2020屆高三英語一模概要寫作Summary匯編

【一模匯編】2020屆高三英語一模16區(qū)（15份）概要寫作（Summary）匯編01.黃浦區(qū)Online“friends”—athreattodevelopmentTheimpactoftechnologyonthenatureofourfriendshipshasbeenamuch-debatedtopicsincethedramaticriseofsocialnetworks.Advancesinmobiletechnologyandsocialnetworkingwebsitesmeanwespendmoretimeonlinethaneverbefore.Itisthereforenotsurprisingthatsomanypsychologists,sociologists,andothersareeagertogivetheirthoughtsonhowthisisimpactingnegativelyonoursociety.Thereisoneelementofsocialnetworkingthatisdeeplyworrying.Wefindourselvesinahyper-connectedworldwherepeopleaccesssocialmediadayandnight,excitedtomakeannouncementsaboutthetiniestdetailsoftheirlives.Researchisstartingtoshowthatthiscultureisnegativelyaffectingnotourfriendshipsbutourcharacter.ProfessorLarryD.Rosensaysthatyoungpeoplewhooverusesocialnetworkingsitescanbecomeineffective,aggressive,anddisplayanti-socialbehaviorintheirofflinelives.Butperhapsanevenmoredisturbingeffectisthatoneofourmostbasicemotionsseemstobedisappearing—empathy.Thisistheemotionthatallowsustoseetheworldfromourfriends,pointsofview.Withoutit,wearefarlessabletoconnectandformmeaningfuladultrelationships.ProfessorSherryTurklesuggeststhatpeoplearenolongercomfortablebeingalone.Thisissomethingconfirmedbyastudywhere200universitystudentswereaskedtogowithoutsocialmediafor24hours.Manyadmittedanaddictiontotheironlinesocialnetwork;mostcomplainedthattheyfeltcutofffromfamilyandfriends.Andyetbeingaloneisatimewhenweself-reflectandgetintouchwithwhowereallyare.Itisonlywhenwedothisthatwecanmakemeaningfulfriendshipswithothers.Thesepotentialchangesinourcharactersareratheralarming,soitisclearthatwecan,tneglectthosenegativeimpactsofsocialnetworks.答案：71.Thereisanincreasingconcernaboutsocialnetworks,negativeimpactonoursociety.Asyoungpeoplearecrazyaboutsharinglifemomentsonline,theymaydevelopbadcharactersandloseempathy.Besides,peoplecan,tbearbeingalone,thelackofwhichmakesthemunabletoself-reflect.Soweshouldpayattentiontothoseimpacts.（54words）02.寶山區(qū)Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Peoplechoosetobecomeentrepreneurs(創(chuàng)業(yè)者)forawidevarietyofreasons.Oneimportantreasonis,ofcourse,financialreward.Ifyouownyourownbusinessanditbecomessuccessful,youcanreaphugefinancialrewards.Andasanentrepreneur,dependentonhowmuchyourbossdecidestogiveyou;it,slimitedonlybythesuccessofyourbusiness.Andspeakingofbosses,nothavingasupervisorisanothermajoradvantageofbecominganentrepreneur.Entrepreneursareoftenindependentthinkerswhowanttobeinchargeofprojects,ratherthanhavingotherstellthemwhattodo.Theyoftenhavebigdreamsthattheywanttopursueratherthanmakingsomeoneelse,sdreamcometrue.Formanyentrepreneurs,startingabusinessisawayofsolvingaproblemorhelpingpeoplereceivesomethingtheyneed.It,sawaytochangetheworldforthebetter.Beinganentrepreneurisn,teasy,however,norisitalwaysfun.Entrepreneursoftenhavetoworklonghours,especiallyearlyonwhenthey,retryingtogettheirbusinessesofftheground.That,sthereasonentrepreneursneedtohaveastrongworkethic(倫理).Employeescanwork40hoursaweekandthenstop,butforanentrepreneur,there'snoendinsight.Thafswhyanotherfeatureofsuccessfulentrepreneursispassion;theyhavetobeexcitedaboutwhatthey,redoingtobewillingtoworkhardforit.Entrepreneursalsoneedgoodcommunicationskillstopassonthatpassiontoothers.Thafsimportantforfindinginvestors,gettingpeopletobuyproductsandattractingemployees.Entrepreneursalsoneedtobecreativepeoplewhoareabletofindsolutionstoproblemstheyencounter.Thisisimportantfromtheverybeginning,whentheentrepreneurcomesupwithaninitialconceptofabusiness.Butevenafterthatinitialstep,creativethinkingiscontinuallynecessarytoadapttochangingsituationsandtosolveproblemsthatcomeup.答案：Thispassageisabouttheadvantagesandchallengesofstartingabusiness.Ononehand,abosscangetfinancialrewardsandindependenceavoidingcontrolfromothers.Ontheotherhand,abossmusthavepassionforhisownbusiness,goodcommunicationskillsandcreativethinking,whichcanhelphimsolveproblems.(52w)03.崇明區(qū)GivingThanksThisistheseasonfortakingthetimetoreflectonwhatwe,rethankfulforinlife.Spendingthattimewithfriendsandfamilytogivethanksiswhatmakestheholidayssospecial.Butwhyshouldwelimitittojustafewweeksintheyears?Gratitudeisamuscleweshouldstrengthenyear-roundtomakeushealthier,happierhumansandleaders.Emmons,throughhisresearch,foundthatgratefulpeoplereportedfeelinghealthier,bothmentallyandphysically.Specifically,thosewhoweregratefulwere25percenthappierthanthosewhoweren,t.Intheworkplace,well-beingisacrucialtopicwhenitcomestopreventingemployeeburn-outandpromotingengagement.Beyondtheresearchthatshowsthatemployeeswhoareshownthattheyareappreciatedaremoreproductiveby50percent,caringforyouremployees,well-beingissimplytherightthingtodo.Providingprogramsthatsupportmanaginglife,severydaychallenges,offeringfitnessclassesorimplementingflexibleworkschedulesarejustafewthingsthat,whenpairedwithgratitude,canleadtomoreproductive,engagedandhappierworkingprofessionals.Workinginanever-evolving,fast-pacedindustry,Iamsurroundedbyambitiouspeoplewhoarealwaysstrivingformoreandbetter.Gratitudechallengesyoutoreflectinthemomentinsteadofalwaysthinkingaboutthefuture.Itstartsbypayingattentiontowhat,sgoingoninyourlife,andthattrueself-awarenessisakeyingredienttobeingsuccessfulinyourcareer.Gratitudeisapowerfultoolforstrengtheningrelationships,bothatworkandinyourpersonallife.Peoplewhoexpresstheirgratitudetendtobemorewillingtoforgiveothersandthereforeabletocreatelong-lastingconnections.Theoldsayinggoes“It'snevertoolatetosayyou'resorry,”butthesameistrueofgratitude.Thafsagiftworthcelebrating365daysayear.答案：Weshouldshowgratitudeyear-roundasitisbeneficialtobothourpersonalandprofessionallife.First,ithelpsourphysicalandmentalhealthandmakesushappier,thuspromotingproductionatwork.Second,itmakesusmoreself-aware,whichcancontributetocareersuccess.Lastly,itmakesusmorelikelytoforgiveothersandhelpsbuildstrongrelationships.(59words)04.松江區(qū)ItgoeswithoutsayingthatthelanguagespokenbythemajorityofBritishpeoplehasthesamenameasthelanguagespokenbymostcitizensoftheU.S.A.Nonetheless,quiteapartfromwell-documentedlexical（詞匯的）differences-pavement/sidewalk,lift/elevator,etc.-therearestillsomewordsandphraseswhichcancauseconfusionandmisunderstandingbetweenspeakersofthetwodifferentforms.That,swhysomepeoplesaythatGreatBritainandtheUnitedStatesarenationsseparatedbyacommonlanguage.Therearepracticalreasonsforthis.WhenthefirstEnglishsettlersarrivedinwhatwenowcallAmerica,thelanguagetheyspokewasnaturallythesameasthatspokenbytheircompatriots（同胞）ontheothersideoftheAtlanticOcean.However,theyimmediatelysawthingswhichdidn,texistinEurope,oftenitemsusedandmadebyNativeAmericans,suchascanoesandmoccasinsandcreaturessuchasbuffalo.TheyalsopickedupwordswhichtheyheardbeingusedbyotherEuropeanimmigrants.Theword“boss”,forexample,wasusedbysettlersfromHollandinNewYorkinthemid-17thcentury.ItcomesfromtheDutchword“baas”,whichmeansmaster.Theword“cookie”alsocomesfromtheDutch“koekje”.Therearemanywords,phrasesandevengrammaticalstructureswhicharemistakenforAmericanisms（美式英語用語）inBritainwhentheyarenothingofthesort.Veryoften,theyrepresentnotanAmericanimport,butanoriginalformofBritishEnglishwhichhasdisappearedinBritain.Theverbs“guess”meaningthinkand“l(fā)oan”meaninglendandtheadjective“mad”meaningangryarefrequentlycriticizedasAmericanisms,yettheyallappearedinBritishEnglishhundredsofyearsago.Inthecaseof“l(fā)oan”,itwasusedaslongagoas1,200years!Infact,EnglishspokenintheUKhaschangedsothoroughlyinthelast500yearsthatAmericanEnglishnowrepresentsthelastplacewheresomeoriginalBritishEnglishformscanbefound.答案：AlthoughAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharethesamelanguage,therearegreatdifferences.Tworeasonsaccountforthephenomenon.NewwordswerecreatedafterthefirstEnglishsettlersinAmericasawnewthingsandlearnedwordsfromotherEuropeans.Additionally,someoriginalexpressionshavebeenchangedbyBritishpeoplewhiletheyarestillbeingusedbyAmericans.05.虹口區(qū)TheZeigarnikEffectHaveyoueverfoundyourselfthinkingaboutapartiallyfinishedprojectforschoolorworkwhenyouweretryingtofocusonotherthings?OrperhapsyouwonderedwhatwouldhappennextinyourfavoriteTVshoworfilmseries.Ifyouhave,you,veexperiencedtheZeigarnikeffect.Youtendtorememberunfinishedtasksbetterthanfinishedtasks.KnowledgeoftheZeigarnikeffectcanbeputintouseineverydaylife.Theeffectisespeciallywellsuitedforhelpingovercomeprocrastinationordelayinganactiontoalatertime.Weoftenputoffbigtasksthatseemoverwhelming.However,theZeigarnikeffectsuggeststhatthekeytoovercomingprocrastinationistojustgetstarted.Thefirststepcouldbesomethingsmallandseeminglyinsignificant.Infact,it,sprobablybestifit,ssomethingfairlyeasy.TheZeigarnikeffectcanbeusefulforstudentswhoarestudyingforanexam.Theeffecttellsusthatbreakingupstudyperiodscanactuallyimproverecall.Soinsteadofcrammingforanexamallinonesitting,breaksshouldbescheduledinwhichthestudentfocusesonsomethingelse.Thiswillcauseintrusive(侵入的)thoughts,enablingstudentstorehearseandconsolidatetheinformationthatmustberemembered,leadingtobetterrecallwhentheytaketheexam.TheZeigarnikeffectalsopointstoreasonswhypeoplemayexperiencementalhealthproblems.Ifanindividualleavesimportanttasksincomplete,theintrusivethoughtsthatresultcanleadtostress,anxiety,difficultysleeping,andemotionaldistress.Conversely,completingataskcangiveanindividualasenseofaccomplishmentandleadtoafeelingofclosurethatcanimprovepsychologicalwell-being.TheZeigarnikeffectcanactuallybeusedtopositivelyimpactyourworkproductivity.答案：TheZeigarnikeffect,thetendencytorememberincompletetasksbetterthancompleteones,isusefulindailylife.Firstly,itcankeeppeoplefromputtingoffthingswhentheystartwithasmallstep.Besides,itencouragesbreaksinstudents,study,thusimprovingrecallinexams.Thirdly,itpromotesmentalhealthbyprovidingthemotivationneededtofinishtasks.(59words)06.徐匯區(qū)TheDeclineofBiodiversityBiodiversityistherangeoflivingthingsinanarea.Duringthelast100years,scientistshaveseenagreatdeclineinbiodiversity.Somestudiesshowthatoneineightplantspeciesisthreatenedwithextinction.Itisestimatedthat140,000speciesofplantsarelosteachyear.Mostoftheextinctionsinthelastthousandyearsareduetohumans.Themaincauseisthechoppingdownoftropicalrainforests.Mostofthisdestructionisdonetocreatepasture(牧場)forbeefcattle.ManyrainforestsinCentralandSouthAmericahavebeenburntdowntomakewayforcattlefarming,whichsuppliesbeeftotherestoftheworld.Itisestimatedthatforeachpoundofbeefproduced,200squarefeetofrainforestaredestroyed.Theforestsarealsocutdowntomakewheatforbreadaswellasfruitforhumanconsumption.Theintroductionofexotic(夕卜來的)speciesisanotherthreat.ThelatestresearchfromtheUniversityofSouthamptonhasrevealedtheimpactofexoticspeciesuponnativewildlife,whichcouldpotentiallyleadtotheextinctionsoflocalspecies.Whenexoticspeciesareintroducedtoaplace,theytrytoestablishaself-sustainingpopulation.Whilethelocalspecies,whichhaven'thadachancetoevolve,oftenlackdefensesandthusagainsttheexoticspecies.Thedisappearanceofcertainfoodanimalscanbedisastrousnotonlytolargeranimalsbutalsototheentireecosystem.Itisthesesmallcreatureswhichconvertmuchoftheenergyinanecosystemfromunusable(i.e.microscopicplants,decayingmatter,etc.)intousableforms,namelytheirbodies.Theirabsencemakesmostenergyandnutrientstrappedinformsunusabletootherspecies.Thismakestheenvironmentlesssuitableforhealthyliving,andlesscapableofproducingresourcesthathumansneed.答案：Biodiversityisdecliningfast.Onemajorreasonisthatpeoplecutdowntropicalrainforeststoraisecattleforbeefortogrowfood.Anotherreasonisthatsomelocalspeciesmayextinctbecausetheycannotcompetewithexoticspecies.Thedisappearanceofcertainspeciescandogreatharmtotheecosystemandenvironment.(54words)07.嘉定區(qū)Mostofus—eventhoseatthetop—strugglewithpublic-speakinganxiety.WhenIaskmyclientswhatmakesthemnervous,invariablytheyrespondwiththesameanswers:“Idon,tlikebeingwatched”,“Idon,tliketheeyesonme”or“Idon,tlikebeinginthespotlight”.Tounderstandwhy,weneedtogowaybacktoprehistorictimes,whenhumansregardedeyeswatchingusasanexistentialthreat.Thoseeyeswerelikelypredators(肉食動物)andpeoplewereterrifiedofbeingeatenalive.Thebadnewsisthatourbrainshavetransferredtheancientfearofbeingwatchedintopublicspeaking.Inotherwords,public-speakinganxietyisinourDNA.Fortunately,thereisasolution:humangenerosity.Thekeytodisarmingourpanicbuttonistoturnthefocusawayfromourselvesandtowardhelpingtheaudience.Studieshaveshownthatanincreaseingenerosityindeedleadstoadecreaseinamygdala(扁桃腺)activity,whichisresponsibleforourpanicfeelinginthebrain.Whenwearekindtoothers,weovercomethesenseofbeingunderattackandstarttofeellessnervous.Admittedly,thisishardtodo.Butit,sabsolutelypossibletobecomeagenerousspeaker.Tobeginwith,whenyoustartpreparingforapresentation,themistakeyouoftenmakeisstartingwiththetopic.Instead,youshouldstartwiththeaudience.Identifytheaudience,sneeds,andcraftamessagethatspeaksdirectlytothoseneeds.Also,youarethemostnervousrightbeforeyouspeak.Thisisthemomentwhenyourbrainistellingyou,“Everyoneisjudgingme.”Butitisexactlythemomentwhenyoushouldrefocusyourbrain.Overtime,yourbrainwillbegintogetit,andyouwillbecomelessnervous.答案：Possibleversionl:Manypeoplehavepublic-speakinganxietybecausetherearemanyeyesonthespeakers.Thereasonisthathumansturnedthefearofbeingwatchedbypredatorsinprehistorictimesintopublicspeaking.Tosolvetheproblem,peopleshouldfocusonhelpingtheaudience,speakingdirectlytotheaudience,sneedsandrefocusingtheirbrainbeforespeaking.(55)Possibleversion2:Manypeoplehavepublic-speakinganxietybecausetheyfearbeingwatched.Thereasondatesbacktoprehistorictimeswhenhumansregardedeyeswatchingthemasthoseofthepredatorsthatwouldeatthem.Tosolvetheproblem,peopleshouldbegeneroustotheaudience/focusonhelpingtheaudience.Theyshouldspeakdirectlytotheaudience'sneedsandrefocustheirbrainbeforespeaking.(57)08.青浦區(qū)Socialmediaandteens'anxietyFromcyber-bullyingtocruelcomments,socialmediacanbealandmineforkids.Issuesparentsneverworriedaboutarenowariskformanyteens.Withkids,digitalwell-beingaconcern,researchersareexploringpotentiallinksbetweensocialmediaandtheriseinteensuiciderates,techaddiction,andlossofreal-lifesocialskills.Manyparentsarewondering:Issocialmediacausingmykidtohaveanxiety?It,saquestionthatworriedparents.Someresearchhasobservedarelationshipbetweensocialmediauseandanxietyinkids,butit,sdifficulttoknowifandwhensocialmediacausesanxietyorwhetherkidswhoareanxiousturntosocialmediaasawaytoseeksupport.Howkidsusesocialmediamatters,too.Socialcomparisonandfeedback-seekingbehaviorshavebeenassociatedwithdepressivesymptoms,whichoftenco-occurwithanxiety.Howcanparentskeepsocialmediaapositiveforkids?Seeingphotosofatriptothebeachyourfriendsdidn,tinviteyoutocanreallybeupsetting.Ifyourkidistiredofdigitaldrama,suggesttheytakeabreakfromsocialmediaforawhile.Infact,iftheypostastatusupdatethatthey,retakingabreak,theirfriendsmightbeveryacceptingbecausethey'vehadsimilarfeelings.Peoplepoststuffthatmakestheirliveslookperfect-notthehomeworkstruggles,orthefighttheyhadwiththeirdad.Remindkidsthatsocialmedialeavesthemessystuffout-andthateveryonehasupsanddowns.InaworldwherekidscouldspendtheirdayslyingaroundlookingatWechat,it,sdoublyimportantforthemtofeelasthoughthey,recultivatingtheirinnerlives.Promptthemtobalancesocialmediawithsoul-nourishingactivitiessuchashobbies,exercise,reading,andhelpingothers.Otherwise,whataretheygoingtoshowoffaboutonsocialmedia?答案：Whethersocialmediacausesanxietyhasbecomethefocusofparentsconcernedwiththeirkids7digitalhealth.Tipsareofferedonpositiveeffectsofsocialmediaonchildren.Theycankeepoffsocialmedialtemporarilyifboredwithit.Theyshouldbeawarethatlifeisimperfectandfacebarriersbravely.Besides,takingsomemeaningfulofflineactivitiesarestronglyrecommended.（60字）09.楊浦區(qū)ThePsychologyofSpendingDr.ThomasGilovich,psychologyprofessoratCornellUniversity,hasstudiedthepsychologyofspendingforover20years.AccordingtoDr.Gilovich,“Webuythingstomakeushappy,andwesucceed,butonlyforawhile.Newthingsareexcitingtousatfirst,butthenweadapttothem.”Inotherwords,oncethefreshnessofournewestpurchasewearsoff,webeginlookingforsomethingelsetobuytomakeushappy.Dr.Gilovichfoundthatoursatisfactionwithpossessionsfadesovertime.Yetourhappinessoverthingswe'veexperiencedincreases.Forthatreason,hehasconcludedthatwearespendingourmoneyonthewrongthings.AstudyoutofSanFranciscoStateUniversityagrees.Theresearchshowedthatthosepeoplewhospentmoneyonexperiencesinsteadofpossessionswerehappier.Theyalsothoughttheirmoneywasbetterinvested.Tobeginwith,activitieslikeatrip,adventure,hobby,etc.tendtobringtheparticipantstogetherandunitethemoverasharedinterest.AccordingtoGilovich,“Weconsumeexperiencesdirectlywithotherpeople.”Asaresult,theseexperiencestypicallycreateapositivelinkandgoodfeelingstowardtheotherpersonorpeople.Besides,yourexperienceshowsotherswhoyouareandwhatyouare.Forexample,youmightbesomeonewholovestakingcookingclasses.Morethanlikely,you'llbecomeknownbyfriendsandfamilyasagreatcook.Theywon'tknowyouassomeonewhoownsthelatestkitchenequipment.Lastly,plannedexperiencesarefrequentlysomethingwelookforwardto.Thenwhenthemomentarrives,ifweenjoythetimeinvolvedintheactivity,we'releftwithfondmemories.Thesememorieswilloftenlastalifetime.Evenourworsttrips,onmanyoccasions,arelaterrememberedwithlaughter.答案：71.Afterstudyingthelinkbetweenspendingandhappinessforyears,Dr.Gilovichhasfoundthatexperiencesratherthanpossessionspaidforwillmorelikelybringlong-lastinghappiness.Firstly,activitiescanuniteindividuals,thuscreatingafeelingofcloseness.Secondly,whatwedoratherthanwhatweownshowsouridentity.Lastly,experienceswhethergoodorbad,providelastingfondmemories.(59).長寧、金山區(qū)Cryptocurrency加密貨幣)Makingpaymentsonlineisveryeasythesedaysifyouhaveacreditcardorabankcardthatusesapaymentnetwork.Sendingmoneyonlinetoafriend,youhavetouseapaymentservicelikeGooglePayorPayPal,ormakeabanktransfer.However,thereisusuallyasignificantdelaybeforethereceivercanusethemoney,andtransferscanhavesizeablefees.In2008,agroupofpeoplepublishedapaperdescribingaprocessthatwouldusecryptograph密碼學(xué))tocreateasecureelectroniccashsystem,knownasacryptocurrency.Person-to-personpaymentscouldbemadeonlineusingasharednetworkofcomputersinsteadofabankorotherfinancialorganization.Eachtransactioncouldhappenveryquickly.Thesharednetworkofcomputerswouldalsoserveasthemeanstoconfirmthosetransactionssafely.Gettingridoftheneedforacentralizedbankingsystemwouldopenupthepossibilityforanyonetobecomepartofthedigitaleconomy.Today,thereareoverathousanddifferentcryptocurrencies.MostarestilltryingtobevalidglobalpaymentsystemslikeBitcoin.Theyareheldbackbyproblemsaffectingtheentirecryptocurrencyindustry.Oneissueisweaksecurityoncryptocurrencywebsiteswhereuserseitherstoretheirelectroniccashinvirtual“wallets”orexchangeonekindofelectroniccashforanother.However,cleverthieveshavebrokenintomanyofthesewebsitesandstolenelectroniccash.Thewebsitesarestrugglingtoprotecttheirusersfromsuchthefts.AnotherproblemisthelargenumberoffalsecryptocurrenciesadvertisedontheInternet.TheadvertisementsinviteInternetuserstovisitwebsitesofferingnewcryptocurrencies.Manyvisitorsarepersuadedtobuytheircryptocurrenciesusingactualmoney.Later,thewebsitesdisappearalongwiththevictims,money.Inresponsetothisproblem,companieslikeFacebookandGooglearelimitingcryptocurrencyadvertisingontheirwebsites.答案：Cryptocurrency,aquick,safeandconvenientelectroniccashsystem,isasolutiontoonlinemoneytransfer.However,it'snowchallengedbyproblems.Oneistheweaknessofwebsitesecurity,whichgivescleverthievesopportunities.Theotheristhelosscausedbyfalsecryptocurrencies.Toprotectusers,websitesarefightingagainsttheftsandcompaniesarelimitingcryptocurrencyadvertisements.(57words).浦東新區(qū)HowSupermarketsAreChangingBritainTheBritishlovetheirsupermarkets.Andtherearemoreandmoreofthemeveryyear.Butisthisagoodthing?Notnecessarily.Forastart,manysmallshopscan,tcompeteonpricewithsuperstoressuchasTesco.Andtheydon,thaveasmanyproductseither.Asaresult,36%oftheUK,ssmallshopsshutdownbetween1990and1996whilethenumberofsupermarketsincreasedfrom457to1,102.SupermarketshaveevenhadanegativeeffectontheBritishpub.Beerandwineismuchcheaperinasupermarketthaninapub.Therearenowover55,000supermarketsintheUK,butlessthan55,000pubs.Adecadeagothereweremorethan61,000.Thesedays,pubsareclosingattherateof39aweek!Supermarketsarealsobadforanimalwelfare.TheUKhashighstandardsinthisfield,butsomesupermarketsgettheirmeatfromabroad.Andinmanycases,thismeatisproducedunderconditionsthatwouldbeillegalintheUK.Butoncethey,vegotthemeat,supermarketsputaBritishflagontheproductasthemeatispackedthere.Dishonest?Notexactly,butitisn,tentirelytrueeither!Supermarketshaveapoorenvironmentalrecordtoo.Manyofthemdon'tstorefoodproductsthemselvesasstoragespaceisexpensive,sotheygetfoodproducerstodoitforthem.Thismeansthatsupermarketlorrieshavetomakemoretripstocollectsupplies.Inturn,thisincreasestheamountofpetrolused,whichleadstomorepollution.Supermarketsalsousealotofplasticpackaging,whichisn,tgoodfortheenvironmenteither.So,whatcanbedonetohelpthe“l(fā)ittleguys”?Notmuchreally.Supermarketshavealotofpower.Manypoliticalpartiesreceivedonationsfromsupermarkets.Andsupermarketsoftenusetheirmoneytoinfluencedecisions.Forexample,justbeforetheyear2000,onesupermarketgavethegovernment￡12milliontohelpbuildtheMillenniumDomeinLondon.Later,planstotaxsupermarketcarparksweredropped.答案：略.靜安區(qū)DoWeNeedArtinOurLivesNoonewillbesurprisedtohearthattheartsareunderfireinthisdayandage.Weviewtheartsassomethingofahobby,somethingthat,sfunbutcertainlycan,tpaytherent.Ifit,snotausefulskill,nowonderartsfundingisbeingcutinschools.Dowereallyneedartinourlives?Inschools,timeandmoneyisatapremium（稀有而珍貴），nowmorethanever.Withteachershavingtofitsomanylessonsintoeveryday,it,seasytoseewhyartisdroppingmoreandmorebythewayside.Budgetsaredroppingatanalarmingrate,andwhatschoolisgoingtodropteachinginessentialsubjectssuchasmathorsciencewhentheycandropartinstead?Itseemsasthoughthelossofartindailylifeisasadfactoflife,butitdoesn,thavetobe.Thereareactuallyalotofpracticalusesforartformanypeople.Forexample,arttherapyhashelpedpeoplewitharangeofillnesses,bothmentalandphysical,copewiththeirsymptoms.Artisfoundalmostanywhereyoulookinyourhome.Practicalitems,suchasbedspreads,furnitureorclothing,areallartformsinthemselvesandarouseemotionsinthepeopleinteractingwiththem.Artalsogivesusinsightintotheworld.Historytellsuswhathappenedandwhenithappened,butitcan'ttellushowthepopulationatlargefeltaboutit,whichiswhereartstepsin.Weknowalotabouthowpeopleinthepastlivedandworked,becausetheirarthasgivenussuchadeepinsightintotheirdailylives.Wewouldn,thavethatinsightwithoutit.Mostofall,weneedartinourlivesasitgivesusaformofself-expression.Beingabletotalkaboutourfeelingsisessentialtostayinghealthy.Youmaynotthinkyoutalkaboutyourfeelings,butyoumayexpresstheminotherways.Someliketocookorbake,someliketoworkonmachinery,andothersmayliketopaintordraw.Whateveryouliketodoinyoursparetime,you,reprobablycreatingarteveryday.So,doweneedartinourlives?Manypeoplewouldsayno,buttheartthey,rethink