“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十六)
“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十三)【叙利亚女孩,Z时代青年】
“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十三) Passage1[语法填空]叙利亚3岁女孩用大笑对抗炸弹。
词数264 建议阅读时间4分钟Mohammed and his 3-year-old daughter, Salwa, have become internetcelebrities 1. a video they recorded was widely on socialmedia. In the video, Salwa is wearing a pink dress as she stands on a sofanext to her father.Mohammed asks his daughter: "Is that a plane 2. a shell?""A shell," she answers. "And when it falls we will laugh!"As the sound of the 3. (explode) can be heard in the distance, the little girl bursts into laughter. Her father laughs with her.Salwa had been hearing bombs all her life. As a baby there was no fear, but that changed after her 4. (one) year. One day, the family was at home in Saraqeb during Eid al-Fitr, the holiday 5. marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.Children outside were 6. (celebrate) with fireworks, and a big one exploded near the family's home."She was 7. (frighten), but I took her out and showed her that children were playing and laughing," Mohammed said.That was how he got the idea to connect the sound of bombs 8. laughter and children playing, and to 9. (he) himself laughing with his daughter every time warplanes hit.Mohammed said now every time they hear warplanes or artillery shells, Salwa turns to him and waits for his reaction. He pulls out his cellphone to record a video as the two wait to hear the loud noise. Then, they laugh."The most I hope for is to stay alive, along with my daughter and everyone else," he said. "We forgot about the bigger hopes, they don't 10. (exist) anymore." Passage2出征奥运会预选赛，中国女足重新绽放。
--2020年高中英语时文新闻拓展阅读理解四篇-3(附详答)
2020年高中英语时文新闻拓展阅读理解四篇Passage 1 疫情使“食物银行”面临危机Skyrocketing unemployment due to the coronavirus(新冠病毒) pandemic(大流行病) has been forcing a growing number of Americans to turn to charitable services for assistance as food insecurity among families with children grows. New York City Mission Society(NYCMS) has been serving the city’s most underserved(缺少关爱的) children since 1812. Recently, it has been making food and utility baskets for the children it serves and delivering them during the pandemic.“I can't tell you how desperately these food baskets are needed...In the New York tri-state area, we have a very serious situation because so many residents live at or below the pover ty level,” Shafiroff, a member of NYCMS, told Fox News. “The food bank across the area are very helpful...but the supply and the demand are not working the way they should right now. There is massive demand all over the country --39 million Americans out o f work, and this translates into no food on the table.”Shafiroff noted that a major issue during the pandemic has been getting food to the food banks, especially amid the shutdown of multiple meat processing plants across the country. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(食品药品管理局) has even temporarily loosened its food labeling policies during the coronavirus pandemic and give producers more flexibility amid food shortages.According to a Brookings analysis, almost 35 percent of households with children said they did not have sufficient food, that's 14 percent higher than during the recession. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Shafiroff is encouraging those who can afford it to make donations to their local food bank. “I know my husband and I recently donated 10,000 meals to Heart of the Hamptons, which is a food bank in the Hamptons, because we feel so strongly about providing food and being part of th e solution,” said Shafiroff. "And of course, 10,000 meals really doesn't mean much when you look at a country with 39 million people out of work, but if we all work tog ether, I believe we can solve this problem.”1 What did New York City Mission Society do to the children ?A Helped children grow happily.B Treated children with coronavirus.C Provided children with food.D Gave children baskets of books.2 What did government do to solve food shortages ?A Gave more food to food banks and Americans who were out of work.B Relaxed policies to enable food production more flexible.C Issued policies to meet the food demand.D Helped Americans to find jobs amid pandemic.3 What does Shafiroff appeal people to do in last paragraph ?A To make donations if people have food or money.B Create more job chances for people.C Work together to fight against the pandemic.D Look after people who are suffering the virus.Passage 2 疫情中的“拥抱帘”创意Sometimes you just want a hug from your grandma. A little girl from Riverside, Calif., wanted to hug her grandparents, but couldn’t because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced the family members to keep their distance from each other. Getting creative, 10-year-old Paige created a “hug curtain” using a shower curtain, plastic bags, disposable plates and a hot glue gun. Mom Lindsay Okray, who works as a nurse, supervised the set-up. On Facebook, the proud mom praised about Paige’s idea, which was then set up outside of the grandparents’ front door at home.“Paige saw a video of someone who made this type of ‘blanket’ to hug their family. She put together a list and she designed it so she could hug nana and papa.. this girl is so amazing, and w e were so happy to be able to hug them!!” Lindsay wrote on Facebook, along with photos and video of the girl using the “hug curtain.”In the photos and video of the curtain, the grandparents are seen taking turns giving Paige big hugs. “It might be wet from the Lysol(杀菌剂) wipe,” Lindsay can be heard off-camera saying, once the grandparents open the door. “Oh my God, I love you,” Grandma says, while excitedly embracing her granddaughter. “How cool is this?” she adds. Those on Facebook were equally pleased wi th the creation and praised Paige’s design. “God bless you sweetie. You are a wonderful granddaughter. And very smart,” one person commented. “So cute,” another wrote.“So great!” one person commented, while another simply wrote “Awesome!”Though the “hug” curtain is a sweet gesture, make sure you continue to protect yourself and others from the novel coronavirus by practicing proper hygiene(卫生) like washing your hands, wearing a face mask outside, and maintaining a safe social distancing of 6 feet from others, per guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 Why did Paige create the “hug curtain” ?A To make use of extra plastic bags.B To give her grandparents hugs.C To post photos and videos on Facebook.D To show her creative talent.2 What is true about the “hug curtain” ?A It was firstly created by Paige.B It was made by Paige’s mother.C It was supposed to be worn.D It was partly made of plastic bags.3 What is the attitude of people on Facebook toward the “hug curtain”?A ComplimentaryB WorriedC UnconcernedD Annoyed4 What is the purpose of the last paragraph ?A Praise the hug curtain one more time.B Remind people to take protective measures.C Show people how to protect themselves.D Tell people how to fight against coronavirus.Passage 3 机器翻译比人工翻译好吗？For me, it was bacon. There I was, standing in the streets of Medellin, Colombia, looking hungrily at a delicious empanada(肉馅卷饼). The sign read 'queso y tocino'. Because I knew some essential Spanish vocabulary, I knew that 'queso' was cheese. But 'tocino'? I typed it into my smartphone translation app. What came back? 'Tocino'. I later learned that means 'bacon' in the local language. Computer-assisted translation is popular. Google Translate, for example, is used by more than 500 million people. But while convenient and easy to use, they are hardly perfect. Now, dropping the odd expression now and again is hardly important on an informal conversational level –as might happen to a tourist on holiday. But in more formal circumstances, such as a medical or legal discussion, the wrong expression can be disastrous. So, can a computer translator ever equal a human?The technology has come a long way. These days, people can wear a 'translation earpiece'. These pick up the foreign terms and translate it directly to the wearer. Andrew Ochoa, chief executive of US start-up Waverly Labs, a producer of one such earpiece, says they work by 'combining a network of algorithms(演算) and speech-recognition technology'. But they have limitations. Firstly, there's a delay while the phrase is translated. How long often depends on the connection strength. Secondly, they aren't able to communicate human emotion well. Human conversation is more sensitive than just the words used. It has tone, attitude, for example. "If you want to create a relationship…you need a human translator to make it sound natural," Zoey Cooper, brand and content director at Wordbank, a global marketing and translation agency, told the BBC.So, while many professional translators do use computer-assisted translation tools to help them with the repetitive nature of translation, context is important. It might work well for a survey or instruction manual, but for important human-to-human speech, and for the time being at least, better to use a translator, or your message might get mistaken or lost in translation.1 What did the author want to buy in Colombia?A some baconB a cheese hamburgerC a cheese and bacon empanadaD a smartphone2 When can a computer-assisted translation error be a big problem?A When a tourist is visiting.B When two doctors are having discussionC When two kids are having fun.D When we are reading a foreign magazine.3 How do translation earpieces work?A They calculate and recognize speech.B They search on the internet.C Humans do the translations behind them.D They translate by using smartphones.4 What are the disadvantages of translation earpieces?A They will show the results at once.B They are quite expensive.C They don’t need high technology.D They can’t express feelings.Passage 4 残疾女孩的创业路When Liu Yanzhi was a teenager, she would secretly apply her mother's lipstick and go out onto the streets in her wheelchair with her younger sister. However, many passersby gave her contemptuous looks, saying that it was silly for a disabled person to wear makeup. Her sister was often embarrassed and asked Liu not to do it. "I was quite angry," said Liu, who has been unable to walk since she contracted a fever when she was 8 months old. "Which law says disabled women can't wear makeup? Every woman has the right to pursue beauty. Wearing makeup makes women like me confident."At age 25, Liu－then a single mother with a baby daughter－used an interest-free loan arranged by the local government to open a beauty salon in her home county in Anhui province. Now, the 31-year-old owns a factory that produces her own brand of cosmetics. Her success did not come easy, though. In 2009, Liu took the gaokao, the annual college entry exam, and won a place at a vocational school(职业学校) in Hefei, Anhui's capital. After touring the campus, she declined the offer. Without her parents, the lack of accessiblefacilities would make her journey between the dormitory and teaching building an real challenge every day. "I lay in bed for three days thinking about what I should do," Liu said. "I dared not cry, because I could see how heartbroken my mother was." Instead, she sold ice cream, tended jewelry stalls and distributed leaflets. Whenever possible, she spoke with other retailers, looking for ways to achieve financial independence. Then, she worked in a local beauty salon for a couple of years. She earned a low wage, but discovered her career, learning massage techniques and how to apply makeup. She also became a qualified beautician and dietitian.In 2012, she obtained a 50,000 yuan ($7,000) loan, rented a street-front shop and opened a beauty salon. In the first two years, the salon lost money. Liu's mother asked her to give up, but she brushed concerns aside and traveled around the country to attend training sessions run by noted beauticians.1 What does the underlined word “contemptuous” probably mean in paragraph 1 ?A admirableB not caringC confusedD not respectful2 Why did Liu declined the offer of a vocational school ?A Because the journey to Anhui’s capital was long and hard.B Because her parents told her to refuse the offer.C Because the daily life on campus was challenging to her.D Because she thought the study was full of challenges.3 How can you describe Liu according to paragraph 3 ?A optimistic and hard-workingB considerate and beautifulC fortunate and strongD clever and thoughtful4 What will be talked about in the following paragraph ?A Liu traveled around the country.B Liu finally made it after training.C Liu went back to school for study.D Liu closed her beauty salon.passage 1 答案：1. C. 根据第一段最后一句，Recently, it has been making food and utility baskets for the children itserves and delivering them during the pandemic，最近，它一直在儿童制作食品和公用设施篮子，并在疫情期间运送这些篮子。
“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(八) 【“共同战‘疫’”专题】
“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(八) Passage1中国加油！武汉加油！词数268 建议阅读时间4分钟Standing strong for WuhanIn the battle against coronavirus epidemic, medical workers fight on the front line, while people from all walks of life help pass on love to one another. Take a look at the following touching moments!Infected man goes viralA man infected with the novel coronavirus became an internet celebrity after a video of him went viral (走红). In the video, he can be seen reading Francis Fukuyama’s The Origins of Political Order at the Jianghan Cabin Hospital (方舱医院). A medical staff member passes by with a thumbs-up. The 39-year-old man, surnamed Fu, is a post-doctor teaching at Florida State University in the United States. He came to Wuhan to visit his parents, who were also infected with the novel coronavirus.With love from El SalvadorChina is receiving support from around the world, including El Salvador. On Feb 7, 11-year-old Javier Castellano and his 13-year-old sister Valeria painted a picture to send their blessings as China fights to contain the deadly coronavirus. Their painting says, “Come on，China! El Salvador loves China.”Valeria said that she heard about the epidemic on the news and she believes that China willovercome this huge challenge.Up and runningOn Feb 4, medical workers transferred (转移) patients to the newly-built Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan. This special emergency-response (应急响应) hospital was built in 10 days and has a capacity (容量) of 1,000 beds. The city government investigates (调查) coronavirus-infected citizens in local communities and transfers critical cases to the hospital. “The diagnosis and admission of patients is speeding up,” Xiong Wei, deputy director of Dewang Community Neighborhood Committee, told Xinmin.Passage2引起全球疾病大流行的病毒从何而来？词数370 建议阅读时间6分钟Mystery of evolutionFollowing the outbreak of the novel coronaviruspneumonia (NCP)，also named COVID-19 by WHO, thereis a general fear of the unknown virus as its full effectsremain to be seen. Fever, coughing, sore throat, difficultybreathing – the NCP’s symptoms are similar to the commoncold or the flu, but it’s potentially more dangerous.Viruses could be deadly, like HIV and Ebola (埃博拉).But what are viruses? How can they cause so much trouble?Viruses are non-living organisms (有机体) approximately one-millionth of an inch long. Unlike human cells or bacteria, they can’t reproduce on their own. Instead, they invade (入侵) the cells of living organisms to reproduce, spread and take over.Viruses can infect every living thing – from plants and animals down to the smallest bacteria. For this reason, they always have the potential to be dangerous to human life. Sometimes a virus can cause a disease so serious that it is fatal. Other viral infections trigger (引起) no noticeable reaction.Viruses lie around our environment all of the time, waiting for a host cell to come along. They can enter our bodies by the nose, mouth, eyes or breaks in the skin. Once inside, they try to find a host cell to infect. For example, HIV, which causes AIDS, attacks the T-cells of the immune system.But the basic question is, where did viruses first come from? Until now, no clear explanation for their origin exists. “Tracing the origins of viruses is difficult,” Ed Rybicki, a virologist at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, told Scientific American, “because viruses don’t leave fossils (化石) and because of the tricks they use to make copies of themselves within the cells they’ve invaded (侵入).”?However, there are three main hypotheses (假说) to explain the origin of viruses. First, viruses started as independent organisms, then became parasites (寄生者). Second, viruses evolved from pieces of DNA or RNA that “escaped” from larger organisms. Third, viruses co-evolved with their host cells, which means they existed alongside these cells.For the time being, these are only theories. The technology and evidence we have today cannot be used to test these theories and identify the most plausible explanation. Continuing studies may provide us with clearer answers. Or future studies may reveal that the answer is even murkier (含糊不清的) than it now appears.1. What can we learn about viruses from the text?A. Viruses have nothing to do with the common cold.B. Viruses are really small living organisms.C. Viruses can’t reproduce unless they find a host cell.D. Viruses enter our bodies mainly through the mouth, nose and hair.2. Which of the following might explain the origin of viruses?A. They evolved from the fossils of large organisms.B. They evolved from parasites into independent organisms.C. They evolved from the T-cells in animals.D. They evolved along with their host cells.3. The underlined word “plausible” in the last paragraph probably means _________.A. reasonableB. commonC. creativeD. unbelievable4. What can we conclude from the text?A. Viruses live longer in human host cells than in animals’.B. Viruses will become more like bacteria as they evolve.C. It may take a long time to understand the origin of viruses.D. The author is optimistic about future virus research.Passage3[阅读七选五]从过去的经验中寻找抗“疫”良药。
安徽省合肥市“停课不停学”2020届高三线上考试英语试题
安徽省合肥市“停课不停学”2020届高三线上考试英语试题一、完型填空 本大题共1道小题。
1.April Fool’s Day is a western festival. No one ___41___ exactly when and how April Fool’s Day began. However, there are some stories about ___42___ it came into being. One story ___43___like this: in the sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated ___44___much the same way ___45___it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope (教皇) Gregory introduced a new calendar (日历) for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, ___46___, who hadn’t heard or didn’t believe the ___47___in the date, so they ___48___to celebrate New Year’s Day on April first. ___49___played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was ____50____. In France today, April first is called “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends’ ____51____. When the “young fool” ____52____this trick, the prankster (恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!”Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One ____53____trick on April Fool’s Day is ____54____to a fr iend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is united (开了).” School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled. ____55____the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool!”In Britain today, on the first of April, even ____56____newspapers, radio and TV programs tell big lies. You ____57____read a science ____58____showing that doctors have found a way to cure AIDS, ____59____you would probably listen to a piece of news about an UFO____60____on an island. 41. A. understands B. knows C. Believes D. remembers 42. A. when B. why C. how D. where 43. A. goesB. tellsC. happensD. writes答案第12页，总23页44. A. as B. like C. with D. in45. A. like B. as C. so D. for46. A. however B. but C. therefore D. instead47. A. fact B. news C. change D. information48. A. remained B. continued C. considered D. went49. A. Others B. Somebody C. Many D. Some50. A. real B. true C. right D. correct51. A. hands B. faces C. backs D. heads52. A. discovers B. sees C. found D. notices53. A. usual B. common C. funny D. silly54.A. looking down B. pointing down C. getting down D. turning down55. A. Whenever B. Whoever C. Whatever D. Wherever56. A. serious B. famous C. interesting D. important57. A. might B. should C. could D. must58. A. letter B. speech C. writing D. report59. A. so B. and C. or D. but60. A. lying B. walking C. flying D. Landing答案及解析：1.41. B 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. B 55. C 56. A 57. A 58. D 59. C 60. D本文为说明文。
2020年中考英语时政热点阅读理解预测题一
2020年中考英语时政热点阅读理解预测题一一、“胖五”发射成功！中国航天迎来新突破。
二、新中国成立70周年：历经风雨，创造奇迹。
三、人物传记——冲在抗役第一线，风趣直率的医生张文宏四、2019-2020年上海垃圾分类初战告捷，其他城市准备好了吗？五、比病毒更可怕的是偏见。
六、新冠疫情之下，东京奥运会推迟举办。
七、介绍祖国70周年取得的一些成就。
八、2019年12月25号建成的北京大兴国际机场，国家发展新动力源。
九、2020年1月27号因空难逝世的篮球巨星——科比。
十、战役，助学，停课不停学。
（1）“胖五”发射成功！中国航天迎来新突破。
The Long March 5 Y3 is China’s strongest rocket. XINHUAChina’s biggest and most powerful carrier (运载) rocket roared (轰鸣) into space on Dec 27, 2019.The Long March 5 kicked off its mission (任务) atthe Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan.The 57-meter-tall rocket, known as the LongMarch 5 Y3, is the tallest, strongest and mosttechnologically sophisticated (技术复杂的) rocketin China. Since it is much bigger than China’s otherLong March rockets, people call it “Fat 5”. Therocket is able to carry spacecraft (航天器) weighing up to 25 tons – roughly the weight of 16 midsize cars – into low-Earth orbit (近地轨道), China Daily reported. This payload capacity (有效载荷) is about 2.5 times greater than that of any other Chinese rocket.During the December launch, the Long March 5 successfully sent the Shijian 20 experimental satellite into orbit. At more than 8 tons, it is the heaviest and most advanced communications (通信) satellite built by China.T he launch also tested key technologies that will be used to take the Chang’e 5 probe (探测器) to the moon, according to the China National Space Administration.The success of the Long March 5 launch was hard-earned. The rocket’s first launch was carried out in November 2016 at the Wenchang center. A second mission took place in July 2017 at the same site, but failed to send a satellite into orbit. According to project leaders, in the two years since that failure, the rocket’s research team held more than 600 seminars (研讨会) and carried out at least 1,000 experiments and tests to improve the rocket.“Compared with the Long March 5 Y2 that was used in the failed second mission, the new one has about 200 technical improvements, including changes to the engine design,” Li Dong, the rocket’s chief designer (总设计师), said to China Daily.The future missions of the Long March 5 will include a trip to Mars, taking back moon samples (样本), and placing parts of a manned (载人的) space station into orbit.1. What do we know about the Long March 5?A. It was launched at the start of 2019.B. It was launched in Xichang.C. It is the tallest rocket in the world.D. It is the biggest Long March rocket.2. What is the payload capacity of other Chinese rockets?A. About 2.5 tons.B. About 10 tons.C. About 25 tons.D. About 63 tons.3. The Long March 5 was used to _____.A. improve satellite engineering technologiesB. send China’s heaviest satellite into orbitC. take the Chang’e 5 probe to the moonD. send a manned space station into orbit4.What the meaning of the underline word?A. 很难赚钱的B.来之不易的C.奋勇向前的D. 气馁的5. What is the last paragraph about?A. When the Long March 5 will stop working.B. How China’s space station will be built.C. What the Long March 5 will be used for in the future.D. What China’s space exploration will focus on in the future.【答案】中国最大的运载火箭发射成功，标志中国航天事业又一新的突破。
2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十一)
“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十一) Passage1《空色勾玉》：光明与黑暗的对立，爱与使命的抉择。
词数417 建议阅读时间6分钟Light and darknessThe modern fantasy book may have begun in theWest, but the East has added its own culture to the mixto make fantasy a truly international literary genre (体裁). Ogiwara Noriko’s best-selling Dragon Sword andWind Child, from 1988, is a very good example of this.Ogiwara draws on legends of Japan’s Warring Statesperiod in a tale with the power to delight and informthe young people of today.Saya is a young girl in ancient Japan. She’s anorphan, and she goes to live with an old couple.Though Saya is happy with the old couple, her pastholds bad memories for her. Saya’s mother and father died violently and she can’t get that violence out of her head.The people who Saya lives with worship the God of Light and his two children, Princess Teruhi and Prince Tsukishiro. The pair are immortals. They do not fear death, as they know that when they die they will be born again in another form. Teruhi and Tsukishiro are very different characters. The Princess is a fiery (脾气火爆的) girl, while her brother is often sad and dejected (忧郁的).Saya is contacted by the People of Darkness. The People of Darkness are other gods, different to the Light gods. They inform her that in a past life she was the Water Maiden, the princess of the People of Darkness. She has inherited a power from this past life which will allow her to defeat the Fire God, whom her father, the King, killed. Her father killed the Fire God because he burned his wife, the Queen, to death. It’s clear that the People of Darkness want Saya to use her power to help them.Later, Saya is delighted when Prince Tsukishiro invites her to be his handmaiden (侍女) at his palace, Mahoroba. But when she gets there, she discovers that the People of Light know hertrue identity. The Prince wants her power, and the Princess hates her because Saya looks like a younger version of her.Saya thus has a choice. There are two camps that want her. The People of Darkness say that she is the Water Maiden and their Princess. But the Gods of Light want her too. So what does this mean for Saya? What is the relation between the worlds of Light and Darkness? Are they enemies, and is she stuck in between them? The decision she makes will show Saya her true destiny.1. What does the underlined word “immortals” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. People who are brave.B. People who are friendly.C. People who live forever.D. People who are members of a royal family.2. What can we know about Dragon Sword and Wind Child?A. Saya’s father was killed by the Fire God.B. The People of Darkness want Saya to help them using her power.C. Saya has a miserable childhood because she is an orphan.D. Prince Tsukishiro and Princess Teruhi treat Saya like a friend all the time.3. Which of the following words best describe the plot of the book?A. Classic and tragic.B. Religious and dark.C. Scary and romantic.D. Mysterious and unpredictable.Passage2 [语法填空]港珠澳大桥The major construction work on the world’slongest cross-sea bridge, which connects Zhuhai inGuang-dong Province with Hong Kong and Macao,have been 1 （complete）.Near the airports of Hong Kong and Macao, theproject is over one of the world’s 2 (busy)shipping routes 3 more than 4,000 ships pass byevery day. Much to people’s relief, Chinese white dolphins, an endangered species, enjoy top level national 4 (protect) here.5 big ceremony was held in Zhuhai to celebrate the completion of the 55-km cross-sea route and to mark the start of road surfacing. “This means the construction has entered6 (it) final stage,” said Zhu Yongling, head of the work.More than 400,000 tons of steel have been used for the 6.7-km undersea tunnel and 2.9-km bridge, enough 7 (build) 60 Eiffel Towers. Two floating cranes, 8 a load of 3,200 tons and 2,100 tons respectively, worked together to lift and roll the tower, 9 (set) a world record.“If it were not for the progress of ‘Made in China’ we couldn’t 10 (possible) have made it in such a short time,” he added.Passage3我国首颗5G低轨宽带卫星通信试验成功。
“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十五)
“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十五) Passage1日本取消赏樱活动，武汉在线赏樱。
词数377 建议阅读时间5分钟The people of Japan and millions of tourists should now beenjoying the start of the cherry blossom viewing, or hanami, season.It's an extremely important time of year for the country, botheconomically and culturally.Traditionally friends and family get together, and for a new generation it's a perfect Instagram opportunity.But this year the coronavirus pandemic means events have been cancelled and foreign visitors are staying away.Katsuhiro Miyamoto from Kansai University highlighted the financial importance of hanami: "Japan's cherry blossom season has very big economic effects every year".He estimated that almost 8.5m tourists visited the country during the cherry blossom season between March and May last year, bringing in some 650 billion yen.Seijiro Takeshita from the University of Shizuoka underscored why the gatherings, at which people eat and drink and make merry, are so important to the Japanese economy."We use an expression 'the wallet becomes loose', meaning people tend to have a very high propensity to spend.""We have so much emotional attachment to this flower and the viewing season... It has a lot of cultural factors, a lot of historical factors behind it," Professor Takeshita added as he explained the wider significance of the cherry blossom season.This year though hanami events are being cancelled across the country as authorities attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.Last week the governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike urged people to not hold their traditionalparties. At the same time Ms Koike made reference to the cultural importance of hanami as she said that it was like "taking hugs away from Italians."Professor Miyamoto expects such measures to tackle the pandemic will hit tourism numbers hard this season, with revenue falling by more than a third to less than 400 billion yen.It's not all gloom and doom though. "Once the coronavirus outbreak is over, I believe that the cherry blossom season in Japan will come to life again," he concluded.On March 16, Wuhan University invited people to enjoy cherry blossoms online.While appreciating the cherry blossoms, many netizens also left their best wishes for Wuhan on social media.“When the outbreak passes, let's go see the cherry blossoms together!" one netizen commented. "Breathtaking blossoms, everything will be fine," said another.Passage2 [语法填空]威尔士的中学生要开始学汉语了。
“停课不停学”：2022高考冲刺英语时事热点拓展阅读无
“停课不停学〞：2022高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(一) Passage1论文作弊成英国大学教育心头大患。
词数385 建议阅读时间6分钟With their long histories, the United Kingdom’suniversities have earned prestige (声望) and becomefavored destinations (目的地) for many internationalstudents. However, while many people dream of attendingthese institutions, a growing number of the schools havefallen victim to cheating scandals (丑闻) in recent years.The Telegraph reported that investigations for cheating have risen at Leeds University, from 127 in 2022/15 to 516 last year. Over the same period, cases at Queen Mary University of London increased from 104 to 248, and Nottingham University tripled to 514.The increase has been linked to the rise of essay mills (论文作坊). These are companies that, for a fee, provide original essays, written by real people, for specific university assignments.Widely advertised on social media, these essay mills target those who struggle with their university workloads. According to a Swansea University survey, one in seven students admitted to using an essay-writing service.These sites are also commonly used by students whose first language is not English, according to the Times Higher Education.Even though many students have the ability to complete work on their own, it is believed that the pressure of too many deadlines and a lack of discipline encourage them to use essay mills.As well as damaging an institution’s reputation, essay mills also damage the credibility of students who have obtained first-class degrees. In response, many universities have introduced new measures, such as oral exams to test students’ knowledge of assignments and subject areas.New software is also helping catch cheaters. Currently, most UK universities use Turnitin to check assignments for plagiarism (剽窃). Now it is being used to analyze students’ natural writing styles. This way, it may detect abnormal changes in their written assignments.Despite the risks, essay mills seem like an easy ticket to a degree. However, a majority do not deliver the A+ essays they promise, and students are vulnerable to fraud (欺骗) and blackmail (敲诈). According to the BBC, multiple Coventry University students were blackmailed up to $5,000 (35,190 yuan) after using an essay-writing service last year.A Nottingham University spokesman told the Guardian, “The best way to tackle (应对) essay mills is for the government to legislate (立法) against them and block their webpages at a national level.〞Currently, these sites are legal in the UK, but other countries, including New Zealand and Australia, have banned them altogether. Students in Australia could even face two years in jail and a $210,000 fine if found guilty of cheating.1.What is the main idea of the article?A. The increase of cheating at UK universities.B. The rise of essay mills in the UK.C. Pressures faced by students in the UK.D. Attitudes toward plagiarism in different countries.2. Why do many students turn to essay mills, according to the writer?A. Because they want to pay for top marks.B. Because essay mills are popular on social media.C. Because they find college work is too difficult.D. Because they have heavy workloads and they are undisciplined.3. What do Paragraphs 7-8 mainly talk about?A. The damage essay mills can cause.B. The changes in UK university students’ assignments.C. Measures being taken to fight against essay mills.D. The advantages of using Turnitin at universities.4. The underlined word “vulnerable〞in Paragraph 9 is closest in m eaning to “_______〞.A. knowing little about somethingB. paying close attention to somethingC. well prepared for somethingD. likely to suffer from something5. What is the best way to deal with essay mills, according to the Nottingham University spokesman?A. The government should make laws to ban them.B. Students found guilty of cheating should be put into jail.C. Teachers should change the way of testing their students.D. Universities should better manage their campus websites.Passage2下一个十年，希望在年轻一代身上。
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2020年高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十六) Passage1《科学美国人》：中学生作弊被神经网络捕获。
词数285 建议阅读时间4分钟The English-language version of Wikipedia hasalmost six million articles. And if you're a cheatingstudent, that's six million essays already written for you,footnotes and all. Except plagiarism isn't really aneffective tactic—just plug the text into a search engineand game over.But what about having a ghostwriter at a paper mill compose your final essay?"Standard plagiarism software cannot detect this kind of cheating."Stephan Lorenzen, a data analyst at the University of Copenhagen. In Denmark, where he's based, ghostwriting is a growing problem at high schools. So Lorenzen and his colleagues created a program called Ghostwriter that can detect the cheats.At its core is a neural network trained and tested on 130,000 real essays from 10,000 Danish students. After reading through tens of thousands of essays labeled as being written by the same author or not, the machine taught itself to tune into the characteristics that might tip off cheating. For example, did a student's essays share the same styles of punctuation? The same spelling mistakes? Were the abbreviations the same?By scrutinizing inconsistencies like those, Ghostwriter was able to pinpoint a cheated essay nearly 90 percent of the time. The team presented the results at the European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning.And there's one more aspect here that could help students. Your high school essays presumably get better over time as you learn to write—and the machine can detect that. "The finalidea is to detect students who are at risk because their development in writing style isn't as you'd expect."Teachers could thus give extra help to kids who really need it, while sniffing out the cheaters too.重点讲解：1. and all 等等；甚至包括；He dropped his sausage on the pavement and someone's dog ate it, mustard and all.他把香肠丢在人行道上，不知是谁家的狗将香肠甚至连带芥末都吃个了精光。
2. be able to do sth. 可以…的，能够…的；It must be better to be able to offer them love and security.要是能给予他们关爱和安全感肯定会更好。
3. at risk 处境危险；有风险的；在危险中；The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk.报告强调了他对道德水准可能会受影响所表示的关注。
4. sniff out 发现；找到；Journalists are good at sniffing out a scandal. Passage2西尼罗病毒West Nile is a tropical disease that begins in birds, which pass it on to mosquitoes that then go on to infect human beings with a bite. Most people who contract West Nile do not experience any symptoms at all，but, if they do, symptoms typically develop between 3 to 14 days after a mosquito bite. About 1 in 5 persons suffers fever，headaches, and body aches, usually lasting a week or so. A far less lucky 1 in 150 experiences high fever，tremors, paralysis, and coma. Some—especially the elderly and those with weak immune systemsdie.That is what made the major outbreaks of West Nile in the U.S. in the summer of 2012 so scary. The situation was particularly bad in Dallas, Texas，where the West Nile virus killed 10 people and sickened more than 200. The city declared a state of emergency and began aerialspraying of a pesticide to kill the mosquitoes, even though residents argued that the pesticide could be more dangerous than the disease.Why was the summer of 2012 so hospitable to the West Nile virus and the mosquitoes that carry it? Blame the weather. An extremely mild winter allowed more mosquitoes than usual to survive, while the unusually high temperatures in that scorching summer further increased their number by speeding up their life cycle. The economic crisis may have also played a role: Homeowners who were not able to pay their bank loans were forced to abandon their properties, sometimes leaving behind swimming pools that made excellent mosquito breeding grounds.The severity of tropical diseases is also a matter of whether governments are capable—and willing—to defend their populations against infections. Dallas County was not doing some of the key things to slow the spread of West Nile, such as testing dead birds and setting mosquito traps to test for the presence of the disease. Tropical infections are thus as much related to government inaction as they are to climate.1. What is this passage mainly about?A. West Nile and methods to fight it.B. West Nile and governmental efficiency.C. West Nile and its relation to tropical diseases.D. West Nile and the conditions its virus spreads rapidly in.2. Which of the following statements is true about West Nile?A. Its symptoms usually appear within two weeks.B. It is spread through air and water in tropical areas.C. Over 20% of people who contract it will suffer severe symptoms.D. It comes from direct human contact with birds infected with the virus.3. What did Dallas County do to fight off West Nile?A. They asked citizens to stay away from dead birds.B. They drained the swimming pools in the county.C. They encouraged citizens to get vaccinations.D. They sprayed pesticide from the air.4. Which of the following is a reason why Dallas was hit most seriously in the U.S. in 2012?A. The weather of the previous winter was not as cold as usual.B. The residents worried about the county’s decision and action.C. The government did not issue a warning about the disease in time.D. The increasing population in Texas raised the risk of contracting the disease. Passage3现代天文学的奠基者：哥白尼Copernicus, founder of modem astronomy, was bom in 1473 to awell-to-do merchant family in Torun，Poland. He was sent off to attenduniversity in Italy, studying mathematics and optics, and canon law.Returning from his studies abroad, Copernicus was appointed to anadministrative position in the cathedral of Frauenburg. There he spent asheltered and academic life for the rest of his days.1 He made his observations from a tower situated on the protective wall around the cathedral. His observations were made with the “bare eyeball，”so to speak, as a hundred years were to pass before the invention of the telescope. In 1530，Copernicus completed his famous work De Revolutionibus, which later played a major role in changing the philosophical view of humankind’s place in the universe. 2Copernicus died in 1543 and was never to know what a stir his work would cause. In his book, he asserted that the Earth rotated on its axis once daily and traveled around the Sun onceyearly. 38 People then regarded the Earth as stationary, situated at the center of the universe, with the Sun and all the planets revolving around it. Copernicus’ theory challenged the long-held belief that God created the Heavens and the Earth, and could overturn the core values of the Catholic world. 39 Other ministers quickly followed suit，saying of Copernicus, “This fool wants to turn the whole art of astronomy upside down.”Ironically, Copernicus had dedicated his work to Pope Paul EL 40 The Church ultimately banned De Revolutionibus, and the book remained on the list of forbidden reading material for nearly three centuries thereafter.A. Copernicus died on May 24，1543 in what is now Frombork, Poland.B. The book, however, wasn’t published until two months before his death.C. If this act was an attempt to seek the Catholic Church’s approval，it was of no use.D. Copernicus returned to Poland，where he became a church administrator and doctor.E. This went against the philosophical and religious beliefs held during medieval times.F. Religious leader Martin Luther voiced his opposition to the sun-centered system model.G. In his spare time，Copernicus studied the stars and the planets, applying his math knowledge to the mysteries of the night sky.Passage4Experts say the bee population is getting smaller because of climate change and other human-caused 61 (activity ) . We are building houses and cities on land where they live, and using chemicals 62 are killing them. Last winter, U.S. beekeepers63 (lose ) almost 40% of their colonies (蜂群).Thiele, 64 beekeeper, says the usual ways people raise honey bees65 ( be ) bad for their health. He rejects the white boxes that 66 (tradition ) beekeepers use. He also refuses to use chemicals, smoke or protective clothing when he works with bees. He touches them 67 his bare hands. Thiele says his hives (蜂巢）are both a way to save bees and a personal project.While bees crawled (爬）over his hands and arms he said，“It feels so close and I feel how68 ( deep ) we belong and how important it is 69 (keep) them safe from harm.”He added that honey bees show how fragile life is. He made a 70 (far) remark, “As if they are really mirroring where we are on this time on this planet.”本期答案：“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十六) Passage1 《科学美国人》：中学生作弊被神经网络捕获。