2023年山东省泰安市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2023年山东省泰安市大学英语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

entitledTheProspectofElectronicBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人认为随着电脑技术的发展，电子书籍将取代现在的纸制书本。

2.有些人认为书本的位置是不可替代的。

3.我的看法是……

TheProspectofElectronicBooks

2.1.现在越来越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道

2.使用手机雉的利与弊

3.我的观点

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:Travel-mateWanted,Youshouldwriteatleast150word

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找

个外国朋友作为游伴(Travel-mate)。拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚日

程安排、费用分担情况、对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的好

处。

4.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。

EvaluationbyStudents

5.1.随着生活水平和医疗水平的提高，我们身边的老人日渐增多。

2.作为大学生，能为他们做些什么

3.这样做的原因

TakingCareoftheOld

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofLow-CarbonLifestyle.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.目前低碳生活成为一种流行

2.低碳生活指的是……

3.作为大学生我应该怎么做

Low-CarbonLifestyle

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledFoodSafety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.食品安全事故屡有发生

2.人们对食品的安全越来越担心

3.怎样才能解决好食品的安全问题

FoodSafety

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:PreciousWater.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.举例说明水对人类的重要性

2.举例说明我国所面临的水资源问题

3.为了生存和发展人们要

PreciousWater

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledClassSkippinginUniversities.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.大学生逃课现象概述

2.大学生逃课的原因和影响

3.我对这一问题的看法

ClassSkippinginUniversities

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicCollegeStudents,PressureinFindingJobs.Youshouldwriteatleast

150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1•07年应届大学毕业生人数达近几年来最高峰，就业形势依然严峻

2.如何解释其中原因

3.对该问题的出路提出看法

CollegeStudents*PressureinFindingJobs

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

11.

Childrenwitha104-degreetemperatureorhighermaybemorecomfortable

iftheirfeverisloweredwith.

12.

Gangsforcecannotpenetratepoliticalfieldsthoughtheyattempttoseizethe

country'seconomiclifeline.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

ManyruralregionsinEurope,suchastheGreekvillageofPrastos,are

plaguedwithenvironmentalhazardsasmoreandmorefieldslayunattended.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Accordingtothepassage,peopletellprotectiveliessimplyfortheirown

benefits.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Theadvantageoftaughenedglassisobviousinthatitcanallowastoreto

remainopenincaseofbreakagebecause.

16.

Wemustdevelopbetterdevicesformonitoringandcontrollingairtraffic

becausehasreachedacriticalstage.

17.Peoplecanpasssuperstitionsdownfromgenerationtogenerationbecause

of.

A.thepowerofluck

B.thcpowerofGod

C.thepowerofbelief

D.thepowerofintelligence

18.

Whatisrankedbyparentsasthegreatestthreattoboys?

A.Gangcrimes.

B.Onlinegames.

C.Extremesports.

D.Dangeroustraffics.

19.

Theabundanceofplantpredators,orherbivores,directlyinfluences.

20.

ItisnormallydryinAcrebetweenJuneandDecember.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(44)

22.听力原文：W:Areyousurethatwe'llbesafe?

M:Takeiteasy.Alltheskirunsarecarefullymarked.Andanythingthatmight

bedangerous,likeaclifforsomething,isenclosedbyafence.

W:Pmstillnervous.Fmgoingtobreakmyleg.

M:Don'tworry.I'llskiwithyouforahalf-hourorso.We'llgoonthebunny

hill.

W:Whatisthe*'bunnyhill”？

M:Itistheeasiestrunonthemountain.Mostfirst-timeskiersstarttolearn

skiingonthebunnyhillforitisn'tsteepatall.

W:Sotherearerunsfordifferentkindsofskiers?Arethererunsforadvanced

skiersandrunsforbeginners?

M:Absolutely.Lookatthismap.Youcanseealltherunsonthemountainon

thismap.Theadvancedrunsaremarkedwithredcirclesandthebeginner

runshavewhitediamonds.

W:Thenwhataboutthegreensquares?

M:Theyaretheintermediateruns.

W:Sowhydon'tIgetamaplikethat?

M:I'llgetyouonelater.Sonowlet'sski!

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A.Atapark.

B.Ataskiingresort.

C.Atastadium.

D.Atahotelatthefootofamountain.

23.听力原文：TheUnitedStatesisprimarilyanEnglishspeakingcountry.

ThemajorityofthepopulationspeaksEnglishastheirnativelanguage.

Business,educationandmostpublicaspectsoflifeareconductedinEnglish.

Acrossthecountry,peoplepronounceEnglishsoundsinseveraldifferent

ways.Americansspeakonecommonlanguage.Thislanguageissometimes

calledAmericanEnglish.

Forspeakersofotherlanguages,learningEnglishisimportant,but

traditionallyteachingpeopletospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagewasgiven

littleattention.Non-Englishspeakerswereexpectedto"pickup"thelanguage

throughcontactinpublic.Recently,thishaschanged.

Today,mostlargepublicschoolsandcommunitycollageshaveESL(English

asaSecondLanguage)programs.AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglish

studentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywillbeusingit.Therefore,

ESLprogramsteachdifferentEnglishlessonstodifferentstudents.Some

programsteachstudentstocommunicateinEnglishinpublic.Otherprograms

teachthekindofEnglishpeopleneedontheirjobs.

AmericanESLinstructionalmethodsemphasizetheimportanceofthe

communicationtolanguagelearning.Thesemethodsdonotfeature

grammaticalexplanationsandtranslation.Theinstructionalgoalistogetthe

Englishlearnerstolearnbyusingtheirtargetlanguage.

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A.PeopleintheUnitedStates.

B.ThecharacteristicsofAmericanEnglish.

C.ForeignersintheUnitedStates.

D.TheteachingofESLinAmerica.

24.(35)

A.Theynevercamebackhomewithdesireddiamonds.

B.Theylostthehard-earneddiamondsontheirwayback.

C.Theyweresentencedtodeathforstealingdiamonds.

D.Theyreturnedhomeascontentasmillionaires.

25.听力原文：W:Excuseme.Doyoulivehere?

M:Yes,TvelivedhereinEdinburghallmylife.Myname'sRoryMcDonald.

Howdoyoudo?

W:Hi,FmChrisHudsonfromPhoenix,Arizona.I'manoilengineer.I'mon

mywaytoLondononbusiness.

M:HowlongareyoustayinginEdinburgh?

W:Justaday.WhatcanIseehereintwenty-fourhours?

M:Well,mosttouristswanttovisittheCastle.It*sonCastleRock.Itswhere

theScottishgovernmentusedtobe.FromthereyoucanwalkdowntheRoyal

Mile.

W:WhafstheRoyalMile?

M:It*sanarrowstreetofmedievalhouses.It'sworthseeing.Thenyoureally

shouldvisitHolyroodPalace.

W:WholivesinthePalace?

M:Noone,excepttheQueenwhenshecomestoEdinburgh,whichisusually

onceayear.ButthekingsandqueensofScotlandusedtolivetherebefore

ScotlandwasunitedwithEngland.

W:Whenwasthat?

M:Thatwas...er,letmesee2.in1603.

W:YouseemtoknowalotaboutScottishhistory.

M:Aye,well,TmaMcDonaldoftheMcDonaldclan.Youknowthereare

clansinScotland,andwe'reallproudofourhistory.

W:Fdliketobuysomethingasasouvenirofthetrip.WhatshouldIbuy?

M:Whydon'tyoubuysomesweaters?Scottishsweatersarefamousfortheir

quality.Andyoumustbuysomewhiskey.Ofcourseyouknowthat'sour

nationaldrink.

W:Yes,Fvealreadyboughtthewhiskey.

M:Good.Butrememberyoumustn'tputiceinit.Thatspoilstheflavor!

W:Oh,weAmericansputiceineverything!

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A.Shecomestovisitthisfamoustown.

B.Shecomestovisitherfriend.

C.ShecomestoEdinburghonbusiness.

D.SheisonherwaytoLondononbusiness.

26.(25)

A.Beforebreakfast.

B.Latemorning.

C.Mid-afternoon.

D.Lateevening.

27.(29)

A.Thelungs.

B.Theheart.

C.Thecirculation.

D.A11oftheabove.

28.听力原文：W:Hi,Sam,IhatetobotheryoubutIwonderifIcouldhave

awordwithyou?

M:Soundssoserious.What'sup?

W:Well,thelandlordjustinformedmethathe*sgoingtoincreaseourrentby

twohundred.Pmwonderinghowyoufeelaboutit.

M:HowdoIfeelaboutit?Noway!Inourtenancyagreement,itsayshewill

havetogiveusanoticethreemonthsinadvanceifhewantstoincreasethe

rent.

W:Yeah,that'sright!It'sgoitabethreemonthslater.Well,Ithinkherealizes

hisrentalfeeisbelowthemarketrateandhemustbefeelingabitrippedoff

whenhecouldbechargingacouplehundredextra.Whatdoyouthink,Sam?

Shouldweagreetotheraiseorfindsomewhereelse?

M:Goodquestion.I'mnotsureeither.Thelocationwe'reatnowisquite

convenient.ClosetothegroceryandneartheSubway.It'llbehardtofind

anotherlocationlikethisone.

W:Iwonderwhetherhe'llallowroomfornegotiation.Perhapsahundred

dollarsinsteadoftwo.Maybehemightbemorewillingtogiveabitifwe

Speaktohimrightaway.

M:Well,heseemstobeaniceguytotalkto.Butwhatifherefuses?Would

yougofortwothen?

W:Well,IguessIwould,sinceit'llbehardtofindsuchaconvenientlocation.

Besides,it'sclosetomyschoolandIcansleepalittlelaterinthemornings.

M:Ha!Ifiguredthat'swhatyou'dbeconcernedabout.Well,Ihavetogiveit

someseriousthought.I'mnotsureIcanaffordtocoughupanextrahundred

amonthjusttomakesureIcansleepinanextra15minutes.

W:Didn'tyougetyourloanrecently?That'llcoverwhatyouneed.Besides,

ifyoucouldjuststopspendingsomuchoncafeteriasnacksyou'dhavelotsof

moneytospare.

M:Yeah,butFmthinkingofgettinganewlaptop.

W:Well,Itellyou,therearen'talotofapartmentsthatarecheaper,evenwith

thisnewincrease.

M:Iknow,sowhendoeshewantustocomebackonthis?

W:Hetoldmetolethimknowthisweekend.

M:Sure,bythenIshouldbeabletomakeupmymind.

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A.Wheretheyshouldmove.

B.Howtonegotiatewiththelandlord.

C.Howtofighttheincrease.

□.Whethertoacceptanincreaseinrentormove.

29.听力原文：M:Haveyoufinishedtheresearchpaperforbiology?

W:Notyet,butIalwaysdon*twriteituntilthelastminute.

Q:Whatdidthewomanmean?

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A.Sheneverdoesthingsearly.

B.Shehasalreadyfinishedit.

C.Sheisn'tgoingtofinishit.

D.Shewillfinishitinafewminutes.

30.(21)

A.Six.B.Seven.C.Five.D.Sixorseven.

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

31.

Whyresearchersputtreesinextracarbondioxideinthefirststudy?

A.Tolearnwhethertreescanstillabsorbcarbondioxideunderextreme

conditions.

B.Togetmoreoxygenfromthesetrees.

C.Toevaluatethemaximumcarbondioxidethattreescanabsorb.

D.Toseethegrowthrateofthesetrees.

32.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Developingfeveristheprivilegeofwarm-bloodedanimals,sosicklizards

cannotrunafever.

B.Invertebratesalsohavetheabilitytoraisetheirtemperature,

C.Theinternaltemperaturesofwarm-bloodedcreaturesareindependentof

theweather,soarethecold-bloodedanimal.

D.Sicklizardsmoveintothesuntodeveloplever.

33.

Thisarticleconcludesthatcontributetotheremarkablelonglifeof

thesepeoples.

A.moderatediets

B.cleanmountainair

C.dailyhardwork

D.alltheabovefactors

五、5.ErrorCorrection^题)

34.

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35.

[S6]

36.

[S4]

六、6.ErrorCorrection。题)

37.IndustrialpollutionisnotonlyaproblemforthecountriesofEuropeand

NorthAmerica.Itisanextremelyseriousprobleminsomedeveloping

countries.Forthesecountries,economicalgrowthisaveryimportantgoal.

Theywanttoattractnewindustries,andsotheyputmorecontrolson

industrieswhichcausepollution.

Cubatao,anindustrialtownof85000peopleinBrazil,isanexampleofthe

connectionbetweenindustrialdevelopmentandpollution.In1954,Cubatao

hadnoindustry.Todayithasmorethantwentylargefactories,whichproduce

manypollutants.Thelargestfactorywhichexistsinthesouthofthetownhas

causedatleasttwoterriblepollutingdisasters.Thepeopleofthetownare

exposedbythepoisonousmattersintheirsurroundings,andthebadeffects

canbeclearlyseen.Birthshortcomingsareextremelycommon.Among

childrenandgrown-ups,lungproblemsaresometimestwelvetimescommon

inCubataothaninotherplaces.

ItistruethatBrazil,likemanyothercountries,haslawsagainstpollution,but

theselawsarenotcarriedoutstrictenough.Forcompanies,itischeaperof

takenonoticeofthelawsandpaythefinesthantobuytheexpensive

equipmentthatwillreducethepollution.Itisclear,therefore,thateconomic

growthismoreimportanttothegovernmentthantothehealthoftheworkers.

However,theresponsibilitydoesnotcompletelylaywiththeBrazilian

government.TheexampleofCubataoshowsthatinternationalcompaniesare

notactinginaresponsiblewayneither.Anumberoffactoriesinthetownare

ownedbylargecompaniesfromFrance,Italy,andtheUSTheyaredoing

thingsinBrazilthattheywouldnotbeabletodoathome.Iftheycausedthe

sameamountofpollutionathome,theywouldbeseverelypunishingoreven

putoutofbusiness.

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38.Asmallpieceoffish'eachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoroff.That'sthe

findingofanextensivestudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdisease

wasmorethan50percentloweramongthosewhoconsumedatleastanounce

of[SI].

saltwaterfishperdaythanthosewhonevereatfish.[S2].

TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatgivestrongscientific

backingtothelong-heldbeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefits,

particular[S3].

totheheart.

Heartdiseaseisthenumber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,withmorethan

550,000deathsoccurredfromheartattackseachyear.Butresearchers

previously[S4].

havenoticedthattheincidenceofheartdiseaseishigherinculturesthatcon-

[S5].

sumemorefishthanAmericansdo.Therearefewerheartdiseasedeaths,for

ex­

ample,amongtheEskimosofGreenland,whoconsumeabout14ouncesof

fisha

day,andamongtheJapanese,whichdailyfishconsumptionaveragesmore

than3[S6].

ounces.

For20years,theDutchstudyfollowedto852middle-agedmen,20percent

of[S7].

whomatenofish.Atthestartofthestudy,theaveragefishconsumptionwas

abouttwo-thirdofanounceeachdaywithmoremeneatingleanfishthan

fatty[S8].

fish.Duringthenexttwodecades,78ofthemendiedfromheartdisease.The

fe­

westdeathswereamongthegroupwhoirregularlyatefish,evenatlevelsfar

lower[S9].

thanthoseoftheJapaneseorEskimos.Thisrelationshipwastrueregardless

other[S10].

factorssuchasage,highbloodpressure,orbloodcholesterol（月旦固醇）levels.

[si]

39.

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参考答案

l.TheProspectofElectronicBooksManypeoplebelievethatwiththe

developmentofcomputertechnologyelectronicbookswillreplacebooksin

theirpresentformtobecomethechiefmodeofreading.Evennowweare

havingmini-electronicdictionariesandCDswhichholddozensofclassical

works.Thedaywon'tbefai-offwhenwecanhaveanotebook-sizedLCD

screenwhichpresentsanypagewewanttoreadinalongbooklist.Just

imagine—everythingyouwanttoreadtoonearthisinafew“notebooks”！

Peoplewillnolongerhavetomakeroomforheavybooksorcarrythem

around.Howeverconvenienceisnottheonlything.Althoughelectronic

bookswillbeeasytocarryandstoretheywon'tprovidetheoldpleasureof

fingeringthroughafavoritepaperbook.Tomanypeopleafterallelectronic

thingsaremore"inhuman"andmoreunreal.Besideswithcopyrightinview

anelectronicbookcontaininghundredsofhookscanbetooexpensivefor

mostpeopletoaffordwhichmighthinderitsproduction.Inmyopinion

electronicbookswillbecomepopularinthefuturefortheircompactnessand

conveniencebutitcannotentirelyreplacepaperbooksjustastheexistence

ofminielectronicdictionariestodaydoesnotmeantheendofqualitypaper

dictionaries.TheProspectofElectronicBooksManypeoplebelievethatwith

thedevelopmentofcomputertechnology,electronicbookswillreplacebooks

intheirpresentform,tobecomethechiefmodeofreading.Evennow,weare

havingmini-electronicdictionariesandCDswhichholddozensofclassical

works.Thedaywon'tbefar-offwhenwecanhaveanotebook-sizedLCD

screen,whichpresentsanypagewewanttoreadinalongbooklist.Just

imagine-everythingyouwanttoreadtoonearthisinafew"notebooks"!

Peoplewillnolongerhavetomakeroomforheavybooksorcarrythem

around.However,convenienceisnottheonlything.Althoughelectronic

bookswillbeeasytocarryandstore,theywon'tprovidetheoldpleasureof

fingeringthroughafavoritepaperbook.Tomanypeople,afterall,electronic

thingsaremore''inhuman*'andmoreunreal.Besides,withcopyrightinview,

anelectronicbookcontaininghundredsofhookscanbetooexpensivefor

mostpeopletoafford,whichmighthinderitsproduction.Inmyopinion,

electronicbookswillbecomepopularinthefuturefortheircompactnessand

convenience,butitcannotentirelyreplacepaperbooks,justastheexistence

ofminielectronicdictionariestodaydoesnotmeantheendofqualitypaper

dictionaries.

2.MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS©Nowadaysmoreandmoreyoung

peoplehavejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajor

communicationchannel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemost

frequentlyusedfunctionforthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrom

makingcalls.③SMShasbroughtusmanyadvantages.Firstlywiththetipof

yourfingermessageswithwordsdigitalpicturesandmusiccanbesentto

anotheruserwithinseconds.What'smoreyoucansendonemessagetomany

userswithoutrewritingitSecondlycomparedwithmakingcallsSMSismuch

cheaperbecausetheproviderchargesonly0.1¥permessage©However

shortmessagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequite

annoyingandthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeen

cheatedorfooledbythem.(5)AsformeIpreferusingthiswayof

communicationitgivesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalso

hopesomemeasuresshouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbage

messagessothatwecanenjoythemodeminformationtechnologysafelyMy

ViewpointonWide-spreadSMS©Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungpeople

havejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajorcommunication

channel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemostfrequentlyusedfunction

forthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrommakingcalls.③SMShas

broughtusmanyadvantages.Firstly,withthetipofyourfinger,messages

withwords,digitalpicturesandmusiccanbesenttoanotheruserwithin

seconds.Whafsmore,youcansendonemessagetomanyuserswithout

rewritingitSecondly,comparedwithmakingcalls,SMSismuchcheaper

becausetheproviderchargesonly0.1¥permessage©However,short

messagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequiteannoying,

andthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeencheatedor

fooledbythem.⑤Asforme,Ipreferusingthiswayofcommunication,it

givesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalsohopesomemeasures

shouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbagemessagessothatwecan

enjoythemoderninformationtechnologysafely解析：①审题及布局。这

是一篇比较典型的提纲式作文。按照文章提示的要求，首先应该对越来

越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道这一现象进行简单介绍，

然后说明使用手机短信的利与弊，最后表明自己的观点，即喜欢这种交

流方式与否。在布局上，根据题目中给出的提纲来展开，采用三段式的

结构即可。第一段介绍这种现象；第二段说明使用短信交流的利弊，应

该注意根据自己的观点事先安排说明利弊的比重，即如果认为利大于弊,

就应该多说明益处，反之亦然；第三段陈述自己的观点。②语言。本文

是一篇论说文，论说要层次分明，语言简洁流畅，尽量避免重复使用同

一句式或词汇，以增加文采。时态上采用一般现在时即可。

3.Travel-mateWantedFma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.I

herebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentprefeiTed-to

makeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend

whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingthe

world-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.Wellgetthereby

trainandstayfor2daysandthenwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformer

revolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere

wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiver

andboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreat

sceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows

ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dlike

tohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.A

famousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventherearc

SuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnear

Shanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionly

expectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmein

beautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorin

touristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail

(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-

year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinvitea

foreignyounglady-collegestudentpreferred-tomakeathreeweektouring

tripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacation

officiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforits

beautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,and

thenwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasa

naturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distance

coachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamship

toShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongest

riverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,Shanghaiisoneofthebusiestand

fastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,so

thestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"Just

asthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth1',so

a4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtrip

willlastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearher

ownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbean

excellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedplease

contactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall

(12345678).

4.EvaluationbyStudentsNowadaysagrowingnumberofuniversitieshave

launchedthe"StudentEvaluationProject"inwhichstudentsareinvitedto

evaluatethejobperformanceoftheirteachers.Inmostcasesstudentsget

evaluationformsattheendofasemesterandareaskedtofillthemout

anonymously.Therearevariedopinionsamongteachersanduniversity

authoritiesaboutthiseducationalreformprogram.Universityadministrators

considerstudentevaluationtobeaneffectivemeanstodisciplineteachersand

helpenhancetheteachingquality.Howevermanyteachersfeeluncomfortable

evenresentfulaboutitbecausedifferentstudentsmayhavedifferentstandards

bywhichtojudgetheirteachers.Intheiropiniontheevaluationresultsmay

beinfluencedbyindividualstudent'spersonalfeelingsandthereforecan'tbe

countedonasanobjectivereflectionoftheteachingperformance.Asfor

studentstheirattitudesarealsoVaried:someliketobegivenavoiceto

expresstheirviewssomedon'tunderstanditwhilesomesimplydon'tcare.As

awholeStudentEvaluationProjecttookaboldstepintheuniversity

educationreformprocesswhichencouragesstudentstogetmoreactively

involvedintheclassteachingthuspositivelycreatinganinteractiveacademic

atmosphere.Neverthelessmanyotherproblemsmayarisecorrespondingly.

Forinstancesomestudentsmaybetoocriticalaboutacertainprofessorjust

becausetheprofessorisnotfunorheistoostrictwhichmighthaveanegative

impactontheimpartialityofevaluationitselfmisleadingthereform

orientation.EvaluationbyStudentsNowadays,agrowingnumberof

universitieshavelaunchedthe"StudentEvaluationProject",inwhich

studentsareinvitedtoevaluatethejobperformanceoftheirteachers.Inmost

cases,studentsgetevaluationformsattheendofasemesterandareaskedto

fillthemoutanonymously.Therearevariedopinionsamongteachersand

universityauthoritiesaboutthiseducationalreform,program.University

administratorsconsiderstudentevaluationtobeaneffectivemeansto

disciplineteachersandhelpenhancetheteachingquality.However,many

teachersfeeluncomfortable,evenresentfulaboutit,becausedifferent

studentsmayhavedifferentstandardsbywhichtojudgetheirteachers.In

theiropinion,theevaluationresultsmaybeinfluencedbyindividualstudent's

personalfeelingsandthereforecan'tbecountedonasanobjectivereflection

oftheteachingperformance.Asforstudents,theirattitudesarealsoVaried:

someliketobegivenavoicetoexpresstheirviews,somedon'tunderstandit,

whilesomesimplydon'tcare.Asawhole,StudentEvaluationProjecttooka

boldstepintheuniversityeducationreform,process,whichencourages

studentstogetmoreactivelyinvolvedintheclassteaching,thuspositively

creatinganinteractiveacademicatmosphere.Nevertheless,manyother

problemsmayarisecorrespondingly.Forinstance,somestudentsmaybetoo

criticalaboutacertainprofessorjustbecausetheprofessorisnotfunorheis

toostrict,whichmighthaveanegativeimpactontheimpartialityof

evaluationitself,misleadingthereform,orientation.

5.TakingCareoftheOld(1)Agingisbecomingaglobalissue.The

developmentofmedicaltechnology(2)makesitpossibleforpeopletolive

longerthaninthepast.Andtakingcareoftheoldhasbecomeamajorconcern

forall(3)thatliveinanagingsociety.(4)Asundergraduateswhatshouldwe

dofortheold?(5)Firstofallwecanbeginfrom(6)caringforourelder

relatives.It'shelpfulthatwevisitouraginggrandparentsregularlytakethem

outfbrawalkandtalkabouttheolddays.(5)What'smoreitisagoodidea

to