2023年吉林省長(zhǎng)春市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)

2023年吉林省長(zhǎng)春市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.1.有人認(rèn)為考研是大學(xué)畢業(yè)生最好的出路

2.也有人持不同意見(jiàn)

3.我的看法

ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.許多大學(xué)生缺乏社會(huì)責(zé)任感，比如……

2.造成這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3.大學(xué)生應(yīng)如何履行自身的社會(huì)責(zé)任

CollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilities

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--電子圖書悄然問(wèn)世，帶來(lái)了巨大的市場(chǎng)潛力，并對(duì)出版業(yè)造成一定的沖擊

--電子圖書的優(yōu)勢(shì)和弊端

--電子圖書與紙質(zhì)書刊的前景

IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:IsLongHolidayNecessary?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.對(duì)于長(zhǎng)假是否必要，不同的人有不同的看法。

2.我認(rèn)為長(zhǎng)假是必要的，因?yàn)?.....

3.如何度長(zhǎng)假。

IsLongHolidayNecessary

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

1.描述圖表中生活費(fèi)用支出的變化情況

2.給出可能的原因

3.得出你的結(jié)論

6.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofPoorStudents'RunningErrands.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些大學(xué)校園出現(xiàn)貧困大學(xué)生“跑腿族”

1.對(duì)于這種做法有人表示支持

2．有人并不贊成

3．我的看法

PoorStudents'RunningErrands

8.假設(shè)你是李明，假期即將到來(lái)，你打算做一次為期三周的旅行，希望找個(gè)外國(guó)朋友作為游伴(Travel-mate)。擬一個(gè)尋游伴的啟事，交代清楚日程安排、費(fèi)用分擔(dān)情況、對(duì)對(duì)方的要求等，并說(shuō)明對(duì)方和你一起出游的好處。

Travel-mateWanted

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledProsandConsofOnlineShopping.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow：

1.簡(jiǎn)單介紹網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的方法

2．闡述網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的好處

3．指出網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的缺點(diǎn)并總結(jié)

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物：onlineshopping/E-shopping

信用卡：creditcard

瀏覽(網(wǎng)頁(yè))：browse(vt.)

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter—onbehalfoftheStudents'UnionandtheAcademicLecturesAssociation—toinviteavisitingforeignprofessor,David,todeliverapresentationtothestudentsinyouruniversity.YouareNOTallowedtoincludethenameofyouruniversityinthisletter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.對(duì)這位知名的外籍教授的到來(lái)表示歡迎

2．表達(dá)希望該教授就某個(gè)話題在學(xué)校進(jìn)行講座的希望和對(duì)講座的一些基本設(shè)想

3．希望教授可以接受邀請(qǐng)，并對(duì)教授的寶貴時(shí)間表示感謝

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

Thefirstuseofthetermorganicfarmingisusuallycreditedto___________________inhis1940bookLooktotheLand.

12.

Itisnecessarythatwemustemploydeterminedgovernmentactiontocontrolpollution.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Thereisanagingsignwhenfeelingsadfromtimetotime.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.Whentravelinginanothercountry,manyAmericansbringwaterwiththembecause______.

A.theyarenotusedtodrinkinglocalwater

B.theyassumethatlocalwaterisnotsafe

C.theyaremorepronetowater-bornediseases

D.theircaneasilyfallillifcontactingwithlocalgerms

15.

Thedisruptednaturalecosystemhasledto______ofsomespeciesandputalotofspeciesindanger.

16.

Suchexpensesaschildcareanddependentsupportingcanbewithheldfromthepaycheckfor______.

17.

Thedisadvantageofthehybridcornisthatitwas______andpoorinflavor.

18.

RemainsofthehugestatueofZeusatOlympiabearthesignatureofPindar.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Peoplewhosufferfromgroupsofdepressiveepisodesfeelbadallthetime.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.AdSlogans

Howmanytimeshaveyoubeeninyourcarwithyourradioon,gottenout,andhourslater,hadsometingle(廣告詩(shī))playinginyourhead?This,myfriends,isgoodadvertising.Thatjinglewassocatchythathoursafteryouhadbeenexposedtoit,itstilllingered.Thesamecanbesaidofadslogans.Everyday,wearesurroundedbycarads,creditcardads,travelads,foodads,clothingads...thelistgoeson.

TheBasics

Thepurposeofthestraplineorsloganinanadvertisementistoleavethekeybrandmessageinthemindofthetarget(that'syou).Itisthesign-offthataccompaniesthelogo.Itsgoalistostick:"Ifyougetnothingelsefromthisad,getthis...!"Afewwell-knownexamplesoftheseslogansinclude:

-AmericanExpress:"Don'tleavehomewithoutit"

-Apple:"Thinkdifferent"

-AT&T:"Reachoutandtouchsomeone"

-Timex:"Takesalickingandkeepsonticking"

-Wendy's:"Where'sthebeef?"

-Wheaties:"Thebreakfastofchampions"

Unfortunately,adslogansdon'talwayswork,usuallybecausetheyaregeneric,ready-to-wear,off-the-shelflinesthataretakenoutandshinedup,readytobeusedagainandagainwhenthecreativejuiceshavestoppedflowing.Dozensofadvertisersusethemwithoutblinking.Theiradagenciesshouldbeashamedofthemselves!

ThePerfectTagline

Aperfectly-formedtaglineshouldfulfillseveralcriteria.First,itshouldbememorable.Memorabilityhastodowiththeabilitythelinehastoberecalledunaided.Alotofthisisbasedonthebrandheritageandhowmuchthelinehasbeenusedovertheyears.Butifitisanewline,whatmakesitmemorable?Thebigideashouldbetoldintheadvertisement.Themorethetaglineresonateswiththebigidea,themorememorableitwillbe.

Guinnessusedtousetheline"Guinnessisgoodforyou"untiltheauthoritiesgotafterthem,saying"Comeon!Guinnessisstout(烈性啤酒)!Itcontainsalcohol!Itcan'tbegoodforyou!Sostopusingthatclaim!"So,theGuinnessadagencycameupwithastrokeofgenius.Theline?"Guinnessisn'tgoodforyou."Agoodsloganshouldrecallthebrandname,andideally,thebrandnameshouldbeincludedintheline."Mygoodness,myGuinness!"works,asdoes"Cokeisit?"Ontheotherhand,"Oncedriven,foreversmitten(深有感觸)"doesnoteasilyinvokethewordVauxhall—aBritishcarmadebyGeneralMotors.Ifitissuccessful,thelineshouldpassreadilyintocommonidiomasacatchphrase,suchas"BeanzmeanzHeinz"or"Where'sthebeef?".Inadditiontoaprovocativeandrelevantillustrationorstory,alliteration(頭韻)likeJaguar:"Don'tdreamit.Driveit.",coinedormade-upwords(LouisVuitton:"Epileather"),puns,andrhymesaregoodwaysofmakingalinememorable.Soisajingle.

Agoodtaglineshouldincludeakeybenefit:"Engineeredlikenoothercarintheworld"doesthisbeautifullyforMercedesBenz."Britain'ssecond-largestinternationalscheduledairline"isa"sowhat"statementforthelateAirEurope.Youmightwellsay"Iwantacarthatisengineeredlikenoothercarintheworld,"butitisunlikelythatyouwouldsay"IwanttwoticketstoParisonBritain'ssecond-largestinternationalscheduledairline!"

There'sawell-knownpieceofadviceintheworldofmarketing:"sellthesizzle,notthesteak."Itmeanstosellthebenefits,notthefeatures.Sincethetaglineistheleave-behind,orthetake-away,surelytheopportunitytoimplantakeybenefitshouldnotbemissed:

-HolidayInn:"Pleasingpeopletheworldover"

-Karry-Lite:"Takesthe'lug'outofluggage"

-Polaroid:"Thefundevelopsinstantly"

-TheEconomist:"Freeenterprisewitheveryissue"

Conversely,thefollowinglineshavenoobvious

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(25)

A.It'snotalwaysclearwhypeoplebehaveincertainways.

B.Peopleusuallyblameothersfortheirmistakes.

C.Certainconditionscausedriverstobehavestrangely.

D.Thereasonforsomebehavior.isObvious.

22.

【B11】

23.(24)

A.ShewenttoSafariPark.

B.ShewenttoOxford.

C.Shewatchedthesunrise.

D.ShewenttoStonehenge.

24.(17)

A.Thereisnothingwrongwithdiet.

B.Oneshouldcombinedietwithexercise.

C.Exercisedoesmoregoodthandietdoes.

D.Dietdoesnotdoanygoodtopeople.

25.(18)

A.Canceltheirassignment.

B.Allowthemtohandintheirassignmentafewdayslater.

C.Helpthemtowritepartoftheassignment.

D.Explaintothemwhattheassignmentwas.

26.聽(tīng)力原文：M：CanIborrowyourcalculustextbook?Ileftmilleintheclassroom．AnditwasgonewhenIwentback．

W：Thathappenedtomeonce．I'dalmostgivenuponfindingituntilIcheckeditatthelost-and-foundattheinformationdeskdownstairsinthelobby.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutwhatthemanshoulddo?

(14)

A.Borrowherbook.

B.Checktheclassroomagain.

C.Buyanewbook.

D.Askaboutthebookattheinformationdesk.

27.(13)

A.Thewomanwillputoffherdecisiontostudy.

B.Thewomanwillnowjuststudyratherthangoout.

C.Thewomanwillgooutbecauseshe'sinagoodmood.

D.Thewomanwillhavetomakeadecisionwhethertostudy.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Youdon'tlooksmartthismorning.Icanseeyou'renothappy.Comeon,whathappened?

M:Ihadneverexpectedthiswouldhavehappenedtome.WehadapowerfailureathomelastnightandImissedmostofthefootballmatch.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

(13)

A.Themanisafootballfan.

B.Themanneedsthewoman'shelp.

C.Themandidn'twatchTVlastnight.

D.Themanoftenhaspowerfailureathome.

29.

【B3】

30.聽(tīng)力原文：Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossibleforustorecognizepeople?Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.Yetaveryyoungchildorevenananimal,suchasapigeoncanlearntorecognizefaces.Wealltakethisabilityforgranted.

Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone'spersonality,wemerethewaysinwhichheorsheacts,speaks,thinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers.

Likethehumsface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone'spersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribinghisface.Ifyouwereaskedtodescribewhata"niceface"lookedlike,youprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.Butifyouwerekedtodescribea"niceperson,"youmightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskindconsiderate,friendly,ware-hearted,andsoon.

Therearemanywordstodescribehowapersonthinks,feelsandacts,AnAmericanpsychologistfoundnearly18,000Englishwordscharacterizingdifferencesinpeople'sbehavior.Andmanyofususethisinformationasabasisfordescribing,ortypinghispersonality.Bookworms,conservatives,militarytypes:peoplearedescribedwithsuchterns.

Peoplehavealwaystriedto"type"eachother.ActorsinearlyGreekdramaworemaskstoshowtheaudiencewhethertheyplayedthevillains'ortheheroes'role.Infact,thewords"person"and"personality"comefromtheLatinpersona,meaning"mask".Today,mosttelevisionandmovieactorsdonotwearmasks.Butwecaneasilyfromthe"goodguys"fromthe"badguys"becausethetwotypesdifferinappearanceaswellasinactions,

(33)

A.Howtodistinguishpeople'sfaces.

B.Howtodescribepeople'spersonality.

C.Howtodistinguishpeoplebothinwardandoutward.

D.Howtodiffergoodpersonsfrombadpersons.

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

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sleepisthesolutionforalltypesoffatigue.

B.Psychologicallyhealthypeopledonotsufferfromfatigue.

C.Changingyourdietcannotcurepsychologicalfatigue.

D.Youwon'tbecomefatiguedifyouaredoingsomethingyouenjoy.

32.TheEcomaginationcampaigncontributestocarbonemissionreductionby______.

33.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"itissomewhatlikeanotherBigBrother"(Lines6-7,Para.1)?

A.Googlecontrolsallinformationcompletely.

B.Googlefailstokeepitspromiseofofferingfreeaccess.

C.Googleisviolatingpeople'sprivacy.

D.Googleimprovespeople'slivesgreatly.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S9】

35.【S2】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S9】

38.

【S5】

39.

【S10】

參考答案

1.ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?RecentlythereismuchdiscussionaboutwhetheritisthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.Thosewhoadvocatethenecessityoffurtherstudymaintainthatinsuchacompetitivesocietyahigherdegreewillbringmanybenefitsforgraduatesmoresatisfyingsalariesforinstance.Butthosewhoopposethatopinionarguethatitisunnecessarytocompetewithsomanystudentsintheentranceexamination.Andwhatcollegegraduatesneedurgentlyistohuntforajobandgainworkingexperience.Tobefinanciallyindependentisofgreatimportanceforstudentsespeciallythosecomingfromruralareas.AsIseeitthefirststatementseemsmorereasonable.Firstlyfurtherstudywillequipstudentswithenrichedknowledgeimprovedprofessionalskillsandbroadenedhorizonwhichqualifythemfordemandingjobs.Secondlypostgraduatecanaccumulateworkingexperiencebyputtingwhattheyhavelearntintopracticeintheirsparetime.Finallyastothefeepostgraduatesaregrantedallowancetoloanmoneyfromthebankstofinancethemselves.Insummaryit'swiserforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?Recently,thereismuchdiscussionaboutwhetheritisthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.Thosewhoadvocatethenecessityoffurtherstudymaintainthat,insuchacompetitivesocietyahigherdegreewillbringmanybenefitsforgraduates,moresatisfyingsalaries,forinstance.Butthosewhoopposethatopinionarguethatitisunnecessarytocompetewithsomanystudentsintheentranceexamination.Andwhatcollegegraduatesneedurgentlyistohuntforajobandgainworkingexperience.Tobefinanciallyindependentisofgreatimportanceforstudents,especiallythosecomingfromruralareas.AsIseeit,thefirststatementseemsmorereasonable.Firstly,furtherstudywillequipstudentswithenrichedknowledge,improvedprofessionalskills,andbroadenedhorizon,whichqualifythemfordemandingjobs.Secondly,postgraduatecanaccumulateworkingexperiencebyputtingwhattheyhavelearntintopracticeintheirsparetime.Finally,astothefee,postgraduatesaregrantedallowancetoloanmoneyfromthebankstofinancethemselves.Insummary,it'swiserforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.解析：①審題及布局。這篇作文主要探討大學(xué)畢業(yè)生是否應(yīng)該考研的問(wèn)題。題目要求闡明兩種對(duì)立的觀點(diǎn)后提出自己的看法及理由。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱展開(kāi)即可．第一段介紹“考研是畢業(yè)生最好的出路”這一觀點(diǎn)；第二段指出也有人持不同意見(jiàn)，列舉其理由；第三段在權(quán)衡上述觀點(diǎn)后明確表達(dá)自己選擇何種態(tài)度，并分條目列舉理由，注意層次清晰，論證有力。最后重申觀點(diǎn)，結(jié)束全文。②語(yǔ)言。本文涉及對(duì)立觀點(diǎn)的陳述與取舍，語(yǔ)言需概括、簡(jiǎn)潔地表明雙方立場(chǎng)，用詞要鮮明準(zhǔn)確，層次分明。作為議論文，本文使用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)即可，談及考研對(duì)大學(xué)生未來(lái)發(fā)展的影響時(shí)可使用一般將來(lái)時(shí)。

2.CollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilitiesIfyouGoogle"the71stanniversaryoftheNanjingMassacre"(inChinese)ontheInternetyouwillbeimpressedbythevideoshowofagirl'sspecialcommemoration.AfterwatchiCollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilitiesIfyouGoogle"the71stanniversaryoftheNanjingMassacre"(inChinese)ontheInternet,youwillbeimpressedbythevideoshowofagirl'sspecialcommemoration.Afterwatchi解析：[寫作點(diǎn)撥]本文要求考生就大學(xué)生的社會(huì)責(zé)任感進(jìn)行論述。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的三個(gè)提綱來(lái)展開(kāi)即可。第一段可以通過(guò)描述大學(xué)生不太積極參與歷史紀(jì)念日等活動(dòng)這一現(xiàn)象，指出他們?nèi)鄙僖欢ǖ纳鐣?huì)責(zé)任感。第二段探求造成這種現(xiàn)象的原因，考生可用如下的論據(jù)：就業(yè)壓力越來(lái)越大，大學(xué)生把更多精力投入到了學(xué)業(yè)中；許多人已經(jīng)通過(guò)中學(xué)的歷史課了解此類事件，認(rèn)為不必流于形式；也有人認(rèn)為努力學(xué)習(xí)就是最好的不讓歷史重演的行動(dòng)。第三段說(shuō)明大學(xué)生應(yīng)該如何履行自身的社會(huì)責(zé)任，要言之有理。

3.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbookRidingtheBulletinMarch2000aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbookhadmadeahitanditproducedagreatimpactonthepublishingindustry.Anelectronicbookore-bookissimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.T.E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothatyoucanfindthemeaningsofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethewordsizeifyouhavepooreyesight.Infacte-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasilywhichshouldappealtostudentswhoarecarryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infactsomeuniversitiesareplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudentstohelpthemintheirstudies.Despiteallthisthecurrente-bookreadersareunlikelytoreplaceprintedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewelltoprintedbooksbecausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeoplefeeluneasysittinginfrontofthescreen.Fortheme-booksaremoredifficulttoreadande-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.HoweverIamconfidentthate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamongstudentsandmoreandmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththedevelopmentofelectronictechnology.IsItFarewelltothePrintedBook?WhenStevenKingpublishedhisbookRidingtheBulletinMarch,2000,aroundtwomillionpeopledownloadeditfromtheInternetwithinhours.Itwasthefirsttimethatanelectronicbookhadmadeahit,anditproducedagreatimpactonthepublishingindustry.Anelectronicbook,ore-book,issimplyaversionofabookthatallowsyoutostoreanddisplayitdigitally.T.E-booktechnologyallowsyoutocarryaroundawholelibraryinasmallunit.Youcanalsohighlightawordtobringupitsdefinitionsothatyoucanfindthemeaningsofindividualwordseasilyandyoucanenlargethewordsizeifyouhavepooreyesight.Infact,e-bookreadersarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired.Anotheradvantageisthatitletsyoubuybooksinsegmentsandcarrythemaroundeasily,whichshouldappealtostudents,whoarecarryingheavybagstoschooleveryday.Infact,someuniversitiesareplanningtogivehand-helddevicestoalltheirstudentstohelpthemintheirstudies.Despiteallthis,thecurrente-bookreadersareunlikelytoreplaceprintedbookscompletely.Itisnottimetosayfarewelltoprintedbooks,becausepeopleareusedtotheprintedwordandsomepeoplefeeluneasysittinginfrontofthescreen.Forthem,e-booksaremoredifficulttoreadande-bookscannotbeasattractiveastheprintedword.However,Iamconfidentthate-bookswillenjoymoreandmorepopularityamongstudentsandmoreandmorepeoplewillbeattractedbye-bookswiththedevelopmentofelectronictechnology.

4.IsLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionintoday'ssocietybecomesfiercersomepeopleregardlongholidayassomethingunaffordablebecauseworkwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.Butstillalotofcareerpursuersgoonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythinkthathavingagoodrestduringtheholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergyandfreshoutlookoftheirjob.PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.HolidayisbeneficialtoourWorkinmanywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfromenjoyingourlifeandspendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.Firstaftermonthsofworkingunderpressureoneneedstorelaxhismindandbodytogetpreparedforthenextroundofwork.Wehumanbeingslikeaclockshouldperiodicallyrelaxourselves.Secondtimeawayfromworkmaygiveoneachancetolookathisworkwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenbacktoitagain.Overworkmaynotonlyreduceworkefficiencybutalsohamperone'soriginalthinking.Moreoverafterlongperiodofworkonemayfeelboredwiththedailyroutinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolongerappreciateshisownworkhowcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproducegoodresults?Withregardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipandfriendshipholidayplaysabigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgoodopportunityforfamilymembersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.Ifwegoonlettingworkrobbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbelovedifweletworkcompletelytakecontrolofuswewilllosetoomanythingsessentialinourlife.Allinallweshouldnotfallvictimstotherat-race.Inordertosurvivethecompetitioninordertoliveacompletelifewehavetostrikeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.IsLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionintoday'ssocietybecomesfiercer,somepeopleregardlongholidayassomethingunaffordablebecauseworkwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.Butstillalotofcareerpursuersgoonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythinkthathavingagoodrestduringtheholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergyandfreshoutlookoftheirjob.PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.HolidayisbeneficialtoourWorkinmanywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfromenjoyingourlifeandspendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.First,aftermonthsofworkingunderpressure,oneneedstorelaxhismindandbodytogetpreparedforthenextroundofwork.Wehumanbeings,likeaclock,shouldperiodicallyrelaxourselves.Second,timeawayfromworkmaygiveoneachancetolookathisworkwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenbacktoitagain.Overworkmaynotonlyreduceworkefficiency,butalsohamperone'soriginalthinking.Moreover,afterlongperiodofwork,onemayfeelboredwiththedailyroutinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolongerappreciateshisownwork,howcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproducegoodresults?Withregardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipandfriendship,holidayplaysabigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgoodopportunityforfamilymembersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.Ifwegoonlettingworkrobbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbeloved,ifweletworkcompletelytakecontrolofus,wewilllosetoomanythingsessentialinourlife.Allinall,weshouldnotfallvictimstotherat-race.Inordertosurvivethecompetition,inordertoliveacompletelife,wehavetostrikeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.

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

6.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityratewas6timesgreater.InconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealongwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.AtthesametimetheU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthestatistics,theU.S.A.-oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld-hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinallthefourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.T