2025届高三英语一轮复习：时文阅读与练习28

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Meet"kangarootribe”

1AccordingtoarecentreportfromtheRepublicofKorea'snationalstatisticsoffice,

morethan50percentofunmarriedadultsbetweentheagesof30and40,and44

percentofthosebetween40and44,stilllivewiththeirparents.Theyarecalled

"kangarootribe".Itnotedthat42percentofchildrenwholivewiththeirparentsare

unemployed.

2Thereportcausedastirinthecountry.Despitetherecentmediaattention,

however,expertssaythatit'slongbeencommonforchildrenintheRepublicofKoreato

livewiththeirparentsintoadulthood.

3"ThekangarootribephenomenonishardlyamodernphenomenonintheRepublic

ofKorea,sincethepercentagesofadultsintheir30sand40slivingwiththeirparentsin

the1980sand2010sdonotdifferbymuch,"KyeBong-oh,asociologyprofessorat

KookminUniversity,said.

4Whilealackofeconomicindependenceisoftenareasonwhychildrendon'tleave

thenest,thetruthisthatmanycontinuetoliveathomeforavarietyofreasons.

Thekangarootribephenomenonisnotassimpleandone-sidedasoftenexplainedin

popularculture.Forsomeadultchildren,thearrangementallowsthemtocarefortheir

agingparentsmoreeasilyandsavemoneyforthefuture.

5"HousingpricesinbigcitiesincludingSeoulhavesharplyincreasedsince2000,

whilethejobmarkethasbecomehighlyunstable,withanincreasednumberof

temporaryjobhires,"LeeChulhee,aneconomicsprofessoratSeoulNational

Universitysaid."Thesefactorsallmakeitmuchmoredifficultforpeopleintheir30sand

40stomoveoutoftheirparents'homeandbeindependent."

6LeeYoungwoodis61yearsold.Hisson,LeeJeongkyu,is31andstillliveswith

hisparents.Giventhefactthathissonhasneverhadastablejob,LeeYoungwoodis

confidentthatheismakingtherightchoicenottopressurehissontomoveout."Mywife

andIwanttobelikeabigmountainthatoursoncouldalwaysleanon,"hesaid.ulwon't

beworriedatallabouthimuntilheisatleast35.”

ReadingCheck

Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.

1.Whatarethestatisticsinparagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Thetrendofunmarried.

B.Therateofunemployment.

C.Thenumberofchildreninafamily.

D.ThekangarootribeintheRepublicofKorea.

2.WhydoestheauthormentionKyeBong-OH'swordsinparagraph3?

A.Tointroducehisnewresearch.

B.Toprovetheopinionmentionedabove.

C.Toshowthechangesoflivingwithparents.

D.Todescribethetrendofthe"kangarootribe".

3.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthe"kangarootribe"intheRepublicofKorea?

A.Itbenefitsitselfonly.

B.Itisduetotheeconomicdepression.

C.Itcanbemorecomplicatedthanthought.

D.Itexistsbecauseofthecountry'stradition.

4.WhatisLeeYoungwood'sattitudetowardshissonlivingwithhimandhiswife?

A.Negative.B.Indifferent.C.Concerned.D.Supportive.

LanguageStudy

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Giventhefactthathissonhasneverhadastablejob,LeeYoungwoodisconfident

thatheismakingtherightchoicenottopressurehissontomoveout.考虑至U他的儿子从

来没有一份稳定的工作，李英旭确信他做出了正确的选择，不强迫他的儿子搬出去。

Home-grownfood

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1Weallneedtoeat,andwhenwegotobuyfoodatthesupermarket,we'reoffered

manychoices.Butweoftenbuyfoodthat'sbeenproducedinhugeamountsandthat's

traveledmanymilesbeforeitendsuponourplate.Soforsome,growingtheirownfood

isabetterchoice—andittastesgoodtoo!

2Fromgrowingvegetablesinlittlepotsonyourbalconytotakingcareofasmallplot

ofland,therearemanywaystoproducehome-grownfood.Itcanbebackbreakingwork

digging,weedingandwateringthesoil,buttheresultisfresh,home-grownfruitsand

vegetables,helpinguskeepafive-a-daydiet.

3TherecentCOVID-19pandemiclockdownmeansdemandforhome-grownfood

hasseenacomebackintheUK.MiriamDobsonfromtheUniversityofSheffield,toldthe

BBCthatsomepeoplehavebeenspendingalotoftheirtimeontheirplots,growing

plentyoffreshfruitandvegetables-which,attimes,havebeenchallengingtobuyin

supermarkets.Shesays,"Thecoronavirushasremindedpeopleoftheweaknesswithin

ourglobalfoodsystem.Insuchadifficulttime,interestinself-supportrises."

4Butforthosewithlimitedspace,asolutiontogrowtheirownvegetablesliescloser

tohome—usingpots.SheilaBrandlivesinathird-floorflatinRotterdam.Shehas

managedtogrowtomatoesandeggplantsandisalreadyharvestingraspberries（木莓）.

Shesaidthatwatchingtheplantsgrow"isveryexciting：'Oh,it'sgotanewleaf!"

5Aswellasthebenefitsofsavingmoneyandenjoyingtastyfood,growingyourown

fromabalconyorwindowledgenotonlyimprovesyourwell-beingandimmediate

environment,butyoucanalsoactuallygrowalotofvegetables.So,maybeit'stimefor

usalltogetplantinganddevelopourgreenfingers!

ReadingCheck

Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.

1.Whatdoes"afive-a-daydiet"inPara.2probablymean?

A.Adietthatincludesfivemeals.

B.Adietthatincludesplentyofwater.

C.Adietthatincludesfivekindsofrice.

D.Adietthatincludesenoughfruitsandvegetables.

2.Whyishome-grownfoodgettingpopularagainintheUK?

A.It'smoreinteresting,cheapanddelicious.

B.TheglobalfoodsystemisdoingharmtotheBritish.

C.Itsavesthetimeandmoneyontransportation.

D.Itcanbehardtobuyfreshfoodduringthepandemic.

3.Wherecanyougrowyourownfoodifyouliveinasmallflat?

A.Inapot.B.Onaplate.

C.Inagarden.D.Ontheroof.

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TherecentCOVID-19pandemiclockdownmeansdemandforhome-grownfoodhas

seenacomebackintheUK.最近新型冠状肺炎疫情导致的封锁意味着英国对自种食物的

需求再度流行。

Teensexperiencinglessanxietyamidthepandemic

青少用瑛醐蝇厢眇的1虑

1AgroupofresearchersinSouthWestEnglandsuspectedthatyoungteenswho

wereremoteschoolingduetotheCOVID-19pandemicmightbefeelingmoreanxious.

Whentheyconductedasurvey,however,whattheyfoundwassurprisingtothem：the

studentswereactuallyexperiencinglessanxiety.

2Thestudy,whichwascarriedoutbyresearchersattheUniversityofBristol,

madeuseofanalreadyongoingstudydealingwithsocialmediauseandteenmental

health.Theparticipantshadalreadydoneabaselinesurveybeforethepandemicin

October2019.Toassesstheimpactofthepandemic,anothersurveywasdoneduring

theApril/Maytimeframe.Over1,000year-ninestudentsfrom17secondaryschoolsin

SouthWestEnglandwereinvolvedinthestudy.

3Theteamfoundthat54percentof13-to14-year-oldgirlswereatriskofanxiety

priortothepandemic,withthatfiguredroppingby10percentduringlockdown.

Twenty-sixpercentofboysinthesameagegroupwereatriskduringtheinitialsurvey,

comparedto18percentduringlockdown.

4Manyoftheteensalsoreportedanincreasedsenseofwell-beingwhiletheywere

inlockdown.Boysreportedabiggerimprovementthangirls.Also,thosewhoreported

thelowestsenseofwell-beingpriortothepandemicexperiencedthegreatest

improvement.EmilyWidnallMSc,whowastheleadauthorofthestudy,saidthatshe

andherteamweresurprisedwhentheyfoundtheresultsofthesurvey."Howeverwhen

takingastepback,"shesaid,“weknowthatschoolformanyteenagerscanbequiet

anxiety-provokingintermsofexampressureandchallengingpeerrelationshipsincluding

bullying.Thishasbeenareallyrareopportunitytounderstandhowyoungerteenagers

feelwithouttheday-to-daypressuresofschoollife."

5Manystudentsalsoreportedfeelingagreaterconnectiontotheirschoolswith

increasedopportunitiestotalkwiththeirteachersdespitenotphysicallybeingatschool.

*'ltmaybebecausedigitalplatformscouldplayabiggerroleasalearningtool."

ReadingCheck

Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.

1.WhydidEmilycarryouttheresearch?

A.Tofindouthowtofightagainstthepandemic.

B.Toknowhowsocialmediauseaffectsteens.

C.Tofindwhytheteenswereanxiousduringlockdown.

D.Toevaluatetheimpactsofthepandemiconteens'mentalhealth.

2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"priorto"inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Juniorto.B.Previousto.

C.Equalto.D.