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【命题趋势】
新闻报道在2020年高考中出现了两次，过去的高考中新闻报道也零星出现过几次。不仅在阅读中，写作，阅读七选五或者语法填空都有可能涉及到。所以新闻报道类题材还是需要复习的。以下是新闻报道真题和模拟试题，学生可以集中练习。
1.【2020年全国卷Ⅲ】
When "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was first shown to the public last month, a group of excited animal activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard. But they weren’t there to throw red paint on fur-coat-wearing film stars. Instead, one activist, dressed in a full-body monkey suit, had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers: "Thanks for not using real apes (猿)!"
The creative team behind "Apes" used motion-capture (动作捕捉) technology to create digitalized animals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that records an actor’s performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image (图像). In this case, one of a realistic-looking ape.
Yet "Apes" is more exception than the rule. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately. One nonprofit organization, which monitors the treatment or animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs on more than 2,000 productions this year. Already, a number of films, including "Water for Elephants," "The Hangover Part Ⅱ" and "Zookeeper," have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them haven’t been treated properly.
In some cases, it’s not so much the treatment of the animals on set in the studio that has activists worried; it’s the off-set training and living conditions that are raising concerns. And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the Sates.
24. Why did the animal activists gather on Hollywood Boulevard?
A. To see famous film stars. B. To oppose wearing fur coats.
C. To raise money for animal protection. D. To express thanks to some filmmakers.
25. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A. The cost of making "Apes." B. The creation of digitalized apes.
C. The publicity about “Apes." D. The performance of real apes.
26. What does the underlined phrase "keeping tabs on" in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Listing completely. B. Directing professionally.
C. Promoting successfully. D. Watching carefully.
27. What can we infer from the last paragraph about animal actors?
A. They may be badly treated. B. They should take further training.
C. They could be traded illegally. D. They would lose popularity.
2.【2020年全国卷Ⅲ】
With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation(孤独), more families are choosing to live together.
The doorway to peace and quiet, for Nick Bright at least, leads straight to his mother-in-law: she lives on the ground floor, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.
Four years ago they all moved into a three-storey Victorian house in Bristol — one of a growing number of multigenerational families in the UK living together under the same roof. They share a front door and a washing machine, but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room on the ground floor.
“We floated the idea to my mum of sharing a house,” says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts in: “We spoke more with Nick because I think it’s a big thing for Nick to live with his mother-in-law.”
And what does Nick think? “From my standpoint, it all seems to work very well. Would I recommend it? Yes, I think I would.”
It’s hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time. Official reports suggest that the number of households with three generations living together had risen from 325,000 in 2001 to 419,000 in 2013.
Other varieties of multigenerational family are more common. Some people live with their elderly parents; many more adult children are returning to the family home, if they ever left. It is said that about 20% of 25-34-year-olds live with their parents, compared with 16% in 1991.The total number of all multigenerational households in Britain is thought to be about 1.8 million.
Stories like that are more common in parts of the world where multigenerational living is more firmly rooted. In India, particularly outside cities, young women are expected to move in with their husband’s family when they get married.
28. Who mainly uses the ground floor in the Victorian house in Bristol?
A. Nick. B. Rita. C. Kathryn D. The daughters.
29. What is Nick’s attitude towards sharing the house with his mother-in -law?
A. Positive. B. Carefree. C. Tolerant. D. Unwilling.
30. What is the author’s statement about multigenerational family based on?
A. Family traditions. B. Financial reports. C. Published statistics. D. Public opinions.
31. What is the text mainly about?
A. Lifestyles in different countries. B. Conflicts between generations.
C. A housing problem in Britain. D. A rising trend of living in the UK.
1.【吉林省长春市东北师范大学附中2019-2020学年高三上学期第一次摸底】
As we all know, most animals only perform tricks when given treats. However, Kim, the world’s first spider to learn a skill, needs no stimulus (刺激物) to do what she loves—jumping from different heights and distances— upon the instruction of a team of scientists from the University of Manchester.
While the idea of training a spider might sound evil, the researchers’ motives were purely scientific. They are trying to unlock the secrets behind the jumping spiders’ extraordinarily high leaps to catch prey (猎物) or to escape their enemies. A better understanding of the spiders’ leaps would help experts develop more efficient flying and jumping robots.
The scientists found that Kim could gather enough force in her legs to jump more than six times the length of her own body from a stationary position. What was even more amazing was that she always landed perfectly. For shorter distances, Kim used a lot of energy, resulting in quick leaps, which the researchers believe probably increases her chances of catching fast-moving prey. The farther the distance, the less extra energy was used, resulting in slower but precise leaps.
Previous studies have indicated that spiders use both their muscles and hydraulic (液压的) pressure—a mechanism by which blood is transferred to their extended legs—to push them off the ground. However, in Kim’s case, her leg muscles alone appeared to be generating enough force for the liftoff. The researchers now intend to do further research to comprehend fully not just the spiders’ jumping technique, but that of other insects as well. “We are familiar with robots that are aimed at taking over human functions, but there are millions of insects in the world that perform specific functions that we have interest in adapting to robotics,” says Nabawy, the leading engineer of the researching team.
12. What is the purpose of scientists’ researching the jumping spider?
A. To have fun and relax. B. To help develop robots.
C. To get rid of spiders. D. To protect this species.
13. Why did Kim use a lot of energy for short leaps?
A To jump high enough.
B. To land more precisely.
C. To catch fast-moving prey.
D. To increase chances of escape.
14. What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refers to?
A. Jumping technique. B. Leg muscle.
C. Further research. D. Energy for liftoff.
15. What can be a suitable title of this passage?
A. Jumping Techniques Used by Jumping Spider
B. Jumping Spider Inspired Creating Robots
C. Animals Perform Tricks if Provided with Treats
D. The World’s First Spider That Jumps on Demand
2.【2020年新疆乌鲁木齐市第一中学高考一模】
A new report from the U.K. says that more than 1 in 5 teens there spend five hours or more per day on social media. And the heavier users of social media go to bed later and get poorer quality sleep. The new study was based on self-reported survey data from nearly 12,000 teenage participants in the U.K. Millennium Cohort Study.
Megan Moreno, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says that social media is too often described as either entirely good or bad, when the reality is more complicated for teens. "Social media may have its problems, but it is the way that they stay in touch with each other," she says.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the study found a link between high social media usage and poor sleep patterns. Specifically, teens who report heavier social media use go to sleep later. And, the study authors note, late bedtimes are linked with poorer academic and mental health outcomes.
Holly Scott, a researcher at the University of Glasgow, isn't sounding the alarm. She says, "it's easy to look at the results of this and think, 'We should just get teenagers to spend less time on social media.' I think that's an understandable response, but what I really encourage people to do is look beyond that." She says people should pay attention to the "important emotional and cognitive and social factors" at play with when teenagers are using social media.
Scott emphasizes that the study is pointing to a correlation between social media and poor sleep, but not necessarily demonstrating cause and effect.
"Certainly some teens do say that they struggle to get off of social media at night — they might be worried about missing out on things, or affecting their friends by not answering messages — and they stay up late from that," she says. But, "maybe for some of those young people they have a naturally later body clock, and are passing their free time at night on social media until they're ready to fall asleep," she says.
8. What’s the purpose of the new study in the U.K.?
A. To find the benefits of using social media.
B. To know the effects of using social media.
C. To know teenagers’ habits of using social media.
D. To prove the growing popularity of social media.
9. What attitude does Megan Moreno take towards social media?
A. Critical.
B. Positive.
C. Objective.
D. Confused.
10. What does Holly Scott think of social media’s causing poor sleep?
A. It’s interesting.
B. It’s impossible.
C. It’s beyond doubt.
D. It lacks evidence.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. How to Sleep Well Tonight
B. Social Media Is Wasting Our Time
C. Teens May Be Losing Sleep Over Social Media
D. Make Use of Social Media in an Effective Way
3. 【江苏省如皋市2021届高三适应性考试】
In a world first, scientists have cloned a rare, endangered Przewalski's horse named Kurt at San Diego zoo in the US. Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as he plays happily in his pen(围栏).
He isn't afraid to kick or head butt anyone who gets in his way and when he's hungry, dashes over to his mother for milk.
Scientists have cloned nearly two dozen kinds of mammals. The first was Dolly the sheep in the UK in 1996. Other species include dogs, cats, pigs, cows and polo ponies and, in China in 2018, a monkey.
The zoo sees Kurt's birth as a milestone in efforts to restore the population of the horse also known as the Asiatic Wild Horse or Mongolian Wild Horse. The small animals ( they stand only about 1.2m to 1.5m tall) are believed extinct in the wild and number only about 2,000 in zoos and wildlife habitats. Their limited gene pool puts them at a reproductive disadvantage.
“This horse is expected to be one of the most genetically important individuals of his species,” Bob Wiese, chief life sciences officer at San Diego Zoo Global, which operates the zoo, said in a statement. “We are hopeful that he will bring back genetic variation important for the future of the Przewalski's horse population. ”
Although only 2 months old Kurt's birth was made possible in 1980 when cells were taken from a 5-year-old male horse and put in deep freeze at San Diego's Frozen Zoo facility. His father died in 1998.
Kurt was named for Kurt Benirschke, who played a key role in founding the Frozen Zoo.
“A central belief of the Frozen Zoo, when it was established by Dr Benirschke, was that it would be used for purposes not possible at the time. ” said Oliver Ryder, director of genetics at San Diego Zoo Global.
Kurt was born at a veterinary(兽医的) facility in Texas,US,where he'll continue to live with his mother for most likely another year. Eventually he'll become part of the zoo's Przewalski's horse population, where it's hoped someday he'll become a father himself.
8．According to the passage, many mammals have been cloned except______.
A．Przewalski's horses
B．polar bears
C．monkeys
D．sheep
9．Why does the zoo see Kurt's birth as a milestone?
A．Because it will be the first one to live in the wild.
B．Because it is the only cloned one close to extinction.
C．Because it's expected to become the lead horse.
D．Because it may help recover the genetic variation.
10．What can we learn about Kurt from the text?
A．He behaved differently from others when he was young.
B．He doesn't have a father as a cloned one in the laboratory.
C．The cells for cloning have been preserved for over 40 years.
D．Its name comes from the discoverer of the Przewalski's horse.
11．What was the Frozen Zoo set up for?
A．Protecting endangered animals that may be hard to save for the moment.
B．Providing necessary facilities to help people clone endangered animals.
C．Encouraging people to insist on their purposes that may hard to achieve.
D．Forming a central belief that it would be useful someday in the near future.
4.【福建省厦门外国语2021届阶段性检测】
More than a third of small towns in Georgia lost population in the last year alone, highlighting the challenges of reviving rural areas. New census (人口普查) estimates show that Camilla fell below 5,000 residents. Sparks fell below 2,000, and Milan fell to 661 residents for a loss of 7% of its population. All three towns are in South Georgia.
Many of the young people in these communities graduate from high school and don’t come back. “They go to college, whatever, they don’t come back,” said David Bridges, head of its Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation in Tifton.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s cities are growing, having no problem drawing people from small towns and other cities. Atlanta grew more than 1% in the past year and is now nearing the half-million-resident mark.
The trend of people moving from rural to urban areas is hardly a new one — it’s been going on worldwide for more than a century. But continued population losses have raised questions about whether rural areas can do anything to reverse the tide.
Rural residents can face a number of challenges including access to good jobs, transportation and health care. Manufacturing jobs have dried up in many places, while modernization and new technology means fewer people are needed for farming. And many people are deciding to have smaller families than was typical a century ago.
“The older generation is dying, the younger generation is moving away, and because there are perceived to be fewer business opportunities, financial opportunities, etc. It’s very challenging to get inbound population.” Bridges said.
Demographers (人口学家) expect the shift from rural to urban to continue. But there are some bright spots in rural America still. Jackson County near Athens was recently named one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation by the Census Bureau. Amazon opened a large fulfillment center there a couple of years ago. And Young Harris, near the Georgia-North Carolina border, has grown by more than 80% since 2010.
28．What happened to the small towns mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A．Their sizes grew rapidly. B．Their population declined.
C．They drew more residents. D．They raised challenges to locals.
29．Which of the following best explains “reverse the tide” underlined in Paragraph 4?
A．People move from rural to urban areas.
B．Small towns draw people from cities.
C．Rural areas develop their economy quickly.
D．Population continue to grow in urban areas.
30．Why is David Bridges quoted?
A．To offer more evidence. B．To draw a conclusion.
C．To show his contribution. D．To give part of the reasons.
31．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Jackson County is the best town in the US.
B．Rural towns will keep growing to larger ones.
C．Others will follow the lead of these bright spots.
D．There can be measures to help rural towns grow.
5.【福建省厦门外国语2021届阶段性检测】
Chinese scientists have created the world’s first light-based quantum（量子）computer named Jiuzhang. It is a milestone in which a quantum machine can solve a problem no classical supercomputer can tackle within a reasonable amount of time.
Experts recognized the Chinese machine as a “state-of-the-art experiment” Fabio Sciarrino, a quantum physicist at Sapienza University of Rome, told Science News that his first impression of the Chinese quantum computer was, simply, “wow”. Anton Zeilinger, noted quantum physicist and president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, said that, following this experiment, he predicts there is a very good chance that quantum computers may be used very broadly someday.
Quantum computers stand out at running simulations that are impossible for conventional computers. Quantum machines can take computational shortcuts when simulating extremely complex situations, while conventional computers have to force their way to a solution, taking significantly more time in the process. Moreover, it can perform an extreme calculation, called Gaussian boson sampling（高斯玻色取样）, in 200 seconds. The same task would take the world’s fastest classical supercomputer, Fugaku, around 600 million years.
Pan Jianwei, who is recognized as China’s top quantum scientist and one of the key researchers behind Jiuzhang, said the calculations they carried out can not only showcase the machine’s computing power but also demonstrate potential practical applications in machine learning and quantum chemistry.
“Quantum computing has already become a fierce competition area among the United States, Europe and other developed regions,” Pan said, adding that China’s quantum computational advantage took about 7 to 10 years to achieve, since the team first decided to tackle the problem around 2013.
However, Pan stressed that the quantum computer is a highly specialized machine, and is currently only programmed to do boson sampling. “It is not a general-purpose quantum computer,” he said. In the near future, scientists may increase Jiuzhang’s possible output states—a key indicator of computing power—from 10 to the 30th power to 10 to the 40th power.
32．What is the Anton Zeilinger’s attitude towards quantum computer?
A．Negative. B．Optimistic.
C．Doubtful. D．Satisfied.
33．How does the author support his opinion in Paragraph 3 ?
A．By making contrasts. B．By presenting reasons.
C．By analyzing figures. D．By conducting experiments.
34．What may be the next main focus in developing Jiuzhang?
A．Capacity. B．Programme.
C．Storage. D．Specialization.
35．What does the text mainly talk about?
A．High recognition of Chinese experts in the world.
B．Fierce competition in Boson sampling all over the world.
C．Appearance of the world’s first light-based quantum computer.
D．Distinctions between quantum computer and conventional computer.
6.【河北省邯郸市2021届高三模拟】
Thanks to a program called Hunger： Not Impossible (HNI), hungry people could have access to fresh, healthy food in their neighborhood by texting one simple word: Hungry. On one hand. people in charge of the program learn that each year 42 million Americans go hungry including 15. 9 million children. On the other hand, grocery stores, restaurants, and food providers throw out 60 million tons of unused food. HNI had a solution—connectivity.
HNI started fundraising and developing partnerships. Then they make plans with organizations and charities to help locate people who suffer from food insecurity. And they reached out to technical experts at Salesforce who developed an easy-to-use text-driven platform using a chat box. With all the elements in place, a simple text started the goodwill rolling.
When a needy person types in “Hungry” and sends the text message to HNI. they receive a message, back showing the closest locations that are offering free food. They also get a text displaying different menu options. They simply select a restaurant, choose the meal, then heads to the takeout counter where they pick up their free meal alongside paying customers. No questions are asked and dignity is preserved. The pilot project began in Venice Beach, California, providing over 250 meals to more than 50 youth in three weeks. HNI then grew to Bentonville. Arkansas, Klamath Falls Oregon? and St; Louis. Missouri.
"Providing food is the first step in transforming lives for the best. ” Michelle DiBattiste, operations and volunteer manager at Safe Place for Youth said in the press release, "By satisfying that initial survived instinct of finding food. Hunger： Not Impossible provides necessary space for personal growth, self-realization and finding stability. If there were less hungry people in the world, the crime rate would be reduced? there would be fewer homeless people, and the cost of healthcare would cut down. ”
28．What does HNI do to help hungry people?
A．Make a link between hungry people and food providers.
B．Offer hungry people fresh and healthy food.
C．Ask some restaurants to donate money.
D．Text a message to a grocery store.
29．What does the underlined word “elements” refer to in paragraph 2?
A．Fund, restaurants, technical experts and the number of hungry people.
B．Text messages, location of the stores, menu options and the takeout counter.
C．The pilot project, people suffering from food insecurity, a chat box and plans.
D．Fund, partnership, locating hungry people, and an easy-to-use text-driven platform.
30．What can we infer from what Michelle DiBattiste said?
A．Hungry people will live a better life.
B．HNI is good at helping hungry people.
C．HNI is good for the people and society.
D．Personal growth is extremely important.
31．What can be the best title for the text?
A．A Programme Connects Hungry People with Food
B．Feeding the Needy Is Necessary for Social Stability
C．A Simple Word Helps People in Need of Food
D．Hungry People Are Grateful to Restaurants
7.【湖北重点中学2021届高三联合检测】
A deadly virus is spreading from state to state and has infected 26 million Americans so far, killing at least 14,000 people this season alone. It’s not a new pandemic (传染病) – it’s influenza.
The 2019-2020 flu season, which began September 29, is projected to be one of the worst in a decade, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. At least 250,000 people have been hospitalized with symptoms from the flu, and that number is predicted to climb as flu activity spreads quickly.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, an assistant professor at University of Minnesota Medical School, said that the commonness of the flu often underplays its severity, but people should take it seriously.
The flu becomes dangerous when secondary infections emerge, the result of an already weakened immune system. Bacterial and viral infections worsen the flu’s symptoms. People with chronic illnesses are also at a heightened risk for flu complications.
Those complications include pneumonia(肺炎), inflammation in the heart and brain and organ failure – which, in some cases, can be deadly.
Influenza is tricky because the virus changes every year. Sometimes, the dominant strain in a flu season will be more virulent than in previous years, which can impact the number of people infected and the severity of their symptoms.
Most of these changes in the virus are small and insignificant, a process called antigenic drift. That year’s flu vaccine is mostly effective in protecting patients in spite of these small changes.
Occasionally, the flu undergoes a rare antigenic shift, which results when a completely new strain of virus emerges that human bodies haven’t experienced before.
This flu season, there’s no sign of antigenic shift, the most extreme change. But it’s happened before, most recently in 2009 with the H1N1 virus. It became a pandemic because people had no immunity against it, the CDC reported.
28．What do the numbers indicate in the first two paragraphs?
A．The flu is rather serious. B．The flu is quite common.
C．The flu is easy to control. D．The flu season lasts long.
29．When does the flu become dangerous?
A．There appear new symptoms of flu owing to antigenic shift.
B．The number of patients becomes large with the virus spreading.
C．Relative infections turn up because of the weaker immune system.
D．The virus changes its form with no immunity against it.
30．The underlined word “virulent” in paragraph 6 means ___________.
A．changeable B．deadly C．peaceful D．different
31．Why is the H1N1 virus in 2009 referred to in the last paragraph?
A．To warn people that the antigenic shift is impossible.
B．To inform people that the virus can be cured.
C．To show people that the vaccine is effective.
D．To remind people that the virus can be changed.
8.【江苏省苏州中学2021届高三调研】
The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge
Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!
The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.
Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue,
Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honor at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.
Between March 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at :http:// cambridgesciencefestival.org.
1．Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?
A．Cambridge locals. B．School students.
C．CSF winners. D．MIT artists.
2．When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?
A．On February 8th. B．On March 10th.
C．On March 15th D．On April 21st.
3．What type of writing is this text?
A．An exhibition guide. B．An art show review.
C．An announcement. D．An official report.
9.【重庆市第一中学2021届高三模拟】
Chinese athletes were highlighted by a series of inspirational wins in the International Ski Federation’s World Cup circuit recently. China’s Gu Ailing, a Chinese freestyle talent, made history by becoming the first ever back-to-back freeski World Cup winner in two different events at the same venue after claiming the slopestyle title in Calgary, Canada, on Feb.15, 2020. The day before, Gu had stormed to her first Cup gold in the halfpipe competition.
Gu again thrilled the crowds on Feb.15 in the slopestyle with another impressive display of technical riding, landing a string of difficult tricks, including a massive right 900° twist with a tail grab in her second run that earned her 89.18 points to dominate the 18-strong field.
“Honestly, my mind is blown,” Gu told the FIS website after the competition. “Coming in I didn’t have any expectations. I try not to take anything for granted. Honestly, I could not have expected two wins from these events.”
“I really just came in trying to do my best and ski the way I knew I could. Skiing my best is really the best part of this, and being rewarded for it just makes it even better.”
Born to a Chinese mother and an American father in San Francisco, US, Gu, better known as Eileen in the States, completed a naturalization process last June to represent China in international competitions.
Now she has her sights set on doing her mother’s home country proud at the 2022 Beijing Games.
A talented skier who has won many national junior titles in the US, Gu became a hit last month after winning two golds and a silver — in halfpipe, Big Air and slopestyle — at her first appearance in Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland.
With Gu now on board in freeski, China’s snow sports team, which also features world-class aerial skiers and halfpipe snowboarders, is determined to challenge Western dominance on the snow in 2022.
4．How did Gu Ailing created history in her career?
A．She won two gold medals in the World Cup.
B．She showed her talent in skiing performance.
C．She displayed an impressive technical riding.
D．She made a massive right 900° twist twice.
5．What mainly made Gu perform well in the match?
A．Her powerful determination. B．Her parents’ positive support.
C．Her deep love for competition. D．Her relaxing and careful mind.
6．Where was Gu born?
A．In China. B．In America.
C．In Canada. D．In Switzerland.
7．When did Gu become known in sports?
A．On Feb.15, 2020. B．On Feb.14, 2020.
C．In January 2020. D．In June 2019.
10.【湖南省2021届高三联考】
For the first time, a woman captain led Britain’s Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Canadian officer Megan Couto made history on June 26 by commanding the troops guarding Queen Elizabeth's London home. Couto, 24, led her Canadian unit in the ceremony, which is witnessed by thousands of visitors to London each year. Her unit is the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry （步兵），also known as The Patricia's".
The British Army said Couto was the first ever female infantry officer to lead the ceremony. “We look forward to seeing a British Army female infantry captain of the queen's guard when roles are opened up to women by the end of next year,“ a statement read.
Women were barred from serving in the British infantry and other fighting roles until the military changed the rule last year.
Canadian Captain Megan Couto made history by becoming the first female Captain of the Queen's Guard as she took part in the Changing the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Monday, June 26. The Canadian unit was invited to Britain to mark Canada's upcoming 150th anniversary. Canada Day is celebrated on July 1.
Canada was established on July 1, 1867, when Britain approved the British North America Act. The act established the Canadian Confederation out of three British colonies(殖民地). Canada, along with several other nations, still belongs to the British Commonwealth(英联邦). Queen Elizabeth still serves as the country's official head of state.
Many celebrations will be held throughout Canada to mark the country's 150th birthday. Among the activities will be parades, musical and cultural performances and fireworks. Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are to spend three days visiting Canada to mark the anniversary. In Britain, people plan to gather in London's Trafalgar Square to take part in a celebration for Canada Day. The event will feature musical performances, Canadian food, sports and other activities. It is predicted that there will be thousands of foreign visitors coming to enjoy the event.
24．What is special about the Changing of the Guard ceremony this time?
A．It didn't include Britain soldiers. B．It was commanded by a female.
C．It was led by a British officer. D．It was held in Canada.
25．Why did the Canadian soldiers come to Britain?
A．To honour the British queen. B．To guide the British queen.
C．To attract foreign visitors. D．To celebrate Canada Day.
26．What was Canada like before it was established?
A．It was part of Britain.
B．It was the same as it is today.
C．It belonged to the USA．D．It was out of the British Commonwealth.
27．What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．Delicious food on Canada Day. B．Celebrations to be held in Canada.
C．Foreign visitors to enjoy the event. D．Activities to be held for Canada Day.
考点20 阅读之新闻报道（原卷版）
【命题趋势】
新闻报道在2020年高考中出现了两次，过去的高考中新闻报道也零星出现过几次。不仅在阅读中，写作，阅读七选五或者语法填空都有可能涉及到。所以新闻报道类题材还是需要复习的。以下是新闻报道真题和模拟试题，学生可以集中练习。
1.【2020年全国卷Ⅲ】
When "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was first shown to the public last month, a group of excited animal activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard. But they weren’t there to throw red paint on fur-coat-wearing film stars. Instead, one activist, dressed in a full-body monkey suit, had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers: "Thanks for not using real apes (猿)!"
The creative team behind "Apes" used motion-capture (动作捕捉) technology to create digitalized animals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that records an actor’s performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image (图像). In this case, one of a realistic-looking ape.
Yet "Apes" is more exception than the rule. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately. One nonprofit organization, which monitors the treatment or animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs on more than 2,000 productions this year. Already, a number of films, including "Water for Elephants," "The Hangover Part Ⅱ" and "Zookeeper," have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them haven’t been treated properly.
In some cases, it’s not so much the treatment of the animals on set in the studio that has activists worried; it’s the off-set training and living conditions that are raising concerns. And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the Sates.
24. Why did the animal activists gather on Hollywood Boulevard?
A. To see famous film stars. B. To oppose wearing fur coats.
C. To raise money for animal protection. D. To express thanks to some filmmakers.
25. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A. The cost of making "Apes." B. The creation of digitalized apes.
C. The publicity about “Apes." D. The performance of real apes.
26. What does the underlined phrase "keeping tabs on" in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Listing completely. B. Directing professionally.
C. Promoting successfully. D. Watching carefully.
27. What can we infer from the last paragraph about animal actors?
A. They may be badly treated. B. They should take further training.
C. They could be traded illegally. D. They would lose popularity.
2.【2020年全国卷Ⅲ】
With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation(孤独), more families are choosing to live together.
The doorway to peace and quiet, for Nick Bright at least, leads straight to his mother-in-law: she lives on the ground floor, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.
Four years ago they all moved into a three-storey Victorian house in Bristol — one of a growing number of multigenerational families in the UK living together under the same roof. They share a front door and a washing machine, but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room on the ground floor.
“We floated the idea to my mum of sharing a house,” says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts in: “We spoke more with Nick because I think it’s a big thing for Nick to live with his mother-in-law.”
And what does Nick think? “From my standpoint, it all seems to work very well. Would I recommend it? Yes, I think I would.”
It’s hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time. Official reports suggest that the number of households with three generations living together had risen from 325,000 in 2001 to 419,000 in 2013.
Other varieties of multigenerational family are more common. Some people live with their elderly parents; many more adult children are returning to the family home, if they ever left. It is said that about 20% of 25-34-year-olds live with their parents, compared with 16% in 1991.The total number of all multigenerational households in Britain is thought to be about 1.8 million.
Stories like that are more common in parts of the world where multigenerational living is more firmly rooted. In India, particularly outside cities, young women are expected to move in with their husband’s family when they get married.
28. Who mainly uses the ground floor in the Victorian house in Bristol?
A. Nick. B. Rita. C. Kathryn D. The daughters.
29. What is Nick’s attitude towards sharing the house with his mother-in -law?
A. Positive. B. Carefree. C. Tolerant. D. Unwilling.
30. What is the author’s statement about multigenerational family based on?
A. Family traditions. B. Financial reports. C. Published statistics. D. Public opinions.
31. What is the text mainly about?
A. Lifestyles in different countries. B. Conflicts between generations.
C. A housing problem in Britain. D. A rising trend of living in the UK.
1.【吉林省长春市东北师范大学附中2019-2020学年高三上学期第一次摸底】
As we all know, most animals only perform tricks when given treats. However, Kim, the world’s first spider to learn a skill, needs no stimulus (刺激物) to do what she loves—jumping from different heights and distances— upon the instruction of a team of scientists from the University of Manchester.
While the idea of training a spider might sound evil, the researchers’ motives were purely scientific. They are trying to unlock the secrets behind the jumping spiders’ extraordinarily high leaps to catch prey (猎物) or to escape their enemies. A better understanding of the spiders’ leaps would help experts develop more efficient flying and jumping robots.
The scientists found that Kim could gather enough force in her legs to jump more than six times the length of her own body from a stationary position. What was even more amazing was that she always landed perfectly. For shorter distances, Kim used a lot of energy, resulting in quick leaps, which the researchers believe probably increases her chances of catching fast-moving prey. The farther the distance, the less extra energy was used, resulting in slower but precise leaps.
Previous studies have indicated that spiders use both their muscles and hydraulic (液压的) pressure—a mechanism by which blood is transferred to their extended legs—to push them off the ground. However, in Kim’s case, her leg muscles alone appeared to be generating enough force for the liftoff. The researchers now intend to do further research to comprehend fully not just the spiders’ jumping technique, but that of other insects as well. “We are familiar with robots that are aimed at taking over human functions, but there are millions of insects in the world that perform specific functions that we have interest in adapting to robotics,” says Nabawy, the leading engineer of the researching team.
12. What is the purpose of scientists’ researching the jumping spider?
A. To have fun and relax. B. To help develop robots.
C. To get rid of spiders. D. To protect this species.
13. Why did Kim use a lot of energy for short leaps?
A To jump high enough.
B. To land more precisely.
C. To catch fast-moving prey.
D. To increase chances of escape.
14. What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refers to?
A. Jumping technique. B. Leg muscle.
C. Further research. D. Energy for liftoff.
15. What can be a suitable title of this passage?
A. Jumping Techniques Used by Jumping Spider
B. Jumping Spider Inspired Creating Robots
C. Animals Perform Tricks if Provided with Treats
D. The World’s First Spider That Jumps on Demand
2.【2020年新疆乌鲁木齐市第一中学高考一模】
A new report from the U.K. says that more than 1 in 5 teens there spend five hours or more per day on social media. And the heavier users of social media go to bed later and get poorer quality sleep. The new study was based on self-reported survey data from nearly 12,000 teenage participants in the U.K. Millennium Cohort Study.
Megan Moreno, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says that social media is too often described as either entirely good or bad, when the reality is more complicated for teens. "Social media may have its problems, but it is the way that they stay in touch with each other," she says.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the study found a link between high social media usage and poor sleep patterns. Specifically, teens who report heavier social media use go to sleep later. And, the study authors note, late bedtimes are linked with poorer academic and mental health outcomes.
Holly Scott, a researcher at the University of Glasgow, isn't sounding the alarm. She says, "it's easy to look at the results of this and think, 'We should just get teenagers to spend less time on social media.' I think that's an understandable response, but what I really encourage people to do is look beyond that." She says people should pay attention to the "important emotional and cognitive and social factors" at play with when teenagers are using social media.
Scott emphasizes that the study is pointing to a correlation between social media and poor sleep, but not necessarily demonstrating cause and effect.
"Certainly some teens do say that they struggle to get off of social media at night — they might be worried about missing out on things, or affecting their friends by not answering messages — and they stay up late from that," she says. But, "maybe for some of those young people they have a naturally later body clock, and are passing their free time at night on social media until they're ready to fall asleep," she says.
8. What’s the purpose of the new study in the U.K.?
A. To find the benefits of using social media.
B. To know the effects of using social media.
C. To know teenagers’ habits of using social media.
D. To prove the growing popularity of social media.
9. What attitude does Megan Moreno take towards social media?
A. Critical.
B. Positive.
C. Objective.
D. Confused.
10. What does Holly Scott think of social media’s causing poor sleep?
A. It’s interesting.
B. It’s impossible.
C. It’s beyond doubt.
D. It lacks evidence.
11. What is the best title for the text?
A. How to Sleep Well Tonight
B. Social Media Is Wasting Our Time
C. Teens May Be Losing Sleep Over Social Media
D. Make Use of Social Media in an Effective Way
3. 【江苏省如皋市2021届高三适应性考试】
In a world first, scientists have cloned a rare, endangered Przewalski's horse named Kurt at San Diego zoo in the US. Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as he plays happily in his pen(围栏).
He isn't afraid to kick or head butt anyone who gets in his way and when he's hungry, dashes over to his mother for milk.
Scientists have cloned nearly two dozen kinds of mammals. The first was Dolly the sheep in the UK in 1996. Other species include dogs, cats, pigs, cows and polo ponies and, in China in 2018, a monkey.
The zoo sees Kurt's birth as a milestone in efforts to restore the population of the horse also known as the Asiatic Wild Horse or Mongolian Wild Horse. The small animals ( they stand only about 1.2m to 1.5m tall) are believed extinct in the wild and number only about 2,000 in zoos and wildlife habitats. Their limited gene pool puts them at a reproductive disadvantage.
“This horse is expected to be one of the most genetically important individuals of his species,” Bob Wiese, chief life sciences officer at San Diego Zoo Global, which operates the zoo, said in a statement. “We are hopeful that he will bring back genetic variation important for the future of the Przewalski's horse population. ”
Although only 2 months old Kurt's birth was made possible in 1980 when cells were taken from a 5-year-old male horse and put in deep freeze at San Diego's Frozen Zoo facility. His father died in 1998.
Kurt was named for Kurt Benirschke, who played a key role in founding the Frozen Zoo.
“A central belief of the Frozen Zoo, when it was established by Dr Benirschke, was that it would be used for purposes not possible at the time. ” said Oliver Ryder, director of genetics at San Diego Zoo Global.
Kurt was born at a veterinary(兽医的) facility in Texas,US,where he'll continue to live with his mother for most likely another year. Eventually he'll become part of the zoo's Przewalski's horse population, where it's hoped someday he'll become a father himself.
8．According to the passage, many mammals have been cloned except______.
A．Przewalski's horses
B．polar bears
C．monkeys
D．sheep
9．Why does the zoo see Kurt's birth as a milestone?
A．Because it will be the first one to live in the wild.
B．Because it is the only cloned one close to extinction.
C．Because it's expected to become the lead horse.
D．Because it may help recover the genetic variation.
10．What can we learn about Kurt from the text?
A．He behaved differently from others when he was young.
B．He doesn't have a father as a cloned one in the laboratory.
C．The cells for cloning have been preserved for over 40 years.
D．Its name comes from the discoverer of the Przewalski's horse.
11．What was the Frozen Zoo set up for?
A．Protecting endangered animals that may be hard to save for the moment.
B．Providing necessary facilities to help people clone endangered animals.
C．Encouraging people to insist on their purposes that may hard to achieve.
D．Forming a central belief that it would be useful someday in the near future.
4.【福建省厦门外国语2021届阶段性检测】
More than a third of small towns in Georgia lost population in the last year alone, highlighting the challenges of reviving rural areas. New census (人口普查) estimates show that Camilla fell below 5,000 residents. Sparks fell below 2,000, and Milan fell to 661 residents for a loss of 7% of its population. All three towns are in South Georgia.
Many of the young people in these communities graduate from high school and don’t come back. “They go to college, whatever, they don’t come back,” said David Bridges, head of its Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation in Tifton.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s cities are growing, having no problem drawing people from small towns and other cities. Atlanta grew more than 1% in the past year and is now nearing the half-million-resident mark.
The trend of people moving from rural to urban areas is hardly a new one — it’s been going on worldwide for more than a century. But continued population losses have raised questions about whether rural areas can do anything to reverse the tide.
Rural residents can face a number of challenges including access to good jobs, transportation and health care. Manufacturing jobs have dried up in many places, while modernization and new technology means fewer people are needed for farming. And many people are deciding to have smaller families than was typical a century ago.
“The older generation is dying, the younger generation is moving away, and because there are perceived to be fewer business opportunities, financial opportunities, etc. It’s very challenging to get inbound population.” Bridges said.
Demographers (人口学家) expect the shift from rural to urban to continue. But there are some bright spots in rural America still. Jackson County near Athens was recently named one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation by the Census Bureau. Amazon opened a large fulfillment center there a couple of years ago. And Young Harris, near the Georgia-North Carolina border, has grown by more than 80% since 2010.
28．What happened to the small towns mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A．Their sizes grew rapidly. B．Their population declined.
C．They drew more residents. D．They raised challenges to locals.
29．Which of the following best explains “reverse the tide” underlined in Paragraph 4?
A．People move from rural to urban areas.
B．Small towns draw people from cities.
C．Rural areas develop their economy quickly.
D．Population continue to grow in urban areas.
30．Why is David Bridges quoted?
A．To offer more evidence. B．To draw a conclusion.
C．To show his contribution. D．To give part of the reasons.
31．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Jackson County is the best town in the US.
B．Rural towns will keep growing to larger ones.
C．Others will follow the lead of these bright spots.
D．There can be measures to help rural towns grow.
5.【福建省厦门外国语2021届阶段性检测】
Chinese scientists have created the world’s first light-based quantum（量子）computer named Jiuzhang. It is a milestone in which a quantum machine can solve a problem no classical supercomputer can tackle within a reasonable amount of time.
Experts recognized the Chinese machine as a “state-of-the-art experiment” Fabio Sciarrino, a quantum physicist at Sapienza University of Rome, told Science News that his first impression of the Chinese quantum computer was, simply, “wow”. Anton Zeilinger, noted quantum physicist and president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, said that, following this experiment, he predicts there is a very good chance that quantum computers may be used very broadly someday.
Quantum computers stand out at running simulations that are impossible for conventional computers. Quantum machines can take computational shortcuts when simulating extremely complex situations, while conventional computers have to force their way to a solution, taking significantly more time in the process. Moreover, it can perform an extreme calculation, called Gaussian boson sampling（高斯玻色取样）, in 200 seconds. The same task would take the world’s fastest classical supercomputer, Fugaku, around 600 million years.
Pan Jianwei, who is recognized as China’s top quantum scientist and one of the key researchers behind Jiuzhang, said the calculations they carried out can not only showcase the machine’s computing power but also demonstrate potential practical applications in machine learning and quantum chemistry.
“Quantum computing has already become a fierce competition area among the United States, Europe and other developed regions,” Pan said, adding that China’s quantum computational advantage took about 7 to 10 years to achieve, since the team first decided to tackle the problem around 2013.
However, Pan stressed that the quantum computer is a highly specialized machine, and is currently only programmed to do boson sampling. “It is not a general-purpose quantum computer,” he said. In the near future, scientists may increase Jiuzhang’s possible output states—a key indicator of computing power—from 10 to the 30th power to 10 to the 40th power.
32．What is the Anton Zeilinger’s attitude towards quantum computer?
A．Negative. B．Optimistic.
C．Doubtful. D．Satisfied.
33．How does the author support his opinion in Paragraph 3 ?
A．By making contrasts. B．By presenting reasons.
C．By analyzing figures. D．By conducting experiments.
34．What may be the next main focus in developing Jiuzhang?
A．Capacity. B．Programme.
C．Storage. D．Specialization.
35．What does the text mainly talk about?
A．High recognition of Chinese experts in the world.
B．Fierce competition in Boson sampling all over the world.
C．Appearance of the world’s first light-based quantum computer.
D．Distinctions between quantum computer and conventional computer.
6.【河北省邯郸市2021届高三模拟】
Thanks to a program called Hunger： Not Impossible (HNI), hungry people could have access to fresh, healthy food in their neighborhood by texting one simple word: Hungry. On one hand. people in charge of the program learn that each year 42 million Americans go hungry including 15. 9 million children. On the other hand, grocery stores, restaurants, and food providers throw out 60 million tons of unused food. HNI had a solution—connectivity.
HNI started fundraising and developing partnerships. Then they make plans with organizations and charities to help locate people who suffer from food insecurity. And they reached out to technical experts at Salesforce who developed an easy-to-use text-driven platform using a chat box. With all the elements in place, a simple text started the goodwill rolling.
When a needy person types in “Hungry” and sends the text message to HNI. they receive a message, back showing the closest locations that are offering free food. They also get a text displaying different menu options. They simply select a restaurant, choose the meal, then heads to the takeout counter where they pick up their free meal alongside paying customers. No questions are asked and dignity is preserved. The pilot project began in Venice Beach, California, providing over 250 meals to more than 50 youth in three weeks. HNI then grew to Bentonville. Arkansas, Klamath Falls Oregon? and St; Louis. Missouri.
"Providing food is the first step in transforming lives for the best. ” Michelle DiBattiste, operations and volunteer manager at Safe Place for Youth said in the press release, "By satisfying that initial survived instinct of finding food. Hunger： Not Impossible provides necessary space for personal growth, self-realization and finding stability. If there were less hungry people in the world, the crime rate would be reduced? there would be fewer homeless people, and the cost of healthcare would cut down. ”
28．What does HNI do to help hungry people?
A．Make a link between hungry people and food providers.
B．Offer hungry people fresh and healthy food.
C．Ask some restaurants to donate money.
D．Text a message to a grocery store.
29．What does the underlined word “elements” refer to in paragraph 2?
A．Fund, restaurants, technical experts and the number of hungry people.
B．Text messages, location of the stores, menu options and the takeout counter.
C．The pilot project, people suffering from food insecurity, a chat box and plans.
D．Fund, partnership, locating hungry people, and an easy-to-use text-driven platform.
30．What can we infer from what Michelle DiBattiste said?
A．Hungry people will live a better life.
B．HNI is good at helping hungry people.
C．HNI is good for the people and society.
D．Personal growth is extremely important.
31．What can be the best title for the text?
A．A Programme Connects Hungry People with Food
B．Feeding the Needy Is Necessary for Social Stability
C．A Simple Word Helps People in Need of Food
D．Hungry People Are Grateful to Restaurants
7.【湖北重点中学2021届高三联合检测】
A deadly virus is spreading from state to state and has infected 26 million Americans so far, killing at least 14,000 people this season alone. It’s not a new pandemic (传染病) – it’s influenza.
The 2019-2020 flu season, which began September 29, is projected to be one of the worst in a decade, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. At least 250,000 people have been hospitalized with symptoms from the flu, and that number is predicted to climb as flu activity spreads quickly.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, an assistant professor at University of Minnesota Medical School, said that the commonness of the flu often underplays its severity, but people should take it seriously.
The flu becomes dangerous when secondary infections emerge, the result of an already weakened immune system. Bacterial and viral infections worsen the flu’s symptoms. People with chronic illnesses are also at a heightened risk for flu complications.
Those complications include pneumonia(肺炎), inflammation in the heart and brain and organ failure – which, in some cases, can be deadly.
Influenza is tricky because the virus changes every year. Sometimes, the dominant strain in a flu season will be more virulent than in previous years, which can impact the number of people infected and the severity of their symptoms.
Most of these changes in the virus are small and insignificant, a process called antigenic drift. That year’s flu vaccine is mostly effective in protecting patients in spite of these small changes.
Occasionally, the flu undergoes a rare antigenic shift, which results when a completely new strain of virus emerges that human bodies haven’t experienced before.
This flu season, there’s no sign of antigenic shift, the most extreme change. But it’s happened before, most recently in 2009 with the H1N1 virus. It became a pandemic because people had no immunity against it, the CDC reported.
28．What do the numbers indicate in the first two paragraphs?
A．The flu is rather serious. B．The flu is quite common.
C．The flu is easy to control. D．The flu season lasts long.
29．When does the flu become dangerous?
A．There appear new symptoms of flu owing to antigenic shift.
B．The number of patients becomes large with the virus spreading.
C．Relative infections turn up because of the weaker immune system.
D．The virus changes its form with no immunity against it.
30．The underlined word “virulent” in paragraph 6 means ___________.
A．changeable B．deadly C．peaceful D．different
31．Why is the H1N1 virus in 2009 referred to in the last paragraph?
A．To warn people that the antigenic shift is impossible.
B．To inform people that the virus can be cured.
C．To show people that the vaccine is effective.
D．To remind people that the virus can be changed.
8.【江苏省苏州中学2021届高三调研】
The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge
Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!
The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.
Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue,
Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honor at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.
Between March 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at :http:// cambridgesciencefestival.org.
1．Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?
A．Cambridge locals. B．School students.
C．CSF winners. D．MIT artists.
2．When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?
A．On February 8th. B．On March 10th.
C．On March 15th D．On April 21st.
3．What type of writing is this text?
A．An exhibition guide. B．An art show review.
C．An announcement. D．An official report.
9.【重庆市第一中学2021届高三模拟】
Chinese athletes were highlighted by a series of inspirational wins in the International Ski Federation’s World Cup circuit recently. China’s Gu Ailing, a Chinese freestyle talent, made history by becoming the first ever back-to-back freeski World Cup winner in two different events at the same venue after claiming the slopestyle title in Calgary, Canada, on Feb.15, 2020. The day before, Gu had stormed to her first Cup gold in the halfpipe competition.
Gu again thrilled the crowds on Feb.15 in the slopestyle with another impressive display of technical riding, landing a string of difficult tricks, including a massive right 900° twist with a tail grab in her second run that earned her 89.18 points to dominate the 18-strong field.
“Honestly, my mind is blown,” Gu told the FIS website after the competition. “Coming in I didn’t have any expectations. I try not to take anything for granted. Honestly, I could not have expected two wins from these events.”
“I really just came in trying to do my best and ski the way I knew I could. Skiing my best is really the best part of this, and being rewarded for it just makes it even better.”
Born to a Chinese mother and an American father in San Francisco, US, Gu, better known as Eileen in the States, completed a naturalization process last June to represent China in international competitions.
Now she has her sights set on doing her mother’s home country proud at the 2022 Beijing Games.
A talented skier who has won many national junior titles in the US, Gu became a hit last month after winning two golds and a silver — in halfpipe, Big Air and slopestyle — at her first appearance in Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland.
With Gu now on board in freeski, China’s snow sports team, which also features world-class aerial skiers and halfpipe snowboarders, is determined to challenge Western dominance on the snow in 2022.
4．How did Gu Ailing created history in her career?
A．She won two gold medals in the World Cup.
B．She showed her talent in skiing performance.
C．She displayed an impressive technical riding.
D．She made a massive right 900° twist twice.
5．What mainly made Gu perform well in the match?
A．Her powerful determination. B．Her parents’ positive support.
C．Her deep love for competition. D．Her relaxing and careful mind.
6．Where was Gu born?
A．In China. B．In America.
C．In Canada. D．In Switzerland.
7．When did Gu become known in sports?
A．On Feb.15, 2020. B．On Feb.14, 2020.
C．In January 2020. D．In June 2019.
10.【湖南省2021届高三联考】
For the first time, a woman captain led Britain’s Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Canadian officer Megan Couto made history on June 26 by commanding the troops guarding Queen Elizabeth's London home. Couto, 24, led her Canadian unit in the ceremony, which is witnessed by thousands of visitors to London each year. Her unit is the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry （步兵），also known as The Patricia's".
The British Army said Couto was the first ever female infantry officer to lead the ceremony. “We look forward to seeing a British Army female infantry captain of the queen's guard when roles are opened up to women by the end of next year,“ a statement read.
Women were barred from serving in the British infantry and other fighting roles until the military changed the rule last year.
Canadian Captain Megan Couto made history by becoming the first female Captain of the Queen's Guard as she took part in the Changing the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Monday, June 26. The Canadian unit was invited to Britain to mark Canada's upcoming 150th anniversary. Canada Day is celebrated on July 1.
Canada was established on July 1, 1867, when Britain approved the British North America Act. The act established the Canadian Confederation out of three British colonies(殖民地). Canada, along with several other nations, still belongs to the British Commonwealth(英联邦). Queen Elizabeth still serves as the country's official head of state.
Many celebrations will be held throughout Canada to mark the country's 150th birthday. Among the activities will be parades, musical and cultural performances and fireworks. Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are to spend three days visiting Canada to mark the anniversary. In Britain, people plan to gather in London's Trafalgar Square to take part in a celebration for Canada Day. The event will feature musical performances, Canadian food, sports and other activities. It is predicted that there will be thousands of foreign visitors coming to enjoy the event.
24．What is special about the Changing of the Guard ceremony this time?
A．It didn't include Britain soldiers. B．It was commanded by a female.
C．It was led by a British officer. D．It was held in Canada.
25．Why did the Canadian soldiers come to Britain?
A．To honour the British queen. B．To guide the British queen.
C．To attract foreign visitors. D．To celebrate Canada Day.
26．What was Canada like before it was established?
A．It was part of Britain.
B．It was the same as it is today.
C．It belonged to the USA．D．It was out of the British Commonwealth.
27．What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．Delicious food on Canada Day. B．Celebrations to be held in Canada.
C．Foreign visitors to enjoy the event. D．Activities to be held for Canada Day.
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