2022年山东省枣庄市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年山东省枣庄市大学英语6级大学英

语六级模拟考试（含答案）学校: 班级: 姓名: 考号: 一、l.Writing（10题）Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofWesternHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:一些“洋''节日在中国越来越流行一些中国传统节日反倒无人问津你如何看待这种现象Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoDealWithPressure?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:现如今大学生压力过大，过激行为频发2•大学生压力过大的原因如何解决HowtoDealWithPressure?3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterofatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.有个国外的朋友来访，告诉他你已经做好安排。2.作了哪些安排。3.对来访表示欢迎Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:DoesHeroismStillWork?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.1.有些人认为英雄主义已不适应新时代了.但是，当今社会里确有英雄主义存在.你的看法DoesHeroismStillWork?5.1.目前，国久“汉语热”持续升温出现这种现象的主要原因“汉语热”给我的启示OnForeigners'LearningChinese6.1•在报纸上看到一家公司在招聘文秘的广告；,在表达求职的意愿后，说明自己具备该职位要求的条件；.希望对方能给予面试的机会，并期盼回复。Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicABoominContinuingEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:.图表所示为某城市1989、1994、1999、2004年参加成人教育（或继续教育）的人数情况，请描述其变化.请说明产生这些变化的原因（可从社会发展及竞争能力方面加以说明）.请预测我国成人教育（或继续教育）的前景

20tenthousandABoominContinuingEducationDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:目前很多父母在子女高中毕业前就送他们出国学习形成这种趋势的原因我对些的看法OverseaStudyatanEarlyAgeDirections:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.BoliviaEgyptIndonesiaPost-graduateCrazeCoolsOffNo.ofPost-graduateTestTakersinYearNuabezofApplicants■axgin200259,816200379,299+32.6%200484,611柘.7%200599,548+1.8%2006101,607+2.1%200795,045-6.5%•考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。.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）.我们应该如何选择。二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.Meritwillhavetostartwithamorelucrativelegaljobinsteadofherfavoriteposition—apublic-intarestattorneybecauseshehasto .Theauthordoesanassessmentofallhigh-riskurbanareasintheU.S.13.Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasanindustrialsolvent.A.YB.NC.NG14.Donottrytomakethetaglinetrendy,becausesuchlinedareoften .15.Accordingtoahoaxannouncement,theTacoBellCorporationboughttheLibertyBellandmovedittoIrvinetohelp .16.Besidesthediscoveriesof and Newtonalsodevelopedoneofthemostpowerfultoolsofmathematics—calculus.17.Oneinnovativeproposalproposedbysomeexpertsisproviding for25,000qualifiedundergraduatestudents.18.In2000,overhalftheworld'spopulationlivein .19.Evaluationofdepressioncanbeconductedonlywhensuchdepressionisnotattackingthepatient.YB.NC.NG20.Fruits,suchaswatermelon,redgrapefruit,andguava,arenowexcitingtheinterestofresearchersbecause . 三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)(28)Educatingstudents.Changingthedangeroustrends.Arrestingthosecriminals.Punishingthosedrugusers.[B8](36)Hisfather'sadvicehelpedhimtodecidewhichjobtotakeup.Workinginthesportsteamwashismostimportantexperience.Helearntmuchfromhissharedexperiencewithhisteammembers.Hisexperienceasabaggageboyhadagreatinfluenceonhislaterlife.(26)Helovestravelmorethananythingelse.Heisaveryromanticperson.Heisafraidofbiggeranimals.Heusedtostudyinafamousuniversity.25.[B7](24)Hehasmorethanonechild.Hiswifeisagraduatestudent.Heisafull-timestudent.Heworksattheuniversityhousingoffice.(22)Husbandandwife.Friends.BossandClerk.□.Colleagues.听力原文：M:I'mfrustrated.We'resupposedtodoourassignmentonthecomputer,butIhavedifficultygettingaccesstothecomputersinthelibrary.W:Iunderstandthewayyoufeel.I'mlookingforwardtothedaywhenIcanaffordtogetmyown.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?(18)Themancanusehercomputer.Shecan'taffordacomputerrightnow.Shecan'tfinishherassignment,either.Themanshouldbuyacomputerrightaway.(29)Becausetheyseeagrowingmarketforprinters.Becausesmallcompaniesneedmorehardcopies.Becausepeopleareconcernedabouttheenvironment.Becauseprintersinmanyofficesareworkingovertime.30.[BIO]四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Plagiarismisthepracticeofdishonestlyclaimingorimplyingoriginalauthorshipofmaterialwhichonehasnotactuallycreated,suchaswhenapersonincorporatesmaterialfromsomeoneelse'sworkintohisownworkwithoutattributingit.TheUnitedStatesofAmericaOfficeofResearchIntegrity[Cl] plagiarismas"theappropriationofanotherperson'sidea,processes,resultsorwordswithout[C2] appropriatecredit".Moreover,Shakespeare'sappropriationofstoriesintohisplaysmaybeconsideredplagiarismexceptthatShakespeare[C3] claimedthatthestorieswerehisown.Withinacademia,plagiarismisseenas[C4] dishonestyandisaseriousandpunishableacademicoffense.Thereislittleacademicresearchintothefrequencyofplagiarism.Anyresearchthathastakenplacehas[C5] onuniversities(higheducations).Ofthe[C6] ofcheating(includingplagiarism,inventingdataandcheatingduringanexam),studentsadmittoplagiarismmorethananyother.25%to90%ofstudentsadmittoplagiarism.However,thisfigure[C7] considerablyto20%and10%whenstudentsareaskedaboutthefrequencyof"serious"plagiarism(suchascopyingmostofanassignment,orpurchasinga[C8] paperfromawebsite).Plagiarismisnotnecessarilythesameascopyrightinfringement(侵害),whichoccurswhenoneviolatescopyrightlaw.Thecopyingofafewsentencesfora[C9] isfairuseundercopyrightlaw,but,ifnotattributedtothetrue[CIO] ,itisplagiarism.increasesI)neverfocusedJ)completesocialK)decreasesformsL)dependedquotationM)authoreverN)definedgivingO)paragraphacademic[Cl]32.[CIO]Formostpeople,fatisaburden.Itdoesn'treallymatterwhereitappears,wejustdon'twantit.Butitturnsoutthatourbodiesalsomakeauniqueform,offattissuethatbehavesremarkablyunlikeanyother:ratherthanstoringexcessenergy,thisfatactuallyburnsthroughit.It'scalledbrownfatandhealthexpertsconfirmforthefirsttimethathealthyadultshavestoresofthistissue,whichresearchershopetostudyfurtherasapotentialnewweight-losstreatment.Humannewbornshavebeenknowntohaveanysignificantdepositsofbrownfat,socalledbecauseofitsabnormallyhighconcentrationofdark—coloredmitochondria(线粒体)，theenginesthatsustaincellactivity.Theprimarypurposeofbrownfatistoregulatebodytemperature:themitochondria-packedcellsaredesignedtoburnhighquantitiesofsugar,andreleasethatenergyasheatamechanismthatnewbornsrelyontokeepthemselvestoasty.Aspeopleage,however,thebodybecomesbetteratregulatingtemperature,sobrown-fatstoresshrinkandwhitefatstartstoemerge.AresearchteaminSwedenhasfoundthathealthyadultsretainasizableamountoffatinthefrontandbackoftheneckexpressingthesameproteinsasbrownfat.Identifyingthepresenceofbrownfatisonething,butactivatingittoburnmoresugarisanother.Twostudiesconfirmedthatbrown-fatcellsbecomemoreactiveinthecold.ButbeforeweconsiderjoiningthePolarBearClub,canbrownfatactuallycauseweightloss?Brownfatmayindeedallowapersontoburnmorecalories（卡路里）withthesameamountofconsumption.Onthebasisofanimalmodels,researcherscalculatethat50gofbrownfatcouldburnabout20%dailycalorieanaveragepersontakesin.Leanerpeopletendedtohavemorebrown-fatdepositsthanoverweightindividuals.Interestingly,womenwere'twiceaslikelyasmentohaveactivebrownfat.Still,thefindingsdon'tnecessarilymeanthatactivatingbrownfatleadstoaslimmerwaist.Foronething,thebodyisespeciallygoodatmaintainingbalance,whichiswhyaboostincalorie-burningcanoftenmakeithungersignalandpromptpeopletoeatmoretomakeupfortheloss.Andevenifdrugcompaniescouldfindawaytoactivate（刺激）brownfatsafely,thatexcessactivitycouldthrowoffothermetabolic（新陈代谢的）systemsanddamageyourhealth.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoPara.1?A11thepeopledon'tlikefatatall.A11fatisakindoftissuestoringexcessenergy.Brownfathasauniquefunctionthatanyotherfatissuedoesn'thave.Brownfatcanprovideanewwaytoloseweight.五、5.ErrorCorrection（3题）34.[S10]35.[S4][S10]六、6.ErrorCorrection（3题）37.【S3】38.[S10]39.[S7]参考答案ThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.ForexampleweeksbeforeChristmascountlessshopsrestaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdeThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Forexample,weeksbeforeChristmas,countlessshops,restaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdeHowtoDealWithPressure?(1)Nowadayssincecompetitionbecomesmoreandmoreseverecollegestudentsarefacinggreatpressureintheirstudyandjob-hunting.ItisnotuncommontohearthatsomecollegestudHowtoDealWithPressure?(1)Nowadays,sincecompetitionbecomesmoreandmoresevere,collegestudentsarefacinggreatpressureintheirstudyandjobhunting.Itisnotuncommontohearthatsomecollegestud解析:本文是一篇六级考试中常见的议论文，要求考生就“如何应对压力”这个话题展开论述。根据题目要求，考生应首先陈述现如今大学生压力过大这一情况，然后提出大学生压力过大的原因，最后提出解决办法。[写作提纲]―、现如今大学生压力过大，过激行为频发(greatpressure,commitsuicide,extremebehavior)二、 造成大学生压力过大的原因.高校仅以学业成果衡量学生(academicachievements,toomuchemphasis).受金融危机影响，就业压力大(job-hunting,negativeeffect)三、 解决办法.摆正心态(cultivatecorrectattitude).多与朋友及师长交流(morecommunication).利用课余时间参加社会实践及义务劳动(sparetime,socialpractice,voluntarywork)开篇点题，指出当今大学生压力过大，过激行为频发。commitsuicide"自杀"；extremebehavior4'极端行为”。(3Contributeto“促成,造就”。accumulatefck积累”。adoptwaystodo"采取方法做某事”。cultivatecorrectattitudetowards"培养对 的正确态度”。comfbrtdepressedmood“排解抑郁心情”。DearMr.SmithIhavereceivedyourletterdatedApril52006inwhichyouhaveaskedmetomakearrangementsforyourstayhere.Iamgladtotellyouyourschedulewillbeasfollows:FirstofallIwillmeetyouattheairportwhenyouarrivehereandthenIwilltakeyoutoouruniversityhotelwhereIhavebookedaroomforyou.Ontheseconddayofyourarrivalyouwillbeinvitedtoattendourteachingactivityinasmallgroup.IntheafternoonIwilltakeyoutovisitourstudents'lab.OnthethirddayIhavearrangedalectureatwhichIhopeyoucouldgiveusanintroductiontotheteachingfeaturesoffineartsatCambridge.IntheeveningIwillhaveasmallpartyforyouandyouwillhavemorechancetocommunicatewithourstudentsaswellasourstaff.OnthelastdayIwillseeyouoffattheairport.Ifthereisanythinginconvenientforyouinthisschedulepleaseletmeknowassoonaspossible.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreplyandwishyouapleasantjourney.YoursrespectfullyAllenChuDearMr.Smith,IhavereceivedyourletterdatedApril5,2006inwhichyouhaveaskedmetomakearrangementsforyourstayhere.Iamgladtotellyouyourschedulewillbeasfollows:Firstofall,IwillmeetyouattheairportwhenyouarrivehereandthenIwilltakeyoutoouruniversityhotelwhereIhavebookedaroomforyou.Ontheseconddayofyourarrival,youwillbeinvitedtoattendourteachingactivityinasmallgroup.Intheafternoon,Iwilltakeyoutovisitourstudents'lab.Onthethirdday,IhavearrangedalectureatwhichIhopeyoucouldgiveusanintroductiontotheteachingfeaturesoffineartsatCambridge.Intheevening,Iwillhaveasmallpartyforyouandyouwillhavemorechancetocommunicatewithourstudentsaswellasourstaff.OnthelastdayIwillseeyouoffattheairport.Ifthereisanythinginconvenientforyouinthisschedule,pleaseletmeknowassoonaspossible.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreplyandwishyouapleasantjourney.Yoursrespectfully,AllenChuDoesHeroismStillWork?Heroismusedtobeassociatedwithpeople'sidealisnowbelievedbythepublicasoutofdate.Forthemheroismisabeliefthatemphasizesindividuals'leadingroleinthedevelopmentofhumancareersbuttoday'sworldcharacterizedwithcomplicatedsocialdivisionoflaborrequiresthattheindividualcooperatewithotherpeopleandthustheirroleinthesociallifeisweakened.Soheroismcannolongermeetthedemandsofthetimes.Ironicallyheroismdoesexistinthereallifeformanypeoplestillcherishheroismasadreamoranidealwhichinreturnguidestheirthinkingandbehavior.ForexamplemanyNBAstarsarehailedassuperheroesandbecomepartoftheidealofthepublic.Therearealsomanygirlsdreamingofbecomingso-called"supergirls"soastobefocusedonbythepublicasoneswithoutstandingabilities.Nomatterwhetheritiscorrectornotthisphenomenondemonstratesacontradictionintheattitudeofthepublictowardsheroism.Formethiscontradictioncanbeinterpretedasacompromisebetweenthesetwoparties.Thatistosayindividualsintoday'sworldshouldlearntocooperatewithotherswhiletheycanalsocherishabitofheroismthatwillinspiretheirinitiativeandthusfulfilltheirpotential.Inthissenseheroismisstillnecessary.DoesHeroismStillWork?Heroism,usedtobeassociatedwithpeople'sideal,isnowbelievedbythepublicasoutofdate.Forthem,heroismisabeliefthatemphasizesindividuals'leadingroleinthedevelopmentofhumancareers,buttoday'sworld,characterizedwithcomplicatedsocialdivisionoflabor,requiresthattheindividualcooperatewithotherpeopleandthustheirroleinthesociallifeisweakened.Soheroismcannolongermeetthedemandsofthetimes.Ironically,heroismdoesexistinthereallife,formanypeoplestillcherishheroismasadreamoranideal,whichinreturnguidestheirthinkingandbehavior.Forexample,manyNBAstarsarehailedassuperheroesandbecomepartoftheidealofthepublic.Therearealsomanygirlsdreamingofbecomingso-called"supergirls"soastobefocusedonbythepublicasoneswithoutstandingabilities.Nomatterwhetheritiscorrectornot,thisphenomenondemonstratesacontradictionintheattitudeofthepublictowardsheroism.Forme,thiscontradictioncanbeinterpretedasacompromisebetweenthesetwoparties.Thatistosay,individualsintoday'sworldshouldlearntocooperatewithotherswhiletheycanalsocherishabitofheroismthatwillinspiretheirinitiativeandthusfulfilltheirpotential.Inthissense,heroismisstillnecessary.5.OnForeigners'LearningChinese©NowadaysChineseourmothertongueisenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.②OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountriesandmanyforeignersareattractedbytheoldmysteriousandcharminglanguage.③SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.©FirstlywiththerapideconomicdevelopmentChinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluencewhichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.SecondlyChineseservesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.FinallythewidespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.@ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpridebutmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besides⑥wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewellandthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.OnForeigners'LearningChinese©Nowadays,Chinese,ourmothertongue,isenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.②OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountries,andmanyforeignersareattractedbytheold,mysteriousandcharminglanguage.③SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.④Firstly,withtherapideconomicdevelopment,Chinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluence,whichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.Secondly,ChineseservesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.Finally,thewidespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.⑤ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpride,butmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besides,⑥wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewell,andthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.解析:①审题及布局。这篇作文讨论国外“汉语热”持续升温的现象，要求分析其主要原因，并说明给“我''的启示。在布局上，可根据题目中给出的提纲展开。第一段介绍很多外国人热衷于学汉语，孔子学院遍地开花；第二段说明出现此现象的主要原因，注意要层次分明，逻辑性强；第三段说明“汉语热"给我的启示与思考，可结合眼下大学生汉语水平低下这一事实来展开。②语言。本文涉及在说明“汉语热”这一热点的基础上分析原因，语言需客观、简洁、缜密，注重衔接；谈及个人思考时，语言要富有表现力和感情色彩；建议考生多关注社会热点，勤于思考，并注意积累相关词汇及表达。AJobApplicationLetterDearSir/Madam[1]IlearnedfromGuangzhouDailyonJuly26thatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretaryand[2]it'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.[3]IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromSunYat-senUniversityandgotBachelorofArtsdegree.DuringmyfouryearsoncampusItookpainstostudymymajorandIparticipatedinvariousextracurricularactivitiestoapplytheoreticknowledgeintopractice.[4]UpongraduationIworkedinHPChinaasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.[5]Myresponsibilitiesconsistedofcarryingoutmarketsurveyswritingreportsandorganizingmeetings.Thistwo-yearexperiencehashelpedmealot.[6]InparticularIhaverealizedtheimportanceofcoordinationandco-operationamongcoworkers.[7]Enclosedpleasefindmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.IhopeyoucangivemeachanceforinterviewandIamlookingforward to your reply.SincerelyAdaAJobApplicationLetterDearSir/Madam,[1]IlearnedfromGuangzhouDailyonJuly26thatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretary,and[2]it'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.[3]IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromSunYat-senUniversityandgotBachelorofArtsdegree.Duringmyfouryearsoncampus,ItookpainstostudymymajorandIparticipatedinvariousextracurricularactivitiestoapplytheoreticknowledgeintopractice.[4]UpongraduationIworkedinHPChinaasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.[5]Myresponsibilitiesconsistedofcarryingoutmarketsurveys,writingreportsandorganizingmeetings.Thistwo-yearexperiencehashelpedmealot.[6]Inparticular,Ihaverealizedtheimportanceofcoordinationandco-operationamongcoworkers.[7]Enclosedpleasefindmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.IhopeyoucangivemeachanceforinterviewandIamlookingforward to your reply.Sincerely,Ada解析：开头说明获悉这个职位空缺的途径及写信的目的。[3]介绍自己能够胜任这个职位所具备的条件。⑷Upon棚.结构，使句式多变。co-ordination,co-operation,co-workers语言形式对称。Enclosed意为“随信附上 .....”，为求职或商务书信中的常用词。[写作指南]根据题目要求写一封求职信。这类实用文体的文章结构：第一段写明获得招聘信息的来源，并表示对这份工作极大的兴趣。第二段证明自己有能力胜任这个职位，一般叙述自己的资历、能力和能够胜任该职位所具备的条件。最后提供一些必要的证明，并表达希望得到面试机会的恳切心情。ABoominContinuingEducationFromthegraphweknowthestatisticsoftheContinuingEducationparticipationandtheincreasingnumbersoftheparticipantsinXcity.In1989therewereonlythirtythousandpeopletABoominContinuingEducationFromthegraph,weknowthestatisticsoftheContinuingEducationparticipationandtheincreasingnumbersoftheparticipantsinXcity.In1989therewereonlythirtythousandpeoplet8.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadaysmoreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheirchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomycompaniesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiencestoo.Consequentlypursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreoverthereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrash-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asformeoverseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiencesbutoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvementbutit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathomewhenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadays,moreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheirchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,companiesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiences,too.Consequently,pursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreover,thereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrash-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asforme,overseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiences,butoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvement,butit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathome,whenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.9.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.—neoftherichestcountriesintheworld一hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.BangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A,anditsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.InconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealOngwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S.A,hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.—neoftherichestcountriesintheworld一hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.BangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealOngwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S.A,hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.lO.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatist