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高三英语培优外刊阅读外刊精选｜议会的未来？英国“德云社”隔空斗嘴【背景介绍】疫情下许多工作纷纷转入云端，有着700多年传统的英国议会也史无前例地开起了“云议会”。近日，因疫情而提前进入休会期的英国议会首次线上重启，以视频会议的形式进行辩论。“云议会”是如何进行的？又颠覆了怎样的传统？FortheForeseeableFuture,U.K.ParliamentMayMeetinCyberspaceByStephenCastleIn1858,duringwhatbecameknownastheGreatStink,workwascurtailedbyanoverpoweringsmellofsewagefromtheadjacentRiverThames.DuringWorldWarII,thethreatfromGermanbombersforcedevacuationtoanearbybuilding.Now,theBritishParliamentisembarkingonanothertemporaryretreatfromitscenturies-oldhome,thistimeintocyberspace.Afteranabsenceofseveralweeks,lawmakersareanxioustoreturntothejobofholdingtoaccountagovernmentwithsweepingemergencypowersthatfacescriticismoveritshandlingofthecoronaviruspandemic.Yet,fewplacesarelesssuitedtosocialdistancingthana19thcentury,wood-paneleddebatingchamberwherelawmakersroutinelysqueezeontoovercrowdedbenchestosecureaseat.Butgoingonlineisnoteasyforaninstitutionsosteepedintraditionthatcastingavoterequireslawmakerstopassthroughanarrowlobbywheretheirnamesarerecordedbyofficialsinformaldress.Paradoxically,thejoboffacilitatingoneofthebiggestrevolutionsintheworkingsofParliamentfallslargelytotheleaderoftheHouseofCommons,JacobRees-Mogg,amanwhosemannerismsaresoself-consciouslyold-fashionedthathehasbeennicknamed“thehonorablememberforthe18thcentury.”【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.cyberspace[ˈsaɪbəspeɪs]n.___________________________2.stink[stɪŋk]n.__________________________3.curtail[kəˈteɪl]vt._______________________4.overpowering[ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ]adj._______________________5.sewage[ˈsuːɪdʒ]n._______________________6.adjacent[əˈdʒeɪsənt]adj_______________________7.RiverThamesn._______________________8.temporary[ˈtempərəri,ˈtemprəri]adj._______________________9.retreat[rɪˈtriːt]vi._______________________10.centuries-oldadj._______________________11.lawmaker[ˈlɔːˌmeɪkə]n._______________________12.sweeping[ˈswiːpɪŋ]adj._______________________13.few[fjuː]adj._______________________14.routinely[ruːˈtiːnli]adv._______________________15.squeeze[skwiːz]vi._______________________16.overcrowded[ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪd]adj._______________________17.institution[ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuːʃən]n._______________________18.steep[stiːp]vt._______________________19.paradoxically[ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəli]adv._______________________20.facilitate[fəˈsɪlɪteɪt]vt._______________________21.mannerism[ˈmænərɪzəm]n._______________________22.nickname[ˈnɪkneɪm]vt._______________________23.honorable[ˈɒnərəbəl]adj._______________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.可见的未来_______________________2.又名，亦称_______________________3.开始做某事_______________________4.问责_______________________5.面对……的批评_______________________6.投票_______________________7.大部分落在……（的肩上）_______________________拓展练习阅读理解Theartoffabricdyeingisanancientonedatingbackto3500BC.Overthecenturieswehumanshavesoughttobrightenourappearancewithclothingthatreflectsthevibrantnaturalcoloursseeninnature,andmanycolourantswereoriginallysourcedfromthenaturalworldaroundus.Wastechemicalsfromthedyesthemselvesareoftenhighlytoxic—Azodyeswhichaccountfor60-70percentofalldyesusedbecometoxicwhenbrokendownandmetabolized—andthefixingagentsusedwhichcancontainformaldehydandchlorinecompounds,arenobetter,withlinkstoallergiesandcancer,notonlyhazardoustohumansbutalsototheenvironment.Whensyntheticdyeswerediscoveredin1856anevengreaterarrayofcoloursbecamepossible,andwiththeadventoftheindustrialrevolutionthefabricindustryboomed.Inthemodernage,consumerdemandfuelsthefashionhousesandcolourisking:butthedyeingoffabricscomesataprice.Intotalover8000chemicalshavebeenidentifiedasbeingusedinthedyeingprocess,manyofwhichhavebeennotedashazardoustohealth.Addtothisthevastamountofwaterrequiredforthedyeingprocessinwhichhugewaterbathsareneededateverystageoftheprocessandwecanseewhytheindustryisoneofthemostenvironmentallydamagingonearth,responsibleforatleast17-20percentoftotalwaterpollution.Soisthereanotherway?WellsyntheticbiologistOrrYarkonicertainlythinksso.HiscompanyColorifixhavepioneeredanewtechniquewhichbypassestraditionaldyeingtechniquesinfavourofanapproachbasedonnature’sownmethods.Ratherthanfightingnaturehebelievesweneedtotapintoitinordertosolvethecomplexenvironmentalissuesthatchallengeustoday.“Colorifixisverymuchinspiredfromnature”hesays,“naturehascreatedawholepaletteofcoloursthatweseeonadailybasis”.Sourcingcoloursfromarangeofnaturalpigments,hethenengineersmicroorganismsusingDNAtoconvertagriculturalby-productsintodyes.Whenthemicroorganismsburst,they“fix”thecolourtothefabric,thusreducingtheneedformassiveamountsofwater.Theorganismsthemselvescanbegrown,orfermented,oncetheDNAcodeforthenecessarycolouranthasbeenimplantedandthisnaturalreproductionisfastandefficient.Overallthewholeprocessuseslesswater,produceslesswaste,andneedsfarlesschemicals.Anewwayforwardinspiredbynature.17.Accordingtothepassage,dyeingfabricscomesatapricebecause________.A.ThedyeingmaterialsarepoisonousB.ThedyeingmaterialsareratherexpensiveC.ThedyeingprocesspollutestheenvironmentD.Thedyeingprocessneedsplentyofwater18.WhatisafeatureofthedyeingtechniqueproposedbyColorifix?A.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.B.Ittakesalongertimetoacquirerawmaterials.C.Itemploysnaturalcolorwhichdoesnotstaylong.D.Itneedslesswaterbutproducespoisonouspollutants.19.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thedyeingprocesscanbepollutionfree.B.Dyeingfabricscausesthemainpollutants.C.Thecolorofnatureonlycomesfromplants.D.Humanhasalonghistoryofpursuingbeautiful“color”.20.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Breathinglifeintoadyeingart B.Historyofdyeingindustry.C.Unknowndangerbehinddyeing. D.Colorcomeswithaprice.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.cyberspace[ˈsaɪbəspeɪs]n.网络空间，赛博空间2.stink[stɪŋk]n.臭味3.curtail[kəˈteɪl]vt.削减；限制4.overpowering[ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ]adj.太强的；难以忍受的5.sewage[ˈsuːɪdʒ]n.污水；污物6.adjacent[əˈdʒeɪsənt]adj.附近的7.RiverThamesn.泰晤士河8.temporary[ˈtempərəri,ˈtemprəri]adj.暂时的9.retreat[rɪˈtriːt]vi.撤退，撤出10.centuries-oldadj.几百年的；几个世纪久的11.lawmaker[ˈlɔːˌmeɪkə]n.议员12.sweeping[ˈswiːpɪŋ]adj.有广泛影响的；深远的；范围很广的13.few[fjuː]adj.很少的，几乎没有的14.routinely[ruːˈtiːnli]adv.通常情况下15.squeeze[skwiːz]vi.挤16.overcrowded[ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪd]adj.拥挤不堪的，过于拥挤的17.institution[ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuːʃən]n.机构18.steep[stiːp]vt.浸泡，沉浸于19.paradoxically[ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəli]adv.矛盾地20.facil