疫情相关高考时文阅读系列 四篇15题附答案.docx

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疫情相关高考时文阅读系列四篇15题附答案

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导引：

A疫情促使印度网课火爆

B尼德兰趣知识

（二）

C全球抗疫民调，中国位居第一

D《牛津英语词典》收录有关新冠新词汇

A

Schoolsaroundtheworldhaveclosedtheirdoorsbecauseofthecoronaviruspandemic,leavingmorethan1.5billionchildrenstuckathome.Whileit'sagreatinconvenienceformany,ithascreatedaspikeindemandforonlinelearning.

Educationalinstitutionsareintroducingonlinecoursesandsomeeducationtechnologystartupsaretemporarilyofferingfreeclassestohelpoffsettheimpactofschoolclosures.

TakeByju's,anIndia-basededucationstartupnamedafteritsfounder,ByjuRaveendran.InearlyMarch,itannounceditwouldgivechildrenfreeaccesstoitslearningapp,whichitsayshadmorethan40millionusersattheendoflastyear.Around3millionofthosepaidbetween$150and$200foranannualsubscription.

Sincetheannouncement,thecompanysaysithasexperienceda60%surgeinstudentsusingitsproducts,whichrangefrominteractivevideolessonsandliveclasses,toquizzesandexampreparation.

Anationwidelockdown,orderedbyPrimeMinisterNarendraModiinlateMarch,meansthatIndia'sschool-agepopulationofaround300millionissuddenlyhavingtohomeeducate.

"Theoutbreakisclearlyincreasingtheappreciationofonlineeducation,"RaveendrantellsCNNBusiness."Thiscouldbeaturningpointfortheindustry,usheringinanincreasedusageofthisformatandchanginghabitsintermsofhowkidslearnandhowteachersteach,"headds.

OtherIndianplatforms,includingUnacademy,VedantuandTopprarealsoofferingfreeclassesandcontenttostudents.

1.WhatistrueaboutByju's?

A.ItisanIndianbasedbusinessstartup.

B.AfterearlyMarchByju'swouldofferchildrenOnlinelessonsforfree.

C.Byju'shadmorethan40millionusersattheendofthisyear.

D.40millionusershadtopaybetween$150and$200forsubscriptioneveryyear.

2.HowmanyschoolagechildrenarethereinIndia?

A.Around3million.B.Morethan1.5billion.

C.Around300million.D.Morethan40million.

3Howmanyplatformsofferfreeclassesandcontenttostudentsduringthenationwidelockdown?

A.1B.2C.3D.4

B

Accordingtothe2013UnitedNationsWorldHappinessReportof2013,theNetherlandswasrankedfourthhappiestcountryintheworld.TheNetherlandshasthethirteenth-highestpercapitaincomeintheworld,accordingtotheInternationalMonetaryFund.Perhapsthat'swhyitissuchahappycountry!

Therearestillover1,000traditionalworkingwindmillsintheNetherlands.19ofthesecanbefoundattheUnescoWorldHeritageSiteofKinderdijk.

Thereare1,281bridgesinAmsterdam!

TherearealmostnostreetsintheDutchvillageofGiethoorn,buttherearemanycanals,whichiswhyit'salsoknownasthe"VeniceoftheNetherlands".

Therearemorebikes（over18million）intheNetherlandsthantherearepeople.Thereareabout15,000kmofbikelanesintheNetherlands.Pedestriansarenotallowedtowalkonthespecially-designatedbikelanes,foundalloverthecountry.ADutchpersonwillcycle2.5kmperdayonaverageand900kmperyear.

TheNetherlandsarefamousfortheirtulips,buttulipsoriginallydidn'tgrowthere.TheywereimportedfromtheOttomanempireinthe17thcentury.Today,theNetherlandsisthebiggestproducerandexporteroftulipsintheworld.Butnotjusttulips.75%oftheworld'sflowerbulbscomefromtheNetherlands.ThefamoustulipgardenKeukenhofisthelargestflowergardenintheworld.

TheAmsterdamStockExchangeistheworld'soldeststockexchange.TheNetherlandswasafoundermemberoftheEuro,swappingtheir"gulden"totheeuroonJanuary1,1999.TheNetherlandswasoneofthesixfoundingmembersoftheEuropeanUnion.

TheNetherlandshasproducedmanywell-knownpaintersincludingfamousnamessuchasRembrandtvanRijn,VincentvanGogh,andWillemdeKooning.Thereareatleast22Rembrandtpaintingand206worksbyVanGoghinAmsterdamalone.Thereareapproximately1000museumsintheNetherlands,42ofthemsituatedinAmsterdam.

Didyouknowthatcarrotsdidn'tusetobeorange?

Theywereblack,yellow,red,purpleorwhite.AnorangevariantwasmadeinhonoroftheHouseofOrange,thatledtherevoltagainsttheSpanishandlaterbecametheDutchRoyalFamily.

BothAustraliaandNewZealandwerediscoveredbytheDutch.Australiawasnamed"NewHolland",andNewZealandwasnamedaftertheprovinceofZeeland.Thelatterisagreatplacetospendaweekend,bytheway.

4.WhatisspecialabouttheDutchvillageofGiethoorn?

A.Therearemanytraditionalworkingwindmillsinthevillage.

B.Therearemanytulipsinthevillage.

C.Therearemanywell-knownpaintersinthevillage.

D.Therearemanycanalsandalmostnostreetsinthevillage.

5.Fromthepassage,weknowthat___.

A.PeopleintheNetherlandslikecycling.B.PeopleintheNetherlandslikedriving.

C.PeopleintheNetherlandslikehiking.D.PeopleintheNetherlandslikeboating.

6.WhendidtheNetherlandsbegintousetheeuro?

A.OnFebruary11999.B.OnJanuary11999.

C.OnJanuary11990D.OnFebruary11990.

7.WhatistherelationshipbetweenNewZealandandZeeland?

A.TheZeelandisaplaceofNewZealand.

B.ZeelandcomesfromNewZealand.

C.NewZealandwasnamedaftertheprovinceofZeelandbytheDutch

D.NewZealandisaprovinceofNetherlands.

C

Ascountriesandregionsacrosstheglobeareleftstrugglingwiththecoronaviruscrisis,mostpeoplearenotsatisfiedwiththeirleaders'responsetotheoutbreak,accordingtoanewreport.

Citizensfromjustsevenoutof23countriesandregionsratetheirgovernments'coronaviruscontainmentmeasuresasbroadlypositive,basedonthe"GlobalCrisisPerceptions"indexreleasedWednesdaybyinsightsagenciesBlackboxResearchandToluna.

Theresearch,whichsurveyedabout12,500peopleacross23countriesandregionsbetweenApril3and19,askedpeopletoratetheircountriesandregionsacrossfourkeyindicators:

politicalleadership,corporateleadership,communityandmedia.

Chinarankedhighestinthecitizens'survey,withascoreof85outof100.Theworld'ssecond-largesteconomywasfollowedbyVietnam（77）,theUnitedArabEmirates（59）andIndia（59）,inalistwhichsawAsiancountriesandregionstakethetopspots.NewZealand（56）,whichhasreceivedinternationalacclaimforitshandlingofthevirusandlastweekbeganeasingrestrictions,wastheonlyWesterncountrytoscorehigherthantheglobalaverageof45.Australia（43）,theUS（41）,andallfourwesternEuropeancountriessurveyed-Germany（41）,theUK（37）,Italy（36）andFrance（26）-allrankedbelowtheglobalaverage.

Thelargelydissatisfactoryresponse,fromWesterncountriesinparticular,couldreflectahittonationalpsychesintermsoftheirexpectationsaboutpreparednessforunexpectedevents,notedDavidBlack,founderandchiefexecutiveofficerofBlackboxResearch.

"Formanyofthesecountriesandregions,thispandemicisunprecedented.Governmentsarestillcomingtotermswithacrisistheydidnotexpect,andpublicconfidencesufferedasaresult,"saidBlack.

"Meanwhile,asignificantpartofAsiahashadtheirleadershipshapedbypastepidemics,suchasSARSandMERS,"referringtotwootherdeadlyrespiratorydiseasescausedbystrainsofcoronavirusthatwerepredominantlyinAsiaandtheMiddleEast,respectively.

8.Howmanycountriesandregionswerepeoplesurveyedfrom?

A.20B.21C.22D.23

9.Whichcountryrankedthefirstinthecitizen'ssurvey?

A.ChinaB.VietnamC.IndiaD.NewZealand.

10.Whatistheglobalaveragescore?

A.56B.45C.43D41

11.Whichcountryinthewesterncountriesscoredhigherthantheglobalaverage?

A.Australia.B.Germany.C.TheUS.D.NewZealand.

D

WithtermssuchasWFH,socialdistancingandself-isolationnowincommonideams,theOxfordEnglishDictionaryhasmadeanextraordinaryupdatetoincludeCovid-19andwordsrelatedtothepandemicinitsdefinitiverecordoftheEnglishlanguage.

Thedictionary'sexecutiveeditorBernadettePatonsaidthatitwas"arareexperienceforlexicographers（词典编纂者）toobserveanexponential（指数的）riseinusageofasinglewordinaveryshortperiodoftime,andforthatwordtocomeoverwhelminglytodominateglobalexpressions,eventotheexclusionofmostothertopics".

Covid-19hasdonethat,andhasthusbeenaddedasanewentryintheOED,whereitisdescribedas"anacuterespiratoryillnessinhumanscausedbyacoronavirus,whichiscapableofproducingseveresymptomsanddeath,esp.intheelderlyandotherswithunderlyinghealthconditions".

"Assomethingofadeparture,thisupdatecomesoutsideofourusualquarterlypublicationcycle,"saidPaton."Buttheseareextraordinarytimes,andOEDlexicographers,wholikemanyothersareallworkingfromhome...aretrackingthedevelopmentofthelanguageofthepandemicandofferingalinguisticandhistoricalcontexttotheirusage."

TheOED'sanalysisofmorethan8bnwordsofonlinenewsstoriesfoundthatcoronavirusandCovid-19,ashorteningofcoronavirusdisease2019,arenowdominatingglobaldiscourse.WhilebackinDecember,wordssuchasBrexit,impeachmentandclimatedominatednews,byJanuary,coronaviruswasseeingsignificantusealongsidecurrentaffairstermssuchasbushfire,koala,Iraqi,locustandassassination.ByMarcheverysinglewordintheOED'stop20listofkeywordswasrelatedtocoronavirus.

"InJanuary,thewordsmainlyrelatetonaminganddescribingthevirus:

coronavirus,SARS,virus,human-to-human,respiratory,flu-like,"saidtheOEDinan