2023年廣東省潮州市大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

2023年廣東省潮州市大學(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、LWriting（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledThePhenomenonofEmptyNest.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

注：“空巢老人”指那到了退休年齡，身邊卻無子女與之共同生活的老人。

1.如今的空巢老人逐漸增多

2.這種現(xiàn)象出現(xiàn)的原因

3.如何解決由此帶來的問題

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofStudents'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有不少大學(xué)生開始創(chuàng)業(yè)

1.對此不少人給予了肯定

2.也有人有不同的看法

3.我認(rèn)為…

Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150word

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetitle:HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

1.中國已漸漸步入老齡化社會（65歲以上的老年人已占全國人口的7%）

2.我認(rèn)為應(yīng)如何對待老年人群（社會關(guān)愛與福利制度，家庭溫暖，社區(qū)

服務(wù)……）

3.我的結(jié)論

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoask

forsomeinformationaboutaninternationalconferenceheldinyourcity.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

有一個(gè)會議在你所在的城市召開，你想去參加。給會議的組織者寫一封

信。說一下你想?yún)⒓拥脑颍⒑唵谓榻B一下自己。并請他提供一些會

議的相關(guān)登信息。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicKnowledgeandMaster'sDegree?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前，社會上讀碩士學(xué)位班的人很多

2.你對此現(xiàn)象的看法

3.總結(jié)全文

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicSuicideonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyour

compositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.2002年27人；2004年68人；2005年116人；2006年130人。以

上數(shù)據(jù)描述的是幾年來內(nèi)地大學(xué)生自殺人數(shù)

2.分析其中的原因

3.怎么盡量避免慘劇的發(fā)生

SuicideonCampus

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteallopen

lettertothemajorofthecitybasedonthefollowingsituation:

Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

givenbelow:

1.1.近年來，本市空氣污染情況越來越嚴(yán)重

2.你認(rèn)為造成空氣污染的主要污染源在哪里?應(yīng)該采取哪些措施？

3.呼吁所有市民積極行動起來,治理空氣污染

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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.我對些的看法

OverseaStudyatanEarlyAge

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledWillE-mailReplaceHandwrittenLetter?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.許多人認(rèn)為電子郵件將會取代傳統(tǒng)書信

2.也有人對此持不同意見

3.你的觀點(diǎn)

WillE-mailReplaceHand-writtenLetter?

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

11.

Now,theforeignteachergetsnolessthan5,500yuanpermonthfora12hour

workweekplusalltheotherbenefitsbecausetheauthorityhasrealizedthat

thefirstofferwastoolow.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

InScotland,ifonecanoffertheproofthattherelationshiphasbrokendown,

heorshewill.

13.Ageodesicdomeisbasicallyasphericalstructurecreatedfromrectangles.

14.

PaulandNoradecidedtobecausetheydidn'twanttolosethechance

ofgettingtherewardoffiftypounds.

15.

Themostcommonmistakebeginningpaintersmakeisspendingtoo

timeandeffortlayingonthepaint.

16.

Inthepassage,theauthortakesMichaelEisnerandStevenSpielbergas

examplestoshowthatthesepeoplehaveachievedsuccesswithout.

17.WhatdidtheEastIndiaCompanygetfromBritishsovereignatits

expansion?

A.Thequalificationofestablishingitsbranches.

B.ThepermissiontobuildYaleUniversity.

C.Financialaswellasmilitarysupport.

D.Theprivatearmytoprotectitsemployees.

18.TheFutureoftheBBC

Asaboygrowingupinthe1930sintheMidlands,NormanPainting,theson

ofarailway-man,listenedtoanewradioservicefromtheBritish

BroadcastingCorporation.Hismotherhopedhewouldgetajobasamanager

atthemine,butlisteningtothevoicesfromLondontalkingaboutworld

affairs,cultureandmusicgavehimotherideas."Theradioopenedadoorto

theworld,"saysMr.Painting,whowentontoOxfordUniversityona

scholarshipandbecameanacademicbeforelaterworkingfortheBBC's

Radio4initslong-runningsoap,"TheArchers".

Mr.Painting'sstoryhelpstoexplainBritain'sdevotiontowhatitcalls"public-

servicebroadcasting",andwhythestatehasbeenstandingbytheBBCinthe

financingissue.ThedebatehadragedforyearsoverwhethertheBBCshould

stillbepubliclyfinanced,especiallybyalicensefeepaidbyallthosewithTV

sets.TheBBChatestheideaoflosingitslicensefee.Ratherthango

commercial,itsbossesplantokeepfightingforpublicfinancingfordecades.

In2006,afteraheateddebate,thegovernmentreneweditsfinancingforthe

nexttenyearsthroughacompulsory"TVlicense"onallhouseholdswithTV

sets.Butwhenthecurrentcharterrunsoutin2016,willthegovernmenttake

awayitspublicsubsidesandleavetheBBCtofendforitself?

Accordingtorecentreports,theBBCwillhavetomakedowithannual

increasesbelowretail-priceinflation,lessthanitaskedfor.Evenso,itis

fortunatetobehandedaguaranteedincomeoverseveralyears.Among

developedcountries,onlyGermany'sgovernmentspendsmorethanBritain's

onbroadcastingasashareofGDP.America'sdispensesnexttonothing,

preferringtoleaveittothemarket.

Forthenexttenyears,theBBC'spositionlookssecure.Yetit'sgetting

increasinglyhardertoarguethatthegovernmentshouldmakethepublicpay

forit.TheBBC'spurpose,accordingtoitsfirstdirector-general,JohnReith,

wasto"inform,educateandentertain".ButnowtheBBCcan'thaveanything

liketheeducativeroleitusedtoplay.ThoughitremainsBritain'sdominant

sourceofin-depthnewsandmostreliableproviderofhigh-quality

programming,changesintechnologyandmediahabitsaresplittingits

audienceandmakingithardertotagimprovingshowsontoentertainingones.

ServingWhatPublic?

ItwaseasytogettheteenagedMr.PaintinginterestedintheBBCprograms

becausetherewasnothingelseon.Thatisnolongertrue.Firsttheother

terrestrialssprangup:ITV,followedbyChannel4andthenChannel5,from

the1990s,hundredsofnewchannelswerelaunchedonsatelliteandcable

platforms,creatinganew"multi-channel"world.TherapidriseoftheInternet

hasalsotakenatolloftheoldgeneralistchannels.Peopleareincreasingly

turningawayfromboththeBBCanditsterrestrialcompetitors.

Twodecadesago,theBBCcommanded47%ofalltelevisionviewingandits

rivals,ITVandChannel4,sharedtherest.AccordingtoOfcom,the

communicationsregulator,today,BBC1andBBC2,itsterrestrialchannels,

accountforjust33%ofallviewing,multi-channelservices(whichinclude

BBC3andBBC4,bothdigitalchannels)win30%.Inhomeswithsatelliteor

cabletelevision,thecorporation'ssharehasfallenfurther:BBC1andBBC2

togetherhavejust23%oftheformerand22%ofthelatter.

Youngpeopleespeciallyareabandoningpublic-serviceprogrammers.

AccordingtoOfcom,in2001,peoplebetween16and24spent74%oftheir

viewingtimewatchingchannelssuchastheBBCandChannel4,butin2005

only58%oftheirtime.Poorer,lesseducatedviewersseemtobeturningaway,

too.Seriousmaterialsuffersmostwhenpeoplemovetomulti-channel

television.

Theresult,saysaBBCexecutive,isthat"weareover-serving"middle-class

55-year-olds.TheBBCistryingto

A.theBBC'seducativerolefortheworkingclass

B.thepopularityoftheBBCinthe1930s

C.BBC'sinfluenceonordinarypeople'scareerdevelopment

D.theBritish'slovefortheBBCanditsjustificationforgovernmentalsupport

19.

Menandwomenalwayscompeteinrunning,jumping,climbing,lifting,

throwingandwrestling.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Topreventsmallcasesoffraud,Ms.Coenenadvicesemployerstotell

employeeswhatbehavioursareunacceptedwitha.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofaction

opentohim:hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keepthe

ideasecret,or(36)it.

Agrantedpatentistheresultofa(37)struckbetweenaninventorand

thestate,bywhichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodof(38)and

publishesfulldetailsofhisinventiontothepublicafterthatperiod

(39).

Onlyinthemost(40)circumstancesisthelifespanofapatent

extendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.

Apatentremains(41)publicafterithasterminated.Indeed,patent

expertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostof(42)a

searchthroughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofany

otherinventor'srightistostealanduseadeadpatent.Likewise,because

publicationofanideainanyotherform,permanently(43)further

patentsonthatidea,itistraditionallysafetotakeideasfromotherareasof

print.(44).

Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmostnew

ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.(45)thatmakesnewsand

money.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagneticrecordingdatesbackto

1886.

(46).EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwasanticipatedby

a1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.

22.

[B4]

23.

[B2]

24.聽力原文：W:You'llhavetoapologizeabitmoresincerelyifyouexpect

yourfriendtoactuallytrustyouagain

M:Idon'tknowwhatelseIcouldsay.Besides.Idon'tthinkit'sanapology

hewants.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(15)

A.Heshouldn'thaveapologized.

B.Hewillfindabetterwayofapologizing.

C.Hecouldn'tfindarightwordtomakeanapology.

D.Hisfriendisaskingformorethanjustanapology.

25.(26)

A.Suggestatopicforaresearchpaper.

B.Tellherwhattostudyforthehistorytest.

C.Writeafavorableletterofrecommendation.

D.Adviseherabouthowtorunanelectioncampaign.

26.

[BIO]

27.

[B6]

28.(45)

29.(19)

A.Themanshouldgoandenjoytheperformance.

B.ThemancouldplaygamesontheInternet.

C.Themanshouldgotobedearly.

D.Themancanenjoytheperformancewithoutgoingout.

30.(17)

A.Hedefinitelydoesn'tknowthedate,

B.Heistheonlypersonwhoknowsthedate.

C.Hejustguessedthelasttimehehandedin.

D.Thelastassignmenthehandedinwasnotasgood.

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

31.

Someresponsesandbehaviorsmayappearveryillogical,butarejustifiableif

A.linkedtoanabnormalamountofassertiveness

B.seenasone'shabitualpatternofbehavior

C.takenaspartofanorderingsequence

D.expressedtoaseriesofcharges

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestions

orcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Didyouknowthatallhumanbeingshavea"comfortzone"regulatingthe

distancestheystandfromsomeonewhentheytalk?Thisdistancevariesin

interestingwaysamongpeopleofdifferentcultures.

Greeks,othersoftheEasternMediterranean,andmanyofthosefromSouth

Americanormallystandquiteclosetogetherwhentheytalk,oftenmoving

theirfacesevencloserastheywarmupinaconversation.NorthAmericans

findthisawkwardandoftenbackawayafewinches.Studieshavefoundthat

theytendtofeelmostcomfortableatabout21inchesapart.InmuchofAsia

andAfrica,thereisevenmorespacebetweentwospeakersinconversation.

Thisgreaterspacesubtlylendsanairofdignityandrespect'.Thismatterof

spaceisnearlyalwaysunconscious,butitisinterestingtoobserve.

Thisdifferenceappliesalsototheclosenesswithwhichpeoplesittogether,

theextenttowhichtheyleanoveroneanotherinconversation,howtheymove

astheyargueormakeanemphaticpoint.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,

peopletrytokeeptheirbodiesaparteveninacrowdedelevator;inParisthey

takeitasitcomes!

AlthoughNorthAmericanshavearelativelywide"comfortzone"fortalking,

theycommunicateagreatdealwiththeirhandsnotonlywithgesturebutalso

withtouch.Theypatasympathetichandonaperson'sshoulderto

demonstratewarmthoffeelingoranarmaroundhiminsympathy,theynudge

amanintheribstoemphasizeafunnystory;theypatanarminreassurance

orstrokeachildhoodinaffection;theyreadilytakesomeone'sarmtohelp

himacrossastreetordirecthimalonganunfamiliarroute.Tomanypeople—

especiallythosefromAsiaortheMoslemcountries—suchbodilycontactis

unwelcome,especiallyifinadvertently(無心地)donewiththelefthand.(The

lefthandcarriesnospecialsignificanceintheU.S.ManyAmericansare

simplylefthandedandusethathandmore.)

Intermsofbodilydistance,NorthAmericansfeelillateasewhen.

33.

Howdoyouthinktheauthorfeelsabouttheselong-livedpeople?

A.Heisimpressedwiththem.

B.Hedoesn'tcare.

C.Hedoesn'tlikethem.

D.Hecareslittleaboutthem.

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題）

34.

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35.

[S6]

36.

[S3]

六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

37.

[S10]

38.

[S8]

39.

[S9]

參考答案

1.ThePhenomenonofEmptyNestCurrentlybothinurbanandruralareasit

ishardtoobservethreeorfourgenerationslivingunderthesameroof.Many

oldpeoplelivebythemselveswhiletheirchildrenstudyorworkThe

PhenomenonofEmptyNestCurrently,bothinurbanandruralareas,itishard

toobservethreeorfourgenerationslivingunderthesameroof.Manyold

peoplelivebythemselves,whiletheirchildrenstudyorwork

2.Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinessesManycollegestudentsarenow

seeingself-employmentasthemoreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarket

continuestobecompetitive.Tosomepeopletheideaofbeingastudent

entrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheirownbossisagreataspirationfor

youngpeopleandgivesthemanopportunitytoputtheirtheoreticalbusiness

knowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeoplehowevertheideaofstartinga

businessasacollegestudentmayseemlikearadicalone.Tomakeitthrough

thestart-upphaseyoungentrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.

Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcareandmanagement.Young

entrepreneursmayhavetoendureaheavyworkloadandalotofstressbut

theymaynotbephysicallyandmentallyuptothechallenge.Asyoucansee

thingsarehardforcollegestudentsthesedays.It'sexpensivetogetadegree

andevenyouhaveonethereisnoguaranteethatitwillmeananythingin

thesejobmarkets.Sowouldn'titbebettertolaunchyourownenterprise?It

canhelpyoupayoffthoseexpensiveyearsatcollegeandifitsucceedsyou

haveajobguaranteedthemomentyougraduate.Students'StartingTheirOwn

BusinessesManycollegestudentsarenowseeingself-employmentasthe

moreattractiveoptionasthejobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.Tosome

people,theideaofbeingastudententrepreneurisagoodone.Beingtheir

ownbossisagreataspirationforyoungpeopleandgivesthemanopportunity

toputtheirtheoreticalbusinessknowledgeintopractice.Tootherpeople,

however,theideaofstartingabusinessasacollegestudentmayseemlikea

radicalone.Tomakeitthroughthestart-upphase,youngentrepreneursneed

plentyofinitiativeanddrive.Andtorunthebusinessrequiresconstantcare

andmanagement.Youngentrepreneursmayhavetoendureaheavyworkload

andalotofstressbuttheymaynotbephysicallyandmentallyuptothe

challenge.Asyoucansee,thingsarehardforcollegestudentsthesedays.It's

expensivetogetadegreeandevenyouhaveone,thereisnoguaranteethatit

willmeananythinginthesejobmarkets.So,wouldn'titbebettertolaunch

yourownenterprise?Itcanhelpyoupayoffthoseexpensiveyearsatcollege,

andifitsucceedsyouhaveajobguaranteedthemomentyougraduate.

3.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.I

herebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady-collegestudentpreferred一to

makeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend

whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingthe

world-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgetthereby

trainandstayfor2daysandthanwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformer

revolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere

wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiver

andboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreat

sceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows

ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dlike

tohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.A

famousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventherearc

SuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnear

Shanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionly

expectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmein

beautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorin

touristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail

(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-

year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinvitea

foreignyounglady-collegestudentpreferred-tomakeathreeweektouring

tripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacation

officiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforits

beautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,and

thanwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasa

naturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distance

coachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamship

toShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongest

riverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,Shanghaiisoneofthebusiestand

fastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,so

thestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"Just

asthereisParadiseinheaven,therearcSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",so

a4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtrip

willlastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearher

ownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbean

excellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedplease

contactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall

(12345678).''

4.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoan

agingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeup

morethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'

predictionthisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesociety

isfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.Firstthe

societyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcare

fortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderly

face.Withoutloveandrespectfortheoldanywelfaremeasurecouldnotbe

implementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostareathe

traditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevailstherearesome

youngpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenand

areeagertogetridofthem.Thereforechangingthiskindofattitudetowards

oldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleada

happylife.Secondbasedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecareforthe

elderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysizeacombinationof

familycarecommunity-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelp

ouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthiswayoldpeople

canenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamiliesthus

relievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Thirdoldpeoplenotonly

needhelptheycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreat

themaspreciousassetstheymaynotonlyliveafullerlifebutalsomake

furthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.Atpresent

boththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberof

retiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffects

everybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwith

familycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.HowtoTreatOurAging

Population?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingto

internationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthe

nationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'prediction,thisphenomenonis

goingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueof

tacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.First,thesocietyshouldfosterasocial

environmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisite

intacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfor

theold,anywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthe

benefitoftheold.Thoughinmostarea,thetraditionalideaoflovingand

respectingtheoldstillprevails,therearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsider

oldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetridofthem.

Therefore,changingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostin

ensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Second,basedon

thefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengedue

totheshrinkingfamilysize,acombinationoffamilycare,community-based

servicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelping

andsupportingtheirlives.Inthisway,oldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlove

fromboththesocietyandtheirfamilies,thusrelievingthepressureontheir

youngerchildren.Third,oldpeoplenotonlyneedhelp,theycanalsogivea

handinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassets,they

maynotonlyliveafullerlife,butalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocial

andeconomicdevelopments.Atpresent,boththeproportionoftheoldinthe

Chinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howto

respondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.We

shouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemin

everyway.

5.November122007DearProfessorHuangIwriteforinformationregarding

theforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldatyour

prestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversity

majoringinEducationandhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofwork

placeskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendthe

conferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakersthe

contentoftheirtalksandtheirresearchinterests.Besidesifyoucouldplease

alsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemy

arrangementsmucheasier.Inadditionifyoucouldletmehavedetailsofthe

accommodationthatisavailableIwouldbemorethangrateful.Ilookforward

toreceivingtheinformationandmeetingyouinperson.Sincerelyyours

FrankNovember12,2007DearProfessorHuang,Iwriteforinformation

regardingtheforthcomingInternationalEducationConferencetobeheldat

yourprestigiousuniversity.Iamafirst-yearstudentfromNanjingUniversity

majoringinEducation,andhaveaparticularinterestintheteachingofwork

placeskillsandemployer'sperceptionsofnewgraduates.Iplantoattendthe

conferenceandwouldlikeinformationaboutthecontributoryspeakers,the

contentoftheirtalks,andtheirresearchinterests.Besides,ifyoucouldplease

alsosendthedetailsofhowtogettoyouruniversityitwouldmakemy

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6.KnowledgeandMaster'sDegreeThereisagrowingtendencytheseyears

fbrpeopletopursueamaster'sdegree.Theyclaimthatamaster'sdegree

standsformoreknowledgeandthatmostcompaniesareinclinedtoemploy

peoplewithamaster'sdegree.Itseemstopromiseabrightfuture.HoweverI

findithardtoagreewithit.Thefollowingarethereasonsformypersonal

inclination.Foronethingamaster'sdegreedoesnotnecessarilyequalto

profoundknowledge.Knowledgecomesfromhardworkorevendevotionto

acertainfield.Timewell-spentoncampuswillleadtoaharvestinknowledge

butwhatifthedegree-pursuerisbynomeansaknowledgepursuer?For

anothertalentedpeoplewithoutamaster'sorevenabachelor'sdegreecan

gaintremendoussuccessinthesociety.BillGatesisacaseinpointandthis

isalsothereasonwhysomebluecollarswithexpertisewinthefavorofalot

ofmulti-nationalcompanies.Toconcludeknowledgeisaperson'smost

preciousrichesandpeoplearejudgedmorebytheirknowledgeratherthanby

theirdegree.KnowledgeandMaster'sDegreeThereisagrowingtendency

theseyearsforpeopletopursueamaster'sdegree.Theyclaimthatamaster's

degreestandsformoreknowledgeandthatmostcompaniesareinclinedto

employpeoplewithamaster'sdegree.Itseemstopromiseabrightfuture.

However,Ifindithardtoagreewithit.Thefollowingarethereasonsformy

personalinclination.Foronething,amaster'sdegr