2025届高三英语一轮复习培优外刊阅读导学案：职场人梦想的退休生活

高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜职场人梦想的退休生活，为何成了奢望？ 这两年，“提前退休”成了年轻人逃离职场内卷的寄托。越来越多的年轻人开始关注养老话题，甚至已经开始计算自己退休后能领到多少养老金。而据《纽约时报》报道，近些年，美国老龄人口贫困率明显提升，越来越多的美国人退休后仅能满足温饱，几乎没有积蓄。究竟为什么会出现这种情况？如何才能过上体面的老年生活？ An Uptick in Elder Poverty: A Blip, or a Sign of Things to Come? By Lydia DePillis Last year, the poverty rate for those 65 or older increased, even as it sank for everyone else. The uptick offers new evidence that elderly people haven't fared as well as younger generations in recent years, and some experts worry that it may signal a broader setback in the financial security of those past their prime working years. While 9.5 percent of the elderly population lived in poverty in 2020, that figure rose to 10.7 percent last year, the Census Bureau reported. The coronavirus pandemic was a central driver, disproportionately disrupting the employment and income of older people. Older workers left the labor force at higher rates than others as Covid-19 spread, and can have difficulty returning. That's the situation that Walter Cox, 64, may find himself in. As an automotive technician at a car dealership in Tulsa, Okla., he never made more than $9.50 an hour, and wasn't able to save money while raising two children. Nevertheless, he retired in 2020, as the physical labor — and rude customers — took a toll. "I literally cannot afford to do anything but put gas in my car, buy groceries and pay my utility bills," Mr. Cox said. Older workers' wages have grown more slowly compared with other groups over the past few years, and many didn't have 401(k) accounts, or didn't contribute enough to them, as companies closed their defined-benefit pension plans over the last couple of decades. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.uptick [ˈʌptɪk]n. ______________________________________ 2.blip [blɪp]n. ______________________________________ 3.sign [saɪn]n. ______________________________________ 4.evidence [ˈevɪdəns][U] n. ______________________________________ 5.fare [fer]v. ______________________________________ 6.signal [ˈsɪɡnəl]v. ______________________；n. ______________________ 7.driver [ˈdraɪvər]n. ______________________________________ 8.disproportionately [ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənətli]adv. ______________________________________ 9.disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt]v. ______________________________________ 【词块学习】 请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。 1.______________________________________美国人口普查局 2.______________________________________汽车技师 3.______________________________________造成不利影响，带来损失 4.______________________________________固定收益养老金计划 拓展练习阅读理解 When tour guide and wildlife photographer Gaurav Ramnarayanan was on a safari jeep with his tourists at Kaziranga National Park, they heard an alarm call from a deer — the sound an animal makes when it sees a predator (捕食者). He began driving, turning a corner before stopping the car in its tracks: Around 700 meters away, there was a tiger on the road. When he looked at the predator through his camera lens: With strawberry-blonde stripes, the big cat was unmistakably a rare “golden” tiger. “The tiger decided to come towards us, not with any intention for attack or any intention to harm us, but purely to pass through his path and proceed with marking his territory,” says Ramnarayanan. He was able to snap incredible shots of the tiger as it walked along the road, coming within 100 meters of the safari jeep. Ramnarayanan posted an image online, and Internet users were quick to express their admiration for the stunning photo and the tiger’s unusual coloring. But golden tigers are not a subspecies: They’re the result of a genetic mutation (突变) that changes the color of their fur. And while they are beautiful, their presence has a dark side. Golden tigers, like white and snow- white tigers, are one result of a recessive trait that appears as a mutation in color-creating gene. While it’s a unique selling point for visitors, the park is not celebrating; The recessive genes are showing up due to inbreeding (同系繁殖) within a weakened population. Around 70% of Assam’s 190 tigers reside in Kaziranga, but rapid development in the region means wildlife is losing its historic migration routes between habitats. For photographer Ramnarayanan, Kaziranga’s golden tiger was his first sighting of these unusually colored big cats. Striking as it was, he’s conscious of the rarity, and hopes he can inspire conversations about how to better protect wildlife. “As a photographer, I can bring messages out to the public,” he adds. 9．What may a deer do when sensing danger? A．Hide in a corner. B．Pretend to be dead. C．Make a warning sound. D．Helplessly wait for death. 10．What did Ramnarayanan do when the tiger was coming toward him? A．He felt threatened and drove away. B．He tried to attract the tiger’s attention. C．He ignored it and continued the route. D．He took the chance to photograph the tiger. 11．What is the attitude of the park towards more tigers living in this area? A．Concerned. B．Indifferent. C．Opposed. D．Ignorant. 12．What does Gaurav Ramnarayanan hope to do regarding his encounter with the golden tiger? A．Capture more images of similar tigers. B．Cause discussions on wildlife protection. C．Discourage tourists from visiting the park. D．Highlight the beauty of Kaziranga National Park. 外刊精选答案 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.uptick [ˈʌptɪk]n. 小幅增加，上扬；改善 2.blip [blɪp]n. （某种现象的）昙花一现；（本义）光点 3.sign [saɪn]n. 征兆，迹象 4.evidence [ˈevɪdəns][U] n. 证据，证明 5.fare [fer]v. 过得如何 6.signal [ˈsɪɡnəl]v. 发出指示信号；n. 信号 7.driver [ˈdraɪvər]n. 驱动力，驱动因素 8.disproportionately [ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənətli]adv. 不成比例地（高或低） 9.disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt]v. 扰乱，打断，中断 【词块学习】 请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。 1.Census Bureau美国人口普查局 2.automotive technician汽车技师 3.take a toll造成不利影响，带来损失 4.defined-benefit pension固定收益养老金计划 【全文翻译】 老年人口贫困率上升，这只是昙花一现，还是未来的某种征兆？ 去年，65岁及以上人群的贫困率有所增长，尽管在当时，其他人群的贫困率都在下降。 这种增长提供了一项新证据，显示出近年来老年人的生活状况远不如年轻一代。并且，有些专家担心，贫困率增长可能还预示着，会有更多已经过了黄金工作年龄的人遭遇财务危机。 美国人口调查局的报告显示，2020年有9.5%的老年人生活在贫困中，但是在去年，这一数字上升到了10.7%。其中一个主要驱动因素是新冠疫情，它极大地影响了老年人的就业和收入状况。随着疫情扩散，高龄员工的失业率要高于其他人，而且他们也很难重返职场。 这就是64岁的沃尔特·考克斯（Walter Cox）目前的处境。他是一名汽车技师，在美国俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨市一家汽车经销店任职，他的时薪从未超过9.5美元；与此同时，他还要抚养两个孩子，根本没有任何积蓄。尽管如此，他还是在2020年退休了，因为繁重的体力劳动以及刁钻的客户给他带来了严重伤害。考克斯说：“除了给车加油、买些食品、支付水电费以外，我真的什么都负担不起了。” 在过去几年中，与其他群体相比，高龄员工的工资增长更慢一些。他们中很多人都没有401(k)账户；或者，由于在过去几十年，一些公司停止了养老金固定缴款计划，这些人的401(k)账户中并没有充足的养老金。 拓展练习阅读理解 9．C 10．D 11．A 12．B 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了摄影师Gaurav Ramnarayanan拍摄下了金色老虎的照片，在网上发布了这张照片后，网民们迅速表达了对这张令人惊叹的照片和老虎不同寻常的颜色的钦佩。 9．细节理解题。根据第一段“When tour guide and wildlife photographer Gaurav Ramnarayanan was on a safari jeep with his tourists at Kaziranga National Park, they heard an alarm call from a deer—the sound an animal makes when it sees a predator (捕食者).(当导游兼野生动物摄影师高拉夫·拉姆纳拉亚南和他的游客们在卡齐兰加国家公园的一辆游猎吉普车上时，他们听到了一只鹿发出的警报声——这是动物看到捕食者时发出的声音)”可知，当鹿感觉到危险时，它会发出警告声。故选C。 10．细节理解题。根据第二段“He was able to snap incredible shots of the tiger as it walked along the road, coming within 100 meters of the safari jeep.(当这只老虎沿着公路走到离他的狩猎吉普车不到100米的地方时，他拍到了令人难以置信的照片)”可知，当老虎向他走来时，Ramnarayanan抓住机会给老虎拍照。故选D。 11．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“While it’s a unique selling point for visitors, the park is not celebrating; The recessive genes are showing up due to inbreeding (同系繁殖) within a weakened population. Around 70% of Assam’s 190 tigers reside in Kaziranga, but rapid development in the region means wildlife is losing its historic migration routes between habitats.(虽然这对游客来说是一个独特的卖点，但公园并没有庆祝；隐性基因的出现是由于在一个衰弱的种群中近亲繁殖。阿萨姆邦的190只老虎中约有70%生活在卡齐兰加，但该地区的快速发展意味着野生动物正在失去其在栖息地之间的历史迁徙路线)”可知，公园对更多的老虎生活在这个地区持担忧态度。故选A。 12．细节理解题。根据最后一段“For photographer Ramnarayanan, Kaziranga’s golden tiger was his first sighting of these unusually colored big cats. Striking as it was, he’s conscious of the rarity, and hopes he can inspire conversations about how to better protect wildlife. “As a photographer, I can bring messages out to the public,” he adds.(对于摄影师Ramnarayanan来说，卡兹兰加的金虎是他第一次看到这种颜色不同寻常的大型猫科动物。尽管它很引人注目，但他意识到它的稀有性，并希望他能激发关于如何更好地保护野生动物的讨论。“作为一名摄影师，我可以向公众传达信息，”他补充道)”可知，关于他与金老虎的相遇，高拉夫·拉姆纳拉亚南希望做引起关于野生动物保护的讨论。故选B。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$