18閱讀理解七選五（原題版）-上海名校高中自主招生英語黃金寶典

第18講：閱讀理解七選五專項訓練第18講：閱讀理解七選五專項訓練閱讀七選五真題精練、考前鞏固Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupply(供應)indanger,butwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving(鋪砌)aroadcanleadtolessusablefreshwater.Amajorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.____1____.Itesfromunderground.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave,____2____.____3____.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughtsthanareaswithmorerainfall,butinanycase,goodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifference,too.IntheUnitedStates,afamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!____4____.However,there’salotwecandotolowerthenumber.____5____.Tostartwith,usethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher(洗碗機)onlywhenitisfull.Helpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhome.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.A．Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages(短缺)B．thereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysizeC．GroundwaterdoesnotefromlakesorriversD．YoucantakestepstosavewaterinyourhomeE．ThisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertoliveF．AllwatershortagesareduetohumanbehaviorG．thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobeegroundwaterHowtoImproveSpeedReadingSkillsSpeedreadingisoneofmanyskillsthatcanimproveyourreadingprehensionandshortenyourstudytime.____6____Lookatgroupsofwords,notsinglewords.____7____,thenthiswillslowyourreadingspeeddown.However,ifyoucangetintothehabitofreadinggroupsorchunks(大量)ofwordsatonetime,thenyoucanreadmuchfaster.Startbytryingtolookatagroupofthreeorfourwordsatonce,thenworkuptolookingatanentirelineofworks.Focusonwordsthatgivethesentencemeaning,suchasthenounsandverbsandpaylessattentiontothefillerwords,suchasa,the,and,etc.____8____Scanningisahighlyeffectivewayofextractinganswersfromatextwithoutreallyreadingit.Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouarelookingfor—aname,adate,astatistic,oraspecificword—youcanfinditquicklybyskippingoverlargechunksofthetext.Toscan,firstvisualizetheword,number,orphraseyouwouldliketofind.____9____Theinformationyouarelookingforshouldpopoutatyou.Racetheclock.Youcantrainyourselftoreadfasterbytimingyourselfasyougo.Startbygettingyourbasetime.Setatimer(定時器)forfifteenminutes,andspeedreadasyounormallydo.____10____,checktoseehowfaryouhavegot.Donotcountthewords,justthepagesorparagraphs.Recordyourfigures:forinstance,youmightwrite“15min/6.5pages.”A．Then,runyoureyesrapidlyoverthetextB．CheckyourprehensionC．ScanforkeywordsD．HerearesomespeedreadingtechniquesE．WhenthetimergoesoffF．youhavetopausesometimestounderstandwhatapassageissayingG．IfyoureadatextonewordatatimeStudieshaveshownthattocultivate(培養(yǎng))gratitudecanincreaseanindividual’shappiness,reduceone’ssadness,andgivestrengthtoaperson.Thosewhoconsciouslyexpressandcultivategratitudehavebeenreportedtohavemuchhigherselfesteem(自尊)paredtothosewhodonot.Theyarealsomorewillingtohelpothers.___11___Wonderinghowyouyourselfcancultivategratitudemoreandmoreeverysingleday?Belowaresomewonderfultipstofollow.Aboardonthewallisagreatboost,especiallyinworkenvironments.___12___Rememberthatitisveryimportanttoacknowledgewhattoappreciate,especiallywhenyoudon’treallyfeelgrateful.Itcanchangeyourmoodforthebetterrightaway.___13___Anotherwaytocultivategratitudeinyourlife,whetherathomeorintheworkplace,isgratitudecards.Givethemtoyourcolleaguesoryourclients.Youcanshowyourappreciationbysayingwhatyou’reactuallygratefulforonthecards.Giveheartfeltthanks.It’snotyourcasualthankyou,likesaying“hi”withoutreallythinkingaboutit.We’retalkingaboutgoodquality,deeplygrateful,heartfeltthanks.Whensomeonegoesoutoftheirwaytodosomethingreallyimportantforyou,youshouldmakethemknowhowgratefulyouaretothem.___14___Ifpossible，doitinperson.Thiswillhaveabiggerimpactifyousayitratherthanjustemailingthem.___15___Cultivatinggratitudewillnotonlyhelpyoukeepgoinginachallengingworkenvironment,butalsomakeyouhaveapositiveattitudetodoanamazingjobortoacplishadifficulttask.A．Gratitudecards.B．Gratitudejournal.C．Thistypeofbehavioralwaysconnectstogreaterhappiness.D．Andyoucan’twaittohelpothersseethispositivechangeaswell.E．Theboardletseveryonewritedownwhattheyaregratefulfor.F．Andletthembelieveyoucan’twaittodosomethingawesomeforthem,too.G．Justimaginethepositivecultureshiftifeveryonewentaheadandthankedotherpeoplefortheirhelp.You’llprobablybefamiliarwiththeNorthAmericanspellingoftheword“airplane”.However,ifyou’veeverbeenonaninternationalflightleavingtheUnitedStatesandgoingtoanotherEnglishspeakingcountryliketheUnitedKingdom,you’veprobablynoticedthatthereareafewdifferencesbetweentheAmericanandBritishspellingsofwordswiththesamemeaning.____16____.TheAmericanEnglishspellingis“airplane”whiletheBritishEnglishspellingis“aeroplane”.So,whydoesthishappen?Let’slookattherootofthephenomenon.____17____.“BritishEnglishhasageneraltendencytofavourspellingsandwordsthatremindpeopleofFrench,butAmericanEnglish,whenithasdeviated(背離)fromwhatBritishEnglishdoes,oftenchangesintothedirectionofseeminglessFrench,”saysLynneMurphy,authorofTheProdigalTongue:TheLoveHateRelationshipBetweenBritish&AmericanEnglish.____18____.“Aeroplane”isnoexception.“We’refortablewith‘a(chǎn)ero’inscientificterms,butasplanesbecamemoremonthingstotalkabout,the‘a(chǎn)ero’seemedtoofancy,”explainsMurphy.“InScientificAmericanin1906,therewasalreadyaclaimthat____19____.Tenyearslater,‘a(chǎn)irplane’wasadoptedbytheNationalAdvisorymitteeforAeronauticsastheirterm.ItwasconsideredintheUnitedKingdom,butthatsuggestiondidn’tgoanywhere.”There’sagoodreasonwhywordsthatmeanthesamethingarespelleddifferently,andwhythatwillcontinuetohappen.“____20____,andpeoplearegenerallyproudofit,sotheycontinuetospelldifferently,”saysMurphy.A．EverycountryhasdifferentcultureB．Yourspellingtellspeoplewhereyou’refromC．Theword“airplane”happenstobeanexampleD．AirplaneisamuchbetterwordthanaeroplaneE．AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishhavesimilarhistoricaloriginsF．There’salotofhistorythatgoesbeyondwordsanddivesdeepintopolitics,government,andscienceG．AlotofwordsintheEnglishlanguageareborrowedfromotherlanguages,likeLatin,Greek,andFrenchCarbonFootprintWhilemakingvisitstonationalparksorforestpreserves,you’lloftenbetoldtoleavenothingbutfootprints.However,whereverwego,weactuallyleavetwosetsoffootprints.____21____,andtheotheriswhatisknownasyourcarbonfootprint.Thatreferstothelevelofgreenhousegasesyourlifestyleandactivityproduceandsendout.Oftenpeopleconsidertheircarbonfootprinttobetheresultoftheirimmediateuseoffossilfuelsandenergyusage,likecookingwithnaturalgasorusingpetroltoruntheirautomobile.____22____.Thismayincludethefossilfuelusedtotransportthefoodthatyoubuyatyourlocalgrocerystore,ortheenergyusedtodealwiththewasteproducedinyourhousehold.Takingsmallsteptoreduceyourcarbonfootprintandsavingenergyisactuallyfairlysimple.____23____Itrequirestheburningoffossilfuelstomakethebottle,transportit,andgetridofitifit’snotrecycled.paredwithit,inhousefiltration(過濾)systemscanreduceyourinfluenceandcostforwater.Unpluggingappliancesthatarenotfrequentlyinuseisanotherwaytoreduceyourcarbonfootprint.____24____,mostofthemhaveastandbymode(待機模式)thatwastesenergy.Cuttingoffpoweristhebestwaytoensurethatunnecessaryenergyisnotlost.Whatismore,newenergyefficientlightbulbs,filters,andappliancescouldalsohelpreduceyourcarbonfootprint.____25____.Witheasysteps,youareonyourwaytoreducingthesizeofthecarbonfootprintleftbehind.A．EvenwhentheseappliancesarenotinuseB．Forinstance,theuseofbottledwaterleavesarathersignificantcarbonfootprintC．AlthoughfossilfuelsmayleadtocarbonfootprintsD．OneisyouphysicalfootprintE．WeoftenforgetfootprintssometimesconsequentlydoharmtotheenvironmentF．However,yourcarbonfootprintconsistsofmanyactivitiesthatcanbefarlessobviousG．Inaword,lessenergyusedmeanslessgreenhousesgasproducedSomepeopleloveagreatthunderstorm;othersarefrightenedbythefirstflashoflightningorsoundofthunder.____26____Butthereareeasystepsyoucantaketoprotectyourhomeandyourlifefromlightning.ProtectElectronicsfromSevereWeather____27____Itcanfollowthewiresorphonelinesintoyourroom—ruiningputers,TVsandotherelectronics.Oneprotectionagainstelectronicsbeing“fried”bylightningissimplytounplugthemwheneverarainorastormising.DisconnectInternetandsatellitedishconnectionsnomatterwheretheyare.ReducetheRiskofFireLightningrods(避雷針)canprotectabuildingfromcatchingfire.____28____Theyjustprovideapathfortheelectricitytoreachthegroundmoresafely.Therodsatthetopofthebuildingareonlythefirstpartofagoodsystem.Whenlightningstrikes,theelectricityneedstomovetotheground.Wiresconductelectricityfromthelightningrodstometalrodsburiedintheground.____29____UnderstandLightningWhenlightninghitstheground,atree,atowerorevenabuilding,itmayalsospreadsalongtheground,sobeingnearsomethingthat’sstruckbylightningisalmostasdangerousasbeinghitdirectlybylightning.____30____TheEmpireStateBuildinggetsstruckbylightningaround20timeseveryyear.Itslightningrodprotectsthestructure,aswellasthepeopleinside.A．Itcanevenstrikethesamespotmorethanonce.B．Youmightwanttoconsiderprotectinganentirebuilding.C．Whenthishappens,anythinginitspathcouldbeindanger.D．Butthechanceoflightningstrikingyourhousedoesn’tchange.E．Eachconnectionmustbesecuresolightningdoesn’tjumptothebuilding.F．Lightninghittingyourroofornearbypowerlinesisterriblebutnotworst.G．Whetheryouloveorhatethem,thunderstormsproducedangerouslightning.Dancingisnaturalandalmostanychildcandance.However,whydosomanypeoplefindithardtodancewhentheyreachtheirteensoradulthood?____31____MostpeoplehaveheardthewordsDancelikenobodyiswatching.“____32____Whenwe’relearningsomethingnew,wehatehavinganaudiencewatchingoursillymistakes.Actuallyeveryoneelseistoobusyworryingabouttheirownmistakes.Chancesarethatyou’renottheonlyonestrugglingwiththesteps!Weallhavepatternsofmusclememory.Yourbodylikesdoingrepetitivemovementsthatitdoesnthavetothinkabout.____33____Yourbrainmayunderstand,butitcantakeawhiletodirectyourlimbstointerpretthesenewandunfamiliarmovements.Bepatientwithyourselfandunderstandit’sthewayyourbodyworks.____34____Ifyou’veneverdancedbefore,theplexrhythmsandfastfootworkofflamencowouldbeabigchallengeasthefirstdancestyle.Ifyou’reinflexible,Iwouldn’tremendstartingcoldwithballet,either.Instead,dosomeyogafirsttogetyourbodyusedtothenewdemandsballetwillplaceonitAlackofrhythmisthebiggestobstacletolearningtodance.However,itcanbeoverewithenoughpractice.____35____Thenlearntodancewhenyoubegintofeelthebeat.Dancecanbeaveryrewardingandenjoyablehobby.JustbepatientwithyourselfandlearntodanceA．It’shumannaturetodislikelookingfoolishB．You’llbeabletodothemalmostwithoutthinking.C．Ifyouhavenorhythm,trytomasterdancestepsfirst.D．Learningamusicalinstrumentisagoodwaytolearnrhythm.E．Dancerequiresyoutomoveyourarmsandlegsinunusualways.F．Theotherpossibilityisthatyoupickedastyleofdancethatdoesn’tsuityou.G．Therearemanythingsthatcanholdpeoplebackwhentheytrytolearndancing.Therearemanyotherkindsofintelligenceinadditiontointellect(才智),andoneimportanttypeisemotionalintelligence,calledEQforshort.SomepeoplehavenaturallygoodEQskills.___36___ThegoodnewsisthatEQisabinationofseveraldifferentskillsandeveryonecangetbetter—iftheyknowwhattodo.Beawareofyouremotions.Peoplefeelmanydifferentemotionsthroughouttheday.Somefeelings,likesurprise,lastjustafewseconds.Othersmaystaylonger,creatingamoodlikehappinessorsadness.Noticingemotionshelpsyoumanagethem.___37___Labelingtheminyourmind(forexample,bysayingtoyourself“Ifeelgrateful”,“I’mupset”etc.)wouldbeausefulwaytodothat.Manageemotionalreactions.Peopleallgetangry;everyonehasdisappointments.___38___Butmanagingyourreactionmeansknowingwhen,where,andhowtoexpressyourself.Whenyou’reabletomanageemotions,youcanuseselfcontroltoholdinyourfeelingsifnowisnottherighttimeorplacetoexpressthem.SomeonewhohasgoodEQknowsitcandamagerelationshipstoreacttoemotionsinawaythat’sdisrespectful,toointense,orharmful.___39___Peoplearenaturallydesignedtotrytoperceiveothers.PartofEQisaboutbeingabletoimagineothers’feelingsincertainsituations.Itisalsoaboutunderstandingwhytheyfeelthewaytheydo.Beingabletoimaginewhatemotionsapersonislikelytobefeelingisanimportantability.___40___You’llalsoknowwhattosayandhowtobehavearoundsomeonewhoisfeelingstrongemotionswithit.A．It’sdefinitelyathingworthlearning.B．Understandhowothersfeelandwhy.C．Oftenit’simportanttoexpresshowyoufeel.D．Practicerecognizingemotionsasyoufeelthem.E．Meanwhile,manypeopleneedtoworkonthem.F．Ithelpsyoucareaboutothersandbuildgoodrelationships.G．Somepeoplemightgothroughtheentiredayinabadmood.Onlinetrainingisoneofthefastestgrowingpartsofthefitnessindustry.Ifyou’reconsideringjoiningtheonlinefitnessmunity,considerthesebenefitsanddrawbacks.Oneofthemostpopularreasonsforworkingoutfollowinganonlinevideoisthatitoffersultimateconvenience.Noneedtorolloutofbedat5a.m.toattendthat6a.m.bootcampclass,whichmayendupbeingfullwhenyouarrive.____41____Andwhatifyou’reontheroad?Noproblem.Youcanaccessyourworkoutvideothroughyourphone.____42____Mostonlinefitnessprogramsaremuchlessexpensivethansimilarofflineprograms—mostrangeincostfrom$10to$20permonth.Someareevenfree.Forexample,theonlineLesMills+programoffersafree30daytrialofits1,500plusworkouts.Onlinetrainingalsohasbroadofferings.Whenyouheadonline,youhaveinstructorsfromaroundtheglobe,allreadyandwillingtohelpyoumasteryourfavoritemoves.____43____Justbecausethereisn’taKravMagaclassinyourareadoesn’tmeanyoucan’tgoonlinetofindoneledbyqualifiedinstructors.Alltheseareundoubtedlypositiveonlinetrainingprovidesfitnessresourcestogeneralconsumerswherevertheyare,withoutrequiringaccesstoagymorfitnessstudio.____44____Veryfewonlinefitnessprogramsenabletheinstructortoseeyou,checkyourform,andoffercorrectionsbasedonyourperformance.____45____Thisisparticularlyconcerningforbeginners,asthey’remorelikelytodoincorrectly.Besides,ifyoustrugglewithselfmotivationandpreferasocialworkoutenvironment,onlinefitnessmaynotbeforyou.A．Anotheristheprice.B．Butit’snotwithoutproblems.C．Thesamegoesfordifferenttypesofexercise.D．However,onlinepersonaltrainingisn’tforeveryone.E．Instead,youcanturnitonathomeatyourconvenience.F．Thatbeingsaid,onlineworkoutsaren’tperfectwhenitestosafety.G．Thismeansyoucouldperformexerciseswrongly,orevenunsafely,withoutknowingit.Researchshows59%ofemployeessaythey’veneverhadaleaderwho“trulyappreciates”them.53%admittheywouldstaylongerattheirpanyiftheyareshownmoreappreciationfortheirwork.____46____Here’resomeremendationsformanagers.Don’tunderestimatetheinfluenceofexpressinggratitude(感激).Somemanagersthinkexpressinggratitudehaslittleeffectonemployees.____47____

Expresserssignificantlyunderestimatedthepositivereactionsfromreceiversandoverestimatedhowawkwardthegesturewas.Moreover,receivinggratitudeisassociatedwithbetterperformance.____48____Leadershopingtocreateacultureofgratitudeshouldshowgratitudeintheirinformalencounterswithemployees,aswellasinformalsettingslikeperformancereviews.Manypaniesaretakinggratitudepractice.AtZappos,anonlineshoeandclothingpany,theleaderencouragesemployeestogiveacoworkerdoingsomethingpraiseworthyaformofplaymoneycalled“Zollars”,whichcanbeexchangedforitemsattheZollarStore.Ideally,thepracticewillmapontopreexistingvalues.Recognizeandemphasizethecontributionoflowrankingemployees.Lowrankingemployeesmaybehesitanttoseekrecognition.____49____Publiclystressingthecontributionoflowrankingemployeeswillhelpthemreceivetherecognitiontheydeserve.Forexample,duringateammeeting,managerscouldstate,“Inthepasttwoweeks,Michaelhasmadeprogressintheseaspects...”Ultimately,ourmessageis:Don’tassumethatyouremployeesorcoworkersknowhowmuchyouappreciatetheirwork.____50____Afterall,everyonebenefitswhengenuineexpressionsflowthroughanorganization.A．However,thisbeliefisprovedtobemisguided.B．municatethefeelingofgratitudepletely.C．Buildanatmosphereofgratitudeandleadbyexample.D．Theexistenceofgratitudeconsultantsspeakstotheimpactoftheproblem.E．Employeescanhelpcoworkersgetaboostbyacknowledgingtheircontribution.F．It’sproblematicbecausetheircontributioniseasilyunintentionallyoverlooked.G．Clearly,organizationsshouldandcandomoretomakeemployeesfeelappreciated.Anyonewhohasstudiedaforeignlanguageknowshowdifficultitistobeereallyfluent.____51____.Findaconversationpartner____52____,andaskhimorhertomeetwithyouregularlytohaveconversationsinthatlanguage.Talkingtosomeonewithwhomyoufeelfortableisagreatwaytogetexperiencewithactualusage.WatchTVTrytofindaforeignlanguageTVstationandwatchoften.Atfirsttheactorswillseemtospeaktooquickly,buttrytorecognizeafewwordsorphrases.____53____.Payattentiontopatternsofpronunciationandthewaythatthevoicesriseandfallwhenquestionsareaskedandstatementsaremade.Children’sshowsaregreatforlearningandreviewingbasicconcepts.____54____Ifyouarevisitingaforeigncountryandtryingtolearnthelanguage,you’llwanttotakeeverychancetogooutandpractice.Eachdaymakeahabitofgoingtoaplacelikeashop,restaurantorbank.Successfullymakingapurchaseorgettinginformationinaforeignlanguagewillhelpyoubeemoreconfident.____55____,butinaforeigncountrythingsaredifferent.Anysituationcanbeaninterestinglearningexperience.A．TheyactuallybecamelessfluentspeakersB．TrytofindsomeoneinyourschoolwhoisanativespeakerC．GoinggroceryshoppinginyourhometownmaynotbeveryinterestingD．TrytolearnanewlanguageinaclubE．HerearesomesuggestionstohelpyoupracticeyourlanguageskillsF．GooutandpracticeG．Laterit’llbeeeasiertofollowthedialoguesWhetheryouarelookingforachancetoaddtoyourworkexperienceorpushyourselfoutsideofyourfortzone,volunteeringabroadisadecisionthatwillbenefityoufortherestofyourlife.____56____Whenvolunteeringoverseasasanundergraduate,youcangainhandsonexperienceinyourchosenfield.____57____Besides,experiencingvolunteerworkabroadwillalsomakeyoumoreopenminded,improveyourunderstandingoftheworld,letyouexperiencedifferentculturesfirsthand,sharpenyourlanguageskillsandevenchangethecourseofyourlife!Manyofthecollegestudentvolunteerstravelindependently,whichpushesthemoutoftheirfortzoneandmakestheirconfidencegrow.____58____Butyouwillneveractuallybealone.Manyofyourfellowvolunteerswillbeeyourfriendsforlife.You’llalsoformstrongconnectionswiththelocalpeopleyou’llbeworkingwith.____59____Volunteertripsforcollegestudentsareavailableyearround.Ifyouwanttojoininavolunteerprogramabroadduringyourbreak,youcantakethespringorwinterbreak,whichenablesyoutocontributetoameaningfulproject,meetpeoplefromacrosstheglobeandexploreanewcountry!Youmayalsowanttoknowhowtofindthebestprograms.Aswithchoosingtherightschool,whenitestovolunteeringabroad,researchisimportant!____60____Thatwillensureyoutherightprogramforyou.Consideryourskillsandmotivationsforvolunteeringabroadbeforemakingyourchoice.A．Youmayalsotravelbyyourselfsometimes.B．Thereareplentymoreprojectstochoosefrom.C．Thisisperfectifyouareapersonwholovestotravel.D．What’smore,chooseapropertimetomakeyourjourney.E．Herearewhatyouneedtoknowaboutvolunteeringabroad.F．Youneedtochecktheprogramyouintendtovolunteerfor.G．Moreimportantly,youcanmakeadifferencetomunitiesinneed.IlovelearningforeignlanguagessomuchthatIlearnanewlanguageeverytwoyears.WhenpeoplefindI’mapolyglot(通曉多種語言的人),theyalwaysaskme,“Howdoyoudothat?”Honestly,myanswerwillbe,“Idon’tknow.Isimplylovelearninglanguages.”____61____Theywanttoknowwhytheyspendyearslearningevenonelanguage,neverachievingfluency,andwhat’sthesecretofbeingpolyglots.____62____Andwhatdowehaveinmon?Idecidedtofindthatout.Iwenttoseveraleventswherelanguageloversgathertopracticetheirlanguages,askeddozensofpolyglotsaboutmethodstheyuse,andhearddozensofapproaches.____63____OnetimeasIwaslisteningtoanIrishpolyglot,itsuddenlydawnedonme;thethingtheyhaveinmonisthattheyfoundwaystoturnlanguagelearningfromaboringsubjectintoapleasantdailyactivity.Allthesepolyglotstalkedaboutlanguagelearningasifitwasgreatfun.Youshouldhaveseentheirfaceswhentheywereshowingmetheircolorfulgrammarchartsandhandmadeflashcards.____64____Themethodsarevarious,buttheymakesureit’ssomethingenjoyable.Irealizedit’sactuallyhowIlearn.____65____Theninterestingprogramsbecamemychoice.Soallisclear.Ifyoudon’tlikewritingwordsdownonpaper,typetheminanapp.Ifyou’reashyperson,applyselftalkathome.Thisishowpolyglotslearnlanguages,andthebestnewsisthatit’savailabletoanyonewillingtotakethelearningintotheirownhands.A．Butpeopleareneverhappywiththereply.B．There’snoshortcuttolearninglanguagesforanyone.C．Oneofthemevenmaderecipesinaforeignlanguage.D．Thatmademewonder,too,howpolyglotsactuallydoit.E．WhenlearningSpanishlastyear,Iwasboredwithtextbooks.F．Whatisitthatenablespolyglotstolearnlanguagesfasterthanothers?G．Everybodyseemstohaveauniquewaytospeakseverallanguagesfluently.EscapingfromstressfullivesagrowingmarketHotelsareintroducingprogramsaimedathelpingguestsstayhealthy,bothmentallyandphysically.___66___Growingstressfromlifeandworkisoneofthereasonswhypeopleareseekingmorewaystorefreshthemselves.Inanonlinesurvey,about1,000participantswereconductedbyCBNDatainJune2021.____67____50%of962respondentssaidtheywouldparticipateinfitnessactivitiestorelievestress.____68____Stayinginawellness(健康)hotelisahealthyexperiencethatallowspeopletorelaxphysicallyandmentally,changethemselvesandbeeapositiveinfluencetopeoplearoundthem.Thequalityofsleepisoneofthemostimportantfactorsofgoodhealth.ThisopinionissharedbythemajorityoftherespondentstoasurveycitedbyCBNData.____69____Anincreasedneedtoimprovethequalityofsleephaspresentednewopportunitiestohotelswheremanyguestssleep.But,cananyhotelwithawellnessprogram,ahealthymenu,aspa(水療會所)andagymcallitselfawellnesshotel?Awellnesshotel,anarticlesuggests,musthavetheconceptofwellnessintegratedintoitsDNA,philosophy,culture,systemandservices.____70____Theymustcoverthecyclefromdiseaseprevention,detectionandtreatmenttohealthmanagement.Servicessuchasscreeningtestsforseriousdiseases,genetic(基因)testingandprivatemedicalconsultationshouldbeoffered.Moreover,itshouldtrytoestablishaharmoniousrelationshipamongnature,space,peopleandservices.A．Itsservicesmuststartbeforecheckin.B．Theyshouldoffermentalservicestoguests.C．Isitreasonableforthewellnesshoteltofocusonthismarket?D．Whatarethereasonsforwellnesshotelstocatchholdofthismarket?E．Theincreasedinterestinwellnessisdrivingchangesinthehotelindustry.F．59%saidtheyhadexperiencedworkrelatedstressandanxietyinthepastyear.G．Itshowedthat81%ofthemconsidered“sleepingwell”partofthedefinitionof“healthy”.SimpleWaystoImproveYourWrittenEnglishTherearemanydifferentaspectsoflearningEnglishsuchaslistening,speakingandwriting.

ManypeoplethinkitisreallydifficulttoimprovetheirwritinginEnglish.Don’tworry,though.____71____·IncreaseyourvocabularyToexpressyourselfclearly,youneedagoodactivevocabulary.____72____,anditalsomeansactuallybeingabletousethemcorrectly.Soit’sagoodideatoenlargeyourvocabularybyusingtheminyourwriting·____73____Peopleoftensaythatwelearntowritebestbyreading.ReadinginEnglishisusefulinmanyways.Itisagreatwaytogetanideaofthedifferentwritingstyles.Readingshouldn’tbeboring.____74____,andrememberthebeautifulwordsfromthem.Finally,usetheminyourwriting.·Doublecheckyourwriting____75____Thefirsttime,lookforgeneralmistakesandthesecondtimelookformist