专题04 中考英语时事热点必读4.docx

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2021年中考英语必读时事热点（4）

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一、阅读理解支持核污水入海，却禁止日本食品进入？

二、完形填空虚拟演唱会是娱乐新未来吗？

三、阅读理解印度新冠疫情告急，各国伸出援手。

四、阅读理解未来科学：

盲人会有仿生眼；数字货币；无人驾驶车。

五、任务型阅读日本决定将福岛核废水倒入大海。

六、阅读理解2020年的诺贝尔奖，女科学家闪耀舞台。

七、阅读理解将“光盘行动”进行到底，让“餐饮不浪费”成为习惯。

八、书面表达谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

”节约粮食是中华民族的传统美德

一、阅读理解

Japanrecentlymadeadecisionthatshockedtheworld.OnApril13,JapanesePrimeMinisterYoshihideSugaannouncedthatthegovernmentwilldumpradioactivewastewater（放射性废水）fromtheFukushimanuclearpowerplant（核电厂）intothePacificOceanintwoyears. 

Thedecisioncausedconcernandangerbothathomeandabroad.Forexample,China’sForeignMinistrysaidJapanismakingahighlyirresponsibledecisionwithoutusingallpossiblewaystodealwiththewastewater.

However,whiletheworldiscriticizing（批判）Japan,theUSDepartmentofStatesaidthatJapanhasbeen“transparent（透明的）aboutitsdecision”.USSecretaryofStateAntonyBlinkeneventhankedJapanonTwitter.Sofar,theUSistheonlymajorcountrythathasopenlyexpressedsupportforJapan’smove. 

AlthoughtheUSshoweditssupport,ithasbannedimports（进口）offarmingandseafoodproductsfromtheregionforover10yearssincetheFukushimanuclearplantwasdestroyedin2011. 

AnditrecentlyrenewedthebanonMarch4－40daysbeforetheJapanesegovernmentannounceditsdecisiontodumpthewastewater,accordingtotheUSFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）. 

Thebanincludesover100typesoffarmingandfishingproductssuchasmilk,vegetablesandsalmon（三文鱼）.“TheFDAandtheJapanesegovernmentwillcontinueto[worktogether]tomakesureproductsfromthe[region]don’tposeahealthrisktoUSconsumers（消费者）,”thebannoted.

ForeignMinistryspokesmanZhaoLijiantoldreportersthatsincetheUScaresaboutenvironmentalissues,itshouldremindJapantotakeanhonest,scientificandresponsibleattitudetowardthewastewaterissueinsteadofpayingnoattentiontoprinciples（原则）andusingdoublestandards.  

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheUSaskedtheworldtostopcriticizingJapan.B.TheUSsaidthatJapanhasbeenhonestaboutitsdecision.

C.Japanhastriedothermethodstodealwithitswastewaterbefore.

D.JapanhasstartedtoreleaseitswastewaterintothePacificOcean.

2.WhatdidtheUSdoaftertheFukushimanuclearplantwasdestroyed?

A.HelpedJapandealwiththewastewater.B.SoldfarmingandfishingproductstoJapan.

C.Bannedfarmingandfishingproductsfromtheregion.D.Cameupwithnewrulesaboutseafoodsafety.

3.Accordingtothisarticle,whatarethedoublestandardsoftheUnitedStatesontheissueofwastewaterinJapan？

A.TheUnitedStatesonlycaresaboutthehealthoftheirownpeople,notthehealthofothercountries

B.TheUnitedStatesdoesn’tlikeJapaneseSeafood,buttheylikeJapanesefarming.

C.TheUnitedStatesdon'tlikeseafoodandfarminginJapan,buttheyareworriedabouttheenvironment.

D.ThedecisioncausedconcernandangerbuttheUnitedStatesseemsthatunimportant.

4.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.TraderelationsbetweentheUSandJapan.B.Japan’sdecisionaboutitsradioactivewastewater.

C.ThereasonwhytheUSsupportedJapanonitsdecision.D.TheattitudethattheUSholdstowardJapan’sdecision.

二、完形填空

Livemusichasbeencalledoffforalongtime____1____COVID-19.However,people’sloveforlivemusichasnotdiedoutandmusicianshavebeenworkingonnewwaystoperform.Itseemsthatvirtual（虚拟的）concerts____2____anewtrend.

____3____March26and27,ChinesegirlgroupTHE9helditsX-Cityextendedreality（XR,扩展现实）concert.XRshowsmixrealitywiththevirtualworldby____4_____bigLEDscreens,3Dandreal-timeprojectiondisplays（实时投影显示）.IrishbandU2,AmericanbandMaroon5,andsingerBillieEilishhaveheldconcertslikethis.

SowhatexactlydoesXRaddtoliveconcerts?

Itoffersdeepimmersion（沉浸体验）andinteraction.

Stagesettingsarelimitedbytimeandspacenolonger.Forexample,eachsongintheX-Cityconcerthaditsownsetting,includingpyramids（金字塔）inadesert,outerspace,anda____5_____rainforest.

Fanscanalso____6____theseconcertsvirtually.AnLEDscreenshowedfans’avatars（头像）virtuallytakingtheir“seats”.Real-time“bullet-screen”comments（弹幕）weredesigned____7_____a3Dlighthalo（光环）aroundthegroup’sninegirls.Fanswavedtheirvirtualglowsticks（荧光棒）athomeandtheirmovements____8_______duringtheconcert.

Someofthefans’comments____9____“NowIknowhowcreativeaconcertcanbe”and“Itfeelslikeaconcertfromthefuture”.

Itseemsthattechnologyisreshapingentertainmentandre-buildingtherelationshipbetweenperformersandtheiraudiences.Afterall,theshowmustgoon,andvirtualconcerts____10_____bethefuture. 

1.A.becauseB.becauseofC.asaresultD.asaresultin

2.A.becomeB.becameC.arebecomingD.havebecome

3.A.AtB.OnC.InD.to

4.A.useB.usedC.usingD.uses

5.A.colourB.colourfulC.colouredD.colouring

6.A.takeinB.takepartinC.takeupD.takeon

7.A.makeB.madeC.makesD.tomake

8.A.showedB.wereshowC.wereshowedD.areshowed

9.A.includedB.includingC.includesD.include

10.A.shouldB.canC.mustD.might

三、阅读理解

India’sCOVID-19situationisworseningasthepandemicisgettingoutofcontrolinthecountry. 

AsofApril28,Indiahadrecordedarecordhighof17,997,267COVID-19cases,withdeathtollreachingatotalof201,187,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.

Anincreasingnumberofdeadbodiesmeansincinerators（焚烧炉）areoverloaded.Sincewaitingtimescanbeaslongas12hours,somepeoplehavechosentoburntheirfamilymembers’bodiesthemselves..

India’shealthsystem（系统）isalsofacingabreakdownwhiledealingwiththelargeincreaseofinfections（感染）.BothpublicandprivatehospitalsarerunningoutofbedsforCOVID-19patients.HospitalsinNewDelhi,thecapital,areingreatneedofmedicalsupplies（医疗用品）,suchasmedicineandmedicaloxygen（氧气）.

Thecountryhasbeenstruggling（挣扎）todealwithanewvariant（变种）ofthevirus.However,otherfactorshavealsomadethesituationworse.Publicholidayshavebeencelebratedinrecentweeks,butmanypeoplewhowerepresentdidn’twearmasksorfollowsocialdistancingrules,accordingtoCGTN.

Withapopulationof1.3billionpeople,India’ssituationbringsanewchallengetoglobalepidemicpreventionandcontrol.“TherewillbealargeroutbreakinthenearfutureinIndia,”ZhangWenhong,aChinesemedicalexpert,wroteinablogentry. 

Countriesaroundtheworldhaveshownconcern（关注）.China,GermanyandPakistanhaveannouncedthattheyarewillingtohelpIndiawithneededmedicalsupplies.OnApril26,theChineseembassyinSriLankasaidthat800oxygenconcentrators（制氧机）hadbeenairliftedfromHongKongtoNewDelhiand10,000morewillbeprovidedinaweek. 

1.WhatproblemdoesIndiaface?

a.Ashortageofmasks. b.Anewvariantofthevirus. 

c.Ashortageofmedicaloxygen. d.Pressurefromothercountries.

A.ab   B.bc   C.ac   D.bd

2.ManythingsmadethesituationofIndiabecomeworseexcept__________.

A.anewvariant（变种）ofthevirusB.

notwearingmask.

C.gatheringinpublicholidays.D.thelargepopulation.

3.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.AnewvariantofCOVID-19inIndia.

B.ApredictionofanotherCOVID-19outbreakinIndia. 

C.HowserioustheCOVID-19pandemichasbecomeinIndia. 

D.WhatIndiaisdoingtodealwithincreasingCOVID-19cases. 

四、阅读完成任务

OnMarch11,2011,abigearthquakeinJapandamagedtheFukushimaDaiichinuclearpowerplant（核电站）,leadingtothereleaseofradiation（辐射）.Tenyearslater,thedamagedplantisstillcausingproblemsforthewholeworld.

Japanrecentlymadeadecisiontodumpover1milliontonsofnuclearwastewater,enoughtofill500Olympic-sizedswimmingpools,intothePacificOceanintwoyears.It’sthesamewaterthatwasusedtocoolthedamagedreactors（核反应堆）attheFukushimapowerplant. 

Manypeopleareworriedandangryaboutthedecision,asthewaterhasradioactivecontaminants（放射性污染物）.AccordingtotheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,radiationcanmakepeoplefeelsick.Highlevelsofradiationcanresultincancerandevendeath. 

TheTokyoElectricPowerCompany,whichrunstheplant,saidthattheyhaveremovedover62radioactivecontaminantsfromthewater.Themajorcontaminantremainingistritium（氚）,whichisdifficulttoseparatefromwater. 

Someorganizationsdoubtwhetherthetreatedwateristrulysafe.Backin2018,expertsfoundalargenumberofradioactiveelementsotherthantritium,suchascarbon-14（碳-14）,cobalt-60（钴-60）andstrontium-90（锶-90）,intreatedwastewater.InternationalNGOGreenpeacewarnsaboutthedangerofcarbon-14,which“hasthepotential（可能性）todamagehumanDNA.” 

AccordingtotheGermanMarineScientificResearchInstitute,ifJapandumpsthewastewater,radioactivematerialswillspreadtomostofthePacificOceanwithin57days,andreachalloftheworld’soceansinadecade.

Asacloseneighboringcountry,Chinaexpressedseriousconcernaswell.AspokespersonfortheChineseForeignMinistrysaidonApril13thatJapanmadethedecisionwithoutusingallpossiblemeans（方法）forsafedisposal（处理）,addingthatitishighlyirresponsibleandwillaffectthehealthofmanypeople.  

阅读填表

Japan’snewdumpingdecision

What

Over1milliontonsofnuclear

1.____________thatissaidtohavebeentreatedtomakeit

2.____________

Where

The3.___________Ocean

Purpose

Togetridof（处理）thewaterandavoid4.___________withitina

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