2021年福建省泉州市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2021年福建省泉州市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英

語六級測試卷（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級:姓名:考號:

一、l.Writing(10題)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite,4Letterof

Complaint.Supposeyourentahousethroughanagency.Thehotwaterheater

hasbroken.Youphonedtheagencyaweekagobuttheyhaven'trepairedit

yet.Soyouwritealettertotheagency.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

toexplainthesituationandtotellthemwhatyouwantthemtodoaboutit.

ALetterofComplain

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritearesume.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假設(shè)你是李明——一名應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生，在報紙上看到一則招聘廣告，你想

要到登廣告的公司供職，請給該公司寫一封求職信，內(nèi)容應(yīng)簡要介紹自

己的情況以及自己的經(jīng)歷等。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicToCurbSpending.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccording

totheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.現(xiàn)在許多大學(xué)生普遍花錢大手大腳，消費水平高

2.有人認為社會整體生活水平提高了，大學(xué)生花錢多一些無可厚非

3.你的看法

ToCurbSpending

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic"TheLimitationsofBookKnowledge".Youshouldwritenolessthan

150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(givenin

Chinese)below:

1.書本是知識的重要來源。

2.但書本知識具有局限性。

3.因此..

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledLimitingtheUseofPrivateCars.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.北京地區(qū)采取措施限制私家車的通行

2.這些措施的影響

3.我的看法

LimitingtheUseofPrivateCars

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minute,towriteashortessay

entitledWhichIsMoreImportantHealthorWealth?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.年輕人認為財富重于健康。

2.年紀大的人更看重健康。

3.我30多歲，我認為……

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:ShouldWeReadExtensivelyorIntensively?You

shouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

givenbelow:

1.大學(xué)生讀書面臨兩種選擇：廣泛閱讀還是關(guān)注專業(yè)書籍的閱讀？

2.我的讀書方法

8.1.網(wǎng)絡(luò)在大學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)生活中應(yīng)用越來越普遍；

2.有人認為，網(wǎng)絡(luò)有利于大學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)；有人認為，弊大于利；

3.你的看法。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledHowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagersYou

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.青少年有叛逆行為；

2.家長對孩子表現(xiàn)出的一系列反應(yīng)；

3.如何對待孩子的逆反心理

HowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagers

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:PreciousWater.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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……

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

11.

Itisnecessaiythatbirdsshouldbetrainedtogetbackhome.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Someresearcherstriedtostudygossips,whichtheyfoundalmostimpossible

inthelabenvironment.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

ThebigproblemofYouTubeisabout.

A.violatedcopyrightandlowprofit

B.illegalbusiness

C.users'oddbehaviorsandpiratedvideos

D.Google'sacquisition

14.

Urbanozoneisprimarilycausedby,whichare

producedbyfossilfuels.

15.

Thealgaebloomsinsluggishriversoxygeninthewater.

16.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

TheTruthaboutLying

RickyGervais'snewfilm,TheInventionofLying,isaboutaworldwhere

lyingdoesn'texist,whichmeansthateverybodytellsthetruth,andeverybody

believeseverythingeverybodyelsesays."I'vealwayshatedyou,"amantells

aworkcolleague."Heseemsnice,ifabitfat,"awomansaysaboutherdate.

It'salltruth,allthetime,atwhateverthecost.Untiloneday,whenMark,a

down-on-his-luckloserplayedbyGervais,discoversathingcalled"lying"

andwhatitcangethim.Withindays,Markisrich,famous,andcourtingthe

girlofhisdreams.Andbecausenobodyknowswhat"lying"is,hegoeson,

happilylivingwhathasbecomeacompleteandutterfarce.

It'smeanttobefunny,butit'salsoamoreseriouscommentaryonusall.As

Americans,weliketothinkwevaluethetruth.Timeandtimeagain,public-

opinionpollsshowthathonestyisamongthetopfivecharacteristicswewant

inaleader,friend,orlover;theworldisfullofwoefulstoriesaboutthetragic

consequencesofbetrayal.Atthesametime,deceptionisallaroundus.We

areliedtobygovernmentofficialsandpublicfigurestoadisturbingdegree;

manyofoursocialrelationshipsarebasedonlittlewhitelieswetelleach

other.Wedeceiveourchildren,onlytobedeceivedbytheminreturn.And

theaverageperson,sayspsychologistRobertFeldman,theauthorofanew

bookonlying,tellsatleastthreeliesinthefirst10minutesofaconversation.

"There'salwaysbeenalotoflying,"saysFeldman,whosenewbook,TheLiar

inYourLife,cameoutthismonth."ButIdothinkwe'reseeingakindof

culturalshiftwherewe'relyingmore,it'seasiertolie,andinsomewaysit's

almostmoreacceptable."

AsPaulEkman,oneofFeldman'slongtimelyingcolleaguesandthe

inspirationbehindtheFoxTVseries"LieToMe,"definesit,aliarisaperson

who"intendstomislead,""deliberately,"withoutbeingaskedtodosobythe

targetofthelie.Whichdoesn'tmeanthatallliesareequallytoxic:someare

simplyhabitual一"Mypleasure!"一whileothersmightbewell-meaning

whilelies.Buteach.Feldmanargues,isharmful,becauseofthestandardit

creates.Andthemorelieswetell,evenifthey'relittlewhitelies,themore

deceptiveweandsocietybecome.

Weareacultureofliars,toputitbluntly,withdeceitsodeeplyingrainedin

ourmindthatwehardlyevennoticewe'reengaginginit.Spame-mail（垃垃

圾郵件），deceptiveadvertising,theeverydaypleasantrieswedon'treally

mean—"It'ssogreattomeetyou!""Ilovethatdress"—have,asFeldmanputs

it,become"awhilenoisewe'velearnedtoneglect."AndFeldmanalsoargues

thatcheatingismorecommontodaythanever.TheJosephsonInstitute,a

nonprofitfocusedonyouthethics,concludedina2008surveyofnearly

30,000highschoolstudentsthat"cheatinginschoolcontinuestobespreading,

andit'sgettingworse."Inthatsurvey,64percentofstudentssaidthey'd

cheatedonatestduringthepastyear,upfrom60percentin2006.Another

recentsurvey,byJuniorAchievement,revealedthatmorethanathirdofteens

believelying,cheating,orcopyingcanbenecessary,tosucceed,whilea

brand-newstudy,commissionedbythepublishersofFeldman'sbook,shows

that18-to34-year-olds-thoseofusfullyrearedinthislyingculture一

deceivemorefrequentlythanthegeneralpopulation.

Teachingustoli

A.amostunluckyloser

B.themosthonestman

C.despisedbyhisdate

D.hatedthosewholied

17.

IntheviewofFreed,sometraditionalIndianpatternscanbeseenasan

adaptationtothehigh.

18.

Beingproperlydressedforthearcticenvironmentisthekeytobeingableto

enjoyallthefantasticexperiencesatIceHotel.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Theteachingofwritinghasgottenmixedtogetherwiththestudyofliterature

becauseof.

20.

Singaporeansbelievethatalackof—speakingskillsisa

disadvantageinthe21stcentury.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.聽力原文：About25millionchildrenindevelopingcountrieshaveno

homes.Sotheyliveoncitystreets.Another75millionchildrenliveathome

butworkonthestreets.UnitedNationsChildren'sFundsaysmostofthese

childrendonotreceiveeducationorhealthcare.Theprivateorganization

knownas"ChildHopeU.S.A."istryingtodosomethingtohelpthese

children.Thegrouphasmanygoals.ChildHopeU.S.A,wantstohaltthe

spreadofAIDSandtheuseofillegaldrugsamongchildren.Itwantstoprotect

younggirlsfrombeingmistreatedsexually.Itwantstoteachchildrenhowto

protectthemselves,howtosurviveconditionsonthestreetsandhowtofeel

goodaboutthem.ChildHopeU.S.A,istryingtoestablisheducational

programsforthechildren.Itis'workingwithlocalgroupstogettheirhelpin

protectingtherightsofstreetchildren.And,itistryingtomakeinternational

developmentgroupsmoreinformedaboutstreetchildren.Somechildren

beginlivingonthestreetswhentheyarefiveyearsoldoryounger.Four-year-

oldscanbefoundsellinggoodsonthestreetcomerorbeggingforfoodand

money.Someofthesechildrenhavelosttheirfamilies,becauseofwarsor

naturaldisasters,suchasearthquakesandfloods.Somearehelpingtheir

familiesearnenoughmoneytosurvive.Studiesshowthatmorethanone

millionchildrenliveandworkonthestreetsinthePhilippines.Sevenmillion

childrenliveonthestreetsinBrazil.About250thousandchildrenliveonthe

streetsinMexico.AborntenmillionMexicanchildrenworkonthestreets.

ChildHopeU.S.A,workscloselywithinternationalchildren'sgroups,

governmentagenciesandothernationalandlocalgroups.Ithasofficesin

Brazil,Guatemala,thePhilippines,Britain,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.

ChildHopeU.S.A.alsoworksto.improvechildlaborlaws.In1992,Pakistan

approvednewlawstocontrolchildlabor.Thelawsmakeitillegalfor

companiestolendmoneytofamiliesandletchildrenrepaytheloanby

workinginfactories.Yet,abouteightmillionchildrenstillareworkingin

Pakistantorepayloans.Wewilltalkmoreabouttheproblemsofchildrenin

developingcountriesnextweek.

(33)

A.25million.B.100million.C.50million.D.75million.

22.

[B6]

23.(26)

A.Youcangrowvegetablesvertically.

B.Youcanraiseplantsinaconfinedarea.

C.Youcanplantawidevarietyofplantstogether.

D.Youcanenjoythebeautifulscenery.

24.[B6]

25.(35)

A.Bookstheyhadread.

B.Placestheyhadbeento.

C.Historiesandthingstheyremembered.

D.Thefuntheygotfromreading.

26.

[Bll]

27.聽力原文：W:IwillgotoTibetforholidaythissummer.Ihavedreamt

foryearstogothere.Sowhat'syourholidayplan?

M:It'shardtosay.IfIpassthefinalexams,Iwillhavethemostfantastic

holidayasmyparentshavepromisedme.ButifIdon't,itwillbethesameas

thepreviousones.

Q:Whatwilltheman'sholidaybelike?

(14)

A.Itwillbethemostfantasticone.

B.Itwillbethesameasthepreviousones.

C.Itdependsontheman'sscoresintheexams.

D.ItwillbespentinTibet.

28.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

聽力原文：W:Don'tyouthinkit'smarvelousthatMaryhaswonthefirstprize

oftheEnglishSpeechContest?

M:Shedeservesit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(12)

A.Maryearnedtheprize.

B.Maryhasgrantedtheprize.

C.Maryfailsinthespeechcontest.

D.Themandoesn'tthinkMarydeservestheprize.

29.(21)

A.Ahardworkingambitiousyoungman.

B.Ayoungmangoodatmanaginghistime.

C.Acollegegraduatewithpracticalworkingexperience.

D.Ayoungmanwithhisownideaofwhatisimportant.

30.聽力原文：W:WasRobertelectedtothecommittee?

M:Yes,infacthewasmadechairmanbutheonlyagreedtotakethejobif

they'lllethimmakeallthedecisionhimself.

Q:WhatdoesRobertintendtodo?

(13)

A.Todowhateverthecommitteeasksofhim.

B.Tomakedecisionsinagreementwiththecommittee.

C.Torunthecommitteeaccordingtohisownideas.

D.Toelectthecommitteechairmanhimself.

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

31.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Researchonfriendshiphasestablishedanumberoffacts,someinteresting,

evenuseful.Didyouknowthattheaveragestudenthas5to6friends,orthat

afriendwhowaspreviouslyanenemyislikedmorethanonewhohasalways

beenontherightside?Wouldyoubelievethatphysicallyattractive

individualsarepreferredasfriendstothoselesscomely,andisitfairthat

physicallyattractivedefendantsarelesslikelytobefoundguiltyincourt?

Unfortunately,suchtitbitsdon'ttellusmuchmoreaboutthenatureorthe

purposeoffriendship.

Infact,studiesoffriendshipseemtoimplicatemorecomplexfactors.For

example,onefunctionfriendshipseemstofulfillisthatsupportstheimage

wehaveofourselves,andconfirmsthevalueoftheattitudeswehold.

Certainlyweappeartoprojectourselvesontoourfriends;severalstudieshave

shownthatwejudgethemtobemorelikeusthantheyobjectivelyare.This

suggeststhatweoughttochoosefriendswhoaresimilartousratherthan

thosewhowouldbecomplementary.Inourexperiment,somedeveloping

friendshipsweremonitoredamongstfirst-yearstudentslivinginthesame

hostel.Itwasfound,thatsimilarityofattitudes(towardspolitics,religionand

ethics,pastimesandaesthetics)wasagoodpredictorofwhatfriendships

wouldbeestablishedbytheendoffourmonths,thoughithaslesstodowith

initialalliances—notsurprisingly,sinceattitudesmaynotbeobviousonfirst

inspection.

Therehavealsobeenstudiesofpairings,bothvoluntary(marriedcouples)

andforced(studentroommates),toseewhichremainedtogetherandwhich

splitup.Again,theevidenceseemstofavorsimilarityratherthan

complementarityasanomenofsuccessfulrelationship,thoughthereisa

complication:wheremarriageisconcerned,oncethefieldisnarroweddown

topotentialmateswhocomefromsimilarbackgroundsandshareabroad

rangeofattitudesandvalues,adegreeofcomplementarityseemstobecome

desirable.Whenacouplearenotjustsimilarbutalmostidentical,something

elseseemstobeneeded.Similaritycanbreedcontempt;ithasalsobeenfound

thatwhenwefindothersobnoxious,wedislikethemmoreiftheyarelikeus

thanwhentheyaredissimilar.

Thedifficultyoflinkingfriendshipwithsimilarityofpersonalityprobably

reflectsthecomplexityofourpersonalities;wehavemanyfacetsand

thereforerequireadisparategroupoffriendstosupportus.Thisofcoursecan

explainwhywemayhavetwoclosefriendswhohavelittleincommon,and

indeeddislikeeachother.Byandlarge,though,itlooksasthoughwewould

dowelltochoosefriends(andspouses)whoresembleus.Ifthiswerenotso,

computerdatingagencieswouldhavegoneoutofbusinessyearsago.

Researchonfriendshiphasdemonstratedthat.

A.everystudenthasfivetosixfriends

B.judgesarealwaysinfluencedbyaprettyface

C.uglypeoplefindithardertomakefriendsthanbeautifulpeople

D.wetendtogrowfondofpeopleifwedislikethematfirstsight

32.ltisprettyhopelessasavenueforopera,ittookyearstobuild,itsarchitect

wasforcedtoresignanditwasneverproperlyfinishedinside.Noneofthis

matters.TheSydneyOperaHouse,bythereclusiveDanisharchitectJorn

Utzon,isthemotherandfatherofallmodernlandmarkbuildings.Ithascome

todefinenotonlyacity,butanentirenationandcontinent.

Beyondthat,itisaglobalexpressionofculturalmodernity.Everyoneinthe

worldwithmediaaccessknowswhattheSydneyOperaHouselookslike.

Firstdesignedin1956andfinallydeclaredcompletedin1973,theopera

housewasthesinglebestknownmodernbuildingintheworlduntilthearrival

ofFrankGehry'sequallyextraordinaryBilbaoGuggenheimin1997.Butit

willoutlivetheGuggenheimasaninternationalarchitecturalicon—becauseit

didallthedifficultworktint.

Inthepantheon（萬神殿）ofclassicmodernbuildings,Utzon'screationhasthe

statusofmyth.Themythstatesthattheunknownarchitect,theninhisthirties,

submittedroughsketchestothecompetitionjudges,thatheignoredmostof

therules,thathisasonlyselectedafterbeingpluckedatthelastmomentfrom

therejectedpilebyoneofthejudges,andthatthedesignwasunbuildable.

ButSydneyisremarkableforanotherreason:itisacompleteone-off.Itdoes

notfitintoanystylisticorchronologicalcategory.NoneofUtzon'sother

buildings—churches,governmentdepartments,house,looksanythinglikeit,

andarchitectstodaywhotrytocopyhisconceptalwaysenduplookingvery

second-rateindeed.Itis"modern",certainly,butitisanexpressive

modernismthatwasquiteatoddswiththerectilinear（直線的）“international

style"ofitstime.IthasmoreincommonwiththeworkoftheAmerican

geniusFrankUloydWright,forwhomUtzonworkedbriefly.Ofcourseits

locationisanenormoushelp,sittingasitdoesonapromontorywithwateron

threesidesandthefamousSydneyHarborBridgeasapicture-postcard

backdrop.ButUtzonmasterlyexploitedthesiteasnobodyelsecould.

UtzonleftAustraliainhighindignationin1966,nevertoreturn,beforehe

couldfinishdesigningtheinteriors.

AswithSirChristopherWrenatStPaul'sCathedral,Utzonwashumiliated

andremovedfromoverseeingthefinalstagesofhismasterwork.Butforall

hismanifolddifficulties,whichothercontemporaryarchitectcanclaiman

equivalentachievement?TheSydneyOperaHouseshowedusthatanything

ispossible,anditdemonstratedthatsheer,seductivebeautyforitsownsake

isnothingtobeashamedof.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.theDanisharchitectJoinUtzontotallyfailedinhisdesignofSydneyOpera

Houseandwasforcedtoresign

B.theDanisharchitectJornUtzonhasbeenmadeknownasthefounderofall

themodernlandmarkbuildings,inspiteofhispartfailureinhisdesignof

SydneyOperaHouse

C.SydneyOperaHouseishopelesslyuglyandhasneverbeenfinishedinside

D.SydneyOperaHouseisthesinglebestknownmodernbuildingintheworld

uptonow

33.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Theballadandtheforksonghavelongbeenrecognizedasimportantkeysto

thethoughtsandfeelingsofapeople,butthedimenovelthoughsoughtby

thecollectorandreferredtoinageneralwaybythesocialhistorian,is

dismissedwithasmileofamusementbyalmosteveryoneelse.Neitherfork

songsnordimenovelswereactuallycreatedbytheplainpeopleofAmerica.

Butintheirdevotiontothesemodesofexpression,thepeoplemadethemtheir

own.Thedimenovel,interestedasitwasforthegreatmassesanddesigned

tofillthepocketsofbothauthorandpublisher,quitenaturallysoughtthe

lowestcommondenominator（共同點）：themesthatwerefoundtobepopular

andattitudesthatmetwiththemostgeneralapprovalbecamestereotyped.

Moreover,thedimenovel,reflectingamuchwiderrangeofattitudesand

ideasthantheballadandtheforksong,isthenearestthingwehavehadin

thiscountrytoatrue"proletarian"literature,thatis,aliteraturewrittenforthe

greatmassesofpeopleandactuallyreadbythem.

Althoughastudyofourdimenovelsalonecannotenableanyonetodetermine

whataretheessentialcharacteristicsoftheAmericantradition,itcan

contributemateriallytothatend.Soonerorlater,theindustriousresearchers

whohavemindedsomanyobscurelodesofAmericanliteraryexpressionwill

almostcertainlyturntheirattentiontothesenovelsandalltheirkind.Letno

onethink,however,thatthesalmon-coveredpaperbacksoncesoeagerly

devoured（貪婪地閱讀）bysoldiers,lumberjacks（伐木工人）,trainmen,hired

girl,andadolescentboysnowmakeexcitingoragreeableevenforthe

historian,muchasthesocialandhistoricalimplicationsmayinteresthim.As

forthecrowdstodaywhogettheirsensationalthrillsfromthemoviesandthe

tabloids（小刊I,小報），Ifearthattheywouldfindthesehair-raisersofan

earlieragedeadlydull.

Theprincipalintentionoftheauthorofadimenovelwasto.

A.exploreasegmentofAmericansociety

B.promotetheAmericanpoliticalphilosophy

C.raisethelevelofintelligenceofthegreatmassesofpeople

D.makemoney

五、5.ErrorCorrection。題）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection。題）

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參考答案

l.ALetterofComplaintDearsirIamaroomerlivinginafiatrentedthrough

youragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyourattentiontothe

problemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreactiontothismatter.

Aweekago(Nov.20)afteraday'shardworkIreturnedtomyflatandmeant

totakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthebathroomIfound

thathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthatsomethingwaswrong

withthehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyouragentsandexplainedthe

situationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.Hepromisedtosenda

repairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.Thisrepairmanafter

checkingsaidthatacertainpartneededreplacingandthathewouldcome

againwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonowafteroneweekhas

passedthatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboilerisstilloutofwork.I

amsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthissituationespeciallyin

suchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkerstocometosolvethis

problematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediateresponse.Sincerely

yoursRichardALetterofComplaintDearsir,Iamaroomerlivinginafiat

rentedthroughyouragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyour

attentiontotheproblemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreaction

tothismatter.Aweekago(Nov.20),afteraday'shardwork,Ireturnedtomy

flatandmeanttotakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthe

bathroom,Ifoundthathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthat

somethingwaswrongwiththehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyour

agentsandexplainedthesituationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.

Hepromisedtosendarepairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.

Thisrepairman,afterchecking,saidthatacertainpartneededreplacingand

thathewouldcomeagainwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonow,

afteroneweekhaspassed,thatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboileris

stilloutofwork.IamsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthis

situation,especiallyinsuchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkers

tocometosolvethisproblematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediate

response.Sincerelyyours,Richard

2.May27th2005DearSirIwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEvening

NewsonMay25th2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemy

Bachelor'sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.I

believethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandwork

experiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresumemymaindegreecourseis

concernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesas

MarketingConsumerBehaviorStrategiesandPsychologyandallavailable

opportunitiestoincreasemyknowledgeIhavealreadypassedCET-6with

excellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglish

interpreteratBeijingTravelService.Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoin

yourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoand

becausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscardedoutwouldhelptoexpressmy

abilities.Ifaninterviewisneededpleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thank

youverymuch!Bestwishes!SincerelyLiMingMay27th,2005DearSir,I

waspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th,2005fora

salesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'sdegreeinElectronic

EngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytowork

wellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmy

attachedresume,mymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronic

topics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketing,ConsumerBehavior.

StrategiesandPsychology,andallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemy

knowledge,IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhave

evenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.

Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthe

kindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitis

cardedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Ifaninterviewisneeded,please

callmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!Bestwishes!Sincerely,

LiMing

3.ToCurbSpendingThemonthlyexpendituresofcollegestudentshavebeen

ontheriseinthepastfewyears.Somearguethatifthestudentsearnthe

moneythemselveshowtheyspenditisnoneofotherpeople'sbusinessand

afterallthegenerallivingstandardkeepsrising.Howeverthefactisthatmost

studentsliveonthemoneytheirparentsgivethem.Thelureofamore

comfortableandfashionablelifestyle—onewithnamebrandclothingmobile

phonesMP3anddiningoutorgoingtobarswithagirlfriend—makesmanyto

befrequentborrowers.Inmyopinionyoungstudentsaresensitivetofashions

andnewtrendsthustheyeasilyfoundit'simpossibletomakeendsmeetand

runintodebt.Whenastudent'sspendingstepsbeyondtheboundariesofdaily

necessitiesitbecomesakindofwaste.Furthermorewidespreadextravagant

spendingoncampuscouldhaveabadinfluenceonpeople'svalues.Butmany

studentsseeitasacommonpracticeandnotafault.Thougheveryonehasthe

righttoenjoyacomfortablelifecampusisaplaceforstudy.Sojustthink

twicebeforeyousignabill.ToCurbSpendingThemonthlyexpendituresof

collegestudentshavebeenontheriseinthepastfewyears.Somearguethat

ifthestudentsearnthemoneythemselves,howtheyspenditisnoneofother

people'sbusiness,andafterall,thegenerallivingstandardkeepsrising.

However,thefactisthatmoststudentsliveonthemoneytheirparentsgive

them.Thelureofamorecomfortableandfashionablelifestyle—onewith

namebrandclothing,mobilephones,MP3,anddiningoutorgoingtobars

withagirlfriend—makesmanytobefrequentborrowers.