2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点79 认识依法治国的重要性(学生版+解析版)

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点79认识依法治国的重要性

一、阅读理解

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ChinahaspassedalawYangtzeRiverProtectionLaw（oprotecttheYangtzeRiver,whichhasbeendescribed

asthe"motherriver”oftheChinesenation,ihelawtookeffectonMarchI,2021.Itisthefirstlawtoprotecta

waterwayinChina.

The6,397kmYangtzeRiveristhelongestriverinAsiaandprovidesanimportantlifelineforhundredsof

millionsofpeople.Itcoversanareaofabout1.8millionkm2,aboutafifthofthenationaltotal.TheYangtzeRiver

providesathirdofthecountry'sfreshwaterresources,butithassufferedalotofenvironmentalproblemsinrecent

years,suchasheavypollutionanddecrease（减少）infishpopulations.Tosolvetheseproblems,Chinaputa

10-yearfishingban（禁令）atthebeginningofthisyeartoprotectfishresources.Butmoreshouldbedone.Sothe

newlawcame.

AccordingtotheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralAffairs,around231.000fishermensaidtheywouldgiveup

fishingalong（heYangtzeRivertoprotectthe“motherrivef,.ChineseVicePremierHanZhengsaidthatmore

supportshouldbegiventothosefishermentohelpthemfindnewjobsandplacestolive.Healsocalledfor

strongereffortstoprevent（非法的）fishing.

Thenewlawincludesnotonlyresourceprotectionandanti-pollution（反污染）measures,butalsodesignand

management,greendevelopmentandotherfields.StatenewsagencyXinhuasaysthepurposeofthenewlawisto

protect（heenvironmentbetter,useresourcescorrectlyandmakesureofsustainable（可持续的）development.

1.YangtzeRiverProtectionLaw.

A.tookeftectonMarch1,2021andit'sthefirstlawtoprotectthenation

B.hasa10-yearfishingbantoprotectfishresourcesandthefishermeninit

C.includessomemeasuresaboutgreendevelopmentoftheYangtzeRiver

D.describestheYangtzeRiverasthe“motherriver“oftheChinesenation

2.Paragraph2iswrittento.

A.showit'snecessarytopassthelawB.tellustheimportanceoftheriver

C.encouragepeopletoprotecttheriverD.introducethebeautyoftheriver

3.AccordingtoHanZheng,wccaninferthat.

A.around231,000fishermenwouldgiveupfishing

B.somepeoplestillfishwithoutfollowingthelaw

C.governmentshouldgivemoresupporttothefishermen

D.thefishermenmaylosetheirjobsandhasnoplacestolive

4.Thispassagemaybe.

A.anadB.astoryC.adiaryD.apieceofnews

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ShouldMoreCitiesMakeItIllegal（不合法）toTextWhileCrossingtheStreet?

Hawaii,theU.S.,recentlypassedalawmakingitillegaltotextorlookdownatmobilephoneswhilecrossing

thestreet.ItisthefirstmajorU.S.citywithalawlikethis.Doyouthinkmoreplacesshouldpasssuchalaw?Here

aresomeideas.

Sally,Seoul,SouthKorea

Weshouldmakeitillegalinmorecitiesbecausetextingwhilewalkingcan

曾bedangerous.Ifyouarelookingatyourphonewhilewalking,youmightnotsee

acarcomeorthetrafficlight（urnred.

Andrew,Sydney,Australia

Idisagreebecausewehavetherighttomakeourowndecisions.Thegovernment

needstostoptellinguswhattodo.Afterall,thisisafreecountry.Andpolice

needalotoftimetocatchrealcriminals（犯人）.

Madeline,Paris,France

Thislawisagoodidea.Ifthislawgoesintoeffectinmorecities,peoplewillbe

upset.Butistherereallyawaytopleaseeveryone?Thiswouldnotbeforfun.It

wouldbefor（hebenefitandsafetyofallthepeople.

Anjali,Tokyo,Japan

Peopledomanythingsthatcauseinjury（伤害）（othemselvesbutarenotillegal.

有Peoplemightgethurtfromtextingwhilewalkingifthey'renotpayingattention.

ButIstillthinktheyshouldhaveachoice.

5.recentlypassedalawmakingitillegalto（exiwhilecrossingthestreet.

A.SeoulB.SydneyC.HawaiiD.Paris

6.WhatdoesSallythinkoftextingwhilewalking?

A.Common.B.Dangerous.C.Strange.D.Unhealthy.

7.AccordingtoMadeline..

A.peoplemightnotseeacarcomewhiletexting

B.thelawwouldbeforthebenefitofallthepeople

C.peoplehavetherighttomaketheirowndecisions

D.peopledomanythingsthatcauseinjurytothemselves

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Enjoyingabetterlifeatschool,withshorterclasshours,grealerprivacy（隐私）andmorerightsisallyoudream

of,right?

ForstudentsinShanghai,theyarenolongerjustdreams.Thisweekexperts（行家）andlaw-makersinShanghai

hadameetingtotalkaboutanewlaw（法律）.Itiscalledthe“ShanghaiUnderageProtectionLaw（上海未成年人保

护法）”.

Thelawsaysstudents'diariesandlettersaretheirsecretsand“Nobodycanreadthemiftheydoiftagree.”

Doyourteacherssometimessaysomethingbadtoyou?Maybstheysendyououtof（heclassroombecause

youfailtofinishdoingyourhomework.IfthishappensinShanghai,youcanstandupandsay“No”.

Shanghaistudentsmayhavelesshomeworkbecauseofthelav/.Classhoursmaybecomeshorterforjuniors

nextyear,downfrom45minutesto40minutesinsomeschools.

Thelawalsotalksaboutstudents'health.Accordingtotherules,4tSmokingintheseplacesfullofkidsisnot

allowed."Thatmeansyoucanaskyourteachertostopifhesmokesinaclassroom.

Thelawmakesschoolssaferfbrstudents.t4Nodancinghalls,Internetbarsorcomputergamebarsareallowed

within（在...以内）200metersofaschoolgate.”thelawsays.

Thelawisgreat,right?Manys:udentslikei（.

“Mymomreadsmydiariessometimes.1thinkshewillbeafraidifItellhersheisdoingsomethingagainstthe

law."saidLuoJia,13,atShanghaiFuxingJuniorSchool.

Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthelaw,goto“www.spcsc.sh.crT.

8.Thestudents'diariesandlettersaretheirsecretsand.

A.onlytheirparentscanreadthem

B.onlytheirteachercanreadthem

C.Nobodycanreadthem

D.Theirteachercanreadthem

9.Shanghaistudentsmayhavehomework,becauseofthelaw.

A.lessB.moreC.manyDmuchmore

10.Ifyourteachersmokesinaclassroom,youcan.

A.stopherB.agreeher

C.leaveD.smile

11.Internetbarsorcomputergamebarswithin200metersofaschoolgate.

A.areallowedB.areimportant

C.aren'tallowedD.arenecessary

12.Accordingtothepassage,wcknowthenewlawisforthestudents.

A.goodB.wrong

C.notusefulD.impossible

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Thereisasongweallcansing—Marchofthe（《义勇军进行曲》）.It'sournationalanthem（国歌）.

Now,thereisalawtoprotectthesong.

OnSeptI,thegovernmentpassedtheNationalAnthemLaw.Itstateshowweshouldsingorplaythesong,

requiring（要求）allChinese（orespectit.ThelawwilltakeeffectfromOc（1.

Accordingtothelaw,thesongwillonlybeallowedtoplayatninesituations,suchasmajorsportingevents,

awardceremoniesandflag-raisingceremonies.Itshouldn'tbeusedatpersonalfunerals（葬礼）orasbackground

musicinpublicplaces.

Moreover,thelawrequiresChinesetobeseriouswhensingingthesong.Wecanneitherjokeaboutthesong

norchangethesong'swordsormusic.Ifsomeonebreaksthelaw,heorshecanbedetained（拘留）forupto15

daysorheldcriminallyliable（负刑事责任）.

Manyforeigncountriesalsohavelawsfortheirnationalanthems.Forexample,USpeopleshouldputtheright

handsovertheirheartswhilesingingthesong.InRussia,thenationalanthemmustbeplayedontelevisionand

radiobeforethestartandtheendofbroadcasting（广播）.

13.DuringwhichofthefollowingsituationsareyouNOTallowedtoplaythenationalanthem?

A.Amajorsportingevent.B.Awardceremonies.

C.Flag-raisingceremonies.D.Asbackgroundmusicinpublicplaces.

14.Thepeopleputtheirrighthandsovertheirheartswhilesingingthenationalanthem.

A.inChinaB.inJapanC.intheUSD.inRussia

15.WhatisNOTtrueabouttheChineseNationalAnthemLaw?

A.ItrequiresChinesetobeseriouswhensingingthesong.

B.Anyonecan'tjokeaboutthesong,orheorshemaybedetainedforupto15days.

C.Thatsomeonechangesthesong'swordsormusicmeansbreakingthelaw.

D.Atthestartofbroadcastingthenationalanthemmustbeplayedontelevision.

16.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.AnewlawwaspassedtoprotectiheChinesenationalanthem.

B.Whatpeopleshoulddotorespectothercountries.

C.Whycitizensshouldprotecttheirnationalanthem.

D.Howdifferentcountriestakeactiontorespecttheirnationalanthems.

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Shanghaibecomethefirstcitytoenforce（执行）itsstrictest-everwastelawonJuly1,2019.Accordingtothe

law,peoplearerequiredtoseparate（分离）drywaste,wetwaste,recyclablewasteandharmfulwaste.Thosewho

failtoseparatewastefacefines（罚款）ofupto200yuan.Companiescanbefinedupto5,000yuan.Whatdopeople

thinkofthelaw?Let'shavealook.

RobertfromtheUS:Itotallyagree!ChinaisheadingintherightdirectionandalltheChinesecitiesare

expectedtomeetthisstrictstandard!Iamlookingforwardtoseeingacleaner,betterandhealthierChina.

KimfromtheUK:There'snodoubtthateveryoneshoulddosomethingtoprotecttheenvironmentTmallfbr

it.Butfirstofall,wehave（omakesurepeopleknowhow2separatedifferentkindsofwaste.

MichaelfromFinland:It'sgreat.InFinland,allsoftdrinksandbeerbottleshaveadeposit（押金）.Forexample,

aCoca-Colabottlehasadepositinthepricewhenyoubuyit.Yougetthemoneybackwhenyoureturnthebottleto

thestore.Andallapartmentbuildingswithmorethanfiveapartmentsmustrecyclepaper,cardboard,glassand

metalwaste.

JackfromChina:Idon'tthinkitwillachieveexpectedresults,butthingswillimproveforsure.Somepeople

willstarttorealizetheimportanceofseparatingwasteandputwasteindifferentbins.Inmyopinion,aslongaswe

allpulltogether,wewillbeabletomakeourEarthabetterplanet.

17.WhatdoesRobertthinkofthewastelawinShanghai?

A.It'stotallyuseless.B.It,smuchtoostrict.

C.It'simpossibletofollow.D.It'sreallynecessary.

18.AccordingtoKim.peopleshouldfirstbeeducatedto.

A.spendmoneywiselyB.separatewastecorrectly

C.cleanupharmfulwasteD.It'sreallynecessary.

19.Incountry,onehastopayadepositwhenbuyingCoca-Cola.

A.Robert'sB.Kim'sC.Michael'sD.Jack's

20.Whatcanweleamfromthereading?

A.ThewastelawinShanghaiishelpful.

B.RobertwouldliketostudyinChinasomeday.

C.KimandMichaelarefromthesamecountry.

D.Jackissurethatthelawwillgetgoodresults.

21.What'sthereadingmainlyabout?

A.Whytoenforcethewastelaw?B.Howtoseparatewasteproperly.

C.People'sopinionsonthewastelaw.D.Theimportanceofseparatingwaste.

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A12-year-oldgirlfromVirginia,US,neverthoughtthatasimplemessagesheputonlinecouldbringherbig

problems.Shepostedthewords/'Killing.MeetmeinthelibraryTuesday”,withthreeemojis（表情符号）ofagun,

aknifeandabomb（炸弹）onInstagram,asocialmedia（社交媒体）.Shewascoldthatshebrokethelaw

becauseofthreatening（威胁）herschool.

Thisproblemisnotfarawayfromus.Notlongago,NiHanxiang,aChinesestudentatuniversityintheUS,

wassentbacktoChinaafterexpressingonsocialmediathathewouldkillhisteachersifhefailedtopasshis

exams.

InChina,postingthreateningwordsonlineisalsoagainstthelaw.In2013,WuHongfci,asinger,gotinto

troubleforsayingonweibothatshewantedtoblowupabuilding.

"ThreateninghappensnotonlyfacetofacebutalsothroughtheInternet,socialmediaandthetelephone,''said

Mr.Cao,alawyerfromChongqing,"AlthoughthelawofChinaprotectspeople'srightoffreespeech,ildoesn't

includewordsthatthreatenothers'livesandnationalsafety."

"Somepeoplemaynotmeantothreaten.Theymayjustbetryingtosay'I'mstrong',"saidFredPratt,alawyer

fromtheUS.

Thegirl'smothersaidherdaughterwasagoodkidwhohadneverbeenintroublebefore.NiHanxiangalso

saidhedidn'trealize(hatwhatheputonlinewassoserious.

"Butnotknowingthelawdoesn'tmeanthelawwilltreatyouanydiflerentlyifyoubreakit、”saysDavidAllen

Green,alawyerfromtheUK.So,doyouthinkwe'dbetterspendaminuteortwothinkingaboutthewordsor

emojisweuseonsocialmediabeforewepress"send"?

22.The12-ycar-oldgirlfromVirginiaputthewords“Killing.MeetmeinthelibraryTuesday”,withthree

emojis.

A.inherowndiaryB.inalettertoherfriendC.onasocialmedia

23.NiHanxiangwassentbacktoChina.

A.becausehebroketheUSlaw

B.becausehewasn'thonest

C.afterheklledhisteachers

24.Fromthispassage,weinfer(推断)that.

A.WuHongfciblewupabuildingin2013

B.thegirl'smotherdidn'tthinkherdaughterdidanythingwrong

C.puttingthreateningwordsonQQmaybringyouproblem

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.AccordingtothelawofChina,peoplearefeetoexpressanyopinionsonline.

B.Manypeopledidn'tmeantothreatotherswhentheysaidsomethingseriousonline.

C.Ifpeopleknowlittleabout(helaw,theymaybetreatedwithdifference.

26.Thispassagemainlywantstotellus(hat.

A.wcshouldn'tbreaktheUSlawifwcstudyatauniversityintheUS

B.studentsandsingersshouldn'tpostwordsoremojisonsocialmedia

C.weshouldbecarefulwhenwcsendwordsoremojisonsocialmedia

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China'snationalanthem.Marchof(heVolunteers,isasongthatwelearnat(hebeginningofprimaryschool

andsingateveryflag-raisingceremony.Andnow,there'sevenalawtoprotectit.LastSeptember,thegovernment

passedtheNationalAnthemLaw,whichbecameefTeclive(生效)fromOct.1,2017.Itstateshowweshouldsingor

playthesong,requiringallofustobehavetowardsitpolitely.

Primaryandmiddleschoolsmustteachtheanthemtotheirstudentsandmakethemunderstandthesong's

spiritandhistory.Moreover,thelawrequiresustobeseriouswhenwearesingingthesong.Wecan'tjokeaboutit

orchangethesong'swordsormusic.Ifsomeonebreaks(helaw.heorshecanbedetainedforupto15days,orface

furtherpunishmentinmoreserioussituations.Thenationalanthemisdifferentfromothersongs—itisthesymbol

ofourcountry.

Manyforeigncountriesalsohavelawsfortheirnationalanthems.Forexample,Americanschoolchildren

shouldputtheirrighthandovertheirheartwhilesingingtheircountry'santhematschool.InRussia,thenational

anthemmustbeplayedontelevisionandradiobeforethestartandendofbroadcasting.AndinthePhilippines,

peoplearcrequiredtosingthenationalanthemwithfeelingswhenit'splayedinpublic.

27.HowlonghastheNationalAnthemLawbecomeeffectivetillnow?

A.Formorethanoneyear.B.Forjusthalfayear.

C.Forlessthan9months.D.Forabout10months.

28.Whymustwebeseriouswhensingingthesong?

A.Becausetheschoolasksusto.B.Becauseithasalonghistory.

C.Becausewearegoodstudents.D.Becauseit'sourcountry'ssymbol.

29.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“detained"mean?

A.Keptinapolicestation.B.Forcedtowork.

C.Preventedfromeating.D.Keptsingingthesong.

30.Studentsarerequiredtoput(heirrighthandoveriheirheartin.

A.ChinaB.AmericaC.PhilippineD.Russia

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Whattimedocsyourschoolstart?Doyouwishyoucouldgetuplatereverymorning?Youarcnotaloneif

youransweris"Yes."IntheUS,manymiddleschoolstudentshavethesamewish.

InAmerica,manyschoolsstartbefore7:30am.Butthatmaychangesoon.Anewlawhasbeenpassedin

California.Accordingtothelaw,middleschoolsshouldnotstartbefore8:00a.m.Thegovernmenthopesschool

childrenwillhavelongertimeinbed.

Manyscientificstudiesshowthatteenagersaremoreactiveintheafternoonandintheevening.Simplytelling

themtogotobedearlierdoesn'tworkwell.Mostofthemdon'tgetenoughsleepbecauseofbadsleepinghabits

andearlyschoolstartingtime.Theyneedmoresleepinthemorning.Scientistssuggestmiddleschoolsshouldstart

at8:00a.m.orlater.Studentscangetwellreadytolearnandtheywon'tfallasleepinclass.Thechange

canhelpimprovestudents'grades.

Whilescientistsarehappywiththenewlaw.manyparentsdisagreewithit.Theywon'tbeabletosendtheir

childrentoschoolbeforetheygotowork.Theyalsofearthatlaterschoolstartingtimewillleadtolaterendingtime.

Asaresult,（heirchildrenwillhavelesstimetotakepartinafter-schoolactivities.

It'sgoodnewsthatChineseeducationexpertshavenoticedtheproblemandmadesomerulesaboutthat.So

what'syouropinion?DoyouexpectChinatopassasimilarlaw?

31.Theschoolsshouldn'tstartaccordingtothenewlawirCalifornia.

A.before7;30a.m.B.after7:30a.m.C.after8:00a.m.D.before8:00a.m.

32.Whydon'tmostoftheteenagersgetenoughsleep?

A.Becausetheirparentsneedthemtodohousework.

B.Becausetheirsleepinghabitsarebadandschoolsstartearly.

C.Becausetheyplaycomputergamestilllate.

D.Becausetheyhavetoomuchhomework.

33.WhichsentencedoyouthinkcanbefilledintheblankinParagraph3?

A.Theycanputonweight.B.Theywillliketheirteachers.

C.Theywilljoinmoreclubs.D.Theywillpaymoreattentiontoclasses.

34.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.ThegovernmentofNewYorkhaspassedanewlaw.

B.Alltheparentsdisagreewiththelaw.

C.Laterschoolstartingtimemayleadtofewerafter-schoolactivities.

D.Teenagersarcmoreactiveinthemorning.

35.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推断）that.

A.studentsshouldhaveenoughsleepingtimeinthewriter'sopinion

B.studentsinCaliforniawillhavelesssleepingtime

C.Chineseexpertsaren'tworriedaboutstudents'sleepingtime

D.Chinahasalreadypassedasimilarlaw

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DogLawsKeepUsSafe

Takingyourdogfbrawalkcanbefuntodo.Butitcanalsobeadangertoothers.PeopleinBeijingand

Shanghaiarcalreadyaskedtokeeptheirdogsonaleash（绳子）.Therewillbeasimilarlawacrossthecountry.It's

listedinthenewlyamended（修订的）AnimalQuarantineLaw（《动物防疫法》）.Thelawwillcomeintoeffect（生

效）onMay1.

Thelawmainlypreventsrabies（狂犬病）.Therabiesismainlycarriedbydogs.Thelawmakesitclearthat

anyonewhokeepsdogsmustregularlyvaccinate（给...接种疫苗）them.Thosewhowalktheirdogsoutdoorsmust

keeptheirdogsonaleashtopreventthemfromhurtingpeopleorspreadingdisease.Ortheywillfaceafine.

Inthepast,thedogownersdecidedwhethertovaccinatethedog.Thismeantthatifsomeonewasbittenbya

dog,theywouldhavetogotoahospitalandgettreatedandvaccinatedimmediately.Actually,it'smoremcaningfiil

（ovaccinatedogsthanhumans.

Manyotherdiseasescanalsospreadbetweenanimalsandhumans.According（oexperts,70percentofanimal

diseasescanbepassedontohumans.And75percentofallnewin化ctious（传染性的）humandiseasesconicfrom

animals,ChinaDailyreported.

36.WhichofthefollowingisaruleforwalkingdogsinBeijing?

A.Peoplecan'twalktheirdogsinpublic.

B.Peopleshouldkeeptheirdogsonaleash.

C.Peoplecanonlywalktheirdogsatnight.

D.Peopledon'thavetokeepdogsonaleash.

37.Toslopthespreadofrabies,thenewlawasksdogowners（o.

①washtheirdogsregularly②keeptheirdogsonaleash

③gettheirdogsvaccinatedregularly④gelthemselvesvaccinated

A.①@B.②③C.②④D.③④

38.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“fine”?

A.逮捕B.奖励C.罚款D.好处

39.Ifyouhaveadog,whatshouldyouknow?

A.Ishouldvaccinatemydogregularly.

B.It'sunnecessarytovaccinatemydog.

C.Mydogwon'tspreaddiseases.

D.Mydogwon'tneedaleash,becauseit'ssmallandlovely.

40.Whatdoweknowfromthestory?

A.RaisingdogsisbecomingmorepopularinChina.

B.Therabiesvirusisonlydangeroustodogs.

C.About70percentofanimaldiseasescomefromhumans.

D.Mostnewinfectioushumandiseasescomefromanimals.

二、完型填空

1（isreportedthatalawhasbeenapproved（通过）inSpain.Spanishchildrenmaysoonrequire（要求）（ohelp

out41houseworkbylaw（法律）.

Thelawwouldbepartofawiderchildprotection,andchildrenunder42ageof18havetojoininall

areasoffamilylife.That43houseworkandotherworkinthefamily.Therulescomeunderasectionofthe

lawcalled"therights（权利）andduties（义务）ofchildren'*

Alongwithdoinghousework,childrenwouldalsohavetoberespectful（尊敬）totheirparentsandteachers,

andwoulddo44intheirstudiesthanbefore.Butthelawdoesn'tsay45aboutpunishment惩罚）

forchildrenwhodon'tobeythelaw.

MarriedSpanishmencanalsofacepunishmentsfor46doinghousework.Thelawrequiresmento

shareinhouseholdduties,andthe47ofchildrenandelderlyfamilymembers.

Children48leamdoingdifferentkindsofhouseworkatdifferentages,butitisalmostimpossiblefor

Chinesechildren.Theyseemtoavoid（躲避）suchusualhouseworkatsimilarages,49theirfamilieshave

protectedthemtoomuchsincetheywerebom.Childrendon'trealizethattheyarepartofthefamiliesandhave

responsibilities（贡任）ontakingcareof50and（hefamilymembers.

41.A.offB.withC.onD.at

42.A.aB.anC./D.the

43.A.includesB.paysC.controlsD.divides

44.A.wellB.betterC.bestD.good

45.A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything

46.A.theirrefusingB.hisrefusingC.notrefusingD.refused

47.A.careB.carefulC.carefullyD.careless

48.A.hadtoB.shouldC.mustn'tD.can't

49.A.soB.whenC.assoonasD.because

50.A.ourselvesB.yourselvesC.themselvesD.himself

三、短文汉语提示填空

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

Trafficaccidentskilledmorethan1（）4,000peopleinChinalastyear,ormorethan280peopleeachday.

Therewasagreatn51.tochangethesituation.

inOctoberof2003,ournewTrafficLaw（；去律）becamealawanditwasfirstputintouseduringtheMayDay

holidayin2004.Ithasnewrulesford___52.___andpedestrians（行人）.Forexample,drivershavetoslowdown

whentheyarcclosetocrosswalks.Ifpeoplearcinacrosswalk,carsmusts53._toletthemwalk.Andif

busdriverssmokeormakephonecallswhile

d_54.theycanbefined（处罚）.Busesthatcarrytoomanypeoplearealsoa___55._thelaw.

Pedestrianswillhave（owalkmores___56.___underthenewlaw.Theymustcrossthestreetsatcrosswalks.

Ifnot,thepolicewillfinethem.Also,theyshouldn'tclimbo___57.___thefences（栅栏）alongthestreets.Even

iftherearcnopolicemenaround,don'tthinkit'ssafetocrossthestreetonar_58._light.Trafficpolicehave

gotmonitors（监视器）.Thesemachinescantaketheir

p_59._andhelpthepolicefindthemlater.Ifyoubiketoschool,it'snotagoodideatocarryclassmateson

theback.Youshouldbefinedfiftyyuan.

Driversandpedestriansmustworkt_60._tomakethestreetssafer.

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点79认识依法治国的重要性

一、阅读理解

1

ChinahaspassedalawYangtzeRiverProtectionLawtoprotecttheYangtzeRiver,whichhasbeendescribed

asthe"motherriver”oftheChinesenation,ihelawtookeffectonMarchI,2021.Itisthefirstlawtoprotecta

waterwayinChina.

The6,397kmYangtzeRiveristhelongestriverinAsiaandprovidesanimportantlifelineforhundredsof

millionsofpeople.Itcoversanareaofabout1.8millionkm2,aboutafifthofthenationaltotal.TheYangtzeRiver

providesathirdofthecountry'sfreshwaterresources,butithassufferedalotofenvironmentalproblemsinrecent

years,suchasheavypollutionanddecrease（减少）infishpopulations.Tosolvetheseproblems,Chinaputa

10-yearfishingban（禁令）atthebeginningofthisyeartoprotectfishresources.Butmoreshouldbedone.Sothe

newlawcame.

AccordingtotheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralAffairs,around231,000fishermensaidtheywouldgiveup

fishingalongtheYangtzeRivertoprotectthe“motherriver”.ChineseVicePremierHanZhengsaidthatmore

supportshouldbegiventothosefishermentohelpthemfindnewjobsandplacestolive.Healsocalledfor

strongereffortstoprevent（非法的）fishing.

Thenewlawincludesnotonlyresourceprotectionandanti-pollution（反污染）measures,butalsodesignand

management,greendevelopmentandotherfields.StatenewsagencyXinhuasaysthepurposeofthenewlawisto

protect（heenvironmentbetter,useresourcescorrectlyandmakesureofsustainable（可持续的）development.

1.YangtzeRiverProtectionLaw.

A.tookeftectonMarch1,2021andit'sthefirstlawtoprotectthenation

B.hasa10-yearfishingbantoprotectfishresourcesandthefishermeninit

C.includessomemeasuresaboutgreendevelopmentoftheYangtzeRiver

D.describestheYan