2023年湖北省黃石市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

2023年湖北省黃石市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxiety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--分析學(xué)生考試焦慮的原因

--提供解決學(xué)生考試焦慮的辦法

SolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxiety

2.1．在報(bào)紙上看到一家公司在招聘文秘的廣告；

2．在表達(dá)求職的意愿后，說明自己具備該職位要求的條件；

3．希望對方能給予面試的機(jī)會，并期盼回復(fù)。

3.1.目前在中國，校園安全事故時有發(fā)生

2．這種現(xiàn)象造成了惡劣的影響

3．應(yīng)該如何杜絕這種現(xiàn)象

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympicGames.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.北京奧運(yùn)會的成功舉辦對中國的影響

2．奧運(yùn)會后中國的發(fā)展尤其是外國人來華旅游熱的發(fā)展

3．分析來華旅游熱發(fā)展的原因

ForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympicGames

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFallofCarPriceVersusRiseofItsCost.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.當(dāng)前汽車降價(jià)促使汽車銷量增大。

2.你要買車，就應(yīng)該在經(jīng)濟(jì)上的心理上有所準(zhǔn)備。

3.就我而言，寧愿打車也不買車。

6.1.老一輩常說，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人卻認(rèn)為相貌比有力重要

3.你的看法

AbilityandGoodLooks

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicIncomeSourcesofAmericanandChinesestudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.根據(jù)圖標(biāo)說明中美大學(xué)生的來源

2.分析可能產(chǎn)生這種不同現(xiàn)象的原因

3.提出個人的建議

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicStudents'UnionandAssociations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.簡述在大學(xué)里學(xué)生會和各種社團(tuán)的現(xiàn)狀

2．參加學(xué)生會和各種社團(tuán)對個人的有利之處

3．你對參加學(xué)生會和社團(tuán)活動的態(tài)度

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1．大學(xué)生失業(yè)已經(jīng)成為嚴(yán)重的社會問題

2．大學(xué)生失業(yè)的原因

3．提出自己對待這個現(xiàn)象的看法和認(rèn)為的解決途徑

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewersprefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyourwritingandwriteneatlyandclearly.

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

Thewriterthoughtthatoneoftheachievementshehadwasthat______.

A.hebegantolovelearning

B.hewaspromotedinthepostalofficeaftergettingthediploma

C.hehadlearnedtoignorenegativecomments

D.hehadnodifficultywhenheembarkedonanewcareer

12.

Therearemoregrindsinmilitarycollegesthaninothercolleges.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

AnE-languagelearningsystemcalledChengoishopefultohelpchildrenlearnChineseforthissoftwarecaptures__________________________withstories，gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics．

14.

InChina,someriversaresopollutedthatfishcan'tgrowinthem.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Themainreasonwhyanorganiccompoundisvitalisthat______.

16.

Itis______totellprotectiveliesbecausefolksareconvincedthatthetruthwouldbetoodamaging.

17.TheBusinessofMediaViolence

In2001,peoplearoundtheworldspentUS$14billiongoingtothemovies.TheU.S.domesticboxofficealonehitUS$9billion—a75percentincreasefrom1991—andtherearehugerevenuesfromhomevideo/DVDsales,rentalsandspin-offmerchandise.Buteventheseprofitsaredwarfedbymusic,thelargestglobalmediasector.In2000,salesreachedUS$37billion,withmusicconsumptionhighamongyoungaudienceseverywhere.Videogamesarenotfarbehind:globalsalesfor2002wereanticipatedtobeUS$31billion.

AnExpandingForeignMarket

Americanmediacorporationsearnatleasthalfoftheirprofitsfromforeignsales.Andglobalmarketsaregrowingfastasstandardsoflivingarerisingaroundtheworld.SalesofTVs,stereos,VCRsandsatellitedishesareincreasing,andinthelastdecadeortwo,newandexpandingmarketshaveemergedincountriesthathaveabandonedstatecontrolofmediaanddistribution.

Today,U.S.filmsareshowninmorethan150countriesworldwide,andtheU.S.filmindustryprovidesmostofthepre-recordedvideosandDVDssoldthroughouttheworld.Americantelevisionprogramsarebroadcastinover125internationalmarkets,andMTVcanbeseeninmoreforeignhouseholdsthanAmericanones.

Thisinternationalsuccesshasatremendousimpactnotjustontherecipient(愿意接受的)countries,butalsoontheculturalenvironmentoftheU.S.Tosomeextent,thetailiswaggingthedog:moreandmore,thedemandsandtastesofforeignmarketsareinfluencingwhatpopularproductsgetmadeintheU.S.

ActionSells:FilmandTelevision

Nowhereisthisinfluencemoreevidentthaninthefilmindustry.IntheU.S.andCanada,moviesrated"G"(General)and"PG"(ParentalGuidance)consistentlybringsinmorerevenuesthanR-ratedfilms.YetthenumberofGandPGfilmshasdroppedinrecentyears,andthenumberofrestrictedfilmshasrisen.Two-thirdsofHollywoodfilmsin2001wererated"R".

Filmproducersareunequivocal(不含糊的)aboutwhythisisso:theforeignmarketlikesactionfilms.

Actiontravelswell.Actionmoviesdon'trequirecomplexplotsorcharacters.Theyrelyonfights,killings,specialeffectsandexplosionstoholdtheiraudiences.And,unlikecomedyordrama—whichdependongoodstories,sharphumor,andcrediblecharacters,allofwhichareoftenculture-specific—actionfilmsrequirelittleinthewayofgoodwritingandacting.They'resimple,andthey'reuniversallyunderstood.Totopitoff,thelargelynon-verbalnatureofthekindoffilmsthatjournalistSharonWaxmanreferstoas"short-on-dialogue,high-on-testosterone"makestheirdubbing(配音)ortranslationrelativelyinexpensive.

Thereare,ofcourse,exceptionstotherule.ThefilmTitanicmadealmostUS$2billioninworldwidesalesasof2001—makingitthebiggest-grossingmovieofalltime.TheBritishfilmTheFullMontywasaninternationalhitsandMyBigFatGreekWeddingdebunkedalltheprofitformulasin2002.

Butsuchoffbeatsuccessesarehardtopredict.AflicksuchasDieHardorTerminatorismuchmoreofasurething.MostfilmbudgetstodayaverageUS$75-100mil-lion,soHollywoodstudiosdon'tliketotakechances.

AllthismeansenormouspressureontheAmericanmovieindustrytoabandoncomplexityinfavourofactionfilms.Theeffectisakindof"dumbing-down"oftheindustryingeneral.Foreigninvestorsaremuchlesslikelytoinvestinfilmsfocusingonserioussocialthemesorwomen'sissues,oronesthatfeatureminoritycasts.Suchfilms,howeverbrilliant,arenotwherethebigmoneyis.Worldwideappealdeterminescastingandscript.decisions—andtheoverwhelmingdemandisforwhiteactorsandaction.

Successbreedssuccess,andthesheerubiquity(無處不在)oftheseproductionsandal

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

JohnBarrett'sbooknotonlydescribes______ofSavannah'srichestcitizens,butalsotellsaboutsomeofthecity'sunusualpeopleandplaces.

19.(11)

20.

ThemaglevlineplanfromLosAngelestoPittsburghhasbeensuspendedbecauseofitshigh______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B9】

22.(15)

A.Thestudentsshouldreturntoclasses.

B.Thereshouldbemoreissuestovoteon.

C.Morestudentsshouldcometothemeetings.

D.Lastnight'smeetingwasbadlymanaged.

23.

【B8】

24.(46)

25.SectionB

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

(27)

A.Theyaredelightedbecausetheycanenjoythescenerywhiledriving.

B.Theyarefrightenedbecausetrafficaccidentsarefrequent:

C.Theyareirritatedbecausethebridgeisjammedwithcars.

D.Theyarepleasedbecauseitsavesthemmuchtime.

26.(17)

A.Heshouldbringhiscousintothepicnic.

B.Thepicnicisgoingtobeverycrowded.

C.She'ssorrythemancan'tcome'tothepicnic.

D.Hercousiniscomingtothepicnictoo.

27.聽力原文：M:I'mthinkingofgoingtoanothercountry.

W:DoIhavetoremindyouthatwehaveinvestedalotoftimeandmoneyinyourcareerhere?

Q:What'sthewoman'sattitudetowardstheman'splan?

(18)

A.Sheisagainsttheman'splan.

B.Shethinksitneedsalotofmoney.

C.Theyneedsometimetothinkaboutit.

D.It'sgoodforhiscareerdevelopment.

28.(45)

29.

【B10】

30.(32)

A.Hehelpedestablishthecity'sfirstuniversity.

B.Hehelpedestablishthecity'sfirstpostoffice.

C.Hehelpedestablishthecity'sfirstlibrary.

D.Hehelpedopenahospital.

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

WhatdoestheauthorimplyabouttheUnitedStatesandCanada?

32.

Accordingtotheauthor,therewasatrendintheU.S.fortheyoungpeople______.

A.tospeakStandardEnglish

B.tospeakEnglishwithoutclassdistinction

C.tospeakEnglishwithclassdistinction

D.tospeakEnglishwithgrammarmistakes

33.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyouknowaboute-businessinBritain?

A.E-businesshaseliminatedmanycompetitiverivals.

B.E-businesshasdonemanybenefitstobigcompanies.

C.ManycompanieshavejoinedintheE2businessprogram.

D.E-businesshas'greatpotentialandwillmakechangesinthecountry.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S3】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S2】

38.

【S3】

39.【S2】

參考答案

1.SolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxietyWhentakinganexaminationmanystudentstendtobecomeworriedandnervous.Theirmindscannotworkaswellastheyusuallydoandevengonumb.Asaresulttheygetlowgradesthatdonotshowtheirrealabilities.Manyfactorscontributetostudents'testinganxiety.Onereasonisthatsomestudentsdon'tworkhardenoughandtheydon'ttrytodevelopgoodstudyhabits.Theydon'tpreviewlessonsbeforeclassorreviewthemafterclass.Theyseldomtakenotesinclassandfailtohandintheirassignments.SomestudentsspendsomuchtimeplayingcomputergameswatchingTVvisitingfriendsanddoingpart-timejobsthattheyoftenmissclassesandseldomthinkoftheirstudies.Anotherreasonisthatsomestudentsdon'tfeelconfidentinthemselvesandtheyareafraidoffailures.Thustheybecomesotenseinanexamthattheydon'tknowhowtoanswerthequestions.Thenwhatastudentshoulddoinordertocopewithsuchtestinganxiety?Thestudentsneedtodevelopgoodstudyhabitsandhardworkalwayspaysoff.Beforetakingatesteffectivereviewingisimportantbutexcessiveworkshouldbeavoided.Toomuchworkpluslackofsleepcancreatemorestressandmakeyouadullboy.Rememberyouneedacalmandclearmindontheexamday.Besideswhiletakingatestthemostimportantthingforyoutodoiskeepyourself-confidence.Ofcoursesomeanxietyortensionisnotunusualbuttoomuchtensionwillpreventyoufromperformingaswellasyouareableto.Youshouldtrytoberelaxedbothphysicallyandmentally.Ifyoucanovercomeyournervousnessyouwillletyourmindworkmoreefficientlyandsuccessfullyingettingthroughthetest.SolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxietyWhentakinganexamination,manystudentstendtobecomeworriedandnervous.Theirmindscannotworkaswellastheyusuallydoandevengonumb.Asaresulttheygetlowgradesthatdonotshowtheirrealabilities.Manyfactorscontributetostudents'testinganxiety.Onereasonisthatsomestudentsdon'tworkhardenoughandtheydon'ttrytodevelopgoodstudyhabits.Theydon'tpreviewlessonsbeforeclassorreviewthemafterclass.Theyseldomtakenotesinclassandfailtohandintheirassignments.Somestudentsspendsomuchtimeplayingcomputergames,watchingTV,visitingfriendsanddoingpart-timejobsthattheyoftenmissclassesandseldomthinkoftheirstudies.Anotherreasonisthatsomestudentsdon'tfeelconfidentinthemselvesandtheyareafraidoffailures.Thus,theybecomesotenseinanexamthattheydon'tknowhowtoanswerthequestions.Thenwhatastudentshoulddoinordertocopewithsuchtestinganxiety?Thestudentsneedtodevelopgoodstudyhabits,andhardworkalwayspaysoff.Beforetakingatest,effectivereviewingisimportant,butexcessiveworkshouldbeavoided.Toomuchwork,pluslackofsleep,cancreatemorestressandmakeyouadullboy.Remember,youneedacalmandclearmindontheexamday.Besides,whiletakingatest,themostimportantthingforyoutodoiskeepyourself-confidence.Ofcourse,someanxietyortensionisnotunusual,buttoomuchtensionwillpreventyoufromperformingaswellasyouareableto.Youshouldtrytoberelaxedbothphysicallyandmentally.Ifyoucanovercomeyournervousness,youwillletyourmindworkmoreefficientlyandsuccessfullyingettingthroughthetest.

2.AJobApplicationLetterDearSir/Madam[1]IlearnedfromGuangzhouDailyonJuly26thatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretaryand[2]it'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.[3]IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromSunYat-senUniversityandgotBachelorofArtsdegree.DuringmyfouryearsoncampusItookpainstostudymymajorandIparticipatedinvariousextracurricularactivitiestoapplytheoreticknowledgeintopractice.[4]UpongraduationIworkedinHPChinaasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.[5]Myresponsibilitiesconsistedofcarryingoutmarketsurveyswritingreportsandorganizingmeetings.Thistwo-yearexperiencehashelpedmealot.[6]InparticularIhaverealizedtheimportanceofcoordinationandco-operationamongco-workers.[7]Enclosedpleasefindmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.IhopeyoucangivemeachanceforinterviewandIamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyAdaAJobApplicationLetterDearSir/Madam,[1]IlearnedfromGuangzhouDailyonJuly26thatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretary,and[2]it'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.[3]IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromSunYat-senUniversityandgotBachelorofArtsdegree.Duringmyfouryearsoncampus,ItookpainstostudymymajorandIparticipatedinvariousextracurricularactivitiestoapplytheoreticknowledgeintopractice.[4]UpongraduationIworkedinHPChinaasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.[5]Myresponsibilitiesconsistedofcarryingoutmarketsurveys,writingreportsandorganizingmeetings.Thistwo-yearexperiencehashelpedmealot.[6]Inparticular,Ihaverealizedtheimportanceofcoordinationandco-operationamongco-workers.[7]Enclosedpleasefindmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.IhopeyoucangivemeachanceforinterviewandIamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerely,Ada解析：[1][2]開頭說明獲悉這個職位空缺的途徑及寫信的目的。

[3]介紹自己能夠勝任這個職位所具備的條件。

[4]Upon棚．結(jié)構(gòu)，使句式多變。

[6]co-ordination，co-operation，co-workers語言形式對稱。

[7]Enclosed意為“隨信附上……”，為求職或商務(wù)書信中的常用詞。

[寫作指南]

根據(jù)題目要求寫一封求職信。這類實(shí)用文體的文章結(jié)構(gòu):

第一段寫明獲得招聘信息的來源，并表示對這份工作極大的興趣。

第二段證明自己有能力勝任這個職位，一般敘述自己的資歷、能力和能夠勝任該職位所具備的條件。

最后提供一些必要的證明，并表達(dá)希望得到面試機(jī)會的懇切心情。

3.OnCampusSecurity①Haveyoueverheardofthephenomenonthataccidentsconcerningcampussecurityfrequentlyoccurinsomeprimaryschools?②Itisthisissuethathasshockedthepublicandsparkedaheateddiscussion.③Thisphenomenoncanimposeaquitenegativeimpactontheindividualaswellasthewholesociety.④Firstofallthecruelscenehasmademanypassers-bypanicnottomentiontheintensegriefsufferedbytherelativesoftheyoungvictims.⑤Besidesphenomenaofthissortwilldefinitelyposeathreattothestabilityandsecurityofthewholesociety.⑥Somepeopleevenlosetheirconfidenceinleadingasecureandhappylife.⑦Frommypersonalperspectiveseveralcounter-measurescanbetaken.⑧Foronethingsrelevantauthoritiesaretomakesurethatsomeequipmentisavailableincaseofemergencies.⑨Foranotheractivitiesaretobelaunchedtoenhancethesafetyawarenessofthepupilsaswellastheirparents.⑩Onlyinthiswaycanwefinallygetridofthiskindofphenomena.OnCampusSecurity①Haveyoueverheardofthephenomenonthataccidentsconcerningcampussecurityfrequentlyoccurin,someprimaryschools?②Itisthisissuethathasshockedthepublicandsparkedaheateddiscussion.③Thisphenomenoncanimposeaquitenegativeimpactontheindividualaswellasthewholesociety.④Firstofall,thecruelscenehasmademanypassers-bypanic,nottomentiontheintensegriefsufferedbytherelativesoftheyoungvictims.⑤Besides,phenomenaofthissortwilldefinitelyposeathreattothestabilityandsecurityofthewholesociety.⑥Somepeopleevenlosetheirconfidenceinleadingasecureandhappylife.⑦Frommypersonalperspective,severalcounter-measurescanbetaken.⑧Foronethings,relevantauthoritiesaretomakesurethatsomeequipmentisavailableincaseofemergencies.⑨Foranother,activitiesaretobelaunchedtoenhancethesafetyawarenessofthepupilsaswellastheirparents.⑩Onlyinthiswaycanwefinallygetridofthiskindofphenomena.解析：①采用疑問句的形式提出校園安全事件屢屢發(fā)生的社會現(xiàn)象。

②固定結(jié)構(gòu)表現(xiàn)話題重要性。

③第二段的主旨句：該現(xiàn)象對個人及社會產(chǎn)生負(fù)面影響；impose…impacton是高分詞組。

④指出第一個影響：引起恐慌，帶來痛苦；其中nottomention是一個高分結(jié)構(gòu)，sufferedby…是過去分詞作后置定語。

⑤引出第二個負(fù)面影響：威脅社會安全與穩(wěn)定；其中poseathreatto是高分詞組。

⑥對上句做進(jìn)一步解釋說明，loseconfidencein是高分詞組。

⑦是表達(dá)作者個人觀點(diǎn)的固定詞組。

⑧指出政府層面應(yīng)采取的措施。

⑨提出開展活動提高家長和孩子的安全意識。

⑩總結(jié)全文。采用部分倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)，體現(xiàn)句子結(jié)構(gòu)的多樣性。

好句操練

Itisthisissuethathasshockedthepublicandsparkedaheateddiscussion.

a.Thisissuehasdrawnthepublic'sattention,whichhasstimulatedaheateddebate.

b.Thisissuehasraisedthepublic'sconcernsandstirredupanintensedebate.

Foronethings,relevantauthoritiesaretomakesurethatsomeequipmentisavailableincaseofemergencies.

a.Tobeginwith,relevantauthoritiesareexpectedtomakesomeequipmentavailableforfearofemergencies.

b.Ononehand,relevantauthoritiesaresupposedtopreparesomeequipmentavailableforemergencies.

4.議論文[考頻：4]①審題及布局。這篇文章是對于奧運(yùn)會后所帶來的熱點(diǎn)話題提出自己的認(rèn)識和分析。首先陳述成功的舉辦一屆奧運(yùn)會對于一個國家的影響即普遍性的影響；然后切入本篇所要討論并且很快會展現(xiàn)出來的對于旅游業(yè)的直接推動即特殊性的影響；最后總結(jié)其原因。在布局上根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開即可。第一段介紹成功舉辦奧運(yùn)會所帶來的影響；第二段闡述其對于推動來華旅游業(yè)的直接而迅速發(fā)展的影響；第三段分析來華旅游業(yè)升溫的原因。②語言。本文是一篇論說文論述要重點(diǎn)突出層次分明具有說服力詞匯選擇要精確句式豐富一些。議論文[考頻：4]①審題及布局。這篇文章是對于奧運(yùn)會后所帶來的熱點(diǎn)話題提出自己的認(rèn)識和分析。首先陳述成功的舉辦一屆奧運(yùn)會對于一個國家的影響，即普遍性的影響；然后切入本篇所要討論并且很快會展現(xiàn)出來的對于旅游業(yè)的直接推動，即特殊性的影響；最后總結(jié)其原因。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開即可。第一段介紹成功舉辦奧運(yùn)會所帶來的影響；第二段闡述其對于推動來華旅游業(yè)的直接而迅速發(fā)展的影響；第三段分析來華旅游業(yè)升溫的原因。②語言。本文是一篇論說文，論述要重點(diǎn)突出，層次分明，具有說服力，詞匯選擇要精確，句式豐富一些。解析：ForeignTravelersinChinaWillIncreaseafterBeijingOlympicGames

BeijingOlympicGameshasgotbigsuccess.ObviouslythisbigsuccesswillgiveChinaabigopportunitytodevelopfaster.TheOlympicGamesunfoldanewChinatotheworld,itisopenedthemysteriousveiltosomepeoplewhodon'tknowit.

MostofforeignersrealizeamodernandflourishChina.AndalsopromotedbyBeijingOlympicGames,Chinawillkeepondevelopingineveryaspectaswellinthepastfewyears,especiallyinforeign-relatedtourismThenumberoftheforeignerstravelingtoChina,includingmorepeoplefrommorecountry,comparedwithmainlyincludingAmericans,JapaneseandKoreaninthepast,willincreaselargely,

Thereasonisobvious.Foronething,Itistheopendoorpolicylastmanyyearsthatbroughtabouttheprosperityintourism,andthisisthemostimportantandtraditionalpolicyoverthepast20yearssincereform.andopening-op.Foranother,nowgoingwiththeBeijingOlympicGames'success,thestrong,richandhappyChinaisknownbywholeworld:thecleanstreet,theChinesesmile,thepassionofChineseandsoon.MoreandmoreforeignerstakeinterestinChina'sdevelopmentanditstraditionalculture.Lastbutnotleast.it'snodoubtthatthegovernmentwillcontinuetoadoptaseriesofnewpoliciestoencouragemoretravelerstovisitChina.

5.TodayawarofcarpriceinChinapromotestheever-increasingcarsales.Manypeoplecan'tresistthetemptationtogetonetorealizetheircardreamwithoutnoticingtherisingcostsinmaintenancegasolineinsuranceandtraininginstruction.Youhavetobefinanciallyandpsychologicallypreparedwhenyoubuyacar.There'snodenyingthatacarprovidesyouwithcomfortandconvenience.Butbeforebuyingacaryouhavetotakeintoaccounttheannualcostswhichusuallyrangefromseveralthousandtoovertenthousandyuan.Besidesyouwillhavetofaceuptotheworriesoftherelevantincreasingcostswhichislikelytobe.AsfarasIamconcernedIdon'tthinkI'llpurchaseacar.IwouldrathertakeataxithandrivemyowncarifIgooutforanappointmentdinnerpartyetc.What'smoreIwon'ttakethetroubletoguardagainstmycarbeingstolenandI'llleavethetroubleoffindingaparkinglottothetaxidriver.Anothernegativepointisthatyouwillfindyourselfevenlazierinthissocietyofmodemmachinebyowningacarofyourown.WhereveryougoyouareatthewheelwhichmaydamageyourhealthinthelongrunAnywaytobuyornotinthepresentwarofcarpriceandtheriseofrelevantcoststhechoicelieswithyou.Today,awarofcarpriceinChinapromotestheever-increasingcarsales.Manypeoplecan'tresistthetemptationtogetonetorealizetheircardream,withoutnoticingtherisingcostsinmaintenance,gasoline,insuranceandtraininginstruction.Youhavetobefinanciallyandpsychologicallypreparedwhenyoubuyacar.There'snodenyingthatacarprovidesyouwithcomfortandconvenience.Butbeforebuyingacaryouhavetotakeintoaccounttheannualcostswhichusuallyrangefromseveralthousandtoovertenthousandyuan.Besidesyouwillhavetofaceuptotheworriesoftherelevantincreasingcosts,whichislikelytobe.AsfarasIamconcerned,Idon'tthinkI'llpurchaseacar.IwouldrathertakeataxithandrivemyowncarifIgooutforanappointment,dinner,partyetc.What'smore,Iwon'ttakethetroubletoguardagainstmycarbeingstolen,andI'llleavethetroubleoffindingaparkinglottothetaxidriver.Anothernegativepointisthatyouwillfindyourselfevenlazier,inthissocietyofmodemmachine,byowningacarofyourown.Whereveryougo,youareatthewheel,whichmaydamageyourhealthinthelongrunAnyway,tobuyornotinthepresentwarofcarpriceandtheriseofrelevantcosts,thechoicelieswithyou.

6.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytollyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislossimportantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthatinterestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshoweverthingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksarebornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthemI'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytollyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislossimportantthan,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.

7.IncomeSourcesofAmericanandChineseStudentsAsisrevealedinthetableboththeAmericanandChinesestudentsgetmoneyfromthreesources:parentspart-timejobsandscholarship;howevertheirpercentagedifferssignificantlyfromeachother.NinetypercentoftheChinesestudents'incomeisfromtheirparentswhileAmericanstudentsgetonlyhalfoftheirincomefromtheirparentsandoveronethirdofthemoneybytakingapart-timejob.Whyistheresuchamarkeddifference?Self-relianceisaprincipalvalueofchildrearinginAmerica.Eventheprimaryschoolchildrenareencouragedtoearntheirpocketmoneybysharingsomehouseworkordeliveringnewspapersintheneighborhood.ComparedwithAmericanparentsourChineseparentsareabitoverprotective.Theybelievetheyshouldfinancetheirchildrenuntiltheygraduateatleastfromuniversityandthatchildren'smainconcernistoacquireknowledge.ActuallythereisnoneedforChineseparentstocaresomuchfortheirchildren.Universitystudentsaregrown-upswhocanberesponsibleforthemselvesandtheyneedtoaccumulatesomeworkexperienceandsocialskillstohelpthemadapttothecompetitivesocietyquicklyaftergraduation.ThereforeChinesestudentsneedtobeencouragedtolearntocountonthemselves.IncomeSourcesofAmericanandChineseStudentsAsisrevealedinthetable,boththeAmericanandChinesestudentsgetmoneyfromthreesources:parents,part-timejobsandscholarship;however,theirpercentagedifferssignificantlyfromeachother.NinetypercentoftheChinesestudents'incomeisfromtheirparentswhileAmericanstudentsgetonlyhalfoftheirincome