2021年安徽省亳州市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)

2021年安徽省亳州市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicInformationintheModernSociety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．現(xiàn)代社會中信息的獲得越來越重要

2．我獲得信息的主要渠道(如：圖書館、報紙、電視、電臺、網(wǎng)絡(luò)等)

3．我是如何利用信息的(和別人交流，用于學(xué)習(xí)中等)

InformationintheModernSociety

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAHarmoniousSocietyinMyMind.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．我在國家主張建立和諧社會

2．我心目中的和諧社會

3．為了達到樣的目標(biāo)我們應(yīng)該如何做

AHarmoniousSocietyinMyMind

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofWesternHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些“洋”節(jié)日在中國越來越流行

2.一些中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日反倒無人問津

3.你如何看待這種現(xiàn)象

4.Direction:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.目前社會上有不少假冒偽劣商品(fakecommodities)。為什么會有這種現(xiàn)象?

2.舉例說明假冒偽劣商品對消費者個人、社會的危害。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheProspectofElectronicBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人認為隨著電腦技術(shù)的發(fā)展，電子書籍將取代現(xiàn)在的紙制書本。

2．有些人認為書本的位置是不可替代的。

3．我的看法是……

TheProspectofElectronicBooks

6.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic"ValueTime,ValueLife".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1.生命有限，時間寶貴，珍視時間就是珍視生命。

2.如何珍視時間？如何珍視生命?

3.遺憾的是，有些年輕人把時間和青春花在……

4.我認為，我們應(yīng)該……

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.我為什么選擇讀大學(xué);

2.現(xiàn)在讀大學(xué)是否值得;

3.結(jié)論。

8.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。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinglinegraphthatshowsthechangesoftheattendanceinthereaddingroom.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinesewiththetitleCollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon.

1.描述圖表中的兩個循環(huán)(cycle)所反映的問題。

2．分析引起該變化的原因。

3．你的結(jié)論。

CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTestforNationalCivilServants.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

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

2．產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3．我的看法

TestforNationalCivilServants

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.OnlyasmallpercentageofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantomajorinengineeringatcollege.

12.Easter

EasteristhemostimportantfestivalintheChristiancalendar.ItisthecommemorationofJesus'deathandhisrisingfromthedead,alsoknownastheresurrection.ItcomesattheendofLent.TheweekleadinguptoitiscalledHolyWeek.PalmSundayisthefirstdayofHolyWeekandcelebratesJesus'arrivalinJerusalemridingonadonkey.Crowdsofpeoplecameoutofthecitytogreethim,throwingdownpalmbranchesontheroad.Manychurchesgiveoutsmallcrossesmadefrompalmleaves,asareminderofJesus'entranceintoJerusalemandhisdeathonthecross.OnThursdayChristiansrememberwhenJesusatethePassovermealwithhisdisciples,breakingbreadanddrinkingwine,whichisnowknownastheLastSupper.Sincethenthismealhasbeensymbolicallyre-enactedbymanyChristiansasawayofdrawingclosertoGod.ThisiscalledtheEucharist,whichmeans'thanksgiving'.ItisareminderthatJesussacrificedhislifeformankind.

TheBibletellsusthat,laterthatnight,JesuswasbetrayedbyJudasIscariot.Afterhisarrest,JesuswasbroughtbeforetheJewishhighpriestswhofoundhimguiltyofblasphemybecausehecalledhimselftheSonofGod.TheyhandedhimovertotheRomangovernor,PontiusPilate.AswasthecustomatthetimeoftheFeastofPassover,Pilategavethecrowdsthechoiceastowhichofthetwoprisonersshouldbefreed:Jesus,orBarrabas,anotoriouscriminal.Ironically,thesamecrowdwhohadwelcomedJesuswithpalmbranchesafewdaysearliernowchoseBarrabastobereleased,andPilatecondemnedJesustodeathbycrucifixion.OnGoodFriday,manychurcheshold3hourservicesmeditatingontheeventsleadinguptoChrist'sdeath:hisinterrogation,flogging,themockingbytheRomansoldiers,andhisjourneywiththecrosstoGolgotha,theplaceofhisdeath.Finallyhewasshippednakedandnailedtothecross,wherehehunginagonyforthreehours,jeeredatbythecrowds,beforehedied.Thisisthedaywhenpeopletraditionallyeathotcrossbuns,becausethecrossonthebunisareminderofthecrossJesusdiedon,andareminderoftheChristianbeliefthatJesusdiedtosaveusall.

EasterSundaymarksJesus'resurrection.TheBibletellsusthatMaryMagdalenewenttothetomb,followedlaterbysomeofJesus'disciples.TheydiscoveredJesus'bodyhadgoneandthatthetombwasempty.JesusthenappearedtoMaryandmanyofhisdisciples,speakingwiththemonseparateoccasionsduringthefollowingfortydays.Asheleftthemforthelasttime,JesuspromisedtosendtheHolySpiritsothediscipleswouldknowGodwouldneverleavethem.Hethenascendedintoheaven.TheChurchcelebratesthisonAscensionDay.

WhydoweeatEastereggsatEaster?

ForChristians,Eastereggssymbolizenewlife.Theybelievethat,throughhisresurrection,Jesusdefeateddeathandsinandofferspeoplethepromiseofeternallifeiftheyfollowhisteachings.ThisiswhythereisatraditionforChristianstobebaptizedatEaster,whichcelebratesnewlifeinGod.However,thefestivalofEasterstretchesbacktopre-Christiantimes,too.Itgetsitsnameandsomesymbols,includingtheEasterBunny,fromthePaganSpringEquinoxfestival,whichisacelebrationofspringandalsoofnewlife.

WherearetheaccountsofEasterintheBible?

TheaccountoftheEasterstorycanbereadinMark,Chapters14to16,orLuke,Chapters22to24,andelementsofitcanbefoundintheothergospelstoo.ManyoftheeventsintheEasterstoryareforetoldintheOldTestamentinIsaiahchapter53.

WhydoesthedateofEasterchangefromyeartoyear?

ThedateofEasterSundayvariesfromyeartoyearbecauseitisbasedonthelunarcalendar,ItiscelebratedonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoon,onorafterMarch21st.

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ItcanbereferredfromthepassagethatAliceWalkerwastwenty-twoyearsoldwhenshemovedtoJackson,Mississippi.

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14.TrustMe,I'maRobot

Withrobotsnowemergingfromtheirindustrialcagesandmovingintohomesandworkplaces,roboticistsareconcernedaboutthesafetyimplicationsbeyondthefactoryfloor.Toaddresstheseconcerns,leadingrobotexpertshavecometogethertotrytofindwaystopreventrobotsfromharmingpeople.InspiredbythePugwashConferences—aninternationalgroupof.scientists,academicsandactivistsfoundedin1957tocampaignforthenon-proliferationofnuclearweapons—thenewgroupofrobo-ethicistsmetearlierthisyearinGenoa,Italy,andannouncedtheirinitialfindingsinMarchattheEuropeanRoboticsSymposiuminPalermo,Sicily.

"Securityandsafetyarethebigconcerns,"saysHenrikChristensen,chairmanoftheEuropeanRoboticsNetworkattheSwedishRoyalInstituteofTechnologyinStockholm.Shouldrobotsthatarestrongenoughorheavyenoughtocrushpeoplebeallowedintohomes?Is"systemmalfunction"ajustifiabledefenceforaroboticfighterplanethatcontravenes(違反)theGenevaConventionandmistakenlyfiresoninnocentcivilians?

Thesequestionsmayseemhardtounderstandbutinthenextfewyearstheywillbecomeincreasinglyrelevant,saysDr.Christensen.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope'sWorldRobotics'Survey,in2002thenumberofdomesticandservicerobotsmorethantripled,nearlysurpassingtheirindustrialcounterparts.Bytheendof2003thereweremorethan600,000robotvacuumcleanersandlawnmowers—afigurepredictedtorisetomorethan4mbytheendofnextyear.Japaneseindustrialfirmsareracingtobuildhumanoidrobotstoactasdomestichelpersfortheelderly,andSouthKoreahassetagoalthat100%ofhouseholdsshouldhavedomesticrobotsby2020.Inlightofallthis,itiscrucialthatwestarttothinkaboutsafetyguidelinesnow,saysDr.Christensen.

Stoprightthere

Sowhatexactlyisbeingdonetoprotectusfromthesemechanicalmenaces?"Notenough,"saysBlayWhitby.Thisishardlysurprisinggiventhatthefieldof"safety-criticalcomputing"isbarelyadecadeold,hesays.Butthingsarechanging,andresearchersareincreasinglytakinganinterestintryingtomakerobotssafer.Oneapproach,whichsoundssimpleenough,istrytoprogramthemtoavoidcontactwithpeoplealtogether.Butthisismuchharderthanitsounds.Gettingarobottonavigateacrossaclutteredroomisdifficultenoughwithouthavingtotakeintoaccountwhatitsvariouslimbsorappendagesmightbumpintoalongtheway.

Regulatingthebehaviourofrobotsisgoingtobecomemoredifficultinthefuture,sincetheywillincreasinglyhaveself-learningmechanismsbuiltintothem,saysGiamnarcoVeruggio.Asaresult,theirbehaviourwillbecomeimpossibletopredictfully,hesays,sincetheywillnotbebehavinginpredefinedwaysbutwilllearnnewbehaviourastheygo.

Thenthereisthequestionofunpredictablefailures.Whathappensifarobot'smotorsstopworking,oritsuffersasystemfailurejustasitisperformingheartsurgeryorhandingyouacupofhotcoffee?Youcan,ofcourse,buildinredundancybyaddingbackupsystems,saysHirochikaInoue.Butthisguaranteesnothing,hesays."Onehundredpercentsafetyisimpossiblethroughtechnology,"saysDr.Inoue.Thisisbecauseultimatelynomatterhowthoroughyouare,youcannotanticipatetheunpredictablenatureofhumanbehaviour,hesays.Ortoputitanotherway,nomatterhowsophisticatedyourrobotisatavoidingpeople,peoplemightnotalwaysmanagetoavoidit,andcouldenduptrippingoveritandfallingdownthestairs.

Legalproblems

Inanycase,saysDr.Inoue,thelawsreallyjustsummarizecommonsenseprinciplesthatarealreadyappliedtothedesignofmostmodernappliances,bothdomesticandindustrial.Everytoaster,l

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Perhapsweuse"everybody","nobody","noone"tomakethingsseembetterknownthantheyare.

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16.

Identicaltwinshavehigherchanceofbothdevelopingschizophreniabecauseofthestrongroleof______.

17.

Theideaofusingdogstopullsledsbegan______.

A.some35,000yearsago

B.1000yearsago

C.before1000yearsB.C.

D.before1908

18.

Whentheauthorgivesadraftofanessaytohisfriends,hewantstomakesuretwothings:______.

19.

Inthemid-20thcentury,theU.S.governmentexaminedthepossibleimpactof______.

20.

Thequestionaboutsatisfactionwithpayandbenefitsisnotincludedinthe12questionsbecauseit'simportanttoallemployees,whether______ornot.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(47)

22.聽力原文：W:Thevisitingeconomistisspeakingtonight,butDr.Johnsondoesn'tseemtothinkmuchofhim.

M:That'sbecauseDr.Johnsoncomesfromanentirelydifferentschoolofthought.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthewoman'sremark?

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A.Thevisitingeconomisthasgivenseverallectures.

B.Theguestlecturer'sopinionisdifferentfromDr.Johnson's.

C.Dr.Johnsonandtheguestspeakerwereschoolmates.

D.Dr.Johnsoninvitedtheeconomisttovisittheircollege.

23.(35)

A.BecomingaUScongresswoman.

B.Addressinganationaltelevisionaudience.

C.Communicatingherideastocitizens.

D.Takingherspeechmakingtoanewlevel.

24.【B1】

25.聽力原文：W:Hi,Jack.Tomorrow'sthebigday!YoumustbeexcitedaboutgoingtoFranceforyourfirstinternationalconference.

M:Thetrip,yes,butnotthepreparation.

W:Whatdoyouneedtodoexceptpack?

M:Youknowhowyoualwaysfeelsoawfulwheneveryoumakeabigchangeintimezones?ThistimeI'mtryingananti-jet-lagprogramsoI'llbealertevenforthefirstday'slectures.

W:Buthowcanyouavoidjetlag?Withthatlateflightandasix-hourdifferenceintime,it'sboundtotakeyouacoupleofdaystoadjust.

M:Wellthisprogram'ssupposedtogetyourbodytofeellikeit'sinthenewtimezonebeforeyouleave.Thetheoryisthatthefoodyoueatactuallytellsyourbodywhentobeactiveandwhentoberestful,sochangingyourdietcanhelpyoubeready'forthetimechange.Youhavetoalternatefeastingandfasting...youknowsometimeseatalot,sometimesjustalittle.

W:OK.NowIseewhyyou'renotenjoyingthepreparation.Ican'tquitepictureyoufasting!

M:Actuallytheworstisalreadyover.Twodaysbeforetheflight,you'resupposedtohaveonlylightmealsandlimityourselftoeighthundredcalories.

W:Thatmusthavebeentough.

M:Yeah,butI'mmakingupforittoday.Feastdayismuchbetter...thoughIstilldon'tgettoeatanysnacksafterdinner.

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A.Newfoodstotrywhentraveling.

B.Makingreservationsforthebesttravel.

C.Avoidinggainingweightwhiletraveling.

D.Adjustingtotimechangeswhentraveling.

26.(21)

A.ByreadingtheBBCbook.

B.BygoingtoaneveningclassbyBBC.

C.BywatchingBBCprograms.

D.BygoingtoSpaintotalkwithSpanishpeople.

27.(39)

28.(26)

A.About200miles.

B.About1,000miles.

C.About7,000miles.

D.About5,000miles.

29.

【B3】

30.聽力原文：Catsneverfailtofascinatehumanbeings.Theycanbefriendlyandaffectionatetowardshumans,buttheyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirownaswell.Theyneverbecomesubmissivelikedogsandhorses.Asaresult,humanshavelearnedtorespecttheirindependence.Mostcatsremainsuspiciousofhumansalltheirlives.Onethingthatfascinatesusmostaboutcatsisthepopularbeliefthattheyhaveninelives.Apparently,thereisagooddealoftruthinthisidea.Acat'sabilitytosurvivefallsisbasedonfact.

RecentlytheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentremadeastudyof132catsoveraperiodoffivemonths.Allthesecatshadoneexperienceincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeightofthemdiedfromshockofinjuries.Ofcourse,NewYorkistheidealplaceforsuchaninterestingstudy,becausethereisnoshortageoftallbuildings.Thereareplentyofhigh-risewindowsillstofallfrom!Onecat,Sabrina,fell32stories,yetonlysufferedfromabrokentooth."Catsbehavelikewell-trainedparatroopers,"adoctorsaid.Itseemsthatthefurthercatsfall,thelesstheyarelikelytoinjurethemselves.Inalongdrop,theyreachspeedsof60milesanhourandmore.Athighspeeds,fallingcatshavetimetorelax.Theystretchouttheirlegslikeflyingsquirrels.Thisincreasestheirair-resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactwhentheyhittheground.

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A.Becausecatsalwaysfascinatehumanbeings.

B.Becausecatsarefriendlyandaffectionatetowardshumans.

C.Becausethereisapopularbeliefthatcatshaveninelives.

D.Becausecatsleadtheirownlivesandseldombecomeobedientlikedogsare.

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

Accordingtothepassage,peoplearemuchmorelikelytogetheartattacksbecauseof______.

32.

Theauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureuseofcomputeris______.

A.negativeB.positiveC.indifferentD.critical

33.

Accordingtotheauthor,whatpartdoesweatherplayinconversation?

A.Itshowspeople'signoranceofpurposeofconversation.

B.Itcanprovideatopictobreaktheice.

C.Itindicatesthatveryfewpeoplehopetolearnanythingnewfromconversation.

D.Itcanprovideatopicofconversationthatisacceptable.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.【S2】

35.

【S10】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S9】

38.

【S2】

39.

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參考答案

1.InformationintheModernSocietyAsisknowntoallinformationplaysanimportantroleinourmodernsociety.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatoursisasocietyofinformation.AsamemberofmodernsocietyIaInformationintheModernSocietyAsisknowntoall,informationplaysanimportantroleinourmodernsociety.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatoursisasocietyofinformation.Asamemberofmodernsociety,Ia

2.HarmoniousSocietyinMyMind①Sincetheyear2004whentheconceptwasfirstputforwardtobuildaharmonioussocietyhasbeenthefocusandmajoraimofthegovernmentandpeople.EveryonehashisowninterpretationofhHarmoniousSocietyinMyMind①Sincetheyear2004whentheconceptwasfirstputforward,tobuildaharmonioussocietyhasbeenthefocusandmajoraimofthegovernmentandpeople.Everyonehashisowninterpretationofh解析：議論文①審題及布局。這篇作文討論我心目中和諧社會的構(gòu)建，要求在說明現(xiàn)行政策的基礎(chǔ)上，介紹本人對和諧社會的理解，并號召大學(xué)生為此貢獻力量。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱展開即可。第一段介紹我國政府自2004年起致列車長于建設(shè)和諧社會；第二段描述我心目中的和諧社會，或我對“和諧”的思考；第三段說明作為大學(xué)生我們應(yīng)該如何為和諧社會的構(gòu)建做出努力。②語言。本文著重談?wù)撐倚哪恐泻椭C社會的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，語言需準(zhǔn)確、簡練，且生動、富感染力。對大學(xué)生發(fā)出號召時，語言要有針對性和說服力。另外注意句式的靈活多變，盡量避免重復(fù)。

3.ThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.ForexampleweeksbeforeChristmascountlessshopsrestaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdeThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Forexample,weeksbeforeChristmas,countlessshops,restaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasde

4.HarmfulnessofFakeCommoditiesNowadaysthemarketisinfestedwithfakecommodities.Fakegoodsandclothesfakecigarettesanddrinksfakeelectricalappliancespiratedbooksanddiscs...thelistcangoonandon.Whyaretheresomanyfakegoods?Theanswertothequestionliesinpeople'sgreedformoney.Theproducersoffakegoodswanttoamassabigfortuneinashorttimethesellerswanttogetsomeillegalprofitswhereassomeoftheconsumerswanttopurchasesomecheapgoodsandsatisfytheirownvanity.Fakecommoditiescandogreatharmtobothconsumersandoursociety.Supposeyoubuyafakepairofleathershoestheymaycauseinconvenienceandawasteofmoney.Ifyoubuysomefakemedicinetheconsequencecanbefatal.Itwasreportedthatfakebrandliquorhadcausedhundredsofpeopletobecomeblind.Tosumupfakecommoditieshaveclonelotsofharmtopeople'shealthandupsetthefairlycompetitivemarketinthelongrumtheywillcorruptpeople'smoralityanderodetrust.Soweshouldtakeeverysteptobantheproductionandsaleoffakecommodities.HarmfulnessofFakeCommoditiesNowadaysthemarketisinfestedwithfakecommodities.Fakegoodsandclothes,fakecigarettesanddrinks,fakeelectricalappliances,piratedbooksanddiscs...thelistcangoonandon.Whyaretheresomanyfakegoods?Theanswertothequestionliesinpeople'sgreedformoney.Theproducersoffakegoodswanttoamassabigfortuneinashorttime,thesellerswanttogetsomeillegalprofits,whereassomeoftheconsumerswanttopurchasesomecheapgoodsandsatisfytheirownvanity.Fakecommoditiescandogreatharmtobothconsumersandoursociety.Supposeyoubuyafakepairofleathershoes,theymaycauseinconvenienceandawasteofmoney.Ifyoubuysomefakemedicine,theconsequencecanbefatal.Itwasreportedthatfakebrandliquorhadcausedhundredsofpeopletobecomeblind.Tosumup,fakecommoditieshaveclonelotsofharmtopeople'shealthandupsetthefairlycompetitivemarket,inthelongrumtheywillcorruptpeople'smoralityanderodetrust.Soweshouldtakeeverysteptobantheproductionandsaleoffakecommodities.

5.TheProspectofElectronicBooksManypeoplebelievethatwiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnologyelectronicbookswillreplacebooksintheirpresentformtobecomethechiefmodeofreading.Evennowwearehavingmini-electronicdictionariesandCDswhichholddozensofclassicalworks.Thedaywon'tbefar-offwhenwecanhaveanotebook-sizedLCDscreenwhichpresentsanypagewewanttoreadinalongbooklist.Justimagine--everythingyouwanttoreadtoonearthisinafew"notebooks"!Peoplewillnolongerhavetomakeroomforheavybooksorcarrythemaround.Howeverconvenienceisnottheonlything.Althoughelectronicbookswillbeeasytocarryandstoretheywon'tprovidetheoldpleasureoffingeringthroughafavoritepaperbook.Tomanypeopleafterallelectronicthingsaremore"inhuman"andmoreunreal.Besideswithcopyrightinviewanelectronicbookcontaininghundredsofhookscanbetooexpensiveformostpeopletoaffordwhichmighthinderitsproduction.Inmyopinionelectronicbookswillbecomepopularinthefuturefortheircompactnessandconveniencebutitcannotentirelyreplacepaperbooksjustastheexistenceofminielectronicdictionariestodaydoesnotmeantheendofqualitypaperdictionaries.TheProspectofElectronicBooksManypeoplebelievethatwiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology,electronicbookswillreplacebooksintheirpresentform.tobecomethechiefmodeofreading.Evennow,wearehavingmini-electronicdictionariesandCDswhichholddozensofclassicalworks.Thedaywon'tbefar-offwhenwecanhaveanotebook-sizedLCDscreen,whichpresentsanypagewewanttoreadinalongbooklist.Justimagine--everythingyouwanttoreadtoonearthisinafew"notebooks"!Peoplewillnolongerhavetomakeroomforheavybooksorcarrythemaround.However,convenienceisnottheonlything.Althoughelectronicbookswillbeeasytocarryandstore,theywon'tprovidetheoldpleasureoffingeringthroughafavoritepaperbook.Tomanypeople,afterall,electronicthingsaremore"inhuman"andmoreunreal.Besides,withcopyrightinview,anelectronicbookcontaininghundredsofhookscanbetooexpensiveformostpeopletoafford,whichmighthinderitsproduction.Inmyopinion,electronicbookswillbecomepopularinthefuturefortheircompactnessandconvenience,butitcannotentirelyreplacepaperbooks,justastheexistenceofminielectronicdictionariestodaydoesnotmeantheendofqualitypaperdictionaries.

6.ValueTimeValueLifeAsanoldsayinggoes"Aninchoftimeequalsaninchofgold.Goldcanberegainedifitisgonebuttimewillneverreturnwhenitpassed."Perhapstimeisunlimitedinsomedegreebutman'sliValueTime,ValueLifeAsanoldsayinggoes,"Aninchoftimeequalsaninchofgold.Goldcanberegainedifitisgone,buttimewillneverreturnwhenitpassed."Perhapstimeisunlimitedinsomedegree,butman'sli

7.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.TherWhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Ther

8.May27th2005DearSirIwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresumemymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketingConsumerBehaviorStrategiesandPsychologyandallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemyknowledge.IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.IwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscarriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Iraninterviewisneededpleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!Bestwishes!SincerelyLiMingMay27th,2005DearSir,IwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th,2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresume,mymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketing,ConsumerBehavior.StrategiesandPsychology,andallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemyknowledge.IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.IwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscarriedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Iraninterviewisneeded,pleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!Bestwishes!Sincerely,LiMing

9.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollegereadingroomattendancethereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.WhenthenewtermstartsinSeptemberthereareabout275studentswhogotothereadingroom.ThenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonthtillNovemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerratereachingthepeakjustbeforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacationmoststudentsgohomesothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropstoalmost175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.Afterthreemonthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterAprilwiththeapproachingfinalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthefacilitiesofthereadingroom.Duringthesummervacationstudentsarerarelyseeninit.Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents'lifeatcollege.Thegraphindicatesthatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwomonthsofeachsemesterquiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfaraway.Theyonlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexamsbecausetheretheycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheirtermpapersortheexams.Infactstudentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeofexams