（2023年）山西省晉中市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)

（2023年）山西省晉中市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteathank-youletteronbehalfofthestudentuniontoacompanywhosponsoredtheschoolfootballgame.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.代表學(xué)生會(huì)感謝×公司對校內(nèi)足球賽的贊助

2．向該公司贈(zèng)送一份很有紀(jì)念意義的禮物

3．表達(dá)美好的祝愿，希望該公司繼續(xù)支持本校的各項(xiàng)活動(dòng)

AThank-youLetter

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnFastFood.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有人認(rèn)為快餐帶來了很多便利之處

2.有人卻認(rèn)為快餐帶來了很多負(fù)面影響

3.在我看來…

OnFastFood

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．考研人數(shù)在持續(xù)上漲10年后于2007年開始減少。

2．教研熱降溫的原因。(收費(fèi)改革；研究生就業(yè)難；用人單位重視工作經(jīng)驗(yàn))

3．我們應(yīng)該如何選擇。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledTheSecondProfession.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.在中國，從事第二職業(yè)已成為當(dāng)今各行各業(yè)的一種趨勢。

2.不同人對此持有不同看法。

3.我的觀點(diǎn)是……

TheSecondProfession

5.1.你是如何得知招生信息的

2.自我推薦并說明選擇該校的理由

3.希望得到該校的回復(fù)

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

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

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

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

WhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．這是我在大學(xué)的第一天。

2．他(她)就是我的同學(xué)。

3．我仔細(xì)打量了他(她)，發(fā)現(xiàn)……

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterApplyingForaJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourletterontheadvertisementandtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.說明應(yīng)聘的職位和信息的來源

2.介紹自己的專業(yè)情況和相關(guān)的兼職工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)

3.提出希望有機(jī)會(huì)面試

9.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledEnergyCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:

1.Energycrisisisoneofthemainproblemsfacingtheworldtoday.

2.Importanceofenergy.

3.Conservingenergy.

10.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

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

SomeexpertsbelievethatWal-Martdoesharmtotheeconomybecausemanufacturershadtocutdownonexpensesby______.

12.Theunluckysubjectintheexperimentssaidthatherbadluckhaddiedaway,becauseshehas______.

13.

WhatcanwelearnaboutthenewcarfactoryinWestBengal?

A.Itwillprovidecarsfortherich.

B.Mr.Tataisbusywiththisproject.

C.Industrialneedisthesolereasonofchoosingthefactoryaddress.

D.Governmentandfarmersreachanagreement.

14.AccordingtoVisa,transactionsbymobileATMscanencouragespendingby______.

A.18%B.5%C.4O%D.2O%

15.

Whichofthefollowingismentionedbytheauthorasoneofourmostvaluableassets?

A.Perseverance.

B.Ourpotential.

C.24hourseachday.

D.Ourattitudetolife.

16.

Moneylaunderingreferstothechangingoflargeamountsofcapital,procuredthroughillegalchannels,into______.

17.Itcanbeeasiertochangeourdietalotthantochangeitalittle.

18.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatWillWeDoforWork

Ibelievethat90%ofwhite-collarjobsintheU.S.willbeeitherdestroyedoralteredbeyondrecognitioninthenext10to15years.That'sacatastrophicprediction,giventhat90%ofusareengagedinwhite-collarworkofonesortoranother.Evenmostmanufacturingjobsthesedaysareconnectedtosuchwhite-collarservicesasfinance,humanresourcesandengineering.

ItalkedtoanoldLondonloadersometimeback.Heallowedthatin1970ittook108guysaboutfivedaystounloadatimbership.Thencamecontainerization.Thecomparabletasktodaytakeseightfolksoneday.Thatis,a98.5%reductioninman-days,from540totaltojusteight.

Thistimetheproductivityaimstoreconstruct—makethatdeconstruct—thewhite-collarworld.Infact,Iseeafive-sidedmovementthatwillbringtomyapparentlyfantastic"90%in10years"prediction.

FIRSTtheDestructiveNatureoftheCurrentFlavorofCompetition,DotcomCompany.

Sure,mostwillfail.Butthesurvivorswillexertenormouspressure—fast!—ontheBigGuys.WhenanAmazonoraCharlesSchwabmovesintoyourneighborhood,you'vegotmomentstoreact.OrtakekingentrepreneurJimClarkofNetscapefame.Hislatestventure,Healtheon/WebMD,intendstosqueezehundredsofbillionsofdollarsofwasteoutofthehealth-caresystem.Thesenewfirmsaimtocreatenothinglessthanhavocinthetheatersinwhichtheyoperate.

SECONDEnterpriseSoftware.

It'sanameforthetoolsthatwillhookupeveryaspectofabusiness'sinnards'internalorgans—personnel,production,sales,accounting—andthenhookupallthathooked-upstufftotherestofthe"family"ofsuppliersandthesuppliers'suppliersandwholesalersandretailersandendusers.

Theyareyournightmare,these"white-collarrobots."ThecomplexproductsfromGermansoftwaregiantSAPwilldotoyourcompany'sinternalorgansexactlywhatrobotsandcontainerizationdidtotheblue-collarworldin1960.Installingthesetoolsisnoteasy.Thetechnicalpartisdistressing;thepoliticsaredreadful.Whentheblue-collarrobotsarrived,theunionsrevoltedagainstit.Thistimeit'smanagementofficialwhoareopposingtechnologicalchange.Why?Thesetoolsthreatentheircomfortablestatus,carefullycraftedoverseveralgenerations.

Buttherobotsdidcome.Andtheytriumphed.

THIRDOutsourcing.

M.I.T.'sNo.1computerprofessor,MichaelDertouzos,saidIndiacouldeasilyboostitsGDPbyatrilliondollarsinthenextfewyearsperformingsecretwhite-collartasksforWesterncompanies.Heguessedthat50millionjobsfromthewhite-collarWestcouldgosouthtoIndia,whosepopulationhit1billionlastweek.Theaverageannualsalaryforeachofthose50millionnewIndianworkers:$20,000.

FOURTHtheWeb.

Ford,GMandDaimlerChryslerannounceararecombination.Theywilllinkalltheirtensofthousandsofsuppliersintoasingle,Internet-basednetwork.Thisentitywillinclude$250billionannuallyofsuppliers'products(andperhapsanadditional$500billionofthosesuppliers'products).Inshort,everypennyofwastewillbecompressedfromthehugeprocurementsystem.Theordercyclewillspeedupdramatically.Medibuyaimsforthesamehattrickinmedicalsupplies,DigitalThinkintraining,CarStationintheauto-body-

A.98.5%B.90%C.50%D.37%

19.

Aboutthebuzzingprodigies,peopleargue______.

20.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenedtoT-Painsince2005?

A.HehadtogiveupAuto-Tune.

B.Hebecameverysuccessful.

C.HemadeafortuneworkingforthePrince.

D.Hewonfameasteachersofwell-knownsingers.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(25)

A.Theywillgotoattendtheclass.

B.Theywilldotheiroralpractice.

C.Theywillgetthemselvesreadyfortheirtalks.

D.Theywillgetpreparedforthetest.

22.(21)

A.Cinemas.B.Stageshows.C.Nightclubs.D.Discos.

23.聽力原文：Rightuptothe19thcentury.(32)OxfordandCambridgeweretheonlytwouniversitiesinEngland.Royalpatronageandaristocraticmoneyconfirmedthemintheirposition,andattemptstofoundnewuniversitieselsewhereallmetwithfailure.Alargenumberofprovincialuniversitieswereestablishedfollowingtheirlead,thesearetheso-called"Redbrickuniversities".Manyofthemweredependentonolderuniversitiesatfirst,especiallytheUniversityofLondon,butsoontheybecameindependentandbegangivingtheirowndegrees.(33)Manyalsobecamewell-knownfortheirexcellenceinaparticularsubjectandcouldofferabettercoursetostudentstakingthatsubjectthanwasavailableanywhereelseinthecountry.AfterthisfirstrapidincreasemnumbersanddistributionthenumberofEnglishuniversitiesremainedthesamefornearly40years.Butbythe1960sanewpostwargenerationhadgrownup.(34)DuetoanincreaseinthebirthratefollowingtheSecondWorldWar,theschoolgoingpopulationwasbiggerthaneverbefore.Secondaryeducationwasbetterandtheschoolleavingageher.Naturallythedemandforuniversityplacesbecamegreater,andthegovernmentrespondedwithanambitiousuniversitybuildingplan.Sevennewuniversitieswereplannedbuiltandopenedtheirdoorstoanewgenerationofstudentsbetween196tand1965.(35)ItwasthegreatestsingleexpansionofhighereducationthatEnglandhaseverknown.

(33)

A.Becausetherewerenotenoughstudentsenrolledinmorethanoneuniversity.

B.BecauseOxfordandCambridgewerethemostimportantcities.

C.BecauseonlyOxfordandCambridgeweresupportedbyroyalpatronage.

D.BecauseParliamentonlysupportedOxfordandCambridge.

24.(22)

A.Thehomeownerisafraidofbeingaccused.

B.Thehousesitterpleadsagainandagain.

C.Mosthousesittersareverypoor.

D.Thehomeownerdoesn'twanttobother.

25.聽力原文：W:IwishSusiewouldstoprecitingthatpoem.I'veheardherrepeatithundredsoftimes.

M:Atleastthatmuch.IusedtoreallylikeWhitman'spoemsuntilIhadtolistentoheroverandoveragain.

Q:Whatdothemanandwomanmean?

(19)

A.Theyaretiredofhearingthepoem.

B.TheyareveryexcitedtohearWhitman'spoems.

C.Susieisoneoftheirfavorite.

D.TheywanttolistentoSusie'srecitationofthepoem.

26.(31)

A.Theneedtoexercisethememory.

B.Howthebraindiffersfromotherbodytissues.

C.Theunconsciouslearningofaphysicalactivity.

D.Hownervescontrolbodymovement.

27.SectionB

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

聽力原文：WhoisthemostimportantpersonintheUnitedStates?SomeonewillsayThomasJefferson,somewillsayWashingtonandIbelievemostpeoplewillsayit'sBenjaminFranklin.

Oftencalled"thefirstAmerican"and"thelastuniversalman",BenjaminFranklin'slifecoveredmostoftheeighteenthcentury--(26)from1706to1790.HewasAmerica'sfirstgreatscientistandengineerandanauthorandphilosopherofrarewit.Hewasoneofthefirstsupportersofthefederalsystemofgovernmentandoneofthegreateducationalpioneersofhisday.Hewasasuccessfulbusinessman,abelieverinfreeenterprise,andastatesmananddiplomat.Hetrulyseemedabletodoalmosteverything.

Alwayscurious,Franklinlookedforeasierandbetterwaystodothings.Heinventedanopenstovewhichgavemoreheatandwastedlessfuelthanafireplace.Itisstillusedinmanyplacestoday.(27)Healsomadethefirstpairofbifocalglassesandinventedamusicalinstrumentcalledtheharmonicaandthestepladderchair.

(28)Franklinwasespeciallyfamousasanearlyexperimenterinelectricity.OnaJunedayin1752,duringathunderstorm,heflewasilkenkiteupintothestormysky.Asablackcloudsweptacrossthekite,akeyattachedtothekitestringbecamechargedwithelectricity.Thus,heprovedthatlightningandelectricityarethesame.Usingthisknowledge,heinventedthelightningrodwhichtodayprotectsmillionsofbuildingsfromlightning.

(27)

A.TheWorldWarII.

B.TheWorldWarI.

C.TheAmericanRevolution.

D.TheIndustrialRevolutionofBritain.

28.聽力原文：SixconsecutivedaysofspringrainhadcreatedaragingriverrunningbyNancyBrown'sfarm.AsShetriedtoherdhercowstohigherground,sheslippedandhitherheadonafallentreethink.Thefallknockedheroutforamomentortwo.Whenshecameto,(32)Lizzie,oneofheroldestandfavoritecows,waslickingherface.Thewaterwasrising.NancygotupandbeganwalkingslowlywithLizzie.Thewaterwasnowwaisthigh.Itwasquitehardtowalkinthewater.Nancy'spacegotslowerandslower.Finally,allshecoulddowastothrowherarmaroundLizzie'sneckandtrytohangon.Abouttwentyminuteslater,LizziemanagedtosuccessfullypullherselfandNancyoutoftheragingwaterandontoabitofhighland,asmallislandnowinthemiddleofacresofwhitewater.

Eventhoughitwasaboutnoon,theskywassodarkandtherainandlightningsobadthatittookrescuersanothertwohourstodiscoverNancy.Ahelicopterloweredaparamedic,whoattachedNancytoalife-supporthoist.(33)Theyraisedherintothehelicopterandtookhertotheschoolgym,wheretheRedCrosshadsetupanemergencyshelter.

Whenthefloodfinallysubsidedtwodayslater,Nancyimmediatelywentbacktothe"island".(34)Tohergreatgrief,Lizziewasgone.ShewasoneofnineteencowsthatNancylost."Iowemylifetoher,"saidNancysobbingly.

(33)

A.Shewasafarmer.

B.Shewasacow.

C.Shewasarescuer.

D.Shewasahorse.

29.(26)

A.TryingtogetMarktotalkabouthisproblem.

B.HelpingMarkrelaxandbemorecomfortableinagroup.

C.WaitingfifteenminutesandthenleavingwithoutMark.

D.TellingMarktocomeearlierthantheplannedmeetingtime.

30.【B9】

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

Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthedebateconcerningtherelationshipbetweenthemediaandviolence?

A.Morestudiesshouldbeconductedbeforeconclusionsaredrawn.

B.Itshouldcometoanendsincethematterhasnowbeensettled.

C.Thepaststudiesinthisfieldhaveprovedtobemisleading.

D.Hemorethanagreeswiththeviewsheldbythealarmists.

32.

Accordingtothetextthetrendofnewculinarymosaicismostacceleratedby______.

A.globalization

B.remoteingredientsandcookingstyles

C.greatinternationalhotelchains

D.chefsofvariousnationalities

33.

Theapproachtohealthduringthe1970sincludedtheintroductionofhealth______programs.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S2】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S4】

38.Povertyexistsbecauseoursocietyisanunequalone,andtherearcpowerful

politicalpressurestokeepitthatway.Anyattempttoredistributingwealthandincome【S1】______

intheUnitedStateswillinevitablybeopposedbypowerfulmiddleandupper

classinterests.Peoplecanberelativelyrichonlyifyouarerelativelypoor,andas【S2】______

powerismainlyinthehandsoftherich,publicpoliciesreflecttheirintereststhan【S3】______

thoseofthepoor.

AsMr.HerbertGanshaspointedout,povertyisactuallyfunctionalfromthe

pointofviewofthenon-poor.Povertyensuresthatdirtyworkgetsdoing.Ifthere【S4】______

werenopoorpeopletoscrubfloorsandemptybedpan,thesejobswillhavetobe【S5】______

rewardedwithhighincomesbeforeanyonewouldtouchthem.Povertycreatesjobs

formanyofthenon-poor,suchaspoliceofficers,welfareworkers,andgovernment

bureaucrats.Povertymakeslifeeasierfortherichbyprovidingthemwithcookers,【S6】______

gardeners,andotherworkerstoperform.basicchoreswhentheiremployersenjoymore【S7】______

pleasurableactivities.Povertyprovidesamarketformoreinferiorgoodsand【S8】______

service,suchasday-oldbread,run-downautomobiles,'ortheadviceofcompetent【S9】______

physiciansandlawyers.Povertyalsoprovidesagroupthatcanbemadetoabsorb

thecostsofchange.ItisjustthatpovertyisaninevitableoutcomeoftheAmerican

economicsystem,inwhichthepoorarepoliticallypowerlesstoinfluenceorchange.【S10】______

【S1】

39.【S5】

參考答案

1.AThank-youLetterJune19th[l]DearSirorMadam[2]OnbehalfoftheStudentUnionofouruniversityIsincerelythankXcompanyAThank-youLetterJune,19th[l]DearSirorMadam,[2]OnbehalfoftheStudentUnionofouruniversity,IsincerelythankXcompany解析：這篇作文屬于應(yīng)用文寫作。在寫信的時(shí)候，首先必須把自己置于相關(guān)的情境中：明白寫信人(“我”)是誰，收信人(“你”)是誰，二者關(guān)系如何，寫這封信的目的是什么。在此基礎(chǔ)上，再根據(jù)outline的要求考慮如何把相關(guān)信息融入信中。這樣的信，才能得體。

以本作文為例，我們可以判斷：①寫信人是代表學(xué)生會(huì)動(dòng)筆的，不應(yīng)看做私人信件。這種信可以用DearSirorMadam作抬頭，也可以直接稱呼對方DearMr.Smith之類(當(dāng)然可以假定寫信人是認(rèn)識(shí)對方X公司的經(jīng)理或老總的了)。落款則應(yīng)寫自己的名字。②寫信的目的有兩個(gè)，首先是感謝對方的贊助(送禮也是表示謝意的方式)，其次是表達(dá)良好的祝愿。要辨明重點(diǎn)，應(yīng)該以表示謝意為主，祝愿的內(nèi)容只需最后簡短表示即可。③學(xué)生會(huì)這樣的學(xué)生團(tuán)體如果要給贊助過自己的企業(yè)表示感謝，應(yīng)該會(huì)送什么禮物呢?outline沒有明確說明，需考生沒身處地杜撰一個(gè)——這是本作文題的難點(diǎn)!絕不能太貴；一定要有紀(jì)念意義；該禮品注重精神價(jià)值而非物質(zhì)價(jià)值；該禮品應(yīng)該可以為公司收藏，可以放入公司“陳列室”里。從這些要求出發(fā)設(shè)想一個(gè)禮品出來吧!范文用記錄足球賽頒獎(jiǎng)典禮的DVD作禮品，就很好，很得體。(此外還可以考慮送什么禮物呢?書畫作品、相冊、都可以吧!)

Analysis

[1]這是公函的格式。

[2]把outline的第1點(diǎn)開門見山說出來。應(yīng)用文忌套話空話，直接點(diǎn)題是最好的辦法。注意“代表……表示感謝”的說法。

[3]寫信時(shí)的必背句型。無論求職求學(xué)還是別的場合，都有可能需要隨信附送別的文件/物件之類，就要用到attached/enclosedpleasefind…。

[4]說明送禮意圖。remembrance，用得好。此處也可以用gift等。

[5]對禮物的含義加以說明是必要的。下面的幾句話都是說明該禮物與公司贊助的活動(dòng)之間的關(guān)系的。

[6]再次表示感謝。

[7]緊扣outline的第3點(diǎn)。表示祝愿。注意文中“感謝”的表達(dá)方法：thank,gratitude，appreciate。詞語富于變化才能顯得有文采。

2.OnFastFoodRecentlytheissueoffastfoodhasarousedpublicconcern.Somepeoplesholdthatfastfoodisgoodbecauseitistimesavingandconvenientwhileothersthinkinadifferentway.AsfarasIamconcerneOnFastFoodRecently,theissueoffastfoodhasarousedpublicconcern.Somepeoplesholdthatfastfoodisgoodbecauseitistimesavingandconvenient,whileothersthinkinadifferentway.AsfarasIamconcerne

3.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenon—thepost-graduatetestafteraten-yearcrazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcostssomestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute,79,299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003,adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpost-graduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.However,sincethen,therisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyear,withamodestriseof6.7%,1.8%,2.1%respectivelyin2004,2005,2006.In2007,thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenon—thepost-graduatetest,afteraten-yearcraze,isstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthree-yearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogram,theyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcosts,somestudentshesitatetoapplyforthetest.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceived,thebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduates,jobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudies,thepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreover,manycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresult,somestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinion,beforewemakethechoice,weneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.

4.TheSecondProfessionWiththequickenedreformpacetakingupsecondprofessionshasbecomeanewtrendinallwalksoflife.Nowmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpart-timejobswhichhasconsitituedaseriousthreattofirstprofessions.Manypeoplefeelpositiveabouttheincreasingnumberofpeoplepursuingsecondprofessions.Theysaythisisanaturaloutgrowthofthechangingeconomyandgrowingmarketdemands.Somepeoplecanfullyusetheirenergyandtime.Peoplealsowanttoincreasetheirincomewithoutlosingthebenefitsofthe"iron-bowl".Howeversomepeoplethinkthetrendalsocreatesproblems.Forexampleifateachertakesupasecondprofessionitwouldbeunlikelythathecanguranteethehighteachingquality.Afterallschoolisaplaceforeducationandateacher'scareshouldbethestudentsnotmoney.PersonallyIthinktakingupthesecondprofessioncanquickenthepaceofeconomicdevelopmentenrichourexperienceandincreaseourincome.Howeveritisnotadvisabletospendtoomuchtimeonitbecauseweneedtimetostudyfurtherandimproveourskillsseastocarryoutthedutyofourfirstprofessionwell.Neveroverreachourselvestofollowthefashion.AsSamuelJohnsonsaid"Nomaneveryetbecamegreatbyimitation."TheSecondProfessionWiththequickenedreform.pace,takingupsecondprofessionshasbecomeanewtrendinallwalksoflife.Nowmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpart-timejobs,whichhasconsitituedaseriousthreattofirstprofessions.Manypeoplefeelpositiveabouttheincreasingnumberofpeoplepursuingsecondprofessions.Theysaythisisanaturaloutgrowthofthechangingeconomyandgrowingmarketdemands.Somepeoplecanfullyusetheirenergyandtime.Peoplealsowanttoincreasetheirincomewithoutlosingthebenefitsofthe"iron-bowl".However,somepeoplethinkthetrendalsocreatesproblems.Forexample,ifateachertakesupasecondprofession,itwouldbeunlikelythathecanguranteethehighteachingquality.Afterall,schoolisaplaceforeducation,andateacher'scareshouldbethestudents,notmoney.Personally,Ithinktakingupthesecondprofessioncanquickenthepaceofeconomicdevelopment,enrichourexperienceandincreaseourincome.However,itisnotadvisabletospendtoomuchtimeonit,becauseweneedtimetostudyfurtherandimproveourskillsseastocarryoutthedutyofourfirstprofessionwell.Neveroverreachourselvestofollowthefashion.AsSamuelJohnsonsaid,"Nomaneveryetbecamegreatbyimitation."

5.ACoverLetterDearSir/Madam①IknowfromyouradvertisementthatyouaregoingtoenrollsomeChinesestudentstopursuefurtherstudyinyouruniversity.②IamveryinterestedinitandIwillappreciateanopportunitytostudyinafamousuniversitylikeyours.③IamaseniorinQinghuaUniversityworkingtowardmybachelor'sdegreeinComputerScience.Forthepast3yearsIhavereceivedcomprehensiveeducationincomputersciencewithapersonalinterestinsoftwareengineering④InadditiontotheacademicknowledgeIhavealsoparticipatedactivelyinvariousfieldpractices.NowIamoneofsixmembersonasoftwaredevelopmentteamwritingacomputeraidedprogramforourschool.⑤FurthermorebeingfullyawareoftileclosecorrelationbetweentheComputerScienceandthelanguageofEnglishIamquiteconfidentthatthelevelofmyEnglishlanguageproficiencywillmakemystudyinyouruniversityeasierandsmoother.Iwillbeveryhappytoprovideyouwithanyotherinformationyoumayneedoransweranyquestionsyoumayhave.⑥Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Thankyouforyourconsideration.SincerelyLiMingACoverLetterDearSir/Madam,①IknowfromyouradvertisementthatyouaregoingtoenrollsomeChinesestudentstopursuefurtherstudyinyouruniversity.②IamveryinterestedinitandIwillappreciateanopportunitytostudyinafamousuniversitylikeyours.③IamaseniorinQinghuaUniversity,workingtowardmybachelor'sdegreeinComputerScience.Forthepast3years,Ihavereceivedcomprehensiveeducationincomputerscience,withapersonalinterestinsoftwareengineering,④Inadditiontotheacademicknowledge,Ihavealsoparticipatedactivelyinvariousfieldpractices.NowIamoneofsixmembersonasoftwaredevelopmentteam,writingacomputeraidedprogramforourschool.⑤Furthermore,beingfullyawareoftileclosecorrelationbetweentheComputerScienceandthelanguageofEnglish,Iamquiteconfidentthatthelevel