2021年山西省晉城市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

（2021年）山西省晉城市大學(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、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledLookingBackandLookingForward.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有些人喜歡向后看，有些人喜歡向前看。

2.向后看能得到經(jīng)驗教訓(xùn)I,向前看能得到啟示和信心，

3.如何處理好二者的關(guān)系？

LookingBackandLookingForward

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.近年來不少大四學(xué)生就業(yè)前突擊整容

2.當(dāng)今社會崇尚外表的輿論導(dǎo)向是導(dǎo)致上述現(xiàn)象的主要因素

3.我對外表美的看法

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview?Youshould

writeatleast100words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenin

Chinesebelow:

1.面試在求職過程中的作用Q

2.取得面試成功的因素：儀表、舉止談吐、能力、專業(yè)知識、自信、實

事求是……

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay

entitledOnFoodSafetyIssues.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.食品安全的現(xiàn)狀

2.造成食品安全問題的原因

3.我們應(yīng)該如何應(yīng)對

OnFoodSafetyIssues

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMy

ViewsonPlasticSurgery.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingto

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.越來越多的人接受整形手術(shù)

2.我的看法及理由

3.結(jié)論

MyViewsonPlasticSurgery

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.在校大學(xué)生炒股的現(xiàn)象在一些地方很普遍

2.有人認(rèn)為這種行為不利于學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)，也有人認(rèn)為這種行為能讓學(xué)生

有所收獲

3.你的觀點

BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.近年來不少大四學(xué)生就業(yè)前突擊整容。

2.當(dāng)今社會崇尚外表的輿論導(dǎo)向是導(dǎo)致上述現(xiàn)象的主要因素。

3.我對外表美的看法。

IsBeautyanAdvantage?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofLivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountry,analyzing

changesinpeople'slivingexpenditureofadevelopedcountry.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlineandchartgivenbelow.

1.描述圖表中生活費用支出的變化情況

2.給出可能的原因

3.得出你的結(jié)論

Food

MedicalCare3.2%

TransportationandCommunication10.2%11.6%

Fuel,LightandWaterCharges5.1%

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageof

atleast]50wordsinthetitleofALetterofComplaint.Pleasefollowthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.列舉圖書館存在的問題。

2.說晨圖書館的重要性，并希望現(xiàn)狀得到改善。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritearesume.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假設(shè)你是李明一名應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生，在報紙上看到一則招聘廣告，你想要到

登廣告的公司供職，請給該公司寫一封求職信，內(nèi)容應(yīng)簡要介紹自己的

情況以及自己的經(jīng)歷等。

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

11.

SomeoftheoilfieldswerebombedbyIraqincasethattheUSobtainedthem

inthewar.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

AccordingtoDr.PeterDiot,couldbepowerfulenough

topreventHIVtransmission.

13.

Communitycollegescanallowonetospendtwoyearsimprovinggradesor

selectingacareerfocusbeforetransferringtoafour-yearuniversity.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.Employeeswithoutchildrenareputatadisadvantagebecausetheyalways

havetoforco-workershavingkidstolookafter.

15.

AccordingtoJohnHallam,whoshouldberesponsiblefortheharmdoneby

robotsinthefuturewillnotbesoasitisnow.

16.

Basedonthescientist'sstudy,specificcolorsrepresentparticularemotions,

forexample,blackequals.

17.Feldmancitedtheexampleofwildanimalstoshowthat.

A.wildanimalsaregoodatprotectingtheirlife

B.deceivingformedintheprocessofevolution

C.humanbeingslieinthesamewayasanimals

0.modernpeoplearemoreselfishthananimals

18.

GianmarcoVeruggiothinksthatitisdifficulttoregulaterobots'behaviourdue

totheir.

A.unpredictablefailures

B.self-learningmechanisms

C.automaticnavigationalsystems

□.possessionofhuman-likepersonalities

19.

Ifaspeakerofonespeechvarietywantstounderstandaspeakerofanother

speechvariety,understandingismorelikelythan.

20.

Whenpeopletrytocombatstress,theirbrainneedsagoodrest,solistening

tomusicisabetterwaytocombatstress.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension。0題)

21.聽力原文:W:Hi,Tom.Haveyoubeenplayingmuchbasketballlately?

M:IplayasoftenasIcangetoutoftheclassroom.Andthegameismyway

tobesomebody.Itismylife,youknow?

Q:WhatdoesTomtellthewoman?

(13)

A.Heoftencutsclassestoplaybasketball.

B.Hehasnochancetoplaybasketball.

C.He'slookingforsomebodytoplaythegamewith.

D.Helovesplayingbasketballverymuch.

22.聽力原文：M:I'msorrytohavekeptyouwaitingforsuchalongtime.I

didn'tthinkthemeetingwouldbesolong.

W:That'sallright,Dr.Green.Fvegotthedatayourequiredandafew

referencebookswhichIthinkmaybeusefultoyourrepresentationatthe

conference.

Q:What'sthepurposeofthewoman'svisittotheman?

(15)

A.Tohelphimpreparefortheconference.

B.Totellhimsomethingabouttheconference.

C.Toseeifheisreadyforthecomingconference.

D.Toremindhimofthedataheshouldtaketotheconference.

23.(31)

A.TheyYecheaperandsimplertodrive.

B.Theyarefaster.

C.Theycauselittlerairpollution.

D.Theyhaveabrighterfuture.

24.[B5]

25.[B6]

26.聽力原文：Manypeoplesufferfromsomeform,ofextremeanxiety.

Someexperienceoccasionalattacksofpanicfornoapparentreason.Others

goaroundinastateofcontinualuneasiness.Theusualwayofcontrolling

anxietyiswithdrugs,whichcurenoneoftheconditionsdescribedbutdohelp

patientsmanagetheiranxiety.Patientswhotakethesedrugssaythattheyare

abletowork,tosleep,andtogotoplacestheyhadfearedtovisit.Butthe

effectsofthedrugsonthehumanbody,especiallyonthenervoussystem,

havebeenunknown.

Wehavestartedaseriesofstudiestoidentifytheeffectsofthedrugsonthe

brainandhavegainedsomeinsightintothecostandbenefitsoftheanti-

anxietydrugs.Theyarevaluablebecausetheycanreducetheeffectsof

anticipatedfailure,frustration,andadisappointment.Buttheirvaluedemands

aprice.Twoeffectsofthedrugsareobviouslyharmful.Theyreducea

person'sabilitytoreacttochangesintheenvironment;andmoreimportant,

theykeepapersonfromdevelopingpersistenceinthefaceofunexpected

troubles.Sinceitisfairlysurethatpeoplewillmeetproblemstheyhadnot

expected,thiseffectmaymakethepriceofanti-anxietydrugstoohigh.

(30)

A.Theyhelptocureanxiety.

B.Theyhelppatientstogaininsightintothecauseofanxiety.

C.Theyhelptocontrolanxiety.

D.Theyhelppatientstoworkefficiently.

27.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Exportersaregoingtohavetochangeiftheyhopetopenetrate

thelargeEuropeanmarkets.TheEuropeanUnion(EU)haslaunchedatwo-

sidedattackonpackagingwaste.Itwantsbothtodecreasesharplytheamount

ofpackagingwastethatisgeneratedandtoincreasethelevelofrecycling

necessarypackaging.Toaccomplishtheseobjectives,twokeytargetshave

beenestablished.First,by1998,60percentofpackagewastebyweighthas

toberecoverableforrecyclingorotherusesandby2003,thepercentageto

reach90.Thesecondtargetrequiresthatmorethan10percentbyweightof

thewasteremainstobedisposedof(e.g.inlandfills).TheindividualEU

countriesarefreetodetermineontheirownbywhatmethodstheywantto

achievethesetargetsandhowtheywillfinancethesenecessarywaste

recoveryinfrastructures.Mostcountrieswillplacethelargestpartofburden

onthosemanufacturing,using,orsellingpackaging.Marketershavebeen

encouragedtoadoptthefourenvironmentallycorrectredesign,reduce,reuse,

andrecycle.Germany,whichhasbeenthefront-runnerinissue,requires

producers,importers,distributors,wholesalers,andretailerstotake

packagingfromtheircustomerstouseorrecyclingindependentlyofthe

publicwastedisposalsystem.ThesecriteriawilldirectlyaffectU.S.andother

exportersseekingmarketsinEurope.Ifpackaging-ofexportsdoesnotmeet

theEUrequirements,productsmaybedeniedentry.ExporterstotheEUwill

seekoutdistributorswithexperienceindealingwithwastemanagement

requirements.Whilethesystemisaburden,itofferssomebenefits.Cutting

downonpackagingcansaveonmaterialsandshippingcosts.

(27)

A.TheUSshouldcatchuptoEuropeanenvironmentalstandards.

B.AmericanexportersmustadapttonewregulationsinEurope.

C.TheUSshouldbemoresensitivetoenvironmentalissues.

D.TheEU'snewregulationsareaburden.

28.(26)

A.Talkingaboutifthewomanwaitedinline.

B.Exchangingthetelephonenumbers.

C.Sayinghellotoeachother.

D.Talkingabouttheirchildren.

29.(32)

A.Directthebuildingworkonthebridge.

B.Leadthebuildersofthebridgeinahospital.

C.Directtheconstructionofthebridgebyradio.

D.Givehisdirectionstotheworkersfromaflatnearby.

30.聽力原文：W:Ijustmadeupaquartoforangejuicethismorning,and

nowIcan'tfinditanywhere.Doyouknowwhathappenedtoit?

M:Didyouhearacrashearlier?Thatwasit.Pmjustasclumsyasever.

Q:Whatistileproblem?

(17)

A.Thewomandoesn'tlikeorangejuice.

B.Thewomandidn'tcometoseeEverett.

C.Themanwasinacarcrashthismorning.

D.Themanbrokethecontainerofjuice.

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

31.

Withthebrain-readingtechnology,whatisfearedtohappentoasuspect?

32.

Whichwordhasthesimilarmeaningto"irritant"inParagraph3?

A.disagreementB.misunderstandingC.annoyanceD.interference

33.

Inthelastparagraph"communitybasedformsoftreatment'1isused

A.incontrasttotreatmentinspecializedinstitutions

B.toshowhowefficientitisformentalillnessandotherdiseases

C.toshowhowfutilespecializedtreatmentcanbe

D.asasynonymtotreatmentinspecializedinstitutions

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)

34.

[S4]

35.[S9]

36.

[S2]

六、6.ErrorCorrection。題）

37.

[S3]

38.

[S4]

39.

[S9]

參考答案

1.LookingBackandLookingForwardLookingbackandlookingforwardare

twokindsofattitudestowardlife.Mostlytheyoungpeopleprefertolook

forwardandthinkoftheirfuture.Onthecontrarytheoldonesliketolook

backandlearnlessonsfromtheirpastexperiences.Perhapsthisisonereason

whytwogenerationsoftenconflict.Ithinkbothlookingbackandlooking

forwardhavetheiradvantages.Ononehandlookingbackcanmakeusstudy

thehistoryandlearnfromitsothatwewon'tmakethesamemistakesand

achievesuccessmoreeasily.Ontheotherhandlookingforwardwillenable

ustogoaheadcourageously.Bylookingforwardwecanmakeplansandthen

strivetoaccomplishthem.Inshortbothlookingforwardandlookingback

willcontributetoourcause.Butweshouldusethemproperly.Ifweonlylook

backandnoforwardwewillwastetime.Ifwelookforwardwithoutlooking

backwemaymakemistakeswhichwillhinderourcause.Soweshouldlook

backandforwardatthesametime.Onlyinthiswaycanweachievegreater

success.LookingBackandLookingForwardLookingbackandlooking

forwardaretwokindsofattitudestowardlife.Mostly,theyoungpeopleprefer

tolookforwardandthinkoftheirfuture.Onthecontrary,theoldonesliketo

lookbackandlearnlessonsfromtheirpastexperiences.Perhapsthisisone

reasonwhytwogenerationsoftenconflict.Ithinkbothlookingbackand

lookingforwardhavetheiradvantages.Ononehand,lookingbackcanmake

usstudythehistoryandlearnfromit,sothatwewon'tmakethesamemistakes

andachievesuccessmoreeasily.Ontheotherhand,lookingforwardwill

enableustogoaheadcourageously.Bylookingforwardwecanmakeplans

andthenstrivetoaccomplishthem.Inshort,bothlookingforwardand

lookingbackwillcontributetoourcause.Butweshouldusethemproperly.

Ifweonlylookbackandnoforward,wewillwastetime.Ifwelookforward

withoutlookingback,wemaymakemistakeswhichwillhinderourcause.So

weshouldlookbackandforwardatthesametime.Onlyinthiswaycanwe

achievegreatersuccess.

2.1sBeautyanAdvantage?Recentlyespeciallyinwinterholidaysplastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudentswhoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Doesitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemssoatleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadaystelevisionsnewspapersmagazinesandbill-boardsare

beauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemediawe'reaccustomedtoseepretty

covergirlsgorgeousTVanchorsandhandsomeexecutivesinTVseries.All

thesearespreadingamisleadingmessage-thesurvivaloftheprettiest.As

thejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytightmanystudentsbecomeconvincedthat

goodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresorttoplasticsurgeries

andexpensiveclothesandmake-uptobuilduptheirconfidence.They

packagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterviewinthehopethatan

attractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmakethemstandout

amongnumerousapplicants.Itstruethatbeautyisamarketingtoolthatcan

opendoorsoccasionallybutitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractiveappearancewill

takeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinionbeautyisskin-deepandtrue

beautyliesinthesoul.Afterallwhatthebossreallyneedsiscommitted

competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywanttogetonin

today*shighlycompetitiveworldit*simportanttounderstandthemythof

beauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceandcharacter.

Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguidedstudents

realizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethangood

looks.IsBeautyanAdvantage?Recently,especiallyinwinterholidays,plastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudents,whoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised,

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Doesitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemsso,atleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadays,televisions,newspapers,magazinesandbill-boards

arebeauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemedia,we'reaccustomedtosee

prettycovergirls,gorgeousTVanchors,andhandsomeexecutivesinTV

series.Allthesearespreadingamisleadingmessage-thesurvivalofthe

prettiest.Asthejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytight,manystudentsbecome

convincedthatgoodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresortto

plasticsurgeriesandexpensiveclothesandmake-uptobuilduptheir

confidence.Theypackagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterview,in

thehopethatanattractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmake

themstandoutamongnumerousapplicants.Itstruethatbeautyisamarketing

toolthatcanopendoorsoccasionally,butitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractive

appearancewilltakeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinion,beautyisskin-

deep,andtruebeautyliesinthesoul.Afterall,whatthebossreallyneedsis

committed,competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywantto

getonintoday'shighlycompetitiveworld,it'simportanttounderstandthe

mythofbeauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceand

character.Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguided

studentsrealizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethan

goodlooks.

3.HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview?Jobinterviewsareveryimportant.

Knowinghowtotakeagoodinterviewisimportantbecausetosomeextent

tosucceedinajobinterviewmeanstobeofferedadesirablejob.First

impressionsareofgreatimportance.Thefollowingpointscanhelpyou

impresstheinterviewerfavorably.Firstofailbecarefulofyourappearance.

Yourdressshouldbeformalneatandproperfortheoccasion.Secondly

punctualityisvitalandmakesuretoarriveontime.Thirdlybeconfidentin

yourselfbutspeaktotheinterviewerinapolitemannerandbemodestbutnot

humbleaboutyourcapacitywhichwouldleaveagoodimpressiononyour

would-beboss.Ajobinterviewisapotentialopportunityandchallengesto

acquireagoodjob.Thedifferencebetweenapersonwhosucceedsandone

whodoesnotliesonlyinthewayeachtreatsopportunitiesandchallenges.A

successfulpersonisalwayswellpreparedtomeetbothofthemastheyarrive.

Trytofollowthetipsmentionedaboveandyouaresuretosucceed.Howto

SucceedinaJobInterview?Jobinterviewsareveryimportant.Knowinghow

totakeagoodinterviewisimportantbecause,tosomeextent,tosucceedina

jobinterviewmeanstobeofferedadesirablejob.Firstimpressionsareof

greatimportance.Thefollowingpointscanhelpyouimpresstheinterviewer

favorably.Firstofail,becarefulofyourappearance.Yourdressshouldbe

formal,neatandproperfortheoccasion.Secondly,punctualityisvitaland

makesuretoarriveontime.Thirdly,beconfidentinyourselfbutspeaktothe

interviewerinapolitemanner,andbemodestbutnothumbleaboutyour

capacity,whichwouldleaveagoodimpressiononyourwould-beboss.Ajob

interviewisapotentialopportunityandchallengestoacquireagoodjob.The

differencebetweenapersonwhosucceedsandonewhodoesnotliesonlyin

thewayeachtreatsopportunitiesandchallenges.Asuccessfulpersonis

alwayswellpreparedtomeetbothofthemastheyarrive.Trytofollowthe

tipsmentionedaboveandyouaresuretosucceed.

4.OnFoodSafetyIssuesWhileitistruethatthereisadeclineinthenumber

ofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorqualitythesafetyoffood

remainsaseriousprobleminthisindustry.Food-bornOnFoodSafetyIssues

Whileitistruethatthereisadeclineinthenumberofcasesrelatedtofake

foodsandfoodsofpoorquality,thesafetyoffoodremainsaseriousproblem

inthisindustry.Food-born解析：本文要求就食品安全問題展開討論。根

據(jù)提綱，第一段陳述目前食品安全的現(xiàn)狀，及其對人民身體健康的危害；

第二段分析造成食品安全問題的原因；第三段針對食品安全問題提出應(yīng)

對的措施。

5.MyViewsonPlasticSurgeryNowadaysplasticsurgeryispopulararound

usanddifferentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsduetotheirpersonal

inclinations.SomecannotstandsomewomenwhohavehadplasticsurgerMy

ViewsonPlasticSurgeryNowadays,plasticsurgeryispopulararoundus,and

differentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsduetotheirpersonalinclinations.

Somecannotstandsomewomenwhohavehadplasticsurger

6.BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudentAtpresenttherearemanystudents

engagedinbuyingandsellingstocks.Someofthemareequippedwith

updateddevicesoastogetthelatestinformationandseizegolden

chancesBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudentAtpresent,therearemany

studentsengagedinbuyingandsellingstocks.Someofthemareequipped

withupdateddevicesoastogetthelatestinformationandseizegolden

chances解析:文章題目要求討論大學(xué)生炒股這一熱點問題。根據(jù)提綱，

我們可以把第二點作為文章的重點段落，運用總一分的段落模式進行寫

作；同時把第一點和第三點作為略寫段落。第一段簡要地說明這種現(xiàn)象

普遍存在即可；第二段可以用一個主題句，表明不同的人對此有不同的

看法，并說明原因；第三段闡述自己的觀點，可以是贊同其中之一，也

可以是自己獨特的見解。

7.1sBeautyanAdvantage?Recentlyespeciallyinwinterholidaysplastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemarefbrth-yearcollegestudentswhoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Docsitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemssoatleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadaystelevisionsnewspapersmagazinesandbill-boardsare

beauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemediawe'reaccustomedtoseepretty

covergirlsgorgeousTVanchorsandhandsomeexecutivesinTVseries.All

thesearespreadingamisleadingmessage-thesurvivaloftheprettiest.Asthe

jobmarketgrowsincreasinglytightmanystudentsbecomeconvincedthat

goodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresorttoplasticsurgeries

andexpensiveclothesandmakeuptobuilduptheirconfidence.They

packagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterviewinthehopethatan

attractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmakethemstandout

amongnumerousapplicants.It'struethatbeautyisamarketingtoolthatcan

opendoorsoccasionallybutitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractiveappearancewill

takeyouallthewaytosuccess.In.myopinionbeautyisskin-deepandtrue

beautyliesinthesoul.Afterallwhatthebossreallyneedsiscommitted

competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywanttogetonin

today'shighlycompetitiveworldit*simportanttounderstandthemythof

beauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceandcharacter.

Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguidedstudents

realizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethangood

looks.IsBeautyanAdvantage?Recently,especiallyinwinterholidays,plastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudents,whoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised,

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Docsitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemsso,atleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadays,televisions,newspapers,magazinesandbill-boards

arcbcauty-obscsscdasever.Thankstothemedia,wcYcaccustomedtosee

prettycovergirls,gorgeousTVanchors,andhandsomeexecutivesinTV

series.Allthesearespreadingamisleadingmessage—thesurvivalofthe

prettiest.Asthejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytight,manystudentsbecome

convincedthatgoodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresortto

plasticsurgeriesandexpensiveclothesandmakeuptobuilduptheir

confidence.Theypackagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterview,in

thehopethatanattractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmake

themstandoutamongnumerousapplicants.Itstruethatbeautyisamarketing

toolthatcanopendoorsoccasionally,butitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractive

appearancewilltakeyouallthewaytosuccess.In.myopinion,beautyis

skin-deep,andtruebeautyliesinthesoul.Afterall,whatthebossreallyneeds

iscommitted,competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywant

togetonintoday'shighlycompetitiveworld,it'simportanttounderstandthe

mythofbeauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceand

character.Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguided

studentsrealizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethan

goodlooks.

8.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefullywe

canseeinthepastfifteenyearstherehavebeengreatchangesinpeople's

livingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothe

casewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcareenergytransportation

andcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischange

isprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecome

richertheywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfood

andclothes.Neverthelessmedicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoney

becausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhy

fuellightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftstheprices

sothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleast

transportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomy

develops.Tosumuppeople'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime-they

casttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsof

life.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefully,

wecanseeinthepastfifteenyears,therehavebeengreatchangesinpeople's

livingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%,Itisalsothe

casewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcare,energy,transportation

andcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischange

isprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecome

richer,theywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfood

andclothes.Nevertheless,medicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoney,

becausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhy

fuel,lightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftstheprices

sothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleast,

transportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomy

develops.Tosumup,people'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime-they

casttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsoflife.

9.ALetterofComplaintDecember26DearPresidentI'majuniorinour

university.I'mwritingtointimatesomethingunsatisfactorytoyouinour

library.FirstlyIhavetosaythatourlibraryiscoveredwithdustofages.The

booksthebookshelvesthedesksandchairsandeventhedoorsallaredimmed

bythickdust.Wastetissuesandpaperarescatteredalloverthedesksand

floorsforeverystudenthastodustthedesksandchairswithseveraltissues

orpiecesofpaperbeforehesitsdowntoread.Buttoouramazementthe

librarystaffjustsittherereadingtheirnewspapersasifitwerenottheirduty

tocleanthispoor