大學英語六級考試模擬試卷四

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PartIWriting（總題數：1,分數：0.00）

1.Directions:Nowadays,manyuniversitiesoffermentalhealthclassestotheir

students.WriteacompositionentitledTheNecessityofMentalHealthEducationfor

CollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.

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正確答案：(［范文］

TheNecessityofMentalHealthEducationforCollegeStudents

Nowadays,manyuniversitiesoffermentalhealthclassestotheirstudents.

Besides,manyteachersarereadyforstudents'psychologicalconsultation.

Thereasonforthisphenomenonliesinthefactthatmoreandmorecollege

studentshavehiddenmentalproblems.Goodperformanceincollegeandthe

uncertaintyofemploymentmakecollegestudentsfeelpressured.Withoutparents'

immediatehelporteachers'adequateguidance,theyhavenoideaabouthowto

dealwiththeseproblems.Therefore,mentalhealtheducationisofvitalimportance

tothecollegestudents.Ontheonehand,thestudentswhosufferfromdepression

mayfeelrelievedundertheguidanceoftheteacherconsultants.Ontheotherhand,

mentalhealtheducationwillbehelpfulforstudentstoknowaboutsomemethodsto

releasetheirpressure.

Personally,itisveryimportanttohaveahealthymindinthecompetitive

society.Withahealthymind,collegestudentscanchallengeallhardshipsandthey

candevelophealthylifestylesandpositiveoutlooksintheirlives.)

解析：這是一篇以大學生心理健康課的必要性為主題的議論文。文章可以

分為三段：第一段引入話題，許多大學都為學生提供心理健康課；第二段展開話

題，闡述學校提供心理健康課的原因及其作用；第三段提出自己的看法，擁有健

康的心理非常重要。

大學生心理健康課的必要性

現在許多大學都為學生提供心理健康課。此外，許多老師也做好準備為學

生提供心理咨詢。

產生這種現象的原因在于事實上越來越多的大學生有隱秘的心理問題。在

大學里表現優異和就業的不確定性使大學生備感壓力。沒有家長及時的幫助或老

師充分的指導，他們不知道如何處理這些問題。因此，心理健康問題對大學生來

說至關重要。一方面，受抑郁侵擾的學生可能會在咨詢老師的指導下感到寬慰。

另一方面，心理健康教育會幫助學生了解一些緩解壓力的辦法。

依我個人看來，在這個充滿競爭的社會里擁有健康的心理非常重要。有了

健康的心理，大學生才能挑戰一切困難，并且能夠在生活中養成健康的生活方式

和積極的人生態度。

PartIIListeningComprehension（總題數：0,分數：0.00）

SectionA（總題數：8,分數:0.00）

.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.（分數：28.40）

A.Ataparty.

B.Atschool.V

C.Atafriend'shouse.

D.lntheclassroom.

解析：［聽力原文］

M:Hi.Uh,haven'twemetbefore?Youlooksofamiliar.

W:Yeah.Wemetoncampuslastweek,andyouaskedmethesamequestion.

M:Ohzohreally?I'msorry,butI'mterriblewithnames.But,but,but...Letme

guess.It'sSherryright?

W:No,butyougotthefirstletterright.

M:Iknow,Iknow.It'sonthetipofmytongue.Wait.Uh,Sandy,Susan.Wait,

wait.It'sSharon.

W;Yeah.Yougotit...andonlyonthefourthtry.

M:So,well,ShImeanSharon.Howareyou?

W:Notbad.Andwhatwasyourname?

M:It'sBen,buteveryonecallsmeBJ.And,uh,whatdoyoudo,Sh...Sharon?

W:I'magraduatestudentmajoringinTESL.

M:Uh,TESL...What'sthat?

W:ItstandsforTeachingEnglishasaSecondLanguage.Iwanttoteach

Englishtonon-nativespeakersoverseas.

M:Hey,that'ssoundreallyexciting.Anddoyouneedsometypeofspecific

degreeorexperiencetodothat?

W:Well,mostemployersoverseasarelookingforsomeonewhohasatleasta

Bachelor'sdegreeandoneortwoyearsofexperience.Andwhatdoyoudo?Areyou

astudentoncampus?

M:Yeah,but,uh...IguessI'mthinkingoftheideaofgoingintoaccountingor

internationalbusiness,butIguessI'mnowleaningtowardsadegreeinmarketing.

W:Oh,uh...Well,Ihavetorun.Ihaveaclassintenminutes.

M:Oh,okay.And,uh,bytheway,there'sthis,uhdanceoncampusatthe

studentcentertonight,andIwaswonderingifyou'd...youknow...liketocomealong.

W:Ohreally?Well,perhaps.

M:Okay,well,bye.

Wheredidthemanandwomanfirstmeet?

細節題。男士問女士他們是否曾見過面，女士說是的，他們上周在校園見過。

可見他們第一次見面是在學校。

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分數：28.40）

A.Sheboughtanewcar.

B.Shewasinjuredinanaccident.

C.ShewentoutwithDavid.

D.Shehadalittleaccident.V

解析：［聽力原文］

W:HizScott,haveyouheardaboutDianarecently?

M:No,Ihaven'ttalkedtoherforacoupleofmonths.Howarethingsgoing

withher?

W:Well,sheisOK.Sheonlyhadalittleaccidentlastweekinhernewcar.

M:Oh,It'stoobad!Wasanybodyhurt?Wastheremuchdamage?

W:No,itwasreallyasmallaccidentandeverybodywasfine.Itwastheother

driver'sfault.

M:Well,that'sgood.Bytheway,isshestillgoingoutwithDavid?

W:Haven'tyouheardyet?They'regettingmarried!

M:Youarekidding［

W:Shesaidhegaveheraringonherbirthday.

M:My!Howromantic!Whenisthebigday?

W:ThisOctober.

M:Willitbeachurchweddingoracivilone?

W;Dianaisacatholic.So,therewillbeachurchwedding.

M:Good.Nodoubt,shewillbeverybeautifulinherweddinggown.

W:Surely,andshe'sinvitedmetobehermaidofhonor.

M:Didyoupromiseher?

W:Yes,Idid.It'llbemyfirsttime.

M:WhomdidDavidasktobehisbestman?

W:Hetoldmethatyouwouldbehisbestchoice.

M:Me?MyGod!It'salsomyfirsttime.

W:Youdon'twanttodothat?

M:Yes.Ido.Now,Imusthaveatalkwithhim.Seeyou.

WhathappenedtoDianalastweek?

細節題。Diana上周發生了一起小事故，但是沒有人受傷。

SectionB（總題數：7,分數：0.00）

.Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分數：28.40）

A.Becausetheycan'taffordto.J

B.Becausetheythinksmallhousesaremorecomfortabletolivein.

C.Becausebighousesareusuallybuiltinthecountryside.

0.Becausetheypreferapartments.

解析：［聽力原文］

IntheUnitedStates,manypeopleoncelivedinlarge,twoandthreestory

homes.Today,manypeoplewouldliketoliveinsuchhousesbutmostpeoplecan't.

Theydon'thaveenoughmoneytobuythemoreventomakethefirstpayment.So,

manypeoplerentfrommonthtomonth.ButsomeAmericansreallywanttoliveina

houseoftheirown.Sotheybuildtheirownhome.Theybuyahousethatissituated

inanareawherehousesarecheaper.Itisbettertoresideinabadpartoftown,they

think,thannottoliveinahouseatall.Ortheybuyanoldhouseandredesignit.

Thentheydecorateitwitholdstylefurniture.Sometimestheycanmakeanold

houselookmorebeautifulthananewone.Usually,itisnotdfficultforpeopleto

findanoldhometobuy.Manyolderpeopledecidethattheydon'tneedabighome

aftertheirchildrenleave.Sotheyselltheirhouseandmoveintoacomfortable

apartment.Butwhenpeoplemoveintoahouse,theysometimeshaveproblems.

Homeownershavetodotheirownmaintenance.Forexample,iftheroofleaks,one

cannotaskthelandlordtofixit.Ontheotherhand,peoplecanredesigntheirhomes

inanywaytheywantwithouthavingtobeafraidofbeingthrownoutbythe

landlord.

Whydon'tmanyAmericansliveinlargetwoandthreestoryhouses?

細節題。有些美國人由于買不起，甚至付不起首付，不能住進兩到三層的房

子。

.Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

5.（分數：21.30）

A.Americanfarmerstravelsfromavillagetohisfieldseachmorning.

B.Americanfarmershavemoremoney.

C.EachAmericanfarmerfamilylivesquitefarfromanyneighbors.V

0.Americanfarmersdon'tliketoleavetheirfields.

解析：［聽力原文］

Allbigcitiesarequitesimilar.LivinginamodemAsiancityisnotverydifferent

fromlivinginanAmericancity.Thesamecannotbesaidaboutlivingonfarms,

however.

Inmanypartsoftheworld,farmersandtheirfamiliesliveinvillagesortowns.

IntheUnitedStates,however,eachfarmfamilylivesonitsownfields,oftenbeyond

thesightofanyneighbors.Insteadoftravelingfromavillagetothefieldsevery

morning,Americanfarmersstayontheirlandthroughouttheweek.

Ofcourselifekeepschangingforeveryone,includingfarmers.Todaythereare

cars,goodroads,radiosandtelevisionsets.Andofcoursetherearemodem

machinesforfarming.Allofthesehavechangedfarmlife.

Formanyyears,however,farminginAmericawasoftenalonelywayofliving.

Farmershadtodealwiththeirownproblems,insteadofgettinghelpfromothers.

Theylearnedtotrynewmethods,andtotrusttheirownideasinsteadoffollowing

oldways.

What'sthemostimportantdifferencebetweenfarmlifeintheU.S.A,andin

othercountries?

細節題。原文中提到美國的農場主與其他國家的不同之處在于農戶們都住在

自己的農場里,鄰里之間都相隔很遠；而其他國家的農戶大多住在村子或者鎮上。

SectionC（總題數:10,分數：0.00）

.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

1.（分數：56.80）

A.Culture.

B.Personality.

C.Education.V

D.Pastexperience.

解析：［聽力原文］

(I):Um-hum.Nowyoumentionedsomethingaboutmaximizingyourlearning

potentialbylearningaboutyourownindividuallearningstyles.Canyouelaborateon

that?

(A):Sure.Peopleoftenhavedifferentwaysoflearningandapproachlearning

tasksdifferently.Now,ourpreferencesaredeterminedbymanyfactors,forexample,

personality,cultureandpastexperience.Basicallytherearethreelearningstyles.The

firsttypeiscalledvisuallearningstyle.Visuallearnersprefertoseemodelsofthe

patternstheyareexpectedtolearn;itisalearningstyleinwhichideas,concepts,

dataandotherinformationareassociatedwithimagesandtechniques.Itisoneof

thethreebasictypesoflearningstylesthatalsoincludeskinestheticlearningand

auditorylearning.Visuallearnersalsoprosperwhenshowngraphs,graphic

organizers,suchaswebs,conceptmapsandideamaps,plots,andillustrationssuch

asstackplotsandVennplots,someofthetechniquesusedinvisuallearningto

enhancethinkingandlearningskills.Visuallearnersusuallypossessthequalitiesof

havinggreatinstinctivedirectionandhavingtheabilitytoeasilyvisualizeobjects.

(I):Itreallysoundscomplicated.Wellthen,howaboutthesecondtype?

(A);Thesecondtypeiscalledauditorylearningandauditorylearnersfavor

hearinginstructions,forexample,overreadingthem.Auditorylearnersmayhavea

knackforascertainingthetruemeaningofsomeone'swordsbylisteningtoaudible

signalslikechangesintone.Whenmemorizingaphonenumber；anauditorylearner

willsayitoutloudlyandthenrememberhowitsoundedtorecallit.Auditory

learnersaregoodatwritingresponsestolecturesthey'veheard.They'realsogoodat

oralexams,effectivelybylisteningtoinformationdeliveredorally,inlectures,

speeches,andoralsessions.Itisbelievedthatwhenanauditory/verballearnerreads,

itisalmostimpossibleforthelearnertocomprehendanythingwithoutsoundinthe

background.Inthesesituations,listeningtomusicorhavingdifferentsoundsinthe

background(TV,peopletalking,etc.)willhelplearnersworkbetter.

(I):So,Dr.Adams,whatisyourlearningstyle?

(A):Well,I'maverytactilelearner.

(I):Youmeanonewholearnsthroughhands-onexperience?

(A):Exactly.

(I):So,howdoesknowingyourlearningstylebenefityou?

(A):Well,thismightseemalittleunusual,butmovingaroundwhiletryingto

learnandmemorizematerialrecitealoudvocabularytotherhythmoftheknife.But

itisimportanttorememberthatoftenourlearningstylesarenotsingularinnature,

butareoftenverymultidimensional,andwetendtolearndifferentlyindifferent

situations.

WhichofthefollowingfactorsdoesNOTdetermineourpreferencein

learning?

細節題。Adams博士提至UNow,ourpreferencesaredeterminedbymanyfactors,

forexample,personality,cultureandpastexperience.即學習方法的偏好取決于性

格、文化和以往的經歷，沒有提到所受的教育。故選C。

.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

5.(分數：42.60)

A.Theycurepatientsbyusingtraditionalmedicine.

B.Theirtreatmentsareoftensuccessful.J

C.Theycurepatientsbothphysicallyandmentally.

D.Theyareusuallymorepatientthanmodemphysicians.

解析：［聽力原文］

Scientistsarefascinatedbywhattheylearnfromthemethodsoftraditional

healers,peoplewhocurepatientsthroughmeansotherthanprescribingmedicines.

Thequestionthatscientistsaskishowtraditionalhealerscanactuallybesuccessful

intheirtreatmentsandwhytheyaresopopular.

TheNdembupeopleofCentralAfrica,forexample,believethatillnessisoften

theresultoftheangerofarelative,friend,orenemy.Thisemotion,theysay,causes

atoothtoenterthebodyofthepersonwhoisthetargetoftheangerandtocreate

disease.

Whenthehealerdecideswhichbodypartcontainstheeviltooth,hecalls

togetherthevictim'srelativesandfriendstowatchaceremony,attheendofwhich

he"removes"itfromthepatient'sthroat,arm,leg,stomach,etc.Althoughthe

patientandthevillagersknowwhathashappenedthatthetoothhasbeenhidden

insidethehealer'smouththewholetime,thepatientisoftencured.

TheNdembuceremonyistypicaloftreatmentsaroundtheworld,inwhich

stones,insects,orsmallsharpobjectsare"takenout"ofsickpeople.Despite

scientificevidencethatdisprovestheeffectivenessofsuchmethods,thefactremains

thatthetreatmentsareoftensuccessful,andmanyvillagersprefertobecuredinthis

waythanbyamodernphysician.

Whichaspectoftraditionalhealersdoscientistsfinddifficulttounderstand?

細節題。傳統的醫治者如何通過他們的治療方法治愈疾病，這是科學家們所

不能理解的。

.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

8.（分數：42.60）

A.CharlesDarwinwasbornon12February,1808.

B.CharlesDarwin'sfatherwasapoet.

C.CharlesDarwin'sgrandfatherwasaphilosopher.V

D.CharlesDarwin'smotherdiedwhenCharlesDarwinwasborn.

解析：［聽力原文］

Hello,everybody!TodaywewilldiscusssomethingaboutCharlesDarwin'slife

andhisfamoustheoryofevolutioninthislecture.

CharlesDarwinwasbornon12February,1809inShrewsbury,England.His

father,RobertDarwin,wasaphysician,thesonofErasmusDarwin,apoet,

philosopher,andnaturalist.Charles'smother,SusannahWedgwoodDarwin,died

whenhewaseightyearsold.

Atagesixteen,DarwinleftShrews-burytostudymedicineatEdinburgh

University.Repelledbythesightofsurgeryperformedwithoutanesthesia,he

eventuallywenttoCambridgeUniversitytopreparetobecomeaclergymaninthe

ChurchofEngland.Afterreceivinghisdegree,Darwinacceptedaninvitationtoserve

asanunpaidnaturalistontheH.M.S.Beagle,whichdepartedonafive-yearscientific

expeditiontothePacificcoastofSouthAmericaon31December,1831.

Darwin'sresearchresultingfromthisvoyageformedthebasisofhisfamous

book,OntheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection.Publishedin1859,the

workarousedastormofcontroversy.HereDarwinoutlinedhistheoryofevolution,

challengingthecontemporarybeliefsaboutthecreationoflifeonearth.

Darwincontinuedtowriteandpublishhisworksonbiologythroughouthis

life.HelivedwithhiswifeandchildrenattheirhomeinthevillageofDowne,fifteen

milesfromLondon.Thoughtnowtohavesufferedfrompanicdisorder,aswellas

fromChagas'diseasecontractedduringhistravelsinSouthAmerica,Darwinwas

plaguedwithfatigueandintestinalsicknessfortherestofhislife.Hediedon19April,

1882,andliesburiedinWestminsterAbbey.

Accordingtothelecture,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

推理題。由講座可知，查爾斯?達爾文出生于1809年2月12日。A項錯誤。

查爾斯?達爾文的父親，伯特?達爾文，是位內科醫生。B項錯誤。伯特?達爾

文的父親，是位詩人、哲學家、自然學家。由此可以推斷查爾斯?達爾文的爺爺

是位哲學家，C項正確。查爾斯?達爾文的媽媽在查爾斯?達爾文八歲時去世，

D項錯誤。因此本題正確答案是C。

PartIIIReadingComprehension（總題數：0,分數：0.00）

SectionA（總題數：10,分數：0.00）

.Inafamilywheretherolesofmenandwomenarenotsharply1and

wheremanyhouseholdtasksaresharedtoagreaterorlesserextent,notionsofmale

superiorityarehardtomaintain.Thepatternofsharingintasksand

in2makesforequality,andthisinturnleadstofurthersharing.Insucha

home,thegrowingboyandgirllearntoacceptthatequalitymoreeasilythandid

theirparentsandtopreparemorefullyforparticipationinaworld3by

cooperationratherthanbythe"battleofthesexes".

Iftheprocessgoestoofarandman'sroleisregardedas4important

一andthathashappenedinsomecases一weareasbadlyoffasbefore,onlyin

reverse.

Itistimeto5theroleofthemanintheAmericanfamily.Weare

gettingalittletiredof"Momism"——butwedon'twanttoexchangeitfora

"Neo-Popism".Whatweneed,6,istherecognitionthatbringingupchildren

involvesapartnershipofequals.Therearesignsthatpsychologists,socialworkers,

and7onthefamilyarebecomingmoreawareofthepartmenplayandthat

theyhavedecidedthatwomenshouldnotreceiveallthecredit一noralltheblame.

Wehavealmost8upsayingthatawoman'splaceisinthehomeandtoinsist

thathedoeshaveaplaceinit,noristhatplaceirrelevanttothehealthy

developmentofthechild.

Thefamilyisa9enterpriseforwhichitisdifficulttolaydownrules,

becauseeachfamilyneedstoworkoutitsownwaysforsolvingitsownproblems.

Excessiveauthoritarianismhasunhappyconsequences,whetheritwearsskirtsor

trousers,andtheidealofequalrightsandequalresponsibilitiesis10notonly

withahealthydemocracy,butalsowithahealthyfamily.

A.less

B.male

C.cooperative

D.reassess

E.encourage

F.given

G.decisions

H.connected

I.rather

J.corporation

K.separated

L.more

M.specialists

N.though

0.characterized（分數：35.50）

1.（分數:3.55）

填空項1：（正確答案：K）

解析：由本句結構“arenotsharplyandwheremanyhouseholdtasks

aresharedtoagreaterorlesserextent^可知這是一個and連接的并列句，空格處

需填一個形容詞，再由后文的shared,以及此空之前的not否定結構，此空所要

表達的意思和shared相反，選項中只有separated分開的符合。

2.（分數:3.55）

填空項1：（正確答案：G）

解析：由本句結構"Thepatternofsharingintasksandin______makesfor

equality：可知空格和前面的intasks構成平行結構，空格處需填一個名詞,再根

據空格后面的動詞make,選項中只有名詞decisions符合文意，makedecisions

表示作決定。

3.（分數：3.55）

填空項上（正確答案：0）

解析：由空格后面的介詞by可知此處需要填入一個動詞的過去分詞。根據

句意”在這樣的家庭成長的孩子會比他們的父母更容易接受兩性平等的觀念，并

且會更全面地準備參與到一個不是以兩性對立而是以兩性合作的社會”，

這句話說的是社會的特點，故此空需要選擇一個表示“特征”意思的詞，選項中

只有characterized有此含義。

4.（分數：3.55）

填空項1：（正確答案：A）

解析：該空格前為as,空格后為important,因此填入該空格的詞應為副詞。

根據句意“如果這個過程太過頭，男人的角色被認為重要”，再聯系上下

文，第一段講述的是拒絕男尊女卑，如果強調男女平等過頭的話，結果就是低估

男人在家庭中的作用，也就是說男人的作用不是那么重要了。故此空要填入less

更少。

5.（分數：3.55）

填空項1：（正確答案：D）

解析：由本句結構“Itistimeto”空格處需填入一個動詞原形。根

據文意“是時候該男人在美國家庭中的作用了J由句意可知此空填入的詞應當

表示“估計,評估“，reassess符合句意。

6.（分數:3.55）

填空項1：（正確答案：I）

解析：由句子結構“Whatweneed,,istherecognitionthatbringing

up...”可知此空需填入一個副詞。根據句意“我們需要的，,是認識到撫

養孩子包含雙方的合作。”這是表示提出一種更確切的說法，副詞選項中只有

rather能表達此意。

7.（分數：3.55）

填空項1：（正確答案：M）

解析：空格前的psychologists,socialworkers都是表示職位的名詞，故此空

也需填入這類的名詞，選項中只有名詞specialists“專家”，符合句意。

8.（分數：3.55）

填空項1：（正確答案：F）

解析：由本句結構“Wehavealmostupsaying…”此空需填入一個過

去分詞。根據句意“我們幾乎都說女性的作用只有在家庭中才能得以發

揮……”，聯系上下文，都是在講男女平等和合作，所以不會再說女性只局限于

家庭了，由空格后的介詞up可知，此空填入given最合適，giveup表示"放棄"，

符合句意。

9.（分數：3.55）

填空項1：（正確答案：C）

解析：由本句結構“Thefamilyisenterprise..."此空需填入一個形容

詞。文章通篇都在講家庭男女之間的平等與合作，可知此空填入的形容詞要表達

“平等合作，，的含義，選項中cooperative符合句意。

10.（分數：3.55）

填空項1：（正確答案：H）

解析：由此空前面的系動詞1S和后面的介詞with,可知此處需要填入一個

動詞的過去分詞。根據句意“平等的權利，相同的責任是每個家庭的理想，這不

僅和健康的民主,和而且和健康的家庭由此可知只有connected

符合句意。AisconnectedwithB表示A與B是連接在一起的：是相關聯的。

SectionB（總題數：10,分數：0.00）

FilmSchools

A.Filmschoolsandfilmdirectingschoolsprovideaspiringfilmstudentswith

asolidunderstandingofthemanyfacetsofthefilmindustry.Whilegraduatingfrom

oneofthemanytopfilmschoolsorfilmdirectingschoolsdoesnotensureafilm

schoolgraduatesuccessinthefilmindustry,itcertainlyincreasestheoddsinhisor

herfavor.Thefilmindustryisbecomingmuchmorecompetitiveandgraduatesof

filmschoolsorfilmdirectingschoolshavemoredoorsopenedtothembecauseof

theirfilmschoolorfilmdirectingschooldiplomaordegree.Becausegraduatingfrom

oneofthemanyfilmschoolsandfilmdirectingschoolsrequireslotsoftimeand

money,makesurethatfilmschoolorfilmdirectingschoolis,infact,theoptionthat

willbesthelpyoureachyourfilmcareergoals.

ChoosingtheFilmSchoolProgramThatIsRightforYou

B.Thefilmindustryisalucrative,multi-facetedone.Dependingonwhat

partoffilmproductionandmoviemakingyouwouldliketolearn,thereisafilm

schoolorfilmdirectingschoolforyou.Topfilmschoolsandfilmdirectingschoolsare

locatedallovertheUnitedStates,andchoosingtherightonecanoftenprovevery

difficulttoaprospectivefilmstudent.

ResearchingFilmSchoolOptions

C.Duetotheincreasingdemandoffilm-relatedjobs,filmschoolshavebeen

increasinginnumber.However,notallofthesefilmschoolsissuefilmdegreesorfilm

diplomasthataretakenseriouslyinthefilmindustry.Tobesurethatyouavoid

attendingoneofthesefilmschools,makesureyoudoplentyofresearchonthefilm

school.Somequestionsyoumaywantaskyourselfare:

?Hasthisfilmschoolorfilmdirectingschoolbeenaroundforawhile?

?Isthisfilmschoolorfilmdirectingschoolaffiliatedwithamajor

university?

?Doesthisfilmschoolhavethecredentialstobackupitsprogram?

?Havethisfilmschool'steachersworkedintheindustry?

D.Iftheanswertomanyofthesequestionsisno,youmaywanttoconsider

anotherfilmschool.Well-establishedfilmschoolsthathavebeenaroundforalong

timearegenerallytakenmoreseriouslyinthefilmindustry.Thefilmstudentsoffilm

schoolsaffiliatedwithmajoruniversitiesarealsomorewidelyaccepted.Asa

prospectivefilmstudent,youwantyourfilmschoolteacherstohavehadexperience

inthefilmindustry.Ifnot,howcanyouexpecttolearnfromthemhowtobreakinto

thefilmindustry?Thefilmschool'scredentialsareveryimportant.Somefilmschools

givedegreesthatarealmostworthlessinthefilmindustry.Makesurethatthefilm

schoolthatyouchooseisonethatisrespectedinthefilmindustry.

FilmSchoolLocation

E.Anotherfactorinchoosingafilmschoolislocation.Ifyouwouldliketo

remainclosertohome,thencheckthefilmschoolsinyourarea.Manyofthemost

acclaimedfilmschoolsarelocatedinNewYorkandinLosAngeles,astheyarethe

twomajorfilmcentersintheUnitedStates.Youmaywanttochooseafilmschoolin

oneoftheseoranothermajorcity,becauseitwillgiveyouachancetobecloseto

thefilmindustry.Thisopensupmoreopportunitiesforyoutogetafilm-related

internshiporjob.

FilmSchoolThatMeetYourCareerNeeds

F.Dependingonwhatbranchoffilmmostinterestsyou,youwillwantto

selectafilmschoolwithadegree/programthatwillaidyouinyourparticularfieldof

interest.

G.Therearethreemajortypesoffilmschools.Industryfilmschoolsarefilm

schoolsthatprepareyouforacareerinHollywoodandteachyouhowbesttogo

aboutsellingyourmovieideastoproducers.Independentfilmschoolwillhelpyouif

youwanttoproducemajorfilmsoutsideoftheHollywoodsystem.Experimentalfilm

schooldoesnotteachthefinancialandbusinesssideoffilm,butfocusesonthe

artisticsideoffilm.

FilmSchoolDegreesvs.FilmSchoolDiplomas

H.Anotherveryimportantfactorwhenchoosingafilmschoolisknowing

whatthefilmschoolsofferyouupongraduation.Somefilmschoolswilloffera

degree,andsomewillofferadiplomauponcompletionofthecourse,butnodegree.

Thatisnottosaythattheprogramsarenotrecognizedbythefilmindustry,however.

ManyofthefilmdegreesavailableareMFA（MasterofFineArts）Degrees.Tobe

consideredforadmissionintoafilmschoolprogramofthisnature,youmustalready

haveanundergraduatedegree.

I.Ifpossible,visitthefilmschoolsorfilmdirectingschoolsyouareseriously

consideringattending.Makesurethatyoulikethecampus,cityandprogramthey

havetooffer.Youaregivenmanyoptionswhenlookingforafilmschool.Makesure

youchoosetheonethatisrightforyou.

ApplyingtoFilmSchool

J.Whenapplyingtoafilmschooloranumberoffilmschools,youwillbe

askedtoprovidethemwithvariousitemstodemonstrateyourabilityasafilm-maker

andprospectivefilmschoolstudent.Youmaywanttostartearlyaccumulatingthings

thatwilllookimpressiveinordertobeadmittedtoyourfirstchoicefilmschool.

PreparingYourFilmSchoolResume

K.Thefirstitemyouwillbeaskedtosubmitwillbearesume.Inadditionto

thethingsyouwouldputonanycollegeapplication,youwillwanttofocusoncertain

things.Manyfilmschoolslookforstudentswithadvancedwritingskills.Taking

writingclasseswillgiveyouanedge.Actingandtheater-relatedclasseswillalsohelp

you,especiallyifyouhopetospecializeindirectingduringyourfilmschoolcareer.

Directingrequiresyoutobeabletorelateandeffectivelycommunicatewiththe

actorsyouareworkingwith.Also,besuretoincludeanypreviousmovieproduction

experienceyouhave,ifany.

MakinganApplicationFilmforFilmSchool

L.Theother,equallyimportantthingthatafilmschoolwillwanttoseeisa

samplemovie.Film