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1PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled“HowtoConductPatrioticEducationAmongtheYouthofToday”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1现在大学生上课迟到显现象普遍2你是怎么看待这个问题的，你有这个经历吗PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Work-lifebalance:WaystorestoreharmonyandreducestressFindingwork-lifebalanceintoday’sfrenetically(疯狂)pacedworldisnosimpletask.Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyoumissoutonarewardingpersonallife.Thenagain,whenyoufacechallengesinyourpersonallife,suchascaringforanagingparentorcopingwithmaritalproblems,concentratingonyourjobcanbedifficult.Whethertheproblemistoomuchfocusonworkortoolittle,whenyourworklifeandyourpersonallifefeeloutofbalance,stress—alongwithitsharmfuleffects—istheresult.Thegoodnewsisthatyoucantakecontrolofyourwork-lifebalance—andgiveyourselfthetimetodothethingsthataremostimportanttoyou.Thefirststepistorecognizehowtheworldofworkhaschanged.Thenyoucanevaluateyourrelationshiptoworkandapplysomespecificstrategiesforstrikingahealthierbalance.HowworkinvadesyourpersonallifeTherewasatimewhenemployeesshowedupforworkMondaythroughFridayandworkedeight-tonine-hourdays.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomewerefairlyclearthen.Buttheworldhaschangedand,unfortunately,theboundarieshaveblurredformanyworkers.Here’swhy:●Globaleconomy.Asmoreskilledworkersenterthegloballabormarketandcompaniesoutsourceormovemorejobstoreducelaborcosts,peoplefeelpressuredtoworklongerandproducemorejusttoprotecttheirjobs.●Internationalbusiness.Workcontinuesaroundtheworld24hoursadayforsomepeople.Ifyouworkinaninternationalorganization,youmightbeoncallaroundtheclockfortroubleshootingorconsulting.●Advancedcommunicationtechnology.Manypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoworkanywhere—fromtheirhome,fromtheircarandevenonvacation.Andsomemanagersexpectthis.●Longerhours.Employerscommonlyaskemployeestoworklongerhoursthanthey’rescheduled.Often,overtimeismandatory(强制性的).Ifyouhopetomoveupthecareerladder,youmayfindyourselfregularlyworkingmorethan40hoursaweektoachieveandexceedexpectations.●Changesinfamilyroles.Today’smarriedworkeristypicallypartofadual-careercouple,whichmakesitdifficulttofindtimetomeetcommitmentstofamily,friendsandcommunity.2MarriedtoyourworkItcanbetemptingtorackupthehoursatwork—especiallyifyou’retryingtoearnapromotionorsomeextramoneyforachild’seducationoradreamvacation.Forothers,workingmorehoursfeelsnecessaryinordertomanagetheworkload.Butifyou’respendingmostofyourtimeatwork,yourhomelifewilllikelypaytheprice.Considertheprosandconsofworkingextrahoursonyourwork-lifebalance:●Fatigue.Yourabilitytothinkandyoureye-handcoordinationdecreasewhenyou’retired.Thismeansyou’relessproductiveandmaymakemoremistakes.Thesemistakescanleadtoinjuryorreworkandnegativelyimpactyourprofessionalreputation.●Family.Youmaymissoutonimportantevents,suchasyourchild’sfirstbikeride,yourfather’s60thbirthdayoryourhigh-schoolreunion.Missingoutonimportantmilestonesmayharmrelationshipswithyourlovedones.●Friends.Trustedfriendsareakeypartofyoursupportsystem.Butifyou’respendingtimeattheofficeinsteadofwiththem,you’llfinditdifficulttonurturethosefriendships.●Expectations.Ifyouregularlyworkextrahours,youmaybegivenmoreresponsibility.Thiscouldcreateanever-endingandincreasingcycle,causingmoreconcernsandchallenges.Sometimesworkingovertimeisimportant.Ifyouworkforacompanythatrequiresmandatoryovertime,youwon’tbeabletoavoidit,butyoucanlearntomanageit.Mostimportantly,saynowhenyou’retootired,whenit’saffectingyourhealthorwhenyouhavecrucialfamilyobligations.Strikingthebestwork-lifebalanceFormostpeople,juggling(巧妙处理)thedemandsofcareerandpersonallifeisanongoingchallenge.Withsomanydemandsonyourtime—fromovertimetofamilyobligations—itcanfeeldifficulttostrikethisbalance.Thegoalistomaketimefortheactivitiesthatarethemostimportanttoyou.Herearesomeideastohelpyoufindthebalancethat’sbestforyou:●Learntosayno.Whetherit’saco-workeraskingyoutospearhead(充当先锋)anextraprojectoryourchild’steacheraskingyoutomanagetheclassplay,rememberthatit’sOKtorespectfullysayno.Whenyouquitdoingthethingsyouonlydooutofguiltorafalsesenseofobligation,you’llmakemoreroominyourlifefortheactivitiesthataremeaningfultoyouandbringyoujoy.●Leaveworkatwork.Makeaconsciousdecisiontoseparateworktimefrompersonaltime.Whenwithyourfamily,forinstance,turnoffyourcellphoneandputawayyourlaptopcomputer.●Manageyourtime.Organizehouseholdtasksefficiently.Dooneortwoloadsoflaundryeveryday,ratherthansavingitallforyourdayoff.Aweeklyfamilycalendarofimportantdatesandadailylistofto-doswillhelpyouavoiddeadlinepanic.Ifyouremployeroffersacourseintimemanagement,signupforit.●Getenoughsleep.There’snothingasstressfulandpotentiallydangerousasworkingwhenyou’resleep-deprived.Notonlyisyourproductivityaffected,butalsoyoucanmakecostlymistakes.Youmaythenhavetoworkevenmorehourstomake3upforthesemistakes.●Communicateclearly.Limittime-consumingmisunderstandingsbycommunicatingclearlyandlisteningcarefully.Takenotesifnecessary.●Nurtureyourself.Setasidetimeeachdayforanactivitythatyouenjoy,suchaswalking,workingo