Unit3Lifeinthefuture施国/彘,轻松闯关，i阅读理解A（2019云南高三调研）ForthegrowingnumberofChineseheadingwesttoworkandstudy,theresplentytheyfindsurprising.UponarrivalintheWest,manyChinesefindtheyhavetofirstlyputonthebrakes.LiFeng,raisedinnorthernChinaandnowbasedinEngland,agrees.“TheonlythingChinesepeoplewouldbeshockedbyinBritainishowlongittakestodothings,“hesays。Forinstance,inChinaifyouwanttoopenabankaccount,youdontwaitandyoujustdoitatthecounter.Out。of。hoursandweekendworkisstandardinChina,butinBritain,theweekendisforfamilyandfriends.ChenLei,wholefthishomeland12yearsagoandisnowalawyerinBelgiumsaysofficepoliticsaresimplerinEurope,partlybecausethehierarchy（等级制度）islessrigidthaninChina,wherethebossreallyisthebossandsocialclassintheofficeisveryobviousandimportant.Asaresult,staffinaChinesecompanythinkverycarefullyabouthowtopresenttheirviewsandideas。EmployeesintheWestcansharetheiropinionsmorefreely。InChinayoushouldhavethewisdomtosaysomethinginanappropriateway.ButinEuropeyoucanjustsaywhatyouwant.ThenewestChinesearrivalshaveaverydifferentviewtopreviousgenerations,accordingtoSharonJin,whomovedtotheU.S.20yearsagoandisnowanAmericancitizen。“Almost100%ofpeopleofmygenerationwhocametotheStateswanttogetagreencard，shesays。“ButtodayyoungerChineseplantoworkfor10yearshereandthenreturntoChinatobuyahouseorlookaftertheirparents.”Whilearecordnumberof523，700studentsleftChinatostudyelsewherein2015,roughly7080ofstudentsabroadhavebeenreturninginrecentyearsbecauseoftheattractivejobmarketathome,accordingtotheChineseMinistryofEducation（CME）【解题导语】以前，中国人去国外都想获得绿卡，而现在他们计划在国外工作十年以后，再回来买房或照顾父母.1 WhatdomanyChinesefindsurprisingwhileinBritain？AThattheydrivefasterthanthedriversinBritain.8 Thattheycanopenabankaccountatanytime。CThatworkingextrahoursinBritainisverycommon。DThatworkingpaceinBritainislessfastthanathome。D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“UponarrivalintheWest，manyChinesefindtheyhavetofirstlyputonthebrakes。以及下面的例子可知，putonthebrakes本意为“刹车”，用在这里表示“放慢速度”，故选D。2 ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that3 ChenLeihasbeenalawyerinBelgiumfor12years8 employeesintheWestshowlessrespectfortheirbossCChineseemployeesarecautiouswhenpresentingideasDpeopleinEuropeexpressthemselvesinamodestway, 在中国员工发表意见时要谨慎C解析：推理判断题.根据第二段中的“InChinayoushouldhavethewisdomtosaysomethinginanappropriateway.3 AccordingtoCME,moststudentsreturntoChinabecauseA. itshardforthemtogetagreencardB. itseasyforthemtobuyahouseathomeC. theywillhavetolookaftertheirparentsD. therearemorejobopportunitiesinChinaD解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“roughly70%80%ofstudentsabroadhavebeenreturninginrecentyearsbecauseoftheattractivejobmarketathome可知，大多数学生选择回国发展是因为国内有更多的就业机会。4 Howdoesthewriterorganizethetext?A. Byinterviewingstudentsabroad.B. Bycomparingthedifferences。C. Bydiscussingsomefacts.D. Bylistingsomefigures.B解析：推理判断题。根据每个段落对比的一些差异可知，应选B.rushing and screaming: tooKids are missing out on an says Dr 。 Charlotte（20191-太原模拟）Stopallthemuchexcitementisbadforfamilies.essentialliferelaxeddowntime,Reznick。Parentswork,andkidsdoscheduledactivitiesthereslittlefamilytimeand more ! By the time thewithoutpressure,saysReznick.“Oneparentistakingthesontoasoccergame,andtheotherparentistakingthedaughtertoherswimmeet.Thentheretheartclass,baseballpractice,extratutoringfamily meet up for dinnereveryone is exhaustedAlltherushingmakesforashorttemper。“Whenparentsarereducedtoshoutingattheirchildrentogetthemtolisten,theylowertheirownself。esteemaswellaslosingtherespectoftheirchildren，”saysDr.CarlPickhardt。“Whileparentsthinkitshowstheyreseriousaboutwhattheyresaying,theyarereallyjustshowinghelplessdesperationatnotgettingtheirway。”Thesedayswhatkidsarelearningatschoolandfromtheoutsideisalotgreaterthanitusedtobeevenjustagenerationago。“Theproblemisthatstressrelievingactivitiesreading,takingwalksorhotbaths，watchingthesunsetandotheractivitiesarenotevenpartofmostkidsexperienceanymore,”saysReznick。“Therearesomanymoresocialinteractionopportunitiesinourcomputerage，butnotallofthempromotemeaningfulconnections，whichisanotherpotentialoutletforstress,”shesays.Onewaytorelievestressisasimpletechniquecalled“theballoonbreath.Itsagreatwayforeveryonetobecomecalmsothattheycanrespondthoughtfullyratherthanjustreact.Hereshowtodoit。Imagineadeflated（未充气的）ballooninyourstomachabouttwotothreeinchesbelowyournavel（肚脐）.Slowlybreatheintoacountof1。.2。.3。andfeelthelowerbellyexpand,andflattenas2.3 。youslowlybreatheouttoacountof1.本文主要讲述了如何缓解孩子们的压力。5 Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?AKidscanhardlyenjoyfamilytimeduetoheavyburdens.8 Saturdayistheonlyleisurelydayoftheweekforkids.CThelifeofkidsisbecomingrichduetoextraclasses。DParentshavenotimeonweekendstocarefortheirkids。A解析：推理判断题.根据第二段中的“Bythetimethefamilymeetupfordinner,everyoneisexhausted.”和本段的整体内容可推知，如今孩子们的负担沉重，几乎无法享受家庭时间，故选A。6 WhatdoesDr.CarlPickhardtthinkofparentswhentheyyell?ATheyhavenoself-confidence.8 Theytakewhattheysayseriously。CThey