英语六级听力考试预测模拟练习2（在线收听）

[00:00.00]Listening Comprehension  (20 minutes)

[00:-1.00]Section A

[00:-2.00]Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D],and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[00:-3.00]1.Q:What does the woman imply?  A.She thinks the man's joking.  B.The man needs to have his eyes examined.  C.The man should get some sleep.  D.The man is wise to study.

[00:08.49]2.Q:When is the airplane now expected to arrive?  A.6:00 p.m.  B.8:00 p.m.  C.9:00 p.m.  D.4.p.m.

[00:24.32]3.Q:How much does the man owe the woman?  A.10 cents.  B.5 dollars.  C.50 cents.  D.25 cents.

[00:40.44]4.Q:To whom is the man talking?  A.A woman.  B.A clerk.  C.A librarian.  D.A student.

[00:57.34]5.What is the woman's problem concerning the hat box?  A.The shape is wrong.  B.It's too small for her hat.  C.The bus company doesn't want it.  D.If it can go into the rack.

[01:19.10]6.Q:What can we conclude from this conversation?  A.The wind stopped,but it's still raining.  B.The rain stopped.  C.It's still raining,and the wind is blowing.  D.Both the rain and wind stopped.

[01:29.92]7.Q:What does the woman suggest?  A.Buying a new typewriter.  B.Finding a new place for the typewriter.  C.Finding a better typist.  D.Questioning the typist.

[01:40.81]8.Q:What does the library provide?  A.A news program.  B.Bibliographies.  C.Research topics.  D.A dating service.

[01:58.50]9.Q:What do Tom and Sarah have in common?  A.They work in the same department.  B.They are distantly related.  C.They are both doctors.  D.They are both chemists.

[02:17.17]10.Q:Which of the following statements does Mr.Jefferson no doubt believe?  A.No news is good news.  B.There is no hope for success.  C.The participants in the talks have given up hope of succeeding.  D.He is happy to be speaking to reporters.

[02:16.17]Section B

[02:15.17]Directions:In this section,you will hear 3 short passage.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear one question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D].Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[02:30.90]Passage One

[02:29.90]Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[03:52.68]11.What is the instructor describing?  A.The layout of the laboratory.  B.A laboratory experiment.  C.The workbook for the laboratory course.  D.A piece of equipment.

[03:57.57]12.What is the main idea of the talk?  A.Homework must handed in on time.  B.The students must follow all instructions exactly.  C.The students will be able to make choices about the laboratory work.  D.A great deal of equipment is available.

[04:02.37]13.How are the activities different from the experiments?  A.The activities are to be done during class.  B.The activities take less time.  C.No equipment is needed for the activities.  D.Few instructions are given for the activities.

[04:08.46]14.When would this talk be given?  A.At the beginning of the semester.  B.When the students need to be motivated.  C.After the first laboratory session.  D.When the students have done good work.

[04:12.95]Passage Two

[04:11.95]Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[05:42.15]15.What is the passage mainly talking about?  A.City life.  B.Farm life.  C.Political life.  D.School life.

[05:47.74]16.Where do American farmers go shopping?  A.In their own villages.  B.In the towns nearby.  C.In big cities.  D.The passage does not tell us.

[05:53.72]17.How do children go to a large school?  A.On foot.  B.By bus.  C.By car.  D.By bicycle.

[05:59.81]Passage Three

[05:58.81]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[07:35.62]18.Why do most students buy meal contracts?  A.Most students don't know how to cook.  B.The dormitories have limited cooking familities.  C.The dining hall serves steak regularly.  D.It's cheaper than cooking for themselves.

[07:42.18]19.What does the student need in order to eat at dining-hall?  A.Three dollars.  B.A housing contract.  C.An identification card.  D.A meal ticket.

[07:48.55]20.When do students most enjoy eating at Brummie dining-hall?  A.On weekends.  B.Around holidays.  C.On weekday mornings.  D.On weekday evenings.

[07:47.55]Reading Comprehension  (35 minutes)

[07:46.55]Directions:There are 4 passage in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D].You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[07:45.55]Passage One

[07:44.55]Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

[07:43.55]Some people are accustomed to thinking that facts must either be believed or they must be disbelieved-as if beliefs were like a light switch with only two positions,on or off.My use of the bathtub hoax is intended to illustrate that belief does not have to operate as a simple yes or no choice,all or nothing.Belief can be more conditional;it can be something that we decide to have"up to a point"or"to a degree."And so,the question we might ask ourselves while reading does not have to be"Should I believe it or not?"but instead can be"How much should I believe it?"This later question implies that the belief we have in any given fact,or in any given idea,is not determined by whether it sounds right or whether the source is an authority.It means that our beliefs are determined by the reasons that justify them.Belief is not a mechanical action,brought about by invariable rules of nature.It is a human activity,the exercise of judgment.With this in mind,we might say that we perform this action better when we know what the reasons are that have led to our belief,and why they are good reasons.These observations do not deprive us of our ability to believe in what we read.They are not intended to transform you from credulous believers into stuborn doubters.The process of weighing beliefs against the quality of reasons is one that you already go through all the time,whether you are aware of it or not.We all do.The practice of critical reading is the exercise of this kind of judgment on purpose.By doing it,we protect ourselves from being led into belief for inadequate reasons,but at the same time we open up our minds to the possibility of arriving at belief for adequate ones.If we decide to grant or withhold consent based on the quality of the reasons that we are given,we admit at the same time that two things are possible:We admit that we might consent less in the future if we discover that the reasons are not so good after all;and we admit that we might consent more if we are ever presented with better reasons than we had formerly known.This attitude is not pure skepticism any more than it is pure credulity.It is somewhere in between.It is the attitude of an open-minded thinker,of someone who wishes to be responsible for deciding for herself or himself what to believe.

[07:42.55]21.The author's use of bathtub hoax is meant to suggest that_.  A.facts must be believed unconditionally  B.belief is more than a simple yes or no choice  C.nothing should be believed or disbelieved  D.belief is nothing but a light switch

[07:41.55]22.To believe or disbelieve what you read should be based on_.  A.the facts that you are given  B.whether the author is open-minded or not  C.the quality of reasons provided by the material  D.the assumption that you know everything about it

[07:40.55]23.As a human activity,weighing the facts about something is actually_.  A.determined by the rules of nature  B.a purposeful performance  C.brought about even at brith  D.experienced by everybody

[07:39.55]24.According to the author,which of the following statements is True?  A.Our attitude toward that we read may change if we are given more reasons.  B.An open-minded thinker is responsible for what he or she says.  C.Critical reading can make us believe more in what we read.  D.We ought to question the value of what we read if its source is not authoritative.

[07:38.55]25.What is the topic of this passage?  A.Judgement and Responsibility  B.Reading and Belief  C.Distrust and Faith  D.Reading and Human Activity

[07:37.55]Passage Two

[07:36.55]Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

[07:35.55]Every once in a while the reasons for discouragement about the human prospect pile up so high that it becomes difficult to see the way adead,and it is then a great blessing to have one conspicuous and undeniable good thing to think about ourselves,something solid enough to step onto and look beyond the pile.Language is often useful for this,and music.A particular painting,if you have the right receptors,can lift the spirits and hold them high enough to see a whole future for the race.The sound of laughter in the distance in the dark can be a marvelous encouragement.But these are uncertain stimuli,ready to work only if you happen to be ready to receive them,which takes a bit of luch.I have been reading magazine stories about the technology of lie detection lately,and it occurs to me that this may be the thing I've been looking for,an encouragement supported by genuine,hard scientific data.It is promising enough that I've decided to take as given what the articles say,uncriticaly,and to look no further.As I understand it,a human being cannot tell a lie,even a small one,without setting off a kind of smoke alarm somewhere deep in a dark recess of the brain,resulting in the sudden discharge of nerve impulses,or the sudden outpouring of neurohormones(神经激素) of some sort,or both.The outcome,recorded by the liedetector device is similar to the responses to various kinds stress.Lying,then is stressful,even when we do it for protection,or relief,or escape,or profit,or just for the pure pleasure of lying and getting away with it.It is a strain,distressing enough to cause the emission of signals to and from the central nervous system warning that something has gone wrong.It is,in a pure physiological sense,an unnatural act.Now I regard this as a piece of extraordinarily good news,neaning,that we are compelled to be a moral species at least in the limited sense that we are biologically designed to be truthful to each other.It seems a petty thing to have this information,but perhaps it tells us to look again,and look deeper.We are indeed a social species,more dependent on each other than the celebrated social insects,we can no more live a solitary life than can a bee,we are obliged,as a species,to rely on each other.Trust is a fundamental repuirement for our kind of existence,and without it all our linkages would begin to snap loose.It is enough,quite enough,to know that we cannot even tell a plain untruth,betray a trust,without scaring some part of our own brains.

[07:34.55]26.In the first paragraph,the author implies that_.  A.there are a lot of obstacles on the way ahead of human beings.  B.human beings are surrounded by piles of rubbish  C.we are convinced that men are born evil  D.man's future is seen to be better advantage from his good nature

[07:33.55]27.According to the second paragraph,which of the following statements is True?  A.Language is as useful music.  B.Painting is the best of all in lifting one's spirits.  C.Not everyone is given the chance of a good future.  D.To see human's bright side is a game of chance.

[07:32.55]28.In the author's opinion,_.  A.physiological changes will for sure betray a liar  B.the bigger a lie is,the stronger the strain will be  C.the degree of the strain depends on the purpose of lying.  D.a well-trained person can tell lies without being detected

[07:31.55]29.The information given by the lie detector,according to the author,is_.  A.trivial  B.essential  C.surprising  D.wrong

[07:30.55]30.The message the author transmits to us is that_.  A.a lie detector can make a good record of nerve impulses  B.a liar benefits himself from lying,but only at the cost of others  C.it is vital for us to be truthful to each other  D.lying will be checked by more advanced lie detectors

[07:29.55]Passage Three

[07:28.55]Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

[07:27.55]Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question.There is certainly much work which is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful.I think,however,that,provided work is not excessive in amount,even the dullest work is to most people less painful than idleness.There are in work all grades,from mere relief of tedium up to the profoundest delights,according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the worker.Most of the work that most people have to do is not in itself interesting,but even such work has certain great advantages.To begin with,it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do.Most people,when they are left free to fill their own time own time according to their own choice,are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing.And whatever they decide on,they are troubled by the feeling that something else would have been pleasanter.To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization,and at present very few people have reach this level.Moreover the exercise of choice is in itself tiresome.Except to people with unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each hour of the day,provided the orders are not too unpleasant.Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom from toil.At times they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa,or by flying round the world,but the number of such sensations is limited,especially after youth is past.Accordingly the more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor,while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerable trifles of whose earth-shaking importance they are firmly persuaded.Work therefore is desirable,first and foremost,as a preventive of boredom,for the boredom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he has nothing to do with his days.With this advantage of work another is associated,namely that it makes holidays much more delicious when they come.Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor,he is likely to find far more zest in his free time than an idle man could possibly find.The second advantage of most paid work and of some unpaid work is that it gives chances of success and opportunities for ambition.In most work success is measured by income,and while our capitalistic society continues,this is inevitable.It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the natural one to apply.The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for success as for the extra comforts that a higher income can acquire.However dull work may be,it becomes bearable if it is a means of building up a reputation,whether in the world at large or only in one's own circle.

[07:26.55]31.What is author's opinion about work?  A.Work is very tiresome,especially when too excessive.  B.Work is a cause of the greatest delight of life.  C.Work can at least give relief from boredom.  D.Work can keep people busy as if they were poo

[07:25.55]32.In the author's opinion,what is the last product of civilization?  A.To work to some extent. B.To be free from hard work.  C.To make wise use of leisure.  D.To keep oneself busy with trifle

[07:24.55]33.According to the passage,to be told to do something is generally_?  A.acceptable  B.respectable  C.insulting  D.admiring

[07:23.55]34.According to the passage,success can mostly be measured in terms of_.  A.enjoyment  B.income  C.initiative  D.intelligence

[07:22.55]35.As put by the author,most of the work that most people have to do is_.  A.not interesting but very rewarding  B.exceedingly dull and always painful  C.delightful but time consuming  D.not worth doing and bearable at all

[07:21.55]Passage Four

[07:20.55]Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

[07:19.55]An Asian engineer is assigned to a U.S.laboratory and almost suffers a nervous breakdown U.S.A.executive dissension.A Japanese manager is promoted by his British president,but within six months asks for a transfer.Each of these real-life cases involved people who were regarded as superior employees,but were ill-e-quipped to cope with the complexities and dangers of intercultural management."Multinational companies have studied everything else,now they're finally looking at culture",says Clifford Clarke,founder and president of the California-based IRI International Inc,one of a small but growing number of consulting firms that specialize in teaching business people from differing cultures how to communi cate and work with each other."Never show the shoe to an Arab,never arrive on time for a party in Brazil,and in Japan,don't think'yes'means'yes',"advise U.S.consultants Lennie Copland and Lewis Brown Griggs,who have produced a series of films and a book to help managers improve their international business skills.But simply learning the social"dos"and"don'ts"is not the answer,according to the new culture specialists.The penalties for ignoring different thinking patterns,they point out,can be disastrous.For example,the American manager who promised to be fair thought he was telling his Japanese staff that their hard work would be rewarded,but when some workers received higher salary increases than others,there were complaints."You told us you'd be fair,and you lied to us,"accused one salesman."It took me a year and a half",sighed the American,"to realize that 'fair',to my staff,meant being treated equally."The Asian engineer who suffered in America was the victim of another mistaken expectation."He was accustomed to the warm group environment so typical in Japan,"said his U.S.manager."But in our company,we're all expected to be self-starters,who thrive on working alone.For him,it was emotional starvation.He's made the adjustment now,but he'd humiliated if I told you his name,That's another cultural difference."The Japanese manager who failed to respond to his promotion couldn't bring himself to use the more direct language needed to communicate with his London-based superiors."I used to think all this talk about cultural communication was a lot of baloney,"says Eugene J.Flath,president of Intel Japan Ltd,a subsidiary of the American semiconductor maker,"Now,I can see it's a real problem.Miscommunication has slowed our ability to coordinate action with our have office."That's why Intel,with the help of consultant Clarke,began an intercultural training program this spring which Flath expects will dramatically reduce decision-making time now lost in making sure the Americans and the Japanese understand each other.

[07:18.55]36.The best title for the passage would be"_".  A.Building Bridges over the Cultural Rivers  B.Multinational Training for Businessmen  C.Learning Different Thinking Patterns  D.Communication Problems and Complaints

[07:17.55]37.Why did the Japanese staff complain to the American manager?  A.The American manager had lied to them.  B.The salary increases were insufficient.  C.Most staff had not received salary increases.  D.There was a misunderstaning of the word"fair".

[07:16.55]38.The cultural communication problems are becoming especially urgent for_.  A.American managers  B.multinational companies  C.Japanese employees  D.consulting firms

[07:15.55]39.The multinational training program is mostly concerned with the relation between Americans and _.  A.the Japanese  B.Arabs  C.Brazilians  D.Orientals

[07:14.55]40.Why did the promoted Japanese manager ask for a stansfer?  A.He was not competent for the higher position.  B.He was not accustomed to working by himself.  C.He could not make the adjustment to his new job.  D.He lacked adequate communication with his superiors.

[07:13.55]Vocabulary  (20 minutes)

[07:12.55]Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D].Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[07:11.55]41.The teacher made strenuous efforts to read the faint,_handwriting in his students'exercise books.  A.illegal  B.illiterate  C.illegible  D.illustrative

[07:10.55]42.The molecules of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere affect the heat balance of the Earth by _ a one-way screen.  A.setting up  B.acting for  C.acting on  D.setting forth

[07:09.55]43.Except on official_such as formal receptions,American society has a certain amount of informality.  A.cases  B.situations  C.conditions  D.occasions

[07:08.55]44.The final document was,of course,supposed to mend the damage_upon the world by the war.  A.imposed  B.impressed  C.compelled  D.compressed

[07:07.55]45.One of the reasons for his popularity in our village is that he_almost everyone every time when he comes back from the big city.  A.looks after  B.cares for  C.asks after  D.runs for

[07:06.55]46.At present,all our attention is_on nearby rivers and streams as sources of larger,cleaner supplies of water.  A.paid  B.directed  C.centred  D.focused

[07:05.55]47.The armed forces are on the alert against any possible invasion_the minister of defence.  A.by order of  B.by way of  C.in support of  D.on account of

[07:04.55]48.Today these superstitious practices are no more,but their influence_in the minds of many people.  A.carries on  B.lingers on  C.moves forward  D.goes forward

[07:03.55]49.In the United States there is no_:the president must approve the bill if Congress passes it.  A.alternation  B.alternative  C.selection  D.elective

[07:02.55]50.National emergencies require are the interests of the communities_those of the individual citizen.  A.overrule  B.overload  C.overwhelm  D.overthrow

[07:01.55]51.The little drops of_which can be seen on plants on summer mornings are called dew.  A.humidity  B.moisture  C.wet  D.damp

[07:00.55]52.Does anyone imagine that they went there and gave up their lives for some_democracy.  A.absolute  B.constitutional  C.lasting D.abstract

[06:59.55]53.Tom is_with indignation at the new outrage of the boss against the workers.  A.bursting  B.breaking  C.erupting  D.shattering

[06:58.55]54.Their findings_the burial customs of the Indian tribes of that area.  A.threw light upon  B.gave rise to  C.paid respect to  D.lost faith in

[06:57.55]55.We are writing to the manager_the repairs recently carried out at the above address.  A.with the exception of  B.with the purpose of  C.with reference to  D.with a view to

[06:56.55]56.The question of what causes us to dream still has scientists_their heads.  A.spreading  B.scraping  C.stretching  D.scratching

[06:55.55]57.In the past most foresters have been man,but today,the number of woman_this field is climbing.  A.engaging  B.dedicating  C.registering  D.pursuing

[06:54.55]58.If you don't understand the new vocabulary you could ask your teacher to explain it or,_ ,you could look it up in a dictionary.  A.alternatively  B.consequently  C.immediately  D.incidentally

[06:53.55]59.Language,culture,and personality may be considered_of each other in thought,but they are inseparable in fact.  A.indistinctly  B.separately  C.irrelevantly  D.independently

[06:52.55]60.In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to_dreams were likely to be highly respected.  A.interpret  B.inherit  C.intervene  D.impart

[06:51.55]61.Do you think a wife should_her habits and tastes to those of her husband?  A.comply  B.confirm  C.consent  D.conform

[06:50.55]62.When people have their basic needs satisfied,they begin to think of other things to fulfill their life_.  A.necessities  B.requirements  C.appreciation  D.expectations

[06:49.55]63.The old hunter knew by_that the fox would soon be there.  A.intuition  B.invasion  C.intrusion  D.invention

[06:48.55]64.Medical statistics have shown that the widespread use of cigarettes_to the increase of cancers.  A.refers  B.confines  C.owes  D.contributes

[06:47.55]65.To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is_ ,no superhuman genius is required.  A.acceptable  B.available  C.liable  D.applicable

[06:46.55]66.After a careful examination,the doctor_ a new medicine and a two-day rest for the patient.  A.described  B.inscribed  C.prescribed  D.transcribed

[06:45.55]67.The nurse was dismissed because she was found to be_.  A.roundabout  B.corresponding  C.watchful  D.negligent

[06:44.55]68.Public funds in that region can only be used for_ purposes.  A.legitimate  B.illegal  C.sensible  D.ridiculous

[06:43.55]69.According to the doctors'_ ,he had got a light flu.  A.diagnosis  B.synopsis  C.synthesis  D.thesis

[06:42.55]70.Mary was greatly_ when her partner made a spectacle of himself on the dance floor last night.  A.overwhelmed  B.pleased  C.misled  D.embarrassed

[06:41.55]Error Correction  (15 minutes)

[06:40.55]Directions:This part consists of a short passage.In this passage,there are altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line.You may have to change a word,add a word,or delete a word.Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided.If you change a word,cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank.If you add a word,put an insertion mark in the right place and write the missing word in the blank.If you delete a word,cross it out and put a slash in the blank.

[06:39.55]71.In the year 2,000,the world is going to have a population of approximately 8 billion.Most scientists agree that the severest problem people then are going to face is producing food.Who is going to feed on all those people?

[06:38.55]72.Where is the food going to come from?Are we going to take enough food?Are we going to produce more artificial foods?

[06:37.55]73.One way of alleviating the situation is for people to eat more meat.Why?Because it takes 4 kilos of grain protein to produce half a kilo of meat protein.

[06:36.55]74.Obvious there is not going to be sufficient meat protein for 8 billion people.

[06:35.55]75.Therefore,it will also be necessary to change eating habits because meat is fundamental part of many people's diet today.

[06:34.55]76.A possible solution to this latter problem is the soybean.The soybean plant produces beans which has a very high fat and protein content.

[06:33.55]77.Scientists can now make this look and taste like real meat.

[06:32.55]78.They can also make many other artificial products such as soybean milk,for example,which has a taste of milk and can be used in cooking in very much the same way of cow's milk.

[06:31.55]79.In fact,one woman in the United States fed her family only soybeans for a year?She gave them soybean beef,soybean chicken,soybean milk,soybeen.

[06:30.55]80.Possibly,we are all going to eat soybeans in the future and eventually eliminating meat completely from our diets.

[06:29.55]Writing

[06:28.55]Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How to Choose Good Books?Your composition should be no less than 120 words.

[06:27.55]How to Choose Good Books?

[06:26.55]1.C  2.B  3.C  4.C  5.D  6.B  7.C  8.B  9.D  10.A

[06:25.55]11.C  12.C  13.D  14.A  15.B  16.B  17.B  18.B  19.D  20.B

[06:24.55]21.B  22.C  23.D  24.A  25.B  26.D  27.D  28.A  29.B  30.C

[06:23.55]31.C  32.C  33.A  34.B  35.A  36.A  37.D  38.B  39.A  40.D

[06:22.55]41.C  42.C  43.D  44.A  45.C  46.D  47.A  48.B  49.B  50.C

[06:21.55]51.B  52.D  53.A  54.A  55.C  56.D  57.D  58.A  59.D  60.A

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[06:17.55]Writing  How to Choose Good Books  There are thousands and thousands of books:good books and bad books,cheap books and expensive books.Before one can acquire anything from books,one must learn how to choose books.In choosing good books,one should take the following steps.Before we buy a book of any kind,we must first see whether or not the content is good and useful.This is most important because there are numbers of books and novels on the market which are poorly written and full of trash.If the book is bad,we must not buy it.Books have a great power that influences one's mind and thought.If we read bad books,our mind will be full of gloom and hopelessness.Next,we should look at the price.We are students;it is very true that most of us do not have much money to spend.To buy costly books is not an easy thing.Moreover,many good books are not expensive.At last,we should examine whether the book is well printed and contains good illustrations.We do not like to read a book,good or bad,if it is not properly printed.We do not find much interest likewise if its illustrations are bad.