2022年江西省吉安市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)

2022年江西省吉安市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)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,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledOnFoodSafetyIssues.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.食品安全的現(xiàn)狀

2.造成食品安全問題的原因

3.我們應(yīng)該如何應(yīng)對(duì)

OnFoodSafetyIssues

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedBOminutestowriteashortessayentitledTheNewspaper:ABetterSourceofNews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow(inChinese):

根據(jù)一項(xiàng)有關(guān)人們?nèi)粘Ｐ畔碓吹恼{(diào)查(aquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation"),有近乎72%的人靠電視獲取信息，只有12%的人是通過報(bào)紙了解天下大事的。在我看來，報(bào)紙是一種更可取的信息來源。

理由三：

1.新聞報(bào)道比電視新聞更具深度；

2.看報(bào)紙不受時(shí)間限制；

3.看報(bào)紙要?jiǎng)幽X筋，有利于智力的提高。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAletterofApplicationforVolunteeroftheGreatWallReservationProject.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

假設(shè)你是李明，請(qǐng)你給保護(hù)長(zhǎng)城志愿者工作指導(dǎo)中心寫一封申請(qǐng)信，申請(qǐng)成位保護(hù)長(zhǎng)城項(xiàng)目的志愿者。信中必須包括以下內(nèi)容：

1.你從某報(bào)紙中得知這個(gè)項(xiàng)目招募志愿者的消息，感受到十分的高興

2.想當(dāng)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目志愿者的原因

3.簡(jiǎn)單介紹個(gè)人的性格和愛好，并表示十分希望自己能成為一名志愿者

ALetterofApplicationforVolunteeroftheGreatWallReservationProject

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisSchoolkidsGoingtoEveningSchool.Youmustwritenolessthan150wordsandgivepossibleREASONSforthegrowingnumberofschoolkidswholearnasecondlanguageateveningschool.

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast]50wordsinthetitleofALetterofComplaint.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.列舉圖書館存在的問題。

2.說晨圖書館的重要性，并希望現(xiàn)狀得到改善。

6.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheOutlinegivenbelow:

假設(shè)你是李明，假期即將到來，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希望找個(gè)外國(guó)朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)。擬一個(gè)尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日程安排、費(fèi)用分擔(dān)情況、對(duì)對(duì)方的要求等，并說明對(duì)方和你一起出游的好處。

Travel-mateWanted

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

現(xiàn)在有不少單位熱衷于組織年會(huì)

1．對(duì)這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3．我認(rèn)為

ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?

______

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.目前社會(huì)上有不少假冒偽劣商品，為什么會(huì)有這種現(xiàn)象？

2.舉例說明假冒偽劣商品對(duì)消費(fèi)者個(gè)人，社會(huì)等的危害。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．近年來不少大四學(xué)生就業(yè)前突擊整容

2．當(dāng)今社會(huì)崇尚外表的輿論導(dǎo)向是導(dǎo)致上述現(xiàn)象的主要因素

3．我對(duì)外表美的看法

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

Adepressedpersonmightfeelhopeless,helplessandoverwhelmedifheisinclinedto______oflife.

12.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestionsg-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HappyEarthDay

TheGoodNews

Here'sthegoodnews:ourairiscleaner,ourlakesarepurer,ourforestsarehealthier,endangeredspeciesarerecovering,toxicemissionsaredown,andacidrainhasdiminisheddramatically.Andyet,ifyou'velookedatanewspaperorwatchedtheeveningnewslately,youmightthinkourenvironmentisundersiege(圍攻).MediaCoverageoftheenvironmentisheavyondoomsday,butthetruthisnotatallbleak:nearlyallenvironmentaltrendsintheUnitedStatesarepositiveandhavebeenforyears—ifnotdecades.

Eco-legislation,greenorganizations,corporatecooperationandnewinventionshaveallquietlysteeredourenvironmentinapositivedirection.Wecan'taffordtobecomplacent(自滿的),though—especiallywhenitcomestogreenhousegases,sinceglobalwarmingistheonehugeproblemwehaven'treallytackled.Butalmosteverymeasuretakenbygovernmentagenciesandgrass-rootseffortstoimprovetheenvironmenthasshownencouragingresults—usuallyfasterthanexpectedendatalowercost.Nowthat'sgoodnews.

ScientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthateventheworrisomefactofglobalWarmingcanbeameliorated(改善).Thereisastrongscientificconsensusthattheglobalwarmingthreatrequiresaction,butifcurrentenvironmentaltrendspersistandthereductionofmostpollutantscontinuestobeaccomplishedfasterandmorecheaplythanexpected,wemaybeabletocontrolandreducegreenhousegasesinbothaffordableandpracticalways.

ConsidersomeoftheenvironmentalimprovementstheUnitedStateshaswitnessedoverthelastthreedecades.

ImprovedAirQuality

Takeanice,bigcleansingbreath.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,emissionsof.theprimarysmog-causingchemicalsfromcarsandtruckshavedeclined54percentsince1970,eventhoughthenumberofregisteredcarsandtruckshasmorethandoubled,from108,407,000to230,428,000,andtheyarenowdrivenoneandahalftimesasfarannually.

Keepbreathing,becausethefineparticulateslinkedtorespiratorydisease,includingthosesometimesseenassoot(煤煙),aredownbyaboutone-thirdsince1979(thoughfewercitiesweresurveyedbackthen).Thelevelofcarbonmonoxide,adangerousodorlessgas,isdown53percentsince1970.Andemissionsofsulfurdioxide,oftenthemajorculpritbehindacidrain,aredown49percentsince1970,despitethefactthattheUnitedStatesnowbumsfarmorecoal,themainsourceofthispollutant.

TheseimprovementshavetranslatedintobetterairqualityformillionsofAmericans.Between1976and1990,theLosAngelesareaaveragedsome150daysperyearinviolationoffederalsmogstandards;in2004,thatfiguredroppedtojust27violationdays,thefewesteverforthatcity.

And,incaseyouarewondering,federalstandardshavebecomestricter,notweaker,duringthisperiod.Ofcourse,thereismoretobedone—27smogdaysinLosAngelesarestill27toomany,andAtlanta,Houstonandothercitiescontinuetoexperienceair-pollutionproblems.Butoverall,air-qualitytrendsarestronglypositive.Now,exhale.

BetterWaterQuality

Otherenvironmentaltrendsareequallyencouraging.Waterqualityhasimproved,too,andratesofwaterbornediseasearealsoindecline.It'shardtobelieve,butjustagenerationago,factoriesandmunicipalplantsactuallydisch

A.Globalwarming.

B.Acidrni9.

C.Toxicemission.

D.Environment.

13.

Thefederalgovernmentencouragespeopletobuyhybridsbygivingtheownersaone-time______.

14.

Huygens'clock,amechanicalone,hadanerrorof"lessthanonlyoneminuteaday",whichwasamassiveleapinthedevelopmentof______.

15.

IfsomebodywhoisstillalivereceivesaphonecallfromChina,thiscallisverypossiblydialedby______.

16.

Surveysshowthatmiddleclasscustomerswillgivefirstprioritytothefactorsofcomfortofstoresandselectionofcommoditiestheyofferindecidingwheretoshopthesedays.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.Thisgivesusgoodreasontohopethatifweacttosolvetheenvironmentalproblemsthatstillremain,wewill______.

18.

Identifyingpotentialhazardsaheadoftimecanreducethedangersofseriousinjuryorlossoflifefromanearthquake.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Theartificialjointwith______,beingagoodimitationofnaturalboneprotein,canattractbonecellsandbecomequicklyincorporatedintothebody.

20.

Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehad.notdonevolunteeringworkearlier.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B6】

22.【B3】

23.(28)

A.Princeton.B.Yale.C.Harvard.D.Stanford.

24.聽力原文：M：Ireallyhadabusyweek．IalwaysenjoyalongsiestaonSaturdayafternoon.

W：Idon'tthinkyoucall．Mr.Smithhasjustparkedhiscaratthedoor,andheiscoming.

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?

(14)

A.Saturdayafternoonwastheman'sbusyhours.

B.Mr.Smithisanoldfriendoftheman's.

C.Themanwon'tbeabletoenjoyalongsiesta.

D.Themanwillenjoyhimselfthatafternoon.

25.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Asheartdiseasecontinuestobenumber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,researchershavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedin【B1】______thepotentialriskfactorsthat【B2】______heartattacks.Highfatdietsand"lifeinthefastlane"havelongbeenknowntocontributetothehigh【B3】______ofheartfailure.Butaccordingtonewstudies,thelistofriskfactorsmaybe【B4】______longerandquitesurprising.

Heartfailure,forexample,appearstohaveseasonaland【B5】______patterns.Ahigherpercentageofheartattacksoccurincoldweather,andmorepeopleexperienceheartfailureonMondaythanonanyotherdayoftheweek.Inaddition,peoplearemore【B6】______toheartattacksinthefirstfewhoursafterwaking.Cardiologistsfirstobservedthismorning【B7】______inthemid-1980sandhavesincediscoveredanumberofpossiblecauses.Anearly-morningriseinbloodpressure,heartrate,andconcentrationofheart【B8】______hormones,plusareductionofbloodflowtotheheart,【B9】______.

Inotherstudies,bothbirthdaysandbachelorhoodhavebeenimplicatedasriskfactors.

Statisticsrevealthat【B10】______Andunmarriedmenarcmoreatriskforheartattacksthantheirmarriedcounterparts.【B11】______.

【B1】

26.聽力原文：Thirty-twopeoplewatchedKittyGenovesebeingkilledfightbeneaththeirwindows.Shewastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.Nooneevencalledthepolice.Wasitlackoffeelingaboutone'sfellowman?

"Notso,"sayscientistsJohnBarleyandBibFatane.Thesemenwentbeyondtheheadlinestolookforthereasonswhypeopledidn'tact.Theyfoundthatapersonhastogothroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.

Firsthehastonoticethatitisanemergency.Supposeyouseesomesmoke.Isthesmokecomingintotheroomfromaleakintheairconditioning?Isit"steampipes"?Orisitreallysmoke,fromafire?It'snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.

Second,andmoreimportant,thepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelpersonallyresponsible.Hemustfeelthathemusthelp,orthepersonwon'tgetthehelp.

Testsshowthatinagroup,Americansoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.They,themselves,needn't.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.

Arepeoplebotheredbysituationswherepeopleareintrouble?Yes,scientistsfoundthatthepeoplewereemotional,theysweated,theyhadtremblinghands.Theyfelttheotherperson'strouble.Buttheydidnotact.Theywereinagroup.Theiractionswereshapedbytheactionsofthosetheywerewith.

(30)

A.Toexplainwhypeoplefailtoactinemergencies.

B.Toexplainwhenpeoplewillactinemergencies.

C.Toexplainwhatpeoplewilldoinemergencies.

D.Toexplainhowpeoplefeelinemergencies.

27.(21)

A.$100.B.$200.C.$300.D.$350.

28.聽力原文：W:Howisyourjobatthesupermarket?

M:Well,it'sratherhardwork.Thehoursareprettylong.Ialreadyfeeldifficulttokeepupwithmyclassmates.

Whatisthemanworriedabout?

(16)

A.Hedoesnotearnasmuchmoneyashisclassmates.

B.Hedoesnotworkaswellashisclassmates.

C.Hedoesnotgetenoughpayforhis'hardwork.

D.Hedoesnothaveenoughtimeforhisstudy.

29.(18)

A.Shecancomebackforregistrationaweeklater.

B.Shecancomebacktoseeifthereisachanceafterthefirstweek.

C.Shehastowaitanothertimeforregistration.

D.Sheshouldgiveuptheclass.

30.(25)

A.Heshouldhavemadeanappointment.

B.Heshouldhavecalledtocancelhisappointment.

C.Heshouldhavecomeforhisappointment.

D.Heshouldhavestayedathomeuntilhewaswell.

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

WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutInghamisTRUE?

A.Hertestimonyhasn'tbeensupportedbytheEPA.

B.Hercredibilityasascientisthasn'tbeenundermined.

C.Sheisfirmlysupportedbyheruniversity.

D.ShehasmadegreatcontributionstothestudyofGMbacteria.

32.

ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatGermansnolongerthinkthat______.

A.theywillbemisunderstoodiftheytalkabouttheWilhelmGustlofftragedy

B.theWilhelmGustlofftragedyisareasonablepricetopayforthenation'spastmisdeeds

C.GermanyisresponsibleforthehorriblecrimesitcommittedinWorldWarⅡ

D.itiswrongtoequatetheirsufferingswiththoseofothercountries

33.Accordingtothepassage,whydotheoldpeopleresistacellphoneoremail?

A.Theyaretoooldtousethesemodernformsofcommunication.

B.Usingthemodernformsofcommunicationmaybeexpensiveandcomplexed.

C.Itissoslowforthemtoemploytheseformsofcommunication.

D.Theyhavenoopportunitiestousecomputersorelectrographatall.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.MostpeoplesaythattheUSAismakingprogressinfighting

AIDS,buttheydon'tknowthere'scureandstronglydisagreethatS1.______

"theAIDSepidemicisover",anewsurveyfinds.

Thefindings,relievedThursdaybytheKaiserFamilyFoundationS2.______

,reassureactivistswhohaveworriedthatpublicconcernabout

AIDSmightdisappearinnighttorecentnewsaboutadvancesinS3.______

treatmentanddeclinesindeaths.

"Whilepeopleareverypessimisticabouttheadvances,they'reS4.______

stillrealisticaboutthefactthatthereisnocure,"saysSophia

Chang,directorofHIVprogramsatthefoundation.

TheKaisersurveydidfindthatthenumberofpeopleS5.______

rankedAIDSasthecountry'stophealthproblemhasfallen.S6.______

Inthepoll,38%saysit'sthetopconcern,downfrom44%inaS7.______

1996poll.OtherfindingsfromKaiser,whichpollmorethan1,200S8.______

adultsinSeptemberandOctoberandaskedadditionalquestionofS9.______

another1,000adultsinNovembershowthat52%saythatthecountry

ismakingprogressagainstAIDS,upfrom32%in1995.

DanielZingale,directorofA1DSActionCouncil,says,"I'mencouragedthatthe

AmericanpeoplearegettingthemessagewhattheAIDSepidemicS10.______

isn'tover.Ihopethedecision-makersinWashingtonaregettingthe

samemessage.Wehaveseensignsofcomplacency(滿足).

【S1】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S5】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S5】

38.

【S8】

39.

【S7】

參考答案

1.OnFoodSafetyIssuesWhileitistruethatthereisadeclineinthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorqualitythesafetyoffoodremainsaseriousprobleminthisindustry.Food-bornOnFoodSafetyIssuesWhileitistruethatthereisadeclineinthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorquality,thesafetyoffoodremainsaseriousprobleminthisindustry.Food-born解析：本文要求就食品安全問題展開討論。根據(jù)提綱，第一段陳述目前食品安全的現(xiàn)狀，及其對(duì)人民身體健康的危害；第二段分析造成食品安全問題的原因；第三段針對(duì)食品安全問題提出應(yīng)對(duì)的措施。

2.THENEWSPAPER:ABETTERSOURCEOFNEWSOverthepasthundredyearsnewspapershaveplayedanimportantroleinoursocialpoliticalandeconomiclife.Butformostofustodaytelevisionhasbecomeourmainsourceofnews.Accordingtoaquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation"nearly72percentofthepeoplewatchTVandonly12percentreadnewspapersfortheirdailynews.Perhapsthegreatdisparityofratioresultsfromtheeasyaccesstotelevisionnowadays.Thishoweverputsusinaverydisadvantageouspositionforthenewspaperisabettersourceofnewsinmanyways.Althoughtelevisionnewsexcelsinbringingintoourlivingroomdramaticeventsofsingularimportance:spacecraftlaunchingsnaturaldisastersrecord-breakingsportseventswarsandsoonyetitcannotcoverimportantstoriesinthedepththeymaydeservebecauseofitstimelimit.Newspapershowevercandevotetoanewsitemasmuchspaceasnecessaryandfleshitoutwithmoredetails.Furthermoretelevisionbynatureisapassivemedium.Itdeprivesviewersofthefreedomofseiection.Whetheryoulikeordislikeaparticularpieceofnews'youhavetositbeforethetubeandwatchitfollowingitspacepassively.Butbyreadingnewspapersyoucanselectthemostinterestingnewsandskipoverwhatyouthinkisboringorirrelevant.Youcanreadsomenewsingreatdetailorjustrunthroughitbriefly.AlsowatchingTVinvolvesverylittleifanymentalactivityandaconstantdietoftelevisionjournalismleadstothedeclineingeneralintellectualskillssuchasreadingandwriting.Incontrasttothistheprintmediaencouragesactiveinvolvementinwhatisbeingreported.ReadershavetomakegreatereffortsthanTVviewerstofollowandabsorbanewsreport.Whenweconsidertelevisionnewsversusnewspapernewsintermsofformatcoverageandnatureisthereanyquestionastowhichisabettersourceofnews?THENEWSPAPER:ABETTERSOURCEOFNEWSOverthepasthundredyears,newspapershaveplayedanimportantroleinoursocial,political,andeconomiclife.Butformostofustoday,televisionhasbecomeourmainsourceofnews.Accordingtoaquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation,"nearly72percentofthepeoplewatchTV,andonly12percentreadnewspapersfortheirdailynews.Perhapsthegreatdisparityofratioresultsfromtheeasyaccesstotelevisionnowadays.This,however,putsusinaverydisadvantageousposition,forthenewspaperisabettersourceofnewsinmanyways.Althoughtelevisionnewsexcelsinbringingintoourlivingroomdramaticeventsofsingularimportance:spacecraftlaunchings,naturaldisasters,record-breakingsportsevents,warsandsoon,yetitcannotcoverimportantstoriesinthedepththeymaydeservebecauseofitstimelimit.Newspapers,however,candevotetoanewsitemasmuchspaceasnecessaryandfleshitoutwithmoredetails.Furthermore,televisionbynatureisapassivemedium.Itdeprivesviewersofthefreedomofseiection.Whetheryoulikeordislikeaparticularpieceofnews,'youhavetositbeforethetubeandwatchit,followingitspacepassively.Butbyreadingnewspapers,youcanselectthemostinterestingnews,andskipoverwhatyouthinkisboringorirrelevant.Youcanreadsomenewsingreatdetailorjustrunthroughitbriefly.Also,watchingTVinvolvesverylittle,ifany,mentalactivity,andaconstantdietoftelevisionjournalismleadstothedeclineingeneralintellectualskillssuchasreadingandwriting.Incontrasttothis,theprintmediaencouragesactiveinvolvementinwhatisbeingreported.ReadershavetomakegreatereffortsthanTVviewerstofollowandabsorbanewsreport.Whenweconsidertelevisionnewsversusnewspapernewsintermsofformat,coverageandnature,isthereanyquestionastowhichisabettersourceofnews?

3.GreatWallReservationProjectDearSirorMadam①I'mLiMingasophomoremajoringinEnglishfromPekingUniversity.②Iamveryexcitedtogetthenewsfromtoday'sChinaDailythatyouaregoingtorecruitsomeGreatWallReservationProjectDearSirorMadam,①I'mLiMing,asophomoremajoringinEnglishfromPekingUniversity.②Iamveryexcitedtogetthenewsfromtoday'sChinaDailythatyouaregoingtorecruitsome解析：[作文點(diǎn)撥]

①審題及布局。這是一篇書信體作文，按照文章要求寫一封申請(qǐng)信。申請(qǐng)信的寫作應(yīng)注意以下問題：語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)練，表達(dá)清晰，態(tài)度誠(chéng)懇，要把自己想申請(qǐng)的對(duì)象、自身?xiàng)l件等信息準(zhǔn)確表達(dá)出來，使讀者一目了然。本題是申請(qǐng)成為保護(hù)長(zhǎng)城項(xiàng)目的志愿者，整篇文章都應(yīng)該讓讀者感覺到作者對(duì)長(zhǎng)城的熱愛而激發(fā)的對(duì)這一項(xiàng)目的向往之情。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開即可。第一段介紹自己得知招聘信息的途徑和心情；第二段說明想當(dāng)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目志愿者的原因。第三段簡(jiǎn)單介紹個(gè)人的性格和愛好，志愿者一般都比較開朗、樂觀、樂于助人，喜歡戶外活動(dòng)，可以從這些方面來介紹自己，最后要表明自己的愿望并希望得到回復(fù)。②語(yǔ)言。本文是一篇申請(qǐng)信，語(yǔ)言要熱情洋溢，要讓讀者感覺到自己想?yún)⒓庸婊顒?dòng)的愿望和決心。詞匯和句式選擇要多樣性，以增加文采。

4.SCHOOLKIDSGOINGTOEVENINGSCHOOLYesterdayeveningIdroppedinonafriendofmineandfoundhistenyear-olddaughterhavinganearlysupperbyherself.Whydidn'tshehavesupperwiththefamily?"She'sgoingtoEnglishclassesinaneveningschool"explainedherfather.Thisisnotararecase.Myfriend'sdaughterisjustoneofthousandsofschoolkidsaroundthecitywhoarelearningforeignlanguagesineveningschools.AsurveyconductedbyShanghai'sMunicipalEducationBureauindicatesthatin2005theenrollmentofschoolpupilsindifferenteveningschoolsjumpedto80percentcomparedwith4percentfourteenyearsago.Eveningschoolsandvarioustutoringcentershavemushroomedalloverthecitytocaternotonlyforon-thejobadultsbutforschoolpupilsaswell.Whyaresomanyschoolkidsattendinglanguageeveningclasses?Themostobviousreasonisthatparentsareattachingmuchimportancetohavingtheirchildrenmasteringaforeignlanguage.Inthisageofeconomicreformsmorepeoplehavecometorealizethatthecommandofasecondlanguageoftenmeansagoodopportunityforasuccessfulcareer—apassporttoaprosperousfuture.ItistruethatmostprimaryschoolsinChinamakeEnglishacompulsorypartofthecurriculumbutapupilbeginstolearnEnglishonlywhenheisinhisthirdorfourthgradeandthereareonlythreelessonperiodsperweek.ManyparentswhocannotwaittillthenordonotsettleforthelittleamountofEnglishtaughtatschoolsendtheirchildrentolanguageschoolsintheeveninginthehopethattheywilllearnitataneverearlierageandlearnmuchmoretobeaheadofthepack.Andgoodteachersandadvancedequipmentalsoplayapartintheeverincreasingenrollmentofeveningschoolstudents.Mostoftheteacherstherearefromcollegesanduniversities.Seniorlecturersorprofessorstheyhavemuchexperienceinteachingforeignlanguages."Withsomanygoodteachersandsuchmodernaudio-visualaids"saidmyfriend"itisworthwhiletosendmydaughterthere."Yeahformostoftheparentsasuccessfulchildistheultimateproofoftheirsuccess.SCHOOLKIDSGOINGTOEVENINGSCHOOLYesterdayeveningIdroppedinonafriendofmineandfoundhistenyear-olddaughterhavinganearlysupperbyherself.Whydidn'tshehavesupperwiththefamily?"She'sgoingtoEnglishclassesinaneveningschool,"explainedherfather.Thisisnotararecase.Myfriend'sdaughterisjustoneofthousandsofschoolkidsaroundthecitywhoarelearningforeignlanguagesineveningschools.AsurveyconductedbyShanghai'sMunicipalEducationBureauindicatesthatin2005,theenrollmentofschoolpupilsindifferenteveningschoolsjumpedto80percent,comparedwith4percentfourteenyearsago.Eveningschoolsandvarioustutoringcentershavemushroomedalloverthecitytocaternotonlyforon-thejobadultsbutforschoolpupilsaswell.Whyaresomanyschoolkidsattendinglanguageeveningclasses?Themostobviousreasonisthatparentsareattachingmuchimportancetohavingtheirchildrenmasteringaforeignlanguage.Inthisageofeconomicreforms,morepeoplehavecometorealizethatthecommandofasecondlanguageoftenmeansagoodopportunityforasuccessfulcareer—apassporttoaprosperousfuture.ItistruethatmostprimaryschoolsinChinamakeEnglishacompulsorypartofthecurriculum,butapupilbeginstolearnEnglishonlywhenheisinhisthirdorfourthgrade,andthereareonlythreelessonperiodsperweek.Manyparents,whocannotwaittillthenordonotsettleforthelittleamountofEnglishtaughtatschool,sendtheirchildrentolanguageschoolsintheeveninginthehopethattheywilllearnitataneverearlierageandlearnmuchmoretobeaheadofthepack.Andgoodteachersandadvancedequipmentalsoplayapartintheeverincreasingenrollmentofeveningschoolstudents.Mostoftheteacherstherearefromcollegesanduniversities.Seniorlecturersorprofessors,theyhavemuchexperienceinteachingforeignlanguages."Withsomanygoodteachersandsuchmodernaudio-visualaids,"saidmyfriend,"itisworthwhiletosendmydaughterthere."Yeah,formostoftheparents,asuccessfulchildistheultimateproofoftheirsuccess.

5.ALetterofComplaintDecember26DearPresidentI'majuniorinouruniversity.I'mwritingtointimatesomethingunsatisfactorytoyouinourlibrary.FirstlyIhavetosaythatourlibraryiscoveredwithdustofages.Thebooksthebookshelvesthedesksandchairsandeventhedoorsallaredimmedbythickdust.Wastetissuesandpaperarescatteredalloverthedesksandfloorsforeverystudenthastodustthedesksandchairswithseveraltissuesorpiecesofpaperbeforehesitsdowntoread.Buttoouramazementthelibrarystaffjustsittherereadingtheirnewspapersasifitwerenottheirdutytocleanthispoorlibrary.Secondlyalargenumberofbooksinourlibraryaretoooldtoserveus.Mostofthemareoutofdate.Someothersaredilapidated.What'sworseisthatthebooksareleftatrandom.Wehavetosearchhereandtheretolookforbooksweneedwhilethelibrarystaffarebusychattingwitheachother.ThirdlywefindthatwecanhardlyfindausefulbookforourEnglishstudy.MostofthevastnumbersofEnglishbooksareserioustextbooksformajorsofscience.Wecannotfindanythinginterestingtoentertainourselves.Lastlysomestudentsaretoonoisytalkingamongthemselvesandleavingmobilephonebeepinganytime.Youknowthelibraryistheplacewearemostproudofandwhereweliketospendmostofourtime.AndIbelieveyouunderstandhowmuchourlibraryweighsinourminds.Theseundesirablethingshavealreadydonedamagetothefameofouruniversityandcausedalotofinconveniencetotheusers.DearPresidentwedohopethatsomethingcanbedonetochangethecurrentsituation.Letourcozyquieteffectivelibrarycomeback.Bestwishes!ALetterofComplaintDecember26DearPresident,I'majuniorinouruniversity.I'mwritingtointimatesomethingunsatisfactorytoyouinourlibrary.Firstly,Ihavetosaythatourlibraryiscoveredwithdustofages.Thebooks,thebookshelves,thedesksandchairsandeventhedoorsallaredimmedbythickdust.Wastetissuesandpaperare