2021年吉林省四平市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2021年吉林省四平市大学英语6级大学英

语六级预测试题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、LWriting（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onStudyingAbroad.Yourcompositionmustbebasedontheoutlinegiven

belowinChinese.Yourpartofwritingshouldbenolessthan150words.

Remembertowriteneatlyandyouwillberewardedforthat.

1.有些人认为学生应该呆在自己的国家学习；

2.有些人认为学生应该到美国学习；

3.我的观点。

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人认为学校应该开设书法课

2.有人则反对

3.我的看法

ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledBlogWriting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinesgivenbelow:

1.写博客的好处；

2.写博客存在的问题；

3.你的看法。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledAletterofApplicationforVolunteeroftheGreatWallReservation

Project.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

假设你是李明，请你给保护长城志愿者工作指导中心写一封申请信，申

请成位保护长城项目的志愿者。信中必须包括以下内容：

1.你从某报纸中得知这个项目招募志愿者的消息，感受到十分的高兴

2.想当这个项目志愿者的原因

3.简单介绍个人的性格和爱好,并表示十分希望自己能成为一名志愿者

ALetterofApplicationforVolunteeroftheGreatWallReservationProject

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,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterto

yourcousinTom.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteron

thesituationgivenbelow:

Tom刚刚考上大学，不适应大学的学习和生活，为此，他写信给你（大

三学生）向你请教。你回信给他向他讲你的大学学习和生活经验。

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic"TheLimitationsofBookKnowledge".Youshouldwritenolessthan

150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(givenin

Chinese)below:

1.书本是知识的重要来源。

2.但书本知识具有局限性。

3.因此

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicRisingDivorceRatesinChina.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiven

inChinesebelow:

1.描写图表反映的问题

2.你认为最近几年中国离婚高的原因是什么

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicEducationGapContributestoWealthGap.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.两幅图所示为我国1984年，1994年，2004年城乡知识差距及收入

差距的情况，请描述其变化；

2.请说明发生这些变化的原因及影响（可从城乡经济、就业、文化等方

面加以说明）；

3.你认为目前应如何缩小城乡之间这种差距。

城乡知识筵比（鲂）

■城lh人“而”文化程馒的人

群所占比例

■农村人“不同文化膛度的人

群所占比例

■城市收入

■衣的收入

EducationGapContributestoWealthGap

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

Nuabe工ofApplicantsKargin

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。

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

11.

weremadeuncomfortableinalmostanyEuropeancountry.

12.

Abathroomscaleisusuallyusedfor.

A.planningone'sdiet

B.measuringone'sweight

C.recordingheatvalue

D.regulatethetemperature

13.

ThepeopleofSavannahofferedtosurrenderbecausetheydidnotwanttheir

citytobesetonfire.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

ImmigrationnowaccountsforaboutoftheannualU.S.increasein

population.

15.

Accordingtodifferentcultures,negotiationscanbeconductedthroughdirect,

face-to-facecommunicationorindirect.

16.

Comparingtheresultsofhouseholdsurveys,wecanconcludethatpeoplewith

differentlevelsofincomehavedifferent.

17.

Now,thereareabout200,000medicalrepresentativesallovertheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcausesever

burnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Accordingtotheauthor,thedevelopmentoflaughterisbasedon.

20.Ageodesicdomeisbasicallyasphericalstructurecreatedfromrectangles.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(35)

A.Mentalhospitals.

B.Prisons.

C.Privatehomes.

D.Anyresidentialareas.

22.(29)

A.Itischeapertotravelbytrainthanbyplane.

B.Therailwaystationisusuallyatthecenterofacity.

C.Whenyougetofftheplaneyouwillfindyourselfrightinthecitycenter.

D.Nomotorcarorplanecancarryasmanygoodsasatraindoes.

23.听力原文：Inthecaseofmobilephones,changeiseverything.Recent

researchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyourculture,

butourverybodiesaswell.

First,let'stalkaboutculture.Thedifferencebetweenthemobilephoneand

itsparent,thefixed-linephoneis,yougetwhoeveranswersitThishasseveral

implications.Themostcommonone,however,andperhapsthethingthat

haschangedourcultureforever,isthettmeeting,,influence.Peoplenolonger

needtomadefirmplansaboutwhenandwheretomeet.Twentyyearsago,

aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance.Now,however.anight

outcanbearrangedontherun.Textingchangespeopleaswell.Intheftpaper

"InsightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging",

twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephone

users：the“talkers“andthe"texters"一thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessage

andthosewhoprefertexttovoice.Theyfoundthatthemobilephone's

individualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholeFlew

outerpersonality.Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbe

surprisediftheyweretoreadtheirtexts.

Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughttobody

language.Therearetwokindsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingonthe

phone.Thereisthe"speakeasy"：theheadisheldhigh,inaself-confident

way,chattingaway.Andthemisthe"spacemaker"：thesepeoplefocuson

themselvesandkeepoutotherpeople.

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A.Itisaffectingourhealthseriously.

B.Ithindersourreadingandwriting.

C.Itischangingourbodiesaswellasourculture.

D.Itsurprisespeoplewithunexpectedmessages.

24.听力原文：W:Haveyoumanagedtoassemblethemachineyet?

M:I'vebeenstudyingthemanualforaboutanhourbutIcan'tmakeheador

tailofit.Idon'tknowwhytheyhavemadeitsodifficulttoread.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(15)

A.Themanualisofnouse.

B.Therearesomepartsmissing.

C.Hecan'tunderstandthemanual.

D.Anhourisnotenoughtoreadthemanual.

25.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

(12)

A.Themanalwayslovedstudy.

B.Thewomanwasopposedtogotoschooleveryday.

C.Themansuggestedthewomanhavearest.

D.Thewomanobjectedtohavingexams.

26.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

听力原文：M:Ican'tbelievethelowmarkIgotonmylastessay—itcouldn't

havebeenthatbad.

W:Lastweekwassobusyforyou.I'msurprisedyouwereevenabletogetit

doneontime.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(12)

A.Themandidn'thavemuchtimetospendworkingonhisessay.

B.Themanwastoobusytocompletetheassignment.

C.Themanshouldn'thaveturnedintheessaylate.

D.She'ssorryshecouldn'thelpthemanlastweek.

27.[B8]

28.听力原文：W:ProfessorMarnes,Iwonderifyoucanfillmeinonyour

lecturelastFriday.Ihadtoattendascholarshipawardceremony.

M:Ohwell,congratulations.Ihopeyouwererewardedhandsomely!

W:Well,everybithelps.So,aboutyourlecture,Iunderstandyouweretalking

aboutextinctions.

M:Yes.Well,thecruxofmytalkwasjustthatwetendtothinkofextinction

asadramaticevent,butmostspeciesdieoutoverquiteaperiodoftime.

W:Whydotheydieoff?Ithoughttheywerecontinuouslyimproving

themselves.Naturalselection,Ithinkyouoncementioned.

M:Ah,butyouseewhilethereisnaturalcompetitionbetweenthespecies,

whatdetermineswhichspeciessurviveislargelybychance.

W:Idon'tgetit.Whydospeciesbothercompeting?

M:Well,thereareshort-teiTnadvantages.Butmanyspeciesalsoarehelped

byothers.Forexample,thecommonhouseflyandcockroachesmighthave

diedoffyearsagoifnotforhumans.

W:Butyou'renotsayingthathumansaresosuccessfulmerelybecauseof

chance?

M:Toacertainextent,humanswereinitiallyluckyenoughtohavetheright

weatherconditionsandalackofpredators,butnow,ofcourse,wesurviveby

ingenuity!

W:Sowemayneverbecomeextinct.

M:No,becausewemaybeinacrashcoursetoextinctionbyourcontinuous

exploitationoftheenvironment.Wearearelativelyyoungspeciesandour

timeisnotyetoverdue.

W:Butthereare6billionofus!

M:Yesandthere'remanymorehousefliestoo!Eachwiththecapacityto

spreadonediseasefromonepersontoanotherinafastperiodoftime.

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A.Sheiswritingacompetitivepaperforascholarship.

B.Sheisdoingaresearchpaper.

C.Shemissedthelecture.

D.Sheisplanningtoattendthescholarshipawardceremony.

29.听力原文：Theterm"cultureshock"hasappearedinthepopular

vocabulary.Cultureshockistheeffectthatimmersioninastrangeculturehas

ontheunpreparedvisitor.PeaceCorpsvolunteerssufferfromitinBorneoor

Brazil.MacroPoloprobablysufferedfromitinChina.Cultureshockiswhat

happenswhenatravelersuddenlyfindshimselfinaplacewhere"yes"may

mean"no",wherea"fixedprice"isnegotiable,wherelaughtermaysignify

anger.Itiswhathappenswhenthefamiliarpsychologicalcuesthathelpan

individualtofunctioninsocietyaresuddenlywithdrawnandreplacedbynew

onesthatarestrangeorincomprehensible.

Thecultureshockphenomenonexplainsmuchofthebewilderment,

frustration,anddisorientationthatplaguespeopleintheirdealingwithother

societies.Itcausesabreakdownincommunication,amisunderstandingof

reality,aninabilitytocope.Yetcultureshockisrelativelymildincomparison

withthemuchmoreseriousdisease-futureshock.Futureshockisthe

frighteningdisorientationbroughtonbytheprematurearrivalofthefuture.It

maywellbethemostseriousdiseaseoftomorrow.

Futureshockisatimephenomenon,aproductofthegreatlyacceleratedrate

ofchangeinsociety.Itarisesfromtheimpositionofanewcultureonanold

one.Itiscultureshockinone'sownsociety.Butitsimpactisfarworse.For

thetravelercanatlastturnbacktohisownfamiliarculture,butthevictimof

futureshockcannot.

(30)

A.Becausefutureshockiscausedbygreatlyacceleratedrateofchange.

B.Becausefutureshockcannotbepredicated.

C.Becausefutureshockpreventpeoplefromreturningtoamorefamiliar

culture.

D.Becausefutureshockcan'tbeexplainedinwords.

30.(32)

A.MoreChineseapplicantsfailtofindajob.

B.Theaptitudetestisbecomingworldwidepopular.

C.Applicantsshouldnotactascleverlyaspossible.

D.Jobapplicantsarealwaysaskedsuchquestions.

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

31.

Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat.

A.CUNYonlyreceivesparticularlycleverstudents

B.Americancollegesprovidestudentswithfreeeducation.

C.tuitionfeesinAmericancollegesareveryexpensive

D.studentsofCUNYgenerallypaynotuitionfeesatall

32.

Whichofthefollowing,ifpresentedasthefirstsentenceofasucceeding

paragraph,wouldmostlogicallycontinuethediscussionpresentedinthe

passage?

A.Timekeepinginmedicaltomographymustbeprecisebecausethechanges

intraveltimecausedbydensityfluctuationsareslight.

B.Tounderstandhowoceanacoustictomographyworks,itisnecessaryto

knowhowsoundtravelsintheocean.

C.Shipsareanotherpossibility,buttheywouldneedtostopevery50

kilometerstolowermeasuringinstruments.

D.Thesevariationsamounttoonlyabout2to3percentoftheaveragespeed

ofsoundinwater,whichisabouti500meterspersecond.

33.(58)

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

34.

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35.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection。题）

37.

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参考答案

1.StudyingAbroadNowadaysstudentscanstudyeitherintheirhomecountry

orinforeigncountriesinmosteasestheUnitedStates.Someprefertostayin

theirhomecountryandstudy.OthersthinkstudyingintheUnitedStatesis

morebeneficial.Asamatteroffacteachsituationhasitsownadvantages.

Whenstudentsstudyintheirhomecountrytheyhavenolanguagebarriers.

Theycanreadbookswiththeirmothertongueveryeasily.Theycanalso

discusstheirlessonswiththeteachersortilefellowstudentsveryfreely.Since

theyareaccustomedtothewaytheyhavebeenlivingtheyhavelittle

difficultiesinlife.Besidestheyhavelittlefinancialdifficultiesintheprocess

oftheirstudiesbecausetheycaneasilygetfinancialsupportfromtheirparents

ortheirrelatives.WhenstudentsattendschoolsintheUnitedStatestheycan

actasmediatorsbetweenpeoplesofdifferentculturestopromote

internationalunderstanding.Theycanalsotendtobespokespersonsforother

culturesandpeoplewhomaybemisunderstoodbyAmericans.Theycan

enjoythecontactwithnewanddifferentculturestoincreasetheawarenessof

theirownculture.Inadditiontheycanlearnadvancedknowledgeofscience

andtechnologyandlearnEnglishmuchmorequicklythanintheirhome

country.Ithinkit'sbettertostudyintheUnitedStatesbecausetheadvantages

tostudyingintheUSoutweighthosetostayinginone'shome

country.StudyingAbroadNowadaysstudentscanstudyeitherintheirhome

countryorinforeigncountries,inmosteases,theUnitedStates.Someprefer

tostayintheirhomecountryandstudy.OthersthinkstudyingintheUnited

Statesismorebeneficial.Asamatteroffact,eachsituationhasitsown

advantages.Whenstudentsstudyintheirhomecountry,theyhaveno

languagebarriers.Theycanreadbookswiththeirmothertongueveryeasily.

Theycanalsodiscusstheirlessonswiththeteachersortilefellowstudents

veryfreely.Sincetheyareaccustomedtothewaytheyhavebeenliving,they

havelittledifficultiesinlife.Besides,theyhavelittlefinancialdifficultiesin

theprocessoftheirstudiesbecausetheycaneasilygetfinancialsupportfrom

theirparentsortheirrelatives.WhenstudentsattendschoolsintheUnited

States,theycanactasmediatorsbetweenpeoplesofdifferentculturesto

promoteinternationalunderstanding.Theycanalsotendtobespokespersons

forotherculturesandpeoplewhomaybemisunderstoodbyAmericans.They

canenjoythecontactwithnewanddifferentculturestoincreasethe

awarenessoftheirownculture.Inaddition,theycanlearnadvanced

knowledgeofscienceandtechnology,andlearnEnglishmuchmorequickly

thanintheirhomecountry.Ithinkit'sbettertostudyintheUnitedStates

becausetheadvantagestostudyingintheUSoutweighthosetostayingin

one'shomecountry.解析：写作指导：

该题是一篇典型的“三段论”作文。从结构上来说，应该这样行文：在文

章的第一段，作者应该把重点放在正面的观点上；而在文章的第二段，

就应该与第一段构成鲜明的对比，把反面的观点表达清楚。在文章的第

三段，作者再提出自己的观点。

这篇文章的重点应该放在第一段或者第二段上。这取决于作者的态度。

如果你认为在国内学习比较好，第一段就是本文的重点段落，就应该在

这一部分多花一些笔墨，•如果你认为应该到美国留学，第二段就是本文

的重心。而在文章结束的第三段中，作者只需用几句话表明自己的观点

即可，可以赞成前者，也可以赞成后者，也可以保持中立。在文章的结

尾，用两句话发出号召即可。

2.ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?Nowadayssomeprimary

schoolsandmiddleschoolshaveofferedhandwritinglessonstotheirstudents

whichhasleadtoaheateddebateamongpeoplefromallworksoflife.Some

peoplebelievethatitistheschools'obligationtocultivateall-rounded

individuals.Thereforehandwritinglessonsshouldbemadeacompulsory

course.Howevertherearestillsomepeoplewhoholdthebeliefthatitis

uselessforthestudentstolearnhandwritingatall.Withthedevelopmentof

thecomputeragethechancesthatweusepensarebecomingslimmer.Since

almostalldocumentsaretypedweonlyneedtolearntyping.AsfarasI'm

concernedlearninghandwritingisofessentialimportancetoyoungstersin

threeaspects.TobeginwithbeingabletowriteChinesecharactersisabasic

abilityasaChinesesincethelanguageisanindispensableelementofthe

Chineseculture.Moreoverthepracticeofhandwritingcanhelpdevelopmany

capabilitiessuchasthecapabilityofconcentratingandlearning.Lastbutnot

leastastheChinesecharactershaveanaestheticfunctionhandwritingcanbe

acrucialwaytoshowthedifferencesofindividuals.ShouldSchoolsOffer

HandwritingLessons?Nowadays,someprimaryschoolsandmiddleschools

haveofferedhandwritinglessonstotheirstudents,whichhasleadtoaheated

debateamongpeoplefromallworksoflife.Somepeoplebelievethatitisthe

schools'obligationtocultivateall-roundedindividuals.Therefore,

handwritinglessonsshouldbemadeacompulsorycourse.However,thereare

stillsomepeoplewhoholdthebeliefthatitisuselessforthestudentstolearn

handwritingatall.Withthedevelopmentofthecomputerage,thechances

thatweusepensarebecomingslimmer.Sincealmostalldocumentsaretyped,

weonlyneedtolearntyping.AsfarasI'mconcerned,learninghandwriting

isofessentialimportancetoyoungstersinthreeaspects.Tobeginwith,being

abletowriteChinesecharactersisabasicabilityasaChinese,sincethe

languageisanindispensableelementoftheChineseculture.Moreover,the

practiceofhandwritingcanhelpdevelopmanycapabilities,suchasthe

capabilityofconcentratingandlearning.Lastbutnotleast,astheChinese

charactershaveanaestheticfunction,handwritingcanbeacrucialwayto

showthedifferencesofindividuals.

3.BlogWritingNowadaysblogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular

whichhasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblog

writingclaimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedin

yourblogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.

Moreoveritcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblogpeople

mayknowmoreaboutyourpersonalityhobbiestastesviewsandsoon.

Howeverthosewhoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethe

spreadoffalseinfonnationeasierontheInternetwhichmayleadtogreat

damagetoindividualsaswellastothesociety.Besidestheconvenientaccess

totheblogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion

theadvantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.With

moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictionsblogwritingwillnodoubtbe

developedatafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.Blog

WritingNowadays,blogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular,which

hasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblogwriting

claimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedinyour

blogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.Moreover,

itcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblog,peoplemayknow

moreaboutyourpersonality,hobbies,tastes,viewsandsoon.However,those

whoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethespreadoffalse

informationeasierontheInternet,whichmayleadtogreatdamageto

individualsaswellastothesociety.Besides,theconvenientaccesstothe

blogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion,the

advantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.Withmore

effectiveregulationsandrestrictions,blogwritingwillnodoubtbedeveloped

atafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.解析：［审题］本

次考试的写作题属于非常典型的利弊型作文。要求考生就某一事物或社

会现象分析其优点和缺点，并阐述自己的态度。

第一段提出对写博客有不同看法，可以先介绍写博客的好处，举两三个

例子说明。如信息共享，增进了解等。

第二段说明其缺点。如虚假信息传布，个人隐私被侵犯等。

第三段说出自己的看法，即写博客利大于弊，但要有有效的规则和限制。

［提纲］

1.Advantages:

Shareinformation

Promotemutualunderstanding

2.Disadvantages:

Spreadoffalseinformation

Violatetheprivacy

3.Myview:

Advantagesoutweighdisadvantages.

Moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictions

Acceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.

4.GreatWallReservationProjectDearSirorMadam①I'mLiMinga

sophomoremajoringinEnglishfromPekingUniversity.②Iamveryexcited

togetthenewsfromtoday'sChinaDailythatyouaregoingtorecruit

someGreatWallReservationProjectDearSirorMadam,①I'mLiMing,a

sophomoremajoringinEnglishfromPekingUniversity.②Iamveryexcited

togetthenewsfromtoday'sChinaDailythatyouaregoingtorecruitsome

解析：［作文点拨］

①审题及布局。这是一篇书信体作文，按照文章要求写一封申请信。申

请信的写作应注意以下问题：语言简练，表达清晰，态度诚恳，要把自

己想申请的对象、自身条件等信息准确表达出来，使读者一目了然。本

题是申请成为保护长城项目的志愿者，整篇文章都应该让读者感觉到作

者对长城的热爱而激发的对这一项目的向往之情。在布局上，根据题目

中给出的提纲来展开即可。第一段介绍自己得知招聘信息的途径和心情；

第二段说明想当这个项目志愿者的原因。第三段简单介绍个人的性格和

爱好，志愿者一般都比较开朗、乐观、乐于助人，喜欢户外活动，可以

从这些方面来介绍自己，最后要表明自己的愿望并希望得到回复。②语

言。本文是一篇申请信，语言要热情洋溢，要让读者感觉到自己想参加

公益活动的愿望和决心。词汇和句式选择要多样性，以增加文采。

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.May102005DearTomI'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.First

allowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifein

university.Fromnowonyouaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelifeandyouare

soontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeand

middleschoollife.Asas