2021届高考英语二轮复习：时事热点阅读练习（十八） 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（十八）AAt the age of 86, agriculture(农业) teacher Gerald Bonds has seen plenty of crises危机during his career. He sees no reason to leave theprofessionover the corona virus crisis.Bonds is in his 58th year of teaching. And, like most teachers in his state, he has beeninstructingh

2、is student sat home, which hetrulydislikes.I hate it. I want to see the students face to face and talk to them, Bonds told reporters with The Associated Press (AP). Some teachers have retired early or taken leave because of the difficulties ofdistancelearning and the health risks of in-person teachi

3、ng. But many longtime资深instructorslike Bonds are choosing to stay.The states of New Mexico and Maine have the oldest teachers in the country, with one in four older than 55. That information comes from a 2018 study of teachers and school leaders by the National Center for Education Statistics.Almost

4、 six percent of New Mexicos educators are 65 or older, notes the New Mexico Public Education Department. With few exceptions（例外）, New Mexicos schools have been providing only distance learning. So far, this has saved many teachers from dealing with the health risks of being in classrooms with studen

5、ts.Bonds said other teachers are helping him with some distance learning duties. For example, they help him put his lesson plans online and set up video conferencing视频会议. But he says it is still hard to teach students about raising animals and growing plants.Lets get through this and get back to per

6、son-to-person classes. I think thats important because I think these young people are going through a lot of emotional情感上的things right now, Bonds said.Spanish teacher Manuel Acosta is 71 years old. He teaches at Hobbs High School in southeastern New Mexico. Acosta doesnt have to teach after getting

7、a medical treatment for his heart in March. But he still wants to teach, even if it cannot be in person亲自. He has spent 46 years serving students across half of the states rural areas.I enjoy teaching; I enjoy theinteractionwith the students, said Acosta. I dont know anything else.(360 words)根据文章内容，

8、选择最佳答案：1. Which isnottrue about Bonds? A. He began to teaching at the age of 28. B. He has been teaching on the Internet during the corona virus crisis. C. He chose to stay to teach because he had got used to the crisis. D. He likes the distance teaching because he can talk to his students on the In

9、ternet.2. Which is true about Acosta?A. He has to stop teaching because of the corona virus crisis.B. He wont be happy if he is asked to teach now.C. Unlike Bonds, he prefer the distance teaching to the person-to-person classes.D. He has been teaching in the countryside for many years.3. If Bonds ha

10、s to teach in the classroom now, he _.A. will not be happy. B. will take leave.C. will face the health risk of the carnivorous.D. wont be able to teach students about raising animals and growing plants.4. How many teachers in New Mexico are over the age of 55? A. 6% of the states B. 25% of the state

11、sC. 50% of the states D.65% of the states5. What does the underlined wordinteractionmean? A.争论 B.互动 C.讨论D.活动答案：DDCBBBSoccer star Diego Armando Maradona died on Wednesday, Nov 25th, 2020.Maradona is said to have suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires,Argentina. He died less than one mont

12、h after his 60th birthday.Maradona grew up in a poor area of Buenos Aires and ledArgentinas national team to victory in the 1986 World Cup. However, he was kicked out of the 1994 World Cup for a drug violation药物违禁. His career was cut short after years of drug use, overeating and alcoholism酗酒. In 200

13、0, Maradona nearly died of heart failure caused by use of the drug cocaine. But he came back in 2008 tocoachtheArgentinanational team.He was one of the mostgiftedplayers in the history of the sport. And, he was honored like a god for his skills with the football, as it is called in much of the world

14、.InArgentina, he was called El Dios, or The God in English. It is a play on words on his number 10 shirt, El Diez, in the Spanish language.Some Argentinians consider Maradona the greatest football player ever, edging out远超Brazilian footballer, Pel. Both were named FIFA Player of the Century in 2000.

15、Maradona was largely responsible forArgentinas World Cup victory in 1986 inMexico. He scored two famous goals in one game againstEnglandfor a 2-1 victory. The first goal was scored with his fist butofficialson the field did not see it. He later said, It was partly by the hand of God and partly with

16、the head of Maradona. Maradona thendribbledpast half ofEnglands team for his second goal of the game. It is often called the goal of the century.Born on October 30, 1960, in Buenos Aires, Maradona was the fifth of eight children of a factory worker. As a child, he slept with a football under his arm

17、 while his mother thought he would grow up to be an accountant.Maradona played for the Argentinas Juniorsat the age of 15. Two years later, he just missed being a part of Argentinas 1978 World Cup team. In 1984, he joined the Italian team Napoli for a then world-record $7.5 million contract. He led

18、the team to two Italian football championships. After the 1986 World Cup victory inMexico, he also broughtArgentinas national team to a World Cup final in Rome in 1990.But by 1991, drugs and alcohol begantaking overhis life. That year Maradona received a 15-month suspensionfrom the sport for a drug

19、violation. He was banned again for 15 months after a drug test at the 1994 World Cup in theUnited States.Of his troubles, Maradona once said, Football is the most beautiful and healthy sport in the world. It shouldnt have to pay for my mistakes. Its not the balls fault.Maradona retired fromprofessio

20、nalfootball in 1997. After his near-death experience in 2000, he received treatment and spent some time with Cuban leader Fidel Castro.一根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. What did Maradona die of? A. heart failureB. drug C. overeating D. alcoholism2. Which isnottrue about Maradona?A. His career was cut short because

21、of bad lifestyles.B. He was one of the most gifted footballer in the history.C. He was honored like a god because of his skills with the football.D. All football lovers think that he was much better than Brazilian footballer, Pel.3. What does the underlined worddribbledmean?A.进球B.射门 C.盘带 D.传球4. What

22、 did Maradonas mother expect him to be?A. a footballer B. a factory workerC. a businessman D. an accountant5. How many World Cup championships did Maradonalead Argentinas national team to？ Anone B. oneC. two D. three二完成表格信息。Complete the facts about Maradona:Facts about Diego Armando MaradonaTimesIte

23、msOctober 30, 196019761984198619911994199720002008Nov 25th, 2020答案：ADCDBFact about Diego Armando MaradonaTimesItemsOctober 30, 1960Born in Buenos Aires1976Played for the Argentinos Juniors1984Joined the Italian team Napoli for a then world-record $7.5 million contract1986LedArgentinas national team

24、to victory in the 1986 World Cup.19911.Drugs and alcohol begantaking overhis life.2.Received a 6. 15-month suspension停赛from the sport for a drug violation.1994Be banned again for 15 months after a drug test at the 1994 World Cup in theUnited States.1997Retired fromprofessionalfootball20001.Nearly di

25、ed of heart failure.2.Be named FIFA Player of the Century2008CoachtheArgentinanational team.Nov 25th, 2020Died on WednesdayDSirio Persichetti cannot speak and cannot feed himself. But the seven-year-old Italian boy has become famous on social media.Sirio has spastic tetraplegia, a disease that affec

26、ts movement in three of a persons four legs and arms. His mouth is always open, which prevents him from forming words correctly orswallowing. He is fedliquidnutrition through atubein his stomach. And he has had a tracheotomy to help him breathe.But he deals with his condition with such a love for li

27、fe that his mother, Valentina, decided to create a website for him. She also madeaccountson Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to share his everyday life in hopes ofinspiringothers. She shares heart-warming videos of him under the title Sirio and the Tetrabonds. The videos have touched the hearts of pe

28、ople all over the world.We wanted to tell the story of disabilityin a different way, to tell it for what it is, Valentina said.The publics reaction to young Sirio has been huge. Some of his videos have been watched more than 130,000 times. In a short time, the response, especially from families livi

29、ng in similar situations, was powerful and exciting so we decided to keep going, his mother said. Valentina publishes videos of Sirio doing things like going to school, while carrying abag almost as big as he is. In another video, he is driving in an electric play car. In another, he is waking up hi

30、s older brother, Nilo.Sirios followers respond with a large number of likesand messages of support. Valentina said she wanted to end the unfair beliefs on disability. She wanted to show that children with special needs can still have fun and lead a happy life.We understood that it is necessary to ta

31、lk about disability without seeking pity, different from the usual way. she said.Valentina writes the descriptions that go with each of Sirios videos. She does so by imagining the world as seen through his eyes.Here I am arriving at the playground, fearless and proud while mamma watches me like a ha

32、wk. Its not easy trying to live a normal life when you have disabilities but I try anyway, reads one video description.Valentina said she never expected her son to become famous on social media. But we realized that is useful, she added, that it helps and is a necessary step to make the life of many

33、 people much more normal.(410 words)根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. A person with spastic tetraplegia has trouble doing something except _.A. moving. B. eating or speaking C. thinking D. breathing2. Why did Sirios mother decide to create the website?A. Because it can help get money for Sirios treatment.B.Because s

34、he wanted to tell people Sirios love for the life.C. Because people are interested in Sirios story.D. Bcause Sirios mother wanted him to be famous.3. The video descriptions are written by_. A. Sirio B.Sirios mother C. Sirios father D. Sirios brother4. Which isuntrueaccording to this report? A. Sirio

35、 has many troubles in his life. B. You should show your pity while you are talking with a disability. C. People like to watch Sirios videos very much. D. The videos tell the true life of disabilities.5. From Sirios story we can learn that _. A. some people think of the disability in an unfair way. B. children with special needs can still have fun and lead a happy life. C. its not easy trying to live a normal life when you have disabilities D. All of the above.答案：CBBBD