2021年江苏省镇江市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2021年江苏省镇江市大学英语6级大学英

语六级模拟考试（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.1.如今大学毕业生面临的职业选择：兴趣重要还是工资重要

2.你的观点

3.结论

SalaryorInterest

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinggraph.ThetitleisEnthusiasmforSports.Youshould

writenolessthan150wordsandgiveyourreasonswhymanyTVviewers

prefertowatchsportsprograms.Quoteasfewfiguresaspossibleinyour

PercentageofTVViewersofVariousPrograms

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteapassagein

thetitleofBuyingBooksorP,BorrowingBooks.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有些人认为书应该借来看。

2.有些人认为书应该买来看。

3.你的选择。

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

现在有不少单位热衷于组织年会

1.对这种做法有人表示支持

2.有人并不赞成

3.我认为

ShouldEnterprisesHoldanAnnualMeeting?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledHowtoDealWithPressure?Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现如今大学生压力过大，过激行为频发

2.大学生压力过大的原因

3.如何解决

HowtoDealWithPressure?

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicALettertoaSchoolmate.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假设你是李明，你有一校友玩网络游戏成瘾，请给他写封信，劝告他戒

掉这种游戏。

你的信应包括以下内容：

1.你得知他玩网络游戏成瘾的渠道及你的感受；

2.过分玩网络游戏的危害；

3.你对他的建议或忠告。

AlettertoaSchoolmate

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

CreditCardsinCollegeCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbased

onthechartandoutlinegivenbelow:

1.根据图片描述某高校拥有信用卡的学生所占比例的变化

2.分析产生这些变化的原因

3.分如何看待信用卡令后在学生中的使用情况

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CreditCardsinCollegeCampus

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinggraphwhichshowsthechangesinthenumberof

collegegraduateswhochosetobeteachersortogointobusiness.The

suggestedtitleisToBeaBusinessmanortoBeaTeacher.Youshouldwrite

nolessthan150wordsandyourwritingshouldcontainthefollowingideas:

1.大学毕业中选择教师职业的人越来越少。

2.大学毕业和中在大公司里谋职从商的人越来越多。

3.出现这种情况的原因：在大公司工作工资待遇高，发展机会较多，可

以较充分地实现个人的价值。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritealetterto

yourcousinTom.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourletteron

thesituationgivenbelow:

Tom刚刚考上大学，不适应大学的学习和生活，为此，他写信给你（大

三学生）向你请教。你回信给他向他讲你的大学学习和生活经验。

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

BooksandElectronicProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今有大量的电子产品替代了书

2.不同的人有不同的看法

3.我的观点

BooksandElectronicProducts

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

11.Themajoraimoftheagreementmadeby284universitiesismerelyto

reduceenergyconsumptionandwaste.

12.Depression

Inbed,youtossandturn,unabletogetagoodnight'ssleep.Youfeelanxious

andworried.There'splentytodo,buttheworkpilesupbecauseyoufeel

listlessandtired.Youdon'tevenwanttodoanythingfun.Friendstellyouto

"pullyourselftogether,"butyoufeelhelplessandhopeless.Youhave

difficultyconcentratingandmakingdecisions.Whenyoulookinthemirror,

youhateyourself.Youaredefinitelyinoneoflife'svalleys-youare

depressed.

Everyonegetsthebluesonceinawhile.Emotionallowsandhighsarea

normalpartoflife.Thebluesbecomedepressionwhenyoufeelsosleepyand

listlessthatyoucan'tfunctionnormallyineverydaylife.

TypesofDepression

Depressioncanrangefromamildpanictoself-destructiveorsuicidal

behavior,It'simportanttounderstandthevarioustypesofdepressionsothat

youcanrecognizethem.

Depressionoccursatallages,althoughmajordepressiveepisodespeak

betweentheagesof55and70inmenand20and45inwomen.Abouthalfof

thosewhoexperienceanepisodeofmajordepressionwillhaveanotherwithin

twoyears.Forsomepeople,episodesofdepressionareseparatedbyseveral

years,whileotherssuffergroupsofepisodesoverashorttimespan.Between

episodes,suchindividualsfeelwell.

Majordepressivedisorderaffectsapproximately14.8millionAmerican

adults-or6.7percentoftheU.S.populationaged18yearsandolder一ina

givenyear.Majordepressivedisorderismorecommoninwomenthaninmen.

Althoughtreatmentcanhelpmorethan80percentofpeoplewithsevere

depression,mostpeoplewithdepressiondonotseektreatment.

—Reactivedepression.Thistypeofdepressionisareactiontostressful

events-divorce,deathofalovedone,achronicillness,apersonaltragedy,

orevensocialisolation,whichtheelderlyfrequentlyexperience.Theperson

isunabletorecovernormallyfromthefeelingsassociatedwiththeevent.

Commonfeelingsincludeself-pity,pessimism,andlossofinterestinlife.It

affectspeopleofallages.

—SeasonalAffectiveDisorder(SAD).Ifyouliveinthenorthernlatitudesand

sufferdepressionduringthewintermonths,youmaysufferfromseasonal

affectivedisordercausedbyalackofexposuretosunlight.Doctorsaren'tsure

exactlywhatphysiologicalmechanismsareatworkinSAD,butthey

speculatethatdepressedfeelingsandothersymptomsmaybeduetoan

increaseinthereleaseofthehormonemeltonin.SADsufferersfeellethargic

andirritable.Theymayalsosufferfromchronicheadaches,increasedappetite,

weightgain,andanincreasedneedforsleep.Forunknownreasons,SADis

trulya"woman'sdepression,"inthatwomenmakeup70percentto80percent

ofthoseaffected.SinceabouthalfofallSADsufferershaverelativeswho

alsosufferfromSADorotheremotionalproblems,researchersspeculatethat

theproblemmaybeinherited.

—Biochemicaldepression.Doctorsaren'tsurewhy,butsomepeopledevelop

abiochemicallybaseddepressionsometimeduringmidlife.It'slikelythatthis

typeofdepressioniscausedbybiochemicalproblemswithinthebrain.The

problemusuallyrespondswelltoantidepressantmedication.Youmaybe

morelikelytodevelopthistypeofchemicaldepressionifothermembersof

yourfamilyhavealsosufferedfromthisproblem.

—Diseaseordrug-relateddepression.SomediseasessuchasAIDS,stroke,

chronicpain,andhypothyroidism（甲状腺功能减退）cancausedepression.

Inhypothyroidism,thethyroidgland（甲状腺）malfunctions,leadingtotoo

littleornothyroidhormonecirculatinginthebloodstream.Inadditionto

depression,othersymptomsofhypothyroidismincludefatigue,weakness,

weightgain,impairedmemory,andshortnessofbreath.Fortunately,the

depressionandothersymptomsofhypothyroidismcanbeeffectivel

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13.

Tosaveenergyforanunexpectedsituation,yourbodystoresanaccumulation

of.

14.America'sBrainDrainCrisis

LosingtheGlobalEdge

WilliamKunzisaself-describedcomputergeek.Amoreaptdescription

mightbecomputergenius.Whenhewasjust11,Kurtzstartedwriting

softwareprograms,andby14hehadcreatedhisownvideogame.Asahigh

schoolsophomoreinHouston,Texas,hewonfirstprizeinalocalsciencefair

foradataencryption（遍密石马）programhewrote.Inhissenioryear,hetook

topprizeinaninternationalscienceandengineeringfairfordesigninga

programtoanalyzeandsortDNApatterns.

KunzwentontoattendCarnegieMellon,amongthenation'shighest-ranked

universitiesincomputerscience.AftercollegehelandedajobwithOraclein

SiliconValley,writingsoftwareusedbycompaniesaroundtheworld.

Kunzlookedsettobecomeastarinhisfield.Thenhegaveitallup.

Today,threeyearslater,KunzisinhisfirstyearatHarvardBusinessSchool.

Heleftsoftwareengineeringpartlybecausehisearningpotentialpalednext

tofriendswhoweregoingintolaworbusiness.Healsoworriedaboutjob

security,especiallyasmorecompaniesmovetheirprogrammingoverseasto

lowercosts."Everytimeyou'reaskedtotrainsomeoneinIndia,youthink,

'AmItrainingmyreplacement?'"Kunzsays.

Thingsareturningoutverydifferentlyforanotherstandoutinengineering,

Qing-ShanJia.AstudentatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,Jiashineseven

amonghisgiftedcohorts（——群人）ataschoolsometimescalled"theMITof

China".HeconsideredapplyingtoHarvardforhisPhD,butdecideditwasn't

worthit.

Hisuniversityisinvestingheavilyincutting-edgeresearchfacilities,and

attractsanimpressiverosterofinternationalprofessors."Icangetaworld­

classeducationhereandstudywithworld-classscholars,"Jiasays.

Thesetwosnapshots（'快贝卓）illustratepartofadeeplydisturbingpicture.In

thedisciplinesunderpinningthehigh-techeconomy—math,scienceand

engineering-Americaissteadilylosingitsglobaledge.Thedepthand

breadthoftheproblemisclear:

—SeveralofAmerica'skeyagenciesforscientificresearchanddevelopment

willfacearetirementcrisiswithinthenexttenyears.

—Lessthan6%ofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantopursueengineering

degrees,down36%fromadecadeago.

—In2000,56%ofChina'sundergraduatedegreeswereinthehardsciences;

intheUnitedStates,thefigurewas17%.

—Chinawilllikelyproducesixtimesthenumberofengineersnextyearthan

Americawillgraduate,accordingtoMike

GibbonsoftheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation.Japan,withhalf

America'spopulation,hasminted（铸造）twiceasmanyinrecentyears.

"MostAmericansareunawareofhowmuchsciencedoesforthiscountryand

whatwestandtoloseifwecan'tkeepup,"saysShirleyAnnJackson,

presidentofRensselaerpolytechnicInstituteandchairoftheAmerican

AssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DavidBaltimore,presidentof

theCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandaNobellaureate,putsitbluntly:

"Wecan'thopetokeepintactourstandardofliving,ournationalsecurity,our

wayoflife,ifAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience."

TheCrisisAmericansCreated

InJanuary2001,theHart-RudmanCommission,taskedwithfindingsolutions

toAmerica'smajornationalsecuritythreats,concludedthatthefailuresof

America'smathandscienceeducationandAmerica'ssystemofresearch

"poseagreaterthreat...thananypotentialconventionalwar."

Therootsofthisfailurelieinprimaryandsecondaryeducation.Thenation

thatproducedmostofthegreattechnologicaladvancesofthelastcenturynow

scorespoorlyininternationalsciencetesting.A2003surveyofmathand

scienceliteracyrankedAmerican15-year-oldsagainstkidsfromother

industrializednations.Inmath,Americanst

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15.

AccordingtotheMontrealProtocol,theproductionofCFCsalmoststopped,

andtherearealreadysignsthattheozonelayeris.

16.

Tospoilsomethingbybringingintheimpurewhichmakeitunfitorunclear

touse,wecallit.

17.

Whatisrankedbyparentsasthegreatestthreattoboys?

A.Gangcrimes.

B.Onlinegames.

C.Extremesports.

D.Dangeroustraffics.

18.

Onecauseofeyestrainmentionedinthepassageiswearingglassesfortoo

long.

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19.Gossip

Evenifyou'venevertakenaclassin18thcenturyRussianhistory,you've

probablyheardthestoryaboutCatherinetheGreat.Accordingtothelore,

CatherineII,EmpressofRussia,diedunderquestionablecircumstances

involvingahorse.Ifyouasksomeonewhohasafondnessforhistoryorurban

legends,though,you'lllearnthatthestoryisn'ttree.CatherineIIreallydied

ofastroke,andnohorseswerepresent.

Introduction

ThestoryofCatherinetheGreatandthehorseisn'tarecentinvention一it

startedoutasgossipmorethan200yearsago.It'snotjustajuicystory;it'sa

goodillustrationofthenatureofgossip.

It'salmostimpossibletofigureoutwhotoldthestoryfirst.Historiansbelieve

thattheFrenchupperclasscreatedtherumorinanattempttodestroy

Catherine'sreputation.

Itstartedmsamalicious（用意歹毒的）attempttoslander（诽谤）someoneand

possiblytoimprovethesocialstandingofthepeoplewhomadeupthestory.

Whenpeoplerepeatittoday,theybelieveitistrue,inspiteofitsinherent

outlandishness（古怪）.

Thetaleispersistentandwidespread.It'sstayedaroundforhundredsofyears,

andnomatterhowmanyhistoriansrefuteit,peoplestillpassiton.

It'sthekindofnewsmostpeoplecan'thelpspreadingaround,evenifthey've

resolvedtospendlesstimegossiping.

Eventhoughsomeofthedetailsmighthavechanged,thecoreofthestoryis

thesameasitwas200yearsago.Inthisrespect,realgossipisdifferentfrom

the"telephonegame"oftenusedtoteachchildrenaboutitshazards.

However,unlikethestoryofCatherineII,notallgossipismaliciousor

untrue.Likeswearing,anotheruseoflanguagemanypeopletrytoavoid,

gossipplaysanumberofroleswithinsocialgroups,andsomeofthemcan

actuallybeuseful.

Sociologists,linguists,psychologistsandhistoriansareamongthepeople

whoresearchgossipandhowitfunctionsinsociety.It'satrickyphenomenon

tostudy,though.Peopleusuallygossipspontaneouslyandinprivate,soit's

almostimpossibletostudygossipinalaboratorysetting.Infact,many

researchersstudygossipbyeavesdropping（偷听）ongossipers.

Inaddition,whenresearchersstudygossip,theydon'tallusethesame

definition.Moststartwiththesamebasicidea:Gossipisaconversation

betweentwopeoplethatconcernsathirdpersonwhoisnotpresent.Different

researchersthenaddarangeofstipulations.

Theconversationtakesplaceinprivate.

Thepeople-talkingaretransmittinginformationasthoughitwerefact,but

theyhavenotconfirmedtheinformationasfactual.

Thepeoplegossipingandthepersonbeinggossipedaboutknoweachother

inreallife.Bythisdefinition,celebritygossipisnotreallygossipunlessthe

speakerandthelistenerarefriendswiththecelebrityinquestion.

Somethinginthespeaker'sbodylanguageortoneofvoicesuggestsamoral

judgmentabouttheinformationbeingrelayed.Forexample,thesentence

"Claragotapuppy"soundsprettyneutral.ButifClaralivesinacollegedorm

thatdoesn'tallowpetsandthepersonspeakingsoundsscandalized,the

sentencebecomesgossip.

Thepeoplegossipingcompare,themselvesinsomewaytothepersonbeing

gossipedabout,usuallyconsideringthemselvestobesuperiortothesubject.

Gossipisfullofcontradictions.Peopledoiteventhoughtheythinkthey

shouldn't.Gossipcanbolster（助长）oneperson'sreputationwhiledestroying

another's,anditcanestablishatrustingbondbetweentwopeoplewhile

betrayingthetrustofathird.Peoplewhogossiptoomuchcandevelopa

reputationforbeinguntrustworthyortootalkative.Butpeoplewhodon't

gossipcandevelopareputationforbeingdistant,uptightorsnobbish.

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Epiphytes,whichform,muchoftheunderstoryoftherainforest,getalltheir

waterandnutrientsfrom

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.(29)

A.AtthesametimeasinItaly.

B.Inthe15thcentury.

C.About600yearsafterforkscametoEurope.

D.Inthe11thcentury.

22.(26)

A.Shehasalwaysbelievedtheyexist.

B.SheheardabouttheminNewZealand.

C.Storiesaboutthemmaybebasedongiantsquid.

D.Theinstructormentionedtheminthelecture.

23.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

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A.Shewillattendacross-culturallecture.

B.Shewilltakepartinacharitydance.

C.ShewilltalktothepresidentofHarvardUniversity.

D.Shewilltakethedayofftohaveagoodrest.

24.听力原文：W:Oh,whatanuisance!

M:Hey,Julia.What'sthematter?Youdon'tseemveryhappy.

W:It'sthejunkmail.WheneverIcheckmymail-box,itisinundatedwith

spam.Ijustemptiedmyincomingmailyesterday,andnowitiscrammedwith

junkmailagain.

M:Well,itissurelyannoyingtobespammed.I'musuallyatmycomputerso

IdeletethemimmediatelyafterIseeanyspam.TheotherdayIwasspammed

over30timeswithin20minutes.

W:Itseemsitisthesamecaseforeveryone.Wearefacingthesameproblem.

M:That'sright.Ase-mailcontinuestogrow,peopleshouldfindsome

approachestopreventspamsuccessfully.Otherwise,theindulgingnetwork

environmentwillposemoreandmorecybercrimes.

W:Yeah,totellthetruth,Ireallycan'tunderstandwhythespammersliketo

postsomelinkstopornwebsites,Isthereanythinggoodforthemtodothat?

M:Youknowit'sthemotivationofprofit.Themostdedicatedspammeroften

makesagreatdealofmoneybyengaginginillegalactivities,suchasthe

pornographyandcasinos.

W:Nowadays,bothindividualsandbusinessesareunderthethreatofatidal

waveofspare.Itisreportedthattheexpertsarenowdiscussinghowtoensure

thefutureofe-mailasaviablecommunicationmedium.

M:Well,therearcsometechniquestofilterorscoretheincominge-mails,but

theyneedtobeimproved.

W:Ihopewecangetridofthenightmareofe-mailspamwiththehelpofnew

technologies.

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A.Informationsuperhighway.

B.E-commerce.

C.Junkmails.

D.Howtosende-mails.

25.(31)

Altsstrength.

B.Itsheaviness.

C.Itsdurability.

D.Itscheapcost.

26.(13)

A.WriteDaisyanoteofapology.

B.ReturnDaisy'snotesinafewdays.

C.ApologizewhenDaisyislessangry.

D.LethertalktoDaisyaboutthesituation.

27.

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28.(28)

A.Wecaninventwaysofincreasingrainfall.

B.Wecandevelopwaysofreusingwaterandutilizingseawater.

C.Wecancutdownourconsumptionofwater.

D.Wecanreducethenumberoffactoriesproducingsteel.

29.(21)

Althas2milliondollarsincapital.

B.Ithas50,000people.

C.ItsproductsaremarketedintheUSonly.

D.ItsproductssellquitewellinChina.

30.(25)

A.Hissteeringwheelisn'tworkingproperly.

B.Hewillgoonaholidayatonce.

C.Hepracticesvandalism(破坏财物)

D.Hisspeedometerisoutoforder.

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

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Speakingoftheonlinetechnologyavailableformarketing,theauthorimplies

thatthefocusofthemarketingchangeison.

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参考答案

1.SalaryorInterestUpongraduationvirtuallyallcollegestudentswill

confronttheproblemofchoosingtheircareers.Itistrulyaroughchoice.

Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshould

begiventotheirinterestinthejobbutotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryis

themostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.AsformyselfIprefer

thelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationonagreat

numberofpeoplewithnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossible

tomeasurethevalueofone'sjobintermsofmoneysalarycountsmostwhen

Ichoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyviewourcareerchoiceslargelydependon

howandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamily

andmyparentsareboth1aid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuitionthey

havebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.Astheonlysoninmyfamily

Ihavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.Inshortsalaryisthe

firstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.SalaryorInterestUpongraduation,

virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheir

careers.Itistrulyaroughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthis

issue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejob,but

otherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheir

careerchoices.Asformyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexerts

atremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptionto

me.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethevalueofone'sjobinterms

ofmoney,salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyview,

ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbrought

up.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.

Inordertofinancemytuition,theyhavebeenworkinghardoverthepastfour

years.Astheonlysoninmyfamily,Ihavetoshouldertheburdenof

supportingmyfamily.Inshort,salaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoice

ofcareer.

2.ENTHUSIASMFORSPORTSModernsportsarebecomingmore

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.

3.BuyingBooksorBorrowingBooks?Bookscanarmuswithknowledgeand

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needed.BuyingBooksorBorrowingBooks?Bookscanarmuswith

knowledgeandinformationweneedforsuccessfullives.Therearegenerally

twowaysinwhichwecanhaveaccesstobooks:borrowingorbuying.Many

peoplechoosetoborrowbooks.Foronething,borrowingbookscansaveus

hugeamountsofmoney.Foranother,ifweborrowbooksfromthelibraryor

friends,wenormallyhavedeadline