2023年山東省威海市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

（2023年）山東省威海市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大

學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬考試（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledWhatIsthepurposeofpunishment.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.懲罰的目的；

2.懲罰罪犯也是教育其他人遵紀(jì)守法

3.懲惡揚(yáng)善，減少犯罪。

WhatIsthepurposeofpunishment

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ReflectionontheVolunteerWork.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.當(dāng)前，一股志愿者工作熱席卷校園

2.校園志愿者工作熱現(xiàn)象的原因

3.你的打算

ReflectionontheVolunteerWork

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

PreservingCultureintheFaceofGlobalization.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.什么是文化遺產(chǎn)（兩個(gè)方面：文物古跡和文學(xué)藝術(shù)）。

2.我國文化遺產(chǎn)在全球化影響下所受到的不利影響。

3.怎樣保護(hù)文化遺產(chǎn)？

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?You

shouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartand

outlinebelow:

口比值

20

MoviesSportsSpecialsDocumcnlarioj

1.簡(jiǎn)要分析圖表

2.分析觀眾喜歡看體育節(jié)目的原因

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onForeignTradeofChineseCompanyaccordingtothefollowingchart.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Descriptionofthechart

2.ChangeintheamountsofforeigntradeoftheChinesecompanyinits

MiddleEastmarket

3.Reasonsofthechange

ForeignTradeofChineseCompany

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledLookingBackandLookingForward.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有些人喜歡向后看，有些人喜歡向前看。

2.向后看能得到經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)，向前看能得到啟示和信心。

3.如何處理好二者的關(guān)系？

LookingBackandLookingForward

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitled"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.這是我在大學(xué)的第一天；

2.他（她）就是我的同學(xué)；

3.我仔細(xì)打量了他（她），發(fā)現(xiàn)……

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.1.如今大學(xué)畢業(yè)生面臨的職業(yè)選擇：興趣重要還是工資重要

2.你的觀點(diǎn)

3.結(jié)論

SalaryorInterest

9.Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

FightingCorruption.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.腐敗產(chǎn)生的原因和危害。

2.反腐敗應(yīng)采取的措施。

3.腐敗問題是可以解決的。

FightingCorruption

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

(giveninChinese)below:

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

2.舉例說明假冒偽劣商品對(duì)消費(fèi)者個(gè)人，社會(huì)等的危害。

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

11.

Fourrecenteventsshouldbetweenthemtriggertherequiredoverthrowofthe

mindset.Thefirstcomponentsandsecondcomponentshavebeen

manufacturedfortheInternationalSpaceStation.

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12.PreparingforTests

Ideallyitshouldbeloveoflearning,achievement,andself-improvementthat

promptsalllearning.Buttheaveragestudentisprobablymotivatedbyamore

tangible,immediate,andpressuringreason-thereqirementtotakeandpass

tests.Fewhighschoolstudentsarenotconcernedwiththeaptitudeand

achievementteststhattheymusttaketogetintocollege.Evenstudentsnot

planningtoattendcollegewilltakeplacement,adaptability,andpromotion

testsiftheyaretosucceedintheirfield.Promotioninthearmedservicesdoes

notdependonphysicalprowess（本領(lǐng)）andlengthofservice.Itdepends,

instead,ontheabilitytostudyandpasspromotionaltests.Youneedto

understandtheimportanceoftests,thebestmethodsofpreparation,the

commonsenserequiredforbothaphysicalandmentalapproachtothem,how

toreadinstructionsandquestionscorrectly,andhowtoanswerthewaythe

testorteacherexpectyoutoanswer.Thisisoneofthemostvaluable

psychologicalbenefitsthatcancomefromyoureducation.

AttitudetowardsTests

Dr.FrancisP.Robinsoninhisbook,EffectiveStudy,posesaquestion:"Did

youeverthankateacherforgivingatest?"Atfirstglanceyouarenotlikely

tofindmuchinyourthinkingthatwouldhelpinspirea"Yes”.Theteacher

spendsalotoftimepreparingthetestquestions.Afteryouhavetakenthetest,

theteacherspendsmanyhourscarefullyevaluatingyourpaper.Mistakesare

markedsothatwhenyourpaperisretrunedyoucangooverthemandperhaps

writeincorrections.Thenyouwillnotmakethesamemistakesagain.

TestasaPersonalBattle

Doyou,likemanyofyourfellowstudents,consierthetestorexaminations

asapersonalbattlewhichtheteacherwagesinanattempttodefeatyou,or

doyouseeitasacontestinwhichonetriestooutwittheother?Ifthisisyour

attitudetowardstests,youprobablydooneoftwothingswhentheteacher

returnsyourpapertoyou.One,youthrowitawaywithoutbotheringtodo

morethanglancethroughittoseewherepointsweretakenoff.Ortwo,

withoutcheckinganimcompleteansweragainstthefactsasstudied,you

approachtheteacheranddemandtoknowwhypointsweretakenoff.Thisis

themostnegativeofapproaches.Thedifferenceinattitudecanbeseeninthe

differencebetweentwoquestions:"Whydidyoutakeoffpointsonthis

question?'*and"WhatshouldIhaveincludedthatIdidnot?,1

FearofTakingTests

Anotherattitudethatyoushouldavoidisthatoffear.Fearoftakingtestresults

intensionanddisturbedthinking.These,inturn,produceblindspots(not

beingabletorememberanswersthatyouknewtenminutesbeforethetest)

andcarelessmistakes.Thisfearalsokeepspeoplefromventuringintonew

areasinlife.Theymayvisualizethenewmethod,thebettertool,orthestrong

bridge,buttheyhesitateuntilsomeoneelserealizestheirdreams,

Fearpreventssuccessontestsandexaminationsbecausefearconditionsthe

mindforfailure.StudentswhoareafraidstartinaStateofconfusionand

disorder.Thustheythrowawaytheadvantagestheyhavegottenby

preparation.Studentswhoapproachtestswithfeararealmostsways

characterizedbythefollowing:(1)Theirgradeisconsiderablylowerthan

theirdailyrecitationgrades,sometimesasmuchastwentypointslower.(2)

Theycomplainabouttheteacher-insufficientexplanation,lackofdetailed

review,etc.(3)Theyfindfaultwiththetestmaterials-toolong,notthetype

ofquesti

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13.

Smogiscausedbychemicalreactionsbetweenpollutantsderivedfrom

differentsources,primarilyautomobileexhaustandindustrialemissions.

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14.

Theword"we"inLine3,Para5refersto"Britishpeople".

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15.

Hydrothermalventsareformedby.

16.

TheexamplethatSourwoodchangescolorsbeforeotherspeciesdoillustrate

thatthetimingofcolorchange.

17.

GossipaboutJasonappearedpartiallybecausethecompanymanagement

failedtohavewiththestaff.

18.

ThetraditionalclassroomandtheIITVclassroomare.

19.Cheating

TheKansanStateUniversityJuniorwasdesperate.Alreadyonacademic

probationafterstumblingthroughashakysophomoreyearwhilebattlinga

severecaseofasthma,hewasabouttoflunkpoliticalscienceformissingtwo

exams.AnotherFcouldmeansuspension,whichwouldputatriskthecollege

degreehe'dalwayscountedon.Hecouldn'ttakethatchance.Instead,hetook

adifferentone.

Thankstoapart-timejobintheuniversity'sinformation-technology

department,theyoungman—abom-and-bredMidwesternerwholoved

readingandplayedtrumpetinhishighschoolbandhadaccesstohis

professorsonlinegradebook,withafewquickkeystrokes,hewasableto

givehimselfpassingscoresforthetestshehadn'ttaken.Hewasn'tclever

enough,though,tocoverhistracks.Hewassooncaughtandsuspended—and

hasbeenrackedwithguilteversince.

Whilethisstudentandhisprofessorssaytheincidentresultedfroma

momentarylapseinjudgment,thesadfactisthat,inabroadersense,its

hardlyanisolatedact.There*splentytosuggestthatacademiccheatingis

epidemicinthecountry*shighschoolsandcolleges.Considerafewexamples:

ninebusinessstudentsattheUniversityofMarylandcaughtreceivingtext

messagedanswersontheircellphonesduringanaccountingexam;aTexas

tccncriminallychargedforsellingstolentestanswers—allegedlyswipedvia

akeystroke-decodingdeviceaffixedtoateacher'scomputer—tofellow

students.

Beyondtheanecdotes,expertspointtoastreamofdata—muchofitfrom

studentsthemselves—thatindicatescheatingisrampant.AreportlastJuneby

RutgersUniversityprofessorDonaldMcCabeforTheCenterforAcademic

Integrityshowed70percentofstudentsat60collegesadmittingtosome

cheatingwithinthepreviousyear;oneinfouradmittedtoengaginginserious

cheating(copyingfromanotherstudent,usingconcealednotes,orhelping

someoneelsecheat).McCabe'shighschoolfindingsweresimilarlygrim:Of

18,000highschoolstudentssurveyedacrossthecountryoverthepastfour

years,70percentofthoseinpublicschoolsadmittedtoatleastonecaseof

serioustestcheating;aboutsixintenadmittedtosomeform,ofplagiarism.

Justunderhalfofallprivateschoolstudentsacknowledgedsimilarlapses.

Cheatingisn'tnew.Aslongastherehavebeenroles,therehavebeenpeople

intentonbreakingthem.What'salarmingnow,saysInstitutefounderMichael

Josephson,ishowwidespreadandblatantthepracticehasbecome.

"Peoplewhocheatedwereintheminorityandtheykeptitsecret,evenfrom

theirfriends/'hesays.uNowtheyarethemajority,andtheyareboldaboutit.

Today,ifyouaskkidsaboutcheating,youwillgetsuchcavalierattitudesthat

thestatisticsarealmostsecondary.n

SuccessatAnyCost

Josephsonandothersgrapplingwiththeissuesaytwoforcesarebehindthe

erosioninethics.First,advancesintechnology-chieflytheInternetand

portabledigitaldevices-havemadecheatingeasier.Abiggerfactor,though,

isthewaybadbehavior,acrosssociety-ballplayerspoppingsteroids,

businessexecutivescookingcorporatebooks,journalistsfabricatingquotes,

eventeachersfakingtestscorestomakeschoolslookgood-signalsthat

nothingisoutofboundswhensuccessisatstake.

Thepressuretosucceedthatdrivessometocheatstartsearly,saysTomasRua,

asenioratFriendsSeminary,aNewYorkCityprivateschool."Everything

thatyoudoandworkforistomaximizeyourpotential,"hesays.HAndmany

peoplefeeldriventouseanyrecoursesothattheycangetthatgrade.There

isalotofhysteriaaboutcollege,andyoustarthearingaboutitinthemiddle

school.H

Daniel,astudentatTurlockHighSchoolinCalifornia'sCentralValley,

certainlytakesthatattitude:MIfIwanttogetthebetter

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"Geckotape"isatechnologythatprovedtobeanalternativetowhen

it1isputintothemarket.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.

[B7]

22.(29)

A.Childrenarewillingtoaccepttherealviolenceinsociety.

B.Childrenwillbecomemoreandmorekind.

C.Childrenwillnotaccepttheviolenceinsociety.

D.Childrenthinktheyarejustimaginary.

23.(22)

A.Shewillbehavingameeting.

B.Shewillbeinterviewingsomebody.

C.Shewillbetalkingtohissecretary.

D.Shewillbehavingclasses.

24.

[B9]

25.(32)

A.Theeffectsofnoiseonthequalityoflife.

B.Theroleofairtrafficrestrictions.

C.Theproductionofquieterengines.

D.Theeconomicaspectsofnoisereduction.

26.

[B5]

27.聽力原文：M:Hi,Nancy.Could1borrowsomemoneyuntilpayday?

W:Uh,yeah,Iguess.Howarethingsgoinganyway?

M:Well,notverywell.Pveusedmycreditcardstopayoffalotofthings

recently,butnow,Ican'tseemtopaythemoneyoff.

W:Uh,doyouhaveabudget?Imean,howdoyoukeeptrackofyourincome

andexpenses?

M:No,butIguessIshouldhavesomefinancialplans.

W:Well,letmeseeifIcanhelpyou.Howmuchmoneydoyouspendonyour

apartment?

M:Uh,Ipay$890onrentforthestudioapartmentdowntown,notincluding

utilitiesandcableTV.Buttheplacehasanawesomeviewofthecity.

W:Uh,$890!Whyareyoupayingsomuchforsuchasmallplace,whenyou

couldfindacheaperonesomewhereoutsideofthedowntownarea?

M:Yeah,Iguess.

W:Howmuchmoneydoyouspendonentertainmentamonth?

M:Well,Ispendafewdollarshereandthereonbasketballandmovietickets,

aconcertortwo,andballroomdancelessons.

W:Uh,exactlyhowmuchdoyouspendonallofthese?

M:Well,oh...about$400.

W:Nowonderyou'rehavingmoneyproblems.Youcan*tjustblowyour

moneyonthingslikethat!Andwhatabouttransportation?

M:Oh,Icommutetoworkeverydayinmynewsportscar,butIgotagreat

deal,andmymonthlypaymentsareonly$450.

W:Well,Ithinkyou'vegottoreduceyourspending,oryou'llendupbroke.I

suggestyougetridofyourcreditcards,cutdownonyourentertainment

expenses,andsellyourcar.Takepublictransportationfromnowon.

(20)

A.Howtoborrowmoneyfromfriends.

B.Howtoreduceexpensesontransportation.

C.Howtoworkoutafinancialplan.

D.Howtorentacheapapartment.

28.(17)

A.Onlyholdoneparty.

B.Keepthepartysmall.

C.Keepthepartyasecret.

D.Arrangethepartyonlybytheytwo.

29.(34)

A.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelstoamarketfromitssourcearea.

B.ThedistancebetweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries.

C.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother.

D.ThedistancebetweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfood

market.

30.聽力原文:W:Doyouevergettiredofthesametopicsalwaysbeing

discussedatcouncilmeetings?

M:DoI?YouknowsometimesIthinksomemembershavenothingbetterto

talkabout.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmeanaboutthecouncilmembers?

(18)

A.Theyhaveanarrowrangeoftopicstodiscuss.

B.Theybringupthemostimportantissue.

C.Theyhaveinterestingtopicstodiscuss.

D.Theyhavelittleknowledge.

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

31.

Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.itsconsumerscanbuybetterproductatlowerprice

B.boomisexpectedbyallcountriesunderallsituations

C.recessionmayconnectdomesticandexport-ledeconomies

D.theeconomyofacountryneedsbothboomandbust

32.Obviously,theboysinJonesboroandChicagodonothaveany.

33.

Theauthorbringsintheexampleofaparentstrivingtomakelifebetterfor

hischildrentomakethepointthat.

A.individualmotivationwouldbedestroyedbyuniforms

B.parentslovetheirchildren

C.uniformscausedissensionbetweenparentsandchildren

D.parentshaveresponsibilitiestotheirchildren

五、5.ErrorCorrection。題）

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35.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection0題）

37.

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參考答案

1.WhatIsthePurposeofPunishmentWhatisthepurposeofpunishment?

Onepurposeisobviouslytoreformtheoffendertocorrecttheoffendersmoral

attitudesandanti-socialbehaviorandtorehabilitatehimorherwhichmeans

toassisttheoffendertoreturntonormallifeasausefulmemberofthe

community.Punishmentcanalsobeseenasawarningbecauseittellsother

peopleofwhatwillhappeniftheyaretemptedtobreakthelawandso

preventsthemfromdoingso.Howeverathirdpurposeofpunishmentlies

perhapsinsocietysdesiretoteachtheoffenderalessonwhichbasicallyand

actuallymeansrevenge.Inotherwordsdentwefeelthatawrongdoorshould

sufferforhismisdeeds.Theformofpunishmentshouldalsobeconsidered.

Ontheonehandsomebelievethatweshouldmakethepunishmentfitthe

crime.Thosewhostealfromothersshouldbedeprivedoftheirownproperty.

Forthosewhoattackothersseverepunishmentshouldbeused.Murderers

shouldbesubjecttotheprinciple"aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth"

andautomaticallyreceivethedeathpenalty.Ontheotherhanditissaidthat

suchviewsareunreasonablecruelandthatweshouldshowamorehumane

attitudetopunishmentandtrytounderstandwhyapersoncommitsacrime

andhowsocietyhastoenablehimtolivearespectablelawabidinglife.What

IsthePurposeofPunishmentWhatisthepurposeofpunishment?One

purposeisobviouslytoreform,theoffender,tocorrecttheoffendersmoral

attitudesandanti-socialbehavior,andtorehabilitatehimorher,whichmeans

toassisttheoffendertoreturntonormallifeasausefulmemberofthe

community.Punishmentcanalsobeseenasawarning,becauseittellsother

peopleofwhatwillhappeniftheyaretemptedtobreakthelawandso

preventsthemfromdoingso.However,athirdpurposeofpunishmentlies,

perhaps,insocietysdesiretoteachtheoffenderalesson,whichbasicallyand

actuallymeansrevenge.Inotherwords,dentwefeelthatawrongdoorshould

sufferforhismisdeeds.Theform,ofpunishmentshouldalsobeconsidered.

Ontheonehand,somebelievethatweshouldmakethepunishmentfitthe

crime.Thosewhostealfromothersshouldbedeprivedoftheirownproperty.

Forthosewhoattackothers,severepunishmentshouldbeused.Murderers

shouldbesubjecttotheprinciple"aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth'1

andautomaticallyreceivethedeathpenalty.Ontheotherhand,itissaidthat

suchviewsareunreasonable,cruelandthatweshouldshowamorehumane

attitudetopunishmentandtrytounderstandwhyapersoncommitsacrime

andhowsocietyhastoenablehimtolivearespectable,lawabidinglife.

2.ReflectionontheVolunteerWorkCurrently"volunteerwork"becomesa

trendywordaroundthecampus.Manycollegestudentsareproudofhaving

theaccesstocertainvolunteerorganizations.Theirworkcoversmany

fiReflectionontheVolunteerWorkCurrently,'Volunteerwork'1becomesa

trendywordaroundthecampus.Manycollegestudentsareproudofhaving

theaccesstocertainvolunteerorganizations.Theirworkcoversmanyfi

3.PreservingCultureintheFaceofGlobalizationCultureasheritageincludes

materialor"built"aspectsofculturesuchassitesbuildingslandscapes

monumentsandobjectsaswellasnon-materialor“l(fā)iving”heritage

ePreservingCultureintheFaceofGlobalizationCulture,asheritage,includes

materialor"built"aspectsofculture,suchassites,buildings,landscapes,

monumentsandobjects,aswellasnon-materialor"living"heritagee

4.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprograms

havebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph

78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfar

aheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondv/ith68percentof

viewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseem

preferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeendfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesports

areaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomendtension.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.

Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeendfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitement,theyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasense,

sportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomendtension.

Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographical

andculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifference,sportsare

accessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainliving

circle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanother

hemisphere.Takenbysports,theycanroamfromcountrytocountry,

continenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthe

peoplethroughouttheworld.

5.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstratingthe

changesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinitsMiddle

Eastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingtothis

chartthereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewithits

MiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythereis

aremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollarsin

2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollowswhichleadstothelowest

pointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabouncefrom

thetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsinatrade

amountof40milliondollarsin2006anindicationoftheresurrectionofthis

companyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthe

dramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.Thefirstreasongoestothe

outbreakoftheIraqiwarwhichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompanies

involvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthe

company*slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.Andthebounce

initstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthe

situationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustment

inpolicy.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstrating

thechangesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinits

MiddleEastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingto

thischart,thereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany*stradewith

itsMiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythere

isaremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollars

in2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollows,whichleadstothe

lowestpointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabounce

fromthetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsin

atradeamountof40milliondollarsin2006,anindicationoftheresurrection

ofthiscompanyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthe

dramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.Thefirstreasongoestothe

outbreakoftheIraqiwar,whichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompanies

involvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthe

company'slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.Andthebounce

initstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthe

situationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany*sproperadjustment

inpolicy.

6.LookingBackandLookingForwardLookingbackandlookingforwardare

twokindsofattitudestowardlife.Mostlytheyoungpeopleprefertolook

forwardandthinkoftheirfuture.Onthecontrarytheoldonesliketolook

backandlearnlessonsfromtheirpastexperiences.Perhapsthisisonereason

whytwogenerationsoftenconflict.Ithinkbothlookingbackandlooking

forwardhavetheiradvantages.Ononehandlookingbackcanmakeusstudy

thehistoryandlearnfromitsothatwewon'tmakethesamemistakesand

achievesuccessmoreeasily.Ontheotherhandlookingforwardwillenable

ustogoaheadcourageously.Bylookingforwardwecanmakeplansandthen

strivetoaccomplishthem.Inshortbothlookingforwardandlookingback

willcontributetoourcause.Butweshouldusethemproperly.Ifweonlylook

backandnoforwardwewillwastetime.Ifwelookforwardwithoutlooking

backwemaymakemistakeswhichwillhinderourcause.Soweshouldlook

backandforwardatthesametime.Onlyinthiswaycanweachievegreater

success.LookingBackandLookingForwardLookingbackandlooking

forwardaretwokindsofattitudestowardlife.Mostly,theyoungpeopleprefer

tolookforwardandthinkoftheirfuture.Onthecontrary,theoldonesliketo

lookbackandlearnlessonsfromtheirpastexperiences.Perhapsthisisone

reasonwhytwogenerationsoftenconflict.Ithinkbothlookingbackand

lookingforwardhavetheiradvantages.Ononehand,lookingbackcanmake

usstudythehistoryandlearnfromit,sothatwewon'tmakethesamemistakes

andachievesuccessmoreeasily.Ontheotherhand,lookingforwardwill

enableustogoaheadcourageously.Bylookingforwardwecanmakeplans

andthenstrivetoaccomplishthem.Inshort,bothlookingforwardand

lookingbackwillcontributetoourcause.Butweshouldusethemproperly.

Ifweonlylookbackandnoforward,wewillwastetime.Ifwelookforward

withoutlookingback,wemaymakemistakeswhichwillhinderourcause.So

weshouldlookbackandforwardatthesametime.Onlyinthiswaycanwe

achievegreatersuccess.

7.TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.I

gotintothebuildingwhere1wasgoingtoliveandlookeddoorafterdoorfor

myname.AtlastIfoundit.Intheroomtherewasalreadyastudentmaking

hisbed.Afterwesaid"Howdoyoudo?"toeachotherhecontinuedhiswork

payingnomoreattentiontome.Ilookedaroundtheroomandfoundthatit

hadbeenthoroughlycleaned.Nodoubtitwashewhohaddoneit.Ilookedat

him.Hewasthinshortanddark.Hishairwaslikeabundleofstraw.Hisdirty

clothesandtiredlooktoldmetha