2021年陕西省汉中市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

【2021年】陕西省汉中市大学英语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.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic.AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.新闻媒体披露,徐州某中学1000多名学生签名，庄严承诺“远离网吧”

2.分析“远离网吧”运动的原因

3.做出对比和评论

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

2.假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望

找个外国朋友作为游伴（Travel-mate）。拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚

日程安排、费用分担情况、对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的

好处。

Travel-mateWanted

3.1.举例说明水对人类的重要性

2.举例说明我国所面临的水资源问题

3.为了自下而上和发展人们要……

PreciousWater

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterof

atleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.有个国外的朋友来访，告诉他你已经做好安排。

2.作了哪些安排。

3.对来访表示欢迎

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThe

MostImportantInfluenceonChildren.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

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,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshould

writenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewers

prefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyour

PercentageofTVViewersofVariousPrograms

7.1.很多大学生从未对父母的养育之恩道过谢

2.请详细说明其中的原因

3.你的算法

Say"Thanks"toParents

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaCampaign

Speech.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.你认为自己具备了什么条件（能力、性格、爱好等）可以胜任学生会主

席的工作。

2.如果当选，你将为本校同学做些什么。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay,

entitledPlayingTruant.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.现有大学里逃课现象很严重

2.你认为产生这种现象的原因是什么

3.怎么才能杜绝这一现象

PlayingTruant

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledHowtoWriteanEnglishResume?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.中英文简历有所不同，英语简历不是汉语简历的直接翻译；

2.写英语简历要注意：不要简单罗列，要突出重点；内容安排要合理；

用词准确，认真检查等等。

HowtoWriteanEnglishResume?

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

11.

Australianschoolsandsocialinstitutionsmayhavecontributedtotheproblem

ofsuicideamongboysbyfocusingongivinggirlsmoreopportunitieswhile

leavingboysontheirown.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Anothercommonfaultthatiseasilyobservedisheadmovement.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Inmountainousregionsforestsstabilizeandcontrol.

14.

RachelCarson'swritingsarebothand.

15.

AccordingtoBobBernhard,inordertoreduceroadnoise,peoplemust

change.

16.

Duringthe1900s,manufacturingcottonfarming,andSavannah's

shippingindustrycontinuedtogrow.

17.

AccordingtoDavidVaughan,theAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Thegovernments'policestoattractnewresidentsandslowdepopulation

processmightbecomefutileonce.

19.Whatdoes"elevatorspeech"refertointhispassage?

A.Thespeechthatisgiveninanelevator.

B.Ageneralexplanationforone'sjobloss.

C.Theformalspeechontopicofunemployment.

D.Adetaileddescriptionforthedownsizing.

20.Howdidcableproviderssolvetheproblemoftheearliestcablesystems?

A.Theystrategicallyplacedantennaswithverylongcablesconnectingto

subscribers'televisionsets.

B.Theymadethesignalfromtheantennatravelthroughthelengthofcable.

C.Theyinsertedamplifiersatregularintervals.

D.Theyincreasedthelengthofcable.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.听力原文:Languageisawaytocommunicatewitheachother.We

startedtolearnlanguagewhenwewereborn.However,peopleareusedto

speakingtheirnativelanguage,soimmigrantsarehavingmanyproblems

betweenthefirstgenerationandthesecondgenerationbecausetheydon't

havethesamenativelanguage.Also,thesecondgenerationislosingtheir

identity.EspeciallyinAmerica,therearemanyimmigrantsthatcamefrom

differentcountriestosucceedintheStates.Becausetheysufferinlotsofareas

suchasgettingajobandtryingtospeakEnglish,theywanttheirchildrento

speakEnglish,notonlyatschool,butalsoathomeinordertobemore

successful.Becauseofthissituation,theirchildrenarelosingtheiridentity

and,evenmore,theyareignoringtheirparentswhoseEnglishisnotverygood.

Ithinkmostimmigrantsaretryingtopreservetheirnativelanguageintheir

newcountry,butthisdoesn'thelpverymuchingettingagoodjob.Myaunt

taughtKoreantoherchildrennottohelpthemsucceedintheU.S.;shedid

so,hopefully,tohelpthemestablishaKoreanidentity.Thoughthesecond

generationisborninthenewcountry,theyoftengetconfusedabouttheir

identitybecausetheylookdifferentfromothers,andalso,iftheyvisittheir

parents'country,theywillprobablyfeeldifferentfromotherpeopletheretoo.

MycousinstoldmethatwhentheyvisitedKoreaafewyearsago,theyfelt

differentfromotherKoreans.Theycouldevenfeelitjuststrollingaroundthe

streetbecausetheyworedifferentclothesandwalkeddifferently.

Wemustrealizethatlanguageisimportantandvaluableformanyreasons.

Immigrantsshouldmakeaneffortnottobeignoredbytheirchildrenandto

maketheirchildrenunderstandtheirbackgroundbyteachingthemthe

parents'language.Thisisveryimportant,notonlyfortheharmonyofthe

family,butalsoinhelpingthesecondgenerationestablishtheiridentity.

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A.Theyhavelosttheiridentity.

B.Theirchildrenspeakdifferentlanguages.

C.Theirchildrenarelosingtheiridentity.

D.Theycannotspeaktheirnativelanguage.

22.(29)

Altwillallowfewertreestobecut.

B.Itwillrequirelesslaborcosts.

C.Itsavessomeshippingcosts.

D.Itwillmakethemmorecompetition.

23.听力原文：W:ProfessorNelson,couldyoupleaseturnupthetemperature

here?I'mhavingafever.

M:Yeah,Iunderstand,butIdon'tcontrolthethermostat.Tellyouwhat,I'll

talktomaintenanceaboutitafterclass.Inthemeantime,Isuggestyouput

onasweaterifyoubroughtone.

Q:Whatdoesthemallimply?

(19).

A.Hecan'tdoanythingaboutit.

B.Thetemperatureisjustsuitableforhim.

C.Hewillaskthemaintenanceforhelp.

D.Thewomanshouldbringmoreclothes.

24.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Therearemanykindsoflibrariesintheworld.Andwecouldborrowbooks

orgettheinformationfromit.Theymaybe[Bl],school,college

andmostof[B2]orsomeothers.Wemaycallthemas[B3]

librariessuchasthoseinhospital,businesses,[B4],orservice

departmentand[B5].Someoftheselibrariesarefor[B6]

childrenandadult,andmostofthemareadults.Somearealmost[B7]

forchildrenandsomeareforadultsonly.Perhapsthefirstlibrarythatchildren

learntouseisthehomelibrary.Insmallhousesor[B8],thehome

librarymaybenomorethanafewbookskeptinabookcase.[B9].

Homelibrariesusuallyhavebooksforallmembersofthefamily.[BIO]

.Thesereferencebooksmayincludecookbooks,birdorflowerbooks,

dictionaries,andencyclopedias.

Manygradeschoolsandhighschoolshavelibrariesforpupilsandteachersto

use.Schoollibrarieshavebooksandotherprintedmaterialsforclassroomuse

aswellasbooksthatstudentsreadjustforfun,orbecauseofaninterestina

subject.[Bll].Thisiscalledacentralizedlibrary.Theremayalso

beclassroomlibraries,usuallysmallcollectionsofbookslaidonafew

shelvesortablesinonecomerofeachoftheclassrooms.

[Bl]

25.

[B4]

26.(32)

A.ShesetanewrecordofflyingfromEuropetoIndia.

B.Sheprovedwomencouldflyaswellasmencould.

C.Herflightwasthelongestoneevermadebyhumanbeingtillthen.

D.Shefliedatthehighestspeedeverknowntomentillthen.

27.(25)

A.Logic.B.SizeC.Deliberation.D.Honesty.

28.

[Bll]

29.

[B5]

30.听力原文：W:NobodytoldmethatBillwasinthehospital.

M:Sorry.ImeanttogiveyouacallwhenIfoundout,butitslippedmymind.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.Hedidn'tknowwhathospitalBillwasin.

B.HetookBilltothehospital.

C.He'ssorryfilewomanhurtherself.

D.Heforgottocallthewoman.

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

31.

Theauthorofthisessayseemstosuggestthat.

A.thedevaluationofMalaysia'scurrencyisduetotheAmericanplot

B.theAsianCrisisistheresultofASEANpanderingtoterroristgovernments

C.thereisnotaseriouseconomicproblemsinSoutheastAsiaatall

D.theeconomicproblemsinsomeAsiancountriesispartlytheresultoftheir

overheatingeconomy

32.

[C4]

33.

Themainpointofthispassageis

A.evolutionofspeech

B.darwin'slawofnaturalselection

C.progressofhumanbrains

Devolutionofhumanintelligence

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

34.

[S6]

35.

[S4]

36.

[S7]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.

[S6]

38.

[S8]

39.IndustrialpollutionisnotonlyaproblemforthecountriesofEuropeand

NorthAmerica.Itisanextremelyseriousprobleminsomedeveloping

countries.Forthesecountries,economicalgrowthisaveryimportantgoal.

Theywanttoattractnewindustries,andsotheyputmorecontrolson

industrieswhichcausepollution.

Cubatao,anindustrialtownof85000peopleinBrazil,isanexampleofthe

connectionbetweenindustrialdevelopmentandpollution.In1954,Cubatao

hadnoindustry.Todayithasmorethantwentylargefactories,whichproduce

manypollutants.Thelargestfactorywhichexistsinthesouthofthetownhas

causedatleasttwoterriblepollutingdisasters.Thepeopleofthetownare

exposedbythepoisonousmattersintheirsurroundings,andthebadeffects

canbeclearlyseen.Birthshortcomingsareextremelycommon.Among

childrenandgrown-ups,lungproblemsaresometimestwelvetimescommon

inCubataothaninotherplaces.

ItistruethatBrazil,likemanyothercountries,haslawsagainstpollution,but

theselawsarenotcarriedoutstrictenough.Forcompanies,itischeaperof

takenonoticeofthelawsandpaythefinesthantobuytheexpensive

equipmentthatwillreducethepollution.Itisclear,therefore,thateconomic

growthismoreimportanttothegovernmentthantothehealthoftheworkers.

However,theresponsibilitydoesnotcompletelylaywiththeBrazilian

government.TheexampleofCubataoshowsthatinternationalcompaniesare

notactinginaresponsiblewayneither.Anumberoffactoriesinthetownare

ownedbylargecompaniesfromFrance,Italy,andtheUSTheyaredoing

thingsinBrazilthattheywouldnotbeabletodoathome.Iftheycausedthe

sameamountofpollutionathome,theywouldbeseverelypunishingoreven

putoutofbusiness.

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参考答案

l.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddleschoolin

XuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"AwayfromNet-bar".

Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromisethatthey

willnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingofthesummer

vacationthiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthydevelopment

oftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreatconvenienceingetting

informationentertainingandcontactingeachotherandithasalsobenefited

somebusinessmenespeciallytheownersofnet-bars.Whileitistruethatmost

net-barsarerunninglegallyitisalsotruethatsomeareofferingunhealthy

programsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Sincemostmiddleschool

studentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardlytellwhichbarisdoing,

wellandwhichoneisnotitisonlyadvisablethattheyshouldstayawayfrom

all.Besidesstayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogoodtostudents'physical

health.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthecomputerscreenboththeir

eyesightandphysiquesuffer.ObviouslytheAwayfromNet-barsCampaign

isanactivitythatisworthadvocatinganditmeritsotherschools'

reference.AwayfromNet-barCampaignIthasbeenreportedthatamiddle

schoolinXuzhouCityhasrecentlylaunchedacampaignnamed"Awayfrom

Net-bar".Morethanathousandstudentshavesignedfortheirsolemnpromise

thattheywillnotspendasingleminuteinthenet-bars.Withthecomingof

thesummervacation,thiscampaignisespeciallymeaningfulforthehealthy

developmentoftheminors.TheInternethasbroughtpeoplegreat

convenienceingettinginformation,entertainingandcontactingeachother,

andithasalsobenefitedsomebusinessmen,especiallytheownersofnet-bars.

Whileitistruethatmostnet-barsarerunninglegally,itisalsotruethatsome

areofferingunhealthyprogramsthatinvolveviolenceandsexcontent.Since

mostmiddleschoolstudentsarepronetobeinfluencedandtheycanhardly

tellwhichbarisdoing,wellandwhichoneisnot,itisonlyadvisablethatthey

shouldstayawayfromall.Besides,stayingawayfromnet-barsisalsogood

tostudents'physicalhealth.Bypassivelysittingtoolonginfrontofthe

computerscreen,boththeireyesightandphysiquesuffer.Obviously,the

AwayfromNet-barsCampaignisanactivitythatisworthadvocatingandit

meritsotherschools'reference.

2.Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.I

herebyearnestlyinviteaforeignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred-to

makeathreeweektouringtripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend

whenthesummervacationofficiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunmingthe

world-renownedcityforitsbeautyandmildtemperature.We'llgetthereby

trainandstayfor2daysandthenwe'llheadforJinggangshanaformer

revolutionarybaseaswellasanaturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere

wewilltakealong-distancecoachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiver

andboardadownstreamshiptoShanghaisothatwecanenjoythegreat

sceneryalongsidethethirdlongestriverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows

ShanghaiisoneofthebusiestandfastestdevelopingcitiesinChina.I'dlike

tohaveagoodtourinShanghaisothestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.A

famousChinesesayinggoes"JustasthereisParadiseinheaventhereare

SuzhouandHangzhouonEarth"soa4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnear

Shanghaiisamust.Alltogetherourtripwilllastaboutthreeweeks.Ionly

expectthatmytravel-matecouldbearherownexpensesandtalkwithmein

beautifulEnglishandIwouldbeanexcellentguideforhersinceImajorin

touristguiding.Thoseinterestedpleasecontactmeeitherthroughemail

(Liming@126.com)orphonecall(12345678).Travel-mateWantedI'ma19-

year-oldfemalesophomorenamedLiMing.Iherebyearnestlyinvitea

foreignyounglady—collegestudentpreferred—tomakeathreeweektouring

tripwithme.Myplanistosetoffnextweekend,whenthesummervacation

officiallybegins.ThefirststopisKunming,theworld-renownedcityforits

beautyandmildtemperature.We'llgettherebytrainandstayfor2days,and

thenwe'llheadforJinggangshan,aformerrevolutionarybaseaswellasa

naturalbeautyspot.Aftera3-dayvisitthere,wewilltakealong-distance

coachtoanearbyportcitybytheYangtzeRiverandboardadownstreamship

toShanghai,sothatwecanenjoythegreatsceneryalongsidethethirdlongest

riverintheworld.Aseverybodyknows,Shanghaiisoneofthebusiestand

fastestdevelopingcitiesinChina,I'dliketohaveagoodtourinShanghai,so

thestaytherewillbeabouthalfaweek.AfamousChinesesayinggoes,"Just

asthereisParadiseinheaven,thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonEarth",so

a4-dayvisittothesetwocitiesnearShanghaiisamust.Alltogether,ourtrip

willlastaboutthreeweeks.Ionlyexpectthatmytravel-matecouldbearher

ownexpensesandtalkwithmeinbeautifulEnglish,andIwouldbean

excellentguideforhersinceImajorintouristguiding.Thoseinterestedplease

contactmeeitherthroughemail(Liming@126.com)orphonecall

(12345678).一一、

3.PreciouswaterNoonedoubtstheimportanceofwater.Humanbeingslive

onwateranimalsliveonwaterplantsliveonwaterandalllivingthingslive

onwater.Youcan'timaginewhatwouldhappeniftherewerenowaterinthe

world!Chinaisoneofthecountriesintheworldthatarebadlyshortofwater.

Waterproblemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecentyearswiththeincreaseof

waterconsumptionandpollution.Inbigcitiesthewaterproblemhasbecome

evenworse.Withthegrowthofpopulationmoreandmorewaterisneeded.

Withthedevelopmentoftheindustryalargequantityofwaterhasbeenand

isbeingpolluted.WaterpollutionisthemostseriousproblemthatChinais

facing.Ithasspreadtoriverslakesandeventheoceans.Inordertosurvive

manhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtrytopreventitfrombeing

polluted.Manshouldalsoknowthatallresourcesintheworldarelimited

includingwater.Makegooduseofthemotherwisemanwillbepunishedby

nature.Totreasurewateristotreasurelife;toprotectourenvironmentisto

protectourselves.PreciouswaterNoonedoubtstheimportanceofwater.

Humanbeingsliveonwater,animalsliveonwater,plantsliveonwaterand

alllivingthingsliveonwater.Youcan'timaginewhatwouldhappenifthere

werenowaterintheworld!Chinaisoneofthecountriesintheworldthatare

badlyshortofwater.Waterproblemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecentyears

withtheincreaseofwaterconsumptionandpollution.Inbigcities,thewater

problemhasbecomeevenworse.Withthegrowthofpopulation,moreand

morewaterisneeded.Withthedevelopmentoftheindustry,alargequantity

ofwaterhasbeenandisbeingpolluted.Waterpollutionisthemostserious

problemthatChinaisfacing.Ithasspreadtorivers,lakes,andeventheoceans.

Inordertosurvive,manhastobewiseenoughtotreasurewaterandtryto

preventitfrombeingpolluted.Manshouldalsoknowthatallresourcesinthe

worldarelimited,includingwater.Makegooduseofthem,otherwise,man

willbepunishedbynature.Totreasurewateristotreasurelife;toprotectour

environmentistoprotectourselves.

4.DearMr.SmithIhavereceivedyourletterdatedApril52006inwhichyou

haveaskedmetomakearrangementsforyourstayhere.Iamgladtotellyou

yourschedulewillbeasfollows:FirstofallIwillmeetyouattheairport

whenyouarrivehereandthenIwilltakeyoutoouruniversityhotelwhereI

havebookedaroomforyou.Ontheseconddayofyourarrivalyouwillbe

invitedtoattendourteachingactivityinasmallgroup.IntheafternoonIwill

takeyoutovisitourstudents'lab.OnthethirddayIhavearrangedalecture

atwhichIhopeyoucouldgiveusanintroductiontotheteachingfeaturesof

fineartsatCambridge.IntheeveningIwillhaveasmallpartyforyouand

youwillhavemorechancetocommunicatewithourstudentsaswellasour

staff.OnthelastdayIwillseeyouoffattheairport.Ifthereisanything

inconvenientforyouinthisschedulepleaseletmeknowassoonaspossible.

Iamlookingforwardtoyourreplyandwishyouapleasantjourney.Yours

respectfullyAllenChuDearMr.Smith,IhavereceivedyourletterdatedApril

5,2006inwhichyouhaveaskedmetomakearrangementsforyourstayhere.

Iamgladtotellyouyourschedulewillbeasfollows:Firstofall,Iwillmeet

youattheairportwhenyouarrivehereandthenIwilltakeyoutoour

universityhotelwhereIhavebookedaroomforyou.Ontheseconddayof

yourarrival,youwillbeinvitedtoattendourteachingactivityinasmallgroup.

Intheafternoon,Iwilltakeyoutovisitourstudents'lab.Onthethirdday,I

havearrangedalectureatwhichIhopeyoucouldgiveusanintroductionto

theteachingfeaturesoffineartsatCambridge.Intheevening,Iwillhavea

smallpartyforyouandyouwillhavemorechancetocommunicatewithour

studentsaswellasourstaff.OnthelastdayIwillseeyouoffattheairport.

Ifthereisanythinginconvenientforyouinthisschedule,pleaseletmeknow

assoonaspossible.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreplyandwishyoua

pleasantjourney.Yoursrespectfully,AllenChu

5.TheMostImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthat

familyplaysanimportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthink

thatchildren'sfriendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcernedTheMost

ImportantInfluenceonChildrenSomepeopleholdtheviewthatfamilyplays

animportantroleininfluencingthechildrenwhileothersthinkthatchildren's

friendsinfluencethemmost.AsfarasIareconcerned

6.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModemsportsarebecomingmore

spectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.Justthinkofmillionsand

millionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbeforeTVsetswatchingsports

ofallsorts:OlympicGamesWorldSeriesGamesandtheWorldCupSoccer

Games.Accordingtoasurveysportshavethegreatestnumberofviewers

(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenanimportantfootballmatchis

televisedlivethestreetsofabigcityareoftenleftdeserted.Evenifitmakes

spectatorsdog-tiredthenextdaytheycannottearthemselvesawayfromthe

screen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethefinalscores."Truethescoreswill

beavailableinthemorningpaper"saysafootballfan"butthat'snotthesame

thing:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassionforsportstakespossessionof

thousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiumswatchgamesonTVorlistento

broadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsisthatsportscanprovide

alternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesourcesofsatisfaction.

Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkandlifetoaroutine.

Thereisnovarietynorchallengenorrisk.Everythingispredictableand

controllable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseekreleasefrom

theircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotionssportsofferthepurestformof

escapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawarenessofeveryday

realitydischargethetensionsofadayatworksatisfythestarvedneedforfree

fantasyandaggressiveurgeandliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitement

andexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic"feeling."For

mostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackgroundasharedinterest.Ithasa

bindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpoliticalviews.Strangers

maysharenothinginthewayofreligioneducationandpoliticsbuttheshared

interestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalongandevenbecome

friends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapartofacommunity.

Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeingssportscan

alwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTS

Modernsportsarebecomingmorespectator-orientedthanparticipantoriented.

Justthinkofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplewhospendcountlesshoursbefore

TVsetswatchingsportsofallsorts:OlympicGames,WorldSeriesGames

andtheWorldCupSoccerGames.Accordingtoasurvey,sportshavethe

greatestnumberofviewers(78%)amongvarioustelevisedevents.Whenan

importantfootballmatchistelevisedlive,thestreetsofabigcityareoften

leftdeserted.Evenifitmakesspectatorsdog-tiredthenextday,theycannot

tearthemselvesawayfromthescreen.Theyareeagertoknowforsurethe

finalscores."True,thescoreswillbeavailableinthemorningpaper,"saysa

footballfan,"butthat'snotthesamething:what'sgoingonhere!"Apassion

forsportstakespossessionofthousandsofpeoplewhogotostadiums,watch

gamesonTVorlistentobroadcasts.Oneoftheprimarycausesperhapsis

thatsportscanprovidealternativeoutletsforemotionsandalternativesources

ofsatisfaction.Modernscienceandtechnologyhasreducedmostofworkand

lifetoaroutine.Thereisnovariety,norchallenge,norrisk.Everythingis

predictableandcontrollable.Amongtheactivitiesthroughwhichpeopleseek

releasefromtheircolorlessexistenceorpent-upemotions,sportsofferthe

purestform,ofescapeandhealthiestoutlet.Sportscanobliterateawareness

ofeverydayreality,dischargethetensionsofadayatwork,satisfythestarved

needforfreefantasyandaggressiveurge,andliftonetoamomentofintense

excitementandexhilaration.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectsthepublic

"feeling."Formostpeopleitrepresentsacommonbackground,ashared

interest.Ithasabindingpowerthattranscendssocialclassesandpolitical

views.Strangersmaysharenothinginthewayofreligion,educationand

politics,butthesharedinterestinsportsisstrongenoughforthemtogetalong

andevenbecomefriends.Sportsgivepeopletheopportunitytobecomeapart

ofacommunity.Justbecauseofthenatureofsportitselfandofhumanbeings,

sportscanalwaysinciteinthemapassionateenthusiasm.

7.Say"Thanks"toParents(1)Accordingtoarecentsurveyinvolvingover

4000collegestudents37%ofundergraduateshaveneversaid"Thanks"to

theirparentsbefore.Theirparentshavedonealltheycouldto(2)bringthem

upinthepastscoreofyears(3)buthaveneverbeenrewardedwithgratitude.

(4)Thesubjectsclaimsuchreasonsasfollows.(5)Firstofallaquarterofthe

students(6)interviewedregarditasparents'responsibilitytosupportthem

spirituallyandfinanciallysotheythinkitisunnecessarytoexpress

appreciationtotheirparents.(5)Neverthelessthemajorityofyoungstersare

awareoftheirparents'tenderlovebutstillnotusedtosaying"Thanks".(5)

Someevenfinda(7)generationgapbetweenthemselvesandtheirparents

and(8)thereforeTeelreluctanttoexpresstheiraffectionfortheirparents.(9)

Inmyeyes(10)expressinggratitudetoourparentsisawayofrespecting

themandtheirlove.Weshouldsay"Thanks"toourparentsdirectlyand

bravelyandwhat'smoreimportantisweshoulddoallthatwecantorewand

them.Say"Thanks"toParents(1)Accordingtoa