（2023年）江蘇省淮安市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

（2023年）江蘇省淮安市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.1.目前，國久“漢語熱”持續(xù)升溫

2.出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的主要原因

3.“漢語熱”給我的啟示

OnForeigners'LearningChinese

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicToCurbSpending.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.現(xiàn)在許多大學(xué)生普遍花錢大手大腳，消費(fèi)水平高

2．有人認(rèn)為社會(huì)整體生活水平提高了，大學(xué)生花錢多一些無可厚非

3．你的看法

ToCurbSpending

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledFoodSafety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.食品安全事故屢有發(fā)生

2．人們對(duì)食品的安全越來越擔(dān)心

3．怎樣才能解決好食品的安全問題

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

1.對(duì)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

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.學(xué)生的書包越來越重

2.造成這情況的原因

3.如何減輕學(xué)生的負(fù)擔(dān)

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1.大學(xué)生失業(yè)已經(jīng)成為嚴(yán)重的社會(huì)問題

2.大學(xué)生失業(yè)的原因

3.提出自己對(duì)這個(gè)現(xiàn)象的看法和認(rèn)為可行的解決途徑

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWasteSorting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前許多人扔垃圾時(shí)不分類

2．由此帶來的問題

3．提倡垃圾分類的意義

WasteSorting

8.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

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.假如你是李靜，你想向校長申請(qǐng)參加西部大開發(fā)，你要給校長寫一封信，信的內(nèi)容包括：

1．表達(dá)自己想要參加西部大開發(fā)的愿望；

2．簡要說明自己的理由。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedtowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudents'MakingMoney.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.大學(xué)生兼職工作的現(xiàn)象

2．大學(xué)生兼職工作的原因

3．我的觀點(diǎn)

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

MarkTwainactuallymeans______.

12.

Accordingtothepassage,people______cantakerunningasregularexerciseimmediately?

A.withalotofenthusiasm

B.withgoodhealthcondition

C.whohavenomoneybutlotsoftime

D.whowanttobestronger

13.

Americansoftenmakejokesaboutwomentalkingtoomuch,butinfact,men______.

14.

Thepassagemainlystateshowtogetwellintouchwiththetwofathers.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.Whichofthefollowingisnotabigadvantageofswimmingaccordingtothepassage?

A.Waterreducesthepressureonpeople'sjoints.

B.Swimmingworksmostofthemajormuscles.

C.Watercangreatlyincreasepeople'sfitness.

D.Swimmingcanburnthefatquiteeffectively.

16.AccordingtoRubin,theeffectofAuto-Tuneonsingersmaybe______.

A.positiveB.negativeC.exaggeratedD.underestimated

17.

MorethanhalfofAmericansnowusetheInternet.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Thesurveysuggeststhatrecenthighschoolgraduateslackskillslikeshowingrespectforothers,______.

19.Sports

Manyanimalsengageinplay,buthomosapiensistheonlyanimaltohaveinventedsports.Sincesportsareaninvention,apartofcultureratherthananaspectofnature,alldefinitionsofsportsaresomewhatarbitrary.Whethersportsareahumanuniversalfoundineveryknowncultureoraphenomenonuniquetomodernsocietydependsuponone'sdefinitionofsports.Menandwomenhavealwaysrun,jumped,climbed,lifted,thrown,andwrestled,buttheyhavenotalwaysperformedthesephysicalactivitiescompetitively.Althoughallliteratesocietiesseemtohavecontestsofonesortoranotherinwhichmen,andsometimeswomen,competeindisplaysandtestsofphysicalskillandprowess,sportsmaybestrictlydefinedasphysicalcontestsperformedfortheirownsakeandnotforsomeulteriorend.Accordingtothisstrictdefinition,neitherNeolithic(新石器時(shí)代的)huntersnorcontestantsinreligiousceremoniessuchastheancientOlympicGameswereengagedinsports.Insistenceonthestipulationthatsportsmustbeperformedfortheirownsakemeanstheparadoxicaleliminationofmanyactivitieswhichareusuallythoughtofassports,suchasexercisesdoneforthesakeofcardiovascularfitness,racesruntosatisfyaphysicaleducationrequirement,ballgamesplayedtoearnapaycheck.Strictdefinitionalsomeansabandonmentofthetraditionalusageinwhich"sport",derivedfromMiddleEnglishdisporter,referstoanylightheartedrecreationalactivity.Inthemindsofsome18th-centuryaristocrats,agameofbackgammon(15子游戲)andtheseductionofamilkmaidwerebothconsideredgoodsport,butthisusageofthetermhasbecomearchaic.

Strictconceptualizationallowstheconstructionofanevolutionaryhistoryofsportsinwhichextrinsicpolitical,economic,military,andreligiousmotivationsdecreaseinimportanceasintrinsicmotivations—participationforitsownsake—increase.Thedisadvantage,however,isthatthedeterminationthatagivenactivityistrulyasportdependsontheanswertoapsychologicalquestion:Whatisthemotivationoftheparticipants?Thequestionofmotivationcannotbeansweredunambiguously.ItisprobablethatthecontestantsoftheancientOlympicGamesweremotivatedbytheintrinsicpleasureofthecontestaswellasbythereligiousimperativesofGreekcult.Itisalsoprobablethatmodernprofessionalathletesaremotivatedbymorethansimplyeconomicmotives.Thusmostscholarsassumequietlythatpopularusagecannotbecompletelywrongtorefer,forinstance,toU.S.professionalNationalFootballLeaguegamesassports.

Thepsychologicalaspectsofsportsaremoredifficulttoassessbecausefactorssuchasmotivationaremoredifficulttomeasurethanthesizeofaudienceortheamountofacontract.Thepsychologicalteststhathavebeenadministeredhaveproducedsuchawelterofcontradictoryresultsthatmanyspecialistsarereadytoabandontheattempttopinpointmotives.Somegeneralizations,however,seemtenable.Onthewhole,physicalfitnessandthedesireforsimplerelaxationseemtomotivatethosewhoshuncompetitivesportsinfavourofnoncompetitivephysicalactivitiessuchasjogging,hiking,recreationalswimming,andaerobics(althoughthedevelopmentofaerobicsconteststestifiestotheprotean(變化多端的)natureofthecompetitiveurge).Importanttothosewhochoosesportsisthechallengeofthecontest,theopportunitytotestone'sphysicalandmentalskillsagainstanotherperson,againstnature,oragainsttheabstractionofthesportsrecord.Thechoiceofonesportoveranotherdependsontheculturalavailabilityofthesport(fewLaotiansplaybaseball),onsocialgroup(fewtruckdriversownpoloponies),ongender(womenarenotsupposedtobox),andonindividualtemperament(somepeoplecannotenjoygolf).Thereisreasontobelievethatthedistinctionbetweenteamsports,whichemphasizeco

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

OnlylargecompaniesandbusinessesusetheInternettodobusiness.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(47)

22.(21)

A.Thatthemanrethinktheirplans.

B.Thatthemanseeageneralpractitioner.

C.Thatthemanseeapsychiatrist.

D.Thatthemanconcentrateonhisstudies.

23.聽力原文：W:Strauss,we'vegotaproblem.Wedon'thaveenoughmoneytopaytherentthismonth.IthinkI'dbetteraskMomandDadforaloan,oraskmybossforaraise.

M:Well,Idon'tknow.ButmaybeI'dbetternottakeanotherEnglishcoursethissemester.

Q:What'stheproblemtheyaretalkingabout?

(18)

A.Theirparentscutbacktheloantothem.

B.Thewomandoesn'twanttotakeanotherEnglishcourse.

C.Theycan'taffordtherentofthismonth.

D.Thewoman'sbossrefusedtogiveheraraise.

24.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Whereisthebus?Itwasscheduledtobehereaboutthirtyminutesago.AndI'malreadylateforwork.

M:Me,too.Ihateridingthebus.It'sneverontime,andwehavetobeatabusstopforhoursnomatterhowtheweatheris.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

(12)

A.Thebusstop.

B.Thebadweather:

C.Thelatebus.

D.Thetrafficjam.

25.聽力原文：SomestudentsattheOpenUniversityleftschool20yearsago.Othersareyoungerbutallmustbeatleast21yearsold.ThisisoneexampleofhowtheOpenUniversityisdifferentfromallotheruniversities.Itsstudentsmusteitherworkfull-timeorbeathomeallday,forinstance,mothersoffamilies.Theydonothavetopassanyexaminationsbeforetheyareacceptedasstudents.Thisiswhytheuniversityiscalled"open".Theuniversitywasstartedinordertohelpaknowngroup-peoplewhomissedhavingauniversityeducationwhentheywereyoung.

ThefirstnamefortheOpenUniversitywas"TheUniversityoftheAir".Theideawastoteach"ontheair",inotherwords,onradioandtelevision.Mostoftheteachingisdonelikethis.Radioandtelevisionhavebroughttheclassroomintopeople'shomes.Butthis,onitsown,isnotenoughforauniversityeducation.TheOpenUniversitystudentalsoreceivesadviceatoneof283studycentersinthecountry.36weeksoftheyearhehastosendwrittenworktoa"tutor",thepersonwhoguideshisstudies.Hemustalsospend3weekseverysummerasafull-timestudent.Tutorsandstudentsmeetandstudytogether,asinotheruniversities.AttheendoftheOpenUniversity'sfirstyear,theresultsweregood.Threeoutofevery4studentspassedtheirexaminations.Iftheydothiseveryyear,theywillfinishtheirstudiesinfourorfiveyears.

(33)

A.Becausethestudentshavetopassallexaminationsbeforeenteringit.

B.Becausethereisnoexaminationbeforetheyareacceptedasstudents.

C.Becausethereisnogate.

D.Becauseitnevercloses.

26.(24)

A.Hehasbeenill.

B.Hehasn'tyetfoundatopic.

C.Hewasbusystudyingforanexam.

D.Hedidn'tknowwhenitwasdue.

27.(28)

A.Thefollowingdaywillbefine.

B.Fineweatherwillcontinue.

C.Rainyweatherwillprobablycome.

D.Therainwillstop.

28.

【B6】

29.聽力原文：W:ProfessorNelson,couldyoupleaseturnupthetemperaturehere?I'mhavingafever.

M:Yeah,Iunderstand,butIdon'tcontrolthethermostat.Tellyouwhat,I'lltalktomaintenanceaboutitafterclass.Inthemeantime,Isuggestyouputonasweaterifyoubroughtone.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(19)

A.Hecan'tdoanythingaboutit.

B.Thetemperatureisjustsuitableforhim.

C.Hewillaskthemaintenanceforhelp.

D.Thewomanshouldbringmoreclothes.

30.(14)

A.Inacar.

B.Inapoliceoffice.

C.Inarestarant.

D.Inarailwaystation.

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

Bythispassage,theauthormainlywantstohighlight______.

A.themagicpowerofcomputers

B.theimportanceofanoptimisticoutlook

C.thepowerofcreativityandintelligence

D.theinfluenceoftechnologicaldevelopment

32.

AccordingtoAIRiesPepsiissosuccessfulbecauseit______.

A.wouldliketospendbillionsofmoneyonthepromotionofitsproducts

B.hastwiceasmanyadvertisingexpertstoturntoforconsultation

C.isalwayschangingitsimagetocatertothetasteoftheyoungpeople

D.canmakeeffectiveuseoffamousstarspopularwiththeyoungpeople

33.

ProfessorJamesWestphal'sstudysuggeststhat______.

A.boardroomreformshavefailedtoachievethedesiredresult

B.outsideboarddirectorstendtobemoreindependent

C.withaboardroomfullofoutsiders,seniormanagersworkmoreconscientiously

D.cooperationbetweenseniormanagersandboarddirectorssufferedfromthereforms

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S10】

35.InBritain,therewereafewveryrichpeoplewhoreceivedmoneyfrom

landorinvestments,anddidnotneedtowork.Theyusedtohavelarge

amountsofservantstolookafterthem.Therewerealsomanymiddle-classS1.______

people,whoworkedasbusinessmenorasdoctorsorlawyer.TheyusuallyS2.______

hadseveralservantstocleartheirhousesandcooktheirmeals.ButthereS3.______

werealsomanypoorpeople,therewasabiggapbetweentherichandtheS4.______

poor.Thepoorhadverydifferentlives.Manyworkedasservants.They

usedtobepayinglittle,andtheyhadtoworklonghours.ButatleasttheyS5.______

livedinawarmhouseandwerewellfed.Thosewhoworkedinfactories

wereoftenlessfortunate.Theyusedtoworkmanyhoursaday,indangerous

andunhealthyconditions.But,evenso,theydidnotusetoearnenough

tofeedhisfamilies.TheyoftenlivedinslumswhichwerebuiltcheaplybyS6.______

thefactoryowners.Theworstpaidpeoplewerethosewhoworkedon

thefarms.Atcertaintimesoftheyear,theydidnotusetoearnnothingS7.______

becausetherewasnoworkforthemtodo.Lifeforthepoorwasnotalways

bad.Therewerekindfarmersandfactoryownerswhichhelpedtheirworkers.S8.______

Andmanypeoplewereconcernedaboutthepoor.Oneofthemwas

CharlesDickens,thefamousBritishwriter.Whenhewasyoung,hisfamily

wasalwaysshortinmoney.Hisfatherwasaclerk,whousedtospendmoreS9.______

thanheearn.WhenDickenswaseleven,hehadtoworkinafactory.S10.______

【S1】

36.【S4】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S5】

38.Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhich

arenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptforintheir【S1】______

scale.Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhave

notfound?newone.Andanylargeorrichcityisgoingto【S2】______

attractpoorimmigrants,whofloodin,fillingwithhopes【S3】______

ofprosperitywhicharethenoftendisappointing.Thereare

backwardtownsontheedgeofBombayorBrasilia,just

asthoughtherewereontheedgeofseventeenth-century【S4】______

Londonorearlynineteenth-centuryParis.Thisisnewis【S5】______

thescale.Descriptionswrittenbyeighteenth-centurytravelers

ofthepoorofMexicoCity,andtheenormouscontrasts

thatwastobefoundthere,areverysimilartodescriptions【S6】______

ofMexicoCitytoday-thepoorcanstillbenumberedinmillions.

Thewholemonstrousgrowthrestsoneconomicprosperity,

butbehinditliestwomyths:themythofthecityasa【S7】______

promisedland,thatattractsimmigrantsfromruralpoverty【S8】______

andbringsitfloodingintocitycenters,andthemythofthe【S9】______

countryasaGardenofEden,which,afewgenerations

late,sendsthemfloodingoutagaintothesuburbs.【S1】______

【S1】

39.【S4】

參考答案

1.OnForeigners'LearningChinese①NowadaysChineseourmothertongueisenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.②OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountriesandmanyforeignersareattractedbytheoldmysteriousandcharminglanguage.③SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.④FirstlywiththerapideconomicdevelopmentChinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluencewhichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.SecondlyChineseservesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.FinallythewidespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.⑤ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpridebutmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besides⑥wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewellandthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.OnForeigners'LearningChinese①Nowadays,Chinese,ourmothertongue,isenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.②OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountries,andmanyforeignersareattractedbytheold,mysteriousandcharminglanguage.③SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.④Firstly,withtherapideconomicdevelopment,Chinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluence,whichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.Secondly,ChineseservesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.Finally,thewidespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.⑤ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpride,butmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besides,⑥wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewell，andthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.解析：①審題及布局。這篇作文討論國外“漢語熱”持續(xù)升溫的現(xiàn)象，要求分析其主要原因，并說明給“我”的啟示。在布局上，可根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱展開。第一段介紹很多外國人熱衷于學(xué)漢語，孔子學(xué)院遍地開花；第二段說明出現(xiàn)此現(xiàn)象的主要原因，注意要層次分明，邏輯性強(qiáng)；第三段說明“漢語熱”給我的啟示與思考，可結(jié)合眼下大學(xué)生漢語水平低下這一事實(shí)來展開。②語言。本文涉及在說明“漢語熱”這一熱點(diǎn)的基礎(chǔ)上分析原因，語言需客觀、簡潔、縝密，注重銜接；談及個(gè)人思考時(shí)，語言要富有表現(xiàn)力和感情色彩；建議考生多關(guān)注社會(huì)熱點(diǎn)，勤于思考，并注意積累相關(guān)詞匯及表達(dá)。

2.ToCurbSpendingThemonthlyexpendituresofcollegestudentshavebeenontheriseinthepastfewyears.Somearguethatifthestudentsearnthemoneythemselveshowtheyspenditisnoneofotherpeople'sbusinessandafterallthegenerallivingstandardkeepsrising.Howeverthefactisthatmoststudentsliveonthemoneytheirparentsgivethem.Thelureofamorecomfortableandfashionablelifestyle--onewithnamebrandclothingmobilephonesMP3anddiningoutorgoingtobarswithagirlfriend--makesmanytobefrequentborrowers.Inmyopinionyoungstudentsaresensitivetofashionsandnewtrendsthustheyeasilyfoundit'simpossibletomakeendsmeetandrunintodebt.Whenastudent'sspendingstepsbeyondtheboundariesofdailynecessitiesitbecomesakindofwaste.Furthermorewidespreadextravagantspendingoncampuscouldhaveabadinfluenceonpeople'svalues.Butmanystudentsseeitasacommonpracticeandnotafault.Thougheveryonehastherighttoenjoyacomfortablelifecampusisaplaceforstudy.Sojustthinktwicebeforeyousignabill.ToCurbSpendingThemonthlyexpendituresofcollegestudentshavebeenontheriseinthepastfewyears.Somearguethatifthestudentsearnthemoneythemselves,howtheyspenditisnoneofotherpeople'sbusiness,andafterall,thegenerallivingstandardkeepsrising.However,thefactisthatmoststudentsliveonthemoneytheirparentsgivethem.Thelureofamorecomfortableandfashionablelifestyle--onewithnamebrandclothing,mobilephones,MP3,anddiningoutorgoingtobarswithagirlfriend--makesmanytobefrequentborrowers.Inmyopinion,youngstudentsaresensitivetofashionsandnewtrends,thustheyeasilyfoundit'simpossibletomakeendsmeetandrunintodebt.Whenastudent'sspendingstepsbeyondtheboundariesofdailynecessities,itbecomesakindofwaste.Furthermore,widespreadextravagantspendingoncampuscouldhaveabadinfluenceonpeople'svalues.Butmanystudentsseeitasacommonpracticeandnotafault.Thougheveryonehastherighttoenjoyacomfortablelife,campusisaplaceforstudy.Sojustthinktwicebeforeyousignabill.解析：[審題]

本文是議論文，結(jié)構(gòu)很清晰，就是描述現(xiàn)象，提出部分人對(duì)該現(xiàn)象的某種觀點(diǎn)，然后闡述自己的觀點(diǎn)。

[寫作思路]

第一段：描述大學(xué)生花錢大手大腳的現(xiàn)象，可采用舉例子的方法，也可以引用數(shù)據(jù)說明現(xiàn)象。

第二段：指出部分人認(rèn)為社會(huì)快速發(fā)展的情況下大學(xué)生可以花錢大手大腳，應(yīng)該解釋為什么這些人持有這種觀點(diǎn)。

第三段：提出自己的觀點(diǎn)，同意或者反對(duì)第二段中的觀點(diǎn)，講明原因。

3.FoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorqualityproblemsremainseriousinthemarket．The2008ChinesemilkscandalbeginningwithrevelationsofcontaminatFoodSafetyWiththeincreaseofthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorquality,problemsremainseriousinthemarket．The2008Chinesemilkscandal,beginningwithrevelationsofcontaminat

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.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnotsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhavetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthepublicforanendtothissituationtheexcessivepressureimposedonthepupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.Firstagreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparentswhohavegonealllengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemouttovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithasinfactbeenechoingintheirheadseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehightestwellandfinishfirst.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldbeheldresponsibletoo.Tothemscoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteachingmethods.Insteadtheyjustassignmoredrillsandexercisesthrustmorebooksintothepupils'backpacksandstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids'schoolbags."Tomyminditappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsofsomepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses—althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize"thecurrenteducationalsystem—tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshavepointedoutwhenitcomestoachild'swell-beingweshouldbeasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-manneredgooddecentpersonweshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythannotifwehaveachievedthesegoalsthechild'ssuccesswilltakecareofitself.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnotsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhavetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthepublicforanendtothissituation,theexcessivepressureimposedonthepupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.First,agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparents