2022年廣東省廣州市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2022年廣東省廣州市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLoveOnline.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人認為“網(wǎng)上戀愛”可以接受。

2．有些人認為“網(wǎng)上戀愛”不可以接受。

3．我的看法是……

LoveOnline

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．這是我在大學的第一天。

2．他(她)就是我的同學。

3．我仔細打量了他(她)，發(fā)現(xiàn)……

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheValueofScience.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有的人認為，科學的價值在于對人類物質(zhì)生活的提高作出了巨大貢獻；另一些人則認為，科學的真正價值在于它提高了人的整體素質(zhì).你的看法如何？寫出你的觀點，并適當舉例說明你的理由.

4.1.有人認為考研是大學畢業(yè)生最好的出路

2.也有人持不同意見

3.我的看法

ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.我為什么選擇讀大學;

2.現(xiàn)在讀大學是否值得;

3.結(jié)論。

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1.大學生失業(yè)已經(jīng)成為嚴重的社會問題

2.大學生失業(yè)的原因

3.提出自己對這個現(xiàn)象的看法和認為可行的解決途徑

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnTelevisionAdvertisement.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.電視節(jié)目中廣告很多

2．廣告的利與弊

3．我的觀點

OnTelevisionAdvertisement

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTechnology,aBlessingoraCurse?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.科學技術使人們的生活變得更加便利

2．科學技術造成的負面影響

3．我們應該怎樣面對這種矛盾

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofCheatinginExams.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.許多人對考試作弊持否定態(tài)度，認為這是不誠實的表現(xiàn)。

2.也有人認為考試作弊情有可原。

3.你的觀點。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAnnouncement.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

你們學校將開展一次赴西部支教的活動，在校生均可參加，為期一年，教授的課程為初中語文、數(shù)學、英語、物理和化學。請你以學生會名義，起草一份本次活動的宣傳啟事。

Announcement

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow______.

12.

Inthewest,theabstractthinkingoftheGreekculturecoexistswiththeearlyRoman-Latinelementofconcreteness.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.Calories

Foryearsnow,calorieshavebeenalltherage-peoplearecountingthemandcuttingthem,andyou'dbehard-pressedtofindsomethingatthesupermarketthatdoesnotlistitscaloriesperservingsomewhereonthepackage.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhatexactlyacalorieis?

WhatisaCalorie

Acalorieisaunitofenergy.Wetendtoassociatecalorieswithfood,buttheyapplytoanythingcontainingenergy.Forexample,agallon(about4liters)ofgasolinecontainsabout31,000,000calories.

Specifically,acalorieistheamountofenergy,orheat,ittakestoraisethetemperatureof1gramofwater1degreeCelsius(1.8degreesFahrenheit).Onecalorieisequalto4.184joules,acommonunitofenergyusedinthephysicalsciences.Mostofusthinkofcaloriesinrelationtofood,asin"Thiscanofsodahas200calories."Itturnsoutthatthecaloriesonafoodpackageareactuallykilocalories(1,000calories=1kilocalorie).Thewordissometimescapitalizedtoshowthedifference,butusuallynot.Afoodcaloriecontains4,184joules.Acanofsodacontaining200foodcaloriescontains200,000regularcalories,or200kilocalories.Agallonofgasolinecontains31,000kilocalories.

Thesameappliestoexercise—whenafitnesschartsaysyouburnabout100caloriesforeverymileyoujog,itmeans100kilocalories.Forthedurationofthisarticle,whenwesay"calorie,"wemean"kilocalorie."

WhatCaloriesDo

Humanbeingsneedenergytosurvive—tobreathe,move,pumpblood—andtheyacquirethisenergyfromfood.

Thenumberofcaloriesinafoodisameasureofhowmuchpotentialenergythatfoodpossesses.Agramofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)has4calories,agramofproteinhas4calories,andagramoffathas9calories.Foodsareacompilation(集合)ofthesethreebuildingblocks.Soifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknowhowmanycalories,orhowmuchenergy,thatfoodcontains.

Ifwelookatthenutritionallabelonthebackofapacketofmaple-and-brown-sugaroatmeal,wefindthatithas160calories.Thismeansthatifweweretopourthisoatmealintoadish,settheoatmealonfireandgetittoburncompletely(whichisactuallyprettytricky),thereactionwouldproduce160kilocalories(remember:foodcaloriesarekilocalories)—enoughenergytoraisethetemperatureof160kilogramsofwater1degreeCelsius.Ifwelookcloseratthenutritionallabel,weseethatouroatmealhas2gramsoffat,4gramsofproteinand32gramsofcarbohydrates,producingatotalof162calories(apparently,foodmanufacturersliketorounddown).Ofthese162calories,18comefromfat(9cal×2g),16comefromprotein(4cal×4g)and128comefromcarbohydrates(4cal×32g).

YourCalorieNeeds

Justhowmanycaloriesdoourcellsneedtofunctionwell?Thenumberisdifferentforeveryperson.Youmaynoticeonthenutritionallabelsofthefoodsyoubuythatthe"percentdailyvalues"arebasedona2,000caloriediet—2,000caloriesisaroughaverageofwhatapersonneedstoeatinaday,butyourbodymightneedmoreorlessthan2,000calories.Height,weight,gender,ageandactivitylevelallaffectyourcaloricneeds.Therearethreemainfactorsinvolvedincalculatinghowmanycaloriesyourbodyneedsperday:

?Basalmetabolicrate(基本新陳代謝率)

?Physicalactivity

?Thermic(熱的)effectoffood

Yourbasalmetabolicrate(BMR)istheamountofenergyyourbodyneedstofunctionatrest.Thisaccountsforabout60to70percentofcaloriesburnedinadayandincludestheenergyrequiredtokeeptheheartbeating,thelungsbreathing,thekidneysfunctioningandthebodytemperaturestabilized.Ingeneral,menhaveahigherBMRthanwomen.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Accordingtothepassage,Hallidayprefers______todistinctionbetweenlearningandacquisition.

15.

Whenstudentsfirstbecomeawareofthefactthattheyaresubvocalizing,theyoftentrytostopitbysheer______.

16.

TodayabouthalfofallPCsarestillnotconnectedtotheweb;oneelementthatpeopleunderestimateisthedegreetowhichthe______willimprove.

17.

Suiciderateisparticularlyhighamongyoungaboriginalmenastheyhavetostruggleagainstnotonlypovertybutalso______.

18.

BuildingtheIceHoteleachwintertakes10,000tonsofriverice,plus30,000tonsofsnow.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

InsomeAsiancountriesknownforstrictdisciplinesuchasJapanandSingapore,youngpeoplesufferseriouspsychologicalproblems.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

JuniorAchievementhasfoundthatmorethanonethirdoftheteenagersbelievethat______.

A.mostteachersaretrustworthy

B.theissueofethicsisout-of-date

C.deceivingisessentialforsuccess

D.personalityisrelatedtoeducation

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：M:Sincesomanyofyouhaveaskedmehowtolearnalanguage,Ithoughtthatitmightbeusefultotakesomeclasstimetodaytodiscussit.Betty,youspeakseverallanguages,don'tyou?

W1:Yes,ProfessorBaker,IspeakSpanishandFrench.

M:Andwhathelpedyoumostinlearningthoselanguages?

W1:Whathelpedmemost...well,Istudiedbothlanguagesinhighschool,andI'mstillstudyingSpanishhereattheUniversity,butIthinkthattravelhasprobablybeenthemosthelptome.Yousee,I'vebeenluckyinthatI'velivedinEurope.Believeme,Ididn'tspeakverywellbeforeImovedthere.Whatdoyouthinkofthis,Jill?

W2:You'reright,Betty,afterstudyingalanguage,practiceisveryuseful.Whenyouliveinacountrywherethelanguageisspoken,it'sideal.But,youknow,sometimesit'sdifficulttomakefriendsinanewplace,eventhenthepeopleareveryfriendly.

W1:Yes,Iknowwhatyoumean.Especiallyifyoudon'tspeakthelanguagetoowell.IhadsomeproblemswhenIfirstmovedtoEurope.

W2:And,ofcourse,somepeopleareshy.

W:That'strue.

W2:ProfessorBaker,whetherornotI'minacountrywherethelanguageisspoken,Ialwaysgotothemovies,andwheneverIcan,1watchTVorlistentotheradiointhelanguageI'mtryingtolearn.

W2:Metoo.Andreadingisanotherwaytolearn.Booksaregood,butIthinkthatnewspapersandmagazinesareevenbetter.

M:Probablythebestwaytolearnistocombinealloftheseideas:traveling,talkingwithpeople,goingtomovies,watchingTV,listeningtotheradio,andreadingbooks,newspapersandmagazines.Whatdoyouthink?

W1:Iagreewiththat,ProfessorBaker.

W2:SodoI.ButIdon'tbelievethatit'spossibletotakeadvantageofpracticeopportunitieswithoutsomeknowledgeofthelanguagefirst.

W1:Sure.Firstit'sagoodideatostudygrammar,vocabulary...

W2:...andlistening,perhapsevenreading.

W1:Thenpracticeisvery,veryhelpful.

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A.Languagelaboratory.

B.Traveling.

C.Studyinginhighschool.

D.GoingtomoviesandwatchingTV.

22.(21)

A.Themanwasoutofmind.

B.Hedrankafewbeersintheparty.

C.Helosthisdirectionstohishome.

D.Hetooksomedrugsintheparty.

23.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：M:WouldyoulikeacopyofprofessorSmith's.article?

W:Thanks,ifit'snottoomuchtrouble.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(12)

A.Sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.

B.Shehasgiventhemanmuchtrouble.

C.Shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.

D.Shedoesn'twanttotakethetroubletoreadthearticle.

24.(28)

A.Payattentiontoothers'self-esteem.

B.Beagoodlistener.

C.Behaveinadeterminedway.

D.Bespecific.

25.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：M:Whatwouldyoudoifyouheardastrangenoiseinthemiddleofthenight?

W:I'dlieawakealittlewhile,waitingtoseeifithappenedagain.Andifitdid,Iwouldgetupandseeformyselftodecidewhethertocall911.

Q:Howwouldyoudescribethewoman?

(12)

A.Curious.B.Lazy.C.Cautious.D.Cowardly.

26.聽力原文：Wecanagreewithprimitivemanthatfoodisabasicneed,butwedifferfromhiminourfoodwantsbecauseofthewidevarietyoffoodwehaveavailablecomparedwithhim;wehaveawiderchoice.Takefruitforexample,notonlycanweenjoythefruitsgrowninhiscentury,butbecauseofmodernmethodsoftransportandfoodpreservation,wecanalsoenjoymorefruitsfromforeigncountries,whereasprimitivemanislimitedinhischoicetothekindsoffruitwhichactuallygrowwherehelives.

Howevertheydifferinsatisfyingtheirhunger,primitiveandcivilizedmenbothexperiencethebasicneedforfood.

Thesameistreeofthesecondofourhumanneeds.Clothingisnecessarytoregulatetheheatofourbodies.Sinceweliveinatemperateclimateweneedmoreclothesthanpeoplelivingintropicalconditions.Likewise,ourclothingneedstochangewiththeseasons.

Shelter,thethirdofourneeds,dependsupontheclimate,theskillofthebuilder,one'ssocialposition,andthematerialsavailable.Thesimpleshelterofprimitivemanwouldnotdoforus,andyetitsatisfieshisneeds.Thethree-bedroomsuburbanhouseoftheaveragefamilywouldnotbegrandenoughforarichfamily,andyetthemodernhousecontainsmanyofthematerialcomfortswhichweredeniedtotheKingsandQueensofold.

(33)

A.Foodisnolongerabasicneedforus.whileitwasforprimitivepeople.

B.Weeatawidevarietyoffood.

C.Wenolongereatfruitthatprimitivepeopleeverate.

D.Weeatmorefoodthanprimitivepeopledid.

27.

【B2】

28.

【B10】

29.聽力原文：M:Howareyourviolinlessonsgoing?

W:Verywell.MyteacherthinksI'mmakingprogress,andIfindthelessonswellworththetimeandtrouble.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherviolinlessons?

(17)

A.Theycostherlotsofmoney.

B.Theyareveryrewarding.

C.Theyareveryeasytolearn.

D.Theyaregivenbyastrictteacher.

30.聽力原文：W:Oh,Jack.I'mgladIcaughtyou.IwanttotellyouIhavetoskipthehistorystudygroupsessiontonight.

M:Really?That'stoobad.Aren'tyoufeelingwell?

W:Oh,it'snothingbad.There'sgoingtobeapublicmeetingdownthetownhall.Thestatesenatorfromthisareaisgoingtobethere.Shehasthismeetingthreeorfourtimesayeartospeakwithherconstituency.

M:Isthatwhatyou'dliketodowithyourevening,goingtolistentoapolitician's...

W:Actually,it'saclassassignment.ProfJackson,he'steachingthatpoliticalscienceseminarI'mtaking.Hetoldallofusintheseminartogotohearwhatthesenatorhastosaytonightandalsowriteupareportabouttheissuespeoplebringup.

M:Oh,likemedicalcare,andtaxand...?

W:Right,aslongasI'mthere,IthinkI'dliketobringupgovernmentfundingforstateuniversities.Thetuitionkeepsgoingupandit'sgettingharderandharderforalotofstudentstoaffordit.

M:Tellmeaboutit.

W:Anyway,Iwanttodoareallygoodjobonthisreport.IneedtogetaletterofrecommendationfromProfJacksonforgraduateschool.SoIguessI'dbettershowuptheretonightandseewhat'sgoingon.

M:Yeah,but,whataboutthehistorytest?

W:Well,Ialreadyputsometimeinonthatthismorning.SoIthinkbytomorrowafternoon,I'llbeready.

(23)

A.Shehasseenadoctorrecently.

B.She'sconcernedaboutmedicalcare.

C.She'sunabletoattendthestudysession.

D.Shementionstheneedforsomemedicaltests.

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

【C5】

32.

Ina"primarysuccession",whatmakesitpossibleformossestotakeroot?

A.Thetypeofrock.

B.Theamountofsunlight.

C.Theamountofmoisture.

D.Theeffectoflichens.

33.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Opportunitiesforrewardingworkbecomefewerforbothmenandwomenastheygrowolder.Afterage40,jobhuntingbecomesevenmoredifficult.Manyworkersstayatjobstheyaretoooldforratherthanfacepossiblerejection.Ouryouth-oriented,throw-awaycultureseeslittlevalueinolderpeople.InwriterLilianHellman'swords,theyhave"thewisdomthatcomeswithagethatwecan'tmakeuseof"

Unemploymentandeconomicneedforworkishigheramongolderwomen,especiallyminorities,thanamongyoungerwhitewomen.Anationalcouncilreportsthesefindings:Thoughunemployedlongerwhenseekingwork,olderwomenjob-huntharder,holdajoblongerwithlessabsenteeism(缺勤),perform.aswellorbetter,aremorereliable,andaremorewillingtolearnthanmenoryoungerwomen.Yetmanyolderwomenearnpoorpayandfaceafutureofpovertyintheirretirementyears.When"sexismmeetsageism,povertyisnolongeronthedoorstep—itmovesin",accordingtoTishSommers,directorofaspecialstudyonolderwomenfortheNationalOrganizationforWomen.

Yeta1981reportontheWhiteHouseConferenceonAgingshowsthatasagroup,olderAmericansarethe"wealthiest,bestfed,besthoused,healthiest,mostself-reliantolderpopulationinourhistory".Thisstatementissmallcomforttothoselivingbelowthepovertyline,butitdoesexplodesomeoftheoldtraditionalbeliefsandfears.Opportunitiesformovinginandupinalargecompanymayshrinkbutmanyolderpeoplebeginsuccessfulsmallbusinesses,volunteerinsatisfyingactivities,andstayactiveformanyyears.Theyhavefewrolemodelsbecauseinpreviousgenerationsthelifespanwasmuchshorterandexpectationsoflifewerefewer.Theyareploughingnewground.

Employersarebeginningtorecognizethatthematurepersoncanbringagreatdealofstabilityandresponsibilitytoaposition.Onedoesn'tloseabilityandexperienceontheeveofone's65thor70thbirthdayanymorethanonegrowsupinstantlyatage21.

Aftertheageof40,manyworkerstendto______ratherthanfacepossiblerejection.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S2】

35.

【S7】

36.

【S6】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.【S1】

38.

【S7】

39.

【S3】

參考答案

1.LoveOnlineWiththerapiddevelopmentoftheinternetithasbecomeapopularmeansofcommunicationthroughouttheworld.Becauseofitseasyaccessandspeedinessintransmittingmessagesitistakingtheplaceoftraditionalmeansofcommunication.Manypeopleespeciallytheyoungarechattingonline;andmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearemakingfriendsontheinternet.Someofthemevenfallinlovewitheachotherandbegintodateonline.Thosewhoareopen-mindedhaveafavorableattitudetowardthisonlinebehavior.Theythinkthatthisnewtypeoffriendshipandromanceareacceptableandourtraditionalmoralvaluesshouldadapttothechangeoftimesandtheadvanceoftechnology.Theyarguethatwhattheyoungaredoinginthisonlinecommunityarenotnecessarilyallbadandthisromanticonlinelovemaysometimesendupinhappymarriage.Howeversomepeopleespeciallythemid-ageandtheoldhaveanegativeattitudetowardthisonlinefriendshipandlove.Theyarguethatthiskindofthingisagainstourtraditionalmoralstandardsandthisonlinelovecanneverbetrueloveanditcanevenbecheating.Theirdoubtis:howcanpeoplewhohaveneverseeneachotherbefriends?Howcanoneloveorevenmarryanotherwhomheorshehasnevermet?Andwhatifthosewhoaredatingonlineofferfalseinformationofthemselves?ButIthinkwecan'tjumpatanyconclusions.Itmaybestillearlytodecidewhetherloveonlineisgoodorbad.Iinsistthatweshouldbemoreopen-mindedandmoretolerantofnewthings.Letthosewhodateandloveonlinedecideforthemselves.Throughtrialsanderrorstheywillbeabletoformcorrectjudgementsandlearngoodlessons.LoveOnlineWiththerapiddevelopmentoftheinternet,ithasbecomeapopularmeansofcommunicationthroughouttheworld.Becauseofitseasyaccessandspeedinessintransmittingmessages,itistakingtheplaceoftraditionalmeansofcommunication.Manypeople,especiallytheyoung,arechattingonline;andmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearemakingfriendsontheinternet.Someofthemevenfallinlovewitheachotherandbegintodateonline.Thosewhoareopen-mindedhaveafavorableattitudetowardthisonlinebehavior.Theythinkthatthisnewtypeoffriendshipandromanceareacceptableandourtraditionalmoralvaluesshouldadapttothechangeoftimesandtheadvanceoftechnology.Theyarguethatwhattheyoungaredoinginthisonlinecommunityarenotnecessarilyallbadandthisromanticonlinelovemaysometimesendupinhappymarriage.However,somepeopleespeciallythemid-ageandtheold,haveanegativeattitudetowardthisonlinefriendshipandlove.Theyarguethatthiskindofthingisagainstourtraditionalmoralstandardsandthisonlinelovecanneverbetrueloveanditcanevenbecheating.Theirdoubtis:howcanpeoplewhohaveneverseeneachotherbefriends?Howcanoneloveorevenmarryanotherwhomheorshehasnevermet?Andwhatifthosewhoaredatingonlineofferfalseinformationofthemselves?ButIthinkwecan'tjumpatanyconclusions.Itmaybestillearlytodecidewhetherloveonlineisgoodorbad.Iinsistthatweshouldbemoreopen-mindedandmoretolerantofnewthings.Letthosewhodateandloveonlinedecideforthemselves.Throughtrialsanderrorstheywillbeabletoform.correctjudgementsandlearngoodlessons.

2.TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.IgotintothebuildingwhereIwasgoingtoliveandlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.AtlastIfoundit.IntheroomtherewasalreadyastudentTheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.IgotintothebuildingwhereIwasgoingtolive,andlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.AtlastIfoundit.Intheroom,therewasalreadyastudent

3.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofsciencepeoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.AndpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephonesTVsetsjetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservationexperimentsandresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbusofGalileoandofEinstein—thespiritofconqueringunchartedplacesdiscoveringunknownfactsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks—isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.ItisnotonlyembodiedinthecountlessinventionsmadebyEdisontheworldfamousinventorbutalsoexpressedinwhatanordinarycarpenterdoes—hetendstostandasideadmiringatthatexquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviouslysciencedoesmorethanprovidemanwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrongdesireforexplorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Scienceisman'smostpowerfulweaponwithwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromtheyokeofignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehousewhichhasconstantlyprovidedhimwithvitalityhopesambitionsunderstandingandinsights.Scienceisman'sbestfriendwhoisalwaysreadytohelp—helpelevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscienceinitstruesenseisacelebrationofthehumanspirititself.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofscience,peoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.Andpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephones,TVsets,jetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservation,experiments,andresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbus,ofGalileo,andofEinstein—thespiritofconqueringunchartedplaces,discoveringunknownfactsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks—isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.ItisnotonlyembodiedinthecountlessinventionsmadebyEdison,theworldfamousinventor,butalsoexpressedinwhatanordinarycarpenterdoes—hetendstostandasideadmiringatthatexquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviously,sciencedoesmorethanprovidemanwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrongdesireforexplorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Scienceisman'smostpowerfulweapon,withwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromtheyokeofignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehouse,whichhasconstantlyprovidedhimwithvitality,hopes,ambitions,understandingandinsights.Scienceisman'sbestfriend,whoisalwaysreadytohelp—helpelevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscience,initstruesense,isacelebrationofthehumanspirititself.

4.ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?RecentlythereismuchdiscussionaboutwhetheritisthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.Thosewhoadvocatethenecessityoffurtherstudymaintainthatinsuchacompetitivesocietyahigherdegreewillbringmanybenefitsforgraduatesmoresatisfyingsalariesforinstance.Butthosewhoopposethatopinionarguethatitisunnecessarytocompetewithsomanystudentsintheentranceexamination.Andwhatcollegegraduatesneedurgentlyistohuntforajobandgainworkingexperience.Tobefinanciallyindependentisofgreatimportanceforstudentsespeciallythosecomingfromruralareas.AsIseeitthefirststatementseemsmorereasonable.Firstlyfurtherstudywillequipstudentswithenrichedknowledgeimprovedprofessionalskillsandbroadenedhorizonwhichqualifythemfordemandingjobs.Secondlypostgraduatecanaccumulateworkingexperiencebyputtingwhattheyhavelearntintopracticeintheirsparetime.Finallyastothefeepostgraduatesaregrantedallowancetoloanmoneyfromthebankstofinancethemselves.Insummaryit'swiserforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?Recently,thereismuchdiscussionaboutwhetheritisthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.Thosew