2023年秋廣東省珠海市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

【2023年】廣東省珠海市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大

學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

、l.WritingQO題）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

StudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow:

1.當(dāng)前出國(guó)留學(xué)的人數(shù)日益增多

2.留學(xué)的優(yōu)勢(shì)和劣勢(shì)

3.你的看法

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledBlogWriting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinesgivenbelow:

1.寫博客的好處;

2.寫博客存在的問(wèn)題;

3.你的看法。

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

CareerorMarriage?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.目前許多大四女生不忙求職忙相親

2.產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3.我的看法

CareerorMarriage?

4.Directions:YourfriendPeterneedstomakeadecisioninchoosingtostudy

historyorcomputerscience.Hereallylikeshistory,butheistoldthatitwill

beeasierforhimtofindajobifhestudiescomputertechnology.Makeyour

comparisonandthenwritealettertohimandgiveyoursuggestions.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordswithin30minutes.

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?You

shouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartand

outlinebelow:

值

□比

MoviesSportsSpecialsDocumentaries

1.簡(jiǎn)要分析圖表

2.分析觀眾喜歡看體育節(jié)目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

6.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowing

outlinegiveninChinese.Thesuggestedtitleis:PrivateSchoolsinChina.You

shouldwritenolessthan150wordsforyourcomposition.

1.私立學(xué)校在中國(guó)的興起。

2.私立學(xué)?？赡軒?lái)的好處。

1）人才市場(chǎng)的需要；

2）培養(yǎng)一流人才；

3）提高全民族科學(xué)、教育水平。

3.更多的孩子會(huì)上私立學(xué)。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareall6wed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.電子游戲在學(xué)生之間享有很高的人氣，很多人玩，尤其是大學(xué)生

2.沉迷電子游戲?qū)W(xué)生的影響

3.如何解決“電子游戲熱”

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyon

Campus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyour

compositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

假如你叫王明，你就本校安全狀況給校長(zhǎng)寫信。你的內(nèi)容涉及宿舍及自

習(xí)室偷盜問(wèn)題、夜晚校園安全問(wèn)題等，并提出自己關(guān)于加強(qiáng)校園安全的

建議.

9.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitled

PressureinModernLife.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.現(xiàn)代生活充滿壓力

2.壓力對(duì)人身心的影響;

3.如何緩解壓力

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledProsandConsofOnlineShopping.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow：

1.簡(jiǎn)單介紹網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的方法

2.闡述網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的好處

3.指出網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的缺點(diǎn)并總結(jié)

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物：onlineshopping/E-shopping

信用卡：creditcard

瀏覽(網(wǎng)頁(yè)):browse(vt.)

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

11.

Ifonehasthedesiretoimprovehisreadingspeed,themotivationtopractice

and,hemayimprovehisreadingspeed.

12.

Differentfromanimals,thetreesinfluencetheearth'satmosphereby.

A.expellingcarbondioxidefromtheirleaves

B.expellingoxygenfromtheirleaves

C.directlyreducetheblanketofgases

D.turningsomecarbondioxideintolignin

13.

Asitisusedinthepassage,thephrase"laidoff?"(Line3,Para4)

means""

14.

Inthesummer,thewindcurrentwillbereversedbecausethetemperatureof

theairoverthelandturnshigherthan.

15.

Accordingtoahoaxannouncement,theTacoBellCorporationboughtthe

LibertyBellandmovedittoIrvinetohelp

16.

Identifyingpotentialhazardsaheadoftimecanreducethedangersofserious

injuryorlossoflifefromanearthquake.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Withthedevelopmentofspread-spectrumtechnique,wemayuseBluetooth

connectionasasubstituteforcellphone.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

TheoilynatureoftheGiantPandas'furcanprevent.

19.

WhatistheNeighborhoodMarketstore?

A.Wal-Mart'smajorcompetitor.

B.Wal-Mart'retaildivision.

C.Wal-Mart'smostprofitingdepartment.

D.Wal-Mart'sclosestpartner.

20.

Youcanjudgewhetheryou'vereachedyourcareerturningpointafteryou

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.(35)

A.Findingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsherbest.

B.Thesuggestionsofotherpeople.

C.Thepriceoftheclothes.

D.Theattitudeofthesalesman.

22.(26)

A.Shebumpedintosomeonewhilecrossingthestreet.

B.Shenarrowlyescapedanaccident.

C.Shegotrunover.

D.Shelostherway.

23.聽力原文：W:Youhaveanunusualaccent,Mr.Robbins.Whereareyou

fromoriginally,ifyoudon'tmindmeasking?

M:Notatall.IwasborninSpain,butIcametotheUnitedStateswhenIwas

ateenager.AndIstayedinLondonfortwoyearswhenincollege.

Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Robbins?

(15)

A.HewasborninSpain.

B.HegrewupinEngland.

C.HespenthisteenyearsinLondon.

D.HewenttoacollegeintheUSA.

24.(34)

A.Theyneverforgetgreatsadness.

B.Theyneverremembergreatsadness.

C.Theyneverremembergreathappiness.

D.Theycan'trememberthingsverywell.

25.(28)

A.A11sharkshaveteeth.

B.Asharkcanhavesixrowsofteeth.

C.Asharkcanhavehundredsofteeth.

D.A11sharkshaveextremelysharpteeth.

26.聽力原文：(29)Ofallthemethodsofdiscoveringnewideas,Disney

duringtheEisneryearshadoneofthemostunconventional.Modeledaftera

1970stelevisionprogram,Disney's"GongShow"wasabighitwithmanagers

andordinaryemployeesalike.

(30)Threetimesayear,Eisnerandtwoofhistopassistantswoulddevotea

daytolisteningtoanybodyandeverybody—secretaries,setdesigners,theme

parkemployees-whowantedtoproposeanidea.Asmanyas40peoplewere

allowedtoperform,presentorotherwiseselltheirideauntilaloudgong

wouldsignalthattimewasup.(30)Then,afteralltheideaswereexpressed,

Eisnerandhismanagerswoulddiscusseachoneandmakeadecision.

AccordingtoPeterSchneider,presidentofDisneyfeaturesatthetime,most

ofDisney'scartoonmoviesoriginatedfromthesesessions,asdidtheideafor

Disney'sretailstores.Mostorganizationsdon'tinviteideaswithsuchinsight.

Nordotheygiveinstantfeedbackormakequick"yesorno"decisions.

"(31)Inmostcompaniesthereisnoobviousstrategyforselectingoreven

evaluatingideas,"concludestheAmericanManagementAssociation'ssurvey

of1,356globalmanagers.Nearlyhalfofrespondentsreportedthattheir

firms"don'thaveastandardpolicyforevaluatingideas".Andonly17%said

theyuseanindependentreviewprocesstoevaluateideas.

Aneffective,transparentselectionprocessisessentialtosystematic

innovation.Withoutone,ideashavenopathtowardgainingfundingand

resourcesandimplementation.Anestablishedreviewprocessinvites

participationbythosewhosejobisnotspecificallyinnovation.Itconnects

your"ideafunnel"toyour"ideapipeline"andacceleratestheflowofideas.

(30)

A.BecauseDisneywantedtoshowitsnewmovies.

B.BecauseDisneywantedtoinvitemorepeopletoitsparks.

C.BecauseDisneywantedtohavemoreinnovations.

D.BecauseDisneywantedtogiveincentivesandbonustoallitsemployees.

27.(43)

28.(13)

A.Becauseshefeelsveryhotintheroom.

B.Becauseshewantstoavoidmeetingpeople.

C.Becauseshewantstosmokeacigaretteoutside.

D.Becauseshedoesn'tlikethesmellofsmokeinside.

29.(36)

A.Talkers.B.Thespeakeasy.C.Thespacemaker.D.Texters.

30.聽力原文：Thefamilyischanging.Inthepast,grandparents,parents,

andchildrenusedtolivetogether,andtheyhadanextendedfamily.

Sometimestwoormorebrotherswiththeirwivesandchildrenwerepartof

thislargefamilygroup.Butfamilystructureischangingthroughouttheworld.

Thenuclearfamilyconsistsofonlyonefather,onemother,andchildren;itis

becomingthemainfamilystructureeverywhere.

Thenuclearfamilyoffersroamedwomensomeadvantages:theyhave

freedomfromtheirrelatives,andthehusbanddoesnothaveallthepowerof

thefamily.Studiesshowthatinnuclearfamilies,menandwomenusually

makeanequalnumberofdecisionsaboutfamilylife.

Butwivesusuallyhaveto"pay"forthebenefitsoffreedomandpower.When

womenlivedinextendedfamilies,sisters,grandparentsandauntshelpedone

anotherwithhouseworkandchildcare.Inaddition,olderwomeninalarge

familygrouphadimportantpositions.Wivesinnuclearfamiliesdonotoften

enjoythisbenefit,andtheyhaveanotherdisadvantage,too:womengenerally

livelongerthantheirhusbands,soolderwomenfromunclearfamiliesoften

havetolivealone.Studiesshowthatwomenaregenerallylesssatisfiedwith

marriagethanmenare.Inthepast,menworkedoutsidethehomeandwomen

workedinside.Houseworkandchildcarewereafulltimejob,andtherewas

notimeforanythingelse.Nowwomenworkoutsideandhavemorefreedom

thantheydidinthepast,buttheystillhavetodomostofthehousework.The

womenactuallyhavetwofull-timejobs,andtheyhavenotmuchfreetime.

（29）'

A.Thewomenhavemorefreedomandcanshareindecisions.

B.Thewomendonothavetobetheheadsofthefamily.

C.Thewomen'srelativesdonothelpthemwiththehouseworkandchildren.

D.Thewomenhavetheleadingplaceinthefamily.

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

31.Dieting,accordingtoanoldjoke,maynotactuallymakeyoulivelonger,

butitsurefeelsthatway.Nevertheless,evidencehasbeenaccumulatingsince

the1930sthatcalorierestriction-reducingananimal'senergyintakebelowits

energyconsumption-extendslifespananddelaystheappearanceofage-

relateddiseasesinrats,dogs,fishandmonkeys.Suchresultshaveinspired

thousandsofpeopletoputupwithconstanthungerinthehopeoflivinglonger,

healthierlives.Theyhavealsoledtoasearchfordrugsthatimitatetheeffects

ofcalorierestrictionwithoutthepainofgoingonanactualdiet.

Astudy,knownasCALERIE（ComprehensiveAssessmentofLong-term

EffectsofReducingIntakeofEnergy）,wassponsoredbyAmerica'sNational

InstitutesofHealth.Ittook48menandwomenagedbetween25and50and

assignedthemrandomlytoeitheracontrolgrouporacalorie-restriction

regime.Thoseinthesecondgroupwererequiredtocuttheircalorieintakefor

sixmonthsto75%ofthatneededtomaintaintheirweight.

TheCALERIEstudyisalandmarkinthehistoryofthefield,becauseits

subjectswereeitherofnormalweightoronlyslightlyoverweight.Previous

projectshaveusedindividualswhowereclinicallyobese（肥胖的），thus

confusingtheunquestionablebenefitstohealthofreducingobesitywiththe

possibleadvantagesofcalorierestrictiontotheotherwisehealthy.

Atamolecularlevel,CALERIEsuggeststheseadvantagesarereal.For

example,thoseonrestricteddietshadshoweddropsinbodytemperatureand

blood-insulin（胰島素）levels-bothphenomenathathavebeenseeninlong-

lived,calorie-restrictedanimals.DrRattandoubtswhethercalorierestriction

willextendmaximumhumanlifeexpectancy.Hearguesthattheconceptsof

ageingandlongevity（長(zhǎng)壽）mustbeseparated.Itmay,indeed,bepossibleto

reduceoreliminateparticularage-relateddiseases,andthatwouldincrease

averagelifespaninthewaythateliminatingotherdiseaseshasdoneinthe

past.Butthisisnotthesameasslowingdownagingitself,andthusincreasing

maximumlifespan.Longevityisamorecomplextraitthananyindividual

disease,and,inhisopinion,itwillnotbealteredsoeasily.

CynthiaKenyon,aresearcherlookingintoanti-agingdrugs,believesthat

somemoleculesarelikelytobeapprovedinthenextfivetotenyears,for

guardingagainstage-relateddiseases.Peoplethenwillstarttakingthem,and

ahugenaturalexperimentwillgetunderway.IfDrRattaniswrong,

maximumlifespanaswellasaveragelifespanwillincrease.Ifheisright,at

leastpeoplewillenjoyahealthieroldage.

Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.aneffectivecalorierestrictioninvolvestakinglittlefoodwhiledoingmuch

exercise

B.calorierestrictionisprovedtobeeffectiveinpreventingillnessinsome

animals

C.somedrugsaretakenbypeopletolivelongerwithoutsufferingfrom

starvation

D.beforethe1930s,peopledidnotbelieveinthepositiveeffectinextending

lifespan

32.

Accordingtothepassage,insectscanseewhichhumanscan'tsee.

33.

Thepassagemostprobablyappearsin.

A.aneconomicperiodical

B.atextbookoneconomics

C.aresearchpaperoneconomy

D.theeconomysectionofanencyclopedia

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

34.

[S4]

35.

[S3]

36.

[S2]

六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

37.Manypeoplebelievetheyaresupposetodrinkeightglassesofwateraday,

orabout[SI]

twoliters.What?Becausethatiswhattheyhavebeentoldalltheirlife.Buta

newreport[S2]

offerssomedifferentadvice.Expertssaypeopleshouldobeytheirbodies;

theyshould

drinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellikedrink.[S3]

Thereportcontainssomegeneralsuggestion.Theexpertssaywomenshould

get

abouttwo-point-sevenlitersofwaterday.Menshouldgetaboutthree-point-

sevenliters.[S4]

Butwait-ineachcase,thatismorethaneightglasses.

Thereisanimportantdifference.Thereportdoesnottellpeoplehowmany

glasses

ofwatertodrink.Infact,theexpertssayitmaybepossibletoknowhow

manyglasses[S5]

areneededtomeettheseguidelines.Thisisbecausethedailywater

requirementcan

includethewatercontentinfoods.

Peopleneedtodrinkmorewaterwhentheyarephysicallyactive.Thesameis

true

ofthoseliveinhotclimates.Dependingonheatandactivity,peoplecould

needtwotimes[S6]

somuchwaterasothersdo.[S7]

Allthis,however,docsnotansweronequestion.Nooneseemssurewhy

people

havetheideathatgoodhealthrequireeightglassesofwaterdaily.[S8]

Itmayhavestartedwithamisunderstanding.Innineteen-forty-five,the

National

AcademyofSciencespublishedsomeguidelines.ItsFoodandNutrition

Boardsaida

goodnumberofwaterformostadultswastwo-point-fivelitersdaily.This

wasbasedon[S9]

anaverageofonemilliliterforeachcalorieoffoodeat.Butthatwasonlypart

ofwhat[S10]

theboardsaid.Italsosaidthatmostofthisamountiscontainedinprepared

foods.

[SI]

38.

[S4]

39.

[S5]

參考答案

1.StudyingAbroadInrecentyearsstudyingabroadhasbecomemoreand

morepopular.Tensofthousandsofstudentsaretryingtheirbesttoapplyto

goabroad.Attendingschoolsabroadhasmanyadvantages.IntheStudying

AbroadInrecentyears,studyingabroadhasbecomemoreandmorepopular.

Tensofthousandsofstudentsaretryingtheirbesttoapplytogoabroad.

Attendingschoolsabroadhasmanyadvantages.Inthe

2.BlogWritingNowadaysblogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular

whichhasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblog

writingclaimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedin

yourblogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.

Moreoveritcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblogpeople

mayknowmoreaboutyourpersonalityhobbiestastesviewsandsoon.

Howeverthosewhoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethe

spreadoffalseinformationeasierontheInternetwhichmayleadtogreat

damagetoindividualsaswellastothesociety.Besidestheconvenientaccess

totheblogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion

theadvantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.With

moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictionsblogwritingwillnodoubtbe

developedatafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.Blog

WritingNowadays,blogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular,which

hasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblogwriting

claimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedinyour

blogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.Moreover,

itcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblog,peoplemayknow

moreaboutyourpersonality,hobbies,tastes,viewsandsoon.However,those

whoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethespreadoffalse

informationeasierontheInternet,whichmayleadtogreatdamageto

individualsaswellastothesociety.Besides,theconvenientaccesstothe

blogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion,the

advantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.Withmore

effectiveregulationsandrestrictions,blogwritingwillnodoubtbedeveloped

atafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.解析：［審題］本

次考試的寫作題屬于非常典型的利弊型作文。要求考生就某一事物或社

會(huì)現(xiàn)象分析其優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)，并闡述自己的態(tài)度。

第一段提出對(duì)寫博客有不同看法，可以先介紹寫博客的好處，舉兩三個(gè)

例子說(shuō)明。如信息共享，增進(jìn)了解等。

第二段說(shuō)明其缺點(diǎn)。如虛假信息傳布，個(gè)人隱私被侵犯等。

第三段說(shuō)出自己的看法，即寫博客利大于弊，但要有有效的規(guī)則和限制。

［提綱］

1.Advantages:

Shareinformation

Promotemutualunderstanding

2.Disadvantages:

Spreadoffalseinformation

Violatetheprivacy

3.Myview:

Advantagesoutweighdisadvantages.

Moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictions

Acceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.

3.CareerorMarriage?Agrowingnumberoffemalecollegestudentsare

choosingtogetmarriedsoonaftertheygraduatefromcollege.Sowhileother

studentsarebusywithseekingjobstheyarebusywithblinddating.Ofcourse

mostofthemarelookingfortheirMr.Rightswhoarewealthy.Moreoften

thereasonwhymanynewfemalegradsarechoosingmarriagethetimethey

getoutofschoolisallabouttheemploymentpressure.Duetothetoughjob

marketmanyfemalegradsfeelgreatpressuretofindagoodjobafter

graduation.Theychoosetopickrichmenastheirdatesinthehopeofliving

awayfromtheworkpressure.Besidesbecausethefutureasanadultseems

scaryitfeelssomucheasiertofacethingswithaspouseespeciallyarichone.

Inmyopinioncollegestudentswhoarefacinganuncertainfuturemaysee

marriageasawaytomakethetransitionfromschooltothesocietyeasier一

butit'snot.Thereareallkindsofbadbadreasonstogetmarriedandthisis

oneforthem.CareerorMarriage?Agrowingnumberoffemalecollege

studentsarechoosingtogetmarriedsoonaftertheygraduatefromcollege.

Sowhileotherstudentsarebusywithseekingjobs,theyarebusywithblind

dating.Ofcourse,mostofthemarelookingfortheirMr.Rightswhoare

wealthy.Moreoften,thereasonwhymanynewfemalegradsarechoosing

marriagethetimetheygetoutofschoolisallabouttheemploymentpressure.

Duetothetoughjobmarket,manyfemalegradsfeelgreatpressuretofinda

goodjobaftergraduation.Theychoosetopickrichmenastheirdatesinthe

hopeoflivingawayfromtheworkpressure.Besides,becausethefutureas

anadultseemsscary,itfeelssomucheasiertofacethingswithaspouse,

especiallyarichone.Inmyopinion,collegestudentswhoarefacingan

uncertainfuturemayseemarriageasawaytomakethetransitionfromschool

tothesocietyeasier-butit'snot.Thereareallkindsofbad,badreasonsto

getmarried,andthisisoneforthem.

4.DearPeterYouhaveaskedmeformyadviceconcerningwhetheryou

shouldstudyhistoryorcomputerscienceatauniversity.HereishowIlook

atit.Iknowyouhavebeeninterestedinhistorysinceschooldays.However

asapracticalpersonandyourfriendIwouldadviseyoutotakeupcomputer

science.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Firstlyuniversitytrainingisa

preparationforyourfuturecareer.Thereforewhenyouchooseyourmajoryou

havetothinkaboutitsprospect-whetheritwillensureyourestablishment

andcontinuousdevelopmentinsociety.Computersciencewillofferyou

muchwiderjobopportunities.Historyhoweverfascinatingitmaybeoffers

farfewercareerprospects.Secondlyintheageofscienceandtechnologyit

isnecessaryforonetobecomputer-literate.Infactthecomputerisplaying

anincreasinglyimportantroleinourlives.Ifyouchoosecomputerscienceas

yourmajorIamsureyoucanenjoyfarbettercareerprospectsthanyoucan

withhistory.OfcourseIamnotsuggestingthatyougiveupyourinterestin

historyaltogether.Youcantakeitasahobbywhichmayenrichyourlife.In

thiswaywhileyoustudycomputerscienceforyourfuturecareeryoucanalso

findpleasureinyourhobby.IhopewhatIsaidcanbeofsomehelpforyouto

decide.Iwishyoucouldmakeawiseandhappychoice.Bestwishes

RebeccaDearPeter,Youhaveaskedmeformyadviceconcerningwhether

youshouldstudyhistoryorcomputerscienceatauniversity.HereishowI

lookatit.Iknowyouhavebeeninterestedinhistorysinceschooldays.

However,asapracticalpersonandyourfriend,Iwouldadviseyoutotakeup

computerscience.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Firstly,university

trainingisapreparationforyourfuturecareer.Therefore,whenyouchoose

yourmajor,youhavetothinkaboutitsprospect-whetheritwillensureyour

establishmentandcontinuousdevelopmentinsociety.Computersciencewill

offeryoumuchwiderjobopportunities.History,howeverfascinatingitmay

be,offersfarfewercareerprospects.Secondly,intheageofscienceand

technology,itisnecessaryforonetobecomputer-literate.Infact,the

computerisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinourlives.Ifyouchoose

computerscienceasyourmajor,Iamsureyoucanenjoyfarbettercareer

prospectsthanyoucanwithhistory.Ofcourse,Iamnotsuggestingthatyou

giveupyourinterestinhistoryaltogether.Youcantakeitasahobby,which

mayenrichyourlife.Inthisway,whileyoustudycomputerscienceforyour

futurecareer,youcanalsofindpleasureinyourhobby.IhopewhatIsaidcan

beofsomehelpforyoutodecide.Iwishyoucouldmakeawiseandhappy

choice.Bestwishes,Rebecca

5.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprograms

havebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph

78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfar

aheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentof

viewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseem

preferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesports

areaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmfor

sportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandcultural

limits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifferencesportsareaccessibleto

everyone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.They

cansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenby

sportstheycanroamfromcountrytocountrycontinenttocontinent.Sports

thusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.Why

DotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprogramshave

beenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph,78

percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsports,whichisobviouslyfarahead

ofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewers,

comparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferable

amongpeoplethanthespecialsdo,with42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

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8.ALettertoUniversityPresidentaboutSafetyonCampusDearMr.President

I'masophomoremajoringinenvironmentalengineering.I'mwritingtoyou

tosaysomethingabutthecampussafety.OuruniversityissolargethatIcan't

imaginehowharditistokeepitwiththousandsofstudentsingoodorder.On

thewholestudentsaresomewhatcontentwiththecampussafety.But

meanwhilesomeproblemsdoexist.Inthefirstplacethetheftoncampusisa

hugeheadacheofus.Myclassmatesinstudentdormitorybuilding202have

comeacrossthetheftquitealot.Theirbagsbankcardsradiosetsandother

propertiesarestolen.Thesamethingsalsohappenedintheself-study

classrooms.It'sunbearablethattextbookswithveryimportantnotesare

missingattimes.BesidesIheardthatwalkingaroundthecampusatnightis

notguaranteedbecauseafewgirlswerefrightenedby2strangerslastmonth.

It'surgentthatsomemeasuresbetaken.Educationonmoralityshouldbe

taughtamongallstudentsremindingthemofwhat'sthesensiblethingtodo.

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