【2023年】貴州省貴陽市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)

【2023年】貴州省貴陽市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Peopleinmodernsocietyliveunderalotofpressure,fromeducation,career,orfamily.Soitisimportantforthemtokeepagoodmoodunderwhatevercircumstances.Writeacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowingtopic:TheImportanceofKeepingaGoodMood.YouaregiventhefollowingoutlinesinChineseandarerequiredtowritenolessthan150words.Remembertowriteclearly.

1.現(xiàn)代社會(huì)壓力增大，保持好心情很重要；

2.為什么要保持好的心情；

3.保持好的心情也是成功的保證。

2.IsLongHolidayNecessary

1．對(duì)于長假是否必要，不同的人有不同的看法

2．我認(rèn)為長假是必要的，因?yàn)椤?/p>

3．如何度長假

3.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledPressureinModernLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.現(xiàn)代生活充滿壓力

2.壓力對(duì)人身心的影響;

3.如何緩解壓力

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--電子圖書悄然問世，帶來了巨大的市場潛力，并對(duì)出版業(yè)造成一定的沖擊

--電子圖書的優(yōu)勢和弊端

--電子圖書與紙質(zhì)書刊的前景

IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledGoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人決定畢業(yè)后讀研。

2．有些人決定畢業(yè)后工作。

3．你的看法。

GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork

6.Directions:Inthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.車禍發(fā)生的時(shí)間及地點(diǎn)；

2．你所見到的車禍情況；

3．你對(duì)車禍原因的分析。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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

8.1．越來越多的大學(xué)生一畢業(yè)就邁入婚姻殿堂

2．產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3．這種現(xiàn)象可能帶來的影響

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledALettertotheMayor.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.假如你是王玲，請(qǐng)你就社區(qū)附近建筑工地的污染問題給市長寫一封信，內(nèi)容應(yīng)涉及污染情況、給居民帶來的不便以及你的建議。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBlogWriting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.寫博客的好處；

2．寫博客存在的問題；

3．你的看法。

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

Accordingtotheauthor'simagination,inordertoglideonthesandsmoothly,thecreatureLashlarmmusthave______.

12.

Peopleaspotentialclients,customers,orpartnershelpyoutobenoticedbyothersandto_____.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenedtoT-Painsince2005?

A.HehadtogiveupAuto-Tune.

B.Hebecameverysuccessful.

C.HemadeafortuneworkingforthePrince.

D.Hewonfameasteachersofwell-knownsingers.

14.

TheearliestlargeGreeklibraryisbuiltbyPtolemyI.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatWillWeDoforWork

Ibelievethat90%ofwhite-collarjobsintheU.S.willbeeitherdestroyedoralteredbeyondrecognitioninthenext10to15years.That'sacatastrophicprediction,giventhat90%ofusareengagedinwhite-collarworkofonesortoranother.Evenmostmanufacturingjobsthesedaysareconnectedtosuchwhite-collarservicesasfinance,humanresourcesandengineering.

ItalkedtoanoldLondonloadersometimeback.Heallowedthatin1970ittook108guysaboutfivedaystounloadatimbership.Thencamecontainerization.Thecomparabletasktodaytakeseightfolksoneday.Thatis,a98.5%reductioninman-days,from540totaltojusteight.

Thistimetheproductivityaimstoreconstruct—makethatdeconstruct—thewhite-collarworld.Infact,Iseeafive-sidedmovementthatwillbringtomyapparentlyfantastic"90%in10years"prediction.

FIRSTtheDestructiveNatureoftheCurrentFlavorofCompetition,DotcomCompany.

Sure,mostwillfail.Butthesurvivorswillexertenormouspressure—fast!—ontheBigGuys.WhenanAmazonoraCharlesSchwabmovesintoyourneighborhood,you'vegotmomentstoreact.OrtakekingentrepreneurJimClarkofNetscapefame.Hislatestventure,Healtheon/WebMD,intendstosqueezehundredsofbillionsofdollarsofwasteoutofthehealth-caresystem.Thesenewfirmsaimtocreatenothinglessthanhavocinthetheatersinwhichtheyoperate.

SECONDEnterpriseSoftware.

It'sanameforthetoolsthatwillhookupeveryaspectofabusiness'sinnards'internalorgans—personnel,production,sales,accounting—andthenhookupallthathooked-upstufftotherestofthe"family"ofsuppliersandthesuppliers'suppliersandwholesalersandretailersandendusers.

Theyareyournightmare,these"white-collarrobots."ThecomplexproductsfromGermansoftwaregiantSAPwilldotoyourcompany'sinternalorgansexactlywhatrobotsandcontainerizationdidtotheblue-collarworldin1960.Installingthesetoolsisnoteasy.Thetechnicalpartisdistressing;thepoliticsaredreadful.Whentheblue-collarrobotsarrived,theunionsrevoltedagainstit.Thistimeit'smanagementofficialwhoareopposingtechnologicalchange.Why?Thesetoolsthreatentheircomfortablestatus,carefullycraftedoverseveralgenerations.

Buttherobotsdidcome.Andtheytriumphed.

THIRDOutsourcing.

M.I.T.'sNo.1computerprofessor,MichaelDertouzos,saidIndiacouldeasilyboostitsGDPbyatrilliondollarsinthenextfewyearsperformingsecretwhite-collartasksforWesterncompanies.Heguessedthat50millionjobsfromthewhite-collarWestcouldgosouthtoIndia,whosepopulationhit1billionlastweek.Theaverageannualsalaryforeachofthose50millionnewIndianworkers:$20,000.

FOURTHtheWeb.

Ford,GMandDaimlerChryslerannounceararecombination.Theywilllinkalltheirtensofthousandsofsuppliersintoasingle,Internet-basednetwork.Thisentitywillinclude$250billionannuallyofsuppliers'products(andperhapsanadditional$500billionofthosesuppliers'products).Inshort,everypennyofwastewillbecompressedfromthehugeprocurementsystem.Theordercyclewillspeedupdramatically.Medibuyaimsforthesamehattrickinmedicalsupplies,DigitalThinkintraining,CarStationintheauto-body-

A.98.5%B.90%C.50%D.37%

16.

Anenhancedversionoftheservicewilluse______technologytogetthevideodatatoviewers.

17.

Thenumberofwomensmokersstartedtoincreasegreatlyduring______.

18.

Asickinfantmaystareandhave____________orcoldlimbs.

19.

Howcanweknowwhetherourplannedretirementspendingwillwork?

A.Wecanusesomeon-lineretirementcalculators.

B.Wecanasksomepeoplewhohavealreadyretired.

C.Wecantrytolivebelowourmeans.

D.Wecanconductakindofexperimentofthatlife.

20.

Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasanindustrialsolvent.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：W:Withusnow,isMalcolmBricklin,CEOofVisionaryVehicles.

M:Hello,everyone.

W:WehavebeenhearingacoupleofthingsaboutthisnewsthatFordMotorCompanyisslashingupto30,000jobs,shuttingdown14plantsnationwide.Isitabigdealifwearenolongermanufacturingthesecars,Malcolm?

M:Ithinkit'sahugedeal.Imeanthecompaniesaremassiveemployersbothdirectlyandindirectly,IfyoulookatFordaftertheirrestructuring,they'veactuallygot87,000employeeswhichistwiceasmanyasMicrosofthaveworldwide.Moreover,ifyoulookatthosejobs,theyareveryhigh-payingjobs.Thesearepeoplewhocanaffordtobuytheirownproducts.

W:Er,itseemstoindicateabighitforoureconomyifthesejobsgobye-bye.

M:Yeah,it'sareallysaddayforAmerica.

W:Butitisnotasifcarsarestoppedbeingmade,right?

M:Correct.StillalargenumberofcarsarebeingmadebyAmericanmanufacturers.MorethanhaftoftheAmericancarssoldinAmericaareAmerican.Sowhathashappenedovertimeisthatasthemarketsharehasfallen,foreigncarcompanieshavecomeintakenoverplantsandsetupnewplants,andtheyhavetakenoverthatcapacity.So,itisnotliketherearefewercarsbeingproducedinAmericathantherewere30yearsago.

W:LetmeaskyouabouttheChinesecomingin.WhatwoulditmeantoAmericanjobs,ifandwhenthathappens?

M:TheChinesecarswehaveseensofararen'tthatgreatandtheydon'thavethebrandingnecessarytomakeahugeimpactintheworldstage.

(23)

A.ItisclosingdownsomefactoriesintheUS.

B.Itnolongeroffershigh-payingjobs.

C.Thenumberofitsemployeesisdoubledaftertherestructuring.

D.Itismanufacturingasmanycarsasbefore.

22.(34)

A.Warsornaturaldisastersmakethemlosetheirfamilies.

B.Theywanttohelptheirfamiliesearnenough,mooneytosurvive.

C.Theyarepoor.

D.Alltheabove.

23.(17)

A.Sendingthenextpackageearlier.

B.Waitingpatiently.

C.Usingairfreight.

D.Lookingforthepackage.

24.

【B4】

25.聽力原文：W:Welcometotheshow,George.

M:Thankyou...it'snicetobehere.

W:Now,you'vebeenanactorforquiteafewyears.

M:Thirty-two.

W:Thirty-twoyears.Thatseemsincredible...well,whatsortofpartsdoyoulikeplayingbest?

M:Oh,thebadman,Ithink.

W:Youdon'tenjoybeingthehero?

M:Well,Idon'tmindbeingthehero...butIthinkIpreferbeingwicked...it'smoreinteresting.

W:You'vebeeninfilms,you'vebeenonthestage,you'vehadseveralpartsontelevision.There'sevenanadvertisement...

M:Yes,don'tlet'stalkaboutthat...I'vestoppeddoingadvertisements.Ihateseeingthat...

W:...thecrazymilkman...

M:Yes,IonlydiditbecauseIwasbetweenshows.I'dfinishedmakingafilm,andIwasinanewplay,whichunfortunatelyclosedafteronlytwoweeks.

W:Doyoulikeworkingonthestage?

M:Oh,yes.IfIhaveagoodpartinasuccessfulplay,Ireallylookforwardtogoingtowork.There'snothinglikealiveaudience.Theygiveyousomuch.

W:Andtelevision?

M:Yes,televisioncanbefun.But,asyouknow,there'snottoomuchlivetelevision.

W:We'relive...

M:Yes,we'relive,butmakingaplayfortelevisionisverylikemakingafilm.Ifyoumessupyourlines,they'llshootthesceneagain.Onthestage,ifyouforgetyourlines,you'reonyourown...

W:Andwhataboutlongruns?Haveyoueverhadareallylongruninthetheatre.

M:Yes,IspentthreeyearsattheCriterionTheatreinMurderatMidnight.

W:Ican'thelpthinkingitmustbeabitboringtogoon,nightafternight,playingthesamepart...

M:Yes,butIdidn'tmind...therewasamarvelousatmosphere...wehadawonderfulcast...sometimesyou'relucky.

(20)

A.Two.B.Thirty.C.Thirty-two.D.Three.

26.(33)

A.Apicture.

B.Conclusions.

C.Thelessonasawhole.

D.Vocabularylists.

27.聽力原文：M:Dr.Thomas?ThisisKeetBradleyfromtheDailyNews.I'dliketoaskyousomequestionsaboutthenewofficialstandardweightthatyoupurchased.

W:I'dbehappytohelpyou.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

M:Firstofall,howisthestandardweightused?

W:Well,thepeopleinourdepartmentuseittocheckthescalesalloverthecountry.Weareagovernmentagency,thedepartmentofweightsandmeasures.It'sourresponsibilitytoseethatallthescalesmeasureakilogramaccuratelysothisisthewayweusetoadjustthescales.

M:Howdidyoucheckthescalesbefore?

W:Wehaveanoldstandardweightthatweusedtouse.Ithadtobereplacedbecauseitwasimprecise.Youseeitwasmadeofpoorqualitymetalthatwastooporous.Itabsorbedtoomuchmoisture.

M:Oh.Sowhentheweatherwashumiditweighedmoreandwhenitwasdryitweighedless.

W:Exactly.Andthatvariationcanaffectthestandardsofthewholecountry.Soourdepartmenthadthenewweightmadeoutofhigherqualitymetal.

M:Howmuchdiditcost?

W:About45,000dollars.

M:45,000dollars?Foronekilogramweight?That'smoreexpensivethangold.Isitreallyworththatmuch?

W:I'msureitis.Industriesdependonourgovernmentagencytomonitortheaccuracyofscalessothatwhentheybuyandselltheirproductsthereisonestandard.Thinkofthedrugindustry,forexample,thosecompaniesrelyonhighaccuracyscalestomanufactureandpackagemedicine.

(23)

A.Howtocareforpreciousmetals.

B.AstandardUnitformeasuringweight.

C.Thevalueofpreciousmetals.

D.Usingthemetricsystem.

28.(19)

A.Sheisnotinterestedincourse.

B.Shedoesn'tlikethewaytheprofessorlectures.

C.She'shavingahardtimefollowingtheprofessor'slectures.

D.She'shavingdifficultywiththeheavyreadingassignments.

29.

【B11】

30.(32)

A.TradeunionsinBritainarebecomingmorepopular.

B.MoststrikesinBritainareagainsttheBritishlaw.

C.UnofficialstrikesinBritainareeasiertodealwithnow.

D.Employer-workerrelationsinBritainhavebecometenser.

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

32.

Itis______onecaneverreceivewhenhe/shehearssomeoneelseexpressinglovetohim/her.

33.Accordingtotheauthor,energysecuritycanonlybeachievedby______.

A.usinglessoilinpowergeneration

B.replacingfossilfuelswithmorenuclearpower

C.seekingenergyselfsufficiency

D.expandingthesourcesofpowersupply

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S7】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S8】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S3】

參考答案

1.TheImportanceofKeepingaGoodMoodWiththearrivalof21stcenturyoursocietyisincreasinglycharacterizedwithrapidpaceandpeopleinsuchasocietyhavetocopewithmuchmorepressurethanever.FormyownpartIwouldsaythatthemostdifficultandnecessarythingforustomanageinthiseraistokeepagoodmoodunderwhatevercircumstances.Itistruethatthereisalotofpressureinmodernlifebutitisalsopleasingandagreeable.Sinceabadmoodislikelytoworsenratherthantoeasethesituationwehaveeveryreasontobelievethateveryoneofusshouldkeepagoodmoodandnotloseourtemperwhencaughtinanunfavorablesituationsuchasscoldedorevenunfairlytreatedbytheboss.Besidesnooneispleasedtoworkwithpersonswhoaresorrowfuldepressedorblueallday.Afrequenthadmoodisadeadlyobstacleinpromotionorgoodworkrelationship.Moreoveritisespeciallyimportantforsuchpeopleasparentsorteacherstokeepagoodmoodfortheyarethemodelsoftheirchildrenorstudentswhosesoundandhealthygrowthrequiresaharmoniouslivingandlearningatmosphere.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabovewecancometoasafeconclusionthatkeepingagoodmoodisafundamentalfactorforanyonewhowantstoachievesuccessinlifeandwhateverhappenstoyouhappyormiserableitshouldbekeptinmindthatkeepingagoodmoodisoneofthebestsolutionstotheproblem.TheImportanceofKeepingaGoodMoodWiththearrivalof21stcentury,oursocietyisincreasinglycharacterizedwithrapidpace,andpeopleinsuchasocietyhavetocopewithmuchmorepressurethanever.Formyownpart,Iwouldsaythatthemostdifficultandnecessarythingforustomanageinthiseraistokeepagoodmoodunderwhatevercircumstances.Itistruethatthereisalotofpressureinmodernlife,butitisalsopleasingandagreeable.Sinceabadmoodislikelytoworsenratherthantoeasethesituation,wehaveeveryreasontobelievethateveryoneofusshouldkeepagoodmoodandnotloseourtemperwhencaughtinanunfavorablesituation,suchasscoldedorevenunfairlytreatedbytheboss.Besides,nooneispleasedtoworkwithpersonswhoaresorrowful,depressedorblueallday.Afrequenthadmoodisadeadlyobstacleinpromotionorgoodworkrelationship.Moreover,itisespeciallyimportantforsuchpeopleasparentsorteacherstokeepagoodmood,fortheyarethemodelsoftheirchildrenorstudents,whosesoundandhealthygrowthrequiresaharmoniouslivingandlearningatmosphere.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wecancometoasafeconclusionthatkeepingagoodmoodisafundamentalfactorforanyonewhowantstoachievesuccessinlifeandwhateverhappenstoyou,happyormiserable,itshouldbekeptinmindthatkeepingagoodmoodisoneofthebestsolutionstotheproblem.

2.IsLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionintoday'ssocietybecomesfiercersomepeopleregardlongholidayassomethingunaffordablebecauseworkwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.Butstillalotofcareerpursuersgoonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythinkthathavingagoodrestduringtheholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergyandfreshoutlookoftheirjob.PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.Holidayisbeneficialtoourworkinmanywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfromenjoyingourlifeandspendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.Firstaftermonthsofworkingunderpressureoneneedstorelaxhismindandbodytogetpreparedforthenextroundofwork.Wehumanbeingslikeaclockshouldperiodicallyrelaxourselves.Secondtimeawayfromworkmaygiveoneachancetolookathisworkwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenbacktoitagain.Overworkmaynotonlyreduceworkefficiencybutalsohamperone'soriginalthinking.Moreoverafteralongperiodofworkonemayfeelboredwiththedailyroutinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolongerappreciateshisownworkhowcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproducegoodresults?Withregardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipandfriendshipholidayplaysabigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgoodopportunityforfamilymembersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.Ifwegoonlettingworkrobbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbelovedifweletworkcompletelytakecontrolofuswewilllosetoomanythingsessentialinourlife.Allinallweshouldnotfallvictimstotheratrace.Inordertosurvivethecompetitioninordertoliveacompletelifewehavetostrikeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.IsLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionintoday'ssocietybecomesfiercer,somepeopleregardlongholidayassomethingunaffordablebecauseworkwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.Butstillalotofcareerpursuersgoonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythinkthathavingagoodrestduringtheholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergyandfreshoutlookoftheirjob.PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.Holidayisbeneficialtoourworkinmanywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfromenjoyingourlifeandspendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.First,aftermonthsofworkingunderpressure,oneneedstorelaxhismindandbodytogetpreparedforthenextroundofwork.Wehumanbeings,likeaclock,shouldperiodicallyrelaxourselves.Second,timeawayfromworkmaygiveoneachancetolookathisworkwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenbacktoitagain.Overworkmaynotonlyreduceworkefficiency,butalsohamperone'soriginalthinking.Moreover,afteralongperiodofwork,onemayfeelboredwiththedailyroutinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolongerappreciateshisownwork,howcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproducegoodresults?Withregardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipandfriendship,holidayplaysabigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgoodopportunityforfamilymembersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.Ifwegoonlettingworkrobbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbeloved,ifweletworkcompletelytakecontrolofus,wewilllosetoomanythingsessentialinourlife.Allinall,weshouldnotfallvictimstotheratrace.Inordertosurvivethecompetition,inordertoliveacompletelife,wehavetostrikeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.

3.PressureinModernLifePeoplearefacedwithmoreandmorepressureinmodernlife.Adultshavetocompetewithoneanotherforbetterjobshigherpaysdesirableprizesandopportunitiesofpromotion.EvensmallcPressureinModernLifePeoplearefacedwithmoreandmorepressureinmodernlife.Adultshavetocompetewithoneanotherforbetterjobs,higherpays,desirableprizesandopportunitiesofpromotion.Evensmallc

4.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbookRidingtheBulletinMarch2000aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbookhadmadeahitanditproducedagreatimpactonthepublishingindustry.Anelectronicbookore-bookissimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.T.E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothatyoucanfindthemeaningsofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethewordsizeifyouhavepooreyesight.Infacte-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasilywhichshouldappealtostudentswhoarecarryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infactsomeuniversitiesareplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudentstohelpthemintheirstudies.Despiteallthisthecurrente-bookreadersareunlikelytoreplaceprintedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewelltoprintedbooksbecausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeoplefeeluneasysittinginfrontofthescreen.Fortheme-booksaremoredifficulttoreadande-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.HoweverIamconfidentthate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamongstudentsandmoreandmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththedevelopmentofelectronictechnology.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbookRidingtheBulletinMarch,2000,aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbookhadmadeahit,anditproducedagreatimpactonthepublishingindustry.Anelectronicbook,ore-book,issimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.T.E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothatyoucanfindthemeaningsofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethewordsizeifyouhavepooreyesight.Infact,e-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasily,whichshouldappealtostudents,whoarecarryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infact,someuniversitiesareplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudentstohelpthemintheirstudies.Despiteallthis,thecurrente-bookreadersareunlikelytoreplaceprintedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewelltoprintedbooks,becausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeoplefeeluneasysittinginfrontofthescreen.Forthem,e-booksaremoredifficulttoreadande-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.However,Iamconfidentthate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamongstudentsandmoreandmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththedevelopmentofelectronictechnology.

5.GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWorkCurrentlythemajordilemmawhichmoststudentsfaceupongraduationistocontinuepursuingpostgraduatestudiesortofindajobimmediately.Thosewhodecidetogotoworkimmediatelycannotwaittoputwhattheyhavelearnedintopractice.Theybelievethatonlybyapplicationcanapersonmasterknowledgeintherealsense.Mostimportantofalltheycanliveontheirownandhavethefeelingofaccomplishmentforthefirsttime.Otherpeoplehoweverbelievethatifapersonwantstobeanexpertinaspecializedfieldfouryearsinuniversityisfarfromenough.Thebestwayistochooseadirectionandstudyitindepth.Itisnotlateatallwhentheygotoworkbecausetheystartatamuchhigherlevel.Nomatterwhichchoiceastudentwillfinallymakehehastobeextremelycarefultolookintohisuniquesituationandconsultthepredecessorsfortheiradvice.Hewillmaketherightchoiceifheknowhisgoalinlifeandhowtoturnitintoreality.GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWorkCurrently,themajordilemmawhichmoststudentsfaceupongraduationistocontinuepursuingpostgraduatestudiesortofindajobimmediately.Thosewhodecidetogotoworkimmediatelycannotwaittoputwhattheyhavelearnedintopractice.Theybelievethatonlybyapplicationcanapersonmasterknowledgeintherealsense.Mostimportantofall,theycanliveontheirownandhavethefeelingofaccomplishmentforthefirsttime.Otherpeople,however,believethatifapersonwantstobeanexpertinaspecializedfield,fouryearsinuniversityisfarfromenough.Thebestwayistochooseadirectionandstudyitindepth.Itisnotlateatallwhentheygotowork,becausetheystartatamuchhigherlevel.Nomatterwhichchoiceastudentwillfinallymake,hehastobeextremelycarefultolookintohisuniquesituationandconsultthepredecessorsfortheiradvice.Hewillmaketherightchoiceifheknowhisgoalinlifeandhowtoturnitintoreality.

6.AnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccidentYesterdayafternoonIhappenedtowitnessaterribletrafficaccidentonmywayhomefromschool.Itwas5:30p.m.IwasridingmyfavoriteGiantbackhome.WhenIgottothelastcrossingontheGoldenLionStreettheredlightwason.SoIappliedthebrakesalongwithalongqueueofvehicleswaitingtopass.Justatthatmomentaheavy-loadtruckwithearthroaredforwardatmysideandbumpedagainstaprivateAccordofHondatravelingeastbound.Asaresultthewindshieldofthelorrywasbrokenintopiecesanditsdrivergotfatallywoundedontheheadonthesteeringwheel.ThedriveroftheAccordandhisgirlfriendtheonlypassengerinthecaronlygotminorinjuriesbu