2022年广东省揭阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2022年广东省揭阳市大学英语6级大学英

语六级预测试题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.1.如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择：兴趣重要还是工资重要

2.你的观点

3.结论

SalaryorInterest

2.听力原文：ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchas

NBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemove,

maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.The

mediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.

Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbegraduallyreducedfroman

independentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.

Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,thatthe

mediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityofthe

Chineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisavery

complicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.

Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseas

anembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.

AsfarasIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeign

abbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecause

ofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseit

constantlyabsorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.

It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallow

EnglishtomixwithChinese.

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些电视台禁止在节目中使用外来缩略语

1.对这种做法有人表示支持

2.有人并不赞成

3.我认为……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ScientificAttitude.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow:

1.科学态度的实质

2.科学态度的方方面面

3.结论

ScientificAttitude

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisSchoolkidsGoingtoEvening

School.Youmustwritenolessthan150wordsandgivepossibleREASONS

forthegrowingnumberofschoolkidswholearnasecondlanguageatevening

Percentageofschoolkids(oevt'ningin(hepGW15y^ars

2ASurvevConductedbvShanghaiMunicipalKducutionBureau

5.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

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicComputerGameAddiction.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,and

baseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.13:00起床，吃中饭

14:00去网吧玩网络游戏

17:00晚饭网吧叫外卖；开始通宵练级

9:00nextmorning回宿舍休息

上述安排为高校一个大学生的作息时间表，说明反映的现象

2.产生这一现象的原因及其危害

3.如何解决该问题

ComputerGameAddiction

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic:IdleYoung,NeedyOld.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.解释谚语

2.结合现实举例论证

3.珍惜时光，从现在做起

IdleYoung,NeedyOld

8.EvaluationbyStudents

1.不少大学让学生参与任课老师教学情况的测评

2.对此改革措施校方、教师、学生的看法不一

3.学生测评教师的益处以及可能产生的问题

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WidespreadExtravagantSpendingonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150

words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.现在很多大学生花钱大手大脚

2,这一现象的原因是…

3.我的看法

WidespreadExtravagantSpendingonCampus

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicStudents'UnionandAssociations.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.简述在大学里学生会和各种社团的现状

2.参加学生会和各种社团对个人的有利之处

3.你对参加学生会和社团活动的态度

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

11.WhyPeopleBuy

Whydopeoplebuy?Whydopeoplechoosetobuycertainproducts?These

areimportantquestionsformanufacturersandbusinesses.Oneofthereasons

isadvertising.Manufacturersknowthateffectiveadvertisementssellproducts.

Theyunderstandpeople'sbehavior,inthemarketplace.Theyhavestudiedthe

psychologyofadvertisingandbuying.Manufacturersanalyzethebusinessof

sellingandbuyingallthetime.Thisiscalledmarketresearch.Theyknowall

thedifferentmotivesthatinfluenceaconsumer'spurchase.Onlysomeofthe

reasonsforbuyingarerational;mostofthereasonsareemotional.

Thebusinessofsellinginthemarketplaceiscompetitive.Manufacturers

competeforspecialdisplayplaces.Inagrocerystore,eachonewantstoown

theeyeleveldisplay.Manyshoppersdonotpurchaseproductsfromthetop

orbottomshelves.Thecustomerisofteninahurry,andthecustomerishuman.

Therefore,thecustomerbuystheproductwithineasyreach.Shoppersbuy

moreproductsthattheycanseeeasily.Ontelevision,examplesofspecial

displayplacesincludecommercials,oradvertisementsduringmajorsports

events,liketheWorldCup,theOlympics,thehockeychampionships,andthe

SuperBowl.Manufacturerspaylargeamountsofmoneytoadvertisetheir

productsontelevisionbecausemillionsofpeopleseethesegames.Other

specialdisplayopportunitiesarcadsinmagazines.Thebestadvertising

spacesareontheinsideofthefrontorbackcoverofthemagazine.The

Internetisanotherspecialdisplayopportunityforadvertisers.Theyputtheir

advertisementsontheInternet.Acomputeruserwhoislookingfor

informationaboutaspecialplantmayseeadsforflowersonthescreennext

totheinformation.Orasportsfanwhoislookingforthescoresofagame

mayseeadsforsportsequipment.Thetravelerwhoismakingrentalcar

reservationsmayseeadsforcarsandrentalagencies.Theadvertisementsare

cleverandentertaining.Theypopupandflashonthescreen.Liketheother

kindsofadvertising,theypersuadepeopletobuy.

Manufacturersandstoreownersusetheirknowledgeofwhypeoplebuy.For

example,theyunderstanddecisionbuyingandimpulsebuying.They

encourageimpulsebuying.Forexample,nearthecheckoutcountersatalot

ofstores,therearelargerackswithmanyproductsonthem.Atagrocerystore

checkoutcounter,theremaybecollectionsoflittlebooks,magazines,candy,

gum,razorblades,softdrinks,andotherlittlethings.Thesedisplaysarevery

attractive.Thecustomersgotothecheckoutcountertopayfortheirpurchases;

shoppershavealreadymadealltherational,wellthought-outdecisionsabout

buying.Theyarefeelinggoodabouttheirchoices.Theyknowthattheyhave

shoppedwell.However,atthispoint,shoppersarevulnerable.Thecustomers

standthereandwaittopayfortheirpurchases.Theireyesmoveoverthe

attractivedisplaysofcandyandthecolorfulpicturesonthemagazines.Then

suddenlyonecustomerbuyssomethingextra.Thecustomerdoesnotneedor

plantobuycandyormagazines——thesearenotrationaldecisions.However,

foremotionalreasons,thecustomerbuys.Whathappened?Waitingforafew

minutesinline,thecustomerpickedupamagazinetolookatit.Suddenlythe

customerdecidedtotakethemagazinehometofinishanarticle.Andthatis

exactlywhatthestoreownerandmanufacturerhopewillhappen:theyexpect

thecustomertobuyforanemotionalreason.

Buyingthemagazineatthecheckoutcounterisanexampleofanemotional

purchase.However,manypurchasesarejusttheopposite.Theyarerational,

wellthoughtout.Logicalbuyersusuallythinkabouteconomy,dependability,

andconvenienceintheirpurchases.However,sometimesadvertisements

changetheirminds.Forexample,fifteen-year-oldJonathanchoosesthe

expensiveathleticshoesthatheseesonthefeetofabasketba

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12.

Wemustderivehydrogenfromwithaviewtoapure

hydrogen,economy.

13.

Evaluationofdepressioncanbeconductedonlywhensuchdepressionisnot

attackingthepatient.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Someoneusedtocheatinthetestby.

15.Whentravelinginanothercountry,manyAmericansbringwaterwith

thembecause.

A.theyarenotusedtodrinkinglocalwater

B.theyassumethatlocalwaterisnotsafe

C.theyaremorepronetowater-bornediseases

D.theircaneasilyfallillifcontactingwithlocalgerms

16.

Yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitinhalfayearafter

youfindanyadulteryofyourspouse.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Bothbloodpressureandtheeffectsofstresswillbedecreasedbytheincrease

of.

18.

Whenstudentsfirstbecomeawareofthefactthattheyaresubvocalizing,they

oftentrytostopitbysheer.

19.StayingSmart:AdviceonNavigatingYourCareer

Millionsofcareerchangesoccureachyear.Somearenatural,butmanymore

occurinadversecircumstances.Otherforcesatworktodayfurtheralterthe

workenvironment.TheInternettidalwavedestroysexistingbusiness

methodsandcreatesnewones.Manyjobsgetshakenupintheprocess.In

1998themomentumoftheAsianeconomieswentfromfast-forwardto

reverse.Withtheirappetitefornewproductsandservices,thesecountrieshad

fueledeconomicgrowthallovertheworld.Thechangeintheirfortuneshas

affectedanduntoldnumberofcareersthroughouttheworld;

Clearly,environmentalchangeslikethesebegetstrategicinflectionpointsfor

companies.Evenmoreacutely,however,theybringcareerinflectionpoints

totheemployeesofthosecompanies.

YourCareerisYourBusiness

Everyperson,whetherheisanemployeeorself-employed,islikean

individualbusiness.Yourcareerisyourbusiness,andyouareitsCEO.Just

liketheCEOofalargecorporation,youmustrespondtomarketforces,head

offcompetitors,andbealerttothepossibilitythatwhatyouaredoingcanbe

doneinadifferentway.Youmustprotectyourcareerfromharmandposition

yourselftobenefitfromchangesintheoperatingenvironment.Thisbusiness

ofoneoftenencountersadefiningpointwhereanactionyoutakewill

determinewhetheryourcareerbouncesupwardorslumpsintodecline.Let's

callitacareerinflectionpoint.

Acareerinflectionpointmostoftenresultsfromasubtlebutprofoundshift

intheoperatingenvironmentinwhichyouwork,ashiftthatdemandsthat

yourespondwithaction.Thisactionwillnotnecessarilyintroducean

immediatediscontinuityintoyourcareer,butitmayunleashforcesthatin

timewillhavealastingandsignificanteffect.Astrategicinflectionpoint

reflectsawrenchingmomentinthelifeofacompany,buttheeffortof

navigatingthroughitisspreadamongmembersofacommunity.Career

inflectionpointsaremoreintense,becauseeverythingrestsontheshoulders

ofoneindividual一you.

Careerinflectionpointshappentoeveryone.Considertheeaseofabusiness

journalistIknow.Thismanusedtobeabanker.Hewashappilyand

productivelyemployeduntilthedayhewenttoworkandlearnedthathis

employerhadbeenacquiredbyalargerbank.Inshortorderhewasoutofa

job.Hethenbecameastockbroker.Forawhile,thingswentwellandthe

futurelookedpromising.However,ashorttimebeforewemet,online

brokeragefirmsstartedtoappear.Severalofthisman'sclientslefthim,

preferringtodotheirbusinesswithlow-costonlinefirms.Thehandwriting

wasonthewall.

Thistimeourmandecidedtomakehismoveearly.Hehadalwayshadan

interestinandaptitudeforwriting.Buildingonthefinancialknowledgehe

hadalreadyacquired,hefoundhimselfajobasabusinessjournalist,aless

lucrativepositionbutonelesslikelytobedoneinbytechnology.This

transitionWasnotastraumatic（痛苦而难忘的）asthemovefromhankto

brokerage;thistimehehadinitiateditratherthanwaitingforchangetobe

forcedonhimbyoutsideforces.

Toknowwhetheryou'refacingacareerinflectionpoint,youmustbealertto

changesinyourenvironment.Workinginsideanorganization,you'reoften

shelteredfromtheworldatlarge.Insomewaysyoutacitlyrelinquish（放弃）

responsibilityforyourwelfaretoyouremployer.Butifyoutakeyoureyesoff

theenvironmentinwhichyourcompanyoperates,youmaybethelastto

knowofpotentialchangesthatcouldhaveanimpactonyourcareer.

TheMentalFireDrill

Youshouldtrainyourselftolookforstrategicinflectionpointsthatmayaffect

yourcareer.Simplyput,youneedtobealittleparanoidaboutyourcareer.

Onewaytodothisistogothroughamentalfiredrill:

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20.

ThevoyageofEmery'sfatherandhiscompanionsheadingforCookInletcan

bedescribedas.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(34)

A.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelstoamarketfromitssourcearea.

B.ThedistancebetweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries.

C.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother.

D.ThedistancebetweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfood

market.

22.听力原文：M:Icannotfindthereferencebooktheteacheraskedusto

read.

W:Whydoyoulookforitontheshelves?Whydon'tyouusethesearching

systeminthecomputerdownstairs?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemalldo?

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A.Heshouldtryabetterandconvenientway.

B.Heshouldgiveuplookingforthebook.

C.Heshouldaskthelibrarianforhelp.

D.Heshouldtrytheshelvesdownstairs.

23.(19)

A.Thefirsthousetheysawistooexpensive.

B.Sheishappywiththepricesetbytheseller.

C.Theymaysavesomemoneyforthetimebeing.

D.Lessmoneywillbespentinmaintainingthehouse.

24.听力原文：Britishpostmenandmilkmenhaveareputationforbeing

cheerful.Astheybotharriveveryearlyinthemorning,whenyouareperhaps

notfeelingverygood-tempered,theirbriskknockingandbrightwhistling

maygetonyournerves.Ofcourse,therearesomegloomypostmen,who

makeyouthinkthateverylettercontainstragicnews,butthemajorityisjolly

andgoodhumored.

Thecitypostmanhastogoonfoot,notonlyalongstreetsbutalsoupand

downstairs,asmanyblocksoffiatsstillhavenoliftsandnodownstairsletter

box.Ifhebasaregisteredlettertodeliver,hehastowaitforsomeonetocome

tothedoortosignforit.Thatpersonmaygreethiminamostunfriendlyway

ifbehasjustbeenwokenfromadeepsleepveryearlyinthemorning.

Inthecountry,apostmanmayhaveabicycleorasmallvan,sohedoesnot

havetowalksofar,butneverthelesshehashisproblemtoo.Inwinter,weather

conditionsarebad,butthepostmanmustcarryonintherainorinthesnow.

Sometimesitisimpossibletouseavanorabicycleintheseconditions,and

hehastodohisroundonfoot,likehiscitycolleague.Mostcountrypeople

keepadog.Althoughheremaybeanoticeonthegate,"BEWAREOFTHE

DOG",thisislittlehelptothepostman.Heisforcedtogoinwhetherthedog

isdangerousornot.

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A.Theyhavetogotoworkearlyinthemorning.

B.Theyhaveareputationforgoodhumor.

C.Theyhavetodoadifficultjob.

D.Theyearnonlyalittlemoney.

25.听力原文：BenjaminFranklinwasawriter,printer,inventorand

diplomat.Hewastheonlypersontosignfourhistoricdocuments.Theyare

theDeclarationofIndependence,theTreatyofAlliancewithFrance,the

TreatyofPeacewithGreatBritainandtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.

BenjaminFranklinwasbominBoston,Massachusetts.Heleftschoolatthe

ageoftenbecausehisparentscouldnotpayforhiseducation.Hetaught

himselfmathematics,scienceandfiveforeignlanguages.Heworkedfor

severalprinters.Thenheboughthisownprintshop.Hewroteandpublished

anewspapercalledthePennsylvaniaGazette.Hebecamewellknownasthe

paperbecamesuccessful.Franklinhadevenmoresuccesswithapublication

calledPoorRichard'sAlmanac.Itwasfamousforwisesayingsthatpeople

stillusetoday.Hereisone:"Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,

wealthyandwise."

BenjaminFranklinwasalsoascientist.Hisexperimentsprovedthatlightning

isacurrentofelectricity.Heinventedthelightningrodtoprotectbuildings

fromdamage.Healsoinventedastovethatheatedaroommoreeffectively

thanothers.

BenjaminFranklinwantedtoimprovelifeinPhiladelphiawhenheservedas

itspostmaster.Hehelpedestablishthefirstlibraryandorganizedafire

department.Hestartedaprogramtolightcitystreets,gatheredmoneytoopen

ahospitalandhelpedestablishthecity'sfirstuniversity.

Asweallknow,BenjaminFranklinalsohelpedestablishtheUnitedStates

governmentbyhelpingtowritetheDeclarationofIndependenceandthe

Constitution.

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A.BenjaminFranklinwasagreatscientist.

B.BenjaminFranklinsignedfourhistoricdocumentsinhislifetime.

C.BenjaminFranklindidn'tleaveschooluntilhewastwenty.

D.BenjaminFranklinoncehadhisownprintshop.

26.听力原文：F:Hello,Jim.What'syourproblem?

M:Hi,DoctorLee.Idon'tfeelwell.

F:Whatsymptomsdidyouget?

M:Youknow,cough,fever,runnynose,myheadandbonesache,chillseven.

Iwasmiserableforaweekanditendedupminingmyholiday.

F:Soundslikeatypicalflutome.Itoftenstrikeswhenpeopleareovertired,

stressedoutandnoteatingnutritiousfood.Andalsoyouincreaseyour

exposuretoaviruswhenyou'reinbigcrowdswherelotsofpeopleare

coughingandsneezing.

M:Icertainlyspentalotoftimeindepartmentstoresintheholidaybuying

giftsforpeople.

F:Yes.Andsoyouincreaseyourexposuretoairbornevirusesjustwhenyour

body'sresistanceisalreadylowfromalltherunningaroundyoudo.

M:SowhatcanIdotowardofftheflu?

F:Actuallyit'sfairlysimple.Getalotofrest,eatwell.Thatwayyourimmune

systemwillbeboosted.Andyou'llbemoreabletofightoffillness.

M:Allthesethingsmakesense.Butonemorequestion.Aren'tIboundtoget

sickanywayifthere'sanoutbreakinthedorm?

F:Oh,youdidn'tmentionyoulivedinthedormitory.InthatcaseI'dalso

suggestyougetimmunized.Thevaccineavailablepreventsthethreemain

typesofinfluenza.Whydon'tyougototheuniversityhealthcenter?Theshots

arefreethem.

M:I'lldoitrightaway.Itwillbenicetofeelwellduringtheholidays.

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A.Hewasillformorethanamonth.

B.Hewasillbuthadahappyholiday.

C.Hisholidaywasminedbecauseofhisillness.

D.Hewasinbedforaweek.

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28.听力原文：M:Whatanaccident!Ifyouhadbeencareful.thingswould

notbeastheyare.

W:Whatdoyoumean,itwasmyfault?Ifitwere,surelyIwouldtakeall

responsibilityforit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Sheadmittedhercarelessness.

B.Sheisnottoblame.

C.She'llacceptallresponsibility.

D.She'llbemorecarefulnexttime.

29.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Peoplefromdifferentculturessometimesdothingsthatmake

eachotheruncomfortable,sometimeswithoutrealizingit.MostAmericans

haveneverbeenoutofthecountryandhaveverylittleexperiencewith

foreigners.Buttheyareusuallyspontaneous,friendlyandopen,andenjoy

meetingnewpeople,havingguestsandbringingpeopletogetherformallyor

informally.Theytendtousefirstnamesinmostsituationsandspeakfreely

aboutthemselves.SoifyourAmericanhostsdosomethingthatmakesyou

uncomfortable,trytoletthemknowhowyoufeel.Mostpeoplewill

appreciateyourhonestyandtrynottomakeyouuncomfortableagain.And

you'llalllearnsomethingaboutanotherculture!

ManytravelersfinditeasiertomeetpeopleintheUSthaninothercountries.

Theymayjustcomeupandintroducethemselvesoreveninviteyouover

beforetheyreallyknowyou.

SometimesAmericansaresaidtobesuperficiallyfriendly.Perhapsitseems

so,buttheyareprobablyjusthavingagoodtime.Justlikeanywhereelse,it

takestimetobecomerealfriendswithpeopleintheUS.

IfandwhenyoustaywithAmericanfriends,theywillprobablyenjoy

introducingyoutotheirfriendsandfamily,andiftheyseemproudtoknow

you,it'sprobablybecausetheyare.Relaxandenjoyit!

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A.HowtodealwithAmericans.

B.TheculturalheritageofAmericans.

C.HowtodobusinesswithAmericans.

D.HowtotraveltoAmerica.

30.听力原文：W:Haveyouheardthesemembersofthegeneralpublicare

complainingaboutyourstrike?

M:Yes.Thelastthingwewantistocauseinconveniencetothegeneralpublic.

Ourquarrelisnotwiththegeneralpublic,itiswiththeemployersandthe

government.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hewantstohaveaquarrelwiththegeneralpublic.

B.Hedoesn'twanttocauseinconveniencetothegeneralpublic.

C.Hedoesn'tmindbeingcomplainedabout.

D.Hedoesn'twantsettlethequarrelwiththeemployers.

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

31.

WhichofthefollowingaboutreadingtheinstructionbookisTRUE?

A.Thosewhoreaditbenefitagreatdeal.

B.Generally,itispoorlywritten.

C.Generally,itistoolongtoread.

D.Mostpeopledonotreferthemselvestoit.

32.

AnexampleofBritishlinguisticinsularityistheuseofEnglishformaterials

suchas.

33."Six-packMan"isprobablyavideogamethatcan.

A.testfordrunkendriving

B.costyoualotofmoney

C.beadangertopublicmorals

D.helpconductexperimentalresearch

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参考答案

1.SalaryorInterestUpongraduationvirtuallyallcollegestudentswill

confronttheproblemofchoosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.

Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshould

begiventotheirinterestinthejobbutotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryis

themostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.AsformyselfIprefer

thelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationonagreat

numberofpeoplewithnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossible

tomeasurethevalueofone'sjobintermsofmoneysalarycountsmostwhen

Ichoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyviewourcareerchoiceslargelydependon

howandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamily

andmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuitionthey

havebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.Astheonlysoninmyfamily

Ihavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.Inshortsalaryisthe

firstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.SalaryorInterestUpongraduation,

virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheir

careers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthis

issue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejob,but

otherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheir,

careerchoices.Asformyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexerts

atremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptionto

me.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethevalueofone'sjobinterms

ofmoney,salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyview,

ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbrought

up.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.

Inordertofinancemytuition,theyhavebeenworkinghardoverthepastfour

years.Astheonlysoninmyfamily,Ihavetoshouldertheburdenof

supportingmyfamily.Inshort,salaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoice

ofcareer.

2.

3.ScientificAttitudeInmodemsocietyscienceandtechnologyhasbecomeso

importantthatithasattractedmoreandmorepeopletoembarkthecareerof

scientificresearch.HoweveronequestionmustbefaceddiScientificAttitude

Inmodemsocietyscienceandtechnologyhasbecomesoimportantthatithas

attractedmoreandmorepeopletoembarkthecareerofscientificresearch.

However,onequestionmustbefaceddi

4.SCHOOLKIDSGOINGTOEVENINGSCHOOLYesterdayeveningI

droppedinonafriendofmineandfoundhistenyear-olddaughterhavingan

earlysupperbyherself.Whydidn'tshehavesupperwiththefamily?"She's

goingtoEnglishclassesinaneveningschool"explainedherfather.Thisis

notararecase.Myfriend'sdaughterisjustoneofthousandsofschoolkids

aroundthecitywhoarelearningforeignlanguagesineveningschools.A

surveyconductedbyShanghai'sMunicipalEducationBureauindicatesthat

in2005theenrollmentofschoolpupilsindifferenteveningschoolsjumped

to80percentcomparedwith4percentfourteenyearsago.Eveningschools

andvarioustutoringcentershavemushroomedalloverthecitytocaternot

onlyforon-thejobadultsbutforschoolpupilsaswell.Whyaresomany

schoolkidsattendinglanguageeveningclasses?Themostobviousreasonis

thatparentsareattachingmuchimportancetohavingtheirchildrenmastering

aforeignlanguage.Inthisageofeconomicreformsmorepeoplehavecome

torealizethatthecommandofasecondlanguageoftenmeansagood

opportunityforasuccessfulcareer-apassporttoaprosperousfuture.Itis

truethatmostprimaryschoolsinChinamakeEnglishacompulsorypartof

thecurriculumbutapupilbeginstolearnEnglishonlywhenheisinhisthird

orfourthgradeandthereareonlythreelessonperiodsperweek.Manyparents

whocannotwaittillthenordonotsettleforthelittleamountofEnglishtaught

atschoolsendtheirchildrentolanguageschoolsintheeveninginthehope

thattheywilllearnitataneverearlierageandlearnmuchmoretobeahead

ofthepack.Andgoodteachersandadvancedequipmentalsoplayapartin

theeverincreasingenrollmentofeveningschoolstudents.Mostofthe

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professorstheyhavemuchexperienceinteachingforeignlanguages."With

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