2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：英国文化话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读外刊精选｜英国女王思退，查尔斯王子终于要熬出头了？近日，英国王室很不太平，安德鲁王子的丑闻掀起一系列风波，甚至让女王对王室的管理遭到质疑。而在此次危机善后过程中，现年71岁的王储查尔斯王子尽显“准国王”风范，引来外界对于女王传位之声的纷纷猜测。查尔斯王子在这一危机化解中扮演了什么角色？英国王室可能面临怎样的变革？InPrinceAndrewScandal,PrinceCharlesEmergesasMonarch-in-WaitingByMarkLandler①WhenQueenElizabethIIwelcomesPresidentTrumpandotherworldleaderstoBuckinghamPalaceonTuesdaytomarkthe70thanniversaryofNATO,itwillbeanothertestamenttoherextraordinarylongevity:Sheaccededtothethroneonlythreeyearsafterthealliancewasformed.②YetitwillalsoshowcasetheHouseofWindsoratawistfulturningpoint,withthe93-year-oldqueenfadingintohistoryasher71-year-oldsonandheir,PrinceCharles,movesaggressivelytoasserthiscontrol,mostconspicuouslyintryingtomopuptherecentscandalthatengulfedhisyoungerbrotherPrinceAndrew.③Thefiercebacklashhasthrownaharshspotlightonthequeen’smanagementoftheFirm,asinsidersoftenrefertotheroyalfamily.Moresignificantly,ithasalsodramatizedhowPrinceCharleshaseffectivelyassumedtheroleofmonarch-in-waitingashecalledhismotherfromNewZealandtopresshertostriphisbrotherofhispublicduties.④PrinceCharleshaslongpushedforamorestreamlinedroyalfamily,withfewermemberscarryingoutofficialduties,drawingfromthepublicpurse,orgeneratingdamagingpublicity.ButthePrinceAndrewdebacleisthemostvisiblesignyetthattheshifthasbeguntohappen.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.scandal[ˈskændəl]n.________________________2.emerge[ɪˈmɜːdʒ]vi.________________________3.Monarch-in-Waiting________________________4.mark[mɑːk]vt.________________________5.anniversary[ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri]n.________________________6.NATOabbr.________________________7.testament[ˈtestəmənt]n.________________________8.extraordinary[ɪkˈstrɔːdɪnəri]adj.________________________9.longevity[lɒnˈdʒevəti]n.________________________10.throne[θrəʊn]n.________________________11.alliance[əˈlaɪəns]n.________________________12.showcase[ˈʃəʊkeɪs]vt.________________________n.________________________13.wistful[ˈwɪstfəl]adj.________________________14.heir[eə]n.________________________15.assert[əˈsɜːt]vt.________________________16.conspicuously[kənˈspɪkjuəsli]adv.________________________17.engulf[ɪnˈɡʌlf]vt.________________________18.fierce[fɪəs]adj.________________________19.backlash[ˈbæklæʃ]n.________________________20.spotlight[ˈspɒtlaɪt]n.________________________21.dramatize[ˈdramətʌɪz]vt.________________________22.press[pres]vt.________________________23.strip[strɪp]vt.________________________24.streamlined[ˈstriːmlaɪnd]adj.________________________25.draw[drɔː]vt.________________________26.damaging[ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ]adj.________________________27.debacle[deɪˈbɑːkəl]n.________________________28.visible[ˈvɪzəbəl]adj.________________________29.shift[ʃɪft]n.________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.白金汉宫___________________________________________2.继位___________________________________________3.善后，打扫干净___________________________________________4.称为___________________________________________5.公众资金___________________________________________拓展练习阅读理解QueenElizabethIIisnotonlythequeenoftheUnitedKingdom,butsheisalsothequeenofother16countries,includingAustralia,NewZealand,CanadaandJamaica.Herfaceisseenonstampsandcoinsallaroundtheworld.ElizabethAlexandraMaryWindsorwasborninLondononApril21st1926.HerparentswereGeorge,theDukeofYork,andElizabeth,thedaughteroftheEarlandCount-nessofStrathmore.Asachild,PrincessElizabethlivedwithherparentsandyoungersisterinLondonandWindsor.Everysummer,shetraveledtoScotlandtovisithermother'sparents.Shewasinterestedinallsortsofsports,butherfavoriteswerehorseridingandswimming.Shewasalsofondofacting,artandmusic.AsprincessElizabethgrewolder,shestartedtoplayapartinBritishpubliclife.Whenshewas14,shebroadcastaradiomessagetoallthechildrenofBritainandtheCommon-wealth.Twoyearslater,shecarriedoutherfirstpublicengagement,andstartedtogoonofficialtoursshortlyafterthat.AfteratourtoSouthAfricain1946,shemarriedPhilipMountbatten.Thecouplehadfourchildren:PrinceCharles,bornin1948,PrincessAnne,bornin1950,PrinceAndrew,bornin1960andPrinceEdward,bornin1964.Afterherfatherdied,PrincessElizabethbecameQueenElizabethIIinaceremonyheldinLondonin1953.Asaqueen,shehasmanyduties,andleadsaverybusylife.Shetravelsthroughouttheworld,meetingtheleadersofothercountries,andattendsalargenumberofofficialfunctions.ShealsoholdsameetingeveryweekwiththeBritishPrimeMinister.Everyyear,onChristmasDay,shebroadcastamessagetothepeopleofBritishandtheCommonwealth,talkingaboutherhopesforthefuture.QueenElizabethhasbeenonthethroneformorethan60yearsandhasbecomeoneofthemostfamouswomenintheworld.LotsofpeopleinBritishbelievethatshetrieshardtounderstandherpeopleandbeagoodqueen.Morethanhertitle,thisqualityhasearnedhermuchloveandrespect.13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.QueenElizabethIIisonlythequeenoftheUnitedKingdom.B.ElizabethlivedwithherfamilyinLondonandScotlandwhenshewasachild.C.ElizabethstartedtotakepartinBritishpubliclifewhenshewas14.D.Asaqueen,ElizabethishighlythoughtofinBritain.14.WhyisElizabethconsideredoneofthemostfamouswomenintheworld?A.Shehasmanydutiesandlivesaverybusylife.B.Shehasbeenaqueenformorethanhalfacentury.C.LotsofpeopleinBritainloveandrespecther.D.Shealwaystriestorespectherpeopleandbeagoodqueen.15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheintroductionofElizabeth B.TheachievementsofElizabethC.WhypeoplerespectElizabeth D.HowElizabethcametopower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.scandal[ˈskændəl]n.丑闻2.emerge[ɪˈmɜːdʒ]vi.出来；出现3.Monarch-in-Waiting候任的君主4.mark[mɑːk]vt.纪念5.anniversary[ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri]n.周年纪念6.NATOabbr.北大西洋公约组织7.testament[ˈtestəmənt]n.证明；验证8.extraordinary[ɪkˈstrɔːdɪnəri]adj.非凡的；特别的9.longevity[lɒnˈdʒevəti]n.长寿10.throne[θrəʊn]n.王位；皇权11.alliance[əˈlaɪəns]n.联盟；结盟国家12.showcase[ˈʃəʊkeɪs]vt.展示n.展示柜13.wistful[ˈwɪstfəl]adj.伤感的，留恋的14.heir[eə]n.继承人15.assert[əˈsɜːt]vt.主张，建立，施加；论断，断言16.conspicuously[kənˈspɪkjuəsli]adv.明显地17.engulf[ɪnˈɡʌlf]vt.严重影响；吞没18.fierce[fɪəs]adj.强烈的，猛烈的19.backlash[ˈbæklæʃ]n.后果20.spotlight[ˈspɒtlaɪt]n.关注，聚光灯21.dramatize[ˈdramətʌɪz]vt.使戏剧化22.press[pres]vt.施压，敦促23.strip[strɪp]