上海高中自主招生英语黄金宝典18 阅读理解七选五（原题版）

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第18讲：阅读理解七选五专项训练

■阅读七选五真题精练、考前巩固

Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversarcclearwaysthathumans

canputourwatersupply（供应）indanger,butwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobvious

ways.Youmaywonderhowpaving（铺砌）aroadcanleadtolessusablefreshwaler.Amajor

partofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.1.Ilcomesfromunderground.

Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave,2.

3.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughtsthanareaswith

morerainfall,butinanycase,goodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwater

tomeetourbasicneeds.

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UnitedStales,afamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!4.However,there^

alolwecandotolowerthenumber.5Tbstartwith,usethesameglassforyour

drinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher（洗碗机）onlywhenit

isfull.Helpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhome.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwater

supplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.

A.Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages（短缺）

B.thereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysize

C.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers

D.Youcantakestepstosavewaterinyourhome

E.Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolive

F.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior

G.thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater

How（oImproveSpeedReadingSkills

Speedreadingisoneofmanyskillsthatcanimproveyourreadingcomprehensionand

shortenyourstudytime.6

Lookatgroupsofwords,notsinglewords.

7.thenthiswillslowyourreadingspeeddown.However,ifyoucangetinto

thehabitofreadinggroupsorchunks（大量）ofwordsatonetime,thenyoucanreadmuch

faster.Startbytryingtolookatagroupofthreeorfourwordsatonce,（henworkupto

lookingatanentirelineofworks.Focusonwordsthatgivethesentencemeaning,suchasthe

nounsandverbsandpaylessattentiontothefillerwords,suchasa,the,and,etc.

8

Scanningisahighlyeffectivewayofextractinganswersfromatextwithoutreally

readingit.Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouarelookingfor-aname,adate,astatistic,ora

specificword—youcanfinditquicklybyskippingoverlargechunksofthe（ext.Toscan,

firstvisualizetheword,number,orphraseyouwouldliketofind.9Theinformation

youarelookingforshouldpopoutatyou.

Racetheclock.

Youcantrainyourselftoreadfasterbytimingyourselfasyougo.Startbygettingyour

basetime.Setatimer（定时器）forfifteenminutes,andspeedreadasyounormallydo.

1（）.checktoseehowfaryouhavegot.Donotcountthewords,justthepagesor

paragraphs.Recordyourfigures:fbrinstance,youmightv/riteT5min/6.5pages.”

A.Then,runyoureyesrapidlyoverthetext

B.Checkyourcomprehension

C.Scanfbrkeywords

D.Herearcsomespeedreadingtechniques

E.Whenthetimergoesoff

F.youhavetopausesometimestounderstandwhatapassageissaying

G.Ifyoureadatextonewordatatime

Studieshaveshownthattocultivate（培养）gratitudecanincreaseanindividual's

happiness,reduceone'ssadness,andgivestrengthtoaperson.Thosewhoconsciously

expressandcultivategratitudehavebeenreportedtohavemuchhigherself-esteem（自尊）

comparedtothosewhodonot.Theyarealsomorewillingtohelpothers.11

Wonderinghowyouyourselfcancultivategratitudemoreandmoreeverysingleday?

Belowaresomewonderfultips（ofollow.

Aboardonthewallisagreatboost,especiallyinworkenvironments.12

Rememberthatitisveryimportanttoacknowledgewhattoappreciate,especiallywhenyou

don'treallyfeelgrateful.Itcanchangeyourmoodfbrthebetterrightaway.

13Anotherwaytocultivategratitudeinyourlife,whetherathomeorinthe

workplace,isgratitudecards.Givethem(oyourcolleaguesoryourclients.Youcanshow

yourappreciationbysayingwhatyou'reactuallygratefulfbronthecards.

Giveheart-feltthanks.It'snotyourcasualthankyou,likesaying“hi"withoutreally

thinkingaboutit.We'retalkingaboutgoodquality,deeplygratcfiil,heartfeltthanks.When

someonegoesoutoftheirwaytodosomethingreallyimportantforyou,youshouldmake

themknowhowgratefulyouaretothem.14Ifpossible»doitinperson.Thiswill

haveabiggerimpactifyousayitratherthanjustemailingthem.

15Cultivatinggratitudewillnotonlyhelpyoukeepgoinginachallengingwork

environment,butalsomakeyouhaveapositiveattitudetodoanamazingjoborto

accomplishadifficulttask.

A.Gratitudecards.

B.Gratitudejournal.

C.Thistypeofbehavioralwaysconnectstogreaterhappiness.

D.Andyoucan'twaittohelpothersseethispositivechangeaswell.

E.Theboardletseveryonewritedownwhattheyaregratefulfor.

F.Andletthembelieveyoucan'twaittodosomethingawesomefbrthem,too.

G.Justimaginethepositivecultureshiftifeveryonewentaheadandthankedotherpeoplefor

theirhelp.

You'llprobablybefamiliarwiththeNorthAmericanspellingoftheword44airplane”.

However,ifyou'veeverbeenonaninteniationalflightleavingtheUnitedStatesandgoingto

anotherEnglish-speakingcountrj/liketheUnitedKingdom,you'veprobablynoticedthat

thereareafewdifferencesbetweentheAmericanandBritishspellingsofwordswiththe

samemeaning.16.TheAmericanEnglishspellingis“airplane"whiletheBritish

Englishspellingis“aeroplane”.So,whydoesthishappen?

Lefslookattherooiofthephenomenon.17.“BritishEnglishhasageneral

tendency(ofavourspellingsandwordsthatremindpeopleofFrench,butAmericanEnglish,

whenithasdevialed(背离)fromwhatBritishEnglishdoes,oftenchangesintothedirectionof

seeminglessFrench,"saysLynneMurphy,authorofTheProdigalTongue:TheLove-Hate

RelationshipBetweenBritish&AmericanEnglish.

18.“Aeroplane“isnoexception.kkWc,rccomfortablewith'aero'inscientific

terms,butasplanesbecamemorecommonthingstotalkabout,the'aero'seemedtoo

fancy,"explainsMurphy.<4InScientificAmericanin1906.therewasalreadyaclaimthat

19.Tenyearslater,'airplane'wasadoptedbytheNationalAdvisoryCommitteefor

AeronauticsastheirtermItwasconsideredintheUnitedKingdom,butthatsuggestion

didn'tgoanywhcre.^^

There'sagoodreasonwhywordsthatmeanthesamethingarcspelleddifferently,and

whythatwillcontinuetohappen."20.andpeoplearegenerallyproudofit,sothey

continue(ospelldifferently,MsaysMurphy.

A.Everycountryhasdifferentculture

B.Yourspellingtellspeoplewhereyou'refrom

C.Theword“airplane”happenstobeanexample

D.Airplaneisamuchbetterwordthanaeroplane

E.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishhavesimilarhistoricalorigins

F.There'salotofhistorythatgoesbeyondwordsanddivesdeepintopolitics,government,

andscience

G.AlotofwordsintheEnglishlanguageareborrowedfromotherlanguages,likeLatin,

Greek,andFrench

CarbonFootprint

Whilemakingvisitstonationalparksorforestpreserves,you'lloftenbetoldtoleave

nothingbutfoot-prints.However,whereverwego,weactuallyleavetwosetsoffootprints.

21.and(heotheriswhatisknownasyourcarbonfootprint.Thatreferstothelev3l

ofgreenhousegasesyourlifestyleandactivityproduceandsendout.

Oftenpeopleconsidertheircarbonfootprinttobetheresultoftheirimmediateuseof

fossilfuelsandenergyusage,likecookingwithnaturalgasorusingpetroltoruntheir

automobile.22.Thismayincludethefossilfuelusedtotransportthefoodthatyou

buyatyourlocalgrocerystore,ortheenergyusedtodealwiththewasteproducedinyour

household.

Takingsmallsteptoreduceyourcarbonfootprintandsavingenergyisactuallyfairly

simple.23Itrequirestheburningoffossilfuelstomakethebottle,transportit,and

getridofitifit'snotrecycled.Comparedwithit,in-housefiltration(过滤)systemscan

reduceyourinfluenceandcostforwater.

Unpluggingappliancesthatarcnotfrequentlyinuseisanotherwaytoreduceyour

carbonfoot-print.24,mostofthemhaveastandbymode（待机模式）ihalwastes

energy.Cuttingoffpoweristhebestwaytoensurethatunnecessaryenergyisnotlost.What

ismore,newenergyefficientlightbulbs,filters,andappliancescouldalsohelpreduceyour

carbonfootprint.

25.Witheasysteps,youarconyourwaytoreducingthesizeofthecarbon

footprintleftbehind.

A.Evenwhentheseappliancesarenotinuse

B.Forinstance,theuseofbottledwaterleavesaralhersignificantcarbonfootprint

C.Althoughfossilfuelsmayleadtocarbonfootprints

D.Oneisyouphysicalfootprint

E.Weoftenforgetfootprintssometimesconsequentlydoharmtotheenvironment

F.However,yourcarbonfootprintconsistsofmanyactivitiesthatcanbefarlessobvious

G.Inaword,lessenergyusedmeanslessgreenhousesgasproduced

Somepeopleloveagreatthunderstorm;othersarefrightenedby（hefirstflashof

lightningorsoundofthunder.26Butthereareeasystepsyoucantaketoprotect

yourhomeandyourlifefromlightning.

ProtectElectronicsfromSevereWeather

27Itcanfollowthewiresorphonelinesintoyourroom-ruiningcomputers,

TVsandotherelectronics.Oneprotectionagainstelectronicsbeing"Gied"bylightningis

simplytounplugthemwheneverarainorastormiscoming.DisconnectInternetandsatellite

dishconnectionsnomatterwheretheyare.

ReducetheRiskofFire

Lightningrods（避雷针）canprotectabuildingfromcatchingfire.28They

justprovideapathfortheelectricitytoreachthegroundmoresafely.Therodsatthetopof

thebuildingareonlythefirstpartofagoodsystem.Whenlightningstrikes,theelectricity

needstomovetotheground.Wiresconductelectricityfromthelightningrodstometalrods

buriedintheground.29

UnderstandLightning

Whenlightninghitstheground,atree,atowerorevenabuilding,itmayalsospreads

alongtheground,sobeingnearsomethingthat'sstruckbylightningisalmostasdangerousas

beinghitdirectlybylightning.3（）TheEmpireScaleBuildinggetsstruckby

lightningaround20timeseveryyear.Itslightningrodprolecisthestructure,aswellasthe

peopleinside.

A.Itcanevenstrikethesamespotmorethanonce.

B.Youmightwanttoccnsiderprotectinganentirebuilding.

C.Whenthishappens,anythinginitspathcouldbeindanger.

D.Butthechanceoflightningstrikingyourhousedoesn'tchange.

E.Eachconnectionmustbesecuresolightningdoesn,tjumptothebuilding.

F.Lightninghittingyourroofornearbypowerlinesisterriblebutnotworst.

G.Whetheryouloveorhatethem,thunderstormsproducedangerouslightning.

Dancingisnaturalandalmostanychildcandance.However,whydosomanypeople

findithardtodancewhentheyreachtheirteensoradulthood?31

MostpeoplehaveheardthewordsDancelikenobodyiswatching.4432When

we'relearningsomethingnew,wehatehavinganaudiencewatchingoursillymistakes.

Actuallyeveryoneelseistoobusyworryingabouttheirownmistakes.Chancesarethat

you'renottheonlyonestrugglingwiththesteps!

Wcallhavepatternsofmusclememory.Yourbodylikesdoingrepetitivemovements

thatitdocsnthavetothinkabout.33Yourbrainmayunderstand,butitcantakea

whiletodirectyourlimbstointerpretthesenewandunfamiliarmovements.Bepatientwith

yourselfandunderstandil'sthewayyourbodyworks.

34Ifyou'veneverdancedbefore,thecomplexrhythmsandfastfootworkof

flamencowouldbeabigchallengeasthefirstdancestyle.Ifyou'reinflexible,Iwouldn't

recommendstartingcoldwithballet,either.Instead,dosomeyogafirsttogetyourbodyused

tothenewdemandsballetwillplaceonit

Alackofrhythmisthebiggestobstacletolearningtodance.However,itcanbe

overcomewithenoughpractice.35Thenlearntodancewhenyoubegintofeelthe

beat.Dancecanbeaveryrewardingandenjoyablehobby.Justbepatientwithyourselfand

learntodance

A.It'shumannaturetodislikelookingfoolish

B.You'llbeabletodotnemalmostwithoutthinking.

C.Ifyouhavenorhythm,trytomasterdancestepsfirst.

D.Learningamusicalinstrumentisagoodwaytolearnrhythm.

E.Dancerequiresyoutomoveyourarmsandlegsinunusualways.

F.Theotherpossibilityisthatyoupickedastyleofdancethatdoesn'tsuityou.

G.Therearemanythingsthatcanholdpeoplebackwhentheytrytolearndancing.

Therearcmanyotherkindsofintelligenceinadditiontointellect(才智),andone

importanttypeisemotionalintelligence,calledEQforshort.Somepeoplehavenaturally

goodEQskills.36ThegoodnewsisthatEQisacombinationofseveraldifferent

skillsandeveryonecangetbetter—iftheyknowwhattodo.

Beawareofyouremotions.Peoplefeelmanydifferentemotionsthroughouttheday.

Somefeelings,likesurprise,lastjustafewseconds.Othersmaystaylonger,creatingamood

likehappinessorsadness.Noticingemotionshelpsyoumanagethem.37Labeling

theminyourmind(forexample,bysayingtoyourself"Ifeelgratcfld"，'Tmupset”etc.)

wouldbeausefulwaytodothat.

Manageemotionalreactions.Peopleallgetangry;everyonehasdisappointments.

38Butmanagingyourreactionmeansknowingwhen,where,andhowtoexpress

yourself.Whenyou'reabletomanageemotions,youcanuseselfcontroltoholdinyour

feelingsifnowisnottherighttimeorplacetoexpressthem.SomeonewhohasgoodEQ

knowsitcandamagerelationshipstoreacttoemotionsinawaythat'sdisrcspcctfiil,too

intense,orharmful.

39Peoplearenaturallydesignedtotrytoperceiveothers.PartofEQisabout

beingabletoimagineothers'feelingsincertainsituations.Itisalsoaboutunderstandingwhy

theyfeelthewaytheydoBeingabletoimaginewhatemotionsapersonislikelytobe

feelingisanimportantability.40You'llalsoknowwhattosayandhowtobehave

aroundsomeonewhoisfeelingstrongemotionswithit.

A.It'sdefinitelyathingworthloaming.

B.Understandhowothersfeelandwhy.

C.Oftenit'simportanttoexpresshowyoufeel.

D.Practicerecognizingemotionsasyoufeelthem.

E.Meanwhile,manypeopleneedtoworkonthem.

F.Ithelpsyoucareaboutothersandbuildgoodrelationships.

G.Somepeoplemightgothroughtheentiredayinabadmood.

Onlinetrainingisoneofthefastestgrowingpartsofthefitnessindustry.Ifyou're

consideringjoiningtheonlinefitnesscommunity,considerthesebenefitsanddrawbacks.

Oneofthemostpopularreasonsforworkingoutfollowinganonlinevideoisthatit

offersultimateconvenience.Noneedtorolloutofbedat5a.in.toattendthat6a.m.boot

campclass,whichmayendupbeingfullwhenyouarrive.41Andwhatifyou'reon

theroad?Noproblem.Youcanaccessyourworkoutvideothroughyourphone.

42Mostonlinefitnessprogramsaremuchlessexpensivethansimilaroffline

programs—mostrangeincostfrom$10to$20permonth.Someareevenfree.Forexample,

theonlineLesMills+programoffersafree30-daytrialofits1,500-phisworkouts.

Onlinetrainingalsohasbroadofferings.Whenyouheadonline,youhaveinstructors

fromaroundtheglobe,allreadyandwillingtohelpyoumasteryourfavorite

moves.43Justbecausethereisn'taKravMagaclassinyourareadoesn'tmeanycu

can'tgoonlinetofindoneledbyqualifiedinstructors.

Alltheseareundoubtedlypositive-onlinetrainingprovidesfitnessresourcestogeneral

consumerswherevertheyare,withoutrequiringaccesstoagymorfitnessstudio.44

Veryfewonlinefitnessprogramsenabletheinstructortoseeyou,checkyourform,and

offercorrectionsbasedonyourperformance.45Thisisparticularlyconcerningfor

beginners,asthey'remorelikelytodoincorrectly.Besides,ifyoustrugglewith

self-motivationandpreferasocialworkoutenvironment,onlinefitnessmaynotbeforyou.

A.Anotheristheprice.

B.Butit'snotwithoutproblems.

C.Thesamegoesfordifferenttypesofexercise.

D.However,onlinepersonaltrainingisn'tfbreveryone.

E.Instead,youcanturnitonathomeatyourconvenience.

F.Thatbeingsaid,onlineworkoutsaren'tperfectwhenitcomestosafety.

G.Thismeansyoucouldperformexerciseswrongly,orevenunsafely,withoutknowingii.

Researchshows59%ofemployeessaythey'veneverhadaleaderwho“truly

appreciates^^them.53%admittheywouldstaylongerattheircompanyiftheyareshown

moreappreciationfbrtheirwork.46Here'resomerecommendationsfbrmanagers.

Don,tunderestimatetheinfluenceofexpressinggratitude（感激）.Somemanagersthirk

expressinggratitudehaslittleeffectonemployees.4：Expresserssignificantly

underestimatedthepositivereactionsfromreceiversandoverestimatedhowawkwardthe

gesturewas.Moreover,receivinggratitudeisassociatedwithbetterperformance.

48Leadershopingtocreateacultureofgratitudeshouldshowgratitudein

theirinformalencounterswithemployees,aswellasinformalsettingslikeperformance

reviews.Manycompaniesaretakinggratitudepractice.AtZappos,anonlineshoeand

clothingcompany,theleaderencouragesemployeestogiveaco-workerdoingsomething

praiseworthyafbnnofplaymoneycalled“Zollars”,whichcanbeexchangedforitemsatthe

ZollarStore.Ideally,thepracticewillmapontopreexistingvalues.

Recognizeandemphasizethecontributionoflow-rankingemployees.Low-ranking

employeesmaybehesitanttoseekrecognition.49Publiclystressingthe

contributionoflow-rankingemployeeswillhelpthemreceivetherecognitiontheydeserve.

Forexample,duringateammeeting,managerscouldstate,4tInthepasttwoweeks,Michael

hasmadeprogressintheseaspects...,5

Ultimately,ourmessageis:Don'tassumethatyouremployeesorco-workersknowhow

muchyouappreciatetheirwork.50Afterall,everyonebenefitswhengenuine

expressionsflowthroughanorganization.

A.However,thisbeliefisprovedtobemisguided.

B.Communicatethefeelingofgratitudecompletely.

C.Buildanatmosphereofgratitudeandleadbyexample.

D.Theexistenceofgratitudeconsultantsspeakstotheimpactoftheproblem.

E.Employeescanhelpco-workersgetaboostbyacknowledgingtheircontribution.

F.It'sproblematicbecausetheircontributioniseasilyunintentionallyoverlooked.

G.Clearly,organizationsshouldandcandomoretomakeemployeesfeelappreciated.

Anyonewhohasstudiedaforeignlanguageknowshowdifficultitistobecomereally

fluent.51.

Findaconversationpartner

52.andaskhimorhertomeetwithyouregularlytohaveconversationsinthat

language.Talkingtosomeonewithwhomyoufeelcomfortableisagreatwaytoget

experiencewithactualusage.

WatchTV

TrytofindaforeignlanguageTVstationandwatchoften.Atfirst(heactorswillseerrto

speaktooquickly,buttrytorecognizeafewwordsorphrases53Payattentionto

patternsofpronunciationandthewaythatthevoicesriseandfallwhenquestionsareasked

andstatementsarcmade.Children'sshowsarcgreatfbrlearningandreviewingbasic

concepts.

54

Ifyouarevisitingaforeigncountryandtryingtolearnthelanguage,you'llwanttotake

everychancetogooutandpractice.Eachdaymakeahabitofgoingtoaplacelikeashop,

restaurantorbank.Successfullymakingapurchaseorgettinginformationinaforeign

languagewillhelpyoubecomemoreconfident.55butinaforeigncountrythings

arcdifferent.Anysituationcanbeaninterestinglearningexperience.

A.Theyactuallybecamelessfluentspeakers

B.Trytofindsomeoneinyourschoolwhoisanativespeaker

C.Goinggroceryshoppinginyourhometownmaynotbeveryinteresting

D.Trytolearnanewlanguageinaclub

E.Herearesomesuggestionstohelpyoupracticeyourlanguageskills

F.Gooutandpractice

G.Laterit'llbecomeeasiertofollowthedialogues

Whetheryouarelookingfbrachancetoaddtoyourworkexperienceorpushyourself

outsideofyourcomfortzone,volunteeringabroadisadecisionthatwillbenefityouforthe

restofyourlife.56

Whenvolunteeringoverseasasanundergraduate,youcangainhands-onexperiencein

yourchosenfield.5：Besides,experiencingvolunteerworkabroadwillalsomake

youmoreopen-minded,improveyourunderstandingoftheworld,letyouexperience

differentculturesfirst-hand,sharpenyourlanguageskillsandevenchangethecourseofyour

life!

Manyofthecollegestudentvolunteerstravelindependently,whichpushesthemoutof

theircomfortzoneandmakestheirconfidencegrow.58Butyouwillneveractually

bealone.Manyofyourfellowvolunteerswillbecomeyourfriendsfbrlife.You'llalsofbm

strongconnectionswithtnclocalpeopleyou'llbeworkingwith.

59.Volunteertripsfbrcollegestudentsarcavailableyear-round.Ifyouwantto

joininavolunteerprogramabroadduringyourbreak,youcantake(hespringorwinterbreak.

whichenablesyoutocontributetoameaningfulproject,meetpeoplefromacrosstheglobe

andexploreanewcountiy!

Youmayalsowanttoknowhowtofindthebestprograms.Aswithchoosingtheright

school,whenitcomestovolunteeringabroad,researchisimportant!60Thatwill

ensureyoutherightprogramforyou.Consideryourskillsandmotivationsforvolunteering

abroadbeforemakingyourchoice.

A.Youmayalso(ravelbyyourselfsometimes.

B.Thereareplentymoreprojectstochoosefrom.

C.Thisisperfectifyouareapersonwholovestotravel.

D.What'smore,chooseapropertimetomakeyourjourney.

E.Herearewhatyouneedtoknowaboutvolunteeringabroad.

F.Youneedtochecktheprogramyouintendtovolunteerfbr.

G.Moreimportantly,youcanmakeadifferencetocommunitiesinneed.

IlovelearningforeignlanguagessomuchthatIlearnanewlanguageeveiytwoyears.

WhenpeoplefindI'mapolyglot(通晓多种语言的人),theyalwaysaskme,lowdoyoudo

that?”Honestly,myanswerwillbe,"Idon'tknow.Isimplylovelearninglanguages?*

61Theywanttoknowwhytheyspendyearslearningevenonelanguage,never

achievingfluency,andwhat'sthesecretofbeingpolyglots.

62Andwhatdowehaveincommon?Idecidedtofindthatout.1wentto

severaleventswherelanguageloversgathertopracticetheirlanguages,askeddozensof

polyglotsaboutmethods:heyuse.andhearddozensofapproaches.63

Onetimeas1waslisteningtoanIrishpolyglot,itsuddenlydawnedonme;thething

theyhaveincommonisthattheyfoundwaystoturnlanguagelearningfromaboringsubject

intoapleasantdailyactivity.Allthesepolyglotstalkedaboutlanguagelearningasifitwas

greatfun.Youshouldhaveseentheirfaceswhentheywereshowingmetheircolorful

grammarchartsandhandmadeflashcards.64Themethodsarevarious,butthey

makesureit'ssomethingenjoyable.

Irealizedit'sactuallyhowIleam.65Theninterestingprogramsbecamemy

choice.Soallisclear.Ifyoudon'tlikewritingwordsdownonpaper,typetheminanapp.If

you,reashyperson,applysclf^talkathome.Thisishowpolyglotslearnlanguages,andthe

bestnewsisthatil'savailabletoanyonewillingtotakethelearninginto(heirownhands.

A.Butpeopleareneverhappywiththereply.

B.There'snoshortcuttolearninglanguagesfbranyone.

C.Oneofthemevenmaderecipesinaforeignlanguage.

D.Thatmademewonder,too,howpolyglotsactuallydoit.

E.WhenlearningSpanishlastyear,Iwasboredwithtextbooks.

F.Whatisitthatenablespolyglotsiolearnlanguagesfasterthanothers?

G.Everybodyseemstohaveauniquewaytospeakseverallanguagesfluently.

Escapingfromstressfullives—agrowingmarket

Hotelsarcintroducingprogramsaimedathelpingguestsstayhealthy,bothmentallyand

physically.66

Growingstressfromlifeandworkisoneofthereasonswhypeopleareseekingmore

waystorefresh（hemselves.Inanonlinesurvey,about1.000participantswereconductedby

CBNDatainJune2021.6750%of962respondentssaidtheywouldparticipatein

fitnessactivitiestorelievestress.

68Stayinginawellness（健康）hotelisahealthyexperiencethatallows

peopletorelaxphysicallyandmentally,changethemselvesandbecomeapositiveinfluence

topeoplearoundthem.

Thequalityofsleepisoneof（hemostimportantfactorsofgoodhealth.Thisopinionis

sharedbythemajorityoftherespondentstoasurveycitedbyCBNData.69An

increasedneedtoimprovethequalityofsleephaspresentednewopportunitiestohotels

wheremanyguestssleep.

But,cananyhotelwithawellnessprogram,ahealthymenu,aspa（水疗会所）anda

gymcallitselfawellnesshotel?

Awellnesshotel,anarticlesuggests,musthavetheconceptofwellnessintegratedinto

itsDNA,philosophy,culture,systemandservices.70Theymustcoverthecycle

fromdiseaseprevention,detectionandtrealmenttohealthmanagement.Servicessuchas

screeningtestsforseriousdiseases,genetic（基因）testingandprivatemedicalconsultation

shouldbeoffered.Moreover,itshouldtrytoestablishaharmoniousrelationshipamong

nature,space,peopleandservices.

A.Itsservicesmuststarbeforechcck-in.

B.Theyshouldoffermentalservicestoguests.

C.Isitreasonablefor(hewellnesshoteltofocusonthismarket?

D.Whatarethereasonsforwellnesshotelstocatchholdofthismarket?

E.Theincreasedinterestinwellnessisdrivingchangesinthehotelindustry.

F.59%saidtheyhadexperiencedwork-relatedstressandanxietyinthepastyear.

G.Itshowedthat81%ofthemconsidered,sleepingwell”partofthedefinitionof"healthy”.

SimpleWaystoImproveYourWrittenEnglish

TherearemanydifferentaspectsoflearningEnglishsuchaslistening,speakingand

writing.Manypeoplethinkitisreally