【2023年】陜西省寶雞市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

【2023年】陜西省寶雞市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledGoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人決定畢業(yè)后讀研。

2．有些人決定畢業(yè)后工作。

3．你的看法。

GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWork

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountry,analyzingchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditureofadevelopedcountry.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlineandchartgivenbelow.

1.描述圖表中生活費用支出的變化情況

2.給出可能的原因

3.得出你的結論

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人贊成提高退休年齡

2.有人則反對

3.你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5Universities.Youshouldwriteathast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.描述圖表一中的專業(yè)課程選修人數(shù)特征

2．描述2007午的數(shù)據(jù)和2006年數(shù)據(jù)的變化

3．你不需要對兩個表格的數(shù)據(jù)給出自己的分析

Table1:

Table2:

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled"TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.這是我在大學的第一天；

2.他(她)就是我的同學；

3.我仔細打量了他(她)，發(fā)現(xiàn)……

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsItNecessaryforaCollegeStudenttoOwnaMobilePhone?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．調查顯示80%的大學生擁有手機

2．你認為大學生需要手機嗎?

3．你的理由

IsItNecessaryforaCollegeStudenttoOwnaMobilePhone?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLeft-behindChildrenintheCountryside.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.留守兒童的現(xiàn)象在農村非常普遍

2.這種現(xiàn)象帶來的弊端

3.我診斷該如何時處理這些問題

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.目前社會上有不少假冒偽劣商品，為什么會有這種現(xiàn)象？

2.舉例說明假冒偽劣商品對消費者個人，社會等的危害。

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofPoorStudents'RunningErrands.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些大學校園出現(xiàn)貧困大學生“跑腿族”

1.對于這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3．我的看法

PoorStudents'RunningErrands

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledScientificAttitude.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.科學態(tài)度的實質

2.科學態(tài)度的方方面面

3.結論

ScientificAttitude

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

Foodcaloriescomeonlyfromitspotentialenergysuchasthecarbohydrates,proteinandfat.

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12.

Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

13.

Accordingtotheauthor,foreachprojectweshouldsetonlyone______inordernotetincreasethepressure.

14.Whyisthedebateongeneticallymodifiedfoodsmoreheatedindevelopingcountries?

A.Theyhavearichrangeoffoods.

B.Theyliketraditionalandnaturalfood.

C.Theyhavetofeedfast-growingpopulations.

D.TherisksofGMfoodoutweighthebenefits.

15.WhyBilingualEducation?

Bilingualeducationcontinuestoreceivecriticisminthenationalmedia.Thisarticleexaminessomeofthecriticism,anditseffectonpublicopinion,whichoftenisbasedonmisconceptionsaboutbilingualeducation'sgoalsandpractice.Thearticlealsoexplainstherationaleunderlyinggoodbilingualeducationprogramsandsummarizesresearchfindingsabouttheireffectiveness.

Thecombinationoffirstlanguagesubjectmatterteachingandliteracydevelopmentthatcharacterizesgoodbilingualprogramsindirectlybutpowerfullyaidsstudentsastheystriveforathirdfactoressentialtotheirsuccess:Englishproficiency.Ofcourse,wealsowanttoteachinEnglishdirectly,viahighqualityEnglish-as-a-SecondLanguage(ESL)classes,andthroughshelteredsubjectmatterteaching,whereintermediate-levelEnglishlanguageacquirerslearnsubjectmattertaughtinEnglish.

Thebestbilingualeducationprogramsincludeallofthesecharacteristics:ESLinstruction,shelteredsubjectmatterteaching,andinstructioninthefirstlanguage.Non-English-speakingchildreninitiallyreceivecoreinstructionintheprimarylanguagealongwithESLinstruction.AschildrengrowmoreproficientinEnglish,theylearnsubjectsusingmorecontextualizedlanguage(e.g.,mathandscience)inshelteredclassestaughtinEnglish,andeventuallyinmainstreamclasses.Inthisway,theshelteredclassesfunctionasabridgebetweeninstructioninthefirstlanguageandinthemainstream.Inadvancedlevels,theonlysubjectsdoneinthefirstlanguagearethosedemandingthemostabstractuseoflanguage(socialstudiesandlanguagearts).Oncefullmainstreamingiscomplete,advancedfirstlanguagedevelopmentisavailableasanoption.Gradualexitplans,suchasthese,avoidproblemsassociatedwithexitingchildrentooearly(beforetheEnglishtheyencounteriscomprehensible)andprovideinstructioninthefirstlanguagewhereitismostneeded.Theseplansalsoallowchildrentohavetheadvantagesofadvancedfirstlanguagedevelopment.

SuccesswithoutBilingualEducation

Acommonargumentagainstbilingualeducationistheobservationthatmanypeoplehavesucceededwithoutit.Thishascertainlyhappened.Inthesecases,however,thesuccessfulpersongotplentyofcomprehensibleinputinthesecondlanguage,andinmanycaseshadadefactobilingualeducationprogram.Forexample,RodriguezanddelaPenaareoftencitedascounter-evidencetobilingualeducation.

RodrigueztellsusthathesucceededinschoolwithoutaspecialprogramandacquiredaveryhighlevelofEnglishliteracy.Hehadtwocrucialadvantages,however,thatmostlimited-English-proficient(LEP)childrendonothave.First,hegrewupinanEnglish-speakingneighborhoodinSacramento,California,andthusgotagreatdealofinformalcomprehensibleinputfromclassmates.ManyLEPchildrentodayencounterEnglishonlyatschool;theyliveinneighborhoodswhereSpanishprevails.Inaddition,Rodriguezbecameavoraciousreader,whichhelpedhimacquireacademiclanguage.MostLEPchildrenhavelittleaccesstobooks.

DelaPenareportsthathecametotheUnitedStatesatageninewithnoEnglishcompetenceandclaimsthathesucceededwithoutbilingualeducation.HereportsthatheacquiredEnglishrapidly,and"bytheendofmyfirstschoolyear,Iwasamongthetopstudents."DelaPena,however,hadtheadvantagesofbilingualeducation:InMexico,hewasinthefifthgrade,andwasthusliterateinSpanishandknewsubjectmatter.Inaddition,whenhestartedschoolintheUnitedStateshewasputbacktwogrades.HissuperiorknowledgeofsubjectmatterhelpedmaketheEnglishinputheheardmorecomprehensible.

Childrenwhoarrivewithagoodeducationintheirprimarylanguagehavealreadygainedtw

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16.

Someresearchmightbeconductedinahigh-securitylaboratoryinordertoavoid______.

17.

Dustin'steacherdidnotpayanyattentiontohim,becausetheteacherdoesnetlikeDustin.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Thebestwaytofinancenewspace-planesandspacestationsis______.

19.

TheimportantadvantagetheAndeanteachershadwasthat______.

20.

CuttingbudgetforscienceresearchanddevelopmentfurthersmothersincentivesforAmericanstudentsto______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B7】

22.聽力原文：W:Youdon'tlooksmartthismorning.Icanseeyou'renothappy.Comeon,whathappened?

M:Ihadneverexpectedthiswouldhavehappenedtome.WehadapowerfailureathomelastnightandImissedmostoffootballmatch.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

(19)

A.Themanisafootballfan.

B.Themanneedsthewoman'shelp.

C.Themandidn'twatchTVlastnight.

D.Themanoftenhaspowerfailureathome.

23.聽力原文：M：Arewomeneverseeninthemediatobesuperiortomen?

W：Veryrarely,infact．Andwhentheyareseentobebetter,orfaster，orstrongerthanmentheyarealsoseentobeafreak(反常的；稀罕的)．Youknow，someonewithsuperhumanpowers．Inotherwords，theyarenotseentobeanordinarypersonlikeyouorme．

M：Whydoyouthinkthisis?

W：(23)It'sprobablybecauseifpeopleknowit'stooridiculoustobetrue,thentheyarenotgoingtobelieveit．Thiswayitwon'tharmmen'simage．

M：Sowhat'stheInternetlike?

W：(24)Infact．IthinktheInternetisprobablytheworstofallthemedia．Idon'tknowwhyexactly,butIthinkitisprobablybecausethereislittleornocontrolovertheInternet．Instead，theInternetisseenasatypeofno-man'sland，ifyoulike．Thatistosayit'snotactuallyownedbyoneperson,oronecompany．ThereforepeoplearefreetoputwhateverinformationontlieInternettheywant．

M：SowouldyousaythenthatinformationontheInternetshouldbesupervised?

W：IthinkthereshouldbesomecontrolovertheInternetbecausesomeoftheimagesaredangerous．

M：Dangerous?I'mafraidyoumightbeexaggeratingaboutit．

W：Notreally,indeed．ForadultsIguessit'snotsuchabigproblembecausematurepeopleareabletodecideforthemselveswhattobelieveandwhatnottobelieve．(25)Butchildrenareadifferentmatter．Theyacceptinformationthatispresentedtothemwithouquestioningthatinformationorconsideringtheconsequencesofbelievingit．Inotherwords，childrenbelievewhattheysee,orwhattheyaretold．

M：Yes，itisreallyabigproblem．

(20)

A.Becausewomenaresuperiorinreallife.

B.Becausemenwanttokeeptheirimage.

C.Becausewomencan'tbebetterthanmen.

D.Becausenobodybelieveswomen'spower.

24.(16)

A.Thegraduatestudentscouldunderstandthelecture.

B.Theundergraduatestudentscouldunderstandthelecture.

C.Boththeundergraduateandthegraduatestudentsunderstandthelecture.

D.Neithertheundergraduatenorthegraduatestudentscouldunderstandthelecture.

25.(21)

A.Shewillearnless.

B.Ittakestoomuchtimetogothere.

C.Ithasnothingtodowithherstudy.

D.Shehasnointerestinthatfield.

26.

【B9】

27.

【B2】

28.(34)

A.Theteamplayers.

B.Theclassmates.

C.Theteacher.

D.Thecoach.

29.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Theswitchinthebathroomisbrokenandweneedasocketfortheporchlight.

W:Whydon'tyougetMr.Kiddertocomeandtakealook?

Q:WhatdoesMr.Kidderdo?

(12)

A.Heisaplumber.

B.Heisanelectrician.

C.Heisacarpenter.

D.Heisaninteriordecorator.

30.SectionC

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

Somepeoplecannotlearninordinaryschools.Oftensomephysicalor【B1】______handicappreventsachildfromlearning.Ineducationtodaynewmethodsarebeingusedinspecialschoolstohelpthehandicappedlearn.

【B2】______themanyinterestingschoolsforhandicappedpersons,thereisonewhichisbeing【B3】______inthesouthernpartofNewJersey,U.S.A.ItiscalledtheBancroftCommunity.Herehandicappedyoung【B4】______willbetrainedtosupportthemselvesandtogetalonginthe【B5】______world.

TheBancroftCommunityisnot【B6】______bywallsofanykind.Itsdirector【B7】______thatitbeopensothatstudentsmaygraduallydevelop【B8】______relationswiththerestoftheworld.BancroftCommunitystudents【B9】______Gradually,astheybecomeable,theywillbuytheirownfurniture,payingforitoutoftheirownearnings.Theywillpayrentandpayfortheirfood,too.【B10】______.

Asastep.towardthegoalofbecomingindependent,eachhandicappedpersonwilldecidewhatkindofworkhewantstobetrainedtodo.【B11】______Theywillbetrainedbytownspeopleforwhomtheywillworkwithoutpay.

【B1】

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.Somemenstealoutofneedorgreed;otherskillthemselvesoutofsadness.Puttingtogether,theseindividualtaleswilldisplayobviousregularities.Asaresult,somesocialscientistswhofirstappliedtherulesofprobabilitytohumanaffairsevenquestionedtheverynotionoffreewill."Societypreparesthecrime,"wroteAdolpheQuetelet,aBelgianstatistician,in1835,"andtheguiltypersonisonlytheinstrument."

Thefindingsofthosestatisticians'successors--thatpoorchildrenaremorelikelytofailatschool,pooradultstocommitcrimesanddieyoung,andsoon--arenowadaysuncontroversial.Andpolicymakersmostlyavoidmetaphysics(形而上學).Instead,theytrytobreaksuchlinksbyspendingto"endchildpoverty"andbytargetinghealthandeducationinitiativesontheneediest.Yetsuchattemptsaredoomedtodisappoint,becausetheyconceiveofeachsocialillinisolation,ratherthantreatingtheirsharedrootcause.Moreover,theymisidentifythatcause:itisnotpovertyassuch,butinequality.

Theevidence,herepainstakinglycollected,ishardtodispute.Withintherichworld,countrieswhereincomesaremoreevenlydistributedhavelonger-livedcitizensandlowerratesoffatness,misbehavior.andteenagepregnancythanrichercountrieswherewealthismoreconcentrated.StudiesofBritishcivilservantsfindthatsenioronesenjoybetterhealththantheirimmediatesubordinates,whointurndobetterthanthosefurtherdowntheladder.

Andtheevidenceisthatthedifferencesinstatuscausethese"gradients(梯度)".Low-statusIndianchildrendoworseontestsiftheymuststatetheiridentitiesbeforehand.High-statusmonkeysgrewupincaptivity(囚禁)showincreasedlevelsofstresshormonesandbecomeiiimoreoftenwhentheyaremovedtogroupswheretheynolongerdominate.

Whattodoaboutthissicknesscausedbyotherpeople'swealth?Increasingtaxesontherich,orsmaller,differencesinpayinthefirstplace,saytheauthors,citingSwedenandJapanasinstancesofthetwochoices.Adecadeagoevenleft-wingpoliticianswere"intenselyrelaxedaboutpeoplegettingrich".Now,asitbecomesclearerthatsomeoftherichgotthatwaybytheft,theideathattheyhavealsocausedinjurymoresubtlywillgainareadierhearing.

Tooready,perhaps:whatifthepriceofgreaterequalityislowergrowth?The.receivedwisdomisthatrichrewardsarenecessarytostimulatetheinnovationonwhichgrowthdepends."Noloss",saytheauthors,"Wehavegotclosetotheendofwhateconomicgrowthcandoforus."Butthatisaclaimthatneedstobesupported,ratherthansimplymadeinafewsentences.Ifourancestorshaddeclaredthemselvesthussatisfied,wewouldbewithoutmanythingsthatwevalue--andthattheywouldhavevaluedtoo,couldtheyhaveimaginedthem.Shouldwebereadytogiveupjoyswehaveneverknown?

Whatcanwelearnaboutstatisticians'findingsonthepoorinthepassage?

A.Itiscontroversialforitdestroysthereputationofthepoor.

B.Itmaybecausedbyadeepsocialphenomenon--inequality.

C.Theyareindividualtaleswithnoregularitiesandspecialmeaning.

D.Theytotallychangethepreviousrulesofsocialscientists.

32.

ThepassagementionssomeofVSPsstructuresEXCEPT______.

A.anengineswithtwoforwardgears

B.sturdyandadjustableseats

C.rearwindshieldwipers

D.astandardheatingsystem

33.Accordingtothepassage,whetherpurchasingoroperatingaHummer,consumersfoundithardto______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S5】

35.【S3】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.【S8】

38.Junglecountryisnotfriendlytoman,butispossibletosurvive

there.Youmusthavetherightequipmentandyoumustknowalot【S1】______

importantthingsaboutwoodcraft.Thenyourchancesofstayingliving【S2】______

areverygood.

Nooneshouldgointothejunglewithouttherightequipment.You

needlightweightclothings,agoodsheathknifeormachete,anda【S3】______

compass,fishhooksandaline,arifleandammunition,matchesina

waterproofcontainer,andaponchoarenecessarytoo.Suchisa【S4】______

mosquitonettoprotectthehead.

Inthejungleyoucangethopelesslostwithinfiveminutesafter【S5】______

leavingaknowinglandmark.Thatiswhyyoushouldalwayscarrya【S6】______

compass.Inopencountry,duringtheday,youcantellwhichwaytogo

bystudyingthesun.Atnightthestarsaresureofguidestodirection.【S7】______

Butinmostplacesthejunglerooftopissothickthatthisisimpossible【S8】______

toseesunorthestars.Againandagainyoumustcheckyourpositionby

thecompass.

Keepalert.Watchthegroundinfrontofyoucarefully.Stopand

listennowandagain.Avoidhaste,andrestoften.Inaplacewhereis【S9】______

hotandhumid,thepersonwhosetsafastpacewillsomebecometired.

Asteady,evenpaceiswisestonthelongrun.【S10】______

【S1】

39.Punctuality(準時)meansobservingregularorappointed

time.Amanwhogetsupatseveno'clockeverymorningis

punctual.Amanwhohaspermittedtocallonafriendat【S1】______

fiveo'clockintheafternoonandactuallydoessuchatthathour【S2】______

isalsopunctual.

Punctualityisagoodhabit,andunpunctualityisabad

one.Afewminutesdelaymaynotbeaseriousmatter.【S3】______

Butitmayhavebadresults.Gettingupfiveminutes

laterthanusuallymayupsettheplanoftheday.【S4】______

Callonafriendfiveminuteslaterthantheappointedtimemay【S5】______

causehimsomeunexpectedtrouble.Nevertheless,habitual【S6】______

unpunctualityleadstoindolence(懶惰)andevenfailureinlife.

Onedelayafteranothermakesamanunabletoexerthimself.It

alsoproveshimbeuntrustworthy.【S7】______

Thosewhoareunpunctualshouldtrytheirbesttogetrid

fromtheirbadhabit.Indoingthis,theyshouldavoidmaking【S8】______

anykindofexception.Theyshouldeversaytothemselves:"A【S9】______

fewminutes'delaydoesnotmatterthistime.Ishallneverbe

unpunctualagain."Thosewhothinkinthiswaywillfindexcuses

fordelayfromtimetotime,andwillatleastgiveuptheattempt

cultivatingthegoodhabitofpunctuality.Likeallothergood【S10】______

habits,punctualitybecomessecondnaturewiththosewho

havedulycultivatedit.

【S1】

參考答案

1.GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWorkCurrentlythemajordilemmawhichmoststudentsfaceupongraduationistocontinuepursuingpostgraduatestudiesortofindajobimmediately.Thosewhodecidetogotoworkimmediatelycannotwaittoputwhattheyhavelearnedintopractice.Theybelievethatonlybyapplicationcanapersonmasterknowledgeintherealsense.Mostimportantofalltheycanliveontheirownandhavethefeelingofaccomplishmentforthefirsttime.Otherpeoplehoweverbelievethatifapersonwantstobeanexpertinaspecializedfieldfouryearsinuniversityisfarfromenough.Thebestwayistochooseadirectionandstudyitindepth.Itisnotlateatallwhentheygotoworkbecausetheystartatamuchhigherlevel.Nomatterwhichchoiceastudentwillfinallymakehehastobeextremelycarefultolookintohisuniquesituationandconsultthepredecessorsfortheiradvice.Hewillmaketherightchoiceifheknowhisgoalinlifeandhowtoturnitintoreality.GoingonStudyingorGoingtoWorkCurrently,themajordilemmawhichmoststudentsfaceupongraduationistocontinuepursuingpostgraduatestudiesortofindajobimmediately.Thosewhodecidetogotoworkimmediatelycannotwaittoputwhattheyhavelearnedintopractice.Theybelievethatonlybyapplicationcanapersonmasterknowledgeintherealsense.Mostimportantofall,theycanliveontheirownandhavethefeelingofaccomplishmentforthefirsttime.Otherpeople,however,believethatifapersonwantstobeanexpertinaspecializedfield,fouryearsinuniversityisfarfromenough.Thebestwayistochooseadirectionandstudyitindepth.Itisnotlateatallwhentheygotowork,becausetheystartatamuchhigherlevel.Nomatterwhichchoiceastudentwillfinallymake,hehastobeextremelycarefultolookintohisuniquesituationandconsultthepredecessorsfortheiradvice.Hewillmaketherightchoiceifheknowhisgoalinlifeandhowtoturnitintoreality.

2.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefullywecanseeinthepastfifteenyearstherehavebeengreatchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothecasewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcareenergytransportationandcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischangeisprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecomerichertheywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfoodandclothes.Neverthelessmedicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoneybecausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhyfuellightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftsthepricessothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleasttransportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomydevelops.Tosumuppeople'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime--theycasttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsoflife.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefully,wecanseeinthepastfifteenyears,therehavebeengreatchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothecasewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcare,energy,transportationandcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischangeisprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecomericher,theywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfoodandclothes.Nevertheless,medicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoney,becausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhyfuel,lightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftsthepricessothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleast,transportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomydevelops.Tosumup,people'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime--theycasttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsoflife.

3.ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Whethertoraisetheretirementagehasbecomeahottopicnowadays.Manypeopleseeincreasingtheretirementageasawaytohelpaddressthefinancialchallengesinthesocialsecurityfund.Andtheysaytherearecompellingdemographicreasonsforsuchachange-increasedlifespansincreasedworkingcapabilitiesandastructuraldemandforexperiencedlabor.Howevermanymorewereagainstraisingtheretirementage.Theyarguethatthepensionfundhasasurplusnow.Besidesaprolongedlifespandoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatpeopleareabletoworklonger.Moreimportantlyraisingtheretirementagewouldputmorestrainonthealreadygraveemploymentsituation.Addingworkingyearsforthosenowemployedwouldmeanfeweropeningsforthenewjobseekerswhoareyoungerandhealthier.PersonallyIthinkthegovernmentshouldraisetheretirementageonlywhenthereisseverelaborshortagerelativelyhighpensionpaymentsorthegovernmentisinafiscalcrisis.Howeverit'sapparentthatourcountrynowhasnoneofthesethreescenarios.ThereforeIdon'tthinkitnecessarytoraisetheofficialretirementageatpresent.ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Whethertoraisetheretirementagehasbecomeahottopicnowadays.Manypeopleseeincreasingtheretirementageasawaytohelpaddressthefinancialchallengesinthesocialsecurityfund.And,theysay,therearecompellingdemographicreasonsforsuchachange-increasedlifespans,increasedworkingcapabilities,andastructuraldemandforexperiencedlabor.However,manymorewereagainstraisingtheretirementage.Theyarguethatthepensionfundhasasurplusnow.Besides,aprolongedlifespandoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatpeopleareabletoworklonger.Moreimportantly,raisingtheretirementagewouldputmorestrainonthealreadygraveemploymentsituation.Addingworkingyearsforthosenowemployedwouldmeanfeweropeningsforthenewjobseekerswhoareyoungerandhealthier.Personally,Ithinkthegovernmentshouldraisetheretirementageonlywhenthereisseverelaborshortage,relativelyhighpensionpaymentsorthegovernmentisinafiscalcrisis.However,it'sapparentthatourcountrynowhasnoneofthesethreescenarios.Therefore,Idon'tthinkitnecessarytoraisetheofficialretirementageatpresent.

4.CollegeStudents'CourseChoiceandItsChangein5UniversitiesFromtable1wecangettheinformationthatthedegreecourseofBusinessenrolledalmost100000studentswhichisthemostamongthefivedegreecourses.BiologicalscienceLanguageandEducationareatprettymuchthesameleveland40000to60000studentsenrolledthemselvesinthesefields.ComputerSciencehascomparativelyasmallenrolmentpopulationwithonly20000students.Fromtable2wecanfindoutthatenrolmentwentupfor3subjects.Biologicalscienceenjoysthegreatestincreaseofenrolmentamongthe5subjectswith12%morestudentstakingthiscoursecomparedwiththefigurein2006.Computersciencefollowedbiologicalsciencewitha5%increase.ThenumberofstudentsenrolledinBusinessremainedalmostthesamewithaslight