2021年廣東省湛江市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題(含答案)

[2021年】廣東省湛江市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大

學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinglinegraphthatshowsthechangesoftheattendancein

thereaddingroom.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelowinChinesewiththetitleCollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon.

1.描述圖表中的兩個(gè)循環(huán)（cycle）所反映的問(wèn)題。

2.分析引起該變化的原因。

3.你的結(jié)論。

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CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicShouldEuthanasiabelegalized?Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.有不少絕癥病人和病人的家屬認(rèn)為安樂(lè)死應(yīng)該合法化。

2.但是也有不少人不同意把安樂(lè)死合法化。

3.我的看法。

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicWealthandHealth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushould

baseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有人認(rèn)為財(cái)富比健康重要；

2.也有人認(rèn)為健康比財(cái)富重要；

3.我的觀點(diǎn)是：

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheValueofScience.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有的人認(rèn)為,科學(xué)的價(jià)值在于對(duì)人類物質(zhì)生活的提高作出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)；

另一些人則認(rèn)為，科學(xué)的真正價(jià)值在于它提高了人的整體素質(zhì).你的看法

如何？寫(xiě)出你的觀點(diǎn)，并適當(dāng)舉例說(shuō)明你的理由.

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledMyIdenofPopmusic.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人認(rèn)為流行音樂(lè)不能登大雅之堂。

2.有人認(rèn)為音樂(lè)無(wú)高低貴賤之分，只有興趣上的差別。

3.我認(rèn)為……

MyIdeaofPopmusic

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledGoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinggraphwhichshowsthechangesinthenumberof

collegegraduateswhochosetobeteachersortogointobusiness.The

suggestedtitleisToBeaBusinessmanortoBeaTeacher.Youshouldwrite

nolessthan150wordsandyourwritingshouldcontainthefollowingideas:

1.大學(xué)畢業(yè)中選擇教師職業(yè)的人越來(lái)越少。

2.大學(xué)畢業(yè)和中在大公司里謀職從商的人越來(lái)越多。

3.出現(xiàn)這種情況的原因：在大公司工作工資待遇高，發(fā)展機(jī)會(huì)較多，可

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofAnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假設(shè)你在某日某時(shí)某地目擊一起車禍，就此寫(xiě)一份見(jiàn)證書(shū)。見(jiàn)證書(shū)須包

括以下幾點(diǎn)：

1.車禍發(fā)生的時(shí)間及地點(diǎn)

2.你所見(jiàn)到的車禍情況

3.你對(duì)車禍原因的分析

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledHowtoDealwiththeInternetNews?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近來(lái)不斷有虛假新聞出現(xiàn)在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上

2.大學(xué)生應(yīng)該對(duì)網(wǎng)絡(luò)新聞持何種態(tài)度

3.如何提高鑒別網(wǎng)絡(luò)新聞?wù)鎮(zhèn)蔚哪芰?/p>

HowtoDealwiththeInternetNews?

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:MyViewonPart-timeJobs.Youshouldwriteat

least150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近年來(lái)越來(lái)越多的大學(xué)生都有社會(huì)兼職工作，人們對(duì)此現(xiàn)象有不同的

看法。

2.有人認(rèn)為兼職工作最好事，可以……有人認(rèn)為兼了只工作有一些弊

二山

V而.....

3.你的看法

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

11.

TheConfuciusInstitutesaimatpromotingtheChineselanguageandculture

overseasthroughInternetorcourses.

12.

Hypertensioncanbecausedbythenoiselowerthan65db.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Ineliminatingalotofnoiseintheairport,pilotscanalsohelp,andtheycan

14.

Yaleiscomposedofcolleges.

15.

Whenyou'reweighttraining,thequalificationsofinstructorsareimportant

becauseinjuriesmightbecausedby.

16.

Ifthedoctorsdecidetooperateonapatientafterthediagnosis,theywillask

thepatienttoforpermission.

17.Corrthinksthatifthereisanyproblemwithadrug,it'sbettertoknowit

18.

Nettaxisthedifferencebetweenaperson'sgrosstaxliabilityandany.

19.

WhatthescientistslearnedatRangeCreekhasbeguntohelpthemuncover

oneofthegreatestmysteriesof.

20.

AccordingtoVaiMacDonald,adultchildrencanbringinonseniors'

issuestohelptheirparentsexploreanimportantshift.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.聽(tīng)力原文:W:Why,you'rebacksoearly!It'sjust10:30.

M:Ijustcouldnotfocusonthebooks.Iwassosleepyintheclassbecause

lastnightthenoisefromtheconstructionsitenearourhousekeptmeawake

tillmidnight.

Q:Whydidthemancomebacksoearly?

(17)

A.Theclassroomwasunderconstruction.

B.Hecouldn'tfocusontheclassduetothenoise.

C.Hefeltthathisstudyingwasnoteffective.

D.Hewentbacktogetthebookleftathome.

22.

[B7]

23.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Hi,Honey.I'msorry,I'vesomebadnewstotellyou.The

managementismakingcuts,andI'velostmyjob.

M:Oh,dear!That'sterrible.Butyoudidn'tlikethatjobverymuchanyway.

Maybethisisagoodchancetofindsomethingnew.Don'tgetdown,think

positive.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(18)

A.Thewomanshouldn'tloseherjob.

B.Thewomanshouldn'tbefrustrated.

C.Thewomanwon'tbelaidoffbythemanagement.

D.Thewomancaneasilyfindnewthing.

24.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

(12)

A.Nobodylikestolistentothissymphony.

B.Manypeoplelikethesymphony.

C.Shedoesn'tlikethesymphony.

D.She'dliketohaveacupoftea.

25.(26)

A.Helpthewomanpaythemechanic'sbill.

B.Helpthewomanfixhercar.

C.Takethewomantoherhome.

D.Test-drivethewoman'scar.

26.

[BH]

27.(21)

A.Interviews.

B.Televisionads.

C.Playingwithchildren.

D.Speeches.

28.(29)

A.Teotihuacan,oncethehomeof200,000people,wasthecenterofalarge

empire.

B.Manyarchaeologistsarefascinatedbytheruinsofapre-Columbiacity

calledTeotihuacan.

C.Teotihuacan,onceamajormetropolitanarea,wasdestroyedbyan

invasion.

D.AstillunsolvedmysteryiswhythepeopleofTeotihnacansuddenly

abandonedtheircity.

29.聽(tīng)力原文：Harry:Hi,Jane.Youlookupset.What'sup?

Jane:Well,I'mtryingtofigureoutwhereallmymoneyhasgone.

Harry:You'velostyourmoney?Wasthereaburglaryatyourplace?

Jane:No,no.Iseemtohavespentallmyallowanceforthismonth.NowI

don'tevenhavemoneytogooutandeat.

Harry:Hey,Ithoughtyouhadagoodpart-timejobattheshoppingmall.

Jane:1do.Iworkabouttwentyhoursaweek,andthepay'snothad,nine

dollarsandfiftycentsanhour.

Harry:Really?Sothat's,what,ahundredandninetydollarsaweek..,times

fourweeks..,sothat'ssevenhundredandsixtydollarsamonth.Hey,that'snot

abadincomeforastudent!

Sally:Iknow.Andmyparentssendmetwohundredandfiftydollarsamonth,

too.But...

Harry:Wow,that'smorethanonethousanddollarsamonth.Andyoucan't

liveonthat?

Jane:No,Ionlymanagetosaveabouttendollarsamonth.It'sadrag!

Harry:Itsoundslikeyouhaveabudgetproblem.Simple,eitherworkmore

orspendless.

Jane:I'mdefinitelynotgoingtoworkmore.I'llhavenotimetostudy.

Harry:Soyou'dbetterstartspendingless.Whydon'tyoumakeamonthly

budget?

Jane:Abudget?Hmm,maybe...Hey,Harry,youworkinabanknow,inthe

loansection,right?

Harry:Uh,yeah,why?

Jane:Well,you'rethebestpersontohelpmemakeabudget!

(23)

A.Shedoesn'tknowwhereallhermoneyhasgone.

B.Shehasnotimetostudy.

C.Shehastotakemorepart-timework.

D.Sheisshortofmoney.

30.(24)

A.Becauseit'sdark.

B.Becauseitmakesherthink.

C.Becausetherearetwo-dimensionalcharactersinit.

D.Becausethedialoguesinitaresuperficial.

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

31.

Theyounggenerationis,unliketheold,livelyinthepresentmainlybecause

A.theyarecynical

B.theyarehappierthantheold

C.theydespisethepast

D.theyarepessimisticaboutfuture

32.

Whathappenedwhentheionizedhydrogenbecamemoretransparent?

33.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthesmallgroupofadvancedlife-forms

onEarthbelievedthat.

A.lifecouldexistinhotenvironment

B.lifecouldexistwithoutwater

C.therearestilllivesonVenus

D.thereusedtobelivesonMars

五、5.ErrorCorrection。題）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

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參考答案

1.CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollege

readingroomattendancethereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.

WhenthenewtermstartsinSeptemberthereareabout275studentswhogo

tothereadingroom.Thenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonth

tillNovemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerratereachingthepeakjust

beforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacationmoststudents

gohomesothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropstoalmost

175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.Afterthree

monthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterAprilwiththeapproaching

finalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthefacilitiesof

thereadingroom.Duringthesummervacationstudentsarerarelyseeninit.

Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents'lifeatcollege.Thegraphindicates

thatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwomonthsof

eachsemesterquiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfaraway.They

onlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexamsbecausethere

theycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheirtermpapers

ortheexams.Infactstudentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeofexamsbecause

itisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhaveabsorbed.

Thereforeiftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiringknowledgetheir

liveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeitthekeytorealsuccessinstudyliesin

one'swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgoodcommandofmodem

scienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalentedstudentheshould

attendeverylectureandeagerlyabsorbnewknowledgeinthereadingroom.

Thusthegraphabovewouldhaveasmootherorsteadiercurve.College

ReadingRoomPhenomenonAsisshowninthegraphofthecollegereading

roomattendance,thereareroughlytwocycleswithgreatriseandfall.When

thenewtermstartsinSeptember,thereareabout275studentswhogotothe

readingroom.Thenumberincreasesrapidlywitheachpassingmonthtill

Novemberandstillincreasesatamuchlowerrate,reachingthepeakjust

beforetheexamsinearlyDecember.Duringthewintervacation,most

studentsgohome,sothenumberofstudentsusingthereadingroomdropsto

almost175.Thesecondcycleinthespringsemesterissimilartothefirst.

Afterthreemonthsthenumbergoesupgreatly.ItisonlyafterApril,withthe

approachingfinalexamsinmindthatmoststudentsstartseriouslyusingthe

facilitiesofthereadingroom.Duringthesummervacation,studentsarerarely

seeninit.Theattendancefiguresreflectthestudents'lifeatcollege.Thegraph

indicatesthatexamsarethedrivingforceformanystudents.Inthefirsttwo

monthsofeachsemester,quiteafewstudentsrelaxessinceexamsarestillfar

away.Theyonlystudyhardinreadingroomafewweeksbeforetheexams

becausetheretheycaneasilygetholdofallthereferencestheyneedfortheir

termpapersortheexams.Infact,studentsshouldnotstudyforthesakeof

examsbecauseitisjustoneeffectivewayoftestingtheknowledgetheyhave

absorbed.Therefore,iftheystudiednotfortheexamsbutforacquiring

knowledge,theirliveswouldbemucheasier.AsIseeit,thekeytoreal

successinstudyliesinone'swillingnesstoacquireknowledgeandgetgood

commandofmodernscienceandtechnology.Soifonewantstobeatalented

student,heshouldattendeverylectureandeagerlyabsorbnewknowledgein

thereadingroom.Thusthegraphabovewouldhaveasmootherorsteadier

curve.

2.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Therearesomeheatedargumentsasto

thequestionwhetherapersonwithanincurableillnessshouldbepermitted

todieasheorshewants.Somepeopleholdthatwhenthepatientisstill

consciousandabletoexpresshimselfweshouldtalktohimandfindouthis

ownopinion.Ifboththepatientandhisfamilydonotwantto.sufferfrom

diseasesanymoreandthedoctorsalsodeclarethatthediseaseisincurable

weshouldshowrespectforthepatient'sownopinionanddoourbestforhim

Therationaleofthisviewisthatthebestwecandoforadyingpersonisto

satisfyhislastwishes.Howeversomepeoplestandinoppositiontothe

legalizationofeuthanasia.Thepossiblesituationisthatthepatientisno

longerabletoexpresshimself.Inthiscasewehavenowaytofindouthis

opinionandthusshouldnotbeallowedtodeprivehimofhisrighttoliveon.

Meanwhileitisreallyunacceptableintermsofemotionforthepatient's

familytosignafilewhichwilltakeawayoneoftheirfamilymembersfor

ever.Inshorteuthanasiahelpsextricatebothincurablepatientsandtheir

familiesfromthepainfulsituation.Howevertopracticeeuthanasianeeds

furtherresearchanddiscussionforitinvolvesmanymedicalandethical

problems.ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Therearesomeheated

argumentsastothequestionwhetherapersonwithanincurableillnessshould

bepermittedtodieasheorshewants.Somepeopleholdthatwhenthepatient

isstillconsciousandabletoexpresshimself,weshouldtalktohimandfind

outhisownopinion.Ifboththepatientandhisfamilydonotwantto.suffer

fromdiseasesanymoreandthedoctorsalsodeclarethatthediseaseis

incurable,weshouldshowrespectforthepatient'sownopinionanddoour

bestforhimTherationaleofthisviewisthatthebestwecandoforadying

personistosatisfyhislastwishes.However,somepeoplestandinopposition

tothelegalizationofeuthanasia.Thepossiblesituationisthatthepatientis

nolongerabletoexpresshimself.Inthiscase,wehavenowaytofindouthis

opinionandthusshouldnotbeallowedtodeprivehimofhisrighttoliveon.

Meanwhile,itisreallyunacceptableintennsofemotionforthepatient's

familytosignafilewhichwilltakeawayoneoftheirfamilymembersfor

ever.Inshort,euthanasiahelpsextricatebothincurablepatientsandtheir

familiesfromthepainfulsituation.However,topracticeeuthanasianeeds

furtherresearchanddiscussion,foritinvolvesmanymedicalandethical

problems.

3.WealthandHealthWiththedevelopmentofsocietypeopleattachmore

importancetowealthandhealthButwhichismoreimportantwealthorhealth?

Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.SomepeoplethinkwWealthand

HealthWiththedevelopmentofsocietypeopleattachmoreimportanceto

wealthandhealthButwhichismoreimportant,wealthorhealth?Different

peoplehavedifferentopinions.Somepeoplethinkw

4.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofsciencepeople

willimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries——

thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itis

truethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelives

ofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoing

everything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghave

allcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.And

peoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephonesTVsetsjetplanesand

computers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.

Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman's

intellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthan

withitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydo

scientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservationexperimentsandresearches?

Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgeto

explore.ThespiritofColumbusofGalileoandofEinstein-thespiritof

conqueringunchartedplacesdiscoveringunknownfactsandclimbing

untroddenmountainpeaks-isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.

Anotheristheurgetocreate.Itisnotonlyembodiedinthecountless

inventionsmadebyEdisontheworldfamousinventorbutalsoexpressedin

whatanordinarycarpenterdoes-hetendstostandasideadmiringatthat

exquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviouslysciencedoesmorethanprovide

manwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrongdesirefor

explorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Scienceisman's

mostpowerfulweaponwithwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromtheyokeof

ignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehousewhichhas

constantlyprovidedhimwithvitalityhopesambitionsunderstandingand

insights.Scienceisman'sbestfriendwhoisalwaysreadytohelp-help

elevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscienceinitstruesenseisa

celebrationofthehumanspirititself.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthe

mentionofthevalueofscience,peoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwith

beneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries-thejoysandconvenienceswhich

sciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionized

ourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecome

thenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesand

gadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultofthe

applicationofscientificknowledge.Andpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithout

telephones,TVsets,jetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofscience

doesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhich

sciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.It

liesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagerto

becomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservation,

experiments,andresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichuman

urges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbus,ofGalileo,andof

Einstein——thespiritofconqueringunchartedplaces,discoveringunknown

factsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks-isaninborngiftweareall

endowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.Itisnotonlyembodiedinthe

countlessinventionsmadebyEdison,theworldfamousinventor,butalso

expressedinwhatanordinarycarpenterdoes-hetendstostandaside

admiringatthatexquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviously,sciencedoes

morethanprovidemanwithmaterialthings-ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrong

desireforexplorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Science

isman'smostpowerfulweapon,withwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromthe

yokeofignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehouse,which

hasconstantlyprovidedhimwithvitality,hopes,ambitions,understanding

andinsights.Scienceisman'sbestfriend,whoisalwaysreadytohelp-help

elevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscience,initstruesense,isa

celebrationofthehumanspirititself.

5.MyIdeaofPopmusicPopmusicisheldincontemptbymanypeople.In

thesepeople'seyespopmusicisalwaysinsharpcontrastto"loftymusic".

ThelattermainlyreferstosymphoniesandoperasoftheEuropeancountries.

Theyshowgreatconcernforthefactthatmanypeoplepreferpopmusicto

symphoniesbecauseforthempopmusicshouldbeexcludedfromtheholy

palaceofmusic.Converselymanypeoplehaveanordorforpopmusic.They

arguethatpeoplewhowantustolistenmsymphoniesarcadvocatingakind

of"eliteculture".Thisnotionisunaccptabletopopmusicfansfortheydon't

believethatsymphoniesareloftierthanpopmusic.Thedifferenceonlylies

intheinterestsofdifferentpeople.Itisunfiarrmspeakofpopmusicwith

contemptwhilespeakingofsymphonieswithawe.Inconclusionmyideais

thatjustasthereisnodistinctionbetweenhighcultureandlowculturesoit

isinappropriatetosaypopmusicbelongstothe"lower"peoplewhereas

symphoniesisahigherloftierformofmusic.Afteralltherearemanybadly-

composedsymphonies.Andwecan'texpecteverypieceofpopmusictobe

excellent.Popmusicreflectsthethoughtsandinterestsofacertainagegroup

ofageneration.Itistheproductofacertainagebutitalsohassomething

universalsomethingthatbelongestoallhumanbeingsthatunderliesitsgreat

successamongpeople.Inthissenseitisratherfoolishforsomepeopleof

mediatoshowgreatconcernsimplybecausemanypeoplepreferpopmusic.

Anywaypopmusichasbecomeanindispensablepartofthemusicfamily.My

IdeaofPopmusicPopmusicisheldincontemptbymanypeople.Inthese

people'seyespopmusicisalwaysinsharpcontrastto"loftymusic".Thelatter

mainlyreferstosymphoniesandoperasoftheEuropeancountries.Theyshow

greatconcernforthefactthatmanypeoplepreferpopmusictosymphonies,

becauseforthempopmusicshouldbeexcludedfromtheholypalaceofmusic.

Conversely,manypeoplehaveanordorforpopmusic.Theyarguethatpeople

whowantustolistenmsymphoniesarcadvocatingakindofeliteculture".

Thisnotionisunaccptabletopopmusicfans,fortheydon'tbelievethat

symphoniesareloftierthanpopmusic.Thedifferenceonlyliesintheinterests

ofdifferentpeople.Itisunfiarrmspeakofpopmusicwithcontemptwhile

speakingofsymphonieswithawe.Inconclusion,myideaisthatjustasthere

isnodistinctionbetweenhighcultureandlowculture,soitisinappropriate

tosaypopmusicbelongstothe"lower"peoplewhereassymphoniesisa

higher,loftierform,ofmusic.Afterall,therearemanybadly-composed

symphonies.Andwecan'texpecteverypieceofpopmusictobeexcellent.

Popmusicreflectsthethoughtsandinterestsofacertainagegroupofa

generation.Itistheproductofacertainage,butitalsohassomething

universal,somethingthatbelongestoallhumanbeings,thatunderliesitsgreat

successamongpeople.Inthissenseitisratherfoolishforsomepeopleof

mediatoshowgreatconcernsimplybecausemanypeoplepreferpopmusic.

Anywaypopmusichasbecomeanindispensablepartofthemusicfamily.

6.GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWorkCurrentlythemajordilemmawhich

moststudentsfaceupongraduationistocontinuepursuingpostgraduate

studiesortofindajobimmediately.Thosewhodecidetogotowork

immediatelycannotwaittoputwhattheyhavelearnedintopractice.They

believethatonlybyapplicationcanapersonmasterknowledgeinthereal

sense.Mostimportantofalltheycanliveontheirownandhavethefeeling

ofaccomplishmentforthefirsttime.Otherpeoplehoweverbelievethatifa

personwantstobeanexpertinaspecializedfieldfouryearsinuniversityis

farfromenough.Thebestwayistochooseadirectionandstudyitindepth.

Itisnotlateatallwhentheygotoworkbecausetheystartatamuchhigher

level.Nomatterwhichchoiceastudentwillfinallymakehehastobe

extremelycarefultolookintohisuniquesituationandconsultthe

predecessorsfortheiradvice.Hewillmaketherightchoiceifheknowhis

goalinlifeandhowtoturnitintoreality.GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork

Currently,themajordilemmawhichmoststudentsfaceupongraduationisto

continuepursuingpostgraduatestudiesortofindajobimmediately.Those

whodecidetogotoworkimmediatelycannotwaittoputwhattheyhave

learnedintopractice.Theybelievethatonlybyapplicationcanaperson

masterknowledgeintherealsense.Mostimportantofall,theycanliveon

theirownandhavethefeelingofaccomplishmentforthefirsttime.Other

people,however,believethatifapersonwantstobeanexpertinaspecialized

field,fouryearsinuniversityisfarfromenough.Thebestwayistochoosea

directionandstudyitindepth.Itisnotlateatallwhentheygotowork,

becausetheystartatamuchhigherlevel.Nomatterwhichchoiceastudent

willfinallymake,hehastobeextremelycarefultolookintohisunique

situationandconsultthepredecessorsfortheiradvice.Hewillmaketheright

choiceifheknowhisgoalinlifeandhowtoturnitintoreality.

7.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmore

spectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.Justthinkofmillionsand

millionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsports

ofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccer

Games.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers

(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchis

televisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakes

spectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthe

screen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswill

beavailableinthemorningpaper"saysafootballfan"butthat'snotthesame

thing:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassionforsportstakespossessionof

thousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistento

broadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovide

alternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.

Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.

Thereisnovarietynorchallengenorrisk.Everythingispredictableand

controllable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefrom

theircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotionssportsofferthepurestformof

escapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeveryday

realitydischargethetensionsofadayatworksatisfythestarvedneedforfree

fantasyandaggressiveurgeandliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitement

andexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling,"For

mostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackgroundasharedinterest.Ithasa

bindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangers

maysharenothinginthewayofreligioneducationandpo