2025年時(shí)文閱讀92Passage1AngryEuropeanspushbackagainstovertourismpressures“過(guò)度旅游”侵蝕歐洲城市詞數(shù)350

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7分鐘Theanti-tourismtrend(趨勢(shì))inEuropehashitnewhighsinthepastfewmonths.Bloombergnotedthesummerof2025mightberememberedas“theseasonwhenEuropeturnedagainsttourism”.InBarcelona,Spain,localsusedwatergunsontourists,reportedFrance24.InParis,France,workersattheLouvreMuseumwentonstrikeandlockedoutvisitorsinJune,accordingtoAPNews.ManyEuropeancitieshavebeentakingonahugenumberoftourists.AmsterdamintheNetherlands,withapopulationof1million,hadmorethan20millionvisitorsin2023,notedNPR.Meanwhile,RomeinItaly,hometo4.3millionpeople,sees22milliontouristseveryyear,accordingtoaJunestudybyArizonaStateUniversityintheUS.Socialmediaispartoftheproblem,notedTravelandTourWorld.PlatformslikeInstagramandTikTokhavemadecertainplacessuperpopularandcrowded.Viral(走紅的)postscreatequickdemand,leadingtoshortvisitsfocusedontakingphotosinsteadofexperiencingculture.Also,AIalgorithms(算法)intravelappsmakeplanningmoresimilar,sendingthecrowdtothesameplacesatthesametime.Suchcrowdinghascausedhousingproblems.Short-termrentalsiteslikeAirbnbhaveturnedmanyhomesintovacationrentals.Thismeanstherearefewerhomesavailableforlocals,whichdrivesuphousingprices.InSpain,thisisabigreasonwhyhousingpriceshaverisenby85percentoverthepastdecade(十年),saidCNN.“Tourismhasbecomesuchadominant(占支配地位的)partoftheeconomythatlocalsfeelliketheydon’tcountanymore,”XavierFont,aresearcherattheUK’sUniversityofSurrey,toldFrance24.Theenvironmentaleffectisanotherfactor.In2024,threeCycladesislandsinGreecewerenamedamongEurope’ssevenmostendangeredheritagesitesbecauseofovertourism.Ontopofthat,badtouristbehavior(行為),likeleavinggraffiti(涂鴉),makestheproblemsworse.Governmentsaretryingvarioussolutions.Forexample,Greece’sSantorinionlyallows8,000cruise(乘船游覽)visitorsperday,downfromaround17,000.Barcelonaplanstoban(禁止)holidayapartmentrentalsby2028.

詞匯積累1.strike

n.罷工；襲擊常用語(yǔ)塊：be/goonstrike在罷工用法：strike也可作動(dòng)詞，意為“罷工；撞擊，碰撞；打，擊”Halftheworkforceisnowonstrike.2.demand

n.需要，需求；要求常用語(yǔ)塊：demandforsth對(duì)……的需求；supplyanddemand供求關(guān)系用法：demand還可以作動(dòng)詞，表示“強(qiáng)烈要求；需要”Thereisahugedemandfornewcars.Shedemandedanimmediateexplanation.3.effect

n.影響，效果，作用同根詞：effectiveadj.有效的；effectivelyadv.有效地Icancertainlyfeeltheeffectsoftoomanylatenights.factor

n.因素，要素常用語(yǔ)塊：economicfactors經(jīng)濟(jì)因素；akeyfactor關(guān)鍵因素Herfriendlymannerwasanimportantfactorinherrapidsuccess.4.solution

n.解決辦法用法：常與介詞to搭配，意為“……的解決辦法”同根詞：solvev.解決Therearenosimplesolutionstotheproblemofoverpopulation.1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.TopredictthefutureofEuropeantourism.B.Tointroducerisinganti-tourisminEurope.C.Toexplainthereasonsbehindtheanti-tourismtrend.D.Tocomparetouristbehaviorsindifferentcities.2.Howdosocialmediaplatformscontributetothetourismproblem?A.Theyoffertraveldiscounts. B.Theyprovidefalseinformation.C.Theymaketourismlessmeaningful. D.Theyguidevisitorstothesamespots.3.WhatcanweinferfromXavierFont’swords?A.Risinghousingpricesarebadforthelocaleconomy.B.Localpeople’sneedsareignoredbecauseoftourism.C.Localpeopledependalotontourismdevelopment.D.Thegovernmentshouldreducetourismtoprotectlocals.4.WhatactionisSantorinitakingtodealwithovertourism?A.Buildingmorehotels. B.Closingsomepopularspots.C.Limitingdailycruisevisitors. D.Reducingthenumberofflights.Passage2Youngpeoplearechoosingcomfortandcreativityoverelegance“丑鞋”為何能獲得年輕人青睞？詞數(shù)303

閱讀時(shí)間6分鐘Once,fashionwasallaboutbeautifullydesigned,elegant(優(yōu)雅的)shoes,withcoolyoungpeoplefillingtheirclosetswithhighheelsandwhitesneakers.Butlately,thingshavechanged.Shoesthatwereoncecalled“ugly”,likeCrocsandBirkenstocks,arenowpopularforeverydaywearamongtheyouth.Evencelebrities,suchasBlackpink’sJennieandChineseactressLiuYifei,areembracingtheseso-called“ugly”shoes.So,whydopeoplelovethese“ugly”shoes?Oneofthereasons,Xinhuareported,ishowcomfortabletheyare.Birkenstocks,forexample,arespecialbecausetheyhaveflexible(有彈性的)footbeds.Afterpeopleweartheshoesforawhile,thefootbedsslowlychangetofittheirfeet.Thechoiceisalsoaboutself-expression.Inaworldwherepeopleareoftenaskedtolookperfect,wearingapairof“ugly”shoesgivesusabreak,remindingusthatfashioncanbefun.TakeCrocs,forexample:Theirchunkysoles(厚實(shí)的鞋底)andholesmightseemstrange,butwhendecoratedwithcolorfulshoecharms(鞋花),theybecomeafunanduniquewaytostandout.

InaninterviewwithVogueMagazine,CarolynMair,aprofessorofpsychologyforfashion,saidthatourinterestin“ugly”shoesalsocomesfromhowourbrainworks.

“Ourbrainsoftenareattractedtotheunusualoverthesimplistic,”Mairexplained.“Psychologistshaveestablished(證實(shí))thatwedon’tpayattentiontowhat’s‘normal,’usualorfamiliarbecauseitpresentsnodanger.However,whenweencounter(遇到)somethingnovel,ourattentionisdrawntoit.So,inadditiontothecomfortvalueoftheseshoes,perhapsitisthedesireforattentionthatmotivateswearers.”Inthefashionworld,thisbold(大膽的),eye-catchingwayofdressingiscalled“peacocking”.

Youngpeoplelove“ugly”shoesnotbecausetheyhatebeauty,butbecausetheywanttobreaktraditionalfashionrules,andthat’sperfectlyfine.Byblending(融合)comfort,creativityandadashofhumor(滑稽),they’reredefining(重新定義)what’scool.詞匯積累1.design

v.設(shè)計(jì)用法：design也可以作名詞，如：productdesign產(chǎn)品設(shè)計(jì)Hedesignedthegardenallbyhimself.2.attract

v.吸引常用語(yǔ)塊：attractone’sattention/interest引起某人的注意、興趣同根詞：attractionn.吸引；有吸引力的事物；attractiveadj.有吸引力的Theflowershowattractedmanyyoungpeoplethisyear.3.familiar

adj.熟悉的用法：befamiliarwithsb/sth對(duì)某人或某物熟悉；befamiliartosb為某人所熟知Areyoufamiliarwiththecomputersoftwaretheyuse?4.inadditionto除……之外（還有）辨析：inaddition是副詞短語(yǔ)，意為“另外，此外”Inadditiontothenamesonthelist,therearesixotherapplicants.長(zhǎng)難句分析Inaworldwherepeopleareoftenaskedtolookperfect,wearingapairof“ugly”shoesgivesusabreak,

remindingusthatfashioncanbefun.

分析：①本句的主句為：wearingapairof“ugly”shoesgivesusabreak；②where引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞aworld；③劃線部分為動(dòng)詞-ing短語(yǔ)作伴隨狀語(yǔ)；④that引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句。釋義：在這個(gè)人們常被要求展現(xiàn)完美形象的世界里，穿一雙“丑”鞋能讓我們獲得片刻喘息，它提醒我們時(shí)尚也可以很有趣。1.Whatisthemainreason“ugly”shoeslikeCrocsandBirkenstocksarepopular?A.Theyareeasytoputon. B.Theyarecheapandlong-lasting.C.Theyoffercomfortandself-expression. D.Theyaremadefromspecialmaterials.2.AccordingtoCarolynMair,whatmightencouragepeopletowear“ugly”shoes?A.Hopingtolookperfect. B.Wantingtoattractattention.C.Dislikingtraditionalshoedesign. D.Viewingthemasmorefashionable.3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardyoungpeople’slovefor“ugly”shoes?A.Doubtful.

B.Worried.C.Positive.

D.Unclear.Passage3Guangdongdealswithmosquitoesinnewways廣東防蚊戰(zhàn)術(shù)出“新招”詞數(shù)300

閱讀時(shí)間6分鐘Usually,mosquitoes(蚊子)arejustanannoyingpartofsummer.Butthisyear,they’recausingmorethanjustbites.ThousandsofpeopleinGuangdongprovincehavecaughtChikungunyafever(基孔肯雅熱,CHIK),adiseasespreadbymosquitoes.Symptoms(癥狀)includefeverandjoint(關(guān)節(jié))pain.GuangdonghastrieddifferentmethodstostopChikungunyafromspreading.Oneisa“mosquitoversusmosquito”biologicalstrategy.Mosquitoesspreadviruses(病毒)whentheyfeedonhumanblood.Butonlyfemalemosquitoesbiteanddrinkblood.Controllingthefemalemosquitopopulationatitssourcecanreducetheriskofdisease.ToreducethenumberofAedesalbopictusmosquitoes(白紋伊蚊),whichspreadCHIK,thecompanyGuangzhouWolbakiBiotechraises“beneficial(有益的)mosquitoes”:malemosquitoesthatcarryWolbachiabacteria.Whenthesemalesmatewith(交配)wildfemaleswithoutthebacteria,theireggscan’tdevelopproperly.Thispreventsmoremosquitoesfrombreeding(繁殖),helpingtolowerthepopulation,explainedGongJuntao,deputygeneralmanagerandtechnicaldirectorofthecompany.TheZhongshanSchoolofMedicineatSunYat-senUniversityhasalsoputout75Toxorhynchitessplendens(華麗巨蚊)inNanshantownshipofFoshan.ProfessorZhangDongjingsaidthatthisspecies(物種)isthenaturalenemyofAedesalbopictus.Theirbreedingsitesareverysimilar,andababyToxorhynchitessplendenscancatchandeat80-100Aedesalbopictusbabiesinitslifetime.What’smore,thesemosquitoesdon’tbiteorfeedonblood–theyonlyeatnectar(花蜜),makingthemsafeforpeople.Inadditiontothe“mosquitoversusmosquito”strategy,Foshan'sgovernmenthasletoutmorethan5,200mosquito-eatingfishintoparkstohelppreventandcontrolthespreadofCHIK.Thefishfeedonmosquitoeggsandbabies,helpingtocontroltheirnumbers,saidZhangHuabin,alocalofficial.Datahaveshownthatwithinthreemonths,thenumberofmosquitobabiesinthewatershoulddropbyover60percent.

詞匯積累1.annoying

adj.令人煩惱的，令人討厭的同根詞：annoyvt.打擾，使煩惱，使苦惱；annoyedadj.煩惱的，氣惱的；annoyancen.厭煩，煩人的事It’sannoyingthatwedidn’tknowaboutthisbefore.2.strategy

n.行動(dòng)計(jì)劃，策略，戰(zhàn)略同根詞：strategicadj.戰(zhàn)略性的We’reworkingonnewstrategiestoimproveourshareofthemarket.3.female

adj.女性的；雌性的用法：female也可作名詞，表示“女子；雌性動(dòng)物”反義詞：maleadj./n.男性（的）；雄性（的）Twoofthecandidatesmustbefemale.4.source

n.來(lái)源，出處；起源，根源OrangesareagoodsourceofvitaminC.5.reduce

v.減少，縮小Thepricehasbeenreducedfrom99to85cents.長(zhǎng)難句分析ToreducethenumberofAedesalbopictusmosquitoes,whichspreadCHIK,thecompanyGuangzhouWolbakiBiotechraises“beneficialmosquitoes”:malemosquitoesthatcarryWolbachiabacteria.

分析：①本句的主句為：thecompanyGuangzhouWolbakiBiotechraises“beneficialmosquitoes”；②劃線部分為不定式短語(yǔ)作目的狀語(yǔ)；③which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞Aedesalbopictusmosquitoes；④that引導(dǎo)限制性定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞malemosquitoes。釋義：為減少傳播基孔肯雅熱的白紋伊蚊數(shù)量，廣州威佰昆生物科技有限公司培育了一種“益蚊”：攜帶沃爾巴克氏體的雄蚊。1.Whyisitimportanttocontrolthefemalemosquitopopulation?A.Theylivelongerthanmales. B.Theyaremoreactiveinsummer.C.Theycarrymorevirusesthanmales. D.Theyspreaddiseasesthroughtheirbites.2.Howdothe“beneficialmosquitoes”fromGuangzhouWolbakiBiotechwork?A.Theykillharmfulmosquitoesdirectly. B.Theyeattheeggsoffemalemosquitoes.C.Theypreventfemalesfromreproducing. D.Theycarrybacteriathatmakefemalessick.3.WhyareToxorhynchitessplendensmosquitoesconsideredsafeforhumans?A.Theyfeedonnectaranddon’tbite. B.Theystayfarawayfrompeople.C.Theyattackharmfulmosquitoes. D.Theycarrynobacteriaorviruses.4.Whatcanweinferaboutthemosquito-eatingfishinFoshanparks?A.TheywerefirstusedtocontrolCHIK. B.Theymainlyeatadultmosquitoes.C.Theyworkbetterthanothermethods. D.Theycangreatlyreducemosquitonumbers.Passage4詞數(shù)290

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I’vealwaysstruggledwithscreentime.Idon’tlikehowitaffectsmysenseoftherealworld.Soafewyearsago,Idecidedtodoasketch(素描)everyday.Ihadalwayswantedtodraw,butfeltshybecauseIwasbadatit.ThenIboughtafewnotebooks:asmalloneformyjacketpocketandlargeronesformybedsideandkitchentable.Asnoonewouldseemydrawings,Ididn’tcareaboutwhatanyonethought.Oneday,ItookanotebookandapenciltotheCornishcliffs.Ispent10minutesdrawingcowsandwildponies(小馬).Standingthere,pencilinhand,Ifeltlikeafool,butIhadstarted.Itwasahappymoment.Ihadneverdrawnaponybefore,butonesketchturnedoutOKforabeginner.Next,Idrewourcatsleepingandourdog,Foxy,watchingamouseinthekitchen.Besideeachsketch,Iwrotethedateandlittlenotes.Havingthepencilsandsketchbooksnearbymeantthesesmallmomentsb