2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：法国时事话题.docx

1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选法国大选：“铁拳”总统马克龙能连任吗？2017年，年仅39岁的埃玛纽埃尔马克龙入主爱丽舍宫，成为法国历史上最年轻的总统。执政伊始，就大刀阔斧地出台了一系列强势的改革措施。五年已过，新一轮总统大选在即，向来强硬的马克龙一改昔日形象，改走“温情”路线。那么，马克龙是否能够梅开二度，再次赢得法国民心呢？Rather Very Human: As Election Nears, Macron Tries to Soften His Image By Norimitsu Onishi Rarely has a modern French leader

2、embraced the powers of the presidency as forcefully as Emmanuel Macron. From his earliest days in office, Mr. Macron was called Jupiter by the news media, the king of the gods who ruled by hurling down lightning bolts. As elections approach in April, that image has also become a political liability

3、and left Mr. Macron struggling to strike the right balance between quasi king and electoral candidate in a political culture that swings between an attachment to monarchy and a penchant for regicide. Im someone whos rather emotional, but who hides it, the president said, lowering his eyes in the gil

4、ded ballroom of the lyse Palace, during a recent two-hour television interview. Im someone whos rather very human, I believe, he said. His goal is to show that hes a good-natured monarch, a human monarch, but with authority, said Jean Garrigues, a leading historian on Frances political culture. His

5、challengers goal is to show Macron as a helpless monarch, someone who has the powers of a monarch, but whos incapable of putting them to use. Thats the great French paradox, Mr. Garrigues added. A people permanently in search of participatory democracy who, at the same time, expects everything of th

6、eir monarch.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.rather r adv. _2.human hjumn adj. _3.near n v. _4.rarely reli adv. _5.embrace mbres v. _6.hurl hl v. _7.liability lablti n. _8.quasi-_9.swing sw v. _10.attachment ttmnt n._11.monarchy mnki n. _12.penchant p n._13.regicide redsad n. _14.emotional mnl adj. _15.gil

7、ded ldd adj. _16.ballroom blrum n. _17.helpless helpls adj. _18.put something to use_19.great ret adj. _20.paradox prdks n._【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.雷电_2.在某两者之间寻找到合适的中间路线_3.眼神往下_4.追求_5.参与式民主_6.期待从某人那里获得某物_拓展练习阅读理解Have you ever thrown a camel? Camels are large and heavy animals, so it would be hard

8、 to throw. But in the French-speaking Democratic Republic of the Congo, “to throw a camel” is a way of saying “to make a spelling mistake”.In the past, a phrase like that was not accepted by the French government as an official French term. But recently, the French Ministry of Culture worked on a ne

9、w kind of dictionary that accepts the idea that many people outside of France speak the language. The language has changed over time and is different in places like Ivory Coast in West Africa or Quebec in Cana-da, compared to how it is in ParisA new online dictionary, called the French speakers dict

10、ionary, includes new French words from around the world. It was released on March 18just in time for International French Speakers Day on March 20.Supporters say the new Internet dictionary is more democratic than earlier French dictionaries that only showed the way highly educated French people spo

11、ke. The new dictionary includes unofficial words like “pourriel”, which means an unwanted email if you are in Canada. It is a word based on “courriel”, which just means an email.French President Emmanuel Macron proposed the idea of the dictionary in 2018. It now contains about 600.000 terms, Roselyn

12、e Bachelot is the French Culture Minister. She said the dictionary is not just for Frances 67 million citizens, but for the 300 million French speakers worldwide.The aim, supporters say, is to recognize the way language changes. Words and expressions included in the dictionary come from over 50 coun

13、trieseven from the United States Some people in the southern U. S. state of Louisiana speak French.People can see the dictionary on a website or with an app. Users can also send in new words they think should be included. Official dictionaries produced by the French Academy in Paris were first publi

14、shed hundreds of years ago and are regularly updated.13.What do we mean if we say a man “throws a camel” in French?A.He talks big.B.He is very strong.C.He makes a joke.D.He misspells a word.14.What is the purpose of the publication date of the new online dictionary?A.To celebrate an event.B.To honor

15、 foreign users.C.To draw more attention.D.To meet an urgent need.15.Where does the word “pourriel” come from?A.French.B.An email.C.A holiday.D.Canada.16.What can people do with the new dictionary?A.Update it regularly.B.Recommend new words to it.C.Change the meaning of its words.D.Regard it as an of

16、ficial dictionary.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.rather r adv. 的确地，千真万确地2.human hjumn adj. 带有人性特点的3.near n v. 临近，即将到来4.rarely reli adv. 很少见地5.embrace mbres v. 拥护支持；张开怀抱6.hurl hl v. 用力扔，把某物砸出去7.liability lablti n. 责任，义务，承担8.quasi-近似，类似9.swing sw v. 在两者之间不断摇摆，没有固定立场10.attachment ttmnt n.热衷、依恋或忠诚11.mo

17、narchy mnki n. 君主制12.penchant p n. 喜欢，倾向于13.regicide redsad n. 弑君14.emotional mnl adj. 情绪外露的15.gilded ldd adj. 镀金的16.ballroom blrum n. 宴会厅17.helpless helpls adj. 没有能力或力量，无法控制或保护自己18.put something to use使用，应用，运用19.great ret adj. 著名的20.paradox prdks n. 悖论，自相矛盾的事【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.lightning bol

18、t雷电2.strike the right balance between在某两者之间寻找到合适的中间路线3.lower ones eyes眼神往下4.in search of追求5.participatory democracy参与式民主6.expect something of somebody期待从某人那里获得某物【全文翻译】“相当有人情味儿”：大选将近，马克龙努力“软化”自身形象在现代历任法国领导人中，几乎没有任何一位会像埃马纽埃尔马克龙那样强势紧握着总统大权。甫一上任，马克龙就被媒体称为“朱庇特”，就是那位通过抛掷雷电来进行统治的众神之王。随着四月大选的临近，这一形象也已成为马克龙的

19、政治负累。当下，政治文化正在“力挺君主”和“执迷弑君”两股力量间摇摆不定。马克龙身处其中，也不得不在“准国王”和大选候选人之间，尽力找寻一个平衡。 近期，在一场为期两小时的电视采访中，在金碧辉煌在爱丽舍的宴会厅内，马克龙低垂着双眼，说道：“我是个情绪很丰富，但善于隐藏的人。要我说，我还是很有人情味儿的。”在法国政治文化研究中，让加里格是一位重要的历史学家。他表示：“马克龙的目标，在于告诉公众，他是一位平易近人，不失人性的君主。而对于想要挑战他的人而言，目标则在于：指出他只不过是一个手足无措的君主：虽大权在握，但却无能为力。”加里格补充道：“这就是法国人的一大悖论。这个民族一直在寻求民主参与，但同时又希望自己的君主十全十美。”拓展练习阅读理解参考答案 13.D 14.A 15.D 16.B