2023年河南省駐馬店市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題(含答案)

2023年河南省駐馬店市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamountofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsaDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.目前社會(huì)存在著迷信文憑現(xiàn)象

2．造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因

3．我對(duì)此的觀點(diǎn)

IsaDiplomaEverything?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealettertoyourcousinTom.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteronthesituationgivenbelow:

Tom剛剛考上大學(xué)，不適應(yīng)大學(xué)的學(xué)習(xí)和生活，為此，他寫(xiě)信給你（大三學(xué)生）向你請(qǐng)教。你回信給他向他講你的大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)和生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:ShouldWeReadExtensivelyorIntensively?Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.大學(xué)生讀書(shū)面臨兩種選擇：廣泛閱讀還是關(guān)注專(zhuān)業(yè)書(shū)籍的閱讀？

2.我的讀書(shū)方法

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

假如你是李靜，你想向校長(zhǎng)申請(qǐng)參加西部大開(kāi)發(fā)，你要給校長(zhǎng)寫(xiě)一封信，信的內(nèi)容包括：

1．表達(dá)自己想要參加西部大開(kāi)發(fā)的愿望；

2．簡(jiǎn)要說(shuō)明自己的理由。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomplaintlettertothecustomerservicedepartmentofthecompany'sheadoffice.Youboughtalaptopafewdaysagofromabigcomputerchainstore,butthelaptopstoppedworking.Whenyoutookitbacktothestore,theyrefusedtodealwiththeproblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.計(jì)算機(jī)出現(xiàn)了什么問(wèn)題。

2．與店方交涉的經(jīng)過(guò)。

3．你希望公司的客戶(hù)服務(wù)部門(mén)能盡快幫助解決問(wèn)題。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSmokinginPublicPlacesShould(Not)BeBanned.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.提出你的立場(chǎng)和理由

2．提出可能的反對(duì)理由

3．給予相應(yīng)的反駁，或提出合理的建議

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewonAutomobiles.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.汽車(chē)給人類(lèi)帶來(lái)的益處；

2．汽車(chē)給人類(lèi)帶來(lái)的副作用；

3．我的觀點(diǎn)。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.出國(guó)留學(xué)的好處；

2.出國(guó)留學(xué)的弊端；

3.結(jié)論和你的觀點(diǎn)。

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofStudyingAbroad

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMenaceofEyesightDeteriorating.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.現(xiàn)代人的視力正在受到嚴(yán)重的威脅

2.造成這一現(xiàn)象的主要原因

3.保護(hù)視力必須從孩子做起…

MenaceofEyesightDeteriorating

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

PatternsofAdhgeneofflieslivingatdifferentlatitudescanhelpscientiststosee______.

12.

MoreandmorepeopleintheU.S.tendtoidentifyasAmericanIndianspartlybecausethey______.

13.Withthehelpof4Gnetworks,trafficlightcycleperiodcanbeadjustedaccordingto______.

14.

Peoplefrequentlysufferingfromsleeprestrictiontendto______.

A.livelonger

B.losemuchweight

C.eatlessfood

D.growanxiousanddepressed

15.

Withouttheprenuptialtalk,it'snotlikelythatcoupleshaveanactualplanfortheirlivestogether.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Newdrugsusuallyarenottestedonthepeoplewhoare______.

17.

Company'sresearchspendingfell6percentinthe______of200

18.

Ifyouhavemayconcernaboutanewdragoritssideeffects,youcanaskyourdoctororpharmacistquestions,orcallthedrugcompanyfor______.

19.

BBChasstartedsellingepisodesofsomeprogramstodownloadtoAppleiPodsfor______.

20.

Freudbelievedthatinchildhoodsomepeopleexperiencedeepfeelingstheyareashamedofandthesefeelingsoftenfadeawayintotheunconsciousmind,butmayreturnindreamsinlaterlife.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.【B9】

22.(34)

A.Theytrustthemedia.

B.Theyrespectexperts.

C.Theyarewillingtolearnaboutnewthings.

D.Theyaregoodatlearningforeignlanguages.

23.(21)

A.TheconstructionoftheAmericanspacestation.

B.Budgetproblems.

C.Delays.

D.Technicaldifficulties.

24.聽(tīng)力原文：M:GoodMorning.

W:Goodmorning,canIhelpyou?

M:Yes,I'dliketoknowsomethingabouttheweatherinthiscityinautumn.

W:Well,inSeptemberandOctoberyoucanexpectsunnydaysandnotsomuchrain,buttheeveningstendtobecool.

M:Isee.Iwonderifyoucouldtellmesomethingabouttheeveningentertainment?

W:Yes,thereareseveralcinemas,stageshowsinthesummer,nightclubsanddiscos,andofcourseplentyofpubsandrestaurants.

M:Thankyou.Couldyoutellmeabitmoreaboutthestageshows?

W:Well,they'remostlyvarietyshowsforBritishsummervisitors—Idon'tthinkthey'rereallyverysuitableforforeignvisitors.

M:Ok.Howabouttherestaurants?

W:ThereareItalian,Indian,Chinese,MiddleEastern,Greekrestaurants—there'sevenaSwissrestaurant,believeitornot!

M:ArethereanytypicalEnglishrestaurants?

W:That'sabitmoredifficult.TogetagoodEnglishmealyouneedtoeatinoneofthehotelsorwithanEnglishfamily.

M:Isee.SomethingelseI'dliketoknowisthis:arethereanysportsfacilities?

W:Ohyea,plenty.Youcanplaytennis,gosailing,playsquash,playgolf—youcanevenlearntowindsurf.

M:That'sinteresting.Couldyousayabitmoreaboutit?

W:Mmm,yes.Idoquitealotofitmyself—it'sfantastic.Youknow,youstandonaboard,holdingthesailandthewindcarriesyoualong.

(20)

A.Aforeigntourist.

B.Ahotelreceptionist.

C.Atravelagent.

D.Ashopassistant.

25.

【B2】

26.(22)

A.Brutal.B.Depressive.C.Humorous.D.Conservative.

27.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Hello.InternationalFriendsClub.CanIhelpyou?

W:Oh,hello.IsawyouradvertisementinthepapertodayandIthoughtI'dphonetofindoutabitmore.

M:Yes,certainly,we'reasortofsocialandculturalactivityclubforpeoplefromdifferentcountries.It'squiteanewclub—wehaveapproximatelyfiftymembersatthemoment,butwe'regrowingallthetime.

W:Right.Thatsoundsinteresting.I'mCanadianactually,andIcametoLondonaboutthreemonthsago,soI'mlookingforwaystomeetsomenewpeople.Whatkindsofactivitiesdoyouorganize?

M:Well,wehaveawiderange—cultural,sports,socialandlanguageactivities.

W:Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutthelanguageactivities?

M:Yes,everydayexceptThursdaywehavealanguageevening,wherepeoplecancomeandpracticetheirlanguages—youknow,overadrinkorabitetoeat.Wehavedifferentlanguagesondifferentevenings.Monday—Spanish;Tuesday—Italian;Wednesday—German;andFridayFrench.OnThursdayweusuallyarrangeamealin-arestaurantforanyonewhowantstocome.

W:Well,thatsoundsgreat.IreallyneedtopracticemyFrenchandGerman.

M:OK.Well,ifyoucanjustgivemeyournameandaddress,I'llsendyoutheform.andsomemoredetails.Ifyoujoinnowyoucanhavethefirstmonthfree.

W:Ohyeah.Howmuchisittojoin?

M:Themembershipfeeis￡5.￡25amonth,6monthsfor140,orayearfor265.

W:Ah,IthinkI'dbetterjoinjustfortwomonthsatfirsttotryit.CanIpaybycheck?

M:Yes,ofcourse.JustmakeitouttotheInternationalFriendsClub.Oryoucanpaybycreditcard.

W:No,Ihaven'tgotacreditcard.

M:OK.Nowyournameis...?

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A.Socialactivities.

B.Culturalactivities.

C.Languageactivities.

D.Sportsactivities.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Doyouwantanothercupoftea?There'splentyinthepot.MycousinboughtmetheteainChinaanditissogood!

M:Thanks.Iloveto,butIthinkI'dbeoverdoingitifIhadonemore.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(16)

A.Hewantstohaveanothercupoftea.

B.Hehashadenoughteaforthemoment.

C.Hewantsthewomantobuytheteaforhim.

D.HewillbuysometeafromChinabyhimself.

29.(42)

30.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

聽(tīng)力原文：Singaporeisoneoftheworld'ssmallestcountriesbutitisalsooneofthemostsuccessfulcountries.Itseconomicgrowthhasaveraged8.9percentforthepast30years.Itistheworld'ssecond-busiestseaportandthird-largestoilrefiningcentre.

Itprospersasaregionalfinancialcentre,amajorelectronicsmanufacturerandahugeattractionfortourists—6millionin1994.Foreignreservestotalmorethan$56billion.

SingaporeansenjoythehigheststandardoflivinginSouthEastAsiaandthesecondbestinallofAsia,afterJapan.ArecentUSembassyreportsaidthe"qualityoflifeinSingaporehasreacheddevelopedcountrystandards."

Theairisnotpolluted,thewaterispureandlushtropicalgreenerylinesthereads.Trashiscollectedfromeveryhouseevery'day,andmorethan90percentofthepopulationownstheirownapartments.

It'sanorderlyandhighlyadministratedplaceincontrasttomanyotherAsiancitiesthatarefullofnoiseandcrowds.ThecommonviewofSingaporebyforeignersisapocket-sizebutstrongcountryineconomywithseverelawsagainstdrugs,chewinggumandpurposefullydestroyingthepublicfacilities.

Singaporeisoneoftheworld'ssmallestcountriesbutitisalsooneofthemostsuccessfulcountries.Itseconomicgrowthhas(36)______8.9percentforthepast30years.Itistheworld'ssecond-busiestseaportandthird-largestoil(37)______centre.

Itprospersasa(38)______financialcentre,amajor(39)______manufacturerandahuge(40)______fortourists—6millionin1994.Foreign(41)______totalmorethan$56billion.

Singaporeansenjoythehigheststandardof(42)______inSoutheastAsiaandthesecondbestinallofAsia,afterJapan.recentUS(43)______reportsaidthe"qualityoflifeinSingaporehasreacheddevelopedcountrystandards."

Theairisnotpolluted,(44)____________.Trashiscollectedfromeveryhouseeveryday,andmorethan90percentofthepopulationownstheirownapartments.

(45)____________.ThecommonviewofSingaporebyforeignersisapocket-sizebutstrongcountryineconomywithseverelawsagainstdrugs,(46)____________.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.【S9】

32.

InPara.4,theword"Rusken"mostprobablymeans______.

A.atrafficpolicewhodirectsthetraffic

B.abadexampletogiveacaution

C.onepersonwhobreaksthetrafficregulations

D.thedriverlovedbythepassengers

33.Nowomancanbetoorichortoothin.ThissayingoftenattributedtothelateDuchess(公爵夫人)ofWindsorembodiesmuchoftheoddspiritofourtimes.Beingthinisdeemedassuchavirtue.

Theproblemwithsuchaviewisthatsomepeopleactuallyattempttolivebyit.Imyselfhavefantasiesofslippingintonarrowdesignerclothes.Consequently,Ihavebeenonadietforthebetter--orworse--partofmylife.Beingrichwouldn'tbebadeither,butthatwon'thappenunlessanunknownrelativediessuddenlyinsomedistantland,leavingmemillionsofdollars.

Wheredidwegooffthetrack?Whendideatingbutterbecomeasin,andalittlebitofextrafleshunappealing,ifnotrepellent?Allreligionshavecertaindayswhenpeoplerefrainfromeating,andexcessiveeatingisoneofChristianity'ssevendeadlysins.However,untilquiterecently,mostpeoplehadaproblemgettingenoughtoeat.Insomereligiousgroups,wealthwasasymbolofprobablesalvationandhighmorals,andfatnessasignofwealthandwell-being.

Todaytheoppositeistrue.Wehaveshiftedtothinnessasournewmarkofvirtue.Theresultisthatbeingfat--orevenonlysomewhatoverweight--isbadbecauseitimpliesalackofmoralstrength.

Ourobsession(迷戀)withthinnessisalsofueledbyhealthconcerns.Itistruethatinthiscountrywehavemoreoverweightpeoplethaneverbefore,andthat,inmanycases,beingoverweightcorrelateswithanincreasedriskofheartandbloodvesseldisease.Thesediseases,however,mayhaveasmuchtodowithourwayoflifeandourhigh-fatdietsaswithexcessweight.Andtheassociatedriskofcancerinthedigestivesystemmaybemoreofadietaryproblem--toomuchfatandalackoffiber--thanaweightproblem.

Therealconcern,then,isnotthatweweightoomuch,butthatweneitherexerciseenoughnoreatwell.Exerciseisnecessaryforstrongbonesandbothheartandlunghealth.Abalanceddietwithoutalotoffatcanalsohelpthebodyavoidmanydiseases.Weshouldsurelystoppayingsomuchattentiontoweight.Simplybeingthinisnotenough.Itisactuallyhazardousifthosewhoget(oralreadyare)thinthinktheyareautomaticallyhealthyandthusfreefrompayingattentiontotheiroveralllife-style.Thinnesscanbepurevainglory(虛榮).

Intheeyesoftheauthor,anoddphenomenonnowadaysisthat______.

A.theDuchessofWindsorisregardedasawomanofvirtue

B.lookingslimisasymbolofhavingalargefortune

C.beingthinisviewedasamuchdesiredquality

D.religiouspeoplearenotnecessarilyvirtuous

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S7】

35.

【S6】

36.

【S4】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.IndustrialpollutionisnotonlyaproblemforthecountriesofEuropeand

NorthAmerica.Itisanextremelyseriousprobleminsomedevelopingcountries.

Forthesecountries,economicalgrowthisaveryimportantgoal.They【S1】______

wanttoattractnewindustries,andsotheyputmorecontrolsonindustries【S2】______

whichcausepollution.

Cubatao,anindustrialtownof85000peopleinBrazil,isanexampleof

theconnectionbetweenindustrialdevelopmentandpollution.In1954,Cubatao

hadnoindustry.Todayithasmorethantwentylargefactories,which

producemanypollutants.Thelargestfactorywhichexistsinthesouthpartof【S3】______

thetownhascausedatleasttwoterriblepollutingdisasters.Thepeopleofthe

townareexposedbythepoisonousmattersintheirsurroundings,andthebad【S4】______

effectscanbeclearlyseen.Birthshortcomingsareextremelycommon.Among

childrenandgrown-ups,lungproblemsaresometimestwelvetimescommonin【S5】______

Cubataothaninotherplaces.

ItistruethatBrazil,likemanyothercountries,haslawsagainstpollution,

buttheselawsarenotcarriedoutstrictenough.Forcompanies,itis【S6】______

cheaperoftakenonoticeofthelawsandpaythefinesthantobuytheexpensive【S7】______

equipmentthatwillreducethepollution.Itisclear,therefore,thateconomic

growthismoreimportanttothegovernmentthantothehealthofthe

workers.

However,theresponsibilitydoesnotcompletelylaywiththeBrazilian【S8】______

government.TheexampleofCubataoshowsthatinternationalcompaniesare

notactinginaresponsiblewayneither.Anumberoffactoriesinthetownare【S9】______

ownedbylargecompaniesfromFrance,Italy,andtheU.S.Theyaredoing

thingsinBrazilthattheywouldnotbeabletodoathome.Iftheycausedthe

sameamountofpollutionathome,theywouldbeseverelypunishingoreven【S10】______

putoutofbusiness.

【S1】

38.Onemorningintheyear2025,you'rerunninglately.You【S1】______

gotdistractingwatchingthemusicvideoplayinginthecorner【S2】______

ofyourbathroommirrorwhilebrushyourteeth.Howwillyou

gettoyourofficeontime?

AquickcheckofyourInternet-connectedrefrigerator

magnettellsyouyourtrainwhichtravelsinaspeedof250【S3】______

milesanhourisabitbehindschedule,too.Soyoudecideto

driveyourenvironmentallyhydrogenfuelcellcarinstead--would

rather,letyourcardriveyou.It'sprogrammedtoknow【S4】______

theway,anditwillgetyoutherewithoutspeeding,getlost,or【S5】______

crashing.

Settlingintoyourofficechair,whichchangescolorto

matchwhichyou'rewearing,youpickupyesterdaymorning's【S6】______

newspaper.Printedonreusableelectronicpaper,itinstantly

rewritesitselfwithtodayheadlines.Nowit'stimeforyourbig【S7】______

meeting.Uh-oh!You'veforgottenyourhandwrittennotesat【S8】______

once.Noproblem.

Thedigitalinkpenyouusedhasstoredanelectronic

copyofwhatyouwrote.

Yourwristwatchvideophonesuddenlyrings.Yourbest

friend'sfacepopsupontheorganiclight-emittingscreen

askingwhatyou'redoingthisweekend.Hesuggestsyouwill【S9】______

takethenewnanotubeelevator(madeofmicroscopicfibers

manytimesstrongerthansteel)60,000milesintospace.

Couldthisscenereallytakeplaceinjustacoupleof

decades?Theresearcherswhoarecurrentlydevelopingallthis

stuffthinkso.Thesegadgetsmaybesuchcommonin20years【S10】______

ascellphonesaretoday.

【S1】

39.CBS,oneofthethreemajorcommercialnetworks,wereorganizedin【S1】______

1928whichitsfounder,WilliamPaley,acquiredownershipofagroupof【S2】______

radiostations.AstheColumbiaBroadcastingSystemexpanded-its

operations,soonbecomethelargestradionetworkintheUnitedStates,it【S3】______

precociouslyrecognizedthepotentialfortherapidlyevolvedtelevision【S4】______

broadcastingtechnology.OnJuly13th,1931,itbeganexperimentally【S5】______

televisionbroadcastinginNewYork,andtenyearslaterbeganregular

blackandwhiteweekbroadcastsoveritsWCBWTVstationinthesame【S6】______

city,thatbecameWCBSTVinNovember1946.WithTelevisionCityin【S7】______

Hollywood,CBSlaunchedtheindustry'sfirstfullscaleproductionstudio.

TodayCBSownstelevisionstations,radiostations,andhomevideo

productionanddistributioninterests.TheCBSBroadcastingGroupcomposed【S8】______

ofsixdivisions:televisionnetwork,entertainment,sports,news,local

televisionstations,andradio.Formostofcommercialtelevisionhistory,CBS

hasbeentheleaderinprimetimeratings,havingthehighestratedshowsin

almosteveryyearfromthemid1950sthroughthemid1980s.Duringthelate

1980s,however,CBSlostitstoppositionfromNBC.CBShastraditionally【S9】______

beenstrongintheTVnewsarea.ThenetworkbeganthefirstregularTVnews

programin1948withDouglasEdwardsasanchor.Journalismlegendssuchas

EdwardR.MurrowandWalterCronkitegaveCBSitsreputationasquality【S10】______

newsbroadcaster.

【S1】

參考答案

1.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-timemenonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisurewhereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkersbutfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretimeonlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemploymentperhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategoriesleisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexesasmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoomenenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhourscomparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomenperhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastlyhousewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overallthechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailablemenenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999,accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategories,leisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.

2.IsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadaysthereisawidelyheldbeliefthatdiplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiplomaatallcostsandothersforcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.ThIsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadaysthereisawidelyheldbeliefthatdiplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiplomaatallcosts,andothersforcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.Th

3.May102005DearTomI'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.Firstallowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifeinuniversity.Fromnowonyouaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelifeandyouaresoontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeandmiddleschoollife.AsasophomoreIthinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthatofmiddleschool.Thereforeyouhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoints.Firsttherearemanyoptionalcoursesamongwhichyoucanchoosesomeimportantcoursesaccordingtoyourinterest.Thismeansthatyouaremuchfreertolearnwhatyouwanttolearnwhichisquitedifferentfromthewayyoulearnthecoursesinmiddleschool.Moreoverthefreedomliesnotonlyintheacademicstudiesbutalsoinyourpersonallives.Variouskindsofspecialclubsandinterestgroupscanentitleyoutoenjoyenoughprivatespaceandtimeafterclass.Alltheseactivitieshelpusenrichoursparetimemorefreely.Thereforecollegelifeprovidesuswithmorefreedominourstudyaswellasprivatelife.Itisveryimportanttoarrangeyourlifeproperly.Ihopebothofyouwillcherishthispreciousgoldenfouryearperiodinyourlife.Allmybest.yoursDavidMay10,2005DearTom,I'mverygladtoreceiveyourletterofMay8.First,allowmetoextendmyheartycongratulationstoyouonyournewlifeinuniversity.Fromnowon,youaretoenjoythecolorfulcollegelife,andyouaresoontofeelconfusedwiththetremendousdifferencebetweencollegelifeandmiddleschoollife.Asasophomore,Ithinkthatcollegelifeisfreerthanthatofmiddleschool.Therefore,youhavetopayattentiontothesetwopoints.First,therearemanyoptionalcoursesamongwhichyoucanchoosesomeimportantcoursesaccordingtoyourinterest.Thismeansthatyouaremuchfreertolearnwhatyouwanttolearn,whichisquitedifferentfromthewayyoulearnthecoursesinmiddleschool.Moreover,thefreedomliesnotonlyintheacademicstudiesbutalsoinyourpersonallives.Variouskindsofspecialclubsandinterestgroupscanentitleyoutoenjoyenoughprivatespaceandtimeafterclass.Alltheseactivitieshelpusenrichoursparetimemorefreely.Therefore,collegelifeprovidesuswithmorefreedominourstudyaswellasprivatelife.Itisveryimportanttoarrangeyourlifeproperly.Ihopebothofyouwillcherishthispreciousgoldenfouryearperiodinyourlife.Allmybest.yours,David

4.ShouldWeReadExtensivelyorIntensively?Whilereadingcollegestudentsfacetwochoices:readingextensivelyorreadingintensivelyontheirmajors.Itisreallyahardchoiceforourstudentsbecausebothwaysofreadingareimportantinlearning.HoweverasforanundergraduatestudentIthinkitismoreimportanttoreadextensively.TostartwithIstresstheimportanceofreadingextensivelybecauseofthefactthatreadingextensivelyisoverlookedbymanycollegestudents.Nowadaysninnycollegestudentsaresodeeplyburiedinthetextbooksoftheirmajorsthattheydonoteventouchotherbooks.Theyarereadingfortheirmajorsbutnotforknowledge.Inthelongruntheyknownothingbutmajors.Thisisharmfulforthemtobecomeafullydevelopedtalentinthefuture.SecondlyIemphasizetheimportanceofreadingextensivelybecauseitisthefundamentalsteptofurtherthemajorofanundergraduatestudent.Readingextensivelycanprovidesupportingknowledgeforastudent'smajor.Itishardtoimaginethatastudentwithoutthebasicknowledgeofmathematicswilleverbecomeaphysicistorachemist.Tobecomeafull-developedtalentandtostudyone'smajorwellanundergraduatestudentshouldattachenoughimportancetoreadingextensively.ShouldWeReadExtensivelyorIntensively?Whilereading,collegestudentsfacetwochoices:readingextensivelyorreadingintensivelyontheirmajors.Itisreallyahardchoiceforourstudents,becausebothwaysofreadingareimportantinlearning.However,asforanundergraduatestudent,Ithinkitismoreimportanttoreadextensively.Tostartwith,Istresstheimportanceofreadingextensivelybecauseofthefactthatreadingextensivelyisoverlookedbymanycollegestudents.Nowadays,ninnycollegestudentsaresodeeplyburiedinthetextbooksoftheirmajorsthattheydonoteventouchotherbooks.Theyarereadingfortheirmajors,butnotforknowledge.Inthelongrun,theyknownothingbutmajors.Thisisharmfulforthemtobecomeafullydevelopedtalentinthefuture.Secondly,Iemphasizetheimportanceofreadingextensivelybecauseitisthefundamentalsteptofurtherthemajorofanundergraduatestudent.Readingextensivelycanprovidesupportingknowledgeforastudent'smajor.Itishardtoimaginethatastudentwithoutthebasicknowledgeofmathematicswilleverbecomeaphysicistorachemist.Tobecomeafull-developedtalentandtostudyone'smajorwell,anundergraduatestudentshouldattachenoughimportancetoreadingextensively.

5.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'maseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-WestCampaign.IwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteertogototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformy