2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读 日本村庄话题 学案.docxVIP

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高三英语培优外刊阅读

外刊精选｜老龄化缩影：这个日本村庄，布偶比人多

日本有这样一个村庄：村里遍布真人大小的布偶，布偶们或坐或立、栩栩如生，而为数不多的居民都已上了年纪，他们试图用布偶来重现村庄往昔的热闹场景。这个由此闻名的“布偶村”也成为了日本老龄化和人口衰退的微观缩影。“布偶村”的背后有哪些故事？它还反映了日本社会哪些问题？

ThereAreNoChildrenHere.JustLotsofLife-SizeDolls.

ByMotokoRich

ThelastchildrenwerebornintheremotemountainvillageofNagoro18yearsago.

Now,justovertwodozenadultsliveinthisoutpoststraddlingariverontheJapaneseislandofShikoku.Theelementaryschoolcloseditsdoorsin2012,shortlyafterthelasttwostudentscompletedsixthgrade.

ButonarecentbrightautumnSunday,TsukimiAyano,70,broughttheschoolbacktolife.

Itjustsohappenedthatshediditwithdollsratherthanhumans.Dollsloiteronthestairwellsorsitatdesksinfrontofteachersgivingeternallessons.

Japan’spopulationisshrinkingandaging,andnowhereisthetrendfeltmoreintensivelythaninitsruralregions,wherealowbirthrateisexacerbatedbydwindlingemploymentopportunitiesandaninconvenientlifestyle.

Nagoroisoneofseveralhamletsconsolidatedintoamunicipalareawheremorethan40percentoftheresidentsare65orolder.Evenwithchildcaresubsidies,discountedmedicalbillsandhousingsupport,theareahaslittleluckattractingnewresidentsorluringbackadultswhowerebornintheregion.

Some350dollsmadebyMs.Ayanoandherfriendsoutnumberthehumanresidentsbymorethan10to1.AllaroundNagoro,shehasstagedthedollsinvariousscenesevokingtherealpeoplewhooncepopulatedthevillage.

“Ifthesewererealhumans,”saidKayokoMotokawa,67,“thiswouldbeatrulyhappyplace.”

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.life-size[?la?fsa?z]adj.______________________________

2.remote[r??m??t]adj.______________________________

3.dozen[?d?z?n]n.______________________________

4.outpost[?a?tp??st]n.______________________________

5.straddle[?str?d?l]vt.______________________________

6.loiter[?l??