2023年江苏省苏州市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

（2023年）江苏省苏州市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledHowDoCollegeStudentsSpendTheirHoliday.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsbasedonthechartandoutlinegivenbelow.

Vacation

Chart1：1999Chart2：2008

A:stayingathomeC:doingsocialinvestigation

B:travelingD:otherways

上述两图分别是对1999年和2008年大学生度假方式的调查统计。请按

如下要求对两图进行对比：

1.10年来大学生度假方式的变化

2.产生这些变化的原因

3.预想今后大学生度假方式变化的趋势

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledALetterofApplication.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.渴望工作的愿望

2.个人技能和经历

3.联系方式

ALetterofApplication

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicTestforNationalCivilServants.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.近几年兴起了一股国家公务员考试(TestforNationalCivilServants)热

2.产生这种现象的原因

3.我的看法

TestforNationalCivilServants

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomplaint

lettertothecustomerservicedepartmentofthecompany'sheadoffice.You

boughtalaptopafewdaysagofromabigcomputerchainstore,butthelaptop

stoppedworking.Whenyoutookitbacktothestore,theyrefusedtodealwith

theproblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below.

1.计算机出现了什么问题。

2.与店方交涉的经过。

3.你希望公司的客户服务部门能尽快帮助解决问题。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.学生的书包越来越重

2.造成这情况的原因

3.如何减轻学生的负担

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2.考研热降温的原因。（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。

Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOff

MofPost-graduateTestTakersinShangha.

Hu>berofApplicants■argin

+32.6%

+6.7%

也1%

2007-6.5%

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledElectronicWaste.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinesgivenbelow

1.废弃的电子产品越来越多；

2.如何正确处理这些电子产品。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledGoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人决定毕业后读研。

2.有些人决定毕业后工作。

3.你的看法。

GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic"AFewRemarksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenoless

than150wordsandbaseonetheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1.竞争是存在于当今社会的普遍现象；

2.竞争的好处；

3.竞争的同时不要忘记合作。

10.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitled

PressureinModernLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

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

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

11.

InScotland,yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitin

afteryoufindanyadulteryofyourspousebutstilllivetogetherwithhim.

12.

Asameasureofbodyfat,BMI(bodymassindex)iscalculatedaccordingto

13.

Thepowerofmanufacturershasbeenshiftedtothehandofretailersthanks

to.

A.thedevelopmentoflogistictechnology

B.thedevelopmentofmarketingstrategies

C.thelabelingregulations

D.thebarcodesystem

14.WaterProblems

Where'sthewater?

Water.Ifyou'vegotit,youprobablytakeitforgranted.Butaquicklookat

theglobe—andachatwiththetinygroupofresearcherswhoareworrying

aboutfreshwater---bothindicatethatwatershortagesareveryserious.

Andtheyaren'tnecessarilyinthefuture,either.Here'swhatwe'vereadin

thepastweekorso.

...MexicoCity（hometo20millionpeople）issinkingbecausethecitysucks

outundergroundwaterfasterthantheaquifercanberefilled.

...Floridawantstorefillitsoverpumpedaquifer（蓄水层）withuntreated

surfacewater,despitefederalregulationstothecontrary.

...Texasismovingtowardprivate,for-profitwatersales.Thewaterwillbe

"mined"fromaquifersthataredisappearingfast.Nowordonwhattheprivate

suppliers,includingcorporateraiderT.BoonePickens,willdooncethe

aquifersrundry.

...Aquifersaroundtheworldarebeingoverlappedforirrigatedagriculture,

whichfillsabout40percentofthegloballarder.

...TheBushAdministrationhaswithdrawnaproposedtighteningofthe

arsenicstandardfordrinkingwater.Criticssaytheoldrule,datingto1942,

couldallowthousandsofcasesofcancerandotherdiseases.Meanwhile,in

Bangladesh,what'sbeencalledthe"largestpoisoningofapopulationin

history"has35to77millionpeopledrinkingarsenic-lacedwater.

...AshowdownisloomingovertheTigris（底格里斯河）andEuphratesRivers

（幼发拉底河）,whichoriginateinTurkey,theftwaterbothSyriaandIraq.

IfTurkeygoes'aheadwithaseriesofdams,thedownrivernationscould

starve.

Youdon'tmissyourwater,anoldbluessagewiselysaid,untilyourwellruns

dry.DownhereonplanetEarth,thewellisstartingtorundry.We'veseen

projectionsthatthreebillionpeople—halfoftoday'spopulation-willbeshort

ofwaterin2025.

Placesshortofwater

Seenfromaglobalwatermap,waterisshortestinequatorialcountries,often

wherepopulationsarerising.Herearesomeexamplesofcountriesfacing

watershortageproblem.

China,with1.26billionpeople,is"theoneareaworryingmostpeoplemost

ofthetime,"saysMarqde:Villiers,authoroftherecentlypublished"Water

IndryNorthernChina,hesays,"thewatertameisdroppingonemeterper

yearduetooverpumping,andtheChineseadmitthat300citiesarerunning

short.Theyaredivertingwaterfromagricultureandfarmersaregoingoutof

business."SomeChineseriversaresopollutedwithheavymetalsthatthey

can'tbeusedforirrigation,headds.

"They'redisgraceful,unusable,industrialsewers,"saysdeVilliers.As

farmersgooutofbusiness,Chinawillhavetoimportmorefood.

InIndia,hometo1.002billionpeople,keyaquifersarebeingoverpumped,

andthesoilisgrowingsaltierthroughcontaminationwithirrigationwater.

IrrigationwasakeytoincreasingfoodproductioninIndiaduringthegreen

revolution,andasthepopulationsurgestowardaprojected1.363billionin

2025,itscropswillcontinuetodependoncleanwaterandcleansoil.

Israel(population6.2million),inventedmanywater-conservingtechnologies,

butwaterwithdrawalsstillexceedresupply.Overpumpingofaquifersalong

thecoastisallowingseawatertopollutedrinkingwater.Likeneighboring

Jordan,IsraelislargelydependentontheJordanRiverforfreshwater.

WaterFight

Egypt,whosepopulationof68millionmayreach97millionby2025,gets

essentiallynorainfall.Allagricultureisirrigatedbyseasonalfloodsfromthe

NileRiver,andfromwaterstoredbehindtheAswanHighDam.Any

interferencewithwaterflowbySudanorEthiopiacouldstarveEgypt.

"TheNileisoneIworryabout,"saysSandraPoste

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Bluetoothnetworkingtransmitsdatavialow-powerradiowavesbetween

2.402GHzand2.480GHz.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Nomatterwhatthehostagesituationislike,theprincipleofnegotiatingisto

workthehostage-takersintoa.

17.

Thesecondhypothesisconcerningthe"mapping"abilityofbirdsproposesan

ideathatbirdsmaybeabletoextractlatitudeandlongitudefrom.

18.Earth:MeltingintheHeat?

Glaciersaremelting;theicecapsaredisappearingintotheoceans;sealevels

mayrisebymanymetersasaconsequence.Indigenous(本土的)Arctic

peopleswillfindtheirfoodstocksgone,whilefreshwatersuppliesinAsia

andsouthAmericawilldisappearastheglacierswhichprovidethemmelt

away;penguins,polarbearsandsealswillfindtheirhabitatsgone,their

traditionallivesunlivable.

Buthowrealisticisthispicture?Istheworld'sicereallydisappearing,orisit

unscientifichotair?

AEuropeansatellitenamedCryosatwasdesignedtoprovidedefinitive

answerstosomeofthesequestions.Alauncherfaultdestroyedthemissionin

October2005,buttheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasapprovedareplacement.

Inthemeantime,hereisourglobalsnapshot.

TheAntarctic

Huge,pristine（质朴的），dramatic,unforgiving-theAntarcticiswherethe

biggestofallglobalchangescouldbegin.

Thereissomuchiceherethatifitallmelted,sealevelsgloballywouldrise

hugelyperhapsasmuchas80m.SaygoodbyetoLondon,NewYork,

Sydney,Bangkok...infact,themajorityoftheworld'smajorcities.

Butwillithappen?ScientistsdividetheAntarcticintothreezones:theeast

andwestAntarcticicesheets;andthePeninsula,thetongueoflandwhich

pointsuptowardsthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica.

"EverybodythinksthattheAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange,but

therealityismuchmorecomplex,"saysDavidVaughan,aprincipal

investigatorattheBritishAntarcticSurveyinCambridge,U.K,"Partsofit

appeartobethickeningasaresultofsnowfallincreases,butthePeninsulais

thinningatanalarmingrateduetowarming.TheWestAntarcticsheetisalso

thinning,andwe'renotsureofthereasonwhy."

OntheUp

TemperaturesinthePeninsulaappeartobeincreasingataroundtwicethe

globalaverage-about2℃overthelast50years.Thosefiguresarebasedon

measurementsmadebyinstrumentsatscientificstations.

Earlierthisyear,DavidVaughan'sgrouppublishedresearchshowingthatthe

vastmajorityofglaciersalongthePeninsula一87%ofthe244studied—are

inretreat.Theicedumpedintotheoceanastheglaciersretreatshouldnot

makemuchdifferencetoglobalsealevels-perhapsafewcentimeters.

Moreworrying,potentially,arethevasticesheetscoveringtherestof

Antarctica.Makingtemperaturemeasurementsforthecontinentasawholeis

difficult;itisavastplace-morethan2,000kmacross—therearefew

researchstations,andtemperaturesvarynaturallyby2-3℃fromyearto

year.Butmeasurementsindicatethatinthewest,meltingisunderway.

"Aboutone-thirdoftheWestAntarcticicesheetisthinning,"saysDr.

Vaughan,"onaveragebyabout10cmperyear,butintheworstplacesby3-

4mperyear."

TherockonwhichtheWestAntarcticicerestsisbelowsealevel,andBritish

AntarcticSurveyresearchersbelievethethinningcouldbeduetotheicesheet

meltingonitsunderside.

"Itmaybethattheoceaniswarmingandthat'scausingtheicetomelt,but

theremaybeothermasonsaswell;forexample,there'slotsofvolcanismin

thatareaandsothatcouldchangehowmuchheatisdeliveredtotheunderside

oftheicesheet."

CryosatshouldhelptopindownwhatishappeningattheWestAntarctic

fringe.TheradaraltimetersonboarditspredecessorsERSIandERS2have

beenunabletomapthesteepslopesatthecoast,whereasCryosat'sinstrument

shouldbeabletocope.

IftheentireWestAntarcticicesheetdidmelt,sealevelsgloballywouldrise,

byaround5m.Butatthemoment,thereisnosignofthathappening.

Onerecentscientificpaperattemptedtocalculateprobabilitiesforhowmuch

WestAntarcticmeltingwoul

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Playingintheathleticfields,childrenstillneedsothattheplaytime

canbemoreeffectiveandproductive.

20.HowdidYouTuberespondtoViacom'sdemandtoremovesomeclips

fromitswebsite?

A.Itremovedthecopyright-infringingclipsfromitswebsite.

B.ItstartednegotiationswithViacomtousetheclipslegally.

C.ItlimiteditscontentsourcetoNBCandCBS'swebsites.

D.ItagreedtoshareitsadvertisingrevenueswithViacom.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.听力原文：W:Well,howareyoudoing?

M:Fine.Thecomputersectioniscomingalongnicely.Ishouldbefinished

withitbythisafternoon.

W:Oh.thatisgreat.But,Ineedtopullyouoffthecomputersforalittlewhile

andpmyouonsomethingelse.

M:Somethingelse?

W:Yeah,yeah.Listen,youknowaboutelectricity,don'tyou?

M:Well,asthatisthepowersourceformostcomputers.Idopossessa

rudimentaryknowledgeofitofcourse.

W:Oh.that'sgreat!That'sjustwhatIwantedtohear.

M:Uh,why?

W:Becauseofthis

M:Themaincircuitbox?

W:That'sright.Noticesomethingoddaboutit?

M:Wellyes.Noneofthewiresappeartobeattached.

W:Nobodygetstotheheartofaproblemasquickasyou.Uptonow.we've

beenpoweringtheplacewithagenerator,butit'stimeforthattostop.Iwant

youtofixthecircuitbox.

M:Fixit?

W:Yeah,youknow,attachthewires.

M:Uh.amItounderstandthatyouwishmetowireyourbuilding?

W:No.no.1don'twishyoutodOit.1wantyoutodoit.Yougoteverything

youneedhere:transformer,wire,andfuses.

M:WhileIdoknowsomethingaboutelectricalcurrant.Iamnotacertified

electrician.

W:DidIsayyouhadtobe?

M:Youdon'tunderstand.Thisjobrequirestheservicesofatrueprofessional.

(20)

A.Heisaprofessionalelectrician.

B.Hepossessesabasicknowledgeofelectricity.

C.Heknowsnothingaboutelectricity.

D.Electricityishismajor.

22.(46)

23.[B6]

24.(35)

A.Itisagiftgivenbyothers.

B.Thereisnowaytoincreaseit.

C.Itdependsonwhatwecanorcannotdo.

D.Itispartofthenaturewewerebomwith.

25.(29)

A.Time.B.Memory.C.Habit.D.Textbook.

26.(25)

A.Thetelevision.B.Theradio.C.Thepaper.D.Thepoliceman.

27.

[Bll]

28.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：ItmaybeSurprisingtolearnthattherearemanydeafpeople

whocansing.Theydonotsingwiththeirvoices;theysingwiththeirhands.

Usinghandandfingermotionstosignalwordsiscalledsigning.Sign

languageisusedbypeoplewhohaveseverehearingproblemsordeaf.When

theyusesignlanguageto"sing",theirhands"dance",itisabeautifulsight.

ManydeafpeopleintheUnitedStatesuseAmericanSignLanguage.InASL

somesignsexpressaspecificword,whileotherwordsandnamesarespelled

outwithfingermovementsthatrepresentletters.Therearealsospecialsigns

forspecialwordssuchasloveandfamily.Signscanalsorepresentfeelings.

Justasyoucanchangeyourvoicetoillustrateemotions,youcanalsochange

yourhandmovementstoshowdifferentfeelings.

(27)-

A.Byforeigners.

B.Bythedeaforhearing-impaired.

C.Byblindpeople

D.Byordinarypeople.

29.

[BIO]

30.(32)

A.Howthesurvivalskillsoftheearlypeopleinfluencedtheirdiets.

B.Thisneedtolearnhowtosavemoney.

C.Theincreasinglycomplexrelationshipbetweenvaluesandtheuseof

money.

D.Thedifficultyoftradinglargerandlargeramountsofgood.

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

31.Whatisthemainpurposeofinvestigatingaboutfivehundredcritically-iii

patients?

32.

Thepassageimpliesthat.

A.thefeverprocessiswidespreadbecausemoderatefevershavebenefits

B.thereductionoffeverscaninhibitbacterialgrowth

C.mancanusesunlamptoraiselizards'temperature

D.crayfishinjectedwithbacteriahaveapurposeformovingtohotareas

33.

[C3]

五、5.ErrorCorrection（3题）

34.

[S7]

35.

[S5]

36.

[S4]

六、6.ErrorCorrection（3题）

37.

[S7]

38.

[S2]

39.

[S5]

参考答案

l.HowDoCollegeStudentsSpendTheirHoliday?Fromthechartsabovewe

canseethatthewaysofspendingholidayforcollegestudentshavechanged

alotinthepasttenyears.ThenumberofstudentsgoingtravelingaHowDo

CollegeStudentsSpendTheirHoliday?Fromthechartsabove,wecansee

thatthewaysofspendingholidayforcollegestudentshavechangedalotin

thepasttenyears.Thenumberofstudentsgoingtravelinga解析：应用文：

图表作文。①审题及布局。这是一篇典型的图表式作文，要求考生根据

图表和所给文字信息，准确把握大学生在过去十年中度假方式的变化信

息。根据图表数据，我们可以分析出在过去十年的变化：大学生在假期

留守在家的人越来越少，外出旅游和进行社会调查的人越来越多。因此

第一段就需要把这一变化准确地表达出来；第二段阐述引起这些变化的

原因；第三段对今后大学生度假方式的变化进行预测。②语言。这是一

篇图表式论说文，语言要求准确，要把数字和图表信息转变成具有说服

力的语言文字，表达要贴切，尤其是在阐述引起变化的原因时，条理要

清楚，富有逻辑性。就时态而言，因为是说明过去十年大学生度假方式

的变化，所以可以采用现在完成时或一般现在时，在对今后度假方式进

行预测时，应该使用一般将来时。

2.ALetterofApplicationDearSir(1)Iamwritingtoapplyforthepostofa

part-timesecretaryadvertisedinthelocalnewspaper.(2)1feltitwasjustthe

kindofpostforwhichIhavethequalificationsandALetterofApplication

DearSir,(1)Iamwritingtoapplyforthepostofapart-timesecretary

advertisedinthelocalnewspaper.(2)1feltitwasjustthekindofpostfor

whichIhavethequalificationsand解析：本文是一篇六级考试中常见的

书信写作，要求考生写一封求职信。根据题目要求，考生应首先提出申

请意向，表达兴趣，然后介绍自己的具体情况，最后表明希望能得到面

试机会并留下联系方式。

［提纲］

一、表明申请工作的意向(applyfor,qualifications,lookfor)

二、介绍个人情况

1.就读院校、专业(major)、年级(sophomore)

2.学习成绩

3.课余活动(practice,part-timejobs)

三、表达期望随函附上简历，敬请斟酌(enclosed,resume,favorable

consideration)

［解析］

⑴首先明确指出应聘的职位。lamwritingtoapplyfor...

(2)指出自己能胜任工作并且向往已久。

(3)介绍个人情况。

(4)注意compulsorycourses”必修课”及optionalcourses”选修课”的说法。

(5)graspopportunitiestodo...“抓住机会做某事”。

(6)enclosed"随函附上”。

(7)注意“敬请斟酌”的表达。

⑻落款勿遗漏。

3.TestforNationalCivilServantsNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleare

attendingdifferentexamsorganizedbyauthorityorganizationstoacquire

moreskillsandqualifications.Amongthemthereisagrowingtrendtositfor

tTestforNationalCivilServantsNowadays,moreandmorepeopleare

attendingdifferentexamsorganizedbyauthorityorganizationstoacquire

moreskillsandqualifications.Amongthem,thereisagrowingtrendtositfor

t

4.DearSirorMadamIrecentlyboughtaSony452laptopcomputeratHenley

branch.HoweverwithinafewdaysIbegantoexperienceproblemswithit.

Themainproblemswerethatafewoftheprogramsinstalledonitceasedto

functionandthatthelaptoprefusedtoreadanydiscseventhoughthesediscs

arcacceptedbybothmydesktopcomputerandmyfriend'sToshiba2000.

WhenIreturnedtotheshoptoclaimarefundunderthetermsofthewarranty

providedbyyourcompanyIwasinformedthatIwasnotentitledasthe

warrantycardwasinvalid.Thereasonwhythewarrantycardisinvalidwas

notexplainedtome.WhenIaskedforanexplanationthestaffrefusedtogive

meone.Whilstthestaffwerenotrudeassuchtheywereratherabrupt.Asa

resultIamwritingtoyouinordertosortthesituationout.Ibelievethe

warrantycardtobecompleteandvalid.Iencloseaphotocopyforyoutocheck.

Iwouldliketoarrangeformyfaultylaptoptobeexchangedorformymoney

toberefunded.Pleasecontactmewhenyouhavelookedintothematter.

YoursfaithfullyJackyShaoDearSirorMadam,IrecentlyboughtaSony452

laptopcomputeratHenleybranch.However,withinafewdays,Ibeganto

experienceproblemswithit.Themainproblemswerethatafewofthe

programsinstalledonitceasedtofunctionandthatthelaptoprefusedtoread

anydiscs,eventhoughthesediscsarcacceptedbybothmydesktopcomputer

andmyfriend'sToshiba2000.WhenIreturnedtotheshoptoclaimarefund

underthetermsofthewarrantyprovidedbyyourcompany,Iwasinformed

thatIwasnotentitledasthewarrantycardwasinvalid.Thereasonwhythe

warrantycardisinvalidwasnotexplainedtome.WhenIaskedforan

explanation,thestaffrefusedtogivemeone.Whilstthestaffwerenotrude

assuch,theywereratherabrupt.Asaresult,Iamwritingtoyouinorderto

sortthesituationout.Ibelievethewarrantycardtobecompleteandvalid.I

encloseaphotocopyforyoutocheck.Iwouldliketoarrangeformyfaulty

laptoptobeexchangedorformymoneytoberefunded.Pleasecontactme

whenyouhavelookedintothematter.Yoursfaithfully,JackyShao

5.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoften

hearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnot

surprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooks

andworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhaveto

situplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthe

publicforanendtothissituationtheexcessivepressureimposedonthepupils

hasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.First

agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparentswhohavegonealllengths

tohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearly

intellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemoutto

varioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:

Excelinacademicperformance.Ithasinfactbeenechoingintheirheadsever

sincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehightestwelland

finishfirst.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldbeheldresponsibletoo.To

themscoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudent

butalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthem

donot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteaching

methods.Insteadtheyjustassignmoredrillsandexercisesthrustmorebooks

intothepupils'backpacksandstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsas

possible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids'

schoolbags."Tomyminditappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsof

somepressure-toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses一

althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersand

parents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize"thecurrenteducational

system-tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshave

pointedoutwhenitcomestoachild'swell-beingweshouldbeasconcerned

withcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-manneredgood

decentpersonweshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythan

notifwehaveachievedthesegoalsthechild'ssuccesswilltakecareof

itself.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedayswe

oftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisis

notsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsof

textbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthatthey

havetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorof

thepublicforanendtothissituation,theexcessivepressureimposedonthe

pupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.

First,agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparents,whohavegoneall

lengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethem

forearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthem

outtovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyone

message:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithas,infact,beenechoingintheir

headseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehigh,

testwell,andfinishfirst.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldbeheld

responsible,too.Tothem,scoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailure

foraparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheir

own.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencyby

improvingtheirteachingmethods.Instead,theyjustassignmoredrillsand

exercises,thrustmorebooksintothepupils'backpacks,andstufftheirheads

withasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingout

for"lighteningkids'schoolbags."Tomymind,itappearscomparativelyeasy

torelievepupilsofsomepressure-toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffa

fewcourses-althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofboth

teachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize"thecurrent

educationalsystem-tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmany

educatorshavepointedout,whenitcomestoachild'swell-being,weshould

beasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-

mannered,good,decentperson,weshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.

Morelikelythannot,ifwehaveachievedthesegoals,thechild'ssuccesswill

takecareofitself.

6.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeen

ahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.Accordingtothestatistics

releasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghai

satinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%

overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberof

postgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversince

thentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof

6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftest

takersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatistics

pointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetestafteraten-year

crazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffof

thepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post­

graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree

yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayfor

alltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts

somestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressure

fromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelieve

thatthemoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywould

have.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost­

graduatesjobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthat

whentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeen

alreadyoccupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployees

tonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.

Asaresultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemore

workexperiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothink

twice.