2021年河南省新鄉(xiāng)市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)

2021年河南省新鄉(xiāng)市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英

語六級(jí)真題（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicMyViewonTraveling.Youshouldwriteatleast

150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivebelow:

LI.許多人喜歡旅游，不同的旅游者有不同的感受。

2.我喜歡/不喜歡旅游，是因?yàn)椤?/p>

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicStudents'UnionandAssociations.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.簡(jiǎn)述在大學(xué)里學(xué)生會(huì)和各種社團(tuán)的現(xiàn)狀

2.參加學(xué)生會(huì)和各種社團(tuán)對(duì)個(gè)人的有利之處

3.你對(duì)參加學(xué)生會(huì)和社團(tuán)活動(dòng)的態(tài)度

3.1.大量民工流入城市

2.人們對(duì)民工大量流入城市所持的不同看法

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

RuralWorkers:AMixedBlessingfortheCity

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterto

theEditorofaCampusMagazinetopresentyourviewaboutwhetherthe

extremesportsshouldbebannedandwhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedto

risktheirlives.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

guidelinesgivenbelowinChinese:

1.TomGranger,19歲，是一所大學(xué)極限運(yùn)動(dòng)俱樂部(TheUniversity

ExtremeSportsClub)的成員。他在一次進(jìn)行高空彈射特技表演時(shí)，因設(shè)

備出現(xiàn)故障，不幸身亡。這一慘劇在校園內(nèi)外引起了廣泛爭(zhēng)議。請(qǐng)你給

編輯寫一封信，表明你對(duì)這件事的看法。信中必須包括以下內(nèi)容：

-事情的起因和你對(duì)此事的態(tài)度，是支持大學(xué)生從事極限運(yùn)動(dòng)，還是反

對(duì)大學(xué)生從事極限運(yùn)動(dòng)

-闡明你持有這種看法的理由

-結(jié)論

ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteaneye-

witnessaccountofatrafficaccident.Youshouldwriteatleast120words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.假設(shè)你在某日某時(shí)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(diǎn)

1.車禍發(fā)生的時(shí)間及地點(diǎn)

2.你所見到的車禍情況

3.你對(duì)車禍原因的分析

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSmokinginPublicPlacesShould(Not)BeBanned.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.提出你的立場(chǎng)和理由

2,提出可能的反對(duì)理由

3.給予相應(yīng)的反駁，或提出合理的建議

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteareportto

describetheinformationinthebarchartbelow.Itshowsthedifferentmodes

oftransportusedtotraveltoandfromworkinonecity,in1950,1970,19You

shouldwriteatleast150words.

Infant

DailyLife

mortality

GNPperheadcalorieexpectancy

Countryratesper

(2000,$)supplyperatbirth

1000live

head(years)

births

Bangladesh46219225263

Bolivia245821076748

Egypt332329466840

Indonesia311723146531

U.S.A1877937817911

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.老一輩常說，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人卻認(rèn)為相貌比能力重要

3.你的看法

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledshouldtheUniversityCampusRefuseTourists?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.有人認(rèn)為大學(xué)校園應(yīng)該禁止旅游團(tuán)參觀；

2.有人認(rèn)為大學(xué)校園應(yīng)該向旅游團(tuán)開放；

3.你的觀點(diǎn)。

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

11.

Recruitersmaintainanduseavarietyofmethods,includingsigning

bonusesjustlikeproathletes,totrytocoaxthemtosignonthebottomline.

12.

Manufacturesanalyzethebusinessofsellingandbuyingallthetime,thisis

called.

13.

Thebasicsymptomofanxietyis.

A.heartdisordersB.stressC.anemiaD.insomnia

14.

Howthepatientwillbetreatedwilldependontheresultofthe.

15.

Laughterwasdistributedasacharacteristiccommontomankindbecauseof

its.

16.

DavidJablonskiandhiscolleaguesdividedtheEarth'ssurfaceintotwo:

andthe"extratropics".

17.

EnglishandAmericanjudgesaretryingtousealternativesentencingto

punishsomecriminals.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Whichofthefollowingtroublesisnotcausedbyidentitytheft?

A.Cleancredithistory.

B.Lossoffreedom.

C.Financialmess.

D.Alotofpaperwork.

19.

Youshouldpayspecialattentiontothefirstsixquestionsofthe12questions

becausetheymakeupthebaseonwhich.

20.

RudolphFisherandWallaceThurmandiedrespectivelyon

Decemberand,193

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10題）

21.

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22.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Themarketisaconcept.Ifyouaregrowingtomatoesinyour

backyardforsaleyouareproducingforthemarket.Youmightsellsometo

yourneighborandsometothemanagerofthelocalsupermarket.Butineither

case,yonareproducingforthemarket.Youreffortsarebeingdirectedbythe

market.Ifpeoplestopbuyingtomatoes,youwillstopproducingthem.

Ifyoutakecareofasickpersontoearnmoney,youareproducingforthe

market.Ifyourfatherisasteelworkeroratruckdriveroradoctororagrocer,

heisproducinggoodsorserviceforthemarket.

Whenyouspendyourincome,youarebuyingthingsfromthemarket.Yon

mayspendmoneyinstores,supermarkets,gasstations,andrestaurants.Still

youatebuyingfromthemarket.Whenthelocalgrocerhiresyoutodrivethe

deliverytruck,heisbuyingyourlaborinthelabormarket.

Themarketmayseemtobesomethingabstract.Butforeachpersonor

businessmanwhoismakingandsellingsomething,it'sveryreal.Ifnobody

buysyourtomatoes,itwon'tbelongbeforeyougetthemessage.Themarket

istellingyousomething.It'stellingyouthatyouareusingenergiesand

resourcesindoingsomethingthemarketdoesn'twantyoutodo.

(27)一一

A.Workinginabank.

B.Printingabook.

C.Attendinganightschool.

D.Growingbeansforsale.

23.(31)

A.TheysendthemessagetothePresidentwithintendays.

B.Theyofficiallystatereasonsforrejectingthemessage.

C.TheymeetwiththePresident.

D.Theyrevisethevetoedbill.

24.聽力原文：W:It'sSara'sbirthdaytoday.We'replanningonhavingdinner

around6:30andthenseeingamovieat7:30.Andwe'rethrowingherasmall

birthdaypartyafterthemovie.Comeandjoinus.

M:Sure.Bestfriendsalwayssticktogether.

Q:Whatcanwelearnaccordingtotheconversation?

(19)

Alt'stheman'sbirthdaytoday.

B.Theywillhavedinneraround6.

C.Theywillhaveapartyfortheman.

D.Theywillgotomoviesafterdinner.

25.聽力原文：M:Thatlastspeakerwasprettyboring.Buthedidmakeafew

goodpointsattheend.

W:Really?Ididn'tcatchthem.Imusthavedozedoffforaminute.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.Sheleftthelectureforafewminutes.

B.Shewasreadingduringthelecture.

C.Shemayhavefallenasleep.

D.Shemisunderstoodthespeaker'slastpoints.

26.(32)

A.TheSapirHypothesis.

B.TheSapir-WhorfHypothesis.

C.TheSapir-Whorf-BoasHypothesis.

D.TheAmericanIndianModeloftheUniverse.

27.聽力原文：M:HaveyouseenthispostcardfromRohm?He'sinFlorida.

W:Oh,sohewasabletogettimeofffromwork.

Q:WhathadthewomanassumedaboutRohm?

(16)

A.Hewouldsendapostcardifhewentaway.

B.Hewouldbeabletotakeavacation.

C.Hehadalreadygonebacktowork.

D.Hedidn'twanttogotoFlorida.

28.

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29.聽力原文：EveryoneknowsabouttheRoyalCanadianMountedPolice,

but(29)nowadaystheromanticreduniform,jacketisonlywornonspecial

occasions,andthefamoushorsesarerarelyseen.Sothe"Mountie",asa

memberofthispoliceforceisknown,isnot,infact,oftenmountedexcepton

apowerfulmotor-cycle.(30)Heisamemberofaverymodernandefficient

organization.

TheRoyalCanadianMountedPolicehasresponsibilityforanenormousarea,

fromtheU.S.borderuptothevastice-fieldsandfrozenlakes.(30)Amountie

mayworkintheHeadquartersbuildinginOttawa.Hemaypilotapatrolplane

acrossthesnow-desertsinthenorth.Hemaybedoingcustomsworkatthe

frontier.Hemaybeinplainclotheswatchingforssuspiciouscharacteratan

airport,orhemaysimplybedrivingapatrol-car.

Therearemorethantenthousandmeninthisforce,anditwasoneofthese

whowasresponsibleforthearrestofJamesEarlRay.Policeallovertheworld

werelookingforRayafterthemurderofMartinLutherKing.InJune1968,

agroupofpolicemeninCanadaweredoingroutineworkwithapplications

forpassports.Suddenlyonemannoticedaphotowhichlookedverymuch

likeRay.Thenamewasdifferent,buttheresemblancewassostrongthat(31)

thepolicestartedtoinvestigate.Theydiscoveredthatthemanhadalready

gonetoBritain.Thephotographandthefinger-printsweresenttotheBritish

police,whoarrestedRayatLondonAirport,whenhewasjustgoingtogeton

aplaneforBrussels.Themurderthathadshockedtheworldwassolvedbya

mountieonOttawa.

(30)

A.Theyoftenrideamotorcycle.

B.Theyusedtorideahorse.

C.TheyworkinthemountainsofCanada.

D.Theyrideahorse.

30.聽力原文：Englishisalittlelikealivingthingthatcontinuestogrow.

EnglishbegantogrowmorequicklywhenWilliamCaxtonreturnedtoBritain

intheyear1476.HehadbeeninHollandandotherareasofEuropewherehe

hadlearnedprinting.(26)HereturnedtoBritainwiththefirstprintingpress.

Theprintingpressmadeitpossibleforalmostanyonetobuyabook,which

helpedspreadeducationandtheEnglishlanguage.Slowly.(27)duringthe

fifteenhundredsEnglishbecamethemodernlanguagewewouldunderstand.

EnglishspeakerstodaywouldbeabletocommunicatewithEnglishspeakers

inthelastpartofthe16thCentury.Itwasduringthisperiodthatthegreatest

writerinEnglish,WilliamShakespeareproducedhisworks.(28)The

developmentoftheEnglishlanguagetookagiantstepjustnineyearsbefore

thedeathofWilliamShakespeare.ThreesmallBritishshipscrossedthe

AtlanticOceanin1607andlandedinanareathatwouldbecomethesouthern

AmericanstateofVirginia.TheybeganthefirstofseveralBritishcolonies,tn

time,peopleinthesenewcoloniesbegantocallareasoftheirnewlandby

wordsborrowedfromthenativepeopletheyfoundlivingthere.Forexample,

(29)manyofthegreatriversintheUnitedStatesaretakenfromAmerican

Indianwords.TheMississippi,theMissouriareexamples.Thisborrowingor

addingofforeignwordstoEnglishwasawayofexpandingthelanguage.The

namesofthreedaysoftheweek,thatis,Wednesday,ThursdayandFridayare

goodexamplesofthis.

(20)

A.French.B.German.C.Greek.D.Latin.

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

31.

Peoplecanfindevidentcluestothewaytheventralvisualpathwayworks

from.

32.Astudyrevealsthatthebrainareasthatrespondwhenfearislearned

throughpersonalexperienceareal-sotriggeredwhenweseesomeoneelsein

distress.

Inthestudy,participantswatchedashortvideoofapersonconditionedtofear

aso-calledneutralstimulus-somethingpeoplenormallywouldn'tfear—paired

withsomethingtheyfindnaturallyaversive（令人討厭的），inthiscasean

electricalshock.Thepersoninthevideowatchedcoloredsquaresona

computerscreen:Whenabluesquareappeared,thepersonreceivedamild

shock;whenayellowsquareappeared,therewasnoshock.Theparticipant

inthevideorespondedwithdistresswhenthebluesquareappeared-he

wouldblinkhard,tensehischeekmusclesandmovehishand."Soit'sclear

thathe'suncomfortable,he'sindistress,"saidstudyteammemberAndreas

OlssonofColumbiaUniversity."Andhe'salreadyindistressbeforehe

receivestheshock,youseehimanticipatereceivingtheshock."Bycontrast

theparticipantinthevideoappearedrelaxedwhentheyellowsquarepopped

up,

Participantsweretoldtheywouldtakepartinasimilarexperiment,andwhen

presentedwiththebluesquare,theyrespondedwithfear,anticipatingashock,

thoughtheywereneveractuallyshocked."Justbywatching,theylearn

themselves,"Olssonexplained.

Thissecondlearningwasreflectedinthebrain.Inpreviousclassical

conditioningexperimentswhereafearislearnedfirsthand,apartofthebrain

calledtheamygdala（扁桃核）hasbeenshowntobecriticaltothe

developmentandexpressionoffears.Thescientistsmonitoredthebrain

activityofeachparticipantduringtheexperiment.Imagingshowedthatthe

amygdalarespondedbothwhenthesubjectswatchedthevideoofsomeone

elsereceivingshocksandwhentheywerepresentedwiththebluesquares

themselves.

"Wefoundthattheamygdalaisinvolvedbothwhenyou'rewatching

somebodyreceivingshocks,andwhenyou'reexpectingtoreceiveshocks

lateronyourself,"Olssonsaid.Soitseemsthatsimilarprocessesinthebrain

aretriggeredbothwhenfearsareexperiencedfirst-handandwhentheyare

observedinothers.

Intherealworld,thefindingcouldexplainwhysomepeopleareafraidof

thingsdespitelittlecontactwiththem."Youlearnbyobservingotherpeople's

emotionalexpressions,andwhatweareshowingisthatthatcanbeas

effectiveashavingthosedirectexperiencesyourself,"Olssonsaid."That's

probablyoneofthereasonswhyalotpeoplearehavingphobias（恐怖癥）of

certainkindsofstimuli,suchassnakesandspiders."

What'speople'sresponsetoaneutralstimulus?

A.Normallytheyarenotscaredbyit.

B.Usuallytheyareseriouslyscaredbyit.

C.Theyfeelridiculouswhenseeingit.

D.Theyoftenfeeluncomfortableatit.

33.Amongdifferentlayersofsecurityapproachatairports,whichoneis

growingmoreimportant?

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

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參考答案

l.MyViewonTravelingManypeopleliketraveling.Howeverdifferent

travelershavedifferentexperienceoftraveling.Theygetsomethingdifferent

fromtravelingsuchasrelaxationsightseeingorsheerenjoyment.Ilike

travelingforonlyonereasontravelhelpsmepushbackourhorizonsand

makesmemoreopen-minded.Inthefirstplacetravelfacilitatesmy

understandingofdifferentcustomsandcultures.Peopleallovertheworld

enjoyvariouskindsofcivilizationswhichdifferfromoursinmanyways.

Takearchitectureforinstance.Duetodifferentgeographyeconomyreligion

andcustomdifferenceculturehasdifferentarchitecturalphilosophy.

Travelinghelpsmetorealizeandunderstandthedifferences.Moreover

understandingofdifferentcultureshelpsmetorealizetruenatureofmyown

culture.OnlythroughcomparisoncanIdiscoverthestrongpointsandthe

weakpointsofmyownculture.Thisserf-identificationcanbeofgreathelp

inbroadeningmymind.Inawordtravelingdocswelltotravelers.Whatwe

seeandhearwhiletravelinghelpsusunderstanddifferentculturesand

broadenourmind.Sodearfriendsgetpackedandgotravelinginthecoming

MayDayholidays?MyViewonTravelingManypeopleliketraveling.

However,differenttravelershavedifferentexperienceoftraveling.Theyget

somethingdifferentfromtraveling,suchasrelaxation,sightseeing,orsheer

enjoyment.Iliketravelingforonlyonereasontravelhelpsmepushbackour

horizonsandmakesmemoreopen-minded.Inthefirstplace,travelfacilitates

myunderstandingofdifferentcustomsandcultures.Peopleallovertheworld

enjoyvariouskindsofcivilizationswhichdifferfromoursinmanyways.

Takearchitectureforinstance.Duetodifferentgeography,economy,religion,

andcustom,differenceculturehasdifferentarchitecturalphilosophy.

Travelinghelpsmetorealizeandunderstandthedifferences.Moreover,

understandingofdifferentcultureshelpsmetorealizetruenatureofmyown

culture.Onlythroughcomparison,canIdiscoverthestrongpointsandthe

weakpointsofmyownculture.Thisserf-identificationcanbeofgreathelp

inbroadeningmymind.Inaword,travelingdocswelltotravelers.Whatwe

seeandhearwhiletravelinghelpsusunderstanddifferentculturesand

broadenourmind,So,dearfriends,getpackedandgotravelinginthecoming

MayDayholidays?

2.Students'UnionandAssociationsStudents'Unionismuchmoreactiveand

theyplayabiggerpartintheaffairsofuniversitiesthanthatinahighschool.

Andasforanykindofyourindividualinterestsandhobbiesthereisone

associationyoucanparticipatein.Thebenefitsundergraduatescangetfrom

takingpartinStudents'Unionandalltheseassociationsarequiteobvious.

Firsttheycanimprovetheirabilitytogetalongandworkwithotherswhich

meanssomuchtotheirpersonaldevelopment.Secondsomeopportunitiesto

getintouchwiththesocietymightbesuppliedintheseorganizations.Last

butnotleastcollegestudentscanfindalotofschoolmateswhosharethesame

interestwiththeirswhichcanmakethecampuslifemuchmorecolorful.My

opiniononthisissuegoeslikethis:aslongasourclassesandacademic

activitiesarenotinterruptedtheexperiencesinStudents'Unionandallkinds

ofassociationscanbesomethingworthrememberingandsomethingthatyou

willneverregret.Students'UnionandAssociationsStudents'Unionismuch

moreactiveandtheyplayabiggerpartintheaffairsofuniversitiesthanthat

inahighschool.Andasforanykindofyourindividualinterestsandhobbies,

thereisoneassociationyoucanparticipatein.Thebenefitsundergraduates

cangetfromtakingpartinStudents'Unionandalltheseassociationsarequite

obvious.First,theycanimprovetheirabilitytogetalongandworkwithothers,

whichmeanssomuchtotheirpersonaldevelopment.Second,some

opportunitiestogetintouchwiththesocietymightbesuppliedinthese

organizations.Lastbutnotleast,collegestudentscanfindalotofschoolmates

whosharethesameinterestwiththeirs,whichcanmakethecampuslifemuch

morecolorful.Myopiniononthisissuegoeslikethis:aslongasourclasses

andacademicactivitiesarenotinterrupted,theexperiencesinStudents'Union

andallkindsofassociationscanbesomethingworthrememberingand

somethingthatyouwillneverregret.

3.RuralWorkers:AMixedBlessingfortheCityTheearly1990sfoundan

unprecedentedtideofruralworkersfloodingintobigcitiessuchasShanghai

GuangzhouandBeijing.AccordingtoarecentsurveyinShanghaialonethere

aremorethan2.5millionmigrantworkers.Thereisanambivalentfeeling

towardsruralworkers.Noonedeniestheimportantcontributionruralworkers

havemadetotheurbandevelopment.Theyhavedonemostofdirtydangerous

andunderpaidjobsinheavyindustriesconstructionsitesandotherfieldsthat

cityresidentsunwillingtoenter.Theyhavebecomeanindispensablepartof

urbanlifetoapointwherethemachineryofacitycannotoperatewithout

thosecogsthoughsmallandunnoticed.Yetanantimigrantattituderuns

consistentlythroughthemainstreamofurbanconsciousness.Cityresidents

complainthatmigrantworkershaveworsenedtrafficandsanitationproblem

andhavethreatenedtotakealreadyscarceurbanjobs.Theyalsoblamethem

forthesharpriseintheurbancrimerate.Despitetheproblemsposedby

migrantsonethingiscertain:agrandprosperousedificeofthecityisbased

ontheworkofmillionsofmigrantworkers.RuralWorkers:AMixedBlessing

fortheCityTheearly1990sfoundanunprecedentedtideofruralworkers

floodingintobigcitiessuchasShanghai,Guangzhou,andBeijing.According

toarecentsurvey,inShanghaialonetherearemorethan2.5millionmigrant

workers.Thereisanambivalentfeelingtowardsruralworkers.Noonedenies

theimportantcontributionruralworkershavemadetotheurbandevelopment.

Theyhavedonemostofdirty,dangerousandunderpaidjobsinheavy

industries,constructionsitesandotherfieldsthatcityresidentsunwillingto

enter.Theyhavebecomeanindispensablepartofurbanlifetoapointwhere

themachineryofacitycannotoperatewithoutthosecogs,thoughsmalland

unnoticed.Yetanantimigrantattituderunsconsistentlythroughthemain

streamofurbanconsciousness.Cityresidentscomplainthatmigrantworkers

haveworsenedtrafficandsanitationproblemandhavethreatenedtotake

alreadyscarceurbanjobs.Theyalsoblamethemforthesharpriseintheurban

crimerate.Despitetheproblemsposedbymigrants,onethingiscertain:a

grand,prosperousedificeofthecityisbasedontheworkofmillionsof

migrantworkers.

4.ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine3March2006DearEditorI

wasabsolutelyappalledbythesenselessdeathofTomGranger.Itisquite

impossibletobelievethatpeopleareallowedtorisktheirliveslikethis.

PersonallyIthinkthatpeopleshouldwanttobesafeandprotectedfrom

danger.Theyshouldnotfinddangerousactivitiesthrillingandexciting.

Equallythisclubshouldnotattractweakandvulnerableyoungpeoplewho

believetheymustdosomethingtotallyoutrageoustoimpresspeopleandwin

respect.Thisclubhasnovalueeitherforthemembersorforthesociety.In

factitputsavalueonthemostnegativethingofall-possibledeath.IfIsaw

avulnerableandunbalancedpersonplayingwithagunIwouldtakeitaway

fromhim.Similarlywhenweseepeopleareabouttohurtthemselveswemust

stopthem.Inadditionthereissomethingchildishtooaboutthedesireto

traverseofficialboundaries.Canoeingwhereyouaren'tsupposedtobe

canoeingjumpingwhereyou'renotsupposedtojumpinvolvestheguilty

freedomofachildbreakingtherules.Paradoxicallyanobsessionwith

breakingrulesactuallyleavesyoubeholdentothem.TheUniversityshould

stoptheExtremeSportsClubandthegovernmentshouldbanextremesports

throughoutthecountry.Yoursfaithfully(Signature)ALettertotheEditorofa

CampusMagazine3March2006DearEditor,Iwasabsolutelyappalledby

thesenselessdeathofTomGranger.Itisquiteimpossibletobelievethat

peopleareallowedtorisktheirliveslikethis.Personally,Ithinkthatpeople

shouldwanttobesafeandprotectedfromdanger.Theyshouldnotfind

dangerousactivitiesthrillingandexciting.Equally,thisclubshouldnotattract

weakandvulnerableyoungpeople,whobelievetheymustdosomething

totallyoutrageoustoimpresspeopleandwinrespect.Thisclubhasnovalue,

eitherforthemembersorforthesociety.Infact,itputsavalueonthemost

negativethingofall-possibledeath.IfIsawavulnerableandunbalanced

personplayingwithagun,Iwouldtakeitawayfromhim.Similarlywhenwe

seepeopleareabouttohurtthemselves,wemuststopthem.Inaddition,there

issomethingchildish,too,aboutthedesiretotraverseofficialboundaries.

Canoeingwhereyouaren'tsupposedtobecanoeing,jumpingwhereyou're

notsupposedtojumpinvolvestheguiltyfreedomofachildbreakingtherules.

Paradoxically,anobsessionwithbreakingrulesactuallyleavesyoubeholden

tothem.TheUniversityshouldstoptheExtremeSportsClubandthe

governmentshouldbanextremesportsthroughoutthecountry.Yours

faithfully,(Signature)

5.AnEye-WitnessAccountofaTrafficAccidentLastFridaymorningIwas

standingatthebusstopwaitingforBusNo375.Becauseseverallinespassed

bythestationanditwasrushhourmanypeoplehadgatheredtherebefore

nextbuscamesomeoffthepavementothersonthelawn.Abuspulledinto

thestationatlast.BeforeIrecognizedthenumberofthepackedbuspeople

alreadythrongedforwardandfoughttheirwaytothedoor.SuddenlyIheard

somebodyshout"Help!Help!"Itwasfromthecrowd.Allthepassengers

lookedtowardthepointwherethesoundcamefrom.Apregnantwomanwas

lyingontheroadnearbythebusdoorbleedingallover.Iwasfrightenedand

dazed.Anambulancecameandtookthewomantohospital.Busescomeand

wentbutIjuststoodtherelostinthought.Probablybecausetimeandtidewait

fornomanpeopleinmodemsocietyarealwaysinahurrylesttheyshouldbe

leftbehindandevendismissed.Therecanneverbepeaceofmind.Thusrises

thenumberoftrafficaccident.Iftherewerelesspressureonpeoplethere

mightbefeweraccidents.AnEye-WitnessAccountofaTrafficAccidentLast

FridaymorningIwasstandingatthebusstopwaitingforBusNo,375.

Becauseseverallinespassedbythestationanditwasrushhour,manypeople

hadgatheredtherebeforenextbuscame,someoffthepavement,otherson

thelawn.Abuspulledintothestationatlast.BeforeIrecognizedthenumber

ofthepackedbus,peoplealreadythrongedforwardandfoughttheirwayto

thedoor.SuddenlyIheardsomebodyshout"Help!Help!"Itwasfromthe

crowd.Allthepassengerslookedtowardthepointwherethesoundcamefrom.

Apregnantwomanwaslyingontheroadnearbythebusdoor,bleedingall

over.Iwasfrightenedanddazed.Anambulancecameandtookthewomanto

hospital.Busescomeandwent,butIjuststoodthere,lostinthought.Probably

becausetimeandtidewaitfornoman,peopleinmodemsocietyarealways

inahurry,lesttheyshouldbeleftbehindandevendismissed.Therecannever

bepeaceofmind.Thusrisesthenumberoftrafficaccident.Iftherewereless

pressureonpeopletheremightbefeweraccidents.

6.SmokinginPublicPlacesShouldBeBannedIbelievesmokinginpublic

placesshouldbebannedprimarilyforhealthandsecurityreasons.Firstasis

knowntoallsmokingisbadforhealthespeciallyforwomenandchildren

whoareusuallythevictimsof"second-handsmoking'".Whensmokingis

allowedinplaceswherepeoplecongregatenon-smokerseitherhavetoleave

orriskdevelopingchronicrespiratorydiseases.Secondsmokingisoften

responsibleforfireaccidents.ThisismostseriousinKTVsandbarswhich

featurelimitedroomfewexitsandpoorventilation.Asonecanexpectsome

smokersopposebanningsmokinginpublicplaces;theyholdthatsmokingis

oneoftheirrightsandwheretosmokeisalsoanentirelypersonalchoice.For

themsmokingisarelaxationandenjoyment.Andthereseemsnoplacemore

appropriateforsuchpurposethanplacesofentertainment.Ofcoursethere

maybenothingwrongwithsmokingitselfwhichisindeedamatterof

individualchoice.Howeversmokinginpublicplacesisquitedifferent

becauseitinvolvesmorepartiesthanthesmokersthemselves.Itactually

infringesonthehealthandsafetyofnon-smokersandthereforeshouldb