2022年福建省莆田市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022年福建省莆田市大学英语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）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

FoodSafetyProblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.Followingthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.我国食品市场存在的问题。

2.怎样解决食品安全问题。

3.结论。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamount

ofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

Leisurefinematypicalveek：bysexandesployaentstatus,1998——1999

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3.假设你是李明——一名应届毕业生，在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，你

想要到登广告的公司供职，请给该公司写一封求职信，内容应简要介绍

自己的情况以及自己的经历等。

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicTestforNationalCivilServants.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.近几年兴起了一股国家公务员考试(TestforNationalCivilServants)热

2.产生这种现象的原因

3.我的看法

TestforNationalCivilServants

5.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic"Value

Time,ValueLife".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbase

yourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1.生命有限，时间宝贵，珍视时间就是珍视生命。

2.如何珍视时间？如何珍视生命?

3.遗憾的是，有些年轻人把时间和青春花在

4.我认为，我们应该

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsbasingonthefollowingchart.Yourcompositionshouldincludethe

pointsbelow.

1.Abriefsummaryofthischart

2.Thechangeoftelevisionandradioaudiences

3.Aconclusion

Figure:TelevisionandRadioAudiencesinacity,October-December,2006

ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyon

Campus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyour

compositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

假如你叫王明，你就本校安全状况给校长写信。你的内容涉及宿舍及自

习室偷盗问题、夜晚校园安全问题等，并提出自己关于加强校园安全的

建议.

8.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsof

qualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingthe

informationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

CNPperheadDailycalorieLifeexpectancy

Countxy

suppypexheadatbirth(years)per1000livebirths

Baiig1adesh52

Bolivia245821076748

33232946684°

Xridoncs工a31172314

U.S.A.1877937817911

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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

10.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

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

11.

Whenpeopletrytocombatstress,theirbrainneedsagoodrest,solistening

tomusicisabetterwaytocombatstress.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

IITVgivesateacheralotofadvantages.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Unlikehumanswhotendtohaveonelongsleep,dogsprefertosleepin

14.

Peoplewhovoluntarilyworkedasservantsforseveralyearsinexchangefor

passagetoAmericawerecalledindenturedservants.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

OneoftheadvantagesofrecordingCDoneselfisthatonehastotalcontrolof

hisownmusic.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Mr.Bellavance,wasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofunemployment.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Breastmilkcontainsmanynutrientssuchasiron,calcium,vitamins,etc.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Surveysshowthatmiddleclasscustomerswillgivefirstprioritytothefactors

ofcomfortofstoresandselectionofcommoditiestheyofferindecidingwhere

toshopthesedays.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

WhichyearisthefewestinviolationoffederalsmogstandardsinLosAngeles?

A.1976B.1979C.1990D.2004--

20.

Icecanbealmostashardassteelandasstrongasconcretewhenits

temperatureiscentigrade.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(28)

A.Humansdon'thavethecommonancestrywithothersimpleranimals.

B.HumansandapesarethedominantanimalsontheEarth.

C.Humansandapesshare96%geneticstructure.

D.Respirationofhumansisnearlythesamewiththatofducks.

22.(26)

A.TheVictoriansurgeonlivedatBuckland.

B.Howardwasalwaysahermit.

C.Ahermitisapersonwhoenjoyscommunicatingwithothers.

D.HowardHughesbecameareclusebecausehewastiredofhighliving.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Formanyinternationalstudents,comingtotheUnitedStatesand

livingandstudyingtherecanbequiteadauntingexperience,especiallywhen

theyhavetofindhousingoncampusoroffcampus.Fortunately,therearea

varietyofoptionsthatstudentscanlookto,

Forfirst-timestudents,comingandlivingoncampusindormitoriescan

provideacertainlevelofsecurityandconvenience,sincecommutingwithout

acarcanbequiteanexperience,especiallywhentheyhavetocommutelong

distances.Oftenindormitories,mealsmightbeprovided,andthiscanallow

studentstodevotetimetotheiracademies,ratherthanhousekeeping.But

studentsshouldalsobeawarethatthey'llberequiredtoabidebycertain

regulationsdealingwithstudentconductaspartofthecontractoflivingon

campus.

Anotheroptionisoff-campuslivinginapartments,andlikelivingin

dormitories,livinginanapartmentrequireslittleornomaintenancebecause

usuallyitishandledbysomeoneelse.Also,whenstudentsliveoffcampus,

theremightbeacertainmountofflexibilityinchoosingroommatesthat

studentsmightnothavewhilelivingoncampus.Butstudentsshouldbeaware

thattenantsmayberesponsibleforfurnishingtheirownapartments.

Well,ofcourse,thechoiceisuptoyou,butbecarefultoreviewboththe

advantagesanddisadvantagesoflivingoncampusandoffcampus.Goodluck.

(27)''

A.Rentiswithinthebudgetofuniversitystudents.

B.Bothroomandboardareomenprovided.

C.Studenthousingislocatedoncampus.

D.Themaintenanceisusuallybandiedbysomeoneelse.

24.(14)

A.Theyarelearningtoboat.

B.Theyareplayingagame.

C.Theyaremakingamovie.

D.Theyaretakingpictures

25.(17)

A.She'stired.

B.She'sgenerous.

C.She'srich.

D.She'sintelligent.

26.(25)

A.Targetthe18to26year-oldagegroup.

B.Selltennisrackets.

C.Carrymoreathleticshoes.

D.Workoutamoreappealingslogan.

27.(21)

A.Ithas2milliondollarsincapital.

B.Ithas50,000people.

C.ItsproductsaremarketedintheUSonly.

D.ItsproductssellquitewellinChina.

28.听力原文：Backinthoseprimitivetimesitwasunnecessarytohavea

specialform,ofexchangevalueforeverything,likeaprice.Intheetimesthe

onlythingsthatwerereallyvaluableweretheskillstosatvive.Butassociety

becamemorecomplex,peopledependmoreonotherswhowerelivingfar

away;thenitbecameimportantforpeopletodevelopsomemethodfor

exchangingvaluewithouthavingtoexchangetheactualgoods.

Thisneedtodevelopamethodforexchangingvaluewaswhatledtotheuse

ofmoney.Moneywasameansofexchangingvaluewithouthavingtoactually

exchangethespecificthingsyouwanted.Beforetheuseofmoney,peoplehad

totradethingswitheachother,anditwasusuallyverydifficulttodecidewhat

everythingwasworthinrelationtoeachother.Ifyouhadthreeanimalsskins

andyourfriendhadtwopotsofdriedbetas,howdidyouknowhowmany

skinswereequivalenttoapetofbeansiftheydidn'thaveaprice?Withthe

introductionofmoney,allthingscouldbegintohateacommonvaluethat

everybodycouldknowabout.Thisledtoastandardizedsetofvaluesamong

people.Asthepowerofmoneyincreased,valuesthatweredifferentfromthe

majoritywerenolongerrecognized.Thevalueofsomethingintermsof

moneybecametheultimatevalue.Inorderformoneytofunction,thewhole

societyhastoagreeonthesamevalues.

(30)'-

A.Lifewaseasyandfoodwaseasytofind.

B.Peoplecaremoreabouthowtosurvive.

C.Thepeopletookcareofeachotheroutoflove.

D.Therearemanydevelopedindividualmonetarysystems.

29.听力原文：ThevolcanicashfromtheeruptionofMountSaintHelens

certainlycausedalotofdamages,didn'tit?Itdid,butnotasmuchasexperts

hadpredicted.Itseemstohaveabeneficialeffectaswell.Really?Butwere

croplossesgreat?Yes.However,sincetheweatherfollowingtheeruptions

wasunexpectedlygood,somecropyieldsremainedsteadyorevenincreased

beyondnormalexpectancylevels.I'mgladtohearthat.Butwhatwasthe

beneficialeffectyoumentioned?

Amassdestructionofvariousinsectpopulations.Howcouldtheashkill

insectswithoutaffectingpeopletoo?It'shighlyabrasiveandquicklywears

awaytheouterwaxlayerprotectinginsectbodies.Removalofthatlayer

causestheinsectstolosebodymoisturebyevaporation.Theresultisusually

fatal.Howaboutthat?Soundslikeaneffectiveyetnaturalinsecticide.

(30)

A.Theconversionofvolcanicwastetofertilizer.

B.ThemenaceofcurrentlydormantvolcanoesaroundMountSaintHelens.

C.TheeruptionofMountSaintHelensanditseffectsontheenvironment.

D.Theeliminationofvolcanicashbynaturalmeans.

30.(42)

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

31.Whenmillionsofrodsinoureyesareatworkindarkness,wecansee

32.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Individualandcollectivementalitiesmightpreventcommunicationwith

others.

B.Peopleindifferentculturesmaybegovernedbythesameculturalnorms.

C.Ifculturalnormsaresomethingtangible,theywon'tbesoconfining.

D.People'svisionswillbeenlargedifonlytheyknowthatculturaldifferences

exist.

33.

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五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

34.

[S9]

35.

[S5]

36.TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognized

theneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthenewspaperindustry,

papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovide

information.Itmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverage[Si]

orrisklosingtheirreaders'interestandtheiradvertisers'support.

OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracial[S2]

minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesand

proceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.The[S3]

underlyingreasonforthechangeisthatforinformationtob

fair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbythe[S4].

samekindofpopulationthatreadsit.

Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,and

photographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes'[S5].

contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffabout

diversityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutedacontent[S6].

audit（审查）thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerof

representationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.[S7]

Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartoo

Infrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionnumber

ofnegativearticles.Theauditresultsfrom[S8].

improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentationand[S9]

theirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And,witha[S10].

result,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.Thediversity

trainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattleTimesCompanytowin

thePersonnelJournalOptimalAwardforexcellenceinmanagingchange.

[SI]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.

[S2]

38.

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39.

[S8]

参考答案

l.FoodSafetyProblemWiththedevelopmentofourcountry'seconomythere

arisesomenewproblemsamongwhichisthefoodsafetyproblem.Ahandful

ofprofiteersputsomeharmfulmaterialsintothefoodtheymaketFoodSafety

ProblemWiththedevelopmentofourcountry'seconomy,therearisesome

newproblems,amongwhichisthefoodsafetyproblem.Ahandfulof

profiteersputsomeharmfulmaterialsintothefoodtheymaket

2.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedby

menandwomeninatypicalweekin1998-1999accordingtogenderand

employmentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-timemenonaveragehad

forty-sevenhoursofleisurewhereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-seven

hours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkersbutfemale

part-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretimeonlyslightlymorethan

womeninfull-timeemploymentperhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.In

theunemployedandretiredcategoriesleisuretimeshowedanincreasefor

bothsexesasmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoomenenjoyedmoreleisure

time—overeightyhourscomparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen

perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthe

homethanmen.Lastlyhousewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursof

leisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall

thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmale

leisuretimewereavailablemenenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextra

time.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedby

menandwomeninatypicalweekin1998—1999,accordingtogenderand

employmentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehad

forty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-seven

hours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemale

part-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethan

womeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.

Intheunemployedandretiredcategories,leisuretimeshowedanincreasefor

bothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisure

time—overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,

perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthe

homethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhours

ofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,

thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmale

leisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.

3.May27th2005DearSirIwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEvening

NewsonMay25th2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemy

Bachelor'sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.I

believethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandwork

experiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresumemymaindegreecourseis

concernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesas

MarketingConsumerBehaviorStrategiesandPsychologyandallavailable

opportunitiestoincreasemyknowledge.IhavealreadypassedCET-6with

excellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglish

interpreteratBeijingTravelService.Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoin

yourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoand

becausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscarriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmy

abilities.Iraninterviewisneededpleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thank

youverymuch!Bestwishes!SincerelyLiMingMay27th,2005DearSir,I

waspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th,2005fora

salesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'sdegreeinElectronic

EngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytowork

wellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmy

attachedresume,mymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronic

topics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketing,ConsumerBehavior.

StrategiesandPsychology,andallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemy

knowledge.IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhave

evenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.

Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthe

kindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitis

carriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Iraninterviewisneeded,please

callmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!Bestwishes!Sincerely,

LiMing

4.TestforNationalCivilServantsNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleare

attendingdifferentexamsorganizedbyauthorityorganizationstoacquire

moreskillsandqualifications.Amongthemthereisagrowingtrendtositfor

tTestforNationalCivilServantsNowadays,moreandmorepeopleare

attendingdifferentexamsorganizedbyauthorityorganizationstoacquire

moreskillsandqualifications.Amongthem,thereisagrowingtrendtositfor

t

5.ValueTimeValueLifeAsanoldsayinggoes"Aninchoftimeequalsan

inchofgold.Goldcanberegainedifitisgonebuttimewillneverreturnwhen

itpassed."Perhapstimeisunlimitedinsomedegreebutman'sliValueTime,

ValueLifeAsanoldsayinggoes,"Aninchoftimeequalsaninchofgold.

Goldcanberegainedifitisgone,buttimewillneverreturnwhenitpassed."

Perhapstimeisunlimitedinsomedegree,butman'sli

6.ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiencesThisgraphindicatesthechange

inthepercentageofthepopulationover18yearsoldinCityAthatlistenedto

radioorviewedtelevisionshowsinadayduringtheperiodfromOctoberto

December2005.Accordingtothisgraphtelevisionaudiencesareatalowin

theearlymorninghoursbutrisegraduallytoabout10percentfrom8to10

a.m.Afteraslightdroparoundlunchtimeaudiencesbeginafairlysteady

climbtothepeakaudienceshipinthehoursfrom6to10p.m.atapproximately

40-45percent.Asharpdeclinefollowstotheover-nightlowofabout5

percentbetween2to4a.m.Differentfromtelevisionaudiencesradio

audiencesinthiscitypeakinthemorningwithabout30percentofthe

populationover18yearstuning-intoradiobroadcastsat8a.m.The

audienceshipdropsgraduallyfromthispeakandat2p.m.itbeginstofall

lowerthantelevisionaudienceshipitcontinuestodeclinethroughoutthe

eveninguntilreachingalowpointat2p.m.Thisgraphdemonstratesthe

dominanceoftelevisionamongtheelectronicmedia.Duringatypicaldaythe

percentageoftelevisionviewersishigherthanthatofradiolistenersexcept

inthemorning.Thisdeservesaspecialattentionfromthosewhoareinvolved

inmediumusing.ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiencesThisgraph

indicatesthechangeinthepercentageofthepopulationover18yearsoldin

CityAthatlistenedtoradioorviewedtelevisionshowsinadayduringthe

periodfromOctobertoDecember2005.Accordingtothisgraph,television

audiencesareatalowintheearlymorninghours,butrisegraduallytoabout

10percentfrom8to10a.m.Afteraslightdroparoundlunchtime,audiences

beginafairlysteadyclimbtothepeakaudienceshipinthehoursfrom6to10

p.m.atapproximately40-45percent.Asharpdeclinefollowstotheover-night

lowofabout5percentbetween2to4a.m.Differentfromtelevisionaudiences,

radioaudiencesinthiscitypeakinthemorning,withabout30percentofthe

populationover18yearstuning-intoradiobroadcastsat8a.m.The

audienceshipdropsgraduallyfromthispeakandat2p.m.itbeginstofall

lowerthantelevisionaudienceship,itcontinuestodeclinethroughoutthe

eveninguntilreachingalowpointat2p.m.Thisgraphdemonstratesthe

dominanceoftelevisionamongtheelectronicmedia.Duringatypicalday,

thepercentageoftelevisionviewersishigherthanthatofradiolisteners

exceptinthemorning.Thisdeservesaspecialattentionfromthosewhoare

involvedinmediumusing.

7.ALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampusDearMr.President

I'masophomoremajoringinenvironmentalengineering.I'mwritingtoyou

tosaysomethingabutthecampussafety.OuruniversityissolargethatIcan't

imaginehowharditistokeepitwiththousandsofstudentsingoodorder.On

thewholestudentsaresomewhatcontentwiththecampussafety.But

meanwhilesomeproblemsdoexist.Inthefirstplacethetheftoncampusisa

hugeheadacheofus.Myclassmatesinstudentdormitorybuilding202have

comeacrossthetheftquitealot.Theirbagsbankcardsradiosetsandother

propertiesarestolen.Thesamethingsalsohappenedintheself-study

classrooms.It'sunbearablethattextbookswithveryimportantnotesare

missingattimes.BesidesIheardthatwalkingaroundthecampusatnightis

notguaranteedbecauseafewgirlswerefrightenedby2strangerslastmonth.

It'surgentthatsomemeasuresbetaken.Educationonmoralityshouldbe

taughtamongallstudentsremindingthemofwhat'sthesensiblethingtodo.

Ouruniversityshouldalsomakesomepolicytoensurethatsafetyregulations

befollowed.Weareexpectingabigchange.AtlastIwanttoappreciateyour

sparingprecioustimetoreadthisletter.Thankyou.YoursrespectfullyWang

MingALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampusDearMr.

President,I'masophomoremajoringinenvironmentalengineering.I'm

writingtoyoutosaysomethingabutthecampussafety.Ouruniversityisso

largethatIcan'timaginehowharditistokeepitwiththousandsofstudents

ingoodorder.Onthewhole,studentsaresomewhatcontentwiththecampus

safety.Butmeanwhile,someproblemsdoexist.Inthefirstplace,thethefton

campusisahugeheadacheofus.Myclassmatesinstudentdormitorybuilding

202havecomeacrossthetheftquitealot.Theirbags,bankcards,radiosets,

andotherpropertiesarestolen.Thesamethingsalsohappenedintheself­

studyclassrooms.It'sunbearablethattextbookswithveryimportantnotesare

missingattimes.Besides,Iheardthatwalkingaroundthecampusatnightis

notguaranteedbecauseafewgirlswerefrightenedby2strangerslastmonth.

It'surgentthatsomemeasuresbetaken.Educationonmoralityshouldbe

taughtamongallstudentsremindingthemofwhat'sthesensiblethingtodo.

Ouruniversityshouldalsomakesomepolicytoensurethatsafetyregulations

befollowed.Weareexpectingabigchange.Atlast,Iwanttoappreciateyour

sparingprecioustimetoreadthisletter.Thankyou.Yoursrespectfully,Wang

Ming

8.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardofliving

infiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationin

theworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfrom

thestatisticstheU.S.A.一oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld一hadthe

highestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthe

lowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshada

considerablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilar

intheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamong

thethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthan

Indonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladesh

hadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.ItsGNPwas

onlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.Thefigureintermsofthedaily

caloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A,andits

infantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusionitcanbeseenfrom

theeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealOngway

togobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthe

sametimetheU.S.A,hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriesto

developtheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetable

usesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfive

selectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationinthe

worldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthe

statistics,theU.S.A.一oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld一hadthe

highestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthe

lowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshada

considerablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilar

intheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflife

amongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigher

thanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.

BangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.Its

GNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.Thefigureintermsofthe

dailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,and

itsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfrom

theeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealOngway

togobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthe

sametime,theU.S.A,hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriesto

developtheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

9.WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary?Nowadaysoncampus(1)

wecanseefewerstudentsdoreadinginthelibrarythanbeforebutan

increasingnumberstudentsgotothe(2)cybercafesorgooutofthecampus.

Ofallthereasonsaccountingforthisphenomenon(3)themostimportantone

isthattheentertainmentactivitiesbecomemoreabundantthaneverbeforeso

thattherearenumerouschoicesavailableforthestudents.Theycansurfthe

Internetwatchon-linemoviesorsoapoperasgoshoppingortakepartin(4)

socialclubactivities.Anotherreasonisthatdigitalbooksgetpopularamong

studentsfordigitalbooksaremoreconvenientthanthetraditionalonesand

theresourcesarelimitless.Thestudentscanchoosewhatevertheyliketoread

withoutgoingtothelibraries.Frommypointofviewbooksareapartofour

lifejustasBacononcesaidthat(5)readingmakesafullman.Westudents

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