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中考英语必读时事热点11原卷版
2020年中考英语必读时事热点(11)
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一、阅读理解2020年5月1日,继上海之后,北京也开始垃圾分类啦!
二、阅读理解“中国天眼”正式开启地外文明搜索,寻找来自宇宙深处的高智慧生命。
三、阅读理解AI取代人类?
或许合作才是王道。
四、完形填空《哪吒》-我命由己不由天----一部激励人们奋勇拼搏,永不言弃的励志豆瓣评分很高的电影。
五、阅读理解2020年5月1号,北京禁止在超市、餐馆和酒店使用塑料袋。
但是一个更好的方法正在路上。
塑料回收大突破,科学家发现可以“吃”塑料的酶。
六、阅读理解人物介绍——致敬经典,介绍2020年4月16号去世的经典动画《猫和老鼠》制作人
吉恩·戴奇
七、阅读理解网络安全,人们一直关注,热议的话题。
八、书面表达热点话题——建设平安校园。
一、阅读理解
WhenShanghaiintroducedanewgarbage-sortingpolicyinJulylastyear,thecity’sresidents(居民)tooksometimetogetusedtoit.Theyjokedthateverytimetheytookouttheirgarbage,thestaff(工作人员)standingbythebinswouldask,“Whatkindofgarbageareyou?
”
StartingonMay1,BeijingjoinedmanyChinesecitiesbyintroducinganewgarbage-sortingpolicy,People’sDailyreported.Residentsshouldsorttheirgarbageintofourgroups:
kitchen,recyclable,hazardous(有害的)andotherwaste.
Thesegroupsarerepresented(代表)byfourdifferentcolorsoftrashbins–green,blue,redandgray.Thosewhofailtosorttheirtrashcorrectlymayfacefinesofupto200yuan,Xinhuareported.
ThewayBeijingsortsitstrashsoundsdifferentfromcitieslikeShanghaiandQingdao.Thesecitiesusefourdifferentgroups:
wet,recyclable,harmfulanddry.Althoughtheirnamesaredifferent,thegroupsareactuallythesame.WetgarbageinShanghaiis,infact,kitchengarage.Anddrygarbageisthesameasotherwaste,ChinaYouthDailyreported.
Thereareotherenvironmentally-friendlychangescomingtoBeijingtoo.Restaurantswillnolongerbeallowedtoprovidedisposabletableware(一次性餐具)likewoodenchopsticks.Hotelsandrestaurantswillnotbeallowedtoprovidedisposableproductssuchastoothbrushes.
Tohelpresidentssorttheirtrashcorrectly,theBeijinggovernmentisofferingonlineguidelines.Ifpeopledon’tknowhowtothrowawaygarbage,theycansearchforitontheWeChataccountGuanchenglishi(管城理市)tofindout.Bysearchingakeywordortakingaphoto,peoplecanimmediatelyfindoutwhichgrouptheirwastebelongsin.
1.Whatdoweknowfromthisstory?
A.Garbage-sortingstartedinBeijingonMay1.
B.Garbage-sortingisbeingcarriedoutnationwide.
C.Beijing’sgarbage-sortingpolicyisthesameasShanghai’s.
D.ResidentsinBeijingaretroubledbygarbage-sorting.
2.Kitchengarbageisthesameas_____inShanghai.
A.wetgarbageB.drygarbage
C.recyclablegarbageD.harmfulgarbage
3.Ifpeopledon’tfollowthegarbage-sortingpolicy,_____.
A.theywillbeforcedtolearnthepolicy
B.theywon’tbeallowedtothrowtrashaway
C.theywon’tbenoticed
D.theymayfacefines
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementisright?
A.Garbage-sortinginBeijingisthesameasthatinShanghai.
B.Ifyoudon’tunderstandhowtosortGarbage,youwillbefined200yuan.
C..ResidentsinBeijingshouldsorttheirgarbageintofourgroups:
wet,recyclable,harmfulanddry.
D.Fromthearticle,wehaveknownatleast3citieshavecarriedouttherulesofgarbage-sorting
5.Thelastparagraphmainlyexplains_____.
A.thegovernment’ssuggestionsaboutgarbage-sorting
B.problemswithBeijing’sgarbage-sortingpolicy
C.howtohelpresidentssorttheirgarbage
D.actionswecantaketoprotecttheenvironment
二、阅读理解
Areyoucuriousoflookingupatthestarsandwonderingifthere’sintelligentlifeoutthere?
SoisFive-hundred-meterApertureSphericalTelescope(FAST,500米口径球面射电望远镜),China’smega-science(大科学)projectandtheworld’slargestsingle-dishradiotelescope.
OnApril28,FAST,nicknamed“China’sEyeofHeaven”, embarkedon itssearchforextraterrestrialintelligence(ET,外星生物).
Asthenewswentviral(走红)onsocialnetworkingsites,someonecommentedsaying:
“Donotanswer!
Donotanswer!
DonotAnswer!
”
ItseemsthatTheThree-BodyProblem(《三体》),asciencefictionnovelbyChineseauthorLiuCixin,hasinfluencedmindssodeeplythatpeopleareworriedaboutthepossibilityoftheEarthbeinginvaded(入侵)byanadvancedextraterrestrialcivilization.
Thatworryis,atleastfornow,unnecessary.Ofthe1,800planetsthathavebeendiscovered,lessthan20arecapableofsupportinglife,andthenearestamongthem,Gliese581,is20.4light-yearsaway.
AccordingtoRobinHanson’sGreatFiltertheory,thereislessthanaoneinamillionchanceofanyextraterrestriallifeformevolving(进化)intohigherintelligenceoracivilization.AndsincetheirdistancefromChinacouldevenbemillionsorbillionsoflight-yearsaway,iftheytravelatthespeedoflight,itwouldtakethematleastmillionsofyearstoreachus.
However,thatdoesnotmeanFAST’sjobismeaningless.Asmankind’smostsensitive(敏感的)radiotelescope,FASTcanbestcollectsignalsfromtheuniverse.Researcherscandistinguishevena4Hzdifferenceinthesignalsreceived,meaningitcanbestdistinguishbetweenmanmadeandET-madesignals.Eventhesignalsfromanon-ETcivilizationareuseful,becausetheymightcontainsomehiddeninformationleadingtothediscoveryofnewstarsorplanets.
WithFASTjoiningthecause,mankindcanbrowse(搜索)theuniversemoredeeplythaneverbeforeandincreaseknowledgeabouttheuniverse.AndwhateveritachievesisthebestevidenceofChina’sadvancedtechnologyinastronomy(天文学)andthestudyoftheuniverse.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“embarkedon”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.ended B.beganC.released D.continued
2.Whatdoesthe“Donotanswer!
”commentshow?
A.ThepopularityofLiuCixin’sbook.
B.ExcitementatthenewsaboutFAST.
C.PeopleworryingaboutbeingattackedbyETs.
D.Theinfluenceofsciencefictionnovelsonpeople.
3.WhatdoParagraphs5-6wanttotellus?
A.Whatmakesaplanetsuitableforintelligentlife.
B.Peopletendtoworrymuchmorethantheyneedto.
C.ExtraterrestriallifeformswillnotthreatenlifeonEarth.
D.Thereisaslightpossibilitythatanextraterrestrialcivilizationexists.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.TheimportanceofFAST’sjob.
B.HowFASTdistinguishesbetweensignalsitcollects.
C.HowtheFASTradiotelescopeworks.
D.China’sadvancedtechnologyinastronomy.
三、阅读理解
HumansandAIcanworktogethertomakeartmoreinteresting.
Aspecialcopyright(版权)casehasrecentlydrawnattentionbecauseitisrelatedto(和......有关的)artificialintelligence(AI).Acourt(法庭)inShenzhenruledthatanewsreportwrittenbyTencent’sAIenjoyscopyrightprotection.Awebsitebrokethelawbecauseitusedthearticlewithoutpermission(允许).
ThisisthefirstcaseinChinathathasprovidedcopyrightprotectiontoworkdonebyAI.Butwhatdoesitindicate(表明)?
WillAItaketheplaceofcreativeworkersinthefuture?
Probablynot.AIisnotyetabletowritecreativestories.Thenewsreportmentioned(提到)aboveismainlyaboutdata.SinceAIisgoodatprocessing(处理)data,itisoftenusedtowritefinancial(金融的)reports.SomenewspapersalsouseAItoreportonstoriesaboutnaturaldisasters(灾害),whichmainlyrequire(需要)basicfactssuchas“where”and“when”.AsForbeswrote,insteadoflosingtheirjobs,journalistscanmaketheirworkmoreefficient(高效的)byusingAIsothattheycanfocusmoreonstorytellingandlessonnumbers.
AIisactuallybeinghelpfulinmanycreativefields.Forexample,WayneMcGregor,aBritishchoreographer(编舞),isfamousforusingAItocreatenewdances.Forhim,AIisapowerfultoolthatcanhelpchoreographersbreakoutofcommonmovements(动作).McGregorisnotworriedthatAImightreplacehumanartists.“AIcan’tjudge(判断)thequality(质量)ofthechoreography,”hesaid.
“It’stimetostopworryingaboutifAIcanbecreative,”accordingtoForbes.Instead,weshouldfocusonhowhumansandAIcanworktogetherinwaysthatwehaveneverdreamedofbefore.
1.AccordingtothecopyrightcaserelatedtoAI,weknowthat_____.
A.AIcanalsobreakthelaw.
B.newsstoriescannotbewrittenbyAI.
C.articleswrittenbyAIalsohavecopyrightprotection.
D.AIcancopyothers’articleswithoutpermission.
2.WhichkindofstoriesmightAIbegoodatwriting?
A.Sci-fistories.B.Disasterreports.C.Horrorstories.D.Poems.
3.WayneMcGregoragreesthat_____.
A.AIhelpshimdocreativework
B.AIcancreatenewdancesbyitself
C.AImightreplacehumanartists
D.AIcanteachpeoplehowtodance
4.Whichofthefollowingmightbetheauthor’sview?
A.ManyjobswilldisappearduetoAI.
B.WeshouldmakelawsforAI.
C.AIisdifficulttouse.
D.WeshouldworktogetherwithAI.
四、完形填空
“NeZha”firstcaughtpeople'seyeson26thJuly,2019.ItisChina'sfirst3DanimatedfeaturefilminIMAXformat(IMAX格式的3D动画故事片).
Peoplethinkhighlyofitanditsscoreiseven__1_thanthatof“MonkeyKing:
HeroisBack".Thefilmhasascoreof8.8points(outof10)onChina'slargestfilminggradingwebsite,Douban.
It__2_YangYu,thefilm'sdirectorandscreenwriter,twoyearstoimprovethestoryof“NeZha”.Thefilmismadeaccordingtothe_3_novel“TheInvestitureoftheGods.(封神榜)Inthestory,NeZhaisastrangebabyandisfamousfor_4_againsttheDragonKing.ThoughheisthethirdsonofLiJing,hecan_5_pleasehisfatherandfinallykillshimself.
ThisisnotthefirstfilmaboutNeZha.However,_6__thenovelandprevious(之前的)films,therelationshipsbetweenthecharactersaregivensomemodernmeanings.Forexample,inYang'sfilmheisfightingprejudice(偏见):
NeZhaishated,fearedandconsideredasthe_7__ofadevil(魔鬼).ButNeZhabelieveshisfate(命运)isnotdecidedbyothersandthatonlyhehimselfcan_8___tobeadeviloragod.
“Iusedtosufferalotofprejudiceafterchangingmycareer,"saysYang.“Sincethen,Ihavethoughtaboutmakingafilmto_9youngpeopletokeepfig