2024年11月14日+時政類語篇型填空專項訓練（年輕人的禮金壓力）（上）-2025屆高三上學期英語一輪復習

2024年11月14日時政類語篇型填空專項訓練（年輕人的禮金壓力）（上）Youngpeoplefeelpressureofgift-givingPassage1OuYang,a33-year-old1.(engine)basedinBeijing,struggleswithaprofoundsenseofuneaseeveryholidayseasondue2.theinfluxofwedding3.(invite),whichinevitablytranslatesintoafinancialburdenforhim.4.theNationalDayholidaylastmonth,heattendedtwoweddingsandgavea1,000-yuan($141)redenvelopeateach.There'sanotherupcomingweddingawaitingthisyear.He'smeticulouslyrecordedtheseexpensesinhisphone,withthetotaladding5.tonearly20,000yuansofar.Andthatalreadyexcludesthemoney6.(give)byhisparentsonhisbehalfandthecostsofattendingbanquetsinvariouslocations."I'm7.(conflict),butIstillchoosetoattendbecauseIdon'twantto8.(criticism)byothersforbreakingthissocietaltradition,"hesaid.Withnoplansformarriage9.(he),Ouisuncertainifhewilleverrecoupthemoneyhe10.(spend),jokinglysuggesting,"MaybeIshouldthrowmyselfabig40thbirthdayparty."Passage2Instarkcontrast,LiWenjing,a26-year-oldoverseasstudy1.(consult)inQingdao,Shandongprovince,takesaboldandcarefreestance2.invitedtoweddingsbyfriends,firmlyreplying,"I'mnotgoing,andI'mnotgivingthefenziqian."Literally3.(mean)"one'sportionofmoney",fenziqianisoftenwrappedinredenvelopesand4.(give)tonewlywedsasaformofacongratulatorygift.Lihasgrowntiredofreceivingweddinginvitations5.individualsshehaslosttouchwithovertheyears.Inoneextremeinstance,anoldcolleagueofherfather,whohadbeen6.ofcontactformorethantwodecades,somehowacquiredherfather'sWeChatandinvitedLi'sfamilytohisson'swedding.Asaresult,shemadea7.(dare)decisiontoabstainfromattendingweddingsandrefrainingfromgivingcongratulatorymoney.Wheneverafriendembarksonaromantic8.(relate),shepreemptivelyinformsthem9.herdecision,sparingthemtheneedtogivehermoneytoo.Overtime,thisstance10.(become)well-knownamonghercircle.Passage3Lisaidthat1.(give)moneyinthiscontextmakesherfeellikeshe2.(fund)otherpeople'slives,whenshehasjuststartedhercareeranddoesn'thaveenoughinherbudgetforherself.Sheranksamongthe3.(grow)numberofyoungpeopleinChinawhoarebecomingincreasinglyvocal4.thelong-standingtraditionofhandingoverfenziqian.InChinaandsome5.EastAsiancountries,it6.(be)along-standingtradition7.(congratulate)marryingcoupleswithcashgifts.8.arrivalattheweddingreception,gueststypicallypresentenvelopescontainingcashtoadesignatedfriend9.familymemberofthenewlyweds.Theamountgivenisdiscreetlyrecordedinaregister,grantingguestsentrytotheeventandallowingthemtopartakeintheweddingbanquet.Inmoderntimes,guestswhoareunable10.(attend)havetheoptiontosenddigitalredenvelopesthroughplatformslikeWeChat.Passage4Thistraditiontracesitsorigins1.toancientChina,whereitservedasameansforcommunities2.(support)oneanotherduringsignificantlifeeventssuchasweddings,funeralsandotherimportant3.(ceremony).Everyonewouldcontributemoneyorgiftstohelpcoverthe4.(expensive),fosteringasenseofcommunityandmutual5.(assist).However,incontemporarysociety,whilethepracticeofgivingcashgiftscontinuestosymbolizesupport,itsrole6.(expand).Ithasbecomeawaytoreciprocatepastgenerosity,withindividualsoften7.(keep)trackoftheamountstheyreceivetoensuretheygiveacomparablesumwhenattendingfutureeventshostedbythesameindividuals.Moreover,theamountgiven8.(frequent)correspondswiththeclosenessoftherelationshipandsocietalexpectations,sometimesplacingpressure9.individualstogivemorethantheycan10.(comfort)afford.參考答案參考答案11.engineer2.to3.invitations4.During5.up6.given7.conflicted8.becriticized9.himself10.hasspent參考譯文133歲的歐陽（音譯）是北京的一名工程師，每逢節(jié)假日，他都會因大量涌入的婚禮請柬而深感不安，這不可避免地給他帶來了經(jīng)濟負擔。上個月國慶期間，他參加了兩場婚禮，每場都給了1000元（141美元）的紅包。今年還會有另一場婚禮。他在手機上仔細記錄了這些費用，到目前為止，總計已接近2萬元。這還不包括他父母以他的名義給他的錢，以及在各地參加宴會的費用。他說：“我很矛盾，但我還是選擇參加，因為我不想因為打破這種社會傳統(tǒng)而被別人批評。”由于自己沒有結(jié)婚的計劃，歐不確定他是否能收回他花的錢，他開玩笑地說，“也許我應(yīng)該給自己舉辦一個盛大的40歲生日派對?！眳⒖即鸢?1.consultant2.when3.meaning4.isgiven5.from6.out7.daring8.relationship9.of10.hasbecome參考譯文2與之形成鮮明對比的是，26歲的李文靜（音譯）是山東青島的一名留學顧問，當朋友邀請她參加婚禮時，她表現(xiàn)得大膽而無憂無慮，堅定地回答說：“我不去，我也不給錢?！薄胺葑渝X”的字面意思是“某人應(yīng)得的那份錢”，通常用紅包包裝，作為祝賀禮物送給新婚夫婦。李已經(jīng)厭倦了收到多年來失去聯(lián)系的人發(fā)來的婚禮請柬。在一個極端的例子中，她父親的一個老同事，已經(jīng)20多年沒有聯(lián)系，不知怎么得到了她父親的微信，并邀請她的家人參加他兒子的婚禮。結(jié)果，她做了一個大膽的決定：不參加婚禮，不給禮金。每當一個朋友開始一段浪漫的關(guān)系時，她都會先發(fā)制人地告訴他們她的決定，這樣他們以后也不用給她錢。隨著時間的推移，這一立場在她的交友圈子里廣為人知。參考答案31.giving2.isfunding3.growing4.against5.other6.hasbeen7.tocongratulate8.Upon9.or10.toattend參考譯文3李說，在這種情況下給錢讓她覺得自己是在資助別人的生活，而她剛剛開始自己的事業(yè)，沒有足夠的預(yù)算給自己。她是中國越來越多的年輕人中的一員，他們越來越強烈地反對把錢交出來的長期傳統(tǒng)。在中國和其他一些東亞國家，用現(xiàn)金禮物祝賀新婚是一個由來已久的傳統(tǒng)。到達婚宴現(xiàn)場后，客人通常會將裝有現(xiàn)金的信封交給新婚夫婦指定的一位朋友或家人。支付的金額被謹慎地記錄在登記簿上，允許客人進入活動并允許他們參加婚宴。在現(xiàn)代，不能出席的客人可以選擇通過微信等平臺發(fā)送數(shù)字紅包。參考答案41.back2.tosupport3.ceremonies4.expenses5.assistance6.hasexpanded