（2021年）云南省保山市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

（2021年）云南省保山市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheEffectsofCompliments.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.你认为恭维给人们带来怎样的影响

2.具体说明恭维所产生的作用和影响

3.提议大家该怎么做

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonJob.

Hopping.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有些人喜欢始终从事一处工作，因为……

2.有些人喜欢经常更换工作，因为……

3.我的看法。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewonOnlineShopping.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.网上购物渐渐成为一种时尚，越来越多的大学生选择网上购物

2．分析大学生网上购物的原因

3．我对此现象的看法

MyViewonOnlineShopping

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaposterinvitingfreshmentojoinastudentassociation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.协会正在招募新成员

2.协会的历史、宗旨和开展的活动

3.如何加入，联系方式

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--电子图书悄然问世，带来了巨大的市场潜力，并对出版业造成一定的冲击

--电子图书的优势和弊端

--电子图书与纸质书刊的前景

IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingontheevaluationofteachers'performancedonebythestudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．不少大学让学生参与任课老师教学情况的测评

2．对此改革措施校方、教师、学生的看法不一

3．学生测评教师的益处以及可能产生的问题

7.Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:ShouldPrivateCarsBeEncouragedinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有些人认为有必要发展私家车

2．有些人持反对态度

3．你的看法

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledWhatIsthepurposeofpunishment.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.惩罚的目的；

2.惩罚罪犯也是教育其他人遵纪守法

3.惩恶扬善，减少犯罪。

WhatIsthepurposeofpunishment

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofInstantMessagingTechnologies.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近来移动QQ、移动飞信等通信方式在大学生中十分流行

2.这通信方式有许多优点

3.我的观点

ThePopularityofInstantMessagingTechnologies

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些大学毕业生选择毕业后当“村官”，请就此现象发表自己的看法。

1．你对此有何看法

2．他们会给农村带来什么

3．他们会从中得到什么

Usefulwordsandexpressions

“村官”：villageofficials

科学种田：farmscientifically

深入群众：goingdeepintothemasses

CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.Natural-gasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybein'green."Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheautoindustrytoday:Designing,developingandmarketing"green"carshasnotbeenaneasytask,whichiswhygasoline-poweredvehiclesstillrulethemadandfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheword'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinesoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar--it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcostofownership.

NaturalGasBasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedto'describemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,orpetroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedundergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancientorganisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousform.insteadofaliquidfrom.Naturalgascommonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsandaquatic(水生的)organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoftendissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealsoreservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatedgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane(沼气)andotherhydrocarbongases.Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonandhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbonsbecausetheycontain'hydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.

Likegasoline,naturalgasiscombustible(易燃的),whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.

FromFieldtoFord

Weextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsintotheearth.Amodernwell,equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,candrilltodepthsapproaching25,000feet.

Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremainedlocalizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlongdistances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeitpossibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipelinetechnologycontinuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegastransmissionbecamepractical.From1927to1931,laborersconstructedmorethan10majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.Theoilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasafuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.

Today,ownersofnatural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,300fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonalnaturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnatural-gas-poweredCivic.Thepumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor$500to$1,500.

Natural-gasVehicleDesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel(naturalgasinthiscase)ismixedwithairinthecylinderofafour-storkeengineandthenignitedbyasparkplugtomoveapiston(活塞)upanddown.AlthoughtherearesomedifferencesbetweennaturalgasandgasolineintermsofflamabilityandignitiontemperaturesNGVsthemselvesoperateonthesamefundamentalconceptsasgasoline-poweredvehicles.

Still,somemodificationsarerequired

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12.

MarkTwaingotmarriedwhenhewas______yearsold.

13.

Iftheproblemisapsychologicalone,wecan'tattemptto______.

14.

Therearemanyhistoricmysteries,sofiguringoutgoodsubjectisnotadifficulty.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

ReligiousconflictbetweensectsinIraqbecameworseduetothewar.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

______isatthecoreoftheArabworld.

17.

Intheeyesofanadult,sportsinhighschoolareactually,______ratherthansimpleextensionsoftheclassroom.

18.

OsierwasafamousscholarinEnglishliteratureaswellasagreatphysician.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.SoichiroHonda

ThefounderofHonda,SoichiroHondawasamechanicalengineerwithapassionformotorcycleandautomobileracing.Hondastartedhiscompanyin1946bybuildingmotorizedbicycleswithsmall,war-surplusengines.Hondawouldgrowtobecometheworld'sleadingmanufacturerofmotorcyclesandlateroneoftheleadingautomakers.Followingitsfounder'slead,Hondahasalwaysbeenaleaderintechnology,especiallyintheareaofenginedevelopment.

SoichiroHondawasdescribedasamaverick(特立独行的人)inanationofconformists.Hemadeitapointtowearloudsuitsandwildlycoloredshirts.Aninventorbynaturewhooftenjoinedtheworkonthefloorsofhisfactoriesandresearchlaboratories,Hondadevelopedenginesthattransformedthemotorcycleintoaworldwidemeansoftransportation.

Bornin1906,HondagrewupinthetownofTenryu,Japan.Theeldestsonofablacksmithwhorepairedbicycles,theyoungSoichirohadonlyanelementaryschooleducationwhen,inhisteens,helefthometoseekhisfortuneinTokyo.Anautorepaircompanyhiredhimin1922,butforayearhewasforcedtoserveasababy-sitterfortheautoshop'sownerandhiswife.Whileemployedattheautoshop,however,Hondabuilthisownracingcarusinganoldaircraftengineandhandmadepartsandparticipatedinracing.Hisracingcareerwasshortlived,however.Hesufferedseriousinjuriesina1936crash.

By1937,Hondahadrecoveredfromhisinjuries.Heestablishedhisowncompany,manufacturingpistonrings,buthefoundthathelackedabasicknowledgeofcasting.Toobtainit,heenrolledinatechnicalhighschool,applyingtheoriesashelearnedthemintheclassroomstohisownfactory.Buthedidnotbothertotakeexaminationsattheschool.Informedthathewouldnotbegraduated,Hondacommentedthatadiplomawas"worthlessthanamovietheaterticket.Aticketguaranteesthatyoucangetintothetheater.Butadiplomadoesn'tguaranteethatyoucanmakealiving."

Honda'sburgeoningcompanymassproducedmetalpropellersduringWWⅡ,replacingwoodenones.AlliedbombingandanearthquakedestroyedmostofhisfactoryandhesoldwhatwaslefttoToyotain1945.

In1946,heestablishedtheHondaTechnicalResearchInstitutetomotorizebicycleswithsmall,war-surplusengines.ThesebikesbecameverypopularinJapan.Theinstitutesoonbeganmakingengines.RenamedHondaMotorin1948,thecompanybeganmanufacturingmotorcycles.BusinessexecutiveTakeoFujisawawashiredtomanagethecompanywhileHondafocusedonengineering.

In1951,HondabroughtouttheDreamTypeEmotorcycle,whichprovedanimmediatesuccessthankstoHonda'sinnovativeoverheadvalvedesign,ThesmallerF-typecub(1952)accountedfor70%ofJapan'smotorcycleproductionbytheendofthatyear.ApublicofferingandsupportfromMitsubishiBankallowedHondatoexpandandbeginexporting.TheversatileC100SuperCub,releasedin1958,becameaninternationalbestseller.

In1959,theAmericanHondaMotorwasfoundedandsoonbeganusingtheslogan,"YoumeetthenicestpeopleonaHonda,"tooffsetthestereotypeofmotorcyclistsduringthatperiod.ThoughthesmallbikesweredismissedbythedominantAmericanandBritishmanufacturersofthetime,theinexpensiveimportsbroughtnewridersintomotorcyclingandchangedtheindustryforeverintheUnitedStates.

Evertheracingenthusiast,Hondabeganenteringhiscompany'smotorcyclesindomesticJapaneseracesduringthe1950s.Inthemid-1950s,Hondadeclaredthathiscompanywouldsomedaywinworldchampionshipevents--adeclarationthatseemedunrealisticatthetime.

InJune1959,theHondaracingteambroughttheirfirstmotorbiketocompeteintheIsleofManTouristTrophyrace,thentheworld'smostpopularmotorcycle

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20.

Euroisthesecondlargestcurrencyintheworldtoday.

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文：Anadvertisementsays"LearnEnglishinsixweeks,oryourmoneyback".Ofcourse,itneverhappensquitelikethat.Asweknow,nolanguageiseasytolearnexceptone'smothertongue.Andthinkhowmuchpracticethatgets.BeforetheSecondWorldWarpeopleusuallylearnedEnglishinordertoreadEnglishliterature.NowmostpeoplewanttospeakEnglish.EveryyearmanymillionsofpeoplestarttolearnEnglish.Howdotheydoit?

Somepeopletryathome,withbooksandtapes,someuseradioortelevisionprogrammes,othersgotoschoolorattendeveningclasses.IftheyuseEnglishonlytwoorthreetimesaweek,itwilltakealongtimetolearnit,likeEnglishlearningatschool.AfewpeopletrytolearnEnglishfastandstudysixormorehoursaday.ItisclearlyeasiertolearnEnglishinEngland,Canada,AustraliaortheUnitedStates.However,mostpeoplecannotaffordthis,andformanyitisnotnecessary.TheyneedEnglishinordertodotheirworkbetter.Forexample,mostscientistsandengineerschieflyneedtobeabletoreadbooksandreportsinEnglish.WhetherEnglishislearntquicklyorslowly;itishardwork.Goodteachers,booksandmachineswillhelp,buttheycannotdothestudent'sworkforhim.

(30)

A.Englishistheeasiestlanguagetolearn.

B.Englishisaseasytolearnasyourmothertongue.

C.Englishcanbelearntinsixweeks.

D.ItiseasiertolearnEnglishonradioorTV.

22.

【B9】

23.(39)

24.

【B11】

25.

【B8】

26.(29)

A.Theyarewillingtodonatetheirfaces.

B.Theyareconcernedaboutmoralproblems.

C.Theywouldaccepttheideaoffacetransplant.

D.Theyhavenocluewhatfacetransplantmeans.

27.听力原文：(32)Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown,inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,(33)somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelhugs,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother,andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletterswecallwords.(34)Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations--thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience,andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast,andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecalllitererystyle.Aboveall,(35)therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbythenpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.

(33)

A.Alegendhandeddownfromthepast.

B.Amatterthatishiddenorsecret.

C.Aquestiondifficulttoanswer.

D.Aproblemnotyetsolved.

28.(36)

A.Massachusetts.B.Texas.C.California.D.Connecticut.

29.(25)

A.Shehadtogohome.

B.Shewastootiredtocontinue:

C.Shehadtofinishherschoolwork.

D.Shewasthirsty.

30.(34)

A.Takingtheair.

B.Byplane.

C.OnradioandTV.

D.Attheairport.

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

Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"olddogsdisdainthenewtricks"(Line1,Para.4)?

A.Professionalrobbersdonotusenewskills.

B.Professionalrobbersdonotusenewweapons.

C.Professionalrobbersdonotadmirenewrobbers.

D.Professionalrobbersdonotrobnewplaces.

32.Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondsentenceofthelastparagraph?

A.Energyparkswillbebuiltuponpreviouslyundevelopedsites.

B.Energyparkswillbebuiltinareasremotefrommajorpopulationcenters.

C.Energyparkscanbebuiltinaconcentratedplacetoserveabigcity.

D.Energyparkswillbebuiltatsitesthatarenearfuelsourcessuchascoal.

33.

Municipalitiesaretakingsomemeasures,suchasfasterconstructionapprovalsandreduced

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S2】

35.【S5】

36.

【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S8】

38.

【S6】

39.

【S7】

参考答案

1.TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.Ihowevertendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwithcomplimentsareasimpleyetpowerfulrelationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiverwhichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smoreacomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actuallythegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositivestimulatingandcreativewayandyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundusanditcostsnothingbutalittletimeenergyandthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?TheEffectsofComplimentsSomepeoplearesaidtoexperienceuneasinessorawkwardnessatcompliments.I,however,tendtobelievethatitcancreatehappinessforboththegiverandthereceiver.Tobeginwith,complimentsareasimple,yetpowerful,relationshipbuildingandenhancingtool.People'sindifferenceorhostilitytowardsstrangersislikelytobesweptawaybygenuinecompliments.Complimentsreflectthecommontastesbetweenpeopleconcernedandakindofappreciationforthereceiver,whichwillhelppromotetheexistingfriendship.What'smore,acomplimentcandosomuchforreducingthereceivers'depressionandboostingtheirconfidence.Imaginewhatitwouldbelikeifawomanhavinganxietyoverherlookshears"Ireallyenvyyourfairskin".Actually,thegiverofthecomplimentscanalsobenefitfromthegraciousact.Itbettersthewayyouviewyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Givingcomplimentspromptsyoutolookattheworldinapositive,stimulatingandcreativeway,andyouwillexperiencethedelightasyougivecomplimentsselflessly.Pleasekeepinmindthatourcomplimentscanhaveagreatpositiveimpactonourselvesandthosearoundus,anditcostsnothingbutalittletime,energy,andthedesiretomakeyourlifeandthelivesofothersbetter.Sowhydon'tyouhaveatry?解析：本文最大的特点是主题鲜明，结构协调，语言具体生动、准确地道，句式多样化，过渡自然。第一段以Somepeoplearesaidto...指出有些人对恭维的看法，接着however一词道出了作者的看法。第二段中，作者用Tobeginwith...What'smore...引出对被恭维人的好处，Actually一词又引出了对实施恭维者的好处。结尾段对全文进行了总结，并号召大家一起做。

2.MyViewonJobHoppingJobhoppingorfrequentchangesofjobsisbecomingmoreandmorecommoninChinatoday.Astheeconomygrowsmoreopportunitiesforemploymentarearising.Theresultisthatpeopleespeciallyyoungerpeoplearetemptedtochangejobsfrequentlyseekinghighersalariesormoreinterestingpositions.Neverthelessmanypeopleprefertostayintheiroldjobs.Thisispartlybecausetheyfeelloyaltotheirworkunitsbutpartlyalsobecausetheydisliketheideaofhavingtospendmuchtimebeingtrainedforanewjob.Inadditionalthoughanewjobmayofferhigherpayormorepromotionopportunitiesitmaybelocatedfarfromhomeandbeinconvenient.Ithinkitisagoodthingfortheworkforcetobeflexiblesothatnewdemandsforpersonnelcanemetquickly.Howeverifapersonchangesjobstoooftenheorshewillcauselosstotheemployingunits.Moreoverfrequentjobhoppingpreventsapersongainingvaluablejobexperienceanddevelopinggoodworkhabits.MyViewonJobHoppingJobhopping,orfrequentchangesofjobs,isbecomingmoreandmorecommoninChinatoday.Astheeconomygrows,moreopportunitiesforemploymentarearising.Theresultisthatpeople,especiallyyoungerpeople,aretemptedtochangejobsfrequently,seekinghighersalariesormoreinterestingpositions.Nevertheless,manypeopleprefertostayintheiroldjobs.Thisispartlybecausetheyfeelloyaltotheirworkunits,butpartlyalsobecausetheydisliketheideaofhavingtospendmuchtimebeingtrainedforanewjob.Inaddition,althoughanewjobmayofferhigherpayormorepromotionopportunities,itmaybelocatedfarfromhomeandbeinconvenient.Ithinkitisagoodthingfortheworkforcetobeflexible,sothatnewdemandsforpersonnelcanemetquickly.However,ifapersonchangesjobstoooftenheorshewillcauselosstotheemployingunits.Moreover,frequentjobhoppingpreventsapersongainingvaluablejobexperienceanddevelopinggoodworkhabits.

3.MyViewonOnlineShopping(1)Intheeraofnetworkonlineshoppinghasbecomeoneofthemodernmeansbywhichpeopledotheirshopping.MoreandmorecollegestudentsareenjoyingtheconvenienceandfunthatnetwoMyViewonOnlineShopping(1)Intheeraofnetwork,onlineshoppinghasbecomeoneofthemodernmeansbywhichpeopledotheirshopping.Moreandmorecollegestudentsareenjoyingtheconvenienceandfunthatnetwo解析：本文是一篇六级作文考试中常见的议论文，要求考生就“大学生网上购物”展开讨论。题目要求考生首先描述这一现象，其次分析原因，最后表达自己的看法，是典型的现象解释型作文。

[写作提纲]

一、描述背景，引出现象

1．描述背景：网络时代，网上购物成为一种流行趋势(network，onlineshopping，modern)

2．引出现象：大学生选择网上购物，享受其带来的方便和乐趣(collegestudents，enjoy，convenience，fun)

二、分析原因

1．原因一：网上购物价格便宜，能省钱(lowerprice，savemoney)

2．原因二：网上购物资源丰富，能买到商场里买不到的东西(awealthofcommodityinformation，available，everythingconceivable)

3．原因三：网上购物不用排队，只需点鼠标(insteadofqueuingup，afewclicksofmouse)

三、“我”的看法：更多人将接受网购，享受到选择多、价位低的好处(accept，cheapershopping，moreselections)

(1)intheeraof意为“在…时代”。

(2)过渡句，提出问题。

(3)分析原因的常用表达。

(4)Firstofall，Besides，Moreover，分析网上购物流行的三条原因。

(5)Inotherwords意为“换言之”，进一步解释上文所表达的意思。

(6)常用来引出个人观点。

4.WeEnglishClubarerecruitingnewmembers.ThosewithakeenloveforEnglishmayjoinusonthegreattripofindulgingintheworldofEnglish.EnglishClubisa20-year-oldstudent-runorganizationinourschoolwhichhasenjoyedgreatpopulWe,EnglishClub,arerecruitingnewmembers.ThosewithakeenloveforEnglishmayjoinusonthegreattripofindulgingintheworldofEnglish.EnglishClubisa20-year-oldstudent-runorganizationinourschool，whichhasenjoyedgreatpopul

5.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbookRidingtheBulletinMarch2000aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbookhadmadeahitanditproducedagreatimpactonthepublishingindustry.Anelectronicbookore-bookissimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.T.E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothatyoucanfindthemeaningsofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethewordsizeifyouhavepooreyesight.Infacte-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasilywhichshouldappealtostudentswhoarecarryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infactsomeuniversitiesareplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudentstohelpthemintheirstudies.Despiteallthisthecurrente-bookreadersareunlikelytoreplaceprintedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewelltoprintedbooksbecausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeoplefeeluneasysittinginfrontofthescreen.Fortheme-booksaremoredifficulttoreadande-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.HoweverIamconfidentthate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamongstudentsandmoreandmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththedevelopmentofelectronictechnology.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbookRidingtheBulletinMarch,2000,aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbookhadmadeahit,anditproducedagreatimpactonthepublishingindustry.Anelectronicbook,ore-book,issimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.T.E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothatyoucanfindthemeaningsofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethewordsizeifyouhavepooreyesight.Infact,e-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasily,whichshouldappealtostudents,whoarecarryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infact,someuniversitiesareplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudentstohelpthemintheirstudies.Despiteallthis,thecurrente-bookreadersareunlikelytoreplaceprintedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewelltoprintedbooks,becausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeoplefeeluneasysittinginfrontofthescreen.Forthem,e-booksaremoredifficulttoreadande-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.However,Iamconfidentthate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamongstudentsandmoreandmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththedevelopmentofelectronictechnology.

6.EvaluationbyStudentsNowadaysagrowingnumberofuniversitieshavelaunchedthe"StudentEvaluationProject"inwhichstudentsareinvitedtoevaluatethejobperformanceoftheirteachers.Inmostcasesstudentsgetevaluationformsattheendofasemesterandareaskedtofillthemoutanonymously.Therearevariedopinionsamongteachersanduniversityauthoritiesaboutthiseducationalreformprogram.Universityadministratorsconsiderstudentevaluationtobeaneffectivemeanstodisciplineteachersandhelpenhancetheteachingquality.Howevermanyteachersfeeluncomfortableevenresentfulaboutitbecausedifferentstudentsmayhavedifferentstandardsbywhichtojudgetheirteachers.Intheiropiniontheevaluationresultsmaybeinfluencedbyindividualstudent'spersonalfeelingsandthereforecan'tbecountedonasanobjectivereflectionoftheteachingperformance.Asforstudentstheirattitudesarealsovaried:someliketobegivenavoicetoexpresstheirviewssomedon'tunderstanditwhilesomesimplydon'tcare.AsawholeStudentEvaluationProjecttookaboldstepintheuniversityeducationreformprocesswhichencouragesstudentstogetmoreacti