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、l.Writing（10題）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThe

MostImportantInfluenceonChildren.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

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,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

個外國朋友作為游伴（Travel-mate）,擬一個尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日

程安排、費用分擔(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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheValueofScience.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有的人認(rèn)為,科學(xué)的價值在于對人類物質(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，并適當(dāng)舉例說明你的理由.

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshould

writeatleast150words,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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生擇業(yè)時盲目追求高工資，有的則認(rèn)為提供學(xué)習(xí)機會

及事業(yè)上的發(fā)展才是更重要的

2.持有這兩種觀點的原因

3.你的觀點

HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicToCurbSpending.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccording

totheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.現(xiàn)在許多大學(xué)生普遍花錢大手大腳，消費水平高

2.有人認(rèn)為社會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,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicMyViewonChoosingtheRightCareer.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnPrivateTutoring.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow.

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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

withthetitleofUniversityMerger,givinganintroductionofdifferentpeople's

opinionsonthistopicandyourownpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

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,youarcallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheOutlinegivenbelow:

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

個外國朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)。擬一個尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日

程安排、費用分擔(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,and

novelshavewonmanyawardsandfellowshipsforher.Shewasbornin

Eatonton,Georgia.Shewenttopublicschoolsthere,andthentoSpelman

collegeinAtlantabeforecomingtoNewYorktoattendSarahLawrence

College,fromwhichshegraduatedin1966.ForatimeshelivedinJackson,

Mississippiwithherlawyerhusbandandsmalldaughter.AboutLangston

Hughes,AmericanPoet,herfirstbookforchildren,she,says,MAfterfirst

meetingwithLangstonHughesIvowedIwouldwriteabookabouthimfor

childrensomeday.Why?BecauseI,attwenty-two,knewnexttonothingof

hiswork,andhedidn'tscoldme:hejustgavemeastackofhisbooks.And

hewaskindtome;Iwillalwaysbegratefulthatinhisabsolutewarmthand

generosityhefulfilledmydeepestdream(andneed)ofwhatapoetshouldbe.

"lbmeheisnotdeadatall.HardlyadaygoesbythatIdon'tthinkofhimor

speakofhim.Once,justbeforehedied,whenhewassickwiththeflu,ILook

himasackfulloforanges.ThejoyIfeltingivingthatsimplegiftis

undiminishedbydine.Hesaidhelikedoranges,too.'*

PassageTwo

Whatmakesitrain?Rainfallsfromcloudforthesamereasonanythingfalls

toEarth.TheEarth'sgravitypullsitButeverycloudismadeofwaterdroplets

oricecrystals.Whydoesn'tmmorsnowfallconstantlyfromallclouds?The

dropletsoricecrystalsincloudsareexceedinglysmall.Theeffectorgravity

onthemisminute.Aircurrentsmoveandliftdropletssothatthenet

downwarddisplacementiszero,eventhoughthedropletsareinconstant

motion.

Dropletsandicecrystalsthatbehavesomewhatlikedustintheairmake

sunlightvisible.Tothecasualobserver,dustseemstoactinatotallyrandom

fashion,movingaboutchaoticallywithoutfixeddirection.Butinfactdost

particlesaremuchlargerthanwaterdropletsandtheyfinallyfall.Theaverage

sizeofaclouddropletisonly0.0004inchindiameter.Itissosmallthatit

wouldtakesixteenhourstofallhalfamileinperfectlystillair,anditdoes

notfalloutofmovingairatall.Onlywhenthedropletgrowstodiameterof

0.008inchorlargercanitfallfromthecloud.Theaverageraindropcontains

amilliontimesasmuchwaterasatinyclouddroplet.Thegrowthofacloud

droplettoasizelargeenoughtofalloutisthecauseofrainandotherforms

ofprecipitation.Thisimportantgrowthprocessiscalled“coalescence".

PassageThree

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Inthepassage,AliceWalkerisdescribedasanauthorofplaysforchildren.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Inthe16thcenturypeopledevelopedgreatpassionforplantcollectingoutof

religiousreasonsaswellas.

13.

Glossy,"glam"photosarenotrecommendedtobepostedontheonlinedating

sitebecausetheyarenotexactly.

14.

Althoughthereisalotmorecompetitionontheemployers1sideatthispoint,

theyneverlowertheirstandard.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

WhenNancyWoods'sfathergottoknowtheir,heagreedtomoveout

oftheirapartment.

16.Whatissaidabout"FutureSelfinthepassage?

A.It'sharmfulanddrivespeopletobeunrealisticaboutthemselves.

B.Itisatherapyusedwidelytocuredepressioncausedbyjobloss.

C.Itcanmakepeoplehaveapositiveattitudetowardtheirfuture.

D.Itisakindofimaginationwhichcanberealizedwithefforts.

17.

1caloriesonafoodpackageequalsto1kilocalorie.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Thebasicprinciplesappliedtonatural-gasvehiclesarequitedifferentfrom

thoseappliedtogasoline-poweredvehicles.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Inancienttimes,athletesWhoshowexcellentskillsinsportscouldbe

entitledto.

20.

"Man"paralleledtheLatinword"homo"'whichmeans.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10IS)

21.

[B3]

22.聽力原文：M:Hello,Mrs.Kelly.Fdliketopickupmytest,please.

W:Sure.Whoseclassareyouin?

M:Dr.PurcelTsmathclass.

W:Andyourname?

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

W:That'sright.JimRaleigh.Hereitis.

M:Thankyou.AndTerryYoung*stesttoo,please.

W:Oh,Tmsorry.Ican'tletyoutakesomeoneelse*stest.

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

W:Iunderstand.Buttheprivacyactwon*tpermitit.

M:Really?Maybeyoucouldtellhim.

W:Noteventhen.Icanonlygiveatesttothestudentwhosenameappears

onit.Ican'tevengiveittoafamilymember.

M:That'sweird.

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

M:Okay.I'lltellTerry,thanksanyway.

W:YouYewelcome.Tellhim111justkeephistesthereuntilhefeelsbetter

andcancomeinforithimself.

M:Okay.Illdothat.

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:Fmsorryregistrationhasclosed.

M:Closed?TheclerktoldmeIcouldcomebackandregisteranytimeduring

thefirstweekofclasses.

W:Well,that'snotpossible.Thesystemhasalreadybeenclosedforalmosta

week.Whotoldyouthatanyway?

M:SomewomanherewhenItriedtoregisterthreeweeksago.ShesaidIjust

hadtopayalatefee.

W:Shemusthavebeenatemporaryworker.Theydon'thavemuchtraining.

Whydidn'tyouregisterthen?

M:ShesaidIcouldn'tuntilIhadmybirthcertificate.Hereitis.

W:Yourbirthcertificate?

M:Well,I'manewstudent.Sosheaskedforidentification.AndIamnotold

enoughtogetanIDcard.

W:Huh.That'snoreasontodemandabirthcertificate.Wconlyneedto

establishresidency:aphonebillwithyournameandaddressonitwould've

beenfine.

M:Really?Onlyproofofmyaddress?

W:Yes.Fmafraidshegaveyouthewronginformation.Stillyou'llhaveto

waitandtakeyourmatt*sclassnextsemester.

M:Butthat'sunfair.

W:Well,Isympathizewithyourproblem,butfrankly,Idon'tthinkthereis

anythinganyonecandoforyou.Youweretrappedinthesystem.Ifyouwant

to,youcantalktothedirector.Shewillhelpyouifshecan.

M:Great.

W:Don'tgetyourhopesup,though,

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A.Registeringacourse.

B.Closingacomputersystem.

C.ApplyingforanIDcard.

D.Havingapan-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.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Agrowingnumberofscientistsinsistthatanswerstotheworld'sproblems

willnotcomefroma[Bl]arrayofelectronicsandmachines.Instead,

astheyseeit,solutionsmust[B2]fromabetterunderstandingofthe

humansthatdrivethesystemandfromafuller[B3]ofthelimitsand

potentialoftheearth'sresources.

Whatthismeansisanincreased[B4]onthelifeandearthsciences,

onsociology,psychology,economicsandevenphilosophy.

Moreandmoreofthebestmindsinscience,particularlyyoungresearchers,

arebeingdrawnintothese[B5]fields.

Industryofficialsarcconcernedbya[B6]rateofinnovationin

technology.PatentapplicationsbyAmericanshavebeen[B7]in

theU.S.since1971.Yetmanyscientistsseemtobesaying:Theneedfor

bettertelevisions,biggerpowerplantsandfasterairplanes—markersofrapid-

firetechnologicalcreativityisbecoming[B8]atbest.[B9].

Allthisisnottosaythattechnologicalcreativitywillnotplayacriticalrole

insolvingenergyandfoodshortages,orthat[BIO].

WheretherealchallengeliesisB11].

[Bl]

28.聽力原文：W:Yes?WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?

M：Ihavebeenwaitingforalmostfortyminutesandmymealhasn'tarrived

yet.Whatkeepsyourkitchensobusy?

Q：What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

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A.Husbandandwife.

B.Lawyerandclient.

C.Saleswomanandcustomer.

0.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,whichofthefollowing

isNOTtrue?

A.Itisstillinprocessingandlotsofdifficultieshavenotbeenresolved.

B.Itsaccuracyisstillunsatisfactoryandimprovementisneeded.

C.ItishardfortheprogramtoidentifyWashington'spapers.

D.Itcanlearnfromthesuccessofvoicerecognitionsoftware.

32.Childrenaregettingsofattheymaybethefirstgenerationtodiebefore

theirparents,anexpertclaimedyesterday.

Today'syoungstersarealreadyfallingpreytopotentialkillerssuchasdiabetes

becauseoftheirweight.Fattyfast-fooddietscombinedwithsedentary

lifestylesdominatedbytelevisionsandcomputerscouldmeankidswilldie

tragicallyyoung,saysProfessorAndrewPrentice,fromtheLondonSchoolof

HygieneandTropicalMedicine.

Atthesametime,theshapeofthehumanbodyisgoingthroughahuge

evolutionaryshiftbecauseadultsaregettingsofat.HereinBritain,latest

researchshowsthattheaveragewaistsizeforamanis36~38inandmaybe

42?44inby2032.

Thiscompareswithonly32.6inin1972.Women'swaistshavegrownfrom

anaverageof22inin1920to24insintheFiftiesand30innow.Oneofthe

majorreasonswhychildrennowareatgreaterriskisthatwearegettingfatter

younger.IntheUKalone,morethanonemillionunder—16sareclassedas

overweightorobese-doublethenumberinthemid-Eighties.Oneintenfour-

year-oldsarealsomedicallyclassifiedasobese.Theobesitypandemic—an

extensiveepidemic-whichstartedintheUS,hasnowspreadtoEurope,

Australia,CentralAmericaandtheMiddleEast.

Manynationsnowrecordmorethan20percentoftheirpopulationas

clinicallyobeseandwelloverhalfthepopulationasoverweight.ProfPrentice

saidthechangeinourshapehasbeencausedbyaglutofeasilyavailable

high-energyfoodscombinedwithadramaticdropintheenergyweuseasa

resultoftechnologydevelopments.

Heisnotaloneinhisconcern.Onlylastweekonemedicaljournalrevealed

howobesitywasfuellingariseincancercases.Obesityalsoincreasestherisk

factorforstrokesandheartdisease.Anaveragelyobeseperson'slifespanis

shortenedbyaroundnineyearswhileaseverelyobesepersonbymanymore.

ProfPrenticesaid.uSowillparentsoutlivetheirchildren,asclaimedrecently

byanAmericanobesityspecialist?"Theanswerisyes-andno.Yes,whenthe

offspringbecomegrosslyobese.Thisisnowbecominganalarmingly

commonoccurrenceintheUS.Suchchildrenandadolescentshaveagreatly

reducedqualityoflifeintermsofboththeirphysicalandpsychosocialhealth.

SosayNotothatdoughnutandburger.

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

A.Sitstill.

B.Eattoomuch.

C.Studyveryhard.

□.Passivethinking.

33.

Accordingtotheauthor,dyingpatientsshouldbetruthfully.

五、5.ErrorCorrection（3題）

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六、6.ErrorCorrection。題）

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38.Areyouworriedabouttherisingcrimerate?Ifyon

are,thenyouprobablyknowthatyourhouse,

possessionsandpersonsareincreasinglyindangerof

sufferingfromthetremendousriseinthecasesofburglar[SI]

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]

housetheywillnotbreakintoeasilysotheycan-yonto

anunprotecthousewheretheirjobismadealoteasier.[S9]

Sendnowforourfreeleaflettellingyouhowwecan

protectandalarmyourhousequickly,easilyand

cheaply.Completeoutandtearofftheslipbelowand[S10]

postittous.Postageisfree.

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參考答案

l.TheMostImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthat

familyplaysanimportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthink

thatchildren'sfriendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcernedTheMost

ImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthatfamilyplays

animportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthinkthatchildren's

friendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcerned

2.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

SuzhouandHangzhouonEarthnsoa4-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,nJust

asthereisParadiseinheaven,therearcSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth'1,so

a4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtrip

willlastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearher

ownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbean

excellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedplease

contactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall

(12345678).

3.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthementionofthevalueofsciencepeople

willimmediatelyassociateitwithbeneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries—

thejoysandconvenienceswhichsciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itis

truethatsciencehasrevolutionizedourwayoflifeandtransformedthelives

ofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecomethenew"magic"whichiscapableofdoing

everything.Thelatestdevicesandgadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghave

allcomeaboutasaresultoftheapplicationofscientificknowledge.And

peoplenowcanhardlylivewithouttelephonesTVsetsjetplanesand

computers.Butthetruevalueofsciencedoesnotmerelylieinthosethings.

Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhichsciencecontributestoman*s

intellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.Itliesratherwithitsprocessthan

withitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagertobecomescientists?Whydo

scientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservationexperimentsandresearches?

Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichumanurges.Oneistheurgeto

explore.ThespiritofColumbusofGalileoandofEinstein-thespiritof

conqueringunchartedplacesdiscoveringunknownfactsandclimbing

untroddenmountainpeaks——isaninborngiftweareallendowedwith.

Anotheristheurgetocreate.Itisnotonlyembodiedinthecountless

inventionsmadebyEdisontheworldfamousinventorbutalsoexpressedin

whatanordinarycarpenterdoes—hetendstostandasideadmiringatthat

exquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviouslysciencedoesmorethanprovide

manwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrongdesirefor

explorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Scienceisman's

mostpowerfulweaponwithwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromtheyokeof

ignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehousewhichhas

constantlyprovidedhimwithvitalityhopesambitionsunderstandingand

insights.Scienceisman'sbestfriendwhoisalwaysreadytohelp—help

elevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscienceinitstruesenseisa

celebrationofthehumanspirititself.THEVALUEOFSCIENCEAtthe

mentionofthevalueofscience,peoplewillimmediatelyassociateitwith

beneficialresultsofscientificdiscoveries——thejoysandconvenienceswhich

sciencehasbroughtintohumanlife.Itistruethatsciencehasrevolutionized

ourwayoflifeandtransformedthelivesofbillionsofpeople.Ithasbecome

thenew"magic'1whichiscapableofdoingeverything.Thelatestdevicesand

gadgetsaroundyouforbetterlivinghaveallcomeaboutasaresultofthe

applicationofscientificknowledge.Andpeoplenowcanhardlylivewithout

telephones,TVsets,jetplanesandcomputers.Butthetruevalueofscience

doesnotmerelylieinthosethings.Itisfullyappreciatedbythewayinwhich

sciencecontributestoman'sintellectualgrowthandspiritualwell-being.It

liesratherwithitsprocessthanwithitsresults.Whyarepeoplesoeagerto

becomescientists?Whydoscientistsspendtheirwholelifeonobservation,

experiments,andresearches?Scientistsarecompelledbycertainbasichuman

urges.Oneistheurgetoexplore.ThespiritofColumbus,ofGalileo,andof

Einstein——thespiritofconqueringunchartedplaces,discoveringunknown

factsandclimbinguntroddenmountainpeaks-isaninborngiftweareall

endowedwith.Anotheristheurgetocreate.Itisnotonlyembodiedinthe

countlessinventionsmadebyEdison,theworldfamousinventor,butalso

expressedinwhatanordinarycarpenterdoes—hetendstostandaside

admiringatthatexquisitepiecehehasjustfinished.Obviously,sciencedoes

morethanprovidemanwithmaterialthings—ithelpsmantosatisfyhisstrong

desireforexplorationandtofullydevelophisintellectualpotentials.Science

isman'smostpowerfulweapon,withwhichmanhasfreedhimselffromthe

yokeofignoranceandconsequentfear.Scienceisman'streasurehouse,which

hasconstantlyprovidedhimwithvitality,hopes,ambitions,understanding

andinsights.Scienceisman'sbestfriend,whoisalwaysreadytohelp—help

elevatehimspirituallyandintellectually.Andscience,initstruesense,isa

celebrationofthehumanspirititself.

4.TheImportanceofReadingClassicsNowsomepeopleespeciallythe

elderlyareoftheviewthatclassicsplayanimportantroleinthelife.English

learnersforexamplecanbenefitalotfromthefamousreadingsorclassical

books.Besidestheymaintainthattheirchildhoodisexposedtothesegreat

minds.Howeveryoungmeningrowingnumbersseldomenjoyreadingthese

articlesofbooks.Inotherwordstheyfindfewinterestsinreadingso-called

classics.Alotofreasonsareresponsibleforthis.Tobeginwiththeyareinthe

shadowofpracticalminds.Theseclassicsmaynotmeettheneeds.What's

moreonlinereadingisagoodwayforpeopletogetinformationeasilyand

efficiently.Moreovertheyoungpeoplearetoobusytoreadthem.Fromwhat

hasbeendiscussedabovewemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthateffective

actionsshouldbetakentopreventthesituation.Firstwecanenjoythese

mindsinourfreetime.Secondthesearticlesornovelswillbearrangedfor

furtherreadinginourretirement.Certainlyitishightimethatweplacedgreat

emphasisonthisissue.TheImportanceofReadingClassicsNowsomepeople,

especiallytheelderly,areoftheviewthatclassicsplayanimportantrolein

thelife.Englishlearners,forexample,canbenefitalotfromthefamous

readings,orclassicalbooks.Besides,theymaintainthattheirchildhoodis

exposedtothesegreatminds.However,youngmeningrowingnumbers

seldomenjoyreadingthesearticlesofbooks.Inotherwords,theyfindfew

interestsinreadingso-calledclassics.Alotofreasonsareresponsibleforthis.

Tobeginwith,theyareintheshadowofpracticalminds.Theseclassicsmay

notmeettheneeds.Whafsmoreonlinereadingisagoodwayforpeopleto

getinformationeasilyandefficiently.Moreover,theyoungpeoplearetoo

busytoreadthem.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemaysafelydraw

theconclusionthateffectiveactionsshouldbetakentopreventthesituation.

First,wecanenjoythesemindsinourfreetime.Second,thesearticlesor

novelswillbearrangedforfurtherreadinginourretirement.Certainly,itis

hightimethatweplacedgreatemphasisonthisissue.

5.HighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollege

graduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsabout

whatkindofjobtheyshouldchoose.Somestudentsfocustheirattentionon

theHighSalariesorCareerDevelopment?Therearemoreandmorecollege

graduateslookingforjobseveryyear.Buttheyhavedifferentviewsabout

whatkindofjobtheyshould