（2022年）河南省三门峡市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2022年）河南省三门峡市大学英语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.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofcomplaintaboutthenoisearoundyourschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese.

假设你是李明，深受学校附近一家工厂的噪音之苦，现在你写信给学校领导反映情况，内容包括以下几点：

1．噪音污染的现状和严重程度

2．引起噪音的原因

3．你希望校领导能尽快采取措施解决问题

ALetterofComplaint

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:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledEnergyCrisis,Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是当今世界所面临的主要问题之一。

2.能源的重要性

3.如何保护能源

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．有人认为学校应该开设书法课

2．有人则反对

3．我的看法

ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2．考研热降温的原因。(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。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicProposalofBanningDisposableChopsticks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.发出倡议的根据、原因和目的

2.要求做到的具体事项

3.表示倡议者的决心和希望

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofAidEducationinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.每年，高校许多大学生受到鼓舞去贫困地区以教

2.支教活动的意义

3.我的看法

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledALetterofApplication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.你即将大学毕业，申请出国攻读博士学位

2.介绍个人简厉，所学专业以及专长

3.公派出国，费用由中国政府提供

4.希望申请被接受

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast]50wordsinthetitleofALetterofComplaint.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.列举图书馆存在的问题。

2.说晨图书馆的重要性，并希望现状得到改善。

10.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

1．描述图表中的两个循环(cycle)所反映的问题

2．分析引起该变化的原因

3．你的结论

(Sept:newtermstarts,Jan:vacation,June:exams,July:vacation)

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

Inthetraditionalusage,sportsreferto______activities.

12.

Apublicofferingandsupportfrom______allowedHondatoexpandhisbusinessandbegintoinvadetheinternationalmarket.

13.

Itisprovedthatinfluenzavirusescomefromthevirusesin______.

14.

IfaboyhasalowIQinaschool,hewouldprobablybesentto______.

15.Manycompaniesencouragetheiremployeesto______withIBMoneofthem.

16.

Recently,researchershavefoundthatitissomethinginourbrainthatcausesouranxiety.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Warner,wantstousetheInternettoreachviewersinsteadofdependingoncablenetworksandlocalTVstations.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Inrecentyears,satellitetelevisionhasstartedtobebroadcastintheradiofrequencyrange______.

A.between3.4GHzand7GHz

B.between12GHzand14GHz

C.between14GHzand21GHz

D.between21GHzand27GHz

19.

Inordertomakesuretheircustomerswerehappy,PizzaHutintroduced______.

A.twocustomersatisfactionprograms

B.a1-600numbercustomerhotline

C.acustomercall-inprogram

D.happycustomersprogram

20.NewHopesforPreventingAIDS

Thesuccessofanti-retroviral(抑止肿瘤病毒)drugsintreatingHIVisgettingresearchersatthe16thInternationalAIDSconferenceexcitedattheprospectthatthepotent(效力大的)medicinesmightbeexploitedtoperform.doubleduty.WhynotusethepoweroftheseARVstopreventanHIVtransmissionorinfectionfromtakingholdinthefirstplace?BillandMelindaGatesaskedthatprovocativequestionontheopeningdayoftheconference,andarecommit-tingtheirconsiderablefinancialresourcestowardfindingananswer.Intheirremarks,theyhighlightedtheneedtodevelopmicrobicides(杀菌剂)andoralpreventiondrugswhilewewaitforavaccine.AndtheywillgettheirfirsthintathowsmarttheirdecisionwasthisThursday,whenscientistsfromWestAfricareporttheinitialresultsfromthefirsttrialstudyinganoralpreventiondrug.

SohowrealisticaretheGatesinexpectingevenmorefromtheARVs?"Idothinktherangeofpreventionoptionswehavewithinthenextdecadewillgreatlyexpand,"saysDr.HeleneGayle,PresidentofCareUSAandco-chairoftheconference."Thebiologicplausibility(似乎有理)forbothmicrobicidesandoralpreventiondrugsissogreat."Dr.MarkDybul,U.S.GlobalAIDSCoordinator,saidthatifamicrobicideorpreventiondrugbecomesavailabletoprotectpeoplefrominfections,theywouldbefundedunderthePresident'sEmergencyPlanforAIDSReliefifcountrieschosetousethem."Wewouldsupportallofthat;itwouldbeperfectlywithinourmandatetodoallthat,"hetoldTIME.

PreventingHIVistheonlywaytokeepthenumberofnewinfectionsthatoccureachyear—4million—fromgrowing.Andyetpreventionstrategies,alwaystheuglystepsistertotreatmentprograms,havenotreallytakenholdinthedevelopingnationswheretherateofinfectionishighest.Aneffectivevaccine,ofcourse,istheultimatepreventionweapon,butastheGates'pointedout,anHIVshotisstillalongwayoff.Inthemeantime,microbicidescouldbeone

waytoco-optARVsintothepreventionwar;thesearechemicalcompounds,usuallyintheform.ofagelorcream,thatwomencanusevaginallypriortointercoursetostopthetransmissionofHIV—it'sthesameideabehindspermicides(杀精子剂),whicharechemicalbarrierstospermenteringthevaginaandcausingpregnancy.It'sanelegantlysimpleapproach,madeevensimplerbythefactthatresearchersdidn'treallyhavetostartfromscratchtocomeupwithnewanti-HIVcompounds;theyalreadyhavethemintheARVs,whichnowinterruptthevirusfrominfectingcellsatvariouspointsinitslifecycle.

Thekeydifferenceisthatinamicrobicide,thedrugsarebeingusedinhealthypeopleratherthaninthoseinfectedwithHIV.WhenARVsareusedfortreatment,bothdoctorsandpatientsarewillingtotolerateahigherlevelofsideeffects—afterall,ifthechoiceisbetweendyingfromHIV-AIDSandsideeffects,mostpatientsoptforthelatter.Ifthedrugsaretobeusedtopreventinfection,however,everythingchanges;understandably,healthypeoplearen'taslikelytoacceptthesamelevelofsideeffectsandtoxicitiesasthosealreadyinfected.

That'swhyclinicaltrialsaresosignificant.Sofar,thereare30—40differentmicrobicidecandidatesbeingtestedinanimals,andfivetrialsinGhana,Nigeriaandotherdevelopingnationsatthemostadvancedstagesoftestinginwomen.Dr.GitaRamjee,oftheHIVPreventionResearchUnitinDurban,SouthAfrica,hasworkedwithallfive,andishopefulthattheywillproveeffectiveandmakeanimpactonthedisease.BecausetheselatestmicrobicidesarereformulatedARVs,however,theproblemofthevirusbecomingresistanttothemisapotentialdrawback.Dr.PeterPiot,ofUNAIDS,suggestsbasingmicrobicidesonlyonthedrugsdonotmakeitthroughthepharmaceuticalpipeline—manyarerejectedbecaus

A.YB.NC.NG

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

22.听力原文：M:Isn'titarelieftoseepeopleandlights,Turner?Now,letmesee.Whereareweexactly?Accordingtomymap,thismustbeChagford.

W:You'reright,Don.ThatsignsaysChagfordTownHall.Butthere'samoreinterestingnoticeontheothersideofthesquare.Doyouseewhatitsays?"OpenforDevonCreamTeas".

M:Oh,yes,soitdoes.Oh,Imustgetanewspaper.There'sanewsagentnextdoor.

W:Whatfor?

M:Tofindoutwhat'sbeenhappening.

W:Idon'tneedanewspaper.Wemusthavebeenwalkingforatleastsixhours.Myfeethavebeenhurtingfora-boutfourhoursandI'vebeenstarvingsincewesharedthattinofcoldbeans.

M:You'rehungryagain?Iseewhatyoumean.Thatteashopdoeslookinteresting.Wecouldplantomorrow'swalkwhilewewerehavingtea.

W:SotoadywehadcompleteDevoncreamteas,withadditionalsandwichesandcakes,andanotherorderofscones.Ifeelbetter.Howaboutyou?

M:ADevoncreamteaisbetterthanatinofcoldbeans.Infact,it'sbetterthanalmostanything...exceptagoodnewspaper.Doyoueverbuyanewspaper?

W:Notoften.ButIwatchtelevision.

M:Television!Itonlyscratchesthesurface.

W:Televisioncoverageisverydramatic.

M:Yes.Youlearnwhathappenedbutneverwhyithappened.

W:Rubbish.

M:TVworkersaren'tinaren’tinapositiontofillinthebackground.

W:Theywerethere.

M:No,theyonlyshowyouthebits.

M:Yes,ofcourse.Seetoit,willyou,Turner.Imustgetanewspaperbeforethenewsagentcloses.

W:Couldyougetmeapaper?

M:Whatfor?

W:Tofindoutwhat'sontelevision.

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A.Ateashop.B.Anewsagent.C.Lights.D.Ashoesstore.

23.【B7】

24.

【B5】

25.

【B7】

26.听力原文：Theflag,themostcommonsymbolofanationinthemodernworld,isalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaning,theflaginthetraditionalform.isstillusedtodaytomarkbuildings,shipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.

Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears'ofdevelopment.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.

Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People'sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.

Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotemsbeforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.

Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked:ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohavealittlewhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacrossArablands,andfinallytoEurope,whereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

27.Whyweretheearliestflagsconnectedwithheavenlypower?

28.Whatdoesthespeakerknowofthefirstnationalflag?

29.Whatwillthespeakermostprobablytalkaboutnext?

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A.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlag

B.PoweroftheNationalFlag

C.TypesofFlags

D.UsesofFlags

27.

【B11】

28.【B5】

29.听力原文：M:Hey,Howwasyourtrip?

W:Itiswonderful!Ispentmostofmytimeattheartmuseum.Iespeciallylikedthenewwing.Iwasamazedtoheartheguideexplaintheproblemstheyhadwhenbuildingit.

M:Right.Ijustreadanarticlethatwentonandonaboutthecost:90milliontotal,Ithink.

W:Yeah,theguidementionedthat.Youcouldseetheysparednoexpense.

M:Hm.Itlookedreallyunusual,atleastfromwhatIsawinthepicture.

W:Itis!Thebasicdesignistwotriangles.Infacttherearetrianglesallover.Thepavingstonesinthecourtyard,theskylightsandevenalotofsculptures.Onesculptureisamobile.Itisinthecourtyardandit'smadeofpiecesofaluminumthatmoveslowlyintheair;It'sreallyimpressive.

M:Thatwasmentionedinthearticle,too.Itsaidthattheoriginalwassteelanditweighedsomuchthatitwasn'tsafetohang.

W:Right.Theydiditoverinaluminumsoitwouldn'tcomecrashingdownonsomeone'shead.

M:Youknowthearticlewentintothatindetail.Therewasevenaninterviewwiththesculptor.

W:I'dliketoreadthat.WouldyoumindifIborrowedthemagazinesometime?

M:No,Iwouldn'tmind,ifIhaven'tthrownthatoutyet.W:I'dbeveryappreciatedifyoucanfindit.Yousee,aftervisitingthemuseum,I'mreallyinterestedinarchitecture.

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A.Shewasimpressedbyit.

B.Itwasawasteofmoney.

C.Shewasamazedithadopenedsosoon.

D.Shedidn'tlikeitasmuchastheotherwings.

30.(35)

A.Musictheylikecanrelievedepressionbutdistractattention.

B.Musictheylikecanreducestressandimproveconcentration.

C.Classicalmusicandrock-and-rollincreasetheirheartrateandexpandthebreathing.

D.Wearingheadphonescanhelpconcentratewhentheyareperformingoperations.

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

Theanalogyof"cookingalobsterinapot"illustratethatinaslowlychangingenvironment______.

32.

Anewtendencyisdemographicchangeisthat______.

A.lifeexpectancyhasbeengoingupsteadily

B.thereisadeclineoftheyoungpopulation

C.inAmericathebirthratehasgoneabovereplacementlevel

D.theoldpopulationhasrisensharplyinUSA

33.

Theunderlinedword"hone"inparagraph4mostprobablymeans______.

A.sharpenB.grindC.boostD.acquire

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S9】

35.【S2】

36.

【S7】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S10】

38.

【S7】

39.

【S8】

参考答案

1.DearSirorMadameIhatetocomplainbutonethingreallydisturbsusalot.MynameisLiMing.IamastudentofthisschoolandIventuretowritealettertoyoutocomplainaboutthepoorenvironmentaroundourschool.RecentlywestudenDearSirorMadame,Ihatetocomplain,butonethingreallydisturbsusalot.MynameisLiMing.Iamastudentofthisschool,andIventuretowritealettertoyoutocomplainaboutthepoorenvironmentaroundourschool.Recently,westuden

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.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayistheenergycrisis.TheworldhasconsumedtoomuchenergydailyparticularlythewestofEuropeandNorthofAmericausethelargermountofit.Fuelswhichareusedtoproduceenergyatthemomentseemtonmoutsoon.Wearemuchworriedaboutapossibleenergycrisisasweexperiencedtheonethatoccurredin1970sandcausedusthegreatpanic.Manysuggestionshavebeenmadeintermsofenergyconservation.Someofthemarenotverypracticalbutotherscoldbeusedsuccessfully.Energyisknowntobeofgreatimportancetoourexistence.Wecanhardlyimaginehowwecouldsurviveinthisworldwithoutenergy.Noenergymeansthatallvehiclessuchascarstrainsbusesplanesandshipsthatneedoiltoworkwouldbeunabletonm.Theworldwouldbedarkanddead.Sotopreventtheenergycrisisitisofnecessitytoconserveallsourcesofenergyassomepeoplesuggest.Butgreatsourcesofenergyareneededifgovernmentswanttodevelopindustryandmakelifemorecomfortableandmostoftheenergyisconsumedinindustry.Itishoweverdifficulttosuggestanypossibleenergyconservationinindustrybecausemanyofthesuggestionswouldmeanthatsomepeoplewouldlosetheirjobs.Obviouslyconservationisnotgoingtobethegoodanswertotheenergycrisis.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsistousetheforcesofnatureforexamplethewindtheseatheriverandthesun.Itisstrangetothinkthatthesesourcesofenergywereusedlongagoforwindmillsandwatermillsbutthenwerealmostforgotten.Surewecanseeagaintheseforcesasgreatpotentialformsofenergy.EnergyCrisisOneofthemainproblemstheworldisfacingtodayistheenergycrisis.Theworldhasconsumedtoomuchenergydaily,particularlythewestofEuropeandNorthofAmericausethelargermountofit.Fuelswhichareusedtoproduceenergyatthemomentseemtonmoutsoon.Wearemuchworriedaboutapossibleenergycrisis,asweexperiencedtheonethatoccurredin1970sandcausedusthegreatpanic.Manysuggestionshavebeenmadeintermsofenergyconservation.Someofthemarenotverypracticalbutotherscoldbeusedsuccessfully.Energyisknowntobeofgreatimportancetoourexistence.Wecanhardlyimaginehowwecouldsurviveinthisworldwithoutenergy.Noenergymeansthatallvehiclessuchascars,trains,buses,planesandshipsthatneedoiltoworkwouldbeunabletonm.Theworldwouldbedark,anddead.So,topreventtheenergycrisis,itisofnecessitytoconserveallsourcesofenergyassomepeoplesuggest.Butgreatsourcesofenergyareneededifgovernmentswanttodevelopindustryandmakelifemorecomfortable,andmostoftheenergyisconsumedinindustry.Itis,however,difficulttosuggestanypossibleenergyconservationinindustrybecausemanyofthesuggestionswouldmeanthatsomepeoplewouldlosetheirjobs.Obviously,conservationisnotgoingtobethegoodanswertotheenergycrisis.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsistousetheforcesofnature,forexamplethewind,thesea,theriverandthesun.Itisstrangetothinkthatthesesourcesofenergywereusedlongagoforwindmillsandwatermillsbutthenwerealmostforgotten.Surewecanseeagaintheseforcesasgreatpotentialformsofenergy.

4.ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?Nowadayssomeprimaryschoolsandmiddleschoolshaveofferedhandwritinglessonstotheirstudentswhichhasleadtoaheateddebateamongpeoplefromallworksoflife.Somepeoplebelievethatitistheschools'obligationtocultivateall-roundedindividuals.Thereforehandwritinglessonsshouldbemadeacompulsorycourse.Howevertherearestillsomepeoplewhoholdthebeliefthatitisuselessforthestudentstolearnhandwritingatall.Withthedevelopmentofthecomputeragethechancesthatweusepensarebecomingslimmer.Sincealmostalldocumentsaretypedweonlyneedtolearntyping.AsfarasI'mconcernedlearninghandwritingisofessentialimportancetoyoungstersinthreeaspects.TobeginwithbeingabletowriteChinesecharactersisabasicabilityasaChinesesincethelanguageisanindispensableelementoftheChineseculture.Moreoverthepracticeofhandwritingcanhelpdevelopmanycapabilitiessuchasthecapabilityofconcentratingandlearning.LastbutnotleastastheChinesecharactershaveanaestheticfunctionhandwritingcanbeacrucialwaytoshowthedifferencesofindividuals.ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?Nowadays,someprimaryschoolsandmiddleschoolshaveofferedhandwritinglessonstotheirstudents,whichhasleadtoaheateddebateamongpeoplefromallworksoflife.Somepeoplebelievethatitistheschools'obligationtocultivateall-roundedindividuals.Therefore,handwritinglessonsshouldbemadeacompulsorycourse.However,therearestillsomepeoplewhoholdthebeliefthatitisuselessforthestudentstolearnhandwritingatall.Withthedevelopmentofthecomputerage,thechancesthatweusepensarebecomingslimmer.Sincealmostalldocumentsaretyped,weonlyneedtolearntyping.AsfarasI'mconcerned,learninghandwritingisofessentialimportancetoyoungstersinthreeaspects.Tobeginwith,beingabletowriteChinesecharactersisabasicabilityasaChinese,sincethelanguageisanindispensableelementoftheChineseculture.Moreover,thepracticeofhandwritingcanhelpdevelopmanycapabilities,suchasthecapabilityofconcentratingandlearning.Lastbutnotleast,astheChinesecharactershaveanaestheticfunction,handwritingcanbeacrucialwaytoshowthedifferencesofindividuals.

5.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetestafteraten-yearcrazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthreeyearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcostssomestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,withamodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetest,afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthreeyearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogram,theyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts,somestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceived,thebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduates,jobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudies,thepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreover,manycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresult,somestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinion,beforewemakethechoice,weneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourperso