2023年广东省中山市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2023年广东省中山市大学英语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.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTechnology,aBlessingoraCurse?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.科学技术使人们的生活变得更加便利

2．科学技术造成的负面影响

3．我们应该怎样面对这种矛盾

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamountofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

3.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

4.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOff

No.ofPost-graduateTestTakersin

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。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.描述图表的变化。

2．分析变化的原因。

3．你喜欢读什么样的书。

6.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.表达自已想要参加西部大开发的愿望；

2.简要说明自己的理由。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudents'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.大学里学生会和各种社团的现状

2．参加学生会和各种社团对个人发展的作用

3．我的观念中大学生对待学生会和社团活动的正确态度

Students'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.SupposeyouareLiMing.WritealettertoMartha,ateacherofyoursintheseniorhighschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.得知老师要来伦敦访问非常高兴；

2．介绍自己的学习和生活；

3．希望能带老师参观伦敦。

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudents''InterpersonalRelationship.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前许多大学生处理不好人际关系

2．出现这种现象的原因

3．我的看法

Students'InterpersonalRelationship

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewonChangesofNationalPublicHoliday.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.在中国实行已久的五一黄金周在2008年被缩短，但是新添了几个较短的法定假日

2.这种变化带来的影响

3.你如何看待这种变化

MyViewonChangesofNationalPublicHoliday

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

Therearefewgovernmentswhoarepreparedtoargueagainsttheideaofsustainabledevelopment.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

______inhistorydidtheUShavenoVicePresident.

13.Whatunderwateractioncanleadtotheproductionofpollutionsimilartothatproducedbyfossilfuelpowerstations?

A.Massdyingofunderwatercreature.

B.Recyclingofunderwaterwasteproducts.

C.Decomposingfloodedvegetation.

D.Abstractingunderwateroil.

14.

Whenthenaturallythinpeoplecan'tfindwhattheyarehungryfor,theywill______.

A.makeashoppingtrip

B.substituteanothersimilarfood

C.giveituprationally

D.trytosearchforitintheInternet

15.

Engineersandbiologistsworktogethertofindnaturalsolutionstotechnologicalproblems.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

WedreadAIDSmorethanheartdiseasebecause______.

17.

Collegeinstructorsdon'tlikethosestudentswhoonlyrepeat______.

18.

Scientistsuse______totestwhethertheirgeneticmodificationofaplantissuccessful.

19.

Increasingone'soutputturnsouttobethemostimportantstrategyinfulfillingtheself-improvement.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

MarkTwaingothisfamebythework"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty".

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文：M:GeorgeisgoingtoworkinNewYorkforthesummer.

W:Canhedothatandgotosummerschool?

Q:WhatdoesthewomanprobablyimplyaboutGeorge?

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A.He'steachingschoolthissummer.

B.He'sworkinghardsothathecanaffordtogotoNewYork.

C.Hemayhavedifficultyworkingandstudyingatthesametime.

D.Hedecidednottoattendsummerschool.

22.

【B6】

23.【B3】

24.(44)

25.

【B7】

26.【B4】

27.(43)

28.(34)

A.In1397.B.In1379.C.In1339.D.In1030.

29.听力原文：Unlessmeasuresaretakenatonce,thereisagoodchancethatalltheoceansoftheworldwillbeheavilypollutedbytheyear2000.Howcouldthispossiblyhappen?

Wehavealreadyseenthatpeopleallowallkindsofwasteproductstoflowintothesea.Itisalmostimpossibletomeasurehowmuchsewageandindustrialwasteendupinouroceans.And[lowaboutoilpollutionintheoceans?Itisillegaltodischargeoilintotheseaclosetothecoast,butwhenashipismanymilesouttoseatherearenosuchrestrictions.Sometimesthereisashipcollision,andourbeachesarecoveredwithoil.Butcollisionsarenottheonlycauseofoilpollution,noteventhemaincause.Muchmoreoilisdischargedatseawhentheoiltanksarecleanedout.

Estimatesoftheamountofoildischargedintotheseavaryquitealot,butthelowestfigureforoildischargedintoEuropeanwatersaloneisabout200,000tonseveryyear.Somepeoplesaythatthefigurecouldbetentimeshigher.

Itisnotonlyourbeachesthatarepollutedbyoil,amongotherthings,somefishintheseanowcontaingreatamountsofpoisonoussubstances.Nexttimeyoueatfish,howcanyoubesurethattheyarefreefromoilpollution?Itisreallyquiteaproblem.

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A.Sewageandindustrialwaste.

B.Oilpollutiononthebeach.

C.Oildischargedatseawhenpeoplecleaningoiltanks.

D.Theoilthatleaksoutaftershipcollisions.

30.听力原文：Throughtheyearsofbeinganadvisorattheuniversity.I'veoftenbeenrequestedtogivesuggestionsabouthowtohandle“informationanxiety”.Nowletmegiveyousomeadvice.Firstofall,whatis“informationanxiety”?Well,asyouknow,wearebombardeddailybybooks,magazines,newspapers.television,andradio.Wearehitwithbills,letters,andreports.Allofthiscancausequitealotofanxiety.It'sbecausewearelivinginthe“informationage”thatwegetthisbombardmentofinformationeveryday.Sotodayletmegiveyousomeorganizingtipsthatshouldmakeyourlifeeasier.

Firstofall,whenyougetyourmail,openitandsortitrightaway.Getridofalljunkinserts.andthensortthemailintofourcategories:todo,topay,toread,andtofile.

Berealisticaboutyourreading.Cheekthemagazinesyousubscribetoonaregularbasis.Ifyoufindyourselffallingbehindinyourreading.letsomeofthosesubscriptionsgo.Andifyouareoneofthosepeoplewholiketoclipoutarticlestoreadlater,thendosomescreeningfirstandbesuretocliponlythemostimportantarticlesforreadinglater.

Youshouldhaveafilingsystem,butdon'tuseyourfilesasadumpingground.Makeitaruletocleanoutyourfilesandpapersatleastonceayear,moreoftenifpossible.

Spendfiveortenminuteseachdaycleaningupyourdeskandprioritizingyourworkforthenextday.Thefollowingdaywillgetofftoamuchbetterstartifyourdeskisorganizedandyouarenotfacedwithoverwhelmingpilesofpaper.Don'tusethetopofyourdeskasastoragearea.Itshouldbeaworkarea,withplentyofroomtowork.

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A.Sortthemail.

B.Answerthemail.

C.Readthemagazines.

D.Fileimportantinformation.

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

Accordingtotheauthor,howwouldanAmericanfamilywithacarandahouseinthesuburbsprobablyfeelaboutthemselvestoday?

32.

Underitschapter,theU.N.guarantees______.

A.nevertousearms

B.toemployinternationalmachines

C.tobetterstandardsoflife

D.topromoteeconomicandsocialadvancement

33.

Babieswillnotbestimulatedtosmilebyaperson______.

A.whosefrontviewisfullyperceived

B.whosefaceiscoveredwithamask

C.whosefaceisseenfromtheside

D.whosefaceisfreeofanycovering

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S3】

35.Avianinfluenza(禽流感),or"birdflu",isaninfectious

diseaseofanimalswascausedbyvirusesthatnormallyinfect【S1】______

onlybirdsand,lesscommonly,pigs.Avianinfluenzavirusesare

highlyspecies-specific,buthave,onrareoccasions,crossedthe

speciesbarriertoinfectinghumans.【S2】______

Indomesticpoultry(家禽),infectionwithavianinfluenza

virusescausetwomainformsofdisease,distinguishedby【S3】______

lowandhighextremesofvirulence(毒性).Theso-called

"lowpathogenic(病原的)"monlycausesonlymild

symptomsandmayeasilygoundetected.Thehighlypathogenic

form.isfarmoredramatic.Itspreadsveryrapidlythrough

poultryflocks,causesdiseaseaffectingmultipleexternalorgans,【S4】______

andhasamortalitythatcanapproach100%,oftenwithin48

hours.

BirdfluisnotthesameasSARS.Becausetheirsymptoms【S5】______

aresimilar,SARSiscausedbycompletelydifferentviruses.

Influenzavirusesalsoaremoreinfectiousandcannotbeas

readilycontainedasSARSisolatingpeoplewhohavethe【S6】______

infection.

Thecurrentoutbreakofbirdfluisdifferentfromearlier

onesinthatofficialshavebeenunabletocontainitsspread.An

outbreakin1997inHongKongwasthefirsttimethevirushad

spreadtopeople,butitwasmuchmorequicklycontained.A

totalof18peoplewerehospitalizedwithsixreportingdeaths.【S7】______

About1.5millionchickenswerekilledbyanefforttoremove【S8】______

thesourceofthevirus.

Unlikethe1997scare,thisoutbreakhasspreadmorerapidly

toothercountries,increasingitsexposureonpeopleinvaried【S9】______

locationsandraisedthelikelihoodthatthestrainwillcombine【S10】______

withahumaninfluenzavirus.

【S1】

36.TheEuropeanUnionhadapprovedanumberof

geneticallymodifiedcropsuntillate1998.Butgrowing

publicconcernoveritssupposedenvironmentalandhealth【S1】______

risksledseveralEUcountriestodemandamoratorium(暂时

禁止)onimportsofanynewGMproduce.Bylate1999

therewereenoughsuchcountrytoblockanynewapprovals【S2】______

ofGMproduce.Lastyear,Americafiledacomplaintatfile

WTOaboutthemoratorium,arguingthatitwasanillegal

tradebarrierbecausethereisnoscientificbaseforit.【S3】______

Asmorestudieshavebeencompletedontheeffectsof

GMcrops,thegreens'caseforthemhasweakened.【S4】______

Muchevidencehasemergedofhealthrisksfromeatingthem.【S5】______

And,overall,thestudieshaveshownthattheenvironmental

effectsonmodifiedcropsarenotalwaysasseriousasthe【S6】______

greensclaim.Nevertheless,environmentalistscontinuetofind

faultofsuchstudiesandarguethattheyareinconclusive.【S7】______

WhileAmericansseembehappyenoughtoconsume【S8】______

foodmadefromGMcrops,opinionpollscontinuetoshow

thatEuropeanconsumersdisliketheidea.Europeansseembe

takingtheattitudewhich,sincethereremainstheslightest【S9】______

possibilityofadverseconsequencesandsinceitisclearhow【S10】______

they,asconsumers,benefitfromGMcrops,theywould

rathernotruntherisk.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.【S8】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S5】

参考答案

1.TechnologyaBlessingoraCurse?Asanimportantforceinthebettermentofhumanlifetechnologicaldevelopmentsavestimeandlabourreachesunexploredfrontiersandcompletesmanyformer"impossiblemissions"ForinstancecomputersandtheInternethavemadetheworldasmallerone.Withaclickofthemouseawebcamandamicrophonefriendsarenolongerkeptapartbydistance.Infactmodempeoplecanhardlymanagedailylifeletaloneacomfortablelifewithoutsophisticatedmachinesapparatusandgadgets.Unfortunatelyforeveryproblemthereisasolutionandforeverysolutionthereisaproblem.Itisunilateraltoregardtechnologyasasoleblessingbecauseitalsoexertsnegativeimpacts.Taketheautomobilesasanexamplewhileofferingpeopleconveniencetheyemittoxicandgreenhousegases.Besideswhenwalkingandcyclingbecomeluxuriesthelackofexercisesaccountsformanyhealthproblemsamongyoungandmiddle-agedpeople.Sotosomeextenttechnologyisacursethatthehumanbeingsspellonthemselves.Suchistheparadox:technologyisadouble-edgedsword--theproperuseiscertainlyconductivetotheproductivityofmodemlifebutonceweoverusemisuseorevenabuseitweruntheriskofhurtingourselves.Soistechnologyablessingoracurse?Italldependsonhowweuseit.Technology,aBlessingoraCurse?Asanimportantforceinthebettermentofhumanlife,technologicaldevelopmentsavestimeandlabour,reachesunexploredfrontiers,andcompletesmanyformer"impossiblemissions",Forinstance,computersandtheInternethavemadetheworldasmallerone.Withaclickofthemouse,awebcamandamicrophone,friendsarenolongerkeptapartbydistance.Infact,modempeoplecanhardlymanagedailylife,letaloneacomfortablelife,withoutsophisticatedmachines,apparatusandgadgets.Unfortunately,foreveryproblem,thereisasolution,andforeverysolution,thereisaproblem.Itisunilateraltoregardtechnologyasasoleblessing,becauseitalsoexertsnegativeimpacts.Taketheautomobilesasanexample,whileofferingpeopleconvenience,theyemittoxicandgreenhousegases.Besides,whenwalkingandcyclingbecomeluxuries,thelackofexercisesaccountsformanyhealthproblemsamongyoungandmiddle-agedpeople.Sotosomeextent,technologyisacursethatthehumanbeingsspellonthemselves.Suchistheparadox:technologyisadouble-edgedsword--theproperuseiscertainlyconductivetotheproductivityofmodemlife,butonceweoveruse,misuseorevenabuseit,weruntheriskofhurtingourselves.Soistechnologyablessingoracurse?Italldependsonhowweuseit.解析：写作提示：科技对人类生活的影响是考生非常熟悉的话题。题目具有两面性，一般两方面的论点都要提到，并在篇幅上保持一定的平衡，防止走极端或一边倒。但是最终考生需要有一个较为明确的立场。第一段可以用举例子的方法列举科技给人们的生活带来的便利之处，第二段的写法基本相同，第三段则在前一段的基础上，针对所提及的一些负面影响提出应对之策，亦可笼统地提出人们应该正确看待和使用科学技术。

2.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-timemenonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisurewhereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkersbutfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretimeonlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemploymentperhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategoriesleisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexesasmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoomenenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhourscomparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomenperhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastlyhousewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overallthechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailablemenenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999,accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategories,leisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.

3.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!

4.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenon—thepost-graduatetestafteraten-yearcrazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcostssomestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,withamodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenon—thepost-graduatetest,afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogram,theyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts,somestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceived,thebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduates,jobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudies,thepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreover,manycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresult,somestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinion,beforewemakethechoice,weneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.

5.TheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006FromthetablebasedonasurveywemadeofthereadingpreferencesofstudentsinanChineseuniversityin2006welearnthatofallkindsofbookscontemporaryuniversitystudentslikefictionsbestwhichhas65.9percentofbookcirculationinlibrarywhileotherkindsofbookshavelowpercentages:generalnonfiction—18.2science/technology/education--10.8art/literature/poetry—5.1.Itsuggeststhatcontemporarystudentsaremuchmoreeasilyinfluencedbythefashionthaneverbefore.It'sareasonableandgoodphenomenonbecauseitrevealsthatuniversitystudentsliketokeepupwiththedevelopmentofsociety.Thustheywilleasilyadaptthemselvestothenewlifeaftertheygraduatefromschool.GenerallyIlikereadingnon-fictionforitistightlyconnectedwiththereality.Tosomedegreeit'snousereadingtoomuchfictionwhichsometimeswilltakeyouintofancyfantasy.Fastlifepacealsodoesn'tallowmetoreadbooksonartorpoetry.Tomenonfictionisevenhelpfulinanalyzingsocietyandhumanity.TheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006FromthetablebasedonasurveywemadeofthereadingpreferencesofstudentsinanChineseuniversityin2006,welearnthat,ofallkindsofbooks,contemporaryuniversitystudentslikefictionsbest,whichhas65.9percentofbookcirculationinlibrarywhileotherkindsofbookshavelowpercentages:generalnonfiction—18.2,science/technology/education--10.8,art/literature/poetry—5.1.Itsuggeststhatcontemporarystudentsaremuchmoreeasilyinfluencedbythefashionthaneverbefore.It'sareasonableandgoodphenomenonbecauseitrevealsthatuniversitystudentsliketokeepupwiththedevelopmentofsociety.Thustheywilleasilyadaptthemselvestothenewlifeaftertheygraduatefromschool.Generally,Ilikereadingnon-fiction,foritistightlyconnectedwiththereality.Tosomedegree,it'snousereadingtoomuchfictionwhichsometimeswilltakeyouintofancyfantasy.Fastlifepacealsodoesn'tallowmetoreadbooksonartorpoetry.Tome,nonfictionisevenhelpfulinanalyzingsocietyandhumanity.

6.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobeavolunteerbutthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.FirstofallIamfromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What'smoretheWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestillliveinpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.LastbutnotleastIplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.TobeexacttopopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLiJingDearPresident,I'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,an