2021年黑龍江省鶴崗市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)

(2021年)黑龍江省鶴崗市大學(xué)英語6級

大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)

學(xué)校:班級:姓名:考號:

一、l.Writing(10題)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledBeijingOlympicsVolunteersinMyEyes.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.奧運(yùn)志愿者所需具備的素質(zhì)

2.為什么參加奧運(yùn)志愿者活動

3.志愿者工作需要付出，但值得一做

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

志愿者：volunteer(n./v.)

申請：applyfor,application(n.)

招募：recruit(v.),recruitment(n.)

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicHowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.住房問題在大城市變得越來越嚴(yán)重

2.住房問題的產(chǎn)生原因和給城市帶來的影響

3.建議一個解決辦法

HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?

Infant

DailyLife

mortality

GNPperheadcalorieexpectancy

Countryratesper

(2000,$)supplyperatbirth

1000live

head(years)

bixths

Bangladesh46219225263

Bolivia245821076748

Egypt332329466840

Indonesia311723146531

U.S.A1877937817911

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.學(xué)生的書包越來越重

2.造成這情況的原因

3.如何減輕學(xué)生的負(fù)擔(dān)

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150word

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假設(shè)你是李明，假期即將到來，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希望找

個外國朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate),擬一個尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日

程安排、費(fèi)用分擔(dān)情況、對對方的要求等，并說明對方和你一起出游的

好處。

Travel-mateWanted

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMy

ViewsonRemedialExaminations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbased

ontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.補(bǔ)考是大學(xué)教育的一部分

2.我對補(bǔ)考的看法

3.如何發(fā)揮補(bǔ)考的作用

MyViewsonRemedialExaminations

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledOnBuyingSecondhandTextbooks.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人認(rèn)為買二手書好；

2.有人認(rèn)為買二手書不好；

3.我的看法。

OnBuyingSecond-handTextbooks

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicIncomeSourcesofAmericanandChinesestudents.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.根據(jù)圖標(biāo)說明中美大學(xué)生的來源

2.分析可能產(chǎn)生這種不同現(xiàn)象的原因

3.提出個人的建議

IncomeSources\SubjectsAmericanStudentsChineseStudents

Parents50%90%

Part-timejobs36%6%

Scholarship14%4%

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

現(xiàn)在有不少單位熱衷于組織年會

1.對這種做法有人表示支持

2.有人并不贊成

3.我認(rèn)為……

ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.出國留學(xué)的好處；

2.出國留學(xué)的弊端；

3.結(jié)論和你的觀點(diǎn)。

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad

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

11.

Thevillagegrocer'sassistantsaretiredofgivingextraservicewhentheyfeel

aboutit.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.TaughenedGlass:theSolutiontoRetailOwners*SecurityConcerns

Taughenedglass,whichisalsocalledBastieglassbecauseofthenameofthe

inventor,isakindofglassthatisfinelytemperedorannealed,byapeculiar

methodofsuddencoolingbyplungingwhilehotintooil,meltedwax,or

paraffine.

Thedevelopmentandacceptanceoftaughenedglasshasundergoneseveral

stages.Yetthebenefitsofthisparticularkindofglassstillremainunknown

toalargegroupofpeople.

DuPonthasdoneagreatjobofworkingwitharchitectsandthearchitectural

glassindustrytounderstand,developandpromotetheuseoftaughenedglass

(safetyglass)worldwide.Withintheretailenvironmentinparticular,

architectsinallcontinentsareusingtaughenedglassfbradiverserangeof

applications-notonlyfbreconomicandfunctionalreasonsbutalsofbrthe

pureaestheticdelightofusingthematerial.

Yetsadly,thegeneralpublicinNorthAmericaisstilltoooftenignorantofthe

benefitstaughenedglasscanbring-notonlyinshopsbutalsoinofficesand

homes.Thematerialisstillalltoooftenperceivedasvaguely"more

expensive"anditswiderangeofbenefitsremainslargelyunknown.Sharing

thebenefitswithbuildingowners-fromthebusinesscommunityto

homeowners—hastobeournextmajorchallenge.

NationalGateandGlassCorp.suppliesstorefrontglasstoretailers

throughoutNorthAmerica,fromnationwidechainstosingleoutletowners.

Howeverlargeorsmall,ourcustomershavesimilarconcernswhenitcomes

tothestorefrontglasstheyusewithregardtocost,appearance/aesthetics,

securityandservice.

Thegoodnewsisthatin99.9percentofcases,wefindthattheinstallationof

6mm+6mmtaughenedglasswithaninterlayerof0.76mmButacite(r)PVB

interlayersolvesalloftheseconcernswithease!Taughenedglassisanideal

solutionformodemretailersintermsofsamedayinstallation,security

prevention,protectionfromtheUVraysthatcausethedegradationofstore

displaysandfurnishingsandtheeliminationofboardingfollowingdamageto

thestorefront.

TimeIsMoney.

Everyoneintheretailconstructionvaluechain,fromownerstoforemen,are

concernedwithcosts.Weareabletoaddressthisfirstconcernprettyquickly.

IntheUSA,taughenedglasscostsalmostexactlythesameastemperedglass

topurchaseandinstallpersquaremeter.InAustraliaandEurope,itcanbe

significantlycheaperthantemperedglass!Inthecaseofbreakage,thecost

benefitsoftaughenedglasscanbeseenveryclearly;asstoreowners,

managersandlosspreventiondepartmentsknow,timeismoney!Unlike

temperedglass,taughenedglassallowsstorestostayopeninthecaseof

breakagesincecrackedorbrokenglassstaysintheframe.Smallerlocations

thatareboardedupwithplywoodcanleavecustomerswiththeimpression

thattheyareclosed-andnobodycanaffordthat.It'scriticallyimportantthat

everyoneknowsthatyouare

BetterLookingstorefronts

Thesecondmajorconcernisaesthetics.Manyofourretailcustomerslocated

indowntownareasautomaticallyassumethatshutterswillhavetobeinstalled

toensureadequatesecurityafterstoreopeninghours.Itisalwaysapleasure

formetoseethereliefoncustomers'faceswhenItellthemaboutthesecurity

benefitsoftaughenedglassandhowthematerialeliminatestheneedfor

shutters,allowingmuchbetterlookingstorefronts.

ARealBoosttotheBottomLine

Athirdconcernissecurity.Thelosspreventionofficersofmajorretailers

understandperhapsbetterthananyoneelsetheextenttowhichbreak-insand

vandalismnegativelyaffectthebottomline.Myretailcustomerstellmethat

theaveragecostofabreak,inisUS$30,000.Thisnotonlyincludesstole

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Themostcommonfaultamongpoorreadersisthehabitualmakingoftoo

many.

14.

Theactualworkoffostercare,suchasfostertraining,findingpermanent

home,isdonebywithlocalorganizations.

15.

Atemperatureinversionoccurswhen.

16.KeepingtheNetSecure

OnSeptember11traditionaltelephoneprovidersdidaheroicjobofstruggling

torestoreservice.WhentheWorldTradeCentertowersfell,theyseverely

damagedaVerizoncentralofficewith350,000voicelinesand3.5million

datacircuitscarryingthefinancialinformationthatisthelifebloodofWall

Streetfimis.Verizonemployeesandthoseofmanyothertelecommunications

cardersworkednightandday,alongsidethefiremen,thepolice,and

volunteers,attheirownrecoveryjob.Inaboutaweektheyhadreroutedsome

twomilliondatacircuits,restoredswitches,andinstalledtemporarypower

supplies.Theother1.5millioncircuitsoriginatedinbuildingsthatnolonger

exist.

Inthedaysaftertheattackthenumberofvoicecallsinthefiveboroughsof

NewYorkCitydoubled,fromthenormal115millionadaytomorethan230

million.ForthenextsixdaysVerizonwaivedchargesforitspayphonesin

Manhattan.Onasingledayfollowingthedisasterresidentsplacedsome

22,000localcallsfreeofchargefromregularsidewalkpayphonesbelow

CanalStreet,andWilliamsCommunicationsswitchedfivemillionvoicecalls

inthemetropolitanarea-threetimestheaveragedailyvolume.AT&T'slong-

distancevolumejumpedfromaweekdayaverageofabout300million

domesticvoicecallstomorethan431milliononSeptember11,thebusiest

weekdayeveracrossAT&Tsdomesticvoicenetwork.

Butdespitetheeffortstokeeptheminoperation,undertheextraordinary

pressureofSeptember11thetraditionalvoice-telecommunicationssystems

intheNewYorkareaandtheWashington,D.C.area—bothwireandwireless-

-weresignificantlyovertaxed.InEastCoastcitiescell-phonenetworkscould

notkeepupwithdemand.Manylong-distancecallsinboundtoNewYork

Citywereblocked,inparttoreservecircuitsforoutgoingcalls.Onthatday

theInternetproveditsvalueasanessentialpartofthemodem

communicationssystem.

MorethanhalfofAmericanowusestheInternet.Globally,usersnumber

morethan300million.VirtuallyalllargebusinessesusethepublicInternet

orprivateversionsofthesametechnologytoconducttheirmostimportant

activities.Soitwasnotsurprising-althoughitwasstaggering-toseethaton

September11morethan1.2billioninstantmessagesweresentbyAOLusers

alone.SlippingpastthecongestedvoicenetworksontothePCscreensof

friendsandfamilyaroundtheglobewerethetiesthatbindusinthemodem

world:”RUOK?M"ALRIGHT?""UTHERE?"

AsvoicenetworksblockedincomingcallstoNewYorkinordertorelieve

congestion,somecarderspushedtheirvoicetrafficovertheInternet.ITXC,

whichspecializesinInternetvoiceservices,sawitsdomesticwholesale

businessdoubleonSeptember11ascarrierssearchedfornewchannelsof

communication;Yahoo'sPCtoPhonecallingserviceincreasedby59percent.

Theperformanceofthesevoice-over-IPservicessuggeststhatinonlya

handfulofyearsmostvoicetrafficislikelytobecardedontheInternet.

WhydidtheInternetworksowellinthefaceofhugevolume?Becauseits

"distributed"technologyisinherentlyrobust."Normal"phoneconnections,

whetherbymeansofwiredlinenetworksorbywirelesscellularnetworks,

openaspecificcircuit,orchannel,connectingthepersonwhoiscalledand

thecaller.Justasifasuperhighwaylanewereopenedforonecaronly,the

circuitremainsdedicatedtotheconversationevenifnooneisspeakingatthe

moment.Iftoomanycircuitsarerequestedatonetime,thesystemblocks

calls.

Incontrast,Internetmessagesdon'ttravelondesignatedcircuits.Instead,the

messagesarecodedinisandOs,andthendisassembledintopacketsofdata.

ThepacketsgooutfromthePCdownthephonelineandintothemazeof

interconnectedfibersthatenvelopseverymetropolita

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

AccordingtoDr.PeterDiot,couldbepowerfulenoughtoprevent

HIVtransmission.

18.

Thetraditionalideathatcompetitivesportsbuildcharacterhas

apparentlyintoday'sU.S.

19.

Enteringriversby,phosphatesandnitratesasfertilizerscanresultin

eutrophication.

20.

MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit's

largelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigastogenerate.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.(22)

A.Heshouldbecarefulwhenusinghiscreditcards.

B.Heoughttosellhiscartosavemoney.

C.Heshouldstopspendingmoneyonentertainment.

D.Heshouldn*tgoouttoeateverynight.

22.(21)

A.Abonus.B.Agift.C.Knowledge.D.Excitement.

23.(31)

A.Bookpublishers.

B.Librarians.

C.Newuniversitystudents.

D.Facultymembers.

24.(40)

25.

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26.(39)

27.(35)

A.Helaughedatthepolice.

B.Helookedforwardtogoingtoprison.

C.Hetookhisbottleswithhim.

D.Hewentwiththepolicewithoutastruggle.

28.(36)

A.France.B.Russia.C.Poland.D.Germany.

29.(13)

A.Aschoolmaster.

B.Acomputeroperator.

C.Acomputerengineer.

D.Acareeradvisoryofficer.

30.聽力原文：M:DoyouthinkPhilcangetascholarshiptoYale?

W:Hedoesn'tstandachance.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(16)

A.IfPhilislucky,hemightgetascholarship.

B.ThereisnowayinwhichPhilcanwinascholarship.

C.Philisnotgoingtochancehisluckandtryforascholarship.

D.Philisnotbeinggivenachancetogetascholarship.

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

31.

Theproblemmentionedinthelastparagraphrefersto

A.theseparationofteachingfromresearch

B.raisingthestatusofacademicresearch

C.professors*reluctancetoteach

D.thecombinationofteachingandresearch

32.

[C5]

33.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Japaneseeducationispraisedforhelpingtheyoungclimbthesocialladder.

B.Japaneseeducationischaracterizedbymechanicallearningaswellas

creativity.

C.Morestressshouldbeplacedonthecultivationofcreativity.

0.Droppingoutleadstofrustrationagainsttesttaking.

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.

[S3]

39.[S5]

參考答案

1.BeijingOlympicsVolunteersinMyEyesAsthe2008BeijingOlympics

drawsnearChinaisalsosteppingupeffortsintherecruitmentofvolunteers.

Applicationssooncomefrompeopleofallwalksoflife.Butapartfrom

enthusiasmandpatienceavolunteerworkeralsoneedsotherqualitiessuchas

foreignlanguageproficiencydrivingskillsandfirst-aidknowledgeetc.

dependingonthenatureofspecificjobs.Beingavolunteerworkerforthe

BeijingOlympicGamesisverymeaningful.Forthecountryitsavesthe

operatingcostsfortheorganizingcommittee.Thoughpre-eventtraining

entailslargeinvestmentsvolunteers'contributiontotheoverallhuman

resourcesisinvaluable.Alsofortheindividualswecanbroadenourhorizons

throughparticipationofthisinternationalpageant.Foruniversitystudentsin

particularOlympicsvolunteerworkhelpsustogainlifeexperienceand

cultivateoursenseofsocialresponsibility.Tobesurebesidesasenseof

honourandachievementvolunteerworkisbothtime-andenergy-consuming.

Thetrainingandrehearsalalonecanlastfbrmonthsandonemayhaveto

sacrificeleisuretimeforthisunpaidworkbothbeforeandduringthecoming

Olympics.Howeverfbrthesuccessfulconveningofthegamessuchsacrifice

isworthwhileandIwouldliketobeoneoftheOlympicsvolunteers

then.BeijingOlympicsVolunteersinMyEyesAsthe2008BeijingOlympics

drawsnear,Chinaisalsosteppingupeffortsintherecruitmentofvolunteers.

Applicationssooncomefrompeopleofallwalksoflife.Butapartfrom

enthusiasmandpatience,avolunteerworkeralsoneedsotherqualities,such

asforeignlanguageproficiency,drivingskills,andfirst-aidknowledge,etc.,

dependingonthenatureofspecificjobs.Beingavolunteerworkerforthe

BeijingOlympicGamesisverymeaningful.Forthecountry,itsavesthe

operatingcostsfortheorganizingcommittee.Thoughpre-eventtraining

entailslargeinvestments,volunteers'contributiontotheoverallhuman

resourcesisinvaluable.Alsofortheindividuals,wecanbroadenourhorizons

throughparticipationofthisinternationalpageant.Foruniversitystudentsin

particular,Olympicsvolunteerworkhelpsustogainlifeexperienceand

cultivateoursenseofsocialresponsibility.Tobesure,besidesasenseof

honourandachievement,volunteerworkisbothtime-andenergy-consuming.

Thetrainingandrehearsalalonecanlastformonths,andonemayhaveto

sacrificeleisuretimeforthisunpaidworkbothbeforeandduringthecoming

Olympics.However,forthesuccessfulconveningofthegames,suchsacrifice

isworthwhile,andIwouldliketobeoneoftheOlympicsvolunteersthen.解

析：寫作提示：這篇作文的話題具有較強(qiáng)的時效性。與許多六級作文不

同，本話題沒有明顯的爭議性。但是根據(jù)所給的提綱，寫作時也并不能

平鋪直敘。第一段可以簡要介紹事件背景，再根據(jù)常識簡述對奧運(yùn)會志

愿者的要求，第二段可以從社會、個人兩個方面來闡述人們參加奧運(yùn)志

愿者活動的原因；最后一段提出奧運(yùn)志愿者們可能需要克服的困難，并

可以用自己的立場作結(jié)，契合“我眼中的奧運(yùn)志愿者”這一主題。

2.HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?Withthedevelopmentof

modernindustrymoreandmorepeopleareflowingintobigcities.

Accordinglythehousingprobleminbigcitiesisbecomingmuchmoreserious.

OnonehanHowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?Withthe

developmentofmodernindustry,moreandmorepeopleareflowingintobig

cities.Accordingly,thehousingprobleminbigcitiesisbecomingmuchmore

serious.Ononehan

3.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardofliving

infiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationin

theworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfrom

thestatisticstheU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthe

highestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthe

lowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshada

considerablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilar

intheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamong

thethree.HoweverEgypfsinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthan

Indonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladesh

hadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwas

onlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.Thefigureintennsofthedaily

caloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A,andits

infantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.Inconclusionitcanbeseenfromthe

economicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogo

beforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesame

timetheU.S.A,hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodevelop

theireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableuses

fourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselected

countriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldand

someofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,

theU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthehighestGNPand

dailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortality

rate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.

Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,with

Egypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt's

infantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper

1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestquality

oflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatof

theU.S.A.Thefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadin

BangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityratewas6

timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthat

thefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesame

levelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S.A,hasthe

responsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesand

improvetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

4.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoften

hearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnot

surprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooks

andworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhaveto

situplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthe

publicforanendtothissituationtheexcessivepressureimposedonthepupils

hasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.First

agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparentswhohavegonealllengths

tohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearly

intellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemoutto

varioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:

Excelinacademicperformance.Ithasinfactbeenechoingintheirheadsever

sincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehightestwelland

finishfirst.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldbeheldresponsibletoo.To

themscoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudent

butalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthem

donot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteaching

methods.Insteadtheyjustassignmoredrillsandexercisesthrustmorebooks

intothepupils*backpacksandstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsas

possible.Moreandmorepeopleareciyingoutfor"lighteningkids'

schoolbags.**lbmyminditappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsof

somepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses一

althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersand

parents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto“humanize"thecurrenteducational

system-tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshave

pointedoutwhenitcomestoachild'swell-beingweshouldbeasconcerned

withcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-manneredgood

decentpersonweshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythan

notifwehaveachievedthesegoalsthechild'ssuccesswilltakecareof

itself.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedayswe

oftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisis

notsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsof

textbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthatthey

havetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorof

thepublicforanendtothissituation,theexcessivepressureimposedonthe

pupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.

First,agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparents,whohavegoneall

lengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethem

forearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthem

outtovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyone

message:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithas,infact,beenechoingintheir

headseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehigh,

testwell,andfinishfirst.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldbeheld

responsible,too.Tothem,scoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailure

foraparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheir

own.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencyby

improvingtheirteachingmethods.Instead,theyjustassignmoredrillsand

exercises,thrustmorebooksintothepupils'backpacks,andstufftheirheads

withasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingout

for"lighteningkids'schoolbags."Tomymind,itappearscomparativelyeasy

torelievepupilsofsomepressure-toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffa

fewcourses-althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofboth

teachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto“humanize”thecurrent

educationalsystem-tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmany

educatorshavepointedout,whenitcomestoachild'swell-being,weshould

beasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-

mannered,good,decentperson,weshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.

Morelikelythannot,ifwehaveachievedthesegoals,thechild'ssuccesswill

takecareofitself.

5.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.I

herebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—to

makeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend

whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingthe

world-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgetthereby

trainandstayfor2daysandthanwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformer

revolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere

wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiver

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