2022年湖南省婁底市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)預(yù)測試題(含答案)

2022年湖南省婁底市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英

語六級(jí)預(yù)測試題（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ClassAttendance.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有人認(rèn)為大學(xué)生必須去上課

2.有人認(rèn)為不應(yīng)該強(qiáng)迫大學(xué)生上課

3.我認(rèn)為…

ClassAttendance

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic:DeepenChina'sReform.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccording

totheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.現(xiàn)有的改革成果已為進(jìn)一步深化改革奠定了基礎(chǔ)

2.然而改革的道路并不平坦

3.建議我們應(yīng)該……

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

FoodSafetyProblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.Followingthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.我國食品市場存在的何題。

2.怎樣解決食品安全問題。

3.結(jié)論。

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic:Let'sGoinforSports.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbase

yourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.當(dāng)今世界上，有越來越多的人對(duì)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)感興趣；

2.但有些人仍然不了解運(yùn)動(dòng)的重要性；

3.體育運(yùn)動(dòng)有很高的價(jià)值。

5.EvaluationbyStudents

1.不少大學(xué)讓學(xué)生參與任課老師教學(xué)情況的測評(píng)

2.對(duì)此改革措施校方、教師、學(xué)生的看法不一

3.學(xué)生測評(píng)教師的益處以及可能產(chǎn)生的問題

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledEnergyShortage:HowtoSolveIt.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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。

7.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic"The

1998SummerFlood".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushould

baseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

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.江澤民主席、黨中央十分關(guān)心受災(zāi)區(qū)和人民，親自指揮抗洪搶險(xiǎn)，取

得了最后勝利。

3.抗洪的勝利說明了什么？

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashonessay

entitledProsandConsofOnlineShopping.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow：

1.簡單介紹網(wǎng)上購物的方法

2.闡述網(wǎng)上購物的好處

3.指出網(wǎng)上購物的缺點(diǎn)并總結(jié)

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

網(wǎng)上購物：onlineshopping/E-shopping

信用卡：creditcard

瀏覽(網(wǎng)頁)：browse(vt.)

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledHowtoCultivateTeamSpirit?Youshouldwriteatleast150

words.followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.閉隊(duì)精神對(duì)人的成長至又重要

2.但現(xiàn)在許多人缺乏閉隊(duì)精神

3.在我看來……

HowtoCultivateTeamSpirit?

10.假設(shè)你是李明，假期即將到來，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希

望找個(gè)外國朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)。擬一個(gè)尋游伴的啟事，交代清

楚日程安排、費(fèi)用分擔(dān)情況、對(duì)對(duì)方的要求等，并說明對(duì)方和你一起出

游的好處。

Travel-mateWanted

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning/10題)

11.

Tocompetewithforeigners,Chineseretailersaretakingmeasurestoimprove

bycuttingdownonthenumberoftheirstaffandtoimprove

managementbybringinginforeignexperts.

12.

Typically,apidginlanguagederivesmostofitsvocabularyfrom.

13.WhathashappenedtotheBBCwiththechangesintechnologyandmedia

habits?

A.TheBBCisnolongerthedominantsourceofin-depthnews.

B.TheBBCislosingitsaudience.

C.TheBBCprogrammingisrapidlydeterioratinginitsquality.

D.TheBBCisreplacedbythemulti-channelservices.

14.IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

15.

Accordingtosometheory,weonlyneedbreakfast,lunchandsupperevery

daybutnomorebecausewhilesleeping,wecanconsume.

16.

TheInternetAddictionSupportGrouphasbeenestablishedtotreat.

17.

Asuccessfultaglineshouldnotfocusonthefeaturesofabrandname,butits

18.

OnAugust3Vegaheldherfirstonlineconcertatwhichsheinteractedwith

herfansinacompletelycomputer-fabricatedworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Thispassagetoldustheexperiencesofcaptains'narrowescapes.

20.

Thenutritionalqualityoffoodproductvariesinaccordancewith

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.聽力原文：M:Tommustbejokingwhenhesaidheplannedtosellhis

shoptogotouniversity.

W:Don'tbesure.Idon'tknowhowmanytimeshe*stoldmethathewishesto

gotouniversity.

Q;Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.SheisnotsureTomisjoking.

B.ShethinksTomwantstogointobusiness.

C.ShethinksTommaysellhisshop.

D.ShethinksTomhasalreadystudiedinuniversity.

22.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文.Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationswhichspecialize

inhelpingthewearytraveler.(26)Yet,theoldtraditionofhospitalityto

strangersisstillverystrongintheUS,especiallyinthesmallercitiesand

townsawayfromthebusytouristtrails.nIwasjusttravelingthrough,got

talkingwiththisAmerican,andprettysoonheinvitedmehomefordinner—

amazing.n(27)SuchobservationsreportedbyvisitorstotheUSarenot

uncommon,butarenotalwaysunderstoodproperly.Thecasualfriendliness

ofmanyAmericansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficialnoras

artificial,butastheresultofahistoricallydevelopedculturaltradition.

Asistrueofanydevelopedsociety,inAmericaacomplexsetofcultural

signals,assumptions,andconventionsunderliesallsocialinterrelationships.

And,ofcourse,speakingalanguagedoesnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeone

understandssocialandculturalpatterns.(28)Visitorswhofailto"translate'*

culturalmeaningsproperlyoftendrawwrongconclusions.Forexample,when

anAmericanusestheword"friend,*'theculturalimplicationsofthewordmay

bequitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisitor'slanguageandculture.It

takesmorethanabriefencounteronabustodistinguishbetweencourteous

conventionandindividualinterest.Yet,beingfriendlyisavirtuethatmany

Americansvaluehighlyandexpectfrombothneighborsandstrangers.

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A.Manyspecializedcharitableorganizations.

B.Thesmallcitieswhicharevisitedbyafewpeople.

C.Sometownsthatarefrequentlyvisited.

D.Bigcitiesandsomeshoppingmalls.

23.聽力原文：M:I'vebeencallingDavidforthepasthalfhour,butIkeep

gettingabusysignal.

W:Well,ifyoudon'tgethimsoon,we'lljusthavetogotothemovieswithout

him.

Q:WhyisthemantryingtocallDavid?

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A.Totellhimtheyarebusy.

B.Tocancelanappointment.

C.Tosendhimabusysignal.

D.Toinvitehimtogotoafilm.

24.聽力原文：M:Let'sgoswimmingoveratthestudentcenter.

W:Fdliketo,butIhaveapaperdueonFriday,andIhaven'tevenstartedit

yet.

M:Justanhour.Fvegotatesttomorrow,soIwon'tbeabletostayverylong.

W:Ineedtheexercise,but1justcan*tsparethetime.

M:Okay.HowaboutdinnerattheGrill?Youhavetoeatsometime,andit's

rightbythelibrary.Filgoovertherewithyouafterdinner,andyoucalldo

yourresearchwhileIstudyformytest.

W:Well.

M:Comeon.You'llprobablywanttostaylate,andyoushouldn'twalkhome

afterdark.I'llstayuntilyouYereadytogo.

W:Thatwouldbenice,but...

M:Look,wereallywouldn'tbewastinganytime.We'djustbedoing

everythingweneedtodo,butwe'dbedoingittogether.Ijustwanttospend

timewithyou.

W:Me,too.Okay.Ineedtogohomefirst,thenI'llmeetyouattheGrillabout

six.Isthatallright?

M:Thafsgreat.Wellgeteverythingdone.You*llsee.

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A.Theman'stest.

B.Thewoman'sresearchpaper.

C.Goswimmingoveratthestudentcenter.

D.Plansfortheevening.

25.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Fromareviewofallthesevariouscriticismsofdailynewspapers,itwould

seemthatanumberofthematleasthavefallenshortofthehighstandards

[Bl]ofthemby[B2]leaders,bymanynewspaperreaders,

byliberalsandstudentsofoursocialandeconomicproblems,andevenby

workingnewspapermenthemselves.Undoubtedlythe[B3]of

criticismhasgrownduringthelastyear,becauseallbusinessand[B4]

,aswellasoursocialandpoliticalinstitutions,havebeen[B5]

tocloser[B6]thaneverbeforeinanefforttofindoutwhere

intheyhavefailedto[B7]thefullestservice.Insuchare-examination,

thenewspaper's[B8]couldnotescapecriticism.[B9]

.Inthusfailingtodiscriminatebetweenthegoodand

thebad,criticsaremanifestlyunjusttothoseleadersandthoseinstitutions

thathavemadehonesteffortstomaintainhighstandards.[BIO]

[Bll]______________________________

[Bl]

26.聽力原文：W:Ienjoygoingthroughsecond-handbookstores,don'tyou?

It'sinterestingtoseewhatpeopleusedtoenjoyreading.Didyouseethisold

bookofchildren'sstories?

M:Someofthesebooksaren'tsoold.Though.See?

W:Hey!Lookatthis!

M:What?Areyougettinginterestedinnineteenthcenturypoetryallofa

sudden?

W:No.Lookattheinscription.Someonegavethisbookasapresentand

wroteanoteontheinsideofthefrontcover.It*sdated1893.Maybeit*sworth

something.

M:Everythingonthatshelfisworth50cents.

W:Butifthisisthesignatureofsomeonewhoiswellknown,itmightbring

alotmore.1hearWilliamShakespeare'ssignatureisworthaboutamillion

dollars.

M:Oh?Icanhardlyreadwhatthatonesays.Whowroteit?

W;ThenamelookslikeMHaroldDobson".Maybe"Dobbins"?Wasn'thea

politicianorsomething?I'mgoingtobuythisbookandseeifIcanfinda

namelikethatinthelibrary.

M:Goodluck.Yourpoetrybookmaymakeyourich,butI'llbetmyseventy-

five-centmysteryisabetterbuy.

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A.Inalibrary.

B.Inaschool.

C.Inabookstore.

D.Inapublisher'soffer.

27.(34)

A.Runawayandenjoythemselves.

B.Bcquitelazyandwouldn'tdoanythingbutsleep.

C.Happilyobeytheirmasters.

D.Demandbetterlivingconditions.

28.聽力原文：W:Welcometoourprogram,Tom.

M:Thankyou.

W:Tom,howlonghaveyoubeenapoliceofficer?

M:I'vebeenapoliceofficerforfortyyears.

W:Fortyyears.Andyou'vehad.differenttypesofassignmentsonthepolice

force,Iguess.

M:Yeah,Fvedoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverworktodetective

work,andnowFmsupervisinginvestigations.

W:TomIthinkmostpeoplewouldsaythatbeingapoliceofficerisavery

stressfuljob.Wouldyouagree?

M:Yes,it'sdefinitelyastressfulassignmentyoucanhave.

W:So,what'sprobablythemoststressfulassignmentyoucanhave?

M:I'dsaypatrolisthemoststressfulassignment.

W:That'sinteresting!Inwhatway?

M:Well,Iguessthebiggestpartofthestressisthefearfactor-thefearof

theunknown.

W:Whatdoyoumean,Tom?

M:Well,inpatrolwork,youdon'tknowfrommomenttomomentwhoyou

aretalkingtoorwhattheirreactionisgoingtobetojustifyyourpresence.

Let'ssay,forexample,apatrolofficerstopssomeoneforatrafficviolation.It

seemsasthoughthatwouldbeaverylow-stresssituation.

W:Yes,itisaverylow-stresssituation.

M:Butthetruthis,therearemorepoliceofficersinjuredduringaroutinestop.

W:Really?

M:Really!Thafswhyallpoliceofficersaretaughtfiomtheverybeginning

tobeawareoftheirsurroundings.Peoplebackoverpolicemen,peopleshoot

policemen,andpeoplejumpoutatpoliceman-differentkindsofthings.So

that'sprobablythemoststressfultime.

W:Isee.Let*stakeabreakandthenwe'llmoveontoournexttopic.

M:Allright.

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A.Friends.

B.Apoliceofficerandaninvestigator.

C.Twopoliceofficers.

D.Apoliceofficerandaprogramhostess.

29.(29)

A.Becauseabelltowerwastobebuiltonthesite.

B.Becauseitwasfoundunsafe.

C.Becauseaparkinglotwastobeconstructedthere.

D.Becausenoonewantedtopreserveit.

30.

[B9]

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

31.

AccordingtothepassageHolocene.

A.endedabout11,000yearsago

B.isanexistinggeologictimeperiod

C.isthebeginningofthePleistoceneepoch

D.isanepochofcoolglacialandwarmerinterglacialperiods

32.

Theproblemmentionedinthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.theseparationofteachingfromresearch

B.raisingthestatusofacademicresearch

C.professors1reluctancetoteach

D.thecombinationofteachingandresearch

33.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe

correspondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.You

maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Environmentliterallyis"thatwhichenvironsorsuiTounds'.Thetermisused

invariouswaysinacademicdiscourse.Inbiologyandpsychology,

environmentisfrequentlyjuxtaposed(相提并論)toheredity,inanexhaustive

divisionofthecausesthatshapethecharacteroflivingthings.Heredityrefers

towhatis[Cl]transmitted,environmenttowhatisgivenexternally.

Muchofthedebatehasfocusedontheirrelativeimportance,andenvironment

itselfisusuallygivenlittle[C2]content.Inotherusagesthe

environmentissimplythe(delimited)socialcontextinwhichtheindividual

(oranylivingorganism)islocated,andtheemphasisisonissuesofadaptation

andadjustmenttothisenvironment,asinJeanPiaget'sworkon[C3]

development.

Thenaturalenvironment,forallitspotentialsignificancetosociologyasthe

territoryinwhichhumanactionoccursandasitselfmodifiedbyhuman

agency,israrelyconstrued(解釋)insocialterms;untilrecentlyitfeatured

littleinsociologicalthinkingbeyondreferencestotheheredity[C4]

environmentdebate.Significantly,thecurrentsocialandpoliticalattention

giventotheenvironmentconcentratesonthephysicalworld-ontowns,

houses,thecountryside,andnaturalresourcessuchasairandwater——albeit

（盡管）anenvironmentrecognizedtobenotjustamatterofnaturebutalsoof

human[C5].Inthisinterpretationthetermcontrastswithconcepts

likecommunity,society,andsocialgroupthat[C6]socialrelations

ratherthanphysicalandmaterialconditions.However,itispreciselythefocus

onthespecificitiesandimpactofthematerialworldandonthewayitis

sociallyconstructedthatproducesthepotentialofanenvironmentalsociology.

Sincethe1980s,thesociologyoftheenvironmenthasemergedasan

identifiablespecialismwithinthe[C7],althoughitisstillrather

looselydefined.Amongthetopicslikelytobeencounteredinanyofthe

standardtextsnowavailablewillbethefollowing:theroleofindustrialismin

generatingenvironmental[C8];thestructuralandsocialoriginsof

environmentalmovements;thecontentandinfluenceof[C9]politics

andparties;theenvironmentalimplicationsofurbanizationandglobalization;

theproblemsofsecuringsustainabledevelopment;andwidertheoretical

issuessuchasthepossibleconflictbetweenanon-exploitativeapproachto

natureandthecontinuedcommitmenttoEnlightenmentvaluessuchasthose

ofdemocracy,humanrights,andthe[Cl0]ofprogress.

A.cognitiveI.Green

B.ulcerJ.tenured

C.pursuitK.versus

D.disciplineL.highlight

E.degradationM.wretched

F.geneticallyN.substantive

G.volleyO.generally

H.intervention

[Cl]

五、5.ErrorCorrection。題）

34.Forwelloveracentury,onestreetinNewYorkCity

hasbeenknownfbrtheheartoftheAmericantheater.The[S1]

nameofthestreetisBroadway.Mentionthatnameto

anyonehasevervisitedNewYork,andbewillremember[S2]

brightlights,eagercrowds,andelectricairofexcitement.[S3]

Overtheyears,Broadwayhasknownsuccessfuland[S4]

failure,praiseandscorn.Inrecenttimeithasfaced

specialproblems,bothinartisticandfinancial.Yet,[S5]

inspiteallitsimperfections,Broadwayremainsthecenter[S6]

ofthetheatricalactivityintheUnitedStates.Thegoalof

youngperformersintheU.S.isstilltoactinaBroadway

play.

OnBroadway,aplaymustbepopulartoattract[S7]

audiencesoveralongperiodof.time.Alongrunis

essentialbecauseBroadwaytheatersaregivenfinancial[S8]

supportbythegovernment,asareleadingtheatersinmost

othercountries.Instead,fundsareraisedtoindividual[S9]—

productionsandmustberepaidtotheinvestors,ifatall

possible.Theproducersneedtofindplayswhichwill

pleaseaudiences.Oftentheresultisaplaywithlittle

artisticprice.[S10]

[si]

35.

[S6]

36.

[S7]

六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

37.

[S8]

38.

[S3]

39.

[S9]

參考答案

1.ClassAttendanceNowadaysaheateddebatehasarisenfromconcerning

classattendanceinmanyuniversities.Somepeoplebelievethatuniversity

studentsshouldberequiredtoattendclasses.OthersbelievethaClass

AttendanceNowadays,aheateddebatehasarisenfromconcerningclass

attendanceinmanyuniversities.Somepeoplebelievethatuniversitystudents

shouldberequiredtoattendclasses.Othersbelievetha

2.DeepenChina'sReformTheachievementsofChina'sreformhave

establishedafirmfoundationfordeepeningreform.PoliticallyChinahas

adoptedfileprincipleof"governingthecountryaccordingtolaw".China's

economyisviDeepenChina'sReform.TheachievementsofChina'sreform,

haveestablishedafirmfoundationfordeepeningreform.Politically,China

hasadoptedfileprincipleof"governingthecountryaccordingtolaw".

China'seconomyisvi

3.FoodSafetyProblemWiththedevelopmentofourcountry*seconomythere

arisesomenewproblemsamongwhichisthefoodsafetyproblem.Ahandful

ofprofiteersputsomeharmfulmaterialsintothefoodtheymaketFoodSafety

ProblemWiththedevelopmentofourcountry'seconomy,therearisesome

newproblems,amongwhichisthefoodsafetyproblem.Ahandfulof

profiteersputsomeharmfulmaterialsintothefoodtheymaket

4.Let*sGoinforSportsIntheworldtodaymoreandmorepeopleare

interestedinsportsandgameswhichhavebecomepartofpeople'sdailylife.

InourcountryswingrunningbasketballfootballtabletennisanLet'sGoinfor

SportsIntheworldtoday,moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinsportsand

games,whichhavebecomepartofpeople'sdailylife.Inourcountry,swing,

running,basketball,football,tabletennisan

5.EvaluationbyStudentsNowadaysagrowingnumberofuniversitieshave

launchedthe"StudentEvaluationProject1'inwhichstudentsareinvitedto

evaluatethejobperformanceoftheirteachers.Inmostcasesstudentsget

evaluationformsattheendofasemesterandareaskedtofillthemout

anonymously.Therearevariedopinionsamongteachersanduniversity

authoritiesaboutthiseducationalreformprogram.Universityadministrators

considerstudentevaluationtobeaneffectivemeanstodisciplineteachersand

helpenhancetheteachingquality.Howevermanyteachersfeeluncomfortable

evenresentfulaboutitbecausedifferentstudentsmayhavedifferentstandards

bywhichtojudgetheirteachers.Intheiropiniontheevaluationresultsmay

beinfluencedbyindividualstudent'spersonalfeelingsandthereforecan'tbe

countedonasanobjectivereflectionoftheteachingperfonnance.Asfbr

studentstheirattitudesarealsovaried:someliketobegivenavoicetoexpress

theirviewssomedon'tunderstanditwhilesomesimplydon'tcare.Asawhole

StudentEvaluationProjecttookaboldstepintheuniversityeducationreform

processwhichencouragesstudentstogetmoreactivelyinvolvedintheclass

teachingthuspositivelycreatinganinteractiveacademicatmosphere.

Neverthelessmanyotherproblemsmayarisecorrespondingly.Forinstance

somestudentsmaybetoocriticalaboutacertainprofessorjustbecausethe

professorisnotfunorheistoostrictwhichmighthaveanegativeimpacton

theimpartialityofevaluationitselfmisleadingthereform

orientation.EvaluationbyStudentsNowadays,agrowingnumberof

universitieshavelaunchedthe"StudentEvaluationProject",inwhich

studentsareinvitedtoevaluatethejobperformanceoftheirteachers.Inmost

cases,studentsgetevaluationformsattheendofasemesterandareaskedto

fillthemoutanonymously.Therearcvariedopinionsamongteachersand

universityauthoritiesaboutthiseducationalreform,program.University

administratorsconsiderstudentevaluationtobeaneffectivemeansto

disciplineteachersandhelpenhancetheteachingquality.However,many

teachersfeeluncomfortable,evenresentfulaboutit,becausedifferent

studentsmayhavedifferentstandardsbywhichtojudgetheirteachers.In

theiropinion,theevaluationresultsmaybeinfluencedbyindividualstudent's

personalfeelingsandthereforecan'tbecountedonasanobjectivereflection

oftheteachingperformance.Asfbrstudents,theirattitudesarealsovaried:

someliketobegivenavoicetoexpresstheirviews,somedon'tunderstandit,

whilesomesimplydon'tcare.Asawhole,StudentEvaluationProjecttooka

boldstepintheuniversityeducationreform.process,whichencourages

studentstogetmoreactivelyinvolvedintheclassteaching,thuspositively

creatinganinteractiveacademicatmosphere.Nevertheless,many,other

problemsmayarisecorrespondingly.Forinstance,somestudentsmaybetoo

criticalaboutacertainprofessorjustbecausetheprofessorisnotfunorheis

toostrict,whichmighthaveanegativeimpactontheimpartialityof

evaluationitself,misleadingthereform,orientation.

6.ENERGYSHORTAGE:HOWTOSOLVEITChinawassweatingalot

overthelastsummernotonlybecauseofthecontinualheatwaves.Lackof

coalandoilalsoresultedinapowershortage.Accordingtonewsreports

manycitieshadtorestrictthepowerusageforairconditioningand

illuminationandthousandsofmanufacturersinShanghaihadtoreschedule

theirproductiontoeveningsorweekends.Asitisenergyhasbecomeoneof

thebiggestproblemstheworldisfacedwithtoday.Manyscientistsand

economistspointoutthatournaturalresourcesareverymuchlimited.Ifwe

keepconsumingourresourcesatthepresentratetheywarntheworldwill

soonberunningoutofoilcoalandmetalsandthiswillcertainlyleadtoa

seriousenergycrisisthreateningmankind'ssurvival.Themajorityofthe

world'speoplehaverespondedwithaclamorformorestrictconservationof

ournaturalresources.Thisisurgentlynecessaiyindeed.Itmustberealized

thatmuchofourenergyintheformofoilcoalgasorelectricityhasbeen

wantonlyconsumed.Ifthingsgoonlikethatwewilleventuallyleaveforour

descendantsadevastatedworldavaststretchofwasteland.Sofromnowon

wewillhavetomakeseriouseffortstoenhanceenergyefficiencyreducethe

numberofhighenergy-consumingprojectsandcutdownenergywasteofany

formsoastoslowdownthepresentdrainonourlimitedresources.But

conservationaloneisnotalltheanswer.Itisobviousthatevenifwesave

muchenergybyusingitcarefullyournaturalresourceshoweverabundant

willrunoutultimately.Andwhentheyaregonetheyaregoneforeverfor

resourcescannotreproducethemselves.Inthelongrundevelopingnew

sourcesofenergyandincreasingtheuseofnewandrenewableenergyare

moreimportantwaystosolvetheenergyproblem.Asweknowgovernments

ofsomeEuropeancountriessuchasGermanyandItalyhaveworkedoutall

sortsofincentiveprogramstoencouragepeopletousesolarenergy.And

recentlysomescientistshaveassertedthatChinahasabundantwindenergy

reservewhichcouldbevitaltoproperlysolvethecountry'senergyissue.So

searchingunexploredareasfornewsuppliesseemstobetheonlywayoutof

ourenergy-shortagepredicament.ENERGYSHORTAGE:HOWTOSOLVE

ITChinawassweatingalotoverthelastsummer,notonlybecauseofthe

continualheatwaves.Lackofcoalandoilalsoresultedinapowershortage.

Accordingtonewsreports,manycitieshadtorestrictthepowerusageforair

conditioningandillumination,andthousandsofmanufacturersinShanghai

hadtorescheduletheirproductiontoeveningsorweekends.Asitis,energy

hasbecomeoneofthebiggestproblemstheworldisfacedwithtoday.Many

scientistsandeconomistspointoutthatournaturalresourcesareverymuch

limited.Ifwekeepconsumingourresourcesatthepresentrate,theywarn,

theworldwillsoonberunningoutofoil,coalandmetals,andthiswill

certainlyleadtoaseriousenergycrisisthreateningmankind'ssurvival.The

majorityoftheworld'speoplehaverespondedwithaclamorformorestrict

conservationofournaturalresources.Thisisurgentlynecessary,indeed.It

mustberealizedthatmuchofourenergy,intheform,ofoil,coal,gas,or

electricity,hasbeenwantonlyconsumed.Ifthingsgoonlikethat,wewill

eventuallyleaveforourdescendantsadevastatedworld,avaststretchof

wasteland.So,fromnowon,wewillhavetomakeseriouseffortstoenhance

energyefficiency,reducethenumberofhighenergy-consumingprojects,and

cutdownenergywasteofanyform,soastoslowdownthepresentdrainon

ourlimitedresources.Butconservationaloneisnotalltheanswer.Itis

obviousthat,evenifwesavemuchenergybyusingitcarefully,ournatural

resources,howeverabundant,willrunoutultimately.Andwhentheyaregone

theyaregoneforever,forresourcescannotreproducethemselves.Inthelong

run,developingnewsourcesofenergyandincreasingtheuseofnewand

renewableenergyaremoreimportantwaystosolvetheenergyproblem.As

weknow,governmentsofsomeEuropeancountries,suchasGermanyand

Italy,haveworkedoutallsortsofincentiveprogramstoencouragepeopleto

usesolarenergy.AndrecentlysomescientistshaveassertedthatChinahas

abundantwindenergyreserve,whichcouldbevitaltoproperlysolvethe

country'senergyissue.So,searchingunexploredareasfornewsuppliesseems

tobetheonlywayoutofourenergy-shortagepredicament.

7.The1998SummerFloodThecalamitousfloodsthisyearclaimedthelives

ofmorethanthreethousandpeople1320beingkilledalongtheYangtzeRiver.

Thedelugeinthesummerflooded21millionhectaresoflandin29The1998

Summer