2020中考英语时事阅读第三期

2020中考英语时事阅读第三期

Passage1

Howtoimprovebodyandmindathome

TomostChinesepeople,the2020LunarNewYearhasbeenquitedifferentfromany

previous(以往的)SpringFestival.BecauseoftheseriousCOVID-19(2019冠状病毒病)，most

peoplehavetostayathometostayaway_1thevirus.

Herearesix_2(activity)toimproveyourbodyandmindathomeReadbooks,or

atleastlistentothem

Ifyouchooseagoodbook,itcan_3(help)youenjoyawholedayathome.And

yourvocabularycouldbeenlarged(扩大)as_4.

Practicecalligraphy(书法)

Everyonecanpickupabrushandwritesomething,even_5itmaylookveryugly

atfirst.Itcanhelpyoucalmdownandfocus(专注)，asyoumustbreath_6(deep)to

keepyourhandsfromshaking.

Drawapicture

Drawingis_7(nature)pleasure.Justdrawsomething,eithernearbyorsomething

youimagine.

Listentoclassicalmusic

Evenifyoupreferpopmusic,giveclassicalmusic_8chance.Justlisten,andlet

yourbrainrelax.

Practiceyogaortaichi

Whileimprovingyourmind,yourbodyshouldnotbeneglected(忽视).ManyChinesepeople,

especiallywomen,_9(be)crazyaboutyoga.Nowitisagoodtimetopracticeyoga

everydayYoucanalsotrytaichi,whichcanimprovebothmindandbody.

Cookgooddishes

Sinceitissafertocookbyyourself,thetime_10(improve)yourcookingskills

hascome.Youcantrycookingasmanydishesaspossible.

答案：

1.from2.activities3.help4.well5.if6.deeply?.natural8.a9.are10.toimprove

Passage2

Moreasymptomaticscreening

increaseincludewithdecidebeimportanteffortwhohighprevent

ChinawillscreeningofasymptomaticpatientsofCOVID-19andexpandtestingto

closecontactsofinfectedpatients,inanefforttoapossibledomesticresurgeofthe

outbreak,accordingtoamadeatameetingledbyPremierLiKeqiangonMonday.

ThemeetingoftheleadinggroupoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommitteeon

copingthenovelcoronaviruspneumoniaunderlinedtheofprioritizingthe

monitoring,tracking,isolationandtreatmentofasymptomaticcases,toconsolidatethecountry's

epidemiccontainment.

AsymptomaticCOVID-19patientsrefertothosedonotshowanysymptoms,

feverandcough,buttheirtestsforthenovelcoronaviruspositive.

Theinfectionrateisusuallyveryforthosewhohaveclosecontactswithasymptomatic

novelcoronaviruscarriers.

参考答案：

1.increase2.prevent3.decision4.with5.importance6.efforts7.who8.including9.arelO.high

Passage3

InlateJanuary,adonationofmasksandthermometersfromtheJapanYouthDevelopment

AssociationinTokyotoHubeiProvincecausedastironChinesesocialmedia.

Thiswasbecauseofthepowerfulpoeticmessagewrittenoneachbox:“山川异域，风月同

天。”.Itliterallytranslatesto“Mountainsandriversonforeignlandwindandmoonunderthe

samesky."orofficially,“Landsapart,skyshared“Besidestheheartfeltregardandtheelegant

language,thequotealsoalludedasignificantmomentinthehistoryofculturalexchangebetween

thetwocountries.

ThelinecomesfromaseventhcenturyBuddhisthymnbyprinceNagaya,apoliticianfrom

theNaraperiod(710-794)ofJapan,titleduEmbroideredonKasayaRobesforgoodKarma”：

Landsapart,skyshared.ForthedisciplesofBuddha,tonurturegoodkarma.

Thehymnwasembroideredon1,000BuddhistrobeswhichPrinceNagayahadmadeand

senttotheTangcourtinChina.It，sapartofhisinvitationforChineseBuddhistmonkstovisit

Japan.ThepoemwasalsoincludedintheCompleteTangPoems,thelargestexistingcollectionof

Tangpoetry.

InspiredbythePrince'shymn,Jianzhen,decidedtogoonavoyagetoJapan.Aftersix

attemptsandthelossofhiseyesight,Jianzhenfinallyarrived,andmadeasignificantcontribution

tothespreadofBuddhisminJapan.

Thereferencedoesnotonlyinvokesharedhistory,butalsomutualappreciationforancient

poetryintheChineselanguage.Manyinchinaweretouchedbythepoeticexpressionofsupport

fromJapanesecitizensduringtheCOVID-19outbreak.

l.Whydidthedonationcauseastir?

A.BecauseitcamefromJapan.B.BecauseitwasdonatedtoHubeiprovince.

C.Becauseofthepoeticmessageonboxes.D.Becauseitwasfromchina.

2.“Landsapart,skyshared.expressesalotEXCEPT__.

A.theheartfeltregardB.theelegantlanguage

C.thesignificantmomentinthehistoryD.Japan'sloveforChineseculture

3.Whowrotethepoem'*EmbroideredonKasayaRobesforGoodKarma"?

A.ApoetfromChinaB.ApoetofJapan

C.AmonkfromChinaD.ApoliticianofJapan

4,Whatdoes“thereferencerefertointhelastparagraph?

A.Forthedisciplesofbuddhatonurturegoodkarma.B.TheCompleteTangPoems.

C.ThelargestexistingcollectionofTangpoetry.D.Landsapart，skyshared.

5.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4and5?

A.Thepoemwasembroideredon10,000Buddhistrobes□

B.Jianzhenwasinspiredbytheprincehymnanddecidedtobeatravelero

C.ThepoemwasincludedinthelargestexistingcollectionofTangpoetry.

D.Aftersixattemptsandthelossofhishearing,JianzhenfinallyarrivedinJapan.

参考答案

1-5CDDDC

Passage4

Therearemorethan30medicalcouplesatJinyintanHospitalinWuhan,Hubeiprovince,

1(devote)themselvestocombatingthenovelcoronavirusand(bring)

hopetoinfectedpatients.Someparticipatedinthebattlea3SARSin2003,andsince

thenovelcoronavirusepidemic4(爆发)，theyhavebeenfightingtogetheragain.

Somehaven't___5(return)homeinoveramonth,andliveatahotel6

(separate)toavoicross-infection."Thebattlesstartedhere,andwewilldefinitely7

(fight)totheend,"saidWuZhiqiang,adoctorwhoworksatthe___8(hospital)clinical

laboratory.Alltheirstoriesdemonstrate___9greatChinesemedicalstaffare,andhow

theysavepeople'sliveswith10(brave),persistenceandlove.Let'sseesomeofthe

medicalcouplesatJinyintanHospital.

答案：1.devoting2.bringing3.against4.brokeout5.returned6.separately7.fight8.hospital's9.how

10.bravery

Passage5

Whatwilltheschoolsofthefuturelooklike?Smartcampusesarebeingbuiltalloverthe

world.Theirhigh-techfeatureshelpstudents____1___moreeffectively,aswellasbring

convenience(便利)to___2.

TheUniversityofBritishColumbiahascreatedCanada'sfirst5G-poweredsmartcampus,

accordingtoTheStar,alocalnewspaper.Theschoolworkedwithatechcompany3___a5G

networkacrossitscampus.Theirresearcherscanusethenetworktotest5Gsoftware(软件).

AtStaffordshireUniversityintheUK,manystudentsenjoytalkingtoBeaconand___4

itquestions.BeaconisanAIchatbot(聊天机器人)thatwasdevelopedbytheuniversity.Itislike

apersonalassistantforstudentsattheschool.Theycanaskitquestions,suchaswhetherornot

oneoftheirclassesiscancelled（取消）.

Amazonalsosellssmartcampus____5____.Alexa,thecompany'svoice-activated（声控的）

smartassistant,canbeusedtohelpteachersruntheirclassesmoreefficiently.Forexample,Alexa

canremembertheteacher'sclassroompreferences,suchashowbrightthelightsshouldbe,and

changethemaccordingly,accordingtoAmazon.

Peopleoften6universitiesas“mini-cities”.Theyoftenhavetheirowntransportation,

roads,shops,andbanks.Universitiesareseenasgood____7totestsmarttechnology,

becausetheyhavecontroloveralloftheirbuildings.

“Citiesaresobig,andtherearesomanyplayersandstakeholders（利益相关者）,itcanbe

difficult.Butuniversitieshavecontrolovertheirestates（财产）.Theyownallthebuildings...so

theycanbecomelikealivinglab,“saidGemmyGinty,adesignerwhoisworkingonasmart

campusdevelopmentstrategyfortheUniversityofGlasgow,inareportbytheGuardian.

Long-distancelearning

5Gwillbeabighelpforstudentswhotakeonlineclasses.Manypeopleliveinpoorareas

wheretherearenoschools.Butwith5G,thiswillchange.Withvirtualrealitysystems（虚拟现实

系统），studentswillbeabletoseeplacesliketheGreatWallwithout___8____theirclassrooms.

InAustralia,forexample,manystudentslivefarawayfrom9Theyusewebcams

（网络摄像头）totalktotheirteachers,butlag（滞后）andunstableconnections（不稳定的连接）

makeitapoorexperience.

Withthespeedandstabilityof5G,theirteacherswillbeabletoteachwithout___10

abouttheirconnection,accordingtoTechradar.

l.A.playB.workC.learnD.teach

2.A.teachersB.studentsC.friendsD.classmates

3.A.buildingB.tobuildC.builtD.build

4.A.makingB.givingC.askingD.receiving

5.A.booksB.toolsC.toysD.products

6.A.describesB.callsC.imaginesD.keeps

7.A.schoolsB.factoriesC.citiesD.places

8.A.gettingB.anivingC.leavingD.going

9.A.schoolsB.countrysideC.citiesD.towns

10.A.talkingB.feelingC.worryingD.experiencing

参考答案：

1-5CABCD6-10ADCAC

Passage6

IfyouliveinShanghai,youmighthavetakena“lesson“insorting（分类）garbage,asthecity

introducednewgarbage-sortingregulations（规章）onJuly1,2019.

AsChina'sfirstcitytocarryoutstrictregulationsongarbagesortingandrecycling,Shanghai

requiresitsresidents（居民）tosortgarbageintofourcategories（类另ll）,namelyrecyclable,

harmful,dryandwetwaste.Ifpeoplefailtosorttheirgarbageproperly,theycanbefinedupto

200yuan.

Sincetheregulationtookeffect,theamountoftotaldailywasteinShanghaihasbeenreduced

byanaverageof15,500tons,dropping26percentfromtheendof2018,whiletheaveragedaily

weightofrecyclableshits4,500tons,fivetimeshigherthantheendof2018,accordingtothe

ShanghaiLandscapingandCityAppearanceAdministrativeBureau.

Thecityalsorebuilt21,000waste-sortingstationsandmorethan40,000wastebinshavebeen

updated（更新）.Thecity'swastecollectionandtransportationsystem（运输系统）iscomplete,

accordingtothebureau.

uProperwastesortingprotectstheenvironmentandsavesnaturalresources,“saidDeng

Jianping,directorofthebureau."Ledbythecentralgovernment,Shanghaiismakingeffortsto

developlong-termsolutionstogarbagemanagement.

However,therehavealsobeensomeproblems.Somepeoplecomplainedthatitisdifficultto

dealwithwetgarbage,astheyareaskedtoremovewetgarbagefromitsbagwhendumping（倾

倒）.Accordingtothesortingrules,thewetgarbagemustgointhewetwastebinandthebagmust

gointhedrywastebin.

Thisseparationisnecessary,asitensuresthatthewetgarbagewilldecompose（分解）properly

andbecomeusefulorganic（有机的）waste,thebureausaid.

Plasticbagscanaffectthisprocess.SomepeopleinShanghaiareinsteadusingpaperbagsthat

canbiodegrade（生物降解）orplasticcontainersthatcanbewashedandreused,accordingto

Xinhua.

I.PeopleinShanghaiareaskedtosorttheirgarbageintothecategories.

A.recyclable,dry,harmfulandkitchenwaste

B.recyclable,kitchen,dryand“other“waste

C.harmful,recyclable,dryand“other”waste

D.harmful,recyclable,dryandwetwaste

2.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphtellus?

A.Thegarbage-sortingregulationhasalreadybroughtimprovements.

B.Recyclablewastecomesouttotwo-thirdsofthetotaldailywaste.

C.In2019,peopleproducedlesswastethanin2018.

D.Shanghaineedsstricterrulestodealwithwaste.

3.AccordingtoDengJianping,Shanghai.

A.hasaddedmorethan40,000wastebins

B.hashadproblemswithgarbagemanagement

C.willhelpothercitiesmakegarbage-sortingregulations

D.isstilllookingforlong-termsolutionstodealwithgarbage

4.Whatdoes“thisprocesswinthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Theprocessofsortinggarbage.

B.Theprocessofdumpingwetwaste.

C.Theprocessofdecomposingwetwaste.

D.Theseparationofwetwasteanddrywaste.

5.Thisarticletellus.

A.whyShanghaimustsorttheirgarbage.

B.howShanghaisortstheirgarbage

C.thereasonofthegarbage-sortingregulationandsomeachievement.

D.howtoprotectourenvironment

参考答案：

1-5DADCC

Passage7

HanHongisafamoussingerinChina.Sheisalwaysready_1(help)thoseinneed.

DuringtheSpringFestival,2020,aterribledisease(疾病)calledGOVID-19(2019冠状病毒)

brokeoutinWuhan,thecapitalcityofHubeiProvince.HanHong_2(cancel)herconcert

atonce,whichshehadplannedtoputoninWuhanonFeb29.Instead,sheput_3(she)

intothevolunteerworkofhelpingthoseinneed.

“Whenyou'regoingthroughasituation_4this,yousimplywanttodoanythingyoucan

tohelp.There_5(be)somanykindpeopleoutthere,“writesafan,whoraisedmoney

throughHan*sfoundation(基金会)."It'sgoodtoknowthattherearetruckswithmedical

―6(thing)goingstraighttothemedicalstaff(人员)

In2008,HanHongputon_7charity(慈善)performanceforWenchuan,Sichuan

Province,afteragreatearthquake.Afterthat,sheset8herfoundation—HanHongLoveCharity

Foundation.

Overtheyears,shehashelpedlotsofpeopleinneed,—9(include)anearthquakein

Yushu,QinghaiProvincein2010,anearthquakeinYingjiangcountyin2011,andapoor

communityinYunnanProvinceinMarch2013.

“Manygreatartistsintheworld,,,are_10(know)fortheirgreatlove.That'sthe

amazingthingabouthumannature,“Hansaid.

答案：

1.tohelp2.cancelled3.herself4.Iike5.are6.things?.a8.up9.including10.known

Passage8

COVID-19hasmadepeoplethinkharderabouttheirrelationshipwithnature.Ithasalso

raisedquestionsabouturban（城市的）lifestyles.ThesharingeconomyG专享经济），workingin

openoffices,livingincrowdedapartmentsandthefoodindustryJsuseofreusableproductshave

madetheperfectstormforapandemic（大流行）.

Althoughthesharingeconomymightbegood-it'scheapertorentthantoown-

sharingspacesandobjectsaregreatwaystospreadthevirus.Howdoesonedousocialdistancing

（和他人保持安全距离）"whentheyareexpectedtosharecars,bikes,apartmentsandeventhe

sameoffices?

Thetrend（趋势）ofusingopenoffices,whichcansavespace,isworkingagainstus.In

thistypeofoffice,workersdon,thavetheirowndesk-everythingisshared.Sometimes,

computersandchairsarealsoshared,whichisnothygienic（卫生的）.Fortunately,moreworkers

areworkingfromhomeduringthepandemic,butthatwon'tlastforever.

Reusability（循环利用）isacommonpracticeintherestaurantindustry.Reusablecupsand

chopsticksareoftenused.Unfortunately,reusableproductsincreasethechanceofspreading

disease.Forexample,Starbucksrecentlystoppedrefilling（重新装满）customers?reusablecups

inordertostopthespreadofthevirus.

Peopleliketobesocial.Butthevirushasmadethismoredangerous.Wehavetobecareful

abouthowweinteract（交往）withothersfornow.Perhapsweneedtorethinkaboutourlifestyles

toreducethespreadoffuturepandemics.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,thestrongpointofthesharingeconomyisthat.

A.itlastslongerB.itcostsless

C.it'spopularD.it'shygienic

2.Paragraph3ismainlyabout.

A.howworkingathomewon'tlastlong

B.howsharedofficescansavespace

C.thehygienicproblemsofopenoffices

D.thesharingeconomytrend

3.Accordingtotheauthor,restaurantscanspreadtheviruseasilybecause.

A.everythingissharedinmanyrestaurants

B.theyusetoomuchdisposabletableware

C.manyrestaurantshavepoorhygiene

D.cupsandchopsticksareoftenreused

4.Theauthorprobablyagreesthat.

A.weneedtochangesomeofourlifestyles

B.thesharingeconomywon'tlastforever

C.noonecanstayoutofthesharingeconomy

D.weshouldn'tstayawayfromsharedproducts

答案：

1-4BCDA

Passage9

EveryMondaymorning,1LiLanjuansitsinherofficeattheFirstAffiliated

HospitalofZhejiangUniversity?sSchoolofMedicineinHangzhou,receivingpatients.

DespitebeingaleadingfigureinepidemiologyinChina,Liregardsherselfasanordinary

medicalworker.Sowhenthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia2inlateDecember,Li,

withoutanyhesitation,___3theepidemicexpertgrouponJan18andheadedforWuhanto

fightagainstthedisease.

Assoonastheteamfoundthatthenewviruscanbetransmittedfrompersontoperson,Li

4proposedthatWuhanshould___5____immediately.

Atthattime,expertsstillknewlittleaboutthenovelcoronavirus?spread,Li'sproposal

indicatedthatacitywithover11millionpopulationwouldbeinanemergencystatus.6____

herjudgmentwasincorrect,boththecityandLi'sreputationwouldsuffergreatly.

ButLicaredaboutnothingmorethan___7peopleinthecityandthewholenation.She

handedherproposaltothe___8governmentagain.Itwasadoptedthenextdayandproven

tobeeffectivelater.

Yetitwasonlythebeginningofthebattle.SinceshearrivedinWuhan,Li___9nonstop.

OnFeb1,Li'semergencymedicalteamfromShulanHospitalinHangzhouwasgearedupfor

theiraidtoWuhan,headingdirectlytoRenminHospitalofWuhanUniversitytostarttheirwork.

“Wecanbringour__10toWuhanandwehopethatcriticallyillpatientscanbetreatedin

atimelymanner,shetoldChinaNews.

ButconstantworkhastakenaheftytollonLi,givinghervery___11timetosleep.

Whenapictureofherexhaustedfacewaspostedonthe12,manyInternetusersshed

tears,___13concernsaboutherhealth.Onewrote,“Liisarealhero14____has

devotedherselftopublichealth.

ButLismiledandsaid,'Tmingoodhealth"，andcontinuedto“raceagainsttime”,according

toChinaNews.

Anyjobwelldonemusthavebeencarriedoutbyapersonwhoisfullydedicated.LiLanjuan

devotedherselftoherwork.Nowondermany15her"afemalefighteronthefrontline”.

1.A.73-years-oldB.73-year-oldC.73yearoldD.73yearsold

2.A.brokeoutB.brokedownC.brokeintoD.brokeup

3.A.joinedB.tookpartinC.joinedinD.attended

4.A.braveB.braverC.bravelyD.morebravely

5.A.lockdownB.belockeddownC.lockeddownD.havelockeddown

6.A.WhenB.AsC.IfD.Although

7.A.millionofB.millionsC.millionD.millionsof

8.A.centreB.centerC.centralD.centers

9.A.workedB.workingC.isworkingD.hasworked

10.A.experienceB.experimentC.ideasD.effort

11.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle

12.A.InternetB.newspapersC.TVD.blog

13.A.describingB.writingC.expressingD.explaining

14.A.whoB.whichC.whatD.how

15.A.callB.lookC.likeD.give

参考答案：

1-5BAACB6-10CDCDA11-15CACAA

Passage10

AtemporaryhospitalhasbeensetupbymembersoftheCaliforniaNationalGuardinIndio,

California,intheUS.

FengBangli,aresidentofWuhan,Hubei,begantohaveafeverattheendofJanuaryand

suspectedthathehadbeeninfected（感染）withthevirus.Hetriedseveraltimestobeadmittedto

ahospitalbutfailed.Heeventuallygaveupandstayedathome,takingdrugsprescribed（开药方）

bydoctors.

Atthattime,utoomanypatientswerewaitingtoseedoctorsateveryhospital,anditwasnot

possibleformetogetabed,“saidFeng.Dayslater,withthecommunitystaff'shelp,Fengtested

positiveforCOVID-19andwassenttoamakeshifthospital（临时医院）fortreatment.

uWithoutsuchmakeshifthospitals,manyCOVID-19patientslikememayneverhavefound

abed,“saidFeng,whorecoveredandwasdischarged（获准离开）fromthemakeshifthospitalin

WuchangdistrictattheendofFebruaryafterstayingtherefor12days.

LikeFeng,morethan12,000COVID-19patientsinWuhanreceivedtreatmentandcareat

15makeshifthospitals,whichwereconverted（改造）fromexhibitionhalls,sportsstadiumsand

warehouses（仓库）.Thesehospitals,whichmainlyreceivedpatientswithmildsymptoms（轻症）,

containedoneineveryfourconfirmedCOVID-19patientsinthecity,saidMaXiaowei,minister

ofChina'sNationalHealthCommission.

uBuildingmakeshifthospitalswasakeydecisionmadeinthecritical（关键的）moment

whenWuhanwasfacingaformidabletaskofepidemic（疫情）control,andithasplayedan

indispensable（不可获缺的）roleinbothpreventionandtreatmentofthedisease,“hesaid.

Makeshifthospitalshavegreatlyeasedpressureondesignated（指定的）hos