2021年河北省廊坊市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2021年河北省廊坊市大学英语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.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshould

writenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewers

prefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyour

PercentageofTVViewersofVariousPrograms

2.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..

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

MenaceofEyesightDeteriorating.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现代人的视力正在受到严重的威胁

2.造成这一现象的主要原因

3.保护视力必须从孩子做起...

MenaceofEyesightDeteriorating

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

Students"InterpersonalRelationship.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前许多大学生处理不好人际关系

2.出现这种现象的原因

3.我的看法

Students'InterpersonalRelationship

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledWillE-mailReplaceHandwrittenLetter?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.许多人认为电子邮件将会取代传统书信

2.也有人对此持不同意见

3.你的观点

WillE-mailReplaceHand-writtenLetter?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:Travel-mateWanted,Youshouldwriteatleast150word

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找

个外国朋友作为游伴(Travel-mate)。拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚日

程安排、费用分担情况、对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的好

处。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCreditCardsonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人认为信用卡进入大学校园是件好事

2.也有人持反对意见

3.你的想法

CreditCardsonCampus

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WriteanEnglishDiary.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicJobProblemsforCollegeGraduates.Studythefollowingcharts

carefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedontheinformationgivenin

thecharts.Writeto:

statethechangesincollegegraduates'choicesofcareers;

(2)givepossiblereasonsforthechanges;

(3)suggestsomesolutionstotheproblem.

19812006

□Graduateswhocontinuetostudy

SGraduateswhotakeJobsirrelevanttotheirmajors

□GraduateswhoholdjobsIntheirmajors

Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150words.Pleasewriteneatly.

10.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。

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

11.

In2025,halfoftoday'spopulationwillbeinshortageofwater.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Thewebwilljustbeanintegralpartoflife,itwillbeareflextoturntothe

webforshopping,education,entertainmentand.

13.BeforeLyubomirskycarriedoutherownresearch,scientistsinvestigated

happinessmainlythrough

14.PreparingforWeightLossSurgery

Forthosewhoconsiderweightlosssurgery,theyareattheendoftheirropes.

Traditionalmethodsofdietandexercisehavehadnoeffect,andthis

procedureisalastresort.Butbynomeansistheleapfromthinkingabout

weightlosssurgerytotheoperatingtableashortone.

"Peopleneedtobeaware,ingreatdetail,oftheriskandbenefitsofweight

losssurgerysotheyunderstandwhatitisallabout,"saysHarveyJ.Sugerman,

presidentoftheAmericanSocietyforBariatricSurgery."Theprocedureisnot

withoutrisk,andthereisagreatdealofanxietythatcomeswithit,soittakes

considerablepreparation."

Fromcheckingoninsurancecoveragetopsychologicalexamstosupport

groups,preparingforthislife-changingproceduretakestime,physicaland

mentalreadiness,andmostofall,commitment.

FirstSteps

"Fromthetimeapersonfirstthinksabouthavingweightlosssurgery,tothe

timetheymakethecommitmenttohaveitdoneistypicallyabouttwoyears,"

saysJamesKolenich,abariatricsurgeonattheUniversityofPennsylvania

MedicalCenter,Horizon."Mostpeopledon'trushintothis,theytalktofamily

andfriends,theytalktothehospital,theygohomeandtheythinkaboutit

more;it'susuallyaverythoughtfulapproach."

Morethan60millionobesepeoplearelivingintheU.S.,accordingtothe

AmericanObesityAssociation(AOA),andabout9millionareseverelyobese.

Weightlosssurgery,alsocalledbariatricsurgery,canbesuccessfulwhendiet

andexercisehavefailed,andaperson'shealthisontheline.Overweightis

thesecondleadingcauseofpreventabledeath,aftersmoking,intheU.S.,

accordingtotheAOA.

"Thefirstthingapersonshoulddoiscontacthisinsurancecompanytolearn

ifheiscoveredforthesurgery,andheshouldcontacthisprimarycaredoctor

tofindoutifthereisdocumentationofhisstrugglewithobesity,"says

Kolenich."Manyinsurancecompanieswanttoknowthataprimarycare

doctorhastriedtohelpthepatientloseweightwithpsychologicalcounseling,

diet,andanexerciseplanforfiveyears,andformanypatients,thisisabig

roadblock."

Whilethereareotheroptions,suchaspersonallyfinancingtheprocedure,

theyarecostly:TheNationalInstituteofDiabetesandDigestiveandKidney

Diseaseswebsitestatesthatthisprocedurecanrunfrom$20,000to$35,000.

Withsuchaheftypricetagonweightlosssurgery,itpaystoensurethatyour

doctordocumentsyourbattlewithobesityearlyon,toopenupoptionsdown

theroad.Whenyou'vecrossedallyourisanddottedallyourisinthe

insurancecategory,itistimetofindahospitalorcenter,andasurgeon,which

arefirst-rate.

FindingaBatiatricSurgeon

"Whenyou'relookingforasurgeon,askifheorsheisboard-certifiedbythe

AmericanBoardofSurgery,"saysKotenich."IsheamemberoftheAmerican

SocietyofBariatrieSurgeons?Whatisthemortalityrateofthesurgeon,the

morbidityrate,thesuccessrate?"

Clearly,thesurgeonyoufindshouldbewellexperiencedintheareaofweight

losssurgery.

"Makesurethesurgeonyouchooseisanexperiencedandqualifiedbariatrie

surgeon,"saysDanielHerren,chiefofbariatricsurgeryatMt.SinaiHospital

inNewYork."It'sclearthatthemoreexperiencedthesurgeon,thelowerthe

riskofmortality.Ideally,youwouldprefertofindasurgeonwhohas

performedatleast100oftheseprocedures."

Whatyouarelookingfordoesn'tstopwithnumbersandstatistics—youwill

alsoneedasupportsystem,Lookforacenterorhospitalthatoffers

educationalseminarstothosewhoarejustbeginningtheprocesssoyoucan

learnmoreabouttheactualprocedure,thebenefits,andtherisks.Alsolook

forsupportgroups,thatcanb

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Thepassageismainlyaboutoncuttingdownonit.

16.

Theauthorsuggestedthatpeopleshouldeatmorefruits,vegetables,and

plant-basedfoods,eatlesshigh-fat,high-caloriefoodswithinsufficient

nutritionalvalue,stopsmoking,exerciseoftenandcontroltheirweightin

ordertoreducecancer.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

AccordingtoPatriciaMorgantheincreasingnumberofwomenwhohave

childrenlateordon'twanttogivebirthtochildrenarethosewhoare.

18.

Arab,LatinAmerican,andNorthAmericanculturesallhavesimilar

perceptionsofpersonalspace.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Moderncivilizationsareasdependentontreesas.

20.

Controllingairpollutionisanothercrucialobjective,thewrong-dooris

the.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.听力原文：M：Hurryup,Linda!Ihearthattherearen'tmanyticketsleft

forthefootballmatch.

W：Iamreadynow.Let'sgo.Itistheearlybirdthatcatchestheworm.

Q：Whydidthemanaskthewomantohurryup?

(17)

A.Hedidn'twanttowarmupforthegame.

B.Hedidn'twanttobeheldupintraffic.

C.Hewantedtomakesuretheygottickets.

D.Hewantedtocatchasmanybirdsaspossible.

22.(39)

23.(26)

A.Tocallthemanlaterabouttheschedule.

B.Tochangethearrangement.

C.Tofindoutwharfstheweatherwillbelikeinthetwocities.

D.Tochecktheman'sflight.

24.(32)

A.Pollutionoftheenvironment.

B.Anewgenerationofpestkillers.

C.Over-killingbyhunters.

D.Destructionoftheirnaturalhomes.

25.(21)

A.Toimprovethestudyskillsofuniversitystudents.

B.Tosuggestchangesinthestudentgovernment.

C.Togivepeopletheopportunitytospeakwithapolitician.

D.Todiscussgraduationrequirementsforpoliticalsciencemajors.

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27.[Bl]

28.听力原文：W:Ourrentisnowalready$800amonth.

M:Iknow.It'sexactlyone-thirdmorethanitwaswhenwefirstmovedin.

Q:Howmuchrenthadbeenpaidatfirst?

(16)

A.$450.B.$750.C.$600.D.$800.

29.听力原文：W:Whattypeoftermpaperdoyouexpectustowriteandwhat

isthedeadline?

M:Yourtermpapershouldbetyped,double-spaced,andnotlessthantwenty

pageslong.

Q:Whoarethetwospeakers?

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A.Aprofessorandastudent.

B.Ahotelmanagerandatourist.

C.Asalesmanandacustomer.

D.Astoreownerandhismanager.

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

31.

Withoutanicebox,farmershadtogotothemarketatnightbecause.

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestions

orcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Whoevercoinedthephrase"savetheplanet"isapublic-relationsgenius.It

conveysthesenseofimminentcatastropheandhighpurposethathaswrapped

environmentalisminanaura（光环）ofmoralurgency.Italsotypifies

environmentalism'srhetoricexcesses,which,inanyothercontext,wouldbe

seenaswildexaggerationorsimpledishonesty.

Uptoapoint,ourenvironmentalawarenesshascheckedamindless

enthusiasmforunrestrainedeconomicgrowth.Wehavesensiblycurbedsome

ofgrowth'sharmfulsideeffects.Butenvironmentalismincreasingly

resemblesaholycrusadeaddictedtohype（天花乱坠的广告宣传）and

ignorantofhistory.Everyenvironmentalillisdepictedasanonrushing

calamitythat-ifnotstopped-willendlifeasweknowit.

Takethelatestscare:thegreenhouseeffect.We'representedwiththe

horrifyingspecter（幻像）ofaworldthatincinerates（火化）itself.Actnow,or

sizzlelater.Foodsupplieswillwither.Glacierswillmelt.Coastalareaswill

flood.Infact,theprobablelossesfromanygreenhousewarmingaremodest:

1to2percentofoureconomy'soutputbytheyear2050,estimateseconomist

WilliamCline.Thelossseemsevensmallercomparedwiththeexpected

growthoftheeconomy（adoubling）overthesameperiod.

Noenvironmentalproblemthreatensthe"planet"orrateswiththedangerof

nuclearwar.Nooilspillevercausedsufferingonaparwithtoday'scivilwar

inYugoslavia,whichisaminorepisodeinhumanmisery.Thegreatscourges

ofhumanityremainwhattheyhavealwaysbeen:war,naturaldisaster,

crushingpovertyandhate.Onanyscaleoftragedy,environmentaldistressis

afeatherweight.

Thisisnotanargumentforindifferenceorinaction.Itisanargumentfor

perspectiveandbalance.Anditdoesnotfollowthatanyonewhodisagrees

withmeisevilorevenwrong.Onthegreenhouseeffect,forinstance,there's

amplescientificdoubtoverwhetherwarmingwouldoccuroverdecades.

Unfortunately,theimpulseofmanyenvironmentalistsistosimplify.

Doomsdayscenariosaredevelopedtoprovetheseriousnessofenvironmental

dangers.

Therhetoricaloverkillisnotjustinnocentexcess.Itcloudsourunderstanding.

Forstarters,itminimizesthegreatprogressthathasbeenmade,especiallyin

industrializedcountries.Theworstsinofenvironmentalexcessisitsbias

againsteconomicgrowth.Thecurefortheimmenseproblemsofpoor

countriesusuallylieswitheconomicgrowth.ArecentreportfromtheWorld

Bankestimatesthatmorethan1billionpeoplelackhealthywatersupplies

andsanitaryfacilities.Theresultishundredsofmillionsofcasesofdiarrhea

（腹泻）annuallyanddeathsof3millionchildren.Onlybybecoming

wealthiercancountriescorrecttheseconditions.

Themainpurposeofthisarticleistochallengethebasicassumptionthat

33.

WhatkindofdiseaseisLloydNicksonsufferingfrom?

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参考答案

1.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmore

spectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.Justthinkofmillionsand

millionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsports

ofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccer

Games.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers

(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchis

televisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakes

spectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthe

screen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswill

beavailableinthemorningpaper"saysafootballfan"butthat'snotthesame

thing:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassionforsportstakespossessionof

thousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistento

broadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovide

alternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.

Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.

Thereisnovarietynorchallengenorrisk.Everythingispredictableand

controllable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefrom

theircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotionssportsofferthepurestformof

escapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeveryday

realitydischargethetensionsofadayatworksatisfythestarvedneedforfree

fantasyandaggressiveurgeandliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitement

andexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."For

mostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackgroundasharedinterest.Ithasa

bindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangers

maysharenothinginthewayofreligioneducationandpoliticsbuttheshared

interestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalongandevenbecome

friends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapartofacommunity.

Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeingssportscan

alwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTS

Modernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.

Justthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbefore

TVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGames,WorldSeriesGames

andtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurvey,sportshavethe

greatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenan

importantfootballmatchistelevisedlive,thestreetsofabigcityareoften

leftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextday,theycannot

tearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethe

finalscores."True,thescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper,"saysa

footballfan,"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassion

forsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiums,watch

gamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsis

thatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesources

ofsatisfaction.Modemscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkand

lifetoaroutine.Thereisnovariety,norchallenge,norrisk.Everythingis

predictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseek

releasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotions,sportsofferthe

purestform,ofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawareness

ofeverydayreality,dischargethetensionsofadayatwork,satisfythestarved

needforfreefantasyandaggressiveurge,andliftonetoamomentofintense

excitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic

"feeling,"Formostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackground,ashared

interest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpolitical

views.Strangersmaysharenothinginthewayofreligion,educationand

politics,butthesharedinterestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalong

andevenbecomefriends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapart

ofacommunity.Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeings,

sportscanalwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.

2.TheLimitationsofBookKnowledgePeoplemaythinkthatthemost

importanttaskofacollegestudentistostudynaturalorsocialscienceswhich

aretaughtinbooksbecausebooksarethemainsourcesofhumanknowledge

aTheLimitationsofBookKnowledgePeoplemaythinkthatthemost

importanttaskofacollegestudentistostudynaturalorsocialscienceswhich

aretaughtinbooks,becausebooksarethemainsourcesofhumanknowledge,

a

3.MenaceofEyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingis

morevaluablethaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes"Nooneknowsthevalue

ofeyesightuntilhelosesit."HowevermoreandmorepeopleareMenaceof

EyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingismorevaluable

thaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes,"Nooneknowsthevalueofeyesight

untilhelosesit."However,moreandmorepeopleare

4.OnStudents'InterpersonalRelationshipPositiveinterpersonalrelationships

arevitalforoptimalhumangrowthanddevelopment.Howeverinrecentyears

concernhasbeenexpressedbyeducatorsaboutthequalityofinterpersonal

relationshipamongstudentsininstitutionsofhighereducation.Accordingto

asurveyconductedbyHebeiUniversitymanycollege-agestudentsfind

interpersonalrelationshipthebiggestheadache.Increasingdiversityandrapid

changesinoursocietyaremakinginteractingwithotherscontinuallymore

complexanddifficult.Withlimitedlifeexperiencesandsocialskillscollege

studentsarefacingmorechallengesindealingwithinterpersonalrelationship.

Thisisespeciallytrueforstudentscomingfromruralareas.Becauseof

extremelylimitedsocialskillstheyareoftenrejectedbyothers一and

rejectiongivesthemevenfewerchancestolearnhowtobehavewithothers.

Inmyopinionnowthatinterpersonalrelationshipisimportanttostudents'

developmentcollegesshouldkeepupdatedandoffercomprehensive

interpersonalrelationshipscourse.Thecourseshouldaddresstheknowledge

skillsattitudesandbehaviorsallstudentsneedtoparticipateinpositive

relationshipsinthefamilyandwithindividualsatschoolinthecommunity

andintheworkplace.OnStudents'InterpersonalRelationshipPositive

interpersonalrelationshipsarevitalforoptimalhumangrowthand

development.However,inrecentyears,concernhasbeenexpressedby

educatorsaboutthequalityofinterpersonalrelationshipamongstudentsin

institutionsofhighereducation.AccordingtoasurveyconductedbyHebei

University,manycollege-agestudentsfindinterpersonalrelationshipthe

biggestheadache.Increasingdiversityandrapidchangesinoursocietyare

makinginteractingwithotherscontinuallymorecomplexanddifficult.With

limitedlifeexperiencesandsocialskills,collegestudentsarefacingmore

challengesindealingwithinterpersonalrelationship.Thisisespeciallytrue

forstudentscomingfromruralareas.Becauseofextremelylimitedsocial

skills,theyareoftenrejectedbyothers一andrejectiongivesthemevenfewer

chancestolearnhowtobehavewithothers.Inmyopinion,nowthat

interpersonalrelationshipisimportanttostudents'development,colleges

shouldkeepupdatedandoffercomprehensiveinterpersonalrelationships

course.Thecourseshouldaddresstheknowledge,skills,attitudesand

behaviorsallstudentsneedtoparticipateinpositiverelationshipsinthe

familyandwithindividualsatschool,inthecommunity,andintheworkplace.

5.WillE-mailReplaceHand-writtenLetter?(l)E-mailisbecomingmoreand

morepopularastheinternetspreadsintooureverydaylives.Withthewide

useofinternetE-mailhas(2)aneasyaccessforall.Whatismoreitis

greatWillE-mailReplaceHand-writtenLetter?(l)E-mailisbecomingmore

andmorepopularastheinternetspreadsintooureverydaylives.Withthe

wideuseofinternet,E-mailhas(2)aneasyaccessforall.Whatismore,itis

great解析：本文是一篇六级考试中常见的议论文，要求考生就“电子邮

件是否会代替手写信件”这个话题展开论述。根据题目要求，考生应首先

提出支持电子邮件使用一方的观点，然后提出反对方的观点，最后阐明

自己的观点，估攵出总结。

［写作提纲］

一、支持使用电子邮件一方的观点

1.网络普及(easyaccess,wideuse)

2.电子邮件方便省时(convenience,speed,savetimeandenergy)

二、支持手写书信一方的观点

1.手写书信的好处

效果更持久显著(lasting,significant)

有利于关系的维系(valued,maintenance)

2.电子邮件可能由于各种情况被忽略(unread,vanish,disregarded)

三、作者观点支持深思熟虑、措辞得体的手写书信(deliberate,well-

worded)

⑴开篇点明电子邮件的好处以及人们支持使用的原因。

(2)access意为“使用权”。

(3)反对电子邮件者的观点。

(4)注意vanish及disregard的使用。

(5)陈述作者观点。

(6)注意innoway引导的倒装结构的使用。

(7)注意deliberate,well-worded这些亮点词汇的使用。＞

6.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.I

herebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred-to

makeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend

whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingthe

world-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgetthereby

trainandstayfor2daysandthenwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformer

revolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere

wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiver

andboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreat

sceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows

ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina,I'dlike

tohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.A

famousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventhereare

SuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnear

Shanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionly

expectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmein

beautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorin

touristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail

(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-

year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinvitea

foreignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouring

tripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacation

officiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforits

beautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,and

thenwellheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasa

naturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distance

coachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamship

toShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongest

riverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,Shanghaiisoneofthebusiestand

fastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,so

thestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"Just

asthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",so

a4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtrip

willlastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearher

ownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbean

excellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedplease

contactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall

(12345678),\.-

7.CreditCardsonCampusNowadayscreditcardisnolongeratermina

textbookCollegestudentspayfortheirclothesorbooksbyswipingthecard.

ManypeoplebelievetheusingofcreditcardsmakesitconvenienCreditCards

onCampusNowadays,creditcardisnolongeraterminatextbookCollege

studentspayfortheirclothesorbooksbyswipingthecard.Manypeople

believetheusingofcreditcardsmakesitconvenien

8.WriteanEnglishDiaryEnglishlearnersspendmosttimeinpracticing

readinglisteningspeakingandtranslation.Buttheyseldomtrytowrite

anythinginEnglish.WritingdoescomethelastintheprocessoflanguagWrite

anEnglishDiaryEnglishlearnersspendmosttimeinpracticingreading,

listening,speakingandtranslation.Buttheyseldomtrytowriteanythingin

English.Writingdoescomethelastintheprocessoflanguag

9.J0BPROBLEMSFORCOLLEGEGRADUATESEachyearthousands

uponthousandsofgraduatesfloodintothejobmarketwavingtheircollege

diplomasandcertificatesexpectingbetterjobsintheirspecializedfieldsonly

tobefrustratedanddisappointed.Accordingtothechartsonly35percentof

graduatesin2006couldfindjobsrelatedtotheirmajorscomparedwith89

percentin1981whenChinahaditsfirstcollegegraduatesaftertheCultural

Revolution.Whydocollegegraduatesfinditincreasinglydifficulttogeta

satisfactoryandrewardingjob?Onereasonperhapsisthatmanycollegesand

universitiesfailtogeartheircurriculatothedevelopmentofindustries.

Degreecoursesofferedinmanycollegesanduniversitiesaresooutdatedand

irrelevantandimpracticalthatemployersaswellasstudentsthemselvesfind

ithardtotranslatetheirbookknowledgeintorealjobskills.Noemployers

wanttoknowabouttheirmind-broadeningandhorizon-wideningqualities

andfewarcwillingtospendtimeandbudgettrainingrawrecruits.Secondly

thereisanoversupplyofgraduateswithacertainspecialtyandthis

oversupplyisincreasing.Alreadythereisanoverabundanceoflawyers

executivesecretariessalesengineersandotherspecialists.Yetcollegesand

graduateschoolscontinueeveryy