2021年湖北省荆州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2021年湖北省荆州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.1.目前，国久“汉语热”持续升温

2.出现这种现象的主要原因

3.“汉语热”给我的启示

OnForeigners'LearningChinese

2.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:"WhatDoYouThinkofChallenge?"Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.挑战的意义

2.如何迎接挑战

3.我的看法

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicInformationintheModernSociety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．现代社会中信息的获得越来越重要

2．我获得信息的主要渠道(如：图书馆、报纸、电视、电台、网络等)

3．我是如何利用信息的(和别人交流，用于学习中等)

InformationintheModernSociety

4.1．接连发生的食品安全问题引起大家的密切关注，比如牛奶问题、鸡蛋问题等；

2．请分析一下食品安全的重要性；

3．你认为相关部门应采取什么措施加强食品安全。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagersYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.青少年有叛逆行为；

2.家长对孩子表现出的一系列反应；

3.如何对待孩子的逆反心理

HowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagers

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些电视台禁止在节目中使用外来缩略语

1．对这种做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不赞成

3．我认为……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

______

7.1.老一辈常说,能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人却认为相貌比能力重要

3.你的看法

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--出国旅游悄然兴起

--出国旅游的种种好处

--出国旅游的种种弊端

--你的选择

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5Universities.Youshouldwriteathast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.描述图表一中的专业课程选修人数特征

2．描述2007午的数据和2006年数据的变化

3．你不需要对两个表格的数据给出自己的分析

Table1:

Table2:

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledPositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.英特网的积极影响。

2．英特网的消极影响。

3．你的看法。

PositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet

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

WhydidFrenchwomenexceptintellectualwomenseldomhavefriendshipwhichisindependentoftheirfamilyinthepast?

A.Becausemostofthemdidnothaveajob.

B.Becausetheyonlyhadclosefriendsintheirgirlhood.

C.Becausetheyusuallyfocusedtheirlivesontheirfamilies.

D.Becausetheyweredependentontheirhusbands.

12.

Antipollutionlegislationshavebeenenactedthankstothecontinuedpressurefrom______.

A.grass-rootsorganizations

B.individualactivism

C.environmentalists

D.environmentalregulation

13.

Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter______.

14.

Bankingandconsultingfirmsaretwoleadingbusinesseswhichneedtorecruitmanyuniversitygraduates.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

WhatcanyoulearnaboutthePrincesStreet?

A.Itisagardenwithablazeofcolor.

B.Itisamile-longstreetofpalaces.

C.Itisastreetfamousforitsshops.

D.Itisamonumentalmemorial.

16.

______haddominatedsocietyfor10,000yearsbutdeclinedrapidlyinthe20thcentury.

17.

TheteaminvestigatedKennedyassassinationbycombiningthe______withsomehistoricalrecordsneverseenbythepublicbefore.

18.

Withinthe______field,psychologistshavecontroversyonhowbesttomeasureandanalyzeintelligence.

A.neurologyB.psychologyC.psychometricsD.notmentioned

19.

SinceBritaingottheexclusivecontrolonopium,Indiangrowersmustselltheircropsto______.

20.

Inadvancedlevelbilingualclasses,theteachinginthefirstlanguageisfullyeliminated.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(38)

22.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Excuseme,Sir.I'vebeenwaitingherefornearly20minutesjusttopaymytelephonebill.

M:I'msorryaboutthat.Butthecomputerisdown,andeverybodyhashadtowaitthisafternoon.

Q:What'sthewomancomplainingabout?

(12)

A.Thelongwait.

B.Themistakesinhertelephonebill.

C.Thebroken-downcomputer.

D.Thebadtelephoneservice.

23.SectionA

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

听力原文：M:I'vebeencallingDavidforthepasthalfhour．butIkeepgettingabusysignal．

W:Well，ifyoudon'tgethimsoon,we'lljusthavetogotothemovieswithouthim.

Q:WhyisthemantryingtocallDavid?

(12)

A.Totellhimtheyarebusy.

B.Toinvitehimtogotoafilm.

C.Tocancelanappointment.

D.Toaskhimsomethingabouthomework.

24.听力原文：W:Ican'tunderstandwhyKathydidn'tatleasttelephoneme.

M:Shedid!Didn'tItellyou?Shesaidshewasverysorryshecouldn'tcomefordinner,buthopedtobeabletonexttimeshecametotown.

Q:WhatdidthemansayaboutKathy?

(15)

A.Shedidn'tcalltoexplainatall.

B.Shedidn'tliketocomefordinner.

C.Shedidn'thavetimetomakethecall.

D.Shehopedtocomefordinnernexttime.

25.(35)

A.Theclimate,

B.One'ssocialposition.

C.Thematerialsavailable.

D.Familysize.

26.(32)

A.2million.B.2.5million.C.50,0000.D.15,0000.

27.听力原文：M:Lookatthosecolorfulbirdsoverthere.Ithinkyoucanteachthemtotalk.

W:Yes,butlookatthepricetagonthem.Frankly,I'dratherhaveahamsterfortwofifty.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationtakeplace?

(13)

A.Inapark.B.Inamuseum.C.Inazoo.D.Inapetstore.

28.

【B10】

29.(36)

A.FromEuropetoChina.

B.FromEthiopiatoEurope.

C.FromChinatoEthiopia.

D.FromByzantiumtoChina.

30.(24)

A.Freshfruit.

B.Agirlcertificate.

C.Homemadecandy.

D.Aweddingpresent.

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

Thosewhohavepassedtheircriticalperiodforlanguagelearning______.

A.aremoreslowinlearningthanyoungchildren

B.areimpossibletolearnanewlanguagewell

C.havenoadvantagesinlearningoveryoungchildren

D.findwhattheyhavelearnedmoreeasiertoforget

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Manythingsaboutlanguageareamystery,andmanywillalwaysremainso.Butsomethingswedoknow.

First,weknowthatallhumanbeingshavealanguageofsomesort.Thereisnoraceofmenanywhereonearthsobackwardthatithasnolanguage,nosetofspeechsoundsbywhichthepeoplecommunicatewithoneanother.Furthermore,inhistoricaltimes,therehasneverbeenaraceofmenwithoutalanguage.

Second,thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage.Therearemanypeoplewhoseculturesareundeveloped,whoare,aswesay,uncivilized,butthelanguagestheyspeakarenotprimitive.Inallknownlanguageswecanseecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeentensofthousandsofyearsindeveloping.Thishasnotalwaysbeenwellunderstood;indeed,thedirectcontraryhasoftenbeenstated.PopularideasofthelanguageoftheAmericanIndianswillillustrate.ManypeoplehavesupposedthattheIndianscommunicatedinaveryprimitivesystemofnoises.Studyhasprovedthistobenonsense.Thereare,orwere,hundredsofAmericanIndianlanguages,andallofthemturnouttobeverycomplicatedandveryold.Theyarecertainlydifferentfromthelanguagesthatmostofusarefamiliarwith,buttheyarenomoreprimitivethanEnglishandGreek.

Athirdthingweknowaboutlanguageisthatalllanguagesareperfectlyadequate.Thatis,eachoneisaperfectmeansofexpressingthecultureofthepeoplewhospeakthelanguage.

Finally,weknowthatlanguagechanges.Itisnaturalandnormalforlanguagetochange;theonlylanguagesthatdonotchangearethedeadones.Thisiseasytounderstandifwelookbackwardintime.Changegoesoninallaspectsoflanguage.Grammaticalfeatureschangeasdospeechsounds,andchangesinvocabularyaresometimesveryextensiveandmayoccurveryrapidly.Vocabularyistheleaststablepartofanylanguage.

Inthesecondparagraphtheauthorthinksthat______.

A.somebackwardracedoesn'thavealanguageofitsown

B.someraceinhistorydidn'tpossessalanguageofitsown

C.anyhumanrace,whetherbackwardornot,hasalanguage

D.someracesonearthcancommunicatewithoutlanguage

33.

【C4】

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S4】

35.【S1】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S10】

38.

【S6】

39.

【S8】

参考答案

1.OnForeigners'LearningChinese①NowadaysChineseourmothertongueisenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.②OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountriesandmanyforeignersareattractedbytheoldmysteriousandcharminglanguage.③SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.④FirstlywiththerapideconomicdevelopmentChinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluencewhichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.SecondlyChineseservesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.FinallythewidespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.⑤ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpridebutmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besides⑥wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewellandthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.OnForeigners'LearningChinese①Nowadays,Chinese,ourmothertongue,isenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.②OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountries,andmanyforeignersareattractedbytheold,mysteriousandcharminglanguage.③SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.④Firstly,withtherapideconomicdevelopment,Chinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluence,whichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.Secondly,ChineseservesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.Finally,thewidespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.⑤ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpride,butmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besides,⑥wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewell，andthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.解析：①审题及布局。这篇作文讨论国外“汉语热”持续升温的现象，要求分析其主要原因，并说明给“我”的启示。在布局上，可根据题目中给出的提纲展开。第一段介绍很多外国人热衷于学汉语，孔子学院遍地开花；第二段说明出现此现象的主要原因，注意要层次分明，逻辑性强；第三段说明“汉语热”给我的启示与思考，可结合眼下大学生汉语水平低下这一事实来展开。②语言。本文涉及在说明“汉语热”这一热点的基础上分析原因，语言需客观、简洁、缜密，注重衔接；谈及个人思考时，语言要富有表现力和感情色彩；建议考生多关注社会热点，勤于思考，并注意积累相关词汇及表达。

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4.OnFoodSafety[1]Theproblemoffoodsafetyhasattractedmuchattentionrecently.[2]Everyoneisastonishedatthenewsthatthousandsofbabiessufferedfromserioushealthproblemsbecausetheyhadbeenfedwithsomepoisonousmilkproducts.[3]Theissueoffoodsafetyissoimportantthatwecannotaffordtoignoreit.[4]Foronethingfoodsafetyconcernsthewell-beingofallthepeopleinthecountry.Asisshowninthepoisonousmilkpowdercaseunsafefooddoesgreatharmtothehealthofconsumers.[5]Foranotherfailuretoensurethesafetyoffoodcausesdamagetotheimageofourgovernmentespeciallywhensuchfoodisexportedtoothercountries.[6]Furthermoreunsafefoodcanundermineconsumers'confidenceinthefoodindustrywhichmaycausedisastrouseffecttooureconomy.[7]Thereforeitishightimethatourgovernmentshouldtakeallmeasurestomakesurethatallthefoodinourcountryissafetoeat.Thegovernmentmuststrictlycarryoutfoodsafetystandardsandimposeseverepunishmentonthosewhoviolatethem.OnFoodSafety[1]Theproblemoffoodsafetyhasattractedmuchattentionrecently.[2]Everyoneisastonishedatthenewsthatthousandsofbabiessufferedfromserioushealthproblemsbecausetheyhadbeenfedwithsomepoisonousmilkproducts.[3]Theissueoffoodsafetyissoimportantthatwecannotaffordtoignoreit.[4]Foronething,foodsafetyconcernsthewell-beingofallthepeopleinthecountry.Asisshowninthepoisonousmilkpowdercase,unsafefooddoesgreatharmtothehealthofconsumers.[5]Foranother,failuretoensurethesafetyoffoodcausesdamagetotheimageofourgovernment,especiallywhensuchfoodisexportedtoothercountries.[6]Furthermore,unsafefoodcanundermineconsumers'confidenceinthefoodindustry,whichmaycausedisastrouseffecttooureconomy.[7]Therefore,itishightimethatourgovernmentshouldtakeallmeasurestomakesurethatallthefoodinourcountryissafetoeat.Thegovernmentmuststrictlycarryoutfoodsafetystandards,andimposeseverepunishmentonthosewhoviolatethem.解析：[1]按照英文行文习惯，直接点明主题。

[2]列举实例，说明食品安全问题的严重程度。

[3]段落的主题句。

[4][5][6]用:Foronething…Foranother…Furthermore列举需要重视食品安全问题的原因。

[7]总结全文。itishightimethat…句型用于呼吁有关单位采取行动。takemeasures，imposepun-ishmenton等都是亮点短语。

根据写作提纲，本文的写作思路如下:

第一段介绍食品安全问题的现状，说明目前社会上存在严重的食品安全问题，指出该问题已经到了不容忽视的地步。

第二段主体部分从三个角度分析食品安全问题的重要意义:食品安全事关人民的身体健康；食品安全事关政府、国家的国际形象；食品安全事关国家产业竞争力。因此，我们必须要重视食品安全问题。

第三段呼吁有关部门采取措施加强食品安全管理，如严格执行食品安全标准，加强市场监管力度，对出现问题的企业从重处罚以起到震慑效果等。

5.HowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagersManyteenagersactagainsttheirparentswishes.Iftheparentsvalueneatnesstheywillbeuntidytheirroomsmessyandtheirclothesdirty.Iftheparentsinsistongoodmannerstheywillinterruptconversations.Iftheparentsenjoygracefullanguagetheywillspeakslang.Iftheparentstreasurepeacetheywillquarrelwiththeneighborsandbullytheirchildren.Iftheparentsareconcernedabouthealththeywillwearsummerclothesinfreezingweather.Parentsusuallyrespondinthefollowingway.Firsttheygettough.Whenthisfailstheyswitchtokindness.Whennoresultsfollowtheytryreasoning.Whengentlepersuasionfallsondeafearstheyreturntothreatsandpunishment.Expertsadviserelaxationinfaceofsuchasituation.Fightingateenagerlikefightingatideisboundtofail.Whencaughtinacrosscurrentexperiencedswimmersfloatandletthetidecarrytheminsteadofstrugglinguntiltheyfindafirmfooting.Likewiseparentsofteenagersmustfolwwithlifeadaptingtothem.HowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagersManyteenagersactagainsttheirparentswishes.Iftheparentsvalueneatness,theywillbeuntidy,theirroomsmessy,andtheirclothesdirty.Iftheparentsinsistongoodmanners,theywillinterruptconversations.Iftheparentsenjoygracefullanguage,theywillspeakslang.Iftheparentstreasurepeace,theywillquarrelwiththeneighbors,andbullytheirchildren.Iftheparentsareconcernedabouthealth,theywillwearsummerclothesinfreezingweather.Parentsusuallyrespondinthefollowingway.First,theygettough.Whenthisfails,theyswitchtokindness.Whennoresultsfollow,theytryreasoning.Whengentlepersuasionfallsondeafears,theyreturntothreatsandpunishment.Expertsadviserelaxationinfaceofsuchasituation.Fightingateenager,likefightingatide,isboundtofail.Whencaughtinacrosscurrent,experiencedswimmersfloatandletthetidecarrytheminsteadofstruggling,untiltheyfindafirmfooting.Likewise,parentsofteenagersmustfolwwithlife,adaptingtothem.

6.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?RecentlyCCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBAWTOandCPIinallitsprograms.SomepeopleapplaudthemovemaintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.IfthephenomenonisnotstoppedChinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.Othershowevershaketheirheads.ItisnotpersuasivetheysaythatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afteralllanguages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besidestheuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5000-year-oldChineseculture.AsfarasIamconcernedthereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreatnotbecauseofitspuritybutbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswordsabbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemove,maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,thatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.AsfarasIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.

7.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthatinterestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshoweverthingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.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.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

8.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidaysManypeoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfortheirholidayssothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmomwonderfulplaces.Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosaveforrealizingtheirdreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafarawayquaintland.Thereareseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstofallyoucanlearnmoreofthegeographycustomscultureandlifestyleofdifferentnationsandcountries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperienceanewlifesomewhatstrangetoyou.Alsoyoucanpracticeyourforeignlanguageproficiency.Inadditionyoucanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhichareknownfortheirspecialadventuresandinterestssuchasscubadivingorwildlifeobserving.Howevertravelingabroadhasdisadvantagestoo.Althoughyoumayenjoybeautifulsightseeingandniceclimateyoumaycatchalocalillnessesthatisunusualinyournativeland.Whiletravelingworldwideyoumaynotbeabletospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbedifficultforyoutocommunicatewiththelocalresidents.What'smoreyoumayevenfindcustomshostiletoyouforexamplestrongdiscriminationagainstwomen.Goodorbadtravelingabroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutsideworldisthrilling!TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidaysManypeoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfortheirholidayssothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmomwonderfulplaces.Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosaveforrealizingtheirdreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafarawayquaintland.Thereareseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstofall,youcanlearnmoreofthegeography,customs,culture,andlifestyle.ofdifferentnationsandcountries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperienceanewlifesomewhatstrangetoyou.Also,youcanpracticeyourforeignlanguageproficiency.Inaddition,youcanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhichareknownfortheirspecialadventuresandinterests,suchasscubadivingorwildlifeobserving.However,travelingabroadhasdisadvantages,too.Althoughyoumayenjoybeautifulsightseeingandniceclimate,youmaycatchalocalillnessesthatisunusualinyournativeland.Whiletravelingworldwide,youmaynotbeabletospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbedifficultforyoutocommunicatewiththelocalresidents.What'smore,youmayevenfindcustomshostiletoyou,forexample,strongdiscriminationagainstwomen.Goodorbad,travelingabroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutsideworldisthrilling!

9.CollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5UniversitiesFromtable1wecangettheinformationthatthedegreecourseofBusinessenrolledalmost100000studentswhichisthemostamongthefivedegreecourses.BiologicalscienceLanguageandEducationareatprettymuchthesameleveland40000to60000studentsenrolledthemselvesinthesefields.ComputerSciencehascomparativelyasmallenrolmentpopulationwithonly20000students.Fromtable2wecanfindoutthatenrolmentwentupfor3subjects.Biologicalscienceenjoysthegreatestincreaseofenrolmentamongthe5subjectswith12%morestudentstakingthiscoursecomparedwiththefigurein2006.Computersciencefollowedbiologicalsciencewitha5%increase.ThenumberofstudentsenrolledinBusinessremainedalmostthesamewithaslightincreaseofonly1%.EducationandLanguagearethetwosubjectswhoseenrolmentwentdownin2007with9%and3%fewerstudentsrespectively.CollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5UniversitiesFromtable1,wecangettheinformationthatthedegreecourseofBusinessenrolledalmost100,000students,whichisthemostamongthefivedegreecourses.Biologicalscience,LanguageandEducationareatprettymuchthesamelevel,and40,000to60,000studentsenrolledthemselvesinthesefields.ComputerSciencehascomparativelyasmallenrolmentpopulation,withonly20,000students.Fromtable2,wecanfindoutthatenrolmentwentupfor3subjects.Biologicalscienceenjoysthegreatestincreaseofenrolmentamongthe5subjects,with12%morestudentstakingthiscoursecomparedwiththefigurein2006.Computersciencefollowedbiologicalscience,witha5%incre