2023年黑龍江省佳木斯市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2023年黑龍江省佳木斯市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:MyViewonPart-timeJobs.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近年來越來越多的大學(xué)生都有社會兼職工作，人們對此現(xiàn)象有不同的看法。

2.有人認(rèn)為兼職工作最好事，可以……有人認(rèn)為兼了只工作有一些弊端……

3.你的看法

2.1.一些學(xué)生認(rèn)為運(yùn)動要以興趣為中心

2.另一些學(xué)生認(rèn)為運(yùn)動要以健康為中心

3.你的看法

Interest-orientedOrHealth-orientedSports

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

1．中國已漸漸步入老齡化社會(65歲以上的老年人已占全國人口的7%)

2．我認(rèn)為應(yīng)如何對待老年人群(社會關(guān)愛與福利制度，家庭溫暖，社區(qū)服務(wù)……)

3．我的結(jié)論

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaskforsomeinformationaboutaninternationalconferenceheldinyourcity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

有一個會議在你所在的城市召開，你想去參加。給會議的組織者寫一封信。說一下你想?yún)⒓拥脑?，并簡單介紹一下自己。并請他提供一些會議的相關(guān)登信息。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofHowISpendMySummerVacation,describinghowyouspendoneofyoursummervacationsinthecountryside.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:Situation:Studentshavedifferentwaystospendtheirsummervacations,andyoudecidetotakeyoursummervacationwithyourfamilyinthecountryside.Yourfeelingisquitedifferentfromthatinthecity,soyouthinkaboutitdeeply.

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBBSandCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.BBS成為很多大學(xué)生必不可少的一部分

2.BBS的主要功能

3.BBS存在的問題

BBSandCollegeStudents

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWriteanEnglishDiary.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicShouldEuthanasiabelegalized?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.有不少絕癥病人和病人的家屬認(rèn)為安樂死應(yīng)該合法化。

2．但是也有不少人不同意把安樂死合法化。

3．我的看法。

9.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled:Whyshouldwework?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．一些人為了工作面生活

2．另一些人為了生活面工作

3．你的看法

Whyshouldwework?

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

Ahealthybalanceddietshouldincludefruit,______,starch,richproteinand______.

12.AnimalEinsteins

Whenitcomestointelligence,humanbeingsarethetopdogsoftheanimalkingdom.Orsowetellourselves.Butinrecentyears,scientistshavebeendocumentingsurprisingintelligenceandemotionaldepthinanimalsrangingfromhumblehoneybeestothunderingelephants.Throughstudiesinlabsandinthewild,researchershavefoundanimalscommunicatingcomplexideas,solvingproblems,usingtoolsandexpressingtheirfeelings—behaviorsoncethoughttobeuniquelyhuman.

Theintelligencewe'retalkingaboutismorethan,say,trainingadogtodetectcancerinhumans,afeatthatmaysavemanylives.It'stheabilityoftheanimaltouseaninnatetraitforacomplexpurpose.Hereare,someamazingexamples.

ArtisticMonkeyBusiness

WhenJanetSchmidbecameexecutivedirectoroftheLittleRiverZooinNorman,Oklahoma,in1996,shelearnedalotabouttheintelligenceofmonkeys.Sheandherhusbandadoptedayoungmalewhohadanaughtypersonality,andnamedhimMr.Bailey.Themonkeyparticularlylikedtakingcarrides,insistingthatheinserttheignitionkeyandrideshotguninthepassenger'sseat."Helovedtoduckbelowthewindowaswe'dcometoanintersection",Schmidrecalls,"Whenwe'dstop,he'djumpupandlaughatthecarnexttous,justtogetariseoutOfthepassengers".

Now12yearsold,Mr.Baileyhasbecomeanavidpainter.Heusesavarietyofbrushstrokestocreatecolorful,abstractcanvasesand,likeanytemperamentalartist,prefersnottobedisturbedwhilecreatinghisart."He'llpaintsteadilyforalmostanhourandwon'tletanyoneinterrupthimuntilheputsdownhisbrush",saysSchmid."He'samazingtowatchbemuseyoucantellthere'sathoughtprocessoccurring.Whenweraisedhim,wequitwatchingTVbecausebewassoentertaining".

IvyLeagueParrot

Thetermbirdbrainisconsideredaninsult,butsomebirdsactuallyareprettybrainy.OneAfricangreyparrotinsuburbanBostonissaidtohavethecognitiveabilitiesofafive-year-oldchild.Alex(forAvianLearningExperiment)isa29-year-oldbirdthat'sbeentutoredmostofhislifebyIrenePepperberg,PhD,aHarvard-educatedprofessornowteachingatBrandeisUniversity.Alexcanidentify50differentobjects,sevencolors,fiveshapes,quantitiesuptosix,andtheconceptsofbigger,smaller,sameanddifferent."Andhesaid,'I'mtarry'",reportsPepperberg."Heknewwhatwasappropriatetosay".

PepperberginsiststhatAlexmakesreasoneddecisions—meaninghepossesseslanguageabilitiesoncethoughttoseparatehumansfromtherestoftheanimalkingdom.Duringanexperimentin2004,researchersgaveAlexdifferent-coloredblocksinsetsoftwo,threeandsix.Whenaskedwhichcolorgroupbedfiveblocks,Alexreplied,"None".Andherepeatedtheanswerinduplicatetests.AlthoughAlexhadpreviouslylearnedthetermtodescribethedifferencebetweentwoidenticallysizedobjects,heapparentlyinterpretedtheconceptof"none"asanabsenceofquantityallonhisown.

"Theimportantthingwasnotjustthatheunderstoodazero-likeconcept",saysPepperberg,"butthathewasabletotakeinformationfromonedomainandapplyittoanother.That'salotlikeahighschoolstudentansweringquestionsonaquizshow".

SuchfeatshavemadeAlexacelebrity.

CulturedOrangutans(猩猩)

Becauseorangutansandhumansshare97percentofthesameDNA,it'snosurprisethattheprimatesexhibitimpressivebrainpower.TakeChantek,a28-year-oldlivinginZooAtlanta.RaisedlikeahumanchildbyanthropologistH.LynMiles,PhD,Chanteklearnedtouseatoilet,cleanhisroomandreceiveanallowance,whichhespentontripstoMcDonald's.Todayheknowsmorethan150wordsinsignlanguageandcancomprehendspokenEnglish.Likenedtoafour-year-oldchild,hecanal

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Theplacewherepeoplecangetupandsayanythingtheywantis______.

14.

ThebestwayforthewesternbusinessmentomaketherightconnectionsinAsiancountriesisto______.

15.

Thesituationsaboutwhichlaughterisacceptablechangewith______.

16.

______makesknowledgespreadrapidlyandavailabletoeveryone.

17.

PaulandNorafinallygotfiftypoundsrewardfrom______.

18.

ThegeneralviewofEuropeislikelytochangefromcultivatedfarm-landtogrowingshrubsandforestswithspecies-poorwildlifesuchaswildcats,bears,deerandwolves.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

AccordingtoscientistsattheU.S.NationalSnowandIceDataCenter.withinabout60years,therewillbe______ontheArcticOcean.

20.

SomefactorsledtothetraditionalcharacterizationofChineseasasinglelanguagewithanumberof______.

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

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

Fromthebeginning,America,anationofimmigrants,welcomedpeopledesiringfreedomandanewstart.However,thecomingtogetherofdifferentracesandethnicgroupscreatedsome【B1】______

Blackpeopleweretheonly"immigrants"whodidn'tchoosetocometoAmerica.Forhundredsofyears,AfricansweretakenfromtheirhomestobeslavesintheNewWorld.TheendoftheCivilWar【B2】______broughtfreedomtotheslavesin1865,butblacksstillhadalowerpositioninthesociety.TheCivilRightsMovementinthe1950sand1960shelpedblackpeople【B3】______manyoftherightspromisedintheConstitution.In1955,RosaParks【B4】______togiveupherseatonabusforawhiteman.Hercourage【B5】______abusboycottinMontgomery,Alabama,thatended【B6】______oncitybuses.MartinLutherKingJr.encouragedblackpeopletouse【B7】______meanstoachievetheirgoalsofequal【B8】______.Finally,CongresspassedtheCivilRightsActof1964tostopdiscriminationinallpublicplaces.

【B9】______.Thelawshavechanged,butsomepeopleremainprejudiced.Tensionssometimeseruptinviolence.【B10】______.MulticulturalAmericahasnumerousminoritygroupsthatargueforequaltreatment.

【B11】______.Minoritygroupsnowhaveequalopportunitiesinmanyareasofeducation,employmentandhousing.Interracialmarriagesarebecomingmoreaccepted.Childrenofdifferentraces,withtheirparents,arelearningtoplaytogetherandworktogether.

【B1】

22.

【B7】

23.聽力原文：Theearth'soceansarecolossal,somuchbiggerthanthelandareathattheycover70%ofthesurfaceoftheearth.Theygiveusfoodandmaterialsandamajorconstituentintheformationofourweather.Theextremesoftemperatureontheearthwouldbemuchgreater,andmanyplaceswouldbetoohotortoocoldforhumanswithouttheoceanstoactastheearth'sthermostat.

Asoursupplyoffreshwaterbecomesmoreandmorescarce,wehavenaturallylookedtotheoceans,thegreatestsourceofwateronearth.Butthereissomuchsaltinseawaterthatitisnotfitforhumanconsumption.Scientistshavebeentryingtofindwaystoturnthissaltwaterintofreshwater.Machinesfortheconversionofwaterarealreadyatworkincertainpartsoftheworld,buttheircostisstillexorbitant.Sciencewillhavetofindmuchcheaperwaystodothejob.

Possibilitiesforfoodaboundintheocean.Inadditiontothehundredsofvarietiesoffish,somekindsofseaweedcanbeeaten.Itisnutritiousenough,containingmanyproteins,vitamins,andmineralsthathumansneedforsurvival,butsofarnoonehasbeenabletofigureouthowtodisguiseitsawfultaste.

(30)

A.70%ofthelandsurface.

B.Food.

C.Drinkingwaterdirectly.

D.Mineralwater.

24.(36)

A.Adoctor.B.Areporter.C.Ascientist.D.Aprofessor.

25.(35)

A.TheysendthemessagetothePresidentwithintendays.

B.Theyofficiallystatereasonsforrejectingthemessage.

C.TheymeetwiththePresident.

D.Theyrevisethevetoedbill.

26.(46)

27.

【B3】

28.聽力原文：W:Whatdidyouthinkofthemovie?Didyoulikeit?

M:Notreally,itwasalittletooartsyforme.Itseemedlikethedirectorwastryingsohardtoimpressuswithstorageclose-upsandavant-gardedialoguesthatheforgottoincludeastory.Ithoughtitwasreallyboring.

W:Ithoughtthemoviewasreallythought-provoking.Iloveitwhenamoviemakesyouthink.It'sanicechangefromthesuperficialdialogueandtwo-dimensionalcharactersyouusuallyseeinfilmsthesedays.

M:Idon'treallycareforalternativefilms.Theyaresodarkanddepressing.Thecharactersarealwayssointense.Whydoesamoviehavetobesadtobedeep?

W:Yeah,Iknowwhatyoumean,butmainstreamcinemaisnothingbutgunfightsandexplodingcars.Igetsosickofmovieslikethat.Iprefermovieswithsubstance.

M:Butsometimesyoudon'twanttothink;sometimesyoujustwantalightmovie.LikethatcomedymoviewithBillyCrystal--thatwassohilarious.IlaughedsohardthatIcried.

W:Movieshavetobemorethanentertainingtome.

M:Didyouseethatnewmysterymoviethatcameoutlastmonth?Thatwassosuspenseful.Iwasontheedgeofmyseatthewholetime.

W:Ilovedthatmovie.Theplotwasgreat,andtheactingwasincredible.Iwouldn'tbesurprisedifitwerenominatedforanAcademyAward.

M:Well,atleastweagreeonsomething.Iguesswe'llhavetosticktomysteriesinthefuture.

(23)

A.Theclose-upsareperfect.

B.Thedialoguesareeasytounderstand.

C.It'snotboringatall.

D.Itdoesn'ttellanystory.

29.聽力原文：W:Itiscertainlygoodtohearyourvoice.Whenareyoucomingforavisit?

M:Notforafewmonths,I'mafraid,Mom.ButIhopewecancomeforafewweeksthissummer,probablyinJune.

Q:HowoftendoesthemanvisithisMom?

(18)

A.Onceafewweeks.B.Everymonth.C.Seldom.D.Everysummer.

30.聽力原文：M:Niceworkingwithyou.Ihopewecandobusinessagain.

W:Yes,Iwouldlikethat.

Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

(19)

A.Businessassociates.

B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Teacherandstudent.

D.Goodfriends.

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

【C2】

32.

Whichstatementbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingsaboutthewar?

A.Itwaseverrealforhim,thoughhemightnotactivelyinvolved.

B.Itwasrealforhimbecausehewasasoldieratthattime.

C.Itwasveryunrealtohim.

D.Thewarwasverydisruptivetothepeopleathome.

33.

Mouthwashesarenotaneffectivecureforbadbreathmainlybecause.

A.theycan'tmaskthebadodorlongenough

B.theycan'tgettoalltheoffendingbacteria

C.theirstrongsmellmixeswithbadbreathandmakesitworse

D.theycan'tcoverthethicklayersofmucus

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.Ice-cream'soriginsareknowntoreachbackasfarasAlexander

theGreat,althoughnospecificdateorpersonalityhavebeencreditedS1.______

withitsactualinvention.Incidentsrecordedoverthecenturiesindicate

thatice-cream'sevolutionwascombinationofpeople'sdesireforS2.______

cool,sweetfoodsandtheircreativityinfindingtheperfectone.

BiblicalreferencesshowthatKingSolomonwasfondoficed

drinksduringharvestingandintheRomanEmpireCaesarinfrequentlyS3.______

sentteamsofrunnersintothemountainstogetsnow,itwasthenS4.______

flavoredwithhoney,milk,andjuices.

Overathousandyearslater,MarcoPoloreturnedtoItalyfrom

theFarEastwitharecipethatcloselyresembledtothepresentice-cream.S5.______

Historiansestimatethatthisrecipeevolvedintoice-cream

sometimesduringthe16thcenturyinItaly.FrancewasintroducedtoS6.______

similarfrozendessertsin1553bytheItaliangirlCatherinewho

becamethewifeofHenryIIofFrance.

Englandseemtohavediscoveredice-creamatthesametime,orS7.______

perhapsevenearlierthantheItalians."Ice-cream",asitcalled,S8.______

appearedregularlyatthetableofthekingduringthe17thcentury.

Ice-creamwasmadeavailablytothegeneralpublicforthefirstS9.______

timeinParisin1670.Throughoutthe18thcentury,ice-creambecame

moreandmorepopularintheEuropeans.AndpeopledescribedS10.______

thefrozendelightsasfoodfitforthegods.

【S1】

35.

【S5】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S7】

38.

【S4】

39.Awarmerworldisgoingtobeasickerworldforeverything

fromtreestomarinelifetopeople,accordingtoanewreportbya

panelofU.S.scientists.Butopponentsremainunconvincingthereis【S1】______

sufficientevidencetosupporttheconclusion.

AteamofresearchersledbyDrewHarvellatCornellUniversity

havecompletedatwo-yearstudyintoclimate-diseaselinks."Thatis【S2】______

mostsurprisingisthefactthatclimatesensitiveoutbreakare【S3】______

happeningwithsomanydifferenttypesofpathogens—viruses,

bacteriaandparasites(寄生蟲)—aswellinsuchawide【S4】______

rangeofhostsincludingcorals(珊瑚蟲),oysters,landplants

andbirds,"Harvellsays.

theCo-researcherRichardOstfeld,ananimalecologistat

InstituteofEcosystemStudies,adds,"Thisisn'tjusta

questionofcoralbleachingforafewmarineecologists,orjust【S5】______

aquestionofmalaria(瘧疾)forafewhealthyofficials—the

numberofsimilarincreasesindiseaseincidenceisastonishing.

Wedon'twanttobealarmist,butwearealarmed."

TheU.S.teamfoundevidenceforavarietyofroutes

forclimatewarmingtoadverseaffectdiseasespread,For【S6】______

instance,warmerwinterscouldreduceseasonaldie-offmany

pathogensandtheircarders,orallowthemtomoveintoareas

whatwerepreviouslytoocold.

Theresearchersexaminedanumberofhumandiseases【S7】______

whichspreadresearchershaveconnectedtowarming,including【S8】______

malaria,Lymedisease,yellowfeverandothers.Mostinvolved

intheexpandedrangeofcarriersintohigherlatitudes.The【S9】______

authorsconcedethatsuchconnectionsarecontroversialbecause

countlessfactorsexceptclimate,suchaseconomicsandfailed【S10】______

Preventionmeasures,playrolesinthespreadofhumandiseases.

【S1】

參考答案

1.MyViewonPart-timelobsRecentyearsmoreandmorecollegestudentsareeagertofindpart-timejobsintheirsparetime.Astowhetheritisworthwhiledrawingmuchattentiontothejobfromcollegestudypeople'sattitudesvarygreatly.Myopinionisthatstudentsshouldgivetopprioritytoacademicperformancewhiletakingapart-timejob.Ontheonehandtakingupapart-timejobmayhelpthestudentsinmanyrespects--stimulatelearningmoreefficientlyexploretheknowledgeoutsidethebooksandevengainthefinancialindependence.Alsotheexperienceoftakingthepart-timejobisaperfectpreparationforthestudents'futurejob-huntingcompetition.Ontheotherhandpart-timejobshavestrongnegativeinfluenceonthestudents'study.Andtheworkwhichoftenmakesastudentunderstrongpressurecanonlybedoneatthecostofthetimeinwhichthestudentsshouldstudyforthemselves.Itisevidentthatthereisalwaysaconflictbetweenstudyandwork.Inmyopinionwhetheritisworthwhiletakingapart-timejobdependsonourabilitytodealwiththerelationshipbetweenstudiesandworkproperly.IfthereisaconflictbetweenstudyandworkforastudentIthinkheshouldputatoppriorityonwhetheritisagoodhelptohisacademicperformance.MyViewonPart-timelobsRecentyears,moreandmorecollegestudentsareeagertofindpart-timejobsintheirsparetime.Astowhetheritisworthwhiledrawingmuchattentiontothejobfromcollegestudy,people'sattitudesvarygreatly.Myopinionisthatstudentsshouldgivetopprioritytoacademicperformancewhiletakingapart-timejob.Ontheonehand,takingupapart-timejobmayhelpthestudentsinmanyrespects--stimulatelearningmoreefficiently,exploretheknowledgeoutsidethebooksandevengainthefinancialindependence.Also,theexperienceoftakingthepart-timejobisaperfectpreparationforthestudents'futurejob-huntingcompetition.Ontheotherhand,part-timejobshavestrongnegativeinfluenceonthestudents'study.Andthework,whichoftenmakesastudentunderstrongpressure,canonlybedoneatthecostofthetimeinwhichthestudentsshouldstudyforthemselves.Itisevidentthatthereisalwaysaconflictbetweenstudyandwork.Inmyopinion,whetheritisworthwhiletakingapart-timejobdependsonourabilitytodealwiththerelationshipbetweenstudiesandworkproperly.Ifthereisaconflictbetweenstudyandwork,forastudent,Ithink,heshouldputatoppriorityonwhetheritisagoodhelptohisacademicperformance.

2.Interest-orientedorHealth-orientedSports(1)Studentsrushtotheplaygroundwithdifferentpurposes.Someareinterest-orientedandsportsforthemaresourcesforfunOtherparticipants(2)paymoreattentiontotheirhealthycondition.Somestudents(3)concentratingoninterest-orientedsportsclaimthatiftheydon'tfocusontheirinterestinsportstheycannot(4)benefitalotfromsports.That'stosaywithoutinteresttheyarenotwiltingtodosports.(5)Howeverotherstudentsbelievethatdoingsportsisforhealth.(6)Foronethingsportshavevariousfunctionsandoneofthemostmeaningfulistomakeyoustrongerandtrainyourwillpower.Higherstudyefficiency(7)originatesfromasoundbodyaclearandquickmindandthespiritofperseverance.(6)Foranotherinterest-orientedandunplannedsportsmayoccasionallyexhauststrengthandunderminehealth.(8)Iprefertotakepartinsportsbothtomytasteandofbenefitstomyhealth.Suchsportswould(9)ineverysenseentertainmyself(10)freshenupmymindandmakemestrongandenergetic.Interest-orientedorHealth-orientedSports(1)Studentsrushtotheplaygroundwithdifferentpurposes.Someareinterest-oriented,andsportsforthemaresourcesforfunOtherparticipants(2)paymoreattentiontotheirhealthycondition.Somestudents,(3)concentratingoninterest-orientedsports,claimthatiftheydon'tfocusontheirinterestinsports,theycannot(4)benefitalotfromsports.That'stosay,withoutinteresttheyarenotwiltingtodosports.(5)However,otherstudentsbelievethatdoingsportsisforhealth.(6)Foronething,sportshavevariousfunctions,andoneofthemostmeaningfulistomakeyoustrongerandtrainyourwillpower.Higherstudyefficiency(7)originatesfromasoundbody,aclearandquickmind,andthespiritofperseverance.(6)Foranother,interest-orientedandunplannedsportsmayoccasionallyexhauststrengthandunderminehealth.(8)Iprefertotakepartinsportsbothtomytasteandofbenefitstomyhealth.Suchsportswould(9)ineverysenseentertainmyself,(10)freshenupmymindandmakemestrongandenergetic.解析：本題要求寫一篇對比選擇型議論文?！斑\(yùn)動是為了興趣還是為了健康”是所有大學(xué)生都非常熟悉的話題，與他們密切相關(guān)，很容易拓展內(nèi)容。注意用詞的準(zhǔn)確性和句式的變換。

[思路]第一段說明學(xué)生的運(yùn)動目的各有不同；

第二段詳細(xì)陳述兩種不同的觀點(diǎn)；

第三段提出自己的觀點(diǎn)：運(yùn)動既要有興趣還要兼顧健康。

3.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'predictionthisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.Firstthesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheoldanywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostareathetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevailstherearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetridofthem.ThereforechangingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Secondbasedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysizeacombinationoffamilycarecommunity-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthiswayoldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamiliesthusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Thirdoldpeoplenotonlyneedhelptheycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassetstheymaynotonlyliveafullerlifebutalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.AtpresentboththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'prediction,thisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.First,thesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheold,anywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostarea,thetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevails,therearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetridofthem.Therefore,changingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Second,basedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysize,acombinationoffamilycare,community-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthisway,oldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamilies,thusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Third,oldpeoplenotonlyneedhelp,theycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassets,theymaynotonlyliveafullerlife,butalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.Atpresent,boththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.

4.November122007DearProfessorHuangIwriteforinformationregardingtheforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldatyourprestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversitymajoringinEducationandhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofworkplaceskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendtheconferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakersthecontentoftheirtalksandtheirresearchinterests.Besidesifyoucouldpleasealsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemyarrangementsmucheasier.InadditionifyoucouldletmehavedetailsoftheaccommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforwardtoreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.SincerelyyoursFrankNovember