2022高考冲刺英语时事热点拓展阅读

“停课不停学〞：2022高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(七)Passage1阅读七选五PickupyourgameAyouthsoccercoach,HugoGrejada,directorofProYouthSocceracademyinChester,NewYork,sharessometipstohelpyouimproveyoursoccerskills.

Startwithbasicdrills."Gooutdoors,getaball,andkeepitclosetoyourfeet,"Grejadasays,"

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Ifyouhaveabackyard,workonshooting."

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"It’sagoodwayofbuildingskillswithouthavingthepressureofgames.Choosecampsthatemphasizebuildingskillsandgotooneofthose.Thereareplentyofcampsthatbeginrightafterschoolends."Don’tforgettostretch.

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Thendoaseriesofstretchestoloosenupyourmuscles.Don’tforgettotakeadrinkofwaterbeforeyouevensteponthefield."Waterisimportantespeciallyinsummer,"Grejadasays.

WatchtheWorldCup.Grejadatellshisathletestowatchasmanygamesastheycan.

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Then,youshouldtrytobringsomeoftheirmovesintoyourowngame."Pickupsomethingthatyoulikeandpracticeit,"Grejadasays.

Keeppracticing.Practicemaynotseemlikethemostfunpartplayingsoccer.

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Lookforwaystomakepracticefunbyaddingsomecompetitiontosimpledrills,anddon’tbediscouragedifittakestimetomasternewskills."Ifsomeonewasstrugglingtoimprove,Iwouldtellhimtokeeppracticing,keeptrying.Practicemakesperfect."

A.Signupforasoccercamp.B.Reducethepressureofgames.C.However,it’sthebestwaytodevelopskills.D.Studyhowthebestplayersmovewiththeball.E.Agameissometimesusedasaneducationaltool.F.Thatwillhelpimproveyourabilitytorunwiththeballclosetoyou.G.Beforeeachgameorpractice,startwithaproperten-minutewarm-up.Passage2为什么火山喷发很难预测？词数409

建议阅读时间6分钟DeadlytraveladventureOntheafternoonofDec9,47touristswerehikingonNewZealand’sWhiteIsland,admiringitsbarrensurface.Theislanditselfisthetipofanunderseavolcano,anditpresentsarare,almostalienscenetovisitors.

At2:11pm,however,seeminglywithoutwarning,thevolcanoerupted,bringingthetour–andatleast16lives–toanabruptend.Twenty-threeofthetouristswereluckyenoughtogetrescued,includingsomeinjuredpeople,accordingtotheGuardian.Therestarestillmissing.

Thetragedyhasraisedallkindsofquestions,themostobviousbeing:“Whydidn’tanyoneseeitcoming?〞

Thetruthisthateventhoughvolcaniceruptionsaregenerallymorepredictablethanearthquakes–therearesignsliketremors(震颤)andgasreleases–it’sstillverydifficulttoforecast(预测)eruptions.?Abigreasonisthateveryvolcanoisdifferent.

“Theymayallplaybythesamerules,buteachplayerhasitsownuniquestyle,〞sciencejournalistRobinAndrewswroteonForbes.

Forexample,somevolcanoesspendmostoftheirlifetimesdoingverylittle,whilesomeareactiveallthetime.WhiteIslandbelongstothelattergroup.

Infact,onNov18,GeoNet,thescienceagencythatmonitorsvolcanoesandearthquakesinNewZealand,hadraisedthealertlevelonWhiteIslandfrom“1〞to“2〞–with“2〞meaningthatthere’s“moderate(小幅度的)unrest〞.Theagencydidnotadvisestoppingtourismtotheisland,sincethisvolcanicbehaviorisjustpartofWhiteIsland’susual“style〞.

“Thissortofactivitywaxesandwanes(起起落落)allthetime,〞DavidPhillips,headoftheSchoolofEarthSciencesattheUniversityofMelbourne,toldNBCNews.“Andinmostcasesnothinghappens.〞

Indeed,WhiteIsland’sonlywarningsignwasitsusualbehavior.

Thisaccidenthastriggered(引发)discussionsaboutwhetherpeopleshouldvisitvolcanoesatall.“It’snotamatterofif,it’samatterofwhenandwhere,〞JanineKrippner,aNewZealandvolcanologist,toldTheWashingtonPost.“Havingatruerespectforallthehazards(危险)wehave…isreallyimportant.〞

Buttakingadventurestoadmirenature’srawbeautyhasalwaysbeenpartofhumandesire.Andwithadventurecomesrisk.

Insteadofstayingmilesawayfromvolcanoes,Phillipssaidadventurersshouldaskthemselves:“Wheredoyoudrawtheline?〞1.WhatdoweknowfromthetextabouttherecentvolcaniceruptionofWhiteIsland?

A.Morethanhalfofthetouristshikingtherewererescued.

B.Morethan10touristsarestillmissing.

C.Thevolcanoeruptedwithoutanywarningsigns.

D.Thedisasterwaspredictedmorethanamonthago.2.Whatisthemainreasonthatvolcaniceruptionsaredifficulttoforecast?

A.Eachvolcanocanbehavedifferently.

B.Theirconditionschangeveryfast.

C.Volcanoesdon’tshowanywarningsigns.

D.Peoplecan’tsmellwhenvolcanoesreleasegas.3.Whydidn’tGeoNetadviseagainsttouristswhenitraisedtheisland’salertlevel?

A.Becausethealertlevelwasraisedforearthquakes.

B.Becausethevolcanowasalwaysactive.

C.Becausethatkindofvolcanicactivitywascommonthere.

D.Becausenothingdangeroushadhappenedtherebefore.4.WhichofthefollowingwouldPhillipsprobablyagreewith?

A.Wallsshouldbeputaroundvolcanoesfortouristsafety.

B.It’sabadideatovisitvolcanoesgiventheirpotentialrisks.

C.Humansshouldbereadytotakeadventuresandignoretherisks.

D.Adventurersshouldconsiderrisksbeforesettingout.Passage3NASA:只要你想，扫把每天都能立起来。词数278

建议阅读时间4分钟NASASweepsAwayMythsAboutBroomstickChallengeThe#BroomstickChanllenge,whichemergedonsocialmediaMonday,

isbasedonfaultyscience,accordingtoNASA.Thechanllengeoriginatedfromaviraltweet,which

claimed

that

NASA

saidMondayistheonlydaya

broomstickcouldstandonitsownbecause

of

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a

broom

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As

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womanwatchesthebroomstandupon

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own,she

yells,

"No

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nothing."

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there

was

no

evidence

thatNASA

ever

suggested

that

gravitationalforceswouldbedifferenton

Monday,

thetweet,

which

received

more

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260,000likesandwassharedmorethan60,000times,

garnered

hundreds

of

responsesfrom

people

whowanted

to

participate

inthe“novelty〞of

watching

a

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standup

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itself.

YetNASAastronautAlvinDrewandscientistSarahNoble,whorespondedtothe#BroomstickChallengeon

Twitter,say

that

the

challenge

can

actually

beconductedonanygivenday.The

pairposted

their

own

video

of

them

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Tuesday,

to

show

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the

challenge

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it

was

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actionable.

“Did

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do

the

Broomstick

Challengeyesterday?〞Nobleasksinthevideo.“Well,turnsoutyoucandoitagaintoday〞

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just

physics,〞

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added.

The

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twitter

account

alsoweighed

in

saying

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anoldwives’stablethatclaimsthateveryyearontheVernalandautumnalequinox,eggsareabletobalanceontheirends,appearstohavesurfacedannuallysinceatleast2022.Passage4Nowadays,wecanreadalmostall“truths〞onsocialmediasites.Butaretheyreallyreliable?SitessuchasthemicromessagingserviceTwitter,thesocialnetworkingsiteFacebookandthephoto-sharingappInstagrammight“misrepresenttherealworld,〞accordingtoastudybycomputerscientistsfromMcGillUniversityandCarnegieMellonUniversity.Thescientistswarnthatgatheringinformationaboutpublicviewsandtrendsfromthesesitesisunwise.Therearestilllargepartsofthepopulationwhodonottakepartinsocialmediaactivities.Also,there'sariskthatmanysocialmediausersareunder-represented.Instagram,forexample,appealstoyoungeradultsinurbanareaswhilePinterestisusedmainlybyfemalesaged25to34.Andonly5percentofTwitterusersareover65yearsold,accordingIothestudy.However,thisisnottheonlyissue,accordingtothescientificteam.Thedesignofawebsitecaninfluencehowpeoplebehaveonline,creatingwhattheresearcherscall“Internetbias.〞Forexample,micro-bloggingsitessuchasWeibopromote“popular〞stories.Itsavestimeforsome,butitalsolimitsreaders'choiceofwhattheysee.Intheend,manypeopleopenthosestoriesandmakethemmore“popular.〞Butit'snotbecausetheychoosethosestories.Rather,itisbecausethecontentisrightinfrontofthem.Besides,it'spossiblethatnoteveryoneonyoursocialnetworksisreal.Theremightactuallybeafewfakeaccountsamongthem.Fake“bots〞pretendtobehumanandareoftenincludedwhenmeasuringorpredictinghumanbehaviorsonline.Thefindingsmightbemoreimportantthanyouwouldthink,sincemanysocialmediastudies“areusedtoinformandjustifydecisionsandinvestmentsamongthepublicandinindustryandgovernment,〞saidDerekRuths,assistantProfessoratMcGill'sSchoolofComputerScience.Iftheteamisright,youmighthavetothinkcarefullythenexttimeyousay,“It'strue,youknow;IreaditonWeibo.〞1.WhydoestheauthormentionTwitter,FacebookandInstagram?A.Becausetheyarethebestsocialmediasitestoday.B.Becausetheyarenotinf