Today, many people are too busy to spend enough time with their family. What are the causes of this phenomenon and what problems has it brought to families and society as a whole?
In this day and age, the human society is progressing rapidly on various aspects. Many modern technologies were invented by human such as cars, computers and Internet. But advances in technology lead to our pace of life much faster than before. People have not enough time with their family.
It is evident that the causes of this phenomenon are different. In the first place, advancing in technology improves the efficiency of production, but also causes people to do more things at the same time. Moreover, this is especially true when we consider the fact that the global financial crisis in recent years has led many people to fear losing their job, and the significant rising costs of life which need people to work harder than before. Besides, employees may be scattered at the whole world. For example, my friend often holds a meeting at middle-night with his colleague who stays in the US and he still needs to work at daytime.
In my opinion, the impact of this phenomenon on families and society is profound. People do not have enough time to spend with their family, especially with their children. They may spend much time in front of TV or computer games which have much violence and may seriously influence children's growth. Furthermore, the increasingly over-speed lifestyle will engender a higher incidence(发生率)of illness. More instances about employee's sudden death at his/her workplace are reported by media and we must make reflection.
In brief, I pen down saying that people should spend more time with their family because families are the foundation of the society. This is no longer a problem for individual families, but for society as a whole.
25. The purpose of the author to write the text is to ________.
A. disclose the strange phenomenon at present
B. encourage people to spend more time with family
C. show people nowadays lack real love for each other.
D. imply the human society needs to be reformed
26. One cause of this phenomenon is that ________.
A. modern technology brings people much trouble
B. computers and Internet save much time for people
C. advancing in technology makes people very busy
D. economic development leads people to be engaged in their jobs
27. The author blames people for ________.
A. working hard at their work B. not taking care of their children
C. playing computer games too much D. not caring about their own health
28. The underlined word" engender" in the fourth paragraph means _______.
A. lead to B. result from C. arise from D. take in
BCBA
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025