高中英语时文阅读

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Topic

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Day 1

英国成首选留学目的地

人与社会

Day 2

威尔士的中学生要开始学汉语了

人与社会

Day 3

长时间的日晒会削弱脑力

人与自然

Day 4

不要戴着口罩做运动

!

人与自我

Day 5

抖音从迪士尼挖高管来做

CEO

了

人与社会

Day 6

狗也和人一样有青春期烦恼

5G

来了，

自动驾驶汽车的时代还会远

吗

?

春天提早到来了

,

但这并不是个好消

息

神奇的新科技——用影子发电

人与自然

Day 7

人与社会

Day 8

人与自然

Day 9

人与社会

Day 10

做这< /p>

4

件事有助于提高自身免疫力

人与自我

Day 1

外刊话题：英国成首选留学目的地

文本难度：★☆☆☆☆

话题难度：★☆☆☆☆

UK top destination for study

For

the

first

time,

the

UK

has

overtaken

the US

as

the preferred

overseas

study

destination

for

Chinese students, a report released Sunday showed.

In the survey for the annual Report on Chinese Students' Overseas Study, the UK was preferred by

42% of respondents, up by 1 percentage point from last year.

Study in the US was preferred by 37% of respondents, down by 6 percentage points. Australia and

Canada, both at 16%, tied as the third most popular destinations for overseas study, followed by

Japan, Germany and Singapore.

The report attributed the shift in students' preferences from the US to the UK to tense Sino- US(

中

美间的

) relations in the past two years and the UK's advantages, such as the reopening of the Post

Study Work Visa and quicker graduation requirements.

重点单词

1. destination [?dest??

ne

??

n] n.

目的地，终点，景点

2. overtake [???

v

??

t e

?

k] vt.

赶上

3.

release [r

??li?s] v.

释放；公开

4.

survey [s

?

:'vei] v.

调查

5. percentage [p

??

sent

?

d

?

] n.

百分比

6. respondent [r

??

sp

?

nd

?

nt] n.

调查对象

7. attribute to

把……归因于

8. shift [

?

ift] n.

交换，变化

v.

更替，移

Day 2

外刊话题：威尔士的中学生要开始学汉语了

文本难度：★★☆☆☆

话题难度：★★☆☆☆

Mandarin Taught in Welsh Secondary Schools

Mandarin could be taught in Welsh secondary schools to raise Wales' international profile.

The Welsh Government wants to establish the country as a visitor destination for Chinese people

as part of its new strategy to

boost

trade. It is also looking to have a

themed

year in 2021, and have an increased

presence

in EU countries.

International relations minister Eluned Morgan said she wanted to sell Wales to the world. After

Brexit

, ministers want

as developing markets elsewhere. Its goal is a 5% increase in exports.

To make that happen, the Welsh Government has

launched

a new international strategy to focus

on three areas

—

cyb er

-

security

,

compound semi-conductors

, and creative industries

—

chosen

in

part

for

their

resilience

to

Brexit

and

because

of

their

recognition

as

areas

of

excellence

重点单词

1. profile [?pr??

fa

?

l] n.

侧面；轮廓；形象

2. establish [

??

st?bl

??

] vt.

建立，创立；确立

3. strategy ['str?tid

?

i] n.

战略，策略

4. boost [bu?st] vt.

促进

5. themed

[θi?md] adj.

以……为主题的

6. presence [?prezns] n.

存在；出席

7. Brexit

英国脱欧

（

该词是

Britain exiting from the EU

的戏谑说法

）

8. launch [l

??nt?

] v.

发射（导弹、火箭等）；发起，发动

9. cyber-security

网络安全

10. compound semi-conductor

复合半导体

11. resilience [r

??

z

?

li

?

ns] n.

适应力；恢复力

12. global ['gl

?

u b

?

l] adj.

全球性的，全世界的，球状的，全局的

13. excellence ['eks

?

l

?

ns] n.

优秀，卓越，优点

ition [?rek?ɡ?

n

??

n]

n.

认出，承认，感知，知识

Day 3

外刊话题：长时间的日晒会削弱脑力

文本难度：★★☆☆☆

话题难度：★★★☆☆

Sunshine Could Diminish Brain Power

Those

tempted

to set up office in the garden as temperatures soar should think twice or put a hat

on.

New

study

shows

that

sunshine

could

diminish

brain

power,

making

it

harder

to

make

the

right

judgments

.

Working in hot temperatures is already known to cause hyperthermia

–

a rise in body temperature

–

which can cause physical

exhaustion

. But now scientists say

prolonged exposure

of the head to

the sun also affects the brain's ability to

function

properly

.

A study by university teams in Denmark and Greece said workers could be damaging their brains

by working in hot, sunny conditions.

Eight healthy, active males aged between 27 and 41 took part in the research. The brain function

test

consisted

of

four

different

computer-based

maths

and

logic

tasks

that

relied

on

precise

calculations. Four heat lamps were positioned to

radiate

either on the lower body or the back, side

and top of their heads.

Professor

Lars

Nybo,

of

the

department

of

nutrition,

exercise

and

sports

at

the

University

of

Copenhagen, said:

–

especially to

the head

–

impairs

motor and cognitive performance.

The decline in motor and cognitive performance was observed at 38.5 degrees. Researchers said

those exposed to sunlight for long periods should cover their heads. Dips in mental performance

caused by sunshine could also mean drivers were more likely to make mistakes on the road.

重点单词

1. tempt

[tempt] vt.

诱惑；冒…的风险

7. function

[?f??k?

n]

vi.

运行

2. diminish

[d

??

m

?

n

??

] vt.

减少

8. consist of

由…组成；由…构成

3. judgement

['d

??< /p>

d

?

m

?

nt] n.

判断

9. precise

[pr

??

sa

?

s] adj.

精确的；明确的

4. exhaustion

[< /p>

?ɡ?

z

??st??

< br>n] n.

枯竭；耗尽

10. radiate

[?re ?

die

?

t] vt.

发射

5. prolonged

[pr

??

l

??d] adj.

延长的

11. impair

[

?m?pe?

(r)] vt.

损害

6. exposure

[

?k?sp????

(r)] n.

暴露；曝光

Day 4

外刊话题：不要戴着口罩做运动

!

文本难度：★★★☆☆

话题难度：★★★☆☆

Don’t Exercise With A Mask

The coronavirus began to affect sporting events as early as January 30, when the Chinese Football

Association announced it was delaying the start of the football season. Two months later it was

revealed

that the Tokyo Olympic Games would be

postponed

until the summer of 2021

–

the first

postponement in modern Olympic history.

Sporting

administrators

are

only

now

exploring

ways

to

enable

a

return

to

training

and

competition at both

professional

and

amateur

levels. In the

absence

of a

vaccine

, though, there

are several challenges. One of them is around breathing.

When playing sport, breathing is faster and harder than at rest, which increases the risk of passing

the disease on. As a result,

premier

league football is considering introducing face masks. Others

may follow suit.

Yet a mask makes it harder to

inhale

the quantity of air needed to perform at the highest levels.

We know that wearing a

surgical

mask can increase the

resistance

to airflow. Exercise invariably

leads

to

faster

and

harder

breaths,

so

wearing

a

mask

during

exercise

places

a

further

strain

on

airflow.

When we do heavy exercise, our muscles produce lactic acid, which causes that burning sensation.

It

is

then

converted

to

carbon

dioxide

and

exhaled.

But

what

happens

if

the

carbon

dioxide

is

trapped by the

mask? As you move from

moderate to

heavy exercise,

you

may be re- breathing

carbon dioxide, which can reduce cognitive function and increase breathing rate.

There

may

also

be

less

oxygen

in

the

recycled

air,

which

could

imitate

exercising

at

higher

altitudes.

So

it

is

important

we

gain

a

better

understanding

of

the

limitations

of

heavy

exercise

with a face mask.

重点单词

1.

reveal

[r

??vi?l] vt.

显示；透露；揭露

6.

premier [?premi?

(r)] adj.

首要的

2.

postpone [p

??

sp

??

n] vt.

延期

7.

inhale

[

?n?he?

l] vt.

吸入

3.

professional [pr

??

fe

??

nl] adj.

职业的

8.

surgical

[?s??d??

kl] adj.

外科的

4.

amateur

[??m?

t

?

(r)] adj.

业余的

9.

resistance [r

??

z< /p>

?

st

?

ns]

n.

阻力；抵抗

5.

vaccine

[?v?ksi?n] n.

疫苗

10. altitude

[??lt?tju?d]

n.

高地；海拔

Day 5

外刊话题：抖音从迪士 尼挖高管来做

CEO

了

文本难度：★★★☆☆

话题难度：★★★☆☆

Mayer Became CEO of TikTok

Teenagers may not know the name Kevin Mayer, but he's about to play an outsize role in their

lives.

The longtime

veteran

of the Walt Disney Company just became the CEO of TikTok

（抖音）

. In

doing so, Mayer will take the

reins

of an app whose bedazzling hold over Gen Z has made it one

of the most

influential

, albeit

controversial

, platforms of the COVID-19 era.

Mayer has been with Disney since the early 1990s

—

minus a stint as the CEO of (

花

花公子

) and other

ventures

—

and he's helped shepherd along the acquisition of some of its most

consequential brands, including Pixar

（

皮克斯）

, Marvel

（

漫威）

, and Lucasfilm

（卢卡斯影业）

.

Mayer's

departure

from Disney may not be a surprise, but his move to TikTok is unexpected. The

app,

owned

by

China-based

ByteDance,

is

at

a

crucial

moment

in

its

short

history

—

seeing

enormous

growth

during

the

pandemic

lockdowns

but

facing

increasing

criticism

over

its

data- collection practices, particularly as they relate to its young users. As it rises in influence, the

company will surely face a growing drumbeat of intense media and

regulatory

scrutiny

.

In

contrast,

Disney

has

never

been

more

vulnerable

,

with

the

coronavirus

pandemic

having

ravaged

nearly

all

of

its

core

business

units,

from

the

shuttering

of

theme

parks

and

movie

theaters to ongoing

interruptions

to its production schedules. Mayer, whatever else is motivating

the move, is jumping ship at an

opportune

time.

According to The New York Times, Mayer will be replaced by Rebecca Campbell, a rising star at

the company who most recently served as president of Disneyland.

重点单词

1.

veteran [?vet?

r

?

n]

n.

老手；有经验的人

2.

rein [re

?

n] n.

缰绳；驾驭；统治

3.

influential [??nflu?en?

l] adj.

有影响

4.

controversial [?k?

ntr

??

v

???

l] adj.

有争议的

5.

venture [?vent??(r)] n.

企业

6.

departure [d

??

p

ɑ?t??(r)] n.

离开

7.

pandemic

[p?n?dem?

k]

adj.

（疾病）流行

的

8.

scrutiny [?skru?t?

ni] n.

详细审查；监视

9.

ravage [?r?v?

d

?

] vt.

毁坏；破坏

10.

interruptio

n [??

n t

??

r

?

p

?

n] n.

中断；干扰

11.

opportune [??

p

?tju?n] adj.

适当的；恰好

的