回家住“爸妈旅馆”等2则外刊阅读训练-2023届高三英语二轮复习

外刊精读家住“爸妈旅馆”导读：许多英国年轻人选择"回巢"，与父母同住。回到家中，他们享受着家庭的舒适生活一一做好的饭菜，满满当当的冰箱，干净整洁的房间，甚至日用水电杂费账单也由父母买单。但正如本期"外刊精读〃中介绍的，回家住"爸妈旅馆”是有代价的。一、语篇泛读'There'snoplacelikehome'ThisEnglishsayinghasmuchtruthinit:thebestplacetobeissurroundedbyourtreasuredpossessionsandourlovedonesandwitharoofoverourhead.Andformanyyoungadults,it'stheonlyaffordableplacetostay;somewherewheretheycanreceivefirst-classservicefrommumanddad.Butthiscomesataprice!Insomecountries,it'squitetraditionalforpeopleintheirlateteensandearly20stoliveathomewiththeirparents,butinotherplaces,flyingthenesttostarttheirownindependentlifeisverydesirable.Thereisnonagging,andyoucancomeandgoasyouwish.Butthere'sbeenagrowingtrend,intheUKatleast,foryoungpeopletoreturnhometolive-ornottoleavehomeatall.AccordingtotheUK'sOfficeforNationalStatistics,aboutaquarterofyoungadultsaged20-34liveathome,andthatfigurehasbeengrowing.Asurveybyapricecomparisonwebsitefoundthat18%ofadultchildrenintheUKsaidtheyweremovingbackhomebecauseofdebt,comparedwith8%lastyear.Moreyoungpeoplehadlosttheirjobs,andotherscouldn'taffordtheirrentcomparedwiththepreviousyear.So,it'seasytoseewhythey'reincreasinglybecominghomebirds.Syntheticfibreshavealargercarbonfootprintthannaturalones,butnaturalfabricsrequiremorewater.WhatdoestheEACrecommenddoingtoimprovethefastfashionsituation?Amongtheireighteenimprovements,theyrecommendincreasingtaxonpurchasestofundrecyclingcentresandintroducingmoresewinglessonsinschoolstoencourageamakedoandmendmentality.WhatdoesKristabelPlummerrecommenddoing?Sherecommendslookingforqualityandlongevityinclothes.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思恰当的单词填入句子中的空格处。I'msorry,sir.Wecan'tletyouinwiththatattire.It'sformaldressonly,I'mafraid.Thesehikingbootsaresodurable.Iboughtthemfiveyearsagoandthey'restillingreatcondition.Despitethesignsofwearandtearfromuseovertheyears,thedresswasinexcellentcondition.Thehouseisinterriblecondition.Thecarpetsandcurtainsarethreadbare.Itwasn'tlookedafteratall.Weneedtostopusingdisposableitems.Theyareextremelywasteful,environmentallyspeaking.TheBBC'sLucyHookerexplainsthatmanyreturningadultchildrenenjoyhomecomforts.Theseincludecookedmeals,afullfridgeandcleaning,aswellastheirbillsbeingcoveredbywhatiscommonlycalledzthehotelofmumanddad'.Butforthe'hoteliers',that'smumanddad,thesurveyfoundtheaveragecosttothemhasgoneupsharply,andthattheyaresacrificingluxuriesandholidaystolookaftertheirzbigkids'.EmmaCraigfromMoneysupermarketsays"they'retryingtolookaftertheirchildrenmore.Ifyourchildcomeshomeandyouseethemstrugglingfinancially,youfeelmoreawkwardaskingthemforrentortocontribute.Ittugsonyourheartstringsmore.”Withparentssplashingoutaround£1,886ontakeawayfood,buyingnewfurnitureandupgradingtheirWi-Fiforthebenefitoftheiroffspring,it'seasyforthereturningchildrentoputtheirfeetupandmakethemselvesathome.That'sbeforetheylearnahometruth-thatonedayitmightbetheirownkidswho'llbecheckingintothehotelofmumanddad!二.词汇表there'snoplacelikehome没有比家更温暖的地方，没有一个地方比得上家possession个人物品,财产lovedone亲人aroofoverourhead住处flythenest离开父母独立生活nagging唠叨，指责rent房租homebird喜欢住在家里的人homecomforts家庭的温暖

bill（水、电、煤气、网络等费用）账单thehotelofmumanddad"爸妈旅馆〃，在父母家中居住hotelier旅馆、酒店老板（在此文中指父母）tugonyourheartstrings牵动你的心弦splashout花大笔的钱furniture家具offspring后代，子女putone'sfeetup休息makeoneselfathome放松,享受hometruth令人不愉快的事情三.测试与练习阅读课文并答问题。阅读课文并答问题。WhatpercentageofyoungadultsnowliveathomeintheUK?Giveonereasonthat'smakingyoungpeoplereturnhometolive.TrueorfaIse?Youngpeoplearesacrificingtheirholidaystoliveathome.Whatareparentsspending£1,886on?Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans'difficultorembarrassing"?请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思恰当的单词填入句子中的空格处。Mumwasveryupsetwhenherdaughterdecidedtoandmoveinwithherboyfriend.flythenestingflewthenestflythenestflyingthenest

onanamazingonanamazingonanamazingTocelebrateour10thanniversary,we/reholidaythisyear.onanamazingputtingourfeetupsplashingoutmakingourselvesathomehoteliersNeilisabitofa-heneverwantstogooutandwouldratherstayathomewatchingTV.hometruthhomebirdhomecomfortlovedoneMygirlfriendkeepsmeaboutgettingmarried-Iguessr11giveineventually!nagnaggednagsnaggingAfteraharddayofshoppingIliketogethome,andhaveanicecupoftea!putmyfeetupmakemyselfathomehomecomfortsflythenest参考答案阅读课文并阅读课文并阅读课文并答问题。阅读课文并答问题。WhatpercentageofyoungadultsnowliveathomeintheUK?AccordingtotheUK'sOfficeforNationalStatistics,aboutaquarterofyoungadultsaged20-34liveathome.Giveonereasonthat'smakingyoungpeoplereturnhometolive.Asurveyfoundthatdebt,becomingunemployedornotbeingabletoaffordtopayforrentarereasonsthatforyoungpeoplereturninghometolive.Trueorfalse?Youngpeoplearesacrificingtheirholidaystoliveathome.False.Itismumanddadwhoaresacrificingluxuriessuchasholidays,topayforlookingaftertheirgrown-upchildren.Whatareparentsspending£1,886on?Parentsspending(orsplashingout)around£1,886ontakeawayfood,buyingnewfurnitureandupgradingtheirWi-Fiforthebenefitoftheirchildren.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans"difficultorembarrassing"?Awkward.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思恰当的单词填入句子中的空格处。Mumwasveryupsetwhenherdaughterdecidedtoflythenestandmoveinwithherboyfriend.Tocelebrateour10thanniversary,we'resplashingoutonanamazingholidaythisyear.Neilisabitofahomebird-heneverwantstogooutandwouldratherstayathomewatchingTV.Mygirlfriendkeepsnaggingmeaboutgettingmarried-Iguessrilgiveineventually!AfteraharddayofshoppingIliketogethome,putmyfeetupandhaveanicecupoftea!快时尚带来的问题导读：有很多人都喜欢买衣服。在英国，近年来人们购买衣服的数量比以往任何时候都要多。买得多，扔得也多。这种快速服装消费模式被称为“快时尚〃，它给社会和环境带来了不少问题。面临"快时尚〃，我们能做些什么？本期〃外刊精读〃讨论快时尚所带来的问题。一.语篇泛读There'snothingquitelikenewclothes,isthere?TheUKcertainlylovesthem.AccordingtoareportbytheEnvironmentalAuditCommittee(EAC),theUKconsumesfivetimesmoreclothestodaythanitdidinthe1980s.That'smorethananyothernationinEuropeandamountstoaround26.7kgsperperson.Thisresultsin235milliongarmentsgoingtolandfill-victimsoffastfashion.Fastfashionisdefinedas〃anacceleratedfashionbusinessmodel”involving"increasednumbersofnewfashioncollectionseveryyear","quickturnarounds"and"lowerprices",accordingtotheEAC.Globalisationmeansthatattireismadeincountrieswherelabourischeaper.Thissavingispassedontoconsumers,whothenconsiderthegarbtheyowndisposable-easilyreplaceablewithsomethingmoreon-trend.Andthatcreatesproblems.First,there'stheenvironmentalcost.Manufacturinganykindoftextilecostsresources.Forexample,syntheticfibres,whicharemadefromplastic,havealargercarbonfootprintthannaturalones.Naturalfibres,althoughmorecarbon-efficient,stillrequiremorewatertogrow.Andfurtherresourcesareusedastheclothisdyed,madeintoclothingandtransportedtoretailforsale.Secondly,thefast-fashionindustryisunderpressuretoputthelatesttrendingitemsonshelvesfast,whichcanleadtoworkersbeingexploitedandforcedtolabourinpoorworkingconditions.IncountriessuchasBangladesh,EthiopiaandthePhilippines,workersarepaidwagesthatareinsufficienttoliveon.OneworkerinEthiopiatoldtheBBCthattheyhadtodealwithintolerableconditions,suchaswithheldovertimepaymerits,verbalabuse,andunsanitarytoilets.SowhatcanbedoneintheUKtoreduceclotheswaste?TheEAChasrecommendedeighteenimprovementstotheUKgovernment,fromincreasingtaxonpurchasestofundrecyclingcentrestointroducingmoresewinglessonsinschools,encouragingamakedoandmendattitudewhenthingsbecomethreadbare.Whatcanwedo?Shopzzsecond-handandvintage/7recommendsTollyGregory,anethicalfashionblogger.KristabelPlummer,aLondon-basedfashionblogger,whospoketotheBBC,alsorecommends“lookingforquality"and“longevity".Sokeepaneyeoutfordurable,resilient,hardyapparelthatresistswearandtear.二、词汇表garment衣服，服装collection一系列（新）服装attire（特定样式或正式的）服装garb（某种特定样式的）服装disposable用完即可丢弃的on-trend流行的，时尚的textile纺织物fibre（植物或人造）纤维dye染色retail零售

sewing缝纫makedoandmend不买新的而是修补旧的将就过去threadbare（衣物）穿旧的,磨破的second-hand二手的，旧的vintage复古的durable耐用的resilient有弹性的hardy结实耐用的apparel衣服，服装wearandtear磨损三.测试与练习阅读课文并阅读课文并阅读课文并答问题。阅读课文并答问题。TrueorFalse?Britishpeoplebuythesameamountofclothingtodayastheyalwayshave.HowdotheEACdefine'fastfashion'?Whataretheproblemsassociatedwithusingeithersyntheticornaturalfabrics?WhatdoestheEACrecommenddoingtoimprovethefastfashionsituation?WhatdoesKristabelPlummerrecommenddoing?请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思恰当的单词填入句子中的空格处。1.I'msorry,sir.Wecan'tletyouinwiththat.It'sformaldressonly,I'mafraid.attirefabriesewingsewingsewingvintagesewingThesehikingbootsareso.Iboughtthemfiveyearsagoandthey'restillingreatcondition.vintagethreadbaresustainabledurableDespitethesignsoffromuseovertheyears,thedresswasinexcellentcondition.on-trendmakedoandmenddyeingThesehikingbootsareso.Iboughtthemfiveyearsagoandthey'restillingreatcondition.vintagethre