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高三英语时文阅读理解练Passage 1WENZHOU(Xinhua) -- The train collision in eastChina's Zhejiang Province has killed 39 people and left 192others injured as of Sunday night, said a spokesman withthe Ministry of Railways.A total of 132 people are still being treated in hospitals,said Wang Yongping, spokesman with the ministry at apress conference.Eleven people remain in critical condition, said Cheng Jinguo, head of the health bureau in thecity of Wenzhou, where the collision happened Saturday night.Cheng said at the press conference that 52 people who suffered slight injuries had been discharged from hospital.Wang expressed condolences(哀悼) to the concerning families and sincere apology to all the passengers.The train's "black box" has been discovered and the ministry is investigating the cause of the crash, Wang said.Wang said the ministry will make public the cause of the accident as soon as the investigation is done and publish the names of the killed and injured.He said the crash has caused large number of casualties and great property losses. The ministry will find out the cause through thorough investigation and take effective measures to prevent similar accidents.Despite the accident, the spokesman said the ministry is still confident in the high-speed train."China's high-speed train is advanced and qualified. We have confidence in it," he said.The damaged rails have been repaired and were ready to restart operation but the reopening was delayed by the stormy weather, according to Wang.Wang did not provide the exact time when the line would start operating again.The accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday on a bridge near Wenzhou when bullet train D301 rear-ended（追尾）D3115, which reportedly lost power after lightning strike.1. According to Cheng Jianguo, ______ people who had been slightly injured had been recovered and left hospital.A. 39B. 139C. 52D. 112. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The operation was restarted the next day.B. There was a thunderstorm when the trains crashed.C. The cause of the collision was made clear.D. Similar accidents would be avoided in later operations.3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The Railway Ministry is investigating the cause with the help of the “black box”.B. Bullet train D301 hit the train D3115 that stopped ahead of it due to lack of power.C. Bullet train D3115 was forced to stop as a result of the stormy weather.D. The operation of the line would be restarted with the stormy weather over.4. What can be the best title of the passage?A. Trains Crashed Causing Deaths and Damage.B. Terrible Weather Leading to Trains’ Collision.C. Investigations upon Trains’ Collision.D. Confidence in Development of High-speed Trains.Passage 2Chinese star Yao Ming has retired. Yao made it official Wednesday, telling a news conference that a series of foot and leg injuries forced him to end his playing career at the age of 30.“I will formally end my career,’’ said Yao, who became a household name in China before starting his NBA career with the Houston Rockets in 2002. Yao played eight seasons in the NBA.“Today is an important day for me and holds a special meaning for both my basketball career and my future,’’ Yao said. “I had to leave the court since I suffered a st ress fracture（断裂） in my left foot for the third time at the end of last year. My past six months were a painful wait. I have been thinking about my future over and over. Today I am announcing a personal decision, ending my career as a basketball player and officially retire. But one door is closing and another one is opening.’’.“My playing career started with the club. I hope I can do something for it,’’ Yao said.He later appeared with his family on the stage to the applause and cheers of the crowd. He thanked a lot of people —his family, former coaches, even players like Shaquille O’Neal —“for making me a better player.’’Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was among those attending the farewell(告别) conference Wednesday. Morey made the long trip from H ouston. Morey said 20 hours on planes was tiring but “I would be sorry if I wasn’t here.” “It’s a big moment,’’ Morey added. “Yao had a sense of humor, a great attitude and sense of responsibility. I hope we can continue his culture in the NBA.’’1. Yao Ming has retired from basketball because of _____.A. his ageB. his bad conducts on the courtC. his foot and leg injuriesD. his poor health2. Yao Ming was _____ before he decided to end his career as a basketball player.A. peacefulB. upsetC. confidentD. proud3. Yao Ming started his playing career in _____.A. ShanghaiB. HoustonC. BeijingD. New York4. According to the passage, which of the following words can’t be used to describe Yao Ming?A. Talented.B. Responsible.C. Humorous.D. Cautious.5. What do you know about Daryl Morey?A. Daryl Morey thinks highly of Yao Ming.B. Daryl Morey was Yao Ming’s coach.C. Daryl Morey is a basketball player in the Houston Rockets.D. Daryl Morey is not satisfied with Yao Ming’s r etirement from basketball.Passage 3People around the world watched Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton get married. The royal wedding broke records for live streaming on the Internet. It also produced more than two million tweets on Twitter.The ceremony took place Friday at Westminster Abbey in London.Kate wore a flowing white gown designed by Sarah Burton, the creative director of Alexander McQueen. William wore a red army uniform.It was Britain’s biggest wedding since William and Harry’s parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, were married in nineteen eighty-one.Nearly two thousand guests filled the church on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of people went to the streets and parks of London to watch the wedding on video screens.Among the wedding guests were English football star David Beckham and his wife Victoria, British Prime Minister David Cameron, the king of Norway and singer Elton John.Bahrain’s crown prince(皇储) was invited but decided not to attend because of unrest(骚乱) in his country. Britain took back an invitation to the ambassador（外交官） from Syria over violence against protesters there.After the ceremony, the royal couple traveled to Buckingham Palace. Crowds cheered when the newlyweds appeared on a balcony greeting to them.Later, William drove his wife out of Buckingham Palace in an open-top Aston Martin car. William and the newest member of the royal（皇家的） family will now be known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.1. The crown prince of Bahrain was absent from the grand British royal wedding because_____.A. Britain hadn’t invited himB. his country was at a terrible situationC. he was faced with violence against protesters2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Singer Elton John attended the royal wedding.B. The British Prime Minister was one of the wedding guests.D. William’s wife is known as Duchess of Cambridge.3. It is implied in the passage that _____.A. the royal wedding was broadcast live through TV and the InternetB. the wedding has drawn attention of the worldC. the newlyweds were majored in history ten years agoD. all the celebrities invited have attended the wedding4. What can be the best title of the passage?A. Royal Wedding Takes PlaceB. Internet Craze about the Royal WeddingC. Celebrities Attending the Royal WeddingD. Happy NewlywedsPassage 4Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor died today at age 79.She died of heart attack on March 23, 2011 with all her children around her at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been in hospital for about six weeks in Los Angeles.Taylor won three Oscars, including a special one for her humanitarian work. But she was pained by ill health, failed romances and personal tragedy.People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet—the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World War II started, the Taylors moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).Taylor’s fame and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.Elizabeth Taylor is a legend of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky: she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. In a career of more than 70 years and more than 50 films, she was titles as the best actress in the USA. In addition, she puts much time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others—about 30 years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.1. The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ____.A. was small in sizeB. was too youngC. did not play well enoughD. did not show much interestA. popular all their livesB. famous actressesC. successful when very youngD. rich and kind-hearted3. Taylor became Best Actress at the age of __________ .A. 12B. 28C. 31D. 344. In her later life, Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to ___________.A. doing business and helping othersB. turning herself into a legendC. collecting money for the poorD. going about research and education work5. What’s the best title of this passage?A. Elizabeth Taylor, Lifelong Star, Dies at 79B. Elizabet h Taylor’s deathC. Elizabeth Taylor’s romances and personal tragedy.D. Elizabeth Taylor helped a lot of peoplePassage 5China has conducted the first test-flight of its J-20 stealth fighter, Chinese President Hu Jintao has confirmed to US Defence Secretary Robert Gates.The confirmation came after images of the 15-minute flight in Chengdu appeared on severalChinese websites.Mr Hu said that the flight had not been timed to coincide with Mr Gates’ visit, the US defence secretary said.The US is currently the only nation with a fully operational stealth plane. But both Russia and China are known to be working on patterns of stealth fighters, which are invisible to radar.Mr Gates’a’s military is modernising and upgrading its technology.“I asked Presi dent Hu about it directly, and he said that the test had absolutely nothing to do with my visit and had been a pre-planned test. And that’s where we left it,” Mr Gates was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.Leaked images of what was said to be China’s J-20 fighter first appeared earlier this month during taxi tests at the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute. On Tuesday, the plane took off and flew for about 15 minutes, according to eyewitness accounts published on unofficial Chinese web portals.A video clip of the flight was also posted on the web.China says it expects the stealth plane to be operational some time between 2017 and 2019.But earlier this month the Pentagon played down concerns over the fighter.“Developing a stealth capability with a pat tern and then integrating that into a fight environment is going to take some time,” said US director of naval intelligence Vice Admiral David Dorsett.China’s official military budget increased very fast between 1999 and 2009 as the country’s economy grew. In 2010 it stood at $78bn (£50bn).But the US has by far the largest defence budget in the world at just over $700bn.1. From the underlined sentence in the third paragraph we can infer that ___________.A. China did its first test-flight of stealth plane in order to warn USAB. China did its first test-flight of stealth plane as plannedC. China would like to remind Robert Gates of China’s new weaponsD. China decided to test the fighter when Robert Gates visited China2. What does the underlined words “ video clip” in the 9th paragraph mean?A. a small metal for holding something.B. a piece of jewellery fastening to someting.C. an act of cutting something to make it shorter.D. a short of a movie that is shown separately.3. According to the passage, money spent on military in China is about _______ of that in the USA.A. 10%B. 20%C. 30%D. 50%4. Why did US Defence Secretary Robert Gates visit China?A. The USA hoped to know about China’s stealth planes.B. The USA hoped to cooperate with China in developing stealth planes.C. The USA played down concerns over the new fighter in China.D.The USA concerned about China’s military modernising and new technology.5. What’s the best title of this passage?A. China conducts first test-flight of stealth planeB. Stealth plane in China shocked the USA.C. Robert Gates confirmed the stealth plane in China.D. China’Passage 6The crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-IchiNuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raisedworries about radiation risks. Jonathan Links, an expertin radiation health sciences at the Johns HopkinsBloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland, saysworkers within the nuclear plant are the only people atrisk of extremely high doses of radiation(辐射量).“Of course, we don’t know what doses they’ve received, but the only persons at risk of strong radiation effects are the workers.” For other people, he says, there may be a long-term worry. People can get cancer from low doses of ionizing(电离) radiation, the kind given out in a nuclear accident.“Even in a worst-case accident, the sea provides a very high degree of dilution(稀释). So the concentration of radioactivity in the seawater would still be quite low.”Next month is the 25th anniversary(周年) of the explosion and fire that destroyed a reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The 1986 event was the world’s worst accident in the nuclear power industry.A new United Nations report says more than 6,000 cases of thyroid(甲状腺) cancer have been found. These are in people who were children in affected areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The report says that by 2005 the cancers had resulted in 15 deaths.The cancers were largely caused by drinking polluted milk, which came from cows that ate grass where radioactive material had fallen.1. According to Professor Links, _______.A. people who receive extremely large amount of radiation are more likely to get cancerB. only the workers in the nuclear plant are exposed to high level of radiationC. low doses of radiation don’t have any effects on people’s healthD. where radioactive material has spread, people should stop eating locally grown foodA. people are too far away to be affectedC. the ocean can break down the radioactive materialsD. they won’t pollute the seawater3. What can be the best title of the passage?A. The Fukushima Power Plant Accident.B. Bad Effects of Radiation upon People’s Health.C. Worries about Radiation Risks.D. Crisis of the Nuclear Power Industry.Passage 7SANYA, Hainan—The leaders of the wo rld’s top rising economies promised on Thursday to work for peace and prosperity as they met in a disorderly background set by Middle East disorder and slow global economic recovery.President Hu Jintao, who hosted the 3rd summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in the resort city of Sanya, Hainan province, said erupting hot spots were affecting international stability.The economic imbalance between the North and South remains striking and the root causes of the global financial crisis have not been resolved, Hu said.“As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, we need to consider how human society will be able to ensure a century of peace and shared prosperity,” Hu told the BRICS leaders during the conference.“We share the principle that the use of force should be avoided,” the five leaders said in their joint Sanya Declaration, while expressing serious concern over disorder in the Middle East, especially in Libya. The five countries all serve as members of the UN Security Council, with China and Russia being two of the five permanent members.They discussed a range of issues and promised “multilateral diplomacy with the United Nations playing the central role in dealing with global challenges and threats”, according to the declaration.Among a series of proposals to help push global economic recovery, the declaration stressed the importance of pushing for sustainable growth and developing renewable energy, “as a means to address climate change”.The leaders also “shared our expectations” for the United Nations climate change conference to be held in Durban in December.While expressing their sympathy for the disasters that Japan suffered, the leaders shared their belief in the declaration that “nuclear energy will contin ue to be an important element in the future energy mix of BRICS countries”, calling for continuing international cooperation in developing safe nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.The BRICS now represents more than 40 percent of the world’s population, o wning 75 percent of the world’1. What’s the best title of this passage?A. A conference held by BRICS.B. A conference held in Sanya.C. Leaders of BRICS hope to build a new world.D. Leaders of BRICS call for peace and prosperity.2. According to the passage ________ should play the most important role in dealing with global problems.A. the BRICSB. the United NationsC. the USAD. the developed countries3. Which of the following statements is wrong about the BRICS?A. There are over 40% of the world’s population in the BRICS.B. The BRICS holds most of the world’s foreign exchange reserves.C. 18% of the world’s GDP is produced in the BRICS in 2010.D. The BRICS all serves as permanent members of the UN Security Council.4. From the 9th paragraph we can infer that __________.A. the leaders showed great sympathy to Japan.B. nuclear energy must be used for peaceful purposesC. the BRICS will continue to develop nuclear energyD. international cooperation is necessary in developing safe nuclear energy5. What’s the author’s attitude toward the 3rd summit of the BRICS?A. SubjunctiveB. ObjectiveC. CriticalD. Doubtful1、【语篇解读】7月23日晚，甬温线永嘉站至温州南站间，北京南至福州D301次列车与杭州至福州南D3115次列车发生追尾事故，造成重大人员伤亡与财产损失.铁道部正在深入调查事故原因.1. C.细节理解题.文章第四段说…52 people who suffered slight injuries had been discharged from hospital，即52位受轻伤的乘客已经痊愈出院.2. B.推理判断题.文章最后一段说D3115列车因遭受雷击失去动力，由此判断当时正下着雷雨.3. C.细节理解题.根据文章内容可知D3115列车是因为遭雷击失去动力而停止的，而不是因为暴雨天气被迫停止的.4. A.主旨大意题.综合全文可知，《火车相撞事故造成人员财产伤亡》可以全面概况文章的内容.2本文为记叙文.著名球星姚明饱受腿伤之苦.在经过痛苦的思考之后，姚明决定退出现役，结束篮球生涯.1. C 细节理解题.根据a series of foot and leg injuries forced him to end his playing career at the age of 30可知因为脚伤姚明不得不退役.2. B 细节理解题.根据My past six months were a painful wait. I have been thinking about my future over and over可知姚明在决定退役前是苦恼的，心绪不宁的.3. A细节理解题.根据Yao said he would return to work with his former Chinese team, the Shanghai Sharks…My playing career started with the club可知姚明是在上海开始他的篮球运动生涯的.4. D 推断题.根据Yao played eight seasons in the NBA可知A项正确.根据Yao had a sense of humor可知C项正确.根据sense of responsibility可知B项正确.D项（谨慎的，小心的）没有信息支持.5. A 推断题.根据Yao had a sense of humor, a great attitude and sense of responsibility. I hope we can continue his culture in the NBA可知Daryl Morey给予姚明高度评价.3【文章大意】威廉王子与凯特王妃结婚，成就一桩美满的皇室姻缘.威廉王子的婚礼盛况空前，人们涌向街头或公园，观看婚礼庆典，送上美好祝福.1. B.细节理解题.根据文章第五段首句Bahrain’s crown prince was invited but decided not to attend because of unrest in his country.可知，巴林王储因为国家动荡未能应邀前往观礼.2. C.细节理解题.根据文章末段.可知，由于Kate没有皇室血缘，故不能成为女王.3. B.推理判断题.综合文章第一段信息可知，皇室大婚成为互联网最热话题，数以百万计的微薄留言表达了世人的关注.因此B项正确.4. A.主旨大意题.通读全文可知，本文介绍了皇室大婚的盛况，因此A项正确.4【阅读提示】本文首先报道了美国著名传奇演员伊丽莎白·泰勒于2011年3月23日去世，然后介绍了她的的生平.1. A 细节理解题.根据第四段第二句“the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet.”可知.2. C 事实比较题.由第四段中的“the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race”和第五段中的“After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles”可推知答案.3. B 数据演算题.根据第二段“Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932.”和“won twice for Best Actress: Butt erfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)”推算出1960年时她28岁.Butterfield 8译为《青楼艳妓》；Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 译为《灵欲春宵》，伊丽莎白·泰勒在这两部影片中获得奥斯卡金像奖.4. A 事实细节题.根据最后一段最后两句In addition, she puts much time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others—about 10 years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.可知.5. A推理判断题.本文首先报道了美国著名传奇演员伊丽莎白·泰勒于2011年3月23日去世，然后介绍她的的生平.因此选项A作为标题最合适.5、【文章大意】2011年1月，中国在成都成功地试飞了隐形飞机，引起了全世界的关注.1. B 推理判断题.中国试飞隐形飞机是按计划进行的，与美国国防部长访华无关.2. D 词义猜测题.根据video clip所在的句子可以判断video clip在这里是指“视频”.3. A 计算题.78/700≈10%，说明中国的军费大约相当于美国军费的百分之十.4. D 推理判断题.第五段说明了美国国防部长Robert Gates访华的原因.5. A 主旨大意题.根据第一段第一句话可以判断.6.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文，介绍了日本大地震之后福岛核电站遭到破坏后引发的世界范围内的核危机和核恐慌.专家认为，高强度的核辐射将会对人们的健康带来危害，核原料泄入海洋不会造成很大的危害，因为海水能够稀释这些材料.1. B 细节理解题.根据文章第一段可知，只有在福岛核电站工作的工人有被辐射的危险.2. C 细节理解题.根据文章第五段the sea provides a very high degree of dilution可知，海水能够对放射物质进行稀释，因此不用担心核材料泄入海洋.3. C 主旨大意题.通读全文可知，《担心核辐射》可以全面概况本文的内容.A项《福岛核电站事故》、B项《核辐射对人们健康的危害》、D项《核电危及》均较片面.7【文章大意】本文报道了2011年4月15日在海南省三亚市举行的金砖五国领导人会议.1. D 主旨大意题.根据第一段第一句话可以判断.2. B 细节理解题.根据第六段可以判断.3. D 细节理解题.根据倒数第二段选项A、B、C都正确，根据第五段最后一句话D错误.4.C 推理判断题.选项A、B、D是文中已经告知信息，选项C才是推断出来的.5. B 观点态度题.本文作者客观地报道了金砖五国领导人会议.。
新高考高三英语时文阅读精选(含答案解析)
新高考高三英语时文阅读精选（含答案解析）AClimate protection and public health have striking similarities. The benefits of both can be enjoyed by everyone, even by individuals who do not contribute to the collective efforts to address these problems. If climate change slows down, both drivers of gas-guzzlers and electric cars will benefit — although the former did not help in climate efforts. Similarly, if the spread of Coronavirus is halted, individuals who refused to wash their hands, as well as the ones who washed them assiduously, will enjoy the restored normal life.Most countries have gotten their acts together, although behind time, on Coronavirus. Citizens also seem to be following the advice of public health officials. Could then the Coronavirus policy model be applied to climate change? We urge caution because these crises are different, which means that policies that worked well for Coronavirus might not be effective for climate change.Climate change is the defining crisis of our times. Floods, hurricanes, forest fires, and extreme weather events have become more frequent and severe over the years. Although climate change generates passionate discussions in big cities and university campuses, there is inadequate public call for immediate action. Some types of decarbonization policies are certainly in place. However, carbon-intensive lifestyles continue. This policy lethargy (无精打采) and behavioral inertia (惰性) are due to many reasons, including concerted opposition by the fossil fuel industry to deep decarbonization. But there are other reasons as well. Climate change is cumulative and does not have a quick onset. Its effects are not always immediate and visible. Many individuals probably do not see a clear link between their actions and the eventual outcome. This reduces the willingness to alter lifestyles and tolerate personal sacrifices for the collective good.In contrast, Coronavirus is forcing an immediate policy response and behavioral changes. Its causality is clear and its onset quick. Lives are at stake, especially in western countries. The stock markets are tanking, and the economy is heading towards a recession. Politicians recognize that waffling can lead to massive consequences, even in the short-term. Corona-skeptic President Trump has reversed course and declared a national emergency.1. What does the writer think climate protection and public health have in common?A. They can’t be influenced by what people do.B. They only benefit those who contribute to them.C. They usually punish those who do harm to them.D. They offer benefits to everyone whatever people do.2. Which word can take the place of the underlined word “assiduously”?A. Attentively.B. Absolutely.C. Abundantly.D. Alternatively.3. Why are people unwilling to change their carbon-intensive lifestyles?A. Because they think the climate is none of their business.B. Because they think what they do has no effect on the climate.C. Because they can’t see the quick result from what they do to the climate.D. Because they don’t clearly know how their lifestyles influence the climate.4. Which of the following does the author disagree with?A. President Trump had a skeptic attitude to coronavirus at first.B. Compared with climate change, coronavirus has a quick result.C. People are willing to change their lifestyles because of coronavirus.D. Many countries have responded to coronavirus quickly and effectively.BRobots, Not Humans, Are the New Space Explorers “Since the days of Apollo, the greatest adventures in space have been these robots that have gone all over the solar system,” says Emily Lakdawalla, a self-described planetary evangelist①at the Planetary Society.By “these robots,” Lakdawalla means the various robotic probes that have flown past planets, moons and asteroids②— orbiting③some, landing on others.Millions of people around the world have watched with delight as the six-wheeled rovers④have trundled across the Martian surface, snapping pictures and taking selfies.At Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Matthew Shindell says visitors make a point of coming to the planetary exhibit in a gallery tucked into the west end of the museum.Shindell is the museum’s planetary science curator⑤. A prominent⑥feature of the gallery is a large glass case containing versions⑦of all the rovers that NASA has sent to Mars, from the tiny Sojourner rover that landed in 1997 to the 2,000-pound Curiosity rover that arrived in 2012.“People love to come and see the rovers and really get a sense of what they look like up close and their actual scale,” Shindell says.Mars has a mystique all its own, so perhaps it’s not surprising that people find exploring the red planet enticing. But the New Horizons fly-by of Pluto, the Messengerclose encounter with Mercury, and Juno’s buzzing⑧over Jupiter's poles all have generated great public interest.Elkins-Tanton says she and her team are inviting the public to explore Psyche with them.“We’re going to be sending the images that we get out onto the Internet for everyone in the world to see within a half-hour of our receiving them,”she says. “So everyone in the world is going to see this crazy world at the same time and we can all scratch our heads together.”This idea of sharing the experience of space missions is something NASA has embraced. Lakdawalla says the public has been able to see the passion and commitment of the scientists who work on these robotic explorers.“Now you recognize that robotic exploration is human exploration,” she says. “It's just that the humans are back on Earth and the robots are going where humans can’t currently go.”CIn reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, some schools and education institutions are rushing to move their classes and programs online. It’s not going to go well. It’s already not going well. But in the end, in a year or two maybe, the online education adventure we’re watching may be worth the pain, but not in the way you may imagine.We probably should not look sideways at schools that are trying to keep their programs running by turning to online options. It can easily seem like the best of the bad options. But it started badly. As college Presidents, Boards, Superintendents and others were wrestling with these awful choices, they were flooded with solicitations from profit-seeking companies offering to move them online. It was unseemly — like the fire department calling you in the middle of a house fire to offer assistance, for a reasonable fee.That’s not to say all the companies that sell online education platforms and services are behaving that way. But we can say that many of them viewed this crisis as an outstanding business opportunity. So, just in case any education leaders didn’t know how these companies behaved, more do now. That’s good. It’s a taste that will likely linger. The other thing that’s happening is that, for the schools that are attempting to migrate online, they are learning what that means. Theirteachers and students are too.Conversations are already dripping with regret and shocked awareness of how poor the quality of online education is, how implausible it is to actually make work. On social media, teachers have been surprised by the lack of control, lack of engagement, lack of accountability in virtual classrooms. “Zoom University” has been trending on Twitter. It even has a logo, which is not a compliment.1. What is the real intention for companies to offer online service?A. To make money in the coronavirus pandemic.B. To prepare for the online learning in the future.C. To help students with study in the coronavirus pandemic.D. To help schools move class online in the coronavirus pandemic.2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “implausible”?A. Irresistible.B. Impossible.C. Irregular.D. Immoral.3. What’s the attitude of the author towards “Zoom University”?A. Optimistic.B. Critical.C. Neutral.D. Indifferent.4. The purpose of this passage is to show that_______.A. the coronavirus influences education very seriouslyB. schools have to offer online education because of the coronavirusC. online education should be cancelled because of its poor qualityD. online education is poor since companies just want to make moneyDWith Cats or Dogs Can ‘Significantly’ Reduce StressCollege is stressful. Students have classes, papers, and exams. But they also often have work, bills to pay, and so many other pressures common in modern life.Many universities have instituted “Pet Your Stress Away” programs, where students can come in and interact with cats and/or dogs to help alleviate①some of the strain.Scientists at Washington State University have recently demonstrated that, in addition to improving students’ moods, these programs can actually get “under the skin” and have stress-relieving physiological benefits.“Just 10 minutes can have a significant impact,” said Patricia Pendry, an associate professorin WSU’s Department of Human Development. “Students in our study that interacted with cats and dogs had a significant reduction in cortisol②, a major stress hormone.”Pendry published these findings with WSU graduate student Jaymie Vandagriff last month in AERA Open, an open access journal published by the American Educational Research Association.This is the first study that has demonstrated reductions in students’ cortisol levels during a real‑life intervention rather than in a laboratory setting.The study involved 249 college students randomly③divided into four groups. The first group received hands on interaction in small groups with cats and dogs for 10 minutes. They could pet, play with, and generally hang out with the animals as they wanted.To compare effects of different exposures to animals, the second group observed other people petting animals while they waited in line for their turn. The third group watched a slide-show of the same animals available during the intervention④, while the fourth group was “waitlisted”. Those students waited for their turn quietly for 10 minutes without their phones, reading materials, or other stimuli, but were told they would experience animal interaction soon.Several salivary cortisol samples were collected from each participant, starting in the morning when they woke up. Once all the data was crunched⑤from the various samples, the students who interacted directly with the pets showed significantly less cortisol in their saliva⑥after the interaction. These results were found even while considering that some students may have had very high or low levels to begin with.“We already knew that students enjoy interacting with animals, and that it helps them experience more positive emotions,” Pendry said. “What we wanted to learn was whether this exposure would help students reduce their stress in a less subjective way. And it did, which is exciting because the reduction of stress hormones may, over time, have significant benefits for physical and mental health.”Now Pendry and her team are continuing this work by examining the impact of a four-week-long animal-assisted stress prevention program. Preliminary results are very positive, with a followup study showing that the findings of the recently published work hold up. They hope to publish the final results of that work in the near future.EThese days many workers feel pushed, filed, indexed and numbered. When they apply for a job, they may be assessed by artificial intelligence, which parses resumes for key words without which an applicant’s odds of an interview lengthen. Based on works like “Evidence-Based Recruiting” by Atta Tarki, who claims that scores in general-mental-ability tests have a strong 65% correlation with job performance, firms may ask candidates to take an intelligence test.When they get a job, employees find the indexing and numbering continues. Workers at warehouses have to pick a certain number of items per hour; those at call-centers are assessed by software that monitors their hourly number of calls, and the amount of time spent on each one. Fall behind the target and you may feel unable to take a break. When their task is completed, employees are often rated again, this time by the customers.Manufacturing workers have long faced these kind of numerical targets, as well as the need to clock in and out of work. The big change is that similar metrics and rating systems are spreading to more and more parts of the economy. Academics get rated by students; nurses may be judged on a “behaviorally anchored rating scale” which assesses how much empathy they showed to patients.Ratings are at the heart of the gig economy, where workers are connected with employers and customers via the internet. Just as TripAdvisor ratings allow holidaymakers to assess hotels, Uber drivers get a score out of five.Such systems are understandable in parts of the economy where output is difficult to measure precisely. But they can be arbitrary. People might give an Uber driver a poor rating because they are in a bad mood or because they encountered unexpected traffic disruption.Gianpiero Petriglieri of the INSEAD business school says that, since firms no longer offer jobs for life, everyone is an independent worker whether they like it or not. The key passage in your CV may not be the universities you attended, but your rating in categories like teamwork, innovation and adaptability.1. Why are employees asked to have a test?A. Its result has relation with their working performance.B. Boss wants to get an understanding of their personality further.C. Its result shows if they can bear the pressure of assessment.D. It is a part of recruiting process.2. Which industry uses the numerical rating system earlier than other industries?A. Service industry.B. Education industry.C. Manufacture industry.D. Agriculture industry.3. What does Gianpiero Petriglieri mean in the last paragraph?A. Employees are interrelated since they work in the same company.B. People should focus on their education background in the resumes.C. Rating system might be misused in some occasions.D. Your performance in rating system should be highlighted.4. Where is this article mostly likely from?A. A newspaper.B. A novel.C. A science fiction.D. A research paper.A【答案】1-4 DACD【解析】本文是说明文。
2023届高考英语最新热点时文阅读：北京冬奥(含练习题)
2023届高考英语最新热点时文阅读：北京冬奥01（2022·全国·高一课时练习）For 18 years after her retirement, Deng Xiaolan volunteered to teach music in a rural village in Hebei province. Her inspirational teaching and the enthusiasm and talent of her pupils made the 44 children from Malan village and neighboring villages in Fuping county sing the Olympic anthem in Greek at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb 4.Deng’s involvement with the rural children can be traced back to her parents. Her father Deng Tuo was the publisher of Jinchaji Daily, a newspaper which was based in Malan village in Fuping county, Hebei province, from 1939 to 1948. During the Japanese aggression, 19 Malan locals were killed for refusing to divulge information about the newspaper. Under the influence of her parents, who both had a passion for music, she learned the violin and singing when she was young. She joined the school band after entering Tsinghua University, and also taught her colleagues to play the violin after graduation.In 2003, when Deng Xiaolan returned to the village to remember the persons who were killed by Japanese invaders, a group of local children also attended the ceremony. She wanted to sing a song together with the children in commemoration (纪念仪式), but none of the children knew the well-known songs she named.“If the children couldn’t sing, then they wouldn’t know how to appreciate music. Life would be so pale if it doesn’t have music,” Deng said. “My parents lived and fought here when they were young, and they wanted the locals to live a happy life. So I thought if I had the chance, I must teach them to sing.”Deng began to travel between Beijing and the village since 2004 to teach the children music. She collected instruments and also rebuilt the school houses by raising funds and using her own pension. As the children had no background in music, she had to teach them basic music theory.Two years later, she established the Malan Band. Among more than 200 students taught by Deng, many left the mountainous village to receive university education, some of whom are studying art at university or have entered a career in art education.1．What contributed to the 44 children sing at the opening ceremony?A．They have a good command of Greek.B．The Winter Olympics Committee chose them.C．Deng’s inspirational deeds and talent of her pupils.D．Deng Xiaolan taught them and helped them sign up.2．What can we know about Deng’s life in paragraph 2?A．She was a publisher of Jinchaji Daily.B．She majored in music in Tsinghua University.C．Her father was killed during Japanese aggression.D．Her parents played an important role in her love of music.3．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “divulge” ?A．make up B．give away C．take on D．reflect on 4．What kind of person do you think Deng is?A．Sensitive and devoted.B．Competent and careful.C．Creative and helpful.D．Enthusiastic and ambitious.02（2022·四川·模拟预测）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
高三英语阅读理解(时文广告)题20套(带答案)
高三英语阅读理解(时文广告)题20套(带答案)一、高中英语阅读理解时文广告类1．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.Once again DC Comics and Warner Bros. have divided fans and critics over their latest superhero film.There had been worrying news about Justice League in the months before its release, with a lot of reshoots of scenes, a new director being brought in to finish the film after original director Zack Snyder's tragic loss of his daughter and, of course, a lot of talk about Ben Affleck's future in the role of Batman.Some people are saying that Justice League is another big disappointment, that it could have been incredible and instead fails to really entertain. Others say that Warner Bros. have finally got it right and that the future for the League looks bright.My opinion lies somewhere in the middle. The film was by no means a disappointment: it was exciting, funny and a lot of fun to watch. There's something special about watching the heroes from your childhood brought to life on the big screen and maybe that is affecting my opinion.However, I will say that a lot of work needs to be done if the producer wants to make a great success. Although the film was good, it was obvious which scenes had been reshot and how the characters had been changed. I also have to mention the several scenes in which the special effects were very badly done; these are the kinds of problems that you don't expect to see in a film with such a big budget.Another point to add is that it is good to see the producer making Superman slightly a brighter character and adding some jokes to the plot to keep things fun. But the producer must be careful not to make the mistake that another film producer—here, not mentioning the name—is coming very close to doing: turning all of the films into bright and colorful shows and losing a lot of seriously good stories.In the end, Justice League is not a perfect film but it is definitely not a terrible one. A lot of work is still to be done but I hope that DC does not completely lose its darker side.（1）Before the release of Justice League, many people showed their ______.A. pity for the director, Zack SnyderB. concern about the film's qualityC. higher expectation of the new directorD. support for the actor, Ben Affleck（2）According to the author, what's special about Justice League?A. It advocates social justice.B. It brings lots of fun to the audience.C. It has some brave heroes.D. It brings back childhood memories.（3）In Paragraph 5 the author mainly wants to express his ______.A. views on the film's weaknessB. advice to the film's directorC. love for the filmD. expectation of the film's sequels（4）The author mentioned another film producer to ______.A. stress the importance of fun in a filmB. show Justice League's lack of a serious plotC. serve as a warning to the producer of Justice LeagueD. set an example for the producer of Justice League【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了作者对《正义联盟》这部电影的看法。
新高考高三英语时文阅读专练(含答案解析)
新高考高三英语时文阅读专练（含答案解析）AThe world is warming swiftly. The last decade (2010-2019) was the hottest ever recorded, while Europe saw its hottest year in 2019, according to Climate Change Service. This has made a difference to Earth’s regional ecosystems, not least of all, on its usually-frozen poles. In 2019, the sea ice cap in the Arctic shrank to 1.6 million square miles, down from 2.44 million square miles in 2010—with no sign that it will rebound, says NASA’s Earth Observatory. This has changed weather patterns and sea levels, and it has had devastating（毁灭性的）effects on wildlife, including polar bears.Polar bears rely on sea ice in order to raise their babies and hunt their food—mostly ring seals. Without it, and trapped on land, they’re going hungry and their numbers are falling off. As National Geographic reported in 2015, they’re getting “creative” to stay alive. One strategy noticed by a team of researchers in Svalbard, Norway was that bears managed to trap a species of dolphin they don’t usually eat, which swam into their habitat, ate some of it, then buried the rest in snow to eat later—a behavior these animals don’t normally exhibi t.Polar bears in the western Hudson Bay have been eating another alternate and highly unusual food source——snow geese eggs. While this may be a most welcome snack alternative in the absence of ring seals, it cannot maintain the bears long term.As is known to all, there is no doubt that polar bears are in great danger. Because the world is warming faster than their ability to keep pace. Additionally, every physical feature of a polar bear—from ice-gripping claws to thick warm coats—is designed for a life of extremely cold. And that white fur? In a non-white world, it stops acting as camouflage(伪装）. Unfortunately, in a world without ice, polar bears will most likely cease to exist.1.Why do the polar bears have to eat dolphins instead of ring seals?A.Because polar bears’ babies like dolphins best.B.Because dolphins are more delicious than ring seals.C.Because dolphins usually swim into their habitat.D.Because the weather pattern has changed and sea level has risen.2.According to the passage, what plays an important role in Arctic for polar bears?A.Physical featureB. White furC. Ice-grippingD. Ring seals.1.Where is the passage probably taken from?A.A fiction bookB. An ad websiteC. A science magazineD. A travel guide【答案】1~3 DAC【解析】本文为说明文，说明了全球变暖导致了北极的冰盖减少与海平面上升，北极熊面临的困境。
高三英语阅读理解(时文广告)专项训练100(附答案)含解析
高三英语阅读理解(时文广告)专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解时文广告类1．阅读理解Concert night of Christian EhwaldGerman conductor Christian Ehwald's Friday concert will feature Mozart and Mendelssohn. The repertoire(节目)will include Mozart's overture to "Don Giovanni," and Mendelssohn's "Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64." The concert will be given by the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. Violinist Zhang Le will perform.Time: 8 p.m., July 11Tickets: 50-200 yuanReservations(预定): 11185, 8981-2344Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater, 5018 Shennan Road East, Luohu DistrictBuses: 7, 10, 23, 24, 30, 33, 62, 63, 302, 311, 352, 353, 377, 378Metro(地铁): Da Ju Yuan Station (Grand Theater Station), Exit BFree Sunday concertThe Hong Kong Children's Symphony Orchestra will give a free concert Sunday afternoon. The repertoire will include Glinka's overture to "Russian and Ludmilla," Suppe's overture to "The Poet and the Peasant," and Chinese violin concerto(协奏曲) "Butterfly Lovers."Time: 3 p.m., July 13Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, at the intersection of Hongli Road and Fuzhong Road 1,Futian DistrictMetro: Shao Nian Gong Station (Children's Palace Station), Exit C or DFeng Jiting's violin concertFeng Jitong, the first Shenzhen violin student to enter an international competition, will give a concert at the Shenzhen Concert Hall this Sunday night as a warm-up for his tour to Moscow for the David Oistrakh International Violin Competition in September. Sunday's program will include Paganini's Caprices, works of Bach, Mozart and Sarasati's "Gypsy Airs."Time: 8 p.m., July 13Tickets: 20 yuanVenue: Theater studio, Shenzhen Concert Hall, at the intersection of Hongli Road and Fuzhong Road 1, Futian DistrictMetro: Shao Nian Gong Station (Children's Palace Station), Exit C or D（1）Which of the following can be enjoyed free?A.Don GiovanniB.Butterfly LoversC.Gypsy AirsD.Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64.（2）If a tourist arrives at Shenzhen at 4:00 p.m., July 13, which of the following can he enjoy?A.Don GiovanniB.Russian and LudmillaC.The Poet and the PeasantD.Gypsy Airs（3）What's the main purpose of this advertisement ?A.to attract more tourists to Shenzhen.B.to attract more people to attend the concerts.C.to inform people of some musical events.D.to promise a happy weekend if people attend the concerts.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了音乐之夜的几个音乐会的相关事宜。
专题03 时文阅读理解-天气与气候-2023年高考英语时文阅读理解、完形填空、语法填空专练
专题03时文阅读理解-天气与气候主题语境—人与自然—气候变化威胁到珊瑚—珊瑚礁自己已恢复。
重点单词：took steps to采取措施做……；abundance大量，充足；1.Though they may not know it, about half a billion people depend on the ecosystems created and sustained by corals. And with climate change threatening coral’s survival, marine scientist Enric Sala had a goal that might have seemed impossible.“We wanted to get into a time machine, go back hundreds of years and actually see a coral reef like they used to be everywhere, before we started exploiting, polluting and killing them,” Sala said.The goal was made possible during an expedition Sala led in 2009. The team traveled to a corner of the South Pacific Ocean, to see if the almost untouched reefs held any clues to bringing damaged reefs in other parts of the ocean back to health.“The bottom was covered by thriving coral. Vivid colors surrounded me－purples, reds, oranges, yellows and greens. It was so beautiful,” Sala said.His team presented their findings to officials in the island country of Kiribati. The government took steps to protect the waters from fishing. But between 2015 and 2016, record levels of ocean warming damaged half the coral reefs the team had been studying.After hearing that news, they lost hope for the health of coral reefs. Last year, they went in for another dive. Despite the reported conditions, the reef had somehow restored itself, filled with life and color once more. Sala and his team were overjoyed. This is something that Sala says can be owed to two key factors.The first is, thankfully, half of the corals had not died. Despite the rise in temperatures, there were enough surviving corals left behind to help reproduce the reefs. The second was the Kiribati government’s decision to fully protect those waters.“It has an abundance of fish. S o they were eating all the algae (藻类) that would cover the dead corals, and make it impossible for the corals to come back, which is what happens in other places like the Caribbean,” Sala explained.1．What seemingly impossible goal does Sala have?A．Educating the public to protect the ecosystems.B．Calling on people to actively respond to climate change.C．Going to old days when corals were in healthy condition.D．Leading an expedition to the South Pacific Ocean.2．What does the underlined word “This” in pa ragraph 6 refer to?A．The bad news. B．The second diving.C．The reef’s restoration.D．The cheerful mood.3．What can we infer about Caribbean from Sala’s words?A．There is abundant fish in its ocean.B．Algae lie thick over corals there.C．Global warming does little harm to its marine life.D．Corals come back to life thanks to government’s efforts.4．What is the best title for the text?A．Kiribati—A Country of Biodiversity B．A Scientist’s Love for DivingC．The Coral Reef Restored Itself D．Ocean Warming Bothered Government【答案】1．C 2．C 3．A 4．C【导语】这是一篇新闻报道，主要介绍了随着气候变化威胁到珊瑚的生存，海洋科学家Sala有了一个看似不可能的目标，他想和自己的团队回到过去看到原本的珊瑚礁的样子。
2023届高考英语最新热点时文阅读：神舟十四号(含练习题)
2023年高考英语新热点时文阅读-神舟十四号01（2022·河北·高三开学考试）Liu Yang, China’s first female astronaut, reportedly, has touched the hearts of millions with a letter to her two children that was made public after she set off into space for the second time earlier this month.“You’re my strongest armor (盔甲) and softest spot. I didn’t allow you to see me off at the launch site because I was afraid that I would burst into tears, ”Liu wrote in the letter to her daughter, 8, and son, 6, just days before being launched into space for the second time on June 5 on the Shenzhou XIV mission.Liu, 43, became China’s first female astronaut in 2012, when she spent 13 days in space during the Shenzhou IX mission. During the Shenzhou XIV mission, she will stay at the Tiangong space station for six months, working with two male colleagues to complete the construction of the station.Many people said that Liu’s words allowed them to see that a national hero is also an ordinary mother, and they wished for her safe return.“Liu fully expressed her love for her children in the letter. It brought tears to my eyes,” commented one netizen on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like micro-blogging platform.“I feel more confident and relaxed," Liu told the media ahead of the launch of the Shenzhou XIV mission.“When I was about to return to the orbital module during the Shenzhou IX mission, I stopped and turned around to salute (致敬) the experimental space station module that I stayed in. At that moment, I told myself that I would come back to space in the near future. I didn’t expect the ‘near future’ to be a decade long,” Liu said.In the letter, she encouraged her children not to be afraid of failure while pursuing their dreams. Liu added that she felt sorry that she could not be there for her son on his first day at primary school. “Although I cannot be with you, I won’t love you any less,” she wrote in the letter. “My babies, if you miss me, just look up into the starry sky. Every time you see the stars twinkle, it’s because I’ m saying ‘I love you’.”1．What is the common reason for Liu’s and netizen’s tears?A．Liu’s affection for her children.B．Liu’s indifferent expressions.C．Liu’s separation from her family.D．Liu’s refusal to meet with her kids. 2．Which of the following best describes Liu taking over the Shenzhou XIV mission? A．Considerate and excited.B．Talkative and expectant.C．Ready and honest.D．Confident and equipped.3．What is Liu’s purpose of writing this letter?A．To encourage kids to try.B．To say goodbye to her children.C．To catch public attention.D．To praise the spirit of space.4．From which is the text probably taken?A．A science magazine.B．A woman autobiography.C．A Chinese textbook.D．A news coverage.02（2022·吉林·长春十一高高二）Shenzhou XIV mission blasts offThe Shenzhou XIV mission—China's ninth manned spaceflight was launched successfully on Sunday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert.____5____ three crew members – Senior Colonel Chen Dong, Senior Colonel Liu Yang and Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe—will stay in the Tiangong space station for half a year.Before them the Shenzhou XII and XIII three-member crews lived inside the Tiangong, ____6____ is traveling in low-Earth orbit about 400 kilometers high.In early May, the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft was launched by a Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, ____7____ (transport) nearly 6 metric tons of propellants and materials to Tiangong.Tiangong consists of the Tianhe core module, the Tianzhou 3 and the Tianzhou 4.In July, the station's first lab component—Wentian, or Quest for the Heavens – will be launched, while the second lab ____8____ (name) Mengtian, or Dreaming of the Heavens, will be sent to dock with the station in October. After they are connected with the Tiangong, the station will form a T-shaped structure.The Tiangong is expected ____9____ (operate) for up to 15 years and will serve as a scientific platform, space officials have said, noting it will also be open to foreign astronauts.03（2022·安徽宣城·高一期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
时文阅读与练习(含答案)--2023届高考英语复习备考
时文阅读：太阳能树太阳能树是一种将太阳能技术与树状相结合的功能性发电机。
它是一种可扩展的产品，应用范围广泛，不仅可以产生足够的能量为单个家庭或整个社区供电，还可以用于商业停车场为电动汽车充电。
太阳能树是太阳能发电系统或其他清洁能源的补充，让我们一起来了解一下吧。
阅读短文并回答问题A solar tree is a structure resembling a tree that generates solar energy using photovoltaic panels（太阳能光伏板）. It helps solve an urgent global challenge: Replacing greenhouse gas-emitting energy sources like oil and gas with renewable energy. But the power generation potential of solar trees is relatively limited, and their primary purpose is to raise public awareness about renewable energy by getting people to notice and interact（互动）with solar energy in new ways.Solar trees generally have a firm metal, plastic, or stone base that extends up and out into “branches” on which solar panels are mounted. Beyond this basic structure, there is great diversity in the design of solar tree units. The solar tree’s photovoltaic “leaves”absorb sunlight, converting it into electricity that is conducted down through the trunk-like central pillar of the structure to an inside battery. Many designs feature rotating（旋转的）panels that can move throughout the day in order to obtain the greatest amount of sunlight.Solar trees help power homes, businesses, and public services. They can create shade to help reduce the urban heat island effect and provide shelter in severe weather such as rainstorms and heatwaves, creating greater urban resilience in the face of climate change. They also enhance public spaces, providing charging stations, and powering streetlights.In comparison to other kinds of ground-mounted solar panel devices, solar trees don’t require much land. They make solar energy generation possible in land-scarce areasthat can’t support vast solar arrays, as well as places that lack sufficient rooftop space for panels. However, solar panels are much cheaper than solar trees at present and have far greater energy generation capacity. Therefore, present solar tree designs often serve as a supplemental source rather than as a primary energy source.At present, solar trees aren’t designed as large-scale solar projects, which limits their ability to contribute to the low-carbon energy transition. Still, their varied designs are appealing. This makes solar trees effective at displaying and thereby educating people about solar energy, and promoting a business or organization’s commitment to renewable energy.1. What is the main purpose of building solar trees?A. To beautify the urban environment.B. To draw public attention to solar energy.C. To replace non-renewable energy resources.D. To provide charging services in emergencies.2. What do we know about a solar tree?A. It stores energy in its own battery.B. It can adjust its height automatically.C. It is made of environmentally friendly materials.D. It transforms sunlight into electricity by its metal base.3. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?A. The design features of solar trees.B. The ways of saving energy in cities.C. The benefits of solar trees to humans.D. The difficulties of promoting solar trees.4. What advantage do solar trees have over other ground-mounted solar panel devices?A. They occupy much less land.B. They are cheaper to manufacture.C. They are more effective in generating energy.D. They can work in various weather conditions.答案：BACA生词1. gas-emitting adj. 排放气体的2. pillar n. 柱子，桥墩（尤指兼作装饰的）3. resilience n. 恢复力；适应力4. array n. 阵列语块1. solar energy 太阳能2. renewable energy 再生能源3. solar panels 太阳能板4. throughout the day 整天5. public services 公共服务6. urban heat island effect 城市热岛效应7. severe weather 恶劣天气8. charging stations 充电站9. in comparison to 与……相比10. contribute to 有助于；对……做贡献知识拓展urban heat island effect城市热岛效应是指城市因大量的人工发热、建筑物和道路等高蓄热体及绿地减少等因素，造成城市“高温化”，城市中的气温明显高于外围郊区的现象。
2024届高考英语时文阅读与强化练习：专题05 AI天气预报员及野生大白鲨 (原卷版)
高考英语外刊阅读专项专题05养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。
做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。
【原文·外刊阅读】Newborn great white shark possibly seen in the wild for the first time（文章来源：New Scientist新科学家）A newborn great white shark may have been spotted in the wild for the first time. Although great whites are found in seas and oceans around the world, very little is known about where and how they give birth.Wildlife film-maker Carlos Gauna and Phillip Sternes from the University of California, Riverside, were filming with a drone off Santa Barbara on California’s coast when they saw a 1.5-metre-long, entirely white shark. This caught their eye, not just because it was much smaller than adult great white sharks that are up to three times longer, but because these sharks are normally grey on top, despite their name, and white underneath.The pair had previously seen large, possibly pregnant great whites in the area sink into the depths for long periods, and they noticed that this young shark was shedding something from its skin as it swam. They realised that it was probably a pup born nearby still shedding its embryonic layer – something has never been observed before. Gauna hopes that the sighting will tell us more about the life cycle of the great white. It is generally believed that they give birth in deeper water, but this observation calls that into question.“Because most of the scientific community believed filming a newborn so close to shore wasn’t likely, I didn’t expect to find anything. But as I always tell people, if you don’t look, you will never know,” says Gauna. “Thepiece of the puzzle this footage provides does have the potential to change the direction of where we should be looking.”“Capturing the actual birth is the holy grail of shark science. What I filmed is simply a clue that gets us closer to it,” he says. “Because of the limitations of filming underwater [and] the unpredictability of the event, it’s a tall order to capture the actual birth.”Charles Underwood at Birkbeck, University of London, says only three or four great white sharks under a year old have previously been found in the wild – they are few enough that researchers have nicknamed them all.“Weirdly, we know very, very little about them. As soon as something goes into deep water, we really know nothing,” says Underwood. “They’re elusive, relative to our abilities to look through the sea.”Gauna and Sternes say one sighting isn’t enough to put an end to the mystery, and more work needs to be done to determine if their sighting was typical. But if we discover that coastal waters are important for the life cycle of great whites, politicians should move to protect these areas to ensure the sharks’ safety, they say.【原创·阅读理解】1.What caught the attention of the wildlife film-makers off the coast of Santa Barbara?A. A large, grey great white shark.B. A 1.5-meter-long entirely white shark.C. Adult great white sharks shedding skin.D. Pregnant great whites in deep waters.2.What did the wildlife film-makers observe about the young shark in the water?A. It was much larger than adult great white sharks.B. It had a different color pattern than adult great whites.C. It was giving birth to pups.D. It was shedding something from its skin.3.What does the wildlife film-maker, Carlos Gauna, hope to learn from the sighting of the young shark?A. The exact location of great white shark births.B. The size of adult great white sharks.C. The depth at which great whites give birth.D. The color patterns of newborn great white sharks.4.What challenges are mentioned in capturing the actual birth of great white sharks?A. The unpredictability of underwater events.B. The limitations of shark science.C. The elusiveness of young great white sharks.D. The deep waters where great whites give birth.【原文·外刊阅读】WATER BATTERIES（文章来源：Science）The machines that turn Tennessee’s Raccoon Mountain into one of the world’s largest energy storage devices—in effect, a battery that can power a medium-size city—are hidden in a cathedral-size cavern deep inside the mountain. But what enables the mountain to store all that energy is plain in an aerial photo. The summit plateau is occupied by a large lake that hangs high above the Tennessee River, so close it looks like it might fall in.Almost half a century ago, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TV A), the region’s federally owned electric utility, built the lake and blasted out the cavern as well as a 329-meter-tall shaft that links the two. “It was quite an effort to drill down into this mountain, because of the amount of rock that’s here,” senior manager Holli Hess says dryly. The cavern holds a candy-colored powerhouse, filled with cherry-red electrical ducts and vents and beams in a pale grape. Four giant cylinders, painted bright green and yellow, are the key machines: Each one houses a turbine that becomes a pump when it spins the other way, and a generator that is also an electric motor.At night, when demand for electricity is low but TVA’s nuclear reactors are still humming, TVA banks the excess, storing it as gravitational potential energy in the summit lake. The pumps draw water from the Tennessee and shoot it straight up the 10-meter-wide shaft at a rate that would fill an Olympic pool in less than 6 seconds. During the day, when demand for electricity peaks, water drains back down the shaft and spins the turbines, generating 1700 megawatts of electricity—the output of a large power plant, enough to power 1 million homes. The lake stores enough water and thus enough energy to do that for 20 hours.Pumped storage hydropower, as this technology is called, is not new. Some 40 U.S. plants and hundreds around the world are in operation. Most, like Raccoon Mountain, have been pumping for decades.But the climate crisis is sparking a fresh surge of interest. Shifting the electric grid away from coal and gas will require not only a lot more solar panels and wind turbines, but also a lot more capacity to store theirintermittent output—to keep electricity reliable when the Sun doesn’t shine and winds are calm. Giant versions of the lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles are also being deployed on the grid, but they’re too expensive to do the job alone. Dozens of new technologies, including different battery designs, are at various points on the road from lab bench to commercialization.Pumped storage, however, has already arrived; it supplies more than 90% of existing grid storage. China, the world leader in renewable energy, also leads in pumped storage, with 66 new plants under construction, according to Global Energy Monitor. When the giant Fengning plant near Beijing switches on its final two turbines this year, it will become the world’s largest, both in terms of power, with 12 turbines that can generate 3600 megawatts, and energy storage, with nearly 40,000 megawatt-hours in its upper reservoir.【原创·阅读理解】1.What is the primary purpose of the machines hidden in Raccoon Mountain?A. To generate electricity.B. To extract minerals.C. To pump water into the lake.D. To create a large cavern.2.What is the function of the large lake on the summit plateau of Raccoon Mountain?A. To provide water for the Tennessee River.B. To cool the machinery inside the mountain.C. To serve as an Olympic-size swimming pool.D. To store gravitational potential energy.3.What sets pumped storage hydropower apart from giant lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles for grid storage?A. Pumped storage is more expensive.B. Pumped storage uses turbines and generators.C. Lithium-ion batteries are not suitable for grid storage.D. Lithium-ion batteries are more environmentally friendly.4.What is the main purpose of the pumps mentioned in the article in relation to Raccoon Mountain's energy storage process?A. To drain water from the Tennessee River.B. To fill the lake with water during the day.C. To generate electricity during the night.D. To propel water up the shaft for energy storage.【拓展阅读】The AI weather forecaster arrivesFor nearly as long as the modern computer has existed, it has been used to forecast the weather. First deployed during World War II to simulate nuclear weapons and artillery trajectories, nascent computers were soon adopted by meteorologists to simulate the future state of the atmosphere, creating the modern discipline of numerical weather prediction. And although that discipline has grown ever more sophisticated and now produces reliable forecasts several weeks in advance, its approach has remained the same: using massive amounts of computing power to solve the fluid dynamics equations governing the atmosphere.Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to change that. Tech companies including Google, Huawei, and Nvidia have trained AI models to predict the weather up to 10 days in advance, with an accuracy rivaling or even topping traditional models—and with far less computational overhead. Rather than solving equations, these “deep learning” models predict the near future based on patterns learned through training on 40 years of past weather, as captured by observations fed through the numerical model of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the world’s top forecaster. Once trained, the models can spit out a forecast on a desktop in 1 minute rather than taking 2 hours to run on a supercomputer. But as with most AI, no one truly knows what patterns they’re learning.ECMWF has already begun to produce its own AI forecast, and other weather agencies are scrambling to catch up. The new models aren’t perfect. They struggle to predict certain essential features—hurricane intensity, for example. But researchers expect AI forecasters will only improve as they begin to learn from direct weather observations collected by sensors, not just data already passed through existing models. And their speed will likely allow forecasters to run them many times over, capturing the full spread of uncertainty that results from butterfly effects in the atmosphere.No one expects traditional numerical weather prediction to disappear; climate models, for example, rely on the same equation-solving paradigm. AI may struggle to take over these forecasts because its models simulate changes in a future that may not resemble the training data of the past.But in the long term, the output of supercomputer-driven climate models could itself become training data for a climate forecasting AI—which might ultimately outstrip its mentors.参考译文：AI天气预报员登场几乎与现代计算机诞生同时，它就被用于天气预报。
时文阅读与练习14-2025届高三英语上学期一轮专题复习
时文阅读与练习14寻矿之旅在加利福尼亚州科林加的深山中，人们可以挖掘到地球上最稀有的宝石。
1 Deep in the hills of Coalinga，California，members of the public can dig for benitoite，the rarest gem （宝石）on Earth. The Benitoite Mining Company transports dirt directly from a hidden mine to an empty field on the site of what was once a prison.2 Benitoite is made of a bluecolored crystal （水晶）. Under a shortwave ultraviolet （UV）light，the gem produces a bright blue to bluish white. That is the chief way collectors can identify （鉴别）it. The mineral can be visually identified by its glassy，blue color and double triangle （三角形）shape.3 Visitors to the site are given a quart size bag for the treasures they find throughout the day. “It paid off at the end of the day with some beautiful rocks and small gems，” said Keri Bean，a rock enthusiast from Pasadena.4 James M. Couch discovered benitoite more than a century ago，in 1906. He thought he had found sapphires （蓝宝石）. However，John Schreiner，the corner of the Benitoite Mining Company，explained that the discovery was actually “a new gemstone that had never been found before”.5 “Many people who come to dig know very little about the gemstone，” Schreiner said. The company employs （雇用）a small team of workers who mine during the week. The gems they find are cut and sold for jewelry. Benitoite is currently valued at about $4，000 per carat （克拉）.6 Every Saturday，from 9 am to 3 pm，visitors are welcomed to enjoy a mining experience. Upon arrival at the camp，visitors are greeted by a staff member who conducts a brief tour of the historic prison. At the piles of dirt，visitors are shown how to dig，wash，and identify gems. “The hardest part was sif ting （筛分）the rocks out of the dirt，” Bean said. After the rocks are thoroughly cleaned in three wash bins，they are ready for sorting. Two rooms are set up with shortwave UVlight stations，and the screen of clean materials is placed under the light. The rocks that glow （发光）are benitoite.1. How can collectors identify benitoite？A. By asking the public for help.B. By using a special light.C. By matching triangle things to the gem.D. By looking for green colors in the gem.2. Which word can describe the experience of finding gems according to Keri Bean？A. Worthwhile.B. Meaningless.C. Silly.D. Changeable.3. Who discovered benitoite first？A. A rock lover from Pasadena.B. James M. Couch.C. John Schreiner.D. A worker from a mining company.4. What do visitors do first at the camp？A. Search for gems.B. Learn something about gems.C. Tour around the historic prison.D. Clean the dirt on the rocks.Useful expressionsdig for 挖掘the rarest gem 最稀有的宝石transport sth from...to 把某物从……运输到……a blue-colored crystal 蓝色水晶pay off 得到回报upon arrival at 一到达……就……美国出现“教师荒”1 The teacher shortage in America has hit crisis levels— and school officials everywhere are scrambling （争抢）to ensure that as students return to classrooms，someone will be there to educate them.2 “We estimate about 300，000 shortages of teachers and support staff across this nation as students go back to school，” Rebecca Pringle，the president of the National Education Association said.3 The Nevada State Education Association estimated that roughly 3，000 teaching jobs remained unfilled across the state’s 17 school districts as of early August. In a report，the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools found that 88 percent of school districts statewide were having problems of teacher shortage—while 2，040 teacher openings were either empty or filled with “less than qualified” hires. And in the Houston area，the largest five school districts all reported that between 200 and 1，000 teaching positions remain open.4 Rural school districts in Texas are switching to four day weeks this fall due to lack of staff. Florida is asking veterans （老兵）with no teaching background to enter classrooms. Arizona is allowing college students to step in and instruct children.5 “The political situation in the United States，combined with the consequences of COVID?19，has created this shortage. This shortage is contrived （精巧地制造；人为的），” said Randi Weingarten，president of the American Federation of Teachers.6 Leslie Houston，president of the Fairfax Education Association，said she has never in her career seen so many teachers leaving the job because they feel disrespected，primarily by politicians and some parents.7 “The solutions to lack of staff are offering teachers better pay and increasing the pool of people who qualify as educators to enlarge class sizes. Nevertheless，many of these temporary fixes are likely to harm students by affecting their abilityto learn，” predicted Dawn Etcheverry，president of the Nevada State EducationAssociation. “When you start to double classes，teachers are badly needed，” Etcheverry said.1. What can be learned about the teacher shortage in the Nevada State from paragraph 3？A. It involved 17 schools nationwide in all.B. It can be settled by filling with qualified hires.C. It accounts for 1% of the total shortage in the country.D. It happened only in 88 percent of school districts nationwide.2. What does the fourth paragraph mainly focus on？A. Analysis of teacher shortage.B. Seriousness of the problem.C. Challenges school districts are faced with.D. Approaches to dealing with the problem.3. Which of the following statements would Leslie Houston agree with？A. Teachers quit for not being treated fairly.B. Politicians little investment caused the problem.C. Teachers were looked down upon by their students.D. Unqualified teachers brought a bad reputation to the nation.4. What’s Dawn Etcheverrys attitude to the current solutions to teacher shortage？A. Tolerant.B. Doubtful.C. Positive.D. Indifferent.Ⅰ. Useful expressionsless than 少于；不足switch to 切换到；转换到lack of 缺少；缺乏be combined with 与……结合；联合be likely to 有可能；很可能Ⅱ. Difficult sentenceThe teacher shortage in America has hit crisis levels—and school officials everywhere are scrambling to ensure that as students return to classrooms，someone will be there to educate them. 美國的教师短缺已经达到危机水平，各地的学校都在努力确保当学生们回到教室时，有人会在那里给他们授课。