（2021年）四川省遂寧市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.1．在大學中，室友之間和睦相處很重要；

2．有些人認為相互體諒是和睦相處的重要途徑；

3．你的觀點。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.目前社會上有不少假冒偽劣商品，為什么會有這種現(xiàn)象？

2.舉例說明假冒偽劣商品對消費者個人，社會等的危害。

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

IsLongHolidayNecessary

1．對于長假是否必要，不同的人有不同的看法

2．我認為長假是必要的，因為……

3．如何度長假

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewersprefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyourwritingandwriteneatlyandclearly.

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLearntoResistTemptation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow:

--大千世界充滿各種誘惑

--舉例說明不能抵制誘惑的害處

--如何抵制誘惑

LearntoResistTemptation

6.1.目前在中國，校園安全事故時有發(fā)生

2．這種現(xiàn)象造成了惡劣的影響

3．應該如何杜絕這種現(xiàn)象

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheIncreaseintheNumberofChineseTravelingAbroad,Youshouldwriteatleastl5Owordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.說明這一現(xiàn)象

2．解釋產生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3．預測未來的趨勢

(說明：中國游客出國旅游開始于1997年。據(jù)統(tǒng)計，當年全國出境旅游的人數(shù)為520萬人次，到2006年出境旅游的人數(shù)已超過3000萬人次。)

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnPrivateTutoring.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.為孩子聘請家教目前非常普遍

2．有人認為這對孩子有幫助，有人則不以為然

3．我的看法

OnPrivateTutoring

9.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCompetitionandCooperation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.現(xiàn)代社會中競爭無處不在；

2.競爭和合作的關系。

10.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsofqualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

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

Inthehappinesspiechart,errorfactorsaccountfor10percent.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Thepassagetellsuswhybathsandmassagesbenefitusintermsofmood.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow______.

14.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowtoSolveThreePuzzles

Newknowledgeandsophisticateddiagnostictechniquesarehelpingdoctorsrecognizeearlysignsofautism(孤獨癥),Alzheimer'sdisease(癡呆癥)andheartproblemsinwomen.Harvardexpertsreportontheadvancesthataregivingpatientshope.

DetectingAutism

Earlydiagnosis(診斷)ofautismiscriticalbecauseeducationalprogramsthatbuilduponachild'sstrengthsandimprovesocialskillsmayhelpsculptthedevelopingbrain,minimizingtheimpactoftheillnesslaterinlife.Butspottingthedisorderishardsincethereisnotestforit,althoughscientistsareslowlyuncoveringgeneabnormalitiesthatmakechildrenvulnerabletoautism.LastweekTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinereportedthataspecificlocationonchromosome(染色體)16wasthesiteofmutationsresponsibleforsomecasesofautism.

Fornow,diagnosisdependsonobservingachild'sbehavior.It'sacomplexprocess,sincenotwocasesarealikeandsignsrangefrommildtosevere,landed,eventhoughsignsofautismmaybeapparentbeforetheirfirstbirthday,mostchildrenaren'tdiagnoseduntiltheageof3.Thatmakesparents,whoaresointimatelyfamiliarwiththeirchild'sbehavior,perhapsthemosteffectivediagnostic”tools."TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsrecentlyissuedscreeningguidelinesrecommendingthatpediatriciansengageparentsinevaluatinginfantsforautism.Evenbabiesdevelopingtypically,theguidelinessay,shouldbescreenedatsetintervals,suchasduringthe9-,18-and24-monthvisits.

Healthyinfantsasyoungas6or8monthsdocommunicateandrespondnonverballytosocialcues.Mostlookuporturnatthesoundoftheirname.By12monthstheytypicallybabbleandpointatobjects.By16monthstheysaysinglewords;by24months,two-wordphrases.Incontrast,childrenwithautismseldommakemeaningfuleyecontactorrespondtofamiliarvoices.Theymayneverspeak.Theirplayisoftenrepetitiveandcharacterizedbylimitedimagination(neatlyarrangingcrayonsinsteadofcoloringwiththem).Othersmaysimplyflaptheirhandsinexcitementordisappointment.

Ontheirown,noneofthesesignsmeansthatachildhasautismoranotherdevelopmentaldisorder.Nevertheless,if'yourchildhasanyofthesesigns,heorshemeritsevaluation.Althoughnotreatmentsarecurative,theycanhelpchildrenlearntheskillstheyneedtocopeinanormalenvironment,achievegreaterindependenceandhavebrighterfutures.

TheAlzheimer'sMystery

Alzheimer'sdisease,whichbeginsyears,evendecades,beforeitcausessymptoms,isaquietlytickingtimebomb.Butuntilrecentlydoctorshadnodiagnostictestthatcould"hear"theticking.Unfortunately,itdidn'tmattermuchthatAlzheimer'scouldn'tbespottedearlyatastagecalledmildcognitiveimpairment,orMCI-sincetherewerenotreatments.Today,however,therearenewdiagnosticteststhatcandetectAlzheimer'satanearlystage,andseveraldisease-modifyingdrugsareinadvancedclinicaltrials.

Thebrainshrinkage(萎縮)causedbyAlzheimer'scannowbemeasuredwithvolumetricmagneticresonanceimaging(MR1).ThistechniquetakesaseriesofMRIbrainscansandthenusessophisticatedmathematicalmodelstoanalyzetheresults.Mostimportant,volumetricMRIenablesresearcherstoidentifysubtleshrinkageinbrainareasfirstaffectedb

A.menB.womenC.theyoungD.theold

15.Theauthofeels______abouthumanity'sfinalvictoryinthecentury-oldbattleagainstback-pain.

16.

WhatdidtheEastIndiaCompanygetfromBritishsovereignatitsexpansion?

A.Thequalificationofestablishingitsbranches.

B.ThepermissiontobuildYaleUniversity.

C.Financialaswellasmilitarysupport.

D.Theprivatearmytoprotectitsemployees.

17.Whatdidtheresearchersdotoparticipantsintheexperiments?

A.Theyputonamagicperformancetotheparticipants.

B.Theydivertedtheparticipants'attentionanddisruptedtheirchoosing.

C.Theychangedthethingsparticipantschosewithouttheirnoticing.

D.Theyaddedconfusiontothetwooptionstheparticipantsfaced.

18.

Thesuccessofexpandingforeignmarketshaveinfluencedthedomesticculturalenvironmentaswellasthecountriesthathaveopenedtheirmediamarket.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Mothers'gettingolderand______couldalsoaccountfortheobesityepidemic.

20.

AChineseshouldpay______ifhewantstosubscribethemagazineforayear.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：Hiddenpassengerstravelinginships,trains,orevencarscanbeaterriblenuisance,especiallywhentheyareinsects,Inthisrespect,thereisagreatdifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandinsects.Theformermakeeverypossibleefforttoavoiddiscovery,whilethelatterquicklydrawattentiontothemselves.

WecanonlysympathizewiththeunfortunatemanwhohadtostophisearsoonaftersettingoutfromacountryvillagetodrivetoLondon.Heatingastrangenoisefromthebackofthecar,henaturallygotouttohavealook.Heexaminedthewheelscarefullybutashefoundnothingwrong,hecontinuedonhisway.Thenoisebeganalmostimmediatelyandnowitwaslouderthanever.Quicklyturninghishead,themansawwhatappearedtobeagreatblackcloudfollowingthecar.Whenhestoppedatavillagefurtheron,hewastoldthataqueenbeemustbehiddeninhiscarastherewerethousandsofbeesnearby.

Onlearningthis,themanrealizedthattheonlywaytoescapewouldbetodriveawayasquicklyaspossible.Afteranhour'sharddriving,hearrivedinLondonwhereheparkedhiscaroutsideahotelandwentintohaveadrink.Itwasnotlongbeforeacustomerwhohadseenhimarrivehurriedintoinform.himthathiscarwascoveredwithbees.Thepoormotoristtelephonedthepoliceandexplainedwhathadhappened.Thepolicedecidedthatthebestwaytodealwiththesituationwouldbetocallabee-keeper.Inashorttime,thebee-keeperarrived.Hefoundtheunwelcomepassengerhiddennearthewheelsatthebackofthecar.Verygratefultothemotoristforhisunexpectedgift,thekeepertookthequeenandherthousandsoffollowershomeinalargebox.Equallygrateful,themotoristdroveawayinpeace,atlastfreefromthe"blackcloud"whichhadhungoverhiscar.

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A.Abignoise.

B.Astrangenoise.

C.Astranger'snoise.

D.Achild'snoise.

22.(36)

A.Condemnthetechnologyinitself.

B.LimittheapplicationofInternettechnology.

C.Paymoreattentiontothesocialfactorsofthetechnology.

D.ReducethetimespentonInternet.

23.

【B2】

24.聽力原文：W:Youdon'tlooktoohappy.What'stheproblem?

M:Well,ryegottowriteacompositionformyEnglishclass,andIjustcan'tcomeupwithanyidea,andit'sduetomorrow.

Q:Whatistheman'sproblem?

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A.Hehastochangethetopicforhiscomposition.

B.HehasfallenbehindothersinEnglishclass.

C.Hehasn'tmadeuphismindastowhattowriteabout.

D.Thebookheborrowedwillbeduetomorrow.

25.SectionC

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

Takingyourdogonvacationmayhavebeen【B1】______adecadeago,buttodayit'sfree.

【B2】______thepet-friendlyhotel,wheredogsarejustpartofthefamily,theLoewsMiamiBeachhashadmorethan1,200【B3】______guestssofarthisyear.Dogs,likekids,stayfreethere.

Alotofpeoplejustwanttotravelwiththeiranimals,sothehotel【B4】______.gueststocomewiththeirpets.Thehotelhasaspecial【B5】______forthemfromthetimetheyenterthedoortillthetimetheyleave.

Therearefreshgrapesbythepoolforthediscerningdogandacupoficecubesforthehotdog.Anddon'tforgetthespecialdoggiedinnermenu.Thehotelkitchen【B6】______tocaninesaswellastheirmasters.Themostpopulardogdishisa【B7】______ofbeef,vegetablesandflee.It'sreallygreat.【B8】______,thepeoplefoodisevenbetter.

【B9】______.Someofthemdon'thavechildren,andthedogsmayfillthatgapforthem.【B10】______.Butwhatpetwouldn'twanttobewelcomedbacktoawelcomemealthatincludesanall-beefhamburgerbone?

【B11】______.

【B1】

26.

【B4】

27.SectionA

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

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A.Maryearnedtheprize.

B.Maryhasgrantedtheprize.

C.MaryfailsintheSpeechcontest.

D.Themandoesn'tthinkMarydeservestheprize.

28.(17)

A.InJuly.B.InMarch.C.InSeptember.D.Inthewinter.

29.

【B7】

30.

【B6】

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Anindustrialsociety,especiallyoneascentralizedandconcentratedasthatofBritain,isheavilydependentoncertainessentialservices:forinstance,electricitysupply,water,railandroadtransport,theharbors.Theareaofdependencyhaswidenedtoincluderemovingrubbish,hospitalandambulanceservices,and,astheeconomydevelops,centralcomputerandinformationservicesaswell.Ifanyoftheseservicesceasestooperate,thewholeeconomicsystemisindanger.

Itisthiseconomicinterdependencyoftheeconomicsystemwhichmakesthepoweroftradeunionsuchanimportantissue.Singletradeunionshavetheabilitytocutoffmanycountries'economicbloodsupply.ThiscanhappenmoreeasilyinBritainthaninsomeothercountries,inpartbecausethelaborforceishighlyorganized.About55percentofBritainworkersbelongtounions,comparedtounderaquarterintheUnitedStates.Forhistoricalreasons,Britain'sunionshavetendedtodevelopalongtradeandoccupationallines,ratherthanonanindustry-by-industrybasis,whichmakesawagespolicy,democracyinindustryandtheimprovementofprocedureforfixingwagelevelsdifficultto'achieve.

Thereareconsiderablestrainsandtensionsinthetradeunionmovement,someofthemarisingfromtheiroutdatedandinefficientstructure.Someunionshavelostmanymembersbecauseoftheirindustrialchanges.Othersareinvolvedinargumentsaboutwhoshouldrepresentworkersinnewtrades.Unionsforskilledtradesareseparatefromgeneralunions,whichmeanthatdifferentlevelsofwagesforcertainjobsareoftenasourceofbadfeelingbetweenunions.Intraditionaltradeswhicharebeingpushedoutofexistencebyadvancingtechnologies,unionscanfightfortheirmembers'disappointingjobstothepointwherethejobsofotherunionmembers'arethreatenedordestroyed.TheprintingofnewspapersbothintheUnitedStatesandinBritainhasfrequentlybeenhaltedbytheeffortsofprinterstoholdontotheirtraditionalhighlypaidjobs.

Tradeunionshaveproblemsofinternalcommunicationjustasmanagersincompaniesdo,problemswhichmultiplyinverylargeunionsorinthosewhichbringworkersinverydifferentindustriestogetherintoasinglegeneralunion.Sometradeunionofficialshavetobere-electedregularly;othersareelected,orevenappointed,forlife.Tradeunionofficialshavetoworkwithasystemof"shopsteward"inmanyunions,"shopsteward"beingworkerselectedbyotherworkersastheirrepresentativesatfactoryorworkslevel.

Britain'sdependencyoncertainessentialserviceshasgreatlywidenedandbecomeakeyroleinthecountry's______.

32.Whycanastronomersagegalaxiesbycomputinghowmuchthewavelengthoftheirlighthasstretched?

33.

Fromthecontextwecanfigureoutthatthephrase"passfor"inParagraph3means______.

A.poseasB.beacceptedasC.beequaltoD.actas

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S10】

35.

【S2】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S3】

38.(90)

39.

【S4】

參考答案

1.HarmoniousDormitoryLifeObviouslydormitorylifeisanindispensablepartofcollegelife.[1]Tokeepaharmoniousrelationshipinthedormitoryisreallyimportantforcollegestudents.[2]Somestudentsthinkthatthebestwaytokeepaharmoniousrelationshipistobeconsiderate.[3]Foronethingconsiderationforothersisaneffectivesolutiontoconflictsinlifebecausebeingconsideratemeansbeingcarefulnottobringinconveniencetoothers.[4]Sowhenenjoyingchattingwithfriendsonthephoneweshouldavoidspeakingtooloudanddisturbingthosewhoarestudyingorhavingarest.[5]Foranotherconsiderationforothersisabridgeforfriendship.[6]Withconsiderationwecanstandinothers'shoestodealwithproblemswhichisthepreconditionoffriendship.[7]I'minfavoroftheaboveopinion.Apartfrommutualconsiderationweshouldalsorespectourroommatestreatthemequallyandkindly.Harmoniousdormitorylifebringsusasenseofcomfortanditpaystomaintainaharmoniousdormitoryrelationship.HarmoniousDormitoryLifeObviously,dormitorylifeisanindispensablepartofcollegelife.[1]Tokeepaharmoniousrelationshipinthedormitoryisreallyimportantforcollegestudents.[2]Somestudentsthinkthatthebestwaytokeepaharmoniousrelationshipistobeconsiderate.[3]Foronething,considerationforothersisaneffectivesolutiontoconflictsinlife,becausebeingconsideratemeansbeingcarefulnottobringinconveniencetoothers.[4]Sowhenenjoyingchattingwithfriendsonthephone,weshouldavoidspeakingtooloudanddisturbingthosewhoarestudyingorhavingarest.[5]Foranother,considerationforothersisabridgeforfriendship.[6]Withconsideration,wecanstandinothers'shoestodealwithproblems,whichisthepreconditionoffriendship.[7]I'minfavoroftheaboveopinion.Apartfrommutualconsideration,weshouldalsorespectourroommates,treatthemequallyandkindly.Harmoniousdormitorylifebringsusasenseofcomfortanditpaystomaintainaharmoniousdormitoryrelationship.解析：[1]點題，指出和諧的宿舍關系對大學生來說非常重要。

[2]提出某些人的觀點。

[3][5]用Foronething…Foranother…列舉理由，說明相互體諒是和睦相處的重要途徑。

[4]通過舉例，使觀點更有說服力。

[6]standinothers'shoes為語言亮點，意為“站在他人的立場”。

[7]提出“我”的觀點，并對全文予以總結。

[寫作指南]

根據(jù)題目所給的提綱，這篇作文結構如下:

第一段闡明宿舍里的和諧關系對大學生來說十分重要；

第二段提出有些人認為相互體諒是和睦相處的重要途徑，并予以分析:一方面相互體諒是解決沖突的有效方法；另一方面相互體貼是建立友誼的橋梁；

第三段提出“我”的觀點:贊同上述說法，并進一步指出室友之間還應相互尊重，平等對待。

2.HarmfulnessofFakeCommoditiesLikemostpeopleIWelcomedtheadventofthemarketeconomy.Neverthelessitmustbeadmittedthatalongwithbenefitsofthemarketeconomyhavecomesomeproblems.Inmyopinionthebiggestproblemisthelargenumberoffakeandshoddygoodswhicharefoundalloverthecountryanddogreartharmtosociety.Fakeandshoddygoodsareharmfulontwolevels.Somepeoplethinkthatthequickestwaytomakeprofitsisbysellingpoorqualitycommoditiesandthisunderminesthenation'seconomy;atthesametimesomefakeandshoddygoodsarebadforpeople'shealth.Thismakesconsumersdistrustthesellersandthefreemarketingeneral.Inviewoftheseriousnessofthisproblemitisessentialthatlawsandregulationsbeworkedouttobanthemanufacturingandcirculationoffakeandshoddygoods.Atthesametimeconsumersshouldbeeducatedtoidentifysubstandardcommodities.Withproperlawsandanalertpubicitwillonlybeamatteroftimebeforefakeandshoddygoodsbecomethingsofthepast.HarmfulnessofFakeCommoditiesLikemostpeople,IWelcomedtheadventofthemarketeconomy.Nevertheless,itmustbeadmittedthat,alongwithbenefitsofthemarketeconomy,havecomesomeproblems.Inmyopinion,thebiggestproblemisthelargenumberoffakeandshoddygoods,whicharefoundalloverthecountryanddogreartharmtosociety.Fakeandshoddygoodsareharmfulontwolevels.Somepeoplethinkthatthequickestwaytomakeprofitsisbysellingpoorqualitycommodities,andthisunderminesthenation'seconomy;atthesametime,somefakeandshoddygoodsarebadforpeople'shealth.Thismakesconsumersdistrustthesellersandthefreemarketingeneral.Inviewoftheseriousnessofthisproblem,itisessentialthatlawsandregulationsbeworkedouttobanthemanufacturingandcirculationoffakeandshoddygoods.Atthesametime,consumersshouldbeeducatedtoidentifysubstandardcommodities.Withproperlawsandanalertpubic,itwillonlybeamatteroftimebeforefakeandshoddygoodsbecomethingsofthepast.

3.IsLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionintoday'ssocietybecomesfiercersomepeopleregardlongholidayassomethingunaffordablebecauseworkwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.Butstillalotofcareerpursuersgoonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythinkthathavingagoodrestduringtheholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergyandfreshoutlookoftheirjob.PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.Holidayisbeneficialtoourworkinmanywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfromenjoyingourlifeandspendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.Firstaftermonthsofworkingunderpressureoneneedstorelaxhismindandbodytogetpreparedforthenextroundofwork.Wehumanbeingslikeaclockshouldperiodicallyrelaxourselves.Secondtimeawayfromworkmaygiveoneachancetolookathisworkwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenbacktoitagain.Overworkmaynotonlyreduceworkefficiencybutalsohamperone'soriginalthinking.Moreoverafteralongperiodofworkonemayfeelboredwiththedailyroutinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolongerappreciateshisownworkhowcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproducegoodresults?Withregardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipandfriendshipholidayplaysabigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgoodopportunityforfamilymembersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.Ifwegoonlettingworkrobbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbelovedifweletworkcompletelytakecontrolofuswewilllosetoomanythingsessentialinourlife.Allinallweshouldnotfallvictimstotheratrace.Inordertosurvivethecompetitioninordertoliveacompletelifewehavetostrikeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.IsLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionintoday'ssocietybecomesfiercer,somepeopleregardlongholidayassomethingunaffordablebecauseworkwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.Butstillalotofcareerpursuersgoonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythinkthathavingagoodrestduringtheholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergyandfreshoutlookoftheirjob.PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.Holidayisbeneficialtoourworkinmanywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfromenjoyingourlifeandspendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.First,aftermonthsofworkingunderpressure,oneneedstorelaxhismindandbodytogetpreparedforthenextroundofwork.Wehumanbeings,likeaclock,shouldperiodicallyrelaxourselves.Second,timeawayfromworkmaygiveoneachancetolookathisworkwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenbacktoitagain.Overworkmaynotonlyreduceworkefficiency,butalsohamperone'soriginalthinking.Moreover,afteralongperiodofwork,onemayfeelboredwiththedailyroutinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolongerappreciateshisownwork,howcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproducegoodresults?Withregardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipandfriendship,holidayplaysabigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgoodopportunityforfamilymembersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.Ifwegoonlettingworkrobbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbeloved,ifweletworkcompletelytakecontrolofus,wewilllosetoomanythingsessentialinourlife.Allinall,weshouldnotfallvictimstotheratrace.Inordertosurvivethecompetition,inordertoliveacompletelife,wehavetostrikeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.

4.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.JustthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchistelevisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper"saysafootballfan"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"ApassionforsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.Thereisnovarietynorchallengenorrisk.Everythingispredictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotionssportsofferthepurestformofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeverydayrealitydischargethetensionsofadayatworksatisfythestarvedneedforfreefantasyandaggressiveurgeandliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."Formostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackgroundasharedinterest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangersmaysharenothinginthewayofreligioneducationandpoliticsbutthesharedinterestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalongandevenbecomefriends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapartofacommunity.Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeingssportscanalwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.JustthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGames,WorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurvey,sportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchistelevisedlive,thestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextday,theycannottearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."True,thescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper,"saysafootballfan,"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassionforsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiums,watchgamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.