焦虑疲惫的千禧一代等2则外刊阅读训练--2023届高三英语二轮复习（含答案）
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外刊精读
焦虑疲惫的千禧一代
一、语篇泛读
Vocabulary: stress and exhaustion 词汇: 压力和劳累
Do you often feel stressed Does the pace of life make you feel like you're continually on the go or at the end of your rope Are you often so wiped out by work that you struggle to switch off And are you a member of the millennial generation, who, according to the Pew Research Center, were born between 1981 and 1996 If your answer to these questions is 'yes', maybe you suffer from 'millennial burnout'.
Millennial burnout is a term first popularized by BuzzFeed writer Anne Helen Petersen. Unlike 'regular' burnout, which leaves sufferers feeling physically and emotionally frazzled, run into the ground and overwhelmed, millennial burnout also adds, among other things, 'errand paralysis'. This is when minor tasks, such as cleaning the car, or sending a parcel in the mail, feel impossible. "It's not as if I were slacking in the rest of my life," she wrote. "But when it came to the stuff that wouldn't make my job easier or my work better, I avoided it." So it doesn't get done, which leads to a backlog of tasks and feelings of shame.
In the UK, 74% of us feel so stressed that we are coming apart at the seams, mentalhealth.org reports. So why are millennia’s tearing their hair out Millennials feel their problems are 'exacerbated by social media, because of the constant pressure to be living up to your best life,' British psychotherapist Beverly Hills told the BBC. This pressure is made worse when the definition of 'success' seems to have changed. It used to be about earning money, but now it's things like being passionate about work, being super-healthy, holidaying and having amazing experiences, etc. That's a lot to have on your plate and the 'failure' to cope leaves many feeling guilty, ashamed and at their wits' end.
However, the concept of millennial burnout has not gone unchallenged. Many have said that it's merely a form of entitled laziness or the result of poor choices – for example, trying to do too much. After all, as psychoanalyst Josh Cohen writes for NBC, this isn't the first generation to suffer from overwork and exhaustion, nor is it the first to have to adapt to new forms of technology and culture. Could the answer simply be that millennial ambition reaches too far
The jury is still out on whether millennial burnout is real or not – though it isn't a recognized medical condition. Whether it will become one is unknown. So for the time being, try not to stress about it.
二、词汇表
stressed 有压力的
on the go 忙个不停
at the end of your rope 智穷力竭
wiped out 精疲力尽的
switch off 放松
burnout 劳累过度
frazzled 疲惫的
run into the ground 拼命工作，累得筋疲力尽
overwhelmed 难以承受的
slack 偷懒
come apart at the seams 崩溃
tear one’s hair out 焦虑不堪
exacerbate 使恶化，使加重
pressure 压力
have a lot on one’s plate 有很多工作要做
cope 处理，应付
at your wits' end 束手无策
三、测试与练习
阅读课文并回答问题。
1. According to the article, who are the millennial generation
2. What is 'errand paralysis'
3. According to Beverly Hills, why do millennials feel millennial burnout
4. True or false: Everyone agrees that millennial burnout is real.
5. Which word in the text means 'feeling that you have the right to do or have something because of who you are'
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. What a full day! I'm totally ______. I feel like I could sleep for a week!
on the go
at the end of your rope
slacking
wiped out
2. I'm sorry, boss, I've got ______. I'm already managing three other projects.
a lot on my plate
a lot in my bowl
a lot on my tray
a lot in my cup
3. I've had three children! I can easily ______ with one baby for an evening. Go and relax.
switch off stress
cope exacerbate
4. We ______ the problem by borrowing more money than we could pay back.
strengthened furthered
intense exacerbated
5. John! Stop sleeping at your desk! I don't want to see you ______ again!
burnout
slacking
tearing your hair out
overwhelmed
参考答案
阅读课文并回答问题。
1. According to the Pew Research Center, who are the millennial generation
The millennial generation are people born between 1981 and 1996.
2. What is 'errand paralysis'
'Errand paralysis' is an inability to complete minor tasks such as cleaning the car or posting a parcel.
3. According to Beverly Hills, why do millennia’s feel millennial burnout
They are exacerbated by social media because of the constant pressure to be living up to their best life.
4. True or false: Everyone agrees that millennial burnout is real.
False. Some consider it to be entitled laziness, or the result of poor choices. Nor is it a recognized medical condition.
5. Which word in the text means 'feeling that you have the right to do or have something because of who you are'
Entitled. (Many have said that it's merely a form of entitled laziness)
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. What a full day! I'm totally wiped out. I feel like I could sleep for a week!
2. I'm sorry, boss, I've got a lot on my plate. I'm already managing three other projects.
3. I've had three children! I can easily cope with one baby for an evening. Go and relax.
4. We exacerbated the problem by borrowing more money than we could pay back.
5. John! Stop sleeping at your desk! I don't want to see you slacking again!
学习外语的重要性
导读：
有些人觉得学外语这件事既有趣又实用。但一项研究发现，目前正在学习外语的英国中学生人数与本世纪初相比下降了 45%，导致这一变化的因素有哪些？青少年的外语水平是否会影响他们的国际竞争力？在英国，哪几门外语的热度近年来有明显的提升？本集内容通过讲述因学习外语而获益的几个真人真事，分析外语学习的重要性。
一、语篇泛读
Vocabulary: languages 词汇: 语言
As you probably know, learning a foreign language is sometimes challenging. But it can also be fun. We spend hundreds of hours at school trying to get our tongues round different vocabulary and grammar in order to earn a qualification. But learning to speak a second language is more than just passing an exam – it opens doors to new opportunities, helps you to communicate with others and makes travelling overseas more fulfilling.
It might come as a surprise that, according to research by the BBC, the number of teenagers learning foreign languages in UK secondary schools has dropped by 45% since the turn of the millennium. German and French have fallen the most. While these languages from two of the UK's closest trading partners have declined at GCSE level, there has been a noticeable surge in some others, such as Spanish and Mandarin.
Another survey of secondary schools suggests a third of students have dropped at least one language from their GCSE exam options. There are many reasons for this, including a perception by some students that languages are difficult. Getting to grips with the lingo of another country can certainly be a challenge and some pupils think 'Why bother ' when English is spoken by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Others have questioned the need for a second language when translation technology is advancing.
Matthew Fell, chief UK policy director for business group the CBI, has told the BBC that "The decline in language learning in schools must be reversed, or else the UK will be less competitive globally and young people less prepared for the modern world." But even for those who are keen to study another language, the opportunity is being reduced. In Scotland, for example, foreign language subjects are being squeezed out of many secondary school timetables with some head teachers blaming pressure on the curriculum.
However, some native English speakers have told the BBC about the benefits of speaking another tongue. Cassandra Scott, from Edinburgh, studied three languages in her final year at school. She is now a freelance translator in Edinburgh, and says "Learning languages at school really set the course for my career."
二、词汇表
foreign language 外语
get your tongue round something “舌头转过弯来”，正确发出…音
vocabulary 词汇
grammar 语法
qualification 资格证书，文凭
second language 第二语言
open doors to something 为（新事物）敞开大门，使…成为可能
German 德语
French 法语
Spanish 西班牙语
Mandarin 普通话
get to grips with 理解，掌握
lingo 外语
translation 翻译
foreign language subject 外语学科
curriculum 全部课程
native English speaker 英语为母语者
tongue 语言
translator 译者，翻译家
set the course for 为…指明方向
career 职业
三、测试与练习
阅读课文并回答问题。
1. Which languages have seen the biggest decline in British students learning them
2. True or false Some students think translation technology can replace the need for learning another language.
3. What is suggested in the article about the effects on global business if we don't learn to speak other languages
4. Why might it be considered a surprise that the numbers of students learning French and German has declined so much
5. Which word used in the article means needing a lot of effort to be done successfully
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. Having a degree in Economics certainly ________ to jobs in the banking sector.
opening doors opened door
opens doors door opens
2. I thought my Italian pen friend said she was building a house, not moving house! Her message must have got lost in _________.
translator tongue
translation grammar
3. My son has chosen to study three _________ at school so he can eventually get a job as a translator at the UN!
languages Spanish
qualifications curriculum
4. I just can't _________ this new computer software, I'm going to have to phone IT support.
got to grips with
get too gripped with
get to grip with
get to grips with
5. Although I speak Russian with my wife and her family, my mother ________ is actually English.
tongue lingo
German translator
【参考答案】
阅读课文并回答问题。
1. Which languages have seen the biggest decline in British students learning them
In the UK, the number of teenagers learning foreign languages in UK secondary schools has dropped by 45% since the turn of the millennium, with German and French falling the most.
2. True or false Some students think translation technology can replace the need for learning another language.
True. The article says some students have questioned the need for a second language when translation technology is advancing.
3. What is suggested in the article about the effects on global business if we don't learn to speak other languages
Matthew Fell, chief UK policy director for business group the CBI has told the BBC that "The decline in language learning in schools must be reversed, or else the UK will be less competitive globally."
4. Why might it be considered a surprise that the numbers of students learning French and German has declined so much
These are the languages spoken in two of the UK's closest trading partners.
5. Which word used in the article means needing a lot of effort to be done successfully
Challenge. "Getting to grips with the lingo of another country can certainly be a challenge."
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. Having a degree in Economics certainly opens doors to jobs in the banking sector.
2. I thought my Italian pen friend said she was building a house, not moving house! Her message must have got lost in translation.
3. My son has chosen to study three languages at school so he can eventually get a job as a translator at the UN!
4. I just can't get to grips with this new computer software; I'm going to have to phone IT support.
5. Although I speak Russian with my wife and her family, my mother tongue is actually English.
焦虑疲惫的千禧一代
一、语篇泛读
Vocabulary: stress and exhaustion 词汇: 压力和劳累
Do you often feel stressed Does the pace of life make you feel like you're continually on the go or at the end of your rope Are you often so wiped out by work that you struggle to switch off And are you a member of the millennial generation, who, according to the Pew Research Center, were born between 1981 and 1996 If your answer to these questions is 'yes', maybe you suffer from 'millennial burnout'.
Millennial burnout is a term first popularized by BuzzFeed writer Anne Helen Petersen. Unlike 'regular' burnout, which leaves sufferers feeling physically and emotionally frazzled, run into the ground and overwhelmed, millennial burnout also adds, among other things, 'errand paralysis'. This is when minor tasks, such as cleaning the car, or sending a parcel in the mail, feel impossible. "It's not as if I were slacking in the rest of my life," she wrote. "But when it came to the stuff that wouldn't make my job easier or my work better, I avoided it." So it doesn't get done, which leads to a backlog of tasks and feelings of shame.
In the UK, 74% of us feel so stressed that we are coming apart at the seams, mentalhealth.org reports. So why are millennia’s tearing their hair out Millennials feel their problems are 'exacerbated by social media, because of the constant pressure to be living up to your best life,' British psychotherapist Beverly Hills told the BBC. This pressure is made worse when the definition of 'success' seems to have changed. It used to be about earning money, but now it's things like being passionate about work, being super-healthy, holidaying and having amazing experiences, etc. That's a lot to have on your plate and the 'failure' to cope leaves many feeling guilty, ashamed and at their wits' end.
However, the concept of millennial burnout has not gone unchallenged. Many have said that it's merely a form of entitled laziness or the result of poor choices – for example, trying to do too much. After all, as psychoanalyst Josh Cohen writes for NBC, this isn't the first generation to suffer from overwork and exhaustion, nor is it the first to have to adapt to new forms of technology and culture. Could the answer simply be that millennial ambition reaches too far
The jury is still out on whether millennial burnout is real or not – though it isn't a recognized medical condition. Whether it will become one is unknown. So for the time being, try not to stress about it.
二、词汇表
stressed 有压力的
on the go 忙个不停
at the end of your rope 智穷力竭
wiped out 精疲力尽的
switch off 放松
burnout 劳累过度
frazzled 疲惫的
run into the ground 拼命工作，累得筋疲力尽
overwhelmed 难以承受的
slack 偷懒
come apart at the seams 崩溃
tear one’s hair out 焦虑不堪
exacerbate 使恶化，使加重
pressure 压力
have a lot on one’s plate 有很多工作要做
cope 处理，应付
at your wits' end 束手无策
三、测试与练习
阅读课文并回答问题。
1. According to the article, who are the millennial generation
2. What is 'errand paralysis'
3. According to Beverly Hills, why do millennials feel millennial burnout
4. True or false: Everyone agrees that millennial burnout is real.
5. Which word in the text means 'feeling that you have the right to do or have something because of who you are'
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. What a full day! I'm totally ______. I feel like I could sleep for a week!
on the go
at the end of your rope
slacking
wiped out
2. I'm sorry, boss, I've got ______. I'm already managing three other projects.
a lot on my plate
a lot in my bowl
a lot on my tray
a lot in my cup
3. I've had three children! I can easily ______ with one baby for an evening. Go and relax.
switch off stress
cope exacerbate
4. We ______ the problem by borrowing more money than we could pay back.
strengthened furthered
intense exacerbated
5. John! Stop sleeping at your desk! I don't want to see you ______ again!
burnout
slacking
tearing your hair out
overwhelmed
参考答案
阅读课文并回答问题。
1. According to the Pew Research Center, who are the millennial generation
The millennial generation are people born between 1981 and 1996.
2. What is 'errand paralysis'
'Errand paralysis' is an inability to complete minor tasks such as cleaning the car or posting a parcel.
3. According to Beverly Hills, why do millennia’s feel millennial burnout
They are exacerbated by social media because of the constant pressure to be living up to their best life.
4. True or false: Everyone agrees that millennial burnout is real.
False. Some consider it to be entitled laziness, or the result of poor choices. Nor is it a recognized medical condition.
5. Which word in the text means 'feeling that you have the right to do or have something because of who you are'
Entitled. (Many have said that it's merely a form of entitled laziness)
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. What a full day! I'm totally wiped out. I feel like I could sleep for a week!
2. I'm sorry, boss, I've got a lot on my plate. I'm already managing three other projects.
3. I've had three children! I can easily cope with one baby for an evening. Go and relax.
4. We exacerbated the problem by borrowing more money than we could pay back.
5. John! Stop sleeping at your desk! I don't want to see you slacking again!
学习外语的重要性
导读：
有些人觉得学外语这件事既有趣又实用。但一项研究发现，目前正在学习外语的英国中学生人数与本世纪初相比下降了 45%，导致这一变化的因素有哪些？青少年的外语水平是否会影响他们的国际竞争力？在英国，哪几门外语的热度近年来有明显的提升？本集内容通过讲述因学习外语而获益的几个真人真事，分析外语学习的重要性。
一、语篇泛读
Vocabulary: languages 词汇: 语言
As you probably know, learning a foreign language is sometimes challenging. But it can also be fun. We spend hundreds of hours at school trying to get our tongues round different vocabulary and grammar in order to earn a qualification. But learning to speak a second language is more than just passing an exam – it opens doors to new opportunities, helps you to communicate with others and makes travelling overseas more fulfilling.
It might come as a surprise that, according to research by the BBC, the number of teenagers learning foreign languages in UK secondary schools has dropped by 45% since the turn of the millennium. German and French have fallen the most. While these languages from two of the UK's closest trading partners have declined at GCSE level, there has been a noticeable surge in some others, such as Spanish and Mandarin.
Another survey of secondary schools suggests a third of students have dropped at least one language from their GCSE exam options. There are many reasons for this, including a perception by some students that languages are difficult. Getting to grips with the lingo of another country can certainly be a challenge and some pupils think 'Why bother ' when English is spoken by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Others have questioned the need for a second language when translation technology is advancing.
Matthew Fell, chief UK policy director for business group the CBI, has told the BBC that "The decline in language learning in schools must be reversed, or else the UK will be less competitive globally and young people less prepared for the modern world." But even for those who are keen to study another language, the opportunity is being reduced. In Scotland, for example, foreign language subjects are being squeezed out of many secondary school timetables with some head teachers blaming pressure on the curriculum.
However, some native English speakers have told the BBC about the benefits of speaking another tongue. Cassandra Scott, from Edinburgh, studied three languages in her final year at school. She is now a freelance translator in Edinburgh, and says "Learning languages at school really set the course for my career."
二、词汇表
foreign language 外语
get your tongue round something “舌头转过弯来”，正确发出…音
vocabulary 词汇
grammar 语法
qualification 资格证书，文凭
second language 第二语言
open doors to something 为（新事物）敞开大门，使…成为可能
German 德语
French 法语
Spanish 西班牙语
Mandarin 普通话
get to grips with 理解，掌握
lingo 外语
translation 翻译
foreign language subject 外语学科
curriculum 全部课程
native English speaker 英语为母语者
tongue 语言
translator 译者，翻译家
set the course for 为…指明方向
career 职业
三、测试与练习
阅读课文并回答问题。
1. Which languages have seen the biggest decline in British students learning them
2. True or false Some students think translation technology can replace the need for learning another language.
3. What is suggested in the article about the effects on global business if we don't learn to speak other languages
4. Why might it be considered a surprise that the numbers of students learning French and German has declined so much
5. Which word used in the article means needing a lot of effort to be done successfully
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. Having a degree in Economics certainly ________ to jobs in the banking sector.
opening doors opened door
opens doors door opens
2. I thought my Italian pen friend said she was building a house, not moving house! Her message must have got lost in _________.
translator tongue
translation grammar
3. My son has chosen to study three _________ at school so he can eventually get a job as a translator at the UN!
languages Spanish
qualifications curriculum
4. I just can't _________ this new computer software, I'm going to have to phone IT support.
got to grips with
get too gripped with
get to grip with
get to grips with
5. Although I speak Russian with my wife and her family, my mother ________ is actually English.
tongue lingo
German translator
【参考答案】
阅读课文并回答问题。
1. Which languages have seen the biggest decline in British students learning them
In the UK, the number of teenagers learning foreign languages in UK secondary schools has dropped by 45% since the turn of the millennium, with German and French falling the most.
2. True or false Some students think translation technology can replace the need for learning another language.
True. The article says some students have questioned the need for a second language when translation technology is advancing.
3. What is suggested in the article about the effects on global business if we don't learn to speak other languages
Matthew Fell, chief UK policy director for business group the CBI has told the BBC that "The decline in language learning in schools must be reversed, or else the UK will be less competitive globally."
4. Why might it be considered a surprise that the numbers of students learning French and German has declined so much
These are the languages spoken in two of the UK's closest trading partners.
5. Which word used in the article means needing a lot of effort to be done successfully
Challenge. "Getting to grips with the lingo of another country can certainly be a challenge."
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. Having a degree in Economics certainly opens doors to jobs in the banking sector.
2. I thought my Italian pen friend said she was building a house, not moving house! Her message must have got lost in translation.
3. My son has chosen to study three languages at school so he can eventually get a job as a translator at the UN!
4. I just can't get to grips with this new computer software; I'm going to have to phone IT support.
5. Although I speak Russian with my wife and her family, my mother tongue is actually English.