【2021年】甘肃省白银市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

【2021年】甘肃省白银市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowingtable.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.解释表格各数据：

2．分析报名人数变化的原因；

3．对这一现象做出评论

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

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheValueofScience.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有的人认为，科学的价值在于对人类物质生活的提高作出了巨大贡献；另一些人则认为，科学的真正价值在于它提高了人的整体素质.你的看法如何？写出你的观点，并适当举例说明你的理由.

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic.AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.新闻媒体披露，徐州某中学1000多名学生签名，庄严承诺“远离网吧”

2．分析“远离网吧”运动的原因

3．做出对比和评论

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxiety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--分析学生考试焦虑的原因

--提供解决学生考试焦虑的办法

SolutionstoReleaseofTestingAnxiety

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheMarvelsofMedicineintheTwentiethCentury.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.Introduction:Advancesinmedicalscience—themostimportantachievementsmadeinthetwentiethcentury

1.Developmentofvaccinesandantibiotics

2.Discoveriesofnewdiagnosismethods

3.Adventofgeneticengineering,anewbranchofbiology

Concludingremarks:Evengreaterwonderstobewroughtinthe21stcentury

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareall6wed30minutestowriteashortessayentitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.电子游戏在学生之间享有很高的人气，很多人玩，尤其是大学生

2.沉迷电子游戏对学生的影响

3.如何解决“电子游戏热”

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledDoesGradesMeanAbility?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven,below:

1.Somepeoplethinkthatgradesisthewaytoshowone'sability.

2.Othersholdthatgradesmaynotnecessarilymeanability.

3.Youropinion.

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnMood.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.心情伴随我们一生。

2．好心情使人愉快。

3．我们往往处于复杂的心情之中。

OnMood

10.1.举例说明水对人类的重要性

2.举例说明我国所面临的水资源问题

3.为了生存和发展人们要……

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.The2-year-longstudyispresentedinthepassagemainlytoshowthatstressmanagementprograms______.

A.costlittle

B.costmuch

C.benefittheemployers

D.benefittheemployees

12.Antipollutionlegislationshavebeenenactedthankstothecontinuedpressurefrom______.

A.grass-rootsorganizations

B.individualactivism

C.environmentalists

D.environmentalregulation

13.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

CharacteristicsofaGoodSpeaker

Inspeaking,asinmosthumanactivities,successdependsuponacombinationoffactors.Agoodspeaker,accordingtomostauthoritiesbothancientandmodern,musthaveintegrity,knowledge,self-confidence,andskill.

Integrity

SomenineteenhundredyearsagotheRomanteacherQuintilianinsistedthatagoodspeakermustfirstofallbeagoodman.Listeners,Quintilianmaintained,cannotseparatewhatissaidfromthepersonwhosaysit:theyareinfluencedbytheirimpressionofthespeakeraswellasbytheargumentshepresents.

Ifapersonishabituallyunreliable,speechtrainingmaygivehimskills,butitcannotmakehimeffective.Hisactionswillcontradicthiswords:hecannotconvincinglyurgehonestyingovernmentifhehimselfcheatsinschoolorbusiness;hisappealforanopenmindinotherswillgounheededifhehimselfisbigoted(偏执的).Evenaspeaker'schoiceofwordsandargumentsbetrayshischaracter,forhemayhabituallyappeartododgeissuesratherthanfacethemortosaywhatispopularratherthansaywhatistrueorjust.Aspeakerofpoorcharactermaysucceedforatime,butinthelongrunhewillbefoundoutandhisappealswillbediscounted.

Knowledge

Acquiringtheknowledgenecessarytobecomeagoodspeakerisalifelongandcumulative(累积的)task.Throughthoughtfulreading,listening,andobserving,youcangainincreasedintellectualdepthandmaturity.Whilethefirstspeechesyoudelivermaybeonrelativelysimplesubjectsandmaybebasedinpartonpersonalexperiences,theyshouldpresentworthwhileideasandconsideredconvictions.Soonyouwillwanttoreachoutbeyondimmediateandfamiliartopics--tolearnandtospeakaboutsubjectsinnewfields.Themoreyoulearnaboutmanysubjects,themoreeffectiveyourspeakingwillbecome.Moreover,whatyousayonanyparticulartopicwillreflecttheknowledgeandunderstandingoftheeducatedperson.

Confidence

Aself-confidentspeakerhasanerectbutcomfortableposture;natural,easygestures;directeyecontactwithhisaudience;andearnestnessandenergyinhisvoice.Moreover,headaptshisinformationandargumentstotheattitudesofhislisteners.

Manyfactorshelpdeterminetheamountofnervousnessaspeakermayfeel--includingtheamountofsleephehadthenightbeforehisspeech,Buttheexperienceofmanygenerationsofspeakershasshownthat,inadditiontopreparingcarefully,youcandomuchtoincreaseyourpoiseandself-controlbyfollowingthreesimplerules:

1.Speakasoftenasyoucan.Thefirsttimeapersondrivesacarorfliesanairplanealone,heislikelytobetenseandunsureofhimself,butwitheachadditionalexperiencehisconfidencegrows.Inthesameway,eachsuccessfulspeechyoumakewillstrengthenyourself-assurance.Welcomeeveryopportunitytospeak,bothinyourclassesandtogroupsinthecommunity.Selectsubjectsthatyouknowagooddealaboutandthatyouaredeeplyinterestedin.Prepareyourtalkscarefully.Youwillfindthatafteratimespeakingbecomesapleasantratherthanapainfulexperience.

2.Rememberthatsomenervoustensionisbothnaturalandgoodforyou.Eveninthedeepestsleepourmusclesarenevercompletelyrelaxed.Whenweareawakeour"muscletension"ishigher,anditincreasesstillmorewhenthemindorbodyiscalleduponfor

A.Tobeimpressive.

B.Tobearguable.

C.Tobeakindperson.

D.Tobeateacher.

14.Brightcoveprofitsbymakinguseofmediafirms'wishto______.

15.

Accordingtothecommercedepartment'sstatistics,onlinesalesfigurescanreachtheequivalentoftheonesofflineinthenearfuture.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

HowdidpeopleincoloniesrespondtotheTeaAct?

A.TheyshowedtheirloyaltytotheBritishgovernment.

B.TheywerededicatedtotheRevolutionaryWar.

C.Theypaidnearly$1milliontotheEIC.

D.TheythrewahugeamountofteaintoBostonHarbor.

17.

TheeconomicbenefitstotheNorthfromfastergrowthinthethirdworld______thecosts.

18.

Wewanttobuildahybridcarpartlybecauseithaslower______thanagasoline-poweredone.

19.Themajoraimoftheagreementmadeby284universitiesismerelytoreduceenergyconsumptionandwaste.

20.

Elderlypeopletendtohavelower______thanyuongeradults.

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

A.Itallowsthemtomeetstudentsfromotheruniversities.

B.Itpromotestheconceptofself-learning.

C.Itallowsmoreflexibilityinstudents'schedule.

D.Itdoesn'trequireanyexaminations.

22.

【B10】

23.(25)

A.Arealisticgoalfurlearnersistoreachacertainleveloflanguageproficiency,notnativefluency.

B.Studentscanachievenative-likepronunciationthroughfocusedstudy.

C.Learnersshouldinteractwithnativespeakerstogaingreaterfluency.

D.Teachersneedtohelpstudentsfosteragoodself-esteemandconfidence.

24.听力原文：W:Interestedinthisbook?Thisisourbestsellerthisweek.

M:Bestseller?Iamconsideringwhatnewideasitgivesabouthowtodealwiththeaggravatingpeople.

W:Itaskspeopletoquitcomplaininganddosomething.Whatsurprisesmanypeopleaboutthisbookisitsuggeststhatthebestthingtodoistochangeyourselfbecauseyouamnotgoingtochangetheotherperson.

M:Really?It's"me"thathastochangeasopposedtotheotherperson?

W:Well,haveyoueverchangedanybody?

M:I'vetriedmanytimes.It'snotreallypossiblethough.

W:That'sright.

M:ButhowcanIdothat?

W:Thebookishere.Bringitbackhomeandreaditandyoucanfindtheanswer.

M:BeforeIpaymymoneyIshouldbeclearthatthisbookisusefulforme.Idon'twanttopayforitandthenfindIhavepaidfornothing.

W:Thisbookisdefinitelyworththemoney.Thebookeventellsyouhowtodealwithdifferenttypesofworkers,coworkersandbosses,fromthemostcommonannoyingtypetotheworstkind.

M:Givemethemostcommonannoyingtypeofcoworker.

W:Themostcommonannoyingtypeofcoworkersiscalled"boundarybusters".So,it'ssomeonewhoinvadesyourspace,makestoomuchnoise,eatsupyourtimeorchewsyourearoff.Theyareboundarybusters.

M:AndhowdoIdealwiththem?

W:Again,sir,thebookishere.Bringitbackandreadfortheanswer.

M:Itseemsyouknowalotaboutthisbook.CanIdrawtheconclusionthatyoufancyit?

W:Well,frankly,Iamtheauthor.

(23)

A.Manyofherbooksarebestsellers.

B.Sheisashrewdbookstoreowner.

C.Sheispromotingherbookinperson.

D.Sheisasalespersonatthebookstore.

25.听力原文：M：Hey，Mary．It'sSunday．Whynotgoforapicnicwithmetoday?Thewildiscalling．

W：IwishIcould，John．Butlookatthemessinmyroom．Oh，IreallyhopeIcouldhavearelaxingweekendlikeyou．

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(17)

A.Bothofthetwospeakerswillhavearelaxingweekend.

B.Themanwillgoforapicnictomorrow.

C.Thewomanwillhaveabusyweekend.

D.Thewomanwillrelaxherselfthisweekend.

26.听力原文：W:Wenowinterruptourregularschedulednewsprogramto(22)bringyouliveup-to-datecoverageonthecivilunrestinthenewlyformedcountryofKarnak,whereourmanStanFieldingisstationed.Stan...

M:ThisisStanFieldingreportinglivefromthesuburbsofthecapitalcity.Just20minutesago,rebelforceslaunchedthebiggestoffensiveagainsttherulinggovernmentinthe18-monthconflicthereinthiscountry.

W:Now,Stan,isthisasignthatthepeaceprocesshastotallyabandoned?

M:Well,sofar,(23)peacenegotiationshavefailed,andanyresolutiontoendthecivilwarappearsbleakatthismoment.Asyoucansee...whoa.

W:Stan,Stan,areyouthere?

M:Uh,yes.Shelly.Asyoucanprobablyhearbehindme,rebelforcesarealsousingheavyartillerytopoundthepositionsofgovernmentforcesaroundthecitycentrer.Rebelforcesareclosingin,and(24)it'sfearedthattheywillbeabletotakethecapitalbuildingbeforedaybreakwhere,itisbelieved,manygovernmentofficialsareholdingout.

W:Now,besidestheheavyfighting,whatotherpressingconcernsarethereforthecitizensofthecity?

M:well,sincethebeginningoftheconflict,(25)starvation,andlackofcleanwaterandadequateshelterhavebeenthebiggestdailyobstaclesfacingthecitizensofthiswar-torncountry.Itisbelievedthatover40000people,mostlychildren,havestarvedtodeath.Fortunately.noepidemicshavebrokenout,butthatisalwaysaconcernifthiswarlingerson.

W:Okay,thatwasStanFieldingreporting.Andwewillkeepyouup-to-dateasthisstorycontinuestounfold.

(23)

A.ThelatestdevelopmentsofanarmedrebellioninKarnak.

B.ThefallofKarnak'scapitalcityintothehandsoftherebelforces.

C.TheepidemicthathasjustbrokenoutinthecountryofKarnak.

D.ThepeacetalksbetweentherebelsandthegovernmentinKarnak.

27.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Bytheearly1900's,manypeopleintheUnitedStatesbegantoworryabouttheuseofalcoholbycitizens.Itwaspossiblethatthedrinkingpeoplecouldbecomea(36)______tothemselvesandthepeoplearoundthem.Alcoholmakestheirbodiesdon't(37)______asquicklytodanger.Longtimeuseofalcoholcancause(38)______damagetoorgansinthebodysuchastheliver.

In1905,threestatesmadeitillegaltodrinkorhavealcoholwithinthestate.By1912,ninestatesmadealcohol(39)______.In1916,twenty-sixoftheforty-eightstateshad(40)______theuseofalcohol.In1919,membersofCongresspassedtheEighteenthAmendment,whichmadeitillegaltomake,sell,or(41)______alcoholintheUnitedStates.Prohibition(42)______beganonJanuary16,1920.Oftentimeswhenalawispassed,itseemstobean(43)______forsomepeopletotryandgetaroundthatlaw.ThishappenedoftenduringProhibition.TheVolsteadActspelledout(44)____________.Alcoholasamedicinewasstillallowed.Adoctorcouldprescribealcoholtoapatient.(45)____________.

Ifyoulookclosely,youwillseethattheEighteenthAmendmentsaysyoucan'tmake,sell,ortransportalcohol.(46)____________.Aguardwasatthedoortomakesurenogovernmentagentstriedtocomeintotheclub.

28.(24)

A.Itisasurvivaltechniqueforbabies.

B.Toeasehostilities.

C.Tomakeparentsfeelrelaxed.

D.Tofightdiseases.

29.(36)

A.Allthetime.

B.Formostoftheyear.

C.Inthesummermonths.

D.Foraminimumofsixmonthsofeachyear.

30.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

(12)

A.Askforanextensionintheticketdate.

B.Gogetthepassportissuedimmediately.

C.Applyforafasterprocesstogetapassport.

D.Bookaticketbeforegettingthepassportissued.

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

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Noverysatisfactoryaccountofthemechanismthatcausedtheformationoftheoceanbasinshasyetbeengiven.Thetraditionalviewsupposesthattheupperlayeroftheearthbehavesasaliquidwhenitissubjectedtosmallfocusforlongperiodsandthatdifferencesintemperatureunderoceansandcontinentsaresufficienttoproducemovementsintheupperlayeroftheearthwithrisingcurrentsunderthemid-oceanridges(山脊)andsinkingcurrentsunderthecontinents.Theoretically,thesemovementswouldcarrythecontinentalplatesalongasthoughtheywereonaconveyorbeltandwouldprovidetheforcesneededtoproducethesplitthatoccuralongtheridge.Thisviewmaybecorrect.Ithastheadvantagethatthecurrentsaredrivenbytemperaturedifferencesthatthemselvesdependonthepositionofthecontinents.

Ontheotherhand,thetheoryisunconvincingbecausethemovementsdonotnormallyoccuralonglines,anditcertainlydoesnotoccuralonglinesbrokenbyfrequentchangesindirection,astheridgeis.Also,itisdifficulttoseehowthetheoryappliestotheplatebetweentheMid-AtlanticRidgeandtheridgeintheIndianOcean.Thisplateisgrowingonbothsides,andsincethereisnointermediatetrench,thetworidgesmustbemovingapart.Analternativetheoryisthatthesinkingpartoftheplate,whichisdenserthanthehottersurroundings,pullstherestofplateafterit.AgainitisdifficulttoseehowthisappliestotheridgeintheSouthAtlantic,whereneithertheAfricannortheAmericanplatehasasinkingpart.

Anotherpossibilityisthatthesinkingplatecoolstheneighboringmantle(地幔)andproducesmotioncurrentsthatmovetheplates.Thislasttheoryisattractivebecauseitgivessomehopeofexplainingtheneighboringmantleandproducesmotioncurrentsthatmovetheplates.Thislasttheoryisattractivebecauseitgivessomehopeofexplainingtheenclosedseas.Theseseashaveatypicaloceanicfloor,exceptthatthefloorisoverlaidbyseveralkilometersofsediment(沉积物).Theirfloorshaveprobablybeensinkingforlongperiods.Itseemspossiblethatasinkingcurrentofcooledmaterialontheuppersideofthemightbethecauseofsuchdeepbasins.Theenclosedseasareanimportantfeatureoftheearth'ssurfaceandseriouslyrequireexplanation.

Whichofthefollowingtitleswouldbestdescribethecontentofthetext?

A.SeveralTheoriesofOceanBasinFormation.

B.TheTraditionalViewoftheOceans.

C.TemperatureDifferencesAmongtheOceans.

D.MotionsandOceanCurrents.

32.Advertisementsareaimedatpeoplesufferingfrommildcomplaintsbecause______.

A.theyoftenwatchadsonTV

B.theyaremorelikelytobuythedrugsadvertised

C.theygenerallyleadasedentarylife

D.theydon'ttaketosportsandeasilycatchcolds

33.

Oneoftheargumentsagainstclosingtherailwaylinewasthat______.

A.afewtouristswouldcomeintothearea

B.peoplefromoutlyingdistrictswouldbeunabletoattendreligiousservices

C.theeconomyofthepeoplewouldsuffergreatly

D.itwouldbedifficulttogofromLyntontoBarnstaple

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S7】

35.

【S4】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S2】

38.(84)

39.

【S6】

参考答案

1.ThechangeofthenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrateadmissionFromthetablewecanseethechangeofthenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrateadmission.Asindicatedbythefiguresthenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrateadmissionincreasesdramaticallyfrom0.46millionin2001to1.282millionin2007whichhasalmosttrebledthenumberinashortperiodofsixyears!Thereasonsforthesedramaticinmyopinionmainlyinvolvetwoaspectsi.e.toomanycollegeundergraduatesandthescarcityofworkingopportunity.AsitisknowntoallwiththeexpansionofcollegerecruitmentinthepastfewyearsmoreandmorehighschoolgraduateshavebeenenrolledintocollegesanduniversitiesinChina.Consequentlytheyposeaseverepressuretotheemploymentupongraduation.Sincetherearenotsomanyworkingpoststheyhavetostudyasprostrates.Thisisveryclearlyshownfromthenetincreaseof2002-2006with2005beingthegreatestincrease.Howeverthesituationbegantochangesince2006.Althoughtherewerestillincreasesinnumberthepaceapparentlysloweddown.Especiallyin2007thefigureisveryclosetothatofthepreviousyear.ThechangeofthenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrateadmissionFromthetablewecanseethechangeofthenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrateadmission.Asindicatedbythefigures,thenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrateadmissionincreasesdramaticallyfrom0.46millionin2001to1.282millionin2007,whichhasalmosttrebledthenumberinashortperiodofsixyears!Thereasonsforthesedramatic,inmyopinion,mainlyinvolvetwoaspects,i.e.toomanycollegeundergraduatesandthescarcityofworkingopportunity.Asitisknowntoall,withtheexpansionofcollegerecruitmentinthepastfewyears,moreandmorehighschoolgraduateshavebeenenrolledintocollegesanduniversitiesinChina.Consequentlytheyposeaseverepressuretotheemploymentupongraduation.Sincetherearenotsomanyworkingposts,theyhavetostudyasprostrates.Thisisveryclearlyshownfromthenetincreaseof2002-2006,with2005beingthegreatestincrease.However,thesituationbegantochangesince2006.Althoughtherewerestillincreasesinnumber,thepaceapparentlysloweddown.Especiallyin2007,thefigureisveryclosetothatofthepreviousyear.解析：按照指令所给出的3点，我们可以将这篇作文写成3段。第1段解释表格各数据，说明全国持续多年的考研热这一现象。第2段分析报名人数变化的原因：高校扩大招生，毕业生就业难，第3段对这一现象做出评论，近两年考研人数增长率逐渐下降，2007年增幅最低。

2.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.

3.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofsciencepeoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.AndpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephonesTVsetsjetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservationexperimentsandresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbusofGalileoandofEinstein—thespiritofconqueringunchartedplacesdiscoveringunknownfactsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks—isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.Itisnotonlyembodiedinthecountle