2021年福建省莆田市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2021年福建省莆田市大学英语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）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onForeignTradeofChineseCompanyaccordingtothefollowingchart.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Descriptionofthechart

2.ChangeintheamountsofforeigntradeoftheChinesecompanyinits

MiddleEastmarket

3.Reasonsofthechange

ForeignTradeofChineseCompany

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterin

replytoafriend'sinquiryaboutapplyingforadmissiontoyourcollegeor

university.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegiven

belowinChinese:

1.建议报考的专业及理由

2.报考该专业的基本条件

3.应当如何备考

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorld.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.中国在海外已经设立并将设立更多孔子学院

2.设立孔子学院有利于中国传统文化的传传播

3.对此有不同的看法，你如何看待

China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorld

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicMoreIncomeforFarmers.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenin

Chinesebelow:

1.中国农民的收入有了巨大增长

2.分析农民收入增加的原因

（年份）

5.1.有人认为考研是大学毕业生最好的出路

2.也有人持不同意见

3.我的看法

ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledPressureinModernLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.现代生活充满压力；

2.压力对人身心的影响；

3.如何缓解压力。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicShouldAdvertisementsBeBanned?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.许多人认为广告给我们的生活带来了很多方便。

2.也有人认为广告对年轻人的负面影响太大，建议禁止广告。

3.我的看法。

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofPoorStudents'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

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledEnergyShortage:HowtoSolveIt.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是当今人们最关心的重大问题之一。

2.节约使用是缓解能源短缺的手段之一。

3.但最好的解决办法是开发新的能源。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicShouldWeStartOurWork-lifeorGoonwithOur

Education.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegiven

belowinChinese:

1.许多大学生毕业生面临着就业和深造的两难境地

2.有人认为他们应该继续深造，有人认为他们应马上就业

3.你的看法

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

11.

Sports-relatedspectatorviolenceisoftenmorestronglyassociatedwithsocial

groupthanwiththespecificnatureofthesportitself.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

MarkTwainseemedunhappyinhislateryearsbecausehiswifeand

haddied.

13.

AccordingtoBono,inlateralthinkingweshouldn'tdealwith

problems.

A.inanunpredictedway

B.fromvariousanddifferentperspectives

C.bysuddenchangesinthewayofthinking

D.byfollowingtheregularlogicandsequence

14.

Childrensufferfromseparationanxietywhenfacingfamilystressorbeing

abouttoenteranewschool.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Theauthordoubtsthatmencanfindanswerstotheinthenearfuture.

16.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

GeneticallyModifiedFoods—FeedtheWorld?

Ifyouwanttosparkaheateddebateatadinnerparty,bringupthetopicabout

geneticallymodifiedfoods.Formanypeople,theconceptofgenetically

altered,high-techcropproductionraisesallkindsofenvironmental,health,

safetyandethicalquestions.Particularlyincountrieswithlongagrarian

traditions-andvocalgreenlobbies—theideaseemsagainstnature.

Infact,geneticallymodifiedfoodsarealreadyyewmuchapartofourlives.

Athirdofthecornandmorethanhalfthesoybeansandcottongrowninthe

USlastyearweretheproductofbiotechnology,accordingtotheDepartment

ofAgriculture.Morethan65millionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswill

beplantedintheUSthisyear.Thegeneticisoutofthebottle.

Yetthereareclearlysomeveryrealissuesthat,needtoberesolved,lakeany

newproductenteringthefoodchain,geneticallymodifiedfoodsmustbe

subjectedtorigoroustesting.Inwealthycount,des,thedebateaboutbiotech

istemperedbythefactthatwehavearicharrayoffoodstochoosefrom—

andasupplythatfarexceedsourneeds.Indevelopingcountriesdesperateto

feedfast-growingandunderfedpopulations;theissueissimplerandmuch

moreurgent:Dothebenefitsofbiotechoutweightherisks?

Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyearthe

world'spopulationreached6billion.Andby2050,theUNestimates,itwill

beprobablynear9billion.Almostallthatgrowthwilloccurindeveloping

countries.Atthesametime,theworld'savailablecultivablelandperperson

isdeclining.Arablelandhasdeclinedsteadilysince1960andwilldecrease

byhalfoverthenext50years,accordingtotheInternationalServiceforthe

AcquisitionofAgri-BiotechApplications（ISAAA）.

Howcanbiotechhelp?

Biotechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedricethatisfortified

withbeta-carotene（|3-胡萝卜素）一whichthebodyconvertsintovitaminA—

andadditionaliron,midtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionally

improvedcrops.Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaces

wherefoodshortagesarecausedbycropdamageattributiontopests,drought,

poorsoilandcropviruses,bacteriaorfungi（真菌）.

Damagecausedbypestsisincredible.TheEuropeancomborer,forexample,

destroys40milliontonsoftheworld'scorncropsannual]y,about7%ofthe

total.Incorporatingpest-resistantgenesintoseedscanhelprestorethebalance.

Intrialsofpest-resistantcottoninAfrica,yieldshaveincreasedsignificantly.

Sofar,fearsthatgeneticallymodified,pest-resistantcropsmightkillgood

insectsaswellasbadappearunfounded.

Virusesoftencausemassivefailureinstaplecropsindevelopingcountries.

Twoyearsago,Africalostmorethanhalfitscassava（树薯）crop——akey

sourceofcalories-tothemosaicvirus.Geneticallymodified,virus-resistant

cropscanreducethatdamage,ascandrought-tolerantseedsinregionswhere

watershortageslimittheamountoflandundercultivation.Biotechcanalso

helpsolvetheproblemofsoilthatcontainsexcessaluminum,whichcan

damagerootsandcausemanystaple-cropfailures.Agenethathelps

neutralizealuminumtoxicity（毒性）inricehasbeenidentified.

Manyscientistsbelievebiotechcouldraiseoverallcropproductivityin

developingcountriesasmuchas25%andhelpprevent

A.geneticallymodifiedcropisbeneficial

B.geneticallymodifiedcropcausesenvironmentalproblems

C.high-techcropisagreatbenefittotheworld

D.geneticallymodifiedfoodsisaheatedtopic

17.

ThegoroawasesystemusestheJapanesepronunciationofnumberstocreate

,andcanbeseeninmanycompanytelephonenumberjingles.

18.

Goodspeakingcancontrollisteners'attentionthroughthespeaker's.

19.UniversitiesBranchOut

Fromtheirstudentbodiestotheirresearchpractices,universitiesare

becomingmoreglobal.

ByRichardLevin

Asneverbeforeintheirlonghistory,universitieshavebecomeinstrumentsof

nationalcompetitionaswellasinstrumentsofpeace.Theyarethelocusof

thescientificdiscoveriesthatmoveeconomiesforward,andtheprimary

meansofeducatingthetalentrequiredtoobtainandmaintaincompetitive

advantage.Butatthesametime,theopeningofnationalborderstotheflow

ofgoods,services,informationandespeciallypeoplehasmadeuniversitiesa

powerfulforceforglobalintegration,mutualunderstandingandgeopolitical

stability.

Inresponsetothesameforcesthathavepropelledtheworldeconomy,

universitieshavebecomemoreself-consciouslyglobal:seekingstudentsfrom

aroundtheworldwhorepresenttheentirespectrumofculturesandvalues,

sendingtheirownstudentsabroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers,offering

coursesofstudythataddressthechallengesofaninterconnectedworldand

collaborativeresearchprogramstoadvancescienceforthebenefitofall

humanity.

Oftheforcesshapinghighereducationnoneismoresweepingthanthe

movementacrossborders.Overthepastthreedecadesthenumberofstudents

leavinghomeeachyeartostudyabroadhasgrownatanannualrateof3.9

percent,from800,000in1975to2.5millionin2004.Mosttravelfromone

developednationtoanother,buttheflowfromdevelopingtodeveloped

countriesisgrowingrapidly.Thereverseflow,fromdevelopedtodeveloping

countries,isontherise,too.Todayforeignstudentsearn30percentofthe

doctoraldegreesawardedintheUnitedStatesand38percentofthoseinthe

UnitedKingdom.Andthenumbercrossingbordersforundergraduatestudy

isgrowingaswell,to8percentoftheundergraduatesatAmerica'sIvyLeague

institutionsand10percentofallundergraduatesintheU.K.IntheUnited

States,20percentofnewlyhiredprofessorsinscienceandengineeringare

foreign-born,andinChinathevastmajorityofnewlyhiredfacultyatthetop

researchuniversitiesreceivedtheirgraduateeducationabroad.

Whataretheconsequencesoftheseshiftsamongthehighlyeducated?

Considerthis:onthenightaftertheattacksontheWorldTradeCenter,Jewish

studentsatYale(mostofthemAmerican)cametogetherwithMuslim

students(mostofthemforeign)toorganizeavigil.Orthis:everyyearthe

student-runForumforAmerican/ChineseExchangeatStanford(FACES)

organizesconferencesinbothChinaandatStanford,bringingtogether

studentsfrombothcountrieschosentodiscussSino-U.S.relationswith

leadingexperts.Theleadersofstudentgroupspromotinginternational

collaborationareintouchwitheachotherdailyviae-mailandSkype,

technologiesthatnotonlyfacilitatecooperativeprojectsbutalsoincreasethe

likelihoodofcreatinglifelongpersonalties.Thebottomline:theflowof

studentsacrossnationalborders—studentswhoaredisproportionatelylikely

tobecomeleadersintheirhomecountries—enablesdeepermutual

understanding,toleranceandglobalintegration.

Aspartofthis,universitiesareencouragingstudentstospendsomeoftheir

undergraduateexperienceinanothercountry.InEurope,morethan140,000

studentsparticipateintheErasmusprogrameachyear,takingcoursesfor

creditinoneof2,200participatinginstitutionsacrossthecontinent.Andin

theUnitedStates,institutionsaremobilizingtheiralumnitohelpplace

studentsinsummerinternshipsabroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers.Yale

andHarvardhaveledtheway,off

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Fromthequizresearchersfindthatmostpeoplearequiteconfidentabout

theirfeelingsinthe.

、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.听力原文:M:Ourrentisnowalready$600amonth.

W:Iknow.It'sexactlyone-thirdmorethanitwaswhenwefirstmovedin.

Q:Howmuchrenthadbeenpaidatfirst?

(19)

A.$300.B.$200,C.$500.D.$400.

22.(31)

A.33poundspersquareinch.

B.14.7poundspersquareinch.

C.600poundspersquareinch.

D.280poundspersquareinch.

23.(36)

A.Ajournaltailcoat.B.Anessay.C.Poetry.D.Ashortstory.

24.(24)

A.Jogging.B.Tennis.C.Cycling.D.Swimming.

25.(35)

A.Refinetheirinterviewingtechniques.

B.Arrangetheirworkschedules.

C.Selectappropriatecourses.

D.Writecoverletters.

26.

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27.听力原文：M:I'mgladthat'sover.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.History'snotlikemath-youalwaysfeellikeyou

couldhavesaidalittlebitmoretoanswerthequestion.

M:So,howdoyouthinkwhatyoudid?

W:Prettywell.Iwasrunningoutofthingstosaytowardstheend,whenIwas

writingaboutthecausesoftheGreatDepression.

M:Waitaminute.Thatwasonlythesecondquestion.Youmeanyoudidn't

evendoQuestionsThreeandFour.

W:OfcourseIdidthem.Ijustdidn'tdotheminthatorder.Withessaytests,

IalwaysreadthroughthewholetestbeforeIbegin.ThenIanswerthe

questionIfeelmostconfidentaboutfirst.IknewthestuffforQuestionThree.

M:Youmeanthequestionon"presidentialpower”?

W:Right.Ihadpreparedforthatexactquestion,soIdiditfirst.

M:Yeah,butwhynotsavetimeforthehardstuff?

W:Ilookatitthisway:ifIcan'tdoeverything,I'lldowhatIknowbest.Plus,

whileI'mwritingtheeasyquestions,Ioftenbringsomethingsthathelpme

withthehardonestomymind.

M:Youknow,IdidrecallsomethinginthemiddleofQuestionFourthatI

shouldhaveincludedinmyfirstessay.Buttherewasn'ttimetogoback.I

reallywishIcouldredothatanswer.

W:I'msureyoudidfineanyhow.Whatareyougoingtodonow?

M:I'mgoingtodropmybooksoffatmyroomandthenheadforthepool.I

needsomeexercisetohelpmeunwind.

(20)

A.Theywererespondingtoanoralinterview.

B.Theyweremakingoutlinesoftheiressays.

C.Theywereansweringseveralhistoryquestions.

D.Theywereevaluatingeachother'sanswer.

28.

[B4]

29.听力原文：W:IfeelsouneasyabouttrustingDavidwithourmoney.How

aboutyou?

M:Somepeoplesayhe'snotreliable,butothershavealotofconfidencein

him.I'mwillingtogivehimthebenefitofthedoubt.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.HethinksDavidisnotreliable.

B.He'swillingtotrustDavid.

C.HehastoldhisdoubtstoDavid.

D.HethinksDavidwillbenefitfromthisexperience.

30.(28)

A.Howwelookatpain.

B.Tofeelpainasmuchaspossible.

C.Toshowaninterestinpain.

D.Toacceptthepainreluctantly.

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

31.Thewaterproofsuperglueoriginatesin.

A.themussel'stongue-shapedfoot

B.someglandsinthemussel'sbody

C.thethreadgivenoffbythemussel

D.thechannelofthemussel'sfoot

32.

Whatdoesadvertisingdowiththeproductswealreadyknowabout?

A.Tointroducetheirnewfunctions.

B.Tocomparethemwithnewproductsofthesamesort.

C.Totellthattheyarestillavailable.

D.Tocorrectanyimpropriateinformationaboutthem.

33.

Theexperimentconductedonstudentslivinginonehostelsuggestedthat

A.itwasimpossibletopredictwhichfriendshipswoulddevelop

B.inthelongrun,peoplegetonbetterwiththosewhoarelikethem

C.studentssplitupassoonastheydiscovereddifferencesinattitudes

D.studentsimmediatelyrecognizedotherswithsimilarattitudesandinterests

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

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参考答案

1.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstratingthe

changesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinitsMiddle

Eastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingtothis

chartthereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewithits

MiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythereis

aremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollarsin

2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollowswhichleadstothelowest

pointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabouncefrom

thetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsinatrade

amountof40milliondollarsin2006anindicationoftheresurrectionofthis

companyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthe

dramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.Thefirstreasongoestothe

outbreakoftheIraqiwarwhichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompanies

involvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthe

company'slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.Andthebounce

initstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthe

situationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustment

inpolicy.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstrating

thechangesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinits

MiddleEastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingto

thischart,thereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewith

itsMiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythere

isaremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollars

in2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollows,whichleadstothe

lowestpointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabounce

fromthetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsin

atradeamountof40milliondollarsin2006,anindicationoftheresurrection

ofthiscompanyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthe

dramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.Thefirstreasongoestothe

outbreakoftheIraqiwar,whichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompanies

involvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthe

company'slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.Andthebounce

initstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthe

situationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustment

inpolicy.

2.December27th2003DearGladtohearfromyou.Howareyoudoingnow?

I'mveryhappythatyouareapplyingfortheadmissionintothisuniversity

becauseitisreallygoodandhasafairlypleasantenvironmenthere.Isuggest

youapplyforthemajorofgeneticengineeringhere.Forthefirstreasonthis

universityisfamousforthismajorandtherearemanyfamousprofessorsand

expertsavailable.Secondyoucangeteasyaccesstoailthenecessaryand

sophisticatedfacilitiesorequipmentneededfortheresearchinthisfield.

Thirdgeneticengineeringhasaverypromisingprospect.Therequirements

forapplyingforthemajorareverydemanding.Foronethingyourscoremust

behighenough.Foranotheryoumusthaveaveryproficientmasteryofthe

knowledgeofbiology.SoIsuggestyoudovastreadinginthisfieldinorder

togettheup-to-dateknowledgeinthisfield.Goodlucktoyourexamination

andbestwishes!December27th,2003Dear,Gladtohearfromyou.Howare

youdoingnow?I'mveryhappythatyouareapplyingfortheadmissioninto

thisuniversity,becauseitisreallygoodandhasafairlypleasantenvironment

here.Isuggestyouapplyforthemajorofgeneticengineeringhere.Forthe

firstreason,thisuniversityisfamousforthismajorandtherearemanyfamous

professorsandexpertsavailable.Second,youcangeteasyaccesstoailthe

necessaryandsophisticatedfacilitiesorequipmentneededfortheresearchin

thisfield.Third,geneticengineeringhasaverypromisingprospect.The

requirementsforapplyingforthemajorareverydemanding.Foronething,

yourscoremustbehighenough.Foranother,youmusthaveaveryproficient

masteryoftheknowledgeofbiology.SoIsuggestyoudovastreadinginthis

fieldinordertogettheup-to-dateknowledgeinthisfield.Goodlucktoyour

examinationandbestwishes!

3.China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorldTheverybeginningofthe21st

centurywitnessedtheestablishmentofmanyConfuciusCollegesinforeign

countries.ThesecollegesaremainlyinvolvedintheeffortstoteachChinese

languageandtodisseminateChineseculturetotheworld.Manypeople

believethatthefoundingoftheseConfuciusCollegesispropitioustothe

Chinesepeople'srenaissance.FirstlyitbecomesahallmarkofChinese

people'ssenseofprideandhelpsChinesepeopletorediscoverthemselves.

FurthermoreitcanalsohelptheworldhaveabetterunderstandingofChinese

peopleandChinesecultureaswellascurrentpoliciesofChinesepeoplesoas

tocreateaharmoniousenvironmentforChina'sfurtherdevelopment.

Howevertherearedifferentvoicesfromtheworldabouttheestablishmentof

theConfuciusCollegesabroad.Somewelcomethisnewphenomenonasa

contributiontothediversityoftheworldwhileothersviewitasaformof

culturalinvasionandasathreattotheworld.Thisisquitenormalforthere

arealwaystwokindsofpeopleintheworldwhotakedifferentattitudes

towardsChina'sdevelopment.What'sthebestinsuchasituationistotake

fulladvantagesoftheConfuciusCollegestopromotetheworld's

understandingofChinaandthustochangethesecondattitudeto

China.China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorldTheverybeginningofthe

21stcenturywitnessedtheestablishmentofmanyConfuciusCollegesin

foreigncountries.Thesecollegesaremainlyinvolvedintheeffortstoteach

ChineselanguageandtodisseminateChineseculturetotheworld.Many

peoplebelievethatthefoundingoftheseConfuciusCollegesispropitiousto

theChinesepeople'srenaissance.Firstly,itbecomesahallmarkofChinese

people'ssenseofprideandhelpsChinesepeopletorediscoverthemselves.

Furthermore,itcanalsohelptheworldhaveabetterunderstandingofChinese

peopleandChinesecultureaswellascurrentpoliciesofChinesepeoplesoas

tocreateaharmoniousenvironmentforChina'sfurtherdevelopment.

However,therearedifferentvoicesfromtheworldabouttheestablishmentof

theConfuciusCollegesabroad.Somewelcomethisnewphenomenonasa

contributiontothediversityoftheworld,whileothersviewitasaform,of

culturalinvasionandasathreattotheworld.Thisisquitenormalforthere

arealwaystwokindsofpeopleintheworldwhotakedifferentattitudes

towardsChina'sdevelopment.What'sthebestinsuchasituationistotake

fulladvantagesoftheConfuciusCollegestopromotetheworld's

understandingofChinaandthustochangethesecondattitudetoChina.

4.MoreIncomeforFarmersAccordingtothefiguresgivenbythegraphthe

Chinesefarmers'personalincomerosesteadilyfrom1970to1990.Inthe

middleof1970'stheirincomewasratherlowabout180yuan.Butin1980it

increasedapproximately50%reaching270yuan.Asisshownbythegraph

in1985theirincomedoubled.Afterthattherewasaconsistenttendencyfor

incometogrow.Thereweretworeasonsfortheincreaseinthefarmers'

incomeinChina.FirstlytheChinesegovernmenthadbeencarryingouta

reformandopeningpolicy.Alargenumberofcounty-runenterpriseshadbeen

setupintheruralareas.Secondlyasignificantreformofagriculturalpolicy

hadbeencarriedoutinChina.TheParty'spolicyhadbroughtfarmers'

initiativeintofullplay.Asaresulttheagriculturaloutputhadbeenontherise

allthetime.Allthesefactorsresultedinthesteadygrowthoffarmers'income.

Ibelievethatwithaseriesofagriculturalpoliciesbeingcarriedouttherewill

beevenmorerapiddevelopmentinChina'sagriculture.Thereisnodoubtthat

thefarmers'livingstandardwillbeimprovedtoagreatextent.MoreIncome

forFarmersAccordingtothefiguresgivenbythegraph,theChinesefarmers'

personalincomerosesteadilyfrom1970to1990.Inthemiddleof1970'stheir

incomewasratherlow,about180yuan.Butin1980itincreased

approximately50%,reaching270yuan.Asisshownbythegraph,in1985

theirincomedoubled.Afterthattherewasaconsistenttendencyforincome

togrow.Thereweretworeasonsfortheincreaseinthefarmers'incomein

China.Firstly,theChinesegovernmenthadbeencarryingoutareform,and

openingpolicy.Alargenumberofcounty-runenterpriseshadbeensetupin

theruralareas.Secondly,asignificantreform,ofagriculturalpolicyhadbeen

carriedoutinChina.TheParty'spolicyhadbroughtfarmers'initiativeinto

fullplay.Asaresult,theagriculturaloutputhadbeenontheriseallthetime.

Allthesefactorsresultedinthesteadygrowthoffarmers'income.Ibelieve

thatwithaseriesofagriculturalpoliciesbeingcarriedout,therewillbeeven

morerapiddevelopmentinChina'sagriculture.Thereisnodoubtthatthe

farmers'livingstandardwillbeimprovedtoagreatextent.

5.ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?Recentlythereismuchdiscussion

aboutwhetheritisthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster's

degree.Thosewhoadvocatethenecessityoffurtherstudymaintainthatin

suchacompetitivesocietyahigherdegreewillbringmanybenefitsfor

graduatesmoresatisfyingsalariesforinstance.Butthosewhoopposethat

opinionarguethatitisunnecessarytocompetewithsomanystudentsinthe

entranceexamination.Andwhatcollegegraduatesneedurgentlyistohunt

forajobandgainworkingexperience.Tobefinanciallyindependentisof

greatimportanceforstudentsespeciallythosecomingfromruralareas.AsI

seeitthefirststatementseemsmorereasonable.Firstlyfurtherstudywill

equipstudentswithenrichedknowledgeimprovedprofessionalskillsand

broadenedhorizonwhichqualifythemfordemandingjobs.Secondly

postgraduatecanaccumulateworkingexperiencebyputtingwhattheyhave

learntintopracticeintheirsparetime.Finallyastothefeepostgraduatesare

grantedallowancetoloanmoneyfromthebankstofinancethemselves.In

summaryit'swiserforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.ShouldWe

PursueMaster'sDegree?Recently,thereismuchdiscussionaboutwhetherit

isthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.Thosewho

advocatethenecessityoffurtherstudymaintainthat,insuchacompetitive

societyahigherdegreewillbringmanybenefitsforgraduates,more

satisfyingsalaries,forinstance.Butthosewhoopposethatopinionarguethat

itisunnecessarytocompetewithsomanystudentsintheentrance

examination.Andwhatcollegegraduatesneedurgentlyistohuntforajob

andgainworkingexperience.Tobefinanciallyindependentisofgreat

importanceforstudents,especiallythosecomingfromruralareas.AsIseeit,

thefirststatementseemsmorereasonable.Firstly,furtherstudywillequip

studentswithenrichedknowledge,improvedprofessionalskills,and

broadenedhorizon,whichqualifythemfordemandingjobs.Secondly,

postgraduatecanaccumulateworkingexperiencebyputtingwhattheyhave

learntintopracticeintheirspareti