2022高考沖刺英語時事熱點拓展閱讀

“停課不停學(xué)〞：2022高考英語時事熱點拓展閱讀(七)Passage1閱讀七選五PickupyourgameAyouthsoccercoach,HugoGrejada,directorofProYouthSocceracademyinChester,NewYork,sharessometipstohelpyouimproveyoursoccerskills.

Startwithbasicdrills."Gooutdoors,getaball,andkeepitclosetoyourfeet,"Grejadasays,"

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Ifyouhaveabackyard,workonshooting."

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"It’sagoodwayofbuildingskillswithouthavingthepressureofgames.Choosecampsthatemphasizebuildingskillsandgotooneofthose.Thereareplentyofcampsthatbeginrightafterschoolends."Don’tforgettostretch.

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Thendoaseriesofstretchestoloosenupyourmuscles.Don’tforgettotakeadrinkofwaterbeforeyouevensteponthefield."Waterisimportantespeciallyinsummer,"Grejadasays.

WatchtheWorldCup.Grejadatellshisathletestowatchasmanygamesastheycan.

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Then,youshouldtrytobringsomeoftheirmovesintoyourowngame."Pickupsomethingthatyoulikeandpracticeit,"Grejadasays.

Keeppracticing.Practicemaynotseemlikethemostfunpartplayingsoccer.

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Lookforwaystomakepracticefunbyaddingsomecompetitiontosimpledrills,anddon’tbediscouragedifittakestimetomasternewskills."Ifsomeonewasstrugglingtoimprove,Iwouldtellhimtokeeppracticing,keeptrying.Practicemakesperfect."

A.Signupforasoccercamp.B.Reducethepressureofgames.C.However,it’sthebestwaytodevelopskills.D.Studyhowthebestplayersmovewiththeball.E.Agameissometimesusedasaneducationaltool.F.Thatwillhelpimproveyourabilitytorunwiththeballclosetoyou.G.Beforeeachgameorpractice,startwithaproperten-minutewarm-up.Passage2為什么火山噴發(fā)很難預(yù)測？詞數(shù)409

建議閱讀時間6分鐘DeadlytraveladventureOntheafternoonofDec9,47touristswerehikingonNewZealand’sWhiteIsland,admiringitsbarrensurface.Theislanditselfisthetipofanunderseavolcano,anditpresentsarare,almostalienscenetovisitors.

At2:11pm,however,seeminglywithoutwarning,thevolcanoerupted,bringingthetour–andatleast16lives–toanabruptend.Twenty-threeofthetouristswereluckyenoughtogetrescued,includingsomeinjuredpeople,accordingtotheGuardian.Therestarestillmissing.

Thetragedyhasraisedallkindsofquestions,themostobviousbeing:“Whydidn’tanyoneseeitcoming?〞

Thetruthisthateventhoughvolcaniceruptionsaregenerallymorepredictablethanearthquakes–therearesignsliketremors(震顫)andgasreleases–it’sstillverydifficulttoforecast(預(yù)測)eruptions.?Abigreasonisthateveryvolcanoisdifferent.

“Theymayallplaybythesamerules,buteachplayerhasitsownuniquestyle,〞sciencejournalistRobinAndrewswroteonForbes.

Forexample,somevolcanoesspendmostoftheirlifetimesdoingverylittle,whilesomeareactiveallthetime.WhiteIslandbelongstothelattergroup.

Infact,onNov18,GeoNet,thescienceagencythatmonitorsvolcanoesandearthquakesinNewZealand,hadraisedthealertlevelonWhiteIslandfrom“1〞to“2〞–with“2〞meaningthatthere’s“moderate(小幅度的)unrest〞.Theagencydidnotadvisestoppingtourismtotheisland,sincethisvolcanicbehaviorisjustpartofWhiteIsland’susual“style〞.

“Thissortofactivitywaxesandwanes(起起落落)allthetime,〞DavidPhillips,headoftheSchoolofEarthSciencesattheUniversityofMelbourne,toldNBCNews.“Andinmostcasesnothinghappens.〞

Indeed,WhiteIsland’sonlywarningsignwasitsusualbehavior.

Thisaccidenthastriggered(引發(fā))discussionsaboutwhetherpeopleshouldvisitvolcanoesatall.“It’snotamatterofif,it’samatterofwhenandwhere,〞JanineKrippner,aNewZealandvolcanologist,toldTheWashingtonPost.“Havingatruerespectforallthehazards(危險)wehave…isreallyimportant.〞

Buttakingadventurestoadmirenature’srawbeautyhasalwaysbeenpartofhumandesire.Andwithadventurecomesrisk.

Insteadofstayingmilesawayfromvolcanoes,Phillipssaidadventurersshouldaskthemselves:“Wheredoyoudrawtheline?〞1.WhatdoweknowfromthetextabouttherecentvolcaniceruptionofWhiteIsland?

A.Morethanhalfofthetouristshikingtherewererescued.

B.Morethan10touristsarestillmissing.

C.Thevolcanoeruptedwithoutanywarningsigns.

D.Thedisasterwaspredictedmorethanamonthago.2.Whatisthemainreasonthatvolcaniceruptionsaredifficulttoforecast?

A.Eachvolcanocanbehavedifferently.

B.Theirconditionschangeveryfast.

C.Volcanoesdon’tshowanywarningsigns.

D.Peoplecan’tsmellwhenvolcanoesreleasegas.3.Whydidn’tGeoNetadviseagainsttouristswhenitraisedtheisland’salertlevel?

A.Becausethealertlevelwasraisedforearthquakes.

B.Becausethevolcanowasalwaysactive.

C.Becausethatkindofvolcanicactivitywascommonthere.

D.Becausenothingdangeroushadhappenedtherebefore.4.WhichofthefollowingwouldPhillipsprobablyagreewith?

A.Wallsshouldbeputaroundvolcanoesfortouristsafety.

B.It’sabadideatovisitvolcanoesgiventheirpotentialrisks.

C.Humansshouldbereadytotakeadventuresandignoretherisks.

D.Adventurersshouldconsiderrisksbeforesettingout.Passage3NASA:只要你想，掃把每天都能立起來。詞數(shù)278

建議閱讀時間4分鐘NASASweepsAwayMythsAboutBroomstickChallengeThe#BroomstickChanllenge,whichemergedonsocialmediaMonday,

isbasedonfaultyscience,accordingtoNASA.Thechanllengeoriginatedfromaviraltweet,which

claimed

that

NASA

saidMondayistheonlydaya

broomstickcouldstandonitsownbecause

of

theearth’sgravitationalpull.Thetweetwasaccompaniedbyavedioofawomanpropping

a

broom

up.

As

the

womanwatchesthebroomstandupon

its

own,she

yells,

"No

strings,

nothing."

Though

there

was

no

evidence

thatNASA

ever

suggested

that

gravitationalforceswouldbedifferenton

Monday,

thetweet,

which

received

more

than

260,000likesandwassharedmorethan60,000times,

garnered

hundreds

of

responsesfrom

people

whowanted

to

participate

inthe“novelty〞of

watching

a

broom

standup

by

itself.

YetNASAastronautAlvinDrewandscientistSarahNoble,whorespondedtothe#BroomstickChallengeon

Twitter,say

that

the

challenge

can

actually

beconductedonanygivenday.The

pairposted

their

own

video

of

them

standingup

a

broom

Tuesday,

to

show

that

eventhough

the

window

for

the

challenge

hadpassed,

it

was

still

actionable.

“Did

you

do

the

Broomstick

Challengeyesterday?〞Nobleasksinthevideo.“Well,turnsoutyoucandoitagaintoday〞

“It's

just

physics,〞

Drew

added.

The

NASA

Earth

twitter

account

alsoweighed

in

saying

"There's

no

specialgravitythatonlyaffectsbrooms,buttheMoon’sgravitycreatestidesonEarth.〞The

myth,

which

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partly

based

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anoldwives’stablethatclaimsthateveryyearontheVernalandautumnalequinox,eggsareabletobalanceontheirends,appearstohavesurfacedannuallysinceatleast2022.Passage4Nowadays,wecanreadalmostall“truths〞onsocialmediasites.Butaretheyreallyreliable?SitessuchasthemicromessagingserviceTwitter,thesocialnetworkingsiteFacebookandthephoto-sharingappInstagrammight“misrepresenttherealworld,〞accordingtoastudybycomputerscientistsfromMcGillUniversityandCarnegieMellonUniversity.Thescientistswarnthatgatheringinformationaboutpublicviewsandtrendsfromthesesitesisunwise.Therearestilllargepartsofthepopulationwhodonottakepartinsocialmediaactivities.Also,there'sariskthatmanysocialmediausersareunder-represented.Instagram,forexample,appealstoyoungeradultsinurbanareaswhilePinterestisusedmainlybyfemalesaged25to34.Andonly5percentofTwitterusersareover65yearsold,accordingIothestudy.However,thisisnottheonlyissue,accordingtothescientificteam.Thedesignofawebsitecaninfluencehowpeoplebehaveonline,creatingwhattheresearcherscall“Internetbias.〞Forexample,micro-bloggingsitessuchasWeibopromote“popular〞stories.Itsavestimeforsome,butitalsolimitsreaders'choiceofwhattheysee.Intheend,manypeopleopenthosestoriesandmakethemmore“popular.〞Butit'snotbecausetheychoosethosestories.Rather,itisbecausethecontentisrightinfrontofthem.Besides,it'spossiblethatnoteveryoneonyoursocialnetworksisreal.Theremightactuallybeafewfakeaccountsamongthem.Fake“bots〞pretendtobehumanandareoftenincludedwhenmeasuringorpredictinghumanbehaviorsonline.Thefindingsmightbemoreimportantthanyouwouldthink,sincemanysocialmediastudies“areusedtoinformandjustifydecisionsandinvestmentsamongthepublicandinindustryandgovernment,〞saidDerekRuths,assistantProfessoratMcGill'sSchoolofComputerScience.Iftheteamisright,youmighthavetothinkcarefullythenexttimeyousay,“It'strue,youknow;IreaditonWeibo.〞1.WhydoestheauthormentionTwitter,FacebookandInstagram?A.Becausetheyarethebestsocialmediasitestoday.B.Becausetheyarenotinf