TIME magazine外刊原创题训练

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高考英语二轮复习英美外刊原创题训练八 题源   Time  (Double issue  Nov.7/Nov.14, 2022) 有删减 阅读理解AAll lights are out here in my home city of Dhaka(达卡，孟加拉国首都)  as I write these words. Cyclone（龙卷风）Sitrang has knocked out the electricity, plunging this city of 22 million people into darkness.But one thing we Bangladeshis are not in the dark about is climate change. We understand that overheating the planet has made cyclones stronger and more destructive. We know this largely because our media have long treated climate change as a major news story that the public needs to know about.As record heat, drought, fires, and floods afflict more and more of humanity, it is clear that our planetary house is on fire. Our experience in Bangladesh illustrates that more and better news coverage is also an essential climate solution, because it fosters the broad awareness and public pressure on governments that’s needed to put the fire out.Unfortunately, mainstream news outlets in the U.S. have a long history of downplaying or misreporting the climate story. During Obama’s presidency, U.S. news outlets devoted 40 times as much coverage to the Kardashians as to how global warming was overheating the oceans. In 2021, climate stories still accounted for only 1% of total coverage by ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News.Not so in Bangladesh. Tens of millions of people live in the low-lying coastal region, where they are threatened by cyclones from the ocean and sea level rise. Extreme weather events kept illustrating how vulnerable our country was. Climate change is therefore a life-and-death issue for Bangladesh, and our media cover it accordingly. The contrast with the U.S. is stark. When Hurricane Ian was bearing down on Florida, only 4%of U.S. national-TV networks’ initial coverage even mentioned climate change. Is it any surprise, then, that Americans know so little about climate change? More and better news coverage is not a silver bullet. But it is indispensable to changing course in time to preserve a livable planet, for all of us.What do Bangladeshis have a good knowledge of according to the text?A. the power failureB. climate changeC. our planetary houseD. Cyclone Sitrang2. Which of the following is correct according to the passage?A. U.S. news reported 40 times as much coverage to the global warming as to the Kardashians. B. Mainstream news media in Bangladesh have misreported the climate issue.C. Hurricane Ian showed how vulnerable America was.D. It is important for the media to cover climate change more and better. 3. What does “silver bullet” mean in the last paragraph?A. a magical weapon B. something hard to tackle withC. an immediate and extremely effective solutionD. an impossible mission  B 完形填空I was 10 when flooding displaced my family from the Butaleja District of eastern Uganda in 2008. Illegal sand mining along the riverbanks 1     flooding already caused by climate change. We 2    our farm and home, so we moved over 130 miles away to Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, where we lived with my 3     . But her home quickly became 4    , so we moved to a one-room rental(租赁)—much 5     and less beautiful than our old home. It was too much for my father. My mother raised my siblings and me after he 6    . She often 7      to find enough food or money. I can’t 8     how many times we went to sleep hungry because we couldn’t afford food. But back on our farm, we had 9      to eat. And we still couldn’t escape the 10     of climate change. I’ll never forget one night in November 2014. It began to rain, the power 11    , and water flooded our room. We stood outside all night. The next morning, we moved back into our grandmother’s house for four months until my mom could afford to 12      a new home.   Living through  13     flooding made me realize I had to protect the environment. In 2020, I 14      Earth Volunteers, a climate nonprofit organization currently supporting youth climate education. Knowledge is 15     : I believe my father wouldn’t have abandoned us if he had known why those floods hit in 2008, or how to respond.  A . increases    B . eases     C . calms    D . worsens A . lost      B . deserted     C . abandoned     D . left A . sibling      B . aunt     C . grandmother     D . cousin A . crowed       B . worn    C . dirty     D . shabby A . larger      B . smaller    C . taller    D . newer A . left       B . died    C . disappeared     D . withdrew A . delighted      B . struggled    C . hesitated     D . delayed A . account       B . consider    C . count     D . include A . little        B . plenty    C . insufficient      D . nothing A . results       B . outcome    C . impacts     D . sufferings A . went out      B . went on    C . went around    D . went down A . choose      B . rent    C . purchase    D . lend13.  A . unhealthy      B . limited    C . unfolding     D . endless14.  A . funded     B . retired    C . founded    D . reported15.  A . ineffective     B . productive    C . essential    D . hard 语法填空①       Cormac Mccarthy, the now 89-year-old winner of both a National Book Award __1____ a Pulitzer Prize, ___2____ work is compared, not infrequently, to Moby Dick and the Bible, has spent more than two decades __3___ a senior fellow at the Santa Fe Institute think tank. The list of operating principles for the institute____4____(read) reads in part: “If you know more than anybody else about a subject, we want to talk to you.” With his two staggering new novels, the companions The Passenger and Stella Maris, it’s clear that McCarthy—best _____5__(know)known for delivering stark, gory tales of morality and depravity—______6_____(inspire) by his time at the think tank talking to the world’s greatest mathematicians and physicists. His first works of fiction ______7_____(publish) in 16 years begin in familiar territory but push his ambitions to the very boundaries of human understanding, _____8___math and science are still just theory. It’s a rare thing ____9____(see) a writer employ the tools of fiction in order to make a genuine contribution to ____10__ we know, and what we can know, about material existence.②        Spencer Reeder, Director of Sustainability and Government Affairs for Audi of America, has quite the resumé. He has worked on climate policy for the state of Washington, served __1__ a lead author on the U.S. National Climate Assessment, ___2___was a finalist for the NASA astronaut program. So how does a climate expert come to work for the brand Audi?Reeder states “ Audi believes in climate change and ___3____(address) the entire value chain. Audi is a brand and a company that is committed to ____4___(transform) to become CO₂-neutral in their supply chain, product lifecycles, and production ___5____(plant). And I knew this through a direct conversation with the president of Audi of America. He told me he needed my _____6______(contribute) to the brand. I asked him ____7___ he was genuine in his commitment personally, but also the commitment of the progressive premium brand, to truly transforming from an internal-combustion-engine company to one ___8____ was focused on plug-in electric vehicles. And he assured me.” For Reeder, this is more than ___9__ career move - it is a vital step forward in his lifelong mission. And one thing is clear for Audi: economic success and environmental protection ________(link).    答案： 阅读理解B D C完形填空  D A C A B   A B C B C   A B D CC语法填空：①and；whose；as; reads; known; has been inspired; to be published; where; to see; what ②       as; and; addresses; transforming; plants; contribution; if; that; a; are linked