高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：疫情话题

1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：学号：姓名：外刊精选I一个危险信号：许多人对疫情都倦了【背景介绍】在疫情仍旧十分严峻的欧美地区，很多人已疲惫不堪，甚至无心应战。然 而随着疫情的再次来袭，这些倦怠情绪已然变成一种群体感受。原本以为是一场短跑，谁知 实际竟是马拉松，这对于人的耐力确实是个极大的考验。为什么疫情让我们既焦虑又倦怠？ “持续战疫”是否已成为我们生活的一局部？Pandemic Fatigue Is RealAnd Its SpreadingBy Stacy Meichtry, Joanna Sugden and Andrew BarnettFrom the corridors of Washi

2、ngton to the cobblestones of Paris, the coronavirus is roaring back and authorities are ramping up restrictions again. This time around, however, everyone is tired.Hospital staff world-wide are demoralized after seven months of virus-fighting triage. The wartime rhetoric that world leaders initially

3、 used to rally support is gone. Family members who willingly sealed themselves off during spring lockdowns are suddenly finding it hard to resist the urge to reunite.Zoe Sharp, a 43-year-old human-resources leader in Washington, D.C., has been stringent with her family throughout the pandemic, sanit

4、izing elevator buttons, airing out packages and microwaving the newspaper. Her 4-year-old son Hank even created a no-cuddle list to protect family members who are more vulnerable to the virus, like his grandparents.A week ago, however, something snapped. Ms. Sharp booked a trip to visit her father-i

5、n-law in Memphis, Tenn., replete with a stop at the local theme park. Grandpa is now off the no-cuddle list.“I need something to look forward to J Ms. Sharp says, adding that her children “want to see their grandfather. Theyre worried about him, and they talk about him a lot.”Too much pandemic fatig

6、ue, authorities say, can fuel a vicious cycle: A tired public tends to let its guard down, triggering more infections and restrictions that in turn compound the fatigue.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。.fatigue g ti： 9 n.roar ro ： vi./n.ramp rasmp n.demoralized di mD rolai zd adj.triage tri： a： 3 n.rhetoric

7、retsrl k n.stringent stri ndj ont adj.snap snaep v.fuel Qu： ol vt.trigger tn go vt. pound kom pau ndj vt.【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。.急剧增加的水平、数量.医务工作者.把自己封闭起来.抗拒做某事的冲动,给电梯按钮消毒.给包裹通风,充满.恶性循环.放下戒备，放松警惕拓展练习阅读理解My fourth-grader came home from school crying recently, after discovering that she hadnt been in

8、vited to a birthday party. I wanted to join in her pity party.too, had just seen pictures of a gathering on social media. I was asleep by 9:00 that night, unaware of all the fun things that were happening.I always assumed that FOMO (fear of missing out) was a feeling reserved for kids and teens. But

9、 FOMO affects every age group. In fact, theres a scientific explanation for FOMO: Our survival as a species is based on being included in group activities. In order to survive, we must share resources and work as a team.In a 2018 study published in Motivation and Emotion, researchers found that FOMO

10、 is felt by everyone, regardless of their personality. And while FOMO was originally based on survival, today it is associated with sleep problems, fatigue (疲劳)and stress.“When glancing through social media, we see the best versions of peoples lives and we think we should be doing something to feel

11、more fulfilled and satisfied, instead of focusing on activities that actually give us less joy,“ said Meha Agrawal, founder and CEO of Silk & Sonder.Cutting back on your social media time would help limit your FOMO feelings. But you can also decide to change your thinking. You always get to choose y

12、our thoughts J said Vikki Louise, an anxiety coach. The concept of missing out is subjective: You always decide if you are not included.,Additionally, connecting with the reasons you chose not to participate and owning your choice can go a long way, said Adi Jaffe, mental health expert and lecturer

13、at UCLA.This is true even if you didnt actually make the choice to be excluded.What does the underlined sentence imply in the first paragraph?A.The author also felt sad about being left out.B.The author and her daughter hated going to parties.C.The author wanted to throw a party for her daughter.D.T

14、he author didnt understand her daughters sadness.What do we know about FOMO according to the 2018 study?A.It can affect our chances of survival.B.It easily hurts mentally weak people.C.It is connected with sleep problems.D.It is shared only among young people.What did Vikki Louise suggest us doing w

15、ith FOMO?A.Setting a limit to our social media time.B peting with others to reduce FOMO.C.Digging into the benefits of missing out.D.Deciding for ourselves whether we miss out.Where can you most probably read this passage?A.In a travel guidebook.B.In a family magazine.C.In a researchers lab record.D

16、.In a health journal.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。l.fatigue fo* ti： g n.疲劳.roar ro ： vi./n.吼叫，咆哮.ramp raemp n.斜坡.demoralized di mD rolal zd adj. 士气低落的.triage tri: a: 3 n.病人鉴别分类.rhetoric retori k n.精心设计出来的语言，虚华词藻.stringent stn nd3 0nH adj.严格的.sn即snaep v.（文中指）意志突然转变；突然断裂.fuel iju： ol vt.刺激，引发（贬义居多）.t

17、rigger tn go vt,引起,引发 pound kam pau nd vt.使恶化【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。.ramp up急剧增加的水平、数量.hospital staff医务工作者.seal oneself off把自己封闭起来.resist the urge to do sth.抗拒做某事的冲动.sanitize elevator buttons 给电梯按钮消毒.air out packages 给包裹通风.replete with 充满.vicious cycle/circle 恶性循环.1et ones guard down放下戒备，放松警惕【全文翻译】疫情疲劳真实存在，并且正在蔓延穿越华盛顿的走廊，席卷巴黎的鹅卵石大道，新冠病毒就这样呼啸归来，政府再次加强 管控。然而这一次，人们已经倦了。经过7个月的战“疫，排”疫、全世界的医务工作人员已陷入士气低迷的状态。领导人 们起初用来争取支持的那种战时才有的虚华口号，已不再发挥作用。那些春季封锁期自愿隔 离的人们，突然发现对家人团聚的渴望是如此难以