热点01 走进Z世代-2023年中考英语【热点·重点·难点】专练（全国通用）

专项六 中考热点 热点 01 走近Z世代 一、阅读单选 A篇 The idea of low material needs, low consumption (消费) and refusing to work, marry and have children, known as a “lying down” lifestyle, recently struck a chord with many young Chinese who are eager to take a break to breathe in this highly-competitive society. Many millennials (千一代) and Generation Zs (Z一代) complained to the Global Times that burdens (负担，压力) including work stress, family disputes and financial pressure, have pushed them “against the wall”. They said they hate the “involution(内卷)”, joking that they would rather give up some of what they have than get trapped in an endless competition against peers. “Instead of always following the ‘fine tradition’ of struggle, endure and sacrifice (牺牲) to bear the stresses, they prefer a temporary lying down as relief and adjustment (调整),” said a scholar, “No wonder that some young people, under the growing pressures from child-raising to paying the mortgage (按揭) today, would try to live in a simple way and leave the worries behind.” Interestingly, most of millennials and Gen Zs reached by the Global Times, who consider themselves big fans of the lying down belief, hold the view that they only accept a temporary lying down as a short-time rest. It is true that with the great improvement of living conditions, some Chinese youth have partly lost the spirit of hardship and are not willing to bear too much hard work. But in fact, lying down is not completely comfortable. Young people who lie down always feel bad about their loss of fight far beyond their reach. “Young people on campus have both expectations and confusion about their future, but most of us have refused to set ourselves up in chains to waste opportunities and challenges,” a graduate student told the Global Tines. “It’s no use running away. I have to ‘stand up’ and face the reality sooner or later.” 1．What might have caused the “lying down” lifestyle among the young? A．Improvements in living conditions. B．Growing pressure