英语时事新闻解读与练习(学案)
英语时事：新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情新闻解读与练习(学案)
Passage 1
The recovery rates of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei province and across the country have all risen significantly, a spokesman from the National Health Commission said on Monday.
NHC spokesman Mi Feng said according to today's data analysis, the recovery rate of novel coronavirus pneumonia across the country was 8.2 percent, compared with 1.3 percent on Jan 27.
The recovery rate in Hubei province reached 6.1 percent from 1.7 percent on Jan 27 and the rate in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, rose to 6.2 percent from 2.6 percent on Jan 27, he added.
"It shows medical treatment across the country has been effective," he said.
Mi added that with medical support strengthened and the adoption of various measures to increase bed supply for patients, treatment capacity in Hubei and Wuhan has also significantly improved.
By the end of Sunday, a total of 40,171 infections were confirmed, 908 deaths were reported and 3,281 patients had recovered, per the most recent data.
Task 1. Find out the following expressions according to the Chinese tips.
1.医学会___________________________
2. 恢复率；治愈率___________________________
3. 新型冠状病毒肺炎___________________________
4. 国家卫生健康委员会（简称“国家卫健委”）___________________________
5. 数据分析___________________________
6. 疫情暴发的中心___________________________
7. 采取各种措施___________________________
8．处理能力/治疗能力___________________________
Task 2 语法填空
The recovery rates of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei province and across the country have all risen significantly, a spokesman from the National Health Commission said on Monday.
NHC spokesman Mi Feng said according to today's data_1____________(analyze), the recovery rate of novel coronavirus pneumonia across the country was 8.2 percent, _2______________(compare) with 1.3 percent on Jan 27.
The recovery rate in Hubei province reached 6.1 percent from 1.7 percent on Jan 27 and the rate in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, rose _3________6.2 percent from 2.6 percent on Jan 27, he_4_______( add).
"_5________ shows medical treatment across the country has been effective," he said.
Mi added that with medical support _6______________ (strength) and the adoption of various measures to increase bed supply _7_______ patients, treatment capacity in Hubei and Wuhan has also _8______________ (significant) improved.
_9_______ the end of Sunday, a total of 40,171 infections were confirmed, 908 deaths _10_____________(report) and 3,281 patients had recovered, per the most recent data.
Passage 2
Medical association mourns Dr Li
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association on Friday expressed deep condolences over the death of Li Wenliang and called for medical workers to improve self-protection when fighting the novel coronavirus.
Li, 34, was infected with the virus in the course of epidemic prevention and control and died of the disease at the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Hubei province at 2:58 am on Friday, despite medical staff's best efforts.
The association said in a statement posted via its website it had closely followed Li's condition and treatment over the past few days, and was shocked to hear of his death. Besides the deep condolence for him, it also extended sympathy for Li's family. At the beginning of the epidemic, Li alerted his colleagues of possible infections and reminded them to better protect themselves. "We admire his scientific spirit of seeking truth from facts," the association said.
Li combated the virus at the frontline and tried his best to save patients. "His spirit of bravery, not fearing difficulties, fulfilling duties, healing the wounded and rescuing the dying is something all medical workers should learn," it said.
"The task of epidemic prevention and control is still arduous and the working environment of medical staff is very dangerous," it said, calling on all medical workers at the frontline to better protect themselves and avoid being infected. "Only if you're healthy will you have the power to combat the disease. Your health is the guarantee for the recovery of all patients," the association told all medical staff in the statement.
It also called for governments at all levels and medical institutes to care more about medical workers' physical and mental health.
Task 1. Find out the following expressions according to the Chinese tips.
1.表示深切哀悼___________________________
2.号召医务人员___________________________
3.提高自我防护___________________________
4.疫情防御与控制___________________________
5.听到……后震惊___________________________
6.科学精神___________________________
7.从事实寻找真相___________________________
8.打击/抗击病毒___________________________
9.在前线___________________________
10.救死扶伤___________________________
11.依然严峻/险峻___________________________
12.避免感染___________________________
13.身心健康___________________________
Task 2 语法填空
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association on Friday expressed deep condolences over the death of Li Wenliang and called for medical workers to improve self-protection when fighting the novel coronavirus.
Li, 34, _______(be) infected with the virus in the course of epidemic prevention and control and died of the disease at the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Hubei province at 2:58 am on Friday, despite _2__________(medicine) staff's best efforts.
The association said in a statement posted via its website it had _3__________ (close) followed Li's condition and treatment over the past few days, and was shocked _4_________ (hear) of his death. Besides the deep condolence for him, it also extended sympathy for Li's family.
At the beginning of the epidemic, Li alerted his colleagues of possible infections and reminded _5_________ to better protect themselves. "We admire his scientific spirit of _6__________ (seek) truth from facts," the association said.
Li combated the virus at the frontline and tried his best to save patients. "His spirit of bravery, not fearing difficulties, fulfilling duties, healing _7_______wounded and rescuing the dying is something all medical workers should learn," it said.
"The task of epidemic prevention and control is still arduous and the _8__________ (work) environment of medical staff is very dangerous," it said, calling on all medical workers at the frontline to better protect _9____________ (they) and avoid_10___________ (infect).
"Only if you're healthy _11_________ you have the power to combat the disease. Your health is the guarantee for the _12____________ (recover) of all patients," the association told all medical staff in the statement.
It also called for governments _13______ all levels and medical institutes to care more about medical workers' physical and mental health.
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2020中考疫情期间英语时政阅读三 一、阅读表达（文章来源于China Daily） Students in their final year at junior high and senior high schools in Beijing are ready to return to school on May 11 and April 27. Li Yi, spokesperson of Beijing's education authority, announced at a press conference（新闻发布会）on Sunday afternoon, adding that the college entrance examination in Beijing will be held from July 7-10. 学生应该提前两周回到北京。And then finish the 14-day home or integrated quarantine with a negative result in nucleic acid testing. School staff members and teachers should be on duty 10 days ________(early) than the resumption(恢复) and get prepared for schooling. The time for the resumption of student in other grades, as well as kindergartens and special education schools, will be determined later. 1.When is the the college entrance examination? 2.将文中划线的汉语翻译成英语。
2018年高一英语专题阅读理解专项练习：WeekOne时事新闻 含答案
Week One 时事新闻 一、阅读理解（共16小题；共32.0分） A A gunman killed 26 people, including 20 young children, at a US school where his mother worked Friday morning in one of the worst school shootings in the country's history. Pupils who were rushed from the building through the terrible scene by police were told to close their eyes. A police officer said the suspect, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and he was the son of a teacher at the school. The mother, Nancy Lanza, was found dead at home. The attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School, just two weeks before Christmas, was the latest of several mass shootings in the US in the year of 2012, and it approached the deadly scope of the Virginia Tech university shooting in 2007 that left 32 dead. This time, many who were killed were young children. Photos from the scene showed students, some of them crying, being escorted by adults through a parking lot in a line, hands on each other's shoulders. Children told their parents they had heard bangs and, at one point, a scream over the intercom(内部通话装置). State police said 18 children were found dead at the school and two later were declared dead, and six adults were found dead at the scene. They said the shootings occurred in one section of the school but did not give details. Police said another person was found dead at a second scene—someone who lived with the gunman died. "Our hearts are broken today," President Barack Obama said. He said the children killed were 5 to 10 years old. He said the nation had been "through this too many times" with recent mass shootings and has to come together to take meaningful action.