英语高考时文阅读材料十.docx

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英语高考时文阅读材料十

英语高考时文阅读材料（十）

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如今的英语高考、模拟考的阅读材料（完形填空、阅读理解、任务型阅读）大都选自中国、欧美等主流媒体的最新时鲜文章，与最新人文科技、政治文化接轨。

作为一名考生，在接触阅读世界最新潮流的同时也应该积累素材，并培养相关英语文章的阅读能力。

下面摘取了最新的来自中国日报网（CHINADAILY）的两篇文章，并做了必要的批注，且于文章末尾增添了几个小习题，可自行按照所附的参考答案检测阅读效果。

Passage1

英国正式“脱欧”，别急，这只是“脱欧”的真正开始……

BritishPrimeMinisterhails'newdawn'asUKquitstheEU

中国日报双语新闻2020-02-0112:

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BrexitsupportersreactduringtheLeaveMeansLeaveBrexitCelebrationinParliamentSquareincentralLondononJan31,2020.[Photo/Agencies]

That'sbecausetheUKwillimmediatelyenteran11-monthperiod,knownasthetransition,thatwillkeeptheUKboundtotheEU'srules.

这意味着，在过渡期结束之前，大多数事情都将保持不变。

这包括：

►TravellingtoandfromtheEU（includingtherulesarounddrivinglicencesandpetpassports）

往返欧盟（包括有关驾照和宠物护照的规定）

►Freedomofmovement（therighttoliveandworkintheEUandviceversa）

人员自由流动（英国公民可以在欧盟成员国居住和工作，反之亦然）

►UK-EUtrade,whichwillcontinuewithoutanyextrachargesorchecksbeingintroduced

英欧贸易将继续，不会产生任何额外费用或者检查

中国日报欧洲分社的编辑朱利安大叔，引用丘吉尔（WinstonChurchill）的名言来描述当前英国脱欧的状况，再适合不过——

Nowthisisnottheend.Itisnoteventhebeginningoftheend.Butitis,perhaps,theendofthebeginning.

这并不是结束，甚至连结束的开始都算不上。

但这，也许是开始的结束。

Photo:

Xinhua

Aboutthreemillioncommemorative50pBrexitcoinsbearingthedate"31January"andtheinscription:

"Peace,prosperityandfriendshipwithallnations",willentercirculationonFriday.

Thegovernmenthadplannedtointroduceasimilarcoinon31October,thedateBrexitwaspreviouslymeanttohappen.

However,thosecoinshadtobemelteddownandrecycledafterthedeadlinewasextended.

Ahandoutphotographshowstheoriginal'blue'Britishpassport,whichwassubsequentlyreplacedbytheburgundyEUBritishpassport,suppliedbytheUKgovernmentinLondon,Britain,March22,2018.UKGovernment/HandoutviaReuters/FilePhoto

IthasnotbeenallowedtoholdformaltradenegotiationswithcountriesliketheUSandAustraliawhileitremainedanEUmember.BrexitsupportersarguethathavingthefreedomtosetitsowntradepolicywillboosttheUK'seconomy.

There'salsoalottobediscussedwiththeEU.AgreeingaUK-EUtradedealisatoppriority,soextrachargesongoodsandothertradebarriers（壁垒）aren'tneededwhenthetransitionends.

Ifanytradedealsarereached,theywon'tbeabletostartuntilthetransitionperiodends.

Passage2

澳大利亚遭遇灾难性火灾蔓延至悉尼郊区AustralianbushfiresreachSydney'ssuburbs

中国日报网2019-11-1313:

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AfirecrewmemberfightspartoftheHillvillebushfiresouthofTareeinNewSouthWales,Australia,onTuesday.DARRENPATEMAN/AAPIMAGE/REUTERS

RagingbushfireshaverazedpropertiesinAustraliaandbrieflyspreadtosuburbs（郊区）ofSydney,officialssay.

raze[reɪz]：

vt.夷为平地；破坏；拆毁

ScoresoffiresarestillburninginNewSouthWalesamidtemperaturesof35Candwindsof80km/h.

Afearedsoutherlywindchangehasnowoccurredbutthe"catastrophic"dayfearedhaslargelybeenavoided.

NodeathswerereportedonTuesdaybutfirechiefswarnedthatconditionsmeantthedangersfacingthestatewerefarfromover.

AboutsixmillionpeopleliveinNewSouthWales（NSW）state.

Afire-dousinghelicopterworkstocontainabushfirealongOldBarRoadinOldBar,NewSouthWales,Australia,onSunday.SHANECHALKER/REUTERS

消防工作最新进展

ThenumberoffiresstillafflictingNSWrangedfrom100to300inAustralianmediareports.

Crewshavebeenbattlingafrontspanning1,000kmalongthenorthcoastofNSW,withseveralblazes"exceeding100,000hectaresalone",officialshavesaid.

FlameretardanthadtobedroppedinSydney'snorthernsuburbsassomebushfiresapproachedwithin15kmofthecitycentre.

retardant[rɪ'tɑːd（ə）nt]：

n.[化学]阻滞剂；抑止剂

FlamescamewithinmetresofengulfingthehomesofBlakeHaymenandSeanMurphyintheaffluentsuburb.

Theresidentswereforcedtousepoolwatertotackleablazethathadspreadfromdense（茂密的）bushlandacrosstheroadfromtheirhomes.

"Weactuallyranoutofwaterpressure,sowehadtogotothepool.Seanputoutaspot-firewithoneofthesebuckets,"MrHaymentoldthe SydneyMorningHerald.

NewSouthWalesRuralFireServicefirefightersareseenfightingfiresonLongGullyRoadinthenorthernNewSouthWalestownofDrake,Australia,September9,2019.[Photo/Agencies]

Authoritiessaidonefirefighterhadsufferedabrokenarmandsuspectedfracturedribs（肋骨）.

RuralFireServiceCommissionerShaneFitzsimmonssaid:

"We'vereallygotalongwaytogo.Youcanguaranteewe'renotgoingtobeabletogetaroundallofthesefiresbeforethenextwaveofbadweather.

”

"Unfortunatelythere'snomeaningfulreprieve（缓解）.There'snorainfallinthischangeandwe'regoingtocontinuetohavewarmdryconditionsdominatinginthedaysandweeksahead."

CommissionerFitzsimmonssaiduptoadozenhomeswerebelievedtohavebeendamagedordestroyedonTuesday.

PeopleinvulnerableNSWcommunitieshavebeenurgedtostayawayfrombushland.Morethan600schoolsareclosedacrossthestate.

Australia'sconservativegovernmenthasrefusedtobedrawnonwhetherclimatechangecouldhavecontributedtothefires,inaresponsethathasdrawncriticism.

澳大利亚保守派政府拒绝透露气候变化是否可能导致了火灾，这一回应招致了批评。

ThomasEveansholdsmeltedaluminumasheinspectstheremainsofhishousewhichwasdestroyedbyabushfireinTorrington,nearGlenInnes,Australia,onMonday.Reuters

火灾有多严重？

Threepeoplehavediedandmorethan170propertieshavebeendestroyedsincethefireemergencyintensifiedinNSWonFriday.

Authoritieshadsaidtheywerefacingwhatcouldbe"themostdangerousbushfireweekthisnationhaseverseen".

MrFitzsimmonssaid3,000firefighterswereonthefrontlines,boostedbycrewsfromotherstatesandNewZealand,aswellastheAustralianDefenceForce.

Expertshavecomparedthesituationtothe2009BlackSaturdaybushfiresinVictoria,when173peopledied.

PoliceareinvestigatingreportsthatafireinNorthRothbury,intheHunterRegionofNSW,andatleasttwoothers,mayhavebeenstarteddeliberately.

FireauthoritiessayamillionhectaresoflandhaveburnedinNSWsincethefireseasonbeganinSeptember.

Hopingtoreturnhome,WytalibaresidentStormSparksholdshersonZekeBaconasshewaitsataroadblocknearGlenInnesinNewSouthWales,Australia,onMonday.[Photo/Agencies]

其他州情况如何？

Tothenorth,Queenslandhasalsodeclaredastateofemergencyas55bushfiresrageinthestate.

ThoughitwasnotfacingsuchsevereweatheronTuesday,officialswarnedconditionscoulddeterioratelaterintheweek.

FirecrewsinSouthAustraliaweretackingaboutadozenblazes,whilebushfiresinWesternAustraliaalsosparkedemergencywarnings.

AjoggerisseeninBlackwattleBayassmokehazedriftsovertheCBDinSydney,Australia,onOct31,2019.[Photo/Agencies]

与气候变化有关吗？

ScientistsandexpertswarnthatAustralia'sfireseasonhasgrownlongerandmoreintenseduetoclimatechange.

Officialshaveconfirmedthat2018and2017wereAustralia'sthirdandfourth-hottestyearsonrecordrespectively,andlastyearthenationexperienceditswarmestsummeronrecord.

TheBureauofMeteorology'sStateoftheClimate2018reportsaidclimatechangehadledtoanincreaseinextremeheateventsandraisedtheseverityofothernaturaldisasters,suchasdrought.

Evenifglobaltemperaturesarecontainedtoa2Criseabovepre-industriallevels-alimitsetoutinthelandmarkParisaccord,agreedby188nationsin2015-scientistsbelievethecountryisfacingadangerousnewnormal.

Lastyear,aUNreportsaidAustraliawasfallingshortineffortstocutitsCO2emissions.

Questions

Translatetheunderlinedsentence.

1.That'sbecausetheUKwillimmediatelyenteran11-monthperiod,knownasthetransition,thatwillkeeptheUKboundtotheEU'srules.

2.IthasnotbeenallowedtoholdformaltradenegotiationswithcountriesliketheUSandAustraliawhileitremainedanEUmember.BrexitsupportersarguethathavingthefreedomtosetitsowntradepolicywillboosttheUK'seconomy.

3.ScientistsandexpertswarnthatAustralia'sfireseasonhasgrownlongerandmoreintenseduetoclimatechange.

Answer

1.这是因为英国将立即进入长达11个月的过渡期，在这期间英国依旧受到欧盟法律的约束。

2.当英国还是欧盟成员国时，它被禁止与美国和澳大利亚等国家举行正式的贸易谈判。

脱欧支持者们认为，脱欧后英国拥有制定自己贸易政策的自由，这将促进国家经济发展。

3.科学家和专家警告说，由于气候变化，澳大利亚的火灾季节变得更长、更严重。