2023年山西省太原市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2023年山西省太原市大學(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.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIs

aDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前社會(huì)存在著迷信文憑的現(xiàn)象

2.造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因

3.我對此的觀點(diǎn)

IsaDiplomaEverything?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledObtaintheInformationOnline.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.隨著網(wǎng)絡(luò)的發(fā)展，我們可以輕而易舉地從網(wǎng)絡(luò)上獲取各種信息

2.如此便捷地獲取信息有利也有弊

3.你的看法

ObtaintheInformationOnline

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitled"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.這是我在大學(xué)的第一天；

2.他（她）就是我的同學(xué)；

3.我仔細(xì)打量了他（她）,發(fā)現(xiàn)……

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.老一輩常說，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人卻認(rèn)為相貌比能力重要

3.你的看法

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:Let'sGoinforSports.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,and

baseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.當(dāng)今世界上，有越來越多的人對體育運(yùn)動(dòng)感興趣；

2.但有些人仍然不了解運(yùn)動(dòng)的重要性；

3.體育運(yùn)動(dòng)有很高的價(jià)值。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledRaisingDogsintheCity.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.現(xiàn)在養(yǎng)狗的人越來越多；

2.不文明養(yǎng)狗給社會(huì)造成了危害；

3.我的看法。

RaisingDogsintheCity

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese:

1.假如你是李靜，你想向校長申請參加西部大開發(fā)，你要給校長寫一封

信，信的內(nèi)容包括：

1.表達(dá)自己想要參加西部大開發(fā)的愿望；

2.簡要說明自己的理由。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamount

ofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

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9.1.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……

10.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsof

qualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingthe

informationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

CNPperheadDailycalorieLifeexpectancyInfantmortalityrates

Country

(2005,$)suppyperheadatbirth(years)per1000livebirths

Bangladesh46219225263

Bolivia245821076748

Egypt332329466840

Indonesia311723146531

U.S.A.1877937817911

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

11.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

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

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

CharacteristicsofaGoodSpeaker

Inspeaking,asinmosthumanactivities,successdependsuponacombination

offactors.Agoodspeaker,accordingtomostauthoritiesbothancientand

modern,musthaveintegrity,knowledge,self-confidence,andskill.

Integrity

SomenineteenhundredyearsagotheRomanteacherQuintilianinsistedthat

agoodspeakermustfirstofallbeagoodman.Listeners,Quintilian

maintained,cannotseparatewhatissaidfromthepersonwhosaysit:theyare

influencedbytheirimpressionofthespeakeraswellasbytheargumentshe

presents.

Ifapersonishabituallyunreliable,speechtrainingmaygivehimskills,butit

cannotmakehimeffective.Hisactionswillcontradicthiswords:hecannot

convincinglyurgehonestyingovernmentifhehimselfcheatsinschoolor

business;hisappealforanopenmindinotherswillgounheededifhehimself

isbigoted(偏執(zhí)的).Evenaspeaker'schoiceofwordsandargumentsbetrays

hischaracter,forhemayhabituallyappeartododgeissuesratherthanface

themortosaywhatispopularratherthansaywhatistrueorjust.Aspeaker

ofpoorcharactermaysucceedforatime,butinthelongrunhewillbefound

outandhisappealswillbediscounted.

Knowledge

Acquiringtheknowledgenecessarytobecomeagoodspeakerisalifelong

andcumulative(累積的)task.Throughthoughtfulreading,listening,and

observing,youcangainincreasedintellectualdepthandmaturity.Whilethe

firstspeechesyoudelivermaybeonrelativelysimplesubjectsandmaybe

basedinpartonpersonalexperiences,theyshouldpresentworthwhileideas

andconsideredconvictions.Soonyouwillwanttoreachoutbeyond

immediateandfamiliartopics—tolearnandtospeakaboutsubjectsinnew

fields.Themoreyoulearnaboutmanysubjects,themoreeffectiveyour

speakingwillbecome.Moreover,whatyousayonanyparticulartopicwill

reflecttheknowledgeandunderstandingoftheeducatedperson.

Confidence

Aself-confidentspeakerhasanerectbutcomfortableposture;natural,easy

gestures;directeyecontactwithhisaudience;andearnestnessandenergyin

hisvoice.Moreover,headaptshisinformationandargumentstotheattitudes

ofhislisteners.

Manyfactorshelpdeterminetheamountofnervousnessaspeakermayfeel-

includingtheamountofsleephehadthenightbeforehisspeech,Butthe

experienceofmanygenerationsofspeakershasshownthat,inadditionto

preparingcarefully,youcandomuchtoincreaseyourpoiseandself-control

byfollowingthreesimplerules:

1.Speakasoftenasyoucan.Thefirsttimeapersondrivesacarorfliesan

airplanealone,heislikelytobetenseandunsureofhimself,butwitheach

additionalexperiencehisconfidencegrows.Inthesameway,eachsuccessful

speechyoumakewillstrengthenyourself-assurance.Welcomeevery

opportunitytospeak,bothinyourclassesandtogroupsinthecommunity.

Selectsubjectsthatyouknowagooddealaboutandthatyouaredeeply

interestedin.Prepareyourtalkscarefully.Youwillfindthatafteratime

speakingbecomesapleasantratherthanapainfulexperience.

2.Rememberthatsomenervoustensionisbothnaturalandgoodforyou.

Eveninthedeepestsleepourmusclesarenevercompletelyrelaxed.When

weareawakeour"muscletension"ishigher,anditincreasesstillmorewhen

themindorbodyiscalleduponfor

A.Tobeimpressive.

B.Tobearguable.

C.Tobeakindperson.

D.Tobeateacher.

12.MoreandmoreJapaneseshopkeepersencourageusingelectroniccashby

13.TheGulfoilspillisdifferentfromanyotheroilcatastropheinthat

A.itinvolvesaworld-renownedfirm

B.ithasalimitedshorelineimpact

C.thesurfaceoftheoceanwasn'taffected

D.theoilwasreleasedintodeepseas

14.Whatshouldpeopledoduringthewarming-upexerciseforrunning?

A.Trytorunatabreathlessspeed.

B.Increasethepaceinagradualway.

C.Keeptalkingwiththeircompanions.

D.Warmupthemusclesbystretching.

15.

ThebookThePlayofPowerstillthepublicpolicy,althoughnotin

separatechapters.

16.Morepeoplewouldusenotesandcointoprotectwhenelectronic

cashpaymentsareunderstrictmonitoring.

17.

Byvoting,thepublicmadethefinalselectionoftheeurosymbols.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Amazonisafamouswebsitewhichsellsnotonlybooksbutalso.

19.

Therearemoregrindsinmilitarycollegesthaninothercolleges.

A.YB.NC.NG

2O.HybridCars

Haveyoupulledyourcaruptothegaspumplatelyandbeenshockedbythe

highpriceofgasoline?Asthepumpclickedpast$20or$30,maybeyou

thoughtabouttradinginyourcarforsomethingthatgetsbettermileage.Or

maybeyou'reworriedthatyourcariscontributingtothegreenhouseeffect.

Theautoindustryhasthetechnologytoaddresstheseconcerns.It'sthehybrid

car.You'reprobablyawareofhybridcarsbecausethey'vebeeninthenewsa

lot.Mostautomobilemanufacturershaveannouncedplanstomanufacture

theirownversions.Whatmakesita"Hybrid"?

Anyvehicleisahybridwhenitcombinestwoormoresourcesofpower.In

fact,manypeoplehaveprobablyownedahybridvehicleatsomepoint.For

example,amoped(amotorizedpedalbike)isatypeofhybridbecauseit

combinesthepowerofagasolineenginewiththepedalpowerofitsrider.

Hybridvehiclesareallaroundus.Mostofthelocomotivesweseepulling

trainsarediesel-electrichybrids.CitieslikeSeattlehavediesel-electric(以柴

油發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)發(fā)電的)buses-thesecandrawelectricpowerfromoverheadwires

orrunondieselwhentheyareawayfromthewires.Giantminingtrucksare

oftendiesel-electrichybrids.Submarinesarealsohybridvehicles——someare

nuclear-electricandsomearediesel-electric.Thegasoline-electrichybridcar

isacrossbetweenagasoline-poweredcarandanelectriccar.

HybridStructure

Youcancombinethetwopowersourcesfoundinahybridcarindifferent

ways.Oneway,knownasaparallelhybrid,hasafueltank,whichsupplies

gasolinetotheengine.Butitalsohasasetofbatteriesthatsuppliespowerto

anelectricmotor.Boththeengineandtheelectricmotorcanturnthe

transmissionatthesametime,andthetransmissionthenturnsthewheels.

Bycontrast,inaserieshybridthegasolineengineturnsagenerator,andthe

generatorcaneitherchargethebatteriesorpoweranelectricmotorthatdrives

thetransmission.Thus,thegasolineengineneverdirectlypowersthevehicle.

WhyBuildSuchaComplexCar?

Youmightwonderwhyanyonewouldbuildsuchacomplicatedmachine

whenmostpeopleareperfectlyhappywiththeirgasoline-poweredcars.The

reasonistwofold:toreducetailpipeemissionsandtoimprovemileage.These

goalsareactuallytightlyinterwoven.

EvolutionoftheHybrid

Thehybridisacompromise.Itattemptstosignificantlyincreasethemileage

andreducetheemissionsofagas-poweredcarwhileovercomingthe

shortcomingsofanelectriccar.

TheProblemwithGas-poweredCars

Tobeusefultoyouorme,acarmustmeetcertainminimumrequirements.

Thecarshouldbeableto:

-Driveatleast300miles(482km)betweenre-fueling

-Berefueledquicklyandeasily

-Keepupwiththeothertrafficontheroad

Agasolinecarmeetstheserequirementsbutproducesarelativelylarge

amountofpollutionandgenerallygetspoorgasmileage.Anelectriccar,on

theotherhand,producesalmostnopollution,butitcanonlygo50to100

miles(80to161km)betweencharges.Andtheproblemhasbeenthatitis

veryslowandinconvenienttorecharge.

Adriver'sdesireforquickaccelerationcausesourcarstobemuchless

efficientthantheycouldbe.Youmayhavenoticedthatacarwithaless

powerfulenginegetsbettergasmileagethananidenticalcarwithamore

powerfulengine.Justlookatthewindowstickers(有圖形或文字的粘貼標(biāo)

鑒)onnewcarsatadealershipforacityandhighwaymphcomparison.

Theamazingthingisthatmostofwhatwerequireacartodousesonlya

smallpercentageofitshorsepower!Whenyouaredrivingalongthefreeway

at60mph(96.6kph),yourcarenginehastoprovidethepowertodothree

things:

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A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension。0題)

21.聽力原文：Scientistssaysharkshavelivedintheworld'soceansfor

millionsofyears.Scientistssaytherearemorethan350differentkindsof

sharks.

Sharksdonothavebones,andasharkhasanextremelygoodsenseofsmell.

Itcanfindsmallamountsofsubstancesinthewater,suchasblood,body

liquidsandchemicalsproducedbyanimals.Sharksalsosenseelectricaland

magneticpowerlinkedtonervesandmusclesoflivinganimals.These

powerfulsenseshelpthemfindtheirfood.Somesharkswilleatjustabout

anything.Manyunusualthingshavebeenfoundinthestomachsofsometiger

sharks.Theyincludeshoes,dogs,acow'sfootandmetalprotectiveclothing.

Aboutfortypercentofthedifferentkindsofsharkslayeggs.Theothersgive

birthtoliveyoung.Somesharkscarrytheiryounginsidetheirbodieslike

humansdo.

Scientistsarebeginningtounderstandtheimportanceofsharkstohumans.

Medicalresearcherswanttolearnmoreabouttheshark'sbodydefensesystem

againstdisease.Theyknowthatsharksrecoverquicklyfrominjuries.Sharks

appearnevertosufferinfections,cancerorheartdiseases.

(33)

A.Callonpeopletoprotectsharks.

B.Pointoutthelivingenvironmentofsharks.

C.Explainwhythesharksaredangerous.

D.Anintroductiontosharks.

22.

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23.

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24.

[B9]

25.聽力原文：W:I'llmakeyourflightreservationsbyphonenowandthen

writeouttheticketforyou.

M:That'sfine.Canyoupleasetellmethedeparturetimeagain?

Q:What'sthewomandoing?

(17)?

A.Sayingfarewelltoafriend.

B.Buyingaticketforasportsevent.

C.Payingabillatthebank.

D.Arrangingforaplanetrip.

26.聽力原文：W:Ican'tgetoverthewayyoutreatedmeatourowndinner

table.

M:Iwasirritatedatsomethingelse.IsaidIwassorry.Dowehavetogo

throughallthatagain?

Q:Whathappenedtothewomantheotherday?

(19)

A.Shewashurtbytheman.

B.Shelosthertemper.

C.Shedidn'tspeaktoherhusband.

D.Shemissedthedinnerparty.

27.(31)

A.Clappinghands.

B.Gestureandimitation.

C.Handshaking.

D.Smellandtaste.

28.(17)

A.Shetookahistoryclasslastyear.

B.Shedoesn'ttrusttheman'sopinion.

C.Shedidn'tlikehersociologyprofessor.

D.Sheprobablywon'ttakeanyhistoryclasses.

29.聽力原文：M:Excuseme.Areyougoingtobuyconcerttickets?

W:Yes,Iam.Soareallthesepeopleinfrontofme.

M:Haveyoubeenherelong?

W:About45minutes.I'vemovedfor-wardatotalofabout3feetinthattime.

M:Youarekidding.

W:Notatall.Therewasacoupleupaheadofmewhogotsodisgustedand

theyfinallygaveupandleft.Theysaidthey'dbeenwaitingformorethanan

hour.

M:Terrific.Doesanyoneknowwhat'scausingthedelay?

W:Ifso,noonehasletusknow.Itcouldbethattherearen'tenoughpeople

sellingticketsthisafternoon.Ormaybetheircomputerisdown.I'msurethe

concerthasn'tbeencancelled.

M:Ijusthopetheydon'trunoutofticketsbeforeIgetupthere.

W:Thatreallywouldbeannoying,wouldn'tit?

M:IguessIshouldhavecomebeforelunch.Orhasitbeenlikethisallday?

W:Apparentlyithas.Infact,beforeIcameItriedcallingtochargemytickets

overthephone,justtoavoidthislongwait.Buttheyarenottakingphone

orders,orchecks,orcreditcards.It'scashornothing,andyouhavetocome

inperson.

M:Well,therearetwomorehoursbeforetheticketsofficecloses.Ticketsfor

agoodconcertareworthwaitingfor.SoIthinkI'lljustmakemyself

comfortable.

(20)

A.She'simpressedwiththeticketsellers.

B.She'spleasedabouttheman'spurchase.

C.She'suncertainaboutthechangeinplans.

D.She'sresignedtothesituation.

30.(28)

A.Peoplewithoutexposuretosunlight.

B.WealthypeopleinEuropecenturiesago.

C.WorkersduringtheIndustrialRevolution.

D.WealthypeopleduringtheIndustrialRevolution.

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

31.

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthenewproductsofPanasonic,

Netgear,Marantz.

A.candirectlymovedatabyhomeelectricalwiring

B.areadaptersorasimilarsystemtotransferdata

C.providethepresentWi-Ficriteriaforwirelessnetworking

D.wereproducedforhomeelectricallineslastmonth

32.

Drinkingcoffeeorsleepingseparatelyislesseffectivethan.

33.

Thefox,inthispassage,is

A.admiredforhistrickery

B.nomatchforthelion

C.pitiedforhistrick

D.consideredworthless

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

37.[SIO]

38.

[S2]

39.Theterm"FurtherEducation"isthenamegiven,inBritain,toavery

broadanddiverserangeofpost-schooleducation.Someisfull-time,someis

part-timeandsomeishalf-and-halfwithperiodsatcollagealternatewith[SI]

periodsatwork.Thereisalsoavastandvariedprovisionofeveningclasses.

For

manyolderpeople,eveningstudywastheonlywaywheretheycouldpursue

[S2].

theireducationandtheythinkoftheinstitutionthatprovideditas"Night[S3]

school".

Nowadays,however,theopportunitiesforFurtherEducationatalllevels

andforallagesaremanifold.Thecourseprovidedrangefromthemost[S4]

elementary,directlyvocationally-orientedkind,andthoseatdegreelevelor

[S5].

beyond.Theyareprovidedinawidelysetofinstitutions.Themajorityofthe

lowerlevelcourses,relatingmainlytoapprenticeshipschemesand

qualifications

providedinCollegesofFurtherEducation.Middlelevelcoursesare[S6]

offeredinTechnicalCollegeswiththosehavingagoodshareoflessadvanced

[S7].

workbeingcalled"Collegesoftechnology".Thegreatbulkofdegreelevel

studiesareundertakeninthePolytechnics.Buttherearethenumberof[S8]

specializedcollagessuchastheLondonCollegeofPrinting.Infact,veryfew

of

thebroaddivisionshereareclear-cut;andthereislittleoverlapping.[S9]

Whateverarethetypesofestablishmentandtheirrangeofeducational

provision,mostofthelocalinhabitantswillprobablyrefertothemfor"the

[S10].

Techs".TheTechshaveplayedanimportantpartinBritisheducational

historyandtheirrolewillbenolessimportantinthefuture.

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參考答案

l.IsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadaysmanypeopleshowtoomuchconcern

todiplomainjobhuntingforemployersrequirediplomaasanecessityin

offeringaninterviewthusmoreattentionispaidtodiplomaobtainlsa

DiplomaEverything?Nowadays,manypeopleshowtoomuchconcernto

diplomainjobhunting,foremployersrequirediplomaasanecessityin

offeringaninterview,thusmoreattentionispaidtodiplomaobtain

2.ObtaintheInformationOnlineTodaytheInternetisoneofthemost

powerfultoolsthroughouttheworld.TheInternetisacollectionofvarious

servicesandresources.AlmostallhouseholdscontaintheInternet;

howeverObtaintheInformationOnlineToday,theInternetisoneofthemost

powerfultoolsthroughouttheworld.TheInternetisacollectionofvarious

servicesandresources.AlmostallhouseholdscontaintheInternet;however,

解析：本次寫作試題要求對“在網(wǎng)上獲取信息”這一話題展開分析討論。

要求考生先描述互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的廣泛用途及重要性，然后分析目前上網(wǎng)的一些

弊端和優(yōu)點(diǎn)，最后指出我們應(yīng)該正確有效地利用網(wǎng)上信息，“取其精華，

棄之糟粕”。文章第一段應(yīng)該直接點(diǎn)題，闡明互聯(lián)網(wǎng)是人們生活中必不可

少的工具。此類典型句有...isoneofthemostpowerfultools…還有Itis

widelyacknowledgedthat...第一段可以用however轉(zhuǎn)折過渡，弓［出這種

現(xiàn)象的利與弊。文章主體部分也可以用despite表示轉(zhuǎn)折，注意despite

后接that從句，indespiteof后接sth.在陳述利弊時(shí)可用的句型有this

phenomenonshows...或tostartwith...,inthesecondplace...文章最后可

用表總結(jié)的短語inconclusion,類似表達(dá)還有inbrief,allinall或asa

result…等。

3.TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.I

gotintothebuildingwhere1wasgoingtoliveandlookeddoorafterdoorfor

myname.AtlastIfoundit.Intheroomtherewasalreadyastudentmaking

hisbed.Afterwesaid"Howdoyoudo?"toeachotherhecontinuedhiswork

payingnomoreattentiontome.Ilookedaroundtheroomandfoundthatit

hadbeenthoroughlycleaned.Nodoubtitwashewhohaddoneit.Ilookedat

him.Hewasthinshortanddark.Hishairwaslikeabundleofstraw.Hisdirty

clothesandtiredlooktoldmethathehadhadalongjourney.Hisclotheswere

madeofcheapclothandheworeapairofrubbershoeswhichwerevery

unfashionable.Hewasnotaverysmartfreshmenatall.Thesecondtimehe

spokehisaccenttommethathewasfromthesouth."ShallIhelpyoutoget

yourluggagefromtheoffice?"IdidnotrefusesinceIreallyneededhelp.He

wasquickinmovement.Hewalkedoutoftheroomandwassoonfarahead

ofmetotheoffice."Agoodguy"Isaidtomyself."Iwillmakefriendswith

him"andIhurriedandcaughtupwithhim.TheFirstImpressionofMy

RoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.Igotintothebuildingwhere1

wasgoingtolive,andlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.AtlastIfoundit.

Intheroom,therewasalreadyastudentmakinghisbed.Afterwesaid"How

doyoudo?"toeachother,hecontinuedhiswork,payingnomoreattention

tome.Ilookedaroundtheroomandfoundthatithadbeenthoroughlycleaned.

Nodoubtitwashewhohaddoneit.Ilookedathim.Hewasthin,shortand

dark.Hishairwaslikeabundleofstraw.Hisdirtyclothesandtiredlooktold

methathehadhadalongjourney.Hisclothesweremadeofcheapcloth,and

heworeapairofrubbershoes,whichwereveryunfashionable.Hewasnota

verysmartfreshmenatall.Thesecondtimehespoke,hisaccenttommethat

hewasfromthesouth."ShallIhelpyoutogetyourluggagefromtheoffice?"

IdidnotrefusesinceIreallyneededhelp.Hewasquickinmovement.He

walkedoutoftheroomandwassoonfaraheadofmetotheoffice."Agood

guy,"Isaidtomyself."Iwillmakefriendswithhim",andIhurriedandcaught

upwithhim.

4.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethatthey

shouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceisless

importantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewho

arenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthis

viewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthat

interestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshowever

thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewers

puttingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotof

peoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.

Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thave

muchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthan

goodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksare

bornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesa

person'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetween

themI'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooks

Oldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeopleby

theirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthan,say,ability.

Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.

Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Fora

womanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,the

preferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferent

inthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthe

looks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometothe

conclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautiful

girlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmy

opinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonly

becauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalso

becauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.

Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I'll

chooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

5.Let'sGoinforSportsIntheworldtodaymoreandmorepeopleareinterest

edinsportsandgameswhichhavebecomepartofpeople'sdailylife.Inour

countryswimmingrunningbasketballfootballtabletennisandbadmintonare

thefavouritesportsandgames.Earlyeverymorningyoucanseepeopledoing

allkindsofexercisesinparksandopengrounds.Friendlymatchesandsports

meetsareoftenheldinschoolsandfactoties.Buttherearestillsomepeople

whodon'tknowtheimportanceofsportsandgames.Theytreatthemonlyas

amusementsjustlikefilmsorradioprogrammes.Weallknowthatsportsand

gamesbuildourbodiesandkeepusingoodhealth.Theyareespecially

helpfultothosewhoworkwiththeirbrains.Sportsandgamescanalsotrain

aperson'scharacter.Onthesportsfieldachildlearnstofightfairandhardto

winwithoutprideandlosewithgrace.Sportsandgamesarelikeabridgeto

truefriendship.Laterwhenhehasgrownuphewillnaturallyworkforthe

goodofhiscountryinsteadofforhisownbenefit.Aswehavesaid'above

sportsandgamescanbeofgreatvalue.Theynotonlymakepeoplelive

happilybutalsohelppeopletolearnvirtuesanddotheirworkbetter.Asound

mindisinasoundbody.Let'sgoinforsportsandgames.Let'sGoinforSports

Intheworldtoday,moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinsportsandgames,

whichhavebecomepartofpeople'sdailylife.Inourcountry,swimming,

running,basketball,football,tabletennisandbadmintonarethefavourite

sportsandgames.Earlyeverymorningyoucanseepeopledoingallkindsof

exercisesinparksandopengrounds.Friendlymatchesandsportsmeetsare

oftenheldinschoolsandfactoties.Buttherearestillsomepeoplewhodon't

knowtheimportanceofsportsandgames.Theytreatthemonlyas

amusementsjustlikefilmsorradioprogrammes.Weallknowthatsportsand

gamesbuildourbodiesandkeepusingoodhealth.Theyareespecially

helpfultothosewhoworkwiththeirbrains.Sportsandgamescanalsotrain

aperson'scharacter.Onthesportsfield,achildleamstofightfairandhard,

towinwithoutprideandlosewithgrace.Sportsandgamesarelikeabridge

totruefriendship.Later,whenhehasgrownup,hewillnaturallyworkforthe

goodofhiscountryinsteadofforhisownbenefit.Aswehavesaid'above,

sportsandgamescanbeofgreatvalue.Theynotonlymakepeoplelive

happilybutalsohelppeopletolearnvirtuesanddotheirworkbetter.Asound

mindisinasoundbody.Let'sgoinforsportsandgames.

6.RaisingDogsintheCityRecentlymoreandmorepeoplebegintoraisedogs

inthecity.Youmayfinddogshereandthereinpublicplacesorevenonbuses.

Ithasmoreorlessbecomeoneofthelatestfashions.Yetthenegativeeffects

ofraisingdogsinthecityareobvious.Tobeginwithitmaypollutethe

environment.We'canoftenseedogsdroppingtheirwastearoundthecity

whentheyarewalkedoutdoors.Fewoftheirownerswouldpickitupafter

thedogs.Inthesecondplacewithtoomanydogsinpublicplacescasesof

dogsatt