“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十五)

“停课停学：2020高英语时事点拓展阅读(十五Passage1日本取消赏樱活动，武汉在线赏樱。词数377

建议阅读时间5分钟ThepeopleJapanandmillionstouristsshouldbeenjoyingthestartofcherryblossomviewing,orhanami,season.anextremelyimportanttimeofyearforthecountry,botheconomicallyandculturally.Traditionallyfriendsandfamilygettogether,andforgenerationit'saperfectInstagramopportunity.ButthisyearthecoronaviruspandemicmeanseventshavebeencancelledandforeignvisitorsarestayingKatsuhiroMiyamotofromKansaiUniversityhighlightedthefinancialimportanceofhanami:"Japan'scherryseasonhasbigeffectseveryyear".Heestimatedthatalmost8.5mtouristsvisitedthecountryduringthecherryblossomseasonbetweenandlastyear,bringingbillionyen.SeijiroTakeshitatheUniversityofShizuokaunderscoredwhygatherings,whichpeopleanddrinkmerry,aresoimportanttheJapaneseeconomy.useanexpression'thewalletbecomesloose',peopletendaveryhighpropensityspend."somuchemotionalattachmenttothisflowertheviewingseason...Itaofculturalfactors,alotofhistoricalfactorsbehindit,"ProfessorTakeshitaasexplainedthewidersignificancethecherryblossomseason.Thisyearthoughhanamieventsarebeingcancelledacrossthecountryasauthoritiesattempttothespreadofthecoronavirus.LastthegovernorofTokyoYurikoKoikeurgedpeopletonotholdtheirtraditionalparties.AtthesameKoikemadereferencetoculturalimportanceassaidthatitlike"takinghugsfromItalians."Professorexpectssuchmeasurestotacklewilltourismnumbershardthisseason,withrevenuefallingbymorethanthirdtolessthan400billionyen.notgloomandthough."Oncethecoronavirusoutbreakover,IbelievethatthecherryblossomseasoninJapanwillcometoagain,"heconcluded.On16,WuhanUniversityinvitedpeopleenjoycherryblossomsonline.Whileappreciatingthecherryblossoms,manynetizensalsotheirbestwishesonsocialmedia.theoutbreakpasses,let'sgoseethecherryblossomstogether!"onenetizencommented."Breathtakingblossoms,everythingwillbefine,"another.Passage2[语法填空]威尔士的中学生要开学汉语。Mandarin普通话couldbe(teach)inWelshsecondaryschoolsinabidtoraiseWales'internationalprofile.TheWelshGovernmentwantstoestablishthecountryasadestinationforChinesepeoplepartofitsnewstrategy战)toboosttrade.Itisalso2.(look)tohavea"WalesinGermany"yearin2021,haveanincreasedpresenceEUcountries.InternationalrelationsministerElunedMorganshetoselltheworld.Welshbusinessessoldmore3.17bnpoundsofgoodsabroadin2018andatpresent60%ofexportsgotheEU,withGermanyasthetopdestination.afterBrexit脱),ministerswant"toensurethattheEuropeanUnion(remain)ourstrongestpartner"aswelldevelopingmarketselsewhere.goala5%increaseexports.makethathappen,theWelshGovernmenthaslaunchedanewinternationalstrategytofocus6.threeareas-cybersecurity,compoundsemiconductors,andcreativeindustries-7.(choose)inpartfortheir"resiliencetoBrexit"andbecauseoftheir"globalrecognitionasareas8.(excellent)".RaiseWales'profileexploringthefeasibility(行性)ofteachingMandarininsecondaryschoolsaspartofalong-visiontoestablishthecountryasvisitordestinationfortheChinesemarket.MsMorgansaidshewas"9.(anxiety)"tochangetheWelshGovernment'srelationshipwiththeUKgovernmenttohelpsellWalesabroad,10.(add)theywantedthebestpossibleBrexitand"constructivepartners".Passage3[阅读七选五友谊勋章获得者:IsabelCrook。IsabelbornintoafamilyinsouthwestChina'sChengdu.1.Aftergettingmastersdegree,returnedtoChinaforruralstudies,husbandDavidCrook.In1942,IsabelleftforEngland,followingDavid,whohadenlistedtheRoyalAirForce.wasthatshejoinedBritishcommunistparty.Yearslater,in1947,thecouplereturnedChina."Well,Itoananthropologist.AndthenheardthattherewasreformgoinginChina.IthoughtIwouldhaveopportunity,becauseIwasacommunistandhadgoodrelationswithChinesecommunistparty.Crooksaid.ThecouplewenttoShilidian,whichtheycalledTenMileInn,avillagecontrolledbytheCommunistsinHebeiProvince."2,becauseitwouldgetridoffeudalsystem....itputfarmerinpower,ratherthangoingwiththeoldway,"said.Isabelwasright.Inafewyears,landreformmovementsweptthenation,andunitedthefarmers."Oneofmyreasonsforstudyingthereformwasabletowrite,forDavidandme,towriteathatcouldhelpIndians,theothercolonialpeoplelearnfromChina,"Crooksaid.3.Thepairfinishedtheirresearch1948.TheyconsideredleavingChina,buteventuallydecidedtostay."4,causetheysaywillsoonwinthevictory,willbesettingupforeignrelations,andwewillneedpeoplespeakveryEnglish,"Crooksaid.TheystayedandbeganteachingEnglish.additiontoteachingmanystudents,theyalsoworkedtogetherandmadethefirstEnglishtextbookChina.Herenthusiasmlastedfordecades.5Thecouplehadmanychancesleave,butchosetostay.TheabilitylearnfromsocialpracticeispromotingChineseCommunistParty.Passage4

Thatcalled"TenMileInn:MassMovementinaChineseVillage"hespentmostofherchildhoodherebeforegoingtoforhighereducationhelandreformwasobviouslygoingtothewholeofChina'shistoryThenshelaunchedan-depthinvestigationaboutruralareasinwesternChina.WewereaskedtostaytoteachEnglishafterweseeingthelandreformFancyyourownsatellite?ArizonaStateUniversityisworkingtowardsthisarealitywithitsSunCubeFemtoSatproject.SmallerthanastandardCubeSat,thelow-student-designedspacecraftisatprovidinggreateraccesstospaceforscientistsandhobbyistsalike.AssistantJekanThangaateamofstudentshavebeendevelopingtheFemtoSatforthepasttwoyears.Thesmall3x3x3cmcubeweighsinatjust35gandlonger(3x3x9cm,100g)modelalsobeendesigned,whichincludesstoragespace.EachSunCubeFemtoSathasitsowncommunication,collectionandpropulsion(推)systemsandispoweredbysolarpanels.Itismadeoff-the-shelfpartsthatareavailableinshops，theenergyefficientsolarpanelsarecutfromscrap(碎)，makessavesoldatadiscountbymanufacturers.aspacecraftofthisuniversitycanit，saysThanga.“Thatpartofourmajorspacediscoveryforeverybody.Theteamsaysthatwhilelaunchingyoursatellitewouldusuallycostbetween$-perkilo,itwouldonlycost$1,000tosendaSunCubeFemtoSattotheInternationalSpaceand$3,000tosenditlowearthLeavingtheearthgravitywouldcostestimated$27,000.Thewouldbewitha“jackinthe”stylesystemthatmatchesstandardCubeSatsizes(around10cubicsimplifyingtheprocessofgettingtinysatelliteintoorbit.NASAhassentCubeSatsintospaceovertheyears,withanotherawaitinglaunch.ThangaandhisstaffviewtheFemtoSatasastartingpointforscientistsandstudents,andevenhopethedevicecouldbeboughtonthewebsitelikeoneday.Thangaimaginesdevelopingfourmainapplicationsforthedevice,includinghands-testingexperiencesforstudents,andartificialgravityexperiments.Inaddition,groupsofSunCubeFemtoSatscouldeventuallybeabletheoflargerspacecraftvastlydiscountedcost.1