2022年高考冲刺英语外刊时事命题七选五：曾被称为“西方巴黎”

SanFranciscoBrokeAmerica’sHeart曾被称为“西方巴黎〞的旧金山破落如今OnaTuesdayafternooninAmerica’stechwonderland,MichaelFeno,ownerofLuccaRavioli,stoodoutsidehisbelovedpastarestaurant,posingforpictures,hiscustomersintears.After94years,Lucca’sdoorsshutonthelastdayofApril2022.Athree-buildingparcel(一块地),includingthestore,listedfor$millionandwaspurchasedbyadeveloper.Afewblocksaway,inthisneighborhoodofshopshawking(叫卖)$2,600electricbikesand$8lemonade,BorderlandsCaféclosedthesamedayafteradecadeinbusiness.OwnerAlanBeattscouldnotretainstaff,evenwitha$15minimumhourlywage.Whocouldliveon$15anhourinthiscitytransformedbyinnovation?____1____Itismoney.Itsestateisthenation’scostliest.Listingsreadliketypos(打字错误)—amedian(中位数)single-familyhomelistsfor$million,while$3,700inmonthlyrentwillnetyouaone-bedroomapartment.Fordecades,thisattractivecityofhills,borderedbywateronthreesides,wasabelovedhavenforreinvention,arefugeforimmigrantsandartists.That’snolongerthecase.____2____Thecityisrichinwhatotherregionsdesire:start-ups(初创企业),high-payingjobs,educatedyoungpeopleandsoaringpropertyvalues.Intheshadowofsuchwealth,however,SanFranciscostruggleswithavisiblehomelesscrisis,whichevenforcedMayorLondonBreedtoassignacrew,calledthe“pooppatrol(巡逻队),〞tocleanuphumanwasteonthesidewalks.____3____Ithaslessofwhatmakesacitydynamic(有活力的).IthasthelowestpercentageofchildrenofanymajorAmericancity,andishometoaboutasmanydogsashumansundertheageof18.Totakeamiddaytourdowntownistobesurroundedbyaleisuredarmyofyoungworkers,mostlywhiteandmale.____4____Thecityhasalsobecomelessofahometoartistsandmusicians,becausetheycannotaffordstudiosorpracticespaces.HowwillthecitycreateitsnextGratefulDeadorgenerationofbeatwriters*?“Partofbeinganartistisbeinganobserverofwhat’sgoingon,〞saysVictorKrummenacher,amemberofarockbandwholeftthecityin2022after30years.“____5____〞Everyonehasastoryaboutwhatisnothereanymore:theinabilitytofindahardwarestore,ashoerepairoranindependentmusicclub.Businessesthatwerepartofthememory,traditionandthelivesofSanFranciscansarebeingreplacedwithhipster(潮人)shops,whichworktopreserveanartificialmemoryofitspast.〔选自TheNewYorkTimes〕A.Downtownisathemeparkofinfluentialstart-ups—Uber,AirbnbandTwitter—everyappaskyscraper.B.Inatimeofrareconsensus(共识),everyoneagreesthatsomethinghasbecomerotteninSanFrancisco.C.IntheBayArea,you’reonlystuckinthecongestion(拥堵)andcosts.D.SanFranciscohasexperiencedplentyofchangethroughoutitsrichhistory.E.TechisnotwhateveryonetalksaboutinSanFrancisco.F.Tomanyresidents,SanFranciscohasbecomeunrecognizableinthemeasureofadecade,asthoughithadreceivedcosmeticsurgery.G.Thepresenceofatoddler(学步期幼童)issimilartospottinganendangeredspecies.译文：在美国科技仙境中的一个星期二下午，卢卡·拉维奥利〔LuccaRavioli〕的老板迈克尔·菲诺〔MichaelFeno〕站在他心爱的面食餐厅外面，摆姿势拍照，顾客流泪。94年后，卢卡〔Lucca〕的门在2022年4月的最后一天关门。一块三层楼的包裹〔包括商店〕以830万美元的价格上市，由开发商购置。几个街区之外，在这家叫卖2600美元的电动自行车和8美元的柠檬水的商店附近，BorderlandsCafé在经营了十年后，于同日关门。老板艾伦·比兹即使每小时最低工资为15美元，也无法保存员工。在这个因创新而改变的城市里，谁能以每小时15美元的价格生活？它的房地产是全美最昂贵的。房屋的清单读起来像错字—中位数的独户房屋清单，而月租金3,700美元将为您提供一居室公寓。数十年来，这座迷人的山丘城市三面环水，是人们钟爱的重塑天堂，是移民和艺术家的避难所。情况不再如此。这个城市拥有其他地区所渴望的：初创企业，高薪工作，受过教育的年轻人和房地产价值飞涨。然而，在这种财富的阴影下，旧金山挣扎着一场无家可归的危机，这场危机甚至迫使伦敦布雷德市市长指派一名叫“船队巡逻队〞的船员清理人行道上的废物。它几乎没有使城市充满活力的东西。它是美国主要城市中儿童比例最低的地方，养狗的年龄与18岁以下的人类差不多。在市中心进行午间旅行时，周围将是一支由年轻工人组成的休闲军团，其中大局部是白人和白人。学步期幼童的出现类似于发现濒临灭绝的物种。该市也不再是艺术家和音乐家的家，因为他们负担不起工作室或练习场所的费用。这座城市将如何创立下一个感恩之死或新一代节拍作家？摇滚乐队的成员VictorKrummenacher说：“成为艺术家的一局部是对正在发生的事情进行观察。〞在30年后于2022年离开这座城市。每个人都有一个故事，不再是这里：找不到五金店，修鞋或建立独立的音乐俱乐部。潮人商店取代了旧金山人的记忆，传统和生活的一局部，这些潮人商店致力于保存对过去的人为记忆。单词：1.crisisn.(pl.crises)asituationinwhichtherearealotofproblemsthatmustbedealtwithquicklysothatthesituationdoesnotgetworseormoredangerous危机，紧要关头.Sarahwascriticizedforthewayinwhichshehandledthecrisis.2.assignv.togivesb.aparticularjobormakethemresponsiblef