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“停课不停学”
“
停课不停学
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高考英语时事热点拓展阅读
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六
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Passage1
Four
years
after
graduation
from
college,
Luo
Jiajia
answered
an
inner
(
内
在
的
)
calling
to
lead
a
more
meaningful
life.
At
that
time,
Luo
noticed
that
environmental
issues
were
becoming more serious, but few actions
were
being
taken
to
address
the
situation.
She
decided
to
join
environmental protection efforts, so
that
future generations may also enjoy
nature.
百万森林计划：播种绿色希望，让沙地变成绿洲。
词数
369
建议阅读时间
6
分钟
Beating back deserts
Now,
Luo,
36,
works
at
China
Green
Foundation
(CGF)
–
an
NGO
that
raises
money
to
promote
reforestation (
再造林
) and
mobilizes (
动员
) participants
in environmental protection.
It’s also active beyond China’s
borders. While working at CGF, Luo served as chair
of the
Civil
Society
Organization
Panel
of
the
United
Nations
Convention
to
Combat
Desertification
(
《联合国防治沙漠化公约》
).
This allowed her to attend UN meetings.
Luo’s main work focuses on the Million
Forest project. Started 10 years ago, the goal of
the
project was to plant 1 million
trees to fight against desertification around
China’s fourth
-
largest
desert,
the
Tengger
Desert
of
Inner
Mongolia.
The
ongoing
project
has
exceeded
(
超过
)
its
original goal. It has
seen more than 100 million trees planted! Luo
helps support the project by
brainstorming different fundraising
(
募款
) activities and
organizing events.
The
project has brought about many benefits to the
local communities. Without the efforts of
CGF and the Million Forest project,
many locals would have been forced to leave their
homes as
eco
-
refugees
(
生态难民
).
Luo’s
project
has
also
provided
jobs
to
local
residents.
In
addition
to
being
paid for planting trees, locals can also profit
from selling fruit they produce.
Eco
-
tourism
has
also flourished (
兴盛
) because
of these green spaces.
Reflecting on Million Forest, Luo had a
lot to say. She said she learned a lot from the
project.
“Nature has its own rhythm and
wisdom,” she said. “We should respect
it.”
“停课不停学”
Although her project helps
with reforestation efforts, the team discovered
that it was just as
important to change
people’s attitudes. Million Forest changed its
slogan (
口号
) to, “Plant a
tree in
your heart.” Commenting on the
change, Luo said, “It’s not possible for you to
plant a tree every
day, but if you have
a tree in your heart then you can take care of the
whole environment ... If we
make the
effort to change the inside, we can change the
outside world.”
1. What is
Luo’s main work at CGF?
A.
Attending UN meetings as a CGF
representative.
B. Selecting
volunteers to work for CGF.
C. Providing support for the Million
Forest project.
D. Promoting
eco
-
tourism in the Tengger
Desert of Inner Mongolia.
2. How has the Million Forest project
helped local communities?
A. It has provided jobs for
eco
-
refugees.
B. It has
offered locals a chance to make money.
C. It has
helped locals sell fruit across the
country.
D. It has encouraged locals to leave
their hometown to work.
3.
Why did Million Forest change its slogan according
to Luo?
A. To celebrate
achieving its goals.
B. To
call on people to plant as many trees as they
can.
C. To show people the
importance of reforestation.
D. To remind people to have
environmental protection in mind.
Passage2
Kobe Bryant in their
own way.
短文填空
[
洛杉矶追忆科比
]
In
Los
Angeles,
everyone
is
1
(mourn)
Within
hours
of
his
death
on
the
morning
of
26
th
,
Jan.,his name was popping up on city
buses and commuter
trains, in graffiti
spray
-
painted on random
walls, and in a
thousand tributes
(
吊唁礼物
)
2
(leave) outside
the
downtown
Staples
Center,
3
witnessed
the
peak
of
his
glory
as
one
of
basketball’s
wonderful greats. City leaders,
meanwhile,
4
(light) up
public buildings and fountains
in
purple and gold, the colors of the Lakers, for
whom Bryant played all 20 of his professional
seasons.
As the
days pass, it has become clear that this is no
ordinary grief. Kobe, as everyone knew
“停课不停学”
him,
was
a
man
who
touched
an
extraordinary
number
of
lives
in
an
extraordinary
number
of
ways.
He
was
5
advocate
for
victims
of
police
6
(violent),
but
he
also
donated
money to a widows’ and children’s fund for cops
killed in the line of duty. He was an
African American role model in a city
with a
7
(decrease) black
population, but he was
also
adored
by
Latinos
who
appreciated
his
8
(effort)
to
learn
Spanish
and
called
him
“compa”, short for “compadre”, or
friend.
The foundation he
established with his wife,
Vanessa
, has promoted youth
sports, of course
—
9
soccer and basketball — and
it has also worked to get LA’s soaring population
of
homeless young African Americans off
the streets.
“We didn’t just
lose a basketball player. This was someone who was
becoming a pillar
(
顶梁
柱
) of the
community beyond athleticism, ” said Isaac Bryan,
who directs the
Black Policy
Project
at the University of
California, Los Angeles. “It’s hard to find things
10
black people in
LA to look up to.”
Passage3
After a long and
busy day at school or
work, all we want
to do is return to a clean
and
comfortable
home.
Smart
technology
can turn any home into a nicer place to
live.
You can now turn your thermostat
(
恒温器
)
up,
lock
your
doors
and
play
your
music
with a simple voice
command.
In
fact,
smart
homes
have
actually
been
around
for
some
time.
Scottish
5G
时代来临，人
工智能让家居生活更加轻松。
company
Pico Electronics
invented
a
communication
protocol
(
协议
)
called X10
back
in
1975.
With
radio waves, this protocol allowed users to
communicate with various devices
(
设备
) in their
homes, such as lights and alarms,
according to A
VSytemsMag, a magazine
dedicated to the A
V
and
automation (
自动化
)
industry.
Of
course,
4G
–
and
now
5G
–
wireless
technology
makes
smart
homes
much
more
sophisticated
(
复杂的
) and powerful than X10
devices. Perhaps the most widespread smart home
technology
is
the
voice
-
activated
(
声控的
)
assistant.
Google
Home
and
Amazon’s
Alexa
allow
users
to interact (
互动
) with nearly
any device in their homes simply by speaking a few
words.
This
is
especially
convenient
for
children
and
people
with
physical
disabilities,
as
they
can
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