【2023年】浙江省湖州市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)

【2023年】浙江省湖州市大學英語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.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:Let'sGoinforSports.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.當今世界上，有越來越多的人對體育運動感興趣；

2.但有些人仍然不了解運動的重要性；

3.體育運動有很高的價值。

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

3.1.老一輩常說,能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人卻認為相貌比能力重要

3.你的看法

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSocialPractice.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.為什么要參加社會實踐?

2.參加社會實踐可能會產(chǎn)生的問題。

3.我對社會實踐的看怯。

5.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteashortessayentitledInternetaccordingtothefollowingoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Thefirstsentenceofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.

1.因特網(wǎng)越來越普遍地進入到我們的學習、工作和生活當中

2.因特網(wǎng)的益處

3.因特網(wǎng)的消極方面

Internet

Internethasbeenplayinganincreasingroleinourdailylife.______.

Internethasenabledustodoalotofthingsmoreeasilyandquickly.______.

However,ifnotmanagedproperly,Internetcancreatemanyproblemstoo.______.

Allinall,wecannotlivewithoutInternetnow.______.

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothesuggestionsgivenbelowinChinese:

1.大學生失業(yè)已經(jīng)成為嚴重的社會問題

2.大學生失業(yè)的原因

3.提出自己對這個現(xiàn)象的看法和認為可行的解決途徑

MyViewpointonUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoBeSuccessfulintheFutureJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.影響將來事業(yè)成功的因素有很多，試舉例說明

2．你對此的看法，并闡述理由

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:ShouldWeReadExtensivelyorIntensively?Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.大學生讀書面臨兩種選擇：廣泛閱讀還是關注專業(yè)書籍的閱讀？

2.我的讀書方法

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAnAwardSpeech.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1．向環(huán)境保護組委會表示感謝

2．交待自己從事的防護林建設和治沙工作，并與同事分享“環(huán)保之星”的獎牌

3．表達自己今后的決心

AnAwardSpeech

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledClassSkippinginUniversities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow

1.大學生逃課現(xiàn)象概述

2．大學生逃課的原因和影響

3．我對這一問題的看法

ClassSkippinginUniversities

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

WhenGMtomatoesfirstenteredBritishsupermarket,itcausedasensationtothewholeimmediately.

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12.TheBusinessofMediaViolence

In2001,peoplearoundtheworldspentUS$14billiongoingtothemovies.TheU.S.domesticboxofficealonehitUS$9billion—a75percentincreasefrom1991—andtherearehugerevenuesfromhomevideo/DVDsales,rentalsandspin-offmerchandise.Buteventheseprofitsaredwarfedbymusic,thelargestglobalmediasector.In2000,salesreachedUS$37billion,withmusicconsumptionhighamongyoungaudienceseverywhere.Videogamesarenotfarbehind:globalsalesfor2002wereanticipatedtobeUS$31billion.

AnExpandingForeignMarket

Americanmediacorporationsearnfitleasthalfoftheirprofitsfromforeignsales.Andglobalmarketsaregrowingfastasstandardsoflivingarerisingaroundtheworld.SalesofTVs,stereos,VCRsandsatellitedishesareincreasing,andinthelastdecadeortwo,newandexpandingmarketshaveemergedincountriesthathaveabandonedstatecontrolofmediaanddistribution.

Today,U.S.filmsareshowninmorethan150countriesworldwide,andtheU.S.filmindustryprovidesmostofthepre-recordedvideosandDVDssoldthroughouttheworld.Americantelevisionprogramsarebroadcastinover125internationalmarkets,andMTVcanbeseeninmoreforeignhouseholdsthanAmericanones.

Thisinternationalsuccesshasatremendousimpactnorjustontherecipientcountries,butalsoontheculturalenvironmentoftheU.S.Tosomeextent,thetailiswaggingthedog:moreandmore,thedemandsandtastesofforeignmarkets?areinfluencingwhatpopularproductsgetmadeintheU.S.

ActionSells:FilmandTelevision

Nowhereisthisinfluencemoreevidentthaninthefilmindustry.IntheU.S.andCanada,moviesrated"G"(General)and"PG"(ParentalGuidance)consistentlybringsinmorerevenuesthanR-ratedfilms.YetthenumberofGandPGfilmshasdroppedinrecentyears,andthenumberofrestrictedfilmshasrisen.Two-thirdsofHollywoodfilmsin2001wererated"R".

Filmproducersareunequivocalaboutwhythisisso:theforeignmarketlikesactionfilms.

Actiontravelswell.Actionmoviesdon'trequirecomplexplotsorcharacters.Theyrelyonfights,killings,specialeffectsandexplosionstoholdtheiraudiences.And,unlikecomedyordrama—whichdependongoodstories,sharphumor,andcrediblecharacters,allofwhichareoftenculture-specific—actionfilmsrequirelittleinthewayofgoodwritingandacting.They'resimple,andthey'reuniversallyunderstood.Totopitoff,thelargelynon-verbalnatureofthekindoffilmsthatjournalistSharonWaxmanreferstoas"short-on-dialogue,high-on-testosterone"makestheirdubbingortranslationrelativelyinexpensive.

Thereare,ofcourse,exceptionstotherule.ThefilmTitanicmadealmostUS$2billioninworldwidesalesasof2001—makingitthebiggest-grossingmovieofalltime.TheBritishfilmTheFullMontywasaninternationalhit;andMyBigFatGreekWeddingdebunkedalltheprofitformulasin2002.Butsuchoffbeatsuccessesarehardtopredict.AflicksuchasDieHardorTerminatorismuchmoreofasurething.MostfilmbudgetstodayaverageUS$75-100million,soHollywoodstudiosdon'tliketotakechances.

AllthismeansenormouspressuresontheAmericanmovieindustrytoabandoncomplexityinfavorofactionfilms.Theeffectisakindof"dumbing-down"oftheindustryingeneral.Foreigninvestorsaremuchlesslikelytoinvestinfilmsfocusingonserioussocialthemesorwomen'sissues,oronesthatfeatureminoritycasts.Suchfilms,howeverbrilliant,arenotwherethebigmoneyis.Worldwideappealdeterminescastingandscript.decisionsandtheoverwhelmingdemandisforwhiteactorsandaction.

Successbreedssuccess,andthesheerubiquityoftheseproductionsandalltheirspin-offproductsandbusinessesaroundt

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13.ElectronicRadiationPutsYourHealthatRisk

Electricpowersystemsworkataround50Hzjustabovethenaturallyoccurringfrequencyof30HzgeneratedbytheEarth.Ourbodiesaretunedintothislowfrequencysoanyfrequencyclosetothisisgoingtointerferewithus,suchasthe50HzACmainspowersystemusedintheUK.ELF(ExtremelyLowFrequency)electromagneticfieldsvibratingfrom0.5to100Hz,eveniftheyareweakerthantheEarth'sfield,interferewiththecuesthatkeepourbiologicalcyclesproperlytimed.

ThefrequenciesthatELFACsystemsuseareveryclosetothenaturalbrainrhythmsofman.Thepinealgland(松果體)istheprincipalstructureinthebrainthatisdirectlysensitivetotheearth'smagneticfield.Asaresultitfunctionsabnormallywhenexposedtoabnormalfieldsclosetoitsown.Becausethepinealglandproducesahostofpsychoactivechemicals,itsabnormalfunctioningcancauseneurologicalandbehavioralproblems.

StudiesandReports

ThebiologicalandmedicaldatacurrentlyavailableshowingthedangerofELFACmainspowerfrequencymagneticfieldsisasconclusiveasthedatarelatingtocigarettesmokingandlungcancer.

TheEuropeanParliamenthaspassedamotionforaresolutiononcombatingtheharmfuleffectsofelectromagneticfields.SinceSeptember1992Swedenhasofficiallyactedonthebasisthatthereisaconnectionbetweenexposuretopowerfrequencymagneticfieldsandtheincidenceofcancer,childhoodcancerinparticular.

In1990theUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencystated"Inconclusion,afteranexaminationoftheavailabledataoverthepast15years,thereisevidenceofapositiveassociationofexposuretomagneticfieldswithcertainsite-specificcancer,namelyleukaemia,cancerofthecentralnervoussystem,andtoalesserextent,lymphomas(淋巴瘤).Thisissupportedbymanystudiesofchildrenandadultsacrossmanydifferentpopulationsandsubgroups."

WhatCantheBiologicalEffectsBe?

Anelectromagneticfieldaffectsgrowingcells,andactsasacancerpromoter.Cancercellscanincreasetheirrateofgrowthsignificantlyanddevelopmoremalignantcharacteristics.Italsoaffectslearningabilityandbehavioralandpsychologicalmechanismsincreasingtheincidenceofdepressionandsuicide.Chronicexposuremayleadtoanincreaseintheincidenceofbraintumors.Yourbrain'sEEG(腦電圖)rhythmschangewhenalightswitchisoperatednearby.Astressresponseoccurswhich,ifprolonged,canleadtoanimmune-systemdeficiency,resultinginanincreasedincidenceofinfectiousdiseasesandcancers.Becauseoftheeffectsongrowingcells,youngchildrenandbabiesareespeciallyatrisk.Studieshaveshownthatrisksofchildren'scancercouldincrease.

WhatAretheRisks?

Electricityispartofourdailylife.Weareconstantlyusingelectricalappliancesathomeandatwork,suchascomputers,photocopiers,clockradioalarms,electricblankets,microwaveovens—allwiththenecessaryACmainstransformersandwiring.AlloftheseproduceELFelectromagneticfields.Themorepowertheapplianceconsumesthestrongerthefielditcreates.

Ifyouspendlongperiodsoftimeclosetoawiringcircuitorappliancewithastrongfieldsuchasacomputerscreen,televisionscreen,heater,clockradioorelectricblanket,youmaybeatrisk.Youmayalsobeatriskifyouliveclosetohighvoltagepowerlines(aboveorbelowground)andtheirdistributiontransformers.Theprobablesafelevelforconstantexposurenowbeingdiscussedis1milligause(lessforchildren).Itwouldseemappropriatetoexercise"prudentavoidance"andlimittheexposuretoyou,yourfamilyandworkcolleagueswhereverpossible.

TheAppliancesThatMakeYourBrainBlowaFuse

Brainperformancecanbeimpairedbyaslitt

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14.

Somemightarguethatasaresultofalimitedvocabularyandrestrictedrangeoffunctions,thereisnorealcommunication.

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15.

Howistheflowrateofahydroelectricpowerstationquantified?

A.Thedepthofthewater.

B.Volumeovertime.

C.Speedovertime.

D.Thewidthofthewater.

16.TheGulfoilspillisdifferentfromanyotheroilcatastropheinthat______.

A.itinvolvesaworld-renownedfirm

B.ithasalimitedshorelineimpact

C.thesurfaceoftheoceanwasn'taffected

D.theoilwasreleasedintodeepseas

17.PassageOne

Itcanbeshowninfactsendfiguresthatcyclingisthecheapest,mostconvenient,endmostenvironmentallydesirableform.oftransportintowns,butsuchcoldcalculationsdonotmeanmuchonthefrostywintermorning.Therealappealofcyclingisthatitissoenjoyable.Ithasnoneofthedifficultiesandtensionsofotherwaysoftraveling,soyouaremorecheerfulafteraride,eventhroughtherushhour.Thefirstthinganon-cyclistsaystoyouis:"Butisn'titterriblydangerous?"Itwouldbefoolishtodenythedangerofsharingtheroadwithmotorvehiclesanditmustbeadmittedthatthereareanalarmingnumberofaccidentsinvolvingcyclists.However,althoughpolicerecordsindicatethatthecardriverisoftentoblame,theanswerlieswiththecyclist.Itispossibletorideinsuchawayastoreduceriskstoaminimum.IfyoudecidetojointhethousandsinBritainwhoarenowreturningtocyclingasacheap,satisfyingform.oftransportyourfirstproblemwillbetryingtodecidewhatbiketobuy.Herearethreesimplerolesofbuyingabike.

1)Alwaysbuythebestyoucanafford.Ofcoursetherehastobeameetingpointbetweenwhatyouwouldreallylikeandeconomicreality,butaimashighasyoucanendyouwillgetthebenefitnotonlywhenyouridebutalsoifyouwenttosell.Well-madebikeskeeptheirvalueverywell.Anddon'tforgettoincludeinyourcalculationsthefactthatyou'llbeginsavingmoneyonfaresandpetroltheminuteyouleavetheshop.

2)Getthebestframe,themainstructureofthebicycle,foryourmoneyasyoucanCheapbrakes,wheelsorgearscaneasilybereplacedbymoreexpensiveones,buttheframe.setstheupperlimitonanytransformationyoushouldallowforthepossibilitythatyourcyclingambitionswillgrowwithpractice.WhenyoubeginthefourmilestoworkmaybethemostYoneverdreamof;butafterafewmonthsaSundayrideintothecountrybeginstolookmoreandmoredesirable-Thebestthingistobuyabikejustalittlebitbetterthanyouthinkyou'llneed,andthengrowintoitotherwise,trytogetamodelthatcanbeimproved.

3)ThefitisvitalHandlebarsandseatheightcanbeadjustedbutyoumustgettherightsizedframe.Onthewholeitisbesttogetthelargestsizeyoucanmanage.Frame.sizesaremeasuredininchesandtheusualadultrangefrom21inchesto25inches,thoughextremesizesoutsidethosemeasurementscanbefound.Somepeoplesayifyoutakefourinchesfromyourinsidelegmeasurementyouwillendupwiththerightsizeofbike.Thebasicprinciple,though,isthatyoushouldbeabletostandwithlegscithersideofthecrossbar(thebargoesfromthehandlebarstotheseat)withbothfeetcomfortablythatontheground

PassageTwo

Thirstingforknowledge?

ThinkingofsubscribingtotheTLS?Well,inthewordsofGeorgeSteiner,"Itisuniqueandindispensable."WhatsetstheTLSapartfromotherliterarymagazinesisnotjustthequalitybuttherangeofitscoverage.Ineveryweeklyissue,youwillfindin-depthcommenton30--40books,withreviewsandessaysoneverysubjectfromAnthropologytoZoology,andasectiondevotedtofilm,theatre,operaandthevisualarts.Infact,there'snotmuchthatmattersintheworldofliterature,scholarshipandtheartsthatyoucan'tfindinourpages--andallofitreviewedbytheleadingmindsandthebestwritersofourtime.

Wealsopublishthebestofcontemporarypoetryandshortstoriesbyleadingwriters.

Therearenobetterreasonstobeginsubscribingtoday

Whatyoureceive

Subscribenowandreceive:

Savingsof30%ontheregularsubscriptionratewithatwo-yearsubscription(104issues),20%witha12monthsubscription(52issues)and100Aonsixmonths(26issues).

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18.

TherelationshipbetweenChadandtheSudanisnot______andsothebordercrossingisparticularlydifficult.

19.

Mostpeopledon'tthinkBritishlovemusic.Thatisbecause______.

20.

1caloriesonafoodpackageequalsto1kilocalorie.

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三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.

【B10】

22.

【B4】

23.(26)

A.Shewilldopart-timejobstocoveritherself.

B.Herfatherwillbuyitforherasagift.

C.Shewillpayitwithherscholarship.

D.Herfatherwillsharetheexpenditure.

24.

【B3】

25.(21)

A.Sheisgoingtofightagainsttheproblem.

B.Shefeelstheschoolisjustified.

C.Sheisproudtobeastudent.

D.Sheisresignedtowhat'shappening.

26.【B2】

27.

【B8】

28.(16)

A.Shefeelssorryowingtotheman'sfailure.

B.Shedidnobetterthanthemaninthecontest.

C.Sheisoptimisticthatshewon'tbethelastinthecontest.

D.Shethinksthattheycanwininthecomingcontest.

29.(38)

30.(28)

A.Peoplewithoutexposuretosunlight.

B.WealthypeopleinEuropecenturiesago.

C.WorkersduringtheIndustrialRevolution.

D.WealthypeopleduringtheIndustrialRevolution.

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

Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat______.

A.theyarelikelytolosetheirjobs

B.theyhavenogenuinesatisfactionorinterestinlife

C.theyarefacedwiththefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistence

D.theyaredeprivedoftheirindividualityandindependence

32.

Theauthorfelt______whenbeingcalledbythefirstname.

A.cheerfulB.friendlyC.disrespectfulD.light-hearted

33.

Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HowExerciseHelpsDiabetes.

B.TheSecretBetweenDiabetesAndExercise.

C.GettingRidofDiabetes.

D.TheCureForDiabetes.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S8】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S4】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S5】

38.

【S8】

39.Theterm"FurtherEducation"isthenamegiven,inBritain,toavery

broadanddiverserangeofpost-schooleducation.Someisfull-time,someis

part-timeandsomeishalf-and-halfwithperiodsatcollegealternatewithperiods【S1】______

atwork.Thereisalsoavastandvariedprovisionofeveningclasses.For

manyolderpeople,eveningstudywastheonlywayWheretheycouldpursue【S2】______

theireducationandtheythinkoftheinstitutionthatprovideditas"Night【S3】______

school".

Nowadays,however,theopportunitiesforFurtherEducationatalllevels

andforallagesaremanifold.Thecourseprovidedrangefromthemost【S4】______

elementary,directlyvocationally-orientedkind,andthoseatdegreelevelor【S5】______

beyond.Theyareprovidedinawidelysetofinstitutions.Themajorityofthe

lowerlevelcourses,relatingmainlytoapprenticeshipschemesandqualifications,

providedinCollegesofFurtherEducation.Middlelevelcoursesare【S6】______

offeredinTechnicalCollegeswiththosehavingagoodshareoflessadvanced【S7】______

workbeingcalled"Collegesoftechnology".Thegreatbulkofdegreelevel

studiesareundertakeninthePolytechnics.Buttherearethenumberof【S8】______

specializedcollegessuchastheLondonCollegeofPrinting.Infact,veryfewof

thebroaddivisionshereareclear-cut;andthereislittleoverlapping.【S9】______

Whateverarethetypesofestablishmentandtheirrangeofeducational

provision,mostofthelocalinhabitantswillprobablyrefertothemfor"the【S10】______

Techs".TheTechshaveplayedanimportantpartinBritisheducationalhistory

andtheirrolewillbenolessimportantinthefuture.

【S1】

參考答案

1.Let'sGoinforSportsIntheworldtodaymoreandmorepeopleareinterestedinsportsandgameswhichhavebecomepartofpeople'sdailylife.Inourcountryswimmingrunningbasketballfootballtabletennisandbadmintonarethefavouritesportsandgames.Earlyeverymorningyoucanseepeopledoingallkindsofexercisesinparksandopengrounds.Friendlymatchesandsportsmeetsareoftenheldinschoolsandfactoties.Buttherearestillsomepeoplewhodon'tknowtheimportanceofsportsandgames.Theytreatthemonlyasamusementsjustlikefilmsorradioprogrammes.Weallknowthatsportsandgamesbuildourbodiesandkeepusingoodhealth.Theyareespeciallyhelpfultothosewhoworkwiththeirbrains.Sportsandgamescanalsotrainaperson'scharacter.Onthesportsfieldachildlearnstofightfairandhardtowinwithoutprideandlosewithgrace.Sportsandgamesarelikeabridgetotruefriendship.Laterwhenhehasgrownuphewillnaturallyworkforthegoodofhiscountryinsteadofforhisownbenefit.Aswehavesaid'abovesportsandgamescanbeofgreatvalue.Theynotonlymakepeoplelivehappilybutalsohelppeopletolearnvirtuesanddotheirworkbetter.Asoundmindisinasoundbody.Let'sgoinforsportsandgames.Let'sGoinforSportsIntheworldtoday,moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinsportsandgames,whichhavebecomepartofpeople'sdailylife.Inourcountry,swimming,running,basketball,football,tabletennisandbadmintonarethefavouritesportsandgames.Earlyeverymorningyoucanseepeopledoingallkindsofexercisesinparksandopengrounds.Friendlymatchesandsportsmeetsareoftenheldinschoolsandfactoties.Buttherearestillsomepeoplewhodon'tknowtheimportanceofsportsandgames.Theytreatthemonlyasamusementsjustlikefilmsorradioprogrammes.Weallknowthatsportsandgamesbuildourbodiesandkeepusingoodhealth.Theyareespeciallyhelpfultothosewhoworkwiththeirbrains.Sportsandgamescanalsotrainaperson'scharacter.Onthesportsfield,achildlearnstofightfairandhard,towinwithoutprideandlosewithgrace.Sportsandgamesarelikeabridgetotruefriendship.Later,whenhehasgrownup,hewillnaturallyworkforthegoodofhiscountryinsteadofforhisownbenefit.Aswehavesaid'above,sportsandgamescanbeofgreatvalue.Theynotonlymakepeoplelivehappilybutalsohelppeopletolearnvirtuesanddotheirworkbetter.Asoundmindisinasoundbody.Let'sgoinforsportsandgames.

2.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.

3.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthansayability.Indeedwe'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart"anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftasteitisnotthelooksbutthetalentthatinterestsus."Forherthepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadayshoweverthingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooksortheappearanceofthejobapplicantsalotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinionabilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooksnotonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksarebornbutalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.GoodlooksarepleasantbutifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthemI'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.AbilityandGoodLooksOldpeopleusuallytellyoungpeoplethattheyshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.Thatmeansappearanceislessimportantthan,say,ability.Indeed,we'veseensomanybrilliantpeoplewhoarenotgood-lookingatall.Inthefilm"Mozart",anoperasingerreiteratesthisviewbysaying:"Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsus."Forher,thepreferenceshowsone'staste.Nowadays,however,thingsaremuchdifferentinthejobmarket.Withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingemphasisonthelooks,ortheappearanceofthejobapplicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanability.Manybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon'thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,notonlybecauseabilitycomesfromeffortswhilegoodlooksareborn,butalsobecauseabilityisthemostimportantfactorthatdeterminesaperson'svalue.Goodlooksarepleasant,butifIhavetomakeachoicebetweenthem,I'llchooseabilitybecauseitprovesmyvalue.

4.SocialPracticeSocialpracticeseemstobeimportantandindispensabletocollegeoruniversitystudentsforonethingtheyarerequiredtolearnmoreaboutsocietybeforetheirgraduation.Undoubtedlycollegesanduniversitiesadmitthatsocialpracticehasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstlyitcanofferstudentsanopportunitytomeetdifferenttypesofworkingpeoplewhoarelikelytotellthemwhattheyreallyneedmorallyandintellectuallyintheirfuturecareer.Secondlystudentscantrytoapplywhattheyhavelearnedatschoolintopracticalworkbesidesknowingmoreaboutcooperationanddisciplinewhichmanystudentsseemtoneglectinuniversities.Howeversomeproblemsmayariseifnocorrectguidanceismade.Drivenbyastrongdesiretoearnmoneysomestudentsdon'tseethenecessityoftheirfurthercollegestudy.Actuallytheyfeelreluctanttoattendclassroomlecturesandwanttoworkfull4imeformoney.Inmyopinionstudentsshouldbecleareraboutwhysocialpracticeisofnecessitytothem.Theyshouldviewsocialpracticejustasausefulsupplement.Theyshouldunderstandthatfromsocial