高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀班級：____________學(xué)號：____________姓名：____________外刊精選｜越長大，越悲觀：這屆年輕人到底怎么了？最近，“quietquitting”一詞刷屏歐美社交媒體。越來越多的年輕人由于工作生活壓力大，而選擇以最低的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來生活，拒絕剝削，反抗競爭。而據(jù)研究顯示，與前幾代人相比，這一代年輕人的確對生活抱有更悲觀的態(tài)度。為什么會出現(xiàn)這樣的變化？年輕人究竟應(yīng)該如何應(yīng)對內(nèi)卷？ToBeYoungandPessimisticinAmericaByAbigailShrierThegenerationbornbetween1995and2012isfarmorerisk-averseandmorephysicallysafethanitselders.Why?"Tworeasons,"saysJeanTwenge—anacademicpsychologistwhospecializesin"iGen,"atermshecoinedforthefirstgenerationtogrowupamidubiquitousiPhones.First,withoutcommutingandwithfewextracurricularactivities,theysleptmore.Second,spendingmoretimewiththeirfamilieswasgoodforthem.Morelikelythanpreviousgenerations"toseetheworldasanunfairplace,"GenZrepresentsasignificantdeparturefrommillennials.GenerationZis"justamuchmorepessimisticgeneration."Whataretheypessimisticabout?"Everything,"shesays.OnereasonforthedramaticdropinhopefulnessbetweenmillennialsandGenerationZmaybethedifferentgenerationsthatrearedthem:"Boomerparentsbroughtupmillennialstellingthem,'Youcanbewhateveryouwanttobe,you'respecial,'andtheybelievedit.Andso,thathadsomebenefits."GenerationZreceived"you'respecial"messagesfromtheirGenerationXparents,too.Buttherewasalso"ashiftinparentingfromencouragementtofear."Asparents'anxietyabouttheworldrose,theyseemtohavepassedthefeelingdown.Ms.Twengesaysthebestexplanationiseconomic:"Ithinkthere'saninteractionbetweenincomeinequalityandparents'anxietiesthatgetpassedontotheirchildrenaswell.Sothere'stheideaofyoueithermakeitoryoudon't,soyoubettermakeit."【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.pessimistic[?pes??m?st?k]adj.___________________________2.coin[k??n]v.造詞，造幣；n.___________________________3.ubiquitous[ju??b?kw?t?s]adj.___________________________4.dramatic[dr??m?t?k]adj.___________________________5.hopefulness[?h??pfln?s]n.___________________________6.rear[r??]v.___________________________；adj.___________________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.風(fēng)險規(guī)避型，極其厭惡風(fēng)險___________________________2.專精于某個方面___________________________3.表示代際之間的某些差別，強調(diào)某種傾向性的不同___________________________4.傳遞；傳承___________________________拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解Whenyouencounteranimals,doyouwonderwhatthey’rethinking?Seeinganewbornlamboracutepuppymightstiruphappyemotionsinus,butwhataretheythinking?Humanshaveacomplexrangeofemotions,butit’shardtotellwhat’sgoingoninsidetheheadsofanimals,mainlybecausetheycan’tverbalizetheirfeelings.Perhapsit’spetswethinkweunderstandmost—astheyaretheanimalswespendalotoftimewithandthereforegettoknowbest.Someofusowndogsbecausetheyaregoodcompanions,areloyalandseemtoconnectwithus.Wemighteventhinktheyloveus,althoughlovecouldjustbeahumanemotion.ProfessorKimBard,anexpertincomparativedevelopmentalpsychologyfromtheUniversityofPortsmouth,toldtheBBC:“Wehaveafewstudiesnowthatactuallyshow,scientifically...thatdogswillrespondwithempatheticconcernwhentheirowner—butnotastranger—pretendstocry.”O(jiān)thernon-domesticatedanimalsmighthavefeelingstoo.Giraffesandwhales,forexample,areknowntoexperiencegriefwhensomeoneintheirgroupdies.Farmanimalsweofteneat,suchascowsandchickens,arealsobelievedtoexperiencepain,joyandotheremotions.Theirwellbeingisnowtakenintoconsiderationmore.AndintheUK,newlegislationmeansallvertebrate(有脊椎的)animalsandcrustaceans(甲殼綱動物)willberecognizedinlawassentientbeings.It’sbelievedeventinycreatureslikeinsectsmighthaveemotionsaswell.Researchisbeginningtoshowtheyexperienceawiderangeoffeelings.WritingforBBCFuturewebsite,ZariaGorvettsays“theycanbeoptimistic,pessimistic,orfrightened,andrespondtopainjustlikeanymammalwould.”DrBarbaraJKing,EmeritaProfessorofAnthropologyattheCollegeofWilliamandMary,toldtheBBC:“Ifweunderstandtheprofounddepthsofemotionsanimalscanfeel,thisshouldmakeusquestiontheexistenceofzoosandslaughterhousesaroundtheworld,andrethinkthosesystems.”12.Whyisithardtounderstandhowanimalsarefeeling?A.Becauseanimalshaveacomplexrangeoffeelings.B.Becausethefeelingsofanimalsarehardtodetect.C.Becauseanimalscan’texpresstheirfeelingsverbally.D.Becauseonlysomepetshavefeelings.13.AccordingtoKimBard,dogsmayrespondwhentheirowners________.A.keepthemcompany B.canreadtheirmindsC.arenostrangertothem D.areinlowspirits14.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A.Non-domesticatedanimalsexperiencegriefwhentheywitnesskilling.B.Thefeelingsoffarmanimalswillnotbeignoredbypeoplefromnowon.C.Thevarietyoffeelingsoneanimalhasdependsonitssize.D.AllanimalsarenotconsideredassentientbeingslegallyintheUK.15.Thetextismostlikelytobefoundin________.A.asciencemagazine B.apersonaldiaryC.atravelguide D.abiologytextbook外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.pessimistic[?pes??m?st?k]adj.悲觀的2.coin[k??n]v.造詞，造幣；n.硬幣3.ubiquitous[ju??b?kw?t?s]adj.普遍存在的4.dramatic[dr??m?t?k]adj.巨大而突然的5.hopefulness[?h??pfln?s]n.滿懷希望6.rear[r??]v.支持，撫養(yǎng)長大；adj.在后面的【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.risk-averse風(fēng)險規(guī)避型，極其厭惡風(fēng)險2.specializein專精于某個方面3.morelikelythanthepreviousgenerationtodosomething表示代際之間的某些差別，強調(diào)某種傾向性的不同4.passsomethingdown傳遞；傳承【全文翻譯】在美國，年輕而悲觀地活著在1995年至2012年之間出生的這一代人，與老一輩相比，