（2022年）廣東省韶關市大學英語6級大學英語六級預測試題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWealthandHealth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有人認為財富比健康重要；

2.也有人認為健康比財富重要；

3.我的觀點是：

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.

1.上大學的費用(tuitionandfees)可以通過多處途徑解決

2.哪種途徑適合于我(說明理由)

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.學生的書包越來越重

2.造成這情況的原因

3.如何減輕學生的負擔

4.Directions:Forthispart.youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:PreciousWater.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．舉例說明水對人類的重要性

2．舉例說明我國所面臨的水資源問題

3．為了自下而上和發展人們要……

PreciousWater

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledGoodMannersYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.禮貌的含義

2．禮貌對我們社會的重要意義

3．我們應該怎么看待禮貌

GoodManners

6.聽力原文：ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchasNBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemove,maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.ThemediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbegraduallyreducedfromanindependentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.

Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,thatthemediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityoftheChineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisaverycomplicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseasanembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.

AsfarasIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeignabbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecauseofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseitconstantlyabsorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallowEnglishtomixwithChinese.

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些電視臺禁止在節目中使用外來縮略語

1.對這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3．我認為……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheProspectofElectronicBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人認為隨著電腦技術的發展，電子書籍將取代現在的紙制書本。

2．有些人認為書本的位置是不可替代的。

3．我的看法是……

TheProspectofElectronicBooks

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledTelephoneorLetter.Youshouldwriteat/east150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人喜歡用電話交流，因為……

2.有人則喜歡用書信交流，因為……

3.我的看法。

TelephoneorLetter?

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnFastFood.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有人認為快餐帶來了很多便利之處

2.有人卻認為快餐帶來了很多負面影響

3.在我看來…

OnFastFood

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicInterest-orientedorHealth-orientedSports.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.一些學生認為運動要以興趣為中心

2.另一些學生認為運動要以健康為中心

3.你的看法

Interest-orientedOrHealth-orientedSports

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

Thedrugsusedtopreventmigrainescanblockthe______effects,whichmaycausethebloodvesselstoexpand.

12.

In2001,R-ratedfilmsaccountedforthemajorityofHollywoodfilmsbecausebothdomesticandforeignmarketswereinfavorofactionmovies.

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13.Gossip

Evenifyou'venevertakenaclassin18thcenturyRussianhistory,you'veprobablyheardthestoryaboutCatherinetheGreat.Accordingtothelore,CatherineⅡ,EmpressofRussia,diedunderquestionablecircumstancesinvolvingahorse.Ifyouasksomeonewhohasafondnessforhistoryorurbanlegends,though,you'lllearnthatthestoryisn'ttrue.CatherineI1reallydiedofastroke,andnohorseswerepresent.

Introduction

ThestoryofCatherinetheGreatandthehorseisn'trecentinvention-itstartedoutasgossipmorethan200yearsago.It'sagoodillustrationofthenatureofgossip.

It'salmostimpossibletofigureoutwhotoldthestoryfirst.HistoriansbelievethattheFrenchupperclasscreatedtherumorinanattempttodestroyCatherine'sreputation.

Itstartedasamalicious(用意歹毒的)attempttoslander(誹謗)someoneandpossiblytoimprovethesocialstandingofthepeoplewhomadeupthestory.

Whenpeoplerepeatittoday,theybelieveitistrue,inspiteofitsinherentoutlandishness(古怪).

Thetaleispersistentandwidespread.It'sstayedaroundforhundredsofyears,andnomatterhowmanyhistoriansrefuteit,peoplestillpassiton.

It'sthekindofnewsmostpeoplecan'thelpspreadingaround,evenifthey'veresolvedtospendlesstimegossiping.

Eventhoughsomeofthedetailshavechangel,thecoreofthestoryisthesameasifwas200yearsago.Inthisrespect,realgossipisdifferentfromthe"telephonegame"oftenusedtoteachchildrenaboutitshazards.

However,unlikethestoryofCatherineI[,notallgossipismaliciousoruntrue.Likeswearing,anotheruseoflanguagemanypeopletrytoavoid,gossipplaysanumberofroleswithinsocialgroups,andsomeofthemcanactuallybeuseful.

Sociologists,linguists,psychologistsandhistoriansareamongthepeoplewhoresearchgossipandhowitfunctionsinsociety.It'satrickyphenomenontostudy,though.Peopleusuallygossipspontaneouslyandinprivate,soit'salmostimpossibletostudygossipinalaboratorysetting.Infact,manyresearchersstudygossipbyeavesdropping(偷聽)ongossipers.

Inaddition,whenresearchersstudygossip,theydon'tallusethesamedefinition.Moststartwiththesamebasicidra:Gossipisaconversationbetweentwopeoplethatconcernsathirdpersonwhoisnotpresent.Differentresearchersthenaddarangeofstipulations.

Thecomversationtakesplaceinprivate.

Thepeopletalkingaretransmittinginformationasthoughitwerefact,buttheyhavenotconfirmedtheinformationasfactual.

Thepeoplegossipingandthepersonbeinggossipedaboutknoweachotherinreallife.Bythisdefinition,celebritygossipisnotreallygossipunlessthespeakerandthelisteneraresriendswiththecelebrityinquestion.

Somethinginthespeaker'sbodylanguageortoneofvoicesuggestsamoraljudgmentabouttheinformationbeingrelayed.Forexample,thesentence"Claragotapuppy"soundsprettyneutral.ButifClaralivesinacollegedormthatdoesn'tallowpetsandthepersonspeakingsoundsscandalized,thesentencebecomesgossip.

Thepeoplegossipingcomparethemselvesinsomewaytothepersonbeinggossipedabout,usuallyconsideringthemselvestobesuperiortothesubject.

Gossipisfullofcontradictions.Peopledoiteventhoughtheythinktheyshouldn't.Gossipcanbolster(助長)oneperson'sreputationwhiledestroyinganother's,anditcanestablishatrustingbondbetweentwopeoplewhilebetrayingthetrustofathird.Peoplewhogossiptoomuchcandevelopareputationforbeinguntrustworthyortootalkative.Butpeoplewhodon'tgossipcandevelopareputationforbeingdistant,uptightorsnobbish.Thesefictionalexamplesexplo

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14.

Domesaretheenvironment-friendlybuilding.

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15.

Womenaremorethantwiceaslikelyasmentosufferfromdepression.

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16.HeadachesExplained

Aheadacheisasymptom,notadisease.Aheadacheisrarelythesymptomofaseriousillness,butsevereorfrequentheadachescanbeexhaustingandcanaffectdailylife.Therearethreebasictypesofheadaches:vascularheadache,musclecontractionheadache,andinflammatoryheadache.

Vascularheadaches

Thevascularheadacheoccurswhenbloodvesselsintheheadenlargeandpressonnerves,causingpain.Themostcommonvascularheadacheisthemigraine(偏頭痛).Onetheoryaboutmigraineheadachesisthattheyoccurwhenthebloodvesselsintheheadexpandandpressonthenerves,causingpain.Anothertheoryisthattheyresultfromthebloodvesselsconstrictingandthusblockingbloodflowtopartsofthebrain;thismaycausethevisualsufferingthatoftenaccompanyorprecedeamigraineheadache.Thebloodvesselsthenbecomefullofbloodandpressonsurroundingnerves,causingpain.

Womenaremoreeasytosuffermigrainesthanaremen,andacertainpersonalitytypecompulsive,perfectionist,andverysuccessorientedseemstobemorelikelytobeaffectedwithmigraineheadaches.

Causes

Anumberofphysicalandemotionalfactorsmaycontributetomigraineheadaches.Migrainesmaybetriggeredbyasharpreductionincaffeineintakeorbyallergiestocertainfoods.Emotionalstresscanalsocausemigraineheadaches,ascandrinkingalcohol,smoking,oraninterruptioninroutineeatingandsleepinghabits(allofwhichmayberesponsiblefor"weekend"headachessufferedbysomepatients).Cyclical,seasonal,oremotionalfactorsmayalsobeassociatedwiththetendencytodevelopmigraineheadaches.Atendencytodevelopthistypeofheadachemaybeinherited.

Symptoms

Thepredominantsymptomofamigraineheadacheisasharppainononeorbothsidesofthehead.Paleness,sweating,andsensitivitytolightmayaccompanythepain.Awarningsensationmayindicateanapproachingmigraineheadache.Beforethepainbegins,someindividualsmayseeflashinglightsor"shootingstars",hearnoises,orhaveanuncomfortablefeelinginthearmsorlegs.

Diagnosis

Vascularheadachesarediagnosedbyacarefulreviewofthecircumstancessurroundingtheheadachesaswellasbyaphysicalexaminationtoruleoutanyotherdisorderthatmightbecausingthesymptoms.Eliminationtestsmaybedonetoidentifytheexactcauseofmigrainessufferedbypeoplewhoseemtoreacttocertainfoodsorchangesineatingandsleepinghabits.Inaneliminationtest,allthesubstancesthataresuspectedofcausingthetroubleareeliminatedandthenreintroducedoneatatimetoidentifythespecificcauseofthemigraineheadaches.

Treatment

Treatmentofamigrainealreadyinprogressusuallyconsistsofadrugtherapyprogramchosenfromavarietyofpainkillers,tranquilizers,andspecialprescribedmedications.

Prevention

Preventionofmigrainesispossiblewithseveraltypesofmedication.Antidepressantdrugsandbeta-blockershavebeenshowntopreventmigrainesinsomepatients.Thesedrugsworkinthebodytoblockwhatarecalledthebetaeffects,oneofwhichisexpansionofthebloodvessels.Whileitisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesedrugsprovidereliefresearchsuggeststhattheyactbypreventingtheinitialconstrictionofbloodvesselsthatcausesmigraine.

MuscleContractionHeadaches

Amusclecontractionheadacheoccurswhenmusclesoftheface,neck,orscalpremaintightenedforlongperiodsoftime.Thesemusclesarethensaidtobeinspasm(痙攣).Atensionheadacheisanexampleofamusclecontractionheadache.

Causes

Amusclecontractionheadacheusuallyoccursafteraspecificeventthathascausedthemusclestotense.Thetensionisthentranslatedintophysicaldiscomfortintheform.ofaclenchedjaw,achingneck,

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17.

Theultimateadvantageofviewers'onlinecommunicationbyJoostistohelpadvertisers

A.findoutthenumberofdifferentkindsofviewers

B.collecttheviewers'IPaddressesandlocations

C.improvetheeffectofadvertisements

D.judgewhethertheviewersare"DesperateHousewives"fansornot

18.

Researchshowsthenewmethodofsolvingproblemsingroupsandapplyingtheirknowledgeinrealworldisbetterthan______.

19.Corrthinksthatifthereisanyproblemwithadrug,it'sbettertoknowit______.

20.

Thecorrelationbetweenanxietyandgenesisn't100%,andtheheritabilityis______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B8】

22.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

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A.＄80.B.＄60.C.＄90.D.＄15.

23.聽力原文：M：Doyouthinkthatinasensetelevisionhaskilledpeople'sownsortofcreativity?

W：Yes，Ithinkthatisadanger．Whenpeoplewatchthetelevision，theyjustlookanddon'tthinkanymore.

Q：Whydoesthemansayso?

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A.Becausethey'rebored.

B.Becauseifthey'reboredtheyjustturnonthetelevision.

C.Becausetelevisioncanentertainpeople.

D.Becausetelevisioncannottellpeoplehowtotraintheirability.

24.(16)

A.Themanshouldlearnmorethanthreeclasses.

B.ThemanshouldattendFrenchclass.

C.Themanisattendingtoomanyclasses.

D.Themanisbitingmorebreadthanhecanchew.

25.聽力原文：M:Let'sseeifthebasketballgamehasstartedyet.

W:Started?Itmustbeclearwho'swinningbynow.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(13)

A.Theyhadbetterseewhoisnotwinning.

B.Thesameteamalwayswins.

C.Thegamebegansometimeago.

D.Nowitisagoodtimetostartplaying.

26.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：M:Hello,thisisDr.Mullercalling.IsthatMrs.Weiner?

W:No,thisisMrs.Pennington,Mrs.Weiner'ssister.Mrs.Weinerisn'tinrightnow.CanItakeamessage?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Greetingthewoman.

B.Tryingtogetsomeoneonthephone.

C.Askingforafavor.

D.Requestingservice.

27.

【B5】

28.(34)

A.Theviolinwastooheavyforher.

B.Shewastooyoungtoplaytheviolin.

C.Theviolinwastooexpensive.

D.Hermotherwantedhertoplaythepiano.

29.(32)

A.Coins,stampsandsports.

B.Stamps,sportsandpostcards.

C.Coins,stampsandpostcards.

D.Coins,sportsandpostcards.

30.SectionC

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

Millionsofyoungpeoplearecreatingblogs.Millionsofothersarereadingthem.Theword"blog"isashortwayofsayingWeblog.

Manypopular【B1】______nowofferfree,easywaystocreatepersonalWebpagesandfillthemwithwritingsandpictures:Manyyoungadultsusetheirblogstowriteaboutdaily【B2】______andeventsintheirlives.Theyalsoprovideaplaceforpeopletowritetheirideasand【B3】______andreacttotheideasofothers.

Blogsofferyoungpeopleaplacetoshowtheirwritingsandotherformsof【B4】______.Blogscanalsobehelpfultoconnectyoungpeoplewithlargersocialgroups.Butsomeresearcherssaythe【B5】______harmlessblogscanbecomedangerouswhenreadonthe【B6】______bymillionsofpeopleallovertheworld.

Peopleare【B7】______thatstudentsareincludinginformationintheirblogsthatcreateathreattotheirown【B8】______andsafety.【B9】______.Thispersonalinformationputsthematriskofbeingsoughtoutbydangerouspeoplewhowanttoharmthem.

【B10】______.

Onewaytoavoidtheseproblemsisbyusingprogramsthatpermitblogstobereadby"friendsonly".【B11】______.

【B1】

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

Itis______.thathasattractedsomanypeoplefromEasternEuropetoBritaintofindtheirjobthere?

A.statebenefits

B.worker-registrationscheme

C.theprospectofwork

D.unmentionedinthearticle

32.

Whywasthecrowfinallydeceived?

33.Thewriterthinksthatthegrowthofspecialistperiodicalshashelpedscholarsto______.

A.cutdownresearchcosts

B.keepupwithcurrentdevelopments

C.spendlesstimetraveling

D.developtheirideasmorequickly

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S9】

35.

【S8】

36.Morepeoplethaneveraredrinkingcoffeethese

days--butinsmallquantitiesthantheyusedto.Some【S1】______

manufacturersofcoffeemakersaretryingtomake【S2】______

advantageofthistrendbydevelopingdiminutive

machinesthatbrew(煮)smallermountsofcoffee.

TwoU.S.appliancecompanies--Black&Decker,

basinginTowson,Maryland,andToastmasterInc.of【S3】______

Columbia,Missouri--hasrecentlyintroduced"drip"【S4】______

coffeemakersthatbrewoneortwocupservingsof

coffee.Neitheroftheproductsbrewthecoffee【S5】______

directlyintoacupormug,eliminatingtheneedfora

separatecarafe.Sincemanypeoplemakeapotof

coffeeinthemorninganddrinkonlyasinglecup,the【S6】______

newcoffeemakersshouldreducethewastedcoffee.

Black&Decker'sCup-at-a-Timespends$27,while【S7】______

Toastmaster'sCoffeeBreakretailsfor$20.

Black&Deckeralsomakesacoffeemaker

dripscoffeedirectlyintoacarry-aroundthermal【S8】______

carafe.Thecarafe,aglassvacuumbottle,issupposed

tokeepthecoffeefreshforhours.Theproduct,

calledtheThermalCarafeCoffee-maker,comeswith

abuilt-inlidthatopensduringdiebrewingprocess,

closeswhenitiscompleted.Thereareseveralmodels,【S9】______

includingonethatfitsunderthecounter,ranging

from$60to$110atprice.【S10】______

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S4】

38.【S4】

39.Surfingisathrillinganddangerousactivityinwhichaperson

balancesonaboardandridesthesurfaceofabig,crashoceanwave.【S1______.

Channelsurfingisabitdifferent.Inthisactivityapersonsitsonacouch

andpushesthebuttonofatelevisionremote-controldevicesmanytimesa

minutecheckandrecheckallthechannels.IntheUnitedStates,channel【S2】______.

surfingisbyfarthemorepopularsport.Whentelevisionfirstreplaced

radio,inthe1950s.channelsurfingwasknown.Backthen,therewere【S3】______.

onlyafewstations.Viewershadtheirfavoriteshowsandwatchedit【S4】______.

devotedlyallthewaythrough.Infact,studiesshowedthatwhenafamily

satdowntowatchafavoriteprogramat7p.m.,theystayedwiththe

samechannelrestoftheevening.Withthecomingofthecabletelevision.【S5】______.

dozensofchannelsnowofferagreatvarietyoffeaturedfilms,situation【S6】______.

comedies,news,weather,talk,scienceshows,documentaries,and

advertising.Facingwithsomanychoices,viewersoftenbecomequietand【S7】______.

feelaneedtocheck,inalltheotherstations.【S8】______.

SomestudiesshowthatmenmauniqueU.S.householdusuallywant【S9】______.

toholdtheremotecontrolandsurfthechannel:womenusuallyliketo

chooseoneprogramandwatchthrough.【S10】______.

【S1】

參考答案

1.WealthandHealthWiththedevelopmentofsocietypeopleattachmoreimportancetowealthandhealthButwhichismoreimportantwealthorhealth?Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.SomepeoplethinkwWealthandHealthWiththedevelopmentofsocietypeopleattachmoreimportancetowealthandhealthButwhichismoreimportant,wealthorhealth?Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.Somepeoplethinkw

2.HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducationWiththerapiddevelopmentofhighereducationinChinaandmorehighschoolgraduatesadmitteduniversitiescannolongerbefinancedexclusivelybythegovernmentandstudentsmustpayatleastpartlyfortheirschooling.Therearevariouswaysforastudenttopayhistuitionandfees.TobeginwithifthestudentisquiteexcellentinhisstudieshecanapplyforscholarshipsecondlyespeciallyinChinahecanalwaysdependonhisparentsforallkindsofexpenditureincludinglivingallowances.Thenhecanchoosetoturntotheabovenotdesirablehestillhasanotherroadtotake—todoapart-timejobandworkhiswaythrough.InmycaseIamfortunateenoughtobebornintoawell-to-dofamilyandhavenodifficultyhavingmyparentspayforallmyfees.ButasacollegestudentIdislikeatotallyadependentexistencesoIamworkingpart-timeasanewspaperboytohelpsupportmyself.AndIamalsostudyinghardhopingtowinsomescholarshiporawardsonedaysothatIcanbewhollyself-reliantandindependent.HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducationWiththerapiddevelopmentofhighereducationinChina,andmorehighschoolgraduatesadmitted,universitiescannolongerbefinancedexclusivelybythegovernmentandstudentsmustpayatleastpartlyfortheirschooling.Therearevariouswaysforastudenttopayhistuitionandfees.Tobeginwith,ifthestudentisquiteexcellentinhisstudies,hecanapplyforscholarship,secondly,especiallyinChina,hecanalwaysdependonhisparentsforallkindsofexpenditure,includinglivingallowances.Then,hecanchoosetoturntotheabovenotdesirable,hestillhasanotherroadtotake—todoapart-timejobandworkhiswaythrough.Inmycase,Iamfortunateenoughtobebornintoawell-to-dofamilyandhavenodifficultyhavingmyparentspayforallmyfees.Butasacollegestudent,Idislikeatotallyadependentexistence,soIamworkingpart-timeasanewspaperboytohelpsupportmyself.AndIamalsostudyinghard,hopingtowinsomescholarshiporawardsonedaysothatIcanbewhollyself-reliantandindependent.

3.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnotsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhavetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthepublicforanendtothissituationtheexcessivepressureimposedonthepupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.Firstagreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparentswhohavegonealllengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemouttovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithasinfactbeenechoingintheirheadseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehightestwellandfinishfirst.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldbeheldresponsibletoo.Tothemscoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteachingmethods.Insteadtheyjustassignmoredrillsandexercisesthrustmorebooksintothepupils'backpacksandstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids'schoolbags."Tomyminditappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsofsomepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses—althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize"thecurrenteducationalsystem—tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshavepointedoutwhenitcomestoachild'swell-beingweshouldbeasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-manneredgooddecentpersonweshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythannotifwehaveachievedthesegoalsthechild'ssuccesswilltakecareofitself.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnotsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhavetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthepublicforanendtothissituation,theexcessivepressureimposedonthepupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.First,agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparents,whohavegonealllengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemouttovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithas,infact,beenechoingintheirheadseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehigh,testwell,andfinishfirst.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldbeheldresponsible,too.Tothem,scoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteachingmethods.Instead,theyjustassignmoredrillsandexercises,thrustmorebooksintothepupils'backpacks,andstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids'schoolbags."Tomymind,itappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsofsomepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses—althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize"thecurrenteducationalsystem—tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshavepointedout,whenitcomestoachild'swell-being,weshould