1、专题强化练(二十)概要写作()阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。ASome years ago，writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events，feelings，and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words
2、，but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all，isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old，I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley，wellequipped with pens，a diary，and a camera.During the trip，I w
3、as busy recording every incident，name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively，dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there，I wandered out of my tent，diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the
4、 moon，and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen.At that point，I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of the pre
5、vious few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now，I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books，or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures，but not v
6、ery oftenonly of objects I find really beautiful.Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera，busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future. I dont want to wake up one day and have
7、 nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places；maybe Ill forget certain facts，but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I dont live to make memoriesI just live，and the memories form themselves._【参考范文】The author had made
8、it a routine to keep a detailed diary of her/his everyday life to store memories.(要点1) That changed after a trip to a valley，where she/he realized breathtaking scenery was meant to be felt with heart rather than written down mechanically. (要点2) Thus，she/he has become selective about what to put in h
9、er/his diary，(要点3) focusing on the present instead of busying herself/himself with recording memories for the past or the future.(要点4)BGroup singing is a sound that begins inside you，shares it with a roomful of people and it comes back as something even more thrilling：harmony.So its not surprising t
10、hat group singing is on the rise.As the popularity of group singing grows，science has been hard at work trying to explain why it has such a calming yet energizing effect on people.What researchers are beginning to discover is that singing is like a filling of the perfect tranquilizer (镇静剂)，the kind
11、that both eases your nerves and lifts your spirits.The high spirits may come from endorphins，a hormone (荷尔蒙) released by singing，which is associated with feelings of pleasure.Or it might be from oxytocin，another hormone released during singing，which has been found to ease anxiety and stress.Oxytocin
12、 also strengthens feeling of trust and bonding，which may explain why still more studies have found that singing lessens feelings of depression and loneliness.The benefits of singing regularly seem to be accumulative.In one study，singers were found to have lower levels of stress.Another investigation
13、 suggesting that our heart rates may keep pace with each other during group singing could also explain why singing together sometimes feels like a guided group meditation.Study after study has found that singing relieves anxiety and contributes to quality of life.It turns out you dont even have to b
14、e a good singer to gain the rewards. According to one study，group singing “can produce satisfying and therapeutic feelings even when the sound produced by the mouth is of average quality”. Singing groups which vary from casual affairs to serious，professional or a vocational ones will all work.Group
15、singing is cheaper than medical treatment，healthier than drinking，and certainly more fun than working out.It is the one thing in life where feeling better is pretty much guaranteed.Even if you walked into the group exhausted and depressed，by the end of the night youll walk out high as a kite on endo
16、rphins and good will._【参考范文】Group singing is becoming more popular(要点1)and scientists find out that singing will help make people calm and energetic，which results from some hormones released by group singing.(要点2)Also，singing together will have a good influence on each other.(要点3)Whether people can
17、sing well or not，it benefits.(要点4)Besides，singing costs little，makes us healthy and has a lot of fun.(要点5)CDid you know that 60.2% of US families own dogs? Thats about 50 million families.Besides being a faithful companion，these friends also provide many health benefits that can be truly lifechangin
18、g for your fitness and wellness. Most dogs need to do their business outside many times per day，so you are up and moving more often than nonpet owners.The average dog owner spends 300 minutes per week walking，compared to a nonpet owners 168 minutes.Frequent daily exercise lowers your blood pressure
19、and reduces your chances of suffering from heart disease.Your physical health isnt the only thing that gets better with a companion dog.You can also improve your mental wellbeing.People suffering from anxiety find it helpful to have a dog on hand thats happy to provide assistance.You can find many d
20、ogs operating as emotional support animals，and helping people in stressful situations feel better.If your dog is a more active type，you could find yourself taking your friend all over the place.If you take your dog to the forest，you actually lower your tendency to suffer negative(消极的) feelings.A stu
21、dy discovered that the part of the brain that is most active when you deal with negative things calms down when you spend time among the trees.The dog ownership routine allows you to build healthy habits and it also gives you the opportunity to make social connections.Dog parks are filled with peopl
22、e you share a common interest with，and there are plenty of people who love to give dogs a friendly pat (轻拍) during walks.All of these are opportunities to have new great friendships and other emotional connections._【参考范文】Many US families have dogs and these companion animals help improve peoples hea
23、lth in many ways.(要点1) Taking the dog for a walk every day contributes to physical health.(要点2) Besides，dogs，which can offer people emotional support or get them close to nature，bring psychological benefits.(要点3) They also provide more chances of positive social interaction with people of the same interest.(要点4)
