【2021年】河南省平頂山市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

【2021年】河南省平頂山市大學(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.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledPreservingCultureintheFaceofGlobalization.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．什么是文化遺產(chǎn)(兩個(gè)方面：文物古跡和文學(xué)藝術(shù))?

2．我國(guó)文化遺產(chǎn)在全球化影響下所受到的不利影響。

3．怎樣保護(hù)文化遺產(chǎn)?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．老一輩常說(shuō)，能力比相貌重要

2．如今很多人卻認(rèn)為相貌比能力重要

3．你的看法

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:PsychologicalProblemsofUniversityStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartandtheoutlinegivenbelow:

此圖是某大學(xué)生醫(yī)院心理疾病研究中心10年期間所治療過(guò)的心理疾病患者(本校學(xué)生)的人數(shù)增長(zhǎng)情況。根據(jù)此圖描述10年來(lái)學(xué)生患者人數(shù)變化情況，分析導(dǎo)致學(xué)生心理問(wèn)題的原因，并呼吁學(xué)校雙方重視學(xué)生的心理問(wèn)題。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheProspectofElectronicBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人認(rèn)為隨著電腦技術(shù)的發(fā)展，電子書(shū)籍將取代現(xiàn)在的紙制書(shū)本。

2．有些人認(rèn)為書(shū)本的位置是不可替代的。

3．我的看法是……

TheProspectofElectronicBooks

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBooksandElectronicProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今有大量的電子產(chǎn)品替代了書(shū)

2.不同的人有不同的看法

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

BooksandElectronicProducts

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterapplyingforthefollowingadvertisedjob.Yourlettershouldbebasedontheinformationgivenintheadvertisementandyoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.說(shuō)明應(yīng)聘的職位和信息的來(lái)源。

2.介紹自己時(shí)專業(yè)隋況和相關(guān)的兼職工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

3.提出希望有機(jī)會(huì)面試。

(你叫李華，住在上海明月路250號(hào)，郵編200312。今天是2006年12月1號(hào)，你想應(yīng)聘—份兼職工作。求職信寫(xiě)給：上海中山西路526號(hào)—家叫“陽(yáng)光有限公司”的人力資源部經(jīng)理Brown先生，郵編200013。)

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--電子圖書(shū)悄然問(wèn)世，帶來(lái)了巨大的市場(chǎng)潛力，并對(duì)出版業(yè)造成一定的沖擊

--電子圖書(shū)的優(yōu)勢(shì)和弊端

--電子圖書(shū)與紙質(zhì)書(shū)刊的前景

IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人數(shù)在持續(xù)上漲10年后于2007年開(kāi)始減少。

2．考研熱降溫的原因。(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。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人認(rèn)為學(xué)生應(yīng)該呆在自己的國(guó)家學(xué)習(xí)。

2．有些人認(rèn)為學(xué)生應(yīng)該到國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)。

3．我的觀點(diǎn)。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedBOminutestowriteashortessayentitledTheNewspaper:ABetterSourceofNews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow(inChinese):

根據(jù)一項(xiàng)有關(guān)人們?nèi)粘Ｐ畔?lái)源的調(diào)查(aquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation"),有近乎72%的人靠電視獲取信息，只有12%的人是通過(guò)報(bào)紙了解天下大事的。在我看來(lái)，報(bào)紙是一種更可取的信息來(lái)源。

理由三：

1.新聞報(bào)道比電視新聞更具深度；

2.看報(bào)紙不受時(shí)間限制；

3.看報(bào)紙要?jiǎng)幽X筋，有利于智力的提高。

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

Medicalmarketinghasmanyforms,suchasTVcampaigns,______.

12.

Whenthechlorophyllisdecreasing,______arethemostimportantweatherconditionsaffectthecolordisplaysofleaves.

13.

Defendingthemselvesagainstattack,testpreparationcompaniessaytheircoursesarebasedon______.

14.

China'smostfamousresearchuniversitieshiremostlythosewhoreceivedtheirgraduateeducationinU.K.andU.S.intherecentyears.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

WhydidQueenElizabethwanttoestablishtheEIC?

A.Becauseshewantedtolearnthecorporationstyle.ofFrance.

B.BecauseshewantedtofollowVascodaGama'sroute.

C.BecausesheneededfortunestoconquerotherEuropeancountries.

D.BecauseshewantedtosharefortuneswithotherEuropeancountries.

16.

Acalorieisaunitofenergyassociatedwithanythingcontainingenergy.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.Themostimportantfactorthatleadstohungerindevelopingcountriesis______.

A.lostcrops

B.globalgreenhouseeffect

C.economiccrisis

D.poverty

18.

OnAugust3Vegaheldherfirstonlineconcertatwhichsheinteractedwithherfansinacompletelycomputer-fabricatedworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Educationhaschangedenough,soitwillnotchangedanymore.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Identifyingpotentialhazardsaheadoftimecanreducethedangersofseriousinjuryorlossoflifefromanearthquake.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(28)

A.Anyastronautreturnsfromtheuniverseissafe.

B.Anyastronautreturnsfromtheuniversesuffersalot.

C.Wecanassumethatanastronautissafefromhisbadlooks.

D.Wecannotassumethatanastronautissafefromhisgoodlooks.

22.(32)

A.Winning.

B.Findinggold.

C.Justtofinish.

D.Beingabletoparticipate.

23.聽(tīng)力原文：W：Thereissomethingwrongwithmycomputer．ButIneedtotypealetternow．

M：Iwillrepairitlater.RightnowIneedyourhelpfixingthebookshelfbeforeIpaintit.

Q：Whatwilltheydofirst?

(17)

A.Totypetheletter.

B.Tofaxthebookshelf.

C.Topaintthebookshelf.

D.Torepairthecomputer.

24.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Howdoyouliketalkingwithyourroommate,Paul?

M:Oh,healwaysbeatsaroundthebush.

Q:WhatdoweknowaboutPaul?

(19)

A.George'sbrother

B.George'swife.

C.George'sfather.

D.George'swife'sfather.

25.聽(tīng)力原文：Italy'scapitalRomeisafamoustouristattraction,butthereareswarmsofbirdsthatcrowdinRome'shistoricpublicsquaresandchurcheseverywinter,forcingtouristsandpassers-bytoseekrefugeunderumbrellas.Recently,scientistshavefoundoutagoodwaytosolvethisproblem.TheItalianLeaguefortheProtectionofBirdswillbroadcastbird"distresscalls"overloudspeakersinthehistoriccenters,usingatechnologyithastriedinRome'soutskirtstoscarethemakewhenthereisdangerandtheywillplayitovermegaphone6atduskwhenthebirdsarestartingtonestdown.Theywanttochasethelights.Thenthebirdswillheadtooutlyingparksandsuburbs.Thismethodhasbeenprovedveryefficientandthereisnocrueltytobirdsinvolvedsincetheyjustmigratetoparksandwoodsoutsidethecity.BetweenOctoberandFebruarysomefourmillionbirdsmigratetotheItaliancapitalfromGermany,PolandandRussia,darkeningthehorizonandpaintingabstractshapesintheskythatcapturetheimaginationofonlookers.Thehugeflocksalsocoatcars,buildingsandanyonewhohasnotfoundcoverwithbirddroppings.Touristsareadvisedtocarryumbrellasorraincoatsatduskandresidentshavetoputupwiththeterriblesmellformonthsatatime.

(33)

A.Beggingfoodfromthetourists.

B.Attackingthetourists.

C.Droppingwastesonthetourists.

D.Makingloudnoisetodisturbthetourists.

26.(22)

A.Onlinebusiness.

B.Somenewproducts.

C.Cablemodems.

D.Anewhigh-speednetwork.

27.

【B3】

28.【B4】

29.(29)

A.Theyhaveaprivatetutor.

B.Theygotoaregularschool.

C.Theyattendaspecialschool.

D.Theyaretaughtbytheirparents.

30.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Wenowinterruptourregularschedulednewsprogramto(22)bringyouliveup-to-datecoverageonthecivilunrestinthenewlyformedcountryofKarnak,whereourmanStanFieldingisstationed.Stan...

M:ThisisStanFieldingreportinglivefromthesuburbsofthecapitalcity.Just20minutesago,rebelforceslaunchedthebiggestoffensiveagainsttherulinggovernmentinthe18-monthconflicthereinthiscountry.

W:Now,Stan,isthisasignthatthepeaceprocesshastotallyabandoned?

M:Well,sofar,(23)peacenegotiationshavefailed,andanyresolutiontoendthecivilwarappearsbleakatthismoment.Asyoucansee...whoa.

W:Stan,Stan,areyouthere?

M:Uh,yes.Shelly.Asyoucanprobablyhearbehindme,rebelforcesarealsousingheavyartillerytopoundthepositionsofgovernmentforcesaroundthecitycentrer.Rebelforcesareclosingin,and(24)it'sfearedthattheywillbeabletotakethecapitalbuildingbeforedaybreakwhere,itisbelieved,manygovernmentofficialsareholdingout.

W:Now,besidestheheavyfighting,whatotherpressingconcernsarethereforthecitizensofthecity?

M:well,sincethebeginningoftheconflict,(25)starvation,andlackofcleanwaterandadequateshelterhavebeenthebiggestdailyobstaclesfacingthecitizensofthiswar-torncountry.Itisbelievedthatover40000people,mostlychildren,havestarvedtodeath.Fortunately.noepidemicshavebrokenout,butthatisalwaysaconcernifthiswarlingerson.

W:Okay,thatwasStanFieldingreporting.Andwewillkeepyouup-to-dateasthisstorycontinuestounfold.

(23)

A.ThelatestdevelopmentsofanarmedrebellioninKarnak.

B.ThefallofKarnak'scapitalcityintothehandsoftherebelforces.

C.TheepidemicthathasjustbrokenoutinthecountryofKarnak.

D.ThepeacetalksbetweentherebelsandthegovernmentinKarnak.

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

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.theemergenceofaneweconomicandpoliticalorder

B.thefeaturesofworkandcareereducationinthenewera

C.theinfluenceoftheevolvingglobaleconomyoneducation

D.theneedfornewrolesofcompetitionintheinternationalmarket

32.

Inaharassmentsuitfiledbyasenioremployee,whohadleftprintoutsfromanadultwebsiteinheroffice?

33.Thewordscienceisheardsoofteninmoderntimesthatalmosteverybodyhassomenotionofitsmeaning.Ontheotherhand,itsdefinitionisdifficultformanypeople.Themeaningofthetermisconfused,buteveryoneshouldunderstanditsmeaningandobjectives.Justtomaketheexplanationassimpleaspossiblesupposescienceisdefinedasclassifiedknowledge(facts).

Eveninthetruesciencesdistinguishingfactfromfictionisnotalwayseasy.Forthisreasongreatcareshouldbetakentodistinguishbetweenbeliefsandtruths.Thereisnodangeraslongasacleardifferenceismadebetweentemporaryandprovedexplanations.Forexample,hypothesesandtheoriesareattemptstoexplainnaturalphenomena.Fromthesepositionsthescientist

continuestoexperimentandobserveuntiltheyareprovedordiscredited(使不相信).Theexactstatusofanyexplanationshouldbeclearlylabeledtoavoidconfusion.

Theobjectivesofscienceareprimarilythediscoveryandthesubsequentunderstandingoftheunknown.Mancannotbesatisfiedwithrecognizingthatsecretsexistinnatureorthatquestionsareunanswerable;hemustsolvethem.Towardthatendspecialistsinthefieldofbiologyandrelatedfieldsofinterestaredirectingmuchoftheirtimeandenergy.

Actually,twobasicapproachesleadtothediscoveryofnewinformation.One,aimedatsatisfyingcuriosity,isreferredtoaspurescience.Theotherisaimedatusingknowledgeforspecificpurposes—forinstance,improvinghealth,raisingstandardsofliving,orcreatingnewconsumerproducts.Inthiscaseknowledgeisputtoeconomicuse.Suchanapproachisreferredtoasappliedscience.

Sometimespractical-mindedpeoplemissthepointofpurescienceinthinkingonlyofitsimmediateapplicationforeconomicrewards.Chemistsresponsibleformanyofthediscoveriescouldhardlyhaveanticipatedthattheirfindingswouldonedayresultinapplicationsofsuchapracticalnatureasthosedirectlyrelatedtolifeanddeath.Thediscoveryofonebitofinformationopensthedoortothediscoveryofanother.Somediscoveriesseemsosimplethatoneisamazedtheywerenotmadeyearsago;however,oneshouldrememberthattheconstructionofthemicroscopehadtoprecedethediscoveryofthecell.Thehostofscientistsdedicatingtheirlivestopuresciencearenotapologeticaboutignoringthepracticalsideoftheirdiscoveries;theyknowfromexperiencethatmostknowledgeiseventuallyapplied.

Todefinesciencewemaysimplycallit______.

A.classifiedknowledge

B.thestudyofunrelatedfields

C.thestudyofunrelatedsubjects

D.anattempttoexplainnaturalphenomena

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S6】

35.【S8】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S7】

38.

【S10】

39.【S9】

參考答案

1.PreservingCultureintheFaceofGlobalizationCultureasheritageincludesmaterialor"built"aspectsofculturesuchassitesbuildingslandscapesmonumentsandobjectsaswellasnon-materialor"living"heritageePreservingCultureintheFaceofGlobalizationCulture,asheritage,includesmaterialor"built"aspectsofculture,suchassites,buildings,landscapes,monumentsandobjects,aswellasnon-materialor"living"heritagee

2.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthatinterestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshoweverthingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewerspuffingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksarebornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthemI’llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthan,say,ability.Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,thepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewerspuffingemphasisonthelooks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I’llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

3.PsychologicalProblemsofUniversityStudentsThegraphpresentsastrikingproblemtous.That'sthenumberofuniversitystudentswhosufferpsychologicalillnessisincreasingrapidlysince1995.Especiallyfrom2000thenumberisskyrocketing.Severalimportantfactorscontributetotheworryingproblem.Inthefirstplaceincreasingpressurefromstudyputaheavyloadonthestudents.Studentshavetocopewithdifferentcoursesandnumeroustestsandexaminationsthroughouttheyear.Moreoverpressureofcompetitionfromclassmatesfordifferentscholarshipsprizesandawardsputanextraloadonthestudents.Thirdlyrelationshipwithclassmatesroommatesandotherstudentsweaveacomplexnetwhichtrapsthestudentswhoarenotcapableofinterpersonalcommunication.Fourthlyotherissuessuchasfinancialproblemsalsoinduceheavyloadontheshoulderofthestudents.Allthesefactorsoverloadedthestudentsandmakethemeasytosufferpsychologicalbreakdowns.Enoughattentionshouldbepaidtothisproblemfromboththeauthorityoftheuniversityandthestudents.Theuniversityshouldtakemeasurestoreducetheburdensofvariouskinds.Thestudentsshouldbecautiousofpsychologicalproblems.PsychologicalProblemsofUniversityStudentsThegraphpresentsastrikingproblemtous.That's,thenumberofuniversitystudentswhosufferpsychologicalillnessisincreasingrapidlysince1995.Especiallyfrom2000,thenumberisskyrocketing.Severalimportantfactorscontributetotheworryingproblem.Inthefirstplace,increasingpressurefromstudyputaheavyloadonthestudents.Studentshavetocopewithdifferentcoursesandnumeroustestsandexaminationsthroughouttheyear.Moreover,pressureofcompetitionfromclassmatesfordifferentscholarships,prizes,andawardsputanextraloadonthestudents.Thirdly,relationshipwithclassmates,roommates,andotherstudentsweaveacomplexnetwhichtrapsthestudentswhoarenotcapableofinterpersonalcommunication.Fourthly,otherissuessuchasfinancialproblemsalsoinduceheavyloadontheshoulderofthestudents.Allthesefactorsoverloadedthestudentsandmakethemeasytosufferpsychologicalbreakdowns.Enoughattentionshouldbepaidtothisproblemfromboththeauthorityoftheuniversityandthestudents.Theuniversityshouldtakemeasurestoreducetheburdensofvariouskinds.Thestudentsshouldbecautiousofpsychologicalproblems.

4.TheProspectofElectronicBooksManypeoplebelievethatwiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnologyelectronicbookswillreplacebooksintheirpresentformtobecomethechiefmodeofreading.Evennowwearehavingmini-electronicdictionariesandCDswhichholddozensofclassicalworks.Thedaywon'tbefar-offwhenwecanhaveanotebook-sizedLCDscreenwhichpresentsanypagewewanttoreadinalongbooklist.Justimagine--everythingyouwanttoreadtoonearthisinafew"notebooks"!Peoplewillnolongerhavetomakeroomforheavybooksorcarrythemaround.Howeverconvenienceisnottheonlything.Althoughelectronicbookswillbeeasytocarryandstoretheywon'tprovidetheoldpleasureoffingeringthroughafavoritepaperbook.Tomanypeopleafterallelectronicthingsaremore"inhuman"andmoreunreal.Besideswithcopyrightinviewanelectronicbookcontaininghundredsofhookscanbetooexpensiveformostpeopletoaffordwhichmighthinderitsproduction.Inmyopinionelectronicbookswillbecomepopularinthefuturefortheircompactnessandconveniencebutitcannotentirelyreplacepaperbooksjustastheexistenceofminielectronicdictionariestodaydoesnotmeantheendofqualitypaperdictionaries.TheProspectofElectronicBooksManypeoplebelievethatwiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology,electronicbookswillreplacebooksintheirpresentform.tobecomethechiefmodeofreading.Evennow,wearehavingmini-electronicdictionariesandCDswhichholddozensofclassicalworks.Thedaywon'tbefar-offwhenwecanhaveanotebook-sizedLCDscreen,whichpresentsanypagewewanttoreadinalongbooklist.Justimagine--everythingyouwanttoreadtoonearthisinafew"notebooks"!Peoplewillnolongerhavetomakeroomforheavybooksorcarrythemaround.However,convenienceisnottheonlything.Althoughelectronicbookswillbeeasytocarryandstore,theywon'tprovidetheoldpleasureoffingeringthroughafavoritepaperbook.Tomanypeople,afterall,electronicthingsaremore"inhuman"andmoreunreal.Besides,withcopyrightinview,anelectronicbookcontaininghundredsofhookscanbetooexpensiveformostpeopletoafford,whichmighthinderitsproduction.Inmyopinion,electronicbookswillbecomepopularinthefuturefortheircompactnessandconvenience,butitcannotentirelyreplacepaperbooks,justastheexistenceofminielectronicdictionariestodaydoesnotmeantheendofqualitypaperdictionaries.

5.BooksandElectronicProductsRecentlysomepeopletendtouseelectronicproductslikeelectronicdictionariesbutisthisagoodphenomenon?AstomeIthinkpeopleshouldnotabandonbooks.FirstbooksoftenrequireBooksandElectronicProductsRecently,somepeopletendtouseelectronicproductslikeelectronicdictionaries,butisthisagoodphenomenon?Astome,Ithinkpeopleshouldnotabandonbooks.First,booksoftenrequire

6.250MingyueRdShanghai200312Dec.12006Mr.BrownManageroftheHumanResourcesDivisionSunnyCompanyLtd526WestZhongshanRdShanghai200013DearMr.Brown:Thepositionofapart-timemarketsurveyoradvertisedondrewmyattentionandthusIamwritingtooffermyservice.Iamasophomorein***Universitymajoringinmarketing.IcanspeakEnglishfluentlyandhavepassedCET-4.LastsummerIworkedasareceptionistinaconsultingcompanyforalmosttwomonthswhichhelpedmeaccumulatesomeexperienceinapproachingmaddealingwithallkindsofpeople.Mycolleaguesandtheclientswereimpressedbymeagiftwhoisoutgoingactiveandenthusiastic.Ilikecommunicatingwithpeopleandamwillingtotakeanyhardwork.IbelievethatonlybyconstantlychallengingmyselfcanIbemoreintelligentlymatureandpreparemyselfbetterforthiscompetitivesociety.IhopeyouwillgivemetheopportunitytotalkwithyouinpersonandamconfidentthatIwillbeaneffectivememberofyourcompany.SincerelyyoursLiHua250,MingyueRd,Shanghai200312,Dec.1,2006Mr.BrownManageroftheHumanResourcesDivision,SunnyCompanyLtd,526,WestZhongshanRd,Shanghai200013DearMr.Brown:Thepositionofapart-timemarketsurveyoradvertisedondrewmyattentionandthusIamwritingtooffermyservice.Iamasophomorein***University,majoringinmarketing.IcanspeakEnglishfluentlyandhavepassedCET-4.Lastsummer,Iworkedasareceptionistinaconsultingcompanyforalmosttwomonths,whichhelpedmeaccumulatesomeexperienceinapproachingmaddealingwithallkindsofpeople.Mycolleaguesandtheclientswereimpressedbyme,agiftwhoisoutgoing,activeandenthusiastic.Ilikecommunicatingwithpeopleandamwillingtotakeanyhardwork.IbelievethatonlybyconstantlychallengingmyselfcanIbemoreintelligentlymatureandpreparemyselfbetterforthiscompetitivesociety.Ihopeyouwillgivemetheopportunitytotalkwithyouinperson,andamconfidentthatIwillbeaneffectivememberofyourcompany.Sincerelyyours,LiHua

7.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.

8.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetestafteraten-yearcrazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgove