专题 15 青少年近视--2023年高考英语外刊时文精读精练

2023年高考英语外刊时文精读精练 (15) Short-sightedness: Protecting the pupils 近视：保护学生 主题语境：人与自我 主题语境内容：健康的生活方式 【外刊原文】（斜体单词为超纲词汇，认识即可；下划线单词为课标词汇，需熟记。） Few things come with no downsides at all. Rich countries have almost completely banished infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (结核病),  cholera (霍乱)  and malaria (疟疾). Instead, their health ministries spend much of their time worrying about illnesses caused by wealth. Cheap, high calorie food has abolished starvation in the rich world, but it also encourages diabetes (糖尿病). White-collar jobs are less tiring than physical work. They also promote obesity and heart disease. Even education is not always good. Over the past few decades, East Asia has seen a stunning rise in the rate of short-sightedness. And a growing pile of evidence suggests that the main  reason for this is education—specifically, the fact that children spend large parts of the day in relatively dark classrooms. Before the long economic booms that began in