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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
Discovertheusefulstructureinthetext
Giventhefactthat…意為"考慮到...的事實",that引導(dǎo)同位語從句
Giventhefactthathissonhasneverhadastablejob,LeeYoungwoodisconfident
thatheismakingtherightchoicenottopressurehissontomoveout.考慮至U他的兒子從
來沒有一份穩(wěn)定的工作,李英旭確信他做出了正確的選擇,不強迫他的兒子搬出去。
Home-grownfood
自
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.
LanguageStudy
Discovertheusefulstructureinthetext
動詞see、witness、萬nd、notice等用于擬人句中,使表達更加生動形象
TherecentCOVID-19pandemiclockdownmeansdemandforhome-grownfoodhas
seenacomebackintheUK.最近新型冠狀肺炎疫情導(dǎo)致的封鎖意味著英國對自種食物的
需求再度流行。
Teensexperiencinglessanxietyamidthepandemic
青少用瑛醐蠅廂眇的1慮
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.
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