（2023年）山西省呂梁市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

（2023年）山西省呂梁市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSocialPractice.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.為什么要參加社會(huì)實(shí)踐?

2.參加社會(huì)實(shí)踐可能會(huì)產(chǎn)生的問題。

3.我對(duì)社會(huì)實(shí)踐的看怯。

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

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

2．專家認(rèn)為，那些沉迷于聊天和游戲的大學(xué)生，不僅耗費(fèi)了金錢、時(shí)間和精力，還影響了正常的學(xué)業(yè)和人際交往

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

WhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnOver-packaging.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前許多商品都存在過度包裝現(xiàn)象

2．這種現(xiàn)象的危害

3．你的看法

OnOver-packaging

4.1.現(xiàn)在越來越多的年輕人把手機(jī)短信作為交流的主要渠道

2.使用手機(jī)雉的利與弊

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransport.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese

1.許多大城市私家車越來越多

2．私家車過多造成的問題。

3．如何鼓勵(lì)人們少用私家車，多用公共交通。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite,4LetterofComplaint.Supposeyourentahousethroughanagency.Thehotwaterheaterhasbroken.Youphonedtheagencyaweekagobuttheyhaven'trepairedityet.Soyouwritealettertotheagency.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordstoexplainthesituationandtotellthemwhatyouwantthemtodoaboutit.

ALetterofComplain

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinglinegraphthatshowsthechangesoftheattendanceinthereaddingroom.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinesewiththetitleCollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon.

1.描述圖表中的兩個(gè)循環(huán)(cycle)所反映的問題。

2．分析引起該變化的原因。

3．你的結(jié)論。

CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnLiJb-tongLearning?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.終身學(xué)習(xí)的含義。

2.現(xiàn)代社會(huì)需要終身學(xué)習(xí)。

3.我對(duì)終身學(xué)習(xí)的態(tài)度。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopichowtokeeppsychologicallyhealthy?Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.心理健康問題往往是導(dǎo)致疾病的原因

2．分析人們產(chǎn)生心理健康問題的原因(可從失業(yè)、壓力過重、缺少支持、缺乏人際關(guān)系等方面加以分析)

3．你認(rèn)為人們應(yīng)如何保持心理健康

10.1.目前，在中國的農(nóng)村和城市都有“啃老族”

2.這種現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因

3.如何應(yīng)對(duì)這種現(xiàn)象

注:"NEET"是"NotCurrentlyEngagedinEducation,EmploymentorTraining"或"NotinEducation,EmploymentorTraining"的縮略語，即我們說的“啃老族”。

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.Facebook'sideatosocialmarketinghasproblemsbothintheoryandinpractice.

12.

Norawassosuretheywouldgetthefiftypoundsthatshehadalreadyspentit______.

13.

Usingtechnologyisaneasywaytoshop.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Bothfathershadextremelydifferentrespectforeducationandlearning.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.TheWonderfulWorldofSmall

There'saquietrevolutiongoingon,anditsnameisnanotechnology.Ahostofinnovationsarecomingourway.Someseemalmostmagical,likethenewmaterialcreatedin2004byRayBaughman,aprofessorattheUniversityofTexas.It'sstrongerthansteel,transparent,very,verylight.Ahectare-sizesheetwouldweighjust280grams.

Whentheprofessorannouncedthathehadn'tdecidedwhattocallit,hestartedtogetemailsfromaroundtheworldsuggestingnames.Sinceitwassolightandstrong,peoplestartedcallingit"mithril"—thenameofahighlyprizedtypeofarmorusedinTheLordofRings.

Thereareotherdiscoveriestoo—perhapsnotsoastounding,butpracticalandpleasant.Nowtherearesocksthatdon'tgetsmelly,pantsthatresiststains,windowsthatrepeldirtandtoiletsthatcleanthemselves.Allthisresultsfromexploringtheworldofthevery,verysmall.

NanocomesfromtheGreekwordfromdwarf.Usuallynanotechnologyisdefinedasthestudyandmanipulationofmattersmallerthan100nanometers(納米)—that'sthescaleofthingslikemoleculesandviruses.Tenhydrogenatomspressedtogetheragainsteachotherarejustonenanometerlong.Andonemillionnanometersfitintoamillimeter.Hardtograsp?Thinkofitthisway:IfeveryoneinManilawereananometerwide,theentirepopulation,standingshouldertoshoulder,wouldfitonyourthumbnail.

StunningUsesofNanotechnology

LikeAliceinWonderland,researchersinNanolandfindthemselvesinaworldwhereoldrulesdon'tapply.Smallthingsbehavedifferently.Thisisbehindseveralinnovations,includingtheself-cleaningtoilet.Thetoiletbowlissealedwithasuper-smoothglaze(涂層)thathasmicroscopicholesunder30nanometers.Becausethey'resmallerthanbacteriaorothertinyparticles,there'snotenoughroomfordirttogetstuckinthesurface.Flushingisbasicallyalltheworkyouhavetodo.

ResearchersinNanolandarealsomakingreally,reallysmallthingswithastonishingproperties—likethecarbonnanotube.ChrisPapadopoulosoftheUniversityofVictoria,says,"Thecarbonnanotubeistheposterboyfornanotechnology."

Inyourpencil,carbon,intheform.ofgraphite(石墨),issoftandeasilybroken.Butacarbonnanotubeistoughasnails—muchtougherinfact.It'sverythinsheetgraphitethat'sformedintoatube.Thesetinystraw-likecylinders,whichcanbeassmallashalfananometerwide,areupto100timesstrongerthansteelandsixtimeslighter.Theyarethehardest,stiffest,strongestmaterialsknownandareamongtheworld'sbestconductorsofheatandelectricity.Theycancarrysome1,000timesmoreelectricitycurrentthancopperwire:Everybodywantsthem,butuntilnowthey'vebeeninshortsupplyandpricey.Thecurrentannualproduction,worldwide,isonly300kilograms.At＄860agram,carbonnanotubescost50timesmorethangold.

Whenitcomestofindingusesforcarbonnanotubes,therangeishuge.TheNationalResearchCouncilCanada(NRC)islookingatharnessingtheirstrengthbyembeddingtheminconstructionmaterials,amongotherapplications.TheBoeingCompanythinksnanotubesmaybethesourceoffututeimprovementsforhigh-performanceaircraft.SomeofthemoststunningusescomeoutofRayBaughman'sresearch.Employingwhathecallsthe"ancienttechnologyofspinning",Baughrnanandhisteamdevelopedawayofspinningcarbonnanotubesintofibersthatarefourtimestougherthanspidersilk,thetoughestnaturalfilament(細(xì)絲).Sincetheyalsoconductelectricity,thefuturisticyarnscouldbewoveninto"smart"clothingthatstoreselectricity,ispotentiallybulletproofandincorporatessensorscapableofadjustingthetemperatureofgarment.Thefiberscouldalsobemadeintocablesforsuspensionbridgesmuchlong

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

AccordingtoWinston,themethodsof"leveraging"canhelppeople_______.

17.

Whichofthefollowingisfamousforreducinganxiety?

A.Celery.B.Almonds.C.Onion.D.Aromaofanorange.

18.

TheprofessorMichaelDertouzosguessedthatIndiacouldincreaseGDPbyatrilliondollarsintheflowingfewyearsbywayof______forWesterncompanies.

A.performingsecretwhite-collartasks

B.improvingmanagement

C.makingtechnologicalchange

D.installingnewtools

19.

China'seconomicOpportunitiesanditstellingeffectonthefuturecontributetopeople'sinterestinlearningChinese.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Thearticledealswiththelinkbetween______andthesuggestionstopreventthem.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B8】

22.(24)

A.TheWaterWorld.

B.TheGarden.

C.TheWaterfallGarden.

D.TheCableCarterminal.

23.(47)

24.(35)

A.Theybecamemorepoplar.

B.Theyweremoreregulated.

C.Theybecamebetterproduced.

D.Theybecamelesshonest.

25.(31)

A.Whenitisbreeding.

B.Whenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.

C.Whenitsoffspringisthreatened.

D.Whenitissufferingfromillness.

26.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Crocodilesonlylivewhereitishot.TheyarefoundinIndia,Australia,AfricaandAmerica.They.spendmostoftheirtimelyingaroundinthemudortherivers.Thecrocodile'slongpowerfultailisusedwhentheanimalisswimming.Itisalsoanexcellentweapon,becauseitcallbeswungwithgreatspeedandforce.Oneblowwillknockdownamanorevenabiganimalatonce.Thecrocodileisverywellprotectedagainstitsenemiesbythehardbonyplateswhichcovermostofitsbody,(30)butbecauseofthewayitsneckisformed,itcannotturnitsheadfromsidetosideandsoitcanonlyseeinfrontofitself.Thecrocodilehasitsteethcleanedbythecrocodilebird.

Foritsfoodthisbirdtakesthebitsleftinthecrocodile'smouth.Thishelpsthecrocodile,whichcannotcleanitsownteeth,foritcannotmoveitstongueupanddown.(31)Withitsrowsofterriblepointedteethitseizesitsfood,whichmaybeafish,ananimal,orevenacarelessman,andthenholdsiibelowthewateruntilitdrowns.

Thelong-nosedcrocodileisshyandtimidandbecauseofthis,thepeopleofWestAfricawhereitlives,sometimescatchitforfood.Many,manycenturiesagotherewerecrocodilesinEngland.WeknowthisbecausewehavefoundtheirbonesburiedfardownintheearthonwhichLondonisbuilt.(32)ButtheBritainoftodayistoocoldforthemtolivein.ThisisagoodthingforEnglishpeopleforcrocodilesmaygrowtooverthirtyfeetinlength.Whentheyliefloatinginthewater,theylooklikefloatingtree-trunksanditisoftenimpossibletotellthattheyarethere.

(27)

A.Left.B.Right.C.Backwards.D.Forwards.

27.

【B7】

28.(29)

A.MySpaceoftenholdsparents'meetings.

B.MySpaceisquitepopularwithparents.

C.MySpacehasbecomeatopissuetroublingparents.

D.ParentshavelotsofquestionsaboutMySpace.

29.【B5】

30.(21)

A.Becauseheenjoystravelingfromhometoofficeeveryday.

B.Becausethecityairispolluted.

C.Becausehedoesn'tlikethecrowdedhousesandstrangeneighborsinthecity.

D.Becausehehasaromanticfeelingaboutnature.

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

【C2】

32.

Intraditionallyfemalejobs,attractiveness

A.reinforcethefemininequalitiesrequired

B.makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapable

C.isofprimaryimportancetowomen

D.oftenenableswomentosucceedquickly

33.Accordingtothepassage,ascomparedwithtelevisedspeeches,traditionalpoliticaldiscoursewasmoresuccessfulat______.

A.allowingnewscoverageofpoliticalcandidates

B.placingpoliticalissueswithinahistoricalcontext

C.makingpoliticsseemmoreintimatetothecitizen

D.providingdetailedinformationonthecandidate'sprivatebehavior

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.【S3】

35.【S5】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S7】

38.

【S9】

39.

【S2】

參考答案

1.SocialPracticeSocialpracticeseemstobeimportantandindispensabletocollegeoruniversitystudentsforonethingtheyarerequiredtolearnmoreaboutsocietybeforetheirgraduation.Undoubtedlycollegesanduniversitiesadmitthatsocialpracticehasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstlyitcanofferstudentsanopportunitytomeetdifferenttypesofworkingpeoplewhoarelikelytotellthemwhattheyreallyneedmorallyandintellectuallyintheirfuturecareer.Secondlystudentscantrytoapplywhattheyhavelearnedatschoolintopracticalworkbesidesknowingmoreaboutcooperationanddisciplinewhichmanystudentsseemtoneglectinuniversities.Howeversomeproblemsmayariseifnocorrectguidanceismade.Drivenbyastrongdesiretoearnmoneysomestudentsdon'tseethenecessityoftheirfurthercollegestudy.Actuallytheyfeelreluctanttoattendclassroomlecturesandwanttoworkfull4imeformoney.Inmyopinionstudentsshouldbecleareraboutwhysocialpracticeisofnecessitytothem.Theyshouldviewsocialpracticejustasausefulsupplement.Theyshouldunderstandthatfromsocialpracticetheygettobeawareofwhattheyarelackofintermsoftheirpotentialcareersothattheynecessarilyavoidtemptationtomakemoneyandtrytostrikeabalancebetweensocialpracticeandcollegestudies.SocialPracticeSocialpracticeseemstobeimportantandindispensabletocollegeoruniversitystudents,foronething,theyarerequiredtolearnmoreaboutsocietybeforetheirgraduation.Undoubtedly,collegesanduniversitiesadmitthatsocialpracticehasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstly,itcanofferstudentsanopportunitytomeetdifferenttypesofworkingpeople,whoarelikelytotellthemwhattheyreallyneedmorallyandintellectuallyintheirfuturecareer.Secondly,studentscantrytoapplywhattheyhavelearnedatschoolintopracticalwork,besidesknowingmoreaboutcooperationanddiscipline,whichmanystudentsseemtoneglectinuniversities.However,someproblemsmayariseifnocorrectguidanceismade.Drivenbyastrongdesiretoearnmoney,somestudentsdon'tseethenecessityoftheirfurthercollegestudy.Actually,theyfeelreluctanttoattendclassroomlecturesandwanttoworkfull4imeformoney.Inmyopinion,studentsshouldbecleareraboutwhysocialpracticeisofnecessitytothem.Theyshouldviewsocialpracticejustasausefulsupplement.Theyshouldunderstandthatfromsocialpracticetheygettobeawareofwhattheyarelackofintermsoftheirpotentialcareersothattheynecessarilyavoidtemptationtomakemoneyandtrytostrikeabalancebetweensocialpracticeandcollegestudies.

2.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?NowadayssurfingtheInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.IamimpressedmostthatanycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingontheInternet.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?NowadayssurfingtheInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.IamimpressedmostthatanycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingontheInternet.

3.OnOver-packagingNowadaysmanufacturerspaymoreattentiontothepackageorwrappingofproductstoattractconsumers'eyes.Thesecommoditieswith(1)splendidappearancedo(2)appealtoalotofOnOver-packagingNowadaysmanufacturerspaymoreattentiontothepackageorwrappingofproductstoattractconsumers'eyes.Thesecommoditieswith(1)splendidappearancedo(2)appealtoalotof解析：本文是一篇六級(jí)考試中常見的議論文，要求考生就“過度包裝”這個(gè)話題展開論述。根據(jù)題目要求，考生應(yīng)首先描述當(dāng)今社會(huì)存在過度包裝這一現(xiàn)象，然后提出過度包裝的害處，最后闡明自己的觀點(diǎn)并提出建議。

[寫作提綱]

一、過度包裝現(xiàn)象的存在(package，splendidappearance，appealto，sellwell)

二、過度包裝的危害

1．浪費(fèi)日?；び玫牟牧?industrialmaterials，lavishlyuseinpackage)

2．產(chǎn)生大量不可降解的垃圾(notdegradable，garbage)

3．助長(zhǎng)不良消費(fèi)習(xí)慣與不正的社會(huì)風(fēng)氣(cultivate，unhealthy，harmfultendencies)

三、作者觀點(diǎn)

1．反對(duì)過度包裝(practicability)

2．政府應(yīng)采取措施應(yīng)對(duì)過度包裝(tightensupervision，light-packaging)

(1)splendidappearance“華麗的外表”。

(2)appealto“吸引”，替換attract。

(3)undeniable“不可否認(rèn)的”。

(4)lavishly“奢侈地”。

(5)generate“產(chǎn)生”，代替produce。

(6)degradable“可降解的”。

(7)promoteharmfultendencies“主張不正之風(fēng)”。

4.MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS①Nowadaysmoreandmoreyoungpeoplehavejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajorcommunicationchannel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemostfrequentlyusedfunctionforthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrommakingcalls.③SMShasbroughtusmanyadvantages.Firstlywiththetipofyourfingermessageswithwordsdigitalpicturesandmusiccanbesenttoanotheruserwithinseconds.What'smoreyoucansendonemessagetomanyuserswithoutrewritingitSecondlycomparedwithmakingcallsSMSismuchcheaperbecausetheproviderchargesonly0.1￥permessage④Howevershortmessagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequiteannoyingandthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeencheatedorfooledbythem.⑤AsformeIpreferusingthiswayofcommunicationitgivesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalsohopesomemeasuresshouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbagemessagessothatwecanenjoythemoderninformationtechnologysafelyMyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS①Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungpeoplehavejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajorcommunicationchannel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemostfrequentlyusedfunctionforthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrommakingcalls.③SMShasbroughtusmanyadvantages.Firstly,withthetipofyourfinger,messageswithwords,digitalpicturesandmusiccanbesenttoanotheruserwithinseconds.What'smore,youcansendonemessagetomanyuserswithoutrewritingitSecondly,comparedwithmakingcalls,SMSismuchcheaperbecausetheproviderchargesonly0.1￥permessage④However,shortmessagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequiteannoying,andthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeencheatedorfooledbythem.⑤Asforme,Ipreferusingthiswayofcommunication,itgivesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalsohopesomemeasuresshouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbagemessagessothatwecanenjoythemoderninformationtechnologysafely解析：①審題及布局。這是一篇比較典型的提綱式作文。按照文章提示的要求，首先應(yīng)該對(duì)越來越多的年輕人把手機(jī)短信作為交流的主要渠道這一現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單介紹，然后說明使用手機(jī)短信的利與弊，最后表明自己的觀點(diǎn)，即喜歡這種交流方式與否。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開，采用三段式的結(jié)構(gòu)即可。第一段介紹這種現(xiàn)象；第二段說明使用短信交流的利弊，應(yīng)該注意根據(jù)自己的觀點(diǎn)事先安排說明利弊的比重，即如果認(rèn)為利大于弊，就應(yīng)該多說明益處，反之亦然；第三段陳述自己的觀點(diǎn)。②語言。本文是一篇論說文，論說要層次分明，語言簡(jiǎn)潔流暢，盡量避免重復(fù)使用同一句式或詞匯，以增加文采。時(shí)態(tài)上采用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)即可。

5.HowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransportThepast5yearshavewitnessedtherapidincreaseofprivatecarsinbigcitiesofChina.MoreandmoreChineseareabletoaffordacarandwouldliketobuyaprivatecartoimprovetheirlifequality.Severalfactorscontributetotheincreasingnumberofprivatecars.Firstitcanbeattributedtothegreatadvanceofpeople'sincomeaswellasthedramaticdecreaseofcarpricesduetomassproductionBesidestherapidexpansionofhighwaysystemsaroundthecountryalsoencouragesmorepeopletousecarsastheirdailytransport.Howevertheriseofprivatecarshasalsobroughtsomeproblemssuchastrafficcongestionandairpollution.InsomemetropolitansofChinaduringrushhourscarsarequeuinginurbanareas.Theexhaustoftheseprivatecarsalsoleadstoincreasinglysevereairpollution.Accordingtoscientiststheglobalwarmingiscloselyrelatedtotheemissionsofprivatecars.Thereforeinsomesensepeople'slifequalityisdecreasing.Inordertoreversethisdeclineinthequalityoflifeincitiesattemptsmustbemadetoencouragepeopletousetheircarslessandpublictransportmore.ThegovernmentshouldcreateamorecomfortableandconvenientpublictransportsystemsothatthepublicwouldliketousepublictransportInadditionmeasuresshouldbetakentoraisetheenvironmentalawarenessofthegeneralpublic.Anotherdirectmeasureistoimposeheaviertaxesontheownershipofprivatecarssoastodiscouragepeoplefromusingprivatecars.HowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransportThepast5yearshavewitnessedtherapidincreaseofprivatecarsinbigcitiesofChina.MoreandmoreChineseareabletoaffordacarandwouldliketobuyaprivatecartoimprovetheirlifequality.Severalfactorscontributetotheincreasingnumberofprivatecars.First,itcanbeattributedtothegreatadvanceofpeople'sincomeaswellasthedramaticdecreaseofcarpricesduetomassproductionBesides,therapidexpansionofhighwaysystemsaroundthecountryalsoencouragesmorepeopletousecarsastheirdailytransport.However,theriseofprivatecarshasalsobroughtsomeproblemssuchastrafficcongestionandairpollution.InsomemetropolitansofChina,duringrushhourscarsarequeuinginurbanareas.Theexhaustoftheseprivatecarsalsoleadstoincreasinglysevereairpollution.Accordingtoscientists,theglobalwarmingiscloselyrelatedtotheemissionsofprivatecars.Therefore,insomesense,people'slifequalityisdecreasing.Inordertoreversethisdeclineinthequalityoflifeincities,attemptsmustbemadetoencouragepeopletousetheircarslessandpublictransportmore.ThegovernmentshouldcreateamorecomfortableandconvenientpublictransportsystemsothatthepublicwouldliketousepublictransportInaddition,measuresshouldbetakentoraisetheenvironmentalawarenessofthegeneralpublic.Anotherdirectmeasureistoimposeheaviertaxesontheownershipofprivatecarssoastodiscouragepeoplefromusingprivatecars.

6.ALetterofComplaintDearsirIamaroomerlivinginafiatrentedthroughyouragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyourattentiontotheproblemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreactiontothismatter.Aweekago(Nov.20)afteraday'shardworkIreturnedtomyflatandmeanttotakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthebathroomIfoundthathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthatsomethingwaswrongwiththehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyouragentsandexplainedthesituationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.Hepromisedtosendarepairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.Thisrepairmanaftercheckingsaidthatacertainpartneededreplacingandthathewouldcomeagainwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonowafteroneweekhaspassedthatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboilerisstilloutofwork.IamsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthissituationespeciallyinsuchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkerstocometosolvethisproblematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediateresponse.SincerelyyoursRichardALetterofComplaintDearsir,Iamaroomerlivinginafiatrentedthroughyouragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyourattentiontotheproblemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreactiontothismatter.Aweekago(Nov.20),afteraday'shardwork,Ireturnedtomyflatandmeanttotakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthebathroom,Ifoundthathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthatsomethingwaswrongwiththehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyouragentsandexplainedthesituationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.Hepromisedtosendarepairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.Thisrepairman,afterchecking,saidthatacertainpartneededreplacingandthathewouldcomeagainwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonow,afteroneweekhaspassed,thatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboilerisstilloutofwork.IamsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthissituation,especiallyinsuchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkerstocometosolvethisproblematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediateresponse.Sincerelyyours,Richard

7.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollegereadingroomattendancethereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.WhenthenewtermstartsinSeptemberthereareabout275studentswhogotothereadingroom.ThenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonthtillNovemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerratereachingthepeakjustbeforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacationmoststudentsgohomesothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropstoalmost175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.Afterthreemonthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterAprilwiththeapproachingfinalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthefacilitiesofthereadingroom.Duringthesummervacationstudentsarerarelyseeninit.Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents'lifeatcollege.Thegraphindicatesthatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwomonthsofeachsemesterquiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfaraway.Theyonlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexamsbecausetheretheycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheirtermpapersortheexams.Infactstudentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeofexamsbecauseitisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhaveabsorbed.Thereforeiftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiringknowledgetheirliveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeitthekeytorealsuccessinstudyliesinone'swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgoodcommandofmodernscienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalentedstudentheshouldattendeverylectureandeagerlyabsorbnewknowledgeinthereadingroom.Thusthegraphabovewouldhaveasmootherorsteadiercurve.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollegereadingroomattendance,thereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.WhenthenewtermstartsinSeptember,thereareabout275studentswhogotothereadingroom.ThenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonthtillNovemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerrate,reachingthepeakjustbeforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacation,moststudentsgohome,sothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropstoalmost175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.Afterthreemonthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterApril,withtheapproachingfinalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthefacilitiesofthereadingroom.Duringthesummervacation,studentsarerarelyseeninit.Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents'lifeatcollege.Thegraphindicatesthatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwomonthsofeachsemester,quiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfaraway.Theyonlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexamsbecausetheretheycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheirtermpapersortheexams.Infact,studentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeofexamsbecauseitisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhaveabsorbed.Therefore,iftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiringknowledge,theirliveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeit,thekeytorealsuccessinstudyliesinone'swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgoodcommandofmodernscienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalentedstudent,heshouldattend