“停課不停學(xué)”：2020高考英語時(shí)事熱點(diǎn)拓展閱讀(十五)

“停課停學(xué)：2020高英語時(shí)事點(diǎn)拓展閱讀(十五Passage1日本取消賞櫻活動，武漢在線賞櫻。詞數(shù)377

建議閱讀時(shí)間5分鐘ThepeopleJapanandmillionstouristsshouldbeenjoyingthestartofcherryblossomviewing,orhanami,season.anextremelyimportanttimeofyearforthecountry,botheconomicallyandculturally.Traditionallyfriendsandfamilygettogether,andforgenerationit'saperfectInstagramopportunity.ButthisyearthecoronaviruspandemicmeanseventshavebeencancelledandforeignvisitorsarestayingKatsuhiroMiyamotofromKansaiUniversityhighlightedthefinancialimportanceofhanami:"Japan'scherryseasonhasbigeffectseveryyear".Heestimatedthatalmost8.5mtouristsvisitedthecountryduringthecherryblossomseasonbetweenandlastyear,bringingbillionyen.SeijiroTakeshitatheUniversityofShizuokaunderscoredwhygatherings,whichpeopleanddrinkmerry,aresoimportanttheJapaneseeconomy.useanexpression'thewalletbecomesloose',peopletendaveryhighpropensityspend."somuchemotionalattachmenttothisflowertheviewingseason...Itaofculturalfactors,alotofhistoricalfactorsbehindit,"ProfessorTakeshitaasexplainedthewidersignificancethecherryblossomseason.Thisyearthoughhanamieventsarebeingcancelledacrossthecountryasauthoritiesattempttothespreadofthecoronavirus.LastthegovernorofTokyoYurikoKoikeurgedpeopletonotholdtheirtraditionalparties.AtthesameKoikemadereferencetoculturalimportanceassaidthatitlike"takinghugsfromItalians."Professorexpectssuchmeasurestotacklewilltourismnumbershardthisseason,withrevenuefallingbymorethanthirdtolessthan400billionyen.notgloomandthough."Oncethecoronavirusoutbreakover,IbelievethatthecherryblossomseasoninJapanwillcometoagain,"heconcluded.On16,WuhanUniversityinvitedpeopleenjoycherryblossomsonline.Whileappreciatingthecherryblossoms,manynetizensalsotheirbestwishesonsocialmedia.theoutbreakpasses,let'sgoseethecherryblossomstogether!"onenetizencommented."Breathtakingblossoms,everythingwillbefine,"another.Passage2[語法填空]威爾士的中學(xué)生要開學(xué)漢語。Mandarin普通話couldbe(teach)inWelshsecondaryschoolsinabidtoraiseWales'internationalprofile.TheWelshGovernmentwantstoestablishthecountryasadestinationforChinesepeoplepartofitsnewstrategy戰(zhàn))toboosttrade.Itisalso2.(look)tohavea"WalesinGermany"yearin2021,haveanincreasedpresenceEUcountries.InternationalrelationsministerElunedMorganshetoselltheworld.Welshbusinessessoldmore3.17bnpoundsofgoodsabroadin2018andatpresent60%ofexportsgotheEU,withGermanyasthetopdestination.afterBrexit脫),ministerswant"toensurethattheEuropeanUnion(remain)ourstrongestpartner"aswelldevelopingmarketselsewhere.goala5%increaseexports.makethathappen,theWelshGovernmenthaslaunchedanewinternationalstrategytofocus6.threeareas-cybersecurity,compoundsemiconductors,andcreativeindustries-7.(choose)inpartfortheir"resiliencetoBrexit"andbecauseoftheir"globalrecognitionasareas8.(excellent)".RaiseWales'profileexploringthefeasibility(行性)ofteachingMandarininsecondaryschoolsaspartofalong-visiontoestablishthecountryasvisitordestinationfortheChinesemarket.MsMorgansaidshewas"9.(anxiety)"tochangetheWelshGovernment'srelationshipwiththeUKgovernmenttohelpsellWalesabroad,10.(add)theywantedthebestpossibleBrexitand"constructivepartners".Passage3[閱讀七選五友誼勛章獲得者:IsabelCrook。IsabelbornintoafamilyinsouthwestChina'sChengdu.1.Aftergettingmastersdegree,returnedtoChinaforruralstudies,husbandDavidCrook.In1942,IsabelleftforEngland,followingDavid,whohadenlistedtheRoyalAirForce.wasthatshejoinedBritishcommunistparty.Yearslater,in1947,thecouplereturnedChina."Well,Itoananthropologist.AndthenheardthattherewasreformgoinginChina.IthoughtIwouldhaveopportunity,becauseIwasacommunistandhadgoodrelationswithChinesecommunistparty.Crooksaid.ThecouplewenttoShilidian,whichtheycalledTenMileInn,avillagecontrolledbytheCommunistsinHebeiProvince."2,becauseitwouldgetridoffeudalsystem....itputfarmerinpower,ratherthangoingwiththeoldway,"said.Isabelwasright.Inafewyears,landreformmovementsweptthenation,andunitedthefarmers."Oneofmyreasonsforstudyingthereformwasabletowrite,forDavidandme,towriteathatcouldhelpIndians,theothercolonialpeoplelearnfromChina,"Crooksaid.3.Thepairfinishedtheirresearch1948.TheyconsideredleavingChina,buteventuallydecidedtostay."4,causetheysaywillsoonwinthevictory,willbesettingupforeignrelations,andwewillneedpeoplespeakveryEnglish,"Crooksaid.TheystayedandbeganteachingEnglish.additiontoteachingmanystudents,theyalsoworkedtogetherandmadethefirstEnglishtextbookChina.Herenthusiasmlastedfordecades.5Thecouplehadmanychancesleave,butchosetostay.TheabilitylearnfromsocialpracticeispromotingChineseCommunistParty.Passage4

Thatcalled"TenMileInn:MassMovementinaChineseVillage"hespentmostofherchildhoodherebeforegoingtoforhighereducationhelandreformwasobviouslygoingtothewholeofChina'shistoryThenshelaunchedan-depthinvestigationaboutruralareasinwesternChina.WewereaskedtostaytoteachEnglishafterweseeingthelandreformFancyyourownsatellite?ArizonaStateUniversityisworkingtowardsthisarealitywithitsSunCubeFemtoSatproject.SmallerthanastandardCubeSat,thelow-student-designedspacecraftisatprovidinggreateraccesstospaceforscientistsandhobbyistsalike.AssistantJekanThangaateamofstudentshavebeendevelopingtheFemtoSatforthepasttwoyears.Thesmall3x3x3cmcubeweighsinatjust35gandlonger(3x3x9cm,100g)modelalsobeendesigned,whichincludesstoragespace.EachSunCubeFemtoSathasitsowncommunication,collectionandpropulsion(推)systemsandispoweredbysolarpanels.Itismadeoff-the-shelfpartsthatareavailableinshops，theenergyefficientsolarpanelsarecutfromscrap(碎)，makessavesoldatadiscountbymanufacturers.aspacecraftofthisuniversitycanit，saysThanga.“Thatpartofourmajorspacediscoveryforeverybody.Theteamsaysthatwhilelaunchingyoursatellitewouldusuallycostbetween$-perkilo,itwouldonlycost$1,000tosendaSunCubeFemtoSattotheInternationalSpaceand$3,000tosenditlowearthLeavingtheearthgravitywouldcostestimated$27,000.Thewouldbewitha“jackinthe”stylesystemthatmatchesstandardCubeSatsizes(around10cubicsimplifyingtheprocessofgettingtinysatelliteintoorbit.NASAhassentCubeSatsintospaceovertheyears,withanotherawaitinglaunch.ThangaandhisstaffviewtheFemtoSatasastartingpointforscientistsandstudents,andevenhopethedevicecouldbeboughtonthewebsitelikeoneday.Thangaimaginesdevelopingfourmainapplicationsforthedevice,includinghands-testingexperiencesforstudents,andartificialgravityexperiments.Inaddition,groupsofSunCubeFemtoSatscouldeventuallybeabletheoflargerspacecraftvastlydiscountedcost.1