英语外刊阅读精讲 1 老师版

In order to fight boredom, people did these boring things...
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I t is becoming more and more difficult to have fun in daily life, and it seems that "boring" is becoming the 1) norm for modern people. But maybe you can change your mind and try to use "boring to fight against 2)boredom(bore).”
C 1 A. situation B. popular C. norm
D . fact
Norm :1)a situation or a pattern of behaviou r that is usual or expected 常态；正常行为
2)standards of behaviour that are typical of or accepted within a particular group or society 规范；行为标准
2. 1)Bore: v /n. to make sb feel bored, especially by talking too much （尤指因啰唆）使厌烦
a person who is very boring, usually because they talk too much （常因话多）令人厌烦的人
2)Boredom :the state of feeling bored; the quality of being very boring 厌烦；厌倦；无聊
Television helps to relieve the boredom of the long winter evenings. 电视有助于打发漫长无聊的冬夜
Annie Rauwerda, a 21-year-old American college student, is also often3) bored(bore). When 4)surfing(surf) the Internet, she unexpectedly finds fun. During the days of 5)isolation (isolate)at home, she created the @depthsofwikipedia account, which has thousands of accounts on Wikipedia. Many hidden "treasures" were unearthed in the entry.
Unearth:1)to find sth in the ground by digging 挖掘；发掘；使出土
2) to find or discover sth by chance or after searching for it （偶然或经搜寻）发现，找到
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1）Wikipedia[viki’pidi:ə]是一个混成词，取自网站核心技术“wiki”和英文中百科全书之意的“encyclopedia”。

[/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/]
它是全球网络上最大且最受大众欢迎的参考工具书，名列全球十大最受欢迎的网站。

2）2001年1月10日，维基百科由Bomis网站的总裁吉米·威尔士发起。

创立之初，维基百科的目标是向全人类提供自由的百科全书。

希望各地民众用自己选择的语言参与编辑条目。

书面印刷的百科全书多由专家主导编辑，再由出版商印刷、销售。

维基百科号称属于可自由访问和编辑的全球知识体，这意味着维基百科除传统百科全书所收录的信息，也可以收录非学术具有一定媒体关注度的动态事件。

3）截止2015年12月维基百科一共有280种语言版本。

2020年1月24日消息，据外媒报道，世界最大百科类网站维基百科突破了一个全新的里程碑——文章数量突破600万篇
维基百科已收录了超过3,000万篇条目，其中英语维基百科以超过450万篇条目在数量上位居首位。

其中在所有维基百科计划中规模最大的语言版本为英语维基百科，英语之后依照条目数量安排的前五名顺序分别是荷兰语维基百科、德语维基百科、瑞典语维基百科以及法语维基百科。

而根据Alexa的统计指出，英语维基百科便占所有维基百科累计浏览量的54%左右，而剩余的其他语言版本的浏览量由大到小则分别是日语维基百科（10%）、德语维基百科（8%）、西班牙语维基百科
（5%）、俄语维基百科（4%）、法语维基百科（4%）和意大利语
维基百科（3%）。

For example, the list of those who live in the airport, those who died in the toilet…
asylum:protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons （政治）庇护，避难
Someone uploaded a (6)blank audio of 18 seconds of silence to show that it was a "silent sound."
Or just a "why there is nothing here" entry.
D 6 A.wondeful B.fantasitc C .creative D .blank
Ambient :relating to the surrounding area; on all sides 周围环境的；周围的
C (7)Take time to watch construction site construction
The favorite activity of the Italian retired grandfather-spend time
watching the construction site construction.
The Umarell word is used to specifically(8) refer to men who have reached retirement age and like to watch construction sites (especially road projects) work to pass the time. T hey
usually "hold their hands tightly behind their backs and give workers some unwanted suggestions.”
These retired uncles were tossed between the various construction sites. Sometimes they learn some practical knowledge from construction workers, and some developers say that their "supervisors" have indeed improved efficiency.
(In 2005, Italian writer Danilo Masotti proposed this term and wrote two books for it. He described this group of people like this, “(9)These retired people, they have nothing to do all day, by interfering or helping others, to prove Own sense of existence.”
Umarell has become a phenomenon, and in 2020 the word is included in the new edition of the century-old Italian Zingarelli Dictionary. There are also real estate developers who specially install small windows on the hoardings of construction sites for Umarell to observe the construction situation.)
(8) The word “Umbrell refers to people ____D__?
A: who love to hold their hands behind their backs when t hey are available（细节拼凑+偷换概念）
B: who have much free time to supervise the construction site （细节拼凑+偷换概念）
C :who like to construct the construction and give advice (拼凑）D:who enjoy seeing building the buildings when they are old （同义替换）
（9）why retired uncles like to go to the construction site?___(D) A: They like to construct the construction and give advice （拼凑+无中生有）
B: To improve efficiency of the construction （文中细节，答非所问）
C:There are many old people to play with (无中生有）
D:They want to show their worth to the society
B(10)Share the ups and downs of life with bees
Talking to bees occasionally is a traditional custom in some European countries.
Bees are regarded as friends and can share the pain and happiness in life. People who keep bees will tell the bees about important things in life, such as marriage, the birth of a child, or the departure and return of family members. This custom is most famous in Britain, and it is also recorded in Ireland, Wales, Germany, Holland, France, Switzerland瑞士 Bohemia and the United States.
A(11)The most boring day in history
April 11, 1954, was called "the most boring day in history."
This was calculated by William Tunstall-Pedoe, a computer scientist at the University of Cambridge.
He used a so-called supercomputer program to build a database indexing more than 300 million events, and after calculating and analyzing it, he concluded that the second Sunday in April 1954 was the most boring day since the beginning of the 20th century. .
Although some people think that there is no evidence for this conclusion, Tunstall-Pedoe firmly believes, "In most days, many
celebrities are born, celebrities die, and major events happen... But this special day is extremely significant值得关注， and there is almost nothing. occur".
小标题（句子选择）(7/10/11)
A：The most boring day in history
B : Share the ups and downs of life with bees
C：Take time to watch construction site construction。