（2021年）甘肅省隴南市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題(含答案)

（2021年）甘肅省隴南市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)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.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

1．中國(guó)已漸漸步入老齡化社會(huì)(65歲以上的老年人已占全國(guó)人口的7%)

2．我認(rèn)為應(yīng)如何對(duì)待老年人群(社會(huì)關(guān)愛(ài)與福利制度，家庭溫暖，社區(qū)服務(wù)……)

3．我的結(jié)論

2.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSayNotoAvianInfluenza.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.“禽流感”危害的后果及其嚴(yán)重性

2．造成這種突發(fā)疫情的原因

3．我們應(yīng)該如何對(duì)待

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

禽流感:avianinfluenza

預(yù)警系統(tǒng):warningsystem

應(yīng)急機(jī)制:emergencyresponsemechanism

SayNotoAvianInfluenza

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledALetterofApplication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.你即將大學(xué)畢業(yè)，申請(qǐng)出國(guó)攻讀博士學(xué)位

2.介紹個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)厲，所學(xué)專業(yè)以及專長(zhǎng)

3.公派出國(guó)，費(fèi)用由中國(guó)政府提供

4.希望申請(qǐng)被接受

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisSchoolkidsGoingtoEveningSchool.Youmustwritenolessthan150wordsandgivepossibleREASONSforthegrowingnumberofschoolkidswholearnasecondlanguageateveningschool.

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountry,analyzingchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditureofadevelopedcountry.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlineandchartgivenbelow.

1.描述圖表中生活費(fèi)用支出的變化情況

2.給出可能的原因

3.得出你的結(jié)論

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicRisingDivorceRatesinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.描寫圖表反映的問(wèn)題

2.你認(rèn)為最近幾年中國(guó)離婚高的原因是什么

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicContributionsWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.以學(xué)校網(wǎng)站編輯部的名義寫一篇征稿啟事

2.說(shuō)明征稿的內(nèi)容，寫作要求及稿費(fèi)支付

3.提供聯(lián)系方式

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWealthandHealth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有人認(rèn)為財(cái)富比健康重要；

2.也有人認(rèn)為健康比財(cái)富重要；

3.我的觀點(diǎn)是：

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCareerorMarriage?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前許多大四女生不忙求職忙相親

2.產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3.我的看法

CareerorMarriage?

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

Ifagossipbringsgoodtothegossiping,thepeopleinvolvedarelikelytodevelop______.

12.

WaldoWilcoxfoundhiddentreasure,suchasvaluablejewelryhighonthebluff.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

AlfredKorzybskiobservedthat_________________affectshowwehandleproblemsandhowwebehave.

14.

TheUnitedStateshasturneditselffromahegemonicpowertoaguardianofdemocracybytheintroductionof______totheMiddleEast.

15.

Hayhasfoundthatboth______andsocialfactorscombinetoputtwinsatadisadvantage.

16.

Waterclocksweremostlyusedtodetermine______.

17.

Asvascularplants,treesareorganizedintothreemajororgans:theroots,thestems,andtheleaves.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

AccordingtoLegato,prescriptiondrugshaveplayedanimportantroleintheextensionoflifeexpectancysince______.

19.

Thedebateover______policiespromptedanumberofapplicantstotryschoolslikeYaleorStanford.

20.Toresolveremaininguncertainties,it'snecessarytoobservefactorssuchaswind,clouds,andhumidityinthetropospheretomakesuretheyareconsistentwith______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(21)

A.Thepartinfilms.

B.Thepartonthestage.

C.Thepartontelevision.

D.Thepartinadvertisement.

22.聽(tīng)力原文：M:MayItakeamake-upexamnextweek?

W:It'snotmypolicytogivemake-upexams,butthecircumstancesinyourcaseareexceptional.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(13)

A.Themanisanexceptionallyexcellentstudent.

B.Thewomanisnotallowedtogivemake-upexams.

C.Thestudent'srequestwillbegranted.

D.Thestudentwon'tbeabletocompletethecourse.

23.(41)

24.聽(tīng)力原文：MillionsofwordshavebeenwrittenaboutyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Therearereasonsforthisgreatinterestintheideas,feelings,andactionsofyouth.Today,thereareaboutsevenmillionAmericansincollegesanduniversities.Youngpersonsundertwenty-fivemakeupnearlyhalfoftheAmericanpopulation.Manyofthesewillsoonbeinchargeofthenation.Naturallytheirideasareimportanttoeveryoneinthecountry,anditisnecessaryforolderpeopletounderstandwhattheythinkandfeel.Collegestudentstodayhavestrongopinionsaboutrightandwrong.Theyaredeeplyinterestedinmakingabetterlifeforallpeople,especiallyforthosewhohavenotbeengivenafairchancebeforenow.Theyseemuchthatiswrongonthelivesoftheirparents.Itishardforthemtoseewhatisrightandgoodintheolderways.Asaresult,thereisoftentroubleinAmericanfamilies.Yourcountrymaybemeetingsuchproblems,soon.

(30)

A.AmericanSocialProblems.

B.AmericanYouth.

C.SchoolsintheUnitedStates.

D.AdultsandTeenagersTogether.

25.聽(tīng)力原文：M:I'vebeencallingDavidforthepasthalfhour,butIkeepgettingabusysignal.

W:Well,ifyoudon'tgethimsoon,we'lljusthavetogotothemovieswithouthim.

Q:WhyisthemantryingtocallDavid?

(19)

A.Totellhimtheyarebusy.

B.Tocancelanappointment.

C.Tosendhimabusysignal.

D.Toinvitehimtogotoafilm.

26.

【B3】

27.(34)

A.Theybecamemorepopular.

B.Theyweremoreregulated.

C.Theygrewlesshonest.

D.Theybecamebetterproduced.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：M:IwonderifIcouldborrowyourelectronicdictionary,please?

W:YoucertainlycouldifIhadone,butIgavemyoldonetomybrotherwhenheenteredhighschool,andIhavenotboughtanewoneyet.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherelectronicdictionary?

(14)

A.Shehasboughtanewone.

B.Herbrotherhasjustgivenherone.

C.Shehasonlyanoldone,

D.Shehasnoneatpresent.

29.聽(tīng)力原文：Soccerisplayedbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworld,buttherehaveonlybeenfewplayerswhoweretrulygreat.Howdidtheseplayersgetthatway—wasitthroughtrainingandpractice,oraregreatplayers"born,notmade"?First,theseplayerscamefromplacesthathavehadfamousstarsinthepast—playersthatayoungboycanlookuptoandtrytoimitate.(32)Inthehistoryofsoccer,onlysixcountrieshaveeverwontheWorldCup—threefromSouthAmericaandthreefromwesternEurope.Therehasneverbeenagreatnationalteam—orareallygreatplayer—fromNorthAmericaorfromAsia.Second,(33)theseplayershaveallhadyearsofpracticeinthegame.AlfredoDiStefanowasthesonofasoccerplayer,aswasPele.Mostplayersbeginplayingthegameattheageofthreeorfour.

(34)Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood—apoor,crowdedareawhereaboy'sdreamisnottobeadoctororlawyer,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,LiverpoolhadoneofthebestEnglishsoccerteamsinrecentyears.

Allgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn'texplainwhytheyaregreat.(35)HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,butonlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythatsetsthemapartfromalltheothers.

(33)

A.SouthAmericaandAsia.

B.WesternEuropeandNorthAmerica.

C.NorthAmericaandAsia.

D.SouthAmericaandwesternEurope.

30.聽(tīng)力原文：Today,airtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacaronabusymotorway.Butthereisadangerthatgrowseveryyear.Fromthemomentanairplanetakesofftothemomentitlands,everymovementiswatchedonradarscreens.Airtrafficcontrollerstellthepilotexactlywhentoturn,whentoclimbandWhentocomedown.Theairtrafficcontrollersaroundabusyairportmayhandle1,000planesaday.Anyplanethatfliesneartheairportcomesundertheordersofthecontrollersthere.Evenasmallmistakeontheirpartcouldcauseadisaster.Recently,suchadisasteralmosthappened.Twolargejetswereflyingtowardstheairport.Onewascarrying69passengersandhadcomefromToronto.Theotherwascarrying167passengersfromChicago.Anairtrafficcontrollernoticedonhisradarscreenthatthetwoplanesweretooclosetoeachother.Heorderedonetoturntotherightandtoclimb,buthemadeamistake.Heorderedthewrongplanetodothis.So,insteadofturningawayfromthesecondplane,thefirstplaneturnedtowardsit.Fifteensecondslater,itflewdirectlyinfrontofthesecondplane.Theyavoidedeachotherbythesmallestpartofasecond.Thedistancebetweenthemwaslessthanthatofalargeswimmingpool.Thisisanexampleofthedangerthatgrowseveryyear.

(30)

A.Crowdedairtraffic.

B.Thelargesizeofairplanes.

C.Mistakesbyairtrafficcontrollers.

D.Badweather.

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

Accordingtothethirdparagraph,impropercallsonthefootballfield______.

A.areevidenceofcorruptionbysomeofficials

B.areincreasedbythehigherspeedofthegame

C.resultfromreducedproficiencyofreferees

D.arecausedbyanythingotherthanhumanerror

32.WhydidtheBritishgovernmentpermituniversitiestoraisetuitionfees?

A.Theyfinditnolongerpossibletosupporttheuniversitiesbythefederalfunds.

B.Theywanttoincreaseboththequantityofstudentsandqualityofuniversities.

C.Manyuniversitiesareoverburdenedbytheincreasingnumberofstudents.

D.Itwillhelpcreateamuchmorecompetitivehighereducationmarket.

33.Robot.Itisawordthatseemsverymodem.Awordthatcreatesastrongmentalpicture.Apictureofsomethingthatlooksandactslikeahuman.Robotsarenothuman,ofcourse.Theyaremachines.

Thewordrobotmadrobotsthemselvesarelessthan100yearsold.Buthumanshavebeendreamingofrealandimaginarycopiesofthemselvesforthousandsofyears.Earlypeoplemadelittlehumanstatuesoutofclay.Andtheycutwoodandstonetolooklikehumans.

Whatisthefutureofrobots?Thegoalofscientistsistocreateatruehumanlikerobot.Someexpertshavedescribedthisrobotofthefutureasonethatcanactindependentlywiththephysicalworldthroughitsownsensesandactions.Humanshavetheabilitytosee,hear,speakandsolveproblems.Engineershavebuiltrobotsthathaveoneortwooftheseabilities.Butittakesanumberofbigexpensivecomputerstomaketherobotswork.

Thebiggestproblemincreatingahumanlikerobotiscopyinghumanintelligence.Thewaythehumanmindworksisalmostimpossibletocopy.Asimplecomputercansolvemathematicalproblemsfarbeyondtheabilityofeventhesmartesthumanmind.Butthehumanmindisbetterthanathousandsupercomputersatspeaking,hearingandproblemsolving.SevenAmericanandJapanesecompaniesareworkingtodevelopthesensesofsightandtouchforrobots.Thedevelopmentofthesesenseswillmakerobotsmuchmoreuseful.

However,themostimportanthumanability—themostdifficulttocopy—isproblemsolving.Anintelligentrobotmustbeabletochangethewayitactswhenitfacesanunexpectedsituation.Humansdoitallthetime.Computersmustdoitforrobots.Thismeanscomputersmusthaveahugebaseofinformationaboutmanythings.Theymustbeabletofindquicklytheneededinformationintheirsystems.Andtheymustmakechoicesabouthowtoact.Sofar,thisisbeyondtheabilityofcomputers.

Accordingtothepassage,howeverintelligentarobotmaybe,it______.

A.actsasanordinaryanimal

B.isnothingbutamachine

C.isviewedasamodernmyth

D.isregardedasahumanbeing

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S9】

35.

【S7】

36.

【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S4】

38.

【S2】

39.

【S8】

參考答案

1.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'predictionthisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.Firstthesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheoldanywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostareathetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevailstherearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetridofthem.ThereforechangingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Secondbasedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysizeacombinationoffamilycarecommunity-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthiswayoldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamiliesthusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Thirdoldpeoplenotonlyneedhelptheycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassetstheymaynotonlyliveafullerlifebutalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.AtpresentboththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'prediction,thisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.First,thesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheold,anywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostarea,thetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevails,therearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetridofthem.Therefore,changingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Second,basedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysize,acombinationoffamilycare,community-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthisway,oldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamilies,thusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Third,oldpeoplenotonlyneedhelp,theycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassets,theymaynotonlyliveafullerlife,butalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.Atpresent,boththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.

2.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.—oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld—hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.BangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavea10ngwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.—oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld—hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.BangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavea10ngwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

3.SayNotoAvianInfluenzaAvianInfluenzaknownasaninfectiousdiseaseswiftlysweepthewholecountry.SounexpectedlyandpowerfullydoesitcomethatitsoonbecomepervasivearoundAsiaandallovertheworld.Suchkindofdiseaseoccursnotonlyinthedevelopingcountriesbutalsointhedevelopedcountries.Peoplewhohavecaughtthediseasewillsufferfromhighfevermuscleacherunnynoseandsorethroat.Somemayevengeteyeproblemandhavedifficultybreathingatalaterstage.AvianInfluenzabecomesanepidemicwhichhasseriouslyaffectedpeople'sdailylifeandnationaleconomyaswell.Itisevidentthatsuchphenomenoncanbeattributedtothefollowingreasons.Directcontactwiththeinfectiouspoultrywhichmakespeoplefallillisviewedasthemajorreason.Furthermorecontaminatedobjectsincludingdailynecessitiesmaycastamalignantshadowonpeople'slifethroughwhichpeopleeasilygetinfected.Finallybreathandfoodtransmissionmakespeoplehorrifiedinthemulti-organfailure.AvianInfluenzafactuallyprovokesfearandpanicamongthenativesandtouristsaswell.InmyopinionAvianInfluenzamaycausetheglobaloutbreakofthediseaseifitisnotbroughtunderthecontrol.Governmentshouldmonitorthewholesituationestablishingthewarningsystemtopreventthepeoplefrominfectionandadoptingtheemergencyresponsemechanismtoreducethedeathrate.Moreimportantpeoplemustberesponsibleforthemselves.Theyshouldenjoygoodhabitandlifestylesuchasself-cleaningandprotectionthoroughcookingofpoultrymeatseparationofrawfoodfromthecookedfoodandetc.Onlyinthiswaycanwereallyavoidthedisaster.SayNotoAvianInfluenzaAvianInfluenza,knownasaninfectiousdisease,swiftlysweepthewholecountry.SounexpectedlyandpowerfullydoesitcomethatitsoonbecomepervasivearoundAsiaandallovertheworld.Suchkindofdiseaseoccursnotonlyinthedevelopingcountriesbutalsointhedevelopedcountries.Peoplewhohavecaughtthediseasewillsufferfromhighfever,muscleache,runnynoseandsorethroat.Somemayevengeteyeproblemandhavedifficultybreathingatalaterstage.AvianInfluenzabecomesanepidemicwhichhasseriouslyaffectedpeople'sdailylifeandnationaleconomyaswell.Itisevidentthatsuchphenomenoncanbeattributedtothefollowingreasons.Directcontactwiththeinfectiouspoultrywhichmakespeoplefallillisviewedasthemajorreason.Furthermore,contaminatedobjectsincludingdailynecessitiesmaycastamalignantshadowonpeople'slife,throughwhichpeopleeasilygetinfected.Finally,breathandfoodtransmissionmakespeoplehorrifiedinthemulti-organfailure.AvianInfluenzafactuallyprovokesfearandpanicamongthenativesandtouristsaswell.Inmyopinion,AvianInfluenzamaycausetheglobaloutbreakofthediseaseifitisnotbroughtunderthecontrol.Governmentshouldmonitorthewholesituation,establishingthewarningsystemtopreventthepeoplefrominfectionandadoptingtheemergencyresponsemechanismtoreducethedeathrate.Moreimportant,peoplemustberesponsibleforthemselves.Theyshouldenjoygoodhabitandlifestyle.suchasself-cleaningandprotection,thoroughcookingofpoultrymeat,separationofrawfoodfromthecookedfood,andetc.Onlyinthisway,canwereallyavoidthedisaster.

4.DearProfessorSmithIwouldliketoapplyforaplaceattheGraduateSchoolofPhysicsoftheUniversityofIllinoisforstudiesinastrophysicsleadingtothedegreeofDoctorofScience.Iwasbornin1982andgraduatedinPhysicsfromBeijiDearProfessorSmith,IwouldliketoapplyforaplaceattheGraduateSchoolofPhysicsoftheUniversityofIllinoisforstudiesinastrophysicsleadingtothedegreeofDoctorofScience.Iwasbornin1982,andgraduatedinPhysicsfromBeiji

5.SCHOOLKIDSGOINGTOEVENINGSCHOOLYesterdayeveningIdroppedinonafriendofmineandfoundhistenyear-olddaughterhavinganearlysupperbyherself.Whydidn'tshehavesupperwiththefamily?"She'sgoingtoEnglishclassesinaneveningschool"explainedherfather.Thisisnotararecase.Myfriend'sdaughterisjustoneofthousandsofschoolkidsaroundthecitywhoarelearningforeignlanguagesineveningschools.AsurveyconductedbyShanghai'sMunicipalEducationBureauindicatesthatin2005theenrollmentofschoolpupilsindifferenteveningschoolsjumpedto80percentcomparedwith4percentfourteenyearsago.Eveningschoolsandvarioustutoringcentershavemushroomedalloverthecitytocaternotonlyforon-thejobadultsbutforschoolpupilsaswell.Whyaresomanyschoolkidsattendinglanguageeveningclasses?Themostobviousreasonisthatparentsareattachingmuchimportancetohavingtheirchildrenmasteringaforeignlanguage.Inthisageofeconomicreformsmorepeoplehavecometorealizethatthecommandofasecondlanguageoftenmeansagoodopportunityforasuccessfulcareer—apassporttoaprosperousfuture.ItistruethatmostprimaryschoolsinChinamakeEnglishacompulsorypartofthecurriculumbutapupilbeginstolearnEnglishonlywhenheisinhisthirdorfourthgradeandthereareonlythreelessonperiodsperweek.ManyparentswhocannotwaittillthenordonotsettleforthelittleamountofEnglishtaughtatschoolsendtheirchildrentolanguageschoolsintheeveninginthehopethattheywilllearnitataneverearlierageandlearnmuchmoretobeaheadofthepack.Andgoodteachersandadvancedequipmentalsoplayapartintheeverincreasingenrollmentofeveningschoolstudents.Mostoftheteacherstherearefromcollegesanduniversities.Seniorlecturersorprofessorstheyhavemuchexperienceinteachingforeignlanguages."Withsomanygoodteachersandsuchmodernaudio-visualaids"saidmyfriend"itisworthwhiletosendmydaughterthere."Yeahformostoftheparentsasuccessfulchildistheultimateproofoftheirsuccess.SCHOOLKIDSGOINGTOEVENINGSCHOOLYesterdayeveningIdroppedinonafriendofmineandfoundhistenyear-olddaughterhavinganearlysupperbyherself.Whydidn'tshehavesupperwiththefamily?"She'sgoingtoEnglishclassesinaneveningschool,"explainedherfather.Thisisnotararecase.Myfriend'sdaughterisjustoneofthousandsofschoolkidsaroundthecitywhoarelearningforeignlanguagesineveningschools.AsurveyconductedbyShanghai'sMunicipalEducationBureauindicatesthatin2005,theenrollmentofschoolpupilsindifferenteveningschoolsjumpedto80percent,comparedwith4percentfourteenyearsago.Eveningschoolsandvarioustutoringcentershavemushroomedalloverthecitytocaternotonlyforon-thejobadultsbutforschoolpupilsaswell.Whyaresomanyschoolkidsattendinglanguageeveningclasses?Themostobviousreasonisthatparentsareattachingmuchimportancetohavingtheirchildrenmasteringaforeignlanguage.Inthisageofeconomicreforms,morepeoplehavecometorealizethatthecommandofasecondlanguageoftenmeansagoodopportunityforasuccessfulcareer—apassporttoaprosperousfuture.ItistruethatmostprimaryschoolsinChinamakeEnglishacompulsorypartofthecurriculum,butapupilbeginstolearnEnglishonlywhenheisinhisthirdorfourthgrade,andthereareonlythreelessonperiodsperweek.Manyparents,whocannotwaittillthenordonotsettleforthelittleamountofEnglishtaughtatschool,sendtheirchildrentolanguageschoolsintheeveninginthehopethattheywilllearnitataneverearlierageandlearnmuchmoretobeaheadofthepack.Andgoodteachersandadvancedequipmentalsoplayapartintheeverincreasingenrollmentofeveningschoolstudents.Mostoftheteacherstherearefromcollegesanduniversities.Seniorlecturersorprofessors,theyhavemuchexperienceinteachingforeignlanguages."Withsomanygoodteachersandsuchmodernaudio-visualaids,"saidmyfrien