2021年福建省廈門市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)

2021年福建省廈門市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英

語六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicInformationintheModemSociety.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.現(xiàn)代社會(huì)中信息的獲得越來越重要

2.我獲得信息的主要渠道（如：圖書館、報(bào)紙、電視、電臺(tái)、網(wǎng)絡(luò)等）

3-我是如何利用信息的（和別人交流，用于學(xué)習(xí)中等）

InformationintheModernSociety

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledonGraduateMania.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前很多人報(bào)考研究生；

2.你認(rèn)為此現(xiàn)象的原因是什么；

3你的看法。

3.假如你是李靜，你想向校長(zhǎng)申請(qǐng)參加西部大開發(fā)，你要給校長(zhǎng)寫一

封信，信的內(nèi)容包括：

1.表達(dá)自已想要參加西部大開發(fā)的愿望；

2.簡(jiǎn)要說明自己的理由。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetitle:ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional

1.描述現(xiàn)在大學(xué)課堂及講座上常見的現(xiàn)象：態(tài)度不認(rèn)真，睡覺，發(fā)短信

及出勤率低……因此提出大學(xué)課堂是否應(yīng)該采取自愿而非強(qiáng)制

2.列舉原因

3.我的看法

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledMyViewpointOnWide-spreadSMS(ShortMessageService).You,

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven,below:

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(diǎn)

MyViewpointonWide-spreadSMS

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledHowtoDealWithPressure?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.現(xiàn)如今大學(xué)生壓力過大，過激行為頻發(fā)

2.大學(xué)生壓力過大的原因

3.如何解決

HowtoDealWithPressure?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

NusberofApplicantsKargin

4-1.8%

2006101,60r

95045

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。

8.1.面對(duì)今年的就業(yè)形勢(shì)，很多大學(xué)生畢業(yè)后選擇到農(nóng)村去發(fā)展，比

如去農(nóng)村當(dāng)“村官”。

2.你認(rèn)為到農(nóng)村就業(yè)對(duì)大學(xué)生來說是好的就業(yè)選擇嗎?請(qǐng)說明理由。

9.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsof

qualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingthe

informationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

CNPperheadDailycalorieLifeexpectancyInfantmortalityrates

Country

(2005,$)suppyperheadatbirth(years)per1000livebiiths

Bangladesh46219225263

Bolivia245821076748

Egypt332329466840

Indonesia31172314650OHX

U.S.A.1877937817911

10.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsof

qualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingthe

informationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

Infant

DailyLife

mortality

GNPperheadcalorieexpectancy

Countryratesper

（2000,$）supplyperatbirth

1000live

head（years）

births

Bangladesh

Bolivia

Egypt332329466840

Indonesia

U.S.A1877937817911

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

11.

Asregardstrust-keepinglies,youaresupposedtotellliestosomeone

someoneelse.

12.

Thebookhasmorethanoneauthor.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Inthispassage,theauthorprovidesuswitheffectivewaystocopewith

differenttypesoflies.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.BestTimeKeeper

WaldoWilcoxknewtherewastroublethemomenthesawthemauled（受傷

的）deercarcass,notfarfromoneofthemeadowswherehiscattlegrazed.

Hisdogs,DinkandShortie,sensedittoo-mountainlion.Hegrabbedhis

pistolandaropefromhistruck,andsaid,"Let'sgethim."Thenheheadedup

themountainside,hishoundsracingfarahead.

Wilcoxmovedinlongstridesuptherockygrade.Still,ittooksometime

beforehetoppedthesummit.Thebigcatwasnot50yardsinfrontofhim,its

fangs（尖牙）bared,corneredbythedogsonamassivesandstonebluff.

Wilcoxgrippedhisgun.Hehopedtotakethemountainlionaliveandsellit

toazoo;he'ddonethatbeforeandmadeatidyprofit.Wilcoxtookquickaim,

hispistolcracked,andtherewasasuddensilenceastheanimalfelllimpto

theground.

Itwasn'tuntilthereddusthadsettledandWilcox'spulsehadslowedthathe

gazedaround.Whathesawstunnedhim.Highontheblufflayan

archeological（考古學(xué)的）treasuretrove（珍藏物）largepiecesofpottery,stone

sheltersthatoncehousedwholefamilies,anddomedstructuresthathadheld

wildgrainsharvestedcenturiesbeforeEuropeanssetfootinNorthAmerica.

Wilcoxmadehisdiscoveryonthebluffalmost20yearsago-butitwasnot

thefirsttimehehadfoundrelicsonhisland.Since1951,whenhisfather

boughtthehighvalleyRangeCreekranch,ayearhadseldompassedinwhich

Wilcoxdidnotcomeuponsomespotofarcheologicalinterest.Occasionally

hestumbledacrossburialplots.

NativeAmericanCulture

Fornearlyhalfacentury,hekeptquietabouttheriches,tellinghardlyanyone

outsidehisimmediatefamilywhatwashiddenintheisolatedvalley160miles

southeastofSaltLakeCity.Whenhediscoveredanewsite,Wilcoxwould

noteitslocation-thenjustletthingsbe.

NowthesecretofRangeCreekisfinallyout.Fouryearsago,forcedbytime

togiveupranching,Wilcox,75,soldhisbeef-cattlepropertyinadealthat

ultimatelyputthelandinstatehands.ThankstoWilcox'ssilence,the4,200-

acreranchisonehuge,untouchedarcheologicalsite.Today,scientistsfrom

Utah'sDivisionofStateHistoryandtheUniversityofUtaharebusily

cataloguingmagnificent,previouslyunknownruinsontheproperty.

WhatthescientistsarelearningatRangeCreekhasalreadybeguntoshed

lightononeofthegreatestmysteriesofNativeAmericanhistory一thefateof

theFremontculture,whichhadthrivedinUtahforalmost1,000years,then

vanishedvirtuallyover-nightinthe1300s.

TheveryexistenceoftheFremontdidnotcometolightuntilthelate1920s,

whenaHarvardUniversityexpeditiondiscoveredevidenceofanancient

peoplewhosettledalongtheFremontRiverinsouthernUtah.Farmersand

hunter-gathererswhoarrivedintheregionataboutA.D.400,theFremont

livedinone-roomhomesdugintotheearthandfinishedoffwithstacked-

stonewailsandroofsmadeofreedsandmud.Carbondatingofcorncobs

foundontheWilcoxranchhintthatRangeCreekwasbuzzingwithactivity

fromroughlyA.D.900to1100.

Butrightaroundthebeginningofthe14thcentury,somegreatshiftoccurred.

Thedrawings,potteryandstructuresparticulartotheFremontcultureceased

tobemadeanywhere.Someexpertsguessthatotherpeoplespushedoutthe

Fremont.OthersspeculatethatsomeclimaticeventforcedtheFremontto

movesouth,wheretheymayhaveintegratedwithothertribes.

ALivingMonument

"Intermsofhistoryandarcheologicalstudy,RangeCreekisessentialtothe

state,"explainsformergovernorOleneS.Walker,"Itgivesusaviewintoa

periodforwhichwehavenowrittenhistory."Sheisspeakingprimarilyabout

theFremontculture,butAWorldThatTimeForgot.Eventoday,thevalley

resemblesaworldthattimeforgot.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

MsRobertsdemandsthatthegovernmenttakeontheresponsibilityfor

findingouttheoffamilyrelationshipcrisis.

16.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

CodinTrouble

A.In1992,thedevastatingcollapseofthecodstocksofftheeastcoastof

NewfoundlandforcedtheCanadiangovernmenttotakedrasticmeasuresand

closethefishery.Over40,000peoplelosttheirjobs,communitiesarestill

strugglingtorecoverandthemarineecosystemisstillinastateofcollapse.

Thedisintegrationofthisvitalfisherysoundedawarningbelltogovernments

aroundtheworldwhowereshockedthatarelatively-sophisticated,

scientifically-basedfisheriesmanagementprogram,notunliketheirown,

couldhavegonesowrong.TheCanadiangovernmentignoredwarningsthat

theirfleetswereemployingdestructivefishingpracticesandrefusedto

significantlyreducequotascitingthelossofjobsastoogreataconcern.

B.Inthe1950sCanadianandUSeastcoastwatersprovidedanannual

100,000tonsincodcatchesrisingto800,000by1970.Thisoverfishingled

toacatchofonly300,000tonsby1975.CanadaandtheUSreactedbypassing

legislationtoextendtheirnationaljurisdictionsovermarine-livingresources

outto200nauticalmilesandcatchesnaturallydeclinedto139,000tonsin

1980.HowevertheCanadianfishingindustrytookoverandrestartedtheover

fishingandcatchesroseagainuntil,from1985,itwastheCanadianswho

werelandingmorethan250,000tonsofnortherncodannually.This

exploitationravagedthestocksandby1990thecatchwassolow(29,000tons)

thatin1992(121/2000tons)Canadahadtobanallfishingineastcoastwaters.

Inafisherythathadforoveracenturyyieldedaquarter-milliontoncatches,

thereremainedabiomassoflessthan1700tonsandtheFisheriesDepartment

alsopredictedthat,evenwithanimmediaterecovery,stocksneedatleast15

yearsbeforetheywouldbehealthyenoughtowithstandpreviouslevelsof

fishing.

C.Thedevastatingfishingcamefrommassiveinvestmentpouredinto

constructinghuge"draggers".Draggershaulenormousnetsheldopenbya

combinationofhugesteelplatesandheavychainsandrollersthatploughthe

oceanbottom.Theydragupanythingintheway,inflictingimmensedamage,

destroyingcriticalhabitatandcontributingtothedestabilizationofthe

northerncodecosystem.Thedraggerstargetedhugeaggregationsofcod

whiletheywerespawning,atimewhenthefishpopulationishighly

vulnerabletocapture.Excessivetrawlingonspawningstocksbecamehighly

disruptivetothespawningprocess,andecosystem.Inaddition,thetrawling

activityresultedinaphysicaldispersionofeggsleadingtoahigher

fertilizationfailure.Physicalandchemicaldamagetolarvaecausedbythe

trawlingactionalsoreducedtheirchancesofsurvival.Thesedraggersarenow

bannedforeverfromCanadianwaters.

D.Canadianmediaoftenciteexcessivefishingbyoverseasfleets,primarily

drivenbytheCapitalistethic,astheprimarycauseofthefishingoutofthe

northAtlanticcodstocks.Manynationstookfishoffthecoastof

Newfoundlandandalluseddeep-seatrawlers,andmanyoftenblatantly

exceededestablishedcatchquotasandtreatyagreements.Therecanbelittle

doubtthatnon-North-American-fishingwasacontributingfactorinthecod

stockcollapse,andthatthecapitalistdynamicsthatwereatworkinCanada

werealltoosimilarfortheforeignvesselsandcompanies.But

A.Themassunemployment.

B.Thecollapseofmarineecosystem.

C.Thecodcollapse.

D.Thefleets'destructivefishingpractices.

17.

Thisgivesusgoodreasontohopethatifweacttosolvetheenvironmental

problemsthatstillremain,wewill.

18.

Buildingawater-conservingsocietyisindispensableinguaranteeingChina's

sustainabledevelopment.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Whena"falserule"isappliedtoyoursituation,.

A.itcanbeofnohelpwithyourproblem

B.itmaymisleadyoutoafalsedirection

C.itmaymakeyourproblemmorecomplicated

D.itmayofferyouabrand-newoutlook

20.

Differentfromwhatmostpeopleexpect,theresearchshowsthatanincrease

inreadingratemayleadto.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.聽力原文：W:YousawAlaninthelibrary?He'ssupposedtobeinItaly.

M:Well,anyway,IthoughtitwasAlan.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(15)

A.HemayseeAlaninItaly.

B.HewaslookingforAlaninthelibrary.

C.He'snotsurewhichwaytogo.

D.Hemayhavemadeamistake.

22.

[B5]

23.

[B9]

24.(15)

A.EveryoneenjoyedhimselfatJohn'sparties.

B.Thewomandidn'tenjoyJohn'spartiesatall.

C.ItwillbethefirsttimeforthemantoattendJohn'sparty.

D.ThewomanisgladtobeinvitedtoJohn'shouse-wanningparty.

25.(28)

A.Thedriver.

B.Ten-year-oldJake.

C.Thepolice.

D.Thekidsonthebus.

26.[B5]

27.聽力原文：M:AreyoubusyFridaynight?Ifnot,wouldyouliketogoto

theconcert?

W:Ihaveafewcommitments.ButIthinkIcanpostponethemforanother

time,ifyoureallylikemeto.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(16)

A.Thewomanwillgohomefordinner.

B.Thewomanwillgototheconcert.

C.Bothofthemwillgohomebeforegoingtotheconcert.

D.Themanandwomanwilleattogether.

28.

[B2]

29.聽力原文：M:Carlearnedalotofmoneyoverthesummervacationasa

consultanttothatcompany.

W:Idon'tdoubtit.Whatsurprisesmeisthathe'sstillworkingtherenowthat

classesareabouttostartagain.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutCarl?

(19)

A.Shedoubtshemakesmuchmoneynow.

B.She'ssurprisedthathechosethatcompany.

C.Shedoesn'tknowwhenherclassesstarted.

D.Shewonderswhyhe'skepthisjob.

30.聽力原文：CannesFilmFestival,themostprestigiousmotion-picture

festivalintheworld.,isheldeachMayinthecityofCannes,insoutheast

France.TheCannesFilmFestivalwasconceivedattheendof1938.Duem

WorldWarII.however,thefirstCannesFilmFestivalwasriothelduntil1946.

Internationalismandpostwaroptimismcharacterizedthefirstfestival,as

organizersplacedlessemphasisoncompetitionthanonmutualcreative

stimulationbetweennationalproductions.Inlateryearstheselectionof

entriesforprizesreflectedmorecommercialinterestsandthefestivalsoon

acquireditscurrentreputationasafashionableprofessionalevent,more

concernedwithadvancingthefilmindustrythantheartoffilm.French

directorFrancoisTruffautaddressedthisissuein1956andpredictedits

commercialdeath.Thefestivalsurvived,however,andin1959.Truffaut

himselfwasawardedtheprizeforbestscreenplayforoneofhisfilms.

Despiteitsever-presentfinancialinterests,theCannesFilmFestivalremains

anessentialaffairforinternationalcinema.In1955theorganizingcommittee

atCannesintroducedtheGoldenPalmAward(inEnglish)forbestfilmofthe

festival,nowregardedasoneofthefilmindustry'smostdistinguishedprizes.

PastrecipientsoftheawardincludeTaxiDriver(1976),byAmericandirector

MartinScorsese;andThePiano(1993),byNewZealanddirectorJane

Campion.

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A.In1938.B.In1946.C.In1955.D.DuringWorldWarII.

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

31.

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32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Bringingupchildrenisahardwork,andyouareoftentoblameforanybad

behavior,ofyourchildren,Ifso,JudithRichHarrishasgoodnewsforyou.

Parents,sheargues,havenoimportantlong-termeffectsonthedevelopment

ofthepersonalityoftheirchildren.Farmoreimportantaretheirplayground

friendsandneighborhood.Ms.Harristakestohittingtheassumption,which

hasdominateddevelopmentalpsychologyforalmosthalfacentury.

Ms.Harris'sattackonthedevelopmentalists'"nature"argumentlookslikely

toreinforcedoubtsthattheprofessionwasalreadyhaving.Ifparentsmatter,

whyisitthattwoadoptedchildren,rearedinthesamehome,arenomore

similarinpersonalitythantwoadoptedchildrenrearedinseparatehomes?Or

thatapairofidenticaltwins,rearedinthesamehome,arenomorealikethan

apairofidenticaltwinsrearedindifferenthomes?

Difficultasitistotrackthepreciseeffectsofparentalupbringing,itmaybe

hardertomeasuretheexactinfluenceofthepeer(同齡人)groupinchildhood

andadolescence.Ms.Harrispointstohowchildrenfromimmigranthomes

soonlearnnottospeakatschoolinthewaytheirparentsspeak.Butacquiring

alanguageissurelyaskill,ratheracharacteristicofthesortdevelopmental

psychologistshuntfor.Certainlyitisdifferentfromgrowinguptenselyor

relaxed,orfromlearningtobehonestorhard-workingorgenerous.Easy

thoughitmaybetoprovethatparentshavelittleimpactonthosequalities,it

willbehardtoprovethatpeershavevastlymore.

Moreover,mumanddadsurelycannotbeditchedcompletely.Youngadults

may,asMs.Harrisargues,bekeentoappearliketheirpeers.Buteveninthose

earlyyears,parentshavethepowertoopendoors:theymayinitiallychoose

thepeerswithwhomtheiryoungassociate,andpickthatinfluential

neighborhood.Moreover,mostpeoplesuspectthattheycometoresemble

theirparentsmoreinmiddleage,andthatpeople'schildbearinghabitsmay

beformedpartlybywhattheirparentsdid.Sothebalanceofinfluencesis

probablycomplicated,asmostparentsalreadysuspectedwithoutbeingable

todemonstrateitscientifically.Evenifitturnsoutthatthegenestheypasson

andthefriendstheirchildrenplaywithmatterasmuchasaffection,discipline

andgoodexample,parentsarenotcompletelyoffthehook.

AccordingtoMs.Harris,.

A.parentsaretoblameforanybadbehavior,oftheirchildren

B.parentswillaffectgreatlythechildren'slifeinthelongrun

C.natureratherthannurturehasasignificanteffectonchildren'spersonality

development

D.children'spersonalityisshapedbytheirfriendandneighbors

33.

HowdidAmericangovernmentdealwithpossibleterrorfrominternational

flights?

A.TheAmericanauthoritiesquestionedthesuspectsamongthepassengers.

B.Someflightswerecancelledandsomeinternationalairlinesareplaced

armedforce.

C.SomepilotsandpassengerswerearrestedinParisandLosAngeles.

D.A11flightsfromabroadwerecancelledonDecember29th.

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

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參考答案

1.InformationintheModernSocietyAsisknowntoallinformationplaysan

importantroleinourmodemsociety.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatoursis

asocietyofinformation.AsamemberofmodemsocietyIalnformationin

theModernSocietyAsisknowntoall,informationplaysanimportantrole

inourmodernsociety.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatoursisasocietyof

information.Asamemberofmodernsociety,Ia

2.0nGraduateManiaInrecentyearspeoplewhowouldliketogotograduate

schoolbecamemoreandmore.Foronethingthousandsofenterprisingyoung

mensitforNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.Forexample50

thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduateEntranceExamlast

year.Foranothernotonlytheundergraduatesbutalsotheworkemployeestry

theirbesttobepostgraduates.Thereareseveralreasonswhichleadtothis

phenomenon.Tobeginwithitisbecauseofemploymentpressurethatlarge

numbersofpeopleenrollintheNational'GraduateEntranceExam.Owingto

enhancementofeducationalstandardabachelor'sdegreeisnolonger

evaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecentjob.Secondlysome

peoplethoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyearsfindtheirknowledge

inadequatetomeetthedemandofthisever-changingworld.Finallymany

peopleonlyfollowthesuitwithnospecificpurpose.Inmyopinionwehave

tothinkcarefullybeforewedecidetoapplyforgraduateschool.Cangraduate

schooloffermewhatIwanttolearn?DoIneedpracticalworkexperienceor

theoreticalknowledge?Beforewemakethechoicethesequestionsneedtobe

answered.OnGraduateManiaInrecentyears,peoplewhowouldliketogoto

graduateschoolbecamemoreandmore.Foronething,thousandsof

enterprisingyoungmensitforNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.

Forexample,50thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduate

EntranceExamlastyear.Foranother,notonlytheundergraduatesbutalsothe

workemployeestrytheirbesttobepostgraduates.Thereareseveralreasons

whichleadtothisphenomenon.Tobeginwith,itisbecauseofemployment

pressurethatlargenumbersofpeopleenrollintheNational'Graduate

EntranceExam.Owingtoenhancementofeducationalstandard,abachelor's

degreeisnolongerevaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecent

job.Secondly,somepeople,thoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyears,

findtheirknowledgeinadequatetomeetthedemandofthisever-changing

world.Finally,manypeopleonlyfollowthesuitwithnospecificpurpose.In

myopinion,wehavetothinkcarefullybeforewedecidetoapplyforgraduate

school.CangraduateschooloffermewhatIwanttolearn?DoIneedpractical

workexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?Beforewemakethechoicethese

questionsneedtobeanswered.

3.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'ma

seniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-

WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteerto

gototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobea

volunteerbutthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.FirstofallIamfrom

theWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What's

moretheWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestilllivein

poverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.

LastbutnotleastIplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.

TobeexacttopopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermost

inmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLi

JingDearPresident,I'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,andI'm

aseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeof

Go-WestCampaign,Iwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobea

volunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesireto

beavolunteer,butthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.Firstofall,Iam

fromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.

What'smore,theWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestilllive

inpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentofthe

West.Lastbutnotleast,IplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityinto

practice.Tobeexact,topopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestisthe

uppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerely

yours,LiJing

4.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollege

lectureswillfindthefollowingsituationacommonsight:Theclassroomis

halfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;

somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituation

posesaquestiontous:Shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?

Toanswerthequestionweshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcourses

andalsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofallweshouldconsiderwhatcourses

areputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthelevels

andneedsofthestudentstheyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Ofcourse

theteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportantin

implementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessary

coursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudents

areforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondlythosestudentsatthetopofthe

classandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudying

independantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschool

curriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearnmoreunderthetutor's

individualguidanceinsteadofstudyingwhattheyalreadyknow.Inmany

worldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvardandCambridgestudentsspendmuch

lesstimeattendinglectures.Theygaintheirknowledgeandskillsbyreading

anddoingresearchwork.Inconclusioncollegesshouldnotforcestudentsto

attendallcourseswithoutcarefullyconsideringthetwofactorsdiscussed

above.Asamatteroffacttobringupstudentswhocanmeetthedemandsof

ourneweraoureducationneedsreformingandtraditionalviewsonteaching

andlearningshouldbechallenged.Onlyinthiswaycanwehopetomotivate

moretalentedstudentstolearnwellandaimhighinschoolandintheirfuture

jobs.ShouldClassAttendanceBeOptional?Thosewhohavebeentocollege

lectureswillfindthefollowingsituationacommonsight:Theclassroomis

halfempty;thoseattendingclassesarenotalwayslisteningtotheteacher;

somearetextingtheirfriendswhileothershavefallenasleep.Suchsituation

posesaquestiontous:Shouldclassattendancebecompulsoryoroptional?

Toanswerthequestion,weshouldconsiderthenatureandqualityofcourses

andalsotheneedsofthestudents.Firstofall,weshouldconsiderwhat

coursesareputintheschoolcurriculum.Iftheyarewelldesignedandsuitthe

levelsandneedsofthestudents,theyshouldbemadecompulsorycourses.Of

course,theteachers'professionalandacademicstandardsarealsoimportant

inimplementingcoursegoalsandensuringdesiredoutcome.Unnecessary

coursesandpoorqualityteachingcanonlyleadtowastingtimeifstudents

areforcedtoattendsuchcourses.Secondly,thosestudentsatthetopofthe

classandmostcompetitiveintheirlearningandalsocapableofstudying

independantlydonothavetoattendallthecoursesofferedbytheschool

curriculum.Theyshouldbeencouragedtolearnmoreunderthetutor's

individualguidance,insteadofstudyingwhattheyalreadyknow.Inmany

worldfamousuniversitieslikeHarvardandCambridge,studentsspendmuch

lesstimeattendinglectures.Theygaintheirknowledgeandskillsbyreading

anddoingresearchwork.Inconclusion,collegesshouldnotforcestudentsto

attendallcourseswithoutcarefullyconsideringthetwofactorsdiscussed

above.Asamatteroffact,tobringupstudentswhocanmeetthedemandsof

ournewera,oureducationneedsrefor