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英语时文阅读第一篇 A ban on setting off firecrackersXINHUA话题：“过年要不要燃放烟花爆竹”这个讨论从年前争论到年后，从减少环卫工人负担到降低空气污染，反对者的声音高涨。

但也有人认为，作为传统节日活动，应该燃放烟花爆竹。

你怎么看？Wang Xingyue, 14, from Shanghai:I don’t think we should set off firecrackers (爆竹) during holidays. It is really noisy. Some people fire them during midnight. People around cannot sleep well. Besides, it brings air pollution (污染) and lots of rubbish. Most people do not clean the rubbish after they set off firecrackers. So I think there is no need to set them off anymore during holidays.Liu Ran, 14, from Shandong:Setting off firecrackers is a tradition during Chinese festivals. They set them off to celebrate or wish a happy new year. The ceremony (仪式) is very important in Chinese people’s lives. And it also reminds (提醒) us of one of the four great inventions (发明) of China, gunpowder (火药). We cannot give it up. It is good to have this ceremony during holidays. Do you agree with me？Lin Yisong, 15, from Zhejiang:I think we should control (控制) the setting off of firecrackers. During holidays, the government could get people together in a place. They can set off some firecrackers or fireworks and people can watch. It is safer to do this and people can also enjoy their holiday tradition.Zhang Qi, 14, from Guangxi:Firecrackers are dangerous and bad for the air. But it is really an important tradition in Chinese festivals. So I think we can use something else to replace (代替) them. For example, we can use LED fireworks instead. It is also beautiful and attractive. And it is much safer. Even kids can play with them.Li Qing, 14, from Jiangsu:I think we can improve the technology of firecrackers. The firecrackers we use now are dangerous. That’s why we cannot fire them anytime or anywhere we want. But if we can make them much safer and good for the air, we don’t have to give up the interesting tradition during Chinese festivals.第二篇Birthday girl’s trip of mystery神秘的银冠带来的奇幻之旅THE Silver Crown (《银色皇冠》) is an exciting read. It is abouta girl who wakes up on her birthday to find a silver crown underher pillow (枕头), but the day doesn’t turn out as she would have thought. Eventually she ends up in a mysterious school and then is hunted for her crown. To find her family, the girl has to travel through forests, mountains and the countryside while meeting many interesting characters with completely different natures.There are many different characters and it is very hard to choose a favorite, as they are all individuals (与众不同的人) with their own personalities. The story kept me guessing as it takes many twists and turns (波折). My favorite part in the story was when the main character and her friend camp in a cave with gems (珍宝) in all of the walls. The description that the author gives here makes you think and keep the pages turning. There was nothing I really disliked about this book. Perhaps apart from the fact it ended on a cliffhanger (悬念), which I personally do not like in books generally. Overall I think this is a great book. I recommend it to teenagers and people aged 11 onwards. It can keep you guessing and wondering, which is a great characteristic of a book for me!By Grace BaytonGrace Bayton, 13, is an eighth-grader at Newbridge School, Wales, UK. She loves reading and reads two books a week.。

超实用高考英语复习：专题05 时文阅读理解人与动植物

专题05时文阅读理解-人与动植物距离高考还有一段时间，不少有经验的老师都会提醒考生，愈是临近高考，能否咬紧牙关、学会自我调节，态度是否主动积极，安排是否科学合理，能不能保持良好的心态、以饱满的情绪迎接挑战，其效果往往大不一样。

以下是本人从事10多年教学经验总结出的以下学习资料，希望可以帮助大家提高答题的正确率，希望对你有所帮助，有志者事竟成！养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。

做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。

总之，在最后的复习阶段，学生们不要加大练习量。

在这个时候，学生要尽快找到适合自己的答题方式，最重要的是以平常心去面对考试。

英语最后的复习要树立信心，考试的时候遇到难题要想“别人也难”，遇到容易的则要想“细心审题”。

越到最后，考生越要回归基础，单词最好再梳理一遍，这样有利于提高阅读理解的效率。

另附高考复习方法和考前30天冲刺复习方法。

1.主题语境—人与自然—孩子都爱玩—大黄蜂似乎也知道同样的事情—大黄蜂成为已知的第一个会玩的昆虫。

重点词汇：set up创办；identify识别；turned out结果是；deal with应对，处理；Kids everywhere love to play. And they know a ball is a perfect thing to play with. Now s cientists at London’s Queen Mary University report that bumblebees seem to know the same thing, making bumblebees the first insects known to play.When people talk about “play”, they’re describing an animal doing something that doesn’t really seem to help it. They’re not doing the action to get food or shelter or another similar “reward”. Play usually happens when a creature is relaxed and is often repeated.However, scientists think many animals and birds’ playing is a kind of training for things they’ll h ave to deal with in later life. But before this, there were no reports of insects playing.Scientists at Dr. Chittka’s lab, carried out an experiment. First, they tagged (贴标签) 45 young bumblebees, both male and female, between 1 and 23 days old. The tags made the bees easier to identify and follow.The scientists set up a clear pathway from the bumblebees’ nest to a feeding area. On either side of the open pathway, the researchers placed small colored wooden balls. On one side of the path, the balls were attached and couldn’t move. On the other side, the balls could roll around. It turned out that the bumblebees weren’t interested in the unmovable balls, but they made lots of visits to the rolling balls.Grabbing the balls with their legs, the bees would flap (拍打) their wings to pull on the balls, causing them to roll. The 45 tagged bumblebees rolled balls 910 times during the experiment. Though some only did it once, others did it a lot. The younger bumblebees spent more time rolling balls. Males seemed more likely to play than females.“It’s not clear why the bees roll the balls or whether they enjoy it But the experiment raises important questions about how the insects’ minds work and whether they have feelings. With further research, the future will hold s urprises and answers in store for us,” said Dr. Chittka.1．What is the purpose of animals’ play according to scientists?A．To find ideal shelter.B．To receive extra rewards.C．To develop survival skills.D．To get their fellows’ attention.2．What did Dr. Ch ittka’s experiment focus on?A．Bumblebees’ categories.B．Bumblebees’ habitats.C．Bumblebees’ intelligence.D．Bumblebees’ behavior.3．What was the result of the experiment?A．Younger male bumblebees preferred to roll the balls.B．Bumblebees possessed different wing beat frequency.C．Bumblebees could distinguish balls of different colors.D．A specially-built pathway helped bumblebees find food.4．What is Dr. Chittka’s attitude to their future research?A．Uncertain. B．Doubtful. C．Optimistic. D．Critical.【答案】1．C 2．D 3．A 4．C【导语】这是一篇说明文。

2024年中考英语热点阅读练习专题5 外国文学作品(含解析)

2024年中考英语新热点时文阅读-外国文学作品01（2023·江苏淮安·校考一模）Huck is my name, Huckleberry Finn. The story started when my best friend, Tom Sawyer and I found $12,000 in a cave. That money made us rich. We got $6,000 each. Judge Thatcher, an important man in St. Petersburg, put it in the bank, and now we get a dollar a day interest (利息).Then a kind old lady called Douglas invited me to live with her because I haven’t got a family or a home. My mother died a long time ago, then my dad, Pap, disappeared. He was a violent (暴力的) man especially when he drank a lot, which was most of the time, and he often beat me. I was scared of him. I didn’t go to school like the other boys of my age. I lived on the streets and in the woods.My life changed after I lived with Douglas. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me and taught me how to eat at a table. But then her sister Miss Watson arrived. She brought her black slave (奴隶) Jim with her. I liked Jim but I didn’t like Miss Watson very much. She often shouted at me.Douglas sent me to school every day. I didn’t like going there at first because learning was very difficult. But when I could read and write a bit, I didn’t mind going.The months passed and winter came. The weather got cold. One morning I woke up and there was snow on the ground. On my way to school I saw some footprints outside Douglas’s house. There was a cross on the heel (脚后跟)of the left one. My heart jumped. Only one person wore boots with a cross on the left heel! Pap!“He’s heard about my ________” I thought. “And he wants it!”That night I went to see Jim. Jim had a magic ball made of animal hair. There was a spirit inside the ball that could answer people’s questions about the future.—Adapted from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1．How did Huck get the money which was put in the bank?A．Huck’s father gave it to him.B．Huck’s mother left it to him before she died.C．Douglas gave it to him.D．He and Tom Sawyer found it in a cave.2．How did Huck feel about the life with Douglas?A．He hated his new life.B．He didn’t mind his new life.C．He felt satisfied with his new life.D．He wanted to get away from his new life.3．Which word can be put in the “__________”?A．life B．spirit C．secret D．money4．Which is the right order of what happened in the story?①Douglas sent Huck to school.②Huck’s mother died.③Douglas invited Huck to live with her.④Douglas read stories to Huck.A．③②④①B．②③④①C．③④②①D．②④③①02（2023·江苏镇江·统考中考真题）Katie was waiting for Gulliver’s calls. Instead, she just heard sparrows making noise in the bushes. “Maybe Gulliver missed the harbour.” Dad said. After breakfast, Katie took her camera to the harbour. All the colourful boats made pretty pictures, but not the one she wanted most.Katie waved to Ernest, her uncle’s neighbour, on the boathouse. The gull’s name, Gulliver, was given by him.The gull’s size and his single leg made the bird itself different. But Ernest told Katie what Gulliver did that first summer Katie and her dad came caught everyone’s attention. Young Katie lay in her stroller (婴儿车) on the floating dock (码头) when Uncle Ralph and Dad were repairing boats nearby. The waves from the passing boat made Katie’s stroller shake strongly. “Kee-aah! Kee-aah!” Gulliver made the loudest cry. Dad and uncle rushed to Katie and stopped the stroller from falling into the water. They kept a close eye at Katie after that. Another summer Katie was three years old, she liked to touch everything. But Dad didn’t watch her every minute when she tried to catch small ducks around or fish from water. “Kee-aah! Kee-aah!” The gull’s cry brought Dad back in time. He stopped Katie as she tried to follow the small ducks running towards water. Several summers passed, and Gulliver continued to call out as Katie tried new things.This summer Katie did the usual by-the-sea things she’d learned to do. One day, she rowed a boat out but was trapped on a rock by a storm. As she looked up and tried to catch the last warmth of the sunshine through dark clouds, she saw a single white feather. A gull feather? She searched the sky for an answer. Putting her arms around knees, she closed eyes to hold in the tears (眼泪). “Kee-aah! Kee-aah!” Katie sat up. “Katie! Katie!” Soon, Dad and Uncle Ralph appeared. “How lucky! We heard Gulliver as we came around the rocks,” Uncle Ralph said, “At least… it sounded like him. Strange, he was nowhere in sight.” Katie remembered the feather. “I thought I heard him, too.”—Adapted from the story by Gillian Richardson5．Katie took a camera to the harbour in order to take a picture of ________.A．Gulliver B．Ernest C．sparrows D．boats6．What’s the right order of the following events about Katie?①She was trapped on a rock by a storm.②She lay in her stroller on the floating dock.③She followed the small ducks running towards water.A．①②③B．①③②C．②③①D．②①③7．Which of the following can show the change of Katie’s feelings in Paragraph 3?A．sad—peaceful—excited B．sad—excited—nervousC．helpless—hopeful—thankful D．helpless—thankful—nervous8．What’s the best title for the story?A．Katie and Gulliver B．Katie’s HolidaysC．Katie and Dad D．Katie’s Tears03（2023·江苏宿迁·校联考一模）Marie didn’t like Eva’s friendship with Tom, so she told her husband that she didn’t want any smell of horses in the house. St Clare told Tom to stop working with the horses. Eva told her father she liked going for walks with Tom. So Tom had orders to leave what he was doing when Eva needed him. Eva and Tom spent a lot of time together.Tom noticed that St Clare didn’t look after his money and his house very well, and that he spent too much money on the wrong things. He started making some suggestions, and soon St Clare understood that Tom’s business advice was very good. After some time Tom started to look after the house expenses（费用）.Tom also noticed that his master didn’t take anything seriously and didn’t live well, and this worried him. One night St Clare went to a party where he drank too much. He came home very late, and Tom and another slave（奴隶）had to help him to get into bed. Tom went into his room and prayed（祈祷）for his master.The morning after, St Clare gave Tom some money to do some business for him. Tom took the money but he didn’t move.“Well, Tom, what are you waiting for?” said St Clare. “Is everything alright?”“I’m afraid not, Master,” said Tom.“What’s the problem? You look very serious.”“I feel very bad, Master. I thought that Master was always going to be good to everybody.”“Well, Tom, am I not? Do you need anything?”“No, Master is always good to me. But there is someone that Master isn’t good to.”“What do you mean?”“I thought about it last night. Master isn’t good to himself.”St Clare felt his face become red, then he laughed. “Oh, Tom!” said St Clare, with tears in his eyes. “Well, you’re right. Never again, Tom, I promise.”—Adapted from Uncle Tom’s Cabin9．Tom was asked to, leave what he was doing to ________A．work with horses B．go for walks with EvaC．spend some time with St Clare D．look after money for St Clare10．In Paragraph 3, the thing that worried Tom is ________.A．St Clare asked Tom to look after his moneyB．St Clare drank too much every dayC．St Clare didn’t look after himself well and didn’t live wellD．St Clare didn’t look after Tom well11．The underlined word “himself ” in Paragraph 12 is ________.A．Maria B．St Clare C．Eva D．Tom12．According to the passage, the correct order of the story is ________.a. Maria was unhappy with Eva’s friendship with Tom.b. St Clare felt moved and joyful when he laughed.c. St Clare gave Tom some money to do some business for him.d. Tom’s master spent too much money on the wrong things.A．adcb B．abcd C．badc D．dabc13．From the passage, we know that Tom was a ________ person.A．lazy but smart B．kind but stupid C．caring and brave D．lazy and stupid04（2023·湖南长沙·统考二模）The Adventures of Huckleberry Fine by Mark Twain is one of the first Great American Novels. It was also one of the first major American novels ever written by using Local Colorism（地方色彩主义）. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is famous for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River.This book is about how a boy called Huck set the slave（奴隶）free and realized his dream of living an adventures life. In order to get out of his father’s control. Hook pretended that he was dead by Jim, who is practical and loyal to friends. Jim went together with Huck in the journey, and they became friends after experience. scenes of adventures. In their voyage, they met two frauds（骗子）. One called himself king, the other duke. Because of the king, Jim got caught by his master. By an expected chance, Huck and Tom, best friend of Hack. Got together, and they decided to set Jim free. At last, they made it.Although the book has been popular with young readers since it came out, the book immediately became controversial（有争论的）and has remained so today because the Southern society that it satirized（讽刺）had already been history.14．Where did the story happen in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? ________A．Along the Mississippi River.B．In the southern states.C．In Canada.15．What is the plot（情节）of the story? ________①Huck met a run-away slave. Jim.②Huck met two frauds.③Huck pretended to be dead.④Jim was caught by his master and then set free.A．①②③④B．③①②④C．③②①④16．What does the underlined word “pretended” mean in Paragraph 2 ________.A．否定B．承认C．假装17．We can read the following in the passage EXCEPT ________.A．history of Local ColorismB．Huck’s life experienceC．popularity of the book18．What can we learn from the passage? ________A．It’s Buck’s dream to live a peaceful life.B．The book has gained a lot of attention.C．Huck succeeded in setting Jim free on his own.05（2023·吉林长春·统考一模）They left the busy streets and went to a part of the town Scrooge never visited. It was a terrible place. The streets were dirty, and the smell was very bad. The houses and shops were of the poorest kind. The people were all thin, dirty, and they looked very ill. Everything was ugly.They came to where an old man sat. He was selling dirty pieces of cloth, smelly old bones, and all kinds of old and useless things. As they watched, two old women and an old man, equally dirty, smelly, and ugly came into the shop. They carried large bags.“Come and sit by the fire,” the shopkeeper said. “Tell me what you have to sell me.”“Nothing a dead man will miss,” the first woman said with a nasty（让人讨厌的）laugh.“If he wanted to keep them after he was dead, why wasn’t he a good man when he was alive? If he had been, he would have had someone to look after him. He would not have died alone.”“That’s very true,” said the second woman, putting a few clothes on the floor. “He got the death he deserved.” She pointed at the clothes. “What will you give me for those, Joe?” She asked the shopkeeper, adding, “I did nowrong taking them from the dead man’s house.”The shopkeeper looked at everything the woman wanted to sell him and put a price on it. Then he added everything up. The final amount was very small.“That’s not much,” the woman said.“Take it or leave it,” the shopkeeper said. “I won’t pay a penny（便士）more.”—Taken from A Christmas Carol根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

专题05 中国迈入智能网驾驶新时代-2024届高中英语时文阅读外刊精选精练(解析版)

专题05中国迈入智能网驾驶新时代【原文·外刊阅读】China's intelligent connected driving industry enters new stage with faster pace（文章来源：Global Times）China's intelligent connected vehicle industry,which strives to integrate vehicles with road andcloud computing, has moved to a new stage featuringrapid technological and ecological development,instead of a small-scale testing stage, according towhite paper released by the National InnovationCenter of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (CICV).It added that a technology roadmap for top-level design is needed at the seventh World Intelligence Congress (WIC) held in north China's Tianjin Municipality from Thursday to Saturday.China is promoting the commercial application of its intelligent connected vehicles. Till now, the country has built seven pilot zones of the Internet of vehicles, 16 pilot cities for coordinated development of smart city infrastructure and smart connected vehicles, and 17 national-level demonstration base to test intelligent connected cars.Miao Changxing, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information, said on Tuesday in Beijing that over 2,000 road test and demonstration application licenses have been issued and 10,000 kilometers road opened to test driverless vehicles.New output value of the intelligent connected vehicle industry will reach 1.06 trillion yuan (about $151 billion) by 2025, and 2.8 trillion yuan (about $398.5 billion) by 2030, said Zheng Jihu, director of the CICV.Zheng added that developing the industry takes a very complicated process, which requires the integrated and coordinated advance of vehicles, roadside infrastructure, cloud control platforms, telecommunication networks, maps for high-precision positioning and security protection systems.China is leading the world in telecommunications and new energy vehicles, and the application in the intelligent connected vehicle industry will boost the development of vehicle, transport, communication and cloud computing, said Zheng.Autonomous driving in ChinaBloomberg anticipated in April that Elon Musk wants to test its full self-driving technology in China, as the country's artificial intelligence-powered autonomous-vehicle market is "showing serious promise."Accelerating the large-scale application of Level 4 autonomous driving – with Level 6 the highest – will be important in leading the development of the automobile industry and build a new competitive advantage of the country, according to a report issued by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology during the WIC.However, there are still many challenges autonomous driving have to overcome. The report urged to provide safety guarantees for automatic driving and integrate it into transportation system;It added that the use of unmanned driving should be expanded, and a commercial closed loop of research and development, testing and operation created, it said.In addition, it advocated that policies and regulations be iterated and innovated to get autonomous driving protected by the law, and a positive and inclusive social environment built to accelerate commercial operation of autonomous driving service.【原创·语法填空】China is promoting the commercial 1 (apply) of intelligent connected vehicles. As of now, the country 2 (establish) 7 pilot areas for the Internet of Vehicles, 16 pilot cities for the coordinated3 (develop) of smart city infrastructure and intelligent connected vehicles, and 17 national level intelligent connected vehicle test and demonstration bases. Bloomberg predicted in April4 Elon Musk would like to test its fully automated driving technology in China, because China's artificial intelligence driven autonomous vehicle market "shows great prospects".According to a report 5 (release) by the China Institute of Information and Communication Technology during the WIC period, accelerating the large-scale application of Level 4 autonomous driving, with Level 6 being the highest, 6 (be) of great significance in leading the development of the automotive industry and establishing new national competitive advantages. 7 , there are still many challenges toovercome for autonomous driving. The report urges providing safety guarantees for autonomous driving and integrating it 8 the transportation system; It added that the use of unmanned driving should be expanded and a commercial closed-loop for research and development, testing, and operation should be established. In addition, 9 advocates for iterative and innovative policies and regulations to ensure legal protection for autonomous driving and establish 10 positive and inclusive social environment to accelerate the commercial operation of autonomous driving services.【答案】1. application2. has established3. development4. that5. released6. will be7. However8. into9. it 10. a【原创·阅读理解】1. What is the main meaning of the sixth paragraph?A. High precision positioning is extremely important.B. The promotion of new energy vehicles is very smooth.C. The development of the intelligent connected vehicle industry is complex.D. The application of fully autonomous driving technology is challenging.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。

时文阅读理解专项训练(05) 2022届高考英语三轮复习

★(一)时文摘要新冠病毒疫情的持续，通货膨胀引起的食物价格上涨，使更多的家庭陷入困境，这也让食品银行这类慈善组织的运营更加困难。

它们急需通过获取捐赠和志愿者的帮助来开展它们的正常运营，以帮助更多需要帮助的人。

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.Along with the bread, meat and vegetables, there’s always a lot of love at food banks. “This is my community,” said Sara Diaz, a volunteer at Growing Home, a food pantry that serves 2,000 families in a mostly Latino population in a suburb of Denver.Their average client makes about $15,000 a year, working multiple jobs to make ends meet. “Yesterday, a man said to me, ‘Is it going to be open tomorrow?’ and I said ‘Yes,’and he said, ‘Because I went to the store and I couldn’t buy bread,’” Diaz said. “You must have a heart of stone if all this doesn’t hurt you.”“Families are having to make extraordinarily hard decisions,” said Karen Fox Elwell, president and CEO of Growing Home. Right now, they’re seeing about five to seven times the amount of families that needed services than they did before the pandemic. Across the country, it’s a similar story.The need has increased 15% since the pandemic, but what’s impacting these shelves and food banks is beyond the pandemic—it’s inflation.“It is significantly driving up our costs,” said Elwell. It may come as a surprise but food banks buy the majority of their food. Nonprofits are used to operating on small budgets but inflation is putting pressure on them and their suppliers. “Pre COVID, we’re sending out $300,000 every month on food. Now, it’s almost a million dollars a month,” said Erin Pulling, president and CEO of Food Bank of the Rockies.Grocery bills, overall, increased 8.6% in February, which was the biggest jump since April 1981. “Beef prices are up 27% over one year ago, canned fruit u p 30%.” said Pulling. “Many families are struggling in many different ways, and you can’t always tell who really is in those situations,” said Elwell. Organizations like Growing Home need all the help they can get— through donations and volunteers—to continue to help as many people as possible. “This isn’t going to last forever and I know better days are coming,” said Diaz.1 . The underlined word “pantry” has the closest meaning to _______.A . storeB . chainC . communityD . bank2 . What is the condition of average clients of the food banks?A . They have the hearts of stone.B . They all have serious diseases.C . They are in great need of money.D . They like to make hard decisions.3 . What caused the shortage of foods in the food banks?A . The spread of COVID.B . The rise of the food price.C . The variety of foods.D . The lack of food shelves.4 . What will Growing Home do in the near future?A . It will try to collect more help.B . It will store more foods.C . It will lower the price of foods.D . It will identify families in real need.★(二)时文摘要分布于肯尼亚山的野生紫羚羊已不足100只，为了挽救该物种，肯尼亚设立了马温古山紫羚羊保护区，并在该保护区执行紫羚羊繁殖和再野生化计划。

高考英语时文阅读5篇

高考英语时文阅读5篇Passage 1Touched by greatness(篮球巨星乔丹亚洲之行首站北京，令众多球迷梦想成真。

)MICHAEL Jordan (迈克尔.乔丹)is best known for his "air walk" but it was Beijing students who were flying high when the American basketball legend(传奇人物) visited the capital last week.The former NBA star attended the final of the 2004 China High School Basketball League at Beijing Workers' Gymnasium (北京工人体育馆) on Thursday. Presenting the trophy to the winners, he gave the youngsters some simple advice: "Love the game, enjoy the game, and play the game."(Michael Jordan celebrates with the winning team fromShenyang No 31 Middle School. XINHUA)Shenyang No 31 Middle School tastedvictory in the tournament（锦标赛）last year.But this year's 62-54 victory over Shanghai Nanyang Model Middle School had an added sweetness: the players received the champion's cup from Jordan himself."I was very excited taking the trophy（奖杯）from him," said Li Yuzhang, who won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. "I'm lucky to have been able to hold the cup after it was touched by Jordan."Another player said: "We have been waiting for this day for almost a month. We trained very hard because we knew we would get to celebrate our victory with Michael Jordan."With cameras flashing around them, the players couldn't hide their excitement as they stepped onto the podium（领奖台）alongside their hero. Li and team captain Feng Wenxu were also lucky enough to have Jordan sign their jerseys（运动衫）."I will keep this precious jersey for the rest of my life," said Feng.The 5,000-strong audience of young students was also stirred up (鼓动) by the appearance of one of basketball's greatest-ever players. Play was even delayed a little while, such was the excitement when he arrived during the fourth quarter of the match."I'm here to see Jordan," said a girl from nearby Huiwen Middle School. "It's a pity we can't see him playing, but a glimpse（一瞥、一看）of him today is enough."It was the NBA legend's first formal visit to China. Jordan particularly enjoyed walking on the Great Wall last Wednesday — he said that doing so meant he could call himself a real man!Beijing was the first stop on Jordan's first ever Asian tour. He left for Hong Kong last Thursday night before going on to T aiwan and Tokyo.Passage 2Point of no return?(赢得选举，但却拒绝出任总理，索尼亚真能让甘地家族再次崛起吗？)SHE shocked the world by taking her Congress Party (国大党) to victory in India's general election on May 13. What came next was even more surprising. Last Tuesday Sonia Gandhi turned down both the chance to be the prime minister and take her famous family back to the top of India's political pile.Her decision came as investors lost confidence in her economic policies, and Hindu nationalists attacked her over her Italian birth. Manmohan Singh, a71-year-old economist, took the premiership instead.(Sonia Gandhi.AFP)"The post of prime minister has not been myaim," she told newly elected members of Parliament（议会）. "My responsibility（责任）is to provide Indiawith a government that is strong and stable (稳定)."Sonia Gandhi, 57, will remain president of thelargest party in the coalition government (联合政府)so still have an influence on policy. If she hadaccepted the post, she would have been the fourthmember of the fabled(传奇式的) Nehru-Gandhidynasty to be prime minister.Gandhi is the granddaughter-in-law of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who led the country for 17 years after it was given independence from Britain. She is also the daughter-in-law of another prime minister, Indira Gandhi. While her husband Rajiv Gandhi served from 1984 to 1988."She was pushed into this whole game - just like her husband," said Rajiv Desai, an advisor to the Gandhis. Neither Rajiv nor Sonia Gandhi had much interest inpolitics. But he felt called by a family responsibility after his mother was murdered by her guards in 1984. In a similar way, his wife felt she had to rescue the struggling Congress Party 14 years later.However, the success of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has come at a heavy price. Seven years after the murder of his mother, Rajiv Gandhi was killed by Sri Lankan terrorists（恐怖分子）.It has been said that Sonia Ghandi's children, Rahul and Priyanka, asked her not to take the post because they feared losing their mother as well.Despite her decision, the election saw the Gandhi dynasty brought back to life. Rahul won a seat in Parliament and Priyanka is set to follow him. It is on their shoulders that the future of Indian politics may rest.Choose the best answer to the following:1.Which of the following was not the reason why Sonia Gandhi turned down thechance to be prime minister?A. When she was president of the Congress Party, the stock market was notstable.B. Because she was born in Italy.C. Because her children feared their mother would be killed by terrorists.D. Because the post of prime minister was not her aim.2. How many of Sonia Ghandi's relatives have served as Prime Minister of India?A. 2.B.3.C. 4.D. 5Key: 1. A 2. BPassage 3Future of football is found in Africa(2010年世界杯花落南非。

2024届高考英语时文阅读与强化练习：专题05 AI天气预报员及野生大白鲨 (原卷版)

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【原文·外刊阅读】Newborn great white shark possibly seen in the wild for the first time（文章来源：New Scientist新科学家）A newborn great white shark may have been spotted in the wild for the first time. Although great whites are found in seas and oceans around the world, very little is known about where and how they give birth.Wildlife film-maker Carlos Gauna and Phillip Sternes from the University of California, Riverside, were filming with a drone off Santa Barbara on California’s coast when they saw a 1.5-metre-long, entirely white shark. This caught their eye, not just because it was much smaller than adult great white sharks that are up to three times longer, but because these sharks are normally grey on top, despite their name, and white underneath.The pair had previously seen large, possibly pregnant great whites in the area sink into the depths for long periods, and they noticed that this young shark was shedding something from its skin as it swam. They realised that it was probably a pup born nearby still shedding its embryonic layer – something has never been observed before. Gauna hopes that the sighting will tell us more about the life cycle of the great white. It is generally believed that they give birth in deeper water, but this observation calls that into question.“Because most of the scientific community believed filming a newborn so close to shore wasn’t likely, I didn’t expect to find anything. But as I always tell people, if you don’t look, you will never know,” says Gauna. “Thepiece of the puzzle this footage provides does have the potential to change the direction of where we should be looking.”“Capturing the actual birth is the holy grail of shark science. What I filmed is simply a clue that gets us closer to it,” he says. “Because of the limitations of filming underwater [and] the unpredictability of the event, it’s a tall order to capture the actual birth.”Charles Underwood at Birkbeck, University of London, says only three or four great white sharks under a year old have previously been found in the wild – they are few enough that researchers have nicknamed them all.“Weirdly, we know very, very little about them. As soon as something goes into deep water, we really know nothing,” says Underwood. “They’re elusive, relative to our abilities to look through the sea.”Gauna and Sternes say one sighting isn’t enough to put an end to the mystery, and more work needs to be done to determine if their sighting was typical. But if we discover that coastal waters are important for the life cycle of great whites, politicians should move to protect these areas to ensure the sharks’ safety, they say.【原创·阅读理解】1.What caught the attention of the wildlife film-makers off the coast of Santa Barbara?A. A large, grey great white shark.B. A 1.5-meter-long entirely white shark.C. Adult great white sharks shedding skin.D. Pregnant great whites in deep waters.2.What did the wildlife film-makers observe about the young shark in the water?A. It was much larger than adult great white sharks.B. It had a different color pattern than adult great whites.C. It was giving birth to pups.D. It was shedding something from its skin.3.What does the wildlife film-maker, Carlos Gauna, hope to learn from the sighting of the young shark?A. The exact location of great white shark births.B. The size of adult great white sharks.C. The depth at which great whites give birth.D. The color patterns of newborn great white sharks.4.What challenges are mentioned in capturing the actual birth of great white sharks?A. The unpredictability of underwater events.B. The limitations of shark science.C. The elusiveness of young great white sharks.D. The deep waters where great whites give birth.【原文·外刊阅读】WATER BATTERIES（文章来源：Science）The machines that turn Tennessee’s Raccoon Mountain into one of the world’s largest energy storage devices—in effect, a battery that can power a medium-size city—are hidden in a cathedral-size cavern deep inside the mountain. But what enables the mountain to store all that energy is plain in an aerial photo. The summit plateau is occupied by a large lake that hangs high above the Tennessee River, so close it looks like it might fall in.Almost half a century ago, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TV A), the region’s federally owned electric utility, built the lake and blasted out the cavern as well as a 329-meter-tall shaft that links the two. “It was quite an effort to drill down into this mountain, because of the amount of rock that’s here,” senior manager Holli Hess says dryly. The cavern holds a candy-colored powerhouse, filled with cherry-red electrical ducts and vents and beams in a pale grape. Four giant cylinders, painted bright green and yellow, are the key machines: Each one houses a turbine that becomes a pump when it spins the other way, and a generator that is also an electric motor.At night, when demand for electricity is low but TVA’s nuclear reactors are still humming, TVA banks the excess, storing it as gravitational potential energy in the summit lake. The pumps draw water from the Tennessee and shoot it straight up the 10-meter-wide shaft at a rate that would fill an Olympic pool in less than 6 seconds. During the day, when demand for electricity peaks, water drains back down the shaft and spins the turbines, generating 1700 megawatts of electricity—the output of a large power plant, enough to power 1 million homes. The lake stores enough water and thus enough energy to do that for 20 hours.Pumped storage hydropower, as this technology is called, is not new. Some 40 U.S. plants and hundreds around the world are in operation. Most, like Raccoon Mountain, have been pumping for decades.But the climate crisis is sparking a fresh surge of interest. Shifting the electric grid away from coal and gas will require not only a lot more solar panels and wind turbines, but also a lot more capacity to store theirintermittent output—to keep electricity reliable when the Sun doesn’t shine and winds are calm. Giant versions of the lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles are also being deployed on the grid, but they’re too expensive to do the job alone. Dozens of new technologies, including different battery designs, are at various points on the road from lab bench to commercialization.Pumped storage, however, has already arrived; it supplies more than 90% of existing grid storage. China, the world leader in renewable energy, also leads in pumped storage, with 66 new plants under construction, according to Global Energy Monitor. When the giant Fengning plant near Beijing switches on its final two turbines this year, it will become the world’s largest, both in terms of power, with 12 turbines that can generate 3600 megawatts, and energy storage, with nearly 40,000 megawatt-hours in its upper reservoir.【原创·阅读理解】1.What is the primary purpose of the machines hidden in Raccoon Mountain?A. To generate electricity.B. To extract minerals.C. To pump water into the lake.D. To create a large cavern.2.What is the function of the large lake on the summit plateau of Raccoon Mountain?A. To provide water for the Tennessee River.B. To cool the machinery inside the mountain.C. To serve as an Olympic-size swimming pool.D. To store gravitational potential energy.3.What sets pumped storage hydropower apart from giant lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles for grid storage?A. Pumped storage is more expensive.B. Pumped storage uses turbines and generators.C. Lithium-ion batteries are not suitable for grid storage.D. Lithium-ion batteries are more environmentally friendly.4.What is the main purpose of the pumps mentioned in the article in relation to Raccoon Mountain's energy storage process?A. To drain water from the Tennessee River.B. To fill the lake with water during the day.C. To generate electricity during the night.D. To propel water up the shaft for energy storage.【拓展阅读】The AI weather forecaster arrivesFor nearly as long as the modern computer has existed, it has been used to forecast the weather. First deployed during World War II to simulate nuclear weapons and artillery trajectories, nascent computers were soon adopted by meteorologists to simulate the future state of the atmosphere, creating the modern discipline of numerical weather prediction. And although that discipline has grown ever more sophisticated and now produces reliable forecasts several weeks in advance, its approach has remained the same: using massive amounts of computing power to solve the fluid dynamics equations governing the atmosphere.Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to change that. Tech companies including Google, Huawei, and Nvidia have trained AI models to predict the weather up to 10 days in advance, with an accuracy rivaling or even topping traditional models—and with far less computational overhead. Rather than solving equations, these “deep learning” models predict the near future based on patterns learned through training on 40 years of past weather, as captured by observations fed through the numerical model of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the world’s top forecaster. Once trained, the models can spit out a forecast on a desktop in 1 minute rather than taking 2 hours to run on a supercomputer. But as with most AI, no one truly knows what patterns they’re learning.ECMWF has already begun to produce its own AI forecast, and other weather agencies are scrambling to catch up. The new models aren’t perfect. They struggle to predict certain essential features—hurricane intensity, for example. But researchers expect AI forecasters will only improve as they begin to learn from direct weather observations collected by sensors, not just data already passed through existing models. And their speed will likely allow forecasters to run them many times over, capturing the full spread of uncertainty that results from butterfly effects in the atmosphere.No one expects traditional numerical weather prediction to disappear; climate models, for example, rely on the same equation-solving paradigm. AI may struggle to take over these forecasts because its models simulate changes in a future that may not resemble the training data of the past.But in the long term, the output of supercomputer-driven climate models could itself become training data for a climate forecasting AI—which might ultimately outstrip its mentors.参考译文：AI天气预报员登场几乎与现代计算机诞生同时，它就被用于天气预报。

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）MICHAEL Jordan （迈克尔. 乔丹）is best known for his "air walk" but it was Beijing students who were flying high when the American basketball legend （传奇人物） visited the capital last week.The former NBA star attended the final of the 2004 China High School BasketballLeague at Beijing Workers' Gymnasium （北京工人体育馆） on Thursday. Presenting the trophy to the winners, he gave the youngsters some simple advice: "Love the game, enjoy the game, and play the game."（Michael Jordan celebrates with the winning team from Shenyang No31 Middle School. XINHUA）Shenyang No 31 Middle School tasted victory inthe tournament （锦标赛）last year But thisyear's 62-54 victory over ShanghaiNanyang Model Middle School had an added sweetness: the players received the champion's cup from Jordan himself."I was very excited taking the trophy （奖杯）from him," said Li Yuzhang, whowon the Most Valuable Player （MVP） award. "I'm lucky to have been able to hold the cup after it was touched by Jordan."Another player said: "We have been waiting for this day for almost a month. We trained very hard because we knew we would get to celebrate our victory with Michael Jordan."With cameras flashing around them, the players couldn't hide their excitement as they stepped onto the podium （领奖台）alongside their hero. Li and team captain Feng Wenxu were also lucky enough to have Jordan sign their jerseys （运动衫）."I will keep this precious jersey for the rest of my life," said Feng.The 5,000-strong audience of young students was also stirred up （鼓动） by the appearance of one of basketball's greatest-ever players. Play was even delayed a little while, such was the excitement when he arrived during the fourth quarter of the match.Gandhi is the granddaughter-in-law of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who led the country for 17 years after it was given independence from Britain. She is also thedaughter-in-law of another prime minister , Indira Gandhi. While her husband Rajiv Gandhi served from 1984 to 1988."She was pushed into this whole game - just like her husband," said Rajiv Desai, an advisor to the Gandhis. Neither Rajiv nor Sonia Gandhi had much interest in"I'm here to see Jordan," said a girl from nearby Huiwen Middle School. "It's apity we can't see him playing, but a glimpse （一瞥、一看） of him today is enough."It was the NBA legend's first formal visit to China. Jordan particularly enjoyedwalking on the Great Wall last Wednesday— he said that doing so meant he couldcall himself a real man! Beijing was the first stop on Jordan's first ever Asian tour. He left for Hong Konglast Thursday night before going on to T aiwan and Tokyo. Passage 2Point of no return?（赢得选举，但却拒绝出任总理，索尼亚真能让甘地家族再次崛起吗？）（国大党） tovictory in India's general election on May 13. What came next was even more surprising. Last Tuesday Sonia Gandhi turned down both the chance to be the primeminister and take her famous family back to the top of India's politicalHer decision came as investors lost confidence in her economic policies, andHindu nationalists attacked her over her Italian birth. Manmohan Singh, a 71-year-old economist, took the premiership instead.（Sonia Gandhi.AFP ）"The post of prime minister has not been myaim," she told newly elected members of Parliament议会） . "My responsibility 责任） is to provide Indiawith a government that is strong and stable （稳定）."Sonia Gandhi, 57, will remain president of the largestparty in the coalition government （联合政府）so still have an influence on policy. If she had acceptedthe post, she would have been the fourth member of thefabled （传奇式的） Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to beprime minister.politics. But he felt called by a family responsibility after his mother was murdered by her guards in 1984. In a similar way, his wife felt she had to rescue the struggling Congress Party 14 years later .However , the success of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has come at a heavy price.Seven years after the murder of his mother , Rajiv Gandhi was killed by Sri Lankan terrorists ( 恐怖分子) .It has been said that Sonia Ghandi's children, Rahul and Priyanka, asked her not to takethe post because they feared losing their mother as well.Despite her decision, the election saw the Gandhi dynasty brought back to life. Rahul won a seat in Parliament and Priyanka is set to follow him. It is on their shoulders that the future of Indian politics may rest.Choose the best answer to the following:1. Which of the following was not the reason why Sonia Gandhi turned down the chance to be primeminister?A.When she was president of the Congress Party, the stock market was not stable.B.Because she was born in Italy.C.Because her children feared their mother would be killed by terrorists.D.Because the post of prime minister was not her aim.2. How many of Sonia Ghandi's relatives have served as Prime Minister of India? A. 2. B.3. C.4. D. 5Key: 1. A 2. BPassage 3Future of football is found in Africa（2010 年世界杯花落南非。

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位敦市安定阳光实验学校中学高三时文阅读（五）1WALK through a mall on a weekend and you get the impression teenagers save money to buy clothes, iPods, or video game systems, but a new survey shows their priority (优先考虑) is quite different – saving for college.The survey by online brokerage (经纪公司) TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. suggests putting money away for higher education is the top savings goal for today's teens. The results showed 62 percent of teens aged 14 through 19 save their money for college, a much higher rate than the 40 percent of adults who said they saved when they were teens.Educators didn't expect the results. They are pushing for financial (理财的) literacy (素养) education in schools.“It's a pleasant surprise that we're seeing young people paying that m uch attention to the importance of this issue,” said Joseph Peri, CEO of the nonprofit Council for Economic Education. “Part of teaching the importance of investing is showing that the best investment a young person can make is an investment in themselves.”The survey suggests teens save more of their money than their elders did when they were young. About 87 percent of teens say they save.The results also suggest 78 percent of teens said they want a plan that involves splitting the cost of education with their parents. The willingness of teens to share the price of their education suggests that they are aware of rising college costs, Young said.More than 80 percent of teens reported that they consider education to be important to future success, compared with 56 percent of adults surveyed who say they felt that way as teens.“We've become more conscious (知晓的) of the opportunities that are out there for us and the competition that's out there,” said Megan Partridge, 17, a student at Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner, New Jersey.1. According to the new survey, American teens are saving money primarily for ______.A. clothesB. iPodC. video game systemsD. higher education2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Unhappy with the results, educators are pushing for financial literacy education in schools.B. American teens invest more money in their careers than in other things.C. The American adults surveyed don''t seem to care about their futures when they were teens.D. More American teens save money for college education today than in the past.3. According to the survey, ______.A. 78 percent of American teens save for collegeB. 87 percent of American teens are aware of the importance of investing in their futureC. less than half of the adults surveyed thought that education was essential when they were teenD. over three fourths of American teens are willing to share their educational expenses with their family4. Megan serves as an example of teens ______.A. who are doubtful about their futureB. who attach importance to educationC. who are afraid of the competitiveness of modern AmericaD. who realize the effect the financial crisis may have on their education2We won''t let vampires dieVAMPIRES (吸血鬼), creatures of myth (传说), have been around in one form or another for centuries. There is little sign they are overstaying their welcome. Terrifying but also seductive (有诱惑力的), they are as popular in the early 21st Century as ever, as the current popularity of the Twilight series, and its hero Edward Cullen, show.Vampires first appeared in fiction in the 1700s. In 1895 Irish novelist Bram Stoker published Dracula, introducing the world''s most famous vampire. Ever since, teenagers have loved to scare each other with stories told around the campfire of beautiful, pale-skinned (苍白的) drinkers of human blood.But just what is it about these fictional creatures that continues to fascinate us? Speaking to Eric Lewis of the Times and Transcript website, academic Deborah Wells said that vampires are "culturally adaptive (有适能力的)"."We create very different vampires to fit different times. Edward Cullen is not the same as Count (伯爵) Dracula," she said.Different as they are, Wells believes vampires are "the perfect vessels (容器) into which we can pour our current cultural anxieties". Bram Stoker''s Dracula is powerful, yet old and physically ugly. Stoker''s book dealt with fear of the fall of the British Empire, real fears in the day in which it was written.According to the website Bookrags, today''s vampires possess all our cultural desires: money, power and sexual attraction. Represented by Cullen, they are aristocratic (有贵族气质的), handsome young men whom women find irresistible (难以抗拒的). What''s more, vampires challenge traditional ideas about death, science and parental authority. This may be why teenagers are drawn to vampire tales."In many ways, the vampire story shows up teenage concerns," saidWells. "The emotional intensity of the relationship with the vampire matches the intensity of how it feels to have your first real love affair. Your first real love, it really feels like life and death."5. The underlined sentence means that ______.A. vampires are no longer popularB. all types of vampire are popularC. the changes in vampires are welcomedD. vampires remain popular6. According to Deborah Wells, vampires ______.A. reflect our desire for power and fear for deathB. are different in different cultureC. show the fall of the British EmpireD. represent horror and evil7. Vampire stories appeal to teenagers because ______.A. vampires are mysterious and physically uglyB. most vampires are aristocratic and handsomeC. they show how nice our first real love affairs can beD. they represent non-traditional idea8. Deborah Wells has a ______ attitude towards the popularity of vampire stories among teenagers.A. objectiveB. puzzledC. disapprovingD. pessimistic 3Make the most of collegeDear Daughter,As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia is a real testament (证明) of what a great well-rounded student you are. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.Your college years will be the most important of your life. It is in college that you will discover what learning is about. This will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn''t critical for your life, the learning skills you acquire will be something you will cherish forever.Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Don''t be trapped by what others think or say, but make up your own mind. Most importantly, make friends and be happy. College friends are often the best in life. Pick a few friends and become really close to them –pick the ones who are genuine (真挚的) to you. Don''t worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities.Start planning early – what would you like to do? Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? I think your plan to studyfashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses.Whether it is summer-planning, or coursework planning, or picking a major, or managing your time, you should take control of your life.I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver''s seat –this is your life, and you need to be in control. Being in control feels great. Try it, and you''ll love it!College is the four years where you have:the greatest amount of free timethe first chance to be independentthe most flexibility (灵活性) to changethe lowest risk for making mistakeSo please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny (命运), be bold to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges.May your years at Columbia be the happiest of your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be.Love,Dad (& Mom)9. According to the letter the author''s daughter is ______.A. scared to be leaving homeB. a well-rounded studentC. the pride of her universityD. learning to drive a car10. What does the author think college life holds in store for his daughter?A. Uncertainty.B. Pure enjoyment.C. Successes and challenges.D. Experimentation with life.11. What does the author advise his daughter to do in college?A. Plan everything.B. Party with friends in her free time.C. Ignore what others think or say.D. Treasure and make the best of her college years.12. Which of these pieces of advice is given in the article?a. think and live independentlyb. learn how to learnc. choose friends with similar personalitiesd. be genuine and sinceree. try new thingsA. abcB. bceC. cdeD. abe13. From the text, we can conclude the father ______.A. is worried about his daughterB. is strict with his daughterC. is optimistic about his daughter''s futureD. is sad that his daughter is leaving home4Could you eat like this?IT'S a new food trend, but if you want to give it a try, you will have to write a new shopping list. Meat, chicken, fish? Out. Milk, cheese, eggs, dairy (奶制品) of any kind? Gone.Instead, you''ll be stocking up on fresh fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts and soy products, all key to a vegan (素食) diet.“As recently as five years ago, a vegan diet was considered ra dical (极端的),” said Mary Lawrence, owner of Well On Wheels, a personal-chef service in the US. “Now, with the new emphasis (强调) on healthy lifestyles, people are more interested.”But forget the things you''ve heard about this type of cooking being tasteless. Vegan gourmet (美食) is in. Vegan cookbooks, full of delightful pictures, are sprouting (发芽) like wheatgrass.With so many celebrities, including actress Gwyneth Paltrow, singer Leona Lewis, and Twilight star Kristen Stewart, claiming to be vegetarians, the planet-based cuisines (菜肴) are the latesthigh-profile food.Donald Watson might be surprised by all the attention. It was the Englishman Watson who coined (创造) the term “vegan” in 1944. It means someone who eats no animal products at all, unlike a vegetarian, who will eat eggs and animal milk and so on. Shortly afterward, the quiet Watson founded the Vegan Society, a group of about 25 like-minded individuals.These days, about a million Americans call themselves vegans. While modern vegans share the same philosophy (观念) as Watson, their diet and message have become more mainstream (主流).According to Publishers Weekly, interest in eating locally and the availability (可得到) of ingredients have led to a rise in vegetarian cookbooks.“People think that a vegan diet is a sacrifice, that it''s tasteless and unappealing. It''s not. They think you can''t get enough protein (蛋白质), calcium (钙) or iron. You can,” said Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals and author of The Best of Vegan Cooking. “It is a way of living in harmony with the planet with healthful eating and fresh, well-prepared dishes.”1. According to Mary Lawrence, people are now more interested in the vegan diet because ______.A. it is popular among celebritiesB. people are attaching more importance to healthy lifestyleC. vegan cookbooks tell how to cook delicious foodD. vegan food is less expensive than meat2. Which of the following statements about Donald Watson is FALSE?A. He was an American vegetarian.B. He created the word “vegan”.C. He founded the Vegan Society.D. He preferred not to eat animalproducts.3. What attitude does Priscilla Feral have toward the vegan diet?A. Suspicious.B. Negative.C. Indifferent.D. Supportive.4. The underlined word “in” in Paragraph 4 is similar in meaning to ______.A. successfulB. fashionableC. tastyD. healthful5Don't talk to me...RIDING a London subway, a person from China will notice one major difference: in London, people do not look at each other. In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times. That's not rudeness –people are just too busy to bother looking.Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they're certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet reflection (沉思). Nor are they reading a book. New technology has replaced quiet habits. Today the only acceptable form of book on the London Underground is an e-book.Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters (乘车上下班的人). Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40,000 –yes, that's 40,000 –“apps” (programs downloaded for the iPhone) have been designed. Commuters love them because they are the perfect time-filler. One “app”, called iShoot, is a game that features tanks. Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination (目的地). ISteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone. You can then write in the “steam” on your phone screen.For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be the distraction (消遣) of choice. It's not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music – iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages.And if games, e-books and music aren't enough to keep you occupied, then perhaps you would prefer a film? The development of palm (掌上) DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV show or film on the way to work. With all this distraction, it's amazing that people still remember to get off the train.5. People in London do not make eye contact on the subway because they are busy ______.A. going to workB. reading bookC. thinking private thoughtD. playing games, reading e-books, listening to music or watching film6. Those who like war games can download ______ to their iPhones.A. iShootB. Tube ExitsC. iSteamD. iPod7. The underlined word “occupied” in the last paragraph probably means ______.A. delightedB. busyC. amusedD. controlled8. The article tells us that ______.A. London commuters are unfriendly to strangerB. Apple has earned a lot of money from selling 40,000 appsC. technology is changing how London commuters spend their traveling timeD. with all the new time-fillers, London commuters often forget to get off the train6E-books step it upBOOKLOVERS, most of them, will tell you what a pleasure it is to lend a favorite read to a friend – the novel you stayed up all night to get to the end of; the travel book that made you feel as if you yourself were on a train ride through India. For a while it seemed that e-book users were to be denied this pleasure of lending to friends. You could buy a book or magazine for your reading device (装置), but you couldn''t lend it out.But now, with the Nook, the US book chain Barnes and Noble''s response to Amazon''s Kindle, electronic readers will be able to press their latest literary enthusiasm on their friends, just like readers of physical books can. You simply email the book from your Nook and your friend can read it for two weeks, using any device with the Barnes & Noble e-book reader software. It''s a big improvement from previous e-book readers. The Nook offers other features too. You read in black and white on the main screen, just like with Kindle. The difference is that on the lower part of the device there''s a color touch screen. It allows you to flip (翻页) through a book or magazine, but goes black when you''re not using it so that you save power.Another exciting thing about the Nook is that it offers Wi-Fi (无线上服务), arguably (可论证地) a big advance on previous e-book readers. Customers in the United States can use the Internet connection to read whole e-books at Barnes and Noble''s hundreds of bookstores for free. None of Barnes and Noble''s competitors can come close to this.But the Nook, ironically (讽刺地), might just turn out to be a money-loser for Barnes and Noble, or at least a job-loser for Barnes and Noble''s employees. According to Marian Maneker at The Big Money Website, if the Nook is successful it might take sales from the company''s bookstores, eventually forcing their closure and the loss of thousands of jobs.根据要求回答下列问题。

英语时文阅读

英语时文阅读第一篇 A ban on setting off firecrackers?XINHUA话题：“过年要不要燃放烟花爆竹”这个讨论从年前争论到年后，从减少环卫工人负担到降低空气污染，反对者的声音高涨。

但也有人认为，作为传统节日活动，应该燃放烟花爆竹。

你怎么看？Wang Xingyue, 14, from Shanghai:I don’t think we should set off firecrackers (爆竹) during holidays. It is really noisy. Some people fire them during midnight. People around cannot sleep well. Besides, it brings air pollution (污染) and lots of rubbish. Most people do not clean the rubbish after they set off firecrackers. So I think there is no need to set them off anymore during holidays.Liu Ran, 14, from Shandong:Setting off firecrackers is a tradition during Chinese festivals. They set them off to celebrate or wish a happy new year. The ceremony (仪式) is very important in Chinese people’s lives. And it also reminds (提醒) us of one of the four great inventions (发明) of China, gunpowder (火药). We cannot give it up. It is good to have this ceremony during holidays. Do you agree with me?Lin Yisong, 15, from Zhejiang:I think we should control (控制) the setting off of firecrackers. During holidays, the government could get people together in a place. They can set off some firecrackers or fireworks and people can watch. It is safer to do this and people can also enjoy their holiday tradition.Zhang Qi, 14, from Guangxi:Firecrackers are dangerous and bad for the air. But it is really an important tradition in Chinese festivals. So I think we can use something else to replace (代替) them. For example, we can use LED fireworks instead. It is also beautiful and attractive. And it is much safer. Even kids can play with them.Li Qing, 14, from Jiangsu:I think we can improve the technology of firecrackers. The firecrackers we use now are dangerous. That’s why we cannot fire them anytime or anywhere we want. But if we can make them much safer and good for the air, we don’t have to give up the interesting tradition during Chinese festivals.第二篇Birthday girl’s t rip of mystery神秘的银冠带来的奇幻之旅THE Silver Crown (《银色皇冠》)is an exciting read. It is abouta girl who wakes up on herbirthday to find a silver crownunder her pillow (枕头), butthe day doesn’t turn out asshe would have thought.Eventually she ends up in amysterious school and then ishunted for her crown. To findher family, the girl has totravel through forests,mountains and the countryside while meeting many interesting characters with completely different natures.There are many different characters and it is very hard to choose a favorite, as they are all individuals (与众不同的人) with their own personalities. The story kept me guessing as it takes many twists and turns (波折). My favorite part in the story was when the main character and her friend camp in a cave with gems (珍宝) in all of the walls. The description that the author gives here makes youthink and keep the pages turning. There was nothing I really disliked about this book. Perhaps apart from the fact it ended on a cliffhanger (悬念), which I personally do not like in books generally.Overall I think this is a great book. I recommend it to teenagers and people aged 11 onwards. It can keep you guessing and wondering, which is a great characteristic of a book for me!By Grace BaytonGrace Bayton, 13, is an eighth-grader at Newbridge School, Wales, UK. She loves reading and reads two books a week.。

新视域英语时文阅读Unit-5Education

Unit Five EducationWarm-up Questions 预热提问1. Education is important to everyone. Why should we receive education?2. Do you know Confucius? Have you ever heard Hanban and Confucius Institutes?Passage ATopic-oriented Lead-in 抛砖引玉With the steady improvement of the comprehensive national strength and international competitiveness in China, it is an important task for many countries to build diplomatic relations with China. Mandarin plays an important role in foreign trade and economic cooperation and cultural exchange, which becomes an international language. More and more foreigners learn Mandarin. 2500 years ago, Confucius left the country Lu and traveled extensively to promote his ideas among rulers with his followers. Since 2004, he has been traveling the world again to enhance cross-culture communication between China and other countries. Confucius Institutes which have taken his name aim to promote Chinese language and culture and support local Chinese teaching internationally.Confucius Institutes Go beyond BordersBank of New Words 词库宝典1.itinerant / i'tinərənt / adj. travelling from place to place巡回的；流动的In the past itinerant merchants sold harmful products.过去,流动的商人出售有毒的产品。

八年级英语时文阅读~Week 5--健康饮食~有答案

WEEK 5 健康饮食（2）一、完形填空（共20小题；共35分）ADifferent people have different shapes and sizes. It can be unhealthy to be too thin if you are eating too little food. Being overweight is not good, 1 .What if you don't think your weight is the right weight? First, 2 to your mom or dad, who might be able to talk to you about 3 eating and exercise. Next, look at ways that can help you get the right 4 for you. Even small changes can help you get healthier living habits. For example, if you are too 5 , just 10 minutes of exercise three times a day can make you a little thinner.There are many ways to stay active: team 6 like basketball or volleyball, running, swimming, hiking—even 7 around the mall or playing outside. Make 8 fun by choosing activities you like. Walk your dog in the morning, play games at noon, and help your mom garden in the evening.You also can talk with your 9 about your BMI (身体质量指数). That's a way of using your height and weight to see how much body fat you 10 , but remember that BMI isn't the whole story. You should talk with a doctor before deciding that you are overweight or underweight.1. A. too B. also C. either D. neither2. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak3. A. healthy B. unhealthy C. little D. much4. A. height B. weight C. time D. place5. A. light B. tall C. short D. heavy6. A. lessons B. games C. classes D. sports7. A. watching B. buying C. selling D. walking8. A. exercise B. study C. playing D. working9. A. teacher B. doctor C. mother D. father10. A. are B. have C. lose D. eatBImagine a new chocolate that keeps you looking younger. It seems too good to be true. But a team of scientists believes they have invented(发明) anti-ageing chocolate. It keeps away wrinkles(皱纹) and keep the skin looking younger.It has called its new product "Esthechoc". This is a combination of the words "esthetic" and "chocolate". The new product is also called chemical Cambridge Beauty Chocolate. The makers willstart selling it from next month. The lab has not said anything about the price yet, but it is likely to be quite expensive.The lab hopes young, rich persons will buy it. The lab used a special chemical in the chocolate. The chemical they used gives pink color. The scientists say that the chemical can make parts of the skin of a 50 to 60-year-old person look like those of the skin of a 20 to 30-year-old.They said people who ate the chocolate could see changes in their skin in just three weeks. The chocolate will be sold in boxes of pieces. A person should eat one box a day for three weeks. Other scientists say more research is needed for people to know whether or not Esthechoc works.11. According to the passage, the new chocolate can make people .A. look youngerB. look olderC. look thinnerD. look fatter12. The underlined word "anti-ageing" means " " in Chinese.A. 抗衰老的B. 抗饥饿的C. 抗寒的D. 抗13. Who may buy the new kind of chocolate according to the passage?A. Poor, young persons.B. Rich, young persons.C. Rich, old persons.D. Poor, old persons.14. What is the color of the new chocolate?A. Yellow.B. Brown.C. Pink.D. Red.15. If a person wants to become younger, he should eat about .A. boxes of chocolateB. fortyC. thirtyD. twentyCNobody likes doing the dishes because doing the dishes is boring. According to a new study, washing dishes by hand instead of using a dishwasher(洗碗机) is better for children's health.Researchers in Sweden surveyed the parents of 1,029 children. They found that children whose families hand-washed the dishes instead of using a machine had less allergies(过敏).Earlier research has shown that dishes washed by machines are cleaner than those washed by hand. So why would kids who eat with a little dirtier plates be better at stopping allergies? One explanation is depended on an idea known as the "hygiene hypothesis (卫生假说)". It says the reason kids have allergies is because their environments are too clean.Your immune system (免疫系统) keeps you healthy by fighting against germs(微生物) and viruses (细菌). But when you have allergies, it doesn't work well and tries to fight ordinary things like usual foods."Meeting germs, especially early in life, is good training for the immune system," says the writer of the study, Dr. Bill in a hospital in Sweden, "You encourage the immune system in different ways and it becomes strong."This study shows that while using the dishwasher might be easier, doing more chores with hands, we have fewer allergies.16. According to the new study, .A. washing dishes with hands is better for childrenB. washing dishes with a machine is better for childrenC. washing dishes with hands is much more boringD. washing dishes with machine is much more boring17. From the third paragraph, we know that .A. we should wash dishes with dishwashersB. dishes washed by hands are dirtierC. too clean environments are bad for kidsD. it's good for kids to eat with dirty plates18. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The immune system fights against germs.B. The immune system fights against viruses.C. The immune system fights against allergies.D. Allergies are bad for the immune system.19. Dr. Bill may agree that .A. children should stay away from germsB. children can eat with a little dirtier platesC. children are too young to meet germsD. children should eat with a little cleaner plates20. What's the best title for the passage?A. Doing the Dishes Is BoringB. How to Keep CleanC. The Cleaner, the HealthierD. More Chores, Fewer Allergies二、阅读理解（共5小题；共10分）You—yes, you!—can help keep people from getting sick this flu season. How? It's not too hard. Just take these steps:●Wash your hands often, especially before eating and after coughing or blowing your nose.●Keep your coughs to yourself (use a tissue instead of your hand).●Kee p your hands out of your eyes, mouth, and nose.You may have heard all this before, but flu season is a great time to really start doing them. By following these pieces of advice, you might be able to keep yourself from getting sick and stop germs(细菌) from spreading around and making other people sick.So your hands are very important. A lot of germs get in our bodies from there. Germs get on our hands and we put our hands in our eyes, noses, and, especially, our mouths.How to stop germs? Yeah, hand washing. You might pick up germs here and there. So when you wash your hands, you wash away germs.But how to wash your hands? That's easy: wash your hands with soap and warm water (not cold or hot). Don't forget to wash around your fingernails(指甲). This is one place germs like to be. Wash for about 15 to 20 seconds—about how long it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice.21. Maybe you needn't wash your hands .A. before eatingB. after coughingC. after eatingD. blowing your nose22. The underlined word "tissue" means in Chinese.A. 皮套B. 布条C. 薄纱D. 纸巾23. Lots of germs get in our bodies from .A. our eyesB. our handsC. our mouthsD. our noses24. How many pieces of advice does the writer give us about washing hands?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.25. The passage mainly tells us .A. how to stop the flu spreadingB. how to wash our handsC. how germs get into our bodiesD. how we keep ourselves from getting三、阅读与表达(判断式)（共5小题；共10分）Just as it is important to take care of your teeth, good sleeping can help us a lot. Here are some tips to help you make a healthy sleeping.Make sure your bedroom is only for sleeping. Take the television, computer and radio out of the bedroom. Keeping them in your room will only distract(分心) you.If you don't fall asleep right away, don't just look at the clock and think when you will. Get up and move to another room and read until you start feeling sleepy. Then go back to your room to go back to bed.Don't drink coffee or wine. Coffee may make you wake up in the morning and wine before you go to sleep may make you sleepy. But neither helps your body to wake up or fall asleep naturally(正常地). You will become dependent(依赖的) on them and won't be able to sleep or wake up without them. Exercising helps the body sleep well all night. It will also help you feel rested and energetic(精力充沛的) during the day.根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的为T，错误的为F。

人与自然篇-备战2023年高考英语时文阅读原创语法填空

高三英语课外时文分类阅读系列(5)第五部分“人与自然”之环境保护篇目录：Passage 1 太空垃圾应该如何清理？Passage 2 保护生物多样性，中国“Z世代”在行Passage 3 中国的“诺亚方舟”Passage 4 太空种菜Passage 5 印度青年用塑料制作运动鞋Passage 6 新版《牛津英语词典》关注气候变化Passage 1主题语境——人与自然——太空垃圾应该如何清理？China deployed a satellite to carry out technological tests for space junk 1.______ (manage). The spacecraft aims to demonstrate technologies to alleviate space debris.Since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s, humans 2. ______ (launch) thousands of rockets and sent even more satellites into orbit. Many are still there, and we are now facing 3. ______ ever-increasing risk of space junk.More than 27,000 pieces of, or “space junk”, are tracked in space. Much more debris is too small to be tracked 4. ______ large enough to threaten human spaceflight and robotic missions. Since a piece of debris can move 5. ______ (fast) than a speeding bullet, collisions with these tiny pieces often leave pits in many satellites, telescopes and other objects orbiting our planet.In 2006, for example, a tiny piece of space junk collided with the International Space Station, 6. ______ (take) a chip out of the heavily reinforced window.Space junk is a huge threat to space missions that involve human life. This is particularly important since careful consideration needs to be made about the orbital path of space junk before spacewalk exercises 7. ______ (conduct).In 2018, the UK’s Surrey Space Center used a net to catch space junk in an experiment. It was the first 8. ______ (success) demonstration of space cleanup technology.Another solution is to use robotic arms. ClearSpace 1, the European Space Agency’s mission 9. ______ (remove) space junk from orbit, is expected to launch in 2025, which will adopt robotic arms to catch the debris. The mission plans to locate, capture and throw debris into the atmosphere, 10. ______ it will burn up in the intense pressure and friction of reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere.【参考答案】1. management2. have launched3.an4. but5. faster6. taking7. are conducted8. successful9. to remove 10. wherePassage 2主题语境——人与自然——保护生物多样性，中国“Z世代”在行动In their spare time, most young people like to enjoy 1. ______ (they) and play on their smartphones. But Li Ruxue is different. He often walks around a forest and isolates himself from the outside world. “Though the lifestyle is a little bit tiring, it’s 2. ______ (meaning),” he often said.In college, Li actively took part in field research. After 3. ______ (graduate), he joined a gibbon protection organization, 4. ______ one of his major responsibilities was picking up gibbon waste. The gibbon is a top-level state-protected animal whose population is smaller than that of wild giant pandas.So over the past four and a half years, Li 5. ______ (follow) gibbons and collected their waste for researchers. Li said the job relies heavily on luck and perseverance. But he has never regretted his choice or felt alone, as he has found more young people 6. ______ (engage) in nature conservation.Like Li, Chu Wenwen, 27, has also worked to protect animals. As her father is engaged in wildlife research, Chu has long been surrounded by wild animals. She fol lowed in her father’s footsteps.Listed 7. ______ a first-class State-protected animal in China, the Mengxin beaver is found only along the Ulungur River in Xinjiang’s Altay prefecture. To protect them, Chu initiated the “beaver canteen” program, which 8. ______ (eventual) attracted over 1 million internet users to donate snack money.According to Fan Pengfei, ecological protection as an industry can provide only a few jobs, most of 9. ______ are in research institutes and nongovernmental organizations. He has seen more and more young people take part-time jobs as journalists, photographers and so on 10. ______ (raise) awareness of wildlife protection. “Young people are the future of the world and the future of global biodiversity conservation,”said Fan.【参考答案】1. themselves2. Meaningful3. graduation4. Where5. has followed6. engaged7. as8. eventually9. which 10. to raisePassage 3主题语境——人与自然——中国的“诺亚方舟”“If the world 1. ______ (end) one day, these collections will bring hope of a new beginning to life on Earth,” said Li Pei, a staff member at the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, or GBOWS, in Yunnan province.2. ______ (found)in 2007, GBOWS is a research and preservation facility for rare and endangered plants and animals. It is3. ______ (large) in Asia in terms of species.4. ______ number of seed accessions is close to that of the world’s biggest seed bank –the Millennium Seed Bank in the United Kingdom.With two in five plant species at risk of extinction, she said it is a race 5. ______ time to protect the nation’s incredible plant life.So how does the bank work? Scientists collect endangered and useful wild species and send them to the seed bank. For future study, 6. ______ (collect) have to record details of the plant, including 7. ______ it was found, its size and the number of individual plants in the habitat.Once the seeds arrive at GBOWS, they’re dried, preserved in a room and cleaned. After that, X-rays confirm 8. ______ the seeds are undamaged and no insects are hidden inside. The seeds are then frozen, stored in glass bottles and placed in huge freezers at -20 C for long-term storage. Each container has a barcode that can be scanned to enable scientists 9. ______ (view) information about the seeds inside.The bank in Yunnan works with international partners on collecting backup specimens, exchanges and research. It holds 2,176 sets of seeds from 45 countries and regions, with each set 10. ______ (contain) thousands of individual seeds.【参考答案】1. ends2. Founded3. the largest4. The5. against6. collectors7. where8. that9. to view 10. containingPassage 4主题语境——人与自然——太空种菜“Best space tacos yet,” American astronaut Megan wrote on social media Twitter, with a photo of her smiling from ear to ear. The taco feast celebrated the first time peppers were 1. ______ (successful) grown on the International Space Station.Life as an astronaut is 2. ______ (excite), but that doesn’t include food. Astronau ts have endured packaged food for decades. “If you store packaged food for long, the quality, flavor and nutritional quality decrease, the vitamins lessen,” experts said.“3. ______ (grow) colorful vegetables in space can have long-term benefits for physical and psychological health,” said Matt, project scientist at NASA, in 4. ______ statement. The benefits of growing vegetables in space are obvious, but how are they grown?Though astronauts have been growing plants in space for decades, planting edible food without the benefits of gravity and 5. ______ (nature) light has been difficult. A plant growth system called Veggie has been used to grow plants on the space station since 2014. The Veggie garden is about the size of a piece of luggage and typically 6. ______ (hold) six plants. Each plant grows in a “pillow” 7. ______ (fill) with clay and fertilizer. The “pillows” are important for distributing water, nutrients and air in a healthy balance around the roots.8. ______ the absence of gravity, plants use other environmental factors, such as light, to guide growth. LEDs above the plants produce a light suited for the plants’ growth. Veggie typically glows pink, 9. ______ enables plants to use both blue and red wavelengths more efficiently. Other spectrums of light, like greens, yellows or oranges, are less useful for plants.So far, US astronauts 10. ______ (grow) 10 different crops, including lettuce and radish.【参考答案】1. successfully2. exciting3. Growing4. a5. natural6. holds7. filled8. In9. which 10. have grownPassage 5主题语境——人与自然——印度青年用塑料制作运动鞋Fashion designers are always looking for new materials to work with. Lately, it’s all about sustainable materials –1. ______ (recycle) tires, mushrooms, even pineapple fibers! What if you want a sustainable pair of shoes? Thaely is here to help.This sneaker brand out of Dubai wants to fight the growing problem of plastic pollution. 2. ______ (lead) by 23-year-old Indian businessman Ashay Bhave, they may have found a winning strategy: making shoes out of plastic grocery bags. “Thaely” means “plastic bag” in the Hindi language.“I was looking to create footwear that is cost-effective and safe for the environment,” Bhave said in an intervie w. “I needed to come up with something 3. ______ uses recycled plastic without 4. ______ (create) any more plastic waste.”Plastic bags were the perfect solution. Bhave’s home country, India, 5. ______ (ban) single-use plastics. However, in an interview wi th Elle magazine, Bhave said it’s poorly enforced. He said five trillion plastic bags are used around the world each year. “I was motivated to find a solution6. ______ this problem,” Bhave said.That solution was the fabric called ThaelyTex. Made 7. ______ (entire) from plastic bags, the material looks and feels like leather, Bhave claimed. That sounds promising. Better yet, the production process requires no 8. ______ (addition) chemicals and releases no poisonous by-products. The end result is a smart-looking pair of white low-top sneakers.Where do they get so much material? Finally, they got help from TrioTap Technologies, a waste management plant. Bhave said they offered 9. ______ (collect) the bags and also to process them into ThaelyTex.So far, it seems like things are falling into place. There are already hundreds of pre-orders in place. It 10. ______ (sound) s like they have some plans for the future.【参考答案】1. recycled2. Led3. that4. creating5. banned6. to7. entirely8. additional9. to collect 10. soundPassage 6主题语境——人与自然——新版《牛津英语词典》关注气候变化Climate change really does change everything, including language. In October, Oxford English Dictionary (OED) released 1. ____ update on its language on climate change and environmental sustainability.Some new words 2. ______ (include) in the dictionary. T he OED doesn’t include chemical formulas, but it has made an 3. ______( importance) exception for CO2because it has become, in its words, “so ingrained” in our everyday l anguage.“Global heating” is also a new entry. Although people got used to using global warming, OED said that global heating is being used 4. ______ (often). That’s because while global warming suggests a kind of comfort, global heating 5. ______ (convey) “the seriousness of climate change caused by human activity and the urgent need to address it”.Apart from 6. ______( add) these new words, some old words about climate have been given new meanings. The phrase “climate refugee” is an example. In the 19th century, when people spoke of climate refugees, they would be describing those 7. ______ had moved to a place where the climate is healthier.But now, as climate changes and weather events appear 8. ______ (frequent), the phrase refers to the people who are forced to move in response to extreme weather or rising sea levels.Trish Stewart, OED science 9. ______ (edit), said the update reflects the very real sense of urgency of climate change now.10 ______ happens next depends on so many factors but, one thing we can be sure of is that our language will continue to evolve and to tell the story.【参考答案】1. an2. have been included3. important4. more often5. conveys6. adding7. who8. frequently9. editor 10. WhatPassage 7主题语境——人与社会——冬奥黑科技：穿戴技术全面应用From smartwatches that can show and send messages to smart glasses that can 1. _______ (wear)while swimming, wearable devices are playing an important part in making daily life 2. _______ (easy). This technology made its way to the Beijing Winter Games. Let's take a look at some examples.●Wearable thermometric patchesIn light of the recent pandemic, a 3. _______ (health) body is one of the priorities for everyone. 4. _______ (manage) the health status of athletes and audience members for the Beijing Winter Games, a wearable thermometer will be used. The thermometer is 5. _______ the shape of a bandage. It's about 6 centimeters long and 4cm wide. The device features a sensor to detect and record people's temperature. When people wear this “bandage” on their upper arms, their temperatures can be monitored 6. _______ (constant). People can see the data using an app on their phones.●Uniforms and equipmentFor most people, we wear clothes to keep warm or look good. But that's not enough for athletes. Their uniforms and equipment must be functional and not hinder the athlete's high-level performance. To meet these 7. _______ (require), cutting-edge technology has been used.For example, the uniforms use grapheme, a new type of material, which can help absorb athletes' body heat and keep 8. _______ warm for longer. Also, the material is quick-drying, 9. _______ (help) athletes get rid of sweat. The collar of the uniform also features a vent and adjustable buckles to make the clothes breathable.Their shoes use the BOA lacing system, 10. _______ features a button on their shoes. Press it and the shoes fit tighter. This is especially helpful for gloved hands in outdoor settings.【参考答案】1. be worn2. easier3. healthy4. To manage5. in6. constantly7. requirements8. them9. helping 10. which。

高考英语时文阅读热点主题题型组合练：专题05 历史长廊 (全国通用)

专题05：高考英语时文阅读热点主题-历史长廊距离高考还有一段时间，不少有经验的老师都会提醒考生，愈是临近高考，能否咬紧牙关、学会自我调节，态度是否主动积极，安排是否科学合理，能不能保持良好的心态、以饱满的情绪迎接挑战，其效果往往大不一样。

总之，在最后的复习阶段，学生们不要加大练习量。

在这个时候，学生要尽快找到适合自己的答题方式，最重要的是以平常心去面对考试。

英语最后的复习要树立信心，考试的时候遇到难题要想“别人也难”，遇到容易的则要想“细心审题”。

越到最后，考生越要回归基础，单词最好再梳理一遍，这样有利于提高阅读理解的效率。

另附高考复习方法和考前30天冲刺复习方法。

一、阅读理解A（云南省昆明市第一中学2022·2023学年高三第四次一轮复习检测英语试题）Some of the most well-known cities in the world have gone through at least one name change. The new names often exhibit shifts of power, or may honor a specific person. Here are some that were once known by other names.Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamSaigon became Ho Chi Minh City in 1975 when it joined the Gia Dinh Province of Vietnam after the end of the Vietnam War. It was renamed after a previous communist prime minister, as the new name represented the north’s success. However, many people still refer to the city by its original name.Mumbai, IndiaThe city formerly known as Bombay officially became Mumbai in 1995 when the Shiv Sena political party rose to power. The Shiv Sena party saw Bombay as a relic of Britain’s colonial legacy (殖民遗产), and Mumbai was just one of many places in the country to receive a non-British name.Istanbul, TurkeyConstantine the Great originally gave the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire the name of Constantinople, or “City of Constantine. ” The city went by this name or variations of it even after the Ottomans took it over in 1453; it was formally renamed Istanbul in 1930, not long after the Republic of Turkey was created.Oslo, NorwayA fire destroyed the city of Oslo in 1624, during King Christian IV’s rule. When the settlement was being rebuilt, King Christian IV insisted on renaming Norway’s largest urban center after himself as Christiania (which later became Kristiania). In 1925, the city’s original name was restored to Oslo.1．What is the former name of Ho Chi Minh City?A．Gian Dinh.B．Saigon.C．Bombay D．Kristiania.2．When did the Ottomans occupy what’s now Istanbul?A．In 1453.B．In 1624.C．In 1930.D．In 1925.3．Who once governed Norway?A．The British.B．Ho Chi Minh.C．King Christian IV.D．Constantine the Great.B（浙江省湖州、丽水、衢州三地市2022·2023学年高三上学期11月教学质量测试英语试题）Scientists have solved a puzzle about modern humans, after research showed that a famous skull of a human ancestor found in South Africa is a million years older than experts thought. This discovery has changed what we know of human history.The skull, which scientists have named “Mrs Ples”, is from an ape-like human relative from a species called Australopithecus africanus (南方古猿). It was found near Johannesburg in 1947 and, based on evidence from its surroundings, was thought to be between 2. 1 and 2. 6 million years old. This puzzled scientists, because although Mrs Ples looks like a possible early ancestor of early humans, the first true humans had already evolved by the time she apparently lived. For this reason, scientists had decided that Australopithecus afarensis, a similar species from East Africa that lived about 3.5 million years ago, was our most likely ancestor instead.To get a more accurate age for Mrs Ples, a team led by Professor Darryl Granger of Purdue University in Indiana, US, used a new method to date the sandy rocks where the skull lay. They measured the amount of certain chemicals in rocks, which form at a steady rate when they are exposed to cosmic rays (宇宙射线) on Earth’s surface. Once rocks are buried, these chemicals stop forming and slowly disappear;the surviving amount reveals how much time has passed since the rock (or bones) were on the surface.The new study shows that Mrs Ples and other australopithecine bones nearby are between 3.4 and 3.7 million years old. This means they lived at the same time as their East African relatives, so that either group could have given rise to modern humans. However, team member Dr Laurent Bruxelles pointed out that over millions of years, at only 2,500 miles away, these groups had plenty of time to travel and to breed with each other. In other words, the groups could quite easily have met, had children together and both been part of the history of modern humans.4．What can we learn about Mrs Ples from the first two paragraphs?A．It is a skull found in East Africa.B．It is the most possible ancestor of humans.C．It is a million years older than scientists expected.D．It is proved to live between 2.1 and 2.6 million years ago.5．How did scientists get the accurate age of “Mrs Ples”?A．By studying the effect of cosmic rays.B．By calculating the forming rate of chemicals.C．By locating the sandy rocks where the skull lay.D．By measuring the surviving amount of chemicals.6．What can we infer from the new study?A．Modern humans came into being in East Africa.B．Mrs Ples travelled and had children with East African relatives.C．The history of modern humans might begin 3.5 million years ago.D．Ape-like species from Africa could have interacted with each other.7．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A．Historical Puzzle Unsolved B．Ancestor Mystery SolvedC．Mrs Ples: The Earliest Human Being D．Mrs Ples: A Famous SkullC（2023届上海市高考英语模拟试卷）A great deal can be learned from the actual traces of ancient human movement: the footprints of early hominids (原始人类). The best-known specimens (标本) are the remarkable tracks discovered at Laetoli, Tanzania, by Mary Leaky. These were left by small hominids around 3.6 to 3.75 million years ago.Examination of the shape of the prints revealed to Mary Leakey that the feet had a raised arch, a rounded heel (脚跟), a pronounced ball, and a big toe that pointed forward. These features, together with the weight-bearing pressure patterns, resembled the prints of upright-walking modem humans. The pressures imposed along the foot, together with the length of step, which averaged 87 centimeters, indicated that the hominids had been walking slowly. In short, all the detectable features implied that the feet that left the footprints were very little different from those of contemporary humans.A detailed study has been made of the prints using photogrammetry, a technique for obtaining measurements through photographs, which created a drawing showing all the curves and shapes of the prints. The result emphasized that there were at least seven points of similarity with modem prints, such as the depth of the heel impression, and the deep imprint of the big toe. Footprints thus provide us not merely with rare impressions of the soft tissue of early hominids, but also with evidence of upright walking that in many ways is clearer than can be obtained from the analysis of bones.The study of fossil footprints is not restricted to examples from such remote periods. Hundreds of prints are known, for example, in French caves dating from the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 10,000 years ago. Research by Leon Pales has provided information about this period.8．What does the passage mainly discuss?A．The career of Mary Leakey.B．The analysis of footprint specimens.C．Accurate dating of hominid remains.D．Behavioral patterns of early humans.9．The figure of 87 centimeters mentioned in paragraph 2 refers to the size of the _________.A．hominids feetB．hominids bodiesC．steps taken by the hominidsD．objects carried by the hominids10．Why does the author mention the “heel impression” in paragraph 3?A．To indicate the weight of early hominids.B．To emphasize the size of the hominids foot.C．To hint at a possible injury the hominid had suffered.D．To give an example of similarity to modem human footprints.11．What can be inferred about the footprints found in French caves mentioned in the last paragraph?A．They show more details than the Laetoli prints.B．They are not as informative as the Laetoli prints.C．They are of more recent origin than the Laetoli prints.D．They are more difficult to study than the Laetoli printsD（黑龙江省哈尔滨市第九中学2022·2023学年高三上学期11月月考英语试题）As the saying goes, “All roads lead to Rome”—but was that really the case? The answer is not as easy as an unqualified “yes” or “no”. It’s a little more complicated than that.In 2015, three researchers at the Moovel Lab dropped a uniform grid (网格) of almost 500,000 points across a map of Europe. These points were simply random spots from which to start a journey to Rome. The team then developed a method to calculate the best route to Rome using modern routes from each of those starting points. The more frequently a road was used across the different points, the thicker it was drawn on the map. Their results showed many roads led to Rome, connecting other major cities along the way, such as London, Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) and Paris, which were also part of the ancient empire.News of the map spread quickly, but it didn’t actually prove that all roads lead to Rome. If the researchers had conducted the same exercise and looked at the quickest way from those same 500,000 points to Berlin orMoscow, the map would also show similar results.The team used computer modeling to look at most logical routes that connect two points on the landscape, and then compared that with their knowledge of Rome roads to see if they’re similar. Modern routes are often the same in most cases. In other words, many of Europe’s multi-lane highways are the successors of Rome roads.In ancient times, roads were mainly built to ensure people could travel around within a short time. This has changed in recent years, however; newly built motorways avoid populated places to save money in acquiring land.The main roads in ancient Rome were straight lines whenever geography allowed. These major roads were built with different layers like earth and rock, and finally big pieces of stone on the top. They weren’t flat, but had a round roof to allow proper drainage (排水). Then came other secondary dirt roads that weren’t paved. They connected smaller towns and cities, rather than offering any sort of a route to Rome.So, was the saying in Paragraph 1 right? No, but an awful lot of important ones eventually made their way there.12．What did the team do with the new method mentioned in Paragraph 2?A．Drew the map of ancient Rome.B．Showed the layout of cities in Europe.C．Counted all the existing roads in Rome.D．Found the best web of roads leading to Rome.13．What might be a significance of building Rome roads?A．It connected urban areas and rural areas.B．It changed the history of European roads.C．It set a good example to European road styles.D．It contributed to traffic rules of two runways.14．What did people attach importance to while building roads in ancient times?A．Whether the roads were wide enough.B．Whether the roads helped people save time.C．Whether the roads helped collect rainwater.D．Whether the roads were close to people’s residences.15．Which can be the best title for the text?A．Do all roads lead to Rome?B．Why does Rome have so many roads?C．Was ancient Rome an empire in Europe?D．How were roads built in ancient Europe?二、七选五（浙江省强基联盟2022·2023学年高三上学期10月联考英语试题）From the dawn of civilization, paper records have been a method of keeping track of important and necessary documentation. A common experience throughout the world's record keeping has been the necessity to ensure that all documents are kept together, and none are lost.___16___ These included tying ribbons through the paper, and melting wax to secure the papers in place. For nearly 600 years, these were the methods used to secure papers.___17___ In 1835, a machine that could mass-produce straight pins was invented by Howe J. L. , an American inventor. Although straight pins （大头针）were originally designed for sewing and tailoring, people began using them as a quick and easy way to secure papers. ___18___ In 1899 he patented the device, which consisted of a wire bent into a particularly shaped hoop for the purpose of securing papers.During this time, however, the paperclip （回形针）was not a widely distributed device. Therefore, the Gem Manufacturing Company of England developed a machine to manufacture and standardize the paperclip design. ___19___Today the paperclip is a famous invention used throughout offices, schoolrooms, and business throughout the world. ___20___A．The next paper invention was that of the straight pin.B．Before the paper clip, people had to be creative to keep paper together.C．The humble item only came into popular usage around the mid-19th century.D．Later, inspired by the straight pin, Norwegian Vaaler J. came up with the idea of the first paperclip.E．This manufacturing development allowed for the expansion of the modern paperclip worldwide.F．Being a wonder of simplicity and function, the paperclip remains a standard office supply throughout the world. G．Therefore, from the early 13th century people had created various methods to ensure documents were kept together.三、完形填空（2022届重庆市高三学业质量调研抽测（第二次）英语试题）Black people left the South for multiple reasons, including severe Jim Crow laws that denied black people their civil rights and economic conditions that made advancement next to impossible. They saw ___21___ forthem to get in northern cities, where workers were needed during labor shortages ___22___ by World War I. Between 1915 and about 1960, northern industrial cities ___23___ five million black people, becoming majority black.Many went to the northern city of Harlem - a New York neighborhood that had once been a rural ___24___ white area. During a real estate crash at the turn of the 20th century, the ___25___ of property became more willing to rent to black renters. Property values then ___26___ as white residents attempted to offload their real estate and move away. ___27___, the area became majority black, and Harlem tuned into an attraction for migrants ___28___ economic chance and a rich cultural and social life.These ___29___ weren’t just from the American South: A group of people came from Caribbean countries like Jamaica, Antigua, and Trinidad, ____30____ economic downturns because of the decline of sugar prices throughout the West Indies.That cultural ____31____ stimulated new types of expression and thought. Promoted by black churches and businesses, Harlem ____32____ life. There, a poor black worker could brush ____33____ with educated, wealthy black residents. They could take part in entertainment by black people, for black people. The Jamaica - born black, Marcus Garvey, even ____34____ the Universal Negro Improvement Association to ____35____ racial pride and economic independence.21．A．guilt B．ability C．electricity D．opportunity22．A．caused B．stopped C．changed D．improved23．A．adjusted B．absorbed C．abandoned D．advertised24．A．empty B．hungry C．wealthy D．temporary25．A．owners B．creators C．donators D．consumers26．A．dropped B．recovered C．doubled D．exploded27．A．Enormously B．Eventually C．Especially D．Exceptionally28．A．in charge of B．in defence of C．in advance of D．in search of29．A．travelers B．defenders C．entertainers D．newcomers 30．A．researching B．observing C．escaping D．exploring31．A．mixture B．future C．adventure D．departure32．A．was bored with B．was filled with C．was loaded with D．was decorated with 33．A．arms B．faces C．hands D．shoulders34．A．accused B．founded C．discovered D．certificated35．A．judge B．control C．support D．forgive四、语法填空（2023年浙江省1月高考英语真题）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

【阅读】高一英语时文悦读第五期(答案附后)

英语时文阅读五高一英语组Passage 1This is no April Fools joke.Students from the San Diego Jewish Academy in the US broke the Guinness World Record when they managed to make more than 800 sandwiches in three minutes on April 1.However, the students were doing more than just setting a world record. They gave the sandwiches to the homeless and so learned a lesson about helping their community.“We want our students to know it’s not enough to talk about changing the w orld,” said school principal (校长) Chaim Heller. “It’s not enough to raise money to change the world. You have to use your hands and feet.”The world record for making the most sandwiches in three minutes had been 490. But the 550 students from kindergarten to 12th grade may have shattered (打破) that record by making 868 sandwiches in the school gym.The sandwiches were given to the Alpha Project, which served them later that day to homeless people and low-income residents (居民) around Alpha Square.Students found 52 tables waiting for them in the school gym, each laid out with slices of bread, lettuce, sliced tomatoes and American cheese. Forty-five parent volunteers were on hand to help, and a note on each table told the students what to put in each sandwich – two slices of cheese, one slice of tomato and one piece of lettuce.The gym’s scoreboard was set at three minutes. A countdown commenced (开始), a buzzer sounded and tables throughout the gym became a flurry of (一阵忙乱) fast-moving cheese and bread.The youngest students made one sandwich each while older ones made two. Within two minutes, almost all of the students had stepped back from their table. They waved their gloved hands in the air to show that they had finished.“These types of experiences not only bring together our school community, but help students learn t hat everyone can make a sandwich to help those in need,” said Heller. “We want our students to see themselves as leaders who can make a difference in people’s lives.”1. Why did students from the San Diego Jewish Academy make 868sandwiches?A. To set a Guinness World Record.B. To raise money to help poor people.C. To help their community through their action.D. To put their cooking knowledge into practice2. What do we know about the sandwich-making event?A. Students had to prepare the ingredients themselves.B. The students were asked to make two sandwiches each.C. Parents were not allowed to help their kids.D. Most of the students finished their work ahead of time.3. What did Heller think of the activity?A. It was a waste of study time.B. It helped students to learn.C. It failed to achieve its purpose.D. It interested many students in cooking.Passage 2Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, “The British are the only people who like to be told how bad things are.” This is definitely (绝对地) true of British comedy. Most people think humor is about happy things, but for the British, the opposite is true. We love to use our cruel sense of humor to complain and be negative (消极的).British comedy, for example, draws a fine line between comedy and tragedy (悲剧). BBC’s The Office is a TV show, famous for its dry humor. The main character, David Brent, is a foolish man, and the show’s comedy comes from his delusions. For example, he often tells himself that he is loved by everyone but the viewer can see that everyone hates him.Stupid characters for the audience to laugh at are an old tradition in Britain. In Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night, the character Malvolio is an old man whom people play tricks on. The audience will laugh away, although the reality is that this man is a truly tragic individual (个体This side of British humor is reflected (反映) in friendships as well. At university, my friends and I would always laugh at one another. I had an American friend who actually found this sarcasm (挖苦) quite upsetting. She didn’t realize that in Britain, the better friends you are with someone, the more you laugh at them.This approach – laughing at everything – may sound rather depressing (让人郁闷的), but our strange humor played a big part in British history. In World War II, along with a stiff upper lip (坚定沉着), the British got through it by laughing. What else was there to do?There is a saying in English: “Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cr y alone.” If you are ever on the receiving end of British sarcasm, you may feel like crying, but it’s best to just laugh it off!4.British comedy is different from other types in that ______ .A. it is often surprising and boringB. it often laughs at human natureC. it is often about the bad things in lifeD. it often makes people feel depressed5.What does the underlined word “delusions” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Strong abilities.B. Fun characters.C. Wrong beliefs.D. Deep confidence.6.Why is Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night mentioned in the article?A. To show one of the best examples of British comedy.B. To explain how Shakespeare’s comedy is different from others’.C. To show how difficult it is to make people accept British comedy.D. To prove Britain has a long tradition of laughing at stupid characters.7.How does the author advise people to react to British humor?A. Learn from it.B. Don’t take it seriously.C. Forget about the upsetting things.D. Be careful not to make stupid mistakes.Passage 3Parrots have been known to mimic (模仿) words, but have you ever thought how they communicate? The sounds they make may sound meaningless to us, but new research has found that wild parrots are actually given names by their parents.According to a study led by Karl Berg of Cornell University in the US, nestlings (雏鸟) are given a unique sound of their own, which stays with them for their entire lives.In the study, the team placed hidden cameras in the nests of 17 different wild parrots. After studying their sounds, the team identified slight differences in the calls parents used to communicate with each chick. And even before the nestlings had learned to communicate properly, the baby birds seemed to recognize and mimic their calls.Sounds very similar to humans, doesn’t it?The study also proved that these signature calls are acquired socially not genetically (基因上地). To do this, scientists switched the eggs in nine of the 17 nests, so that half of the parrots were raising nestlings that weren’t theirs. Using the recordings, the scientists concluded the nestlings all used names similar to those the parents (whether biological or nonbiological) called them for the first weeks of their lives.Lucie McNeil, from National Geographic, said, “this would be the first [proven] example of a non-human species teaching acoustical (声学的) communication.”Lead scientist for the study, Karl Berg told National Public Radio of the US,“Most people say, ‘Well, all those calls are just noise,’ but I think they’re having conversations.”Fox News also asked Berg what else the parrots might be saying? He replied, “The theory is that these birds are deciding where the food is, ‘Do we want to go 3 km North-Northwest?’ “Do we want to go to that field?’ They are sort of arguing or discussing.”Natural science author, Virginia Morell, wrote: “Very gradually, scientists are learning to decode the conversations of very different animals that live lives rich with plans, quarrels, and romance.”You never know, if the science of animal translation keeps advancing, we might one day be watching a reality series about parrots.8. What did the new research find about wild parrots?A. They can talk by learning from people.B. The sounds they make are meaningless.C. They have names given by their parents.D. They have a unique way of making sounds.9. What does the study suggest?A. Different parrots are called differently by their parents.B. Baby parrots can tell who their biological parents are.C. Baby parrots can mimic their biological parents’ calls better.D. Parrots are the most skilled animals in acoustical communication.10. Why did the scientists switch the eggs in the study?A. To see whether the parents could recognize their own babies.B. To see whether the parrots made the same sounds all their lives.C. To see whether the signature calls were acquired socially or genetically.D. To see whether biological and nonbiological parents named babies differently.11. The underlined word “decode” in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to “_____”.A. mimicB. understandC. practiceD. createPassage 4For most of my life I knew nothing about motorcycles. I believed that motorcycle riders were tough and leather-wearing (穿着皮衣的) loners. In my mind they were the kind of people who were constantly looking for trouble, using the roar of a motorcycle engine (发动机) to frighten others off.Then, on a warm May evening outside our house my boyfriend began to show me his new motorcycle. It was the first time it had ever been mentioned and I was shocked.“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” he asked. I didn’t really un derstand what I was looking at.It wasn’t until August that I was able to actually ride on the motorcycle with him. I prepared very well: a new helmet (头盔) and slightly oversized leather jacket.The first ride was tricky. I held on a little too tight (紧的) and breathed a little too infrequently. The cars felt a little too close and traffic seemed to move too fast. The evening ride was short. After that, the bike carried us higher and higher into the hills. We pulled over and stopped to watch the sun set over the city below. I swung(摆动) my leg over to get off the bike, slightly shaky and full of nervous energy.Sometimes, when he was gone on a Saturday ride, I’d try on his leathers and look in the mirror, wondering if I looked like a biker myself.Since then, I’ve learned a few things and slowly my prejudices (偏见) about motorcycles and motorcycle riders have started to shift. Sitting on the back of a motorcycle, placing all your trust in someone to get you safely home is a way of reminding you that you love them.Maybe the most important lesson, though, is that you really can’t judge a book by its cover – no matter how much leather it wears. Motorcycle riders are not scary, or mean, or unapproachable (不可接近的). They’re adults who remember the freedom of riding their first bicycle, and are continuously seeking to recreate the experience.Choose the best answer:12. What did the author think of motorcycle riders at first?A. They were losers at life.B. They were troublesome.C. They were very strong.D. They were very social.13. What do we learn about the author’s first ride?A. She didn’t know how to equip herself.B.She found it easy to handle the ride.C. She enjoyed the scenery she saw on her ride.D. She finally overcame her nervousness.14.What lesson did the author learn from her ride?A. Practice makes perfect.B. Actions speak louder thanwords.C. Don’t judge people by their appearance.D. It takes courage to makea difference.15.What is the main purpose of the article?A. To stress the importance of riding safety.B. To encourage people to ride motorcycles.C. To explain why the author wanted to be a motorcycle rider.D. To share her riding experience and thoughts about it.Passage 5根据短文内容, 从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。

2023年中考英语热点时文阅读05 科技发展

2023年中考英语新热点时文阅读-科技发展01（2022·广西·三模）The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics were not only a sporting event but also a show for science and technology. High tech gear (设备) is helping athletes become “faster, higher, stronger”. Let’s look at some.1．How many kinds of new high-tech gears are mentioned in this passage?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.2．Which event isn’t affected by the direction and speed of the wind according to this passage? A．Freestyle skiing B．Curling C．Running D．Ski jumping3．What does the unlined word “bacteria” mean?A．昆虫B．细菌C．植物D．灰尘4．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A．High tech gear (设备) is helping athletes become “faster, higher, stronger”.B．The secret of setting 12 new world records is a new ice-making technology.C．With the help of AI technology, athletes can “see” the wind.D．The wearable thermometer will send a warning when temperature is higher than 38.3 degrees. 5．What is the best title of this passage?A．A new ice-making technology helps athletes do better.B．Large air purifiers can help fans, workers athletes keep healthy.C．A wearable thermometer can measure the body temperatures of athletes.D．High-tech help athletes perform better at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.02（2022·湖北武汉·二模）Chang’e 5 completed its task successfully in 23 days, not only did it return with valuable rock and soil samples from the moon, but also brought back a group of seeds that traveled the furthest in China. More than 30 kinds of seeds, including that of rice, oats etc., were placed inside the Chang’e 5 spacecraft and went around the moon for about 15 days.Scientists wished to check what would happen to the seeds after the task. This task offered good opportunities to scientists, which helped them to deepen their studies on the effect of cosmic rays (宇宙射线) on the growth and development of life on Earth.Space-based mutation breeding (太空诱变育种) refers to the process of placing seeds in the environment such as microgravity (微重力), vacuums (真空) and cosmic radiation (宇宙辐射) during a spaceflight and then sending them back to Earth for further study and planting. Scientists study and examine several generations of plants grown from seeds which went into the space and study their changes-some are desirable while others are bad and negative. Those with good changes will be kept for further research, andwill be introduced to farmers after getting permission.Space breeding (育种) can make the seeds change faster than the experiments on the earth and can bring about some wonderful results. Compared with the traditional methods, space-developed methods can make the seeds grow much better, such as having shorter growth periods and having more power to fight against diseases and insect.China did its first space breeding experiment in 1987, using a satellite to carry seeds into space. Since then, hundreds of kinds of seeds and seedlings have traveled with dozens of Chinese spaceships. Space breeding has helped to produce more than 200 new types of mutated plants in China that have been allowed to be planted across the country from grains to vegetables and fruits.The Chang’e 5 brought back 1, 731 grams of moon’s rock and soil to Earth, showing a historic achievement 44 years after the last moon’s rock and soil were taken back.6．Why were the seeds placed inside Chang’e 5?A．To pick out the best seeds.B．To understand the environment of the space.C．To study the cosmic rays.D．To put them in a special environment.7．The underlined word “desirable” in paragraph 3 is probably closest to in meaning ________. A．worse B．good C．useless D．correct8．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Chang’e 5 flew around the moon for about 23 days.B．China was the first to do a space breeding experiment.C．It is some time since seeds were last taken into space.D．Space breeding is good for farming.9．From the passage, we can infer that ________.A．space breeding is the best way to develop the seedsB．China is the first country to do space breeding experimentC．China will spend more time and energy on space breedingD．Chang’e 5 spacecraft will fly to the moon again10．What is the best title of the passage?A．Chang’e 5 Returns with a Big PackageB．Space-bred Seeds Offer Great ChancesC．Plant Mutations Result in a Better LifeD．Seeds from Space Show a New History03（2022·河南省实验中学三模）Facial-recognition cameras are everywhere-even in your smart phone. Many people use this technology to unlock their phones, open doors, or make quick payments. But there is a problem during the epidemic (疫情): everyone wears masks. What a headache!Scientists are trying to solve this problem. For example, Engineering and Technology (E&T) magazine reports that Hanwang, a tech company in Beijing, has made a new system. It can recognize (辨认) 95% of people when they wear masks.What’s the secret? It’s all about your eyes. Marios Savvides from Camegie Mellon University studies facial-recognition. As we get older, he says, our faces change shape. But the area around our eyes doesn’t. It stays the same—even if we put on weight. As long as there are enough data from the area of our eyes, the cameras can recognize us.Tech5 is another facial-recognition company. The Swiss company’s products scan (扫描) the shape of your face. They also scan your iris, which is the colored part of your eyes. Tech5 hopes to ignore (忽略) all of the face below the nose.This kind of software is more important than just unlocking your phone. “It can discover criminals, even when they wear masks,” said Huang Lei from Hanwang. Hanwang’s technology is used by Chinese police in places like subway stations and airports. Similar technology is used by the United States Air Force.Huang pointed out one big weakness: it fails when people wear both a mask and sunglasses. “In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost,” Lei said to E&T.根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

八年级英语时文阅读~Week5--健康饮食~有答案

WEEK 5健康饮食（2）、完形填空（共20小题；共35 分）Diferent people have different ShaPeS and SiZeS. It Can be Unhealthy to be too thin if you are eat ing toolittle food. Being OVerWeight is not good, 1 .What if you don't think your Weight is the right weight? First, 2 to your mom or dad, who might be able to talkto you about 3 eati ng and exercise. Next, look at WayS that Can help you get the right 4 for you. EVen small Changes Can help you get healthier livi ng habits. For example, if you are too 5 , just 10 minu tes of exercise threetimes a day Can make you a little thinner.There are many WayS to Stay active: team 6 like basketball or volleyball, running, SWimming, hiking —even 7 around the mall or playing outside. Make 8 fun by Choosing aCtivities you like. Walk your dog in the morning, playgames at noon, and help your mom garde n in the eve ning.You also Can talk With your 9 about your BMI （身体质量指数）.That's a Way of USing your height and Weightto See hθW much body fat you 10 , but remember that BMI isn't the Whole story.You should talk With a doctor before decid ing that you are OVerWeight or Un derWeight.1. A. too B. also C. either D. n either2. A. Say B. tell C. talk D.SPeak3. A. healthy B. Un healthy C. little D. much4. A. height B. Weight C. time D. place5. A. light B. tall C. short D. heavy6. A. lessOnS B. games C. CIaSSeS D. SPOrtS7. A. WatCh ing B. buying C. sell ing D. Walki ng8. A. exercise B. StUdy C. playi ng D. Work ing9. A. teacher B. doctor C. mother D. father10. A. are B. have C. lose D. eatImagi ne a neW chocolate that keeps you look ing youn ger. It SeemS too good to be true. BUt a team of SCientists believes they have invented（发明）anti-ageing chocolate. It keeps aWay Wrinkles（皱纹）and keep the Skin Iooking younger.It has called its neW PrOdUCt "Esthechoc". ThiS is a comb in ati on of the Words "esthetic" and"chocolate". The neW PrOdUCt is also called ChemiCaI Cambridge BeaUty Chocolate. The makers WillStart Sell ing it from next mon th. The Iab has not Said anything about the PriCe yet, but it is likely to be quite expe nsive.The lab hopes young, rich PerS OnS will buy it. The lab USed a SPeCiaI ChemiCaI in the chocolate. The ChemiCaI they USed gives Pink color. The SCientists Say that the ChemiCaI Can make PartS of the Skin Of a 50 to 60-year-oId PerS On Iook like those of the Skin Of a 20 to 30-year-oId.They Said people who ate the chocolate could See Changes in their Skin in just three weeks. The chocolate will be sold in boxes of pieces. A PerS On should eat One box a day for three weeks. Other SCie ntists Say more research is n eeded for people to know Whether or n Ot EStheChOC works.11.ACCOrd ing to the passage, the new chocolate Can make people ___________________ .A.look youn gerB. look olderC. look thinnerD. look fatter12.The Un derl ined word "an ti-age ing" means " __________ in Chin ese.A.抗衰老的B.抗饥饿的C.抗寒的D.抗13.Who may buy the new kind of chocolate accord ing to the passage?A.Poor, young PerS ons.B. Rich, young PerS ons.C. Rich, old PerS ons.D. Poor, old PerS ons.14.What is the color of the new chocolate?A.Yellow.B. Brow n.C. Pink.D. Red.15.If a PerS OnWantS to become youn ger, he should eat about _________________ .A.boxes of chocolateB. fortyC. thirtyD. twentyNobody likes doing the dishes because doing the dishes is bori ng. ACCOrd ing to a new study, WaShing dishes by hand inStead of USing a dishwasher（洗碗机）is better for ChiIdren's health.ReSearCherS in SWede n SUrVeyed the Pare nts of 1,029 ChiIdre n. They found that ChiIdre n whose families han d-washed the dishes in Stead of USing a mach ine had less allergies（过敏）.EarIier research has shown that dishes WaShed by machines are cleaner than those WaShed by hand. So Why would kids who eat With a little dirtier PIateS be better at stopping allergies? One explanation is depended Onan idea known as the "hygiene hypothesis （卫生假说）".It SayS the reason kids have allergies is because their environments are too clea n.Your immune SyStem （免疫系统）keeps you healthy by fighting against germs（微生物）and VirUSeS （纟田菌）.BUt Whe n you have allergies, it does n't work well and tries to fight OrdinarythingS like usual foods."Meeting germs, especially early in life, is good training for the immune system," SayS the Writer of the study, Dr. Bill in a hospital in SWede n, "You en COUrage the immune SyStem in differe nt WayS and it becomes Stron g."ThiS StUdy shows that while USing the dishwasher might be easier, doing more ChoreS With han ds, We have fewer allergies.16.ACCOrd ing to the new study, ____________A.WaSh ing dishes With hands is better for ChiIdre nB.WaSh ing dishes With a mach ine is better for ChiIdre nC.WaSh ing dishes With hands is much more bori ngD.WaSh ing dishes With mach ine is much more bori ng17.From the third paragraph, We know that _______________A.We should WaSh dishes With dishwashersB.dishes WaShed by hands are dirtierC.too clea n environments are bad for kidsD.it's good for kids to eat With dirty PIateS18.WhiCh of the followi ng is NoT true?A.The immune SyStem fights aga inst germs.B.The immune SyStem fights aga inst viruses.C.The immune SyStem fights aga inst allergies.D.Allergies are bad for the immune system.19.Dr. Bill may agree that ___________A.ChiIdre n should Stay away from germsB.ChiIdren Can eat With a little dirtier PIateSC.ChiIdre n are too young to meet germsD.ChiIdren should eat With a little cleaner PIateS20.What's the best title for the passage?A. Doi ng the DiSheS IS Bori ngB. How to KeeP Clea nC. The Clea ner, the HeaIthierD. More Chores, FeWer Allergies二、阅读理解（共5小题；共10分）You —yes, you! —Can help keep people from gett ing SiCk this flu SeaS on. How? It's not too hard. JUSt take these steps:•WaSh your hands ofte n, especially before eati ng and after cough ing or blow ing your no se.•KeeP your COUghS to yourself （USe atissue in Stead of your han d）.•KeP your hands out of your eyes, mouth, and no se.You may have heard all this before, but flu SeaSon is a great time to really Start doing them. By following these PieCeS of advice, you might be able to keep yourself from getting SiCk and stop germs（细田菌）from SPreading around and making other people sick.So your hands are Very importa nt. A lot of germs get in OUr bodies from there. GermS get On OUr hands and We PUt our hands in OUr eyes, no ses, and, especially, our mouths.How to stop germs? Yeah, hand WaSh ing. You might PiCk UP germs here and there. So Whe n you WaSh your han ds, you WaSh away germs.BUt how to WaSh your han ds? That's easy: WaSh your hands With SoaP and Warm Water （not Cold Or hot）. Don't forget to WaSh around your fingernails（指甲）.ThiS is One place germs like to be. WaSh for about 15 to 20 SeC On ds—about how Iong it takes to Sing "Happy Birthday" twice.21.Maybe you n eed n't WaSh your hands _______________ .A. before eati ngB. after cough ingC. after eat ingD. blow ing your nose22.The Un derl ined word "tissue" means _____________ in Chin ese.A.皮套B.布条C.薄纱D.纸巾23. Lots of germs get i n OUr bodies fromA. our eyesB. our handsC. our mouthsD. our noSeS24. How many PieCeS of advice does the Writer give US about WaShi ng han ds?A. On e.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.25.The PaSSage mainly tells US ______________ .A.how to stop the flu SPread ingB.how to WaSh our handsC.how germs get i nto our bodiesD.how We keep ourselves from gett ing三、阅读与表达（判断式）（共5小题；共10分）JUSt as it is importa nt to take Care of your teeth, good sleep ing Can help US a lot. Here are some tips to help you make a healthy sleep ing.Make SUre your bedroom is Only for sleeping. Take the television, COmPUter and radio out of the bedroom. KeePing them in your room will Only distract（分心）you.If you don't fall asleep right away, don't just look at the clock and think Whe n you will. Get UP and move to ano ther room and read Un til you Start feeli ng sleepy. Then go back to your room to go back to bed.Don't drink COffee or Wine. COffee may make you Wake UP in the morning and wine before you go to sleep may make you sleepy. BUt n either helps your body to Wake UP or fall asleep n aturally（正常地）.You will become dependent（依赖的）On them and won't be able to sleep or Wake UP WithOUt them.EXerCiS ing helps the body sleep well all ni ght. It will also help you feel rested and en ergetic（精力充沛的）during the day.根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的为T,错误的为F。

高考英语最新热点时文阅读：第5号台风“杜苏芮”在福建省登陆北方多地遭遇大到暴雨(含练习题)

China renews most severe alert for TyphoonDoksuri第5号台风“杜苏芮”在福建省登陆北方多地遭遇大到暴雨中文新闻：第5号台风“杜苏芮”在福建省登陆北方多地遭遇大到暴雨28日上午，今年第5号台风“杜苏芮”在福建省登陆，并带来强风和暴雨。

据福建省气象局称，“杜苏芮”于上午9时55分左右在晋江市沿海地区登陆，中心附近风速高达每秒50米。

国家气象局敦促福建、广东、浙江、江西等地的气象部门根据当地情况提高应急响应水平，与相关政府部门协调，引导公众预防灾害、规避风险。

自周六以来，北京、天津、河北大部分城市以及邻近的山西、河南和山东的部分地区将有强降雨和暴雨。

中央气象台表示，河北中部靠近山区的地区和北京西部地区可能会出现特大暴雨。

英文新闻：China renews most severe alert for Typhoon Doksuri Typhoon Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year, made landfall in East China’s Fujian province on Friday morning, bringing with it powerful winds and heavy rain. The typhoon landed in coastal areas of Jinjiang city at around 9:55a.m., bringing gales of up to 50 meters per second near its center, according to the Fujian provincial meteorological bureau.The administration urged local meteorological authorities in the provinces, such as Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, to raise their emergency response levels based on local situations, coordinate with relevant government departments, and lead the public to prevent disasters and avoid risks.Heavy rainfall and rainstorms have been forecast since Saturday in Beijing, Tianjin and most cities in Hebei, as well as parts of neighboring Shanxi, Henan and Shandong provinces. Central areas in Hebei, which are close to the mountains, and western parts of Beijing are likely to receive very heavy downpours, the center said.重点词汇1. meteorological英/ˌmiːtiərəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ 美/ˌmiːtiərəˈlɑːdʒɪk(ə)l/adj. 气象学的2. coordinate英 /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt/ 美 /koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt/v. 协调，配合听双语新闻-填词China renews most severe alert for Typhoon DoksuriTyphoon Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year, made landfall in East China’s Fujian province on Friday morning, bringing with it powerful winds and heavy rain. The typhoon landed in coastal areas of Jinjiang city at around 9:55 a.m., bringing gales of up to 50 meters per second near its center, according to the Fujian provincial meteorological bureau.provinces, such as Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, to raiserelevant government departments, and lead the public to prevent disasters and avoid risks.Heavy rainfall and rainstorms have been forecast since Saturday in Beijing, Tianjin and most cities in Hebei, as well as parts of neighboring Shanxi, Henan and Shandong provinces. Central areas in Hebei, which are close to the mountains, and western parts of Beijing 3 receive very heavy downpours, the center said.听双语新闻-语法填空China renews most severe alert for Typhoon Doksuri Typhoon Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year, made landfall in East China’s Fujian province on Friday morning, bringing with it powerful winds and9:55 a.m., bringing gales of up to 50 meters per second near its center, according to the Fujian provincial meteorological bureau.The administration urged local meteorological authorities in the provinces, such as Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, to raise their emergency response levels based on local situations, coordinate with relevant government departments, and lead the public to prevent disasters and avoid risks.Heavy rainfall and rainstorms have been forecast since Saturday in Beijing, Tianjin and most cities in Hebei, as well as parts of 2 (neighbor) Shanxi, Henan and Shandong provinces. Central areas in Hebei, which are close to the mountains, and 3 (west) parts of Beijing are likely to receive very heavy downpours, the center said.填词练习答案1. urged2. emergency3. are likely to语法填空答案1. landed2. neighboring3. western。

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生活指南：简单一小步丰富每一天I love to have simple ways to improve my life. Everyday is a chance for improving our life, and it's up to us to best use it. What I want is to have good, balanced progress everyday.我喜欢用简单的方法提升自己的生活质量。

对我们来说每天都是一个新的机遇，关键在于我们如何最有效地利用它。

我所希望的便是每天都可以有良好平稳的提升。

To ensure balance, my favorite way is using the four facets of prosperity: material, spiritual, physical, and social. By achieving material prosperity, spiritual prosperity, physical prosperity, and social prosperity, I believe I can have complete and balanced prosperity in my life.我最倾向于通过物质生活、精神境界、身体素质、社交活动四个方面的互补来保持生活的平衡。

如果可以达到物质富足、精神愉悦、身体健康以及社交活跃，那么你一定会拥有和谐美妙而丰富多彩的生活。

You may add other facets of prosperity if they work for you, but in my opinion these four facets are easy to remember and already cover practically everything.当然啦，你还可以添加一些你认为对你有用的东西。

不过，我认为以上的四个方面很容易记住，它们基本已经包涵了所有。

To put this concept into practice, what I do is ensuring that I do something to improve each facet everyday. Here is how I do it:为了实践这个观念，我每天都会努力来完善这四个方面。

下面是我的个人做法：1. Decide on something to do daily in each facet1. 每天都要做一些关于这几个方面的事情。

To keep things simple, choose only one or two tasks to do daily in each facet. More than that, it could be difficult to keep up with them. Of course, you may want to do more than just one or two tasks to improvea facet, but choose only the most important ones to be made daily. In my case, I have just one task for each facet.每天每个方面只做一两个任务，把事情简单化。

不过，要坚持下来还是蛮难的。

当然啦，为了提高，可能你每天做了不止一两个任务，要记住，挑最重要的去做。

关于每个方面，我一天只做一个任务。

One thing to remember is each of the tasks should be measurable so that you know for sure whether or not you have done it. Here is an example:还有一点就是，你所做的任务最好有可以衡量的标准，这样你才能知道你到底完成了没有。

下面举个例子：* Material: do project for at least 2 hours物质方面：至少工作两个小时* Spiritual: meditate for 30 minutes精神方面：自我反省30分钟* Physical: exercise for 20 minutes身体方面：运动20分钟* Social: ping at least one friend社交方面：至少和一个朋友唠嗑2. Record your performance2. 记录你的进度。

After setting the daily tasks for each facet, all you need to do is ensuring that you do them. Recording your performance can greatly help you here. You may use a notebook, a spreadsheet, or any other medium you want. Write down there whether or not you have done a task in a particular day.在设定了每天的任务计划后，我们所要做的就是确保自己有所行动。

记录每天的进度是个很有效的办法。

你可以用一个笔记本、电子表格或者任何你喜欢的工具。

在那里记录你一天之内是否完成任务。

I myself use Joe's Goals. It's a simple web application that can help you track your progress. Whenever I finish something, I check the corresponding box in Joe's Goals. This way I can easily see if I often miss a facet so that I can put more effort there.我自己是用的"Joe's Goals"，它是一个简单实用的网络应用，可以跟踪记录你的进程。

每当我完成一个任务，我都会在相应的方格里打上勾。

这样，我就可以很清晰明了地看见自己忽视了哪些方面，并且去完善。

3. Adjust accordingly3. 合理调整If you think that you can more effectively improve yourself doing something else, don't hesitate to change the tasks. For example, maybe you think that reading spiritual text will give you better result than meditation for spiritual prosperity. In that case, you can change your daily task from meditation to reading spiritual text. On the other hand, if you think that they are both necessary, you can decide to do both (though you shouldn't forget to keep things simple).如果你觉得通过其他的途径你可以更有效的提升自己，那么不要犹豫，果断地调整任务吧。

例如，你觉得品读一些心灵鸡汤方面的文章会比自我反省更好地提升你的思想境界，那么你可以把每日自我反省调整成阅读有关精神方面的文章。

另外，如果你觉得这两个都很不错，你可以两个都选（但还是得记住不要把事情复杂化）。

Another possibility is increasing the intensity of the tasks to bring you to the next level. For instance, instead of exercising for 20 minutes a day, you could make it 30 minutes a day.还有一种可能就是增加任务的强度以进阶，例如，你可以从每天锻炼20分钟提升到每天锻炼30分钟。

By using this system, you can be sure that you do something everyday to improve yourself in all facets. It's as if you make balanced progress on autopilot. I've used it for some time and - though I miss my daily tasks here and there - I'm glad to see how it helps me have balanced progress to complete prosperity.通过实践这套体系，你可以确保自己每天都有做一些事情来提升自己的各个方面。

这就像自动驾驶时平稳有效的行驶一样。

我曾这样做过一段时间，虽然时不时就会忘这忘那。

但很高兴的是，在稳步提升自己的生活质量方面，它确实有帮助到我。

What do you think? Do you have other tips for daily improvement?你有怎样的想法？对于提升自己的日常生活质量你有其它的建议吗？。

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