【2021年】甘肃省庆阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

【2021年】甘肃省庆阳市大学英语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.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

2.1.如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择：兴趣重要还是工资重要

2.你的观点

3.结论

3.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。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheEffectsofCompliments.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.你认为恭维给人们带来怎样的影响

2.具体说明恭维所产生的作用和影响

3.提议大家该怎么做

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5Universities.Youshouldwriteathast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.描述图表一中的专业课程选修人数特征

2．描述2007午的数据和2006年数据的变化

3．你不需要对两个表格的数据给出自己的分析

Table1:

Table2:

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAnInvitationLetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.请你以大学校长的名义给校友们写一封100周年校庆的邀请信，指出邀请的时间

2.简单介绍学校

3.告诉对方联系方式，表示期待

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBlogWriting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.写博客的好处;

2.写博客存在的问题;

3.你的看法。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewpointOnWide-spreadSMS(ShortMessageService).You,shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven,below:

1.现在越来越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道

2.使用手机雉的利与弊

3.我的观点

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

9.1．目前社会上存在着迷信文凭的现象

2．造成这一现象的原因

3．我对此的观点

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritearesume.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假设你是李明一名应届毕业生，在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，你想要到登广告的公司供职，请给该公司写一封求职信，内容应简要介绍自己的情况以及自己的经历等。

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

A.Around250BC.

B.In1982.

C.Inthemiddle.yearsof20thcentury.

D.Untilonlyrecently.

12.

AccordingtoAristotle,knowledgeacquisitionsshouldbepriortoathletictrainingsincebothdevelopmentcouldnothappen_______.

13.

Singaporeansbelievethatalackof______-speakingskillsisadisadvantageinthe21stcentury.

14.TheGulfoilspillisdifferentfromanyotheroilcatastropheinthat______.

A.itinvolvesaworld-renownedfirm

B.ithasalimitedshorelineimpact

C.thesurfaceoftheoceanwasn'taffected

D.theoilwasreleasedintodeepseas

15.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

OnFriendship

FewAmericansstayput(固定不动的)foralifetime.Wemovefromtowntocitytosuburb,fromhighschooltocollegeindifferentstates,fromajobinoneregiontoabetterjobelsewhere,fromthehomewhereweraiseourchildrentothehomewhereweplantoliveinretirement.Witheachmoveweareforevermakingnewfriends,whobecomepartofournewlifeatthattime.

Formanyofusthesummerisaspecialtimeforformingnewfriendships.TodaymillionsofAmericansvacationabroadandtheygonotonlytoseenewsightsbutalso—inthoseplaceswheretheydonotfeeltoostrange—withthehopeofmeetingnewpeople.Noonereallyexpectsavacationtriptoproduceaclosefriend.Butsurelythebeginningofafriendshipispossible?Surelyineverycountrypeoplevaluefriendship?

Theydo.Thedifficultywhenstrangersfromtwocountriesmeetisnotalackofappreciationoffriendship,butdifferentexpectationsaboutwhatconstitutesfriendshipandhowitcomesintobeing.InthoseEuropeancountriesthatAmericansaremostlikelytovisit,friendshipisquitesharplydistinguishedfromother,morecasualrelations,andisdifferentlyrelatedtofamilylife.ForaFrenchman,aGermanoranEnglishmanfriendshipisusuallymoreparticularizedandcarriesaheavierburdenofcommitment.

Butasweusetheword,"friend"canbeappliedtoawiderangeofrelationshipstosomeoneonehasknownforafewweeksinanewplace,toaclosebusinessassociate,toachildhoodplaymate,toamanorwoman,toatrustedconfidant(心腹朋友).TherearerealdifferencesamongtheserelationsforAmericansafriendshipmaybesuperficial,casual,situationalordeepandenduring.ButtoaEuropean,whoseesonlyoursurfacebehavior,thedifferencesarenotclear.

Astheyseeit,peopleknownandacceptedtemporarily,casually,flowinandoutofAmericans'homeswithlittleceremonyandoftenwithlittlepersonalcommitment.Theymaybeparentsofthechildren'sfriends,houseguestsofneighbors,membersofacommittee,businessassociatesfromanothertownorevenanothercountry.ComingasaguestintoanAmericanhome,theEuropeanvisitorfindsnovisiblelandmarks.Theatmosphereisrelaxed.Mostpeople,oldandyoung,arecalledbyfirstnames.

Frenchfriendship

Who,then,isafriend?Evensimpletranslationfromonelanguagetoanotherisdifficult,"Yousee,"aFrenchmanexplains,"ifIweretosaytoyouinFrance,'Thisismygoodfriend,'thatpersonwouldnotbeasclosetomeassomeoneaboutwhomIsaidonly'Thisismyfriend.'AnyoneaboutwhomIhavetosaymoreisreallyless.

InFrance,asinmanyEuropeancountries,friendsgenerallyareofthesamesex,andfriendshipisseenasbasicallyarelationshipbetweenmen.Frenchwomenlaughattheideathat"womencan'tbefriends,"buttheyalsoadmitsometimesthatforwomen"It'sadifferentthing."AndmanyFrenchpeopledoubtthepossibilityofafriendshipbetweenamanandawoman.Thereisalsothekindofrelationshipwithinagroup—menandwomenwhohaveworkedtogetherforalongtime,whomaybeveryclose,sharinggreatloyaltyandwarmthoffeeling.Theymaycalloneanother—copains—awordthatinEnglishbecomes"friends"buthasmorethefeelingof"pals"or"buddies".InFrencheyesthisisnotfriendship,althoughtwomembersofsuchagroupmaywellbefriends.

&n

A.ItmakesAmericanscherishfriendshipverymuch.

B.ItmakesAmericanschangefriendsfromtimetotime.

C.ItmakesAmericansemotionallyindependentofeachother.

D.ItmakesAmericanscaremoreaboutfamilythanfriends.

16.

Whensleddogsgetsufficientcarefromtheowner,theyusually______.

A.fightwithotherdogs

B.aretooheavytorun

C.arefriendlyandgentle

D.developreliabilityontheowner

17.

Thebuyersofelectricorplug-inhybridcarscanenjoyasumof$7,500in______.

18.

Businessservicesexperiencerapidgrowthasaresultofworldwideautomation,growingdemandand______.

19.Whatdowelearnaboutstressfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Stressisasurpriseforyou.

B.Stressmakeslifedullandunexciting.

C.Morestressful,moreflavorfultolife.

D.Togetcontrolofthestressisagreatchallenge.

20.Employeeswithoutchildrenareputatadisadvantagebecausetheyalwayshaveto______forco-workershavingkidstolookafter.

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

A.It'sthemostimportantpartofcommunication.

B.It'stheonlywaytomakeanemployeelookprofessional.

C.It'svitaltohavegoodcommunicationbetweencolleagues.

D.It'shelpfultomakeagoodimpressiononclients.

22.听力原文：M:You'reinsuchagoodmoodtodaythatIalmosthadnohearttotellyouthatyourhistorypaperisduetomorrow.Sorry,itslippedmymindyesterday.

W:That'sjustwhatI'dratheryoudidn'ttellme,althoughatleastnowIdon'thavetodecidewhetherornotIcangoouttonight.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(13)

A.Thewomanwillputoffherdecisiontostudy.

B.Thewomanwillnowjuststudyratherthangoout.

C.Thewomanwillgooutbecauseshe'sinagoodmood.

D.Thewomanwillhavetomakeadecisionwhethertostudy.

23.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

(27)

A.Theycouldhavebadtablemanners.

B.Theyaregoodcooks.

C.Theyliketheatmosphereattheoffice.

D.Theyworrythatsomuchcouldgowrongatabusinesslunch.

24.(29)

A.Bystudyingthesignsaroundthemwitheyesandbrains.

B.Bychangingtheweather.

C.Bycontrollingtheweather.

D.Bylisteningtoothers'advice.

25.

【B2】

26.(31)

A.Toaccomplishthemmainlythroughtheirownefforts.

B.Tocompletethemwiththeaidoftheirtutors.

C.Toreadallthereferencebooksassignedbytheprofessors.

D.Togetoveralltheperiodicals,articlesandbooksinthelibrary.

27.(41)

28.【B6】

29.听力原文：M:Ijustcan'tgettheanswertotheproblem!I'vebeenworkingonitforthreehours.

W.Maybeyoushouldgetsomerestandtryitagainlater.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoing?

(19)

A.Takeabreak.

B.Gotowork.

C.Dotheotherproblems.

D.Keeptrying.

30.【B8】

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

Thereasonwhypeopleannouncethat"thingsarenotwhattheywereinmyyoungdays"isthattheir______isnotthesameasbefore.

32.

Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AcidRain:AEnvironmentalDisaster

B.WhoIsToBlame

C.FormationofAcidRain

D.NewStateandLocalAirPollutionLaws

33.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Whenitcomestosaving,theU.S.andChinahaveoppositeproblems.

Thetwomajorplayersintheglobaleconomy,theU.S.andChina,areoperatingatoppositeendsofthesavingspectrum.ThriftyChinesehavetakensavingtoexcess,whileprofligate(挥霍无度的)Americanshavespenttheirwayintodebt.Neitherofthesetrendsissustainable—theyleadtodestabilizingeconomicandpoliticaldevelopmentsforbothnations—andabetterbalancemustbestruck.Chinaneedstoconvertexcesssavingintoconsumption,whiletheU.S.needstoenditsbuyingbinge(无节制)andrediscovertheartofsaving.

Thenumbersleavelittledoubtastotheextraordinarycontrastbetweenthetwoeconomies.LastyearChinasavedabouthalfofitsgrossdomesticproduct,orsome$1.1trillion.Atthesametime,theU.S.savedonly13%ofitsnationalincome,or$1.6trillion.That'sright,theU.S.,whoseeconomyissixtimesthesizeofChina'scan'tmanagetosavetwiceasmuchmoney.

Andthat'sjustlookingatnationalaveragesthatincludesavingbyconsumers,businesses,andgovernments.Thecontrastisevenstarkeratthehouseholdlevel—apersonalsavingrateinChinaofabout30%ofhouseholdincome,comparedwithaU.S.ratethatdippedintonegativeterritorylastyear(-0.4%ofafter-taxhouseholdincome).

Theseareextremereadingsbyanystandard.TheU.S.hasn'tpusheditspersonalsavingratethisfarintonegativeterritorysince1933,inthedepthsoftheDepression.AndtheChineserateishigherthanithasbeenatanypointinthepast28years,sinceitsmodemreformsbegan.Similarextremesshowupintheconsumptionsharesofthetwoeconomies—themirrorimageoftrendsinpersonalsavingrates.U.S.consumptionhasheldatarecord71%ofGDPsinceearly2002,whileChineseconsumptionappearstohaveslippedtoarecordlowofabout50%ofGDPin2005.

InChina'scase,relativelyweakconsumptionmeansitsgrowthdynamicisskewed(使歪斜)heavilytowardexportsandfixedinvestment.Thesetwosectorsaccountformorethan75%ofChineseGDPandaregrowingbymorethan25%ayear.IfChinastayswiththisgrowthmix,anyfurtherincreaseontheexportsidewouldbearecipefortradefrictionsandprotectionistresponses.That'scertainlythedirectionWashingtonisheadinginthesedays.Moreover,acontinuedburstofChineseinvestmentcouldleadtoexcesscapacityanddeflationathome.

TheU.S.savingshortfallisequallystressful.Americanconsumershavemistakenbubble-likeappreciation(增值)oftheirhomesforsaving.Facingweakgrowthinlaborincomes—realcompensationpaidoutbytheprivatesectorhaslaggedbehindthenormofpastbusinesscyclesbymorethan$360billion—theyhaveturnedtodebt-financedequityextractionfromtheirhomesinordertokeepconsuming.

Bysaying"theU.S.andChinahaveoppositeproblems"(Line1,Para.1),theauthorthinksthatthesavingproblemsintheU.S.andChinaare______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S6】

35.

【S3】

36.SomepeoplewouldsaythattheirEnglishman'shomeisno

longertheircastle;thatithasbecomehisworkshop.Thisispartly【S1】______

becauseontheaverageEnglishmaniskeenonworkingwithhis【S2】______

handandpartlybecausehefeelsthatforonereasonandanother,he【S3】______

mustdoforhimselfmanyhouseholdjobswhich,someyearsago,

hewouldhiredprofessionalhelp.Themainreasonforthisis【S4】______

financialone:thehighcostoflaborhasmeantthatbuilders'and【S5】______

decorators'costshavereachedtoalevelwhichmakesthem【S6】______

prohibitiveforthehouse-proudEnglishmanofmodestmean.So,if【S7】______

hewishestokeephishouselookingbrightandsmart,hemust

tacklesomeoftherepairsanddecoratingbyhimself.Asaresult,

therehasgrownupinthepost-waryearswhatwassometimeswe【S8】______

referredtoasthe"Do-It-YourselfMovement".

The"Do-It-YourselfMovement"beganwithhome-decorating

buthassincespreadintoamuchwidefieldNowadaysthereseem【S9】______

tobeveryfewthingsthatcannotbemadebythe"do-it-yourself"

methods.Anumberofmagazinesandhandbooksexisttoshow

hopefulhandymenofallagejusthoweasyitistobuildsomething【S10】______

fromlikeacoffeetabletoafifteen-footsailingboat.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.【S3】

38.

【S7】

39.

【S2】

参考答案

1.December27th2003DearGladtohearfromyou.Howareyoudoingnow?I'mveryhappythatyouareapplyingfortheadmissionintothisuniversitybecauseitisreallygoodandhasafairlypleasantenvironmenthere.Isuggestyouapplyforthemajorofgeneticengineeringhere.Forthefirstreasonthisuniversityisfamousforthismajorandtherearemanyfamousprofessorsandexpertsavailable.Secondyoucangeteasyaccesstoailthenecessaryandsophisticatedfacilitiesorequipmentneededfortheresearchinthisfield.Thirdgeneticengineeringhasaverypromisingprospect.Therequirementsforapplyingforthemajorareverydemanding.Foronethingyourscoremustbehighenough.Foranotheryoumusthaveaveryproficientmasteryoftheknowledgeofbiology.SoIsuggestyoudovastreadinginthisfieldinordertogettheup-to-dateknowledgeinthisfield.Goodlucktoyourexaminationandbestwishes!December27th,2003Dear,Gladtohearfromyou.Howareyoudoingnow?I'mveryhappythatyouareapplyingfortheadmissionintothisuniversity,becauseitisreallygoodandhasafairlypleasantenvironmenthere.Isuggestyouapplyforthemajorofgeneticengineeringhere.Forthefirstreason,thisuniversityisfamousforthismajorandtherearemanyfamousprofessorsandexpertsavailable.Second,youcangeteasyaccesstoailthenecessaryandsophisticatedfacilitiesorequipmentneededfortheresearchinthisfield.Third,geneticengineeringhasaverypromisingprospect.Therequirementsforapplyingforthemajorareverydemanding.Foronething,yourscoremustbehighenough.Foranother,youmusthaveaveryproficientmasteryoftheknowledgeofbiology.SoIsuggestyoudovastreadinginthisfieldinordertogettheup-to-dateknowledgeinthisfield.Goodlucktoyourexaminationandbestwishes!

2.SalaryorInterestUpongraduationvirtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejobbutotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.AsformyselfIpreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeoplewithnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethevalueofone'sjobintermsofmoneysalarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyviewourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuitiontheyhavebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.AstheonlysoninmyfamilyIhavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.Inshortsalaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.SalaryorInterestUpongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejob,butotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.Asformyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethevalueofone'sjobintermsofmoney,salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuition,theyhavebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.Astheonlysoninmyfamily,Ihavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.Inshort,salaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.

3.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.

4.TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.Ihowevertendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwithcomplimentsareasimpleyetpowerfulrelationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiverwhichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smoreacomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actuallythegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositivestimulatingandcreativewayandyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundusanditcostsnothingbutalittletimeenergyandthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.I,however,tendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwith,complimentsareasimple,yetpowerful,relationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiver,whichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smore,acomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actually,thegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositive,stimulatingandcreativeway,andyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundus,anditcostsnothingbutalittletime,energy,andthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?解析：本文最大的特点是主题鲜明，结构协调，语言具体生动、准确地道，句式多样化，过渡自然。第一段以Somepeoplearesaidto...指出有些人对恭维的看法，接着however一词道出了作者的看法。第二段中，作者用Tobeginwith...What'smore...引出对被恭维人的好处，Actually一词又引出了对实施恭维者的好处。结尾段对全文进行了总结，并号召大家一起做。

5.CollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5UniversitiesFromtable1wecangettheinformationthatthedegreecourseofBusinessenrolledalmost100000studentswhichisthemostamongthefivedegreecourses.BiologicalscienceLanguageandEducationareatprettymuchthesameleveland40000to60000studentsenrolledthemselvesinthesefields.ComputerSciencehascomparativelyasmallenrolmentpopulationwithonly20000students.Fromtable2wecanfindoutthatenrolmentwentupfor3subjects.Biologicalscienceenjoysthegreatestincreaseofenrolmentamongthe5subjectswith12%morestudentstakingthiscoursecomparedwiththefigurein2006.Computersciencefollowedbiologicalsciencewitha5%increase.ThenumberofstudentsenrolledinBusinessremainedalmostthesamewithaslightincreaseofonly1%.EducationandLanguagearethetwosubjectswhoseenrolmentwentdownin2007with9%and3%fewerstudentsrespectively.CollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangei