2022年江西省上饒市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2022年江西省上饒市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英

語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamount

ofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

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2.Direction:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicOnStress.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandbaseyour

compositionontheonlinebelow.

1.有的人害怕壓力。

2.有的人認(rèn)為壓力并不是一件壞事。

3.我的看法。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:PreciousWater.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.舉例說(shuō)明水對(duì)人類的重要性

2.舉例說(shuō)明我國(guó)所面臨的水資源問(wèn)題

3.為了生存和發(fā)展人們要……

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledEnergyCrisis,Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是當(dāng)今世界所面臨的主要問(wèn)題之一。

2.能源的重要性

3.如何保護(hù)能源

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterto

theEditorofaCampusMagazinetopresentyourviewaboutwhetherthe

extremesportsshouldbebannedandwhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedto

risktheirlives.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

guidelinesgivenbelowinChinese:

1.TomGranger,19歲，是一所大學(xué)極限運(yùn)動(dòng)俱樂(lè)部(TheUniversity

ExtremeSportsClub)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

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic"AFewRemarksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenoless

than150wordsandbaseonetheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是存在于當(dāng)今社會(huì)的普遍現(xiàn)象；

2.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的好處；

3.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的同時(shí)不要忘記合作。

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人贊成提高退休年齡

2.有人則反對(duì)

3.你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

8.1.一些學(xué)生認(rèn)為運(yùn)動(dòng)要以興趣為中心

2.另一些學(xué)生認(rèn)為運(yùn)動(dòng)要以健康為中心

3.你的看法

Interest-orientedOrHealth-orientedSports

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofPoorStudents'RunningErrands.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些大學(xué)校園出現(xiàn)貧困大學(xué)生“跑腿族”

1.對(duì)于這種做法有人表示支持

2.有人并不贊成

3.我的看法

PoorStudents'RunningErrands

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay,

entitledPlayingTruant.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.現(xiàn)有大學(xué)里逃課現(xiàn)象很嚴(yán)重

2.你認(rèn)為產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因是什么

3.怎么才能杜絕這一現(xiàn)象

PlayingTruant

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

11.

RebellosaidthattheAmazondroughtcouldbelinkedto.

12.

Now,theforeignteachergetsnolessthan5,500yuanpermonthfora12hour

workweekplusalltheotherbenefitsbecausetheauthorityhasrealizedthat

thefirstofferwastoolow.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.InancientOlympicgamesathleteswererequiredtoearntheexcellence

byskillwithnoexception.

14.WhatSelectivityMeansforYou

UnderstandingAdmissionFactors

Collegeadmissionofficersacrossmostofthenationreportthesamenews:

Thenumberofapplicantsisrising,makingadmissionmorecompetitive.

Remember,"moreselective"doesn'tmean"better."Oursocietyoften

associatesexclusivitywithhighervalue,butthatnotionisn'ttrueforcollege.

Findmatchwithyourinterests,objectives,characteristics,andneeds.

WhyAreApplicationsIncreasing?

Theincreasecomesfromasurgeinbirthsduringthe1980s.Childrenofthe

babyboomersarecomingofage.Expertspredictapplicationswillcontinueto

risefasterthanopeningsatmostcollegesthroughabout2010.

"Mostschoolsarealittlemoreselectivethantheyweremaybe10yearsago,"

saysJoanIsaac-Mohr,VicePresidentandDeanofAdmissionsatQuinnipiac

UniversityinConnecticut.Thiscanmeanmorepressureforstudentsgoing

throughtheapplicationprocess.

BenefitsofIncreasedSelectivity

There'sasilverlining.AsIsaac-Mohrpointsout,increasedselectivitymeans

betterstudentsaregoingtoallcolleges,broadeningyourchoiceofschools

withahigh-achievingstudentpopulation.

Thenumberofapplicantsisrising,makingadmissionmorecompetitive.Ann

Wright,VicePresidentforEnrollmentatRiceUniversityinTexas,agrees.

"Therearelotsofschoolswherestudentscanbehappyandsuccessful,"she

says.Bothexpertsencouragestudentsandparentstoconsiderarangeof

schools,ratherthanfocusingonasingleinstitution.

Communitycolleges,forexample,canallowyoutospendtwoyears

improvinggradesorselectingacareerfocusbeforetransferringtoafour-year

university.Whileyoumightbetaughtbyagraduatestudentatalarge

university,teachersatcommunitycollegesareusuallyprofessorswho

primarilywanttoteach,notconductresearch.

Smallerclasssizesandmoreaccesstoprofessorsatsmallpublicorprivate

collegescanbeaboosttostudents,whilesomemayprefertheenergyand

varietyofalargeuniversity.It'simportantforyoutodetennineyourneeds

andacademicinterestsandselectfiveorsixschoolsthatmakeagoodfit.

WhatAreCollegesLookingFor?

Asyouprepareapplicationmaterials,itcanhelptoknowwhatschoolsare

reallylookingforinthepilesofpaperwork.

Admissionofficersevaluateapplicationsindifferentways,dependingonhow

selective,orcompetitive,theircollegeis.

TheLevelsofSelectivity

Atoneextremeare"openadmission"colleges.Theseschoolsrequireonlya

highschooldiplomaandacceptstudentsonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.

Manycommunitycollegeshavethispolicy.Attheotherextremearevery

selectivecolleges.Theyadmitonlyasmallpercentageofapplicantseachyear.

Mostcollegesfallsomewhereinbetween

-LessSelective:Asmanyas10or15studentsapplyforeachspotatvery

selectiveschools.Lessselectivecollegesfocusonwhetherapplicantsmeet

minimumrequirementsandwhetherthere'sroomformorestudents.

Acceptablegradesareoftentheonlyrequirementbeyondaninterestin

collegestudy.TheSATIorACTmayberequired,buttestscoresareusually

usedforcourseplacement,notadmission.

-MoreSelective:Moreselectivecollegesconsidercoursework,grades,test

scores,recommendations,and

essays.Themajorfactormaybewhetheryouarereadyforcollege-levelstudy.

It'spossibletobedeniedadmissionbecauseofaweaknessoralackofinterest

inhighereducation.

-VerySelective:Asmanyas10or15studentsapplyforeachspotatvery

selectiveschools.Admissionofficerslookcarefullyateveryaspectofa

student'shighschoolexperience,fromacademicstrengthtotestsco

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Promotionsareusuallyusedtoattractlow-incomeshoppers.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Americancultureandmedia,insomeWays,havehelpedtoenrichGerman

culture.

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17.

IfacityhasearnedtheCDC's"greenstatus",itmeansthatitslocalhealth

teamscanontheirown.

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IntheU.S.,eachStatecanadministeraseparateunemploymentinsurance

programundertherestrictionof.

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Asasmartphone,Treo600hasGPSantennasandaccesstolocalWi-Fi

hotspots.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

HowdomostcollegesuseSATIIscores?

A.Theyusethescoresforadmissionpurposes.

B.Theyusethescorestoplacethestudentsintherightprograms.

C.Theyusethescorestoselectstudents'leaders.

D.Theyusethescorestograntscholarships.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10題）

21.聽(tīng)力原文：W:What'swrongwithyou?Youlooksofrustrated.Isitabout

yournewjob?

M:Well,Ihavenothingtocomplainaboutthisnewjob.Flexibleworking

hours,lessstressfulandwell-paid;theonlythingbotheredisthatIseemtobe

unwelcomeintheoffice.

Q:Whydoesthemanlookfrustrated?

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A.Hehastoworkovertime.

B.Heisundergreatpressureofthejob.

C.Hedoesn'tgetalongwithhisworkmates.

D.Heisnotsatisfiedwithhissalary.

22.(32)

A.Todrivethetrainafteritisstartedautomatically.

B.Tostartthetrainanddriveitwhennecessary.

C.Totakecareofthepassengersinthetrain.

D.Tosendcommandingsignalstothecommandspot.

23.(25)

A.Shecan'tsleepwellthesedays.

B.Sheisnotgoodatsomesubjects.

C.Sheisunderthepressureofherparents'love.

D.Shehassufferedfromheadache.

24.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Hello,Gavin!Youwentcampinglastweekend,didn'tyou?

Howaboutyournewtent?

M:Goodness!BothMegandIcaughtacoldoutdoors.Wefeltneither

warmnessnordrynessatnightassaidintheadvertisement.

Q:Whatwastheweatherlikelastweekend?

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A.Warmanddry.

B.Warmbutwet.

C.Coldandwet.

D.Coldbutdry.

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26.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

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A.Robertsurvivedtheplanecrash.

B.A11thepassengerswerekilledintheplanecrash.

C.Robertwaskilledintheaircrash.

D.Robertisawonder-workingperson.

27.(39)

28.聽(tīng)力原文:Interviewer:GoodmorningMr.Pitt.Dositdown.Firstofall,

Mr.Pitt,Iknowthatyou'vegotAlevelsatschool.Whatsubjectsdidyoutake?

Pitt:Itookfoursubjects,French,German,chemistryandart.Chemistry

wasn'tmycupoftea,butarthasalwaysbeen.

Interviewer:Isee.NowMr.Pitt,whatabouthobbiesandinterests?Er,what

doyoudoinyoursparetime?

Pitt:Ilikejazz,traditionalandfolkmusic.Idon'tplayofcourse,butIgoto

quiltalotofconcertsandIgotothetheateroccasionallyandactabitmyself.

I'minthelocalGermanicsociety.IreadquiltalotandI'vedoneabitof

photography.Also,I'vehitchhikedtoEuropeonce.

Interviewer:Veryinteresting.Mr.Pitt.Nowlet'stalkaboutthemanagement

traineescheme.Whatexactlydoyouthinkamanagerdoes?

Pitt:Idon'tknowagreatdealaboutthework.

Interviewer:Butyouhavegotanyideasaboutit,haveyou?Youmusthave

thoughtaboutit.

Pitt:Well,Isupposehehasalotof...a...whatiscalledpolicymakingtodo.

And...hehastoknowhowtoworkwithpeople,andallaboutthecompany.

Yes,I...shouldthinkamanagermustknowsomethingaboutallaspectsofthe

work.

Interviewer:Yes,that'srightNow,Mr.Pitt,isthereanythingyouwanttoask

me?

Pitt:Well,there'soneortwothings.I'dliketoknowifIhavetosignacontract

andwhatthesalaryandprospectsare.

Interviewer:Withourscheme,Mr.Pitt,thereisnocontractinvolved.Your

progressiskeptunderconstantreview.Ifweatanytimedecidewedon'tlike

you,thenthat'sthat.Wereservetherighttodismissyou.

Pitt:Fairenough.Andwhataboutthesalary?

Interviewer:Asforsalary,you'llbeonourfixedscales,startingat870pounds.

Forthesuccessfultrainee,theprospectsareverygood.

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A.ArtB.FrenchC.GermanD.Chemistry

29.(44)

30.聽(tīng)力原文：M:I'vegotaninvitationtoafinancialseminar.Idon'twantto

goalone.

W:Countmein.IneedasmuchhelpasIcangetmanagingmymoney.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(17)

A.Askthemantohelphermanagehermoney.

B.Helpthemanlearntomanagehismoney.

C.Payfortheseminar.

D.Gototheseminarwiththeman.

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

31.

Accordingtothepassage,howdidknowledgeaboutchemicalprocesses

increasebeforetheseventeenthcentury?

A.Philosophersdevisedtheoriesaboutchemicalproperties.

B.Aspecialsymboliclanguagewasdeveloped.

C.Experienceledworkerstorevisetheirtechniques.

D.Expertssharedtheirdiscoverieswiththepublic.

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33.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Asimpledefinitionforasocialnetworkisthecirclesofpeopleyouknow.

Therearecirclesofyourclosefriends,othersincludeyourfamily,andyet

othersareofyouracquaintancesfromchurch,yourjob,orcommunitylife.

TheInternetoffersyetanotheropportunityfordevelopingasocialnetwork

withpeoplewhosharesomethingincommonwithyoubutwhosepathsyou

wouldn'thavenecessarilycrossedbecausetheyresideinotherstatesor

countries.

SocialnetworkingontheInternettookoffinpopularityseveralyearsago.

Nowthereareover200siteswhereyoucanmakenewfriends,findadate,

exchangephotosormakenewbusinessconnections.

ExamplesofsomepopularsitesontheInternetincludeMySpace@AE,

FaceBookandLinkedin@AE.AtMySpaceyoucancreateaprivate

communitytosharephotosandinterestswithyournetworkoffriendsor

familymembers.It'sbecomingverypopularwiththehighschoolandcollege-

agedset,butthenumberofolderadultsparticipatingonMySpace@AEis

growingrapidly.FaceBookhasbecomeverypopularwithanyonewhohasa

validemailaddressfromaregisteredcompany,andisespeciallypopularwith

thecollegecrowd.Linkedin@AEisagoodexampleofabusinessnetworking

sitewhereyourprofile（人物簡(jiǎn)介）ismorelikearesumewithafocusonwork

experienceandskillsetssuchasengineeringormarketing.

Althoughmanyofthesesocialnetworkingsitesallowyoutoaddpicturesand

personalinformationtoattractnewfriends,it'sveryimportantthatyou

remembertostaysafeontheInternet.Likeanyotherpublicplace,youneed

tobeprotectiveofyourpersonalinformationwhenyou'revisitingsitesonthe

Internet,andtherearesomebitsofpersonaldatathatyoushouldnotshareor

haveeasilyaccessibleonasocialwebsite.

Theobviousinformationnottopubliclyrevealisyouractualaddressand

phonenumber.Inmanycasesyoumaynotevenwanttoprovideyouremail

address.It'snotwisetofillinanyform,withyourexactbirthday,thetruecity

whereyouwerebornoryourmother'sfamilyname.Thereareallthetypesof

informationusedbybanksandcreditcardcompaniestoverify（驗(yàn)證）your

identify.Acleverthiefwilltroll（翻轉(zhuǎn)）socialsitesgatheringthissortof

informationinordertostealanidentity.So,bemindfulwhenyoujoinasocial

networkingsitethatnoteveryonewhocontactsyouisatrustworthyindividual.

Ifyou'reinterestedingivingsocialnetworkingatry,browseasiteyouwant

tojoinasa"guest"forawhileorasksomeofyourfriendswhatsitesthey

belongto.Filloutonlytheminimalprofileinformationwhenyoufirstjoin.

Youcanalwaysaddmoredatalaterwhenyou'vebecomecomfortablewith

thesocialinteractionyouhaveonthatsite.Alsoremembertoremove

informationfromyourprofilewhenyouleaveasitetowhichyoudon'tintend

toreturn.

What'sthemainpointofthispassage?

A.Humanbeingsaretryingtofindapowerfulandsecurewaytocommunicate

throughInternet.

B.Socialnetworkingletsthehumanbeingscommunicatewithfriendsonline

easilyandperfectly.

C.Socialnetworkingprovidesusamoreconvenientwaytocommunicatewith

peopleonline.

D.HumanbeingsarespendingmoretimecommunicatingthroughInternet

ratherthantalkinginreallife.

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參考答案

1.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.

2.OnStressOneofthefactorsthatleadtothedropofhappinessindexin

modernsocietyisthatpeoplearelivingundergreatpressure.Somepeople

areafraidofpressure.Theythinkthatstresswilldeprivethemofjoyand

happinessandthencausebothphysicalandmentalproblem.Thatiswhythey

prefersomethinglesscompetitivetosomethingmoredemandingand

challenging.Othersarguethatstressisn'tasbadasitisoftensupposedtobe.

Actuallyacertainamountofstressisnecessarytoprovidemotivationand

stimulation.Withoutstressyoumayslackoffanddreamawayyourtime.

Withoutstressyourlifewillbecomemeaninglessanddull.Peopleneeda

certainstresstobringtheirpotentialintofullplay.Inmyopinionweshouldn't

escapefromstressbutfaceitbravely.Whatwecandoistoadapttothestress

andtoprofitfromitratherthantoavoidit.Ofcourseitshouldn'tbe

overwhelming.OnStressOneofthefactorsthatleadtothedropofhappiness

indexinmodernsocietyisthatpeoplearelivingundergreatpressure.Some

peopleareafraidofpressure.Theythinkthatstresswilldeprivethemofjoy

andhappinessandthencausebothphysicalandmentalproblem.Thatiswhy

theyprefersomethinglesscompetitivetosomethingmoredemandingand

challenging.Othersarguethatstressisn'tasbadasitisoftensupposedtobe.

Actually,acertainamountofstressisnecessarytoprovidemotivationand

stimulation.Withoutstress,youmayslackoffanddreamawayyourtime.

Withoutstress,yourlifewillbecomemeaninglessanddull.Peopleneeda

certainstresstobringtheirpotentialintofullplay.Inmyopinion,weshouldn't

escapefromstressbutfaceitbravely.Whatwecandoistoadapttothestress

andtoprofitfromitratherthantoavoidit.Ofcourseitshouldn'tbe

overwhelming.解析：按照指令所給出的3點(diǎn)，我們可以看出這是一篇

正反觀點(diǎn)對(duì)比的議論文?？蓪⑦@篇作文寫成3段。第1段說(shuō)明人們害怕

壓力的兩個(gè)原因。第2段對(duì)比第一段提出相反的觀點(diǎn)：壓力不像人們想

象的那樣糟糕，適度的壓力有利于人的身心。第3段亮明自己的觀點(diǎn)：

我們應(yīng)適應(yīng)壓力，從壓力中獲益。

3.PreciousWaterNoonedoubtstheimportanceofwater.Humanbeingslive

onwateranimalsliveonwaterplantsliveonwaterandalllivingthingslive

onwater.Youcan'timaginewhatwouldhappeniftherewerenowaterinthe

world!Chinaisoneofthecountriesintheworldthatarebadlyshortofwater.

Waterproblemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecentyearswiththeincreaseof

waterconsumptionandpollution.Inbigcitiesthewaterproblemhasbecome

evenworse.Withthegrowthofpopulationmoreandmorewaterisneeded.

Withthedevelopmentoftheindustryalargequantityofwaterhasbeenand

isbeingpolluted.WaterpollutionisthemostseriousproblemthatChinais

facing.Ithasspreadtoriverslakesandeventheoceans.Inordertosurvive

manhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtrytopreventitfrombeing

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,manhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtryto

preventitfrombeingpolluted.Manshouldalsoknowthatallresourcesinthe

worldarelimited,includingwater.Makegooduseofthem,otherwise,man

willbepunishedbynature.Totreasurewateristotreasurelife;toprotectour

environmentistoprotectourselves.

4.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayisthe

energycrisis.Theworldhasconsumedtoomuchenergydailyparticularlythe

westofEuropeandNorthofAmericausethelargermountofit.Fuelswhich

areusedtoproduceenergyatthemomentseemtonmoutsoon.Wearemuch

worriedaboutapossibleenergycrisisasweexperiencedtheonethatoccurred

in1970sandcausedusthegreatpanic.Manysuggestionshavebeenmadein

termsofenergyconservation.Someofthemarenotverypracticalbutothers

coldbeusedsuccessfully.Energyisknowntobeofgreatimportancetoour

existence.Wecanhardlyimaginehowwecouldsurviveinthisworldwithout

energy.Noenergymeansthatallvehiclessuchascarstrainsbusesplanesand

shipsthatneedoiltoworkwouldbeunabletonm.Theworldwouldbedark

anddead.Sotopreventtheenergycrisisitisofnecessitytoconserveall

sourcesofenergyassomepeoplesuggest.Butgreatsourcesofenergyare

neededifgovernmentswanttodevelopindustryandmakelifemore

comfortableandmostoftheenergyisconsumedinindustry.Itishowever

difficulttosuggestanypossibleenergyconservationinindustrybecause

manyofthesuggestionswouldmeanthatsomepeoplewouldlosetheirjobs.

Obviouslyconservationisnotgoingtobethegoodanswertotheenergycrisis.

Oneofthepossiblesolutionsistousetheforcesofnatureforexamplethe

windtheseatheriverandthesun.Itisstrangetothinkthatthesesourcesof

energywereusedlongagoforwindmillsandwatermillsbutthenwerealmost

forgotten.Surewecanseeagaintheseforcesasgreatpotentialformsof

energy.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayis

theenergycrisis.Theworldhasconsumedtoomuchenergydaily,particularly

thewestofEuropeandNorthofAmericausethelargermountofit.Fuels

whichareusedtoproduceenergyatthemomentseemtonmoutsoon.Weare

muchworriedaboutapossibleenergycrisis,asweexperiencedtheonethat

occurredin1970sandcausedusthegreatpanic.Manysuggestionshavebeen

madeintermsofenergyconservation.Someofthemarenotverypractical

butotherscoldbeusedsuccessfully.Energyisknowntobeofgreat

importancetoourexistence.Wecanhardlyimaginehowwecouldsurvivein

thisworldwithoutenergy.Noenergymeansthatallvehiclessuchascars,

trains,buses,planesandshipsthatneedoiltoworkwouldbeunabletonm.

Theworldwouldbedark,anddead.So,topreventtheenergycrisis,itisof

necessitytoconserveallsourcesofenergyassomepeoplesuggest.Butgreat

sourcesofenergyareneededifgovernmentswanttodevelopindustryand

makelifemorecomfortable,andmostoftheenergyisconsumedinindustry.

Itis,however,difficulttosuggestanypossibleenergyconservationin

industrybecausemanyofthesuggestionswouldmeanthatsomepeople

wouldlosetheirjobs.Obviously,conservationisnotgoingtobethegood

answertotheenergycrisis.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsistousetheforces

ofnature,forexamplethewind,thesea,theriverandthesun.Itisstrangeto

thinkthatthesesourcesofenergywereusedlongagoforwindmillsand

watermillsbutthenwerealmostforgotten.Surewecanseeagaintheseforces

asgreatpotentialformsofenergy.

5.ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine3March2006DearEditorI

wasabsolutelyappalledbythesenselessdeathofTomGranger.Itisquite

impossibletobelievethatpeopleareallowedtorisktheirliveslikethis.

PersonallyIthinkthatpeopleshouldwanttobesafeandprotectedfrom

danger.Theyshouldnotfinddangerousactivitiesthrillingandexciting.

Equallythisclubshouldnotattractweakandvulnerableyoungpeoplewho

believetheymustdosomethingtotallyoutrageoustoimpresspeopleandwin

respect.Thisclubhasnovalueeitherforthemembersorforthesociety.In

factitputsavalueonthemostnegativethingofall-possibledeath.IfIsaw

avulnerableandunbalancedpersonplayingwithagunIwouldtakeitaway

fromhim.Similarlywhenweseepeopleareabouttohurtthemselveswemust

stopthem.Inadditionthereissomethingchildishtooaboutthedesireto

traverseofficialboundaries.Canoeingwhereyouaren'tsupposedtobe

canoeingjumpingwhereyou'renotsupposedtojumpinvolvestheguilty

freedomofachildbreakingtherules.Paradoxicallyanobsessionwith

breakingrulesactuallyleavesyoubeholdentothem.TheUniversityshould

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