1、2022最新英语时事阅读题三（适用于初三和高一学生）A篇United Nations climate experts say the warming of the planet isendangeringtheGulfof Mexico, and all the life and business it supports.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, known as IPCC, recentlyreleaseda report on the health of the Earth. It says even if humans
2、work together to limitglobalwarming, sea levels will rise, fish populations willdecreaseandharmfulalgaebloomscalled toxic tides(潮汐) will become morefrequent. South Louisiana is probably the most vulnerable(易受影响的) place to climate change in the United States, says Barry Keim, a climate scientist for
3、the state of Louisiana. He agreed with the IPCC finding that hurricanes（飓风）, floods and otherextremeweather willincreasein number and power. Keim said the usual hurricanes in the area canbloom upintomajorhurricanes.The report notesU.S.efforts in some cities to build sea walls, high roads and take ot
4、her measures to meet rising waters. But, the report says officials in the southeasternU.S.have not ordered limits on industrial pollution. Just last week, leaders in Florida chose not to add clean energy plans to a bill that is supposed to protect the state from increased flooding.Ben Diamond is a s
5、tate lawmaker in St. Petersburg, Florida. He isrunning fora position in the U.S. Congress. He said it is good lawmakers want to work on ways to deal withviolentweather. But, he said they also need to stop the causes of those problems, likereducinggreenhouse gas andcarbonemissions（排放）.The IPCC report
6、 says that people in Florida are now looking to move homes far from the coast. That is different than in the past. The report noted that the area around Miami already has floods even when there is no rain, and the area around the large Florida city of Tampahas a flood riskdue tohigh water levels whe
7、n there are storms in other parts of the Gulf.Keim, in Louisiana, said the area where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf is also at risk. He said building related to the oil and gas businesses in the area has hurt the areas ability to manage floods.The IPCC also says that parts of the Gulf with ec
8、onomiesbasedontourismwill be in troubledue towarming water. For example, visitors like toexplorethe ocean waters on the Gulf side of Florida and the resorts（度假胜地）of Mexicos Yucatan peninsula（半岛）. However, the coral reefs（珊瑚礁）that keep the sea life healthy in those areas are dying because of warming
9、water. If the reefs are not able tosurvive, it would cost Floridas economy tens of billions of dollars by the year 2100.The IPCC report notes what some cities are doing to adapt（使适应）to climate change. For example, the city of Miami Beach already spent $500 million onpumpsthat can move water off the
10、island.Alex Kolker studies the coastline for a group of Louisiana universities. Kolker noted that the state recentlyannounceda plan toreducepolluting gases by 2050. The U.N. said the state has projectsin place todeal withflooding and rising sea levels.Throughoutthe southeasternU.S., states are repor
11、ting a rise in the number of red tides. Red tides happen when warmer water allows dangerous organisms（有机体）to grow. The tides kill fish and other sea life, and cause bad smells that keep people away from popular beaches. A study by the University of Florida showed that between 2017 and 2019, the stat
12、es economy lost over $180 million because of red tides.(602 words) 根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. Even if humans work together to limit global warming, _ will rise in number.A. sea levels B. harmful algae blooms C. fish populations D. floods and other extreme weather2. The report released by IPCC notes the follow
13、ings except that _. A. some cities have taken some measures to meet rising waters. B. the area around Miami already has less floods when there is no rain. C. there will be more strong hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather. D. people in Florida are now planning to move homes far from the coast
14、.3. According to Ben Diamond, the causes of those problems may be _. A. leaders in U.S. didnt force clean energy use. B. people make too much greenhouse gas and carbon emissions. C. officials in the southeasternU.S.will not limit industrial pollution. D. the oil and gas businesses hurt the ability t
15、o manage floods.4. According to the report, which istrueabout the states to solve the problems? A. Florida chose not to add clean energy plans to a bill to protect the state from flooding. B. Florida allows people move homes far from the coast. C. Louisiana will announce a plan to reduce polluting g
16、ases by 2050 D. Louisiana has no projectsin place to deal withflooding and rising sea levels yet.5. Which statement isuntrueabout the red tides? A. It causes warmer water. B. It keeps people away from popular beaches. C. It kills fish and other sea life.D. It causes bad smells.B篇Researchers say they
17、 have created a technology tool that uses pig sounds tointerpretdifferentemotionsthe animal is feeling. The tool isbasedon thousands of recordings collected from more than 400 pigsthroughouttheir lives. The scientists developed an algorithm(算法) thatseekstoidentifya series ofemotionsthe animals could
18、 be experiencing. The research may lead to creation of an app that farmers could use to learn theemotionalstate of animals in an effort to improve their productivity（生产力）and well-being（幸福，康乐）.An international teamcooperatedin the experiments that led to creation of the algorithm. The team was led by
19、 researchers from the University of Copenhagen, ETH ZurichinSwitzerlandandFrances National ResearchInstitutefor Agriculture, Food and Environment. The results recently appeared in a study in the publication Scientific Reports.Pigs are known for having highly developed vocal（发声的）skills. The researche
20、rs state in the study that pigs make different noisesbasedon what they are experiencing at the time they make the sounds. And these sounds canbe linked todifferent emotions.Emotions aregenerallycaused by the evaluation（评估）that an individual makes of its environmental situation, the study states. The
21、 study centered on more than 7,000 audio recordings of pigs in different situations, from the time they were born until they died. The recordings were collected in both natural and experimental settings. The teamorganizedthe sounds tolinkthem with different situations and activities the pigs wereinv
22、olvedin. The behavior of the pigs wasobservedin bothpositiveandnegativesituations. Positive situations included when pigs were being fed by the mother or werereunitedwith family members after being separated. Negative situations included separations, fights between pigs, castration or being prepared
23、 for slaughter（屠宰）.The researchers also studied the pigs in controlled environments. During these experiments, some of the pigs were given different foods and objects, while others were not. Behaviors of the animals were followed and pig sounds were recorded, along with notes on theirphysicalreactio
24、ns.The team examined the recorded material and attempted toidentifysimilaritiesin the soundslinked todifferent situations and emotions. The goal was to differentiate positive situations and emotions from negative ones. The researchers said higher-pitched sounds were usually measured in negative situ
25、ations, while lower-pitched calls were linked to both positive or negative emotions. With this study, we demonstrate that animal sounds provide great insight into their emotions, Associate Professor Elodie Briefer said in a statement.Briefer, with the University of Copenhagens Department of Biology,
26、 was a lead writer of the study. There are clear differences in pig calls when we look at positive or negative situations, Briefer added. She noted that in positive situations, the sounds were far shorter, with few changes instrengthlevels.On the other hand, lower-pitched grunt sounds usually began
27、high, but then dropped lower. By training the algorithm torecognizethe sounds in different situations, the team said it was able to identify the correct emotion 92 percent of the time.Briefer said that with additional data and training, the algorithm can be avaluabletool for helping to improve the e
28、motional health of pigs and other farm animals in the future. Now, we need someone who wants to develop the algorithm into an app that farmers can use to improve thewelfareof their animals, Briefer said.(567 words) 根据文章内容,选择最佳答案:1. If the app was created, we can use it to do the followings except _.
29、 A. understand the animals feeling. B. record the animals physical reactions. C. know how to feed them well. D. developed their vocal skills better.2. The researchers of the team are from the following countries except _. A. France B.England C. DenmarkD.Switzerland3. The researchers did their job in
30、 the following ways except _. A. collecting the sounds in both natural and experimental settings. B. organized the sounds to linkthem with different situations and activitiesC. studying the pigs in controlled environments. D. developing an algorithm to help the farmers4. The following are the reason
31、s why the researches can finish their job except _. A. there are clear differences in pig calls B. pigs have highly developed vocal skills C. somebody developed the algorithm into an app D. the animals sounds can be linked to different emotions.5. The negative situations include the following except
32、 _.A. being reunited with family members B. being separated.C. fights between pigs D. being prepared for slaughterC篇Major school districts around theUnited Statesarepermittingstudents to attend class withoutface coveringsfor the first time in nearly two years. The rulesrelatingto face coverings, orm
33、asks, have caused fights amongeducators, school boards（董事会） and parents throughout the COVID-19pandemic.New York City is the largest school district in the country. It ended its maskrequirementon March 7. Philadelphialiftedits schoolmaskrequirementon March 9. It joined other big cities such as Houst
34、on and Dallas that made similar moves in the past week. Chicago schoolsendedtheir mask requirement Monday.Parents, teachers and school leaders all mustbalancethe new rules. Some families are happy that their children no longer have to wear masks. But others say they are still worried and areurgingth
35、eir children to continue wearing face coverings for now. Educators are caught in the middle.In Anchorage, Alaska, top school official Deena Bishop says lifting themandatein the citys nearly 100 public schools was a welcome change. She said there were months ofargumentsover masks. So Im glad that wev
36、e taken that fight away.and now we can go back tofocusonlearning, Bishop said.Falling COVID-19infectionrates and new federal health recommendations(正式建议) are leading states todropthe requirements. The Centers for Disease Control andPreventionrecently issued（发布） new guidelines saying most healthy Ame
37、ricans, including students, can safely stop wearing masks.But those who disagree about ending school mask requirements often point to lowvaccinationrates among American children. Only about 25 percent of children ages 5 to 11 have been fullyvaccinatedagainst the corona-virus. Just 58 percent of chil
38、dren ages 12 to 17 arevaccinated, the CDC says.New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois and Delaware recently lifted their statewide school mask requirements. New Jersey and Rhode Islandofficiallydroppedtheirs last Monday. California, Oregon and Washington alldroppedtheir statewidemandateson M
39、arch 12. In many places, the decisions are being made at the local school district level. Officials in many large cities, such as Boston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., have said they will keep mask rules for now.Officials say that could change if vaccination rates rise among their students or if
40、 they can reach agreements with teachersunions. Unions have been strong supporters of keeping the mask requirements in place. Chicago schoolsannouncedlast week that masks will no longer be required starting March 14. The citys teachers union then promised to take officials to court. They said the mo
41、ve will break an agreement with the district to keep the mask rule through the end of the school year.In New York City, elementary school student Jack Jalaly stopped wearing his mask when they became optional(可选择的). For children, its really great because you can see the way words are pronounced and
42、you can seespellings, said Jacks mother, Andrea. But third-grade student Derrick Carter-Jacob kept his mask on even after New Yorkremovedthe requirement. Leave it on. Theres no reason for him to take it off untilbasicallyeverybody is safe, said his parent, Michael Jacob. John Bracey is a Latin teach
43、er at Belmont High School near Boston, Massachusetts. He said he will keep wearing his mask through the end of theacademicyear, even if district officials decide to end themandate. I have major concerns on so many levels, Bracey said. I just cant find a public health or moral justification(正当理由) for
44、 removing them.(578 words) 根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. Which city ended its mask requirement latest?A. New York City B. Philadelphia C. HoustonD. Dallas2. Who dont want to stop the requirement of wearing mask? A. school boards B. parents C. educators D. children3. Some dont want to stop the requirement of wear
45、ing mask because of _. A. the falling infection rate among children B. the high infection rate among adults C. the low vaccination rate among children D. the new federal health guidelines4. The unions have agreement with the district to keep the mask rule through the end of _A. this month B. this ye
46、ar C. thisschool year D. next year5. Which pair of words doesnt mean closely in the report? A. face covering mask B. lift drop C. requirement mandate D. officially- basicallyD篇The walls of Saifullahs home in northern Jakarta show the floodwater marks some more than one meter from the floor. When the
47、 water gets too high, Saifullah, who like many Indonesians only uses one name, sends his family to stay with friends. Its a normal thing here, said the 73 year old. But this is our home. Where should we go?Indonesias capital Jakartaissinkingmore than any other major city.Observerssay it shows how cl
48、imate change is making more places unlivable. About 30 percent of the city is expected to be underwater in the coming years. This is partly because of the rising Java Sea. The Indonesian government is planning to move its capital 2,000 kilometers northeast to the island of Borneo. As many as 1.5 mil
49、lion government workers will have to move their homes to the new capital. Itis part of the largemovementof people which is expected to increase in the yearsahead.The United Nationspublisheda report on Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It says 143 million people will likely be
50、forced to move from their homes over the next 30 years. The reasons include rising sea levels, drought, higher temperatures and other climatecatastrophes.In Asia, governments are already making plans for the future. More than 30 percent ofmigrantsin the world today come from Asia. Asia leads the wor
51、ld in the number of people being forced to leave theircommunitiesbecause ofextremeweather, said the report.Scientists believemigrationflows and the need for the planned movements ofentiretowns and villages will increase. Under worldwide warming levels some areas that arepresentlydensely(密集地) populat
52、ed will become unsafe oruninhabitable, the report said.One estimate suggests that as many as 40 million people in South Asia may be forced to move over the next 30 years. The reasons include alackof water, crop failure, and other disasters. Rising temperatures are a strongconcern, said Stanford Univ
53、ersity environmental scientist Chris Field. He wasresponsiblefor the U.N. report in earlier years. There arerelativelyfew places on Earth that are simply too hot to live now, he said. But its beginning to look like in Asia, there may be more of those in the future and we need to think really hard ab
54、out the implications（可能的影响）of that.No nation offers asylum(庇护) or otherlegalprotections to peopledisplacedbecause of climate change. People leave their homes for many reasons. But what is happening inBangladeshshows how climate change will force people to move, said Amali Tower. Shefoundedthe organi
55、zation Climate Refugees.Scientists say as many as 2 million people in the country may bedisplacedby rising seas by 2050. Already, more than2,000migrantsarrive at the capital of Dhaka every day. Many are fleeing(逃离) towns and villages along the coast.You can see the actual movement of people. You can
56、 actually see the increasing disasters, Tower said. Themigrationflowscan be slowed if countries like the United States and European nations act toreducetheir greenhouse gas emissions(排放) to zero, she said.Others say rich countries that produce more emissions should offer humanitarian visas to people
57、 from countries that are affected by climate change. Dealing with climatemigrantswill become a major policyissuefor Africa south of the Sahara Desert and Latin America in coming years, said the U.N. report. Most people will be moving from rural areas to cities.(584 words) 根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. Saifullah
58、sends his family to stay with his friends because _. A.the floodwater pushes down his house. B. his house becomes unlivable in the floodwater. C. he is too old to take care of his family. D. he doesnt know where they should go.2. In this report, the climate change refers to _. A. the rising seaB. wo
59、rldwide warming C. the movement of peopleD.the change of cities.3. the followings result except _because of the climate change A. the sea level is rising. B. the flood is more often. C. people need more places to live. D. more people are forced to leave their home.4. Tower thinks that _. A. people a
60、long the coast should move to cities. B. its normal things happened inIndonesia. C. the worldwide warming is mainly caused by western countries. D. Themigration does not have to cause a crisis5. What does the underlined wordcatastrophemean? A. a sudden event that causes many people to suffer. B. A q
61、uick change of the climate. C. An unexpected accident causes somebody to die. D. An planned movement of displaced people.E篇A United Nations report warns that the effects of climate change are likely to intensify(加剧) unless urgent measures are taken to protecthumanityand the planet. The report wasrel
62、easedMonday by the U.N.s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC. Itdeals withthe ways nature and the worlds societies are currently suffering from human activitieslinked toclimate conditions.The reportstatesthatextremeheat, dry conditions and floods are alreadythreateningthesurvivalof some
63、plants and animals. The IPCC said the changes are appearing much faster and are far more serious andwidespreadthan expected 20 years ago.In a speech Monday, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the world needs toinvest(投资) in new ways toadapt(适应) tointensifying climate change. Adaptationsave
64、s lives, he said. But Guterres said world leaders had failed to take effective steps to limit one of the main causes of climate change heat-trappingcarbon gasses. Largeinvestmentsin programs and technology will be needed to limit such pollution, which he said especially harms the worlds most vulnera
65、ble(脆弱的) populations. The facts areundeniable. This abdication of leadership iscriminal, Guterres added.Mohamed Adow isdirectorof the climate policy(政策) organization Power Shift Africa. He said in astatementthat heconsiders the U.N. report a serious wake-up call to all areas of the world. The rich,
66、polluting,globalnorth has changed the planet through fossil fuel burning and is now refusing to help those suffering the effects, Adow said.The report is considered important because the U.N. expects world leaders to use it to form new policies. Itsreleasecomes three months after world leaders met a
67、t a U.N. climate meeting in Glasgow,Scotland. The U.N.s 2015 Paris Agreement aims to contain worldwide warming to within 1.5 degrees Celsius of pre-industriallevels. The U.N. report describes pre-industrialas a time before modern industry and uses a 50-year period ending in 1900 to measure it.Expert
68、s say the world is already 1.1 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrialtimes and heat-trappingcarbon gasses continue to increase. Climate experts say this could push temperatures above the U.N.s target of 1.5 degrees Celsius by the 2030s. The new report warns that if that limit is crossed, then ma
69、ny human and natural systems will faceadditionalsevererisks. some will be irreversible(不可逆转的), even if global warming isreduced.The IPCC noted that millions of people are already facingseverefood and waterinsecurity. They live in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and on small islands and in t
70、he Arctic. One of the areas predicted tobe the hardest hit by climate change is Africa. Its population is likely to grow faster than any other place during the 21st century, with many people living in coastal areas.The report said that by 2060, more than 190 million Africans will be vulnerable(脆弱的)
71、to higher sea levels. Worldwide, 1 billion people will face coastal flooding risks from rising seas, the report said. And more people will be forced out of their homes from weatherdisasters. The most likely are flooding, sea level rise and largeatmosphericstorms called tropical cyclones.If world tem
72、peratures continue to rise, up to 183 million people are estimated to face food insecurity in low-income countries by 2050, the report said. Overall(总体上), the picture is stark(严酷的) for food systems.No one is left unaffected by climate change, Adelle Thomas told reporters. Thomas was one of the repor
73、ts lead writers. She is a professor at the University of theBahamas.FormerU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is President Joe Bidens Special Envoy(特使) for Climate. He called the report a dire(极糟的) picture of the effects of climate change if we continue toignorescience. Kerry said he thinks it is no
74、longer a question of whether the world can avoid a crisis, but whether we can avoid the worstconsequences.(649words) 根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. The report was released to _. A. remind governments to form new policies to protect the earth. B. invest in new ways to adapt to intensifying climate change.C. limit
75、such pollution harms the worlds most vulnerable populations.D. contain worldwide warming to within 1.5 degrees Celsius of pre-industrial levels.2. Which isnotmentioned to threaten the survival of lives in this report? A. extreme heat B. dry conditions C. wars D. floods3. The worlds most vulnerable p
76、opulations dont include _. A. the people who live in global north. B. the people who live in Europe and North America. C. the people who live in Africa, Asia,D. the people who live in Central and South America.4. The pre-industrial time was _. A. from 1850 to 1900B. from 1900 to 1950C. from 1950 to 2000D. from 1980 to 20305. What does the underlined wordconsequencesmean? A. a way to make something happen B. a result of something that has happened C. a cause to make something stop D. a reason to take a measureA篇答案：1A 2B 3B 4A 5AB篇答案：1D 2B 3D 4C 5AC篇答案：1B2C3C4C5DD篇答案：1B2B3C4C5AE篇答案：1A2C3B4A5B
