（2021年）福建省龙岩市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

（2021年）福建省龙岩市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic.AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.新闻媒体披露，徐州某中学1000多名学生签名，庄严承诺“远离网吧”

2．分析“远离网吧”运动的原因

3．做出对比和评论

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFoodSafety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.食品安全事故屡有发生

2.人们对食品的安全越来越担心

3.怎样才能解决好食品的安全问题

FoodSafety

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofIsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.无论是本科教学还是研究生教学，点名都是教师维持纪律常用手段，这是因为

2.但也有人认为，这没有必要。

3.你的观点。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewersprefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyourwritingandwriteneatlyandclearly.

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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsaDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.目前社会存在着迷信文凭现象

2．造成这一现象的原因

3．我对此的观点

IsaDiplomaEverything?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoDealwiththeInternetNews?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近来不断有虚假新闻出现在网络上

2.大学生应该对网络新闻持何种态度

3.如何提高鉴别网络新闻真伪的能力

HowtoDealwiththeInternetNews?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheProspectofElectronicBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人认为随着电脑技术的发展，电子书籍将取代现在的纸制书本。

2．有些人认为书本的位置是不可替代的。

3．我的看法是……

TheProspectofElectronicBooks

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnGraduateMania.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前越来越多的人报考研究生

2.你认为此现象的原因是什么

3.你的观点

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些大学毕业生选择毕业后当“村官”，请就此现象发表自己的看法。

1．你对此有何看法

2．他们会给农村带来什么

3．他们会从中得到什么

Usefulwordsandexpressions

“村官”：villageofficials

科学种田：farmscientifically

深入群众：goingdeepintothemasses

CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials

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

Thebookhasmorethanoneauthor.

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12.

Parasites,whicharesmallerthantheirhosts,include______.

13.Howdoyoucreateasenseofpeacetoreleasethestressaccordingtothepassage?

A.BywatchingTV.

B.Bygoingshopping.

C.Bytalkingwithfriends.

D.Bylisteningtobeautifulmusic.

14.

BeforePiaAbolagotapositionattheMSI,shespentathome______.

A.twoyearsB.threeyearsC.fouryearsD.fiveyears

15.

It'ssaferforyoutofishoutandholdthecardinhandbefore______.

16.DirtyMoneyforLaundries

Sellingillegaldrugsisbigbusinessandlaunderingtheproceedsanartform.Onekilogram,or2.2pounds,ofrawcocaleavesisworth$1,400inLatinAmerica.Bythetimeitisturnedintorefinedcocaine,itsvaluehasgrownto$100,000.Makingthemoneyappeartohavecomefromalegitimatesourcethatcancreateapapertrailspanningdozensofcountries,andaweboffinancialtransactionsthatmaybeimpossibletounravel.

TheUnitedNationshasestimatedthatbetween$120billionand$500billionislaunderedeachyearintheindustrialworldbiggerthanthevolumeoftheoiltrade.

Illegallyobtainedmoneyisdifficulttoopenlyspendandinvest:Drugcashoftenconsistsoflargevolumesofmixeddenominationnotes;thephysicalvolumeofnotescanbefarlargerthanthevolumeofthedrugsthemselves.Performinglargetransactionswithoutarousingsuspicionisthelaunderer'sprincipalhurdle.

Differentcountrieshavedifferentdisclosurerequirements,andthelaundererseekstoexploitthatbymovingmoneybetweenjurisdictionsandcoveringuptheaudittrail.TerryBurkeoftheNationalDrugsIntelligenceUnitinBritainsaid:"Thebigcasesaresointernationalinscale,anditcanbeverydifficulttolifttheveilofsecrecy."

Investigatorshaveidentifiedthreemainstagesinthelaunderingprocess.

Inthefirststage,themoneycanbedepositedinalegitimatepremiumlifeinsurancepolicy.Orthecashcanbeusedtobuy'art,jewelry,antiquesorgamblingchips.

Thesecondstageiscalled"layering".Thelaundererwantstoseparatehisillicitproceedsfromtheirsourcesoheentersintoalargenumberoffinancialtransactionsdesignedtodisguisethetrailandprovideanonymity.

Finally,thereis"integration".Ifthelayeringhasbeensuccessful,thelaundererwillbringthemoneybackintotheeconomyinsuchawaythatitappearstobenormalbusinessfunds.So,anartobjectwillbesold,alifeinsurancepolicyredeemed,andsoon.

TheBCCIscandalisaclassicinstanceofdrug-relatedfinancialabuse.Withtotalassetsin1988of$20billionand417branchesin73countries,BCCIwasconsideredtheseventh-biggestprivatebankintheworld.Initscase,prosecutorsallegedthatoneschemeitoperatedwastocollectcashinvariousAmericancities,whichwasdeposited.ThemoneywasthentransferredbywiretoBCCIaccountsabroadandusedtobuycertificatesofdepositthatactedascollateralforBCCI"loans"tothedrugtraffickers,supplyingthemwith"clean"money.

AnothermoneylaunderinginvestigationintheUnitedStatesandBritain,code-namedOperationCougar,hassofaridentified$318millionof"dirty"money.ThelaunderingoperationspannedtheIsleofMan,theBritishVirginIslandsandtheU.S.mainland,andinvolvedsevendrugdealingorganizations.Atthecenterofeachorganizationwasalawyerwhocoordinatedthemovementofmoneybetweenoffshorebankaccounts,shelfcompaniesandnomineedirectors.

Onetrickwastousetheorganizations'offshorecompaniestomortgageproperty.Onthefaceofit,thepapertrailwaslegitimated--themortgagewasbonafide,andinterestpaymentsweremet.Butasthefinanciallayerswerepeeledback,theillicitoriginofthemoneybecameapparent.Sofar,OperationCougarhasresultedintheimprisonmentof40people.

Onemethodthathascometotheattentionoftheauthoritiesmorerecentlyisthelaunderers'useofHawalabanksfamily-runbusinessesofferingmoneytransmissionservices,Interpolbecamesufficientlyworriedtomountatwo-dayconferenceonthesubjectearlierthisyear.HawalaoriginatesinAsiaandisbasicallyasystemoflettersofcredit,providingalegitimatechannelforthemovementofmoneyfromoneareatoa

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17.ClimateChange

Scientistspredictincreasingdroughts,floodsandextremeweatherandsaythereisgrowingevidencethathumanactivitiesaretoblame.

WhatIsClimateChange?

Theplanet'sclimateisconstantlychanging.Theglobalaveragetemperatureiscurrentlyintheregionof15℃.Geologicalandotherevidencesuggeststhat,inthepast,thisaveragemayhavebeenashighas27℃andaslowas7℃.

Butscientistsareconcernedthatthenaturalfluctuation(波动)hasbeenovertakenbyarapidhuman-inducedwarmingthathasseriousimplicationsforthestabilityoftheclimateonwhichmuchlifeontheplanetdepends.

WhatIsthe"GreenhouseEffect"?

ThegreenhouseeffectreferstotheroleplayedbygaseswhicheffectivelytrapenergyfromtheSunintheEarth'satmosphere.Withoutthem,theplanetwouldbetoocoldtosustainlifeasweknowit.

Themostimportantofthesegasesinthenaturalgreenhouseeffectiswatervapor,butconcentrationsofthatarechanginglittleanditplaysalmostnoroleinmodernhuman-inducedgreenhousewarming.

Othergreenhousegasesincludecarbondioxide,methane(甲烷)andnitrous(含氮的)oxide,whicharcreleasedbymodernindustry,agricultureandtheburningoffossilfuels.Theirconcentrationintheatmosphereisincreasing-theconcentrationofcarbondioxidehasrisenbymorethan30%since1800.

ThemajorityofclimatescientistsacceptthetheorythatanincreaseinthesegaseswillcauseariseintheEarth'stemperature.

WhatIstheEvidenceofWarming?

Temperaturerecordsgobacktothelate19thcenturyandshowthattheglobalaveragetemperatureincreasedbyabout0.6℃inthe20thcentury.

Sealevelshaverisen10～20cm-thoughttobecausedmainlybytheexpansionofwarmingoceans.

MostglaciersintemperateregionsoftheworldandalongtheAntarcticPeninsulaareinretreat,andrecordsshowArcticsea-icehasthinnedby40%inrecentdecadesinsummerandautumn.

Thereareanomalies(异常)however-partsoftheAntarcticappeartobegettingcolder,andtherearediscrepanciesbetweentrendsinsurfacetemperaturesandthoseinthetroposphere(对流层)(thelowerportionoftheatmosphere).

HowMuchWillTemperaturesRise?

Ifnothingisdonetoreduceemissions,currentclimatemodelspredictaglobaltemperatureincreaseof1.4～5.8℃by2100.

Evenifwecutgreenhousegasemissionsdramaticallynow,scientistssaytheeffectswouldcontinuebecausepartsoftheclimatesystem,particularlylargebodiesofwaterandice,cantakehundredsofyearstorespondtochangesintemperature.Italsotakesgreenhousegasesintheatmospheredecadestobreakdown.

Itispossiblethatwehavealreadyirrevocably(不可撤回地)committedtheGreenlandicesheettomelting,whichwouldcauseanestimated7mriseinsealevel.TherearealsoindicationsthatthewestAntarcticicesheetmayhavebeguntomelt,thoughscientistscautionfurtherresearchisnecessary.

HowWilltheWeatherChange?

Globally,wecanexpectmoreextremeweatherevents,withheatwavesbecominghotterandmorefrequent.Scientistspredictmorerainfalloverall,butsaytheriskofdroughtininlandareasduringhotsummerswillincrease.Morefloodingisexpectedfromstormsandrisingsealevels.

Thereare,however,likelytobeverystrongregionalvariationsinthesepatterns,andthesearedifficulttopredict.

WhatWilltheEffectsBe?

Thepotentialimpactishuge,withpredictedfreshwatershortages,sweepingchangesinfoodproductionconditions,andincreasesindeathsfromfloods,storms,heatwavesanddroughts.Poorercountries,whichareleastequippedtodealwithrapidchange,willsuffermost.

Plantandanimalex

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18.

ThispassagetellsthebreakthroughofHIVvaccineleavesus______.

19.CommonFaultsandEyeMovement

Thereareanumberofbadhabitswhichpoorreadersadopt.Mostoftheseinvolveusingextrabodymovementinthereadingprocess.Inefficientreading,themusclesoftheeyeshouldmaketheonlyexternalmovement.Ofcoursetheremustbevigorousmentalactivity,butextrabodymovements,suchaspointingwiththefingerormovingthelips,donothelpreadingandoftenslowitdown~

POINTINGATWORDS

Afaultthatisoftenseenwhenstudentsaretryingtoconcentrateispointingtothewordswithafinger,pencilorruler.Youngchildrenandverypoorreadersoftenpointwithafingerateachwordinmm.Slightlymorematurereaderssometimesholdapencilorrulerunderneaththelinewhichtheyarereading.Whilemarkingthelinemightbehelpfulforbeginningreaders,itiscertainlyunnecessaryfornormalreaders.Besidesslowingdownthereaderthrough-themeremechanicalmovementofpencil,ruler,orfinger,pointingatlinesorwordstendstocausethestudenttofocushisattentiononthewrongthing.Theimportantthingtoconcentrateonwhilereadingistheidea.thattheauthoristryingtocommunicate,andnotthelocationofthewordsonthepage.Theeyesofanychildoldenoughtolearnhowtoreadarecertainlyskillfulenoughtobeabletofollowalineofprintwithoutextrahelpfromfingersorrulers.

Anothercommonfaultthatiseasilyobservedisheadmovement.Thismostoftenoccurswhenstudentsarenervousabouttheirreadingortryinghard,asduringareadingspeedtest.Withheadmovementthestudenttriestoaimhisnoseatthewordheisreadingsothatashereadsacrossthelinehisheadturnsslightly.Whenhemakesthereturnsweeptobeginanewlinehisheadquicklyturnsbacksothathisnoseispointedattheleft-handmargin,andhecannowbegintoreadthenewlinebyslowlyturninghishead.Thebeliefthatthisheadmovementaidsreadingispurenonsense.Eyemusclesarequitecapableofshiftingtheeyesfromwordtoword,andtheyneednohelpfromneckmuscles.

Oftenstudentsarequiteunawarethattheyaremovingtheirheadswhilereadingandtheyneedtoberemindedbytheteachernottodoit.

VOCALIZATION

Vocalizationisanotherfault.Somepoorreadersthinkitnecessarytopronouncealoudeachwordasitisread.Usuallythispronunciationisquitesoft,sothatthestudentismorewhisperingtohimselfthanactuallyreadingaloud,buteventhisisveryundesirable.Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereadingspeedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearlytwiceasfastastheirspeaking.Usuallythisfaultcanbeeliminatedinolderstudentsbytheirownconsciouseffort,possiblywiththeaidofafewremindersfromtheteacher.

Vocalizationbybeginningreadersisacommonfault;afterareaderreachessomematurityitbecomesveryundesirable.

Vocalizationtakesvariousmodifiedforms.Sometimesareaderwillmerelymovehislipssoundlessly.Atothertimeshemaymaketongueorthroatmovementswithoutlipmovement.Stirotherreaderswillhaveactivitygoingonintheirvocalcords,whichcanbedetectedbythestudentifheplaceshisfingersalongsidehisvocalcordsinthethroatwhileheisreading.Vocalcordvibrationcanbefeltwiththefingersquiteeasily.Liketruevocalization,theseminorpartsof"subvocalization"—lipmovement,tongueorthroatmovementandvocalcordmovement—canbestoppedbyconsciouseffortofthestudent.

SUBVOCALIZATION

Subvocalizationisthemostdifficultofalltypesofvocalization.Insubvocalizationthereisnobodymovement.Thelips,tongueorvocalcordsdonotmove.Butaninnertypeofspeechpersists:withinthestudent'smindheissayingeachwordtohimself,clearlyprono

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20.

MarkTwain'sMasterpieceis______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(43)

22.(22)

A.Acoupleofweekswiththecomputerfirst,andafewmonthswiththeword-processorlater.

B.Aboutonemonthwiththewordprocessorfirst,andatwo-month,part-timeperiodwiththecomputeruse.

C.Abouttwomonthswithcomputerfirst,andaone-month,part-timeperiodwiththewordprocessorlater.

D.Aboutatwo-month,part-timeperiodwiththewordprocessorandcomputer.

23.

【B10】

24.(21)

A.Tomentionotherspaceprograms.

B.Toincorporatepicturesintothepaper.

C.Tokeepworkingontheoriginalsubject.

D.TosearchforinformationontheInternet.

25.(41)

26.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Youshouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.OfallthespidersinNorthAmerica,onlyonekindisverydangerous,andmostwouldnotbiteeveniftheywerehandled.Theymuchprefertorunawayortodroptothegroundonathreadofsilk.Evenso,whenaspiderrunsdirectlytowardaperson,itgivestheimpressionthatitisabouttoattack.Actually,itcannotseethepersoninitsway.Thespideristooshortsightedtoseethingsatadistance.Itonlywantstogowhereitwon'tbedisturbed.IntheUnitedStates,onekindofspiderisresponsibleforthefrighteningreputationoftherest.RistheBlackWidow,socalledbecausethefemale,whichislargerthanthemale,ofteneatsherhusbandaftermakinglove.TheBlackWidowisfoundinallstatesbutismostcommoninthesouthandthewest.Sheconstructsaloose,irregularwebunderapileofrocksornearthefoundationsofbuildingswheresheisseldomdisturbed.Sheisnotanattackingspiderandmanypeoplehaveproventhisbylettinghercrawlovertheirhands.Whenshebites,itisusuallyinself-defence.InspiteoftheBlackWidow'sfrighteningreputation,itisrareforapersontobebittenbyaBlackWidow,andevenmoreunusual.forthebitetoprovefatal.Butrememberthatherpoisonispowerful,andthateventhoughsheisshy,sheshouldberespected.

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A.Howtohandlespiders.

B.SpidersintheUnitedStates.

C.People'sfearofspiders.

D.Aspecialkindofspider.

27.

【B3】

28.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

听力原文：W:Ineedtogoacrosstown,butthetrafficissoheavythistimeoftheday.

M:Whenyoutakethesubway,youdon'thavetodealwithtraffic.Ineverdriveanymore.

Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Heneverdrivesanymore.

B.Hedoesn'tworkinthetown.

C.Hetakesthesubway.

D.Hedoesn'thavetocrosstown.

29.(25)

A.Trainers.B.Clowns.C.Acrobats.D.Magicians.

30.听力原文：W:George,canyouhelpme?Icouldn'tworkoutthismathproblem.

M:I'msorry.Youcanhardlyexpectmetodothat.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hedoesn'tthinkhe'lldothat.

B.Hefindsiteasytodothat.

C.Hehasnotimetodothat.

D.Hecanhelpher.

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

Whatarethetwomisleadingrepresentationsofloveaccordingtotheauthor?

32.

Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe______.

A.China--theNativePlaceofPandasForever

B.China'sEffortstoClonePandas

C.China'sFirstClonedPanda

D.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandas

33.Accordingtothepassage,theunreasonablemale-dominatedmodelisbeing______andcanbereplacedbyabettermodel.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

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35.【S8】

36.

【S5】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S4】

38.

【S3】

39.

【S9】

参考答案

1.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummervacationthiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingettinginformationentertainingandcontactingeachotherandithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmenespeciallytheownersofnet-bars.Whileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegallyitisalsotruethatsomeareofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoing.wellandwhichoneisnotitisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfromall.Besidesstayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogoodtostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreenboththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.ObviouslytheAwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'reference.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummervacation,thiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingettinginformation,entertainingandcontactingeachother,andithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmen,especiallytheownersofnet-bars.Whileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegally,itisalsotruethatsomeareofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoing.wellandwhichoneisnot,itisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfromall.Besides,stayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogoodtostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreen,boththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.Obviously,theAwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'reference.

2.FoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorqualityproblemsremainseriousinthatmarket.The2008ChinesemilkscandalbeginningwithrevelationsofcontFoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorquality,problemsremainseriousinthatmarket.The2008Chinesemilkscandal,beginningwithrevelationsofcont

3.IsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents?Checkingattendanceisacommonmeansofdisciplineinuniversities.Teachersuseittoregulatestudents'behaviorinclassandthusguaranteestudents'improvementintermsofperformance.Itisalsoameanstohelpclassesgosmoothlywithoutbeinginterruptedwhereasmanyothersespeciallycollegestudentsareagainstthispractice.Theyholdthattocheckattendanceisawasteoftimeinclassforonlyasmallportionofstudentsplaytruantregularly.Theyplaytruantinalmosteveryclassbecausetheyhavenointerestinstudyatall.Totrytogetthembackthroughcheckingattendanceisinvain.Furthermoreclasseswithasmallattendanceareusuallygiveninamonotonousway.Neithertheteacher'stonenorhiscontentcanarousestudents'interest.Inmypointofviewasawayofregulationtocheckattendanceishelpfulandpracticabletosomeextent.Butitisinnosensethemostproperwaytobringstudentsbacktotheclass.Ontheonehanduniversitiesshouldbemoresensibleincoursedesign.Someout-datedcoursescanbedeleted.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldendeavortomaketheirlecturesmeaningfulandattractiveenoughtokeepstudentsintheirclasses.Ifsomaybeattendancewillnotbeabigproblemanylonger.IsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents?Checkingattendanceisacommonmeansofdisciplineinuniversities.Teachersuseittoregulatestudents'behavior.inclassandthusguaranteestudents'improvementintermsofperformance.Itisalsoameanstohelpclassesgosmoothlywithoutbeinginterrupted,whereasmanyothers,especiallycollegestudentsareagainstthispractice.Theyholdthattocheckattendanceisawasteoftimeinclassforonlyasmallportionofstudentsplaytruantregularly.Theyplaytruantinalmosteveryclassbecausetheyhavenointerestinstudyatall.Totrytogetthembackthroughcheckingattendanceisinvain.Furthermore,classeswithasmallattendanceareusuallygiveninamonotonousway.Neithertheteacher'stonenorhiscontentcanarousestudents'interest.Inmypointofview,asawayofregulation,tocheckattendanceishelpfulandpracticabletosomeextent.Butitisinnosensethemostproperwaytobringstudentsbacktotheclass.Ontheonehand,universitiesshouldbemoresensibleincoursedesign.Someout-datedcoursescanbedeleted.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldendeavortomaketheirlecturesmeaningfulandattractiveenoughtokeepstudentsintheirclasses.Ifso,maybeattendancewillnotbeabigproblemanylonger.

4.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.JustthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchistelevisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper"saysafootballfan"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"ApassionforsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.Thereisnovarietynorchallengenorrisk.Everythingispredictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotionssportsofferthepurestformofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeverydayrealitydischargethetensionsofadayatworksatisfythestarvedneedforfreefantasyandaggressiveurgeandliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."Formostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackgroundasharedinterest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangersmaysharenothinginthewayofreligioneducationandpoliticsbutthesharedinterestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalongandevenbecomefriends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapartofacommunity.Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeingssportscanalwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.Justthinkofmillionsandmillionsofp