2023年陜西省榆林市大學英語6級大學英語六級預測試題(含答案)

2023年陜西省榆林市大學英語6級大學英語六級預測試題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassageinthetitleofBuyingBooksorP,BorrowingBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有些人認為書應該借來看。

2.有些人認為書應該買來看。

3.你的選擇。

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledDoesGradesMeanAbility?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven,below:

1.Somepeoplethinkthatgradesisthewaytoshowone'sability.

2.Othersholdthatgradesmaynotnecessarilymeanability.

3.Youropinion.

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareall6wed30minutestowriteashortessayentitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.電子游戲在學生之間享有很高的人氣，很多人玩，尤其是大學生

2.沉迷電子游戲?qū)W生的影響

3.如何解決“電子游戲熱”

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

4.1.有人認為考研是大學畢業(yè)生最好的出路

2.也有人持不同意見

3.我的看法

ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有些人認為學生應該呆在自己的國家學習。

2．有些人認為學生應該到國外學習。

3．我的觀點。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

--出國旅游悄然興起

--出國旅游的種種好處

--出國旅游的種種弊端

--你的選擇

TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidays

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicStudyunderaWork-StudyProgram.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.在大學校園中，有的大學生是因為生活困難而勤工儉學，有的大學生是為鍛煉實際能力

2.作為一名在校大學生，你如何看待勤工儉學問題

StudyunderaWork-StudyProgram

8.

1．簡要分析圖表

2．分析觀眾喜歡看體育節(jié)目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnOver-packaging.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前許多商品都存在過度包裝現(xiàn)象

2．這種現(xiàn)象的危害

3．你的看法

OnOver-packaging

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsaDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前社會上存在著迷信文憑的現(xiàn)象

2.造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因

3.我對此的觀點

IsaDiplomaEverything?

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

ThereasonwhyEmery,whowasalreadyinhissixties,chasedandcaughtayoungmanwasthat______.

12.

Youshouldneverunderestimatethepowerofsmalltalkbecauseveryoftensmalltalkisaplacetobeginalonglastingfriendshipor______.

13.

Libraryclassificationsystempermitusersto_________________ortodiscoverwhatbooksonaparticularsubjectareheldbythelibrary.

14.

Amongthesevenworld-biggestprivatebanks,onlyBCCIwasengagedindrug-relatedfinancialabuse.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Theblack/whitetrickcanprovidepeoplewithmorethantwochoicesfortheirargument.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.Accordingtotheauthor,thevastmajorityofhumans______.

A.commitsomecrimesinlife

B.strugglehardbutfailtomakeendsmeet

C.generallysharethesamegoaloflife

D.havethesamelifestyle.regardlessofrace

17.

AlargesumofmoneymustbespentonLyubomirsky'sresearchbecauseitneedstotracealotofpeople______.

18.Visawillintroduceanew"waveandpay"cardinLondonforpurchases______.

A.under$25B.underE10C.abroadD.intraveling

19.Super-kidsandSuperProblems

—ByDavidElkind

Notsolongago,mostparentswantedtheirkidstobelikeeverybodyelse.Theywereoftenasupsetifachildwereprecocious(早熟的)astheywereifthechildwereslow.Precocitywaslookeduponasbeingbadforthechild'spsychologicalhealth.Theassumptionwas"earlyripe,earlyrot."

Nowthathaschanged.Formanyparentstodaythereisnosuchthingasgoingtoofast,andtheirmajorconcernisthattheirchildstayaheadofthepack(一群伙伴).Farfrompresumingthatprecocityhasbadeffectspsychologically,theybelievethatbeingabovethenormbringsmanybenefits.Theassumption'is"earlyripe,earlyrich!"

Themajorconsequenceofthisnewparentingpsychologyisthatmanycontemporaryparentsareputtingtremendouspressureonchildrentoperform.atever-earlierages.Afirst-gradeteachertoldmethatanangrymotherscreamedatherbecauseshehadgiventhewoman'ssona"Satisfactory.""HowisheevergoingtogetintoM.I.T.ifyougivehima'Satisfactory?'"themotherwailed.

Manyparentsnowenrolltheirchildinprestigiousnurseryschoolsassoonasthepregnancyisconfirmed.Andoncethechildisoldenough,theycoachthechildforthescreeninginterview."Whentheycounteverythinginsight,"onenurseryschooldirectorsaid,"youknowtheyhavebeendrilledbeforetheinterview."ParentsbelievethatonlyifthechildgetsintothisorthatprestigiousnurseryschoolwillheorsheeverhaveachanceatgettingintoHarvard,Yale,orStanford.Forthesamereason,ourelementaryschoolsaresuddenlyfilledwithyoungstersinenrichedandacceleratedprograms.

Itisnotjustinacademicstudythatchildrenarebeingpushedharderatever-earlierages.SomeparentsstarttheirpreschoolchildreninsportssuchastennisandswimminginhopesthattheywillbecomeOlympicathletes.Ayoungmanwhoattendedoneofmychilddevelopmentlecturesstoppedbyafterwardtoaskmeaquestion.HeworksasatennisinstructoratanexclusiveresorthotelinFloridaandwantedtoknowhowtomotivatehisstudents.WhenIaskedhowoldtheywerehetoldmethattheyrangedinagefromthreetofiveyears!

Thepressuretomakeordinarychildrenexceptionalhasbecomealmostanepidemicinsports.Ihadhighhopesforsoccer,whichcanbeplayedbyallmakesandmodelsofchildren,big,small,andinbetween.Butinmoststatessoccerhasbecomeascompetitiveandselectiveasbaseball,football,andhockey.Thestarmentalityprevails,andthelesstalentedyoungstersimplydoesn'tgettoparticipate.Playisoutandcompetitionisin.

Thepressureforexceptionalityisequallypowerfulatthesecondarylevel.Highschoolstudentsarepressurednotonlytogetgoodgradesbuttogetintoasmanyadvanced-placementclassesaspossible.Aroundthecountryprivatetutoringcentersaresproutinguplikedandelions(蒲公英)inthespring,offeringlessonsineverythingfrombeginningreadingtotakingcollegeentranceexams.Otherparentsurgetheirchildrentostartdatingatanearlyagesothattheywillhavegoodinterpersonalskillsandabetterchancetowinthemosteligiblemates.

Clearly,thereisnothingwrongwithwantingchildrentodotheirbest.Itisnotthenormal,healthydesireofparentstohavesuccessfulchildrenthatistheproblem,buttheexcessivepressuresomeparentsareputtingonchildren.

Whythispushforexcellence?Sinceparentstodayarehavingfewerchildrentheirchancesofhaving"achildtobeproudof"arelowerthanwhenfamilieswerelarger.Thecostofchildrearinghasalsoincrease

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Peoplegenerallyregardparrots'speakinghumanlanguageas______.

A.meaningfulcommunication

B.conveyanceoffeelings

C.mindlessmimics

D.ridiculousnoises

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

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

聽力原文：WordscomefromCaliforniaofanewweaponinthewaronhouseholdpests.TwoscientistsworkingforafirminAnaheim,California,havedevelopedamethodtoeliminateinsectswithoutusingdangerouschemicals.Thenewpoison?Hotair.

Thebasicideaisthatinsectscannotadjusttotemperaturesmuchabovenormal.Inlaboratoryexperiments,mostofthepestscan'tsurvivemuchmorethanaquarterofanhourat125degreesFahrenheit,orabout50degreescentigrade.

Thenewmethodinvolvescoveringahousewithahugetentandfillingitwithairheatedtoaround65degreescentigrade.Hotairisforcedinwithfans,andthetentkeepstheheatinsidethehouse.Sincetermitestrytoescapebyhidinginwoodenbeams,theheattreatmentmustbecontinuedforafullsixhours.Butwhenit’sallover,andtheinsectsaredead,therearenottoxicchemicalstoendangerhumansorpets,andnofumysmells.

Scientistsclaimthatthereisnodangeroffire,either,sinceveryfewhouseholdmaterialswillburnat65degreescentigrade.Infact,woodispreparedforconstructionusebydryingitinovensat80degreescentigrade,whichissubstantiallyhotterthantheairusedinthisprocedure.

(27)

A.Fireprevention.

B.Pestcontrol.

C.Houseconstruction.

D.Toxicchemicals.

22.(31)

A.SigourneyWeaver.

B.BillMitchell.

C.KevinKline.

D.IvanReitman.

23.

【B6】

24.(43)

25.聽力原文：M:Haveyouseenmyglasses?Ican'tfindthemanywhere.

W:Gointhebathroomandlookinthemirror.

M:YoumeanI'vegotthemonHowaboutthat?

W:You'rethemostabsent-mindedpersonI'veeverknown.

M:Ican'tdenyit.I'dlosemyheadifitweren'tattachedtomyshoulders.

W:I'llneverforgetthetimeyouwentfishingandforgottotakeyourrodandreel.

M:Iwon'tforgetiteitherbutthat'snotthemostmemorableexampleofmyforgetfulness.

W:Howaboutthetimeyoustartedtoleavewithouthavinganypantson?

M:No,that'snotit.

W:Itcouldn'tbeforgettingyouwallet.You'vedonethatahundredtimes.I'mtiredofguessing,tellme.

M:Youneverwouldhaveguessed.Idon'tbelieveI'veevertoldyouaboutitthoughyouwereindirectlyaffectedbytheincident.Ialmostmarriedmycollegesweetheart.

W:You'reright.You'venevertoldmeabouther.

M:Well,anyway,thedayweweresupposedtogetmarriedwassuchabeautifuldaythatIforgotallabouttheweddingandwentfishinginstead.Thegirlneverforgaveme.

W:Ihardlyblameher,thoughI'mgladthingsturnedoutdifferently.

(20)

A.Onhisface.

B.Nearthemirror.

C.Inthebathroom.

D.Inthewoman'shands.

26.聽力原文：W:Ijustmadeupaquartoforangejuicethismorning,andnowIcan'tfinditanywhere.Didyouknowwhathappenedtoit?

M:Didyouhearacrashearlier?Thatwasit.I'mjustasclumsyasever.

Q:Whatistheproblem?

(15)

A.Thewomandoesn'tlikeorangejuice.

B.Thewomanforgottobuyorangejuice.

C.Themanwasinacarcrashthismorning.

D.Themanbrokethecontaineroforangejuice.

27.(21)

A.Theweatherreportisnotaccurate.

B.Thesnowfelltoodeep.

C.Theweatherreportisnotavailable.

D.Thesnowfelltooearly.

28.

【B8】

29.

【B9】

30.(44)

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

WhatwastheresultofthebattlebetweenthenegativepublicityandtheP&GCompany?

32.

Bythispassage,theauthormainlywantstohighlight______.

A.themagicpowerofcomputers

B.theimportanceofanoptimisticoutlook

C.thepowerofcreativityandintelligence

D.theinfluenceoftechnologicaldevelopment

33.

TheJapanesestaffcomplainedtotheAmericanmanagerbecause______.

A.theAmericanmanagerhadliedtothem

B.thesalaryincreaseswereinsufficient

C.moststaffhadnotreceivedsalaryincreases

D.therewasamisunderstandingoftheword"fair"

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S10】

35.

【S6】

36.

【S8】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S6】

38.

【S9】

39.Inanefforttomakeupforsomeoftheglaring

limitationsofIQtests,researchershavebegunto

developnewwaystomeasurethekindsofemotionalfactors

andpsychologicalattitudesthatleadtosucceedin【S1】______

everydaylife.WhileIQtestsremainexcellentpredictors

ofhowgoodonewilldoinschool,theyhavelittle

ornothingtodowithwhowillearnthemoneyorprestige

orhavethemostsatisfiedsociallifeorrelationships.【S2】______

Thenewtestsareintendedtoassessthelesspractical【S3】______

intelligencethatunderliestheseaccomplishments.The

newapproachgoesbeyondpurelymentalskillsto

assessemotionalfactorsandpsychologicalattitudesthat

caneitherinterfereorfacilitatetheuseofthoseskills.It【S4】______

hasfosterednewtheoriesofwhattheymeanstobesmart.【S5】______

Theoldtheoriesfocusedinacademicskillssuchas【S6】______

verbalormathematicalquickness.Butthenewtheories

describeaspectrumofpracticaltalentssuchastheabilityto

pickuptheunspokenrulesthatgovernsuccessinacorporate

orprofessionalcareerorthehabitsofmindthatfoster

productivity."IQandsuccessinlivinghavemuchtodo【S7】______

witheachother",saysSeymourEpstein,apsychologistat

theUniversityofMassachusetts."Beingintellectuallygifted

doesnotpredictyouwillearnthemostmoneyorachieve

themostrecognition,evenamongcollegeprofessors."

Onefactoremergingascrucialforlifesuccessisthat【S8】______

mightbecalledemotionalintelligence."Howwellpeople

managetheiremotionsdetermineshoweffectivelythey

canusetheirintellectualability,"Dr.Epsteinsays."For

example,ifsomeoneisskilledatsolvingproblemsinthe

quietofheroffice,butfallapartinagroup,thenshewill【S9】______

beeffectiveinagreatmanysituations."【S10】______

【S1】

參考答案

1.BuyingBooksorBorrowingBooks?Bookscanarmuswithknowledgeandinformationweneedforsuccessfullives.Therearegenerallytwowaysinwhichwecanhaveaccesstobooks:borrowingorbuying.Manypeoplechoosetoborrowbooks.Foronethingborrowingbookscansaveushugeamountsofmoney.Foranotherifweborrowbooksfromthelibraryorfriendswenormallyhavedeadlinetofinishthem.ConsequentlywecanreadmorebooksinalimitedtimejustasafamousChinesesayinggoes"bookscannotbereadunlessborrowed."Someothersbelievethatadvantagesofbuyingbooksaremoreobviousandcompelling.Firstlywecankeepthebooksaslongaswewishandthenreadthemcarefullyorevenoverandoveragain.Secondlywecantakewhatevernotesonthemarginofthepagesofthebooks.Finallytheprocessofselectingandkeepingbookscanbeagreatfun.Despitealltheaboveargumentsmychoiceistoborrowbooksforwhichonlyskimmingisenoughandtobuybooksforwhichcarefulreadingisneeded.BuyingBooksorBorrowingBooks?Bookscanarmuswithknowledgeandinformationweneedforsuccessfullives.Therearegenerallytwowaysinwhichwecanhaveaccesstobooks:borrowingorbuying.Manypeoplechoosetoborrowbooks.Foronething,borrowingbookscansaveushugeamountsofmoney.Foranother,ifweborrowbooksfromthelibraryorfriends,wenormallyhavedeadlinetofinishthem.Consequentlywecanreadmorebooksinalimitedtime,justasafamousChinesesayinggoes,"bookscannotbereadunlessborrowed."Someothersbelievethatadvantagesofbuyingbooksaremoreobviousandcompelling.Firstly,wecankeepthebooksaslongaswewishandthenreadthemcarefullyorevenoverandoveragain.Secondly,wecantakewhatevernotesonthemarginofthepagesofthebooks.Finally,theprocessofselectingandkeepingbookscanbeagreatfun.Despitealltheabovearguments,mychoiceistoborrowbooksforwhichonlyskimmingisenoughandtobuybooksforwhichcarefulreadingisneeded.

2.DoesGradesMeanAbility?Somepeoplethinkthatgradescanreflectstudents'abilityintheiracademicpursuit.Thehighertheirgradesthesmartertheymustbe.InthecompetitionforgradesitishardtobeawinnerDoesGradesMeanAbility?Somepeoplethinkthatgradescanreflectstudents'abilityintheiracademicpursuit.Thehighertheirgrades,thesmartertheymustbe.Inthecompetitionforgrades,itishardtobeawinner

3.VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurseTodayvideogameshavebecomemoreandmorepopularamongthestudentsespeciallyamongcollegestudents.ItseemsthatthemoretheyareprohibitedfromplayingthegamestheVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurseToday,videogameshavebecomemoreandmorepopularamongthestudents,especiallyamongcollegestudents.Itseemsthatthemoretheyareprohibitedfromplayingthegames,the

4.ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?RecentlythereismuchdiscussionaboutwhetheritisthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.Thosewhoadvocatethenecessityoffurtherstudymaintainthatinsuchacompetitivesocietyahigherdegreewillbringmanybenefitsforgraduatesmoresatisfyingsalariesforinstance.Butthosewhoopposethatopinionarguethatitisunnecessarytocompetewithsomanystudentsintheentranceexamination.Andwhatcollegegraduatesneedurgentlyistohuntforajobandgainworkingexperience.Tobefinanciallyindependentisofgreatimportanceforstudentsespeciallythosecomingfromruralareas.AsIseeitthefirststatementseemsmorereasonable.Firstlyfurtherstudywillequipstudentswithenrichedknowledgeimprovedprofessionalskillsandbroadenedhorizonwhichqualifythemfordemandingjobs.Secondlypostgraduatecanaccumulateworkingexperiencebyputtingwhattheyhavelearntintopracticeintheirsparetime.Finallyastothefeepostgraduatesaregrantedallowancetoloanmoneyfromthebankstofinancethemselves.Insummaryit'swiserforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.ShouldWePursueMaster'sDegree?Recently,thereismuchdiscussionaboutwhetheritisthebestchoiceforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.Thosewhoadvocatethenecessityoffurtherstudymaintainthat,insuchacompetitivesocietyahigherdegreewillbringmanybenefitsforgraduates,moresatisfyingsalaries,forinstance.Butthosewhoopposethatopinionarguethatitisunnecessarytocompetewithsomanystudentsintheentranceexamination.Andwhatcollegegraduatesneedurgentlyistohuntforajobandgainworkingexperience.Tobefinanciallyindependentisofgreatimportanceforstudents,especiallythosecomingfromruralareas.AsIseeit,thefirststatementseemsmorereasonable.Firstly,furtherstudywillequipstudentswithenrichedknowledge,improvedprofessionalskills,andbroadenedhorizon,whichqualifythemfordemandingjobs.Secondly,postgraduatecanaccumulateworkingexperiencebyputtingwhattheyhavelearntintopracticeintheirsparetime.Finally,astothefee,postgraduatesaregrantedallowancetoloanmoneyfromthebankstofinancethemselves.Insummary,it'swiserforcollegestudentstopursueMaster'sdegree.解析：①審題及布局。這篇作文主要探討大學畢業(yè)生是否應該考研的問題。題目要求闡明兩種對立的觀點后提出自己的看法及理由。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱展開即可．第一段介紹“考研是畢業(yè)生最好的出路”這一觀點；第二段指出也有人持不同意見，列舉其理由；第三段在權衡上述觀點后明確表達自己選擇何種態(tài)度，并分條目列舉理由，注意層次清晰，論證有力。最后重申觀點，結(jié)束全文。②語言。本文涉及對立觀點的陳述與取舍，語言需概括、簡潔地表明雙方立場，用詞要鮮明準確，層次分明。作為議論文，本文使用一般現(xiàn)在時即可，談及考研對大學生未來發(fā)展的影響時可使用一般將來時。

5.StudyingAbroadNowadaysstudentscanstudyeitherintheirhomecountryorinforeigncountriesinmosteasestheUnitedStates.Someprefertostayintheirhomecountryandstudy.OthersthinkstudyingintheUnitedStatesismorebeneficial.Asamatteroffacteachsituationhasitsownadvantages.Whenstudentsstudyintheirhomecountryrileyhavenolanguagebarriers.Theycanreadbookswiththeirmothertongueveryeasily.Theycanalsodiscusstheirlessonswiththeteachersorthefellowstudentsveryfreely.Sincetheyareaccustomedtothewaytheyhavebeenlivingtheyhavelittledifficultiesinlife.Besidestheyhavelittlefinancialdifficultiesintheprocessoftheirstudiesbecausetheycaneasilygetfinancialsupportfromtheirparentsortheirrelatives.WhenstudentsattendschoolsintheUnitedStatestheycanactasmediatorsbetweenpeoplesofdifferentculturestopromoteinternationalunderstanding.TheycanalsotendtobespokespersonsforotherculturesandpeoplewhomaybemisunderstoodbyAmericans.Theycanenjoythecontactwithnewanddifferentculturestoincreasetheawarenessoftheirownculture.InadditiontheycanlearnadvancedknowledgeofscienceandtechnologyandlearnEnglishmuchmorequicklythanintheirhomecountry.Ithinkit'sbettertostudyintheUnitedStatesbecausetheadvantagestostudyingintheUSoutweighthosetostayinginone'shomecountry.StudyingAbroadNowadaysstudentscanstudyeitherintheirhomecountryorinforeigncountries,inmosteases,theUnitedStates.Someprefertostayintheirhomecountryandstudy.OthersthinkstudyingintheUnitedStatesismorebeneficial.Asamatteroffact,eachsituationhasitsownadvantages.Whenstudentsstudyintheirhomecountry,rileyhavenolanguagebarriers.Theycanreadbookswiththeirmothertongueveryeasily.Theycanalsodiscusstheirlessonswiththeteachersorthefellowstudentsveryfreely.Sincetheyareaccustomedtothewaytheyhavebeenliving,theyhavelittledifficultiesinlife.Besides,theyhavelittlefinancialdifficultiesintheprocessoftheirstudiesbecausetheycaneasilygetfinancialsupportfromtheirparentsortheirrelatives.WhenstudentsattendschoolsintheUnitedStates,theycanactasmediatorsbetweenpeoplesofdifferentculturestopromoteinternationalunderstanding.TheycanalsotendtobespokespersonsforotherculturesandpeoplewhomaybemisunderstoodbyAmericans.Theycanenjoythecontactwithnewanddifferentculturestoincreasetheawarenessoftheirownculture.Inaddition,theycanlearnadvancedknowledgeofscienceandtechnology,andlearnEnglishmuchmorequicklythanintheirhomecountry.Ithinkit'sbettertostudyintheUnitedStatesbecausetheadvantagestostudyingintheUSoutweighthosetostayinginone'shomecountry.

6.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidaysManypeoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfortheirholidayssothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmomwonderfulplaces.Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosaveforrealizingtheirdreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafarawayquaintland.Thereareseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstofallyoucanlearnmoreofthegeographycustomscultureandlifestyleofdifferentnationsandcountries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperienceanewlifesomewhatstrangetoyou.Alsoyoucanpracticeyourforeignlanguageproficiency.Inadditionyoucanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhichareknownfortheirspecialadventuresandinterestssuchasscubadivingorwildlifeobserving.Howevertravelingabroadhasdisadvantagestoo.Althoughyoumayenjoybeautifulsightseeingandniceclimateyoumaycatchalocalillnessesthatisunusualinyournativeland.Whiletravelingworldwideyoumaynotbeabletospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbedifficultforyoutocommunicatewiththelocalresidents.What'smoreyoumayevenfindcustomshostiletoyouforexamplestrongdiscriminationagainstwomen.Goodorbadtravelingabroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutsideworldisthrilling!TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofGoingAbroadforHolidaysManypeoplenowhavejoinedthenewtrendoftravelingabroadfortheirholidayssothattheycanenjoymoreexcitingtripsandvisitmomwonderfulplaces.Andmanymorepeoplearestilltryingeverymeanstosaveforrealizingtheirdreamoftravelingabroadtospendaholidayinafarawayquaintland.Thereareseveraladvantagesofhavingaholidayabroad.Firstofall,youcanlearnmoreofthegeography,customs,culture,andlifestyle.ofdifferentnationsandcountries.Youcanmakemorefriendsandexperienceanewlifesomewhatstrangetoyou.Also,youcanpracticeyourforeignlanguageproficiency.Inaddition,youcanvisitauniqueplaceorplaceswhichareknownfortheirspecialadventuresandinterests,suchasscubadivingorwildlifeobserving.However,travelingabroadhasdisadvantages,too.Althoughyoumayenjoybeautifulsightseeingandniceclimate,youmaycatchalocalillnessesthatisunusualinyournativeland.Whiletravelingworldwide,youmaynotbeabletospeakthelocallanguagesanditwillbedifficultforyoutocommunicatewiththelocalresidents.What'smore,youmayevenfindcustomshostiletoyou,forexample,strongdiscriminationagainstwomen.Goodorbad,travelingabroadforholidaysismyfirstchoice.Why?Theanswerissimple:theoutsideworldisthrilling!

7.StudyunderaWork-StudyProgramNowadaysmoreandmorecollegestudentsaretakingpart-timejobsastheyhavemoretimeattheirdisposal.Someareeagertogainexperienceandimprovetheirpracticalskills.OtherswantStudyunderaWork-StudyProgramNowadaysmoreandmorecollegestudentsaretakingpart-timejobsastheyhavemoretimeattheirdisposal.Someareeagertogainexperienceandimprovetheirpracticalskills.Otherswant

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