2022年山西省晋城市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年山西省晋城市大学英语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.假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找个外国朋友作为游伴(Travel-mate)。拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚日程安排、费用分担情况、对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的好处。

Travel-mateWanted

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:InnovationandTradition.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前我国十分重视创新

2．传统文化也应得到重视

3．二者之间的关系应如何处理

InnovationandTradition

3.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

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

ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional

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

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.我为什么选择读大学;

2.现在读大学是否值得;

3.结论。

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofStudents'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有不少大学生开始创业

1．对此不少人给予了肯定

2．也有人有不同的看法

3．我认为…

Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheValueofScience.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有的人认为，科学的价值在于对人类物质生活的提高作出了巨大贡献；另一些人则认为，科学的真正价值在于它提高了人的整体素质.你的看法如何？写出你的观点，并适当举例说明你的理由.

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledYouth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.青春是人生的一个重要阶段。

2．然而，对于不同的人来说，这一阶段的生活也不同。

3．自己对待青春的态度。

Youth

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterinreplytoafriend'sinquiryaboutapplyingforadmissiontoyourcollegeoruniversity.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.建议报考的专业及理由

2．报考该专业的基本条件

3．应当如何备考

10.1.国际上正在提倡低能耗、低排放的低碳生活(featuringlowenergydemandandcarbondioxideoutput)

2．为什么要提倡低碳生活

3．我们如何贯彻这一理念

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

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheU.S.paten?

A.ItonlyprotectsU.S.citizens.

B.Itonlyprotectsdesignsmadeinthec6untry.

C.ItonlyhaseffectwithinthecountryofU.S.

D.Itonlyallowsthepatentobeusedinthecountry.

12.

Onlyverticaldisplacementofoceanfloorcausedbyearthquakesgeneratestsunamis.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Thefailureofdevelopingacceptable______mayresultininaccuratestereotypesandforternegativefeelingsofhostility.

14.

W.E.B.DuBoiswasnotonlyoneofthefoundersoftheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople(NAACP),butalsoorganizedFirstPanAfricanCongressin1919.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

IfagoodwaycanbefoundtotrapanddisposeoftheassociatedCO2,thereisthepossibilityofcontinuingtousefossilfuelsas______.

16.Algaeundernormalconditionsinrivers______.

A.consumetheavailablenutrients

B.maketheoxygenbalance

C.forceotherorganismsoutofrivers

D.overgrowanddie

17.

Inhistoricalrecord,waterusedemandcaused______.

18.

Thefirstcarthatcouldusenaturalgasaspowerinthecombustionengineemergedinthehistorycameoutin______.

A.the19thcentury

B.the1930s

C.thelate1960s

D.theearly1970s

19.

Managersshouldspendsometimewiththeiremployeesoversuppertalkingaboutpositivethings.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.TheauthortellsthestoryofNormanPaintingtoillustrate______.

A.theBBC'seducativerolefortheworkingclass

B.thepopularityoftheBBCinthe1930s

C.BBC'sinfluenceonordinarypeople'scareerdevelopment

D.theBritish'slovefortheBBCanditsjustificationforgovernmentalsupport

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

A.Inaneighbor'shouse.

B.Inamovietheater.

C.Athome.

D.Onthestreet.

22.听力原文：Yourassignmentsthistermwillbetowritetwomajorresearchpapers.Oneofthemostimportantthingsaboutwritingaresearchpaperisgivingpropercreditofyourresourcesofinformation.Failuretodothisiscalledplagiarismwhichisaform.ofintellectualdishonesty.

Plagiarismisakindofstealingoratleastanunauthorizedborrowingofsomeoneelse'sideas.Sometimesinexperiencedstudentswillplagiarizeunintentionally,andthenbesurprisedwhentheteacherwon'taccepttheirpapers,orgivesthemafailinggrade.

Thebestwaytoavoidanunintentionalplagiarizingistobeverycarefulingatheringyourinformation.Asyoutakenotesonbooksandmagazinearticlesaboutthetopicyou'veselected,firsttrytoassimilatetheinformationthoroughly.Secondly,writeitdowninyourownwords.Thisiscalledparaphrasing.Ifyoudoagoodjobofparaphrasing,you'llcapturethemainideafromyoursourcewithoutactuallyusinganyphrasesfromit.Mostofyournotesshouldprobablybeparaphrases.However,occasionallyyoumayfindsomethingyouwishtoquotedirectlyinyourresearchpaper.Inthiscase,besurethatyoucopythequotationpreciselyinyournotesandencloseitinquotationmarks.Thatwaywhenyou'refinalizingyourresearchpaper,you'llbeabletorememberwhichofyournotesaredirectquotesandwhichareyourownsummariesofthematerial.Youcanthenincorporatethemappropriatelyandgivetheoriginalauthorpropercredit.

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.Whatkindofassignmentdoesthespeakerdiscusswiththestudents?

33.Whatdoesthespeakerwarnthestudentsnottodo?

34.Accordingtothespeaker,howshouldmostofthenotesbetaken?

35.Howdoesthespeakersayadirectquotationshouldbeused?

(33)

A.Readingmagazinearticles.

B.Reviewingbookreports.

C.Writingresearchpapers.

D.Selectinginformationsources.

23.听力原文：M:Maggie,I'vejustreadamagazinearticle.Itsaysthateggsareoneofthemosthealthfulfoods.

W:Butnexttopotatoes,Ibelieve.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.It'srainingheavily.

B.It'sgoingtorain.

C.It'srainingslightly.

D.Hewantssomecatsanddogs.

24.听力原文：W:It'stoobadyoumissedclasstoday.ProfessorMarksoutlinedtheentire5thchapter.Hesaidmostoftheexamwillcomeoutfromthat.

M:ThatmeansI'llhavetodotwiceasmuchworkfortheexam.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmissingtheclass?

(17)

A.Indifferent.B.Worried.C.Happy.D.Indignant.

25.

【B7】

26.(19)

A.Themanshouldgoandenjoytheperformance.

B.ThemancouldplaygamesontheInternet.

C.Themanshouldgotobedearly.

D.Themancanenjoytheperformancewithoutgoingout.

27.听力原文：M:Lilyreallylosthertemperatthatmeeting.She'sgonnahavetolearntobealittlemoretactfulthanthat.

W:Right,butyouhavetoadmitthattakingastandneedscourage.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLily?

(16)

A.ShethinksLilyshouldtakeabusinessclass.

B.ShegetsangrywithLilyatthemeeting.

C.SheadmiresLilyforexpressingheropinion.

D.ShedoesnotunderstandwhatLilysaid.

28.(43)

29.听力原文：M:Howmuchistheticket,please?

W:they're$4eachforadult.Butstudentscangetthemathalfprice.

Q:Howmuchwillthemanpayifhegetstwoadultticketsandtwostudenttickets?=

(16)

A.$12.B.$4.C.$10.D.$8.

30.听力原文：W:Thisisourrockbottomprice,Mr.Li.Wecan'tmakeanyfurtherconcessions.

M:Ifthat'sthecase,there'snotmuchpointinfurtherdiscussion.Wemightaswellcallthewholedealoff.

Q:Whatarethemanandthewomandoing?

(13)

A.Theyareattendingaconcert.

B.Theyarenegotiatingaboutaprice.

C.Theyareplanningtogoforadate.

D.Theyarebuyingsomethingfortheirfirm.

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

【C6】

32.A$2.1billionloanwasfinallyapprovedbyIMFtohelpIceland______.

33.

Accordingtothepassage,BenjaminThomsonwasthedesignerforaprojectin______.

A.SanFranciscoB.BostonC.MinneapoisD.SanAntonio

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S2】

35.Didyoueverhavesomeone'snameonthetipofyourtongueand

yetyouareunabletorecallit?Whenthishappensagain,donottry【S1】______

torecallit.Dosomethingelseforacoupleminutes,andthename【S2】______

mightcomeintoyourhead.Thenameisthere,sinceyouhavemet【S3】______

thispersonandlearnedhisname.Ifonlyhastobedugout.The

initialefforttorecallpreparethemindforoperation,butitisthe【S4】______

subconsciousactivitieswhichgotoworktodigupadimmemory.【S5】______

Forceyourselftorecallalmostneverhelpsbecauseitdoesn't【S6】______

looseyourmemory;itonlytightensit.Studentsfindthepreparatory【S7】______

methodnothelpfulinexaminations.Theyreadoverthequestions【S8】______

beforetryingtoansweranyofthem.Thentheyanswerfirstlythe【S9】______

onesofwhichtheyaremostconfident.Meanwhile,deepermental

activitiesinthesubconsciousmindaretakingplace;workisbeing

doneonthemoredifficultquestion.Bythetimetheeasierquestions

answered,answerstothemoredifficultoneswillusuallybeginto【S10】______

coneintoconsciousness.Itisoftenjustaquestionofwaitingfor

recalltocometothememory.

【S1】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S10】

38.【S3】

39.

【S8】

参考答案

1.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady--collegestudentpreferred--tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekendwhenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingtheworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2daysandthenwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisittherewewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.AseverybodyknowsShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventhereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady--collegestudentpreferred--tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,andthenwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,sothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"JustasthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).

2.InnovationandTraditionNowadaysinnovationisdrawingmoreandmoreattentioninChina.ItisregardedasanapproachtoorevenacriterionforChina'smodernization.Thusinnovationinallthefieldslikescienceandtechnologyeducationandmanagementandadministrationisencouragedandmanypeoplearenowactivelyinvolvedintheeffortsinrenovationandinnovation.AtthesametimeChinesetraditionalcultureisalsoattachedadequateattentionto.Forexamplemoreclassicalworksarebeingreprintedfortoday'sreaders.HundredsofConfuciusCollegeshavebeenandwillbeestablishedabroad.Morecontentinvolvedintraditionalcultureisincludedinstudents'textbooks.Andwhat'smoreimportantmorefundsaregrantedtosponsorsomescientificprojectsassociatedwithtraditionalculture.Thisiscompletelycorrectformypart.Forinnovationcanneverbeachievedwhendetachedfromtradition.Insteadinnovationiscloselyconnectedwithtraditionalcultureandthelatterprovidessoilandfertilizerfortheformer.OnlytheequaldevelopmentofthesetwocanleadtothedevelopmentofChina.InnovationandTraditionNowadaysinnovationisdrawingmoreandmoreattentioninChina.ItisregardedasanapproachtoorevenacriterionforChina'smodernization.Thusinnovationinallthefieldslikescienceandtechnology,education,andmanagementandadministrationisencouragedandmanypeoplearenowactivelyinvolvedintheeffortsinrenovationandinnovation.Atthesametime,Chinesetraditionalcultureisalsoattachedadequateattentionto.Forexample,moreclassicalworksarebeingreprintedfortoday'sreaders.HundredsofConfuciusCollegeshavebeenandwillbeestablishedabroad.Morecontentinvolvedintraditionalcultureisincludedinstudents'textbooks.Andwhat'smoreimportant,morefundsaregrantedtosponsorsomescientificprojectsassociatedwithtraditionalculture.Thisiscompletelycorrectformypart.Forinnovationcanneverbeachievedwhendetachedfromtradition.Instead,innovationiscloselyconnectedwithtraditionalculture,andthelatterprovidessoilandfertilizerfortheformer.OnlytheequaldevelopmentofthesetwocanleadtothedevelopmentofChina.

3.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.—oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld—hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.BangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavea10ngwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.—oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld—hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.BangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavea10ngwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

4.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollegelectureswillfindthefollowingsituationacommonsight:Theclassroomishalfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituationposesaquestiontous:Shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?Toanswerthequestionweshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcoursesandalsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofallweshouldconsiderwhatcoursesareputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthelevelsandneedsofthestudentstheyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Ofcoursetheteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportantinimplementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessarycoursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudentsareforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondlythosestudentsatthetopoftheclassandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudyingindependantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschoolcurriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearnmoreunderthetutor'sindividualguidanceinsteadofstudyingwhattheyalreadyknow.InmanyworldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvardandCambridgestudentsspendmuchlesstimeattendinglectures.Theygaintheirknowledgeandskillsbyreadinganddoingresearchwork.Inconclusioncollegesshouldnotforcestudentstoattendallcourseswithoutcarefullyconsideringthetwofactorsdiscussedabove.Asamatteroffacttobringupstudentswhocanmeetthedemandsofourneweraoureducationneedsreformingandtraditionalviewsonteachingandlearningshouldbechallenged.Onlyinthiswaycanwehopetomotivatemoretalentedstudentstolearnwellandaimhighinschoolandintheirfuturejobs.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollegelectureswillfindthefollowingsituationacommonsight:Theclassroomishalfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituationposesaquestiontous:Shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?Toanswerthequestion,weshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcoursesandalsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofall,weshouldconsiderwhatcoursesareputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthelevelsandneedsofthestudents,theyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Ofcourse,theteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportantinimplementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessarycoursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudentsareforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondly,thosestudentsatthetopoftheclassandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudyingindependantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschoolcurriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearnmoreunderthetutor'sindividualguidance,insteadofstudyingwhattheyalreadyknow.InmanyworldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvardandCambridge,studentsspendmuchlesstimeattendinglectures.Theygaintheirknowledgeandskillsbyreadinganddoingresearchwork.Inconclusion,collegesshouldnotforcestudentstoattendallcourseswithoutcarefullyconsideringthetwofactorsdiscussedabove.Asamatteroffact,tobringupstudentswhocanmeetthedemandsofournewera,oureducationneedsreformingandtraditionalviewsonteachingandlearningshouldbechallenged.Onlyinthiswaycanwehopetomotivatemoretalentedstudentstolearnwellandaimhighinschoolandintheirfuturejobs.

5.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.TherWhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Ther

6.Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinessesManycollegestudentsarenowseeingself-employmentasthemoreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.Tosomepeopletheideaofbeingastudententrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheirownbossisagreataspirationforyoungpeopleandgivesthemanopportunitytoputtheirtheoreticalbusinessknowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeoplehowevertheideaofstartingabusinessasacollegestudentmayseemlikearadicalone.Tomakeitthroughthestart-upphaseyoungentrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcareandmanagement.Youngentrepreneursmayhavetoendureaheavyworkloadandalotofstressbuttheymaynotbephysicallyandmentallyuptothechallenge.Asyoucanseethingsarehardforcollegestudentsthesedays.It'sexpensivetogetadegreeandevenyouhaveonethereisnoguaranteethatitwillmeananythinginthesejobmarkets.Sowouldn'titbebettertolaunchyourownenterprise?Itcanhelpyoupayoffthoseexpensiveyearsatcollegeandifitsucceedsyouhaveajobguaranteedthemomentyougraduate.Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinessesManycollegestudentsarenowseeingself-employmentasthemoreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.Tosomepeople,theideaofbeingastudententrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheirownbossisagreataspirationforyoungpeopleandgivesthemanopportunitytoputtheirtheoreticalbusinessknowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeople,however,theideaofstartingabusinessasacollegestudentmayseemlikearadicalone.Tomakeitthroughthestart-upphase,youngentrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcareandmanagement.Youngentrepreneursmayhavetoendureaheavyworkloadandalotofstressbuttheymaynotbephysicallyandmentallyuptothechallenge.Asyoucansee,thingsarehardforcollegestudentsthesedays.It'sexpensivetogetadegreeandevenyouhaveone,thereisnoguaranteethatitwillmeananythinginthesejobmarkets.So,wouldn'titbebettertolaunchyourownenterprise?Itcanhelpyoupayoffthoseexpensiveyearsatcollege,andifitsucceedsyouhaveajobguaranteedthemomentyougraduate.

7.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofsciencepeoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.AndpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephonesTVsetsjetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservationexperimentsandresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbusofGalileoandofEinstein—thespiritofconqueringunchartedplacesdiscoveringunknownfactsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks—isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.ItisnotonlyembodiedinthecountlessinventionsmadebyEdisontheworldfamousinventorbutalsoexpressedinwhatanordinarycarpenterdoes—hetendstostandasideadmiringatthatexquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviouslysciencedoesmorethanprovidemanwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrongdesireforexplorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Scienceisman'smostpowerfulweaponwithwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromtheyokeofignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehousewhichhasconstantlyprovidedhimwithvitalityhopesambitionsunderstandingandinsights.Scienceisman'sbestfriendwhoisalwaysreadytohelp—helpelevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscienceinitstruesenseisacelebrationofthehumanspirititself.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofscience,peoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.Andpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephones,TVsets,jetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwith