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其实长期看我们外刊的读者会发现，一些所谓的生词，在外刊当中也是会反复出现的，我们也在反复总结，而在应用当中记忆生词的效果（包括听说读写各种类型的应用），往往记忆效果是最好的，要优于抱着单词书死记硬背，一是营造自然语境可以帮助理解，二是“偶遇”已经背过的单词的惊喜感，也会进一步加深印象，大家同意否？
另外感觉今天的阅读理解题出得真是挺好的（叉腰，大家都去做一下昂(●'◡'●)
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上期划线句答案
But the early months of parenthood can also be isolating, especially if it’s mostly just you and baby all day in the beginning, and it can be nice to bond with someone over all the new experiences and hopes and worries that come with this phase of life.
但为人父母的最初几个月也可能是孤立的，特别是如果一开始几乎每天都是只有你和孩子在一起，在人生的这一阶段，与某个人在所有新的经历、希望和担忧中建立联系，可以变得非常美好。
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There is little, it seems, that people won’t do for their pets. Americans spent $186bn on them last year, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, covering everything from food and vet visits to toys and grooming. That is more than they spent on childcare. Catering to pets has become big business.
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Spending on pets rocketed through the covid-19 pandemic, as lonely people adopted animals then splurged on them. Between 2019 and 2023 pet spending grew by a compound annual rate of 11%, in nominal terms, compared with 6% for consumer spending overall and 5% for pet spending over the preceding decade. Plenty more growth is yet to come. And analysts reckon the pet business will soon have the zoomies again. Morgan Stanley forecasts that annual spending will rise to around $260bn by 2030, consistent with its pre-pandemic growth trend. Behind that is a shift in the relationship between pets and humans. Owners increasingly see themselves as parents, not masters. “Pets have gone from the backyard to the living room to the bedroom,” says Loïc Moutault, head of the pet division at Mars.
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That change is playing out across generations. Millennials, many of whom have put off having children, have more fur babies per household than any other generation in America. Gen Z is proving to be equally pet-loving. “Millennials and Gen Z see their pets differently,” says Kristin Peck, chief executive of Zoetis, a drugmaker for animals. “They really see them as part of their families.”
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Dogs, cats and other animals lucky enough to be welcomed into such families are in for a treat. Younger owners might take their pets to the vet more often, to the animals’ dismay, but they make up for it by giving them more presents. Some 95% of Gen Z owners surveyed last year by the American Pet Products Association, an industry group, said they bought their dog a gift at least once a year, compared with 81% of boomers. The average cost of those gifts was a lavish $44 among Gen Z owners, compared with $17 among boomers.
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Owners are also now giving their pets yummier food. At Freshpet, an American pet-food producer founded in 2006, sales are more than double what they were three years ago. It only uses natural ingredients. William Cyr, its boss, says the firm is gaining from the “humanisation” of pets. “Canned dog food was invented in 1922,” Mr Cyr says. “And it smells like it.”
本文节选自：The Economist（经济学人）
发布时间：2024.9
作者：Business
原文标题：People are splurging like never before on their pets
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原句：Millennials, many of whom have put off having children, have more fur babies per household than any other generation in America.
结构：X, many of whom have Y, have Z more than any other A.
例句：Individuals, many of whom have faced significant challenges, demonstrate a higher level of perseverance in their goals than most others.
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阅读理解题
What does the term "humanisation" refer to in the context of the article?
A) The trend of adopting more pets during the pandemic
B) The trend for pet food to be more like human food
C) The increase in pet-related spending
D) The practice of treating pets as family members
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