2020中考英语时事阅读第19期

中考英语时事阅读第19期

目录内容

Passage1：阅读理解“哪吒”之魔童降世

Passage2：任务型阅读最美抗疫护士-张静静

Passage3：阅读理解新冠肺炎暴发改变了人们的饮食习惯

Passage4：阅读表达学会独处，找回内在的力量

Passage5：语法填空塑料的前世今生

Passage1：“哪吒”之魔童降世

Smashingbox-officerecordsinanimation（动画片），thefilm?NeZhahas

provedtobeadarkhorse,tippedtoliftuptheChinesefilmindustry,whichhas

experiencedaslowdowninthepastfivemonths.

Thefilm,whichtoppedthemainland'sticket-revenue（4攵入）chartsforfour

consecutive（连续的）days,hasgrossedmorethan800millionyuan（$116million）

sinceithitdomestic（国内的）theatersonFriday,accordingtolivebox-officetracker

Maoyan.

AsthefirsteverChineseanimatedfilmtobereleased（上映）intheImax

format,thefilmhasalsogeneratedapproximately54millionyuaninitsopening

weekend,settinganewImaxrecordforthebestopeningweekendofallanimated

filmsreleasedinChina.

LooselybasedontheMingDynasty（1368-1644）novelFengshen

Yanyi（TheInvestitureoftheGods）,thefilmisaboutamythologicalfigure（神话人

物）whofightsagainstunfairdestiny（命运）.

The110-minutefilm,helmedby1980s-bomdirectorYangYu,betterknownas

Jiaozi（"dumpling”），offersaretellingofthehouseholdtalethatwillstrikeachord（弓I

起共鸣）withamodernChineseaudience.

“Iwantedtochangethestereotypical（成见）tellingoftheoriginalstory.

Thisfilmisaboutanindividualwhofightsagainstprejudice（偏见）andsocial

exclusion,"saysYang.

Inthemovie,NeZhaisbomwitha"cursed（被诅咒的）destiny".Heis

unfairlytreatedbylocalvillagerswhobelievethatthenaughty,yetgood-hearted,

childwillgrowuptobeapublicthreat.Hisfather,LiJing,wasdepictedasanoble

manwhowouldsacrifice（牺牲）hisownlifetorescuehisson.

LiBaochuan,anexpertinanimationatHangzhouNormalUniversity,says

NeZhashowsthedevelopmentofanimationtechniquesinChinaandhasreducedthe

gap（差总巨）withtheworld'sbest.

AccordingtothedistributorsofNeZha,thefilmwillhaveEnglishsubtitles

（字幕）foroverseasmarkets.

l.WhoisthedirectorofthefilmNeZha?

A.MaoyanB.YangYuC.LiJingD.LiBaochuan

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.TheChinesefilmindustryhasexperiencedaslowdowninthepastfive

months.

B.NeZhahasgrossedmorethan800millionyuaninfourdays.

C.ThefilmintheImaxformathasearnedabout54millionyuaninitsopening

weekend.

D.ThefilmwasbasedontheQingDynastynovelFengshenYanyi.

3.Thewordreducedmeans.

A.widenedB.narrowedC.increasedD.raised

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisRIGHT?

A.NeZhaisathree-houranimationfilm.

B.Thefilmisaboutadumplingthatfightsagainstunfairdestiny.

C.NeZha'sfatherwouldsavehissonatthecostofhisownlife.

D.ThefilmNeZhawillonlyhaveChinesesubtitles.

参考答案：1-5BDBC

Passage2：最美抗疫护士-张静静

ZhangJingjing,33,waspassionate（热衷于）abouthelpingothers.Sheworked

fortwomonthswithCOVID-19patientsaspartofamedicalteamfromShandong

provincethathadbeenassignedtoHuanggang,Hubeiprovince.

张最近刚完成任务，回到山东。Sheentered14daysofroutinequarantine(检疫)

inshandong.Shetestednegativeforthecoronavirusthreetimes.

ButonSundaymorning,justbeforetheendofherquarantine,Zhanghadaheart

attack.ShediedonMonday.Zhang'shusband,HanWentao,wasinSierraLeone,

WestAfrica,workingonconstructionprojectsthere.Theyhavea5-year-olddaughter.

WhenHanlearnedofhiswife'sheartattack,hetriedtoreturntoChinaquickly.

Butflightshadbeensuspendedbecauseofthepandemic.

Zhangwasinthefirstgroupof138medicalprofessionalswhotraveledtoHubei

onJan25tohelptreatCOVID-19patients.

Shewashailedbyherpatientsas"abeamoflightinthedarknight"theHubei

HealthCommissionsaidinanoticepublishedlateMondayonitswebsite.

Italsoexpresseditscondolencestoherfamily.Thecommissionwasjoinedin

expressionsofsadnessonlinebyalargenumberofChinesenetizens.

1.将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

2.将文中划线的汉语句子翻译成英语。

3.Wherewasherhusbandwhenshedied?

4.Whatwasshehailedas?

参考答案：

1.当韩得知他妻子心脏病发作时，他试图尽快回到中国。

2.ZhangfinishedherassignmentrecentlyandreturnedtoShandong.

3.Zhang'shusband,HanWentao,wasinSierraLeone,WestAfrica.

4.Shewashailedbyherpatientsas"abeamoflightinthedarknight”

Passage3：Changingourdietinuncertaintimes

Manyofuseatpurelytosatisfyourappetitefordeliciousfood.Butduetothe

outbreakofthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia(NCP),manyChinesepeopleare

changingtheireatinghabits.

Duetobusyworkschedules,orderingsimpleandquickmealsonlineusedtobe

commonplace（寻常的）formanyyoungpeopleinChina.ZhangXiaoyan,a

30-year-oldfromNanjing,Jiangsuprovince,wasoneofthem.Shetypicallyateinthe

officeandseldomcookedathomeonweekdays.Evenonweekends,shewouldprefer

takeoutfood.ButamidtheNCPoutbreak,beingtrappedathomeforanextended（延

长的）periodhaschangedhereatinghabit.Now,sherollsuphersleevesandcooks

forherself."Cookingbymyselfsometimesisquitetime-demanding,butithelpsme

haveahealthydiet,“ZhangtoldChinaDaily.

Insteadofeatingatfastfoodchainsorrestaurants,cookingathomehasbecome

anationwidetrend.SomeevenregardsharingfoodvideosontheirWeChatMoments

atmealtimesas“aspecialwaytosayhellotoeachotherwhenface-to-facedinneris

notpossible/9notedChinaDaily.

Apartfromcookingathome,manyalsoeatseparatelyandadopt（采用）thehabit

ofusingservingchopsticksandspoons,orgongkuaiandgongshaoinChinese.

Influencedbycollectivism（集体主义），communaleatinghabitshavebeenapart

ofChinesecultureforcenturies.ForChinesepeople,eatingone'sowndishwouldbe

consideredrudeduringasocialgathering.Theytypicallyshareseveraldisheslaidout

inthecenterofatableandsometimesshareutensils（餐具）inthemealstoshowtheir

respectandcloseness.

Thoughitseemspolite,ifsindeedrisky.AccordingtoWorldHealth

Organization,foodborne（食物传播的）diseasesarequitecommon,andsaliva（唾液）

isoneofthemostcommonwaysforthemtospread.SomanycitiesinChina,

includingBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhou,havealreadylaunchedinitiatives（倡议）

forpeopletoorderseparatemeals.

“Healthyeatinghabitsandmaintaininggoodorderhavebecomerealissuesfor

us.It'srelatedtopeople'shealthandsafety,andit'salsoapersonalresponsibility

duringthepandemic（大流彳亍卜”notedGuangmingDaily.Thesearehabitsformed

amidthepandemic,butaslongastheyaregoodforourhealth,perhapsweshould

keepthemfromnowon.

l:HowhasZhangXiaoyan'seatinghabitchanged?

A.Sheeatssimpleandquickmealsmoreoften.

B.Shecooksmealsbyherselfathome.

C.Shenowordersmoretakeoutfood.

D.SheoftencopiesthemealsherfriendspostonWeChat.

2：WhatdoParagraphs5-7mainlytalkabout?

A.Howtochangecommunaleatinghabits.

B.Whychangingcommunaleatinghabitshelps.

C.Therelationshipbetweencultureandeatinghabits.

D.TherolecollectivismplaysinChineseeatinghabits

3：WhatdoesGuangmingDaily'squotetellus?

A.Eatinghabitshavealottodowithourhealth.

B.Safetyalwayscomesfirstineverysituation.

C.Peoplearewarnedthatfoodbornediseasesareontherise.

D.It'sdifficultfbrChinesepeopletobreakbadeatinghabits.

参考答案：BBA

Passage4：Stayinginsidetoinspire

LifehaschangedquicklysinceCOVID-19brokeoutworldwide.Manypeople

findthemselvesisolated（隔绝的）athome,boredandlonely.Butifwelookathistory,

therearemanygreatpeoplewhoproducedtheirbestworkwhentheywerealone.

AlbertEinstein,IsaacNewton,andJamesClerkMaxwell,threeofthegreatest

physicistsinhistory,workedbythemselvesmostofthetime.Theylearnedfrom

othersnotbyworkingwiththemdirectly,butbyreadingtheirpapersandbooks.

Americanphilosopher（哲学家）HenryThoreauisanotherexample.In1845,he

builtacabin（木屋）inthewoodsandlivedthereinsolitude（孤独）fortwoyears.

IsolationledtohisbookWalden,whichisaboutnature,simplicity（质朴）andbeauty.

Ashewrote:"Ineverfoundthecompanion（陪伴）thatwassocompanionableas

solitude.[Itallowsyouto]beaColumbustowholenewcontinents（大陆）andworlds

withinyou,openingnewchannels,notoftrade,butofthought.

Oneadvantageofstayingalone,aswemayallfind,isthelackofdistractions（干

扰）・Indailylife,whenweneedtofbcus,evensmalltalkcanthrowusoffcourse.

Therefore,choosingtoisolateyourselffromtimetotimecanimproveyour

productivitygreatly.What'smore,oursensitivity（敏感）tocriticism（丑匕评）from

otherscanstopourprogress.Wearebetteratexpressingourselvesandthinkingfreely

onourown.

AccordingtoBarbaraEss,anAmericanphotographer,isolationalsoforcesusto

payattentiontothedetailsoflifeandsurroundings（周围环境）thatwewouldn't

normallysee.Thisspecialexperiencehelpsusthinkmoredeeplyaboutourselvesand

ourenvironment,whichleadstoevengreatercreativity.Greatworksproducedin

quarantine

WilliamShakespeare

In1606,whenaviral（病毒的）epidemichitLondon,allofthetheatersinthe

citywereforcedtoclose.Atthattime,EnglishplaywrightWilliamShakespeare（莎士

比亚）workedasanactoratTheKing'sMentheater.Afterfindinghimselfwithouta

steady（固定的）job,butlotsoffreetime,Shakespearegottowriting.HewroteKing

Lear,Macbeth,andAntonyandCleopatrabeforetheyearwasover.

IsaacNewton

In1665,whenEnglishphysicistIsaacNewtonwasinhisearly20s,aviral

epidemichitthecountry.ClassesatCambridgeUniversitywerecanceled,soNewton

wentbacktohishome.Duringhisquarantine,theyoungmanwrotethepapersthat

wouldbecomeearlycalculus（微积分）.Healsodevelopedtheoriesaboutoptics（光学）

whileplayingwithprisms（棱镜）inhisbedroom.

EdvardMunch

EdvardMunch,painterofTheScream,didn'tjustseetheSpanishFlupandemic

changetheworldaroundhim-hewasinfectedhimselfin1919whilelivingin

Norway.ButMunchcontinuedmakinggreatart.Assoonashefeltbetter,hegathered

hispaintingsuppliesandbegankeepingrecordsofhisexperience.Self-Portraitwith

theSpanishFlushowshimsittinginfrontofhissickbedwithatiredface.

1：Inwhatsituationdidthosegreatphysicistsproducetheirbestworks?

2：WhatisthebookWaldenabout?

3：Whydoesbeingalonehelpyouimproveproductivity?

4：Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

5：Whatdoesthewritertrytotellusthroughthisstory?

参考答案：

1：Theyproducedtheirbestworksinisolation.

2：Itisaboutnature,simplicityandbeauty.

3：Itisaboutnature,simplicityandbeauty.

4：Isolationforcesustopayattentiontodetails,whichleadstobettercreativity.

5：Beingalonehassomeadvantages.

Passage5：Storyofplastic

Legobricks（乐高积木）canstayintheoceanforabout1,300years.Plastic（塑

料）causesproblemsforthe（环境）.Weusemanythingsmadefromplastic.

Butwehavetosolvetheplastic（污染）problem.Howmuchdoyouknow

aboutplastic?

Birthofplastic

Beforethe（发明）ofplastic,peopleusednaturalmaterials（自然材料）

suchaswood,metal（金属），stoneandbone.Buttheywerenotenough.Over100

yearsago,anAmericanman（name）JohnWesleyHyattmadeanew

materialfromcottonfiber（棉纤维）.Itwasstrong,long-lasting（耐用的）andlight.

Waterandheatcouldnot（毁坏）it.Itcouldbeturneddifferent

shapes.Thiswastheworld'sfirstplastic.Today,mostplasticismadefrom

petroleum（石油）.

Theychangedthewaywelive

Plasticischeap.Itcan（取代）manyexpensivethings.example,

toothbrushesusedtobemadeofanimalbones.Theywereexpensive.Notmany

peoplecouldbuythem.Butthen,plastictoothbrushescameout.Theywerecheap.

Theycouldbeusedforlongtime.Somanypeoplebegantobrushtheirteeth.

Thankstoplastic,todaywecanhave（health）teeth.

Plasticsavedwildelephants

Theinventionofplasticsavedmanywild（animal）,suchaselephants.In

1860s,billiards（台球）werepopulararoundtheworld.Atthattime,billiardballs

weremadeofelephantivory（象牙）.Onetusk（象牙）couldonlybemadeintofive

balls.Sopeoplekilledthousandsofelephantsfortusks.Afterthebirthof

plastic,peoplebegantousethisnewmaterialtomaketheballs.Inthisway,the

elephants