（2022年）黑龍江省大興安嶺地區大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--電子圖書悄然問世，帶來了巨大的市場潛力，并對出版業造成一定的沖擊

--電子圖書的優勢和弊端

--電子圖書與紙質書刊的前景

IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisSchoolkidsGoingtoEveningSchool.Youmustwritenolessthan150wordsandgivepossibleREASONSforthegrowingnumberofschoolkidswholearnasecondlanguageateveningschool.

3.StatisticsofFamilyExpensesinChina

1.請對圖表所給出的信息進行描述

2.請對描述的內容做出原因分析

3.請針對此圖表得出合理的結論并對未來進行預測

ChangesinFamilyExpenses

4.1．越來越多的大學生一畢業就邁入婚姻殿堂

2．產生這種現象的原因

3．這種現象可能帶來的影響

5.1.如今的大學畢業生面臨的職業選擇：興趣重要還是工資重要

2.你的觀點

3.結論

SalaryorInterest

6.假如你是李靜，你想向校長申請參加西部大開發，你要給校長寫一封信，信的內容包括：

1.表達自已想要參加西部大開發的愿望；

2.簡要說明自己的理由。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.安樂死應該合法化；

2．安樂死不應合法化；

3．我的觀點。

ShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledToWorkatHome?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

--隨著高科技的發展，越來越多的人選擇在家工作

--選擇在家工作的利與弊

--結論

ToWorkatHome?

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledTheSecondProfession.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.在中國，從事第二職業已成為當今各行各業的一種趨勢。

2.不同人對此持有不同看法。

3.我的觀點是……

TheSecondProfession

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononStudyingAbroad.YourcompositionmustbebasedontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Yourpartofwritingshouldbenolessthan150words.Remembertowriteneatlyandyouwillberewardedforthat.

1.有些人認為學生應該呆在自己的國家學習；

2．有些人認為學生應該到美國學習；

3．我的觀點。

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

Inrecentyears,scientistshavereportedthatsomeuncertainfactorsdisrupttheclimatechange.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Manycompaniesencouragetheiremployeesto______,withIBMoneofthem.

13.

OnthewaytoLochLomond,touristscanseelocalanimalslike______.

A.ordinarycattle

B.activegoats

C.recklesscattle

D.black-facedsheep

14.

Yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitinhalfayearafteryoufindanyadulteryofyourspouse.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Thepowerofmanufacturershasbeenshiftedtothehandofretailersthanksto______.

A.thedevelopmentoflogistictechnology

B.thedevelopmentofmarketingstrategies

C.thelabelingregulations

D.thebarcodesystem

16.

WhenSusanCoxwasadopted,shewasraisedintheAmericanwayhappily.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Toholdanattitudeofchallengeandserf-confidencetowardstestsandexaminations,youmustfirst______oftests.

18.

PeopleWithunderworldbackgrounddonatetopoliticalparties,bribegovernmentofficials,orevenparticipateinelectionssoasto______.

19.Rainforests

Tropicalrainforestsarethemostdiverseecosystem(生態系統)onEarth,andalsotheoldest.Today,tropicalrainforestscoveronly6percentoftheEarth'sgroundsurface,buttheyarehometooverhalfoftheplanet'splantandanimalspecies.

WhatisaRainforest?

Generallyspeaking,arainforestisanenvironmentthatreceiveshighrainfallandisdominatedbytalltrees.Awiderangeofecosystemsfallintothiscategory,ofcourse.Butmostofthetimewhenpeopletalkaboutrainforests,theymeanthetropicalrainforestslocatedneartheequator.

Theseforestsreceivebetween160and400inchesofrainperyear.Thetotalannualrainfallisspreadprettyevenlythroughouttheyear,andthetemperaturerarelydipsbelow60degreesFahrenheit.

Thissteadyclimateisduetothepositionofrainforestsontheglobe.BecauseoftheorientationoftheEarth'saxis,theNorthernandSouthernhemisphereseachspendpartoftheyeartiltedawayfromthesun.Sincerainforestsareatthemiddleoftheglobe,locatedneartheequator,theyarenotespeciallyaffectedbythischange.Theyreceivenearlythesameamountofsunlight,andthereforeheat,allyear.Consequently,theweatherintheseregionsremainsfairlyconstant.

Theconsistentlywet,warmweatherandamplesunlightgiveplantlifeeverythingitneedstothrive.Treeshavetheresourcestogrowtotremendousheights,andtheyliveforhundreds,eventhousands,ofyears.Thesegiants,whichreach60to150ftintheair,form.thebasicstructureoftherainforest.Theirtopbranchesspreadwideinordertocapturemaximumsunlight,Thiscreatesathickcanopy(樹冠)levelatthetopoftheforest,withthinnergreenerylevelsunderneath.Somelargetreesgrowsotallthattheyeventoweroverthecanopylayer.Asyougolower,downintotherainforest,youfindlessandlessgreenery.Theforestfloorismadeupofmoss,fungi,anddecayingplantmatterthathasfallenfromtheupperlayers.Thereasonforthisdecreaseingreeneryisverysimple:Theoverabundanceofplantsgatheringsunlightatthetopoftheforestblocksmostsunlightfromreachingthebottomoftheforest,makingitdifficultforrobustplantstothrive.

TheForestfortheTrees

Theamplesunlightandextremelywetclimateofmanytropicalareasencouragethegrowthoftoweringtreeswithwidecanopies.Thisthicktoplayeroftherainforestdictatesthelivesofallotherplantsintheforest.Newtreeseedlingsrarelysurvivetomakeittothetopunlesssomeoldertreesdie,creatinga"hole"inthecaneby.Whenthishappens,alloftheseedlingsonthegroundlevelcompeteintenselytoreachthesunlight.

Manyplantspeciesreachthetopoftheforestbyclimbingthetalltrees.Itismucheasiertoascendthisway,becausetheplantdoesn'thavetoform.itsownsupportingstructure.

Someplantspecies,calledepiphytes,growdirectlyonthesurfaceofthegianttrees.Theseplants,whichincludeavarietyoforchidsandferns,makeupmuchoftheunderstory,thelayeroftherainforestfightbelowthecanopy.Epiphytesarecloseenoughtothetoptoreceiveadequatelight,andtherunofffromthecanopylayerprovidesallthewaterandnutrients(養分)theyneed,whichisimportantsincetheydon'thaveaccesstothenutrientsintheground.

StranglersandButtresses

Someepiphyteseventuallydevelopintostranglers.Theygrowlong,thickrootsthatextenddownthetreetrunkintotheground.Astheycontinuetogrow,therootsform.asortofwebstructureallaroundthetree.Atthesametime,thestranglerplant'sbranchesextendupward,spreadingoutintothecanopy.Eventually,thestranglermayblocksomuchlightfromabove,andabsorbsuchahighpercentageofnutrientsfromthegroundbelow,thatthehosttreedies.

Competitionover

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Majorityofcountriessuspectthestatementthattheworldtradechainswillcollapsebecause______.

A.theybelievetheagreementsandtheopentradesystem

B.theglobeeconomicisrecovering

C.manycountries'governmentssupportimportationandexportation

D.theglobetradeisthriving

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B3】

22.(31)

A.Industry.

B.Health.

C.Thefutureofourchildren.

D.Cleanair.

23.(28)

A.Shewasnotaproductivepoet.

B.Shesawmanyofherpoemspublished.

C.Shewasnotasociableperson.

D.Shecommunicatedonlywithsevenpoets.

24.SectionC

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

TheWhiteHouseistheofficialresidenceofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Itwas【B1】______byJamesHoban,anIrishborn【B2】______.HebasedthedesignoncertainbuildingsthatheknewinIreland.TheWhiteHousewasnotwhiteattheverybeginning.Thelocationwas【B3】______byGeorgeWashington,butheneveractuallylivedinit.ThefirstpresidenttoliveintheWhiteHousewasJohnAdams,in1800.Duringthewarof1812,theBritish【B4】______WashingtonandburnedtheWhiteHouse.Repairswere【B5】______byHoban.In1817,PresidentMonroemovedintotheWhiteHouseandhadthegraysandstonepaintedwhite,tocoverthesmoke【B6】______thatremainedafterthefire.Eversincethenthebuildingwhichwascalled"thePresident's【B7】______",wasalsocalled"theWhiteHouse".Thatwaskindofa【B8】______,atthattime.Itwasn'tuntil1902that【B9】______.Massiverepairsweredonein1947and1948becausepartsofthebuildingweresinking.PresidentTrumansupervisedtherepairsatthattime.

TellmeabouttheotherhomesofthePresident?Weshouldnotforget"CampDavid".ItisalsoanimportantplaceforthePresident.

【B10】______.ThissecludedprivateretreatisinMaryland,andwasnamedbyPresidentEisenhowerafterhisgrandson.TheCampDavidisalsosomeplaceforevents.AtCampDavid,【B11】______.

【B1】

25.(39)

26.(36)

A.Becausethemountainisover12,000feethigh.

B.Becausehehadnoexperiencesinceheleftcollege.

C.Becausehiswifewasn'tgoodatmountainclimbing.

D.Becausehischildrenweretooyoung.

27.(29)

A.Topayarefundabledeposit.

B.Toprovidetheirownfurnishings.

C.Tosignahousingcontract.

D.Tocookbythemselves.

28.聽力原文：DespiteitsenormoussizetheAirbusA380stillmanagestolookgraceful.Thedouble-deckerplanethatcancarryover550passengersdwarfsallothercommercialaircraft.LatertodayonewilllandforthefirsttimeintheUK.WingsareproducedhereinNorthWalesandtraveledbyland,riverandseaforassemblyinFrance.

UntilnowtheBoeing747Jumbowastheworld'sbiggestpassengerplane,butnolonger.A380isashighasan8-storeybuilding,take-offthrustfromtheplane'sfourenginesequals2,500familycars.Withoutseats,itcancontain10squashcourts.ButtheEuropeanAirbuswillsoonhaveanAmericanrival,Boeing's787Dreamliner,whichissmaller,canflyfurther,andisn'trestrictedtolargeairports.

Theseaircraftsrepresentextraordinarytechnologicalbreakthrough,reducingfuelemissionsbyabout20%,muchbetterconditionsinsidetheaircraftandofferingbothairlinesandpassengersmuchgreaterflexibilityintheirlong-hauledjourneys.A380mayoffershopsandacasinoorevenagymsothatitsgood-valueseatswillwintheairlinebattle.

Criticsofthenewaircraftincludingenvironmentalistssayitmightbemorefuelefficientperpassengerthanotherjets,butthebenefitswe'llgetfromitareadropintheoceancomparedtothehugeclimateemissionsfromaviation.Andaviationisthefastestgrowingsourceofclimate-changinggasesbothinBritainandworldwide.

(33)

A.IntheUK.B.InNorthWales.C.InFrance.D.IntheUS.

29.聽力原文：W:YoucallVictoradreamer?Ithinkhealwaysgetsgoodideas.Weneedsuchcreativeteamplayer,don'twe?

M:Goodideasareonlyusefulwhensomethingcanbemadeoutofthem.

Q:Whatdoestheman'sresponseimply?

(19)

A.Victordoesn'thavemanygoodideas.

B.Victordoesn'tputhisideasintopractice.

C.Victorhastoomanydreams.

D.Victorsleepstoomuch.

30.聽力原文：Overthepastdecade,theenvironmentalmovementhasexplodedontothemindsofmainstreamconsumers,afactnotlostonmarketersandadvertisers.Greenadvertisingstartedinthemid-1980swhenissuesoftheenvironmentmuscledtheirwaytotheforefrontofmarketing.Advertiserssawtheconsumerdesireforenvironmentallysafeproductsandtriedtomeetthedemandasquicklyaspossible.Notsurprisingly,thisfirstwavesufferedfromroughandpoorlyconceivedmarketingefforts.Manyadvertisersembracedagenuineconcernfortheenvironment.Butconsumersrealizedthatsomecompaniesmadefalseclaimsandexploitedthemovement,usingsuchambiguoustermsas"environmentallyfriendly"and"green."Consumersgrewwaryofenvironmentalappeals,andadvertisersreactedbyreducingitsemphasis.In1992theFederalTradeCommissionestablishedguidelines,forgreenmarketing,followedshortlybystategovernments.CaliforniaPassedparticularly:strictlaws,settingdefinitionsfortermslike"ozonefriendly","biodegradable",and"recycled".Accordingtothestate'scourt,"Californiaseekstoguardagainstpotentiallyinaccurateclaimsorecologicalboostaboutproductswithminimalenvironmentalattributes."Texas,Massachusetts,Minnesota,Tennessee,Connecticut,andWashingtonsoonfollowedtheGoldenState'slead.Therigidregulationshaveleftanumberofadvertisersconfusedandfrustrated,althoughsomefeelthatenvironmentalclaimshavealreadypeakedandareontheirwayout,Somebelievethatwe'venowenteredgreenadvertising'sthirdwave,duringwhichenvironmentalconcernispartofthemainstream,too.

(33)

A.Theywereexpensive.

B.Noonebelievesthem.

C.Theywereunsuccessful.

D.Theywereoftendeceptive.

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

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Wewantedtogetinvolvedwithsomethingwherewecouldworkdirectlywithchildren,morehands-onthanfundraising.OurdaughtersaidshewastiredoflisteningtouscomplainabouthowsadtheTVnewsalwayswas,hownobodyhelpedmakeadifference.Itwasourtimetoeitherputuporshutup.Ofcourse,itwasexactlythepushweneededtogetstarted.Soshehelpedustodosomeresearch,andwelearnedhowthenon-profitorganization,CASA,helpschangeseeminglyforgottenchildren'slivesbyconnectingthemwithvolunteerCASAs(CourtAppointedSpecialAdvocates)whohelpthemnavigatetheimpersonalchildwelfareandlegalsystems.

Toooften,judgesmustmakedecisionseitherwithoutknowingmuchaboutthechildrenorwithinaccurateinformation.ACASAroleistoprovideinformationtothecourtsothatitcanmakeanintelligentdecision.ACASAbecomesanadvocateforthechildbothincourtandineverydaylife.Allthat'srequiredisawillingnesstohelpoutandsomecommonsense.Usually,thechildrenweworkwithdon'thaveanyonetostandupforthemorfightforthem,notonlyincourt,butalsoinmattersofeducation,health,andfamily.Wejustgoaheadanddowhateveralovingparentwoulddotogettheservicesthechildneeds.

Onecasewehadconcernedtwobrothers,StevenandThomas.Stevenwasknownforhisbadbehavior.Atthesametime,hewouldhardlyspeak.Itwasn'tuntilhegotplacedinalovingfosterhomethatwelearnedbehadahearingproblem.Soon,bearingaidsinbothearscorrectedalotofSteven'blems.Actually,itwasanamazingcaseallaround.Thisfosterfamilywantedtoadoptbothboys.Aswedugfurtherintothecase,welearnedayoungerbrothernobodyinthesystemseemedtobeawareof—Brian—wasinadifferentfosterhome.OncewefoundBrian,thecouplewhowantedtoadoptStevenandThomassaid,"We'lltakehim,too."

Sometimelater,wearrangedtomeettheboysatabowlingalleytoseehowtheyweredoing.Allthreeofthemcamerunninguptous,andStevenkepttalkingandtalkingandtalking.Hewantedtotelluseverythingthathadhappenedsincewe'dlastseenhim.Thehearingaidsdrewhimoutofhisshellsomuchthathisadoptiveparentsjokedandsaidwe'dcreatedamonster.It'sagoodfeelingwhenyouseeachildgofromoneextremetoanother.Notonlytheaffectionyouhaveforthem,butalsotheaffectiontheyshowyoumakesyoufeelasifyou'repartofthefamily.We'rereallyproudofthatcase.

Then,therewasMichael,amentallydisturbedbuywhowasverywithdrawnandforwhomChildrenandFamilyServicescouldn'tfindfosterplacement.Wehadbeentocourtwithhimmaybeadozentimesbefore,andwheneverwewent,wewouldtakehimtolunchtomakeitalittleeasierforhim.

Onetimewhenwewenttocourtandaskedthejudgeforpermissiontotakehimtolunch,anattorneyobjected,sayinghehadinformationthatMichaelwasgoingtorunawayandthatitwasn'tsafeforustotakehimout.Thejudgeaskedforourresponse.Allofasudden,Michaeljumpedup,andheyelledout,"Runaway?WhereamIgoingtorun?Noonewantsme!"Thejudgelookedatusandsaid,"Mr.andMrs.Forstadt,wouldyouliketotakehimtolunch?Wouldyouliketotakehimtodinner?Whereveryouwouldliketotakehim,bemyguest."

Sothat'swhatwedo.Wegointocourt.Thecaseloadsofbothattorneysandsocialworkersaresoimmensethattheyreallydon'thavethetimetospendwiththechildorknowmuchaboutthechildren'slives.ButaCASAknowsmoreaboutthesechildrenthananyoneinthecourtroom.Theinformation

A.morefundisneededforthosechildrenwhoneedhelp

B.theTVnewsiscallingfortheaudiencetotakeactiontohelpchildren

C.CASAisanorganizationdevotedtoraisefundforchildrenwhoneedhelp

D.CASAservesasamediumbetweenthechildrenwhoneedhelpandthewillingvolunteers

32.

Accordingtothepassage,the"hierarchical"theoryofgalaxyformationsuggeststhatbig,brightgalaxiesformedas______.

33.

Thewriterbelievesthatpetsarevaluabletochildrenbecausethey______.

A.returnaffection

B.arecomforting

C.needlookingafter

D.areprotective

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S6】

35.

【S7】

36.TheSeattleTimescompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathas

recognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthe

newspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunities

towhichtheyprovideinformation.Itmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeir【S1】______.

newscoverageorrisklosingtheirreaders'interestandtheiradvertisers'

support.OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracial【S2】______.

minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesandproceduresforhiring

andmaintainadiverseworkforce.Theunderlyingreasonforthechangeis【S3】______.

thatforinformationtobefair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbe【S4】______.

reportedbythesamekindofpopulationthatreadsit.

Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,and

photographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes'contentandto【S5】______.

educatetherestofthenewsroomstaffaboutdiversityissues.Inan【S6】______.

addition,thepaperinstitutedacontentaudit(審查)thatevaluatesthe

frequencyandmannerofrepresentationofwomanandpeopleofcolorin【S7】______.

photographs.Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartoo

infrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionatenumberofnegative

articles.Theaudithasresultedfromimprovementinthefrequencyof【S8】______.

majorityrepresentationandtheirportrayalinneutralorpositive【S9】______.

situations.And,witharesult,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasa【S10】______.

newspaper.ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattle

TimesCompanytowinthePersonnelJournalOptimasAwardfor

excellenceinmanagingchange.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S10】

38.

【S7】

39.

【S2】

參考答案

1.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbookRidingtheBulletinMarch2000aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbookhadmadeahitanditproducedagreatimpactonthepublishingindustry.Anelectronicbookore-bookissimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.T.E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothatyoucanfindthemeaningsofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethewordsizeifyouhavepooreyesight.Infacte-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasilywhichshouldappealtostudentswhoarecarryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infactsomeuniversitiesareplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudentstohelpthemintheirstudies.Despiteallthisthecurrente-bookreadersareunlikelytoreplaceprintedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewelltoprintedbooksbecausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeoplefeeluneasysittinginfrontofthescreen.Fortheme-booksaremoredifficulttoreadande-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.HoweverIamconfidentthate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamongstudentsandmoreandmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththedevelopmentofelectronictechnology.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbookRidingtheBulletinMarch,2000,aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbookhadmadeahit,anditproducedagreatimpactonthepublishingindustry.Anelectronicbook,ore-book,issimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.T.E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothatyoucanfindthemeaningsofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethewordsizeifyouhavepooreyesight.Infact,e-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasily,whichshouldappealtostudents,whoarecarryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infact,someuniversitiesareplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudentstohelpthemintheirstudies.Despiteallthis,thecurrente-bookreadersareunlikelytoreplaceprintedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewelltoprintedbooks,becausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeoplefeeluneasysittinginfrontofthescreen.Forthem,e-booksaremoredifficulttoreadande-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.However,Iamconfidentthate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamongstudentsandmoreandmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththedevelopmentofelectronictechnology.

2.SCHOOLKIDSGOINGTOEVENINGSCHOOLYesterdayeveningIdroppedinonafriendofmineandfoundhistenyear-olddaughterhavinganearlysupperbyherself.Whydidn'tshehavesupperwiththefamily?"She'sgoingtoEnglishclassesinaneveningschool"explainedherfather.Thisisnotararecase.Myfriend'sdaughterisjustoneofthousandsofschoolkidsaroundthecitywhoarelearningforeignlanguagesineveningschools.AsurveyconductedbyShanghai'sMunicipalEducationBureauindicatesthatin2005theenrollmentofschoolpupilsindifferenteveningschoolsjumpedto80percentcomparedwith4percentfourteenyearsago.Eveningschoolsandvarioustutoringcentershavemushroomedalloverthecitytocaternotonlyforon-thejobadultsbutforschoolpupilsaswell.Whyaresomanyschoolkidsattendinglanguageeveningclasses?Themostobviousreasonisthatparentsareattachingmuchimportancetohavingtheirchildrenmasteringaforeignlanguage.Inthisageofeconomicreformsmorepeoplehavecometorealizethatthecommandofasecondlanguageoftenmeansagoodopportunityforasuccessfulcareer—apassporttoaprosperousfuture.ItistruethatmostprimaryschoolsinChinamakeEnglishacompulsorypartofthecurriculumbutapupilbeginstolearnEnglishonlywhenheisinhisthirdorfourthgradeandthereareonlythreelessonperiodsperweek.ManyparentswhocannotwaittillthenordonotsettleforthelittleamountofEnglishtaughtatschoolsendtheirchildrentolanguageschoolsintheeveninginthehopethattheywilllearnitataneverearlierageandlearnmuchmoretobeaheadofthepack.Andgoodteachersandadvancedequipmentalsoplayapartintheeverincreasingenrollmentofeveningschoolstudents.Mostoftheteacherstherearefromcollegesanduniversities.Seniorlecturersorprofessorstheyhavemuchexperienceinteachingforeignlanguages."Withsomanygoodteachersandsuchmodernaudio-visualaids"saidmyfriend"itisworthwhiletosendmydaughterthere."Yeahformostoftheparentsasuccessfulchildistheultimateproofoftheirsuccess.SCHOOLKIDSGOINGTOEVENINGSCHOOLYesterdayeveningIdroppedinonafriendofmineandfoundhistenyear-olddaughterhavinganearlysupperbyherself.Whydidn'tshehavesupperwiththefamily?"She'sgoingtoEnglishclassesinaneveningschool,"explainedherfather.Thisisnotararecase.Myfriend'sdaughterisjustoneofthousandsofschoolkidsaroundthecitywhoarelearningforeignlanguagesineveningschools.AsurveyconductedbyShanghai'sMunicipalEducationBureauindicatesthatin2005,theenrollmentofschoolpupilsindifferenteveningschoolsjumpedto80percent,comparedwith4percentfourteenyearsago.Eveningschoolsandvarioustutoringcentershavemushroomedalloverthecitytocaternotonlyforon-thejobadultsbutforschoolpupilsaswell.Whyaresomanyschoolkidsattendinglanguageeveningclasses?Themostobviousreasonisthatparentsareattachingmuchimportancetohavingtheirchildrenmasteringaforeignlanguage.Inthisageofeconomicreforms,morepeoplehavecometorealizethatthecommandofasecondlanguageoftenmeansagoodopportunityforasuccessfulcareer—apassporttoaprosperousfuture.ItistruethatmostprimaryschoolsinChinamakeEnglishacompulsorypartofthecurriculum,butapupilbeginstolearnEnglishonlywhenheisinhisthirdorfourthgrade,andthereareonlythreelessonperiodsperweek.Manyparents,whocannotwaittillthenordonotsettleforthelittleamountofEnglishtaughtatschool,sendtheirchildr