenturnedoverordestroyedbyaccidents.Orasmallboatcouldberunintoandsunkbyalargerone.Thisisnotlikely,though.Andinanycase,somethingwouldhavebYB.NC.NG17.Iftakingpropersteps,wecaneliminateaciddeposition.YB.NC.NG18.Vegawasverycarefulinpickingoutthereal-worldmaroonblouse,blackcardiganandwhitetennisshoesforheravatartowear.YB.NC.NG19.Detractorsofculturalimperialismthinkthatculturaldominationendangers20.Whataccountsfortheincreasingnumberofbackpainsufferersinmodemlifeisanumberoffactorssuchasoverweight,lackofexerciseand .plainageingspinedefectssurgicalfailuresmentalstress三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文:W:You'vegotanewcamera.Itlooksgoodandmustbeveryexpensive.M:Itisgood.ButIgotitfornexttonothing.Q:Whatdoesthemanmeanabouthiscamera?(19)Hegotthecameraataverylowprice.Thecameraisveryexpensive.Thecameraisworthnothing.Hedoesnotlikethecamera.22.听力原文:W:Ihatethewaythetrainsruninthiscity.I'vebeenwaitinghereforalmosthalfanhour.M:It'salmosteighto'clock,soweshouldbeonourwaysoon.Q:Whendidthewomanbeginwaitingforthetrain?(16)Seveno'clock.Seventhirty.Eighto'clock.Eightthirty fact,asDominicBeddard,ateataster,tellsus,favourcanevendepend[S6] onwhichdaytheleafisplucked:Whereareveryconsiderabledifferencesbetweenteasform,thesameestatemadeondifferentday,"hesaysProcessingteaisa[S7] complicatedprocedure.Alterthegreenleafhasbeenplucked,itisprocessedinafactory.Quicklyandcarefully,theteaisreducedtoa[S8] smallbrittleparticle,whichisthendriedandlooks'liketheteayouseeinapacket.TheteacompaniesthenrelyontastersasDominictovalue[S9] thetea.Thishastobedoneonaday-to-daybasisbecauseoffluctuationsinquality,HavingtotasteuptosixhundredcupsofteaadaycertainlycausesDominic'slobanunusualone![S10] [SI]39.[S8]参考答案1.AgingofthePopulationPeopleinChinaarelivinglongerandlongerwhilenewbabiesareinsufficienttotakeplaceofthem.AsaresultChinahasbecomeanagingsocietywiththepopulationover60reaching134millionormorethan10percentofthecountry's13billiontotal.Theagingofthepopulationisputtingmoreandmoreseriouspressureonbothsocietyandfamily.Nationalexpenditurefortheagingpopulationisalwaysontheincrease.Tomakemattersworseadecliningproportionoftheworkingpopulationislikelytohindertheeconomicdevelopment.Asfortheyoungcouplestheyarestrugglingharderthanevertosupporttheiroldparentswhileraisingtheirchildrenatthesametime.Amongthefollowingthreewaystoaddressthissituationthefirstistopaydueattentiontoguaranteeingthebasiclivingstandardsoftheelderlyandsafeguardingtheirlegitimaterightsandinterests.Secondlytheelderlyshouldbegivenfullchancetoplayanactiveroleinoursociallifeandmakeacontributiontothewholesociety.Lastbutnotleastweshouldpersistinoureffortstodevelopthemarketwhichprovidesproductsfortheelderlyandstimulatethegrowthofoureconomy.AgingofthePopulationPeopleinChinaarelivinglongerandlongerwhilenewbabiesareinsufficienttotakeplaceofthem.Asaresult,Chinahasbecomeanagingsociety,withthepopulationover60reaching134million,ormorethan10percentofthecountry's13billiontotal.Theagingofthepopulationisputtingmoreandmoreseriouspressureonbothsocietyandfamily.Nationalexpenditurefortheagingpopulationisalwaysontheincrease.Tomakemattersworse,adecliningproportionoftheworkingpopulationislikelytohindertheeconomicdevelopment.Asfortheyoungcouples,theyarestrugglingharderthanevertosupporttheiroldparentswhileraisingtheirchildrenatthesametime.Amongthefollowingthreewaystoaddressthissituation,thefirstistopaydueattentiontoguaranteeingthebasiclivingstandardsoftheelderlyandsafeguardingtheirlegitimaterightsandinterests.Secondly,theelderlyshouldbegivenfullchancetoplayanactiveroleinoursociallifeandmakeacontributiontothewholesociety.Last,butnotleast,weshouldpersistinoureffortstodevelopthemarketwhichprovidesproductsfortheelderlyandstimulatethegrowthofoureconomy.解析：［审题］本文是议论文，结构很清晰，即提出问题，分析问题，然后解决问题。问题包括几个方面，根据严重性依次介绍。解决方法可以按照重要性的顺序进行陈述。分析问题时，要注意客观和全面，切忌主观和片面。［写作思路1第一段：指出人口老龄化的严重性，可引用数据，给人印象更加深刻可信。第二段：指出人口老龄化带来的问题，按严重性逐一介绍。第三段：提出解决方案。2.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobea8.ShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?Inrecentyearsdebatehasbeengrowingoverwhethertheone-childpolicyshouldbeabolished.Somepeoplemaintainthatitshouldbeabolishedasithasresultedinmanyproblems.Forexampleithascontributedtotheshortageofmigrantworkersinbigcitieswhichwillslowthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.Birthcontrolhasledtogenderbalancetoowhichisaveryserioussocialproblemnow.Opponentshoweverinsistthatweshouldstickwiththeone-childpolicy.Theysaythatthecurrentfamilyplanningpolicyformedasaresultofgradualchangesinthepasttwodecadeshasprovedcompatiblewithnationalconditions.Besides200millionpeoplewouldenterchildbearingageduringthenextdecade.Givensuchalargepopulationbasetherewouldbemajorfluctuationsinpopulationgrowthifweabandonedtheone-childrulenow.Inmyopiniontheone-childpolicyshouldbekeptunchangedatthistimetoensurestableandbalancedpopulationgrowth.Howeveritisadvisablethatthegovernmentshouldgraduallyrelaxregulationsforexamplebyallowingtwoonly-childrentoeachhavetwooffspring.Thiswouldbefaireasytoenforceandwouldalsohelptorebalancethepopulation.ShouldWeAbolishtheOne-ChildPolicy?Inrecentyears,debatehasbeengrowingoverwhethertheone-childpolicyshouldbeabolished.Somepeoplemaintainthatitshouldbeabolishedasithasresultedinmanyproblems.Forexample,ithascontributedtotheshortageofmigrantworkersinbigcities,whichwillslowthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.Birthcontrolhasledtogenderbalancetoo,whichisaveryserioussocialproblemnow.Opponents,however,insistthatweshouldstickwiththeone-childpolicy.Theysaythatthecurrentfamilyplanningpolicy,formedasaresultofgradualchangesinthepasttwodecades,hasprovedcompatiblewithnationalconditions.Besides,200millionpeoplewouldenterchildbearingageduringthenextdecade.Givensuchalargepopulationbase,therewouldbemajorfluctuationsinpopulationgrowthifweabandonedtheone-childrulenow.Inmyopinion,theone-childpolicyshouldbekeptunchangedatthistimetoensurestableandbalancedpopulationgrowth.However,itisadvisablethatthegovernmentshouldgraduallyrelaxregulations,forexamplebyallowingtwoonly-childrentoeachhavetwooffspring.Thiswouldbefair,easytoenforceandwouldalsohelptorebalancethepopulation.9.1sBeautyanAdvantage?Recentlyespeciallyinwinterholidaysplasticsurgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberofyoungclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudentswhoarehuntingfortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraisedbelievingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejobmarket.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Doesitmakeabeautifulindividualamorepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemssoatleastintheeyesofthesociety.Nowadaystelevisionsnewspapersmagazinesandbill-boardsarebeauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemediawe'reaccustomedtoseeprettycovergirlsgorgeousTVanchorsandhandsomeexecutivesinTVseries.Allthesearespreadingamisleadingmessage一thesurvivaloftheprettiest.Asthejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytightmanystudentsbecomeconvincedthatgoodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresorttoplasticsurgeriesandexpensiveclothesandmake-uptobuilduptheirconfidence.Theypackagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterviewinthehopethatanattractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmakethemstandoutamongnumerousapplicants.It'struethatbeautyisamarketingtoolthatcanopendoorsoccasionallybutitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractiveappearancewilltakeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinionbeautyisskin-deepandtruebeautyliesinthesoul.Afterallwhatthebossreallyneedsiscommittedcompetentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywanttogetonintoday'shighlycompetitiveworldit'simportanttounderstandthemythofbeauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceandcharacter.Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguidedstudentsrealizethattherichnessofmindis