【2023年】山东省威海市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

【2023年】山东省威海市大学英语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.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCompetitionandCooperation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.现代社会中竞争无处不在；

2.竞争和合作的关系。

2.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

3.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

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.学生的书包越来越重

2.造成这情况的原因

3.如何减轻学生的负担

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofReservedVacantSeats.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.大学校园里占座现象屡禁不止，分析其原因.

2.你对此的看法.

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledElectronicWaste.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow

1.废弃的电子产品越来越多；

2．如何正确处理这些电子产品。

7.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

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicShouldEuthanasiabelegalized?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.有不少绝症病人和病人的家属认为安乐死应该合法化。

2．但是也有不少人不同意把安乐死合法化。

3．我的看法。

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertocomfortalaid-offacquaintance.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.对其下岗一事表示遗憾

2.对其如何解决困境提出建议

3.鼓励对方，并表示愿意提供帮助

ALettertoALaid-offAcquaintance

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.在校大学生炒股的现象在一些地主很普遍

2.有人认为这种行为不利于学生的学习也有人认为这种行为也能让学生有所收获

3.你的观点

BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent

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

TheJapaneseequivalentofGUANXIinChineseis______.

12.

ShireenAdenwallamovedherlabandofficefrequentlybecause______.

A.herhousemovedtoNebraska

B.shekeptgettingpromoted

C.theequipmentwasborrowed

D.shecouldn'tgetabundantfunding

13.

Ifmanypeoplehavedemandforthenetworkatthesametime,thedatacommunicationwillbedifficultevenwith4Gtechnology.

14.

Sincerainforestbacteriaandtreesdependoneachotherforlife,therelationshiptheyform.istermed______.

15.Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow______.

16.

______cancerisnotamongthecancersthatcanbeprotectedagainstbydietshighinvegetablesandfruits.

17.

Asamatteroffact,wetosomeextentpay______wheneverweareinvolvedinpurchasetransactions

18.

Geneticallymodifiedcropscanhelptoimprove______.

A.nutrientcontentsandfarmingproductivity

B.beta-carotenecontentsinrice

C.vitaminAandironelementsincrop

D.attributiontoresistinsects

19.OlympicTorches

Everytwoyears,peoplearoundtheworldwaitinanticipationasatorch-beatingrunnerenterstheOlympicarenaandlightsthecauldron(主火炬).ThesymboliclightingoftheOlympicflamemarksthebeginningofanotherhistoricOlympicGames.

TheopeningceremonyistheendofalongjourneyfortheOlympictorah.Bythetimeitarrivesinthestadium,ithastraveledthousandsofmiles.Itmayhavecrossedoceansanddesertsandtraversedmountains.Itmayhavebeencarriedonplanes,trains,bicycles,boats,andevendogsleds.Anditwillhavepassedthroughthehandsofthousandsofdifferentpeoplearoundtheglobe.ThisarticlechroniclesthehistoryoftheOlympictorch,revealshowitisdesignedtostaylitthrougheventheharshestweatherconditions,andfollowsitspathfromOlympia,Greece,totheOlympicGames.

HistoryoftheTorch

Fireisalwaysheldgreatpowerforhumans.Itcooksourfood,keepsuswarm,andlightsourwaythroughthedark.

TheancientGreeksreveredthepowerandfire.InGreekmythology,thegodPrometheusstolefirefromZeusandgaveittohumans.TocelebratethepassingoffirefromPrometheustoman,theGreekswouldholdrelayraces.Athleteswouldpassalittorchtooneanotheruntilthewinnerreachedthefinishline.

TheGreeksheldtheirfirstOlympicGamesin776B.C.TheGames,heldeveryfouryearsatOlympia,honoredZeusandotherGreekgods.TheOlympicsalsomarkedthebeginningofaperiodofpeacefortheoftenwarringGreeks.AtthestartoftheGames,runnerscalled"heraldsofpeace"wouldtravelthroughoutGreece,declaringa"sacredtruce(休战)"toallwarsbetweenrivalcity-states.Thetrucewouldremaininplaceforthedurationofthegames,sothatspectatorscouldsafelytraveltotheOlympics.

AconstantlyburningflamewasaregularfixturethroughoutGreece.Itusuallygracedthealters(祭坛)oftheGreekgods.InOlympia,therewasanaltardedicatedtoHera,goddessofbirthandmarriage.AtthestartoftheOlympicGames,theGreekswouldigniteacauldronofflamesuponHera'saltar.Theylittheflameusingahollowdiscormirrorcalledaskaphia,which,muchlikethemodernovalmirror,focusedthesun'sraysintoasinglepointtolighttheflame.TheflamewouldburnthroughouttheGamesasasignofpurity,reason,andpeace.

TheGreeksstoppedholdingtheirOlympicGamesafteraboutathousandyears,andthetorch,relaysandlightingoftheflamealsostopped.TheOlympicGamesdidnotreemergeuntil1896,whenthefirstmodernGameswereheldinAthens.Thetorchrelaytookabitlongertoreemerge.

TheBirthoftheModernTorchRelay

TheflamewasreintroducedtotheOlympicsatthe1928AmsterdamGames.Acauldronwaslit,buttherewasnotorchrelay.

ThefirstOlympictorchrelaywasatthe1936BerlinSummerGames.CarlDiem,aGermanhistoryprofessorandSecretaryGeneraloftheOrganizingCommitteeoftheGamesinn,educedtherelayasawayofreconnectingthemodernOlympicswiththeGames'historicalroots.TheflamewaslitinOlympia,Greece,justasithadbeencenturiesbefore.ThenitwascarriedtoBerlin,Germany,forthestartoftheOlympics.

ThetorchrelaywasnotintroducedtotheWinterOlympicsuntilthe1952Games.ItwaslitthatyearnotinOlympia,Greece,butinNorway,whichwaschosenbecauseitwasthebirthplaceofskiing.Butsincethe1964OlympicsatInnsbruck,Austria,everyOlympicGames—WinterandSummer—hasbegunwithatorch-lightingceremonyinOlympia,Greece,followedbyatorchrelaytotheOlympicstadium.

TheLightingoftheOlympicTorch

TheOlympictorchislitseveralmonthsbeforethestartoftheactualGames.TheflamebeginsitsjourneyatthesiteoftheoriginalOlympicGames—Olympia,Greece.Itislit,just

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20.

Thebuyersofelectricorplug-inhybridcarscanenjoyasumof$7,500in______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(17)

A.Heprefersshorterplaystothisone.

B.Hedoesn'thavetogotothatplay.

C.Hewouldn'tseetheplayasthewomandid.

D.Helikedtheplaybetterthefirsttimehesawit.

22.

【B5】

23.(22)

A.Becauseshewillseeherfriendoffattheairport.

B.Becauseshemustcatchtheplaneattheairport.

C.Becauseshewillmeetherfriendattheairport.

D.Becauseshewillattendalectureat4o'clock.

24.

【B11】

25.听力原文：HongKongisacityinclinedtowardred;inThailandthecolorisyellow;Indialeanstowardredsandoranges.ToanAsiancolorsareinfusedwithbeliefs,religiousandotherwise.TotheChinese,redisverylucky,buttoThaisyellowbringsgoodfortune.Thecombinationofblue,black,andwhiteis,totheChinese,suggestiveofafuneral.

ManyWesternbusinessmenbelievethatmostAsianshavebecomeWesternizedintheiroutlook,butWesternizationandeducationdonotusuallycompletelyreplacethecultureandbeliefsofanAsian'sforefathers.Theytendinsteadtomakeamoreintricatealliancebetweenhiscultureandreligiousbonds.TheapproachrequiredtosellanAsiananycommoditymustfollowthebasicformulaofcateringtonationalpride,acknowledgingequality,andunderstandingtheAsian'sbeliefs.

Colorisatouchything.Advertisersareadvisedtotakeintoconsiderationthereligiousandsuperstitiousbeliefsconnectedwithcolorsbeforeusingthem.ThecolorcombinationsofgreenandpurpleareacceptablethroughoutAsia,butusingoneorbothofthesecolorsisnoguaranteeofsales,asaprominentmanufacturerofwater-recreationproductslearnedinMalaysia.itshomeofficereceivedheatedrequestsfromitsMalaysiandistributorstostopshipmentsonallproductscoloredgreen.Thedistributorsreportedthatnumerouscustomersassociatedthecolorgreenwiththejungleandillness.

(30)

A.Thesymbolicsignificanceofaspecificcolor.

B.Thesubtleculturalconnotationofcolors.

C.TheinfluenceofWesternizationonAsianpeople'soutlook.

D.ExpensivelessonsWesternbusinessmenlearnedinAsia.

26.(16)

A.Hefeltupsetbecauseofherfailure.

B.Hebelievesshewillpassthetestthistime.

C.Heissuretheywillsucceedinthenexttest.

D.Hedidnobetterthanthewomaninthetest.

27.(32)

A.Friendlyandwillingtosharefriends.

B.Superficiallyfriendlyandopen.

C.Friendlyandrelaxing.

D.Ofteninvitingyoutotheirhome.

28.听力原文：M:You'llneed36credithourstogetanM.A.degree.FifteenmustbefromtheEnglishDepartmentandfifteenfromtheEducationDepartment.Fortheremainingsixcredithours,youcaneitherwriteathesisortaketwomoreoptionalcourses.

W:Rightnow,thisisveryconfusingtome,butI'msureI'llknowwhattodoasIlearnmoreaboutit.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

(18)

A.Waysofgettingextracredits.

B.AllrequirementsofanM.Adegree.

C.Thecredithoursrequiredforadegree.

D.Takingmoreoptionalcourses.

29.

【B3】

30.(35)

A.Allthemoneyonadvertisingwaswasted.

B.Notalltheadvertisementswerewelldesigned.

C.Allthemanagersknewaboutadvertisingthen.

D.Managersspentnomoneyonadvertising.

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

【C5】

32.

Whatdoeshumansocietydependontomakeprogressaccordingtotheauthor?

33.SectionB

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

Scientistshaveknownsince1952thatDNAisthebasicstuffofheredity.They'veknownitschemicalstructuresince1953.TheyknowthathumanDNAactslikeabiologicalcomputerprogramsome3billionbitslongthatspellsouttheinstructionsformakingproteins,thebasicbuildingblocksoflife.

Buteverythingthegeneticengineershaveaccomplishedduringthepasthalf-centuryisjustapreambletotheworkthatCollinsandAndersonandlegionsofcolleaguesaredoingnow.CollinsleadstheHumanGenomeProject,a15-yearefforttodrawthefirstdetailedmapofeverynookandcrannyofgeneinhumanDNA.Anderson,whopioneeredthefirstsuccessfulhumangene-therapyoperations,isleadingthecampaigntoputinformationaboutDNAtouseasquicklyaspossibleinthetreatmentandpreventionofhumandiseases.

Whattheyandotherresearchersareplottingisnothinglessthanabiomedicalrevolution.LikeSiliconValleypiratesreverse-engineeringacomputerchiptostealacompetitor'ssecrets,geneticengineersaredecodinglife'smolecularsecretsandtryingtousethatknowledgetoreversethenaturalcourseofdisease.DNAintheirhandshasbecomebothablueprintandadrag,apharmacologicalsubstanceofextraordinarypotencythatcantreatnotjustsymptomsorthediseasesthatcausethembutalsotheimperfectionsinDNAthatmakepeoplesusceptibletoadisease.

Andthat'sjustthebeginning.Forallthefeveredworkbeingdone,however,scienceisstillfarawayfromtheBraveNewWorldvisionofengineeringaperfecthuman—orevenaperfecttomato.Muchmoreresearchisneededbeforegenetherapybecomescommonplace,andmanydiseaseswilltakedecadestoconquer,iftheycanbeconqueredatall.

Intheshortrun,themostpracticalwaytousethenewtechnologywillbeingeneticscreening.DoctorswillbeabletodetectallsortsofflawsinDNAlongbeforetheycanbefixed.Insomecasestheknowledgemayleadtotreatmentsthatdelaytheonsetofthediseaseorsoftenitseffects.Someonewithageneticpredispositiontoheartdisease,forexample,couldfollowalow-fatdiet.Andifscientistsdeterminethatvitalproteinismissingbecausethegenethatwassupposedtomakeitdefective,theymightbeabletogivethepatientanartificialversionoftheprotein.Butinotherinstances,almostnothingcanbedonetostoptheravagesbroughtonbygeneticmutations.

WhatachievementshavebeengotbyCollinsandAndersonandlegionsofcolleagues?

A.TheyknowthathumanDNAactslikeabiologicalcomputerprogram.

B.Theyhavefoundthebasicbuildingblocksoflife.

C.Theyhaveaccomplishedsomegeneticdiscoveryduringthepasthalf-century.

D.TheyaremakingabreakthroughinDNA.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S4】

35.

【S6】

36.

【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S3】

38.

【S4】

39.

【S6】

参考答案

1.CompetitionandCooperationCompetitionisacommonphenomenoninoursociallifewecompetewhenweplaygames;wetrytodobetterthanothersinourstudyandthereisconstantcompetitionforjobscustomers;moCompetitionandCooperationCompetitionisacommonphenomenoninoursociallife,wecompetewhenweplaygames;wetrytodobetterthanothersinourstudy,andthereisconstantcompetitionforjobs,customers;mo

2.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.

3.AnInvitationLetter12thSeptember2006DearSchoolmatesIt'smygreathonorandpleasuretoinformyouthatXYZUniversitywillholdthe100thanniversarycelebrationon16thOctober2006itisanewmilestoneinthedevelopmentofXYZUniversity.OnbehalfoftheUniversityIwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoinviteyoumyhonorableguesttoattendourgrandcelebration.Duringthepastcenturyseveralgenerationsofthestaffandstudentsintheuniversityhavemadegreateffortstopromotetheuniversity'sdevelopmentandhavemadetremendousachievements.XYZUniversityisnowoneofthemostprestigiouscomprehensiveuniversitiesinChinaandourgraduateshavecontributedagreatdealtothesocietyinwhateverfieldtheydo.Itisperfecttimetogettogethertoreflectthepastexchangestoriesandlookingforthefuture.IwouldappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldkindlyacceptmyinvitationandjoinasonourcampusingoldenOctoberof2006.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmethroughe-mail:xyzu@hotmailcomortel:+12345678ifyouhaveanyquestionsandcomments.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Withmybestregards.SincerelyyoursProf.LiMingPresidentXYZUniversityShanghai200002P.R.ChinaAnInvitationLetter12thSeptember2006DearSchoolmates,It'smygreathonorandpleasuretoinform.youthatXYZUniversitywillholdthe100thanniversarycelebrationon16thOctober2006,itisanewmilestoneinthedevelopmentofXYZUniversity.OnbehalfoftheUniversity,Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoinviteyou,myhonorableguest,toattendourgrandcelebration.Duringthepastcentury,severalgenerationsofthestaffandstudentsintheuniversityhavemadegreateffortstopromotetheuniversity'sdevelopmentandhavemadetremendousachievements.XYZUniversityisnowoneofthemostprestigiouscomprehensiveuniversitiesinChinaandourgraduateshavecontributedagreatdealtothesocietyinwhateverfieldtheydo.Itisperfecttimetogettogether,toreflectthepast,exchangestories,andlookingforthefuture.IwouldappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldkindlyacceptmyinvitationandjoinasonourcampusingoldenOctoberof2006.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmethroughe-mail:xyzu@hotmail,comortel:+12345678ifyouhaveanyquestionsandcomments.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Withmybestregards.Sincerelyyours,Prof.LiMingPresidentXYZUniversityShanghai200002P.R.China解析：这是一封非常正规的邀请信。第一段中以It'smygreathonorandpleasuretoinform.youthat...点出了邀请的缘由，紧接着借Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoinvite...发出了邀请。第二段中Duringthepastcentury引出了对学校历史的简略介绍，Itisperfecttime...又使信回到了原来的主题。最后借Iwouldappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldkindlyacceptmyinvitationandjoinus再次发出邀请，并通过Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmethrough...ifyouhaveanyquestionsandcomments指出了联系方式。

4.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnotsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhavetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthepublicforanendtothissituationtheexcessivepressureimposedonthepupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.Firstagreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparentswhohavegonealllengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemouttovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithasinfactbeenechoingintheirheadseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehightestwellandfinishfirst.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldbeheldresponsibletoo.Tothemscoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteachingmethods.Insteadtheyjustassignmoredrillsandexercisesthrustmorebooksintothepupils'backpacksandstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids'schoolbags."Tomyminditappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsofsomepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses—althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize"thecurrenteducationalsystem—tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshavepointedoutwhenitcomestoachild'swell-beingweshouldbeasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-manneredgooddecentpersonweshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythannotifwehaveachievedthesegoalsthechild'ssuccesswilltakecareofitself.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnotsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhavetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthepublicforanendtothissituation,theexcessivepressureimposedonthepupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.First,agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparents,whohavegonealllengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemouttovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithas,infact,beenechoingintheirheadseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehigh,testwell,andfinishfirst.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldbeheldresponsible,too.Tothem,scoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteachingmethods.Instead,theyjustassignmoredrillsandexercises,thrustmorebooksintothepupils'backpacks,andstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids'schoolbags."Tomymind,itappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsofsomepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses—althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize"thecurrenteducationalsystem—tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshavepointedout,whenitcomestoachild'swell-being,weshouldbeasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-mannered,good,decentperson,weshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythannot,ifwehaveachievedthesegoals,thechild'ssuccesswilltakecareofitself.

5.Recentlythetopicofreservedseatsoncampusesisheatedlydiscussed.Tostopstudentsfromdoingsoinsomeuniversitiesnoticesareputoninfrontofthebuildingsaswarnings.Insomeuniversitiesbooksaretakenawayfromthereservedvacantseatsbythemanagementinintervalsasapunishment.Eveninsomeuniversitiesstudentsarefinediftheytakeupseatsbutneverstudythere.Generallyspeakingthisproblemisthemostseriousbeforefinalexamsattheendofasemesterwhenstudentshavetositupforvariousexams.Theyusebooksbagscupsorsomeotherobjectstotellothersthoseseatsarereservedincasethattheirseatsaretakenbyothersaftertheyleaveformealsorsleepandthentheycanhardlyfindanother.EvensoIdon'tfavorthisaction.Itisquitecommonthatthosereservedseatsarevacantwithnopeoplesittingtherestudyingduringworkinghourswhilemanyotherstudentscanonlysearchoneclassroomafteranotheronlytofindnoseatsareleftforthem.It'sreallyawasteofthelimitededucationalresources.What'sworseisthatsomewithseatsintheirhandsjustidleawaytheirprecioustimeunconsciousoftheirmisuseoftime.Inmyviewastudentworkinghardpersistentlyallthetimeneedn'td