【2021年】河北省唐山市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

【2021年】河北省唐山市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.安乐死应该合法化；

2．安乐死不应合法化；

3．我的观点。

ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.老一辈常说，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人却认为相貌比有力重要

3.你的看法

AbilityandGoodLooks

3.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOff

No.ofPost-graduateTestTakersin

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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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

SalaryorInterest

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaskforsomeinformationaboutaninternationalconferenceheldinyourcity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

有一个会议在你所在的城市召开，你想去参加。给会议的组织者写一封信。说一下你想参加的原因，并简单介绍一下自己。并请他提供一些会议的相关登信息。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed,30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhataCollegeEducationMeanstoMe.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.学习一向优异，理所当然应进大学深造

2.大学是满足求知欲的最佳场所

3.大学生活能开阔视野，提高思想境界

4.高等教育为开创职业生涯做好准备

7.1.有人认为考研是大学毕业生最好的出路

2.也有人持不同意见

3.我的看法

ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledDoesIntensiveTrainingCoursesReallyHelp?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现如今各种考试的辅导班越来越多

2．人们对此看法不一

3．你的观点

DoesIntensiveTrainingCoursesReallyHelp

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnPrivateTutoring.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.为孩子聘请家教目前非常普遍

2．有人认为这对孩子有帮助，有人则不以为然

3．我的看法

OnPrivateTutoring

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnOver-packaging.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前许多商品都存在过度包装现象

2．这种现象的危害

3．你的看法

OnOver-packaging

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

Thenutritionalqualityoffoodproductvariesinaccordancewith______.

12.

AlthoughpeoplethinkAmericanpartymakesarichsourcefordiscussions,manyteachers______.

A.producelessonplanswithcase

B.producelessonplanswithdifficulties

C.dedicateafullclasstothisfascinatingtopic

D.makeexcellentlessonplans

13.

AccordingtoaFTCreport,U.S.mediacorporationsaremarketingviolententertainmenttochildrenactivelyand______.

14.America'sBrainDrainCrisis

LosingtheGlobalEdge

WilliamKurtzisaself-describedcomputergeek.Amoreaptdescriptionmightbecomputergenius.Whenhewasjust11,Kunzstartedwritingsoftwareprograms,andby14hehadcreatedhisownvideogame.AsahighschoolsophomoreinHouston,Texas,hewonfirstprizeinalocalsciencefairforadataencryption(编密码)programhewrote.Inhissenioryear,hetooktopprizeinaninternationalscienceandengineeringfairfordesigningaprogramtoanalyzeandsortDNApatterns.

KunzwentontoattendCarnegieMellon,amongthenation'shighest-rankeduniversitiesincomputerscience.AftercollegehelandedajobwithOracleinSiliconValley,writingsoftwareusedbycompaniesaroundtheworld.

Kunzlookedsettobecomeastarinhisfield.Thenhegaveitallup.

Today,threeyearslater,KurtzisinhisfirstyearatHarvardBusinessSchool.Heleftsoftwareengineeringpartlybecausehisearningpotentialpalednexttofriendswhoweregoingintolaworbusiness.Healsoworriedaboutjobsecurity;especiallyasmorecompaniesmovetheirprogrammingoverseastolowercosts."Everytimeyou'reaskedtotrainsomeoneinIndia,youthink,'AmItrainingmyreplacement?'"Kunzsays.

Thingsareturningoutverydifferentlyforanotherstandoutinengineering,Qing-ShanJia.AstudentatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,Jiashinesevenamonghisgiftedcohorts(一群人)ataschoolsometimescalled"theMITofChina".HeconsideredapplyingtoHarvardforhisPhD,butdecideditwasn'tworthit.

Hisuniversityisinvestingheavilyincutting-edgeresearchfacilities,endattractsanimpressiverosterofinternationalprofessors."Icangetaworld-classeducationhereendstudywithworld-classscholars,"Jiasays,

Thesetwosnapshots(快照)illustratepartofadeeplydisturbingpicture.Inthedisciplinesunderpinningthehigh-techeconomy-math,scienceandengineering---Americaissteadilylosingitsglobaledge.Thedepthandbreadthoftheproblemisclear:

-SeveralofAmerica'skeyagenciesforscientificresearchanddevelopmentwillfacearetirementcrisiswithinthenexttenyears.

-Lessthan6%ofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantopursueengineeringdegrees,down36%fromadecadeago.

-In2000,56%ofChina'sundergraduatedegreeswereinthehardsciences;intheUnitedStates,thefigurewas17%.

-ChinawilllikelyproducesixtimesthenumberofengineersnextyearthanAmericawillgraduate,accordingtoMikeGibbonsoftheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation.Japan,withhalfAmerica'spopulation,hasminted(铸造)twiceasmanyinrecentyears.

"MostAmericansare'unawareofhowmuchsciencedoesforthiscountryendwhatwestandtoloseifwecan'tkeepup,"saysShirleyAnnJackson,presidentofRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteandchairoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DavidBaltimore,presidentoftheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandaNobellaureate,putsitbluntly:"Wecan'thopetokeepintactourstandardofliving,ournationalsecurity,ourwayoflife,ifAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience."

TheCrisisAmericansCreated

InJanuary2001,theHart-RudmanCommission,taskedwithfindingsolutionstoAmerica'smajornationalsecuritythreats,concludedthatthefailuresofAmerica'smathandscienceeducationandAmerica'ssystemofresearch"poseagreaterthreat...thananypotentialconventionalwar."

Therootsofthisfailurelieinprimaryandsecondaryeducation.Thenationthatproducedmostofthegreattechnologicaladvancesofthelastcenturynowscorespoorlyininternationalsciencetesting.A2003surveyofmathandscienceliteracyrankedAmerican15-year-old

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Inthe16thcenturypeopledevelopedgreatpassionforplantcollectingoutofreligiousreasonsaswellas______.

16.

MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigastogenerate______.

17.

Theauthor______thattheU.N.SecurityCouncilshouldnotonlydenounceIran’sactionsbutagreeonanoilembargoandabanoninvestmentinIran.

18.

WhenNancyWoods'parentsreachedtheirmid-80s,Nancy______.

A.cookedeverymealforthem

B.hadtheirmealsdelivered

C.letthemliveonoatmealporridge

D.hadanutritiousdietdesignedforthem

19.Bothmother-to-childtransmissionandpartner-to-partnertransmissioncanbepreventedorprotectedeffectivelybydrugsfor______.

20.

Withself-learningmechanismsbuiltin,thefuturerobotswillbehave______.

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

A.Thosewhoknowhowtoprogramcomputers.

B.Thosewhogetspecialaidfromtheirteachers.

C.Thosewhoareveryhardworking.

D.Thosewhohavewell-educatedparents.

22.听力原文：W:Ithinkthereshouldbegreaterrestrictionsplacedonthepressandthestoriestheyprint.Ican'topenanewspaperormagazinewithoutreadingstoriesfulloffalseinformationaboutmyselforpeopleIknow.It'sgetting...

M:Sorry,butIcan'tbelievethatyou'reactuallycomplainingaboutfreepublicity.ImeanIremember,Shelley,beforeyouwerefamous,youwerebeggingustowritefeaturesaboutyou...anything...

W:Ifyouwouldjustletmefinishofcoursethepresshavebeenimportant.I'manactressandIunderstandthepowerofthepress.Butthethingis,Irarelyseemtoreadanythingtrueaboutmyselfthesedays...ThepointI'mtryingtomakehereisthatfamouspeoplehavefamilieswithfeelings.

M:Oh,sorry.You'rereallyhurtbythatparticulararticlelastweek.

W:Toincreasecirculationandmakemoremoney,certainnewspaperscontinuetoprintthosestorieswhenit'sobviousthatthey'renottrue.

M:ButIthinkwehavetoconsidertherelationshipbetweenfame,thepublicandthepress.Thepublicarefascinatedbyfameandscandal,andtheylovetoreadabouttheirfavoritestars.

W:I'msickofgutter-pressmakingupstories.It'sirresponsibleanditmessesuppeople'slife.

M:Theproblemis,it'snotalwaysclearwhat'strueandwhatisn't.Imean,ifanewspaperprintssomethingscandalousorembarrassingaboutafamousperson,they'reboundtodenyit,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'snottrue.

W:Areyoutryingtosay...

M:Nosmokewithoutfire,ifyouaskme.

(20)

A.Alittleknownactressandaliterarycritic.

B.Awell-knownactressandanewspapereditor.

C.Amoviestarandoneofherfans.

D.AmoviestarandaTVinterviewer.

23.(25)

A.Apersonwhoarefamiliarwithfishkeeping.

B.Apersonwhocanworkwithlargeaquaticappliances.

C.Apersonwhoishard-workinganddetermined.

D.Apersonwhocanworkforheratleastthreeyears.

24.听力原文：W:IfeelsouneasyabouttrustingDavidwithourmoney.Howaboutyou?

M:Somepeoplesayhe'snotreliable,butothershavealotofconfidenceinhim.I'mwillingtogivehimthebenefitofthedoubt.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.HethinksDavidisnotreliable.

B.He'swillingtotrustDavid.

C.HehastoldhisdoubtstoDavid.

D.HethinksDavidwillbenefitfromthisexperience.

25.(15)

A.Hopkins.B.Wilfred.C.Ralf.D.Thewoman.

26.听力原文：W:I'mtryingtofinishthesepracticetestquestionsbutI'vestillgotabout12questionstodo.Atthisrate,I'llbeburningthemidnightoilifIhopetofinish.

M:Oh,thatexplainswhyyou'vebeenhidinginhere.Youprobablyhaven'theardthattheprofessorpostponedtheexamuntilfurthernotice.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(17)

A.Theprofessorpostponedtheexamandwillinform.everyonelater.

B.Theprofessorphonedhimaboutthepostponingoftheexam.

C.Theprofessorcanceledtheexam.

D.Theprofessorputofftheexam.

27.(31)

A.Industry.

B.Health.

C.Thefutureofourchildren.

D.Cleanair.

28.SectionC

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

Hewasafunny-lookingmanwithacheerfulface,good-naturedandagreattalker.Hewas【B1】______byhisstudent,thegreatphilosopherPlato,as"thebestandmostjustandwisestman".Yetthissamemanwas【B2】______todeathforhisbeliefsbyajurycomposedoftheleadingfiguresofthetimeinAthens.

ThemanwastheGreekphilosopherSocrates,andhewasputtodeathfornotbelievingintherecognizedgodsandfor【B3】______youngpeople.Thesecondchargestemmedfromhis【B4】______withnumerousyoungmenwhocametoAthensfromalloverthe【B5】______worldtostudyunderhim.

Socrates'methodofteachingwastoaskquestionsand,by【B6】______nottoknowtheanswers,to【B7】______hisstudentsintothinkingforthemselves.Histeachingshad【B8】______influenceonallthegreatGreekandRomanschoolsofphilosophy.Yetforallhisfameandinfluence,Socrateshimselfneverwroteaword.

Socrates【B9】______inAthens.Theywantedhimsilenced.Yetmanywereprobablysurprisedthatheaccepteddeathsoreadily.

Socrates【B10】______.ButSocrates,asafirmbelieverinlaw,reasonedthatitwaspropertosubmittothedeathsentence.【B11】______.

【B1】

29.(32)

A.Hethoughtthecopyingprocesstooktoolong.

B.Heconsideredeachphotographtobeunique.

C.Hedidn'thavethenecessaryequipmentforreproduction.

D.Hedidn'twantthemtobedisplayedoutsideofhishome.

30.

【B7】

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

【C6】

32.

WhatdoesDavidR.Smithwanttoconveywhenhesays"...exceptwhenthey'remagic"inthelastparagraph?

33.

Whyresearchersputtreesinextracarbondioxideinthefirststudy?

A.Tolearnwhethertreescanstillabsorbcarbondioxideunderextremeconditions.

B.Togetmoreoxygenfromthesetrees.

C.Toevaluatethemaximumcarbondioxidethattreescanabsorb.

D.Toseethegrowthrateofthesetrees.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S4】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S7】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S4】

38.

【S10】

39.【S1】

参考答案

1.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighlycontroversialissueathomeandabroad.InsomenorthernEuropeancountriesitislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagaininourcountrybecauseanincurablepatientwantedthedoctorstoimplementeuthanasiaonhimbuttheyhadtorefusetodososinceitwasforbiddenbylaw.Somepeoplethinkthateuthanasiashouldbelegalizedandputintopractice.Insodoingitwillbenefitallpeopleinvolved.Firstitcanlessenthepainofthedyingpatientwhosuffersterriblyfromtheincurabledisease.Seconditwillalsoreducethegreatfinancialpressureonthelivingbecauseagreatdealofmoneyhastobespentinprolongingthelifeofthedying.Ontheotherhandothersbelievethateuthanasiashouldnotbelegalizedandperformed.Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatlifeisthemostpreciousofallandshouldbeputbeforeeverythingelse.Onceapersonisdeadheorshecannevercomebacktolifeanditisirreplaceable.What'smoreifeuthanasiaislegalizeditispossibleforwickedpeopletotakeadvantageofittokilllegitimately.Inmyopinioneuthanasiashouldbelegallyimplementedbutstrictlawsmustbemadeandseveremeasurestakenincaseitisabused.Andalsoiftheincurablepatientwantstogoonlivinginpaininsteadofhavingeuthanasiahisorherchoicemustberespected.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighlycontroversialissueathomeandabroad.InsomenorthernEuropeancountriesitislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagaininourcountrybecauseanincurablepatientwantedthedoctorstoimplementeuthanasiaonhimbuttheyhadtorefusetodososinceitwasforbiddenbylaw.Somepeoplethinkthateuthanasiashouldbelegalizedandputintopractice.Insodoing,itwillbenefitallpeopleinvolved.First,itcanlessenthepainofthedyingpatientwhosuffersterriblyfromtheincurabledisease.Second,itwillalsoreducethegreatfinancialpressureonthelivingbecauseagreatdealofmoneyhastobespentinprolongingthelifeofthedying.Ontheotherhand,othersbelievethateuthanasiashouldnotbelegalizedandperformed.Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatlifeisthemostpreciousofallandshouldbeputbeforeeverythingelse.Onceapersonisdead,heorshecannevercomebacktolife,anditisirreplaceable.What'smore,ifeuthanasiaislegalized,itispossibleforwickedpeopletotakeadvantageofittokilllegitimately.Inmyopinion,euthanasiashouldbelegallyimplementedbutstrictlawsmustbemadeandseveremeasurestakenincaseitisabused.Andalso,iftheincurablepatientwantstogoonlivinginpaininsteadofhavingeuthanasia,hisorherchoicemustberespected.解析：[审题]

本篇是典型的关于某一问题利与弊的论说文。这种形式的论说文要求考生对某个问题的利与弊展开讨论，摆事实、讲道理，最后由考生结合两种意见谈谈自己的观点和看法。就本篇作文的谋篇布局来讲，它一般由三段组成，也可以写四段。

[写作思路]

第一段：首先提出安乐死这一问题，简明扼要地说明这一问题产生的背景、由来和影响等。

第二段：从正面来论述实施安乐死的好处及其必要性。

第三段：从反面来陈述实施安乐死带来的后果和引发的问题。

第四段：谈谈考生自己的观点，不管赞成还是反对，一定要客观。

2.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytollyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislossimportantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthatinterestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshoweverthingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksarebornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthemI'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytollyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislossimportantthan,say,ability.Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,thepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

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

5.November122007DearProfessorHuangIwriteforinformationregardingtheforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldatyourprestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversitymajoringinEducationandhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofworkplaceskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendtheconferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakersthecontentoftheirtalksandtheirresearchinterests.Besidesifyoucouldpleasealsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemyarrangementsmucheasier.InadditionifyoucouldletmehavedetailsoftheaccommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforwardtoreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.SincerelyyoursFrankNovember12,2007DearProfessorHuang,IwriteforinformationregardingtheforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldatyourprestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversitymajoringinEducation,andhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofworkplaceskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendtheconferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakers,thecontentoftheirtalks,andtheirresearchinterests.Besides,ifyoucouldpleasealsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemyarrangementsmucheasier.Inaddition,ifyoucouldletmehavedetailsoftheaccommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforwardtoreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.Sincerelyyours,Frank

6.WHATACOLLEGEEDUCATIONMEANSTOMEWhatdoesacollegeeducationmeantome?ThisisagoodquestionbutIhavenevergivenmuchthoughttoit.FinishingtheprimaryandsecondaryschoolasatopstudentIjusttookitforgrantedthatIshouldgoontocollegeforhighere