07（热议英语降低主课地位热搜脱不掉孔乙己的长衫回应美国对抖音质询《核舟记》中的核雕技艺在潍坊传承《三体》作家刘慈欣）（原卷版）

2023年中考英语必读时事热点(7)文章导读一、阅读理解：两会热议话题——降低英语在学校教育主课地位。二、阅读理解：TikTokCEO周受资出席听证会，回应美国指控三、阅读理解：“学历是我下不来的高台，更是孔乙己脱不下的长衫。”引起热搜——我们不要让“孔乙己的长衫”限制了我们的行动和思维。停止自怨自艾，不做当代“孔乙己”四、阅读理解：《核舟记》中的核雕技艺在潍坊传承。方寸之间尽显大千世界。五、阅读理解：《三体》作家刘慈欣和他的科幻小说。六、阅读回答问题：一生爱好和平：诺贝尔桂冠作家大江健三郎去世七、书面表达：因为生命有限，所以我们无法踏足更遥远的未来，但未来的存在依然让人感觉可能无限。描述未来的画面。阅读理解Diminishing(减弱)Englisheducationinschool?MyanswerisabsolutelyNO!Although“dumbEnglish”doesexist,itisnotareasontocancelthestatusofEnglishasamajorsubject.ItisaprobleminEnglishteaching,andthesolutiontothisproblemneedstobediscussed.Englishisanimportanttoolforhumanmunicationintheeraofglobalization.Itplaysanimportantroleinbroadeningstudents’viewsandenablingChinatogainaheadstartinglobalizationandinformationtechnology.ZhouYaokai,18,SichuanAsfarasI’mconcerned,makingEnglishalessimportantsubjectintheexaminationwillnotimproveEnglisheducation.Conversely(相反地),thismaymakeitevenworse.IfEnglishclassesarereducedinhighschool,studentswillhavenochoicebuttospendmoretimeonoutofclass(课外)study,thusdeepeningtheinvolution(内卷)inEnglisheducation.Meanwhile,forareaswithpoorereducation,thiswillmakeschoolsandstudentsthinkthatEnglishisnotimportant,whichgoesagainst(违背)theoriginalintention.Inmyopinion,weshouldfocusonmakingtheEnglisheducationenvironmentbetterthroughcontextualized(情景化的)teachingratherthandullgrammarteaching.Inthisway,ourEnglishexpressioncanbemoreflexible,whichcanhelpspreadthevoiceofChina.XuZiming,17,JiangsuAsanEnglishmajor,IholdafirmdisagreementwithloweringthepositionofEnglishinexams.Inthisscoreoriented(分数导向的)society,oncethestandardislowered,peoplewillpaylessattentiontoEnglish.WhatweneedtodoisnotdenytheimportanceofEnglish,butreformthecurriculum(课程)systemintoafair,timeadaptedone.Otherwise,studentsfromremoteareasarelesslikelytobroadentheirhorizonsthroughlanguage.Inthispetitivesociety,English,asthebasicwaytolinkwiththewiderglobe,remainsnecessary.SunHanqiao,20,SichuanIthinkEnglishshouldn’tbedowngradedintheexaminationbutthecontentofEnglishteachingshouldbeadjusted.Ifanycountrywantstojointheworldeconomicsystem,languagemunicationisnecessary.Asamonlyusedlanguage,Englishisabasictoolforgoingintotheinternationalworld.Aswearenowshouldering(肩负)thetaskofintroducingChinatotheworld,EnglisheducationinChinaisevenmoreimportant.1.Whycan’twecancelthepositionofEnglishasamajorsubject?a.BecauseEnglishisatoolforhumanmunication.b.BecauseEnglishcanhelpbroadenstudents’views.c.BecauseEnglishcanreducetheinvolution.d.BecauseEnglishisusedlessandlessinourdailylife.e.BecauseEnglishcanhelpspreadthevoiceofChina.A.abcB.cdeC.abeD.bcd2.WhothinksthatEnglishisatooltomunicatewiththeworld?A.BothZhouYaokaiandSunHanqiaoB.BothZhouYaokaiandXuZimingC.BothXuZimingandSunHanqiaoD.Allthreeofthem3.WhydoesZhouYaokaisayreducingEnglishclasseswilldeepentheinvolutioninEnglisheducation?A.BecauseitwillmakesomeschoolsandstudentsthinkEnglishisnotimportant.B.Becausestudentshavetospendmoretimeonoutofclassstudy.C.BecausestudentsfromsomeareasmayplaylessattentiontoEnglishlearning.D.Becauseitcanreducetheschoolburdenofstudents.4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.AllthreeofthemthinkweshouldimprovethewayofEnglishteaching.B.AllthreeofthemdisagreetolowerthepositionofEnglishasamajorsubject.C.ReducingEnglishclasseswon’thelpspreadthevoiceofChina.D.ReducingEnglishclassescanleadtouslosingcontactwiththeworld.5.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.WeshouldstrengthenourEnglishleaning.B.WeshouldpayattentiontheimportanceofEnglishlearning.C.Weshouldn’tlowerthepositionofEnglishasamajorsubject.D.WeshouldadjustthecontentofEnglishteaching.二、阅读理解DoyouusetheshortvideoappDouyin?It’snotonlypopularinChina,butalsointheUS.ItsoverseasversionTikTokhas150millionmonthlyactiveusersintheUS,accordingtoitsparentpanyByteDance.However,TikTokhaseunderincreasedscrutiny(审查)inthepastfewyearsover“nationalsecurity(安全)”concerns.SomeworrythatUSusers’datacouldbepassedontoChina.OnMarch23,TikTokCEOShouZiChewappearedattheUSHouseEnergyandmercemitteehearing(美国国会众议院能源和商务委员会听证会),wherelawmakersquestionedhimaboutChina’sinfluenceanddataprivacy(隐私).ThehearingcameaftertheUSgovernmentthreatenedtobanTikTokifthepanyfailstosellitsChineseownedshares.Duringthehearingofmorethanfivehours,Chewrepeatedlydeniedaccusations(指控)thattheappsharesdataorhasconnectionswiththeChinesegovernment.“Ithinkalotofrisksthatarepointedoutarehypothetical(假想的)andtheoretical(理论上的)risks,”Chewsaid.“Ihavenotseenanyevidence(证据).”Todealwithprivacyconcerns,TikToksaidithasspentmorethan$1.5billion(around10.3billionyuan)onaprojecttostoreandprotectitsUSuserdata.OnMarch15,TikToksaidthisUSbasedprotectionwouldewiththirdpartymonitoring(监督).ChinaisagainsttheUSactiononTikTok.China’sForeignMinistryspokespersonMaoNingsaidthattheUSgovernmenthasnotprovidedanyevidencethatTikTokthreatensUSnationalsecurity.SheaskedtheUStorespecttheprinciples(原则)ofmarketeconomies(经济)andfairpetition.1.Thehearinghappenedbecause_____.A.TikTokpassedonitsusers’datatoChinaB.TikTokhadabadeffectonpeopleintheUSC.theUSdoubtedthatTikTokcouldsecureitsdataD.TikTokhadrefusedtosellitsChineseownedshares2.HowdidChewrespondtoaccusationsduringthehearing?A.HedrewalinebetweenhimselfandByteDance.B.Herepeatedthattheaccusationsaren’ttrue.C.Headmittedtheremightbepossiblerisks.D.Heofferedevidencetoprovetheaccusations.3.Todealwiththeconcerns,TikTokwill_____.A.spend$1.5billiontoensuredatasecurityB.tryitsbesttosatisfytheUSgovernmentC.keeptherightsofmonitoringdataprivacyD.hirethirdpartyorganizationstomonitor4.China’sattitudetowardthecasereflectsthat_____.A.Chinahadthesame“datasecurity”worriesB.ChinawillfightbackagainstUSthreatsC.ChinawillbackTikTokunconditionallyD.ChinahopestheUScantreatTikTokfairly三、阅读理解Recently,aninfluencermadeastatementsaying“educationisaplatformthatIcan’tgetoff,justliketherobe(长袍)thatKongYijican’ttakeoff”.Ithasattractedmanypeople’sattention.Peoplefeelthathisstatementwasrelatable(有共鸣的).Theyhavesincesaidthingslike“ifIhadn’tgotamaster’sdegree,IcouldhavebeenacookwhichissomethingItrulywanttodo”.Itseemsthatmanypeoplefeel“kidnapped(绑架)”bytheirdiploma.Inotherwords,peoplefeelthattheymustconnecttheircareertothediplomatheyearned.Forexample,apersonwhohasamaster’sdegreeisnotsupposedtoworkasacookbecauseitwouldbeawasteoftheeducationheorshehasreceived.

InLuXun’sshortstoryunderthesamename,KongYijiisapathetic(可悲的)figure

whobelievesthatbeingascholaristheonlycorrectwayofliving.Althoughhehasnoine,heisunwillingtodomanuallabor(体力劳动)toearnmoney.LikeKong,wearealsotaughttobelievethatthemoreeducationyoureceive,thehappieryourlifewillbe.Therefore,weworkhardfromchildhood,strugglingintheseaofpetition,tomakeourwaytothebestuniversities.However,afterwefinallyfinishschool,manyofusrealizethatourdiploma(文凭)hasbeea“robeofKong”thattrapsus.Itcanbedifficulttofinda“decent(体面的)”jobsincetherearealreadysomanytalentedandqualified(有资格的)peopleoutthere;evenifwedo,thejobwefindisnotnecessarilywhatwereallywantorlike.Insteadoflisteningtoourownhearts,wespendtoomuchtimetryingtomaketherestofourlifematchourdiplomas.

Weneedtosometimestakeabreakfromthepetitionandgiveourselvesabreathertofigureoutwhatwetrulyvalue.Workinghardtogetabettereducationisalwaystherightthingtodo,butweneedtoremindourselvesofwhywearedoingit.Isitbecauseofourlove,passion(热情)andinterest?Orisitsimplybecauseofourneedtopareourselvestopeers(同伴)andtheanxietybroughtbyourneedtopete?Educationshouldn’tbetheonlylabelthatwetakepridein.Everyoneshouldshineintheirownwayontheroadoflife!1.Whycantheinfluence’sstatementattractmanypeople’sattention?A．Becausemanypeoplehavethesamefeeling.B．BecausetheylivealifelikeKongYiji.C．Becausetheireducationlimitstheirworkingability.D．Becausetheyallfeeltheireducationisabigwasteforthem.2.Whatdoesa“robeofKong”referto?A.adecentlifeB.adecentjobC.abighobbyD.aneducationthattrapsus.3.Whycan’tsomepeopletakeofftheir“robe”?A.Becausetheyspendmuchtimetryingtomaketheirlifematchtheireducation.B.Becausetheycan’tfindthejobwhichtheyreallywantorlike.C.Becausetheyareunwillingtodomanuallabor.D.Becausesocialpetitionbringsthemtoomanyworries.4.Whatshouldwedototakeoffour“robeofKong”?A.Weshouldfindadecentjob.B.Weshouldfindourownwayontheroadoflife.C.Weshouldvaluetheeducationwegot.D.Weshouldreducetheparationwithothers.四、阅读理解Manypeoplemaythrowawaythepits(核)ornutsaftereatingfruits,butinheritors(传承人)ofnutcarvinghaveinsteadcollectedthemandturnedthemintoartworks.

“Onenut,rangingfrom0.8to6centimeters,canbemadeinto...fanpendants(扇坠),earrings,buttons,seals(印章),etc,”saidTanWanhai,48,aninheritorofWeifangnutcarving.WeifangnutcarvingcanbetracedbacktotheQingDynasty.Duringthattime,retiredimperial(皇家的)craftsmanWangDayanspreadtheskilltothelocalpeopleinShandongprovince.Craftsmenbackthenoftenusedpeachpitstoshowofftheirartisticskills.Duetothehighlevelofcarvingskillsrequiredanditsrichartisticcontentwhichshowmanydifferentelements,Weifangnutcarvingwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)in2008.Tanhasstudiedtheartofnutcarvingforthepast25yearsandhascreatedmanynutcarvingsalongtheway.Yet,the48yearoldcraftsmanalsoadmittedthatthejourneyofbringingthiskindofmasterpiecetolifeisnotalwayssoeasy.“Unlikesomepitslikeolive(橄榄)pitswhichhaveaflatsurface,eachpeachpithasitsownuniquetexture(纹理)likehumanfingerprints,”Tansaid,addingthatcraftsmenhavetostudyeachpeachpittocarefullyplanouttheirartwork.Craftsmenalsoneedtohaveawidefoundationofknowledgewhenitestocarvingnuts.AccordingtoTan,theyhavetomasterskillsinpainting,sealcarvingandcalligraphyfrommanytraditionalcultures.“Inordertoshowtraditionalstoriesorlegendsfromancienttimes,Ineedtoreadmanybookstoenrichmyself.”ItisthiskindofdevotionthatTanandothershavethatallowstheheritageofWeifangnutcarvingtothrive(繁荣)inanerawhenmanytraditionalskillsaregraduallydisappearing.“Inrecentyears,WeifangnutcarvingartworkshavebeenincreasinglyweledbypeopleinChinathankstotheirinventivedesignandnovelideas,”Tansaid.Thispopularity,inturn,hasalsoattractedmanypeopletolearntheskillofnutcarvingandevenbeeinheritorstopassdowntheskilltofuturegenerations.1.WhatdoweknowaboutWeifangnutcarving?A.Itwasfirstnationallyrecognized25yearsago.B.ItdatesbacktotheMingDynasty.C.Itwasinventedbyaretiredimperialcraftsman.D.Itcanchangeanutintodifferentdesigns.

2.Whatmakespeachpitsdifficultforcraftsmentocarve?A.Theirsmallsize.B.Theirirregularshape.C.Theiruniquetexture.

D.Theirflatsurface.3.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A.Theculturalsignificanceofnutcarving.B.Thereasonswhynutcarvingsarevaluable.C.Otherskillsrequiredfornutcarvingcraftsmen.D.Difficultiescraftsmenhavewhencreatingnutcarvings.4.WhatdoesTanthinkhasmadeWeifangnutcarvingmorepopularinrecentyears?A.Itscreativeandnoveldesigns.

B.Itsconnectionswithlegends.C.Theincreasingvalueoftheartworks.D.People’srisinginterestintheskill.五、阅读理解Manyofuslovestoriesoftimetravel,aliens,andthefuture.ButChinesescifihasnotseenmuchattentionuntilnow.OneworkfromaChinesewritermadeitahitaroundtheworld.OnAug23,LiuCixin,52,wontheworld’stopscifiprize.He’sthefirstAsiantoeverwintheHugoAward.LiureceivedtheawardforBestNovelthroughhisbookTheThreebodyProblem(《三体》).Liu’swinningworktakesthereaderbacktoChinainthe1970s.Inthebook,scientistsfoundaplanetwiththreesuns.Thealiensontheplanetcreatedtheirowncivilization(文明)called“threebody”.Thealiensplannedtoinvade(入侵)Earth,buthumansonEarthstartedtoformcampstoprotectthemselvesfromdanger.Liuuseshisprofessionalbackgroundinputerengineeringtowritethebook.Hisworkisseenas“hardsciencefiction”,whichaimsforscientificaccuracy(准确).SomesaythisiswhyLiu’snovelsstandoutamongothersimilarChinesebooks.TheChinesecultureinLiu’sworkalsomakeshisbookspecial.Forexample,Liu’sworktalksaboutfilialpiety(孝顺).ThisisathemeWesternscifidoesn’tpaymuchattentionto.Mostimportantly,Liu’swork,likemanysuccessfulworksofsciencefiction,ispopularwithpeoplewhoareunsureofthefuture.AccordingtoLiu,Chinaisgrowingquicklyandisfulloftemptations(诱惑).Thismakesittheperfecttimeforscifi.“Peoplenowadaysarelocked(困住)inthissmallboxofreality,butsciencefictionisawaytobroadenourminds”,saidLiu.1.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.LiuCixinisthefirstAsiantowintheworld’stopscifiprize.B.TheHugoAwardisanawardforsciencefiction.C.LiuCixinwroteTheThreebodyProblemwithhisfriend.D.TheThreebodyProblemisastorysetinthepast.2.InTheThreebodyProblem,_____.A.therewasonesuninthesystem B.humansandthealienswerefriendsC.thealienswantedtoinvadeEarth D.humansgaveupfightingagainstenemies3.WhatmakesTheThreebodyProblemdifferentfromWesternscifi?A.Itisbasedonscientificaccuracy.B.ReaderscanfindChinesecultureinthebook.C.Itincludessomeuncertainpartsaboutthefuture.D.Itcanbroadenpeople’sminds.4.Accordingtothepassage,Liu’sworkispopularwithpeople____________.A.whoworkinputerengineering B.whoareinterestedinaliensC.wholoveChineseculture D.whoareunsureofthefuture5.WhyisTheThreebodyProblemsuccessful?ReasonsareasfollowsEXCEPT__________.A.heuseshisprofessionalbackgroundinputerengineeringtowritethebookB.hisworkaimsforscientificaccuracyC.itissimilartootherChinesebooksD.hetalksaboutChinesecultureinthebook六、阅读回答问题KenzaburoOe,awellknownJapaneseauthor,passedawayonMarch3attheageof88.HewonJapanitssecondNobelPrizeinliteraturewithbooksaboutthehorrors(恐怖)ofwarandhisdisabledson.Bornin1935,OebeganwritingstorieswhilehewasstillastudentandwontheAkutagawaPrize,ahighlyrespectedawardfornewwritersinJapan,in1958.Fromthenon,OegotaplaceamongthegreatsofJapaneseliterature.

WorldWarIIendedwhenOewas10.Itcoloredhislife’swork.HewrotedarkstoriesoftheatomicbombingofHiroshima(原子弹轰炸广岛).Hewasshockedbywhatheheard.Itmayhaveinspiredhiswriting.Oe’sotherinspirationwashisbraindamaged(脑损伤的)son,Hikari,whowasunabletotalkforyearsasachild.OehassaidthatmuchofhiswritingtriedtogiveHikariavoice.SeveralofOe’sbookshavecharactersbasedonHikari’sownlife.Oneofthem,APersonalMatter,looksatthedifficultieshehadacceptinghischild.TheNobelmitteenotedanumberofthesebookswhenhewontheprizein1994.

Alwaysapeacelover,Oewasneverafraidtoholdhiscountrytoaccount(要求......承担责任).Japanboresomeresponsibilityforthewar,hesaidina2014interview.“Thiswarcausedgreatsufferingforpeopleallovertheworld...Anditisarealitythatwithinthiswar,nuclearweapons(核武器)werecreatedandused,”saidOe.He