（2021年）福建省宁德市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2021年）福建省宁德市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition,onthetopicNoPainsNoGains.YourcompositionshouldbebasedontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Yourpartofthecompositionshouldbeatleast150words.

1.请解释"NoPainsNoGains"的含义;

2.举例证明。

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic2008OlympicsandI.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．北京2008年奥运会的重大意义

2．你能为北京奥运会做些什么

3．展望北京奥运会的前景

2008OlympicsandI

3.Directions:Farthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前很多父母在子女高中毕业前就送他们出国学习

2．形成这种趋势的原因

3．我对此的看法

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinglinegraphthatshowsthechangesoftheattendanceinthereaddingroom.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinesewiththetitleCollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon.

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。

CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewersprefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyourwritingandwriteneatlyandclearly.

6.Direction:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.目前社会上有不少假冒伪劣商品(fakecommodities)。为什么会有这种现象?

2.举例说明假冒伪劣商品对消费者个人、社会的危害。

7.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。

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．住房问题在大城市变得越来越严重

2．住房问题的产生原因和给城市带来的影响

3．建议一个解决办法

HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?

9.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledPressureinModernLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.现代生活充满压力

2.压力对人身心的影响;

3.如何缓解压力

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWealthandHealth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.有人认为财富比健康重要:

2．也有人认为健康比财富重要；

3．我的观点是______。

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

Peoplefrequentlysufferingfromsleeprestrictiontendto______.

A.livelonger

B.losemuchweight

C.eatlessfood

D.growanxiousanddepressed

12.WhyShouldWeWorryAboutWhatWeShouldn't?

Itwouldbealoteasiertoenjoyyourlifeifthereweren'tsomanythingstryingtokillyoueveryday.Theproblemsstartevenbeforeyou'refullyawake.There'sthefalloutofbedthatkills600Americanseachyear.There'stheearly-morningheartattack,whichis40%morecommonthanthosethatstrikelaterintheday.There'sthefatalplungedownthestairs,thebiteofsausagethatgetslodgedinyourthroat,thetumbleontheslipperysidewalkasyouleavethehouse,thehigh-speedautomotivepinballgamethatisyourdailycommute.

Otherdangersstalkyoualldaylong.Willacabbie'sbrakesfailwhenyou'reinthecrosswalk?Willyouhaveaviolentreactiontobadfood?Andwhatabouttherisksyoucarrywithyouallyourlife?Thefatherandgrandfatherwhodiedofcoronariesintheir50sprobablypassedthesamecardiacweaknessontoyou.Thetendencytotakechancesonthehighwaythathastwicelandedyouintrafficcourtcouldjustaseasilylandyouinthemorgue.

Shadowedbyperilasweare,youwouldthinkwe'dgetprettygoodatdistinguishingtheriskslikeliesttodousinfromtheonesthatarestatisticallongshots.Butyouwouldbewrong.Weagonizeoveravianflu,whichtodatehaskilledpreciselynooneintheU.S.,buthavetobecajoledintogettingvaccinatedforthecommonflu,whichcontributestothedeathsof36,000Americanseachyear.Wewringourhandsoverthemadcowpathogenthatmightbe(butalmostcertainlyisn't)inourhamburgerandworryfarlessaboutthecholesterolthatcontributestotheheartdiseasethatkills700,000ofusannually.

Weprideourselvesonbeingtheonlyspeciesthatunderstandstheconceptofrisk,yetwehaveaconfoundinghabitofworryingaboutmerepossibilitieswhileignoringprobabilities,buildingbarricadesagainstperceiveddangerswhileleavingourselvesexposedtorealones.SixMuslimstravelingfromareligiousconferencewerethrownoffaplanelastweekinMinneapolis,Minn.,evenasunscreenedcargocontinuestostreamintoportsonbothcoasts.ShoppersstilllookaskanceatabagofspinachforfearofE.colibacteriawhilefillingtheircartswithfat-soddenFrenchfriesandsalt-crustednachos.Weputfiltersonfaucets,installairionizersinourhomesandlatherourselveswithantibacterialsoap."Weusedtomeasurecontaminantsdowntothepartspermillion,"saysDanMcGinn,aformerCapitolHillstaffmemberandnowaprivateriskconsultant."Nowit'spartsperbillion."

Atthesametime,20%ofalladultsstillsmoke;nearly20%ofdriversandmorethan30%ofbackseatpassengersdon'tuseseatbelts;two-thirdsofusareoverweightorobese.Wedashacrossthestreetagainstthelightandbuildourhomesinhurricane-proneareasandwhenthey'redemolishedbyastorm,werebuildinthesamespot.Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksisamultidimensionalmathproblemthatsometimesseemsentirelybeyondus.Andwhileitmaybetreethatit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell,it'salmostcertainlysomethingwecanlearntodobetter.

Partoftheproblemwehavewithevaluatingrisk,scientistssay,isthatwe'removingthroughthemodemworldwithwhatis,inmanyrespects,aprehistoricbrain.Wemaythinkwe'vegrownaccustomedtolivinginapredator-freeenvironmentinwhichmostofthedangersofthewildhavebeendrivenawayorfencedoff,butourcentralnervoussystem--evolvingataglacialpace--hasn'tgotthemessage.

Toprobetherisk-assessmentmechanismsofthehumanmind,JosephLeDoux,aprofessorofneuroscienceatNewYorkUniversityandtheauthorofTheEmotionalBrain,studiesfearpathwaysinlaboratoryanimals.Heexplainsthatthejumpiestpartofthebrain--ofmouseandman--istheamygdala,aprimitive,almond-shapedclumpoftissuethats

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13.ThesurveysofERShelplow-incomehouseholdsdevelopeconomizingpractices.

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BeingproperlydressedforthearcticenvironmentisthekeytobeingabletoenjoyallthefantasticexperiencesatIceHotel.

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15.

A"DIY"divorcemaytakeeffectin______afterthesimpleprocedure.

16.(11)

17.

Somesweetfoods,______________________,containchocolate.

18.

Watertablesarefallingbecauseof______inmanypartsoftheworld.

19.

Tosaveenergyforanunexpectedsituation,yourbodystoresanaccumulationof______.

20.AncientOlympicGames

AmateurathletesfromallovertheworldtakepartinthemodemOlympicGames.AnynationmayenterateaminthegamesifitagreestofollowtherolesoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee.ThegamesareheldduringthefirstyearofeachOlympiad.(AnOlympiadisaperiodof4yearsthatbeginsinaleapyear—1960,1964,1968,andsoon.)

OlympicGameswereheldinancientGreeceatleastaslongagoas776B.C.Thecustomlastedformorethan1000yearsbutthendiedoutundertherulesofRome.Inthelate1800'sFrenchman,BaronPierredeCoubertin(1862-1937),decidedtotrytostartthegamesagain.Hewishedtorenewthoseidealsofexcellenceofbody,mindandspiritshownintheancientGreekOlympics.Hesucceeded,andthemodemOlympicGamesbeganinAthens,Greece,in1896.

Throughlegend,thebeginningoftheOlympicGamescanbefoundinreligiouscelebrationsthatwereheldtoshowrespecttothegodsoftheGreeks.Thesegodsweretikehumansinsomeways,buttheycouldnotdie,thatistosay,theywereimmortal.Theyweresaidtohavebodiesofgreatsize,strength,andbeauty.Theyhadthepowertochangefromoneform.toanother.Pretendingtobeordinarypeople,theysometimesenteredthelivesofmenandwomen,marriedthem,andhadchildren.ThefirstOlympicwinnersweresaidtobechildrenoftheGreekgods.

ThreethousandyearsagoOlympiawasanimportantreligiouscenterinsouthwesternGreece.HerewastheTempleofZeus,fatherofthegodsandrulerofbothgodsandmen.Heremencametoworshipandtoapproachasnearlyaspossibletheskillsandstrengthofthegods.Speedandskillinhand-to-handfightingwerenecessaryforsurvival.Theywereevenmoreimportantforleadershipamongmen.Physicalexcellencewasveryimportant,too,butitwasnotall.Nexttofamilylinefromthegods,theGreeksvaluedfamethroughpoetryandsong.Poetsandpeoplewereeagertosingthepraisesnotonlyofvictorsinbattlebutalsoofvictorsincontestsofskillandstrength.So,theseedsofachievementinarts,inmoralconduct,andinaffairsofthemindwereplantedontheplainsofOlympiaatthefeetofthegoodandkindZeus.HeretheOlympicGamesbegan.Theysurvivedforcenturies,inspiringthemusicandpoetryandthearchitectureandsculpturethatweretobecomethemagnificenceoftheGoldenAgeofGreece.

ThegreatpoetPindarwrotepoemsofpraiseinmemoryofthewinnersofthelaurelorolivewreath.ThisprizelookedlikethecrownofZeus.ItwasforthewreaththatCoroebusracedabout200yardstovictoryinthefirstrecordedOlympicGames.ThismarkedthebeginningofthefirstOlympiad.Byourcalendartheyearwas776B.C.

Itwasacook,Coroebus,notaGreeknobleman,whowasthefirstknownwinnerofanOlympicaward.Acrowdof45,000peoplerosefromtheirseatsonthegrassinthestadiumtocheer.

AlthoughtheGreeksweresaidtobedemocratic,slavesandwomenhadfewrights.OnlyfreedommalecitizenscouldtakepartintheOlympicGames.Womenwereforbidden,withdeathasthepunishment,eventoseethegames.Onewomandidsuccessfullygetawayfromthepunishment.ThemotherofPisidoruscontinuedthetrainingofhersonafterthisfatherdied.Pretendingtobeaman,sheattendedthegames.Shewasnotrecognizeduntilshoutedwithjoyoverherson'svictory.Shewaspardoned,andintimewomenwereallowedinthegames.

AthleticcompetitionbecamesoimportanttotheGreeksthattheOlympiccelebrationswereapeacefulinfluenceonthewarlikecity-states.Sparta,famousforitsstricttrainingofyouthanditsmanyOlympichonors,wouldwaituntilthegameswereoverbeforesendingfightersintobattle.Othercitiesfollowedthisexample.The"sacredmonth"ofthegamesbecameatimeforpeaceandfriendship.

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(34)

A.Achangeinthestatusofeducatedpeople.

B.Achangeinthenatureofreading.

C.Anincreaseinthenumberofbooks.

D.Anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders.

22.(35)

A.Refinetheirinterviewingtechniques.

B.Arrangetheirworkschedules.

C.Selectappropriatecourses.

D.Writecoverletters.

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27.SectionA

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

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A.Nobodylikestolistentothissymphony.

B.Manypeoplelikethesymphony.

C.Shedoesn'tlikethesymphony.

D.She'dliketohaveacupoftea.

28.(26)

A.Establishpersonalcontracts.

B.Furtherpersonalcontacts.

C.Investigatepersonalcontracts.

D.Sellmedicalfacilities.

29.【B1】

30.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:JeanreallylosthertemperinDr.Brown'sclassthismorning.Wewereallshockedbyheraggressiveness.

M:Oh,didshe?ButIthinkherfranknessisreallysomethingtobeappreciated.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.HeadmiresJean'sstraightforwardness.

B.HethinksDr.Browndeservesthepraise.

C.HebelievesJeanwasrudetoDr.Brown.

D.HewilltalktoJeanaboutwhathappened.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.(62)

32.

Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingarethedescriptionoftoday'sFrenchmenEXCEPTthat______.

A.manyofthempreferthemodemlifestyle

B.theyactuallyenjoyworkingattheassemblyline

C.theyaremoreconcernedwithmoneythanbefore

D.theyaremorecompetitivethantheoldgeneration

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UriShamir'sviewpointisthat______.

A.nationsinthatregionamjustfightingforwater

B.peopletherearethirstyforpeaceinsteadofwater

C.waterisnoproblemaslongasthereispeace

D.thosenationshaveeveryreasontofightforwater

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S4】

38.Youprobablyenjoybeingapartofyourlocalcommunity.

Youmayattendchurchservices,belongtoaneighborhoodwatch

group,chatwithneighborsoverthefence,ormeetingneighborhood【S1】______.

friendsatalocalrestaurant.It'shumannaturetowanttobondwith

others,soit'snotsurprisedtofindthatpeopleareseekingouteach【S2】______.

otheronlinebyformingallsortsofInternetcommunities.

TheInternetisbrimmingwithgroupsofpeoplewhoare

sharingexperiences,learningfromeachother,andenjoythe【S3】______.

Multi-person.Internetcommunitiescantakeseveraldifferentforms.Two

ofthemostcommonformsaremessageboardsandchatrooms,

eitherofwhicharebasedonsharedinterests.【S4】______.

Messageboards,alsocalledforums,areextremelypopular.

Theyareplaceswherepeoplepostcommentsforallother

participantstoread.Messageboardvisitorscanreadandreplyto

anycommentstheyfindtheminteresting.【S5】______.

Chatroomsare"virtual"roomsintherepeoplemeettotalk【S6】______.

aboutanything.Theydifferfrommessageboardsthatconversations【S7】______.

inchatroomstakeplaceinrealtime.Youvisitachatroomsimply

bygoingtothespecifiedInternetaddress.Oncethere,youwillbe

askedtologin,andonceyouareinthe"room",youwouldbe【S8】______.

abletoseethenamesofothersintheroomandreadtheir

conversationsastheyprogress.Youcanjumpinatsometimeby【S9】______.

typingyourcommentsandclickingonpost,send,orwhateverlink

thechatroomhasprovidedtoaddyourcommentsforthechat.【S10】______.

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参考答案

1.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamomentbutwasprecededbyyearsofpatientarduousobservation.MozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodernworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachievedwithoutexceptioncomefromsustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsayinganditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamouspeoplenopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinourcollegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacoursetoacquireknowledgeinaparticularfieldandtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertionandpersistenteffort.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamoment,butwasprecededbyyearsofpatient,arduousobservation.MozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodernworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachieved,withoutexception,comefromsustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsaying,anditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamouspeople,nopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinourcollegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacourse,toacquireknowledgeinaparticularfield,andtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertionandpersistenteffort.

2.2008OlympicsandIItiswellknownthattheOlympicGameswillbeheldinBeijingin2008.ThisisagreatchanceforthewholeworldtoknowmoreaboutChina.TheOlympicGameshasbroughtalongnotonlysp2008OlympicsandIItiswellknownthattheOlympicGameswillbeheldinBeijingin2008.ThisisagreatchanceforthewholeworldtoknowmoreaboutChina.TheOlympicGameshasbroughtalongnotonlysp

3.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadaysmoreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheftchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomycompaniesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiencestoo.Consequentlypursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreoverthereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrush-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asformeoverseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiencesbutoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvementbutit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathomewhenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadays,moreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheftchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,companiesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiences,too.Consequently,pursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreover,thereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrush-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asforme,overseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiences,butoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvement,butit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathome,whenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.

4.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollegereadingroomattendancethereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.WhenthenewtermstartsinSeptemberthereareabout275studentswhogotothereadingroom.ThenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonthtillNovemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerratereachingthepeakjustbeforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacationmoststudentsgohomesothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropstoalmost175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.Afterthreemonthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterAprilwiththeapproachingfinalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthefacilitiesofthereadingroom.Duringthesummervacationstudentsarerarelyseeninit.Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents'lifeatcollege.Thegraphindicatesthatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwomonthsofeachsemesterquiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfaraway.Theyonlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexamsbecausetheretheycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheirtermpapersortheexams.Infactstudentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeofexamsbecauseitisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhaveabsorbed.Thereforeiftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiringknowledgetheirliveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeitthekeytorealsuccessinstudyliesinone'swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgoodcommandofmodernscienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalentedstudentheshouldattendeverylectureandeagerlyabsorbnewknowledgeinthereadingroom.Thusthegraphabovewouldhaveasmootherorsteadiercurve.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollegereadingroomattendance,thereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.WhenthenewtermstartsinSeptember,thereareabout275studentswhogotothereadingroom.ThenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonthtillNovemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerrate,reachingthepeakjustbeforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacation,moststudentsgohome,sothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropstoalmost175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.Afterthreemonthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterApril,withtheapproachingfinalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthefacilitiesofthereadingroom.Duringthesummervacation,studentsarerarelyseeninit.Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents'lifeatcollege.Thegraphindicatesthatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwomonthsofeachsemester,quiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfaraway.Theyonlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexamsbecausetheretheycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheirtermpapersortheexams.Infact,studentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeofexamsbecauseitisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhaveabsorbed.Therefore,iftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiringknowledge,theirliveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeit,thekeytorealsuccessinstudyliesinone'swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgoodcommandofmodernscienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalentedstudent,heshouldattendeverylectureandeagerlyabsorbnewknowledgeinthereadingroom.Thusthegraphabovewouldhaveasmootherorsteadiercurve.

5.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.JustthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchistelevisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper"saysafootballfan"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"ApassionforsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.Thereisnovarietynorchallengenorrisk.Everythingispredictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotionssportsofferthepurestformofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeverydayrealitydischargethetensionsofadayatworksatisfythestarvedneedforfreefantasyandaggressiveurgeandliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."Formostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackgroundasharedinterest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangersmaysharenothin