【2021年】山東省臨沂市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositiononthechartandoutlinebelow:

1．簡要分析圖表

2．分析觀眾喜歡看體育節(jié)目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanapplicationfortheassistantlibrarianinyourschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.介紹你的姓名、班級、專業(yè)等基本信息

2.列舉你的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，證明你能勝任此職位

3.表明你對此工作的熱情，渴望得到鍛煉的機(jī)會

AnApplicationfortheAssistantLibrarian

3.1.目前，國久“漢語熱”持續(xù)升溫

2.出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的主要原因

3.“漢語熱”給我的啟示

OnForeigners'LearningChinese

4.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteastartessayentitledShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.安樂死應(yīng)該合法化

2.安樂死不應(yīng)合法化

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.上大學(xué)的費(fèi)用(tuitionandfees)可以通過多種途徑解決。

2．哪種途徑適合我(說明理由)。

3．我的看法是……

HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1．簡單描述下圖表內(nèi)容。

2．變化原因。

3．這個(gè)變化對個(gè)人和社會的影響。

7.Directions:Farthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前很多父母在子女高中畢業(yè)前就送他們出國學(xué)習(xí)

2．形成這種趨勢的原因

3．我對此的看法

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamountofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicABoominContinuingEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．圖中所示為某城市1989、1994、1999、2004年參加成人教育(或繼續(xù)教育)的人數(shù)情況，請描述其變化

2．請說明發(fā)生這些變化的原因(可從社會發(fā)展及競爭能力方面加以說明)

3．請預(yù)測我國成人教育(或繼續(xù)教育)的前景

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.描述現(xiàn)在大學(xué)課堂及講座上常見的現(xiàn)象：態(tài)度不認(rèn)真，睡覺，發(fā)短信及出勤率低……因此提出大學(xué)課堂是否應(yīng)該采取自愿而非強(qiáng)制。

2．列舉原因。

3．我的看法。

ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional

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

OtherpeoplearelikelytoconnectUFO'swithsomethinginthewater,whichlookslikeasmallsubmarinebuttravelsmoreslowly.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Theproblemseitherwiththedispensermechanismorwiththebillscanleadto______.

13.Howtoavoide-thrombosisaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bycrossingyourlegswhilesitting.

B.Bykeepingacomfortableposture.

C.Bykeepingsuppliesconvenientforgetting.

D.Bymovingaroundeveryhour.

14.

Inordertobreakthebadhabitofprocrastination,weshouldadoptthesolutionsprovidedoneafteranotherinsteadof______atonce.

15.

Kyotoagreementisacceptedbymostoftheworld'smajorpollutersofcountries.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Healthmightbedefinedastheabilitytofunctioneffectivelyinmeetingphysical,emotional,andmentalstressesoflife.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

ChinesearethemostsuccessfulbusinessgroupinAsia.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Increasingone'soutputturnsouttobethemostimportantstrategyinfulfillingtheself-improvement.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Rivers

Byoriginalusage,ariverisflowingwaterinachannelwithdefinedbanks.Modernusageincludesriversthataremultichanneled,intermittent,ortransientinflowandchannelsthatarepracticallybankless.Theconceptofchanneledsurfaceflow,however,remainscentraltothedefinition.

Riversarenourishedbyprecipitation,bydirectoverlandrunoff,throughspringsandseepages(滲流),orfrommeltwaterattheedgesofsnowfieldsandglaciers.Thecontributionofdirectprecipitationonthewatersurfaceisusuallyminute,exceptwheremuchofacatchmentareaisoccupiedbylakes.Riverwaterlossesresultfromseepageintoshallowordeepaquifers(沙石含水層)andparticularlyfromevaporation.Thedifferencebetweenthewaterinputandlosssustainssurfacedischargeorstreamflow.TheamountofwaterinriversystematanytimeisbutatinyfractionoftheEarth'stotalwater;97percentofallwateriscontainedintheoceansandaboutthree-quartersoffreshwaterisstoredaslandice;nearlyalltheremainderoccursasgroundwater.Lakesholdlessthan0.5percentOfallfreshwater,soilmoistureaccountsforabout0.05percent,andwaterinriverchannelsforroughlyhalfasmuch,0.025percent,whichrepresentsonlyaboutonefour-thousandthoftheEarth'stotalfreshwater.

Waterisconstantlycycledthroughthesystemsoflandice,soil,lakes,groundwater,andriverchannels,however.Thedischargeofriverstotheoceansdeliverstothesesystemstheequivalentofthewatervaporthatisblownoverlandandthenconsequentlyprecipitatedasrainorsnow—i.e.,some7percentofmeanannualprecipitationontheglobeand30percentofprecipitationonlandareas.

Thehistoricalrecordincludesmarkedshiftsintheappreciationofrivers,numerousconflictsinusedemand,andanintensificationofusethathasrapidlyacceleratedduringthe20thcentury.Externalfreighttradebecameconcentratedinestuarineportsratherthanininlandportswhenoceangoingvesselsincreasedinsize.

Demandonopen-channelwaterincreasesaspopulationandpercapitawateruseincreaseandasundergroundwatersuppliesfallshort.Irrigationuseconstitutesacomparativelylargepercentageofthetotalsupply.

Present-daydemandsonriversaspowersourcesrangefromthefloatingoftimber,throughtheuseofwaterforcooling,tohydroelectricgeneration.Logginginforestsreliesprimarilyonnotationduringtheseasonofmelt-waterhighflow.Largepowerplantsotherindustrialfacilitiesareoftenlocatedalong.rivers,whichsupplytheenormousquantitiesofwaterneededforcoolingpurposes.Manufacturersofpetrochemicals,steel,andwoolenclothalsomakelargedemands.Hydroelectricpowergenerationwasintroducedmorethan100yearsago,butthemajorityoftheexistinginstallationshavebeenbuiltsince1950.

Theever-increasingexploitationofrivershasgivenrisetoavarietyofproblems.Extensivecommercialnavigationofrivershasresultedinmuchartificialimprovementofnaturalchannels,includingincreasingthedepthofthechannelstopermitpassageoflargervessels.Insomecases,thisloweringofthefiverbottomhascausedthewatertableofthesurroundingareatodrop,whichhasadverselyaffectedagriculture.Also,canalization,withitsextensivesystemoflocksandnavigationdams,ofte

A.aremultichanneledinflow

B.haveclearbanks

C.includebanklesschannels

D.existforonlyashorttimeinflow

20.

______havetriedhardtopersuadewomennottomarry.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：M:Ozoneisanextremelyactivegascomprisedofthreeatomsofoxygen.OzoneexistsnaturallyintheEarth'supperatmosphere,thestratosphere,whereitshieldstheEarthfromthesun'sultravioletrays.However,ozonefoundclosetotheEarth'ssurface,calledground-levelozone,isacomponentofsmogandaharmfulsubstance.

W:Whatistheground-levelozone?Wheredoesitcomefrom?

M:Ground-levelozoneisacolorlessgasthatcanbefoundintheairwebreathe.Itisformedthroughacomplexchemicalreactionbetweenvolatileorganiccompoundsandnitrogenoxidesinthepresenceofsunlight.Itishardtobewatchedbyeyes.

W:Whoisconsideredmostatriskfromexposuretoground-levelozone?

M:Childrenarethemostatriskfromexposuretoground-levelozone:Theirrespiratorysystemsarestilldevelopingandtheybreathemoreairperpoundofbodyweightthanadults.

W:Fromwhatyou'vejustsaid,canIinferthatground-levelozoneiscloselyrelatedtosummer,thehotdays?

M:Ground-levelozoneisasummertimeproblem;childrenspendmostofthesummeroutsideplayingatsummercamps,playgrounds,andneighborhoodparksandinbackyards.

W:HowdoIknowwhenground-levelozoneconcentrationsarehigh?

M:Ground-levelozoneconcentrationstendtobeespeciallyhighduringsummerwhentheweatherishotandsunny.

W:Isthereanyorganizationprovidingrelevantinformation?

M:Thestafffromthedepartmentsconcernedhasdevelopedaproceduretoinform.thepublicaboutexpectedground-levelozonereadings.EachafternoonfromMay1stthroughSeptember15th,thestaffretrieveandreviewmonitoredozonedataandweatherforecastinformation.Thentheydevelopground-levelozoneforecastsforthefollowingday.

(23)

A.ItexistsclosetothesurfaceoftheEarth.

B.Itisacomponentofsmogandaharmfulsubstance.

C.Itisakindofyellowgas.

D.Itisformedthroughacomplexreaction.

22.【B5】

23.

【B4】

24.聽力原文：W:Mr.Glieberman,doyouseeanychangeinhighrateofbrokenmarriages?

M:Thedivorcerateisbeginningtoleveloffandprobablywillbegintodropinthenextyearortwo,thoughnotsignificantly.Thetightenedeconomyhasmadeitmoredifficultfortroubledcouplestohandleallthecostsassociatedwithsettingupseparatehouseholds.Also,Ibelievethereisacomebackofthoughtaftertheturbulent60sand70sthatthefamilydoeshavevalue.Inthemidstofchangeandfamilydisintegration,peopleseemtohaveagreaterdesirenowtocreatestabilityintheirlives.

W:Whatisthedivorceratenow?

M:Aboutoneinthreemarriagesendsindivorce,aratiofarhigherthanitwastwentyyearsagowhenthephilosophywas"wewilltoughitoutnomatterwhat."Societydemandsthatforappearance'ssakewestaytogether.Divorcenolongercarriesmuchdisgrace.Thereisnoway,forexample,thatRonaldReagan,adivorcedman,couldhavebeenelectedpresidentin1960,Andtherearecountlessotherdivorcedpoliticianswho,yearsage,wouldhavebeenvotedoutofofficeiftheyhadevenconsideredadivorce,letalonegottenone.Thesamewastrueinthecorporatestructurewheredivorcedpeoplerarelymoveduptheexecutiveladder.Nowcorporationswelcomeadivorcedmanbecausetheycanshifthimaroundthecountrywithoutworryingaboutrelocatinghisfamilyormakingcertainthattheyarehappy.

(23)

A.Rise.B.Fall.C.V-shape.D.Zigzag.

25.聽力原文：W:Ifthetrafficwasn'theldupforsolong,Iwouldhavebeentoclassbyteno'clock.

M:It'stoobadyoudidn'tmakeit.Theprofessorwaslookingforyouallmorning.

Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?

(15)

A.Shehadabadcold.

B.Shehadacaraccident.

C.Shegothomebefore10o'clock.

D.Shewasdelayed.

26.聽力原文：M:Isn'titrathercoldoutside,Sally?

W:Itisabit,butIcan'tstandtheterriblesmokeinside.I'dratherstayhereifyoudon'tmind.

Q:Whydoesthewomanwanttostayoutside?

(13)

A.Shefeelsveryhotintheroom.

B.Shewantstoavoidmeetingpeople.

C.Shewantstosmokeacigaretteoutside.

D.Shedoesn'tlikethesmellofsmokeinside.

27.【B10】

28.(21)

A.Acaketin.B.Amicrowaveoven.C.Arollingpin.D.Flour.

29.(47)

30.

【B11】

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.

B.Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdingahostileattitudetowardscience.

C.Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.

D.Somepeoplethinkthreehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosethackforcriticalappraisalofscientificmethod.

32.

Theword"substantially"(Line2,Para.5)mostlikelymeans

A.alittlebitB.infactC.materiallyD.considerably

33.Dieting,accordingtoanoldjoke,maynotactuallymakeyoulivelonger,butitsurefeelsthatway.Nevertheless,evidencehasbeenaccumulatingsincethe1930sthatcalorierestriction-reducingananimal'senergyintakebelowitsenergyconsumption—extendslifespananddelaystheappearanceofage-relateddiseasesinrats,dogs,fishandmonkeys.Suchresultshaveinspiredthousandsofpeopletoputupwithconstanthungerinthehopeoflivinglonger,healthierlives.Theyhavealsoledtoasearchfordrugsthatimitatetheeffectsofcalorierestrictionwithoutthepainofgoingonanactualdiet.

Astudy,knownasCALERIE(ComprehensiveAssessmentofLong-termEffectsofReducingIntakeofEnergy),wassponsoredbyAmerica'sNationalInstitutesofHealth.Ittook48menandwomenagedbetween25and50andassignedthemrandomlytoeitheracontrolgrouporacalorie-restrictionregime.Thoseinthesecondgroupwererequiredtocuttheircalorieintakeforsixmonthsto75%ofthatneededtomaintaintheirweight.

TheCALERIEstudyisalandmarkinthehistoryofthefield,becauseitssubjectswereeitherofnormalweightoronlyslightlyoverweight.Previousprojectshaveusedindividualswhowereclinicallyobese(肥胖的),thusconfusingtheunquestionablebenefitstohealthofreducingobesitywiththepossibleadvantagesofcalorierestrictiontotheotherwisehealthy.

Atamolecularlevel,CALERIEsuggeststheseadvantagesarereal.Forexample,thoseonrestricteddietshadshoweddropsinbodytemperatureandblood-insulin(胰島素)levels—bothphenomenathathavebeenseeninlong-lived,calorie-restrictedanimals.DrRattandoubtswhethercalorierestrictionwillextendmaximumhumanlifeexpectancy.Hearguesthattheconceptsofageingandlongevity(長壽)mustbeseparated.Itmay,indeed,bepossibletoreduceoreliminateparticularage-relateddiseases,andthatwouldincreaseaveragelifespaninthewaythateliminatingotherdiseaseshasdoneinthepast.Butthisisnotthesameasslowingdownagingitself,andthusincreasingmaximumlifespan.Longevityisamorecomplextraitthananyindividualdisease,and,inhisopinion,itwillnotbealteredsoeasily.

CynthiaKenyon,aresearcherlookingintoanti-agingdrugs,believesthatsomemoleculesarelikelytobeapprovedinthenextfivetotenyears,forguardingagainstage-relateddiseases.Peoplethenwillstarttakingthem,andahugenaturalexperimentwillgetunderway.IfDrRattaniswrong,maximumlifespanaswellasaveragelifespanwillincrease.Ifheisright,atleastpeoplewillenjoyahealthieroldage.

Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat______.

A.aneffectivecalorierestrictioninvolvestakinglittlefoodwhiledoingmuchexercise

B.calorierestrictionisprovedtobeeffectiveinpreventingillnessinsomeanimals

C.somedrugsaretakenbypeopletolivelongerwithoutsufferingfromstarvation

D.beforethe1930s,peopledidnotbelieveinthepositiveeffectinextendinglifespan

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S10】

35.

【S9】

36.【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S4】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S6】

參考答案

1.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?ThesportprogramshavebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfaraheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percentrespectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.Oneofthemasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-upemotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheirfeelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthevictoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifferencesportsareaccessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenbysportstheycanroamfromcountrytocountrycontinenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?ThesportprogramshavebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph,78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsports,whichisobviouslyfaraheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewers,comparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdo,with42percentand20percentrespectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.Oneofthemasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-upemotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheirfeelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitement,theyapplaudforthevictoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasense,sportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifference,sportsareaccessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenbysports,theycanroamfromcountrytocountry,continenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.

2.AnApplicationfortheAssistantLibrarianDearlibrarianIsawyouradontheLibraryBoardthismorningand.Iamveryinterestedinthepostasanassistantlibrarian.MynameisJackandIamasophomoreintheDeparAnApplicationfortheAssistantLibrarianDearlibrarian,IsawyouradontheLibraryBoardthismorningand.Iamveryinterestedinthepostasanassistantlibrarian.MynameisJackandIamasophomoreintheDepar解析：本文要求寫一篇求職信，主要目的是向負(fù)責(zé)招聘的人介紹自己，使他信服自己能夠勝任所申請職位。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開即可。第一段介紹自己的姓名、班級、專業(yè)等基本信息，同時(shí)向面試者表明自己對此職位有意向；第二段說明你具備的優(yōu)點(diǎn)能夠勝任此職位；第三段表明對招聘人的感謝，留下具體的聯(lián)系方式，如電話、傳真、電子郵件或通訊地址等，但最好不要在作文中出現(xiàn)自己的真實(shí)信息。

3.OnForeigners'LearningChineseNowadaysChineseourmothertongueisenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountriesandmanyforeignersareattractedbytheoldmysteriousandcharminglanguage.SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.FirstlywiththerapideconomicdevelopmentChinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluencewhichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.SecondlyChineseservesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.FinallythewidespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpridebutmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besideswecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewellandthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.OnForeigners'LearningChineseNowadays,Chinese,ourmothertongue,isenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountries,andmanyforeignersareattractedbytheold,mysteriousandcharminglanguage.SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.Firstly,withtherapideconomicdevelopment,Chinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluence,whichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.Secondly,ChineseservesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.Finally,thewidespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpride,butmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besides,wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewell,andthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.解析：①審題及布局．這篇作文討論國外“漢語熱”持續(xù)升溫的現(xiàn)象，要求分析其主要原因，并說明給“我”的啟示。在布局上，可根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱展開。第一段介紹很多外國人熱衷于學(xué)漢語，孔子學(xué)院遍地開花；第二段說明出現(xiàn)此現(xiàn)象的主要原因，注意要層次分明，邏輯性強(qiáng)，第三段說明“漢語熱”給我的啟示與思考，可結(jié)合眼下大學(xué)生漢語水平低下這一事實(shí)來展開。②語言。本文涉及在說明“漢語熱”這一熱點(diǎn)的基礎(chǔ)上分析原囚，語言需客觀、簡潔、縝密，注重銜接；談及個(gè)人思考時(shí)，語言要富有表現(xiàn)力和感情色彩；建議考生多關(guān)注社會熱點(diǎn)，勤于思考，并注意積累相關(guān)詞匯及表達(dá)。

4.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighlycontroversialissueathomeanda-broad.InsomenorthernEuropeancountriesitislegalized.NowithasbecomeahottopicagainiiiourcountrybecauseanShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Euthanasiahasbeenahighlycontroversialissueathomeanda-broad.InsomenorthernEuropeancountriesitislegalized.Nowithasbecomeahottopicagainiiiourcountrybecausean

5.HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducationWiththerapiddevelopmentofhighereducationinChinaandmorehighschoolgraduatesadmitteduniversitiescannolongerbefinancedexclusivelybythegovernmentandstudentsmustpayatleastpartlyfortheirschooling.Therearevariouswaysforastudenttopayhistuitionandfees.Tobeginwithifthestudentisquiteexcellentinhisstudieshecanapplyforscholarship.SecondlyespeciallyinChinahecanalwaysdependonhisparentsforallkindsofexpenditureincludinglivingallowances.Thenhecanchoosetoturntothebankforaloantopayhiswaythroughuniversitywhichhecanrepayaftergraduation.Ifhefindsalltheabovenotdesirablehestillhasanotherroadtotake--todoapart-timejobandworkhiswaythrough.InmycaseIamfortunateenoughtobebornintoawell-to-dofamilyandhavenodifficultyhavingmyparentspayforallmyfees.ButasacollegestudentIdislikeatotallydependentexistencesoIamworkingpart-timeasanewspaper-boytohelpsupportmyself.AndIamalsostudyinghardhopingtowinsomescholarshiporawardsonedaysothatIcanbewhollyself-reliantandindependent.HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducationWiththerapiddevelopmentofhighereducationinChina,andmorehighschoolgraduatesadmitted,universitiescannolongerbefinancedexclusivelybythegovernmentandstudentsmustpayatleastpartlyfortheirschooling.Therearevariouswaysforastudenttopayhistuitionandfees.Tobeginwith,ifthestudentisquiteexcellentinhisstudies,hecanapplyforscholarship.Secondly,especiallyinChina,hecanalwaysdependonhisparentsforallkindsofexpenditure,includinglivingallowances.Then,hecanchoosetoturntothebankforaloantopayhiswaythroughuniversity,whichhecanrepayaftergraduation.Ifhefindsalltheabovenotdesirable,hestillhasanotherroadtotake--todoapart-timejobandworkhiswaythrough.Inmycase,Iamfortunateenoughtobebornintoawell-to-dofamilyandhavenodifficultyhavingmyparentspayforallmyfees.Butasacollegestudent,Idislikeatotallydependentexistence,soIamworkingpart-timeasanewspaper-boytohelpsupportmyself.AndIamalsostudyinghard,hopingtowinsomescholarshiporawardsonedaysothatIcanbewhollyself-reliantandindependent.

6.ChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChinaOwnershipofhousesinChinahaschangedgreatlyinthepastdecade.Inthepastmosthouseswerestate-owned.Butnowprivatehousesareeverywhere.Asisshowninthechartabovein1990thecity'shousesweremainlystate-ownedwithapercentageof75.Thispercentagebecame60intheyear1995andthendroppedsharplyto20in2000.Atthesametimethenumberofprivatehouseshassoaredupto80percent.Therearemainlytworeasonsthataccountforthisrapidchange.Firstlythegovernmenthasbeenforwardingthepolicytosupportprivatehousesprograms.TheseprogramshaveprovedtobeveryimportantindevelopingChina'seconomy.Secondlywiththedevelopmentofeconomypeople'sstandardoflivinghasrisen.Theywanttohavetheirownhousestosatisfytheirneeds.Thechangehasenabledmorepeopletoenjoylargerlivingspace.Atthesametimepeoplefeelpressuretomakemoremoneysothattheycanbuytheirownhouses.ChangesofOwnershipofHousesinChinaOwnershipofhousesinChinahaschangedgreatlyinthepastdecade.Inthepast,mosthouseswerestate-owned.Butnow,privatehousesareeverywhere.Asisshowninthechartabove,in1990,thecity'shousesweremainlystate-owned,withapercentageof75.Thispercentagebecame60intheyear1995andthendroppedsharplyto20in2000.Atthesametime,thenumberofprivatehouseshassoaredupto80percent.Therearemainlytworeasonsthataccountforthisrapidchange.Firstly,thegovernmenthasbeenforwardingthepolicytosupportprivatehousesprograms.TheseprogramshaveprovedtobeveryimportantindevelopingChina'seconomy.Secondly,withthedevelopmentofeconomy,people'sstandardoflivinghasrisen.Theywanttohavetheirownhousestosatisfytheirneeds.Thechangehasenabledmorepeopletoenjoylargerlivingspace.Atthesametime,peoplefeelpressuretomakemoremoneysothattheycanbuytheirownhouses.

7.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadaysmoreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheftchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomycompaniesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiencestoo.Consequentlypursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingain