2023年山东省济宁市大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

【2023年】山东省济宁市大学英语6级大

学英语六级模拟考试（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、LWriting(10题)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicCompetitionandCooperation.Youshouldwriteat

least150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)

below:

1.现代社会中竞争无处不在；

2.竞争和合作的关系。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicTakingCareoftheOld.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.随着生活水平和医疗水平的提高，我们身边的老人日渐增多。

2.作为大学生，能为他们做些什么

3.这样做的原因

TakingCareoftheOld

3.1.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

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteallopen

lettertothemajorofthecitybasedonthefollowingsituation:

Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

givenbelow:

1.1.近年来，本市空气污染情况越来越严重

2.你认为造成空气污染的主要污染源在哪里?应该采取哪些措施？

3.呼吁所有市民积极行动起来,治理空气污染

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIs

aDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.目前社会存在着迷信文凭现象

2.造成这一现象的原因

3.我对此的观点

IsaDiplomaEverything?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnLiJb-tongLearning?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.终身学习的含义。

2.现代社会需要终身学习。

3.我对终身学习的态度。

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

DoesGradesMeanAbility?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegiven,below:

1.Somepeoplethinkthatgradesisthewaytoshowone'sability.

2.Othersholdthatgradesmaynotnecessarilymeanability.

3.Youropinion.

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledTheSecondProfession.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.在中国，从事第二职业已成为当今各行各业的一种趋势。

2.不同人对此持有不同看法。

3.我的观点是……

TheSecondProfession

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledDoCollegeStudentsNeedCareerOrientation?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.许多大学生缺乏明确的职业规划

2.职业规划的重要性

3.我的看法

DoCollegeStudentsNeedCareerOrientation?

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnTelevisionAdvertisement.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.电视节目中广告很多

2.广告的利与弊

3.我的观点

OnTelevisionAdvertisement

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

11.

havebroughtaboutenvironmentalproblemsattendantonriveruse.

12.

Withinthefield,psychologistshavecontroversyonhowbestto

measureandanalyzeintelligence.

A.neurologyB.psychologyC.psychometricsD.notmentioned

13.

Anofficeshouldbeequippedwithifmostemployeesworkoutofthe

officemostofthetime.

14.

Elementary-schoolchildrenwhosufferedfromabullyareadvisedtotell

15.After2016,theBBCtelevisionserviceismostlikelytoobtainitsentire,

orpartof,fundingthrough.

16.

Thedirectcauseofmostearthquake-relateddeathsorinjuriesisseldom

groundmovement,but,flyingglassandfallingobjects.

17.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthecrazeforAuto-Tunewhichtrendy

Cherstarted?

A.Itfadedsoon.

B.Itlastedformanyyears.

C.Itmadeengineerslazy.

D.Itharmedpeople'screativity.

18.

MoreandmorepeoplearefondofNGVsbecausetheyhelpreducedeathsin

caraccidentstoagreatdegree.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Anyminimaldeviationfromnormalform,andfunctionmaybe.

20.

Peoplehadbettergiveprioritytotheretirementsavings,becausetheywillnot

whentheyareold.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

(12)

A.Themanandthewomanwenttothecinematoseeafilmonspace

exploration.

B.BothofthemanandthewomanappreciatedthefilmonTVverymuch.

C.Bothofthemanandthewomanlikedspaceexploration.

D.Thewomanwasimpressedbytheexplorationthemanmade.

22.听力原文：W:Let'sgoinhereandordersomecoffeewhilewelookat

yourpictures.

M:GoodidemWe'dbothlikecoffee,please.OK,here'soneofEd's,my

roommate.Itookthispicturerightafterwehadarrivedattheschoolthisfall.

Wehadjustmet,infact.Andthiswasourroomofthedormitorywhilewe

wereunpackingallourthings.Whatamess!

W:Youcertainlyhadalotofboxes.Howdidyoueverfindroomfor

everything?

M:Inthebeginning,wethoughtwe'dnevergetallarrangedbutnowweare

verycomfortable.Luckyforme,Edkeepshisthingsneat.

W:Doyoulikelivinginthedormitory?

M:It'snotbad.SometimesEdturnshisradiouptooloudandmakestoomuch

noise.ThenIgetangry.SometimesIleavemybookslyingaroundandhegets

angry.Butusuallywegetalong.Here'sapictureofhimtakenwhenwewent

tovisitmyfamilyduringvacation.

W:Andthislastone?

M:That'smydogSpot.

(20)

A.Theman'sbrother.

B.Theman'sroommate.

C.Aneighbor.

D.Aphotographer.

23.[BIO]

24.(22)

A.OnThursdayafternoon.

B.OnWednesdaymorning.

C.OnTuesdaymorning.

D.Onthisweekend.

25.(14)

A.Shelikesthejobofacleanerbecauseit'ssimple.

B.Shethinksit'simportanttohaveagoodjobfromthebeginning.

C.Shehatestobeacleanerbecauseit'slow-paid.

D.Shewouldworkasacleanerinsummerifshehasto.

26.

[B5]

27.听力原文：M:Well,Iwouldn'twanttomissyourhouse-warmingparty

butIshouldspendsometimewithmyroommate.He'sbeengrumblingthat

heneverseesme.

W:Hey,noproblem.Themore,themerrier.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(13)

A.Themancancomeanothertime.

B.Therewouldbemorefunwithouttheman'sroommate.

C.Itisnoproblemiftheman'sroommaterefusestocome.

D.Themancanbringtheroommatealongandenjoytheparty.

28.(36)

A.TheTime

B.TheScotsman.

C.TheYorkshirePost.

D.TheIndependent.

29.(21)

A.Shedidn'tyieldtochildrencrossingtheroad.

B.Sheparkedillegallyneartheschool.

C.Sheexceededthespeedlimit.

D.Shewasdrunk-driving.

30.(32)

A.Crimescausedbytheuseofdrugs.

B.Anewwaveofsexualfreedomoftheyouth.

C.Youngpeople'sdislikeofhardwork.

D.Disagreementbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirparents.

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

31.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

ForAmerica'scolleges,Januaryisamonthofreckoning.Mostapplications

forthenextacademicyearbeginningintheautumnhavetobemadebythe

endofDecember,soauniversity'spopularityisputtoanobjectivestandard:

howmanypeoplewanttoattend.Oneofthemoreunlikelyofficestohave

beenfloodedwithmailisthatoftheCityUniversityofNewYork(CUNY),a

publiccollegethatlacks,amongotherthings,afamoussportsteam,bucolic

(田园风味的)campusesandraucous(沙哑的)parties(itdoesn'tevenhave

dorms),and,untilrecently,academiccredibility.

AprimarydrawatCUNYisaprogramforparticularlycleverstudents,

launchedin2001.Some1,100ofthe60,000studentsatCUNY'sfivetop

schoolsreceiveararethinginthecostlyworldofAmericancolleges:free

education.ThoseacceptedbyCUNY'shonorsprogrampaynotuitionfees;

insteadtheyreceiveastipend(生活津贴)of$7,500(tohelpwithgeneral

expenses)andalaptopcomputer.Applicationsforearlyadmissionsintonext

year'sprogramareup70%.

Admissionhasnothingtodowithbeinganathlete,orachildofanalumnus,

orhavinganinfluentialsponsor,orbeingamemberofaparticularly

aggrievedethnicgroup—criteriathatareincreasinglyimportantatAmerica's

elitecolleges.Mostofthestudentswhoapplytothehonorsprogramcome

fromrelativelypoorfamilies,manyofthemimmigrantones.AllthatCUNY

demandsisthatthesestudentsbediligentandclever.

Lastyear,theaveragestandardizedtestscoreofthisgroupwasinthetop7%

inthecountry.AmongtherestofCUNY'sstudentsaveragesarelower,but

theyarenowjustbreakingintothetopthird(comparedwiththebottomthird

in1997).CUNYdoesnotappearalongsideHarvardandStanfordonlistsof

America'stopcolleges,butitsrecenttransfonnationoffersaneatparable(寓

言）ofmeritocracy（知识界精华）revisited.

Untilthe1960s,agoodcasecouldbemadethatthebestdealinAmerican

tertiaryeducationwastobefoundnotinCambridgeorPaloAlto,butin

Harlem,atasmallpublicschoolcalledCityCollege,thecoreofCUNY.City's

goldeneracameinthelastcentury,whenAmerica'sbestknowncolleges

restrictedthenumberofJewishstudentstheywouldadmitatexactlythetime

whenNewYorkwasteemingwiththebrightchildrenofpoorJewish

immigrants.

Whatwentwrong?Putsimply,Citydroppeditsstandards.Itwaspartlytodo

withdemography,partlytodowithearnestmuddle（糊涂的）-headedness.In

the1960s,universitiesacrossthecountryfacedintensepressuretoadmitmore

minoritystudents.AlthoughCitywasopentoallraces,onlyasmallnumber

ofblackandHispanicstudentspassedthestricttests.

FromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthattheCityUniversityofNewYork

lacksallthefollowingthingsEXCEPT.

A.afamoussportsteam

B.bucoliccampuses

C.raucousparties

D.academiccredibility

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Auctions（拍买）arepublicsalesofgoods,conductedbyanofficiallyapproved

auctioneer.Heaskedthecrowdtogatherintheauctionroomtobidforvarious

itemsonsale.Heencouragesbuyerstobidhigherfiguresandfinallynames

thehighestbidderasthebuyerofthegoods.Thisiscalled"knockingdown"

thegoods,forthebiddingendswhentheauctioneerbangsasmallhammeron

araisedplatform.

TheancientRomansprobablyinventedsalesbyauctionandtheEnglishword

comesfromtheLatin"autic",meaning"increase".TheRomansusuallysold

inthiswaythespoilstakeninwar;thesesaleswerecalled"subhasta",

meaning"underthespear",aspearbeingstuckinthegroundasasignalfora

crowdtogather.InEnglandintheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesgoods

wereoftensold"bythecandle";ashortcandlewaslitbytheauctioneerand

bidscouldbemadewhileitwasburning.

Practicallyallgoodscanbesoldbyauction.Amongthesearecoffee,skins,

wool,tea,cocoa,furs,fruit,vegetablesandwines.Auctionsalesarealsousual

forlandandproperty,antiquefurniture,pictures,rarebooks,oldchinaand

worksofart.TheauctionroomsatChritie'sandSotheby'sinLondonandNew

Yorkareworld-famous.

Anauctionisusuallyadvertisedbeforehandwithfullparticularsofthearticles

tobesoldandwhereandwhentheycanbeviewedbythebuyers.Ifthe

advertisementcannotgivefulldetails,cataloguesareprinted,andeachgroup

ofgoodstobesoldtogether,calleda"lot",isusuallygivenanumber.The

auctioneerneednotbeginwithlotoneandcontinuethenumericalorder;he

maywaituntilhenoticesthefactthatcertainbuyersareintheroomandthen

producethelotstheyarelikelytobeinterestedin.Theauctioneer'sservices

arepaidforintheform,ofapercentageofthepricethegoodsaresoldfor.

Theauctioneerthereforehasadirectinterestinpushingupthebidding.

Auctionedgoodsaresold.

A.forthehighestpriceoffered

B.atfixedprices

C.atpriceslowerthantheirtruevalue

D.atpricesofferedbytheauctioneer

33.Superfastbroadbanddeliveredbyfibresavesusersofinstant

communicationfromdelayswhich

五、5.ErrorCorrection。题）

34.

[S8]

35.

[S10]

36.0nemajordecisionwhichfacestheAmericanstudentsreadytobegin

highereducationisthechoiceofattendingalargeuniversityorasmall

college.Thelargeuniversityprovidesawiderangeofspecializeddepartments

aswellnumerouscourseswithinsuchdepartmerits.Thesmallcollege,

SI.______

therefore,generallyprovidesalimitednumberofcoursesandspecializations

S2.______

butofferabetterstudent-facultyratio,S3.

thuspermitindividualizedattentiontostudents.Becauseofitslargestudent

S4.______

body（oftenexceeding20,000）consistinginmanypeoplefromdifferent

S5.'

countriestheuniversityexposesitsstudentstomanydifferentculture,

S6.______

socialandout-of-classprogrammes.Onetheotherhand,thesmaller,more

homogeneous（同性质的）studentbodyofthebigcollege,affordsgreater

S7.______

opportunitiesinsuchactivities.Finally,theuniversitycloselyapproximates

therealworldandwhichprovidesarelaxed,impersonal,andsometimes

S8.______

anonymous（隐姓埋名的）existence,onthecontrast,theintimateS9.

atmosphereofthesmallcollegeallowsthestudentfouryearsofstructural

livingin

whichtoexpectandpreparingfortherealworld.Inmakinghischoice

S10.______

amongeducationalinstitutionsthestudentmust,therefore,consideragreat

manyfactors.

[SI]

六、6.ErrorCorrection（3题）

37.

[S3]

38.

[S7]

39.ltis,everyoneagrees,ahugetaskthatthechildperfomis

whenhelearnstospeak,andthefactthathedoessoinsuchS1.

shortaperiodoftimechallengesexplanation.

Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Individualchildren

varyinggreatlyintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheyS2.

startspeaking,andlatestartersareoftenlonglisteners.Most

childrenwill"obey"spokeninstructionssometimebeforethey

canspeak,buttheword"obey"ishardlyaccurateasadescrip-S3.

tionoftheeageranddelightcooperationusuallyshownbytheS4.

child.Aftertheycanspeak,manychildrenwillaskquestionsbyS5.

gesturesandbymakingquestioningnoises.

Anyattempttotracethedevelopmentfromthevoicesba-S6.

biesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderablediffi­

culties.Whatisagreedthattheyenjoy,makingnoises,andthatS7.

duringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesout

asparticularlyindicativeofdelight,distress,sociability,andso

on.Butsincethesecannotbesaidtoshowthebaby'sintention

tocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsof

language.Itisagreed,either,thatfromaboutthreemonthsS8.

theyplaywithsoundsforenjoymentandbysixmonthstheyareS9.

abletoaddnewsoundstotheirrepertoire.（能发出的全部声音）.

Thisself-imitationleadsontodeliberateimitationofsounds

makeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.TheproblemS10.

thenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheirimita­

tionscanbeconsideredasspeech.

[SI]

参考答案

1.CompetitionandCooperationCompetitionisacommonphenomenoninour

sociallife.Wecompetewhenweplaygames;wetrytodobetterthanothers

inourstudyandthereisconstantcompetitionforjobscustomersmoneyand

soforth.Wecansaytosomeextentcompetitionisoneofthemotiveforces

ofthedevelopmentofsociety.Wecanalsofindcompetitionandcooperation

atthesametime.Takeabaseballgameforexample.Oneteamiscompeting

againsttheother.Alltheplayerswanttotrytheirbesttodefeattheiropponents

andwinthegamebutthesingle-handedeffortofoneplayerislimitedand

eachmemberoftheteamhastocooperatewithhisorherteammates.Inmost

caseswecannotwininthecompetitionwithoutcooperation.Thus

competitionandcooperationareequallyimportant.Whileweareadvocating

competitionwecannotforgetcooperation.Pureandexclusivecompetition

leadstoconflictsandfailures.Onlycooperationincompetitioncanhelpus

reachourgoalsandsatisfyourneeds.CompetitionandCooperation

Competitionisacommonphenomenoninoursociallife.Wecompetewhen

weplaygames;wetrytodobetterthanothersinourstudy,andthereis

constantcompetitionforjobs,customers,money,andsoforth.Wecansay,to

someextent,competitionisoneofthemotiveforcesofthedevelopmentof

society.Wecanalsofindcompetitionandcooperationatthesametime.Take

abaseballgameforexample.Oneteamiscompetingagainsttheother.Allthe

playerswanttotrytheirbesttodefeattheiropponentsandwinthegame,but

thesingle-handedeffortofoneplayerislimitedandeachmemberofthe

teamhastocooperatewithhisorherteammates.Inmostcases,wecannot

wininthecompetitionwithoutcooperation.Thuscompetitionand

cooperationareequallyimportant.Whileweareadvocatingcompetition,we

cannotforgetcooperation.Pureandexclusivecompetitionleadstoconflicts

andfailures.Onlycooperationincompetitioncanhelpusreachourgoalsand

satisfyourneeds.

2.TakingCareoftheOld(1)Agingisbecomingaglobalissue.The

developmentofmedicaltechnology(2)makesitpossibleforpeopletolive

longerthaninthepast.Andtakingcareoftheoldhasbecomeamajorconcern

forall(3)thatliveinanagingsociety.(4)Asundergraduateswhatshouldwe

dofortheold?(5)Firstofallwecanbeginfrom(6)caringforourelder

relatives.It'shelpfulthatwevisitouraginggrandparentsregularlytakethem

outforawalkandtalkabouttheolddays.(5)What'smoreitisagoodidea

tofilloursparetimeworkingasvolunteersto(7)lookaftertheelderat

nursinghomes.(5)Lastbutnotleastwemayjointheeffortwithour

knowledgeinconstructinganelderlycaringsystemwiththeintegrationof

familiescommunitieswelfareinstitutionsandgovernments.(8)Thereisno

doubtthattakingcareoftheoldisademandingandtime-consumingtask.(9)

Howeverthelivingconditionofseniorcitizensreflectsanation'sliving

standardandsocialmorals.Moreimportantlylivingwiththeelderandcaring

forthemisarewardingexperience.TakingCareoftheOld(1)Agingis

becomingaglobalissue.Thedevelopmentofmedicaltechnology(2)makes

itpossibleforpeopletolivelongerthaninthepast.Andtakingcareoftheold

hasbecomeamajorconcernforall(3)thatliveinanagingsociety.(4)As

undergraduates,whatshouldwedofortheold?(5)Firstofall,wecanbegin

from(6)caringforourelderrelatives.It'shelpfulthatwevisitouraging

grandparentsregularly,takethemoutforawalkandtalkabouttheolddays.

(5)What'smore,itisagoodideatofilloursparetimeworkingasvolunteers

to(7)lookaftertheelderatnursinghomes.(5)Lastbutnotleast,wemayjoin

theeffortwithourknowledgeinconstructinganelderlycaringsystemwith

theintegrationoffamilies,communities,welfareinstitutionsand

governments.(8)Thereisnodoubtthattakingcareoftheoldisademanding

andtime-consumingtask.(9)However,thelivingconditionofseniorcitizens

reflectsanation'slivingstandardandsocialmorals.Moreimportantly,living

withtheelderandcaringforthemisarewardingexperience.解析：［审题］

本题要求写一篇议论文。先要描述现象(身边的老人越来越多)，再阐述

具体做法（一般是两至三点），最后简要叙述原因。

［思路］

第一段总述在老龄化的社会里，照顾老人是必要的；

第二段具体介绍大学生如何帮助老人；

第三段简单介绍要照顾老人的原因。

3.FoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoods

andfoodsofpoorqualityproblemsremainseriousinthemarket.The2008

ChinesemilkscandalbeginningwithrevelationsofcontaminationofSanlu

milkproductswhichisnotonlyahotpotatonationwidebuthasaffected

countriesonallcontinents.Thecasehasbroughtangerandresentmentatmilk

producersandhasshownuncertaintyandconfusionamongthepopulation.

It'salsoatimelywarningtothepublicaboutfoodsafety.Thereforetheneed

toaddresstheproblemsisacute;otherwisewewillsoonfacebiggerand

biggercrisis.Tosolvetheproblemsinfoodsafetymeasuresshouldbetaken

currently.Firstthesupervisionoffoodproductionshouldbesteppedupto

reducetheincidenceandeconomicconsequencesoffoodbornediseases.

What'smoreitisimportanttodrasticallyincreasepenaltiesonthosewho

neglectfoodsafetystatutesLastbutnotleastconsumersshouldbewell

educatedabouttheriskspresentedinfoodandthehandlingbehaviorsthatcan

helpminimizethoserisks.FoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberof

casesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorquality,problemsremainserious

inthemarket.The2008Chinesemilkscandal,beginningwithrevelationsof

contaminationofSanlumilkproducts,whichisnotonlyahotpotato

nationwide,buthasaffectedcountriesonallcontinents.Thecasehasbrought

angerandresentmentatmilkproducers,andhasshownuncertaintyand

confusionamongthepopulation.It'salsoatimelywarningtothepublicabout

foodsafety.Therefore,theneedtoaddresstheproblemsisacute;otherwise,

wewillsoonfacebiggerandbiggercrisis.Tosolvetheproblemsinfood

safety,measuresshouldbetakencurrently.First,thesupervisionoffood

productionshouldbesteppeduptoreducetheincidenceandeconomic

consequencesoffoodbornediseases.What'smore,itisimportantto

drasticallyincreasepenaltiesonthosewhoneglectfoodsafetystatutes,Last

butnotleast,consumersshouldbewelleducatedabouttheriskspresentedin

foodandthehandlingbehaviorsthatcanhelpminimizethoserisks.解析：

①审题及布局。从文章的要求上看，应该首先对题目讨论的现象作总述，

即现在食品安全事故屡有发生；随后分析其带来的影响，即公众会产生

恐慌；最后推导出主题：应当认真解决食品安全问题。在布局上，根据

题目中给出的提纲展开即可。第一段介绍食品安全事故屡有发生；第二

段阐述食品安全问题带来的负面影响，人们对食品的安全越来越担心；

第三段陈述自己对这一现象的看法，提出解决问题的方法。②语言。本

文是一篇论说文，通过分析食品安全的影响，提出解决这个问题的方法，

所以论述要重点突出，层次分明，具有说服力，词汇选择要精确，句式

丰富一些。时态上选择一般现在时即可。

4.October232005DearMr.MajorAsacitizenofourcityIamverymuch

concernwiththeengravingproblemofairpollutioninourcity.Especiallyin

recentyearwiththerapiddevelopmentofeconomyairqualityinourcityis

rapidlydeteriorating.Accordingtomyinvestigationtherearetwomajor

sourcesofpollution.Themostseriouspollutioniscausedbyvehicles.As

moreandmorevehiclessuchascarsbusestrucksandmotorbicyclesare

runninginthecitytheyhavebeenpollutingtheair.Toalleviatethisproblem

themunicipalgovernmentshouldmakerulestoenoughthepopularizationof

environment-friendlycatandgasoline.Thesecondsourceofairpollutionis

fromconstructionsites.Mostoftheconstructionsitestakenomeasuresto

controlthedirtydustandtheareasnearbyareblanketedwiththickdust

Therefore;regulationsshouldbemadetoforcetheconstructorstoregulate

theiroperationssoastoreducedust.Withallthemeasuresandregulations

andwiththejointeffortsofallthecitizensIamveryoptimisticthatwewill

havefreshandclearairsoon.Ialsoavailmyselfofthislettertocalluponall

citizenstotakepartinthecampaignagainstairpollutioninourcity.Sincerely

yoursDavidZhaoOctober23,2005DearMr.Major,Asacitizenofourcity,

Iamverymuchconcernwiththeengravingproblemofairpollutioninour

city.Especiallyinrecentyear,withtherapiddevelopmentofeconomy,air

qualityinourcityisrapidlydeteriorating.Accordingtomyinvestigation,

therearetwomajorsourcesofpollution.Themostseriouspollutioniscaused

byvehicles.Asmoreandmorevehiclessuchascars,buses,trucks,andmotor

bicyclesarerunninginthecity,theyhavebeenpollutingtheair.Toalleviate

thisproblem,themunicipalgovernmentshouldmakerulestoenoughthe

popularizationofenvironment-friendlycatandgasoline.Thesecondsource

ofairpollutionisfromconstructionsites.Mostoftheconstructionsitestake

nomeasurestocontrolthedirtydustandtheareasnearbyareblanketedwith

thickdust,Therefore;regulationsshouldbemadetoforcetheconstructorsto

regulatetheiroperationssoastoreducedust.Withallthemeasuresand

regulations,andwiththejointeffortsofallthecitizens,Iamveryoptimistic

thatwewillhavefreshandclearairsoon.Ialsoavailmyselfofthisletterto

calluponallcitizenstotakepartinthecampaignagainstairpollutioninour

city.Sincerelyyours,DavidZhao

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