2022年福建省龙岩市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)

【2022年】福建省龙岩市大学英语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.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

2.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

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.学校图书馆利用不足；

2.导致这种显现的原因；

3.我的观点。

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary

4.1.目前大学生逃课现象很普遍

2.分析大学生逃课的原因

3.你对这一现象的看法

ClassSkippinginColleges

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledBlogWriting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinesgivenbelow:

1.写博客的好处；

2.写博客存在的问题；

3.你的看法。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.学生的书包越来越重

2.造成这情况的原因

3.如何减轻学生的负担

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter

applyingforthefollowingadvertisedjob.Yourlettershouldbebasedonthe

informationgivenintheadvertisementandyoushouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.说明应聘的职位和信息的来源Q

2.介绍自己时专业隋况和相关的兼职工作经验。

3.提出希望有机会面试。

年龄要

职位名称：访问员18-25

求：

语言要

岗位类型：兼职普通话

求：

工作时

招聘人数：57.15—7.30

口

大专或以语言要音通话，英语流利者优先考

学历要求：

上求：虑

职责要求：性格开朗.能说会道，王动，吃苦耐劳

上信息来自WW.

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（你叫李华，住在上海明月路250号，邮编200312。今天是2006年12

月1号，你想应聘一份兼职工作。求职信写给：上海中山西路526号一

家叫“阳光有限公司''的人力资源部经理Brown先生，邮编200013O）

8.1.网络在大学生的学习生活中应用越来越普遍；

2.有人认为，网络有利于大学生学习；有人认为，弊大于利；

3.你的看法。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledPositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.英特网的积极影响。

2.英特网的消极影响。

3.你的看法。

PositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledACoverLetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.你是如何得知招生信息的

2.自我推荐并说明选择该校的理由

3.希望得到该校的回复

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning/10题)

11.

ThemajorityofChina*sfarmlandadoptstheoldmethodoffloodirrigationat

present.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Newtonbelievedthattheforcethatpulledtheappledownwasnotthesame

thatkeptthemooncirclingtheearth.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Mostold-growthforeststhatareoutsideofprotectedparksandhave

beenharvested.

14.

Someoftheoldpeoplewhoinjectfluvaccinesexperienceserioussideeffects.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

AccordingtoPaulSheard,theactualFDIinChinaisestimatedtorisefrom

tobytheendof200

16.

Oneofthemainfindingsofevaluatingtheuseofinterventionprogrammeis

ingeneral

17.

In1992,employmentinthemanufacturingsectionwas.

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthe"ghosting"fromthepassage?

A.ItisadoubleimageofTV.

B.Itreferstothespeedoflight.

C.Itwaseventuallysolvedbyengineers.

D.Itreferstothespeedoftheradiosignals.

19.Usingwhatyouknowinotherfieldsoffersyouthechancenotonlytotest

theknowledgebutalsotodevelop.

20.

Consumersareencouragedtobuylow-fatmilkratherthan.

三、3.ListeningComprehension。0题)

21.(25)

A.Shelovesherfamily.

B.Shehatespolitics.

C.Menareinterestedofthat.

D.Shethinksthatisnotherbusiness.

22.(24)

A.Hisneighborsaretoonoisy.

B.Hedoesn'twanttosharearoomwithothers.

C.Heishouseistoofarawayfromtheuniversity.

D.Ifsnotconvenienttogoshopping.

23.(43)

24.听力原文：W:Howlongdoyouplantostay,Mr.Williams?

M:I'mnotsure.Italldepends.ProbablyI'llleaveassoonasIfindanother

hotel.

Q:Wheredoesthemanprobablystaynow?

(13)

A.Inahospital.

B.Atanairport.

C.Atabusstation.

D.Inahotel.

25.

[BIO]

26.听力原文:W:Thereisatableforeightoverthere.IthinkTomshould

haveinvitedMarytotheparty,don'tyou?

M:It'snoneofourbusiness.IfTomhadwantedtoinviteher,hewouldhave.

Q:WhatdidthewomansayaboutTom?

(14)

A.HewantedMarytocome,butshecouldn't.

B.HeinvitedMarytotheparty.

C.Hedidn'tinviteMarytotheparty.

D.Hedidn'twanttohaveapartybecauseofbusiness.

27.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：TheLibraryofCongress,thelargestlibraryintheUnitedStates,

containsabout18millionbooks.HarvardUniversityhasthelargestacademic

librarywithmorethanninemillionbooks.Thelargestpubliclibraryisthe

ChicagoPublicLibrarywithnearly6millionvolumes,followedbytheNew

YorkPublicLibrarywith5.5million.Consequently,findingabookinanyof

theselibrariesmustbelikefindinganeedleinahaystack!

Librariansuseaspecialsystemtomakethejoboffindingbookseasier.To

keepthebooksinorder,librariansgiveanumbertoeachbookinthelibrary.,

andbooksarearrangedontheshelvesaccordingtothesenumbers.Inorder

tofindthenumberofabook,youmustlookinthecardcatalogue.Thecard

catalogueisaspecialfileofcardswithinformationaboutthebooksinthe

library.Eachbookhasthreecardsinthecardcatalogue:atitlecard,anauthor

card,andasubjectcard.Thesecardsarearrangedinthecardcataloguein

alphabeticalorder.Ifyouknowthetitleofthebookyouarelookingfor,look

forthetitlecard,ffyouonlyknowtheauthor,lookfortheauthorcard.Ifyou

arelookingforabookaboutaparticularsubject,lookforthesubjectcard.

Whenyoufindthecardofthebookyouwant,copythenumberofthebook.

Thenyoucanfindthebookeasily.

(27).

A.TheLibraryofCongress.

B.TheHarvardUniversityLibrary.

C.TheChicagoPublicLibrary.

D.TheNewYorkPublicLibrary.

28.

[B7]

29.(22)

A.Peoplecansprayconiineoxideontheircarengineseasily.

B.Thematerialworksasapollutionfilter.

C.Thematerialsavesfuelforitreflectsbacktheheatofburningfuel.

D.Whenburnt,thematerialwillsavefuel.

30.听力原文：(29)Canceristhesecondleadingcauseofdeathafterheart

disease.

Deathratesforbothdiseasesarefalling.Butresearcherssaytherateforheart

diseaseisfallingfaster.Asaresult,anAmericanCancerSocietyreportshows

thatcancernowkillsmoreAmericansundertheageofeighty-fivethanany

othercause.

Somecancerscanbepreventedortreated,especiallyiffoundearly.Canceris

thenameforagroupofdiseases.Allinvolvetheuncontrolledgrowthand

spreadofcellsthatarenotnormal.Cellgrowthanddivisionarecontrolledby

genes.(30)Somecancersarelinkedtofamilygenetics.Pollutionand

chemicalscanalsoraiseaperson'sriskofcancer.

Thereportshowsthatinrecentyears,cancerratesintheUnitedStateshave

droppedaboutonepercentperyear.Lung,colon,breastandprostatecancer

makeupmorethanhalfofallthecases.Formen,prostatecanceristhemost

common.Forwomen,itisbreastcancer.Ratesofbothhavecontinuedto

increase,butmoreslowlythaninthepast.

Smokingcausesaboutone-thirdofallcancerdeaths.Poordietandalackof

exerciseareblamedforanotherthirdintheUnitedStates.

(31)TheAmericanCancerSocietysayscancerdeathsworldwidecould

increasenearlyonehundredpercentinthenexttwentyyears.Yetmostcould

beavoided.Thereportcallstobaccouse"thenumberonecauseofcancerand

thenumberonecauseofpreventabledeaththroughouttheworld."

Hepatitisandotherinfectionswillcauseanestimatedseventeenpercentof

newcancersworldwidethisyear.(32)Suchcancersareespeciallycommon

indevelopingcountries,andmanyofthesecasescanalsobeprevented.

29.Whatisthefirstleadingcauseofdeath?

3O.Whatcanbelearnedaboutcancersfromthepassage?

31.WhatdoestheAmericanCancerSocietysayaboutcancer?

32.Whatdowelearnaboutcancersindevelopingcountries'?

(33)

A.Heartdisease.B.Cancer.C.Smoking.D.Poordiet.

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

31.Theauthorsuggeststhatmenwouldnotpasstowomenevenifit

wasintrouble.

32.WhatdoesAnneMcGill-Franzen^experienceinthebookstoreillustrate?

A.Parentsopposegivingchildrenachoiceinbooks.

B.Readingaboutfictionalfiguresmakeschildrensmarter.

C.Manychildrenbooksareundervaluedinbookstores.

D.Thereexistsgenerationgapinselectingreadingmaterial.

33.

WecanlearnfromthepassagethatinBritain.

A.thegovernmentpaysdearlyforitsfinancialpolicy

B.universitiesaremainlyfundedbybusinesses

C.highereducationisprovidedfreeofcharge

□.studentsarereadytoacceptloanschemesfortuition

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题)

34.

[S3]

35.

[S5]

36.Untiltheverylatestmomentofhisexistence,manhasbeen

Boundtotheplanetonwhichheoriginatedanddeveloped.

Nowhehadthecapabilitytoleavethatplanetandmove[Si]

outintotheuniversetothoseworldswhichhehasknown

previouslyonlydirectly.Menhaveexploitedpartsofthemoon,[S2]

putspaceshipsinorbitaroundanotherplanetandpossiblywithin

thedecadewilllandintoanotherplanetandexploreit.Canwebe[S3]

tooboldastosuggestthatwemaybeabletocolonizeother[S4]

planetwithintheno-too-distantfuture?Somehaveadvocated[S5]

suchaprocedureasasolutiontothepopulationproblem:shipthe

excesspeopleofftothemoon.Butwemustkeepinheadthe[S6]

billionsofdollarswemightspendincarryingouttheproject.To

maintaintheearth*tpopulationatitspresentlevel,wecouldhave

toblastoffintospace7,500peopleeveryhourofeverydayofthe

year.

Whyarewespendingsolittlemoneyonspace[S7]

exploration?Considerthegreatneedforimprovingmanyaspects[S8]

oftheglobalenvironment,oneissurelyjustifiedinhis

concernforthemoneyandresourcesthattheyarepouredinto[S9]

thespaceexplorationefforts.Butperhapsweshouldlookat

bothsideofthecoinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.[S10]

[SI]

六、6.ErrorCorrection0题）

37.

[S2]

38.[S7]

39.

[S6]

参考答案

LOnFastFoodRecentlytheissueoffastfoodhasarousedpublicconcern.

Somepeoplesholdthatfastfoodisgoodbecauseitistimesavingand

convenientwhileothersthinkinadifferentway.AsfarasIamconcerneOn

FastFoodRecently,theissueoffastfoodhasarousedpublicconcern.Some

peoplesholdthatfastfoodisgoodbecauseitistimesavingandconvenient,

whileothersthinkinadifferentway.AsfarasIamconceme

2.OnForeigners'LearningChineseNowadaysChineseourmothertongueis

enjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.Overtwohundred

ConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountriesandmany

foreignersareattractedbytheoldmysteriousandcharminglanguage.Several

factorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.Firstlywiththerapid

economicdevelopmentChinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinits

internationalinfluencewhichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesfor

professionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.SecondlyChinese

servesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinese

cultureanditsrichconnotations.FinallythewidespreadofChineseispartly

duetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.

ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpride

butmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besideswc

collegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewellandthentakethe

responsibilitytopopularizeit.OnForeigners*LearningChineseNowadays,

Chinese,ourmothertongue,isenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityinthe

world.OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-nine

countries,andmanyforeignersareattractedbytheold,mysteriousand

charminglanguage.SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChinese

learning.Firstly,withtherapideconomicdevelopment,Chinahas

experiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluence,whichenlargesthe

needofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChinese

language.Secondly,Chineseservesasausefultoolforforeignersto

investigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.Finally,the

widespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyof

Chinesetrainingorganizations.ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnot

onlyincreasedmynationalpride,butmademerealizethesignificanceof

economicdevelopment.Besides,wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnour

mothertonguewell,andthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.解析:

①审题及布局.这篇作文讨论国外"汉语热''持续升温的现象，要求分析

其主要原因，并说明给“我''的启示。在布局上，可根据题目中给出的提

纲展开。第一段介绍很多外国人热衷于学汉语，孔子学院遍地开花；第

二段说明出现此现象的主要原因，注意要层次分明，逻辑性强，第三段

说明“汉语热”给我的启示与思考，可结合眼下大学生汉语水平低下这一

事实来展开。②语言。本文涉及在说明“汉语热”这一热点的基础上分析

原囚，语言需客观、简洁、缜密，注重衔接；谈及个人思考时，语言要

富有表现力和感情色彩；建议考生多关注社会热点，勤于思考，并注意

积累相关词汇及表达。

3.WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary?Nowadaysoncampus(1)

wecanseefewerstudentsdoreadinginthelibrarythanbeforebutan

increasingnumberstudentsgotothe(2)cybercafesorgooutofthecampus.

Ofallthereasonsaccountingforthisphenomenon(3)themostimportantone

isthattheentertainmentactivitiesbecomemoreabundantthaneverbeforeso

thattherearenumerouschoicesavailableforthestudents.Theycansurfthe

Internetwatchon-linemoviesorsoapoperasgoshoppingortakepartin(4)

socialclubactivities.Anotherreasonisthatdigitalbooksgetpopularamong

studentsfbrdigitalbooksarcmoreconvenientthanthetraditionalonesand

theresourcesarelimitless.Thestudentscanchoosewhatevertheyliketoread

withoutgoingtothelibraries.Frommypointofviewbooksareapartofour

lifejustasBacononcesaidthat(5)readingmakesafullman.Westudents

shouldmakefulluseofanykindofresourcestobroadenourvisionnomatter

theyaretraditionalonesornew-emergingones.WhyAreThereFewer

StudentsintheLibrary?Nowadaysoncampus,(1)wecanseefewerstudents

doreadinginthelibrarythanbeforebutanincreasingnumberstudentsgoto

the(2)cybercafesorgooutofthecampus.Ofallthereasonsaccountingfor

thisphenomenon,(3)themostimportantoneisthattheentertainment

activitiesbecomemoreabundantthaneverbeforesothattherearenumerous

choicesavailableforthestudents.TheycansurftheInternet,watchon-line

moviesorsoapoperas,goshopping,ortakepartin(4)socialclubactivities.

Anotherreasonisthatdigitalbooksgetpopularamongstudents,fordigital

booksaremoreconvenientthanthetraditionalonesandtheresourcesare

limitless.Thestudentscanchoosewhatevertheyliketoreadwithoutgoingto

thelibraries.Frommypointofview,booksareapartofourlife,justasBacon

oncesaidthat(5)readingmakesafullman.Westudentsshouldmakefulluse

ofanykindofresourcestobroadenourvision,nomattertheyaretraditional

onesornew-emergingones.解析：(1)指出现象

⑵cybercafb"网吧"

(3)指出最重要的原因。

(4)socialclubactivities”社交联谊活动”

⑸readingmakesafullman”阅读使人渊''

4.ClassSkippinginCollegesClassskippingissomethingthatisalmost

unimaginableforuswhenwewereinmiddleschoolandhighschool(1)but

itbecomesausualphenomenonintoday'suniversities.What'sworsesomeof

theundergraduatesdonotthinkitis(2)atoskipclasses.(3)Therearesome

possiblereasonsforthephenomenon.(4)Firstuniversitystudentsarenot

preparedto(5)liveaself-disciplinedlifeandwhenthisiscompaniedbya

loosemanagementsystemofuniversitiesclassskippinginevitablyappears

andincreases.(4)Secondthesizeofsomeoftheuniversitycoursesistoobig:

when(6)morethan100oreven200studentsarehavingonelecturetogether

theattendanceofallthestudentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.(4)

Thirdsomeofthecollegestudentsmaynotfindthedirectionfortheirfuture

development.(7)Inmyviewitisnotacceptabletoskipclasses(8)atourown

will(9)letalonetheimportanceofacademiclearningandskilltraining.Ifwe

cannotbearesponsibleindividualandchoosenottoobeytheruleswecan

notmakeourselvesaneligiblecitizen.ClassSkippinginCollegesClass

skippingissomethingthatisalmostunimaginableforuswhenwcwerein

middleschoolandhighschool,(1)butitbecomesausualphenomenonin

today*suniversities.What'sworse,someoftheundergraduatesdonotthinkit

is(2)atoskipclasses.(3)Therearesomepossiblereasonsforthe

phenomenon.(4)First,universitystudentsarenotpreparedto(5)liveaself­

disciplinedlife,andwhenthisiscompaniedbyaloosemanagementsystem

ofuniversities,classskippinginevitablyappearsandincreases.(4)Second,

thesizeofsomeoftheuniversitycoursesistoobig:when(6)morethan100

oreven200studentsarehavingonelecturetogether,theattendanceofallthe

studentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.(4)Third,someofthe

collegestudentsmaynotfindthedirectionfortheirfuturedevelopment.(7)

Inmyview,itisnotacceptabletoskipclasses(8)atourownwill,(9)letalone

theimportanceofacademiclearningandskilltraining.Ifwecannotbea

responsibleindividualandchoosenottoobeytherules,wecannotmake

ourselvesaneligiblecitizen.解析：本题要求写一篇议论文，“逃课现象”

是大学生非常熟悉的校园话题，与他们联系比较密切，议论要客观、具

有说服力，而不能无理无据地空洞表述。

［思路］第一段说明大学生逃课的普遍性；

第二段详细论述大学生逃课的原因；

第三段给出自己的观点：不要逃课。

5.BlogWritingNowadaysblogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular

whichhasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblog

writingclaimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedin

yourblogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.

Moreoveritcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblogpeople

mayknowmoreaboutyourpersonalityhobbiestastesviewsandsoon.

Howeverthosewhoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethe

spreadoffalseinformationeasierontheInternetwhichmayleadtogreat

damagetoindividualsaswellastothesociety.Besidestheconvenientaccess

totheblogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion

theadvantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.With

moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictionsblogwritingwillnodoubtbe

developedatafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.Blog

WritingNowadays,blogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular,which

hasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblogwriting

claimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedinyour

blogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.Moreover,

itcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblog,peoplemayknow

moreaboutyourpersonality,hobbies,tastes,viewsandsoon.However,those

whoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethespreadoffalse

informationeasierontheInternet,whichmayleadtogreatdamageto

individualsaswellastothesociety.Besides,theconvenientaccesstothe

blogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion,the

advantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.Withmore

effectiveregulationsandrestrictions,blogwritingwillnodoubtbedeveloped

atafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.解析：［审题］本

次考试的写作题属于非常典型的利弊型作文。要求考生就某一事物或社

会现象分析其优点和缺点，并阐述自己的态度。

第一段提出对写博客有不同看法，可以先介绍写博客的好处，举两三个

例子说明。如信息共享，增进了解等。

第二段说明其缺点。如虚假信息传布，个人隐私被侵犯等。

第三段说出自己的看法，即写博客利大于弊，但要有有效的规则和限制。

［提纲］

1.Advantages:

Shareinformation

Promotemutualunderstanding

2.Disadvantages:

Spreadoffalseinformation

Violatetheprivacy

3.Myview:

Advantagesoutweighdisadvantages.

Moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictions

Acceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.

6.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoften

hearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnot

surprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooks

andworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhaveto

situplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthe

publicforanendtothissituationtheexcessivepressureimposedonthepupils

hasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.First

agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparentswhohavegonealllengths

tohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearly

intellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemoutto

varioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:

Excelinacademicperformance.Ithasinfactbeenechoingintheirheadsever

sincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehightestwelland

finishfirst.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldbeheldresponsibletoo.To

themscoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudent

butalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthem

donot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteaching

methods.Insteadtheyjustassignmoredrillsandexercisesthrustmorebooks

intothepupils*backpacksandstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsas

possible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids*

schoolbags.11Tomyminditappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsof

somepressure-toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses一

althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersand

parents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto^humanize"thecurrenteducational

system—tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshave

pointedoutwhenitcomestoachild'swell-beingweshouldbeasconcerned

withcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-manneredgood

decentpersonweshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythan

notifwehaveachievedthesegoalsthechild*ssuccesswilltakecareof

itself.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedayswe

oftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisis

notsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsof

textbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthatthey

havetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorof

thepublicforanendtothissituation,theexcessivepressureimposedonthe

pupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.

First,agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparents,whohavegoneall

lengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethem

forearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthem

outtovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyone

message:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithas,infact,beenechoingintheir

headseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehigh,

testwell,andfinishfirst.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldbeheld

responsible,too.Tothem,scoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailure

foraparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheir

own.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencyby

improvingtheirteachingmethods.Instead,theyjustassignmoredrillsand

exercises,thrustmorebooksintothepupils*backpacks,andstufftheirheads

withasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingout

for"lighteningkids*schoolbags.*1Tomymind,itappearscomparativelyeasy

torelievepupilsofsomepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffa

fewcourses-althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofboth

teachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize0thecurrent

educationalsystem-tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmany

educatorshavepointedout,whenitcomestoachild'swell-being,weshould

beasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-

mannered,good,decentperson,wcshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.

Morelikelythannot,ifwehaveachievedthesegoals,thechild'ssuccesswill

takecareofitself.

7.250MingyueRdShanghai200312Dec.12006Mr.BrownManagerofthe

HumanResourcesDivisionSunnyCompanyLtd526WestZhongshanRd

Shanghai200013DearMr.Brown:Thepositionofapart-timemarket

surveyoradvertisedondrewmyattentionandthusIam

writingtooffermyservice.Iamasophomorein***Universitymajoringin

marketing.IcanspeakEnglishfluentlyandhavepassedCET-4.Lastsummer

Iworkedasareceptionistinaconsultingcompanyforalmosttwomonths

whichhelpedmeaccumulatesomeexperienceinapproachingmaddealing

withallkindsofpeople.Mycolleaguesandtheclientswereimpressedbyme

agiftwhoisoutgoingactiveandenthusiastic.Ilikecommunicatingwith

peopleandamwillingtotakeanyhardwork.Ibelievethatonlybyconstantly

challengingmyselfcanIbemoreintelligentlymatureandpreparemyself

betterfbrthiscompetitivesociety.Ihopeyouwillgivemetheopportunityto

talkwithyouinpersonandamconfidentthatIwillbeaneffectivemember

ofyourcompany.SincerelyyoursLiHua250,MingyueRd,Shanghai200312,

Dec.1,2006Mr.BrownManageroftheHumanResourcesDivision,Sunny

CompanyLtd,526,WestZhongshanRd,Shanghai200013DearMr.Brown:

Thepositionofapart-timemarketsurveyoradvertisedon

drewmyattentionandthusIamwritingtooffermyservice.Iamasophomore

in***University,majoringinmarketing.IcanspeakEngl