“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(四)(含答案).docx

1、停课不停学 福利：本教程由捡漏优惠券（）整理提供 领红包：支付宝首页搜索“527608834”即可领取支付宝红包哟 领下面余额宝红包才是大红包， 一般都是 5-10 元 支付的时候把选择余额宝就行呢每天都 可以领取早餐钱哟！ “停课不停学停课不停学”：2020 高考英语时事热点拓展阅读高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(四四) Passage1妙哉！大学生首创文言文编程。 词数 310建议阅读时间 5 分钟 Worlds First Classical Chinese Programming Language Although programming languages vary in forms an

2、d rules, the keywords used for almost all of them are in English. The International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates however that nearly half of the worlds 22.3 million software developers come from the Asia-Pacific region. China and India alone account for about one third of the worlds total develo

3、per population. In an attempt to add some diversity to the range of available programming languages, CarnegieMellonUniversitycomputersciencemajorLingdongHuanghasdeveloped Wenyan-Lang, a programming language based on Chinese hanzi characters and the wenyan classical Chinese grammar system. Huang did

4、not simply replace the English characters with Chinese hanzi, instead he applied NLP techniques to convert (转变) classical Chinese grammar to JavaScript, Python, and Ruby. He has open sourced the wenyan-lang project on GitHub, where it received a staggering (令 人难以相信的)11,900 stars in a week or so. A f

5、an of classic Chinese literature, Huang came up with the idea of programming in Chinese 停课不停学 in order to shed light on the beauty of wenyan and to inherit (继承) the historical imprint left by generations of eminent (非凡的) figures in Chinese history. But most importantly, Huang believes the goal of co

6、mmunication is to go beyond the limits of language: “My project still has a lot of room for improvement, but my desire for communication is as strong as some of the historical figures.” Huang says programming punctuation and line breaks can be removed without affecting the output. Considering the di

7、fficulty converting between classical Chinese and other programming languages, he has provided a “cheat sheet” with tips and conversion rules. Huang has also included a renderer that can display the program in a manner that resembles (像)pages from ancient books and can parse the resultant SVG file b

8、ack to the original program. The Wenyan-Lan project is available on GitHub. Passage2关爱败血症患者，这项实验不简单。 词数 370建议阅读时间 6 分钟 Shirt senses sepsis Sepsis ( 败 血 症 ) is a toxic ( 中 毒 的 ) condition resulting from the spread of infection, which causes 270,000 deaths a year in the US, according to the Centers fo

9、r Disease Control and Prevention. While scientists and doctors have been trying to improve the situation, a group of students at Spanish River High in Florida, US, have invented a piece of wearable technology to monitor sepsis in hospital patients. The idea for the project came from their biotechnol

10、ogy teacher, Mary Fish, whose father died from sepsis while in the hospital. “This got me thinking. I want to help the patients with sepsis with a tunic (短上衣) something the patient could wear that would monitor the symptoms of sepsis,” Fish said. Along with their teacher, the students are currently

11、developing “the sensors (感 应器) for the detection of sepsis for the continuous monitoring of a patient,” explained Eesha Shah, a team member. Their challenges also include finding a fabric (布料) that is both comfortable and conductive, and figuring out how to detect sepsis symptoms in a safer way. How

12、ever, the biggest challenge is 停课不停学 that the students cannot test it on humans. “We are not lab-certified (授予实验许可的),” said Brayant Polanco, 16, another team member. So the group is tasked with inventing an artificial system on which to test it. All of the 22 students have a deep passion for science

13、. Lauren Bishop, 17, hopes to study biomedical engineering in college. “This experience will greatly help since its truly what biomedical engineering is, an application of the problem-solving techniques of engineering to medicine. Getting this kind of research opportunity in high school will help me

14、 for future research projects at the university level,” she said. Senior Daniella Bard, 18, is in awe of (惊叹) her teams efforts. “If everyone on the team werent so committed, this would be near impossible to come true.” Like the rest of the team members, she values the leadership of the teacher who

15、worked tirelessly and brought them all together. “Ms Fish is always looking to help us, and we really appreciate that. I am proud of my team and excited to see the result presented next June,” Bard said. 1. What are the students doing to help with sepsis? A. They are creating sensors to help patient

16、s detect sepsis symptoms. B. They are designing a system to monitor sepsis patients remotely. C. They are inventing a new medicine to cure sepsis. D. They are working with biotechnology experts to improve current treatments. 2. What is the biggest challenge the students faced? A. Making sure the art

17、ificial system is safe. B. Finding a suitable fabric for the research. C. Lack of financial support. D. No chances to test it on humans. 3. What can we learn from Bards words? A. She is grateful for the teams joint efforts. B. She believes that she could have contributed more to the project. C. She

18、has improved her leadership skills from the experience. D. She is inspired to further study biomedical engineering. Passage3 The words “protect animals” appear everywhere in books and on screens, because some animals are even in danger of dying out. But sometimes the reality can be a little differen

19、t from what people read or watch. About 300 black bears were killed in Florida, the US, in October, 2015. Its been the first 停课不停学 bear hunt in the state since 1994. Local officers explained that the black bear population (族群) had grown to 3,500 and become a menace to local people. In the past two y

20、ears, bears have hurt at least four people in Florida. Months ago, the Swiss government allowed the locals to kill a wolf. This was because the wolf killed 38 sheep, and it was a great loss to some local farmers. Days ago in China, three old men were caught by the police for killing a serow, a kind

21、of protected animal. They said they killed the animal because it ate the plants they grew. However, these stories dont always mean that animal protection stops because of human interests especially when it is related to economic development. A man named Zhou Weisen set up a wild animal base in Guili

22、n, Guangxi. He saved over 170 tigers and about 300 bears. His base also offered jobs to local people. “There may never be a standard answer to the question of whether we should give more attention to the environment or human development,” said Robert May, a British expert at Oxford University. “But

23、we shouldnt put either one to one side, as the future is uncertain.” 1.What can we learn from the second and third paragraphs? A.3,500 black bears were killed in Florida. B.The wolf cant be killed in Switzerland. C.The serow is protected in China. D.Three old Chinese mens loss was made up for. 2.Wha

24、t does the author want to tell us by mentioning Zhou Weisens story? A.Protecting animals needs hard work. B.Zhou was good at feeding wild animals. C.Zhou had a good relationship with local people. D.Protecting animals can bring economic development. 3.Which of the following might Robert May agree wi

25、th? A.Humans can kill animals when their interests are harmed. B.We should pay more attention to the future than the present. C.We should consider both the environmental and human interests. D.Its easy to find proper ways to solve environmental problems. 停课不停学 4.Whats the best title of the passage?

26、A.Protecting animals or killing themB.Protecting animals C.Killing some dangerous animalsD.Difficulties in protecting animals Passage4完形填空 Ring! Ring! Ring! It was early in the morning and I knew who was1as I reached for the telephone. I was a new substitute teacher ( 代 课 教 师 ) trying to earn enough

27、 money to2my family. Each morning, I3for a call that would take me to a different classroom. The last three classes had all been determined to4me and see just how much bad behavior they could get away with (逃脱惩罚). I had responded by being5with the students. I didnt really6to go to work that morning,

28、 especially since it was my birthday. Still, I answered the phone and7the job. My family needed the money and I couldnt8to be picky (挑剔的). As I was driving to work, I9to try harder to be the best teacher that I could be. As the class started, the students10tried to see what they could get away with.

29、 This time, though, I was11but fair with them. I did my best to make my lessons12. I shared smiles, praised their efforts, and encouraged them to work hard. The results were13. My unruly (难以驾驭的) classroom soon14. Students were learning and laughing, and I15felt like I was doing my job right. I went

30、home feeling16in my heart and enjoyed the rest of my birthday with my family. IrememberedsomethingthatIonceread:“Everydayisanewopportunity to17again. Every day is your birthday.” Every day is a18for us to get things right, to live our lives with love and joy, and to make this world a better place. D

31、ont19a single day. Just try to be the best you can be. Never stop20. 1.A.botheringB.callingC.knockingD.playing 2.A.payB.impressC.supportD.provide 3.A.waitedB.askedC.lookedD.headed 4.A.pleaseB.testC.persuadeD.surprise 5.A.patientB.honestC.satisfiedD.angry 6.A.wantB.needC.chooseD.hesitate 停课不停学 7.A.re

32、fusedB.receivedC.tookD.completed 8.A.manageB.pretendC.expectD.afford 9.A.agreedB.decidedC.appearedD.started 10.A.in timeB.at lastC.at onceD.once again 11.A.strictB.worriedC.madD.disappointed 12.A.clearB.usefulC.funD.difficult 13.A.strangeB.funnyC.importantD.amazing 14.A.changedB.dividedC.returnedD.d

33、isappeared 15.A.againB.evenC.finallyD.nearly 16.A.confusedB.happyC.tiredD.upset 17.A.checkB.settleC.discoverD.begin 18.A.chanceB.choiceC.riskD.goal 19.A.spendB.forgetC.wasteD.save 20.A.learningB.tryingC.askingD.thinking 本期答案： “停课不停学停课不停学”：2020 高考英语时事热点拓展阅读高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(四四) Passage1妙哉！大学生首创文言文编程。 高考英语考纲重点词汇及阅读常见词汇已用下划线标注！ Passage2关爱败血症患者，这项实验不简单。 1-3：ADA Passage3 1-4：CDCA 停课不停学 Passage4完形填空 1-5： BCABD6-10 ：ACDBD 11-15： ACDAC16-20： BDACB