2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题参考答案
听力部分（共三大题，计3园分）
（Responses）I援问句应答1—5ADDCCII.对话理解（Dialogues）A)6—10BDABCB)11—15BBCDA16—20DBCADIII.短文理解（Passages）A)21—25CABDAB)26.inahurry27.thegym28.think29.halfanhour30.slowyoudown
笔试部分（共七大题，计12园分）
I.选择填空（Multiple-choice）31—35BDCDA36—40CDACB41—45DCAABII援阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）46—50DABCA51.youlove/like52.Ingredients.53.Becauseagoldspoondoesn蒺taffectthetasteoficecream./Becauseotherkindsofspoonsaffecttheicecream蒺staste.54.Toprotecthisspecialtastingskills.55.5.56.Ecuador,Colombia,Brazil.57.RiodeJaneiro.58.About35毅southlatitude,58毅westlongitude.59.East.60.听上去很熟悉吧？大部分修过任何一种数学课程的人都曾有过这种经历。你常常很难从书61.多年以前，如果你被一道数学题难住，你很难寻求到帮助。数学不同于其他学科，上找到答案。62.waysofgettinghelpwithmathshomework/problems63.imagineyourself/imagineyouare64.learningtoplayamusicalinstrument65.Callhomeworktelephonelines.TryhomeworkhelpprogrammesorWebpagesontheInternet.Askalivevolunteerteacher.（Cloze）III.完形填空A)66.attractions67.height68.exciting69.designers70.surprisinglyB)71.consist72.changes73.result(s)74.increased75.longer76.different77.freedom
IV.翻译（Translation）81.WhatIappreciateisheroptimisticviewofevents.82.Obviously,hemeantthattheconferenceshouldcometoanend.83.Idon蒺tfeellikegoingtothecinema.Iheardthatthemovieisalittleboring.84.Asmoreandmorecountriesopenuptotourism,moretravelagentswillbeneeded.85.Absorbedincomputergames,heforgottotranslatethereportforhisboss.V.短文改错（Errorcorrection）DearLiFei,Well,hereIamintheUK.Everything蒺sOK,butyouwon蒺tbelievethis!Igotrobbedonmyfirstdayhere!Iwaswalkingbacktomyhoteltwoyoung86.guysstoppedme.Itriedtorunaway,buttheythreatenedmeaknife.I87.thoughttheygoingtohurtme,soIhandedoverallmymoney,mywatch,88.everything.theyranoff.IwassothatI蒺treallyspeak89.
forfiveminutes.ThenIrealisedthatseveralotherpeoplein90.thestreetandnobodyhadtriedtodoaboutit.gotreallyangryand91.startedshoutingateveryone!Icouldandtheywerealljust92.standingaround,watching.Ireported夷tothepolice.Mydadsentme93.somemoney,wasabighelp,andnowI蒺mjusttryingtomakethemost94.of夷restoftimehere.95.Anyway,Ihopeyou蒺rewell.Allthebest,ZhangLuVI.智力测试（IQ）96.TheNile.97.伊垣原98.
99.132ft100.PAINFUL（Writing）VII.写作A)Onepossibleversion:...I蒺dstartinOxford.It蒺sabeautifulcity,andit蒺sneartheairport.Youcouldvisitseveralfamousuniversitiesthere.Thenextday,youcouldgotoStratfordandvisitShakespeare蒺sbirthplaceand,ifyouhavetimeafterwards,youcouldalsovisitWarwickCastle.Iknowyoulikethecountryside,sowhydon蒺tyougotothePeakDistrictafterthat?It蒺swonderfulfor
B)Onepossibleversion:MycousinTomisoneofmyheroes.Iadmirehimbecauseaboutsixyearsagohemadeadifficultdecisionandcarriedonwithoutcomplaining.Unfortunately,Tom蒺sparentsdivorcedwhenhewasten.Hehasayoungersister,Lily,whowassixthen.TomandLilylivedwiththeirmother.Thentheirmotherbecameveryill.AdvisedthatheandLilyshouldgotolivewiththeirfather,Tomrefused.Fromtheageof12,hetookchargeofhishome.HelpinghismotherandlookingafterLily,hehadlittletimeforhimself.However,healwaysseemedcheerfulandmadeusalllaughatfamilyparties,eventhoughhewasmissingsomuchofthefunthatmostteenagershave.Lastyear,anewtreatmentmeantthathismother蒺shealthbegantoimprove.Now,Tom蒺slifeiseasier,buthewillalwaysbeapersonIadmire.
一、评分原则：员援本题总分为：30分。A）10分；B）20分。按四个档次给分。圆援评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整本档次，最后给分。猿援作文词数少于或多于规定词数20词的，从总分中减去2分。将分数降低一个档次。源援如书写较差，以致影响交流，二、各档次的给分范围和要求：
第四档（很好）：A）9—10分；B）16—20分
完全完成了试题规定的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，符合英语表达习惯,应用了较多的语法结构和词汇，
完全达到了预期的写作目的。没有语法和词汇错误，具备较强的语言运用能力，
第三档（好）：A）6—8分；B）11—15分
完成了试题规定的要求，应用的语法结构和词汇能满足题目的要求，符合英语表达习惯,基本没有语法和词汇错误，达到了预期的写作目的。
第二档（一般）：A）3—5分；B）6—10分
写了一些无关内容，有语法和词汇未恰当完成试题规定的要求，漏掉内容要点，未描述清楚主要内容，
错误，影响了对写作内容的理解，信息未能清楚地传达给读者。
第一档（差）：A）1—2分；B）1—5分
未完成试题规定的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，语法结构单调，词汇项目有限，有较多语法和词汇错误，影响对写作内容的理解，信息未能传达给读者。园分未能传达给读者任何信息：没有内容或内容太少，无法评判，写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。
2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题听力部分录音原文PartI.ResponsesListentothefollowingquestionsandchoosethebestresponsetoeachone.Eachquestionwillbereadonlyonce.1.Hi,Mike!IsitallrightifIuseyourbike?2.HaveyouevertriedEnglishfood?3.Youseemtobeverybusy.ShallIcollecttheticketsforyou?4.Couldyoutellmealittleaboutyourself?5.Whatareyougoingtododuringthesummervacation?PartII.DialoguesA)Listentothefollowingmini-dialoguesandchoosethebestanswerorpictureforeachquestion.Eachdialogueandquestionwillbereadtwice.6.W:Tommy,youlookterrible.M:Ihadarestlessnight.Iwasthinkingabouttoday蒺smathsandscienceexams.W:Don蒺tworryabouttheresults.Justdoyourbest.Question:Whydidn蒺tthemangetanysleeplastnight?7.W:Takealookatthiscellphone.I蒺vebeenwantingonelikethisforages.M:Wow,Jenny,it蒺sfantastic!W:Yes,it蒺sreallysomething.Butjustlookatthepricelabel.Idon蒺tthinkIcanaffordit.Question:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?8.M:Didyouhearhowmanypeoplewerekilledintheplanecrash?W:No,Ididn蒺t.Butcanwechangethesubject?Itmakesmereallyupset.Question:Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthesubject?9.W:You蒺relateagain.M:I蒺msorry,butthere蒺sagoodreason.W:Isthere?M:Yes.Thefreewaywasclosedbecauseoftheheavysnow.Question:Whywasthemanlate?10.W:Hi,MrGreen.Youlookgreat.M:Thanks.W:Whatdoyoudotostaysohealthy?M:Igojoggingthreetimesaweek.Question:Whataretheytalkingabout?B)Listentothefollowingdialoguesandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Thedialogueswillbereadtwice.DialogueOneW:Hello,Supertravel.HowcanIhelpyou?M:I蒺dlikesomeinformationaboutflightstoItaly.W:Wheredoyouwanttogo?M:Rome.IwanttoleaveonTuesdaythe6thofMayandcomebackonSaturdaythe10th.
W:It蒺llbemuchcheaperifyoustaytheSaturdaynightandcomebackonSundaythe11th.M:OKthen,I蒺llgofromthe6thtothe11th.I蒺dliketoflyearlyinthemorningifpossible.W:There蒺saflightleavingLondonat8.30onthe6th,gettingtoRomeat12.00,andthenforthereturnflight,there蒺soneleavingat9.00gettingtoLondonat12.30.IsthatOK?M:Yes,that蒺sfine.DidyousayI蒺llgettoRomeat12.30onthe6thofMay?W:No,at12.00.Youleaveat8.30.M:Andtheflightbackgetsinat12.30onthe11th?W:That蒺sright.M:Howmuchdoesitcost?W:谊195.M:OK,that蒺sfine.I蒺dliketobookareturnticketforthoseflights.W:CanIhaveyournameplease?M:Yes,RobertBrown.W:Andyourcreditcarddetails.M:Yes,it蒺saVisacard...DialogueTwoM:So,howlonghaveyoubeenlivinghere?W:Aboutsixmonthsnow.M:WhydidyouchooseBeirut?W:Because,Mike-myhusband-andIhavealwayslovedArabcultureandthelanguage.Mike蒺sanEnglishteacherandhegotajobhereinalanguageschool.M:Whydidyouwanttotakeayearoff?W:BasicallyIwantedabreakfromteaching.IloveteachingchildrenbutIneededachange.AlsoI蒺vebeendrawingandpaintingsinceIwaslittlebutI蒺veneverreallyhadthechancetostudydrawing.Sothisseemedliketheperfectopportunitytohaveachangeandlearntodrawproperly.M:Whathaveyoubeendoingheresinceyouarrived?W:Well,Ifoundafantasticartteacher,calledOmayma,andI蒺vebeenhavingclasseswithhersinceOctober.She蒺sgreatandshespeaksEnglish,whichislucky,becauseIdon蒺tknowmuchArabicyet.ButI蒺mlearningthelanguageasquicklyasIcan.M:IsArabicadifficultlanguagetolearn?W:Incrediblydifficult!Especiallythepronunciation.Youhavetolearntomakealotofnewsounds.PartIII.PassagesPassageAListentothefollowingmaterialandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.Hereisthe6o蒺clocknews.Policearresteda27-year-oldmaninHamiltonthismorninginconnectionwiththeNationalBankrobberylastFriday.Themanwasstoppedbypoliceafteracarsalesmanadvisedthemthatamanwithalargequantityofcashwastryingtobuyacar.TheNationalBankwasrobbedlastFridaywhenanarmedmanenteredandthreatenedbankstaff.Hemadeoffwithabouttenthousanddollarsincash.ScientistsinAdelaidelastweektestedanewelectriccarthattheysaycanreachspeedsofupto100kilometresanhour.Thecarisdrivenbytworechargeablebatteriesthatlastforabout500kilometres.ScientistsattheStateAutomotiveResearchInstituteinAdelaidebelievethatthisisthemosteconomicalelectriccarsofarinvented.BadweatherclosedtheDesertRoadforfivehoursyesterday.Manymotoristsweretrappedintheircarsin
travellingontheDesertRoad.Thatbringsustotheweatherforecast,fortonightandtomorrow.Abeltofbadweather...PassageBListentothefollowingmaterialandfillinthemissinginformationineachnumberedspacewithnomorethanthreewords.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.Well,I蒺mgoingtogiveyousometipsonhowtokeephealthy.Tipnumber1.Eatbreakfastsittingdown.Mostpeoplestayinbeduntilthelastminuteandthenhaveacoffeeandapieceoftoaststandingup.Thisisreallybadforyou,becauseitmeansthatyoustartthedayinahurry.Yourbodyandmindarealreadymovingtoofast.Sodoyourselfafavour.Getuptenminutesearliereverydayandhavebreakfast-niceandslowly.Tipnumber2.Forgetthegym,anddoyogainstead.Manypeoplegotothegymafterworktodoexercisebecausetheythinkthatthisrelaxesthem,butitdoesn蒺t,believeme.Ireallythinkthatagymisaverystressfulplace.Forgetthegymandtrydoingyoga.Yogawillnotonlyhelpyoutogetfit,butitwillalsoslowyourbodydownandhelpyoutothinkmoreclearly.Andfinally,tipnumber3.Haveabath,notashower.Havingashowerisveryquickandconvenientbutitisanotherpartofourfast-livingculture.Whenyoucomehomefromwork,insteadofhavingashower,haveabathandspendhalfanhourthere.Abathisoneofthemostrelaxingthingsyoucandoanditwillreallyhelptoslowyoudownattheendofahardday.
2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题参考答案
听力部分（共三大题，计3园分）
（Responses）I援问句应答1—5ADDCCII.对话理解（Dialogues）A)6—10BDABCB)11—15BBCDA16—20DBCADIII.短文理解（Passages）A)21—25CABDAB)26.inahurry27.thegym28.think29.halfanhour30.slowyoudown
笔试部分（共七大题，计12园分）
I.选择填空（Multiple-choice）31—35BDCDA36—40CDACB41—45DCAABII援阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）46—50DABCA51.youlove/like52.Ingredients.53.Becauseagoldspoondoesn蒺taffectthetasteoficecream./Becauseotherkindsofspoonsaffecttheicecream蒺staste.54.Toprotecthisspecialtastingskills.55.5.56.Ecuador,Colombia,Brazil.57.RiodeJaneiro.58.About35毅southlatitude,58毅westlongitude.59.East.60.听上去很熟悉吧？大部分修过任何一种数学课程的人都曾有过这种经历。你常常很难从书61.多年以前，如果你被一道数学题难住，你很难寻求到帮助。数学不同于其他学科，上找到答案。62.waysofgettinghelpwithmathshomework/problems63.imagineyourself/imagineyouare64.learningtoplayamusicalinstrument65.Callhomeworktelephonelines.TryhomeworkhelpprogrammesorWebpagesontheInternet.Askalivevolunteerteacher.（Cloze）III.完形填空A)66.attractions67.height68.exciting69.designers70.surprisinglyB)71.consist72.changes73.result(s)74.increased75.longer76.different77.freedom
IV.翻译（Translation）81.WhatIappreciateisheroptimisticviewofevents.82.Obviously,hemeantthattheconferenceshouldcometoanend.83.Idon蒺tfeellikegoingtothecinema.Iheardthatthemovieisalittleboring.84.Asmoreandmorecountriesopenuptotourism,moretravelagentswillbeneeded.85.Absorbedincomputergames,heforgottotranslatethereportforhisboss.V.短文改错（Errorcorrection）DearLiFei,Well,hereIamintheUK.Everything蒺sOK,butyouwon蒺tbelievethis!Igotrobbedonmyfirstdayhere!Iwaswalkingbacktomyhoteltwoyoung86.guysstoppedme.Itriedtorunaway,buttheythreatenedmeaknife.I87.thoughttheygoingtohurtme,soIhandedoverallmymoney,mywatch,88.everything.theyranoff.IwassothatI蒺treallyspeak89.
forfiveminutes.ThenIrealisedthatseveralotherpeoplein90.thestreetandnobodyhadtriedtodoaboutit.gotreallyangryand91.startedshoutingateveryone!Icouldandtheywerealljust92.standingaround,watching.Ireported夷tothepolice.Mydadsentme93.somemoney,wasabighelp,andnowI蒺mjusttryingtomakethemost94.of夷restoftimehere.95.Anyway,Ihopeyou蒺rewell.Allthebest,ZhangLuVI.智力测试（IQ）96.TheNile.97.伊垣原98.
99.132ft100.PAINFUL（Writing）VII.写作A)Onepossibleversion:...I蒺dstartinOxford.It蒺sabeautifulcity,andit蒺sneartheairport.Youcouldvisitseveralfamousuniversitiesthere.Thenextday,youcouldgotoStratfordandvisitShakespeare蒺sbirthplaceand,ifyouhavetimeafterwards,youcouldalsovisitWarwickCastle.Iknowyoulikethecountryside,sowhydon蒺tyougotothePeakDistrictafterthat?It蒺swonderfulfor
B)Onepossibleversion:MycousinTomisoneofmyheroes.Iadmirehimbecauseaboutsixyearsagohemadeadifficultdecisionandcarriedonwithoutcomplaining.Unfortunately,Tom蒺sparentsdivorcedwhenhewasten.Hehasayoungersister,Lily,whowassixthen.TomandLilylivedwiththeirmother.Thentheirmotherbecameveryill.AdvisedthatheandLilyshouldgotolivewiththeirfather,Tomrefused.Fromtheageof12,hetookchargeofhishome.HelpinghismotherandlookingafterLily,hehadlittletimeforhimself.However,healwaysseemedcheerfulandmadeusalllaughatfamilyparties,eventhoughhewasmissingsomuchofthefunthatmostteenagershave.Lastyear,anewtreatmentmeantthathismother蒺shealthbegantoimprove.Now,Tom蒺slifeiseasier,buthewillalwaysbeapersonIadmire.
一、评分原则：员援本题总分为：30分。A）10分；B）20分。按四个档次给分。圆援评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整本档次，最后给分。猿援作文词数少于或多于规定词数20词的，从总分中减去2分。将分数降低一个档次。源援如书写较差，以致影响交流，二、各档次的给分范围和要求：
第四档（很好）：A）9—10分；B）16—20分
完全完成了试题规定的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，符合英语表达习惯,应用了较多的语法结构和词汇，
完全达到了预期的写作目的。没有语法和词汇错误，具备较强的语言运用能力，
第三档（好）：A）6—8分；B）11—15分
完成了试题规定的要求，应用的语法结构和词汇能满足题目的要求，符合英语表达习惯,基本没有语法和词汇错误，达到了预期的写作目的。
第二档（一般）：A）3—5分；B）6—10分
写了一些无关内容，有语法和词汇未恰当完成试题规定的要求，漏掉内容要点，未描述清楚主要内容，
错误，影响了对写作内容的理解，信息未能清楚地传达给读者。
第一档（差）：A）1—2分；B）1—5分
未完成试题规定的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，语法结构单调，词汇项目有限，有较多语法和词汇错误，影响对写作内容的理解，信息未能传达给读者。园分未能传达给读者任何信息：没有内容或内容太少，无法评判，写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。
2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题听力部分录音原文PartI.ResponsesListentothefollowingquestionsandchoosethebestresponsetoeachone.Eachquestionwillbereadonlyonce.1.Hi,Mike!IsitallrightifIuseyourbike?2.HaveyouevertriedEnglishfood?3.Youseemtobeverybusy.ShallIcollecttheticketsforyou?4.Couldyoutellmealittleaboutyourself?5.Whatareyougoingtododuringthesummervacation?PartII.DialoguesA)Listentothefollowingmini-dialoguesandchoosethebestanswerorpictureforeachquestion.Eachdialogueandquestionwillbereadtwice.6.W:Tommy,youlookterrible.M:Ihadarestlessnight.Iwasthinkingabouttoday蒺smathsandscienceexams.W:Don蒺tworryabouttheresults.Justdoyourbest.Question:Whydidn蒺tthemangetanysleeplastnight?7.W:Takealookatthiscellphone.I蒺vebeenwantingonelikethisforages.M:Wow,Jenny,it蒺sfantastic!W:Yes,it蒺sreallysomething.Butjustlookatthepricelabel.Idon蒺tthinkIcanaffordit.Question:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?8.M:Didyouhearhowmanypeoplewerekilledintheplanecrash?W:No,Ididn蒺t.Butcanwechangethesubject?Itmakesmereallyupset.Question:Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthesubject?9.W:You蒺relateagain.M:I蒺msorry,butthere蒺sagoodreason.W:Isthere?M:Yes.Thefreewaywasclosedbecauseoftheheavysnow.Question:Whywasthemanlate?10.W:Hi,MrGreen.Youlookgreat.M:Thanks.W:Whatdoyoudotostaysohealthy?M:Igojoggingthreetimesaweek.Question:Whataretheytalkingabout?B)Listentothefollowingdialoguesandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Thedialogueswillbereadtwice.DialogueOneW:Hello,Supertravel.HowcanIhelpyou?M:I蒺dlikesomeinformationaboutflightstoItaly.W:Wheredoyouwanttogo?M:Rome.IwanttoleaveonTuesdaythe6thofMayandcomebackonSaturdaythe10th.
W:It蒺llbemuchcheaperifyoustaytheSaturdaynightandcomebackonSundaythe11th.M:OKthen,I蒺llgofromthe6thtothe11th.I蒺dliketoflyearlyinthemorningifpossible.W:There蒺saflightleavingLondonat8.30onthe6th,gettingtoRomeat12.00,andthenforthereturnflight,there蒺soneleavingat9.00gettingtoLondonat12.30.IsthatOK?M:Yes,that蒺sfine.DidyousayI蒺llgettoRomeat12.30onthe6thofMay?W:No,at12.00.Youleaveat8.30.M:Andtheflightbackgetsinat12.30onthe11th?W:That蒺sright.M:Howmuchdoesitcost?W:谊195.M:OK,that蒺sfine.I蒺dliketobookareturnticketforthoseflights.W:CanIhaveyournameplease?M:Yes,RobertBrown.W:Andyourcreditcarddetails.M:Yes,it蒺saVisacard...DialogueTwoM:So,howlonghaveyoubeenlivinghere?W:Aboutsixmonthsnow.M:WhydidyouchooseBeirut?W:Because,Mike-myhusband-andIhavealwayslovedArabcultureandthelanguage.Mike蒺sanEnglishteacherandhegotajobhereinalanguageschool.M:Whydidyouwanttotakeayearoff?W:BasicallyIwantedabreakfromteaching.IloveteachingchildrenbutIneededachange.AlsoI蒺vebeendrawingandpaintingsinceIwaslittlebutI蒺veneverreallyhadthechancetostudydrawing.Sothisseemedliketheperfectopportunitytohaveachangeandlearntodrawproperly.M:Whathaveyoubeendoingheresinceyouarrived?W:Well,Ifoundafantasticartteacher,calledOmayma,andI蒺vebeenhavingclasseswithhersinceOctober.She蒺sgreatandshespeaksEnglish,whichislucky,becauseIdon蒺tknowmuchArabicyet.ButI蒺mlearningthelanguageasquicklyasIcan.M:IsArabicadifficultlanguagetolearn?W:Incrediblydifficult!Especiallythepronunciation.Youhavetolearntomakealotofnewsounds.PartIII.PassagesPassageAListentothefollowingmaterialandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.Hereisthe6o蒺clocknews.Policearresteda27-year-oldmaninHamiltonthismorninginconnectionwiththeNationalBankrobberylastFriday.Themanwasstoppedbypoliceafteracarsalesmanadvisedthemthatamanwithalargequantityofcashwastryingtobuyacar.TheNationalBankwasrobbedlastFridaywhenanarmedmanenteredandthreatenedbankstaff.Hemadeoffwithabouttenthousanddollarsincash.ScientistsinAdelaidelastweektestedanewelectriccarthattheysaycanreachspeedsofupto100kilometresanhour.Thecarisdrivenbytworechargeablebatteriesthatlastforabout500kilometres.ScientistsattheStateAutomotiveResearchInstituteinAdelaidebelievethatthisisthemosteconomicalelectriccarsofarinvented.BadweatherclosedtheDesertRoadforfivehoursyesterday.Manymotoristsweretrappedintheircarsin
travellingontheDesertRoad.Thatbringsustotheweatherforecast,fortonightandtomorrow.Abeltofbadweather...PassageBListentothefollowingmaterialandfillinthemissinginformationineachnumberedspacewithnomorethanthreewords.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.Well,I蒺mgoingtogiveyousometipsonhowtokeephealthy.Tipnumber1.Eatbreakfastsittingdown.Mostpeoplestayinbeduntilthelastminuteandthenhaveacoffeeandapieceoftoaststandingup.Thisisreallybadforyou,becauseitmeansthatyoustartthedayinahurry.Yourbodyandmindarealreadymovingtoofast.Sodoyourselfafavour.Getuptenminutesearliereverydayandhavebreakfast-niceandslowly.Tipnumber2.Forgetthegym,anddoyogainstead.Manypeoplegotothegymafterworktodoexercisebecausetheythinkthatthisrelaxesthem,butitdoesn蒺t,believeme.Ireallythinkthatagymisaverystressfulplace.Forgetthegymandtrydoingyoga.Yogawillnotonlyhelpyoutogetfit,butitwillalsoslowyourbodydownandhelpyoutothinkmoreclearly.Andfinally,tipnumber3.Haveabath,notashower.Havingashowerisveryquickandconvenientbutitisanotherpartofourfast-livingculture.Whenyoucomehomefromwork,insteadofhavingashower,haveabathandspendhalfanhourthere.Abathisoneofthemostrelaxingthingsyoucandoanditwillreallyhelptoslowyoudownattheendofahardday.