2020-2021学年高中英语泛读材料 News reading 12则.docx

Reading Day 1 Water seller becomes China's richest man A businessman who sells bottled water is now the richest man in China. The business magazine Bloomberg named Mr Zhong Shanshan as China's richest man in its latest Billionaires Index. The magazine said Mr Zhong is worth over $58 billion. This makes him $2 billion richer than the previous number one, Jack Ma. Mr Ma founded the retail Internet giant Alibaba. Mr Zhong made his wealth from his Nongfu Spring bottled water company. He then branched out into making vaccines. He is the chairman of a vaccine manufacturer called the Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy. Mr Zhong is now 17th on the global rich list. It seems that he will move up that list in the future. Zhong Shanshan, 66, was a construction worker before he got into business. He started his Nongfu Spring company in 1996. This was just as China's market for bottled water was emerging. Bottled water is now a huge industry in China. Most people who live in China prefer drinking bottled water to tap water for health reasons. They prefer not to trust tap water. Zhong's pharmaceutical company is also helping in the fight against COVID-19. It is developing a nasal-spray vaccine with the help of researchers from a top university. Chinese media call Mr Zhong a "lone wolf" because he is rarely seen in public. He rarely gives interviews and he likes to keep himself to himself. Notes: Bloomberg : N 彭博有限合伙企业（Bloomberg L.P.），简称为彭博（Bloomberg），是全球商业、金融信息和财经资讯的领先提供商， Billionaires Index: 亿万富豪指数 Vaccines: N 疫苗 Pharmacy: N 药房；药店 tap water: 自来水 Pharmaceutical: ADJ 制药的 nasal-spray: 鼻腔喷雾剂  Reading Day 2 Study skills tips Many studies about language learning ask the question: What makes a good language learner? There are some things that good language learners do and some things they don't do. Here are some of the most useful suggestions from studies. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. People often get things wrong. Good language learners notice their mistakes and learn from t