2020高考英語時(shí)事熱點(diǎn)拓展閱讀(四)(含答案)教學(xué)資料

2020高考英語時(shí)事熱

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答案）精品資料精品資料僅供學(xué)習(xí)與交流，如有侵權(quán)請聯(lián)系網(wǎng)站刪除謝謝僅供學(xué)習(xí)與交流，如有侵權(quán)請聯(lián)系網(wǎng)站刪除謝謝“停課不停學(xué)”：2020高考英語時(shí)事熱點(diǎn)拓展閱讀（四）Passage1妙哉！大學(xué)生首創(chuàng)文言文編程。詞數(shù)310建議閱讀時(shí)間5分鐘World'sFirstClassicalChineseProgrammingLanguageAlthoughprogramminglanguagesvaryinformsandrules,thekeywordsusedforalmostallofthemareinEnglish.TheInternationalDataCorporation（IDC）estimateshoweverthatnearlyhalfoftheworld's22.3millionsoftwaredeveloperscomefromthethirdoftheworld'stotaldeveloperpopulation.Inanattempttoaddsomediversitytotherangeofavailableprogramminglanguages,CarnegieMellonUniversitycomputersciencemajorLingdongHuanghasdeveloped‘Wenyan-Lang,'aprogramminglanguagebasedonChinesehanzicharactersandthewenyanclassicalChinesegrammarsystem.HuangdidnotsimplyreplacetheEnglishcharacterswithChinesehanzi,insteadheappliedNLPtechniquestoconvert（轉(zhuǎn)變）classicalChinesegrammartoJavaScript,Python,andRuby.Hehasopensourcedthewenyan-langprojectonGitHub,whereitreceivedastaggering（令人難以相信的）11,900starsinaweekorso.AfanofclassicChineseliterature,HuangcameupwiththeideaofprogramminginChineseinordertoshedlightonthebeautyofwenyanandtoinherit（繼承）thehistoricalimprintleftbygenerationsofeminent（非凡的）figuresinChinesehistory.Butmostimportantly,Huangbelievesthegoalofcommunicationistogobeyondthelimitsoflanguage:“Myprojectstillhasalotofroomforimprovement,butmydesireforcommunicationisasstrongassomeofthehistoricalfigures.”Huangsaysprogrammingpunctuationandlinebreakscanberemovedwithoutaffectingtheoutput.

ConsideringthedifficultyconvertingbetweenclassicalChineseandotherprogramminglanguages,haesprovideda“cheatsheet”withtipsandconversionrules.Huanghasalsoincludedarendererthatcandisplaytheprograminamannerthatresembles像）pagesfromancientbooksandcanparsetheresultantSVGfilebacktotheoriginalprogram.TheWenyan-LanprojectisavailableonGitHub.Passage2關(guān)愛敗血癥患者，這項(xiàng)實(shí)驗(yàn)不簡單。詞數(shù)370建議閱讀時(shí)間6分鐘ShirtsensessepsisSepsis敗血癥）isatox中C毒的）conditionresultingfromthespreadinfection,whichcauses270,000deatyearintheUS,accordingtotheCenDiseaseControlandPrevention.Whilescientistsanddoctorsbeentryingtoimprovethesituation,agroupofstudentsatSpanishRiverHighinFlorida,US,haveinventedapieceofwearabletechnologytomonitorsepsisinhospitalpatients.Theideafortheprojectcamefromtheirbiotechnologyteacher,MaryFish,whosefatherdiedfromsepsiswhileinthehospital.“Thisgotmethinking.Iwanthelpthepatientswithsepsiswith短a上衣n）i—（omethingthepatientcouldwearthatwouldmonitorthesymptomsofsepsis,”Fishsaid.Alongwiththeirteacher,thestudentsarecurrentlydeveloping“th感應(yīng)器bforthedetectionofsepsisforthecontinuousmonitoringofapatient,”explainedEeshaShah,ateammember.Theirchallengesalsoincludefindin布料）fabaici?bothcomfortableandconductive,andfiguringouthowtodetectsepsissymptomsinasaferway.However,thebiggestchallengeisthatthestudentscannottestitonhumans.“Wearnotlab-certif授予實(shí)驗(yàn)許可的），”saidBrayantPolanco,16,anotherteammember.Sothegroupistaskedwithinventinganartificialsystemonwhichtotestit.Allofthe22studentshaveadeeppassionforscience.LaurenBishop,17,hopestostudybiomedicalengineerinlgleigne.co“Thisexperiencewillgreatlyhelpsinceit'strulywhatbiomedicalengineeringis,anapplicati-osnolovfintgheproblemtechniquesofengineeringtomedicine.Gettingthiskindofresearchopportunityinhighschoolwillhelpmeforfutureresearchprojectsattheuniversitylevel,”shesaid.SeniorDaniellaBard,18,isinaweof（驚嘆）herteam'sefforts.“Ifeveryoneontheteamweren'tsocommitted,thiswouldbenearimpossibletocometrue.”Liketherestoftheteammembers,shevaluestheleadershipoftheteacherwhoworkedtirelesslyandbroughtthemalltogether.“MsFishisalwayslookingtohelpus,andwereallyappreciatethat.IamproudofmyteamandexcitedtoseetheresultpresentednextJune,”Bardsaid.Whatarethestudentsdoingtohelpwithsepsis?Theyarecreatingsensorstohelppatientsdetectsepsissymptoms.Theyaredesigningasystemtomonitorsepsispatientsremotely.Theyareinventinganewmedicinetocuresepsis.Theyareworkingwithbiotechnologyexpertstoimprovecurrenttreatments.Whatisthebiggestchallengethestudentsfaced?Makingsuretheartificialsystemissafe.Findingasuitablefabricfortheresearch.Lackoffinancialsupport.Nochancestotestitonhumans.WhatcanwelearnfromBard'swords?A.Sheisgratefulfortheteam'sjointefforts.Shebelievesthatshecouldhavecontributedmoretotheproject.Shehasimprovedherleadershipskillsfromtheexperience.Sheisinspiredtofurtherstudybiomedicalengineering.Passage3Thewords“protectanimals”appeareverywhereinbooksandonscreens,becausesomeanimalsareevenindangerofdyingout.Butsometimestherealitycanbealittledifferentfromwhatpeoplereadorwatch.About300blackbearswerekilledinFlorida,theUS,inOctober,2015.It'sbeenthefirstbearhuntinthestatesince1994.Localofficersexplainedthattheblackbearpopulation（族群）hadgrownto3,500andbecomeamenacetolocalpeople.Inthepasttwoyears,bearshavehurtatleastfourpeopleinFlorida.Monthsago,theSwissgovernmentallowedthelocalstokillawolf.Thiswasbecausethewolfkilled38sheep,anditwasagreatlosstosomelocalfarmers.DaysagoinChina,threeoldmenwerecaughtbythepoliceforkillingaserow,akindofprotectedanimal.Theysaidtheykilledtheanimalbecauseitatetheplantstheygrew.However,thesestoriesdon'talwaysmeanthatanimalprotectionstopsbecauseofhumaninterestsespeciallywhenitisrelatedtoeconomicdevelopment.AmannamedZhouWeisensetupawildanimalbaseinGuilin,Guangxi.Hesavedover170tigersandabout300bears.Hisbasealsoofferedjobstolocalpeople.“Theremayneverbeastandardanswertothequestionofwhetherweshouldgivemoreattentiontotheenvironmentorhumandevelopment,”saidRobertMay,aBritishexpertatOxfordUniversity.“Butweshouldn'tputeitheronetooneside,asthefutureisuncertain.”1.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondandthirdparagraphs?3,500blackbearswerekilledinFlorida.B.Thewolfcan'tbekilledinSwitzerland.C.TheserowisprotectedinChina.D.ThreeoldChinesemen'slosswasmadeupfor.2.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbymentioningZhouWeisen'sstory?Protectinganimalsneedshardwork.Zhouwasgoodatfeedingwildanimals.Zhouhadagoodrelationshipwithlocalpeople.Protectinganimalscanbringeconomicdevelopment.3.WhichofthefollowingmightRobertMayagreewith?A.Humanscankillanimalswhentheirinterestsareharmed.Weshouldpaymoreattentiontothefuturethanthepresent.Weshouldconsiderboththeenvironmentalandhumaninterests.It'seasytofindproperwaystosolveenvironmentalproblems.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ProtectinganimalsorkillingthemB.ProtectinganimalsC.KillingsomedangerousanimalsD.DifficultiesinprotectinganimalsPassage4完形填空Ring!Ring!Ring!ItwasearlyinthemorningandIknewwhowas1asIreachedforthetelephone.Iwasanewsubstituteteacher（代課教師）tryingtoearnenoughmoneyto2myfamily.Eachmorning,I3foracallthatwo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Theresultswere13.Myunruly（難以駕馭的）classroomsoon14.Studentswerelearningandlaughing,andI15feltlikeIwasdoingmyjobright.Iwenthomefeeling16inmyheartandenjoyedtherestofmybirthdaywithmyfamily.IrememberedsomethingthatIonceread:“Everydayisanewopportunityto17again.Everydayisyourbirthday.”Everydayisa18forustogetthingsright,toliveourliveswithloveandjoy,andtomakethisworldabetterplace.Don't19asingleday.Justtrytobethebestyoucanbe.Neverstop20.1.A.botheringB.callingC.knockingD.playing2.A.payB.impressC.supportD.