2021年湖南省邵陽(yáng)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

2021年湖南省邵陽(yáng)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英

語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.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(wèn)題

3.你的看法

OnCelebrityWorkingasProducts'Spokesperson

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.我為什么選擇讀大學(xué)；

2.現(xiàn)在讀大學(xué)是否值得；

3.結(jié)論。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterof

application.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteronthe

situationgiveninChinese:

假如你是DavidYang/MaryYang,是U大學(xué)即將畢業(yè)的本科生，向某公

司寫一信求職信。先描述自己的一些基本情況，包括學(xué)生、專業(yè)、在校

學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)、英語(yǔ)水平、個(gè)人愛好、是否有相關(guān)的工作經(jīng)歷。然后描述你

對(duì)將來(lái)工作的預(yù)期，包括工作職務(wù)和工資水平等細(xì)節(jié)。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:Travel-mateWanted,Youshouldwriteatleast150word

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假設(shè)你是李明，假期即將到來(lái)，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希望找

個(gè)外國(guó)朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)。擬一個(gè)尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日

程安排、費(fèi)用分擔(dān)情況、對(duì)方的要求等，并說(shuō)明對(duì)方和你一起出游的好

處。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicWhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì)，在網(wǎng)上聊天交友、玩網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲是目前我國(guó)大學(xué)生上網(wǎng)的主要

活動(dòng)內(nèi)容

2.專家認(rèn)為，那些沉迷于聊天和游戲的大學(xué)生，不僅耗費(fèi)了金錢、時(shí)間

和精力，還影響了正常的學(xué)業(yè)和人際交往

3.我們應(yīng)當(dāng)如何看待大學(xué)生上網(wǎng)的問(wèn)題

WhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?

6.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

7.1.國(guó)際上正在提倡低能耗、低排放的低碳生活（featuringlowenergy

demandandcarbondioxideoutput)

2.為什么要提倡低碳生活

3.我們?nèi)绾呜瀼剡@一理念

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.學(xué)校圖書館利用不足；

2.導(dǎo)致這種顯現(xiàn)的原因；

3.我的觀點(diǎn)。

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledShouldOneExpectaRewardWhenDoingaGoodDeed?Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人做好事期望得到回報(bào)；

2.有人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該像雷鋒那樣做事不圖回報(bào)；

3.我的觀點(diǎn)。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterto

askforsomeinformationaboutaninternationalconferenceheldinyourcity.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

有一個(gè)會(huì)議在你所在的城市召開，你想去參加。給會(huì)議的組織者寫一封

信。說(shuō)一下你想?yún)⒓拥脑?，并?jiǎn)單介紹一下自己。并請(qǐng)他提供一些會(huì)

議的相關(guān)登信息。

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

11.Powerwalkingisdifferentfromrunningatthesamepaceinthat.

A.itusesmoreenergy

B.itburnsmuchlesscalories

C.itisrestrictedtothepark

D.itrequiresspecialequipment

12.

Apersonalsomightberequiredtoquitsmokingtoimprovetheoutcomeof

theoperation.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

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

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

HowtoRetireEarlier

It'severyworkingstaffsdream:sayinggoodbyetothedailygrindwhileyou

stillhaveyourownteeth.Inourearlyretirementfantasies,we'retravelingthe

world,healthyandintheprimeofourlives,visitingthosehard-to-pronounce

countrieswe'vealwaystalkedaboutandsamplingthefinestlocalfare.

Retirement-relatedProblems

Surveysshowthatmorethanhalfofworkersbetweentheagesof30and50

plantoretirebeforethey're60.Butthere'sonlyoneproblemwiththiswishful

thinking:Retiringearlyiseasy,butmakingyourmoneylastishard.

Oneproblemwithsavingupforearlyretirementisthatwetendnottothink

beyondthosefirstfewgloriousyearsofgoodhealthandfullchecking

accounts-wedon'tdothelong-termmath.Iftheaveragemalelifeexpectancy

is75.2andweretireat55,thenoursavings,andstockmarketinvestments

needtolastfor20years.Andwhatifweliveevenlongerthanaverage?

Anddon'tforgetthatlifecangettrickyduringthoselastfiveortenyears.

Veryfewfortunatesoulsdriftawayintheirsleepatage88withoutever

havingmajorsurgeries,hospitalizationsorchronic(andexpensive)

conditionstomanage-nottomentiontheever-increasingcostsofmedical

insuranceandprescriptiondrugs.

Whilewetendtooverestimateourhealth,weunderestimateourpost-

retirementfinancialneeds.A2002surveyfoundthatonly17percentof

workersthoughtthey'dneed80percentoftheirsalaryafterretirement.Forty

percentthoughtthey'dbefinewith60percentofcurrentearnings.Thatmight

sufficeforafewgoodyears,butthelongeryoulive,thelesschanceyour

moneywilllast.

Furthermore,isn'titpossiblethattravelingtheworldandlivingoutofa

suitcasecouldgetprettytedious?Didyoueverthinkthatyoumightbebored

withoutadayjob?Doyouhaveenoughhobbiesandintereststosustainyou

for20to30yearswithoutbusinesstrips,deadlinesanddailymeetings?

Butdon'tgetdiscouraged.Ifyou'reseriousaboutretiringearlyanddedicated

tomakingitwork,youcanmakeithappen.Allittakesissomeserious

financialplanning,astrictbudgetandsomegoodold-fashionedluck.

Sohowdoyoustartplanningforanearlyretirement?Whatarethemost

importantcalculations?Whataresomecommonmistakes?

FinancialPlanning

Thefirststepwhenplanningforanearlyretirementistofigureoutexactly

howmuchmoneyyouhaverightnow.Thisiscalledyournetworth.Networth

iscalculatedbyaddingupallofyourassets(cash,stocks,retirementaccounts

andthevalueofyourhome)andsubtractingallofyouroutstandingdebt

(mortgage,studentloansandcreditcarddebt).

Whenyouknowhowmuchyouhave,youneedtofigureouthowmuch

moneyyou'llneedwhenyouretire.Thisamountdependsonseveralfactors:

whatyouwanttodowhenyouretire,howearlyyouwanttoretireandwhat

standardoflivingyouwanttoenjoywhenretired.

Ifyouwanttokeepupyourcurrentstandardoflivingasaretiree,theruleof

thumbisthatyou'llbespendingmonthlyatleast80percentofwhatyou're

spendingnow.Thatother20percentyouwon'tbespendingaccountsfor

work-relatedexpenses:gasorpublictransportationfaresforyourcommute,

drycleaningbills,lunchesandthelike.Butifyouplant

A.Becauseoldpeopletendtosleepmorethanaverage.

B.Becauseoldpeople'shealthusuallyfailsduringthattime.

C.Becausethelifeafterretirementcouldbeverylongorveryshort.

D.Becausesomeoldpeoplecannotenduremajorsurgeries.

14.

InbothPeruandColombia,violencehasresultedintheinternaldisplacement

ofhundredsofthousandsofpeople.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

SinceQuartzclocksarebothinexpensivetoproduceinmassscaleand

inperformance,theycontinuetodominatethemarket.

16.

workswhenpatientstalkfreelyaboutthingstroublingthemandthen

learntocontroltheirfears.

17.

Forthosewhojuststarttoexercise,thebestwaytoavoidfatigueandmuscle

painisto.

18.AdSlogans

Howmanytimeshaveyoubeeninyourcarwithyourradioon,gottenout,

andhourslater,hadsometingle（廣告詩(shī)）playinginyourhead?This,my

friends,isgoodadvertising.Thatjinglewassocatchythathoursafteryouhad

beenexposedtoit,itstilllingered.Thesamecanbesaidofadslogans.Every

day,wearesurroundedbycarads,creditcardads,travelads,foodads,

clothingads...thelistgoeson.

TheBasics

Thepurposeofthestraplineorsloganinanadvertisementistoleavethekey

brandmessageinthemindofthetarget（that'syou）.Itisthesign-offthat

accompaniesthelogo.Itsgoalistostick:"Ifyougetnothingelsefromthis

ad,getthis...!"Afewwell-knownexamplesoftheseslogansinclude:

-AmericanExpress:"Don'tleavehomewithoutit"

-Apple:"Thinkdifferent"

-AT&T:"Reachoutandtouchsomeone"

-Timex:"Takesalickingandkeepsonticking"

-Wendy's:"Where'sthebeef?"

-Wheaties:"Thebreakfastofchampions"

Unfortunately,adslogansdon'talwayswork,usuallybecausetheyaregeneric,

ready-to-wear,off-the-shelflinesthataretakenoutandshinedup,readytobe

usedagainandagainwhenthecreativejuiceshavestoppedflowing.Dozens

ofadvertisersusethemwithoutblinking.Theiradagenciesshouldbe

ashamedofthemselves!

ThePerfectTagline

Aperfectly-formedtaglineshouldfulfillseveralcriteria.First,itshouldbe

memorable.Memorabilityhastodowiththeabilitythelinehastoberecalled

unaided.Alotofthisisbasedonthebrandheritageandhowmuchtheline

hasbeenusedovertheyears.Butifitisanewline,whatmakesitmemorable?

Thebigideashouldbetoldintheadvertisement.Themorethetagline

resonateswiththebigidea,themorememorableitwillbe.

Guinnessusedtousetheline"Guinnessisgoodforyou"untiltheauthorities

gotafterthem,saying"Comeon!Guinnessisstout（烈性啤酒）！Itcontains

alcohol!Itcan'tbegoodforyou!Sostopusingthatclaim!"So,theGuinness

adagencycameupwithastrokeofgenius.Theline?"Guinnessisn'tgoodfor

you."Agoodsloganshouldrecallthebrandname,andideally,thebrandname

shouldbeincludedintheline."Mygoodness,myGuinness!"works,asdoes

"Cokeisit?"Ontheotherhand,"Oncedriven,foreversmitten（深有感觸）”

doesnoteasilyinvokethewordVauxhalliaBritishcarmadebyGeneral

Motors.Ifitissuccessful,thelineshouldpassreadilyintocommonidiomas

acatchphrase,suchas"BeanzmeanzHeinz"or"Where'sthebeef?".In

additiontoaprovocativeandrelevantillustrationorstory,alliteration(頭韻)

likeJaguar:"Don'tdreamit.Driveit.",coinedormade-upwords(Louis

Vuitton:"Epileather"),puns,andrhymesaregoodwaysofmakingaline

memorable.Soisajingle.

Agoodtaglineshouldincludeakeybenefit:"Engineeredlikenoothercarin

theworld"doesthisbeautifullyforMercedesBenz."Britain'ssecond-largest

internationalscheduledairline"isa"sowhat"statementforthelateAir

Europe.Youmightwellsay"Iwantacarthatisengineeredlikenoothercar

intheworld,"butitisunlikelythatyouwouldsay"IwanttwoticketstoParis

onBritain'ssecond-largestinternationalscheduledairline!"

There'sawell-knownpieceofadviceintheworldofmarketing:"sellthe

sizzle,notthesteak."Itmeanstosellthebenefits,notthefeatures.Sincethe

taglineistheleave-behind,orthetake-away,surelytheopportunitytoimplant

akeybenefitshouldnotbemissed:

-HolidayInn:"Pleasingpeopletheworldover"

-Karry-Lite:"Takesthe'lug'outofluggage"

-Polaroid:"Thefundevelopsinstantly"

-TheEconomist:"Freeenterprisewitheveryissue"

Conversely,thefollowinglineshavenoobvious

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Tocertainextent,GMcropsareregardedassincethegeneinserted

intoaplantcannotbeseen,tastedortouched.

20.

Theproblemseitherwiththedispensermechanismorwiththebillscanlead

to.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.(42)

22.(31)

A.BritonsgotexpansiveteafromChina.

B.BritonsgottheirfirstteafromFinland.

C.BritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.

D.Inthe17thcenturytheEast.IndiaCompanyintroducedteatoBritain.

23.聽力原文：W:Alex,Ms.RachelwillbearrivinginBeijingforthefirst

timethismorning.I'dlikeyoutopickherupandhelphergetsettledin.

M:Sure,Mrs.Zhang.Whichhotelisshebookedat?

W:FriendshipHotel,andeverythinghasbeenarranged,underhername.

M:ShallItakeoneofthecompanycars?

W:No.Becausewe'renegotiatingsuchalargepurchasewithher,it'sinour

bestinteresttoshowheraroundinstyle.We'verentedaveryluxuriouscar.

M:Goodidea.I'dbetterbeonmyway.

W:Uh,Alex,doyouhaveajacketandtieattheofficetoday?

M:Yes.Whydoyouask?

W:Iknowitisveryhumid,andthedresscodeisprettycasualhere.ButI

thinkit'simportanttolookprofessionalwhenaclientisvisiting.

M:Iunderstand.I'llhavemysuitjacketandtieonwhenImeatMs.Rachel.

W:Fine.AndIthinkitwouldbeproperifyouleaveyourjacketon,unless

Ms.Racheltakeshersofffirst,ormentionshowhotitis.

M:Ifollowyou.ThenIcansuggestthatshetakeoffherjacket,thenfollow

suit.

W:Yes.It'simportantthatwepayattentiontothedetails.

M:Willshevisitourofficetoday?

W:She'llprobablyhavejetlagtoday,sonothing'sscheduledtoday.

M:I'lltakeherrighttothehotelthen,soshecangetsomeshut-eye.

W:Good.Andpleaseremindherthatdinnerisoptionaltonight,ifshe'snot

tootired.Otherwise,wehaveameetingscheduledfor10a.m.tomorrow

morning.

M:Yes,madam.

(20)

A.Ameeting.

B.Animportantbusiness.

C.Oneoftheirwomencolleagues.

D.Thereceptionofoneoftheirclients.

24.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

聽力原文：MildweatherhasbroughtJapan'smuch-lovedcherrytreesinto

(36)bloomtwoweeksearlythisyear,butnoteveryoneis(37)thrilledtosee

theblossomsaheadoftime.Someinthe(38)leisureandretailindustriesare

watchingcarefullylaidplansfallapart.The(39)emergenceofthepalepink

flowersisanationalobsession,withTVnetworks(40)frequentlyairing

blossomupdatesontheirnewsprograms.Families,companiesandfriends

(41)packTokyo'sparksduringtheseasonto(42)picnicundertheflowering

trees.Thesepartiescanbe(43)organizedatthelastminute,butforbusinesses

thatarrangeflower-viewingtours,timingiseverything."If(44)itturnsout

thatpeoplewon'tbeabletoseecherryblossomsatall,we'dhavetocancel

thetours,"aspokeswomanfortravelagentNihonRyokosaid,"Actually,

someofourtourshavenobookingsanyway,because(45)customerscansee

thesituationforthemselvesontelevision."AgroupofretailersinChiyoda

wardincentralTokyohasalsocalledoffacherry-blossomfestivalscheduled

fornextmonth,whentheflowerswillbegone.Oneofficeworker,however,

(46)sawtheearlyblossomsasagoodomenfortheailingeconomy."Forthe

past10yearsJapan'seconomyhasbeenalatebloomer.Nowitwillfinally

blossom,"hetoldFujiTelevision.

MildweatherhasbroughtJapan'smuch-lovedcherrytreesinto[B1]

twoweeksearlythisyear,butnoteveryoneis[B2]toseethe

blossomsaheadoftime.Someinthe[B3]———andretailindustriesare

watchingcarefullylaidplansfallapart.The[B4]ofthepalepink

flowersisanationalobsession,withTVnetworks[B5]——airing

blossomupdatesontheirnewsprograms.Families,companiesandfriends

[B6]Tokyo'sparksduringtheseasonto[B7]underthe

floweringtrees.Thesepartiescanbe[B8]atthelastminute,but

forbusinessesthatarrangeflowerviewingtours,timingiseverything."If

[B9],wedhavetocancelthetours,aspokeswomanfor

travelagentNihonRyokosaid."Actually,someofourtourshavenobookings

anyway,because[BIO]"AgroupofretailersinChiyoda

wardincentralTokyohasalsocalledoffacherryblossomfestivalscheduled

fornextmonth,whentheflowerswillbegone.Oneofficeworker,however,

[Bll]"Forthepast10yearsJapan'seconomyhasbeena

latebloomer.Nowitwillfinallyblossom,"hetoldFujiTelevision.

[Bl]

25.[B7]

26.(32)

A.Itstandsforhostility.

B.Itisnotnormal.

C.Itisaninvasionofspace

D.Itmeansintimacybetweentwopeople.

27.

[B9]

28.(35)

A.Physician.B.Psychologist.C.Fictionalwriter.D.Historian.

29.

[Bll]

30.(29)

A.OneCoolJob

B.TastingwithEyes

C.JohnHarrison'sLife

D.FlavorsofIceCream

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

31.

"Proletarian"literatureis.

A.writtenforandreadbythegreatmassesofpeople

B.distinguishedbyitsdevotiontopornography

0.distinguishedbyitselegantstyle

D.writtenfor,butnotactuallyreadby,mostpeople

32.

Thewriterofthearticlewas,undoubtedly.

A.alinguistB.anattorneyC.ascientistD.anessayist

33.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Barbierotookthetreatmentafterbeingtoldtherisk.

B.Dr.SheldonPollackstartedhisworkwiththepatients'agreementtoaccept

thepotentialrisk.

C.Afamousdoctorshouldbeauthorizedtousesomethinghethinksokayon

patients.

D.Barbieroissufferingalot

五、5.ErrorCorrection（3題）

34.

[S10]

35.

[S6]

36.

[S5]

六、6.ErrorCorrection（3題）

37.

[S3]

38.

[S7]

39.

[S5]

參考答案

l.OnCelebritiesWorkingasProducts'SpokespersonInthecontemporary

society(1)itisnotsurprisingtoseecelebritiesappearinvarious

advertisementsasspokesmenfortheproducts.Manufacturesallbelievethat

withthefameOnCelebritiesWorkingasProducts'SpokespersonInthe

contemporarysociety,(1)itisnotsurprisingtoseecelebritiesappearin

variousadvertisementsasspokesmenfortheproducts.Manufacturesall

believethatwiththefame解析：本文是一篇六級(jí)考試中常見的議論文，

要求考生就“名人代言”這個(gè)話題展開論述。根據(jù)題目要求，考生應(yīng)首先

描述名人代言這一社會(huì)現(xiàn)象，然后提出這種做法的弊端，最后闡明自己

的觀點(diǎn)，提出解決辦法。

[寫作提綱]

一、名人代言現(xiàn)象普遍(notsurprising,celebrities,workasspokesmen)

二、名人代宵的弊端

1.代言的名人不了解產(chǎn)品情況，誤導(dǎo)大眾(notconcernedabout,mislead)

2.名人為斂財(cái)不惜代言假貨(forthesakeofmoney,fakecommodities)

3.高額廣告費(fèi)推高產(chǎn)品價(jià)格(highexpense,promoteprices)

三、作者觀點(diǎn)

1.立法管理名人的代言活動(dòng)(lawsworkedout,regulate)

2.名人應(yīng)對(duì)代言產(chǎn)品信息的真實(shí)性負(fù)責(zé)(beresponsible,conveyto)

(1)itisnotsurprisingto...某事不足為奇。

(2)beconcernedabout考慮，關(guān)心。

(3)forthesakeof...由于，為了。

(4)incase”如果，假如…的話”。

⑸eliminatethedemerits消除弊端。

(6)conveyto傳達(dá)，轉(zhuǎn)達(dá)。

2.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthe

pasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:college

educationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.There

aremanymasonsformychoosingtoattendcollege.Themainoneisthat1

enjoylearningandgainingknowledge.Irememberthatasmyhighschool

educationwasdrawingtoaclosemydesireforcontinuingtolearnfelt

increasinglystrongandthedecisionwasnaturallymadewhenIrealizedI

wouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhighschool

andentertheworkingworldsosoon.Idecidedtoentercollegenotonly

becauseitisaplacewhereIcancontinuetoseekscientifictruthsbutalsoit

isaplacewhereIcanbeexposedtovariousneworiginalideas.Ithelpsto

expandmyhorizonsandmakemeawell-roundedperson.OfcourseImust

admitthatIchosetoattendcollegealsobecauseIfeltitwasaPracticaland

necessarystepItooktoensureasecurefutureformyself.Forintoday'sworld

acollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialffonewishestocompetein

thejobmarketandtofindaworthwhileposition.ForthesereasonsInever

mindspendingbeautifulnightsonpaperwork;Ineverconsidermyself

miserableandunfairlyburdened;andIneverthinkcollegeeducationisa

wasteoftimeandmoney.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputto

myselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalways

thesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeandit

isworthwhile.Therearemanymasonsformychoosingtoattendcollege.The

mainoneisthat1enjoylearningandgainingknowledge.Irememberthatas

myhighschooleducationwasdrawingtoaclose,mydesireforcontinuingto

learnfeltincreasinglystrong,andthedecisionwasnaturallymadewhenI

realizedIwouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhigh

schoolandentertheworkingworldsosoon.Idecidedtoentercollegenot

onlybecauseitisaplacewhereIcancontinuetoseekscientifictruths,but

alsoitisaplacewhereIcanbeexposedtovariousnew,originalideas.Ithelps

toexpandmyhorizonsandmakemeawell-roundedperson.OfcourseImust

admitthatIchosetoattendcollegealsobecauseIfeltitwasaPracticaland

necessarystepItooktoensureasecurefutureformyself.Forintoday'sworld,

acollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialffonewishestocompetein

thejobmarketandtofindaworthwhileposition.Forthesereasons,Inever

mindspendingbeautifulnightsonpaperwork;Ineverconsidermyself

miserableandunfairlyburdened;andIneverthinkcollegeeducationisa

wasteoftimeandmoney.

3.June12005DearSirorMadamIamagraduatefromUuniversity.Iam

writingtoyoutoseekapositioninyourcompany.Iamgoingtoobtaina

bachelor'sdegreeininternationaltrade.AndIamproficientatEnglishandI

havealreadyobtainedthecertificatesofCET4andCET6.Myacademic

achievementranksAlevelwhichenablesmetogetthisyearsscholarship.I

havebeeneveryactiveinparticipatingandorganizingvariousactivitiesby

thestudentunion.AsformypersonalityIamratheroptimisticandopen

whichexplainswhyIampopularwithallmyclassmates.MoreoverIhave

theexperienceoftakingapart-timejobinaforeigntradecompanyduringthe

lasttwoyears.Iwishtoacquireajobinthefieldofforeigntradeinyour

company.Iexpecttoreceiveasalaryof3000to3500Yuanexcludingthe

socialsecurity.OfcourseitisdesirableifIcanhaveatemporaryhouse

providedbyyourcompany.IhopeIwillbegrantedtheopportunitytohave

aninterview.Iamsureyouwillbesatisfiedwithmyperformanceinthe

interview.SincerelyyoursDavidYangJune1,2005DearSirorMadam,Iam

agraduatefromUuniversity.Iamwritingtoyoutoseekapositioninyour

company.Iamgoingtoobtainabachelor'sdegreeininternationaltrade.And

IamproficientatEnglishandIhavealreadyobtainedthecertificatesofCET

4andCET6.MyacademicachievementranksAlevel,whichenablesmeto

getthisyearsscholarship.Ihavebeeneveryactiveinparticipatingand

organizingvariousactivitiesbythestudentunion.Asformypersonality,Iam

ratheroptimisticandopen,whichexplainswhyIampopularwithallmy

classmates.Moreover,Ihavetheexperienceoftakingapart-timejobina

foreigntradecompanyduringthelasttwoyears.Iwishtoacquireajobinthe

fieldofforeigntradeinyourcompany.Iexpecttoreceiveasalaryof3,000to

3,500Yuan,excludingthesocialsecurity.Ofcourse,itisdesirableifIcan

haveatemporaryhouseprovidedbyyourcompany.IhopeIwillbegranted

theopportunitytohaveaninterview.Iamsureyouwillbesatisfiedwithmy

performanceintheinterview.Sincerelyyours,DavidYang

4.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.I

herebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred-to

makeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend

whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingthe

world-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgetthereby

trainandstayfor2daysandthenwellheadforJinggangshanaformer

revolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere

wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiver

andboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreat

sceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows

ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dlike

tohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.A

famousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventhereare

SuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnear

Shanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionly

expectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmein

beautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorin

touristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail

(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-

year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinvitea

foreignyounglady-collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouring

tripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacation

officiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforits

beautyandmildtemperature.Wellgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,and

thenwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasa

naturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distance

coachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamship

toShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongest

riverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,Shanghaiisoneofthebusiestand

fastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,so

thestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"Just

asthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",so

a4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtrip

willlastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearher

ownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbean

excellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedplease

contactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall

(12345678).、

5.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Nowadayssurfingthe

Internethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.Iamimpressedmostthatmany

collegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingonthe

Internet.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Nowadayssurfing

theInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.Iamimpressedmostthat

manycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingon

theInternet.

6.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayisthe

energycrisis.Theworldhasconsumedto