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2024年八年级时文英语阅读In the year 2024, as an eighth-grade student, I found myself immersed in the world of English reading. The journey began with a sense of excitement and trepidation, as I navigated the complexities of the language, eager to expand my horizons and explore the depths of literary works.One of the most captivating aspects of my English reading experience was the diversity of the materials presented to us. Our curriculum encompassed a wide range of genres, from classic novels to contemporary short stories, poetry, and even non-fiction works. Each piece of literature offered a unique perspective, challenging me to step outside my comfort zone and embrace new ways of thinking.As I delved into the pages of these literary masterpieces, I was struck by the power of language to convey emotions, ideas, and cultural nuances. The intricate tapestry of words woven by skilled authors transported me to different times and places, allowing me to experience the world through the eyes of diverse characters.One of the novels that particularly resonated with me was "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Set in the 1930s American South, thestory explored themes of social injustice, racial prejudice, and the importance of morality and compassion. Through the eyes of the young protagonist, Scout, I witnessed the struggles of a community grappling with the complexities of a changing society.The richness of the characters and the depth of the themes challenged me to reflect on my own beliefs and values. I found myself pondering the nature of justice, the impact of societal norms, and the role of individual responsibility in shaping the world around us.Similarly, the poetry I encountered during my English reading journey provided a unique avenue for self-reflection and emotional exploration. The lyrical verses of renowned poets like Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes touched my heart, as they painted vivid pictures of the human experience with their words.One particular poem that left a lasting impression was "Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou. The powerful affirmation of feminine strength and self-acceptance resonated with me, inspiring me to embrace my own unique qualities and to celebrate the diversity of the human experience.Beyond the realm of fiction and poetry, my English reading also exposed me to the nuances of non-fiction writing. Biographies,historical accounts, and scientific articles challenged me to approach information with a critical eye, to analyze arguments, and to form my own informed opinions.One non-fiction work that captivated me was "Educated" by Tara Westover. The memoir chronicled the author's journey from a remote, off-the-grid upbringing to the halls of academia, shedding light on the transformative power of education and the resilience of the human spirit.As I navigated the various genres and styles of English literature, I found myself developing a deeper appreciation for the written word. The ability to convey complex ideas, evoke emotions, and challenge societal norms through the medium of language became a source of wonder and inspiration for me.Moreover, the act of reading itself became a transformative experience. It allowed me to expand my horizons, to empathize with diverse perspectives, and to engage in critical thinking. Each book, poem, or article I encountered became a gateway to a new world, a catalyst for personal growth and intellectual exploration.In the year 2024, as an eighth-grade student, my English reading journey has been a transformative experience. It has not only broadened my knowledge and understanding of the world but hasalso nurtured my love for the written word and its power to shape and inspire. As I continue to navigate the vast expanse of English literature, I am filled with a sense of excitement and anticipation, eager to uncover the countless stories, perspectives, and insights that await me.。

2024年中考英语新热点时文阅读-新闻报道01（2023·全国·九年级假期作业）Shenzhen Daily 2023-02-28Getting a pie from the sky is becoming a reality in the city as online delivery platform Meituan has been allowed to start drone delivery service(无人机送餐服务), Shenzhen Evening News reported.At Galaxy World in Longgang District, a reporter from the newspaper watched how a meal has been delivered by the drone on Thursday. The drone slowly landed and a door above the Meituan Intelligent Dining Cabinet(储藏柜) opened slowly, where the drone put the meal box inside the cabinet.“It takes about 15 minutes to place the order and receive the meal. A lot of people have tried the drone delivery service here,” said a woman who just took her meal box out from the cabinet.During the year 2022, food and drinks such as noodles, fruits, coffee and milk tea and even flowers have been delivered through Meituan’s drone delivery system, the report said.The company said that as of last year, it had completed over 100,000 drone deliveries. Meituan started to explore drone delivery service in 2017 and started the try in early 2021. The service has an average delivery time of 12 minutes, which is less than traditional delivery methods, according to the company.There are only a few cities in the world with the advantages of drone delivery service, and Shenzhen is taking the lead in China, according to the report. However, there are still some problems with this kind of service. 1．Where is the meal box put?A．In Longgang District.B．Inside the cabinet.C．By the drone.D．At Galaxy World.2．What is the main idea of the second paragraph?A．Where the drone landed.B．When the service started.C．How the service provided.D．Who watched the drone.3．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Many cities around the world have the drone delivery service.B．The drone delivery service has many advantages in our daily life.C．Shenzhen is the first city starting drone delivery service in China.D．The drone delivery service is very popular all over the world.4．What is the passage going to talk about next?A．How to make good use of the drone delivery service.B．What problems the drone delivery service faces.C．How to solve the problems of the drone delivery service.D．What advantages the drone delivery service has.02（2023·广东汕头·校联考三模）A team of elderly women in Chongqing, serving as “shared-grandmas” to help working parents pick up their children from school and stay with the kids, has received a lot of likes online recently.The team of “shared-grandmas” from the Shipingcun Community in Chongqing’s Jiulongpo District includes nine retired (退休的) women, mostly empty-nesters (空巢老人). They volunteer to take care of 25 kids in the community.Working parents of the children who aren’t able to pick up their kids from school are in need of a temporary guardian (临时监护人). The volunteers can spare the time and energy for the family and ease (缓解) their loneliness by doing the job.Deng Lihong, 66, is a member of the team. Every weekday, she picks up the children from school, and accompanies them while they do their homework and play in the community room until their parents pick them up.“I feel young with the kids and my retired life is meaningful,” she said.“The program started in April and the number of the team members is still growing,” Cao Yidan, the chairman of Chongqing Amber Social Work Service Center, said.“The program is great and worth promoting (提倡) in other places in the country,” an Internet user said.“We encourage the retired women in the community to take part in this public service. It’s a win-win situation for the families in need and ‘shared-grandmas’. The feeling of achievement and happiness means a lot to them,” Peng Mei, the secretary of the Party Committee of Shipingcun Community, said.5．About working parents, we can learn from the third paragraph that ________.A．they want to go home directly after a day’s workB．they can’t pick up their kids from school on timeC．they hope their kids will help the elderly ease their lonelinessD．they think their kids need the care of grandmas6．The underlined word “accompanies” means “________” in the fourth paragraph.A．stays or goes somewhere with somebody B．helps somebody cook breakfastC．buys somebody some important things D．teaches somebody to do housework7．The “shared-grandmas” are ________ according to the passage.A．warm-hearted B．poor C．creative D．rich8．We can know from the passage that ________.A．all elderly women are encouraged to serve as “shared-grandmas”B．the program has started in all communities in the countryC．the working parents pay the “shared-grandmas” money for their workD．though the “shared-grandmas” are retired, they still play an active role in society9．What’s the best title of the passage?A．How the elderly spend their retired livesB．Empty-nesters volunteer to look after patientsC．“Shared-grandmas” — a win-win public serviceD．A program offers chances to all the elderly to let them enjoy themselves03（2023·云南昆明·云南师范大学实验中学校考三模）In December, 2022, Memphis Zoo in Tennessee announced that it would return Ya Ya, who arrived in the US in 2003. After her 20-year loan period(租借期) ended on April 7, China’s giant panda Ya Ya finally returned home from the US after 20 days.China prepared to welcome back Ya Ya and experts from Beijing Zoo arrived in the US in March to learn abouther habits and feeding situation from the zoo staff members. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the quarantine(检疫) and feeding places for Ya Ya are ready along with her feeding plans and medical care.In January, visitors found that Ya Ya had become very thin, which made many Chinese and animal lovers abroad worry about her health and life quality at the Memphis Zoo. The Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens said in an announcement that giant panda Ya Ya had been well cared for since it was sent to Memphis Zoo in the United States in 2003, and no signs of neglect(忽视) had been found, based on videos of the giant panda, monthly health reports and annual physical examinations.Once Ya Ya finishes a 30-day mandatory(强制的) quarantine in Shanghai after landing in China, she will then be sent to Beijing Zoo.The news that Ya Ya would come back to China cheered up millions of Chinese people. By April 9, 250 million people had talked about Ya Ya on the Internet. “Come home soon, Ya Ya. I’ll go to see you in the zoo even if I have to wait in line all day long!” An Internet user commented(评论) on Sina Weibo.10．When did Ya Ya return from the US?A．On April 7, 2003.B．On April 7, 2023.C．On April 27, 2023.D．On December 13, 202211．Why did many Chinese and animal lovers abroad worry about Ya Ya?A．Because it had been neglected.B．Because it had become very thin.C．Because it had been well cared for.D．Because it had annual physical examinations.12．Which of the following statements is NOT true?A．China prepared to welcome Ya Ya back.B．Experts from Beijing Zoo learned about Ya Ya’s habits.C．The zoo staff members from Memphis Zoo didn’t know Ya Ya’s feeding situation.D．China prepared feeding plans and medical care for Ya Ya.13．What will happen to Ya Ya after a 30-day quarantine in Shanghai?A．She will be sent to Beijing Zoo.B．She will stay in Shanghai for further medical treatment.C．She will go back to the US.D．She will be put back in the wild.14．What can we infer from the Internet user’s words on Sina Weibo?A．He/She felt quite disappointed to know the news.B．He/She was surprised to hear the news.C．He/She felt angry to wait for a long time.D．He/She jumped for joy when he/she heard the news.04（2023·江苏苏州·苏州市第十六中学校考二模）“Tum left! Turn right!” In the information technology (IT) class, Zhang Ruixuan was controlling a robot to move around.“This is part of our artificial intelligence (AI) courses,” said the 10th grader from Beijing 101 Middle School. The school provides AI classes to both junior and senior high school students. Apart from compulsory (必修的) courses that teach basic knowledge, there are also optional (选修的) courses if students want to learn more.“This semester in our compulsory class, we have learned coding (编程) through a programming language called Python,” said Zhang. Using Python to code is a basic skill for training AI models. In recent years, Python has been tested in high school graduation exams in places like Beijing, Jiangsu and Anhui.In fact, having AI education in schools has become a growing trend (趋势) in many places, with Zhejiang province being atypical example. In 2020, Zhejiang added AI education into textbooks from Grade 5 in primary school all the way to senior high. In the city of Wenzhou, the government is planning to build 1, 000 AI experimental schools by 2025.“With the development of technology, our textbooks have been changing all the time,” said Shang Yin, an IT teacher from Beijing 101 Middle School. “From typing to using Word and Excel, and then today’s coding and AI, the courses are keeping up with the times and teaching students necessary skills.” In the future, there will be more jobs where AI knowledge is required. Even in daily life, people may need to understand things like Chat GPT and the internet of things. AI education will become increasingly important, Shang added.15．How did the writer start the passage?A．By drawing a conclusion.B．By telling a story.C．By describing a scene.D．By explaining the truth.16．What do we know about the AI class at Beijing 101 Middle School?A．It is an optional course.B．It only teaches basic knowledge.C．It teaches students to code with Python.D．It often makes students feel stressed.A．primary school B．junior high schoolC．senior high school D．college18．Why is AI education becoming increasingly important according to the passage?A．Because AI is included in all high school graduation exams.B．Because understanding AI is becoming a necessary skill.C．Because AI is going to take over school education.D．Because AI is students' most powerful competitor.05（2023·江苏盐城·校考二模）Zibo city in Shandong province has stormed the Internet since late February for its local barbecue. In March, the small city received about 4.8 million tourists. It is certainly not the only city that offers barbecue, or even the most famous one, but its seemingly sudden fame was steps in the making.Zhou Maosong, president of the Zibo Tourism Promotion Association said the popularity started from the crowd-gathering effect of cultural and tourism activities including a music festival. Then famous people tasted the barbecue and put their experiences online attracting young people, which led to a wave of students from neighbouring cities visiting Zibo. What better way to lure adventurous and hungry college students other than “tasty barbecue that makes you full within only 50 yuan!” However, Zibo did not fall into the trap (陷阱) of easy fame that dies fast where sellers cheat buyers on price and quality for the most profit (盈利) in the shortest time. A blogger on Douyin took an electronic scale (电子秤) to ten barbecue stands in Ziboto test if he would be offered less food. It turned out that not a single one was caught short of weight and some owners even offered him local snacks for free. Local people’s honest and friendly behaviour touched even more people online and again lifted the city’s popularity.Zibo’s successful story has inspired governments in other parts of the country to find their ways of supporting local businesses.19．What does the underlined word “lure” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A．Attract.B．Challenge.C．Follow.D．Organize.20．What are the other reasons for Zibo’s popularity besides the crowd-gathering effect?①Famous people’s recommendation.②Barbecue at low prices.③Support from neighbouring cities.④Local people’s kindness.A．①②③B．②③④C．①②④D．①③④21．Where is the passage probably taken from?A．A science fiction.B．A travel guide.C．A food advertisement.D．A news report.06（2023·山东日照·日照市新营中学校考三模）The common problem of myopia (近视) among students has been a big challenge for China to deal with for many years. According to reports, about 35.6 percent of primary school students and nearly 81 percent of senior high school students are nearsighted (近视的) in China.Considering this background, Wantang Primary School in Yunnan province really stands out. This is because none of the students at this school suffer from myopia. Parents, teachers and eye experts began discussing whether the school’s experience can be used to tackle the rising level of myopia across China.Yang Chenhao is a doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University. He said that while the school is a special case, some of its methods are highly worth learning, such as keeping children away from mobile phones and getting them outdoors more often.Yang Qingyi is a teacher at the school, which has 536 students. He said that all children are required to go outside during class breaks. “Even for quiet kids, we encourage them to take a walk outside,” he said. When the three sports teachers there are busy, teachers of other subjects will work as trainers to teach basketball and table tennis.“If there is one piece of advice that we can share on achieving zero myopia, I would say large amounts of outdoor activities,” said Sun Fubiao, the primary school’s headmaster. Sun said that a number of his students’ parents are working in other areas, so the school has fixed six public phones while not allowing use of personal mobile phones.“In teacher-parent WeChat groups, we often remind parents to pay attention to kids’ eye health when they are at home for weekends or vacations,” he added.22．How is the first paragraph organized?A．By listing numbers.B．By telling stories.C．By giving examples.D．By comparing facts.23．What does the underlined word “tackle” probably mean in Chinese?A．解释B．应对C．提升D．保持24．What can we know from Yang Chenhao’s words?A．Doctors should work with primary schools.B．Wantang Primary School is worth learning in some ways.C．Children should not use a mobile phone.D．Parents should pay more attention to their kids.25．What is the most important way to achieve zero myopia according to Sun Fubiao?A．Less time of learning at school.B．Fixing enough public phones.C．Much time of outside activities.D．Working with kids’ parents.参考答案：1．B 2．C 3．C 4．B【导语】本文主要介绍了美团推出的无人机送餐服务，包括其操作流程、研发过程及发展前景。

2023年中考英语新热点时文阅读-热点新闻01（2022·湖北武汉·模拟预测）Global News Around the WorldRaising money for UkraineA group of 17 children teamed up to swim the width of the English Channel in less than an hour, and have collected more than ￡3,300 for people suffering from（遭受）the war in Ukraine. The children, aged between 6 and 15 years old, swam together at their local pool in Derbyshire, England, and completed a distance of 21 miles among them.______________Yellowstone National Park in the US is marking its 150th anniversary（周年纪念日）, and it has started a new program called the Inheritance Pass. It is accepting $1,500 donations in exchange for an annual entry pass which is also good for the donor’s children and grandchildren in 150 years. And themoney raised through the sale of “Inheritance Passes” will be used to preserve（维护）the park for the next 150 years.Max’s second Big Camp-OutMax Woosey, 12, has spent more than 670 nights camping outside for charity. Through the challenge, he has braved howling winds and rain to raise ￡700,000 for a hospice（收容所）near his home in Devon, UK. Max is marking his second anniversary with a Big Camp-out, inviting young people to join in from their garden or to put up a tent in their living room to raise money for any charity they choose.1．All the news above has something to do with __________.A．travel B．fundraising C．nature D．sports2．Why did the children complete a 21-mile swim?A．To find out the width of the English Channel.B．To escape from Ukraine for a better living.C．To raise money for those who are suffering from the war.D．To develop their team spirit.3．What would be a good heading for the second piece of news?A．An annual $1,500 donation.B．150 years of Yellowstone National Park.C．How and when to get “Inheritance Passes”.D．Yellowstone offers a special entry pass good for year 2172.4．The idea behind “Inheritance Passes” is to __________.A．help safeguard the park for the futureB．leave the donor something as a memorialC．raise money for children in 150 yearsD．draw more people to pay a visit to the park5．What can we learn about Max Woosey?A．Many young people are joining him for an outing.B．He often camps in a garden in bad weather.C．He hopes more people can show love and care to those in need.D．He started the challenge more than two years ago.02（2022·湖北武汉·二模）________________________________Resting her phone on a stand and making the light more suitable, 49-year-old Lyu Min started her livestreaming session—her daily job during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dressed in a qipao, a traditional Chinese dress, Lyu started the livestreaming session from her workshop at 10 in the morning, sharing the art of making Chinese knots with many handicraft (手工艺) lovers. She is using a length of colored string and determination to keep this traditional art of Chinese knots alive and help more people understand the culture.Online traditional Yue opera showRecently, Chen Yu, an actress of Yue Opera in Ningbo, Zhejiang province has caught people’s attention through livestreaming. She wears costumes and sings beautiful songs from Yue Opera. Apart from singing, Chen also introduces knowledge about Y ue Opera when interaction (互动) with her fans. “A number of people at home and abroad visit me online, so as an actress, it’s necessary for me to tell newcomers about this traditional culture.”National parks with Yangtze River CultureChina plans to construct national parks with Yangtze River culture as their theme, as part of efforts to protect the waterway’s cultural heritage. According to a circular (通告) on the parks’ construction (建造) said by the central leading group on developing national culture parks, the parks will be located in the 13 provincial-level areas in the Yangtze River basin.6．In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?A．CULTURE B．EDUCA TION C．TECHNOLOGY D．SCIENCE7．The best heading for the first news would be __________.A．Having Chinese knots classes online during the outbreakB．Introducing an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产)C．Livestreaming the art of making Chinese knotsD．Attracting more handicraft lovers to make Chinese knots8．The underlined word “livestreaming” in the first news is close to __________.A．equipment (设备) for recording videos B．sending out while happeningC．equipment for making handicrafts D．sending out after recording9．It’s clear that Chen Y u __________.A．wants to enjoy herself by wearing costumes and singing Yue OperaB．wants to attract more people’s attention through livestreamingC．is aimed at spreading the culture of Y ue OperaD．is the best actress who sings Y ue Opera in Ningbo, Zhejiang province10．The third news wants to tell the readers __________.A．there are 13 provinces in the Yangtze River basinB．the sights along the Yangtze River basin are very beautifulC．there are 13 national culture parks in the Yangtze River basinD．China plans to build national parks to protect the waterway’s cultural heritage.03（2022·湖北武汉·模拟预测）Learning how to save lives with CPRIf you see someone collapse (失去意识), perhaps as a result of a heart attack, what can you do while you wait for an ambulance (救护车)? Chen Wenqiaochu set a good example when he was 14. He performed CPR on a cleaner at his school, saving the man’s life. On Aug 24, a joint guideline (联合通知) was issued by the Ministry of Education and Red Cross Society of China(红十字会). It asks all public schools nationwide to provide first-aid courses, including CPR training, as a part of health education.________The Ministry of Education has banned convenience stores (便利店) in all kindergartens, primary, middle and high schools across the country. The regulation (规章制度) has taken effect since April 1. Many students were sad about the ban. However, many parents expressed support for the regulation. The Beijing News reported. The regulation also requires schools to monitor students who may be overweight, and intervene (干预) to make sure they follow a healthy diet.No mobile phones in campusIn a notice published by the Ministry of Education on Monday, primary and secondary school students are asked not to bring their cell phones onto the campus, except when it is approved by their parents along with a written application form. Another major point is that teachers are not allowed to11．All the news above has something to do with ________.A．food B．schools C．first aid D．phones 12．What would be a good heading for the second news?A．Follow a healthy diet.B．Snack stores are bad for students.C．Snack stores close in view of health.D．Health regulation has taken effect.13．From the news above, we can know that ________.A．Nobody can bring the mobile phone onto the campusB．The regulation about snack stores were carried out to ensure students’ health C．All public schools have already provided first-aid coursesD．Chen Wengiaochu and the cleaner saved a man’s life by performing CPR14．If you want to bring a cell phone to school, you need to ________.A．ask the teacher for permissionB．refuse to follow the rules about mobile phonesC．hand in an application form approved by your parentsD．fight against the regulation15．What’s the purpose of the Ministry of Education according to the news above? A．To improve students’ learning ability.B．To help students develop good learning habits.C．To make sure students have a healthy learning environment.D．To prevent students from using electronic products.04（2022·湖北武汉·模拟预测）China’s Long March 8 launched (发射) 22 satellites (卫星) into orbit (轨道). It set a record for the most satellites ever launched by a Chinese rocket. Before it, the Chinese record for the most satellites launched by one rocket was the first flight of the Long March 6. The world record is held by SpaceX’s Falcon 9, which carried 143 satellites.The Second Space ClassAstronauts in the China Space Station (CSS) hosted their second space class for youngsters on Earth. The educational class is a part of China’s effort to take full advantage of the CSS with an aim to encourage young minds to study science. This is the third such event the country has hosted from space and the second one from the CSS.____________________On April 9, the International Space Station (ISS) welcomed its first all-private team of astronauts. The four space travelers are on a 10-day trip to the station. Each of the passenger paid $55 million for the rocket ride, and they did hundreds of hours of training. On the trip, the team plans to carry out 25 experiments in science, education and human health.16．All the news above has something to do with ________.A．space B．rocket C．astronaut D．flight17．What can we know about Long March 8?A．A new world record was set.B．143 satellites was launched by one rocket.C．It launched more satellites than Long March 6.D．SpaceX’s Falcon 9 carried the most satellites in the world.18．Why did CSS hold the space class?A．To put Chinese space station into good use.B．To develop teenagers’ interest in science.C．To show their effort for Chinese education.D．To enrich youngsters’ life on Earth.19．The best heading for the third news would be ________.A．Private Team of Astronauts B．Most Expensive TravelC．Buying Tickets to Space D．Training for Rocket Ride20．It’s clear that the four travelers ________.A．will stay in space for 10 daysB．belong to the International Space StationC．only spent a large amount of money for the tripD．are ready to perform different experiments during the trip05（2022·黑龙江佳木斯·三模）On December 3rd, 2021, the China—Laos Railway（中老铁路）, started running. The railway runs 1, 035 km long, including 422 km in Laos. It connects the city of Kunming with Vientiane（万象）, largest city and capital of Laos.The China—Laos Railway is another example of the friendly cooperation（合作）between China and other countries under the Belt and Road Initiative（一带一路）. Without doubt, this road will be a golden line which has great influence on the people of both contries.Souphanh Keomixay, a former government leader in Laos, said the China—Laos Railway could give new chances for Laos. The World Bank reported in 2020 that a total of 3.7 million tons of goods （货物）could be transported（运输）on trains by 2030. But in the past, fewer goods were transported.The railway brings great development for Laos, too. When the railway comes into full service, it will greatly cut the cost of transportation in the country and there will be more visitors, too. And the price of goods which comes abroad can be lower.For 22-year-old Sida, a Lao staff member, said, “The railway has given me a good job. Now I can support my family. At the same time, it will help Laos develop more quickly.”Choose the best choice according to what you read.21．The China—Laos Railway connects the city of ________.A．Vientiane with Laos B．China with Vientiane C．Kunming with Vientiane22．What did Souphanh Keomixay say about the China—Laos Railway? ________A．It made Lao people upset.B．It wasn’t helpful at all.C．It could give new chances for Laos.23．When the railway comes into full service, there will be more ________ in Laos.A．doctors B．competitors C．visitors24．According to the last paragraph, Sida felt ________about the China—Laos Railway.A．thankful B．awful C．careful25．Where can we find the passage? ________A．In a novel. B．In a newspaper. C．In a film magazine.参考答案：1．B2．C3．D4．A5．C【导语】本文讲述孩子们游泳来筹款帮助乌克兰战争中的人，黄石国家公园筹款来维护公园的未来建设以及马克斯通过在外露营来筹款帮助那些需要帮助的人。

时文阅读含解析2New York Tim—A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself, setting off panic among holiday shoppers, the police said.“The person who we believe to be the shooter has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds,” Sgt. Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said at televised news. “We have been able to clear the mall,” she said. “We don’t believe we have any other shooters.” The police said that at least five other people had been injured in the shootings.She did not give the shooter’s identity. “We are still conducting the investigation,”Sergeant Negron said, adding that the city’s mayor, who was out of town, was on his way back to Omaha. She said the police received a 911 call from someone inside the Westroads Mall on the west side of Omaha, and shots could be heard in the background. The first police officers arrived at the mall six minutes after the first call, she said, but by then the shootings were over.It is reported that the gunman left a suicide note that was found at his home by relatives. A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity (匿名) said the note indicated that the gunman wanted to “go out style”.The shootings broke the usually banal routine of holiday shopping. The gunman was said by some witnesses to have fired about 20 shots into a crowd. Some customers and workers ran screaming from the mall, while others dived into dressing rooms to hide from the shooter.Some customers and workers ran screaming from the mall, while others dived into dressing rooms to hide from the shooter.Shoppers and store workers were trapped inside the mall, which has roughly 135 stores. Others streamed out of mall exits with their hands raised. President Bush was in Omaha this morning to deliver a speech, but he had left the city by the time the shootings took place.1. Where did the shooting first come out?A. On a newspaper.B. In the Internet.C. In TV news.D. In a police poster.2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Nobody knows why the shooter did so and nothing was found at his home.B. The city’s mayor happened not to be in the city when the shooting took place.C. Police arrived at the mall before the shootings were over and rescued customers.D. The official who showed what the note mean have no request of his own identity.3. We can infer from the passage that _______.A. there is only one shooter in this eventB. the shooting created fears among the customersC. an important holiday is coming soonD. president Bush came here for the shooting4. Which of the following can be the best title of the news?A. Gunman Kills Eight People, and Himself at a Mall in OmahaB. Shoppers in Great Panic before the HolidayC. Bush Happened to Escape a ShotD. Shooter Found Dead in a Mall on the West of Omaha本文报道了在一个购物中心发生的枪击事件以及事件的来龙去脉。

2023高中英语外刊时文阅读一、时文阅读的重要性时文阅读是英语学习的重要环节，通过阅读时文，不仅可以了解各种国际新闻事件，还可以提高阅读理解能力、拓展词汇量和了解国际事务。

对于高中生来说，时文阅读是非常重要的一部分，不仅可以帮助他们提升英语水平，还可以培养他们对国际事务的关注和了解。

二、如何进行时文阅读1. 选择合适的时文阅读材料在进行时文阅读时，首先要选择适合自己水平的材料，可以选择一些简洁明了、内容新颖、语言规范的外刊时文。

这样可以保证阅读的效果，并且不会因为内容过于复杂而影响理解。

2. 注重阅读技巧在阅读时文的过程中，要注重阅读技巧。

可以通过先浏览整篇文章的方式来把握文章的主题和大意，然后再逐段深入理解，这样可以提高阅读的效率和理解能力。

同时也可以学会通过上下文推断词义和理解句意，这样可以在不明白某些单词或句子的情况下，继续保持对整篇文章的理解。

3. 积累词汇时文阅读还可以帮助学生积累词汇，特别是一些关于国际事务、政治、经济方面的词汇。

这样不仅可以提高词汇量，还可以了解世界各地不同的文化和社会现象。

三、时文阅读对高中生的益处1. 提升英语水平通过时文阅读，可以提升学生的阅读理解能力、词汇量和语法水平。

同时也可以帮助他们对于语言的运用更加灵活和自如。

2. 拓展知识面时文通常涉及到各个领域的新闻事件，通过阅读时文，可以帮助学生了解各种国际事务、科技进展和文化现象，拓展他们的知识面和眼界。

3. 培养对国际事务的关注和了解高中生正处于认知和成长的阶段，通过时文阅读，可以帮助他们关注国际事务，了解世界各地的发展情况，培养自己的国际视野和国际意识。

四、如何利用时文阅读进行英语学习1. 班级学习老师可以在英语课堂上引入一些外刊时文，进行阅读训练和讨论，让学生在老师的指导下学会如何进行时文阅读，并引导他们对于文章内容进行深入解读和思考。

2. 个人学习学生也可以在课余时间选择一些自己感兴趣的外刊时文进行阅读，逐渐培养自己的阅读习惯，同时也可以根据自己的兴趣爱好选择相应的时文材料。

1宇航员芭比娃娃首亮相鼓励女性从事科学职业中等说明文新闻报道Samantha Cristoforetti turns 42 this year. She is one of the world’s few active female astronauts. She has been in space for 199 days and 16 hours. But sadly, she is the only Italian female member of the European Space Agency now.To set a good example for young girls, the ESA is working with Barbie. Two new Barbie dolls have been made based on Cristoforetti’s looks. One of them wears a NASA’s spacewalking suit. The other is dressed in a blue flight suit with ESA patches.The Cristoforetti Barbie is part of the Barbie Dream Gap Project which started in 2018. It aims to encourage more girls to explore careers in STEM-related fields. STEM means in science, technology, engineering, and maths. The Italian astronaut will also make a video program to show young audiences around the ESA. Cristoforetti hopes to help them dream about their future without limits. After all, anything boys can do, girls can do better.“We know how important it is for girls to have role models and this new ESA collaboration helps us to take this to an astronomical new level,” an official from Barbie said.1 . How many female Italian astronauts are there in ESA?A 0.B 1.C 2.D 3.2 . Why does the ESA work with Barbie?A To encourage girls to study STEM.B To encourage girls to have their dreams.C To train more female astronauts.D To set a good example for young girls.3 . What is the color of the Barbie’s flight suit?A Orange.B White.C Blue.D Red.4 . What does the underlined word “collaboration” mean in Chinese?A 工作.B 合作.C 接洽.D 模型.5 . What is the best title for this passage?A Two astronaut Barbie dolls have been made.B The only Italian female astronaut in ESA.C To encourage more girls to dream with no limit.D Barbie models based on Italian female astronaut.2纳达尔4夺美网冠军，大满贯19冠直追费德勒中等记叙文文娱体育The match was finally over. A tired Rafael Nadal from Spain flopped down on the ground. The crowd in the stadium all stood up to cheer.The 33-year-old man had just beaten Daniil Medvedev who is ten years younger than him. He had won his fourth U.S. Open title. It was also his 19th grand slam title. The match was a hard one. It lasted nearly five hours — the second-longest final in Nadal’s career.Emotions were already running high. After a video of Nadal’s career was shown in the stadium, the cheers became louder. Nadal, at last, could not hold back his tears. “The emotions are sometimes hard to control,” he said. “All those cheers make this night unforgettable for me.”When he reflected on his latest win, Nadal still appeared humble. He said his family and team had helped him a lot.Now, Nadal is just one grand slam title away from Roger Federer, who hold the first position in tennis. Is he thinking about overtaking the Swiss star? The answer is “No”. “I cannot always think about getting more and more. I just try to do it my way. I’m happy about the career I have,” Nadal said.1 . How old is Daniil Medvedev?A 10 years old.B 23 years old.C 33 years old.D 43 yearsold.2 . What does the underlined word “humble” mean in Chinese?A 骄傲的.B 高兴的.C 悲伤的.D 谦虚的.3 . How many grand slam titles has Roger Federer won?A 4.B 18.C 19.D 20.4 . What can we learn from this passage?A Nadal knew he would win the game before it started.B Nadal is one of the best tennis player in the world.C Nadal will try to get more slams.D Nadal will retire after the game.5 . What is the main idea of this passage?A A new super star in tennis.B The modest tennis super star.C An unforgettable match for Nadal.D Nadal won the 19th grand slam.3法国“飞人”扎帕塔成功飞越英吉利海峡容易记叙文逸闻趣事Do you dream of flying? French inventor Franky Zapata did so. Last month, he made history as the first person to “fly” across the English Channel by a hoverboard.Zapata took off from Sangatte on France’s northern coast and touched down near Dover, England. His hoverboard was powered by a backpack full of fuel. It kept him in the air for ten minutes. Then Zapata stopped halfway on a boat to fill his backpack with fuel again. It took him just 22 minutes to complete the 35-kilometer journey. The crowd clapped loudly as they saw him reach Britain safely. Zapata said that it was the most amazing moment in his life.The French inventor has been working on his hoverboard for three years. He did not think of giving up even after losing two of his fingers in an accident. Zapata is now considering creating a flying car. Do you look forward to it?1 . Where did Zapata fly across?A The English Channel.B France’s northern coast.C Dover, England.D Paris, France.2 . How long did it take Zapata to complete the journey?A Half an hour.B 35 minutes.C Ten minutes.D 22 minutes.3 . What happened to Zapata according to Paragraph Three?A He gave up creating a flying car.B He lost two of his fingers.C A traffic accident happened to him.D He lost his two feet.4 . What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “halfway”?A 又一次.B 在中间.C 中途.D 大致上.5 . Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A Zapata is a French.B Zapata’s hoverboard was powered by a backpack.C Zapata reached Britain safely.D Zapata is creating a flying car now.42022北京冬奥会和冬残奥会吉祥物“冰墩墩”和“雪容融”正式亮相容易说明文热点话题1 . When will the 2022 Winter Paralympics start?A On 4th March, 2022.B On 4th January, 2022.C On 4th February, 2022.D On 4th February, 2023.2 . What does Bing Dwen Dwen look like?A A child.B A lantern.C An astronaut.D A sports track.3 . Where is the red heart?A It’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s face.B It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s neck.C It’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s lantern.D It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s left palm.4 . What’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s head?A Paper cuttings of doves.B Paper cuttings of pandas.C Bright colours of the circles.D Chinese characters of Olympics.5 . What is the main idea of this passage?A The 2022 Winter Olympic games are coming.B The 2022 Winter Olympic games will be held in Beijing.C Let’s see mascots of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.D Chinese culture will be used in 2022 Winter Olympic games.5飞行奇遇记：乘客顶替机长把飞机开走了！中等记叙文逸闻趣事An off-duty pilot was honoured as a “legend” after stepping in to fly a plane himself to stop the flight being cancelled.Michael Bradley, a qualified EasyJet pilot, had a busman’s holiday when he ended up flying a plane that was delayed by two hours. He told passengers on board the Manchester Airport flight to Alicante that he was offering his services as there was no pilot available.The pilot said, “My wife is on row 15 with my little boy — hopefully he’s asleep by now. And I was told our flight’s delayed by two hours because there was no captain for the flight. So just before we went through security, I wondered if this is worth a phone call, I think it is because I’d like to go on holiday. I phoned up EasyJet and said ‘Hiya, I’m standing in the terminal doing nothing. I have got my licence with me and I’d very much like to go on holiday and if you need a favour, I’m standing here ready to go.’”Mr Bradley said his bosses called him back in less than a minute to give him the go-ahead, saying, “Please, please, can you fly the plane to Alicante?” He added, “So if you’re OK for one of your pilots to look like this without uniform today, we’ll go to Alicante.” There was cheers from the passengers.Ms Potts posted a video of the pilot’s announcement on Facebook, saying “The plane probably would have been cancelled if it wasn’t for him! Legend”.1 . How many families are there on the trip with Bradley?A 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.2 . Why did Michael Bradley make the call?A Because the flight would be cancelled.B Because he loved to serve people.C Because he wanted to be a legend.D Because he wanted to take a holiday.3 . What does the underlined word “go-ahead” mean in Chinese?A 接受.B 命令.C 准许.D 承诺.4 . How did the passengers feel about Michael Bradley’s act?A They loved it.B They ignored it.C They missed it.D They criticized it.5 . What is the main idea of this passage?A Spending a holiday with a pilot can make sure the flight never being cancelled.B Michael Bradley became a legend after becoming a pilot.C Michael Bradley had a bad holiday with his wife and son.D A passenger flied the plane to the destination when the captain couldn’t arrive.6一战创历史！加拿大19岁安德莱斯库勇夺2019美网大满贯中等记叙文文娱体育Andreescu, the 19-year-old Canadian girl won the 2019 US Open. She beat Serena Williams. Williams won her first US Open in 1999. Andreescu wasn’t even born then.Her rise has been quick. A year ago, she couldn’t even qualify for the US Open. But she always dreamt of winning it. When she was 16, she wrote herself a fake US Open winner’s cheque. The amount of the prize money rose in real life. She kept updating it on the cheque. On the night of her win, she really got the cheque! Before Andreescu, no player had won the US Open in their first appearance. It was also the first win by a Canadian.“Being able to play on this stage against Serena, a true legend in this sport, is amazing,” said Andreescu, who was appearing in her first major final, while Williams was in her 33rd. “Oh, man, it wasn’t easy at all.” Andreescu keeps dreaming big. “I’ve really tried to be like Serena. Who knows? Maybe I can be better,” she said.1 . When was Bianca Andreescu born?A In 1999.B In 2000.C In 2001.D In 2002.2 . What does the underlined word “qualify” mean?A 能战胜.B 能学习.C 有能力.D 有资格.3 . Which of the following statements is TRUE？A Andreescu won her first cheque at the age of 16.B Serena won her first US Open at the age of 19.C Andreescu is not the only Canadian winning the US Open.D Serena Williams is an excellent tennis player.4 . What can we learn from what Andreescu said?A Serena may become a better tennis player than Serena.B Serena is the best tennis player in the world.C Andreescu is another Serena.D Andreescu is a better tennis player than Serena.5 . What is the best title of this passage?A The first tennis US Open winner.B A rising tennis star Andreescu.C The 2019 US Open final.D The tennis legend Serena failed.7“飞的”时代来了！空中出租车在新加坡试飞成功最快2021年投入使用中等新闻报道科普知识Those dreams of having flying cars when we were younger may finally come true as flying taxis have made their debut on 22 October in Singapore and may be a permanent thing in 2 years.According to TODAY, an R&D version of the air taxi, the V olocopter 2X, flew for 3 minutes at noon around Marina Bay on 22 October. This debut is part of the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress that is running from 21 to 25 October at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. V olocopter’s spokesperson, Ms Helena Treeck, told TODAY that the company hopes to make flying taxis a thing in Singapore by 2021.The V olocopter is a 2-seater passenger drone that consists of 18 rotors. It can fly up to 30km in one charge. That’s roughly the distance between Jurong East & Punggol. The copter can go up to speeds of 110km/h. And since there are no obstacles or traffic lights in the air, it’s like taking a highway from pickup to destination. The flying taxi can fly unmanned because of an “intelligent operation system”.V olocopter has been engaging with the Transport Ministry, Civil Aviation Authority Of Singapore and the Economic Development Board to discuss the project of having air taxis in Singapore.1 . The passage introduces the first use of ________ in Singapore.A flying carsB flying taxisC flying enginesD flying motorbikes2 . The Volocopter 2X is _________ according to the passage.A a transport system used in SingaporeB a new type of transport in the air in SingaporeC a future model of going sightseeing in SingaporeD an industry robot made by a company in Singapore3 . What can we learn about the Volocopter 2X?A It can carry three passengers during a trip.B Its speed reaches up to 120 kilometres per hour.C It can keep flying along the highway with gas.D The farthest flight distance in one charge can reach 30 kilometres.4 . How long will it take you to go to school by Volocopter 2X if your home is about 11km away from your school?A 2 minutes.B 5 minutes.C 6 minutes.D 10 minutes.5 . What’s the main idea of this passage?A What the Volocopter 2X is.B The dreams of having flying cars have come true.C A flying car may be opened to public in Singapore in 2021.D The project of having air taxis has been discussed in Singapore.8印尼科莫多岛继续对游客开放较难记叙文旅游交通This spring, we reported on how Indonesia's government was planning to close Komodo Island in 2020. That report came out after several people were arrested in March and accused of smuggling Komodo dragons off the island. As many as 41 of the lizards were sold in other countries for $35,000 each.Now, the Indonesian government says it plans to keep Komodo Island open. However, it will put limits on the number of tourists.Last year, 180,000 people made that trip. We don't know what the new limit will be or how much it will cost to go there. But the Indonesian government is trying to balance calls for more wildlife protection with concerns that banning tourism will hurt the residents who depend on it for their income.Komodo dragons are considered a vulnerable species. It means that they could become endangered unless they're protected. There are more than 1,700 of these creatures on Komodo Island, and if you plan to go there, Komo — don't feed the wildlife. While they don't often attack people, the lizards are venomous and capable of killing someone. They can become as long as 10 feet and weigh 150 pounds.1 . Why did Indonesia's government plan to close Komodo Island in 2020?A There were too many tourists.B The weather was changeable on the island.C Several people smuggled Komodo dragons off the island.D The animals on the island were very famous.2 . What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 4?A 易受伤害的.B 易狂躁的.C 具有攻击性的.D 温顺的.3 . How many people traveled to Komodo Island last year?A 35000.B 100000.C 150000.D 180000.4 . Which of the following is TRUE about Komodo dragons?A Komodo dragons are small animals and only eat grass.B Komodo dragons can become very huge.C Komodo dragons live in many countries around the world.D Komodo dragons can never be bad for people.5 . What's the main idea of this passage?A Indonesia is rich in animal resources.B An introduction of Komodo Island.C Reopening of Komodo Island to tourists.D The living habits of Komodo dragons.9国际足联：2021年世俱杯落户中国较难新闻报道文娱体育The expanded tournament will be held in the Far East in two years' time. China will host the newly-revised version of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021, which is set to be played between the summer months of June and July.The revamped competition will now take place once every four years and is expected to feature eight teams from Europe. The current version of the tournament only includes seven teams, but FIFA's expansion will see that number rise to 24. The Club World Cup will now replace the Confederations Cup, which has served as a warm-up event for countries hosting the World Cup since 1992. FIFA has released an official statement w hich reads: “FIFA Council unanimously appoints China PR as hosts of new Club World Cup in 2021.”Speaking at a council meeting in Shanghai on Thursday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino stated: “This is a historic decision for football because the FIFA council decided unanimously to appoint China as the host for the new FIFA World Cup for clubs.” “The new FIFA World Cup for clubs will be a competition which every person who loves football looks forward to. It is the first real and true world cup for the best teams and clubs in the world.”1 . China was chosen to be the host of ________ in 2021.A the Asian CupB the World CupC the Club World CupD the Confederations Cup2 . How many football teams in the world will take part in the new competition in 2021?A 7.B 8.C 15.D 24.3 . What can we learn from the passage?A The expanded competition will be held every two years.B Summer is the most suitable season for football matches.C The World Cup is more powerful than the Confederations Cup.D More football teams from Europe will be invited to the football match.4 . The underlined words “a historic decision” in Paragraph 3 mean that _______.A the World Cup has been revisedB the FIFA members have expandedC the competition time has been increasedD China was appointed as the host of the Club World Cup。

21世纪英语报纸时文阅读3高三英语时文阅读003选题人：刘松审核人：管蓉昭日期:2015-9-7教师寄语：Reading makes people wise!Too politeONE of the first words I learned in Chinese, as it would be in any language I learned to speak, was thank you, or xiexie. I wanted the people in my new home to think I was polite. However, I soon learned that it wasn?t that simple.Early on, I noticed that people seemed confused by me constantly saying “xiexie”, as if it wasn?t necessary or no rmal. They reacted in the same way to my use of “qing” and the w ay I would soften my requests, as in the British way of saying, “Could you pass me the salt?” instead of “Give me the salt!”I was very confused until I realized that I was being too formal and putting a social distance between the person I was talking to and myself. My Chinese friends told me that using “please” actually had the opposite effect of politeness –it served to insert a kind of invisible (看不见的) space that hurt the building-up of intimacy (亲密关系).But this makes things difficult for those with British manners, as saying “please” and “thank you” is something we learn from a very young age.Deborah Fallows described the way a Westerner sees China as a strange mixture of politeness and rudeness in The Atlantic: “A person will pour tea or beer for everyone else before even considering pouring his own. But then another will announce …Gei wo yan!?, literally (直译地) …Give me salt!?, with no sign of a please or thank you involved.”A good example of something that confuses foreigners in China is shouting “fuwuyuan!” at the waiter or waitress to get their attention, something that would make everyone else in the restaurant hate you in the UK or US.I now understand why people don?t say “please” o r “thank you” in China as often as we do in the UK. However, I?m afraid I still can?t bring myself to shout “fuwuyuan” in a crowded restaurant – my inner polite Brit ish person won?t let me!1. Why did the author learn the word xiexie first when he first learned Chinese?A. He thought it was the easiest word to learn.B. He wanted to be considered polite.C. His Chinese friends advised him to do it.D. He believed t hat it wouldn?t confuse people.2. The author learned from his Chinese friends that saying “xiexie” and “qing” _______.A. is not necessary at all in ChinaB. is something people only say to strangersC. is not good for developing a close relationshipD. is a way to judge if a person has good manners3. Which of the following would the author probably agree with?A. Britons and Americans usually have better manners than Chinese people.B. It?s all right to shout “fuwuyuan” to get a server?s attention i n a crowded restaurant.C. Chinese people should say “please” or “thank you” as often as British people do.D. Foreigners tend to be confused by Chinese people?s mixture of politeness and rudeness.Editing humans’ DNAIF you could change your child?s DNA i n the future to protect them against diseases, would you? It could be possible because of technology known as CRISPR-Cas, or just CRISPR.CRISPR involves a piece of RNA, a chemical messenger, designed to work on one part of DNA; italso uses an enzyme (酶) that can take unwanted genes out and put new ones in, according to The Economist. There are other ways of editing DNA, but CRISPR will do it very simply, quickly, and exactly.The uses of CRISPR could mean that therapies (疗法) are developed for everything from Alzheimer?s to cancer to HIV. By allowing doctors to put just the right cancer-killing genes into a patient?s immune system, the technology could help greatly.In April scientists in China said they had tried using CRISPR to edit the genomes (基因组) of human embryos. Though the embryos would never turn into humans, this was the first time anyone had ever tried to edit DNA from human beings. With this in mind, the US? National Academy of Sciences plans to discuss questions about CRISPR?s ethics (伦理问题).For example, CRISPR doesn?t work properly yet. As well as cutting the DNA it is looking for, it often cuts other DNA, too. In addition, we currently seem to have too little understanding of what DNA gives people what qualities.There are also moral (道德的) questions around “playing God”. Of course, medicine already stops natural things from happening –for example, it saves people from infections. The opportunities to treat diseases make it hard to say we shouldn?t keep going.A harder question is whether it is ever right to edit humangerm-line (种系) cells and make changes that are passed on to children. This is banned (禁止) in 40 countries and restricted (限制) in many others. However, CRISPR means that if genes can be edited out, they can also be edited back in. It may be up to us as a society to decide when and where editing the genome is wrong.Also, according to The Economist, gene editing may mean that parents make choices that are not obviously in the best interests of their children: “Deaf parents may prefer their children to be deaf too; parents might want to make their children more intelligent at all costs.”In the end, more research is still needed to see what we can and can?t do with CRISPR. “It?s still a huge mystery how we w ork,” Craig Mello, a UMass Medical School biologist and Nobel Prize winner, told The Boston Globe. “We?re just trying to figure out this amazingly complicated thing we call life.”1. What is the article mainly about?A. How CRISPR was developed by scientists.B. What we can and can?t do with CRISPR.C. The advantages of CRISPR and arguments about its ethics.D. Chinese scientists? experiment of using CRISPR to edit human embryos.2. It can be concluded from the article that CRISPR ______.A. allows scientists to edit genomes for the first timeB. could be helpful in the treatment of cancer and HIVC. is a technology that uses an enzyme to work on RNA and DNAD. has proven to be the most effective way to protect children against diseases3. According to the article, the technology of CRISPR ______.A. is very safe because it only cuts the DNA it is looking forB. is banned in 42 countries and restricted in many othersC. could cause parents to make unwise choices for their childrenD. could help us discover the link between DNA and the qualities it gives people4. What is the author?s attitude toward CRISPR?A. Supportive.B. Worried.C. Negative.D. Objective.。

考研英语_时⽂阅读50篇考拉进阶英语时⽂阅读50篇Passage1Dealing With Spam1:Confidence Game(2010.11.18The Economist)[483words]Bill Gates,then still Microsoft’s boss,was nearly rightin2004when he predicted the end of spam in two years.Thanks to clever filters2unsolicited3e-mail has largelydisappeared as a daily nuisance4for most on the internet.But spam is still a menace5:blocked at the e-mail inbox,spammers post messages as comments on websites and increasingly on social networks like Twitter and Facebook.The criminal businesses behind spam are competitive and creative.They vault over6technical fixes as fast as the hurdles7are erected.The anti-spam industry has done applaudable work in saving e-mail.But it is always one step behind.In the end,the software industry’s interest is in making money from the problem(by selling subscriptions to regular security updates)rather than tackling it at its source.Law-enforcement agencies have had some success shutting down spam-control servers in America and the Netherlands.But as one place becomes unfriendly, spammers move somewhere else.Internet connections in poor and ill-run countries are improving faster than the authorities there can police them.That won’t end soon.In any case,the real problem is not the message,but the link.Sometimes an unwise click leads only to a website that sells counterfeit8pills.But it can also lead to a page that infects your computer with a virus or another piece of malicious software that then steals your passwords or uses your machine for other immoral purposes. Spam was never about e-mail;it was about convincing us to click.To the spammer,it needs to be decided whether the link is e-mailed or liked.The police are doing what they can,and software companies keep on tightening security.But spam is not just a hack9or a crime,it is a social problem,too.If you look beyond the computers that lie between a spammer and his mark,you can see allthe classic techniques of a con-man:buy this stock,before everyone else does.Buy these pills,this watch,cheaper than anyone else can.The spammer plays upon the universal human desire to believe that we are smarter than anyone gives us credit for,and that things can be had for nothing.As in other walks of life,people become wiser and take precautions only when they have learned what happens when they don’t.That is why the spammers’new arena10—social networks—is so effective.A few fiddles might help,such as tougher default privacy settings on social networks.But the real problem is man,not the machine.Public behaviour still treats the internet like a village,in which new faces are welcome and anti-social behaviour a rarity.A better analogy would be a railway station in a big city,where hustlers11gather to prey on the credulity12of new arrivals.Wise behaviour in such places is to walk fast,avoid eye contact and be cautious with strangers.Try that online.1.spam/sp?m/n.垃圾邮件2.filter/?f?lt?/n.过滤器；滤光器；筛选过滤程序3.unsolicited/??ns??l?s?t?d/adj.未经请求的，⾃发的4.nuisance/?nju?s?ns/n.⿇烦事，讨厌的⼈或东西5.menace/?men?s/n.威胁，恐吓；危险⽓氛；烦⼈的⼈或事物6.vault over越过7.hurdle/?h??dl/n.障碍；跨栏，栏8.counterfeit/?ka?nt?f?t/n.伪造，仿造，制假9.hack/h?k/n.砍,劈；供出租的马；出租车司机；⾮法侵⼊（他⼈计算机系统）10.arena/??ri?n?/n.圆形运动场，圆形剧场；竞技舞台，活动场所11.hustler/?h?sl?/n.耍诡计骗钱的⼈12.credulity/kr??du?l?t?/n.轻信Passage2A Gene to Explain Depression（2011.1.3Time）[459words]As powerful as genes are in exposing clues to diseases,not even the most passionate geneticist1believes thatcomplex conditions such as depression can be reduced to atell-tale2string of DNA.But a new study confirms earlier evidence that aparticular gene,involved in ferrying3a brain chemical critical to mood known as serotonin4,may play a role in triggering5the mental disorder in some people.Researchers led by Dr.Srijan Sen,a professor of psychiatry at University of Michigan,report in the Archives6of General Psychiatry that individuals with a particular form of the serotonin transporter gene were more vulnerable to developing depression when faced with stressful life events such as having a serious medical illness or being a victim of childhood abuse.The form of the gene that these individuals inherit prevents the mood-regulating serotonin from being re-absorbed by nerve cells in the brain.Having such a low-functioning version of the transporter starting early in life appears to set these individuals up for developing depression later on,although the exact relationship between this gene,stress,and depression isn’t clear yet.Sen’s results confirm those of a ground-breaking7study in2003,in which scientists for the first time confirmed the link between genes and environment in depression.In that study,which involved more than800subjects,individuals with the gene coding for the less functional serotonin transporter were more likely to develop depression following a stressful life event than those with the more functional form of the gene.But these findings were questioned by a2009analysis in which scientistspooled814studies investigating the relationship between the serotonin transporter gene,depression and stress,and found no heightened risk of depression among those with different versions of the gene.“One of the hopes I have is that we can settle this story,and move on to looking more broadly across the genome9for more factors related to depression,”he says.“Ideally we would like to find a panel of different genetic variations that go together to help us predict who is going to respond poorly to stress,and who might respond well to specific types of treatment as opposed to others.”He believes that the2009findings do not contradict those from2003,or the latest results,but rather reflect a difference in the way the study was conducted.Sen stresses,however,that this gene is only one player in the cast of genetic and environmental factors that contribute to depression.“All things considered,this gene is a relatively small factor,and for this finding to be clinically10useful,we really need to find many,many more factors.Ultimately we may identify new pathways that are involved in depression to come up with new and better treatments.”1.geneticist/dnet?s?st/n.遗传学家2.tell-tale/?tel?te?l/adj.暴露实情的，能说明问题的3.ferry/?fer?/vt.渡运，摆渡4.serotonin/?s??rt??n?n/n.[⽣化]⾎清素，5-羟⾊胺（神经递质，易影响情绪等）5.trigger/?tr?ɡ?/vt.触发，引发；开动，启动6.archive/?ɑ?ka?v/n.档案馆；档案⽂件7.ground-breaking/?gra?nd?bre?k??/adj.开创性的；创新的8.pool/pu?l/vt.合伙经营；集中（智慧等）；共享，分享9.genome/??i?n??m/n.[⽣]基因组；[⽣]染⾊体组10.clinically/?kl?n?kl?/adv.临床地；冷淡地；通过临床诊断Passage3Second Thoughts on Online Education(2010.9New York Times)[415words]Let the computer do the teaching.Some studies,expertopinion and cost pressures all point toward a continuing shiftof education online.A major study last year,funded by the EducationDepartment,which covered comparative research over12years,concluded that online learning on average beat face-to-face teaching by a modest1but statistically meaningful margin2.Bill Gates,whose foundation funds a lot of education programs,predicted last month that in five years much of college education will have gone online.“The self-motivated learner will be on the Web,”Mr.Gates said,speaking at the Techonomy conference in Lake Tahoe.“College needs to be less place-based.”But recent research,published as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper,comes to a different conclusion.“A rush to online education may come at more of a cost than educators may suspect,”the authors write.The research was a head-to-head experiment,comparing the grades achieved in the same introductory economics class by students—one group online,and one in classroom lectures.Certain groups did notably worse online.Hispanic3students online fell nearly a full grade lower than Hispanic students that took the course in class.Male students did about a half-grade worse online,as did low-achievers,which had college grade-point averages below the mean for the university.The difference certainly was not attributable4to machines replacing a tutorial-style human teaching environment.Instead,the classroom was a large lecture hall seating hundreds of students.Initially,David Figlio,an economist at Northwestern University and co-author of the paper,said he had thought that the flexibility5of the Internet—the ability to“go back and roll the tape”—would probably give the online coursework6an edge over traditional“chalk and talk teaching.”The online lectures were well done,using a professional producer and cameraman7.“It had very much the feel of being in the room,”Mr.Figlio said.So what accounts for the difference in outcomes8?Mr.Figlio has a few theories. For the poorer performance of males and lower-achievers,he says the time-shifting convenience of the Web made it easier for students to put off viewing the lectures and cram9just before the test,a tactic10unlikely to produce the best possible results.It’s partly a stereotype11but also partly true,Mr.Figlio says,that female students tend to be better at timemanagement,spreading their study time over a semester,than males.“And the Internet makes it easier to put off12the unpleasant thing,attending the lecture,”he said.1.modest/?m?d?st/adj.谦虚的,谦恭的；适中的,适度的；些许的2.margin/?mɑ:d??n/n.页边空⽩；边,边缘；差数,差额3.Hispanic/h?s?p?n?k/adj.西班⽛和葡萄⽛的4.attributable/??tr?bj?t?bl/adj.可归因于，可能由于5.flexibility/?fleks??b?l?t?/n.灵活性；柔韧性6.coursework/?k?:sw?:k/n.课程作业7.cameraman/?k?m?r?m?n/n.摄影师8.outcome/?a?tk?m/n.结果9.cram/kr?m/v.挤满，塞满；临时死记硬背10.tactic/?t?kt?k/n.兵法；⽅法,策略；⼿段；招数11.stereotype/?ster??ta?p/n.模式化观念，⽼⼀套，刻板形象12.put off撤销，取消Passage4The Kids Can’t Help It（2010.12.16Newsweek）[372words]What new research reveals about the adolescentbrain—from why kids bully1to how the teen yearsshape the rest of your life.They say you never escape high school.And forbetter or worse,science is lending some credibility tothat old saw.Thanks to sophisticated imaging technology and a raft2of longitudinal3studies,we’re learning that the teen years are a period of crucial brain development subject to a host of environmental and genetic factors.This emerging research sheds4light not only on why teenagers act they way they do,but how the experiences of adolescence—from rejection to binge5 drinking—can affect who we become as adults,how we handle stress,and the way we bond with others.One of the most important discoveries in this area of study,says Dr.Frances Jensen,a neuroscientist at Harvard,is that our brains are not finished maturing by adolescence,as was previously thought.Adolescent brains“are only about80percentof the way to maturity,”she said at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in November.It takes until the mid-20s,and possibly later,for a brain to become fully developed.An excess of gray matter6(the stuff that does the processing)at the beginning of adolescence makes us particularly brilliant at learning—the reason we’re so good at picking up new languages starting in early childhood—but also particularly sensitive to the influences of our environment,both emotional and physical.Our brains’processing centers haven’t been fully linked yet,particularly the parts responsible for helping to check7our impulses8and considering the long-term repercussions9of our actions.“It’s like a brain that’s all revved10up not knowing where it needs to go,”says Jensen.It’s partially because of this developmental timeline that a teen can be so quick to conjure11a stinging remark,or a biting insult,and so uninhibited12in firing it off at the nearest unfortunate target—a former friend,perhaps,or a bewildered parent.The impulse to hurl13an insult14is there,just as it may be for an adult in a stressful situation,but the brain regions that an adult might rely on to stop himself from saying something cruel just haven’t caught up.1.bully/?b?l?/v.恐吓；充当恶霸，恃强凌弱2.raft/rɑ?ft/n.筏；橡⽪艇，充⽓船；⼤量3.longitudinal/?l?ntju?d?nl/adj.纵向的；纵观的；经度的4.shed/?ed/vt.散发出光；去除，摆脱；蜕，落5.binge/b?nd?/n.饮酒作乐；狂饮；狂闹6.gray matter灰质（脑、脊髓内神经元集中的地⽅）7.check/t?ek/v.检查，核验，核对；制⽌，控制8.impulse/??mp?ls/n.冲动；脉冲；刺激，推动⼒9.repercussion/?ri?p??kn/n.（间接的）反响，影响，恶果10.rev/rev/v.（发动机等）加快转速11.conjure/?k?n??/v.变魔术；使变戏法般地出现（或消失）12.uninhibited/??n?n?h?b?t?d/adj.⽆限制的;⽆拘束的,放任的13.hurl/h??l/vt.猛掷，猛扔；⼤声说出14.insult/?n?s?lt/n.侮辱；凌辱；⽆礼Passage5The Power of Posture(2011.1.13The Economist)[486words]“Stand up straight!”“Chest out!”“Shoulders back!”Theseare the perennial1cries of sergeant2majors and fussy3parentsthroughout the ages.Posture certainly matters.Big is dominantand in species after species,humans included,postures thatenhance the posturer’s apparent size cause others to treat him asif he were more powerful.The stand-up-straight brigade4,however,often make a further claim:that posture affects the way the posturer treats himself,as well as how others treat him.To test the truth of this,Li Huang and Adam Galinsky,at Northwestern University in Illinois,have compared posture’s effects onself-esteem with those of a more conventional ego-booster,management responsibility. In a paper just published in Psychological Science they conclude,surprisingly,that posture may matter more.The two researchers’experimental animals—77undergraduate students—first filled out questionnaires5,ostensibly6to assess their leadership capacity.Half were then given feedback forms which indicated that,on the basis of the questionnaires, theywere to be assigned to be managers in a forthcoming7experiment.The other half were told they would besubordinates8.While the participants waited for this feedback, they were asked to help with a marketing test on ergonomic9chairs.In fact,neither of these tests was what it seemed.The questionnaires were irrelevant.V olunteers were assigned to be managers or subordinates at random.The test of posture had nothing to do with ergonomics.And,crucially,each version of the posture test included equal numbers of those who would become“managers”and “subordinates”.Once the posture test was over the participants received their new statuses and the researchers measured theirimplicit10sense of power by asking them to engage in a word-completion task.Participants were instructed to complete a number of fragments11with the first word that came to mind.Seven of the fragments could be interpreted as words related to power(“power”,“direct”,“lead”,“authority”,“control”,“command”and“rich”).Although previous studies suggested a mere title is enough to produce a detectable increase in an individual’s sense of power,Dr Huang and Dr Galinsky found no difference in the word-completion scores of those told they would be managers and those told they would be subordinates.Having established the principle,Dr Huang and Dr Galinsky went on to test the effect of posture on other power-related decisions:whether to speak first in a debate, whether to leave the site of a plane crash to find help and whether to join a movement to free a prisoner who was wrongfully locked up.In all three cases those who had sat in expansive12postures chose the active option(to speak first,to search for help,to fight for justice)more often than those who had sat crouched13. The upshot14,then,is that father(or the sergeant major)was right.Those who walk around with their heads held high not only get the respect of others,they seem also to respect themselves.1.perennial/p??ren??l/adj.[植]多年⽣的；长久的，持续的2.sergeant/?sɑnt/n.[军]（英）陆军、空军、海军陆战队中⼠；（美）陆军或空军中⼠3.fussy/?f?s?/adj.挑剔的，⼤惊⼩怪的；紧张不安的4.brigade/?br?ɡe?d/n.旅；伙，帮，派5.questionnaire/?kwestn e?/n.问卷；调查表6.ostensibly/?s?tens?bl?/adv.表⾯上；明显地7.forthcoming/?f??θ?k?m??/adj.即将发⽣的；现成的；乐于提供信息的8.subordinate/s??b??d?n?t/n.下级，部属9.ergonomic/ɡn?m?k/adj.⼈类⼯程学的10.implicit/?m?pl?s?t/adj.不⾔明的，含蓄的11.fragment/?fr?ɡm?nt/n.碎⽚，⽚段12.expansive/?ks?p?ns?v/adj.⼴阔的，辽阔的；⼴泛的，全⾯的；友善健谈的，开朗的13.crouch/kraut?/vt.屈膝,蹲伏,蹲,蹲下14.upshot/??p??t/n.最后结果，结局Passage6How Rest Helps Memory:Sleepy Heads(2010.2.25The Economist)[402words]Mad dogs and Englishmen,so the song has it,go out in themidday sun.And the business practices of England’s linealdescendant1,America,will have you in the office from nine in themorning to five in the evening,if not longer.Much of the world,though,prefers to take a siesta2.And research presented to theAAAS meeting in San Diego suggests it may be right to do so.Ithas already been established that those who siesta are less likely todie of heart disease.Now,Matthew Walker and his colleagues at the University of California,Berkeley,have found that they probably have better memory, too.A post-prandial3snooze4,Dr Walker has discovered,sets the brain up for learning.The role of sleep in consolidating5memories that have already been created has been understood for some time.Dr Walker has been trying to extend this understanding by looking at sleep’s role in preparing the brain for the formation of memories in the first place.He was particularly interested in a type of memory called episodic6memory,which relates to specific events,places and times.This contrasts with procedural memory,of the skills required to perform some sort of mechanical task,such as driving.The theory he and his team wanted to test was that the ability to form new episodic memories deteriorates7with increased wakefulness,and that sleep thus restores the brain’s capacity for efficient learning.They asked a group of39people to take part in two learning sessions,one at noon and one at6pm.On each occasion the participants tried to memorise and recall 100combinations of pictures and names.After the first session they were assigned randomly to either a control group,which remained awake,or a nap group,which had 100minutes of monitored sleep. Those who remained awake throughout the day became worse at learning.Those who napped8,by contrast,actually improved their capacity to learn,doing better in the evening than they had at noon.These findings suggest that sleep is clearing the brain’s short-term memory and making way for new information.The benefits to memory of a nap,says Dr Walker,are so great that they can equal an entire night’s sleep.Hewarns,however,that napping must not be done too late in the day or it will interfere with night-time sleep.Moreover,not everyone awakens refreshed from a siesta.1.lineal descendant直系后裔2.siesta/s??est?/n.午睡，午休3.prandial/?pr?nd??l/adj.膳⾷的，正餐的4.snooze/snu:z/n.⼩睡5.consolidate/k?n?s?l?de?t/vt.使巩固，使加强；合并6.episodic/?ep??s?d?k/adj.偶尔发⽣的，不定期的；有许多⽚段的7.deteriorate/d??t??r??re?t/vi.恶化,退化；变坏8.nap/n?p/vi.⼩睡Passage7Learning Gap Between Rich and Poor Starts Early（2011.2Newsweek）[354words]It’s generally accepted that there is a correlationbetween a child’s educational attainment1and a family’spoverty level,but new research shows that the problemmay take root2earlier than previously thought.A new study in Psychological Science found that at10months old,children from poor families performed just as well as children from wealthier families,but by the time they turned2,children from wealthier families were scoring consistently higher than those from poorer ones.“Poor kids aren’t even doing as well in terms of school readiness,sounding out letters and doing other things that you would expect to be relevant to early learning,”Elliot M.Tucker-Drob of the University of Texas at Austin,lead author of the study, said in a press release.To conduct the study,researchers assessed the mental abilities of about750pairs of fraternal3and identical4twins from all over the U.S.The participants’socioeconomic status was determined based on parents’educational attainment, occupations and family income.Each child was asked to perform tasks that included pulling a string to ring a bell, placing three cubes in a cup,matching pictures and sorting pegs by color first at10 months and again when they were2years old.At this time,researchers discovered that during the14-month window between the aptitude5tests,gaps in cognitive6 development had started to occur.Children from wealthier families had started to consistently outperform those from poorer ones.Researchers attempted to disprove7a genetic explanation by comparing the aptitude tests of each set of twins.Among the2-year-olds from wealthier families, identical twins had much more similar test scores than fraternal twins,who share only half of their genes.However,among2-year-olds from poorer families,identical twins scored no more similar to one another than did fraternal twins.The implication is that children’s genetic potential is subdued8by poverty, though the study stopped short of drawing a scientific conclusion as to what specifically was causing the achievement gaps.Researchers did postulate9that, generally speaking,poorer parents may not have the time or resources to spend playing with their children in stimulating ways.1.attainment/??te?nm?nt/n.达到；成就，造诣2.take root⽣根；开始；建⽴3.fraternal/fr??t??nl/adj.兄弟般的，亲如⼿⾜的4.identical/a??dent?kl/adj.同⼀的，完全相同的5.aptitude/??pt?tju?d/n.天资，天赋6.cognitive/?k?ɡn?t?v/adj.认知的，认识的7.disprove/d?s?pru?v/vt.证明……是错的8.subdue/s?b?dju?/vt.征服；抑制，克制9.postulate/?p?stj?le?t/v.假定，假设Passage8More Than Meets the Mirror：Illusion1Test Links Difficulty Sensing InternalCues2with Distorted3Body-Image(2011.1.4Scientific America)[457words]With all of the New Year’s diet ads claiming you canlose dozens of pounds in seemingly as many days,youprobably are not alone if you looked in the mirror thismorning and saw a less than ideal body.Or maybe you justpicked up a new magazine in which already thin modelshave their remaining flesh scavenged4by Photoshop to make them appear even slimmer.With all of these unrealistic promises and images,it can be hard to gain an accurate sense of one’s own body.But the disjunction5for some people might go deeper than manipulated5photos.A new study shows that the way people perceive their external7appearance is likely linked to how they experience their bodies internally.Researchers found that people who had greater difficulties sensing their own internal bodily states were also more likely to be fooled into believing a rubber hand was part of their own bodies. These results,published online in the issue of Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,may one day help scientists understand how body image can become so distorted in disorders like body dysmorphia8and anorexia nervosa9,says lead author Manos Tsakiris of Royal Holloway,University of London.“The sense of self is built up from a representation of internal states,”says Hugo Critchley,a professor of psychiatry at the University of Sussex in England who was not involved with the study.“This paper is showing that sensitivity of individuals to their internal state predicts the strength of their self-representation.”Most of the time,the image someone has of their body is pretty close to its external appearance.You may see your thighs10as slightly bigger than they actually are,or your arm muscles as slightly smaller,but the discrepancy11is usually minimal12.In some mental disorders,however,body image can become dramatically distorted.Those who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder think that parts of their bodies are malformed13or grotesque14,even when these supposed flaws are not noticeable to others.In eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa patients continue to think they need to lose weight even as their bodies waste away.Crucial to the formation of body image—pathological15and otherwise—is the integration of external and internal cues.What we see in the mirror and what we feel against our skin melds with16our own internal awareness of our bodies to create an overarching17body image.Scientists have historically focused on how external factors like magazines and fashion models affect the creation of an accurate body image.Tsakiris and his colleagues,however,hypothesized that a person’s internal awareness of his or her body,known as interoceptive18awareness,was also related to the creation of an accurate body image.1.illusion/??ljun/n.错觉，幻觉；假象2.cue/kju?/n.提⽰；暗⽰,暗号3.distorted/d?s?t??t?d/adj.变形的，扭曲的；歪曲的，曲解的4.scavenge/?sk?v?n?/v.（从废弃物中）觅⾷，捡破烂；吃（动物⼫体）5.disjunction/d?sk??n/n.分离，分裂6.manipulate/m??n?pj?le?t/vt.控制，操纵；操作，使⽤；正⾻7.external/?k?st??nl/adj.外部的，外⾯的；外界的，外来的；对外的8.dysmorphia/d?s?m??f??/n.[医]畸形,变形9.anorexia nervosa神经性厌⾷症10.thigh /θa?/n.股，⼤腿11.discrepancy/d?s?krep?ns?/n.差异，不符合，不⼀致12.minimal/?m?n?m?l/adj.极⼩的，极少的，最⼩的13.malformed/?m?l?f??md/adj.畸形的14.grotesque/ɡrtesk/adj.怪诞的，荒唐的；奇形怪状的15.pathological/?p?θ??lkl/adj.不理智的，⽆道理的；病态的；病理学的16.meld with与……融合；与……合并17.overarching/v?r?ɑ?t/adj.⾮常重要的，⾸要的18.interoceptive /??nt?r?u?sept?v/adj.内感受(器)的Passage9The Tussle1for Talent（2011.1.6The Economist）[432words]Plato believed that men are divided into three classes:gold,silver and bronze.Vilfredo Pareto,an Italianeconomist,argued that“the vital2few”account for mostprogress.Such sentiments are taboo today in public life.Politicians talk of a“leadership class”or“the vital few”attheir peril3.Schools abhor4picking winners.Universities welcome the masses:more people now teach at British ones than attended them in the 1950s.In the private sector5things could hardly be more different.The world’s best companies struggle relentlessly6to find and keep the vital few.They offer them fat pay packets,extra training,powerful mentors7and more challenging assignments.If anything,businesses are becoming more obsessed with ability.This is partly cyclical8.Deloitte and other consultancies have noticed that as the economy begins to recover,companies are trying harder to nurture raw talent,or to poach9it from their rivals.When new opportunities arise,they hope to have the brainpower to seize them.The acceleration of the tussle for talent is also structural, however.Private-equity firms rely heavilyon a few stars.High-tech firms,for all their sartorial10egalitarianism11,are ruthless12about recruiting the brightest.Firms in emerging markets are desperate to find high-flyer13s—the younger the better—who can cope with rapid growth and fast-changing environments.Successful companies make sure that senior managers are involved with“talentdevelopment”.Jack Welch and /doc/2e5e0328482fb4daa58d4b15.html fley,former bosses of GE and P&G,claimed that they spent40%of their time on personnel.Andy Grove,who ran Intel,a chipmaker14,obliged all the senior people,including himself,to spend at least a week a year teaching high-flyers.Nitin Paranjpe,the boss of Hindustan Unilever,recruits people from campuses and regularly visits high-flyers in their offices.Involving the company’s top brass15in the process prevents lower-level managers from monopolising16high-flyers(and taking credit for their triumphs).It also creates a dialogue between established and future leaders.Successful companies also integrate talent development with their broader strategy.This ensures that companies are more than the sum of their parts.Adrian Dillon,a former chief financial officer of Agilent,a firm that makes high-tech measuring devices,says he would rather build a“repertory17company”than a “collection of world experts”.P&G likes its managers to be both innovative and worldly:they cannot rise to the top without running operations in a country and managing a product globally.Agilent and Novartis like to turn specialists into general managers.Goodyear replaced23of its24senior managers in two years as it shifted from selling tyres to carmakers to selling them to motorists.1.tussle/t?sl/n.扭打；争论；争⽃；奋⽃2.vita l/?va?tl/adj.⽣命的；充满活⼒的；⽣死攸关的；极其重要的3.peril/?per?l/n.严重危险；祸害，险情4.abhor/?b?h??/vt.痛恨，憎恶5.sector/?sekt?/n.[数]扇形；两脚规；部分；部门6.relentlessly/r??lentl?sl?/adv.残酷地，⽆情地；不停地，不减弱地7.mentor /?men?t??/n.私⼈教师，辅导教师；良师益友8.cyclical/?sa?kl?kl/adj.周期的，循环的9.poach/p??t?/vt.⽔煮；偷猎；盗⽤，挖⾛（⼈员）10.sartorial/sɑ??t??r??l/adj.服装的，男装的，⾐着的11.egalitarianism/??ɡ?l??te?r??n?z?m/n.平等主义，平均主义12.ruthless/?ru?θl?s/adj.⽆情的，冷酷的;残忍的13.high-flyer/?ha?fla??/n.抱负极⾼的⼈；有野⼼的⼈14.chipmaker/?t??p?me?k?/n.集成块制造者；半导体(元件)制造商15.top brass要员16.monopolise/m??n?p?la?z/vt.垄断，独占；占去（⼤部分时间、精⼒），霸占17.repertory/?rep?tr?/n.保留剧⽬轮演Passage10What Is a Medically Induced Coma1and Why Is It Used?（2011.1.10Scientific America）[497words]Basically what happens with a medically induced。

高中英语时文阅读（二）Beijing seeks cooperation with US on cyber attacksChina reiterated on Wednesday that it is against all Internet hacking attacks and hopes to conduct dialogues and cooperate with the United States on this matter under the principle of mutual respect and trust.The remarks, made by Assistant Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang at a news briefing, came ahead of the summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama on June 7 and 8 —the first face-to-face communication between the two leaders since Xi became president in March.China has repeatedly been accused of being behind hacking activities. The latest accusation came from The Washington Post on Tuesday, which cited a US Defense Science Board report as saying that Chinese hackers have gained access to designs of two dozen US weapon systems. Reuters reported on Wednesday that Obama will discuss cybersecurity with Xi during their meeting in California next week.Asked whether cybersecurity will be a topic at the summit, Zheng said the two leaders will discuss a whole range of issues that are of strategic importance to both countries.But he reiterated, "China opposes all types of cyberattacks and is a victim of such attacks."He said China and the US have agreed to set up a working team on cyberissues under the framework of the China-US Strategic Security Dialogue, and China is willing to conduct further talks and cooperation under the principle of mutual respect and trust. Xi's meeting with Obama, planned at Sunnylands, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage, California, will be conducted on his way back from a trip to Latin America and the Caribbean. Xi is scheduled to pay state visits to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico from Friday to June 6.Zheng said China and the US both expect the two leaders to meet as soon as possible to communicate and plan for future development of Sino-US relations."It is expected that in the meeting guidelines can be established on how to develop a new type of relationship between major powers," Zheng said.He said new relations between big countries, such as China and the US, should be established on the basis of equality, inclusiveness, mutual trust and mutual learning, as well as win-win cooperation.Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University of China, said China has been eyeing a new type of relationship between major countries. However, he said, it seems the concept has not been well accepted by Washington, so it could be a key issue for discussion at the upcoming summit."At the meeting, it's expected that the two leaders can reach a consensus on the concept and try to carry out the idea in practice in the future."Shi said that despite the differences between the two countries, the new type of relationship between China and the US should clearly define the key interests of each and be built on the basis of mutual respect.。

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1. The Economist：这是一本全球知名的经济学杂志，提供深入的分析和评论，涵盖全球政治、经济、商业和文化等领域。

2. Time：这是一本美国的周刊，报道全球时事、政治、文化、科技和娱乐等方面的新闻。

3. Newsweek：这是一本美国的新闻杂志，提供全球时事、政治、商业、科技和文化等方面的报道。

4. The New York Times：这是一份美国的报纸，提供高质量的新闻报道和评论，涵盖全球各个领域。

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6. National Geographic：这是一本以自然、科学和文化为主题的杂志，提供精美的图片和深入的文章。

7. Scientific American：这是一本科学杂志，提供最新的科学研究和发现，以及对科学、技术和社会的影响的分析。

8. Forbes：这是一本商业和财经杂志，提供关于商业、投资、科技和领导力等方面的文章和排名。

9. Wired：这是一本科技杂志，报道最新的科技趋势、创新和数字文化。

10. Vanity Fair：这是一本时尚和文化杂志，提供关于娱乐、时尚、艺术和名人等方面的报道和评论。

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高考英语时文阅读5篇Passage 1Touched by greatness(篮球巨星乔丹亚洲之行首站北京，令众多球迷梦想成真。

)MICHAEL Jordan (迈克尔.乔丹)is best known for his "air walk" but it was Beijing students who were flying high when the American basketball legend(传奇人物) visited the capital last week.The former NBA star attended the final of the 2004 China High School Basketball League at Beijing Workers' Gymnasium (北京工人体育馆) on Thursday. Presenting the trophy to the winners, he gave the youngsters some simple advice: "Love the game, enjoy the game, and play the game."(Michael Jordan celebrates with the winning team fromShenyang No 31 Middle School. XINHUA)Shenyang No 31 Middle School tastedvictory in the tournament（锦标赛）last year.But this year's 62-54 victory over Shanghai Nanyang Model Middle School had an added sweetness: the players received the champion's cup from Jordan himself."I was very excited taking the trophy（奖杯）from him," said Li Yuzhang, who won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. "I'm lucky to have been able to hold the cup after it was touched by Jordan."Another player said: "We have been waiting for this day for almost a month. We trained very hard because we knew we would get to celebrate our victory with Michael Jordan."With cameras flashing around them, the players couldn't hide their excitement as they stepped onto the podium（领奖台）alongside their hero. Li and team captain Feng Wenxu were also lucky enough to have Jordan sign their jerseys（运动衫）."I will keep this precious jersey for the rest of my life," said Feng.The 5,000-strong audience of young students was also stirred up (鼓动) by the appearance of one of basketball's greatest-ever players. Play was even delayed a little while, such was the excitement when he arrived during the fourth quarter of the match."I'm here to see Jordan," said a girl from nearby Huiwen Middle School. "It's a pity we can't see him playing, but a glimpse（一瞥、一看）of him today is enough."It was the NBA legend's first formal visit to China. Jordan particularly enjoyed walking on the Great Wall last Wednesday — he said that doing so meant he could call himself a real man!Beijing was the first stop on Jordan's first ever Asian tour. He left for Hong Kong last Thursday night before going on to T aiwan and Tokyo.Passage 2Point of no return?(赢得选举，但却拒绝出任总理，索尼亚真能让甘地家族再次崛起吗？)SHE shocked the world by taking her Congress Party (国大党) to victory in India's general election on May 13. What came next was even more surprising. Last Tuesday Sonia Gandhi turned down both the chance to be the prime minister and take her famous family back to the top of India's political pile.Her decision came as investors lost confidence in her economic policies, and Hindu nationalists attacked her over her Italian birth. Manmohan Singh, a71-year-old economist, took the premiership instead.(Sonia Gandhi.AFP)"The post of prime minister has not been myaim," she told newly elected members of Parliament（议会）. "My responsibility（责任）is to provide Indiawith a government that is strong and stable (稳定)."Sonia Gandhi, 57, will remain president of thelargest party in the coalition government (联合政府)so still have an influence on policy. If she hadaccepted the post, she would have been the fourthmember of the fabled(传奇式的) Nehru-Gandhidynasty to be prime minister.Gandhi is the granddaughter-in-law of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who led the country for 17 years after it was given independence from Britain. She is also the daughter-in-law of another prime minister, Indira Gandhi. While her husband Rajiv Gandhi served from 1984 to 1988."She was pushed into this whole game - just like her husband," said Rajiv Desai, an advisor to the Gandhis. Neither Rajiv nor Sonia Gandhi had much interest inpolitics. But he felt called by a family responsibility after his mother was murdered by her guards in 1984. In a similar way, his wife felt she had to rescue the struggling Congress Party 14 years later.However, the success of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has come at a heavy price. Seven years after the murder of his mother, Rajiv Gandhi was killed by Sri Lankan terrorists（恐怖分子）.It has been said that Sonia Ghandi's children, Rahul and Priyanka, asked her not to take the post because they feared losing their mother as well.Despite her decision, the election saw the Gandhi dynasty brought back to life. Rahul won a seat in Parliament and Priyanka is set to follow him. It is on their shoulders that the future of Indian politics may rest.Choose the best answer to the following:1.Which of the following was not the reason why Sonia Gandhi turned down thechance to be prime minister?A. When she was president of the Congress Party, the stock market was notstable.B. Because she was born in Italy.C. Because her children feared their mother would be killed by terrorists.D. Because the post of prime minister was not her aim.2. How many of Sonia Ghandi's relatives have served as Prime Minister of India?A. 2.B.3.C. 4.D. 5Key: 1. A 2. BPassage 3Future of football is found in Africa(2010年世界杯花落南非。

初中英语时文阅读2024In the year 2024, the English language has evolved to become more inclusive, integrating emojis and abbreviations commonly used in digital communication. Students now engage with texts that reflect the vibrant online world, making learning a more relatable experience.The integration of technology in classrooms has transformed the way students approach English literature. Interactive e-books and virtual reality simulations bring classic stories to life, enhancing comprehension and sparking creativity.Environmental issues have taken center stage in educational curricula. Reading materials often explore the impact of climate change, urging young minds to consider sustainable practices and the importance of preserving our planet.Current events shape the content of English reading materials, with articles discussing breakthroughs in science, technology, and medicine. These topics not only inform but also inspire students to think critically about the world around them.The diversity of cultures is celebrated through a rich selection of texts. Students are exposed to narratives from around the globe, fostering an appreciation for differentperspectives and promoting a sense of global citizenship.The use of English as a lingua franca has led to a surge in bilingual texts, allowing students to explore their own languages alongside English, thus acknowledging the value of linguistic diversity.In 2024, English language learning is no longer confined to textbooks. Social media platforms, podcasts, and online forums provide a wealth of authentic materials for students to practice their reading and listening skills.The focus on emotional intelligence in education has led to an increase in reading materials that explore empathy, compassion, and the complexities of human relationships, preparing students for a more empathetic future.As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the importance of understanding global issues is emphasized in reading materials. Students are encouraged to think beyond their immediate surroundings and consider the broader implications of international events.。

2020年高中英语时文新闻拓展阅读理解Passage 1 美国正积极研发新冠疫苗The United States is "neck-and-neck" with China in the race to develop an effective coronavirus(新冠病毒) vaccine, Johns Hopkins University health policy and management professor Dr. Marty Makary told "Special Report" Wednesday. "There are 70 vaccines in different stages of development," said Makary, a Fox News contributor. "There are seven that are being given in patients right now. We’re sort of neck-and-neck with China -- we've got three, they've got three."Makary added that the Chinese vaccines "are actually in further stages of development. Their drugs are in phase two or three, and it's a real race ...The country that gets there first will have a significant advantage because they will control the supply for the rest of the world and the risk is if we aren't there first, we could get locked out." The professor concluded that the search for a vaccine was "moving along," but added that "it will probably take a year" before such a treatment becomes widely available.Earlier Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious-disease expert and a member of President Trump's coronavirus task force, touted the drug remdesivir(瑞德西韦) for its "clear-cut significant positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery,” as reflected in new data. Makary said that while the National Institutes of Health study shows only a 31 percent reduction rate in recovery time, it could prove to be significant. "One thing to remember," Makary cautioned about remdesivir, "it's not a silver bullet. "It reduces the severity and probably increases recovery but also, this is an IV(静脉注射) medication, it's not something you can go to the pharmacy tonight and pick up." In the U.S., remdesivir is still awaiting regulatory approval as a coronavirus treatment, but Makary said it is likely to receive emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration "as early as this evening”.1 What does the underlined word “neck-and-neck” mean ?A work togetherB be friendsC at the equal levelD be enemies2 What is American’s challenge according to Makary’s statement ?A Use vaccines to save more people.B Give patients more vaccines for treatment.C Develop effective vaccines before China does.D Work with China to develop vaccines.3 What can we know about remdesivir ?A It can reduce the time to recovery.B People can’t purchase it easily in drug stores.4 Which would be the best title for this passage ?A The US is level with China in race for coronavirus vaccines.B Remdesivir can be the treatment for coronavirus vaccines.C Remdesivir need the regulatory approval.D Coronavirus vaccines should be developed soon.Passage 2 上海迪士尼恢复营业Shanghai Disneyland to reopen after shutting downMay 11 could be a very magical day for theme park lovers. As parts of the world start to reopen amid the coronavirus (新冠病毒) pandemic(大流行病), many people are looking to see how businesses will return after closing down. It’s likely that theme park lovers will be interested to see how the Disney parks alter their practices in response to the outbreak. Shanghai Disneyland announced that it will be reopening to the public on Monday. The park closed its doors on Jan. 25 as part of China’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, the outbreak has become a pandemic and Disney parks across the world have also been limited and shut their doors.In a statement, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said: “We know how much our guests have been looking forward to returning to Shanghai Disneyland, and our cast is excited to begin welcoming them back. As the park reopens with significantly enhanced health and safety measures, our guests will find Shanghai Disneyland as magical and memorable as ever.”When the park reopens, guests will be required to purchase admission tickets valid for certain dates only. Also, annual pass holders will have to make reservations prior to arrival. The park will also control guest density(密度) in lines, restaurants, ride vehicles and other facilities. The park will also utilize temperature screening and require guests to wear masks in the park, except when eating.1 What does the underlined word “curb” mean in paragraph 1 ?A stopB encourageC controlD treat2 What can we learn form paragraph 1?A Shanghai Disneyland closed before the pandemic of the coronavirus.B Only Shanghai Disneyland shut its door during the pandemic.D China has curbed the spread of the coronavirus.3 What will happen when Shanghai Disneyland reopens ?A It won’t be as entertaining as before.B Those who bought ticket can visit it at any time.C Annual pass holders can visit the park freely.D Many measures will be used to enhance safety.Passage 3 纽约顶级厨师的工作困境Chefs from some of New York City’s top restaurants are leaving the business to work for billionaires after losing their jobs to the coronavirus (新冠病毒), the New York Post has learned.Out-of-work chefs from restaurants including Jean-Georges, Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, Per Se and Gramercy Tavern are being poached (挖走) by talent agents and even real estate brokers (房地产经纪人) to work for wealthy families since the coronavirus shutdowns have weakened the restaurant industry, sources said. The supply of quality chefs is so abundant that some wealthy people say they’re getting cold-called about the latest candidate. “I received a call out of the blue asking if we wanted to hire a top chef who had worked for Jean-Georges,” one billionaire real estate developer told the NYPost's Side Dish.For unemployed chefs, it’s often the only way for them to make money doing what they love at a time when sit-down dining is prohibited by the state lockdown. “I was laid off six weeks ago. It just wasn’t possible to stay, no matter how much the chef wanted to keep us. I can’t stand not working. I miss being in the kitchen,” said Ian Tenzer, a 29-year-old former sous chef(副厨) at three-star Michelin restaurant Eleven Madison Park, named the world’s best restaurant in 2017. “Working as a p rivate chef has always been a part of the industry I had thought about working in and, at this point in my career, it’s a good choice economically and professionally,” he added.Indeed, chefs who choose to work in private homes stand to get a 20 percent to 30 percent pay raise, as well as other perks (补贴) including better hours, sources said. Sous chefs at top restaurants can earn between $120,000 and $200,000 a year working full-time for a family, compared to closer to $100,000 working at a restaurant. One drawback is that you never know what kind of family you’ll get, chefs said. Some families are “lovely, adventurous and curious,” but others can be quite the opposite. They can be rude and “even physically and verbally abusive. I have heard horror stories,” said one chef who asked to remain1 Which is true about Chefs in New York city ?A Some of famous chefs are leaving the business to work in private homes.B Wealthy families invited chefs to work for them.C Chefs are being poached because billionaires need them.D Top chefs are rare in New York city.2 Which of the following can describe the underlined phrase “out of the blue” ?A from the skyB all of a suddenC in the morningD from a friend3 What can we know form paragraph 3 ?A Ian Tenzer was out of work because the chef didn’t need him.B There still many jobs for Ian Tenzer to do.C Ian Tenzer hadn’t considered working for private families.D Being a private chef can be economically helpful to Ian Tenzer.4 What would be the best title for this passage ?A Being a private chef can earn more.B Unemployed chefs are being personal cooks.C Chefs from New York City’s top restaurantsD Out-of-work chefs from top restaurantsPassage 4 为隔离患者捐赠iPadNo man is an island. But for the coronavirus (新冠病毒) patients in hospitals, they die alone – physically separated from the friends and family who love them. This cruel reality weighs heavily on a group of New York City volunteers whose mission is to actually connect patients with family members unable to be present due to hospital restrictions on visitors. Their solution: to collect used iPads from across the country and donate them to hospitals in underserved (缺医少药的) communities where the need is most serious. "It’s a heartbreaking scene," Nicolas Heller, a 31-year-old documentarian, said of the thousands of people who have died from the disease in isolation, without the comforting words or touch from a loved one. "A lot of these people are dying prematurely, whether they had medical issues or not. It’s crushing." said Heller, who is part of iPads to Hospitals, an organization – founded by two medical students, Amy Johnson and Jeff Arace –that is collecting used iPads for patients who do not own smartphones capable of video chatting.equipment, such as masks and gloves. The tablet computers can allow medical staff to communicate with patients from outside of the room, decreasing their risk of exposure to the virus.As of Friday morning, the group said it has received 375 used iPads from donors nationwide and raised more than $22,000 through its GoFundMe page to purchase more devices. So far, 50 of the iPads have been donated to Brooklyn’s COVID-only site, University Hospital of Brooklyn at SUNY Downstate, whose staff expressed the critical impact the devices can have on patients and also healthcare workers."The lifeblood of what we’re doing is making use of people’s iPads that are in their drawers and on their desks that they don’t use anymore," said Ian Kaplan, a film director from Brooklyn. "I’ve ha d every make and model of iPad ever made in my hands in the last week," said 29-year-old Kaplan. "With the exception of the first model, which doesn’t have a camera, we can make use of any iPad. However, we are nowhere near meeting the demand of every hospital that we speak with.”1 Why do volunteers collect used iPads ?A To make better use of iPads.B To collect and sell them to patients.C To enable patients to contact with their family.D To equip underserved communities.2 What can we know according to paragraph 2 ?A Heller is one of iPads to Hospitals’s founders.B Hospital staff can use iPads to contact with their family.C These iPads can be beneficial to medical workers.D These iPads can protect hospital staff from the virus.3 What can we infer from the statement of Ian Kaplan ?A People donated iPads because they wanted to buy new ones.B Every make and model of iPad can be used in hospitals.C Those iPads in his hands are all with cameras.D There is still a lot of iPads needed to meet the demand.4 What is the main idea of this passage ?A Patients in hospitals are physically separated.B Group collects used iPads to connect patients with family.C How was iPads to Hospitals founded by two medical students.D How to collect iPads for hospitals.Passage 5 澳大利亚森林大火The wildfires damaging parts of Australia can be seen from space in new satellite images released by NASA. Australia's capital, Canberra, was enveloped in a smoky haze Sunday and air quality at midday was measured at 10 times the usual dangerous limit. The damaging fires have killed at least 24 people in Australia and destroyed almost 2,000 homes. The early and damaging start to Australia’s summ er wildfires, fed by drought and the country's hottest and driest year on record, has also been catastrophic (毁灭性的) for the country's wildlife, likely killing nearly 500 million birds, reptiles and mammals in New South Wales alone, Sydney University ecologist Chris Dickman told the Sydney Morning Herald.Under such extreme conditions, the fires have been generating enough heat to create their own weather systems, including fire-generated thunderstorms and fire tornadoes. Thousands of firefighters continued to fight the flames that have burned millions of acres in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, an area twice the size of Maryland. In New South Wales, the rural fire service (RFS) said as of Sunday there were 150 fires active in the state, 64 of them uncontrolled.On Saturday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that, for the first time in Australian history, 3,000 army, navy and air force reservists (后备军人) will battle against the fires. He also committed $14 million to hiring fire-fighting aircraft from overseas. On Sunday, cooler temperatures and lighter winds brought some relief to threatened communities, a day after thousands were forced to escape as flames reached the suburban areas of Sydney. Thousands of firefighters fought to contain the fires, but many fires continued to burn out of control, threatening to wipe out rural townships and causing almost incalculable damage to property and wildlife.1 What does the underlined phrase “fed by” mean ?A get food from someoneB be strengthened by somethingC be destroyed by somethingD under control of something2 Why were there thunderstorms and tornadoes ?A Because the fires generated thunderstorms and tornadoes.B Because there was rainy weather.C Because the fires generated enough heat to create extreme weather.D Because the weather systems is easy to change.3 What can we learn form the last paragraph ?A Many soldiers will fight against the fires as they have done before.B Fires were controlled due to cooler temperatures and lighter winds.C A lot of people moved out of the suburban areas.D Damage to property and wildlife is limited.4 What would be the best title for this passage ?A Australia's destructive wildfiresB Soldiers fought against the firesC Wildlife died form the firesD Australia’s wildfires was under control1. C.根据第一段中，The United States is "neck-and-neck" with China in the race todevelop an effective coronavirus vaccine中的race一词，及最后一句We’re sort of neck-and-neck with China -- we've got three, they've got three. 可知，美国和中国目前处于同样的疫苗研发阶段，正在比赛哪国先研制出有效的新冠病毒疫苗。

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）MICHAEL Jordan （迈克尔. 乔丹）is best known for his "air walk" but it was Beijing students who were flying high when the American basketball legend （传奇人物） visited the capital last week.The former NBA star attended the final of the 2004 China High School BasketballLeague at Beijing Workers' Gymnasium （北京工人体育馆） on Thursday. Presenting the trophy to the winners, he gave the youngsters some simple advice: "Love the game, enjoy the game, and play the game."（Michael Jordan celebrates with the winning team from Shenyang No31 Middle School. XINHUA）Shenyang No 31 Middle School tasted victory inthe tournament （锦标赛）last year But thisyear's 62-54 victory over ShanghaiNanyang Model Middle School had an added sweetness: the players received the champion's cup from Jordan himself."I was very excited taking the trophy （奖杯）from him," said Li Yuzhang, whowon the Most Valuable Player （MVP） award. "I'm lucky to have been able to hold the cup after it was touched by Jordan."Another player said: "We have been waiting for this day for almost a month. We trained very hard because we knew we would get to celebrate our victory with Michael Jordan."With cameras flashing around them, the players couldn't hide their excitement as they stepped onto the podium （领奖台）alongside their hero. Li and team captain Feng Wenxu were also lucky enough to have Jordan sign their jerseys （运动衫）."I will keep this precious jersey for the rest of my life," said Feng.The 5,000-strong audience of young students was also stirred up （鼓动） by the appearance of one of basketball's greatest-ever players. Play was even delayed a little while, such was the excitement when he arrived during the fourth quarter of the match.Gandhi is the granddaughter-in-law of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who led the country for 17 years after it was given independence from Britain. She is also thedaughter-in-law of another prime minister , Indira Gandhi. While her husband Rajiv Gandhi served from 1984 to 1988."She was pushed into this whole game - just like her husband," said Rajiv Desai, an advisor to the Gandhis. Neither Rajiv nor Sonia Gandhi had much interest in"I'm here to see Jordan," said a girl from nearby Huiwen Middle School. "It's apity we can't see him playing, but a glimpse （一瞥、一看） of him today is enough."It was the NBA legend's first formal visit to China. Jordan particularly enjoyedwalking on the Great Wall last Wednesday— he said that doing so meant he couldcall himself a real man! Beijing was the first stop on Jordan's first ever Asian tour. He left for Hong Konglast Thursday night before going on to T aiwan and Tokyo. Passage 2Point of no return?（赢得选举，但却拒绝出任总理，索尼亚真能让甘地家族再次崛起吗？）（ 国大党 ） tovictory in India's general election on May 13. What came next was even more surprising. Last Tuesday Sonia Gandhi turned down both the chance to be the primeminister and take her famous family back to the top of India's politicalHer decision came as investors lost confidence in her economic policies, andHindu nationalists attacked her over her Italian birth. Manmohan Singh, a 71-year-old economist, took the premiership instead.（Sonia Gandhi.AFP ）"The post of prime minister has not been myaim," she told newly elected members of Parliament议会） . "My responsibility 责任） is to provide Indiawith a government that is strong and stable （ 稳定 ）."Sonia Gandhi, 57, will remain president of the largestparty in the coalition government （ 联合政府 ）so still have an influence on policy. If she had acceptedthe post, she would have been the fourth member of thefabled （ 传 奇 式 的 ） Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to beprime minister.politics. But he felt called by a family responsibility after his mother was murdered by her guards in 1984. In a similar way, his wife felt she had to rescue the struggling Congress Party 14 years later .However , the success of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has come at a heavy price.Seven years after the murder of his mother , Rajiv Gandhi was killed by Sri Lankan terrorists ( 恐怖分子) .It has been said that Sonia Ghandi's children, Rahul and Priyanka, asked her not to takethe post because they feared losing their mother as well.Despite her decision, the election saw the Gandhi dynasty brought back to life. Rahul won a seat in Parliament and Priyanka is set to follow him. It is on their shoulders that the future of Indian politics may rest.Choose the best answer to the following:1. Which of the following was not the reason why Sonia Gandhi turned down the chance to be primeminister?A.When she was president of the Congress Party, the stock market was not stable.B.Because she was born in Italy.C.Because her children feared their mother would be killed by terrorists.D.Because the post of prime minister was not her aim.2. How many of Sonia Ghandi's relatives have served as Prime Minister of India? A. 2. B.3. C.4. D. 5Key: 1. A 2. BPassage 3Future of football is found in Africa（2010 年世界杯花落南非。

谚语中学英语之友·初中·中旬刊Miss Dominika Tiapakova Halkova117,53803Hermanuv Mestec,Czech Republic 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。

时文阅读两则(A)Save the Libraries!“图书馆是孩子们获得知识的一个通道。

无论贫穷与否，任何人都能在这里获得等同的信息”。

正是基于此，当美国华盛顿州斯波坎市的地方政府因资金短缺而不得不停办学校的图书馆时，三位母亲展开了她们的拯救行动。

Mission Brunkan,Susan McBurney and Denette Hill are three mothers of the students. They are happy that their children's school has a library to help their kids learn.But one day Brunkan read in the newspaper that the local government(当地政府)would not give money to schools for their libraries any more.So she decided to get together with the other two mothers to help the libraries.“Any child from anywhere should be able to learn as much as possible,”Brunkan says,“no matter how much money they have.”Brunkan,McBurney and Hill met with the local government to talk about the matter. They also send out emails to as many people as they could,trying to get their help.In the end the state(州)gave$10,000to schools,making it possible for them to get their libraries back.Three moms made it themselves.根据短文内容回答下列问题。

2023年高考英语外刊时文精读精练(1)Biodiversityconservation conversation生物多样性保护对话主题语境：人与自然主题语境内容：人与环境，人与动植物【外刊原文】（斜体单词为超纲词汇，认识即可；下划线单词为课标词汇，需熟记。

）the tone for COP15, the largest UN biodiversity gathering in a decade. The conference, taking place in two parts, is being hosted by China for the firstpostponed（推迟）. The host city is the capital of Yunnan, a south-western provincefrom steamy jungle to mountain glaciers.limiting emissions (排放). The theme for Kunming is its homegrown ideaThe term was written into China’s constitution (宪法)in 2018, suggesting how central it now is in guiding development. The Kunming declaration is filled with other favourite greening concepts of Beijing, including the “two-mountains theory”. This states that “green mountains are gold mountains”: that is, thefive decades to 2000 over half of the country’s mangroves (红树林)disappeared. Some 90% of grasslands are at varying stages of degradation（退化）ordesertification（荒漠化）, and almost half of wild-animal populations are inYet, despite the damage of urbanization（城市化）, China has much left to protect. It is home to 10% of the world’s plant species,14% of animal ones and 20% of fish. At the second meeting, representatives will set goals for 2030 to preserve global plant and animal life. In October China's Presidentparks, covering 230,000 sq km, home to over a quarter of China’s terrestrial(陆生的)wildlife species.country to carbon neutrality（碳中和）by 2060. Then in September he announcedremains the largest consumer of coal and emitter of carbon dioxide.Greenpeace called the Kunming declaration “a toothless tiger”.Keeping citizens happy is becoming a powerful incentive（动机）for China. They are complaining about more than polluted water and poisonous air. Thedestroying habitats and trading wildlife. In【课标词汇】1.approval 赞成；同意；称许•He showed his approval by smiling broadly.他持赞成的态度，这从他开心的微笑就看得出来。

英语时文外刊阅读题In the following passage, answer the questions in English.Title: The Rise of the Gig EconomyThe gig economy, also known as the sharing economy, has taken the world by storm. It refers to an economic system in which temporary jobs or projects are contracted on a per-task basis, often through digital platforms. This new phenomenon has given rise to a growing army of freelancers, who work independently on short-term projects and tasks.1. What is the gig economy?The gig economy refers to an economic system in which temporary jobs or projects are contracted on a per-task basis, often through digital platforms. It has given rise to a growing army of freelancers who work independently on short-term projects and tasks.2. How has the gig economy changed the traditional employment model?The gig economy has disrupted the traditional employment model by providing flexibility and freedom to freelancers. It allows them to work on projects of their choice, set their own rates, and work from anywhere at any time. Additionally, the gig economy has made it easier for individuals to monetize their skills and expertise, leading to more opportunities for growth and income.3. What are the benefits of the gig economy for freelancers?The gig economy offers numerous benefits to freelancers. Some of the key benefits include:-Flexibility: Freelancers can work on projects of their choice, set their own schedules, and work from anywhere at any time.-Income Opportunities: The gig economy provides freelancers with opportunities to earn income from a variety of sources, allowing them to diversify their income streams.-Skills Development: Freelancers can explore new skills and develop their expertise by working on challenging projects. This can help them to build a strong resume and enhance their career prospects.-Networking Opportunities: The gig economy allows freelancers to connect with other professionals and build valuable networks that can lead to new opportunities and collaborations.4. Are there any downsides to the gig economy?Although the gig economy offers numerous benefits to freelancers, there are also some downsides. Some of the main challenges include:- Unpredictable Income: Freelancers may face income instability due to the nature of project-based work, which can make it difficult to plan and save for the future.-Lack of Benefits: Freelancers do not receive benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, or paid vacations that are typically provided to traditional employees.-Unpredictable Workload: Freelancers may experience fluctuations in their workload, leading to some periods of intense work followed by periods of little to no work. This can make it difficult to manage their time effectively.-Isolation: Freelancing can often be a solitary pursuit, and freelancers may miss the social aspect of traditional employment.。

2020年高中英语时文新闻拓展阅读理解Passage 1 美国正积极研发新冠疫苗The United States is "neck-and-neck" with China in the race to develop an effective coronavirus(新冠病毒) vaccine, Johns Hopkins University health policy and management professor Dr. Marty Makary told "Special Report" Wednesday. "There are 70 vaccines in different stages of development," said Makary, a Fox News contributor. "There are seven that are being given in patients right now. We’re sort of neck-and-neck with China -- we've got three, they've got three."Makary added that the Chinese vaccines "are actually in further stages of development. Their drugs are in phase two or three, and it's a real race ...The country that gets there first will have a significant advantage because they will control the supply for the rest of the world and the risk is if we aren't there first, we could get locked out." The professor concluded that the search for a vaccine was "moving along," but added that "it will probably take a year" before such a treatment becomes widely available.Earlier Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious-disease expert and a member of President Trump's coronavirus task force, touted the drug remdesivir(瑞德西韦) for its "clear-cut significant positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery,” as reflected in new data. Makary said that while the National Institutes of Health study shows only a 31 percent reduction rate in recovery time, it could prove to be significant. "One thing to remember," Makary cautioned about remdesivir, "it's not a silver bullet. "It reduces the severity and probably increases recovery but also, this is an IV(静脉注射) medication, it's not something you can go to the pharmacy tonight and pick up." In the U.S., remdesivir is still awaiting regulatory approval as a coronavirus treatment, but Makary said it is likely to receive emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration "as early as this evening”.1 What does the underlined word “neck-and-neck” mean ?A work togetherB be friendsC at the equal levelD be enemies2 What is American’s challenge according to Makary’s statement ?A Use vaccines to save more people.B Give patients more vaccines for treatment.C Develop effective vaccines before China does.D Work with China to develop vaccines.3 What can we know about remdesivir ?A It can reduce the time to recovery.B People can’t purchase it easily in drug stores.4 Which would be the best title for this passage ?A The US is level with China in race for coronavirus vaccines.B Remdesivir can be the treatment for coronavirus vaccines.C Remdesivir need the regulatory approval.D Coronavirus vaccines should be developed soon.Passage 2 上海迪士尼恢复营业Shanghai Disneyland to reopen after shutting downMay 11 could be a very magical day for theme park lovers. As parts of the world start to reopen amid the coronavirus (新冠病毒) pandemic(大流行病), many people are looking to see how businesses will return after closing down. It’s likely that theme park lovers will be interested to see how the Disney parks alter their practices in response to the outbreak. Shanghai Disneyland announced that it will be reopening to the public on Monday. The park closed its doors on Jan. 25 as part of China’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, the outbreak has become a pandemic and Disney parks across the world have also been limited and shut their doors.In a statement, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said: “We know how much our guests have been looking forward to returning to Shanghai Disneyland, and our cast is excited to begin welcoming them back. As the park reopens with significantly enhanced health and safety measures, our guests will find Shanghai Disneyland as magical and memorable as ever.”When the park reopens, guests will be required to purchase admission tickets valid for certain dates only. Also, annual pass holders will have to make reservations prior to arrival. The park will also control guest density(密度) in lines, restaurants, ride vehicles and other facilities. The park will also utilize temperature screening and require guests to wear masks in the park, except when eating.1 What does the underlined word “curb” mean in paragraph 1 ?A stopB encourageC controlD treat2 What can we learn form paragraph 1?A Shanghai Disneyland closed before the pandemic of the coronavirus.B Only Shanghai Disneyland shut its door during the pandemic.D China has curbed the spread of the coronavirus.3 What will happen when Shanghai Disneyland reopens ?A It won’t be as entertaining as before.B Those who bought ticket can visit it at any time.C Annual pass holders can visit the park freely.D Many measures will be used to enhance safety.Passage 3 纽约顶级厨师的工作困境Chefs from some of New York City’s top restaurants are leaving the business to work for billionaires after losing their jobs to the coronavirus (新冠病毒), the New York Post has learned.Out-of-work chefs from restaurants including Jean-Georges, Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, Per Se and Gramercy Tavern are being poached (挖走) by talent agents and even real estate brokers (房地产经纪人) to work for wealthy families since the coronavirus shutdowns have weakened the restaurant industry, sources said. The supply of quality chefs is so abundant that some wealthy people say they’re getting cold-called about the latest candidate. “I received a call out of the blue asking if we wanted to hire a top chef who had worked for Jean-Georges,” one billionaire real estate developer told the NYPost's Side Dish.For unemployed chefs, it’s often the only way for them to make money doing what they love at a time when sit-down dining is prohibited by the state lockdown. “I was laid off six weeks ago. It just wasn’t possible to stay, no matter how much the chef wanted to keep us. I can’t stand not working. I miss being in the kitchen,” said Ian Tenzer, a 29-year-old former sous chef(副厨) at three-star Michelin restaurant Eleven Madison Park, named the world’s best restaurant in 2017. “Work ing as a private chef has always been a part of the industry I had thought about working in and, at this point in my career, it’s a good choice economically and professionally,” he added.Indeed, chefs who choose to work in private homes stand to get a 20 percent to 30 percent pay raise, as well as other perks (补贴) including better hours, sources said. Sous chefs at top restaurants can earn between $120,000 and $200,000 a year working full-time for a family, compared to closer to $100,000 working at a restaurant. One drawback is that you never know what kind of family you’ll get, chefs said. Some families are “lovely, adventurous and curious,” but others ca n be quite the opposite. They can be rude and “even physically and verbally abusive. I have heard horror stories,” said one chef who asked to remain1 Which is true about Chefs in New York city ?A Some of famous chefs are leaving the business to work in private homes.B Wealthy families invited chefs to work for them.C Chefs are being poached because billionaires need them.D Top chefs are rare in New York city.2 Which of the following can describe the underlined phrase “out of the blue” ?A from the skyB all of a suddenC in the morningD from a friend3 What can we know form paragraph 3 ?A Ian Tenzer was out of work because the chef didn’t need him.B There still many jobs for Ian Tenzer to do.C Ian Tenzer hadn’t considered working for private families.D Being a private chef can be economically helpful to Ian Tenzer.4 What would be the best title for this passage ?A Being a private chef can earn more.B Unemployed chefs are being personal cooks.C Chefs from New York City’s top restaurantsD Out-of-work chefs from top restaurantsPassage 4 为隔离患者捐赠iPadNo man is an island. But for the coronavirus (新冠病毒) patients in hospitals, they die alone – physically separated from the friends and family who love them. This cruel reality weighs heavily on a group of New York City volunteers whose mission is to actually connect patients with family members unable to be present due to hospital restrictions on visitors. Their solution: to collect used iPads from across the country and donate them to hospitals in underserved (缺医少药的) communities where the need is most serious. "It’s a heartbreaking scene," Nicolas Heller, a 31-year-old documentarian, said of the thousands of people who have died from the disease in isolation, without the comforting words or touch from a loved one. "A lot of these people are dying prematurely, whether they had medica l issues or not. It’s crushing." said Heller, who is part of iPads to Hospitals, an organization – founded by two medical students, Amy Johnson and Jeff Arace –that is collecting used iPads for patients who do not own smartphones capable of video chatting.equipment, such as masks and gloves. The tablet computers can allow medical staff to communicate with patients from outside of the room, decreasing their risk of exposure to the virus.As of Friday morning, the group said it has received 375 used iPads from donors nationwide and raised more than $22,000 through its GoFundMe page to purchase more devices. So far, 50 of the iPads have been donated to Brooklyn’s COVID-only site, University Hospital of Brooklyn at SUNY Downstate, whose staff expressed the critical impact the devices can have on patients and also healthcare workers."The lifeblood of what we’re doing is making use of people’s iPads that are in their drawers and on their desks that they don’t use anymore," said Ian Kaplan, a film director from Brooklyn. "I’ve had every make and model of iPad ever made in my hands in the last week," said 29-year-old Kaplan. "With the exception of the first model, which doesn’t have a camera, we can make use of any iPad. However, we are nowhere near meeting the demand of every hospital that we speak with.”1 Why do volunteers collect used iPads ?A To make better use of iPads.B To collect and sell them to patients.C To enable patients to contact with their family.D To equip underserved communities.2 What can we know according to paragraph 2 ?A Heller is one of iPads to Hospitals’s founders.B Hospital staff can use iPads to contact with their family.C These iPads can be beneficial to medical workers.D These iPads can protect hospital staff from the virus.3 What can we infer from the statement of Ian Kaplan ?A People donated iPads because they wanted to buy new ones.B Every make and model of iPad can be used in hospitals.C Those iPads in his hands are all with cameras.D There is still a lot of iPads needed to meet the demand.4 What is the main idea of this passage ?A Patients in hospitals are physically separated.B Group collects used iPads to connect patients with family.C How was iPads to Hospitals founded by two medical students.D How to collect iPads for hospitals.Passage 5 澳大利亚森林大火The wildfires damaging parts of Australia can be seen from space in new satellite images released by NASA. Australia's capital, Canberra, was enveloped in a smoky haze Sunday and air quality at midday was measured at 10 times the usual dangerous limit. The damaging fires have killed at least 24 people in Australia and destroyed almost 2,000 homes. The early and damaging sta rt to Australia’s summer wildfires, fed by drought and the country's hottest and driest year on record, has also been catastrophic (毁灭性的) for the country's wildlife, likely killing nearly 500 million birds, reptiles and mammals in New South Wales alone, Sydney University ecologist Chris Dickman told the Sydney Morning Herald.Under such extreme conditions, the fires have been generating enough heat to create their own weather systems, including fire-generated thunderstorms and fire tornadoes. Thousands of firefighters continued to fight the flames that have burned millions of acres in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, an area twice the size of Maryland. In New South Wales, the rural fire service (RFS) said as of Sunday there were 150 fires active in the state, 64 of them uncontrolled.On Saturday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that, for the first time in Australian history, 3,000 army, navy and air force reservists (后备军人) will battle against the fires. He also committed $14 million to hiring fire-fighting aircraft from overseas. On Sunday, cooler temperatures and lighter winds brought some relief to threatened communities, a day after thousands were forced to escape as flames reached the suburban areas of Sydney. Thousands of firefighters fought to contain the fires, but many fires continued to burn out of control, threatening to wipe out rural townships and causing almost incalculable damage to property and wildlife.1 What does the underlined phrase “fed by” mean ?A get food from someoneB be strengthened by somethingC be destroyed by somethingD under control of something2 Why were there thunderstorms and tornadoes ?A Because the fires generated thunderstorms and tornadoes.B Because there was rainy weather.C Because the fires generated enough heat to create extreme weather.D Because the weather systems is easy to change.3 What can we learn form the last paragraph ?A Many soldiers will fight against the fires as they have done before.B Fires were controlled due to cooler temperatures and lighter winds.C A lot of people moved out of the suburban areas.D Damage to property and wildlife is limited.4 What would be the best title for this passage ?A Australia's destructive wildfiresB Soldiers fought against the firesC Wildlife died form the firesD Australia’s wildfires was under control1. C.根据第一段中，The United States is "neck-and-neck" with China in the race todevelop an effective coronavirus vaccine中的race一词，及最后一句We’re sort of neck-and-neck with China -- we've got three, they've got three. 可知，美国和中国目前处于同样的疫苗研发阶段，正在比赛哪国先研制出有效的新冠病毒疫苗。