时事热点冲刺2022年高考英语阅读理解政治经济类常考热点（原卷版）

时事热点冲刺2022年高考英语阅读理解

政治经济类

（原卷版）

（2020•江苏高考△）

话题冲国抗击新冠肺炎疫情词数:209难度:★★★

A

SomeimportantdatesinChinaDs

fightingCovid-19beforeMay7,2020

Jan23:Wuhandeclaredtemporaryoutbound（向夕卜的）trafficrestrictions.

Jan20,

Jan24:NationalmedicalteamsbegantobesenttoHubeiandWuhan.

2020〜'

Jan27:TheCentralSteering（指导）GrouparrivedinWuhan.

Feb

Feb18:Thedailynumberofnewlycuredanddischarged（出院）patients

20,2020

exceededthatofthenewlyconfirmedcases.

Feb21:Mostprovincesandequivalentadministrativeunitsstartedto

Feb21,

lowertheirpublichealthemergencyresponselevel.

2020〜

Feb24:TheWHO-ChinaJointMissiononCovid-19heldapress

Mar

conferenceinBeijing.

17,2020

Mar11-17:Theepidemic（流行病）peakhadpassedinChinaasawhole.

MarApr1:ChinesecustomsbeganNAT（核酸检测）oninboundarrivalsatall

18,2020pointsofentry.

-AprApr8:Wuhanliftedoutboundtrafficrestrictions.

28,2020Apr26:ThelastCovid-19patientinWuhanwasdischargedfromhospital.

Apr29,Apr30:ThepublichealthemergencyresponsewasloweredtoLevel2in

2020〜theBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeiregion.

MayMay7:TheStateCouncilreleasedGuidelinesonConductingCovid-19

7,2020PreventionandControlonanOngoingBasis.

56.WhathappenedbetweenJanuary20andFebruary20?

A.TheCentralSteeringGrouparrivedinWuhan.

B.TheWHO-ChinaJointMissiononCovid-19heldapressconference.

C.ThelastCovid-19patientinWuhanwasdischargedfromhospital.

D.Beijinglowereditsemergencyresponselevel.

57.FromwhichdatewereprivatecarsallowedtogooutofWuhan?

A.January23.B.March11.

C.April8.D.May7.

（2020•江苏高考・B）

话题：英国电话亭的回归词数：398难度:★★★

B

Sometimesit'shardtoletgo.FormanyBritishpeople,thatcanapplyto

institutionsandobjectsthatrepresenttheircountry'spast-age-oldcastles,splendid

homes...andredphoneboxes.

Beatenfirstbythemarchoftechnologyandlatelybytheterribleweatherin

junkyards（废品场）,thephoneboxesrepresentativeofanagearenowmaking

somethingofacomeback.Adaptedinimaginativeways,manyhavereappearedoncity

streetsandvillagegreenshousingtinycafes,cellphonerepairshopsoreven

defibrillatormachines（除颤器）.

Theoriginalironboxeswiththeroundroofsfirstappearedin1926.Theywere

designedbyGilesGilbertScott,thearchitectoftheBatterseaPowerStationin

London.AfterbecominganimportantpartofmanyBritishstreets,thephoneboxes

begandisappearinginthe1980s,withtheriseofthemobilephonesendingmostof

themawaytothejunkyards.

Aboutthattime,TonyInglis'engineeringandtransportcompanygotthejobto

removephoneboxesfromthestreetsandsellthemout.ButInglisendedupbuying

hundredsofthemhimself,withtheideaofrepairingandsellingthem.Hesaidthathe

hadheardthecallstopreservetheboxesandhadseenhowsomeofthemwerelisted

ashistoricbuildings.

AsInglisand,laterotherbusinessmen,gottowork,repurposedphoneboxesbegan

reappearingincitiesandvillagesaspeoplefoundnewusesforthem.Today,theyare

onceagainafamiliarsight,playingrolesthatareoftenjustasimportantforthe

communityastheiroriginalpurpose.

Inruralareas,whereambulancescantakearelativelylongtimetoarrive,the

phoneboxeshavetakenonalifesavingrole.Localorganizationscanadoptthemfor1

pound,andinstalldefibrillatorstohelpinemergencies.

Othersalsolookedatthephoneboxesandsawbusiness

opportunities.LoveFone,acompanythatadvocatesrepairingcellphonesratherthan

abandoningthem,openedaminiworkshopinaLondonphoneboxin2016.

Thetinyshopsmadeeconomicsense,accordingtoRobertKerr,afounderof

LoveFone.Hesaidthatoneoftheboxesgeneratedaround$13,500inrevenueamonth

andcostonlyabout$400torent.

Inglissaidphoneboxescalledtomindanagewhenthingswerebuilttolast.'l

likewhattheyaretopeople,andIenjoybringingthingsback,^^hesaid.

58.Thephoneboxesaremakingacomeback.

A.toformabeautifulsightofthecity

B.toimprovetelecommunicationsservices

C.toremindpeopleofahistoricalperiod

D.tomeettherequirementofgreeneconomy

59.Whydidthephoneboxesbegintogooutofserviceinthe1980s?

A.Theywerenotwell-designed.

B.Theyprovidedbadservices.

C.Theyhadtooshortahistory.

D.Theylosttonewtechnologies.

6O.Thephoneboxesarebecomingpopularmainlybecauseof.

A.theirnewappearanceandlowerprices

B.thepushofthelocalorganizations

C.theirchangedrolesandfunctions

D.thebigfundingofthebusinessmen

（2018•全国卷I-D）

话题:新旧电子设备能耗词数:355W难度:★★★★★

Wemaythinkwe'reaculturethatgetsridofourworntechnologyatthefirst

sightofsomethingshinyandnew,butanewstudyshowsthatwekeepusingourold

devices（装置）wellaftertheygooutofstyle.That'sbadnewsforthe

environment—andourwallets—astheseoutdateddevicesconsumemuchmoreenergy

thantheneweronesthatdothesamethings.

Tofigureouthowmuchpowerthesedevicesareusing,CallieBabbittandher

colleaguesattheRochesterInstituteofTechnologyinNewYorktrackedthe

environmentalcostsforeachproductthroughoutitslife—fromwhenitsmineralsare

minedtowhenwestopusingthedevice.Thismethodprovidedareadoutforhow

homeenergyusehasevolvedsincetheearly1990s.Devicesweregroupedby

generation.Desktopcomputers,basicmobilephones,andbox-setTVsdefined

1992.Digitalcamerasarrivedonthescenein1997.AndMP3players,smartphones,

andLCDTVsenteredhomesin2002,beforetabletsande-readersshowedupin2007.

Asweaccumulatedmoredevices,however,wedidn'tthrowoutourold

ones."Theliving-roomtelevisionisreplacedandgetsplantedinthekids'room,and

suddenlyoneday,youhaveaTVineveryroomofthehouse,“saidoneresearcher.

Theaveragenumberofelectronicdevicesrosefromfourperhouseholdin1992to13

in2007.We'renotjustkeepingtheseolddevices-wecontinuetousethem.According

totheanalysisofBabbitt'steam,olddesktopmonitorsandboxTVswithcathoderay

tubesaretheworstdeviceswiththeirenergyconsumptionandcontributionto

greenhousegasemissions（排放）morethandoublingduringthe1992to2007

window.

Sowhat'sthesolution（解决方案）？Theteam'sdataonlywentupto2007,butthe

researchersalsoexploredwhatwouldhappenifconsumersreplacedoldproductswith

newelectronicsthatservemorethanonefunction,suchasatabletforwordprocessing

andTVviewing.Theyfoundthatmoreon-dema