中考英语时事阅读第11期

中考英语时事阅读第11期

目录内容

Passage1：阅读理解火锅社交：围炉共话中提升人生沸点

Passage2阅读表达不翼而飞的名画

Passage3：阅读理解ECMO创造奇迹，“人工肺”如何阻击死神

Passage4：阅读理解童年亲近自然，成年心理更健康

Passage5：语法填空木兰归来，诠释勇气与力量

Passage1：Hotpotovercomesvirusblue

TheCOVID-19outbreakhasconfined（限制）manytotheirhomes.

Thoughsomehavetakenthischancetohonetheircookingskills,othershave

beenmissingdeliciousfoodthatisoftenservedinrestaurants.

Inordertoeasepeople'scravings（渴望），anewdocumentary,PotofFire

（《沸腾吧火锅》，premiered（首映）onTencentVideoonFeb14,allowsinternet

usersto"enjoy“hotpottogetheronline."Nofoodotherthanhotpotcan

representhowmuchChineseliketogathertogethertoenjoyhappiness/9

documentarydirectorQuNantoldChinaDaily.

AsoneofthefamousmealsinChina,hotpothasbeenpopularforages,for

it's"free-for-allandhealthyapproach/9accordingtoNationalPublicRadio.

Fromvegetablestomeat,fromnoodlestoseafood,dinerscanadddifferent

ingredientstothebroth（汤）tocook.Unlikefryingorothercookingmethods,

boilingfoodonlyreleasestheirnutrientsintothebroth.Thiswaycanmaximize

（使最大）theflavorsofalltheingredients.

Hotpotcanbringwarmthtoourbodyandimprovebloodcirculation（循环）

inwinter,andincreaseperspiration（流:干）tohelpcoolthebodyinsummer,

accordingtoChinaHighlights.

Buteatinghotpotismuchmorethananenjoymentforourtastebudsand

health.It'salsoacelebrationoflifeandfriendship.

FormostChinesepeople,eatinghotpotisusuallyasocialevent.Asurvey

byChenzhiCateringDatabaseshowedthat40.2percentofChineseusuallyeat

hotpotwithfriends,while17.6percentusetheoccasionforafamilyreunion.

Whenagroupofpeoplesitaroundatabletoeat,chatanddrink,it'sagood

time."Asthefoodcontinuestoboilinthebroth,wekeepdrinkingandchatting

witheachother.Theatmospheremakesthetimewarm,“saidYuJiaqing,a

28-year-oldluxurybrandmarketingstafferfromBeijing.

Asapopularsayinggoes,"There'snothingtoworryaboutafterhavinga

hotpot.Ifyouarestillworried,thengoforittwice.”

Soifyoufeelemptyorlonely,whynotcookahotpottofillyourstomach

andheartaswell?Or,atleastyoucanwatchPotofFire.

1:AccordingtoQuNan,hotpot____.

A.requireslittlecookingskill

B.canbestsatisfythedesireforfood

C.showstheChineselifestyle

D.isthemosttypicalChinesedish

2:WhatdoesParagraph5tellusabouthotpots?

A.Thebenefitsofeatingthem.

B.Theseasoningsusedtomakethem.

C.Thebesttimeofyeartoeathotpots.

D.Thehealthproblemscausedbyhotpots.

3:Thelasttwoparagraphssuggestthathotpothasthepowerto___.

A.createawarmatmosphereB.offercomfort

C.sparkinspirationD.solveproblems

4:Howmanypeopleregardhotpotasafamilyreunion?

A:13.5B:40.2C:17.6D:43.2

参考答案：CABC

Passage2：Mysteryofthestolenpaintings

DoyouknowVincentvanGogh（梵高）?March30wasthe167thbirthday

ofthisgreatartist.However,onthatday,oneofhispaintingswasstolen（被偷

走）fromaDutch（荷兰的）museum.Beautifulpaintingsattractlotsofpeople,

includingthieves.Lefstakealookatsomefamousarttheftsaroundtheworld.

Abouttheartist

VincentvanGoghwasaDutchpainter.Hisworksarefamousfortheir

brightandwildcolors.VanGoghlikedpaintingverymuch,butheonlysold

oneworkduringhislife.

Stolenonartisfsbirthday

Atabout3:15amonMarch30,agroupofthievesbrokeintoamuseumin

theNetherlands（荷兰）.Theysmashed（打碎）throughtheglassdoorandtooka

paintingbyVincentvanGogh.ThepaintingwasTheParsonageGardenat

NueneninSpring1884（《纽恩南春天里的牧师花园》）.

ThemuseumwasclosedbecauseofCOVID-19（新冠肺炎）.Sotherewas

lesssecurity（保安）thanusual.Thismightbewhythepaintingwasstolen.Now

thepolicearesearchingforthethieves.

MissingfromtheLouvre

TheMonaLisaisperhapsthemostfamouspaintingintheworld.Every

day,thousandsofpeoplevisititintheLouvre（卢浮宫）inFrance.Butdidyou

know?TheMonaLisawasoncestolenfromthemuseumin1911.

ThethiefwasanItalianman.HeusedtoworkattheLouvre,soheknew

themuseumverywell.OnedayinAugust,hehidinacloset（壁橱）.Hewaited

thereuntilthemuseumwasempty.Then,hetookthepaintingoffthewall,hidit

underhiscoatandwalkedout.ThethieftookthepaintingbacktoItaly.The

policecaughthimtwoyearslater.TheMonaLisawasreturnedtotheLouvre.

Abouttheartist

TheMonaLisaisbyLeonardodaVinci（达•芬奇）.DaVinciwasanItalian

artist,inventorandscientist.Hewasverytalented.Besidespaintings,healso

designedahelicopter,musicalinstruments（乐器），andmore.

Crazythieves

Lookatthisman.Heisscreamingonabridge.Helooksscared.ItisThe

Scream（《呐喊》）.ItwaspaintedbyEdvardMunch（爱德华•蒙克）,a

Norwegian（挪威的）artist.

February12wastheopeningdayofthe1994WinterOlympicsinNorway.

Onthatday,twothievesbrokeintoamuseuminNorway.Theycutthewires

（线）holdingthepaintingtothewallandtookitaway.Then,theyleftanote

reading"Thousandthanksforthebadsecurity!"Itonlytookthethievesless

thanaminutetostealthepainting.Butittookthepolicetwoyearstofindthe

thievesandsendthepaintingbackhome.

Abouttheartist

EdvardMunchwasgoodatdescribingfear.Manyscientiststhinkhehad

bipolardisorder（躁郁症）.Munchpaintedfourdifferentpicturesofthe

screamingman.Afteroneofthemwasstolenin1994,anotheronewasstolenin

2004.

It'sadisaster

Arttheftisadisaster（灾难）forartandculture.Somepaintingsare

damaged（被毁坏）orevenremain（保持）missingforeveraftertheyarestolen.

Whenthievestakepaintingsawayfrommuseums,peoplecan'tenjoythem

anymore.

1:whathappenedonthe167thbirthdayofVincentvanGogh?

2:HowmanypaintingsdidVincentvanGoghsellduringhislife?

3:Whywasthepaintingstolen?

4:WhatdidLeonardodaVincido?

5:Arttheftisadisaster（灾难）forartandculture,isn'tit?

参考答案：

1:oneofhispaintingswasstolenfromaDutchmuseum

2:onlyonepainting

3:ThemuseumwasclosedbecauseofCOVID-19Sotherewaslesssecurity

thanusual.

4:hewasanItalianartist,inventorandscientist.

5:Yes,itis

Passage3：ECMO

Hello,everyone.I'myourhost,Laura.Today,wewilltalkabouta

powerfulweaponourmedicalworkersareusingtofightagainstthenovel

coronavirus.

YoumayhaveheardaboutECMOonthenewsrecently.ECMOisshortfor

extracorporealmembraneoxygenation.Itisatreatmentthataddsoxygentoa

patient'sbloodandpumpsitthroughthebody.

TheECMOmachineisconnectedtoapatientthroughplastictubes.These

tubesarethenplacedinlargeveins.Themachinepumpsbloodfromthe

patient'sbodytoanartificiallungthataddsoxygenandremovescarbondioxide.

Thetreatedbloodisthenpumpedbackintothepatient.Itbasicallyreplacesthe

functionsoftheperson'sheartandlungs.

ECMOisusedwhenusualtreatmentsarenotworking.Althoughitdoes

notcureheartorlungdisease,itcouldprovideprecioustimeforthepatient's

bodytoheal.

WhenapatientisputonECMO,thepatientisputonlifesupport.Life

supportreferstodifferenttreatmentsusedtokeepsomeonealivewhentheyare

veryill.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Hewasputonlifesupportbecausehegot

toosick.^^or“Shewastakenofflifesupportbecauseshegotbetter.^^

AccordingtoareportfromXinhua,theuseofECMOsavedapatientin

Wuhansufferingfrompneumoniacausedbythenovelcoronavirus.Thepatient

wasincriticalconditionafterbeingtransferredtoZhongnanHospitalofWuhan

UniversityonJan17.TheECMOtreatmenthereceivedgreatlyimprovedhis

lungs'functions.

AstheChinesegovernmentputsforwardfurthermeasurestoimprove

patientadmissionandsurvivalrates,advancedtechnologieslikeECMOwill

definitelyhelpinourfightagainstthenovelcoronavirus.

1：Howdid"ECMO"treatpatients?

A:Byaddingoxygentoapatient'sblood

B:BypumpingCarbondioxidethroughthebody.

C:Bytakinginsomeair

2:Whatreplacesthefunctionsoftheperson'sheartandlungs?

A:tubesB:pumpsC:ECMOmachine

3:DoesECMOcancureheartorlungdisease?

A:Yes,itcanB:No;itcan'tC:Wedon'tknow

4:Whatdoyouthinkofthe"ECMO"?

A:usefulB:uselessC:harmful

参考答案：ACBA

Passage4：Benefitsofgreenspaces

Weallknowthevalueoftakingawalkinthefreshspringweather.Itallows

yourmindtorelaxandforgetabouttheproblemsineverydaylife.Studieshave

commonlyshownthebenefitsofbeingaroundgreenspaces,includinggardens,

urbanparksandforests.

Butdidyouknowthatbeingincontactwiththesenaturalsurroundingsduring

childhoodcouldpositivelyimpact（影响）yourmentalhealthasanadult?

AstudybytheBarcelonaInstituteforGlobalHealth（ISGlobal）surveyed3,600

peoplefromalloverEurope,includingSpain,theNetherlands,Lithuaniaand

theUK.

Theall-adultstudygaveparticipantsaquestionnaire（问卷）onhowfrequently

theyusednaturalspacesduringchildhood-forexample,playinginagarden,

ridingabikeattheparkorhikinginaforest.Theywerealsoaskedaboutthe

importancetheyputonusingsuchplaces.

Volunteerswerethengivenapsychological（41?理的）test,whichincludeda

varietyofquestionnairesandproblem-solvingactivities,toanalyzetheir

nervousnessandfeelingsofdepression（抑有B）withinafour-weekperiod.

Theresultsconsistentlyshowedthatthepeoplewhoweremoreexposed（暴露

的）tonaturalspaceshadhighermentalhealthscorescomparedtothosewith

lowerchildhoodexposure-asdidthosewhoattachedhigherimportanceto

usinggreenspaces.

Thestudy'scoordinator（协调员），WilmaZijlema,wrotethattheresults“show

theimportanceofchildhoodexposuretonaturalspacesforthedevelopmentofa

nature-appreciatingattitudeandahealthypsychologicalstateinadulthood”.

Shealsostressedtheimportanceof"recognizingtheimplications（含义）of

growingupinenvironmentswithlimitedopportunitiesforexposuretonature”.

Accordingtothestudy,73percentofEurope'spopulationonlyhaslimited

access（接触机会）tonaturalspaces.MarkNieuwenhuijsen,directorof

ISGlobafsUrbanPlanning,saidthat“ManychildreninEuropeleadanindoor

lifestyle...sowecallonpolicymakerstoimprovetheavailability（可得性）of

naturalspacesforchildren.

WhilethisstudywasbasedinEurope,alackofgreenspacecanaffectanyone,

anywhere.Soremembertomaketimetoimmerseyourselfinnature,asyour

mentalhealthisjustasimportantasthephysicalone.

1:WhatwasthepurposeoftheISGlobaPswalkingstudy?

A.Toexaminetheadvantagesoftakingawalk.

B.Tounderstandthementalhealthproblemsofchildren.

C.Toseehowchildhoodexperiencesshapeadultlife.

D.Tostudytheinfluenceofchildhoodexposuretonaturalspaces.

2:Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?

A.Theparticipantsincludedbothchildrenandadults.

B.Theparticipantswerefromallovertheworld.

C.Itconsistedofaquestionnaireandapsychologicaltest.

D.Itfocusedontheparticipants9physicalhealthstate.

3：WhatdoParagraphs7-8mainlytalkabout?

A.Theresultsofthestudy.

B.Thevalueofthestudy.

C.Themethodofthestudy.

D.Theprocessofthestudy.

4:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“immerse“inthelastparagraphprobably

mean?

A.loseoneselfinsomething

B.understandsomething

C.protectagainstsomething

D.imaginedoingsomething

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