2023年山西省太原市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledScientificBreakthroughsinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

ThenumberofscientificbreakthroughsoverthepastyearsinChina(Estimated)

1.上圖所示為中國近幾年的科學(xué)創(chuàng)新情況，請描述其變化

2.請說明發(fā)生這變化的原因

3.對此進(jìn)行預(yù)測

ScientificBreakthroughsinChina

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.SupposeyouareLiMing.WritealettertoMartha,ateacherofyoursintheseniorhighschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.得知老師要來倫敦訪問非常高興；

2．介紹自己的學(xué)習(xí)和生活；

3．希望能帶老師參觀倫敦。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.有的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生擇業(yè)時盲目追求高工資，有的則認(rèn)為提供學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會及事業(yè)上的發(fā)展才更重要的；

2．持有這兩種觀點(diǎn)的原因；

3．你的觀點(diǎn)。

NeverTakeThingsforGranted

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofWesternHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些“洋”節(jié)日在中國越來越流行

2.一些中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日反倒無人問津

3.你如何看待這種現(xiàn)象

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareall6wed30minutestowriteashortessayentitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.電子游戲在學(xué)生之間享有很高的人氣，很多人玩，尤其是大學(xué)生

2.沉迷電子游戲?qū)W(xué)生的影響

3.如何解決“電子游戲熱”

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人數(shù)在持續(xù)上漲10年后于2007年開始減少。

2．考研熱降溫的原因。(收費(fèi)改革；研究生就業(yè)難；用人單位重視工作經(jīng)驗(yàn))

3．我們應(yīng)該如何選擇。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheValueofScience.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有的人認(rèn)為，科學(xué)的價值在于對人類物質(zhì)生活的提高作出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)；另一些人則認(rèn)為，科學(xué)的真正價值在于它提高了人的整體素質(zhì).你的看法如何？寫出你的觀點(diǎn)，并適當(dāng)舉例說明你的理由.

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterApplyingForaJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourletterontheadvertisementandtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.說明應(yīng)聘的職位和信息的來源

2.介紹自己的專業(yè)情況和相關(guān)的兼職工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)

3.提出希望有機(jī)會面試

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedtowriteashortessayentitledChoosingaJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.人們對擇業(yè)的不同選擇。

2．我對擇業(yè)的考慮。

3．我為什么這么考慮。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicDon'tHesitatetoSay"No".Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.別人請求幫助時，在什么情況下我們會說“不”

2.為什么有些人在該說“不”的時候不說“不”

3.該說“不”時不說“不”的壞處

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.Calories

Foryearsnow,calorieshavebeenalltherage--peoplearecountingthemandcuttingthem,andyou'dbehard-pressedtofindsomethingatthesupermarketthatdoesnotlistitscaloriesperservingsomewhereonthepackage.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhatexactlyacalorieis?

WhatIsACalorie?

Acalorieisaunitofenergy.Wetendtoassociatecalorieswithfood,buttheyapplytoanythingcontainingenergy.Forexample,agallon(about4liters)ofgasolinecontainsabout31,000,000calories.

Specifically,acalorieistheamountofenergy,orheat,ittakestoraisethetemperatureof1gramofwater1degreeCelsius(1.8degreesFahrenheit).Onecalorieisequalto4.184joules(焦耳),acommonunitofenergyusedinthephysicalsciences,

Mostofusthinkofcaloriesinrelationtofood,asin"Thiscanofsodahas200calories."Itturnsoutthatthecaloriesonafoodpackageareactuallykilocalories(1,000calories=1kilocalorie).Thewordissometimescapitalizedtoshowthedifference,butusuallynot.Afoodcaloriecontains4,184joules.Acanofsodacontaining200foodcaloriescontains200,000regularcalories,or200kilocalories.Agallonofgasolinecontains31,000kilocalories.

Thesameappliestoexercise--whenafitnesschartsaysyouburnabout100caloriesforeverymileyoujog,itmeans100kilocalories.Forthedurationofthisarticle,whenwesay"calorie",wemean"kilocalorie".

WhatCaloriesDo?

Humanbeingsneedenergytosurvive--tobreathe,move,pumpblood--andtheyacquirethisenergyfromfood.

Thenumberofcaloriesinafoodisameasureofhowmuchpotentialenergythatfoodpossesses.Agramofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)has4calories,agramofproteinhas4calories,andagramoffathas9calories.Foodsareacompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks.Soifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknowhowmanycalories,orhowmuchenergy,thatfoodcontains.

Ifwelookatthenutritionallabelonthebackofapacketofmaple-and-brown-sugaroatmeal,wefindthatithas160calories.Thismeansthatifweweretopourthisoatmealintoadish,settheoatmealonfireandgetittoburncompletely(whichisactuallyprettytricky),thereactionwouldproduce160kilocalories(remember:foodcaloriesarekilocalories)--enoughenergytoraisethetemperatureof160kilogramsofwater1degreeCelsius.

Ifwelookcloseratthenutritionallabel,weseethatouroatmealhas2gramsoffat,4gramsofproteinand32gramsofcarbohydrates,producingatotalof162calories(apparently,foodmanufacturersliketorounddown).Ofthese162calories,18comefromfat(9calx2g),16comefromprotein(4cal×4g)and128comefromcarbohydrates(4cal×32g).

Ourbodies"burn"thecaloriesintheoatmealthroughmetabolic(新陳代謝的)processes,bywhichenzymes(酵素)breakthecarbohydratesintoglucose(葡萄糖)andothersugars,thefatsintoglycerol(丙三醇)andfattyacidsandtheproteinsintoaminoacids(氨基酸).

Thesemoleculesarethentransportedthroughthebloodstreamtothecells,wheretheyareeitherabsorbedforimmediateuseorsentontothefinalstageofmetabolisminwhichtheyarereactedwithoxygentoreleasetheirstoredenergy.

YourCaloricNeeds

Justhowmanycaloriesdoourcellsneedtofunctionwell?Thenumberisdifferentforeveryperson.Youmaynoticeonthenutritionallabelsofthefoodsyoubuythatthe"percentdailyvalues"arebasedona2,000caloriediet.2,000caloriesisaroughaverageofwhatapersonneedstoeatinaday,butyourbodymightneedmoreorlessthan2,000calories.Height,weight,gender,ageandactivitylevelallaffectyourcaloricneeds.

Thereareseveralfactorsthatregulatehowmanyca

A.YB.NC.NG

12.Ifadrugcanbringgreatbenefittoapatient,thepatientmaybewillingtotakethedrugevenwiththeriskfor______.

13.

Laura'sdaughterJennahasgotaPh.D.degreefromtheUniversityofTexas.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Inmostcircumstances,comparedwithnotesandcoinsthepredominanceofaphoneorasmartcardinvolves______.

A.fastnessB.convenienceC.popularityD.anonymity

15.

FreudlearnedfromCharcoteverythingheneededtoknowabouthowtocurementallyiiipatients.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

ThebigproblemofYouTubeisabout______.

A.violatedcopyrightandlowprofit

B.illegalbusiness

C.users'oddbehaviorsandpiratedvideos

D.Google'sacquisition

17.

Inapaperlessoffice,recordsmightbe______withoutatrailbeingleft.

18.

AccordingtoHawkins,computerswillfadetothebackgroundbecausecellphonesare___________________devices.

19.

Somecollegesadmitless-qualifiedboystudentsovermore-qualifiedgirlsinorderto______.

A.encouragemoreboystoIvyLeagueschools

B.fightagainsttheUSCommissiononCivilRights

C.removetheimbalancebetweengenders

D.helptheboysgetbettereducation

20.

GeorgeBushisapersonwhoiscapableofrousingpeopletoangerwith_______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：AbeetleinvasionintheUnitedStateshaskilledatleasttwentymillionashtrees.TheinvasionoftheemeraldashborerwasfirstdiscoverednearDetroit,Michigan,in2002.Expertsbelievethesmallgreeninsectsarrivedinthe1990'sinshipmentsofgoodsfromChina.

TheemeraldashborerhasdestroyedtreesintheMidwestandasFarEastintheUnitedStatesasMaryland.TheinsectshavealsospreadasfarnorthasOntario,Canada.

Ashtreescanresistmanydiseases.Buttheycannotresisttheemeraldashborer.Itlayseggsonthebark.Theyounglarvadrillintoandfeedontheinnerbark.Thisharmstheabilityofthetreetotransportwaterandnutrition.

Insomeplaces,farmers.areusing"detectiontrees".Theyhaveanareawherebarkhasbeencutaway.Theareacirclesthetree.Theprocessweakensthetree.Itmakesthemeasiertargetsforborers,andshowsiftheinsectsarenearby.

Effortstostopthespreadoftheemeraldashborerincludecuttingdownaffectedtrees.Thereareworriesthattheashtreemightdisappearunlesstheinvasioniscontrolled.Toprepareforsuchapossibility,agovernmentlaboratoryisaskingpeopletosendintheseedsfromashtrees.ItexaminesandX-raystheseedstomakesurethattherearenolivingborerfertilizedeggs.Onlythebestseedsareremainedandthensentforstorageinaseedbank.There,theyaredriedandfrozen.Shouldtheseedseverbeneeded,thehopeisthatscientistsmightsomedaydevelopanashtreethatcouldresistthelittlegreenattackers.

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A.ToMichigan.B.ToChina.C.ToMaryland.D.ToCanada.

22.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

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A.Peopleareexpectedtocomeatsix.

B.Aformalpartywillbeheld.

C.Itwillbeapartyforrelaxation.

D.Thereisnoneedtopreparespecialclothes.

23.(28)

A.Lessselfdiscipline.

B.Bettersenseofdiscipline.

C.Moremutualrespect.

D.Lesseffectivegovernment.

24.(38)

25.聽力原文：W:DoyouknowanewDisneylandisbeingbuiltnearby?MickeyMouseiseverywhere.Picturesofhimonthesubway,onthebuildings,justeverywhere!

M:Oh.youdon'tlikeMickeyMouse.Ithinkhe'scool.AndIjustcan'twaitforDisneylandtoopen!

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.ThemanisexpectingtovisitDisneyland.

B.ThewomanisfondofvisitingDisneyland.

C.Disneylandhasn'tprovidedenoughsignseverywhere.

D.Disneylandwillhavesubwayandbuildings.

26.(31)

A.InNewEngland.

B.IntheSouth.

C.IntheMidwest.

D.IntheNorth.

27.(35)

A.Bonestructure.

B.Smellability.

C.Birthmode.

D.Recoverabilityagainstdisease.

28.(19)

A.Shethinksherpayforthejobistootow.

B.Shebelievessheshouldbepromotedasamanager.

C.Shethinksherjobcannotmakefulluseofherabilities.

D.Shethinkswhatherlearnedisuseless.

29.聽力原文：W:WasRobertelectedtothecommittee?

M:Yes,infacthewasmadechairmanbutheonlyagreedtotakethejobifthey'lllethimmakeallthedecisionhimself.

Q:WhatdoesRobertintendtodo?

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A.Todowhateverthecommitteeasksofhim.

B.Tomakedecisionsinagreementwiththecommittee.

C.Torunthecommitteeaccordingtohisownideas.

D.Toelectthecommitteechairmanhimself.

30.聽力原文：Manyyearsago,therelivedapoormanwhohadonlyoneson.Oneday,therewasnomoremoneyorfoodleftinIthehouse,sothemansaid,"Myson,youmustgotofindsomeworkandearnsomemoney."

Theyoungmanlefthome.Hewalkedmanymilesuntilhemetarichfarmerwhohadthousandsofsheep.Thisfarmerneededashepherdtolookafterhissheepsohegavetheyoungmanthejob.

Thereweresevenmountainsaroundthefarm,andthereweresheepineveryfieldoneverymountain.Oneday,blackcloudsgathered.Astormbegan.Thewindtoreoffbranchesandblewdownmightytrees.Therainpoureddown.Pathsandbridgeswerewashedaway.

Theyoungmanrushedaroundandgatheredthesheepfromthesevenhillsidestoleadthemtoshelterinthefarm.Hehadalmostreachedthefarmwithhisenormousflockwhenhesawthatthebridgeoverthelaststreamhadbeenwashedaway.Therewasonlyawoodenplankleft.

Itwasonlysafeforthesheeptowalkacrosstheplankoneatatime.Theydidnotlikethelookofthenarrow,creakypieceofwood,buttheshepherdpushedabigblacksheepacrossandthereststartedtofollow,oneatatime,oneatatime.

Whathappenednext?I'lltellyouwhenallthesheeparesafelyacrosstheplank.Atthemomenttheyaxestillgoingover,oneatatime,oneatatime,oneatatime.

Haveallthesheepcrossedoverthebridgeyet?Ohdearme,no.Theyoungmansavedthousandsofsheepfromthemountainsandfields.Theyallhavetogetacrossthatshakyplank,andtheyarestillcrossing,oneatatime,oneatatime.Whenwillthelastsheephavecrossed?Youmaywellask.Theansweris,theywillallhavecrossedwheneverysheepisontheotherside!Butjustnow,theyarestillwalkingover,oneatatime,oneatatime.

Andwhatabouttheyoungman?Well,heisstillwaiting,andwatchingthosesheepcrossingtheplank,oneatatime.

Oneatatime,oneatatime.

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A.Hewantedtobeashepherd.

B.Hisfatherhad-nomoremoneyforfood.

C.Hismotherwantedhimtofindawife.

D.Hewantedtoearnmuchmoremoney.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.TheWorldDigitalLibrarymainlytargets______.

A.youngpeopleintheU.S.

B.childrenofpoorcountries

C.studentsallovertheworld

D.scholarsunderstandingEnglish

32.

Bysaying"I'mjuststartingtolive,"Tommeansthat______.

A.heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflife

B.heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusband

C.helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochange

D.heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore

33.

GeorgeAnnaswouldprobablyagreethatdoctorsshouldbepunishedifthey______.

A.managetheirpatientsincompetently

B.givepatientsmoremedicinethanneeded

C.reducedrugdosagesfortheirpatients

D.prolongtheneedlesssufferingofthepatients

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

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35.

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36.【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S5】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S7】

參考答案

1.ScientificBreakthroughsinChinaThenumberofscientificbreakthroughsinChinahasgrownveryfastoverthepastyears.In2001thenumberwasalmost50.In2002thenumberwasabout100andin2004thenumberScientificBreakthroughsinChinaThenumberofscientificbreakthroughsinChinahasgrownveryfastoverthepastyears.In2001,thenumberwasalmost50.In2002,thenumberwasabout100andin2004thenumber解析：這次的作文是看圖表作文。文章第一段應(yīng)該根據(jù)圖表先對中國這幾年科學(xué)創(chuàng)新的變化做一個描述。接下來，文章的第二段應(yīng)該羅列出這些創(chuàng)新變化產(chǎn)生的原因，一方面是現(xiàn)代科學(xué)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，另一方面是中國政府十分重視科學(xué)創(chuàng)新并為科學(xué)創(chuàng)新領(lǐng)域提供了大量的資金支持。文章的結(jié)尾應(yīng)提出對未來科學(xué)創(chuàng)新發(fā)展的預(yù)測。而在兩者比較的表達(dá)上，可以運(yùn)用fourtimesasbigas…，twice/threetimesaslarge/long…as或者threetimesthelength/sizeofthatone等表達(dá)方式。文章寫作過程中，在表達(dá)數(shù)字概念時可以運(yùn)用以下表達(dá)方式，如：thenumberof…，theamountof…或thefigureof…表達(dá)原因可以運(yùn)用的句式為onereasonof…is，anotherreasonis…相關(guān)表達(dá)方法還有ononehand…ontheotherhand…或Foronething…Foranother…等。在表達(dá)個人的觀點(diǎn)方面可以運(yùn)用inmyopinion，inmypointofview或frommyperspective等。

2.ALettertoMyTeacherMarch232006DearMissMarthaIhavebeenmissingyouallthetimedearteacher.IamsogladtoknowthatyouareplanningtocometoLondonfaravisitthissummervacation.I'meagerlylookingforwardtoseeingyouhereassoonaspossible.IhavebeeninLondonforalmostayear.ThistermItakefourcourses:Englishhistorysociologyandinternationallaw.Theyareinterestingandbeneficial.Ilikethemverymuch.Ihaveadaptedtothelifestylehere.NowIamlivingwithanEnglishgirlofmyagewhoismajoringinChinese.Sheiswarm-heartedtomeoftentakingtimetohelpmewithmyEnglishandtellingmemanyfunnystoriesaboutEnglishcustoms.InreturnIhaveofferedhelptoimproveherChinese.We'regettingalongwellwitheachother.IhopethatIcanserveasyourguidewhenyoucomehereonatourinthecomingsummervacation.IwillshowyouaroundLondontheworldfamousculturalcity.I'msureyouwillbedeeplyimpressedbywhatyousee.Bestregards!YoursgratefullyLiMingALettertoMyTeacherMarch23,2006DearMissMartha,Ihavebeenmissingyouallthetime,dearteacher.IamsogladtoknowthatyouareplanningtocometoLondonfaravisitthissummervacation.I'meagerlylookingforwardtoseeingyouhereassoonaspossible.IhavebeeninLondonforalmostayear.ThistermItakefourcourses:English,history,sociologyandinternationallaw.Theyareinterestingandbeneficial.Ilikethemverymuch.Ihaveadaptedtothelifestyle.here.NowIamlivingwithanEnglishgirlofmyage,whoismajoringinChinese.Sheiswarm-heartedtome,oftentakingtimetohelpmewithmyEnglishandtellingmemanyfunnystoriesaboutEnglishcustoms.Inreturn,IhaveofferedhelptoimproveherChinese.We'regettingalongwellwitheachother.IhopethatIcanserveasyourguidewhenyoucomehereonatourinthecomingsummervacation.IwillshowyouaroundLondon,theworldfamousculturalcity.I'msureyouwillbedeeplyimpressedbywhatyousee.Bestregards!Yoursgratefully,LiMing解析：[審題]這次考試的寫作題屬于應(yīng)用文寫作?？偟膩碚f，這類信函一般都會給出題頭(很可能僅包括時間)，稱呼，結(jié)束語和簽名。所以它的考察重點(diǎn)是語言本身而不是格式。根據(jù)題目要求，文章應(yīng)包含以下三項(xiàng)基本內(nèi)容：第一項(xiàng)是得知老師要來倫敦訪問非常高興。第二項(xiàng)是介紹自己的學(xué)習(xí)和生活。如學(xué)習(xí)哪些課程；生活是否適應(yīng)等。第三項(xiàng)希望老師來訪時帶老師參觀倫敦。

[提綱]

1.Gladtoknowthevisit.

2.Aboutmystudy:

takefourcourses

interesting

3.Aboutmylife:

adapttothelife

livewithanEnglishgirl

helpeachother

4.Mywish:

showyouaroundLondon

3.HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.Somestudentsfocustheirattentiononthejobsthatpromisehighsalaries.Othersshowapreferenceforthosethatofferachancetolearnskillsandadvancementpossibilities.Studentsholdingthefirstviewusuallythinkthatmoremoneywillresultinmorehappiness.Withalotofmoneyinhandtheywillbeabletoenjoyarichlife.Otherwisetheywillsufferfromdepressionduetothelackofenoughmoney.Howeverholdersofthesecondviewwillarguethatoneshoulddevelophisskillsasmuchaspossible.Itiscareerdevelopmentthatcountsmost.Withoutdevelopmentyouwillbeoutrunbyothersandfallbehindthetimessoonerorlater.AsfarasIamconcernedI'dliketogivemysupporttothesecondview.Afterallmoneyisnoteverything.Yourdevelopmentismuchmoreimportant.Inthelongrunyouwillreapmorecareerbenefits.Ifweblindlyclingtothosehighpaidjobsandfailtodevelopourabilitywewillsuffergreaterlossintheend.HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.Somestudentsfocustheirattentiononthejobsthatpromisehighsalaries.Othersshowapreferenceforthosethatofferachancetolearnskillsandadvancementpossibilities.Studentsholdingthefirstviewusuallythinkthatmoremoneywillresultinmorehappiness.Withalotofmoneyinhand,theywillbeabletoenjoyarichlife.Otherwise,theywillsufferfromdepressionduetothelackofenoughmoney.However,holdersofthesecondviewwillarguethatoneshoulddevelophisskillsasmuchaspossible.Itiscareerdevelopmentthatcountsmost.Withoutdevelopment,youwillbeoutrunbyothersandfallbehindthetimessoonerorlater.AsfarasIamconcerned,I'dliketogivemysupporttothesecondview.Afterall,moneyisnoteverything.Yourdevelopmentismuchmoreimportant.Inthelongrun,youwillreapmorecareerbenefits.Ifweblindlyclingtothosehighpaidjobsandfailtodevelopourability,wewillsuffergreaterlossintheend.解析：[審題]

本文是一篇議論文。旨先列舉出兩種對立的觀點(diǎn)，然后分別說明各自的理由，最后表達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn)。[寫作思路]

第一段；提出兩種不同的觀點(diǎn)——追求高工資與注重事業(yè)發(fā)展。

第二段：說明各自的理由。

第三段：支持第二種觀點(diǎn)：立足長遠(yuǎn)，注重事業(yè)發(fā)展。

4.ThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.ForexampleweeksbeforeChristmascountlessshopsrestaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasdeThePopularityofWesternHolidaysItseemsthatsomewesternholidaysaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina.Forexample,weeksbeforeChristmas,countlessshops,restaurantsandhotelshavegotreadywithChristmasde

5.VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurseTodayvideogameshavebecomemoreandmorepopularamongthestudentsespeciallyamongcollegestudents.ItseemsthatthemoretheyareprohibitedfromplayingthegamestheVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurseToday,videogameshavebecomemoreandmorepopularamongthestudents,especiallyamongcollegestudents.Itseemsthatthemoretheyareprohibitedfromplayingthegames,the

6.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetestafteraten-yearcrazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthreeyearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcostssomestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,withamodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetest,afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthreeyearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogram,theyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts,somestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceived,thebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduates,jobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudies,thepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreover,manycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresult,somestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinion,beforewemakethechoice,weneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.

7.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofsciencepeoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.AndpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephonesTVsetsjetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservationexperimentsandresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbusofGalileoandofEinstein—thespiritofconqueringunchartedplacesdiscoveringunknownfactsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks—isaninborngiftwe