2022年湖南省張家界市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)

2022年湖南省張家界市大學(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、l.Writing(10題)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicHowtoSucceedinaJobinterview.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Interviewisveryimportanttostudents.

2.Howtosucceedinajobinterview?

a)Beverywellprepared.

b)Mustpaymuchattentiontoyourappearance.

HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicReadingSelectivelyorExtensively?Youshould

writeatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(givenin

Chinese)below:

1.有人認為讀書要有選擇

2.有人認為應(yīng)當(dāng)博覽群書

3.我的看法

3.1.在校大學(xué)生炒股的現(xiàn)象在一些地主很普遍

2.有人認為這種行為不利于學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)也有人認為這種行為也能讓學(xué)

生有所收獲

3.你的觀點

BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledShouldtheStateInterferewithPeoplesSmokingHabits?Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.現(xiàn)在許多國家和地區(qū)紛紛頒布禁煙法令，禁止公民在餐廳、酒吧、商

店、辦公場所等吸煙

2.你對禁煙令是支持還是反對，并說出理由

ShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledYouth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow:

1.青春是人生的一個重要階段。

2.然而，對于不同的人來說，這一階段的生活也不同。

3.自己對待青春的態(tài)度。

Youth

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositiononthechartand

outlinebelow:

值

□比

o1———1———1———J——1———1

NewsMoviesSportsSpecialsDocumentaries

1.簡要分析圖表

2.分析觀眾喜歡看體育節(jié)目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomplainingletter.Last

week,youboughtaTV,buttherewassomethingwrongwithit.Youshould

writeatleast150wordstothemanagerofthedepartmentforasatisfactory

response

8.1.老一輩常說，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人卻認為相貌比能力重要

3你的看法

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledIsGoodAppearanceMoreImportantthanCapability?Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.現(xiàn)在許多長相漂亮的求職者盡管沒有很強的能力仍能找到很好的工

作，因此一些人得出結(jié)論說外貌比能力更重要

2.我的看法

IsGoodAppearanceMoreImportantthanCapability?

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.學(xué)校圖書館利用不足；

2.導(dǎo)致這種顯現(xiàn)的原因；

3.我的觀點。

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary

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

11.

Becauseofthetheatreperformances,theareaaroundPiccadillyandLeicester

Squaretubestationsgetscrowded.

A.beforeseven-thirty

B.betweensevenandeight

C.atabouteighto'clock

D.fromseven-fifteentoeight

12.

SomeoftheAndeanteachershadbeeneducateduptoonlygrade.

13.It'ssaferforyoutofishoutandholdthecardinhandbefore.

14.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

ProtectYourNest

It'snevertooearlytoprotectyourfamily'sfinancialwell-being.Yetbecause

mostofusaresobusyjugglingworkandfamilycommitments,wetendto

neglectthethingsthatdon'trequireimmediateattention.Someday,wethink,

we'lltakecareofthethreeessentials-retirementsavings,insurancecoverage

andestateplanning.Unfortunately,emergenciescanstrikeandthenit'stoo

late."Failuretoplanisahugemistake,"BarbaraRaasch,managingdirector

atWealthandTaxAdvisoryServices,Inc.,toldus.

Howcanyouavoidthe"shouldhave,couldhave,wouldhave"scenario?By

puttingthesethreeitemsatthetopofyour"todo"list-protectyourfuture,

protectyourfamilyandprotectyourlegacy(遺產(chǎn)).

ProtectYourFuture

Thenationalsavingsrateaveragedaround0.4%forthefirsthalfofthisyear,

accordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce,meaningAmericansspenta

shopping99.6%oftheirafter-taxearnings.Evenmorefrightening,inJulythe

savingsratedroppedbelowzero.Weallknowweshouldsavemore.Butwith

somanygoalstosavefor-ahouse,thekids'collegetuition,yourretirement,

occasionalvacationsandasmallemergencyfund-it'seasytofeelthere'sjust

notenoughmoneytodoitall.

Budget.Thefirststepistocreateabudget.Onceyouknowwhatyou're

spendingyourmoneyon,youcanfigureoutWhatyoudon'tneedtospendit

on-andstockthosesavingsaway."Everymonthyouhavetopayyourself

first,"saysJoeMoglia,CEOofAmeritrade."Takealittleoutofyour

paycheck."Itdoesn'thavetobemuch-itcouldbeforegoing（放棄）thatextra

latticeorgettingtheDVDfreeatthelibrary.

Retirement.JustabouteverysurveyofAmericaninvestorsthesedaysshows

thatretirementisamainreasonforsaving.Yetanastoundingnumberof

peopleignoretheopportunitiesofferedbyemployment-basedretirement

plans.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyAonConsulting,morethan20%of

thoseeligiblefora401kplandonotparticipateatall,whileanother53%do

notsaveataratehighenoughtotakefulladvantageoftheiremployers'

matchingcontribution-theclosestthingtofreemoneyintheretirement

savingsuniverse.Consideritmoneythatgrowswithoutbeingtaxed.

Emergencyreserves.Manyfinancialplannersrecommendthatyouhave

enoughmoneyinasavingsormoney-marketaccountforat,leastsixtonine

monthsofessentialexpenses,includingyourmortgageorrent,insurance

premiums,creditcardpayments,utilityandgrocerybillsandotherfixed

expenses,suchascarpaymentsorstudentloans.Andit'salwaysagoodidea

tohavecashonhandonceyouareconfrontedwithemergencysituations.For

example,iftheATMsinyourneighborhoodareout,youcanhaveenoughto

coveryourimmediateneedsforaweekorso.

ProtectYourFamily

Amajorillness,anextendeddisability（殘疾）orthelossofajobcouldwipe

outyourfinancialreservesandanyprospectofbeingabletosaveenoughto

achieveyourotherlifegoals.Here'swhatyouneedtoprotectyoursavings:

Healthinsurance.Arecentstudyofcourtrecordsanddirectinterviews

indicatedthatabouthalfofpersonalbankruptciesintheU.S.arecausedin

partbymedicaldebts.Onlypeopleover65areentitledtothemedicare.So

peopleunderthatagefaceenormousbillsandmanyofthemlackinsurance.

Ifyourcompanypro

A.Becausewedon'tknowwhatfamilyfinancialwell-beingis.

B.Becausewefocustoomuchondevelopingfamilyrelationships.

C.Becausewethinkworkismuchmoreimportant.

D.Becausewethinkitneedn'tbedealtwithimmediately.

15.

Sociolectsoftendevelopduetosocialdivisionswithinasociety,suchasthose

of.

16.

ThefirstgrammarsofmodernEnglishwerewritteninordertohelpboysfrom

theupperclassprepareforthestudyofLatin.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

U.S.populationwillincreasefrom250millionin1990to349millionin2025,

andthegrowthwillstopat.

18.

Peoplepossessfewerfriendsaremorelikelyto.

19.

NowintheUnitedStates,about19millionpeoplearesufferingfrommental

illness.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.HowmuchcomplantedintheU.S.lastyearwasgeneticallymodified?

A.Morethanhalf.

B.65millionacres.

C.Onethird.

D.Threequarters.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.

[B10]

22.[B3]

23.(26)

A.Hewondersifhe'llhaveenoughtimetodothejob.

B.Heisafraidhedoesn'tknowenoughaboutthejob.

C.Hefearsthatthejobmaybetooboring.

D.HethinksProfessorJamisonhassomeoneelseinmind.

24.(21)

A.Heisstartingthecourselate.

B.Thesubjectisdifficultforhim.

C.Theprofessorisveryreserved.

D.Thebookisdifficulttoread.

25.聽力原文：W:IfTomandMarydon'tcometotheparty,I'llhave13.

M:Let'sinvitetwomorejustincase.

Q:Ifeveryonecomas,howmanywillbeattheparty?

(19)'.

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

26.

[B5]

27.(35)

A.Theyhavetobreakintothecar.

B.Fivepercentofthecarsareleftunlocked.

C.Theysometimesfindcarkeysintheignitionandsimplygetin.

D.Theyknockoutthedriverandgetthecaraway.

28.(28)

A.StudentswithhigherSATverbalscoreswhousethegrammarandspelling

software.

B.StudentswithlowerSATverbalscoreswhousethegrammarandspelling

software.

C.StudentswithhigherSATverbalscoreswhodon'tusethegrammarand

spellingsoftware.

D.StudentswithlowerSATverbalscoreswhodon'tusethegrammarand

spellingsoftware.

29.(29)

A.They'reexpensive.

B.They'remuchfasterthanhydrogenballoons.

C.TheyaremorefrequentlyusedintheUnitedStates.

D.They'realotsaferthanhot-airballoons.

30.

[B4]

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

31.

Thegoodsadvertisedinwomen'smagazinesarereallymeantto.

32.

Theauthorseemstobelievethatevenintheabsenceofcreditcards,some

peoplewouldundoubtedly.

33.TheFDAbannedtheuseofantibioticfromfood-producinganimals

becausepublichealthexpertswereconcernedabout.

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

34.

[S4]

35.

[S9]

36.

[S8]

六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

37.

[S6]

38.

[S3]

39.Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwe

maymakethefactoffriendshipforgranted,weoftendon't[Si]

clearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwell

withanumberofpeople,weareusualfriendswithonlyafew[S2]

—forexample,theaverageamongstudentsisabout6perperson.

Moreover,agreatmanyofrelationshipscomeunderthegeneral[S3]

term"friendship".Inallcases,twopeoplelikeoneanotherand

enjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,thedegreeofcloseness

amongthemandthereasonsfortheirinterestineachothervary[S4]

greatly.

Atthebeginning,littledependsonhowpeoplemeet,andon[S5]

goodfirstimpressions.Aswegettoknowpeople,weconsider

thingslikeage,race,looks,economicandsocialstatus,and

intelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotthegreatestimportance[S6]

itismoredifficulttohaveagoodrelationshipwithpeople

whenthereisabigdifferencefromageandbackground.[S7]

Wepayattentiontoactualbehavior,facialexpression,and

thewayapersonspeaks.Friendswillstandclosetogetherand[S8]

willspendmoretimelookingateachotherthanordinary

acquaintances.Smilesandsoftvoicesalsoexpressfriendliness,

anditisbecausetheymaygivethewrongsignalsthatshypeople

oftenhavedifficultyinmakingfriends.Afriendlylookatthe[S9]

wrongfacialexpressioncanturnintoanunfriendlystare,and

nervousnessmaybewronglyunderstoodasfriendliness.People[S10]

whodonotlookoneintheeyearenottrustedwhen,infact,

theysimply;donothaveconfidence.

[SI]

參考答案

l.HowtoSucceedinaJobInterviewNowadaysstudentsmustseekjobby

themselves.Jobinterviewistheonlywaytohaveaccesstotheemployers.So

succeedinginajobinterviewisveryimportant.Buthowcanonesucceedin

ajobinterview?Firstlyyoushouldbeverywellprepared.Bringalongas

muchinformationaboutyourselfaspossible:yourdiplomacertificationyour

creditrecordscertificationaboutyourawardsyourpublicationsandthemost

importantofallanexcellently-designedresumeinbothChineseandEnglish.

Secondlyyoumustpaymuchattentiontoyourappearance.Inordertoprove

yourselfawelleducatedpersonyoumustfirstofallbedressedproperly.

Whiletalkingwiththeintervieweryoushouldlookattheoneyouaretalking

towithunderstatingeyes.Whilestandingyoushouldstandstraightnever

makingbiggestures.Whilesittingyoushouldnevercross-legged.Always

remembertolistenattentivelytothepersonwhiletalking.Aslightnodofyour

headisalwaystimelytoshowyourwillingnesstocommunicate.Areyousure

youarewellprepared?Youcangonowandyouwillsucceedwithout

doubt.HowtoSucceedinaJobInterviewNowadays,studentsmustseekjob

bythemselves.Jobinterviewistheonlywaytohaveaccesstotheemployers.

Sosucceedinginajobinterviewisveryimportant.Buthowcanonesucceed

inajobinterview?Firstly,youshouldbeverywellprepared.Bringalongas

muchinformationaboutyourselfaspossible:yourdiplomacertification,your

creditrecords,certificationaboutyourawards,yourpublications,andthe

mostimportantofall,anexcellently-designedresume,inbothChineseand

English.Secondly,youmustpaymuchattentiontoyourappearance.Inorder

toproveyourselfawelleducatedperson,youmustfirstofallbedressed

properly.Whiletalkingwiththeinterviewer,youshouldlookattheoneyou

aretalkingtowithunderstatingeyes.Whilestanding,youshouldstand

straight,nevermakingbiggestures.Whilesitting,youshouldnevercross-

legged.Alwaysremembertolistenattentivelytothepersonwhiletalking.A

slightnodofyourheadisalwaystimelytoshowyourwillingnessto

communicate.Areyousureyouarewellprepared?Youcangonow,andyou

willsucceed,withoutdoubt.解析：[審題]

本文是說明文，結(jié)構(gòu)很清晰，就是先說明面試的重要性，然后探討成功

面試秘訣。

［寫作思路］

第一段：面試的重要性；

第二段：成功面試的秘訣；

第三段；重申作者觀點。

2.ReadingSelectivelyorExtensivelyHowshouldweread?Shouldweread

selectivelyorextensively?Everyonehashisownview.Somepeoplethinkwe

shouldreadselectively.Theyarguethatwiththedevelopmentofmodem

scienceandtechnologyoreandmorebooksarepublished.Itisimpossiblefor

ustoreadallthebooks.What'smoretherearemanybadbooksthatare

poisonoustoourmindandweshouldn'treadthe.Sincewecan'treadallthe

booksandweshouldn'treadhadbookswemustreadselectively.Butothers

maynotagree.Theyemphasizethattoday'ssocietyisnotwhatitwas.Ifone

manhasmanykindsofknownothinginotherfieldshemaybelesslikelyto

succeed.Soncewemusthavemanykindsofknowledgewemustread

extensively.Who'sright?Ithinkbothofthemhavesomethingright.ButI

thinkweshouldreadextensivelyfirst.Weshouldreadbooksinmanyfields.

Andreadselectivelyinonefield.ReadingSelectivelyorExtensivelyHow

shouldweread?Shouldwereadselectivelyorextensively?Everyonehashis

ownview.Somepeoplethinkweshouldreadselectively.Theyarguethatwith

thedevelopmentofmodemscienceandtechnology,oreandmorebooksare

published.Itisimpossibleforustoreadallthebooks.What'smore,thereare

manybadbooksthatarepoisonoustoourmind,andweshouldn'tread

the.Sincewecan'treadallthebooks,andweshouldn'treadhadbooks,we

mustreadselectively.Butothersmaynotagree.Theyemphasizethattoday's

societyisnotwhatitwas.Ifonemanhasmanykindsofknownothingin

otherfields,hemaybelesslikelytosucceed.Soncewemusthavemanykinds

ofknowledge,wemustreadextensively.Who'sright?Ithinkbothofthem

havesomethingright.ButIthinkweshouldreadextensivelyfirst.Weshould

readbooksinmanyfields.Andreadselectivelyinonefield.

3.BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudentAtpresenttherearemanystudents

engagedinbuyingandsellingstocks.Someofthemareequippedwith

updateddevicesoastogetthelatestinformationandseizegoldenchances

fortransaction.People'sideasvaryonthisissue.Thereasonswhysome

peopleopposeitareasfollows.Foronethingstudentshavetosacrificetheir

learninghourstofocusonstocksonlytofailinexams.Foranother,students

aretooinexperiencedtomakewiseinvestment.Somespendtheirtuitionon

stocks.Iftheyfailtheywillbeundermassivefinancialpressure.Butthen

supportersbelievethatstockexchangeisagoodwaytoimprovestudents'

abilitytomanagemoneyaswellasapreciouschancetoputtheoryinto

practice.Tomymindinaworldofopportunitiesandchallengesthestock

exchangeshouldnotbeaforbiddenplaceforcollegestudents.Meanwhile

whattheymustkeepinmindislearningfirstforknowledgeismost

valuable.BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudentAtpresent,therearemany

studentsengagedinbuyingandsellingstocks.Someofthemareequipped

withupdateddevicesoastogetthelatestinformationandseizegolden

chancesfortransaction.People'sideasvaryonthisissue.Thereasonswhy

somepeopleopposeitareasfollows.Foronething,studentshavetosacrifice

theirlearninghourstofocusonstocks,onlytofailinexams.Foranother,

studentsaretooinexperiencedtomakewiseinvestment.Somespendtheir

tuitiononstocks.Iftheyfail,theywillbeundermassivefinancialpressure.

Butthen,supportersbelievethatstockexchangeisagoodwaytoimprove

students'abilitytomanagemoneyaswellasapreciouschancetoputtheory

intopractice.Tomymind,inaworldofopportunitiesandchallenges,the

stockexchangeshouldnotbeaforbiddenplaceforcollegestudents.

Meanwhile,whattheymustkeepinmindislearningfirst,forknowledgeis

mostvaluable.解析：①審題及布局。這篇作文是討淪大學(xué)生炒股這一熱

點問題。在布局上，可以根據(jù)提綱進行三段式寫作。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——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。②語言。在用詞上，爭取用不同方式表達相同的意義。

多樣化的表達方式使文章顯得生動、流暢，如對買賣股票的相關(guān)表達。

4.ShouldtheStateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?Nowadaysmany

countriessuchasFranceGreatBritainhavepromulgatedtheprohibitionof

smokingatpublicplacesincludingrestaurantsbarsstoresandwShouldthe

StateInterferewithPeople'sSmokingHabits?Nowadays,manycountries,

suchasFrance,GreatBritain,havepromulgatedtheprohibitionofsmoking

atpublicplaces,includingrestaurants,bars,storesandw

5.YouthYouthisanimportantstageinlife.Whenapersonreachesthisstage

hehasbecomefull-grown.Thatistosayhehasfullymaturedinhisbody

characterpoweretc.Heisnolongerachild.Hecanaccomplishsomething

orevenachievegreatsuccessesinthisperiodoflife.Manyamanbecomes

greatwhenheisyounginthehumanhistory.Howeverlifeofthisperiod

differswithdifferentpersons.Differentpersonshavedifferentideasastohow

tospendtheiryouth.Somewanttospenditforonlyenjoyingthemselvesby

eatingdrinkingandevenfoolingabout.Asaresultafewofthembecome

wrong-doers.Othersstudydiligentlytoenrichtheirknowledgeorworkhard

todeveloptheirabilitiestoservethepeople.Thustheybecomepersonswho

areofvaluetothepeople.Weareyoungstudentssoweshouldvalueour

youthveryhighly.Sinceyouthisthetimeofbothphysicalandmentalgrowth

wehavetomakethebestofourgoldenageinlifebuildingourbodiesand

broadeningourknowledge.Andwededicateouryouthtoourcountry.We

mustneveridleaboutorwasteourtimeandenergywhileburstingwith

youthfulvigour;otherwisewe'llaccomplishnothingintheendasthesaying

goes:"Ifonedoesnotexertoneselfinyouthwillregretitinoldage."Youth

Youthisanimportantstageinlife.Whenapersonreachesthisstage,hehas

becomefull-grown.Thatistosay,hehasfullymaturedinhisbody,character,

power,etc.Heisnolongerachild.Hecanaccomplishsomethingoreven

achievegreatsuccessesinthisperiodoflife.Manyamanbecomesgreatwhen

heisyounginthehumanhistory.However,lifeofthisperioddifferswith

differentpersons.Differentpersonshavedifferentideasastohowtospend

theiryouth.Somewanttospenditforonlyenjoyingthemselvesbyeating,

drinking,andevenfoolingabout.Asaresult,afewofthembecomewrong-

doers.Othersstudydiligentlytoenrichtheirknowledgeorworkhardto

developtheirabilitiestoservethepeople.Thustheybecomepersonswhoare

ofvaluetothepeople.Weareyoungstudents,soweshouldvalueouryouth

veryhighly.Sinceyouthisthetimeofbothphysicalandmentalgrowth,we

havetomakethebestofourgoldenageinlife,buildingourbodiesand

broadeningourknowledge.Andwededicateouryouthtoourcountry.We

mustneveridleaboutorwasteourtimeandenergy,whileburstingwith

youthfulvigour;otherwise,we'llaccomplishnothingintheend,asthesaying

goes:"Ifonedoesnotexertoneselfinyouth,willregretitinoldage."

6.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprograms

havebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph

78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfar

aheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentof

viewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseem

preferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthemasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesports

areaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmfor

sportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandcultural

limits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifferencesportsareaccessibleto

everyone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.They

cansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenby

sportstheycanroamfromcountrytocountrycontinenttocontinent.Sports

thusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.Why

DotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprogramshave

beenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph,78

percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsports,whichisobviouslyfarahead

ofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewers,

comparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferable

amongpeoplethanthespecialsdo,with42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthemasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitement,theyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasense,

sportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.

Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographical

andculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifference,sportsare

accessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainliving

circle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanother

hemisphere.Takenbysports,theycanroamfromcountrytocountry,

continenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthe

peoplethroughouttheworld.

7.DearManagerLastweekIboughtacolorTVatyourdepartment

store.WhenIcamebackhomeIfoundtherewassomethingwrongwith

it.Therewasnopictureandnosound.Accordingtotherulesofyourstorel

hopeanewTVwiththesamebrandandsiDearManager,LastweekIbought

acolorTVatyourdepartmentstore.WhenIcamebackhomeIfoundthere

wassomethingwrongwithit.Therewasnopictureandnosound.According

totherulesofyourstore,IhopeanewTVwiththesamebrandandsi

8.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethatthey

shouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceisless

importantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewho

arenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthis

viewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthat

interestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshowever

thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewers

puttingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotof

peoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.

Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thave

muchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthan

goodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksare

bornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesa

person'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetween

themI'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooks

Oldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeopleby

theirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthan,say,ability.

Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.

Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Fora

womanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,the

preferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferent

inthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthe

looks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometothe

conclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautiful

girlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmy

opinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonly

becauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalso

becauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdetenninesaperson'svalue.

Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I'll

chooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

9.1sGoodAppearanceMoreImportantthanCapability?[1]Nowadaysmany

jobseekerswithgoodappearancebutlowerabilitiescanstillgetdecentjobs.

[2]Basedonthisfactsomepeopledrawaconclusionthatgoodappearancls

GoodAppearanceMoreImportantthanCapability?[1]Nowadays,manyjob

seekerswithgoodappearancebutlowerabilitiescanstillgetdecentjobs.[2]

Basedonthisfact,somepeopledrawaconclusionthatgoodappearanc