2023年秋浙江省湖州市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

【2023年】浙江省湖州市大学英语6级大

学英语六级测试卷（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledWillE-mailReplaceHandwrittenLetter?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.许多人认为电子邮件将会取代传统书信

2.也有人对此持不同意见

3.你的观点

WillE-mailReplaceHand-writtenLetter?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledRaisingDogsintheCity.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.现在养狗的人越来越多；

2.不文明养狗给社会造成了危害；

3.我的看法。

RaisingDogsintheCity

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ClassAttendance.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有人认为大学生必须去上课

2.有人认为不应该强迫大学生上课

3.我认为…

ClassAttendance

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicHowtoSucceedinaJobinterview.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Interviewisveryimportanttostudents.

2.Howtosucceedinajobinterview?

a)Beverywellprepared.

b)Mustpaymuchattentiontoyourappearance.

HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview

5.1.目前很多父母在子女高中毕业前就送他们出国学习

2.形成这种趋势的原因

3.我对此的看法

6.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOff

No.ofPost-graduateTestTakersin

YearNuAberofApplicants■axgin

200259,816

200379,299+32.6%

200484,611坨.7%

200599,548+1.8%

2006101,607+2.1%

200795,045-6.5%

1.考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2.教研热降温的原因。（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。

7.1.目前，国久“汉语热”持续升温

2.出现这种现象的主要原因

3.“汉语热”给我的启示

OnForeigners'LearningChinese

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledStudents'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.大学里学生会和各种社团的现状

2.参加学生会和各种社团对个人发展的作用

3.我的观念中大学生对待学生会和社团活动的正确态度

Students'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment

1.简要分析图表

2.分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicJobProblemsforCollegeGraduates.Studythe

followingchartscarefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedonthe

informationgiveninthecharts.Writeto:

statethechangesincollegegraduates'choicesofcareers;

(2)givepossiblereasonsforthechanges;

(3)suggestsomesolutionstotheproblem.

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□Graduateswhocontinuetostudy

SGraduateswhotakeJobsirrelevanttotheirmajors

□GraduateswhoholdjobsIntheirmajors

Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150words.Pleasewriteneatly.

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

11.

Youmaysufferamusclecontractionheadacheifyoureadforalongtimewith

12.

HowmuchgeneticallymodifiedcornwasplantedintheUSlastyear?

A.Morethanhalf.

B.65millionacres.

C.Onethird.

D.Threequarters.

13.

Spacepolicyisdominatedbypolities.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Overallsecuritycanbedamagedbyconflictsbetweentherefugeesandthe

internallydis-placedwhichcanberesultedinunfairprovisionofto

them.

15.

InChina,someriversaresopollutedthatfishcan'tgrowinthem.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Neverisonesupposedtodoexteriorpaintingwhenthetemperatureisbelow

50degrees°F.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.Whatkindofanimalaffectedbyman-madechemicalsisnotreferredin

thepassage?

A.Polarbears.B.Mammals.C.People.D.Birds.

18.

Coupons,accordingtoDaveLieberman,aretoencouragetheconsumersto

19.

Inthe1880'suncoveredRuinsthatshowedtheexistenceofagreat

civilization.

20.WhatdidTimYoungsuggestdotoemployeesembarrassingco-workers

bygivingtoomuchpersonalinformation?

A.Sackingthemonthespotfordoingso.

B.Forbiddingsensitivetopicsintheoffice.

C.Tryingtoredirecttheirattentiontowork.

D.Limitingtheirtimespentwithco-workers.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

ToallAmericans,anotherbasic[Bl]intheirconstitutionistheBill

ofrights,adoptedin1971.Thisconsistsof10veryshortparagraphswhich

[B2]freedomandindividualrightsandforbid[B3]with

livesofindividualsbythegovernment.EachparagraphisanAmendmentto

theoriginalConstitution.

TheBillofRightsguaranteesAmericanstherighttoaspeedy[B4]

ifaccusedofacrime.Thetrialmustbebya[B5]andthenthe[B6]

personmustbeallowedrepresentationbyalawyerandmustbeable

tocallin[B7]—tospeakforhimorher.Cruelandunusualpunishment

is[B8].

InthebillofRights,[B9].Theyhavetherighttoassembleinpublic

places,toprotestgovernmentactionsandtodemandchange.Theyhavethe

righttoownweaponsiftheywish.BecauseoftheBillofRights,neither

policenorsoldierscanstopandsearchapersonwithoutgoodreason.[B10]

Therewere16otheramendmentstotheConstitutionasof1991.Thechanges

arenotmanyconsideringthattheconstitutionwaswrittenin1787.Onlya

fewneedtobementionedhere.Oneforbidsslaveryandthreeothersguarantee

citizenshipandfullrightsofcitizenshiptoallpeopleregardlessofrace.[Bll]

[Bl]

22.(24)

A.Amagnificentviewofthesea.

B.Acarpark,withmotorvehiclesarrivinganddeparting.

C.Acommercialcentre.

D.Abusystreet.

23.听力原文：M:(22)Today,weinviteMs.Linly-nfromInternationalLabor

Organization.Ifonelooksinthisreport,Isupposeoneshouldbesurprisedby

theconclusions.Buthaven'twehearditallbefore?

W:Forsomewomen,therehasbeendefiniteprogress.Somewomenhave

breachedtheglassceiling-theyhaveenteredpreviouslymale-dominated

occupations,(23)butforthemajoritytheincreaseinthenumberof

opportunitiesofemploymenthavenotbeenmatchedbyimprovementsinthe

qualityoftheworkingconditions,inremunerationthatthey'rereceiving.

M:What...what...let'sexplainsomethingtotheindustrialonthedeveloping

countrieswhenwelookattheindustrialonG7andLODCcountries,what's

theplightthere?

W:Wetakethetotalworkloadwhichincludesbothpaidandunpaidwork

thenthedifferencesarenotsogreat.Forinstance,ifwetaketheUnitedStates,

theninfact,menworkfor59hoursaweek,womenwork56hours.(24)But

wetakejustunpaidworkwhichwillbelikepreparingfood,takingcareof

childrenandotherhouse-work,thenwomendotwothirdsofallunpaidwork

ascomparedtoonethirddonebymen.

M:Indevelopingcountries,isn'tthatarealproblemthatofverylowpayfor

womenintheworkforce?

W:(25)Notjustaquestionofverylowpay,butalsoaquestionofawoman

needingtoincreasinglyworktoenablepoorfamiliestosurvive,andalsothe

verymuchlongerhourstheywork.Forinstance,inmanydeveloping

countries,inAfrica,forinstance,womenwork31to42hoursinunpaidwork

ascomparedto5to15hoursdonebymen.

(23)

A.AreporterandtheheadoftheLabor'sunion.

B.AcorrespondentandtheheadofWHO.

C.BothstaffmembersoftheInternationalLaborOrganization.

D.ThecorrespondentandMs.LinlynfromInternationalLaborOrganization.

24.

[B5]

25.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

听力原文：M:It'salwayssohotandhumidinhere.

W:That'sbecausetherearesomanyplantsandwindows.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?

(12)

A.Inafactory.

B.Inaflowershop.

C.Inaheatingplant.

D.Inalockedroom.

26.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthe

nations,otherssaythatthe[Bl]―—istrue:internationalcontests

encouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingand[B2]

Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisible[B3]after

thehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheend,thelosers[B4]

tothefinaldecisions.Theywere[B5]thatoneoftheirgoals

shouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheir[B6]victorywasunfair.

Theirmanagerwasinaragewhenhesaid:"HockeyandtheInternational

HockeyFederationarefinished."ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlater

thatsuchbehavior,couldresultinthe[B7]——oftheteamforatleast

threeyears.

TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplace

toRussia,aftera[B8]endtotheircontest.Itwasthoughtatfirst

thattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthat

therewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.[B9].TheAmericanplayers

thenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.

[B10].InthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoo

muchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.[Bll].

[Bl]

27.

[B6]

28.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

TheAmericaneducationsystemrequiresthatstudentscomplete12yearsof

primaryandsecondaryeducationpriortoattendinguniversityorcollege.This

maybe(36)eitheratpublicorgovernment-operatedschools,orat

privateschools.These12yearsofschoolingortheir(37)mayalsobe

completedoutsidetheUSA,thusgivingforeignstudentstheopportunityto

(38)thebenefitsoftheAmericaneducationsystemand(39)a

qualityAmericaneducation.Perhapsoneofthemost(40)factsisthe

largenumberofpresidents,primeministersandleadersfromothercountries

whohave(41)theAmericaneducationsystemandgraduatedfroma

universityorschoolintheUSA.Thatiswhygraduatingfromanofficially

(42)Americanschoolandbeingexposedtothe(43)ofthe

Americaneducationsystemisaninvestmentinyourfuture.

TheAmericaneducationsystemoffersinternationalstudentsthemostdiverse

setofeducationoptionsintheworld.Infact,(44).American

educationpossibilitiesarealmostendless!Whetheryouwanttostudyatatop

USAuniversity,orhighschool,athoroughunderstandingofhowthe

Americaneducationsystemworksisessential.(45).The

informationabouttopuniversities,colleges,communitycolleges,graduate

schools,andboardingschoolsintheAmericaneducationsystemwillhelpyou

developthatunderstanding.Itisnosurprisethat(46)!

29.(29)

A.Bystudyingthesignsaroundthemwitheyesandbrains.

B.Bychangingtheweather.

C.Bycontrollingtheweather.

D.Bylisteningtoothers'advice.

30.听力原文:W:Hi.

M:Hi,I'mgoingdoortodoortonighttotellpeopleabouttheStudentAction

Coalition.Doyouhaveafewminutes?

W:Sure.Youknow,IthinkIreadsomethinginthenewspaperlastweek.

M:Yeah.Therewasanarticleaboutusinthelastissue.See,we'retryingto

protectandconservesomeoftheopenspacesoncampus.

W:That'sfight.Youandyourgroupareopposingtheextensionoftheparking

lotnexttotheSwainHall,right?

M:That'sus.Wejustfeelthatit'simportanttosavesomeofthenaturalbeauty

ofthecampus,likeovertherebytheSwainHall.Someofthosetreesare

hundredsofyearsold.

W:Itisaprettyspot.MyfriendsandIhavehadpicnicsovertherebythe

creek.

M:Thenyou'llunderstandhowwefeel.We'reorganizingarallyonThursday

afternoontogettheadministrationtoreconsidertheparkinglotplan.

W:Well,IhaveaclassonThursdayafternoon.

M:But,maybeyoucansignthispetition.We'regoingtosubmitittothe

administrationtodemonstratehowthestudentsfeelaboutthis.

W:Sure.LetmegetapenandI'llsignit.

M:Ihaveapenfighthere.Andletmeleaveyouthispamphletaboutthe

StudentActionCoalition.Maybeyoucancometosomeofourmeetings.We

gettogetheronceamonth.

W:Yeah,I'dliketoknowmoreaboutyourgroup.Letmeknowwhenthenext

meetingisandI'lltrytobethere.

(23)

A.Sheattendedoneofitsmeetings.

B.Herroommateisamemberofit.

C.Shesawthemembersprotesting.

D.Shereadaboutitinthenewspaper.

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

31.Whatdopeopleoftenthinkofheavyuseofalcohol?

Altisanormalwaytocelebrateone'ssuccess.

B.Itcancausehugedamagetopeople'shealth.

C.Ittakesaheavytollofhumanlifeeveryyear.

D.Itcanalleviatethetediousnessoftheroutinework.

32.

Themultinationaltrainingprogramismostlyconcernedwiththerelation

betweenAmericansand.

A.theJapaneseB.ArabsC.BraziliansD.Orientals

33.

Theword"seductions"(Line1,Para4)isclosestinmeaningto"

A.effortstoconquer

B.attemptstowinover

C.exertionstounderstand

D.endeavorstoincreaseprofits

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题)

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题)

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参考答案

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

morepopularastheinternetspreadsintooureverydaylives.Withthewide

useofinternetE-mailhas(2)aneasyaccessforall.Whatismoreitis

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

andmorepopularastheinternetspreadsintooureverydaylives.Withthe

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

great解析：本文是一篇六级考试中常见的议论文，要求考生就“电子邮

件是否会代替手写信件”这个话题展开论述。根据题目要求，考生应首先

提出支持电子邮件使用一方的观点，然后提出反对方的观点，最后阐明

自己的观点，估攵出总结。

[写作提纲]

一、支持使用电子邮件一方的观点

1.网络普及(easyaccess,wideuse)

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

二、支持手写书信一方的观点

1.手写书信的好处

效果更持久显著(lasting,significant)

有利于关系的维系(valued,maintenance)

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

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

worded)

⑴开篇点明电子邮件的好处以及人们支持使用的原因。

(2)access意为“使用权”。

⑶反对电子邮件者的观点。

(4)注意vanish及disregard的使用。

(5)陈述作者观点。

(6)注意innoway引导的倒装结构的使用。

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

2.RaisingDogsintheCityRecentlymoreandmorepeoplebegintoraisedogs

inthecity.Youmayfinddogshereandthereinpublicplacesorevenonbuses.

Ithasmoreorlessbecomeoneofthelatestfashions.Yetthenegativeeffects

ofraisingdogsinthecityareobvious.Tobeginwithitmaypollutethe

environment.We'canoftenseedogsdroppingtheirwastearoundthecity

whentheyarewalkedoutdoors.Fewoftheirownerswouldpickitupafter

thedogs.Inthesecondplacewithtoomanydogsinpublicplacescasesof

dogsattackingpeoplearenotrarenow.Finallythebarkingofdogsmayalso

disturbthequietneighborhood.Inmyviewraisingdogsinthecitymustbe

putunderstrictcontrol.Thosewhoraisedogsinthecitymustobserve

respectiveregulationsandruleswhichmaykeepthedogsfrompollutingthe

environmentandthreateningthesafetyofthepeople.Andifsomeonewants

tokeepadoginthecityheisrequiredtogetapprovalfromtheneighbors.

Onlyinthiswaycanweco-existhappilyandsafelywiththedogsinthe

city.RaisingDogsintheCityRecentlymoreandmorepeoplebegintoraise

dogsinthecity.Youmayfinddogshereandthereinpublicplacesorevenon

buses.Ithasmoreorlessbecomeoneofthelatestfashions.Yetthenegative

effectsofraisingdogsinthecityareobvious.Tobeginwith,itmaypollute

theenvironment.We'canoftenseedogsdroppingtheirwastearoundthecity

whentheyarewalkedoutdoors.Fewoftheirownerswouldpickitupafter

thedogs.Inthesecondplace,withtoomanydogsinpublicplaces,casesof

dogsattackingpeoplearenotrarenow.Finally,thebarkingofdogsmayalso

disturbthequietneighborhood.Inmyview,raisingdogsinthecitymustbe

putunderstrictcontrol.Thosewhoraisedogsinthecitymustobserve

respectiveregulationsandrules,whichmaykeepthedogsfrompollutingthe

environmentandthreateningthesafetyofthepeople.Andifsomeonewants

tokeepadoginthecity,heisrequiredtogetapprovalfromtheneighbors.

Onlyinthiswaycanweco-existhappilyandsafelywiththedogsinthecity.

解析：［审题］这次考试的写作题属于常见的三段式作文。要求考生就某

一事物或社会现象进行深入的剖析，并阐述自己的看法和立场。

第一段要介绍养狗已成为一种时髦。

第二段可以从两个或三个层面来说明其危害。例如破坏环境卫生，威胁

他人安全等。

第三段说出自己的看法。例如要严格控制，养狗要遵循法规等。［提纲］

1.Raisingdogs,oneofthelatestfashions.

2.Thenegativeeffectsofraisingdogs.

pollutetheenvironment

bitepeople

disturbtheneighborhood

3.Myview:

putunderstrictcontrol

approvaloftheneighbors

3.ClassAttendanceNowadaysaheateddebatehasarisenfromconcerning

classattendanceinmanyuniversities.Somepeoplebelievethatuniversity

studentsshouldberequiredtoattendclasses.OthersbelievethaClass

AttendanceNowadays,aheateddebatehasarisenfromconcerningclass

attendanceinmanyuniversities.Somepeoplebelievethatuniversitystudents

shouldberequiredtoattendclasses.Othersbelievetha

4.HowtoSucceedinaJobInterviewNowadaysstudentsmustseekjobby

themselves.Jobinterviewistheonlywaytohaveaccesstotheemployers.So

succeedinginajobinterviewisveryimportant.Buthowcanonesucceedin

ajobinterview?Firstlyyoushouldbeverywellprepared.Bringalongas

muchinformationaboutyourselfaspossible:yourdiplomacertificationyour

creditrecordscertificationaboutyourawardsyourpublicationsandthemost

importantofallanexcellently-designedresumeinbothChineseandEnglish.

Secondlyyoumustpaymuchattentiontoyourappearance.Inordertoprove

yourselfawelleducatedpersonyoumustfirstofallbedressedproperly.

Whiletalkingwiththeintervieweryoushouldlookattheoneyouaretalking

towithunderstatingeyes.Whilestandingyoushouldstandstraightnever

makingbiggestures.Whilesittingyoushouldnevercross-legged.Always

remembertolistenattentivelytothepersonwhiletalking.Aslightnodofyour

headisalwaystimelytoshowyourwillingnesstocommunicate.Areyousure

youarewellprepared?Youcangonowandyouwillsucceedwithout

doubt.HowtoSucceedinaJobInterviewNowadays,studentsmustseekjob

bythemselves.Jobinterviewistheonlywaytohaveaccesstotheemployers.

Sosucceedinginajobinterviewisveryimportant.Buthowcanonesucceed

inajobinterview?Firstly,youshouldbeverywellprepared.Bringalongas

muchinformationaboutyourselfaspossible:yourdiplomacertification,your

creditrecords,certificationaboutyourawards,yourpublications,andthe

mostimportantofall,anexcellently-designedresume,inbothChineseand

English.Secondly,youmustpaymuchattentiontoyourappearance.Inorder

toproveyourselfawelleducatedperson,youmustfirstofallbedressed

properly.Whiletalkingwiththeinterviewer,youshouldlookattheoneyou

aretalkingtowithunderstatingeyes.Whilestanding,youshouldstand

straight,nevermakingbiggestures.Whilesitting,youshouldnevercross-

legged.Alwaysremembertolistenattentivelytothepersonwhiletalking.A

slightnodofyourheadisalwaystimelytoshowyourwillingnessto

communicate.Areyousureyouarewellprepared?Youcangonow,andyou

willsucceed,w汕outdoubt.解析：［审题］

本文是说明文，结构很清晰，就是先说明面试的重要性，然后探讨成功

面试秘诀。

［写作思路］

第一段：面试的重要性；

第二段：成功面试的秘诀；

第三段；重申作者观点。

5.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadaysmoreandmoreparentsareeager

tosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolby

whatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentsto

sendtheftchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationson

theirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohave

completedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomycompanies

andinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseas

experiencestoo.Consequentlypursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindof

shortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreoverthereisstilloneunderlying

reasonforthisrush-economicreason.Therapideconomicprogressinthepast

fewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecost

fortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asformeoverseasstudyissurelyahelpful

waytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiencesbutoverseas

studyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybe

tooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthat

overseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvementbutit'sbettertobe

pursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathomewhenheismore

capableoflearningandlivingonhisown.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge

Nowadays,moreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudy

abroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.

Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheftchildrentostudyoverseas

becausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouraged

bythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.With

thedevelopmentofeconomy,companiesandinstitutionsathomearegiving

moreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiences,too.Consequently,

pursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetter

future.Moreover,thereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrush-economic

reason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahas

enabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren's

overseasstudy.Asforme,overseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetboth

advancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiences,butoverseasstudyatan

earlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoung

toeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseas

studycancontributetoone'sself-improvement,butit'sbettertobepursued

afteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathome,whenheismorecapableof

learningandlivingonhisown.

6.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeen

ahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.Accordingtothestatistics

releasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghai

satinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%

overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberof

post-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversince

thentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof

6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftest

takersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatistics

pointtoaninterestingphenomenon-thepost-graduatetestafteraten-year

crazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffof

thepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post­

graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree

-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayfor

alltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts

somestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoristhepressurefrom

theincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethat

themoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.

Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjob

huntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhenthey

finishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalready

occupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonew

graduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asa

resultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemorework

experiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.

WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalwork

experienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatI

wanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonal

situations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslong

sincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.Accordingtothe

statisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsin

Shanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticrise

of32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethe

numberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.

However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,with

amodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,

thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.All

thesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenon-thepost-graduatetest,

afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocoolo