（2023年）廣東省汕頭市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

（2023年）廣東省汕頭市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheMostImportantInfluenceonChildren.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有些人認(rèn)為家庭對孩子的成長有很大的影響，也有一些人認(rèn)為朋友等別的因素對孩子的成長影響更大。

2.你的看法是什么?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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—個(gè)尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日程安排、費(fèi)用分擔(dān)情況、對對方的要求等，并說明對方和你一起出游的好處。

Travel-mateWanted

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheValueofScience.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有的人認(rèn)為，科學(xué)的價(jià)值在于對人類物質(zhì)生活的提高作出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)；另一些人則認(rèn)為，科學(xué)的真正價(jià)值在于它提高了人的整體素質(zhì).你的看法如何？寫出你的觀點(diǎn)，并適當(dāng)舉例說明你的理由.

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyour

compositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.閱讀經(jīng)典書籍對人的成長至關(guān)重要。

2．現(xiàn)在愿意閱讀經(jīng)典的人越來越少，原因是……

3．我們大學(xué)生應(yīng)該怎么做?

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．有的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生擇業(yè)時(shí)盲目追求高工資，有的則認(rèn)為提供學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)及事業(yè)上的發(fā)展才是更重要的

2．持有這兩種觀點(diǎn)的原因

3．你的觀點(diǎn)

HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicToCurbSpending.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.現(xiàn)在許多大學(xué)生普遍花錢大手大腳，消費(fèi)水平高

2．有人認(rèn)為社會(huì)整體生活水平提高了，大學(xué)生花錢多一些無可厚非

3．你的看法

ToCurbSpending

7.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonChoosingtheRightCareer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.選擇適合自己的職業(yè)的重要性；

2.如何選擇適合自己的職業(yè)；

3.我的看法

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnPrivateTutoring.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.為孩子聘請家教目前非常普遍

2．有人認(rèn)為這對孩子有幫助，有人則不以為然

3．我的看法

OnPrivateTutoring

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofUniversityMerger,givinganintroductionofdifferentpeople'sopinionsonthistopicandyourownpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.大學(xué)合并是建設(shè)世界一流大學(xué)的重要興措

2.大學(xué)合并有一些潛在的問題，如管理問題，治安問題等

3.我的看法

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheOutlinegivenbelow:

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、對對方的要求等，并說明對方和你一起出游的好處。

Travel-mateWanted

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

AliceWalkermakesherlivingbywriting,andherpoems,shortstories,andnovelshavewonmanyawardsandfellowshipsforher.ShewasborninEatonton,Georgia.Shewenttopublicschoolsthere,andthentoSpelmancollegeinAtlantabeforecomingtoNewYorktoattendSarahLawrenceCollege,fromwhichshegraduatedin1966.ForatimeshelivedinJackson,Mississippiwithherlawyerhusbandandsmalldaughter.AboutLangstonHughes,AmericanPoet,herfirstbookforchildren,she,says,"AfterfirstmeetingwithLangstonHughesIvowedIwouldwriteabookabouthimforchildrensomeday.Why?BecauseI,attwenty-two,knewnexttonothingofhiswork,andhedidn'tscoldme:hejustgavemeastackofhisbooks.Andhewaskindtome;Iwillalwaysbegratefulthatinhisabsolutewarmthandgenerosityhefulfilledmydeepestdream(andneed)ofwhatapoetshouldbe.

"Tomeheisnotdeadatall.HardlyadaygoesbythatIdon'tthinkofhimorspeakofhim.Once,justbeforehedied,whenhewassickwiththeflu,ILookhimasackfulloforanges.ThejoyIfeltingivingthatsimplegiftisundiminishedbydine.Hesaidhelikedoranges,too."

PassageTwo

Whatmakesitrain?RainfallsfromcloudforthesamereasonanythingfallstoEarth.TheEarth'sgravitypullsitButeverycloudismadeofwaterdropletsoricecrystals.Whydoesn'tmmorsnowfallconstantlyfromallclouds?Thedropletsoricecrystalsincloudsareexceedinglysmall.Theeffectorgravityonthemisminute.Aircurrentsmoveandliftdropletssothatthenetdownwarddisplacementiszero,eventhoughthedropletsareinconstantmotion.

Dropletsandicecrystalsthatbehavesomewhatlikedustintheairmakesunlightvisible.Tothecasualobserver,dustseemstoactinatotallyrandomfashion,movingaboutchaoticallywithoutfixeddirection.Butinfactdostparticlesaremuchlargerthanwaterdropletsandtheyfinallyfall.Theaveragesizeofaclouddropletisonly0.0004inchindiameter.Itissosmallthatitwouldtakesixteenhourstofallhalfamileinperfectlystillair,anditdoesnotfalloutofmovingairatall.Onlywhenthedropletgrowstodiameterof0.008inchorlargercanitfallfromthecloud.Theaverageraindropcontainsamilliontimesasmuchwaterasatinyclouddroplet.Thegrowthofaclouddroplettoasizelargeenoughtofalloutisthecauseofrainandotherformsofprecipitation.Thisimportantgrowthprocessiscalled"coalescence".

PassageThree

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Inthepassage,AliceWalkerisdescribedasanauthorofplaysforchildren.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Inthe16thcenturypeopledevelopedgreatpassionforplantcollectingoutofreligiousreasonsaswellas______.

13.

Glossy,"glam"photosarenotrecommendedtobepostedontheonlinedatingsitebecausetheyarenotexactly______.

14.

Althoughthereisalotmorecompetitionontheemployers'sideatthispoint,theyneverlowertheirstandard.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

WhenNancyWoods'sfathergottoknowtheir______,heagreedtomoveoutoftheirapartment.

16.Whatissaidabout"FutureSelf'inthepassage?

A.It'sharmfulanddrivespeopletobeunrealisticaboutthemselves.

B.Itisatherapyusedwidelytocuredepressioncausedbyjobloss.

C.Itcanmakepeoplehaveapositiveattitudetowardtheirfuture.

D.Itisakindofimaginationwhichcanberealizedwithefforts.

17.

1caloriesonafoodpackageequalsto1kilocalorie.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Thebasicprinciplesappliedtonatural-gasvehiclesarequitedifferentfromthoseappliedtogasoline-poweredvehicles.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Inancienttimes.athletesWhoshowexcellentskillsinsportscouldbeentitledto______.

20.

"Man"paralleledtheLatinword"homo"'whichmeans______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B3】

22.聽力原文：M:Hello,Mrs.Kelly.I'dliketopickupmytest,please.

W:Sure.Whoseclassareyouin?

M:Dr.Purcell'smathclass.

W:Andyourname?

M:MylastnameisRaleigh.R-A-L-E-I-G-H.

W:That'sright.JimRaleigh.Hereitis.

M:Thankyou.AndTerryYoung'stesttoo,please.

W:Oh,I'msorry.Ican'tletyoutakesomeoneelse'stest.

M:He'ssick,andhecan'tcomeintogetit.He'smyroommate.

W:Iunderstand.Buttheprivacyactwon'tpermitit.

M:Really?Maybeyoucouldtellhim.

W:Noteventhen.Icanonlygiveatesttothestudentwhosenameappearsonit.Ican'tevengiveittoafamilymember.

M:That'sweird.

W:Ithinkso,too,frankly,butthat'sthelaw.

M:Okay.I'lltellTerry,thanksanyway.

W:You'rewelcome.TellhimI'lljustkeephistesthereuntilhefeelsbetterandcancomeinforithimself.

M:Okay.I'lldothat.

W:Haveaniceday,Jim.

M:Youtoo,Mrs.Kelly.

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A.Asickfriend.

B.Amathclass.

C.Schoolpolicy.

D.Theman'stest.

23.聽力原文：M:Iwanttoregisterforthismathematicscourse.

W:I'msorryregistrationhasclosed.

M:Closed?TheclerktoldmeIcouldcomebackandregisteranytimeduringthefirstweekofclasses.

W:Well,that'snotpossible.Thesystemhasalreadybeenclosedforalmostaweek.Whotoldyouthatanyway?

M:SomewomanherewhenItriedtoregisterthreeweeksago.ShesaidIjusthadtopayalatefee.

W:Shemusthavebeenatemporaryworker.Theydon'thavemuchtraining.Whydidn'tyouregisterthen?

M:ShesaidIcouldn'tuntilIhadmybirthcertificate.Hereitis.

W:Yourbirthcertificate?

M:Well,I'manewstudent.Sosheaskedforidentification.AndIamnotoldenoughtogetanIDcard.

W:Huh.That'snoreasontodemandabirthcertificate.Weonlyneedtoestablishresidency:aphonebillwithyournameandaddressonitwould'vebeenfine.

M:Really?Onlyproofofmyaddress?

W:Yes.I'mafraidshegaveyouthewronginformation.Stillyou'llhavetowaitandtakeyourmatt'sclassnextsemester.

M:Butthat'sunfair.

W:Well,Isympathizewithyourproblem,butfrankly,Idon'tthinkthereisanythinganyonecandoforyou.Youweretrappedinthesystem.Ifyouwantto,youcantalktothedirector.Shewillhelpyouifshecan.

M:Great.

W:Don'tgetyourhopesup,though,

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A.Registeringacourse.

B.Closingacomputersystem.

C.ApplyingforanIDcard.

D.Havingapart-timejob.

24.(14)

A.Cowardly.B.Anxious.C.Lazy.D.Courageous.

25.(21)

A.Atthegym.

B.Inthepark.

C.Onthestreet.

D.Atarestaurant.

26.(38)

27.SectionC

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

Agrowingnumberofscientistsinsistthatanswerstotheworld'sproblemswillnotcomefroma【B1】______arrayofelectronicsandmachines.Instead,astheyseeit,solutionsmust【B2】______fromabetterunderstandingofthehumansthatdrivethesystemandfromafuller【B3】______ofthelimitsandpotentialoftheearth'sresources.

Whatthismeansisanincreased【B4】______onthelifeandearthsciences,onsociology,psychology,economicsandevenphilosophy.

Moreandmoreofthebestmindsinscience,particularlyyoungresearchers,arebeingdrawnintothese【B5】______fields.

Industryofficialsarcconcernedbya【B6】______rateofinnovationintechnology.PatentapplicationsbyAmericanshavebeen【B7】______intheU.S.since1971.Yetmanyscientistsseemtobesaying:Theneedforbettertelevisions,biggerpowerplantsandfasterairplanes—markersofrapid-firetechnologicalcreativityisbecoming【B8】______atbest.【B9】______.

Allthisisnottosaythattechnologicalcreativitywillnotplayacriticalroleinsolvingenergyandfoodshortages,orthat【B10】______.

WheretherealchallengeliesisB11】______.

【B1】

28.聽力原文：W：Yes?WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?

M：Ihavebeenwaitingforalmostfortyminutesandmymealhasn'tarrivedyet．Whatkeepsyourkitchensobusy?

Q：What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

(17)

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Lawyerandclient.

C.Saleswomanandcustomer.

D.Waitressandcustomer.

29.(32)

A.Coins,stampsandsports.

B.Stamps,sportsandpostcards.

C.Coins,stampsandpostcards.

D.Coins,sportsandpostcards.

30.(28)

A.Howwelookatpain.

B.Tofeelpainasmuchaspossible.

C.Toshowaninterestinpain.

D.Toacceptthepainreluctantly.

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

RegardingtheprogramdevelopedbyDr.Manmatha,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Itisstillinprocessingandlotsofdifficultieshavenotbeenresolved.

B.Itsaccuracyisstillunsatisfactoryandimprovementisneeded.

C.ItishardfortheprogramtoidentifyWashington'spapers.

D.Itcanlearnfromthesuccessofvoicerecognitionsoftware.

32.Childrenaregettingsofattheymaybethefirstgenerationtodiebeforetheirparents,anexpertclaimedyesterday.

Today'syoungstersarealreadyfallingpreytopotentialkillerssuchasdiabetesbecauseoftheirweight.Fattyfast-fooddietscombinedwithsedentarylifestylesdominatedbytelevisionsandcomputerscouldmeankidswilldietragicallyyoung,saysProfessorAndrewPrentice,fromtheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.

Atthesametime,theshapeofthehumanbodyisgoingthroughahugeevolutionaryshiftbecauseadultsaregettingsofat.HereinBritain,latestresearchshowsthattheaveragewaistsizeforamanis36～38inandmaybe42～44inby2032.

Thiscompareswithonly32.6inin1972.Women'swaistshavegrownfromanaverageof22inin1920to24insintheFiftiesand30innow.Oneofthemajorreasonswhychildrennowareatgreaterriskisthatwearegettingfatteryounger.IntheUKalone,morethanonemillionunder--16sareclassedasoverweightorobese-doublethenumberinthemid-Eighties.Oneintenfour-year-oldsarealsomedicallyclassifiedasobese.Theobesitypandemic--anextensiveepidemic--whichstartedintheUS,hasnowspreadtoEurope,Australia,CentralAmericaandtheMiddleEast.

Manynationsnowrecordmorethan20percentoftheirpopulationasclinicallyobeseandwelloverhalfthepopulationasoverweight.ProfPrenticesaidthechangeinourshapehasbeencausedbyaglutofeasilyavailablehigh-energyfoodscombinedwithadramaticdropintheenergyweuseasaresultoftechnologydevelopments.

Heisnotaloneinhisconcern.Onlylastweekonemedicaljournalrevealedhowobesitywasfuellingariseincancercases.Obesityalsoincreasestheriskfactorforstrokesandheartdisease.Anaveragelyobeseperson'slifespanisshortenedbyaroundnineyearswhileaseverelyobesepersonbymanymore.ProfPrenticesaid."Sowillparentsoutlivetheirchildren,asclaimedrecentlybyanAmericanobesityspecialist?"Theanswerisyes-andno.Yes,whentheoffspringbecomegrosslyobese.ThisisnowbecominganalarminglycommonoccurrenceintheUS.Suchchildrenandadolescentshaveagreatlyreducedqualityoflifeintermsofboththeirphysicalandpsychosocialhealth.SosayNotothatdoughnutandburger.

Whatdoestheword"sedentary(Line2,Para.2)"mean?

A.Sitstill.

B.Eattoomuch.

C.Studyveryhard.

D.Passivethinking.

33.

Accordingtotheauthor,dyingpatientsshouldbetruthfully______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S4】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S9】

38.Areyouworriedabouttherisingcrimerate?Ifyon

are,thenyouprobablyknowthatyourhouse,

possessionsandpersonsareincreasinglyindangerof

sufferingfromthetremendousriseinthecasesofburglar【S1】______

andassault.Figuresindicatethatitisanever-increasing【S2】______

crimeratebutitisonlytooeasytoimagine"itwill

neverhappentome".Unfortunately,statisticsshowitis【S3】______

reallycanhappentoyouand,ifyouliveinthelarge

city,youruntwicetheriskofbeingavictim.【S4】______

Fortunately,thereissomethingdefinitewhatyou【S5】______

cando.ProtectAlarmscanhelptoprotectyourhouse

withaburglaralarmsystemwhichiseffective,simpleto

operateandeasilyaffordable.Youmayrememberthat【S6】______

possessingaburglaralarmisnoindicationwhichyour【S7】______

houseispackedwithvaluablepossessions.Itquite

simplyindicatesofunwelcomevisitorsthatyoursisone【S8】______

housetheywillnotbreakintoeasilysotheycarryonto

anunprotecthousewheretheirjobismadealoteasier.【S9】______

Sendnowforourfreeleaflettellingyouhowwecan

protectandalarmyourhousequickly,easilyand

cheaply.Completeoutandtearofftheslipbelowand【S10】______

postittous.Postageisfree.

【S1】

39.

【S3】

參考答案

1.TheMostImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthatfamilyplaysanimportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthinkthatchildren'sfriendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcernedTheMostImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthatfamilyplaysanimportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthinkthatchildren'sfriendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcerned

2.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekendwhenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingtheworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2daysandthanwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisittherewewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.AseverybodyknowsShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventherearcSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,andthanwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamshiptoShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,sothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"JustasthereisParadiseinheaven,therearcSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).

3.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofsciencepeoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.AndpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephonesTVsetsjetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservationexperimentsandresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbusofGalileoandofEinstein—thespiritofconqueringunchartedplacesdiscoveringunknownfactsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks—isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.ItisnotonlyembodiedinthecountlessinventionsmadebyEdisontheworldfamousinventorbutalsoexpressedinwhatanordinarycarpenterdoes—hetendstostandasideadmiringatthatexquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviouslysciencedoesmorethanprovidemanwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrongdesireforexplorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Scienceisman'smostpowerfulweaponwithwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromtheyokeofignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehousewhichhasconstantlyprovidedhimwithvitalityhopesambitionsunderstandingandinsights.Scienceisman'sbestfriendwhoisalwaysreadytohelp—helpelevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscienceinitstruesenseisacelebrationofthehumanspirititself.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofscience,peoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.Andpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephones,TVsets,jetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservation,experiments,andresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbus,ofGalileo,andofEinstein—thespiritofconqueringunchartedplaces,discoveringunknownfactsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks—isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.ItisnotonlyembodiedinthecountlessinventionsmadebyEdison,theworldfamousinventor,butalsoexpressedinwhatanordinarycarpenterdoes—hetendstostandasideadmiringatthatexquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviously,sciencedoesmorethanprovidemanwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrongdesireforexplorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Scienceisman'smostpowerfulweapon,withwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromtheyokeofignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehouse,whichhasconstantlyprovidedhimwithvitality,hopes,ambitions,understandingandinsights.Scienceisman'sbestfriend,whoisalwaysreadytohelp—helpelevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscience,initstruesense,isacelebrationofthehumanspirititself.

4.TheImportanceofReadingClassicsNowsomepeopleespeciallytheelderlyareoftheviewthatclassicsplayanimportantroleinthelife.Englishlearnersforexamplecanbenefitalotfromthefamousreadingsorclassicalbooks.Besidestheymaintainthattheirchildhoodisexposedtothesegreatminds.Howeveryoungmeningrowingnumbersseldomenjoyreadingthesearticlesofbooks.Inotherwordstheyfindfewinterestsinreadingso-calledclassics.Alotofreasonsareresponsibleforthis.Tobeginwiththeyareintheshadowofpracticalminds.Theseclassicsmaynotmeettheneeds.What'smoreonlinereadingisagoodwayforpeopletogetinformationeasilyandefficiently.Moreovertheyoungpeoplearetoobusytoreadthem.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabovewemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthateffectiveactionsshouldbetakentopreventthesituation.Firstwecanenjoythesemindsinourfreetime.Secondthesearticlesornovelswillbearrangedforfurtherreadinginourretirement.Certainlyitishightimethatweplacedgreatemphasisonthisissue.TheImportanceofReadingClassicsNowsomepeople,especiallytheelderly,areoftheviewthatclassicsplayanimportantroleinthelife.Englishlearners,forexample,canbenefitalotfromthefamousreadings,orclassicalbooks.Besides,theymaintainthattheirchildhoodisexposedtothesegreatminds.However,youngmeningrowingnumbersseldomenjoyreadingthesearticlesofbooks.Inotherwords,theyfindfewinterestsinreadingso-calledclassics.Alotofreasonsareresponsibleforthis.Tobeginwith,theyareintheshadowofpracticalminds.Theseclassicsmaynotmeettheneeds.What'smoreonlinereadingisagoodwayforpeopletogetinformationeasilyandefficiently.Moreover,theyoungpeoplearetoobusytoreadthem.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthateffectiveactionsshouldbetakentopreventthesituation.First,wecanenjoythesemindsinourfreetime.Second,thesearticlesornovelswillbearrangedforfurtherreadinginourretirement.Certainly,itishightimethatweplacedgreatemphasisonthisissue.

5.HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.SomestudentsfocustheirattentionontheHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollegegraduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsaboutwhatkin