2024届高考英语外刊阅读1月4日专项训练

  外刊1 主题语境：新闻报道与社会现象 体裁：记叙文 阅读建议时长：8min 原文出处：China Daily 词数：357 难度：★★ 文章导读： 随着最近寒冷空气席卷中国大部分地区，为了不发抖，电热毯、暖手宝、暖风机等各类御寒神器都安排上了，其中“省服”、“火箱”这两种御寒神器火出了圈。 The Local Specialties to Withstand Cold in Southern China 南方人御寒神器 穿“省服”、钻“火箱” As recent cold fronts sweep through large parts of China, people in central China’ s Hunan province— unlike those in northern regions who have access to central heating— are   utilizing   a local specialty to withstand the cold: electric stoves. The stoves are usually put in wooden boxes with wooden lids, into which people can put their feet to keep warm. The stoves have become popular on social media platforms in recent years. Most of the top 10 best-selling stoves on Internet platform Pinduoduo are from Hunan. The stoves are also sold in southern provinces along the Yangtze River, where there is also no central heating, such as Jiangxi, Hubei, Anhui and Zhejiang. When you visit friends or relatives during the winter, they will tell you to relax with your feet on the stove lid, and your relationship immediately becomes closer as warmth comes from the same unit. The electric stoves are also popular because they do not consume much electricity, unlike air conditioning. An elderly woman surnamed Zhao from Changsha said that even if she uses the stove for 10 hours a day, it only costs 45 yuan per month in electricity. A home appliance shop owner surnamed Ling said that many of her customers buy electric stoves even though they have air conditioners. It takes much longer for the air conditioner to raise the room temperature, as hot air is lighter than cold, so people still have cold feet. Apart from the stoves, another “must have” for Hunan people during winter is cotton clothes of different colors. Locals call them “clothes of the province”. People wear them everywhere on casual occasions. While they are popular in the province, it’s hard to find two people wearing exactly the same clothes. One might wonder how many styles of cotton cl