问答题 Part B
Below is a table showing the figures about the changes in the way people in the city spent their holidays in 1995 and 2005. Look at the table and write an essay of about 120 words making reference to the following points:
1. the conclusion you draw from the changes in the way people spent their holidays in 1995 and 2005
2. the possible reasons for these changes
Changes in the ways people spent their holidays
1995 2005
Traveling 15% 25%
Going to seaside 35% 31%
Camping 10% 35%
Staying at home 40% 9%
Total 100% 100%


【正确答案】From the table given we can notice that the way people spent their holidays changed a great deal from 1995 to 2005. In 1995, 40% of the people spent their holidays at home, and the figure dropped to 9% in 2005. It seemed that people were becoming more and more mobile, and they wanted to explore the environment in the outside world.
The seaside still had its everlasting attraction to people. The rate only dropped slightly from 35% in 1995 to 31% in 2005. This may be due to the different choices available to people as to the ways they can choose to spend their holidays. But to many people, seaside is their favorable place to enjoy the delicious seafood and at the same time the sunbath.
What attracts our attention is a new popular way of spending holiday—camping. Camping in the national park or just in the mountain of the countryside, people have a sense of being in the arms of mother. They feel that they return to nature again, living a life simple and free.
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