【2023年】安徽省淮北市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)

【2023年】安徽省淮北市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsaDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.目前社會存在著迷信文憑現(xiàn)象

2．造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因

3．我對此的觀點

IsaDiplomaEverything?

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicStarbucks'PresenceinthePalaceMuseum.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．有些人認(rèn)為“星巴克進(jìn)故宮”是一種“挑戰(zhàn)傳統(tǒng)文化”“崇洋媚外”的表現(xiàn)，主張將星巴克趕出故宮

2．另一些人認(rèn)為“星巴克進(jìn)故宮”是一種“中西文化相互融合”的正常表現(xiàn)，可以接受

3．你的看法

Starbucks'PresenceinthePalaceMuseum

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCollegeStudents'PressureinFindingJobs.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．07年應(yīng)屆大學(xué)畢業(yè)生人數(shù)達(dá)近幾年來最高峰，就業(yè)形勢依然嚴(yán)峻

2．如何解釋其中原因

3．對該問題的出路提出看法

CollegeStudents'PressureinFindingJobs

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterapplyingforthefollowingadvertisedjob.Yourlettershouldbebasedontheinformationgivenintheadvertisementandyoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.說明應(yīng)聘的職位和信息的來源。

2.介紹自己時專業(yè)隋況和相關(guān)的兼職工作經(jīng)驗。

3.提出希望有機會面試。

(你叫李華，住在上海明月路250號，郵編200312。今天是2006年12月1號，你想應(yīng)聘—份兼職工作。求職信寫給：上海中山西路526號—家叫“陽光有限公司”的人力資源部經(jīng)理Brown先生，郵編200013。)

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledChangesinFamilyExpenses.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartandoutlinegivenbelow.

1．請對圖表所給出的信息進(jìn)行描述

2．請對描述的內(nèi)容做出原因分析

3．請針對此圖表得出合理的結(jié)論并對未來進(jìn)行預(yù)測

ChangesinFamilyExpenses

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假設(shè)你是李明，假期即將到來，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希望找個外國朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)，擬—個尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日程安排、費用分擔(dān)情況、對對方的要求等，并說明對方和你一起出游的好處。

Travel-mateWanted

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

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)……

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

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。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledConservationincollageCampuses.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.現(xiàn)在大學(xué)校園普遍存在浪費現(xiàn)象

2．為什么要提倡節(jié)約

3．你的看法

ConservationincollageCampuses

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

Easternight.

12.

Fromtheadvertisement,wecaninferthatifyonjointheclub,yourfigure______.

13.

Ifyoudisagreewiththewayyourex-spouse______,youcanaskthecourttodecidethebestinterestsofthechildregardingsuchissuesasreligiousinstructionormedicalcare.

14.SixWaystoAlterYourDreams

It'srarethatIhaveanexcitingorfundream.Two-headedmonstersortheabilitytobreatheunderwaterrarelycomeupwhenI'msleeping.ThemostinterestingdreamI'vehadrecentlyinvolvedmereturningtomycollegejobasanicecreamscooperandmutteringtoacoworker,"Man,thissucks!"Itsuredid.

YetmanyofmyfriendstellmefantasticnighttimetalesofflyingallovertheworldorofscandalousencounterswithCliveOwenonatrain.I'veheardthatit'spossibletocontrolthecourseofourdreamsvialuciddreaming,butIalwaysassumedthatitwasaninnateability.Infact,anyonecanlearntotakethereinsfromthesubconsciousandalterdreamsituations.Usingavarietyoftechniques,wecanturnmundanedreamsintofantasiesthatmakeitevenmoreexcitingtocrawlintobed.

1.DreamJournaling

Agoodplacetostarttheluciddreamingprocessistokeeparecordofpreviousdre,ams.Therearenumerouswaystorememberyourdreams,butoneoftheeasiestandmostpopularistokeepadreamjournal.Putanotebookandpennexttoyourbedandimmediatelyuponwakingwritedowneverythingyoucanrememberfromyourdreams.Ifwritingistoomucheffortsosoonaftersnoozing,tryavoicerecorderinstead.Thepointistokeeptrackconsistentlysothatyore"dreamrecallimprovesovertime.Afterall,what'sthepointofluciddreamingifyoucan'trememberitinthemorning?

2.MnemonicInductionofLucidDreams(MILD)

Thistechnique,createdbypsychophysiologistStephenLaBerge,stressestherecognitionofdreamingwhileit'sinprocess.Beginbymakingitagoaltowakeyourselfupwhenyonnoticethatyou'redreamingandchronicleeverythingyoucanrememberaboutthedream.Asyou'refallingbackasleep,focusonre-enteringyourpreviousdream,butthistimedirectyourselftoexplorethedreaminsteadofwakingyourselfup.KeepthatawarenessasyoufallintoREMsleep(thesleepstageduringwhichluciddreamingmostcommonlyoccurs).Itmighthelptostatealoud,"Iamawareofmydreamstate,"asyoudriftoff.

Lookforindications-alsocalleddreamsigns-thatalertyoutothefactthatyou'redreaming.Thesecouldbeanythingthatareoutoftheordinaryorwouldbeimpossibleinreallife(thepreviously-mentionedtwo-headedmonster,forexample).Thistechniquecantakeawhiletomaster,butwithsteadypractice,youcanlearntorecognizedreamsignswhilestillinthedreamstate,therebyputtingyourselfincontrolofthesituation.

3.RealityTesting

Realitytestingrequiresconstantattentiontotheworldaroundus-bothindreamsandinreallife.Whengoingthroughyourday,perform.smallcheckstodetermineifwhatyou'reseeingispossibleinreality.Theanswerwillusuallybeyessinceyonknowyou'reawake(andit'llprobablyfeelsillyatfirst),buttherepeatedquestioningwillsetyourminduptotakethesameactionsindreams.Forexample,somethingsimplelikeacarnotstartingisoftenoverlookedinadreambecausethat'ssomethingthatcouldhappeninreallife.Butifaspouse'shairisblondeinsteadofbrown,that'saclearsignalforsomeoneusingrealitytestingthatheorsheisactuallydreaming,andthisknowledgeallowsmorecontroloverthecourseofthedream.Togetintothehabit,setanalarmormakeitagoaltodorealitychecksacertainnumberoftimesperday.Thechecksareawaytoteachyourselftonoticeoutoftheordinaryoccurrencesindreamssothatyoucanreachthatcovetedawarenesswithoutfullywakingup.

4.Wake-InitiationofLucidDreams(WILD)

ThosewhousetheWILDmethodtoachieveluciddreamingmustlearntostayatleastsomewhatconscious(butnottooconscious,sincethatmightkeepyouawake)asyourbodymovesintodeepsleep.AccordingtotheL

A.Seeingatwo-headedmonster.

B.Beinganice-creamscooper.

C.Beingabletobreatheunderwater.

D.MeetingCliveOwenonatrain.

15.

Laptopsequippedwith___________________canallowtheirownerstotemporarilydealwithofficeworkinsomepublicplaces.

16.

The______referstotheaveragenumberofchildrenwomenwillbearintheirlifetime.

17.

Singaporeansbelievethatalackof__________--speakingskillsisadisadvantageinthe21stcentury.

18.

______wouldremindthetouristsoftheuntimelydeathofamodemU.S.president.

19.

Itisnecessarytoinform.thegeneralpublicofthebenefitsoftaughenedglassasmoststillremainignorantofthem.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Accordingtotheprogramin2002,caregiverswereexpectedtoreducestressby______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B8】

22.聽力原文：W:Billy,haveyouheardthelatestnews?Itappearsthatwewon'tbelaidoffafterall.

M:Oh,sowhat.I'mtiredofworkinghereanyway.

Q:What'stheman'sreactiontothenewsthewomantoldhim?

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A.Heissurprised.

B.Hefeelsveryhappy.

C.Heisindifferent,

D.Hefeelsveryangry.

23.SectionC

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

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

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthe【B6】thatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlifestyles.Inmore【B7】______societies,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand【B8】______of,andoftentocontinuethefatuityoccupation.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewith【B9】______

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

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,【B11】______.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedbydifferentskillsandabilities.

【B1】

24.

【B3】

25.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：M:Thebagis＄18now.

W:Yes,it'sexactlyahalfmorethanitwastwomonthsago.

Q:Whatwasthepriceofthebagtwomonthsago?

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A.＄9.B.＄18.C.＄12.D.＄36.

26.聽力原文：WordscomefromCaliforniaofanewweaponinthewaronhouseholdpests.TwoscientistsworkingforafirminAnaheim,California,havedevelopedamethodtoeliminateinsectswithoutusingdangerouschemicals.Thenewpoison?Hotair.

Thebasicideaisthatinsectscannotadjusttotemperaturesmuchabovenormal.Inlaboratoryexperiments,cockroachesandtermitescan'tsurvivemuchmorethanaquarterofanhourat125degreesFahrenheit,orabout50degreescentigrade.

Thenewmethodinvolvescoveringahousewithahugetentandfillingitwithhotairheatedtoaround65degreescentigrade.Hotairisforcedinwithfansandthetentkeepstheheatinsidethehouse.Sincetermitestrytoescapebyhidinginwoodenbeams,theheattreatmentmustbecontinuedforafullsixhours.Butwhenit'sallover,andtheinsectsaredead,therearenotoxicresiduestoendangerhumansorpets,andnofunnysmells.

Scientistclaimthatthereisnodangeroffire,either,sinceveryfewhouseholdmaterialswillburnat65degreescentigrade.Infact,woodispreparedforconstructionusebydryingitinovensat80degreescentigrade,whichissubstantiallyhotterthantheairinthisprocedure.

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A.Fireprevention.

B.Houseconstruction.

C.Toxicchemicals.

D.InsectsElimination.

27.

【B6】

28.SectionC

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

Millionsofyoungpeoplearecreatingblogs.Millionsofothersarereadingthem.Theword"blog"isashortwayofsayingWeblog.

Manypopular【B1】______nowofferfree,easywaystocreatepersonalWebpagesandfillthemwithwritingsandpictures.Manyyoungadultsusetheirblogstowriteaboutdaily【B2】______andeventsintheirlives.Theyalsoprovideaplaceforpeopletowritetheirideasand【B3】______andreacttotheideasofothers.

Blogsofferyoungpeopleaplacetoshowtheirwritingsandotherformsof【B4】______.Blogscanalsobehelpfultoconnectyoungpeoplewithlargersocialgroups.Butsomeresearcherssaythe【B5】______harmlessblogscanbecomedangerouswhenreadonthe【B6】______bymillionsofpeopleallovertheworld.

Peopleare【B7】______thatstudentsareincludinginformationintheirblogsthatcreateathreattotheirown【B8】______andsafety.【B9】______.Thispersonalinformationputsthematriskofbeingsoughtoutbydangerouspeoplewhowanttoharmthem.

【B10】______

Onewaytoavoidtheseproblemsisbyusingprogramsthatpermitblogstobereadby"friendsonly".【B11】______.

【B1】

29.聽力原文：M:Ineedtosendinanaccidentreport.TellmeinyourownwordsMrs.Nanthy.

W:Well,IwasdrivingalongJeffersonStreet,between19thand20thStreet.Iwasn'tgoingfastatall.Isawacarbackingoutofthedriveway.ItwasMrs.Kathywhodidn'tstopatall.Shebackedrightintome.

Q:Wheredidtheaccidenthappen?

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A.Between19thand20thJeffersonStreet.

B.Between19thand20thJacksonStreet.

C.Between9thand10thJacksonStreet.

D.Between90thand91thJeffersonStreet.

30.(34)

A.Theybecamemorepopular.

B.Theyweremoreregulated.

C.Theygrewlesshonest.

D.Theybecamebetterproduced.

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

Whenparentsshowconstantdisappointmentintheirchildren,thedestructiveeffectisthatthechildrenwill______

32.

ThehabitofreflectionhelpedLincoln______.

A.todevelopindependence

B.tobecomemoreopinionated

C.toattainclearconvictions

D.tobecomeahesitantperson

33.

Thepassagesuggeststhattoappealtothepublicyouhaveto______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.【S4】

35.

【S7】

36.【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S6】

38.Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhich

arenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptforintheir【S1】______

scale.Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhave

notfound?newone.Andanylargeorrichcityisgoingto【S2】______

attractpoorimmigrants,whofloodin,fillingwithhopes【S3】______

ofprosperitywhicharethenoftendisappointing.Thereare

backwardtownsontheedgeofBombayorBrasilia,just

asthoughtherewereontheedgeofseventeenth-century【S4】______

Londonorearlynineteenth-centuryParis.Thisisnewis【S5】______

thescale.Descriptionswrittenbyeighteenth-centurytravelers

ofthepoorofMexicoCity,andtheenormouscontrasts

thatwastobefoundthere,areverysimilartodescriptions【S6】______

ofMexicoCitytoday-thepoorcanstillbenumberedinmillions.

Thewholemonstrousgrowthrestsoneconomicprosperity,

butbehinditliestwomyths:themythofthecityasa【S7】______

promisedland,thatattractsimmigrantsfromruralpoverty【S8】______

andbringsitfloodingintocitycenters,andthemythofthe【S9】______

countryasaGardenofEden,which,afewgenerations

late,sendsthemfloodingoutagaintothesuburbs.【S1】______

【S1】

39.

【S3】

參考答案

1.IsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadaysthereisawidelyheldbeliefthatdiplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiplomaatallcostsandothersforcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.ThIsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadaysthereisawidelyheldbeliefthatdiplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiplomaatallcosts,andothersforcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.Th

2.Starbucks'PresenceinthePalaceMuseumRecentlytheopeningofaStarbucksinthePalaceMuseumisbrewingastorminChina.Somepeoplearguethataforeigncaféisinappropriatetobelocatedina15th-centurybuiStarbucks'PresenceinthePalaceMuseumRecently,theopeningofaStarbucksinthePalaceMuseumisbrewingastorminChina.Somepeoplearguethataforeigncaféisinappropriatetobelocatedina15th-centurybui

3.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthatinterestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshoweverthingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksarebornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthemI'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthan,say,ability.Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,thepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

4.CollegeStudents'PressureinFindingJobsWordcamethatwewouldhavethebiggestnumberofgraduatedstudentsfromcollegesthisyearthustheemploymentsituationwouldremainsevere.ThereareseveralreasonsforCollegeStudents'PressureinFindingJobsWordcamethatwewouldhavethebiggestnumberofgraduatedstudentsfromcollegesthisyear,thustheemploymentsituationwouldremainsevere.Thereareseveralreasonsfor

5.250MingyueRdShanghai200312Dec.12006Mr.BrownManageroftheHumanResourcesDivisionSunnyCompanyLtd526WestZhongshanRdShanghai200013DearMr.Brown:Thepositionofapart-timemarketsurveyoradvertisedondrewmyattentionandthusIamwritingtooffermyservice.Iamasophomorein***Universitymajoringinmarketing.IcanspeakEnglishfluentlyandhavepassedCET-4.LastsummerIworkedasareceptionistinaconsultingcompanyforalmosttwomonthswhichhelpedmeaccumulatesomeexperienceinapproachingmaddealingwithallkindsofpeople.Mycolleaguesandtheclientswereimpressedbymeagiftwhoisoutgoingactiveandenthusiastic.Ilikecommunicatingwithpeopleandamwillingtotakeanyhardwork.IbelievethatonlybyconstantlychallengingmyselfcanIbemoreintelligentlymatureandpreparemyselfbetterforthiscompetitivesociety.IhopeyouwillgivemetheopportunitytotalkwithyouinpersonandamconfidentthatIwillbeaneffectivememberofyourcompany.SincerelyyoursLiHua250,MingyueRd,Shanghai200312,Dec.1,2006Mr.BrownManageroftheHumanResourcesDivision,SunnyCompanyLtd,526,WestZhongshanRd,Shanghai200013DearMr.Brown:Thepositionofapart-timemarketsurveyoradvertisedondrewmyattentionandthusIamwritingtooffermyservice.Iamasophomorein***University,majoringinmarketing.IcanspeakEnglishfluentlyandhavepassedCET-4.Lastsummer,Iworkedasareceptionistinaconsultingcompanyforalmosttwomonths,whichhelpedmeaccumulatesomeexperienceinapproachingmaddealingwithallkindsofpeople.Mycolleaguesandtheclientswereimpressedbyme,agiftwhoisoutgoing,activeandenthusiastic.Ilikecommunicatingwithpeopleandamwillingtotakeanyhardwork.IbelievethatonlybyconstantlychallengingmyselfcanIbemoreintelligentlymatureandpreparemyselfbetterforthiscompetitivesociety.Ihopeyouwillgivemetheopportunitytotalkwithyouinperson,andamconfidentthatIwillbeaneffectivememberofyourcompany.Sincerelyyours,LiHua

6.ChangesinFamilyExpensesThestatisticfiguresgivenbythistableshowtherearesomefundamentalchangesinfamilyexpensesinChinafrom1985to2005.TheamountofmoneyspentonfoodandclothinghasdecreChangesinFamilyExpensesThestatisticfiguresgivenbythistableshowtherearesomefundamentalchangesinfamilyexpensesinChinafrom1985to2005.Theamountofmoneyspentonfoodandclothinghasdecre

7.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekendwhenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingtheworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2daysandthanwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisittherewewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.AseverybodyknowsShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventherearcSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,andthanwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,sothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"JustasthereisParadiseinheaven,therearcSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).

8.TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.Igotintothebuildingwherelwasgoingtoliveandlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.AtlastIfoundit.Intheroomtherewasalreadyastudentmakinghisbed.Afterwesaid"Howdoyoudo?"toeachotherhecontinuedhisworkpayingnomoreattentiontome.Ilookedaroundtheroomandfoundthatithadbeenthoroughlycleaned.Nodoubtitwashewhohaddoneit.Ilookedathim.Hewasthinshortanddark.Hishairwaslikeabundleofstraw.Hisdirtyclothesandtiredlooktoldmethathehadhadalongjourney.Hisclothesweremadeofcheapclothandheworeapairofrubbershoeswhichwereveryunfashionable.Hewasnotaverysmartfreshmenatall.Thesecondtimehespokehisaccenttommethathewasfromthesouth."ShallIhelpyoutogetyourluggagefromtheoffice?"IdidnotrefusesinceIreallyneededhelp.Hewasquickinmovement.Hewalkedoutoftheroomandwassoonfaraheadofmetotheoffice."Agoodguy"Isaidtomyself."Iwillmakefriendswithhim"andIhurriedandcaughtupwithhim.TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.Igotintothebuildingwherelwasgoingtolive,andlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.AtlastIfoundit.Intheroom,therewasalreadyastudentmakinghisbed.Afterwesaid"Howdoyoudo?"toeachother,hecontinuedhiswork,payingnomoreattentiontome.Ilookedaroundtheroomandfoundthatithadbeenthoroughlycleaned.Nodoubtitwashewhohaddoneit.Ilookedathim.Hewasthin,shortanddark.Hishairwaslikeabundleofstraw.Hisdirtyclothesandtiredlooktoldmethathehadhadalongjourney.Hisclothesweremadeofcheapcloth,andheworeapai