The topic of China’s “slash youth”(斜杠青年) has become hot on social media recently, drawing attention to the different pursuits(追求) of the younger generation.
The slash youth means those who refuse to be accepted by just one personal identity(身份). They like to present themselves as different identities, such as a nurse and model, a teacher and excellent singer, and an engineer and band player. Rather than comfortable life, they pursue meaningful achievement.
A different career can make them develop new experiences and talents. What’s more, they can get other people’s recognition(承认) and they can have a sense of satisfaction themselves.
A study on “slash youth” published in the China Youth Research magazine talks about the background of this phenomenon(现象): with part of modern society’s usual organization and stability norms(稳定的规范) are broken, flexible labor(灵活的劳动力) markets has appeared. Young people also face the difficult time of self-development, including the sense of powerlessness, lost sense of value in the job, which forces them to re-find the meaning of work.
“The slash life shows that our society is changing better and better in some ways, and it welcomes everyone’s self-development,” said Shi Yanrong, an associate researcher from Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences. “Young people no longer have to depend on work and money for their sense of self-development. They would like to create their own identities.” The researcher added that against the background that people have different interests and are willing to pay for these interests nowadays, the slash life of the youth would drive the growth of a new economy(经济) and its development.
| Slash Youth | |
| Definition （定义） | The slash youth have more than one personal identity and hope to make meaningful achievement instead of living |
| Different careers can make them develop new experiences and talents. Different careers can make other people recognize them. Different careers can make them feel | |
| Background | Part of modern society’s usual organization and stability norms are broken, flexible labor markets has appeared. Young people have no |
| Influence | As our society changes better and better, it welcomes everyone’s self-development. Young people would like to create their own identities because they no longer have to depend on work and money for their sense of self-development. The slash life of the youth would get a new economy to |
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People in Western countries are eating less meat these days, whether for their health or because they want to protect animals. But now they have another reason that eating less meat can help to prevent climate (气候) change to make a better environment.
Raising livestock (家畜) is bad for the environment. When animals like cows digest (消化) food, their stomachs make greenhouse gases(气体), which is a major cause of global (全球) warming. 17 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (排放) come from livestock farming. The New York Times reported. To raise these livestock, people have to cut down forests and turn them into farms. Forests play a key role in fighting global warming because they take in greenhouse gas.
The study found eating less meat could cut global food-related (与食物相关的) emissions by nearly 35 percent by 2050. Eating more vegetables in the long term could cut down emissions by 63 percent.
But eating less meat won’t be easy. People in Western countries will need to eat 90 percent less meat than they do now, or it will have no influence on our climate.
Some say that eating insects could help. A UN report says that eating insects is healthier and better for the environment. They produce 75 percent less greenhouse gas than livestock. Some experts are creating man-made meat. People in the US might be able to buy this kind of meat in the future.
1. How many reasons do Western people eat less meat?2. Where does greenhouse gas emissions come from?
3. Why do the forests play a key role in fighting global warming?
4. Will Western people need to eat less meat than they do now?
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
【推荐2】Bamboo is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains (平原).
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters(厘米) wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables (绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to use bamboo to find water. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills (钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields be watered.
| A Plant—Bamboo | |
| Type | Bamboo isn’t called a tree, but it is a kind of |
| Place | Over 1000 kinds of bamboo grows around the world on both |
| Color | Bamboo grows in different colors, such as yellow, |
| Usage | Bamboo was used for Engineers are trying to teaching poor countries how to use bamboo |
Biting could be worrying
Nail biting (咬指甲) can begin at an early age. Up to 45 percent of the teenagers in the UK bite their nails, the BBC reported. There are also many famous nail biters, including American singer Britney Spears. A survey shows that 13.78% of primary school students in China bite nails. It makes our fingers look ugly. It’s dirty. It could hurt a lot. But many people just can’t stop doing it.
There’s nothing wrong with biting nails to keep them tidy. But it could get out of control. Some people bite a nail not because it’s too long, but because they are feeling stressed out, or just have nothing else to do.
The same could happen to skin picking and hair pulling. A normal behavior (行为) could become “pathological” (病态的), as experts say.
In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association labeled (把……列为) nail biting as an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD，强迫症). People with this disorder may wash their hands too many times or have to line up their shoes in a certain way.
These behaviors have a lot in common. OCD is doing something normal and healthy too much, NPR reported. But nail biting is different from other OCD behaviors in at least one way. People with other OCD don’t want to wash their hands over and over again. There is no fun in it. They are just afraid that if they don’t do something, something else that’s very bad will happen to them. But nail biters enjoy it. “When you get the right nail, it feels good,” said Mathews.
But anyway, it’s still a bad habit. So what can we do to stop it? Since most people bite nails as a way of lower stress, finding another way to lower that stress could be useful, suggested Rochelle Torgerson, a doctor at the Mayo Clinic in the US. She said: “They can try playing with their pens.” “Besides, nail biters really want to bite if they find a small imperfect part of the nail”, said Mathews. So always keep your nails in good shape.
·Nail biting begins at an early age. ·45% the teenagers in the UK like biting nails. And 13.78% of primary school students in China bite nails according to a study. ·It makes fingers look ugly. ·It’s dirty and it could hurt a lot. | Reasons ·The nail biters feel ·The nail biters try to keep nails tidy and in good shape. | |
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Differences between OCD behaviors and nail biting ·Other OCD people have no fun washing their hands many times or lining up the shoes, ·The nail biters want to keep their nails in a good shape. So they do it | Advice ·Find some other ways to lower stress. For example, they can try playing with pens | |
A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for younger people. Puppy love (早恋) may bring stress for young people and can cause depression (忧郁症). The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all. The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, this “loss of self”is much more likely to make depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents. Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing, Try romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family. Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughter or son, they need to give up. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity (成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.
| Theme | Puppy love may |
| Findings | ●The study shows that boys become ●The possible reason is that girls who fall in love tend to keep their |
| Suggestions | ●Build strong friendships and a strong sense of self ●Enjoy themselves by attending interesting school activities. ●Stay with their family. |
| Ways | ●Parents should pay close attention to the changes in their children’s eating and moods and offer help whenever it is necessary. ●Maturity helps us get rid of the bad |
| Conclusion | Love when you become mature enough. |
Dear Editor,
I am writing to ask what has happened to our youth. They are not as polite, hard-working or clever as my generation. I will give you two examples.
Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 am. It was very busy so there were no free seats. There were some teenagers sitting on the seats nearest me. I don't know why they were not at school. They were talking loudly and laughing. It was difficult to read my newspaper with all the noise. A heavily pregnant woman and her daughter got on at the next stop, with lots of shopping bags. I expected the teenagers to let them sit down. They saw the woman but did nothing. I had to ask them to give her a seat. They reluctantly did so but gave me a rude look. I got off at the next stop and was glad that the teenagers didn't follow me.
Last Saturday, I had dinner with my friend's family. I expected to meet his children, who I hadn't seen for ten years. During dinner, we started talking about world politics. It soon became clear that they didn't know much. They couldn't tell me the name of the King of Spain or the President of Italy. All they knew about was the internet and which singers were the most beautiful. In my day, students knew the kings, queens and presidents of every country in Europe.
I worry about the future of Germany. How could these young people become reliable workers and parents? They sit around McDonald's after school instead of going to the library as I did at their age. Maybe they have too much money. Perhaps another reader can give us an idea about what to do with this "lost generation"
Franz Vogts,
Hamburg
1. In what three ways does Mr. Vogts think young people today are worse than young people before?_________________________________________________________________________
2. What were the teenagers near Mr. Vogts doing?
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3. What did Mr. Vogts think should happen when a pregnant woman got on the train?
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4. How do you know the teenagers were not satisfied with Mr. Vogts?
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5. Why was Mr. Vogts disappointed at the dinner?
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A few years ago, my sister started to feel worried about her teenage daughter. What was she doing after school? Where was she spending her time? Her daughter was an excellent student and took part in all kinds of after-class activities. Even so, she decided to put a tracking (跟踪) app on the kid’s phone.
At first, my sister believed everything was OK and this made her “feel better” She thought she made a smart decision. Then this suddenly ended, “I found out that she was someplace that she said she wasn’t. I went out in the middle of the night and found her walking without shoes in the middle of the street with some friends.” Things quickly went more unpleasant for the mother and the daughter after that.
With 85.3% of teens having their own phones now, according to a study in 2021, more and more of their parents are facing the question to watch or not.
Ann Homayoun, an expert from Harford University, has advised many parents and their kids about this. “I’ve found teens are more acceptable to tracking apps when it is included as part of a family agreement to improve safety than when it is placed as a secret tool to watch them,” she said.
Mark Bell, a father of a teenage girl, said, “We don’t have tracking apps, but we have set some rules that my daughter must follow if she wants to get a phone,” he said. For example, his daughter must “friend” him on social media (媒体) so he can read posts, and she must share all passwords. When you’re trying to build trust, you need to create an environment that encourages it. So, to win their trust, you always need to be straight with your children.
“Parents must let children know how and when they’ll be watching them.” said Doctor White. “If they’re not open about it”, he warns. “it can greatly harm(伤害) the parent and child relationship.”
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When you visit a restaurant, you may see some people eating on their own. In the past, these people might feel embarrassed about eating alone, because this might show that they had no friends or disliked making friends with others. However, that’s changing.
According to a new survey of an American company, the adult eats six meals alone each week and 387 meals each year on average. That means eating alone is a new fashion. In China, eating alone is also growing in popularity.
It is true that when people choose to eat with other people, they must be affected by the diners who are with them. If the diners share similar habits, they are lucky and can enjoy a good meal. If not, they must deal with the embarrassing experience of bad table manners, and boring conversations. So eating alone can help people get away from bad dinner dates, embarrassing groups and boring conversations and let them enjoy the personal experience. Wang Kerui, a freshman from Beijing Normal University, is a good example. “Eating alone doesn’t mean I’m lonely. Instead, it can help me enjoy ‘me-time’ and think about the challenges I have met in my studies,” she told TEENS.
Eating alone also shows that young people pay more attention to realizing their dreams and looking for a higher quality of life. Now, many young people with fixed incomes (固定收入) are beginning to re-examine their roles in society. Zhao Lianxue, 28, a media worker, says she enjoys her life alone. Without the task of cooking for a family, Zhao often eats alone in restaurants. In her spare time, she can read her favorite books, listen to music, go sightseeing or shopping. It’s not hard to see that eating alone for many young people. It doesn’t mean they feel lonely. It is more about freedom and independence.
1. People felt embarrassed about eating alone because others would think they2. The number of people who eat alone is
3. Eating alone can help people get away from bad dinner dates, embarrassing groups and
4. Zhao Lianxue has
5. Do you like to eat alone? Why or why not?
How do people stay warm during the cold winter? At present, people in northern parts of China have public heating systems（供暖系统）. People in the south turn on air conditioners（空调）. But how did people stay warm in the past?
Northern people had the kang（炕）, a type of bed. People use bricks to make it. There was a stove（炉子）connected （连接）to the bed. When you lit the stove, the bed became hot. It was the best thing to keep warm in winter.
Different from the north, people in the south had blanket warmers. The tangpozi（汤婆子） was a round pot. It was made of copper（铜）. Parents usually filled it with hot water and put it inside a quilt. When children went to bed, they could feel the warmth of the pot.
The honglong（烘笼）was another warmer in different places in the south. It was a small pot with charcoal（木炭）in it. There was a bamboo basket that held the pot. You could take it anywhere. The best part of it was that you could bake some nuts inside. What a great time to talk with friends and enjoy delicious food at the same time!
How people stay | ||
| Areas | In the past | |
| In the | Public heating systems | Kang: It was a bed made of bricks. It became |
| In the south | Air conditioners | Tangpozi: It was a round |
| Honglong: It was a small pot with charcoal | ||
【推荐3】Wen Xinrui, a student from Shanghai, together with her family, is seeing the great changes of China in recent years.
Wen’s grandparents have been enjoying free health checks for people aged above65 since 2013.It was hard to imagine in the past. The river near Wen’s house used to be dirty and give out a terrible smell. But last year the government took some action. (C)It was cleaned up and trees were planted on both sides. Now there are even fish swimming in it.
From 2013 to 2016, 55.64 million people in (A) ________ have been lifted out of poverty(贫困). This means their personal income(收入) has increased to more than 3,000 yuan a month. China aims to(力求达到) make all the people get out of poverty by 2020.
Also, China now has more than 22,000 kilometers of high-speed lines. That’s about 60 percent of the world’s total high-speed railways.
Such progress can’t have been made without the leadership of the Communist Party of China. (D) As the ruling party in China, the Party has more than 89 million members. They are from all walks of life(各行各业). (E) They have a big influence on both the government and people’s lives.
According (B) ________ President Xi Jinping, our socialism(社会主义) with Chinese characteristics(特色) has entered a new era(时代). The Party must always put people first and continue working hard to help people live better and happier lives.
阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务。
1. 在文中（A）和（B）的空白处分别填入适当的词：
2. 文中划线部分（C）指代的是：
3. 将文中画线部分（D）改写成为：As the ruling party in China, the Party has
4. 从文中找出两个能体现中国人民生活的形容词：
5. 将文中（E）处划线的句子译成汉语：
【推荐1】Some etiquette (礼仪) in modern life
Do you often use a mobile phone? Do you take the underground to school every day? These items make our modern life easier. But do you know how we should behave properly while using them? The following suggestions might be helpful.
For mobile phone users
◆Keep your voice down when you make a phone call in public. Shouting on the phone may make others feel uncomfortable. And you’d better not use it during an appointment (约会).
◆Stop sending messages or playing games with your mobile phone at a dinner or a party. It’s a good time to communicate with your family and friends.
◆Don’t make or answer a call while driving. It is not only very dangerous for both you and your passengers but also against the law.
For underground passengers
◆You are supposed to wait in line while buying tickets and getting on the underground.
◆You can’t eat, drink or smoke on the underground train. The smell and noise may bring others trouble. It’s our duty to keep the train clean and tidy. Besides, smoking is bad for health.
◆You can’t take pets onto the train. As we all know, animals may spread diseases (传播疾病) and make the train dirty.
◆You’d better not lie on the underground seats even if the train isn’t crowded. Offering your seat to someone who needs it is regarded as good manners.
根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。
Some etiquette in modern life | ||
| People | Dos | Don’ts |
| Mobile phone users | Make a phone call in a | Don’t Don’t make or answer a call while driving because it is not |
| Underground | Wait in Offer your seat to someone in | Don’t eat, drink, or smoke on the train because the smell and noise may Don’t take |
Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse are (A) ________ of the most popular cartoon characters in the world. In the short cartoons, Tom is always trying to catch Jerry, but he never has any success. Almost every cartoon ends with Tom in trouble and Jerry laughing at him. (B)这些故事充满乐趣and have a long history
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in (C) ________ late 1930s. Their boss told them to make funny cartoons.
Together they thought of the idea of a cat and a mouse. They thought it would be funny if the mouse was clever and always got the foolish cat into trouble.
The first Tom and Jerry cartoon was shown in cinemas in 1940. It was a great success. Over the next 17 years, they made many Tom and Jerry cartoons. Most of them are (D)around seven minutes long.
In (E)total, Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons. The cartoons were so good that they won a number of awards. (F)The famous cat and mouse remain popular today, as the cartoons are still shown on television around the world.
1. 在文中(A)和(C)的空白处填人适当的词:2. 将文中画线部分(B)译成英语:
3. 写出文中画线部分(D)和(E)处的同义词或近义词:
4. 将文中画线部分(F)改写为:
The famous cat and mouse
5. 从文中找出分别描述Tom the cat和Jerry the mouse性格特点的形容词:
【推荐3】Extreme Amazon（亚马孙之最）
Twenty percent of all the water that goes into oceans around the world comes from one river—the Amazon.
The Amazon River begins in the Andes Mountains in Peru. It travels about 6000 kilometers to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest river in the world. It is also the second longest. Most of the Amazon's water comes from rain. During the rainy season, parts of the river are 190 kilometers wide.
The Amazon River goes through the world's largest rain forest. The Amazon rain forest is home to the highest number of plant and animal species（种类）on Earth. There are 2.5 million kinds of insects, such as the world's largest ant. At least 3,000 kinds of fish live there, and one-fifth of all the bird species in the world. Some of the Amazon's animals are dangerous, such as the anaconda, the largest snake in the world. But there are also gentle animals, like the sloth and the pink dolphin.
The Amazon is very important to Earth. There are still many kinds of animals and plants there that we don't know about. If we lose the Amazon, we will lose a big part of life on Earth.
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