2021届高考英语二轮复习：时事热点阅读练习（五） WORD版含解析.docx

1、2021届高考英语第二轮复习：时事热点拓展阅读练习（五）一、 阅读理解。AThe World Health Organization (WHO) hasexpressedconcern over the rising COVID-19 figures from Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, parts of Asia,warningthat the pandemicis far from over.In a briefing on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom also noted tha

2、t some countries were experiencing a shortage in test kits because of thedisruptionsto travel globally.As in all regions, cases and deaths are under reported in countries in these regions because of low testing capacity, said Tedros.We are continuing tosupportthese countries with technical assistanc

3、e through our regional and country offices & with supplies through Solidarity flights. In the past week, we have delivered supplies to more than 40 countries in Africa & more are planned.The WHO chief reiterated his calls for global unity in thefightagainstCOVID-19.I continue to call for the world t

4、o come together in solidarity and national unity toconfrontthe COVID-19pandemic, but also to prevent the next one, and to build a healthier, safer, fairer world for everyone, everywhere, he said.1. According to the WHO, which countrys COVID-19 figures may going up?A.EgyptB. France C. Canada D.Russia

5、2. What does the word “disruption” from Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?A.开始 B.中断 C.执行 D.继续3. What is the WHOs next plan for the pandemic?A. support the countries with technical assistiance.B. deliver supplies to more countries.C. continue to call for global unity.D. All of the above.4. Choose the right

6、 word from the passage to match the meaning of the underlined wordconfrontin the last paragraph.A. express B. warnC. support D. fight against5. Which of the followings isUNTRUEaccording to Tedros Adhanom?A. The figures from all regions tell the exact deaths and cases.B. Some countries dont have enou

7、gh test kits.C. There will be more supplies delivered to Africa.D. WHO helps the countries in order to build healthier, safer, fairer world for everyone.答案：ABDDABWest Nile is a tropical disease that begins in birds, which pass it on to mosquitoes that then go on to infect human beings with a bite. M

8、ost people who contract West Nile do not experience any symptoms at all，but, if they do, symptoms typically develop between 3 to 14 days after a mosquito bite. About 1 in 5 persons suffers fever，headaches, and bodyaches, usually lasting a week or so. A far less lucky 1 in 150 experiences highfever，t

9、remors, paralysis,and coma. Someespecially the elderly and those with weak immune system sdie.That is what made the major outbreaks of West Nile in the U.S. in the summer of 2012 so scary. The situation was particularly bad in Dallas, Texas，where the West Nile virus killed 10 people and sickened mor

10、e than 200. The city declared a state of emergency and began aerial spraying of a pesticide to kill the mosquitoes, even though residents argued that the pesticide could be more dangerous than the disease.Why was the summer of 2012 so hospitable to the West Nile virus and the mosquitoes that carry i

11、t? Blame the weather. An extremely mild winter allowed more mosquitoes than usual to survive, while the unusually high temperatures in that scorching summer further increased their number by speeding up their life cycle.The economic crisis may have also played a role: Homeowners who were not able to

12、 pay their bank loans were forced to abandon their properties, sometimes leaving behind swimming pools that made excellent mosquito breeding grounds.These verity of tropical diseases is also a matter of whether governments are capableand willingto defend their populations against infections. Dallas

13、County was not doing some of the key things to slow the spread of West Nile, such as testing dead birds and setting mosquito traps to test for the presence of the disease. Tropical infections are thus as much related to government inaction as they are to climate.1. What is this passage mainly about?

14、A.West Nile and methods to fight it.B.West Nile and governmental efficiency.C.West Nile and its relation to tropical diseases.D.West Nile and the conditions its virus spreads rapidly in.2. Which of the following statements is true about West Nile?A.Its symptoms usually appear within two weeks.B.It i

15、s spread through air and water in tropical areas.C.Over 20% of people who contract it will suffer severe symptoms.D.It comes from direct human contact with birds infected with the virus.3. What did Dallas County do to fight off West Nile?A.They asked citizens to stay away from dead birds.B.They drai

16、ned the swimming pools in the county.C.They encouraged citizens to get vaccinations.D.They sprayed pesticide from the air.4. Which of the following is a reason why Dallas was hit most seriously in the U.S. in 2012?A.The weather of the previous winter was not as cold as usual.B.The residents worried

17、about the countys decision and action.C.The government did not issue a warning about the disease in time.D.The increasing population in Texas raised the risk of contracting the disease.答案：DADACJohn Ross(British scholar)People will understand thatChinais the only country which has got the virus fully

18、 under control. And therefore thats the country which you have tostudymost.DrBruceAylward(senior adviser to the director-general of the WHO)I think the key learning fromChinais speed its all about the speed. The faster you canfindthe cases, isolate the cases, and track their close contacts, the more

19、 successful youre going to be.I talked to lots of people outside the system in hotels, on trains, in thestreets at night.Theyre mobilized（动员）, like in a war, and its fear of the virus that was driving them. They really saw themselves as on the frontlines of protecting the rest ofChina. And the world

20、.Michael J. Ryan(the executive director of the WHO )Viruses know no borders and they dont care about your ethnicity（种族）, the color of your skin or how much money you have in the bank. This is a time forsolidarity, this is a time for facts, this is a time tomove forward together,tofight this virus to

21、gether, he said.The Guardian（British Newspaper）In the face of a previously unknown virus,Chinahasrolled outperhaps the mostambitious,agile,andaggressivedisease containment effort in history.The L.A. Times(American Newspaper)Every effort that the administration(行政部门) should be making today should be

22、focused on saving American lives. That the administration is seeking totalk about blameat this point is a political calculus（转移政治焦点） that is incredibly irresponsible and inappropriate to the moment.(298 words)1. Who we have to learn from to control the virus?A. British B.America C. China D. the WHO2

23、. Who thinks that speed is the key to stop the virus?A. The British scholar.B. The senior adviser to the director-general of the WHO.C. The executive director of the WHO.D. The reporter of the Guardian.3. Which of the followings doesnt mean the same as the others?A. solidarity B. move forward togeth

24、er.C. fight together D.talk about blame4. Which of the following English and Chinese words match wrong?A. rolled out滚出B. ambitious -有雄心的C. agile 敏捷灵活的D. aggressive有进取心的5. Whats the main idea of The L.A. Times?A. American administration should control the virus quickly.B. American administration shou

25、ld learn fromChina.C. American administration should be a united team to fight against the virus.D. American administration should work hard at blame.答案：CBDAC二、阅读填空题。Copernicus, founder of modem astronomy, was bom in 1473 to a well-to-do merchant family in Torun，Poland. He was sent off to attend uni

26、versity in Italy, studying mathematics and optics, and canon law. Returning from his studies abroad, Copernicus was appointed to an administrative position in the cathedral of Frauenburg. There he spent a sheltered and academic life for the rest of his days. 1He made his observations from a tower si

27、tuated on the protective wall around the cathedral.His observations were made with the “bare eyeball，”so to speak, as a hundred years were to pass before the invention of the telescope. In 1530，Copernicus completed his famous work De Revolutionibus, which later played a major role in changing the ph

28、ilosophical view of humankinds place in the universe.2Copernicus died in 1543 and was never to know what a stir his work would cause. In his book, he asserted that the Earth rotated on its axis once daily and traveled around the Sun once yearly. 38 People then regarded the Earth as stationary,situat

29、ed at the center of the universe, with the Sun and all the planets revolving around it. Copernicus theory challenged the long-held belief that God created the Heavens and the Earth, and could overturn the core values of the Catholic world. 39 Other ministers quickly followed suit，saying of Copernicu

30、s, “This fool wants to turn the whole art of astronomy upside down.”Ironically,Copernicus had dedicated his work to Pope Paul EL 40.The Church ultimately banned De Revolutionibus, and the book remained on the list of forbidden reading material for nearly three centuries there after.A. Copernicus die

31、d on May 24，1543 in what is now Frombork,Poland.B. The book, however, wasnt published until two months before his death.C. If this act was an attempt to seek the Catholic Churchs approval，it was of no use.D. Copernicus returned to Poland，where he became a church administrator and doctor.E. This went

32、 against the philosophical and religious beliefs held during medieval times.F. Religious leader Martin Luther voiced his opposition to the sun-centered system model.G. In his spare time，Copernicus studied the stars and the planets, applying his math knowledge to the mysteries of the night sky.答案：GBEFC