2021年安徽省六安市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

2021年安徽省六安市大学英语6级大学英

语六级预测试题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSayNotoAvianInfluenza.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.“禽流感”危害的后果及其严重性

2.造成这种突发疫情的原因

3.我们应该如何对待

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

禽流感：avianinfluenza

预警系统:warningsystem

应急机制：emergencyresponsemechanism

SayNotoAvianInfluenza

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofALetterofInquiry,statingthereasonsthatyouwantanew

roomnextterm.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthesituation

givenbelowinChinese.

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetitle:ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional

1.描述现在大学课堂及讲座上常见的现象：态度不认真，睡觉，发短信

及出勤率低……因此提出大学课堂是否应该采取自愿而非强制

2.列举原因

3.我的看法

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:HowtoDealwithPersonalCrisis.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinese

below:

1.HowtoDealwithPersonalCrisis

1.造成个人危机的起因；

2.应对个人危机的方法。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn

FakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelowinEnglish:

1.Whatistakecommodity?

2.Theharmoffakecommodity.

3.Howtoputanendtofakecommodities?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetter

ApplyingForaJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourletter

ontheadvertisementandtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.说明应聘的职位和信息的来源

2.介绍自己的专业情况和相关的兼职工作经验

3.提出希望有机会面试

职位名称：销售员年龄要求：25

岗位类型；普通话

招聘人数：5工作时间：7.1~8.30

学历要求：大专或以上普通话，英语流利者优先考虑

职责要求：性格开朗，能说会道，主动，吃苦耐劳

以上信息来自于ww.51job.com

7.1.越来越多的大学生一毕业就迈入婚姻殿堂

2.产生这种现象的原因

3.这种现象可能带来的影响

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicMobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.图书馆的阅览区内滥用手机的现象很普遍

2.分析此现象造成影响

3.你的建议

MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese:

L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。

10.1.留守儿童的现象在农村非常普遍

2.这种现象带来的弊端

3.我诊断该如何时处理这些问题

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

11.

Rightnow,thelawscanonlysummarizecommonsenseprinciplessoasto

A.dealwithpossiblerobot-relatedlawsuits

B.limitthenumberofrobotsproduction

C.monitorthedisposalofdangerousrobots

D.reducethechanceofinjurycausedbyrobots

12.

WhydidViacomdemandYouTuberemoveclipsfromitswebsite?

A.BecauseYouTubeviolatedtheagreementofViacom.

B.BecauseYouTubeinfringedthecopyrightofViacom.

C.BecauseNBCandCBSallowYouTubetoplacetheirmaterialonits

website.

D.BecauseitisuncertainthatYouTubecanearnmoney.

13.

OnthewaytoLochLomond,touristscanseelocalanimalslike.

A.ordinarycattle

B.activegoats

C.recklesscattle

D.black-facedsheep

14.Inordertomeet,low-incomeshoppersmustconsideralotof

factorswhenselectingfoodproducts.

15.

Nomatterwhatthemethodsweuse,thefinalresultisthatwewillneedto

decreaseCO2emissionsby70%to80%simplytostabilize.

16.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

Don'tDestroytheEssentialCatalystofRisk

Sincethespring,andmostacutelythisautumn,aglobalcontagion(传染)of

fearandpanichaschokedoffthearteriesoffinance,compoundingabroader

deteriorationintheglobaleconomy.

Financialinstitutionshaveanobligationtothebroaderfinancialsystem.We

dependonahealthy,well-functioningsystembutwefailedtoraiseenough

questionsaboutwhethersomeofthetrendsandpracticesthathadbecome

commonplacereallyservedthepublic'slong-terminterests.

Sevenimportantlessons

Aspolicymakersandregulatorsbegintoconsidertheregulatoryactionstobe

takentoaddressthefallings,Ibelieveitisusefultoreflectonsomeofthe

lessonsfromtiffscrisis.

Thefirstisthatriskmanagementshouldnotbeentirelypredicatedon

historicaldata.Inthepastseveralmonths,wehaveheardthephrase"multiple

standarddeviationevents"morethanafewtimes.Ifeventsthatwere

calculatedtooccuroncein20yearsinfactoccurredmuchmoreregularly,it

doesnottakeamathematiciantofigureoutthatriskmanagementassumptions

didnotreflectthedistributionoftheactualoutcomes.Ourindustrymustdo

moretoenhanceandimprovescenarioanalysisandstresstesting.

Second,toomanyfinancialinstitutionsandinvestorssimplyoutsourcedtheir

riskmanagement.Ratherthanundertaketheirownanalysis,theyreliedonthe

ratingagenciestodotheessentialworkofriskanalysisforthem.Thiswas

trueattheinception(初期)andovertheperiodoftheinvestment,duringwhich

timetheydidnotconsiderotherindicatorsoffinancialdeterioration.

Thisover-dependenceoncreditratingscoincidedwiththedilutionofthe

desiredtripleA-rating.InJanuary2008,therewere12tripleA-rated

companiesintheworld.Atthesametime,therewere64,000structured

financeinstruments,suchascollateralizeddebtobligations,ratedtripleA.It

iseasyandappropriatetoblametheratingagenciesforlapsesintheircredit

judgments.Buttheblamefortheresultisnottheirs'alone.Everyfinancial

institutionthatparticipatedintheprocesshastoacceptitsshareofthe

responsibility.

Third,sizematters.Forexample,whetheryouowned$5billionor$50billion

of(supposedly)low-risksuperseniordebtinaCDO,thelikelihoodoflosses

was,proportionally,thesame.Buttheconsequencesofamiscalculationwere

obviouslymuchbiggerifyouhada$50billionexposure.

Fourth,manyriskmodelsincorrectlyassumedthatpositionscouldbefully

hedged.AfterthecollapseofLong-TermCapitalManagementmidthecrisis

inemergingmarketsin1998,newproductssuchasvariousbasketindicesand

creditdefaultswapswerecreatedtohelpoffsetanumberofrisks.However,

wedidnot,asanindustry,considercarefullyenoughthepossibilitythat

liquiditywoulddryup,makingitdifficulttoapplyeffectivehedges.

Fifth,riskmodelsfailedtocapturetheriskinherentinoff-balancesheet

activities,suchasstructuredinvestmentvehicles.Itseemsclearnowthat

managersofcompanieswithlargeoff-balancesheetexposuredidnot

appreciatethefullmagnitudeoftheeconomicriskstheywereexposedto;

equallyworrying,theircounterpartieswereunawareofthefullextentofthese

vehiclesand,therefore,couldnotaccuratelyassesstheriskofdoingbusiness.

Sixth,complexitygo

A.Commercialbanks.

B.Financialinstitutions.

C.Theministryoffinance.

D.TheWallStreet.

17.

Chanplanstosetupaglobalhealthobservatorytoonpriorityhealth

problems.

18.

Insomemovieswherealiensarecreatedastheenemyofhuman,theyare

usuallymonster-likecreatures.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

TheresearchershadtakentheThaitrialtobemoreeffectiveby.

A.injectingonevaccinefortheimmunesystem

B.injectingtwovaccinestoboosttheresponses

C.injectingonevaccinefortheimmunesystemandanothertoboostthe

responses

D.puttingthreesyntheticHIVgenesintothebody

20.

Mostmodelspredictmorewarminginthetropospherethanatthesurface,

whereasmostdatasets.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.[B2]

22.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemories,andcaneasilylearn

quitelongpoemsbyheart.Thereareotherpeoplewhocanonlyremember

thingswhentheyhavesaidthemoverandover.

ThefamousEnglishwriter,CharlesDickenssaidthathecouldwalkdown

anylongstreetinLondonandthentellyouthenameofeveryshophehad

passed.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavehadwonderfulmemories.

Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshis

ownlanguagebyrememberingwhathehearswhenheisasmallchild,and

somechildrenseemtolearntwolanguagesalmostaseasilyasone.Inschool,

itisnotsoeasytolearnasecondlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittle

timeforit,andtheyarebusywithothersubjectsaswell.

Aman'smindisratherlikeacamera,butittakesphotosnotonlyOfwhatwe

seebutofwhatwefeel,hear,smellandtaste.Whenwetakearealphotowith

acamera,thereismuchtodobeforethephotoisfinishedandreadytoshow

toourfriends.Inthesameway,thereismuchworktobedonebeforewecan

keepapictureforeverinourminds.Memoryisthediarythatweallcarry

aboutwithus.

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A.Becausetheyaretoosmalltounderstandtherules.

B.Becausetheyareabsent-minded.

C.Becausetheydon'thavemuchtimeforit.

D.Becausetheyarenotinterestedinit.

23.听力原文：Howcanaspeakersuccessfullyholdanaudience'sattention

duringhisspeech?Whatisthesecret?

First,findoutabouttheaudienceandwhattheyneedtoknow.Planwhat

you'regoingtosayandsayitclearlyandconcisely.(33)Agoodspeakeruses

varioussignalstohelpholdtheaudience'sattentionandmaketheinformation

clear.OnetypeofsignalistointroducealistwithaphraselikeTherearethree

thingswehavetoconsider.Thespeakerthensayswhatthethreethingsare

andtalksabouteachoneattherequiredlevelofdetail.

Anothersignalingtechniqueistogivealinkbetweenpartsofthepresentation.

Saywhereonepartofthetalkfinishesandanotherstarts.Forexample,awell

organizedpresentationusuallycontainsdifferentpartsandprogressionfrom

oneparttothenextmustbeclear,withphraseslikethat'sallIwanttosay

aboutthedevelopmentoftheproduct.Nowlet'sturntotheactualmarketing

plan.Thistechniqueisveryhelpfultotheaudience,especiallythosewhoare

mainlyinterestedinonepartonly.Anothertypeofsignalingissequencingof

information.Thisusuallyfollowsalogicalorder,perhapsbasedontime.Key

wordsinsequencinginformationarefirst,then,andsoon.

(34)Stillanothertechniquewhichhelpstoemphasizekeypointsiscareful

repetition.ExamplesareAsI'vealreadysaid,thereisnoalternativebutto

increaseproductionby100percent...

Afinalpointconcernstimingandquantityofinformation.(35)Psychologists

havesuggestedthatconcentrationisreducedafterabouttwentyminutes

withoutabreakorachangeinactivity.Furthermore,audienceshouldnot

overburdenedwithtechnicaldetailsorgiventoomanyfactstoremember.It

isclaimedthattoaskpeopletoremembermorethanthreethingsinafive

minutes'talkistoomuch.

Everyspeakerneedstothinkaboutexactlyhowmuchinformationofa

particulartypeaspecificaudienceislikelytoabsorbandtoplanaccordingly.

33.Howcanagoodspeakerholdtheaudience'sattention?

34.Howcanagoodspeakeremphasizethekeypointsinhisactivity?

35.Howcanaspeakerlengthentheaudience'sattention?

(30)一

A.Bytellingavividstory.

B.Byawell-organizedpresentation.

C.Byusingvarioussignals.

D.Byalogicalorder.

24.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

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A.BuysomethingintheBillsupermarket.

B.Getmoneytopayhisbill.

C.Checktoseewhetherhecanpayincash.

D.Getacheckforthewoman.

25.

[BIO]

26.听力原文：W:HowwastheEnglishexamyoutookyesterday?

M:NotaseasyasIexpected,IdidfairlywellonthereadingsectionbutI

madequiteafewmistakesongrammar.

Q:Whatdidthemansayabouthistest?

(19)

A.Hiserrorsweremainlyinthereadingpart.

B.Itwasn'tverychallengingtohim.

C.Itwasmore.difficultthanhehadexpected.

D.Hemadeveryfewgrammaticalmistakesinhistest.

27.(26)

A.BecauseSamisalawschoolstudent.

B.BecauseSamisherbestfriend.

C.BecauseSamisherclassmate.

D.BecauseSamhassomefreetime.

28.(34)

A.Handinassignmentslate.

B.Stealanotherperson'sideas.

C.Gathernon-relevantmaterials.

D.Sharenoteswithsomeoneelse.

29.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：SalesoflaptopcomputerspasseddesktopsintheU.S.forthe

firsttimeeverthisfall,accordingtomarket-researchfirmIDC.Butthat'sbad

newsforbacks,necksandshoulders."Theoretically,laptopsarenothealthy

forhumanbodiesunlessyou're2feettall,"saysphysicianNormanJ.Marcus,

amuscle-painspecialistinNewYorkCity.

(26)Whenyouworkatacomputer,thekeyboardshouldbeatelbowheight,

soyourupperandlowerarmsform,anangleof90degreesormoreandyour

forearmsaresupportedbyarmrests.Themonitorshouldberoughlyateye

levelsoyoucanleanbackinachairwithbacksupport.Butmostuserssimply

settheirlaptopsonadeskortable.Thekeyboardistoohigh,whichmakes

yourarmsreachup,yourshouldershunchandyourwristsbenddown.The

monitoristoolow,whichpullsyourheadandneckforwardanddownand

putsastrainonyourback.

That'sOKifyouuseyourlaptopoccasionally,forshortperiods.(27)Butif

youuseoneforhoursatastretch—asdomillionsofcollegestudents,business

travelers,telecommuters,video-gamersandgrowingnumbersofoffice

workers—you'resettingyourselfupformuscleproblemsthatcanmakeyour

entireupperbodyhurt.

Awrongpositioncancausepainandstiffnessintheneck,shoulders,backand

arms,aswellasheadaches.(28)Therearesimplewaystomakealaptop

healthier.Andthekeyistoseparatethekeyboardandthemonitor,soeach

canbeplacedattheproperheight.

(27)”

A.Therapiddevelopmentoflaptops.

B.Thebenefitsofhavingalaptop.

C.Rightpositionbeforealaptop.

D.Howtokeepalaptoprunefficiently.

30.听力原文：W:Whatdoesyourfrienddoforaliving?

M:He'soneofthesepeoplewhogivelegaladvice.

Q:Whoistheman'sfriend?

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A.Alawyer.B.Ateacher.C.Asoldier.D.Adoctor.

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

31.Thefactthatparentscheckthecontentsofthebookorthefilmfortheir

childrentoreadorsecshows.

A.thenecessityofcensorship

B.manybooksandfilmsarebad

C.childrenneedtheirparentstohelpthemunderstandmore

D.theparentsarepermissive

32.

Stressis.

A.alwaysharmfultoyou

B.adiseaseinyourlife

C.anexampleofhumanexperience

D.anormalstateforeveryone

33.

WhydoesNASAwanttoexploreEuropaaccordingtothepassage?

A.BecauseitistheonlyonefrozenmoonofJupiter.

B.Becauseitisapossibleplaceforlifeinsolarsystem.

C.BecauseitistheonlyplacewhereDepthXisabletoexplore.

D.Becauseitisaplacewithhostileenvironments.

五、5.ErrorCorrection（3题）

34.

[S2]

35.Theeconomiccostsofnoisetosocietyareseveral.Airportsarecurrently

op­

eratingatlessthancapacitybecauseofnoiseregulations,whichrestricttheir

[SI].

hoursofoperation.Forinstance,atWashington'snationalairportnojettraffic

is

allowedfrom11p.m.to7a.m.Otherairportsrestricttheuseofcertainrun­

ways.Oneestimatedisthatnoiserestrictionsreducepossibleairportuseby

20[S2].

percent.Theprofitablecargotradeisespeciallyaffectedbynightrestrictions.

Inthecaseofairports,jetenginesmaybemodifyingtoreducetheirnoiselev-

[S3].

el,orinsulation（隔音）fromairtrafficnoisemaybeprovidedbythe

purchasing[S4].

oflandaroundairports.Itisestimatedthat$5.7billionwouldberequiredto

equipallexistingjetenginesfornoisecontroldevices.However,[S5]

considerthecurrentstateoftheart,eventakingthisstepwillnotreducenoise

[S6].

levelsatallpointstoacceptablevalues.Somecombinationofmethodsis

proba­

blynecessary.

Ifallaircraftaremadequieterbyexistingmethods,therewouldbeanumber

[S7].

ofeconomicbenefits.Anincreaseinairportcapacitywouldoccur.Property

val­

uesnearairportsmightrise.Transportationcoststoandfromairportscould

be

increasedsincetheairportsnowcouldbelocatedclosertopopulationcenters.

[S8].

Muchresearchstillneedstobedoneontheeconomicaspectsofnoisere­

ductionandnoiseeffects.Althoughsomeoftheeffectsofnoisepollutionare

known,moremustbediscoveredabouttheireffectsonhealth,productivity,

prop-[S9].

ertyvaluesandthequalityoflife.Furthermore,thecostofnoisepollutionto

the

economyasawholeneedstobeinvestigated.

Thepublicmustbealertaboutthedangersandeconomiccostsofnoisepoi-

[S10].

lutionsothatpeoplemaymakeintelligentchoicesandexertappropriatepres­

sures.

[SI]

36.

[S7]

六、6.ErrorCorrection（3题）

37.

[S2]

38.

[S5]

39.[S9]

参考答案

l.SayNotoAvianInfluenzaAvianInfluenzaknownasaninfectiousdisease

swiftlysweepthewholecountry.Sounexpectedlyandpowerfullydoesit

comethatitsoonbecomepervasivearoundAsiaandallovertheworld.Such

kindofdiseaseoccursnotonlyinthedevelopingcountriesbutalsointhe

developedcountries.Peoplewhohavecaughtthediseasewillsufferfrom

highfevermuscleacherunnynoseandsorethroat.Somemayevengeteye

problemandhavedifficultybreathingatalaterstage.AvianInfluenza

becomesanepidemicwhichhasseriouslyaffectedpeople'sdailylifeand

nationaleconomyaswell.Itisevidentthatsuchphenomenoncanbe

attributedtothefollowingreasons.Directcontactwiththeinfectiouspoultry

whichmakespeoplefallillisviewedasthemajorreason.Furthermore

contaminatedobjectsincludingdailynecessitiesmaycastamalignantshadow

onpeople'slifethroughwhichpeopleeasilygetinfected.Finallybreathand

foodtransmissionmakespeoplehorrifiedinthemulti-organfailure.Avian

Influenzafactuallyprovokesfearandpanicamongthenativesandtouristsas

well.InmyopinionAvianInfluenzamaycausetheglobaloutbreakofthe

diseaseifitisnotbroughtunderthecontrol.Governmentshouldmonitorthe

wholesituationestablishingthewarningsystemtopreventthepeoplefrom

infectionandadoptingtheemergencyresponsemechanismtoreducethe

deathrate.Moreimportantpeoplemustberesponsibleforthemselves.They

shouldenjoygoodhabitandlifestylesuchasself-cleaningandprotection

thoroughcookingofpoultrymeatseparationofrawfoodfromthecooked

foodandetc.Onlyinthiswaycanwereallyavoidthedisaster.SayNoto

AvianInfluenzaAvianInfluenza,knownasaninfectiousdisease,swiftly

sweepthewholecountry.Sounexpectedlyandpowerfullydoesitcomethat

itsoonbecomepervasivearoundAsiaandallovertheworld.Suchkindof

diseaseoccursnotonlyinthedevelopingcountriesbutalsointhedeveloped

countries.Peoplewhohavecaughtthediseasewillsufferfromhighfever,

muscleache,runnynoseandsorethroat.Somemayevengeteyeproblemand

havedifficultybreathingatalaterstage.AvianInfluenzabecomesan

epidemicwhichhasseriouslyaffectedpeople'sdailylifeandnational

economyaswell.Itisevidentthatsuchphenomenoncanbeattributedtothe

followingreasons.Directcontactwiththeinfectiouspoultrywhichmakes

peoplefallillisviewedasthemajorreason.Furthermore,contaminated

objectsincludingdailynecessitiesmaycastamalignantshadowonpeople's

life,throughwhichpeopleeasilygetinfected.Finally,breathandfood

transmissionmakespeoplehorrifiedinthemulti-organfailure.Avian

Influenzafactuallyprovokesfearandpanicamongthenativesandtouristsas

well.Inmyopinion,AvianInfluenzamaycausetheglobaloutbreakofthe

diseaseifitisnotbroughtunderthecontrol.Governmentshouldmonitorthe

wholesituation,establishingthewarningsystemtopreventthepeoplefrom

infectionandadoptingtheemergencyresponsemechanismtoreducethe

deathrate.Moreimportant,peoplemustberesponsibleforthemselves.They

shouldenjoygoodhabitandlifestyle,suchasself-cleaningandprotection,

thoroughcookingofpoultrymeat,separationofrawfoodfromthecooked

food,andetc.Onlyinthisway,canwereallyavoidthedisaster.

2.ALetterofInquiryDearSirorMadameMynameisLiJingasophomore

ofthelawschool.IamwritingtoinformyouthatIwishtomoveintoanew

roomnextterm.IwouldpreferasingleroomasIfindthepresentsharing

arrangementinconvenient.Imustexplainthatthereasonformy

dissatisfactionismyroommate'sinconsideratebehavior.Foronethinghis

friendsareconstantlyvisitinghimandnoisypartiesarefrequentlyheld.For

anotherheplayshisloudspeakertooloudandtoolate.Inadditionhe

sometimestakesmythingswithoutmypermission.Underthese

circumstancesIfinditdifficulttoconcentrateonmystudiesandIamfalling

behindinmyassignments.WorseIbecomemorenervousanddepressedas

soonasIentermyroom.Iamsureyouwillunderstandmysituationandagree

thattheonlysolutionisformetomoveintoaroomofmyownwhereIwill

befreefromsuchdistractions.ThereforeIwouldbegratefulifyoucouldfind

asingleroomformepreferablynotinthesamebuildingbutasneartothe

collegecampusaspossible.SincerelyYoursLiJingALetterofInquiryDear

SirorMadame,MynameisLiJing,asophomoreofthelawschool.Iam

writingtoinform,youthatIwishtomoveintoanewroomnextterm.Iwould

preferasingleroom,asIfindthepresentsharingarrangementinconvenient.

Imustexplainthatthereasonformydissatisfactionismyroommate's

inconsideratebehavior.Foronething,hisfriendsareconstantlyvisitinghim

andnoisypartiesarefrequentlyheld.Foranotherheplayshisloudspeakertoo

loudandtoolate.Inaddition,hesometimestakesmythingswithoutmy

permission.Underthesecircumstances,Ifinditdifficulttoconcentrateonmy

studies,andIamfallingbehindinmyassignments.Worse,Ibecomemore

nervousanddepressedassoonasIentermyroom.Iamsureyouwill

understandmysituationandagreethattheonlysolutionisformetomove

intoaroomofmyown,whereIwillbefreefromsuchdistractions.Therefore,

Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldfindasingleroomforme,preferablynotin

thesamebuildingbutasneartothecollegecampusaspossible.Sincerely

Yours,LiJing

3.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollege

lectureswillfindthefollowingsituationacommonsight:Theclassroomis

halfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;

somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituation

posesaquestiontous:Shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?

Toanswerthequestionweshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcourses

andalsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofallweshouldconsiderwhatcourses

areputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthelevels

andneedsofthestudentstheyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Ofcourse

theteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportantin

implementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessary

coursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudents

areforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondlythosestudentsatthetopofthe

classandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudying

independantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschool

curriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearnmoreunderthetutor's

individualguidanceinsteadofstudyingwhattheyalreadyknow.Inmany

worldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvardandCambridgestudentsspendmuch

lesstimeattendinglectures.Theygaintheirknowledgeandskillsbyreading

anddoingresearchwork.Inconclusioncollegesshouldnotforcestudentsto

attendallcourseswithoutcarefullyconsideringthetwofactorsdiscussed

above.Asamatteroffacttobringupstudentswhocanmeetthedemandsof

ourneweraoureducationneedsreformingandtraditionalviewsonteaching

andlearningshouldbechallenged.Onlyinthiswaycanwehopetomotivate

moretalentedstudentstolearnwellandaimhighinschoolandintheirfuture

jobs.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollege

lectureswillfindthefollowingsituationacommonsight:Theclassroomis

halfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;

somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituation

posesaquestiontous:Shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?

Toanswerthequestion,weshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcourses

andalsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofall,weshouldconsiderwhat

coursesareputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthe

levelsandneedsofthestudents,theyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Of

course,theteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportant

inimplementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessary

coursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudents

areforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondly,thosestudents