2022年黑龍江省七臺河市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLimitingtheUseofPrivateCars.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.北京地區(qū)采取措施限制私家車的通行

2．這些措施的影響

3．我的看法

LimitingtheUseofPrivateCars

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewsonRemedialExaminations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.補(bǔ)考是大學(xué)教育的一部分

2.我對補(bǔ)考的看法

3.如何發(fā)揮補(bǔ)考的作用

MyViewsonRemedialExaminations

3.1.調(diào)查顯示，某大學(xué)61%的學(xué)生需要人際關(guān)系方面的心理幫助

2.出現(xiàn)這種情況的主要原因

3.我的建議

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaposterinvitingfreshmentojoinastudentassociation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.協(xié)會正在招募新成員

2.協(xié)會的歷史、宗旨和開展的活動

3.如何加入，聯(lián)系方式

5.1.目前大學(xué)生逃課現(xiàn)象很普遍

2.分析大學(xué)生逃課的原因

3.你對這一現(xiàn)象的看法

ClassSkippinginColleges

6.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicStudyunderaWork-StudyProgram.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．在大學(xué)校園中，有的大學(xué)生是因為生活困難而勤工儉學(xué)，有的大學(xué)生是為鍛煉實際能力

2．作為一名在校大學(xué)生，你如何看待勤工儉學(xué)問題

StudyunderaWork-StudyProgram

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledToWorkatHome?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

--隨著高科技的發(fā)展，越來越多的人選擇在家工作

--選擇在家工作的利與弊

--結(jié)論

ToWorkatHome?

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:IdleYoung,NeedyOld.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．解釋諺語

2．結(jié)合現(xiàn)實舉例論證

3．珍惜時光，從現(xiàn)在做起

IdleYoung,NeedyOld

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessaybasedonthefollowingnewsextractedfromanewspaper,commentingonwhathadhappenedandgivingyourownunderstandingofit.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandgiveyouressayanappropriatetitle.

1.“香港著名影、視、歌三棲明星張國榮四月一日從香港某高層樓縱身跳下，自殺身亡……”

——《新民晚報》

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.Whenpeoplemanagetogetawaywithlying,manyofthem______.

A.areproudofthemselves

B.willmakelyingahabit

C.feelashamedandguilty

D.areheldingreataffection

12.

Beforetheambulancearrives,thepatientsufferingfromchestpainisadvisedto______.

13.

Apolicemancanlegallygiveathoroughsearchtoacarbyaskingforthecaroccupant's______.

14.

AtypeofNorthAmericancrowcan______mostofthepineseedsitburiedeventheyareindeepsnow.

A.eatupB.retrieveC.crackD.lose

15.

Thebirdsthatmigrateduringnightbegintodevelop______whentheyarequiteyoung.

16.

MarkTwaingotmarriedwhenhewas______yearsold.

17.

Withtoolsmadeof______,theMayanswereabletobuildhightemplesandmadevariousworksofart.

18.

TheStockExchangeprovidesthelargecompanieswithawaytoreachintothepocketsofthepublic.

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19.Thereleaseoflargequantitiesofthegreenhousegasmethaneaspermafrostmeltswillspeedup______.

20.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernment

JamesEisenstein,MarkKessler,BruceA.WilliamsandJacquelineVaughnSwitzer.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernment.NewYorkSt.Martin'sPress,1996.639pp.Tables,appendices,glossary,references,index.

ISBN0-312-13662-5

TherearedozensofAmericanGovernmenttextbooksonthemarket,manyofthemveryrespectedandsuccessful,someevenregardedasclassicsintheirumpteenth(無數(shù)次的)edition.Frequentlythereislittlethatdistinguishesonefromanother,otherthananidiosyncratic(特殊的)"conceptualframework,"thenumberandkindsofgraphics,boxes,andphotos,orthepackageofancillary(輔助的)materialsavailabletotheadopter.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernmentistypicalofthestandardAmericanGovernmenttextbookonthemarket.Itprovidesbalancedcoverageofpoliticalandconstitutionalhistory,Americanpoliticalinstitutionsandprocesses,andpoliticalparticipation.Thisbasicversiondoesnotincludeseparatechaptersonpublicpolicy,butmanypolicyissuesareaddressedinthecoverageofthecongress,thepresidency,thebureaucracy,thecourts,andinterestgroups.

Thechaptersareorganizedinalogicalsequencebuttheyarewrittensothattheymaybeusedinanalternativesequenceifaninstructorwouldsodesire.Thewritingstyle.isverystraightforwardandnotunnecessarilyacademicandjargonistic.Thetoneisrespectfulofstudentsandtheirexperiencesand,despitemultipleauthors,itremainsconsistentthroughoutthetext.

ThereareanumberoffeaturesofThePlayofPowerthatmakeitattractiveandthatmakeitoneofthetextbooksthatIhaveusedwithsatisfactionforseveralyears.Asissuggestedbythetitle,theauthorsdescribepoliticsasagameofpowerplayedbymanyplayers,thoughtheirsisnotanapplicationofformalgametheoriestopolitics.Instead,theyaskstudentstothinkofanumberoffamiliargames,likebasketballorMonopoly(強(qiáng)手棋),andthewaysthattherules,strategies,andresourcesshapehowplayersgoaboutpursuingtheirgoalsandwithwhateffect.Theauthorsinvitestudents,then,tolookatpoliticsasagamea"grand"gamewithsometimesdeadlyconsequencesthatisshapedbycertainrules(somefoundintheConstitution),thatisplayedbymanyplayers(politicians,voters,organizedinterests,etc.)whobringvariousandunequalresources(money,status,connections,etc.)tothegame,andwhowinvariousmaterialandsymbolicoutcomes.The"gameofpolitics"metaphorissometimesdifficulttosustainthroughoutthecoverageofmanytopics,butitprovidesausefulorganizationalframework.ItdashessomeoftheidealisticnotionsofAmericangovernmentandpoliticsthatstudentsmayhavepickedupinhighschoolcivicsclasses,aswellasthemorecynicalnotionsthattheypickupinthepopularmedia.Intheend,Ithinkitisusefulinhelpingstudentsmakesenseofwhogetswhat,andhow,aswellaswhodoeswhat,andwhyandwithwhatsuccess.

AnotherattractivefeatureofThePlayofPowerisaserious,consistent,andultimatelysuccessfulefforttodrawonstudents'ownexperiencetouncovertherelevanceofpoliticsandgovernment.Theauthorscompareandcontrastpoliticalissuesanddilemmastostudentissues,tostudentrelationshipsamongthemselves,withtheuniversity,withtheirparents,andwithlocalgovernment.Thishelpsstudentsseetherule-makingandchoice-making,aswellasthetradeoffs(權(quán)衡)ofthepoliticalprocess.

TheauthorsofThePlayofPoweralsopullofffairlyeffectivelythechallengeofdescribingtherolesofminoritiesandwomeninAmericanpoliticalhistoryandcontemporarypolitics.ThishasbecomeanincreasinglycommonundertakingforauthorsofAmericangovernmenttextbooks.Someauthorswea

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：Everycountrytendstoacceptitsownwayoflifeasbeingthenormaloneandtopraiseorcriticizeothersastheyaresimilartoordifferentfromit.Unfortunately,ourpictureofthepeopleandthewayoflifeofothercountriesisoftenadistortedone.

Hereisagreatargumentinfavorofforeigntravelandlearningforeignlanguages.Itisonlybytravelingin,orlivinginacountryandgettingtoknowitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguagethatonecanfindoutwhatacountryanditspeoplearereallylike.Howdifferenttheknowledgeonegainsthiswayfrequentlytarnsouttobefromthesecond-handinformationgatheredfromothersources!Howoftenwefindthattheforeignerswhomwethoughttobesuchdifferentpeoplefromourselvesarenotverydifferentatall!

Differencesbetweenpeoplesdo,ofcourse,existand,onehopes,willalwayscontinuetodoso.Theworldwillbeadullplaceindeedwhenallthedifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike.Somepeoplemightsaythatwearerapidlyapproachingthisstateofaffairs.Withthemuchgreaterrapidityandcaseoftravel,theremightseemtobesometruthinthisatleastasfarasEuropeisconcerned.Howeverthismaybe,atleastthegreatereaseoftraveltodayhasrevealedtomorepeoplethaneverbeforethattheEnglishmanorFrenchmanorGermanisnotsomedifferentkindofanimalfromthemselves.

(30)

A.Theywillfindoutwhatitspeoplelike.

B.Theywillknowhowtoliveinanotherway.

C.Theywillknowthecountryanditspeoplebetter.

D.Theywilllikeitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguage.

22.

【B7】

23.

【B11】

24.

【B4】

25.

【B6】

26.(39)

27.(34)

A.NewEngland.B.Britain.C.Newfoundland.D.Alaska.

28.聽力原文：M:Didyounoticetheyjustbuiltanothercoffeehouseacrossthestreetfromthemovietheater?

W:Yeah.Isn'tthatgreat?Itlooksreallycool,andtheyhavelivemusiceverySaturdaynight.It'llbetheperfectplacetohangoutafterseeingamovie.

M:Areyouserious?Ithinkit'sridiculous!Theyopenanewcoffeehouseeveryfiveminutes.Theyarepoppingupalloverthecity.There'rethreecoffeehousesonMainStreetalone.

W:Ithinkthat'swonderful--themorecoffeehouses,thebetter.I'msickofbarsandnightclubs!Iwantarelaxingplacetositwithmyfriendsandchat.It'snicetositback,listentothemusicandslowlysipareallygoodcupofcoffee.

M:Coffeehousesareafad.Theyappealtopeoplewhohavenothingbettertodothansitaroundanddrinkoverpricedcoffee.Didyouknowtheychargefourdollarsforacupofcoffeeatthatnewplaceacrossfromthetheater?That'scrazy!Theyhavemenuswithfillydifferent"special"blendsfromallovertheworld:Java,Ethiopia,Kenya,Brazil...Italltastesexactlythesametome.

W:Coffeehousesarenutjustfortrendypeople.

M:Yes,theyare!Didyoujusthearwhatthatguyoverthereordered?Heorderedadouble,decafcappuccino.That'ssostupid.Ifyoudrinkcoffee,youshoulddrinkitwithcaffeine.

W:Wow,youarereallyjudgmentaltoday.Areyoufinishedwithyourcoffee?Canwego?

M:No,Ipaidoverthreedollarsforthiscupofcoffee.I'mgoingtodrinkthewholething.

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A.Itoffersreallygoodcoffee.

B.IthaslivemusiceverySaturdaynight.

C.It'snearthetheater.

D.Youcanseeamoviethere.

29.

【B8】

30.(18)

A.Goforaswim.

B.Makebetteruseoftime.

C.Followtheofficialprocedure.

D.Watchtelevision.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.AscivilwarseruptedthroughouttheRomanRepublicinthe1stcenturyB.C.,countrydwellersmayhavefledtocities.Beforetheyleft,somepeopleburiedtheirvaluablestohidethemfromarmies.Nowsocialscientistshavestudiedthesecoinstorestoansweralong-standingRomanmystery.

HistorianshavelongdebatedRome'spopulationsizeduringthe1stcenturyB.C.Startingin28B.C.,censuses(人口普查)conductedundertilefirstRomanemperorshowedthepopulationatabout5million--a10-foldincreaseoverthatoftheRomanRepublicacenturyearlier.AboutathirdofthisjumpcanbeexplainedbytheextensionofcitizenshiptoRomanalliesacrossItaly.Butwheredidtherestofthepeoplecomefrom?Somehistorianssaytheanswerissimplypopulationexplosion.Othersarguethattheempireincludedwomenandchildreninitscensus,whereastherepubliconlycountedadultmales.

Tosettlethedebate,socialscientistPeterTurchinandhiscolleagueWalterScheidelturnedtocoinstores.Amateurantiquitieshuntersarmedwithmetaldetectorshavefoundhundredsofclaypotsfilledwithsilvercoins,calleddenarii(古羅馬便士),throughoutItalydatingbacktotheRomanEmpire.Turchinsaystheseburiedtreasurescanbeusedasasignalfortimesofsocialinstability.Peoplewouldhidetheirmoneyduringdangeroustimes,andiftheywerekilledordisplacedbywar,theynevertooktheirtreasure.

TurchinandScheidelcombinednumbersofcoinstoresfrom250B.C.to100B.C.withdatafromtheRomanRepubliccensusestochecktherelationshipbetweenthem.Forexample,populationdroppedduringtheSecondPunicWar(布匿戰(zhàn)爭),andthatcoincideswithajumpincoinstoresdatedtothattime.Then,fromdataoncoinsstoredfrom100B.C.to50C.E.,theresearchersinferredpopulationduringthatera.Therangepredictedbythecoinstoremodelisabouthalfthatofthehighestimate,indicatingthatcivilwarsreducedabout100000people,theresearchersreportonlinetoday."WeknowthisperiodwasextremelyviolentwithinternalwarfareacrossItaly,"saysTurchin.Inall.thefindingsstrengthenthehypothesisthattheAugustancensuseswerenotconfinedtoadultmen.

"Thispaperhasthegreatvirtueofpushingthedebatebacktowardactualevidence,"sayshistorianIanMorrisofStanfordUniversity.ButhistorianJ.GeoffreyKronoftheUniversityofVictoriainCanada,aproponentofthepopulationexplosionhypothesis,believesthatit'sastretchtoconnectincreasedcoinstoringwithmoredeathsandthatsomepeoplemayhavehidmoneyfrompoliticalopponents.Hepointsoutthatoneofthe1stcenturyB.C.coin-storepeakscoincideswithacivilwarthatdidn'tcausehighcasualties."Increasedcoinstoresonlyrepresentevidenceoffearsofviolence,"Kronsays."Thesefearsmayormaynothavebeenjustifiedbyactualevents."

Whatisthemysterythatsocialscientistshavestudiedthecoinstorestosolve?

A.Thecensusmethod.

B.Populationexplosion.

C.Rome'spopulationsize.

D.TheextensionofcitizenshiptoRomanallies.

32.

WhatdidthecourtthinkoftheEPA'sexcusesforitsinaction?

A.ThecourtdeniedtheEPA'sexcusesassufficientforitsinaction.

B.Itremainedundecidedwhetherthecourtacceptedtheexcusesornot.

C.Thecourtthoughttheexcusesweresimilartothatofcoal-firedpowerplants.

D.ThecourtwouldexaminetheEPA'sexcusesfurther.

33.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheeconomicfoundationofsocietyisdependenton______.

A.theabilitytomakemoney

B.thewilltoworkforpleasure

C.thecapacitytoenjoyincentives

D.thecategorizationsofouremotionalexperiences

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S8】

35.

【S5】

36.【S10】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S9】

38.

【S10】

39.

【S7】

參考答案

1.LimitingtheUseofPrivateCars①AsisknowntoallBeijingisaninternationalmetropoliswhichhaswitnessedtherapidgrowthofautomobilecarsinrecentyears.②ThereforethegovernmenthastakensomemeasureLimitingtheUseofPrivateCars①Asisknowntoall,Beijingisaninternationalmetropolis,whichhaswitnessedtherapidgrowthofautomobilecarsinrecentyears.②Therefore,thegovernmenthastakensomemeasure解析：①審題及布局。本文要求考生就北京地區(qū)采取措施限制私家車通行這一現(xiàn)象發(fā)表自己的看法。在布局上，第一段陳述所采取的措施，如單雙號及尾號限行等措施；第二段論述采取這些措施以后有什么影響，顯然這些影響應(yīng)該是積極的，即給我們所帶來的好處，比如可以緩解交通堵塞和降低環(huán)境污染等；第三段闡明自己的看法，其實就是對上一段的再度總結(jié)。②語言。注意使用一些結(jié)構(gòu)連接詞，特別是第二段論述這些措施的影響時，最好是分條列出。

2.MyViewonRemedialExaminationsItisknownthatremedialexaminationhasbeenpartofuniversityeducationformanyyears.AndtherearemanyargumentsabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofremedialexaminationsMyViewonRemedialExaminationsItisknownthatremedialexaminationhasbeenpartofuniversityeducationformanyyears.Andtherearemanyargumentsabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofremedialexaminations

3.OnCollegeStudents'InterpersonalRelationship①Accordingtothefigureshowninaresearchabout61%collegestudentsneedpsychologicalguidanceincopingwithinterpersonalrelationship.②Severalfactorscanaccountforthisphenomenon.③Foronethingsincemanystudentsfromone-childfamilieshaveneverlivedindormitoriesbeforeenteringcollegeit'scommonforthemtomeetdifficultiesingettingalongwithothers.Foranothermostmiddleschoolsgivingprioritiestothegraspofknowledgeandhighgradeshaveneglectedthenurtureofstudents'soundpersonalityandabilityofcommunication.Besidessomeparents'improperwayofeducationalsoleadstothechildren'sincompetenceinhumanrelations.④ConsideringalltheseIsuggestthatcollegesestablishacompletesystemofmentalcounselingforstudentsincludingregularspeechesandcoursesonpsychologyfreeprofessionalconsultationsetc.⑤Parentsarealsosupposedtogiveahandindealingwithchildren'semotionaldilemma.Finallystudentsthemselvesshouldtakeanactiveattitudetowardsgrouplifeandconsciouslydevelopharmoniousrelationswithothers.OnCollegeStudents'InterpersonalRelationship①Accordingtothefigureshowninaresearch,about61%collegestudentsneedpsychologicalguidanceincopingwithinterpersonalrelationship.②Severalfactorscanaccountforthisphenomenon.③Foronething,sincemanystudentsfromone-childfamilieshaveneverlivedindormitoriesbeforeenteringcollege,it'scommonforthemtomeetdifficultiesingettingalongwithothers.Foranother,mostmiddleschools,givingprioritiestothegraspofknowledgeandhighgrades,haveneglectedthenurtureofstudents'soundpersonalityandabilityofcommunication.Besides,someparents'improperwayofeducationalsoleadstothechildren'sincompetenceinhumanrelations.④Consideringallthese,Isuggestthatcollegesestablishacompletesystemofmentalcounselingforstudents,includingregularspeechesandcoursesonpsychology,freeprofessionalconsultations,etc.⑤Parentsarealsosupposedtogiveahandindealingwithchildren'semotionaldilemma.Finally,studentsthemselvesshouldtakeanactiveattitudetowardsgrouplife,andconsciouslydevelopharmoniousrelationswithothers.解析：①審題及布局。這篇作文要求在說明、解釋現(xiàn)象的基礎(chǔ)上提出建議。在布局上，根據(jù)題中給出的三段式提綱來展開即可。首先要描述現(xiàn)象，即人際關(guān)系對很多大學(xué)生造成軻擾；第二段說明導(dǎo)致這種現(xiàn)象的原因，從大學(xué)生自身、學(xué)校、家長三個方面論述；第三段提出解決問題的建議。②語言。本文意在探討大學(xué)生人際關(guān)系這—熱點問題，語言應(yīng)概括、清晰，注意邏輯性；根據(jù)內(nèi)容需要可使用一般現(xiàn)在時，現(xiàn)在完成時。

4.WeEnglishClubarerecruitingnewmembers.ThosewithakeenloveforEnglishmayjoinusonthegreattripofindulgingintheworldofEnglish.EnglishClubisa20-year-oldstudent-runorganizationinourschoolwhichhasenjoyedgreatpopulWe,EnglishClub,arerecruitingnewmembers.ThosewithakeenloveforEnglishmayjoinusonthegreattripofindulgingintheworldofEnglish.EnglishClubisa20-year-oldstudent-runorganizationinourschool，whichhasenjoyedgreatpopul

5.ClassSkippinginCollegesClassskippingissomethingthatisalmostunimaginableforuswhenwewereinmiddleschoolandhighschool(1)butitbecomesausualphenomenonintoday'suniversities.What'sworsesomeoftheundergraduatesdonotthinkitis(2)atoskipclasses.(3)Therearesomepossiblereasonsforthephenomenon.(4)Firstuniversitystudentsarenotpreparedto(5)liveaself-disciplinedlifeandwhenthisiscompaniedbyaloosemanagementsystemofuniversitiesclassskippinginevitablyappearsandincreases.(4)Secondthesizeofsomeoftheuniversitycoursesistoobig:when(6)morethan100oreven200studentsarehavingonelecturetogethertheattendanceofallthestudentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.(4)Thirdsomeofthecollegestudentsmaynotfindthedirectionfortheirfuturedevelopment.(7)Inmyviewitisnotacceptabletoskipclasses(8)atourownwill(9)letalonetheimportanceofacademiclearningandskilltraining.Ifwecannotbearesponsibleindividualandchoosenottoobeytheruleswecannotmakeourselvesaneligiblecitizen.ClassSkippinginCollegesClassskippingissomethingthatisalmostunimaginableforuswhenwewereinmiddleschoolandhighschool,(1)butitbecomesausualphenomenonintoday'suniversities.What'sworse,someoftheundergraduatesdonotthinkitis(2)atoskipclasses.(3)Therearesomepossiblereasonsforthephenomenon.(4)First,universitystudentsarenotpreparedto(5)liveaself-disciplinedlife,andwhenthisiscompaniedbyaloosemanagementsystemofuniversities,classskippinginevitablyappearsandincreases.(4)Second,thesizeofsomeoftheuniversitycoursesistoobig:when(6)morethan100oreven200studentsarehavingonelecturetogether,theattendanceofallthestudentscannotpossiblybeaccuratelyrecorded.(4)Third,someofthecollegestudentsmaynotfindthedirectionfortheirfuturedevelopment.(7)Inmyview,itisnotacceptabletoskipclasses(8)atourownwill,(9)letalonetheimportanceofacademiclearningandskilltraining.Ifwecannotbearesponsibleindividualandchoosenottoobeytherules,wecannotmakeourselvesaneligiblecitizen.解析：本題要求寫一篇議論文，“逃課現(xiàn)象”是大學(xué)生非常熟悉的校園話題，與他們聯(lián)系比較密切，議論要客觀、具有說服力，而不能無理無據(jù)地空洞表述。

[思路]第一段說明大學(xué)生逃課的普遍性；

第二段詳細(xì)論述大學(xué)生逃課的原因；

第三段給出自己的觀點：不要逃課。

6.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationintheworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.AscanbeseenfromthestatisticstheU.S.A.—oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld—hadthehighestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthelowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshadaconsiderablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilarintheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamongthethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthanIndonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.BangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.ItsGNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.anditsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusionitcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavea10ngwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.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.ThefigureintermsofthedailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,anditsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfromtheeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavea10ngwaytogobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthesametime,theU.S.A.hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriestodeveloptheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

7.StudyunderaWork-StudyProgramNowadaysmoreandmorecollegestudentsaretakingpart-timejobsastheyhavemoretimeattheirdisposal.Someareeagertogainexperienceandimprovetheirpracticalskills.OthersStudyunderaWork-StudyProgramNowadaysmoreandmorecollegestudentsaretakingpart-timejobsastheyhavemoretimeattheirdisposal.Someareeagertogainexperienceandimprovetheirpracticalskills.Others

8.ToWorkatHome?Withthedevelopmentofhightechnologymoreandmorepeoplechoosetoworkathome.Everydaytheysitinfrontofthecomputerexchanginginformationwiththeircolleaguessendingmessagesandpicturesbackandforthallovertheglobe.Whydomanypeoplechoosetoworkathome?Theremustbesomethinggoodwithit.Ontheonehandyoumaysavemoneyoncommutingandeatingoutbecauseyouareworkingathome.Therearefewerinterruptionsinyourdayasthereisnobodytochatto.Inadditionyoucanorganizeyourtimebettertosuittheneedsofyourfamily.Howeveryoumayfeelisolatedandfinditdifficulttoworkwellwithoutthestimulusofcolleagues'thoughtsandopinions.Whileyoumaysavemoneyonfareandeatingoutyoumayspendmoreongasandelectricityathome.Besidesyoumayneedtoinvestincomputersandcommunicationsequipment.Furthermoreitcanbedifficulttomakeadistinctionbetweenworkandhomelifeandyoumayfindyourselfworking18hoursadayatalowerrateratherthan8hoursmoreintensely.Inconclusionworkingathomedoesnotsuiteverybody.Howeverforthosewhoenjoyitthereismorefreedomandflexibilityintheworkingday.ToWorkatHome?Withthedevelopmentofhightechnology,moreandmorepeoplechoosetoworkathome.Everydaytheysitinfrontofthecomputer,exchanginginformationwiththeircolleagues,sendingmessagesandpicturesbackandforthallovertheglobe.Whydomanypeoplechoosetoworkathome?Theremustbesomethinggoodwithit.Ontheonehand,youmaysavemoneyoncommutingandeatingoutbecauseyouareworkingathome.Therearefewerinterruptionsinyourdayasthereisnobodytochatto.Inaddition,youcanorganizeyourtimebettertosuittheneedsofyourfamily.However,youmayfeelisolatedandfinditdifficulttoworkwellwithoutthestimulusofcolleagues'thoughtsandopinions.Whileyoumaysavemoneyonfareandeatingout,youmayspendmoreongasandelectricityathome.Besides,youmayneedtoinvestincomputersandcommunicationsequipment.Furthermore,itcanbedifficulttomakeadistinctionbetweenworkandhomelife,andyoumayfindyourselfworking18hoursadayatalowerrateratherthan8hoursmoreintensely.Inconclusion,workingathomedoesnotsuiteverybody.However,forthosewhoenjoyit,thereismorefreedomandflexibilityintheworkingday.

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