2023年广东省河源市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2023年广东省河源市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCheatingonExams.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．在各类考试中，总发现有学生作弊的现象

2．作弊所带来的不良影响

3．怎样制止作弊

CheatingonExams

2.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessaybasedonthefollowingnewsextractedfromanewspaper,commentingonwhathadhappenedandgivingyourownunderstandingofit.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandgiveyouressayanappropriatetitle.

"香港著名影、视、歌三栖明星张国荣四月一日从香港某高层数纵身跳下，自杀身亡......"——《新民晚报》

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMenaceofEyesightDeteriorating.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现代人的视力正在受到严重的威胁

2.造成这一现象的主要原因

3.保护视力必须从孩子做起…

MenaceofEyesightDeteriorating

4.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?

______

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledGoodMannersYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.礼貌的含义

2．礼貌对我们社会的重要意义

3．我们应该怎么看待礼貌

GoodManners

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicStudents'UnionandAssociations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.简述在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的有利之处

3．你对参加学生会和社团活动的态度

7.1.一些学生认为运动要以兴趣为中心

2.另一些学生认为运动要以健康为中心

3.你的看法

Interest-orientedOrHealth-orientedSports

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisSchoolkidsGoingtoEveningSchool.Youmustwritenolessthan150wordsandgivepossibleREASONSforthegrowingnumberofschoolkidswholearnasecondlanguageateveningschool.

9.1.目前大学生逃课现象很普遍

2.分析大学生逃课的原因

3.你对这一现象的看法

ClassSkippinginColleges

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicStudyunderaWork-StudyProgram.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.在大学校园中，有的大学生是因为生活困难而勤工俭学，有的大学生是为锻炼实际能力

2.作为一名在校大学生，你如何看待勤工俭学问题

StudyunderaWork-StudyProgram

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

It'ssaferforyoutofishoutandholdthecardinhandbefore______.

12.

Nowadayssleddogsarestillnecessarywhen______.

A.therearesevereweatherconditions

B.flyingmachinesarefullwithpassengers

C.snowmachinesuseuppowerintheArcticregion

D.peopleneedpartnersduringthetravel

13.

Somepeople'spowertosatisfyhisorherurgetoeatcanbeenhancedby______.

14.

Euroisthesecondlargestcurrencyintheworldtoday.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

UnlikeclassesinSingapore,BelgiumandSweden.USclassesfocuson______.

A.mathandscience

B.keyconcepts

C.asuccessionofdetails

D.thedepthandsequence

16.

Baughman'ssuperstrong,superligh,transparentsheetcanbeinsertedinthewindshieldstohelp______.

17.

MonsieurLabelandhiswifesendtheirchildrentolearnChinesebecausetheyhopethattheirchildrencanlearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

WhenMarkTwainbecameaminerinthefrontierregion,hestartedtowrite.

19.

ThetraditionalideainEurope,Americaandelsewhereisthateggsarelaidby______during

20.Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverburnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(36)

A.Insectsarethemostadaptablecreatures.

B.Insectswouldbeoutofcontrolifnothingweredone.

C.InsectswillsomedaydevourallplantsontheEarth.

D.Insectshavedevelopedresistancetobothbotanicalandartificialpoisonrapidly.

22.(34)

A.ThepressureforhighstandardsinAmericaneducation.

B.Thekids'readinessforactiveparticipationinlearning.

C.Theprevalenteagernesstoimproveacademicperformance.

D.Alloftheabove.

23.

【B3】

24.(46)

25.(25)

A.Theheavytrafficinthecity.

B.Thepollutioninthecity.

C.Theinefficiencyofpublictransport.

D.Thehighcarparkcost.

26.听力原文：M:YoumustbeprettyexcitedaboutyourtriptoEurope.Whenareyouleaving?

W:Injustthreeweeks.AndIamexcited.ButtherearestillafewthingsIneedtodobeforeIgo.

M:Likewhat?

W:Likerenewingmypassport,goingtothetravelagencytobuymyplaneticket,andfiguringoutwhattodowithmyapartmentwhileI'mgone.

M:Youarenotgoingtogiveitup,areyou?

W:Noway.I'llneverfindanotherapartmentaroundhere.ButIdon'tliketheideaofpayingthreemonthsrentonanemptyapartment,either.

M:Perhapsyoucouldsubletit.

W:Yes,butwhoto?

M:Mmm,letmethink.Oh,Ijustknowaperson.AnoldcolleagueofmineJimThomasiscomingheretodosomeresearchthissummerfromJunethroughAugust.

W:That'sexactlywhenI'llbeaway.Itsoundsidealaslongasthelandlordagrees.

M:Tellyouwhat.I'llbecallingJimlatethisweek,anyway.SoI'llmentionittohimthen.

W:Now,thanks,Bill.Letmeknowwhathappens.Thatextramoneywillreallycomeinhandy.

(23)

A.Purchaseherplaneticket.

B.Changeherplaneticket.

C.Pickupapassportapplicationform.

D.ArrangeforheraccommodationsinEurope.

27.听力原文：What'sinstorefortechfansin20107Plenty.Technologyfanscanlookforwardtoproductsthatarebetter,fasterandlessexpensivethanthosewerelyupontoday.

TheiPhonemayhavebeenthebiggesttechproductexhibitionof2009,butthatdoesn'tmeanApple'scellphonewaswithoutflaws.(26)WhatwillAppleimprovewithiPhone2.07HowaboutaddingGPS,3G,ahigher-resolutioncamera,andsomefringebenefitthatmakeitappealingtothecorporatecrowd,includingfunctionwithmorewirelesscarriers?

Meanwhile,(27)withinitiativessuchasEnergyStar,thetechindustryhasbeenintheprocessofenvironmentalprotectionforsometime.Butthemovementisjustnowpickingupsteam.Withcomputersdrainingagoodbitoftheworld'senergyresources,expect2010tobetheyearthat(28)everyonefromcomputersystemmanufacturerstopowerstripcompanieswillrolloutproductsthatboastlowerenergyconsumptionthaneverbefore.

Finally,whileSonyandMicrosoftwerebusypumpinguptheshapeprowessoftheirpanels,Nintendoshockedthegame-playingcrowdin2009withtheWii,avirtual-realitydevicethatgetsplayersupoffthecouchandmovingaround.Expecttheotherpanelmakerstoproducetheirownform.ofinteractivegameplayin2010.ThesuccessoftheWiiwillnotgounchallenged,but(29)Nintendocanbepraisedformovingcomputer-basedgameplayinanewdirection.

(33)

A.AddingGPS,3G,ahigher-resolutioncamera.

B.Addingsomefringebenefitsthatmakeitappealing.

C.Includingoperabilitywithmorewirelesscarriers.

D.Usinglessexpensivebutpowerfulchips

28.(21)

A.1,000years.B.2,000years.C.3,000years.D.4,000years.

29.(45)

30.听力原文：The23rdOlympicgameswereheldatLosAngelesintheUnitesStatesand,likeeveryotherOlympicGame,theyrepresentedacontestofmind,muscle,andathleticdetermination.Thesueofhightechnology,however,showedmoreandmoreincreasingsignificanceinthestagingoftheeventandhelpedtosetanexampleforstagingfutureevents.TheOlympicGamesarenotjustaraceofthegoldanymore;theyhavealsobecomearaceforcomputertechnology.Forexample,inthisevent,computerswereusedtokeeptrackofschedules,accounts,transportation,andticketingformorethan43000Olympicemployeesandvolunteers.Thiswasnotaneasytask.Asophisticatedelectronicmessagesystem,moreover,helpedtokeepthe12000orsojournalistsup-to-dateonresults.Duetothissystem,theywereabletoknowaboutandbroadcasttotheworldthejudges'finaldecisionusuallywithinaminute'stime.Thismessagesystemalsoallowedtrafficcontrollerstorelaytrafficreportsmoreefficiently,sothattheusuallychaoticLosAngeleshighwaysbecameeasytonavigatethrough,computersandotherhigh-techtoolswerealsousedtotrainAmericanathletesbyanalyzingandevaluatingperformances.Thiscomputerwizardryassistedtheathletesinidentifyingweaknessesandsuggestingwaystoimprove.

(30)

A.The23rdOlympicGames.

B.LosAngeleshostingtheOlympics.

C.Usingcomputersbeforeandduringthe23rdOlympics.

D.Asophisticatedcomputer.

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

Inthewriter'sopinion,propagandacancausemoreharmby______.

A.arousingouremotions

B.distractingourattention

C.usingfalsereasoning

D.presentingpopularissues

32.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Academicqualificationwillleadtofailureinjobmarket.

B.Trainingoutweighsqualificationinthenewjobenvironment.

C.A-levelsarethegoldenstandardtosucceedintheworkplace.

D.WithA-levels,boyswouldhavemoreopportunitiestosucceed.

33.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat______.

A.TheWorldDigitalLibrarywillconsistof1,200documentsandtheirexplanations.

B.TheU.S.NationalDigitalLibraryProgramgainsincreasingpopularityamongpeople.

C.ChildrenaroundtheworldcanhaveaccesstotheWorldDigitalLibraryanytime.

D.TheWorldDigitalLibrarywillhaveserversincountriesaroundtheworld.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S3】

35.

【S8】

36.

【S4】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S9】

38.

【S5】

39.

【S7】

参考答案

1.CheatingonExamsCheatingonexamsisnothingnew.Aslongastherehavebeenexaminationrulestherehavebeenpeopleintentonbreakingthem.What'salarmingnowishowwidespreadandrampantthepracticehasbecome.Thereisalwayssomebodydoingitinvariousexaminations.Somestudentsevensaythatifyoudon'tyoufeellikeachump.Examcheatshavebadeffects.InChinaexaminationsareanimportantmethodofmeasuringtalentandevaluatingqualifications.Sothatshouldbeafairplay.Ifastudentgetsgoodgradesthroughcheatingsaypeekingataneighbor'stestpaperorreceivingtestanswersviatextmessagesthat'sunfairtothestudentswhotaketheexamthroughtheirownefforts.Andatthesametimetheexaminationlosesitsoriginalmeaning.Tocurbexamcheatingfirstschoolsshouldreinforcemoraleducationandtellstudentsthat"Youshouldnotcheatonexams.That'simmoral".Secondschoolsshouldbanallcellphonescamerasandothergadgetsduringexamhours.Finallyschoolsshouldtakevariousmeasurestopunishthestudentscaughtcheating.CheatingonExamsCheatingonexamsisnothingnew.Aslongastherehavebeenexaminationrules,therehavebeenpeopleintentonbreakingthem.What'salarmingnowishowwidespreadandrampantthepracticehasbecome.Thereisalwayssomebodydoingitinvariousexaminations.Somestudentsevensaythatifyoudon'tyoufeellikeachump.Examcheatshavebadeffects.InChina,examinationsareanimportantmethodofmeasuringtalentandevaluatingqualifications.Sothatshouldbeafairplay.Ifastudentgetsgoodgradesthroughcheating,say,peekingataneighbor'stestpaperorreceivingtestanswersviatextmessages,that'sunfairtothestudentswhotaketheexamthroughtheirownefforts.Andatthesametime,theexaminationlosesitsoriginalmeaning.Tocurbexamcheating,first,schoolsshouldreinforcemoraleducationandtellstudentsthat"Youshouldnotcheatonexams.That'simmoral".Second,schoolsshouldbanallcellphones,camerasandothergadgetsduringexamhours.Finally,schoolsshouldtakevariousmeasurestopunishthestudentscaughtcheating.

2.IsItaPerfectEnding?Somepeopleheartheirinnervoiceofpursuingperfectionincludingaperfectending.Suchpeoplebecometriumphantbuttheychoosetosuicide.Mr.ZhangGuorongisamongthem.EndingneIsItaPerfectEnding?Somepeopleheartheirinnervoiceofpursuingperfection,includingaperfectending.Suchpeoplebecometriumphant,buttheychoosetosuicide.Mr.ZhangGuorongisamongthem.Endingne

3.MenaceofEyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingismorevaluablethaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes"Nooneknowsthevalueofeyesightuntilhelosesit."HowevermoreandmorepeopleareMenaceofEyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingismorevaluablethaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes,"Nooneknowsthevalueofeyesightuntilhelosesit."However,moreandmorepeopleare

4.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.

5.GoodMannersGoodmannersmeanpolitebehaviorsfollowingthesocialetiquetteswhicharetacitlyagreeduponbyitssociety.Goodmannersareofprofoundsignificancetobothindividualandsociety.Inanarrowviewgoodmannerscanrenderapersonelegantrefinedandeasytolike.Awell-manneredpersoncanmakethepeoplearoundhim/herfeelcomfortableandpleased.Inabroadviewgoodmannerscanmakegreatcontributionstotheharmonyofasociety.Wecan'tdenyhuman'sirreconcilabledifferencesinphilosophypoliticsorreligion.Goodmannerscanthoughnoteradicatethemdisguisethoseantipathiesthatarise.Otherwiseoursocietywouldbeplungedintochaos.Inordertokeepthesocialwheelsspinningsmoothlyweshouldstandardizegoodmannersandeducatepeopletoperformaccordingly.GoodMannersGoodmannersmeanpolitebehaviors,followingthesocialetiquetteswhicharetacitlyagreeduponbyitssociety.Goodmannersareofprofoundsignificancetobothindividualandsociety.Inanarrowview,goodmannerscanrenderapersonelegant,refined,andeasytolike.Awell-manneredpersoncanmakethepeoplearoundhim/herfeelcomfortableandpleased.Inabroadview,goodmannerscanmakegreatcontributionstotheharmonyofasociety.Wecan'tdenyhuman'sirreconcilabledifferencesinphilosophy,politicsorreligion.Goodmannerscan,thoughnoteradicatethem,disguisethoseantipathiesthatarise.Otherwise,oursocietywouldbeplungedintochaos.Inordertokeepthesocialwheelsspinningsmoothly,weshouldstandardizegoodmannersandeducatepeopletoperform.accordingly.

6.Students'UnionandAssociationsStudents'Unionismuchmoreactiveandtheyplayabiggerpartintheaffairsofuniversitiesthanthatinahighschool.Andasforanykindofyourindividualinterestsandhobbiesthereisoneassociationyoucanparticipatein.ThebenefitsundergraduatescangetfromtakingpartinStudents'Unionandalltheseassociationsarequiteobvious.Firsttheycanimprovetheirabilitytogetalongandworkwithotherswhichmeanssomuchtotheirpersonaldevelopment.Secondsomeopportunitiestogetintouchwiththesocietymightbesuppliedintheseorganizations.Lastbutnotleastcollegestudentscanfindalotofschoolmateswhosharethesameinterestwiththeirswhichcanmakethecampuslifemuchmorecolorful.Myopiniononthisissuegoeslikethis:aslongasourclassesandacademicactivitiesarenotinterruptedtheexperiencesinStudents'Unionandallkindsofassociationscanbesomethingworthrememberingandsomethingthatyouwillneverregret.Students'UnionandAssociationsStudents'Unionismuchmoreactiveandtheyplayabiggerpartintheaffairsofuniversitiesthanthatinahighschool.Andasforanykindofyourindividualinterestsandhobbies,thereisoneassociationyoucanparticipatein.ThebenefitsundergraduatescangetfromtakingpartinStudents'Unionandalltheseassociationsarequiteobvious.First,theycanimprovetheirabilitytogetalongandworkwithothers,whichmeanssomuchtotheirpersonaldevelopment.Second,someopportunitiestogetintouchwiththesocietymightbesuppliedintheseorganizations.Lastbutnotleast,collegestudentscanfindalotofschoolmateswhosharethesameinterestwiththeirs,whichcanmakethecampuslifemuchmorecolorful.Myopiniononthisissuegoeslikethis:aslongasourclassesandacademicactivitiesarenotinterrupted,theexperiencesinStudents'Unionandallkindsofassociationscanbesomethingworthrememberingandsomethingthatyouwillneverregret.

7.Interest-orientedorHealth-orientedSports(1)Studentsrushtotheplaygroundwithdifferentpurposes.Someareinterest-orientedandsportsforthemaresourcesforfunOtherparticipants(2)paymoreattentiontotheirhealthycondition.Somestudents(3)concentratingoninterest-orientedsportsclaimthatiftheydon'tfocusontheirinterestinsportstheycannot(4)benefitalotfromsports.That'stosaywithoutinteresttheyarenotwiltingtodosports.(5)Howeverotherstudentsbelievethatdoingsportsisforhealth.(6)Foronethingsportshavevariousfunctionsandoneofthemostmeaningfulistomakeyoustrongerandtrainyourwillpower.Higherstudyefficiency(7)originatesfromasoundbodyaclearandquickmindandthespiritofperseverance.(6)Foranotherinterest-orientedandunplannedsportsmayoccasionallyexhauststrengthandunderminehealth.(8)Iprefertotakepartinsportsbothtomytasteandofbenefitstomyhealth.Suchsportswould(9)ineverysenseentertainmyself(10)freshenupmymindandmakemestrongandenergetic.Interest-orientedorHealth-orientedSports(1)Studentsrushtotheplaygroundwithdifferentpurposes.Someareinterest-oriented,andsportsforthemaresourcesforfunOtherparticipants(2)paymoreattentiontotheirhealthycondition.Somestudents,(3)concentratingoninterest-orientedsports,claimthatiftheydon'tfocusontheirinterestinsports,theycannot(4)benefitalotfromsports.That'stosay,withoutinteresttheyarenotwiltingtodosports.(5)However,otherstudentsbelievethatdoingsportsisforhealth.(6)Foronething,sportshavevariousfunctions,andoneofthemostmeaningfulistomakeyoustrongerandtrainyourwillpower.Higherstudyefficiency(7)originatesfromasoundbody,aclearandquickmind,andthespiritofperseverance.(6)Foranother,interest-orientedandunplannedsportsmayoccasionallyexhauststrengthandunderminehealth.(8)Iprefertotakepartinsportsbothtomytasteandofbenefitstomyhealth.Suchsportswould(9)ineverysenseentertainmyself,(10)freshenupmymindandmakemestrongandenergetic.解析：本题要求写一篇对比选择型议论文。“运动是为了兴趣还是为了健康”是所有大学生都非常熟悉的话题，与他们密切相关，很容易拓展内容。注意用词的准确性和句式的变换。

[思路]第一段说明学生的运动目的各有不同；

第二段详细陈述两种不同的观点；

第三段提出自己的观点：运动既要有兴趣还要兼顾健康。

8.SCHOOLKIDSGOINGTOEVENINGSCHOOLYesterdayeveningIdroppedinonafriendofmineandfoundhistenyear-olddaughterhavinganearlysupperbyherself.Whydidn'tshehavesupperwiththefamily?"She'sgoingtoEnglishclassesinaneveningschool"explainedherfather.Thisisnotararecase.Myfriend'sdaughterisjustoneofthousandsofschoolkidsaroundthecitywhoarelearningforeignlanguagesineveningschools.AsurveyconductedbyShanghai'sMunicipalEducationBureauindicatesthatin2005theenrollmentofschoolpupilsindifferenteveningschoolsjumpedto80percentcomparedwith4percentfourteenyearsago.Eveningschoolsandvarioustutoringcentershavemushroomedalloverthecitytocaternotonlyforon-thejobadultsbutforschoolpupilsaswell.Whyaresomanyschoolkidsattendinglanguageeveningclasses?Themostobviousreasonisthatparentsareattachingmuchimportancetohavingtheirchildrenmasteringaforeignlanguage.Inthisageofeconomicreformsmorepeoplehavecometorealizethatthecommandofasecondlanguageoftenmeansagoodopportunityforasuccessfulcareer—apassporttoaprosperousfuture.ItistruethatmostprimaryschoolsinChinamakeEnglishacompulsorypartofthecurriculumbutapupilbeginstolearnEnglishonlywhenheisinhisthirdorfourthgradeandthereareonlythreelessonperiodsperweek.ManyparentswhocannotwaittillthenordonotsettleforthelittleamountofEnglishtaughtatschoolsendtheirchildrentolanguageschoolsintheeveninginthehopethattheywilllearnitataneverearlierageandlearnmuchmoretobeaheadofthepack.Andgoodteachersandadvancedequipmentalsoplayapartintheeverincreasingenrollmentofeveningschoolstudents.Mostoftheteacherstherearefromcollegesanduniversities.Seniorlecturersorprofessorstheyhavemuchexperienceinteachingforeignlanguages."Withsomanygoodteachersandsuchmodernaudio-visualaids"saidmyfriend"itisworthwhiletosendmydaughterthere."Yeahformostoftheparentsasuccessfulchildistheultimateproofoftheirsuccess.SCHOOLKIDSGOINGTOEVENINGSCHOOLYesterdayeveningIdroppedinonafriendofmineandfoundhistenyear-olddaughterhavinganearlysupperbyherself.Whydidn'tshehavesupperwiththefamily?"She'sgoingtoEnglishclassesinaneveningschool,"explainedherfather.Thisisnotararecase.Myfriend'sdaughterisjustoneofthousandsofschoolkidsaroundthecitywhoarelearningforeignlanguagesineveningschools.AsurveyconductedbyShanghai'sMunicipalEducationBureauindicatesthatin2005,theenrollmentofschoolpupilsindifferenteveningschoolsjumpedto80percent,comparedwith4percentfourteenyearsago.Eveningschoolsandvarioustutoringcentershavemushroomedalloverthecitytocaternotonlyforon-thejobadultsbutforschoolpupilsaswell.Whyaresomanyschoolkidsattendinglanguageeveningclasses?Themostobviousreasonisthatparentsareattachingmuchimportancetohavingtheirchildrenmasteringaforeignlanguage.Inthisageofeconomicreforms,morepeoplehavecometorealizethatthecommandofasecondlanguageoftenmeansagoodopportunityforasuccessfulcareer—apassporttoaprosperousfuture.ItistruethatmostprimaryschoolsinChinamakeEnglishacompulsorypartofthecurriculum,butapupilbeginstolearnEnglishonlywhenheisinhisthirdorfourthgrade,andthereareonlythreelessonperiodsperweek.Manyparents,whocannotwaittillthenordonotsettleforthelittleamountofEnglishtaughtatschool,sendtheirchildrentolanguageschoolsintheeveninginthehopethattheywilllearnitataneverearlierageandlearnmuchmoretobeaheadofthepack.Andgoodteachersandadvancedequipmentalsoplayapartintheeverincreasingenrollmentofeveningschoolstudents.Mostoftheteacherstherearefromcollegesanduniversities.Seniorlecturersorprofessors,theyhavemuchexperienceinteachingforeignlanguages."Withsomanygoodteachersandsuchmodernaudio-visualaids,"saidmyfriend,"itisworthwhiletosendmydaughterthere."Yeah,formostoftheparents,asuccessfulchildistheultimateproofoftheirsuccess.

9.ClassSkippinginCollegesClassskippingissomethingthatisalmostunimaginableforuswhenwewereinmiddleschoolandhighschool(1)butitbecomesausualphenomenonintoday'suniversities.What'sworsesomeoftheundergraduatesdonotthinkitis(2)atoskipclasses.(3)Therearesomepossiblereasonsforthephenomenon.(4)Firstuniversitystudentsarenotpreparedto(5)liveaself-disciplinedlifeandwhenthisiscompaniedbyaloosemanagementsystemofuniversitiesclassskippinginevitablyappearsandincreases.(4)Secondthesizeofsomeoftheuniversitycoursesistoobig:when(6)morethan100oreven200studentsarehavingonelecturetogethertheattendanceofallthestudentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.(4)Thirdsomeofthecollegestudentsmaynotfindthedirectionfortheirfuturedevelopment.(7)Inmyviewitisnotacceptabletoskipclasses(8)atourownwill(9)letalonetheimportanceofacademiclearningandskilltraining.Ifwecannotbearesponsibleindividualandchoosenottoobeytheruleswecannotmakeourselvesaneligiblecitizen.ClassSkippinginColl