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中考英语时事阅读第16期
中考英语时事阅读第16期
内容
Passage1:
阅读理解
致敬疫情防控一线的最美逆行者
Passage2:
阅读理解
宅家不无聊:
青少年用创意抗击疫情
Passage3:
阅读理解
在疫情面前展现媒体人的责任与担当。
Passage4:
短文填空
世界各国问候礼仪大不同
Passage5:
写作
世界与中国
Passage1:
Masksmarkahero
Whatisahero?
Wemaythinkofthefictionalcharacterswithsupernaturalpowersorgreatpeoplewhocaninfluenceworldevents.Now,asthenationcontinuesitsall-outeffortstofightagainstthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia(新冠肺炎),medicalstaffhavebecomeheroesintheeyesofthepublic.
AsofFeb19,atotalof32,000medicalstaffoutsideHubeiprovincehavebeenworkingtotreatpatientsaroundthecenteroftheoutbreak.
ZhangDingyu,thepresidentofWuhanJinyintanHospital,isoneoftheseheroes.SincethehospitalreceivedthefirstsevenpatientsinDecember,Zhanghasbeensobusythathebarelygetsanysleep.Evensufferingfromamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(肌萎缩侧索硬化),the56-year-olddoctorisdoinghisbesttoquickenhispacetosaveprecioustimeforinfectedpatients.
“Ihavetorun,racingagainsttimetosavemorepatientsfromthedeadlydisease,becauseIdon’thavemuchtimeleftinmylife,”ZhangtoldXinhuaNewsAgency.
Withthedutyofsavinglives,manymedicalprofessionalslikeZhanghavebeenworkinglonghoursfordays,despitetheirfearandworries.
LuJingjingfromWuhanChildren’sHospitalalsoworksatatemporarymobilehospital.Shedoesnotletherparentsknowthatsheisnowworkingwithnovelcoronavirus-infectedpatients.
Whenherparentsaskforavideochat,Lusayssheisworkingandletsherhusbandandchildrenchatwiththeminstead.
“It’sdangerousbutweshouldwinthebattlewiththevirusassoonaspossible,sothatmedicalstaffandpatientscangobackhome,”shetoldChinaDaily.
USwriterKhalilGibran(1883-1931)oncewrote,“Tenderness(温柔)andkindnessarenotsignsofweaknessanddespair(绝望),butthemanifestationsofstrengthandresolution.”It’strueforthemedicalworkers.
Everyonehasfear,especiallywhenitcomestodeadlydiseases.Butformedicalstaff,savinglivescomesfirstandisenoughforthemtobebraveandstayonthefront.Theymaylooklikeordinarypeopleindailylife,butintheseextraordinary(不同寻常的)times,theyareheroes.
1:
WhatdowelearnfromZhangDingyu’swords?
A.Hisillnesshasturnedhimintoanimpatientman.
B.Hisillnessmakeshimworkwithoutfear.
C.Hefeelssorryforhimselfbecauseofhisillness.
D.Hewantstohelpasmanypatientsaspossible.
2:
Whydoesn’tLuJingjinganswerherparents’videocalls?
A.Sheistoobusyandhasnotimeforvideochats.
B.Shedoesn’twantherparentstoworryabouther.
C.It’snotallowedtomakeavideocallfromthehospital.
D.Thereisnonetworksignalatthetemporarymobilehospital.
3:
Theunderlinedword“manifestations”inthesecond-to-lastparagraphprobablymeans“_______”.
A.ResultsC.symbols
B.DifferencesD.advantages
4:
Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?
A.Toexplainwhatmakesamodern-dayhero.
B.TopraisemedicalstafffortheireffortstofighttheNCP.
C.TodescribewhatmeasuresChinahastakentodealwiththevirus.
D.ToshowthedifficultiesfacedbythemedicalstafftreatingNCPpatients.
参考答案:
DBCB
Passage2:
Creativitybringscheer
Althoughmostofusarenowstuckathomeduetothevirusoutbreak,therearestillmanypeopletryingtodosomecreativethingsnotonlytokilltime,butalsotohelpthemselvesandothersstaypositiveduringthisdifficultperiod.Intheirownways,theyareshowingothersthattheywon’tletthevirusgetthemdown.Takealookatsomeoftheinterestingthingsthey’redoingwiththeirsparetime.
Encouragepeopletodance
MatthewLeeisa16-year-oldChinese-American.AlthoughheisnowlivinginLosAngeles,US,thenewsabouttheoutbreakinChinastillhitclosetohome(使感同身受)forhim.WhenhelearnedthatmostChineseareunabletoleavetheirhouses,hedecidedtoencouragethemtoworkoutathomebymakingadancevideowithhisfriends.“MyfriendJojowasexcitedabouttheopportunitytoliftpeople’sspiritsandshesaidshewoulddanceherheartoutforagreatcause(目标)–thehealthandwellnessofthosequarantined(隔离)inChina,”LeetoldTEENS.Inthecooldownpartofthedance,LeechosetodancetothesongWeAreTheWorld.Leesaid,“Ibelievethatwithsweatandsmiles,together,wewillmakeabetterday.”
Writearapsong
“Iclosemyeyesandpray(祈祷)/hopingeverythingwillbeokay/theonewhocansaveyouisnotGod/butanordinarymaninfleshandblood(血肉之躯).”
TheseareafewlinesfromarapsongwrittenbyLiuYixinandLiYusheng,whoareSenior3studentsfromTheHighSchoolAffiliatedtoRenminUniversityofChina(中国人民大学附属中学)inBeijing.TitledAnEmptyCity(《空城》),thesongbecameahitassoonasitwasreleasedbecauseofitsthought-provoking(引人深思的)lyricsanddeepemotion(感情).Peoplehavenotonlybeenamazedbythetalentoftheseyoungteenagers,butalsotouchedbytheirstrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.Liusaidinaninterviewthathehasreadalotofnewsstorieslately,bothgoodandbad,whichledhimtowriteasongthatexpresseshisownopinionaboutthepresentsituation.
“Ilovemakingmusicandusedtohavemyownband.Musicisthebestwayformetoexpressmyself.Afterthecollegeentranceexamthisyear,I’llcontinuetomakemore,”LiutoldChinaYouthDaily
WriteanEnglishpoem
DuYiranisaJunior2studentfromBaoding,Hebei.Whilestuckathomeduringtheoutbreak,Duandherclassmateswroteseveralacrosticpoems(藏头诗)inEnglishtohelpcheerpeopleup.“Myteachersuggestedthisform.Ifounditquiteinteresting,asyoucanhideamessageinthefirstlettersofeachlineandsurpriseyourreadersastheyreaddownwards,”Dusaid.“Asteenagers,wecan’tgotothefrontlinetosavepeople’slives,butweshouldlearntocareaboutothersanddosomethingmeaningfulduringthistime.”Hereisonepoemtheywrote.
WHJYZGJY(武汉加油,中国加油)
WhereasweChinesearefacinganintractable(难解决地)difficulty
Hundredsofangelsstillchoosetogatherinonecity
Jadedness(疲倦)can’tstopthemfromconquering(战胜)thisdisease
Yielding(屈服)hasneverbecomeapossibility
Zapping(摧毁)thehorriblevirusisnotanunreachabledream
Goingoutsidewithafacemaskisprotectiveadequately(充分地)
Joiningtogethertomakecontributions(贡献)tooursociety
Youngstershavethedutytoshoulderthisresponsibility
1:
WhyisthesongAnEmptyCitysopopular?
A.Becauseitwaswrittenbytwostudents.
B.BecauseitisaboutthecurrentsituationinWuhan.
C.Becauseitisthebestwaytoexpressone’sopinions.
D.Becauseittouchespeople’sheartsandmakesthemthink.
2:
HowdidMatthewLeeandJojoencouragepeopletoworkout?
A.Theymadeadancevideowiththeirfriends.
B.Theywerestreamingliveeveryday.
C.Theylearnedtodancefromonlinevideos.
D.TheysangthesongWeAreTheWorld.
3:
DuYiranfindsitinterestingtowriteacrosticpoemsbecause_____.
A.sheisstuckathomewithlittleentertainment
B.shecansurprisereaderswithahiddenmessage
C.shehasneverwrittenanyacrosticpoemsbefore
D.shehaslearnedtocareaboutothersthroughwriting
4:
Whatisthestoryabout?
A.Creativeindooractivities.
B.Talentedstudentsaroundtheworld.
C.Bestwaystokilltimeathome.
D.Usefultipsforstayingpositive.
参考答案:
DABA
Passage3:
Journalistsonthefrontline
"Idohopethatbywritingabouttheirstories,I’mhelpingthingschangeforthebetter.”LiXueqing,aChinaDailyjournalist,basedinNewYorkCity.
They’reneithermedicalworkersinclosecontactwiththenovelcoronavirusnorgovernmentofficialswhoreceivethelatestupdatesofthesituation–yetthey’rekeepingusinformedofthedevelopmentoftheepidemic.Theyarethemedia,andtheireyesarefar-seeing.
ZhuXingxinisonesuchmemberofthemedia:
aphotographerwithChinaDaily.HevisitedTongjiHospitalaffiliatedwithTongjiMedicalCollegeofHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinWuhanonFeb3toreportonthelivesofmedicalworkers.
Beforeenteringtheisolationward(隔离病房),Zhuhadtoputonprotectivegear(装备)likethedoctors:
aprotectivesuit,asurgicalmask,goggles(护目镜),disposable(一次性的)glovesandshoecovers.Hedescribeditas“stuffy(闷热的)”withallthelayerson.“Ifeltanoxic(缺氧的)underthemasks,”hewroteonChinaDaily.“SoIloweredmyvoiceandsloweddownmymotions,tryingtomakemyselffeelbetter.”
Theeyesofthemediaarenotjustheretosee,butalsotoscrutinize.
OnFeb9,forexample,abusinWuhancarryingseverelyillpatientswascaughtintrafficwithnooneguidingthemandnohospitalsclaimingthem.TheincidentwaswitnessedbyGlobalTimesjournalistsandwassoonreportedonline.Itendedwithallthepatientsbeingproperlysettledinhospitalsandofficialsinchargebeingheldresponsible.Butit’spossiblethatwithoutjournaliststhisincidentwouldneverhavebeenexposed.
LiXueqing,aChinaDailyjournalist,basedinNewYorkCity,isalsoawareofthemedia’sroleasawatchdog(监督者).ShewroteastorylastmonthaboutagroupofWuhanUniversityalumni(校友)inNewYorkCitywhodonatedmedicalequipmenttohospitalsinWuhan.Shewasimpressedbyhowtheymanagedtocollectsuchalargeamountofsuppliesandbuildaninternationalshippingpathwayinsuchashorttime.Yetshewasalsodisturbedbyhowallthecomplex(繁复的)paperworkandbureaucratic(官僚主义的)proceduresaddedtotheiralreadyheavyworkload.
“Idohopethatbywritingabouttheirstories,I’mhelpingthingschangeforthebetter,”saidLi.
Indeed,themediaislikeapairofeyeswatchingoutforusastheyreportontheworld’smostimportantnews.
1:
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