1、2021届高考英语第二轮复习：时事热点拓展阅读练习（二十）APresident-elect Joe Biden is suggesting a corona virus action plan that centers on mass vaccination(接种疫苗) in the United States and more financial assistanceto help the economy. The plan could cost as much as $1.9 trillion dollars.Biden sees thepandemicas the countrys bi
2、ggest problem. He said last week, Thats my No. 1concern, to get the virus under control.The plan aims tospeed upvaccination of Americans bydeliveringmore vaccine and working closely with states and local communities社区to get shots into the arms of more people.Biden has set a goal of giving out 100 mi
3、llion shots in his first 100 days. Right now, theU.S.is vaccinating almost one million people a day, but it needs to get up to two million to reach Bidens goal.Biden has said the plan would have billions of dollars to speed up vaccination. He is also asking Americans to look past their sense of pand
4、emic fatigue(疲劳;厌倦;). He wants a promise承诺to wearing masks, practicing social distancing, and avoiding large indoor gatherings. The president-elect wants Congress to send more money to American states to help reopen schools and to avoid laying off teachers, police officers and health workers.The pla
5、n comes as a divided nation is experiencing the pandemics most dangerous wave yet. So far, more than 380,000 Americans have died. Biden hopes his plan will put the country on the path to recovery by the end of his first 100 days.Its going to be hard, Biden said Monday after he got his second vaccine
6、 dose. Its not going to be easy. But we can get it done.The Biden COVID-19 plan will be the new Congresss first action this year. But the biggest question for Biden is if he can win the hearts and minds of the American people to follow his lead, said Dr. Leana Wen.根据文章内容,选择最佳答案:1. Biden takes the co
7、rona virus action to aim at the followings except _. A. helping the economy.B. getting the virus under control.C. getting more money from the Congress.D. making American people follow his lead.2. In Bidens vaccination goal, how many people will be given vaccination shots in the first three months? A
8、. one million B. 2 million C. 100 million D. 200 million3. According to the report, Biden wants American people to do something except _. A.wearing face coveringsB. keeping social distancing,C. not getting together with lots of people indoor.D. taking temperature every day.4. According to the report
9、, which statement is true? A. Biden cares about the corona virus pandemic most right now. B. Biden wants American people to cheer him up. C. Biden needs lots of money for his corona virus action plan. D. Biden is confident of his corona virus action plan5. What is the biggest trouble for Biden to pu
10、sh his COVID-19 plan? A. the vaccine dose B. the financial assistanceC. the pandemic D. the trust of American people答案：BCDBDBThe first human moon landing happened more than 50 years ago. But did you know that human astronauts were not the first Earthlings to travel in space and circle the moon? That
11、honorgoes to two Russian tortoises and several smallercreaturesthat went along for the ride.On September 14, 1968, the Soviet space program sent two tortoises- along with some flies and worms - into space for a trip around the moon. NASA calls it the first successful circumlunar mission（绕月任务）carried
12、 out by any nation.After a week-long trip, the tortoises landed on Earth by parachute(降落伞) in the Indian Ocean. They traveled back to Moscow on October 7. Both tortoises survived the trip but not theexperiment. NASA records state that the animals were dissected（解剖）on October 11, 1968, to see how the
13、ir bodies were affected by the space travel.Dissection showed that the mainstructuralchanges in the tortoises were caused by alackof food and not the space travel. The tortoises had lost about 10 percent of their body weight. But they had stayed active and showed no loss of appetite(食欲). When compar
14、ed with a control group of tortoises on Earth, the space travelingcreatureshad a small amount of space flight-related atrophy（萎缩）. When parts of the body atrophy, theydecreasein size or waste away. The experiment showed that the animals could travel around the moon and survive. But this did not mean
15、 that humans could do the same. That possibility required more testing.While tortoises were the first to travel around the moon, other animals have helped humans understand and explore space. On its website, NASA explains its history with animals in space.In 1948, theU.S.beganlaunchingrhesus monkeys
16、 into space aboard a spacecraft called the V-2 Blossom. The monkey Albert I went up on June 11. On June 14, 1949, aboard another V-2 flight, Albert II reached a height of about 133 kilometers. Albert II died on impact（撞击）at re-entry. The last V-2 flight was on December 12, 1949. It involved the monk
17、ey Albert IV.On its website, NASA calls it a successful flight, with no ill effects on the monkey until impact, when it died.While theUnited Stateswasexperimentingwith a lot of monkeys, the Soviet Union wasexperimentingwith a lot of dogs.On November 3, 1957, the Soviet UnionlaunchedSputnik 2 into Ea
18、rths orbit with a dog named Laika on board. NASA scientists say that Laika died after a few hours. Sputnik 2 continued to orbit for five months and then burned up in the outeratmospherein April 1958.Then later that year on December 13, theU.S.launcheda squirrel monkey named Gordo about 965 kilometer
19、s high in a Jupiter rocket. Scientists were able toobservehis body functions. Gordos capsule（太空舱）was never found in the Atlantic Ocean. He died on splashdown when a flotation device（装置）failed. However, scientists said readings taken of his breathing and heartbeat proved that humans could survive a s
20、imilar trip.These are just a few examples of how animals have helped humansexplorespace. We should not forget that.一、根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. What animals were sent into the space in the first successful circumlunar mission?A. Two tortoises, some flies and worms.B. Two monkeys, some tortoises and dogs.C. Tw
21、o tortoises, some monkeys and fliesD. Two monkeys, some dogs and worms2. We can learn about the facts from the two tortoisesexcept _. A.The animals main structure will not change if it has a space travel. B. An animal will lose their weight because of the space travel. C. Humans can travel around th
22、e moon and survive as well. D. A man will becomes shorter after the space travel.3. From which launch we can learn that human can survive from a space travel?A. The travel of Albert II. B. The travel of Albert IV .C. The travel of Laika D. The travel of Gordo4. How many kinds of animals are mentione
23、d to help human explore the space in the report?A. 4 B. 5 C. 6D. 75. What does the underlined wordlaunchmean? A. land on B. send up C. travel around D. come back二根据文章内容，完成以下表格：The DateThe animalsThe countryThe itemSeptember 14, 1968Two _, some _ and _.June 11, 1948rhesus monkeys named _June 14, 1949
24、rhesus monkey named _December 12, 1949rhesus monkey named _November 3, 1957A dog named _December 13, 1957A squirrel monkey named _答案：ABDBB二根据文章内容，完成以下表格：（参考）The DateThe animalsThe countriesThe itemsSeptember 14, 1968Two tortoises, some flies and wormsthe SovietThey were sent into space for a trip ar
25、ound the moon.June 11, 1948rhesus monkeys Albert ItheU.S.They were sent into space aboard a spacecraft called the V-2 BlossomJune 14, 1949rhesus monkey Albert IItheU.S.They reached a height of about 133 kilometers aboard another V-2 flight.December 12, 1949rhesus monkey Albert IVtheU.S.They were sent into the space aboard the last V-2 flight.November 3, 1957A dog named Laikathe SovietSputnik 2 was launched into Earths orbit with a dog on board.December 13, 1957A squirrel monkey named GordotheU.S.They were launched about 965 kilometers high in a Jupiter rocket.