2023年江西省新余市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

（2023年）江西省新余市大学英语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)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicItPaystoBeHonest.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.当前社会存在许多不诚实的现象。

2.诚实利人利己，做人应该诚实。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

NusberofApplicantslaxgin

!00599,548+1.8%

2006101,607+2.1%

1.考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2.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）

3.我们应该如何选择。

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicWealthandHealth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushould

baseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有人认为财富比健康重要；

2.也有人认为健康比财富重要；

3.我的观点是：

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaCampaign

Speech.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.你认为自己具备了什么条件（能力、性格、爱好等）可以胜任学生会主

席的工作。

2.如果当选，你将为本校同学做些什么。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofChildrenObesity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.学生的肥胖问题日益严重

2.这一现象产生的原因

3.你认为应如何改变这一现象

ChildrenObesity

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledMyIdenofPopmusic.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人认为流行音乐不能登大雅之堂。

2.有人认为音乐无高低贵贱之分，只有兴趣上的差别。

3.我认为……

MyIdeaofPopmusic

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition,

onthetopicNoPainsNoGains.Yourcompositionshouldbebasedonthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese.Yourpartofthecompositionshouldbeat

least150words.

1.请解释"NoPainsNoGains"的含义;

2.举例证明。

8.假设你是李明一名应届毕业生，在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，你想要

到登广告的公司供职，请给该公司写一封求职信，内容应简要介绍自己

的情况以及自己的经历等。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.上大学的费用(tuitionandfees)可以通过多种途径解决。

2.哪种途径适合我(说明理由)。

3.我的看法是...

HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthe

topicofPoorStudents'RunningErrands.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些大学校园出现贫困大学生“跑腿族”

1.对于这种做法有人表示支持

2.有人并不赞成

3.我的看法

PoorStudents'RunningErrands

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

11.

AccordingtoMaryCzerwinski'sresearch,computerusersareconstantly

shiftingfromwindowtowindow,pausingateachone.

12.

TheBushAdministrationopposestighteningthearsenicstandardfordrinking

water.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Inordertogathermuchmoredata,Wal-Martpreferredtobarcodes.

14.

ThebookThePlayofPowerisnotdifficulttoread,sinceitisnot.

15.Whendidhydroelectricpowerwasuniversallyconsideredasan

environmentallysafeandcleanmeansofelectricitygenerator?

A.Around250BC.

B.In1982.

C.Inthemiddle.yearsof20thcentury.

D.Untilonlyrecently.

16.

BypretendingtobeaMartian,wemay.

A.feelrelaxedandinterestedinsolvingtheproblem

B.findawayouttoescapetheproblemtemporarily

C.avoidstereotypesandseetheproblemfromafreshangle

D.findoutthesignificanceofimagination

17.Whatispeople'sattitudetowardsamixtureofbloodbetweendogsand

wolves?

Alt'snotencouraged.

Bit'sstronglyprotested.

C.It'swarmlywelcomed.

D.It'srespondedindifferently.

18.

ChildrenvisitingWashingtonwouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestin

19.

Inordertopreventpeoplefromcrying,thegeneticistshaveinventedtheno­

tearsunion.

20.

Afteryouhavebeencyclingforafewmonths,theauthorthinksthatyouwill

findcyclingintownslessdangerous.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(32)

A.ManypeopleinNewYorksufferedfromtyphoidinthe1910s.

B.MaryMallonchangedhernametoavoidspreadingtyphoid.

C.Marycarriedthediseasebutsheherselfwasingoodhealth.

D.Marywasafraidofbeingjobless.

22.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Respectbeginswithintheindividual.Theoriginalstateofrespectis[Bl]

onawarenessoftheselfasauniquebeing.Theelevated[B2]

ofknowing"whoIam'arisesfromarealplaceofpureworth.Withsuch

insight,thereisfaithintheselfandwholenessandcompletenesswithin.With

self-realization,oneexperiencestrueself-respect.

[B3]takesplacewhentheawarenessofone'soriginalnatureand

theoriginaloftheotherislacking.Asaresult,external[B4]

influencesrulesupremeoverrespect.Tobestabilizedintheelevatedstageof

theselfensuresgenuinerespectforandfromothers,sinceoneactsinthe

consciousnessthateveryhumanbeinghasinnateworthwhichispureand[B5]

.Suchamindsetguaranteesfinalvictory,sinceinteractiononthat

basis[B6]thattheinternetgoodnessoftheselfandtheotheremerges.

Todevelopthevalueofrespectwithintheselfandtogiveitpractical

expressionindailylifeisthe[B7]Obstaclesareencounteredtotest

thestrengthofrespect,andtheseareOftenfeltatthemost[B8]times.

[B9].Insituationswhenallsupportsseemtohavevanished,what

remainsloyalistheextenttowhichonehasbeenabletobecomeself-reliant

intently.

[BIO].Theremustberecognizedasthecentralfocustodrawfrom

peopleacommitmenttoahigherpurposeinlife.[Bll].The

eminenceoflifeispresentineveryone,andeveryhumanbeinghasarightto

thejoyoflivingwithrespectanddignity.

[Bl]

23.

[B3]

24.(22)

A.Atlast,themangaveabreaktothewoman.

B.Thewomanwasarrestedbytheman.

C.Themangavechoicestothewoman.

D.Themanmissedthewoman.

25.(16)

A.Themanishandsome.

B.Themanusedtobeunhealthy.

C.Thelectureisnotveryclear

D.Themanhasbecomeabetterperson.

26.(29)

A.Moneyisproofofone'svalue.

B.Moneyisameansinsteadofanend.

C.Makingmoremoneyismeaningless.

D.Moneycangivegreathappiness.

27.(34)

A.Hetriesonsomeotherthingsthattheothersthinkbest.

B.Heusuallydoesn'tbuyanything.

C.Hespendshourshavingalookround.

D.Hebuysitsolongasitscolorisright.

28.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

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A.Becauseworkcanrelievemostpeopleofboredom.

B.Becauseworkbringsmoneyandmakesholidaysaffordable.

C.Becauseworkbringsusprofounddelights.

D.Becausesomeworkareveryinteresting.

29.听力原文:M:Maybeitwasn'tagoodideatotellEugeneaboutthe

surprisepartyforNataliethisFriday.

W:I'mnotworried.Hepromisednottotellandhedoesn'tmakepromises

lightly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(16)

A.Nataliealreadyknowsaboutthesurpriseparty.

B.EugeneandNataliearenotgoodfriends.

C.EugenewillprobablytellNatalieabouttheparty.

D.Eugenewon'ttellNatalieabouttheparty.

30.听力原文：(RINGRINGSOUNDOFPHONEBEINGPICKEDUP.)

M:Hello,CampusDaily.Advertisementdepartment.ThisisMarkspeaking.

W:Hi.I'mcallingtoplaceacoupleofads.

M:Sure.Underwhatclassification?

W:Well,I'dlikeonetobeinthe"RoommatesWanted"section.

M:Allright.Andhowwouldyoulikeyouradtoread?

W:Itshouldread"Femaleroommatewantedforpleasant,sunnytwo-

bedroomapartmentonElliewoodAvenue,threeblocksfromcampus.Share

rentandutilities.AvailableSeptemberthefirst.Callbetween5and9p.m.and

askforCecilia."

M:Fine.Andwhataboutyourotherad?

W:ThatoneI'dlikeunder"MerchandiseforSale,"AndI'dlikeittoread

"Matchingbluesofaandeasychairforsale.Excellentcondition,$350orbest

offer.Callbetween5and9p.m.andaskforCecilia."Didyougetthat?

M:Uh-huh.You'llwantyourphonenumberonthese,right?

W:Oh,sure.Thanksforremindingme.It's555-6792.

M:Andhowlongdoyouwanttheseadstorun?

W:Foraweek.Iguess,Howmuchwouldthatbe?

M:Let'ssee-it's$5.00aweekperline.Yourtwoadswillbothtakeupthree

lines,sothat's$15perad.

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A.Atanewspaper.

B.Atanadvertisingagency.

C.Atafurniturestore.

D.Atarealestateoffice.

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

31.

Howdoyouthinktheauthorfeelsabouttheselong-livedpeople?

A.Heisimpressedwiththem.

B.Hedoesn'tcare.

C.Hedoesn'tlikethem.

D.Hecareslittleaboutthem.

32.

WhatproblemsexistinBerger'scountryaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thelackofhonestyingovernment.

B.Corruptionandtheriseofparallelpowers.

C.Thedifficultiesoflookingforallies.

D.MsMenchfi'srefusaltoacceptthegovernmentpost.

33.

Accordingtotheessay,whatrolehasEnglishplayedduringtheprocessof

globalization?

Althascreatedneweducationopportunities.

B.Ithasspeduptheprocessofglobalization.

C.Ithasopenedthedoorsfornewopportunitiesandincreasedthenumberof

youngwomenintheworkingworld.

D.Ithasincreasedthenumberofskilledwomen.

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参考答案

l.ItPaystoBeHonestAsweallknowhonestyasavirtueofmankindhas

beenchallengedinthemodernsocietyasweencountermereandmore

dishonestthingsandpeople.Manypeopleareasking"DoIneedtobehonest?

Yesweshouldbehonest.Firsthonestyisessentiallyimportantinbuildingup

trustamongpeople.Ifwelosethismoralstandardtheworldwouldbeoutof

orderbecausethereisnotrustamongpeople.Thereforeitiseveryperson's

responsibilitytokeepthisvirtuesothatthesocietywillnotfallapart.

Secondlytobehonestbringsbenefitstopeoplearoundyou.Yourhonestywill

helpyourco-workersandcompanyworksuccessfully.Yourspouseandyour

childrenwillbehappyandfeelsafe.Yourfriendswillalwayscometoyou

whentheyneedhelp.Finallyyouyourselfwillbenefitfrombeinghonest.

Peoplewillrespecttrustandloveyou.Youwillbeblessedbyhavingastable

marriageaprosperouscareermanyfriendsandmoreimportantlyapeaceful

heart.Itpaystobehonestbutitisdefinitelyworthwhilebecauseyouwillget

morethanwhatyoupay.Yourlifewillbemeaningfulasyouwillbe

appreciatedandrememberedasanhonestperson.ltPaystoBeHonestAswe

allknow,honesty,asavirtueofmankind,hasbeenchallengedinthemodern

societyasweencountermereandmoredishonestthingsandpeople.Many

peopleareasking,"DoIneedtobehonest?Yes,weshouldbehonest.First,

honestyisessentiallyimportantinbuildinguptrustamongpeople.Ifwelose

thismoralstandai'd,theworldwouldbeoutoforderbecausethereisnotrust

amongpeople.Therefore,itiseveryperson'sresponsibilitytokeepthisvirtue

sothatthesocietywillnotfallapart.Secondly,tobehonestbringsbenefitsto

peoplearoundyou.Yourhonestywillhelpyourco-workersandcompany

worksuccessfully.Yourspouseandyourchildrenwillbehappyandfeelsafe.

Yourfriendswillalwayscometoyouwhentheyneedhelp.Finally,you

yourselfwillbenefitfrombeinghonest.Peoplewillrespect,trustandlove

you.Youwillbeblessedbyhavingastablemarriage,aprosperouscareer,

manyfriendsandmoreimportantly,apeacefulheart.Itpaystobehonest,but

itisdefinitelyworthwhilebecauseyouwillgetmorethanwhatyoupay.Your

lifewillbemeaningfulasyouwillbeappreciatedandrememberedasan

honestperson.

2.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeen

ahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.Accordingtothestatistics

releasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghai

satinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%

overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberof

post-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversince

thentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof

6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftest

takersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatistics

pointtoaninterestingphenomenon-thepost-graduatetestafteraten-year

crazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffof

thepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post­

graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree

-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayfor

alltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts

somestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoristhepressurefrom

theincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethat

themoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.

Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjob

huntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhenthey

finishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalready

occupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonew

graduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asa

resultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemorework

experiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.

WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalwork

experienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatI

wanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonal

situations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslong

sincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.Accordingtothe

statisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsin

Shanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticrise

of32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethe

numberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.

However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,with

amodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,

thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.All

thesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenon-thepost-graduatetest,

afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountfor

thecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducation

reform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidy

fortheirthree-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogram,they

havetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerising

educationcosts,somestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoris

thepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudents

usedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceived,thebetterjob

opportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforboth

undergraduatesandpost-graduates,jobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.

Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudies,the

positionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreover,manycompaniesprefer

experiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbut

impracticalbookknowledge.Asaresult,somestudentsdecidetostartwork

earlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinion,beforewe

makethechoice,weneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywantto

do?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?

CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecision

shouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.

3.WealthandHealthWiththedevelopmentofsocietypeopleattachmore

importancetowealthandhealthButwhichismoreimportantwealthorhealth?

Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.SomepeoplethinkwWealthand

HealthWiththedevelopmentofsocietypeopleattachmoreimportanceto

wealthandhealthButwhichismoreimportant,wealthorhealth?Different

peoplehavedifferentopinions.Somepeoplethinkw

4.Goodeveningladiesandgentlemen:Thankyouforcomingtothiselection

campaigntoday.WiththetrustandcompletesupportofmyteamIam

delightedtoannouncethatIamrunningforchairmanoftheStudentUnion.

AsadiligentmanwithpleasantpersonalityIhavebeenalwaysconsideredto

beagoodteammember.MeanwhileasabigfanofsportsIfullyrealizethe

importanceofteamworkandadvocatethespiritofbeingquickerandstronger.

Ipossessstrongdeterminationtotakefirmstepstowardachievingthe

objectivesofmyteam,inadditionmyworkingexperiencewiththeStudent

Unioninthepasttwoyearswillbeextremelyhelpfultomyfutureworkhere

ifIgetelected.Asignofareallystrongorganizationisthatitcanchangeits

leadershipwithouthinderingitsprogressandwithoutdamagingitsvalues.If

IamelectedIbelieveIhavethecapabilitytoleadtheUniontoadvanceinthe

rightdirection.IwillcooperatewellwithmyfellowmembersoftheUnion

andtakeinnovativemeasuresincludingestablishingastudent-infonnation

centerformingateacher-student-friendshipassociationtomaketheUniona

trueassistancetostudents"studyandlifehereaswellasabridgeof

communicationbetweenteachersandstudents.Thankyouverymuch.Good

evening,ladiesandgentlemen:Thankyouforcomingtothiselection

campaigntoday.Withthetrustandcompletesupportofmyteam,Iam

delightedtoannouncethatIamrunningforchairmanoftheStudentUnion.

Asadiligentmanwithpleasantpersonality,Ihavebeenalwaysconsideredto

beagoodteammember.Meanwhile,asabigfanofsportsIfullyrealizethe

importanceofteamworkandadvocatethespiritofbeingquickerandstronger.

Ipossessstrongdeterminationtotakefirmstepstowardachievingthe

objectivesofmyteam,inaddition,myworkingexperiencewiththeStudent

Unioninthepasttwoyearswillbeextremelyhelpfultomyfutureworkhere

ifIgetelected.Asignofareallystrongorganizationisthatitcanchangeits

leadershipwithouthinderingitsprogressandwithoutdamagingitsvalues.If

Iamelected,IbelieveIhavethecapabilitytoleadtheUniontoadvancein

therightdirection.IwillcooperatewellwithmyfellowmembersoftheUnion

andtakeinnovativemeasures,includingestablishingastudent-information

center,formingateacher-student-friendshipassociation,tomaketheUniona

trueassistancetostudents"studyandlifehereaswellasabridgeof

communicationbetweenteachersandstudents.Thankyouverymuch.

5.ChildrenObesityChinaissuper-sizingitschildrenasfastasitseconomy

promptingfearsofobesitycrisis.Today8%of10-to12-year-oldsinChina's

citiesareconsideredobeseandanadditional15%areoverweightaccording

toEducationMinistrydata.Chinahasenteredtheeraofobesityandthespeed

ofgrowthisshocking.Agenerationofeconomicexpansionhasproduced

higherlivingstandardsandallowedChinesefamiliestoputmorefoodonthe

table;once-scarcemeatanddairyproductsnowarewidelyavailable.

Growingprosperityalsohasledtomoresedentarylifestyles:lessphysical

laborfewertripsonfootandbybicyclemoretravelbycarandmoreInternet

usage-allareresponsibleforalargeweightgain.Theintroductionoffast

foodoverseasalsocontributestotheincreaseinobesity.Ithinkit'shightime

wefoughtjuvenileflab.Kidsneedtofollowahealthierdiet.Parentsshould

helpkidsbalancedietanddon'ttakethemtoeatfastfoodlikeMcDonald's

andKFCsofrequently.Thegovernmentshouldbuildmoreplaygroundsand

requirestudentstoexerciseorplaysportsforanhouradayatschool.Children

ObesityChinaissuper-sizingitschildrenasfastasitseconomy,prompting

fearsofobesitycrisis.Today,8%of10-to12-year-oldsinChina'scitiesare

consideredobeseandanadditional15%areoverweight,accordingto

EducationMinistrydata.Chinahasenteredtheeraofobesity,andthespeed

ofgrowthisshocking.Agenerationofeconomicexpansionhasproduced

higherlivingstandardsandallowedChinesefamiliestoputmorefoodonthe

table;once-scarcemeatanddairyproductsnowarewidelyavailable.

Growingprosperityalsohasledtomoresedentarylifestyles:lessphysical

labor,fewertripsonfootandbybicycle,moretravelbycar,andmoreInternet

usage-allareresponsibleforalargeweightgain.Theintroductionoffast

foodoverseasalsocontributestotheincreaseinobesity.Ithinkit'shightime

wefoughtjuvenileflab.Kidsneedtofollowahealthierdiet.Parentsshould

helpkidsbalancedietanddon'ttakethemtoeatfastfoodlikeMcDonald's

andKFCsofrequently.Thegovernmentshouldbuildmoreplaygroundsand

requirestudentstoexerciseorplaysportsforanhouradayatschool.

6.MyIdeaofPopmusicPopmusicisheldincontemptbymanypeople.In

thesepeople'seyespopmusicisalwaysinsharpcontrastto"loftymusic".

ThelattermainlyreferstosymphoniesandoperasoftheEuropeancountries.

Theyshowgreatconcernforthefactthatmanypeoplepreferpopmusicto

symphoniesbecauseforthempopmusicshouldbeexcludedfromtheholy

palaceofmusic.Converselymanypeoplehaveanordorforpopmusic.They

arguethatpeoplewhowantustolistenmsymphoniesarcadvocatingakind

of"eliteculture".Thisnotionisunaccptabletopopmusicfansfortheydon't

believethatsymphoniesareloftierthanpopmusic.Thedifferenceonlylies

intheinterestsofdifferentpeople.Itisunfiarrmspeakofpopmusicwith

contemptwhilespeakingofsymphonieswithawe.Inconclusionmyideais

thatjustasthereisnodistinctionbetweenhighcultureandlowculturesoit

isinappropriatetosaypopmusicbelongstothe"lower"peoplewhereas

symphoniesisahigherloftierformofmusic.Afteralltherearemanybadly-

composedsymphonies.Andwecan'texpecteverypieceofpopmusictobe

excellent.Popmusicreflectsthethoughtsandinterestsofacertainagegroup

ofageneration.Itistheproductofacertainagebutitalsohassomething

universalsomethingthatbelongestoallhumanbeingsthatunderliesitsgreat

successamongpeople.Inthissenseitisratherfoolishforsomepeopleof

mediatoshowgreatconcernsimplybecausemanypeoplepreferpopmusic.

Anywaypopmusichasbecomeanindispensablepartofthemusicfamily.My

IdeaofPopmusicPopmusicisheldincontemptbymanypeople.Inthese

people'seyespopmusicisalwaysinsharpcontrastto"loftymusic".Thelatter

mainlyreferstosymphoniesandoperasoftheEuropeancountries.Theyshow

greatconcernforthefactthatmanypeoplepreferpopmusictosymphonies,

becauseforthempopmusicshouldbeexcludedfromtheholypalaceofmusic.

Conversely,manypeoplehaveanordorforpopmusic.Theyarguethatpeople

whowantustolistenmsymphoniesarcadvocatingakindofeliteculture".

Thisnotionisunaccptabletopopmusicfans,fortheydon'tbelievethat

symphoniesareloftierthanpopmusic.Thedifferenceonlyliesintheinterests

ofdifferentpeople.Itisunfiarrmspeakofpopmusicwithcontemptwhile

speakingofsymphonieswithawe.Inconclusion,myideaisthatjustasthere

isnodistinctionbetweenhighcultureandlowculture,soitisinappropriate

tosaypopmusicbelongstothe"lower"peoplewhereassymphoniesisa

higher,loftierform,ofmusic.Afterall,therearemanybadly-composed

symphonies.Andwecan'texpecteverypieceofpopmusictobeexcellent.

Popmusicreflectsthethoughtsandinterestsofacertainagegroupofa

generation.Itistheproductofacertainage,butitalsohassomething

universal,somethingthatbelongestoallhumanbeings,thatunderliesitsgreat

successamongpeople.Inthissenseitisratherfoolishforsomepeopleof

mediatoshowgreatconcernsimplybecausemanypeoplepreferpopmusic.

Anywaypopmusichasbecomeanindispensablepartofthemusicfamily.

7.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttothe

proverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoing

canbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcan

beacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethe

truthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamoment

butwasprecededbyyearsofpatientarduousobservation.Mozartwasnotan

accomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountless

hoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodern

worldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords

"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthe

secretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsand

successtheyachievedwithoutexceptioncomefromsustainedendeavor.

Althoughitisanoldsayinganditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamous

peoplenopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinour

collegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacoursetoacquireknowledgeina

particularfieldandtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertion

andpersistenteffort.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsown

equivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatis

reallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatno

knowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thaveto

lookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywas

notthe