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原创高中英语外刊时文新闻阅读理解四篇4附详答
2020年高中英语外刊时文新闻阅读理解四篇
Passage1美国因黑人死亡引发的抗议示威
It's beenaweeksince46-year-oldbalckGeorgeFloyddied afterpleadinghecouldn'tbreatheasaMinneapolisofficerkneeledonhisneck. ThefourofficersinvolvedwerefiredandDerekChauvin,whopressedhiskneeontheman'sneck,wascharged(控告)withthird-degreemurderandsecond-degreemanslaughter.InthedayssinceFloyd'sdeath, thousandspouredontothecountry'sstreets toprotestthekillingandthosewhodiedbeforeFloydasaresultofpolicebrutality.
Thedemonstrations(示威游行)beganinMinneapolisandspreadlikewildfireacrosstheUS--LosAngeles,Atlanta,Washington,DC,Miami,NewYorkCityandChicagoallsawcrowdsdemonstrating.Manyprotestswerepeaceful,withpeopleholding"BlackLivesMatter"and"Ican'tbreathe"signs,shoutingloudlyandarmedwithfacemasksforprotectionagainstcoronavirus(新冠病毒).Butsomegroupsturnedviolentovertheweekend,settingfirestobuildingsandpolicecars,breakingthroughwindowsofbusinesses,looting(抢劫)andfightingwithpoliceforces.Policerespondedforcefully,shootingteargasandrubberbulletsatthecrowdsandarrestinghundredsthroughoutthecountries.InNewYorkCity, apolicevehiclewasseendrivingthroughacrowdofprotesters. InAtlanta,twoofficerswerefired aftertheirviolentarrestoftwocollegestudentswascaughtonvideo.It'sstillunclearwhatthecomingdayswilllooklike.
Tohelpcontroltheviolence, atleast40citieslawfullyestablishedcurfews(宵禁)andmorethanadozengovernors organizedNationalGuardarmy.Inthenation'scapital,asimilarscene.Justbefore8p.m.Sundaynight,armedofficersandprotestersremainedinastandoffindowntownWashington ascrowdsthrewwaterbottlesatpoliceandpolicerespondedwithflashbangsandpepperspray.InNewYork,agroupofprotestersremainedinManhattanasnightfell,facingoffwithpoliceafterseveralfiresweresetandsomestoreswerelooted.OfficialsinseveralcitieshavewarnedthatthosewhoarelootingstoresandcreatingscenesofchaosarenottheretoprotestFloyd'sdeath.
1Whatdoestheunderlinedword“brutality”meaninparagraph1?
AthoughtfulassistanceBlongworkinghours
CviolenttreatmentorbehaviorDbreakinglocallaws
2Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?
ATherewerewildfiresinmanycitiesacrosstheUS.
BPoliceusedforcefulmeasurestryingtocontrolthesituation.
CAllprotestorsintheUSwerepeacefullyholdingsigns.
DTheprotestswillendinafewdays.
3WhatistrueaboutprotestersintheUS?
ATheywillbekilledduringcurfews.
BTheyfoughtagainstpoliceinWashington.
CTheystoppedprotestingafternightfallinNewYork.
DTheylootedstorestoprotestFloyd'sdeath.
4Whichcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?
AProtestorsareundercontrol
BGeorgeFloyd’sdeath
CPolicecommitviolentbehavior
DProtestsspreadlikewildfire
Passage2印度男子步行千里归家
RajeshChouhanhadwalked620miles(1,000kilometers)infivedays.The26-year-oldmigrantworker(外来务工者)wasintheheartofIndiaandonlyhalfwayhome.WhenIndiaannounceditsnationwidelockdownon March24 tostopthespreadofthenovelcoronavirus(新冠病毒).Overnight,manylikeChouhanwerestrandedwithoutjobs,foodorsavings.Theyhadtofigureoutwaystoleavethecities.Withnowaytosurviveinthecities,andIndia'svastrailwaynetworkmostlyshutdown,manymadetheextraordinarydecisiontowalkthousandsofmilesbacktotheirfamilies.
NormallyChouhanpays300rupees($4)forthe48-hourtriphomeinthelowesttraincarriage,butduringthepandemic(大流行病)thatpriceroseto1,200rupees($15.90).Statepolicewereassignedtosellticketsandkeeporderatpolicestationspackedwithtravelersdesperatetogethome.PoliceinBengaloresaidtheyusedstickstoclearthecrowdswhensalesforthedayended. "Wewerebeatenmanytimes.Justbecausewearepoor,doesn'tmeanwecan'tfeelpain,"saysChouhan.Afterspendingfivedaysoutsideapolicestationtryingtogetaticket,Chouhanandhisfellowvillagersdecidedtowalk.Theydidn'tdaretelltheirfamilies.
Manydidn'tmakeit.Inoneincident,16laborerswererunoverbyafreighttrainasthey sleptonrailtracks.Roadsideaccidentstookthelivesofothers.Somediedfromexhaustion,dehydration(脱水)orhunger.Thosepickedupbypolicewereoftensentbacktothecitiestheyhadtriedtoleave.Chouhanknewtherisks.ButonMay12,hedecidedtochallengeIndia'sstrictlockdownlawsandbeginthe1,250-mile(2,000-kilometer)walktohisvillageinthenorthernstateofUttarPradesh.
He'dhopedtohitchhikemuchoftheway,butwithpolicecheckingtrucksforstowaways(偷渡者),driversweredemandingfeesbeyondChouhan'sbudget.For10days,he'dhavetoavoidpolicecheckpoints,surviveonteaandbiscuits,andwalkonachingfeet."Idon'tthinkIcanforgetthisjourneythroughmylife,"hesays."It'llalwayscarrymemoriesofsadnessandanxiety."
1Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“werestranded”probablymeaninparagraph1?
AbehiredBbehurtCunabletoleaveDunabletolive
2WhydidChouhanandothervillagersdecidetowalkhome?
ABecausethepriceofticketsweretoohigh.
BBecausetheytriedtogettrainticketsinvain.
CBecausetheywerebeatenbypolice.
DBecausetheafive-daysaleofticketsended.
3WhatcanweguessabouttherisksofChouhan’sjourneyhome?
AHemayhavelosthismoneyduringhiswalking.
BHewouldhavediedifhehadtakenatrain.
CPolicewillsenthimhomeifhewishes.
DPerhapshecan’tgetenoughfoodanddrink.
4WhatcanweknowaboutChouhan?
AHewascaughtbypoliceamidhisjourney.
BHehelpedhisfellowvillagerstogethome.
CHewasimpressedbythejourney.
DHewon’tgotocitiesforjobs.
Passage3受疫情影响的泰国旅游业
Withnewsthatmanycountriesin Europearereopeningtotourism intimeforsummer,travelerswiththeirsightssetonAsiaareanxiouslyawaitingwordonwhenthey'llbegiventhegreenlighttovisittheirfavorite destination.Asofnow,thosewith Thailand inmindwillneedtowaitatleastafewmoremonthsbeforepackingtheirbags."Itisstilldependentontheoutbreaksituation,butIthinkattheearliest,wemayseethereturnoftouristscouldbethefourthquarterofthisyear,"YuthasakSupasorn,governoroftheTourismAuthorityofThailand(TAT),said.
Andeventhen,hesays,therewilllikelyberestrictionsonwhocanvisitandwheretheycango."Wearenotgoingtoopenallatonce,"headds."Wearestillonhighalert,wejustcan'tletourguardsdownyet.Wehavetolookatthecountryoforigin(ofthetravelers)toseeiftheirsituationhastrulyimproved.Andlastly,wehavetoseewhetherourownbusinessoperatorsarereadytoreceivetouristsunderthe'newnormal'."Basically,acountrywillopenborderswithdestinationsthatalsohavetheircoronavirus(新冠病毒)situationundercontrol.OnceThailanddoesopentointernationaltourists,they'lllikelyonlybeabletovisitcertainspots,saysYuthasak."Wehavestudiedapossibilityofofferingspeciallong-staypackagesinisolatedandclosedareaswherehealthmonitoringcanbeeasilycontrolled--forexample,KohPhaNganandKohSamui.Thiswillbebeneficialforbothtouristsandlocalresidents,sincethisisalmostakindofquarantine(隔离)."
Yuthasaksaysthey'refinishingupaframeworktorestarttourism,butbabystepsareneededtorelightinternationaltourism."Thenextstepisbilateralagreementsbetweencountries,"hesays."Thailand'sgoodstandinginthefaceofthecrisiswithChina,alongwithstrongdemand,makeitalogicalshort-termsolutionforoverseastourismtoreturntotheKingdom."Fornow,Thailandisn'ttakinganychancesandthecountry'sbordersarefirmlyshut.
1WhenwillThailandreopentotouristsaccordingtoYuthasakSupasorn?
AWedon’tknowyet.BMaybeintwomonths.
CPerhapsaboutinOctober.DAttheendofthisyear.
2HowwilltheThailandgovernmentdecidewhocanvisit?
ATheywillaskwherethetouristswillgo.
BTheywillsendguardstofollowthetourists.
CTheywillaskbusinessoperatorstodecide.
DTheywillcheckwherethetouristscomeform.
3WhatwillhappenwhenThailandreopentointernationaltourists?
ATouristscan’tvisitspotsasmanyastheylike.
BTouristswillstayinisolatedandclosedareas.
CTouristswillgetfoodanddrinkformgovernment.
DTouristscan’tstaylonginThailand.
4Whatcanbethetitleofthispassage?
AComeandvisitThailand.BThailandisn’treopeningyet.
CThailand’stourismisbacktolife.DWhytouristslikeThailand.
Passage4美国面临的树木危机
Ifyou'relookingforareasontocareabouttreeloss,thissummer'srecord-breakingheatwavesmightbeit.Treescanlowersummerdaytimetemperaturesbyasmuchas 10degreesFahrenheit(华氏度),accordingtoarecentstudy.ButtreecoverinUScitiesisshrinking.AstudypublishedlastyearbytheUSForestServicefoundthat welost36milliontreesannually fromurbanandruralcommunitiesoverafive-yearperiod.Ifwecontinueonthispath,"citieswillbecomewarmer,morepollutedandgenerallymoreunhealthyforinhabitants,"saidDavidNowak,aseniorUSForestServicescientistandco-authorofthestudy.Nowaksaystherearemanyreasonsourtreecoverisdeclining,includinghurricanes,tornadoes,fires,insectsanddisease.Buttheonereasonfortreelossthathumanscancontrolissensibledevelopment.
"Weseethetreecoverbeingchanged,whichmeanswhenwelookatthephotographs,whatwasthereisnowreplacedwithaparkinglotorabuilding,"Nowaksaid."Everytimeweputaroaddown,weputabuildingandwecutatreeoraddatree,
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