“停课不停学”2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十九)

1、2020年高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十九)Passage1世界名画失踪多年重见天日。ApaintingwasfoundhiddeninawallofanItalianmuseum.ItwasauthenticatedasaGustavKlimtworkthatwasstolenfromthesamegalleryin1997.ItwasreportedthatKlimtsPortraitofaLadywasownedbytheRicciOddiGalleryofModernArtin1925,withonlythepaintingsframefoundontheroofofthemuseum.

2、Investigationsintothe1917work,whichisworthatabout$66milliontoday,stoppedoverthenextfewdecades.Thebreakcamebychancelastmonth,whenamuseumgardenerclearingivyfromawallopenedametalaccesspanelanddiscoveredthepaintinginside.Itwasputinaplasticbag.Expertsfinallyconfirmedthatthepaintingwasnotfake,andofficials

3、inPiacenzawheretheRicciOddiislocatedannouncedthenews.ItswithnosmallemotionthatIcantellyoutheworkisauthentic,PiacenzaProsecutorOrnellaChiccasaid.AnauthenticatorinBolognasaidthepaintingisstillinverygoodcondition,havingonlysufferedascratchonanedge,possiblyfromasillyefforttoremovetheportraitfromitsframe

4、.officialssaidX-raysaidedintheauthenticationprocess,showingthatPortraitofaLadyhadbeenpaintedonthetopofanotherportrait.Asforwhythepaintinghadbeenstoredwithinawall,AnneMarieOConnor,ajournalistwhohadwrittenaboutanotherofKlimtspaintings,saidthatthethiefknewitwouldbetoodifficulttosellthepaintingduringthe

5、investigationatthattimeandperhapsplannedtoreturnonedayandretrieveit.TheportraithasbeenheldinItalyscentralbankduringtheinvestigation.1.Whowasthekeypersontosolvethecase?AExperts.BOfficialsinPiacenza.CAmuseumgardener.DTheowneroftheRicciOddiGallery.2.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?ANowthepaintingbel

6、ongstoItalyscentralbank.BAnne-MarieOConnorlikescollectingthepaintings.CThepaintingwasmaybehiddeninthewallonpurpose.DThethiefhadnochancetotransferthepaintingatthattime.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?AX-raysplayanimportantroleincheckingtheportrait.BThemuseumstaffhavesomethingtodowiththecase.CThereisn

7、tanydamageonthesurfaceofthepainting.DTheframeofthepaintingliesbesidetheplasticbag.Passage2美国11岁男孩当旧货店老板立志成为一名英雄。ObochoPetersisafifth-graderonamissiontomakesurethosewhoarelessfortunateareabletodresstoimpress.Withthatinmind,the11-year-oldboyfromBrooklyn,NewYork,runsObochosCloset,athriftstoresellingaff

8、ordabledonatedclothesandshoesforkidsforunder$10.Theprojectfirststartedin2018asanonlinethriftshop,andinDecemberObochoopenedhisfirstlocalstoreintheBrooklynneighborhoodofFlatbush.“ItmakesmefeellikethehardworkIvebeendoinginthiscommunity.Itfinallypaidoff,”hesaid.Obochowasabletogethisdreamoffthegroundthan

9、ksinparttoaGoFundMepage,whichexplainedtheinspirationalbackstorytohismission.ThestudentwrotethatafterseeingAvengers:InfinityWar,heaskedhismomSashaPetersforeighttoysfromthefilm.WhenPeterssaidshecouldntaffordthetoys,Obochotookmattersintohisownhands,sellingclothesandshoeshenolongerworetopayforthemhimsel

10、f.“Irealizedthatotherfamiliesmustfacethesesamechallengeswhentakingcareoftheirchildren,”hewrote.“ThatideaturnedintothemissionIhavetodaytohelpthecommunitygrow.”“Iwasinspiredbyallthesuperheroeshelpingtomaketheworldabetterplace,”headded.“Iwantedtobeaheromyselfbyhelpingmymom.”Peters,asinglemom,helpedhers

11、onlaunchhiswebsiteandsignedhimupforbusinessclassesafterschool.“Youhavetonurturekidswhentheycomeupwithideasandyouhavetopayattentiontoeverythingthattheysaybecausetheyretellingyouhowtogroomthemtobeabetterversionofthemselves,”shesaid.1.WhowillbepotentialconsumersinObochosCloset?AStreetcleaners.BServersi

12、nthecommunity.CPrimaryschoolstudents.DTheelderlyinthenursinghome.2.WhatpartiallyinspiredObochotogoinforbusiness？AWorkingforthecommunity.BThebackstoriesonGoFundMe.CThefilmAvengers:InfinityWar.DHiseducationatschool.3.WhatkindofpersonwasObochoaccordingtoParagraph3?AOpen-minded.BSelf-confident.COptimist

13、ic.DIndependent.4.ObochossuccessshouldattributetomanyfactorsEXCEPT_.AhisfamilyeducationBhisgrowthexperiencesCafter-schooleducationalcoursesDthehelpfromotherrichfamiliesPassage3心中有梦想，风雨不折腰。Iusedtowatchherfrommykitchenwindow.Sheseemedsosmallasshemuscledherwaythroughthecrowdofboysontheplayground.Thesch

14、oolwasacrossthestreetfromourhomeandIwouldoftenwatchthekidsastheyplayedduringbreak.IrememberthefirstdayIsawherplayingbasketball.Iwatchedinwonderassherancirclesaroundtheotherkids.Shemanagedtoshootjumpshotsjustovertheirheadsandintothenet.Theboysalwaystriedtostopherbutnoonecould.Ibegantonoticeheratother

15、times,basketballinhand,playingalone.OnedayIaskedherwhyshepracticedsomuch.Withoutamomentofhesitationshesaid,Iwanttogotocollege.TheonlywayIcangoistogetascholarship.Iamgoingtoplaycollegebasketball.Iwanttobethebest.Mydaddytoldmeifthedreamisbigenough,thefactsdontcount.Well,Ihadtogiveittoher-Shewasdetermi

16、ned.Iwatchedherthroughthosejuniorhighyearsandintohighschool.Everyweek,sheledherschoolteamtovictory.Onedayinhersenioryear,Isawhersittinginthegrass,headinherarms.Iwalkedacrossthestreetandsatdowninthecoolgrassbesideher.QuietlyIaskedwhatwaswrong.Oh,nothing,cameasoftreply,Iamjusttooshort.Thecoachtoldhert

17、hatat55shewouldprobablynevergettoplayforatoprankedteam-muchlessofferedascholarship.Sosheshouldstopdreamingaboutcollege.ShewasheartbrokenandIfeltmyownthroattightenasIsensedherdisappointment.Iaskedherifshehadtalkedtoherdadaboutityet.Shetoldmethatherfathersaidthosecoacheswerewrong.Theyjustdidnotunderst

18、andthepowerofadream.Hetoldherthatifshetrulywantedascholarshipandthatnothingcouldstopherexceptonething-herownattitude.Thenextyear,assheandherteamwenttotheNorthernCaliforniaChampionshipgame,shewasofferedascholarshipandonthecollegeteam.Shewasgoingtogetthecollegeeducationthatshehaddreamedof.1.Whywastheg

19、irlheartbroken?A.Shewasconsideredtooshorttobeatopplayer.B.Hercoachstoppedhertrainingbecauseofherheight.C.Shecouldntbeonacollegebasketballteam.D.Shewouldntbeadmittedbyanidealcollege.2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_.A.herfamilywouldntliketopayhercollegefeesB.herfatherforcedhertoplaybasketballincollegeC

20、.beingatopbasketballplayercanwinyouascholarshipforcollegeD.shewouldntliketoturntohisfatherforhelpwhenindifficulty3.Whichwordcanbestdescribeherfather?A.Encouraging.B.Optimistic.C.Stubborn.D.Cruel.4.Whichproverbbestmatchesthestory?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.C.Wherethereisawill,ther

21、eisaway.D.Pridecomesbeforeafall.Passage4尼日利亚首例连体婴儿分离手术成功。Twosisters,whowerejoinedinthechestandabdomen,havebeensuccessfullyseparatedinasurgerybya78-memberteaminNigeriascapital,Abuja.MercyandGoodnessEdearenowwellenoughtogohomesixweeksaftersurgery,accordingtothesurgeonEmmanuelAmeh,wholedtheteamthatperf

22、ormedtheoperationatNationalHospital.ThesurgerytoseparatethetwinshappenedinNovemberlastyearbutdetailshaveonlyjustbeenreleasedbythehospital.Thesurgeonwantedtoensuretherewerenopostsurgerycomplications.Thegirlsarethefirsttobesuccessfullyseparatedatthegovernment-runspecialistcenter,NationalHospitalspokes

23、manDr.TayoHaastruptoldCNN.Ittookaround13hoursfortheteamworkingfromtwooperatingtheatersatthehospitaltoseparatethetwins,accordingtothehospital.WearejusthavespecialfeelingsthattheteamthatworkedonthissurgerywereallNigerians.ItwasdoneinNigeriaandtheparentsdidnthavetogooutsidethecountry,Haastrupsaid.Haast

24、rupsaidthesurgery,whichrunsintothousandsofdollars,wasdonefreeofchargetotheparents,whowouldnothavebeenabletoaffordthesurgery.ThetwinswerebornonAugust13lastyearbutAmehsaidthesurgerywasdelayeduntilNovemberbecauseofsomecomplications.Separatingconjoinedtwinsisacomplicatedanddangerousprocedure,andnotalltw

25、inscanbeseparatedbecauseofsharedorgansorothercomplications.Amehsaidsurgeonsontheteamwereworriedthatalargesectionofthegirlschestwouldbeopenandatriskofbeinginfectedoncetheywereseparatedandtheyhadtocreateartificialskinlargeenoughtocoverthearea,whichtookseveralweeks.Weneededtodetermineiftheycouldliveindependent