（2021年）湖南省湘潭市大學英語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,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledEnergyShortage:HowtoSolveIt.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是當今人們最關心的重大問題之一。

2.節約使用是緩解能源短缺的手段之一。

3.但最好的解決辦法是開發新的能源。

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMenaceofEyesightDeteriorating.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.現代人的視力正在受到嚴重的威脅

2.造成這一現象的主要原因

3.保護視力必須從孩子做起…

MenaceofEyesightDeteriorating

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:Nowadayspeoplearebecomingincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofhealth.Andtheyhavedifferentwaystostayhealthy.Forexample,someexerciseeveryday;otherstrytokeepabalanceddiet.Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytostayhealthy?Writeacompositiononthefollowingtopic:TheBestWaytoKeepHealthy.YouaregiventhefollowingoutlinesinChineseandarerequiredtowritenolessthan150words.Remembertowriteclearly.

1.解釋題目，指出你對題目的理解；

2.舉例論證你的觀點；

3.總結全文，得出結論。

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1.大學生失業已經成為嚴重的社會問題

2.大學生失業的原因

3.提出自己對這個現象的看法和認為可行的解決途徑

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.描述圖表的變化。

2．分析變化的原因。

3．你喜歡讀什么樣的書。

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.越來越多的大學生應征入伍

2.許多人認為大學生應征入伍利大于弊

3.我的看法

OntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthevalueofbeauty.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.近年來不少大四學生就業前突擊整容。

2.當今社會崇尚外表的輿論導向是導致上述現象的主要因素。

3.我對外表美的看法。

IsBeautyanAdvantage?

9.1.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.為了生存和發展人們要……

10.1.老一輩常說，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人卻認為相貌比有力重要

3.你的看法

AbilityandGoodLooks

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

SeeingthatPaulreturnedhome,Beltfelt______.

12.

FedExExpresswasaninstantsuccessafterthecompanywassetupin1971.

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13.

Onecauseofeyestrainmentionedinthepassageiswearingglassesfortoolong.

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14.Whatunderwateractioncanleadtotheproductionofpollutionsimilartothatproducedbyfossilfuelpowerstations?

A.Massdyingofunderwatercreature.

B.Recyclingofunderwaterwasteproducts.

C.Decomposingfloodedvegetation.

D.Abstractingunderwateroil.

15.ChineseEconomy

ThesizeoftheChineseeconomyislikelytoclimb,inworldrankings,fromitscurrentpositionasthesixthlargesttothesecondlargestby2030,saideconomistswithglobalinvestmentbankLehmanBrothers.

Withitsgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)growingatanannualrateof6percent,ChinawillcomeinaftertheUnitedStatestosecurethesecondplacespot,theeconomistssaid.

Suchaneconomystandstoofferexcitingbusinessandcapitalmarketopportunitiestoforeignersoverthenext10yearsorso,saidRobertSubbaraman,aLehmanBrotherssenioreconomistwhoistheco-authorofanewlyreleasedcomprehensivereportonChina'seconomic,political,socialandforeignpolicyprospectsoverthenext10years.

AtapressconferencelastweekinBeijing,Subbaramanandhiscolleaguesoffereddetailedexplanationsoftheirforecastsregardingtheimpactofthecountry'saccessiontotheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO),growthopportunitiesandhowtodobusinessinChina.

WTOImpact

China'seconomywillbedisruptedintheshortterm,butinthelongrun,itcanbenefitimmenselyfromitsWTOentry,saidSubbaraman.

Risingnumbersofbankruptciesanddisplacedworkersarelikely,asincreasedtradecompetitionaftertheWTOforcesareallocationofresourcesawayfromprotectedandlesscompetitiveindustriestosectorswhereChinahasmoreofacomparativeadvantage,hesaid.

AccordingtotheInternationalMonetaryFund,WTOaccessionwillsubtract0.3percentfromChina'srealGDPgrowthinthefirstyear.

Subbaramansaidpotentiallosersfromtheaccessionincludethehighlyprotectedagricultural,telecommunicationsandbankingsectorsandsomeofthemorecapital-intensiveonessuchastheautoindustry.

Besidesshort-termadjustmentcosts,WTOaccessionwillhaveaprofoundeffectonthecompositionofChina'sbalanceofpayments,hesaid.

Thereductionintradebarrierswillleadtoasubstantialincreaseinmerchandiseimportsbutonlyamodestriseinexports.

Furthermore,WTOhebankandenterprisesectors,thuscreatingdemandforforeignservices—financial,accounting,managementconsultancyandlegal—tosupportrestructuring.

Asaresult,thecurrentaccountsurplusofUS$20.5billionin2000islikelytodecreaseandcouldsinkintoasmalldeficitby2003,Subbaramansaidinhisreport.

However,thedecreaseinChinasscurrentaccountshouldbemorethanoffsetbyanimprovementinthecapitalaccount,notedPaulSheard,chiefeconomistforLehmanBrothersAsia.

TheliberalizationofChina'sservicessectorshouldattractstrongerFDI(foreigndirectinvestment)inflows,whilemeasurestostrengthentheruleoflawandtobroadenanddeepenthebondandequitymarketsshouldhelpdeterportfoliocapitalflight.

"Onourestimates,actualFDIwillsoarfromUS$46.8billiontodaytoaroundUS$65billionbytheendof2003,”hesaid,addingthatChina'soverallbalanceofpaymentssurplusisexpectedtoincreasesteadilyinthecomingyears.

"ThismeansthatthetendencyfortheRMBwillbetoappreciateonceChinabeginstomovetowardamoreflexibleexchangerateregime,"hesaid.

Inthelongrun,WTOentryisexpectedtoaddaround1.3percentperannumtoChina'sGDPgrowth,headded.

"WeareoptimisticthatChinawillachieveanaverage6percentgrowthoverthenexttwodecades,"hesaidatthepressconference.

BusinessBible

Inthereport,Subbaramansaidtheanswertothequestion:"Shouldwebethere?isacautious"yes”formultinationalinv

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16.

TopeoplelivingintheArctic,themeltingofsomeglaciersmaypermitnewopportunitiesfor______.

17.AsapartofDHS'sMetropolitanMedicalResponseSystem,acitycanobtain______indevelopingplans.

18.Consumersareencouragedtobuylow-fatmilkratherthan______.

19.GMOrganisms

Byfarthemostcommongeneticallymodified(GM)organismsarecropplants.Butthetechnologyhasnowbeenappliedtoalmostallformsoflife,form.petsthatglowunderUVlighttobacteriawhichfromHIV-blocking"livingcondoms"andfrompigsbearingspinach(菠菜)genestogoatsthatproducespidersilk.

GMtomatoesfirstappearedonBritishsupermarketshelvesin1996(adifferentfreshGMtomatofirstappearedintheUSin1994),butthattheconsumerswereinfavorofGMtechnologydidnoteruptuntilFebruary1999.ThiswasbecauseacontroversialstudysuggestedthatafewstrainsofGMpotatoesmightbetoxictolaboratoryrats.Thoseexperiments,subsequentlycriticizedbyotherexperts,werecarriedoutinScotlandbybiochemistArpadPustzai.

WhatfollowedwasaEuropeananti-GMfoodcampaignofnearreligiousfervor.SpearheadedintheUKbyenvironmentalgroupsandsomenewspapers,thecampaignwouldhavefar-reachingconsequences.Itculminatedinanunofficialmoratorium(延期付款)onthegrowthandimportofGMcropsinEuropeandledtoatradedisputewiththeUS.

GMcropsaretodayveryrareinEurope,strictlabelinglawsandregulationsareinplaceforfood(DNV=Abarcodes),andpublicopiniontowardsthetechnologyremainslargelynegative.SeveralUKgovernmentreportshaveofferedqualifiedsupportforGMcropsandproduce,thoughtheyarguethattheeconomicbenefitsofthetechnologyarecurrentlysmall.SomeAfricannationshavealsoopposedengineeredcrops,eventothepointofrejectinginternationalfoodaidcontainingthem.

GMproducehasbeentakenupwithfarlessfussintheUS(whereitdoesnothavetobelabeled),India,China,Canada,Argentina,Australiaandelsewhere.HowevercontroversyoveratypeofGMcorn--onlyapprovedforanimalfeed--whichturnedupintacoshellsandotherproductsstirredopinionintheUS.

BiotechRevolution

Thehumanracehasmethodicallyimprovedcropplantsthroughselectivebreedingformanythousandsofyears,butgeneticengineeringallowsthattime-consumingprocesstobeacceleratedandexotictraitsfromunrelatedspeciestobeintroduced.Butnoteveryoneagreesthisrepresentsprogress.

Therootofgeneticengineeringincropsliesinthe1997discoverythatsoilbugAgrobacteriumTumefacienscanbeusedasatooltoinjectpotentiallyusefulforeigngenesintoplants.Withthehelpofthatmicrobe,andothergene-implantationtechnologiessuchasgeneguns,geneticistshavedevelopedamultitudeofnewcroptypes.

Mostofthesearemodifiedtopest,diseaseorherbicideresistantandinclude:soya,wheat,corn(maize),oilseedrape(canola),cotton,sugarbeet,walnuts,potatoes,peanuts,squashes,tomatoes,tobacco,peas,sweetpeppers,lettuceandonions,amongothers.ThebacterialgeneBtisoneofthemostcommonlyinserted.Itproducesaninsecticidaltoxinthatisharmlesstopeople.

SupportersofGMtechnologyarguethatengineeredcrops--suchasvitaminA-boostedgoldenriceorprotein-enhancedpotatoes--canimprovenutrition,thatdrought--orsalt-resistantvarietiescanflourishinpoorconditionsandpreventworldhunger,andthatinsect-repellingcropsprotecttheenvironmentbyminimizingpesticideuse.

Otherplantshavebeenengineeredtoimproveflavour,increaseshelflife,increasehardinessandtobeallergen-free.Geneticistshaveevencreatedano-tearsoniontobanishculinary(廚房的)crying,andnovelcaffeine-freecoffeeplants.

"Frankenfood"Fears

Criticsfearthatwhattheycall"Frankensteinfoods"couldhaveunforeseen,adversehealtheffectsonconsumers,producingtoxicproteins(andallergens)ortransferringantibiotic-resistanceandothergenestohumangutbacteriatodamagingeffect.Buttherehasbeenlittleevidence

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20.

Aboutthebuzzingprodigies,peopleargue______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(35)

A.Itusesnuclearenergy.

B.Itrestsonacushionofprofessionalair.

C.Itfliesovermagneticallyactivatedtracks.

D.Itusesadevicesimilartoajetengine.

22.聽力原文：W:Strauss,we'vegotaproblem.Wedon'thaveenoughmoneytopaytherentthismonth.!thinkI'dbetteraskMornandDadforaloan,oraskmybossforaraise.

M:Well,Idon'tknow.ButmaybeI'dbetternottakeanotherEnglishcoursethissemester.

Q:Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

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A.Theirparentscutbacktheloantothem.

B.Thewomandoesn'twanttotakeanotherEnglishcourse.

C.Theycan'taffordtherentofthismonth.

D.Thewoman'sbossrefusedtogiveheraraise.

23.(21)

A.ByreadingtheBBCbook.

B.BygoingtoaneveningclassbyBBC.

C.BywatchingBBCprograms.

D.BygoingtoSpaintotalkwithSpanishpeople.

24.SectionA

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

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A.Driveinthewindandrain.

B.ListentoJohn.

C.Gotoanindoortheater.

D.Seeafilm.

25.(38)

26.聽力原文：M:You'llhavetobealotmorepersuasiveifyouwanttoconvincethecommitteetoacceptyourproposal.

W:I'mnotsurewhatelseIcouldsay.BesidesIdon'tthinktheywillrejectit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shebelievestheywillacceptit.

B.Shethinkstheywilldeclineit.

C.Shehopestheywon'trejectit.

D.Sheisnotsurewhattodo.

27.(40)

28.聽力原文：W:Hey,Mike!DidyouattendMr.Johnson'sseminarontheHistoryofChicago?

M:Yes,Idid.Ididn'tnoticeyouwerethere,too.

W:Iwaslateforit.Wasn'titagreatseminar?Ihavelearnedsomuch!

M:Itcertainlywas.Ihadn'tunderstoodthatChicagowassuchayoungcity,lessthan200yearsold.

W:Yes,Ithoughtitwasanoldcitybefore,butitturnedoutthatIwaswrong.YoustillrememberwhatMr.Johnsonsaid?Thearmyfort,FortDearborn,wasbuiltin1803intheplacethatwouldbecomeChicago.Chicagodidn'tofficiallybecomeatownuntil30yearslater,in1833.

M:Yes,andwhenitofficiallybecameatownin1833,itwasverysmall.Ithadapopulationofonly350.Thinkaboutthat,only350people!Itwasreallyatinytownbythen.

W:Butit'sapitythatafterChicagohadgrown,muchofitwasdestroyedinafire.Justimagine!Whatabigfireitwas!

M:TheGreatChicagoFirewasin1871.Chicagowasn'tevenfortyyearsoldatthetime,butithadgrownmuchbigger.

W:Yetonlytwenty-twoyearslater,in1893,ChicagowasabletohostaWorld'sFair.Itwassuchahugedevelopmentforacity.

M:Yes.ChicagohadbeenrebuiltafterthefireandwaseagertoshowitselfofftotherestoftheworldattheWorld'sFairin1893.

W:IwillattendanotherseminarontheEconomyofChicagonextweek.Mr.Johnsonwilltalkabouttheeconomyspecifically.Willyoubetheretoo?

M:Yes,soIwillseeyounextThursday.

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A.HehadthoughtChicagowasayoungcity.

B.HehadthoughtChicagowasverylarge.

C.HehadthoughtChicagoshouldbeanoldcity.

D.HehadthoughtChicagowastotallydestroyedbyfires.

29.(31)

A.Themanseemstohavenobackandfromthesidecanbarelybeseen.

B.Themanissmallerthanthetigeritself.

C.Themansmellsbad.

D.Themanlooksverymuchlikeadeer.

30.(22)

A.Itisclosetotheschool.

B.Itischeap.

C.Ithasconvenientfacilities.

D.Thetenantagreementisgood.

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

Whataretheresultsoftheglobalwarmingbesidesmeltingpolarice?

32.Howdoesacarreactatfirsttothecodesignalofanelectroniccarkey?

33.(54)

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

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35.

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36.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.【S7】

38.

【S6】

39.TheEuropeanUnionhadapprovedanumberof

geneticallymodifiedcropsuntillate1998.Butgrowing

publicconcernoveritssupposedenvironmentalandhealth【S1】______

risksledseveralEUcountriestodemandamoratorium(暫時

禁止)on,importsofanynewGMproduce.Bylate1999

therewereenoughsuchcountrytoblockanynewapprovals【S2】______

ofGMproduce.Lastyear,Americafiledacomplaintatthe

WTOaboutthemoratorium,arguingthatitwasanillegal

tradebarrierbecausethereisnoscientificbaseforit.【S3】______

Asmorestudieshavebeencompletedontheeffectsof

GMcrops,thegreens'caseforthemhasweakened.【S4】______

Muchevidencehasemergedofhealthrisksfromeatingthem.【S5】______

And,overall,thestudieshaveshownthattheenvironmental

effectsonmodifiedcropsarenotalwaysasseriousasthe【S6】______

greensclaim.Nevertheless,environmentalistscontinuetofind

faultofsuchstudiesandarguethattheyareinconclusive.【S7】______

WhileAmericansseembehappyenoughtoconsume【S8】______

foodmadefromGMcrops,opinionpollscontinuetoshow

thatEuropeanconsumersdisliketheidea.Europeansseembe

takingtheattitudewhich,sincethereremainstheslightest【S9】______

possibilityofadverseconsequencesandsinceitisclearhow【S10】______

they,asconsumers,benefitfromGMcrops,theywould

rathernotruntherisk.

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參考答案

1.ENERGYSHORTAGE:HOWTOSOLVEITChinawassweatingalotoverthelastsummernotonlybecauseofthecontinualheatwaves.Lackofcoalandoilalsoresultedinapowershortage.AccordingtonewsreportsmanycitieshadtorestrictthepowerusageforairconditioningandilluminationandthousandsofmanufacturersinShanghaihadtorescheduletheirproductiontoeveningsorweekends.Asitisenergyhasbecomeoneofthebiggestproblemstheworldisfacedwithtoday.Manyscientistsandeconomistspointoutthatournaturalresourcesareverymuchlimited.Ifwekeepconsumingourresourcesatthepresentratetheywarntheworldwillsoonberunningoutofoilcoalandmetalsandthiswillcertainlyleadtoaseriousenergycrisisthreateningmankind'ssurvival.Themajorityoftheworld'speoplehaverespondedwithaclamorformorestrictconservationofournaturalresources.Thisisurgentlynecessaryindeed.Itmustberealizedthatmuchofourenergyintheformofoilcoalgasorelectricityhasbeenwantonlyconsumed.Ifthingsgoonlikethatwewilleventuallyleaveforourdescendantsadevastatedworldavaststretchofwasteland.Sofromnowonwewillhavetomakeseriouseffortstoenhanceenergyefficiencyreducethenumberofhighenergy-consumingprojectsandcutdownenergywasteofanyformsoastoslowdownthepresentdrainonourlimitedresources.Butconservationaloneisnotalltheanswer.Itisobviousthatevenifwesavemuchenergybyusingitcarefullyournaturalresourceshoweverabundantwillrunoutultimately.Andwhentheyaregonetheyaregoneforeverforresourcescannotreproducethemselves.Inthelongrundevelopingnewsourcesofenergyandincreasingtheuseofnewandrenewableenergyaremoreimportantwaystosolvetheenergyproblem.AsweknowgovernmentsofsomeEuropeancountriessuchasGermanyandItalyhaveworkedoutallsortsofincentiveprogramstoencouragepeopletousesolarenergy.AndrecentlysomescientistshaveassertedthatChinahasabundantwindenergyreservewhichcouldbevitaltoproperlysolvethecountry'senergyissue.Sosearchingunexploredareasfornewsuppliesseemstobetheonlywayoutofourenergy-shortagepredicament.ENERGYSHORTAGE:HOWTOSOLVEITChinawassweatingalotoverthelastsummer,notonlybecauseofthecontinualheatwaves.Lackofcoalandoilalsoresultedinapowershortage.Accordingtonewsreports,manycitieshadtorestrictthepowerusageforairconditioningandillumination,andthousandsofmanufacturersinShanghaihadtorescheduletheirproductiontoeveningsorweekends.Asitis,energyhasbecomeoneofthebiggestproblemstheworldisfacedwithtoday.Manyscientistsandeconomistspointoutthatournaturalresourcesareverymuchlimited.Ifwekeepconsumingourresourcesatthepresentrate,theywarn,theworldwillsoonberunningoutofoil,coalandmetals,andthiswillcertainlyleadtoaseriousenergycrisisthreateningmankind'ssurvival.Themajorityoftheworld'speoplehaverespondedwithaclamorformorestrictconservationofournaturalresources.Thisisurgentlynecessary,indeed.Itmustberealizedthatmuchofourenergy,intheform.ofoil,coal,gas,orelectricity,hasbeenwantonlyconsumed.Ifthingsgoonlikethat,wewilleventuallyleaveforourdescendantsadevastatedworld,avaststretchofwasteland.So,fromnowon,wewillhavetomakeseriouseffortstoenhanceenergyefficiency,reducethenumberofhighenergy-consumingprojects,andcutdownenergywasteofanyform.soastoslowdownthepresentdrainonourlimitedresources.Butconservationaloneisnotalltheanswer.Itisobviousthat,evenifwesavemuchenergybyusingitcarefully,ournaturalresources,howeverabundant,willrunoutultimately.Andwhentheyaregonetheyaregoneforever,forresourcescannotreproducethemselves.Inthelongrun,developingnewsourcesofenergyandincreasingtheuseofnewandrenewableenergyaremoreimportantwaystosolvetheenergyproblem.Asweknow,governmentsofsomeEuropeancountries,suchasGermanyandItaly,haveworkedoutallsortsofincentiveprogramstoencouragepeopletousesolarenergy.AndrecentlysomescientistshaveassertedthatChinahasabundantwindenergyreserve,whichcouldbevitaltoproperlysolvethecountry'senergyissue.So,searchingunexploredareasfornewsuppliesseemstobetheonlywayoutofourenergy-shortagepredicament.

2.MenaceofEyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingismorevaluablethaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes"Nooneknowsthevalueofeyesightuntilhelosesit."HowevermoreandmorepeopleareMenaceofEyesightDeterioratingItisgenerallyacceptedthatnothingismorevaluablethaneyesight.Justasthesayinggoes,"Nooneknowsthevalueofeyesightuntilhelosesit."However,moreandmorepeopleare

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,weshouldbeasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-mannered,good,decentperson,weshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythannot,ifwehaveachievedthesegoals,thechild'ssuccesswilltakecareofitself.

4.TheBestWaytoKeepHealthyWiththerapidimprovementofpeople'sJivingstandardinrecentyearsmostpeoplenolongerworryaboutsuchproblemsasfoodclothingorshelterastheydidintheolddays.Insteadtheybecomeincreasinglyconcernedabouttheirhealthrelatedproblems.Differentpeoplecomeupwithdifferentviews:keepingabalanceddietdoingregularexercisesorgoingtohospitalformedicaltreatmentfrequently.AsfarasIamconcernedthebestwaytostayhealthyistodevelopagoodqualityofpsychology.Agoodqualityofpsychologyplaysanessentialroleinpromotingone'shealth.ForonethingaccordingtoasurveyconductedbyWHOlastyearinrecent10yearsmanypatientsarenotphysicallysickbutmentallyiiiwhichmainlyattributestotheincreasingstressesandstrainsintheirlifesothattheycan'tstepoutoftheshadowofdepressionandsadness.Theyneedtodevelopagoodqualityofpsychologyandthusacquiretherealhealth.Foranotherify