1、2022最新英语时事阅读题十一（适用于初三和高一学生）A篇A mans days living alone in the forest in the state of New Hampshire appear to be over. David Lidstone said he does not think he can return to his old way of living. The decision came after thecabinhe lived in burned down not long ago.Lidstone is also known as River Dave
2、. He had been living for 27 years in the area, but was ordered to leave in a recent courtcase.In a discussion with The Associated Press (AP), Lidstone used the term hermit - a person who lives in a simple way apart from others to describe how he used to live. I dont see how I can go back to being a
3、hermit because society is not going to allow it, Lidstone, age 81, said.Lidstone cut his fire wood and grew his food in the woods along the Merrimack River in the town of Canterbury. He built thecabinwith his wife, from whom he is now separated, although he said they are still married.He said he is
4、not too sad about the loss of his life in isolation(隔离). Maybe the things Ive been trying to avoid are the things that I really need in life, said Lidstone, who is not close with his family. Lidstone did not want to say anything more about his family. Two of his three sons had told the AP that they
5、had not been in touch with their father recently. His daughter did notrespondto a message asking for acomment.On July 15, Lidstone was jailed(入狱) and told he would bereleased if he agreed to leave the cabin. The action followed a land dispute(纠纷) that goes back to 2016. The landowner, 86-year-old Le
6、onard Giles, of South Burlington, Vermont, wanted Lidstone off his land. The land is undeveloped and mostly used for wood cutting. It has been owned by the same family since 1963.In a recent court case, both sides agreed to allow Lidstone to collect his cats and chickens and remaining possessions(财产
7、). Some items had been given to police to keep safe. Lidstone, who still believes he was not on Giles land, also was givenpermissionto hire asurveyorto give him peace of mind,JudgeAndrew Schulman said.A fire destroyed thecabinon August 4. The fire happened hours after Lidstonedefendedhimself during
8、a court hearing(听审). He wasreleasedfrom jail the next day after the judge ruled(裁决) that he would have less reason to return to thisparticularplace in the woods.Canterbury Fire Chief Michael Gamache said that while theinvestigationis not over, the fire was likely caused by accident. Right now, there
9、s nothing left to go on at the site, Gamache said.Meanwhile, many people across theUnited Statesand in other countries have offered to help Lidstone. They have offered to help raise money or offered him a place to live.Lidstone said he is thankful for all the support. He is still trying to decide wh
10、ere he will go next. He would not mind staying in New Hampshire, where he has developed some strongconnections.(519 words)根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. What was not Lidstones old way of living?A. living alone in the forestB. cutting his firewood and grew his food in the woodsC. living in a simple way with others
11、.D. raising some animals in his house2. Who had burnt down Lidstones house?A. Lidstone himself B. Leonard GilesC. his sons D. No one was sure.3. What happened between David Lidstone and Leonard Giles?A. Lidstone lives on Leonards land.B. Leonard lives on Davids land.C. Lidstone burnt Leonards house
12、down.D. Leonard burnt Lidstones house down.4. Which statement is true about Lidstones family?A. He lived with his wife recently.B. There used to be six people in his family.C. All his family lives a simple life in the forest.D. He got on well with his family.5. Where would Lidstone go later?A. He wo
13、uld go back to his particular place in the woodsB. He would stay in New Hampshire.C. He would live in a place offered by others.D. He hadnt made his decision yet.答案：1C2D3A4B5DB篇Climate change isthreatening the sea ice environment of Emperor penguins. A new study suggests that 98 percent of Emperor p
14、enguin groups may be pushed close toextinctionby the year 2100. And about 70 percent of their groups will be in danger by 2050. The research waspublished in thejournal GlobalChange Biology.The United States Fish and Wildlife Service recentlyannounceda plan to list the Emperor penguins asthreatenedun
15、der theEndangeredSpeciesAct. Placing Emperor penguins on the threatened list provides protections, such as a ban against importing them for businesspurposes.Stephanie Jenouvrier is a penguinecologistat the Woods Hole Ocean graphicInstitution. She said that Emperor penguins needsecuresea ice to repro
16、duce, to feed and to molt. Molting is thereplacementof their old feathers with new ones.The new study looked at overall warming developments and the increasinglikelihoodofextremeweather changes because ofglobalwarming. The study noted thatextremelylow levels of sea ice in 2016 led to a large reprodu
17、ction failure of an Emperor penguin group in Antarcticas Halley Bay. That year, seasonal sea ice broke up before young penguins had time to develop waterproof(防水) adult feathers. About 10,000 baby birdsdrowned, Jenouvrier said. The group did notrecoverafterward.Emperor penguins reproduce only in Ant
18、arctica during winter. Temperatures can reach minus 40 degrees Celsius, and wind speeds can reach 144 kilometers per hour. The penguinssurvivebygatheringin groups of several thousand birds. But they cannotsurvivewithout enough sea ice.Sarah Uhlemann is international program director at the nonprofit
19、 Center for Biological Diversity. She said, These penguins are hard hit by the climate crisis, and theU.S.government is finally recognizing thatthreat. TheU.S.government has listed other species outside the country asthreatened, including thepolarbear.Polarbears live in Arctic areas and are also thr
20、eatened by climate change and sea ice loss. Emperor penguins are the worlds largest penguins. There are currently between 625,000 and 650,000 of them worldwide.Possible effects on the penguins must also be studied byU.S.sea fisheries currently operating in Antarctica. Martha Williams is principal de
21、puty director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She said climate change affects many animalspeciesaround the world. She added, The decisions made by policy makers today and during the next fewdecades will determine the fate of the Emperor penguin.（404 words）根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. The new study predic
22、ts that the Emperor penguins will die out _. A. after 2050 B. by 2050 C. by 2100 D. before 21002. When the Emperor is molting, _.A. it gives birth to a baby. B. it dives into the sea for food.C. it will grow new feather. D. it will die.3. The Emperor groups are in danger because_.A. people kill more
23、 and more of them for food.B. more and more other animals kill them for foodC. they can find less and less food to survive.D. there are more and more climate crisis.4. When do the Emperor penguins give birth to their baby? A. In Spring B. In Summer C. In Autumn D. In winter.5. According to the repor
24、t, which statement isuntrueabout the Emperor penguins?A. It is an endangered animal under the Endangered Species Act of America.B. There are more than 600,000 of them in Antarctica now.C. Emperor penguins are the worlds largest penguins D. More sea ice is better for Emperor penguins.答案：1C2C3D4D5BC篇T
25、his years Olympic Games in Tokyo are different from all others that came before.First, the Games were delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, just before the start of the Olympics, it wasannounced that fans would not bepermitted in most event areas.Olympiccompetitions are being sho
26、wn on television, of course. But the biggest interest for the Games seems to be happening online. Many people are watchingeventson their computers or mobiledevices. More than 100 million people visited Olympic websites or used apps through the first week of the Games.Thebroadcasterthat shows the Oly
27、mpics in theUnited Statesis NBC. It reports that people had watched more than 2.5 billion minutes of the Games on the internet or mobiledevices. That number is 77 percent higher than during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games.While someathletesat the Tokyo Games shot topopularityby winning medals, oth
28、ers became stars onsocialmedia. Manycompetitorsusing services like TikTok and Instagram have greatlyexpandedtheir fanbase.One example is Margie Didal, a skateboarder from thePhilippines. She finished seventh in herevent. But she has 1.5millionfollowerson TikTok. Some of her short videos have been se
29、en by millions.Two videos from Tokyo got more than 15 millionviews. One of them shows her dancing with Rayssa Leal of Brazil, who won a silver medal. Leal herself has 6 million followers on Instagram.Anotherathletewho did not shine incompetitionbut got wide attention on social media is Ilona Maher o
30、f theU.S.womens rugby team. She uses the hashtag(推文话题) beastbeautybrains with her social media posts. She says she wants to let larger girls know you can be so many things, a beast on the rugby field, a beauty whenever, and have as much brains as the smartest person out there.Oneathletewho is gettin
31、g popular is not even an Olympian yet. Silvia Solymosyova is a synchronized swimmer fromSlovakia. She haspublishedvideos on TikTok in English in an effort to get attention in theU.S.So far she hasgainedover 1 millionfollowers, mostly with videos showing her dancing underwater.Jagger Eaton is a young
32、 American skateboarder. He won a bronze medal in Tokyo, said he is stoked(兴奋的;满足的) that so many people are now interested in skateboarding. He has about 500,000 followers between Instagram and TikTok.Another American athlete, Erik Shoji, is getting attention for his videos that show off the food and
33、atmosphereinside the Olympic village. Shoji is a volleyball player from Hawaii. He said thegoalof his videos was to show his own experiences in the athletes village and to help fans to learn more about theU.S.mens volleyball team. In one video, Shoji documented(记录) an attempt(尝试) to try out some Jap
34、anese food. Among the items were an egg roll, a shrimp dumpling, fried chicken and a meat bun. In one opinion after his on-camera taste test, Shojicommented: Pretty good, but needs somesauce.(503 words)根据文章内容， 选择最佳答案：1. Whichis not the differenceof Tokyo Olympics from all others? A. The Games were d
35、elayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.B. Fans were not permitted in most event areas.C. More people watched the competitions on television.D. More athletes took part in the Games.2. How long did the people spent watching the games on the internet or mobile devices during the 2018 Pyeongcha
36、ng WinterGames?A. about 1.5 billions minutes.B. about 2 billions minutesC. about 2.5 billions minutesD. about 3 billions minutes3. How many athletes are mentioned to be popular in the report? A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 74. Who shares something about the food in the Olympicvillage? A. Margie Didal, B. Rayssa
37、Leal C. Ilona Maher D. ErikShoji5. Who has the most fans on the social media? A. Margie Didal B.Rayssa LealC. Silvia Solymosyova D. Jagger Eaton答案：1D2A3C4D5BD篇Last weekend at the Tokyo Olympics, a runner fromJamaicabroke a record in the womens 100-meter race that had lasted for 33 years. Elaine Thom
38、pson-Herah went thedistancein 10.61 seconds and won the gold medal. Her time beat thepreviousrecord set by Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. But Thompson-Herah is not the onlycompetitorin Tokyo going fast. Many other Olympians are running faster than ever too.With all the fast tim
39、es, some people are thinking the runningsurface, known as atrack, is helping the runners. Others think it could be a newmaterialin their shoes. The track is made by Mondo, an Italian company that makes running surfaces for sportscompetitions. The shoes, known as Vaporfly, are made by Nike.Mondo crea
40、ted its first track for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. It has supplied tracks to 12 different Olympic Games. The company built the track in Tokyos Olympic Stadium in late 2019. Mondo says the Olympic track isdesigned to maximize(使最大化) the speed of athletes and improve theirperformance. The top part
41、of the track is made from extra-hard rubber. Below that are spacescontainingair holes. This design aims to take theshockand help runners bounce(反弹,弹跳) off the track after each step. Because the Games werepostponedfor one year, the surface was not used much before theathletesarrived.Ronnie Baker is a
42、n American 100-meter runner. He told TheAssociatedPressthat running on the surface feels like Im walking on clouds. He called the track beautiful and smooth. Another American runner is Clayton Murphy. He runs the 800 meters - two times around the track. Oh, its fast, Murphy said of the tracks surfac
43、e. Might take world records to win.Nikes high-tech Vaporfly shoe came out a few years ago. It includes a piece ofcarbonfiber(纤维) that has already helped long-distance runners finish their races minutes faster than before. Runners inTokyo arepermittedto use this same shoetechnologyon the track.No one
44、 is completely sure why the Olympic runners are going so fast. Of course, the Olympics are agatheringof the best runners in the world who have trained for years to be in their best condition. Some of theeventswith fast runners already happened. One reporter asked Thompson-Herah why she thought she r
45、an so fast. After winning her race, she had an easy answer. My training, she said. Doesnt matter the track or the shoes.On Saturday, Lamont Marcell Jacobs ofItalywon the mens 100-meter race. He was the first runner to win the gold medal in the Olympics since the retirement(退役,退休) of Usain Bolt, who
46、won the gold three timesin a row.Time will tell if the Tokyo track is faster than most. For example, if runners go faster at future events, we will know that it was not so special.(479 words)根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. According to the report, the following facts may help the runner run faster except _.A. the
47、running surfaceB. a new materialin their shoesC. the trainingD. the weather2. What does the underlined wordpostponemean?A. to make something happen at any time.B. to stop something happening on timeC. to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later timeD. to make a plan for something in a later time.3. Which is true about the track in Tokyo?A. It is the first track for the Olympics.B. It can maximize the speed of athletes and improve their performance.C. It is not beautiful but smooth.D. There are some spaces containing air hole
