2022年安徽省安慶市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)

2022年安徽省安慶市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.描述圖表的變化。

2．分析變化的原因。

3．你喜歡讀什么樣的書。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteaneye-witnessaccountofatrafficaccident.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.假設(shè)你在某日某時某地目擊了一起車禍，就此寫一份見證書。見證書須包括以下幾點

1．車禍發(fā)生的時間及地點

2．你所見到的車禍情況

3．你對車禍原因的分析

3.Directions: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。

ThePopularityofWesternHolidays

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWealthandHealth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.有人認(rèn)為財富比健康重要:

2．也有人認(rèn)為健康比財富重要；

3．我的觀點是______。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledGambling.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:

1.Whatisgambling?

2.Theharmofgambling.

3.Howshallwedealwithit?

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.當(dāng)前出國留學(xué)的人數(shù)日益增多

2.留學(xué)的優(yōu)勢和劣勢

3.你的看法

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollegeGraduates?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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，家村和落后地區(qū)對于大學(xué)生的發(fā)展更有優(yōu)勢

IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollegeGraduates?

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofChildrenObesity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.學(xué)生的肥胖問題日益嚴(yán)重

2.這一現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因

3.你認(rèn)為應(yīng)如何改變這一現(xiàn)象

ChildrenObesity

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

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

2．參加學(xué)生會和各種社團(tuán)對個人的有利之處

3．你對參加學(xué)生會和社團(tuán)活動的態(tài)度

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedtowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudents'MakingMoney.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.大學(xué)生兼職工作的現(xiàn)象

2．大學(xué)生兼職工作的原因

3．我的觀點

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

Thecountrythatbringsaboutthelargestamountofglobalwarmingpollutionis______.

12.

Todayleisuremeansthetimeinwhichwehavenothingtodo.

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13.

Theauthorpersuadespeoplenottousenewtechnologiesbecausetheyareexpensive.

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14.EMERYTOBIN:Pistol-Packin'Reformer

Ketchikanhashadmanynotablecitizensinthecity's102yearsofhistory,butperhapsnonestandsoutsoboldlyasthelateEmeryTobin,whodiedin1977atage81.HisrosterofactivitiesandaccomplishmentsinKetchikanislengthyandincrediblyvaried.HejoinedthenewlyfoundedAmericanLegionPost3in1921,becameamemberoftheChamberofCommercein1923,andwasachartermemberofKetchikanRotaryin1925.

Intheearly1920shealsowasanactiveleaderinKetchikan'sBoyScoutTroop#1,thefirsttroopinallofAlaska,antihewasavolunteerdramacoachforthehighschool'stheatricalproductions.HewaslaterafounderpluspublisherandeditoroftheAlaskaSportsmanmagazine,whichcontinuestodayasthenationallyknownAlaskaMagazine.

HismagazineofficeandhisAlaskaSpecialtiesnoveltyshopwerelocatedintheold1904YateshospitalonMissionStreet-nowtheSeamen'sCenter.

TheRainGaugethatstandsnexttotoday'svisitorbureauonthedockwasfirsterectedinfrontofTobin'sshop.HewasanavidboosteroftourismandsoldAlaskabooksandnoveltiesthroughadsinhisAlaskaSportsmanmagazine.

ButthosethingsarenotnecessarilywhatEmeryTobinisrememberedfor.Emery'sclaimtofameisthatheissaidtobethemanwhospearheadedtheclosureofthecity'sredlightdistrictsin1953,ending50yearsofopenlytoleratedprostitutioninKetchikan,Alaska!Hebecameaherotosomeandanarchvillaintoothers.ItwasduringthatcontentiouscrusadethatEmerykeptapistolathandonhisdesk.

AlthoughheservedinFranceinWorldWarⅠ,Emerywasnotamanonewouldeverconnectwithafirearm.Hewasnottall,hebadaratherhighvoiceandaBostonareaaccentheneverlost,whichmadeanRsoundlikeaW—somepeoplethoughtitwasalisp.Hespokerapidlyandwithgreatassurance.Evenafterhishairturnedwhite,hestillhadthickblackeyebrowsonabrowridgethatmadesmilesthatblossomedonhisfaceseemclosertofrowns.WhenhewalkedwithhisrapidgaitdownKetchikan'swetandbreezystreets,headbentandhandsinpockets,heappearedtobebuckingapowerfulheadwind.

EvenintohissixtiesEmerywasfearless.WhenayoungmanshopliftedsomethinganddepartedrunningfromEmery'sAlaskaSpecialtiesshoponMissionStreet,Emerytookoffafterhim,legsandarmspumping.HetackledthemiscreanttothewetsidewalkinfrontoftheentrancetoSt.John'sChurchandpinnedhimthereuntilhelparrived.SomeofEmeryTobin'sspiritanddeterminationmusthavecomedirectlyfromhisfather.

EmeryFridolfTobinwasborntoAugustandEmmaTobin,Swedishimmigrants,onDec.14,1895,inQuincy,Mass.,tenmilessouthofBoston.AugustTobinwasapaintingcontractor,workingfortheschooldistrict.ThegreatDepressionof1893hadaffectedeveryone.Tobin'scustomersownedhimmoneyandTobinowedmoneytohisowncreditors.Timeswerehard.

TwoyearsafterEmery'sbirth,in1897,newsoftheKlondikeGoldRushcircledtheglobe,andamongthoseinfectedwithgoldfeverwereAugustTobinandhisbrother-in-law-Emma'sbrother.Thetwocoupleswerecloseandhadbeenmarriedatadoublewedding.Eachlittlefamilyhadtwochildren-theeldestofthefourbabiesnotyettwoyearsold.Thetwofathersdecidedthatonewouldhavetostayandcareforbothwivesandallfourchildren;theotherwouldgotoAlaska,makeafortuneandreturninayeartoQuincy.Atleastthatwastheplan.SothemendrewstrawsandAugustdrewthelongstrawforAlaska.Emerylovedtotellthisstory.Hewouldleanbackinhissqueakyoakdeskchairandhisfacewasallsmilesasherelatedhisfamily'shistory.

Emery'slatherwaslongonconfidencebutshortonmoneytogethimselftoSeattle,muchlessallthewayto

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15.CuttingbudgetforscienceresearchanddevelopmentfurthersmothersincentivesforAmericanstudentsto______.

16.

AtypeofNorthAmericancrowcan______mostofthepineseedsitburiedeventheyareindeepsnow.

A.eatupB.retrieveC.crackD.lose

17.

ThefirstbooktodemonstrateharmfulhumanactivitytoEarthwaswrittenby______.

18.

Thepropertemperatureforstoringbooksis______.

19.Biotechfirmshavenotmuchinterestinthedevelopingworldmarketbecause______.

A.runningbusinessthereneedsmuchindistribution

B.farmerstherearetoopoortobuytheirproducts

C.thesefirmswanttokeeptheirtechnologysecret

D.farmerstheredon'tlikegeneticallymodifiedcrops

20.TheEmbarrassingPharmaceuticalIndustry

Theimageofdrugindustry

Thedrugindustry'simageproblemsarebeginningtohurtpharmaceuticalcompanieswhereitmattersmost--atthebottomline.

AyearafterMerck'swithdrawalofitsarthritismedicineVioxxledtoanindustrywidecredibilitycrisis,theFoodandDrugAdministrationisblockingnewmedicinesthatmightpreviouslyhavepassedmuster.Doctorsarewritingfewerprescriptionsforantidepressantsandotherdrugswhosesafetyhasbeenchallenged,likehormonereplacementtherapiesforwomeninmenopause.

Meanwhile,insurersandsomestatesaretakingadvantageofthebacklashagainsttheindustrytotryshiftingpatientstoolder,genericdrugs,arguingthattheyworkaswellasnewerandmoreexpensivebrandedmedicines.Overall,prescriptionscontinuetoriseslightly,butanincreasingshareofprescriptionsaregoingtogenericdrugs.Also,consumersseemtobelessresponsivetoaggressivedrugmarketing.

Theindustrylosttrust

"Alotofthedemandthattheindustryhascreatedovertheyearshasbeenthroughpromotion,andforthatpromotiontobeeffective,therehastobetrust,"saidRichardEvans,ananalystcoveringdrugstocksatSanfordC.BernsteinandCompany."Thattrusthasbeenlost."

Inthebackground,newcompetitorsareforcingtheold-linedruggiantstostruggletokeeppace.BiotechnologycompanieslikeGenentecharetakingtheleadinfindingnewtreatmentsforcancer,apromisingandlucrativefield.

ExecutivesofthemajordrugcompaniessaytheyexpectpublicscrutinyinthewakeofproblemswithVioxxandotherdrugs.Buttheysaytheyareconcernedthatconsumermistrusthasledtounrealisticexpectationsaboutdrugsafetyandrisks,stuntingthedevelopmentofnewmedicines.

"Ithinkthereisanoverallunreasonableexpectationrightnowthatthereissuchathingasariskfreedrug,"saidSidneyTaurel,chiefexecutiveofEliLilly&Company.

Themajordrugmakersremainhighlyprofitable.Butatsome,includingPfizerandMerck,thelargestandthird-largestAmericancompaniesintermsofrevenue,salesarestagnantandprofitsarefailing,leadingtolayoffsand--forthefirsttimeinyears--cutsinresearchbudgets.Thedrugindustry,whichisdominatedbycompaniesbasedinthiscountry,ishardlyinafull-blowncrisis,andlayoffsareoccurringmainlyonthemarginsofitsworkforce.Pfizeralonewillmakeabout＄8billioninprofitthisyear,onsalesofabout＄51billion,andinvestmorethan＄7billioninresearchanddevelopmentalthoughthecompany'sresearchspendingfell6percentinthethirdquarterof2005comparedwiththesameperiodin2004,andPfizerexpectsittostayflatordeclineinthecomingyears.Overall,theindustryspendsmorethan＄30billionannuallyonresearchanddevelopment.

Butforthecompanies,andforpatientswhoarecountingonindustryresearchtoproducenewtreatmentsfordiseaseslikerheumatoidarthritisanddiabetes,thesearetryingtimes.WallStreethasalsotakennoticeoftheindustry'swoes.SharesofPfizerareneartheirlowestlevelssince1997,closingFridayat＄22.43,andabroadindexofdrugstockshasfallen25percentinfiveyears.Incontrast,sharesofbiotechnologycompaniesaresoaring.

Withoutnewdrugstopromoteaspatentsexpire,andwiththebarsetsohighbytheblockbustersofthelastdecade,theold-linecompanieshavedependedonstopgapmeasurestoprotectsales,likereformulatingexistingdrugssotheycanbetakenonceaweekinsteadofoncedaily.Atthesametime,theyhaveusedconsumeradvertisingtodrivepatientdemand.Butthosestrategiesappeartobelosingtheireffectiveness,asconsumersbecomemoreskepticalandinsurersrebelagainsthighpricesfordrugsthatarenot

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(34)

A.It'smadeupofprofessionalathletes.

B.It'smadeupofcollegeplayers.

C.It'smadeupofbothprofessionalandcollegeplayers.

D.It'smadeupofyoungathletes.

22.(36)

A.ItisdifficultforpeoplelivinginaStoneAgeculturetomoveintoamodernworld.

B.Inventionisanewideatomodernpeople.

C.Wehumanbeingshaveabilitiestosolvesuchproblemsaswarandpollution.

D.Whatweneedisdemandsfromotherstoworkforabetterfuture.

23.【B9】

24.(35)

A.Theybecamemorepopular.

B.Theyweremoreregulated.

C.Theybecamelesshonest.

D.Theybecamebetterproduced.

25.聽力原文：W:IfeelsouneasyabouttrustingDavidwithourmoney.Howaboutyou?

M:Somepeoplesayhe'snotreliable,butothershavealotofconfidenceinhim.I'mwillingtogivehimthebenefitofthedoubt.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.HethinksDavidisnotreliable.

B.He'swillingtotrustDavid.

C.HehastoldhisdoubtstoDavid.

D.HethinksDavidwillbenefitfromthisexperience.

26.

【B11】

27.(32)

A.Theyinvitenewideaswithgreatenthusiasm.

B.Theychoosegoodideasthroughastrictprocess.

C.Theygivequickreactionstoproposalsandideas.

D.Theyhavenostandardregulationsonassessingsuggestions.

28.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

聽力原文：Let'sproceedtothemainexhibithallandlookatsomeoftheactualvehiclesthathaveplayedaprominentroleinspeedingupmaildelivery.Considerhowlongitusedtotaketosendaletteracrossarelativelyshort(36)distance.Backinthe1600'sittooktwoweekson(37)horsebacktogetaletterfromBostontoNewYork,adistanceofabout260miles.Crossingariverwasalsoa(38)challenge.Ferryservicewasso(39)irregularthatacarrierwouldsometimeswaithoursjusttocatchaferry.Forjourneysinland,therewasalwaysthestagecoach,buttheridewasbynomeans(40)comfortablebecauseithadtobe(41)sharedwithOtherpassengers.Thepostofficewasprettyingeniousaboutsomeroutes.Inthenineteenthcentury,intheSouthwesterndesert,forinstance,camelswere(42)broughtintohelpgetthemailthrough.InAlaska,reindeerwereused.Thispracticewasdiscontinuedbecauseofthe(43)disagreeabletemperamentoftheseanimals.

We'llstophereaminutesothatyoucanenterthisreplicaofarailwaymailcar.(44)ItwasduringtheAgeoftheIronHorsethatdeliveryreallystartedtopickup.Infact,theUnitedStatestransportedmostbulkmailbytrainfornearly100years.(45)Thefirstairmailservicedidn'tstartuntil1918.

Pleasetakeafewmomentstolookaround.Ihopeyou'llenjoyyourtour.Andasyoucontinueonyourown,mayIsuggestyouvisitourimpressivephilateliccollection.(46)Notonlycanyoulookatsomeofthemoreunusualstampsissued,butthereisaninterestingexhibitonhowstampsaremade.

Let'sproceedtothemainexhibithallandlookatsomeoftheactualvehiclesthathaveplayedaprominentroleinspeedingupmaildelivery.Considerhowlongitusedtotaketosendaletteracrossarelativelyshort【B1】______.Backinthe1600'sittooktwoweekson【B2】______togetaletterfromBostontoNewYork,adistanceofabout260miles.Crossingariverwasalsoa【B3】______.Ferryservicewasso【B4】______thatacarrierwouldsometimeswaithoursjusttocatchaferry.Forjourneysinland,therewasalwaysthestagecoach,buttheridewasbynomeans【B5】______becauseithadtobe【B6】______withotherpassengers.Thepostofficewasprettyingeniousaboutsomeroutes.Inthenineteenthcentury,intheSouthwesterndesert,forinstance,camelswere【B7】______intohelpgetthemailthrough.InAlaska,reindeerwereused.Thispracticewasdiscontinuedbecauseofthe【B8】______temperamentoftheseanimals.

We'llstophemaminutesothatyoucanenterthisreplicaofarailwaymailcar,【B9】_________________.Infact,theUnitedStatestransportedmostbulkmailbytrainfornearly100years.【B10】_____________________.

Pleasetakeafewmomentstolookaround.Ihopeyou'llenjoyyourtour.Andasyoucontinueonyourown,mayIsuggestyouvisitourimpressivephilateliccollection.【B11】________________.

【B1】

29.(14)

A.Shethinksthepriceistoohigh.

B.Shethinksthepriceisquitenormal.

C.Shethinksthepricecouldbecheaper.

D.Shethinksthepriceisreallylow.

30.

【B4】

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

Incomparison,whatmethodissuperiortoanyothermethodsmentionedinthepassage?

32.Forwhomdidtherecently-electedCongressmanJaredPolisopposetocreatemorejobs?

33.

【C10】

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S8】

35.SomepeoplewouldsaythattheirEnglishman'shomeisno

longertheircastle;thatithasbecomehisworkshop.Thisispartly【S1】______

becauseontheaverageEnglishmaniskeenonworkingwithhis【S2】______

handandpartlybecausehefeelsthatforonereasonandanother,he【S3】______

mustdoforhimselfmanyhouseholdjobswhich,someyearsago,

hewouldhiredprofessionalhelp.Themainreasonforthisis【S4】______

financialone:thehighcostoflaborhasmeantthatbuilders'and【S5】______

decorators'costshavereachedtoalevelwhichmakesthem【S6】______

prohibitiveforthehouse-proudEnglishmanofmodestmean.So,if【S7】______

hewishestokeephishouselookingbrightandsmart,hemust

tacklesomeoftherepairsanddecoratingbyhimself.Asaresult,

therehasgrownupinthepost-waryearswhatwassometimeswe【S8】______

referredtoasthe"Do-It-YourselfMovement".

The"Do-It-YourselfMovement"beganwithhome-decorating

buthassincespreadintoamuchwidefieldNowadaysthereseem【S9】______

tobeveryfewthingsthatcannotbemadebythe"do-it-yourself"

methods.Anumberofmagazinesandhandbooksexisttoshow

hopefulhandymenofallagejusthoweasyitistobuildsomething【S10】______

fromlikeacoffeetabletoafifteen-footsailingboat.

【S1】

36.Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Individual

childrenvarygreatlyintheamountoflisteningtheydoafter【S1】______

theystartspeaking,andlatestartersareoftenlonglisteners.

Mostchildrenwill"obey"spokeninstructionssometime

beforetheycanspeak,thoughthewordobeyishardly

accuratelikeadescriptionoftheeageranddelighted【S2】______

cooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycan

speak,manychildrenwillaskquestionsingestureandby【S3】______

makingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttotracethe

developmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirst

spokenwordsleadtoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreed【S4】______

theyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirst【S5】______

fewmonthsoneortwonoisesortthemselvesoutas【S6】______

particularindicativeofdelight,distress,sociability,andso【S7】______

on.Butsincethesecanbesaidtoshowthebaby'sintentionto【S8】______

communicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsof

language.Itisagreed,too,thatfromaboutthreemonthsriley

playwithsoundsforenjoyment,andthatbysixmonthsthey

areabletoaddnewsoundstotheirrepertoire.This

self-imitationleadsontodeliberateimitationofsounds

makingorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.The【S9】______

problemthenarisesastothepointwhichonecansaythat【S10】______

theseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S7】

38.

【S9】

39.

【S8】

參考答案

1.TheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006FromthetablebasedonasurveywemadeofthereadingpreferencesofstudentsinanChineseuniversityin2006welearnthatofallkindsofbookscontemporaryuniversitystudentslikefictionsbestwhichhas65.9percentofbookcirculationinlibrarywhileotherkindsofbookshavelowpercentages:generalnonfiction—18.2science/technology/education--10.8art/literature/poetry—5.1.Itsuggeststhatcontemporarystudentsaremuchmoreeasilyinfluencedbythefashionthaneverbefore.It'sareasonableandgoodphenomenonbecauseitrevealsthatuniversitystudentsliketokeepupwiththedevelopmentofsociety.Thustheywilleasilyadaptthemselvestothenewlifeaftertheygraduatefromschool.GenerallyIlikereadingnon-fictionforitistightlyconnectedwiththereality.Tosomedegreeit'snousereadingtoomuchfictionwhichsometimeswilltakeyouintofancyfantasy.Fastlifepacealsodoesn'tallowmetoreadbooksonartorpoetry.Tomenonfictionisevenhelpfulinanalyzingsocietyandhumanity.TheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006FromthetablebasedonasurveywemadeofthereadingpreferencesofstudentsinanChineseuniversityin2006,welearnthat,ofallkindsofbooks,contemporaryuniversitystudentslikefictionsbest,whichhas65.9percentofbookcirculationinlibrarywhileotherkindsofbookshavelowpercentages:generalnonfiction—18.2,science/technology/education--10.8,art/literature/poetry—5.1.Itsuggeststhatcontemporarystudentsaremuchmoreeasilyinfluencedbythefashionthaneverbefore.It'sareasonableandgoodphenomenonbecauseitrevealsthatuniversitystudentsliketokeepupwiththedevelopmentofsociety.Thustheywilleasilyadaptthemselvestothenewlifeaftertheygraduatefromschool.Generally,Ilikereadingnon-fiction,foritistightlyconnectedwiththereality.Tosomedegree,it'snousereadingtoomuchfictionwhichsometimeswilltakeyouintofancyfantasy.Fastlifepacealsodoesn'tallowmetoreadbooksonartorpoetry.Tome,nonfictionisevenhelpfulinanalyzingsocietyandhumanity.

2.AnEye-WitnessAccountofaTrafficAccidentLastFridaymorningIwasstandingatthebusstopwaitingforBusNo375.Becauseseverallinespassedbythestationanditwasrushhourmanypeoplehadgatheredtherebeforenextbuscamesomeoffthepavementothersonthelawn.Abuspulledintothestationatlast.BeforeIrecognizedthenumberofthepackedbuspeoplealreadythrongedforwardandfoughttheirwaytothedoor.SuddenlyIheardsomebodyshout"Help!Help!"Itwasfromthecrowd.Allthepassengerslookedtowardthepointwherethesoundcamefrom.Apregnantwomanwaslyingontheroadnearbythebusdoorbleedingallover.Iwasfrightenedanddazed.Anambulancecameandtookthewomantohospital.BusescomeandwentbutIjuststoodtherelostinthought.Probablybecausetimeandtidewaitfornomanpeopleinmodemsocietyarealwaysinahurrylesttheyshouldbeleftbehindandevendismissed.Therecanneverbepeaceofmind.Thusrisesthenumberoftrafficaccident.Iftherewerelesspressureonpeopletheremightbefeweraccidents.AnEye-WitnessAccountofaTrafficAccidentLastFridaymorningIwasstandingatthebusstopwaitingforBusNo,375.Becauseseverallinespassedbythestationanditwasrushhour,manypeoplehadgatheredtherebeforenextbuscame,someoffthepavement,othersonthelawn.Abuspulledintothestationatlast.BeforeIrecognizedthenumberofthepackedbus,peoplealreadythrongedforwardandfoughttheirwaytothedoor.SuddenlyIheardsomebodyshout"Help!Help!"Itwasfromthecrowd.Allthepassengerslookedtowardthepointwherethesoundcamefrom.Apregnantwomanwaslyingontheroadnearbythebusdoor,bleedingallover.Iwasfrightenedanddazed.Anambulancecameandtookthewomantohospital.Busescomeandwent,butIjuststoodthere,lostinthought.Probablybecausetimeandtidewaitfornoman,peopleinmodemsocietyarealwaysinahurry,lesttheyshouldbeleftbehindandevendismissed.Therecanneverbepeaceofmind.Thusrisesthenumberoftrafficaccident.Iftherewerelesspressureonpeopletheremightbefeweraccidents.

3.ThePopularityofWesternHolidayItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.ForexampleweeksbeforeChristmascountlessshopsrestaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdecorations.HowevercertaintraditionalChinesefestivalsarebeingneglected.Infact.thewesternfestivalsarecelebratedinChinaquitedifferentlyfromintheWest.ForexampleChristmasinthewesternworldismainlyaspiritualfestival.ThenwhyhavethewesternholidaystakenrootinChina?Thechiefreasonisthatbusinessmenknowthattheycanmakemoneybyproducingholidaygoodsorencouragingextradiningandcelebrating.Ithinkthepopularityofwesternholidaysdoesindicatethesuccessoftheeconomicreform.Certainlyeconomicdevelopmenthasbroughtextramoneytomanypeople.PeopleinChinahaveobviouslymoremoneythantheyusedto.Butweshouldn'twasteourmoneyonuselessthings.Soweshouldnotbeledbythoseprofithappybusinessmenratherweshouldtaketheopportunitytorelaxandenjoyourselves.Rememberthatholidaymeanshappinessnotspending.ThePopularityofWesternHolidayItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Forexample,weeksbeforeChristmas,countlessshops,restaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdecorations.However,certaintraditionalChinesefestivalsarebeingneglected.Infact.thewesternfestivalsarecelebratedinChinaquitedifferentlyfromintheWest.Forexample,Christmasinthewesternworldismainlyaspiritualfestival.ThenwhyhavethewesternholidaystakenrootinChina?Thechiefreasonisthatbusinessmenknowthattheycanmakemoneybyproducingholidaygoodsorencouragingextradiningandcelebrating.Ithinkthepopularityofwesternholidaysdoesindicatethesuccessoftheeconomicreform.Certainlyeconomicdevelopmenthasbroughtextramoneytomanypeople.PeopleinChinahaveobviouslymoremoneythantheyusedto.Butweshouldn'twasteourmoneyonuselessthings.So,weshouldnotbeledbythoseprofithappybusinessmen,rather,weshouldtaketheopportunitytorelaxandenjoyourselves.Rememberthatholidaymeanshappiness,notspending.

4.WealthandHealthWiththedevelopmentofsocietypeopleattachmoreimportancetowealthandhealth.Butwhichismoreimportantwealthorhealth?Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.Somepeoplethinkwealthismoreimportant.Theyevensaymoneycannotbringyoueverythingbutwithoutmoneyyoucandonothing.Inordertoaccumulatemoremoneytheycandoanything.Howeverotherpeopleregardhealthismoreimportant.Oncehealthlostitisnousehavingalotofmoney.Everybodywantstoliveahappylife.Sotheytrytheirbesttoearnmoneywhichcanensuretheyleadacomfortablelifebutifhappinessandcomfortareachievedatthecostoftheirhealthhowcantheybehappy?AsfarasIamconcernedIlovewealthbutIvaluehealthmorebecausehealthisthepremiseonwhichpeopledoanything.Withouthealthmoneybecomesuseless.Ithinkeveryoneagreesthataweal