2022年福建省龍巖市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)

【2022年】福建省龍巖市大學(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、l.Writing（10題）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn

FastFood.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below:

1.有人認(rèn)為快餐帶來了很多便利之處

2.有人卻認(rèn)為快餐帶來了很多負(fù)面影響

3.在我看來…

OnFastFood

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnForeigners*LearningChinese.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前，國久“漢語熱”持續(xù)升溫

2.出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的主要原因

3.“漢語熱”給我的啟示

OnForeigners*LearningChinese

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.學(xué)校圖書館利用不足；

2.導(dǎo)致這種顯現(xiàn)的原因；

3.我的觀點。

WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary

4.1.目前大學(xué)生逃課現(xiàn)象很普遍

2.分析大學(xué)生逃課的原因

3.你對這一現(xiàn)象的看法

ClassSkippinginColleges

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledBlogWriting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinesgivenbelow:

1.寫博客的好處；

2.寫博客存在的問題；

3.你的看法。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.學(xué)生的書包越來越重

2.造成這情況的原因

3.如何減輕學(xué)生的負(fù)擔(dān)

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter

applyingforthefollowingadvertisedjob.Yourlettershouldbebasedonthe

informationgivenintheadvertisementandyoushouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.說明應(yīng)聘的職位和信息的來源Q

2.介紹自己時專業(yè)隋況和相關(guān)的兼職工作經(jīng)驗。

3.提出希望有機會面試。

年齡要

職位名稱：訪問員18-25

求：

語言要

崗位類型：兼職普通話

求：

工作時

招聘人數(shù)：57.15—7.30

口

大?；蛞哉Z言要音通話，英語流利者優(yōu)先考

學(xué)歷要求：

上求：慮

職責(zé)要求：性格開朗.能說會道，王動，吃苦耐勞

上信息來自WW.

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（你叫李華，住在上海明月路250號，郵編200312。今天是2006年12

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8.1.網(wǎng)絡(luò)在大學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)生活中應(yīng)用越來越普遍；

2.有人認(rèn)為，網(wǎng)絡(luò)有利于大學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)；有人認(rèn)為，弊大于利；

3.你的看法。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledPositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.英特網(wǎng)的積極影響。

2.英特網(wǎng)的消極影響。

3.你的看法。

PositiveandNegativeEffectsofInternet

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledACoverLetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.你是如何得知招生信息的

2.自我推薦并說明選擇該校的理由

3.希望得到該校的回復(fù)

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning/10題)

11.

ThemajorityofChina*sfarmlandadoptstheoldmethodoffloodirrigationat

present.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Newtonbelievedthattheforcethatpulledtheappledownwasnotthesame

thatkeptthemooncirclingtheearth.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Mostold-growthforeststhatareoutsideofprotectedparksandhave

beenharvested.

14.

Someoftheoldpeoplewhoinjectfluvaccinesexperienceserioussideeffects.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

AccordingtoPaulSheard,theactualFDIinChinaisestimatedtorisefrom

tobytheendof200

16.

Oneofthemainfindingsofevaluatingtheuseofinterventionprogrammeis

ingeneral

17.

In1992,employmentinthemanufacturingsectionwas.

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthe"ghosting"fromthepassage?

A.ItisadoubleimageofTV.

B.Itreferstothespeedoflight.

C.Itwaseventuallysolvedbyengineers.

D.Itreferstothespeedoftheradiosignals.

19.Usingwhatyouknowinotherfieldsoffersyouthechancenotonlytotest

theknowledgebutalsotodevelop.

20.

Consumersareencouragedtobuylow-fatmilkratherthan.

三、3.ListeningComprehension。0題)

21.(25)

A.Shelovesherfamily.

B.Shehatespolitics.

C.Menareinterestedofthat.

D.Shethinksthatisnotherbusiness.

22.(24)

A.Hisneighborsaretoonoisy.

B.Hedoesn'twanttosharearoomwithothers.

C.Heishouseistoofarawayfromtheuniversity.

D.Ifsnotconvenienttogoshopping.

23.(43)

24.聽力原文：W:Howlongdoyouplantostay,Mr.Williams?

M:I'mnotsure.Italldepends.ProbablyI'llleaveassoonasIfindanother

hotel.

Q:Wheredoesthemanprobablystaynow?

(13)

A.Inahospital.

B.Atanairport.

C.Atabusstation.

D.Inahotel.

25.

[BIO]

26.聽力原文:W:Thereisatableforeightoverthere.IthinkTomshould

haveinvitedMarytotheparty,don'tyou?

M:It'snoneofourbusiness.IfTomhadwantedtoinviteher,hewouldhave.

Q:WhatdidthewomansayaboutTom?

(14)

A.HewantedMarytocome,butshecouldn't.

B.HeinvitedMarytotheparty.

C.Hedidn'tinviteMarytotheparty.

D.Hedidn'twanttohaveapartybecauseofbusiness.

27.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：TheLibraryofCongress,thelargestlibraryintheUnitedStates,

containsabout18millionbooks.HarvardUniversityhasthelargestacademic

librarywithmorethanninemillionbooks.Thelargestpubliclibraryisthe

ChicagoPublicLibrarywithnearly6millionvolumes,followedbytheNew

YorkPublicLibrarywith5.5million.Consequently,findingabookinanyof

theselibrariesmustbelikefindinganeedleinahaystack!

Librariansuseaspecialsystemtomakethejoboffindingbookseasier.To

keepthebooksinorder,librariansgiveanumbertoeachbookinthelibrary.,

andbooksarearrangedontheshelvesaccordingtothesenumbers.Inorder

tofindthenumberofabook,youmustlookinthecardcatalogue.Thecard

catalogueisaspecialfileofcardswithinformationaboutthebooksinthe

library.Eachbookhasthreecardsinthecardcatalogue:atitlecard,anauthor

card,andasubjectcard.Thesecardsarearrangedinthecardcataloguein

alphabeticalorder.Ifyouknowthetitleofthebookyouarelookingfor,look

forthetitlecard,ffyouonlyknowtheauthor,lookfortheauthorcard.Ifyou

arelookingforabookaboutaparticularsubject,lookforthesubjectcard.

Whenyoufindthecardofthebookyouwant,copythenumberofthebook.

Thenyoucanfindthebookeasily.

(27).

A.TheLibraryofCongress.

B.TheHarvardUniversityLibrary.

C.TheChicagoPublicLibrary.

D.TheNewYorkPublicLibrary.

28.

[B7]

29.(22)

A.Peoplecansprayconiineoxideontheircarengineseasily.

B.Thematerialworksasapollutionfilter.

C.Thematerialsavesfuelforitreflectsbacktheheatofburningfuel.

D.Whenburnt,thematerialwillsavefuel.

30.聽力原文：(29)Canceristhesecondleadingcauseofdeathafterheart

disease.

Deathratesforbothdiseasesarefalling.Butresearcherssaytherateforheart

diseaseisfallingfaster.Asaresult,anAmericanCancerSocietyreportshows

thatcancernowkillsmoreAmericansundertheageofeighty-fivethanany

othercause.

Somecancerscanbepreventedortreated,especiallyiffoundearly.Canceris

thenameforagroupofdiseases.Allinvolvetheuncontrolledgrowthand

spreadofcellsthatarenotnormal.Cellgrowthanddivisionarecontrolledby

genes.(30)Somecancersarelinkedtofamilygenetics.Pollutionand

chemicalscanalsoraiseaperson'sriskofcancer.

Thereportshowsthatinrecentyears,cancerratesintheUnitedStateshave

droppedaboutonepercentperyear.Lung,colon,breastandprostatecancer

makeupmorethanhalfofallthecases.Formen,prostatecanceristhemost

common.Forwomen,itisbreastcancer.Ratesofbothhavecontinuedto

increase,butmoreslowlythaninthepast.

Smokingcausesaboutone-thirdofallcancerdeaths.Poordietandalackof

exerciseareblamedforanotherthirdintheUnitedStates.

(31)TheAmericanCancerSocietysayscancerdeathsworldwidecould

increasenearlyonehundredpercentinthenexttwentyyears.Yetmostcould

beavoided.Thereportcallstobaccouse"thenumberonecauseofcancerand

thenumberonecauseofpreventabledeaththroughouttheworld."

Hepatitisandotherinfectionswillcauseanestimatedseventeenpercentof

newcancersworldwidethisyear.(32)Suchcancersareespeciallycommon

indevelopingcountries,andmanyofthesecasescanalsobeprevented.

29.Whatisthefirstleadingcauseofdeath?

3O.Whatcanbelearnedaboutcancersfromthepassage?

31.WhatdoestheAmericanCancerSocietysayaboutcancer?

32.Whatdowelearnaboutcancersindevelopingcountries'?

(33)

A.Heartdisease.B.Cancer.C.Smoking.D.Poordiet.

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

31.Theauthorsuggeststhatmenwouldnotpasstowomenevenifit

wasintrouble.

32.WhatdoesAnneMcGill-Franzen^experienceinthebookstoreillustrate?

A.Parentsopposegivingchildrenachoiceinbooks.

B.Readingaboutfictionalfiguresmakeschildrensmarter.

C.Manychildrenbooksareundervaluedinbookstores.

D.Thereexistsgenerationgapinselectingreadingmaterial.

33.

WecanlearnfromthepassagethatinBritain.

A.thegovernmentpaysdearlyforitsfinancialpolicy

B.universitiesaremainlyfundedbybusinesses

C.highereducationisprovidedfreeofcharge

□.studentsarereadytoacceptloanschemesfortuition

五、5.ErrorCorrection?題)

34.

[S3]

35.

[S5]

36.Untiltheverylatestmomentofhisexistence,manhasbeen

Boundtotheplanetonwhichheoriginatedanddeveloped.

Nowhehadthecapabilitytoleavethatplanetandmove[Si]

outintotheuniversetothoseworldswhichhehasknown

previouslyonlydirectly.Menhaveexploitedpartsofthemoon,[S2]

putspaceshipsinorbitaroundanotherplanetandpossiblywithin

thedecadewilllandintoanotherplanetandexploreit.Canwebe[S3]

tooboldastosuggestthatwemaybeabletocolonizeother[S4]

planetwithintheno-too-distantfuture?Somehaveadvocated[S5]

suchaprocedureasasolutiontothepopulationproblem:shipthe

excesspeopleofftothemoon.Butwemustkeepinheadthe[S6]

billionsofdollarswemightspendincarryingouttheproject.To

maintaintheearth*tpopulationatitspresentlevel,wecouldhave

toblastoffintospace7,500peopleeveryhourofeverydayofthe

year.

Whyarewespendingsolittlemoneyonspace[S7]

exploration?Considerthegreatneedforimprovingmanyaspects[S8]

oftheglobalenvironment,oneissurelyjustifiedinhis

concernforthemoneyandresourcesthattheyarepouredinto[S9]

thespaceexplorationefforts.Butperhapsweshouldlookat

bothsideofthecoinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.[S10]

[SI]

六、6.ErrorCorrection0題）

37.

[S2]

38.[S7]

39.

[S6]

參考答案

LOnFastFoodRecentlytheissueoffastfoodhasarousedpublicconcern.

Somepeoplesholdthatfastfoodisgoodbecauseitistimesavingand

convenientwhileothersthinkinadifferentway.AsfarasIamconcerneOn

FastFoodRecently,theissueoffastfoodhasarousedpublicconcern.Some

peoplesholdthatfastfoodisgoodbecauseitistimesavingandconvenient,

whileothersthinkinadifferentway.AsfarasIamconceme

2.OnForeigners'LearningChineseNowadaysChineseourmothertongueis

enjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.Overtwohundred

ConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountriesandmany

foreignersareattractedbytheoldmysteriousandcharminglanguage.Several

factorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.Firstlywiththerapid

economicdevelopmentChinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinits

internationalinfluencewhichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesfor

professionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.SecondlyChinese

servesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinese

cultureanditsrichconnotations.FinallythewidespreadofChineseispartly

duetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.

ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpride

butmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besideswc

collegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewellandthentakethe

responsibilitytopopularizeit.OnForeigners*LearningChineseNowadays,

Chinese,ourmothertongue,isenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityinthe

world.OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-nine

countries,andmanyforeignersareattractedbytheold,mysteriousand

charminglanguage.SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChinese

learning.Firstly,withtherapideconomicdevelopment,Chinahas

experiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluence,whichenlargesthe

needofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChinese

language.Secondly,Chineseservesasausefultoolforforeignersto

investigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.Finally,the

widespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyof

Chinesetrainingorganizations.ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnot

onlyincreasedmynationalpride,butmademerealizethesignificanceof

economicdevelopment.Besides,wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnour

mothertonguewell,andthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.解析:

①審題及布局.這篇作文討論國外"漢語熱''持續(xù)升溫的現(xiàn)象，要求分析

其主要原因，并說明給“我''的啟示。在布局上，可根據(jù)題目中給出的提

綱展開。第一段介紹很多外國人熱衷于學(xué)漢語，孔子學(xué)院遍地開花；第

二段說明出現(xiàn)此現(xiàn)象的主要原因，注意要層次分明，邏輯性強，第三段

說明“漢語熱”給我的啟示與思考，可結(jié)合眼下大學(xué)生漢語水平低下這一

事實來展開。②語言。本文涉及在說明“漢語熱”這一熱點的基礎(chǔ)上分析

原囚，語言需客觀、簡潔、縝密，注重銜接；談及個人思考時，語言要

富有表現(xiàn)力和感情色彩；建議考生多關(guān)注社會熱點，勤于思考，并注意

積累相關(guān)詞匯及表達(dá)。

3.WhyAreThereFewerStudentsintheLibrary?Nowadaysoncampus(1)

wecanseefewerstudentsdoreadinginthelibrarythanbeforebutan

increasingnumberstudentsgotothe(2)cybercafesorgooutofthecampus.

Ofallthereasonsaccountingforthisphenomenon(3)themostimportantone

isthattheentertainmentactivitiesbecomemoreabundantthaneverbeforeso

thattherearenumerouschoicesavailableforthestudents.Theycansurfthe

Internetwatchon-linemoviesorsoapoperasgoshoppingortakepartin(4)

socialclubactivities.Anotherreasonisthatdigitalbooksgetpopularamong

studentsfbrdigitalbooksarcmoreconvenientthanthetraditionalonesand

theresourcesarelimitless.Thestudentscanchoosewhatevertheyliketoread

withoutgoingtothelibraries.Frommypointofviewbooksareapartofour

lifejustasBacononcesaidthat(5)readingmakesafullman.Westudents

shouldmakefulluseofanykindofresourcestobroadenourvisionnomatter

theyaretraditionalonesornew-emergingones.WhyAreThereFewer

StudentsintheLibrary?Nowadaysoncampus,(1)wecanseefewerstudents

doreadinginthelibrarythanbeforebutanincreasingnumberstudentsgoto

the(2)cybercafesorgooutofthecampus.Ofallthereasonsaccountingfor

thisphenomenon,(3)themostimportantoneisthattheentertainment

activitiesbecomemoreabundantthaneverbeforesothattherearenumerous

choicesavailableforthestudents.TheycansurftheInternet,watchon-line

moviesorsoapoperas,goshopping,ortakepartin(4)socialclubactivities.

Anotherreasonisthatdigitalbooksgetpopularamongstudents,fordigital

booksaremoreconvenientthanthetraditionalonesandtheresourcesare

limitless.Thestudentscanchoosewhatevertheyliketoreadwithoutgoingto

thelibraries.Frommypointofview,booksareapartofourlife,justasBacon

oncesaidthat(5)readingmakesafullman.Westudentsshouldmakefulluse

ofanykindofresourcestobroadenourvision,nomattertheyaretraditional

onesornew-emergingones.解析：(1)指出現(xiàn)象

⑵cybercafb"網(wǎng)吧"

(3)指出最重要的原因。

(4)socialclubactivities”社交聯(lián)誼活動”

⑸readingmakesafullman”閱讀使人淵''

4.ClassSkippinginCollegesClassskippingissomethingthatisalmost

unimaginableforuswhenwewereinmiddleschoolandhighschool(1)but

itbecomesausualphenomenonintoday'suniversities.What'sworsesomeof

theundergraduatesdonotthinkitis(2)atoskipclasses.(3)Therearesome

possiblereasonsforthephenomenon.(4)Firstuniversitystudentsarenot

preparedto(5)liveaself-disciplinedlifeandwhenthisiscompaniedbya

loosemanagementsystemofuniversitiesclassskippinginevitablyappears

andincreases.(4)Secondthesizeofsomeoftheuniversitycoursesistoobig:

when(6)morethan100oreven200studentsarehavingonelecturetogether

theattendanceofallthestudentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.(4)

Thirdsomeofthecollegestudentsmaynotfindthedirectionfortheirfuture

development.(7)Inmyviewitisnotacceptabletoskipclasses(8)atourown

will(9)letalonetheimportanceofacademiclearningandskilltraining.Ifwe

cannotbearesponsibleindividualandchoosenottoobeytheruleswecan

notmakeourselvesaneligiblecitizen.ClassSkippinginCollegesClass

skippingissomethingthatisalmostunimaginableforuswhenwcwerein

middleschoolandhighschool,(1)butitbecomesausualphenomenonin

today*suniversities.What'sworse,someoftheundergraduatesdonotthinkit

is(2)atoskipclasses.(3)Therearesomepossiblereasonsforthe

phenomenon.(4)First,universitystudentsarenotpreparedto(5)liveaself-

disciplinedlife,andwhenthisiscompaniedbyaloosemanagementsystem

ofuniversities,classskippinginevitablyappearsandincreases.(4)Second,

thesizeofsomeoftheuniversitycoursesistoobig:when(6)morethan100

oreven200studentsarehavingonelecturetogether,theattendanceofallthe

studentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.(4)Third,someofthe

collegestudentsmaynotfindthedirectionfortheirfuturedevelopment.(7)

Inmyview,itisnotacceptabletoskipclasses(8)atourownwill,(9)letalone

theimportanceofacademiclearningandskilltraining.Ifwecannotbea

responsibleindividualandchoosenottoobeytherules,wecannotmake

ourselvesaneligiblecitizen.解析：本題要求寫一篇議論文，“逃課現(xiàn)象”

是大學(xué)生非常熟悉的校園話題，與他們聯(lián)系比較密切，議論要客觀、具

有說服力，而不能無理無據(jù)地空洞表述。

［思路］第一段說明大學(xué)生逃課的普遍性；

第二段詳細(xì)論述大學(xué)生逃課的原因；

第三段給出自己的觀點：不要逃課。

5.BlogWritingNowadaysblogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular

whichhasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblog

writingclaimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedin

yourblogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.

Moreoveritcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblogpeople

mayknowmoreaboutyourpersonalityhobbiestastesviewsandsoon.

Howeverthosewhoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethe

spreadoffalseinformationeasierontheInternetwhichmayleadtogreat

damagetoindividualsaswellastothesociety.Besidestheconvenientaccess

totheblogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion

theadvantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.With

moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictionsblogwritingwillnodoubtbe

developedatafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.Blog

WritingNowadays,blogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular,which

hasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblogwriting

claimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedinyour

blogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.Moreover,

itcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblog,peoplemayknow

moreaboutyourpersonality,hobbies,tastes,viewsandsoon.However,those

whoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethespreadoffalse

informationeasierontheInternet,whichmayleadtogreatdamageto

individualsaswellastothesociety.Besides,theconvenientaccesstothe

blogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion,the

advantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.Withmore

effectiveregulationsandrestrictions,blogwritingwillnodoubtbedeveloped

atafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.解析：［審題］本

次考試的寫作題屬于非常典型的利弊型作文。要求考生就某一事物或社

會現(xiàn)象分析其優(yōu)點和缺點，并闡述自己的態(tài)度。

第一段提出對寫博客有不同看法，可以先介紹寫博客的好處，舉兩三個

例子說明。如信息共享，增進(jìn)了解等。

第二段說明其缺點。如虛假信息傳布，個人隱私被侵犯等。

第三段說出自己的看法，即寫博客利大于弊，但要有有效的規(guī)則和限制。

［提綱］

1.Advantages:

Shareinformation

Promotemutualunderstanding

2.Disadvantages:

Spreadoffalseinformation

Violatetheprivacy

3.Myview:

Advantagesoutweighdisadvantages.

Moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictions

Acceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.

6.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoften

hearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnot

surprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooks

andworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhaveto

situplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthe

publicforanendtothissituationtheexcessivepressureimposedonthepupils

hasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.First

agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparentswhohavegonealllengths

tohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearly

intellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemoutto

varioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:

Excelinacademicperformance.Ithasinfactbeenechoingintheirheadsever

sincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehightestwelland

finishfirst.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldbeheldresponsibletoo.To

themscoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudent

butalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthem

donot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteaching

methods.Insteadtheyjustassignmoredrillsandexercisesthrustmorebooks

intothepupils*backpacksandstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsas

possible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids*

schoolbags.11Tomyminditappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsof

somepressure-toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses一

althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersand

parents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto^humanize"thecurrenteducational

system—tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshave

pointedoutwhenitcomestoachild'swell-beingweshouldbeasconcerned

withcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-manneredgood

decentpersonweshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythan

notifwehaveachievedthesegoalsthechild*ssuccesswilltakecareof

itself.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedayswe

oftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisis

notsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsof

textbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthatthey

havetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorof

thepublicforanendtothissituation,theexcessivepressureimposedonthe

pupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.

First,agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparents,whohavegoneall

lengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethem

forearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthem

outtovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyone

message:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithas,infact,beenechoingintheir

headseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehigh,

testwell,andfinishfirst.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldbeheld

responsible,too.Tothem,scoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailure

foraparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheir

own.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencyby

improvingtheirteachingmethods.Instead,theyjustassignmoredrillsand

exercises,thrustmorebooksintothepupils*backpacks,andstufftheirheads

withasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingout

for"lighteningkids*schoolbags.*1Tomymind,itappearscomparativelyeasy

torelievepupilsofsomepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffa

fewcourses-althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofboth

teachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize0thecurrent

educationalsystem-tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmany

educatorshavepointedout,whenitcomestoachild'swell-being,weshould

beasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-

mannered,good,decentperson,wcshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.

Morelikelythannot,ifwehaveachievedthesegoals,thechild'ssuccesswill

takecareofitself.

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HumanResourcesDivisionSunnyCompanyLtd526WestZhongshanRd

Shanghai200013DearMr.Brown:Thepositionofapart-timemarket

surveyoradvertisedondrewmyattentionandthusIam

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marketing.IcanspeakEnglishfluentlyandhavepassedCET-4.Lastsummer

Iworkedasareceptionistinaconsultingcompanyforalmosttwomonths

whichhelpedmeaccumulatesomeexperienceinapproachingmaddealing

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ofyourcompany.SincerelyyoursLiHua250,MingyueRd,Shanghai200312,

Dec.1,2006Mr.BrownManageroftheHumanResourcesDivision,Sunny

CompanyLtd,526,WestZhongshanRd,Shanghai200013DearMr.Brown:

Thepositionofapart-timemarketsurveyoradvertisedon

drewmyattentionandthusIamwritingtooffermyservice.Iamasophomore

in***University,majoringinmarketing.IcanspeakEngl