（2022年）黑龍江省齊齊哈爾市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledWhatIsthepurposeofpunishment.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.懲罰的目的；

2.懲罰罪犯也是教育其他人遵紀(jì)守法

3.懲惡揚(yáng)善，減少犯罪。

WhatIsthepurposeofpunishment

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicProposalofBanningDisposableChopsticks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.發(fā)出倡議的根據(jù)、原因和目的

2.要求做到的具體事項(xiàng)

3.表示倡議者的決心和希望

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingontheevaluationofteachers'performancedonebythestudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.不少大學(xué)讓學(xué)生參與任課老師教學(xué)情況的測(cè)評(píng)。

2.對(duì)此改革措施校方、教師、學(xué)生的看法不一。

3.學(xué)生測(cè)評(píng)教師的益處以及可能產(chǎn)生的問題。

EvaluationbyStudents

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.我為什么選擇讀大學(xué)；

2.現(xiàn)在讀大學(xué)是否值得；

3.結(jié)論。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicInformationintheModernSociety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．現(xiàn)代社會(huì)中信息的獲得越來越重要

2．我獲得信息的主要渠道(如：圖書館、報(bào)紙、電視、電臺(tái)、網(wǎng)絡(luò)等)

3．我是如何利用信息的(和別人交流，用于學(xué)習(xí)小等)

InformationintheModernSociety

6.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:ShouldWeReadExtensivelyorIntensively?Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.大學(xué)生讀書面臨兩種選擇：廣泛閱讀還是關(guān)注專業(yè)書籍的閱讀？

2.我的讀書方法

8.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic"The1998SummerFlood".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.洪水所造成的損失：受災(zāi)面積……，傷亡人數(shù)……，經(jīng)濟(jì)損失……元，受災(zāi)最為嚴(yán)重的省份是……

2.江主席、黨中央十分關(guān)心受災(zāi)區(qū)和人民，親自指揮抗洪搶險(xiǎn)，取得了最后勝利。

3.抗洪的勝利說明了什么？

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOncelebrityWorkingasProductsSpokesperson.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.名人代言現(xiàn)象普遍

2．名人代言存在一些問題

3．你的看法

OnCelebrityWorkingasProducts'Spokesperson

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledClassSkippinginUniversities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.大學(xué)生逃課現(xiàn)象概述

2．大學(xué)生逃課的原因和影響

3．我對(duì)這一問題的看法

ClassSkippinginUniversities

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

Cabletelevisionhaddevelopedtechnologythatallowedthemtoaddmoreprogrammingtocableservicein______.

A.Intheearly1990s

B.Inthelate1970s

C.Intheearly1950s

D.Intheearly1940s

12.

Evenentry-levelsalespositionsdemandprevioussalesexperience,especiallytheexperiencesellinginthehealthcareindustry.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Domesaretheenvironment-friendlybuilding.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Workersaged25-34usuallyhavemoreemploymentexperiencethanworkersaged16-2

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

CollegeeducationistoblameforthefailureofAmerica'smathandscienceeducation.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Thelivingstandardsofeverymemberofthesocietydependonhisorheremployers'abilityto______.

17.ThepesticideDDTcanbeeffectiveagainst______.

A.malariaB.wildlifeC.animalsD.humannervoussystem

18.

Inthe1960SouthAmericatsunami,whenthethirdwavecame,itreachedtheheightof______.

19.

Themeaningofbuzzwords,iftheyhave,isbasedonconnotationsinsteadof______.

20.

Thesituationsaboutwhichlaughterisacceptablechangewith______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(29)

A.Thelungs.

B.Theheart.

C.Thecirculation.

D.Alloftheabove.

22.聽力原文：W:Wow,lookatalltheseoldbooksonthisShelf.They'vegottobeatleastonehundredyearsold.I'llbetthey'reworthalottocollectors.

M:Well,they'vegotalotofsentimentalValueforme,butthat'saboutit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(15)

A.Heplanstosellthebookstoacollector.

B.Theoldbooksareworthalottocollectors.

C.Hewon'tsellthebooksuntilhehasreadthem.

D.Thebooksprobablyaren'tworthmuchintermsofmoney.

23.(21)

A.Fifteencigarettelighters.

B.Fiftycigarettelighters.

C.Sixtylipsticks.

D.Anidentitycard.

24.聽力原文：[31]Theeconomiccostsofnoisetosocietyareseveral.[29]Airportsarecurrentlyoperatingatlesscapacitybecauseofnoiseregulationswhichrestricttheirhoursofoperation.Forinstance,atWashington'sNationalAirportjettrafficisnotallowedfrom11pmto7am.Otherairportsrestricttheuseofcertainrunways.Oneestimateisthatnoiserestrictionsreducepossibleairportuseby20percent.Theprofitablecargotradeisespeciallyaffectedbynightrestrictions.

Inthecaseofairports,jetenginesmaybemodifiedtoreducetheirnoiselevel.Oneestimateisthat$5.7billionwouldberequiredtoequipallexistingjetengineswithnoisecontroldevices.However,eventakingthisstepwillnotreducenoiselevelsatallpointstoacceptablevalues.Somecombinationofmethodsisprobablynecessary.

[30]/[31]Ifallaircraftweremadequieterbyexistingmethods,therewouldbeanumberofeconomicbenefits.Anincreaseinairportcapacitywouldoccur.Propertyvaluesnearairportsmightrise.Transportationcoststoandfromairportscouldbereducedsincetheairportsnowcouldbelocatedclosertopopulationcenters.

[31]Muchresearchstillneedstobedoneontheeconomicaspectsofnoisereductionandnoiseeffects.Althoughsomeoftheeffectsofnoisepollutionareknown,moremustbediscoveredaboutitseffectsonhealth,productivity,propertyvaluesandthequalityoflife.Furthermore,thecostofnoisepollutiontotheeconomyasawholeneedstobeinvestigated.Thepublicmustbealertedtothedangersandeconomiccostsofnoisepollutionsothatpeoplemaymakeintelligentchoicesandexertappropriatepressures.

(30)

A.Itisextremelydangeroustoflyinthedark.

B.Noiseregulationsrestrictthehoursofairportoperation.

C.Someofitsrunwaysarenotingoodcondition.

D.Cargoplanesproducemoredisturbingnoisesatnight.

25.聽力原文：W:WasRobertelectedtothecommittee?

M:Yes,infacthewasmadechairmanbutheonlyagreedtotakethejobifthey'lllethimmakeallthedecisionhimself.

Q:WhatdoesRobertintendtodo?

(13)

A.Todowhateverthecommitteeasksofhim.

B.Tomakedecisionsinagreementwiththecommittee.

C.Torunthecommitteeaccordingtohisownideas.

D.Toelectthecommitteechairmanhimself.

26.聽力原文：M:I'dliketomaketworeservationsonflight692forDecember26.

W:I'msorry.We'vebookeduponthetwenty-sixth.Butwestillhaveafewavailableonthetwenty-seventh.

Q:Whendoesthemanwanttoleave?

(14)

A.Onthe6thofDecember.

B.Onthe7thofDecember.

C.Onthe26thofDecember.

D.Onthe27thofDecember.

27.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Youshouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.OfallthespidersinNorthAmerica,onlyonekindisverydangerousandmostwouldnotbiteeveniftheywerehandled.Theymuchprefertorunawayortodroptothegroundonathreadofsilk.Evenso,whenaspiderrunsdirectlytowardaperson,itgivestheimpressionthatitisabouttoattack.Actually,itcannotseethepersoninitsway.Thespideristooshort-sightedtoseethingsatadistance.Itonlywantstogowhereitwon'tbedisturbed.IntheUnitedStatesonekindofspiderisresponsibleforthefrighteningreputationoftherest.ItistheBlackWidow,socalledbecausethefemale,whichislargerthanthemale,ofteneatsherhusbandaftermakinglove.TheBlackWidowisfoundinallstatesbutismostcommoninthesouthandthewest.Sheconstructsaloose,irregularwebunderapileofruinsornearthefoundationsofbuildingswheresheisseldomdisturbed.Sheisnotanattackingspiderandmanypeoplehaveproventhisbylettinghercrawlovertheirhands.Whenshebites,itisusuallyinself-defense.Inspiteofthestoriesyoumayhaveheard,itisrareforapersontobebittenbyaBlackWidowandevenmoreunusualforthebitetoprovefatal.Butrememberthatherpoisonispowerfulandeventhoughsheisshy,sheshouldberespected.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

31.Whatdowelearnaboutspidersfromthepassage?

32.WhyisthespideryoujustheardaboutcalledBlackWidow?

(27)

A.Howtohandlespiders.

B.SpidersintheUnitedStates.

C.People'sfearofspiders.

D.Aspecialkindofspider.

28.聽力原文：M:I'dlovetocometoyourbirthdaypartyonSunday.ButmysisterisarrivingfromLondonthatday.

F:That'snoproblem.Themorethemerrier.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(18)

A.Shethinksthemanshouldstaywithhissisterathome.

B.Sheinvitesthemanandhissistertoherparty.

C.Shewillgowiththemantomeethissister.

D.Shewillcancelherparty.

29.(24)

A.Hesenttheeartothegarage.

B.Hedidnothingabouthiscar.

C.Herepairedthecarhimself.

D.Hesoldhiscartosomebodyelse.

30.(15)

A.Thewomanisakind-heartedboss.

B.Thewomanisstrictwithheremployees.

C.Themanalwayshasexcusesforbeinglate.

D.Theman'salarmclockdidn'tworkthatmorning.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.(59)

32.

【C10】

33.

ProfessorCharlesR.Schwenk'sresearchshows______.

A.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofconflict

B.therealvalueofocnflict

C.thedifficultyindeterminingtheoptimallevelofconflict

D.thecomplexityofdefiningtherolesofconflict

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S7】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S4】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.It

isremarkablefirstforwhatitcontains:therangeofnewsfromlocal

crimetointernationalpolitics,fromsporttobusiness,fromfashionto

science,andtherangeofcommentandspecialfeaturesaswell.A

newspaperiseventhoughmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit:【S1】______.

nevercomplete,neverstraightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfrom【S2】______.

heretothere,inandoutglancingatonepiece,readingotherarticleall【S3】______.

thewaythrough,readingjustafewparagraphsofthenext.Agood

modernnewspaperoffersavarietytoattractmanydifferentreaders,but

farmorethananyonereaderisinterestedin.Thatbringsthisvariety【S4】______.

togetherinoneplaceisitstopicality,whoseimmediaterelationtowhat【S5】______.

ishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.Butimmediacyand

thespeedofproductionthatgowithitmeanalsothatmuchofwhat【S6】______.

appearsinanewspaperhasnomorethantransientvalue.Forallthese

reasons,nottwopeoplereallyreadthesamepaper:whateachperson【S7】______.

doesistoputtogetheroutofpagesofthatday'spaper,hisown【S8】______.

selectionandsequence,hisownnewspaper.Forallthesereasons,

readingnewspapersefficiently,whichmeangettingwhatyouwantfrom【S9】______.

themwithoutmissingthingsyouneedbutwithwastingtime,demands【S10】______.

skillandself-awarenessasyoumodifyandapplythetechniquesof

reading.

【S1】

38.

【S6】

39.

【S8】

參考答案

1.WhatIsthePurposeofPunishmentWhatisthepurposeofpunishment?Onepurposeisobviouslytoreformtheoffendertocorrecttheoffendersmoralattitudesandanti-socialbehaviorandtorehabilitatehimorherwhichmeanstoassisttheoffendertoreturntonormallifeasausefulmemberofthecommunity.Punishmentcanalsobeseenasawarningbecauseittellsotherpeopleofwhatwillhappeniftheyaretemptedtobreakthelawandsopreventsthemfromdoingso.Howeverathirdpurposeofpunishmentliesperhapsinsocietysdesiretoteachtheoffenderalessonwhichbasicallyandactuallymeansrevenge.Inotherwordsdentwefeelthatawrongdoorshouldsufferforhismisdeeds.Theformofpunishmentshouldalsobeconsidered.Ontheonehandsomebelievethatweshouldmakethepunishmentfitthecrime.Thosewhostealfromothersshouldbedeprivedoftheirownproperty.Forthosewhoattackothersseverepunishmentshouldbeused.Murderersshouldbesubjecttotheprinciple"aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth"andautomaticallyreceivethedeathpenalty.Ontheotherhanditissaidthatsuchviewsareunreasonablecruelandthatweshouldshowamorehumaneattitudetopunishmentandtrytounderstandwhyapersoncommitsacrimeandhowsocietyhastoenablehimtolivearespectablelawabidinglife.WhatIsthePurposeofPunishmentWhatisthepurposeofpunishment?Onepurposeisobviouslytoreform.theoffender,tocorrecttheoffendersmoralattitudesandanti-socialbehavior.andtorehabilitatehimorher,whichmeanstoassisttheoffendertoreturntonormallifeasausefulmemberofthecommunity.Punishmentcanalsobeseenasawarning,becauseittellsotherpeopleofwhatwillhappeniftheyaretemptedtobreakthelawandsopreventsthemfromdoingso.However,athirdpurposeofpunishmentlies,perhaps,insocietysdesiretoteachtheoffenderalesson,whichbasicallyandactuallymeansrevenge.Inotherwords,dentwefeelthatawrongdoorshouldsufferforhismisdeeds.Theform.ofpunishmentshouldalsobeconsidered.Ontheonehand,somebelievethatweshouldmakethepunishmentfitthecrime.Thosewhostealfromothersshouldbedeprivedoftheirownproperty.Forthosewhoattackothers,severepunishmentshouldbeused.Murderersshouldbesubjecttotheprinciple"aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth"andautomaticallyreceivethedeathpenalty.Ontheotherhand,itissaidthatsuchviewsareunreasonable,cruelandthatweshouldshowamorehumaneattitudetopunishmentandtrytounderstandwhyapersoncommitsacrimeandhowsocietyhastoenablehimtolivearespectable,lawabidinglife.

2.ProposalofBanningDisposableChopsticksDoyouusedisposablechopsticksfrequentlywhenyoudineout?Hasiteveroccurredtoyouthatdisposablechopsticksespeciallythosemadeofwoodareanastonishingwasteoftimberresourcesandthatfurtherexploitationofourforestresourceswilltosomeextentdeteriorateourenvironment?ThusIcalloneveryoneofustostopusingdisposablechopsticks.Sohowareweuniversitystudentsgoingtotacklethisproblemandpreventourscarceforestresourcesfromshrinking?Asthefirststepweshouldusethetraditionalreusablechopstickswheneverwegotoarestaurantoratake-awayandsay"No"whenthedisposableonesareoffered.Ifyouareafraidofcatchingsomeinfectiousdiseasesbyusingthereusablechopsticksintherestaurantswhynottakeapairbyyourself?What'smoreweshouldinformourfamilymembersandourfriendsofthecrisisofnaturalresourcesthatconfrontsuscultivatetheirconsciousnessofpreservingtheforestandhelpthemtogetridofthisbadhabit.Obviouslywecannotbeblindtotheproblemofdisposablechopsticksanylonger.Otherwisetherewillbeeverychancefortheforestandourlivingenvironmentasawholetobeputindanger.ProposalofBanningDisposableChopsticksDoyouusedisposablechopsticksfrequentlywhenyoudineout?Hasiteveroccurredtoyouthatdisposablechopsticks,especiallythosemadeofwood,areanastonishingwasteoftimberresourcesandthatfurtherexploitationofourforestresourceswill,tosomeextent,deteriorateourenvironment?Thus,Icalloneveryoneofustostopusingdisposablechopsticks.So,howarewe,universitystudents,goingtotacklethisproblemandpreventourscarceforestresourcesfromshrinking?Asthefirststep,weshouldusethetraditionalreusablechopstickswheneverwegotoarestaurantoratake-awayandsay"No"whenthedisposableonesareoffered.Ifyouareafraidofcatchingsomeinfectiousdiseasesbyusingthereusablechopsticksintherestaurants,whynottakeapairbyyourself?What'smore,weshouldinform.ourfamilymembersandourfriendsofthecrisisofnaturalresourcesthatconfrontsus,cultivatetheirconsciousnessofpreservingtheforest,andhelpthemtogetridofthisbadhabit.Obviously,wecannotbeblindtotheproblemofdisposablechopsticksanylonger.Otherwise,therewillbeeverychancefortheforestandourlivingenvironmentasawholetobeputindanger.解析：本文是一篇倡議書。第一段第一句開門見山指出現(xiàn)在存在的不良現(xiàn)象，Hasiteveroccurredtoyouthat指出這種現(xiàn)象背后所存在的問題，接著Thus，Icalloneveryoneofusto向大家發(fā)出倡議，行文流暢，思路清晰。第二段用Asthefirststep...What'smore...提出具體的措施。最后一段用Obviously再次號(hào)召，并用Otherwise表明不這樣做將導(dǎo)致的嚴(yán)重后果。

3.EvaluationbyStudentsNowadaysagrowingnumberofuniversitieshavelaunchedthe"StudentEvaluationProject"inwhichstudentsareinvitedtoevaluatethejobperformanceoftheirteachers.Inmostcasesstudentsgetevaluationformsattheendofasemesterandareaskedtofillthemoutanonymously.Therearevariedopinionsamongteachersanduniversityauthoritiesaboutthiseducationalreformprogram.Universityadministratorsconsiderstudentevaluationtobeaneffectivemeanstodisciplineteachersandhelpenhancetheteachingquality.Howevermanyteachersfeeluncomfortableevenresentfulaboutitbecausedifferentstudentsmayhavedifferentstandardsbywhichtojudgetheirteachers.Intheiropiniontheevaluationresultsmaybeinfluencedbyindividualstudent'spersonalfeelingsandthereforecan'tbecountedonasanobjectivereflectionoftheteachingperformance.AsforstudentstheirattitudesarealsoVaried:someliketobegivenavoicetoexpresstheirviewssomedon'tunderstanditwhilesomesimplydon'tcare.AsawholeStudentEvaluationProjecttookaboldstepintheuniversityeducationreformprocesswhichencouragesstudentstogetmoreactivelyinvolvedintheclassteachingthuspositivelycreatinganinteractiveacademicatmosphere.Neverthelessmanyotherproblemsmayarisecorrespondingly.Forinstancesomestudentsmaybetoocriticalaboutacertainprofessorjustbecausetheprofessorisnotfunorheistoostrictwhichmighthaveanegativeimpactontheimpartialityofevaluationitselfmisleadingthereformorientation.EvaluationbyStudentsNowadays,agrowingnumberofuniversitieshavelaunchedthe"StudentEvaluationProject",inwhichstudentsareinvitedtoevaluatethejobperformanceoftheirteachers.Inmostcases,studentsgetevaluationformsattheendofasemesterandareaskedtofillthemoutanonymously.Tgram.Universityadministratorsconsiderstudentevaluationtobeaneffectivemeanstodisciplineteachersandhelpenhancetheteachingquality.However,manyteachersfeeluncomfortable,evenresentfulaboutit,becausedifferentstudentsmayhavedifferentstandardsbywhichtojudgetheirteachers.Intheiropinion,theevaluationresultsmaybeinfluencedbyindividualstudent'spersonalfeelingsandthereforecan'tbecountedonasanobjectivereflectionoftheteachingperformance.Asforstudents,theirattitudesarealsoVaried:someliketobegivenavoicetoexpresstheirviews,somedon'tunderstandit,whilesomesimplydon'tcare.Asawhole,StudentEvaluationPcess,whichencouragesstudentstogetmoreactivelyinvolvedintheclassteaching,thuspositivelycreatinganinteractiveacademicatmosphere.Nevertheless,manyotherproblemsmayarisecorrespondingly.Forinstance,somestudentsmaybetoocriticalaboutacertainprofessorjustbecausetheprofessorisnotfunorheistoostrict,whichmighthaveanegativeimpactontheimpartialityofevaluationitself,misleadingthereform.orientation.

4.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Therearemanymasonsformychoosingtoattendcollege.Themainoneisthat1enjoylearningandgainingknowledge.IrememberthatasmyhighschooleducationwasdrawingtoaclosemydesireforcontinuingtolearnfeltincreasinglystrongandthedecisionwasnaturallymadewhenIrealizedIwouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhighschoolandentertheworkingworldsosoon.IdecidedtoentercollegenotonlybecauseitisaplacewhereIcancontinuetoseekscientifictruthsbutalsoitisaplacewhereIcanbeexposedtovariousneworiginalideas.Ithelpstoexpandmyhorizonsandmakemeawell-roundedperson.OfcourseImustadmitthatIchosetoattendcollegealsobecauseIfeltitwasaPracticalandnecessarystepItooktoensureasecurefutureformyself.Forintoday'sworldacollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialffonewishestocompeteinthejobmarketandtofindaworthwhileposition.ForthesereasonsInevermindspendingbeautifulnightsonpaperwork;Ineverconsidermyselfmiserableandunfairlyburdened;andIneverthinkcollegeeducationisawasteoftimeandmoney.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Therearemanymasonsformychoosingtoattendcollege.Themainoneisthat1enjoylearningandgainingknowledge.Irememberthatasmyhighschooleducationwasdrawingtoaclose,mydesireforcontinuingtolearnfeltincreasinglystrong,andthedecisionwasnaturallymadewhenIrealizedIwouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhighschoolandentertheworkingworldsosoon.IdecidedtoentercollegenotonlybecauseitisaplacewhereIcancontinuetoseekscientifictruths,butalsoitisaplacewhereIcanbeexposedtovariousnew,originalideas.Ithelpstoexpandmyhorizonsandmakemeawell-roundedperson.OfcourseImustadmitthatIchosetoattendcollegealsobecauseIfeltitwasaPracticalandnecessarystepItooktoensureasecurefutureformyself.Forintoday'sworld,acollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialffonewishestocompeteinthejobmarketandtofindaworthwhileposition.Forthesereasons,Inevermindspendingbeautifulnightsonpaperwork;Ineverconsidermyselfmiserableandunfairlyburdened;andIneverthinkcollegeeducationisawasteoftimeandmoney.

5.InformationintheModernSocietyAsisknowntoallinformationplaysanimportantroleinourmodernsociety.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatoursisasocietyofinformation.AsamemberofmodernsocietyIamInformationintheModernSocietyAsisknowntoall,informationplaysanimportantroleinourmodernsociety.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatoursisasocietyofinformation.Asamemberofmodernsociety,Iam

6.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.--oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld--hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.InconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S:A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.--oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld--hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S:A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

7.ShouldWeReadExtensivelyorIntensively?Whilereadingcollegestudentsfacetwochoices:readingextensivelyorreadingintensivelyontheirmajors.Itisreallyahardchoiceforourstudentsbecausebothwaysofreadingareimportantinlearning.HoweverasforanundergraduatestudentIthinkitismoreimportanttoreadextensively.TostartwithIstresstheimportanceofreadingextensivelybe