2022年陕西省西安市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2022年陕西省西安市大学英语6级大学英

语六级真题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofLow-CarbonLifestyle.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.目前低碳生活成为一种流行

2.低碳生活指的是……

3.作为大学生的我应该怎么做

Low-CarbonLifestyle

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowingtable.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

2001~2007年全国硕士研究生招生考试报名人数

伊增（力人）

2001-M—466・8

2002年62・316.3

2003*^79.717.4

94.5

117

127.5

2

1.解释表格各数据：

2.分析报名人数变化的原因；

3.对这一现象做出评论

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageof

atleast]50wordsinthetitleofALetterofComplaint.Pleasefollowthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.列举图书馆存在的问题。

2.说晨图书馆的重要性，并希望现状得到改善。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositiononthechartand

outlinebelow:

□比值

2()

NewsMoviesSpecialsDocumentaries

1.简要分析图表

2.分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledNatureorNurture.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.有些人认为遗传因素起决定作用；

2.也有人认为环境影响作用更大；

3.你的观点。

6.IsLongHolidayNecessary

1.对于长假是否必要，不同的人有不同的看法

2.我认为长假是必要的，因为

3.如何度长假

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.很多大学生毕业后去大城市工作

2,也有人选择去小城镇工作

3.结合实际情况谈谈自己的想法

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicTheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin

2006.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.描述图表的变化。

2.分析变化的原因。

3.你喜欢读什么样的书。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetitle:IsLongHolidayNecessary?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.对于长假是否必要，不同的人有不同的看法。

2.我认为长假是必要的，因为……

3.如何度长假。

IsLongHolidayNecessary

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionon

StudyingAbroad.Yourcompositionmustbebasedontheoutlinegivenbelow

inChinese.Yourpartofwritingshouldbenolessthan150words.Remember

towriteneatlyandyouwillberewardedforthat.

1.有些人认为学生应该呆在自己的国家学习

2.有些人认为学生应该到美国学习

3.我的观点

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

11.

IntheUnitedStates,mostoftheelectricityisgeneratedfromcoalornatural

gas.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Usuallytubewormsliveinhigh-temperatureenvironment.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Accordingtotheauthor,iftheanimalsareabletospeak,theycanlaugh.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Organicfoodisnotnecessarilybetterthanconventionalfoodintermsof

nutrition,safetyortaste.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Whenyouarefacedwithfears,youusuallyfindthesituationis.

16.WhichyearisthefewestinviolationoffederalsmogstandardsinLos

Angeles?

A.1976B.1979C.1990D,2004

17.Accordingtotheprogramin2002,caregiverswereexpectedtoreduce

stressby.

18.

Insuranceagainstrisksatanacceptablepricecanonlyberealizedwhenthe

amountofpeoplefacingthesimilarriskisquitelarge.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Mr.Bellavancecashedouthispension,soldhishouseandunloadedthingshe

didn'tneedatgaragesalesafterlosinghisjobinorderto.

20.

NovaDreamerwasdesignedtohelppeoplewho.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.听力原文：M:Areyoufreethisafternoon,Mary?Ifyouhavesparetime,

willyoujoinusinplayingvolleyball?Lilyhasgotabadcoldsoshecouldn't

play.

W:I'dliketo.Anywaymybasketballlessonwascancelled,soaslongasIcan

goswimmingat7p.m.that'sOK.

Q:Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?

(17)

A.Shewillplaybasketball.

B.ShewillgotoseeLily.

C.Shewillgoswimming.

D.Shewillplayvolleyball.

22.

[B3]

23.(25)

A.Tomatoes,beets,eggplant,andcabbages.

B.Strawberries,greenpeppers,andokra.

C.Basil,onions,cantaloupe,andbananapeppers.

D.Greenbeans,bananas,com,andpumpkins.

24.(26)

A.ShewantsHarrytobeherfinancialconsultant.

B.Sheearnslittlebutspendsfartoomuchmoneyforastudent-

C.Shehasapoorheadforeconomics.

D.ShewantstoaskforaloanfromHarry'sbank.

25.(31)

A.Refrainfromshowinghisfeelings.

B.Arguefiercely.

C.Expresshisopinionfrankly.

D.Yellloudly.

26.听力原文：M:MayItakeamake-upexamnextweek?

W:It'snotmypolicytogivemake-upexams,butthecircumstancesinyour

caseareexceptional.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(13)

A.Themanisanexceptionallyexcellentstudent.

B.Thewomanisnotallowedtogivemake-upexams.

C.Thestudent'srequestwillbegranted.

D.Thestudentwon'tbeabletocompletethecourse.

27.(21)

A.Hehadsomedrinkathome.

B.Hehadsomedrinkatbar.

C.Hebehavedrudely.

D.Hetookabreathalyzertest.

28.听力原文：M:So,haveyoufinishedreviewingallthematerialsforour

lawexam?

W:Justabout,butIstillhavetobrushuponafewfactsI'mnotsureof.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(13)

A.Shejustfinishedstudyingfortheexam.

B.Sheisnotcertainaboutwhatmaterialswillbecoveredontheexam.

C.Sheneedstopreparealittlemorefortheexam.

D.Sheiswillingtohelpthemanstudyfortheexam.

29.(32)

A.Peopleinthedarkbrownroomwalkedmorequickly.

B.Peoplespentmoretimeinthewhiteroomthaninthedarkroom.

C.Darkbrownstimulatedmorebutshorteractivity.

D.Darkbrownstimulatedmoreandlongeractivity.

30.(16)

A.Theirparentscutbacktheloan.

B.Theycan'tpaytherentforthemonth.

C.Thewoman'sbossrefusedtogiveheraraise.

D.Theyhaveoverspentduringtheirholidaytrip.

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

31.

[C3]

32.

WhichstatementisNOTtrueconcerningthecontroversyaboutglobal

warming?

A.ThenewreportfromNRCismotivatedbythecontroversyoverMichael

Mann'sclaim.

B.Thosewhodoubtglobalwarmingconsiderthatwarmingisanatural

phenomenon.

C.Thosesuspiciousofglobalwarmingtakeaninconsistentstanceonthe

issue.

D.Theargumentendsinthedefeatofglobal-warming-doubters.

33.

ForAsians,thecomfortablezonewoulddosomethingtoshow.

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

34.

[S5]

35.

[S4]

36.

[S6]

六、6.ErrorCorrection（3题）

37.

[S7]

38.

[S6]

39.

[S5]

参考答案

1.Low-CarbonLifestyleEversincetheWorldClimateConferencewasheld

inCopenhagentheterm"low-carbonlifestyle"hasbecomeabuzzwordinour

dailylife.Everyoneoldoryoungistalkingaboutitandexertinghimselfto

achievethelow-carbongoal.Eventhefamousstarsareexertingtheirgreat

influenceonthecommongoaloflow-carbonlifestyle.Whatonearthislow-

carbonlifestyle?Low-carbonlifestylemeanstolowertheemissionofcarbon

especiallycarbondioxidebyreducingtheenergyweuseinourdailylife.For

commonpeoplelikeusthisisanattituderatherthanacapacity.Lowcarbon

lifestylecallsfortheactiveparticipationofallthepeopleintheprocessof

savingelectricityandgasaswellasrecyclingtheusefulmaterials.Ascollege

studentsweshouldcontributetotherevolutionoflow-carbonlifestylebyall

means.Firstlyweshouldavoidusingdisposablecutlerytoreducetheamount

ofgarbage.Secondlytakingpublictransportmeansorwalkingratherthan

takingataxiwhentravelingisanothereffectiveway.Lastbutnotleastboth

theearthandwewillbenefitalotifweeatgreenfoodinsteadofjunkfoodor

meat.Low-CarbonLifestyle.EversincetheWorldClimateConferencewas

heldinCopenhagen,theterm"low-carbonlifestyle"hasbecomeabuzzword

inourdailylife.Everyone,oldoryoung,istalkingaboutitandexerting

himselftoachievethelow-carbongoal.Eventhefamousstarsareexerting

theirgreatinfluenceonthecommongoaloflow-carbonlifestyle.Whaton

earthislow-carbonlifestyle?Low-carbonlifestyle,meanstolowerthe

emissionofcarbon,especiallycarbondioxide,byreducingtheenergyweuse

inourdailylife.Forcommonpeoplelikeus,thisisanattituderatherthana

capacity.Lowcarbonlifestyle,callsfortheactiveparticipationofallthe

peopleintheprocessofsavingelectricityandgas,aswellasrecyclingthe

usefulmaterials.Ascollegestudents,weshouldcontributetotherevolution

oflow-carbonlifestyle,byallmeans.Firstly,weshouldavoidusing

disposablecutlerytoreducetheamountofgarbage.Secondly,takingpublic

transportmeansorwalkingratherthantakingataxiwhentravelingisanother

effectiveway.Lastbutnotleast,boththeearthandwewillbenefitalotifwe

eatgreenfoodinsteadofjunkfoodormeat.

2.ThechangeofthenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrateadmissionFrom

thetablewecanseethechangeofthenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrate

admission.Asindicatedbythefiguresthenumberofpeopleapplyingfor

prostrateadmissionincreasesdramaticallyfrom0.46millionin2001to1.282

millionin2007whichhasalmosttrebledthenumberinashortperiodofsix

years!Thereasonsforthesedramaticinmyopinionmainlyinvolvetwo

aspectsi.e.toomanycollegeundergraduatesandthescarcityofworking

opportunity.Asitisknowntoallwiththeexpansionofcollegerecruitmentin

thepastfewyearsmoreandmorehighschoolgraduateshavebeenenrolled

intocollegesanduniversitiesinChina.Consequentlytheyposeasevere

pressuretotheemploymentupongraduation.Sincetherearenotsomany

workingpoststheyhavetostudyasprostrates.Thisisveryclearlyshown

fromthenetincreaseof2002-2006with2005beingthegreatestincrease.

Howeverthesituationbegantochangesince2006.Althoughtherewerestill

increasesinnumberthepaceapparentlysloweddown.Especiallyin2007the

figureisveryclosetothatofthepreviousyear.Thechangeofthenumberof

peopleapplyingforprostrateadmissionFromthetablewecanseethechange

ofthenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrateadmission.Asindicatedbythe

figures,thenumberofpeopleapplyingforprostrateadmissionincreases

dramaticallyfrom0.46millionin2001to1.282millionin2007,whichhas

almosttrebledthenumberinashortperiodofsixyears!Thereasonsforthese

dramatic,inmyopinion,mainlyinvolvetwoaspects,i.e.toomanycollege

undergraduatesandthescarcityofworkingopportunity.Asitisknowntoall,

withtheexpansionofcollegerecruitmentinthepastfewyears,moreand

morehighschoolgraduateshavebeenenrolledintocollegesanduniversities

inChina.Consequentlytheyposeaseverepressuretotheemploymentupon

graduation.Sincetherearenotsomanyworkingposts,theyhavetostudyas

prostrates.Thisisveryclearlyshownfromthenetincreaseof2002-2006,

with2005beingthegreatestincrease.However,thesituationbegantochange

since2006.Althoughtherewerestillincreasesinnumber,thepaceapparently

sloweddown.Especiallyin2007,thefigureisveryclosetothatofthe

previousyear.解析：按照指令所给出的3点，我们可以将这篇作文写成

3段。第1段解释表格各数据，说明全国持续多年的考研热这一现象。

第2段分析报名人数变化的原因：高校扩大招生，毕业生就业难，第3

段对这一现象做出评论，近两年考研人数增长率逐渐下降，2007年增幅

最低。

3.ALetterofComplaintDecember26DearPresidentI'majuniorinour

university.I'mwritingtointimatesomethingunsatisfactorytoyouinour

library.FirstlyIhavetosaythatourlibraryiscoveredwithdustofages.The

booksthebookshelvesthedesksandchairsandeventhedoorsallaredimmed

bythickdust.Wastetissuesandpaperarescatteredalloverthedesksand

floorsforeverystudenthastodustthedesksandchairswithseveraltissues

orpiecesofpaperbeforehesitsdowntoread.Buttoouramazementthe

librarystaffjustsittherereadingtheirnewspapersasifitwerenottheirduty

tocleanthispoorlibrary.Secondlyalargenumberofbooksinourlibraryare

toooldtoserveus.Mostofthemareoutofdate.Someothersaredilapidated.

What'sworseisthatthebooksareleftatrandom.Wehavetosearchhereand

theretolookforbooksweneedwhilethelibrarystaffarebusychattingwith

eachother.Thirdlywefindthatwecanhardlyfindausefulbookforour

Englishstudy.MostofthevastnumbersofEnglishbooksareserious

textbooksformajorsofscience.Wecannotfindanythinginterestingto

entertainourselves.Lastlysomestudentsaretoonoisytalkingamong

themselvesandleavingmobilephonebeepinganytime.Youknowthelibrary

istheplacewearemostproudofandwhereweliketospendmostofourtime.

AndIbelieveyouunderstandhowmuchourlibraryweighsinourminds.

Theseundesirablethingshavealreadydonedamagetothefameofour

universityandcausedalotofinconveniencetotheusers.DearPresidentwe

dohopethatsomethingcanbedonetochangethecurrentsituation.Letour

cozyquieteffectivelibrarycomeback.Bestwishes!ALetterofComplaint

December26DearPresident,I'majuniorinouruniversity.I'mwritingto

intimatesomethingunsatisfactorytoyouinourlibrary.Firstly,Ihavetosay

thatourlibraryiscoveredwithdustofages.Thebooks,thebookshelves,the

desksandchairsandeventhedoorsallaredimmedbythickdust.Waste

tissuesandpaperarescatteredalloverthedesksandfloorsforeverystudent

hastodustthedesksandchairswithseveraltissuesorpiecesofpaperbefore

hesitsdowntoread.Buttoouramazement,thelibrarystaffjustsitthere,

readingtheirnewspapers,asifitwerenottheirdutytocleanthispoorlibrary.

Secondly,alargenumberofbooksinourlibraryaretoooldtoserveus.Most

ofthemareoutofdate.Someothersaredilapidated.What'sworseisthatthe

booksareleftatrandom.Wehavetosearchhereandtheretolookforbooks

weneedwhilethelibrarystaffarebusychattingwitheachother.Thirdly,we

findthatwecanhardlyfindausefulbookforourEnglishstudy.Mostofthe

vastnumbersofEnglishbooksareserioustextbooksformajorsofscience.

Wecannotfindanythinginterestingtoentertainourselves.Lastly,some

studentsaretoonoisy,talkingamongthemselvesandleavingmobilephone

beepinganytime.Youknow,thelibraryistheplacewearemostproudofand

whereweliketospendmostofourtime.AndIbelieveyouunderstandhow

muchourlibraryweighsinourminds.Theseundesirablethingshavealready

donedamagetothefameofouruniversityandcausedalotofinconvenience

totheusers.DearPresident,wedohopethatsomethingcanbedonetochange

thecurrentsituation.Letourcozy,quiet,effectivelibrarycomeback.Best

wishes!

4.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprograms

havebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph

78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfar

aheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentof

viewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseem

preferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthemasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesports

areaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.Enthusiasmfor

sportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandcultural

limits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifferencesportsareaccessibleto

everyone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.They

cansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenby

sportstheycanroamfromcountrytocountrycontinenttocontinent.Sports

thusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.Why

DotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Thesportprogramshave

beenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph,78

percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsports,whichisobviouslyfarahead

ofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewers,

comparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferable

amongpeoplethanthespecialsdo,with42percentand20percent

respectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.

Oneofthemasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-up

emotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeandfullyexpresstheir

feelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitement,theyapplaudforthe

victoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasense,

sportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomandtension.

Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographical

andculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifference,sportsare

accessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainliving

circle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanother

hemisphere.Takenbysports,theycanroamfromcountrytocountry,

continenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthe

peoplethroughouttheworld.

5.NatureorNurture?Todaythewayweconsiderhumanpsychologyand

mentaldevelopmentisheavilydeterminedbythegeneticsciences.Wenow

understandtheimportanceofinheritedcharacteristicsmorethaneverbefore.

Yetwearestillunabletodecidewhetheranindividual'spersonalityand

developmentaremoreinfluencedbygeneticfactors(nature)orbythe

environment(nurture).Researchrelatingtoidenticaltwinshashighlighted

howsignificantinheritedcharacteristicscanbeforanindividual'slife.But

whetherthesecharacteristicsareabletodevelopwithinthepersonalityofan

individualsurelydependsonwhetherthecircumstancesallowsucha

development.Itseemsthattheexperienceswehaveinlifeareso

unpredictableandsopowerfulthattheycanboostorover-rideother

influencesandthereseemstobeplentyofresearchfindingstoconfirmthis.

Myownviewisthatthereisnoonemajorinfluenceinaperson'slife.Instead

thetraitsweinheritfromourparentsandthesituationandexperiencesthat

weencounterinlifeareconstantlyinteracting.Itistheinteractionofthetwo

thatshapesaperson'spersonalityanddictateshowthatpersonalitydevelops.

Ifthiswerenottruewewouldbeabletopredictthebehaviorandcharacterof

apersonfromthemomenttheywereborn.InconclusionIdonotthinkthat

eithernatureornurtureisthemajorinfluenceonapersonbutthatbothhave

powerfuleffects.NatureorNurture?Todaythewayweconsiderhuman

psychologyandmentaldevelopmentisheavilydeterminedbythegenetic

sciences.Wenowunderstandtheimportanceofinheritedcharacteristicsmore

thaneverbefore.Yetwearestillunabletodecidewhetheranindividual's

personalityanddevelopmentaremoreinfluencedbygeneticfactors(nature)

orbytheenvironment(nurture).Research,relatingtoidenticaltwins,has

highlightedhowsignificantinheritedcharacteristicscanbeforanindividual's

life.Butwhetherthesecharacteristicsareabletodevelopwithinthe

personalityofanindividualsurelydependsonwhetherthecircumstances

allowsuchadevelopment.Itseemsthattheexperienceswehaveinlifeare

sounpredictableandsopowerful,thattheycanboostorover-rideother

influences,andthereseemstobeplentyofresearchfindingstoconfirmthis.

Myownviewisthatthereisnoonemajorinfluenceinaperson'slife.Instead,

thetraitsweinheritfromourparentsandthesituationandexperiencesthat

weencounterinlifeareconstantlyinteracting.Itistheinteractionofthetwo

thatshapesaperson'spersonalityanddictateshowthatpersonalitydevelops.

Ifthiswerenottrue,wewouldbeabletopredictthebehavior,andcharacter

ofapersonfromthemomenttheywerebom.Inconclusion,Idonotthink

thateithernatureornurtureisthemajorinfluenceonaperson,butthatboth

havepowerfuleffects.

6.1sLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionintoday'ssocietybecomes

fiercersomepeopleregardlongholidayassomethingunaffordablebecause

workwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.Butstillalotofcareerpursuers

goonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythinkthathavingagoodrestduring

theholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergyandfreshoutlookoftheirjob.

PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.Holidayisbeneficialtoourworkin

manywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfromenjoyingourlifeand

spendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.Firstaftermonthsofworking

underpressureoneneedstorelaxhismindandbodytogetpreparedforthe

nextroundofwork.Wehumanbeingslikeaclockshouldperiodicallyrelax

ourselves.Secondtimeawayfromworkmaygiveoneachancetolookathis

workwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenbacktoitagain.Overworkmay

notonlyreduceworkefficiencybutalsohamperone'soriginalthinking.

Moreoverafteralongperiodofworkonemayfeelboredwiththedaily

routinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolongerappreciateshisown

workhowcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproducegoodresults?With

regardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipandfriendshipholidayplaysa

bigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgoodopportunityforfamily

membersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.Ifwegoonlettingwork

robbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbelovedifweletwork

completelytakecontrolofuswewilllosetoomanythingsessentialinour

life.Allinallweshouldnotfallvictimstotheratrace.Inordertosurvivethe

competitioninordertoliveacompletelifewehavetostrikeabalance

betweenworkandleisure.IsLongHolidayNecessary?Ascompetitionin

today'ssocietybecomesfiercer,somepeopleregardlongholidayas

somethingunaffordablebecauseworkwillbepiledupduringtheirabsence.

Butstillalotofcareerpursuersgoonenjoyingtheirvacationtime.Theythink

thathavingagoodrestduringtheholidayprovidesthemwithrenewedenergy

andfreshoutlookoftheirjob.PersonallyIagreewiththelatterview.Holiday

isbeneficialtoourworkinmanywaysandworkshouldnotpreventusfrom

enjoyingourlifeandspendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily.First,after

monthsofworkingunderpressure,oneneedstorelaxhismindandbodyto

getpreparedforthenextroundofwork.Wehumanbeings,likeaclock,

shouldperiodicallyrelaxourselves.Second,timeawayfromworkmaygive

oneachancetolookathisworkwithnewideasandfreshoutlookwhenback

toitagain.Overworkmaynotonlyreduceworkefficiency,butalsohamper

one'soriginalthinking.Moreover,afteralongperiodofwork,onemayfeel

boredwiththedailyroutinesandloseinterestinthejob.Whenonenolonger

appreciateshisownwork,howcanhecomeupwithgoodideasandproduce

goodresults?Withregardtoitseffectsonourfamilyrelationshipand

friendship,holidayplaysabigroleinprovidingussufficienttimeandgood

opportunityforfamilymembersandfriendstoshareprecioustimetogether.

Ifwegoonlettingworkrobbingusofthequalitytimespentwithourbeloved,

ifweletworkcompletelytakecontrolofus,wewilllosetoomanythings

essentialinourlife.Allinall,weshouldnotfallvictimstotheratrace.In

ordertosurvivethecompetition,inordertoliveacompletelife,wehaveto

strikeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.

7.StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?Wanttobeasmallfishina

bigpondortheotherwayround?Everygraduatefacesthisquestionwhen

leavingschoolandstartingtheircareers.Someprefertostayinthebigcities

aftergraduationsincelifeinbigcitiesmeansmoreexperiencesmore

opportunitiesandbiggerspaceforcareerdevelopment.Atthesametime

highersalaryisanothertemptationforthenewgrads.Howeversomeother

graduateswanttostarttheircareersinsmalltowns.Theretheycanhavealife

thatiseasierquieterandlesscompetitivecomparedwiththatinbigcities.

Besidesit'smorelikelythattheycanbeabigfishinasmallpondandwin

promotionearlierthantheircitycounterparts.AsfarasIamconcernedI

wouldliketostartinabigcitylikeBeijing.MymajorisComputerScience.

Therearefewrelatedjobsofferedinsmalltownsbutitistheoppositein

Beijingwheremanybigcompaniesneedcomputerspecialists.I'msureIcan

realizemydreamasaprogramspecialisthere.StartingCareerinaBigCityor

SmallTown?Wanttobeasmallfishinabigpondortheotherwayround?

Everygraduatefacesthisquestionwhenleavingschoolandstartingtheir

careers.Someprefertostayinthebigcitiesaftergraduation,sincelifeinbig

citiesmeansmoreexperiences,moreopportunitiesandbiggerspaceforcareer

development.Atthesametime,highersalaryisanothertemptationforthe

newgrads.However,someothergraduateswanttostarttheircareersinsmall

towns.There,theycanhavealifethatiseasier,quieterandlesscompetitive

comparedwiththatinbigcities.Besides,it'smorelikelythattheycanbea

bigfishinasmallpondandwinpromotionearlierthantheircitycounterparts.

AsfarasIamconcerned,IwouldliketostartinabigcitylikeBeijing.My

majorisComputerScience.Therearefewrelatedjobsofferedinsmalltowns,

butitistheoppositeinBeijingwheremanybigcompaniesneedcomputer

specialists.I'msureIcanrealizemydreamasaprogramspecialisthere.

8.TheReadingPreferencesofStudentsataChineseUniversityin2006From

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