2021年廣東省梅州市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2021年廣東省梅州市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英

語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing(10題)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnOver-packaging.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1-目前許多商品都存在過(guò)度包裝現(xiàn)象

2.這種現(xiàn)象的危害

3.你的看法

OnOver-packaging

2.Direction:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

(giveninChinese)below.

1.目前社會(huì)上有不少假冒偽劣商品(fakecommodities)。為什么會(huì)有這種

現(xiàn)象？

2.舉例說(shuō)明假冒偽劣商品對(duì)消費(fèi)者個(gè)人、社會(huì)的危害。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledThePhenomenonofEmptyNest.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

注：“空巢老人”指那到了退休年齡，身邊卻無(wú)子女與之共同生活的老人。

1.如今的空巢老人逐漸增多

2.這種現(xiàn)象出現(xiàn)的原因

3.如何解決由此帶來(lái)的問(wèn)題

4.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

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition,

onthetopicNoPainsNoGains.Yourcompositionshouldbebasedonthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese.Yourpartofthecompositionshouldbeat

least150words.

1.請(qǐng)解釋"NoPainsNoGains"的含義;

2.舉例證明。

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicTestforNationalCivilServants.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

'accordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1.近幾年興起了一股國(guó)家公務(wù)員考試(TestforNationalCivilServants)熱

2.產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3.我的看法

TestforNationalCivilServants

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteareportto

describetheinformationinthebarchartbelow.Itshowsthedifferentmodes

oftransportusedtotraveltoandfromworkinonecity,in1950,1970,19You

shouldwriteatleast150words.

Modesoftransportandyears

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Percentage

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travellers

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollegeGraduates?You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前，大學(xué)畢業(yè)生仍把城市作為就業(yè)的第一選擇

2.造成這和現(xiàn)象的原因

3.其實(shí)，家村和落后地區(qū)對(duì)于大學(xué)生的發(fā)展更有優(yōu)勢(shì)

IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollegeGraduates?

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:InnovationandTradition.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前我國(guó)十分重視創(chuàng)新

2.傳統(tǒng)文化也應(yīng)得到重視

3.二者之間的關(guān)系應(yīng)如何處理

InnovationandTradition

10.1.你是如何得知招生信息的

2.自我推薦并說(shuō)明選擇該校的理由

3.希望得到該校的回復(fù)

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

11.Caregiversofdisabledfamilymembersarereportedtoundergoamortality

rateof______

12.

BothDrJablonskiandDrPagelhavefoundbetweenopposingideas.

13.

Fromthestudents'pointofview,isthefirstreasontotaketests

periodicallyonaccumulatedknowledge.

14.

Withinthefield,psychologistshavecontroversyonhowbestto

measureandanalyzeintelligence.

A.neurologyB.psychologyC.psychometricsD.notmentioned

15.

Inthisarticletheauthorusestosupportmanyofhisimportantpoints

inthenewsstory.

16.ADoseofReality

MajorRealityCheck

WhenthepainrelieverVioxxwaswithdrawnfromthemarketlastfallafter

theannouncementthatitincreasedpatients'riskofheartattacksandstrokes,

millionsofAmericanspanicked.Thesometimessensationalizedheadlines

didn'thelp.Peoplewondered,"ShouldItrustmydoctor?""Coulda

medicationthatIthoughtwouldhelpmeactuallykillme?""Isourdrugsafety

systembroken?"

Suddenly,adsforthedrugwerereplacedwithadslookingforVioxx"victims".

Lawfirmsacrossthenationbeganrecruitinganyonewhohadevertakenthe

drugasplaintiffs（原告）forclass-action（公訴）suits.Merck,thecompany

thatdevelopedthedrug,couldbeliableforbillionsofdollars,makingitone

ofthecostliestliabilitycasesever.Nosurprise,then,thatMerck'sstock

plummeted(垂直落下)40percentinjustsixweeks.

Buttherealcostwasevengreater.NotonlydidpatientsstoptakingVioxxbut,

doctorssay,manypeoplestoppedtakingtheirothermedicines,too-sometimes

puttingtheirhealthatseriousrisk.

Vioxxwasthefirstpebbleinthepharmaceuticalrockslide.Soon,accusations

aboutaspateofotherdrugsweremakingheadlines,includingallCOX-2

inhibitorswhich,likeVioxx,relievepain.Thechargesdidn'tstopthere.The

FDAwasaccusedofsimplyrubber-stampingnewdrugs;drugcompanies

wereblamedforhidinginformationaboutunsafeproducts;andthe

efficacy(功效)ofclinicaltrialsthatdidnotrevealhowlargenumbersof

peoplewouldreactwasquestioned.Butonequestionthatwasrarelyasked

coulddeterminewhetherornotpharmaceuticalcompaniescontinueto

developandproducebreakthroughmedicationsthatcansaveorextendlives

andhelppeoplelivewithoutpain.Thequestion:doAmericansexpectdrugs

toberisk-free?And,ifsomeonesuffersabadreaction,willlawyersrather

thandoctorsbethefirstpeoplewecall?

PanicoverPills:Overreaction?

Duringthetan-yearperiodbetween1994and2004,theFDAapproved321

completelynewdrugs(thisdoesn'tincludeapprovalsforchangestoexisting

medicines),bringingthetotaltomorethan10,000drugproductsonthe

market.Duringthatsameperiod,eightdrugswerewithdrawnforreasonsof

safety,suchasthedietdrugfenfluramine(fen-phen,associatedwithheart-

valvedisease)andtheallergydrugSeldane(linkedtoheartan'hythmias).But

theVioxxrecallcreatedashockwavefortheAmericanconsumerlikeno

other.Manypeoplehadcometodependontheir"meals",andtheyexpected

themtobesafe,too,especiallywhentheycostsomuch.Prescriptiondrugs

accountfor,somesay,thefastestgrowingsegment(aboutone-tenth)ofall

healthexpenditures,withsomespecialtydrugscostinghundredsofdollars

perdose.

"WithVioxx,therealshockandoutragecamewhentherewasasuggestion

thatpeopleinauthoritymayhaveknownabouttheseharmfulsideeffectsand

notsharedthemwithdoctorsorthepublic,"saysAnneWoodbury,chief

healthadvocatefortheCenterforHealthTransformation,athinktank

foundedbyNewtGingrich.Itmadepeoplequestiontheirfaithinthe

pharmaceuticalindustry,federalregulatorsandphysicians-thosewetrustto

makesureourdrugsaresafe.Before,takinganewlyprescribedpillwitha

slugofwaterwasasroutineasbrushingyourteeth.Formanypeople,thisis

nolongerthecase.

Peoplehavereasontoworry.Inclinicaltrialdatasubmittedto-theFDA,

Vioxxshowednoconnectiontoheartproblems.Thedrugwasapprovedin

May1999.ButafterVioxxhitthemarketandgrewinpopularity,heart

problemswererevealed-lotsofthem.Tensofthousandsofpeoplemayhave

beenaffected,andMerckwasaccusedofhidingthatinformation.

"Thesystemisnotperfect,"commentsMarianneJ.Legato,MD,professorof

clinicalmedicineatColumbiaUniversityCollegeofPhysi

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17.

Theplantswouldbeinsectresistantasagenefromthesoilbacteriumcould

directcellstoproducethatistoxictocertaininsects.

18.

BesurenottousebirthdatesoryourphonenumbersasyourPINbecause

they.

19.

Creativejusticeiswelcomedbythepublic.

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20.Gossip

Evenifyou'venevertakenaclassin18thcenturyRussianhistory,you've

probablyheardthestoryaboutCatherinetheGreat.Accordingtothelore,

CatherineII,EmpressofRussia,diedunderquestionablecircumstances

involvingahorse.Ifyouasksomeonewhohasafondnessforhistoryorurban

legends,though,you'lllearnthatthestoryisn'ttrue.CatherineIIreallydied

ofastroke,andnohorseswerepresent.

Introduction

ThestoryofCatherinetheGreatandthehorseisn'trecentinvention-itstarted

outasgossipmorethan200yearsago.It'sagoodillustrationofthenatureof

gossip.

It'salmostimpossibletofigureoutwhotoldthestoryfirst.Historiansbelieve

thattheFrenchupperclasscreatedtherumorinanattempttodestroy

Catherine'sreputation.

Itstartedasamalicious（用意歹毒的）attempttoslander（誹謗）someoneand

possiblytoimprovethesocialstandingofthepeoplewhomadeupthestory.

Whenpeoplerepeatittoday,theybelieveitistrue,inspiteofitsinherent

outlandishness（古怪）.

Thetaleispersistentandwidespread.It'sstayedaroundforhundredsofyears,

andnomatterhowmanyhistoriansrefuteit,peoplestillpassiton.

It'sthekindofnewsmostpeoplecan'thelpspreadingaround,evenifthey've

resolvedtospendlesstimegossiping.

Eventhoughsomeofthedetailshavechangel,thecoreofthestoryisthesame

asifwas200yearsago.Inthisrespect,realgossipisdifferentfromthe

"telephonegame"oftenusedtoteachchildrenaboutitshazards.

However,unlikethestoryofCatherineI[,notallgossipismaliciousoruntrue.

Likeswearing,anotheruseoflanguagemanypeopletrytoavoid,gossipplays

anumberofroleswithinsocialgroups,andsomeofthemcanactuallybe

useful.

Sociologists,linguists,psychologistsandhistoriansareamongthepeople

whoresearchgossipandhowitfunctionsinsociety.It'satrickyphenomenon

tostudy,though.Peopleusuallygossipspontaneouslyandinprivate,soit's

almostimpossibletostudygossipinalaboratorysetting.Infact,many

researchersstudygossipbyeavesdropping（偷聽(tīng)）ongossipers.

Inaddition,whenresearchersstudygossip,theydon'tallusethesame

definition.Moststartwiththesamebasicidra:Gossipisaconversation

betweentwopeoplethatconcernsathirdpersonwhoisnotpresent.Different

researchersthenaddarangeofstipulations.

Thecomversationtakesplaceinprivate.

Thepeopletalkingaretransmittinginformationasthoughitwerefact,but

theyhavenotconfirmedtheinformationasfactual.

Thepeoplegossipingandthepersonbeinggossipedaboutknoweachother

inreallife.Bythisdefinition,celebritygossipisnotreallygossipunlessthe

speakerandthelisteneraresriendswiththecelebrityinquestion.

Somethinginthespeaker'sbodylanguageortoneofvoicesuggestsamoral

judgmentabouttheinformationbeingrelayed.Forexample,thesentence

"Claragotapuppy"soundsprettyneutral.ButifClaralivesinacollegedorm

thatdoesn'tallowpetsandthepersonspeakingsoundsscandalized,the

sentencebecomesgossip.

Thepeoplegossipingcomparethemselvesinsomewaytothepersonbeing

gossipedabout,usuallyconsideringthemselvestobesuperiortothesubject.

Gossipisfullofcontradictions.Peopledoiteventhoughtheythinkthey

shouldn't.Gossipcanbolster（助長(zhǎng)）oneperson'sreputationwhiledestroying

another's,anditcanestablishatrustingbondbetweentwopeoplewhile

betrayingthetrustofathird.Peoplewhogossiptoomuchcandevelopa

reputationforbeinguntrustworthyortootalkative.Butpeoplewhodon't

gossipcandevelopareputationforbeingdistant,uptightorsnobbish.These

fictionalexamplesexplo

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、3.ListeningComprehension（10題）

21.聽(tīng)力原文：W:IfTomandMarydon'tcometotheparty,I'llhave13.

M:Let'sinvitetwomorejustincase.

Q:Ifeveryonecomes,howmanywillbeattheparty?

(19)一''

A.13B.17C.30D.15

22.(24)

A.Moremarketshare.

B.Jobsecurity

C.Increaseofproduction

D.Higherprofitability

23.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Manycountriesexistinthisworld.Howtodealwiththeproblemsamong

them?Socomeswiththeinternationalcommunities.Amajorglobal[Bl]

grouponSundaycalledformembercountriesoftheWorldTrade

Organizationtoworkforanendtoallsubsidiestofishing[B2]and

helpdepletedfishingstocksrecover.

Atanewsconferenceonthe[B3]—ofakeyWTOmeeting,theWorld

WideFundforNaturealsoarguedthattheexpectednewroundoftrade

liberalizationnegotiationsmusttakeenvironmentalneedsinto[B4].

"InSeattle,ministersmustcomeoutwithmorethanjust[B5]and

promisesonfishingsubsidies,"saidDavidSchorr,WWF-US(thatis,the

WorldWidefund)[B6]forsustainable[B7].Talkonnew

bindingrulesbarringfishing[B8]"muststartnow",headded.

SomeoftheseaccusetheWTOofbowingtomultinationalcompanieswho

havenoconcernfortheplanet'secologyinthedriveforprofits.WWF

declared:"[B9]."WWF-Internationaltradeandinvestmentdirector

CharlesArden,Clarkesaidduringthenewsconference:"[BIO].We

aretryingtoworktoreform,thesystemratherthantearingitdown.

Developingcountriesknowtheyneedittorestraintheraweconomicpower

ofthebiggerstates.""[Bll]Schorrdeclared.

[Bl]

24.(23)

A.Relaxingattheseashore.

B.Visitingherparents.

C.Sailingonaboat.

D.Preparingforarace.

25.(34)

A.Toreplacephysicaltherapy.

B.Tocontrolbrainseizures.

C.Topreventheartdisease.

D.Torelievetension.

26.

[B4]

27.(41)

28.(25)

A.Theylivedincaves.

B.Theyfacedtheirhomestowardsthesouth.

C.Theyusedanimalskinsasinsulation.

D.Theymadefireinsidetheirhouses.

29.

[BIO]

30.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Hi,Scott,haveyouheardaboutDianarecently?

M:No,Ihaven'ttalkedtoherforacoupleofmonths.Howarethingsgoing

withher?

W:Well,sheisOK.Sheonlyhadalittleaccidentlastweekinhernewcar.

M:Oh,Ifstoobad!Wasanybodyhurt?Wastheremuchdamage?

W:No,itwasreallyasmallaccidentandeverybodywasfine.Itwastheother

driver'sfault.

M:Well,that'sgood.Bytheway,isshestillgoingoutwithDavid?

W:Haven'tyouheardyet?They'regettingmarried!

M:Youarekidding!

W:Shesaidhegaveheraringonherbirthday.

M:My!Howromantic!Whenisthebigday?

W:ThisOctober.

M:Willitbeachurchweddingoracivilone?

W:Dianaisacatholic.So,therewillbeachurchwedding.

M:Good.Nodoubt,shewillbeverybeautifulinherweddinggown.

W:Surely,andshe'sinvitedmetobehermaidofhonor.

M:Didyoupromiseher?

W:Yes,Idid.It'llbemyfirsttime.

M:WhomdidDavidasktobehisbestman?

W:Hetoldmethatyouwouldbehisbestchoice.

M:Me?MyGod!It'salsomyfirsttime.

W:Youdon'twanttodothat?

M:Yes.Ido.Now,Imusthaveatalkwithhim.Seeyou.

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A.Sheboughtanewcar.

B.Shewasinjuredinanaccident.

C.ShewentoutwithDavid.

D.'Shehadalittleaccident.

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

31.

Torefutetheideathatwearingauniform,canavoidenvy,theauthorargues

thatitwouldhinderpeoplefromworkinghardfor.

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Localgovernmentispoliticaladministrationofthesmallestsubdivisionsofa

country'sterritoryandpopulation.Althoughtherearespecial-purposelocal

governmentbodies(e.g.,schoolboardsintheUnitedStates),moreimportant

arethosethatcarryoutabroadrangeofpublicactivitieswithinadefinedarea

andpopulation.Almostallsuchlocalgovernmentbodiessharecertain

characteristics:acontinuingorganization;theauthoritytoundertakepublic

activities;theabilitytoenterintocontracts;therighttosueandbesued;and

theabilitytocollecttaxesanddetermineabudget.Areasoflocalgovernment

authorityusuallyincludepublicschools,localhighways,municipalservices,

andsomeaspectsofsocialwelfareandpublicorder.Animportantdistinction

amongtypesoflocalgovernmentisthatbetweenrepresentativebodies,which

areelectedlocallyandhavedecision-makingauthority,andnon-

representativebodies,whichareeitherappointedfromabove,or,ifelected

locally,havenoindependentgoverningauthority.Whilemostcountrieshave

complexsystemsoflocalgovernment,thoseofFro,riceandGreatBritain

haveservedasmodelsformuchoftherestoftheworld.

TheBritishsystemoflocalgovernment,whichhasbeenthemodelformost

ofthatcountry'sformercolonies,includingtheUnitedStates,isthemost

representativeofthemajortypes.Largelyreformedinthe19thcenturyand

extensivelyrestructuredinthe1970s,thesystemstresseslocalgovernment

autonomythroughelectedcouncilsonthecountyandsub-countylevels.This

systemwasmarkedbylesscentralgovernmentinterferenceandgreaterlocal

budgetaryauthoritythaninothersystems.However,in1986,sixmajor

countygovernmentswereabolishedbyParliament,whilethepowersofothers

wererestricted.AspecialfeatureoftheBritishsystemisitsuseofan

extensivecommitteesystem,insteadofastrongexecutive,forsupervisingthe

administrationofpublicservices.

Despitedifferencesamongstates,localgovernmentsoftheUnitedStates

followthegeneralprinciplesoftheBritishsystem,exceptthatastrong

executiveiscommon.Thecountyremainstheusualpoliticalsubdivision,

althoughithasretainedmoreauthorityinruralthaninurbanareas,where

incorporatedmunicipalitieshavemostofthelocalpower.Inbothruraland

urbanareasthelocalgovernment'srelationshiptothestateisacomplexone

ofsharedauthorityandcarefullydefinedareasoflegalcompetence.Local

governmentsarepulledtwoways,increasinglyreliantonstateandfederal

fundingtocarryouttheirexpectedduties,whilefearfuloflosingtheir

traditionaldegreeoflocalcontrol.

Allthelocalgovernmentbodiesaresimilarintheirlackofrightsto.

A.signcontractswithcompanies

B.decideonthelocalexpenditureplan

C.takechargeinpublicservices

D.exertpoweroutsidetheirlocalarea

33.

"printmedia"inthepassage(Para.5)probablyrefersto"

A.radioandtelevision

B.newspaperandradio

C.magazineandtelevision

D.newspaperandmagazine

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題)

34.

[S4]

35.[S5]

36.

[S7]

六、6.ErrorCorrection?題)

37.

[S2]

38.

[S7]

39.

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參考答案

l.OnOver-packagingNowadaysmanufacturerspaymoreattentiontothe

packageorwrappingofproductstoattractconsumers'eyes.These

commoditieswith(l)splendidappearancedo(2)appealtoalotofOnOver-

packagingNowadaysmanufacturerspaymoreattentiontothepackageor

wrappingofproductstoattractconsumers'eyes.Thesecommoditieswith

(l)splendidappearancedo(2)appealtoalotof解析：本文是一篇六級(jí)考試

中常見(jiàn)的議論文，要求考生就“過(guò)度包裝”這個(gè)話題展開(kāi)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(guò)度包裝這一現(xiàn)象，然后提出過(guò)度

包裝的害處，最后闡明自己的觀點(diǎn)并提出建議。

［寫(xiě)作提綱］

一、過(guò)度包裝現(xiàn)象的存在(package,splendidappearance,appealto,sell

well)

二、過(guò)度包裝的危害

1.浪費(fèi)日常化工用的材料(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,harmful

tendencies)

三、作者觀點(diǎn)

1.反對(duì)過(guò)度包裝(practicability)

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

(1)splendidappearance"華麗的夕卜表”。

⑵appealto"吸引"，替換attracto

(3)undeniable”不可否認(rèn)的”。

(4)lavishly“奢侈地”。

(5)generate”產(chǎn)生",代替produceo

(6)degradable"可降解的”。

⑺promoteharmfultendencies”主張不正之風(fēng)

2.HarmfulnessofFakeCommoditiesNowadaysthemarketisinfestedwith

fakecommodities.Fakegoodsandclothesfakecigarettesanddrinksfake

electricalappliancespiratedbooksanddiscs...thelistcangoonandon.Why

aretheresomanyfakegoods?Theanswertothequestionliesinpeople's

greedformoney.Theproducersoffakegoodswanttoamassabigfortunein

ashorttimethesellerswanttogetsomeillegalprofitswhereassomeofthe

consumerswanttopurchasesomecheapgoodsandsatisfytheirownvanity.

Fakecommoditiescandogreatharmtobothconsumersandoursociety.

Supposeyoubuyafakepairofleathershoestheymaycauseinconvenience

andawasteofmoney.Ifyoubuysomefakemedicinetheconsequencecan

befatal.Itwasreportedthatfakebrandliquorhadcausedhundredsofpeople

tobecomeblind.Tosumupfakecommoditieshaveclonelotsofharmto

people'shealthandupsetthefairlycompetitivemarketinthelongrumthey

willcorruptpeople'smoralityanderodetrust.Soweshouldtakeeverystep

tobantheproductionandsaleoffakecommodities.HarmfulnessofFake

CommoditiesNowadaysthemarketisinfestedwithfakecommodities.Fake

goodsandclothes,fakecigarettesanddrinks,fakeelectricalappliances,

piratedbooksanddiscs...thelistcangoonandon.Whyaretheresomany

fakegoods?Theanswertothequestionliesinpeople'sgreedformoney.The

producersoffakegoodswanttoamassabigfortuneinashorttime,thesellers

wanttogetsomeillegalprofits,whereassomeoftheconsumerswantto

purchasesomecheapgoodsandsatisfytheirownvanity.Fakecommodities

candogreatharmtobothconsumersandoursociety.Supposeyoubuyafake

pairofleathershoes,theymaycauseinconvenienceandawasteofmoney.If

youbuysomefakemedicine,theconsequencecanbefatal.Itwasreported

thatfakebrandliquorhadcausedhundredsofpeopletobecomeblind.Tosum

up,fakecommoditieshaveclonelotsofharmtopeople'shealthandupsetthe

fairlycompetitivemarket,inthelongrumtheywillcorruptpeople'smorality

anderodetrust.Soweshouldtakeeverysteptobantheproductionandsale

offakecommodities.

3.ThePhenomenonofEmptyNestCurrentlybothinurbanandruralareasit

ishardtoobservethreeorfourgenerationslivingunderthesameroof.Many

oldpeoplelivebythemselveswhiletheirchildrenstudyorworkThe

PhenomenonofEmptyNestCurrently,bothinurbanandruralareas,itishard

toobservethreeorfourgenerationslivingunderthesameroof.Manyold

peoplelivebythemselves,whiletheirchildrenstudyorwork

4.StudyunderaWork-StudyProgramNowadaysmoreandmorecollege

studentsaretakingpart-timejobsastheyhavemoretimeattheirdisposal.

Someareeagertogainexperienceandimprovetheirpracticalskills.

OthersStudyunderaWork-StudyProgramNowadaysmoreandmorecollege

studentsaretakingpart-timejobsastheyhavemoretimeattheirdisposal.

Someareeagertogainexperienceandimprovetheirpracticalskills.Others

5.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttothe

proverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoing

canbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcan

beacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethe

truthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamoment

butwasprecededbyyearsofpatientarduousobservation.Mozartwasnotan

accomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountless

hoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodern

worldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords

"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthe

secretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsand

successtheyachievedwithoutexceptioncomefromsustainedendeavor.

Althoughitisanoldsayinganditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamous

peoplenopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinour

collegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacoursetoacquireknowledgeina

particularfieldandtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertion

andpersistenteffort.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsown

equivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatis

reallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatno

knowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thaveto

lookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywas

nottheworkofamoment,butwasprecededbyyearsofpatient,arduous

observation.Mozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightasthe

resultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthe

greatestinventorinthemodernworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingto

partiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercent

inspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.All

accomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachieved,withoutexception,comefrom

sustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsaying,anditsillustrationismainly

foundinfamouspeople,nopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealistic

significanceinourcollegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacourse,to

acquireknowledgeinaparticularfield,andtoattainanyacademicgoals-all

requiresgreatexertionandpersistenteffort.

6.TestforNationalCivilServantsNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleare

attendingdifferentexamsorganizedbyauthorityorganizationstoacquire

moreskillsandqualifications.AmongthemthereisagrowingtrendtosiTest

forNationalCivilServantsNowadays,moreandmorepeopleareattending

differentexamsorganizedbyauthorityorganizationstoacquiremoreskills

andqualifications.Amongthem,thereisagrowingtrendtosi

7.Accordingtothebarcharttherearemanydramaticchangesintheuseof

transportfrom1950to1990.Theuseofcarsincreasedsignificantlyfrom

1950to1990.In1950onlyafewpeopledrovetowork.Butin1970about

onequarterofthepeopleownedacar.By1990thenumberofpeoplewho

wenttoworkbycarjumpedtoover30%.Duringthesameperiodtherewere

gradualdeclineintheuseofbicycleandonfoot.In1950morethanhalfof

thepeoplewerecyclingorwalkingtowork.In1970theuseofbicycleand

onfootstilloccupiedover40%.Butin1990thenumberofthesepeople

decreasedtolessthan20%.Theuseofbuswentupfrom1950to1970

(approximately200/ooand30%respectively)andwentdownfrom1970to

1990(under20%).Thebarchartshowsthatautomobileshavebecomethe

mostpopularmeansoftr