2023年湖南省婁底市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)

（2023年）湖南省婁底市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大

學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageof

atleast150wordsinthetitleofForeignFastFood.Pleasefollowtheoutline

givenbelow.

1.洋快餐受到了許多人（特別是青少年）的歡迎，這是因?yàn)椤?/p>

2.許多人反對(duì)吃洋快餐，是因?yàn)椤?/p>

3.你的觀點(diǎn)。

2.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

aboutDiligenceIstheKeytoSuccess.Youaregiventhefollowingoutlines

inChineseandarerequiredtowritenolessthan150words.Rememberto

writeclearly.

1.對(duì)“勤奮是成功的關(guān)健”涵義的理解；

2.成功不是靠運(yùn)氣；

3.了解成功重要性的意義。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthepleasureoflearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.學(xué)習(xí)是一種樂(lè)趣

2.學(xué)習(xí)的樂(lè)趣普遍存在（存在于書本學(xué)習(xí)、藝術(shù)欣賞、了解世界等多方

面的學(xué)習(xí)之中）

3.如何走出“學(xué)習(xí)是痛苦的”誤區(qū)

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledWhatDoYouThinkofChallenge?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.挑戰(zhàn)的意義

2.如何迎接挑戰(zhàn)

3.我的看法

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofPoorStudents'RunningErrands.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些大學(xué)校園出現(xiàn)貧困大學(xué)生“跑腿族”

1.對(duì)于這種做法有人表示支持

2.有人并不贊成

3.我的看法

PoorStudents'RunningErrands

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicStudyunderaWork-StudyProgram.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.在大學(xué)校園中，有的大學(xué)生是因?yàn)樯罾щy而勤工儉學(xué)，有的大學(xué)生

是為鍛煉實(shí)際能力

2.作為一名在校大學(xué)生，你如何看待勤工儉學(xué)問(wèn)題

StudyunderaWork-StudyProgram

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledScientificBreakthroughsinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150

words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

=20012002200321XM

ThenumberofscientificbreakthroughsoverthepastyearsinChina

(Estimated)

1.上圖所示為中國(guó)近幾年的科學(xué)創(chuàng)新情況，請(qǐng)描述其變化

2.請(qǐng)說(shuō)明發(fā)生這變化的原因

3.對(duì)此進(jìn)行預(yù)測(cè)

ScientificBreakthroughsinChina

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.學(xué)校圖書館利用不足；

2.導(dǎo)致這種顯現(xiàn)的原因；

3.我的觀點(diǎn)。

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

AboutKeepingIndoorsYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.目前很多年輕人大部分時(shí)間喜歡“宅”在家里，很少外出進(jìn)行戶外活

動(dòng)

2.對(duì)這種做法有人表示支持，也有人并不贊成

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicAnImpressiveFilm.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.簡(jiǎn)單介紹你最喜歡的一部電影

2.談?wù)勀銓?duì)這部電影但感受

3.總結(jié)

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

11.

MissAndreasenpublishesherresearcharticlesmoreoftenwhen

ratherthanNancy

12.What'sthepurposeoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth-fundedpilot

program?

A.Tofindoutwhetherthepatients'attitudehelpthepain.

B.Toexperimentwithadvancedsurgicaltreatments.

C.Tosearchforacost-effective,integrativetreatment.

D.Toinvestigateexperts'opinionsonvarioustreatments.

13.

Overthenextcenturythetemperaturewillbemorelikelytorisefrom

accordingtotheestimationofIPCC.

14.

Inallcoastalcities,cellphonenetworkscouldnotkeepupwithdemand.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.FreedbySudan,"Geographic"ReporterArrivesHomeinU.S.

After34daysinaSudanesejail,NationalGeographicjournalistPaulSalopek,

whohadbeenchargedwithspying,landedinhishomestateofNewMexico

onSundaymorning.

Atthetimeofhisarrest,Salopek,44,hadbeenfreelancereportingfor

NationalGeographicmagazineontheSahelregion,whichstretcheseast-west

acrossAfricaalongthesouthernedgeoftheSahara.

DonBelt,Salopek'seditorfortheSahelassignment,embracedthereporter

uponhisarrivalandlatersaidhemighthavelostalittleweight,buthelooks

likehe'snonetheworseforwear.

"We'reoverthemoonaboutSalopek'sreturn",Beltadded.

Salopek,whoisonascheduledleaveofabsencefromtheChicagoTribune,

arrivedinAlbuquerquewithhiswife,hisTribuneeditor,andNewMexico

GovernorBillRichardson.

Salopeksaiditfeels"fantastic"tobehome.

"It'sgreattoseemywife,who'sbeenthroughalot-insomewaysmorethan

myself-inthelast35days,"hesaid.

Afterhe'sspentsometimewithhisfamily,Salopeksays,heplansto"make

roundsinChicagoandWashington"tothankhisfriendsattheTribuneand

theNationalGeographicSociety.

"Icanneverreallyrepaythem,"hesaid.But,hejokedatapressconference

SundayattheAlbuquerqueinternationalairport,whathecandois"rackup

anenormousbeerbill."

OnbehalfofNationalGeographic,BeltthankedRichardson,theTribune,

Sudan'sambassadortotheUnitedStates,andJimmyCarter.TheformerU.S.

PresidenthadwrittentoSudanesePresidentOmarAlBashironSalopek's

behalf-agesturethathadbeenkeptsecretuntilSunday.

(BothNationalGeographicNewsandNationalGeographicmagazineare

partsoftheNationalGeographicSociety.)

OnceSalopekisbackonthejob,heintendstoreturntoAfrica,firsttoChad

tocheckuponhistwoassistants,whowerearrestedandfreedalongsidehim.

ThenhewillcompletehisNationalGeographicassignmentinChad,Mall,

Niger,Nigeria,andSenegal.

DetainedinNoahDarfur

ThePulitzerPrizewinnerandhisChadianassistants-driverIdriss

AbdulrahamAnuandinterpreterSuleimanAbakarMoussawerearrestedon

August6aftertravelingfromChadtoSudan'stroubledDarfurProvince

withoutavisa.

Thebordercrossinghadbeenalastminutedecision,Salopeksaidatthe

Sundaypressconference.

Normally,thethreewouldhavebeendeported.Instead,onAugust26they

werechargedwithespionage,passingin-formationillegally,and

disseminating"falsenews",inadditiontothechargeofenteringthecountry

unlawfully.

ThethreemenwereconfinedtoasinglecellinElFasher,capitalofNoah

DarfurProvince.

Fromthecell,Salopeksays,theycouldseeprotestorsdailyinveighing(痛罵)

againsttheUnitedStatesandtheUnit-edNations,whichareleadinganeffort

todeployaUNpeacekeepingforcetoneighboringDarfurProvince.

Salopekandhiscellmates,though,weren'twithoutwelcomecompany.

U.S.soldiers-intheregionadvisinganAfricanUnionpeacekeepingforce-

discoveredthatanAmericanwasbeingheldinElFasherandtookuphis

cause.

"Theyvisitedusvirtuallyeveryday,"Salopeksaid."Theywerelikeour

guardianangels.

Theefforttofreethereporterandhiscolleagues,thoughwasn'texactly

heavenly.Itwaslikea"carnivalride,"Salopeksaid,"upanddown,dayto

day."

TheRelease

GovernorRichardsonflewtoSudanonThursdaytonegotiatethethreemen's

releaseonhumanitariangrounds.Thanksinparttopriordealingswiththe

SudaneseambassadortotheU.S.andwithSudanesePresidentOmarAl-

Bashir,Richardsonsucceededa

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

AccordingtoaWorldBankofficial,therewillbeinthenearfuture.

17.

Nomatterhowslowtechnologyrevolutionsare,theycanchangeourlifestyles.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Withouttheprenuptialtalk,it'snotlikelythatcoupleshaveanactualplanfor

theirlivestogether.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Largelybecauseofverylowbirthrate,offarmlandinItalyhas

alreadybeenabandoned.

2O.RetumingtoScience

TeresaGarrettwasworkingpart-timeasabiochemistrypostdoc（博士后）.

Shehadaninfantathome,andshewasmiserable.Sheandherhusbandwere

consideringhavingasecondchild.Shedidn'tlikeleavingherdaughterwith

adaycareprovider,andshewonderedifherslimincomejustifiedtheexpense

ofchild-care.Shedecidedtostayhomefulltime.

Itwasalonelybutpracticaldecision,shesays.Shehadn'truledoutthe

possibilitybutshedidnotexpecttoreturntoscience:Afterall,the

conventionalwisdomwouldequateseveralyearsofparentingleavewiththe

endofaresearchcareer.Garretteventuallyhadtwodaughtersandspenttheir

earlyyearsathome.

Thechallengeofmanagingasciencecareerandpersonalandfamily

obligationsisnotanewissue,particularlyforwomen.Inacareerwhere

productivityandpublicationsdefineyourvalue,canyoutakeacoupleof

yearsoffandthenmakeasuccessfulreturn?Whenyoudo,willemployers

trustyourdevotiontoyourjob?

ForGarrett,theanswertobothquestionswas"Yes".First,shefoundashort-

termteachingtutoratDukeUniversity,theinstitutionwhereshehaddoneher

Ph.D.AndthenChristianRaetz,whohadbeenherPh.D.adviser,offeredher

apostdoc.Thetimingwasperfect:Shewasreadytostartamoreregularwork

schedule,andherhusbandwasinterestedinstartingabusiness.Today,sheis

achemistryprofessoratVassarCollege.GarrettcreditsRaetzbothforhis

faithinherabilitiesandhiswillingnesstojudgehercontributionsonquality

andproductivityandnotthenumberofhoursshespentinthelaboratory.

"Peoplearealwaysshockedtoknowthatyoucantaketimeoffandcome

back,"shesays.

Returningtoresearchafteranextendedpersonalleaveispossible,butitmay

notbestraightforward.Progresscanbeslowandtheremaybesomefallout

fromabreak.Thepathbackdoesn'tcomewitharoadmaporatimeline.Your

reentrywillhaveadifferentrhythmthanyourinitialapproachbecausethis

timeyouhavetobalanceyourcareerwiththeneedsofafamily.The

uncertaintycanmakeyoufeelisolatedandalone.Butifyouarepersistentand

takeadvantageoftheresourcesthatareavailable,youcangetitdone.

SteppingSideways

Aftertimeawayfromtheworkforce,it'sparticularlyeasytounderestimate

yourvalueasascientistand—hence—totakeoneormorebackwardsteps.

Don't,saysRuthRoss,whonearlymadethatmistakeafterspending4years

athomewithherchildren.APh.D.phannacologistwithindustryexperience,

sheappliedforatechnicianjobattheUniversityofAberdeenintheUnited

Kingdomassheplannedherreturntoscience.Shewouldhavetakenthejob

ifithadbeenoffered,shesays,but"thatprobablywouldhavebeenabad

careermove".Asitturnedout,theuniversitydecidedshewasover-qualified.

Insteadoftakingastepback,takeastepsideways:Ifyouleftapostdoc,return

toapostdoc,perhapswithaspecialcareerreentryfellowship.Afaculty

memberatAberdeenencouragedRosstoapplyforanewlyestablishedcareer

reentryfellowshipfromtheWellcomeTrust.Fundingfromthatorganization

supportedherpostdoctoralresearchuntiltheuniversityhiredherintoafaculty

positionin2002.

After2yearsathomewithhersonandtwindaughtersfollowedby3years

searchingforprojectmanagementjobsinthebiotechindustry,biochemistPla

AbolagotwindofanopeningattheMolecularSciencesInstitute(MSI).An

MSIstaffscientistneededskillslikehersbutlackedmoney,sothetwoapplied

jointlyforanNIHcareerreentrysupplement.She'snowaproteinbiochemist

andgrantwriteratProsettaBioconformatics.

IndependenceandFlexibility

Insteadofsteppingbackwardorsideways,physicistShireenAdenwallatook

astepforward.Insteadoftakinganotherpostdoc,shesetupan

A.hercommonsense

B.herseveralyearsofparentingleave

C.herslimincome

D.hercomingsecondchild

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.

[B2]

22.(17)

A.Hethinksthat-thespeakerwon'tshowup.

B.Hethinkstheseminarwon'tbeopentothepublic.

C.Hethinksthattherewon'tbeenoughseatsforeverybody.

D.Hethinksthattheremightnotbeanymoreticketsavailable.

23.(15)

A.Don'tgivetwo-monthrentinadvance.

B.Beagoodtenant.

C.Askhelpfromthelandlord.

D.Writetheownersaletter.

24.(34)

A.Theyfeeldreamingispartoftheirlife.

B.Theyfeeldreamingisenjoyable.

C.Theyfeeldreamingisverydisturbing.

D.Theyfeeldreamingisinterestingtotalkabout.

25.

[BIO]

26.(26)

A.Healreadyknowshowtoplay.

B.Hedoesn'tliketoplaygames.

C.Hedoesn'thaveapartner.

D.Hedoesn'thaveenoughfreetime.

27.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Whicharea,ofalltheonesthatyou'vevisited,isyour

favorite?

W:Um...youknow,differentplacesfordifferentthings.(19)TheSouthSeas

areaprettydivinesortofplacetobe,ImeanFiji,theislandseastofthere.

(19)I'mveryfondofSouthEastAsiabecauseit'sgotsuchwonderfulpast.It's

gotsomanytemplesburiedinjunglesandsoon.(19)AndtheGalapagos

Islandswithfantasticbirdsandreptiles.

M:IwonderwhatmakesyoucomebacktoEngland?

W:Well,Ithink,changeislikehappiness.Nochangeproducesnohappiness

inmanyways.Itseemstomethathappinesshassomethingtodowith

changing.(20)Thehappiesttime'swhenyou'realwaysjustabouttodo

something,andwhenyou'vejustmovedfromthistothat.Becauseactually

lifeisalwayschanging,peoplearoundyouarechanging,you'regettingolder,

emotionalthingschange,andsoon.

M:BeforeallthisyouwereonthemanagementsideoftheBBC,infact,for

eightyears.Didn'tyoufeelveryfrustratedbecauseyoureallywantedtobea

creativeartist?

W:(21)1think,newthings,newchallenges,that'scornyphraseforyou,

nonetheless,theyareveryimportantandifsomeone,ifyoucareaboutmaking

televisionprograms,becauseofthetechnicalcharacteristicsofthenetwork

you'rerunning,youwillbethefirstcolornetworkinEurope,sowewantyou

tothinkhowperhapscolorshouldbeused.Well,youagainhavetobeavery

funnytelevisionproducertosay"I'mnotinterested."

(20)

A.Fiji,theSouthSeasandthePacificOcean.

B.SouthEastAsia,theSouthSeasandWestAfrica.

C.TheSouthSeas,SouthEastAsiaandtheGalapagosIslands.

D.SouthEastAsia,WestAfricaandtheSouthSeas.

28.[B5]

29.聽(tīng)力原文：SomestudentsattheOpenUniversityleftschool20years

ago.Othersareyoungerbutallmustbeatleast21yearsold.Thisisone

exampleofhowtheOpenUniversityisdifferentfromallotheruniversities.

Itsstudentsmusteitherworkfull-timeorbeathomeallday,forinstance,

mothersoffamilies.Theydonothavetopassanyexaminationsbeforethey

areacceptedasstudents.Thisiswhytheuniversityiscalled"open".The

universitywasstartedinordertohelpaknowngroup—peoplewhomissed

havingauniversityeducationwhentheywereyoung.

ThefirstnamefortheOpenUniversitywas"theUniversityoftheAir".The

ideawastoteach"ontheair",inotherwords,onradioandtelevision.Most

oftheteachingisdonelikethis.Radioandtelevisionhavebroughtthe

classroomintopeople'shomes.Butthis,onitsown,isnotenoughfora

universityeducation.TheOpenUniversitystudentalsoreceivesadviceatone

of283studycentersinthecountry.Thirty-sixweeksoftheyearhehastosend

writtenworktoa"tutor",thepersonwhoguideshisstudies.Hemustalso

spendthreeweekseverysummerasafull-timestudent.Tutorsandstudents

meetandstudytogether,asinotheruniversities.AttheendoftheOpen

University'sfirstyear,theresultsweregood.Threeoutofeveryfourstudents

passedtheirexaminations.Iftheydothiseveryyear,theywillfinishtheir

studiesinfourorfiveyears.

(33)'

A.Becauseitisopentoeveryone.

B.Becausethereisnoentranceexamination.

C.Becauseitdoesn'thaveanygate.

D.Becauseitnevercloses.

30.

[Bll]

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

31.Accordingtothepassage,colorblindnesscanbedangerousincertain

occupationslike.

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Thedevelopmentofjazzcanbeseenaspartofthelargercontinuumof

Americanpopularmusic,especiallydancemusic.Inthetwenties,jazz

becamethehottestnewthingindancemusic,muchasragtimehadatthemm

ofthecentury,andasrhythmandbluesintheforties,rockinthefifties,and

discointheseventies.

Buttwocharacteristicsdistinguishjazzfromotherdancemusic.Thefirstis

improvisation,thechangingofamusicalphraseaccordingtotheplayer's

inspiration.Likeallartists,jazzmusiciansstriveforanindividualstyle,and

theimprovisedorparaphrasedsoloisajazzmusician'smainopportunityto

displayhisorherindividuality.Inearlyjazz,musiciansoftenimprovised

melodiescollectively,thuscreatingakindofpolyphony.Therewaslittle

soloingassuch,althoughsomeNewOrleansplayers,particularlycomet

playerBuddyBolden,achievedlocalfamefortheirabilitytoimproviseasolo.

Latertheideaofthechores-longormulti-chorussolotookhold.Louis

Annstrong'sinstrumentalbrilliance,demonstratedthroughextendedsolos,

wasamajorinfluenceinthisdevelopment.

Evenintheearlytwenties,however,somejazzbandshadfeaturedsoloists.

Similarly,showorchestrasandcarnivalbandsoftenincludedoneortwosuch

"get-off"musicians.Unimprovised,completelystructuredjazzdoesexist,but

theabilityofthebestjazzmusicianstocreatemusicofgreatcohesionand

beautyduringaperformancehasbeenahallmarkofthemusicanditsmajor

sourceofinspirationandchange.

Theseconddistinguishingcharacteristicofjazzisarhythmicdrivethatwas

initiallycalled"hot"andlater"swing".Inplayinghot,amusicianconsciously

departsfromstrictmetertocreatearelaxedsenseofphrasingthatalso

emphasizestheunderlyingrhythms.("Rough"toneanduseofmoderate

vibratoalsocontributestoahotsound.)Notalljazzishot,however,many

earlybandsplayedunadornedpublishedarrangementsofpopularsongs.Still,

theproclivity(傾向)toplayhotdistinguishedthejazzmusicianfromother

instrumentalists.

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Thesimilaritiesbetweenjazzandtheotherdancemusic.

B.Thepopularityofjazz.

C.Thecharacteristicsofjazz.

D.Howthejazzmusiciansdisplaytheirindividuality.

33.

ThedevelopmentofoceanicwaterpowerisimportanttoAmericabecause

A.thereisasevereshortageofcoalandpetroleum

B.itisthecheapestmethodofproducingenergy

C.petroleumsuppliesarebeingsteadilydrained

D.obtainingenergyfromoceanwateraresimpler

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

34.Timespentinabookstorecanbeenjoyable,ifyou[Si]

areabook-loverormerelytheretobuyabookasa

present.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjustto

findsheltersawayasuddenshower.[S2]

Whateverthereasons,youcansoonbecometotally

unawareofyoursurroundings.Thedesiretopickupa

bookwithanattractivedust-jacketisirresistible,even[S3]

thismethodofselectionoughtnottobefollowed,as

youmightendupwitharatherboredbook.Yousoon[S4]

becomeengrossedinsomebookorother,andusuallyit

isonlymuchlaterthatyourealiseyouhavespentfarfar[S5]

muchtimethereandmustdashofftokeepsome

forgottenappointmentwithoutbuyingabook,of

course.

Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeveryday

lifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.

Therearenotmanyplaceswhereitisimpossibletodo[S6]

this.Amusicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.You

canwanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart'scontent.If

itisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachtoyouwith[S7]

theinevitablegreeting:"CanIhelpyou,sir?"You

needn'tbuyanythingifyoudon'twant.Inabookshop

anassistantshouldremainthebackgrounduntilyou[S8]—

havefinishedbrowsing.Then,onlythen,arehis

servicesnecessary.Ofcourse,youmaywanttofindout

whereaparticularsectionis,sincewhenhehasledyou[S9]

there,theassistantshouldretirediscreetlyandlookas[S10]

heisnotinterestedinsellingasinglebook.

[SI]

35.

[S6]

36.[S4]

六、6.ErrorCorrection?題)

37.[S6]

38.

[S2]

39.

[S8]

參考答案

l.Inthepastdecadeforeignfastfoodenterpriseshavestreamedintoevery

cornerofourcountryinasurprisingspeed.FastfoodrestaurantssuchasKFC

(Kentucky'sFriedChicken)andtheMcDonald'sarepopularwithmany

Chinesebothchildrenandadults.Theylovethembecausethefoodsprovided

areforeignandnew.TheyhavedifferenttastefromthosetraditionalChinese

dishes.Moreoverfoodsinaforeignfastfoodrestaurantareservedmuchmore

quicklyandconvenientlythanChinesedishes.Howevermanypeoplerefuse

toeatforeignfastfoods.Firstofallthosefoodsarefarfromeconomy.Usually

anadultcannotmakehimselffullwithoutspendingatleasttwentyyuanor

more.Thenthosefoodscontaintoomuchheatandfat.Theydoharmto

people'shealth.Thisissaidtobeoneofthereasonswhytherearesomany

overweightchildreninChinanowadays.Finallysomepeoplebelievethatthe

over-crowdedforeignfastfoodrestaurantsarethreateningtraditionalChinese

ones.ItdoesnogoodtothedevelopmentofChinesedishesaswellasour

Chineseculture.Inmyopiniontheexistenceofonethinghasitsownreasons.

What'simportantisthatweshouldnoticetheshortcomingsofourownand

learnmeritsfromothers.Onlyinthiswaycanwesurvivethefierce

competitionintheglobalvillage.Inthepastdecade,foreignfastfood

enterpriseshavestreamedintoeverycornerofourcountryinasurprising

speed.FastfoodrestaurantssuchasKFC(Kentucky'sFriedChicken)andthe

McDonald'sarepopularwithmanyChinese,bothchildrenandadults.They

lovethembecausethefoodsprovidedareforeignandnew.Theyhave

differenttastefromthosetraditionalChinesedishes.Moreover,foodsina

foreignfastfoodrestaurantareservedmuchmorequicklyandconveniently

thanChinesedishes.However,manypeoplerefusetoeatforeignfastfoods.

Firstofall,thosefoodsarefarfromeconomy.Usuallyanadultcannotmake

himselffullwithoutspendingatleasttwentyyuanormore.Thenthosefoods

containtoomuchheatandfat.Theydoharmtopeople'shealth.Thisissaid

tobeoneofthereasonswhytherearesomanyoverweightchildreninChina

nowadays.Finallysomepeoplebelievethattheover-crowdedforeignfast

foodrestaurantsarethreateningtraditionalChineseones.Itdoesnogoodto

thedevelopmentofChinesedishesaswellasourChineseculture.Inmy

opinion,theexistenceofonethinghasitsownreasons.What'simportantis

thatweshouldnoticetheshortcomingsofourownandlearnmeritsfrom

others.Onlyinthiswaycanwesurvivethefiercecompetitionintheglobal

village.

2.DiligenceIstheKeytoSuccessDiligenceisthekeytosuccess.Itmeans

thatsuccessinvolvespersistentworkbutdoesnotimplythatwearetoexert

ourselvesaroundtheclockwithoutfooddrinkorsleep.Thetruemeaningof

diligenceisthecarefuluseofone'stimeforthepurposeofsuccessortowork

persistentlywithoutwastingtime.Somepeoplebelieveinluck.Thisisa

seriousmistake.Ifthereisreallyanyluckatallitwillnevercometoalazy

person.Ifafarmerplowshisfieldonedayandthenremainsidlefortherest

oftheseasonthebestofluckwillnotbringhimanything.Therewouldbeno

harvestforhimatall.Thosearecleverwhounderstandtheimportanceof

diligenceandmakeittheirhabit.Itistheywhoareontherightwaytosuccess.

Therearealsopeoplewhoalwaysthinkthatluckismoredecisiveinbringing

aboutsuccessandthereforethereisnoneedforworkinghard.Buttheyfail

torealizethatdiligenceisthekeyandonlydiligencewillbringthemluckand

success.DiligenceIstheKeytoSuccessDiligenceisthekeytosuccess.It

meansthatsuccessinvolvespersistentworkbutdoesnotimplythatweareto

exertourselvesaroundtheclockwithoutfood,drinkorsleep.Thetrue

meaningofdiligenceisthecarefuluseofone'stimeforthepurposeofsuccess,

ortoworkpersistentlywithoutwastingtime.Somepeoplebelieveinluck.

Thisisaseriousmistake.Ifthereisreallyanyluckatall,itwillnevercome

toalazyperson.Ifafarmerplowshisfieldonedayandthenremainsidlefor

therestoftheseason,thebestofluckwillnotbringhimanything.There

wouldbenoharvestforhimatall.Thosearecleverwhounderstandthe

importanceofdiligenceandmakeittheirhabit.Itistheywhoareontheright

waytosuccess.Therearealsopeoplewhoalwaysthinkthatluckismore

decisiveinbringingaboutsuccessandthereforethereisnoneedforworking

hard.Buttheyfailtorealizethatdiligenceisthekey,andonlydiligencewill

bringthemluckandsuccess.

3.ThePleasureofLearningLearningisoneoftheessentialpleasuresofthe

humanrace.Thosewhoavoidlearningoftenfindlifeboringandmeaningless

fortheydeprivethemselvesoftheexcitementandfulfillmentinlearning

somethingnew.Thepleasureoflearningisuniversaleverywheretobefound.

Manyofushavetastedthejoyoflearningbyreadinginterestingbooks.Books

arenolumpsoflifelesspaperbutavoicefardistantintimeandspacetalking

toreadersmindtomindhearttoheart.Beyondbookswecanalsoenjoythe

fruitsoftravelingprovidedthatwetravelwithanopenmindtounderstand

otherpeopleandotherplacesandanalerteyeforallkindsofnovel

experiences.Finallylearningalsomeanslearningtopractiseoratleastto

appreciateanart.Everynewartwelearnblessesuswithanewsensebywhich

wemayenjoythewondersoftheworldmoreintensely.Ifthepleasureof

learningisuniversalwhyaretheresomanydullunhappystudentsinschool?

Itisbecausetheyweremadedullbybadteachingbyisolationbysurrender

toroutineandbytheirownlaziness.Thestudentswho"sufferfrom"learning

shouldbreakawayfromthebondsoftextbooksandtestsandembracevarious

otherfieldsofknowledgewithrenewedenergy.ThePleasureofLearning

Learningisoneoftheessentialpleasuresofthehumanrace.Thosewhoavoid

learningoftenfindlifeboringandmeaningless,fortheydeprivethemselves

oftheexcitementandfulfillmentinlearningsomethingnew.Thepleasureof

learningisuniversal,everywheretobefound.Manyofushavetastedthejoy

oflearningbyreadinginterestingbooks.Booksarenolumpsoflifelesspaper,

butavoicefardistantintimeandspace,talkingtoreaders,mindtomind,

hearttoheart.Beyondbooks,wecanalsoenjoythefruitsoftraveling,

providedthatwetravelwithanopenmindtounderstandotherpeopleand

otherplaces,andanalerteyeforallkindsofnovelexperiences.Finally,

learningalsomeanslearningto