2005年12月24英语四级考试B卷(标准试卷)1 英语四级, 试卷, 考试

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2005年12月大学英语四级试题(B卷)

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Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

Section A
1 A) Get treatment in a better hospital.
B) Stay in bed for a few days.
C) See a doctor
D) Make a phone call to the doctor.

2 A) The 2:00 train will arrive earlier.
B) The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.
C)The 2:30 train has a dining car.
D) they are gong to have some fast food on the train.

3 A)She’ll consider the man’s suggestion carefully.
B) She has been longing to attend Harvard University.
C)She has finished her project with Dr. Garcia’s help.
D)She’ll consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.

4 A)The man didn’t think highly of Alice’s presentation.
B)Alice needs more training in making public speeches.
C)The man can hardly understand Alice’s presentation.
D)Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.

5 A)There are more extremes in the weather.
B)It remains almost the same as before.
C)It’s worse than 30 years ago.
D)There has been a significant rise in temperature.

6 A)At a publishing house.
B)In a reading room
C)At a bookstore.
D)In Prof. Jordan’s office

7 A)The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.
B)Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.
C) Her brother can find an apartment for the man.
D)The man can stay in her brother’s apartment.

8 A)Priority should be given to listening.
B) It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.
C)It’s most helpful to read English newspapers every day.
D)Reading should come before listening.

9 A)It can help solve complex problems.
B)It is a new weapon against terrorists.
C)It will most likely prove ineffective
D)It will help detect all kinds of liars.

10 A)Apply for a job in the electronics company
B)Visit the electronics company next week.
C)Get apart-time job on campus before graduation.
D)Help the company recruit graduate students
Section B

Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11 A)It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.
B)It is a possible cure for heart disease.
C)It can help lower high body temperature effectively.
D)It ha been proven to be the best pain-killer.

12 A)It adjusts their blood pressure.
B)It speeds up their recovery after surgery.
C)It in creases the blood flow to the heart.
D)It keeps blood vessels from being blocked.


13 A)It should not be taken by heart surgery patients before the operation.　　
B)It is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.
C)It will have considerable side effects if taken in large doses.
D)It should not be given to patients immediately after the operation.

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14 A)They strongly believe in family rules.
B)They tend to take responsibility for themselves
C)They are very likely to succeed in life.
D)They are in the habit of obeying their parents.

15 A)They grow up to be funny and charming.
B)They get less attention from their parents.
C)They often have a poor sense of direction.
D)They tend to be smart and strong-willed.

16 A)They usually don’t follow family rules.
B)They tend to believe in their parent’s ideas.
C)They don’t like to take chances in their lives.
D)They are less likely to be successful in life

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Passage Three

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17 A)They wanted to follow his example.

B)They fully supported his undertaking.

C)They were afraid he wasn’t fully prepared.

D)They were puzzled by his decision.


18 A)It is more exciting than space travel.

B)It is much safer than space travel.

C)It is much cheaper than space travel.

D)It is less time-consuming than space travel.


19 A)They both attract scientists’ attention

B)They are both thought-provoking.

C)They can both be quite challenging

D)They may both lead to surprising findings.


20 A)To explore the philosophical issues of space travel.

B)To show how simple the mechanical aids for diving can be.

C)To explain why he took up underwater exploration.

D)To provide an excuse for his changeable character
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

“Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.” Said Dr. Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body. While here’s on question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’re able to rise to the occasion can be good for you..

In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable work demands but coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they stress that you can manage also boost immune(免疫的) function. In a study at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam, researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences. In the first, a timed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjects through a gory(血淋淋的) video on surgical procedures. Those who did well on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody that’s the body’s first line of defense against germs. The video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody.

Stress prompts the body to produce certain stress hormones. In short bursts these hormones have a positive effect, including improved memory function. “They can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage,” says Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University in New York. But in the long run these hormones can have a harmful effect on the body and brain.

“Sustained stress is not good for you,” says Richard Morimoto, a researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois studying the effects of stress on longevity ,”It’s the occasional burst of stress or brief exposure to stress that could be protective.”


21. The passage is mainly about______

A)how to avoid stressful

B)how to cope with stress effectively

C)the benefits of manageable tress

D)the effect of stress harmonies on memory


22. The word “shun”(Line 1,Para.1) most probably means________.

A)cut down on

B)stay away from

D)run out of

C)put up with


23.We can conclude from the study of the 158 nurses in 2001 that_______

A)people who can’t get their job done experience more stress

B)doing challenging work may be good for one’s health

C)stress will weaken the body’s defense against germs

D)people under stress tend to have a poor memory


24.In the experiment described in Paragraph 3,the video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody because______.

A) the outcome was beyond their control

B)they knew little about surgical procedures

C)they felt no pressure while watching the video

D) the video was not enjoyable at all


25.Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University believes that______.

A)a person’s memory is determined by the level of hormones in his body

B)a person’s memory improves with continued experience of stress.

C)stress hormones have lasting positive effects on the brain

D)short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory function

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Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.


Just five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect “saddle curl,” the Lay’s potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination. But its maker. Frito-Lay. Thinks otherwise.” Potato chips are a snack food for the world,” said Salman Amin, the company’s head of global marketing. Amin believes there is no corner of the world that can resist the charms of a Frito-Lay potato chip.

Frito-Lay is the biggest snack maker in America. owned by PepsiCo. And accounts for over half of the parent company’s $3 billion annual profits. But the U.S. snack food market is largely saturated, and to grow. the company has to look overseas.

Its strategy rests on two beliefs: first a global product offers economies of scale with which local brands cannot compete. And second, consumers in the 21st century are drawn to “global” as a concept. ”Global” does not mean products that are consciously identified as American, but ones than consumes-especially young people-see as part of a modem, innovative(创新的)world in which people are linked across cultures by shared beliefs and tastes. Potato chips are an American invention, but most Chinese, for instance, do not know than Frito-Lay is an American company. Instead, Riskey, the company’s research and development head, would hope they associate the brand with the new world of global communications and business.

With brand perception a crucial factor, Riskey ordered a redesign of the Frito-Lay logo(标识).The logo, along with the company’s long-held marketing image of the “irresistibility” of its chips. would help facilitate the company’s global expansion.

The executives acknowledge that they try to swing national eating habits to a food created in America, but they deny that amounts to economic imperialism. Rater, they see Frito-Lay as spreading the benefits of free enterprise across the world. “We’re making products in those countries, we’re adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses and employing people and changing lives,” said Steve Reinemund, PepsiCo’s chief executive.


26.It is the belief of Frito-Lay’s head of global marking that_____.

A) People the world over enjoy eating their company’s potato chips

B) The light golden color enhances the charm of their company’s potato chips

C) Their company must find new ways to promote domestic sales.

D) Potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world market


27.What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2?

A) It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company.

B) It needs to turn to the word market for development.

C) Its products use to be popular among overseas consumers.

D) Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack marker.


28.One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its development strategy is that_____.

A)products identified as American will have promising market value

B)products suiting Chinese consumers’ needs bring more profits

C)local brands cannot compete successfully with American brands

D)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands


29.Why did Riskey have the Frito-Lay logo redesigned?

A)To suit changing tastes of young consumers.

B)To compete with other American chip producers.

C)To change the company’s long-held marketing image.

D)To promote the company's strategy of globalization.


30.Frito-Lay's executives claim that the promoting of American food in the international market_____.

A)will be in the interest of the local people

B)will lead to economic imperialism

C)won’t spoil the taste of their chips

D)won't affect the eating habits of the local people
Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.


If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.

If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: ” I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.

Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset” ; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.

Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “I’m useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement.

These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness, Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.

But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become a ware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.


31.If a mother adds ”but” to an apology,________.

A) the child may find the apology easier to accept

B) the child may feel that he owes her an apology

C) she does not realize that the child has been hurt

D) she doesn’t feel that she should have apologized


32.According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means”_______”

A)You have good reason to get upset

B)I apologize for hurting your feelings

C)I’m at fault for making you upset

D)I’m aware you’re upset ,but I’m not to blame


33.It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because______.

A)it is hurtful and insulting

B)it is vague and ineffective

C)it may make the other person feel guilty

D)it gets one into the habit of making empty promises


34.We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry______.

A)their ages should be taken into account

B)parents should be patient and tolerant

C)parents need to set them a good example

D)the complexities involved should be ignored


35.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _________.

A)not necessary among family members

B)a sign of social progress

C) not as simple as it seems

D)a social issue calling for immediate attention

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Passage Four

Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”We’re worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,” one parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ”

Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有综合能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it’s impossible for then to solve this problem.

The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It’s extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.

Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工资单) to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.

District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its 38schools.

At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election., when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.

In Frederick, students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.

Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the district’s $10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.

“We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. “We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.”

At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum(论坛)。 “Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”

36.What has happened to the Vrain School District?

A)Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.

B)Many administrative personnel have been laid off.

C)A huge financial problem has arisen.

D)Many schools there are mismanaged.


37.How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?

A) They demanded a through investigation.

B) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.

C) They accused those responsible for it.

D)They felt somewhat helpless about it.


38.In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is_________.

A)irreversible

B)insolvable

C)unavoidable

D)unthinkable


39.Why did Coffman request an investigation?

A)To make sure that the school principals were innocent.

B)To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.

C)To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.

D)To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.


40.Three high school students started a website in order to__________.

A)keep people properly informed of the crisis

B)expose officials who neglected their duties

C)appeal to the public for contributions and donations

D)attract greater public attention to their needs


Part III Vocabulary (20minutes)


41."This light is too______ for me to read by. Don’t we have a brighter bulb some where": said the elderly man.

A) dim B) slight C)mild D)minute


42.The more a nation's companies _______factories abroad, the smaller that country's recorded exports will be.

A)lie B) locate C)spot D)stand


43.Mr.Smith asked his secretary to ______a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.

A) invade B)install C)insert D)inject


44.The old paper mill has been ______to make way for a new shopping centre.

A)held down B)kept down C)cut down D)turn down
45.My grandfather had always taken a _______interest in my work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.

A) weighty B) keen C)vague D)splendid


46.If you don’t like to swim, you _____as well stay at home.

A) may B)can C)would D)should


47.Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4,1826,the fiftieth_ ______of American Independence.

A)ceremony B) anniversary C)occasion D)occurrence


48.We are quite sure that we can ______our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.

A ) get away B)get across C)get off D)get over


49.Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ______for breaking the law.

A) option B)intention C)approval D)excuse


50.We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be _______and go another day.

A) probable B)reliable C)flexible D)feasible


51.The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ______of the murder committed last month.

A) witnesses B)audiences C)viewers D)observers


52.These overseas students show great ______ for learning a new language.

A) faith B)authority C)enthusiasm D)convention


53."You try to get some sleep. I'll _____the patient's breakfast, "said the nurse.

A)get to B)see to C)lead to D)stick to


54.The bank refused to ______him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.

A) loan B)borrow C)lease D)credit


55.John cannot afford to go to university, _______going abroad.

A) nothing to speak of B)not to speak of C) anything but D)nothing but


56.There's the living room still to be _____,so that's my next project.

A) decorated B)dissolved C)assessed D)abandoned


57.It may be necessary to stop ______in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.

A) at case B) at length C)at intervals D) at a distance


58.Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ______taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.

A) attach B)compose C) involve D)enclose


59.Yor can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually you'll have to pay a _________.

A)deposit B) deal C)fare D)fond


60.Dr.Smith was always ______the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.

A) tended by B)absorbed in C)reminded of D)concerned about

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61..________quantities of water are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture.

A)Extreme B)Exclusive C)Extensive D)Excessive


62.To speed up the ______of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.

A)treatment B) transmission C)departure D)delivery


63.Politically these nations tend to be ______,with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.

A) unsteady B)unstable C)rational D)reluctant


64. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________too much work last week.

A)take away B)take out C)take to D)take on


65.The London Marathon is a difficult race._______, thousands of runners participate every year.

A)Therefore B) Accordingly C)Nevertheless D )Furthermore


66. Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ____of the motor industry is uncertain.

A) estimate B)terminal C)fate D)benefit


67. It is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital _____of milk.

A)storage B) source C)reserve D)resource


68. ______recent developments we do not think your scheme is practical.

A) In view of B) In favor of C)In case of D)In memory of


69. Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military _____in the coastal city.

A)goals B)destinations C)targets D)aims


70. Jessica was ______from the warehouse to the accounting office, which was considered a promotion.

A)delivered B)transferred C)exchanged D)transformed
Part IV Close (15 minutes)

As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been 71 only once – for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 72 made me quite curious about how 73 this kind of thing happens I wondered what I would do if 74 with a real midair medical emergency-with out access 75 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 76 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 77 a study about in –flight medical events. I read it 78 interest.

The study estimated that there are a(n) 79 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights

every day. Most of them are not 80;fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 81 13% of them –roughly four a day – are serious enough to 82 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 83 heart trouble. strokes, and difficulty breathing.

Let’s face it: plane rides are 84.For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 85 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 86 ,but passengers with heart disease 87 experience chest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 88 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis – the so-called economy class syndrome (综合症).89 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation, flights with at 90 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.

71 A) surveyed B) addressed C) called D) Informed

72 A) accident B) incident C) disaster D)condition

73 A)soon B) many C) long D)often

74A) treated B) identified C)provided D) confronted

75A) to B) by C)for D)through

76 A)while B) when C)since D)before

77 A)collected B) discovered C)published D) conducted

78 A)with B)by C) in D)of

79 A)number B)sum C)amount D)average 80 A)significant B)common C)serious D)heavy 81 A)For B)But C)So D)Or

82 A)require B)engage C)command D)inspire

83 A)contain B)confine C) include D)imply

84 A)stimulating B)stressful C)tedious D)enjoyable

85 A)who B)which C)that D)what

86 A)easily B)casually C)harshly D)reluctantly

87 A)ought to B)used to C)need D)may

88 A)one B)other C)another D)any

89 A)whichever B)wherever C)whatever D)Whenever

90 A)most B)least C)best D)worst


Part V Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists? You should write at Least 120 words following the outline given below :

1．名校校园正成为旅游新热点

2．校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不同

3．我认为……

Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists?

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Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)

1. C) See a doctor.

2. B) The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.

3. D) She’ll consult Dr.Garcia about entering graduate school.

4. D) Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech..

5. A) There are more extremes in the weather.

6. C) At a bookstore.

7. D) The man can stay in her brother’s apartment.

8. B) It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.

9. C) It will most likely prove ineffective.

10. A) Apply for a job in the electronic company.

11. A) It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.

12. D) It keeps blood vessels from being blocked.

13. B) It is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.

14. C) They are very likely to succeed in life.

15. B) They get less attention from their parents.

16. A)They usually don’t follow family rules.

17. D)They were puzzled by his decision.

18. C) It is much cheaper than space travel.

19. A) They can both be quite challenging.

20. C) To explain why he took up underwater exploration
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

21. C)put up with

22. B)stay away from

23. B)doing challenging work may be good for one’s health

24. A) the outcome was beyond their control

25. D)short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory function

26. A)People the world over enjoy eating their company’s potato chips

27. B)It needs to turn to the word market for development.

28. D)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands

29. D)To promote the company's strategy of globalization.

30. A)will be in the interest of the local people

31. B) the child may feel that he owes her an apology

32. D)I’m aware you’re upset ,but I’m not to blame

33. B)it is vague and ineffective

34. A)their ages should be taken into account

35. C) not as simple as it seems

36. C)A huge financial problem has arisen.

37. B) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.

38. D)unthinkable

39. B)To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.

40. A)keep people properly informed of the crisis

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Part III Vocabulary (20minutes)

41. A) dim

42. B) locate

43. C)insert

44. D)turn down

45. B) keen

46. A) may

47. B) anniversary

48. D)get over

49. D)excuse

50. C)flexible

51. A) witnesses

52. C)enthusiasm

53. B)see to

54. A) loan

55. B)not to speak of

56. A) decorated

57. C)at intervals

58. C) involve

59. A) deposit

60. D)concerned about

61. D)Excessive

62. D)delivery

63. B)unstable

64. D)take on

65. C)Nevertheless

66. C)fate

67. B) source

68. A) In view of

69. C)targets

70. B)transferred
Part IV Close (15 minutes)

71. C) called 　　　　　　

72. A) accident

73. D)often

74. D) confronted

75. A) to

76. B) when

77. C)published

78. A)with

79. D)average

80. C)serious

81. B) But

82. A)contain

83. C) include

84. B) stressful

85. A) who

86. A)easily

87. B) used to

88. A)one

89. D)Whenever

90. B) least
Part V Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists? You should write at Least 120 words following the outline given below :

1．名校校园正成为旅游新热点

2．校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不同

3．我认为……


Should the University Campus Be Open to tourism?


Nowadays, many famous university campuses have become one of the popular tourist attraction. It has been shown on TV and on the radio that every year thousands and thousands of middle school students visit Tsing Hua University and Peking University and other famous universities in China. In the place far away from the capital city, the local students also visit the universities famous in their own province.


So far as the present situation is concerned, is it a good or bad thing to open the university campus for tourists? Different people have different opinions. On one hand, some people argued that it is a good thing for the students to visit the famous university campus in that it can enable the middle students to get more information about the university and they can have enough time and opportunity to prepare themselves with the chance to get into the university. On the other hand, some people hold a negative view about this phenomenon. In their opinion, the

public tourism will have negative effect on the universities because it will not only do harm to the environment but also to the intellectual atmosphere.


In my opinion, the tourism to the universities is not a good thing. The campus is mainly a place for study . With the increasing tourism on the campus, it will ruin the spiritual atmosphere in this learning field

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