（2022年）廣東省肇慶市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

（2022年）廣東省肇慶市大學(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.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAnImpressiveFilm.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.簡單介紹你最喜歡的一部電影

2.談?wù)勀銓@部電影但感受

3.總結(jié)

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicABoominContinuingEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．圖表所示為某城市1989、1994、1999、2004年參加成人教育(或繼續(xù)教育)的人數(shù)情況，請描述其變化

2．請說明產(chǎn)生這些變化的原因(可從社會發(fā)展及競爭能力方面加以說明)

3．請預(yù)測我國成人教育(或繼續(xù)教育)的前景

ABoominContinuingEducation

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人數(shù)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(jīng)驗)

3．我們應(yīng)該如何選擇。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledWhatIsthepurposeofpunishment.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.懲罰的目的；

2.懲罰罪犯也是教育其他人遵紀守法

3.懲惡揚善，減少犯罪。

WhatIsthepurposeofpunishment

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBBSandCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.BBS成為很多大學(xué)生必不可少的一部分

2.BBS的主要功能

3.BBS存在的問題

BBSandCollegeStudents

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledOnBuyingSecondhandTextbooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人認為買二手書好；

2.有人認為買二手書不好；

3.我的看法。

OnBuyingSecond-handTextbooks

7.1．舉例說明水對人類的重要性

2．舉例說明我國所面臨的水資源問題

3．為了自下而上和發(fā)展人們要……

PreciousWater

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettes.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．大量外賓將隨2008奧運會涌入中國；巨大的文化差異使禮節(jié)成為重要問題

2．我們應(yīng)該主動地去了解一些其他的禮節(jié)、習(xí)俗等

3．同時還應(yīng)向外賓展示中華傳統(tǒng)禮節(jié)

AnExchangeofCustomsandEtiquettes

9.1．近年來，各類培訓(xùn)班如雨后春筍不斷涌現(xiàn)，很多大學(xué)生報名參加各類培訓(xùn)；

2．很多人認為參加培訓(xùn)班有諸多好處……

3．你的觀點。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewonCampusViolence.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近來不斷有大學(xué)校園暴力事件發(fā)生

2.產(chǎn)生這力事件的原因

3.我的看法

MyViewonCampusViolence

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

Bysharingimportantapplianceswithneighbors,youcancommunicatewiththemaswellas______.

12.WhatdoesMargaretHartEdwardssayaboutemployees'romanceintheoffice?

A.Itismorallywrongandmustbebanned.

B.Itposesapotentialriskforthecompany.

C.Itshouldnotbeinterferedasahumanright.

D.It'sbettertogopublicforthesakeofemployees.

13.

WhenMarkTwainbecameaminerinthefrontierregion,hestartedtowrite______.

14.

Fluvaccinescanreducedeathbyabout______percentamongoldpeople.

15.

AccordingtoMichaelTwery，whydon'tthosepeoplewithsnoringproblemsgotoseetheirdoctor?

A.Becausetheyareafraidtobelaughedatbyothers.

B.Becausetheyarenotawareoftheproblemsduetotheirslowprogress.

C.Becausetheyaretoobusytogotohospital.

D.Becausetheyareunwillingtotalkaboutsnoringproblems，

16.

Jim'sparentsencouragedhimtostudyboththeconstructivistmathandtraditionalmath.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.eBay

eBayisaglobalphenomenon-theworld'slargestgaragesale,onlineshoppingcenter,eardealerandauctionsitewith147millionregisteredusersin30countriesasofMarch2005.Youcanfindeverythingfromencyclopediastoolivestosnowbootstostereostoairplanesforsale.AndifyoustumbleonitbeforetheeBayoverseersdo,youmightevenfindahumankidneyoravirtualdate.

eBayBasics

eBayis,firstandforemost,anonlineauctionsite.YoucanbrowsethroughcategorieslikeAntiques,Boats,Clothing&Accessories,Computers&Networking,Jewelry&WatchesandVideoGames.Whenyouseesomethingyoulike,youclickontheauctiontitleandviewthedetails,includingpictures,descriptions,paymentoptionsandshippinginformation.

Ifyouplaceabidonanitem,youenteracontractualagreementtobuyitifyouwintheauction.Allauctionshaveminimumstartingbids,andsomehaveareserveprice-asecretminimumamounttheselleriswillingtoacceptfortheitem.Ifthebiddingdoesn'treachthereserveprice,thesellerdoesn'thavetopartwiththeitem.Inadditiontoauctions,youcanfindtonsoffixed-priceitemsoneBaythatmakeshoppingtherejustlikeshoppingatanyotheronlinemarketplace.Youseewhatyoulike,youbuyit,youpayforitandyouwaitforittoarriveatyourdoor.

YoucanpayforanitemoneBayusingavarietyofmethods,includingmoneyorder,cashier'scheck,cash,personalcheckandelectronicpaymentserviceslikePayPalandBidPay.It'suptoeachsellertodecidewhichpaymentmethodshe'llaccept.

JustasyoucanbuyalmostanythingoneBay,youcansellalmostanything,too.Usingasimplelistingprocess,youcanputallofthejunkinyourbasementupforsaletothehighestbidder.WhenyousellanitemoneBay,youpaylistingfeesandturnoverapercentageofthefinalsalepricetoeBay.

Onceyouregister(forfree)witheBay,youcanaccessallofyoureBaybuyingandsellingactivitiesinasinglelocationcalled"MyeBay."

eBayInfrastructure

Aseriesofservicedisruptionsin1999causedrealproblemsforeBay'sbusiness.Overthecourseofthreedays,overloadedserversintermittentlyshutdown,meaninguserscouldn'tcheckauctions,placebidsorcompletetransactionsduringthatperiod.Buyers,sellersandeBaywere,veryunhappy,andacompleterestructuringofeBay'stechnologicalarchitecturefollowed.

In1999,eBaywasonemassivedatabaseserverandafewseparatesystemsrunningthesearchfunction.In2005,eBayisabout200databaseserversand20searchservers.

Thearchitectureisatypeofgridcomputingthatallowsforbotherrorcorrectionandgrowth.Withtheexceptionofthesearchfunction,everythingabouteBaycanactuallyrunonapproximately50servers-Webservers,applicationserversanddata-storagesystems.Eachserverhasbetween6and12microprocessors.These50orsoserversrunseparately,buttheytalktoeachother,soeverybodyknowsifthereisaproblemsomewhere,eBaycansimplyaddserverstothegridastheneedarises.

Whilethemajorityofthesitecanrunon50servers,eBayhasfourtimesthat.The200serversarehousedinsetsof50infourlocations,allintheUnitedStates.Whenyou'reusingeBay,youmaybetalkingtoanyoneofthoselocationsatanytime--theyallstorethesamedata.Ifoneofthesystemscrashes,therearethreeotherstopickuptheslack.

Whenyou'reontheeBayWebsiteandyouclickonalistingforaPersianrug,yourcom-putertalkstoWebservers,whichtalktoapplicationservers,whichpulldatafromstorageserverssoyoucanfindoutwhatthelatestbidpriceisandhowmuchtimeisleftintheauction,eBayhaslocalpartnersinmanycountrieswhodeli

A.Virtualdates.

B.Anyover-pricedproducts.

C.Pricelessantiques.

D.Rareanimalsforpets.

18.

IfacityhasearnedtheCDC's"greenstatus",itmeansthatitslocalhealthteamscan______ontheirown.

19.

Smokersareeasytosufferfrominflammatoryheadachesbecausesmokingcancause______.

20.

Theverbalgymnastlikesusingcomplexsentencesandmouth-fillingphrasesjustasmakinga______.

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

A.Thereisasignof"greenhand"insidethecar.

B.Therearetwosetsofbrakesinsidethecar.

C.Itisonlybigenoughtohold3persons.

D.Itcan'trunveryfastnomatterhowyoudrive.

22.聽力原文：ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome300millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,[30]itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguage.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.

ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresentimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technologyandotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.[31]Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

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A.Languagespeopleuseininternationalcommunication.

B.ThepopularityofEnglishasaworldlanguage.

C.ThedevelopmentofEnglishasanativelanguage.

D.ThevarietyofEnglishinspokenandwrittenforms.

23.(14)

A.Saturdayafternoonwastheman'sbusyhours.

B.Mr.Smithisanoldfriendoftheman's.

C.Themanwon'tbeabletoenjoyalongsiesta.

D.Themanwillenjoyhimselfthatafternoon.

24.(24)

A.Becausetheylackself-disciplineintheirstudies.

B.BecausetheyspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.

C.Becausetheyhavenotexertedtheirutmost.

D.Becausetheyhavedevelopedpoorrelationshipswithteachers.

25.SectionC

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

Afewyearsagoitwas【B1】______tospeakofagenerationgap，adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders．Parents【B2______thatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand【B3】______，whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall．Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?【B4】______，thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime．Many【B5】______arguethatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety．

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthe【B6】______whenyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife-styles．Inmore【B7】______societies，whenchildrengrowup，theyfireexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents，tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand【B8】______of，andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation．Inoursociety，youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations，moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage，marryorlivewith【B9】______________________________．

Inourupwardlymobilesociety，parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid：tofindbetterjobs，tomakemoremoney，andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo．Often，however，【B10】_______________________________.Often，theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother．

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,【B11】______________________________________.

【B1】

26.聽力原文：M:Doyoustillrememberouroldclassmate,MaryKing?Shecalledmetheotherday.Shehadjustcomeback,andshealsomentionedyou.SowhataboutgoingouttodinneronFridaynight?Anysuggestions?

W:Youhavethefinalword.Idon'tknowanyrestauranthere.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

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A.Thewomanwillreservearestaurantforthedinner.

B.MaryKingwilldecidewheretheyhavetheirdinner.

C.ThemanwilldecidewheretohavedinnerwithMaryKing.

D.ThewomansuggeststhatthemanshouldaskMaryKing.

27.聽力原文：M:Couldyougivemeyourofficephonenumberorfaxnumbersothatwecancontacteachothermoreoften?

W:ButI'vebeentryingtofindanewjobinanothercompany.YouseeI'veworkedherefor3yearswithoutaraise.That'sunfairtome.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Sheistiredofherpresentjob.

B.Herphonenumberhaschanged.

C.Shedoesn'thaveafaxmachine.

D.Shemayquitherpresentjobsoon.

28.聽力原文：W:Welcometoourprogram,Tom.

M:Thankyou.

W:Tom,howlonghaveyoubeenapoliceofficer?

M:I'vebeenapoliceofficerforfortyyears.

W:Fortyyears.Andyou'vehad.differenttypesofassignmentsonthepoliceforce,Iguess.

M:Yeah,I'vedoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverworktodetectivework,andnowI'msupervisinginvestigations.

W:TomIthinkmostpeoplewouldsaythatbeingapoliceofficerisaverystressfuljob.Wouldyouagree?

M:Yes,it'sdefinitelyastressfulassignmentyoucanhave.

W:So,what'sprobablythemoststressfulassignmentyoucanhave?

M:I'dsaypatrolisthemoststressfulassignment.

W:That'sinteresting!Inwhatway?

M:Well,Iguessthebiggestpartofthestressisthefearfactor—thefearoftheunknown.

W:Whatdoyoumean,Tom?

M:Well,inpatrolwork,youdon'tknowfrommomenttomomentwhoyouaretalkingtoorwhattheirreactionisgoingtobetojustifyyourpresence.Let'ssay,forexample,apatrolofficerstopssomeoneforatrafficviolation.Itseemsasthoughthatwouldbeaverylow-stresssituation.

W:Yes,itisaverylow-stresssituation.

M:Butthetruthis,therearemorepoliceofficersinjuredduringaroutinestop.

W:Really?

M:Really!That'swhyallpoliceofficersaretaughtfromtheverybeginningtobeawareoftheirsurroundings.Peoplebackoverpolicemen,peopleshootpolicemen,andpeoplejumpoutatpoliceman—differentkindsofthings.Sothat'sprobablythemoststressfultime.

W:Isee.Let'stakeabreakandthenwe'llmoveontoournexttopic.

M:Allright.

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A.Friends.

B.Apoliceofficerandaninvestigator.

C.Twopoliceofficers.

D.Apoliceofficerandaprogramhostess.

29.SectionA

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

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A.She'llgetthethingsthemanneeds.

B.Marywantstogotothebookstoretoo.

C.Thereisn'tenoughtimetogotothebookstore.

D.Thestudentcenterclosesat4o'clock.

30.

【B8】

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

ThemajorreasonforOxfordUniversity'slackoffundingisthat_____.

A.theideaofbuildingofabusinessschoolhasbeenrejectedbytheteachers

B.thegovernmentisreluctanttoletitchargethestudentshightuitionfees

C.ithastopaysufficientsalariestoattracttopteachers

D.thegovernmentcan'taffordthehighresearchsubsidies

32.

Lip-readingisdifficultinthat______.

A.itneedsspecialtrainingandalotofpractice

B.thelipreaderhastofocusontheotherpersonconstantly

C.thelipreaderhastogivetipnormallifestyles

D.lip-readingdisturbstheworkofaheatingaid

33.

Judgingfromthispassage,theauthor______.

A.isabusinessmanwithalargefortune

B.isaprofessorinDeanCollege

C.overlooksthesystemofcommunityandjuniorcolleges

D.willalsosucceedifhedidn'tenterthecollege

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S9】

35.【S4】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S7】

38.

【S4】

39.

【S9】

參考答案

1.AnImpressiveFilmAnimatedfilmsneverfailtofascinatemeandTheLionKingisnoexception.ThefilmisaboutayounglioncubnamedSimbawhostruggleswithvariousobstaclesinlifeandfinallytakeshisrightfulplaceasKingofthePrideLands.ThoughitwasalmosttenyearsagothatIfirstsawititisfreshinmymindasifIhadjustseenit.Itisanincrediblefilm.WhenKingMufasatriedtosavehissonSimbaattheexpenseofhisownlifeIwasreducedtotearsbythisselflesslove.WhenSimbagotoverfromthetragedywiththecompanyofTimonandPumbaaIwasamazedatthehealingpoweroffriendship.WhenSimbaknewthetruthandfinallymusteruphiscouragetofaceuptotherealityandtakeuphisresponsibilityasthekingofthePrideLandsIwasoverjoyed.WhenScarwickedlyplottedtokillhisownbrotherKingMufasatomakehimselfkingIwasoverwhelmedbyhisintensedesireforpower.TheLionKingmakesmelaughandcryandmakesmeangryandexcited.Suchaspectacularfilmhasappealedtoandwillinvariablyappealtopeopleofallages.AnImpressiveFilmAnimatedfilmsneverfailtofascinateme,andTheLionKingisnoexception.ThefilmisaboutayounglioncubnamedSimbawhostruggleswithvariousobstaclesinlife,andfinallytakeshisrightfulplaceasKingofthePrideLands.ThoughitwasalmosttenyearsagothatIfirstsawit,itisfreshinmymindasifIhadjustseenit.Itisanincrediblefilm.WhenKingMufasatriedtosavehisson,Simba,attheexpenseofhisownlife,Iwasreducedtotearsbythisselflesslove.WhenSimbagotoverfromthetragedywiththecompanyofTimonandPumbaa,Iwasamazedatthehealingpoweroffriendship.WhenSimbaknewthetruthandfinallymusteruphiscouragetofaceuptotherealityandtakeuphisresponsibilityasthekingofthePrideLands,Iwasoverjoyed.WhenScarwickedlyplottedtokillhisownbrother,KingMufasa,tomakehimselfking,Iwasoverwhelmedbyhisintensedesireforpower.TheLionKingmakesmelaughandcry,andmakesmeangryandexcited.Suchaspectacularfilmhasappealedtoandwillinvariablyappealtopeopleofallages.解析：這是一篇電影觀后感，該文開頭以Animatedfilmsneverfailtofascinateme,andTheLionKingisnoexception．點題，簡潔明了，然后介紹了電影的主要情節(jié)；第二段圍繞Itisanincrediblefilm．展開，用四個when開頭的平行結(jié)構(gòu)有力地說明這部電影為什么給我留下了深刻的印象；最后在結(jié)尾段中用Suchsspectacularfilmhasappealedtoandwillinvariablyappealtopeopleofallages．結(jié)尾，與文章的開頭相呼應(yīng)。

2.ABoominContinuingEducationFromthegraphweknowthestatisticsoftheContinuingEducationparticipationandtheincreasingnumbersoftheparticipantsinXcity.In1989therewereonlythirtythousandpeopletABoominContinuingEducationFromthegraph,weknowthestatisticsoftheContinuingEducationparticipationandtheincreasingnumbersoftheparticipantsinXcity.In1989therewereonlythirtythousandpeoplet

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

5.BBSandCollegeStudentsBBShasbecomeanindispensablepartofcollegestudents'life.ManycollegestudentsenjoyreadingorwritingsomethingintheBBS.BBSprovidesafreeplatformforstudentstocommBBSandCollegeStudentsBBShasbecomeanindispensablepartofcol