2023年河南省洛陽市大學英語6級大學英語六級預測試題(含答案)

2023年河南省洛陽市大學英語6級大學英語六級預測試題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.在校大學生炒股的現(xiàn)象在一些地方很普遍

2.有人認為這種行為不利于學生的學習，也有人認為這種行為能讓學生有所收獲

3.你的觀點

BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnGraduateMania.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前越來越多的人報考研究生

2.你認為此現(xiàn)象的原因是什么

3.你的觀點

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledDormitoryLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.對于許多大學生來說，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

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter—onbehalfoftheStudents'UnionandtheAcademicLecturesAssociation—toinviteavisitingforeignprofessor,David,todeliverapresentationtothestudentsinyouruniversity.YouareNOTallowedtoincludethenameofyouruniversityinthisletter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.對這位知名的外籍教授的到來表示歡迎

2．表達希望該教授就某個話題在學校進行講座的希望和對講座的一些基本設想

3．希望教授可以接受邀請，并對教授的寶貴時間表示感謝

5.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，信的內容包括：

1.表達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。

6.1.目前很多父母在子女高中畢業(yè)前就送他們出國學習

2．形成這種趨勢的原因

3．我對此的看法

7.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed3OminutestowriteALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazinetopresentyourviewaboutwhethertheextremesportsshouldbebannedandwhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedtorisktheirlives.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheguidelinesgivenbelowinChinese:

1.TomGranger，19歲，是一所大學極限運動俱樂部(TheUniversityExtremeSportsClub)的成員。他在一次進行高空彈射特技表演時，因設備出現(xiàn)故障，不幸身亡。這一慘劇在校園內外引起了廣泛爭議。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容：

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

--闡明你持有這種看法的理由

--結論

ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview?Youshouldwriteatleast100words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.面試在求職過程中的作用。

2．取得面試成功的因素：儀表、舉止談吐、能力、專業(yè)知識、自信、實事求是……

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledGoodMannersYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.禮貌的含義

2．禮貌對我們社會的重要意義

3．我們應該怎么看待禮貌

GoodManners

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

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthatglobalwarmingcanbe______.

A.continuedB.improvedC.controlledD.reduced

12.Accordingtheracerules,dogsforracemusthave______.

13.

Somesiteadministratorsmakeitpossibleforsiteuserstocommunicatewiththeironlinedatingcontactsprivately.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

AccordingtoDavidVaughan,theAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.WhenathleteswonintheOlympicgames,theyenjoyedvariousprivilegesforthemto______.

16.

Newtreeseedlingswillnotsurvivetoreachthecanopylevelunless______.

17.

ThewithdrawingofVioxxonlyledtosomeaccusationsaboutsomeotherpainrelievers.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

CompelledbyWal-Marttolowertheprice,Lakewoodhadto______whichcausedmanyworkerstobeunemployed.

19.

Sensitiveteethmayindicateaseriousproblemthatmayneedpromptcarebyadentist.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Whatareretireesbelowtheageof65suggestedtodowhentheirCOBRArunsout?

A.ToapplyforMedicalbenefits.

B.Tobuyanotherinsurancepolicy.

C.TorenewtheirCOBRA.

D.Toaskforhelpfromthegovernment.

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

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

Theresourcesofthelibrarycanbehelpfulevenwhenwearedoingsomethingveryinformal,suchastryingtodeviseabetterwaytomeasureattitudestowardmusicorlookingforabetterwaytoteachJohnnyto【B1】______bytwo-digitnumbers.Thelibrarycanbe【B2】______helpfulwhenwearedoingsomethingvery【B3】______,suchaswritingadissertationorpreparinganarticlefor【B4】______publicationinanationaljournal.Ineithercase,our【B5】______shouldbetousethelibraryasausefultooltohelpus【B6】______andsolveourproblem.

Thefollowingsectionsofthischapterwilldescribe【B7】______resourcesavailableinmanylibraries.The【B8】______ofreaderswiththesedifferentresourceswillvaryconsiderably.【B9】______.Inothercasesyoumaybecompletelyunfamiliarwitharesource.Yourgoalshouldbetobecomeawareofwhatisavailableandtoknowhowtouseeachoftheseresourcestohelpyousolvetheproblemstheyaredesignedtosolve.

【B10】______,theyoftenmakethisinformationavailableinprofessionaljournalsoratprofessionalmeetingsandconventions.【B11】______.Itwouldoftenbeusefultohaveaccesstosuchinformation,andthischapterwilldescribetheindexingandretrievalservicesthatenableustolocatesuchinformation,whetheritisdistributedthroughaformaloraninformalchannel.

【B1】

22.(32)

A.Acquireinformationfromsatellitesmoreefficiently.

B.Torealizefullcoverageofareathesatellitepassesover.

C.Buildingmoregroundobservationcenters.

D.Comparesatellitesinformationwiththosefromground.

23.聽力原文：Since1939,numerousscientificstudieshavebeenconductedtodeterminewhethersmokingisahealthhazard.ThetrendoftheevidencehasbeenconsistentandindicatesthatthereisaserioushealthriskResearchteamshaveconductedstudiesthatshowbeyondallreasonabledoubtthatcigarettesmokingisassociatedwithashortenedlifeexpectancy.

Cigarettesmokingisbelievedbymostresearchworkersinthisfieldtobeanimportantfactorinthedevelopmentofcancerofthelungsandcancerofthroat.Malecigarettesmokershaveahigherdeathratefromheartdiseasethannonsmokingmakes.Femalesmokersarethoughttobelessaffectedbecausetheydonotbreatheinthesmokesodeeply.

Itmightbehelpfultolookatwhatsmokingactuallydoestothehumanbody.Smokeisamixtureofgases,vaporizedchemicals,minuteparticlesofash,andotherthings.Thereisalsonicotine,whichisapowerfulpoisonandblacktar.Asthesmokeisbreathedin,allthesecomponentsform.depositsonthemembranesofthelungs.Onepointofconcentrationofdepositsiswheretheairtubedivides.Mostlungcancerbeginsatthispoint.

SmokingalsoaffectstheheartandBloodvessels.ItisknowntoberelatedtoBeurger'sdisease,anarrowingofthesmallveinsinthehandsandfeetthatcancausegreatpain.Smokersalsodiemuchmoreoftenfromheartdisease.

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A.Femalesmokershavehigherqualityofresistance.

B.Femalesmokershavespecialorgantoavoidsuchdisease.

C.Femalesmokersdonotbreatheinsodeeply.

D.Femalesmokerssmokelesscigarettethanmalesmokers.

24.(29)

A.Itisnotcomfortable.

B.Itisdifficulttosteer.

C.Itcannotgolongdistanceswithoutrecharging.

D.Itsengineeasilyoverheats.

25.聽力原文：W:Youmusthaveenjoyedusingyournewcameraonyourtrip.

M:Iwouldhave,butafterbuyinganewcameraespeciallyforthattrip,Ileftitinthecarwithmyfriendwhodrovemetotheairport.

Q:Whatdidthemansayabouthiscamera?

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A.Heenjoyedusinghisnewcamera.

B.Helefthiscameraattheairport.

C.Helefthiscamerainhisfriend'scar.

D.Helosthiscameraonhistrip.

26.(15)

A.Shewasconsiderate.

B.Shewasunforgiving,

C.Shewasapologetic.

D.Shewassympathetic.

27.(23)

A.Acomparisonbetweenconsciousandunconsciousbehavior.patterns.

B.Recentdevelopmentsinpsychologyresearch.

C.Reasonsforcertainbehavior.patterns.

D.Reasonsforbeinglate.

28.

【B7】

29.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Look,I'msorryIdidn'tturnupforthematchyesterday,butitwasn'treallymyfault,youknow.

W:It'sallverywellsayingitwasn'tyourfaultbutthankstoyouwelost10to1.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Thewomanblamesthemanforhisabsence.

B.Thewomanthinksthateverythingwasallright.

C.Thewomanthanksthemanforhisefforts.

D.Thewomandoesn'tthinkitwastheman'sfault.

30.聽力原文：M:Hello.Ineedtotalkwithsomeoneaboutmydriver'slicense.

W:Yes.HowmayIhelpyon?Doyouhaveadriver'sIicerise,ordoyouneedtogetone?

M:Well,I'mnotsure.Yousee,Ihaveaninternationaldriver'slicense.

W:Uhuh.AndhowlongwillyoubestayingintheUnitedStates?

M:Probablyfouryears,until1finishmydegree.

W:Oh.ThenyouwillneedtogetinArizonadriver'slicense.

M:DoIhavetotakeadriver'stestto.dothat?

W:Yes,youdo.Youneedtocomeinandtakeawrittenexamandaneyeexam,andthenyouneedtotakearoadtestwithaparallelparkingtest.Didyousaythatyouareastudent?

M:Yes,I'mastudentattheuniversity.Idon'thaveIDwithme,butIcangoandgetit.

W:Okay.Thenyoucanapplyforalimitedlicense.JustcomebackandshowyourstudentID,andyoucan

makeapplicationforafive-yearlicense.

M:Great.That'swhatIwant.SoIdon'thavetotakethedriver'stestthen.

W:Oh,yesyoudo.Thelicenseonlycostsyoutendollars.Aregularlicensewouldcostyoualotmorethanthat,butitisvalidformorethanfiveyears.

M:Whycan'tIjustusemyinternationaldriver'slicense?

W:Youcouldifyouwerejustvisitingforlessthanayear.Butasastudent,youwillbetemporarilyresidinginourstate.

M:Okay.Sothat'swhymyfriendcadusehisinternationallicense,heisatourist.

W:Right.

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A.Themanwantstoobtainaninternationaldriver'slicensethathecanusebothintheU.S.andinhiscountry.

B.Themanwantstotakeadriver'stesttogetanArizonadriver'slicense.

C.Themanwantstoknowwhetherhecanusehisinternationaldriver'slicenseinArizona.

D.ThemanwantstofilloutanapplicationforanArizonadriver'slicense.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.Accordingtothepassage,theword"crosscut"(Line7,Para.2)mostprobablymeans_____.

A.scissoringB.editingC.reviseD.shortcut

32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thesensuousappreciationofart.

B.Thebasicconceptionoftheaestheticexperience.

C.Howtoappreciatetheworkofart.

D.Therelationshipbetweenform.andcontentoftheworkofart.

33.

ThepassagementionssomeofVSPsstructuresEXCEPT______.

A.anengineswithtwoforwardgears

B.sturdyandadjustableseats

C.rearwindshieldwipers

D.astandardheatingsystem

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S3】

35.

【S2】

36.(67)

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S4】

38.

【S2】

39.

【S6】

參考答案

1.BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudentAtpresenttherearemanystudentsengagedinbuyingandsellingstocks.SomeofthemareequippedwithupdateddevicesoastogetthelatestinformationandseizegoldenchancesBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudentAtpresent,therearemanystudentsengagedinbuyingandsellingstocks.Someofthemareequippedwithupdateddevicesoastogetthelatestinformationandseizegoldenchances解析：文章題目要求討論大學生炒股這一熱點問題。根據(jù)提綱，我們可以把第二點作為文章的重點段落，運用總一分的段落模式進行寫作；同時把第一點和第三點作為略寫段落。第一段簡要地說明這種現(xiàn)象普遍存在即可；第二段可以用一個主題句，表明不同的人對此有不同的看法，并說明原因；第三段闡述自己的觀點，可以是贊同其中之一，也可以是自己獨特的見解。

2.OnGraduateManiaInrecentyearsanincreasingnumberofpeoplewouldliketogotograduateschool.OntheonehandthousandsofenterprisingyoungmentakeNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.Forexample127thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduateEntranceExamlastyear.Ontheotherhandnotonlytheundergraduatesbutalsosomepeoplewithworktrytheirbesttobepostgraduates.Therearemanyreasonsforthisphenomenon.FirstlyitisoutofemploymentpressurethathasmadelargenumbersofpeopleenrollintheGraduateEntranceExam.Owingtotheimprovementofeducationalstandardabachelor'sdegreeisnolongerevaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecentjob.Secondlysomepeoplethoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyearsfindtheirknowledgeinadequatetomeetthedemandofthisever-changingworld.Finallymanypeopleonlyfollowthetrendwithnospecificpurpose.Inmyopinionwehavetothinkcarefullybeforewemakethedecisiontoapplyforagraduateschool.CanthegraduateschooloffermewhatIwanttolearn?DoIneedpracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?Thesequestionsneedtobeansweredbeforewemakethechoice.OnGraduateManiaInrecentyears,anincreasingnumberofpeoplewouldliketogotograduateschool.Ontheonehand,thousandsofenterprisingyoungmentakeNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.Forexample,127thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduateEntranceExamlastyear.Ontheotherhand,notonlytheundergraduatesbutalsosomepeoplewithworktrytheirbesttobepostgraduates.Therearemanyreasonsforthisphenomenon.Firstly,itisoutofemploymentpressurethathasmadelargenumbersofpeopleenrollintheGraduateEntranceExam.Owingtotheimprovementofeducationalstandard,abachelor'sdegreeisnolongerevaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecentjob.Secondly,somepeople,thoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyears,findtheirknowledgeinadequatetomeetthedemandofthisever-changingworld.Finally,manypeopleonlyfollowthetrendwithnospecificpurpose.Inmyopinion,wehavetothinkcarefullybeforewemakethedecisiontoapplyforagraduateschool.CanthegraduateschooloffermewhatIwanttolearn?DoIneedpracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?Thesequestionsneedtobeansweredbeforewemakethechoice.

3.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.

4.April42007DearProfessorDavidFirstpleaseacceptourwarmwelcomeforyourvisitingouruniversityduringyouracademicexchangeprogramsinChina.Youcannotimaginehowflatteredwefeeltohavetheopportunitytomeettheauthorofseveralofourtextbooks.Wearewritingthislettertoinviteyoutodeliverapresentationduringyourone-weekvisitinChinaonthetopicoftheLaborMovementinDevelopingCountriesandItsImplicationforChina.WewouldreallyappreciateitifyoucanuseyourexpertisetoshowussomerolesoftheimmigrationworkersinsomedevelopingcountriespreferablyAsiancountriesforthatwouldprobablygiveusmoretolearnfrom.Ifyoucanincludeinyourpresentationtheproblemsthesecountriesfaceandtheirmeasurestosolvetheseproblemsitwouldbeevenbetter.Thankyouforyourtimeandpatience.Weeagerlywaittohearfromyou.Students'Unionof****AcademicLecturesAssociationof****April4,2007DearProfessorDavid,FirstpleaseacceptourwarmwelcomeforyourvisitingouruniversityduringyouracademicexchangeprogramsinChina.Youcannotimaginehowflatteredwefeeltohavetheopportunitytomeettheauthorofseveralofourtextbooks.Wearewritingthislettertoinviteyoutodeliverapresentationduringyourone-weekvisitinChina,onthetopicoftheLaborMovementinDevelopingCountriesandItsImplicationforChina.Wewouldreallyappreciateitifyoucanuseyourexpertisetoshowussomerolesoftheimmigrationworkersinsomedevelopingcountries,preferablyAsiancountries,forthatwouldprobablygiveusmoretolearnfrom.Ifyoucanincludeinyourpresentationtheproblemsthesecountriesfaceandtheirmeasurestosolvetheseproblems,itwouldbeevenbetter.Thankyouforyourtimeandpatience.Weeagerlywaittohearfromyou.Students'Unionof****AcademicLecturesAssociationof****

5.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobeavolunteerbutthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.FirstofallIamfromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What'smoretheWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestillliveinpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.LastbutnotleastIplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.TobeexacttopopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLiJingDearPresident,I'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,andI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaign,IwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobeavolunteer,butthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.Firstofall,IamfromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What'smore,theWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestillliveinpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.Lastbutnotleast,IplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.Tobeexact,topopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerelyyours,LiJing

6.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadaysmoreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheftchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomycompaniesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiencestoo.Consequentlypursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreoverthereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrush-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asformeoverseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiencesbutoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvementbutit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathomewhenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadays,moreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheftchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,companiesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiences,too.Consequently,pursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreover,thereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrush-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asforme,overseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiences,butoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvement,butit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathome,whenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.

7.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.--oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld--hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.InconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S:A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.--oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld--hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S:A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

8.ALettertotheEditorofaCampusMagazine3March2006DearEditorIwasabsolutelyappalledbythesenselessdeathofTomGranger.Itisquiteimpossibletobelievethatpeopleareallowedtorisktheirliveslikethis.PersonallyIthinkthatpeopleshouldwanttobesafeandprotectedfromdanger.Theyshouldnotfinddangerousactivitiesthrillingandexciting.Equallythisclubshouldnotattractweak