【2021年】遼寧省錦州市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)

【2021年】遼寧省錦州市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.新聞媒體披露，徐州某中學(xué)1000多名學(xué)生簽名，莊嚴(yán)承諾“遠(yuǎn)離網(wǎng)吧”

2．分析“遠(yuǎn)離網(wǎng)吧”運(yùn)動(dòng)的原因

3．做出對(duì)比和評(píng)論

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.老一輩常說(shuō)，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人卻認(rèn)為相貌比有力重要

3.你的看法

AbilityandGoodLooks

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--出國(guó)旅游悄然興起

--出國(guó)旅游的種種好處

--出國(guó)旅游的種種弊端

--你的選擇

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed3OminutestowriteALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazinetopresentyourviewaboutwhethertheextremesportsshouldbebannedandwhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedtorisktheirlives.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheguidelinesgivenbelowinChinese:

1.TomGranger，19歲，是一所大學(xué)極限運(yùn)動(dòng)俱樂(lè)部(TheUniversityExtremeSportsClub)的成員。他在一次進(jìn)行高空彈射特技表演時(shí)，因設(shè)備出現(xiàn)故障，不幸身亡。這一慘劇在校園內(nèi)外引起了廣泛爭(zhēng)議。請(qǐng)你給編輯寫(xiě)一封信，表明你對(duì)這件事的看法。信中必須包括以下內(nèi)容：

--事情的起因和你對(duì)此事的態(tài)度，是支持大學(xué)生從事極限運(yùn)動(dòng)，還是反對(duì)大學(xué)生從事極限運(yùn)動(dòng)

--闡明你持有這種看法的理由

--結(jié)論

ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine

5.聽(tīng)力原文：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.

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些電視臺(tái)禁止在節(jié)目中使用外來(lái)縮略語(yǔ)

1.對(duì)這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3．我認(rèn)為……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudent'sJob-Hunting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.近年來(lái)出現(xiàn)大學(xué)生就業(yè)難的現(xiàn)象。

2.產(chǎn)生這一現(xiàn)象的原因(如大學(xué)生追求目標(biāo)過(guò)高，專業(yè)不對(duì)口等。)

3.如何解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題(改變就業(yè)觀念，大學(xué)生在培訓(xùn)等)。

CollegeStudent'sJob-Hunting

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonChoosingtheRightCareer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.選擇適合自己的職業(yè)的重要性；

2．如何選擇適合自己的職業(yè)；

3．我的看法。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.上網(wǎng)給人們帶來(lái)的益處；

2.上網(wǎng)給人們帶來(lái)的負(fù)面影響；

3.我的看法。

Internet

9.1.目前在中國(guó)，校園安全事故時(shí)有發(fā)生

2．這種現(xiàn)象造成了惡劣的影響

3．應(yīng)該如何杜絕這種現(xiàn)象

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePhenomenonofEmptyNest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

注：“空巢老人”指那些到了退休年齡，身邊卻無(wú)子女與之共同生活的老人。

1．如今的空巢老人逐漸增多

2．這種現(xiàn)象出現(xiàn)的原因

3．如何解決由此帶來(lái)-的問(wèn)題

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

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Thinkout-of-the-box

Britishphysician,author,inventor,andconsultantEdwarddeBonohashadamajorimpactonthewaywethinkandparticularlyinthefieldofcreativity.Hecoinedthephrase"lateralthinking"(水平思考)whichinvolvesapproachingproblemsfromdiverse,unexpectedanglesandfromdifferentperspectives.Dr.deBonomeanttodifferentiatelateralthinking—inwhichyoupushthemindtomakesuddenturns-fromverticalthinking,whichislogicalandsequentialthinking.

Lateralthinkingcanbelearned,andDr.deBonohascreatedseveraltechniquestohelpyouapplylateralthinkingtoproblemsolvingandideageneration.Someofthesearethefollowing:thinkofasmanydifferentalternativesforsolvingaproblemasyoupossiblycan;challengeanyassumptionsyoumayhaveaboutyourproblem;andinsertrandomelementswhichwillencourageyoutolookattheproblemfromadifferentandunexpectedperspective.

Challengeyourassumptions

Assumptionsarementalshortcuts:weassumethatasituationwe'refacingislikeothersituationswe'veencounteredbefore,andthatwhatworkedthenwillworkonceagain.Infact,themoreexperiencedweareinaparticulararea,themorelikelyweareIobringlotsofbaggagetotheproblem,whichcaninhibitusfromfindingnovelandcreativesolutions.

Inordertochallengeyourassumptions,writedownallofthedominantideasthatapplytoaparticularsituationandthendeliberatelychallengethem.Listalloftheassumptionsthatyou'remakingandnexttoeachonewriteacounter-assumption—notnecessarilyitsnegation,butitsopposite.

Onceyoudroppreconceivednotionsyou'remorelikelytofindbettersolutions.Oneapproach—suggestedbyJurgenWolffonhisblogTimetoWriteistopretendthatyou'reaMartian(火星人)thathasjustlandedonearthandisseeingthingsonthisplanetforthefirsttime.Thiswouldputyouinapositionofquestioningeverything,seeingyourproblemorsituationwithcompletelyfresheyes,andtakingnothingforgranted.

introducerandomelements

Selectingarandomelementthathasabsolutelynoconnectiontotheproblemathandprovidesanunexpectedentrypointtotheproblemsothatyoucanfaceitfromauniqueangle.I'vementionedusingarandomwordasaninitialstimulusonthisblogbefore.DeBonoexplainsthatthebrainissogoodatmakingconnectionsthatitwillfindawaytoconnecttherandomwordtotheproblemathand,nomatterhowremotethewordmayseem.

Takeawordfromarandomwordgenerator—oropenthedictionarytoarandompageandselectaword—extractitsunderlyingprinciples,andthenapplythemtoyourproblem.Becarefulnottodiscardaspecificwordbecauseyousimplyconcludethatit'sofnouseandthengettinganotherwordinstead.Ifyoudothisyou'reprobablyjustlookingforawordthatwouldneatlyfittheproblemyou'retryingtosolve.Insteadofaword,youcanalsouseapictureastherandomelementorevenanobject.

Inaddition,therandomelementthatyouintroducecanbea"falserule".Basically,youtakearule,quote,ideaorsuggestionfromsomewhereelseandapplyittoyourownsituation.

Howdoesapplyingthe"falserule"toyourproblemmakeyouseeitdifferently?Whatnewelementsdoesitintroduce?Howdoesitshiftyourperc

A.Thedefinitionofcreativity.

B.TheachievementsofEdwarddeBono.

C.Theintroductionofthelateralthinkingtheory.

D.Thedifferencebetweenlateralthinkingandverticalthinking.

12.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HappyEarthDay

TheGoodNews

Here'sthegoodnews:ourairiscleaner,ourlakesarepurer,ourforestsarehealthier,endangeredspeciesarerecovering,toxicemissionsaredown,andacidrainhasdiminisheddramatically.Andyet,ifyou'velookedatanewspaperorwatchedtheeveningnewslately,youmightthinkourenvironmentisundersiege(圍攻).Mediacoverageoftheenvironmentisheavyondoomsday,butthetruthisnotatallbreak:nearlyallenvironmentaltrendsintheUnitedStatesarepositiveandhavebeenforyears--ifnetdecades.

Eco-legislation,greenorganizations,corporatecooperationandnewinventionshaveallquietlysteeredourenvironmentinapositivedirection.Wecan'taffordtobecomplacent(自滿的),though--especiallywhenitcomestogreenhousegases,sinceglobalwarmingistheonehugeproblemwehaven'treallytackled.Butalmosteverymeasuretakenbygovernmentagenciesandgrass-rootseffortstnimprovetheenvironmenthasshownencouragingresults--usuallyfasterthanexpectedandatalowercost.Nowthat'sgoodnews.

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthateventheworrisomefactofglobalwarmingcanbeameliorated(改善).Thereisastrongscientificconsensusthattheglobalwarmingthreatrequiresaction,butifcurrentenvironmentaltrendspersistandthereductionofmostpollutantscontinuestobeaccomplishedfasterandmorecheaplythanexpected,wemaybeabletocontrolandreducegreenhousegasesinbothaffordableandpracticalways.

ConsidersomeoftheenvironmentalimprovementstheUnitedStateshaswitnessedoverthelastthreedecades.

ImprovedAirQuality

Takeanice,bigcleansingbreath.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,emissionsoftheprimarysmog-causingchemicalsfromcarsandtruckshavedeclined54percentsince1970,eventhoughthenumberofregisteredcarsandtruckshasmorethandoubled,from108,407,000to230,428,000,andtheyarenowdrivenoneandahalftimesasfarannually.

Keepbreathing,becausethefineparticulateslinkedtorespiratorydisease,includingthosesometimesseenassoot(煤煙),aredownbyaboutone-thirdsince1979(thoughfewercitiesweresurveyedbackthen).Thelevelofcarbonmonoxide,adangerousodorlessgas,isdown53percentsince1970.Andemissionsofsulfurdioxide,oftenthemajorculpritbehindacidrain,aredown49percentsince1970,despitethefactthattheUnitedStatesnowbumsfarmorecoal,themainsourceofthispollutant.

TheseimprovementshavetranslatedintobetterairqualityformillionsofAmericans.Between1976and1990,theLosAngelesareaaveragedsome150daysperyearinviolationoffederalsmogstandards;in2004,thatfiguredroppedtojust27violationdays,thefewesteverforthatcity.

And,incaseyouarewondering,federalstandardshavebecomestricter;notweaker,duringthisperiod.Ofcourse,thereismoretobedone-27smogdaysinLosAngelesarestill27toomany,andAtlanta,Houstonandothercitiescontinuetoexperienceair-pollutionproblems.Butoverall,air-qualitytrendsarestronglypositive.Now,exhale.

BetterWaterQuality

Otherenvironmentaltrendsareequallyencouraging.Waterqualityhasimproved,too,andratesofwaterbornediseasearealsoindecline.It'shardtobelieve,butjustagenerationago,factoriesandmunicipalpla

A.Globalwarming.

B.Acidmin.

C.Toxicemission.

D.Environment.

13.Whensleddogsgetsufficientcarefromtheowner,theyusually______.

A.fightwithotherdogs

B.aretooheavytorun

C.arefriendlyandgentle

D.developreliabilityontheowner

14.

Shortandunspecificdescriptionsofyourselfmakeitseemthat______.

15.

Themostcommonfaultamongpoorreadersistilehabitualmakingoftoomany______.

16.

LisaPerezfoundanewinterestinhomemakingduringtheperiodofunemployment.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.Accordingtotheprogramin2002,caregiverswereexpectedtoreducestressby______.

18.

AnawardofanyIPrightsshouldconsiderthebalancebetweenthecreator'sinterestandthatoftheotherindividuals'.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Accordingtothispassage,thereseemstobenodisagreementover______betweencouples.

20.

Thesurveysuggeststhatrecenthighschoolgraduateslackskillslikeshowingrespectforothers,______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(22)

A.Tostudypoetrytogether.

B.TostudyBiologytogether.

C.Totutoreachotherforthetests.

D.Tomeetinthealleytostudy.

22.

【B9】

23.(32)

A.Thepolice.

B.Abee-keeper.

C.Abeeper.

D.Thepoormotorist.

24.(21)

A.LondonAirportisoneofthebestairportsintheworld.

B.OneofthebusiestairportsintheworldisLondonAirport.

C.LondonAirportisoneofthebiggestairportsintheworld.

D.Intheworld,LondonAirportisoneofthesafestairports.

25.(25)

A.Beforebreakfast.

B.Latemorning.

C.Mid-afternoon.

D.Lateevening.

26.(36)

A.Thebreak-downoftheUnitedStates.

B.ThewithdrawalofsomesouthernstatesfromtheUnion.

C.ThecreationoftheConfederateStatesofAmerica.

D.ThedefeatoftheConfederateStatesofAmericaandthereunionoftheUnitedStates.

27.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Goodevening,MissMalinen.Won'tyousitdown?

W:Goodevening.Thankyou.

M:Now,InoticedvanlefttheHotelScandinaviain1980,andthenyouhadbeenworkinginamedium-sizerestaurantinFinlandforabout4years.WhatareyounowdoinginEngland?

W:I'mspendingafewmonthsbrushingupmyEnglishandgettingtoknowthecountrybetter.

M:AndyouwanttoworkinEnglandtoo,why?

W:I'mkeenongettingsomeexperienceabroad,andIlikeEnglandandEnglishpeople.

M:I'mtheRestaurantManagerandHeadWaiter,soyou'dbeworkingdirectlyunderme.You'dberesponsibleforbringinginthedishesfromthekitchen,servingthedrinks,andifnecessarylookingafterthebills.Soyou'dbekeptprettybusy.

W:I'musedtothat.Inmylastpositionwewerebusymostofthetime,especiallyinsummer.

M:Good.Now,isthereanythingyou'dliketoaskaboutthejob?

W:Well,theusualquestions,whatsortofsalarywereyouthinkingofpaying?

M:Wepayourwaitersfortypoundsaweek,andyouwouldgetyoureveningmealfree.

W:Isee.

M:Now,youmayhavewonderedwhyIaskedyouheresolateintheday.Thefactis,Iwouldliketoseeyouinaction,sotospeak.Wouldyoubewillingtoactasawaitressherethiseveningforhalf-an-hourorso?Ourfirstcustomerwillbecomingin,letmesee,inabouttenminutes'time.

W:Well,I'mfreethiseveningotherwise.

M:Good.Andinreturnperhapsyouwillhavedinnerwithus?Now,letmeshowyouthekitchenfirst.Thisway,please...

(23)

A.InHotelScandinavia.

B.Inamedium-sizerestaurantinFinland.

C.InarestaurantinEngland.

D.Intheman'shouse.

28.(35)

A.Checkyournumberandcallagain.

B.Telltheoperatorwhathashappened.

C.Asktheoperatortoputyouthrough.

D.Asktheoperatorwhathashappened.

29.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽(tīng)力原文：M:Jane,I'mhavingdifficultywithallthetheoreticstuffwearegettinginourcomputercourse.

W:Oh,thatpartIunderstand.WhatIcan'tfigureoutishowtomakeitworkinourprogram.

Q:Whatisthewoman'sproblem?

(11)

A.Hercomputerdoesn'tworkwell.

B.Sheisn'tgettingalongwithherstaff.

C.Shedidn'tregisterforapropercourse.

D.Shecan'tapplythetheorytoherprogram.

30.聽(tīng)力原文：W：Idecidetospeaktomyboss'smotheraboutmyproblemsatworkratherthangodirectlytotheboss．

M：Thatiscertainlyanunusualwayofhandingthesituation，butitmaybringgoodresults．

Q：Howwillthewomansolvetheproblems?

(16)

A.Shewillgodirectlytothebosswithherproblems.

B.Shewillkeeptheproblemsbyherself.

C.Shewilllethermotherspeaktothebossaboutherproblems.

D.Shewilltellherboss'smotherabouttheproblems.

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

WhatwerethedirectreasonswhichcausedAmericatobeinvolvedinthewaraccordingtothepassage?

32.

Whowastherepresentativeduringthesecondperiod?

A.Aristotle.B.Aeschylus.C.Shakespeare.D.Chekhov.

33.

【C6】

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S3】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S2】

38.

【S4】

39.

【S7】

參考答案

1.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummervacationthiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingettinginformationentertainingandcontactingeachotherandithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmenespeciallytheownersofnet-bars.Whileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegallyitisalsotruethatsomeareofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoingwellandwhichoneisnotitisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfromall.Besidesstayingawayfromnet-hatsisalsogoodtostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreenboththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.ObviouslytheAwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'reference.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummervacation,thiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingettinginformation,entertainingandcontactingeachother,andithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmen,especiallytheownersofnet-bars.Whileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegally,itisalsotruethatsomeareofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoingwellandwhichoneisnot,itisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfromall.Besides,stayingawayfromnet-hatsisalsogoodtostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreen,boththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.Obviously,theAwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'reference.

2.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytollyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislossimportantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthatinterestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshoweverthingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksarebornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthemI'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytollyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislossimportantthan,say,ability.Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,thepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

3.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidaysManypeoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfortheirholidayssothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmomwonderfulplaces.Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosaveforrealizingtheirdreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafarawayquaintland.Thereareseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstofallyoucanlearnmoreofthegeographycustomscultureandlifestyleofdifferentnationsandcountries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperienceanewlifesomewhatstrangetoyou.Alsoyoucanpracticeyourforeignlanguageproficiency.Inadditionyoucanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhichareknownfortheirspecialadventuresandinterestssuchasscubadivingorwildlifeobserving.Howevertravelingabroadhasdisadvantagestoo.Althoughyoumayenjoybeautifulsightseeingandniceclimateyoumaycatchalocalillnessesthatisunusualinyournativeland.Whiletravelingworldwideyoumaynotbeabletospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbedifficultforyoutocommunicatewiththelocalresidents.What'smoreyoumayevenfindcustomshostiletoyouforexamplestrongdiscriminationagainstwomen.Goodorbadtravelingabroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutsideworldisthrilling!TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidaysManypeoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfortheirholidayssothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmomwonderfulplaces.Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosaveforrealizingtheirdreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafarawayquaintland.Thereareseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstofall,youcanlearnmoreofthegeography,customs,culture,andlifestyle.ofdifferentnationsandcountries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperienceanewlifesomewhatstrangetoyou.Also,youcanpracticeyourforeignlanguageproficiency.Inaddition,youcanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhichareknownfortheirspecialadventuresandinterests,suchasscubadivingorwildlifeobserving.However,travelingabroadhasdisadvantages,too.Althoughyoumayenjoybeautifulsightseeingandniceclimate,youmaycatchalocalillnessesthatisunusualinyournativeland.Whiletravelingworldwide,youmaynotbeabletospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbedifficultforyoutocommunicatewiththelocalresidents.What'smore,youmayevenfindcustomshostiletoyou,forexample,strongdiscriminationagainstwomen.Goodorbad,travelingabroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutsideworldisthrilling!

4.ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine3March2006DearEditorIwasabsolutelyappalledbythesenselessdeathofTomGranger.Itisquiteimpossibletobelievethatpeopleareallowedtorisktheirliveslikethis.PersonallyIthinkthatpeopleshouldwanttobesafeandprotectedfromdanger.Theyshouldnotfinddangerousactivitiesthrillingandexciting.Equallythisclubshouldnotattractweakandvulnerableyoungpeoplewhobelievetheymustdosomethingtotallyoutrageoustoimpresspeopleandwinrespect.Thisclubhasnovalueeitherforthemembersorforthesociety.Infactitputsavalueonthemostnegativethingofall—possibledeath.IfIsawavulnerableandunbalancedpersonplayingwithagunIwouldtakeitawayfromhim.Similarlywhenweseepeopleareabouttohurtthemselveswemuststopthem.Inadditionthereissomethingchildishtooaboutthedesiretotraverseofficialboundaries.Canoeingwhereyouaren'tsupposedtobecanoeingjumpingwhereyou'renotsupposedtojumpinvolvestheguiltyfreedomofachildbreakingtherules.Paradoxicallyanobsessionwithbreakingrulesactuallyleavesyoubeholdentothem.TheUniversityshouldstoptheExtremeSportsClubandthegovernmentshouldbanextremesportsthroughoutthecountry.Yoursfaithfully(Signature)ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine3March2006DearEditor,IwasabsolutelyappalledbythesenselessdeathofTomGranger.Itisquiteimpossibletobelievethatpeopleareallowedtorisktheirliveslikethis.Personally,Ithinkthatpeopleshouldwanttobesafeandprotectedfromdanger.Theyshouldnotfinddangerousactivitiesthrillingandexciting.Equally,thisclubshouldnotattractweakandvulnerableyoungpeople,whobelievetheymustdosomethingtotallyoutrageoustoimpresspeopleandwinrespect.Thisclubhasnovalue,eitherforthemembersorforthesociety.Infact,itputsavalueonthemostnegativethingofall—possibledeath.IfIsawavulnerableandunbalancedpersonplayingwithagun,Iwouldtakeitawayfromhim.Similarlywhenweseepeopleareabouttohurtthemselves,wemuststopthem