（2021年）河南省漯河市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

（2021年）河南省漯河市大学英语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.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有的大学毕业生择业时盲目追求高工资，有的则认为提供学习机会及事业上的发展才是更重要的

2.持有这两种观点的原因

3.你的观点

HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?

2.1．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

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledisaDiplomaEverything.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

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

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.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．据统计，在网上聊天交友、玩网络游戏是目前我国大学生上网的主要活动内容

2．专家认为，那些沉迷于聊天和游戏的大学生，不仅耗费了金钱、时间和精力，还影响了正常的学业和人际交往

3．我们应当如何看待大学生上网的问题

WhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoBeSuccessfulintheFutureJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.影响将来事业成功的因素有很多，试举例说明

2．你对此的看法，并阐述理由

7.1.你是如何得知招生信息的

2.自我推荐并说明选择该校的理由

3.希望得到该校的回复

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2．考研热降温的原因。(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。

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBooksandElectronicProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今有大量的电子产品替代了书

2.不同的人有不同的看法

3.我的观点

BooksandElectronicProducts

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledonGraduateMania.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前很多人报考研究生；

2.你认为此现象的原因是什么；

3.你的看法。

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

______peopleareusingthewebnowintheU.S.A.

12.

Thegovernmenthastodecidehowtoarrangepeople'sassetsifthey______.

13.

TopeoplelivingintheArctic,themeltingofsomeglaciersmaypermitnewopportunitiesfor______.

14.

MoreandmorepeoplearefoundofNGVsbecausetheyhelpreducedeathsincaraccidentstoagreatdegree.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

PresidentClintonadvisedthatpeople______asnosingleracewillexceedotherracesinnumber30or40yearslater.

16.Topreventanemployee'spossiblevengefulbehaviours,Ms.Edwardsadvicestheemployerto

A.showrespectwhenlayingofftheemployee

B.restraintheemployee'sbehaviours

C.orderthesecuritytodrivetheemployeeaway

D.threatentotaketheemployeetocourt

17.

Weareadvisedtoleavesomecashathometo______.

A.feedtheATMsaroundourneighborhoodregularly

B.payfortheutilityandgrocerybills

C.copewithsuddenandserioussituations

D.provewehavetheabilitytopayfornecessities

18.

Flyingbridgemeansagoodcommunicationstyle.thatmadethescientificarticleseasytoberead.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Wal-Mart'sfrugalculturefindsfullexpressioninthepoorwagesandhealthcareplansitofferstoaverageemployeesand______.

20.

Incompatiblecommunicationsisacountry-wideproblemintheU.S.becauseofthe______whichshouldbeconvertedorreplaced.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(40)

22.(21)

A.SheWastoobusytorememberifshehadreturnedthem.

B.Shedidn'treturntheminfact.

C.Shegavethemtothelandlordtoreturn.

D.Shedidreturnthembutsomehowthelibrarymadeamistake.

23.

【B8】

24.(24)

A.Theyarechangedtomakethesitemoreinteresting.

B.Theyareexpandedtolimittheamountofconstruction.

C.Theyareintegratedintothedesignofthebuilding.

D.Theyareremovedforconstruction.

25.(36)

A.Theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskills.

B.Thecomplexitiesofspelling.

C.Thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositions.

D.Therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontent.

26.(17)

A.Thewomanblamesthemanforhisabsence.

B.Thewomanthinksthateverythingwasallright.

C.Thewomanthanksthemanforhisefforts.

D.Thewomandoesn'tthinkitwastheman'sfault.

27.

【B2】

28.SectionB

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

听力原文：F,KevinRosedidn'tneedanalarmclock."By6a.m.,Iwasupandonthecomputer,"herecalls."(26)Itwasthesheerfearofnotknowingwhatwasonmyownhomepage."

Here'swhy:experiencededitorsdonotdeliberateoverDigg'sfrontpage.It'sstrictlyapopularitycontest.Userspostnewsstoriesandimagesfoundanywherefromthewebsitesofbignewspaperstosmallblogs—andwiththeclickofabutton,otheruserseither"digg"theitems(meaningtheylikethem)or"bury"them(meaningtheydon't).

(27)KevinRosestartedDiggasan"experiment".Buthequithisdayjobwithinmonths,Today,thesitegets35milliondifferentvisitorsamonth.WhenhestartedDigg,hethought,"IfthiscanpaymyrentandIcanstaycoolinmyapartmentanddrinkmyteaandhaveanawesomelittleoffice,that'dbemorethanIcouldaskfor."AsachildinLasVegas,Rosewas"themostunpopularkidinschool".Intheearly'90s,hepersuadedhisparentstobuyhimhisowncomputer,whichheusedtotalktechnologyinchatrooms.

(28)Likemanywebsites,Digghasn'tyetfiguredouthowtotransform.itstrafficintoprofit.Nonetheless,itcontinuestodevelop.Diggnowrecommendsstoriestousersbasedonotherstoriestheylike.Italsoletsthemvoteonquestionstheywanttoaskpoliticiansandfamouspeople.

(27)

A.Becausehewasexcitedaboutthewebsite.

B.Becausehewaskeenoncomputers.

C.Becausehewasanxiousaboutthewebsite.

D.Becausehewaseagertosucceedinthewebsite.

29.(34)

A.Acommunityofplants.

B.Acommunityofanimals.

C.Thestudyandunderstandingofplantsandanimals.

D.Theinteractingphysicalfactorsoftheenvironment.

30.听力原文：FromthislookoutweenjoyoneofthemostspectacularviewsofSanFrancisco.Asyoucansee,thecityrestsonaseriesofhillsvaryinginaltitudefromsealeveltoninehundredandthirtyeightfeet.

ThefirstPermanentsettlementwasmadeatthissitein1776.Forthirteenyearsthevillagehadfewerthanonehundredinhabitants.Butin1848,withthediscoveryofgold,thePoPulationgrewtotenthousand.ThesameyearthenamewaschangedfromYerbaBueatoSanFrancisco.

By1862telegraphcommunicationslinkedSanFranciscowitheasterncities,andby1869,thefirsttranscontinentalrailroadconnectedthePacificcoastwiththeAtlanticseaboard.TodaySanFranciscohasapopulationofalmostthreemillion.Itisthefinancialcenterofthewest,andservesastheterminusfortrans-Pacificsteamshiplinesandairtraffic.ThePortofSanFranciscowhichisalmosteighteenmileslongwithforty-twoPiers,handlesbetweenfiveandsixmilliontonsofcargoannually.

Andnow,ifyouwilllooktoyourright,youshouldjustbeabletoseetheeastsectionoftheGoldenGateBridge.Thebridge,whichismorethanonemilelong,spanstheharborfromSanFranciscotoMarinCountyandtheRedWoodHighway.Itwascompletedin1937atacostofthirty-twomilliondollarsandisstilloneofthelargestsuspensionbridgesintheworld.

(30)

A.Goldwasdiscovered.

B.TheTranscontinentalRailroadwascompleted.

C.TheGoldenGateBridgewasconstructed.

D.TelegraphcommunicationswereestablishedwiththeEast.

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

Whatisthemainpurposeofmarketing?

32.

Comparedwithspokenlanguage,writingmakesitpossibletokeeprecordsandtransmitinformationtopeoplewhowere______whentheinformationwasgiven.

33.

LauraMcHughpromisedtogetthebulliedboytestedfordiseasesbecause____.

A.hersonconfessedtobeingwrong

B.shewasafraidtoannoytheboy'sparents

C.hewaslikelytobeaffectedbythesediseases

D.shewantedtoteachherownsonalesson

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S4】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S3】

38.

【S7】

39.【S3】

参考答案

1.HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.SomestudentsfocustheirattentionHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.Somestudentsfocustheirattention

2.IsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadays①thereisawidelyheldbeliefthatdiplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiploma②atallcostsandothersforcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.Thisphenomenoncanbeexplainedbyatleast③tworeasons.④Ontheonehandpeoplebelieveahigherdiplomacan⑤guaranteeaprosperousfuturesuchassuccessfulcareersandrespectablepositions.⑥Ontheotherhandthediplomapeoplehold⑦isattachedtotoomuchimportance.Havingadiplomaisapreconditionforpeopletodoalmosteverythingforexampletofindajobtohaveadatewithagirl.⑧Inmyopinion⑨itisnodoubtthatdiplomaisimportantbecauseitshowsaperson'sacademiclevelandability.Howeveradiplomacannotproveeverything⑩nomatterhowhighadiplomais.Ahigherdiplomacanonlytellothersthattheholderhasreceivedthiskindofeducation.Asforwhetherheorsheiscompetentinworkingandwhetherheorsheisvirtuousthesestillremainasquestions.IsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadays①thereisawidelyheldbeliefthatdiplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiploma②atallcosts,andothersforcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.Thisphenomenoncanbeexplainedbyatleast③tworeasons.④Ontheonehand,peoplebelieveahigherdiplomacan⑤guaranteeaprosperousfuture,suchassuccessfulcareersandrespectablepositions.⑥Ontheotherhand,thediplomapeoplehold⑦isattachedtotoomuchimportance.Havingadiplomaisapreconditionforpeopletodoalmosteverything,forexample,tofindajob,tohaveadatewithagirl.⑧Inmyopinion,⑨itisnodoubtthatdiplomaisimportant,becauseitshowsaperson'sacademiclevelandability.However,adiplomacannotproveeverything,⑩nomatterhowhighadiplomais.Ahigherdiplomacanonlytellothersthattheholderhasreceivedthiskindofeducation.Asforwhetherheorsheiscompetentinworkingandwhetherheorsheisvirtuous,thesestillremainasquestions.解析：①由题目可知这是—篇分析型作文，需要运用“描述现象—解释原因—提出解决办法”的模式。本文按照要求可分成二部分。第—段简单介绍目前社会存在的现象；第二段分析造成这一现象的具体原因；第三段阐述自己对该问题的看法。②在每段的论述中请注意句式的变化，如定语从句、让步状语从句等；注意衔接手段的使用，如however，asfor等。

3.IsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadays①thereisawidelyheldbeliefthatdiplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiploma②atallcostsandothersforcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.Thisphenomenoncanbeexplainedbyatleast③tworeasons.④Ontheonehandpeoplebelieveahigherdiplomacan⑤guaranteeaprosperousfuturesuchassuccessfulcareersandrespectablepositions.⑥Ontheotherhandthediplomapeoplehold⑦isattachedtotoomuchimportance.Havingadiplomaisapreconditionforpeopletodoalmosteverythingforexampletofindajobtohaveadatewithagirl.⑧Inmyopinion⑨itisnodoubtthatdiplomaisimportantbecauseitshowsaperson'sacademiclevelandability.Howeveradiplomacannotproveeverything⑩nomatterhowhighadiplomais.Ahigherdiplomacanonlytellothersthattheholderhasreceivedthiskindofeducation.Asforwhetherheorsheiscompetentinworkingandwhetherheorsheisvirtuousthesestillremainasquestions.IsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadays①thereisawidelyheldbeliefthatdiplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiploma②atallcosts,andothersforcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.Thisphenomenoncanbeexplainedbyatleast③tworeasons.④Ontheonehand,peoplebelieveahigherdiplomacan⑤guaranteeaprosperousfuture,suchassuccessfulcareersandrespectablepositions.⑥Ontheotherhand,thediplomapeoplehold⑦isattachedtotoomuchimportance.Havingadiplomaisapreconditionforpeopletodoalmosteverything,forexample,tofindajob,tohaveadatewithagirl.⑧Inmyopinion,⑨itisnodoubtthatdiplomaisimportant,becauseitshowsaperson'sacademiclevelandability.However,adiplomacannotproveeverything,⑩nomatterhowhighadiplomais.Ahigherdiplomacanonlytellothersthattheholderhasreceivedthiskindofeducation.Asforwhetherheorsheiscompetentinworkingandwhetherheorsheisvirtuous,thesestillremainasquestions.解析：[写作点拨]①由题目可知这是—篇分析型作文，需要运用“描述现象—解释原因—提出解决办法”的模式。本文按照要求可分成二部分。第—段简单介绍目前社会存在的现象；第二段分析造成这一现象的具体原因；第三段阐述自己对该问题的看法。②在每段的论述中请注意句式的变化，如定语从句、让步状语从句等；注意衔接手段的使用，如however，asfor等。

4.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummervacationthiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingettinginformationentertainingandcontactingeachotherandithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmenespeciallytheownersofnet-barsWhileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegallyitisalsohuethatsomeareofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoingwellandwhichoneisnotitisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfromall.Besidesstayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogoodtostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreenboththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.ObviouslytheAwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'reference.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummervacation,thiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingettinginformation,entertainingandcontactingeachother,andithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmen,especiallytheownersofnet-bars,Whileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegally,itisalsohuethatsomeareofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoingwellandwhichoneisnot,itisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfromall.Besides,stayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogoodtostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreen,boththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.Obviously,theAwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'reference.

5.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?NowadayssurfingtheInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.IamimpressedmostthatanycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingontheInternet.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?NowadayssurfingtheInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.IamimpressedmostthatanycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingontheInternet.

6.HowtoBeSuccessfulintheFutureJobNowpeoplearemakingeveryefforttosucceedintheirjobs.TherearemanyfactorsforcareersuccesssuchashighereducationsoundmasteryofforeignlanguagesandcomputerknowledgerichworkingexperienceandstrongsensesofcooperationSomepeopleclaimthathighereducationisofgreatimportance.Itisnodoubtthatuniversityeducationlaysasolidfoundationforone'sfuturesuccess.PersonallyIadoptanoppositeopinionthatotherfactorsaremoreimportant.Inthefirstplaceplentyofworkingexperiencewillhelponesettleproblemstoagreatextentinthefuturecareer.Moreoverpeople'scompetenceofcommunicationandcooperationwithotherswillmakeiteasierforthemtobesuccessfulinteamworkundoubtedly.Tosumupitisnotwisetoattachtoomuchimportancetoeducation.ItwouldbebetterifwestrikeabalancebetweenIQandEQinpreparationforthefuturecareer.HowtoBeSuccessfulintheFutureJobNowpeoplearemakingeveryefforttosucceedintheirjobs.Therearemanyfactorsforcareersuccess,suchashighereducation,soundmasteryofforeignlanguagesandcomputerknowledge,richworkingexperienceandstrongsensesofcooperation,Somepeopleclaimthathighereducationisofgreatimportance.Itisnodoubtthatuniversityeducationlaysasolidfoundationforone'sfuturesuccess.Personally,Iadoptanoppositeopinionthatotherfactorsaremoreimportant.Inthefirstplace,plentyofworkingexperiencewillhelponesettleproblemstoagreatextentinthefuturecareer.Moreover,people'scompetenceofcommunicationandcooperationwithotherswillmakeiteasierforthemtobesuccessfulinteamworkundoubtedly.Tosumup,itisnotwisetoattachtoomuchimportancetoeducation.ItwouldbebetterifwestrikeabalancebetweenIQandEQinpreparationforthefuturecareer.

7.ACoverLetterDearSir/Madam①IknowfromyouradvertisementthatyouaregoingtoenrollsomeChinesestudentstopursuefurtherstudyinyouruniversity.②IamveryinterestedinitandIwillappreciateanopportunitytostudyinafamousuniversitylikeyours.③IamaseniorinQinghuaUniversityworkingtowardmybachelor'sdegreeinComputerScience.Forthepast3yearsIhavereceivedcomprehensiveeducationincomputersciencewithapersonalinterestinsoftwareengineering④InadditiontotheacademicknowledgeIhavealsoparticipatedactivelyinvariousfieldpractices.NowIamoneofsixmembersonasoftwaredevelopmentteamwritingacomputeraidedprogramforourschool.⑤FurthermorebeingfullyawareoftileclosecorrelationbetweentheComputerScienceandthelanguageofEnglishIamquiteconfidentthatthelevelofmyEnglishlanguageproficiencywillmakemystudyinyouruniversityeasierandsmoother.Iwillbeveryhappytoprovideyouwithanyotherinformationyoumayneedoransweranyquestionsyoumayhave.⑥Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Thankyouforyourconsideration.SincerelyLiMingACoverLetterDearSir/Madam,①IknowfromyouradvertisementthatyouaregoingtoenrollsomeChinesestudentstopursuefurtherstudyinyouruniversity.②IamveryinterestedinitandIwillappreciateanopportunitytostudyinafamousuniversitylikeyours.③IamaseniorinQinghuaUniversity,workingtowardmybachelor'sdegreeinComputerScience.Forthepast3years,Ihavereceivedcomprehensiveeducationincomputerscience,withapersonalinterestinsoftwareengineering,④Inadditiontotheacademicknowledge,Ihavealsoparticipatedactivelyinvariousfieldpractices.NowIamoneofsixmembersonasoftwaredevelopmentteam,writingacomputeraidedprogramforourschool.⑤Furthermore,beingfullyawareoftileclosecorrelationbetweentheComputerScienceandthelanguageofEnglish,IamquiteconfidentthatthelevelofmyEnglishlanguageproficiencywillmakemystudyinyouruniversityeasierandsmoother.Iwillbeveryhappytoprovideyouwithanyotherinformationyoumayneed,oransweranyquestionsyoumayhave.⑥Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Thankyouforyourconsideration.Sincerely,LiMing解析：①审题及布局。虽然不是求职，这篇作文也应该属于典型的自荐信，所以在格式上应该遵循自荐信的整体写作结构，结合题目所给的具体信息进行写作即可。第一段中要阐述你是如何得知该学校招收中国学生入校学习这个信息的。第二段中介绍个人信息，并阐明你对进入这个学校学习感兴趣的主要原因，同时应该尽量说明个人有足够的能力和水平来完成该学校的学习要求。第三段按照题目要求表示真诚地期待该学校的回复信息，同时要表示如果校方需要你更多的额外个人信息，你将非常愿意及时联系。最后对校方能够考虑你的申请表示感谢。②语言。本文是类似求职类的信件，所以语言上尽量要保持正规、准确；同时语言表达要真诚、可信。

8.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetestafteraten-yearcrazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthreeyearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcostssomestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,withamodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetest,afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthreeyearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogram,theyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts,somestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceived,thebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduates,jobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudies,thepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreover,manycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresult,somestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinion,beforewemakethechoice,weneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.

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10.OnGraduateManiaInrecentyearspeoplewhowouldliketogotograduateschoolbecamemoreandmore.ForonethingthousandsofenterprisingyoungmensitforNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.Forexample50thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduateEntranceExamlastyear.Foranothernotonlytheundergraduatesbutalsotheworkemployeestrytheirbesttobepostgraduates.Thereareseveralreasonswhichleadtothisphenomenon.TobeginwithitisbecauseofemploymentpressurethatlargenumbersofpeopleenrollintheNational'GraduateEntranceExam.Owingtoenhancementofeducationalstandardabachelor'sdegreeisnolongerevaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecentjob.Secondlysomepeoplethoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyearsfindtheirknowledgeinadequatetomeetthedemandofthisever-changingworld.Finallymanypeopleonlyfollowthesuitwithnospecificpurpose.Inmyopinionwehavetothinkcarefullybeforewedecidetoapplyforgraduateschool.Cangraduateschooloffer