（2021年）山東省濟寧市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofStudents'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有不少大學生開始創(chuàng)業(yè)

1．對此不少人給予了肯定

2．也有人有不同的看法

3．我認為…

Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyOpiniononCollegeGraduatesWorkingasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.這種做法的意義何在?

2．這些大學生能給農村帶去什么?

3．大學生能從中得到什么?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人數在持續(xù)上漲10年后于2007年開始減少。

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

3．我們應該如何選擇。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledVolunteerServiceIsWelcomeEverywhere.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--義務活動的意義

--我參加義務活動的經歷

VolunteerServiceIsWelcomeEverywhere

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnGraduateMania.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前越來越多的人報考研究生

2.你認為此現(xiàn)象的原因是什么

3.你的觀點

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealettertoyourcousinTom.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteronthesituationgivenbelow:

Tom剛剛考上大學，不適應大學的學習和生活，為此，他寫信給你（大三學生）向你請教。你回信給他向他講你的大學學習和生活經驗。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.以下圖為依據描述1975年和1995年人們交流通訊方式的變化情況

2.說明引起變化的各種原因

3.預測未來的情況

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWasteSorting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前許多人扔垃圾時不分類

2．由此帶來的問題

3．提倡垃圾分類的意義

WasteSorting

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonJob.

Hopping.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有些人喜歡始終從事一處工作，因為……

2.有些人喜歡經常更換工作，因為……

3.我的看法。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

假如你叫王明，你就本校安全狀況給校長寫信。你的內容涉及宿舍及自習室偷盜問題、夜晚校園安全問題等，并提出自己關于加強校園安全的建議.

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

CryosatshouldhelpfigureoutwhatishappeningattheWestAntarcticfringebecauseitsradaraltimetersshouldbeableto______.

12.

ColinAngleconsidersrobotsarenotsodifferentasto______.

13.

Accordingtothepassage,by2007,beforeitsconstruction,anewbuildingwillhaveto______.

14.

Tohelpraisethepublic'sawarenessofthesuicideproblem,psychiatristTillerappealedtothegovernmenttoorganize______.

15.

WhatdoFrenchwomenthinkoffriendshipbetweenwomen?

A.Theyagreethatwomencan'tbefriends.

B.Theythinkthatwomencanbefriendsbutwomen'sfriendshipsaredifferentfrommen's.

C.Someofthembelieveinfriendshipbetweenwomen.

D.Theybelievethatfriendshipsexistonlyinthesamesex.

16.

WhenGarrettisachemistryprofessor,Raetzjudgeshercontributionson______.

A.herlargenumberoflaboratoryhours

B.herwillingnesstocontribute

C.thequalityandproductivityofherwork

D.herregularworkschedule

17.

Whenagroupofstudentsgettogethertostudy,whatmighttheyfinallygetinto?

A.Havingaparty.

B.Readingsilently.

C.Copyingeachother'snotes.

D.Chattingcasually.

18.

Thistextismainlyakindof______forabusinesspublication.

19.

MartinusvanSchalkwyk,theministerofenvironmentalaffairsandtourism,visitedthesouthDurbanbasinearlierthisyearandsaidthereweremeasuresinplaceto______.

20.

Youngpeoplearemorelikelytohavetoothdecaywhileolderpeopleareatagreaterriskfor______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(34)

A.Itisacityofcontrasts.

B.Itpossessesmanyhistoricalsites.

C.Itisanimportantindustrialcenter.

D.Ithasmanybigandbeautifulparks.

22.(29)

A.Byforcingthemfarming.

B.Byaffectingthequalityofsoils.

C.Byaddingchemicalsandpollutethewaterways.

D.Byaffectingtheenvironmentstheylivein.

23.聽力原文：M：Richpeopledon'tuseviolencetosteal．Theyusecomputersandlawyers．

W：Atleastacomputerwon'tshootandkillpeople．Ithinkviolentcrimeismorehorriblethanwhitecollarcrime．

Q：Whatdotheytalkabout?

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A.Richpeople.B.Computersandlawyers.C.Amurder.D.Crime.

24.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Theworld'sfirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayhasbeenbuiltunderthebusystreetsofLondon,TherailwayiscalledtheVictoriaLine,anditispartofthecompleteLondonundergroundrailway.

ThenewVictoriaLinewasopenedin1969.Thisnewlinewasverydifferentfromtheothers.Thestationsontheotherlinesneedalotofworkerstoselltickets,andtocheckandtocollectthemwhenpeopleleavethetrains.ThisisalldifferentontheVictoriaLine.Hereamachinechecksandcollectsthetickets,andtherearenoworkersontheplatforms.

Onthetrain,thereisonlyoneworker.Ifnecessary,thismancandrivethetrain.Butusuallyhejuststartsit;itrunsandstopsbyitself.Thetrainsarecontrolledbyelectricalsignalswhicharesentbytheso-called"commandspots".

Thecommandspotsarethesamedistanceapart.Eachsendsacertainsignal.Thetrainalwaysmovesatthespeedthatthecommandspotsallow.Ifthecommandspotsendsnosignals,thetrainwillstop.

Mostofthecontrolworkisdonebycomputers.Thecomputersalsofixthetrain'sspeeds,andsendthesignalstothecommandspots.

Othermachinesmakesurethatthetrainsarealwaysasafedistanceapart.Onetrainmaystaytoolongatastation;theothertrainswillthenautomaticallymoveslower.Sothereisnodangerofaccidentsontheline.

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A.Workersontheplatformsandtrainswerereplacedbymachines.

B.Acompletelyautomaticlinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.

C.Itbecamethefirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayintheworld.

D.Itstrainsbecamemanual-controlled.

25.(40)

26.聽力原文：M:I'mterriblysorryI'mlate,butIjustcouldn'thelpit.IgothereassoonasIcould.

W:Well,it'snotsoonenough,isit?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.It'ssoonenoughtogethere.

B.It'snotsoonenoughtogethere.

C.It'snotlatetogethere.

D.It'searlyenoughtogethere.

27.聽力原文：W:Youhaveanunusualaccent,Mr.Bobbins.Whereareyoufromoriginally,ifyoudon'tmindmeasking?

M:Notatall.IwasborninSpain,butIcametotheUnitedStateswhenIwasateenager.AndIstayedinLondonfortwoyearswhenincollege.

Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Robbins?

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A.HegrewupinEngland.

B.HewasborninSpain.

C.HespenthisteenyearsinLondon.

D.HewenttoacollegeintheUSA.

28.(31)

A.Itsstrength.

B.Itsheaviness.

C.Itsdurability.

D.Itscheapcost.

29.(24)

A.Seeingafallingroundobject,

B.Hearingabird-likesound.

C.Observingabrightlight.

D.Witnessingtheimpact.

30.聽力原文：M:It'shardtobelievethatSusanhasalreadyfinishedherhomework.

W:Well,shecopiedJack'shomeworkandmadeafewchanges.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusan？

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A.Susanisafastworker.

B.SusandidJack'shomework.

C.Susandidn'tdothehomeworkonherown.

D.Susanhasnotfinishedherhomework.

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

WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueAccordingtothepassage?

A.Almostalleconomiesintheworldmayexpectaboomoverthecomingyears.

B.Notalleconomiesintheworldwillseeagrowthoverthecomingyears.

C.Everypreviousyearduringthepast30yearssawatleastonecountryinadeepcrisis.

D.Theyoungemergingeconomieshavegrownupalmostinthesameway.

32.

Themajordifficultyindevelopingspacetravelisthat______.

A.thereisnocleardestinationinspace

B.itistooriskyandexpensiveforpeopletogobeyondtheorbit

C.thecurrentspacepropulsionsystemscannotmeettheneedsforthelongspacetravel

D.thereisnotenoughenergyforspacecrafttogainvelocity

33.

Thewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthepassageistosaythat______.

A.scienceisjustatitsbeginning

B.sciencehasgreatlyimprovedman'slife

C.sciencehasmadeprofoundprogress

D.sciencehasdonetoolittletohumanbeings

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S5】

35.

【S4】

36.【S7】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S4】______

38.

【S4】

39.

【S6】

參考答案

1.Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinessesManycollegestudentsarenowseeingself-employmentasthemoreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.Tosomepeopletheideaofbeingastudententrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheirownbossisagreataspirationforyoungpeopleandgivesthemanopportunitytoputtheirtheoreticalbusinessknowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeoplehowevertheideaofstartingabusinessasacollegestudentmayseemlikearadicalone.Tomakeitthroughthestart-upphaseyoungentrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcareandmanagement.Youngentrepreneursmayhavetoendureaheavyworkloadandalotofstressbuttheymaynotbephysicallyandmentallyuptothechallenge.Asyoucanseethingsarehardforcollegestudentsthesedays.It'sexpensivetogetadegreeandevenyouhaveonethereisnoguaranteethatitwillmeananythinginthesejobmarkets.Sowouldn'titbebettertolaunchyourownenterprise?Itcanhelpyoupayoffthoseexpensiveyearsatcollegeandifitsucceedsyouhaveajobguaranteedthemomentyougraduate.Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinessesManycollegestudentsarenowseeingself-employmentasthemoreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.Tosomepeople,theideaofbeingastudententrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheirownbossisagreataspirationforyoungpeopleandgivesthemanopportunitytoputtheirtheoreticalbusinessknowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeople,however,theideaofstartingabusinessasacollegestudentmayseemlikearadicalone.Tomakeitthroughthestart-upphase,youngentrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcareandmanagement.Youngentrepreneursmayhavetoendureaheavyworkloadandalotofstressbuttheymaynotbephysicallyandmentallyuptothechallenge.Asyoucansee,thingsarehardforcollegestudentsthesedays.It'sexpensivetogetadegreeandevenyouhaveone,thereisnoguaranteethatitwillmeananythinginthesejobmarkets.So,wouldn'titbebettertolaunchyourownenterprise?Itcanhelpyoupayoffthoseexpensiveyearsatcollege,andifitsucceedsyouhaveajobguaranteedthemomentyougraduate.

2.MyOpiniononCollegeGraduatesWorkingasVillageOfficialsNowadaysmanycollegegraduatesfindithardtofindajobupongraduation.EventuallysomeofthemchoosetoworkasvillageOfficialsintheruralareas.Ithinkitisagoodidea.Whatcancollegegraduatesofferthecountryside?Inmyopiniontheycanbringtheadvancedscienceandtechnologytothebackwardruralareas.Forexampletheycanhelpthevillagersinvariousaspectssuchashowtofarmscientificallyandeffectivelyhowtomakeuseofthelocalresourcesthusleadingthepeasantsonthewaytoawell-offlife.Atthesametimecollegegraduatesmaygainagreatdealfromtheirvillagepositions.Bygoingdeepintothemassesinthecountrysidetheymaylearnsomegoodqualitiesofthelaboringpeoplesuchasindustrioushard-workingetc.Inthiswaytheywillbeabletotrainthemselvesandaccumulatenecessaryexperiencefortheirfuturework.InconclusionIaminfavorofthisidea.Foritnotonlycaneasethejob-huntingpressureinthebigcitiesbutalsoprovidethecollegegraduateswithachancetoservethesociety.(186words)MyOpiniononCollegeGraduatesWorkingasVillageOfficialsNowadaysmanycollegegraduatesfindithardtofindajobupongraduation.Eventually,someofthemchoosetoworkasvillageOfficialsintheruralareas.Ithinkitisagoodidea.Whatcancollegegraduatesofferthecountryside?Inmyopinion,theycanbringtheadvancedscienceandtechnologytothebackwardruralareas.Forexample,theycanhelpthevillagersinvariousaspects,suchashowtofarmscientificallyandeffectively,howtomakeuseofthelocalresources,thusleadingthepeasantsonthewaytoawell-offlife.Atthesametime,collegegraduatesmaygainagreatdealfromtheirvillagepositions.Bygoingdeepintothemassesinthecountryside,theymaylearnsomegoodqualitiesofthelaboringpeople,suchasindustrious,hard-working,etc.Inthisway,theywillbeabletotrainthemselvesandaccumulatenecessaryexperiencefortheirfuturework.Inconclusion,Iaminfavorofthisidea.Foritnotonlycaneasethejob-huntingpressureinthebigcities,butalsoprovidethecollegegraduateswithachancetoservethesociety.(186words)解析：按照指令所給出的3個問題，我們可以將這篇作文寫成4段。第1段指出，在新的嚴峻就業(yè)形勢下，大學畢業(yè)生當村官顯然是一個很有意義、值得肯定的做法。第2段回答問題：這些大學生能給農村帶去什么?他們可以將利。技知識帶到農村，改變農村的落后面貌，帶領農民走上致富的道路。第3段回答問題：大學生能從中得到什么?通過深入農村基層，接觸廣大農民群眾，他們可以學到勞動人民勤勞苦干、艱苦樸素的優(yōu)秀品質，為將米的工作積累寶貴的生活經驗。第4段作為結論，應當首尾呼應點題，扼要重復自己的看法：大學畢業(yè)生當村官不但能夠減輕國家的就業(yè)壓力，而且可以回報社會、服務社會，不失為一個好主意。

3.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.

4.VolunteerServiceIsWelcomeEverywhereNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareinvolvedinvolunteerservicewhichischaracteristicofmodemcivilization.Somepeoplevolunteertohelpthepoorthedisabledandthelonelyseniorcitizens.Theyarereadytohelpthosewhoareinneedofhelp.Andsuchactivitiesgreatlybetterthesocialatmosphereandbringaboutremarkablesocialgains.Othersactivelyparticipateinthevoluntaryworkofplantingtreesclearingrubbishalongtheseasideorwipingoutthewildadvertisementsinthestreetswhichcontributestotheimprovementofthecityenvironmentandaddsbeautytoit.Ipersonallyregardvolunteerserviceasmyobligationandtakeactivepartinit.OnweekendsIoftengotoanorphanagetocareforthosechildrenwhoarehomeless.SometimesIjoinmyfriendsingivingadvicetohelpmiddleschoolstudents.Duringlastyear'sInternationalFashionFestivalIvolunteeredtobeatouristguidefortheforeignvisitors.BeingamemberofthehugevolunteerarmyIfeelmylifeismoremeaningfulandcolorful.VolunteerServiceIsWelcomeEverywhereNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareinvolvedinvolunteerservice,whichischaracteristicofmodemcivilization.Somepeoplevolunteertohelpthepoor,thedisabledandthelonelyseniorcitizens.Theyarereadytohelpthosewhoareinneedofhelp.Andsuchactivitiesgreatlybetterthesocialatmosphereandbringaboutremarkablesocialgains.Othersactivelyparticipateinthevoluntaryworkofplantingtrees,clearingrubbishalongtheseasideorwipingoutthewildadvertisementsinthestreets,whichcontributestotheimprovementofthecityenvironmentandaddsbeautytoit.Ipersonallyregardvolunteerserviceasmyobligationandtakeactivepartinit.OnweekendsIoftengotoanorphanagetocareforthosechildrenwhoarehomeless.SometimesIjoinmyfriendsingivingadvicetohelpmiddleschoolstudents.Duringlastyear'sInternationalFashionFestivalIvolunteeredtobeatouristguidefortheforeignvisitors.Beingamemberofthehugevolunteerarmy,Ifeelmylifeismoremeaningfulandcolorful.

5.OnGraduateManiaInrecentyearsanincreasingnumberofpeoplewouldliketogotograduateschool.OntheonehandthousandsofenterprisingyoungmentakeNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.Forexample127thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduateEntranceExamlastyear.Ontheotherhandnotonlytheundergraduatesbutalsosomepeoplewithworktrytheirbesttobepostgraduates.Therearemanyreasonsforthisphenomenon.FirstlyitisoutofemploymentpressurethathasmadelargenumbersofpeopleenrollintheGraduateEntranceExam.Owingtotheimprovementofeducationalstandardabachelor'sdegreeisnolongerevaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecentjob.Secondlysomepeoplethoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyearsfindtheirknowledgeinadequatetomeetthedemandofthisever-changingworld.Finallymanypeopleonlyfollowthetrendwithnospecificpurpose.Inmyopinionwehavetothinkcarefullybeforewemakethedecisiontoapplyforagraduateschool.CanthegraduateschooloffermewhatIwanttolearn?DoIneedpracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?Thesequestionsneedtobeansweredbeforewemakethechoice.OnGraduateManiaInrecentyears,anincreasingnumberofpeoplewouldliketogotograduateschool.Ontheonehand,thousandsofenterprisingyoungmentakeNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.Forexample,127thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduateEntranceExamlastyear.Ontheotherhand,notonlytheundergraduatesbutalsosomepeoplewithworktrytheirbesttobepostgraduates.Therearemanyreasonsforthisphenomenon.Firstly,itisoutofemploymentpressurethathasmadelargenumbersofpeopleenrollintheGraduateEntranceExam.Owingtotheimprovementofeducationalstandard,abachelor'sdegreeisnolongerevaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecentjob.Secondly,somepeople,thoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyears,findtheirknowledgeinadequatetomeetthedemandofthisever-changingworld.Finally,manypeopleonlyfollowthetrendwithnospecificpurpose.Inmyopinion,wehavetothinkcarefullybeforewemakethedecisiontoapplyforagraduateschool.CanthegraduateschooloffermewhatIwanttolearn?DoIneedpracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?Thesequestionsneedtobeansweredbeforewemakethechoice.

6.May102005DearTomI'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.Firstallowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifeinuniversity.Fromnowonyouaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelifeandyouaresoontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeandmiddleschoollife.AsasophomoreIthinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthatofmiddleschool.Thereforeyouhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoints.Firsttherearemanyoptionalcoursesamongwhichyoucanchoosesomeimportantcoursesaccordingtoyourinterest.Thismeansthatyouaremuchfreertolearnwhatyouwanttolearnwhichisquitedifferentfromthewayyoulearnthecoursesinmiddleschool.Moreoverthefreedomliesnotonlyintheacademicstudiesbutalsoinyourpersonallives.Variouskindsofspecialclubsandinterestgroupscanentitleyoutoenjoyenoughprivatespaceandtimeafterclass.Alltheseactivitieshelpusenrichoursparetimemorefreely.Thereforecollegelifeprovidesuswithmorefreedominourstudyaswellasprivatelife.Itisveryimportanttoarrangeyourlifeproperly.Ihopebothofyouwillcherishthispreciousgoldenfouryearperiodinyourlife.Allmybest.yoursDavidMay10,2005DearTom,I'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.First,allowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifeinuniversity.Fromnowon,youaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelife,andyouaresoontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeandmiddleschoollife.Asasophomore,Ithinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthatofmiddleschool.Therefore,youhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoints.First,therearemanyoptionalcoursesamongwhichyoucanchoosesomeimportantcoursesaccordingtoyourinterest.Thismeansthatyouaremuchfreertolearnwhatyouwanttolearn,whichisquitedifferentfromthewayyoulearnthecoursesinmiddleschool.Moreover,thefreedomliesnotonlyintheacademicstudiesbutalsoinyourpersonallives.Variouskindsofspecialclubsandinterestgroupscanentitleyoutoenjoyenoughprivatespaceandtimeafterclass.Alltheseactivitieshelpusenrichoursparetimemorefreely.Therefore,collegelifeprovidesuswithmorefreedominourstudyaswellasprivatelife.Itisveryimportanttoarrangeyourlifeproperly.Ihopebothofyouwillcherishthispreciousgoldenfouryearperiodinyourlife.Allmybest.yours,David

7.ChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunicationAsthetwopiechartsillustratetherewereconsiderablechangesinpeople'swaysofcommunicationinthe20yearsfrom1975to1995.Letterswhichdominatedhalfofthecommunicationsmarketin1975tookuponlyfourpercentofthepeople'schoiceswhilethepercentageofcomputersdoubledandthatofphonesalmostdoubledinthosetwodecades.Suchdramaticchangesreflectedtheconveniencethemodernwaysofcommunicationbroughttopeople.Withthequickeningpaceoflifemostpeopledidnotwanttotakethetroubleofwritingandpostingaletterandthenwaitingendlesslyfortheanswerwhichcouldbefinishedinseveralminutes.Overthetelephonepeoplecouldtalkpleasantlynomatterhowfarawaytheywerefromeachother.Withaclickofthemousethemailwouldreachthereceiver'smailboxinasecond.Sincethetelephoneandthecomputercouldsavepeoplesomuchtimemoneyandenergypeoplewerelikelytodependmoreonthemtocommunicatewithothersthanonthetraditionalletters.ChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunicationAsthetwopiechartsillustrate,therewereconsiderablechangesinpeople'swaysofcommunicationinthe20yearsfrom1975to1995.Letterswhichdominatedhalfofthecommunicationsmarketin1975tookuponlyfourpercentofthepeople'schoiceswh