2022年广东省汕尾市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2022年广东省汕尾市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledDoesIntensiveTrainingCoursesReallyHelp?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现如今各种考试的辅导班越来越多

2．人们对此看法不一

3．你的观点

DoesIntensiveTrainingCoursesReallyHelp

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.假如你是李静，你想向校长申请参加西部大开发，你要给校长写一封信，信的内容包括：

1．表达自己想要参加西部大开发的愿望；

2．简要说明自己的理由。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicJobProblemsforCollegeGraduates.Studythefollowingchartscarefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedontheinformationgiveninthecharts.Writeto:

statethechangesincollegegraduates'choicesofcareers;

(2)givepossiblereasonsforthechanges;

(3)suggestsomesolutionstotheproblem.

Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150words.Pleasewriteneatly.

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePhenomenonofEmptyNest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

注：“空巢老人”指那些到了退休年龄，身边却无子女与之共同生活的老人。

1．如今的空巢老人逐渐增多

2．这种现象出现的原因

3．如何解决由此带来-的问题

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．这是我在大学的第一天。

2．他(她)就是我的同学。

3．我仔细打量了他(她)，发现……

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledScientificAttitude.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.科学态度的实质

2.科学态度的方方面面

3.结论

ScientificAttitude

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoDealWithPressure?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现如今大学生压力过大，过激行为频发

2．大学生压力过大的原因

3．如何解决

HowtoDealWithPressure?

8.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

9.1.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

10.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledPressureinModernLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.现代生活充满压力

2.压力对人身心的影响;

3.如何缓解压力

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

12.

ItwaspolicewhohelpedtheAmericanmantofindhisoldfamilyhouse.

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Theglaciershavebeenenteringoceansatahigherratethanbefore.

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LackofpreventionstrategiesandtreatmentprogramsmakesthedevelopingcountriesthelargestinthenumberofHIVinfection.

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Ineliminatingalotofnoiseintheairport,pilotscanalsohelp,andtheycan______.

16.

JackStrawhopesthatthepolicyonfamilyshouldmakesurethatthechildrenreceivebettercaresincetheimpactoffamilybreakdownonthemis______.

17.

Misunderstandingisverycommonincommunicationbetweendifferentcultures,andmisinterpretationinthisrespectmaycause______.

18.

Itisprovedthatinfluenzavirusescomefromthevirusesin______.

19.CholesterolandHeartDisease

Doyouknowyourcholesterol(胆固醇)level?Manypeopledon't.Ahighlevelofcholesterolinthebloodisanimportantriskfactorforheartdisease.

Somepeoplesaythatthedangerofheartdiseaseisexaggerated.However,heartdiseaseisamaincauseofdeathindevelopedcountries.EveryyearmorethanonemillionAmericanshaveheartattacks,andhalfofthemdie.Peoplewithheartdiseasesufferchestpair/sthatmakesimpleactivities,suchawalking,shaving,ortakingashower,difficult.

Researchhasproventhatcholesterollevelsareconnectedwithheartdisease.OneprojectinMassachusettshasstudiedthesamegroupofmenandwomensince1948.Theresearchershavefoundthatthepeoplewhohavehighlevelsofcholesterolhavemoreheartattacks.

Anaturalsubstanceintheblood,cholesterolcomesfromtheliver.Theamountofcholesterolisaffectedbydietandbyphysicalqualitiesweinheritfromourparents.Onekindofcholesterolsticksfattothewallsofarteries,makingthemsmallerandfinallyblockingthem.Itproducesaconditioncalled"hardeningofthearteries,"whichcausesheartattacks.Withtinycameras,doctorscanseebloodcirculatingthroughtheheartvalves.Angiograms(血管造影照片)arex-raysoftheheartarteries.Theyshowfatdepositsandblockagescausedbyhighcholesterol.

Heartdiseasebeginsinchildrenasyoungas3yearsold.Itoccursearlierinboysthaningirls.Nearlyhalfofteenagershavesomefatdepositsontheirarterywails.Heartdiseasedevelopsfasterifwehavehighcholesterollevelsandalsosmoke.

Whatisasafelevelofcholesterol?Adultshaveahighriskofheartattackiftheircholesterollevelisabove240milligramsperdeciliter(1/10公升)ofblood.Below200isbetter.IntheMassachusettsstudy,noonewithacholesterollevelbelow150haseverhadaheartattack.However,abouthalfofAmericanadultshavecholesterollevelsabove200.

Tolowerourcholesterollevel,wemustchangeoureatinghabits.Anythingthatcomesfromananimalishighinfatandhighincholesterol.TheAmericanHeartAssociationNationalCholesterolEducationProgramsaysthatfatshouldbenomorethan30percentofourdiet.Bloodcholesterollevelsstarttofallafter2to3weeksoffollowingalow-cholesterol,low-fatdiet.Dietarychangesalonecanresultina10percentreductionoftheaverageperson'scholesterollevel.Aerobicexercisehelps,too.Arteryblockagecanbereducedbyasmuchas40percentthroughchangesindietandamountofexercise.

Wemusteducateeveryone,includingchildreninelementaryschools.Wemustteachthemresponsibilityfortheirhealththroughclassesinnutritionandaerobicexercise.Forexample,thesmartsnackisfruit.Childrenmustbeservedfruitintheschoolcafeteria,alongwithlow-fatmeals.Schoolsmustsendrecipeshomewiththechildren.Parentsmustincludechildreninplanningandpreparingmealsandshoppingforfood.

Adults,includingpersonsovertheageofsixtyfive,canlowertheircholesterolby30or40percent.Itisnevertoolatetochange.Onemanbeganhishealthprogramwhenhewasseventy-three.Bythetimehewasseventy-seven,hehadloweredhisarterialblockagefrom50percentto13percentandhischolesterolfrom320to145withoutdrugs.Hewentonavegetariandietwithonly10percentfat,plusprogramstoreducestressandgetmoreexercise.

Alow-cholesteroldietthatcutsoutmostanimalproductsandhigh-fatvegetablesmaybeunfamiliartopeople.TheHeartAssociationsaystousenoaddedfatofanykind.Don'tfryfoodinoil.Cookitinwater,vinegar,orvegetablewater.Learnaboutgrainsandvegetables.Avoideggyolks(theyellowpartoftheegg).Eatpotatoes,beans,low-fatvegetables,andfruit.Peopleoftencomp

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20.

AccordingtotheCollegeBoard,studentscanprepareforSATby______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.听力原文：Youmayrememberthatafewweeksago,wediscussedthequestionofwhatphotographyis.Isitart,orisitamethodofreproducingimages?Dophotographsbelonginmuseumsorjustinourhomes?TodayIwanttotalkaboutapersonwhotriedtomakehisprofessionallifeananswertosuchquestions.

AlfredStieglitzwentfromtheUnitedStatestoGermanytostudyengineering.Whilehewasthere,hebecameinterestedinphotographyandbegantoexperimentwithhiscamera.Hetookpicturesunderconditionsthatmostphotographersconsideredtoodifficult—hetookthematnight,intherain,andofpeopleandobjectsreflectedinwindows.WhenhereturnedtotheUnitedStates,hecontinuedtheserevolutionaryefforts.Stieglitzwasthefirstpersontophotographskyscrapers,clouds,andviewsfromanairplane.

WhatStieglitzwastryingtodointhesephotographswaswhathetriedtodothroughouthislife:makephotographyanart.Hefeltthatphotographycouldbejustasgoodaform.ofselfexpressionaspaintingordrawing.ForStieglitz,hiscamerawashisbrush.Whilemanyphotographersofthelate1800'sandearly1900'sthoughtoftheirworkasareproductionofidenticalimages,Stieglitzsawhisasacreativeartform.Heunderstoodthepowerofthecameratocapturethemoment.Infact,heneverretouchedhisprintsormadecopiesofthem.Ifhewereinthisclassroomtoday,rmsurehe'dsay,"Well,paintersdon'tnormallymakeextracopiesoftheirpaintings,dothey?"

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A.Howtoanalyzephotographictechniques.

B.Howtodefinephotography.

C.HowAlfredStieglitzcontributedtothehistoryofphotography.

D.Whetherphotographyissuperiortootherartforms.

22.(28)

A.Americanindustrialists.

B.Frencheconomists.

C.Internationalleaders.

D.CivilWarveterans.

23.听力原文：Oneofthemaincomplaintsofcityresidents,notsurprisingly,isthelackofparking.Thisproblemispartlycausedbyalltheabandonedcarsonthestreets.IthasbeenestimatedbyAtoZTowing,Inc.,anationwidetow-truckagency,thatoveronemillioncarsareabandonedonthestreetsandalleywaysofthenation'scities.Eachyearapproximatelyathirdofthosecarsaremovedanddestroyed.Therestofthecarswhicharenotremovedtakeupparkingspacesandmakeneighborhoodslookrundown.

AsurveyoftwentycitiesbyAtoZreportsthatasmuchas30milliondollarsisspentannuallytotowawayanddismantleabandonedvehicles.Onecityalone,LosAngeles,spendsfivemilliondollarsayeartocontroltheaccumulationofabandonedcarsonitsstreets.Eventhoughthecityspendssomuchmoneyontheprogram,itisalwaysfightingalosingbattleasmoreandmorecarsareconstantlycomingofftheproductionline.

Boston,ontheotherhand,whichspendsmostofitsmoneyonmuseumsandlibraries,doesnotappropriatetaxmoneytocleanabandonedcarsoffthestreets.InBostontheproblemhasbeendealtwithbyanon-profitgovernmentalagencycalledStreetHorizons,whichusesthemoneyfromtherecyclingofthemetalinthecarstopayforthecostoftowingthemTheprograminBostonsoundsgoodalthoughithasnotcompletelyreachedfinancialindependencefromthefederalgovernmentyet.Untilatrulyself-sufficientprogramforremovingoldcarsisdeveloped,itwillremainaseriousproblem

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A.Aroundfourhundredthousandcars.

B.Thirtymillionoldcars.

C.Onemillionjunkedcars.

D.Fivemillioncarsaltogether.

24.(22)

A.Gooutfordinner.

B.Watchthedocumentarywiththeman.

C.Godancing.

D.Watchagameshow.

25.(18)

A.Shewantstoborrowtheman'sstudentIDcard.

B.Theticketsarelessexpensivethansheexpected.

C.Shewon'tbeabletogetanydiscountfortheticket.

D.Theperformanceturnedouttobedisappointing.

26.听力原文：Conversationsarereallykindofinteresting.Iguessit'sakindofhobbyofminetolistentoconversationsthatIcanhearinpublic.It'samazinghowdifferentthestyle.orthetoneorthecontentofdifferentconversationscanbeandtolistentothedifferencesinthelanguagethatpeopleusewhentheyspeaktodifferentpeople.

Ifyouareeverinabookstoreoradepartmentstore,it'sinterestingtohearhowthesamesalespersontalkstodifferentpeople.There'reotherinterestingplacestolistentoconversationstoo,Ithink,andoneplacethatI'vefoundisonbustrips.Peopleoftentalktoeachotherasifnooneelsewerethere.Iguesstheythinkpeoplecan'theartheirconversations.

RecentlyIwasonabus,andIwaslisteningtoaconversationoftwopeoplebehindme.Ican'treallysayIwaslistening.Iguessitwouldhavebeenhardnottohearit.Itwasamusingtolistentothetwopeople,though,becausetheywereplayingakindoflanguage,uh,wordgameaboutstatesandstatecapitals.Onepersonwouldsaythenameofthestate,andtheotherpersonwouldsaythenameofthecapital.

Itsoundslikeakindofsimplegamethatdoesn'tinvolvemuchlanguage,andyouwouldn'tthinkthatitwouldinvolveverymuchconversation,butactuallythiswasn'tthecasebecauseastheywereplayingthegame,theycontinuedtocomplimentoneanotherandtotalkabouthowmuchtheyknewabouthistoryandhowmanyoftheotherthingstheycouldorcouldn'trememberaboutthoseplacesfromtheirtripsorfromtheirreading.

Itwasreallykindoffuntolistentothem.

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A.Listeningtodifferentstylesofconversations.

B.Listeningtothecontentofdifferentconversations.

C.Listeningtohowsalesmentalktodifferentpeople.

D.Listeningtoconversationsinpublic.

27.听力原文：W:Dr.Weinstein,shouldparentslettheirchildrenwatchtelevisionorreadaboutthewar?

M:Ifparentsaregoingtolettheirkidsreadorwatchtelevisioncoverageofthewar,it'simportantforthemtoreadalongandhelptheirkidsinterpretwhatthey'rereadingorseeing.

Q:WhatshouldparentsdoiftheirchildrenWatchtelevisionorreadaboutthewar?

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A.Toencouragethem.

B.Tostopthemimmediately

C.Togivesomeexplanation.

D.Toleavethemalone.

28.(25)

A.Pronunciation.B.Culture.C.Newwords.D.Grammar.

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30.(29)

A.Writtenbychildrenthemselves.

B.Printedwithstandardthings.

C.Tellingstoriesaboutthereaderhimself.

D.Publishedwiththehelpofcomputers.

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

Whattheauthorrecommendsinthispassageisthat______.

A.interactionshouldbeencouragedintheprocessofteaching

B.collegeeducationshouldbeimprovedthroughradicalmeasures

C.morefreedomofchoiceshouldbegiventostudentsintheirstudies

D.traditionalcollegelecturesshouldbereplacedbydramatizedperformances

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33.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Throughmymom'slovingwords,Ifoundawayback.

Whenyouwakeupinjail—especiallyhavingbeenraisedbyGod-fearing,hard-working,honestpeoplelikemymamaanddaddy—youknowwhatalonemeans.You'vebetrayedwhoyouare,thevaluesyoubelievein,andthepeopleWhogaveyoueverything.Atthatmoment,beingacountrysingerwasn'twhatmattered.AllIcouldthinkaboutwaswhatIwasgoingtotellthePentecostal(对灵降临节派的)preacher'sdaughterwhobroughtmeup.

IwokeuponMarch15,2001,onatinycotinajailcellinNashville,wonderinghowitallcametothis.At37,Iwaslookingatasentenceof15yearsforfelonytheft,andbyallrights,Ishouldhaveservedit.Iwasaddictedtocrystalmethamphetamine(冰毒),andI'dbeenstealingmyfriends'musicalinstrumentsandpawning(典当)themtogetmoneytofeedmyhabit.I'dbeencaughtred-handed(当场)with＄25,000worthofpilfered(偷窃)equipmentstackedupinmylivingroom.AndIwashighasaGeorgiapine.

NeverinamillionyearsdidIthinkI'dendupbehindbars.I'dhadarockystartinlife,andthemethmademefeelasifIwasontopoftheworld.Itbeatbackalltheself-hatredI'dfeltforaverylongtime.

IwasgivenawaywhenIwasthreemonthsold.IwasborninAlabama,butBarbaraandEdBates,whowentontohaveeightbiologicalchildren,tookmein—eventhoughIhaddoublepneumoniaandcigaretteburnsonmydiapers.TheylivedinColumbia,Miss.,whereDaddywasasharecropper(佃农),andtherewasn'talotofmoneytogoaround.Mamadidthebestshecould,butherideaofachildgoingtoschoollookingneatwasdouble-knitpantsandslicked-downhair.Iworeglasses,andtotopitoff,Iwasfat.Ifeltlikeageck,andwastreatedlikeonetoo.

Thenonedayontheschoolbus,mycousintoldmeIwasadopted.Attheageofnine,Ifeltlikeanoutsiderinmyownfamily.Mamatriedtomakeitright.Shesaid,"Outofallourkids,you'respecial,becausewegottopickyou.Godjustgaveustherestoftheseknotheads."

ThatwasherwayoflettingmeknowIwasreallyloved.ButIalwayshadafearofabandonment,andwonderedwhymybirthmothergavemeaway.WhenIwas30,Iwentlookingandfoundher.Shetoldmeshewasn'tpositivewhomyrealdaddywas,whichonlyreinforcedmynotionthatIwasn'tworthmuch.

Butitalsomademewanttoprovemyselfwrong.Iwas11thefirsttimeIpickedupaguitarand15whenIwrotemyfirstsong.Mydreamwastomakeitasacountrysinger;andIspentyearsplayinginbarsthroughouttheSouth.Inmymid-30sImovedtoNashville.

Aftertwoyearsofhardwork,Isomehowmanagedtogetasongwritingdeal,andarecordlabelwasshowinginterestinme.ThenmywifeandIstartedhavingmaritalproblems,andwemovedtoanotherstate.Themovewaslikedrivingthelastnailinthecoffinonmydream.ItfeltasifI'dgivenuponmyself.

OnedayduringatripImadetoNashville,afriendofferedmeahitofmethamphetaminefromalittlepipe.Ididn'tknowthenthatmethisourbiggestdragprobleminruralAmerica—thatit'stheeasiest,cheapestdrugtoobtain,andalsooneofthemostaddictive.SoIsmokedit.AndthatwasallthatIthoughtaboutforthenextyearandahalf.Iendedupwithaone—totwo—gram-a-dayhabit,atahundreddollarsagram.

Whenthepolicearrestedme,Ilookedlikedeath,anddidn'tcare.Mybodywassobeatupfromdoingdrugsthatmyeyesweresunkbackinmyhead,andmyteethandhairwerefailingnutfrommalnourishment([营养不良).Thefirstsevendaysinjail,Ijustslept,goin

A.Theauthorwassenttojailbecausehebetrayedthevaluehebelievedin.

B.Theauthorresortedtostealingsoastosatisfyhisdragaddict.

C.Theauthormighthaveexperiencedatoughchildhood.

D.Theauthorwasabandonedbyhisbirthparentsshortlyafterhewasborn.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

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参考答案

1.DoesIntensiveTrainingCoursesReallyHelp?"Takeourcourseyouwillfindexamisjustapieceofcake!"Everywhereonthecampuswecanfindsuchadvertisementswhich(1)attracttheeyeballsandtouchthedeepheartofthDoesIntensiveTrainingCoursesReallyHelp?"Takeourcourse,youwillfindexamisjustapieceofcake!"Everywhereonthecampuswecanfindsuchadvertisementswhich(1)attracttheeyeballsandtouchthedeepheartofth解析：本文是一篇六级考试中常见的议论文，要求考生就“强化训练课程是否有用”这个话题展开论述。根据题目要求，考生应首先描述大学校园存在很多的强化训练课程广告。然后提出支持或反对强化训练的原因．最后阐明自己的观点，做出总结。

一、大学校园有很多强化训练班的广告(advertisements，intensivetraining，attracttheeyeballs)

二、支持者支持的原因

1．可以系统学习(learnsystematically)

2．跟风，担心落后于他人(followthetrends，fallbehind)

反对者反对的原因学习需要积累，参加培训班只是浪费钱财(lastinglearning，money-consuming)

三、作者观点学习需要积累，培训班不是捷径只是增补(accumulatedlearning，complement)

(1)attracttheeyeballs“抓人眼球，吸引人注意”。

(2)followthetrends“随大流”。

(3)fallbehind“落后”。

(4)yield“产生收益”，此处yieldlittle意为“产生很少的成果”。

(5)money-consuming“费钱的”。注意这种组词结构的使用。

(6)counton“指望，依靠”。

(7)serveascomplements“作为增补”。

2.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobeavolunteerbutthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.FirstofallIamfromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What'smoretheWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestillliveinpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.LastbutnotleastIplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.TobeexacttopopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLiJingDearPresident,I'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,andI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaign,IwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobeavolunteer,butthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.Firstofall,IamfromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What'smore,theWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestillliveinpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.Lastbutnotleast,IplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.Tobeexact,topopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerelyyours,LiJing

3.JOBPROBLEMSFORCOLLEGEGRADUATESEachyearthousandsuponthousandsofgraduatesfloodintothejobmarketwavingtheircollegediplomasandcertificatesexpectingbetterjobsintheirspecializedfieldsonlytobefrustratedanddisappointed.Accordingtothechartsonly35percentofgraduatesin2006couldfindjobsrelatedtotheirmajorscomparedwith89percentin1981whenChinahaditsfirstcollegegraduatesaftertheCulturalRevolution.Whydocollegegraduatesfinditincreasinglydifficulttogetasatisfactoryandrewardingjob?Onereasonperhapsisthatmanycollegesanduniversitiesfailtogeartheircurriculatothedevelopmentofindustries.Degreecoursesofferedinmanycollegesanduniversitiesaresooutdatedandirrelevantandimpracticalthatemployersaswellasstudentsthemselvesfindithardtotranslatetheirbookknowledgeintorealjobskills.Noemployerswanttoknowabouttheirmind-broadeningandhorizon-wideningqualitiesandfewarcwillingtospendtimeandbudgettrainingrawrecruits.Secondlythereisanoversupplyofgraduateswithacertainspecialtyandthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadythereisanoverabundanceoflawyersexecutivesecretariessalesengineersandotherspecialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnoutmoregraduatesofthesespecialtiestocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.Theresultisthatmanyofthemcannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyaretrainedandhavetotakeotherjobswhichevendonotrequireacollegedegree.Ontheotherhandthereistremendousneedforteachersresearchworkersandpublicofficials.Butthedisparityinpaybetweenintellectualworkandbusinessmanagementhasfrustratedthehopeandambitionofgraduateswhomajorineducationadministrationandliberalarts.Collegegraduatesaresotospeakvaluableresourcesinourcountryandnoonehastherighttowastethewealthoftalent.Theproblemstheyencounterinjobhuntingdeservemoreattentionfromthecollegesandthegovernment.Thecollegesshouldgetstudentsoutoftheivorytowerandgeartheircoursestotherealneedsofindustryandbusiness;whilethegovernmentshouldprovidecollegegraduateswithmorevocationalopportunitiesbetter'workingconditionsanddecentsalariessothatmoreandmoregraduateswouldliketodevotetheirlifetoacademicstudiesandscientificresearch.JOBPROBLEMSFORCOLLEGEGRADUATESEachyearthousandsuponthousandsofgraduatesfloodintothejobmarket,wavingtheircollegediplomasandcertificates,expectingbetterjobsintheirspecializedfields,onlytobefrustratedanddisappointed.Accordingtothecharts,only35percentofgraduatesin2006couldfindjobsrelatedtotheirmajors,comparedwith89percentin1981whenChinahaditsfirstcollegegraduatesaftertheCulturalRevolution.Whydocollegegraduatesfinditincreasinglydifficulttogetasatisfactoryandrewardingjob?Onereasonperhapsisthatmanycollegesanduniversitiesfailtogeartheircurriculatothedevelopmentofindustries.Degreecoursesofferedinmanycollegesanduniversitiesaresooutdatedandirrelevantandimpracticalthatemployersaswellasstudentsthemselvesfindithardtotranslatetheirbookknowledgeintorealjobskills.Noemployerswanttoknowabouttheirmind-broadeningandhorizon-wideningqualities,andfewarcwillingtospendtimeandbudgettrainingrawrecruits.Secondly,thereisanoversupplyofgraduateswithacertainspecialty,andthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadythereisanoverabundanceoflawyers,executivesecretaries,salesengineersandotherspecialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnoutmoregraduatesofthesespecialtiestocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.Theresultisthatmanyofthemcannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyaretrainedandhavetotakeotherjobswhichevendonotrequireacollegedegree.Ontheotherhand,thereistremendousneedforteachers,researchworkersandpublicofficials.Butthedisparityinpaybetweenintellectualworkandbusinessmanagementhasfrustratedthehopeandambitionofgraduateswhomajorineducation,administrationandliberalarts.Collegegraduatesare,sotospeak,valuableresourcesinourcountryandnoonehastherighttowastethewealthoftalent.Theproblemstheyencounterinjobhuntingdeservemoreattentionfromthecollegesandthegovernment.Thecollegesshouldgetstudentsoutoftheivorytowerandgeartheircoursestotherealneedsofindustryandbusiness;whilethegovernmentshouldprovidecollegegraduateswithmorevocationalopportunities,better'workingconditionsanddecentsalariessothatmoreandmoregraduateswouldliketodevotetheirlifetoacademicstudiesandscientificresearch.

4.ThePhenomenonofEmptyNest①Currentlybothinurbanandruralareasitishardtoobservethreeorfourgenerationslivingunderthesameroof.Manyoldpeoplelivebythemselveswhiletheirchildrenstudyorworksomewhere.Theseoldpeoplearereferredtoastheoldintheemptynest.②Tworeasonsresultinthismatter.③Foronereasonduetothefiercecompetitionandglobalizationmanyyoungpeoplehavetopursuetheircareerinaremoteplace.④Fortheotherreasontheimprovementineconomyandhousingconditionmakesitpossibleforafamilytohavemorethanoneapartment.Thereforetheyoungandtheoldliveseparately.Oldpeopleintheemptynestarelikelytofeellonelyanddepressed.⑤Jointeffortsmustbemadeforthem.Firstlythegovernmentandcommunityshouldengagetheirattentiontoestablishclubsfortheol