2022年宁夏回族自治区固原市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年宁夏回族自治区固原市大学英语6

级大学英语六级测试卷（含答案）学校: 班级: 姓名: 考号: 一、l.Writing（10题）Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBooksandElectronicProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:如今有大量的电子产品替代了书不同的人有不同的看法我的观点BooksandElectronicProductsDirections:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledOnBuyingSecondhandTextbooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.有人认为买二手书好；有人认为买二手书不好；我的看法。OnBuyingSecond-handTextbooksDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewon"Moon-lite".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:如今的年轻人中流行“月光族"，就是每个月都反自己赚的钱花光，没有任何积蓄的人群有人认为这是时尚的体现，但这样做存在着种种问题我的看法MyViewon"Moonlite"Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast15()wordsfollowingtheOutlinegivenbelow:假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找个外国朋友作为游伴(Travel-mate)。拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚日程安排、费用分担情况、对对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的好处。Travel-mateWanted假设你是李芳，给好朋友Lily写一封信。内容如下：邀请她五一放假其间来北京游玩简单介绍北京的名胜古迹希望对方回信交流意见ALettertoaFrienDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofHowISpendMySummerVacation,describinghowyouspendoneofyoursummervacationsinthecountryside.Youshouldwriteatleast15()wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:Situation:Studentshavedifferentwaystospendtheirsummervacations,andyoudecidetotakeyoursummervacationwithyourfamilyinthecountryside.Yburfeelingisquitedifferentfromthatinthecity,soyouthinkaboutitdeeply.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed3()minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofIsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.无论是本科教学还是研究生教学，点名都是教师维持纪律常用手段,这是因为……但也有人认为，这没有必要。你的观点。Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoafriendinvitinghertocometoBeijingforMay1stholiday.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.1.假设你是李芳，给好朋友Lily写一封信。内容如下：邀请她五一放假其间来北京游玩简单介绍北京的名胜古迹希望对方回信交流意见ALettertoaFrienDirections:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:HowtoDealwithPersonalCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:HowtoDealwithPersonalCrisis1•造成个人危机的起因；应对个人危机的方法。Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast15()wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow: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你的观点结论SalaryorInterest二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(l()题)11.Amazonisafamouswebsitewhichsellsnotonlybooksbutalso .Changeblindnessreferstothephenomenonthat .manypeoplefailtonoticethebigchangearoundthempeopletendtoignorethesmallchangesinthesurroundingspeople'schoicescanbeeasilyinterruptedbyabigchangequiteafewpeopledonothaveagoodsenseofdirections13.Toresolveremaininguncertainties,it'snecessarytoobservefactorssuchaswind,clouds,andhumidityinthetropospheretomakesuretheyareconsistentwith .14."Waterclocks"wasthefirstdevicethatdidn'tusetheobservationofthecelestialbodiestocalculatethepassageoftime.A.YB.NC.NG15.MoreandmorepeoplearefondofNGVsbecausetheyhelpreducedeathsincaraccidentstoagreatdegree.A.YB.NC.NG16.SevenSecretsofNaturallyThinPeopleYouhatethem.Youknowthetype...theoneswhoneverbataneyewhenitcomestimetoorderlunchordinner.Askthemtheirweightandtheyprobablycan'teventellyou一theydon'tknowit.Questionthemaboutcaloriecountandyou'relikelytobeansweredwithablankstare.Theyarethemenandwomenwhodon'tgiveweightwatchingasecondthought.Andthat'stheveryreasonthey'reatahappy,healthyweight.Theyarenaturallythinpeople一theenemytoanyonewho'severbattledextrapound.Butpleasedon'thatethem.Youtoocanbeoneofthem,saysDr.DorisMccubbrey,authorofHowMuchDoesYourSoulWeight:Diet-FreeSolutionstoYourFood,WeightandBodyWorries.Theweightissuesspecialistandlicensedprofessionalcounselorhasspentthelast15yearshelpingpeopleexploretheirweightwoes(悲哀).Dr.Doris,the"Don'tDiet"doctor,hasmadeithermissiontotakethefocusoffthescaleandputitonwhatshecallsintuitive（直觉的）self-care.ItsthatkindoftreatmentthattheColoradocounselorencourages.Shetriestosteerherclientsawayfromoverlyrestrictivediets.Theidea,accordingtoDr.Doris,istoemulate（仿效）thewayanaturallythinpersonthinks.Forstarters,theworlddoesn'trevolvearoundthenumberonthescale."Sometimeswethink,'whenI'mthinenough,I'llbehappy*."saysDr.Doris,whodescribesherselfassomeonewhowasthe'wrongkindofdieterfor15years."Anaturallythinpersonknowshowtobehappyfirst,beyondweightsuccess.It'sfreedomtoenjoyyourlife.It'sabouthealthierrelationshipsandbeingabletoachievethegoalsyouwantforyourselfprofessionally.It'sfindingthetimetoenjoysomepleasuresinlife,likethevacationsyou'vealwayswantedtotakeorthepersonalgoalsyou'vealwayswantedtoachieve.It'shavingtheenergyanddesireandabilitytofollowthroughonthesethings.It'safuller,richerlife."AccordingtoDr.Doris,we'reallbornnaturallythin.However,it'sthewaywethinkthattakesawaythismentality理）.Itallbeginswhenwegoonourfirstdiet,shesays.Dr.Dorisisquicktopointoutthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingthinandbeinganaturallythinperson.Therearethosewhostrugglewithanorexia（厌食）orrelyonstarvationtoavoidweightgain.Thesepeopleareengaginginunhealthyphysicalandmentalbehaviors.Whenitcomestoweightloss,onesizedoesnotfitall,shesays.Beforeyoucanevengetstartedonahealthyapproachtodealingwithyourweight,it'simportanttogetintherightstateofmind.Dr.Dorishasthesevenhealthysecretsofnaturallythinpeoplethatcanhelpyougetonestepcloser.Secret1:PracticeintuitiveweightmaintenanceNaturallythinpeoplehaveastableweightanddon'tworrywhatitis.Naturallythinpeopledon'tweigh,measureorotherwisekeeptrackoftheirbodies'dimensions.Ybuwon'tevenfindabathroomscaleatanaturallythinperson'shouse.Theydon'tneedtoweighthemselves,becausetheytrusttheirbodiestoregulatetheirownweight.Secret2:ApplyanintuitiveattitudeNaturallythinpeoplehaveapositiveviewofthemselvesandtheirlives.Peoplewhohaveneverhadaweightproblemknowthatthekeytohappinessisinhowtheyperceivethemselvesandtheirlives.Theyhaveawonderfulself-image,becausetheyhavenotallowedsociety'spressuretoinfluencethem.Besidesappearance,somepeoplecriticizethemselvesfortheirthoughts,feelings,behaviors—verything.Howtheyseetheirbodiesisareflectionofhowtheytendtoseetheirentirelives.Secret3:KnowintuitivelywhytoeatNaturallythinpeopleeatwhentheyarehungry,butforotherreasonsaswell.TheyeatbecausetheirbodiesnTheydon'thavelunchordinnereveryday.Theydon'tknowabouttheirownweight.Theyhatepeoplewhoarenaturallythin.Theyareconcernedaboutcaloriecount.17.HereTheyComeMostoftheimmigrantscamebecausetheywerehungry一hungryformorebreadandforbetterbread.Americaofferedthat.Europewasold;Americawasyoung.Europeansoilhadbeenfarmedformanyyears;Americansoilwaspracticallyuntouched.InEuropethelandwasinthehandsofafewpeople,theupperclasses;inAmericathelandwasavailabletoall.InEuropeitwasdifficulttogetwork;inAmericaitwaseasytogetwork.InEuropethereweretoomanylaborerslookingfbrthefewavailablejobs,sowageswerelow;inAmericathereweren'tenoughlaborerstofilltheavailablejobs,sowageswerehigh.Abiggerandbetterloafofbread,then,attractedmostoftheinpouringhordesofpeopletoAmerica.Butmanycameforotherreasons.Onewasreligiouspersecution.IfyouwereaCatholicinaProtestantcountry,oraProtestantinanotherkindofProtestantcountry,oraJewinalmostanycountry,youwereoftentimesmadeveryuncomfortable.Youmighthavedifficultyingettingajob,oryoumightbelaughedat,orhavestonesthrownatyou,oryoumightevenbemurdered—ustforhavingthewrong(thatis,different)religion.YoulearnedaboutAmericawhereyourreligiondidn'tmakesomuchdifference,whereyoucouldbewhatyoupleased,wheretherewasroomforCatholic,Protestant,Jew.ToAmerica,then!Orperhapsyouhadtherightreligionbutthewrongpolitics.Perhapsyouthoughtafewpeopleinyourcountryhadtoomuchpower,orthatthereshouldbenokings,orthatthepoorpeoplepaidtoomuchtaxes,orthatthemassesofpeopleshouldhavemoretosayaboutgoverningthecountry.Then,oftentimes,yourgovernmentthoughtyou'weretooradicalandtriedtogetholdofyoutoputyouintoprison,whereyourideasmightnotupsetthepeople.Youdidn'twanttogotoprison,soyouhadtoleavethecountrytoavoidbeingcaught.Wheretogounderthecircumstances?Someplacewhereyoucouldbeafreeman,whereyouweren'tclappedintojailfortalking.ProbablyyouturnedtotheplaceJosephdescribedinhislettertohisbrother."Michael,thisisagloriouscountry;youhavelibertytodoasyouwill.Ybucanreadwhatyouwish,andwritewhatyoulike,andtalkasyouhaveamindto,andnoonearrestsyou."OfftoAmerica!ForseveralhundredyearsAmericawasadvertisedjustasLuckyStrikecigarettesandBuickcarsareadvertisedtoday.ThewondersofAmericaweretoldinbooks,pamphlets,newspapers,pictures,posters一andalwaysthisadvicewasgiven,"CometoAmerica."ButwhyshouldanyonebeinterestedinwhetherornotPatrickMcCarthyorHansKnoblochmovedfromhisEuropeanhometoAmerica?Thereweretwogroupsinterestedatdifferenttimes,butforthesamereason一businessprofits.Intheverybeginning,overthreehundredyearsago,tradingcompanieswereorganizedwhichgothugetractsoflandinAmericafornothingoralmostnothing.Thatland,however,wasvaluelessuntilpeoplelivedonit,untilcropswereproduced,oranimalskilledfortheirfurs.Thenthetradingcompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstocompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstothemataprofits.TheDutchWestIndiaCompany,theLondonCompany,andseveralothersweretradingcompaniesthatgaveawaylandinAmericawiththeideaofeventuallymakingmoneyoncargoesfromthecolonists.Theywantedprofitsneededimmigrantstogetthemadvertisedandpeoplecame.Inlateryears,from1870on,othergroupsinterestedinbusinessprofitstriedtogetpeopletocometoAmerica.TheCunardline,theWhiteStarline,theNorthGermanLloyed,andseveralothersearnedmoneyonlywhenpeopleusedtheirships.TheythereforesentadvertisementstoallpartsoftheworldtogetpeopletotraveltoAmerica一intheirships.Theysentnotonlyadvertisements,butalsoYB.NC.NG18.InCanada'scase,thecoststothedeprivationofpeople's ismuchgreaterthantherecoverybill.19.Menviewtalkasameansto .20.Thehighertheheightfromtheground,thehigherthewindspeed.YB.NC.NG三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）21.[B8]25.25.[B3]听力原文:W:Apartywithgreatfun,isn'tit?I'msohappytoseethatallguestsenjoyedthemselveshere.Howaboutsomemorebananapie,Peter?M:Youwouldn'thavetoforcemetotakeanotherhelping,darling.Q:Whatdoestheman'sresponseimply?(16)Hehatestobeforcedtohaveonemorepie.Hewantsanotherpieceofbananapie.Hepreferstotryanotherkindofpie.Heneedssomehelpmakingbananapie.(32)Becauseofthetechnologyprogress.Becauseofthecomputerrevolution.Becauseoftheinventionofcomputer.Becauseofmicrowaveovens.听力原文：Treeshaveaspectacularsurvivalrecord.Overaperiodofmorethan400millionyears,theyhaveevolvedasthetallest,mostmassiveandlongest-livedorganismsevertoinhabittheEarth.Yettreeslackameansofdefensethatalmosteveryanimalhas:threescannotmoveawayfromdestructiveforces.Becausetheycannotmove,alltypesoflivingandnonlivingenemies一fire,storm,micro-organisms,insects,otheranimalsandlater,humans一havewoundedthemthroughouttheirhistory.Treeshavesurvivedbecausetheirevolutionhasmadethemintoahighlycompartmentedorganism;thatis,theywalloffinjuredandinfectedwood.Inthatrespecttreesareradicallydifferentfromanimals.Fundamentally,animalsheal:theypreservetheirlifebymakingbillionsofrepairs,installingnewcellsinthepositionsofoldone.Treescannotheal:theymakenorepairs,instead,theydefendthemselvesfromtheconsequencesofinjuryandinfectionbywallingoffthedamage.Atthesametimetheyputnewcellsinnewpositions;ineffecttheygrowanewtreeovertheoldoneeveryyear.Themostobviousresultsoftheprocessaregrowthrings,whicharevisibleonthecrosssectionofatrunk,aroot,orabranch.(30)A.Tall.B.Green.C.Massive.D.Long-lived.听力原文:W:Didn'tyoutellTomaboutthemeeting?M:WhateverIsaytohimgoesinonecarandouttheother.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?(18)Tomisunabletohearwell.Tomdidn'tsayanythingatthemeeting.Tomdoesn'tlistentohim.Tomwentoutbeforethemeetingwasover.(28)Bytenmonths.Whenoneyearold.Whentwoyearsold.Atbirth.听力原文:W:So,haveyoufoundajobyet?M:No,but,Ihaveafewinterviewsnextweek,sothingsarelookingup.W:Whatkindofjobareyoulookingfor?M:Actually,IwanttoworkforaWebhostingcompany.W:Whatwouldyoudothereexactly?M:Well,generallyspeaking,WebhostingcompaniesprovidespaceforpeopletostoreandruntheirWebsites.Canyoufollowme?W:Oh,yeah,sortof.M:Well,theyallowpeopletowithouthavingtobuyandmaintaintheirownservers,andFdliketoworkintechnicalsupport,youknow,helpingcustomersresolvecomputer-relatedproblemswiththeirsites.W:So,how'sthepayforthatsortofjob?M:Well,mostpeopleIknowstartoutwithaveryreasonablesalary;youcanearnpayincreasesdependingonyourperformance.W:So,whataboutbenefits?M:Oh,thebenefitsareprettygood.Theyoftenprovidehealthinsurance,twoweeksofpaidvacationayear,andopportunitiesforadvancement.W:Well,istherelong-termjobsecurityinajoblikethat?M:That'shardtotell.Imean,theInternetisbooming,andthesekindsofcompaniesaresproutingupeverywhere,whichisagoodthing,butyouneverknowhowlongthingswilllast.W:Well,haveyoueverthoughtaboutgoingbacktoschooltoimproveyourjobskills?Youknow,youdiddropoutofcollege;moretrainingmighthelpyoulandabetterjob.M:Well,Idon'thavetheresourcesatthemomenttodothat;however,thejobI'mlookingatwillpayforsomeclassesafterIhavebeenwiththecompanyforsixmonths.W:Well,itlookslikeyouhavethingsplannedoutthistime.19.Inwhichfieldisthemanlookingforajob?Whatarethebenefitsthecompanyprovides?Whatdoesthefutureholdfortheindustrythatthemanisconsidering?Whatdoweknowabouttheman'seducationalbackgroundaccordingtotheconversation?(23)ITindustry.Educationindustry.Medicineindustry.□,Engineeringindustry.(47)(26)Sheisatravelagent.Sheisa(real)estateagent.Shesellscars.Shesellshotels.四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.The"whole-word"approachtoreadingwhichmorestressesthemeaningofwords,decoding,anddevelopingasightvocabularycouldbeusedfor .32.WhatconclusiondoesDr.LevinegetafterexaminingCCTVdata?33.Accordingtothewriter,LarryGopnikisamanwho .realizesthegreatexpectationsreapsthebenefitsfromperfectionworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2daysandthenwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisittherewewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.AseverybodyknowsShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventhereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldhearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglishandIWouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orPhonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady-collegestudentpreferred-tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,andthenwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,sothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"JustasthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldhearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIWouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orPhonecall(12345678).5.ALettertoaFriendDearLilyIthasbeenalongtimesincewemetlasttime.IlearnthatyouwillhavesomedaysoffinMay1stholiday.WhynotcometoappreciatethebeautifulscenesinBeijing?AseverybodyknowsBeijingasacityofgreathistoricalsignificancehasneverlostitsattractionfortourists.Tian9anmenSquaretheGreatWalltheSummerPalacetheTempleofHeavenMingTombstheFragrantHill...IntheendlesslistofscenicspotsIstronglyrecommendyoupayavisittotheSummerPalace.LocatedonthenorthwestoutskirtsofBeijingithasbeenconsideredthebest-preservedimperialgardenintheworld.TheLongevityHillandKunmingLakethemajorlandscapeofthegardenharmoniouslycombineartificialandnaturalbeautyintopicturesquescenery.Ibelieveyouwillbefascinatedbythefinelydecoratedbuildingspavilionsbridgesandtowers.Travelingdoesbenefitusinmorethanoneway.Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.YourssincerelyLiFangALettertoaFriendDearLily,Ithasbeenalongtimesincewemetlasttime.IlearnthatyouwillhavesomedaysoffinMay1stholiday.WhynotcometoappreciatethebeautifulscenesinBeijing?Aseverybodyknows,Beijing,asacityofgreathistoricalsignificance,hasneverlostitsattractionfortourists.TiananmenSquare,theGreatWall,theSummerPalace,theTempleofHeaven,MingTombs,theFragrantHill...Intheendlesslistofscenicspots,IstronglyrecommendyoupayavisittotheSummerPalace.LocatedonthenorthwestoutskirtsofBeijing,ithasbeenconsideredthebest-preservedimperialgardenintheworld.TheLongevityHillandKunmingLake,themajorlandscapeofthegarden,harmoniouslycombineartificialandnaturalbeautyintopicturesquescenery.Ibelieveyouwillbefascinatedbythefinelydecoratedbuildings,pavilions,bridgesandtowers.Travelingdoesbenefitusinmorethanoneway.Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiFang解析：①审题及布局.这是篇书信体作文，主要目的是邀请朋友来北京游玩。在布局上，注意英文书信格式，具体内容根据题目中给出的提纲展开即可.第一段问候过后邀请对方来北京度假；第二段介绍北京的名胜古迹，这是写作的重点，可以按条目列举景点，并选择一处着重推荐；第三段说明旅行益处颇多，询问朋友看法，希望其回复。②语言。本文是一篇写给朋友的书信，首尾两段语育应简洁、清晰，侧重于口语化.第二段涉及风景的介绍和描述，语言要鲜明贴切，生动形象，尽量避免重复用词；作为书信，本文多用一般现在时，辅以现在完成时与一般将来时。6.HowISpendMySummerVacationOursummervacationbeginsonJuly15thandlastsnearlytwomonths.ConsideringthatmybrainneedsrestafteraperiodofhardworkItogetherwithmyfamilywenttoourcountrysideaverysmallfarmhousehandeddownfromourforefatherstospendthesummer.Obviouslylifeinthecountryisverydifferentfromthatinthecity.EarlyinthemorningItookastrollalongthefieldside.Theairwasfreshandpure.WithadogfollowingsometimesIranaraceinthemeadowscoveredwithtallgrass.SometimesIclimbedupthehilltoseethesunslowlyyetsteadilyemergingoutoftheeasternhorizon.Thebirdsalsoseemedtohaveawakenedfromtheirdreamstwitteringrestlesslyamongthebushes.InordertoappreciatethequietnessofthecountryIgavemyselfentirelytonaturewithalightheartandahappymind.SometimesintheafternoonIincompanywithmycousinstookarodandwenttotherivertofish.Itmadethehouseholdhappywhentheysawmereturningwithabasketfulofbigfreshfish.WhennightcameIwouldsitatthedoorandtellthemostmarvelousandinterestingstoriestomycousinswholistenedtothetaleofwonderwithopeneyesandmouths.IwishIcouldenjoysuchcalmpureandbeautifulrurallifeforever.HowISpendMySummerVacationOursummervacationbeginsonJuly15thandlastsnearlytwomonths.Consideringthatmybrainneedsrestafteraperiodofhardwork,I,togetherwithmyfamily,wenttoourcountryside,averysmallfarmhousehandeddownfromourforefathers,tospendthesummer.Obviously,lifeinthecountryisverydifferentfromthatinthecity.EarlyinthemorningItookastrollalongthefieldside.Theairwasfreshandpure.Withadogfollowing,sometimesIranaraceinthemeadowscoveredwithtallgrass.SometimesIclimbedupthehilltoseethesunslowlyyetsteadilyemergingoutoftheeasternhorizon.Thebirdsalsoseemedtohaveawakenedfromtheirdreams,twitteringrestlesslyamongthebushes.Inordertoappreciatethequietnessofthecountry,Igavemyselfentirelytonature,withalightheartandahappymind.Sometimesintheafternoon,I,incompanywithmycousins,tookarodandwenttotherivertofish.Itmadethehouseholdhappywhentheysawmereturningwithabasketfulofbigfreshfish.Whennightcame,Iwouldsitatthedoorandtellthemostmarvelousandinterestingstoriestomycousins,wholistenedtothetaleofwonderwithopeneyesandmouths.IwishIcouldenjoysuchcalm,pureandbeautifulrurallifeforever.7.1sCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents?Checkingattendanceisacommonmeansofdisciplineinuniversities.Teachersuseittoregulatestudents*behaviorinclassandthusguaranteestudents1improvementintermsofperformance.Itisalsoameanstohelpclassesgosmoothlywithoutbeinginterruptedwhereasmanyothersespeciallycollegestudentsareagainstthispractice.Theyholdthattocheckattendanceisawasteoftimeinclassforonlyasmallportionofstudentsplaytruantregularly.Theyplaytruantinalmosteveryclassbecausetheyhavenointerestinstudyatall.Totrytogetthembackthroughcheckingattendanceisinvain.Furthermoreclasseswithasmallattendanceareusuallygiveninamonotonousway.Neithertheteacher'stonenorhiscontentcanarousestudents*interest.Inmypointofviewasawayofregulationtocheckattendanceishelpfulandpracticabletosomeextent.Butitisinnosensethemostproperwaytobringstudentsbacktotheclass.Ontheonehanduniversitiesshouldbemoresensibleincoursedesign.Someout-datedcoursescanbedeleted.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldendeavortomaketheirlecturesmeaningfulandattractiveenoughtokeepstudentsintheirclasses.Ifsomaybeattendancewillnotbeabigproblemanylonger.IsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents?Checkingattendanceisacommonmeansofdisciplineinuniversities.Teachersuseittoregulatestudents'behavior,inclassandthusguaranteestudents'improvementintermsofperformance.Itisalsoameanstohelpclassesgosmoothlywithoutbeinginterrupted,whereasmanyothers,especiallycollegestudentsareagainstthispractice.Theyholdthattocheckattendanceisawasteoftimeinclassforonlyasmallportionofstudentsplaytruantregularly.Theyplaytruantinalmosteveryclassbecausetheyhavenointerestinstudyatall.Totrytogetthembackthroughcheckingattendanceisinvain.Furthermore,classeswithasmallattendanceareusuallygiveninamonotonousway.Neithertheteacher'stonenorhiscontentcanarousestudents'interest.Inmypointofview,asawayofregulation,tocheckattendanceishelpfulandpracticabletosomeextent.Butitisinnosensethemostproperwaytobringstudentsbacktotheclass.Ontheonehand,universitiesshouldbemoresensibleincoursedesign.Someout-datedcoursescanbedeleted.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldendeavortomaketheirlecturesmeaningfulandattractiveenoughtokeepstudentsintheirclasses.Ifso,maybeattendancewillnotbeabigproblemanylonger.8.ALettertoaFriendDearLilyIthasbeenalongtimesincewemetlasttime.IlearnthatyouwillhavesomedaysoffinMay1stholiday.WhynotcometoappreciatethebeautifulscenesinBeijing?AseverybodyknowsBeijingasacityofgreathistoricalsignificancehasneverlostitsattractionfbrtourists.TiananmenSquaretheGreatWalltheSummerPalacetheTempleofHeavenMingTombstheFragrantHill...IntheendlesslistofscenicspotsIstronglyrecommendyoupayavisittotheSummerPalace.LocatedonthenorthwestoutskirtsofBeijingithasbeenconsideredthebest-preservedimperialgardenintheworld.TheLongevityHillandKunmingLakethemajorlandscapeofthegardenharmoniouslycombineartificia