英语中高考热点话题文章阅读.docx

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Withinafewmonths,weregoingtohaveanewsetofbanknotes（纸币）.ThePeople'sBankofChina（PBOC）,thecentralbank,hasupgradedthefiftheditionoftherenminbi（RMB）andwillissuethemfromAug30.Thesebillswillhavebrightercolorsandnewsecurityfeatures（防伪特征）,whichwillmakeprintingfake（假的）moneyevenharder.We'vebeenusingbanknotesforaround1,000years.BackintheNorthernSongDynasty,Chinesepeoplemadetheworld’searliestpapermoneytoreplacemetalcoins（金属硬币）.Thesebanknoteswerecalledjiaozi.Obviouslypapermoneyischeapertomakeandeasiertocarry-theseadvantagesmadeitmorepopularthanotherformsofmoney.Butnow,inthedigital（数码的）age,papermoneyseemstobedisappearingforthesamereason-what'smoreconvenient（方便的）thannothavingtocarryanymoneyatall?

Chinaseemstobeheadingtowardbecomingacashlesssociety.Fromsupermarketstostreetstalls（小摊）,peoplepaybyusingtheWeChatWalletandAlipayappsontheirmobilephones.Swedenisevenclosertoafuturewithoutpapermoney.ManySwedishbanksnolongerevenhavecashonhand.Butthereareworriesaboutcreatingcashless.Somesayitisunfairtothepoorandpeoplewithoutmucheducation.It'snoteasyforthemtoopenbankaccounts（账户）ordealwithmobilephones.Andifallofyourmoneyisdigitalyoumayloseyourmoneyifyouraccountsarehacked（黑客攻击）Althoughpapermoneyisinalosingbattlewithelectronicpaymentinsomecountries,it'sstillabigthinginmostpartsoftheworld.Itmaytakealittlelongerthanyouthinktoseeitgoaway.

Listentoyourbooks

耳朵“阅读”时代来了?

（词数260，7分钟）

Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheinternet,thereisanewtrendinreadingaudiobooks.Morepeoplearechoosingtolistentoaudiobooksthesedays,accordingtothisyearsnationalreadingreport.

ThereportwasreleasedbytheChineseAcademyofPressandPublication（CAPP）.Itshowsthataudiobookshavebecomequitepopularamongmostreaders.Oneinthreeadultlistentoaudiobooks.Theymainlyusepopularaudiosharingplatf0mmS（平台）likeXimalaya.

Kidshavealsobeenamaindriverinthedevelopmentofaudiobooks.Ximalayanotedthatthevalueofaudiobookpurchasesmadebythoseaged13to18in2018increasedby330percentoverthatof2017,theBeijingEveningNewsreported.

Inaddition,aroundpercentofchildrenunder8yearsoldlistentoaudiobooks.Mostofthemlistenatleastonceaweek.Theirfavoritecategories（分类）are“storiesforkids”and"poetryreading”

Oneofthereasonsaudiobookshavetakenoffisthatpeoplewanttogetmoreuseoutoftheirfreetime.ChinaNewsServicereported.Whetherthey'reatthegym,onabus,orinbed,peoplecanenjoyreadingwithoutaheavypaperbookore-reader.Fasterinternetspeedsmeanonecandownloadawholebookinjustseconds,accordingtoWeiYushan,directorofCAPP.

Audioappcontentdesignershaveinvitedbroadcasters（播音员）andproduction（制作）groupstojoinincontentproduction.Boththequalityandnumberofaudiobooksbeingofferedhavegreatlyimproved.Morepeoplecanfindtheaudiobookstheylikethemost,thereportsays.

Followthesubwayrules

在地铁上吃喝将影响个人信用（词数270,7分钟）

Travelingbysubwaycansometimesbequiteanadventure,especiallyduringrushhour.Youhavetofightyourwayintothecarriage（车厢）Andtherearethetimeswhenyouhavetoavoidcupsofcoffeethatcouldspillonyou.Thesmellssomepassengersfoodareverystrong,too.

SinceApril,thelocalgovernmentofBeijinghasbeencollectingpublicopinionsontherevised（修订的）BeijingMetroPassengerRulesTherulessaythatifpassengersbehaveinanuncivilized（不文明的）mannerwhileonthesubway,theywillendupwithbadcredit（信用）scoresorevenbeingbanned（禁止）fromthesubway,BeijingYouthDailyreported.

Fourkindsofbehaviorswereaddedtotherevisedrules.Theyincludestealingothers'seatseatingordrinking,ridingwithoutpayingthefare（车票）andhandingoutadvertisements.What'sworthmentioningisthatpeoplehavedifferentopinionsregardingeatinganddrinkingonthesubway,GuangmingDailyreported.Therulesstatethatallpassengersexceptbabiesandpeoplewithcertainhealthissuesarenotallowedtoeatordrinkonthesubway.Peoplehavepointedoutthatthesmelloffoodanddrinkcanannoyotherpassengers.

However,othersquestionthisrule,sayingthatdrinkingwatershouldbeallowed,aspeoplecangetthirstyafterlongridesonthecrowdedsubway.oTheyalsothinkitistooharsh（严厉的）tolowersomeonessocialcreditscoreJustforeatingordrinking."

WhatproblemswillitcauseifIjustquietlyeatsomefoodthatdoesn'thaveanysmellandoldontothepackaging（包装）whenI'mdone?

”hausernamedDONGCHENYwroteonSinaWeibo.

Hipposmovesilicon

河马——自然界硅元素的搬运工（词数280，7分钟）

Hipposlookalittlebitsilly,don'tyouthink?

Theyhavehugebodies,butsmalleyesandears.Thiscontrast（对比）alwaysmakeshipposlookfunnyandcute.

Asitturnsout,theyplayanimportantroleinAfrica'secosystem（生态系统）aswell.Hipposhavebeenkeepingsilicon,anutrientforplantsandanimals,onthemovethroughoutEastAfrica,ScienceNewsreported.

Eachday,ahippoeatsabout36kgofplants.Mostoftheseplantsarerichinsilicon.Thesiliconcyclesthroughtheirbodyandfinallycomesoutintheirpoop.TheirpoopbringstonsofsiliconintotheMaraRiver,wherehipposoftenpoop,accordingtoscientistsfromtheUniversityofAntwerpinBelgium.That'sabout76percentoftheriver'sentiredownstreamsilica（硅石）flow.

Siliconismostlyfoundinsand.Itsroleinnatureisimportant.Theelementfeedsthegrowthofaplantcalledthediatom（硅藻）,whichlivesinoceans.freshwaterandotherwetenvironments.Together,theseplantstakeincarbondioxide（二氧化碳）fromtheairandchangeitintooxygen（氧气.Itisestimatedthatdiatomsmakeatleast20percentoftheoxygenonEarth,accordingtoLiveScience.

Diatomsalsoformthebaseofthefoodchain.Theyareeatenbysmallanimalslikecrabsandsnails,whichinturnfeedbiggeranimalslikeotters（水獭）,turtles,andevenhumansWithoutdiatoms,manyecosystemswouldfaceafoodshortage.

Buthipposarethreatened（受到威胁）byhuntingandhabitat（栖息地）loss.Theirpopulationdecreasedbyupto20percentfrom1996to2004,ScienceNewsreported.IftheseanimalsdisappearfromtheMaraRiver,thediatompopulationcoulddecreaseremarkably.

Didyouknow?

Siliconisthesecond-mostabundant丰富的）elementonEarth.Onlyoxygenbeatsit.Itmakesupslightlymorethan27percentoftheEarth’scrust（地壳）nature,siliconusuallyexistsaseitheranoxide（氧化物）likesandorasilicate（硅酸盐）

Lightingupblackholes

黑洞:

探索一小步,人类一大步。

（词数321,6分钟）

Therearemomentsinourliveswhenwe'rejustleftinawe（敬畏地）Forme,thesemomentsincludewhenIfoundoutthatJupiteristimesbiggerthanEarth,andthatQomolangma,Earth'shighestmountainifthrownintotheoceanupsidedown-wouldn'tbelargeenoughtofilltheMarianatrench（马里亚纳海沟）,thedeepestplaceonEarth.Butnoneofthesemomentscomparestothisone:

whenscientistsrevealed（公布）thefirst-everpictureofablackholeonApril10Whatyouseeinthepicturemightbemerelyanorangeringablurry（模糊的）bitoforangeringevenbutitisinfactablackholeandis55millionlight-yearsfromEarth.Andit'sbiggerthananythingweknowof:

Thesundoesn'tevenbegintocomparewithit,sinceitsmass（质量）billiontimesthatofourstar.Itgotmewondering:

Howmanymoreblackholesarethere?

Whatliesanother100million,or1,000million,light-yearsaway?

Andwhatdoesthesizeoftheuniversemeantoustinybeingsonatinyplanet?

Butdon’tgetmewrong.Thenewsisn'tsupposedtobediscouragingatall:

Afterall,itisincontrast（对比）tothesizeoftheuniversethathumanbeingscanseehowmuchthey'veachievedJustthinkaboutit:

Werefresh-and-bloodcreatures,andyetwemanagedtoextend（延伸）oursightbybuildingtelescopeshat“see”millionsoflightyearsaway.Thesetelescopesarelocatedineightplacesaroundtheworld.andscientistsfrom20countriesworkedtogetherfortwoyearstoprocessallthedatabeforefinallybringingtheimagetous.It'struethatwetendtofeelaweinthefaceofforcesthataremuchbiggerthanperhapsweshouldholdourselvesinaweaswell,forallthatwetinyhumanbeingshavelearnedabouttheuniverse.

JapanisworkinghardtoimproveitsEnglishsigns.

日本致力于纠正“日式英语”,迎接东京

You'veprobablyseensomepretty"interestingEnglishtranslations.Forexample,itiscommontosee“Chinglish”onrestaurantmenusandonsignsinpublicareasinisnowworkingtoimproveitsEnglishsignssothattouristswillhaveaneasiertimegettingaroundduringthe2020Olympics.

Improvingpublictransportationsignsisespeciallyimportant,astouristswilltaketrainsandbusestogetaround.TheJapanTourismAgencyrecentlycarriedoutatwo-monthinvestigation（at）intothewebsitesof85trainandbuscompaniesaroundthecountryAccordingtoGermanbroadcasterDeutscheWelle.

Theagencyfoundsomeratherodd（古怪的）translations.Forexample,onetransportationcompanyreferstochildrenas“dwarfs（侏儒）.Othertranslationerrorsinclude"ForgottenCenter”for"lostandfound”,and“releaseplace”for“ticketmachine”.

ButdoesJapanhaveenoughtimetocorrectitsEnglish?

Oneexpertthinksit'stooHaley,aprofessoratNiigataUniversity,thinksitcan'tbedone.Hepointedoutthatmanycompaniessimplywon'tbeabletoaffordtohiretranslatorsandreprintthematerials.Inaddition,thepeoplewhooriginallytranslatedthematerialsprobablywon'twanttolosefacebyadmittingtotranslatingthemincorrectly,headded.

Whetheritcanfixitssignsornot,Japanisbracingfor（为…做准备）awaveoftourism.About30millionpeoplevisite