（2021年）山东省济宁市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

（2021年）山东省济宁市大学英语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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyOpiniononCollegeGraduatesWorkingasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.这种做法的意义何在?

2．这些大学生能给农村带去什么?

3．大学生能从中得到什么?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2．考研热降温的原因。(收费改革；研究生就业难；用人单位重视工作经验)

3．我们应该如何选择。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledVolunteerServiceIsWelcomeEverywhere.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--义务活动的意义

--我参加义务活动的经历

VolunteerServiceIsWelcomeEverywhere

5.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

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealettertoyourcousinTom.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteronthesituationgivenbelow:

Tom刚刚考上大学，不适应大学的学习和生活，为此，他写信给你（大三学生）向你请教。你回信给他向他讲你的大学学习和生活经验。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.以下图为依据描述1975年和1995年人们交流通讯方式的变化情况

2.说明引起变化的各种原因

3.预测未来的情况

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWasteSorting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前许多人扔垃圾时不分类

2．由此带来的问题

3．提倡垃圾分类的意义

WasteSorting

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonJob.

Hopping.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有些人喜欢始终从事一处工作，因为……

2.有些人喜欢经常更换工作，因为……

3.我的看法。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

假如你叫王明，你就本校安全状况给校长写信。你的内容涉及宿舍及自习室偷盗问题、夜晚校园安全问题等，并提出自己关于加强校园安全的建议.

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

CryosatshouldhelpfigureoutwhatishappeningattheWestAntarcticfringebecauseitsradaraltimetersshouldbeableto______.

12.

ColinAngleconsidersrobotsarenotsodifferentasto______.

13.

Accordingtothepassage,by2007,beforeitsconstruction,anewbuildingwillhaveto______.

14.

Tohelpraisethepublic'sawarenessofthesuicideproblem,psychiatristTillerappealedtothegovernmenttoorganize______.

15.

WhatdoFrenchwomenthinkoffriendshipbetweenwomen?

A.Theyagreethatwomencan'tbefriends.

B.Theythinkthatwomencanbefriendsbutwomen'sfriendshipsaredifferentfrommen's.

C.Someofthembelieveinfriendshipbetweenwomen.

D.Theybelievethatfriendshipsexistonlyinthesamesex.

16.

WhenGarrettisachemistryprofessor,Raetzjudgeshercontributionson______.

A.herlargenumberoflaboratoryhours

B.herwillingnesstocontribute

C.thequalityandproductivityofherwork

D.herregularworkschedule

17.

Whenagroupofstudentsgettogethertostudy,whatmighttheyfinallygetinto?

A.Havingaparty.

B.Readingsilently.

C.Copyingeachother'snotes.

D.Chattingcasually.

18.

Thistextismainlyakindof______forabusinesspublication.

19.

MartinusvanSchalkwyk,theministerofenvironmentalaffairsandtourism,visitedthesouthDurbanbasinearlierthisyearandsaidthereweremeasuresinplaceto______.

20.

Youngpeoplearemorelikelytohavetoothdecaywhileolderpeopleareatagreaterriskfor______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(34)

A.Itisacityofcontrasts.

B.Itpossessesmanyhistoricalsites.

C.Itisanimportantindustrialcenter.

D.Ithasmanybigandbeautifulparks.

22.(29)

A.Byforcingthemfarming.

B.Byaffectingthequalityofsoils.

C.Byaddingchemicalsandpollutethewaterways.

D.Byaffectingtheenvironmentstheylivein.

23.听力原文：M：Richpeopledon'tuseviolencetosteal．Theyusecomputersandlawyers．

W：Atleastacomputerwon'tshootandkillpeople．Ithinkviolentcrimeismorehorriblethanwhitecollarcrime．

Q：Whatdotheytalkabout?

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A.Richpeople.B.Computersandlawyers.C.Amurder.D.Crime.

24.SectionB

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

听力原文：Theworld'sfirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayhasbeenbuiltunderthebusystreetsofLondon,TherailwayiscalledtheVictoriaLine,anditispartofthecompleteLondonundergroundrailway.

ThenewVictoriaLinewasopenedin1969.Thisnewlinewasverydifferentfromtheothers.Thestationsontheotherlinesneedalotofworkerstoselltickets,andtocheckandtocollectthemwhenpeopleleavethetrains.ThisisalldifferentontheVictoriaLine.Hereamachinechecksandcollectsthetickets,andtherearenoworkersontheplatforms.

Onthetrain,thereisonlyoneworker.Ifnecessary,thismancandrivethetrain.Butusuallyhejuststartsit;itrunsandstopsbyitself.Thetrainsarecontrolledbyelectricalsignalswhicharesentbytheso-called"commandspots".

Thecommandspotsarethesamedistanceapart.Eachsendsacertainsignal.Thetrainalwaysmovesatthespeedthatthecommandspotsallow.Ifthecommandspotsendsnosignals,thetrainwillstop.

Mostofthecontrolworkisdonebycomputers.Thecomputersalsofixthetrain'sspeeds,andsendthesignalstothecommandspots.

Othermachinesmakesurethatthetrainsarealwaysasafedistanceapart.Onetrainmaystaytoolongatastation;theothertrainswillthenautomaticallymoveslower.Sothereisnodangerofaccidentsontheline.

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A.Workersontheplatformsandtrainswerereplacedbymachines.

B.Acompletelyautomaticlinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.

C.Itbecamethefirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayintheworld.

D.Itstrainsbecamemanual-controlled.

25.(40)

26.听力原文：M:I'mterriblysorryI'mlate,butIjustcouldn'thelpit.IgothereassoonasIcould.

W:Well,it'snotsoonenough,isit?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.It'ssoonenoughtogethere.

B.It'snotsoonenoughtogethere.

C.It'snotlatetogethere.

D.It'searlyenoughtogethere.

27.听力原文：W:Youhaveanunusualaccent,Mr.Bobbins.Whereareyoufromoriginally,ifyoudon'tmindmeasking?

M:Notatall.IwasborninSpain,butIcametotheUnitedStateswhenIwasateenager.AndIstayedinLondonfortwoyearswhenincollege.

Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Robbins?

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A.HegrewupinEngland.

B.HewasborninSpain.

C.HespenthisteenyearsinLondon.

D.HewenttoacollegeintheUSA.

28.(31)

A.Itsstrength.

B.Itsheaviness.

C.Itsdurability.

D.Itscheapcost.

29.(24)

A.Seeingafallingroundobject,

B.Hearingabird-likesound.

C.Observingabrightlight.

D.Witnessingtheimpact.

30.听力原文：M:It'shardtobelievethatSusanhasalreadyfinishedherhomework.

W:Well,shecopiedJack'shomeworkandmadeafewchanges.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusan？

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A.Susanisafastworker.

B.SusandidJack'shomework.

C.Susandidn'tdothehomeworkonherown.

D.Susanhasnotfinishedherhomework.

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

WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueAccordingtothepassage?

A.Almostalleconomiesintheworldmayexpectaboomoverthecomingyears.

B.Notalleconomiesintheworldwillseeagrowthoverthecomingyears.

C.Everypreviousyearduringthepast30yearssawatleastonecountryinadeepcrisis.

D.Theyoungemergingeconomieshavegrownupalmostinthesameway.

32.

Themajordifficultyindevelopingspacetravelisthat______.

A.thereisnocleardestinationinspace

B.itistooriskyandexpensiveforpeopletogobeyondtheorbit

C.thecurrentspacepropulsionsystemscannotmeettheneedsforthelongspacetravel

D.thereisnotenoughenergyforspacecrafttogainvelocity

33.

Thewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthepassageistosaythat______.

A.scienceisjustatitsbeginning

B.sciencehasgreatlyimprovedman'slife

C.sciencehasmadeprofoundprogress

D.sciencehasdonetoolittletohumanbeings

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

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35.

【S4】

36.【S7】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S4】______

38.

【S4】

39.

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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.MyOpiniononCollegeGraduatesWorkingasVillageOfficialsNowadaysmanycollegegraduatesfindithardtofindajobupongraduation.EventuallysomeofthemchoosetoworkasvillageOfficialsintheruralareas.Ithinkitisagoodidea.Whatcancollegegraduatesofferthecountryside?Inmyopiniontheycanbringtheadvancedscienceandtechnologytothebackwardruralareas.Forexampletheycanhelpthevillagersinvariousaspectssuchashowtofarmscientificallyandeffectivelyhowtomakeuseofthelocalresourcesthusleadingthepeasantsonthewaytoawell-offlife.Atthesametimecollegegraduatesmaygainagreatdealfromtheirvillagepositions.Bygoingdeepintothemassesinthecountrysidetheymaylearnsomegoodqualitiesofthelaboringpeoplesuchasindustrioushard-workingetc.Inthiswaytheywillbeabletotrainthemselvesandaccumulatenecessaryexperiencefortheirfuturework.InconclusionIaminfavorofthisidea.Foritnotonlycaneasethejob-huntingpressureinthebigcitiesbutalsoprovidethecollegegraduateswithachancetoservethesociety.(186words)MyOpiniononCollegeGraduatesWorkingasVillageOfficialsNowadaysmanycollegegraduatesfindithardtofindajobupongraduation.Eventually,someofthemchoosetoworkasvillageOfficialsintheruralareas.Ithinkitisagoodidea.Whatcancollegegraduatesofferthecountryside?Inmyopinion,theycanbringtheadvancedscienceandtechnologytothebackwardruralareas.Forexample,theycanhelpthevillagersinvariousaspects,suchashowtofarmscientificallyandeffectively,howtomakeuseofthelocalresources,thusleadingthepeasantsonthewaytoawell-offlife.Atthesametime,collegegraduatesmaygainagreatdealfromtheirvillagepositions.Bygoingdeepintothemassesinthecountryside,theymaylearnsomegoodqualitiesofthelaboringpeople,suchasindustrious,hard-working,etc.Inthisway,theywillbeabletotrainthemselvesandaccumulatenecessaryexperiencefortheirfuturework.Inconclusion,Iaminfavorofthisidea.Foritnotonlycaneasethejob-huntingpressureinthebigcities,butalsoprovidethecollegegraduateswithachancetoservethesociety.(186words)解析：按照指令所给出的3个问题，我们可以将这篇作文写成4段。第1段指出，在新的严峻就业形势下，大学毕业生当村官显然是一个很有意义、值得肯定的做法。第2段回答问题：这些大学生能给农村带去什么?他们可以将利。技知识带到农村，改变农村的落后面貌，带领农民走上致富的道路。第3段回答问题：大学生能从中得到什么?通过深入农村基层，接触广大农民群众，他们可以学到劳动人民勤劳苦干、艰苦朴素的优秀品质，为将米的工作积累宝贵的生活经验。第4段作为结论，应当首尾呼应点题，扼要重复自己的看法：大学毕业生当村官不但能够减轻国家的就业压力，而且可以回报社会、服务社会，不失为一个好主意。

3.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetestafteraten-yearcrazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthreeyearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcostssomestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,withamodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetest,afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthreeyearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogram,theyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts,somestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceived,thebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduates,jobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudies,thepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreover,manycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresult,somestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinion,beforewemakethechoice,weneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.

4.VolunteerServiceIsWelcomeEverywhereNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareinvolvedinvolunteerservicewhichischaracteristicofmodemcivilization.Somepeoplevolunteertohelpthepoorthedisabledandthelonelyseniorcitizens.Theyarereadytohelpthosewhoareinneedofhelp.Andsuchactivitiesgreatlybetterthesocialatmosphereandbringaboutremarkablesocialgains.Othersactivelyparticipateinthevoluntaryworkofplantingtreesclearingrubbishalongtheseasideorwipingoutthewildadvertisementsinthestreetswhichcontributestotheimprovementofthecityenvironmentandaddsbeautytoit.Ipersonallyregardvolunteerserviceasmyobligationandtakeactivepartinit.OnweekendsIoftengotoanorphanagetocareforthosechildrenwhoarehomeless.SometimesIjoinmyfriendsingivingadvicetohelpmiddleschoolstudents.Duringlastyear'sInternationalFashionFestivalIvolunteeredtobeatouristguidefortheforeignvisitors.BeingamemberofthehugevolunteerarmyIfeelmylifeismoremeaningfulandcolorful.VolunteerServiceIsWelcomeEverywhereNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareinvolvedinvolunteerservice,whichischaracteristicofmodemcivilization.Somepeoplevolunteertohelpthepoor,thedisabledandthelonelyseniorcitizens.Theyarereadytohelpthosewhoareinneedofhelp.Andsuchactivitiesgreatlybetterthesocialatmosphereandbringaboutremarkablesocialgains.Othersactivelyparticipateinthevoluntaryworkofplantingtrees,clearingrubbishalongtheseasideorwipingoutthewildadvertisementsinthestreets,whichcontributestotheimprovementofthecityenvironmentandaddsbeautytoit.Ipersonallyregardvolunteerserviceasmyobligationandtakeactivepartinit.OnweekendsIoftengotoanorphanagetocareforthosechildrenwhoarehomeless.SometimesIjoinmyfriendsingivingadvicetohelpmiddleschoolstudents.Duringlastyear'sInternationalFashionFestivalIvolunteeredtobeatouristguidefortheforeignvisitors.Beingamemberofthehugevolunteerarmy,Ifeelmylifeismoremeaningfulandcolorful.

5.OnGraduateManiaInrecentyearsanincreasingnumberofpeoplewouldliketogotograduateschool.OntheonehandthousandsofenterprisingyoungmentakeNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.Forexample127thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduateEntranceExamlastyear.Ontheotherhandnotonlytheundergraduatesbutalsosomepeoplewithworktrytheirbesttobepostgraduates.Therearemanyreasonsforthisphenomenon.FirstlyitisoutofemploymentpressurethathasmadelargenumbersofpeopleenrollintheGraduateEntranceExam.Owingtotheimprovementofeducationalstandardabachelor'sdegreeisnolongerevaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecentjob.Secondlysomepeoplethoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyearsfindtheirknowledgeinadequatetomeetthedemandofthisever-changingworld.Finallymanypeopleonlyfollowthetrendwithnospecificpurpose.Inmyopinionwehavetothinkcarefullybeforewemakethedecisiontoapplyforagraduateschool.CanthegraduateschooloffermewhatIwanttolearn?DoIneedpracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?Thesequestionsneedtobeansweredbeforewemakethechoice.OnGraduateManiaInrecentyears,anincreasingnumberofpeoplewouldliketogotograduateschool.Ontheonehand,thousandsofenterprisingyoungmentakeNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.Forexample,127thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduateEntranceExamlastyear.Ontheotherhand,notonlytheundergraduatesbutalsosomepeoplewithworktrytheirbesttobepostgraduates.Therearemanyreasonsforthisphenomenon.Firstly,itisoutofemploymentpressurethathasmadelargenumbersofpeopleenrollintheGraduateEntranceExam.Owingtotheimprovementofeducationalstandard,abachelor'sdegreeisnolongerevaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecentjob.Secondly,somepeople,thoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyears,findtheirknowledgeinadequatetomeetthedemandofthisever-changingworld.Finally,manypeopleonlyfollowthetrendwithnospecificpurpose.Inmyopinion,wehavetothinkcarefullybeforewemakethedecisiontoapplyforagraduateschool.CanthegraduateschooloffermewhatIwanttolearn?DoIneedpracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?Thesequestionsneedtobeansweredbeforewemakethechoice.

6.May102005DearTomI'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.Firstallowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifeinuniversity.Fromnowonyouaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelifeandyouaresoontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeandmiddleschoollife.AsasophomoreIthinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthatofmiddleschool.Thereforeyouhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoints.Firsttherearemanyoptionalcoursesamongwhichyoucanchoosesomeimportantcoursesaccordingtoyourinterest.Thismeansthatyouaremuchfreertolearnwhatyouwanttolearnwhichisquitedifferentfromthewayyoulearnthecoursesinmiddleschool.Moreoverthefreedomliesnotonlyintheacademicstudiesbutalsoinyourpersonallives.Variouskindsofspecialclubsandinterestgroupscanentitleyoutoenjoyenoughprivatespaceandtimeafterclass.Alltheseactivitieshelpusenrichoursparetimemorefreely.Thereforecollegelifeprovidesuswithmorefreedominourstudyaswellasprivatelife.Itisveryimportanttoarrangeyourlifeproperly.Ihopebothofyouwillcherishthispreciousgoldenfouryearperiodinyourlife.Allmybest.yoursDavidMay10,2005DearTom,I'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.First,allowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifeinuniversity.Fromnowon,youaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelife,andyouaresoontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeandmiddleschoollife.Asasophomore,Ithinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthatofmiddleschool.Therefore,youhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoints.First,therearemanyoptionalcoursesamongwhichyoucanchoosesomeimportantcoursesaccordingtoyourinterest.Thismeansthatyouaremuchfreertolearnwhatyouwanttolearn,whichisquitedifferentfromthewayyoulearnthecoursesinmiddleschool.Moreover,thefreedomliesnotonlyintheacademicstudiesbutalsoinyourpersonallives.Variouskindsofspecialclubsandinterestgroupscanentitleyoutoenjoyenoughprivatespaceandtimeafterclass.Alltheseactivitieshelpusenrichoursparetimemorefreely.Therefore,collegelifeprovidesuswithmorefreedominourstudyaswellasprivatelife.Itisveryimportanttoarrangeyourlifeproperly.Ihopebothofyouwillcherishthispreciousgoldenfouryearperiodinyourlife.Allmybest.yours,David

7.ChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunicationAsthetwopiechartsillustratetherewereconsiderablechangesinpeople'swaysofcommunicationinthe20yearsfrom1975to1995.Letterswhichdominatedhalfofthecommunicationsmarketin1975tookuponlyfourpercentofthepeople'schoiceswhilethepercentageofcomputersdoubledandthatofphonesalmostdoubledinthosetwodecades.Suchdramaticchangesreflectedtheconveniencethemodernwaysofcommunicationbroughttopeople.Withthequickeningpaceoflifemostpeopledidnotwanttotakethetroubleofwritingandpostingaletterandthenwaitingendlesslyfortheanswerwhichcouldbefinishedinseveralminutes.Overthetelephonepeoplecouldtalkpleasantlynomatterhowfarawaytheywerefromeachother.Withaclickofthemousethemailwouldreachthereceiver'smailboxinasecond.Sincethetelephoneandthecomputercouldsavepeoplesomuchtimemoneyandenergypeoplewerelikelytodependmoreonthemtocommunicatewithothersthanonthetraditionalletters.ChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunicationAsthetwopiechartsillustrate,therewereconsiderablechangesinpeople'swaysofcommunicationinthe20yearsfrom1975to1995.Letterswhichdominatedhalfofthecommunicationsmarketin1975tookuponlyfourpercentofthepeople'schoiceswh