2024年新疆高考英语阅读理解预测题及答案解析

2024年高考英语阅读理解预测题及答案
1．As doctors and nurses struggle for medical supplies to fight coronavirus pandemic，help is coming from an unlikely place﹣high school students．The Careen Technical Education Charter High Scholl（CTEC），US，has been using its nine3D printers to make face masks for healthcare workers on the frontline．
Face masks have been particularly challenging to find across the US since the outbreak Valerie Castro，16，a CTEC student，is part of a team of teachers and students who came up with improvement that cut almost30minutes off the time it takes to build a face mask．"That's what makes this school kind of different．"Gavin Newsom，Governor of the State of California，said．"Even though all these bad things are happening，we're able to make an impact positively It's like leaving your little mark on the world．"Makerbot，a New York﹣based company that makes3D printers，has also helped CTEC to maximize the building process．They've beenchurning outnearly100masks each day，and that production rate is set to be three times as20more3D printers come online at the school．
CTEC staff and students have provided masks to hospitals，dentists，urgent care centers and retirement homes in Fresno County and the surrounding areas in California．"I was shocked，"Stacy Vohra told school staff in video．"We were so thrilled to have the donation from CTEC．This is something that we've been needing．"
"The entire staff has switched from daily teaching to face mask production，"said Jonathan Delano，director of CTEC．"When the new3D printers arrive，some of them will go to students'houses so kids can help with the hands﹣on process．"
"That's how we get through these things，"Delano said．"Our high school focuses on giving back to society．Students should know the skills they hold can have an impact on a community．"
（1）What can we learn from the passage？C
A．High School students are expected to help make face masks in the U．S．B．Valeria alone helps speed up the production of3D face masks in CTEC．
C．The act of the students in CTEC is highly thought of by Gavin．
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