D．A Meaningful Thank­you

　　B

　　(2015·呼和浩特第一次调研)It is not so long ago that the extended family lived under the same roof. Children grew up knowing their cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and other relatives. These children felt connected.

　　In these not too­long­ago times people were connected to their food. Most people grew their own vegetables and fruit. Many families had a house cow for milk, cheese, butter and cream.

　　Most families also had meat animals. When visitors came unexpectedly, dad would be sent out back to kill the chicken for dinner. Everyone was involved in cooking and mealtimes were a social event. When the meal ended, most of the family were involved in cleaning up and washing up.

　　How different is the situation today?

　　The fast life is all around us—fast food, fast cars, fast conversations, fast families, fast

　　holidays. Our fast paced life has weakened these connections. We have been fooled into thinking we need to, or even must, be fast and have what the “fast life” gives us. Stress is leading to many new health problems.

　　中华资源库The solution is the Slow Movement. It aims to deal with the problem of “time poverty” through making connections. It supports a growing cultural shift towards slowing down. It has spread to more than sixty countries and become a worldwide movement.

【2016届高考英语二轮复习特色专项训练：第1部分 题型重组 第8组（全国卷Ⅱ）】相关文章：

★ 【北师大版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导课时作业：Unit 8 B卷 Word版含解析

★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练：选修6 unit4《Global warming》

★ 湖南省长沙县实验中学2016届高三英语二轮复习书面表达复习重点话题指导专题14 社会交际类话题指导（教师版）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (70)

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：4（含解析）

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(四十三)选修8Module 1《Deep South》（外研版）

★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：8（含解析）

★ 2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮基础训练（16）A、B卷（附答案或解析）

★ 【北师大版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导课时作业：Unit 7 A卷 Word版含解析

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习选修6参考答案（外研版）