【外刊专题】人变老话题 学案 2023届高三英语培优外刊阅读.docxVIP

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高三英语培优外刊阅读

班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________

外刊精选｜人变老的几大特征：你中招了吗？

你有没有过这样的经历：稍微晚睡半小时，第二天就得花上大半天才能调整过来；和比自己年龄小的人沟通，总有一些词听不懂。其实，这些就是逐渐变老的症状。人到中年，会有怎样的变化？我们这一代跟上一代人相比，对于变老这件事，态度上有什么区别？

Wait,WhoDidYouSayIsMiddle-Aged?

ByPamelaPaul

Howdoyouknowwhenitshappeningtoyou?Forme,itwascontentedlylisteningtomyfavoritepodcast,oneinwhichthreefunny,charmingandtotally-with-itco-hostsbanteraroundandfeellikeapartofthegang.ThenIreckonedwiththefactthattheyareallintheir50s.

Thenitstartshittingyourepeatedlyintheface.Itsallthoselittlemoments:wakingupafterareallygood,longnightssleeponlytofeelworseoffthanyoudidwhenyougotintobedthenightbefore.

Boomers,weknow,didntappreciategettinglonginthetooth.TheyretheoneswhostartedthiswholefightagainstOld.ButasaGenXer,Ihavetoassumeitsworseforus.Ourentiregestaltisbuiltaroundanauraofdisaffectedyouth.Thereisnonaturalprogressionforthatenergyintomiddleage.

Forwearetirednow,andsomeofthiscomesasarelief.

NobodyiswaitingforyoutojoinTikTok,anditisablessing.Youarenotwantedthere.Youdonthavetokeepup,keepup,keep-keep-keepingup.

Yourealizeyouaregettingclosertosomethinginconceivableonlyashorttimeago:thegrandmayears.Youcanbehaveinwaysentirelyinexplicabletoeveryoneyoungerthanyourselfanditwillbeseenasaneccentricity.

Andyouknowwhat?Itstartstofeellikesomethingtolookforwardto.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.contentedly[k?n?tent?dli]adv.__________________________

2.with-itadj.__________________________

3.banter[?b?nt?]v.__________________________

4.gang[ɡ??]n.__________________________

5.reckon[?rek?n]v.__________________________

6.appreciate[??pri??ie?t]v.__________________________

7.aura[???r?]n.__________________________

8.disaffected[?d?s??fekt?d]adj.________________