阅读七选五课件-2023届高三英语二轮专题

专题二七选五解题指导Gap-filling:FivefromSeven2023届高三英语二轮复习1354patterncolor2ACEDBWorkoutthepuzzlePartI

Warming-up

Gap-fillingisamorecomplexpuzzle.

1.Haveaclearunderstandingofstrategyexploration

.2.Developtheawarenessofusingstrategyexploration

tounderstandthetextandchoosethecorrectanswers.Learningaims年份卷别体裁题材话题2022新高考一卷说明文社会生活找到一起健身朋友的方法新高考二卷说明文社会生活写文章的方法全国一卷说明文社会生活外出吃饭的餐桌礼仪全国二卷说明文社会生活维持长久异地友谊的方法2021新高考一卷说明文社会生活巴黎生活感受全国一卷说明文社会生活中宴会上如何使自己更有趣全国二卷说明文社会生活提升阅读速度的意见全国三卷说明文社会生活换衣派对的四条建议2020新高考一卷说明文社会生活公开演讲全国一卷说明文社会生活自我接纳全国二卷说明文社会生活表情符号全国三卷说明文社会生活乔迁聚会2019全国一卷说明文社会生活接近大自然，呼吸新鲜空气，有益身心健康全国二卷说明文社会生活动机与设定目标全国三卷说明文社会生活在线课堂沟通方法2018全国一卷说明文社会生活房屋设计的颜色选择全国二卷说明文社会生活定期锻炼身体的好处全国三卷记叙文社会生活跳舞在生活中有好处全国近5年七选五的出题状况题材特点以__________为主。有时也有议论文或记叙文。说明文设空特点

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文\段___文\段____首中末试题模式：给出一篇缺少5个句子的文章，对应有七个选项，要求同学们根据文章结构、内容，选出正确的句子，填入相应的空白处。考查重点：主要考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。（考试说明）选项特点：主旨概括句（文章整体内容）

过渡性句子（文章结构）

注释性句子（上下文逻辑意义）◆速读全文，关注每段首尾句，了解大意知主题◆浏览选项，理解全篇逻辑关系,找出关键词◆运用上下文所重复的关键词推断

◆利用同义词和近义词关系◆利用词的上下义关系◆利用反义词、过渡词关系

◆理清结构，确定答案，最后再来顺一遍七选五阅读理解题的解题技巧:篇章结构类1.看文章结构2.找逻辑关系3.找关键词StrategyExploration(策略探究)Step3structures标题：大写，较短，结合全文小标题:短小精悍多为名词性短语、祈使句段尾：总结，承上启下therefore,asaresult,thus,tosumup,hence,inshort,toconclude,inaword段首：多为主题句段中：承上启下PartII Practice

PartIIPassage1

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UniversitiesinBritainareamagnetforoverseasstudents.Therearecurrentlyover200000fromoutsideBritainstudyingatBritishuniversities.ThelargestsinglegroupisChinesestudents.Therearecurrently50000intheUK.UniversitiesintheUKItisverysimpletobecomeaninternationalstudentintheUKScholarshipsinUniversities

标题PartIIPassage2

Learninganotherlanguageisn’teasy,……_____Languagelearningiscumulative(积累):youcannotputitoffuntilweekend.Distributeyourstudytime

Studyadifferenttaskeachtime:vocabularynow,grammarnext.etc.A.Studyeveryday.B.Ifyou’reaskedtolisten,practicelistening.C.Soyou’llatleasthavelookedatitall.

小标题PartIIPassage3

_______Whenapersondoesacertainthingagain,heisimpelled(迫使)bysomeunseenforcetodothesamethingrepeatedly;thusahabitisformed.Onceahabitisformed,itisdifficult,andsometimesimpossible,togetridof.Itisveryimportantforustoknowwhyweshouldgetusedtogoodhabits.Habits,whethergoodorbad,aregraduallyformed.Whethergoodornothabitsare,theyareeasytogetridof.

段首PartIIPassage4

Notallpastpredictionshavebeenprovedwrong.______.Somegreatthinkerspredictedthearrivalofthecreditcard,thefaxmachineandeventheinternetyearsbeforetheyhappened.Predictionsofthefuturearereallyshocking.Afewofthemhavebeensurprisinglyaccurate.C.Ithasn’tappearyet.

段中Passage5

NowadaysinChina,parentscareabouttheirchildren’seducationmorethananythingelse.Theyspendalotcoaching(训练)theirchildrenintheirstudies.Someevenhireteachersfortheirchildren.Manyhavetheirchildrensenttoafter-classschools.____.Itseemsasifabettereducationisallthatparentsexpectfortheirchildren.Skillsandknowledgemeanscompetition.Skillsandknowledgedoesn’tmeanall.

段尾PartII39.__________________Anniversariesandbirthdayscarryevenmoreweightinlong-distancefriendships.Althoughtechnologymightmakeday-to-daycommunicationpossible,extraeffortgoesalongwayonspecialdays.Simplykeepingadiarythatkeepstrackoffriends'birthdaysandotherimportantdateswillmakesurenothingslipsbyyou.2022全国乙卷A.RememberimportantdatesB.CompensatebywritinglettersC.ItisalsohelpfulforyoutobeafriendshipkeeperD.TrytofindatimethatworksforbothofyouandsticktoitE.FriendsneedtotalkabouttheirpreferredmethodsofcommunicationF.ItiseasytohaveasenseofconnectednessthroughsocialmediaG.Youmaybethefriendwholeftortheonewhowasleftbehind段首:小标题AStaylooseandfree.37Don'tworryaboutgrammarorspelling.Eventhoughthistechniquewon'tworkforeveryone,ithelpsmanypeoplegetagoodstoreofideastodrawon.Thenexttechniqueistowriteyourdraftrapidlywithoutworryingaboutbeingperfect.38Yetbylearningtolivewithimperfection,youwillsaveyourselfheadachesandawastepaperbasketfullofcrumpled（弄皱）paper.Thinkofyourfirstdraftasapathcutoutofthejungle—aspartofanexploration,notasacompletehighway.段中:承上启下BA.Makesureyourhandwritingisneat.B.Letyourpenfollowthewavesofthought.C.Theseconddraftoftheessayshouldbebetter.D.Firstofall,leanthetechniqueofnonstopwriting.E.Toomanywriterstrytogettheirdraftsrightthefirsttime.F.Manybeginningwritersdon'tleaveenoughspacetorevise.G.Thenyoucanprintoutafreshdraft,againsettingyourtextontriple-space.2022年新高考II卷片段段中:承上启下ESetaregulardateLong-lastingfriendshipssharethecharacteristicthatbothsidesequallycontact（联系）andsharewithoneanother.Withbusyschedules,squeezinginphonecallscanbeachallenge.36

2022全国乙卷A.RememberimportantdatesB.CompensatebywritinglettersC.ItisalsohelpfulforyoutobeafriendshipkeeperD.TrytofindatimethatworksforbothofyouandsticktoitE.FriendsneedtotalkabouttheirpreferredmethodsofcommunicationF.ItiseasytohaveasenseofconnectednessthroughsocialmediaG.Youmaybethefriendwholeftortheonewhowasleftbehind段尾:总结句：得出结论D细节类型1.词汇复现法复现，是保证文章前后衔接而经常使用的一种写作手段，即作者在文章上下文不同的位置对同一个概念进行重复描述。复现关系，主要是指同义词复现、近义词复现、反义词复现等。双保险：上下文再核实一下

PartIPassage2

______Theimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.

Alwaysloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.self-imagesSelf-imageimage同词复现2.38Havingconfidenceinyourselfwillhelpyoumakebetterchoicesbecauseyoucanseewhatthebestoutcomewouldbeforyourwell-being.

A.Learntoreallytrustyourself.

B.Itisputtingconfidenceinsomeone.

C.Stopregardingyourselfasthevictim.

D.Rememberthatyoucanexpectthebestinreturn.近义词复现3.Whenwechangeourjobsorschools,itoftenleavesuswithoutafriend.___36__Butformanyofustheprocessisdifficultandrequirescourage.

A.Makingnewfriendscomeseasyforsomepeople. B.Forafriendshiptodevelopyouneedtostayintouch.反义词2.词汇同现法

词汇同现是指属于同一词汇或者跟此词汇相关同一领域的词汇在文章中共同出现，达到语义衔接的目的。你可以在选项中找到与此词汇最接近的词，从而达到快而准。一般来说，上下文中词汇联系越接近，上下文的衔接关系越紧密（如：Surroundyourselfwithhappypeople.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.________A.Therearesometipsinlifethatleadtohappiness.B.Beingoverweightornoteatingnutritiousfoodscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmood.C.Onthecontrary,ifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappy,theiremotionalstatewillbeinfectious.arearoundSurround4.Makingatriptothekitchencouldbeafunwaytospendanafternoonindoors!__38___Cookingwillgiveyoualotofopportunitiestoworkonsomething.

A.Itwouldstayasamemoryoftheactivity. B.Everybodyinthefamilycouldgatherandcookameal.词汇同现同根词Ex2….halfofshoppersrefusedtoqueueformorethanfiveminutesinahighstreetshop.TheInternet,whichallowsshopperstobuymoregoods,withjustaclickofthemouse,isoneofthereasonswhypeople’spatienceappearstobethin._________A.Itwastypicalinthepast.B.Butitwouldseemwearenolongerpreparedtowaitinline.C.MorepeopleprefertoclickthemouseforshoppingathomeD.Asaresult,foodanddrinksellersarehavingtofindnewwaystodelivergoodcustomerservice.Ex3…Ontheotherhand,theadvantagesofgoingoverseasmayincludeday-to-dayopportunitiestolearnanewculture,meetnewfriendswithwhomyoucanuseandpracticethelanguage,andchancestoseedifferentpartsoftheworld.______Thosedisadvantagesincludeexpense,timeawayfromone’sschool,family,…Thefollowingareitsadvantages.However,theremaybeanumberofdisadvantages.Consideradistanceeducation.Mostofusareadaptedtostudyingatschool.3.代词线索

英语表达中代词出现的频率极高，代词的作用无非是指代前面提及的名词或形容词概念，巧妙利用这样的指代关系和根据代词的单复数差异可以准确而快速地解题。

_____Improvedthinkingabilitieswillhelpthemtounderstandmorebothinacademicsenseandinasanindividual.Thinkingisaskill.Creativethinkingtechniquescandevelopchildren’smind.Thinkingisatool,anditissomethingthatcanbesharpened.themchildren

_________Theygivemorebackgroundanddetails.Theyalsoletyoureadpartsthatareimportanttoyouandskiptherest.BothtelevisionandtheInternethavemanydisadvantages.Otherhigh-techtimesavershavesimilardisadvantages.Newspapersandmagazineshavesomeimportantadvantages.TheyNewspapersandmagazinesread5.Overtheyears，therehavebeenanumberofdifferenttechniquestohelpdesignersapproachthisimportantpoint.___37___，theycangetalittlecomplex.Butgoodnewsisthatthere'rereallyonlythreekindsofdecisionsyouneedtomakeaboutcolorinyourhome：thesmallones，themediumones，andthelargeones.(2018全国卷I)

A．Whileallofthemareuseful B．Whateveryou'relookingfor C．Ifyou'reexperimentingwithacolor代词线索

4.数字线索

包括具体数字以及和数字相关的词汇诸如ratio,rate等等。作者列出数字，除了和其他数字进行对比和比较之外，还可以用数据来说明一个观点。

Sixtyyearsago,peopleaskedaboutyourastrologicalsign(星座).________Thesedays,havingawebaddressisalmostasimportantasastreetaddress.Startsimply.Nowadays,theywanttoknowyourwebsite.AtthetopofthepageisabannerGraphic.SixtyyearsagoNowadays℃Ex.6AsinChina,theweatherisdifferentfromareatoarea.___1____Thetemperaturescanfallto–60℃，whichis60℃belowfreezing.Inthecapital,Ottawa,theaverageofwintertemperatureis--10℃,andinsummer21℃.___2____TheaverageJanuarytemperatureis3℃,andinJulyitis18℃CanadaisfamousforthekindofpaperwhichisusedfornewspapersCanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.ThewestcoastofCanadaisthewarmestplaceinwinterIntheNorth,thewintersarelongandhardwithsnowforsixmonths.FortwocenturiesEnglishandFrenchsettlersstruggledagainsteachother.

(1)并列与递进关系：

and,or,also，neither…nor…,either…or…,likewise,similarly,equally,inthesameway,thatistosay,aswellas,thesame…as,besides,additionally,furthermore,moreover,inadditionto,whatismore

5.逻辑关系线索(2)因果关系：because,for,since,as,thus,hence,therefore,so,so…that,consequently,accordingly,dueto,thanksto,asaresult,becauseof,inthat,forthisreason,ofcourse(3)因果关系：because,for,since,as,thus,hence,therefore,so,so…that,consequently,accordingly,dueto,thanksto,asaresult,becauseof,inthat,forthisreason,ofcourse(4)转折让步关系：but,however,yet,onthecontrary,bycontrast,ontheotherhand,unfortunately,while,whereas,unlike,ratherthan,insteadof,itistruethat,ofcourse,although,though,eventhough,evenif,nevertheless,despite,inspiteof(5)时间关系：afterwards,atfirst,atlast,finally,first,firstly,inthefirstplace,tostartwith，inthemeantime,last,later,next,second,secondly,then,third,thirdly,tobeginwith以及一些具体的时间。

Ex.7…_________Somechooseitbecauseoftheirreligiousbeliefs.Otherssayitprovidesmoretimeforthefamilytobetogether.Theysayhomeoffersabetterplaceforlearning.Someparents….

A.Soanumberofparentsbeganhome-schoolingB.Home–schoolingisnotacceptedbyallthepeopleC.Parentschoosehome–schoolingforseveralreasonsD.Mostoften,theirparentsaretheirteachers02StrategyExploration(策略探究)4.__36__TheUSgovernmentwantstochangethat.ThegovernmentwillspendthreebilliondollarsontheeducationofyoungAmericansinscience,technology,engineering,andmath.ThefourareastogetherareknownasSTEM.

A．NotenoughAmericanstudentswanttobeengineers,mathematicians, orscientists. B．MostoftheAmericanstudentslovescience,technology,engineering,andmath.因果关系原词复现Ex.8…ThiscouldbewatchingTVorlisteningtomusic.Doingsomeexercisesearlierinthedayshouldhelpyoufeelphysicallyaswellasmentallytired._______However,coffeeorteashouldbeavoidedastheycontaincaffeineandwillkeepyouawake….A.So,what’sagoodsleep?B.Abedtimedrinkcanalsohelp.C.Havingagoodsleepwillkeepyoulivelythewholeday.PartIPassage7

__________However,therealmoviecapitalisMumbai,inIndia.MumbaiusedtobeknownasBombay,andsothefilmindustrythereiscalled“Bollywood”

A.Sometimestheyevenwritethescriptbyhand.B.MostpeoplethinkthatthecapitalofthemovieworldisHollywood,intheUnitedStates.C.Theymayevenshootscenesforseveralfilmsonthesamedayusingthesameclothes.

HoweverHandsorUtensils(餐具)InIndiaandtheMiddleEast,it'sconsideredveryrudetoeatwithyourlefthand.PeopleinFranceexpectyoutoeatwithautensilineachhand.38,insteadpreferringtousetheirhands.InChile,youmaynevertouchanyfoodwithyourfingers.PeopleinThailandgenerallyusetheirforksonlytopushfoodontotheirspoons.A.ThemorefriendsyoumakeinyourlifetimeB.ThemoretimeyouspendinanygivencountryC.MexicansconsideritinappropriatetoeatwithutensilsD.Don'tgetcaughtmakinganembarrassingmistakeatarestaurantE.It'sagoodsignforthechefifyoumakeamessaroundyourplateF.NeverstickthemuprightinyourfoodorcrossthemasyouusethemG.Itmayseemlikeasimplerequesttoaskforsaltandpepperatameal转折关系词汇同现2022全国甲卷StrategyExploration(解题策略)(Ex.9Takinggoodnotesisatimesavingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.__________Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffers….(2008宁夏.海南卷）Usewords,notcompletesentences.Youmustwriteyournotesonseparatepaper.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandremember.Therearethreepracticalnote-takingmethods.SecondPartIPassage6

Psychologiststhinktheremaybemanyreasonswhyviolentgamesaremoreharmfultochildrenthanviolentmovies.Firstly,playersareactivelyinvolvedinviolence,andmaybegintouseweaponsassecondnature._________A.Childrenaremostlikelytobecomeaddictedtoviolentvideogames.B.Atleast12murderssince1997havebeenlinkedtoanaddictionwithviolentvideogames.C.Secondly,violentgamesproviderepetitiveaggressiveexperiencesthatarerewardedbymorekilling.

FirstlySecondlyPartIPassage8

Itseemsurgent,thatcommunicationsintransportshouldbeimproved.____Allovercities,itseemsthatpeoplearetootiredandtoorushedtobepolite.Communicationbetweenhumanbeingsshouldalsobekeptsmoothandpolite.B.Yetthisisalltoooftenseen.C.Thepublicshouldobeytherules.

also02StrategyExploration(策略探究)2.Thewebsitewww.providesyouwithavarietyofonlinecourses,suchasChineseidioms,dialoguesandcustoms.__36__HereyoucanlearntosingsomeChinesesongs,enjoyTangpoemsandwatchChinesemovies.

A．Besides,itwillhelpyoulearnChineseinmostinterestingandeffectiveways.B．Astheoldsayinggoes,“You'renevertoooldtolearn.”递进关系1.Somepeoplemaythinkthatagardenisnomorethanplants,flowers,patternsandmassesofcolor.Othersareconcernedaboutusinggardeningmethodsthatrequirelesswaterandfewerfertilizers(肥料).____38____.A．KnowwhyyougardenB．FindagoodplaceforyourowngardenC．It'sourexperienceofthegardenthatmattersD．It'sdelightfultoseesomanybeautifulflowersE．StillothersmaysimplyenjoybeingoutdoorsandclosetoplantsF．Youcanproducethatkindofmagicalqualityinyourowngarden,tooG．Foreachofthosegardens,writedownthestrongestmemoryyouhave并列关系Moreisn'talwaysmerrierMakesureyouhavecommunicatedwithyourfriendabouthowfrequentlyeachofyouwantstobecontactedandwhatmethodworksbestforyouboth.37.Therearealternativestoconstantwrittencommunication,suchasleavingvoicemessagesorhavingagroupchat.

2022全国乙卷，片段A.RememberimportantdatesB.CompensatebywritinglettersC.ItisalsohelpfulforyoutobeafriendshipkeeperD.TrytofindatimethatworksforbothofyouandsticktoitE.FriendsneedtotalkabouttheirpreferredmethodsofcommunicationF.ItiseasytohaveasenseofconnectednessthroughsocialmediaG.Youmaybethefriendwholeftortheonewhowasleftbehind

例证解释关系

02StrategyExploration(策略探究)GoodJob真题感知2022年.新高考I卷FitnessMagazinerecentlyrananarticletitled“FiveReasonstoThankYourWorkoutPartner.”Onereasonwas:“You’llactuallyshowupifyouknowsomeoneiswaitingforyouatthegym,”whileanotherread:“36”Withaworkoutpartner,youwillincreaseyourtrainingeffortasthereisasubtle(微妙)competition.So,howdoyoufindaworkoutpartner?Firstofall,decidewhatyouwantfromthatperson.37Ordoyoujustwanttobephysicallyfit,abletomovewithstrengthandflexibility?Thinkabouttheexercisesyouwouldliketodowithyourworkoutpartner.Youmightthinkaboutpostingwhatyouarelookingforonsocialmedia,butitprobablywon’tresultinausefulresponse.38Ifyouplanonworkingoutinagym,thatpersonmustbelongtothesamegym.Mypartnerpostedherrequestonthenoticeboardofalocalpark.Hernoticeincludedwhatkindoftrainingshewantedtodo,howmanydaysaweekandhowmanyhoursshewantedtospendoneachsession,andherage.Italsolistedherfavoritesportsandactivities,andprovidedherphonenumber.39Youandyourpartnerwillprobablyhavedifferentskills.40Overtime,bothofyouwillbenefit-yourpartnerwillbeabletoliftmoreweightsandyouwillbecomemorephysicallyfit.Thecore(核心)ofyourrelationshipisthatyouwillalwaysbetheretohelpeachother.A.Yourfirstmeetingmaybealittleawkward.B.Aworkoutpartnerusuallyneedstolivecloseby.C.You'llworkharderifyoutrainwithsomeoneelse.D.Doyouwanttobeabetterathleteinyourfavoritesport?E.Howcanyouwriteagood"seekingtrainingpartner"notice?F.Justacceptyourdifferencesandlearntoworkwitheachother.G.Anynoticeforatrainingpartnershouldincludesuchinformation.01Thinking:Whatstyleisthepassage?Howaboutthestructureofthepassage?What’sthetopicofthepassage?说明文

总分结构文章主要介绍了如何找到一个一起锻炼的伙伴。真题感知2022年.新高考I卷FitnessMagazinerecentlyrananarticletitled“FiveReasonstoThankYourWorkoutPartner.”Onereasonwas:“You’llactuallyshowupifyouknowsomeoneiswaitingforyouatthegym,”whileanotherread:“36”Withaworkoutpartner,youwillincreaseyourtrainingeffortasthereisasubtle(微妙)competition.So,howdoyoufindaworkoutpartner?Firstofall,decidewhatyouwantfromthatperson.37Ordoyoujustwanttobephysicallyfit,abletomovewithstrengthandflexibility?Thinkabouttheexercisesyouwouldliketodowithyourworkoutpartner.A.Yourfirstmeetingmaybealittleawkward.B.Aworkoutpartnerusuallyneedstolivecloseby.C.You'llworkharderifyoutrainwithsomeoneelse.D.Doyouwanttobeabetterathleteinyourfavoritesport?E.Howcanyouwriteagood"seekingtrainingpartner"notice?F.Justacceptyourdifferencesandlearntoworkwitheachother.G.Anynoticeforatrainingpartnershouldincludesuchinformation.01段中设空同义词复现C结构和原词复现D段中设空真题感知2022年.新高考I卷Youmightthinkaboutpostingwhatyouarelookingforonsocialmedia,butitprobablywon’tresultinausefulresponse.38Ifyouplanonworkingoutinagym,thatpersonmustbelongtothesamegym.Mypartnerpostedherrequestonthenoticeboardofalocalpark.Hernoticeincludedwhatkindoftrainingshewantedtodo,howmanydaysweekandhowmanyhoursshewantedtospendoneachsession,andherage.Italsolistedherfavoritesportsandactivities,andprovidedherphonenumber.39A.Yourfirstmeetingmaybealittleawkward.B.Aworkoutpartnerusuallyneedstolivecloseby.C.You'llworkharderifyoutrainwithsomeoneelse.D.Doyouwanttobeabetterathleteinyourfavoritesport?E.Howcanyouwriteagood"seekingtrainingpartner"notice?F.Justacceptyourdifferencesandlearntoworkwitheachother.G.Anynoticeforatrainingpartnershouldincludesuchinformation.01段中设空因果关系B段尾设空总结概括G真题感知2022年.新高考I卷Youandyourpartnerwillprobablyhavedifferentskills.40Overtime,bothofyouwillbenefit-yourpartnerwillbeabletoliftmoreweightsandyouwillbecomemorephysicallyfit.Thecore(核心)ofyourrelationshipisthatyouwillalwaysbetheretohelpeachother.A.Yourfirstmeetingmaybealittleawkward.B.Aworkoutpartnerusuallyneedstolivecloseby.C.You'llworkharderifyoutrainwithsomeoneelse.D.Doyouwanttobeabetterathleteinyourfavoritesport?E.Howcanyouwriteagood"seekingtrainingpartner"notice?F.Justacceptyourdifferencesandlearntoworkwitheachother.G.Anynoticeforatrainingpartnershouldincludesuchinformation.01段中设空同源词复现因果关系F

MyhusbandandIjustspentaweekinParis.36Sothefirstthingwedidwasrentafantasticallyexpensivesixth-floorapartmentthesizeofacupboard.Itwassotinythatwehadtoleaveoursuitcasesinthehallway.Theplacewasn’tentirelyauthentic,though.UnlikeanormalParisianapartment,theplumbing(水管)worked.37Ourbuildingevenhadatinyliftwithafemalevoicethatsaid,“Ouverturedesportes,”nerfectFrench.ThatistheonlyFrenchphraseImastered,andit’sashameIdon’thavemuchuseforit.

Parisiansaredifferentfromyouandme.Theyneverlooklazyoruntidy.Assomeonenotedinthispaperacoupleofweeksago,theyeatgreatfoodandnevergainweight.38Frenchstrawberriesdonottastelikecardboard.Instead,theyexplodeinyourmouthlikelittleflavorbombs.

39OnourfirstmorninginParis,Iwentaroundthecornertothefoodmarkettopickupsomegroceries.Iboughtahandfulofperfectlyripesmallstrawberriesandalittlesweetmelon.MyhusbandandIagreedtheywerethebestfruitwehadevereaten.Buttheycost$18!

InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency(效率).Youcantellthisbycafé