【2023年】吉林省通化市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)

【2023年】吉林省通化市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"ProblemsaboutReducingStudents'HeavyBurden".Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.目前學(xué)生負(fù)擔(dān)過重的現(xiàn)狀；

2．導(dǎo)致學(xué)生負(fù)擔(dān)過重的原因；

3．減輕學(xué)生負(fù)擔(dān)過重的措施。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMoreIncomeforFarmers.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.中國農(nóng)民的收入有了巨大增長

2.分析農(nóng)民收入增加的原因

3.1.如今的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生面臨的職業(yè)選擇：興趣重要還是工資重要

2.你的觀點(diǎn)

3.結(jié)論

SalaryorInterest

4.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?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledEnergyShortage:HowtoSolveIt.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是當(dāng)今人們最關(guān)心的重大問題之一。

2.節(jié)約使用是緩解能源短缺的手段之一。

3.但最好的解決辦法是開發(fā)新的能源。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.越來越多的大學(xué)生應(yīng)征入伍

2.許多人認(rèn)為大學(xué)生應(yīng)征入伍利大于弊

3.我的看法

OntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledReadOnlineWorksorPrintedWorks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow

1.有的人喜歡閱讀網(wǎng)絡(luò)作品；

2．有的人喜歡閱讀印刷作品；

3．我的做法。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheIncreaseintheNumberofChineseTravelingAbroad,Youshouldwriteatleastl5Owordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.說明這一現(xiàn)象

2．解釋產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3．預(yù)測未來的趨勢

(說明：中國游客出國旅游開始于1997年。據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì)，當(dāng)年全國出境旅游的人數(shù)為520萬人次，到2006年出境旅游的人數(shù)已超過3000萬人次。)

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1.大學(xué)生失業(yè)已經(jīng)成為嚴(yán)重的社會問題

2.大學(xué)生失業(yè)的原因

3.提出自己對這個現(xiàn)象的看法和認(rèn)為可行的解決途徑

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

10.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic"The1998SummerFlood".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.洪水所造成的損失：受災(zāi)面積……，傷亡人數(shù)……，經(jīng)濟(jì)損失……元，受災(zāi)最為嚴(yán)重的省份是……

2.江主席、黨中央十分關(guān)心受災(zāi)區(qū)和人民，親自指揮抗洪搶險，取得了最后勝利。

3.抗洪的勝利說明了什么？

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

AccordingtotheUNestimates,mostcountriesintheworldwillexperiencenegativepopulationgrowthin2040.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Theprimarypurposeofthisarticleistoinstructthereaderto______.

13.Itfoundthatincreasesinairpollutiontendedto______.

14.

AccordingtoFreud'stheory,dreamscomefrom______.

15.

ThepesticideDDTcanbeeffectiveagainst______.

A.malariaB.wildlifeC.animalsD.humannervoussystem

16.

Thereleaseoflargequantifiesofthegreenhousegasmethaneaspermafrostmeltswillspeedup______.

17.

Someadsfailbecauseoflackoforiginality,andtheadagenciessufferfinanciallossfromthat.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

SomeexpertsthinktheFremontwaspushedoutbyotherpeoples,whileotherexpertsbelievethattheymovedsouthbecauseofsome______.

19.

Wehaveproblemwithevaluatingriskpartlybecause______.

20.HowdoesRobertFeldmanseelittlewhitelies?

A.Theydoharmtobothpeopleandthesociety.

B.Theyaremoreacceptablethanhabituallies.

C.Theyarenecessaryinthesocialrelationships.

D.Theyaregood-intentionedandthusharmless.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：Thehomeisthecentralfocusofmostyoungpeople'slivesinBritain,particularlyforthosewhoarestillattendingschool.Themajorityrelyupontheirhomeenvironmentasaplaceofsecurityandupontheftparentsasthemainprovidersoffood,moneyandothernecessitiesoflife—aswellasgeneraladvice.Youngpeoplespendalargeproportionoftheirleisuretimeathomewithothermembersoftheirfamilyorwithfriends.

Afterthehome,schoolisthemainsocialenvironmentwherechildrennotonlyreceivetheirformaleducationbutalsodeveloptheiridentitieswithinpeergroups.AllschoolchildreninBritainareencouragedtotakeupactivitieswhichcomplementtheiracademicandvocationaleducationendhelptoidentifytheirindividualtalent,suchassports,drama,musicandcreativepursuits.Manyoftheseform.partoftheschoolcurricula.

Thepersonaldevelopmentendinformalsocialeducationofyoungpeopleagedfrom11to25arealsopromotedbytheYouthServiceinBritain.TheServiceisapartnershipbetweenlawauthoritiesandalargenumberofvoluntaryorganizations.ArecentsurveyestimatesthatnearlysixmillionyoungpeopleinthisagegroupareeithercurrentorpastparticipantsintheService.

YouthclubsandcentersarethemostcommontypesofYouthServiceprovision,encouragingtheirmemberstoparticipateinsport,culturalandcreativeactivities,andcommunityservice.Somealsoprovideinformationandcounseling.Youthclubsmaybebranchesofnationalorinternationalbodiesortheymaybeentirelylocalinstitutions.

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A.Atschool.B.Athome.C.AtYouthClubs.D.AtYouthCenters.

22.(25)

A.Amancarefulwithmoney.

B.Abook-lover.

C.Anoisyreader.

D.Atrouble-maker.

23.【B2】

24.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Mostpeopleareconvincedthatthecreativepersonissomeonewhoisgiftedwithacertainqualitythattherestofusdonotpossess.Thisconceptionisalmostentirelyrejectedbypsychologists.Themajorityofpsychologistshavefoundthattosomeextenteachindividualpossessesallabilitieshumansaresupposedtohave,exceptforthetimewhenheisverysick.Creativeactscanthereforebeexpectedofallindividuals,howeverfeebleorhoweverinfrequentthoseactsmaybe.Whateverthenatureofcreativetalent,thosepersonswhoaredescribedascreativemerelyhavemoreofwhatallofushavetosomedegree.Creativitysoundslikesomethingonlyafewpeopleseemtohave,butoncloserinvestigationitissomewhatcertainthatwhatmostpeoplecall"inspiration"istherealizationofwhatpsychologistsbelieveisavailabletoall.Exceptforrarecases,everypersonwithsomedegreeofintelligencewillbenefitfromagoodeducationandastimulatingenvironment.Therolethefamilyplaysintheshapingofpersonality,sensitivityandadventurousnesswhichareencouragedbyparentsandteacherswillallinfluencethenatureofintelligenceandcreativity.

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A.Someonewhohasreceivedmoreeducation.

B.Someonewhohasbetterqualitythananyofas.

C.Someonewhohasinventedagreatmanynewproducts.

D.Someonewhohasthegiftordinarypeopledonothave.

25.聽力原文：W:What'sitlikeoutside,Bob?

M:It'srainingcatsanddogs.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Inaclothingshop.

B.Inagarden.

C.Inacleaner's.

D.Ataprintingshop.

26.聽力原文：M:Doyouthinkyoucouldlendmeafewdollarsuntiltomorrow?IleftmywalletathomeandIdon'thaveenoughmoneyforlunch.

W:Whynotjustletmetreatyou?Ijustgotpaid,besidesIoweyouforhelpingmewiththatphysicsprojectlastmonth.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.She'llhelplookfortheman'swallet.

B.She'dliketopayfortheman'slunch.

C.Shedoesn'thavemuchmoneytolendtheman.

D.She'llhelpthewomanwithherphysicsproject.

27.(26)

A.Returnearlythenextday.

B.Photocopythearticlesheneeds.

C.AskProfessorGillsforacopyofthearticles.

D.Waituntilthegirl'sfinishedwithherarticles.

28.聽力原文：F:Jim,Idon'tunderstandtheproblem.You'veknownformonthsthisreportwasduetoday.

M:Iknow,butI'mafraidIneedanotherfewdays.ThedatawashardertointerpretthanIthoughtitwouldbe.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hefindsit'sdifficulttodealwiththedata.

B.Hecansubmitthereportonlime.

C.Heneedsseveraldaystocompleteanotherreport.

D.Hedoesn'tknowthereportisduetoday.

29.(28)

A.EarningaLiving

B.CorrectAttitudeonJob-hunting

C.HowtoChooseaJob?

D.WhatCanaGoodJobOffer?

30.聽力原文：Theflag,themostcommonsymbolofanationinthemodemworld,isalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaning,theflaginthetraditionalform.isstillusedtodaytomarkbuildings,shipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.

Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears'development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.

Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People'sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystill,neededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.

Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotemsbeforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.

Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodemflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked:ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacrossArablands,andfinallytoEurope,whereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.

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A.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlag

B.PoweroftheNationalFlag

C.TypesofFlags

D.UsesofFlags

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

Whatistheauthor'sviewof"instant"scientificdiscoveries?

A.Theyoccurwithlongintervals.

B.Theyoccurinquicksuccessionforalongperiod.

C.Theyrequirelongperiodsoftimetobeconfirmed.

D.Theyarenevermadeeasily,butthroughlongyearsofintenseworkandpersistence.

32.

Whydopeopledreamwhattheyworryabout?

A.Becausethebraintriestohelppeoplepreparefortheoccurrenceofadisaster.

B.Becausethebraintriestodeveloppeople'sabilitytolearntodealwithadisaster.

C.Becausedreamscanmakepeoplefeellessworriedabouttheoccurrenceofadisaster.

D.Becausedreamscanhelppeoplerememberwhattodowhenadisasteroccurred.

33.

Themostimportantcharacterexclusivetohumanbeingsis______.

A.humorB.courageC.determinationD.initiative

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.【S5】

35.Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryear,they

haveonlythemselvestoblame.BecauseoftheytrembleattheS1.______

thoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatisoutoffashion,S2.______

theyarealwaystakingadvantageofbythedesigners.ClothesS3.______

whichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputaside

becauseofthechangeoffashion.Awomanisusuallycapableof

standinginfrontofawardrobepackedfullofclothesand

announcedsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.S4.______

ChangingfashionsareanythingmorethantheintentionalS5.______

creationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeach

yeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.WomencannotS6.______

affordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheir

timealteringthedressestheyhave.

Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributes

anythingreallyimportantforsociety.FashiondesignersareusuallyS7.______

concernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability.

Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandthey

takeadvantageofthefactwhichwomenwillputupwithanyS8.______

amountofdiscomfort,asfarastheylookright.Therecanhardly

beamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesight

ofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,ordelicately

pickedherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.S9.______

Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,

theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantly

changingfashionsofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectsS10.______

basicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Domen'sunchanging

stylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?

Thatisforyoutodecide.

【S1】

36.

【S3】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S6】

38.Thevisualartsareaclassofartforms,includingpainting,sculpture,

photography,andothersthatfocusesonthecreationofartworkswhich【S1】______.

areprimarilyvisualinnature.Thevisualartsaredistinguishedfrom

theperformingarts,languagearts,andothersuchclassesofartwork.

Thedefinitionisstrict,andmanyartisticdisciplinesinvolveaspectsof【S2】______.

thevisualartsaswellothertypes.

InBritainuntilrecentthefinearts—painting,sculpture,printmaking,【S3】______.

etcetera—wereseenasdistinctfromcraftdisciplinesandthevarious

metalworkingdisciplines.ThisdistinctionarosefromtheArtsand

CraftsMovementwhichpoliticalaimwastovaluedailyartformsas【S4】______.

muchashighforms.

Theresultoftheconflictbetweenthetwogroupsweretopoliticizethe【S5】______.

productsofwhatwenowknowasvisualartists.Britishartschools

madeacleardistinctionbetweenthefinearts(atermthathintsattheir

supposedinferiority)andthecraftsinsuchawaythatacraftsperson【S6】______.

couldnotbeconsideredapractitionerofhighart.Althoughthisisno

longerthecase,theresidueofequalitybetweenthecraftsorapplied【S7】______.

artsandtheso-calledfineartsstillexistinsomequarters.【S8】______.

AsimilarstigmaexistsintheUS,where"artsandcrafts"basavery

particularmeaning,refertothesortofartworkfirsttaughtin【S9】______.

elementaryschoolandalso(laterinlife)avarietyofkitsch,household

artwork.Mostcraftspeoplearestillseenaspracticingsomethingother

than"fineart"amongthetraditionalartschoolset,but,ofcourse,can

produce"highart",inanymedia.【S10】______.

【S1】

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【S10】

參考答案

1.ProblemsaboutReducingStudents'HeavyBurdenNowadaysstudents'heavyburdenmakesthemsonervousthatitdoesharmtotheirhealth.Itisnotdifficulttofindouttoomanyproblemsappearinginoursociety;somestudentsgiveupstudyingevenkillthemselves.Someotherstudentsgotokilltheirparentsortheirteachersbecausetheycan'tbearanymore.Thefactorsthatleadtostudents'heavyburdenarethefollowingthree:firstlyitisbecauseofeducationalsystem.Suchsystemforcesstudentstolearntoomuchcomplexbutuselessinformation.Secondlyschoolsonlyquestforhigherrateofenteringschools.Inordertogethigherrateschoolstrytheirbesttodomoretrainingsothatstudentscan'thavetheirsparetime.Thirdlyparentshavegoodwishes.Parentsdonotwanttheirchildrentofailinthefuturecompetition.Theyhavenootherwaybuttosendtheirchildrentoattendmoretraining.Itbecomesurgenttoreducestudents'heavyburdennow.Inmyownopinionitisimportanttochangetheeducationalsystemintohighqualityeducationsystemtoreducethecontentofthetrainingtochangethewayofevaluatingeducationqualitytochangeparentsandsociety'sattitudetowardstalents.Allthesearethebasicwaysthathelpreducestudents'heavyburden.ProblemsaboutReducingStudents'HeavyBurdenNowadays,students'heavyburdenmakesthemsonervousthatitdoesharmtotheirhealth.Itisnotdifficulttofindouttoomanyproblemsappearinginoursociety;somestudentsgiveupstudying,evenkillthemselves.Someotherstudentsgotokilltheirparentsortheirteachersbecausetheycan'tbearanymore.Thefactorsthatleadtostudents'heavyburdenarethefollowingthree:firstly,itisbecauseofeducationalsystem.Suchsystemforcesstudentstolearntoomuchcomplexbutuselessinformation.Secondly,schoolsonlyquestforhigherrateofenteringschools.Inordertogethigherrate,schoolstrytheirbesttodomoretrainingsothatstudentscan'thavetheirsparetime.Thirdly,parentshavegoodwishes.Parentsdonotwanttheirchildrentofailinthefuturecompetition.Theyhavenootherwaybuttosendtheirchildrentoattendmoretraining.Itbecomesurgenttoreducestudents'heavyburdennow.Inmyownopinion,itisimportanttochangetheeducationalsystemintohighqualityeducationsystem,toreducethecontentofthetraining,tochangethewayofevaluatingeducationquality,tochangeparentsandsociety'sattitudetowardstalents.Allthesearethebasicwaysthathelpreducestudents'heavyburden.

2.MoreIncomeforFarmersAccordingtothefiguresgivenbythegraphtheChinesefarmers'personalincomerosesteadilyfrom1970to1990.Inthemiddleof1970'stheirincomewasratherlowabout180yuan.Butin1980itincreasedapproximately50%reaching270yuan.Asisshownbythegraphin1985theirincomedoubled.Afterthattherewasaconsistenttendencyforincometogrow.Thereweretworeasonsfortheincreaseinthefarmers'incomeinChina.FirstlytheChinesegovernmenthadbeencarryingoutareformandopeningpolicy.Alargenumberofcounty-runenterpriseshadbeensetupintheruralareas.SecondlyasignificantreformofagriculturalpolicyhadbeencarriedoutinChina.TheParty'spolicyhadbroughtfarmers'initiativeintofullplay.Asaresulttheagriculturaloutputhadbeenontheriseallthetime.Allthesefactorsresultedinthesteadygrowthoffarmers'income.IbelievethatwithaseriesofagriculturalpoliciesbeingcarriedouttherewillbeevenmorerapiddevelopmentinChina'sagriculture.Thereisnodoubtthatthefarmers'livingstandardwillbeimprovedtoagreatextent.MoreIncomeforFarmersAccordingtothefiguresgivenbythegraph,theChinesefarmers'personalincomerosesteadilyfrom1970to1990.Inthemiddleof1970'stheirincomewasratherlow,about180yuan.Butin1980itincreasedapproximately50%,reaching270yuan.Asisshownbythegraph,in1985theirincomedoubled.Afterthattherewasaconsistenttendencyforincometogrow.Thereweretworeasonsfortheincreaseinthefarmers'incomeinChina.Firstly,theChinesegovernmenthadbeencarryingoutareform.andopeningpolicy.Alargenumberofcounty-runenterpriseshadbeensetupintheruralareas.Secondly,asignificantreform.ofagriculturalpolicyhadbeencarriedoutinChina.TheParty'spolicyhadbroughtfarmers'initiativeintofullplay.Asaresult,theagriculturaloutputhadbeenontheriseallthetime.Allthesefactorsresultedinthesteadygrowthoffarmers'income.Ibelievethatwithaseriesofagriculturalpoliciesbeingcarriedout,therewillbeevenmorerapiddevelopmentinChina'sagriculture.Thereisnodoubtthatthefarmers'livingstandardwillbeimprovedtoagreatextent.

3.SalaryorInterestUpongraduationvirtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejobbutotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.AsformyselfIpreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeoplewithnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethevalueofone'sjobintermsofmoneysalarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyviewourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuitiontheyhavebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.AstheonlysoninmyfamilyIhavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.Inshortsalaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.SalaryorInterestUpongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejob,butotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheir,careerchoices.Asformyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethevalueofone'sjobintermsofmoney,salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuition,theyhavebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.Astheonlysoninmyfamily,Ihavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.Inshort,salaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.

4.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?NowadayssurfingtheInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.IamimpressedmostthatanycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingontheInternet.WhatareCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?NowadayssurfingtheInternethasbecomeverypopularoncampus.IamimpressedmostthatanycollegestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesandchattingontheInternet.

5.ENERGYSHORTAGE:HOWTOSOLVEITChinawassweatingalotoverthelastsummernotonlybecauseofthecontinualheatwaves.Lackofcoalandoilalsoresultedinapowershortage.AccordingtonewsreportsmanycitieshadtorestrictthepowerusageforairconditioningandilluminationandthousandsofmanufacturersinShanghaihadtorescheduletheirproductiontoeveningsorweekends.Asitisenergyhasbecomeoneofthebiggestproblemstheworldisfacedwithtoday.Manyscientistsandeconomistspointoutthatournaturalresourcesareverymuchlimited.Ifwekeepconsumingourresourcesatthepresentratetheywarntheworldwillsoonberunningoutofoilcoalandmetalsandthiswillcertainlyleadtoaseriousenergycrisisthreateningmankind'ssurvival.Themajorityoftheworld'speoplehaverespondedwithaclamorformorestrictconservationofournaturalresources.Thisisurgentlynecessaryindeed.Itmustberealizedthatmuchofourenergyintheformofoilcoalgasorelectricityhasbeenwantonlyconsumed.Ifthingsgoonlikethatwewilleventuallyleaveforourdescendantsadevastatedworldavaststretchofwasteland.Sofromnowonwewillhavetomakeseriouseffortstoenhanceenergyefficiencyreducethenumberofhighenergy-consumingprojectsandcutdownenergywasteofanyformsoastoslowdownthepresentdrainonourlimitedresources.Butconservationaloneisnotalltheanswer.Itisobviousthatevenifwesavemuchenergybyusingitcarefullyournaturalresourceshoweverabundantwillrunoutultimately.Andwhentheyaregonetheyaregoneforeverforresourcescannotreproducethemselves.Inthelongrundevelopingnewsourcesofenergyandincreasingtheuseofnewandrenewableenergyaremoreimportantwaystosolvetheenergyproblem.AsweknowgovernmentsofsomeEuropeancountriessuchasGermanyandItalyhaveworkedoutallsortsofincentiveprogramstoencouragepeopletousesolarenergy.AndrecentlysomescientistshaveassertedthatChinahasabundantwindenergyreservewhichcouldbevitaltoproperlysolvethecountry'senergyissue.Sosearchingunexploredareasfornewsuppliesseemstobetheonlywayoutofourenergy-shortagepredicament.ENERGYSHORTAGE:HOWTOSOLVEITChinawassweatingalotoverthelastsummer,notonlybecauseofthecontinualheatwaves.Lackofcoalandoilalsoresultedinapowershortage.Accordingtonewsreports,manycitieshadtorestrictthepowerusageforairconditioningandillumination,andthousandsofmanufacturersinShanghaihadtorescheduletheirproductiontoeveningsorweekends.Asitis,energyhasbecomeoneofthebiggestproblemstheworldisfacedwithtoday.Manyscientistsandeconomistspointoutthatournaturalresourcesareverymuchlimited.Ifwekeepconsumingourresourcesatthepresentrate,theywarn,theworldwillsoonberunningoutofoil,coalandmetals,andthiswillcertainlyleadtoaseriousenergycrisisthreateningmankind'ssurvival.Themajorityoftheworld'speoplehaverespondedwithaclamorformorestrictconservationofournaturalresources.Thisisurgentlynecessary,indeed.Itmustberealizedthatmuchofourenergy,intheform.ofoil,coal,gas,orelectricity,hasbeenwantonlyconsumed.Ifthingsgoonlikethat,wewilleventuallyleaveforourdescendantsadevastatedworld,avaststretchofwasteland.So,fromnowon,wewillhavetomakeseriouseffortstoenhanceenergyefficiency,reducethenumberofhighenergy-consumingprojects,andcutdownenergywasteofanyform.soastoslowdownthepresentdrainonourlimitedresources.Butconservationaloneisnotalltheanswer.Itisobviousthat,evenifwesavemuchenergybyusingitcarefully,ournaturalresources,howeverabundant,willrunoutultimately.Andwhentheyaregonetheyaregoneforever,forresourcescannotreproducethemselves.Inthelongrun,developingnewsourcesofenergyandincreasingtheuseofnewandrenewableenergyaremoreimportantwaystosolvetheenergyproblem.Asweknow,governmentsofsomeEuropeancountries,suchasGermanyandItaly,haveworkedoutall