“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读
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“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十五)
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日本取消赏樱活动，武汉在线赏樱
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The people of Japan and millions of
tourists should now be
enjoying the start of
the cherry blossom viewing, or hanami, season.
It's an extremely important time of year for
the country, both
economically and culturally.
Traditionally friends and family get together,
and for a new
generation it's a perfect
Instagram opportunity.
But this year the
coronavirus pandemic means events have been
cancelled and foreign
visitors are staying
away.
Katsuhiro Miyamoto from Kansai
University highlighted the financial importance of
hanami:
He estimated that almost 8.5m
tourists visited the country during the cherry
blossom season
between March and May last
year, bringing in some 650 billion yen.
Seijiro Takeshita from the University of
Shizuoka underscored why the gatherings, at which
people eat and drink and make merry, are so
important to the Japanese economy.
propensity to spend.
of cultural
factors, a lot of historical factors behind
it,
the wider significance of the cherry
blossom season.
This year though hanami events
are being cancelled across the country as
authorities attempt
to slow the spread of the
coronavirus.
Last week the governor of Tokyo
Yuriko Koike urged people to not hold their
traditional
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parties. At the
same time Ms Koike made reference to the cultural
importance of hanami as she
said that it was
like
Professor Miyamoto expects such measures
to tackle the pandemic will hit tourism numbers
hard this season, with revenue falling by more
than a third to less than 400 billion yen.
It's not all gloom and doom though.
cherry
blossom season in Japan will come to life again,
On March 16, Wuhan University invited people
to enjoy cherry blossoms online.
While
appreciating the cherry blossoms, many netizens
also left their best wishes for Wuhan
on
social media.
“When the outbreak passes, let's
go see the cherry blossoms together!one netizen
commented.
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international
profile.
of its new strategy (战略) to boost
trade.
[语法填空]威尔士的中学生要开始学汉语了。
Mandarin
(普通话) could be 1. (teach)
in Welsh
secondary schools in a bid to raise Wales'
The
Welsh Government wants to establish the
country as a visitor destination for Chinese
people as part
It is also 2. (look)
to have a in
Germany
International
relations minister Eluned Morgan said she wanted
to sell Wales the world.
Welsh businesses sold
more 3. 17bn pounds of goods abroad in
2018 and at
present 60% of those exports go to
the EU, with Germany as the top destination.
4. after Brexit (脱欧), ministers
want ensure that the European Union
5.
(remain) our strongest partner
a 5% increase in
exports.
To make that happen, the Welsh
Government has launched a new international
strategy to
focus 6. three areas -
cyber-security, compound semi-conductors, and
creative
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industries - 7.
(choose) in part for their to Brexitand because of
their
(excellent)
Raise Wales'
profile exploring the feasibility (可行性) of
teaching Mandarin in secondary
schools as part
of a long-term vision to establish the country as
a visitor destination for the
Chinese market.
Ms Morgan said she was (anxiety)to
change the Welsh Government's
relationship
with the UK government to help sell Wales abroad,
10. (add) they
wanted the best
possible Brexit deal and would be
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[阅读七选五]友谊勋章获得者:Isabel Crook。
Isabel Crook was born in 1915 to a Canadian
family in southwest
China's Chengdu. 1
.
After getting her masters degree, she
returned to China for rural
studies, and met
her husband David Crook.
In 1942, Isabel left
for England, following David, who had
enlisted
in the Royal Air Force. It was there that she
joined the British
communist party.
Years
later, in 1947, the couple returned to China.
in China. I thought I would have an
opportunity, because I was a communist and had
good
relations with Chinese communist party.
The couple went to Shilidian, which they
called Ten Mile Inn, a village controlled by the
Communists in Hebei Province.
2 ,
because it would get rid of the feudal system....
it would put the farmer in
power, rather than
going on with the old way,
Isabel was right.
In a few years, land reform movement swept the
nation, and united the
farmers.
write
a book that could help the Indians, the other
colonial people learn from China,
3 .
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The pair finished their field
research in 1948. They considered leaving China,
but eventually
decided to stay.
4
, cause they say we will soon win the victory,
will be setting up foreign
relations, and we
will need people to speak very good English,
They stayed and began teaching English. In
addition to teaching many students, they also
worked together and made the first English
text book in China. Her enthusiasm lasted for
decades.
5
A. The couple had
many chances to leave, but chose to stay.
B.
The ability to learn from social practice is
promoting the Chinese Communist Party.
C. That
book is called
D. She spent most of her
childhood here before going back to Canada for
higher education
E. The land reform was
obviously going to change the whole future of
China's history
F. Then she launched an in-
depth investigation about rural areas in western
China.
G. We were asked to stay to teach
English after we were seeing the land reform
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hobbyists alike.
Fancy
your own satellite? Arizona State University is
working towards making this a reality
with its
SunCube FemtoSat project. Smaller than a standard
CubeSat, the low-cast
student-designed
spacecraft is aimed at providing greater access to
space for scientists and
Assistant professor
Jekan Thanga and a team of students have been
developing the SunCube
FemtoSat for the past
two years. The small 3x3x3cm cube weighs in at
just 35g and a longer
(3x3x9cm, 100g) model
has also been designed, which includes storage
space.
Each SunCube FemtoSat has its own
communication, data collection and propulsion (推进)
systems and is powered by solar panels. It is
made of off-the-shelf parts that are available in
shops，and the energy-efficient solar panels
are cut from scrap (碎片)，which makes it save
energy，sold at a discount by manufacturers.
“With a spacecraft of this size，any university can
do
it，” says Thanga. “That’s part of our major
goal-space discovery for everybody.”
The team
says that while launching your own satellite would
usually cost between US
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$$
60,000-70,000 per kilo, it would only cost $$ 1,000
to send a SunCube FemtoSat to the
International Space Station，and $$ 3,000 to
send it into low earth orbit. Leaving the earth’s
gravity
would cost an estimated $$ 27,000.
The FemtoSat would be packed with a “jack in
the box” style system that matches standard
CubeSat sizes (around 10 cubic cm)，simplifying
the process of getting the tiny satellite into
orbit.
NASA has sent 30 CubeSats into space
over the last years, with another 50 awaiting
launch.
Thanga and his staff view the FemtoSat
as a starting point for scientists and students,
and
even hope the device could be bought on
the website like Amazon one day. Thanga imagines
developing four main applications for the
device, including hands-on testing experiences for
students, and artificial gravity experiments.
In addition, groups of SunCube FemtoSats could
eventually be able to do the job of larger
spacecraft at a vastly discounted cost.
1.
What is the major goal of the SunCube FemtoSat
project?
A. To assist average individuals to
explore space.
B. To provide easy access to
spacecraft design.
C. To help carry out a
classroom experiment.
D. To act on college
teaching in outer space.
2. What is special
about SunCube FemtoSats?
A. They are used to
collect information.
B. They are designed for
lab use.
C. They are of the same weight.
D. They are energy-saving.
3. What does
Thanga expect of SunCube FemtoSats?
A. They’ll
be available online.
B. They’ll be provided
for free.
C. They’ll match the size of
CubeSats.
D. They’ll be sent into space with
CubeSats.
4. What can be the best title for
the text?
停课不停学
A. FemtoSats Will
Rule Space
B. Your Own Satellite Is Coming
C. Going into Space Has Been Affordable
D. You can Design Your Own Spacecraft
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“停课不停学”：2020高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(十五)
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日本取消赏樱活动，武汉在线赏樱
。
停课不停学
高考英语考纲重点词汇及阅读常见词汇已用下划线标注！
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[语法填空]威尔士的中学生要开始学汉语了。
1. taught 2.
looking
6. on 7. chosen
3. than
4. But 5. remains
9. anxious
10. adding 8. excellence
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[阅读七选五]友谊勋章获得者:Isabel Crook。
1-5：DECGA
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1-4：ADAB