英语中高考热点话题文章阅读.docx
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Withinafewmonths,weregoingtohaveanewsetofbanknotes(纸币).ThePeople'sBankofChina(PBOC),thecentralbank,hasupgradedthefiftheditionoftherenminbi(RMB)andwillissuethemfromAug30.Thesebillswillhavebrightercolorsandnewsecurityfeatures(防伪特征),whichwillmakeprintingfake(假的)moneyevenharder.We'vebeenusingbanknotesforaround1,000years.BackintheNorthernSongDynasty,Chinesepeoplemadetheworld’searliestpapermoneytoreplacemetalcoins(金属硬币).Thesebanknoteswerecalledjiaozi.Obviouslypapermoneyischeapertomakeandeasiertocarry-theseadvantagesmadeitmorepopularthanotherformsofmoney.Butnow,inthedigital(数码的)age,papermoneyseemstobedisappearingforthesamereason-what'smoreconvenient(方便的)thannothavingtocarryanymoneyatall?
Chinaseemstobeheadingtowardbecomingacashlesssociety.Fromsupermarketstostreetstalls(小摊),peoplepaybyusingtheWeChatWalletandAlipayappsontheirmobilephones.Swedenisevenclosertoafuturewithoutpapermoney.ManySwedishbanksnolongerevenhavecashonhand.Butthereareworriesaboutcreatingcashless.Somesayitisunfairtothepoorandpeoplewithoutmucheducation.It'snoteasyforthemtoopenbankaccounts(账户)ordealwithmobilephones.Andifallofyourmoneyisdigitalyoumayloseyourmoneyifyouraccountsarehacked(黑客攻击)Althoughpapermoneyisinalosingbattlewithelectronicpaymentinsomecountries,it'sstillabigthinginmostpartsoftheworld.Itmaytakealittlelongerthanyouthinktoseeitgoaway.
Listentoyourbooks
耳朵“阅读”时代来了?
(词数260,7分钟)
Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheinternet,thereisanewtrendinreadingaudiobooks.Morepeoplearechoosingtolistentoaudiobooksthesedays,accordingtothisyearsnationalreadingreport.
ThereportwasreleasedbytheChineseAcademyofPressandPublication(CAPP).Itshowsthataudiobookshavebecomequitepopularamongmostreaders.Oneinthreeadultlistentoaudiobooks.Theymainlyusepopularaudiosharingplatf0mmS(平台)likeXimalaya.
Kidshavealsobeenamaindriverinthedevelopmentofaudiobooks.Ximalayanotedthatthevalueofaudiobookpurchasesmadebythoseaged13to18in2018increasedby330percentoverthatof2017,theBeijingEveningNewsreported.
Inaddition,aroundpercentofchildrenunder8yearsoldlistentoaudiobooks.Mostofthemlistenatleastonceaweek.Theirfavoritecategories(分类)are“storiesforkids”and"poetryreading”
Oneofthereasonsaudiobookshavetakenoffisthatpeoplewanttogetmoreuseoutoftheirfreetime.ChinaNewsServicereported.Whetherthey'reatthegym,onabus,orinbed,peoplecanenjoyreadingwithoutaheavypaperbookore-reader.Fasterinternetspeedsmeanonecandownloadawholebookinjustseconds,accordingtoWeiYushan,directorofCAPP.
Audioappcontentdesignershaveinvitedbroadcasters(播音员)andproduction(制作)groupstojoinincontentproduction.Boththequalityandnumberofaudiobooksbeingofferedhavegreatlyimproved.Morepeoplecanfindtheaudiobookstheylikethemost,thereportsays.
Followthesubwayrules
在地铁上吃喝将影响个人信用(词数270,7分钟)
Travelingbysubwaycansometimesbequiteanadventure,especiallyduringrushhour.Youhavetofightyourwayintothecarriage(车厢)Andtherearethetimeswhenyouhavetoavoidcupsofcoffeethatcouldspillonyou.Thesmellssomepassengersfoodareverystrong,too.
SinceApril,thelocalgovernmentofBeijinghasbeencollectingpublicopinionsontherevised(修订的)BeijingMetroPassengerRulesTherulessaythatifpassengersbehaveinanuncivilized(不文明的)mannerwhileonthesubway,theywillendupwithbadcredit(信用)scoresorevenbeingbanned(禁止)fromthesubway,BeijingYouthDailyreported.
Fourkindsofbehaviorswereaddedtotherevisedrules.Theyincludestealingothers'seatseatingordrinking,ridingwithoutpayingthefare(车票)andhandingoutadvertisements.What'sworthmentioningisthatpeoplehavedifferentopinionsregardingeatinganddrinkingonthesubway,GuangmingDailyreported.Therulesstatethatallpassengersexceptbabiesandpeoplewithcertainhealthissuesarenotallowedtoeatordrinkonthesubway.Peoplehavepointedoutthatthesmelloffoodanddrinkcanannoyotherpassengers.
However,othersquestionthisrule,sayingthatdrinkingwatershouldbeallowed,aspeoplecangetthirstyafterlongridesonthecrowdedsubway.oTheyalsothinkitistooharsh(严厉的)tolowersomeonessocialcreditscoreJustforeatingordrinking."
WhatproblemswillitcauseifIjustquietlyeatsomefoodthatdoesn'thaveanysmellandoldontothepackaging(包装)whenI'mdone?
”hausernamedDONGCHENYwroteonSinaWeibo.
Hipposmovesilicon
河马——自然界硅元素的搬运工(词数280,7分钟)
Hipposlookalittlebitsilly,don'tyouthink?
Theyhavehugebodies,butsmalleyesandears.Thiscontrast(对比)alwaysmakeshipposlookfunnyandcute.
Asitturnsout,theyplayanimportantroleinAfrica'secosystem(生态系统)aswell.Hipposhavebeenkeepingsilicon,anutrientforplantsandanimals,onthemovethroughoutEastAfrica,ScienceNewsreported.
Eachday,ahippoeatsabout36kgofplants.Mostoftheseplantsarerichinsilicon.Thesiliconcyclesthroughtheirbodyandfinallycomesoutintheirpoop.TheirpoopbringstonsofsiliconintotheMaraRiver,wherehipposoftenpoop,accordingtoscientistsfromtheUniversityofAntwerpinBelgium.That'sabout76percentoftheriver'sentiredownstreamsilica(硅石)flow.
Siliconismostlyfoundinsand.Itsroleinnatureisimportant.Theelementfeedsthegrowthofaplantcalledthediatom(硅藻),whichlivesinoceans.freshwaterandotherwetenvironments.Together,theseplantstakeincarbondioxide(二氧化碳)fromtheairandchangeitintooxygen(氧气.Itisestimatedthatdiatomsmakeatleast20percentoftheoxygenonEarth,accordingtoLiveScience.
Diatomsalsoformthebaseofthefoodchain.Theyareeatenbysmallanimalslikecrabsandsnails,whichinturnfeedbiggeranimalslikeotters(水獭),turtles,andevenhumansWithoutdiatoms,manyecosystemswouldfaceafoodshortage.
Buthipposarethreatened(受到威胁)byhuntingandhabitat(栖息地)loss.Theirpopulationdecreasedbyupto20percentfrom1996to2004,ScienceNewsreported.IftheseanimalsdisappearfromtheMaraRiver,thediatompopulationcoulddecreaseremarkably.
Didyouknow?
Siliconisthesecond-mostabundant丰富的)elementonEarth.Onlyoxygenbeatsit.Itmakesupslightlymorethan27percentoftheEarth’scrust(地壳)nature,siliconusuallyexistsaseitheranoxide(氧化物)likesandorasilicate(硅酸盐)
Lightingupblackholes
黑洞:
探索一小步,人类一大步。
(词数321,6分钟)
Therearemomentsinourliveswhenwe'rejustleftinawe(敬畏地)Forme,thesemomentsincludewhenIfoundoutthatJupiteristimesbiggerthanEarth,andthatQomolangma,Earth'shighestmountainifthrownintotheoceanupsidedown-wouldn'tbelargeenoughtofilltheMarianatrench(马里亚纳海沟),thedeepestplaceonEarth.Butnoneofthesemomentscomparestothisone:
whenscientistsrevealed(公布)thefirst-everpictureofablackholeonApril10Whatyouseeinthepicturemightbemerelyanorangeringablurry(模糊的)bitoforangeringevenbutitisinfactablackholeandis55millionlight-yearsfromEarth.Andit'sbiggerthananythingweknowof:
Thesundoesn'tevenbegintocomparewithit,sinceitsmass(质量)billiontimesthatofourstar.Itgotmewondering:
Howmanymoreblackholesarethere?
Whatliesanother100million,or1,000million,light-yearsaway?
Andwhatdoesthesizeoftheuniversemeantoustinybeingsonatinyplanet?
Butdon’tgetmewrong.Thenewsisn'tsupposedtobediscouragingatall:
Afterall,itisincontrast(对比)tothesizeoftheuniversethathumanbeingscanseehowmuchthey'veachievedJustthinkaboutit:
Werefresh-and-bloodcreatures,andyetwemanagedtoextend(延伸)oursightbybuildingtelescopeshat“see”millionsoflightyearsaway.Thesetelescopesarelocatedineightplacesaroundtheworld.andscientistsfrom20countriesworkedtogetherfortwoyearstoprocessallthedatabeforefinallybringingtheimagetous.It'struethatwetendtofeelaweinthefaceofforcesthataremuchbiggerthanperhapsweshouldholdourselvesinaweaswell,forallthatwetinyhumanbeingshavelearnedabouttheuniverse.
JapanisworkinghardtoimproveitsEnglishsigns.
日本致力于纠正“日式英语”,迎接东京
You'veprobablyseensomepretty"interestingEnglishtranslations.Forexample,itiscommontosee“Chinglish”onrestaurantmenusandonsignsinpublicareasinisnowworkingtoimproveitsEnglishsignssothattouristswillhaveaneasiertimegettingaroundduringthe2020Olympics.
Improvingpublictransportationsignsisespeciallyimportant,astouristswilltaketrainsandbusestogetaround.TheJapanTourismAgencyrecentlycarriedoutatwo-monthinvestigation(at)intothewebsitesof85trainandbuscompaniesaroundthecountryAccordingtoGermanbroadcasterDeutscheWelle.
Theagencyfoundsomeratherodd(古怪的)translations.Forexample,onetransportationcompanyreferstochildrenas“dwarfs(侏儒).Othertranslationerrorsinclude"ForgottenCenter”for"lostandfound”,and“releaseplace”for“ticketmachine”.
ButdoesJapanhaveenoughtimetocorrectitsEnglish?
Oneexpertthinksit'stooHaley,aprofessoratNiigataUniversity,thinksitcan'tbedone.Hepointedoutthatmanycompaniessimplywon'tbeabletoaffordtohiretranslatorsandreprintthematerials.Inaddition,thepeoplewhooriginallytranslatedthematerialsprobablywon'twanttolosefacebyadmittingtotranslatingthemincorrectly,headded.
Whetheritcanfixitssignsornot,Japanisbracingfor(为…做准备)awaveoftourism.About30millionpeoplevisite
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