2021年吉林省遼源市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2021年吉林省遼源市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英

語六級測試卷（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級:姓名:考號:

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:InnovationandTradition.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前我國十分重視創(chuàng)新

2.傳統(tǒng)文化也應(yīng)得到重視

3.二者之間的關(guān)系應(yīng)如何處理

InnovationandTradition

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

-出國旅游悄然興起

-出國旅游的種種好處

-出國旅游的種種弊端

--你的選擇

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays

3.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternet

accordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentence

ofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特網(wǎng)越來越普遍地進入到我們的學(xué)習(xí)、工作和生活當(dāng)中

2.因特網(wǎng)的益處

3.因特網(wǎng)的消極方面

Internet

Internethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife..

Internethasenabledustodoalotofthingsmoreeasilyandquickly..

However,ifnotmanagedproperly,Internetcancreatemanyproblemstoo.

Allinall,wecannotlivewithoutInternetnow..

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.近年來不少大四學(xué)生就業(yè)前突擊整容

2.當(dāng)今社會崇尚外表的輿論導(dǎo)向是導(dǎo)致上述現(xiàn)象的主要因素

3.我對外表美的看法

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledShouldHighSchoolStudentsStudyAbroad?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

■中學(xué)生要不要出國留學(xué)

1.上圖為x市市民對中學(xué)生出國留學(xué)看法的統(tǒng)計，請簡單描述該圖

2.請說明兩種觀點可能的論述理由

3.你對出國留學(xué)的看法，并為人們的顧慮提供可能的解決方法

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicClassSkippinginColleges.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前大學(xué)生逃課現(xiàn)象很普遍

2.分析大學(xué)生逃課的原因

3.你對這一現(xiàn)象的看法

ClassSkippinginColleges

7.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicMyViewonChoosingtheRightCareer.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.選擇適合自己的職業(yè)的重要性；

2.如何選擇適合自己的職業(yè)；

3.我的看法

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledMyViewpointOnWide-spreadSMS(ShortMessageService).You,

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven,below:

1.現(xiàn)在越來越多的年輕人把手機短信作為交流的主要渠道

2.使用手機雉的利與弊

3.我的觀點

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThe

TrafficProblemsinUrbanAreas.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.交通問題成為城市的一大難題

2.交通問題的負面影響

3.提出自己的看法

TheTrafficProblemsinUrbanAreas

10.1.目前社會上存在著迷信文憑的現(xiàn)象

2.造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因

3.我對此的觀點

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

11.

ChineseimmigrantstoHawaiifoundthatthey.

A.weretreatedwithoutdiscrimination

B.wereprovidedwithfewerjobchoices

C.couldn'ttraveltomainlandAmerica

D.couldonlyliveorworkinChinatown

12.

Youcanchangethesoundofyourmusictobecomemoreprofessionalby

adding.

13.

Theeconomyandjobmarketaresogoodthatmoregraduatesaredetermined

tofindthebestjob.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

ThePineIslandGlacierisenteringtheoceanatarateof.

15.

Peopleusuallyplacetheirtrustinfamouspeople.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

DuringyourstayintheleeHotel,youcanlieinthehottubswhileenjoying

17.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

TheFutureofTelevision:What'sonNext?

Bossesinthetelevisionindustryhavebeenkeepinganervouseyeontwo

Scandinavianswithareputationforcausingtrouble.InrecentyearsNiklas

Zennstrom,aSwede,findJanusFriis,aDane,havefrightenedthemusic

industrybyinventingKaZaA,a"peer-to-peer"(P2P)file-sharingprogram

thatwaswidelyusedtodownloadmusicwithoutpayingforit.Thenthey

horrifiedthemightytelecomsindustrybyinventingSkype,anotherP2P

program,whichletsInternetusersmakefreetelephonecallsbetween

computers,andverycheapcallstoordinaryphones.Theirnextmovewasto

foundyetanotherstart-up-thistime,onethatthreatenedtodevastate(毀壞)

thetelevisionindustry.

Itmaydotheopposite,asitturnsout.Thenewservice,calledJoostandnow

inadvancedtesting,isbasedonP2Psoftwarethatrunsonpeople'scomputers,

justlikeSkypeandKaZaA.Anditdoesindeedpromisetotransform,the

experienceofwatchingtelevisionbycombiningwhatpeoplelikeaboutold-

fashionedTVwiththeexcitingpossibilitiesoftheInternet."Butunlike

KaZaAandSkype,"saysFredrikdeWahl,aSwedewhomMr.Zennstromand

FriishavehiredasJoost'sboss,"Joostdoesnotdisrupttheindustrythatitis

entering.Instead,ratherthanundercuttingtelevisionnetworksandproducers,

Joostmight,asitwere,givethemnewjuice."

ThatisbecauseMr.deWahlandhisJoostteam,workingmostlyinthe

Netherlands,havebravelyignoredthetotems(圖騰)oftheInternet-video

boom.Chiefamongthesefashionsislettingusersuploadanythingtheywant

toavideoservice—whichmightincludeclipsofthemselvesdoingoddthings

("user-generatedcontent")or,morequestionably,videospiratedfromother

sources.ThecelebratedexampleofthisapproachisYouTube,whichisnow

partofGoogle,theleaderinInternetsearch.Itsbigproblem,however,isthat

itcanbeillegal(ifcopyrightisviolated)andterriblyhardtoturnintoa

business.

OnFebruary2ndViacom,anAmericanmediagiant,becamethelatest

companytodemandthatYouTuberemovecopyright-infringing(侵犯版權(quán)的)

clipsfromitswebsite.YouTubehasstruckdealswithsomemediafirms,

includingNBCandCBS,toallowtheirmaterialtoappearonitssite,andhad

beentryingtothrashoutasimilaragreementwithViacom.Manyobservers

regardViacom'smoveasanegotiatingtactic.ButwhetherYouTubecanmake

moneyisunclear.LastmonthChadHurley,YouTube'schiefexecutive,

sketchedoutplansforgeneratingadvertisingrevenuesandsharingthemwith

contentproviders,butsofarhisfirmhasnonetospeakof.

TheInnovationofJoost

Joostisalsoignoringthetwobusinessmodelsseenasthemostrespectable

alternativestoadvertising.Oneistomakeuserspayforeachtelevisionshow

orfilmtheydownload,butthentoletthemkeepit.Thisisthetackchosenby

Apple,anelectronicsfirmthatsellsvideosoniTunes,itspopularonlinestore;

byAmazon,thelargestonlineretailer;andbyWal-Mart,thelargesttraditional

retailer,whichlaunchedavideo-downloadservicethisweek.Theother

approachistoletuserssubscribetowhatis,ineffect,anall-you-can-eatbuffet

ofvideos,andthento"stream"videototheircomputerswithoutleavinga

permanentcopy.Thisistheapproachtakenby,forinstance,Netflix,a

CalifornianfirmthatmostlydeliversDVDstoitssubscribersbypost,butnow

als

A.thetelecomsindustry

B.themusicandtelecomsindustry

C.thetelecomsandtelevisionindustry

D.themusic,telecomsandtelevisionindustry

18.

WhatcanyoulearnaboutthetrademarkprotectionintheU.S.?

Altpreventsaproductfrombeingcopied.

B.Ittellstheconsumerswhatkindofproductitis.

C.Itgivestheinventororauthorexclusiveright.

D.Itisgrantedbythesameofficethatgrantsthepatent.

19.

IntheUnitedStates,cabletelevisionhadcometonearlyfiftypercentofthe

homesby.

A.1948B.1940sC.1970sD.1990s

20.What'speople'stendencytodofortheirdecisions?

A.Refusingtoadmittheymadewrongdecisions.

B.Tryingtofindreasonstoexplainthedecisions.

C.Changingthedecisionsonsecondthoughts.

D.Seekingothers'advicewhenmakingthedecisions.

、3.ListeningComprehension（10題）

21.

[B7]

22.聽力原文：W:ThisschoolisluckytohaveateacherasgoodasProf.

HelenJohnson.

M:Sheisoneinamillion.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(15)

A.TeacherslikeProf.Johnsonarerare.

B.Prof.Johnsonhaswonamilliondollars.

C.TherearemanyteachersasgoodasProf.Johnson.

D.Prof.Johnsonislikelytobeteachingatthatschool.

23.(31)

A.Theyhavegreatpower.

B.Theyhaveverydiversifiedresponsibilities.

C.Theyareverymodernandefficient.

D.Theyaresosmart.

24.(26)

A.Coastalisolation.

B.Resistantbarkanddampclimate.

C.Absenceofnaturalenemies.

D.Coolweatheranddailyfog.

25.(32)

A.Travelinginacartothecampus.

B.Nohouseworktodo.

C.Somefreedomofchoosingaroommate.

D.Arrangethefurnitureatwill.

26.(36)

A.Turningherselfintoalegend.

B.Collectingmoneyforthepoor.

C.Doingbusinessandhelpingothers.

D.Goingaboutresearchandeducationwork.

27.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Weallknowwhatanadvertisementis;it's[Bl]―—messagethat

announcessomethingforsale.Now,thereisanimportant[B2]that

mustexistbeforeyouhaveadvertising,andthat'salargesupplyofconsumer

goods,thatis,thingstosell.Yousee,intheplacewitha[B3]fora

productgreaterthanthesupply,there'snoneedtoadvertise.Now,theearly

formsofadvertisinggoingbackmanyhundredsofyearswithasimplesign

therewereshopdoorsthattoldyouwhethertheshopwasabakery,abutcher

shoporwhathaveyou,thenwastheadventoftheprintingcrest.Advertising

increased[B4]asproductslikecoffee,tea,andchocolate[B5]

innewspapersandotherperiodicalsaswellasonthesideofthe

buildings.IntheAmerican[B6],advertisingincommunication's

medialikenewspapersandpamphletsbecamea[B7]factorin

marketinggoodsandservices.Bymodemstandards,theseearly

advertisementswerequitesmalland[B8]notthesplashsheetwhole

pagespreadstoday,stillsomeofthemappearedonthefrontpageof

newspapers,[B9].Advertisingreallycameintoitsownandbecame

acentralpartofdoingbusiness,[B10].Andaswesaidearlier,that

isthedrivingforcebehindadvertising.[Bll].

[Bl]

28.聽力原文：M:Ireallydon'tknowwhattodothissummer.Ican'tafford

tojustsitaround,andtheredon'tseemtobeanyjobsavailable.

W:Whydon'tyoutryhousesitting?LastsummermyfriendMargarethouse-

satfortheDoddswhentheywentawayonvacation.Mt.DoddhiredMargaret

tostayintheirhousebecausehedidn'twantitleftempty.

M:YoumeantheDoddspaidMargaretjusttoliveintheirhouse?

W:Itwasn'tthateasy.Shehadtomowthelawnandwaterthehouseplants.

AndwhenErichouse-satforDr.Cohen,hehadtotakecareofherpets.

M:House-sittingsoundslikeagoodjob.Iguessit'slittlelikebabysitting—

exceptyou'retakingcareofahouseinsteadofchildren.

W:Thestudentemploymentofficestillhasafewjobsposted.

M:DoIjusthavetofilloutanapplication?

W:MargaretandErichadtointerviewwiththehomeownersandprovide

threereferenceseach.

M:Thatseemslikealotoftroubleforasummerjob.

W:Well.Thehomeownerswantsomeguaranteethattheycantrustthehouse-

sitter.Youknow,theywanttomakesureyou'renotthetypewho'Ilthrow

wildpartiesintheirhouse,ormoveagroupoffriendsinwithyou.

M:House-sitterswhodothatsortofthingprobablyarch'tpaidthen.

W:Usuallythey'repaidanywayjustbecausethehomeownersdon'twantto

makeafuss.Butifthehomeownerreportedit,thenthehouse-sitterwouldn't

beabletogetanotherjob.Sowhydon'tyouapply?

M:Yeah,IthinkIwill.

(23)

A.Gotosummerschool.

B.Takeavacation,

C.Stayathome.

D.Earnsomemoney,

29.

[BIO]

30.

[B9]

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

31.

Allofthefollowingcanbeseenfromthepassagesascausesofterrorism

EXCEPTthat.

A.theyregardthemselvesasindependentpeople

B.theyfeelthatnowidelyrecognizedindependentgovernmentrepresent

them

C.theyarecitedbythosepeoplewithasovereignstategovernment

D.theydonothavemeanstoexercisepoliticalpower

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Althoughfearofmathisnotapurelyfemalephenomenon,girlstendtodrop

outmathsoonerthanboys,andadultwomenexperienceanaversiontomath

andmath-relatedactivitiesthatisakintoanxiety.A1972surveyoftheamount

ofhighschoolmathematicstakenbyincomingfreshmenatBerkeleyrevealed

thatwhile57percentoftheboyshadtakenfouryearsofhighschoolmath,

only8percentofthegirlshadhadthesameamountofpreparation.Without

fouryearsofhighschoolmath,studentsatBerkeley,andatmostother

collegesanduniversities,areineligibleforthecalculussequence,unlikelyto

attemptchemistryorphysics,andinadequatelypreparedforstatisticsand

economics.

Unabletoelecttheseentry-levelcourses,theremaining92percentofthegirls

willbelimited,presumably,tothecareerchoicesthatareconsideredfeminine:

thehumanities,guidanceandcounseling,elementaryschoolteaching,foreign

languages,andthefinearts.

Boysandgirlsmaybebornalikewithrespecttomath,butcertaingender

differencesinperformanceemergeearlyaccordingtoseveralrespected

studies,andthesedifferencesremainthroughadulthood.Theyare:

1.Girlscomputebetterthanboys(elementaryschoolandon).

2.Boyssolvewordproblemsbetterthangirls(fromagethirteenon).

3.Boystakemoremaththangirls(fromagesixteenon).

4.Girlslearntohatemathsoonerandpossiblyfordifferentreasons.

Whydifferencesinperformance?Onereasonistheamountofmathlearned

andusedatplay.Anothermaybethedifferenceinmale-femalematuration.

Ifgirlsdobetterthanboysatallelementaryschooltasks,thentheymay

computebetterfornootherreasonthanthatarithmeticispartofthe

elementaryschoolcurriculum.Asboysandgirlsgrowolder,girlsbecome,

underpressure,academicallylesscompetitive.Thus,thefallingoffofgirls'

mathperformancebetweenagestenandfifteenmaybebecause:

1.Mathgetsharderineachsuccessiveyearandrequiresmoreworkand

commitment.

2.Bothboysandgirlsarepressured,beginningatageten,nottoexcelinareas

designatedbysocietytobeoutsidetheirgender-roledomains.

3.Thusgirlshaveagoodexcusetoavoidthepainfulstrugglewithmath:boys

don't.

Suchamodelmayexplaingirls'lowerachievementinmathoverall,butwhy

shouldgirlsevenyoungerthantenhavedifficultyinproblem-solving?

Girlstendtodropoutofmathsoonerthanboysprobablybecause

A.girlshavemoreanxiety

B.theyareborndifferentwithrespecttomath

C.girlsarematurelaterthanboys

D.boysaremoreintelligentthangirlsatdifferentagelevels

33.(62)

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題)

34.

[S2]

35.

[S3]

36.(64)

六、6.ErrorCorrection?題)

37.

[S9]

38.

[S6]

39.

[sio]

參考答案

1.InnovationandTraditionNowadaysinnovationisdrawingmoreandmore

attentioninChina.Itisregardedasanapproachtoorevenacriterionfor

China'smodernization.Thusinnovationinallthefieldslikescienceand

technologyeducationandmanagementandadministrationisencouragedand

manypeoplearenowactivelyinvolvedintheeffortsinrenovationand

innovation.AtthesametimeChinesetraditionalcultureisalsoattached

adequateattentionto.Forexamplemoreclassicalworksarebeingreprinted

fortoday'sreaders.HundredsofConfuciusCollegeshavebeenandwillbe

establishedabroad.Morecontentinvolvedintraditionalcultureisincludedin

students'textbooks.Andwhat'smoreimportantmorefundsaregrantedto

sponsorsomescientificprojectsassociatedwithtraditionalculture.Thisis

completelycorrectformypart.Forinnovationcanneverbeachievedwhen

detachedfromtradition.Insteadinnovationiscloselyconnectedwith

traditionalcultureandthelatterprovidessoilandfertilizerfortheformer.

Onlytheequaldevelopmentofthesetwocanleadtothedevelopmentof

China.InnovationandTraditionNowadaysinnovationisdrawingmoreand

moreattentioninChina.Itisregardedasanapproachtoorevenacriterion

forChina'smodernization.Thusinnovationinallthefieldslikescienceand

technology,education,andmanagementandadministrationisencouragedand

manypeoplearenowactivelyinvolvedintheeffortsinrenovationand

innovation.Atthesametime,Chinesetraditionalcultureisalsoattached

adequateattentionto.Forexample,moreclassicalworksarebeingreprinted

fortoday'sreaders.HundredsofConfuciusCollegeshavebeenandwillbe

establishedabroad.Morecontentinvolvedintraditionalcultureisincludedin

students'textbooks.Andwhat'smoreimportant,morefundsaregrantedto

sponsorsomescientificprojectsassociatedwithtraditionalculture.Thisis

completelycorrectformypart.Forinnovationcanneverbeachievedwhen

detachedfromtradition.Instead,innovationiscloselyconnectedwith

traditionalculture,andthelatterprovidessoilandfertilizerfortheformer.

Onlytheequaldevelopmentofthesetwocanleadtothedevelopmentof

China.

2.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidaysMany

peoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfortheirholidays

sothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmomwonderfulplaces.

Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosaveforrealizingtheir

dreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafarawayquaintland.There

areseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstofallyoucanlearn

moreofthegeographycustomscultureandlifestyleofdifferentnationsand

countries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperienceanewlifesomewhat

strangetoyou.Alsoyoucanpracticeyourforeignlanguageproficiency.In

additionyoucanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhichareknownfortheir

specialadventuresandinterestssuchasscubadivingorwildlifeobserving.

Howevertravelingabroadhasdisadvantagestoo.Althoughyoumayenjoy

beautifulsightseeingandniceclimateyoumaycatchalocalillnessesthatis

unusualinyournativeland.Whiletravelingworldwideyoumaynotbeable

tospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbedifficultforyoutocommunicate

withthelocalresidents.What'smoreyoumayevenfindcustomshostileto

youforexamplestrongdiscriminationagainstwomen.Goodorbadtraveling

abroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutside

worldisthrilling!TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadfor

HolidaysManypeoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfor

theirholidayssothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmom

wonderfulplaces.Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosave

forrealizingtheirdreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafaraway

quaintland.Thereareseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstof

all,youcanlearnmoreofthegeography,customs,culture,andlifestyle,of

differentnationsandcountries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperiencea

newlifesomewhatstrangetoyou.Also,youcanpracticeyourforeign

languageproficiency.Inaddition,youcanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhich

areknownfortheirspecialadventuresandinterests,suchasscubadivingor

wildlifeobserving.However,travelingabroadhasdisadvantages,too.

Althoughyoumayenjoybeautifulsightseeingandniceclimate,youmay

catchalocalillnessesthatisunusualinyournativeland.Whiletraveling

worldwide,youmaynotbeabletospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbe

difficultforyoutocommunicatewiththelocalresidents.What'smore,you

mayevenfindcustomshostiletoyou,forexample,strongdiscrimination

againstwomen.Goodorbad,travelingabroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.

Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutsideworldisthrilling!

3.InternetInternethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.Ithas

broughtuslotsofbenefitswhitemakingsomeseriousproblems.Internethas

enabledustodomanythingsmoreeasilyandquickly.IntemetInternethas

beenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.Ithasbroughtuslotsof

benefitswhitemakingsomeseriousproblems.Internethasenabledustodo

manythingsmoreeasilyandquickly.

4.1sBeautyanAdvantage?Recentlyespeciallyinwinterholidaysplastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudentswhoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Doesitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemssoatleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadaystelevisionsnewspapersmagazinesandbill-boardsare

beauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemediawe'reaccustomedtoseepretty

covergirlsgorgeousTVanchorsandhandsomeexecutivesinTVseries.All

thesearespreadingamisleadingmessage一thesurvivaloftheprettiest.As

thejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytightmanystudentsbecomeconvincedthat

goodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresorttoplasticsurgeries

andexpensiveclothesandmake-uptobuilduptheirconfidence.They

packagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterviewinthehopethatan

attractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmakethemstandout

amongnumerousapplicants.It'struethatbeautyisamarketingtoolthatcan

opendoorsoccasionallybutitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractiveappearancewill

takeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinionbeautyisskin-deepandtrue

beautyliesinthesoul.Afterallwhatthebossreallyneedsiscommitted

competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywanttogetonin

today'shighlycompetitiveworldit'simportanttounderstandthemythof

beauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceandcharacter.

Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguidedstudents

realizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethangood

looks.IsBeautyanAdvantage?Recently,especiallyinwinterholidays,plastic

surgeryhospitalsinmanylargecitieshavereceivedagrowingnumberof

youngclients.Mostofthemareforth-yearcollegestudents,whoarehunting

fortheirfirstjobinsociety.Theywanttheireyesenlargedornoseraised,

believingthataprettierfacewillbringaboutbetteropportunitiesinthejob

market.Isbeautyreallyanadvantage?Doesitmakeabeautifulindividuala

morepowerfulcandidatefortheposition?Itseemsso,atleastintheeyesof

thesociety.Nowadays,televisions,newspapers,magazinesandbill-boards

arebeauty-obsessedasever.Thankstothemedia,we'reaccustomedtosee

prettycovergirls,gorgeousTVanchors,andhandsomeexecutivesinTV

series.Allthesearespreadingamisleadingmessage-thesurvivalofthe

prettiest.Asthejobmarketgrowsincreasinglytight,manystudentsbecome

convincedthatgoodlooksareofoverwhelmingimportance.Theyresortto

plasticsurgeriesandexpensiveclothesandmake-uptobuilduptheir

confidence.Theypackagetheirappearancebeforegoingtoaninterview,in

thehopethatanattractiveappearancewillimpresstheinterviewerandmake

themstandoutamongnumerousapplicants.It'struethatbeautyisamarketing

toolthatcanopendoorsoccasionally,butitdoesn'tfollowthatanattractive

appearancewilltakeyouallthewaytosuccess.Inmyopinion,beautyisskin-

deep,andtruebeautyliesinthesoul.Afterall,whatthebossreallyneedsis

committed,competentemployeesthatproduceprofits.Ifyoureallywantto

getonintoday'shighlycompetitiveworld,it'simportanttounderstandthe

mythofbeauty.Oursocietyshouldplacemorevalueonintelligenceand

character.Boththemassmediaandeducatorsshouldhelpmakethemisguided

studentsrealizethattherichnessofmindisultimatelymorevaluablethan

goodlooks.

5.ShouldHighSchoolStudentsStudyAbroad?Inthisglobalvillagemoreand

moreChinesearestudyingabroadandtheageofoverseasstudentsisfalling.

Astowhetherhighschoolstudentsshouldjointhetrendpeoplehavesplit

views.AccordingtoastudyinXcity65%ofthepeoplegoinforitwhile35%

areopposedtoit.Theproponentsbelievestudyingabroadisagoodthingif

circumstancesallowed.Firstgoingabroadoffersaforeignlanguage

environment.Alsostudentsmayexperienceanothereducationsystemandlife

style.Moreoverhighschoolstudentscanfosterasenseofindependencein

ordertobetterprepareforthefuture.Howeversomepeoplestillhold

reservation.Oneoftheconcernsisthehightuitionfeeandlivingcosts.

Anotheristhatsomestudentsmayabusefreedomduetolackof-discipline.

PersonallyIamsupportiveofsuchachoiceforyoungpeoplelikehighschool

students.Theycannotonlylearnadvancedtechnologiesbutalsogainan

insightintoothercultures.Asforthebigcostsstudentsmayapplyfor

scholarshipsordosomepart-timejobs.Whatismorestudyingabroadand

parentalsupervisionarenotmutuallyexclusive.Thankstomodern

communicationfacilitiesparentsmayofferconstantencouragementand

guidancefromadistance.ShouldHighSchoolStudentsStudyAbroad?Inthis

globalvillage,moreandmore,Chinesearestudyingabroad,andtheageof

overseasstudentsisfalling.Astowhetherhighschoolstudentsshouldjoin

thetrend,peoplehavesplitviews.AccordingtoastudyinXcity,65%ofthe

peoplegoinforit,while35%areopposedtoit.Theproponentsbelieve

studyingabroadisagoodthing,ifcircumstancesallo