2021全国卷新高考英语阅读与写作专题拓展提升（2）

2021全国卷新高考英语阅读与写作专题拓展提升（2） 有一种奢侈品，叫做日本天价水果
导读日本的香蕉和芒果等进口水果供应不足，原因是新冠病毒大流行导致收成延迟、航班减少和货运量下降。这促使一些零售商提高了此类产品的价格。  双语阅读 According to the Tokyo-based Japan Banana Importers Association, imports of Philippine bananas, which account for about 80% of bananas imported to Japan, fell by about 10% in late April from the same period last year. This is due to a shortage of fruit harvesting and packing workers, following the Philippine government's move to impose a lockdown mainly in metropolitan areas in mid-March to restrict people's movement.  据总部设在东京的日本香蕉进口商协会统计，4月下旬，占日本进口香蕉80%左右的菲律宾香蕉进口量比去年同期下降了10%左右。这是因为菲律宾政府在3月中旬主要在大都市地区实施封锁，限制人们的行动，导致水果采摘和包装的工人不足。  The wholesale price of Philippine bananas stood at 179 yen per kilogram in March, up 7% from last March and up 8% from the previous month, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market. 根据东京都中央批发市场的数据，3月份菲律宾香蕉的批发价格为每公斤179日元，比去年同期上涨7%，比上月上涨8%。  On the other hand, the demand for the tropical fruit is increasing due to consumers exercising self-restraint and spending more time at home. The sale of bananas at supermarkets in the Tokyo metropolitan area increased by 23% from May 1 to May 10 compared with the same period last year, after rising 18% in April. 另一方面，由于消费者节制自我消费，呆在家里的时间增多，对热带水果的需求量也在增加。东京都会区内超市的香蕉销售量继4月份上升18%后，5月1日至5月10日又与去年同期相比增加了23%。1.increased by... ，增加了...increased to ...， 增加到...  The pandemic has also affected the procurement of products other than bananas. Showa Boeki Co., an Osaka-based importer, usually imports products such as Mexican limes and Thai mangoes by air. These are usually loaded into the cargo bellies of passenger aircraft along with the luggage. 疫情还影响了香蕉以外产品的采购。总部位于大阪的进口商昭和正信有限公司通常通过空运进口墨西哥酸橙和泰国芒果等产品。这些东西通常和行李一起装入客机的货舱。  However, the company had to reduce its lime imports from weekly to biweeklyfrom mid-April as many airlines have either reduced or suspended their international flight services. A rise in transportation costs has increased procurement costs by about 20%. 但由于许多航空公司减少或暂停国际航班服务，该公司不得不从4月中旬起将酸橙进口频率从每周一次减少到每两周一次。运输成本的上升使采购成本增加了20%左右。  本文节选自：The Telegraph（每日电讯报）作者：The Japan News原文标题：Imported fruit in short supply in Japan as lockdowns hurt logistics  词汇积累    1.wholesale英 /ˈhoʊlseɪl/ 美 /ˈhoʊlseɪl/n. 批发，趸售adj. 批发的，整批卖的 、大规模的〔通常指不考虑结果〕    2.procurement英 /prəˈkjʊrmənt/ 美 /prəˈkjʊrmənt/n. n.采购；获得，取得    3.lime英 /laɪm/ 美 /laɪm/n.石灰；酸橙；绿黄色vt.撒石灰于；涂粘鸟胶于adj.绿黄色的    4.belly英 /ˈbeli/ 美 /ˈbeli/n.腹部；胃；食欲vi.涨满；鼓起    5.biweekly英 /baɪˈwikli/ 美 /baɪˈwikli/adj.两周一次的；每周两次的n.双周刊adv.两周一次地；每周两次地  词组搭配    1.metropolitan area   大城市区域，[建] 大都市区；大都会区    2.load into   存入、输入  写作句总结The pandemic has also affected the procurement of products other than bananas.结构：… has also affected … other than ….…除了影响…还影响了…例句：The flood has also affected crop yields other than road repairs.