2023年湖北省十堰市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

2023年湖北省十堰市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldOneExpectaRewardWhenDoingaGoodDeed?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人做好事期望得到回報；

2.有人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該像雷鋒那樣做事不圖回報；

3.我的觀點。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLeft-behindChildrenintheCountryside.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.留守兒童的現(xiàn)象在農(nóng)村非常普遍

2.這種現(xiàn)象帶來的弊端

3.我診斷該如何時處理這些問題

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBBSandCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.BBS成為很多大學(xué)生必不可少的一部分

2.BBS的主要功能

3.BBS存在的問題

BBSandCollegeStudents

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaposterinvitingfreshmentojoinastudentassociation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.協(xié)會正在招募新成員

2.協(xié)會的歷史、宗旨和開展的活動

3.如何加入，聯(lián)系方式

5.1.現(xiàn)在越來越多的年輕人把手機(jī)短信作為交流的主要渠道

2.使用手機(jī)雉的利與弊

3.我的觀點

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasingonthefollowingchart.Yourcompositionshouldincludethepointsbelow.

1.Abriefsummaryofthischart

2.Thechangeoftelevisionandradioaudiences

3.Aconclusion

Figure:TelevisionandRadioAudiencesinacity,October-December,2006

ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofIsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents.Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.無論是本科教學(xué)還是研究生教學(xué)，點名都是教師維持紀(jì)律常用手段，這是因為

2.但也有人認(rèn)為，這沒有必要。

3.你的觀點。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhoHastheMostImportantInfluenceontheYoung.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有些人認(rèn)為家人對青少年的影響最大。

2．有些人認(rèn)為朋友對青少年的影響最大。

3．我的看法。

9.

10.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

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

Generallyspeaking,malesputonabdominalweight,whichendangersthemofgetting______.

12.

antisocialbehavior.

13.

ThereisaU.N.conventionthatcancover______.

A.problembetweenneighbors

B.problemsonairpollution

C.problembetweenstateswhichdonotshareaborder

D.trans-boundaryairpollution

14.

DuringChristmasof1963______wascomingintoMiamiforalanding.

15.

Thatworkerswillbecomeslavestoautomatedmachinesis______.

16.

Itisdifficultforbankstoprovidefundsforbusinessexpansionsastheyhavetogothroughacomplicatedevaluationprocess.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.Thereisnodoubtthatenvironmentalregulation______.

A.iscumbersome

B.producesaneffect

C.varieswildly

D.needstobestreamlined

18.Theestablishmentofthemoderncorporatestructurestarted______.

A.fromearlyseventeenthcentury

B.fromtheMiddleAges

C.underancientRomanlaw

D.fromtheendingoftheindustrialrevolution

19.

WaldoWilcoxfoundhiddentreasure,suchasvaluablejewelryhighonthebluff.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

InFrance,whoundertakedutiessuchasbeingnicetochildrenorcourteoustoadeafgrandmother?

A.Relatives.B.Friends.C.Families.D.Colleagues.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：Goodmorning,class.Ihavesomegreatnewsforyouall.ContemporarynovelistMarieIrvineiscomingtoouruniversitynextmonthtolectureontheinfluenceofwomenwritersintheliteraryscene.Ifyoucanrecall,wehavereadafewofMs.Irvine'sworksinourtextbook,andsheisoftenconsideredoneofthedozenbestwritersinthecountry.Notonlyisshegoingtogivealecturehere,butalsoIhavebeenabletoconvincehertoleadacreativewritingworkshopforinterestedstudents.Sincethisisanadvancedwritingclass,andyouallhavemadeconsiderableprogress,Idecidedtooffertheclasstheopportunitytojointheworkshopbeforethisisofferedtotheentirecampus.

Theworkshopwillbetwodayslong,heldinthemainlecturehallofthisbuilding.Ms.Irvinehasassuredmethatparticipantsintheworkshopwillworkcloselywithherandgetallthepersonalattentiontheyneed.Shewillparticularlyfocusontheproblemsoffemalewriting.Sincethereareonlyfifteenspotsopenforthisworkshop,Isuggestyousignupassoonaspossiblebeforealltheseatsaretaken.Thecostoftheworkshopis＄200,andthisfeeincludesallyourmaterialsandadinnerbanquetthatwillbeheldafterwards.Youmustpayan＄80deposittoreserveaspot,andtheremainderofthetuitionmustbepaidintwoweeks.IshouldmentionthattheEnglishdepartmentisco-sponsoringtheworkshop.Ifyouwouldliketoregister,pleaseseemeafterclass.Iencourageyoutotakeadvantageofthisrareopportunity.

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A.Contemporarynovels

B.Theinfluenceofwomenwritersinliterature.

C.Howtobecomeafamouswriter.

D.Howtounderstandherwork.

22.

【B5】

23.SectionB

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

聽力原文：LastsummerIwentthroughatrainingprogramandbecamealiteracyvolunteer．ThetrainingIreceived，thoughexcellent，didnottellmehowwastoworkwitharealstudent．WhenIbegantodiscoverwhatotherpeople'sliveswerelikebecausetheycouldnotread，Irealizetrueimportanceofreading．

MyfirststudentMariewasa44-year-oldsinglemotherofthree．Inthefirstlesson，IfoundoutthatShewalkedtwomilestothenearestsupermarkettwiceaweekbecauseshedidn'tknowwhichbustotake．WhenItoldherIwouldgetherabusschedule，shetoldmeitwouldnothelpbecauseshecouldnotreadit．ShesaidShealsohaddifficultyonceshegottothesupermarketbecauseshecouldnotalwaysrememberwhatsheneeded．Sinceshedidnotknowwords，Shecouldnotwriteoutashoppinglist．A1so，shecouldonlyrecognizeitemsbysightsoiftheproducthadadifferentlabel,shewouldnotrecognizeitastheproductshewanted．a(chǎn)sweworkedtogether，learninghowtoreadbuiltMarie'sself-confidence，whichencouragedhertosupermarketinherstudies．Shebegantomakerapidprogressandwasevenabletotakethebustothesupermarket.Attheendoftheprogram,shebeganhelpingheryoungestson，Tony，ashyfirstgrader，withhisreading.

Asaliteracyvolunteer,Ilearnedagreatdealaboutteachingandhelpingothers．Infact，ImayhavelearnedmorefromtheexperiencethanMariedid．

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A.Sheworkedinasupermarketfortuition.

B.Shehelpedsomeonetolearntoread.

C.Shegavesinglemothersthehelpthattheyneeded.

D.Shewenttoatrainingprogramtohelpavolunteer.

24.(36)

A.Thereisdangerofaccidentsontheline.

B.Thereisnodangerofaccidentsontheline.

C.Theirspeedswillbeautomaticallyfixedbythecomputers.

D.Onetrainwillkeepasafedistancefromtheothertrains.

25.(29)

A.Castles’structureandtheeatinghabitinthem.

B.Castles'structureandthepeoplewholivedinthem.

C.Castles'structureandthelifeinthem.

D.Whypeoplebuiltcastlesandtheirstructure.

26.(26)

A.Becauseitshowsyourpoliteness.

B.Becauseitgivesyouanotherchancetoemphasizeyouradvantages.

C.Becauseitwillremindtheinterviewersofyou.

D.Becauseitisoneofthewaysyouaskfortheresultoftheinterview.

27.聽力原文：M:Thefacultyalreadyknowsthatattendingtheseminarsisarequirementforcompletingtheprogram.WhydoIneedtosignforit?

W:Itjustworksthatway.Theyjustwanttomakesurenothingisofftrack.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Thesigningisverynecessary.

B.Thesigningisjustareassurance.

C.Thesigningisnotverynecessary.

D.Thesigningisawaytomonitorabuse.

28.

【B6】

29.聽力原文：W:IthoughtTomsaidhegotAsinallhistests.

M:Mary,youshouldknowbetterthantotakeTom'swordstooseriously.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Thewomansawahorrormovie.

B.Thewomanenjoyedthemovieverymuch.

C.Themanwenttotheshowwiththewoman.

D.Themanaskedthewomantobecarefulatnight.

30.聽力原文：W:NobodytoldmethatBillwasinthehospital.

M:Sorry.ImeanttogiveyouacallwhenIfoundoutbutitslippedmymind.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hedidn'tknowBillwasill.

B.HesentBilltothehospital.

C.HeforgottotellherBillwasill.

D.Hedidn'twanttogiveheracall.

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

Fleschcriticizedthe"look-say"methodbecausehebelievedthismethod______.

32.

TheFrenchgeophysicists'studyisdifferentfromcurrentlyprevailingtheoriesin______.

A.itsidentificationoftheoriginoftheearth'smagneticfield

B.thewaytheearth'smagneticintensityismeasured

C.itsexplanationoftheshiftintheearth'spolarity

D.thewaytheearth'sfluctuationrhythmisdefined

33.WhenAmericanstellajoke,theyoften______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S9】

35.

【S8】

36.

【S4】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S7】

38.【S6】

39.

【S5】

參考答案

1.ShouldOneExpectaRewardWhenDoingaGoodDeed?Somepeoplebelievethatoneshouldnotexpectanyrewardwhendoinggooddeeds.Butotherpeopletakeanoppositeside.Theyfirmlybelievethatoneshouldconsidertherewardsbeforedoinggooddeeds.AsformeIagreetotheformeridea.Asweallknowasocietyisharmoniousonlywhenpeopleofallwalksofthesocietyliveinharmony.Doinggooddeedsisgoodfornotonlyothersbutourselvesaswell.Forexamplehelpingtheblindtocrossaroadwhatcanyouexpect?Pickingupawalletwhichothershaveforgottenandgivingittothepolicewhatwouldyouexpect?Actuallythebiggestrewardyouhavegotistheinnerpeaceinyourdeepheart.Theworldisforusandothersandadmittedlyourbehaviorswillhaveanimpactonthepeoplearounddirectlyorindirectly.Asasayinggoeseverybeanhasitsblack.Ifweexpectarewardforthegooddeedswehavedonethenwhatcanweexpectforifwemakemistakes?Thereareadozenofreasonsbehindmybelief.AsacollegestudentIdohopethateverygooddeedcanearnagoodrewardandpeople'sfacesarefilledwithsmilebutnotapathy.Doasourheartrequiresforinnerpeaceandthesocietyneedstokeepinharmony.ShouldOneExpectaRewardWhenDoingaGoodDeed?Somepeoplebelievethatoneshouldnotexpectanyrewardwhendoinggooddeeds.Butotherpeopletakeanoppositeside.Theyfirmlybelievethatoneshouldconsidertherewardsbeforedoinggooddeeds.Asforme,Iagreetotheformeridea.Asweallknow,asocietyisharmoniousonlywhenpeopleofallwalksofthesocietyliveinharmony.Doinggooddeedsisgoodfornotonlyothersbutourselvesaswell.Forexample,helpingtheblindtocrossaroad,whatcanyouexpect?Pickingupawalletwhichothershaveforgottenandgivingittothepolice,whatwouldyouexpect?Actually,thebiggestrewardyouhavegotistheinnerpeaceinyourdeepheart.Theworldisforusandothersandadmittedly,ourbehaviorswillhaveanimpactonthepeoplearounddirectlyorindirectly.Asasayinggoes,everybeanhasitsblack.Ifweexpectarewardforthegooddeedswehavedone,thenwhatcanweexpectforifwemakemistakes?Thereareadozenofreasonsbehindmybelief.Asacollegestudent,Idohopethateverygooddeedcanearnagoodrewardandpeople'sfacesarefilledwithsmilebutnotapathy.Doasourheartrequiresforinnerpeaceandthesocietyneedstokeepinharmony.解析：[寫作思路]本次考試的作文體裁仍為傳統(tǒng)的辯論式議論文，可分三個基本段落來寫：第一段引出話題；第二段立論且加以論證；第三段給出明確的結(jié)論。第二段是中心段落，應(yīng)試者應(yīng)將主要的內(nèi)容放在第二段中，同時也要注意開篇及結(jié)尾段落的完整性，且應(yīng)盡量做到首尾呼應(yīng)，切忌前后矛盾。

2.Left-behindChildrenintheCountrysideEveryyearmillionsofpeoplefromruralareas①pourintocitiestofindjobs.①Andthephenomenonofleft-behindchildrenisprevalent.②Left-behindchildrenaresufferingaseriesofproblems.Theyarenottakengoodcareofbytheirparentsbecauseofthedistance.Thereforemanyofthemareratherweakphysicallyandpsychologically.Besidestheyareeasilyledastrayduetotheabsenceofparentalloveandguidance.③Inmyopinionmeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.FirstlybothpeopleintheCitiesandcountrysideshouldendeavortoofferloveandconcerntothesechildren.Theparentsinparticularshouldnotmakemoney③atthesacrificeofignoranceoftheirchildren.Secondlypoliciesshouldbeimplementedsothatchildrenfromcountrysidecanalso③haveaccesstoeducationalopportunitiesmedicalcareandotherservicesinthecity.Finallyitisurgenttodevelopeconomyintheruralareassothatpeoplecangetwell-paidjobsneartheirhomes.Left-behindChildrenintheCountrysideEveryyear,millionsofpeoplefromruralareas①pourintocitiestofindjobs.①Andthephenomenonofleft-behindchildrenisprevalent.②Left-behindchildrenaresufferingaseriesofproblems.Theyarenottakengoodcareofbytheirparentsbecauseofthedistance.Therefore,manyofthemareratherweakphysicallyandpsychologically.Besides,theyareeasilyledastrayduetotheabsenceofparentalloveandguidance.③Inmyopinion,measuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.Firstly,bothpeopleintheCitiesandcountrysideshouldendeavortoofferloveandconcerntothesechildren.Theparentsinparticularshouldnotmakemoney③atthesacrificeofignoranceoftheirchildren.Secondly,policiesshouldbeimplementedsothatchildrenfromcountrysidecanalso③haveaccesstoeducationalopportunities,medicalcareandotherservicesinthecity.Finally,itisurgenttodevelopeconomyintheruralareas,sothatpeoplecangetwell-paidjobsneartheirhomes.解析：[寫作點撥]①審題及布局。根據(jù)提綱，這篇作文的第一段闡述現(xiàn)象，第二段闡明此現(xiàn)象的弊端，第三段提出解決辦法。這三個部分的論述要有側(cè)重點，我們可以把重點放在第二段或第三段。第一段闡明留守兒童現(xiàn)象是隨著大批進(jìn)城務(wù)工者的出現(xiàn)而出現(xiàn)的。第二段闡述留守兒童所遭遇的問題：缺少父母的關(guān)愛，他們的身心都很有可能得不到健康的發(fā)展。第三段可以根據(jù)弊端的根源即缺少關(guān)愛人手，提出一系列建議，讓他們感受到關(guān)愛，得以健康成長。②語言。這篇文章討論的是當(dāng)前的情況，用一般現(xiàn)在時即可。在第二、三段的論述中，為了達(dá)到表意清晰，邏輯性強(qiáng)，要使用各種關(guān)聯(lián)詞，同時注意用詞的鮮明、準(zhǔn)確。

3.BBSandCollegeStudentsBBShasbecomeanindispensablepartofcollegestudents'life.ManycollegestudentsenjoyreadingorwritingsomethingintheBBS.BBSprovidesafreeplatformforstudentstocommBBSandCollegeStudentsBBShasbecomeanindispensablepartofcollegestudents'life.ManycollegestudentsenjoyreadingorwritingsomethingintheBBS.BBSprovidesafreeplatform.forstudentstocomm

4.WeEnglishClubarerecruitingnewmembers.ThosewithakeenloveforEnglishmayjoinusonthegreattripofindulgingintheworldofEnglish.EnglishClubisa20-year-oldstudent-runorganizationinourschoolwhichhasenjoyedgreatpopulWe,EnglishClub,arerecruitingnewmembers.ThosewithakeenloveforEnglishmayjoinusonthegreattripofindulgingintheworldofEnglish.EnglishClubisa20-year-oldstudent-runorganizationinourschool，whichhasenjoyedgreatpopul

5.MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS①Nowadaysmoreandmoreyoungpeoplehavejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajorcommunicationchannel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemostfrequentlyusedfunctionforthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrommakingcalls.③SMShasbroughtusmanyadvantages.Firstlywiththetipofyourfingermessageswithwordsdigitalpicturesandmusiccanbesenttoanotheruserwithinseconds.What'smoreyoucansendonemessagetomanyuserswithoutrewritingitSecondlycomparedwithmakingcallsSMSismuchcheaperbecausetheproviderchargesonly0.1￥permessage④Howevershortmessagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequiteannoyingandthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeencheatedorfooledbythem.⑤AsformeIpreferusingthiswayofcommunicationitgivesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalsohopesomemeasuresshouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbagemessagessothatwecanenjoythemoderninformationtechnologysafelyMyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS①Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungpeoplehavejoinedtheclanofthumbs.TheyuseSMSastheirmajorcommunicationchannel.②ItisalsoreportedthatSMSisthemostfrequentlyusedfunctionforthemobilephoneusersinChinaapartfrommakingcalls.③SMShasbroughtusmanyadvantages.Firstly,withthetipofyourfinger,messageswithwords,digitalpicturesandmusiccanbesenttoanotheruserwithinseconds.What'smore,youcansendonemessagetomanyuserswithoutrewritingitSecondly,comparedwithmakingcalls,SMSismuchcheaperbecausetheproviderchargesonly0.1￥permessage④However,shortmessagesdisturbourlifesometimes.Garbagemessagesarequiteannoying,andthereareanincreasingnumberofvictimswhohavebeencheatedorfooledbythem.⑤Asforme,Ipreferusingthiswayofcommunication,itgivesmemuchconveniencetomydailylife.ButIalsohopesomemeasuresshouldbetakentopunishthosespreadinggarbagemessagessothatwecanenjoythemoderninformationtechnologysafely解析：①審題及布局。這是一篇比較典型的提綱式作文。按照文章提示的要求，首先應(yīng)該對越來越多的年輕人把手機(jī)短信作為交流的主要渠道這一現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行簡單介紹，然后說明使用手機(jī)短信的利與弊，最后表明自己的觀點，即喜歡這種交流方式與否。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開，采用三段式的結(jié)構(gòu)即可。第一段介紹這種現(xiàn)象；第二段說明使用短信交流的利弊，應(yīng)該注意根據(jù)自己的觀點事先安排說明利弊的比重，即如果認(rèn)為利大于弊，就應(yīng)該多說明益處，反之亦然；第三段陳述自己的觀點。②語言。本文是一篇論說文，論說要層次分明，語言簡潔流暢，盡量避免重復(fù)使用同一句式或詞匯，以增加文采。時態(tài)上采用一般現(xiàn)在時即可。

6.ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiencesThisgraphindicatesthechangeinthepercentageofthepopulationover18yearsoldinCityAthatlistenedtoradioorviewedtelevisionshowsinadayduringtheperiodfromOctobertoDecember2005.Accordingtothisgraphtelevisionaudiencesareatalowintheearlymorninghoursbutrisegraduallytoabout10percentfrom8to10a.m.Afteraslightdroparoundlunchtimeaudiencesbeginafairlysteadyclimbtothepeakaudienceshipinthehoursfrom6to10p.m.atapproximately40-45percent.Asharpdeclinefollowstotheover-nightlowofabout5percentbetween2to4a.m.Differentfromtelevisionaudiencesradioaudiencesinthiscitypeakinthemorningwithabout30percentofthepopulationover18yearstuning-intoradiobroadcastsat8a.m.Theaudienceshipdropsgraduallyfromthispeakandat2p.m.itbeginstofalllowerthantelevisionaudienceshipitcontinuestodeclinethroughouttheeveninguntilreachingalowpointat2p.m.Thisgraphdemonstratesthedominanceoftelevisionamongtheelectronicmedia.Duringatypicaldaythepercentageoftelevisionviewersishigherthanthatofradiolistenersexceptinthemorning.Thisdeservesaspecialattentionfromthosewhoareinvolvedinmediumusing.ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiencesThisgraphindicatesthechangeinthepercentageofthepopulationover18yearsoldinCityAthatlistenedtoradioorviewedtelevisionshowsinadayduringtheperiodfromOctobertoDecember2005.Accordingtothisgraph,televisionaudiencesareatalowintheearlymorninghours,butrisegraduallytoabout10percentfrom8to10a.m.Afteraslightdroparoundlunchtime,audiencesbeginafairlysteadyclimbtothepeakaudienceshipinthehoursfrom6to10p.m.atapproximately40-45percent.Asharpdeclinefollowstotheover-nightlowofabout5percentbetween2to4a.m.Differentfromtelevisionaudiences,radioaudiencesinthiscitypeakinthemorning,withabout30percentofthepopulationover18yearstuning-intoradiobroadcastsat8a.m.Theaudienceshipdropsgraduallyfromthispeakandat2p.m.itbeginstofalllowerthantelevisionaudienceship,itcontinuestodeclinethroughouttheeveninguntilreachingalowpointat2p.m.Thisgraphdemonstratesthedominanceoftelevisionamongtheelectronicmedia.Duringatypicalday,thepercentageoftelevisionviewersishigherthanthatofradiolistenersexceptinthemorning.Thisdeservesaspecialattentionfromthosewhoareinvolvedinmediumusing.

7.IsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents?Checkingattendanceisacommonmeansofdisciplineinuniversities.Teachersuseittoregulatestudents'behaviorinclassandthusguaranteestudents'improvementintermsofperformance.Itisalsoameanstohelpclassesgosmoothlywithoutbeinginterruptedwhereasmanyothersespeciallycollegestudentsareagainstthispractice.Theyholdthattocheckattendanceisawasteoftimeinclassforonlyasmallportionofstudentsplaytruantregularly.Theyplaytruantinalmosteveryclassbecausetheyhavenointerestinstudyatall.Totrytogetthembackthroughcheckingattendanceisinvain.Furthermoreclasseswithasmallattendanceareusuallygiveninamonotonousway.Neithertheteacher'stonenorhiscontentcanarousestudents'interest.Inmypointofviewasawayofregulationtocheckattendanceishelpfulandpracticabletosomeextent.Butitisinnosensethemostproperwaytobringstudentsbacktotheclass.Ontheonehanduniversitiesshouldbemoresensibleincoursedesign.Someout-datedcoursescanbedeleted.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldendeavortomaketheirlecturesmeaningfulandattractiveenoughtokeepstudentsintheirclasses.Ifsomaybeattendancewillnotbeabigproblemanylonger.IsCheckingAttendanceNecessarytoCollegeStudents?Checkingattendanceisacommonmeansofdisciplineinuniversities.Teachersuseittoregulatestudents'behavior.inclassandthusguaranteestudents'improvementintermsofperformance.Itisalsoameanstohelpclassesgosmoothlywithoutbeinginterrupted,whereasmanyothers,especiallycollegestudentsareagainstthispractice.Theyholdthattocheckattendanceisawasteoftimeinclassforonlyasmallportionofstudentsplaytruantregularly.Theyplaytruantinalmosteveryclassbecausetheyhavenointerestinstudyatall.Totrytogetthembackthroughcheckingattendanceisinvain.Furthermore,classeswithasmallattendanceareusuallygiveninamonotonousway.Neithertheteacher'stonenorhiscontentcanarousestudents'interest.Inmypointofview,asawayofregulation,tocheckattendanceishelpfulandpracticabletosomeextent.Butitisinnosensethemostproperwaytobringstudentsbacktotheclass.Ontheonehand,universitiesshouldbemoresensibleincoursedesign.Someout-datedcoursescanbedeleted.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldendeavortomaketheirlecturesmeaningfulandattractiveenoughtokeepstudentsintheirclasses.Ifso,maybeattendancewillnotbeabigproblemanylonger.

8.WhoHastheMostImportantInfluenceontheYoungOfthevariousfactorsthatcanhaveinfluenceontheyoungthefamilyandfriendsstandourmostbutthereisdisagreementonwhichofthetwoisthemostimportantofallfactors.Accordingtosomesocialpsychologistswhenchildrenbecomeyoungadultstheyundergosomepsychologicalchanges.Whentheyareyoungtheylovetheirparentssomuchthattheysimplyadorethemimitatingtheirspeechandbehaviorandtryingtolearneverythingfromthemeagerly.Howeverwhenchildrengetolderandhavemorecontactwiththeoutsideworldthosewhomtheyareassociatedwithmostarethosewhoareofthesamegeneration.Theyoungstersdrinksmokechatandplaytogetherandtheysharethesameorsimilarviewsandvalues.Atthisstagetheymaynotbeabletofindnewidolsbuttheycertainlyinfluenceeachotherinmanyaspects.Inmyopiniontheyoungdonotliveinanisolatedworld.Whiletheylivewiththeirparentstheyalsohavemanyinteractionswiththeoutsideworld.Someofthemmaystillrelyontheirparentsorbothersandsistersalotintermsofemotions.Andsomemayturntotheirteachersandfriendsformorehelpandcommunications.Thereforeitishardtotellwhoseinfluenceismoreimportant.Atdifferentstagesoflifepeoplemayhavedifferentemotionalneedsandthesourcesofemotionalhelp.WhoHastheMostImportantInfluenceontheYoungOfthevariousfactorsthatcanhaveinfluenceontheyoung,thefamilyandfriendsstandourmost,butthereisdisagreementonwhichofthetwoisthemostimportantofallfactors.Accordingtosomesocialpsychologists,whenchildrenbecomeyoungadults,theyundergosomepsychologicalchanges.Whentheyareyoung,theylovetheirparentssomuchthattheysimplyadorethem,imitatingtheirspeechandbehavior.andtryingtolearneverythingfromthemeagerly.However,whenchildrengetolderandhavemorecontactwiththeoutsideworld,thosewhomtheyareassociatedwithmostarethosewhoareofthesamegeneration.Theyoungstersdrink,smoke,chatandplaytogether,andtheysharethesameorsimilarviewsandvalues.Atthisstage,theymaynotbeabletofindnewidols,buttheycertainlyinfluenceeachotherinmanyaspects.Inmyopinion,theyoungdonotliveinanisolatedworld.Whiletheylivewiththeirparents,theyalsohavemanyinteractionswiththeoutsideworld.Someofthemmaystillrelyontheirparents,orbothersandsistersalotintermsofemotions.Andsomemayturntotheirteachersandfriendsformorehelpandcommunications.Therefore,itishardtotellwhoseinfluenceismoreimportant.Atdifferentstagesoflife,peoplemayhavedifferentemotionalneedsandthesourcesofemotionalhelp.

9.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBan