（2022年）黑龙江省鸡西市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

（2022年）黑龙江省鸡西市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoapplyforaposition.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheinstructionsgivenbelow:

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2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCareerorMarriage?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前许多大四女生不忙求职忙相亲

2．产生这种现象的原因

3．我的看法

CareerorMarriage?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononForeignTradeofChineseCompanyaccordingtothefollowingchart.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Descriptionofthechart

2.ChangeintheamountsofforeigntradeoftheChinesecompanyinitsMiddleEastmarket

3.Reasonsofthechange

ForeignTradeofChineseCompany

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLeisureTime,areportforauniversitylecturer.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthechartbelowwhichshowstheamountofleisuretimeenjoyedbymenandwomenofdifferentemploymentstatus.

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheMostImportantInfluenceonChildren.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有些人认为家庭对孩子的成长有很大的影响，也有一些人认为朋友等别的因素对孩子的成长影响更大。

2.你的看法是什么?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedBOminutestowriteashortessayentitledTheNewspaper:ABetterSourceofNews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow(inChinese):

根据一项有关人们日常信息来源的调查(aquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation"),有近乎72%的人靠电视获取信息，只有12%的人是通过报纸了解天下大事的。在我看来，报纸是一种更可取的信息来源。

理由三：

1.新闻报道比电视新闻更具深度；

2.看报纸不受时间限制；

3.看报纸要动脑筋，有利于智力的提高。

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

1.描述图表中生活费用支出的变化情况

2.给出可能的原因

3.得出你的结论

8.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:"WhatDoYouThinkofChallenge?"Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.挑战的意义

2.如何迎接挑战

3.我的看法

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofcomplaintaboutthenoisearoundyourschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese.

假设你是李明，深受学校附近一家工厂的噪音之苦，现在你写信给学校领导反映情况，内容包括以下几点：

1．噪音污染的现状和严重程度

2．引起噪音的原因

3．你希望校领导能尽快采取措施解决问题

ALetterofComplaint

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageofatleast150wordsinthetitleofAreYouReadytoTakeuptheCudgelsforaJustCause(见义勇为).Pleasefollowtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.见义勇为是一种美德，值得赞扬、褒奖和宣传。

2.不少人认为见义勇为是“干傻事”。

3.你的看法。

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

Theorangutans'DNAis______tothehumans'.

12.

Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethattheauthor'sideaabouthowtosolveIran'snuclearissuecarcomparedtoaChinesesaying:"Notbothendsofthesugarcane______”.

13.TheMysteryoftheMayas

Theruinsofonce-beautifulcitiesintheforestsofCentralAmericatellscientistsmuchabouttheamazingpeoplewhobuiltthem.Buttheydonottellwhythesecitiesweresuddenlyabandonedoveronethousandyearsago.AroundA.D.800,somethingmysterioushappenedtotheMayancivilization.Wallsandfoundationsfornewbuildingswereleftunfinished.Tomodernarcheologists,itlookedasifthecitieshadbeenabandoned.Whathappened?Whatisthepossibleexplanationofthismystery?

EarlyDiscoveries

Inthelate1700's,agroupofexplorerscuttingtheirwaythroughaforestinCentralAmericacameupontheruinsofanancientcity.Underatangleoftreesandvines,theyfoundlarge,welldesignedstonebuildingsandhandsomestonemonuments.Someofthestoneswerecoveredwithastrangekindofwriting.Carvingsonotherstonesshowedthatatleastsomeofthepeoplewholivedinthearealongbeforewerehighlyadvanced.

QuestionsRaised

Inthenext150years,morecitieswerediscovered.Theyseemedtobepartofagreatcivilizationstretchingacross500miles(about800kilometers)offorest.In1881,anEnglishmannamedAlfredMaudslayledthefirstbigscientificexpeditiontostudytheruinsintheforest.Maudslaywasanarcheologist,ascientistwhostudiedtheremainsofancientcommunitiesforcluestohowthepeoplelived.Otherexpeditionsfollowed,butatfirsttheyfoundmorequestionsthananswers:Whobuiltthecities,andwhenthecitieswerebuilt?Howhadthepeoplelivedherein'themiddleofarainforest?Mostpuzzlingofall,whathappenedtothem?

PossibleAnswers

Gradually,someoftheanswershavebeenpiecedtogether.Today,livinginpartsofMexicoandGuatemala,therearebrownskinnedIndianpeoplecalledtheMayas.ScientistsbelievethattheancestorsoftheseIndiansbuiltthecitiesandcarvedthestonemonuments.

DatescarvedonsomemonumentsshowthattheywereputupbetweenA.D.300and800,butbits

ofburiedpotterytellusthattheMayashadlivedinsomeoftheircitiesforhundredsofyearsearlier.AttheheightofMayancivilization,theremusthavebeenovertwomillionpeoplelivinginandaroundhundredsofbeautifultownsandcities.

Archeologistsdigginginthesecitieshaveuncoveredroads,afewwaterreservoirs,andtemplesbuiltoneontopofanother.Handsomepicturesmadeofsculpturedplasterandpaintedinbrightcolorswerefoundonthewallsofbuildings.Paintedpotsandpiecesofcarefullycarvedjewelrywerediscoveredintombsunderthefloorsoftemples.ThesepicturesandobjectsshowedmuchabouttheMayas'life.Therewerescenesofpeopleworking,peopleatwar,noblesholdingcourt,priestsinfantasticcostumesandMayangods.

PossibleErrors

Foralongtime,archeologistsworkedonlyonuncoveringlargeMayanstructures,suchastemples,palaces,andballcourts.Littleeffortwasmadetofindtheremainsofsmallerbuildings,suchashouses.Theseemingabsenceofhousesledpeopletobelievethatthecitieswereonlythehomesofpriestsandrulers,wholivedinthepalaces.Theythoughttheordinarypeopleprobablylivedinthecountrysideandcametothecitiesonlyforreligiousceremonies.

NewEvidence

Inrecentyears,newevidencehasbeenuncoveredatanumberofMayancitiesbydifferentgroupsofarcheologists.TheUniversityofPennsylvaniainPhiladelphiahasjustfinishedatwelve-yearstudyofTikal,thebiggestoftheMayancities.Morethanonehundredsmallhousesvaried,too.Somehadmanyremainsoffinelydecoratedpottery.Othershadfewerandplainerpieces.Thehouseswereveryclosetogether,withlittlespacetoraisefood,exceptinsmallgardens.

ChangeofView

ThesenewfindingschangedourpictureofMayanlife.Dr.WilliamR.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Thetraditionalvehiclesexistfornext10to20yearsbecauseof______.

15.

Theschoolsadvocatingconstructivistmatharguethetraditionalparentsareaccustomedtobeingdeeplyinvolved______theirchildren'slives.

16.

Alternativesentencingisnowpracticedin______siatesandisspreadingfast.

17.

HowdidpeopleincoloniesrespondtotheTeaAct?

A.TheyshowedtheirloyaltytotheBritishgovernment.

B.TheywerededicatedtotheRevolutionaryWar.

C.Theypaidnearly$1milliontotheEIC.

D.TheythrewahugeamountofteaintoBostonHarbor.

18.

Itmaytakelargebodiesofwaterandicedecadestorespondtochangesintemperature.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

JacquesDelorssuggestedeuroasthenameofthesinglecurrencyinEurope.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

AsapartofDHS'sMetropolitanMedicalResponseSystem,acitycanobtain______indevelopingplans.

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

A.Beforebreakfast.

B.Latemorning.

C.Mid-afternoon.

D.Lateevening.

22.(18)

A.OnlyMr.Wood'swalletwaslost.

B.He'llpickuphiswalletandidentitycardatthebank.

C.He'llnotgotothebankandthepostoffice.

D.He'llpickuphiswalletandidentitycard.

23.SectionA

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

听力原文：W:Thereisatableforeightoverthere.IthinkTomshouldhaveinvitedMarytotheparty,don'tyou?

M:It'snoneofourbusiness.IfTomhadwantedtoinviteher,hewouldhave.

Q:WhatdidthewomansayaboutTom?

(12)

A.HewantedMarytocome,butshecouldn't.

B.HeinvitedMarytotheparty.

C.Hedidn'tinviteMarytotheparty.

D.Hedidn'twanttohaveapartybecauseofbusiness.

24.(29)

A.Differencesbetweenpeoplewillgraduallydisappear.

B.Differencesbetweenpeoplewillnotexistasonehopes.

C.Differencesbetweenpeoplewillalwayscontinuetoexistandtheworldwillbeadullplace.

D.Differencesbetweenpeopledoexisteventhoughdifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike.

25.

【B6】

26.听力原文：W:Pleasechecktheoilandwateraswellasthetires.IhavealongjourneyandIdon'twantanythingtogowronghalfway.

M:Ofcourse.Wouldyoulikeyourwindowscleaned,too?

Q:Whatisprobablytheman'soccupation?

(16)

A.Aprofessionalwindowcleaner.

B.Automotivesalesperson.

C.Servicestationattendant.

D.Grocerystoremanager.

27.(14)

A.Hedislikesmuseumsandgalleries.

B.Hedoesnotcareabouttheweather.

C.Goingtothebeachisthebestchoice.

D.Hedoesn'twanttogotoWashington.

28.(21)

A.Parents'help,part-timejobsandscholarship.

B.Parents'help,studentloanandscholarship.

C.Part-timejobs,studentloanandscholarship.

D.Part-timejobs,parents'helpandstudentloan.

29.(40)

30.【B7】

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.(58)

32.

Thesurgeinuniversityapplicationsareresultedfrom______.

33.

Accordingtotheauthor,Arizonashouldgivehighestpriorityto______.

A.controllingtheLatinopopulation

B.enhancingtheeducationalleveloftheLatinopopulation

C.improvingtheknowledge-basedeconomy

D.buildingtheLatinopopulationintohardworkingandskilledworkforce

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S8】

35.

【S4】

36.

【S9】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S4】

38.Itis,everyoneagrees,ahugetaskthatthechildperforms

whenhelearnstospeak,andthefactthathedoessoinsuchS1._______

shortaperiodoftimechallengesexplanation.

Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Individualchildren

varyinggreatlyintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheyS2._______

startspeaking,andlatestartersareoftenlonglisteners.Most

childrenwill"obey"spokeninstructionssometimebeforethey

canspeak,buttheword"obey"ishardlyaccurateasadescrip-S3._______

tionoftheeageranddelightcooperationusuallyshownbytheS4._______

child.Aftertheycanspeak,manychildrenwillaskquestionsbyS5._______

gesturesandbymakingquestioningnoises.

Anyattempttotracethedevelopmentfromthevoicesba-S6._______

biesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderablediffi-

culties.Whatisagreedthattheyenjoy,makingnoises,andthatS7._______

duringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesout

asparticularlyindicativeofdelight,distress,sociability,andso

on.Butsincethesecannotbesaidtoshowthebaby'sintention

tocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsof

language.Itisagreed,either,thatfromaboutthreemonthsS8._______

theyplaywithsoundsforenjoymentandbysixmonthstheyareS9._______

abletoaddnewsoundstotheirrepertoire.(能发出的全部声音).

Thisself-imitationleadsontodeliberateimitationofsounds

makeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.TheproblemS10._______

thenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheirimita-

tionscanbeconsideredasspeech.

【S1】

39.(85)

参考答案

1.FangXiaoyuRoom323No.7BuildingNo.1037LongshanRoadWuhan430074DepartmentofHumanResourcesZiguangBuildingNo.108ZhongguancunNorthRoadBeijing100081DearSirorMadamIlearnedfromBeijingYouthDailyonDec.2ndthatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretaryandit'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromPekingUniversityandobtainedabachelor'sdegreeinbusinessmanagement.Duringmystayintheuniversitymymajorcoursesincludedeconomicsmarketingandcomputerapplications.Iwasespeciallyfondofthecommunicationskillswhichenabledmetodealwithpeopleandthingsaroundwell.InadditionIpassedCET-6withahighscoreandcanspeakEnglishfluently.BeforegraduationIwasengagedwithP&GBeijingBranchasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.Thetwo-yearexperiencehelpsmealotinmanyways.InparticularIbecomeincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofcooperationamongco-workers.Ialsobelievetheexperiencewillqualifymeforthecurrentvacancyinyourcompany.Ienclosehereinmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.IappreciateyourkindconsiderationofmeandIamlookingforwardtoanearlyinterviewwithyou.SincerelyyoursFangXiaoyuFangXiaoyuRoom323,No.7BuildingNo.1037,LongshanRoadWuhan,430074DepartmentofHumanResourcesZiguangBuildingNo.108,ZhongguancunNorthRoadBeijing,100081DearSirorMadam,IlearnedfromBeijingYouthDailyonDec.2ndthatyourcompanyisofferingapositionforasecretary,andit'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethepossibilityofseekingthejob.IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromPekingUniversity,andobtainedabachelor'sdegreeinbusinessmanagement.Duringmystayintheuniversity,mymajorcoursesincludedeconomics,marketingandcomputerapplications.Iwasespeciallyfondofthecommunicationskillswhichenabledmetodealwithpeopleandthingsaroundwell.Inaddition,IpassedCET-6withahighscoreandcanspeakEnglishfluently.BeforegraduationIwasengagedwithP&GBeijingBranchasanassistanttotheheadofMarketingDepartment.Thetwo-yearexperiencehelpsmealotinmanyways.Inparticular,Ibecomeincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofcooperationamongco-workers.Ialsobelievetheexperiencewillqualifymeforthecurrentvacancyinyourcompany.Ienclosehereinmyresumeandsomerelevantdocumentsasrequired.Iappreciateyourkindconsiderationofme,andIamlookingforwardtoanearlyinterviewwithyou.Sincerelyyours,FangXiaoyu解析：写作提示：应用文写作具有很强的实用性，在历年考试中也有涉及。此篇作文要求考生就招聘广告写一封求职信。写作时首先应指出从报纸上看到招聘信息，并表达自己对这个职位很感兴趣：第二段可以详细介绍自己的情况，如自己的教育情况和知识技能等；第三段可以介绍自己的相关工作经验，强调自己有能力胜任这项工作；最后一段可以讲自己随信寄出简历，并渴望有面试的机会。当然，还有一点需要重点注意的就是书信的格式。

2.CareerorMarriage?Agrowingnumberoffemalecollegestudentsarechoosingtogetmarriedsoonaftertheygraduatefromcollege.Sowhileotherstudentsarebusywithseekingjobstheyarebusywithblinddating.OfcoursemostofthemarelookingfortheirMr.Rightswhoarewealthy.Moreoftenthereasonwhymanynewfemalegradsarechoosingmarriagethetimetheygetoutofschoolisallabouttheemploymentpressure.Duetothetoughjobmarketmanyfemalegradsfeelgreatpressuretofindagoodjobaftergraduation.Theychoosetopickrichmenastheirdatesinthehopeoflivingawayfromtheworkpressure.Besidesbecausethefutureasanadultseemsscaryitfeelssomucheasiertofacethingswithaspouseespeciallyarichone.Inmyopinioncollegestudentswhoarefacinganuncertainfuturemayseemarriageasawaytomakethetransitionfromschooltothesocietyeasier—butit'snot.Thereareallkindsofbadbadreasonstogetmarriedandthisisoneforthem.CareerorMarriage?Agrowingnumberoffemalecollegestudentsarechoosingtogetmarriedsoonaftertheygraduatefromcollege.Sowhileotherstudentsarebusywithseekingjobs,theyarebusywithblinddating.Ofcourse,mostofthemarelookingfortheirMr.Rightswhoarewealthy.Moreoften,thereasonwhymanynewfemalegradsarechoosingmarriagethetimetheygetoutofschoolisallabouttheemploymentpressure.Duetothetoughjobmarket,manyfemalegradsfeelgreatpressuretofindagoodjobaftergraduation.Theychoosetopickrichmenastheirdatesinthehopeoflivingawayfromtheworkpressure.Besides,becausethefutureasanadultseemsscary,itfeelssomucheasiertofacethingswithaspouse,especiallyarichone.Inmyopinion,collegestudentswhoarefacinganuncertainfuturemayseemarriageasawaytomakethetransitionfromschooltothesocietyeasier—butit'snot.Thereareallkindsofbad,badreasonstogetmarried,andthisisoneforthem.

3.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstratingthechangesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinitsMiddleEastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingtothischartthereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewithitsMiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythereisaremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollarsin2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollowswhichleadstothelowestpointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabouncefromthetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsinatradeamountof40milliondollarsin2006anindicationoftheresurrectionofthiscompanyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthedramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.ThefirstreasongoestotheoutbreakoftheIraqiwarwhichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompaniesinvolvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthecompany'slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.AndthebounceinitstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthesituationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustmentinpolicy.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstratingthechangesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinitsMiddleEastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingtothischart,thereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewithitsMiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythereisaremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollarsin2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollows,whichleadstothelowestpointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabouncefromthetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsinatradeamountof40milliondollarsin2006,anindicationoftheresurrectionofthiscompanyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthedramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.ThefirstreasongoestotheoutbreakoftheIraqiwar,whichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompaniesinvolvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthecompany'slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.AndthebounceinitstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthesituationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustmentinpolicy.

4.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-timemenonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisurewhereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkersbutfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretimeonlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemploymentperhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategoriesleisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexesasmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoomenenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhourscomparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomenperhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastlyhousewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overallthechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailablemenenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.LeisureTimeThechartshowsthenumberofhoursofleisureenjoyedbymenandwomeninatypicalweekin1998--1999,accordingtogenderandemploymentstatus.Amongthoseemployedfull-time,menonaveragehadforty-sevenhoursofleisure,whereaswomenhadapproximatelythirty-sevenhours.Therewerenofiguresgivenformalepart-timeworkers,butfemalepart-timershadthirty-ninehoursofleisuretime,onlyslightlymorethanwomeninfull-timeemployment,perhapsreflectingtheirworkinthehome.Intheunemployedandretiredcategories,leisuretimeshowedanincreaseforbothsexes,asmighthavebeenexpected.Heretoo,menenjoyedmoreleisuretime--overeightyhours,comparedwithlessthanseventyhoursforwomen,perhapsonceagainreflectingthefactwomenspendmoretimeworkinginthehomethanmen.Lastly,housewivesenjoyedapproximatelyfifty-fourhoursofleisureonaverage.Therewerenofiguresgivenforhousehusbands!Overall,thechartdemonstratesthatinthecategoriesforwhichstatisticsonmaleleisuretimewereavailable,menenjoyedatleasttenhoursofextratime.

5.TheMostImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthatfamilyplaysanimportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthinkthatchildren'sfriendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcernedTheMostImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthatfamilyplaysanimportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthinkthatchildren'sfriendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcerned

6.THENEWSPAPER:ABETTERSOURCEOFNEWSOverthepasthundredyearsnewspapershaveplayedanimportantroleinoursocialpoliticalandeconomiclife.Butformostofustodaytelevisionhasbecomeourmainsourceofnews.Accordingtoaquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation"nearly72percentofthepeoplewatchTVandonly12percentreadnewspapersfortheirdailynews.Perhapsthegreatdisparityofratioresultsfromtheeasyaccesstotelevisionnowadays.Thishoweverputsusinaverydisadvantageouspositionforthenewspaperisabettersourceofnewsinmanyways.Althoughtelevisionnewsexcelsinbringingintoourlivingroomdramaticeventsofsingularimportance:spacecraftlaunchingsnaturaldisastersrecord-breakingsportseventswarsandsoonyetitcannotcoverimportantstoriesinthedepththeymaydeservebecauseofitstimelimit.Newspapershowevercandevotetoanewsitemasmuchspaceasnecessaryandfleshitoutwithmoredetails.Furthermoretelevisionbynatureisapassivemedium.Itdeprivesviewersofthefreedomofseiection.Whetheryoulikeordislikeaparticularpieceofnews'youhavetositbeforethetubeandwatchitfollowingitspacepassively.Butbyreadingnewspapersyoucanselectthemostinterestingnewsandskipoverwhatyouthinkisboringorirrelevant.Youcanreadsomenewsingreatdetailorjustrunthroughitbriefly.AlsowatchingTVinvolvesverylittleifanymentalactivityandaconstantdietoftelevisionjournalismleadstothedeclineingeneralintellectualskillssuchasreadingandwriting.Incontrasttothistheprintmediaencouragesactiveinvolvementinwhatisbeingreported.ReadershavetomakegreatereffortsthanTVviewerstofollowandabsorbanewsreport.Whenweconsidertelevisionnewsversusnewspapernewsintermsofformatcoverageandnatureisthereanyquestionastowhichisabettersourceofnews?THENEWSPAPER:ABETTERSOURCEOFNEWSOverthepasthundredyears,newspapershaveplayedanimportantroleinoursocial,political,andeconomiclife.Butformostofustoday,televisionhasbecomeourmainsourceofnews.Accordingtoaquestionnaireon"waysofobtaininginformation,"nearly72percentofthepeoplewatchTV,andonly12percentreadnewspapersfortheirdailynews.Perhapsthegreatdisparityofratioresultsfromtheeasyaccesstotelevisionnowadays.This,however,putsusinaverydisadvantageousposition,forthenewspaperisabettersourceofnewsinmanyways.Althoughtelevisionnewsexcelsinbringingintoourlivingroomdramaticeventsofsingularimportance:spacecraftlaunchings,naturaldisasters,record-breakingsportsevents,warsandsoon,yetitcannotcoverimportantstoriesinthedepththeymaydeservebecauseofitstimelimit.Newspapers,however,candevotetoanewsitemasmuchspaceasnecessaryandfleshitoutwithmoredetails.Furthermore,televisionbynatureisapassivemedium.Itdeprivesviewersofthefreedomofseiection.Whetheryoulikeordislikeaparticularpieceofnews,'youhavetositbeforethetubeandwatchit,followingitspacepassively.Butbyreadingnewspapers,youcanselectthemostinterestingnews,andskipoverwhatyouthinkisboringorirrelevant.Youcanreadsomenewsingreatdetailorjustrunthroughitbriefly.Also,watchingTVinvolvesverylittle,ifany,mentalactivity,andaconstantdietoftelevisionjournalismleadstothedeclineingeneralintellectualskillssuchasreadingandwriting.Incontrasttothis,theprintmediaencouragesactiveinvolvementinwhatisbeingreported.ReadershavetomakegreatereffortsthanTVviewerstofollowandabsorbanewsreport.Whenweconsidertelevisionnewsversusnewspapernewsintermsofformat,coverageandnature,isthereanyquestionastowhichisabettersourceofnews?

7.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefullywecanseeinthepastfifteenyearstherehavebeengreatchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothecasewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcareenergytransportationandcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischangeisprobablyt