2023年山西省呂梁市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

（2023年）山西省呂梁市大學英語6級大

學英語六級模擬考試（含答案）

學校:班級:姓名:考號:

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSocialPractice.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.為什么要參加社會實踐？

2.參加社會實踐可能會產(chǎn)生的問題。

3.我對社會實踐的看怯。

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicWhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.據(jù)統(tǒng)計，在網(wǎng)上聊天交友、玩網(wǎng)絡游戲是目前我國大學生上網(wǎng)的主要

活動內(nèi)容

2.專家認為，那些沉迷于聊天和游戲的大學生，不僅耗費了金錢、時間

和精力，還影響了正常的學業(yè)和人際交往

3.我們應當如何看待大學生上網(wǎng)的問題

WhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnOver-packaging.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前許多商品都存在過度包裝現(xiàn)象

2.這種現(xiàn)象的危害

3.你的看法

OnOver-packaging

4.1.現(xiàn)在越來越多的年輕人把手機短信作為交流的主要渠道

2.使用手機雉的利與弊

3.我的觀點

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicHowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransport.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese

1.許多大城市私家車越來越多

2.私家車過多造成的問題。

3.如何鼓勵人們少用私家車，多用公共交通。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite,4Letterof

Complaint.Supposeyourentahousethroughanagency.Thehotwaterheater

hasbroken.Youphonedtheagencyaweekagobuttheyhaven'trepairedit

yet.Soyouwritealettertotheagency.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

toexplainthesituationandtotellthemwhatyouwantthemtodoaboutit.

ALetterofComplain

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinglinegraphthatshowsthechangesoftheattendancein

thereaddingroom.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelowinChinesewiththetitleCollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon.

1.描述圖表中的兩個循環(huán)(cycle)所反映的問題。

2.分析引起該變化的原因。

3.你的結論。

CollegeReadingROOBPhenoBenon

700

SeptOctNovDecJanFobMnrAprilMxyJun?July

(Sept：newtermstarts,Jan：vacation,June：exams,July：vacation)

CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnLiJb-tongLearning?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.終身學習的含義。

2.現(xiàn)代社會需要終身學習。

3.我對終身學習的態(tài)度。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopichowtokeeppsychologicallyhealthy?Youshould

writeatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiven

belowinChinese:

1.心理健康問題往往是導致疾病的原因

2.分析人們產(chǎn)生心理健康問題的原因(可從失業(yè)、壓力過重、缺少支持、

缺乏人際關系等方面加以分析)

3.你認為人們應如何保持心理健康

10.1.目前，在中國的農(nóng)村和城市都有“啃老族”

2.這種現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因

3.如何應對這種現(xiàn)象

注:“NEET是“NotCunentlyEngagedinEducation,Employmentor

Training"或“NotinEducation,EmploymentorTraining”的縮略語，即我們

說的“啃老族二

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning/10題)

11.Facebook'sideatosocialmarketinghasproblemsbothintheoryandin

practice.

12.

Norawassosuretheywouldgetthefiftypoundsthatshehadalreadyspentit

13.

Usingtechnologyisaneasywaytoshop.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Bothfathershadextremelydifferentrespectforeducationandlearning.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.TheWonderfulWorldofSmall

There'saquietrevolutiongoingon,anditsnameisnanotechnology.Ahost

ofinnovationsarccomingourway.Someseemalmostmagical,likethenew

materialcreatedin2004byRayBaughman,aprofessorattheUniversityof

Texas.It'sstrongerthansteel,transparent,very,verylight.Ahectare-size

sheetwouldweighjust280grams.

Whentheprofessorannouncedthathehadn'tdecidedwhattocallit,hestarted

togetemailsfromaroundtheworldsuggestingnames.Sinceitwassolight

andstrong,peoplestartedcallingit"mithrH”—thenameofahighlyprized

typeofarmorusedinTheLordofRings.

Thereareotherdiscoveriestoo—perhapsnotsoastounding,butpractical

andpleasant.Nowtherearesocksthatdon'tgetsmelly,pantsthatresiststains,

windowsthatrepeldirtandtoiletsthatcleanthemselves.Allthisresultsfrom

exploringtheworldofthevery,verysmall.

NanocomesfromtheGreekwordfromdwarf.Usuallynanotechnologyis

definedasthestudyandmanipulationofmattersmallerthan100nanometers

（納米）——that*sthescaleofthingslikemoleculesandviruses.Tenhydrogen

atomspressedtogetheragainsteachotherarejustonenanometerlong.And

onemillionnanometersfitintoamillimeter.Hardtograsp?Thinkofitthis

way:IfeveryoneinManilawereananometerwide,theentirepopulation,

standingshouldertoshoulder,wouldfitonyourthumbnail.

StunningUsesofNanotechnology

LikeAliceinWonderland,researchersinNanolandfindthemselvesinaworld

whereoldrulesdon'tapply.Smallthingsbehavedifferently.Thisisbehind

severalinnovations,includingtheself-cleaningtoilet.Thetoiletbowlis

sealedwithasuper-smoothglaze（涂層）thathasmicroscopicholesunder30

nanometers.Becausethey'resmallerthanbacteriaorothertinyparticles,

there'snotenoughroomfbrdirttogetstuckinthesurface.Flushingis

basicallyalltheworkyouhavetodo.

ResearchersinNanolandarealsomakingreally,reallysmallthingswith

astonishingproperties-likethecarbonnanotube.ChrisPapadopoulosofthe

UniversityofVictoria,says,"Thecarbonnanotubeistheposterboyfor

nanotechnology.'1

Inyourpencil,carbon,intheform.ofgraphite（石墨）,issoftandeasily

broken.Butacarbonnanotubeistoughasnails-muchtougherinfact.It's

verythinsheetgraphitethat'sformedintoatube.Thesetinystraw-like

cylinders,whichcanbeassmallashalfananometerwide,areupto100times

strongerthansteelandsixtimeslighter.Theyarethehardest,stiffest,

strongestmaterialsknownandareamongtheworld'sbestconductorsofheat

andelectricity.Theycancarrysome1,000timesmoreelectricitycurrentthan

copperwire:Everybodywantsthem,butuntilnowthey'vebeeninshort

supplyandpricey.Thecurrentannualproduction,worldwide,isonly300

kilograms.At$860agram,carbonnanotubescost50timesmorethangold.

Whenitcomestofindingusesforcarbonnanotubes,therangeishuge.The

NationalResearchCouncilCanada（NRC）islookingatharnessingtheir

strengthbyembeddingtheminconstructionmaterials,amongother

applications.TheBoeingCompanythinksnanotubesmaybethesourceof

fututeimprovementsforhigh-performanceaircraft.Someofthemost

stunningusescomeoutofRayBaughman'sresearch.Employingwhathe

callsthe"ancienttechnologyofspinning",Baughmanandhisteamdeveloped

awayofspinningcarbonnanotubesintofibersthatarefourtimestougher

thanspidersilk,thetoughestnaturalfilament（細絲）.Sincetheyalsoconduct

electricity,thefuturisticyarnscouldbewoveninto"smart*1clothingthat

storeselectricity,ispotentiallybulletproofandincorporatessensorscapable

ofadjustingthetemperatureofgarment.Thefiberscouldalsobemadeinto

cablesforsuspensionbridgesmuchlong

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

AccordingtoWinston,themethodsof"leveraging"canhelppeople.

17.

Whichofthefollowingisfamousforreducinganxiety?

A.Celery.B.Almonds.C.Onion.D.Aromaofanorange.

18.

TheprofessorMichaelDertouzosguessedthatIndiacouldincreaseGDPby

atrilliondollarsintheflowingfewyearsbywayofforWestern

companies.

A.performingsecretwhite-collartasks

B.improvingmanagement

C.makingtechnologicalchange

D.installingnewtools

19.

China'seconomicOpportunitiesanditstellingeffectonthefuturecontribute

topeople'sinterestinlearningChinese.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Thearticledealswiththelinkbetweenandthesuggestionsto

preventthem.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10

21.

[B8]

22.(24)

A.TheWaterWorld.

B.TheGarden.

C.TheWaterfallGarden.

D.TheCableCarterminal.

23.(47)

24.(35)

A.Theybecamemorepoplar.

B.Theyweremoreregulated.

C.Theybecamebetterproduced.

D.Theybecamelesshonest.

25.(31)

A.Whenitisbreeding.

B.Whenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.

C.Whenitsoffspringisthreatened.

D.Whenitissufferingfromillness.

26.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文'Crocodilesonlylivewhereitishot.TheyarefoundinIndia,

Australia,AfricaandAmerica.They,spendmostoftheirtimelyingaroundin

themudortherivers.Thecrocodile'slongpowerfultailisusedwhenthe

animalisswimming.Itisalsoanexcellentweapon,becauseitcallbeswung

withgreatspeedandforce.Oneblowwillknockdownamanorevenabig

animalatonce.Thecrocodileisverywellprotectedagainstitsenemiesbythe

hardbonyplateswhichcovermostofitsbody,(30)butbecauseofthewayits

neckisformed,itcannotturnitsheadfromsidetosideandsoitcanonlysee

infrontofitself.Thecrocodilehasitsteethcleanedbythecrocodilebird.

Foritsfoodthisbirdtakesthebitsleftinthecrocodile'smouth.Thishelpsthe

crocodile,whichcannotcleanitsownteeth,foritcannotmoveitstongueup

anddown.(31)Withitsrowsofterriblepointedteethitseizesitsfood,which

maybeafish,ananimal,orevenacarelessman,andthenholdsiibelowthe

wateruntilitdrowns.

Thelong-nosedcrocodileisshyandtimidandbecauseofthis,thepeopleof

WestAfricawhereitlives,sometimescatchitforfood.Many,manycenturies

agotherewerecrocodilesinEngland.Weknowthisbecausewehavefound

theirbonesburiedfardownintheearthonwhichLondonisbuilt.(32)Butthe

Britainoftodayistoocoldforthemtolivein.ThisisagoodthingforEnglish

peopleforcrocodilesmaygrowtooverthirtyfeetinlength.Whentheylie

floatinginthewater,theylooklikefloatingtree-trunksanditisoften

impossibletotellthattheyarethere.

(27)

A.Left.B.Right.C.Backwards.D.Forwards.

27.

[B7]

28.(29)

A.MySpaceoftenholdsparents'meetings.

B.MySpaceisquitepopularwithparents.

C.MySpacehasbecomeatopissuetroublingparents.

0.ParentshavelotsofquestionsaboutMySpace.

29.[B5]

30.(21)

A.Becauseheenjoystravelingfromhometoofficeeveryday.

B.Becausethecityairispolluted.

C.Becausehedoesn'tlikethecrowdedhousesandstrangeneighborsinthe

city.

0.Becausehehasaromanticfeelingaboutnature.

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

31.

[C2]

32.

Intraditionallyfemalejobs,attractiveness

A.reinforcethefemininequalitiesrequired

B.makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapable

C.isofprimaryimportancetowomen

D.oftenenableswomentosucceedquickly

33.Accordingtothepassage,ascomparedwithtelevisedspeeches,traditional

politicaldiscoursewasmoresuccessfulat.

A.allowingnewscoverageofpoliticalcandidates

B.placingpoliticalissueswithinahistoricalcontext

C.makingpoliticsseemmoreintimatetothecitizen

0.providingdetailedinformationonthecandidate'sprivatebehavior

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

34.[S3]

35.[S5]

36.

[S2]

六、6.ErrorCorrection（3題）

37.

[S7]

38.

[S9]

39.

[S2]

參考答案

1.SocialPracticeSocialpracticeseemstobeimportantandindispensableto

collegeoruniversitystudentsforonethingtheyarerequiredtolearnmore

aboutsocietybeforetheirgraduation.Undoubtedlycollegesanduniversities

admitthatsocialpracticehasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstlyit

canofferstudentsanopportunitytomeetdifferenttypesofworkingpeople

whoarelikelytotellthemwhattheyreallyneedmorallyandintellectuallyin

theirfuturecareer.Secondlystudentscantrytoapplywhattheyhavelearned

atschoolintopracticalworkbesidesknowingmoreaboutcooperationand

disciplinewhichmanystudentsseemtoneglectinuniversities.However

someproblemsmayariseifnocorrectguidanceismade.Drivenbyastrong

desiretoearnmoneysomestudentsdon*tseethenecessityoftheirfurther

collegestudy.Actuallytheyfeelreluctanttoattendclassroomlecturesand

wanttoworkful!4imeformoney.Inmyopinionstudentsshouldbeclearer

aboutwhysocialpracticeisofnecessitytothem.Theyshouldviewsocial

practicejustasausefulsupplement.Theyshouldunderstandthatfromsocial

practicetheygettobeawareofwhattheyarelackofintermsoftheirpotential

careersothattheynecessarilyavoidtemptationtomakemoneyandtryto

strikeabalancebetweensocialpracticeandcollegestudies.SocialPractice

Socialpracticeseemstobeimportantandindispensabletocollegeor

universitystudents,foronething,theyarerequiredtolearnmoreabout

societybeforetheirgraduation.Undoubtedly,collegesanduniversitiesadmit

thatsocialpracticehasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstly,itcan

offerstudentsanopportunitytomeetdifferenttypesofworkingpeople,who

arelikelytotellthemwhattheyreallyneedmorallyandintellectuallyintheir

futurecareer.Secondly,studentscantrytoapplywhattheyhavelearnedat

schoolintopracticalwork,besidesknowingmoreaboutcooperationand

discipline,whichmanystudentsseemtoneglectinuniversities.However,

someproblemsmayariseifnocorrectguidanceismade.Drivenbyastrong

desiretoearnmoney,somestudentsdon'tseethenecessityoftheirfurther

collegestudy.Actually,theyfeelreluctanttoattendclassroomlecturesand

wanttoworkfu!14imeformoney.Inmyopinion,studentsshouldbeclearer

aboutwhysocialpracticeisofnecessitytothem.Theyshouldviewsocial

practicejustasausefulsupplement.Theyshouldunderstandthatfromsocial

practicetheygettobeawareofwhattheyarelackofintermsoftheirpotential

careersothattheynecessarilyavoidtemptationtomakemoneyandtryto

strikeabalancebetweensocialpracticeandcollegestudies.

2.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Nowadayssurfingthe

Internethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.Iamimpressedmostthatany

collegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingonthe

Intemet.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Nowadayssurfing

theInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.Iamimpressedmostthat

anycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingonthe

Internet.

3.0nOver-packagingNowadaysmanufacturerspaymoreattentiontothe

packageorwrappingofproductstoattractconsumers'eyes.These

commoditieswith(1)splendidappearancedo(2)appealtoalotofOnOver-

packagingNowadaysmanufacturerspaymoreattentiontothepackageor

wrappingofproductstoattractconsumers'eyes.Thesecommoditieswith

(1)splendidappearancedo(2)appealtoalotof解析：本文是一篇六級考試

中常見的議論文，要求考生就“過度包裝”這個話題展開論述。根據(jù)題目

要求，考生應首先描述當今社會存在過度包裝這一現(xiàn)象，然后提出過度

包裝的害處，最后闡明自己的觀點并提出建議。

［寫作提綱］

一、過度包裝現(xiàn)象的存在(package,splendidappearance,appealto,sell

well)

二、過度包裝的危害

1.浪費日?；び玫牟牧?industrialmaterials,lavishlyuseinpackage)

2.產(chǎn)生大量不可降解的垃圾(notdegradable,garbage)

3.助長不良消費習慣與不正的社會風氣(cultivate,unhealthy,harmful

tendencies)

三、作者觀點

1.反對過度包裝(practicability)

2.政府應采取措施應對過度包裝(tightensupervision,light-packaging)

(1)splendidappearance”華麗的外表

(2)appealto"吸引"，替換attracto

(3)undeniable"不可否認的

(4)lavishly“奢侈地”。

(5)generate"產(chǎn)生"，代替produceo

(6)degradable"可降解的”。

⑺promoteharmfultendencies”主張不正之風

4.MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS①Nowadaysmoreandmoreyoung

peoplehavejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajor

communicationchannel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemost

frequentlyusedfunctionforthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrom

makingcalls.@SMShasbroughtusmanyadvantages.Firstlywiththetipof

yourfingermessageswithwordsdigitalpicturesandmusiccanbesentto

anotheruserwithinseconds.Whafsmoreyoucansendonemessagetomany

userswithoutrewritingitSecondlycomparedwithmakingcallsSMSismuch

cheaperbecausetheproviderchargesonly0.1￥permessage?However

shortmessagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequite

annoyingandthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeen

cheatedorfooledbythem.⑤AsformeIpreferusingthiswayof

communicationitgivesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalso

hopesomemeasuresshouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbage

messagessothatwecanenjoythemoderninformationtechnologysafelyMy

ViewpointonWide-spreadSMS?Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungpeople

havejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajorcommunication

channel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemostfrequentlyusedfunction

forthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrommakingcalls.③SMShas

broughtusmanyadvantages.Firstly,withthetipofyourfinger,messages

withwords,digitalpicturesandmusiccanbesenttoanotheruserwithin

seconds.What'smore,youcansendonemessagetomanyuserswithout

rewritingitSecondly,comparedwithmakingcalls,SMSismuchcheaper

becausetheproviderchargesonly0.1￥permessage?However,short

messagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequiteannoying,

andthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeencheatedor

fooledbythem.⑤Asforme,Ipreferusingthiswayofcommunication,it

givesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalsohopesomemeasures

shouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbagemessagessothatwecan

enjoythemoderninformationtechnologysafely解析：①審題及布局。這

是一篇比較典型的提綱式作文。按照文章提示的要求，首先應該對越來

越多的年輕人把手機短信作為交流的主要渠道這一現(xiàn)象進行簡單介紹，

然后說明使用手機短信的利與弊，最后表明自己的觀點，即喜歡這種交

流方式與否。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開，采用三段式的

結構即可。第一段介紹這種現(xiàn)象；第二段說明使用短信交流的利弊，應

該注意根據(jù)自己的觀點事先安排說明利弊的比重，即如果認為利大于弊,

就應該多說明益處，反之亦然；第三段陳述自己的觀點。②語言。本文

是一篇論說文，論說要層次分明，語言簡潔流暢，盡量避免重復使用同

一句式或詞匯，以增加文采。時態(tài)上采用一般現(xiàn)在時即可。

5.HowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublicTransportThepast5yearshave

witnessedtherapidincreaseofprivatecarsinbigcitiesofChina.Moreand

moreChineseareabletoaffordacarandwouldliketobuyaprivatecarto

improvetheirlifequality.Severalfactorscontributetotheincreasingnumber

ofprivatecars.Firstitcanbeattributedtothegreatadvanceofpeople's

incomeaswellasthedramaticdecreaseofcarpricesduetomassproduction

Besidestherapidexpansionofhighwaysystemsaroundthecountryalso

encouragesmorepeopletousecarsastheirdailytransport.Howevertherise

ofprivatecarshasalsobroughtsomeproblemssuchastrafficcongestionand

airpollution.InsomemetropolitansofChinaduringrushhourscarsarc

queuinginurbanareas.Theexhaustoftheseprivatecarsalsoleadsto

increasinglysevereairpollution.Accordingtoscientiststheglobalwarming

iscloselyrelatedtotheemissionsofprivatecars.Thereforeinsomesense

people'slifequalityisdecreasing.Inordertoreversethisdeclineinthequality

oflifeincitiesattemptsmustbemadetoencouragepeopletousetheircars

lessandpublictransportmore.Thegovernmentshouldcreateamore

comfortableandconvenientpublictransportsystemsothatthepublicwould

liketousepublictransportInadditionmeasuresshouldbetakentoraisethe

environmentalawarenessofthegeneralpublic.Anotherdirectmeasureisto

imposeheaviertaxesontheownershipofprivatecarssoastodiscourage

peoplefromusingprivatecars.HowtoEncouragePeopletoUsePublic

TransportThepast5yearshavewitnessedtherapidincreaseofprivatecars

inbigcitiesofChina.MoreandmoreChineseareabletoaffordacarand

wouldliketobuyaprivatecartoimprovetheirlifequality.Severalfactors

contributetotheincreasingnumberofprivatecars.First,itcanbeattributed

tothegreatadvanceofpeople'sincomeaswellasthedramaticdecreaseof

carpricesduetomassproductionBesides,therapidexpansionofhighway

systemsaroundthecountryalsoencouragesmorepeopletousecarsastheir

dailytransport.However,theriseofprivatecarshasalsobroughtsome

problemssuchastrafficcongestionandairpollution.Insomemetropolitans

ofChina,duringrushhourscarsarequeuinginurbanareas.Theexhaustof

theseprivatecarsalsoleadstoincreasinglysevereairpollution.Accordingto

scientists,theglobalwarmingiscloselyrelatedtotheemissionsofprivate

cars.Therefore,insomesense,people'slifequalityisdecreasing.Inorderto

reversethisdeclineinthequalityoflifeincities,attemptsmustbemadeto

encouragepeopletousetheircarslessandpublictransportmore.The

governmentshouldcreateamorecomfortableandconvenientpublictransport

systemsothatthepublicwouldliketousepublictransportInaddition,

measuresshouldbetakentoraisetheenvironmentalawarenessofthegeneral

public.Anotherdirectmeasureistoimposeheaviertaxesontheownership

ofprivatecarssoastodiscouragepeoplefromusingprivatecars.

6.ALetterofComplaintDearsirIamaroomerlivinginafiatrentedthrough

youragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyourattentiontothe

problemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreactiontothismatter.

Aweekago(Nov.20)afteraday*shardworkIreturnedtomyflatandmeant

totakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthebathroomIfound

thathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthatsomethingwaswrong

withthehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyouragentsandexplainedthe

situationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.Hepromisedtosenda

repairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.Thisrepairmanafter

checkingsaidthatacertainpartneededreplacingandthathewouldcome

againwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonowafteroneweekhas

passedthatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboilerisstilloutofwork.I

amsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthissituationespeciallyin

suchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkerstocometosolvethis

problematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediateresponse.Sincerely

yoursRichardALetterofComplaintDearsir,Iamaroomerlivinginafiat

rentedthroughyouragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyour

attentiontotheproblemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreaction

tothismatter.Aweekago(Nov.20),afteraday'shardwork,Ireturnedtomy

flatandmeanttotakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthe

bathroom,Ifoundthathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthat

somethingwaswrongwiththehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyour

agentsandexplainedthesituationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.

Hepromisedtosendarepairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.

Thisrepairman,afterchecking,saidthatacertainpartneededreplacingand

thathewouldcomeagainwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonow,

afteroneweekhaspassed,thatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboileris

stilloutofwork.IamsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthis

situation,especiallyinsuchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkers

tocometosolvethisproblematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediate

response.Sincerelyyours,Richard

7.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollege

readingroomattendancethereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.

WhenthenewtermstartsinSeptemberthereareabout275studentswhogo

tothereadingroom.Thenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonth

tillNovemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerratereachingthepeakjust

beforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacationmoststudents

gohomesothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropstoalmost

175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.Afterthree

monthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterAprilwiththeapproaching

finalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthefacilitiesof

thereadingroom.Duringthesummervacationstudentsarerarelyseeninit.

Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents*lifeatcollege.Thegraphindicates

thatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwomonthsof

eachsemesterquiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfaraway.They

onlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexamsbecausethere

theycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheirtermpapers

ortheexams.Infactstudentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeofexamsbecause

itisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhaveabsorbed.

Thereforeiftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiringknowledgetheir

liveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeitthekeytorealsuccessinstudyliesin

one*swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgoodcommandofmodern

scienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalentedstudentheshould

attendeverylectureandeagerlyabsorbnewknowledgeinthereadingroom.

Thusthegraphabovewouldhaveasmootherorsteadiercurve.College

ReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollegereading

roomattendance,therearcroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.When

thenewtermstartsinSeptember,thereareabout275studentswhogotothe

readingroom.Thenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonthtill

Novemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerrate,reachingthepeakjust

beforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacation,most

studentsgohome,sothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropsto

almost175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.

Afterthreemonthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterApril,withthe

approachingfinalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthe

facilitiesofthereadingroom.Duringthesummervacation,studentsarerarely

seeninit.Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents*lifeatcollege.Thegraph

indicatesthatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwo

monthsofeachsemester,quiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfar

away.Theyonlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexams

becausetheretheycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheir

termpapersortheexams.Infact,studentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeof

examsbecauseitisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhave

absorbed.Therefore,iftheystudiednotfortheex