2021年遼寧省葫蘆島市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2021年遼寧省葫蘆島市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.出國(guó)留學(xué)的好處；

2．出國(guó)留學(xué)的弊端；

3．結(jié)論和你的觀點(diǎn)。

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettes.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．大量外賓將隨2008奧運(yùn)會(huì)涌入中國(guó)；巨大的文化差異使禮節(jié)成為重要問(wèn)題

2．我們應(yīng)該主動(dòng)地去了解一些其他的禮節(jié)、習(xí)俗等

3．同時(shí)還應(yīng)向外賓展示中華傳統(tǒng)禮節(jié)

AnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettes

3.Inthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledMenaceofEyesightDeteriorating.Yourcompositionshouldbeatleast150wordslongandcontainthefollowingideas:

1．現(xiàn)代人的視力正在受到嚴(yán)重的威脅

2．主要原因是哪些

3．保護(hù)視力必須從孩子做起…

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledClassSkippinginUniversities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.大學(xué)生逃課現(xiàn)象概述

2．大學(xué)生逃課的原因和影響

3．我對(duì)這一問(wèn)題的看法

ClassSkippinginUniversities

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedBOminutestowriteashortessayentitledTheNewspaper:ABetterSourceofNews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow(inChinese):

根據(jù)一項(xiàng)有關(guān)人們?nèi)粘Ｐ畔?lái)源的調(diào)查(aquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation"),有近乎72%的人靠電視獲取信息，只有12%的人是通過(guò)報(bào)紙了解天下大事的。在我看來(lái)，報(bào)紙是一種更可取的信息來(lái)源。

理由三：

1.新聞報(bào)道比電視新聞更具深度；

2.看報(bào)紙不受時(shí)間限制；

3.看報(bào)紙要?jiǎng)幽X筋，有利于智力的提高。

6.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteareporttodescribetheinformationinthebarchartbelow.Itshowsthedifferentmodesoftransportusedtotraveltoandfromworkinonecity,in1950,1970,19Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledElectronicWaste.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow

1.廢棄的電子產(chǎn)品越來(lái)越多；

2．如何正確處理這些電子產(chǎn)品。

9.1．目前社會(huì)上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(duì)此的觀點(diǎn)

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofAreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsforaJustCause(見(jiàn)義勇為).Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.見(jiàn)義勇為是一種美德，值得贊揚(yáng)、褒獎(jiǎng)和宣傳。

2.不少人認(rèn)為見(jiàn)義勇為是“干傻事”。

3.你的看法。

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.

Asitisusedinthepassage,thephrase"laidoff?"(Line3,Para4)means"______"

12.

Studentsinparticipatinginreadingorwritingcourseslearnwordsbasedontherecommendationofthecourse.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Whatisthemaindifficultyinmakingfriendsacrosscountries?

A.Differencesinexpectationstofriendship.

B.Alackofappreciationoffriendship.

C.Differencesinlanguage.

D.Differencesinlivingstyles.

14.

DuringyourstayintheleeHotel,youcanlieinthehottubswhileenjoying______.

15.What'ssomysteriousaboutbackproblems?

A.Theimpossibilitytomeasuretheintensityofthepain.

B.Theunknownoriginofthepain.

C.Thedisconnectbetweenspinedefectsandpain.

D.Thelowpercentageofpeoplewithabnormaldiscsamongthehealthy.

16.

InNorwayandSweden,theprocesscalled______hasbeenusedextensivelyto"cancelout"theacidityinacidiclakes.

17.

Thereleaseoflargequantitiesofthegreenhousegasmethaneaspermafrostmeltswillspeedup______.

18.

Scientistshaveexertedgreateffortstosearchotherplanetsforanylifeforms.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Indiaisthefirstcountrytohaveaministryfor______.

20.TheLewisCenteratOberlinisanenergy-efficientbuildingandthemajorenergyresourceofitisfrom

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(34)

A.Artistsoftheworld.

B.Artistsofthecountry.

C.Studentswhostudyartorcomputer.

D.Artistswhousecomputers.

22.聽(tīng)力原文：W:It'salmost11o'clock;whynotleavethatmathworktilltomorrow?

M:Goodidea,Iambeat.

Q:Whatistheman'sattitudetowardsthiswork?

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A.Angry.B.Hungry.C.Tired.D.Dissatisfied.

23.(31)

A.Otherlivingthingschangetheirenvironmentwhilemandoesn't.

B.Manaltershisenvironmentwhileheisadaptedtoit,butotherlivingthingsdonot.

C.Otherlivingthingsisnotonlyadaptedtotheirenvironmentbutalsoaltersit.

D.Manisonlyadaptedtotheenvironmentbuthedoesn'talterit.

24.(32)

A.Fifteenthousandmiles.

B.Fivethousandmiles.

C.Fifteenthousandkilometers.

D.Fivethousandkilometers.

25.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Supposethecompanyofferedyouaraiseinpay.Wouldyoubesodeterminedtoquitthejob?

M:Yes.I'vesetmymindonit.IwanttofindajobinwhichIcanfullyexertmyability.

Q:Whydoesthemanwantmquitthejob?

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A.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththepay.

B.Heisnotabletoenjoypaidholidays.

C.Thejobisnotverychallengingforhim.

D.Thereisnohopeofpromotion.

26.(25)

A.It'sanarrowstreetofmedievalhouses.

B.It'sthepalacewheretheQueenliveswhenshecomestoEdinburgh.

C.It'swheretheScottishgovernmentusedtobe.

D.It'swheretheScottishkingsandqueensusedtolive.

27.聽(tīng)力原文：W:ShallwegotoWashingtonforthecomingholiday?Oh,buttheweatheristerriblybad.

M:Therearemanymuseums,artgalleriesandrestaurantsinWashington.I'mveryhappytogothere,nomatterwhattheweatherislike.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hedislikesmuseumsandgalleries.

B.Hedoesnotcareabouttheweather.

C.Goingtothebeachisthebestchoice.

D.Hedoesn'twanttogotoWashington.

28.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

聽(tīng)力原文：Afewyearsagoitwas(36)fashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parents(37)complainedthatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand(38)obedience,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?(39)Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Many(40)criticsarguethatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthe(41)opportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife-styles.Inmore(42)traditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand(43)approveof,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewith(44)peoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.

Inourupwardlymobilesociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,(45)theambitionsthatparentshavefortheirchildrenareanothercauseofthedivisionbetweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,(46)elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheirwisdom,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeobsoleteovernight.

Afewyearsagoitwas【B1】______tospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parents【B2】______thatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand【B3】______,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?【B4】______,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Many【B5】______arguethatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthe【B6】______thatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife-styles.Inmore【B7】______societies,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand【B8】______of,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,manyorlivewith【B9】____________.

Inourupwardlymobilesociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,【B10】____________.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,【B11】____________.

【B1】

29.聽(tīng)力原文：Yearsagobeforetherewererefrigerators,anicehousewasabuildingusedforstoringice.Thefirsticehouseswereinthecellarsoffarmhouses.Piecesofice,mixedwithsnowandmeadowgrass,werepiledinwinterandkeptuntilthefollowingsummer.Soonfarmersbegantobuildseparatehousesforstoringice.Theseicehouseshaddoublewallswithhaystuffedbetweentokeepoutanyheat.Blocksoficewereputinsidetheicehouseandpackedwithstraworsawdust.

Wheredidtheicefortheseicehousescomefrom?Workerstookitfromafrozenpondorriver.Theysawedtheiceintoevenblocks.Thentheypulledtheiceblocksfromthewaterwithhooksandcarriedthemtotheicehousesonsleds.

Specialtoolshelpedtheworkerscutandhandletheice.Iceaxeschoppedlargeholesintheice.Icesawscuttheiceintoevenblocks.Choppersloosenedtheseblocksfromoneanother.Icehooksfastenedthemselvesintothelargeblocks.Thentheycouldbecarriedoverthefrozensurfaceofthepondorriver.Tongswereusedtopickupthesmallerblocksofice.

Shipscarriediceallovertheworld.In1799thefirstboatloadintheUnitedStateswassentfromNewYorkCitytoicehousesinNewOrleans,Louisiana.AboatloadwassentfromBoston,Massachusetts,totheWestIndiestohelpfightyellowfeverin1805.IcemerchantsinBostonalsoshippedtonsoficefrompondsandriverstocitiesinEurope.

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A.Separatehouseswerebuiltforstoringice.

B.Doublewallswerebuiltinicehousestokeepcool.

C.Blocksoficewerepackedwithhayinicehouses.

D.Icewasputintoicehousesinwinter.

30.聽(tīng)力原文：About25millionchildrenindevelopingcountrieshavenohomes.Sotheyliveoncitystreets.Another75millionchildrenliveathomebutworkonthestreets.UnitedNationsChildren'sFundsaysmostofthesechildrendonotreceiveeducationorhealthcare.Theprivateorganizationknownas"ChildHopeU.S.A."istryingtodosomethingtohelpthesechildren.

Thegrouphasmanygoals.ChildHopeU.S.A.wantstohaltthespreadofAIDSandtheuseofillegaldrugsamongchildren.Itwantstoprotectyounggirlsfrombeingmistreatedsexually.Itwantstoteachchildrenhowtoprotectthemselves,howtosurviveconditionsonthestreetsandhowtofeelgoodaboutthemselves.ChildHopeU.S.A.istryingtoestablisheducationalprogramsforthechildren.Itisworkingwithlocalgroupstogettheirhelpinprotectingtherightsofstreetchildren.And,itistryingtomakeinternationaldevelopmentgroupsmoreinformedaboutstreetchildren.

Somechildrenbeginlivingonthestreetswhentheyarefiveyearsoldoryounger.Four-year-oldscanbefoundsellinggoodsonthestreetcornerorbeggingforfoodandmoney.Someofthesechildrenhavelosttheirfamiliesbecauseofwarsornaturaldisasters,suchasearthquakesandfloods.Somearehelpingtheirfamiliesearnenoughmoneytosurvive.StudiesshowthatmorethanonemillionchildrenliveandworkonthestreetsinthePhilippines.SevenmillionchildrenliveonthestreetsinBrazil.About250thousandchildrenliveonthestreetsinMexico.AbouttenmillionMexicanchildrenworkonthestreets.

ChildHopeU.S.A.workscloselywithinternationalchildren'sgroups,governmentagenciesandothernationalandlocalgroups.IthasofficesinBrazil,Guatemala,thePhilippines,Britain,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ChildHopeU.S.A.alsoworkstoimprovechildlaborlaws.In1992,Pakistanapprovednewlawstocontrolchildlabor.Thelawsmakeitillegalforcompaniestolendmoneytofamiliesandletchildrenrepaytheloanbyworkinginfactories.Yet,abouteightmillionchildrenarestillworkinginPakistantorepayloans.Wewilltakemoreabouttheproblemsofchildrenindevelopingcountriesnextweek.

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A.Governmentfunded.

B.Private.

C.Political.

D.Noneoftheabove.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.(57)

32.Hegelarguedthat______.

A.itisoursensuousappreciationthatgivespeculiarindividualitytotheworkofart

B.itisthecontentoftheworkofartthatholdsourattention

C.theworkofartcannotbeunderstoodwithoutaprocessoflogicalthinking

D.theform.oftheworkofartiswhatoursensuousappreciationconcentrateson

33.Accordingtothepassage,elementaryschoolsencouragechildrento______.

A.playgameswiththeirmatesafterschool

B.spendmoretimeonsomehands-onactivities

C.domorequietactivitiesinsteadofactiveones

D.putalltheirtimeandenergyintoreadingandmathdrills

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S7】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S4】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S9】

參考答案

1.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroadItisnolongersurprisingnowtoseesomanystudentsgoabroadforstudiesandtheyhaveverygoodreasonsfordoingso.Iftheyattendauniversityinaforeigncountrytheycanlearnthelanguagetheremoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculturebetter.MoreimportantlytheirexperienceoverseesandthedegreestheygettheremayputtheminanadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionwhentheyarebackinChina.Neverthelessthereisnodenyingthatthereexistsomedisadvantagesaswell.Firstofallitcostsfarmoremoney.Forthesamedegreestudythetuitionfeeinaforeignuniversitywouldbearoundseventimesthemountneededinadomesticuniversity.Andalsothereisthefeelingofloneliness.Theirparentsandfriendsareallfarawayfromthemandtheycanhardlyfindfamiliarpeopletotalkto.Besidestheymaysufferfrom"cultureshock"whentheycomeacrossthenewcultureintheforeigncountryandhavedifficultyinadjustingthemselvestoit.Inshortaseverycoinhastwosidessodoesstudyingabroad.Iftheycanmakegooduseoftheadvantagesandarefullyawareofthedisadvantagestheymaybenefitalotfromtheexperienceofstudyingabroad.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroadItisnolongersurprisingnowtoseesomanystudentsgoabroadforstudies,andtheyhaveverygoodreasonsfordoingso.Iftheyattendauniversityinaforeigncountry,theycanlearnthelanguagetheremoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculturebetter.Moreimportantly,theirexperienceoverseesandthedegreestheygettheremayputtheminanadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionwhentheyarebackinChina.Nevertheless,thereisnodenyingthatthereexistsomedisadvantagesaswell.Firstofall,itcostsfarmoremoney.Forthesamedegreestudy,thetuitionfeeinaforeignuniversitywouldbearoundseventimesthemountneededinadomesticuniversity.Andalso,thereisthefeelingofloneliness.Theirparentsandfriendsareallfarawayfromthemandtheycanhardlyfindfamiliarpeopletotalkto.Besides,theymaysufferfrom"cultureshock"whentheycomeacrossthenewcultureintheforeigncountryandhavedifficultyinadjustingthemselvestoit.Inshort,aseverycoinhastwosides,sodoesstudyingabroad.Iftheycanmakegooduseoftheadvantagesandarefullyawareofthedisadvantages,theymaybenefitalotfromtheexperienceofstudyingabroad.解析：[審題]這次考試的寫(xiě)作題屬于常見(jiàn)的三段式作文。

第一段要寫(xiě)海外留學(xué)的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。比如有利于學(xué)習(xí)所在國(guó)的語(yǔ)言和文化，能使留學(xué)生在就業(yè)時(shí)更有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，等等。

第二段是說(shuō)明留學(xué)的弊端。可以列舉費(fèi)用昂貴、只身他鄉(xiāng)孤獨(dú)等。

最后，要說(shuō)明自己的觀點(diǎn)，得出結(jié)論，對(duì)前文內(nèi)容進(jìn)行歸納總結(jié)。

[提綱]

1.Advantages:

learnthelanguagemoreefficientlyandunderstandtheculturebetter

anadvantageouspositioninjobcompetitionbackinChina

2.Disadvantages:

costfarmoremoney

thefeelingofloneliness

"cultureshock"

3.Aseverycoinhastwosides,sodoesstudyingabroad.

2.AnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettesThe2008OlympicGameswillbringtoChinalargenumbersofforeignfriendsinthesportsindustrytogetherwithmanyforeigntourists.AsthehostsofthisbigeventfirstofallAnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettesThe2008OlympicGameswillbringtoChinalargenumbersofforeignfriendsinthesportsindustry,togetherwithmanyforeigntourists.Asthehostsofthisbigevent,firstofall,

3.MenaceofEyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingismorevaluablethaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes"Nooneknowsthevalueofeyesightuntilhelosesit."HowevermoreandmorepeopleaMenaceofEyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingismorevaluablethaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes,"Nooneknowsthevalueofeyesightuntilhelosesit."However,moreandmorepeoplea

4.ClassSkippinginUniversitiesClassskippingissomethingthatisalmostunimaginableforuswhenwewereinmiddleschoolandhighschoolbutitbecomessuchausualphenomenonintoday'suniversities.What'sworsesomeoftheuniversitystudentsdonotthinkitisabigdealtoskipclasses.Onemostimportantreasonisthatouruniversitystudentsarenotpreparedtoliveaself-disciplinedlifeandwhenthisiscompaniedbyaloosemanagementsystemofouruniversitiesclassskippinginevitablyappearsandincreases.Anothermasonisthesizeofsomeofouruniversitycourses:whenmorethan100studentsorevenmorethan300studentsarehavingonelecturetogethertheattendanceofthestudentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.Alsoweshouldalsorealizesomeofthestudentscannotfindthedirectionfortheirfuturedevelopment.Thesearesomeofthemanypossiblereasonsforthephenomenonofclassskipping.Ipersonallydon'tthinkitisacceptabletoskipclassesatourownwillnottomentiontheimportanceofsystematicspecialtylearningandskilltraining.Ifwecannotbearesponsibleindividualandchoosenottoobeytheruleswejustcannotmakeourselvesaneligiblecitizen.ClassSkippinginUniversitiesClassskippingissomethingthatisalmostunimaginableforuswhenwewereinmiddleschoolandhighschool,butitbecomessuchausualphenomenonintoday'suniversities.What'sworse,someoftheuniversitystudentsdonotthinkitisabigdealtoskipclasses.Onemostimportantreasonisthatouruniversitystudentsarenotpreparedtoliveaself-disciplinedlife,andwhenthisiscompaniedbyaloosemanagementsystemofouruniversities,classskippinginevitablyappearsandincreases.Anothermasonisthesizeofsomeofouruniversitycourses:whenmorethan100studentsorevenmorethan300studentsarehavingonelecturetogether,theattendanceofthestudentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.Also,weshouldalsorealizesomeofthestudentscannotfindthedirectionfortheirfuturedevelopment.Thesearesomeofthemanypossiblereasonsforthephenomenonofclassskipping.Ipersonallydon'tthinkitisacceptabletoskipclassesatourownwill,nottomentiontheimportanceofsystematicspecialtylearningandskilltraining.Ifwecannotbearesponsibleindividualandchoosenottoobeytherules,wejustcannotmakeourselvesaneligiblecitizen.

5.THENEWSPAPER:ABETTERSOURCEOFNEWSOverthepasthundredyearsnewspapershaveplayedanimportantroleinoursocialpoliticalandeconomiclife.Butformostofustodaytelevisionhasbecomeourmainsourceofnews.Accordingtoaquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation"nearly72percentofthepeoplewatchTVandonly12percentreadnewspapersfortheirdailynews.Perhapsthegreatdisparityofratioresultsfromtheeasyaccesstotelevisionnowadays.Thishoweverputsusinaverydisadvantageouspositionforthenewspaperisabettersourceofnewsinmanyways.Althoughtelevisionnewsexcelsinbringingintoourlivingroomdramaticeventsofsingularimportance:spacecraftlaunchingsnaturaldisastersrecord-breakingsportseventswarsandsoonyetitcannotcoverimportantstoriesinthedepththeymaydeservebecauseofitstimelimit.Newspapershowevercandevotetoanewsitemasmuchspaceasnecessaryandfleshitoutwithmoredetails.Furthermoretelevisionbynatureisapassivemedium.Itdeprivesviewersofthefreedomofseiection.Whetheryoulikeordislikeaparticularpieceofnews'youhavetositbeforethetubeandwatchitfollowingitspacepassively.Butbyreadingnewspapersyoucanselectthemostinterestingnewsandskipoverwhatyouthinkisboringorirrelevant.Youcanreadsomenewsingreatdetailorjustrunthroughitbriefly.AlsowatchingTVinvolvesverylittleifanymentalactivityandaconstantdietoftelevisionjournalismleadstothedeclineingeneralintellectualskillssuchasreadingandwriting.Incontrasttothistheprintmediaencouragesactiveinvolvementinwhatisbeingreported.ReadershavetomakegreatereffortsthanTVviewerstofollowandabsorbanewsreport.Whenweconsidertelevisionnewsversusnewspapernewsintermsofformatcoverageandnatureisthereanyquestionastowhichisabettersourceofnews?THENEWSPAPER:ABETTERSOURCEOFNEWSOverthepasthundredyears,newspapershaveplayedanimportantroleinoursocial,political,andeconomiclife.Butformostofustoday,televisionhasbecomeourmainsourceofnews.Accordingtoaquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation,"nearly72percentofthepeoplewatchTV,andonly12percentreadnewspapersfortheirdailynews.Perhapsthegreatdisparityofratioresultsfromtheeasyaccesstotelevisionnowadays.This,however,putsusinaverydisadvantageousposition,forthenewspaperisabettersourceofnewsinmanyways.Althoughtelevisionnewsexcelsinbringingintoourlivingroomdramaticeventsofsingularimportance:spacecraftlaunchings,naturaldisasters,record-breakingsportsevents,warsandsoon,yetitcannotcoverimportantstoriesinthedepththeymaydeservebecauseofitstimelimit.Newspapers,however,candevotetoanewsitemasmuchspaceasnecessaryandfleshitoutwithmoredetails.Furthermore,televisionbynatureisapassivemedium.Itdeprivesviewersofthefreedomofseiection.Whetheryoulikeordislikeaparticularpieceofnews,'youhavetositbeforethetubeandwatchit,followingitspacepassively.Butbyreadingnewspapers,youcanselectthemostinterestingnews,andskipoverwhatyouthinkisboringorirrelevant.Youcanreadsomenewsingreatdetailorjustrunthroughitbriefly.Also,watchingTVinvolvesverylittle,ifany,mentalactivity,andaconstantdietoftelevisionjournalismleadstothedeclineingeneralintellectualskillssuchasreadingandwriting.Incontrasttothis,theprintmediaencouragesactiveinvolvementinwhatisbeingreported.ReadershavetomakegreatereffortsthanTVviewerstofollowandabsorbanewsreport.Whenweconsidertelevisionnewsversusnewspapernewsintermsofformat,coverageandnature,isthereanyquestionastowhichisabettersourceofnews?

6.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.--oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld--hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.InconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S:A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.--oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld--hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S:A.hastheresponsi