【2021年】黑龍江省綏化市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測試題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.1.大量民工流入城市

2．人們對民工大量流入城市所持的不同看法

3．我的觀點(diǎn)

RuralWorkers:AMixedBlessingfortheCity

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitle:HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Youshouldwriteatleast130wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.中國已漸漸步入老齡化社會。(65歲以上的老年人已占全國人口的7%)

2.我認(rèn)為應(yīng)如何對待老年人群。(社會關(guān)愛與福利制度，家庭溫暖，社區(qū)服務(wù)……)

3.我的結(jié)論。

HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

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

1.對于長假是否必要，不同的人有不同的看法。

2.我認(rèn)為長假是必要的，因?yàn)?.....

3.如何度長假。

IsLongHolidayNecessary

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledChangesinFamilyExpenses.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechartandoutlinegivenbelow.

1.請對圖表所給出的信息進(jìn)行描述

2.請對描述的內(nèi)容做出原因分析

3.請針對此圖表得出合理的結(jié)論并對未來進(jìn)行預(yù)測

ChangesinFamilyExpenses

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCareerorMarriage?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前許多大四女生不忙求職忙相親

2．產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3．我的看法

CareerorMarriage?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.在校大學(xué)生炒股的現(xiàn)象在一些地主很普遍

2.有人認(rèn)為這種行為不利于學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)也有人認(rèn)為這種行為也能讓學(xué)生有所收獲

3.你的觀點(diǎn)

BuyingandSellingStocksasaStudent

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．有人贊成提高退休年齡

2．有人則反對

3．你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoWriteanEnglishResume?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.中英文簡歷有所不同，英語簡歷不是漢語簡歷的直接翻譯；

2.寫英語簡歷要注意：不要簡單羅列，要突出重點(diǎn)；內(nèi)容安排要合理；用詞準(zhǔn)確，認(rèn)真檢查等等。

HowtoWriteanEnglishResume?

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledDoCollegeStudentsNeedCareerOrientation?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.許多大學(xué)生缺乏明確的職業(yè)規(guī)劃

2．職業(yè)規(guī)劃的重要性

3．我的看法

DoCollegeStudentsNeedCareerOrientation?

10.1.目前，在中國的農(nóng)村和城市都有“啃老族”

2.這種現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因

3.如何應(yīng)對這種現(xiàn)象

注:"NEET"是"NotCurrentlyEngagedinEducation,EmploymentorTraining"或"NotinEducation,EmploymentorTraining"的縮略語，即我們說的“啃老族”。

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

AccordingtoDavidFoote,whathashelpedtheincreaseofnewkindsofjobs?

A.Networkrelatedscience.

B.Riskmanagement.

C.Socialmedia.

D.Marketing.

12.

BritishcompanieshaveproposeddesignsthataremoresuitablethantheX-33andX-34,butthegovernmentdoesnotsupportit.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.Thepassageismainlyaboutwhyandhowtoplantmoretreestomakeuniversitiesbecomegreen.

14.

Accordingtotheauthor,itwilltakeabout______toreconstructnewwhite-collarworld.

A.4yearsB.10yearsC.37yearsD.acentury

15.Whomightdisliketheideaofarrangingbooksbytheircolors?

A.Thosewholikepaintingonthebookshelves.

B.Thosewhotendtoarrangeanythingscientifically.

C.Thosewhoarecolor-blind.

D.Thosewhousuallycannotrememberthecolorsofbooks.

16.

Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehadnotdonevolunteeringworkearlier.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

InScotland,ifonecanoffertheproofthattherelationshiphasbrokendown,heorshewill______.

18.

RemainsofthehugestatueofZeusatOlympiabearthesignatureofPindar.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Thevolunteersweresurprisedatthefactthatineverydaydecision-making,people'sbeliefsareoften______.

20.IfAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience,theycannotsurvivetheseverecompetitionbetweendevelopedcountries.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：W:Ihaveacomplainttomake,sir.Iwaited10minutesatthetablebeforethewaitershowedup.WhenIfinallygotserved,IfounditwasnotwhatIordered.

M:I'mterriblysorry,madam.Itisabitunusuallybusytonight.Asacompensation,yourmealwillbefree.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

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A.Attheinformationdesk.

B.Inadepartmentstore.

C.Inarestaurant.

D.Atarailwaystation.

22.(47)

23.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：(26)Afewmonthsago,millionsofpeopleinLondonheardalarmsalloverthetown.Emergencyservices,thefiredepartments,thepolice,hospitalsandambulancesstoodby,readytogointoaction.Inrailwayandundergroundstations,peoplereadnoticesandmaps,whichtoldthemwheretogoandwhattodointheemergency.(26)ThiswasExerciseFloodcall,topreparepeopleforafloodemergence.Londonwasn'tflooded,yet.Butitispossiblethatitwouldbe.In1236andin1663,Londonwasbadlyflooded.In1928,peoplelivinginWestminster,theheartofLondon,drownedinfloods.Andin1953,100people.livingontheeasternedgeoftheLondonsuburbs,werekilledagaininthefloods.AtLast,GreaterLondonCounciltookactiontopreventthisdisasterfromhappeningagain.(27)Thoughafloodwallwasbuiltin1980s,Londonersstillmustbepreparedforthepossibledisaster.Ifithappens,50undergroundstationswillbeunderwater.Electricity,gas,andphoneserviceswillbeoutofaction.Roadswillbedrowned.ItwillbeimpossibletocrossanyofthebridgesbetweenNorthandSouthLondon.Imagine!LondonwilllooklikethefamousItaliancity,Venice.(28)ButthisExerciseFloodcalldidn'tcausepanicamongLondoners.Mostpeopleknewitwasjustawarning.Oneladysaid,"It'safloodwarning,isn'tit?Thewaterdoesn'tlookhightome."

(27)

A.OneofthebridgesbetweenNorthandSouthLondoncollapsed.

B.TheheartofLondonwasflooded.

C.Anemergencyexercisewasconducted.

D.Ahundredpeopleinthesuburbsweredrowned.

24.【B2】

25.聽力原文：W:Doyouevergettiredofthesametopicsalwaysbeingdiscussedatcouncilmeetings?

M:DoI?YouknowsometimesIthinksomemembershavenothingbettertotalkabout.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmeanaboutthecouncilmembers?

(18)

A.Theyhaveanarrowrangeoftopicstodiscuss.

B.Theybringupthemostimportantissue.

C.Theyhaveinterestingtopicstodiscuss.

D.Theyhavelittleknowledge.

26.(24)

A.HedidnotreceivetheNewStudentPacket.

B.HedidnotreadthroughtheNewStudentPacket.

C.TheCityMetrodidnotsendanadvertisementtohim.

D.Hedidnotjointhestudentunion.

27.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Myhusbandandchildrenthinktheyareveryluckythattheyarelivingandthatit'sChristmasagain.Theycan'tseethatweliveonadirtystreetinadirtyhouseamongpeoplewhoaren'tverygood.ButJohnnyandchildrencan'tseethis.Whatapityitisthatourneighborshavetomakehappinessoutofallthisdirt.Idecidethatmychildrenmustgetoutofthis.Themoneythatwe'vesavedisn'tnearlyenough.

TheMcGarityshavemoneybuttheyaresoproud.Theylookdownuponthepoor.TheMcGaritygirljustyesterdaystoodoutthereinthestreeteatingfromabagofcandywhilearingofhungrychildrenwatchedher.Isawthosechildrenlookingatherandcryingintheirhearts;andwhenshecouldn'teatanymoreshethrewtherestdownthesewer.Why,isitonlybecausetheyhavemoney?Thereismoretohappinessthanmoneyintheworld,isn'tthere?

MissJacksonwhoteachesattheSettlementHouseisn'trich,butsheknowsthings.Sheunderstandspeople.Hereyeslookstraightintoyourswhenshetalkswithyou.Shecanreadyourmind.I'dliketoseethechildrenbelikeMissJacksonwhentheygrowup.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeakerfromthepassage?

31.WhatdoyouthinkofMcGaritygirl?

32.Whatdoesthespeakertrytotellus?

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A.Sheisgoodatobservingandunderstanding.

B.Sheisneverpleasedwithherneighbors.

C.Sheisunhappywiththeirlife.

D.Sheiseasytogetalongwith.

28.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Meteor-psychologists(氣象心理學(xué)家)areconcernedwithhowtheweather【B1】______thebehavior.ofpeople.Oneareaoftheirconcernision(離子)balance.

Ionsareelectricchargesthatexistinthe【B2】______,intheairthatwebreathe.Ionsareeitherpositiveornegative.Inonecubic【B3】______ofairthereareabout2,000ions.Intheairtherearemorepositiveionsthannegativeones,theratiobeingabout4negativeionsto5positiveions.

Meteor-psychologistsare【B4】______concernedabouttwothingsrelatedtoions.Onethingisthebalanceorratiobetweenpositiveandnegativeions.Whenthetotalnumberofnegativeions【B5】______,orwhenthe4to5ratiochanges,people'sbehavior.mayalsochange.

Meteor-psychologistshavefoundthatwhentherearetoomanypositiveionsintheair,somepeopletendtobecomemore【B6】______,moreupset,more【B7】______.Whenthereisahigh【B8】______ofpositiveionsintheair,accidentsandcrimesaremorelikelytohappen.

Thesecondareaofconcernisthetotalnumberofionsintheair.【B9】________________.Thisreductioninthenumberofionstendstomakesomepeoplefeelmoredepressed.【B10】______________.Morepeoplevisitdoctorsduringthosetimes.Meteor-psychologistsarebeginningtounderstandtheconnectionbetweenionsandhealth.【B11】_________________________.

【B1】

29.(26)

A.TryingtoletMarkknowabouthisproblem.

B.HelpingMarkrelaxandbemorecomfortableinagroup.

C.WaitingfifteenminutesandthenleavingwithoutMark.

D.TellingMarktocomeearlierthantheplannedmeetingtime.

30.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：W：Iwanttobookapackagetour．I'dliketostopoverfivedaysineitherIrelandorSpain．

M：YoucallhavefivedaysinIrelandorFranceifyouwish．

Q：Whattravelplanswillthewomanprobablymake?

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A.ShewillspendfivedaysinIreland.

B.Shewillhaveapackagetourwithlotsofstopover.

C.Shewilltakealongertrip.

D.ShewillspendfivedaysinFrance.

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

ThelawofDecember,1988prohibitsemployersfromexamingpeoplewhoapplyforjobsexcept______.

32.WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.

B.Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdingahostileattitudetowardscience.

C.Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.

D.Somepeoplethinkthreehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosethackforcriticalappraisalofscientificmethod.

33.Whataccountsformillennials'beingsuitableforworkcreatedbythecurrenteconomy?

A.Theirdesiretopromotethemselves.

B.Theirstrongsenseoflookingafterfamilies.

C.Theirspecialskillsinrunningandmanagingfirms.

D.Theirembraceoftechskillsandinnovativeideas.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.Theresultofautomationmaywellbeanincreasein

employment,sinceitisexpectedthatvastindustrieswillgrow

uparoundmanufacturing,maintaining,andrepairingautomation

equipment.Theinterestoflaborliesinbringingaboutthetransition

withaminimumofconvenienceanddistresstotheworkers【S1】______

involved.Also,unionspokesmenemphasizethatthebenefitof

theincreasedproductionandlowercostsmadepossibleby

automationshouldbesharedbyworkersintheform.ofhigher

wages,moreleisure,andimprovedlivingstandards.

Toprotecttheinterestsofitsmembersintheeraof【S2】______

automation,unionshaveadoptedanumberofnewpolicies.One

oftheseisthepromotionofsupplementaryemploymentbenefit【S3】______

plans.Itisemphasizedthatsincetheemployerinvolvedwithsuch【S4】______

aplanhasadirectfinancialinterestinpreventingunemployment,

hewouldhaveastrongdriveforplanningnewinstallmentssoasto【S5】______

causethelesspossibleproblemsinjobsandjobassignment.Such【S6】______

unionsareworkingfordismissalpayagreements,requiredthat【S7】______

permanentlydismissedworkersarepaidasumofmoneybased【S8】______

onlengthofservice.Anotherapproachistheideaofthe

"improvementfactor",thatcallsforwageincreasesbased【S9】______

onincreasesinproductivity.Itispossible,however,thatlabor

willrelymainlyonreductioninworkinghourinordertogain【S10】______

afullshareinthefruitsofautomation.

【S1】

35.

【S6】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S10】

38.Manypeoplebelievetheyaresupposetodrinkeightglassesofwateraday,orabout【S1】______

twoliters.What?Becausethatiswhattheyhavebeentoldalltheirlife.Butanewreport【S2】______

offerssomedifferentadvice.Expertssaypeopleshouldobeytheirbodies;theyshould

drinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellikedrink.【S3】______

Thereportcontainssomegeneralsuggestion.Theexpertssaywomenshouldget

abouttwo-point-sevenlitersofwaterday.Menshouldgetaboutthree-point-sevenliters.【S4】______

Butwait--ineachcase,thatismorethaneightglasses.

Thereisanimportantdifference.Thereportdoesnottellpeoplehowmanyglasses

ofwatertodrink.Infact,theexpertssayitmaybepossibletoknowhowmanyglasses【S5】______

areneededtomeettheseguidelines.Thisisbecausethedailywaterrequirementcan

includethewatercontentinfoods.

Peopleneedtodrinkmorewaterwhentheyarephysicallyactive.Thesameistrue

ofthoseliveinhotclimates.Dependingonheatandactivity,peoplecouldneedtwotimes【S6】______

somuchwaterasothersdo.【S7】______

Allthis,however,docsnotansweronequestion.Nooneseemssurewhypeople

havetheideathatgoodhealthrequireeightglassesofwaterdaily.【S8】______

Itmayhavestartedwithamisunderstanding.Innineteen-forty-five,theNational

AcademyofSciencespublishedsomeguidelines.ItsFoodandNutritionBoardsaida

goodnumberofwaterformostadultswastwo-point-fivelitersdaily.Thiswasbasedon【S9】______

anaverageofonemilliliterforeachcalorieoffoodeat.Butthatwasonlypartofwhat【S10】______

theboardsaid.Italsosaidthatmostofthisamountiscontainedinpreparedfoods.

【S1】

39.

【S2】

參考答案

1.RuralWorkers:AMixedBlessingfortheCityTheearly1990sfoundanunprecedentedtideofruralworkersfloodingintobigcitiessuchasShanghaiGuangzhouandBeijing.AccordingtoarecentsurveyinShanghaialonetherearemorethan2.5millionmigrantworkers.Thereisanambivalentfeelingtowardsruralworkers.Noonedeniestheimportantcontributionruralworkershavemadetotheurbandevelopment.Theyhavedonemostofdirtydangerousandunderpaidjobsinheavyindustriesconstructionsitesandotherfieldsthatcityresidentsunwillingtoenter.Theyhavebecomeanindispensablepartofurbanlifetoapointwherethemachineryofacitycannotoperatewithoutthosecogsthoughsmallandunnoticed.Yetanantimigrantattituderunsconsistentlythroughthemainstreamofurbanconsciousness.Cityresidentscomplainthatmigrantworkershaveworsenedtrafficandsanitationproblemandhavethreatenedtotakealreadyscarceurbanjobs.Theyalsoblamethemforthesharpriseintheurbancrimerate.Despitetheproblemsposedbymigrantsonethingiscertain:agrandprosperousedificeofthecityisbasedontheworkofmillionsofmigrantworkers.RuralWorkers:AMixedBlessingfortheCityTheearly1990sfoundanunprecedentedtideofruralworkersfloodingintobigcitiessuchasShanghai,Guangzhou,andBeijing.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,inShanghaialonetherearemorethan2.5millionmigrantworkers.Thereisanambivalentfeelingtowardsruralworkers.Noonedeniestheimportantcontributionruralworkershavemadetotheurbandevelopment.Theyhavedonemostofdirty,dangerousandunderpaidjobsinheavyindustries,constructionsitesandotherfieldsthatcityresidentsunwillingtoenter.Theyhavebecomeanindispensablepartofurbanlifetoapointwherethemachineryofacitycannotoperatewithoutthosecogs,thoughsmallandunnoticed.Yetanantimigrantattituderunsconsistentlythroughthemainstreamofurbanconsciousness.Cityresidentscomplainthatmigrantworkershaveworsenedtrafficandsanitationproblemandhavethreatenedtotakealreadyscarceurbanjobs.Theyalsoblamethemforthesharpriseintheurbancrimerate.Despitetheproblemsposedbymigrants,onethingiscertain:agrand,prosperousedificeofthecityisbasedontheworkofmillionsofmigrantworkers.

2.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'predictionthisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.Firstthesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheoldanywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostareathetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevailstherearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetrideofthem.ThereforechangingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Secondbasedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysizeacombinationoffamilycarecommunity-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthiswayoldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamiliesthusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Thirdoldpeoplenotonlyneedhelptheycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassetstheymaynotonlyliveafullerlifebutalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.AtpresentboththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'prediction,thisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.First,thesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheold,anywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostarea,thetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevails,therearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetrideofthem.Therefore,changingthiskindofattitudetowardsoldpeopleisuppermostinensuringthatourGrandmaandGrandpaleadahappylife.Second,basedonthefactthatthetraditionofhomecarefortheelderlyfacesbigchallengeduetotheshrinkingfamilysize,acombinationoffamilycare,community-basedservicesandsocialwelfarenecessarytohelpouroldpopulationinhelpingandsupportingtheirlives.Inthisway,oldpeoplecanenjoythehelpandlovefromboththesocietyandtheirfamilies,thusrelievingthepressureontheiryoungerchildren.Third,oldpeoplenotonlyneedhelp,theycanalsogiveahandinraisingtheirgrandchildren.Ifwetreatthemaspreciousassets,theymaynotonlyliveafullerlife,butalsomakefurthercontributionstooursocialandeconomicdevelopments.Atpresent,boththeproportionoftheoldintheChinesepopulationandthenumberofretiredpeopleareincreasing.Howtorespondtothisphenomenonaffectseverybodynowandinthefuture.Weshouldcombinecommunityhelpwithfamilycareandofferhelptothemineveryway.

3.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.

4.ChangesinFamilyExpensesThestatisticfiguresgivenbythistableshowtherearesomefundamentalchangesinfamilyexpensesinChinafrom1985to2005.Theamountofmoneyspentonfoodandclothinghasdecreaseddramaticallyinthepasttwentyyearswhereasthatonrecreationeducationhealthcareandothershasincreasedsharply.Especiallyexpensesonrecreationandeducationincreasedmost.Theresultanalyzedcanbeexplainedbythreereasons.Firstpeople'slivingstandardhasimproved.Moneyspenttokeepthefamilyfromhungerandcoldnessisnotthemajorconcernanylonger.Secondpeoplerealizetheimportanceofeducation.Thirdpeoplespentmoremoneyonrecreationandhealthcareinordertoliveahappyandhealthylife.Theaboveanalysistellsusthatpeoplearenolongersatisfiedwithbasiclivingnecessities;insteadtheypaymoreattentiontotheirspirituallifeUndoubtedlythistrendwillcontinueinthefutureWiththeincreaseoffamilyexpensesonrecreationeducationandhealthcare.ChangesinFamilyExpensesThestatisticfiguresgivenbythistableshowtherearesomefundamentalchangesinfamilyexpensesinChinafrom1985to2005.Theamountofmoneyspentonfoodandclothinghasdecreaseddramaticallyin