（2023年）江蘇省揚州市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

（2023年）江蘇省揚州市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledWhatIsthepurposeofpunishment.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.懲罰的目的；

2.懲罰罪犯也是教育其他人遵紀守法

3.懲惡揚善，減少犯罪。

WhatIsthepurposeofpunishment

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicStudyunderaWork-StudyProgram.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．在大學校園中，有的大學生是因為生活困難而勤工儉學，有的大學生是為鍛煉實際能力

2．作為一名在校大學生，你如何看待勤工儉學問題

StudyunderaWork-StudyProgram

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthecartoongivenbelow:

4.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternetaccordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentenceofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特網(wǎng)越來越普遍地進入到我們的學習、工作和生活當中

2.因特網(wǎng)的益處

3.因特網(wǎng)的消極方面

Internet

Internethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.______.

Internethasenabledustodoalotofthingsmoreeasilyandquickly.______.

However,ifnotmanagedproperly,Internetcancreatemanyproblemstoo.______.

Allinall,wecannotlivewithoutInternetnow.______.

5.1.目前很多父母在子女高中畢業(yè)前就送他們出國學習

2.形成這種趨勢的原因

3.我對些的看法

OverseaStudyatanEarlyAge

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicDon'tHesitatetoSay"No".Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.別人請求幫助時，在什么情況下我們會說“不”

2.為什么有些人在該說“不”的時候不說“不”

3.該說“不”時不說“不”的壞處

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFoodSafety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.食品安全事故屢有發(fā)生

2.人們對食品的安全越來越擔心

3.怎樣才能解決好食品的安全問題

FoodSafety

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTechnology,aBlessingoraCurse?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.科學技術使人們的生活變得更加便利

2．科學技術造成的負面影響

3．我們應該怎樣面對這種矛盾

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．很多大學生畢業(yè)后去大城市工作

2．也有人選擇去小城鎮(zhèn)工作

3.結合實際情況談談自己的想法

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasingonthefollowingchart.Yourcompositionshouldincludethepointsbelow.

1.Abriefsummaryofthischart

2.Thechangeoftelevisionandradioaudiences

3.Aconclusion

Figure:TelevisionandRadioAudiencesinacity,October-December,2006

ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.Whenyouaremeasuringyourwork,youshouldconsiderthatifthereissomeoneatworkwhoencouragesyourdevelopmentandtalkstoyouabout______.

12.

Thosewhoareactivelyreligiousareprobably______.

13.

The______makesSanFranciscodifferentfromothercities.

14.

Theyhadverydifferentpointsofviewabout______,whichwassoextremethatIgrewcuriousandintrigued.

15.NewHopesforPreventingAIDS

Thesuccessofanti-retroviral(抑止腫瘤病毒)drugsintreatingHIVisgettingresearchersatthe16thInternationalAIDSconferenceexcitedattheprospectthatthepotent(效力大的)medicinesmightbeexploitedtoperform.doubleduty.WhynotusethepoweroftheseARVstopreventanHIVtransmissionorinfectionfromtakingholdinthefirstplace?BillandMelindaGatesaskedthatprovocativequestionontheopeningdayoftheconference,andarecommittingtheirconsiderablefinancialresourcestowardfindingananswer.Intheirremarks,theyhighlightedtheneedtodevelopmicrobicides(殺菌劑)andoralpreventiondrugswhilewewaitforavaccine.AndtheywillgettheirfirsthintathowsmarttheirdecisionwasthisThursday,whenscientistsfromWestAfricareporttheinitialresult%fromthefirsttrialstudyinganoralpreventiondrug.

SohowrealisticaretheGatesinexpectingevenmorefromtheARVs?"Idothinktherangeofpreventionoptionswehavewithinthenextdecadewillgreatlyexpand,"saysDr.HeleneGayle,PresidentofCareUSAandco-chairoftheconference."Thebiologicplausibilityforbothmicrobicidesandoralpreventiondrugsissogreat."Dr.MarkDybul,U.S.GlobalAIDSCoordinator,saidthatifamicrobicideorpreventiondrugbecomesavailabletoprotectpeoplefrominfections,theywouldbefundedunderthePresident'sEmergencyPlanforAIDSReliefifcountrieschosetousethem."Wewouldsupportallofthat;itwouldbeperfectlywithinourmandatetodoallthat,"hetoldTIME.

PreventingHIVistheonlywaytokeepthenumber'ofnewinfectionsthatoccureachyear—4million—fromgrowing.Andyetpreventionstrategies,alwaystheuglystepsistertotreatmentprograms,havenotreallytakenholdinthedevelopingnationswheretherateofinfectionishighest.Aneffectivevaccine,ofcourse,istheultimatepreventionweapon,butastheGates'pointedout,anHIVshotisstillalongwayoff.Inthemeantime,microbicidescouldbeonewaytoco-optARVsintothepreventionwar;thesearechemicalcompounds,usuallyintheform.ofagelorcream,thatwomencanusevaginallypriortointercoursetostopthetransmissionofHIV—it'sthesameideabehindspermicides(殺精子劑),whicharechemicalbarrierstospermenteringthevaginaandcausingpregnancy.It'sanelegantlysimpleapproach,madeevensimplerbythefactthatresearchersdidn'treallyhavetostartfromscratchtocomeupwithnewanti-HIVcompounds;theyalreadyhavethemintheARVs,whichnowinterruptthevirusfrominfectingcellsatvariouspointsinitslifecycle.

Thekeydifferenceisthatinamicrobicide,thedrugsarebeingusedinhealthypeopleratherthaninthoseinfectedwithHIV.WhenARVsareusedfortreatment,bothdoctorsandpatientsarewillingtotolerateahigherlevelofsideeffects—afterall,ifthechoiceisbetweendyingfromHIV-AIDSandsideeffects,mostpatientsoptforthelatter.Ifthedrugsaretobeusedtopreventinfection,however,everythingchanges;understandably,healthypeoplearen'taslikelytoacceptthesamelevelofsideeffectsandtoxicitiesasthosealreadyinfected.

That'swhyclinicaltrialsaresosignificant.Sofar,thereare30to40differentmicrobicidecandidatesbeingtestedinanimals,andfivetrialsinGhana,Nigeriaandotherdevelopingnationsatthemostadvancedstagesoftestinginwomen.Dr.GitaRamjee,oftheHIVPreventionResearchUnitinDurban,SouthAfrica,hasworkedwithallfive,andishopefulthattheywillproveeffectiveandmakeanimpactonthedisease.BecausetheselatestmicrobicidesarereformulatedARVs,however,theproblemofthevirusbecomingresistanttothemisapotentialdrawback.Dr.PeterPlot,ofUNAIDS,suggestsbasingmicrobicidesonlyonthedrugsdonotmakeitthroughthepharmaceuticalpipelinemanyarerejectedbecausethey

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

"Always"and"never"areour_______________.

17.

AlmosthalfoftheNegroslavesdiedduringthevoyagebecauseoftheterribleconditionstheyhadtoendure.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.BeforeAndyHildebrandretiredat40,heworkedfor______.

A.theseismologicalbureau

B.Auto-Tune'sparentcompany

C.oilcompanies

D.atape-recorderfactory

19.

ThemainmeasuretheforeignteachertakestogetPAIDis______.

20.

WhatadvantagesdidEICgetfromtheTeaAct?

A.EICdidn'thavetopaytaxesfortheteaithad.

B.OnlyEICcouldsellteatotheAmericancolonies.

C.EICfinallywonthetrustoftheBritishgovernment.

D.EICgotahugeamountofteafromtheAmericancolonies.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(31)

A.Theywereinfluencedbyhisbackgroundinengineering.

B.Theywereveryexpensivetotake.

C.Theywereamongthefirsttakenundersuchcondition.

D.Mostofthemwereofpoorquality.

22.(21)

A.Morethan12.B.12.C.100.D.Notmentioned.

23.聽力原文：W:Allanhadthehighestgradesintheclassonallsubjectsexceptphysicalculture.

M:Forhimitwasprobablyeasy.I'veneverseenhimreviewhislessons.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutAllan?

(14)

A.Hefailedonlyinphysics.

B.Hewillnotpasstheexamifhedoesn'treviewhislessons.

C.He'sintelligent.

D.Cleverpeoplemaybevictimsoftheirowncleverness.

24.聽力原文：W:Goodmorning,DoctorShermanAlexie.Let'stalkaboutyourlife,whereyoucomefrom?

M:IcomefromtheRez,anIndianreservation.Igrewupthere,livedthereuntil18.

Ilivedonandoffthereservationforthenext6or7yearsduringcollege.IlivedthereafterIgraduated,workedatahighschoolexchangeprogram.IthoughtIdothatkindofjobtosupportmywriting.Dayjobsthatrequirenoemotionalinvestmentbeyond8hoursadaywhereIwouldn'tneedtobringworkhome.Ididn'twanttobepartofmanagementoranybodyimportantatthejob.Iwantedtobecompletelyreplaceable,thatiswhatIthoughtIwouldbedoingformostofmylifeandwriting.ThenIgotagroundandmyfirstbookgotafrontpagereviewintheNewYorkTimesBookReview.

W:Whendidwritingenteryourlife?

M:Booksarealwaysbeinginmylife.Mydadlovebooksandmostofwhathereadwerewesterns-spynovels,mysteries.Igrewuplovingbooks,copyingmyfather'sloveforbooks.ButnobodyhasshowedmeabookwrittenbyanIndian,notevenonepieceofpoem.Nothing.AtthattimeIwasgoingtobeaphysician.Ilovedmathandscience.Igottocollege,couldn'thandlephysiology,andwaslookingaroundforoptionsandtookapoetrywritingclassforfun.

W:Poetrywasyourwayin?

M:Yes,that'swhereIstarted.Itooktheclassandhonestly,Ijustthoughtitwouldbeaneasygrade.ButIcompletelyunderestimatedpoetryandwhatitwoulddotomeandtherealmofpossibilityforit.Itooktheclassandwashookedabouttenminutesafterreadingmyfirstcontemporarypoem.

(20)

A.Hemightdosomeeveningteaching.

B.Hecouldbringunfinishedworkhome.

C.Hemighthavetimetopursuehisinterests.

D.Hecouldinvestmoreemotioninhisfamily.

25.聽力原文：W:Hmm,Hi.

M:Hi.I'mgoingdoortodoortonighttotellpeopleaboutthestudentactioncoalition.Doyouhaveafewminutes?

W:Sure.YouknowIthinkIreadsomethinginthenewspaperlastweek.

M:Yeah.Therewasanarticleaboutthisinthelastissue.See,we'retryingtoprotectandconservesomeoftheopenspacesoncampus.

W:That'sright.Youarethegroupthat'sopposingtheextensionoftheparkinglotnexttoSwingHall,right?

M:That'sus.Wemustfeelthatit'simportanttosavesomeofthenaturalbeautyofthecampus,likeover-bySwing.Someofthosetreesarehundredsofyearsold.

W:Itisaprettyspot.MyfriendsandIhavehadpicnicsovertherebythecreek.

M:Thenyouunderstandhowwefeel.We'reorganizingarallyonThursdayafternoontogettheadministrationtoreconsidertheparkinglotplan.

W:Well,IhaveaclassonThursdayafternoon.

M:Butmaybeyoucouldsignthispetition?We'regoingtosubmitittotheadministrationtodemonstratehowthestudentsfeelaboutthis.

W:Sure,letmegetapenandI'llsignit.

M:Ihaveapenrighthere.Andletmeleaveyouthispamphletaboutthestudentactioncoalition.Maybeyoucouldcometosomeofourmeeting.Wegettogetheronceamonth.

W:Yeah.I'dliketoknowmoreaboutyourgroup.LetmeknowwhenthenextmeetingisandI'lltrytobethere.

(23)

A.Shesawthemprotesting.

B.Shereadabouttheminthenewspaper.

C.Sheattendedoneoftheirmeetings.

D.Herroommateisamember.

26.(29)

A.Thetechnicalspecialistshouldimprovethesoftware.

B.Thesoftwarecannotsolvethestudents'problemsatall.

C.Thesoftwareisdesignedforeditorsandwriters,notthestudents.

D.Studentsshouldhavetheirownjudgmentwhenusingthesoftware.

27.(22)

A.Thewateritdrawschangescolor.

B.Thestrawstopsdrawingwater.

C.Fromthebuilt-inmeasuringdeviceofit.

D.Bymeasuringtheamountofwater.

28.(42)

29.聽力原文：M:Miss,canyougivemechangeforadollarsothatIcanmakeaphonecallatthecallbox?

W:I'msorry,sir.I'mnotallowedtogivechangewithoutapurchase.Ifyougoacrossthehall,you'llfindachangemachineinfrontofthejewelrystore.

Q:Wheredoesthewomansuggestthatthemangetchange?

(16)

A.Atthecallbox.

B.Atthejewelrystore.

C.Fromamachine.

D.Fromthepurchaser.

30.聽力原文：M:Carlearnedalotofmoneyoverthesummervacationasaconsultanttothatcompany.

W:Idon'tdoubtit.Whatsurprisesmeisthathe'sstillworkingtherenowthatclassesareabouttostartagain.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutCarl?

(19)

A.Shedoesn'tknowwhenhisclassesstart.

B.She'ssurprisedthathechosethatcompany.

C.Shedoubtshemakesmuchmoneynow.

D.Shewonderswhyhe'snotreturnedtoschool.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.Ithappenedonemorning20yearsago.BritishscientistAlecJeffreystumbleduponDNAfingerprinting:Heidentifiedthepatternsofgenetic(基因的)materialthatareuniquetoalmosteveryindividual.Hisdiscoverychangedeverythingfromthewaywedocriminalinvestigationstothewaywedecidefamilylaw.ButtheprofessorofgeneticsattheUniversityofLeicester,UK,isstillsurprised,andabitworded,bythepowerofthetechnologyhereleasedupontheworld.

ThepatternswithinDNAareuniquetoeachindividual,exceptidenticaltwins,whosharethesamepattern.Theabilitytoidentifythesepatternshasbeenusedtoconvictmurderersandtoclearpeoplewhoarewronglyaccused.Itisalsousedtoidentifythevictimsofwarandsettledisputesoverwhoisthefatherofachild.

Jeffreysaidheandhiscolleaguesmadethediscoverybyaccidentwhiletrackinggeneticvariations.But,withinsixmonthsofthediscovery,geneticfingerprintinghadbeenusedinanimmigrationcase,toprovethatanAfricanboyreallywashisparents'son.In1986,itwasusedforthefirsttimeinaBritishcriminalcase:Itclearedonesuspectafterbeingaccusedoftworapesandmurdersandhelpedconvictanotherman.

DNAtestingisnowverycommon.InBritain,anationalcriminaldatabaseestablishedin1995nowcontains2.5millionDNAsamples(樣本).TheU.S.andCanadaaredevelopingsimilarsystems.ButtherearefearsaboutthestoredDNAsamplesandhowtheycouldbeusedtoharmaperson'sprivacy.Thatincludesaperson'smedicalhistory,racialoriginorpsychologicalprofile."Thereisthelong-termriskthatpeoplecangetintothesesamplesandstartgettingadditionalinformationaboutaperson'spaternityorriskofdisease,"Jeffreysaid.

DNAtestingisnotanunfailingproofofidentity.Till,itisconsideredareasonablyreliablesystemfordeterminingthethingsitisusedfor.Jeffrey'sestimates(估計)theprobabilityoftwoindividuals'DNAprofilesmatchinginthemostcommonlyusedtestsatbetweenoneinabillionoroneinatrillion.

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.thediscoveryoffingerprintingbyJeffery

B.thepracticeoffingerprintingincourt

C.thefingerprintinginthepresentsituation

D.themeritsanddemeritsoffingerprinting

32.

【C5】

33.

Theword“packages”(LinePara.2)means______.

A.parcelscarriedintraveling

B.acomprehensivesetofactivities

C.somethingpresentedinaparticularway

D.charityactions

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S8】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S6】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S9】

38.

【S8】

39.【S9】

參考答案

1.WhatIsthePurposeofPunishmentWhatisthepurposeofpunishment?Onepurposeisobviouslytoreformtheoffendertocorrecttheoffendersmoralattitudesandanti-socialbehaviorandtorehabilitatehimorherwhichmeanstoassisttheoffendertoreturntonormallifeasausefulmemberofthecommunity.Punishmentcanalsobeseenasawarningbecauseittellsotherpeopleofwhatwillhappeniftheyaretemptedtobreakthelawandsopreventsthemfromdoingso.Howeverathirdpurposeofpunishmentliesperhapsinsocietysdesiretoteachtheoffenderalessonwhichbasicallyandactuallymeansrevenge.Inotherwordsdentwefeelthatawrongdoorshouldsufferforhismisdeeds.Theformofpunishmentshouldalsobeconsidered.Ontheonehandsomebelievethatweshouldmakethepunishmentfitthecrime.Thosewhostealfromothersshouldbedeprivedoftheirownproperty.Forthosewhoattackothersseverepunishmentshouldbeused.Murderersshouldbesubjecttotheprinciple"aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth"andautomaticallyreceivethedeathpenalty.Ontheotherhanditissaidthatsuchviewsareunreasonablecruelandthatweshouldshowamorehumaneattitudetopunishmentandtrytounderstandwhyapersoncommitsacrimeandhowsocietyhastoenablehimtolivearespectablelawabidinglife.WhatIsthePurposeofPunishmentWhatisthepurposeofpunishment?Onepurposeisobviouslytoreform.theoffender,tocorrecttheoffendersmoralattitudesandanti-socialbehavior.andtorehabilitatehimorher,whichmeanstoassisttheoffendertoreturntonormallifeasausefulmemberofthecommunity.Punishmentcanalsobeseenasawarning,becauseittellsotherpeopleofwhatwillhappeniftheyaretemptedtobreakthelawandsopreventsthemfromdoingso.However,athirdpurposeofpunishmentlies,perhaps,insocietysdesiretoteachtheoffenderalesson,whichbasicallyandactuallymeansrevenge.Inotherwords,dentwefeelthatawrongdoorshouldsufferforhismisdeeds.Theform.ofpunishmentshouldalsobeconsidered.Ontheonehand,somebelievethatweshouldmakethepunishmentfitthecrime.Thosewhostealfromothersshouldbedeprivedoftheirownproperty.Forthosewhoattackothers,severepunishmentshouldbeused.Murderersshouldbesubjecttotheprinciple"aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth"andautomaticallyreceivethedeathpenalty.Ontheotherhand,itissaidthatsuchviewsareunreasonable,cruelandthatweshouldshowamorehumaneattitudetopunishmentandtrytounderstandwhyapersoncommitsacrimeandhowsocietyhastoenablehimtolivearespectable,lawabidinglife.

2.StudyunderaWork-StudyProgramNowadaysmoreandmorecollegestudentsaretakingpart-timejobsastheyhavemoretimeattheirdisposal.Someareeagertogainexperienceandimprovetheirpracticalskills.OthersStudyunderaWork-StudyProgramNowadaysmoreandmorecollegestudentsaretakingpart-timejobsastheyhavemoretimeattheirdisposal.Someareeagertogainexperienceandimprovetheirpracticalskills.Others

3.Pleaselookatthecartoon.Amanhappenedtomeetaheavyrainunfortunatelyhehadnoumbrellawithhim.UnlikeotherpeoplewhowereallescapingtherainundertheeaveshejusttookoffhisshoeswithahandkerchiefonhisheadrunninginthePleaselookatthecartoon.Amanhappenedtomeetaheavyrain,unfortunately,hehadnoumbrellawithhim.Unlikeotherpeoplewhowereallescapingtherainundertheeaves,hejusttookoffhisshoeswithahandkerchiefonhishead,runninginthe

4.InternetInternethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.Ithasbroughtuslotsofbenefitswhitemakingsomeseriousproblems.InternethasenabledustodomanythingsmoreeasilyandquiInternetInternethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.Ithasbroughtuslotsofbenefitswhitemakingsomeseriousproblems.Internethasenabledustodomanythingsmoreeasilyandqui

5.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadaysmoreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheirchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomycompaniesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiencestoo.Consequentlypursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreoverthereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrash-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asformeoverseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiencesbutoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvementbutit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathomewhenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadays,moreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheirchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,companiesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiences,too.Consequently,pursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreover,thereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrash-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asforme,overseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiences,butoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvement,butit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathome,whenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.

6.Don'tHesitatetoSayNoAsageneralrulepeopleliketohelpothersbutthereareoccasionswhenyoushouldsaynotorequestsforfavors.Forinstanceitisbettertorefusewhenachildpestersyouforsweetfoodanddrinksorfortoomanytoys.Anotherexampleiswhenarelativeasksyoutouseyourinfluencetogethimorherbankloanoraworkpromotion.Howeverwecannotignorethefactthatmanypeoplearereluctanttosayno.Theyfeelthatiftheyturndownarequestfromarelativeorfriendtheywillcauseillfeelingwithinthefamilyorbecomeunpopularwiththeiracquaintances.Anotablecaseinpointiswhenthebossasksthemtodosomethingwhichtheyfeelisunreasonable.Itisimportanttokeepinmindthatnotsayingnowhenyoushouldsaynocansometimehaveharmfulconsequences.Ifchildrenaregiveneverythingtheyaskfornotonlymaytheirhealthbedamagedbuttheymaygrowupselfishandspoilt.Againinthelongmnitiskindertorefusetolendmoneytoapersonwhohasagamblingoralcoholismproblem.Don'tHesitatetoSayNoAsageneralrule,peopleliketohelpothers,butthereareoccasionswhenyoushouldsaynotorequestsforfavors.Forinstance,itisbettertorefusewhenachildpestersyouforsweetfoodanddrinksorfortoomanytoys.Anotherexampleiswhenarelativeasksyoutouseyourinfluencetogethimorherbankloanoraworkpromotion.However,wecannotignorethefactthatmanypeoplearereluctanttosayno.Theyfeelthatiftheyturndownarequestfromarelativeorfriend,theywillcauseillfeelingwithinthefamilyorbecomeunpopularwiththeiracquaintances.Anotablecaseinpointiswhenthebossasksthemtodosomethingwhichtheyfeelisunreasonable.Itisimportanttokeepinmindthatnotsayingnowhenyoushouldsaynocansometimehaveharmfulconsequences.Ifchildrenaregiveneverythingtheyaskfor,notonlymaytheirhealthbedamaged,buttheymaygrowupselfishandspoilt.Again,inthelongmnitiskindertorefusetolendmoneytoapersonwhohasagamblingoralcoholismproblem.

7.FoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorqualityproblemsremainseriousinthatmarket.The2008ChinesemilkscandalbeginningwithrevelationsofcontFoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorquality,problemsremainseriousinthatmarket.The2008Chinesemilkscandal,beginningwithrevelationsofcont

8.TechnologyaBlessingoraCurse?Asanimportantforceinthebettermentofhumanlifetechnologicaldevelopmentsavestimeandlabourreachesunexploredfrontiersandcompletesmanyformer"impossiblemissions"ForinstancecomputersandtheInternethavemadetheworldasmallerone.Withaclickofthemouseawebcamandamicrophonefriendsarenolongerkeptapartbydistance.Infactmodempeoplecanhardlymanagedailylifeletaloneacomfortablelifewithoutsophisticatedmachinesapparatusandgadgets.Unfortunatelyforeveryproblemthereisasolutionandforeverysolutionthereisaproblem.Itisunilateraltoregardtechnologyasasoleblessingbecauseitalsoexertsnegativeimpacts.Taketheautomobilesasanexamplewhileofferingpeopleconveniencetheyemittoxicandgreenhousegases.Besideswhenwalkingandcyclingbecomeluxuriesthelackofexercisesaccountsformanyhealthproblemsamongyoungandmiddle-agedpeople.Sotosomeextenttechnologyisacursethatthehumanbeingsspellonthemselves.Suchistheparadox:technologyisadouble-edgedsword--theproperuseiscertainlyconductivetotheproductivityofmodemlifebutonceweoverusemisuseorevenabuseitweruntheriskofhurtingourselves.Soistechnologyablessingoracurse?Italldependsonhowweuseit.Technology,aBlessingoraCurse?Asanimportantforceinthebettermentofhumanlife,technologicaldevelopmentsavestimeandlabour,reachesunexploredfrontiers,andcompletesmanyformer"impossiblemissions",Forinstance,computersandtheInternethavemadetheworldasmallerone.Withaclickofthemouse,awebcamandamicrophone,friendsarenolongerkeptapartbydistance.Infact