【2022年】廣東省深圳市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)

【2022年】廣東省深圳市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì)，在網(wǎng)上聊天交友、玩網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲是目前我國大學(xué)生上網(wǎng)的主要活動內(nèi)容

2．專家認(rèn)為，那些沉迷于聊天和游戲的大學(xué)生，不僅耗費(fèi)了金錢、時(shí)間和精力，還影響了正常的學(xué)業(yè)和人際交往

3．我們應(yīng)當(dāng)如何看待大學(xué)生上網(wǎng)的問題

WhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些大學(xué)畢業(yè)生選擇畢業(yè)后當(dāng)“村官”，請就此現(xiàn)象發(fā)表自己的看法。

1．你對此有何看法

2．他們會給農(nóng)村帶來什么

3．他們會從中得到什么

Usefulwordsandexpressions

“村官”：villageofficials

科學(xué)種田：farmscientifically

深入群眾：goingdeepintothemasses

CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite,4LetterofComplaint.Supposeyourentahousethroughanagency.Thehotwaterheaterhasbroken.Youphonedtheagencyaweekagobuttheyhaven'trepairedityet.Soyouwritealettertotheagency.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordstoexplainthesituationandtotellthemwhatyouwantthemtodoaboutit.

ALetterofComplain

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHardLifeIsGoodforChildren.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.獨(dú)生子女的種種問題

2.造成這些問題的原因

3.提出你的解決方法

HardLifeIsGoodforChildren

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheProspectofElectronicBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人認(rèn)為隨著電腦技術(shù)的發(fā)展，電子書籍將取代現(xiàn)在的紙制書本。

2．有些人認(rèn)為書本的位置是不可替代的。

3．我的看法是……

TheProspectofElectronicBooks

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamountofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.上大學(xué)的費(fèi)用(tuitionandfees)可以通過多種途徑解決。

2．哪種途徑適合我(說明理由)。

3．我的看法是……

HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteallopenlettertothemajorofthecitybasedonthefollowingsituation:

Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.1.近年來,本市空氣污染情況越來越嚴(yán)重

2.你認(rèn)為造成空氣污染的主要污染源在哪里?應(yīng)該采取哪些措施?

3.呼吁所有市民積極行動起來,治理空氣污染

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed3OminutestowriteALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazinetopresentyourviewaboutwhethertheextremesportsshouldbebannedandwhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedtorisktheirlives.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheguidelinesgivenbelowinChinese:

1.TomGranger，19歲，是一所大學(xué)極限運(yùn)動俱樂部(TheUniversityExtremeSportsClub)的成員。他在一次進(jìn)行高空彈射特技表演時(shí)，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(yùn)動，還是反對大學(xué)生從事極限運(yùn)動

--闡明你持有這種看法的理由

--結(jié)論

ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"RechoiceofProfessions—ASocialProblem".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.下崗人員(laid-offpersonnel)面臨一個嚴(yán)肅的問題——再就業(yè)；

2.下崗人員要改變就業(yè)觀念，樹立堅(jiān)強(qiáng)信心，重新就業(yè)；

3.人們要關(guān)心、幫助下崗人員，克服困難，爭取勝利。

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.AccordingtoAristotle,knowledgeacquisitionsshouldbepriortoathletictrainingsincebothdevelopmentcouldnothappen_______.

12.

Thedifferencebetweenreal-worldartist'splayingandsingingandheronlinealterego'sisthatthelatter______.

13.

WildGiantPandasaresolelyfoundinSichuan,andthesouthwesternpartsofGansuandShanxiprovinces.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksseemsentirelybeyondusandit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.PartyRandomThoughts

Lastnight,pressuredbywell-intentionedfriends,forthefirsttimeinmonths,Icameoutofwriter'sseclusionandattendedacocktailpartywhichisanotherwordforasocialgathering.SothereIwas,trappedinacrowdedroom,peoplemilling(亂轉(zhuǎn))allaroundme,eachwithadrinkinhand,chitchattingwhilethewaitersskillfullynegotiatedtheirwaythroughthebustlewithtraysofcolorfulbeveragesandfancyhorsd'oeuvres(小菜).Itwasdefinitelypartytime!Yet,insteadoflosingmyselftotheconvivial(歡樂的)surroundingsoffood,drinkandconversations,IfoundmyselfretreatingbackintomyheadallthewaytoChinawherethesubjectofAmericansocialityisofgreatinterest.InChina,manyofmystudentsarecuriousabouthowAmericanspartyandhaveagoodtime."Whatdoyoudo?Singanddance?Towhatkindofmusic?What'sAmericanpartytalk?Howdoyoudressandactataparty?Howaboutfood?Whatdoyoueat?"

Everyyearwithoutfail,studentsasktheirforeignteacherstodedicateafullclasstothisfascinatingtopic.Ofcourse,onewouldthinkthatasubjectasinterestingandentertainingassuchwouldmakeforanexcellentlessonplan,arichsourceofdiscussions.Buttomysurprise,manyteachersrunintoroadblocks(障礙)whengeneratingthisparticularlessonplan."Michelle,Michelle!IhavetoteachaclassonAmericanparties.AndIonlyhave,hmm,fivethingstosayaboutit.AndthatI'lltalkaboutfiveminutes.WhatamIsupposedtodoafterthat?"Theycry."Well,tellmewhatthosefivethingsare,"Iask."Arrivelate,talk,eat,drinkandhaveablast."Theyblurtout.Itistruethatthefivestepslistedaboveencompassmuchofthegoings-onatAmericansocialgatherings.Ofcourse,duringpartiesforspecialoccasionssuchasbirthdays,holidays,weddings,babyshowers,anniversaries,graduations,etc.,thereareadditionalceremoniessuchascakecutting,giftopening,dancing,toasting,game-playing,etc.Butregardless,thefundamentalsofatypicalAmericansoiree(社交晚會)aregoodcompany,goodfoodanddrinks,andgoodtimes.Soundssimply,doesn'tit?Butifyouweretolookdeeperandthinkfurther,you'llrealizethatthere'sfarmoretothesestepsthanmeetstheeyes.FashionablyLate

Itisamajorfauxpas(socialembarrassment)toarriveatapartyearlyorevenontime.Therefore,withtheexceptionofthehosts,youneverwanttobethefirstpersonpresentatasocialfunction.Why?Becausepeoplefearthatothersmaythinkthattheyhavenolifeornothingbettertodothanwaitingforapartytostart.ManyAmericanstrytoprojectanimageofbusinesswhich,whethertrueornot,hasapositivecorrelationwithsuccess.Sobyarrivinglate,youaresaying,"Ileadafulllifeandit'sexcitingandproductive."Therefore,an8o'clockpartycustomarilydoesn'treallystartuntilmaybe9o'clockaseveryonewantstobethoughtofasabusyandimportantpersonwithlotstodo.Inotherwords,apartyisoneofthoserareoccasionswhereyourpunctualitycanactuallyhurtyou.Strange,isn'tit?Anyhow,remember,befashionablylate.

SmallTalk

Onewayofgaugingthesuccessofapartyisbythenoisemeter.Thelouderthepartyis,themomhappeningitis,andthemorefunpeoplearehaving.Thenyoustoptowonder,ifit'ssonoisy,howcanpeoplereallyheareachotherandhavegreat,engagingconversations?Thetruthis,theydon't.Theyengagedinsmalltalk,whichisanotherwordforcasual,trivialconversations.Theychewthefat,shootthebreezeandswapanecdotesaboutrandomsubjects:work,family,news,weather,hobbies,etc.Becausethesurroundingnoiseandactivitiesoftensidetrackpeople,it'sdifficulttogetpersonalordiscussanyonetopicatlengthorindepth.Thepointistohavefun,nottogetserious.

However,keepinmindthatsincepeopletendtob

A.YB.NC.NG

16.JudgingfromDukeUniversity'srecentstudy,evenstudentsrecruitedbytopcollegesseemtohave______before.

17.

Google'sassertionofitsownholiness______.

A.bringsaboutsourgrapesrivals'scorn

B.isabletoreceiveunquestioningtrust

C.makesmanyfirmsdisgusted

D.attractsthesupportofmanyfirmsexceptsourgrapesrivals

18.

Theanimalslivinginextremeoceanicenvironmentshavetofeedoncertainbacteriathathelpthemgetenergyfrom______.

19.

HenrikChristensenismostconcernedaboutwhetherrobotsare______.

A.harmlessB.powerfulC.intelligentD.durable

20.

______havebroughtaboutenvironmentalproblemsattendantonriveruse.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(32)

A.2million.B.2.5million.C.50,0000.D.15,0000.

22.(16)

A.Thetrainseldomarrivesontime.

B.Theschedulehasbeenmisprinted.

C.Thespeakersarrivedatthestationlate.

D.Thecompanyhastroubleprintingaschedule.

23.(31)

A.Toyshavechangedgreatlyoverthecenturies.

B.Toyshaveremainedmostlythesame.

C.Toyshavebeenspreadintoallthecountries.

D.Variationsdevelopedgraduallyduringtheyears.

24.(38)

25.聽力原文：W:Ispentsomuchtimepolishingmyletterofapplication.

M:It'sworthwhiletomaketheeffort.Youknowjusthowimportantitistogiveimpression.

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation'?

(14)

A.Thewomenisaskingthemanforhelp.

B.Thewomanwantstogetanewposition.

C.Themanisinstructingthewomanhowtowritealetterofapplication.

D.Thewomanhasleftthemanagoodimpression.

26.(24)

A.Over87,000workerswilllosetheirjobsinautocompanies.

B.Manypeoplewillhavetosaybye-byetotheirhighsalaries.

C.Theemployees'laid-offhasagreatimpactontheAmericanbusiness.

D.Americacannolongertakealeadinworldeconomy.

27.聽力原文：W:What'swrongwithLampsonandNancy?Shewouldn'tspeakawordtohim.

M:Oh,althoughLampson'swatchreadthreeforty-five,hewaslateforhisfouro'clockappointmentwithher.

Q:WhatistrueofLampson?

(19)

A.Hiswatchisalwaysaccurate.

B.He'ssupposedtoarriveat3:45.

C.Heforgottolookathiswatch.

D.Hefailedtomakehisappointmentontime.

28.(46)

29.SectionA

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

(12)

A.Hedoesn'twanttolendhissleepingbagtoFred.

B.Fredshouldborrowthesleepingbagfromsomebodyelse.

C.Fredhassuccessfullyborrowedasleepingbag.

D.Fredhasboughtasleepingbagatthegym.

30.(15)

A.Thewomannevertravelsbyplane.

B.Bothspeakersfeelnervouswhenflying.

C.Themanthinkstravelingbyairisquitesafe.

D.Thespeakersfeelsadabouttheseriouslossoflife.

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

【C3】

32.

Accordingtothepassage,inthelate1960'ssomeresidentsofBostonwereconcernedwithwhichaspectofskyscrapers?

A.Thenoisefromtheirconstruction.

B.Theremovaloftreesfrombuildingsites.

C.Theharmfuleffectsonthecity'sgrass.

D.Thehighcostofrentableofficespace.

33.Peoplefromlargefamilieshaveanincreasedriskofstomachcancer,suggestsastudythatfollowedmorethan7,000Japanese-Americanmenfor28years.

ThestudyconcludedthatfamilysizehadamajorinfluenceonthedevelopmentofstomachcancerlinkedtothebacteriumHelicobacterpylori(幽門螺桿菌),andthatyoungersiblings(兄弟，姐妹，同胞，同屬)fromlargefamilieswereespeciallypronetothemostcommonform.ofstomachcancer.

H.pylorilivesinthemucous(黏液的)layerofthestomachandisassociatedwithpepticulcers(消化器官潰瘍)andstomachcancer.It'sestimatedthathalfoftheworld'spopulationcarriesH.pyloriinthestomach.Itcanbetransmittedorallyfrompersontopersonorthroughcontactwithhumanfeces(糞便).

ThestudyfoundthatmenwhocarriedcertainstrainsofH.pyloriintheirstomachsandhadsevenormoresiblingshadmorethantwicetheriskofdevelopingstomachcancer,comparedtomenwiththesameH.pyloristrainswhohadonetothreesiblings.

ThefindingsarepublishedintheJanuary16onlineissueofthejournalPublicLibraryofScienceMedicine.

"Thisisaverycarefullycontrolledstudythatclearlyshowsthattherearefactorsinearlychildhoodthataffecttheriskofdevelopingcancermanydecadeslater,"studyleaderDr.MartinJ.Blaser,professorandchairmanoftheDepartmentofMedicine,andprofessorofmicrobiologyatNewYorkUniversityMedicalCenterandSchoolofMedicine,saidinapreparedstatement.

"Thatearlychildhoodeventsaffecttheriskofcancersoccurringinoldageisremarkable,andthismaybeamodelforothercancers,"Blasersaid.HesaidthatyoungerchildreninlargefamiliesmayacquireH.pylorifromoldersiblingsatatimewhentheyoungerchildren'simmunesystemsarestilldeveloping.This,incombinationwiththefactthatthebacteriumisalreadyadaptedtoageneticallyrelatedperson,meanstheyoungerchildrenmayhaveamorevirulentH.pyloripopulationinthestomachthanifthey'dacquiredthegermfromanon-relative.

Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestgeneralizethepassage?

A.Familysizemaydeterminestomach-cancerrisk.

B.Familysizemaymovestomach-cancerrisk.

C.Thestudymayfollowmorethan7,000Japanese-Americanmenfor28years.

D.Peoplefromsmallfamilieshaveanincreasedriskofstomachcancer.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

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35.

【S10】

36.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S10】

38.

【S6】

39.

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參考答案

1.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?NowadayssurfingtheInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.IamimpressedmostthatanycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingontheInternet.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?NowadayssurfingtheInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.IamimpressedmostthatanycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingontheInternet.

2.CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficialsNowadaysmanycollegegraduatesfindithardtofindajobupongraduation.Eventuallysomeofthemchoosetoworkasvillageofficialsintheruralareas.Ithinkitisagoodidea.Whatcancollegegraduatesofferthecountryside?Inmyopiniontheycanbringtheadvancedscienceandtechnologytothebackwardruralareas.Forexampletheycanhelpthevillagersinvariousaspectssuchashowtofarmscientificallyandeffectivelyhowtomakeuseofthelocalresourcesthusleadingthepeasantsonthewaytoawell-offlife.Atthesametimecollegegraduatesmaygainagreatdealfromtheirvillagepositions.Bygoingdeepintothemassesinthecountrysidetheymaylearnsomegoodqualitiesofthelaboringpeoplesuchasindustrioushard-workingetc.Inthiswaytheywillbeabletotrainthemselvesandaccumulatenecessaryexperiencefortheirfuturework.InconclusionIaminfavorofthisidea.Foritnotonlycaneasethejob-huntingpressureinthebigcitiesbutalsoprovidethecollegegraduateswithachancetoservethesociety.CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficialsNowadaysmanycollegegraduatesfindithardtofindajobupongraduation.Eventually,someofthemchoosetoworkasvillageofficialsintheruralareas.Ithinkitisagoodidea.Whatcancollegegraduatesofferthecountryside?Inmyopinion,theycanbringtheadvancedscienceandtechnologytothebackwardruralareas.Forexample,theycanhelpthevillagersinvariousaspects,suchashowtofarmscientificallyandeffectively,howtomakeuseofthelocalresources,thusleadingthepeasantsonthewaytoawell-offlife.Atthesametime,collegegraduatesmaygainagreatdealfromtheirvillagepositions.Bygoingdeepintothemassesinthecountryside,theymaylearnsomegoodqualitiesofthelaboringpeople,suchasindustrious,hard-working,etc.Inthisway,theywillbeabletotrainthemselvesandaccumulatenecessaryexperiencefortheirfuturework.Inconclusion,Iaminfavorofthisidea.Foritnotonlycaneasethejob-huntingpressureinthebigcities,butalsoprovidethecollegegraduateswithachancetoservethesociety.解析：[寫作思路]

這是一篇很有現(xiàn)實(shí)意義的題材：CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials(大學(xué)畢業(yè)生當(dāng)村官)。按照指令所給出的3個問題，我們可以將這篇作文寫成4段。第1段指出，在新的嚴(yán)峻的就業(yè)形勢下，大學(xué)畢業(yè)生當(dāng)村官顯然是一個很有意義、值得肯定的做法。第2段回答問題：這些大學(xué)生能給農(nóng)村帶來什么?他們可以將科技知識帶到農(nóng)村，改變農(nóng)村的落后面貌，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)農(nóng)民走上致富的道路。第3段回答問題：大學(xué)生能從中得到什么?通過深入農(nóng)村基層，接觸廣大農(nóng)民群眾，他們可以學(xué)到勞動人民勤勞苦干、艱苦樸素的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)，為將來的工作積累寶貴的生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)。第4段作為結(jié)論，應(yīng)當(dāng)首尾呼應(yīng)點(diǎn)題，扼要重復(fù)自己的

看法：大學(xué)畢業(yè)生當(dāng)村官不但能夠減輕國家的就業(yè)壓力，而且可以回報(bào)社會、服務(wù)社會，不失為一個好主意。

根據(jù)作文題目列出的要求我們可以列出以下英語提綱。

1.Mypersonalopinion

itishardtofindajobupongraduation

somepeoplechoosetoworkasvillageofficials

Ithinkitisagoodidea

2.Whatcantheyofferthecountryside?

theycanbringtheadvancedscienceandtechnologytothebackwardruralareas

theycanhelpthevillagersinvariousaspects

suchashowtofarmscientificallyandeffectively

howtomakeuseofthelocalresources

thusleadingthepeasantsonthewaytoawell-offlife

3.Whatcantheygainfromtheirvillagepositions?

collegegraduatesmaygainagreatdealfromtheirvillagepositions

theymaylearnsomegoodqualitiesofthelaboringpeople

suchasindustrious,hard-working,etc.

Inthisway,theywillbeabletotrainthemselves

accumulatenecessaryexperiencefortheirfuturework

4.Conclusion

Iaminfavorofthisidea.

itnotonlycaneasethejob-huntingpressureinthebigcities

butalsoprovidethecollegegraduateswithachancetoservethesociety

將上述提綱合并整理,就可以形成這篇參考范文。

3.ALetterofComplaintDearsirIamaroomerlivinginafiatrentedthroughyouragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyourattentiontotheproblemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreactiontothismatter.Aweekago(Nov.20)afteraday'shardworkIreturnedtomyflatandmeanttotakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthebathroomIfoundthathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthatsomethingwaswrongwiththehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyouragentsandexplainedthesituationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.Hepromisedtosendarepairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.Thisrepairmanaftercheckingsaidthatacertainpartneededreplacingandthathewouldcomeagainwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonowafteroneweekhaspassedthatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboilerisstilloutofwork.IamsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthissituationespeciallyinsuchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkerstocometosolvethisproblematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediateresponse.SincerelyyoursRichardALetterofComplaintDearsir,Iamaroomerlivinginafiatrentedthroughyouragency.AndnowIamwritinginhopeofbringingyourattentiontotheproblemofmyhotwaterheater.!requestyourpromptreactiontothismatter.Aweekago(Nov.20),afteraday'shardwork,Ireturnedtomyflatandmeanttotakeawarmshower.ButwhenIturnedonthetapinthebathroom,Ifoundthathotwaterwasnotavailable.Itwasobviousthatsomethingwaswrongwiththehotwaterheater.ImmediatelyIcalledyouragentsandexplainedthesituationtooneofthemwhosenameisHenryDick.Hepromisedtosendarepairmanrightawaytocomeoverandhaveacheck.Thisrepairman,afterchecking,saidthatacertainpartneededreplacingandthathewouldcomeagainwiththeneededpartthenextday.Butuptonow,afteroneweekhaspassed,thatworkmanhasneverappearedandmyboilerisstilloutofwork.IamsureyouunderstandhowstronglyIfeelaboutthissituation,especiallyinsuchcoldwhether.Istronglyhopeyousendworkerstocometosolvethisproblematonce.I'mlookingforwardtoyourimmediateresponse.Sincerelyyours,Richard

4.HardLifeIsGoodforChildrenNowadaysparentsandteachersoftencomplainthattheonlychildinthefamilyhasbeenspoilt.Theydon'thavethestrengthtoaccomplishdifficulttaskneitherdotheypossessthecouragHardLifeIsGoodforChildrenNowadaysparentsandteachersoftencomplainthattheonlychildinthefamilyhasbeenspoilt.Theydon'thavethestrengthtoaccomplishdifficulttask,neitherdotheypossessthecourag

5.TheProspectofElectronicBooksManypeoplebelievethatwiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnologyelectronicbookswillreplacebooksintheirpresentformtobecomethechiefmodeofreading.Evennowwearehavingmini-electronicdictionariesandCDswhichholddozensofclassicalworks.Thedaywon'tbefar-offwhenwecanhaveanotebook-sizedLCDscreenwhichpresentsanypagewewanttoreadinalongbooklist.Justimagine--everythingyouwanttoreadtoonearthisinafew"notebooks"!Peoplewillnolongerhavetomakeroomforheavybooksorcarrythemaround.Howeverconvenienceisnottheonlything.Althoughelectronicbookswillbeeasytocarryandstoretheywon'tprovidetheoldpleasureoffingeringthroughafavoritepaperbook.Tomanypeopleafterallelectronicthingsaremore"inhuman"andmoreunreal.Besideswithcopyrightinviewanelectronicbookcontaininghundredsofhookscanbetooexpensiveformostpeopletoaffordwhichmighthinderitsproduction.Inmyopinionelectronicbookswillbecomepopularinthefuturefortheircompactnessandconveniencebutitcannotentirelyreplacepaperbooksjustastheexistenceofminielectronicdictionariestodaydoesnotmeantheendofqualitypaperdictionaries.TheProspectofElectronicBooksManypeoplebelievethatwiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology,electronicbookswillreplacebooksintheirpresentform.tobecomethechiefmodeofreading.Evennow,wearehavingmini-electronicdictionariesandCDswhichholddozensofclassicalworks.Thedaywon'tbefar-offwhenwecanhaveanotebook-sizedLCDscreen,whichpresentsanypagewewanttoreadinalongbooklist.Justimagine--everythingyouwanttoreadtoonearthisinafew"notebooks"!Peoplewillnolongerhavetomakeroomforheavybooksorcarrythemaround.However,convenienceisnottheonlything.Althoughelectronicbookswillbeeasytocarryandstore,theywon'tprovidetheoldpleasureoffingeringthroughafavoritepaperbook.Tomanypeople,afterall,electronicthingsaremore"inhuman"andmoreunreal.Besides,withcopyrightinview,anelectronicbookcontaininghundredsofhookscanbetooexpensiveformostpeopletoafford,whichmighthinderitsproduction.Inmyopinion,electronicbookswillbecomepopularinthefuturefortheircompactnessandconvenience,butitcannotentirelyreplacepaperbooks,justastheexistenceofminielectronicdictionariestodaydoesnotmeantheendofqualitypaperdictionaries.

6.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-timemenonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisurewhereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkersbutfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretimeonlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemploymentperhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategoriesleisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexesasmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoomenenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhourscomparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomenperhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastlyhousewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overallthechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailablemenenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999,accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategories,leisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.

7.HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducationWiththerapiddevelopmentofhighereducationinChinaandmorehighschoolgraduatesadmitteduniversitiescannolongerbefinancedexclusivelybythegovernmentandstudentsmustpayatleastpartlyfortheirschooling.Therearevariouswaysforastudenttopayhistuitionandfees.Tobeginwithifthestudentisquiteexcellentinhisstudieshecanapplyforscholarship.SecondlyespeciallyinChinahecanalwaysdependonhisparentsforallkindsofexpenditureincludinglivingallowances.Thenhecanchoosetoturntothebankforaloantopayhiswaythroughuniversitywhichhecanrepayaftergraduation.Ifhefindsalltheabovenotdesirablehestillhasanotherroadtotake--todoapart-timejobandworkhiswaythrough.InmycaseIamfortunateenoughtobebornintoawell-to-dofamilyandhavenodifficultyhavingmyparentspayforallmyfees.ButasacollegestudentIdislikeatotallydependentexistencesoIamworkingpart-timeasanewspaper-boytohelpsupportmyself.AndIamalsostudyinghardhopingtowinsomescholarshiporawardsonedaysothatIcanbewhollyself-reliantandindependent.HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducationWiththerapiddevelopmentofhighereducationinChina,andmorehighschoolgraduatesadmitted,universitiescannolon