2022年湖北省鄂州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2022年湖北省鄂州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英

語六級(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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympic

Games.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)的成功舉辦對(duì)中國的影響

2.奧運(yùn)會(huì)后中國的發(fā)展尤其是外國人來華旅游熱的發(fā)展

3.分析來華旅游熱發(fā)展的原因

ForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympicGames

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic"RechoiceofProfessions-ASocialProblem".You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositiononthe

outline(giveninChinese)below:

1.下崗人員(laid-offpersonnel)面臨一個(gè)嚴(yán)肅的問題--再就業(yè)；

2.下崗人員要改變就業(yè)觀念，樹立堅(jiān)強(qiáng)信心，重新就業(yè)；

3.人們要關(guān)心、幫助下崗人員，克服困難，爭(zhēng)取勝利。

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThe

PopularityofWesternHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些“洋”節(jié)日在中國越來越流行

2.一些中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日反倒無人問津

3.你如何看待這種現(xiàn)象

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinglinegraphthatshowsthechangesoftheattendancein

thereaddingroom.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelowinChinesewiththetitleCollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon.

1.描述圖表中的兩個(gè)循環(huán)(cycle)所反映的問題。

2,分析引起該變化的原因。

3.你的結(jié)論。

CollegeReadingROOMPhenoaenon

(Sept：newtermstarts,Jan：vacation,June：exams,July：vacation)

CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

5.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?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledOnBuyingSecondhandTextbooks.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人認(rèn)為買二手書好；

2.有人認(rèn)為買二手書不好；

3.我的看法。

OnBuyingSecond-handTextbooks

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:DoesHeroismStillWork?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有些人認(rèn)為英雄主義已不適應(yīng)新時(shí)代了

2.但是，當(dāng)今社會(huì)里確有英雄主義存在

3.你的看法

DoesHeroismStillWork?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheProspectofElectronicBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人認(rèn)為隨著電腦技術(shù)的發(fā)展，電子書籍將取代現(xiàn)在的紙制書本。

2.有些人認(rèn)為書本的位置是不可替代的。

3.我的看法是...

TheProspectofElectronicBooks

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOncelebrityWorkingasProductsSpokesperson.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.名人代言現(xiàn)象普遍

2.名人代言存在一些問題

3.你的看法

OnCelebrityWorkingasProducts'Spokesperson

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositionbasedonthefollowinglinegraphthatshowsthechangesofthe

attendanceinthereadingroom.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinesewiththetitleCollegeReadingRoom

Phenomenon.

CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

1.描述圖表中的兩個(gè)循環(huán)(cycle)所反映的問題

2.分析引起該變化的原因

3.你的結(jié)論

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

11.

InFrance,whoundertakedutiessuchasbeingnicetochildrenorcourteous

toadeafgrandmother?

A.Relatives.B.Friends.C.Families.D.Colleagues.

12.

BesidesthediscoveriesofandNewtonalsodevelopedoneof

themostpowerfultoolsofmathematics—calculus.

13.

Whyisitimportanttohavebreakfast?

14.Thecasesofthestudentsmentionedatthethreeschoolssuggestthatthey

wereoftheirplagiarismmistakes.

A.innocentB.ignorantC.defensiveD.regretted

15.Whatisveryimportantinthelong-distancetrainingofdogs?

A.Tourgedogsrunfor2000to3000mileseveryday.

B.Totrainthedogsforatleastoneyear.

C.Totrainthedogstopullvehiclesondryland.

D.Togetthedogsaccustomedtorunninglongdistances.

16.

LisaPerezwasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofherunemployment.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Thecollegedepartmentorassociationcangetpaymentsfromtheissuerifit

sanctionscreditcardsdecoratedwith.

18.

Fromthe1870son,itisimpossibletoimportplantsfromNorthAmerica.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Cabletelevisionhaddevelopedtechnologythatallowedthemtoaddmore

programmingtocableservicein.

A.Intheearly1990s

B.Inthelate1970s

C.Intheearly1950s

D.Intheearly1940s

20.Stressislikelytostriketeenagedgirlswhenthey.

A.haveanaggressiveandanti-socialmother

B.failtobuildasoundrelationshipwithpals

C.getintoanewschoolenvironment

D.failtopassanimportantschooltest

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.[B7]

22.(44)

23.

[B6]

24.(18)

A.Theyareattendingaconcert.

B.Theyarenegotiatingaboutaprice.

C.Theyareplanningtogoforadate.

D.Theyarebuyingsomethingfortheirfinn.

25.(26)

A.Forty-fiveminutes.

B.Overanhour.

C.Lessthantenminutes.

D.Abouttwentyminutes.

26.(22)

A.Thetransformer.B.Thebattery.C.Thefuses.D.Thewires.

27.(32)

Altisawardedtothebestfilmofthefestival,

B.ItwasIntroducedin1959.

C.Itwasintroducedbyacommercialorganization.

D.OnlyAmericandirectorshavereceivedthisaward

28.[B5]

29.(46)

30.(29)

A.Slowexercises.

B.RestOrmeditation.

C.Restandmeditation.

D.Remainingcomfortable.

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

31.

WhatmadeitpossiblefortheTIMEreporterstocomeupwithsomany

interestingstoriesaboutpets?

32.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcountriesinthenewworld?

A.Mostofthebanksarestillmakingagain.

B.Thegrowthofeconomyisslowingdown.

C.Thegovernmentsarefreefromforeigndebt.

D.Consumersloseconfidenceintheeconomy.

33.Attheendoflastweek,BodegaAurrer6,aMexicansubsidiaryofthe

world'sbiggestretailer,Wal-Mart,openedanewstoreinthevillageofSan

JuanTeotihuacan,justnorthofMexicoCity.Normally,suchaneventwould

causelittlestir.Wal-MartisalreadyMexico'sbiggestretailertoo.Andits

shopsseemtobeverywellwelcomedbyitsmillionsofbargain-hungry

customers.Butthisparticularopeningwas,infact,theculminationofmonths

ofprotests,legalactionsandhungerstrikesbythosedeterminedtostopit.

Thereasonisthelocation.Just2.5km(1.6miles)awayistheancientcityof

Teotihuacan,probablyMexico'smostfamousarchaeologicalsite.Amongst

otherattractions,itboaststhethird-largest(byvolume)pyramidintheworld.

FormanyMexicans,theancientsite,abandonedbyitsmysteriousinhabitants

centuriesbeforetheSpanishconquerorsarrived,remainstheultimatesymbol

ofMexicanidentityandnationhood.Thousandstroopuptothetopofthe

PyramidoftheSuntocelebratethesummersolstice(夏至).

Tothem,theideaofhavingaWal-Martnextdoorisunbearable.Inthewords

ofHomeroAridjis,awriterandoneoftheleadingopponents,"itislike

drivingthestakeofglobalizationintotheheartofoldMexico."The

controversyisonlythelatestinastringofprotesters'attemptstosave

Mexicanculturefromwhattheyseeasacreepingmenace.Theywona

famousvictorybyblockingaMcDonald'srestaurantfromopeninginthemain

squareoftheprettysoutherncolonialtownofOaxaca.

Butthistimetheywereonmuchthinnerground.Forastart,Wal-Martwent

throughalltheappropriateregulatoryrules,evengettingpermissionfromthe

Paris-basedInternationalCouncilonMonumentsandSites,whichjudgedthat

thestorewouldcausenoharmtothenearbyruins.Asmallstoneplatform,

wasindeedfoundduringconstructionofthenewcarpark,butwaspreserved.

Justasimportantly,theclaimthatthenewstorespoilsthefamousviewfrom

thetopofthePyramidoftheSunisclearlyincorrect,asanyonewhocaresto

gettothetopcantestify.TheproblemisnotsomuchinseeingtheWal-Mart

asintakingpainstodistinguishitfromthe30-oddotheruglybuildingsthat

litterthesurroundingcountryside.

Tothediehards(頑固分子)，theissuecountsmorethanthe.view.Butneither

matteredmuchtothehundredsoflocalswhoqueuedupfortheopening,

delightedtobefreedofthesmallandexpensivelocalshops.Despitealegal

casepending（懸而未決的）againstWal-Martandlocalofficials,broughtby

anirritatedlocalleft-wingpolitician,thisisonebattlethattheAmerican

retailerhasprobablywon.

Whatisthecentralideaofthisarticle?

A.Wal-Martwouldcausefiercecompetitionwithlocalstores.

B.Astheworld'sbiggestretailer,Wal-MartattractstheMexicancustomers

withsuperbservice.

C.StoresareforbiddentoopenaroundthePyramidoftheSun.

D.TheopeningofWal-MartarousescontroversyinMexico.

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

34.

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35."Nonewtaxes."Thisisaquotewerememberthe1992[Si]

presidentialelection.Therearethingdoneinapresidential[S2]

electionyearthathavequestionablemotivesastowhether

theyaredoneinthebestinterestofthepeopleorinthe

interestofthepresidentialcandidate.Thesehidinginterests[S3]

areoneofthebiggestproblemswhichbestexemplifiedin

theVietnamWar.AlthoughtheSouthVietnamaskedfor

ourhelp,whichwehadpreviouslypromised,buttheentire[S4]

conflictwasmanagedtomeetpersonalpoliticalagendas

morethantobringaquickendtotheconflict.Thiscanbe[S5]

seenintheselectivebombingofHanoithroughoutthecourse

oftheVietnamWar.Politicallythisstrategylookedvery

good.However,militaryitwasludicrous.Waristheone[S6]

arenainwhichpoliticianshavenoplace.Thus,theU.S.

Militaryshouldbeallowedtoconductanyconflictthatit

hasbeencommittowithoutpoliticalinterferenceorcontrol[S7]

becauseoftheproblemsandhiddeninterestswhichare

alwayspresentwhendealingwithpolitics.

Themilitarygavefullcontroltouseforceastheysaw[S8]

fit.Thatisthefactthatthemilitaryisbestsuitedfor

con-ductingwars.Politiciansarenot.Itisnottheplacefor[S9].

politicianstobeinvolvedinthedecisionmakingprocessin

regardstowarormilitarystrategy.Let'sjustpraythatit

doesnotcostthedeathofanother58,000ofAmericanmen[sio]

tolearnthatthepoliticians'placeisnotinwarbutinpeace.

[SI]

36.

[S6]

六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

37.[S2]

38.

[S5]

39.

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參考答案

1.議論文[考頻：4]①審題及布局。這篇文章是對(duì)于奧運(yùn)會(huì)后所帶來的熱

點(diǎn)話題提出自己的認(rèn)識(shí)和分析。首先陳述成功的舉辦一屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)對(duì)于一

個(gè)國家的影響即普遍性的影響；然后切入本篇所要討論并且很快會(huì)展現(xiàn)

出來的對(duì)于旅游業(yè)的直接推動(dòng)即特殊性的影響；最后總結(jié)其原因。在布

局上根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開即可。第一段介紹成功舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)所

帶來的影響；第二段闡述其對(duì)于推動(dòng)來華旅游業(yè)的直接而迅速發(fā)展的影

響；第三段分析來華旅游業(yè)升溫的原因。②語言。本文是一篇論說文論

述要重點(diǎn)突出層次分明具有說服力詞匯選擇要精確句式豐富一些。議論

文[考頻：4]①審題及布局。這篇文章是對(duì)于奧運(yùn)會(huì)后所帶來的熱點(diǎn)話題

提出自己的認(rèn)識(shí)和分析。首先陳述成功的舉辦一屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)對(duì)于一個(gè)國家

的影響，即普遍性的影響；然后切入本篇所要討論并且很快會(huì)展現(xiàn)出來

的對(duì)于旅游業(yè)的直接推動(dòng)，即特殊性的影響；最后總結(jié)其原因。在布局

上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開即可。第一段介紹成功舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)所

帶來的影響；第二段闡述其對(duì)于推動(dòng)來華旅游業(yè)的直接而迅速發(fā)展的影

響；第三段分析來華旅游業(yè)升溫的原因。②語言。本文是一篇論說文，

論述要重點(diǎn)突出，層次分明，具有說服力，詞匯選擇要精確，句式豐富

一些。解析：ForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijing

OlympicGames

BeijingOlympicGameshasgotbigsuccess.Obviouslythisbigsuccesswill

giveChinaabigopportunitytodevelopfaster.TheOlympicGamesunfolda

newChinatotheworld,itisopenedthemysteriousveiltosomepeoplewho

don'tknowit.

MostofforeignersrealizeamodernandflourishChina.Andalsopromoted

byBeijingOlympicGames,Chinawillkeepondevelopingineveryaspectas

wellinthepastfewyears,especiallyinforeign-relatedtourismThenumber

oftheforeignerstravelingtoChina,includingmorepeoplefrommorecountry,

comparedwithmainlyincludingAmericans,JapaneseandKoreaninthepast,

willincreaselargely,

Thereasonisobvious.Foronething,Itistheopendoorpolicylastmany

yearsthatbroughtabouttheprosperityintourism,andthisisthemost

importantandtraditionalpolicyoverthepast20yearssincereform,and

opening-op.Foranother,nowgoingwiththeBeijingOlympicGames'success,

thestrong,richandhappyChinaisknownbywholeworld:thecleanstreet,

theChinesesmile,thepassionofChineseandsoon.Moreandmore

foreignerstakeinterestinChina'sdevelopmentanditstraditionalculture.Last

butnotleast,it'snodoubtthatthegovernmentwillcontinuetoadoptaseries

ofnewpoliciestoencouragemoretravelerstovisitChina.

2.RechoiceofProfessions一ASocialProblemNowadaysmoreandmore

personsareoutofwork.Theyarecalledlaid-offpersonnel.Theyarenow

confrontedwiththedifficultyofrechoiceofprofessions.Peoplemaydoubt

whytherearesomanypersonsbecomingunemployed.Willtheybeableto

beemployedagain?Howwilltheyadaptthemselvestothechangedsocial

environment?Isitnecessaryforthemtoaltertheirviewsofobtaining

employment?Tosolvealltheseproblemsweshouldhelpthemhaveaclear

understandingofthepresentsituationchangetheirviewsofrechoieeof

professionsbuildupafirmconfidenceinobtainingemploymentagain.

China'seconomyhasgrownrapidlyinthepastdecadessincetheadoptionof

thepolicyofreformsandopeningtotheoutsideworld.Investmentfrom

abroadhastakenrootinChina'seconomy.High-technologyhasbeenapplied

invariousfieldsandgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinChina'ssocialist

economicstructure.Thisisalawofeconomicdevelopment.Itisadmittedthat

thedevelopmentofeconomywilleventuallybringaboutahighrateof

unemployment-aserioussocialproblem.Theproblemisnotwhytheyare

outofjobsbuthowtohelpthemovercomedifficultiesandfindjobsagainas

soonaspossible.Firstthegovernmentshouldcreatemoreopportunitiesfor

themtobeemployed.Secondtheyshouldchangetheirviewsofchoiceof

work.Theideathatonlyworkingingovernmentalofficesorinbigfactories

canberegardedasasuccessofbeingemployedmustbechanged.Thirdtobe

willingtodehardworkdirtyworkandeventheworkthatothersarereluctant

todo.Inawordallofusareobligedtoexpressourconcernloveandsupport

forthemandhelpthemgetovertheirdifficultiestowinsuccess.Rechoiceof

Professions——ASocialProblemNowadaysmoreandmorepersonsareoutof

work.Theyarecalledlaid-offpersonnel.Theyarenowconfrontedwiththe

difficultyofrechoiceofprofessions.Peoplemaydoubtwhytherearesomany

personsbecomingunemployed.Willtheybeabletobeemployedagain?How

willtheyadaptthemselvestothechangedsocialenvironment?Isitnecessary

forthemtoaltertheirviewsofobtainingemployment?Tosolveallthese

problems,weshouldhelpthemhaveaclearunderstandingofthepresent

situation,changetheirviewsofrechoieeofprofessions,buildupafirm

confidenceinobtainingemploymentagain.China'seconomyhasgrown

rapidlyinthepastdecadessincetheadoptionofthepolicyofreformsand

openingtotheoutsideworld.Investmentfromabroadhastakenrootin

China'seconomy.High-technologyhasbeenappliedinvariousfieldsand

greatchangeshavetakenplaceinChina'ssocialisteconomicstructure.This

isalawofeconomicdevelopment.Itisadmittedthatthedevelopmentof

economywilleventuallybringaboutahighrateofunemployment-aserious

socialproblem.Theproblemisnotwhytheyareoutofjobs,buthowtohelp

themovercomedifficultiesandfindjobsagainassoonaspossible.First,the

governmentshouldcreatemoreopportunitiesforthemtobeemployed.

Second,theyshouldchangetheirviewsofchoiceofwork.Theideathatonly

workingingovernmentalofficesorinbigfactoriescanberegardedasa

successofbeingemployedmustbechanged.Third,tobewillingtodehard

work,dirtyworkandeventheworkthatothersarereluctanttodo.Inaword,

allofusareobligedtoexpressourconcern,loveandsupportforthemand

helpthemgetovertheirdifficultiestowinsuccess.

3.ThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewesternholidays

aregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Forexampleweeksbefore

Christmascountlessshopsrestaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywith

ChristmasdeThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewestern

holidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Forexample,weeks

beforeChristmas,countlessshops,restaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywith

Christmasde

4.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollege

readingroomattendancethereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.

WhenthenewtermstartsinSeptemberthereareabout275studentswhogo

tothereadingroom.Thenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonth

tillNovemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerratereachingthepeakjust

beforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacationmoststudents

gohomesothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropstoalmost

175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.Afterthree

monthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterAprilwiththeapproaching

finalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthefacilitiesof

thereadingroom.Duringthesummervacationstudentsarerarelyseeninit.

Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents'lifeatcollege.Thegraphindicates

thatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwomonthsof

eachsemesterquiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfaraway.They

onlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexamsbecausethere

theycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheirtermpapers

ortheexams.Infactstudentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeofexamsbecause

itisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhaveabsorbed.

Thereforeiftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiringknowledgetheir

liveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeitthekeytorealsuccessinstudyliesin

one'swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgoodcommandofmodem

scienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalentedstudentheshould

attendeverylectureandeagerlyabsorbnewknowledgeinthereadingroom.

Thusthegraphabovewouldhaveasmootherorsteadiercurve.College

ReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollegereading

roomattendance,thereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.When

thenewtermstartsinSeptember,thereareabout275studentswhogotothe

readingroom.Thenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonthtill

Novemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerrate,reachingthepeakjust

beforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacation,most

studentsgohome,sothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropsto

almost175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.

Afterthreemonthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterApril,withthe

approachingfinalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthe

facilitiesofthereadingroom.Duringthesummervacation,studentsarerarely

seeninit.Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents'lifeatcollege.Thegraph

indicatesthatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwo

monthsofeachsemester,quiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfar

away.Theyonlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexams

becausetheretheycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheir

termpapersortheexams.Infact,studentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeof

examsbecauseitisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhave

absorbed.Therefore,iftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiring

knowledge,theirliveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeit,thekeytoreal

successinstudyliesinone'swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgood

commandofmodernscienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalented

student,heshouldattendeverylectureandeagerlyabsorbnewknowledgein

thereadingroom.Thusthegraphabovewouldhaveasmootherorsteadier

curve.

5.ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Whethertoraisetheretirementagehas

becomeahottopicnowadays.Manypeopleseeincreasingtheretirementage

asawaytohelpaddressthefinancialchallengesinthesocialsecurityfund.

Andtheysaytherearecompellingdemographicreasonsforsuchachange一

increasedlifespansincreasedworkingcapabilitiesandastructuraldemand

forexperiencedlabor.Howevermanymorewereagainstraisingthe

retirementage.Theyarguethatthepensionfundhasasurplusnow.Besides

aprolongedlifespandoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatpeopleareabletowork

longer.Moreimportantlyraisingtheretirementagewouldputmorestrainon

thealreadygraveemploymentsituation.Addingworkingyearsforthosenow

employedwouldmeanfeweropeningsforthenewjobseekerswhoare

youngerandhealthier.PersonallyIthinkthegovernmentshouldraisethe

retirementageonlywhenthereisseverelaborshortagerelativelyhigh

pensionpaymentsorthegovernmentisinafiscalcrisis.Howeverit'sapparent

thatourcountrynowhasnoneofthesethreescenarios.ThereforeIdon'tthink

itnecessarytoraisetheofficialretirementageatpresent.ShouldRetirement

AgeBeRaised?Whethertoraisetheretirementagehasbecomeahottopic

nowadays.Manypeopleseeincreasingtheretirementageasawaytohelp

addressthefinancialchallengesinthesocialsecurityfund.And,theysay,

therearecompellingdemographicreasonsforsuchachange——increasedlife

spans,increasedworkingcapabilities,andastructuraldemandfor

experiencedlabor.However,manymorewereagainstraisingtheretirement

age.Theyarguethatthepensionfundhasasurplusnow.Besides,aprolonged

lifespandoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatpeopleareabletoworklonger.More

importantly,raisingtheretirementagewouldputmorestrainonthealready

graveemploymentsituation.Addingworkingyearsforthosenowemployed

wouldmeanfeweropeningsforthenewjobseekerswhoareyoungerand

healthier.Personally,Ithinkthegovernmentshouldraisetheretirementage

onlywhenthereisseverelaborshortage,relativelyhighpensionpaymentsor

thegovernmentisinafiscalcrisis.However,it'sapparentthatourcountry

nowhasnoneofthesethreescenarios.Therefore,Idon'tthinkitnecessaryto

raisetheofficialretirementageatpresent.

6.OnBuyingSecond-handTextbooksInmostcampusestherearestuents

buyingsecond-handtextookswhichhavebeenusedbyseniorswhodonot

wantonkeepsomeoftheirtextbooksupongraduation.Therearetwomain

reasons.Oneisthatthepriceofbooksissohighthatsomestudentswantto

savemoney.Theotheristhatstudentswithsecond-handbooksarenot

necessarilybusytakingnotesinclassbecausetheformerownersofthebooks

havedonesoindetail.Furthermoreitiseasierforthestudentstoanswerfthe

teacher'squestionswithoutmakinganefforttodotheexercisesbythemselves.

Onthecontraryotherstudentsdonotagreetobuysecond-handbookscannot

bekeptcarefullythenabrokenbookwillprobablydampentheirlearning

spirits;secondthestudentsmayrelytoomuchontheansweersWhichalready

existinthetextbookswhichmakethembecomelazy.Itwillcertainlydoharm

totheirlearning.InmyopinionIprefernewbookstosecond-handones.

Althoughitcostsmoreitisworththeprice.OnBuyingSecond-hand

TextbooksInmostcampuses,therearestuentsbuyingsecond-handtextooks

whichhavebeenusedbyseniors,whodonotwantonkeepsomeoftheir

textbooksupongraduation.Therearetwomainreasons.Oneisthattheprice

ofbooksissohighthatsomestudentswanttosavemoney.Theotheristhat

studentswithsecond-handbooksarenotnecessarilybusytakingnotesinclass

becausetheformerownersofthebookshavedonesoindetail.Furthermore,

itiseasierforthestudentstoanswerftheteacher'squestionswithoutmaking

anefforttodotheexercisesbythemselves.Onthecontrary,otherstudentsdo

notagreetobuysecond-handbookscannotbekeptcarefully,thenabroken

bookwillprobablydampentheirlearningspirits;second,thestudentsmay

relytoomuchontheansweersWhichalreadyexistinthetextbooks,which

makethembecomelazy.Itwillcertainlydoharmtotheirlearning.Inmy

opinion,Iprefernewbookstosecond-handones.Althoughitcostsmore,itis

worththeprice.

7.DoesHeroismStillWork?Heroismusedtobeassociatedwithpeople'sideal

isnowbelievedbythepublicasoutofdate.Forthemheroismisabeliefthat

emphasizesindividuals'leadingroleinthedevelopmentofhumancareersbut

today'sworldcharacterizedwithcomplicatedsocialdivisionoflaborrequires

thattheindividualcooperatewithotherpeopleandthustheirroleinthesocial

lifeisweakened.Soheroismcannolongermeetthedemandsofthetimes.

Ironicallyheroismdoesexistinthereallifeformanypeoplestillcherish

heroismasadreamoranidealwhichinreturnguidestheirthinkingand

behavior.ForexamplemanyNBAstarsarehailedassuperheroesandbecome

partoftheidealofthepublic.Therearealsomanygirlsdreamingofbecoming

so-called"supergirls"soastobefocusedonbythepublicasoneswith

outstandingabilities.Nomatterwhetheritiscorrectornotthisphenomenon

demonstratesacontradictionintheattitudeofthepublictowardsheroism.For

methiscontradictioncanbeinterpretedasacompromisebetweenthesetwo

parties.Thatistosayindividualsintoday'sworldshouldlearntocooperate

withotherswhiletheycanalsocherishabitofheroismthatwillinspiretheir

initiativeandthusfulfilltheirpotential.Inthissenseheroismisstill

necessary.DoesHeroismStillWork?Heroism,usedtobeassociatedwith

people'sideal,isnowbelievedbythepublicasoutofdate.Forthem,heroism

isabeliefthatemphasizesindividuals'leadingroleinthedevelopmentof

humancareers,buttoday'sworld,characterizedwithcomplicatedsocial

divisionoflabor,requiresthattheindividualcooperatewithotherpeopleand

thustheirroleinthesociallifeisweakened.Soheroismcannolongermeet

thedemandsofthetimes.Ironically,heroismdoesexistinthereallife,for

manypeoplestillcherishheroismasadreamoranideal,whichinreturn

guidestheirthinkingandbehavior.Forexample,manyNBAstarsarehailed

assuperheroesandbecomepartoftheidealofthepublic.Therearealso

manygirlsdreamingofbecomingso-called"supergirls"soastobefocused

onbythepublicasoneswithoutstandingabilities.Nomatterwhetheritis

correctornot,thisphenomenondemonstratesacontradiction