英語時事閱讀題五（適用于初三和高一學(xué)生）暑假練習(xí)

1、最新英語時事閱讀題五（適用于初三和高一學(xué)生）A篇Dogs can lell the diffeiencr between differenl languages, researchers in Hungary have found. For their study, the researchers played recordings of the story The Little Prince in both Spanish and Hungarian to a group of 18 dogs. Then they examined how the animals brains reacte

2、d.The study was led by Laura V. Cuaya at Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest. She moved to Hungary from Mexico a few years ago and brought her dog Kun-kun with her. I wondered whether Kun-kun noticed that people in Budapest spoke a different language, Hungarian, she said. She said the study found f

3、or the first time that a non-human brain can distinguish（區(qū)別）（between） languages.Raul Hernandez-Perez is a co-writer of the study. He said that when dogs live with humans, ihey can learn patterns of he language ihey hear.During the experiment, Kun-kun and other dogs were trained to lie down in a brai

4、n scanner for several minutes. Every dog in the study had heard only one of two languages spoken by their owners - either Hungarian or Spanish. Then researchers compared how their brains reacted to a highly familiar language and to a completely unfamiliar one.Cuaya said that dogs could understand ih

5、e differences in how the Iwo languages are spoken. Spanish, she said, is more melodic （有韻律）,while Hungarian is more monotone （單調(diào)）.We believe that dogs detect that, she said.The dogs listened to parts of The Little Prince in Spanish and Hungarian. Researchers also played scrambled versions （版本）of the

6、 story to test if they could hear the difference between speech and non-speech. To scramble a recording means to change it so that listeners are not able to understand it.When comparing brain reactions, researchers found clear activity in the dogs* primary auditory （聽覺）-or hearing - area of the brai

7、n. That suggested that they can distinguish between speech and non-speech.The dogs1 secondary auditory area is for understanding complex sounds. This part of the dogs brains produced different activity patterns when they heard a familiar language compared to an unfamiliar language.The researchers al

8、so found that the older the dogs were, the better they were able to distinguish between the two languages.（357 words）根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，選擇最正確答案：What language does Kun-Kun listen to first in its life?A. English B. Spanish C. Hungarian D. ChineseWhich sentence from the passage is the best main idea for the report

9、?Dogs can tell the difference between different languages.A non-human brain can distinguish （between） languages.when dogs live with humans, they can learn patterns of the language they hear.dogs could understand the differences in how the two languages are spoken.What did the researchers not do for

10、the study?Before testing, they scanned the brains of the dogs before they are tested.While testing, they played non-speech recordings for the dogs.While testing, they played recordings of different languages for the dogs.After testing, they compared the dogs brain reactions to the recordings.What do

11、es the underlined word scrambled mean?A. melodic B. monotone C. familiar D. disorderlyWhich statement is true about dogs hearing?Dogs cant understand complex sounds.A young dog can understand a language better than an old one.They can understand a melodic language better than a monotone one.Dogs sec

12、ondary auditory understands a complex language better than the primary auditory.答案：1B2B3A4D5DB篇Some Dutch citizens have found new ways to release their anger about the continuing COVID-19 pandemic - by shouting and smashing things.Twin brothers Steven and Brian Krijger showed a reporter from Reuters

13、 how enjoyable it can be to crush cars at a vehicle wreckage center in the town of Vijfhuizen, near Amsterdam. One used a sledgehammer and the other a crowbar to destroy a Peugeot 106 car. The exercise is part of a Dutch program called Car Smash. It aims to give people living under new anti-virus re

14、strictions ways to release their anger and frustrations（沮喪）. The feelings have built up during a pandemic that is now entering its third year.Dutch bars, restaurants and most stores have been closed since mid-December when the new measures took effect. There strictions are set to remain in place unt

15、il at least January 14. The government is seeking to contain record numbers of coronavirus cases.There is nothing to do these days, Brian told Reuters. Wc cant work because, we own a bar and we are closed. So, we thought wed let some of that frustration go and smash a car.Merlijn Boshuizen runs the

16、CarSmash program. He said people taking part are first asked to spray-paint whats present in their lives, onto their chosen vehicle. Then, when they start wrecking a car, they are asked to close their eyes and feel their feet on the ground. Boshuizen says the goal is for the person to feel the power

17、, every vcin（血管）in your body, feci what you arc doing, and in that way to try to get it out of your life.Nearby, in the Hague, voice trainer Julie Scott operates Screech at the Beach. It is a program with similar aims as CarSmash. Scott told Reuters she developed the idea while looking for something

18、 physical and something to release some of the tension that has been building up in people.On a recent day, Julie joined Rozemarijn Kardijk on a windy beach near the shore. Kardijk jumped up and down shouting until she ran out of breath while trying not to laugh. You can just -Whaa! Let yourself go,

19、 Kardijk said. She is a business secretary hoping to learn to speak with more confidence in her professional life. You dont have to think about other things, its the wideness of the beach and the sea . Kardijk said. Your voice goes over the sea and it doesnt return to you. Its a sense of freedom.M(4

20、14 words )根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，選擇最正確答案：Some Dutch citizens have found new ways to release their anger becausethey lose their jobs in recent days.they have nothing to do these daysthey have built up bad feelings during the pandemic.they feel angry with the restrictions.How long has the pandemic lasted for?A. one y

21、ear B. two years C. more than two years D. three years.The new anti-virus restrictions will remain in place for.A. one month B. tow months C. three months D. half a year.From the report we can infer that the people taking part the program paint on the cars.something enjoyable in their livessomething

22、 making them unhappy in their livestheir advice on the restrictionstheir wishes during the pandemicWhich group of words doesnt mean closely in the report?smash crush, B. destroy - wreckC. operate - run D. screech - release答案：1C2C3B4B5DC篇A new study suggests that severe storms are likely to start aff

23、ecting wider areas that include cities like New York, Boston, Beijing and Tokyo. An international research team predicts that big atmospheric storms called tropical cyclones could move further to the north or south. It said this is because of the effects of planet-warming climate change.The U.S. Nat

24、ional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration describes tropical cyclones as organized systems of clouds and thunderstorms that develop over bodies of water. Major tropical cyclones are declared either hurricanes or typhoons, depending on where the storms happen. In the North Atlantic, central North

25、Pacific and eastern North Pacific, the term hurricane is used. In the Northwest Pacific, the storms are called typhoons.The researchers suggest that hurricanes and typhoons could start appearing farther north in the northern half of the world and farther south in the southern half of the world. Thos

26、e areas contain larger population centers that traditionally are not struck by large hurricanes or typhoons.Joshua Studholme was the lead writer of the study, which recently appeared in Nature Geoscience. He said in a statement the study represents an important, under-estimated risk of climate chang

27、e.This research predicts that the 21st centurys tropical cyclones will likely occur over a wider range of latitudes（緯度）than has been the case on Earth for the last 3 million years, he added.The researchers note that tropical cyclones form close to the equator in warm, tropical oceans. But the study

28、suggests that warming climates on Earth will create smaller temperature differences between the equator and the poles. In the summer months this could cause the jet stream to weaken or split（分裂）. If this were to happen, it could open a window in the mid-latitudes for tropical cyclones to form and in

29、tensify. the researchers said.The researchers said their models estimated that, during periods with warmer climates, tropical cyclones formed and intensified at higher latitudes. These periods of warm weather include the Eocene, which was 56 to 34 million years ago, and Pliocene, 5.3 to 2.6 million

30、years ago.Alexey Fedorov is a professor of oceanic and atmospheric sciences at Yale. He was a co-writer of the study. He said in a statement that there are still large uncertainties* about how tropical cyclones will change in the future. However, he added that multiple lines of evidence suggest more

31、 tropical cyclones are likely to happen in mid-latitudes, even if the total frequency（頻率）of tropical cyclones does not increase.One leader of the research was Kerry Emanuel. Another recent study led by Emanuel suggests that the North Atlantic experienced an increase in hurricanes over the last centu

32、ry. That study, published last month in Nature Communications, used historical records to build computer models to create climate conditions for the last 150 years. The results showed that the number of intense1 Atlantic storms would become more frequent as world temperatures rose.（482 words）根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，

33、選擇最正確答案：I. Why will there be the severe storms to start affecting wider areas?A. Because there will be bigger temperature differences between the equator and the poles.Because the planet becoming warmer and warmer.Because tropical cyclones will change more uncertainly in the future.Because the storm

34、s will be stronger in the future.An “organized systems of clouds and thunderstormsH happening in North Pacific is usually called.A. cyclone B. storm C. hurricane D. typhoonHow do the severe storms start affecting wider areas?A. The storms could happen farther north in the southern half of the world

35、B. The storms could happen farther south in the southern half of the world. C. The storms could happen closer to the equator in warm, tropical oceans D. The storms could happen farther away from the cold poles.How many researchers are mentioned in the report?A. 1. B. 2 C. 3 D. 4What does the underli

36、ned word intensify mean?to become stronger in degree or strengthto become larger in size.to become higher in temperature.to become more often in frequency（頻率）.答案：1B2C3B4C5AD篇Japans government says it will treat radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear center and pipe it into the sea

37、. The plan, announced this week, includes guidelines for compensation（補(bǔ)償）to be paid to local businesses affected by the release. The radioactive water will be treated and diluted（稀釋）before being released into the Pacific Ocean. The plan calls on the International Atomic Energy Agency （IAEA） to compl

38、ete a report on its findings about the safety of the treated water.Fishermen and people living in the area have opposed（反對）the release of more than 1 million tons of water beginning in the spring of 2023. Japan has said the water release is necessary to move forward with cleanup efforts at the Fukus

39、hima center. Three reactors there suffered meltdowns after the 2011 earthquake and huge ocean waves destroyed the plants cooling systems. The disaster forced 160,000 people to flee nearby areas poisoned by radioactive material.The nuclear centers operator, known as TEPCO, has said Fukushima was runn

40、ing out of storage space for radioactive water. It released detailed plans earlier this month for the water release. They included the building of an underground passage, or tunnel, from the factory to the ocean.The tunnel is expected to be about a kilometer long and 2.5 meters around. The treated w

41、ater will flow through the tunnel to the sea.The Japanese government says the ocean release is the most realistic way to solve the water storage problem. Other methods considered included injecting （注射）the water into the ground or converting （轉(zhuǎn)換）it to steam or hydrogen （氫氣）and then releasing it into

42、 the atmosphere. The government describes the water to be released as treated and not radioactive. But experts say it is impossible to get rid of all the radioactivity （放射性物質(zhì)）.TEPCO and government officials say tritium - a radioactive form of hydrogen - is the only substance（物質(zhì)）that cannot be remove

43、d from the water. They say tritium is not considered harmful in small amounts.（330）根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，選擇最正確答案.Which is not included in the plan announced by Japan this week?Releasing the radioactive wastewater into the sea through a pipe.Paying to local businesses affected by the release.Requesting IAEAs report

44、 on its findings about the safely of the treated water.Building an underground passage, or tunnel, from the factory to the ocean.According to the plan, when will the release begin?A. This weekB. earlier this monthC. two years later D. two months laterJapan decides to release the wastewater into the

45、sea because.it is radioactive.there will be earthquakes later.IAEA announced its safety after being treated.there will be no enough place to keep the water.What do the experts think about the radioactive wastewater?A.The ocean release is the most realistic way to solve the water storage problem.The

46、water to be released as treated is not radioactive.,It is impossible to remove all the radioactivity from the wastewater.Tritium is not considered harmful in small amounts.Which of the following phrases matches its definition correctly?A.call on take one*s ordermove forward - deal withrun out of - u

47、se upget rid of - collectHow many methods are mentioned to solve the problem in the report?A. one B. two C. three D. four答案：ID2c3D4c5c 6CE篇A small, but growing, movement is trying to find a way to deal with the problem of diabetes（糖尿?。﹊n the United States. This movement is made up of special program

48、s, doctors, hospitals and health officials that are concerned about increasing evidence that the food system in the United States is making people sick.The food system has made it easier and less costly for people to eat too many processed foods. A Reuters news agency report earlier this year sugges

49、ted that diabetes represents a major public health failure in the United States. The number of Americans with the disease has grown quickly in recent decades even though spending on new ireatments has increased as well. Diet, or the foods that people eat, plays an imporlant part in the life and heal

50、th of people with diabetes, yet it is rarely dealt with in the U.S. healthcare system. Government programs, insurers and medical providers spend billions of dollars on costly medications（藥物），operations（手術(shù)）and medical devices to treat patients.Devon Klatell is the Rockefeller Foundations managing dir

51、ector of food initiatives. Klatell said that the U.S. has under-invested, meaning not spent enough time and effort in food and nutrition within the healthcare sector（行 業(yè)，領(lǐng)域）.She added: There is overwhelming（壓倒性的）evidence that our food system is making lots of us sick.Poor diets, along with less acti

52、ve lifestyles, are directly linked to type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease. Highly processed foods full of sugars and fats play a part in the high blood sugar levels and obesity（月匕胖癥） that often lead to type 2.Of the estimated 34 million Americans with diabetes, about 95 percent are

53、type 2. About 1.6 million Americans have type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease of unknown cause that requires lifelong insulin shots. Unlike type 1 patients, those with type 2 diabetes may be able to manage or reduce the severity of their illness through diet and exercise, greatly reducing the risk

54、 of very bad health problems.With the right diet, some may even be able to live without medication. A small number of special programs seek to make it easier for patients to eat right. These programs take many forms. In Pennsylvania, doctors write diabetes patients prescriptions（處方）for healthy food

55、to be filled at food phaimacies（藥 店）that look like small grocery stores. In Santa Barbara, California, a clinic（診 所）offers bags of fresh food every week to dozens of diabetes patients.Dr. Namino Glantz is an associate director at the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, which runs the Farming for Life program in Sa