【2023年】江蘇省南通市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)

【2023年】江蘇省南通市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledToWorkatHome?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

--隨著高科技的發(fā)展，越來越多的人選擇在家工作

--選擇在家工作的利與弊

--結論

ToWorkatHome?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicKnowledgeandMaster'sDegree?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前，社會上讀碩士學位班的人很多

2.你對此現(xiàn)象的看法

3.總結全文

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人認為學校應該開設書法課

2.有人則反對

3.我的看法

ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.以下圖為依據(jù)描述1975年和1995年人們交流通訊方式的變化情況

2.說明引起變化的各種原因

3.預測未來的情況

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.越來越多的大學生應征入伍

2.許多人認為大學生應征入伍利大于弊

3.我的看法

OntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledWeNeedchineseInstructionsforourproducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.現(xiàn)在許多國內銷售的產品只有英文說明而拒絕用中文說明。

2.英語并非中國的第一語言，許多人都不懂中文，有必要給產品加上中文說明。

3.有些廠家拒絕中文，實在是缺乏尊嚴的表現(xiàn)。

WeNeedChineseInstructionsforOurProducts

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoapplyforaposition.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheinstructionsgivenbelow:

假如你叫方小宇，你在《北京青年報》看到以下招聘廣告，請就此寫一封求職信：

×公司誠聘文秘一員，要求如下：

本科以上學歷；有良好的溝通和協(xié)調能力；精通英語和計算機者優(yōu)先。

應聘者請將簡歷寄至：北京市中關村北路108號紫光大廈人力資源部，郵編100081

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledLookingBackandLookingForward.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有些人喜歡向后看，有些人喜歡向前看。

2.向后看能得到經(jīng)驗教訓，向前看能得到啟示和信心。

3.如何處理好二者的關系?

LookingBackandLookingForward

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"AFewRe.marksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150wordsandbaseontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.競爭是存在于當今社會的普遍現(xiàn)象

2.競爭的好處

3.競爭的同時不要忘記合作

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:"WhatDoYouThinkofChallenge?".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.挑戰(zhàn)的意義；

2.如何迎接挑戰(zhàn)；

3.我的看法

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

OneofthepurposesthatIndiansswingthehammockisto______.

12.

Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverburnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Ifyouknowtheinterestofrecruiter,thenyoucanavoidalotofmistakes.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

OnFriendship

FewAmericansstayput(固定不動的)foralifetime.Wemovefromtowntocitytosuburb,fromhighschooltocollegeindifferentstates,fromajobinoneregiontoabetterjobelsewhere,fromthehomewhereweraiseourchildrentothehomewhereweplantoliveinretirement.Witheachmoveweareforevermakingnewfriends,whobecomepartofournewlifeatthattime.

Formanyofusthesummerisaspecialtimeforformingnewfriendships.TodaymillionsofAmericansvacationabroadandtheygonotonlytoseenewsightsbutalso—inthoseplaceswheretheydonotfeeltoostrange—withthehopeofmeetingnewpeople.Noonereallyexpectsavacationtriptoproduceaclosefriend.Butsurelythebeginningofafriendshipispossible?Surelyineverycountrypeoplevaluefriendship?

Theydo.Thedifficultywhenstrangersfromtwocountriesmeetisnotalackofappreciationoffriendship,butdifferentexpectationsaboutwhatconstitutesfriendshipandhowitcomesintobeing.InthoseEuropeancountriesthatAmericansaremostlikelytovisit,friendshipisquitesharplydistinguishedfromother,morecasualrelations,andisdifferentlyrelatedtofamilylife.ForaFrenchman,aGermanoranEnglishmanfriendshipisusuallymoreparticularizedandcarriesaheavierburdenofcommitment.

Butasweusetheword,"friend"canbeappliedtoawiderangeofrelationshipstosomeoneonehasknownforafewweeksinanewplace,toaclosebusinessassociate,toachildhoodplaymate,toamanorwoman,toatrustedconfidant(心腹朋友).TherearerealdifferencesamongtheserelationsforAmericansafriendshipmaybesuperficial,casual,situationalordeepandenduring.ButtoaEuropean,whoseesonlyoursurfacebehavior,thedifferencesarenotclear.

Astheyseeit,peopleknownandacceptedtemporarily,casually,flowinandoutofAmericans'homeswithlittleceremonyandoftenwithlittlepersonalcommitment.Theymaybeparentsofthechildren'sfriends,houseguestsofneighbors,membersofacommittee,businessassociatesfromanothertownorevenanothercountry.ComingasaguestintoanAmericanhome,theEuropeanvisitorfindsnovisiblelandmarks.Theatmosphereisrelaxed.Mostpeople,oldandyoung,arecalledbyfirstnames.

Frenchfriendship

Who,then,isafriend?Evensimpletranslationfromonelanguagetoanotherisdifficult,"Yousee,"aFrenchmanexplains,"ifIweretosaytoyouinFrance,'Thisismygoodfriend,'thatpersonwouldnotbeasclosetomeassomeoneaboutwhomIsaidonly'Thisismyfriend.'AnyoneaboutwhomIhavetosaymoreisreallyless.

InFrance,asinmanyEuropeancountries,friendsgenerallyareofthesamesex,andfriendshipisseenasbasicallyarelationshipbetweenmen.Frenchwomenlaughattheideathat"womencan'tbefriends,"buttheyalsoadmitsometimesthatforwomen"It'sadifferentthing."AndmanyFrenchpeopledoubtthepossibilityofafriendshipbetweenamanandawoman.Thereisalsothekindofrelationshipwithinagroup—menandwomenwhohaveworkedtogetherforalongtime,whomaybeveryclose,sharinggreatloyaltyandwarmthoffeeling.Theymaycalloneanother—copains—awordthatinEnglishbecomes"friends"buthasmorethefeelingof"pals"or"buddies".InFrencheyesthisisnotfriendship,althoughtwomembersofsuchagroupmaywellbefriends.

&n

A.ItmakesAmericanscherishfriendshipverymuch.

B.ItmakesAmericanschangefriendsfromtimetotime.

C.ItmakesAmericansemotionallyindependentofeachother.

D.ItmakesAmericanscaremoreaboutfamilythanfriends.

15.It'sadvisedtoextendyourprofessionalintereststofieldsthatcomplementandleveragethework

16.ScientistsWorryMachinesMayOutsmartMan

Arobotthatcanopendoorsandfindelectricaloutletstorechargeitself.Computervirusesthatnoonecanstop."Predator"fighters,which,thoughstillcontrolledremotelybyhumans,comeclosetoamachinethatcankillautonomously.

Impressedandalarmedbyadvancesinartificialintelligence,agroupofcomputerscientistsisdebatingwhetherthereshouldbelimitsonresearchthatmightleadtolossofhumancontrolovercomputer-basedsystemsthatcarryagrowingshareofsociety'sworkload,fromwagingwartochattingwithcustomersonthephone.

Theirconcernisthatfurtheradvancescouldcreateprofoundsocialdisruptionsandevenhavedangerousconsequences.

Asexamples,thescientistspointedtoanumberoftechnologiesasdiverseasexperimentalmedicalsystemsthatinteractwithpatientstosimulatesympathy,andcomputerwormsandvirusesthatdefyextermination(消滅)andcouldthusbesaidtohavereacheda"cockroach"stageofmachineintelligence.

WhilethecomputerscientistsagreedthatwearealongwayfromHal,thecomputerthattookoverthespaceshipin"2001:ASpaceOdyssey,"theysaidtherewaslegitimateconcernthattechnologicalprogresswouldtransform.theworkforcebydestroyingawideningrangeofjobs,aswellasforcehumanstolearntolivewithmachinesthatincreasinglycopyhumanbehaviors.

Theresearchers—leadingcomputerscientists,artificialintelligenceresearchersandroboticistswhometattheAsilomarConferenceGroundsonMontereyBayinCalifornia—generallydismissedthepossibilityofhighlycentralizedsuperintelligencesandtheideathatintelligencemightspringspontaneouslyfromtheInternet.Buttheyagreedthatrobotsthatcankillautonomouslyareeitheralreadyhereorwillbesoon.

Theyfocusedparticularattentiononthespecterthatcriminalscouldexploitartificialintelligencesystemsassoonastheyweredeveloped.Whatcouldacriminaldowithaspeechsynthesissystemthatcoulddisguiseasahumanbeing?Whathappensifartificialintelligencetechnologyisusedtominepersonalinformationfromsmartphones?

Theresearchersalsodiscussedpossiblethreatstohumanjobs,likeself-drivingcars,softwarebasedpersonalassistantsandservicerobotsinthehome.Justlastmonth,aservicerobotdevelopedbyWillowGarageinSiliconValleyproveditcouldnavigatetherealworld.

Areportfromtheconference,whichtookplaceinprivateonFeb.25,istobeissuedlaterthisyear.Someattendeesdiscussedthemeetingforthefirsttimewithotherscientiststhismonthandininterviews.

TheconferencewasorganizedbytheAssociationfortheAdvancementofArtificialIntelligence(A.A.A.I.),andinchoosingAsilomarforthediscussions,thegrouppurposefullyevokedalandmarkevent(里程碑式事件)inthehistoryofscience.In1975,theworld'sleadingbiologistsalsometatAsilomartodiscussthenewabilitytoreshapelifebyswappinggeneticmaterialamongorganisms.Concernedaboutpossiblebiohazardsandethicalquestions,scientistshadhaltedcertainexperiments.TheconferenceledtoguidelinesforrecombinantDNAresearch,enablingexperimentationtocontinue.

ThemeetingonthefutureofartificialintelligencewasorganizedbyEricHorvitz,aMicrosoftresearcherwhoisnowpresidentoftheassociation.

Dr.Horvitzsaidhebelievedcomputerscientistsmustrespondtothenotionsofsuperintelligentmachinesandartificialintelligencesystemsrunamok(橫行).

Theideaofan"intelligenceexplosion"inwhichsmartmachineswoulddesignevenmoreintelligentmachineswasproposedbythemathematicianI.J.Goodin1965.Later,inlecturesandsciencefictionnovels,thecomputerscientistVernorVingepopularizedthenotionof

A.robotsforciviluse

B.militarycomputers

C.artificialintelligence

D.biochemicalweapons

17.

______isatthecoreoftheArabworld.

18.

MarkTwainwasnotasuccessful______,buthewasanoutstandingwriter.

19.

Thebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedin______.

20.

Theharmtheelectromagneticradiationdoestopeople'shealthisasgreatasorevengreaterthanthatcigarettesmokingdoes.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B5】

22.(36)

A.Theywouldnotrecoverfromillness.

B.Theywouldneedlesspainkillers.

C.Theywouldneedalongtimetorecoverfromillness.

D.Theywouldneedmorepainkillers.

23.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:IfyouseeyourfriendJuliainthenextcoupleofdays,wouldyoumindaskinghertogivemeacall?Iwashopingshe'dbeabletohelpoutwithcourseregistrationnextweek.

W:Sure,Prof.Gray,ifIseeher.She'smadeherselfprettyscarcelately.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(12)

A.She'snotsureshe'llbeseeingJulia.

B.She'llphoneJuliaseveraldaystater.

C.Shedoesn'tthinkJuliaknowsaboutregistration.

D.She'ssureJuliawillhelptheprofessorwithcourseregistration.

24.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Today,I'llbetalkingabouttheinventionofthecameraandphotography.Theinventionofthecameraandphotographychangedourlivesalot.Thecameraisoftenthoughttobeamoderninvention.Butasearlyas1727.(26)aGermanphysicistdiscoveredthatlightdarkenssilversalt,achemicalcompound.Usingasacamera,abigboxwithsmallholetoletthelightin,(26)hemadetemporaryimagesonthesalt.Silversaltisstillthebaseoffilmtoday.

ThenaFrenchscientistmadethefirstpermanentpicturebyusingaspecialpieceofmetalsensitizedwithsilversalt.Aphotographhemadein1826stillexists.Thepainter,Daguerreimprovedontheprocessbyplacingcommonsaltonthemetal.(27)Thiswasin1839,theofficialdateofthebeginningofphotography,buttheproblemwastheprintingofthephotographs,anditwasn'tuntilotherscientistsdevelopedthekindofpaperwenowuse,thatgoodprintingwaspossibleandphotographbecametrulymodem.

(28)In1860s,MattewBradeywasabletotakehisfamouspicturesoftheAmericanCivilWar.Inthe20thcentury.GeorgeEastmanoftheUnitedStatessimplifiedfilmdeveloping,andDr.EdwinLandinventedtheso-called"instant"camerawithself-developingfilm.Ifwesaythatphotographycameintoexistencein1839,itfollowsthatithastakenmorethanonehundredyearsforthecameratoreachitspresentconditionoftechnicalrefinement.

(27)

A.Lightdarkenssilversalt.

B.Lightdarkensnaturalsalt.

C.Lightdarkenssilver.

D.Lightdarkensself-developingfilm.

25.

【B10】

26.

【B7】

27.聽力原文：Asatradition,workersincompaniesarealwaysrequiredtowearsuitsandtie,butaccordingtoaseniorgovernmentofficial,Thailandistoaskworkerstostopwearingsuitsaspartofthecountry'slatestmeasuretoconserveenergy.Thisistheideaofthenewgovernment,becauseThailandisatropicalcountryandair-conditionershavebeenusedverycommonly,whichconsumealargeamountofenergy,butiftheworkersturnedupinshirtsleeves,theywouldn'tneedair-conditionersturnedupsohigh.Atitsweeklymeeting,thecabinetpassedaresolutionaskingallpublicservantsnottowearjacketsandurgingprivateemployeestodothesame.Thishasalreadybeenpractisedbythegovernment.Atarecentmeeting,onlyfourofsixair-conditionersinthecabinetroomhadbeenturnedon.Oneofthegovernmentoffcialssays,"Initiallyitwasnothotintheroom,butifameetinglastsalongtime,thetemperaturemightneedtobeloweredabit."

(30)

A.NewFashioninThailand.

B.HowtoUseAir-conditionerWisely.

C.ANewWaytoSaveEnergy.

D.Air-conditionerinThailand.

28.SectionC

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

Occasionalself-medicationhasalwaysbeenpartofnormalliving.Themakingandsellingofdrugshasalonghistoryandisclosely【B1】______withbeliefinmagic.Thedoctorisnowabletofollowupthecorrect【B2】______ofmanyillnesseswithspecifictreatmentoftheir【B3】______.Inmanyotherillnesses,ofwhichthecausesremainunknown,heisstilllimited,likethe【B4】______prescrber,tothetreatmentofsymptoms.Thedoctoristrainedtodecidewhentotreatsymptomsonlyandwhento【B5】______thecause:thisistheessentialdifferencebetweenmedicalprescribingandself-medication.

The【B6】______oftechnologyhadbroughtaboutmuchprogressinsomefieldsofmedicine.Inmanycountriespublichealthorganizationisimproving,andpeople'snutritional【B7】______haverisen.Parallelwithsuch【B8】______trendsaretwowhichhaveanunpleasanteffect.Oneistheuseofhighpressureadvertisingbythepharmaceuticalindustry(制藥業(yè)),which【B9】______.Theotheristheemergenceofthesedentary(久坐不動的)societywithitsfaultywayoflife:【B10】______Peoplewithdisordersarisingfromfaultyhabitssuchasthese,aswellasfromunhappyhumanrelationship,【B11】______.

【B1】

29.(25)

A.Internationalstudents.

B.Wealthystudents.

C.Mechanicalengineeringstudents.

D.Thetop5studentsenteringtheprogram.

30.

【B11】

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

Accordingtothewriter,whatisthecorrectattitudetotreatothers?

32.

Insomedevelopingcountries,theresultofprotectinglocalindustriesfromcompetitionis______.

33.

WhatkindofdatagatheredbyCCTVisparticularlyusefulforresearchers?

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S9】

35.

【S5】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.Aswementionedearlier,thereisawidevarietyof

sportsactivitiesavailabletotheUnitedStatesbothto【S1】______

watchandplay.Mostlargecitieshaveteamsthatplay

themostpopularAmericansports—baseball,inthe

springandsummer,football,intheautumnand

winter,andbasketball,inthewinterandspring.

Ticketstogamesmaybeeasyordifficulttoobtain,

dependontheteamandthecity.Youcanfindthe【S2】______

ticketnewsbyreadingthenewspapersorbycallingthe【S3】______

ticketofficeoftheteams.(Thesearelistedinthe

AlphabeticalTelephoneBook.)Moreover,mostmajor【S4】______

sportingeventsareonradioandtelevision.Mosthotels

andmotelsintheUnitedStateshavetelevisionsetsin

eachroom,manyofthemwithcolor.【S5】______

Ifyouwouldratherplayasportnotwatchitbeing【S6】______

played,therearecertainlymanyopportunitiestodo.If【S7】______

youareinterestedinswimmingoranyindoorsports,go

totheYoungMen'sChristianAssociation(YMCA)or

theYoungWomen'sChristianAssociation(YWCA).

Theseareorganizationsformenandwomenwhooffer【S8】______

sportsprogramstothepublicatinexpensiverates.

Duringthesummermonths,therearepublicand

privatebeachesandswimmingpoolsavailable.Inevery

cityyouvisit,theyarepublicparksandplayareasfor【S9】______

picnics,sports,orwalks.Informationsaboutother【S10】______

sportscanbefoundinthenewspapersorfrequentlyin

theYellowPagesofthetelephonebook.

【S1】

38.

【S2】

39.

【S9】

參考答案

1.ToWorkatHome?Withthedevelopmentofhightechnologymoreandmorepeoplechoosetoworkathome.Everydaytheysitinfrontofthecomputerexchanginginformationwiththeircolleaguessendingmessagesandpicturesbackandforthallovertheglobe.Whydomanypeoplechoosetoworkathome?Theremustbesomethinggoodwithit.Ontheonehandyoumaysavemoneyoncommutingandeatingoutbecauseyouareworkingathome.Therearefewerinterruptionsinyourdayasthereisnobodytochatto.Inadditionyoucanorganizeyourtimebettertosuittheneedsofyourfamily.Howeveryoumayfeelisolatedandfinditdifficulttoworkwellwithoutthestimulusofcolleagues'thoughtsandopinions.Whileyoumaysavemoneyonfareandeatingoutyoumayspendmoreongasandelectricityathome.Besidesyoumayneedtoinvestincomputersandcommunicationsequipment.Furthermoreitcanbedifficulttomakeadistinctionbetweenworkandhomelifeandyoumayfindyourselfworking18hoursadayatalowerrateratherthan8hoursmoreintensely.Inconclusionworkingathomedoesnotsuiteverybody.Howeverforthosewhoenjoyitthereismorefreedomandflexibilityintheworkingday.ToWorkatHome?Withthedevelopmentofhightechnology,moreandmorepeoplechoosetoworkathome.Everydaytheysitinfrontofthecomputer,exchanginginformationwiththeircolleagues,sendingmessagesandpicturesbackandforthallovertheglobe.Whydomanypeoplechoosetoworkathome?Theremustbesomethinggoodwithit.Ontheonehand,youmaysavemoneyoncommutingandeatingoutbecauseyouareworkingathome.Therearefewerinterruptionsinyourdayasthereisnobodytochatto.Inaddition,youcanorganizeyourtimebettertosuittheneedsofyourfamily.However,youmayfeelisolatedandfinditdifficulttoworkwellwithoutthestimulusofcolleagues'thoughtsandopinions.Whileyoumaysavemoneyonfareandeatingout,youmayspendmoreongasandelectricityathome.Besides,youmayneedtoinvestincomputersandcommunicationsequipment.Furthermore,itcanbedifficulttomakeadistinctionbetweenworkandhomelife,andyoumayfindyourselfworking18hoursadayatalowerrateratherthan8hoursmoreintensely.Inconclusion,workingathomedoesnotsuiteverybody.However,forthosewhoenjoyit,thereismorefreedomandflexibilityintheworkingday.

2.KnowledgeandMaster'sDegreeThereisagrowingtendencytheseyearsforpeopletopursueamaster'sdegree.Theyclaimthatamaster’sdegreestandsformoreknowledgeandthatmostcompaniesareinclinedtoemploypeoplewithamaster'sdegree.Itseemstopromiseabrightfuture.HoweverIfindithardtoagreewithit.Thefollowingarethereasonsformypersonalinclination.Foronethingamaster'sdegreedoesnotnecessarilyequaltoprofoundknowledge.Knowledgecomesfromhardworkorevendevotiontoacertainfield.Timewell-spentoncampuswillleadtoaharvestinknowledgebutwhatifthedegree-pursuerisbynomeansaknowledgepursuer?Foranothertalentedpeoplewithoutamaster'sorevenabachelor'sdegreecangaintremendoussuccessinthesociety.BillGatesisacaseinpointandthisisalsothereasonwhysomebluecollarswithexpertisewinthefavorofalotofmulti-nationalcompanies.Toconcludeknowledgeisaperson'smostpreciousrichesandpeoplearejudgedmorebytheirknowledgeratherthanbytheirdegree.KnowledgeandMaster'sDegreeThereisagrowingtendencytheseyearsforpeopletopursueamaster'sdegree.Theyclaimthatamaster’sdegreestandsformoreknowledgeandthatmostcompaniesareinclinedtoemploypeoplewithamaster'sdegree.Itseemstopromiseabrightfuture.However,Ifindithardtoagreewithit.Thefollowingarethereasonsformypersonalinclination.Foronething,amaster'sdegreedoesnotnecessarilyequaltoprofoundknowledge.Knowledgecomesfromhardworkorevendevotiontoacertainfield.Timewell-spentoncampuswillleadtoaharvestinknowledge,butwhatifthedegree-pursuerisbynomeansaknowledgepursuer?Foranother,talentedpeoplewithoutamaster'sorevenabachelor'sdegreecangaintremendoussuccessinthesociety.BillGatesisacaseinpointandthisisalsothereasonwhysomebluecollarswithexpertisewinthefavorofalotofmulti-nationalcompanies.Toconclude,knowledgeisaperson'smostpreciousriches,andpeoplearejudgedmorebytheirknowledgeratherthanbytheirdegree.解析：本文第一段以Thereisagrowingtendencytheseyears開頭指出現(xiàn)象，用Theyclaimthat...andthat...稍加敘述，簡潔明了；然后用However,Ifindithardtoagreewithit.Thefollowingarethereasonsformypersonalinclination．提出自己的觀點，過渡到第二段。第二段通過舉例法等Foronething...but...Foranother...acaseinpoint...詳細論證了自己的觀點。最后結尾段用Toconclude,...表達了自己的觀點，總結全文。

3.ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?Nowadayssomeprimaryschoolsandmiddleschoolshaveofferedhandwritinglessonstotheirstudentswhichhasleadtoaheateddebateamongpeoplefromallworksoflife.Somepeoplebelievethatitistheschools'obligationtocultivateall-roundedindividuals.Thereforehandwritinglessonsshouldbemadeacompulsorycourse.Howevertherearestillsomepeoplewhoholdthebeliefthatitisuselessforthestudentstolearnhandwritingatall.Withthedevelopmentofthecomputeragethechancesthatweusepensarebecomingslimmer.Sincealmostalldocumentsaretypedweonlyneedtolearntyping.AsfarasI'mconcernedlearninghandwritingisofessentialimportancetoyoungstersinthreeaspects.TobeginwithbeingabletowriteChinesecharactersisabasicabilityasaChinesesincethelanguageisanindispensableelementoftheChineseculture.Moreoverthepracticeofhandwritingcanhelpdevelopmanycapabilitiessuchasthecapabilityofconcentratingandlearning.LastbutnotleastastheChinesecharactershaveanaestheticfunctionhandwritingcanbeacrucialwaytoshowthedifferencesofindividuals.ShouldSchoolsOfferHandwritingLessons?Nowadays,someprimaryschoolsandmiddleschoolshaveofferedhandwritinglessonstotheirstudents,whichhasleadtoaheateddebateamongpeoplefromallworksoflife.Somepeoplebelievethatitistheschools'obligationtocultivateall-roundedindividuals.Therefore,handwritinglessonsshouldbemadeacompulsorycourse.However,therearestillsomepeoplewhoholdthebeliefthatitisuselessforthestudentstolearnhandwritingatall.Withthedevelopmentofthecomputerage,thechancesthatweusepensarebecomingslimmer.Sincealmostalldocumentsaretyped,weonlyneedtolearntyping.AsfarasI'mconcerned,learninghandwritingisofessentialimportancetoyoungstersinthreeaspects.Tobeginwith,beingabletowriteChinesecharactersisabasicabilityasaChinese,sincethelanguageisanindispensableelementoftheChineseculture.Moreover,thepracticeofhandwritingcanhelpdevelopmanycapabilities,suchasthecapabilityofconcentratingandlearning.Lastbutnotleast,astheChinesecharactershaveanaestheticfunction,handwritingcanbeacrucialwaytoshowthedifferencesofindividuals.

4.ChangesinPeople'sWaysofCommunicationAsthetwopiechartsillustratetherewereconsiderablechangesinpeople'swaysofcommunicationinthe20yearsfrom1975to1995.L