（2021年）四川省眉山市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

（2021年）四川省眉山市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthepleasureoflearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.學(xué)習(xí)是一種樂(lè)趣。

2.學(xué)習(xí)的樂(lè)趣普遍存在(存在于書(shū)本學(xué)習(xí)、藝術(shù)欣賞、了解世界等多方面的學(xué)習(xí)之中)。

3.如何走出“學(xué)習(xí)是痛苦的”誤區(qū)。

ThePleasureofLearning

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnAgingPopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartandoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前老齡化現(xiàn)象很?chē)?yán)重

2.這種現(xiàn)象可能產(chǎn)生的社會(huì)影響和后果

3.你的建議

OnAgingPopulation

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.學(xué)校圖書(shū)館利用不足；

2.導(dǎo)致這種顯現(xiàn)的原因；

3.我的觀點(diǎn)。

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicKnowledgeandMaster'sDegree?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前，社會(huì)上讀碩士學(xué)位班的人很多

2.你對(duì)此現(xiàn)象的看法

3.總結(jié)全文

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

2．形成這種趨勢(shì)的原因

3．我對(duì)此的看法

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1．大學(xué)生失業(yè)已經(jīng)成為嚴(yán)重的社會(huì)問(wèn)題

2．大學(xué)生失業(yè)的原因

3．提出自己對(duì)待這個(gè)現(xiàn)象的看法和認(rèn)為的解決途徑

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition,onthetopicNoPainsNoGains.YourcompositionshouldbebasedontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Yourpartofthecompositionshouldbeatleast150words.

1.請(qǐng)解釋"NoPainsNoGains"的含義;

2.舉例證明。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhyICametoCollege.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.我為什么選擇讀大學(xué)；

2.現(xiàn)在讀大學(xué)是否值得；

3.結(jié)論。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledMyIdenofPopmusic.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人認(rèn)為流行音樂(lè)不能登大雅之堂。

2.有人認(rèn)為音樂(lè)無(wú)高低貴賤之分，只有興趣上的差別。

3.我認(rèn)為……

MyIdeaofPopmusic

10.假設(shè)你是李芳，給好朋友Lily寫(xiě)一封信。內(nèi)容如下：

1.邀請(qǐng)她五一放假其間來(lái)北京游玩

2.簡(jiǎn)單介紹北京的名勝古跡

3.希望對(duì)方回信交流意見(jiàn)

ALettertoaFrien

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

IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Diseasemayeitherbeassociatedwithillnessorbe______.

13.Nodirectrelationshiphasbeenprovenbetweenhighcholesterollevelsandheartattacks.

14.Whentravelinginanothercountry,manyAmericansbringwaterwiththembecause______.

A.theyarenotusedtodrinkinglocalwater

B.theyassumethatlocalwaterisnotsafe

C.theyaremorepronetowater-bornediseases

D.theircaneasilyfallillifcontactingwithlocalgerms

15.

Whentheinterviewerreferstotheinterviewees'previousjob,hereallywantstoknowiswhethertheintervieweesarereadytotaketheroughandapproachthejobwith______.

16.TheAncientOlympicgameswerenotinternationaleventseventhoughtheathletestraveledtocompetefromdifferentpartsoftheworld.

17.

Whenstudentsfirstbecomeawareofthefactthattheyaresubvocalizing,theyoftentrytostopitbysheer______.

18.

Telechericsisconcernedwiththeuseofremotemanipulatorscontrolledbyhumans.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Somepeople'spowertosatisfyhisorherurgetoeatcanbeenhancedby______.

20.

Ifyousuppressvariationsinincomebywhatevermeans,theresultalwaysseemstobethesame______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽(tīng)力原文：Robertrecentlyattendedalectureonsafetyataneighborhoodcenter.ThespeakerwasDetectiveGarciaoftheNewYorkPoliceDepartment.Hereiswhathesaid:

Thefirstthingyouneedtodoistogettoknowyourneighbors.Don'tbeshy.Introduceyourself,especiallytopeoplewholiveinyourbuilding.Wepeoplewholiveinlargecitiesoftenarereluctanttomakefriends,butitmaysaveourliveslater.Somakesurethatyouknowyourneighborsandthattheyknowyou.

Second,don'tcarryalotofmoneywithyou.Ifyou'reaman,putyourwalletinyourfrontpocket;it'sharderforapickpockettoliftitoutwithoutyourknowing.Women,getapursewithstrapsthatyoucanslipoveryourshoulderandunderyourarm.Don'tcarryasmallpursethatarobbercangrabfromyoueasily.

Third,ifyouaremugged,don'tresist.IwishpeoplewouldlistentomewhenIsaythat.Amonthagoafifty-year-oldmanendedupinahospitalbecausehethoughthecouldbeatamuggerinafight.Butifhehadn'ttriedtobeahero,thatprobablywouldn'thavehappened.Don'ttrytobeakarateexpert.Givethemuggerwhatbewants.Assoonasheleaves,callthepolice.Reportanylostcreditcardswithoutdelay.

Finally,rememberthatthere'ssafetyinnumbers.Trytoavoiddark,desertedstreetsatnight.Also,donotgetonemptysubwaycars.Ifyou'retravelingatnight,getonthecarwiththeconductor.

(30)

A.AdetectivefromtheLosAngelesPoliceDepartment.

B.DetectiveGarciafromtheNewYorkPoliceDepartment.

C.Someonewholivesintheneighborhood.

D.Robert'sneighbor.

22.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Haveyoueverattendedagroupinterview?Imeananinterviewwithagroupofinterviewersfromdifferentareasofthecompany.

M:Ofcourseyes.Everyinterviewerhashisownparticularinterest.AnHRmanagermightwanttoknowifyouareagoodfitforthecompany,(22)theteamleaderoftheofficeyouareinterviewingformightwanttoseeyourpersonalityandifitfitswithothercolleagues,andasupervisormightbetheretoassessyourskills.

W:Itseemsyoudoknowalotaboutit.Wouldyoumindgivingmesomeadviceonhowtohandleit?

M:Well,beinginterviewedbyagroupofinterviewersisreallystressfulandthecompanywantstoknowifyoucanhandleit.So,(23)I'dsuggestpractisingagroupinterviewwithfriendsbeforehand.Thiscouldhelpyoudealwiththerealstress.Ibelieveyoucanturntheinterviewintoapositiveexperiencebybeingconfidentandhavingtherightmindset.

W:ShouldIcollectsomeinformationaboutthegroup?

M:Thismightpossiblywork.(25)Butwhatreallymattersishowyoufitthejob.Makesureyoufullyunderstandthejobdescriptionandwhatwillberequiredofyou.

W:Howaboutthecompanyprofile?

M:Youshouldalsoknowhowthecompanyworks,itsculture,andhowtheyarestructured.

W:HowshouldImakeeyecontactwiththepanel?

M:(24)Lookdirectlyatthepersonwhoaskedyouthequestion,buttakethetimetomakeeyecontactwiththeotherinterviewers.However,yourattentionshouldbemainlyfocusedonthepersonwhoposedyouthequestion.

(23)

A.Hewantstoknowiftheinterviewerissuitableforthecompany.

B.Hewantstoknowtheinterviewer'spersonality.

C.Hewantstoknowtheinterviewer'sformercolleagues.

D.Hewantstoknowtheinterviewer'sskills.

23.(19)

A.Shedoubtshemakesmuchmoneynow.

B.She'ssurprisedthathechosethatcompany.

C.Shedoesn'tknowwhenherclassesstarted.

D.Shewonderswhyhe'skepthisjob.

24.(29)

A.Introducingreaderstounfamiliarsituations.

B.Remindingreadersofthetruth.

C.Informingpeoplenewscientificdevelopment.

D.Tellingpeoplehowtoservetheircommunities.

25.(43)

26.(25)

A.Thesoilofthegardenshouldbeofhighquality.

B.Thegardenshouldoccupyalargearea

C.Thereshouldbelotsofplantsinthegarden.

D.Thepositionofthegardenshouldbegood.

27.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽(tīng)力原文：Wehumanshavefoundcountlessmysteriesoftheuniversewithwhichtooccupyourmindsoverthecenturies.Wenotonlyaskquestionsaboutwhatsomethingisbutwealsowanttoknowwhyitis.Ancientpeopleinventedelaboratemythologicalexplanationstoaccountforthemysteriousthingstheysaw.Boththeskywithitsheavenlybodiesandseeminglynever-endingvastnessandtheseaswiththeirgreatdepthsandpowerwere,andstillare,capableoffillingpeoplewithfeelingsoffearandwonder.

Asancienthumanslookedattheskyabovethem,onesightthatintriguedthemmostwastheMilkyWay.They,ofcourse,didn'tknowthatthestrange,broad,luminousbandoflightacrosstheskyisinrealitycomposedofcountlessstarsandplanetslocatedsofarfromtheEarththattheycannotbeenseenindividuallybythenakedeyes.TotheancientChineseitappearedasaluminousriver,whichtheyreferredtoastheRiverofHeavenortheSilverStream.EventhoughtodayweknowwhattheMilkyWayis,itremainsequallymysteriousinmanywaysbecauseitissoremotefromus.ItisnowonderthatforthoseindividualswhobelieveinUFOs,itseemsalikelyplacefromwhichtheycouldhavearisen.Afterall,weknowsolittleaboutheavenlybodies.

ThepoweroftheoceanisAwesome.Wehearoftidalwavesthatcrashontoland,destroyingeverythingintheirpath;wereadaccountsoflostshipsoverthecenturies.Now,inthe21stcenturyasweflyacrossthePacific,wecan'thelpbutfeelabitlonelyandconcernedaswethinkofthatvastbodyofwaterbelowus.

(27)

A.Theydidn'tnoticethem.

B.Theygavemythologicalexplanations.

C.Theyignoredthem.

D.Theychosetoavoidseeingthem.

28.(14)

A.Hethinkshecanputoffthejob.

B.Hethinkshecandoitsuccessfully.

C.Heisnotcertainifhecanaccomplishit.

D.Heisnotsureifhecandoitindependently.

29.【B11】

30.

【B3】

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

Whathasbecomestandardcocktailtherapy?

32.

【C2】

33.

Inordertosolvetheoverweightproblem,theauthorsuggeststhateveryoneneedto______.

A.betaughttopreventgainingweight

B.beeducatedtoloseweighteffectively

C.seekhelpfromconsumerinformation

D.knowwhatmakesahealthydinner

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S2】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S5】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S7】

38.

【S6】

39.【S1】

參考答案

1.ThePleasureofLearningLearningisoneoftheessentialpleasuresofthehumanrace.Thosewhoavoidlearningoftenfindlifeboringandmeaninglessfortheydeprivethemselvesoftheexcitementandfulfillmentinlearningsomethingnew.Thepleasureoflearningisuniversaleverywheretobefound.Manyofushavetastedthejoyoflearningbyreadinginterestingbooks.Booksarenolumpsoflifelesspaperbutavoicefardistantintimeandspacetalkingtoreadersmindtomindhearttoheart.Beyondbookswecanalsoenjoythefruitsoftravelingprovidedthatwetravelwithanopenmindtounderstandotherpeopleandotherplacesandanalerteyeforallkindsofnovelexperiences.Finallylearningalsomeanslearningtopractiseoratleasttoappreciateanart.Everynewartwelearnblessesuswithanewsensebywhichwemayenjoythewondersoftheworldmoreintensely.Ifthepleasureoflearningisuniversalwhyaretheresomanydullunhappystudentsinschool?Itisbecausetheyweremadedullbybadteachingbyisolationbysurrendertoroutineandbytheirownlaziness.Thestudentswho"sufferfrom"learningshouldbreakawayfromthebondsoftextbooksandtestsandembracevariousotherfieldsofknowledgewithrenewedenergy.ThePleasureofLearningLearningisoneoftheessentialpleasuresofthehumanrace.Thosewhoavoidlearningoftenfindlifeboringandmeaningless,fortheydeprivethemselvesoftheexcitementandfulfillmentinlearningsomethingnew.Thepleasureoflearningisuniversal,everywheretobefound.Manyofushavetastedthejoyoflearningbyreadinginterestingbooks.Booksarenolumpsoflifelesspaper,butavoicefardistantintimeandspace,talkingtoreaders,mindtomind,hearttoheart.Beyondbooks,wecanalsoenjoythefruitsoftraveling,providedthatwetravelwithanopenmindtounderstandotherpeopleandotherplaces,andanalerteyeforallkindsofnovelexperiences.Finally,learningalsomeanslearningtopractise,oratleast,toappreciateanart.Everynewartwelearnblessesuswithanewsense,bywhichwemayenjoythewondersoftheworldmoreintensely.Ifthepleasureoflearningisuniversal,whyaretheresomanydull,unhappystudentsinschool?Itisbecausetheyweremadedullbybadteaching,byisolation,bysurrendertoroutineandbytheirownlaziness.Thestudentswho"sufferfrom"learningshouldbreakawayfromthebondsoftextbooksandtests,andembracevariousotherfieldsofknowledgewithrenewedenergy.

2.OnAgingPopulationEnteringthe21stcenturypeoplenowenjoymoreprosperityandsocialprogressatthesametimeitisundeniablethataveryseriousproblemisdrawingmoreandmoreattentionthatistheaOnAgingPopulationEnteringthe21stcentury,peoplenowenjoymoreprosperityandsocialprogress,atthesametime,itisundeniablethataveryseriousproblemisdrawingmoreandmoreattention,thatis,thea

3.WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary?Nowadaysoncampus(1)wecanseefewerstudentsdoreadinginthelibrarythanbeforebutanincreasingnumberstudentsgotothe(2)cybercafesorgooutofthecampus.Ofallthereasonsaccountingforthisphenomenon(3)themostimportantoneisthattheentertainmentactivitiesbecomemoreabundantthaneverbeforesothattherearenumerouschoicesavailableforthestudents.TheycansurftheInternetwatchon-linemoviesorsoapoperasgoshoppingortakepartin(4)socialclubactivities.Anotherreasonisthatdigitalbooksgetpopularamongstudentsfordigitalbooksaremoreconvenientthanthetraditionalonesandtheresourcesarelimitless.Thestudentscanchoosewhatevertheyliketoreadwithoutgoingtothelibraries.FrommypointofviewbooksareapartofourlifejustasBacononcesaidthat(5)readingmakesafullman.Westudentsshouldmakefulluseofanykindofresourcestobroadenourvisionnomattertheyaretraditionalonesornew-emergingones.WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary?Nowadaysoncampus,(1)wecanseefewerstudentsdoreadinginthelibrarythanbeforebutanincreasingnumberstudentsgotothe(2)cybercafesorgooutofthecampus.Ofallthereasonsaccountingforthisphenomenon,(3)themostimportantoneisthattheentertainmentactivitiesbecomemoreabundantthaneverbeforesothattherearenumerouschoicesavailableforthestudents.TheycansurftheInternet,watchon-linemoviesorsoapoperas,goshopping,ortakepartin(4)socialclubactivities.Anotherreasonisthatdigitalbooksgetpopularamongstudents,fordigitalbooksaremoreconvenientthanthetraditionalonesandtheresourcesarelimitless.Thestudentscanchoosewhatevertheyliketoreadwithoutgoingtothelibraries.Frommypointofview,booksareapartofourlife,justasBacononcesaidthat(5)readingmakesafullman.Westudentsshouldmakefulluseofanykindofresourcestobroadenourvision,nomattertheyaretraditionalonesornew-emergingones.解析：(1)指出現(xiàn)象

(2)cybercafe“網(wǎng)吧”

(3)指出最重要的原因。

(4)socialclubactivities“社交聯(lián)誼活動(dòng)”

(5)readingmakesafullman“閱讀使人淵”

4.KnowledgeandMaster'sDegreeThereisagrowingtendencytheseyearsforpeopletopursueamaster'sdegree.Theyclaimthatamaster’sdegreestandsformoreknowledgeandthatmostcompaniesareinclinedtoemploypeoplewithamaster'sdegree.Itseemstopromiseabrightfuture.HoweverIfindithardtoagreewithit.Thefollowingarethereasonsformypersonalinclination.Foronethingamaster'sdegreedoesnotnecessarilyequaltoprofoundknowledge.Knowledgecomesfromhardworkorevendevotiontoacertainfield.Timewell-spentoncampuswillleadtoaharvestinknowledgebutwhatifthedegree-pursuerisbynomeansaknowledgepursuer?Foranothertalentedpeoplewithoutamaster'sorevenabachelor'sdegreecangaintremendoussuccessinthesociety.BillGatesisacaseinpointandthisisalsothereasonwhysomebluecollarswithexpertisewinthefavorofalotofmulti-nationalcompanies.Toconcludeknowledgeisaperson'smostpreciousrichesandpeoplearejudgedmorebytheirknowledgeratherthanbytheirdegree.KnowledgeandMaster'sDegreeThereisagrowingtendencytheseyearsforpeopletopursueamaster'sdegree.Theyclaimthatamaster’sdegreestandsformoreknowledgeandthatmostcompaniesareinclinedtoemploypeoplewithamaster'sdegree.Itseemstopromiseabrightfuture.However,Ifindithardtoagreewithit.Thefollowingarethereasonsformypersonalinclination.Foronething,amaster'sdegreedoesnotnecessarilyequaltoprofoundknowledge.Knowledgecomesfromhardworkorevendevotiontoacertainfield.Timewell-spentoncampuswillleadtoaharvestinknowledge,butwhatifthedegree-pursuerisbynomeansaknowledgepursuer?Foranother,talentedpeoplewithoutamaster'sorevenabachelor'sdegreecangaintremendoussuccessinthesociety.BillGatesisacaseinpointandthisisalsothereasonwhysomebluecollarswithexpertisewinthefavorofalotofmulti-nationalcompanies.Toconclude,knowledgeisaperson'smostpreciousriches,andpeoplearejudgedmorebytheirknowledgeratherthanbytheirdegree.解析：本文第一段以Thereisagrowingtendencytheseyears開(kāi)頭指出現(xiàn)象，用Theyclaimthat...andthat...稍加敘述，簡(jiǎn)潔明了；然后用However,Ifindithardtoagreewithit.Thefollowingarethereasonsformypersonalinclination．提出自己的觀點(diǎn)，過(guò)渡到第二段。第二段通過(guò)舉例法等Foronething...but...Foranother...acaseinpoint...詳細(xì)論證了自己的觀點(diǎn)。最后結(jié)尾段用Toconclude,...表達(dá)了自己的觀點(diǎn)，總結(jié)全文。

5.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.

6.MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduatesWiththepolicyofexpandingrecruitmentofhighereducationandfiercecompetitionofjob-huntingmarkettheunemploymentofcollegegraduationisbecomingthehotissueMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduatesWiththepolicyofexpandingrecruitmentofhighereducationandfiercecompetitionofjob-huntingmarket,theunemploymentofcollegegraduationisbecomingthehotissue

7.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamomentbutwasprecededbyyearsofpatientarduousobservation.MozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodernworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachievedwithoutexceptioncomefromsustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsayinganditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamouspeoplenopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinourcollegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacoursetoacquireknowledgeinaparticularfieldandtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertionandpersistenteffort.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamoment,butwasprecededbyyearsofpatient,arduousobservation.MozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodernworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachieved,withoutexception,comefromsustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsaying,anditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamouspeople,nopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinourcollegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacourse,toacquireknowledgeinaparticularfield,andtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertionandpersistenteffort.

8.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Therearemanymasonsformychoosingtoattendcollege.Themainoneisthat1enjoylearningandgainingknowledge.IrememberthatasmyhighschooleducationwasdrawingtoaclosemydesireforcontinuingtolearnfeltincreasinglystrongandthedecisionwasnaturallymadewhenIrealizedIwouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhighschoolandentertheworkingworldsosoon.IdecidedtoentercollegenotonlybecauseitisaplacewhereIcancontinuetoseekscientifictruthsbutalsoitisaplacewhereIcanbeexposedtovariousneworiginalideas.Ithelpstoexpandmyhorizonsandmakemeawell-roundedperson.OfcourseImustadmitthatIchosetoattendcollegealsobecauseIfeltitwasaPracticalandnecessarystepItooktoensureasecurefutureformyself.Forintoday'sworldacollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialffonewishestocompeteinthejobmarketandtofindaworthwhileposition.ForthesereasonsInevermindspendingbeautifulnightsonpaperwork;Ineverconsidermyselfmiserableandunfairlyburdened;andIneverthinkcollegeeducationisawasteoftimeandmoney.WhyICametoCollegeAquestionIhaveputtomyselfmanytimesinthepasttwoacademicyears.Buttheanswerisalwaysthesame:collegeeducationissomethingItrulywanttodoinmylifeanditisworthwhile.Therearemanymasonsformychoosingtoattendcollege.Themainoneisthat1enjoylearningandgainingknowledge.Irememberthatasmyhighschooleducationwasdrawingtoaclose,mydesireforcontinuingtolearnfeltincreasinglystrong,andthedecisionwasnaturallymadewhenIrealizedIwouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhighschoolandentertheworkingworldsosoon.IdecidedtoentercollegenotonlybecauseitisaplacewhereIcancontinuetoseekscientifictruths,butalsoitisaplacewhereIcanbeexposedtovariousnew,originalideas.Ithelpstoexpandmyhorizonsandmakemeawell-roundedperson.OfcourseImustadmitthatIchosetoattendcollegealsobecauseIfeltitwasaPracticalandnecessarystepItooktoensureasecurefutureformyself.Forintoday'sworld,acollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialffonewishestocompeteinthejobmarketandtofindaworthwhileposition.Forthesereasons,Inevermindspendingbeautifulnightsonpaperwork;Ineverconsidermyselfmiserableandunfairlyburdened;andIneverthinkcollegeeducationisawasteoftimeandmoney.

9.MyIdeaofPopmusicPopmusicisheldincontemptbymanypeople.Inthesepeople'seyespopmusicisalwaysinsharpcontrastto"loftymusic".ThelattermainlyreferstosymphoniesandoperasoftheEuropeancountries.Theyshowgreatconcernforthefactthatmanypeoplepreferpopmusictosymphoniesbecauseforthempopmusicshouldbeexcludedfromtheholypalaceofmusic.Converselymanypeoplehaveanordorforpopmusic.Theyarguethatpeoplewhowantustolistenmsymphoniesarcadvoca