2021年广东省湛江市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2021年广东省湛江市大学英语6级大学英

语六级测试卷（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

、l.WritingQO题)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicJobProblemsforCollegeGraduates.Studythefollowingcharts

carefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedontheinformationgivenin

thecharts.Writeto:

statethechangesincollegegraduates'choicesofcareers;

(2)givepossiblereasonsforthechanges;

(3)suggestsomesolutionstotheproblem.

1981

□Graduateswhocontinuetostudy

SGraduateswhotakeJobsirrelevanttotheirmajors

□GraduateswhoholdjobsIntheirmajors

Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150words.Pleasewriteneatly.

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledDoesIntensiveTrainingCoursesReallyHelp?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现如今各种考试的辅导班越来越多

2.人们对此看法不一

3.你的观点

DoesIntensiveTrainingCoursesReallyHelp

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter一on

behalfoftheStudents'UnionandtheAcademicLecturesAssociation一to

inviteavisitingforeignprofessor,David,todeliverapresentationtothe

studentsinyouruniversity.YouareNOTallowedtoincludethenameofyour

universityinthisletter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.对这位知名的外籍教授的到来表示欢迎

2.表达希望该教授就某个话题在学校进行讲座的希望和对讲座的一些

基本设想

3,希望教授可以接受邀请，并对教授的宝贵时间表示感谢

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn

FastFood.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below:

1.有人认为快餐带来了很多便利之处

2.有人却认为快餐带来了很多负面影响

3.在我看来…

OnFastFood

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledOnBuyingSecondhandTextbooks.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人认为买二手书好；

2.有人认为买二手书不好；

3.我的看法。

OnBuyingSecond-handTextbooks

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingontheevaluationofteachers'performancedonebythestudents.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese.

1.不少大学让学生参与任课老师教学情况的测评

2.对此改革措施校方、教师、学生的看法不一

3.学生测评教师的益处以及可能产生的问题

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

BBSandCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingto

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

l.BBS成为很多大学生必不可少的一部分

2.BBS的主要功能

3.BBS存在的问题

BBSandCollegeStudents

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicTheEffectsofCompliments.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.你认为恭维给人们带来怎样的影响

2.具体说明恭维所产生的作用和影响

3.提议大家该怎么做

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnForeigners'LearningChinese.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

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

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

11.

Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatit

tendstotiereadingspeedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmost

normalreadersisnearlyasfastastheirspeaking.

12.

Inthefirsthalfofthenineteenthcentury,Italiansprobablybroughtpizzato

theUnitedStates.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Ifthehybridcarneedstogoupasteephill,itcangetextrapowerfrom

14.

Toseparatehydrogenfromoxygenneedselectricitythatcanbecreatedby

15.BlackwomenarepercentmorelikelytobeobesethanMexican-

Americanwomen.

16.WhatisthemainfindingofDonaldL.McCabe'ssurveys?

A.Moreundergraduatesadmittedtocopyingafewsentencesinwritten

assignments.

B.Lessundergraduatesadmittedtocopyingafewsentencesinwritten

assignments.

C.MoreundergraduatestakeplagiarismfromtheWebforgrantednowadays.

D.LessundergraduatesarecopyingfromtheWebthanearlierinthedecade.

17.

Evenpeoplefromthesameculturalbackgroundcompletetheirtasks

differently.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

ThedemographicchangeinruralEuropewillhaveanegativeeffectonevery

aspectofthelocaleconomyfromtouristindustryincometoagricultural

outputs.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Themaindifficultiesofspaceflightareneithernor

20.

Elephantsmournforthedeadby.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(26)

A.Adormitoryatschool.

B.LivingwithaBritishfamily.

C.Sharingahousewithotherstudents.

D.Stayingmasmallinnwithbedandbreakfast.

22.听力原文：Doyouhavetroublesleepingatnight?Thenmaybethisis

foryou.Whenyouworryaboutneedingsleepandtossandturntryingtofind

acomfortableposition,you'reprobablyonlymakingmattersworse.What

happenswhenyoudothatisthatyourheartrateactuallyincreases,makingit

moredifficulttorelax.Youmayalsohavesomebadhabitsthatcontributeto

theproblem.Doyourestfrequentlyduringtheday?Doyougetvirtuallyno

exercise,ordoyouexercisestrenuouslylateintheday?Areyoupreoccupied

withsleep?Ordoyousleeplateonweekends?Anyorallofthesefactors

mightbeleadingtoyourinsomniabydisruptingyourbody'snaturalrhythm.

Whatshouldyoudothen,onthosesleeplessnights?Don'tbotherwith

sleepingpills.Theycanactuallycauseworseinsomnialater.Thebestthing

todoisdrinkmilk,orcatcheeseortunafish.Theseareallrichinaminoacids

andhelpproduceaneurotransmitterinthebrainthatinducessleep.This

neurotransmitterwillhelpyourelax,andyou'llbeonyourwaytogettinga

goodnight'ssleep.Untiltomorrow'sbroadcast,thishasbeenanotherinthe

series"HintsforGoodHealth."

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A.Tomakerecommendationsonsensibledieting.

B.Toreportthelatestadvancesinphysicaltherapy.

C.Torelateanexperimentcombiningsleepandexercise.

D.Toofferadviceaboutsleepingproblems.

23.(22)

A.TheseatravelinBritainhasbecomemoreimportant.

B.TheseatravelinBritainhasbecomelessimportant.

C.Themostpreferableform,oftransportinBritainistheseatravel.

D.InBritain,theleastpreferableform,oftransportistheseatravel.

24.听力原文：M:Hi,Mandy.How'severythinggoing?

W:Nottoogood,Isuppose.

M:Whathappened?

W:Well,youknowImovedoutfromMrs.Henzer'sninemonthsago.Andall

alongIforgottoinform,theregistrationofficetogetmyaddresschanged.

Guesswhat?Thelibrarysentthreeremindernoticesonthefinesincurredon

theoverduebooksandMrs.Henzerkepttheletterswithoutreturningthemto

thesenders.

M:Howdidyoufindout?

W:Well,Iwenttotheregistrationtogetmytranscript,buttheysaidthereare

someoutstandingfinesthatIhavetosettlebeforetheycanreleaseit.

M:Thenjustpaythefineandyou.cangetyourtranscript.What'sthebig

problem?

W:Yeah,that'sexactlywhatIthoughtbutthefinecameto$150andthatwas

ashocktome.Ididn'texpectittocometothatmuch.

M:Oh.That'sabitofabite!Didyoukeepthebookforlong?That'sthefirst

timeI'vecomeacrosssuchabigfineonthelibraryloan.

W:Guesswhat?Icheckedwiththelibraryandtheytoldmethreebooksare

stilloutstanding.They'refrom8monthsago.IthoughtI'dreturnedthem.

M:Areyousureyoureturnedthebooksyourselfordidyougetsomeoneto

doit?'

W:Well,hardtorecallnowsinceitwassolongago.AtthattimeIwasholding

twojobsandhadtojugglewithschool.IreallythoughtIhadreturnedthem.

M:Tellyouwhat.Whydon'tyougobackinMrs.Henzerandseeifthebooks

arestillthere?Otherwise,you'llhavetopayforthelostbooksandI'msure

theywillcostmorethan$150.

W:Iguessthat'stheonlychoiceI'mleftwithrightnow.

(20)

A.Shehadmovedoutoftheoldaddress.

B.Sheignoredit.

C.Thelibrarydidn'ttrytoinform,heraboutit.

D.Thelandlordrefusedtogivethebooksbacktoher.

25.(34)

A.Therearenorapidsorwaterfalls.

B.Thereisaconstant,strongwind.

C.Navigationisratherdifficult.

D.Frequentstormscauseproblemsforriverboats.

26.听力原文:M:Ican'tbelievethatwefinallygraduatedfromhigh

school.I'msohappythatgraduationisbehindus!

W:Yeah!HowareyourpreparationsfortheAcademy?Whenis

your(20)exhaustingphysicalexam?

M:Well,I'mtakingthephysicalthisweek.IknowitwillberoughbutIhave

beentrainingfortwomonthsnowandIfeelprettystrong.(20)Afterthat,I

musttakeapsychologicaltesttoseeIamagoodcandidateforthestressof

policework.

W:Isthatall?Itsoundsprettytough.

M:No,that'snotall.Justlisten.(20)Next,Ihavetotaketheliedetectortest.

Finally,ifIpassallofthese,Imustsubmittoabackgroundcheck.Atthis

finalstage,theAcademywillcallmyfamily,friendsandformeremployerto

checkforanycriminalrecordsorcreditproblems.

W:Wow!That'ssointense!(19)Areyouserethatyoureallywanttobea

policeman?

M:(19)Yes!Ireallywanttobeabletohelpandprotectpeople.

W:Aren'tyouafraid?Somethingcouldhappentoyou.

M:Relax!Iplantoeventuallyworkoncrimesceneinvestigation.Withany

luck,I'llonlyhavetospendoneyearpa-trollingonthestreet.Howareyour

planscomingalongforNewYorkUniversity?Areyouallreadytomove?

W:Areyoukidding?It'sagoodthingthatIhavetwomonthstogetready.

(21)1willstartmysummerjobthedayaftertomorrow,sothatshouldkeep

mebusy.

M:Whereareyouworking?AttheStarbucksonMarketStreet?

W:Yes.I'dbettergo.IpromisemymomthatIwouldhelpherpackforher

two-weektriptoEurope.

(20)

A.Trainingforacominggame.

B.Attendingapoliceacademy.

C.Becomingaphysicalteacher.

D.Beingapsychologist.

27.(28)

A.Fosteringahealthyattitudeinboysandgirls.

B.Givingchildrenopportunitytomakefriends.

C.Preparingchildrenfortheshockinadultsociety.

D.Makingchildrenunderstandtheaimofeducation.

28.听力原文：W:There'saphotomachineinthepostoffice.Itgivesyoufour

photosforthreedollars.

M:Sodoestheoneinthelibrary.ButIwenttoaphotographer'sstudio.Itwas

muchcheaper.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(13)

A.Hetookphotosinaphotographer'sstudio.

B.Thephotosarecheaperinthepostoffice.

C.Hetookonepictureofhimselfinthelibrary.

D.Thelibrary,hasaphotographer'sstudio.

29.听力原文：Earthquakesaresomethingthatmostpeoplefear.Thereare

someplacesthathavefewornoearthquakes.Mostplacesintheworld,

however,havethemregularly.Someplaces,likeIranandGuatemalahave

themfrequently.Countriesthathavealotofearthquakesareusuallyquite

mountainous.

Themost-talked-aboutearthquakeintheUnitedStateswasinSanFrancisco

in1909.Over500peoplediedinit.ThestrongestoneinNorthAmericawas

in1964.IthappenedinAlaska.

Strongearthquakesarenotalwaystheonesthatkillthemostpeople.In1755,

oneofthestrongestearthquakeseverrecordedwasfeltinPortugal.Around

20,000peopledied.

In1923,averypowerfulearthquakehittheTokyo-YokohamaareaofJapan.

Ahundredandfortythousandpeopledied.Mostofthemdiedinfireswhich

followedtheearthquake.

OneoftheworstearthquakeseverwasinChinain1976.Itkilledalarge

numberofpeople.TheworstearthquakeeverreportedwasalsoinChina.

400,000peoplewerekilledorinjuredinthisquake,whichhappenedin1556.

Earthquakesarenottheonlyactsofnaturewhichpeoplefear.Floodsandtidal

wavesalsocausepeopletobeafraid.Sodobadstormsliketyphoonsand

cyclones.Sometimesthesethingscauselotsofdeaths.In1970,acycloneand

tidalwavekilledover200,000inPakistan.

Thesekindsofthingsmakepeopleafraidandtheyareverydangerous.But

theyprobablydonotworrypeopleasmuchasearthquakes,especiallyinthese

modemtimes.Thereasonisthatweoftenknowtheyarecoming,wehave

somewarning.Somedaywemaybeabletoknowanearthquakeiscoming.

Sofar,however,nosurewayisknowntopredictanearthquake.Whenone

comes,itisasurprise.Peoplecannotprepareforit.

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A.Frequently.B.Occasionally.C.Seldom.D.Regularly.

30.(24)

A.Bytalkingtoanexpert.

B.Byreadingaharticle.

C.Byattendinganexerciseclass.

D.Bylisteningtotheradio.

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

31.

ThesituationofBRICsisthat.

A.theircarmarketsstillhavehugedemand

B.peopleowelowerdebtandnoonebuycarsoncredit

C.theircarmarketssufferlittlefortheimmunityfromfinancialcrisis

D.noslowdownshouldeveroccurtotheireconomy

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Clothesplayacriticalpartintheconclusionswereachbyprovidingcluesto

whopeopleare,whotheyarenot,andwhotheywouldliketobe.Theytellus

agooddealaboutthewearer'sbackground,personality,status,mood,and

socialoutlook.

Sinceclothesaresuchanimportantsourceofsocialinformation,wecanuse

themtomanipulatepeople'simpressionofus.Ourappearanceassumes

particularsignificanceintheinitialphasesofinteractionthatislikelytooccur.

Anelderlymiddle-classmanorwomanmaybealienatedbyayoungadult

whoisdressedinanunconventionalmanner,regardlessoftheperson's

education'background,orinterest.

Peopletendtoagreeonwhatcertaintypesofclothesmean.Adolescentgirls

caneasilyagreeonthelifestylesofgirlswhowearcertainoutfits,including

thenumberofboyfriendstheylikelyhavehadandwhethertheysmokeor

drink.Newscasters,ortheannouncerswhoreadthenewsonTV,are

consideredtobemoreconvincing,honest,andcompetentwhentheyare

dressedconservatively.Andcollegestudentswhoviewthemselvesastaking

anactiveroleintheirinterpersonalrelationshipssaytheyareconcernedabout

thecostumestheymustweartoplaytheserolessuccessfully.Moreover,many

ofuscanrelateinstancesinwhichtheclothingweworechangedthewaywe

feltaboutourselvesandhowweacted.Perhapsyouhaveusedclothingtogain

confidencewhenyouanticipatedastressfulsituation,suchasajobinterview

oracourtappearance.

Intheworkplace,menhavelonghadwell-definedprecedentsandrolemodels

forachievingsuccess.Ithasbeenotherwiseforwomen.Agoodmanywomen

infilebusinessworldareuncertainabouttheappropriatemixtureof

"masculine"and"feminine"attributestheyshouldconveybytheir

professionalclothing.Thevarietyofclothingalternativestowomenhasalso

beengreaterthanthatavailableformen.Maleadministratorstendtojudge

womenmorefavorablyformanagerialpositionswhenthewomendisplayless

"feminine"grooming—shorterhair,moderateuseofmake-up,andplain

tailoredclothing.Asonemaleadministratorconfessed,"Anattractivewoman

isdefinitelygoingtogetalongerinterview,butshewon'tgetajob."

Accordingtothepassage,thewaywedress.

A.providecluesforpeoplewhoarecriticalofus

B.indicatesourlikesanddislikesinchoosingacareer

C.hasadirectinfluenceonthewaypeopleregardus

D.isofparticularimportancewhenwegetoninage

33.Themostinterestingarchitecturalphenomenonofthe1970'swasthe

enthusiasmforrefurbishingoldbuildings.Obviously,thiswasnotanentirely

newphenomenon.Whatisnewisthewholesaleinterestinreusingthepast,

inrecycling,inadaptiverehabilitation.Afewtrialefforts,suchasGhirardelli

SquareinSanFrancisco,provedtheirfinancialviabilityin1960s,butitwas

inthe1970's,withstronggovernmentsupportthroughtaxincentivesand

rapiddepreciation.Aswellasgrowinginterestinecologyissues,that

recyclingbecameamajorfactorontheurbanscene.

Oneofthemostcomprehensiveventureswastherestorationand

transformationofBoston'seighteenthcenturyFaneuilHallandtheQuincy

Market,designedin1824.Thissectionhadfallenonhardtimes,but

beginningwiththeconstructionofanewcityhallimmediatelyadjacent,it

hasreturnedtolifewiththeintelligentreuseofthesefineoldbuildingsunder

thedesignleadershipofBenjaminThomson.Hehasprovidedamarvelous

settingfordining,shopping,professionaloffices,andsimplywalking.

ButlerSquare,inMinneapolis,exemplifiesmajorchangesinitscomplexof

offices,commercialspace,andpublicamenitiescarvedoutofamassivepile

designedin1906asahardwarewarehouse.Theexcitinginteriortimber

structureofthebuildingwashighlightedbycuttinglightcourtsthroughthe

interiorandaddinglargeskylights.

SanAntonio,Texas,offersanobjectlessonfornumerousothercities

combatingurbandecay.Ratherthanbringinginthebulldozers,SanAntonio's

leadersrehabilitatedexistingstructures,whilesimultaneouslycleaningupthe

SanAntonioRiver,whichmendersthroughthebusinessdistrict.

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Duringthe1970's,oldbuildingsinmanycitieswererecycledformodern

use.

B.Recentinterestinecologyissueshasledtothecleaningupofmanyrivers.

C.TheSanAntoinoexampleshowsthatbulldozersarenotthewaytofight

urbandecay.

D.Stronggovernmentsupporthasmadeadaptiverehabilitationarealityin

Boston.

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

34.Fox:Chinesecitizens,itisclearthatprivacyrights

enjoylittlelegalprotections.Yet,asattitudestoward

privacycontinuetochange,thelawwilleventuallybe

strengthened.

OneProfessorthinksthatearlierattitudestoward

privacyshapedlargelybytraditionallivingarrangements[SI]

wherebyfamiliesofseveralgenerationsoftenlivedtogether

insmallhomes.Henotesthattheeverylivingspacefor[S2]

urbanChinesehadrisenfrom3.6squaremeterin1978to[S3]

11.4squaremetersby2003,andsaysthisincreasehasplayed

importantroleinfosteringexpectationsofprivacywithin[S4]

thefamily,especiallyamongtheyoungergeneration.

Parentsinthepastmayreadilyenterachild'sroom,orreada[S5]

child'sletters,withoutasking,andtodayarelikelytoincur[S6]

thewrath（愤努）oftheirprivacy-consciouschildrenifthey

do.Anumberofacademicsaregoingsolongastocall[S7]

openlyforstrongerprivacylaws.

Inthepublicsphere,itisusuallytechnology,thannosy

parents,thatattractscomplaints.Thoughitstilllagsbehind

Britain,whichleadstheworldwithits4.2msurveillance

cameras,butChinaisinstallingthematasteadyclip.[S8]

Shanghaialonehas200,000,andplanstodoublethatnumber

withinfiveyears.ThecityofGuangzhouhasbudget$26m[S9].

toinstallsecurityandtraffic-monitoringcamerasonallits

mainstreets.Perhapsmosthigh-techofallisBeijing,where

roadcameras,equippedwithnight-visioncapabilities,are

pairedwithradargunsandcansnapthenumberplatesof

speedingmotoristsatanytimeofdayandnight.[S10]

[SI]

35.TheEuropeanUnionhadapprovedanumberofgenetically

modifiedcropsuntil1998.ButgrowingpublicconcernoveritsSl.

supposedenvironmentalandhealthrisksledseveralEUcountries

todemandamoratorium（暂时禁止）onimportsofanynewGM

produce.Bylately1999therewereenoughsuchcountriestoblockS2.

anynewapprovalsofGMproduce.

Lastyear,AmericafiledacomplaintattheWTOaboutthe

moratorium,arguingthatitwasanillegaltradebarrierbecause

thereisscientificbasisforit.AsmorestudieshavebeencompletedS3.

ontheeffectsofGMcrops,thegreen'scaseagainstthemhasS4.

weakened.

Muchevidencehasemergedofhealthrisksfromeatingthem.S5.

And,overall,thestudieshaveshownthattheenvironmental

effectsofmodifyingcropsarenotalwaysasseriousasthegreensS6.

claim.Nevertheless,environmentalistscontinuetofindfaultwith

suchstudiesandarguewhichtheyareinconclusive.S7.

WhileAmericansseemhappyenoughtoconsumefoodmade

fromGMcrops,opinionpollscontinuetoshowthatEuropean

consumersdisliketheidea.Europeansseemtobetakentheattitude

S8.______

which,sincethereremainstheslightestpossibilityofadverse

consequencesandsinceitwasstillunclearhowthey,asconsumersS9.

benefitofGMcrops,theywouldrathernotruntherisk.S10.

[SI]

36.

[S5]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.

[S7]

38.

[S5]

39.MostpeoplesaythattheUSAismakingprogressinfighting

AIDS,buttheydon'tknowthere'scureandstronglydisagreethat[Si]

"theAIDSepidemicisover,"anewsurveyfinds:

Thefindings,relievedThursdaybytheKaiserFamilyFoun-[S2].

dation,reassureactivistswhohaveworriedthatpublicconcern

aboutAIDSmightdisappearinnighttorecentnewsaboutad-[S3].

vancesintreatmentanddeclinesindeaths.

"Whilepeopleareverypessimisticabouttheadvances,[S4].

they'restillrealisticaboutthefactthatthereisnocure,"

saysSophiaChang,directorofHIVprogramsatthefounda­

tion.

TheKaiserFamilyFoundationdidfindinitssurveythat[S5].

thenumberofpeoplerankedAIDSasthecountry'stophealth[S6].

problemhasfallen.

Inthepoll,38%saysit'sthetopconcern,downfrom[S7].

44%ina1996poll.OtherfindingsfromKaiser,whichpoll[S8].

morethan1,200adultsinSeptemberandOctoberandasked

additionalquestionofanother1,000adultsinNovember[S9].

showthat52%saythatthecountryismakingprogress

againstAIDS,upfrom32%in1995.DanielZingale,director

ofAIDSActionCouncil,says,"I'mencouragedthattheAmer­

icanpeoplearegettingthemessagewhattheAIDSepidemic[S10]

isn'tover.Ihopethedecision-makersinWashingtonareget­

tingthesamemessage.Wehaveseensignsofcomplacency（满足）

[SI]

参考答案

l.JOBPROBLEMSFORCOLLEGEGRADUATESEachyearthousands

uponthousandsofgraduatesfloodintothejobmarketwavingtheircollege

diplomasandcertificatesexpectingbetterjobsintheirspecializedfieldsonly

tobefrustratedanddisappointed.Accordingtothechartsonly35percentof

graduatesin2006couldfindjobsrelatedtotheirmajorscomparedwith89

percentin1981whenChinahaditsfirstcollegegraduatesaftertheCultural

Revolution.Whydocollegegraduatesfinditincreasinglydifficulttogeta

satisfactoryandrewardingjob?Onereasonperhapsisthatmanycollegesand

universitiesfailtogeartheircurriculatothedevelopmentofindustries.

Degreecoursesofferedinmanycollegesanduniversitiesaresooutdatedand

irrelevantandimpracticalthatemployersaswellasstudentsthemselvesfind

ithardtotranslatetheirbookknowledgeintorealjobskills.Noemployers

wanttoknowabouttheirmind-broadeningandhorizon-wideningqualities

andfewarcwillingtospendtimeandbudgettrainingrawrecruits.Secondly

thereisanoversupplyofgraduateswithacertainspecialtyandthis

oversupplyisincreasing.Alreadythereisanoverabundanceoflawyers

executivesecretariessalesengineersandotherspecialists.Yetcollegesand

graduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnoutmoregraduatesofthese

specialtiestocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.Theresultisthatmanyof

themcannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyaretrainedandhavetotake

otherjobswhichevendonotrequireacollegedegree.Ontheotherhandthere

istremendousneedforteachersresearchworkersandpublicofficials.Butthe

disparityinpaybetweenintellectualworkandbusinessmanagementhas

frustratedthehopeandambitionofgraduateswhomajorineducation

administrationandliberalarts.Collegegraduatesaresotospeakvaluable

resourcesinourcountryandnoonehastherighttowastethewealthoftalent.

Theproblemstheyencounterinjobhuntingdeservemoreattentionfromthe

collegesandthegovernment.Thecollegesshouldgetstudentsoutoftheivory

towerandgeartheircoursestotherealneedsofindustryandbusiness;while

thegovernmentshouldprovidecollegegraduateswithmorevocational

opportunitiesbetter'workingconditionsanddecentsalariessothatmoreand

moregraduateswouldliketodevotetheirlifetoacademicstudiesand

scientificresearch.JOBPROBLEMSFORCOLLEGEGRADUATESEach

yearthousandsuponthousandsofgraduatesfloodintothejobmarket,waving

theircollegediplomasandcertificates,expectingbetterjobsintheir

specializedfields,onlytobefrustratedanddisappointed.Accordingtothe

charts,only35percentofgraduatesin2006couldfindjobsrelatedtotheir

majors,comparedwith89percentin1981whenChinahaditsfirstcollege

graduatesaftertheCulturalRevolution.Whydocollegegraduatesfindit

increasinglydifficulttogetasatisfactoryandrewardingjob?Onereason

perhapsisthatmanycollegesanduniversitiesfailtogeartheircurriculato

thedevelopmentofindustries.Degreecoursesofferedinmanycollegesand

universitiesaresooutdatedandirrelevantandimpracticalthatemployersas

wellasstudentsthemselvesfindithardtotranslatetheirbookknowledgeinto

realjobskills.Noemployerswanttoknowabouttheirmind-broadeningand

horizon-wideningqualities,andfewarcwillingtospendtimeandbudget

trainingrawrecruits.Secondly,thereisanoversupplyofgraduateswitha

certainspecialty,andthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadythereisan

overabundanceoflawyers,executivesecretaries,salesengineersandother

specialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnout

moregraduatesofthesespecialtiestocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.The

resultisthatmanyofthemcannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyare

trainedandhavetotakeotherjobswhichevendonotrequireacollegedegree.

Ontheotherhand,thereistremendousneedforteachers,researchworkers

andpublicofficials.Butthedisparityinpaybetweenintellectualworkand

businessmanagementhasfrustratedthehopeandambitionofgraduateswho

majorineducation,administrationandliberalarts.Collegegraduatesare,so

tospeak,valuableresourcesinourcountryandnoonehastherighttowaste

thewealthoftalent.