（2022年）河南省許昌市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)

（2022年）河南省許昌市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.1.目前，國久“漢語熱”持續(xù)升溫

2.出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的主要原因

3.“漢語熱”給我的啟示

OnForeigners'LearningChinese

2.1.隨著生活水平和醫(yī)療水平的提高，我們身邊的老人日漸增多。

2.作為大學(xué)生，能為他們做些什么

3.這樣做的原因

TakingCareoftheOld

3.Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAboutKeepingIndoorsYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前很多年輕人大部分時間喜歡“宅”在家里，很少外出進(jìn)行戶外活動

2.對這種做法有人表示支持，也有人并不贊成

3.我的觀點

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledDormitoryLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.對于許多大學(xué)生來說，宿舍生活是一種全新的體驗。

2．家居生活與宿舍生活最大的不同之處。

3．宿舍生活的優(yōu)點與不便。

DormitoryLife

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed3OminutestowriteALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazinetopresentyourviewaboutwhethertheextremesportsshouldbebannedandwhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedtorisktheirlives.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheguidelinesgivenbelowinChinese:

1.TomGranger，19歲，是一所大學(xué)極限運動俱樂部(TheUniversityExtremeSportsClub)的成員。他在一次進(jìn)行高空彈射特技表演時，因設(shè)備出現(xiàn)故障，不幸身亡。這一慘劇在校園內(nèi)外引起了廣泛爭議。請你給編輯寫一封信，表明你對這件事的看法。信中必須包括以下內(nèi)容：

--事情的起因和你對此事的態(tài)度，是支持大學(xué)生從事極限運動，還是反對大學(xué)生從事極限運動

--闡明你持有這種看法的理由

--結(jié)論

ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTechnology,aBlessingoraCurse?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.科學(xué)技術(shù)使人們的生活變得更加便利

2．科學(xué)技術(shù)造成的負(fù)面影響

3．我們應(yīng)該怎樣面對這種矛盾

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledChildren'sSpareTime.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.家長把孩子送去上各種補習(xí)班

2.孩子們放學(xué)之后再去上課

3.你的想法

Children'sSpareTime

8.1.有人認(rèn)為考研是大學(xué)畢業(yè)生最好的出路

2.也有人持不同意見

3.我的看法

ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?

9.假如你是李靜，你想向校長申請參加西部大開發(fā)，你要給校長寫一封信，信的內(nèi)容包括：

1.表達(dá)自已想要參加西部大開發(fā)的愿望；

2.簡要說明自己的理由。

10.1.影響將來事業(yè)成功的因素有很多，試舉例說明

2．你對此的看法，并闡述理由

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

Becauseoftheeffectsofanelectromagneticfieldongrowingcells,______aretheoneswhoeasilyfallvictimtoitseffects.

12.

Organicfoodisnotnecessarilybetterthanconventionalfoodintempsofnutrition,safetyortaste.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Now,theforeignteachergetsnolessthan5,500yuanpermonthfora12hourworkweekplusalltheotherbenefitsbecausetheauthorityhasrealizedthatthefirstofferwastoolow.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Ifachildgoestoafosterhome,he/shewillnotcomebacktohis/herbiologicalparents.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

DictatingfiscalpoliciesisthejobofbothcongressandtheFederalReserveSystem.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.GetPaidforTeachinginChina

IamaforeignerlivinginChengdu,andIhavebeenteachingEnglishforoverthreeyearsnow.Anyonewhodoesn'tknow—LISTENUP!!Iwasgetting3,000yuanpermonthwhenIfirstarrivedanddidn'tknowJackaboutcontracts.IthoughtIwasgettingaprettygooddeal.Mostfirstyearteachersthinkthisway.Now,Igetnolessthan5,500yuanpermonthfora12hourworkweekplusalltheotherbenefits(ex-airtravel—10,000yuanperyear).

Don'tlettheirgripingandcomplainingabouthowmuchforeignersgetpaidversuswhattheygetpaiddissuadeyoufromgettingpaid.Feelfreetoe-mailmeandaskformy"BargainingPoints"aswellasasamplecontractfromtheschoolIamnowworkingat.The"BargainingPoints"iswritteninMSWordFormatsoIcanattachitandsendittoyou,oryoucansimplyaskmetocopythemtoareply—theyincludeallthethingsyoushouldwatchoutfor—(likethefactthatnocontractIeverheardofincludesa"PersonalIncomeTaxBenefit"wheretheschoolpaysfortaxesonincomeover4,000yuanpermonth.Getcaughtwithyourpantsdownonthisoneandjustsmile,aswideasyoucanwhileyoubendover.)

Theonlywaythesystemwillchangeisifeveryone(meaningallforeigners)startsdemandingthesamethingandstartssaying"no"totheridiculouslylowoffersoutthere.

ThebestscenarioforanyonewantingtoworkinChinaistogetthemostmoneyyoucanfortheleasthours,whateverthatmightturnouttobe,andthentofarmyourselfouthourlytootherschools.Ifyoudon'tdoityourself',theschoolswillfindawaytodoitforyouandinawaythattheygetthemajorityoftheprofits.Iwasdoingthisfor125yuanperhourwhenIfoundoutthathereinChengdu,175yuanperhouristhenorm.Startat200andletthembargainyoudownto175.Inall,mysituationhasturnedouttobeveryprofitable.Iliveina225sqmeterapartmentandpayallmyownbillswhilelivingoffcampus.LastmonthImade12,300yuanworkingforthreedifferentschoolsanddoingpart-timetutoringwork.Partofitwasduetomyavailabilitytootherschoolsonanhourlybasisbecauseofthelowhoursofmyoriginalcontract.Thislevelofinvolvementalsorequiresamoreexperiencedindividualwhoreallyknowstheircityandhasmadesome—fewrelationshipstobeabletomakeitworkoutproperlytohis/herownadvantagewithoutgainingtheire(憤怒,)ofthewrongpeople.Itisalittleriskyatfirst,butoncethingsaredoneproperlyintheChinesewayitisrathersimplerthanitseems.

MOSTIMPORTANTISTOSHARETHISINFORMATION!!HELPINGOTHERSHELPSYOURSELF!!IfyouhaveANYquestionsatANYtime,feelfreetoe-mailme—I'dbealltoohappytohelp.

AsIsaid,juste-mailmeandaskfor"AcopyoftheMSWorddocumentswhichcontaintheNegotiatingPointsandthemostrecentcontract"whichIsignedtobeginthespringsemesterof2006.Pleasenote,whenyoureadthis,thatthelinesinBOLDtextwerethechangesImadetotheoriginalcontract.SometimesIoverwrotewhattheyhad,othertimesIadded.Othersectionswereentirelymyownadditionsresultinginthecontractlengtheningsomewhat.Inall,therearestillsomethingsIfeellikeIshouldhaveadded-likegettingpaidvacationsforforeignholidays(paidleaveforChristmasandThanksgivingforexample)-butwillhavetoremembertoaddthoselaterinthenextcontract.ThesearenotmentionedinmyoriginalNegotiatingPoints,butthenagain,livinginChinaandnotgettingpaidleaveforthosetwoholidaysisnotTHATisadealanyway.

Onelastpieceofadvice—Beingabletomakesuchchangesusuallyrequiresaface-to-face,sodon’texpecttoomuchifyou'rebargainingovertheinternetorthephone.So,thatsaid,youcansignwhatevercontractyouwant,butmakesureithasaclausethatallowsyoutore

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17.

Apersonmightneeda______amountof2,000caloriestomaintainahealthycondition.

18.

Theactualconditioniscontrarytothepopularbeliefintermsof_______.Whenitcomestotheaffluenceoftheincomeonthedemand.

19.TheNextDisaster:AreWeReady?

AreWeReallyPrepared?

AftertheattacksonSeptember11andthehurricanesthatslammedtheGulfCoastlastyear,you'dexpectourmajorcitiestobereadywithdisasterplansthatwillsavelivesandproperty.There'snodoubtwe'llbehitagain—maybeevenharder—becausethelistofpossiblecalamities(災(zāi)難)islong:fromabirdflupandemictoamassiveCaliforniaearthquake,tomoremonsterstorms,toanotherterroristattack.

Butarewereallypreparedtoprotectpeople,aswellastheirhomesandbusinesses?Everymajorurbanareahasreceivedfederalfunding,muchofitfromtheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS),inordertomaketheircitiesmoresecure.Buttherearenosetcriteriaformeasuringpreparedness(thefedsareworkingonthat),andthequalityofdisasterplansvarieswidelythroughoutthecountry.

Sowedecidedtodoanindependentassessmentof10high-riskurbanareas,focusingonkeysecurityindicators.Weanalyzedpublicdata,consultedwithfederalandlocalemergencyworkers,andcontactedthemayors'officestogauge(測量)thereadinessofthesecitiestomeetbothnaturalandman-madedisasters.

Ourcriteriafellunderthreemaincategories:EmergencyReadiness,CrisisCommunications,andMedicalResponse.

EmergencyReadiness

Arethereatleast1,000firstresponders(suchaspolice,fireandEMTs)per100,000residents?They'reourfirstlineofprotectioninalmostanydisastersituation—professionalswhoaretrainedtohandleeverythingfromrescuingvictimstoprovidingfirstaid,toenforcingquarantines(封鎖),todirectingtrafficforevacuations(疏散).

Aretherefederalsearch-and-rescueteamsbasedwithin50miles?Largecitiesoftenhavespecializedteamstodealwithsuchthingsashigh-rise-buildingrescuesorhazardouschemicalspills.Butthesesquadsaresometimessmall,ill-equipped,orrunonashoestring.Thisisnottrueoffederalurbansearch-and-rescuetaskforcesthattheDHSsupportsacrossthecountry.Eachtaskforceismadeof62membersand4canines,aswellasa"comprehensivecache"ofequipment.DHStaskforcesarenotautomaticallyassigned;acityneedstoapplyandpresentitscase.

Hasthecityorstateearned"greenstatus"fromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention?Supposethatinthemidstofaflupandemicorbioterrorattack,yourcityranlowoncriticalmedicines.TheCDCstandsreadytohelpbydistributingdrugsandmedicalequipmentfromitsStrategicNationalStockpile.Buttheagencywantstoknowthatacityorstateisabletoquicklymobilizehundredsofhealthworkersandvolunteerstrainedtohandlethelogistics,andhasspacesetasideforstorageandrefrigeration.You'rebestoffifyourcityhasearnedtheCDC's"greenstatus"—evenifthestateitselfhasnot—becauseitmeanslocalhealthteamscanhandlethesuppliesontheirown.

Doesthecitywebsiteexplainclearlywhattodoincaseofevacuation?WhocanforgettheimagesofstrandedNewOrleansresidents,orthe5-mphcrawloutofHouston?ItturnedoutthatNewOrleans'sevacuationplanswerebothinadequateandpoorlycommunicated.Onewaycitiescanavoidasimilarnightmareistoputclearandeasy-to-findevacuationinformationontheirwebsites.Somecities,suchasBostonandWashington,postthepreferredstreetroutes.Others,likeLasVegas,won'tdisclosedetailsduetosecurityfears,buttheirwebsitesmayprovidewaystoquicklygetevacuationdetailswhenyouneedthem(suchasnumberstocalloralertservicesyoucansignupfor).Amongthemoreimportantthingstoaddressarepeoplewithoutvehiclesoftheirown(ahugefailinginNewOrleans)andinstructionsforpetowners.

Doesthewebsiteincludedetailsforresidentswithspecialneeds?InJuly1995,aviciousheatwavekilled

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20.Nowadayssleddogsarestillnecessarywhen______.

A.therearesevereweatherconditions

B.flyingmachinesarefullwithpassengers

C.snowmachinesuseuppowerintheArcticregion

D.peopleneedpartnersduringthetravel

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.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.

22.(21)

A.Whyspeciesdon'tavoidextinctionbyadapting.

B.Whyspeciesbecomeextinctattheratetheydo.

C.Whyhumansaren'textinct.

D.Howmanyspeciesaren'textinct.

23.(32)

A.BecausetheywereforcedtodosobytheBritishgovernment.

B.Becauseitbestservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.

C.Becauseitistheeasiestlanguageforinternalandinternationalcommunication.

D.Becausewithmultilingualpopulationstheyneeditforinternalcommunication.

24.(36)

A.In1928.B.In1982.C.In1980.D.In1920.

25.

【B7】

26.(26)

A.Theyarescientific.

B.Theyaresarcastic.

C.Theyareunbelievable.

D.Theyarereasonable.

27.(18)

A.Goforaswim.

B.Makebetteruseoftime.

C.Followtheofficialprocedure.

D.Watchtelevision.

28.

【B9】

29.聽力原文：W:Hey!Ifyoucan'tenjoythatatasensiblevolume,pleaseuseearphones.I'mtryingtostudy.

M:Oh!I'msorry.Ididn'trealizeitwasbotheringyou.

Q:Whatisthemanprobablydoing?

(13)

A.Singingloudly.

B.Listeningtomusic.

C.Studying.

D.Talkingonthephone.

30.(17)

A.Toentertheman'sapartment.

B.Themanforgotwherehehidit.

C.Themanforgotit.

D.Themanlostit.

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

Thewriter'sattitudetowardsscienceis______.

A.criticalB.approvingC.neutralD.regretful

32.(59)

33.

【C5】

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S10】

35.

【S5】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S7】

38.

【S6】

39.

【S10】

參考答案

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

2.TakingCareoftheOld(1)Agingisbecomingaglobalissue.Thedevelopmentofmedicaltechnology(2)makesitpossibleforpeopletolivelongerthaninthepast.Andtakingcareoftheoldhasbecomeamajorconcernforall(3)thatliveinanagingsociety.(4)Asundergraduateswhatshouldwedofortheold?(5)Firstofallwecanbeginfrom(6)caringforourelderrelatives.It'shelpfulthatwevisitouraginggrandparentsregularlytakethemoutforawalkandtalkabouttheolddays.(5)What'smoreitisagoodideatofilloursparetimeworkingasvolunteersto(7)lookaftertheelderatnursinghomes.(5)Lastbutnotleastwemayjointheeffortwithourknowledgeinconstructinganelderlycaringsystemwiththeintegrationoffamiliescommunitieswelfareinstitutionsandgovernments.(8)Thereisnodoubtthattakingcareoftheoldisademandingandtime-consumingtask.(9)Howeverthelivingconditionofseniorcitizensreflectsanation'slivingstandardandsocialmorals.Moreimportantlylivingwiththeelderandcaringforthemisarewardingexperience.TakingCareoftheOld(1)Agingisbecomingaglobalissue.Thedevelopmentofmedicaltechnology(2)makesitpossibleforpeopletolivelongerthaninthepast.Andtakingcareoftheoldhasbecomeamajorconcernforall(3)thatliveinanagingsociety.(4)Asundergraduates,whatshouldwedofortheold?(5)Firstofall,wecanbeginfrom(6)caringforourelderrelatives.It'shelpfulthatwevisitouraginggrandparentsregularly,takethemoutforawalkandtalkabouttheolddays.(5)What'smore,itisagoodideatofilloursparetimeworkingasvolunteersto(7)lookaftertheelderatnursinghomes.(5)Lastbutnotleast,wemayjointheeffortwithourknowledgeinconstructinganelderlycaringsystemwiththeintegrationoffamilies,communities,welfareinstitutionsandgovernments.(8)Thereisnodoubtthattakingcareoftheoldisademandingandtime-consumingtask.(9)However,thelivingconditionofseniorcitizensreflectsanation'slivingstandardandsocialmorals.Moreimportantly,livingwiththeelderandcaringforthemisarewardingexperience.解析：本題要求寫一篇議論文。先要描述現(xiàn)象(身邊的老人越來越多)，再闡述具體做法(一般是兩至三點)，最后簡要敘述原因。

[思路]第一段總述在老齡化的社會里，照顧老人是必要的；

第二段具體介紹大學(xué)生如何幫助老人；

第三段簡單介紹要照顧老人的原因。

3.①Haveyoueverbeensurprisedbythetrendthatmoreandmoreyoungsterschoosetoslayindoorstospendthemajorityoftheirsparetimeeitherplayingcybergames.watchingflintsorTVprograms?②Thosewhosupportthismeansofkillingtimeholdthatstayingindoorscanmakeonefullyrelaxed.withoutworryingaboutissueslikesecurity.③What'smorethisisthemosteconomicalmeansofspendingone'ssparetime.①Othershoweversustainthatstayingindoorswilldoaseaofharmtoone'sphysicalandspiritualfitness.⑤Butforoutdooractivitiesofallsorts.wewouldnotsecureourbodyhealthandmaybedetachedfromtheactualworld.⑥Personally．Iamagainstthistrendinthatasayoungstertogetexposedtothesunshineandgetclosecontactwiththiscolorfulworldisnotonlynecessarybutalsoindispensableforourhealthydevelopment．⑦Insteadofstayingindoorsbeingengagedinthecyberworld．I'dprefertogetinvolvedinandbepartofthevividsociallife．①Haveyoueverbeensurprisedbythetrendthatmoreandmoreyoungsterschoosetoslayindoorstospendthemajorityoftheirsparetimeeitherplayingcybergames.watchingflintsorTVprograms?②Thosewhosupportthismeansofkillingtimeholdthatstayingindoorscanmakeonefullyrelaxed.withoutworryingaboutissueslikesecurity.③What'smore，thisisthemosteconomicalmeansofspendingone'ssparetime.①Others，however，sustainthatstayingindoorswilldoaseaofharmtoone'sphysicalandspiritualfitness.⑤Butforoutdooractivitiesofallsorts.wewouldnotsecureourbodyhealthandmaybedetachedfromtheactualworld.⑥Personally．Iamagainstthistrendinthatasayoungster,togetexposedtothesunshineandgetclosecontactwiththiscolorfulworldisnotonlynecessarybutalsoindispensableforourhealthydevelopment．⑦Insteadofstayingindoorsbeingengagedinthecyberworld．I'dprefertogetinvolvedinandbepartofthevividsociallife．解析：①疑問句引出話題，分詞結(jié)構(gòu)eitherplayingcybergamesorwatchingfilmsandTVprograms，舉例說明“宅”在家里的方式。

②用引出一方觀點的常用結(jié)構(gòu)，指出有人認(rèn)為“宅”在家里對安全有利。

③分析“宅”在家里的好處之二：比較省錢，economical和means都為高分詞。

④Others，however，sustainthat…可以用作引出反方觀點的同定結(jié)構(gòu)。

⑤Butfor與wouldnot搭配，使用了虛擬語氣，強調(diào)了戶外活動的重要意義。

⑥提出個人觀點：togetexposedto和getclosecontactwith都表示接觸，是高分詞組。

⑦表明自己的做法：積極參與社會活動，努力成為社會生活的一部分，Insteadof和preferto均為亮點短語。

4.DormitoryLifeFormostuniversitystudentsdormitorylifeisanewexperience.Theyhaveneverlivedawayfromtheirparentsbeforecomingtouniversity.Theyhavealwayshadtheirparentstodependonforadviceandguidance.Whentheyarriveatuniversitytheirlivesbeguntochange.Themoststrikingdifferencebetweenhomelifeanddormitorylifeisthatstudentsmustlearntoorganizetheirlivesallontheirown:togetupinthemorningontimeforclasstoeatproperlytokeepneatandtidyandtosetasideanappropriateamountoftimeforbothstudyandrelaxation.Studentsmustalsobegintomanagetheirexpenditureoncampusmakingbothendsmeet.Alloftheseresponsibilitieswillhelpfosterindependenceinstudentsandpreparethemforadultlife.Ingeneraltherearebothgoodandbadpointsaboutlifeinastudents'dormitory.Oftendormitoryroomssharedbyseveralstudentsaresmallandcrowded.Consequentlyinconveniencesmayariseandone'sprivacyishardtokeep.Ontheotherhandstudentshavemuchmorefreedomwhenlivinginadormitorythantheymighthaveathomewhenbeingwatchedoverbytheparents.Furthermoreitiseasyandconvenientforthestudentstomakerealintimatefriendssincetheystayoncampus.DormitoryLifeFormostuniversitystudents,dormitorylifeisanewexperience.Theyhaveneverlivedawayfromtheirparentsbeforecomingtouniversity.Theyhavealwayshadtheirparentstodependonforadviceandguidance.Whentheyarriveatuniversity,theirlivesbeguntochange.Themoststrikingdifferencebetweenhomelifeanddormitorylifeisthatstudentsmustlearntoorganizetheirlivesallontheirown:togetupinthemorningontimeforclass,toeatproperly,tokeepneatandtidy,andtosetasideanappropriateamountoftimeforbothstudyandrelaxation.Studentsmustalsobegintomanagetheirexpenditureoncampus,makingbothendsmeet.Alloftheseresponsibilitieswillhelpfosterindependenceinstudentsandpreparethemforadultlife.Ingeneral,therearebothgoodandbadpointsaboutlifeinastudents'dormitory.Often,dormitoryrooms,sharedbyseveralstudents,aresmallandcrowded.Consequentlyinconveniencesmayariseandone'sprivacyishardtokeep.Ontheotherhand,studentshavemuchmorefreedomwhenlivinginadormitorythantheymighthaveathomewhenbeingwatchedoverbytheparents.Furthermore,itiseasyandconvenientforthestudentstomakerealintimatefriendssincetheystayoncampus.

5.ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine3March2006DearEditorIwasabsolutelyappalledbythesenselessdeathofTomGranger.Itisquiteimpossibletobelievethatpeopleareallowedtorisktheirliveslikethis.PersonallyIthinkthatpeopleshouldwanttobesafeandprotectedfromdanger.Theyshouldnotfinddangerousactivitiesthrillingandexciting.Equallythisclubshouldnotattractweakandvulnerableyoungpeoplewhobelievetheymustdosomethingtotallyoutrageoustoimpresspeopleandwinrespect.Thisclubhasnovalueeitherforthemembersorforthesociety.Infactitputsavalueonthemostnegativethingofall—possibledeath.IfIsawavulnerableandunbalancedpersonplayingwithagunIwouldtakeitawayfromhim.Similarlywhenweseepeopleareabouttohurtthemselveswemuststopthem.Inadditionthereissomethingchildishtooaboutthedesiretotraverseofficialboundaries.Canoeingwhereyouaren'tsupposedtobecanoeingjumpingwhereyou'renotsupposedtojumpinvolvestheguiltyfreedomofachildbreakingtherules.Paradoxicallyanobsessionwithbreakingrulesactuallyleavesyoubeholdentothem.TheUniversityshouldstoptheExtremeSportsClubandthegovernmentshouldbanextremesportsthroughoutthecountry.Yoursfaithfully(Signature)ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine3March2006DearEditor,IwasabsolutelyappalledbythesenselessdeathofTomGranger.Itisquiteimpossibletobelievethatpeopleareallowedtorisktheirliveslikethis.Personally,Ithinkthatpeopleshouldwanttobesafeandprotectedfromdanger.Theyshouldnotfinddangerousactivitiesthrillingandexciting.Equally,thisclubshouldnotattractweakandvulnerableyoungpeople,whobelievetheymustdosomethingtotallyoutrageoustoimpresspeopleandwinrespect.Thisclubhasnovalue,eitherforthemembersorforthesociety.Infact,itputsavalueonthemostnegativethingofall—possibledeath.IfIsawavulnerableandunbalancedpersonplayingwithagun,Iwouldtakeitawayfromhim.Similarlywhenweseepeopleareabouttohurtthemselves,wemuststopthem.Inaddition,thereissomethingchildish,too,aboutthedesiretotraverseofficialboundaries.Canoeingwhereyouaren'tsupposedtobecanoeing,jumpingwhereyou'renotsupposedtojumpinvolvestheguiltyfreedomofachildbreakingtherules.Paradoxically,anobsessionwithbreakingrulesactuallyleavesyoubeholdentothem.TheUniversityshouldstoptheExtremeSportsClubandthegovernmentshouldbanextremesportsthroughoutthecountry.Yoursfaithfully,(Signature)

6.TechnologyaBlessingoraCurse?Asanimportantforceinthebettermentofhumanlifetechnologicaldevelopmentsavestimeandlabourreachesunexploredfrontiersandcompletesmanyformer"impossiblemissions"ForinstancecomputersandtheInternethavemadetheworldasmallerone.Withaclickofthemouseawebcamandamicrophonefriendsarenolongerkeptapartbydistance.Infactmodempeoplecanhardlymanagedailylifeletaloneacomfortablelifewithoutsophisticatedmachinesapparatusandgadgets.Unfortunatelyforeveryproblemthereisasolutionandforeverysolutionthereisaproblem.Itisunilateraltoregardtechnologyasasoleblessingbecauseitalsoexertsnegativeimpacts.Taketheautomobilesasanexamplewhileofferingpeopleconveniencetheyemittoxicandgreenhousegases.Besideswhenwalkingandcyclingbecomeluxuriesthelackofexercisesaccountsformanyhealthproblemsamongyoungandmiddle-agedpeople.Sotosomeextenttechnologyisacursethatthehumanbeingsspellonthemselves.Suchistheparadox:technologyisadouble-edgedsword--theproperuseiscertainlyconductivetotheproductivityofmodemlifebutonceweoverusemisuseorevenabuseitweruntheriskofhurtingourselves.Soi