2022屆高考二輪復(fù)習(xí)英語(yǔ)閱讀理解五

2022屆高考二輪復(fù)習(xí)英語(yǔ)閱讀理解

專(zhuān)練（5）

l.TheParisOlympicsorganizershaveappliedtotheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）

toincludebreakdancing（霹靂舞），whichisalsocalledbreakingorb-boying/b-girling,afterthe

sport'ssuccessattheYouthOlympicsinBuenosAires,Argentinalastyear.

Alongwithbreakdancing,thePariscommitteehasaskedforskateboarding,climbingand

surfingtobeincludedasawayofmakingthe2024Olympicsmoreurban（城市的）,moreartistic

andmoreattractivetoyoungpeople.

Skateboarding,climbingandsurfing-butnotbreakdancing—havealreadybeenincluded

inthe2020SummerOlympicsinTokyo.TheIOCwillmakeadecisionontheParissportsin

December2020,aftertheTokyoOlympicGames.

“Itisavictoryforus.Evenifitgoesnofurther,wew川stillhavewon/saidMounirBiba,one

ofthetopbreakdancersinFrance,wherethereisastrongbreakdancingculture.Theheadofthe

Parisorganizingcommittee,TonyEstanguet,saidthecommittee'sgoalwas"toconnectthe

gamestotheirera（時(shí)代）

Organizersexplainedthefoursportshavebroadappealtoyoungpeopleandlargeand

activeaudiencesonsocialmedia.TheIOCistryingtomaketheOlympicslessexpensiveand

wasteful,whichadvantages（有利于）thefoursportsastheyshouldn'tneedlargeandnew

stadiums.

l.B-boyingorb-girlingcanalsobecalled.

A.skateboardingB.climbingC.breakdancingD.surfing

2.WhenwilltheIOCdecideontheParissports?

A.lnNovember,2020.B.lnDecember,2020.

C.lnSeptember,2024.D.lnOctober,2024.

3.Theunderlinedword“broad"inthelastparagraphmeans"

A.wideB.littleC.newD.weak

4.Wherecanpeoplemostprobablyreadthepassage?

A.lnasciencemagazine.B.lnanoldtextbook.

C.lnachildren'sstorybook.D.lnadailynewspaper.

2.Areyoufedupwithstaringatacomputerscreenforhoursstraightjusttoreviewyour

classes?It'saproblemthatmanyofusencounter.Sowhynotpickupyourheadsetandlearnvia

apodcast?

Podcast,orboke,referstoarangeofaudioprogramsondifferentaudioplatforms.According

toChinaDaily,podcastshavebecomepopularamongyoungChinesepeoplewhowouldliketo

enjoythepeaceandpoweroflearningthroughsound.

Establishedin2012,China'slargestonlineaudioplatform,Ximalayasawitssubscribers（訂I閱者）

pass600millionbyDecember2019.Amongtheseusersover46percentwereborninthe1990s

and2000s.Onaverage,activeuserslistentopodcastsfornearlythreehoursperday.

Theemergenceofdomesticonlineradioplatformsandtheconveniencebroughtaboutby

smartdevicesarecertainlytworeasonsforthepopularityoftheformat.Itsflexiblenaturealso

makesitawinneramongtheyoungaudience.

"Audioisagoodmediumforcontentthatcanbreakthelimitoftimeandspace,"JiangFeng,

vice-presidentofXimalaya,toldChinaDaily.Headdedthatpodcastshavebecomeanimportant

channelforpeopletoacquireinformationandknowledge.Italsocanaccompanylistenersin

manydifferentcircumstancesincludingworking,studying,exercising,travelingandjustbefore

goingtobed.

Apartfromprovidingcompany,thenewmediaformalsogivespeopleaplatformtospeakout

aboutimportantissues.

AseniorhighschoolstudentwhowantedtobeadmittedtoTheCentralAcademyofDrama

failedhisnationalcollegeentranceexaminationtwice.Hetalkedaboutthepressurehefacedon

anaudioprogramcalledPleaseListen,launchedbyMangoTVonFeb19,2020.Theprogramwas

designedtorelieveaudiences'worriesbysharingpersonalstories.

Podcaststendtobeadiscussion,andjustlikereallifeconversations,theyfollowaflexible

structureandusuallylastforatleastanhour.

"Moreoftenthannot,youcan'tsummarizetwoorthreeimportantpointsfromthose

conversations,likeyoucouldfromarticles.Theyoftendonothaveconclusions,either.It'savery

freeformmediumthatisveryfriendlytolisteners,"PanAijuan,apodcastlistenerandbookeditor

atapublishinghouse,toldChinaDaily.

Atthesametime,theuseofpodcaststrainspeopletofirstlistentoothersbeforeoffering

one'sownopinions.Ithelpsbuildupourpatienceandlisteningskills.ChengYanliang,a

co-founderofthepodcastLeftandRight,statedthat"audioprogramscanfilterthose

bad-temperedpeoplewhowouldlosepatienceafterreadingseveralparagraphsandstartwriting

awfulcommentstoinsultothers".

Withsuchadvantages,"podcastsareenteringthemainstreaminChina",notedChinaDaily.

l.WhydoestheauthormentionXimalayainthethirdparagraph?

A.Toinformthereadersofitsfastdevelopment.

B.Toshowtheimpactithasonusers.

C.TodemonstratethepopularityofpodcastsinChina.

D.Todiscussthecharacteristicsofpodcasts.

2.WhatisthemainaimoftheaudioprogramPleaseListen?

A.Toamuseaudiencesindifferentways.

B.Tohelpaudienceseasetheirworries.

C.Toallowaudiencestocommentoncurrentaffairs.

D.Togiveaudiencesaplatformtoacquireknowledge.

3.WhydoesPanAijuanthinkpodcastsarefriendlytolisteners?

A.Theycanaccompanylistenersindifferentcircumstances.

B.Theircontentusuallyfollowsaflexiblestructure.

C.Theyprovidelistenerswithaseaofinformation.

D.ltisquiteeasytodrawaconclusionfromapodcast.

4.Howcanpodcastsinfluencepeople'spersonalityaccordingtothetext?

A.Theycanmakepeoplemorecheerful.

B.Theycanmakepeoplelosetheirtempermoreeasily.

C.Theycanhelpbreakthehabitofinsultingpeopleonline.

D.Theycanmakepeoplemorepatient.

3.AChinesespaceminingcompanyhasdesignedarobotthatcancapturewastematerial

leftbehindbyspacecraftinouterspacewithabignet.

Thestate-runXinhuanewsagencyrecentlyreportedthattherobotlaunchedonthe

government'sLongMarch6rocketalongwithseveralsatellites.Therobotwillalsoinvestigate

deepspacetoobservesmallobjectsintheuniverse.The30-kilogramrobot,calledNEO-Ol,was

developedbyOriginSpace.Poundedin2019andbasedinthesouthernChinesetechhub（技術(shù)中

心）Shenzhen,OriginSpacehasbeendevotedtoexploringandusingspaceresources,accordingto

thecompany.Thecompanysaystherobotwillleadthewayforfuturetechnologiescapableof

miningonasteroids（小行星）.

Theworld'sfirstasteroidminingcompany,PlanetaryResources,wasestablishedin2009.

Sincethen,morethan12businessesaroundtheworldhaveenteredtheindustry,including3D

SystemsoftheUnitedStatesandJapan'sAstroscale.Astroscale'stechnologyusesmagnets（磁鐵）

togatherupspacewaste.ButareportontheOriginSpacewebsitesaysNEO-Olwilluseanetto

capturewasteandthenbumit.Thousandsofsatelliteshavebeenlaunchedworldwide.Asthey

areusedtoolong,manyendupaswasteandputotheroperatingsatellitesatrisk.

SuMengisthefounderofOriginSpace.Hesaidthecompanyplanstolaunchmanyspace

telescopesandmorespacecrafttobeginthefirstfor-profitminingofasteroidsby2045.Suadded

thatNEO-Olwillserveasaprototype（雛形）offuturespaceminingrobots,whichcanuserich

mineralresourcesonasteroidstosupportthedevelopmentofthespaceindustry.

TheXinhuanewsagencyreportedthatChinawasincreasingeffortstolandaspacecrafton

anear-Earthasteroidtocollectmaterials.Chinaisalsospeedingupaplantobuildadefense

systemagainstnear-Earthasteroids.ThecountryaimstofollowRussiaandtheUnitedStatesin

becomingamajorspacepowerby2030.

l.WhichofthefollowingcancorrectlydescribeNEO-Ol?

A.Itweighs60kilograms.

B.ltwascreatedbyPlanetaryResources.

C.ltwillbeburntafterfinishingitsmission.

D.ltismainlyusedtocatchspacewaste.

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Chinawillbethemostpowerfulinspaceby2030.

B.OriginSpacewillopenmoreminesonasteroids.

C.ltisthoseuselesssatellitesthatmakespacewaste.

D.Therobotwilllookintodeepspaceformorewaste.

3.WhatdoesSuMengthinkofNEO-Ol?

A.Itispromisingandrewarding.

B.lthasbenefitedthespaceindustry.

C.lt'salongwaytoproduceit.

D.lt'llhelpmakemoneyforthecompany.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.NEO-Ol,ASmartRobotUsedinSpace

B.AChineseRobotCanCatchSpaceWaste

C.ANewRobotMakesChinaaSpacePower

D.NEO-Ol,thePioneerofFutureSpaceRobots

4.ALongMarch-5rocketcarryingtheChang'e-5spacecrafttookofffromtheWenchangSpace

LaunchCenteronthesouthernChineseislandofHainanat4:30amonTuesday,24November.

Thejourneytothemoonwilltakearoundeightdays.

TheChang'e-5mission,namedaftertheancientChinesegoddessofthemoon,willseekto

collectlunarmaterialtohelpscientistsunderstandmoreaboutthemoon'soriginsandformation.

ThemissionwilltestChina'sabilitytoremotelyacquiresamplesfromspace,aheadofmore

complexmissions.

SpokesmanfortheChang'e-5mission,PeiZhaoyu,said/Wethinkthattherearetwomain

purposesforthecompletionofthislunarsamplingmission.Oneisthescientificpurpose.Wecan

conductsamplingthroughcircumlunar（環(huán)月的）andmoonlandingexplorations,butitismore

intuitive（直覺(jué)的）andmoredirecttoobtainsamplesforscientificresearch.Plus,therewillbe

moreinstrumentsandmoremethodstostudyitontheground.Ithinkthisisthescientific

purpose.Thereisalsoanengineeringpurpose.Throughthetaskofsamplingandreturning,we

couldhaveamorecompletegraspofrelevanttechnologiesoflunarexploration/

Ifthemissiongoesasplanned,itwillmakeChinaonlythethirdcountrytohaveretrievedlunar

samples,joiningtheUSandtheSovietUnion.

Afterenteringthemoon'sorbit,thespacecraftisintendedtoarrangeapairofvehiclestoland

thelunarsurface:alanderandanascender.Theplanisforthelandertodrillintothelunar

surface,witharoboticarmscoopingoutsoilandrocks.Thiskindofmaterialwillbetransferredto

theascendervehicle,whichisduetocarryitfromthesurfaceandthendockwith（對(duì)接）an

orbitingmodule.ThesamplesthenwillbetransferredtoareturncapsuleforthetriptoEarth,

withalandinginChina/sInnerMongoliaregion.

Theprobeisduetobeonthelunarsurfaceforabouttwodays,whiletheentiremissionis

scheduledtotakearound23days.

l.WhatisthetaskoftheChang'e-5mission?

A.TohelpscientistslearnmoreaboutEarth.

B.ToknowtheancientChinesegoddessofthemoon.

C.Tblandaroboticspacecraftonthemoon.

D.Togetbacksamplesfromthemoon'ssurface.

2.WhatdidPeistressinhiswords?

A.Thesignificanceofthemission.

B.Thecourseofcollectingsamples.

C.Theachievementsoftheexploration.

D.Thescientificwayofspaceexploration.

3.Whatisresponsiblefordiggingoutrocks?

A.Theascender.B.Thelander.

C.Theorbitingmodule.D.Thereturncapsule.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrieved"mean?

A.Startedout.B.Dealtwith.C.Gotback.D.Putaway.

5.Askpeopletonametheworld'stallestpeakandanybodywithsoundgeneralknowledgewill

nameMountQomolangma.Butquizthemonitsexactheightandmanywillhesitate.Recently,a

teamofover30ChinesesurveyorsleftthebasecampatMountQomolangmaforahigherspot

onitsjourneytothepeakonWednesdayaspartofthecountry'smissiontoremeasuretheheight

oftheworld'shighestmountain.

Theremeasurementofthepeak'sheightisapartofChina'slatestlarge-scalescientificsurvey

ofQomolangma.PreparationoftheprojectwasstartedinearlyMarch,with53surveyorsfrom

theFirstGeodeticSurveyingBrigade（大地測(cè)量旅）gettingstationednearQomolangmatocarry

outadaptiveclimbingandtraininginothertechnicalskills,andtheyaregoingtothesurveyon

thetopofthemountain.

Toensuretheaccuracyofthemeasurement,andtoworkitinamorescientificway,experts

fromtheChineseAcademyofSurveyingandMapping,theShaanxiBureauofSurveying,andthe

ChinaGeologicalSurveywereinvitedtoassistinthetechnicaldesignandplanningoftheproject

fromthebeginning.

Thetechnicalinnovationandbreakthroughappliedinthelatestsurveyincludetheapplication

oftheBeiDou-3NavigationSatelliteSystemandadvanceddomesticsurveyingandmapping

instruments.

TheChinesegovernmenthasconductedsixlarge-scalesurveysandmeasurementson

Qomolangmainthepastfewdecades;ithadsuccessfullymeasuredandannouncedtheheightof

themountainin1975and2005.ChinesemountaineersandresearchersclimbedMount

Qomolangmain1975todetermineitsheightandconcludedthattherockheightofthepeakwas

about8,848.13meters;in2005,thesummitmeasured8,844.43meters.Itisbelievedthatthis

remeasurementwillsurelybringaboutsurprisetotheworld,thusshowinghowpowerfulour

countryis!

l.Wheredoesthetextcomefrom?

A.Astorybook.B.Anewsreport.

C.Asciencefiction.D.Atravelguidebook.

2.WhatensurestheaccuracyofthemeasurementaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Applyingadaptiveclimbingskills.

B.PlanningtheprojectinearlyMarch.

C.lnvitingmanyexpertstosupport.

D.Usingthemostadvancedmappinginstruments.

3.Whichofthefollowingaboutthesurveyistrue?

A.Thisisthe7thlarge-scalesurveyofQomolangma

B.TheheightofQomolangmamustbeshorterthanbefore.

C.30SurveyorswerestationednearQomolangma.

D.83surveyorsworkedfortheremeasurement.

4.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ThewaysofremeasuringQomolangma.

B.TheresultsofmeasuringQomolangma.

C.Thetechnologiesappliedinremeasuring

□.China'sremeasurementofQomolangma.

6.InNovember2020,USclimberEmilyHarrington,34,tookonElCaptain-a3,000foot(917

meters）rockformation（巖層）inYosemiteNationalPark,US.Sheaccomplishedherfeat（壯舉）

withinadayandbecamethefirstwomantofree-climbtheGoldenGateroute.

ItusedtotakeweeksforrockclimberstoreachthetopofElCaptain,evenwiththehelpofa

partnerandclimbingaids.Inrecentyears,onlythreepeople—allme—hadfree-climbedthe

GoldenGaterouteonElCaptaininunder24hours,accordingtoCNN.

Thenumberoffemaleclimbershasbeenrisinginrecentyears.Eveninthepandemic,manyof

themhavemadegreatachievementsandpushedhumanlimits.a\hadneverexpectedtoearnmy

placetoaYosemiteclimber.ButthroughoutthisexperienceIhavelearnedthatthereisno

formulatoachievementupthere/shesaid.

Therisingnumberoffemaleclimbingenthusiastsshouldcomeasnosurprise.Accordingtothe

websiteC,"'Climbingisoneofthefewsportswhereit'spossibletoleveltheplaying

field.Women'ssuperiorstrength-to-weightratio（比例）helpsoffset（彌補(bǔ)）anythingwemaylack

inpowerorreach,bridgingthegapbetweenthesexes//

LegendaryAustrianclimberAngelaEiterisanotherstrongfemalefigureintheclimbingworld.

In2020EitermadenewsassheclimbedtheunknownfaceshecallsMadameChinginherhome

country.

AccordingtoNewYorkPost,theroutewasfreeoftraces.ThatmeansEitherhadtosearchfor

theholdsandpredicthowthemovesweregoingtoplayoutbyherself.Worsestill,therockthere

isreallyfragileandsomeholdshadtobefixedwithglue.Butafterintensiveindoortrainingto

visualizetherouteandbuildupthestrength,Eiter;whostands154cmhighandweighs46kg,

madeit.

"IamnotthestrongestwomanandIamverysmall,andIamhappythatIcanshowother

womenthattheycanalsodoit,"shetoldthereporter.

l.WhatdidEmilyHarringtonaccomplish?

A.ShereachedthetopofElCaptaininlessthanaday.

B.Shefree-climbedtheGoldenGateroutewithinweeks.

C.ShewasthefirstpersontotakeonElCaptainsuccessfully.

D.Shefree-climbedtheGoldenGateroutewithoutclimbingaids.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"leveltheplayingfield"inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Giveasenseofbelonging.B.Givesomeoneanadvantage.

C.Makeasituationmorebalanced.D.AIIowsomeonetoprovethemselves.

3.WhatdifficultydidAngelaEitermeetwithwhenclimbingMadameChing?

A.Therewerenoholdstouse.B.Therewerenobeatenpathtofollow.

C.Therewasalackofnecessitieslikeglue.D.Herpredictionabouttheroutewaswrong.

4.WhatcanwelearnfromHarringtonandEiter?

A.AIwaysbattleothers.B.Findwhereyoubelong.

C.Workhardtobearolemodel.D.Bebraveandpursueyourgoal.

7.TheTokyoSummerOlympicsisgoinggreen.The5,000medalsJapanhasmadearemore

specialthanmost.

OnenovelfocusoftheTokyoOlympicsistobe“sustainable"—toavoidusingtoomany

naturalresources,sothatthegamesareeasyontheenvironment.Aspartofthisgoal,the

organizersdecidedtomakealloftheOlympicmedalsoutofmetalrecycledfromoldelectronics.

Almostallelectronicsaremadewithsmallamountsof"preciousmetals",likegoldandsilver.

Butcollectingenoughofthesemetalstomake5,000medalswasahugechallenge.That's

becausetheamountofmetalineachdeviceistiny.Itwouldtakeabout20,000cellphonestoget

just1kilogramofgold.

BeginninginApril2017,theorganizersplacedcollectionboxesaroundthecountry,and

askedpeopletoturnintheiroldelectronicdevices.Soonpeoplebegantorespondtothe

initiative,turninginsmartphones,digitalcameras,hand-heldgames,andlaptops.Atfirst,

collectionwentslowly,butsoonmoreandmoreareasbegantotakepart.Bytheend,1,621local

governmentshadhelpedoutwiththecollectionprocess.

Thencamethejobofbreakingthosedevicesdownintosmallerpieces.Afterbeingtaken

apartandsorted,thesmallelectronicsweresmelted（熔煉）togetallthegold,silver,andbronze

elements.Thisisatrickyjob,whichcallsforcarefulattentionandgoodskill.It'salsodangerous,

becausesomeofthemetalsandotherthingsaren'tsafeforpeopletotouchorbreathe.

BytheendofMarch,2019,theorganizershadhittheirtargetsofgettingenoughmetalfor

themedals.Theyhadcollectedaround32kilogramsofgold,4,100kilogramsofsilverand2,200

kilogramsofbronze.Andnowallthe5,000medalsareavailableforthewould-bewinners.

l.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?

A.Thedifficultyofmakingthemedals.

B.Theprocessofcollectingoldelectronics.

C.Theinitiativetorecycleusedsmartphones.

D.Theclassificationofthecollecteddevices.

2.WhatcanweknowabouttheTokyoOlympicsmedals?

A.Theyarehugelyvaluable.

B.Theyareofhighquality.

C.Theyaredesigneduniquely.

D.Theyaremadefrome-waste.

3.Theunderlinedword"tricky“inParagraph5means"

A.creativeB.demandingC.well-paidD.unique

4.What'sthepurposeofTokyo'swayofmakingthemedals?

A.Tointroduceanewtechniquetomakemedals.

B.TopromotethespiritofOlympicGames.

C.Toadvocatesustainableuseofresources.

D.Tocallpeople'sattentiontoenvironmentaldamage.

8.Brazilsportsareoutofcontrol!Brazilmavbeoneofthemostsports-crazycountriesinthe

world.Whetheryouareintowatchingorplaying,Brazilsportshavealottooffereveryone.

FootballinBrazilismorethanasport.It/sawayoflife.FootballispopularinBrazilforseveral

reasons.Onereasonisthatitisfastpacedandfuntowatch.ThisisthereasonwhytheWorld

CupSocceristhemostwatchedsportseventintheworldasidefromtheSummerOlympics.Also,

youdon'tneedanythingtoplaysoccerexceptforsomethingtokick,andabigareainwhichto

play.FewwillargueifyousaythatBrazilleadstheworldinfootball.Nonationhaswonasmany

worldcupsasBrazil.

VolleyballisaclosesecondinBrazilsports.Intheworldofinternationalvolleyball,Brazilwins

manychampionshipsofallkinds,includingindoorandbeachvolleyball.Brazilhasnearly5,000

milesofcoastline.IfyougotoabeachinBrazil,therewillalwaysbeavolleyballgamegoingon

somewhere,andusuallytwoorthree.

FootvolleywascreatedinBrazilinthe1960s.Itisamixoffootballandvolleyball,wherethe

playersmustusetheirfeetandheadtogettheballoverthenetandintotheopponents'court,

andisalsoplayedinsand.ItisoneofthemostpopularbeachsportsinBrazil.

Swimming,tennis,rugby,boxing,judo,sailing,golfsurfing,andhandballareallgreatly

popularinBrazil.

1.Weinferthatthispassagewaswrittento.

A.explainwhyfootballissopopularinBrazil

B.encourageustodosportsaspeopleinBrazildo

C.tellusthehistoryofseveralsportsinBrazil

0.introduceseveralverypopularsportsinBrazil

2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1suggest?

A.SportsareextremelypopularinBrazil.

B.AIIkindsofsportsareplayedinBrazil.

C.Brazilathletesareoutofcontrol.

D.Brazilathletesarenotwelleducated.

3.FromParagraph2,welearnmostpeoplebelievethat.

A.footballisthemostpopularsportineverycountry

B.peopledon'tneedanythingtoplaysoccer

C.BrazilhaswoneveryWorldCupSoccer

D.Brazilleadstheworldinfootball

4.Accordingtothewriter,whatisthesecondmostpopularsportinBrazil?

A.Football.B.Volleyball.C.Footvolley.D.Tennis.

9.WorldHealthOrganization（WHO）chiefscientistSoumyaSwaminathansaidMondaythat

herdimmunitytocoronaviruswouldnotbeachievedin2021,despitethegrowingavailabilityof

vaccines（疫苗產(chǎn)量）.

Factorsthatdelayherdimmunityincludelimitedaccesstovaccinesindevelopingcountries,

skepticism（'懷疑）overvaccination,andthepotentialforvirusmutations（變異），accordingto

healthexperts.

Agrowingnumberofcountriesaroundtheworld,includingtheUnitedStates,theUnited

Kingdom,Singapore,GermanyandotherEuropeanUnioncountries,areinthefirststagesof

mass-vaccinationcampaigns.

Herdimmunityoccurswhenenoughpeopleinapopulationhaveimmunitytoaninfection（傳染）

sothatitpreventsthediseasefromspreading.

“Wearenotgoingtoachieveanylevelsofpopulationimmunityorherdimmunityin2021/

Swaminathansaid,whileemphasizingthatmeasureslikephysicaldistancing,handwashingand

maskwearingcontinuetobenecessaryincontrollingCOVID'sspreadfortherestoftheyear.

HoweveoSwaminathanpraisedthe“incredibleprogress“madebyvaccineresearchersto

developseveralsafeandeffectivevaccinesatunprecedented（空前的）speed.Countriesare

currentlyadministeringvaccinesdevelopedbyBioNTech-Pfizer,OxfordUniversityAstraZeneca

andModerna.

“Thevaccinesaregoingtocome/shesaid."Theyaregoingtogotoallcountries,but

meanwhilewemustn'tforgetthattherearemeasuresthatwork/sheadded,referringtohygiene

（衛(wèi)生）andsocialdistancing.

〃Wewon'tgetbacktonormalquickly/DaleFisher,chairmanoftheWHO'sOutbreakAlertand

ResponseNetwork,toldaconferencehostedbyReutersnewsagency.Z/Weknowweneedtoget

toherdimmunityandweneedthatinamajorityofcountries,butwearenotgoingtoseethatin

2021/Fishersaid."Theremightbesomecountriesthatmightachieveitbuteventhenthatwill

notcreatenormalespeciallyintermsofbordercontrols/headded.

l.WhichofthefollowingareNOTthefactorsthatdelayherdimmunity?

A.Peopleareskepticalaboutvaccination.

B.Accesstovaccinesindevelopingcountriesislimited.

C.Agrowingnumberofcountriesbeginmass-vaccinationcampaigns.

D.Virusmutationsarelikelytohappen.

2.Asforthefirststagesofmass-vaccinationcampaigns,whichcountryisNOTmentionedinthe

passage?

A.VietnamB.GermanyC.SingaporeD.theUnitedKingdom

3.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatFishersaid?

A.Inmanycountriesin2021,peoplewillliveanormallifeintermsofbordercontrols.

B.lfsomecountriesmightachieveherdimmunity,peoplewilllivea'normal'life.

C.lntermsofgoodbordercontrols,wecanachieveherdimmunity.

D.Theremaybealongwaytogettoherdimmunityallovertheworld.

4.WhatistheattitudeofSwaminathantotheprogressofvaccinedevelopment?

A.PositiveB.negativeC.unclearD.neutral

10.Haveyoueverhadatroublingproblemthathasleftyouwonderingwheretoturnfor

help?

EveHobsbawmisalifeadviser.Sheoffersadvicetopeoplestrugglingwithallkindsof

problems,fromrelationshipdifficultiestowhattocookfordinner.Shedoesthisthrougha

websiteinvitingpeopletoemailherwiththeirproblems.There'snothingunusualaboutthat,

exceptforthefactthatEveisonlyeightyearsold.

Thisjuniortrouble-shooter;whoalsogoesbythename"MissEvieMouse"livesinLondon

withherparents.NotonlyisMissMousewillingtolendaneartoherclients,shewillalsooffer

themahelpinghand,forafeeofcourse.ShechargesbetweenlOpforadviceonlittle,everyday

worriesand￡1formorecomplicatedproblems.Herareasofexpertknowledge,ifnotof

experience,areproblemsaboutlove,lifeandwork-lifebalance.

Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved,butEvecan'talwayshelp.Anoteonthesitestates

thatshecan'tanswerquestionslike"Doesspaceeverend?"andshewon'tsolve

schoolwork-relatedproblems,especiallynotmaths.

SheexplainedtotheGuardiannewspaperthatshewasinspiredtosetupthecompanyby

herfatherwhorunsatechstart-up.Evesaid,"AssoonasIsawhisbusinessandunderstoodthe

kindsofthingsbusinessesdo,Ithoughtthat'swhatI'mgoingtodo."

ButsincesettinguphercompanyinDecembershehasbeensooverwhelmedwithmessages

thatshehashadtotakeastepback."Therehasbeenalotofsuddeninterestinmysite,whichis

nice,"shesays,"butIneedtodomyhomeworktoo,soIwon'tbesolvinganymoreproblemsfor

abit."..

l.EveHobsbawmisanunusualadviserbecauseshe.

A.asksforfeesforheradviceB.isjustapupilatprimaryschool

C.isanexpertinwork-lifebalanceD.answersquestionsontheInternet

2.Whatispeople'sattitudetowardsEve'swebsite?

A.InterestedB.DisapprovingC.DoubtfulD.Unconcerned

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEve?

A.Shehasalotofexperienceinlife.

B.Sheisverypopularamongstudents.

C.Shehasanatural