1 . Hotels are introducing programs aimed at healing the body and mind to appeal to health-conscious guests and those looking to boost their energy levels.
Typically a lifestyle observed by middle-aged or older people, yangsheng has gained popularity among younger Chinese in recent years. Yangsheng, or nurturing life, is a core component of traditional Chinese medicine that places essential emphasis on the prevention of illness and fostering health and well-being.
Growing stress from life and work is one of the reasons why people are seeking more ways to rejuvenate themselves. In an online survey polling 1,000 participants conducted by Shanghai-based consultancy CBNData in June 2021, 59 percent said they had experienced work-induced pressure and anxiety in the past year. Fifty percent of 962 respondents said they would participate in healing activities, such as massage and yoga, to relieve stress.
The increased interest in wellness is driving changes in the hotel industry. “Changes in society and the COVID-19 pandemic have greatly changed people’s attitudes toward health,” Tang Min, general manager of the Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain hotel in Sichuan Province, told Jing Daily, a digital publication that focuses on luxury culture and lifestyles in China. “People are more eager to establish contact with themselves, others and nature. Generally, they hope that when their trip is over, they can live better than before,” she said.
For the hotel industry as a whole, she said the era of hotels only providing beds and meals is becoming a thing of the past. “Hotels today are more focused on the guest experience,” she said, adding that staying in a wellness hotel is a healthy experience that allows people to relax physically and mentally, change themselves and become a positive influence to people around them.
Looking into the future, Tang Min told Jing Daily that the concept of sustainable development will be a major trend in the wellness hotel industry. Sustainability(可持续性) in personal health and that in the natural world are expected to complement and exert a positive influence on each other, she noted.
1. What can we know about yangsheng according to paragraph 2?| A．It plays a vital role in curing diseases. |
| B．It is only appropriate for people over forty. |
| C．It appeals to the younger generation nowadays. |
| D．It is a minor element of traditional Chinese medicine. |
| A．Reward. | B．Reflect. | C．Recognize. | D．Refresh. |
| A．The wellness hotels highlight guests’ health and well-being. |
| B．People are unwilling to interact with others after the pandemic. |
| C．Hotels today focus on providing superior accommodations. |
| D．Sustainability in personal health contradicts that in the natural world. |
| A．Casual Lifestyle Among Chinese Youth |
| B．Bringing Sustainable Trend to Wellness Industry |
| C．Escaping from Stress Boosts a Growing Market |
| D．When Tradition Chinese Medicine Meets Yangsheng |
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South Korea has a larger population of Chinese language learners
The United Nations in 2010 suggested a Chinese Language Day which falls on April 20th each year to celebrate cultural diversity as well as to promote the equal use of all official languages.
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| A．physical | B．modern | C．business | D．invitation |
| A．realize | B．understand | C．report | D．remember |
| A．interest | B．information | C．knowledge | D．time |
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| A．weakness | B．sickness | C．tiredness | D．loneliness |
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| A．happiness | B．support | C．hope | D．pride |
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6 . Do video games have a negative effect on our children? Today, our children spend more and more time online.
For many people, video games are fun and
However, a recent study suggests that video games can be
In conclusion, it seems clear that video games have some advantages and some disadvantages. On the one hand, they are fun and have many educational
| A．simple | B．short | C．competitive | D．educational |
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Years ago I wrote an article about volunteering. I hoped to see more students do volunteer work, whether it’s to help
8 . How can you tell if someone’s lying? The answer is, they’re probably not.
Traditional economics says that people are rational(理智的) beings who will lie if it’s to their advantage. A recent university study has shown that, actually, we’re pretty honest -especially when we’re at home.
Researchers in Germany phoned people at home and asked them to toss(投掷) a coin. There was a strong financial incentive(刺激) to fake the result: if the coin landed tails-up, the participants would receive money or a gift ticket, while if the coin landed heads-up, they would get nothing. Because they were on the phone, they knew there was no risk of getting caught if they lied.
And yet people told the truth. Over hundreds of tosses, a coin will land tails-up roughly 50% of the time. In this study over half the people asked (55.6%) said that the coin landed heads-up, which meant they would receive nothing.
Previous studies had found that people were more dishonest. In those laboratory studies, 75% of people reported a winning coin and claimed a reward. So the research team thinks it’s being in our own homes which makes us play fair, although it’s not yet clear why.
In fact both types of study show people are surprisingly reliable. Even in the laboratory, 25% of people turned down a reward by telling the truth. The researchers say this is because honesty is highly valued in human society. We care about our reputation and our sense of ourselves as respectable people. So lying has a psychological cost and it seems this cost is more important than the financial benefits of lying.
1. When do people lie according to traditional economics?| A．When they are at home | B．When it’s to their advantage . |
| C．When they would receive nothing | D．When it comes to financial benefits. |
| A．There was no risk of getting caught lying if people were on the phone. |
| B．The participant would receive nothing if he said the coin landed tails-up. |
| C．The studies could help to correct the mistakes of the participants |
| D．people would play fair and behave acceptably if invited to the laboratory. |
| A．On the phone | B．On the street |
| C．In their homes | D．In those laboratory studies |
| A．find out the rates of tossing a coin . |
| B．prove the finacial benefits of lying. |
| C．find out the reason why people play fair. |
| D．advocate honesty is highly valued in society. |
9 . A hospitality college in Bali, Indonesia, has begun accepting coconuts (椰子) as tuition payment as students face economic hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
When students at the Venus One Tourism Academy pay their fees with coconuts, the college will use them to harvest virgin coconut oil, UPI reported.
Alternatively, students can pay using leaves from moringa (辣木) and gotu kola plants (积雪草), which can be converted into herbal soap and sold to raise money for the academy, Food & Wine added.
The program has been running since March, after the college received a permit to allow it to operate on this basis, according to The Bali Sun.
Venus One Tourism Academy’s director, Wayan Pasek Adi Putra, told local news outlet Balipuspa News: “Initially, the tuition payment scheme was paid in installments three times, with the first installment at 50%, the second 20%, and the third 30%. Because of this Covid pandemic, we have adapted a flexible policy. We produce virgin coconut oil, so students can pay their tuition by bringing coconuts.”
He added: “We have to educate them to optimize the natural resources in their surroundings. When the pandemic is over, they will enter the world of hospitality with different skills.”
Bali is a major international tourist destination but in August, the Balinese government closed the island to non-Indonesian visitors until 2021, BBC News reported.
1. Why did the hospitality college accept coconuts as tuition payment?| A．Because people there like eating coconuts. |
| B．Because some students face financial trouble as a result of corona virus pandemic. |
| C．Because the college want to harvest virgin coconut oil. |
| D．Because coconuts are expensive. |
| A．They can be processed into herbal soap to raise money. |
| B．They can attract more visitors to Bali. |
| C．They can be used to treat coronavirus. |
| D．They can help to educate students. |
| A．The students must pay off their tuition fee at a time initially. |
| B．The college began accepting coconuts as tuition payment in August. |
| C．No foreign tourists can visit Bali in September 2020. |
| D．Many people in Indonesia died in coronavirus pandemic. |
| A．New tourist destination. | B．A new strain of coronavirus. |
| C．A new way of tuition payment. | D．A new discovery of coconuts |
Tom spent most of his time searching for information on the Internet each day, which made his parents worried. In his father’s opinion,
In my opinion, it is not wise to spend too much time on the Internet.
