【2021年】湖北省武漢市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)

【2021年】湖北省武漢市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledObtaintheInformationOnline.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.隨著網(wǎng)絡(luò)的發(fā)展，我們可以輕而易舉地從網(wǎng)絡(luò)上獲取各種信息

2.如此便捷地獲取信息有利也有弊

3.你的看法

ObtaintheInformationOnline

2.1.目前很多父母在子女高中畢業(yè)前就送他們出國學(xué)習(xí)

2．形成這種趨勢的原因

3．我對此的看法

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledTheSecondProfession.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.在中國，從事第二職業(yè)已成為當(dāng)今各行各業(yè)的一種趨勢。

2.不同人對此持有不同看法。

3.我的觀點是……

TheSecondProfession

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人數(shù)在持續(xù)上漲10年后于2007年開始減少。

2．考研熱降溫的原因。(收費改革；研究生就業(yè)難；用人單位重視工作經(jīng)驗)

3．我們應(yīng)該如何選擇。

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"RechoiceofProfessions—ASocialProblem".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.下崗人員(laid-offpersonnel)面臨一個嚴(yán)肅的問題——再就業(yè)；

2.下崗人員要改變就業(yè)觀念，樹立堅強信心，重新就業(yè)；

3.人們要關(guān)心、幫助下崗人員，克服困難，爭取勝利。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBeijingOlympicsVolunteersinMyEyes.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.奧運志愿者所需具備的素質(zhì)

2．為什么參加奧運志愿者活動

3．志愿者工作需要付出，但值得一做

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

志愿者:volunteer(n./v.)

申請:applyfor,application(n.)

招募:recruit(v.),recruitment(n.)

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoSucceedinaJobinterview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Interviewisveryimportanttostudents.

2.Howtosucceedinajobinterview?

a)Beverywellprepared.

b)Mustpaymuchattentiontoyourappearance.

HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview

8.1.新聞媒體披露，徐州某中學(xué)1000多名學(xué)生簽名，莊嚴(yán)承諾“遠(yuǎn)離網(wǎng)吧”

2．分析“遠(yuǎn)離網(wǎng)吧”運動的原因

3．做出對比和評論

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofPoorStudents'RunningErrands.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些大學(xué)校園出現(xiàn)貧困大學(xué)生“跑腿族”

1.對于這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3．我的看法

PoorStudents'RunningErrands

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledTelephoneorLetter.Youshouldwriteat/east150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人喜歡用電話交流，因為……

2.有人則喜歡用書信交流，因為……

3.我的看法。

TelephoneorLetter?

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

Hedonicadaptationmeanspeoplealwaysreturntotheirusuallevelofhappinessafterthetemporarysatisfaction.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Morethantwodecadesago,peopleshowedmuchconcernovertheethicalissuesinvolving"test-tubebabies".

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Forhighschoolstudents,SATshouldbetakennolaterthanthe

A.falloftheirlastyearofhighschool

B.summerbeforetheirsenioryears

C.11thgrade

D.junioryearofhighschool

14.

Thatriversareusedasopensewersforcitywastescauses______andeutrophication.

15.

Accordingtothepassage,hammockscanbedry______.

16.Hereareninefail-proof(奏效的)waystoensureyourfamily'sfinancialwell-being.

WhattoDoToday

"Yourdad'sinabadway.You'dbettercomehomeimmediately."InthedaysandmonthsafterCatherineFredmangotthephonecallfromherfather'sneighbor,theserf-employedwriterandhersister,acollegeprofessor,agonized(感到苦惱)overtheirfather'smedicalconditionandtreatmentchoices.

Buttheyneverhadtoworryaboutcompromisinghiscarebecauseofthecost."Thankgoodnessmyfatherhadboughtlong-term-careinsurance,"Fredmansays."Hewasinhospitalsandrehabfacilities(康復(fù)中心)foreightmonthsrecoveringfromLymedisease.Thelong-term-careinsurancepaidmorethan＄20,000thatwouldnothavebeencoveredbyMedicareandhissupplementalhealthinsurance."

It'snevertooearlytoprotectyourfamily'sfinancialwell-being.Yetbecausemostofusaresobusyjugglingworkandfamilycommitments,wetendtoneglectthethingsthatdon'trequireimmediateattention.Someday,wethink,we'lltakecareofthethreeessentials—retirementsavings,insurancecoverageandestateplanning.Unfortunately,emergenciescanstrikeandthenit'stoolate."Failuretoplanisahugemistake,"BarbaraRaasch,managingdirectoratWealthandTaxAdvisoryServices,Inc.,toldme.

Howcanyouavoidthe"shouldhave,couldhave,wouldhave"scenario?Byputtingthesethreeitemsatthetopofyour"todo"list—protectyourfuture,protectyourfamilyandprotectyourlegacy.

ProtectYourFuture

Thenationalsavingsrateaveragedaround0.4%forthefirsthalfof2005,accordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce,meaningAmericansspentawhopping99.6%oftheirafter-taxearnings.Evenmorefrightening,inJulythesavingsratedroppedbelowzero.Weallknowweshouldsavemore.Butwithsomanygoalstosavefor—ahouse,thekids'collegetuition,yourretirement,occasionalvacationsandasmallemergencyfund—it'seasytofeelthere'sjustnotenoughmoneytodeitall.

1.Budget.Thefirststepistocreateabudget.Onceyouknowwhatyou'respendingyourmoneyon,youcanfigureoutwhatyoudon'tneedtospenditon—andsockthosesavingsaway."Everymonthyouhavetopayyourselffirst,"saysJoeMoglia,CEOofAmeritrade."Takealittleoutofyourpaycheck."Itdoesn'thavetobemuch—itcouldbeforegoingthatextralatteorgettingtheDVDfreeatthelibrary.

2.Retirement.JustabouteverysurveyofAmericaninvestorsthesedaysshowsthatretirementisamainreasonforsaving.Yetanastoundingnumberofpeopleignoretheopportunitiesofferedbyemployment-basedretirementplans.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyAonConsulting,morethan20%ofthoseeligiblefora401kplandonotparticipateatall,whileanother53%donotsaveataratehighenoughtotakefulladvantageoftheiremployers'matchingcontribution—theclosestthingtofreemoneyintheretirementsavingsuniverse.Consideritmoneythatgrowswithoutbeingtaxed.

3.Emergencyreserves.Manyfinancialplannersrecommendthatyouhaveenoughmoneyinasavingsormoney-marketaccountforatleastsixtoninemonthsofessentialexpenses,includingyourmortgageorrent,insurancepremiums,creditcardpayments,utilityandgrocerybillsandotherfixedexpenses,suchascarpaymentsorstudentloans.Andit'salwaysagoodideatohavecashonhand.Duringtheblackoutof2003,theATMsinmyneighborhoodwereout,butwehadabout＄500inthehouse,enoughtocoverourimmediateneedsforaweekorso.

ProtectYourFamily

Amajorillness,anextendeddisabilityorthelossofajobcouldwipeoutyourfinancialreservesandanyprospectofbeingabletosaveenoughtoachieveyourotherlifegoals.Here'swhatyouneedtoprotectyoursavings:

4.Healthinsurance.Arecen

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcomesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

18.CryosatshouldhelpfigureoutwhatishappeningattheWestAntarcticfringebecauseitsradaraltimetersshouldbeableto______.

19.CuttingbudgetforscienceresearchanddevelopmentfurthersmothersincentivesforAmericanstudentsto______.

20.

Whatisn'tsaidaboutthecasewithPCBs?

A.AnaccumulationofPCBsinthehumanbodyisthedirectreasonofthecancerandotherseveredisorders.

B.PCBscan'tbedisintegratedusingconventionalwaste-treatmentways.

C.PCBsaredegradedbynaturalprocessesveryslowly.

D.PCBshavebeenfoundinhighcontentsinthefattytissuesoffish.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(35)

A.JapanesestudentsstudymuchharderthanColumbianstudents.

B.ColumbianstudentsscorehigherthanJapanesestudentsinninths.

C.Columbianstudentsaremoreoptimisticabouttheirmathsskills.

D.Japanesestudentshavebetterconditionsforstudy.

22.(38)

23.(34)

A.OniPodyoucanwatchallTVprogramsofABC.

B.TwoABChitsareavailableoniPod.

C.TheiPodwilljoindigitalvideorecordersandDVDs.

D.TheiPodbegantoproduceitsownprograms.

24.聽力原文：M:Hi,Nancy.CouldIborrowsomemoneyuntilpayday?

W:Uh,yeah,Iguess.Howarethingsgoinganyway?

M:Well,notverywell.I'veusedmycreditcardstopayoffalotofthingsrecently,butnow,Ican'tseemtopaythemoneyoff.

W:Uh,doyouhaveabudget?Imean,howdoyoukeeptrackofyourincomeandexpenses?

M:No,butIguessIshouldhavesomefinancialplans.

W:Well,letmeseeifIcanhelpyou.Howmuchmoneydoyouspendonyourapartment?

M:Uh,Ipay$890onrentforthestudioapartmentdowntown,notincludingutilitiesandcableTV.Buttheplacehasanawesomeviewofthecity.

W:Uh,$890!Whyareyoupayingsomuchforsuchasmallplace,whenyoucouldfindacheaperonesomewhereoutsideofthedowntownarea?

M:Yeah,Iguess.

W:Howmuchmoneydoyouspendonentertainmentamonth?

M:Well,Ispendafewdollarshereandthereonbasketballandmovietickets,aconcertortwo,andballroomdancelessons.

W:Uh,exactlyhowmuchdoyouspendonallofthese?

M:Well,oh...about$400.

W:Nowonderyou'rehavingmoneyproblems.Youcan'tjustblowyourmoneyonthingslikethat!Andwhatabouttransportation?

M:Oh,Icommutetoworkeverydayinmynewsportscar,butIgotagreatdeal,andmymonthlypaymentsareonly$450.

W:Well,Ithinkyou'vegottoreduceyourspending,oryou'llendupbroke.Isuggestyougetridofyourcreditcards,cutdownonyourentertainmentexpenses,andsellyourcar.Takepublictransportationfromnowon.

(20)

A.Howtoborrowmoneyfromfriends.

B.Howtoreduceexpensesontransportation.

C.Howtoworkoutafinancialplan.

D.Howtorentacheapapartment.

25.聽力原文：W:Johntoldmehehadgotasecond-handcar,doyouknowhowmuchhepaidforit？

M:Well,hesaidhepaid800dollarsforit.Ithinkhegotarealbargain.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthepriceofthecar?

(18)

A.It'squitenormal.

B.It'stoohigh.

C.It'scheapindeed.

D.Itcouldbecheaper.

26.聽力原文：W:Jackseemstohaveafancyforpaintings.Onthewallsofhisbedroom,therearesomanyfamouspictures.Someofthemarepriceless.

M:However,hedoesnotlikevisitingtheartmuseumbecauseheconsidersitanoisyplace.

Q:WhatcanweconcludeaboutJackfromtheconversation?

(19)

A.Heisgoodatdrawingpictures.

B.Helikespaintingsverymuch.

C.Helikesvisitingtheartmuseumverymuch.

D.Hethinkstheartmuseumisaveryquietplace

27.聽力原文：W:Listen!FmterriblysorryI'mlate.

M:Oh,that'sallright,itdoesn'treallymatter,doesit?Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?

W.Pleasedon'tbelikethat.Justletmeexplain.I...ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome,thecarbrokedown.

M:Thecarbrokedown?

W:Yes,and...well...luckily...therewasagaragenearme.And...andittookthemawhiletorepairit.

M:Whydidn'tyouatleastphone?

W:Iwouldhave!ButIdidn'tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.

M:Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!

W;Yes,butyou'llneverbelievethis...Icouldn'trememberthenameoftherestaurant.Iknewwhereitwas,butforgotthename.

M.Isee.Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.

W:Yes.ItwassomethingIcouldn'tdomyself,itdidn'ttaketoolong,butthat'swhyI'mlate,yousee.

M:Huhuh.Whichgarage,bytheway?

W:Pardon?

M:Whichgaragedidyoutakeitto?

W:Uh...theonenearmyflat,youknow,LewisBrothers.

M:Yes,Iknowthatgarage.It'stheonlyonenearyourflat.

W:Hmm.Wellnow,let'shavesomethingtocat.Uh,whataboutsome...

M:Iknowthegarageverywell!

W:Yes.Let'sseenow.Yes,IthinkI'llhavesome...

M:Apityit'sSunday.

W:Pardon?

M:Apityit'sSunday.ThatgarageisclosedonSunday!

(23)

A.Inacinema.

B.Atagarage.

C.Inarestaurant.

D.Inanoffice.

28.(39)

29.(31)

A.Youhearthegunbeforeyouseethesmoke.

B.Youseethesmokebeforeyouhearthegun.

C.Thesoundofthegunwillreachyoubeforetheracestarts.

D.Racersstarttorunbeforeyouseethesmoke.

30.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：F:Didn'tBreegoshoppingwithyouyesterday?

M:Evenifshehadn'thadalotofstudying,shewouldhavepreferredstayinghometogoingshopping.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutBree?

(12)

A.Shelovesshoppingverymuch.

B.Shehasalotofstudying.

C.Shealwaysgetshighmarksinherexams.

D.Shewentshoppingwiththewomenyesterday.

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

Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardsthevideoconferencing?

A.Negative.B.Indifferent.C.Enthusiastic.D.Neutral.

32.

JeannetteCharlesisinconstantdemandbecause______.

A.herresemblancetotheQueenisnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinnature

B.thejournalistsabroadfrequentlytreatherasaBritishambassadress

C.herartisticskillisveryexcellent

D.sheisadignifiedoldlady

33.Peopletalkedaboutapromisingidea:usingtheelectricalwiringalreadyinthehousetomovedatafromroomtoroom.Oneearlyapplication,theX10systemforcontrollinglightsandappliances,didn'talwaysworkwell.Thetechnologywascertainlynotreadytobeusedtobringwebpagestocomputersanywhereinthehouse.

Alongcamethewirelessnetwork.For$50,youcouldgettheInternetsprayedacrossthehouseandneverbeconfinedbyacordtothewall.Itwasslowinthoseearlydays,veryunreliable,andopentointerruptionifyoucouldn'tbotherwithsettinguptheencodedpasswords.

Butitcaughton.AccordingtoestimatesmadebyParksAssociates,amarketresearchfirmbasedinDallas,about12.5millionhomesnowhavewirelessnetworks;another10millionhomes,mostlynewerones,haveEthernet(以太網(wǎng)).

Cheapandprevalentisahardcombinationtobeat.However,technologycompaniescontinuedtoworkontheidea.AversionforpowerlinescalledHomePlugcameoutin2002,andwhileithardlyaffectedsalesofwirelessnetworkequipment,itsoldenoughthatmajorcompanieslikeIntel,Cisco,Sony,SharpandComcastcreatedtheHomePlugAlliancetopushfornext-generationproducts,withthefirsttocomeoutlaterthisyear.

Somecompaniesarenotwaiting.Panasonic,Netgear,Marantzarealreadyofferingproductsthatwillmovedatathroughhomeelectricallinesfasterthanrouters(路由器)usingthecurrentWi-Fistandardforwirelessnetworking.

PanasonicstartedsellingitsHD-PLCEthernetadaptersforpowerlineslastmonth.OneadapterisattachedtoarouterwithashortEthernetcableandpluggedintoanearbywallsocket.Theseconddeviceispluggedintoasocketelsewhereinthehouse.WhenacomputerislinkedtoitwithanEthernetcable,dataistransmittedthroughthehome'selectricalwiringatspeedsofupto190rnegabits(兆位)asecond.

Netgearwillbesellingasimilarsystemnextmonthforabout$300.Itmovesdataataslightlyfasterrate.

MarantzsaysitsZR6001SPreceiverwillsendmusictospecialspeakersinanotherroomoverpowerlines.Thesystemincludesbothdevices.ThemusiclistenercontrolsthereceiverandtheCDplayersconnectedtoitfromacontrolpadonthespeakers.

Theseproductsseemhopelesscandidates.Whowouldliketopaytwoorthreetimesexpensivethanwirelessnetwork?Theanswerliesinsimplicity."It'swhymostpeopleneedus,"Robertsaid,notingthecomplexityofinstallingawirelessnetworkisevidentbythefactthatreturnratesonwirelessnetworkingdevicesdroptonearlyzero.Thethreeproducts'makerssaidthatpeoplewhocannotgetwhole-housecoveragewithawirelesssystemorthoseplaguedbydeadzonesmightfinditappealing.

Thepromisingideamentionedinthefirstparagraph_______.

A.hasmaturetechnologytosupportit

B.hasastableearlyapplication—theX10system

C.istotransmitdatabypowerlineswithinthehouse

D.fosteredproductswhichaffectedwirelessnetwork

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S8】

35.

【S6】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.Psychologiststakeopposingviewsofhowexternalrewards,from

warmpraisetocoldcash,affectmotivationandcreativity.Behaviorists,

whostudytherelationbetweenactionsandtheirconsequences,

arguethatrewardscannotimproveperformanceatworkandschool.S1.______

Cognitiveresearchers,whostudyvariousaspectsofmentallife,main-

tainthatrewardsoftendestroycreativitybyencouragingindependenceS2.______

onapprovalandgiftsfromothers.

Thelaterviewhasgainedmanysupporters,especiallyamongedu-S3.______

cators.ButthecarefuluseofsmallmonetaryrewardsspeakcreativityS4.______

ingrade-schoolchildren,suggestingthatproperlypresentedinduce-

ments(刺激)indeedaidinventiveness,accordingtoastudyintheJune

JournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology."Ifkidsknowthey're

workingforarewardandcanfocusonarelativechallengingtask,S5.______

theyshowthemostcreativity,"saysRobertEisenbergeroftheUni-

versityofDelawareinNewark."Butit'seasytokillcreativitythroughS6.______

givingrewardsforpoorperformanceorcreatingtoomuchanticipationofS7.______

rewards."

Ateacherwhocontinuallydrawsattentiontorewardsorwho

handsouthighgradesforordinaryachievementendsupuninspiredS8.______

students,Eisenbergerholds.Asanexampleofthelatterpoint,hi

notesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiestotightengradingstandards

andrestorefailinggrades.

Inearliergrades,theuseofso-calledtokeneconomies,inthatS9.______

studentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveperformance-based

pointstowardvaluedrewards,showpromiseinraisingeffortandcrea-S10.______

tivity,theDelawarepsychologistclaims.

【S1】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S7】

參考答案

1.ObtaintheInformationOnlineTodaytheInternetisoneofthemostpowerfultoolsthroughouttheworld.TheInternetisacollectionofvariousservicesandresources.AlmostallhouseholdscontaintheInternet;howeverObtaintheInformationOnlineToday,theInternetisoneofthemostpowerfultoolsthroughouttheworld.TheInternetisacollectionofvariousservicesandresources.AlmostallhouseholdscontaintheInternet;however,解析：本次寫作試題要求對“在網(wǎng)上獲取信息”這一話題展開分析討論。要求考生先描述互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的廣泛用途及重要性，然后分析目前上網(wǎng)的一些弊端和優(yōu)點，最后指出我們應(yīng)該正確有效地利用網(wǎng)上信息，“取其精華，棄之糟粕”。文章第一段應(yīng)該直接點題，闡明互聯(lián)網(wǎng)是人們生活中必不可少的工具。此類典型句有…isoneofthemostpowerfultools…還有Itiswidelyacknowledgedthat…第一段可以用however轉(zhuǎn)折過渡，引出這種現(xiàn)象的利與弊。文章主體部分也可以用despite表示轉(zhuǎn)折，注意despite后接that從句，indespiteof后接sth.在陳述利弊時可用的句型有thisphenomenonshows…或tostartwith…，inthesecondplace…文章最后可用表總結(jié)的短語inconclusion，類似表達(dá)還有inbrief，allinall或asaresult…等。

2.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadaysmoreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheftchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomycompaniesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiencestoo.Consequentlypursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreoverthereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrush-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asformeoverseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiencesbutoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvementbutit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathomewhenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.OverseasStudyatanEarlyAgeNowadays,moreandmoreparentsareeagertosendtheirchildrentostudyabroadbeforetheyfinishhighschoolbywhatevermeansandatwhatevercost.Itisquiteunderstandableforparentstosendtheftchildrentostudyoverseasbecausetheyplacehighexpectationsontheirchildren.Theyareencouragedbythesuccessstoriesofthosewhohavecompletedtheiroverseasstudy.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,companiesandinstitutionsathomearegivingmoreandmoreemphasisonoverseasexperiences,too.Consequently,pursuingoverseasstudyhasbecomeakindofshortcutingainingabetterfuture.Moreover,thereisstilloneunderlyingreasonforthisrush-economicreason.TherapideconomicprogressinthepastfewyearsinChinahasenabledmoreandmoreparentstoaffordthehugecostfortheirchildren'soverseasstudy.Asforme,overseasstudyissurelyahelpfulwaytogetbothadvancedknowledgeandnecessaryexperiences,butoverseasstudyatanearlyageisneithernecessarynorbeneficial.Thestudentsmaybetooyoungtoeithertendforthemselvesorthinkforthemselves.Idothinkthatoverseasstudycancontributetoone'sself-improvement,butit'sbettertobepursuedafteronehasfinishedhiscollegestudyathome,whenheismorecapableoflearningandlivingonhisown.

3.TheSecondProfessionWiththequickenedreformpacetakingupsecondprofessionshasbecomeanewtrendinallwalksoflife.Nowmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpart-timejobswhichhasconsitituedaseriousthreattofirstprofessions.Manypeoplefeelpositiveabouttheincreasingnumberofpeoplepursuingsecondprofessions.Theysaythisisanaturaloutgrowthofthechangingeconomyandgrowingmarketdemands.Somepeoplecanfullyusetheirenergyandtime.Peoplealsowanttoincreasetheirincomewithoutlosingthebenefitsofthe"iron-bowl".Howeversomepeoplethinkthetrendalsocreatesproblems.Forexampleifateachertakesupasecondprofessionitwouldbeunlikelythathecanguranteethehighteachingquality.Afterallschoolisaplaceforeducationandateacher'scareshouldbethestudentsnotmoney.PersonallyIthinktakingupthesecondprofessioncanquickenthepaceofeconomicdevelopmentenrichourexperienceandincreaseourincome.Howeveritisnotadvisabletospendtoomuchtimeonitbecauseweneedtimetostudyfurtherandimproveourskillsseastocarryoutthedutyofourfirstprofessionwell.Neveroverreachourselvestofollowthefashion.AsSamuelJohnsonsaid"Nomaneveryetbecamegreatbyimitation."TheSecondProfessionWiththequickenedreform.pace,takingupsecondprofessionshasbecomeanewtrendinallwalksoflife.Nowmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpart-timejobs,whichhasconsitituedaseriousthreattofirstprofessions.Manypeoplefeelpositiveabouttheincreasingnumberofpeoplepursuingsecondprofessions.Theysaythisisanaturaloutgrowthofthechangingeconomyandgrowingmarketdemands.Somepeoplecanfullyusetheirenergyandtime.Peoplealsowanttoincreasetheirincomewithoutlosingthebenefitsofthe"iron-bowl".However,somepeoplethinkthetrendalsocreatesproblems.Forexample,ifateachertakesupasecondprofession,itwouldbeunlikelythathecanguranteethehighteachingquality.Afterall,schoolisaplaceforeducation,andateacher'scareshouldbethestudents,notmoney.Personally,Ithinktakingupthesecondprofessioncanquickenthepaceofeconomicdevelopment,enrichourexperienceandincreaseourincome.However,itisnotadvisabletospendtoomuchtimeonit,becauseweneedtimetostudyfurtherandimproveourskillsseastocarryoutthedutyofourfirstprofessionwell.Neveroverreachourselvestofollowthefashion.AsSamuelJohnsonsaid,"Nomaneveryetbecamegreatbyimitation."

4.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.AccordingtothestatisticsreleasedbyShanghaiEducationalTestInstitute79299studentsinShanghaisatinforthepost-graduateentranceexamsin2003adramaticriseof32.6%overthepreviousyear.Theyearof2003isthetenthyearsincethenumberofpostgraduatetesttakersbegantogrowrapidlyandsteadily.Howeversincethentherisinglinehasgraduallyplateauedyearbyyearwithamodestriseof6.7%1.8%2.1%respectivelyin200420052006.In2007thenumberoftesttakersevendroppedby6.5%incomparisonwith2006.Allthesestatisticspointtoaninterestingphenomenonthepost-graduatetestafteraten-yearcrazeisstartingtocooloff.Threemajorfactorsaccountforthecoolingoffofthepost-graduatecraze.Oneisthepost-graduateeducationreform.Post-graduatestudentsusedtoenjoyamodestgovernmentsubsidyfortheirthreeyearstudies.Butaccordingtothenewgraduateprogramtheyhavetopayforalltheirlivingandlearningexpenses.Facedwiththerisingeducationcostssomestudentshesitatetoapplyfortheteat.Anotherfactoristhepressurefromtheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Manystudentsusedtobelievethatthemoreeducationtheyreceivedthebetterjobopportunitiestheywouldhave.Withtheexpandedenrollmentforbothundergraduatesandpost-graduatesjobhuntbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Manystudentsfearthatwhentheyfinishtheirpost-graduatestudiesthepositionswillhavebeenalreadyoccupied.Moreovermanycompaniespreferexperiencedemployeestonewgraduateswhotendtoknownothingbutimpracticalbookknowledge.Asaresultsomestudentsdecidetostartworkearlysoastoaccumulatemoreworkexperiences.Inmyopinionbeforewemakethechoiceweneedtothinktwice.WhatkindofjobdoIreallywanttodo?Doesthejobrequirepracticalworkexperienceortheoreticalknowledge?CanthegraduateprogramofferwhatIwanttolearn?Ourfinaldecisionshouldbebasedonourpersonalsituations.Post-graduateCrazeCoolsOffThepost-graduatecrazehaslongsincebeenahotissueonmostcampusesaroundthecountry.According