中考英语时事阅读理解专题01 新型冠状病毒学生版+解析版.docx

1、中考英语时事阅读理解专题01 新型冠状病毒学生版+解析版时事热点 2022年中考英语阅读理解专题01 新型冠状病毒Passage 1（2021合肥市第四十五中学九年级二模） Table 1. Newly reported and cumulative COVID-19 cases and deaths, by WHO Region, as of 11 April 2021WHO RegionNew casesin last 7days (%)Change innew cases inlast 7 daysCumulativedeaths (%)New deathsin last 7 days(

2、%)Change in newdeaths in last7 daysCumulativecases (%)Americas1427623(31%)5%58025495(43%)36599(48%)-2%1405254(48%)Europe1630624(36%)-4%47547449(35%)26853(35%)7%1008251(35%)South-East Asia965591(21%)63%16177826(12%)6331(8%)47%228385(8%)Eastern Mediterranean364456(8%)22%8057550(6%)4398(6%)19%165010(6%

3、)Africa50710(1%)-14%3171006(2%)1022(1%)-5%79545(3%)Western Pacific111833(2%)6%2077516(2%)1570(2%)189%33474(1%)Global4550837(100%)11%135057587(100%)76773(100%)7%2919932(100%)*Percent change in the number of newly confirmed cases/deaths in past seven days, compo red to seven days prior注释：cumulative, 累

4、积的1How many people died in last 7 days in Americas from the picture?A1,427,623. B58,025,495. C36,599. D1,405,2542Which region has most new cases in last 7 days?AAmericas. BEurope. CAfrica. DSouth-East Asia.3Whats the rate (比率) of the change in new deaths in last 7 days from all over the world?A-2%.

5、B5%. C7%. D11%.Passage 2（2021广西贺州市中考真题） The winter of 2019 seemed longer and colder than that in any other year because of COVID-19（新冠肺炎）. By Thursday, March 5th, 2020, over 30,000 medical workers have gone to Wuhan. They were fighting in a special “war”. Not only the patients but also the doctors a

6、nd nurses faced the risk of life.One of them is Dong Jie, a doctor. He did a good job during the 2003 SARS, so he went to this new war. He said he could share his experience in SARS with the doctors and give them confidence. He often showed the medical workers how to wear special clothes properly an

7、d better protect themselves. He also taught them how to treat patients.In order to prevent the illness from spreading, all the public services must be closed. There were three special barbers with masks （口罩） in Hefei. They have helped hundreds of people cut hair since February 15th. They were busy v

8、isiting different places in the city as well as the countryside and offering free service from 2 p.m. till evening every day.Zheng Wenyu and Ye Qiangiu are students. They tried their best to call on everyone to raise money for Wuhan. Many teenagers gave away their pocket money and lucky money. They

9、raised about 120,000 yuan after two days. They used it to buy 60 tons of vegetables from local farmers and sent them to Wuhan.All the Internet people called them heroes and they set a good example.根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。4What is Dong Jies job?AHe is a student. BHe is a teacher. CHe is a doctor. DHe is a barb

10、er.5What does the underlined word “They” in the third paragraph refer to?AThe doctors. BThe volunteer barbers. CThe students. DThe patients.6What can we know from the fourth paragraph?AZheng Wenyu and Ye Qianqiu are two teachers.BMany teenagers gave away their money to Wuhan.CZheng Wenyu and Ye Qian

11、qiu gave away about 12,000 yuan.DThe local farmers bought 60 tons of vegetables and sent them to Wuhan.7What is the best title of the passage?AHow to fight against COVID-19. BThe heroes in fighting against COVID-19.CHow to be a good doctor. DHow to raise money for Wuhan.Passage 3（2021青海中考真题） Its bee

12、n over a year since COVID-19 first appeared and the virus continues to be a problem in many parts of the world,scientists have realized the development of vaccines (疫苗) is a solution to the pandemic. A global effort to vaccinate as many people as possible would be needed, since vaccines typically ta

13、ke years to develop.On Dec 2, 2020, the first COVID vaccine, the Pfizer vaccine, was approved (批准) by UK health department. However, these vaccines must be stored at very low temperatures, which is not possible everywhere. In response, Chinese companies like Sinopharm and Sinovac have developed vacc

14、ines that can be kept at normal temperatures.Now, vaccines are being rolled out all over the world, with millions of people being vaccinated every day. In China, 285 million vaccine doses (剂量) had been given so far. Meanwhile, the US has given out 247 million doses. The UK now stands at 50 million d

15、oses.Although there have been rumors about vaccines being unsafe, most of people seem to realize the importance of vaccination for building mass immunity (群体免疫) in order to stop the virus from spreading. The world has come to understand that the vaccines will protect us. Therefore, sharing vaccines

16、has become a key factor of staying safe and healthy worldwide.Unfortunately, not everyone can get the vaccine yet. Children below the age of 16 cant be vaccinated because they have not yet been tested on them. Those who have a history of vaccine allergies (过敏) shouldnt get it, either.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。8

17、The vaccine developed by _ cannot be stored at normal temperatures.AUK health department BSinopharmCSinovac DPfizer9According to the passage, _ million vaccine doses had been given so far in China.A50 B247 C285 D58210In paragraph 4, the underlined word rumors” probably means _.A谎言 B谣言 C建议 D骗局11The p

18、urpose for vaccinating as many people as possible is to _.Abuild mass immunity Bshare the vaccinesCdevelop vaccines quickly Dget everyone vaccinated12In paragraph 5, the word “they”, in the underlined sentence refers to _.Achildren Bcompanies Cvaccines DexpertsPassage 4（2021湖北恩施土家族苗族自治州中考真题） Governm

19、ents and businesses worldwide are creating smartphone apps to help track the spread of COVID-19. Tracking the spread of a disease is an important step in stopping its outbreak（爆发）. By tracking down people who have been in contact with COVID-19 patients, health researchers can warn them, and keep COV

20、ID-19 from spreading further. This is called “contact tracing”（接触者追踪）. As governments remove COVID-19 limits, theyll need to be able to quickly find and control new outbreaks. Contact tracing will be an important part of the process. But because COVID-19 spreads so quickly to so many people, its alm

21、ost impossible to trace all contacts with phone calls. Thats why many people hope that digital contact tracing with smartphones will help. Most contact tracing apps collect information about where people have gone and the people theyve had contact with. The apps can tell users when one of their rece

22、nt contacts has been found to have COVID-19. Some systems also tell governments or health care workers. Now many apps have been developed all over the world. But some people worry the apps are being made too quickly and may not protect peoples private information. What do you think of this kind of a

23、pp?13Contact tracing apps are mainly used on _.Asmartphones Bcomputers Ccars Dtelephones14To prevent COVID-19 from spreading further, wed better _.Abring smartphonesBcontrol all peoples movementsCtrack down people who have been in contact with COVID-19 patientsDtell governments or health care worker

24、s15What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AUsers. BGovernments. CResearchers. DHealth care workers.16Whats the disadvantage of the contact tracing apps?ATo control the spread of the COVID-19. BTo make health care workers in danger.CTo trace all contacts with patients. DTo make

25、peoples private information public probably.17The passage may be _.Aa story Ba science article Ca notice Da speechPassage 5（2020苏州高新区第一初级中学校九年级期中） China says it will prevent the act of eating wild animals and seriously fight against the unlawful trade as wild animals are widely believed to be the so

26、urce that causes the outbreak of the COVID-19, according to a decision accepted by the top legislature on Feb. 24. The decision was made to fight against the unlawful wildlife trade and give up the bad habit of eating wild animals. It was also made to safeguard peoples lives and health.The decision,

27、 made up of eight items, pays attention to the serious problem of some people eating wild animals. It aims to completely ban eating wild animals and fight against the unlawful wildlife trade. Later, some laws will be amended to provide a strong legislative promise for safeguarding public health and

28、ecological security, according to the legislature.The habit of eating wild animals and the related unlawful trade have caused huge public attention after the outbreak of the COVID-19. Disease control experts have said wild animals are very likely to be the source of the new virus.The top legislature

29、 said in a statement that eating wild animals causes huge hidden risks to public health, but amending the Wild Animal Protection Law needs time and should go through legislative procedures.“At the serious moment in the COVID-19 prevention and control, its highly necessary and important for the NPC S

30、tanding Committee to pass a special decision,” the statement said, adding that the decision takes effect immediately.Under current laws, wild animals that are banned from being eaten are those under national protection or those without a lawful source. However, the latest decision increases the scop

31、e by completely banning eating wild animals, according to the statement.18What may be the source that causes the COVID-19?AWild plants. BDirty water. CWild animals. DSick persons.19According to the NPC Standing Committee, its necessary and important to _ at this moment.Atake care of patients Bpass a special decisionCraise animals for food Dstay away from wild animals20The decision was made mainly because of _.Abeing short of animals B