2021年中考英语必读时事热点8（原卷版）

2020年中考英语必读时事热点(8)

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一、阅读理解抗击疫情离不开科学的认识和人类命运共同体意识。

二、阅读理解风雅汉服，裳之国韵——齐腰襦裙、琵琶飞袖、点绛红唇……最近，越来越多的年轻

都会选择穿上汉服出游拍美照。他们不仅着迷于汉服的复古之美，更热衷于其背后的

深厚文化内涵

三、阅读理解人物介绍…李子柒：2019年12月14日，获得《中国新闻周刊》年度文化传播人物奖

2020年1月1日，入选《中国妇女报》2019十大女性人物。

四、语法填空北斗三号全球系统核心星座部署完成，GPS正式迎来劲敌….

五、阅读理解2020年3月20日教育部提出：全面加强大中小学劳动教育。

六、阅读理解社会现象——饭前对食物进行拍照引热议。

七、书面表达自荐信：想成为2022年北京冬奥会志愿者。

一、阅读理解(原创)

Thefirstpublicreportonthenovelcoronavirusinfection（传染）inChinawasthereportof“unusual

pneumonia（肺炎）“inWuhan,Hubciprovince,attheendofDecember.Atthattimeitwasnotidentifiedasa

coronavirusinfectionbecauseitwasanewdisease.

Adiagnosis（诊断）islikeapieceofdetectivework.Expertstrytomatchpatternsbetweenwhatapatient

hasandthepatternsofknowndiseases.Theythenformalistofwhatiscalled"differentialdiagnoses”,and

testsareconductedtoconfirmorrefute（驳倒）certaindiagnosesonthatlist.

Whensomethingdoesn'tfitanythingatall,itcouldbeanewdiseaseoranunusualpatternofsome

knowndisease.

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Facedwith（面对）anewdisease,doctorsfacemanydifficultiesandthetaskofdiagnosingthediseaseis

usuallytime-andenergy-consuming（费时费力）.

OnecanlooktotheMinamatadisease,aneurological（神经学的）disorder,firstdiscoveredinJapanin

1956.Alfirst,itwasbelievedtobeaninfectiousdisease.Eightmonthslater,itwasdeterminedthatthedisease

wasaresultofmercury（水车艮）pollutioninarivercausedbyafactoryupstream（在上游）.

Whatthispandemichastaughtusistheimportanceofcooperation（团结合作）amongthepeopleofthe

world.Assigningblamefortheoutbreakisnotgoingtohelpindealingwiththecrisis.International

Cooperationincontainingthespreadofthevirusandultimatelyfindingacureistheanswer.

AsJohnDonne,anEnglishwriterofthe16thcentury,oncesaid,“Nomanisanisland,entireof

himself.,,Imagineforamomentthatthoseinthewealthiercountriesmanagetocontainthevirus,andnohelp

isgiventothoseinthepoorercountries.Becauseweareallinterconnected,theviruswouldstillspreadbackto

thoserichnations.

Chinahasinitiatedtheoverseasdeliveryofmedicalsuppliesandequipmenttohelpfightthevirus,only

toearnsuspicionsofulteriormotives（别有用心）.

AfterWorldWarII,theUnitedStatessentalotoffoodaidtoAsia.Wasthatdoneonhumanitarian

groundsormotivatedbysoft-powerambitions?Insteadofpointingfingersateachother,wemustoperateas

onepeoplehelpingoneanother.

Ifwedon'tlearnfromourpastmistakes,weareboundtorepeatthem.Thatwoulddogreatdamageto

thepeopleoftheworldandbeanaffront（冒犯）tothosewhodiedinthepandemic.

l.Whydowesaythenovelcoronavirusmaybeanewdisease?

A.becauseitishardtocure.B.becauseitspreadsquickly.

C.becauseitdoesn'tmatchanyknowndiseaseD.becausemanypeopleinfectiteasily.

2.TheauthortakestheMinamatadiseaseasanexampletoexplain.

A.findinganewdiseaseisnoteasy

B.thenovelcoronavirusisaninfectiousdiseaseo

C.diagnosinganewdiseaseisusuallytime-andenergy-consuming.

D.beingadoctorisnoteasy.

3.Theauthorcites（引用）anEnglishwriter'swordstotellus.

A.richcountriesmusthelppoorcountries.

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B.allthepeoplearoundtheworldshouldcooperatetofightagainstthedisease.

C.everycountryshouldtrytofightagainstthediseaseseparately.

D.hiswordsistoremindusthatweliveonthesameglobe.

4.Accordingtothearticle,whichstatementisright?

A.diagnosinganewdiseaseislikeapieceofdetectivework.

B.theMinamatadiseaseisaninfectiousdisease.

C.China'soverseassupportgetspraisesfromallcountries.

D.onlybyInternetcooperation,wecanfindacuretothenewdisease.

5.Thisarticlemainlytellsus.

A.whythenovelcoronavirusisnewandhowweshoulddo.

B.whatthenovelcoronavirusis.

C.howwetestthenovelcoronavirusandfindthecuretoit.

D.wherethenovelcoronaviruscomesfrom

二、阅读理解（原创）

Hanfufashionhasbecometrendyamongyoungpeople.

ChinahasembracedWesternfashionandfuturisticdesignsinrecentdecades,butagrowingnumberof

youngpeoplearenowlookingtothepastforfashionadvice.

Ifyoulookcloselyaroundyourcity,youmightspothanfu,thetraditionalclothingoftheHanethnicgroup.

InarecentlypublishedreportbyonlineshoppingplatformTmall,morethan2millionhanfuoutfitsweresoldin

2018.Thenumberofhanfubuyersincreasedby92percentcomparedto2017.Theaverageageofbuyerswas21,

withabout52percentbetween19and24yearsold.

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ButwhyhasthistraditionalclothingbecometrendyamongyoungChinesepeople?

Forsomeofthem,it'sacostumeforrelaxation.Dafan,a24-year-oldcollegestudent,toldCGTNthatdressing

inhanfuisawayforhertoescapethetroublesofreallife.Modemclothing,ontheotherhand,represents

theidentitypeopleneedtoshoweveryday.

“Hanfiiandmodemclothinghelpmetoreleasethedifferentsidesinme,“sheexplained.

Otheryoungsterslikehanfubecauseoftheculturebehindit.Theyregarditasawaytoreconnectwith

traditions.Itswidesleeves,crossedcollarsandflowingrobesbringpeoplebacktoancienttimes.

“What'sbehindhanfiiisinheritanceoftheChinesecivilization,vNanhe,a21-year-oldcostumestudioowner,

toldCGTN.

Thafsprobablywhysomefanshavestartedtobringthetraditionalclothingabroad.Sohureportedona

Bilibilivlogger（哗哩哗哩网站博主）whoclimbedGermany'shighestpeakwearinghanfuthissummer.She

receivedpraisefromtourists.

“Nlan、Chinesepeoplearetakingalikingforhanfu,asithelpsthemestablishtheirnationalidentity

andbelongin。,“ZhangYiwu,aprofessorofChineseliteratureatPekingUniversity,toldChinaDaily.

1.Fromthedata（数据）inthesecondparagraph,weknowthat.

A.Hanfuisbecomingmoreandmorepopularamongyoungpeople.

B.Hanfuisbecomingmoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

C.HanfuismainlysoldinTmalL

D.Hanfuismainlysoldonline.

2.DafanwearsHanfubecauseshethinks.

A.Hanfuisveryconvenienttorelax.

B.Hanfuisbothbeautifulandtraditional.

C.Hanfuandmodernclothinghelpherreleasethedifferentsides.

D.Hanfuisfashionable.

3.Fromtheparagraph,wecaninfertheBilibilivloggerismostlikely（极可能）tobe.

A.aGermanB.aChineseC.aJapaneseD.anAmerican

4.Whatdoestheunderlinesentencemean.

A.itmeansmanypeoplelikeHanfuverymuch.

B.itmeansmanypeoplelikewearingHanfu,itcanproudlyshowhe/sheisaChinese.

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C.Hanfuisbothtraditionalandfashionable.

D.Hanfuismoreandmorepopular.

5.Thebesttitleofthisarticlemaybe.

A.Hanfu---Chinesetraditionalclothing.

B.Hanfu---Chinesefuturisticclothing.

C.Hanfu---Chinesefashionclothing.

D.Hanfu---Chinesepopularclothing.

三、阅读理解

WhoisLiZiqi?For7millionYouTubeviewersand20millionWeibousers,it'seasytoanswer.The

29-year-oldvlogger'svideosabouthercountryliferecentlywentviral（走红）.Herfanscallher€tthcgoddessof

nature”.

Sheisworthyofthistitle.Cooking,painting,designing,farming...shepractisesandismasterofmanykinds

ofskills.Inhervideos,Liwearshanfuthatshemadeherself.Shealsorearssilkwormsinordertosewquilts.Li

growsplantsaswell.Sheisoftenseenpreparingmealswithvegetablespickedfromherbackyard.Sheeatsa

seasonaldiet.

“Sheperformstheworkofafannerwiththegrace（优雅）ofafairy（仙子卜"theSouthChinaMorningPost

said.

LiwasraisedbyhergrandparentsinasmallvillageinSichuanprovince.Whenshewas14,shewenttothe

citytowork,butreturnedtothecountrysidein2012totakecareofhersickgrandmother.

Tomakealiving,Lirunsanonlinestore.Atfirst,shejustusedhervideostoadvertiseherproducts.Butthe

simplepleasuresshepresentedquicklywonhermanyfans.44Insuchatech-drivenage,whereeverythingcomesso

quickly,it'sbeautifultowatchsuchaslowprocessunfold（展现）withouthergettingstressed,"oneofherfanssaid

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online.

Forherglobalaudience,whatisevenmoreinterestingisLi'sdeepknowledgeoffood,natureandChinese

culture."IcanseehowgoodChinesepeopleareatcooking!Ineverthoughtofpreserving（保存）meatlikethat!”

oneforeignfanwroteonYouTube.

AsChinaDailysaid,LishowstheworldthatChinesepeoplelovegoodfoodandaregoodatmakingartoutof

thesimplestmaterials.Withhervideos,shehasspreadChineseculturetotheworld.

1.WhydoesthewriterthinkLiZiqiisworthofthistitle“thegoddessofnature”.

A.becausehercountryliferecentlywentviral.B.becauseshemastersmanykindsofskills.

C.becauseshehasmanyfans.D.becauseshehastheabilitytomakealivingthroughnet.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"silkworm"inParagraph2mean?

A.蝉B.蚕C.蝗虫D.萤火虫

3.ThewritermainlywantstotellusinParagraph5.

A.whyLimadethevideos.B.whyLirunsanonlinestore.

C.howfansgotlessstressedD.whyfanslikedLiandhervideos.

4.Whichisthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage?

①Licamebacktothevillagetolookafterhersickgrandmother.

②Limadevideostoadvertisetheproductsshesoldinheronlinestore.

（3）Ligrewupinasmallvillagewithhergrandmother.

④Libecamefamousathomeandabroadbecauseofthevideos.

⑤Lipractisedallkindsofskills,suchascooking,painting,designing,farming.

A.③⑤①②④B.③①⑤②④C.⑤③①②④D.⑤②③①④

5.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?

A.anadvertisement.B.asciencebookC.anewspaperD.astorybook

四、语法填空（原创）

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TwomoreBeidousatellitesaresentintoorbitonDec16,2019.

Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.

NearlytwodecadeshavepassedsinceChinalaunchedthefirstBeidousatellitein2000.Inthattime,

moreBeidousatellites1(send)intoorbit,fonningtheBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystem.Inlate2012,

it2providingpositioning,navigation,timingandmessagingservicestopeopleinChinaandotherparts

oftheAsia-Pacificregion.

3___theendof2018,BDSstarted4(provide)globalservices."ThismarksBeidou's

entryintoa'globalera'5(from)its'regionalera',"BDSSpokespersonRanChengqisaidatanews

conference.

NowwithtwomoreBeidousatelliteslaunchedonDec16,2019,BDShas53satellitesinorbit-morethan

USgovernment'sGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS),whichhas31activesatellites.Thatlaunchmeansthecoreof

Beidou'sthird-generationnetworkisnowinplace.It'sexpectedto6(great)improvethesystem'sability

toserveusersworldwide.

Althoughasatellite-basednavigationsystemneedsonly24satellitestorunproperly,having53allowsfor

bettercoverage.

Thisishowitworks:AsignalreceiveronEarth-yoursmartphone,forexample-measuresits

___7____(distant)fromatleastthreesatellitesby8(record)theamountoftimeittakestoreceivetheir

signals.Thenitcancalculateitslocation.Withsomanysatellites,BDScanprovideamoreaccuratecalculation.

WhileGPScalculateslocationstowithinafewmeters,BDSreducestheerrortocentimeters.Thishigh-precision

serviceis9____(use)forlandsurveying,mapping,agricultureandautomateddriving.

ChinaiswillingtoshareBDSwiththeworld.AccordingtoRan,BDSproductshavebeenexportedtomore

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than120countriesandregions."TheBeidousystemwillalwaysadheretothedevelopmentconceptof'China's

Beidou,theworld'sBeidou,andthefirst-classBeidou5,servingtheworldandbenefitingmankind,“Rantold

reportersafterthelatestlaunch.

Headdedthatfutureplanscallforasmarterand___10(accessible)systemwithBeidouatitscore,

tocomeonlineby2035.

Bythen,wecanprobablysaythatRomehasfinallybeenbuilt.

五、阅读理解

全面加强大中小学劳动教育。

We'llfinallygrowupsomeday,leavingourparentsandfacingthechallengesinlife.Parentsmaynotbe

abletosolveeveryproblemforus.Instead,weshouldhaveenoughlifeskillstocopewiththeproblemsthatcome

ourway.

Thisiswhatourcountrytriestodonow:Helpingmorestudentsgainworkingspirit.TDstresstheimportance

ofhardworkingspiriteducation(劳动教育)amongstudentsofdifferentages,theCommunistPartyofChina

CentralCommitteeandtheStateCouncilreleasedaguidelinerecently.

Theguidelinecallsforstudentstorespectwork.Studentsshouldlearnbasiclifeskillsandformgoodworking

habitsthroughsucheducation.

Thegovernmenthasbeentryingtostresstheimportanceofhardworkingspiriteducation.Butthishasbeen

overlookedinrecentyears.Manyteensdonotvaluetheimportanceofworkinghardandareuninterestedindoing

so.

Accordingtoastudyofnearly3,000studentsthatwasdonebyNingboEveningNewsinMarch,only22

percentofprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentshelpwitheverydaychoresaroundthehouse.

Schoolsandfamiliesplayanimportantroleinteachingstudentsaboutthevalueofworkinghard,theguideline

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says.Primaryandmiddleschoolsshouldprovidestudentswithhardworkingspiritclasseseveryweek,accordingto

theguideline.Schoolscanalsoholdactivitiestogivestudentsreal-worldworkexperience.Forexample,schools

canteachchildrenhowtoplanttreesonTree-PlantingDay.

Aschildren'sfirstteachers,parentsshouldalsoencouragechildrentolearnhowtodochoresathome.

Studentsshouldmasteroneortwolifeskillseveryyear.Theseskillscanincludecooking,washingtheirown

clothesandtidyingtheirrooms.

1.Theguidelinewasreleasedinorderto.

A.teachstudentshowtodochoresathome

B.callforstudentstorespectwork

C.helpstudentssolvelifeproblems

D.askstudentstobemoreindependent

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inParagraph4referto?

A.Challengesinlife.B.Basiclifeskills.

C.Therecentlyreleasedguideline.D.Hardworkingspiriteducation.

3.WhatisParagraph5tryingtotellus?

A.Only3,000studentshelpwithhousework.

B.Studentspaynoattentiontoworkspirit.

C.Aboutone-fifthofstudentshelpwithhousework.

D.Studentsareverydependentontheirparents.

4.Accordingtotheguideline,schoolsshould.

A.providebothguidanceandchancesforrealwork

B.handouttheguidelinetoeverystudent

C.teachstudentshowtoplanttrees

D.giveparentshomework

5.Thearticlemainlytellusthat.

A.hardworkingspiriteducationisimportantandhowourschoolsandparentsshoulddo

B.theimportanceofhardworkingspiriteducation.

C.whatourschoolsshoulddo.

D.westudentsshouldbehard-workingandindependent

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六、阅读理解

Wecan'trememberclearlysincewhenwestartedtotakeourmobilestoadinnertable.Thishappensalot,

especiallywhenweeatout.Onceadishcomes,insteadofliftingourchopsticks,wetakeoutourmobilesandclick.

Later,wepostthephotosontoWciboorWechat,waitingtobe"liked”.Thenwecheckourmobilesfromtimeto

timeduringthemeal,toseewhetherweget“liked“ornot.Wejustcannotleaveourmobilesforonlyameal.

Doesthatsoundfamiliartoyou?Doyoudothatoften?Ifnot,howdoyoufeelwhenothersdothatwhen

havingdinnerwithyou?

Arecentstudysuggeststhatwhatweareusedtodoingisnotsogood.Spendingtimetakingphotosoffood

makesthefoodlesspleasant.Totestthis,someresearchersdidanexperiment.Somepeoplewereaskedtotake

photosbeforetheycouldenjoyfood.Asaresult,itshowedthatthemorephotostheytook,thelessdeliciousthe

foodseemedtothem.So,whynotstoptakingphotosandjustenjoythefoodinfrontofyou?

Besidesthescientificresult,therearealsosomeotherbadinfluencesoftakingphotosoffoodbeforemeals.

AfterpostingthephotosontotheInternet,onewillnotbeabletocontrolhimselfandcheckhismobilemanytimes.

“Doeseveryonelikemyphotos?Ihopealotofpeoplelikethcm!^^Itseemsthatyourmobilesecretlycallsy