（2021年）四川省樂山市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)

（2021年）四川省樂山市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.我為什么選擇讀大學(xué)；

2.現(xiàn)在讀大學(xué)是否值得；

3.結(jié)論。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheValueofScience.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有的人認(rèn)為，科學(xué)的價值在于對人類物質(zhì)生活的提高作出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)；另一些人則認(rèn)為，科學(xué)的真正價值在于它提高了人的整體素質(zhì).你的看法如何？寫出你的觀點(diǎn)，并適當(dāng)舉例說明你的理由.

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些電視臺禁止在節(jié)目中使用外來縮略語

1．對這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3．我認(rèn)為……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

______

4.假設(shè)你是李芳，給好朋友Lily寫一封信。內(nèi)容如下：

1.邀請她五一放假其間來北京游玩

2.簡單介紹北京的名勝古跡

3.希望對方回信交流意見

ALettertoaFrien

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:PreciousWater.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.舉例說明水對人類的重要性

2.舉例說明我國所面臨的水資源問題

3.為了生存和發(fā)展人們要……

PreciousWater

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．有人認(rèn)為學(xué)校應(yīng)該開設(shè)書法課

2．有人則反對

3．我的看法

ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransport.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese

1.許多大城市私家車越來越多

2．私家車過多造成的問題。

3．如何鼓勵人們少用私家車，多用公共交通。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.上大學(xué)的費(fèi)用(tuitionandfees)可以通過多處途徑解決

2.哪種途徑適合于我(說明理由)

9.Directions:Forthispart.youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoCultivateTeamSpirit?Youshouldwriteatleast150words.followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.閉隊(duì)精神對人的成長至又重要

2．但現(xiàn)在許多人缺乏閉隊(duì)精神

3．在我看來……

HowtoCultivateTeamSpirit?

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthepleasureoflearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．學(xué)習(xí)是一種樂趣

2．學(xué)習(xí)的樂趣普遍存在(存在于書本學(xué)習(xí)、藝術(shù)欣賞、了解世界等多方面的學(xué)習(xí)之中)

3．如何走出“學(xué)習(xí)是痛苦的”誤區(qū)

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

Thedifferencebetweenreal______worldartist'splayingandsingingandheronlinealterego'sisthatthelatter______.

12.

Asmallpopulationmayundergogeometric,orexponentialgrowthwhenintroducedintoafavorableenvironment.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.Brightcoveprofitsbymakinguseofmediafirms'wishto______.

14.

Whenwementionpsychologicaladdiction,wealwaysusethetermof______todescribeadrubuser'thought.

15.

Themainideaofthispassageisthataperson'simageisakeyfactorinthesuccessofhisorherjobapplication.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.TheBBCadopts"hammocking"techniqueinorderto______.

A.widenitsaudience

B.addyouthappealtoitsprograms

C.concealpublicservicethemesbeneathentertainment

D.getpeopletowatchworthystuff

17.

Wheninsectssleep,theymaybecomeinactivenomatterwhetheritisinthedayoratnight.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Canadianmediaoftenciteexcessivefishingbyoverseasfleets,primarilybecauseof______.

19.

Class,income,education,racialandreligiousbackgroundseemtoplayanimportantpartinchoosingamate.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.DoesGeneticResearchThreatenOurCivilLiberties?

TheCurrentGeneticResearch

Thescienceofgeneticsisaflourishingnewindustry,nourishedinlargepartbythefederallyfundedHumanGenomeProject.Thegoalofthisambitiousresearchendeavoristoidentifyeverygenefoundinthehumanbody,perhaps100,000inall.Severalmonthsago,theU.S.governmentandaprivatecorporationannouncedthattheyhad"completed"the"map"ofthegenome,althoughactuallytherearestillmanygaps.Muchrelatedresearchfocusesongeneticdiagnostics--testsdesignedtoidentifygenesthoughttobeassociatedwithvariousmedicalconditions.Morethan50newgenetictestshavebeenidentifiedinthepastfiveyearsalone.

Theincreasingspeed,sophistication,affordability,andinterconnectivityofcomputersystemsallowtherapidmonitoringandmatchingofmanymillionsofrecords.A1994benchmarkstudybytheACLUfoundthat"concernsaboutpersonalprivacyrundeepamongtheAmericanpeople".

Thepromotionofanideologyofgeneticizationfostersthebeliefthatgenesaredeterminativeofanindividual'sbehavior,character,andfuture.Capitalisteconomicrelationshavecreatedascramble(爭奪)forventurecapital,thealteringofpatentlaws,andcallsformassgenetictestingbyresearcherswhotradeontheoldimageofthealtruisticscientisttomasktheirconflictsofinterestintestinglabs,patents,consultingcontracts,etc.

TheTechnologicalSociety

Technologiesarenotvalue-neutral;theyusuallyembodytheperspectives,purposes,andpoliticalobjectivesofpowerfulsocialgroups.ThedominantideologyinWesternsocietyproclaimsthatscienceandtechnologyarevalue-neutral,andtheonlyproblemscausedbytechnologiesareeither"externalities"(unintendedsideeffects)orabuses.However,becausetechnologiesaretheresultofhumaninterventionsintotheotherwisenaturalprogressionofactivities(andnotactsofGodorofnature),theyarethemselvesactuallyimbuedwithhumanintentionsandpurposes.Currenttechnologiesdonotequallybenefitallsegmentsofsociety(andindeedarenotintendedtodoso),althoughtomaximizepublicsupportforthesedevelopmentsandtominimizepotentialopposition,theirproponentsrarelyacknowledgethesedistributionalramifications(分歧).

TheUnitedStatesisasocietyinwhichthedifferentialaccesstowealthandpowerhasbeenexacerbatedduringrecentyears.Thus,thosepeoplewithmorepowercandeterminethekindsoftechnologicaldevelopmentsthatareresearchedandimplemented.Becauseoftheirsize,scale,andrequirementsforcapitalinvestmentsandforknowledge,modemtechnologiesarepowerfulinterventionsintothenaturalorder.Theytendtobethemechanismsbywhichalreadypowerfulgroupsextend,manifest,andfurtherconsolidatetheirpowers.Thus,technologiesthemselvesarenotneutral;theyaresocialandpoliticalphenomena.Genetictechnologiesandcomputerizationexhibitthesecharacteristics,andreflectpowerdifferentialsinthesociety.

Theresultsoftechnologicaladvancementappeartoofferagoodfuturecapabilitiesofenhancedsurveillance(監(jiān)視)andcontroloverpeopleandevents,aswellaspromisesofperfectionism(thusleadingtobothalossofprivacyandincreasedopportunitiesfordiscriminationbypowerfulentities).Predictabilitywillreplaceatolerancefornaturalvariationanddiversity.

LossofPrivacy

Geneticprivacy,likemedicalprivacyingeneral,involvesnotionsofthedignityandintegrityoftheindividual.Isdataaccurate?Canindividualsaccesstheirownfiles?Canthedonorcorrectinaccuratedata?Arethecustodiansfaithfulandaretechnicalsecuritysystemsprotectingthedatawherepossible?Doestheindividualhavecontroloverwhichthirdpartiesareallowe

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：W:Thedoctorshouldbeabletoseeyouinafewminutes.Ijustneedsomeinformationfromyoufirst.Whatseemstobetheproblem?

M:Well,asyoucansee.I'vegotarashonmyhandsandarms.Ithinkitmightbesomekindofallergicreaction.Myroommatejustgotanewcat.MaybeI'mallergictocats.

W:Hmm.Usually,allergiestoanimalsdon'tcauserashesonyourhands.

M:Well,maybeI'mallergictosomekindoffood,or…

W:Whendidyouseeyourrashfirstdevelop?

M:OnMonday.ByTuesday,itwasworse,andonTuesdaynightIcouldhardlysleep.

W:Tellme,haveyoubeenoutinthewoodslately?

M:Outinthewoods?IwenthikingSaturday.Why?Igetit.Youthinkmyrashmightbecausedbypoisonivy,right?

W:Well,itlookslikethat.Thedoctorcantellyouforsure.Doyouknowifyoucameincontactwithpoisonivy?

M:No,becauseIhavenoideawhatpoisonivylookslike.

W:Itgrowsinclustersofthreeleaves,andtheleavesarewaxylooking.

M:Well,ifIdohavepoisonivy,whatcanthedoctordoforme?

W:Hecanprescribealotionthatwillrelievetheitching.ButifIwereyou,I'dgotothelibraryandlookforsomecolorphotosofpoisonivy,andtrytoavoiditthenexttimeIgointothewoods.

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A.doctorandnurse.

B.Librarianandlibrarypatron.

C.Forestrangerandhiker.

D.Nurseandpatient.

22.SectionC

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

Packagingisthedesignandproductionofphysicalcontainerforaproduct,whichinfactbecomesapartoftotalutilityoftheproduct.Theconsumerseesoftenthepackageandthecontentsasawhole,andhis【B1】______decisionisinfluencedbythepackage.Forexample,theconsumermaynotbeableto【B2】______betweentwosimilarperfumes,butheorshewillchooseoneinthemore【B3】______package.Inrecentyears,themarketing【B4】______ofpackaginghasbeenincreasinglyrecognizedbyenterprises.Todaypackaginghastrulybecomeamajor【B5】______forceinthestruggleformarketsdomesticallyandabroad.

However,over-packaginghasalsoarisenasanoteworthy【B6】______.It'ssaidthatthepublicandCongressionalconcernabout【B7】______packagingstartedbecauseSenatorHartdiscoveredthattheboxesofbiscuitsconsumedbyhisfamilywerebecominghigherandnarrower,witha【B8】______ofnetweightfrom12to10.5ounces,withoutanyreductioninprice.Therewerestilltwelvebiscuits,buttheyhadbeenreducedinsize.【B9】______.Asthepackagejournalsshowweekbyweek,thereisneveranyhesitationinintroducinganewsizeandshapeofboxorbottle.【B10】______,butnooneinthetradecommentsunfavorablyonthehugecostsincurredbyendlesschangesofpackagesizesthatareusedforimprovingaproduct'smarketposition.【B11】______,accordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyinWashington.

【B1】

23.【B2】

24.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Therearethreekindsofgoals,short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Shorttermgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblymonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,ourlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschool,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouraged.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

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A.Twoyears.

B.Long-termgoals.

C.Currentactivities.

D.Thegoalsthathavebeencompleted.

25.聽力原文：M:Iwanttoregisterforthismathematicscourse.

W:I'msorryregistrationhasclosed.

M:Closed?TheclerktoldmeIcouldcomebackandregisteranytimeduringthefirstweekofclasses.

W:Well,that'snotpossible.Thesystemhasalreadybeenclosedforalmostaweek.Whotoldyouthatanyway?

M:SomewomanherewhenItriedtoregisterthreeweeksago.ShesaidIjusthadtopayalatefee.

W:Shemusthavebeenatemporaryworker.Theydon'thavemuchtraining.Whydidn'tyouregisterthen?

M:ShesaidIcouldn'tuntilIhadmybirthcertificate.Hereitis.

W:Yourbirthcertificate?

M:Well,I'manewstudent.Sosheaskedforidentification.AndIamnotoldenoughtogetanIDcard.

W:Huh.That'snoreasontodemandabirthcertificate.Weonlyneedtoestablishresidency:aphonebillwithyournameandaddressonitwould'vebeenfine.

M:Really?Onlyproofofmyaddress?

W:Yes.I'mafraidshegaveyouthewronginformation.Stillyou'llhavetowaitandtakeyourmatt'sclassnextsemester.

M:Butthat'sunfair.

W:Well,Isympathizewithyourproblem,butfrankly,Idon'tthinkthereisanythinganyonecandoforyou.Youweretrappedinthesystem.Ifyouwantto,youcantalktothedirector.Shewillhelpyouifshecan.

M:Great.

W:Don'tgetyourhopesup,though,

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A.Registeringacourse.

B.Closingacomputersystem.

C.ApplyingforanIDcard.

D.Havingapart-timejob.

26.(21)

A.Individualhumansshare90percentoftheirDNA

B.Individualhumansshare99.9percentoftheirDNA

C.Individualhumansshare99percentoftheirDNA

D.Individualhumansshare80percentoftheirDNA

27.(24)

A.goingregularlytoagym.

B.takingtherightmedicine.

C.keepingaclosewatchonherweight.

D.takingwalkingregularly.

28.(41)

29.(18)

A.Totakesomemorevegetables.

B.Toavoidtakinganymorefood.

C.Topassthewomanthemeat.

D.Tohelptopreparethepotatoes.

30.(32)

A.BecausethegovernorbelievesintheexistenceofGod.

B.Becausethegovernorheldprayersessionsonstateproperty.

C.Becausethegovernorfailedtodohisduty.

D.Becausethegovernorlookeddownuponthem.

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

Whichofthestatementsistrueofgorillas?

A.Theyprefertostayneartheirhome.

B.Theymovefromplacetoplacewithinalimitedarea.

C.Theyarefollowedwhentheytravelbyotheranimals.

D.Theymovearoundlookingforfoodaccordingtoafairlyregularpattern.

32.

ThepossibilityfortheHousetopasstheproposalisfurtherreducedbythepoliticalfactorthat______.

A.BushhaslostsupportintheHouse

B.BushhassomeopponentsintheHouse

C.theHousetendstodisagreewithpresidents

D.theHousethinksitunrealistictosealtheborder

33.

AFrenchmanlivinginParishasgreatdifficultyinapprehendingwhatthemanfromGuadeloupe,orMartinique,issayingbecause______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.【S6】

35.

【S8】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S10】

38.

【S6】

39.(87)

參考答案

1.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Therearemanymasonsformychoosingtoattendcollege.Themainoneisthat1enjoylearningandgainingknowledge.IrememberthatasmyhighschooleducationwasdrawingtoaclosemydesireforcontinuingtolearnfeltincreasinglystrongandthedecisionwasnaturallymadewhenIrealizedIwouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhighschoolandentertheworkingworldsosoon.IdecidedtoentercollegenotonlybecauseitisaplacewhereIcancontinuetoseekscientifictruthsbutalsoitisaplacewhereIcanbeexposedtovariousneworiginalideas.Ithelpstoexpandmyhorizonsandmakemeawell-roundedperson.OfcourseImustadmitthatIchosetoattendcollegealsobecauseIfeltitwasaPracticalandnecessarystepItooktoensureasecurefutureformyself.Forintoday'sworldacollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialffonewishestocompeteinthejobmarketandtofindaworthwhileposition.ForthesereasonsInevermindspendingbeautifulnightsonpaperwork;Ineverconsidermyselfmiserableandunfairlyburdened;andIneverthinkcollegeeducationisawasteoftimeandmoney.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Therearemanymasonsformychoosingtoattendcollege.Themainoneisthat1enjoylearningandgainingknowledge.Irememberthatasmyhighschooleducationwasdrawingtoaclose,mydesireforcontinuingtolearnfeltincreasinglystrong,andthedecisionwasnaturallymadewhenIrealizedIwouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhighschoolandentertheworkingworldsosoon.IdecidedtoentercollegenotonlybecauseitisaplacewhereIcancontinuetoseekscientifictruths,butalsoitisaplacewhereIcanbeexposedtovariousnew,originalideas.Ithelpstoexpandmyhorizonsandmakemeawell-roundedperson.OfcourseImustadmitthatIchosetoattendcollegealsobecauseIfeltitwasaPracticalandnecessarystepItooktoensureasecurefutureformyself.Forintoday'sworld,acollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialffonewishestocompeteinthejobmarketandtofindaworthwhileposition.Forthesereasons,Inevermindspendingbeautifulnightsonpaperwork;Ineverconsidermyselfmiserableandunfairlyburdened;andIneverthinkcollegeeducationisawasteoftimeandmoney.

2.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofsciencepeoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.AndpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephonesTVsetsjetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservationexperimentsandresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbusofGalileoandofEinstein—thespiritofconqueringunchartedplacesdiscoveringunknownfactsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks—isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.ItisnotonlyembodiedinthecountlessinventionsmadebyEdisontheworldfamousinventorbutalsoexpressedinwhatanordinarycarpenterdoes—hetendstostandasideadmiringatthatexquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviouslysciencedoesmorethanprovidemanwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrongdesireforexplorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Scienceisman'smostpowerfulweaponwithwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromtheyokeofignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehousewhichhasconstantlyprovidedhimwithvitalityhopesambitionsunderstandingandinsights.Scienceisman'sbestfriendwhoisalwaysreadytohelp—helpelevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscienceinitstruesenseisacelebrationofthehumanspirititself.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofscience,peoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.Andpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephones,TVsets,jetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservation,experiments,andresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbus,ofGalileo,andofEinstein—thespiritofconqueringunchartedplaces,discoveringunknownfactsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks—isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.ItisnotonlyembodiedinthecountlessinventionsmadebyEdison,theworldfamousinventor,butalsoexpressedinwhatanordinarycarpenterdoes—hetendstostandasideadmiringatthatexquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviously,sciencedoesmorethanprovidemanwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrongdesireforexplorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Scienceisman'smostpowerfulweapon,withwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromtheyokeofignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehouse,whichhasconstantlyprovidedhimwithvitality,hopes,ambitions,understandingandinsights.Scienceisman'sbestfriend,whoisalwaysreadytohelp—helpelevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscience,initstruesense,isacelebrationofthehumanspirititself.

3.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?RecentlyCCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBAWTOandCPIinallitsprograms.SomepeopleapplaudthemovemaintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.IfthephenomenonisnotstoppedChinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.Othershowevershaketheirheads.ItisnotpersuasivetheysaythatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afteralllanguages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besidestheuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5000-year-oldChineseculture.AsfarasIamconcernedthereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreatnotbecauseofitspuritybutbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswordsabbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemove,maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,thatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.AsfarasIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.

4.ALettertoaFriendDearLilyIthasbeenalongtimesincewemetlasttime.IlearnthatyouwillhavesomedaysoffinMay1stholiday.WhynotcometoappreciatethebeautifulscenesinBeijing?AseverybodyknowsBeijingasacityofgreathistoricalsignificancehasneverlostitsattractionfortourists.Tian’anmenSquaretheGreatWalltheSummerPalacetheTempleofHeavenMingTombstheFragrantHill...IntheendlesslistofscenicspotsIstronglyrecommendyoupayavisittotheSummerPalace.LocatedonthenorthwestoutskirtsofBeijingithasbeenconsideredthebest-preservedimperialgardenintheworld.TheLongevityHillandKunmingLakethemajorlandscapeofthegardenharmoniouslycombineartificialandnaturalbeautyintopicturesquescenery.Ibelieveyouwillbefascinatedbythefinelydecoratedbuildingspavilionsbridgesandtowers.Travelingdoesbenefitusinmorethanoneway.Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.YourssincerelyLiFangALettertoaFriendDearLily,Ithasbeenalongtimesincewemetlasttime.IlearnthatyouwillhavesomedaysoffinMay1stholiday.WhynotcometoappreciatethebeautifulscenesinBeijing?Aseverybodyknows,Beijing,asacityofgreathistoricalsignificance,hasneverlostitsattractionfortourists.Tian’anmenSquare,theGreatWall,theSummerPalace,theTempleofHeaven,MingTombs,theFragrantHill...Intheendlesslistofscenicspots,IstronglyrecommendyoupayavisittotheSummerPalace.LocatedonthenorthwestoutskirtsofBeijing,ithasbeen