1、2022最新英语时事阅读题十一（适用于初三和高一学生）A篇A mans days living alone in the forest in the state of New Hampshire appear to be over. David Lidstone said he does not think he can return to his old way of living. The decision came after thecabinhe lived in burned down not long ago.Lidstone is also known as River Dave
2、. He had been living for 27 years in the area, but was ordered to leave in a recent courtcase.In a discussion with The Associated Press (AP), Lidstone used the term hermit - a person who lives in a simple way apart from others to describe how he used to live. I dont see how I can go back to being a
3、hermit because society is not going to allow it, Lidstone, age 81, said.Lidstone cut his fire wood and grew his food in the woods along the Merrimack River in the town of Canterbury. He built thecabinwith his wife, from whom he is now separated, although he said they are still married.He said he is
4、not too sad about the loss of his life in isolation(隔离). Maybe the things Ive been trying to avoid are the things that I really need in life, said Lidstone, who is not close with his family. Lidstone did not want to say anything more about his family. Two of his three sons had told the AP that they
5、had not been in touch with their father recently. His daughter did notrespondto a message asking for acomment.On July 15, Lidstone was jailed(入狱) and told he would bereleased if he agreed to leave the cabin. The action followed a land dispute(纠纷) that goes back to 2016. The landowner, 86-year-old Le
6、onard Giles, of South Burlington, Vermont, wanted Lidstone off his land. The land is undeveloped and mostly used for wood cutting. It has been owned by the same family since 1963.In a recent court case, both sides agreed to allow Lidstone to collect his cats and chickens and remaining possessions(财产
7、). Some items had been given to police to keep safe. Lidstone, who still believes he was not on Giles land, also was givenpermissionto hire asurveyorto give him peace of mind,JudgeAndrew Schulman said.A fire destroyed thecabinon August 4. The fire happened hours after Lidstonedefendedhimself during
8、a court hearing(听审). He wasreleasedfrom jail the next day after the judge ruled(裁决) that he would have less reason to return to thisparticularplace in the woods.Canterbury Fire Chief Michael Gamache said that while theinvestigationis not over, the fire was likely caused by accident. Right now, there
9、s nothing left to go on at the site, Gamache said.Meanwhile, many people across theUnited Statesand in other countries have offered to help Lidstone. They have offered to help raise money or offered him a place to live.Lidstone said he is thankful for all the support. He is still trying to decide wh
10、ere he will go next. He would not mind staying in New Hampshire, where he has developed some strongconnections.(519 words)根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. What was not Lidstones old way of living?A. living alone in the forestB. cutting his firewood and grew his food in the woodsC. living in a simple way with others
11、.D. raising some animals in his house2. Who had burnt down Lidstones house?A. Lidstone himself B. Leonard GilesC. his sons D. No one was sure.3. What happened between David Lidstone and Leonard Giles?A. Lidstone lives on Leonards land.B. Leonard lives on Davids land.C. Lidstone burnt Leonards house
12、down.D. Leonard burnt Lidstones house down.4. Which statement is true about Lidstones family?A. He lived with his wife recently.B. There used to be six people in his family.C. All his family lives a simple life in the forest.D. He got on well with his family.5. Where would Lidstone go later?A. He wo
13、uld go back to his particular place in the woodsB. He would stay in New Hampshire.C. He would live in a place offered by others.D. He hadnt made his decision yet.B篇Climate change isthreatening the sea ice environment of Emperor penguins. A new study suggests that 98 percent of Emperor penguin groups
14、 may be pushed close toextinctionby the year 2100. And about 70 percent of their groups will be in danger by 2050. The research waspublished in thejournal GlobalChange Biology.The United States Fish and Wildlife Service recentlyannounceda plan to list the Emperor penguins asthreatenedunder theEndang
15、eredSpeciesAct. Placing Emperor penguins on the threatened list provides protections, such as a ban against importing them for businesspurposes.Stephanie Jenouvrier is a penguinecologistat the Woods Hole Ocean graphicInstitution. She said that Emperor penguins needsecuresea ice to reproduce, to feed
16、 and to molt. Molting is thereplacementof their old feathers with new ones.The new study looked at overall warming developments and the increasinglikelihoodofextremeweather changes because ofglobalwarming. The study noted thatextremelylow levels of sea ice in 2016 led to a large reproduction failure
17、 of an Emperor penguin group in Antarcticas Halley Bay. That year, seasonal sea ice broke up before young penguins had time to develop waterproof(防水) adult feathers. About 10,000 baby birdsdrowned, Jenouvrier said. The group did notrecoverafterward.Emperor penguins reproduce only in Antarctica durin
18、g winter. Temperatures can reach minus 40 degrees Celsius, and wind speeds can reach 144 kilometers per hour. The penguinssurvivebygatheringin groups of several thousand birds. But they cannotsurvivewithout enough sea ice.Sarah Uhlemann is international program director at the nonprofit Center for B
19、iological Diversity. She said, These penguins are hard hit by the climate crisis, and theU.S.government is finally recognizing thatthreat. TheU.S.government has listed other species outside the country asthreatened, including thepolarbear.Polarbears live in Arctic areas and are also threatened by cl
20、imate change and sea ice loss. Emperor penguins are the worlds largest penguins. There are currently between 625,000 and 650,000 of them worldwide.Possible effects on the penguins must also be studied byU.S.sea fisheries currently operating in Antarctica. Martha Williams is principal deputy director
21、 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She said climate change affects many animalspeciesaround the world. She added, The decisions made by policy makers today and during the next fewdecades will determine the fate of the Emperor penguin.（404 words）根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. The new study predicts that the E
22、mperor penguins will die out _. A. after 2050 B. by 2050 C. by 2100 D. before 21002. When the Emperor is molting, _.A. it gives birth to a baby. B. it dives into the sea for food.C. it will grow new feather. D. it will die.3. The Emperor groups are in danger because_.A. people kill more and more of
23、them for food.B. more and more other animals kill them for foodC. they can find less and less food to survive.D. there are more and more climate crisis.4. When do the Emperor penguins give birth to their baby? A. In Spring B. In Summer C. In Autumn D. In winter.5. According to the report, which stat
24、ement isuntrueabout the Emperor penguins?A. It is an endangered animal under the Endangered Species Act of America.B. There are more than 600,000 of them in Antarctica now.C. Emperor penguins are the worlds largest penguins D. More sea ice is better for Emperor penguins.C篇This years Olympic Games in
25、 Tokyo are different from all others that came before.First, the Games were delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, just before the start of the Olympics, it wasannounced that fans would not bepermitted in most event areas.Olympiccompetitions are being shown on television, of cours
26、e. But the biggest interest for the Games seems to be happening online. Many people are watchingeventson their computers or mobiledevices. More than 100 million people visited Olympic websites or used apps through the first week of the Games.Thebroadcasterthat shows the Olympics in theUnited Statesi
27、s NBC. It reports that people had watched more than 2.5 billion minutes of the Games on the internet or mobiledevices. That number is 77 percent higher than during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games.While someathletesat the Tokyo Games shot topopularityby winning medals, others became stars onsocialm
28、edia. Manycompetitorsusing services like TikTok and Instagram have greatlyexpandedtheir fanbase.One example is Margie Didal, a skateboarder from thePhilippines. She finished seventh in herevent. But she has 1.5millionfollowerson TikTok. Some of her short videos have been seen by millions.Two videos
29、from Tokyo got more than 15 millionviews. One of them shows her dancing with Rayssa Leal of Brazil, who won a silver medal. Leal herself has 6 million followers on Instagram.Anotherathletewho did not shine incompetitionbut got wide attention on social media is Ilona Maher of theU.S.womens rugby team
30、. She uses the hashtag(推文话题) beastbeautybrains with her social media posts. She says she wants to let larger girls know you can be so many things, a beast on the rugby field, a beauty whenever, and have as much brains as the smartest person out there.Oneathletewho is getting popular is not even an O
31、lympian yet. Silvia Solymosyova is a synchronized swimmer fromSlovakia. She haspublishedvideos on TikTok in English in an effort to get attention in theU.S.So far she hasgainedover 1 millionfollowers, mostly with videos showing her dancing underwater.Jagger Eaton is a young American skateboarder. He
32、 won a bronze medal in Tokyo, said he is stoked(兴奋的;满足的) that so many people are now interested in skateboarding. He has about 500,000 followers between Instagram and TikTok.Another American athlete, Erik Shoji, is getting attention for his videos that show off the food andatmosphereinside the Olymp
33、ic village. Shoji is a volleyball player from Hawaii. He said thegoalof his videos was to show his own experiences in the athletes village and to help fans to learn more about theU.S.mens volleyball team. In one video, Shoji documented(记录) an attempt(尝试) to try out some Japanese food. Among the item
34、s were an egg roll, a shrimp dumpling, fried chicken and a meat bun. In one opinion after his on-camera taste test, Shojicommented: Pretty good, but needs somesauce.(503 words)根据文章内容， 选择最佳答案：1. Whichis not the differenceof Tokyo Olympics from all others? A. The Games were delayed by one year due to
35、the COVID-19 pandemic.B. Fans were not permitted in most event areas.C. More people watched the competitions on television.D. More athletes took part in the Games.2. How long did the people spent watching the games on the internet or mobile devices during the 2018 Pyeongchang WinterGames?A. about 1.
36、5 billions minutes.B. about 2 billions minutesC. about 2.5 billions minutesD. about 3 billions minutes3. How many athletes are mentioned to be popular in the report? A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 74. Who shares something about the food in the Olympicvillage? A. Margie Didal, B. Rayssa Leal C. Ilona Maher D. Eri
37、kShoji5. Who has the most fans on the social media? A. Margie Didal B.Rayssa LealC. Silvia Solymosyova D. Jagger EatonD篇Last weekend at the Tokyo Olympics, a runner fromJamaicabroke a record in the womens 100-meter race that had lasted for 33 years. Elaine Thompson-Herah went thedistancein 10.61 sec
38、onds and won the gold medal. Her time beat thepreviousrecord set by Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. But Thompson-Herah is not the onlycompetitorin Tokyo going fast. Many other Olympians are running faster than ever too.With all the fast times, some people are thinking the runnin
39、gsurface, known as atrack, is helping the runners. Others think it could be a newmaterialin their shoes. The track is made by Mondo, an Italian company that makes running surfaces for sportscompetitions. The shoes, known as Vaporfly, are made by Nike.Mondo created its first track for the 1976 Olympi
40、cs in Montreal. It has supplied tracks to 12 different Olympic Games. The company built the track in Tokyos Olympic Stadium in late 2019. Mondo says the Olympic track isdesigned to maximize(使最大化) the speed of athletes and improve theirperformance. The top part of the track is made from extra-hard ru
41、bber. Below that are spacescontainingair holes. This design aims to take theshockand help runners bounce(反弹,弹跳) off the track after each step. Because the Games werepostponedfor one year, the surface was not used much before theathletesarrived.Ronnie Baker is an American 100-meter runner. He told Th
42、eAssociatedPressthat running on the surface feels like Im walking on clouds. He called the track beautiful and smooth. Another American runner is Clayton Murphy. He runs the 800 meters - two times around the track. Oh, its fast, Murphy said of the tracks surface. Might take world records to win.Nike
43、s high-tech Vaporfly shoe came out a few years ago. It includes a piece ofcarbonfiber(纤维) that has already helped long-distance runners finish their races minutes faster than before. Runners inTokyo arepermittedto use this same shoetechnologyon the track.No one is completely sure why the Olympic run
44、ners are going so fast. Of course, the Olympics are agatheringof the best runners in the world who have trained for years to be in their best condition. Some of theeventswith fast runners already happened. One reporter asked Thompson-Herah why she thought she ran so fast. After winning her race, she
45、 had an easy answer. My training, she said. Doesnt matter the track or the shoes.On Saturday, Lamont Marcell Jacobs ofItalywon the mens 100-meter race. He was the first runner to win the gold medal in the Olympics since the retirement(退役,退休) of Usain Bolt, who won the gold three timesin a row.Time w
46、ill tell if the Tokyo track is faster than most. For example, if runners go faster at future events, we will know that it was not so special.(479 words)根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：1. According to the report, the following facts may help the runner run faster except _.A. the running surfaceB. a new materialin thei
47、r shoesC. the trainingD. the weather2. What does the underlined wordpostponemean?A. to make something happen at any time.B. to stop something happening on timeC. to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later timeD. to make a plan for something in a later time.3. Which is true about the trac
48、k in Tokyo?A. It is the first track for the Olympics.B. It can maximize the speed of athletes and improve their performance.C. It is not beautiful but smooth.D. There are some spaces containing air holes inside it.4. Nikes high-tech Vaporfly shoes are better for _.A. a high jumper B. a long jumperC.
49、 a 100-meter runner D. a 10,000-meter runner5. Who will shows us if the Tokyo track really helps the runners to be faster?A. The runners B. the Mondo companyC. The Nike company D. The time.E篇Fans are notpermitted into most places where Olympic events are taking place in Tokyo. But the Games are stil
50、l going on. Many sports fans have been waiting a long time for the Olympics to return toJapan. What are they to do?Itturns outthat Japanese fans are gettingcreative.Recently, one cycling fan climbed a high road to run next to Richard Carapaz ofEcuadorduring the mens road race. Carapaz said he did no
51、t mind seeing the fan, who was wearing very little clothing, run with him up the hill. Carapaz smiled at the fan and later won the gold medal. It gave us asensationof some how coming back tonormality, seeing the fans there, Carapaz said later. I loved it.Fans are restricted(限制) from entering stadium
52、s and other places where theathletes arecompeting. But some of theevents are taking place outdoors on roads and waterways. For the new event of surfing, which takes place in the ocean, fans went to the beach to watch from the other side of a plasticbarrier. The fans could not see the event well, but
53、 they seemed happy to be there.Other people found a way to watch the Olympic skateboardingcompetition. It was supposed to happen in a stadium where 7,000 people could watch. Instead, no one was there. But some fans found a way to see the Japanese skateboarders Yuto Horigome and Momiji Nishiya win go
54、ld medals in their events.Another, Shogo Miyamoto, works in Kyoto. He came to see some of the Olympics because it is something that you wouldnt have in your home country twice in your life. Maybe not even once. Thats why I wanted to comeexplorethe venues(比赛现场).There are some other chances for fans t
55、o see events. For example, the golf course has a lot of trees, but fans could look through the trees to see golfers likeJapansHideki Matsuyama, who won The Masters golf championship in theU.S.earlier this year.At Odaiba Marine Park, some fans recently watched the triathlon. Swimmers willcompetein th
56、e open-water events in the same place.People who like to watch runners will be able to see the marathon in Sapporo, a city about 1,000 kilometers from Tokyo. Although fans are notpermitted, it will be hard for security guards to clear the whole path of the race which covers 42 kilometers.The cycling
57、 events are being held in a place known as a track or velodrome, outside of Tokyo in Izu. It is far enough outside of Tokyo that it is does not have the same restrictions(限制). Over 1,000 people will be able to watch at the velodrome each day.One athlete said she will be happy to have the support of
58、fans. Laura Kenny ofGreat Britainhas four gold medals in track cycling. She said she was gutted when she heard there would be no fans. Now that she knows fans will be there: Im glad to have some people coming in, she said.(502 words)根据文章内容， 选择最佳答案：1. Which allows fans to watch closely?A. outdoor eve
59、nts B. events on waterC. events in the stadiumD. none of the above.2. Which is true about the athletes?A. A fans ran with Carapaz and help him to win the gold medal.B. Hideki Matsuyama also won the gold medal earlier this games.C. Laura Kenny ofGreat Britainwon four gold medals in Tokyo Olympic.D. Y
60、uto Horigome and Momiji Nishiya win gold medals in skateboarders.3. If you are in Sapporo, you may watch the _ in the the venues.A. triathlon B. skateboardC. the marathonD. the track cycling4. Shogo Miyamoto usedthe verb “explore” to tell us _.A. watching the games is exciting.B. it is dangerous to
61、watch the games in venues because of the Covid-19.C. it is hard to get to the venues.D. you can watch any games as you like.5. What does the underlined wordguttedmean?A. feeling very disappointed about somethingB. being very excited about something.C. being angry with somebody.D. being afraid of somebodyA答案：1C2D3A4B5DB答案：1C2C3D4D5BC答案：1D2A3C4D5BD答案：1D2C3D4D5DE答案：1D2D3C4B5A
