1、双语新闻阅读与语法填空数字时代，我们仍需笔和纸双语新闻When did you last write a letter? Properly write one by hand?你上次写信是什么时候？手写的，一笔一画的那种。In a digital world, where sending a text or email is far more convenient than using snail mail, is the writing on the wall for traditional pen and paper? Well, some people claim that writin
2、g still has many benefits, so maybe its not time to ditch your ballpoint or fountain pen yet.在数字世界，发短信和发邮件比邮寄信件方便太多太多了，传统的纸笔要被抛弃了吗？当然，现在有些人宣称手写字还是有很多好处的，现在不是抛弃圆珠笔和签字笔的时候。These days, when people request things in writing, a typed, electronic document will be accepted. Doing this on a computer means i
3、t could be saved, edited, duplicated and sent via email. But crafting a handwritten document is unique: It requires planning and thought, and, as well as practicing your handwriting. It helps you to remember spelling and punctuation.现在，当人们以书面形式提出申请的时候，打印出来的文档也是可以接受的。在电脑上操作，就可以保存、编辑、复制并通过电子邮件发送。但是手写的
4、文件是独一无二的：它需要计划和思考，而且，除了练习手写之外，它还可以帮助你记住拼写和标点符号。Some experts believe your brain benefits from using old-fashioned pen and paper. This is particularly relevant for students, where typing notes into a laptop is thought to lack the “tactile feedback” to the brain that contact between pen and paper does.
5、有专家认为使用传统的纸笔有利于运用大脑。这对于学生来说尤为重要，因为在笔记本电脑上输入笔记被认为缺乏笔与纸接触时对大脑的“触觉反馈”。BBC Worklife website quotes Hetty Roessingh from the University of Calgary, who says that “taking notes by hand involves cognitive engagement in summarising, paraphrasing, organizing, concept and vocabulary mapping.”BBC Worklife网引用卡尔
6、加里大学的Hetty Roessingh来说就是：“手写笔记涉及了总结、解释、组织、概念和词汇映射等的参与。”Others agree that handwriting may boost fine motor skills in your hands and fingers. There are everyday benefits to using pen and paper too. Scribbling notes, shopping lists or messages on the back of an envelope can still be useful, quick and p
7、ortable. But putting pen to paper in a letter to a friend or loved one can probably have the most impact.也有人认为手写可以提高你手和手指的精细运动技能。用纸和笔也有很多常见的用处。手写笔记、购物清单或留言仍然是比较有用的、快捷的和便携的。给朋友和爱人手写的信更令人印象深刻。Pen pal writer Katherine Moller told the BBC: “In a world where it is so easy to hop online to email or to sen
8、d a fast text, it is so personal and so precious to know someone chose to turn off the virtual world to spend some time with you.”笔友作家凯瑟琳莫勒对英国BBC说：“在一个很容易上网收发电子邮件或发送短信的世界里，知道有人选择关闭虚拟世界与你共度时光是如此的私人和珍贵。”So, while digital skills remain important, dont write off your pens and pencils yet especially if y
9、our smartphone, tablet or laptop runs out of power!所以，虽然数字技能仍然很重要，但不要扔掉你的钢笔和铅笔尤其是当你的智能手机、平板电脑或笔记本电脑没电的时候！词汇积累1. ditch v. 摆脱，抛弃2. duplicate v. 复制，复印3. tactile adj. 触觉的，有触觉的；能触知的4. paraphrase v. 释义，改述5. scribble v. 潦草地写，匆匆地写语法填空When did you last write a letter? Properly write one by hand?In a digital
10、world, where sending a text or email is far 1 (convenient) than using snail mail, is the writing on the wall for traditional pen and paper? Well, some people claim that writing still has many 2 (benefit), so maybe its not time to ditch your ballpoint or fountain pen yet.These days, 3 people request
11、things in writing, a typed, electronic document will be accepted. Doing this on a computer means it could be saved, edited, duplicated and sent via email. But crafting a handwritten document is unique: It requires planning and thought, and, as well as practicing your handwriting. It helps you to rem
12、ember 4 (spell) and punctuation.Some experts believe your brain benefits 5 using old-fashioned pen and paper. This is 6 (particular) relevant for students, where typing notes into a laptop is thought to lack the “tactile feedback” to the brain that contact between pen and paper does.BBC Worklife web
13、site quotes Hetty Roessingh from the University of Calgary, 7 says that “taking notes by hand involves cognitive 8 (engage) in summarizing, paraphrasing, organizing, concept and vocabulary mapping.”Others agree that handwriting may boost fine motor skills in your hands and fingers. There are everyda
14、y benefits to using pen and paper too. Scribbling notes, shopping lists or messages on the back of an envelope can still be 9 (use), quick and portable. But putting pen to paper in a letter to a friend or loved one can probably have the most impact.Pen pal writer Katherine Moller told the BBC: “In a
15、 world where it is so easy to hop online to email or to send a fast text, it is so personal and so precious to know someone chose to turn off the virtual world 10 (spend) some time with you.”So, while digital skills remain important, dont write off your pens and pencils yet especially if your smartp
16、hone, tablet or laptop runs out of power!参考答案1. more convenient 2. benefits 3. when 4. spelling 5. from6. particularly 7. who 8. engagement 9. useful 10. to spend时隔5年巴黎圣母院重新开放双语新闻This morning, thousands gathered inside the Notre-Dame Cathedral for the first time in almost half a decade.今天早上，数千人聚集在巴黎
17、圣母院神圣的大厅里，这是近五年来的第一次。At the ceremony last night, the Archbishop of Paris knocked on the doors of the cathedral before they swung open and burst into song, symbolizing the reopening of one of the most sacred spaces in Christendom.在昨晚的仪式上，在巴黎大主教敲击了巴黎圣母院的门之后，大门打开，并响起了歌声，象征着基督教世界中最神圣的地方之一重新开放。President
18、Macron paid tribute to the firefighters who risked their lives to save the nearly 900-year-old landmark. The firefighters received a standing ovation.马克龙总统向冒着生命危险拯救这座近900年历史的地标建筑的消防员致敬。现场群众也起立为消防员鼓掌。The reopening ceremony featured a whos who of celebrities and world leaders, including Prince William
19、, First Lady Jill Biden, President-elect Donald Trump, and Trumps supporter Elon Musk. To mark the occasion, Pharrell Williams performed an inspiring song outside Notre-Dame.重新开放的仪式邀请了许多名人和世界领导人，包括威廉王子、美国第一夫人吉尔拜登、美国当选总统唐纳德特朗普和特朗普的支持者埃隆马斯克。为了庆祝这一时刻，法瑞尔威廉姆斯在巴黎圣母院外演唱了一首鼓舞人心的歌曲。This inspiring revival ha
20、ppened years after the tragic fire in 2019. The flames tore through the church while the spire collapsed, watched helplessly by onlookers below.这次振奋人心的重新开放活动，是在2019年那场令人痛心的火灾发生数年之后举行的。当时，火焰吞噬了教堂，塔楼的尖顶倒塌，旁观者只能在下面无助地看着。What became Europes biggest restoration project in a generation was an effort where
21、 more than 2,000 artisans banded together to help bring this Parisian icon back to life in its traditional style.此次修复工程的规模堪称欧洲这一时代中最大的一次，超过2000名工匠齐心协力，让这座位于巴黎的标志性建筑以其传统风格重生。词汇积累1. the Notre-Dame Cathedral 巴黎圣母院2. archbishop n. 大主教；总主教3. Christendom n. （全世界的）基督教徒，信奉基督教的国家4. ovation n. 热烈鼓掌；欢呼；喝彩5. wh
22、os who 名人；要人6. revival n. （状况或力量的）进步，振兴，复苏7. spire n. （建筑物上的）尖塔，尖顶8. restoration n. 整修；修复9. artisan n. 手艺人；工匠语法填空This morning, thousands gathered inside the Notre-Dame Cathedral for the first time in almost half 1 decade.At the ceremony last night, the Archbishop of Paris knocked on the doors of the
23、 cathedral before they 2 (swing) open and burst into song, symbolizing the reopening of one of the most sacred 3 (space) in Christendom.President Macron paid tribute 4 the firefighters who risked their lives to save the nearly 900-year-old landmark. The firefighters 5 (receive) a standing ovation.Th
24、e reopening ceremony featured a whos who of celebrities and world leaders, 6 (include) Prince William, First Lady Jill Biden, President-elect Donald Trump, and Trumps 7 (support) Elon Musk. To mark the occasion, Pharrell Williams performed an inspiring song outside Notre-Dame.This inspiring revival
25、happened years after the tragic fire in 2019. The flames tore through the church while the spire collapsed, 8 (watch) helplessly by onlookers below. 9 became Europes biggest restoration project in a generation was an effort where more than 2,000 artisans banded together to help bring this Parisian i
26、con back to life in 10 (it) traditional style.参考答案1. a 2. swung 3. spaces 4. to 5. received6. including 7. supporter8. watched 9. What 10. its蔡国强：以烟花绘浪漫双语新闻Cai Guoqiang is globally recognized as Chinas fireworksvisionary. His works have amazed audience worldwide.蔡国强是世界公认的中国烟花大师。他的作品令全世界的观众惊叹不已。In 20
27、09, hisDaytime Fireworksin Philadelphia with flowers blooming and fading in the sky becameiconic.2009年，在费城，他的白天烟花在天空中呈现了花开花落的景象，成为了标志性作品。In 2011, he createda Black Rainbowover the Qatar desert, its smoke like a Chinese ink painting.2011年，他在卡塔尔沙漠上创作了“黑色彩虹”，其烟雾就像一幅中国水墨画。In 2018, heilluminatedFlorences
28、 sky with a grand display for the David Statue.2018年，他为大卫雕像带来了一场隆重的表演，照亮了佛罗伦萨的天空。Some call his fireworks “love letters to the universe”, but to him, theyre letters from a traveler to his motherland.有人把他的烟花称为“写给宇宙的情书”，但对他来说，这是一个游子写给祖国母亲的信。His2008 Beijing Olympics Footprintsmade a powerful statement a
29、bout Chineseartistry, leaving a lasting mark on the world.他的2008年北京奥运会的脚印，是对中国艺术的一则强有力的声明，在全世界写下了璀璨的一页。Cai Guoqiangs work is always a personal reflection of his unique vision.蔡国强的作品充满了个性，反映了他独特的视觉。Cai Guoqiangs journey wasnt easy. Coming from a small fishing village, his rise to fame was filled with
30、 struggles.蔡国强一路走来并不容易。他来自一个小渔村，成名的过程充满了艰辛。His grandmother who sold seafood to support his dreams was the biggest believer. She always said he could be a great artist.他的祖母通过卖海鲜来支持他的梦想，是他最坚定的信仰者。她总是说蔡国强会成为一名伟大的艺术家。Inspired by her, Cai Guoqiang created “Ladder to the Sky” in her honor as a tribute for
31、 her 100th birthday.受到祖母的鼓舞，蔡国强创作了天梯以纪念祖母的百岁生日。Cai Guoqiang once said, “Ive made fireworks around the world, but my grandmother never saw them; this is for her.”蔡国强曾经说过：“我在世界各地制作过烟花，但我的祖母从来没有看到过，天梯是献给她的。”词汇积累1. visionaryn.有眼力的人；有远见卓识的人2. iconicadj.符号的；图标的；图符的；偶像的3. illuminatev.照明；照亮；照射4. artistryn.艺
32、术技巧语法填空Cai Guoqiang is1(global)recognized as Chinas fireworks visionary. His works have amazed audience worldwide.In 2009, hisDaytime FireworksinPhiladelphia with flowers blooming andfading in the sky 2(become)iconic.In 2011, he createda Black Rainbowover the Qatar desert, its smoke like3Chinese ink
33、 painting.In 2018, he illuminated Florences skywith a grand display for the DavidStatue.Some call his fireworks “love letters to the universe”, but to him, theyre4(letter)from a traveler to his motherland.His2008 Beijing Olympics Footprintsmade a powerful statement aboutChinese artistry, 5(leave)a l
34、asting markon the world.Cai Guoqiangs work is always a personal6(reflect)of his unique vision.Cai Guoqiangs journey wasnt easy. Coming from a small fishing village, his rise to fame was filled7struggles.His grandmother8sold seafood tosupport his dreams was the biggestbeliever. She always said he cou
35、ld be agreat9(art).Inspired by her, Cai Guoqiang created “Ladder to the Sky” in her honor as a tribute for her 100th birthday.Cai Guoqiang once said, “Ive made fireworks around the world,10my grandmother never saw them; this is for her.”参考答案1. globally2. became3.a4.letters5. leaving6. reflection7. with8.who9. artist10. but
