07（熱議英語降低主課地位熱搜脫不掉孔乙己的長衫回應(yīng)美國對抖音質(zhì)詢《核舟記》中的核雕技藝在濰坊傳承《三體》作家劉慈欣）（原卷版）

2023年中考英語必讀時事熱點(diǎn)(7)文章導(dǎo)讀一、閱讀理解：兩會熱議話題——降低英語在學(xué)校教育主課地位。二、閱讀理解：TikTokCEO周受資出席聽證會，回應(yīng)美國指控三、閱讀理解：“學(xué)歷是我下不來的高臺，更是孔乙己脫不下的長衫?！币馃崴选覀儾灰尅翱滓壹旱拈L衫”限制了我們的行動和思維。停止自怨自艾，不做當(dāng)代“孔乙己”四、閱讀理解：《核舟記》中的核雕技藝在濰坊傳承。方寸之間盡顯大千世界。五、閱讀理解：《三體》作家劉慈欣和他的科幻小說。六、閱讀回答問題：一生愛好和平：諾貝爾桂冠作家大江健三郎去世七、書面表達(dá)：因為生命有限，所以我們無法踏足更遙遠(yuǎn)的未來，但未來的存在依然讓人感覺可能無限。描述未來的畫面。閱讀理解Diminishing(減弱)Englisheducationinschool?MyanswerisabsolutelyNO!Although“dumbEnglish”doesexist,itisnotareasontocancelthestatusofEnglishasamajorsubject.ItisaprobleminEnglishteaching,andthesolutiontothisproblemneedstobediscussed.Englishisanimportanttoolforhumanmunicationintheeraofglobalization.Itplaysanimportantroleinbroadeningstudents’viewsandenablingChinatogainaheadstartinglobalizationandinformationtechnology.ZhouYaokai,18,SichuanAsfarasI’mconcerned,makingEnglishalessimportantsubjectintheexaminationwillnotimproveEnglisheducation.Conversely(相反地),thismaymakeitevenworse.IfEnglishclassesarereducedinhighschool,studentswillhavenochoicebuttospendmoretimeonoutofclass(課外)study,thusdeepeningtheinvolution(內(nèi)卷)inEnglisheducation.Meanwhile,forareaswithpoorereducation,thiswillmakeschoolsandstudentsthinkthatEnglishisnotimportant,whichgoesagainst(違背)theoriginalintention.Inmyopinion,weshouldfocusonmakingtheEnglisheducationenvironmentbetterthroughcontextualized(情景化的)teachingratherthandullgrammarteaching.Inthisway,ourEnglishexpressioncanbemoreflexible,whichcanhelpspreadthevoiceofChina.XuZiming,17,JiangsuAsanEnglishmajor,IholdafirmdisagreementwithloweringthepositionofEnglishinexams.Inthisscoreoriented(分?jǐn)?shù)導(dǎo)向的)society,oncethestandardislowered,peoplewillpaylessattentiontoEnglish.WhatweneedtodoisnotdenytheimportanceofEnglish,butreformthecurriculum(課程)systemintoafair,timeadaptedone.Otherwise,studentsfromremoteareasarelesslikelytobroadentheirhorizonsthroughlanguage.Inthispetitivesociety,English,asthebasicwaytolinkwiththewiderglobe,remainsnecessary.SunHanqiao,20,SichuanIthinkEnglishshouldn’tbedowngradedintheexaminationbutthecontentofEnglishteachingshouldbeadjusted.Ifanycountrywantstojointheworldeconomicsystem,languagemunicationisnecessary.Asamonlyusedlanguage,Englishisabasictoolforgoingintotheinternationalworld.Aswearenowshouldering(肩負(fù))thetaskofintroducingChinatotheworld,EnglisheducationinChinaisevenmoreimportant.1.Whycan’twecancelthepositionofEnglishasamajorsubject?a.BecauseEnglishisatoolforhumanmunication.b.BecauseEnglishcanhelpbroadenstudents’views.c.BecauseEnglishcanreducetheinvolution.d.BecauseEnglishisusedlessandlessinourdailylife.e.BecauseEnglishcanhelpspreadthevoiceofChina.A.abcB.cdeC.abeD.bcd2.WhothinksthatEnglishisatooltomunicatewiththeworld?A.BothZhouYaokaiandSunHanqiaoB.BothZhouYaokaiandXuZimingC.BothXuZimingandSunHanqiaoD.Allthreeofthem3.WhydoesZhouYaokaisayreducingEnglishclasseswilldeepentheinvolutioninEnglisheducation?A.BecauseitwillmakesomeschoolsandstudentsthinkEnglishisnotimportant.B.Becausestudentshavetospendmoretimeonoutofclassstudy.C.BecausestudentsfromsomeareasmayplaylessattentiontoEnglishlearning.D.Becauseitcanreducetheschoolburdenofstudents.4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.AllthreeofthemthinkweshouldimprovethewayofEnglishteaching.B.AllthreeofthemdisagreetolowerthepositionofEnglishasamajorsubject.C.ReducingEnglishclasseswon’thelpspreadthevoiceofChina.D.ReducingEnglishclassescanleadtouslosingcontactwiththeworld.5.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.WeshouldstrengthenourEnglishleaning.B.WeshouldpayattentiontheimportanceofEnglishlearning.C.Weshouldn’tlowerthepositionofEnglishasamajorsubject.D.WeshouldadjustthecontentofEnglishteaching.二、閱讀理解DoyouusetheshortvideoappDouyin?It’snotonlypopularinChina,butalsointheUS.ItsoverseasversionTikTokhas150millionmonthlyactiveusersintheUS,accordingtoitsparentpanyByteDance.However,TikTokhaseunderincreasedscrutiny(審查)inthepastfewyearsover“nationalsecurity(安全)”concerns.SomeworrythatUSusers’datacouldbepassedontoChina.OnMarch23,TikTokCEOShouZiChewappearedattheUSHouseEnergyandmercemitteehearing(美國國會眾議院能源和商務(wù)委員會聽證會),wherelawmakersquestionedhimaboutChina’sinfluenceanddataprivacy(隱私).ThehearingcameaftertheUSgovernmentthreatenedtobanTikTokifthepanyfailstosellitsChineseownedshares.Duringthehearingofmorethanfivehours,Chewrepeatedlydeniedaccusations(指控)thattheappsharesdataorhasconnectionswiththeChinesegovernment.“Ithinkalotofrisksthatarepointedoutarehypothetical(假想的)andtheoretical(理論上的)risks,”Chewsaid.“Ihavenotseenanyevidence(證據(jù)).”Todealwithprivacyconcerns,TikToksaidithasspentmorethan$1.5billion(around10.3billionyuan)onaprojecttostoreandprotectitsUSuserdata.OnMarch15,TikToksaidthisUSbasedprotectionwouldewiththirdpartymonitoring(監(jiān)督).ChinaisagainsttheUSactiononTikTok.China’sForeignMinistryspokespersonMaoNingsaidthattheUSgovernmenthasnotprovidedanyevidencethatTikTokthreatensUSnationalsecurity.SheaskedtheUStorespecttheprinciples(原則)ofmarketeconomies(經(jīng)濟(jì))andfairpetition.1.Thehearinghappenedbecause_____.A.TikTokpassedonitsusers’datatoChinaB.TikTokhadabadeffectonpeopleintheUSC.theUSdoubtedthatTikTokcouldsecureitsdataD.TikTokhadrefusedtosellitsChineseownedshares2.HowdidChewrespondtoaccusationsduringthehearing?A.HedrewalinebetweenhimselfandByteDance.B.Herepeatedthattheaccusationsaren’ttrue.C.Headmittedtheremightbepossiblerisks.D.Heofferedevidencetoprovetheaccusations.3.Todealwiththeconcerns,TikTokwill_____.A.spend$1.5billiontoensuredatasecurityB.tryitsbesttosatisfytheUSgovernmentC.keeptherightsofmonitoringdataprivacyD.hirethirdpartyorganizationstomonitor4.China’sattitudetowardthecasereflectsthat_____.A.Chinahadthesame“datasecurity”worriesB.ChinawillfightbackagainstUSthreatsC.ChinawillbackTikTokunconditionallyD.ChinahopestheUScantreatTikTokfairly三、閱讀理解Recently,aninfluencermadeastatementsaying“educationisaplatformthatIcan’tgetoff,justliketherobe(長袍)thatKongYijican’ttakeoff”.Ithasattractedmanypeople’sattention.Peoplefeelthathisstatementwasrelatable(有共鳴的).Theyhavesincesaidthingslike“ifIhadn’tgotamaster’sdegree,IcouldhavebeenacookwhichissomethingItrulywanttodo”.Itseemsthatmanypeoplefeel“kidnapped(綁架)”bytheirdiploma.Inotherwords,peoplefeelthattheymustconnecttheircareertothediplomatheyearned.Forexample,apersonwhohasamaster’sdegreeisnotsupposedtoworkasacookbecauseitwouldbeawasteoftheeducationheorshehasreceived.

InLuXun’sshortstoryunderthesamename,KongYijiisapathetic(可悲的)figure

whobelievesthatbeingascholaristheonlycorrectwayofliving.Althoughhehasnoine,heisunwillingtodomanuallabor(體力勞動)toearnmoney.LikeKong,wearealsotaughttobelievethatthemoreeducationyoureceive,thehappieryourlifewillbe.Therefore,weworkhardfromchildhood,strugglingintheseaofpetition,tomakeourwaytothebestuniversities.However,afterwefinallyfinishschool,manyofusrealizethatourdiploma(文憑)hasbeea“robeofKong”thattrapsus.Itcanbedifficulttofinda“decent(體面的)”jobsincetherearealreadysomanytalentedandqualified(有資格的)peopleoutthere;evenifwedo,thejobwefindisnotnecessarilywhatwereallywantorlike.Insteadoflisteningtoourownhearts,wespendtoomuchtimetryingtomaketherestofourlifematchourdiplomas.

Weneedtosometimestakeabreakfromthepetitionandgiveourselvesabreathertofigureoutwhatwetrulyvalue.Workinghardtogetabettereducationisalwaystherightthingtodo,butweneedtoremindourselvesofwhywearedoingit.Isitbecauseofourlove,passion(熱情)andinterest?Orisitsimplybecauseofourneedtopareourselvestopeers(同伴)andtheanxietybroughtbyourneedtopete?Educationshouldn’tbetheonlylabelthatwetakepridein.Everyoneshouldshineintheirownwayontheroadoflife!1.Whycantheinfluence’sstatementattractmanypeople’sattention?A．Becausemanypeoplehavethesamefeeling.B．BecausetheylivealifelikeKongYiji.C．Becausetheireducationlimitstheirworkingability.D．Becausetheyallfeeltheireducationisabigwasteforthem.2.Whatdoesa“robeofKong”referto?A.adecentlifeB.adecentjobC.abighobbyD.aneducationthattrapsus.3.Whycan’tsomepeopletakeofftheir“robe”?A.Becausetheyspendmuchtimetryingtomaketheirlifematchtheireducation.B.Becausetheycan’tfindthejobwhichtheyreallywantorlike.C.Becausetheyareunwillingtodomanuallabor.D.Becausesocialpetitionbringsthemtoomanyworries.4.Whatshouldwedototakeoffour“robeofKong”?A.Weshouldfindadecentjob.B.Weshouldfindourownwayontheroadoflife.C.Weshouldvaluetheeducationwegot.D.Weshouldreducetheparationwithothers.四、閱讀理解Manypeoplemaythrowawaythepits(核)ornutsaftereatingfruits,butinheritors(傳承人)ofnutcarvinghaveinsteadcollectedthemandturnedthemintoartworks.

“Onenut,rangingfrom0.8to6centimeters,canbemadeinto...fanpendants(扇墜),earrings,buttons,seals(印章),etc,”saidTanWanhai,48,aninheritorofWeifangnutcarving.WeifangnutcarvingcanbetracedbacktotheQingDynasty.Duringthattime,retiredimperial(皇家的)craftsmanWangDayanspreadtheskilltothelocalpeopleinShandongprovince.Craftsmenbackthenoftenusedpeachpitstoshowofftheirartisticskills.Duetothehighlevelofcarvingskillsrequiredanditsrichartisticcontentwhichshowmanydifferentelements,Weifangnutcarvingwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn))in2008.Tanhasstudiedtheartofnutcarvingforthepast25yearsandhascreatedmanynutcarvingsalongtheway.Yet,the48yearoldcraftsmanalsoadmittedthatthejourneyofbringingthiskindofmasterpiecetolifeisnotalwayssoeasy.“Unlikesomepitslikeolive(橄欖)pitswhichhaveaflatsurface,eachpeachpithasitsownuniquetexture(紋理)likehumanfingerprints,”Tansaid,addingthatcraftsmenhavetostudyeachpeachpittocarefullyplanouttheirartwork.Craftsmenalsoneedtohaveawidefoundationofknowledgewhenitestocarvingnuts.AccordingtoTan,theyhavetomasterskillsinpainting,sealcarvingandcalligraphyfrommanytraditionalcultures.“Inordertoshowtraditionalstoriesorlegendsfromancienttimes,Ineedtoreadmanybookstoenrichmyself.”ItisthiskindofdevotionthatTanandothershavethatallowstheheritageofWeifangnutcarvingtothrive(繁榮)inanerawhenmanytraditionalskillsaregraduallydisappearing.“Inrecentyears,WeifangnutcarvingartworkshavebeenincreasinglyweledbypeopleinChinathankstotheirinventivedesignandnovelideas,”Tansaid.Thispopularity,inturn,hasalsoattractedmanypeopletolearntheskillofnutcarvingandevenbeeinheritorstopassdowntheskilltofuturegenerations.1.WhatdoweknowaboutWeifangnutcarving?A.Itwasfirstnationallyrecognized25yearsago.B.ItdatesbacktotheMingDynasty.C.Itwasinventedbyaretiredimperialcraftsman.D.Itcanchangeanutintodifferentdesigns.

2.Whatmakespeachpitsdifficultforcraftsmentocarve?A.Theirsmallsize.B.Theirirregularshape.C.Theiruniquetexture.

D.Theirflatsurface.3.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A.Theculturalsignificanceofnutcarving.B.Thereasonswhynutcarvingsarevaluable.C.Otherskillsrequiredfornutcarvingcraftsmen.D.Difficultiescraftsmenhavewhencreatingnutcarvings.4.WhatdoesTanthinkhasmadeWeifangnutcarvingmorepopularinrecentyears?A.Itscreativeandnoveldesigns.

B.Itsconnectionswithlegends.C.Theincreasingvalueoftheartworks.D.People’srisinginterestintheskill.五、閱讀理解Manyofuslovestoriesoftimetravel,aliens,andthefuture.ButChinesescifihasnotseenmuchattentionuntilnow.OneworkfromaChinesewritermadeitahitaroundtheworld.OnAug23,LiuCixin,52,wontheworld’stopscifiprize.He’sthefirstAsiantoeverwintheHugoAward.LiureceivedtheawardforBestNovelthroughhisbookTheThreebodyProblem(《三體》).Liu’swinningworktakesthereaderbacktoChinainthe1970s.Inthebook,scientistsfoundaplanetwiththreesuns.Thealiensontheplanetcreatedtheirowncivilization(文明)called“threebody”.Thealiensplannedtoinvade(入侵)Earth,buthumansonEarthstartedtoformcampstoprotectthemselvesfromdanger.Liuuseshisprofessionalbackgroundinputerengineeringtowritethebook.Hisworkisseenas“hardsciencefiction”,whichaimsforscientificaccuracy(準(zhǔn)確).SomesaythisiswhyLiu’snovelsstandoutamongothersimilarChinesebooks.TheChinesecultureinLiu’sworkalsomakeshisbookspecial.Forexample,Liu’sworktalksaboutfilialpiety(孝順).ThisisathemeWesternscifidoesn’tpaymuchattentionto.Mostimportantly,Liu’swork,likemanysuccessfulworksofsciencefiction,ispopularwithpeoplewhoareunsureofthefuture.AccordingtoLiu,Chinaisgrowingquicklyandisfulloftemptations(誘惑).Thismakesittheperfecttimeforscifi.“Peoplenowadaysarelocked(困住)inthissmallboxofreality,butsciencefictionisawaytobroadenourminds”,saidLiu.1.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.LiuCixinisthefirstAsiantowintheworld’stopscifiprize.B.TheHugoAwardisanawardforsciencefiction.C.LiuCixinwroteTheThreebodyProblemwithhisfriend.D.TheThreebodyProblemisastorysetinthepast.2.InTheThreebodyProblem,_____.A.therewasonesuninthesystem B.humansandthealienswerefriendsC.thealienswantedtoinvadeEarth D.humansgaveupfightingagainstenemies3.WhatmakesTheThreebodyProblemdifferentfromWesternscifi?A.Itisbasedonscientificaccuracy.B.ReaderscanfindChinesecultureinthebook.C.Itincludessomeuncertainpartsaboutthefuture.D.Itcanbroadenpeople’sminds.4.Accordingtothepassage,Liu’sworkispopularwithpeople____________.A.whoworkinputerengineering B.whoareinterestedinaliensC.wholoveChineseculture D.whoareunsureofthefuture5.WhyisTheThreebodyProblemsuccessful?ReasonsareasfollowsEXCEPT__________.A.heuseshisprofessionalbackgroundinputerengineeringtowritethebookB.hisworkaimsforscientificaccuracyC.itissimilartootherChinesebooksD.hetalksaboutChinesecultureinthebook六、閱讀回答問題KenzaburoOe,awellknownJapaneseauthor,passedawayonMarch3attheageof88.HewonJapanitssecondNobelPrizeinliteraturewithbooksaboutthehorrors(恐怖)ofwarandhisdisabledson.Bornin1935,OebeganwritingstorieswhilehewasstillastudentandwontheAkutagawaPrize,ahighlyrespectedawardfornewwritersinJapan,in1958.Fromthenon,OegotaplaceamongthegreatsofJapaneseliterature.

WorldWarIIendedwhenOewas10.Itcoloredhislife’swork.HewrotedarkstoriesoftheatomicbombingofHiroshima(原子彈轟炸廣島).Hewasshockedbywhatheheard.Itmayhaveinspiredhiswriting.Oe’sotherinspirationwashisbraindamaged(腦損傷的)son,Hikari,whowasunabletotalkforyearsasachild.OehassaidthatmuchofhiswritingtriedtogiveHikariavoice.SeveralofOe’sbookshavecharactersbasedonHikari’sownlife.Oneofthem,APersonalMatter,looksatthedifficultieshehadacceptinghischild.TheNobelmitteenotedanumberofthesebookswhenhewontheprizein1994.

Alwaysapeacelover,Oewasneverafraidtoholdhiscountrytoaccount(要求......承擔(dān)責(zé)任).Japanboresomeresponsibilityforthewar,hesaidina2014interview.“Thiswarcausedgreatsufferingforpeopleallovertheworld...Anditisarealitythatwithinthiswar,nuclearweapons(核武器)werecreatedandused,”saidOe.He