2021年江苏省无锡市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2021年）江苏省无锡市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.现在许多国家和地区纷纷颁布禁烟法令，禁止公民在餐厅、酒吧、商

店、办公场所等吸烟

2.你对禁烟令是支持还是反对，并说出理由

ShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.老一辈常说，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人却认为相貌比能力重要

3.你的看法

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic2008OlympicsandI.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbase

yourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.北京2008年奥运会的重大意义

2.你能为北京奥运会做些什么

3.展望北京奥运会的前景

2008OlympicsandI

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:PreciousWater.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.举例说明水对人类的重要性

2.举例说明我国所面临的水资源问题

3.为了生存和发展人们要……

PreciousWater

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic"AFewRe.marksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbe

nolessthan150wordsandbaseontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.竞争是存在于当今社会的普遍现象

2.竞争的好处

3.竞争的同时不要忘记合作

6.1.越来越多的大学生一毕业就迈入婚姻殿堂

2.产生这种现象的原因

3.这种现象可能带来的影响

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicUnemploymentuponGraduation,Youshouldwriteatleast150words,

andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.许多大学生毕业后找不到工作

2.这一现象的原因是…

3.解决问题的办法是…

UnemploymentuponGraduation

1.简要分析图表

2.分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

9.1.目前，国久“汉语热”持续升温

2.出现这种现象的主要原因

3.“汉语热”给我的启示

OnForeigners'LearningChinese

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheOutlinegivenbelow:

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-mateWanted

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

11.SpaceTravelintheFuture

Spaceflightmaybeabouttoundergoatransformationfarmoreradicalthan

anythingplannedbynationalorinternationalspaceagencies.Inthenext

fifteenyearsorso,therecouldbeafleetoffiftyspace-planescarryinga

millionpeopleintoorbitabouttheEartheachyear,at$10,000perhead.A

prototypeofspaceplanecouldbeupandflyingwithinfiveorsixyears.

Perhapssurprisinglythemainobstaclestorealizingthisdreamareneither

technicalnorcommercial.Spacetransportationisexpensiveandriskyat

presentbecausealllauncherssofarhaveusedlargethrow-awaycomponents

thatarebasedonballisticmissiletechnology.Butthetechnologyalready

existsforaprototypeofafullyreusable,aero-plane-likelauncher,andits

developmentcostsneedonlybeequivalenttoabouttwospaceshuttle

flights(about$1,000million).Thecostperprototypespace-planeflightwould

beabout1percentofthecostinthespaceshuttle.

Coststhatlowwillnotbeachievedwithoutseveralyearsofoperating

experienceandcontinuousdevelopmenttocreateheatshieldsandrocket

motorsthatmeettheusualairlinerstandardsoflonglifeandlowmaintenance

costs.AccordingtorecentmarketresearchinJapan,morethanamillion

peopleayearwouldbepreparedtopaysuchapriceforabriefvisittoaspace

station.Ifcorrect,thislevelofspacetourismwouldprovidethesortof

commercialincentiveandoperatingexperienceneededtoachieveairliner

standard.

However,spacepolicyissodominatedbypoliticsthatmorethansound

engineeringandcommercialargumentswillbeneededtotransfonn.ahigh-

costindustryintoalow-costone.Manyaviationengineersin1961,wasasa

memberofaspace-planestobefeasibleoverthirtyyeasago.(Myfirstjob,

startingin1961,wasasamemberofaspace-planedesignteam.)Theywere

notdevelopedprimarilybecausethemainplayerinthefiled,NASA,because

preoccupiedwithitspartintheColdWarandlockedintoaballisticmissile

mindset.Asaresult,NASAhasnotencouragedstudiesofspace-planesthat

couldbebuiltusingexistingtechnologyandtendstoviewpredictionssuch

asthoseoutlinedaboveasfar-fetched.

Howthencanthetransformationbebroughtabout?Fourrecenteventsshould

betweenthemtriggertherequiredoverthrowofthemindset.Thefirst

componentshavebeenmanufacturedfortheInternationalSpaceStationand

NASA,inconjunctionwiththeSpaceTransportationAssociation,hasbegun

thefirstofficialstudytheOrbitalScienceCorporationandtheRockwell

InternationalCorporation,fordevelopmentoftheX-34launcher.

TheX-34hasareusablelowerstageandanexpendableupperstage,andis

designedtoreducethecostoflaunchingsmallsatellites.Unpilotedand

lookingratherlikealarge,fatfighteraero-plane,itislaunchedfroma

convertedBoeing747.Havingreleasedtheupperstageataboutonehalf

satellitespeed,therocket-poweredlowerstageglidesbacktobaseandlands.

Followinginspection,maintenanceandrefueling,thelowerstagewillbe

readyforthenextflightafewdayslater.Thefirstorbitaltestflightis

scheduledforjusttwoandahalfyearsfromnow.InApril1995,NASAplaces

competitivestudycon-tractswithLockheed,McDonnellDouglasand

RockwellfortheX-33demonstrator,whichistendedtoleadtoanunpiloted

single-stage-to-orbitlauncher.

Whentheimplicationsofsuchprojectsbecomewidelyappreciated,thecase

foranewandrealisticwayaheadforspacewillbecomeoverwhelming.While

theX-34cannotbedescribedasatruespace-plane,sinceithasanexpendable

upperstage,ifitissuccessfulitwillprovideunassailableevidenceforthe

feasibilityofatruespace-plane.Apilotedtwo-stagespace-planeusing

existingtechnologywillthenbeseenasamongtheall-timebestaerospac

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12.

AccordingtoMaryCzerwinski'sresearch,computerusersareconstantly

shiftingfromwindowtowindow,pausingateachone.

13.

Registrationisanecessarysteptopresentpatient'srelevantinformation,but

inurgentcases,itcanbedonelaterat.

14.

Promotionsareusuallyusedtoattractlow-incomeshoppers.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.FourMinutesthatGetYouHired

BayStateralwayswantstobeateacher.Withthehelpoffriendswhoteach

atschool,shelandedaninterviewwiththeprinciple."Inoticedatinyrunin

mystockingthatmorning,"sherecalls."Ithoughtaboutchanging,butIknew

I'dbelateifIdid.Butlatertherunstretchedfrommyankletomyknee.I

apologizedfornotlookingmybest."Finally,thewould-beteacherdidn'tget

herjob.

Firstimpressionsareoftenlastingones.Indeed,ifyouplaythecardright,you

canenjoythebenefitsofthe"haloeffect".Thismeansifyouareviewed

positivelywithinthecriticalfirstfourminutes,thepersonyouhavemetwill

likelyassumeeverythingyoudoispositive.

Fourminutes!Studiestellusthat'sthecrucialperiodinwhichimpressions

areformedbysomeonewe'vejustmet.Withinameretenseconds,thatperson

willbegintomakejudgmentsaboutourprofessionalism,socialclass,morals

andintelligence.Peopletendtofocusonwhattheysee(dress,eyecontact,

movement),onwhattheyhear(howfastandslowwetalk,ourvoicetoneand

volume),andonouractualwords.

Bungleafirstencounter,andinmanycasestheinterviewerwillmistakenly

assumeyouhavealotofothernegativetraits.Worse,heorshemaynottake

thetimetogiveyouasecondchance.

Mostemployersbelievethatthosewholookasiftheycareaboutthemselves

aremorelikelytocareabouttheirjobs.Weknow"it'swhat'sinsidethat

counts",butresearchshowsthatphysicallyattractivepeoplearegenerally

perceivedbyprospectiveemployersasmoreintelligent,likableand

trustworthy.Yourgoalshouldbetocomeacrossinthebestpossiblelight-

attractiveinthewayyoudress,inyourgesturesandfacialexpressionsandin

yourspeech.

Here'showtomakethosecrucialfourminutescount:

LookyourbestItsignalssuccess.Studieshavelinkedclothingconsciousness

tohigherself-esteemandjobsatisfaction.Andonestudyfundedbythe

ClairolCorporationfoundthatitpays,literally,toprojectaprofessional

image.JudithWaters,aprofessoratFairleighDickinsonUniversityinNew

Jersey,sentoutidenticalresumewitheithera"before"oran"after"

photographofhypotheticaljobcandidatestoover300companies.Waters

askedthemtodetermineastartingsalaryforeachcandidate.Theresult?

Salariesare8to20percenthigherforthosewhoseresumeshavebeen

accompaniedbythephotowithanupgradedimage.

Yetmanypeoplefailtounderstandtheimportanceofprojectingaprofessional

image.Forexample,a32-year-oldinWashington,D.C.,workedfortenyears

asanadministrativeassistantinalargeaccountingfirm.Whentheoffice

managerretiredlastyear,sheappliedfortheposition.Shewasn'tevengranted

aninterview.

"Ithoughtitwasanoversight,soIaskedthedirectorofpersonnelwhat

happened,"shesays."HetoldmeIdidn'tfittheimageofanofficemanger.

HesuggestedIchangemywardrobe—getridofmyneon-coloredskirtsand

danglingearrings—beforeIappliedagainforanotherposition.Iwasshocked.

Idoagreatjob,andthewayIdressshouldn'thaveanybearing.Myclothes

reflectmypersonalstyle."

Forgetaboutpersonalstyle.Atwork,yourclothesmustconveythemessage

thatyouarecompetent,reliableandauthoritative.

Dressforthejobyouwant,notthejobyouhave.Ifyouarescheduledforan

interviewatacompanyyou'venevervisitedandaren'tsurewhattowear,send

foranannualreportandstudywhattheemployeespicturedarewearing,or

dropbyaheadoftimetoseehowtheydress.

MonitoryourbodylanguageHowyoumoveandgesturewillgreatly

influenceaninterviewer'sfirstimpressionofyou.Inastudyof

communications,PsychologistAlbertMehrabiandiscoveredthatsevenperce

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16.Inordertopreventyourbooksfrombeingdamagedbyinsects,youshould

makeyourlibraryavoid.

17.

TheneedsofthoseIndiansinwith4areasformedbytheAndean

MissionarethegreatestamongallIndiansinthethreeSouthAmerican

countries.

18.TheBBCusedtopresentthemesofethnicminoritiesinaboring.

19.

TheNetherlandshasplacedtherightsofpedestriansbeforethoseofcarsin

suchareascalled.

20.

Ajoumalistsucceedsmoreeasilythanastockbroker.

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三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.

[B5]

22.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthe

nations,otherssaythatthe[Bl]——istrue:internationalcontests

encouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingand[B2]

Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisible[B3]after

thehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheend,thelosers[B4]

tothefinaldecisions.Theywere[B5]thatoneoftheirgoals

shouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheir[B6]victorywasunfair.

Theirmanagerwasinaragewhenhesaid:"HockeyandtheInternational

HockeyFederationarefinished."ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlater

thatsuchbehavior,couldresultinthe[B7]——oftheteamforatleast

threeyears.

TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplace

toRussia,aftera[B8]endtotheircontest.Itwasthoughtatfirst

thattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthat

therewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.[B9].TheAmericanplayers

thenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.

[BIO].InthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoo

muchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.[BJ1].

[Bl]

23.(13)

A.Onemonth,

B.Onemonthandahalf.

C.Twomonths.

D.Twomonthsandahale

24.

[B2]

25.(22)

A.SheshareddifferentbeliefswithDennis.

B.Dennislovedherverymuch.

C.HernameisSarah.

D.Sheisold-fashioned.

26.听力原文:W:YoucallVictoradreamer?Ithinkhealwaysgetsgood

ideas.Weneedsuchcreativeteamplayer,don'twe?

M:Goodideasareonlyusefulwhensomethingcanbemadeoutofthem.

Q:Whatdoestheman'sresponseimply?

(19)

A.Victordoesn'thavemanygoodideas.

B.Victordoesn'tputhisideasintopractice.

C.Victorhastoomanydreams.

D.Victorsleepstoomuch.

27.(36)

A.TheoriginoftheEarth

B.TheoriginoftheMoon.

C.TheEarthandtheMoon.

D.TheMoonandtheMars.

28.

[B6]

29.听力原文：M:Well,Mary,todayisthedayyou'regoingforyourdriver's

license.Doyouthinkyouarereadyforthetest?

W:Icertainlyhopeso!I'veputinsomanyhoursofbehind-the-wheel

training,andI'vegonethroughthedrivingmanualsomanytimes.Ishouldbe

perfect!

Q:HowdoesMaryfeelaboutthetestforherdriver'slicense?

(18)

A.Shefeelsnervousaboutthetest.

B.Sheworriesabouthercompetence.

C.Shethinkssheiswellprepared.

D.Shedoesn'tlikethetrainingbehindthewheel.

30.听力原文：Since1939,numerousscientificstudieshavebeenconducted

todeterminewhethersmokingisahealthhazard.Thetrendoftheevidence

hasbeenconsistentandindicatesthatthereisaserioushealthriskResearch

teamshaveconductedstudiesthatshowbeyondallreasonabledoubtthat

cigarettesmokingisassociatedwithashortenedlifeexpectancy.

Cigarettesmokingisbelievedbymostresearchworkersinthisfieldtobean

importantfactorinthedevelopmentofcancerofthelungsandcancerofthroat.

Malecigarettesmokershaveahigherdeathratefromheartdiseasethan

nonsmokingmakes.Femalesmokersarethoughttobelessaffectedbecause

theydonotbreatheinthesmokesodeeply.

Itmightbehelpfultolookatwhatsmokingactuallydoestothehumanbody.

Smokeisamixtureofgases,vaporizedchemicals,minuteparticlesofash,

andotherthings.Thereisalsonicotine,whichisapowerfulpoisonandblack

tar.Asthesmokeisbreathedin,allthesecomponentsform,depositsonthe

membranesofthelungs.Onepointofconcentrationofdepositsiswherethe

airtubedivides.Mostlungcancerbeginsatthispoint.

SmokingalsoaffectstheheartandBloodvessels.Itisknowntoberelatedto

Beurger'sdisease,anarrowingofthesmallveinsinthehandsandfeetthat

cancausegreatpain.Smokersalsodiemuchmoreoftenfromheartdisease.

(33).

A.Femalesmokershavehigherqualityofresistance.

B.Femalesmokershavespecialorgantoavoidsuchdisease.

C.Femalesmokersdonotbreatheinsodeeply.

D.Femalesmokerssmokelesscigarettethanmalesmokers.

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

31.

WhatcanwelearnfromtheParagraph3?

A.ThegenesofAlzheimer'sdiseasehavebeendecodedafterthedecodingof

humangenome.

B.Braindiseasesusuallyaretheoutcomeofinteractionofcomplicatedgroups

ofgenes.

C.Thescientists'findingsongeneshavequicklyleadtounderstandingof

mentaldiseases.

D.thecomplexityhadstoppedtheresearchersfromcomeupwithtreatment

tomentaldiseases.

32.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsocceristrue?

A.Insoccerandbasketball,theethnictideisdifferent.

B.Untilrecently,soccerbecomesanimportantgame,somanynative

Americansplayit.

C.Itisthemostpopulargameintheworld,somanyAmericancitizenstake

upit.

D.Althoughsocceristhemostpopulargameintheworld,Americancitizens

inlargenumbersdonotlikeitfirst.

33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutpsychologicalfatigue?

A.Psychologicalfatiguehappenstothoseinvolvedinwar.

B.Restistheonlysolutionforpsychologicalfatigue.

C.Physicallyhealthypeopledonotsufferfrompsychologicalfatigue.

D.Physicallaborcangetsomepeopleoutofpsychologicalfatigue.

五、5.ErrorCorrection。题）

34.

[S7]

35.

[S6]

36.

[S2]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.Airpollutionisoneofthemostpervasiveenvironmentalproblemsbecause

atmosphericcurrentscancarrycontaminatedairtoeverypartoftheglobe.

Mostairpollutioncomesfromautomobileemissionsandfrompowerplants

whatburncoalandoiltoproduceenergyforindustrialandconsumeruse.

[SI].

Carbondioxideandotherharmfulgasesreleasingintotheairfromthese

sources[S2].

adverselyeffectweatherpatternsandthehealthofpeople,animalsandplants.

[S3].

Industrializednationsproducemostoftheworld'sairpollution.For

example,becausetheUnitedStatesishometojust5percentoftheworld's

[S4].

population,thecountrygenerates22percentofhuman-madecarbondioxide

emissionsor19percentofallgreenhousegasessuchascarbondioxideand

[S5].

methane.Theseemissionsharmtheenvironmentbyleadingacidrainand

[S6].

globalwarming,andbydepleting（使衰竭）theprotectiveozonelayerwhich

surroundtheearth.[S7].

Acidrain,aseriousthreataroundtheworld,occurswhensulfurdioxide

andnitrogenoxideemissionsfromautomobilesandfossil-fuelburningpower

plantstofallbacktoEarthasacidicprecipitation.Acidrainhascontaminated

[S8].

manylakesinCanadaandthenortheastUnitedStatesandhasbeen

documented

eveninthenon-industrialstateofHawaii.IntheUnitedKingdom,57

percentofalltreesareseverelydefoliated（使落叶）owetocorrosivefallout,

and[S9].

productionoffoodcropshasbeendeclinedinmanypartsoftheworld.Acid

[S10]______

rainhaserodedthesurfacesofgreatartandarchitecturaltreasures,including

theancientsculpturesofRomeandtheSphinxinEgypt.

[SI]

38.

[S7]

39.

[S9]

参考答案

1.ShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?Nowadaysmany

countriessuchasFranceGreatBritainhavepromulgatedtheprohibitionof

smokingatpublicplacesincludingrestaurantsbarsstoresandwShouldthe

StateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?Nowadays,manycountries,

suchasFrance,GreatBritain,havepromulgatedtheprohibitionofsmoking

atpublicplaces,includingrestaurants,bars,storesandw

2.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethatthey

shouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceisless

importantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewho

arenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthis

viewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthat

interestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshowever

thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewers

puffingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotof

peoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.

Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thave

muchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthan

goodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksare

bornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesa

person'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetween

themrilchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooks

Oldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeopleby

theirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthan,say,ability.

Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.

Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Fora

womanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,the

preferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferent

inthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewerspuffingemphasisonthe

looks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometothe

conclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautiful

girlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmy

opinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonly

becauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalso

becauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.

Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I'll

chooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

3.2008OlympicsandIItiswellknownthattheOlympicGameswillbeheld

inBeijingin2008.Thisisagreatchanceforthewholeworldtoknowmore

aboutChina.TheOlympicGameshasbroughtalongnotonlysp2008

OlympicsandIItiswellknownthattheOlympicGameswillbeheldin

Beijingin2008.Thisisagreatchanceforthewholeworldtoknowmore

aboutChina.TheOlympicGameshasbroughtalongnotonlysp

4.PreciousWaterNoonedoubtstheimportanceofwater.Humanbeingslive

onwateranimalsliveonwaterplantsliveonwaterandalllivingthingslive

onwater.Youcan'timaginewhatwouldhappeniftherewerenowaterinthe

world!Chinaisoneofthecountriesintheworldthatarebadlyshortofwater.

Waterproblemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecentyearswiththeincreaseof

waterconsumptionandpollution.Inbigcitiesthewaterproblemhasbecome

evenworse.Withthegrowthofpopulationmoreandmorewaterisneeded.

Withthedevelopmentoftheindustryalargequantityofwaterhasbeenand

isbeingpolluted.WaterpollutionisthemostseriousproblemthatChinais

facing.Ithasspreadtoriverslakesandeventheoceans.Inordertosurvive

manhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtrympreventitfrombeing

polluted.Manshouldalsoknowthatallresourcesintheworldarelimited

includingwater.Makegooduseofthemotherwisemanwillbepunishedby

nature.Totreasurewateristotreasurelife:toprotectourenvironmentisto

protectourselves.PreciousWaterNoonedoubtstheimportanceofwater.

Humanbeingsliveonwater,animalsliveonwater,plantsliveonwaterand

alllivingthingsliveonwater.Youcan'timaginewhatwouldhappenifthere

werenowaterintheworld!Chinaisoneofthecountriesintheworldthatare

badlyshortofwater.Waterproblemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecentyears

withtheincreaseofwaterconsumptionandpollution.Inbigcities,thewater

problemhasbecomeevenworse.Withthegrowthofpopulation,moreand

morewaterisneeded.Withthedevelopmentoftheindustry,alargequantity

ofwaterhasbeenandisbeingpolluted.Waterpollutionisthemostserious

problemthatChinaisfacing.Ithasspreadtorivers,lakes,andeventheoceans.

Inordertosurvive,manhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtrym

preventitfrombeingpolluted.Manshouldalsoknowthatallresourcesinthe

worldarelimited,includingwater.Makegooduseofthem,otherwise,man

willbepunishedbynature.Totreasurewateristotreasurelife:toprotectour

environmentistoprotectourselves.

5.AFewRemarksonCompetitionInourmodernsocietyyoumayfeel

competitioneverywhere.Tileathletesforexamplefightwitheachotherfor

championships.Thestudentscompeteforprizesandscholarshipsatschool.

Theunemployedstruggleforanyopportunitiesavailableinthejobmarket.

Andeverydayinthebusinessworldthefiercestcompetitionistakingplace

aseachenterprisetriestogetabiggersliceofthemarket.Hardascompetition

isithascertainadvantagesaswell.Firstlyitprovidescitizenswhateversocial

statustheyhavewithopportunitiestoachievetheirgoals.Everyonewithhis

owneffortsisequalonthewaytosuccess.Secondlypeopleusuallyfeel

stimulatedbythechallengesfromrivals.Undercompetitiononeturnsoutto

bemoreactiveandefficient.Furthermorecompetitiongivesimpetustothe

fastdevelopmentofthemodernworldinwhicheachpersonshowsgreater

initiativeatwork.Howeveracompetitivesocietycanneverneglectthe

importanceofcooperationforcompetitiondoesnotmeantheisolationfrom

others.Infactrightcooperationwithotherpeoplewillmakewiserandmore

effectiveuseofourintelligenceandenergyandthusincreasetheforcefulness

ofcom-petition.AFewRemarksonCompetitionInourmodernsocietyyou

mayfeelcompetitioneverywhere.Tileathletes,forexample,fightwitheach

otherforchampionships.Thestudentscompeteforprizesandscholarshipsat

school.Theunemployedstruggleforanyopportunitiesavailableinthejob

market.Andeverydayinthebusinessworldthefiercestcompetitionistaking

placeaseachenterprisetriestogetabiggersliceofthemarket.Hardas

competitionis,ithascertainadvantagesaswell.Firstly,itprovidescitizens,

whateversocialstatustheyhave,withopportunitiestoachievetheirgoals.

Everyonewithhisowneffortsisequalonthewaytosuccess.Secondly,

peopleusuallyfeelstimulatedbythechallengesfromrivals.Under

competitiononeturnsouttobemoreactiveandefficient.Furthermore,

competitiongivesimpetustothefastdevelopmentofthemodernworld,in

whicheachpersonshowsgreaterinitiativeatwork.However,acompetitive

societycanneverneglecttheimportanceofcooperation,forcompetitiondoes

notmeantheisolationfromothers.Infact,rightcooperationwithotherpeople

willmakewiserandmoreeffectiveuseofourintelligenceandenergy,and

thusincreasetheforcefulnessofcom-petition.

6.MarriageuponGraduation①Aslongasweopenoureyesandlookaround

wewillwithnodoubtfindthatagrowingnumberofcollegegraduatesget

marriedalmostattheverymomentoftheirgraduation.©Lookingatthe

youngcoupleswecan'thelpwonderingwhatisbehindthistrend.©Firstly

thereisnodenyingthattheintensiveemploymentcompetitionisamajor

factorinthesituation.Gettingmarriedmeansthecouplecansupporteach

otherintheharshenvironmentinadditiontothefinancialassistancefrom

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