1、2022最新英语时事阅读题三（适用于初三和高一学生）A篇United Nations climate experts say the warming of the planet isendangeringtheGulfof Mexico, and all the life and business it supports.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, known as IPCC, recentlyreleaseda report on the health of the Earth. It says even if humans
2、work together to limitglobalwarming, sea levels will rise, fish populations willdecreaseandharmfulalgaebloomscalled toxic tides(潮汐) will become morefrequent. South Louisiana is probably the most vulnerable(易受影响的) place to climate change in the United States, says Barry Keim, a climate scientist for
3、the state of Louisiana. He agreed with the IPCC finding that hurricanes（飓风）, floods and otherextremeweather willincreasein number and power. Keim said the usual hurricanes in the area canbloom upintomajorhurricanes.The report notesU.S.efforts in some cities to build sea walls, high roads and take ot
4、her measures to meet rising waters. But, the report says officials in the southeasternU.S.have not ordered limits on industrial pollution. Just last week, leaders in Florida chose not to add clean energy plans to a bill that is supposed to protect the state from increased flooding.Ben Diamond is a s
5、tate lawmaker in St. Petersburg, Florida. He isrunning fora position in the U.S. Congress. He said it is good lawmakers want to work on ways to deal withviolentweather. But, he said they also need to stop the causes of those problems, likereducinggreenhouse gas andcarbonemissions（排放）.The IPCC report
6、 says that people in Florida are now looking to move homes far from the coast. That is different than in the past. The report noted that the area around Miami already has floods even when there is no rain, and the area around the large Florida city of Tampahas a flood riskdue tohigh water levels whe
7、n there are storms in other parts of the Gulf.Keim, in Louisiana, said the area where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf is also at risk. He said building related to the oil and gas businesses in the area has hurt the areas ability to manage floods.The IPCC also says that parts of the Gulf with ec
8、onomiesbasedontourismwill be in troubledue towarming water. For example, visitors like toexplorethe ocean waters on the Gulf side of Florida and the resorts（度假胜地）of Mexicos Yucatan peninsula（半岛）. However, the coral reefs（珊瑚礁）that keep the sea life healthy in those areas are dying because of warming
9、water. If the reefs are not able tosurvive, it would cost Floridas economy tens of billions of dollars by the year 2100.The IPCC report notes what some cities are doing to adapt（使适应）to climate change. For example, the city of Miami Beach already spent $500 million onpumpsthat can move water off the
10、island.Alex Kolker studies the coastline for a group of Louisiana universities. Kolker noted that the state recentlyannounceda plan toreducepolluting gases by 2050. The U.N. said the state has projectsin place todeal withflooding and rising sea levels.Throughoutthe southeasternU.S., states are repor
11、ting a rise in the number of red tides. Red tides happen when warmer water allows dangerous organisms（有机体）to grow. The tides kill fish and other sea life, and cause bad smells that keep people away from popular beaches. A study by the University of Florida showed that between 2017 and 2019, the stat
12、es economy lost over $180 million because of red tides.(602 words) 根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. Even if humans work together to limit global warming, _ will rise in number.A. sea levels B. harmful algae blooms C. fish populations D. floods and other extreme weather2. The report released by IPCC notes the follow
13、ings except that _. A. some cities have taken some measures to meet rising waters. B. the area around Miami already has less floods when there is no rain. C. there will be more strong hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather. D. people in Florida are now planning to move homes far from the coast
14、.3. According to Ben Diamond, the causes of those problems may be _. A. leaders in U.S. didnt force clean energy use. B. people make too much greenhouse gas and carbon emissions. C. officials in the southeasternU.S.will not limit industrial pollution. D. the oil and gas businesses hurt the ability t
15、o manage floods.4. According to the report, which istrueabout the states to solve the problems? A. Florida chose not to add clean energy plans to a bill to protect the state from flooding. B. Florida allows people move homes far from the coast. C. Louisiana will announce a plan to reduce polluting g
16、ases by 2050 D. Louisiana has no projectsin place to deal withflooding and rising sea levels yet.5. Which statement isuntrueabout the red tides? A. It causes warmer water. B. It keeps people away from popular beaches. C. It kills fish and other sea life.D. It causes bad smells.答案：1A 2B 3B 4A 5AB篇Res
17、earchers say they have created a technology tool that uses pig sounds tointerpretdifferentemotionsthe animal is feeling. The tool isbasedon thousands of recordings collected from more than 400 pigsthroughouttheir lives. The scientists developed an algorithm(算法) thatseekstoidentifya series ofemotions
18、the animals could be experiencing. The research may lead to creation of an app that farmers could use to learn theemotionalstate of animals in an effort to improve their productivity（生产力）and well-being（幸福，康乐）.An international teamcooperatedin the experiments that led to creation of the algorithm. Th
19、e team was led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, ETH ZurichinSwitzerlandandFrances National ResearchInstitutefor Agriculture, Food and Environment. The results recently appeared in a study in the publication Scientific Reports.Pigs are known for having highly developed vocal（发声的）skil
20、ls. The researchers state in the study that pigs make different noisesbasedon what they are experiencing at the time they make the sounds. And these sounds canbe linked todifferent emotions.Emotions aregenerallycaused by the evaluation（评估）that an individual makes of its environmental situation, the
21、study states. The study centered on more than 7,000 audio recordings of pigs in different situations, from the time they were born until they died. The recordings were collected in both natural and experimental settings. The teamorganizedthe sounds tolinkthem with different situations and activities
22、 the pigs wereinvolvedin. The behavior of the pigs wasobservedin bothpositiveandnegativesituations. Positive situations included when pigs were being fed by the mother or werereunitedwith family members after being separated. Negative situations included separations, fights between pigs, castration
23、or being prepared for slaughter（屠宰）.The researchers also studied the pigs in controlled environments. During these experiments, some of the pigs were given different foods and objects, while others were not. Behaviors of the animals were followed and pig sounds were recorded, along with notes on the
24、irphysicalreactions.The team examined the recorded material and attempted toidentifysimilaritiesin the soundslinked todifferent situations and emotions. The goal was to differentiate positive situations and emotions from negative ones. The researchers said higher-pitched sounds were usually measured
25、 in negative situations, while lower-pitched calls were linked to both positive or negative emotions. With this study, we demonstrate that animal sounds provide great insight into their emotions, Associate Professor Elodie Briefer said in a statement.Briefer, with the University of Copenhagens Depar
26、tment of Biology, was a lead writer of the study. There are clear differences in pig calls when we look at positive or negative situations, Briefer added. She noted that in positive situations, the sounds were far shorter, with few changes instrengthlevels.On the other hand, lower-pitched grunt soun
27、ds usually began high, but then dropped lower. By training the algorithm torecognizethe sounds in different situations, the team said it was able to identify the correct emotion 92 percent of the time.Briefer said that with additional data and training, the algorithm can be avaluabletool for helping
28、 to improve the emotional health of pigs and other farm animals in the future. Now, we need someone who wants to develop the algorithm into an app that farmers can use to improve thewelfareof their animals, Briefer said.(567 words) 根据文章内容,选择最佳答案:1. If the app was created, we can use it to do the fol
29、lowings except _. A. understand the animals feeling. B. record the animals physical reactions. C. know how to feed them well. D. developed their vocal skills better.2. The researchers of the team are from the following countries except _. A. France B.England C. DenmarkD.Switzerland3. The researchers
30、 did their job in the following ways except _. A. collecting the sounds in both natural and experimental settings. B. organized the sounds to linkthem with different situations and activitiesC. studying the pigs in controlled environments. D. developing an algorithm to help the farmers4. The followi
31、ng are the reasons why the researches can finish their job except _. A. there are clear differences in pig calls B. pigs have highly developed vocal skills C. somebody developed the algorithm into an app D. the animals sounds can be linked to different emotions.5. The negative situations include the
32、 following except _.A. being reunited with family members B. being separated.C. fights between pigs D. being prepared for slaughter答案：1D 2B 3D 4C 5AC篇Major school districts around theUnited Statesarepermittingstudents to attend class withoutface coveringsfor the first time in nearly two years. The r
33、ulesrelatingto face coverings, ormasks, have caused fights amongeducators, school boards（董事会） and parents throughout the COVID-19pandemic.New York City is the largest school district in the country. It ended its maskrequirementon March 7. Philadelphialiftedits schoolmaskrequirementon March 9. It joi
34、ned other big cities such as Houston and Dallas that made similar moves in the past week. Chicago schoolsendedtheir mask requirement Monday.Parents, teachers and school leaders all mustbalancethe new rules. Some families are happy that their children no longer have to wear masks. But others say they
35、 are still worried and areurgingtheir children to continue wearing face coverings for now. Educators are caught in the middle.In Anchorage, Alaska, top school official Deena Bishop says lifting themandatein the citys nearly 100 public schools was a welcome change. She said there were months ofargume
36、ntsover masks. So Im glad that weve taken that fight away.and now we can go back tofocusonlearning, Bishop said.Falling COVID-19infectionrates and new federal health recommendations(正式建议) are leading states todropthe requirements. The Centers for Disease Control andPreventionrecently issued（发布） new
37、guidelines saying most healthy Americans, including students, can safely stop wearing masks.But those who disagree about ending school mask requirements often point to lowvaccinationrates among American children. Only about 25 percent of children ages 5 to 11 have been fullyvaccinatedagainst the cor
38、ona-virus. Just 58 percent of children ages 12 to 17 arevaccinated, the CDC says.New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois and Delaware recently lifted their statewide school mask requirements. New Jersey and Rhode Islandofficiallydroppedtheirs last Monday. California, Oregon and Washington all
39、droppedtheir statewidemandateson March 12. In many places, the decisions are being made at the local school district level. Officials in many large cities, such as Boston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., have said they will keep mask rules for now.Officials say that could change if vaccination rat
40、es rise among their students or if they can reach agreements with teachersunions. Unions have been strong supporters of keeping the mask requirements in place. Chicago schoolsannouncedlast week that masks will no longer be required starting March 14. The citys teachers union then promised to take of
41、ficials to court. They said the move will break an agreement with the district to keep the mask rule through the end of the school year.In New York City, elementary school student Jack Jalaly stopped wearing his mask when they became optional(可选择的). For children, its really great because you can see
42、 the way words are pronounced and you can seespellings, said Jacks mother, Andrea. But third-grade student Derrick Carter-Jacob kept his mask on even after New Yorkremovedthe requirement. Leave it on. Theres no reason for him to take it off untilbasicallyeverybody is safe, said his parent, Michael J
43、acob. John Bracey is a Latin teacher at Belmont High School near Boston, Massachusetts. He said he will keep wearing his mask through the end of theacademicyear, even if district officials decide to end themandate. I have major concerns on so many levels, Bracey said. I just cant find a public healt
44、h or moral justification(正当理由) for removing them.(578 words) 根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. Which city ended its mask requirement latest?A. New York City B. Philadelphia C. HoustonD. Dallas2. Who dont want to stop the requirement of wearing mask? A. school boards B. parents C. educators D. children3. Some dont wa
45、nt to stop the requirement of wearing mask because of _. A. the falling infection rate among children B. the high infection rate among adults C. the low vaccination rate among children D. the new federal health guidelines4. The unions have agreement with the district to keep the mask rule through th
46、e end of _A. this month B. this year C. thisschool year D. next year5. Which pair of words doesnt mean closely in the report? A. face covering mask B. lift drop C. requirement mandate D. officially- basically答案：1B2C3C4C5DD篇The walls of Saifullahs home in northern Jakarta show the floodwater marks so
47、me more than one meter from the floor. When the water gets too high, Saifullah, who like many Indonesians only uses one name, sends his family to stay with friends. Its a normal thing here, said the 73 year old. But this is our home. Where should we go?Indonesias capital Jakartaissinkingmore than any other major city.Observerssay it shows how climate change is making more places unlivable. About 30 percent of the city is expected to be underwater in the coming years. This is partly because of the rising Java Sea. The Indones
