2021年海南省?？谑写髮W英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2021年海南省海口市大學英語6級大學英

語六級測試卷（含答案）

學校:班級:姓名:考號:

一、LWriting（10題）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

Urbanization.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below:

1.有人認為城市化進程是一件好事

2.有人卻認為城市化進程給我們帶來了很多負面影響

3.在我看來…

Urbanization

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.新聞媒體披露,徐州某中學1000多名學生簽名，莊嚴承諾“遠離網吧''

2.分析“遠離網吧”運動的原因

3.做出對比和評論

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn

AgingPopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartand

outlinegivenbelow:

1.目前老齡化現(xiàn)象很嚴重

2.這種現(xiàn)象可能產生的社會影響和后果

3.你的建議

OnAgingPopulation

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledTelephoneorLetter.Youshouldwriteat/east150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人喜歡用電話交流，因為……

2.有人則喜歡用書信交流，因為……

3.我的看法。

Tel叩honeorLetter?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicProtectOurInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinese

below:

1.網絡是人們獲取信息必不可少的工具

2.但是，在網絡上也出現(xiàn)了一些不和諧的因素，如垃圾信息、黃色網站、

虛假新聞、網絡炒作等

3.如何采取措施制止和消除這些現(xiàn)象

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoask

forsomeinformationaboutaninternationalconferenceheldinyourcity.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

有一個會議在你所在的城市召開，你想去參加。給會議的組織者寫一封

信。說一下你想參加的原因，并簡單介紹一下自己。并請他提供一些會

議的相關登信息。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetitle:ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.描述現(xiàn)在大學課堂及講座上常見的現(xiàn)象：態(tài)度不認真，睡覺，發(fā)短信

及出勤率低……因此提出大學課堂是否應該采取自愿而非強制。

2.列舉原因。

3.我的看法。

ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicComputerGameAddiction.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,and

baseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.13:00起床，吃中飯

14:00去網吧玩網絡游戲

17:00晚飯網吧叫外賣；開始通宵練級

9:00nextmorning回宿舍休息

上述安排為高校一個大學生的作息時間表，說明反映的現(xiàn)象

2.產生這一現(xiàn)象的原因及其危害

3.如何解決該問題

ComputerGameAddiction

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageof

atleast150wordsinthetitleofIsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollege

Students.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.無論是本科教學還是研究生教學，點名都是教師維持紀律常用手段，

這是因為……

2.但也有人認為，這沒有必要。

3.你的觀點。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.經濟危機度卷世界各國

2.經濟危機的影響

3.我們應該……

TheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis

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

11.

Bipolardisorderischaracterizedbycyclingmoodchanges.Mostly,such

changesaregradual.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Businessexecutiveswhoarenotalerttoculturaldifferencessimplycannot

functionefficientlyoverseasandfailuretoresearchandunderstandaculture

hasledtomanyinternationalbusinessblunders.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.Byusingacheckcard,aconsumerreceivescreditaswellasamonthly

billwhenabuyingisdone.

14.

In,peoplebelievethatGodraisedJesusfromthedeadonthethird

dayafterhewaskilled.

15.

Theyouareexposedtoapplianceswithastrongfield,thegreaterthe

harmdonebyelectromagneticradiationis.

16.Accordingtotheauthor,thevastmajorityofhumans.

A.commitsomecrimesinlife

B.strugglehardbutfailtomakeendsmeet

C.generallysharethesamegoaloflife

D.havethesamelifestyle,regardlessofrace

17.

In1879,MassachusettsMedicalSocietyrefusedtoadmitmorethanten

femalephysiciansbecausethesociety'sby-lawsdescribingmembershipused

thepronounhe.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.It'sthemonitoringfunctionthatmakesthehostprocessorfinallysolvea

disputeaboutatransaction.

19.(H)

20.

ThereasonwhyaninformalagreementamongtheQuintmemberswouldnot

workisthatitisnotlegallycertified.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.(22)

A.Agoodspeakerknowsclearlywhatheneedsandwants.

B.Agoodspeakerknowsit'sveryimportanttoattracttheattentionofhis

audience.

C.Agoodspeakerhastogivehisaudiencesomein-depthviews.

D.Agoodspeakerknowshowhedelivershisspeechdeterminesthe

audience'sfeedback.

22.(31)

A.TheHistoryofPop

B.TheRoadtoMusic

C.PopWords

D.AbouttheBigHits

23.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

聽力原文：M:Hills,areyougoingtoJack'spartytonight?MaybeIcangive

youaride.

W:Thanks,Tom.I'dliketogoforachange,

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydotonight?

(12)

A.Gototheparties.

B.Goforaridewiththeman.

C.Studyforherexam.

D.Changeherclothes.

24.(28)

A.Howwelookatpain.

B.Tofeelpainasmuchaspossible.

C.Toshowaninterestinpain.

D.Toacceptthepainreluctantly.

25.(46)

26.

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27.聽力原文：W:Bill,canIcometoseeyouatyourhometomorrowevening?

M:Sure.KateandIhavehalfdecidedtogoswimminglatetomorrow

afternoon.Sogivemearingbeforeyoucome,OK?

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(14)

A.BillwillseeKatetomorrowevening.

B.Billmightbeathomelatetomorrowevening.

C.BillandKatehavedecidedtogoonaholiday.

D.Billaskedthewomantocomeanothertime.

28.(32)

A.7years.B.9years.C.12years.D.16years.

29.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

聽力原文：Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes.Butitusuallyonlylasts

betweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.

Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethough,lonelinesscanlastfor

years.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Thisisthemostcommontype.It

usuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.The

secondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation,

forexample,afamilyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanew

place.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,suchas

head-achesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.

Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtype,

chroniclonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.

Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingand

becomingclosetoothers.

Unfortunately,manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothing

theycandotoimprovetheirconditions.

Psychologistsagreethatoneimportantfactorinlonelinessisaperson'ssocial

contacts,e.g.,friends,familymembers,co-workers,etc.Wedependon

variouspeoplefordifferentreasons.Forinstance,ourfamiliesgiveus

emotionalsupport,ourparentsandteachersgiveusguidance,andourfriends

sharesimilarinterestsandactivities.However,psychologistshavefoundthat,

thoughlonelypeoplemayhavemanysocialcontacts,theysometimesfeel

theyshouldhavemore.Theyquestiontheirownpopularity.

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes.Butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafew

minutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnot(36).Infact,it

isquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethough,lonelinesscanlastforyears.Now

(37)saytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessis(38).Thisisthemostcommontype.It

usuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.The

secondkind,(39)loneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation,

forexample,afamilyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanew

place.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancause(40)problems,such

asheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.

Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemost(41).Unlikethesecondtype,

chroniclonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.

Peoplewho(42)habituallonelinesshaveproblems(43)and

becomingclosetoothers.

(44)toimprovetheirconditions.

(45),e.g.,friends,fa

30.(14)

A.Robertsurvivedtheplanecrash.

B.A11thepassengerswerekilledintheplanecrash.

C.Robertwaskilledintheaircrash.

D.Robertisawonder-workingperson.

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

31.

Fromthepassagewecaninferthatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose

A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety

B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus

C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors

D.whocouldkeepfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld

32.

Accordingtothepassage,theprocessingofthenewantibioticandvaccines

becomesanengineeringproblemwhen.

A.itinvolvesthelow-costproductionoflargequantities

B.theseitemsoriginateintheworkofbiochemistry

C.peopleareengagedinsafeoperationsinthetest-tubestage

D.businessagentsuseefficientmethodstomarkettheseitems

33.Non-slickcookwarematerialTeflonhasonceagainlandedinthespotlight

afteraUSindependentreviewboardsaidtheybelieveachemicalusedin

makingitposesmoreofacancerriskthanpreviouslyindicated.

ButDuPont,theUS-basedchemicalgiantthatmanufacturesTeflon,denied

exposuretoPFO,anacid,whichcouldposeahealthrisktothepublic.

Thefindingshavenotresultedinanysubstantialimpactonthecompany,a

DuPontChinaBeijingofficeofficial,saidonFriday.

China'sproductqualitywatchdogsaidonFridaythatitknowsaboutthe

incidentandhasnotyetdecidedwhethertotestthesafetyofthenon-stick

surfaceforthesecondtimeinlessthanayear.Ina&aftreportreleasedearlier

thisweek,anadvisoryboardthatreviewedtheUSEnvironmentalProtection

Agency'sreportconcludedthatPFOAis"likely"tobecarcinogenictohumans.

Thedraftwasbasedontestsconductedonanimals,andtheadvisoryboard

mendedtheUSEPAconductfurthertesting

ButastatementreleasedbyDuPontonTuesdaysaidthatthecompanyis

conductinganemployeehealthstudyonPFOAandthatpartialresultsindicate

noassociationbetweenPFOAexposureandmostofthehealthparameters

thatweremeasured.AccordingtoXuYang,apublicrelationsofficialwith

DuPont'sBeijingoffice,about5percentofChinesefamiliesusenon-stick

flyingpanscomparedwith95percentintheUnitedStates.

Lastyear,theUSEPAsaiditwouldfineDuPontforfailingtoreporttest

resultsregardingPFOA,buttheinvestigationisunderway.

China'sGeneralAdministrationofQualitySupervision,Inspectionand

QuarantineorderedaprobelastOctober,butitdetectednoPFOAinTeflon

cookware.

"Landedinthespotlight"(Line1,Para1)canbebestreplacedby.

A.Enteredthemarket

B.Retreatedfromthemarket

C.Becomethefocusofattention

D.Beenprohibitedfromsales

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題)

34.

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35.

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36.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection。題）

37.

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38.

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39.

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參考答案

1.Urbanization"Urbanization"hasbecomeincreasinglyaglobalphenomenon.

Inotherwordsurbancentersaregrowinginsizeandpopulationandmoreand

moretownsarebecomingmetropolises.AndthereisnoagUrbanization

"Urbanization"hasbecome,increasingly,aglobalphenomenon.Inother

words,urbancentersaregrowinginsizeandpopulation,andmoreandmore

townsarebecomingmetropolises.Andthereisnoag

2.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolin

XuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".

Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethatthey

willnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummer

vacationthiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopment

oftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingetting

informationentertainingandcontactingeachotherandithasalsobenefited

somebusinessmenespeciallytheownersofnet-barsWhileitistruethatmost

net-barsarerunninglegallyitisalsohuethatsomeareofferingunhealthy

programsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschool

studentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoing

wellandwhichoneisnotitisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfrom

all.Besidesstayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogoodtostudents'physical

health.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreenboththeir

eyesightandphysiquesuffer.ObviouslytheAwayfromNet-barsCampaign

isanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'

reference.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddle

schoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"Awayfrom

Net-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromise

thattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingof

thesummervacation,thiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthy

developmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreat

convenienceingettinginformation,entertainingandcontactingeachother,

andithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmen,especiallytheownersofnet-bars,

Whileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegally,itisalsohuethatsome

areofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Since

mostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardly

tellwhichbarisdoingwellandwhichoneisnot,itisonlyadvisablethatthey

shouldstayawayfromall.Besides,stayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogood

tostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthe

computerscreen,boththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.Obviously,the

AwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatingandit

meritsotherschools'reference.

3.0nAgingPopulationEnteringthe21stcenturypeoplenowenjoymore

prosperityandsocialprogressatthesametimeitisundeniablethatavery

seriousproblemisdrawingmoreandmoreattentionthatistheaOnAging

PopulationEnteringthe21stcentury,peoplenowenjoymoreprosperityand

socialprogress,atthesametime,itisundeniablethataveryseriousproblem

isdrawingmoreandmoreattention,thatis,thea

4.TelephoneorLetter?Communicationisveryimportantbothinthepastand

atpresentandittendstobemoreessentialinmodemsociety.Telephoneand

letteraretwomainmeansofcommunicationtheybothhavetheiradvantages

anddisadvantages.Communicatingwithotherpeoplebytelephoneisvery

convenientespeciallywhenyouhavesomethingurgent.Forexampleifone

ofyourfamilymembersisseriouslyiiiatnightandyoudon'tknowhowto

dealwithitandwheretofindadoctororataxi.Whatcanyoudo?Atelephone

istheanswer.Dial120andyouwillgetservicesfromthedoctorverysoon.

Inadditionwiththequickrhythmoflifepeopleusuallydon'thaveasmuch

timetowritelettersasbeforeagaintelephonesolvestheproblem.Friendscan

chatthroughthewire,[tseemsthattelephoneshortensthedistancebetween'

people.Mencankeepintouchwitheachothermoreeasily.Howeverstill

somepeoplepreferwritingletterstocommunicatewithfriends.Firstsending

aletterismuchcheaperthanhavingatelephonecall.Now6jiaowillbe

enoughtosendyourlettertoyourfriendslivinginanothercitywhilemaybe

atleast2-3yuanaminutewillbecostforadistanttelephone.Secondpeople

cannotonlygreeteachotherbutalsoexchangetheirthoughtsinletters.

Becausewhenapersonwriteshemustorganizehismindandexpresshisideas

andfeelingsmorelogicallywhiletelephoneoftenmakespeoplelazy.Finally

peopleeasilykeepsecretintheletterandsaywhatevertheywanttosaywhile

theysometimescan'tdothatinatelephone.Inmyopinionyoucancombine

thesetwowaystogether;someunimportantthingscanbeexpressedbya

telephonewhilesomeimportantorunspokenthingscanbedonebya

letter.TelephoneorLetter?Communicationisveryimportantbothinthepast

andatpresent,andittendstobemoreessentialinmodemsociety.Telephone

andletteraretwomainmeansofcommunication,theybothhavetheir

advantagesanddisadvantages.Communicatingwithotherpeopleby

telephoneisveryconvenient,especiallywhenyouhavesomethingurgent.

Forexample,ifoneofyourfamilymembersisseriouslyiiiatnight,andyou

don'tknowhowtodealwithitandwheretofindadoctororataxi.Whatcan

youdo?Atelephoneistheanswer.Dial120andyouwillgetservicesfrom

thedoctorverysoon.Inaddition,withthequickrhythmoflife,peopleusually

don'thaveasmuchtimetowritelettersasbefore,againtelephonesolvesthe

problem.Friendscanchatthroughthewire,[tseemsthattelephoneshortens

thedistancebetween'people.Mencankeepintouchwitheachothermore

easily.However,stillsomepeoplepreferwritingletterstocommunicatewith

friends.First,sendingaletterismuchcheaperthanhavingatelephonecall.

Now6jiaowillbeenoughtosendyourlettertoyourfriendslivinginanother

city,whilemaybeatleast2-3yuanaminutewillbecostforadistant

telephone.Second,peoplecannotonlygreeteachotherbutalsoexchange

theirthoughtsinletters.Becausewhenapersonwrites,hemustorganizehis

mindandexpresshisideasandfeelingsmorelogically,whiletelephoneoften

makespeoplelazy.Finally,peopleeasilykeepsecretintheletterandsay

whatevertheywanttosay,whiletheysometimescan'tdothatinatelephone.

Inmyopinion,youcancombinethesetwowaystogether;someunimportant

thingscanbeexpressedbyatelephone,whilesomeimportantorunspoken

thingscanbedonebyaletter.

5.ProtectOurInternetTheadventoftheInternetusheredinaneweraof

interpersonalcommunicationsandbusinessoperations.UndoubtedlytheNet

isrevolutionizingthedailylivesofthepeoplewhohaveanaccesstoit.The

primaryreasonbehindtheInternetboomrootsinitsmultifunction.Itprovides

avehicleforcitizenstoshopsearchpublishblogsandbrowseWebPages.A

rangeofproblemslurkingbehindthefrenzyofInternetimpressivelystand

out.AvastmajorityofInternetusers'mailboxesarefilledwithjunkmailsan

issuewhichsparksstrongcriticismandgeneratesthelossofcorporate

productivity.It'snotalone.Pomwebsiteslureagrowingnumberofyoung

people'svisits.Falsenewsviathee-mailBBSandchatroomincreasingly

posesathreattothesocialprosperityandstability.Tocrackdownthemwe

shouldpushforamoreeffectivelytoughlaw.Weshouldjoinourforcesto

launchanation-widecampaignincludingimposingstiffpenaltieson

spammersshuttingdownorblockingthelewdsitesandintroducingareal-

nameregistrationsystemtocurbfraudulentmessages.Wecanfullybelieve

thatourcombinedeffortswillreaprewardsinthenearfuture.ProtectOur

InternetTheadventoftheInternetusheredinaneweraofinterpersonal

communicationsandbusinessoperations.Undoubtedly,theNetis

revolutionizingthedailylivesofthepeoplewhohaveanaccesstoit.The

primaryreasonbehindtheInternetboomrootsinitsmultifunction.Itprovides

avehicleforcitizenstoshop,search,publishblogsandbrowseWebPages.A

rangeofproblemslurkingbehindthefrenzyofInternetimpressivelystand

out.AvastmajorityofInternetusers'mailboxesarefilledwithjunkmails,

anissuewhichsparksstrongcriticismandgeneratesthelossofcorporate

productivity.It'snotalone.Pornwebsiteslureagrowingnumberofyoung

people'svisits.Falsenewsviathee-mail,BBSandchatroomincreasingly

posesathreattothesocialprosperityandstability.Tocrackdownthem,we

shouldpushforamoreeffectivelytoughlaw.Weshouldjoinourforcesto

launchanation-widecampaign,includingimposingstiffpenaltieson

spammers,shuttingdownorblockingthelewdsitesandintroducingareal-

nameregistrationsystemtocurbfraudulentmessages.Wecanfullybelieve

thatourcombinedeffortswillreaprewardsinthenearfuture.

6.November122007DearProfessorHuangIwriteforinformationregarding

theforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldatyour

prestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversity

majoringinEducationandhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofwork

placeskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendthe

conferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakersthe

contentoftheirtalksandtheirresearchinterests.Besidesifyoucouldplease

alsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemy

arrangementsmucheasier.Inadditionifyoucouldletmehavedetailsofthe

accommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforward

toreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.Sincerelyyours

FrankNovember12,2007DearProfessorHuang,Iwriteforinformation

regardingtheforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldat

yourprestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversity

majoringinEducation,andhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofwork

placeskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendthe

conferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakers,the

contentoftheirtalks,andtheirresearchinterests.Besides,ifyoucouldplease

alsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemy

arrangementsmucheasier.Inaddition,ifyoucouldletmehavedetailsofthe

accommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforward

toreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.Sincerelyyours,

Frank

7.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollege

lectureswillfindthefollowingsituationaconnonsight:theclassroomishalf

empty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;some

aretextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituationposes

aquestiontous:shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?To

answerthequestionweshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcoursesand

alsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofallweshouldconsiderwhatcoursesare

putintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthelevelsand

needsofthestudentstheyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Ofcoursethe

teachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportantin

implementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessary

coursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudents

areforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondlythosestudentsatthetopofthe

classandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudying

independantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschool

curriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearnmoreunderthetutor's

individualguidanceinsteadofstudyingwhattheyalreadyknow.Inmany

worldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvardandCambridgestudentsspendmuch

lesstimeattendinglectures.Theygaintheirknowledgeandskillsbyreading

anddoingresearchwork.Inconclusioncollegesshouldnotforcestudentsto

attendallcourseswithoutcarefullyconsideringthetwofactorsdiscussed

above.Asamatteroffacttobringupstudentswhocanmeetthedemandsof

ourneweraoureducationneedsreformingandtraditionalviewsonteaching

andlearningshouldbechallenged.Onlyinthiswaycanwehopetomotivate

moretalentedstudentstolearnwellandaimhighinschoolandintheirfuture

jobs.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollege

lectureswillfindthefollowingsituationacon,nonsight:theclassroomis

halfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;

somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituation

posesaquestiontous:shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?To

answerthequestion,weshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcoursesand

alsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofall,weshouldconsiderwhatcourses

areputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthelevels

andneedsofthestudents,theyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Ofcourse,

theteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportantin

implementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessary

coursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudents

areforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondly,thosestudentsatthetopofthe

classandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudying

independantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschool

curriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearnmoreunderthetutor's

individualguidance,insteadofstudyingwhattheyalreadyknow.Inmany

worldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvardandCambridge,studentsspendmuch

lesstimeattendinglectu