2023年廣東省中山市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

2023年廣東省中山市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTechnology,aBlessingoraCurse?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.科學(xué)技術(shù)使人們的生活變得更加便利

2．科學(xué)技術(shù)造成的負(fù)面影響

3．我們應(yīng)該怎樣面對(duì)這種矛盾

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamountofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--出國(guó)旅游悄然興起

--出國(guó)旅游的種種好處

--出國(guó)旅游的種種弊端

--你的選擇

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays

4.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOff

No.ofPost-graduateTestTakersin

1．考研人數(shù)在持續(xù)上漲10年后于2007年開(kāi)始減少。

2．教研熱降溫的原因。(收費(fèi)改革；研究生就業(yè)難；用人單位重視工作經(jīng)驗(yàn))

3．我們應(yīng)該如何選擇。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.描述圖表的變化。

2．分析變化的原因。

3．你喜歡讀什么樣的書(shū)。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

假如你是李靜，你想向校長(zhǎng)申請(qǐng)參加西部大開(kāi)發(fā)，你要給校長(zhǎng)寫(xiě)一封信，信的內(nèi)容包括：

1.表達(dá)自已想要參加西部大開(kāi)發(fā)的愿望；

2.簡(jiǎn)要說(shuō)明自己的理由。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudents'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

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

2．參加學(xué)生會(huì)和各種社團(tuán)對(duì)個(gè)人發(fā)展的作用

3．我的觀念中大學(xué)生對(duì)待學(xué)生會(huì)和社團(tuán)活動(dòng)的正確態(tài)度

Students'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.SupposeyouareLiMing.WritealettertoMartha,ateacherofyoursintheseniorhighschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.得知老師要來(lái)倫敦訪問(wèn)非常高興；

2．介紹自己的學(xué)習(xí)和生活；

3．希望能帶老師參觀倫敦。

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudents''InterpersonalRelationship.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前許多大學(xué)生處理不好人際關(guān)系

2．出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3．我的看法

Students'InterpersonalRelationship

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewonChangesofNationalPublicHoliday.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.在中國(guó)實(shí)行已久的五一黃金周在2008年被縮短，但是新添了幾個(gè)較短的法定假日

2.這種變化帶來(lái)的影響

3.你如何看待這種變化

MyViewonChangesofNationalPublicHoliday

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.

Therearefewgovernmentswhoarepreparedtoargueagainsttheideaofsustainabledevelopment.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

______inhistorydidtheUShavenoVicePresident.

13.Whatunderwateractioncanleadtotheproductionofpollutionsimilartothatproducedbyfossilfuelpowerstations?

A.Massdyingofunderwatercreature.

B.Recyclingofunderwaterwasteproducts.

C.Decomposingfloodedvegetation.

D.Abstractingunderwateroil.

14.

Whenthenaturallythinpeoplecan'tfindwhattheyarehungryfor,theywill______.

A.makeashoppingtrip

B.substituteanothersimilarfood

C.giveituprationally

D.trytosearchforitintheInternet

15.

Engineersandbiologistsworktogethertofindnaturalsolutionstotechnologicalproblems.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

WedreadAIDSmorethanheartdiseasebecause______.

17.

Collegeinstructorsdon'tlikethosestudentswhoonlyrepeat______.

18.

Scientistsuse______totestwhethertheirgeneticmodificationofaplantissuccessful.

19.

Increasingone'soutputturnsouttobethemostimportantstrategyinfulfillingtheself-improvement.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

MarkTwaingothisfamebythework"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty".

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽(tīng)力原文：M:GeorgeisgoingtoworkinNewYorkforthesummer.

W:Canhedothatandgotosummerschool?

Q:WhatdoesthewomanprobablyimplyaboutGeorge?

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A.He'steachingschoolthissummer.

B.He'sworkinghardsothathecanaffordtogotoNewYork.

C.Hemayhavedifficultyworkingandstudyingatthesametime.

D.Hedecidednottoattendsummerschool.

22.

【B6】

23.【B3】

24.(44)

25.

【B7】

26.【B4】

27.(43)

28.(34)

A.In1397.B.In1379.C.In1339.D.In1030.

29.聽(tīng)力原文：Unlessmeasuresaretakenatonce,thereisagoodchancethatalltheoceansoftheworldwillbeheavilypollutedbytheyear2000.Howcouldthispossiblyhappen?

Wehavealreadyseenthatpeopleallowallkindsofwasteproductstoflowintothesea.Itisalmostimpossibletomeasurehowmuchsewageandindustrialwasteendupinouroceans.And[lowaboutoilpollutionintheoceans?Itisillegaltodischargeoilintotheseaclosetothecoast,butwhenashipismanymilesouttoseatherearenosuchrestrictions.Sometimesthereisashipcollision,andourbeachesarecoveredwithoil.Butcollisionsarenottheonlycauseofoilpollution,noteventhemaincause.Muchmoreoilisdischargedatseawhentheoiltanksarecleanedout.

Estimatesoftheamountofoildischargedintotheseavaryquitealot,butthelowestfigureforoildischargedintoEuropeanwatersaloneisabout200,000tonseveryyear.Somepeoplesaythatthefigurecouldbetentimeshigher.

Itisnotonlyourbeachesthatarepollutedbyoil,amongotherthings,somefishintheseanowcontaingreatamountsofpoisonoussubstances.Nexttimeyoueatfish,howcanyoubesurethattheyarefreefromoilpollution?Itisreallyquiteaproblem.

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A.Sewageandindustrialwaste.

B.Oilpollutiononthebeach.

C.Oildischargedatseawhenpeoplecleaningoiltanks.

D.Theoilthatleaksoutaftershipcollisions.

30.聽(tīng)力原文：Throughtheyearsofbeinganadvisorattheuniversity.I'veoftenbeenrequestedtogivesuggestionsabouthowtohandle“informationanxiety”.Nowletmegiveyousomeadvice.Firstofall,whatis“informationanxiety”?Well,asyouknow,wearebombardeddailybybooks,magazines,newspapers.television,andradio.Wearehitwithbills,letters,andreports.Allofthiscancausequitealotofanxiety.It'sbecausewearelivinginthe“informationage”thatwegetthisbombardmentofinformationeveryday.Sotodayletmegiveyousomeorganizingtipsthatshouldmakeyourlifeeasier.

Firstofall,whenyougetyourmail,openitandsortitrightaway.Getridofalljunkinserts.andthensortthemailintofourcategories:todo,topay,toread,andtofile.

Berealisticaboutyourreading.Cheekthemagazinesyousubscribetoonaregularbasis.Ifyoufindyourselffallingbehindinyourreading.letsomeofthosesubscriptionsgo.Andifyouareoneofthosepeoplewholiketoclipoutarticlestoreadlater,thendosomescreeningfirstandbesuretocliponlythemostimportantarticlesforreadinglater.

Youshouldhaveafilingsystem,butdon'tuseyourfilesasadumpingground.Makeitaruletocleanoutyourfilesandpapersatleastonceayear,moreoftenifpossible.

Spendfiveortenminuteseachdaycleaningupyourdeskandprioritizingyourworkforthenextday.Thefollowingdaywillgetofftoamuchbetterstartifyourdeskisorganizedandyouarenotfacedwithoverwhelmingpilesofpaper.Don'tusethetopofyourdeskasastoragearea.Itshouldbeaworkarea,withplentyofroomtowork.

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A.Sortthemail.

B.Answerthemail.

C.Readthemagazines.

D.Fileimportantinformation.

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

Accordingtotheauthor,howwouldanAmericanfamilywithacarandahouseinthesuburbsprobablyfeelaboutthemselvestoday?

32.

Underitschapter,theU.N.guarantees______.

A.nevertousearms

B.toemployinternationalmachines

C.tobetterstandardsoflife

D.topromoteeconomicandsocialadvancement

33.

Babieswillnotbestimulatedtosmilebyaperson______.

A.whosefrontviewisfullyperceived

B.whosefaceiscoveredwithamask

C.whosefaceisseenfromtheside

D.whosefaceisfreeofanycovering

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S3】

35.Avianinfluenza(禽流感),or"birdflu",isaninfectious

diseaseofanimalswascausedbyvirusesthatnormallyinfect【S1】______

onlybirdsand,lesscommonly,pigs.Avianinfluenzavirusesare

highlyspecies-specific,buthave,onrareoccasions,crossedthe

speciesbarriertoinfectinghumans.【S2】______

Indomesticpoultry(家禽),infectionwithavianinfluenza

virusescausetwomainformsofdisease,distinguishedby【S3】______

lowandhighextremesofvirulence(毒性).Theso-called

"lowpathogenic(病原的)"monlycausesonlymild

symptomsandmayeasilygoundetected.Thehighlypathogenic

form.isfarmoredramatic.Itspreadsveryrapidlythrough

poultryflocks,causesdiseaseaffectingmultipleexternalorgans,【S4】______

andhasamortalitythatcanapproach100%,oftenwithin48

hours.

BirdfluisnotthesameasSARS.Becausetheirsymptoms【S5】______

aresimilar,SARSiscausedbycompletelydifferentviruses.

Influenzavirusesalsoaremoreinfectiousandcannotbeas

readilycontainedasSARSisolatingpeoplewhohavethe【S6】______

infection.

Thecurrentoutbreakofbirdfluisdifferentfromearlier

onesinthatofficialshavebeenunabletocontainitsspread.An

outbreakin1997inHongKongwasthefirsttimethevirushad

spreadtopeople,butitwasmuchmorequicklycontained.A

totalof18peoplewerehospitalizedwithsixreportingdeaths.【S7】______

About1.5millionchickenswerekilledbyanefforttoremove【S8】______

thesourceofthevirus.

Unlikethe1997scare,thisoutbreakhasspreadmorerapidly

toothercountries,increasingitsexposureonpeopleinvaried【S9】______

locationsandraisedthelikelihoodthatthestrainwillcombine【S10】______

withahumaninfluenzavirus.

【S1】

36.TheEuropeanUnionhadapprovedanumberof

geneticallymodifiedcropsuntillate1998.Butgrowing

publicconcernoveritssupposedenvironmentalandhealth【S1】______

risksledseveralEUcountriestodemandamoratorium(暫時(shí)

禁止)onimportsofanynewGMproduce.Bylate1999

therewereenoughsuchcountrytoblockanynewapprovals【S2】______

ofGMproduce.Lastyear,Americafiledacomplaintatfile

WTOaboutthemoratorium,arguingthatitwasanillegal

tradebarrierbecausethereisnoscientificbaseforit.【S3】______

Asmorestudieshavebeencompletedontheeffectsof

GMcrops,thegreens'caseforthemhasweakened.【S4】______

Muchevidencehasemergedofhealthrisksfromeatingthem.【S5】______

And,overall,thestudieshaveshownthattheenvironmental

effectsonmodifiedcropsarenotalwaysasseriousasthe【S6】______

greensclaim.Nevertheless,environmentalistscontinuetofind

faultofsuchstudiesandarguethattheyareinconclusive.【S7】______

WhileAmericansseembehappyenoughtoconsume【S8】______

foodmadefromGMcrops,opinionpollscontinuetoshow

thatEuropeanconsumersdisliketheidea.Europeansseembe

takingtheattitudewhich,sincethereremainstheslightest【S9】______

possibilityofadverseconsequencesandsinceitisclearhow【S10】______

they,asconsumers,benefitfromGMcrops,theywould

rathernotruntherisk.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.【S8】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S5】

參考答案

1.TechnologyaBlessingoraCurse?Asanimportantforceinthebettermentofhumanlifetechnologicaldevelopmentsavestimeandlabourreachesunexploredfrontiersandcompletesmanyformer"impossiblemissions"ForinstancecomputersandtheInternethavemadetheworldasmallerone.Withaclickofthemouseawebcamandamicrophonefriendsarenolongerkeptapartbydistance.Infactmodempeoplecanhardlymanagedailylifeletaloneacomfortablelifewithoutsophisticatedmachinesapparatusandgadgets.Unfortunatelyforeveryproblemthereisasolutionandforeverysolutionthereisaproblem.Itisunilateraltoregardtechnologyasasoleblessingbecauseitalsoexertsnegativeimpacts.Taketheautomobilesasanexamplewhileofferingpeopleconveniencetheyemittoxicandgreenhousegases.Besideswhenwalkingandcyclingbecomeluxuriesthelackofexercisesaccountsformanyhealthproblemsamongyoungandmiddle-agedpeople.Sotosomeextenttechnologyisacursethatthehumanbeingsspellonthemselves.Suchistheparadox:technologyisadouble-edgedsword--theproperuseiscertainlyconductivetotheproductivityofmodemlifebutonceweoverusemisuseorevenabuseitweruntheriskofhurtingourselves.Soistechnologyablessingoracurse?Italldependsonhowweuseit.Technology,aBlessingoraCurse?Asanimportantforceinthebettermentofhumanlife,technologicaldevelopmentsavestimeandlabour,reachesunexploredfrontiers,andcompletesmanyformer"impossiblemissions",Forinstance,computersandtheInternethavemadetheworldasmallerone.Withaclickofthemouse,awebcamandamicrophone,friendsarenolongerkeptapartbydistance.Infact,modempeoplecanhardlymanagedailylife,letaloneacomfortablelife,withoutsophisticatedmachines,apparatusandgadgets.Unfortunately,foreveryproblem,thereisasolution,andforeverysolution,thereisaproblem.Itisunilateraltoregardtechnologyasasoleblessing,becauseitalsoexertsnegativeimpacts.Taketheautomobilesasanexample,whileofferingpeopleconvenience,theyemittoxicandgreenhousegases.Besides,whenwalkingandcyclingbecomeluxuries,thelackofexercisesaccountsformanyhealthproblemsamongyoungandmiddle-agedpeople.Sotosomeextent,technologyisacursethatthehumanbeingsspellonthemselves.Suchistheparadox:technologyisadouble-edgedsword--theproperuseiscertainlyconductivetotheproductivityofmodemlife,butonceweoveruse,misuseorevenabuseit,weruntheriskofhurtingourselves.Soistechnologyablessingoracurse?Italldependsonhowweuseit.解析：寫(xiě)作提示：科技對(duì)人類生活的影響是考生非常熟悉的話題。題目具有兩面性，一般兩方面的論點(diǎn)都要提到，并在篇幅上保持一定的平衡，防止走極端或一邊倒。但是最終考生需要有一個(gè)較為明確的立場(chǎng)。第一段可以用舉例子的方法列舉科技給人們的生活帶來(lái)的便利之處，第二段的寫(xiě)法基本相同，第三段則在前一段的基礎(chǔ)上，針對(duì)所提及的一些負(fù)面影響提出應(yīng)對(duì)之策，亦可籠統(tǒng)地提出人們應(yīng)該正確看待和使用科學(xué)技術(shù)。

2.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-timemenonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisurewhereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkersbutfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretimeonlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemploymentperhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategoriesleisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexesasmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoomenenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhourscomparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomenperhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastlyhousewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overallthechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailablemenenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999,accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategories,leisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.

3.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidaysManypeoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfortheirholidayssothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmomwonderfulplaces.Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosaveforrealizingtheirdreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafarawayquaintland.Thereareseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstofallyoucanlearnmoreofthegeographycustomscultureandlifestyleofdifferentnationsandcountries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperienceanewlifesomewhatstrangetoyou.Alsoyoucanpracticeyourforeignlanguageproficiency.Inadditionyoucanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhichareknownfortheirspecialadventuresandinterestssuchasscubadivingorwildlifeobserving.Howevertravelingabroadhasdisadvantagestoo.Althoughyoumayenjoybeautifulsightseeingandniceclimateyoumaycatchalocalillnessesthatisunusualinyournativeland.Whiletravelingworldwideyoumaynotbeabletospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbedifficultforyoutocommunicatewiththelocalresidents.What'smoreyoumayevenfindcustomshostiletoyouforexamplestrongdiscriminationagainstwomen.Goodorbadtravelingabroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutsideworldisthrilling!TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidaysManypeoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfortheirholidayssothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmomwonderfulplaces.Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosaveforrealizingtheirdreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafarawayquaintland.Thereareseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstofall,youcanlearnmoreofthegeography,customs,culture,andlifestyle.ofdifferentnationsandcountries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperienceanewlifesomewhatstrangetoyou.Also,youcanpracticeyourforeignlanguageproficiency.Inaddition,youcanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhichareknownfortheirspecialadventuresandinterests,suchasscubadivingorwildlifeobserving.However,travelingabroadhasdisadvantages,too.Althoughyoumayenjoybeautifulsightseeingandniceclimate,youmaycatchalocalillnessesthatisunusualinyournativeland.Whiletravelingworldwide,youmaynotbeabletospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbedifficultforyoutocommunicatewiththelocalresidents.What'smore,youmayevenfindcustomshostiletoyou,forexample,strongdiscriminationagainstwomen.Goodorbad,travelingabroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutsideworldisthrilling!

4.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenon—thepost-graduatetestafteraten-yearcrazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcostssomestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,withamodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenon—thepost-graduatetest,afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogram,theyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts,somestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceived,thebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduates,jobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudies,thepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreover,manycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresult,somestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinion,beforewemakethechoice,weneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.

5.TheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006FromthetablebasedonasurveywemadeofthereadingpreferencesofstudentsinanChineseuniversityin2006welearnthatofallkindsofbookscontemporaryuniversitystudentslikefictionsbestwhichhas65.9percentofbookcirculationinlibrarywhileotherkindsofbookshavelowpercentages:generalnonfiction—18.2science/technology/education--10.8art/literature/poetry—5.1.Itsuggeststhatcontemporarystudentsaremuchmoreeasilyinfluencedbythefashionthaneverbefore.It'sareasonableandgoodphenomenonbecauseitrevealsthatuniversitystudentsliketokeepupwiththedevelopmentofsociety.Thustheywilleasilyadaptthemselvestothenewlifeaftertheygraduatefromschool.GenerallyIlikereadingnon-fictionforitistightlyconnectedwiththereality.Tosomedegreeit'snousereadingtoomuchfictionwhichsometimeswilltakeyouintofancyfantasy.Fastlifepacealsodoesn'tallowmetoreadbooksonartorpoetry.Tomenonfictionisevenhelpfulinanalyzingsocietyandhumanity.TheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006FromthetablebasedonasurveywemadeofthereadingpreferencesofstudentsinanChineseuniversityin2006,welearnthat,ofallkindsofbooks,contemporaryuniversitystudentslikefictionsbest,whichhas65.9percentofbookcirculationinlibrarywhileotherkindsofbookshavelowpercentages:generalnonfiction—18.2,science/technology/education--10.8,art/literature/poetry—5.1.Itsuggeststhatcontemporarystudentsaremuchmoreeasilyinfluencedbythefashionthaneverbefore.It'sareasonableandgoodphenomenonbecauseitrevealsthatuniversitystudentsliketokeepupwiththedevelopmentofsociety.Thustheywilleasilyadaptthemselvestothenewlifeaftertheygraduatefromschool.Generally,Ilikereadingnon-fiction,foritistightlyconnectedwiththereality.Tosomedegree,it'snousereadingtoomuchfictionwhichsometimeswilltakeyouintofancyfantasy.Fastlifepacealsodoesn'tallowmetoreadbooksonartorpoetry.Tome,nonfictionisevenhelpfulinanalyzingsocietyandhumanity.

6.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobeavolunteerbutthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.FirstofallIamfromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What'smoretheWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestillliveinpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.LastbutnotleastIplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.TobeexacttopopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLiJingDearPresident,I'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,an