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， 57Whatdo57WhatdoweknowaboutA）Itisakindoficedwater.）ItisItisakindofbottledwater.Itisakindofmineralintapwater.ReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWater,whichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland,Canada.57Whatdo57WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromtheA）Itisakindoficedwater.）ItisItisakindofbottledwater.Itisakindofmineralintapwater.ⅠReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWater,whichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland,Canada.57Whatdo57WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromtheA）Itisakindoficedwater.）ItisItisakindofbottledwater.Itisakindofmineralintapwater.ReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWater,whichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland,Canada.ArthurvonWiesenberger,carriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmerica.Asaboy,hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly,FranceandSwitzerland,wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,notingthebrandshelikedbest.“Mydogcouldlthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater,”hesays.

58.Bysaying“Mydogcouldthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater”（Lines4-5,Para.2）,vonWiesenbergerwantstoconveymessagethat intapwateriscertainlyunfitfordrinkingbottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwaterbottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogs’tastedogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintasteArthurvonWiesenberger,carriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmerica.Asaboy,hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly,FranceandSwitzerland,wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,notingthebrandshelikedbest.“Mydogcouldlthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater,”hesays.

58.Bysaying“Mydogcouldthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater”（Lines4-5,Para.2）,vonWiesenbergerwantstoconveymessagethat intapwateriscertainlyunfitfordrinkingbottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwaterbottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogs’tastedogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintasteButisintapwaterallthatbad?Notatall.Infact,NewYork’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensive.

58.Bysaying“Mydogcouldthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater”（Lines4-5,Para.2）,vonWiesenbergerwantstoconveymessagethat intapwateriscertainlyunfitfordrinkingbottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwaterbottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogs’tastedogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintastePara.5）refersto The“fancierbrands”（LinePara.5）refersto The“fancierbrands”（LineA）tapwaterfromtheThamesRiverB）famouswinesnotsoldinordinarystoresPepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniexpensivebottledwaterwithimpressivenamesthenextbattle-groundformarketshare—thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.Para.5）refersto The“fancierbrands”（LinePara.5）refersto The“fancierbrands”（LineA）tapwaterfromtheThamesRiverB）famouswinesnotsoldinordinarystoresPepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniexpensivebottledwaterwithimpressivenamesovertheprofits.Arestaurant’stypicalmark-uponwineis100to150percent,whereasonbottledwaterit’soften300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwine,andmanyofthefancierbrandsaren’tavailableinstores,mostdinersdon’tnoticeorcare.Asaresult,someareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinTheStreetJournal,someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludecingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualsell,listingbrandsonthewithoutprices,andpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinersiftheywantit.

WhyaresomerestaurantsturningupthepressuretosellbottledBottledwaterbringsinhugeCompetitionfromthewineindustryisintense.MostdinersfindbottledwaterBottledwatersatisfieddiners’desiretobefashionable.Accordingtopassage,whybottledwatersoAAccordingtopassage,whybottledwatersoA）Itismuchcheaperthanwine.B）Itisconsideredhealthier.ItappealstomorecultivatedItismorewidelypromotedinthetapsintoourdesireforbetterhealth,ourwishtoappearcultivated,andevenalongingforlostpurity.PeakReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaPeakIcebergWater,whichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland,Canada.tapnvtapintotapnvtapintooneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmerica.Asaboy,hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly,FranceandSwitzerland,wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,notingthebrandshelikedbest.“Mydogcouldlthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater,”hesays. GoKick GoKickthebucketSingasongWhere’sJohn?York’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensive.與其說是與其說是B不如說是A句子重心在Ae.g.Supermanisfunnyratherthanthenextbattle-groundformarketshare—thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.ⅠI’vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessestremendously.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.

57.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind“cannotworkinparallel”（Lines4-5,Para.1）inthewritingprocess,means noonecanbebothcreativeandtheycannotberegardedasequallyimportanttheyareinconstant eachotheronecannotusethematthesametimeⅠI’vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessestremendously.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.

Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind“cannotworkinparallel”（Lines4-5,Para.1）inthewritingprocess,means noonecanbebothcreativeandtheycannotberegardedasequallyimportanttheyareinconstant eachotheronecannotusethematthesametimeTryingtocriticizewritingontheispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgr rwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting（稍縱即逝的）thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawform,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.

Whatpreventspeoplefromwritingonis A）puttingtheirideasinrawform）attemptingtoeditastheywrite tryingtocapturefleeting59.Whatisthechief59.WhatisthechiefobjectivethefirststageofToorganizeone’sthoughtsC）Togetone’sideasdown.ThepracticethatcanhelpyoupastyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingobjectiveistogetwordstoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls“objectiveistogetwordspapernon-stop,usuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostop,nogoingback,nocriticizing.Thegoalistogetthewordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideaswillcomefromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryourNowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmindthatyou’vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.

One commonconcernofwritersabout“ writing”isthat itoverstressestheroleofthecreativemindittakestoomuchtimetoedititmaybringabouttoomuchitdoesnothelpthemtothink what way does criticalmindhelpthe what way does criticalmindhelpthewriterinthewritingItrefineshiswritingintobetterIthelpshimtocomeupwithnewC）ItsavesthewritingtimavailabletoD）Itallowshimtositonthesideandobserve.bad.Halfwaythroughyouavailabletime,stopandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingclosertofinishedproduct.Movebackandforthuntilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetterthanyourcurrentpractices.ⅠI’vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessestremendously.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.ontheflyⅡTryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblytheontheflytowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgr rwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting（稍縱即逝的）thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawform,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.stareglanceatglareatⅣNowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkstareglanceatglareatcriticalmindthatyou’vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.WhatdoestheauthorWhatdoestheauthormeansaying“the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked”（Lines4-5,Para.2A）People’s alinformationeasilyaccessedwithouttheirknowledge.B）Inthe21stcenturypeopletryevemeanstolookintoothers’secrets.Peopletendtobemorefrankwitheachotherintheinformationage.Criminalsareeasilycaughtonthespotwithadvancedtechnology.ⅠSomedayastrangerwillreadyoure-mailwithoutyourorscantheWebsitesyou’vevisited.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcardpurchasesorcellphonebillstofindoutyourshoppreferencesorcallinghabits.ⅡInfact,it’slikelysomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowouldwatchyouwithoutyourpermission?Itmightbeaspouse,agirlfriend,amarketing,aboss,acoporacriminal.Whoeveritis,theywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedtobeseen—the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked.

Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“the21stcenturyequivalentbeingcaughtnaked”（Lines4-5,Para.A）People’s alinformationeasilyaccessedwithouttheirknowledge.B）Inthe21stcenturypeopletryeverymeanstolookintoothers’secrets.Peopletendtobemorefrankwitheachotherintheinformationage.Criminalsareeasilycaughtonthespotwithadvancedtechnology.WhatwouldpsychologistsWhatwouldpsychologistsontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?）Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachother.Thereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.Thereshouldbefewerdisputesbetweenfriends.ⅢPsychologistslusboundariesarehealthy,thatit’simportanttorevealyourselftofriends,familyandloversinstages,atappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremain.Thedigitalbreadcrumbs（碎屑）youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoreconstructwhoyouare,whereyouareandwhatyoulike.Insomecases,asimple canrevealwhatyouthink.Likeitornot,increasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepaWhydoestheauthorsay“weliveaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret”Whydoestheauthorsay“weliveaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret”（Lines5-6,Para.3）?ModernsocietyhasfinallyintoanopenPeopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers’affairs.Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople’sidentities.revealyourselftofriends,familyandloversinstages,atappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremain.Thedigitalbreadcrumbs（碎屑）youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoreconstructwhoyouare,whereyouareandwhatyoulike.Insomecases,asimple canrevealwhatyouthink.Likeitornot,increasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepaWhatdomostAmericansdoregardWhatdomostAmericansdoregardtoprivacyTheychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.TheyrelymoreandmoreoelectronicTheytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutit.FormanyAmericans,theanswerapparentlyis“no.”WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacy,mostsaytheyareconcernedaboutlosingit.Asurveyfoundanoverwhelmingpessimismaboutprivacy,with60percentofrespondentssayingtheyfeeltheirprivacyis“slipaway,andthatbothersme”.WhatdomostAmericansdoregardtoprivacyTheychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.WhatdomostAmericansdoregardtoprivacyTheychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.TheyrelymoreandmoreoelectronicTheytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutit.Americanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths（）toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrack movements.Andfewturndownsupermarketloyaltycards.PrivacyeconomistAlessandroAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillsurrender informationlikeSocialSecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cents-off 券.Accordingtothepassage,privacyAccordingtothepassage,privacylikehealthinthat peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepitsimportanceisrarelyunderstood）itissomethingthatcaneasilybelost）peopledon’tcherishituntiltheylosesometimes.It’slikehealth:Whenhaveit,youdon’tnoticeit.Onlywhenit’sgonedoyouwishyou’ddonemoretoprotectit.ⅠSomedayastrangerwillreadyoure-mailwithoutyourorscantheWebsitesyou’vevisited.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcardpurchasesorcellphonebillstofindoutyourshoppreferencesorcallinghabits.beconcerned=careaboutcareforAman’sbeconcerned=careaboutcareforAman’shouseishisFormanyAmericans,theanswerapparentlyis“no.”WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacy,mostsaytheyareconcernedaboutlosingit.Asurveyfoundanoverwhelmingpessimismaboutprivacy,with60percentofrespondentssayingtheyfeeltheirprivacyis“slipaway,andthatbothersme”.Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyatinyfractionofAmericanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths（）toavoidtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrack movements.Andfewturndownsupermarketloyaltycards.PrivacyeconomistAlessandroAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillsurrender informationlikeSocialSecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cents-off 券.

discounte.g.Couldyougivemeatogivea30percenttake30percentgoneadj.e.g.Heisgoneadj.e.g.Heisgonewiththesometimes.It’slikehealth:Whenyouhaveit,youdon’tnoticeit.Onlywhenit’sgonedoyouwishyou’ddonemoretoprotectit.WhydoestheauthorcongratulatemalereadersatthebeginningWhydoestheauthorcongratulatemalereadersatthebeginningoftheTheyaremorelikelytosurviveseriousdiseasestoday.Theiraveragelifespanhasbeenconsiderablyextended.Theyhavelivedlongenoughtoreadthisarticle.Theyaresuretoenjoyalongerandhappierlife.readingthis,congratulations:you’reasurvivor.Accordingtostatistics,you’remorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerthanawoman,andninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturalterm,about78yearsformeninAustralia,you’lldieonaveragefiveyearsbeforeawoman.Whatdoestheauthorstateismostimportantreasonmendiefiveyearsearlieronaveragethanwomen?Whatdoestheauthorstateismostimportantreasonmendiefiveyearsearlieronaveragethanwomen?Mendrinkandsmokemuchmorethanwomen.Mendon’tseekmedicalcareasoftenaswomen.Menaren’tascautiousaswomeninfaceofdanger.Menaremorelikelytosufferfromfataldiseases.this—typically,mentakemorerisksthanwomenandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmoke—butperhapsmoreimportantly,mendon’tgotothe“Menaren’tseeingdoctorsasoftenastheyshould,”saysDr.Gullotta.“Thisisparticularlysofortheover-40s,whendiseasestendtostrike.”Gullottasaysahealthymanshouldvisitthedoctoreveryyearortwo.Forthoseover45,itshouldbeatleastonceayear.59Whichofthe59Whichofthefollowingbescompletesthesentence“Geez,ifitcouldhappentohim,...”（Lines2-3,Para.A）itcouldhappentome,B）Ishouldyinggo