2023年吉林省白山市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2023年吉林省白山市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterApplyingforaBankLoan.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.点明写信的目的并且对个人情况作介绍

2.申请助学贷款的原因及数额

3.你的还款打算

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

现在有不少单位热衷于组织年会

1．对这种做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不赞成

3.我认为……

ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?

3.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionaboutDiligenceIstheKeytoSuccess.YouaregiventhefollowingoutlinesinChineseandarerequiredtowritenolessthan150words.Remembertowriteclearly.

1.对“勤奋是成功的关健”涵义的理解；

2.成功不是靠运气；

3.了解成功重要性的意义。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1．简单描述下图表内容。

2．变化原因。

3．这个变化对个人和社会的影响。

5.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

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2．教研热降温的原因。(收费改革；研究生就业难；用人单位重视工作经验)

3．我们应该如何选择。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

假如你是李静，你想向校长申请参加西部大开发，你要给校长写一封信，信的内容包括：

1．表达自己想要参加西部大开发的愿望；

2．简要说明自己的理由。

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1．大学生失业已经成为严重的社会问题

2．大学生失业的原因

3．提出自己对待这个现象的看法和认为的解决途径

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewonPostgraduateCraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前考古正形成热潮

2.分析这股热潮产生的原因

3.你的看法

MyViewonPostgraduateCraze

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewsonPlasticSurgery.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．越来越多的人接受整形手术

2．我的看法及理由

3．结论

MyViewsonPlasticSurgery

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

TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)acknowledgesthat______.

A.millionsofpeopleworldwidearesufferingfrommentaldisorders

B.peoplesufferfrommentaldisorderswhenbeingsad,happyoranxious

C.peoplemaysufferfrommentalillnesswithemotionalorbehavioraldisruption

D.mentaldisordersmayresultfromthemalfunctioningofourbrains

12.

Manyfinancialinstitutionsandinvestorsusuallyperform.riskanalysisby______.

A.undertakingthemselves

B.third-partyagencies

C.outsourcingtoratingagencies

D.riskmanagementinstitutions

13.

Itisessentialthatelectricitybeproducedatjusttheright______tobecompatiblewithautilitygrid.

14.

Americancitybusesbefore1960sdidn'tallowblackpeopletositinthemiddleofthebus.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Theauthorsaysthatforegoingacollegeeducationisoftennotawisechoicebecause______ofthe50highestpayingjobsrequireafour-yearcollegedegreeexceptforairtrafficcontrollersandnuclearpowerreactoroperators.

16.

Theauthorstronglybelievesthatparentsshouldcareasmuchabout______aswith______.

17.

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthatglobalwarmingcanbe______.

A.continuedB.improvedC.controlledD.reduced

18.Rivers

Byoriginalusage,ariverisflowingwaterinachannelwithdefinedbanks.Modernusageincludesriversthataremultichanneled,intermittent,orephemeralinflowandchannelsthatarepracticallybankless.Theconceptofchanneledsurfaceflow,however,remainscentraltothedefinition.

Riversarenourishedbyprecipitation,bydirectoverlandrunoff,throughspringsandseepages,orfrommeltwaterattheedgesofsnowfieldsandglaciers.Thecontributionofdirectprecipitationonthewatersurfaceisusuallyminute,exceptwheremuchofacatchmentareaisoccupiedbylakes.Riverwaterlossesresultfromseepageintoshallowordeepaquifers(沙石含水层)andparticularlyfromevaporation.Thedifferencebetweenthewaterinputandlosssustainssurfacedischargeorstreamflow.TheamountofwaterinriversystematanytimeisbutatinyfractionoftheEarth'stotalwater;97percentofallwateriscontainedintheoceansandaboutthree-quartersoffreshwaterisstoredaslandice;nearlyalltheremainderoccursasgroundwater.Lakesholdlessthan0.5percentofallfreshwater,soilmoistureaccountsforabout0.05percent,andwaterinriverchannelsforroughlyhalfasmuch,0.025percent,whichrepresentsonlyaboutonefour-thousandthoftheEarth'stotalfreshwater.

Waterisconstantlycycledthroughthesystemsoflandice,soil,lakes,groundwater(inpart),andriverchannels,however.Thedischargeofriverstotheoceansdeliverstothesesystemstheequivalentofthewatervapourthatisblownoverlandandthenconsequentlyprecipitatedasrainorsnow,e.,some7percentofmeanannualprecipitationontheglobeand30percentofprecipitationonlandareas.

Thehistoricalrecordincludesmarkedshiftsintheappreciationofrivers,numerousconflictsinusedemand,andanintensificationofusethathasrapidlyacceleratedduringthe20thcentury.Externalfreighttradebecameconcentratedinestuarineports(河口港)ratherthanininlandportswhenocean-goingvesselsincreasedinsize.

Demandonopen-channelwaterincreasesaspopulationandpercapitawateruseincreaseandasundergroundwatersuppliesfallshort.Irrigationuseconstitutesacomparativelylargepercentageofthetotalsupply.

Present-daydemandsonriversaspowersourcesrangefromthefloatingoftimber,throughtheuseofwaterforcooling,tohydroelectricgeneration.Logginginforestsreliesprimarilyonflotationduringtheseasonofmelt-waterhighflow.Largepowerplantsandotherindustrialfacilitiesareoftenlocatedalongrivers,whichsupplytheenormousquantitiesofwaterneededforcoolingpurposes.Manufacturersofpetrochemicals,steel,andwoolenclothalsomakelargedemands.Hydroelectricpowergenerationwasintroducedmorethan100yearsago,butthemajorityoftheexistinginstallationshavebeenbuiltsince1950.

Theever-increasingexploitationofrivershasgivenrisetoavarietyofproblems.Extensivecommercialnavigationofrivershasresultedinmuchartificialimprovementofnaturalchannels,includingincreasingthedepthofthechannelstopermitpassageoflargervessels.Insomecases,thisloweringoftheriverbottomhascausedthewatertableofthesurroundingareatodrop,whichhasadverselyaffectedagriculture.Also,canalization,withitsextensivesystemoflocksandnavigationdams,oftenseriouslydisruptsriverineecosystems.

Anevenmorefar-reachingproblemisthatofwaterpollution.Pesticidesandherbicidesarenowemployedinlargequantitiesthroughoutmuchoftheworld.Thewidespreaduseofsuchbiocidesandtheuniversalnatureofwatermakesitinevitablethatthetoxicchemicalswouldappearasstreampollutants.Biocidescancontaminatewater,especiallyofslowflowingrivers,andareresponsibleforanumberoffishkillseachyear.

Inag

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Whatproportionoftheworld'selectricitysupplyisprovidedbyhydroelectricpower?

A.6%.B.9%.C.15%.D.60%.

20.

Onceyoucan'tseeanyuseoutofthewordyoutakeatrandom,______.

A.trytotakeanotherrandomword

B.keeptryingtoconnectittothepresentproblem

C.lookforaproperwordtoyourproblem

D.replacethewordwithapictureoranobjectatonce

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(47)

22.

【B7】

23.(22)

A.Theyaresoldwhentheyarerelativelynew.

B.Theymightnotbewell-maintained.

C.Theyarecheaperthanprivatelyownedcars.

D.Theyhaveasmuchwearandtearonthemasonprivatelyownedcars.

24.

【B5】

25.听力原文：W:SoIguessyou'llbetransferringoutonTuesday.YouknowIamgoingtomissallyoursillyjokeswhileyou'regone.

M:Well,youknow,ifyoureallydo,rememberI'monlyaphonecallaway.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.Heisnotthatfarawayifshewantstovisit.

B.Hedoesn'tbelievethatshewillreallymisshim.

C.Hewelcomesherphonecallsanytime.

D.Hewilltelephoneherasoftenashecan.

26.(36)

A.Asupporteroffreeglobaltrade.

B.AmemberoftheFoodCommission.

C.AsupporterofFirstWorldfoodmarkets.

D.Amemberofanenergydevelopmentgroup.

27.听力原文：M:Hello.ThisisGregRicereportingliveinBarrow,Alaska.

W:Hello,Greg.Iseverythinggoingsmoothly?

M:Yes.I'vejustarrivedhereinBarrow,Alaska,tobringyoulivecoverageofwhatappearstobetheresultsofahugemeteoriteimpact,perhapsthelargestinrecenthistory,thatoccurredjusttwelvehoursago.Theexactlocationoftheimpactisunknown,butestimatesputitabout20kilometerssouthofBarrowbasedonshockwavesfeltthroughouttheregion.

W:Arethereanywitnesses?

M:Yeah.Somewitnessessaytheysawabrightlightstreakingthroughthesky,accompaniedbyaroaringboom,momentsbeforetheimpact.It'sunknownwhetherthereareanycasualties,butitisunlikelyconsideringthissparselypopulatedarea.

W:It'ssaidthatsuchimpactswerecommonplaceduringtheformationofoursolarsystem,andmanybelievethatameteorite10kilometersindiameterwhichcrashedintoEarth65millionyearsagoledtothemassextinctionofmanyanimalspeciesincludingthedinosaurs.

M:You'reright.ButitisoftendifficulttocalculatethenumberofsuchlargeimpactsonEarthbecauseerosionandvegetationmakeitdifficulttospotthem.Inrecentyears,astronomershavefocusedmoreoftheirattentiononthepathsofmanyunchartedspacerocksorasteroidsfloatingoutthereinthehopethatwemightbeabletodeterminethethreattheyposeonmankind...ThisisGregRicereportingfromAlaska.

W:Thanks,Greg...We'llkeepyouup-to-dateonanydevelopmentthere.

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A.Analienspacecraftlanding.

B.Theimpactofameteorite.

C.Avolcaniceruption.

D.TheblizzardconditionsinAlaska.

28.听力原文：M:WecontinuewiththeWorldofInvestigation.Laura,anidenticaltwin,hasagreedtocontributetoourinvestigations,lmustapologizeforthefactthatLaura'stwincannotbeheretonight.AndI'dliketotellyou,Laura,howsorryweare.Youandyoursisterareveryclose,aren'tyou?

W:Ofcourseweare.

M:Interesting!Yousaid"ofcourse".Don'tyouthinktherearequiteafewsisterswhoaren'tclose?

W:SarahandIaren'tjustsisters.We'reidenticaltwins.

M:Itakeyourpoint.Howidenticalareyou,infact?

W:Bothblonde,withbrowneyes.Sameheight,sameweight,samesize.Evenshoes.

M:Asyou'rethesamesize,haveyoualwaysdressedalike?

W:Ohyes.I'mtolditstartedwhenwewerebabies.Mummadeafeatureofhertwins.Andthenwegotintothehabitofbuyingtwoofeverything.

M:Andyou'venevermindedhavingadoubleidentity?Imean...anotherpersonexactlylikeyou?

W:Sarahisn'texactlylikeme.Wemaylookidentical,butIrememberourboyfriendscouldn'ttellusapart.

M:Didn'tthatcauseproblems?

W:Forthem,perhaps.Notforus.Wecouldn'tstoplaughing.

M:IthinkyousaidyouandSarahweren'texactlyalike?Justwhatdidyoumeanbythat?

W:Sarahhasawell-fedhappyhusbandandfourhealthychildren.Whenshewaswashingup,Iwaslearningtotype.Whenshewasknitting,Iwaswritingarticlesfortheschoolnewspaper.Whenshewashavinghersecondchild,IwasinPanama,doingmyfirstjobforUnitedInformationServices.SeewhatImean?

M:Andhaven'tyougotahealthyhusbandandhappychildren?

M:Andhaven'tyougotahealthyhusbandandhappychildren?

W:Youmustbejoking.There'sneverbeenthetime...ortheinclination.

M:Laura,you'vemadesomeveryinterestingpoints.Igatherthatyoudon'tfeelthatbehaviourispurelygenetic...thattheremightbesomeelementofenvironmentorchoiceorevenperhaps...

W:ShallIconclude?SarahandIareidenticaltwins...inappearance,thatis...butit'safactthatlifehaspresenteduswithdifferentopportunities,sewe'veledverydifferentlives.

(23)

A.Sameheight.

B.Samefriends.

C.Samenumberofchildren.

D.Sameuniversity.

29.听力原文：W:Goodeveningandwelcometotonight'sprogram.Ourguestistheworld-famousDr.CharlesAdams,whohassparkedagreatdealofattentionoverthepastseveralyearsforhisresearchintheareaoflanguagelearning.Welcometoourprogram.

M:Ah,it'sapleasuretobehere.

W:Now,Dr.Adams,tellusaboutyourresearch.

M:Well,oneofthemostimportantkeystolearninganotherlanguageistoestablisharegularstudyprogram,likeplanningafewminuteseverymorningaroundbreakfasttime.

W:Now,sorryforsayingthis,butyourideasmaysoundalittlesimplistictoourviewers.ImeanItookSpanishinhighschoolforfouryears,andIdidn'tbecomeaproficientspeakerofthelanguage.

M:Well,Ithinktherearemanypeoplefeelingthatway,andthat'sjustit.I'mnotimplyingthatwecanbecomefluentspeakersinamatterofafewminuteshereandthere,butratherfollowingaregular,consistent,andfocusedcourseofstudycanhelpusonthewaytothepromisedlandoflanguagemastery,andrememberthereisadifferencebetweennativefluencyandproficiencyinalanguage,andIamproposingthelatter.

W:Sowhataresomeofthebasickeysyouaresuggesting?

M:Well,asIjustmentioned,peopleneedtoplanouttheirstudybysettingrealisticandattainablegoalsfromthebeginning.Imean,somepeoplegetcaughtupinthecrazeoflearningthelanguagein30days,onlytobecomedisenchantedwhentheydon'tperform.uptotheirexpectations.Andsmallsteps,littlebylittle,arethekey.Forexample,planningtolearnfivenewvocabularywordsadayandtolearntousethemactivelyisfarbetterthanlearning30andforgettingthemthenextday.

W:Um-hum.I'msureyourideasarebeneficialtothoselanguagelearners.Thanksforjoiningus.

M:Mypleasure.

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A.Atapublicforum.

B.Inanauditorium.

C.OnTV.

D.Inaclassroom.

30.

【B10】

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

Whatisthebesttitleforthisarticle?

A.CulturalImportanceinAdvertising.

B.InternationalCompanies'TranslationMistakes.

C.AvoidanceofCultureOversightsinAdvertising.

D.PreventionofTranslationBlunders.

32.Whatdopeopleoftenthinkofheavyuseofalcohol?

A.Itisanormalwaytocelebrateone'ssuccess.

B.Itcancausehugedamagetopeople'shealth.

C.Ittakesaheavytollofhumanlifeeveryyear.

D.Itcanalleviatethetediousnessoftheroutinework.

33.

What'stherelationshipbetweentherateofdeforestationandthedevelopmentofeconomy?

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S4】

35.【S8】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.Itwasoncethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonly

theareaimmediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactories

and/orheavyautomobiletraffic.Todayweknowthat

becausethesearetheareaswiththeworstairpollution,【S1】______

theproblemisliterallyworld-wide.Atseveraloccasions【S2】______

overthelastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhas

coveredtheentirehalfoftheUnitedStatesandleadto【S3】______

healthwarningseveninruralareasawayfromanyminor【S4】______

concentrationofmanufacturingandautomobiletraffic.

Whathasbeenfoundthatairpollutioniskillingtreesin【S5】______

themountainsofCaliforniaandmelonsonthefarmsof

Indiana.Infact,theveryweatheroftheentireearth【S6】______

maybeaffectedbyairpollution.Somescientistsfeel

thattheincreasingconcentrationofcarbondioxidein

theairresultedfromtheburningoffossilfuels(coal【S7】______

andoil)iscreatinga"greenhouseeffect"holdingin

heatreflectedtotheearthandraisingtheworld's【S8】______

averagetemperature.Ifthisviewiscorrectandthatthe【S9】______

world'stemperatureisraisedonlyafewdegrees,much

oficecapwillmeltandcitiessuchasNewYork,

Boston,Miami,orNewOrleanswillbeunderwater.【S10】______

【S1】

38.

【S8】

39.

【S10】

参考答案

1.ALetterApplyingforaBankLoanJune23rdDearSir/MadameIamwritingtoapplyforyourbankloantosupportmystudiesinthenexttwoyears.Iamasophomorein×××UniversitymajoringinPsychology.InthepastoneandahalfyearsIhavebeenstudyingveryhardandwonthesecondprizescholarshipandbecauseofmyexcellentorganizingabilitiesIwaselectedchairmanoftheStudentsUnionofmydepartment.Thetuitionfeehoweverhasbecomeaburdenformeandmyfamily.Myfatherisalaid-offworkerandmymotherhasameagersalary.ItisbeyondtheirabilitytofinancemethroughtheremainingyearsofeducationsoIdecidetoapplytoyourbankforaloanof10000yuantorelievetheirfinancialpressure.Thisamountofmoneywillcovermytuitionfeesinthenexttwoacademicyears.Iwilltakesomepart-timejobssuchasbeingatutororasalesmanafterschoolandduringthetwovacationstosupportmyself.IguaranteethatIwillrepaytheloanwithinoneyearaftermygraduation.Iwouldbeverymuchobligedifmyapplicationisgranted.YourssincerelyLiLingALetterApplyingforaBankLoanJune23rdDearSir/Madame,Iamwritingtoapplyforyourbankloantosupportmystudiesinthenexttwoyears.Iamasophomorein×××University,majoringinPsychology.Inthepastoneandahalfyears,Ihavebeenstudyingveryhardandwonthesecondprizescholarship,andbecauseofmyexcellentorganizingabilities,IwaselectedchairmanoftheStudentsUnionofmydepartment.Thetuitionfee,however,hasbecomeaburdenformeandmyfamily.Myfatherisalaid-offworkerandmymotherhasameagersalary.Itisbeyondtheirabilitytofinancemethroughtheremainingyearsofeducation,soIdecidetoapplytoyourbankforaloanof10,000yuantorelievetheirfinancialpressure.Thisamountofmoneywillcovermytuitionfeesinthenexttwoacademicyears.Iwilltakesomepart-timejobs,suchasbeingatutororasalesmanafterschoolandduringthetwovacationstosupportmyself.IguaranteethatIwillrepaytheloanwithinoneyearaftermygraduation.Iwouldbeverymuchobligedifmyapplicationisgranted.Yourssincerely,LiLing解析：本文为书信体，首先要注意格式正确，最应该注意的是语言简练、逻辑性强。本文第一段以Iamwritingtoapplyfor...开门见山地表明了作者写信的意图，接着对自己的学校、专业、专业学习和其他能力作了基本的介绍。第二段however一词引出了作者现在所面临的困境，紧接着so一词引出了申请助学贷款的目的及具体金额。结尾段作者用Iwouldbeverymuchobligedifmyapplicationisgranted．总结全文并提出了作者的期待。

2.ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?InrecentyearsquiteafewenterprisestendtoholdanannualmeetingattheendoftheyearasawayofcelebratingtheNewYear.Somepeopleareinfavorofthiskindofcelebrationandbelieveboththecompanyandtheemployeesbenefitfromit.Anannualmeetingifheldsuccessfullycanhelpcreateaharmoniousworkingenvironmentinthecompany.Howeverotherpeopleholdacompletelyoppositeopinion.Theyregarditasawasteofmoneytorenttheauditoriumtopayforthehostesstoeatinluxuriousrestaurantsandsoon.Thiswouldcontributetoaconsiderableportionofthefinancialexpenseofthecompanywhichinconsequencewouldlowertheamountofmoneythattheemployeescanget.Frommypointofviewtheadvantagesoftheannualmeetingsoutweighthedisadvantages.Firstlytheemployeescanberefreshedafterthewholeyearofhardwork.Secondlyduringthewholecelebrationthecolleagueshavechancestogetafurtherunderstandingofeachother.Moreoverasuccessfulannualmeetingcanhelpcreateasenseofbelongingintheheartofstaff.ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?Inrecentyears,quiteafewenterprisestendtoholdanannualmeetingattheendoftheyearasawayofcelebratingtheNewYear.Somepeopleareinfavorofthiskindofcelebrationandbelieveboththecompanyandtheemployeesbenefitfromit.Anannualmeeting,ifheldsuccessfully,canhelpcreateaharmoniousworkingenvironmentinthecompany.However,otherpeopleholdacompletelyoppositeopinion.Theyregarditasawasteofmoneytorenttheauditorium,topayforthehostess,toeatinluxuriousrestaurantsandsoon.Thiswouldcontributetoaconsiderableportionofthefinancialexpenseofthecompany,which,inconsequence,wouldlowertheamountofmoneythattheemployeescanget.Frommypointofview,theadvantagesoftheannualmeetingsoutweighthedisadvantages.Firstly,theemployeescanberefreshedafterthewholeyearofhardwork.Secondly,duringthewholecelebration,thecolleagueshavechancestogetafurtherunderstandingofeachother.Moreover,asuccessfulannualmeetingcanhelpcreateasenseofbelongingintheheartofstaff.

3.DiligenceIstheKeytoSuccessDiligenceisthekeytosuccess.Itmeansthatsuccessinvolvespersistentworkbutdoesnotimplythatwearetoexertourselvesaroundtheclockwithoutfooddrinkorsleep.Thetruemeaningofdiligenceisthecarefuluseofone'stimeforthepurposeofsuccessortoworkpersistentlywithoutwastingtime.Somepeoplebelieveinluck.Thisisaseriousmistake.Ifthereisreallyanyluckatallitwillnevercometoalazyperson.Ifafarmerplowshisfieldonedayandthenremainsidlefortherestoftheseasonthebestofluckwillnotbringhimanything.Therewouldbenoharvestforhimatall.Thosearecleverwhounderstandtheimportanceofdiligenceandmakeittheirhabit.Itistheywhoareontherightwaytosuccess.Therearealsopeoplewhoalwaysthinkthatluckismoredecisiveinbringingaboutsuccessandthereforethereisnoneedforworkinghard.Buttheyfailtorealizethatdiligenceisthekeyandonlydiligencewillbringthemluckandsuccess.DiligenceIstheKeytoSuccessDiligenceisthekeytosuccess.Itmeansthatsuccessinvolvespersistentworkbutdoesnotimplythatwearetoexertourselvesaroundtheclockwithoutfood,drinkorsleep.Thetruemeaningofdiligenceisthecarefuluseofone'stimeforthepurposeofsuccess,ortoworkpersistentlywithoutwastingtime.Somepeoplebelieveinluck.Thisisaseriousmistake.Ifthereisreallyanyluckatall,itwillnevercometoalazyperson.Ifafarmerplowshisfieldonedayandthenremainsidlefortherestoftheseason,thebestofluckwillnotbringhimanything.Therewouldbenoharvestforhimatall.Thosearecleverwhounderstandtheimportanceofdiligenceandmakeittheirhabit.Itistheywhoareontherightwaytosuccess.Therearealsopeoplewhoalwaysthinkthatluckismoredecisiveinbringingaboutsuccessandthereforethereisnoneedforworkinghard.Buttheyfailtorealizethatdiligenceisthekey,andonlydiligencewillbringthemluckandsuccess.

4.ChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChinaOwnershipofhousesinChinahaschangedgreatlyinthepastdecade.Inthepastmosthouseswerestate-owned.Butnowprivatehousesareeverywhere.Asisshowninthechartabovein1990thecity'shousesweremainlystate-ownedwithapercentageof75.Thispercentagebecame60intheyear1995andthendroppedsharplyto20in2000.Atthesametimethenumberofprivatehouseshassoaredupto80percent.Therearemainlytworeasonsthataccountforthisrapidchange.Firstlythegovernmenthasbeenforwardingthepolicytosupportprivatehousesprograms.TheseprogramshaveprovedtobeveryimportantindevelopingChina'seconomy.Secondlywiththedevelopmentofeconomypeople'sstandardoflivinghasrisen.Theywanttohavetheirownhousestosatisfytheirneeds.Thechangehasenabledmorepeopletoenjoylargerlivingspace.Atthesametimepeoplefeelpressuretomakemoremoneysothattheycanbuytheirownhouses.ChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChinaOwnershipofhousesinChinahaschangedgreatlyinthepastdecade.Inthepast,mosthouseswerestate-owned.Butnow,privatehousesareeverywhere.Asisshowninthechartabove,in1990,thecity'shousesweremainlystate-owned,withapercentageof75.Thispercentagebecame60intheyear1995andthendroppedsharplyto20in2000.Atthesametime,thenumberofprivatehouseshassoaredupto80percent.Therearemainlytworeasonsthataccountforthisrapidchange.Firstly,thegovernmenthasbeenforwardingthepolicytosupportprivatehousesprograms.TheseprogramshaveprovedtobeveryimportantindevelopingChina'seconomy.Secondly,withthedevelopmentofeconomy,people'sstandardoflivinghasrisen.Theywanttohavetheirownhousestosatisfytheirneeds.Thechangehasenabledmorepeopletoenjoylargerlivingspace.Atthesametime,peoplefeelpressuretomakemoremoneysothattheycanbuytheirownhouses.

5.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollegelectureswillfindthefollowingsituationaconnonsight:theclassroomishalfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituationposesaquestiontous:shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?Toanswerthequestionweshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcoursesandalsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofallweshouldconsiderwhatcoursesareputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthelevelsandneedsofthestudentstheyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Ofcoursetheteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportantinimplementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessarycoursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudentsareforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondlythosestudentsatthetopoftheclassandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudyingindependantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschoolcurriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearn