1、2022最新英语时事阅读题十（适用于初三和高一学生）A篇Guinness World Records hasconfirmedtwo Japanese sisters as the worlds oldest livingidenticaltwins at 107. Identical twins are two people born at the same time who are produced from a single egg and look almostexactlythe same. Theannouncementcame Monday. It took place on R
2、espect for the Aged Day, a national holiday inJapan.Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born on Shodoshima island in westernJapanon November 5, 1913. The twins wereseparatedafter elementary school. Kodama was sent to work as amaidin Oita onJapans southern island of Kyushu. She later married there.
3、Sumiyama remained on Shodoshima island and had her own family. The sisters said they experienced difficulties in their younger days. Growing up, they said they were bullied（霸凌）because of prejudice against children of multiple births in Japan.The sisters lived their own lives for many years. They rar
4、ely got together until they were 70. They then started taking trips together to some of the 88 Shikoku temples. They enjoyed beingreconnected.Sumiyama and Kodama were 107 years and 300 days old as of Sept 1. They have broken the earlier record set by the famous Japanese sisters Kin Narita and Gin Ka
5、nie, who lived until they were 107 years and 175 days old.Guinness World Recordsannouncedthe new record in a statement. Because of anti-coronavirus measures, thecertificates for their record were mailed to the separate nursing homes where they now live. Guinness said Sumiyama accepted hers with tear
6、s of happiness. Their families told Guinness that the sisters often joked about outliving the earlier record holders, known as Kin-san, Gin-san. Those twins becameextremelypopular inJapanin the late 1990s for both their age andhumor.Japan has the worlds fastest aging population. The health andwelfar
7、eministry(部门) says about 29 percent of Japans 125 million people are 65 years or older. About 86,510 of them are 100 years or older.(323 words)根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. Why were the twins bullied when they were children?A. Because they were from a poor family.B. Because they were from a rich family.C. Becaus
8、e the people there didnt like twins.D. Its not mentioned in the report.2. What does the underlined wordidenticalmean? A. famous B. the same C. long-living D. unknown3. The twin sisters live _ now.A. on Shodoshima islandB. in Oita onJapans southern island of Kyushu.C. one of the 88 Shikoku temples.D.
9、 two different nursing homes.4. There are _ old men over the age of 65 in Japannow.A. about 25 million B. about 35 million C. about 85 thousand D. about 85 million5. Which isfalseabout the twin sisters?A. They are the worlds oldest living identical twins.B. They didnt live together when they were yo
10、ung.C. They are quite humorous and popular.D. They were excited to get the certificates of the oldest living twin sisters.答案：1C2B3D4B5CB篇A team of Arctic researchers fromDenmarksay theyaccidentallydiscovered what they believe is the worlds northernmost island. Northernmost is a termthat means farthe
11、st to the north. The island is located off of Greenlands coast.At first, the scientists from the University of Copenhagen thought they had arrived at Oodaaq, an islanddiscoveredin 1978. They arrived, instead, on anundiscoveredisland farther north.Morten Rasch was the groups leader. We wereconvincedt
12、hat the island we were standing on was Oodaaq, which until then was registered as the worlds northernmost island, he said. Registered is a term that means to be part of an official list.In a statement, Rasch explained When I posted photos of the island and its coordinates on social media, a number o
13、f American islandhunterswent crazy and said that it couldnt be true. Island hunters are adventurers who enjoy searching for unknown islands.The yet-to-be-named island is 780 meters north of Oodaaq, an island off Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost point of Greenland and one of the most northerly poi
14、nts of land on Earth.The island wasdiscoveredas a result ofmoving ice. It is about 30 by 60 meters in size and rises to about three to four meters above sea level, the university said. The research team reportedly does not consider thediscoveryto be a result of climate change.Rasch said the island h
15、as small, raised areas of soil and rocks. He said it may be the result of amajorstorm that, with the help of the sea, slowly pushedmaterialfrom the seabed together until an islandformed.The island is not expected to exist a long time, Danish researchers believe. No one knows how long it will remain.
16、 it could disappear as soon as a powerful new storm hits, Rasch said.(306 words)根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. The new island lies to _ of Oodaaq.A. the east B. the west C. the south D. the north2. If the island is registered, it means_.A. you can live on the island.B. you can visit the island.C. you can learn so
17、mething about it from the official.D. you can find the island on the map.3. The island is as large as _.A. a soccer field. B. a basketball courtC. half of a soccer field D. half of basketball court4. Which statement is true about the island?A. Before the island was found, it was under the water.B. B
18、efore the island could be found, it was covered by ice.C. It will disappear sooner or later.D. It was formed because of a major storm.5. What can you see on the island? A.trees and grass B. animals C. soil and rocks D. ice答案：1D2C3C4B5CC篇The number ofdisastersdriven by climate change, such as floods
19、and heatwaves, have increased by five times over the past 50 years. Such disasters have killed more than 2 million people and cost governments $3.64 trillion since 1979. A United Nations agency reported the findings Wednesday.The World MeteorologicalOrganization(WMO) says its Atlas is the most compl
20、ete examination ever of death and economic losses from weather, water and climateextremes.The agency looked at about 11,000 disasters thattook placebetween 1970-2019. They includedmajorcatastrophessuch asEthiopias period ofextremedry weather in 1983. The drought(旱灾) killed more than 300,000 people a
21、nd was the single most deadly event the WMO looked at. Also included was Hurricane Katrina, which struck theUnited Statesin 2005. That disaster was the most costly included in the report, with losses of $163.6 billion.The agency said the growing number of major disasters was due to both climate chan
22、ge and improved disaster reporting. WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas told reporters Wednesday: Thanks to our early warning service improvement we have been able to have adecreaseof the casualties(伤亡数量) at these kind of events, but the bad news is that the economic losses have been growing very r
23、apidly and this growth is supposed to continue.The reports findings add toevidencethatextremeweather events are becoming more common due to climate change. Costs from the events also rose from $175.4 billion in the 1970s to $1.38 trillion in the 2010s. While disasters became more costly and common,
24、the yearly death toll has fallen from more than 50,000 in the 1970s to around 18,000 in the 2010s.Such findings suggest that better planning efforts are working. The WMO hopes the report will be used to help governments develop policies(政策) to better protect people. More than 91 percent of the 2 mil
25、lion deathsoccurredin developing countries, the report said.The report noted that only half of the WMOs 193 members havecomplexearly warning systems. It also said that severegaps in weatherobservations, especially in Africa, were making early warning systems less effective.Mami Mizutori is head of t
26、he U.N. office for disaster riskreduction. She urged the worlds major economies to help hard-hit developing countries pay for warning systems and risk modeling.（379 words）根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. Which kind of disaster is not mentioned in the report? A. flood B. heatwave C. droughtD. earthquake2. Which pair
27、 of words doesnt mean the same in the report?A. disaster catastropheB. decrease reduceC. occurred took place D. severe complex3. While the number of major disasters goes up, _.A. less losses in economy happen.B. early warning systems are less effective.C. more people dies.D. extreme weather events a
28、re becoming more common4. Which statement isuntrueaccording to the report?A. developing countries need help to build the early warming systems.B. Hurricane Katrina caused the most deaths in all major disasters.C. Most of the deaths happened in poor countries.D. There are more and more disasters beca
29、use of the extreme climate change.5. WMO reported the findings to_.A. tell people the change of climate in the recent years.B. tell people to get away from the coming disasters.C. help governments to stop the disasters better.D. help governments to save their people from the disasters better.答案：1D2D
30、3D4B5DD篇A culture guide named Persephone welcomes travelers toGreeceand takes them through a famouscavein the north. The guide moves smoothly around the underground area and can talk about it in 33 languages. Persephone is veryintelligent. It also is a human-sized robot. The robot can give its part
31、of the tour in 33 languages. It can also answer 33 questions, but only in the Greek language.The robot has been inoperationfor about a month at the Alistrati Cave, 135 kilometers northeast of the city of Thessaloniki. Persephone guides visitors through the first 150 meters of the cave that is open t
32、o the public. For the remaining 750 meters, a human guidetakes over.The robot moves along a walkway in thecavesystem.Mineralformations within the cave can reach 15 meters long.This cave is one of the most beautiful, not only inGreecebut in Europe, as well, Kartalis said. It has stalactites and stala
33、gmites in many shapes and colors, even red. Kartalis said the cave is 3 million years old and was firstexplored in 1974. It opened to visitors in 1998.Persephone, with a white body, black head, and two bright eyes, moves on wheels. It guides visitors to the first three of eight stops along the walkw
34、ay. It can do two more stops, but it is too slow for the tour. Persephones creators are considering ways to increase her speed.The robot begins the tour by saying: My name is Persephone, I am the daughter of the goddess Demeter and the wife of Pluto, the god of the underworld. I welcome you to my un
35、der Earth kingdom, the Alistrati Cave.Many visitors are interested in the robot guide. Patrick Markes traveled toGreecefrom the Czech Republic. It was surprising for me, he said. Ive never experienced such a thing. He added he enjoyed the slower speed of the robot guide. It goes slower, so I can loo
36、k around, Markes said. Markes listened to the robot in hisnativeCzech language for the first three tour stops. He heard the rest in English from a human tour guide.Evdokia Karafera is a human guide who partners with Persephone. It is helpful, because it speaks many languages, she said. Theres just a
37、 little delay(延迟) in the touring. She added, Most find it fascinating（极有吸引力的）, especially the children, and find it interesting that it speaks many languages.Karafera noted, however, that human tour guides must remain part of theoperation. Robots, at some point in the future, willtake overmany jobs,
38、 she said. But I believe they cannotreplacehumans everywhere.(Visitors say) the robot is interesting,original, but cant substitute（取代）for the human contact with the guide and the conversation we can have on the way back.(467 words)根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. Which statement istrueabout Persephone?A. He can ans
39、wer your questions in 33 languages.B. He has a usual body shape of human.C. He can move well quickly in the cave.D. He can guide your visit in your whole tour in the cave.2. Which statement isuntrueabout the cave?A. You can see many great mineralformations in it.B. It has a history of millions of ye
40、ars.C. It is very famous inGreece.D. It was first found at the end of 20 century.3. Who likes the speed of the robot guide?A. Kartalis B. Persephones creatorC. Patrick Markes D. Evdokia Karafera4. What does the underlined phrasetake overmean?A. to ask somebody to do somethingB. to get control of som
41、ethingC. to help somebody to do something.D. to stop something happening5. Visitors dont think that the replacement of guiding _.A. is interesting B. is helpfulC. will be popular D. will happen in all guiding jobs.答案：1B2D3C4B5DE篇Last week, the UnitedNationsreleased a report that warnedglobalwarming
42、will get worse in the coming years even if humans immediately stopped producingcarbongas. The UNchiefdescribed the report as a coderedforhumanity. The report served as a notice for governments and lawmakers around the world to act.But many people are asking what they can do as individuals to make a
43、difference. Some people might think making a change to their lives would not make much of a difference, said Pim Nusselder. He is part of a Dutch group that asks people to make good choices every day when it comes to usingenergy, creating waste and buying things. Nusselder said people might think th
44、eir individual choices would be like a single drop of water on a boiling surface. But, Nusselder explained, if 17 million people do 10 good things, it would be like 170 million drops of water on the hotsurface. Thats how you extinguish(扑灭) wildfires, Nusselder said. Nusselder said he understands peo
45、ple may feel a sense of hopelessness. But he said the problem becomes bigger, the longer people wait.Lukas Janssens is one person working to help keep the planet cooler. He is an urban(城市的) shepherd in Belgium. A shepherd is someone who takes care of sheep. Janssens said he wants his sheep to be use
46、ful. So, he takes his group of 270 sheep to a cemetery a place where dead people areburied. The sheep eat grass so that workers at thecemeterydo not have to use machines to cut it. He knows that his business, called The Antwerp City Shepherd, will not prevent global warming. But it is another step t
47、o build a moreecologicalsociety,Janssens said.TheEuropeanUnion issueda report this year that showed more people than ever are making choices to fight climate change. They are careful about the food they eat and how they get around, the report said.After the U.N. report, the question remains: Will world leaders choose to protect the environment when they meet inScotlandin November?Nationsare gathering to make decisionsdesigned to keep warming from going more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above readings
