【2022年】湖南省懷化市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

【2022年】湖南省懷化市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCollegeStudents'PressureinFindingJobs.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．07年應(yīng)屆大學(xué)畢業(yè)生人數(shù)達(dá)近幾年來最高峰，就業(yè)形勢依然嚴(yán)峻

2．如何解釋其中原因

3．對該問題的出路提出看法

CollegeStudents'PressureinFindingJobs

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicEconomicDevelopmentandMoralDecline.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.近年來我國經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)取得了很大成就;

2.但與此同時(shí),社會風(fēng)氣隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展也日益下降

3.我的觀點(diǎn)……

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.越來越多的大學(xué)生應(yīng)征入伍

2.許多人認(rèn)為大學(xué)生應(yīng)征入伍利大于弊

3.我的看法

OntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents

4.1．面對今年的就業(yè)形勢，很多大學(xué)生畢業(yè)后選擇到農(nóng)村去發(fā)展，比如去農(nóng)村當(dāng)“村官”。

2．你認(rèn)為到農(nóng)村就業(yè)對大學(xué)生來說是好的就業(yè)選擇嗎?請說明理由。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountry,analyzingchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditureofadevelopedcountry.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlineandchartgivenbelow.

1.描述圖表中生活費(fèi)用支出的變化情況

2.給出可能的原因

3.得出你的結(jié)論

6.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCyberCrimes.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.網(wǎng)上犯罪的形式很多，如......

2.網(wǎng)上犯罪的根源

3.如何打擊網(wǎng)上犯罪現(xiàn)象

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledGoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人決定畢業(yè)后讀研。

2．有些人決定畢業(yè)后工作。

3．你的看法。

GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoWriteanEnglishResume?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.中英文簡歷有所不同，英語簡歷不是漢語簡歷的直接翻譯；

2．寫英語簡歷要注意：不要簡單羅列，要突出重點(diǎn)；內(nèi)容安排要合理；用詞準(zhǔn)確，認(rèn)真檢查等等。

HowtoWriteanEnglishResume?

9.1.食品安全事故屢有發(fā)生

2．人們對食品的安全越來越擔(dān)心

3．怎樣才能解決好食品的安全問題

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledComputerandOnlineGames.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.大學(xué)生接觸電腦游戲的概況

2．電腦游戲?qū)Υ髮W(xué)生的利與弊

3．我對這一問題的看法

ComputerandOnlineGames

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

Itis______thatplaystheleadingroleintheethnicintermixingoftheU.S.

12.

RosaParkssaidthatsherefusedtoleaveherseatbecauseshewasfiredof______.

13.LynnJosephsuggeststhatbeforeconsideringthejobresearch,thedownsizedshouldfirst

A.modifytheirresumetomakeitmoreattractive

B.trytogetsomereemploymenttraining

C.seekhelpfromprofessionalcareercounselors

D.getoverthehurttotheirfeelingscausedbythelayoff

14.ReturningtoScience

TeresaGarrettwasworkingpart-timeasabiochemistrypostdoc(博士后).Shehadaninfantathome,andshewasmiserable.Sheandherhusbandwereconsideringhavingasecondchild.Shedidn'tlikeleavingherdaughterwithadaycareprovider,andshewonderedifherslimincomejustifiedtheexpenseofchild-care.Shedecidedtostayhomefulltime.

Itwasalonelybutpracticaldecision,shesays.Shehadn'truledoutthepossibilitybutshedidnotexpecttoreturntoscience:Afterall,theconventionalwisdomwouldequateseveralyearsofparentingleavewiththeendofaresearchcareer.Garretteventuallyhadtwodaughtersandspenttheirearlyyearsathome.

Thechallengeofmanagingasciencecareerandpersonalandfamilyobligationsisnotanewissue,particularlyforwomen.Inacareerwhereproductivityandpublicationsdefineyourvalue,canyoutakeacoupleofyearsoffandthenmakeasuccessfulreturn?Whenyoudo,willemployerstrustyourdevotiontoyourjob?

ForGarrett,theanswertobothquestionswas"Yes".First,shefoundashort-termteachingtutoratDukeUniversity,theinstitutionwhereshehaddoneherPh.D.AndthenChristianRaetz,whohadbeenherPh.D.adviser,offeredherapostdoc.Thetimingwasperfect:Shewasreadytostartamoreregularworkschedule,andherhusbandwasinterestedinstartingabusiness.Today,sheisachemistryprofessoratVassarCollege.GarrettcreditsRaetzbothforhisfaithinherabilitiesandhiswillingnesstojudgehercontributionsonqualityandproductivityandnotthenumberofhoursshespentinthelaboratory."Peoplearealwaysshockedtoknowthatyoucantaketimeoffandcomeback,"shesays.

Returningtoresearchafteranextendedpersonalleaveispossible,butitmaynotbestraightforward.Progresscanbeslowandtheremaybesomefalloutfromabreak.Thepathbackdoesn'tcomewitharoadmaporatimeline.Yourreentrywillhaveadifferentrhythmthanyourinitialapproachbecausethistimeyouhavetobalanceyourcareerwiththeneedsofafamily.Theuncertaintycanmakeyoufeelisolatedandalone.Butifyouarepersistentandtakeadvantageoftheresourcesthatareavailable,youcangetitdone.

SteppingSideways

Aftertimeawayfromtheworkforce,it'sparticularlyeasytounderestimateyourvalueasascientistand--hence--totakeoneormorebackwardsteps.Don't,saysRuthRoss,whonearlymadethatmistakeafterspending4yearsathomewithherchildren.APh.D.pharmacologistwithindustryexperience,sheappliedforatechnicianjobattheUniversityofAberdeenintheUnitedKingdomassheplannedherreturntoscience.Shewouldhavetakenthejobifithadbeenoffered,shesays,but"thatprobablywouldhavebeenabadcareermove".Asitturnedout,theuniversitydecidedshewasover-qualified.

Insteadoftakingastepback,takeastepsideways:Ifyouleftapostdoc,returntoapostdoc,perhapswithaspecialcareerreentryfellowship.AfacultymemberatAberdeenencouragedRosstoapplyforanewlyestablishedcareerreentryfellowshipfromtheWellcomeTrust.Fundingfromthatorganizationsupportedherpostdoctoralresearchuntiltheuniversityhiredherintoafacultypositionin2002.

After2yearsathomewithhersonandtwindaughtersfollowedby3yearssearchingforprojectmanagementjobsinthebiotechindustry,biochemistPlaAbolagotwindofanopeningattheMolecularSciencesInstitute(MSI).AnMSIstaffscientistneededskillslikehersbutlackedmoney,sothetwoappliedjointlyforanNIHcareerreentrysupplement.She'snowaproteinbiochemistandgrantwriteratProsettaBioconformatics.

IndependenceandFlexibility

Insteadofsteppingbackwardorsideways,physicistShireenAdenwallatookastepforward.Insteadoftakinganotherpostdoc,shesetupan

A.hercommonsense

B.herseveralyearsofparentingleave

C.herslimincome

D.hercomingsecondchild

15.

Therearemanyhistoricmysteries,sofiguringoutgoodsubjectisnotadifficulty.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Whatdomostliarsfeelwhentheyareabletogetawaywithlying?

A.Fortunate.B.Ashamed.C.Proud.D.Fun

17.

Thegovernments'policestoattractnewresidentsandslowdepopulationprocessmightbecomefutileonce______.

18.

Amoreprecisetermforacidrainis______,whichhastwoparts:wetanddry.

19.

Typicallythinpeopleusuallyfinishwhatisontheplatewhenthey______.

20.

Controllingairpollutionisanothercrucialobjective;______devicescanreducetheharmfulgasesemittedfromtheengine.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(40)

22.【B6】

23.(24)

A.Howtogetsuccessfulinajobinterview.

B.Whatqualitiesagoodintervieweeshouldhave?

C.Theimportanceofaninterview.

D.Howtodowellinajob?

24.聽力原文：M:Ireallyenjoyedthatpieceyoujustplayedonthepiano.Ibetyougetalotofrequestsforit.

W:Peoplejustcan'tgetenoughofit.Youknow,thatisthethingthesedays.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(19)

A.Peopleoftenaskhertoplaythesong.

B.Shehasn'tbeenplayingthepianolong.

C.Shedoesn'tknowthesongwellenoughtoplayit.

D.Notmanypeopleknowthesong.

25.(26)

A.Thewomanismakingmovieswithcomputers.

B.Themanisstudyingfineartsasamajor.

C.Thewomanhasrealtalentforcomputersciences.

D.Themanstilldefendsfinearts.

26.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Whatsortofgradedidyougetonyourresearchpaper,Iknowhowhardyouworkedonit.

M:Yeah,well.Iwashopingforsomethingreallygood.Buttheprofessorsaidthatlmadetoomanybroadclaimsthatweren'tsupportedenough.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

(12)

A.Hisresearchpaperwasreallygoodandgothighgrade.

B.Hisresearchpaperwasrefusedbytheprofessor.

C.Hisresearchpaperwontheprofessor'sfavor.

D.Hisresearchpaperwasorganizedwithuselessclaims.

27.

【B4】

28.SectionB

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

聽力原文：(26)ThemountaintownofCantonisatanelevationof6,000feet.Itissurroundedbythickunderbrushandpinetrees.Becauseofsixyearsofdrought,theseplantsareamajorfirehazard.Thousandsoftreesandtonsofunderbrusharegoingtoberemovedoverthenextfiveyearsataminimumcostof＄3million.Thebrushwillberemovedfirst,andthenthetreeswillbetoppledandremoved.Aclearednonflammableareawillthensafelysurroundthetownof4,000.

Residentslookforwardtothework,becauseitwillhelptheirtownsurviveafuturefire.Arecentfireburned4,000acresanddestroyed11homesinnearbyHamilton.ThefirewasragingtowardCanton,butasuddenrainstormputitout.Residentsknowthattheywon'tgetluckytwice,sotheyarelookingforwardtothismassiveclearingoperation.

(27)Ninetypercentofthecuttingandclearingwillbepaidwithfederalfunds.Unfortunately,ifthetreesareonprivateproperty,theymustbepaidforbytheresidentsthemselves.Pricescanrangeashighas＄1,000tocutandremoveonetree.Officialssaythatresidentscanapplyforstateandfederalloansifnecessary.

However,Thelma,a65-year-oldwidow,thinksthatitdoesnogoodtoher,becausesheislivingonsocialsecurity.Shehasgotfourtreesonherproperty.(28)Therefore,thegovernment'snotgoingtoloanhermoneywhentheyknowthere'snowayshecanpayitback.Shethinksthattheseplannerswithalltheirbigideasoughttothinkofthelittlepeople.

(27)

A.Itlocatesinthemountains.

B.Itis5,000feetabovethesealevel.

C.Thereareabout4,500residentsinthistown.

D.Itexperiencedafire7yearsago.

29.(29)

A.Thepopulationsofsmalltownsincreasedrapidly.

B.Artcriticsincitesbegantotakenoticeofregionalism.

C.Someregionalistpaintersbegananewartmovement.

D.Societybecamemoreinternationallyfocused.

30.聽力原文：M：Excuseme，Madam．Didn'tyouseetheredlight?MayIseeyourdriver'slicense，please?

W：Oh，IthoughtIcouldmakearightwhenitturnsonredhere．

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(13)

A.Themanisavisitorandthecityisnewforhim.

B.It'sforbiddentoturnrightwhenthelightisredthere.

C.Thewomandidn'ttakedriver'slicensewithher.

D.Themanhasalreadyfixedthewoman'scar.

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

WhywerethescientistswhosaidNewton'sideashaddelayedthescientificprogresswrong?

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Opponentsofbilingualeducationtellusthatthepublicisagainstbilingualeducation.Thisimpressionisaresultofthewaythequestionisasked.Onecaneasilygetanear100%【C1】______ofbilingualeducationwhenthequestionisbiased.Porter,forexample,statesthat"Manyparentsarenot【C2】______tohavingtheschoolsmaintainthemothertongueifitisatthe【C3】______ofgainingasoundeducationandtheEnglish-languageskillsneededforobtainingjobsor【C4】______highereducation".Whowouldsupportmothertongueeducationatsuchaprice?

However,whenrespondentsaresimplyaskedwhetherornottheysupportbilingualeducation,thedegreeofsupportisquite【C5】______:From60～99percentofsamplesofparentsandteacherssaytheysupportbilingualeducation.Ina【C6】______ofstudies,Shinexaminedattitudestowardtheprinciplesunderlyingbilingualeducation.Shinfoundthatmanyrespondentsagreewiththeideathatthefirstlanguagecanbe【C7】______inprovidingbackgroundknowledge,mostagreethatliteracy【C8】______acrosslanguages,andmostsupporttheprinciplesunderlyingcontinuingbilingualeducation.

Thenumberofpeopleopposedtobilingualeducationis【C9】______evenlessthantheseresultssuggest:manypeoplewhosaytheyareopposedtobilingualeducationareactuallyopposedtocertainpracticesorareopposedtoregulations【C10】______tobilingualeducation.

A)pursuingE)connectedI)strongM)helpful

B)improvingF)transfersJ)particularlyN)probably

C)seriesG)moveK)rejectionO)expense

D)largeH)committedL)range

【C1】

33.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Haveyoueverbeenaskedtotakeapolygraphtestforajob?Apolygraph,alsocalledaliedetector,isadevicethatisusedtofindoutifsomeoneistellingalie.Itisbasedonthebeliefthatlyingcausescertainphysicalreactions.Thesereactions,whichincludeachangeinbloodpressureandpulserate,aremeasuredbythepolygraph.

Liedetectortestsareoftenusedincourtandintheworkplace.However,alawthatwenteffectinDecember1988limitsthewaysthatemployerscanusethesetests.Employerscannolongerusethemtoscreen(審查)peoplewhoareapplyingforjobs.Theonlyexceptionisforthosewhowantgovernmentjobsassecurityguardsordrughandlers.Also,managerscannolongeraskworkerstotakesuchtestsunlessthereisreasonablesuspicionthattheworkerhasstolenordamagedproperty.Thiswillcurbtestsforsuspectedoffenses,suchasdruguseorsexualharassment,andforworkerswhoweremerelyintheareaofatheft.Bosseswhorequestliedetectortestswillhavetotellworkerswhytheyaresuspectedofanoffense.Also,theymaynotaskquestionsthatdegradeworkers,suchasquestionsabouttheirsexlives.

Inanycase,accordingtothenewlaw,thetestisnowvoluntary:Youcan'tbefiredforrefusingtotakeit.Ifyouhavebeenforcedtotakeapolygraphtest,orifyouarenotbeinggivenapromotionbecauseyouhaverefusedtotakethetest,youcansuethecompanyorfileacomplaintwiththeDepartmentofLabor.TheDepartmentofLaborcanfineemployersupto$10,000.

Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S6】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S6】

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39.

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參考答案

1.CollegeStudents'PressureinFindingJobsWordcamethatwewouldhavethebiggestnumberofgraduatedstudentsfromcollegesthisyearthustheemploymentsituationwouldremainsevere.ThereareseveralreasonsforCollegeStudents'PressureinFindingJobsWordcamethatwewouldhavethebiggestnumberofgraduatedstudentsfromcollegesthisyear,thustheemploymentsituationwouldremainsevere.Thereareseveralreasonsfor

2.EconomicDevelopmentandMoralDeclineTheseyearstheeconomyinChinaisadvancingbyleapsandbounds.Withthisswiftdevelopmentpeople'slifeisbetteroffandtheygetmuchmoremoneytospend.Butit'shumanEconomicDevelopmentandMoralDeclineTheseyears,theeconomyinChinaisadvancingbyleapsandbounds.Withthisswiftdevelopment,people'slifeisbetteroffandtheygetmuchmoremoneytospend.Butit'shuman

3.OntheConscriptionofCollegeStudentsSince2001thearmedforceshavebegantoabsorbcollegestudentsinordertooptimizethestructureofthearmy.WithanincreasingnumberofcollegestudentsjoiningthearmyOntheConscriptionofCollegeStudentsSince2001thearmedforceshavebegantoabsorbcollegestudentsinordertooptimizethestructureofthearmy.Withanincreasingnumberofcollegestudentsjoiningthearmy,解析：[寫作點(diǎn)撥]本文要求考生表明對目前的大學(xué)生入伍這一現(xiàn)象的看法。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的三個(gè)提綱來展開即可。第一段描述大學(xué)生應(yīng)仙入伍這一現(xiàn)象，簡要介紹越來越多的大學(xué)生加入部隊(duì)；第二段闡述大學(xué)生應(yīng)征入伍的好處；第三段闡明個(gè)人的看法，可以指出大學(xué)生是否選擇應(yīng)征入伍應(yīng)該根據(jù)個(gè)人的身體條件及興趣等來決定。

4.IstheCountrysideaGoodCareerChoiceforGraduateStudents?[1]Todaymanycollegestudentsaredeterminedto"gotothecountryside"whentheygraduate.ThousandsofthemchoosetoworkasvillageadministratorsinChina.Inmyopinionthisisahealthytrendinoursociety.[2]Ontheonehandithelps[3]alleviatejob-huntingpressuresonthosenewcollegegraduates.Whileit'sdifficultforthemtofindjobsinthecitytherearegoldenopportunitiesinthecountry.Workinginthecountrysidemayprovidethemwithdecentsalaryandvaluablelifeexperience.[4]Ontheotherhandwiththeknowledgeacquiredinuniversitythestudentscanhelpupgradetheruralgovernanceimprovefarmingtechnologiesandmakelifeinthecountrymorecolorfulandinteresting.[5]Justasmanycollegegraduatessayit'snolongerashameforthemtoseekcareersinthevastruralareas.[6]Choosingtoworkinthecountrydoesgoodtoboththestudentsandthecountryinthelongrun.IstheCountrysideaGoodCareerChoiceforGraduateStudents?[1]Today,manycollegestudentsaredeterminedto"gotothecountryside"whentheygraduate.ThousandsofthemchoosetoworkasvillageadministratorsinChina.Inmyopinion,thisisahealthytrendinoursociety.[2]Ontheonehand,ithelps[3]alleviatejob-huntingpressuresonthosenewcollegegraduates.Whileit'sdifficultforthemtofindjobsinthecity,therearegoldenopportunitiesinthecountry.Workinginthecountrysidemayprovidethemwithdecentsalaryandvaluablelifeexperience.[4]Ontheotherhand,withtheknowledgeacquiredinuniversity,thestudentscanhelpupgradetheruralgovernance,improvefarmingtechnologies,andmakelifeinthecountrymorecolorfulandinteresting.[5]Justasmanycollegegraduatessay,it'snolongerashameforthemtoseekcareersinthevastruralareas.[6]Choosingtoworkinthecountrydoesgoodtoboththestudentsandthecountryinthelongrun.解析：[1]點(diǎn)題，指出許多大學(xué)生到農(nóng)業(yè)就業(yè)的現(xiàn)象，如到農(nóng)村當(dāng)“村官”。

[2][4]ontheonehand和Ontheotherhand從兩個(gè)方面來闡述作者的看法，使文章結(jié)構(gòu)清晰。

[3]alleviate"減輕”，為亮點(diǎn)詞匯。

[5]seekcareers“找工作”的另一種表達(dá)，為亮點(diǎn)詞語。

[6]用dogoodtoboththestudentsandthecountry總結(jié)全文，完滿作結(jié)。

[寫作指南]

本文要求對某一社會現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行分析，并提出自己的看法。按照題目要求，可以如下安排文章內(nèi)容:

第一段描述社會現(xiàn)象:當(dāng)今許多剛畢業(yè)的大學(xué)生選擇到農(nóng)村就業(yè)，如有的大學(xué)生到農(nóng)村當(dāng)“村官”。

第二段提出自己的看法，認(rèn)為大學(xué)生到農(nóng)村就業(yè)是一個(gè)好現(xiàn)象。從大學(xué)生自身和農(nóng)村的發(fā)展這兩個(gè)角度說明其好處。

第三段總結(jié)全文，并進(jìn)一步說明大學(xué)生去農(nóng)村就業(yè)是好的選擇。

5.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefullywecanseeinthepastfifteenyearstherehavebeengreatchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothecasewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcareenergytransportationandcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischangeisprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecomerichertheywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfoodandclothes.Neverthelessmedicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoneybecausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhyfuellightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftsthepricessothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleasttransportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomydevelops.Tosumuppeople'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime--theycasttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsoflife.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefully,wecanseeinthepastfifteenyears,therehavebeengreatchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothecasewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcare,energy,transportationandcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischangeisprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecomericher,theywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfoodandclothes.Nevertheless,medicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoney,becausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhyfuel,lightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftsthepricessothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleast,transportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomydevelops.Tosumup,people'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime--theycasttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsoflife.

6.CyberCrimesNowadayscybercriminalsseemtobeeverywherewithafewclickscommittingallkindsofcybercrimes.Toillustratesomecommitfraudorliftintellectualproperty.Otherssubvertdealssnatchpasswordsordisrupte-commerce.Stillothersunleashvirusestocrashcomputers.Asaresultthesehackersdoagreatdamagetocompaniesandcomputeruserscausingcomputerlossesupto10billiondollarsperyear.Naturallytherearemanycausesforthecybercrimes.InadditiontothewickednatureofthehackersthefrailtiesofInternetpartiallynourishthecrimes.JustbecausethereareholesinInternet—thecomplexsoftwareisbuggyandofteninfestedthecybervandalscanfindouttheweaknessintheWebsitesoftwareprogramsandbymanipulatingsoftwareglitchesgainaccesstoWebsitecommittingallkindsofcrimes.Howeverweshouldn'ttoleratethesecybercriminalsanymore.Andit'shightimeforustotakealltheeffectivestepstobattlethecybercrooks.FirstweshouldreinforcethecyberlawstoprotecttheWebthepowerfulengineofeconomy.Besidesweshouldusehightechniquestoimproveintrusiondetectionencryptionandcomputersecurity.FinallyweshouldtrainmoretalentedpeopletobuildupmorefirewallssoastomaketheNetimmunetoallkindsofvirusesandunassailabletoallkindsofcybercriminals.CyberCrimesNowadayscybercriminalsseemtobeeverywhere,withafewclicks,committingallkindsofcybercrimes.Toillustrate,somecommitfraudorliftintellectualproperty.Otherssubvertdeals,snatchpasswordsordisrupte-commerce.Stillothersunleashvirusestocrashcomputers.Asaresult,thesehackersdoagreatdamagetocompaniesandcomputerusers,causingcomputerlossesupto10billiondollarsperyear.Naturally,therearemanycausesforthecybercrimes.Inadditiontothewickednatureofthehackers,thefrailtiesofInternetpartiallynourishthecrimes.JustbecausethereareholesinInternet—thecomplexsoftwareisbuggyandofteninfested,thecybervandalscanfindouttheweaknessintheWebsitesoftwareprogramsandbymanipulatingsoftwareglitches,gainaccesstoWebsite,committingallkindsofcrimes.However,weshouldn'ttoleratethesecybercriminalsanymore.Andit'shightimeforustotakealltheeffectivestepstobattlethecybercrooks.FirstweshouldreinforcethecyberlawstoprotecttheWeb,thepowerfulengineofeconomy.Besides,weshouldusehightechniquestoimproveintrusiondetection,encryptionandcomputersecurity.Finally,weshouldtrainmoretalentedpeopletobuildupmorefirewallssoastomaketheNetimmunetoallkindsofvirusesandunassailabletoallkindsofcybercriminals.

7.GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWorkCurrentlythemajordilemmawhichmoststudentsfaceupongraduationistocontinuepursuingpostgraduatestudiesortofindajobimmediately.Thosewhodecidetogotoworkimmediatelycannotwaittoputwhattheyhavelearnedintopractice.Theybelievethatonlybyapplicationcanapersonmasterknowledgeintherealsense.Mostimportantofalltheycanliveontheirownandhavethefeelingofaccomplishmentforthefirsttime.Otherpeoplehoweverbelievethatifapersonwantstobeanexpertinaspecializedfieldfouryearsinuniversityisfarfromenough.Thebestwayistochooseadirectionandstudyitindepth.Itisnotlateatallwhentheygotoworkbecausetheystartatamuchhigherlevel.Nomatterwhichchoiceastudentwillfinallymakehehastobeextremelycarefultolookintohisuniquesituationandconsultthepredecessorsfortheiradvice.Hewillmaketherightchoiceifheknowhisgoalinlifeandhowtoturnitintoreality.GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWorkCurrently,themajordilemmawhichmoststudentsfaceupongraduationistocontinuepursuingpostgraduatestudiesortofindajobimmediately.Thosewhodecidetogotoworkimmediatelycannotwaittoputwhattheyhavelearnedintopractice.Theybelievethatonlybyapplicationcanapersonmasterknowledgeintherealsense.Mostimportantofall,theycanliveontheirownandhavethefeelingofaccomplishmentforthefirsttime.Otherpeople,however,believethatifapersonwantstobeanexpertinaspecializedfield,fouryearsinuniversityisfarfromenough.Thebestwayistochooseadirectionandstudyitindepth.Itisnotlateatallwhentheygotowork,becausetheystartatamuchhigherlevel.Nomatterwhichchoiceastudentwillfinallymake,hehastobeextremelycarefultolookintohisuniquesituationandconsultthepredecessorsfortheiradvice.Hewillmaketherightchoiceifheknowhisgoalinlifeandhowtot