2021届高考英语第二轮复习：时事热点新冠疫情阅读理解附答案

二轮复习
新冠疫情时事热点拓展阅读理解练习
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Walmart has begun using drone aircraft (无人机) to transport COVID-19 tests to private homes in the United States.
This week, the company began sending COVID-19 self-collection kits (试剂盒) to homes in the North Las Vegas area of Nevada. Walmart will fly the kits to single-family houses within 1.5 kilometers of its stores. The drones will leave the test equipment on the front sidewalk, driveway, or land around the house.
People wishing to receive the tests are asked to first request with the company online. The kits enable individuals to use the COVID-19 test themselves.
A swab (棉签) is included for people to collect fluid from inside the nose. Individuals(个人) can then send the collected material in the mail to a COVID-19 testing center.
Walmart says customers who use the service will not have to pay for the kits or use of the drones. The service will be offered daily so long as weather conditions permit drone flights.
Dan Haemmerle is head of Extended Care services for Quest Diagnostics. He says the new project aims to show how drones can provide health care services to patients who are unable to leave their home or live in the countryside.
"We will learn from this pilot and improve the ways we deliver health care services to the patients we serve," Haemmerle said.
Earlier this month, Walmart began another test program. It uses drones to fly food and household products to customers. The company expanded (扩大) its pick-up and delivery services in recent months as demand increased because of the corona virus health crisis.
Tom Ward is Walmart's senior vice-president for customer products. In announcing the program, he said it would be some time before we see millions of packages delivered by drone. That still feels like a bit of science fiction. Ward added, "We're learning more and more about the technology that is available and how we can use it to make our customers' lives easier."
Online seller Amazon recently received U.S. government approval to deliver products by drone. But the company is still testing its self-piloting aircraft and has yet to announce a target date for launching ongoing drone deliveries.
Alphabet's drone company Wing received federal approval last year to fly drone aircraft. It has also tested deliveries of medicine and other products.
And, UPS Flight Forward received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration last year to operate as the first U.S."air carrier" with drone delivery services.
根据文章内容，选择正确答案：
1. Which is the correct steps for you to take the test from Walmart?
a. The tests are sent to your home by the drone aircraft.
b. You collect materials and send them to Walmart in the mail.
c. You request a test with the company online.
d. You collect the fluid from your inside nos
e.
A. c, b, d,a
B. d, b, c, a
C. c, a, d, b
D. a, d, b, c
2. From this report we can learn that______ companies are allowed to use drone aircraft for deliver service.
A. 2,
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
3. The drone aircraft delivery service aims to ____________.
A. test its self-piloting aircraft service.
B. help the patients who are unable to leave their home or live in the countryside.
C. fly food and household products to customers.
D. send medicine and other products to the patients.
4. According to Tom Ward, we are sure that____________.
A. More and more companies use the drone air crafts on business.
B. The COVID-19 self-collection kits are easy to use.
C. Customers who use the service will have to pay for the service later.
D. The new drone delivery service will be amazing and popular.
5. The underlined word approval means the act of ___________?
A. Agreeing with somebody on something
B. Allowing somebody to do something
C. Helping somebody with something
D. Refusing somebody to do something.
答案：CCBDB
B
President-elect Joe Biden is suggesting a corona virus action plan that centers on mass vaccination(接种疫苗) in the United States and more financial assistance to help the economy. The plan could cost as much as $1.9 trillion dollars.
Biden sees the pandemic as the country's biggest problem. He said last week, "That's my No. 1 concern, to get the virus under control."
The plan aims to speed up vaccination of Americans by delivering more vaccine and working closely with states and local communities社区 to get shots into the arms of more people.
Biden has set a goal of giving out 100 million shots in his first 100 days. Right now, the U.S. is vaccinating almost one million people a day, but it needs to get up to two million to reach Biden's goal.
Biden has said the plan would have "billions of dollars" to speed up vaccination. He is also asking Americans to look past their sense of pandemic fatigue(疲劳;厌倦;). He wants a promise承诺 to wearing masks, practicing social distancing, and avoiding large indoor gatherings. The president-elect wants Congress to send more money to American states to help reopen schools and to avoid laying off teachers, police officers and health workers.
The plan comes as a divided nation is experiencing the pandemic's most dangerous wave yet. So far, more than 380,000 Americans have died. Biden hopes his plan will put the country on the path to recovery by the end of his first 100 days.
"It's going to be hard," Biden said Monday after he got his second vaccine dose. It's not going to be easy. But we can get it done."
The Biden COVID-19 plan will be the new Congress's first action this year. But the biggest question for Biden is if he can "win the hearts and minds of the American people to follow his lead," said Dr. Leana Wen.
根据文章内容, 选择最佳答案:
1. Biden takes the corona virus action to aim at the followings except _______.
A. helping the economy.
B. getting the virus under control.
C. getting more money from the Congress.
D. making American people follow his lead.
2. In Biden’s vaccination goal, how many people will be given vaccination shots in the first three months?
A. one million
B. 2 million
C. 100 million
D. 200 million
3. According to the report, Biden wants American people to do something except _____.
A.wearing face coverings
B. keeping social distancing,
C. not getting together with lots of people indoor.
D. taking temperature every day.
4. According to the report, which statement is true?
A. Biden cares about the corona virus pandemic most right now.
B. Biden wants American people to cheer him up.
C. Biden needs lots of money for his corona virus action plan.
D. Biden is confident of his corona virus action plan
5. What is the biggest trouble for Biden to push his COVID-19 plan?
A. the vaccine dose
B. the financial assistance
C. the pandemic
D. the trust of American people
答案：BCDBD
C
COVID-19 has reached every continent on Earth. Chilean officials say at least 58 people are infected with the new corona virus at two military bases in Antarctica（南极洲）and on a navy ship. So far, no other country with a presence in Antarctica has publicly reported any other cases.
Chile's army announced Monday that 36 people at the General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme Antarctic base tested positive for the virus.
On Tuesday, the health minister for the country's Biobio region said there are 21 infections involving people from a navy supply ship that had been in Antarctica. One other COVID-19 case was reported in Las Estrellas village, home to civilians（平民）who work at an air force base there.
The health secretary for the larger Magallanes area said the navy supply ship had visited the port at Las Estrellas. The army said the first group of 36 people includes 26 members of the military(军人) and 10 civilian contractors(承包商). It said none so far had shown complications(并发症) from the virus.
Michelle Rogan-Finnemore is the head of the organization, Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. She said in a statement that the office received a report from the Chilean Antarctic Institute on Friday. The
statement talked about positive cases on the Sergeant Aldea ship that would have left from two ports on Chile's mainland.
"We have yet to receive further formal information," she added.
The first three people on the Sergeant Aldea ship tested positive last week and all 208 crew members are being quarantined aboard that ship, the navy reported. The navy said the ship had serviced the base on the Trinity Peninsula between November 27 and December 10.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is the American government agency that supervises(监督) U.S. programs in Antarctica. It said it knows about the reports of corona virus infections among crew members on the Sergeant Aldea.
The NSF said U.S. Antarctic Program station workers have not been in physical contact with people at the Chilean stations struck by COVID-19. It also said the NSF will not exchange workers or accept visitors to U.S. Antarctic Program stations.
根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：
1. How many cases are from the village in Antarctica?
A. 1
B.21
C. 36
D. 58
2. Among all the infections, the following people are included except ______.
A. military B contractor C. civilian D. scientist
3. What does the underlined word quarantined mean?
A. 保护
B. 治疗
C. 隔离
D. 驱逐
4. Which agency is from America?
A. the General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme Antarctic base
B. the Councilof Managers of National Antarctic Programs
C. the National Science Foundation
D. the Chilean Antarctic Institute
5. From the report we can learn that____________.
A. Antarctic is the last continent on which the new corona virus cases were found.
B. The cases in the report are all from America.
C. The navy ship took the the new corona virus to Antarctic.
D. All the infected people are in the hospital now.
答案：ADCCC
D
A new kind, or strain, of the corona virus has been found in Britain and South Africa. Health experts in Britain and the United States say the new strain seems to infect more easily than others. However, there is no evidence showing it to be more deadly.
Patrick Vallance is the British government's chief scientific adviser. He said the new strain "moves fast and is becoming the" stronger strain.
By the end of December, it is estimated（估计） that it will have caused over 60 percent of infections in London. It is unclear if this new strain causes a more severe form of COVID-19.
Vaccinations(接种疫苗) have already started in some parts of the world. So, the question many people are asking is this:
Will the current (目前的) vaccines(疫苗) protect people against the new strain of virus?
One of the companies making an approve d vaccine, Germany's BioNTech, recently gave a response. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the company's chief said he is confident that its corona virus vaccine works against the new UKstrain. He said, "… scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response(免疫反应) by this vaccine also can deal with the new" strain of virus. The proteins(蛋白质) on the UK strain, Sahin explained, are 99 percent the same as on the existing strains. Therefore, BioNTech has "scientific confidence" that its vaccine will be effective. However, he noted that "further studies are needed to be completely sure."
Over the weekend, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions because of the new strain. Several European Union countries and Canada were banning(禁止)or limiting flights from Britain to try to limit any spread. Experts say the new strain does not change public health guidance to wear masks, wash hands and keep social distance.
This has led to another question: Will people who had COVID-19 from an old strain be able to get the new one? Scientists say that is "unlikely."
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根据文章内容, 选择最佳答案:
1. Where has the new strain of the Corona virus been found?
A. Britain and the United States.
B. Africa and the South American
C. The United States and South Africa
D. Britain and South Africa.
2. Why do the people worried about the new strain of the corona virus?
A. Because it is found in most of the countries.
B. Because it can kill more people than the old one.
C. Because one can be infected easier by the new strain
D. Because it is more difficult to be found.
3. What have some countries done for the new strain of corona virus?
A. Some companies have made a new vaccine.
B. Some hospitals have developed a new medicine.
C. Some governments have changed the public health guidance.
D. Some countries have stopped the flights from Britainto.
4. The current public health guidance include the following except ____.
A. wearing masks
B. washing hands
C. keeping social distance
D. Vaccinations
5. If a person got infected by the old strain, will he be infected by the new one?
A. Never
B. Probably not
C. Sure will
D. Not mentioned.
答案：DCDDB
E
Health care workers across the United States are busy fighting COVID-19 in overcrowded hospitals. At the same time, there is a great need for medical workers to give millions of newly arrived vaccine doses(药剂).
To take some of the pressure off the health care workers, some U.S. states are asking medical and nursing students, in some cases even firefighters, to help give the shots（注射）.
So far, at least seven state health departments are looking for volunteer s to help out at vaccination centers. Departments are cooperat ing with local universities or nursing schools. Some are offering incentives（激励措施）, such as lowering students' costs to study and giving hands-on（实际操作）training to first responders（第一急救者）.
COVID-19 has left more than 333,000 Americans dead and caused great economic harm. But the new vaccines are the best hope many have to see things turn around.
This month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first two COVID-19 vaccines, As of December 23, almost 10 million doses had been shipped across the country. But only about 1 million were used because of limited support at hospitals and the special requirements(要求) for preparing the shots. The slow start will make it difficult for the federal government(联邦
政府) to reach its goal of vaccinating nearly 20 million people before the end of 2020.
The current vaccination programs are centering mainly on front line health care workers. But beginning in January or February, the vaccination program is expected to expand to tens of millions of essential industry workers.
From New York to Tennessee, states are hoping that support from medical and nursing students will let medical workers turn all their efforts to the record numbers of new COVID-19 patients. Being able to use volunteers means the health care workers "can continue to perform their normal duties, which is crucial(至关重要的) as our hospitalization rate has increased," a spokeswoman for Indiana University's School of Medicine told Reuters news agency.
As the first vaccines arrived, Indiana health officials called on the state university because its campuses are spread over a large area. More than 630 of Indiana University's medical and nursing students have signed up as volunteers and received 90 minutes of online and hands-on training.
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根据文章内容, 选择最佳答案:
1. Why are the medical and nursing students asked to help out at vaccination centers?
A. Because plenty of vaccine shots need taking.
B. Because too many health care workers have been infected.
C. Because the states wants to lower their costs to study.
D. Because the students need to lower their costs to study.
2. So far, how many COVID-19 vaccines were used in the United States?
A. About three hundred thousand.
B. About 20 million
C. About 10 million
D. About 1 million
3. Who will get vaccination shot first in the vaccination programs?
A. The teachers and students
B. The doctors and nurses.
C. The police and government officials
D. The bus drivers and the industry workers.
4. Which phrase doesn’t match the definition(释义) correctly?
A. take …… off – take away or remove something
B. turn around – become better
C. called on -- say publicly that you want somebody to do something
D. signed up -- refuse to do something
5. If the doctors and nurses get help from the medical and nursing students, they will be able to _____.
A. give more vaccination shots.
B. spend more time on the COVID-19 patients.
C. get more time to take a rest.
D. face less risk of getting infected.
答案：ADBDB
F
A World Health Organization (WHO) official says its "best estimates" show that the new corona virus may have infected about one in 10 people worldwide.
Michael Ryan is a doctor and the head of emergencies at the United Nations' health agency. He was speaking on Monday at a special meeting of the agency's executive board dealing with COVID-19. The group's 34 member countries provide much of the money used to pay for WHO operations.
Dr. Ryan told the meeting the infection rates are different from cities to countryside, and between different groups. And he said the new estimate means “the vast majority（大多数）of the world remains at risk.”
"Our current（目前） best estimates tell us that about 10 percent of the global population may have been infected by this virus," he said. Ryan added that the worldwide spread of COVID-19 would continue to develop. He said that they will find ways to the spread of the virus and added, "…many more lives can be protected."
He led a moment of silence to remember victims of COVID-19. He also expressed his support for the health workers who have worked to save lives.
Ryan noted that Southeast Asia faced a rise in corona virus cases. He also said that Europe and the eastern Mediterranean area are seeing an increase in deaths. The situations in Africa and the Western Pacific were "rather more positive," he added.
The new WHO estimate would mean that more than 760 million people have already been infected, based on the current world population. That number is far greater than the number of confirmed cases counted by both the WHO and Johns Hopkins University. Their official count is more than 35 million worldwide.
In earlier time experts have said that the number of confirmed cases is much smaller than the true number. Dr. Margaret Harris, a WHO spokesperson, said
the new number was based on the average of antibody studies done around the world.
Harris said the estimated 90 percent of people remaining without infection means the virus has chance to spread more "if we don't take action to stop it." She noted the importance of contact-tracing （接触者追踪）and health officials closely following the movement and spread of cases.
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根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：
1. From the “best estimates” we can learn that ______________.
A. the world is not so dangerous as before.
B. the cities are more dangerous than the countryside.
C. most of the world is still in danger.
D. the virus will stop spread sooner or later.
2. From the report we can infer that the current population in the world is _______.
A. 6 billion
B. 7billion
C.less than 8 billion
D. more than 8 billion
3. Which area has more serious situation of the Covid-19?
A. Southeast Asia
B. Europe
C. the east Mediterranean area
D. Africa.
4. The estimated 10 percent of people infected means that _________.
A. the virus has chance to spread more.
B. 90 percent of the worldwide population is protected well.
C. the actions taken by the WHO work well.
D. the number of confirmed cases is much larger than the true number.
5. What does the underlined word estimate mean?
A. 查验
B. 证实
C.估算
D. 创造
答案：CCDAC。