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原创高中英语外刊时文新闻阅读理解四篇4附详答

2020年高中英语外刊时文新闻阅读理解四篇

Passage1美国因黑人死亡引发的抗议示威

It's beenaweeksince46-year-oldbalckGeorgeFloyddied afterpleadinghecouldn'tbreatheasaMinneapolisofficerkneeledonhisneck. ThefourofficersinvolvedwerefiredandDerekChauvin,whopressedhiskneeontheman'sneck,wascharged（控告）withthird-degreemurderandsecond-degreemanslaughter.InthedayssinceFloyd'sdeath, thousandspouredontothecountry'sstreets toprotestthekillingandthosewhodiedbeforeFloydasaresultofpolicebrutality.

Thedemonstrations（示威游行）beganinMinneapolisandspreadlikewildfireacrosstheUS--LosAngeles,Atlanta,Washington,DC,Miami,NewYorkCityandChicagoallsawcrowdsdemonstrating.Manyprotestswerepeaceful,withpeopleholding"BlackLivesMatter"and"Ican'tbreathe"signs,shoutingloudlyandarmedwithfacemasksforprotectionagainstcoronavirus（新冠病毒）.Butsomegroupsturnedviolentovertheweekend,settingfirestobuildingsandpolicecars,breakingthroughwindowsofbusinesses,looting（抢劫）andfightingwithpoliceforces.Policerespondedforcefully,shootingteargasandrubberbulletsatthecrowdsandarrestinghundredsthroughoutthecountries.InNewYorkCity, apolicevehiclewasseendrivingthroughacrowdofprotesters. InAtlanta,twoofficerswerefired aftertheirviolentarrestoftwocollegestudentswascaughtonvideo.It'sstillunclearwhatthecomingdayswilllooklike.

Tohelpcontroltheviolence, atleast40citieslawfullyestablishedcurfews（宵禁）andmorethanadozengovernors organizedNationalGuardarmy.Inthenation'scapital,asimilarscene.Justbefore8p.m.Sundaynight,armedofficersandprotestersremainedinastandoffindowntownWashington ascrowdsthrewwaterbottlesatpoliceandpolicerespondedwithflashbangsandpepperspray.InNewYork,agroupofprotestersremainedinManhattanasnightfell,facingoffwithpoliceafterseveralfiresweresetandsomestoreswerelooted.OfficialsinseveralcitieshavewarnedthatthosewhoarelootingstoresandcreatingscenesofchaosarenottheretoprotestFloyd'sdeath.

1Whatdoestheunderlinedword“brutality”meaninparagraph1?

AthoughtfulassistanceBlongworkinghours

CviolenttreatmentorbehaviorDbreakinglocallaws

2Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

ATherewerewildfiresinmanycitiesacrosstheUS.

BPoliceusedforcefulmeasurestryingtocontrolthesituation.

CAllprotestorsintheUSwerepeacefullyholdingsigns.

DTheprotestswillendinafewdays.

3WhatistrueaboutprotestersintheUS?

ATheywillbekilledduringcurfews.

BTheyfoughtagainstpoliceinWashington.

CTheystoppedprotestingafternightfallinNewYork.

DTheylootedstorestoprotestFloyd'sdeath.

4Whichcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

AProtestorsareundercontrol

BGeorgeFloyd’sdeath

CPolicecommitviolentbehavior

DProtestsspreadlikewildfire

Passage2印度男子步行千里归家

RajeshChouhanhadwalked620miles（1,000kilometers）infivedays.The26-year-oldmigrantworker（外来务工者）wasintheheartofIndiaandonlyhalfwayhome.WhenIndiaannounceditsnationwidelockdownon March24 tostopthespreadofthenovelcoronavirus（新冠病毒）.Overnight,manylikeChouhanwerestrandedwithoutjobs,foodorsavings.Theyhadtofigureoutwaystoleavethecities.Withnowaytosurviveinthecities,andIndia'svastrailwaynetworkmostlyshutdown,manymadetheextraordinarydecisiontowalkthousandsofmilesbacktotheirfamilies.

NormallyChouhanpays300rupees（$4）forthe48-hourtriphomeinthelowesttraincarriage,butduringthepandemic（大流行病）thatpriceroseto1,200rupees（$15.90）.Statepolicewereassignedtosellticketsandkeeporderatpolicestationspackedwithtravelersdesperatetogethome.PoliceinBengaloresaidtheyusedstickstoclearthecrowdswhensalesforthedayended. "Wewerebeatenmanytimes.Justbecausewearepoor,doesn'tmeanwecan'tfeelpain,"saysChouhan.Afterspendingfivedaysoutsideapolicestationtryingtogetaticket,Chouhanandhisfellowvillagersdecidedtowalk.Theydidn'tdaretelltheirfamilies.

Manydidn'tmakeit.Inoneincident,16laborerswererunoverbyafreighttrainasthey sleptonrailtracks.Roadsideaccidentstookthelivesofothers.Somediedfromexhaustion,dehydration（脱水）orhunger.Thosepickedupbypolicewereoftensentbacktothecitiestheyhadtriedtoleave.Chouhanknewtherisks.ButonMay12,hedecidedtochallengeIndia'sstrictlockdownlawsandbeginthe1,250-mile（2,000-kilometer）walktohisvillageinthenorthernstateofUttarPradesh.

He'dhopedtohitchhikemuchoftheway,butwithpolicecheckingtrucksforstowaways（偷渡者）,driversweredemandingfeesbeyondChouhan'sbudget.For10days,he'dhavetoavoidpolicecheckpoints,surviveonteaandbiscuits,andwalkonachingfeet."Idon'tthinkIcanforgetthisjourneythroughmylife,"hesays."It'llalwayscarrymemoriesofsadnessandanxiety."

1Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“werestranded”probablymeaninparagraph1?

AbehiredBbehurtCunabletoleaveDunabletolive

2WhydidChouhanandothervillagersdecidetowalkhome?

ABecausethepriceofticketsweretoohigh.

BBecausetheytriedtogettrainticketsinvain.

CBecausetheywerebeatenbypolice.

DBecausetheafive-daysaleofticketsended.

3WhatcanweguessabouttherisksofChouhan’sjourneyhome?

AHemayhavelosthismoneyduringhiswalking.

BHewouldhavediedifhehadtakenatrain.

CPolicewillsenthimhomeifhewishes.

DPerhapshecan’tgetenoughfoodanddrink.

4WhatcanweknowaboutChouhan?

AHewascaughtbypoliceamidhisjourney.

BHehelpedhisfellowvillagerstogethome.

CHewasimpressedbythejourney.

DHewon’tgotocitiesforjobs.

Passage3受疫情影响的泰国旅游业

Withnewsthatmanycountriesin Europearereopeningtotourism intimeforsummer,travelerswiththeirsightssetonAsiaareanxiouslyawaitingwordonwhenthey'llbegiventhegreenlighttovisittheirfavorite destination.Asofnow,thosewith Thailand inmindwillneedtowaitatleastafewmoremonthsbeforepackingtheirbags."Itisstilldependentontheoutbreaksituation,butIthinkattheearliest,wemayseethereturnoftouristscouldbethefourthquarterofthisyear,"YuthasakSupasorn,governoroftheTourismAuthorityofThailand（TAT）,said.

Andeventhen,hesays,therewilllikelyberestrictionsonwhocanvisitandwheretheycango."Wearenotgoingtoopenallatonce,"headds."Wearestillonhighalert,wejustcan'tletourguardsdownyet.Wehavetolookatthecountryoforigin（ofthetravelers）toseeiftheirsituationhastrulyimproved.Andlastly,wehavetoseewhetherourownbusinessoperatorsarereadytoreceivetouristsunderthe'newnormal'."Basically,acountrywillopenborderswithdestinationsthatalsohavetheircoronavirus（新冠病毒）situationundercontrol.OnceThailanddoesopentointernationaltourists,they'lllikelyonlybeabletovisitcertainspots,saysYuthasak."Wehavestudiedapossibilityofofferingspeciallong-staypackagesinisolatedandclosedareaswherehealthmonitoringcanbeeasilycontrolled--forexample,KohPhaNganandKohSamui.Thiswillbebeneficialforbothtouristsandlocalresidents,sincethisisalmostakindofquarantine（隔离）."

Yuthasaksaysthey'refinishingupaframeworktorestarttourism,butbabystepsareneededtorelightinternationaltourism."Thenextstepisbilateralagreementsbetweencountries,"hesays."Thailand'sgoodstandinginthefaceofthecrisiswithChina,alongwithstrongdemand,makeitalogicalshort-termsolutionforoverseastourismtoreturntotheKingdom."Fornow,Thailandisn'ttakinganychancesandthecountry'sbordersarefirmlyshut.

1WhenwillThailandreopentotouristsaccordingtoYuthasakSupasorn?

AWedon’tknowyet.BMaybeintwomonths.

CPerhapsaboutinOctober.DAttheendofthisyear.

2HowwilltheThailandgovernmentdecidewhocanvisit?

ATheywillaskwherethetouristswillgo.

BTheywillsendguardstofollowthetourists.

CTheywillaskbusinessoperatorstodecide.

DTheywillcheckwherethetouristscomeform.

3WhatwillhappenwhenThailandreopentointernationaltourists?

ATouristscan’tvisitspotsasmanyastheylike.

BTouristswillstayinisolatedandclosedareas.

CTouristswillgetfoodanddrinkformgovernment.

DTouristscan’tstaylonginThailand.

4Whatcanbethetitleofthispassage?

AComeandvisitThailand.BThailandisn’treopeningyet.

CThailand’stourismisbacktolife.DWhytouristslikeThailand.

Passage4美国面临的树木危机

Ifyou'relookingforareasontocareabouttreeloss,thissummer'srecord-breakingheatwavesmightbeit.Treescanlowersummerdaytimetemperaturesbyasmuchas 10degreesFahrenheit（华氏度）,accordingtoarecentstudy.ButtreecoverinUScitiesisshrinking.AstudypublishedlastyearbytheUSForestServicefoundthat welost36milliontreesannually fromurbanandruralcommunitiesoverafive-yearperiod.Ifwecontinueonthispath,"citieswillbecomewarmer,morepollutedandgenerallymoreunhealthyforinhabitants,"saidDavidNowak,aseniorUSForestServicescientistandco-authorofthestudy.Nowaksaystherearemanyreasonsourtreecoverisdeclining,includinghurricanes,tornadoes,fires,insectsanddisease.Buttheonereasonfortreelossthathumanscancontrolissensibledevelopment.

"Weseethetreecoverbeingchanged,whichmeanswhenwelookatthephotographs,whatwasthereisnowreplacedwithaparkinglotorabuilding,"Nowaksaid."Everytimeweputaroaddown,weputabuildingandwecutatreeoraddatree,