2021年海南省海口市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2021年海南省海口市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledUrbanization.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有人认为城市化进程是一件好事

2.有人却认为城市化进程给我们带来了很多负面影响

3.在我看来…

Urbanization

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.新闻媒体披露，徐州某中学1000多名学生签名，庄严承诺“远离网吧”

2．分析“远离网吧”运动的原因

3．做出对比和评论

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnAgingPopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartandoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前老龄化现象很严重

2.这种现象可能产生的社会影响和后果

3.你的建议

OnAgingPopulation

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledTelephoneorLetter.Youshouldwriteat/east150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人喜欢用电话交流，因为……

2.有人则喜欢用书信交流，因为……

3.我的看法。

TelephoneorLetter?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicProtectOurInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.网络是人们获取信息必不可少的工具

2.但是，在网络上也出现了一些不和谐的因素，如垃圾信息、黄色网站、虚假新闻、网络炒作等

3.如何采取措施制止和消除这些现象

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaskforsomeinformationaboutaninternationalconferenceheldinyourcity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

有一个会议在你所在的城市召开，你想去参加。给会议的组织者写一封信。说一下你想参加的原因，并简单介绍一下自己。并请他提供一些会议的相关登信息。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.描述现在大学课堂及讲座上常见的现象：态度不认真，睡觉，发短信及出勤率低……因此提出大学课堂是否应该采取自愿而非强制。

2．列举原因。

3．我的看法。

ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicComputerGameAddiction.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．13:00起床，吃中饭

14:00去网吧玩网络游戏

17:00晚饭网吧叫外卖；开始通宵练级

9:00nextmorning回宿舍休息

上述安排为高校一个大学生的作息时间表，说明反映的现象

2．产生这一现象的原因及其危害

3．如何解决该问题

ComputerGameAddiction

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofIsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.无论是本科教学还是研究生教学，点名都是教师维持纪律常用手段，这是因为

2.但也有人认为，这没有必要。

3.你的观点。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.经济危机度卷世界各国

2.经济危机的影响

3.我们应该……

TheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis

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

Bipolardisorderischaracterizedbycyclingmoodchanges.Mostly,suchchangesaregradual.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Businessexecutiveswhoarenotalerttoculturaldifferencessimplycannotfunctionefficientlyoverseasandfailuretoresearchandunderstandaculturehasledtomanyinternationalbusinessblunders.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.Byusingacheckcard,aconsumerreceivescreditaswellasamonthlybillwhenabuyingisdone.

14.

In______,peoplebelievethatGodraisedJesusfromthedeadonthethirddayafterhewaskilled.

15.

The______youareexposedtoapplianceswithastrongfield,thegreatertheharmdonebyelectromagneticradiationis.

16.Accordingtotheauthor,thevastmajorityofhumans______.

A.commitsomecrimesinlife

B.strugglehardbutfailtomakeendsmeet

C.generallysharethesamegoaloflife

D.havethesamelifestyle.regardlessofrace

17.

In1879,MassachusettsMedicalSocietyrefusedtoadmitmorethantenfemalephysiciansbecausethesociety'sby-lawsdescribingmembershipusedthepronounhe.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.It'sthemonitoringfunctionthatmakesthehostprocessorfinallysolveadisputeaboutatransaction.

19.(11)

20.

ThereasonwhyaninformalagreementamongtheQuintmemberswouldnotworkisthatitisnotlegallycertified.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(22)

A.Agoodspeakerknowsclearlywhatheneedsandwants.

B.Agoodspeakerknowsit'sveryimportanttoattracttheattentionofhisaudience.

C.Agoodspeakerhastogivehisaudiencesomein-depthviews.

D.Agoodspeakerknowshowhedelivershisspeechdeterminestheaudience'sfeedback.

22.(31)

A.TheHistoryofPop

B.TheRoadtoMusic

C.PopWords

D.AbouttheBigHits

23.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

听力原文：M:Hills，areyougoingtoJack'spartytonight?MaybeIcangiveyouaride．

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.

【B11】

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

M:Sure.KateandIhavehalfdecidedtogoswimminglatetomorrowafternoon.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.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

听力原文：Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes.Butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethough,lonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation,forexample,afamilyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,suchashead-achesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtype,chroniclonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandbecomingclosetoothers.

Unfortunately,manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheirconditions.

Psychologistsagreethatoneimportantfactorinlonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontacts,e.g.,friends,familymembers,co-workers,etc.Wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentreasons.Forinstance,ourfamiliesgiveusemotionalsupport,ourparentsandteachersgiveusguidance,andourfriendssharesimilarinterestsandactivities.However,psychologistshavefoundthat,thoughlonelypeoplemayhavemanysocialcontacts,theysometimesfeeltheyshouldhavemore.Theyquestiontheirownpopularity.

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes.Butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnot(36)______.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethough,lonelinesscanlastforyears.Now(37)______saytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessis(38)______.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,(39)______loneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation,forexample,afamilyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancause(40)______problems,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemost(41)______.Unlikethesecondtype,chroniclonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewho(42)______habituallonelinesshaveproblems(43)______andbecomingclosetoothers.

(44)____________toimprovetheirconditions.

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

30.(14)

A.Robertsurvivedtheplanecrash.

B.Allthepassengerswerekilledintheplanecrash.

C.Robertwaskilledintheaircrash.

D.Robertisawonder-workingperson.

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

Fromthepassagewecaninferthatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose______.

A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety

B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus

C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors

D.whocouldkeepfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld

32.

Accordingtothepassage,theprocessingofthenewantibioticandvaccinesbecomesanengineeringproblemwhen______.

A.itinvolvesthelow-costproductionoflargequantities

B.theseitemsoriginateintheworkofbiochemistry

C.peopleareengagedinsafeoperationsinthetest-tubestage

D.businessagentsuseefficientmethodstomarkettheseitems

33.Non-slickcookwarematerialTeflonhasonceagainlandedinthespotlightafteraUSindependentreviewboardsaidtheybelieveachemicalusedinmakingitposesmoreofacancerriskthanpreviouslyindicated.

ButDuPont,theUS-basedchemicalgiantthatmanufacturesTeflon,deniedexposuretoPFO,anacid,whichcouldposeahealthrisktothepublic.

Thefindingshavenotresultedinanysubstantialimpactonthecompany,aDuPontChinaBeijingofficeofficial,saidonFriday.

China'sproductqualitywatchdogsaidonFridaythatitknowsabouttheincidentandhasnotyetdecidedwhethertotestthesafetyofthenon-sticksurfaceforthesecondtimeinlessthanayear.Ina&aftreportreleasedearlierthisweek,anadvisoryboardthatreviewedtheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency'sreportconcludedthatPFOAis"likely"tobecarcinogenictohumans.Thedraftwasbasedontestsconductedonanimals,andtheadvisoryboardmendedtheUSEPAconductfurthertesting

ButastatementreleasedbyDuPontonTuesdaysaidthatthecompanyisconductinganemployeehealthstudyonPFOAandthatpartialresultsindicatenoassociationbetweenPFOAexposureandmostofthehealthparametersthatweremeasured.AccordingtoXuYang,apublicrelationsofficialwithDuPont'sBeijingoffice,about5percentofChinesefamiliesusenon-stickflyingpanscomparedwith95percentintheUnitedStates.

Lastyear,theUSEPAsaiditwouldfineDuPontforfailingtoreporttestresultsregardingPFOA,buttheinvestigationisunderway.

China'sGeneralAdministrationofQualitySupervision,InspectionandQuarantineorderedaprobelastOctober,butitdetectednoPFOAinTefloncookware.

"Landedinthespotlight"(Line1,Para1)canbebestreplacedby______.

A.Enteredthemarket

B.Retreatedfromthemarket

C.Becomethefocusofattention

D.Beenprohibitedfromsales

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S10】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S7】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S6】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S3】

参考答案

1.Urbanization"Urbanization"hasbecomeincreasinglyaglobalphenomenon.Inotherwordsurbancentersaregrowinginsizeandpopulationandmoreandmoretownsarebecomingmetropolises.AndthereisnoagUrbanization"Urbanization"hasbecome,increasingly,aglobalphenomenon.Inotherwords,urbancentersaregrowinginsizeandpopulation,andmoreandmoretownsarebecomingmetropolises.Andthereisnoag

2.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummervacationthiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingettinginformationentertainingandcontactingeachotherandithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmenespeciallytheownersofnet-barsWhileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegallyitisalsohuethatsomeareofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoingwellandwhichoneisnotitisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfromall.Besidesstayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogoodtostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreenboththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.ObviouslytheAwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'reference.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummervacation,thiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingettinginformation,entertainingandcontactingeachother,andithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmen,especiallytheownersofnet-bars,Whileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegally,itisalsohuethatsomeareofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoingwellandwhichoneisnot,itisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfromall.Besides,stayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogoodtostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreen,boththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.Obviously,theAwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'reference.

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4.TelephoneorLetter?Communicationisveryimportantbothinthepastandatpresentandittendstobemoreessentialinmodemsociety.Telephoneandletteraretwomainmeansofcommunicationtheybothhavetheiradvantagesanddisadvantages.Communicatingwithotherpeoplebytelephoneisveryconvenientespeciallywhenyouhavesomethingurgent.Forexampleifoneofyourfamilymembersisseriouslyiiiatnightandyoudon'tknowhowtodealwithitandwheretofindadoctororataxi.Whatcanyoudo?Atelephoneistheanswer.Dial120andyouwillgetservicesfromthedoctorverysoon.Inadditionwiththequickrhythmoflifepeopleusuallydon'thaveasmuchtimetowritelettersasbeforeagaintelephonesolvestheproblem.Friendscanchatthroughthewire.[tseemsthattelephoneshortensthedistancebetween'people.Mencankeepintouchwitheachothermoreeasily.Howeverstillsomepeoplepreferwritingletterstocommunicatewithfriends.Firstsendingaletterismuchcheaperthanhavingatelephonecall.Now6jiaowillbeenoughtosendyourlettertoyourfriendslivinginanothercitywhilemaybeatleast2-3yuanaminutewillbecostforadistanttelephone.Secondpeoplecannotonlygreeteachotherbutalsoexchangetheirthoughtsinletters.Becausewhenapersonwriteshemustorganizehismindandexpresshisideasandfeelingsmorelogicallywhiletelephoneoftenmakespeoplelazy.Finallypeopleeasilykeepsecretintheletterandsaywhatevertheywanttosaywhiletheysometimescan'tdothatinatelephone.Inmyopinionyoucancombinethesetwowaystogether;someunimportantthingscanbeexpressedbyatelephonewhilesomeimportantorunspokenthingscanbedonebyaletter.TelephoneorLetter?Communicationisveryimportantbothinthepastandatpresent,andittendstobemoreessentialinmodemsociety.Telephoneandletteraretwomainmeansofcommunication,theybothhavetheiradvantagesanddisadvantages.Communicatingwithotherpeoplebytelephoneisveryconvenient,especiallywhenyouhavesomethingurgent.Forexample,ifoneofyourfamilymembersisseriouslyiiiatnight,andyoudon'tknowhowtodealwithitandwheretofindadoctororataxi.Whatcanyoudo?Atelephoneistheanswer.Dial120andyouwillgetservicesfromthedoctorverysoon.Inaddition,withthequickrhythmoflife,peopleusuallydon'thaveasmuchtimetowritelettersasbefore,againtelephonesolvestheproblem.Friendscanchatthroughthewire.[tseemsthattelephoneshortensthedistancebetween'people.Mencankeepintouchwitheachothermoreeasily.However,stillsomepeoplepreferwritingletterstocommunicatewithfriends.First,sendingaletterismuchcheaperthanhavingatelephonecall.Now6jiaowillbeenoughtosendyourlettertoyourfriendslivinginanothercity,whilemaybeatleast2-3yuanaminutewillbecostforadistanttelephone.Second,peoplecannotonlygreeteachotherbutalsoexchangetheirthoughtsinletters.Becausewhenapersonwrites,hemustorganizehismindandexpresshisideasandfeelingsmorelogically,whiletelephoneoftenmakespeoplelazy.Finally,peopleeasilykeepsecretintheletterandsaywhatevertheywanttosay,whiletheysometimescan'tdothatinatelephone.Inmyopinion,youcancombinethesetwowaystogether;someunimportantthingscanbeexpressedbyatelephone,whilesomeimportantorunspokenthingscanbedonebyaletter.

5.ProtectOurInternetTheadventoftheInternetusheredinaneweraofinterpersonalcommunicationsandbusinessoperations.UndoubtedlytheNetisrevolutionizingthedailylivesofthepeoplewhohaveanaccesstoit.TheprimaryreasonbehindtheInternetboomrootsinitsmultifunction.ItprovidesavehicleforcitizenstoshopsearchpublishblogsandbrowseWebPages.ArangeofproblemslurkingbehindthefrenzyofInternetimpressivelystandout.AvastmajorityofInternetusers'mailboxesarefilledwithjunkmailsanissuewhichsparksstrongcriticismandgeneratesthelossofcorporateproductivity.It'snotalone.Pornwebsiteslureagrowingnumberofyoungpeople'svisits.Falsenewsviathee-mailBBSandchatroomincreasinglyposesathreattothesocialprosperityandstability.Tocrackdownthemweshouldpushforamoreeffectivelytoughlaw.Weshouldjoinourforcestolaunchanation-widecampaignincludingimposingstiffpenaltiesonspammersshuttingdownorblockingthelewdsitesandintroducingareal-nameregistrationsystemtocurbfraudulentmessages.Wecanfullybelievethatourcombinedeffortswillreaprewardsinthenearfuture.ProtectOurInternetTheadventoftheInternetusheredinaneweraofinterpersonalcommunicationsandbusinessoperations.Undoubtedly,theNetisrevolutionizingthedailylivesofthepeoplewhohaveanaccesstoit.TheprimaryreasonbehindtheInternetboomrootsinitsmultifunction.Itprovidesavehicleforcitizenstoshop,search,publishblogsandbrowseWebPages.ArangeofproblemslurkingbehindthefrenzyofInternetimpressivelystandout.AvastmajorityofInternetusers'mailboxesarefilledwithjunkmails,anissuewhichsparksstrongcriticismandgeneratesthelossofcorporateproductivity.It'snotalone.Pornwebsiteslureagrowingnumberofyoungpeople'svisits.Falsenewsviathee-mail,BBSandchatroomincreasinglyposesathreattothesocialprosperityandstability.Tocrackdownthem,weshouldpushforamoreeffectivelytoughlaw.Weshouldjoinourforcestolaunchanation-widecampaign,includingimposingstiffpenaltiesonspammers,shuttingdownorblockingthelewdsitesandintroducingareal-nameregistrationsystemtocurbfraudulentmessages.Wecanfullybelievethatourcombinedeffortswillreaprewardsinthenearfuture.

6.November122007DearProfessorHuangIwriteforinformationregardingtheforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldatyourprestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversitymajoringinEducationandhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofworkplaceskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendtheconferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakersthecontentoftheirtalksandtheirresearchinterests.Besidesifyoucouldpleasealsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemyarrangementsmucheasier.InadditionifyoucouldletmehavedetailsoftheaccommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforwardtoreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.SincerelyyoursFrankNovember12,2007DearProfessorHuang,IwriteforinformationregardingtheforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldatyourprestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversitymajoringinEducation,andhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofworkplaceskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendtheconferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakers,thecontentoftheirtalks,andtheirresearchinterests.Besides,ifyoucouldpleasealsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemyarrangementsmucheasier.Inaddition,ifyoucouldletmehavedetailsoftheaccommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforwardtoreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.Sincerelyyours,Frank

7.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollegelectureswillfindthefollowingsituationaconnonsight:theclassroomishalfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituationposesaquestiontous:shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?Toanswerthequestionweshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcoursesandalsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofallweshouldconsiderwhatcoursesareputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthelevelsandneedsofthestudentstheyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Ofcoursetheteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportantinimplementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessarycoursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudentsareforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondlythosestudentsatthetopoftheclassandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudyingindependantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschoolcurriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearnmoreunderthetutor'sindividualguidanceinsteadofstudyingwhattheyalreadyknow.InmanyworldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvardandCambridgestudentsspendmuchlesstimeattendinglectures.Theygaintheirknowledgeandskillsbyreadinganddoingresearchwork.Inconclusioncollegesshouldnotforcestudentstoattendallcourseswithoutcarefullyconsideringthetwofactorsdiscussedabove.Asamatteroffacttobringupstudentswhocanmeetthedemandsofourneweraoureducationneedsreformingandtraditionalviewsonteachingandlearningshouldbechallenged.Onlyinthiswaycanwehopetomotivatemoretalentedstudentstolearnwellandaimhighinschoolandintheirfuturejobs.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollegelectureswillfindthefollowingsituationacon,nonsight:theclassroomishalfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituationposesaquestiontous:shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?Toanswerthequestion,weshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcoursesandalsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofall,weshouldconsiderwhatcoursesareputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthelevelsandneedsofthestudents,theyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Ofcourse,theteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportantinimplementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessarycoursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudentsareforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondly,thosestudentsatthetopoftheclassandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudyingindependantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschoolcurriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearnmoreunderthetutor'sindividualguidance,insteadofstudyingwhattheyalreadyknow.InmanyworldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvardandCambridge,studentsspendmuchlesstimeattendinglectures