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高中英语时文新闻拓展阅读理解五篇

2020年高中英语时文新闻拓展阅读理解

Passage1美国正积极研发新冠疫苗

TheUnitedStatesis"neck-and-neck"withChinaintheracetodevelop an effective coronavirus（新冠病毒）vaccine,JohnsHopkinsUniversityhealthpolicyandmanagementprofessor Dr.MartyMakary told "SpecialReport" Wednesday."Thereare70vaccinesin differentstagesofdevelopment,"saidMakary,aFoxNewscontributor."Thereareseventhatarebeinggiveninpatientsrightnow. We’resortofneck-and-neckwithChina--we'vegot three,they'vegotthree."

MakaryaddedthattheChinesevaccines"areactuallyinfurtherstagesofdevelopment.Theirdrugsare inphasetwoorthree,andit'sarealrace...Thecountrythatgetsthere firstwillhaveasignificant advantagebecausetheywill controlthesupplyfortherest oftheworldandtheriskisif wearen't there first,wecould getlockedout."Theprofessorconcludedthatthesearchforavaccinewas"movingalong,"butaddedthat"itwillprobablytakeayear"beforesuchatreatmentbecomeswidelyavailable.

EarlierWednesday,Dr.AnthonyFauci,thegovernment'stopinfectious-diseaseexpertandamemberofPresidentTrump'scoronavirustaskforce, toutedthedrug remdesivir（瑞德西韦）forits"clear-cutsignificantpositiveeffectindiminishingthetimetorecovery,”asreflectedin newdata.Makary saidthatwhiletheNationalInstitutesofHealthstudyshowsonlya31percentreductionrateinrecoverytime,itcouldprovetobesignificant."Onethingtoremember,"Makary cautionedaboutremdesivir,"it'snotasilverbullet."It reducestheseverityand probablyincreasesrecoverybut also, thisisanIV（静脉注射）medication, it'snotsomethingyoucangoto thepharmacytonightandpickup."IntheU.S.,remdesivirisstillawaitingregulatoryapprovalasacoronavirustreatment,butMakarysaiditislikelytoreceiveemergencyauthorizationfromtheFoodandDrugAdministration "asearlyasthisevening”.

1Whatdoestheunderlinedword“neck-and-neck”mean?

AworktogetherBbefriendsCattheequallevelDbeenemies

2WhatisAmerican’schallengeaccordingtoMakary’sstatement?

AUsevaccinestosavemorepeople.BGivepatientsmorevaccinesfortreatment.

CDevelopeffectivevaccinesbeforeChinadoes.DWorkwithChinatodevelopvaccines.

3Whatcanweknowaboutremdesivir?

AItcanreducethetimetorecovery.BPeoplecan’tpurchaseiteasilyindrugstores.

CIthasbeenusedasacoronavirustreatment.DIthasasignificanteffectintreatingcoronavirus.

4Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

ATheUSislevelwithChinainraceforcoronavirusvaccines.

BRemdesivircanbethetreatmentforcoronavirusvaccines.

CRemdesivirneedtheregulatoryapproval.

DCoronavirusvaccinesshouldbedevelopedsoon.

Passage2上海迪士尼恢复营业

ShanghaiDisneylandtoreopenaftershuttingdown

May11 couldbeaverymagicaldayforthemeparklovers.Aspartsoftheworldstarttoreopenamidthe coronavirus（新冠病毒） pandemic（大流行病）,manypeoplearelookingtoseehowbusinesseswillreturnafterclosingdown.It’slikelythatthemeparkloverswillbeinterestedtoseehowthe Disney parksaltertheirpracticesinresponsetotheoutbreak.ShanghaiDisneylandannouncedthatitwillbereopeningtothepubliconMonday.TheparkcloseditsdoorsonJan.25aspartofChina’seffortstocurbthespreadofthecoronavirus.Sincethen,theoutbreakhasbecomeapandemicandDisneyparksacrosstheworldhavealsobeenlimitedandshuttheirdoors.

Inastatement,DisneyCEOBobChapeksaid:

 “WeknowhowmuchourguestshavebeenlookingforwardtoreturningtoShanghaiDisneyland,andourcastisexcitedtobeginwelcomingthemback.Astheparkreopenswithsignificantlyenhancedhealthandsafetymeasures,ourguestswillfindShanghaiDisneylandasmagicalandmemorableasever.”

Whentheparkreopens,guestswillberequiredtopurchaseadmissionticketsvalidforcertaindatesonly.Also,annualpassholderswillhavetomakereservationspriortoarrival.Theparkwillalsocontrolguestdensity（密度）inlines,restaurants,ridevehiclesandotherfacilities.Theparkwillalsoutilizetemperaturescreeningandrequiregueststowearmasksinthepark,exceptwheneating.

1Whatdoestheunderlinedword“curb”meaninparagraph1?

AstopBencourageCcontrolDtreat

2Whatcanwelearnformparagraph1?

AShanghaiDisneylandclosedbeforethepandemicofthecoronavirus.

BOnlyShanghaiDisneylandshutitsdoorduringthepandemic.

CShanghaiDisneylandwillbereopenbecausethepandemicisended.

DChinahascurbedthespreadofthecoronavirus.

3WhatwillhappenwhenShanghaiDisneylandreopens?

AItwon’tbeasentertainingasbefore.

BThosewhoboughtticketcanvisititatanytime.

CAnnualpassholderscanvisittheparkfreely.

DManymeasureswillbeusedtoenhancesafety.

Passage3纽约顶级厨师的工作困境

ChefsfromsomeofNewYorkCity’stop restaurants areleavingthebusinesstoworkforbillionairesafter losingtheirjobstothecoronavirus（新冠病毒）,theNewYorkPost haslearned.

Out-of-workchefsfromrestaurantsincludingJean-Georges,Daniel,ElevenMadisonPark,PerSeandGramercyTavernarebeingpoached（挖走）bytalentagentsandevenrealestatebrokers（房地产经纪人）toworkforwealthyfamiliessincethecoronavirusshutdowns haveweakenedtherestaurantindustry,sourcessaid.Thesupplyofqualitychefsissoabundantthatsomewealthypeoplesaythey’regettingcold-calledaboutthelatestcandidate.“IreceivedacalloutoftheblueaskingifwewantedtohireatopchefwhohadworkedforJean-Georges,”onebillionairerealestatedevelopertoldtheNYPost'sSideDish.

For unemployedchefs,it’softentheonlywayforthemtomakemoneydoingwhattheyloveatatimewhensit-downdiningisprohibitedbythestatelockdown.“Iwaslaidoffsixweeksago.Itjustwasn’tpossibletostay,nomatterhowmuchthechefwantedtokeepus.Ican’tstandnotworking.Imissbeinginthekitchen,”saidIanTenzer,a29-year-oldformersouschef（副厨）atthree-starMichelinrestaurantElevenMadisonPark,namedtheworld’sbestrestaurantin2017.“WorkingasaprivatechefhasalwaysbeenapartoftheindustryIhadthoughtaboutworkinginand,atthispointinmycareer,it’sagoodchoiceeconomicallyandprofessionally,”headded.

Indeed, chefswhochoosetoworkinprivatehomes standtogeta20percentto30percentpayraise,aswellasotherperks（补贴）includingbetterhours,sourcessaid.Souschefsattoprestaurantscanearnbetween$120,000and$200,000ayearworkingfull-timeforafamily,comparedtocloserto$100,000workingatarestaurant.Onedrawbackisthatyouneverknowwhatkindoffamilyyou’llget,chefssaid.Somefamiliesare“lovely,adventurousandcurious,”butotherscanbequitetheopposite.Theycanberudeand“evenphysicallyandverballyabusive.Ihaveheardhorrorstories,”saidonechefwhoaskedtoremainunnamed.“Moneycanbeaverycorruptinginfluence.”

1WhichistrueaboutChefsinNewYorkcity?

ASomeoffamouschefsareleavingthebusinesstoworkinprivatehomes.

BWealthyfamiliesinvitedchefstoworkforthem.

CChefsarebeingpoachedbecausebillionairesneedthem.

DTopchefsarerareinNewYorkcity.

2Whichofthefollowingcandescribetheunderlinedphrase“outoftheblue”?

AfromtheskyBallofasuddenCinthemorningDfromafriend

3Whatcanweknowformparagraph3?

AIanTenzerwasoutofworkbecausethechefdidn’tneedhim.

BTherestillmanyjobsforIanTenzertodo.

CIanTenzerhadn’tconsideredworkingforprivatefamilies.

DBeingaprivatechefcanbeeconomicallyhelpfultoIanTenzer.

4Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

ABeingaprivatechefcanearnmore.

BUnemployedchefsarebeingpersonalcooks.

CChefsfromNewYorkCity’stop restaurants

DOut-of-workchefsfromtoprestaurants

Passage4为隔离患者捐赠iPad

Nomanisanisland.Butforthecoronavirus（新冠病毒）patients inhospitals,theydiealone–physicallyseparatedfromthefriendsandfamilywholovethem.Thiscruelrealityweighsheavilyonagroupof NewYorkCity volunteerswhosemissionistoactuallyconnectpatientswithfamilymembersunabletobepresentduetohospitalrestrictionsonvisitors.Theirsolution:

 tocollectusediPads fromacrossthecountryanddonatethemtohospitalsinunderserved（缺医少药的）communitieswheretheneedismostserious.

"It’saheartbreakingscene," NicolasHeller, a31-year-olddocumentarian,saidofthethousandsofpeoplewhohavediedfromthediseaseinisolation,withoutthecomfortingwordsortouchfromalovedone."Alotofthesepeoplearedyingprematurely,whethertheyhadmedicalissuesornot.It’scrushing." saidHeller,whoispartof iPadsto Hospitals,anorganization–foundedbytwomedicalstudents,AmyJohnsonandJeffArace–thatiscollectingusediPadsforpatientswhodonotownsmartphones capable ofvideochatting.ThegroupexplainedhowthedonatediPadscouldalsobenefithospitalstaff withlimitedpersonalprotectiveequipment,suchasmasksandgloves.Thetabletcomputerscanallowmedicalstafftocommunicatewithpatientsfromoutsideoftheroom,decreasingtheirriskofexposuretothevirus.

AsofFridaymorning,thegroupsaidithasreceived375usediPadsfromdonorsnationwideandraisedmorethan$22,000throughits GoFundMepage topurchasemoredevices.Sofar,50oftheiPadshavebeendonatedtoBrooklyn’sCOVID-onlysite,UniversityHospitalofBrooklynatSUNYDownstate,whosestaffexpressedthecriticalimpactthedevicescanhaveonpatientsandalsohealthcareworkers.

"Thelifebloodofwhatwe’redoingismakinguseofpeople’siPadsthatareintheirdrawersandontheirdesksthattheydon’tuseanymore," saidIanKaplan,