2021年湖南省衡阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2021年湖南省衡阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofStudents'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有不少大学生开始创业

1．对此不少人给予了肯定

2．也有人有不同的看法

3．我认为…

Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopichowtokeeppsychologicallyhealthy?Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.心理健康问题往往是导致疾病的原因

2．分析人们产生心理健康问题的原因(可从失业、压力过重、缺少支持、缺乏人际关系等方面加以分析)

3．你认为人们应如何保持心理健康

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.SupposeyouareLiMing.WritealettertoMartha,ateacherofyoursintheseniorhighschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.得知老师要来伦敦访问非常高兴；

2．介绍自己的学习和生活；

3．希望能带老师参观伦敦。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.我为什么选择读大学；

2.现在读大学是否值得；

3.结论。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewsonRemedialExaminations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.补考是大学教育的一部分

2.我对补考的看法

3.如何发挥补考的作用

MyViewsonRemedialExaminations

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHardLifeIsGoodforChildren.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.独生子女的种种问题

2.造成这些问题的原因

3.提出你的解决方法

HardLifeIsGoodforChildren

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"AFewRemarksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150wordsandbaseonetheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

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。

8.1.调查显示，某大学61%的学生需要人际关系方面的心理帮助

2.出现这种情况的主要原因

3.我的建议

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledPrivateCarsinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.简单介绍中国私家车发展的现状

2．说明拥有私家车的利与弊

3．指出私家车在中国的未来发展方向

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

温室气体排放：greenhouseemission

交通堵塞：congestion/trafficjam

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOntheAdaptationoftheClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.近来，许多经典名著被改写成各种版本以供大众娱乐

2．这种现象产生的原因

3．我的看法

OntheAdaptationoftheClassics

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.

ASEANleadersaskforincreasedhelpindealingwiththeregion'seconomiccrisisduringameetingon

12.

Whichofthefollowingisfamousforreducinganxiety?

A.Celery.B.Almonds.C.Onion.D.Aromaofanorange.

13.

Thepurposeofthisadvertisementis______.

14.Whenyourequestcash,themoneymoveselectronicallyfromyouraccounttothehost'saccountto______.

15.

Intheyearswheninflationoutpaceswageincrease,manyfamiliesintheU.S.hardlygetby.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.HomeRemediesforAnxiety

Anxiousbehavior.befallsusallatonetimeoranother,yetitdoesn'thavetobeanongoingissue.Manystress-relieversexisttobringournervesbackintoalignmentagain,solet'stakealookathowournervoussystemhandlesanxiety,andhowwecanuseafewhomeremediesforanxietytocalmdownabit.

QuashingtheQuivers

Everyoneexperiencesanxietyatsomepointintheirlives.Perhapsyou'resittinginyourdoctor'swaitingroom,anticipatingthehorse-sizedneedleandyourdoctoriswaitingforyouontheothersideofthedoor.Ormaybeyou'vespentalldaycooking,butthelookonyourmother-in-law'sfacesaysyourbesteffortswerewasted.Ormaybeyoureallyhateyourjob.

Anxietycanbeshort-orlong-lived,dependingonitssource.Themorelong-lastingtheanxietyis,themoreadditionalsymptomsyouwillexperience.

Ifyouranxietyisareactiontoasingle,isolatedeventtheshotthedoctorisabouttogiveyou,forexample--youranxietylevelwilldecreaseandyoursymptomswilldisappearaftertheevent.Ifyouranxietyiscausedbyfrictionbetweenyouandyourmother-in-law,you'relikelytoexperienceanxietyforaperiodoftimebeforeandafteryouseeher.Inthiscase,thesymptomlistmayhavegrowntoincludediarrhea(腹泻)orconstipation(便秘)andirritability.

Thenthere'sthatjob,asourceofanxietythatneverleavesyou.Youdreadgettingupinthemorningbecauseyouhavetogotowork,dreadgoingtobedatnightbecausewhenyouwakeupyouhavetogotowork,dreadtheweekendbecausewhenit'soveryou'llhavetogotowork.Whenthesourceofyouranxietyisalwayspresent,youmayalsoexperiencethefollowingsymptoms:chestpain,over-orunder-eating,insomnia,lossofsexdrive.

Allthreesituationsdescribedabovearetypesofeverydayanxiety.Buteventhoughsuchanxietymaybecommon,it'stakingitstollonyou,physically,mentally,andemotionally.

WhatCausesAnxiety?

Essentially,anxietyispartofthe"fightorflight"mechanism,acarry-overfromourancientancestors.Theywerehunters,buttheyalsowerethehunted--theirinstinctsreadiedthemtoattackorrunfromanattack.Anxietykeptthemalive,asitcausedadrenaline(肾上腺素)tobereleasedintothebloodstream.Whenthatbigbearwasbreathingdownourancestor'sneck.hisadrenalinesurgedasawarning,causinghislivertoreleaseenergy-stimulatingsugarsintohissystemtoreadyhimforthefight.

Thatwarningsystemisstillnecessaryfortoday'semergencies.Troubleisthatweexperiencethemanifestationsofthe"fightorflight"mechanismevenwhenit'snotreallyappropriatetoourmodernstressors.Youcouldrunfromyourjoboryourdoctor,andyoucouldphysicallyfightyourmother-in-law,buttheresultswouldnotbeashelpfulforyouastheywerewhenthatancestoroutranalionorknockedoutabear!

Certainly,yourmother-in-law'svisitmaynotbepleasant,butit'snotlife-threateningeither.Youmayfeelyourmusclesknotupattheverymentionofhername,butthat.initself,isn'taproblem--theproblemisthebody'sresponsetosuchstress.Whenanxietyissevereorprolonged,thepowerful"fightorflight"chemicalscandamageyourbody'sorgans.Eventually,anxietycancauseafull-fledgedillness,suchasheadachesandhighbloodpressure.

Whilestressismostoftenattherootofanxietysymptoms,theycanbecausedbyphysicalproblemsaswell.Ifyouranxietysymptomsarepersistent,getcheckedoutbyyourdoctorsothatyoucanruleoutthefollowing:

•Hyperthyroidism,whichmayproducesymptomsthatresemblethoseofanxiety

•Heartdisorders,whichcancauserapidheartbeat,oftenassociatedwithanxiety

•Caffeine,whichcanproducenervoussymptomseveninmoderateamounts

•Pr

A.anxietywilllastforalongtimeinhuman'sbody

B.anxietywillalwayshappentomostpeople

C.fewofuswillcatchanxietyinourlife

D.anxietycanhappensuddenlyanddisappearquickly

17.

Ifachildgoestoafosterhome,he/shewillnotcomebacktohis/herbiologicalparents.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Whichonewillhelppeopletorecognizetheirownkeyrequirementsduringhuntingajob?

A.Managingtime.

B.Workingoutpriorities.

C.Consultingtheexperts.

D.Askingforthefamily'srequirements.

19.

RuthJarvisrecommendsridingonahorseasmuchaspossiblebecauseitgivesyoumoreopportunitiestodiscoverthelocalcultureandgetasenseofacity'slayout.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

StepstoPositiveSelfTalk

Mostofusareinconstantmentalchatter.Wetalktoourselvesalldaylongand,unfortunately,thisselftalkisfrequentlynegative.Oftenitistainted(玷污)withguiltaboutourpastoranxietyaboutourfuture.Thisnegativitycandestroyanyseedofhopethatwemayotherwisehaveinstrivingforourdreams.

Ouractionsareinspiredbyourthoughts.Ifwecanchangethewaywethink,wecanbegintochangetheactionswetake.Itishumannaturetoseekpersonalgrowth;whetherfinancially,emotionally,physicallyorspiritually.Practicingpositiveselftalkcanhelpussetinmotionactionsthatwillbringusgreaterrewards.

Thefollowingareseveralstepstopositiveselftalk.Byfollowingthesestepsyouwillbegintoridyourinnerconversationsofnegativityandinsteadhaveempoweringthoughts.

Eliminateinternalnegativechatter

Thefirststepisoneofawareness.Itwillbehardtomakeachangetopositivethinkingwithoutbeingacutelyintimatewiththethoughtsthatrunthroughyourmind.Recently,IwasamazedtodiscoverdeepnegativeemotionsthatIhad{orfewerthan10minutes.Withoutawareness,Iwouldhavecarriedthehurtandangerinside.Awarenesshelpedmetobringthemouttotheopenformetodealwith.

Undoubtedlyitwillnotbeeasytomakeaswitchifyouhavealonghistoryornegativeselftalk.Yourtalkbecamenegativeovertheyearsduetovariousfactors.Forinstance,ifyourfirstgradeteacherrepeatedlytoldyouthatyouwere"stupid",youmightbelieveittobetrulythecase.Youwouldfindthatyourinnerchatterwouldoftenbefilledwithtalkof"Iamsoslow"and"itissohardtolearn".Ifyouconstantlytellyourselfsuchnegativestories,youractionsaregoingtoreflectyourlowselfesteem.Itwillbedifficulttogetveryfarifyouarealwaysputtingyourselfdown.

Acommonnegativetalkinvolvestellingyou"Ican't".Whenyousaytoyourself"Ican't"or"itistoodifficult",youarecreatingaresistance.Havingsuchamentalblockwillpreventyoufromachievingataskyoucouldotherwisesucceedat.

Anytimeyoucatchyourselfsaying"Ican't...",turnaroundandchallengeyourownclaimwith,"Whycan'tI?"Researchshowsthatmostgeniusesbecamethepeopletheyarealsobecauseofthehardworktheyputin.Soifyouwouldliketobesuccessful,youneedtostartsaying"Ican"alotmore.

Positiveaffirmations

Affirmationsarepositivestatementsofadesiredoutcomeorgoal.Theyareusuallyshort,believableandfocused.Byrepeatingthemoverandoveragain,youbuildinroadsintoyoursubconsciousmind,openingupthepossibilityofanewstateofthoughts.

Animportantstepwhenrepeatingaffirmationsisthatyouneedtoreadyouraffirmationsaloudwithfeeling.Themerereadingofthewordsbearsnoconsequenceunlessyouputsomeemotionsbehindthem.Ofsignificantfactisthatyoursubconsciousmindtakesanyordersgivenincompletefaithandafterrepeatedselftalk.Sothedailypracticeofrepeatingaffirmationsisimportant.

Initiallyyoumaybeskepticaltowardthestatementofyourpositiveaffirmation.However,ifyoufollowthissimplesetofinstructionsyourskepticismwillsoongivewaytoanewsetofbeliefsandthencrystallizedintoabsolutefaith.

Replacenegativeinfluenceswithpositiveones

Itisimportantthatyouidentifyexternal

A.seekpersonalgrowth

B.changethinkingmode

C.takepositiveaction

D.ridnegativeinnerconservation

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文：Manylargecitiesareanythingbutbeautiful,Streetsarelitteredwithtrash.Inthistrash,however,thereisstillsomethingthatcanbeuseful.

Ifpeoplewanttosolvetheproblemofwaste,thereisnotimetobelost.Theymustworkoutwaysofmakinguseofgoodthingswhicharejustthrownawayaswaste.

Whenaeargetstooold,itmaynotrunanymore.Butthemetalthatthecarwasmadeofisstillgood.Itcanbeputtouseagain.Whenabottleisempty,itgoesoutinthetrash.Butbottleglasscanbegroundintosandandusedtopavestreets.

Garbagefromfoodcanbechangedintofertilizer,butfirstyouhavetofishoutalltheglassandmetal.

Garbagecanalsobeagoodsourceformakingbuildingblocks,whicharethencoveredwithconcrete.Now,moreandmoremachinesaredesignedforthispurpose.Someday,peoplewillwatchfilmsinamagnificentcinemawhichhasbeenbuiltoutofgarbage.Futurebuildings,roads,andcitiesmaybemadefromgarbage.Butsofar,buildingbeautifulcitiesoutofgarbageisonlyadream.

(33)

A.GarbageCanBeChangedintoFertilizer.

B.OvercomingtheProblemofWaste.

C.MakingBuildingswithGarbage.

D.LargeCitiesAreAnythingbutBeautiful.

22.(31)

A.Understandwhattheirstaffarefeelingbyunderstandingtheirbodylanguage.

B.Learnmoretheculturalbackgroundoftheirstaffthroughtheirbodylanguage.

C.Creategoodworkingconditionsbyusingproperbodylanguage.

D.Spendalotoftimeinstudyingbodylanguage.

23.(22)

A.Itwillincreaseclasssize.

B.Itlimitsinteractionamongstudents.

C.Itrequirestoomuchtravelingtodifferentcities.

D.Itwillforcestudentstowatchtoomuchtelevision.

24.

【B10】

25.听力原文："Hightech"and"stateoftheart"aretwoexpressionsthatdescribeverymoderntechnology.(29)Hightechisjustashorterwayofsayinghightechnology.Andhightechnologydescribesanyinvention,systemordevicethatusesthenewestideasordiscoveriesofscienceandengineering.Whatishightech?Acomputerishightech.Soisacommunicationssatellite.Amodernmanufacturingsystemissurelyhightech.(30)HightechbecameapopularexpressionintheUnitedStatesduringtheearly1980's.Becauseofimprovementsintechnology,peoplecouldbuymanynewkindsofproductsinAmericanstores,suchashomecomputers,microwaveovens,etc."Stateoftheart'issomethingthatisasmodernaspossible.Itisaproductthatisbasedontheverylatestmethodsandtechnology.Somethingthatis"stateoftheart"meansthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusinessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemostmodernelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy."Stateoftheart"isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyears,todescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.(30)MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate1970's.(31)Thereasonwasthecomputerrevolution.Everycomputercompanyclaimedthatitscomputerswere"stateoftheart".Computertechnologychangedsofastthatastateoftheartcomputertodaymightbeoldtomorrow.Theexpression"stateoftheart"becameascommonandpopularascomputersthemselves.Nowallkindsofproductsaresaidtobe"stateoftheart".

(30)

A.Totellwhat"hightech"and"stateoftheart"are.

B.Totellhow"hightech"and"stateoftheart"havedeveloped.

C.Togiveexamplesofhightech.

D.Todescribethemoderntechnology.

26.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Modernlifeisstressful.Thenoiseandthefastpaceofthecitytaketheir【B1】______onthespirit.Everybodyknowsthis,butthesad【B2】______ishowpoorlymanypeopledealwithit.Theyattempttoescapefromnoiseintomorenoiseandtheemptymomentsarefilledwiththe【B4】______noisesofelectronicentertainment.Manycity【B3】______escapeonweekendstocountrycottage,buttheytakethecitywiththem,andspendtheirafternoonsoutonthelakelisteningtothe【B5】______ofanoutboardmotor.

TheseventeenthcenturyFrench【B6】______Pascalsaid"Allman'smiseriesderivefromnotbeingabletositquietlyinaroomalone."Sittingquietlyanddoingnothingisthe【B7】______oftheoldestmedicalpracticeintheworld,Buddhistmeditation(冥想).Peopleneedthehealingforceofquietand【B8】______.Weallneedtotakeabreath,andslowdown.Itmaybe【B9】______.

WheneverIvisitNewYork,Iamstruckbyhowmucheveryoneseemstobeinarush.【B10】______.Thisisallthemorereasonwhytheyneedtofindquietandpeaceoutsideofwork.【B11】______.ItcouldbethatPascalknewthat,too,becausehealsosaid"Theeternalsilenceoftheseinfinitespacesfrightensme."

【B1】

27.【B4】

28.(45)

29.(35)

A.ThelocalAfricansarepeace-lovingpeople.

B.Sodabottlesareverypreciousinsomeremoteareas.

C.Atrivialthingmaysometimesbringaboutundesirableconsequences.

D.Cautionmustbetakeninintroducingnewtechnology.

30.

【B6】

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.

Accordingtotheauthor,menareunitedmoststronglyby______.

A.self-interest

B.fearofcommonenemy

C.discontentwithacommonoppressor

D.thesharedidealofmakingabetterworld

32.

Wecanconcludefromthepassagethattheuniversaltruthaboutbabies'learninglanguageisthat______.

A.babiesrecognizetheirownmother'svoiceeasily

B.babiesrecognizetheirnativelanguageeasily

C.babiesbegintolearnlanguagebeforetheyareborn

D.babiespreferlisteningtotheirownnativelanguage

33.Almosteveryoneagreesthattheabilitytoreadandwriteshouldbeafundamentalhumanright,extendedtoeveryone.Weunderstandthatapersonwhocannotreadisinthrallto(受…控制，影响)thosewhocan.Youcannotenterthedevelopedworldasafullhumansubjectunlessyoucanbreakandmasterthecodeoftheword.Today,literacydoesn'tstopwithwordsandnumbers.Toentersocialandpoliticaldebatesasafullparticipant,onemustalsobreakthethrallofthemagicboxandmasteritssecrets.Ifwefailtoadoptmedialiteracy—abasicknowledgeofhowandwhymediaimagesarechosen—asanessentialgoalofpublicculturalpolicy,wedoomourselvestobeforeverinthegripofthepowerfulinterestswhoownandcontrolthemassmedia.Theglobalproliferation(激增)ofelectronicmassmediahasexciteddeepfeelingandpassionatedebate.Mostalarmingtoobserversaroundtheworldhasbeenthepassivitythemassmediaseemtobreedinmostpeople;itdisplacesandunderminessociallife,communityactivities,andothercreativepursuits.Asasociety,weneedtofosteramoredynamicrelationshipbetweenthecitizenryandthemedia;onethatdoesnotstopwhentheprogramendsandtheTVisturnedoff.

Achievingthiswillrequirestartingfromsquareone.Peoplewithoutsomespecialinterestinthefieldfindithard.tograpplewith(理解)theideathatmediaisapublicandpoliticalissue.Thisisnotsurprising,sinceoneofthethingsourmassmediadobestispoundhometheinevitabilityofthewaythattheyarecurrentlyorganized,ideallysuitedtotheirroleasthepepsquadforourconsumersociety.Theirself-ratifyingqualitymakesithardeventoimaginethatthemediacanbechangedinanyway.

Themassivecomplexofbusinessintereststhatmakeupthemainstreammediahavebeenallowedtodevelopprettymuchastheywish,inthepursuitofcommercialsuccess.Meanwhile,theessentialpublicissue—themediaroleasourprimarypublicforum,itstendencytoerodedemocraticlife—hasbeenpushedfurtherandfurtherintothebackground.

Itisnecessarythatwethinkaboutandpromoteapublicpolicythatlooksatwhatrolemediashouldplayinoursocietyandhowpeoplecanparticipateinshapingtelevisionandothermassmediathataffectallofourlives.Suchapublicpolicycouldcountertheimbalancesthatresultfromthedominationofacountry'sculturalindustriesbycommercialinterests.

Accordingtothepassage,peoplewhoareilliterateareproneto______.

A.becontrolledbythosewhoareeducated

B.developthemselvesbetterthanthosewhoareeducated

C.beexploitedbythepeopleinthedevelopedworld

D.losethesocialandpoliticaldebates

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S2】

35.

【S4】

36.Punctualitymeansobservingregularorappointedtime.Amanwhogets

upatseveno'clockeverymorningispunctual.AmanwhohaspermittedtoS1.______

callonafriendatfiveo'clockintheafternoonandactuallydoessuchatthatS2.______

hourisalsopunctual.Punctualityisagoodhabit,andunpunctualityisabad

one.Afewminutesdelaymaynotbeaseriousmatter.Butitmayhavebadre-S3.______

sults.Gettingupfiveminuteslaterthanusuallymayupsettheplanoftheday.S4.______

Callonafriendfiveminuteslaterthantheappointedtimemaycausehimsomeun-S5.______

expectedtrouble.Nevertheless,habitualunpunctualityleadstoindolence(懒惰)S6.______

andevenfailureinlife.Onedelayafteranothermakesamanunabletoexerthim-

self.

Italsoproveshimbeuntrustworthy.ThosewhoareunpunctualshouldtryS7.______

theirbesttogetridfromtheirbadhabit.Indoingthis,theyshouldavoidmakingS8.______

anykindofexception.Theyshouldeversaytothemselves:"Afewminutes'delayS9.______

doesnotmatterthistime.Ishallbepunctualnexttime."Thosewhothinkinthis

waywillfindexcusesfordelayfromtimetotime,andwillatlastgiveuptheat-

temptcultivatethegoodhabitofpunctuality.S10.______

Likeallothergoodhabits,punctualitybecomessecondnaturewiththosewho

havedulycultivatedit.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S10】

38.

【S8】

39.【S2】

参考答案

1.Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinessesManycollegestudentsarenowseeingself-employmentasthemoreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.Tosomepeopletheideaofbeingastudententrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheirownbossisagreataspirationforyoungpeopleandgivesthemanopportunitytoputtheirtheoreticalbusinessknowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeoplehowevertheideaofstartingabusinessasacollegestudentmayseemlikearadicalone.Tomakeitthroughthestart-upphaseyoungentrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcareandmanagement.Youngentrepreneursmayhavetoendureaheavyworkloadandalotofstressbuttheymaynotbephysicallyandmentallyuptothechallenge.Asyoucanseethingsarehardforcollegestudentsthesedays.It'sexpensivetogetadegreeandevenyouhaveonethereisnoguaranteethatitwillmeananythinginthesejobmarkets.Sowouldn'titbebettertolaunchyourownenterprise?Itcanhelpyoupayoffthoseexpensiveyearsatcollegeandifitsucceedsyouhaveajobguaranteedthemomentyougraduate.Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinessesManycollegestudentsarenowseeingself-employmentasthemoreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.Tosomepeople,theideaofbeingastudententrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheirownbossisagreataspirationforyoungpeopleandgivesthemanopportunitytoputtheirtheoreticalbusinessknowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeople,however,theideaofstartingabusinessasacollegestudentmayseemlikearadicalone.Tomakeitthroughthestart-upphase,youngentrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcareandmanagement.Youngentrepreneursmayhavetoendureaheavyworkloadandalotofstressbuttheymaynotbephysicallyandmentallyuptothechallenge.Asyoucansee,thingsarehardforcollegestudentsthesedays.It'sexpensivetogetadegreeandevenyouhaveone,thereisnoguaranteethatitwillmeananythinginthesejobmarkets.So,wouldn'titbebettertolaunchyourownenterprise?Itcanhelpyoupayoffthoseexpensiveyearsatcollege,andifitsucceedsyouhaveajobguaranteedthemomentyougraduate.

2.Howtokeeppsychologicallyhealthy?Oneinfourpeoplewillexperiencesomekindofmentalhealthproblemsinthecourseofayear.Whenyoufailtomanagetocontroltheseproblemstheyarelikelytocausevariousmentalillnessesandasaresultofphysiologicalimbalancephysicalillnesses.Youmaynotbeabletoliveanormallifeletaloneafulfillingone.Thecausesofmentalhealthproblemsoftenvaryalotfromonecasetoanother.Intoday'ssocietyagoodnumberofpeoplearesufferingfromheavypressure.Othersarelackingincommunicationskillsandfeeltheyarelivinginanisolatedworld.Inadditionalotofpeopleareignorantofpsychologicalknowledgeabouthowtokeepmentallyfit.Therearealotofwaystocurbmentalhealthproblemsandkeeppsychologicallyhealthy.Firstlyfindtherealcauseofyourmentalhealthproblemandseewhetheryoucandosomethingtomakeachange.Secondlylearntorelaxyourselfandtakeexercisetoreleasethepressure.Afterallyourhealthiswhatcountsmost.Lastlyyoumayfindithelpfultotalktoyourpartnerarelativeorafriendaboutyourproblemsorseeksupportandadvicefromapsychologicalconsultant.Howtokeeppsychologicallyhealthy?Oneinfourpeoplewillexperiencesomekindofmentalhealthproblemsinthecourseofayear.Whenyoufailtomanagetocontroltheseproblems,theyarelikelytocausevariousmentalillnessesand,asaresultofphysiologicalimbalance,physicalillnesses.Youmaynotbeabletoliveanormallife,letaloneafulfillingone.Thecausesofmentalhealthproblemsoftenvaryalotfromonecasetoanother.Intoday'ssociety,agoodnumberofpeoplearesufferingfromheavypressure.Othersarelackingincommunicationskillsandfeeltheyarelivinginanisolatedworld.Inaddition,alotofpeopleareignorantofpsychologicalknowledgeabouthowtokeepmentallyfit.Therearealotofwaystocurbmentalhealthproblemsandkeeppsychologicallyhealthy.Firstly,findtherealcauseofyourmentalhealthproblemandseewhetheryoucandosomethingtomakeachange.Secondly,learntorelaxyourselfandtakeexercisetoreleasethepressure.Afterall,yourhealthiswhatcountsmost.Lastly,youmayfindithelpfultotalktoyourpartner,arelativeorafriendaboutyourproblems,orseeksupportandadvicefromapsychologicalconsultant.

3.ALettertoMyTeacherMarch232006DearMissMarthaIhavebeenmissingyouallthetimedearteacher.IamsogladtoknowthatyouareplanningtocometoLondonfaravisitthissummervacation.I'meagerlylookingforwardtoseeingyouhereassoonaspossible.IhavebeeninLondonforalmostayear.Thisterm