（2023年）四川省瀘州市大學英語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.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePurposeofCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前，中國高等教育不再是少數人享有的教育，擁有大學文憑的人數日益增加

2.大學生失業(yè)不再新鮮，因此有人認為讀書無用

3.我對大學教育目的的認識

ThePurposeofCollegeEducation

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledConservationincollageCampuses.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.現在大學校園普遍存在浪費現象

2．為什么要提倡節(jié)約

3．你的看法

ConservationincollageCampuses

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAgingofthePopulation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.我國人口老齡化現象日趨普遍；

2．人口老齡化給社會、家庭帶來越來越多的負擔；

3．如何妥善解決人口老齡化問題。

AgingofthePopulation

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheMostImportantInfluenceonChildren.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有些人認為家庭對孩子的成長有很大的影響，也有一些人認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?

5.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternetaccordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentenceofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特網越來越普遍地進入到我們的學習、工作和生活當中

2.因特網的益處

3.因特網的消極方面

Internet

Internethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.______.

Internethasenabledustodoalotofthingsmoreeasilyandquickly.______.

However,ifnotmanagedproperly,Internetcancreatemanyproblemstoo.______.

Allinall,wecannotlivewithoutInternetnow.______.

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人認為考研是大學畢業(yè)生最好的出路

2.也有人持不同意見

3.我的看法

ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthepleasureoflearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.學習是一種樂趣。

2.學習的樂趣普遍存在(存在于書本學習、藝術欣賞、了解世界等多方面的學習之中)。

3.如何走出“學習是痛苦的”誤區(qū)。

ThePleasureofLearning

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

現在有不少單位熱衷于組織年會

1．對這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3.我認為……

ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFoodSafety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前食品安全問題屢見不鮮

2．這些問題產生的原因

3．為了改變這種狀況，我認為……

FoodSafety

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorld.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.中國在海外已經設立并將設立更多孔子學院

2.設立孔子學院有利于中國傳統文化的傳傳播

3.對此有不同的看法，你如何看待

China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorld

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

WhatwasFranklinRoosevelt'sstatementtosupporttheSocialSecurityActaccordingtothepassage?

12.

Inrecentyears,satellitetelevisionhasstartedtobebroadcastintheradiofrequencyrange______.

A.between3.4GHzand7GHz

B.between12GHzand14GHz

C.between14GHzand21GHz

D.between21GHzand27GHz

13.

______weremadeuncomfortableinalmostanyEuropeancountry.

14.Tograbtheinterviewer'sattention,itisnecessarytoedittimeandtimeagainandmakearesumethatis______.

15.

GalileoGalileibuiltthefirst"pendulumclock"asearlyas16

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

O'Donnellthinksthatthecauseofher22-year-oldson'ssuicideis______.

17.

DuringthatcontentiouscrusadeEmerykeptapistolathandonhisdesk______.

18.

Whensleddogsgetsufficientcarefromtheowner,theyusually______.

A.fightwithotherdogs

B.aretooheavytorun

C.arefriendlyandgentle

D.developreliabilityontheowner

19.

WhatistheprimarydifferencebetweenthetwobusinessmodelsJoostisignoring?

A.Thenumberoffirmsadoptingeachbusinessmodel.

B.Whichisthemorerespectablemethodtoadvertising.

C.Whethertomakeuserspayforwhattheydownload.

D.whethertoallowuserstokeepwhattheydownload.

20.

Emergencyoperatorscanidentifythe.preciselocationofcall-phonecallersthroughGPSsystemswiththeuseof______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：M:Couldyougivemeyourofficephonenumberorfaxnumbersothatwecancontacteachothermoreoften?

W:ButI'vebeentryingtofindanewjobinanothercompany.YouseeI'veworkedherefor3yearswithoutaraise.That'sunfairtome.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(17)

A.Sheistiredofherpresentjob.

B.Herphonenumberhaschanged.

C.Shedoesn'thaveafaxmachine.

D.Shemayquitherpresentjobsoon.

22.(28)

A.Theactorsandactressesarenotpaidfortheirperformance.

B.Theirowncommunities.

C.Theyexistonlyinsmallcommunities.

D.Theyonlyputonshowsthatareeducational.

23.(35)

A.Physician.B.Psychologist.C.Fictionalwriter.D.Historian.

24.(46)

25.(18)

A.Twomenwerekilledandfourwomenandtwochildrenweresurvived.

B.Twomenandfourwomenandtwochildrenweresurvived.

C.Fourwomenandtwochildrenwerekilled.

D.Twomen,fourwomenandtwochildrenwerekilled.

26.聽力原文：M:I'mplanningtobuyahouse,andI'dliketofindoutaboutamortgage.I'macustomerofthebank.Asamatteroffact,mywholeFamilybankshere.

W:Ihavesomequestionstoask.Doyouownyourhouseordoyourent?

M:Neither.Ilivewithmyparents,Dr.andMrs.PhilipBlair.

W:Andbowoldareyou?

M:I'mtwenty-nine.

W:And,Mr.Blair,whatisyouroccupation?

M:I'madesigner,andIworkinaboutique.

W:Didyoubringanysavingsorsalaryinformation?Lastyear'staxforms?

M:Yes,heretheyare.

W:OK.What...whatkindofhousedidyouhaveinmind?

M:We'retalkingaboutbuyingatwo-bedroomhouseinMountKisco.Herearethefinancialdetailsonthehouse.

W:Thankyou.Areyoupreparedtomakeaten-percentdownpayment?

M:Yes,sure.

W:Paymentsoverthirtyyears?

M:Yes.DoyouthinkIcangetaloan?

W:Well,itdepends.Doyouownanyotherproperty?Anystocksorbonds?

M:No.

W:Isee.Thenyoudon'thaveanysupport.Perhapsyoucouldgetaguarantor—someonetosignfortheloanforyou.

M:Whyisthatnecessary?

W:Sinceyoudon'thaveenoughincome,andyoudon'talreadyownanyproperty,thebankneedstobesureyoucanpaythemortgageeverymonth.Aguarantorisresponsiblefortheloanifyoucan'tmakethepayments.

M:Isee.Well,theideaofbuyingahouseisexciting.Thankyou,Mrs.Riley.I'llreadthisovercarefully.

W:Thankyou.

M:Good-bye.Andhopetoseeyousoon.

W:Ihopeso,too.

(20)

A.Howtochooseahouse.

B.Howtodesignahouse.

C.Howtogetamortgagethroughabank.

D.Howtorentahousethroughtheagency.

27.(31)

A.Aboutwhatevertheyhaveprepared.

B.Aboutwhatevertheywanttodo.

C.Aboutlearningsomethingnew.

D.Aboutgettingonwell.

28.聽力原文：M:Hello,howcanIhelpyou?

W:Mysonisn'tfeelingwellandI'dliketogetsomeadvice.

M:Whatseemstobetheproblem?

W:Well,hehasbeencoughingforseveraldaysnow.I'mwonderingifheshouldcomeinandseethedoctor.

M:Howoldishe?

W:Heis3yearsold.

M:Doeshehaveanyothersymptomslikefever,runnynose,orlossofappetite?

W:No,actuallyotherthanthecough,heseemshealthy.Iamconcernedthough,becausesomeofhissister'sfriendshavewhoopingcoughandIknowthatitcanbeverycontagious.Isn'tthataprettyseriousillness?

M:Itcanbeseriouswithbabies.Hasyoursonbeenimmunizedagainstwhoopingcough?

W:I'mnotsure.Hedidgetallofthesuggestedvaccinations.Iwilllookitupinourrecords.

M:Ifhehasbeenimmunizedrecently,itisveryunlikelythathewouldcatchwhoopingcough,evenifhehasbeenexposed.

W:SoundslikeIdon'thavetoworryaboutthat,butwhatshallIdoabouthiscough?

M:Itwillhelpifyougivehimlotsoffluidsandahotbathbeforebedtime.Keepaneyeonthecoughtowatchtoseeifitgetsworse.Callusagainifhehasafeverorifyouarestillconcerned.

W:Thanksforyouradvice.

M:Youarewelcome.Good-bye.

W:Bye-bye.

(23)

A.Hehasgotabadcold.

B.Hehascaughtwhoopingcough.

C.Hehasafeverandabadappetite.

D.Hehasbeencoughingforseveraldays.

29.(23)

A.Togoshopping.

B.Todoresearchforthestory.

C.Tomeetwithherprofessor.

D.Totakeabreakfromherwork.

30.(44)

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

JosephWeizenbaum,professorofcomputerscienceatMIT,thinksthatthesenseofpoweroverthemachineultimatelycorruptsthecomputerhackerandmakeshimintoanotverydesirablesortofprogrammer.Thehackersaresoinvolvedwithdesigningtheirprogram,makingitmoreandmorecomplexandbendingittotheirwill,thattheydon'tbothertryingtomakeitunderstandabletootherusers.Theyrarelykeeprecordsoftheirprogramsforthebenefitofothers,andtheytakerarelytimetounderstandwhyaproblemoccurred.

Computerscienceteacherssaytheycanusuallypickouttheprospectivehackersintheircoursesbecausethesestudentsmaketheirhomeworkassignmentsmorecomplexthantheyneedtobe.Ratherthanusingthesimplestandmostdirectmethod,theytakejoyinaddingextrastepsjusttoprovetheiringenuity.

Butperhapsthosehackersknowsomethingthatwedon'tabouttheshapeofthingstocome."Thathackerwhohadtobeliterallydraggedoffhischairat-MITisnowamultimillionaireofthecomputerindustry,"saysMITprofessorMichaelDertouzos."AndtwoformerhackersbecamethefoundersofthehighlysuccessfulApplehomecomputercompany."

Whenseeninthislight,thehackerphenomenonmaynotbesostrangeafterall.If,asmanypsychiatristssay,playisreallythebasisforallhumanactivity,thenthehackergamesarereallythepreparationforfuturedevelopments.

SherryTurkle,aprofessorofsociologyatMIT,hasforyearsbeenstudyingthewaycomputersfitintopeople'slives.Shepointsoutthatthecomputer,becauseitseemstoustobeso"intelligent,"so"capable,"so"human,"affectsthewaywethinkaboutourselvesandourideasaboutwhatweare.Shesaysthatcomputersandcomputertoysalreadyplayanimportantroleinchildren'seffortstodevelopanidentitybyallowingthemtotestideasaboutwhatisaliveandwhatisnot.

"Theyoungsterscanform.asmanysubtlenuancesandtexturedrelationshipswiththecomputersastheycanwithpeople,"Turklepointsout.

Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

32.

WhydidtheAfricannationswelcomeanivoryban?

A.Therateofkillinghasbeenaccelerating.

B.TheUSgovernmentforbidsimportsofbothrawandfinishedivory.

C.Theyrealisedthatthekillingofelephantsisaseriousthreattotheirtouristbusiness.

D.Africanpeopleadvocatedanivoryban.

33."Subscription"is______.

A.thefeepaidbythepersonwiththemembershipoftheTrust

B.thedonationbythemembersofNationalTrust

C.themoneyusedtorepairtheancienthouses

D.thesupportgrantedbythegovernment

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S10】

35.(71)

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S7】

38.

【S9】

39.

【S6】

參考答案

1.ThePurposeofCollegeEducation①NowadayswiththepolicyofcollegeenrollmentexpansioninChinahighereducationisnolongertheprivilegeonlyenjoyedbyminorities.AnincreasingnumberofpeopleowncollegeThePurposeofCollegeEducation①Nowadays,withthepolicyofcollegeenrollmentexpansioninChina,highereducationisnolongertheprivilegeonlyenjoyedbyminorities.Anincreasingnumberofpeopleowncollege解析：①審題及布局。這篇作文探討對我國高等教育目的的認識。高等教育；的普及造成大學生失業(yè)人數增加，讀書無用論泛濫。本題要求在說明現象的基礎上申明自己如何看待大學教育的目的。在布局上，根據題干中給出的提綱展開即可。第一段介紹擁有大學文憑的人日益增多；第二段承接上文，說明很多大學畢業(yè)生失業(yè)，有人持讀書無用論；第三段說明本人對大學教育目的的認識。②語言。本文涉及現象的描述及個人觀點的說明，語言要客觀、準確，富有表現力。注意要恰當使用關聯詞銜接上下文，使行文連貫自然。可使用長句或生動靈巧的句子結構為文章增色。

2.ConservationinCollegeCampusesNowadaysthewastephenomenongenerallyexistsincollegecampuses.(1)Itisnotatallsurprisingtoseerunningtapswithnobodyusingthemandlight-ondormsandclassroomswithoConservationinCollegeCampusesNowadaysthewastephenomenongenerallyexistsincollegecampuses.(1)Itisnotatallsurprisingtoseerunningtapswithnobodyusingthemandlight-ondormsandclassroomswitho解析：本文是一篇六級考試中常見的議論文，要求考生就“大學校園節(jié)約精神”這個話題展開論述。根據題目要求，考生應首先描述大學校園存在浪費這一現象，然后提出大學生應該培養(yǎng)節(jié)約精神的原因，最后闡明自己的觀點，做出總結。

[寫作提綱]

一、現如今大學校田普遍存在浪費現象(runningtaps，light-ondormsandclassrooms)

二、為什么要節(jié)約

1．與我們生活相關的自然資源日漸短缺((increasingshortage)

2．節(jié)約精神是合格大學生應有的基本素質(eligiblecollegestudent，basicquality)

3．節(jié)約是我們大力提倡的建設和諧社會的主題之一(theme，harmonioussocietyconstructing)

三、盡自己的努力節(jié)約水電，建設可持續(xù)發(fā)展的社會(doourbits，sustainablesociety)

1)itisnotatallsurprising“…一點兒都不奇怪”，為亮點表達。

2)closelyinterrelatedto“與…密切相關”。

3)coreforce“中堅力量’。

4)advocatevigorously“大力支持”。

5)sparenoeffortto“不遺余力做…”。

6)doone'sbitto“為…盡自己的一份力量”。

3.AgingofthePopulationPeopleinChinaarelivinglongerandlongerwhilenewbabiesareinsufficienttotakeplaceofthem.AsaresultChinahasbecomeanagingsocietywiththepopulationover60reaching134millionormorethan10percentofthecountry's13billiontotal.Theagingofthepopulationisputtingmoreandmoreseriouspressureonbothsocietyandfamily.Nationalexpenditurefortheagingpopulationisalwaysontheincrease.Tomakemattersworseadecliningproportionoftheworkingpopulationislikelytohindertheeconomicdevelopment.Asfortheyoungcouplestheyarestrugglingharderthanevertosupporttheiroldparentswhileraisingtheirchildrenatthesametime.Amongthefollowingthreewaystoaddressthissituationthefirstistopaydueattentiontoguaranteeingthebasiclivingstandardsoftheelderlyandsafeguardingtheirlegitimaterightsandinterests.Secondlytheelderlyshouldbegivenfullchancetoplayanactiveroleinoursociallifeandmakeacontributiontothewholesociety.Lastbutnotleastweshouldpersistinoureffortstodevelopthemarketwhichprovidesproductsfortheelderlyandstimulatethegrowthofoureconomy.AgingofthePopulationPeopleinChinaarelivinglongerandlongerwhilenewbabiesareinsufficienttotakeplaceofthem.Asaresult,Chinahasbecomeanagingsociety,withthepopulationover60reaching134million,ormorethan10percentofthecountry's13billiontotal.Theagingofthepopulationisputtingmoreandmoreseriouspressureonbothsocietyandfamily.Nationalexpenditurefortheagingpopulationisalwaysontheincrease.Tomakemattersworse,adecliningproportionoftheworkingpopulationislikelytohindertheeconomicdevelopment.Asfortheyoungcouples,theyarestrugglingharderthanevertosupporttheiroldparentswhileraisingtheirchildrenatthesametime.Amongthefollowingthreewaystoaddressthissituation,thefirstistopaydueattentiontoguaranteeingthebasiclivingstandardsoftheelderlyandsafeguardingtheirlegitimaterightsandinterests.Secondly,theelderlyshouldbegivenfullchancetoplayanactiveroleinoursociallifeandmakeacontributiontothewholesociety.Last,butnotleast,weshouldpersistinoureffortstodevelopthemarketwhichprovidesproductsfortheelderlyandstimulatethegrowthofoureconomy.解析：[審題]

本文是議論文，結構很清晰，即提出問題，分析問題，然后解決問題。問題包括幾個方面，根據嚴重性依次介紹。解決方法可以按照重要性的順序進行陳述。分析問題時，要注意客觀和全面，切忌主觀和片面。

[寫作思路]

第一段：指出人口老齡化的嚴重性，可引用數據，給人印象更加深刻可信。

第二段：指出人口老齡化帶來的問題，按嚴重性逐一介紹。

第三段：提出解決方案。

4.TheMostImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthatfamilyplaysanimportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthinkthatchildren'sfriendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcernedTheMostImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthatfamilyplaysanimportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthinkthatchildren'sfriendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcerned

5.InternetInternethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.Ithasbroughtuslotsofbenefitswhitemakingsomeseriousproblems.InternethasenabledustodomanythingsmoreeasilyandquiInternetInternethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.Ithasbroughtuslotsofbenefitswhitemakingsomeseriousproblems.Internethasenabledustodomanythingsmoreeasilyandqui

6.ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?RecentlythereismuchdiscussionaboutwhetheritisthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.Thosewhoadvocatethenecessityoffurtherstudymaintainthatinsuchacompetitivesocietyahigherdegreewillbringmanybenefitsforgraduatesmoresatisfyingsalariesforinstance.Butthosewhoopposethatopinionarguethatitisunnecessarytocompetewithsomanystudentsintheentranceexamination.Andwhatcollegegraduatesneedurgentlyistohuntforajobandgainworkingexperience.Tobefinanciallyindependentisofgreatimportanceforstudentsespeciallythosecomingfromruralareas.AsIseeitthefirststatementseemsmorereasonable.Firstlyfurtherstudywillequipstudentswithenrichedknowledgeimprovedprofessionalskillsandbroadenedhorizonwhichqualifythemfordemandingjobs.Secondlypostgraduatecanaccumulateworkingexperiencebyputtingwhattheyhavelearntintopracticeintheirsparetime.Finallyastothefeepostgraduatesaregrantedallowancetoloanmoneyfromthebankstofinancethemselves.Insummaryit'swiserforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?Recently,thereismuchdiscussionaboutwhetheritisthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.Thosewhoadvocatethenecessityoffurtherstudymaintainthat,insuchacompetitivesocietyahigherdegreewillbringmanybenefitsforgraduates,moresatisfyingsalaries,forinstance.Butthosewhoopposethatopinionarguethatitisunnecessarytocompetewithsomanystudentsintheentranceexamination.Andwhatcollegegraduatesneedurgentlyistohuntforajobandgainworkingexperience.Tobefinanciallyindependentisofgreatimportanceforstudents,especiallythosecomingfromruralareas.AsIseeit,thefirststatementseemsmorereasonable.Firstly,furtherstudywillequipstudentswithenrichedknowledge,improvedprofessionalskills,andbroadenedhorizon,whichqualifythemfordemandingjobs.Secondly,postgraduatecanaccumulateworkingexperiencebyputtingwhattheyhavelearntintopracticeintheirsparetime.Finally,astothefee,postgraduatesaregrantedallowancetoloanmoneyfromthebankstofinancethemselves.Insummary,it'swiserforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.解析：①審題及布局。這篇作文主要探討大學畢業(yè)生是否應該考研的問題。題目要求闡明兩種對立的觀點后提出自己的看法及理由。在布局上，根據題目中給出的提綱展開即可．第一段介紹“考研是畢業(yè)生最好的出路”這一觀點；第二段指出也有人持不同意見，列舉其理由；第三段在權衡上述觀點后明確表達自己選擇何種態(tài)度，并分條目列舉理由，注意層次清晰，論證有力。最后重申觀點，結束全文。②語言。本文涉及對立觀點的陳述與取舍，語言需概括、簡潔地表明雙方立場，用詞要鮮明準確，層次分明。作為議論文，本文使用一般現在時即可，談及考研對大學生未來發(fā)展的影響時可使用一般將來時。

7.ThePleasureofLearningLearningisoneoftheessentialpleasuresofthehumanrace.Thosewhoavoidlearningoftenfindlifeboringandmeaninglessfortheydeprivethemselvesoftheexcitementandfulfillmentinlearningsomethingnew.Thepleasureoflearningisuniversaleverywheretobefound.Manyofushavetastedthejoyoflearningbyreadinginterestingbooks.Booksarenolumpsoflifelesspaperbutavoicefardistantintimeandspacetalkingtoreadersmindtomindhearttoheart.Beyondbookswecanalsoenjoythefruitsoftravelingprovidedthatwetravelwithanopenmindtounderstandotherpeopleandotherplacesandanalerteyeforallkindsofnovelexperiences.Finallylearningalsomeanslearningtopractiseoratleasttoappreciateanart.Everynewartwelearnblessesuswithanewsensebywhichwemayenjoythewondersoftheworldmoreintensely.Ifthepleasureoflearningisuniversalwhyaretheresomanydullunhappystudentsinschool?Itisbecausetheyweremadedullbybadteachingbyisolationbysurrendertoroutineandbytheirownlaziness.Thestudentswho"sufferfrom"learningshouldbreakawayfromthebondsoftextbooksandtestsandembracevariousotherfieldsofknowledgewithrenewedenergy.ThePleasureofLearningLearningisoneoftheessentialpleasuresofthehumanrace.Thosewhoavoidlearningoftenfindlifeboringandmeaningless,fortheydeprivethemselvesoftheexcitementandfulfillmentinlearningsomethingnew.Thepleasureoflearningisuniversal,everywheretobefound.Manyofushavetastedthejoyoflearningbyreadinginterestingbooks.Booksarenolumpsoflifelesspaper,butavoicefardistantintimeandspace,talkingtoreaders,mindtomind,hearttoheart.Beyondbooks,wecanalsoenjoythefruitsoftraveling,providedthatwetravelwithanopenmindtounderstandotherpeopleandotherplaces,andanalerteyeforallkindsofnovelexperiences.Finally,learningalsomeanslearningtopractise,oratleast,toappreciateanart.Everynewartwelearnblessesuswithanewsense,bywhichwemayenjoythewondersoftheworldmoreintensely.Ifthepleasureoflearningisuniversal,whyaretheresomanydull,unhappystudentsinschool?Itisbecausetheyweremadedullbybadteaching,byisolation,bysurrendertoroutineandbytheirownlaziness.Thestudentswho"sufferfrom"learningshouldbreakawayfromthebondsoftextbooksandtests,andembracevariousotherfieldsofknowledgewithrenewedenergy.

8.ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?InrecentyearsquiteafewenterprisestendtoholdanannualmeetingattheendoftheyearasawayofcelebratingtheNewYear.Somepeopleareinfavorofthiskindofcelebrationandbelieveboththecompanyandtheemployeesbenefitfromit.Anannualmeetingifheldsuccessfullycanhelpcreateaharmoniousworkingenvironmentinthecompany.Howeverotherpeopleholdacompletelyoppositeopinion.Theyregarditasawasteofmoneytorenttheauditoriumtopayforthehostesstoeatinluxuriousrestaurantsandsoon.Thiswouldcontributetoaconsiderableportionofthefinancialexpenseofthecompanywhichinconsequencewouldlowertheamountofmoneythattheemployeescanget.Frommypointofviewtheadvantagesoftheannualmeetingsoutweighthedisadvantages.Firstlytheemployeescanberefreshedafterthewholeyearofhardwork.Secondlyduringthewholecelebrationthecolleagueshavechancestogetafurtherunderstandingofeachother.Moreoverasuccessfulannualmeetingcanhelpcreateasenseofbelongingintheheartofstaff.ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?Inrecentyears,quiteafewenterprisestendtoholdanannualmeetingattheendoftheyearasawayofcelebratingtheNewYear.Somepeopleareinfavorofthiskindofcelebrationandbelieveboththecompanyandtheemployeesbenefitfromit.Anannualmeeting,ifheldsuccessfully,canhelpcreateaharmoniousworkingenvironmentinthecompany.However,otherpeopleholdacompletelyoppositeopinion.Theyregarditasawasteofmoneytorenttheauditorium,topayforthehostess,toeatinluxuriousrestaurantsandsoon.Thiswouldcontributetoaconsiderableportionofthefinancialexpenseofthecompany,which,inconsequence,wouldlowertheamountofmoneythattheemployeescanget.Frommypointofview,theadvantagesoftheannualmeetingsoutweighthedisadvantages.Firstly,theemployeescanberefreshedafterthewholeyearofhardwork.Secondly,duringthewholecelebration,thecolleagueshavechancestogetafurtherunderstandingofeachother.Moreover,asuccessfulannualmeetingcanhelpcreateasenseofbelongingintheheartofstaff.

9.FoodSafetyReportsoffoodpoisoningsortaintedfoodhavebeenfrequentinChina.Inlate2006illegalamountofchemicalswasdiscoveredinturbot.InMarch2007KFCwasaccusedofaddingoilfilteringpower.InSeptember2008afreshoutbreakofkidneydiseaseoccurredduetobabyformulacontaminatedbymelamineapoisonouschemical.Theseincidentshappenedsofrequentlymainlybecausethegovernmentfailedtoinspectefficiently.Therearearoundtennationalgovernmentdepartmentsandnumerousprovincialandlocalagenciesthatsharetheresponsibilitytoensurefoodsafetyandmonitorfoodproductionandsales.Howevertheirdutiesareoftenoverlappingandambiguouswhichmakesthemonitoringsystemunresponsive.Inmyopiniontoguaranteethefoodsafetythegovernmentshouldattachgreatimportancetofoodinspectionandimprovethesupervisionmechanism.Theyshouldcheckthefoodproductsinthemarketandimmediatelypullthosedisqualifiedproductsoffshelves.InthiswayChinesefoodwillbecomesaferandsafer.FoodSafetyReportsoffoodpoisoningsortaintedfoodhavebeenfrequentinChina.Inlate2006,illegalamountofchemicalswasdiscoveredinturbot.InMarch2007,KFCwasaccusedofaddingoilfilteringpower.InSeptember2008,afreshoutbreakofkidneydiseaseoccurred,duetobabyformulacontaminatedbymelamine,apoisonouschemical.Theseincidentshappenedsofrequentlymainlybecausethegovernmentfailedtoinspectefficiently.Therearearoundtennationalgovernmentdepartmentsandnumerousprovincialandlocalagenciesthatsharetheresponsibilitytoensurefoodsafetyandmonitorfoodproductionandsales.However,theirdutiesareoftenoverlappingandambiguous,whichmakesthemonitoringsystemunresponsive.Inmyopinion,toguaranteethefoodsafety,thegovernmentshouldattachgreatimportancetofoodinspectionandimprovethesupervisionmechanism.Theyshouldcheckthefoodproductsinthemarket,andimmediatelypullthosedisqualifiedproductsoffshelves.Inthisway,Chinesefoodwillbecomesaferandsafer.

10.China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorldTheverybeginningofthe21stcenturywitnessedtheestablishmentofmanyConfuciusCollegesinforeigncountries.ThesecollegesaremainlyinvolvedintheeffortstoteachChineselanguageandtodisseminateChineseculturetotheworld.ManypeoplebelievethatthefoundingoftheseConfuciusCollegesispropitioustotheChines