1、社会热点问题课时练(一)一、主题语基拓展练 (一)主题词汇盘查 (已会词汇,在内打“”;欠熟练词汇,多翻阅识记)supermarketcafeteriaaging housing abuse unemployment selfemployment population information negotiation examination cultural historical civil media credible jobhopping sustainable skillful challenge (二)主题词汇训练.选词填空(有两词多余)supermarket, population,
2、credible, housing, cafeteria, abuse, selfemployment, aging, civil, media1Many tents have been put up to provide temporary housing for the people in the disasterhit area.2The children will not be allowed to go to the supermarket if they dont behave themselves.3Having eaten at the cafeteria before, Ti
3、na didnt want to eat there again.4We therefore have to provide more accurate and credible information.5Social workers discovered that the child had been abused by her father.6China has the largest population among the countries of the world.7People are usually well informed of what is happening due
4、to the advanced media,_such as television, newspapers and the Internet.8A civil war is one between people of the same country.单句语法填空1Thousands of people are facing longterm unemployment (employment)2You can find much information (inform) available on the official website.3Many people suffered from c
5、ultural (culture) shock when they came abroad.4When you have an opportunity to come to China, Ill teach you how to speak Chinese and show you around some famous historical (history) places of interest.5My parents will be disappointed with me if I fail the examination (examine)6Mike found a challengi
6、ng (challenge) job as a computer programmer.7Too much protein in the diet may advance the aging (age) process.8A teacher who is skillful (skill) in delivering his lecture can undoubtedly inspire the mind of students.二、主题语篇押题练.阅读理解After a nail salon turns away a physically challenged woman, a strange
7、r makes a truly beautiful gesture, “Beauty isnt about having a pretty face.Its about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul, oh, and pretty nails!” That may well be Angela Peters motto.Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon at the Walmart shopping center in B
8、urton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her fingers.But Peters was turned away.The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands shook.What was meant to be a day of happiness for Peters was now a disappointment.Ebony Harris, 40, sa
9、w everything and approached Peters.Harris offered to do her nails.They shopped for nail polish.They settled on a bright blue a color that would catch every eye.They then made their way into a neighbouring Subway, found a table for two, and set up shop.Harris gently took Peters hand into hers and car
10、efully began painting her nails.Watching it all with awe and admiration was Subway employee Tasia Smith.What struck her most was the ease and gentleness displayed by Harris as she painted Peters nails, all the while chatting as if they were old friends.Peters, who runs a poetry website, ., harbors n
11、o bitterness towards the nail salon that turned her away.The salon says they refused to offer Peters service because they were too busy.“When people do us wrong, we must forgive, ” Peters wrote on her website.“I just want to educate people that people with different disabilities, like being in a whe
12、elchair, can have our own business and get our nails done like anyone else.”语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了身有残疾的Peters被美甲沙龙拒绝后,遇到了体贴的Harris,她认真给Peters做了美甲。通过这个故事,作者告诉我们要平等对待身体残疾的人。1Why did Peters go to the Walmart shopping centre?ATo go shopping.BTo eat at a Subway.CTo meet her friend Harris. DTo have her nails
13、 painted.解析:选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“with the idea of painting her fingers”可知,Peters去沃尔玛购物中心是为了去做美甲。故选D。2What caused Peters disappointment?AShe was disabled. BShe was refused.CThe salon was busy. DShe had no nail polish.解析:选B细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知,因为被美容院拒绝,所以Peters很失望。故选B。3How do you find Ebony Harris?AMean. BOpt
14、imistic.CCaring. DStubborn.解析:选C推理判断题。根据第二段第一、二句和第六句可推知,Harris是一个非常体贴的人。故选C。4What can we infer from the passage?AIts better to use websites to educate people.BThe salon had its acceptable reason to decline a disabled woman.CThose who did something wrong should not be forgiven.DPeople with different
15、disabilities should be treated equally.解析:选D推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可推知,本篇文章通过这个故事要告诉我们,残疾人也应该受到平等的对待。故选D。.完形填空Most people get rid of their leftover foods, but in Nigerianborn visual artist Haneefah Adams kitchen, theyre put to good use.Adam is famous for _1_ food in creative ways, using it to make portrait
16、s and other works of art.She has _2_ been artistic.Her mother said she had a _3_ for art.Now, shes building a career out of changing food into art.“I do _4_ portraits and also often sew and paint, but what _5_ me the most is food,” she says.Adam is inspired by _6_ things, including life experiences
17、and culture.She _7_ everything around her as something that can be made into art.In 2016, she _8_ the TechMeetsArtNG exhibition, which was _9_ and funded by Samsung Nigeria and Rele Gallery.The _10_ was a culinary (烹饪的) exhibition aimed at _11_ the artistic presentation of some of Nigerias local _12
18、_.Her winning entry was _13_ by one of her favorite childhood meals Ogbono soup which was _14_ the dried seeds of mangoes.“Before the competition, my art was mostly random, and I was just _15_ food art on social media.But after winning, I started to think about _16_ making a living from food art,” s
19、he says.Winning the competition kickstarted Adams _17_ and her fulltime job is now _18_ art for food brands such as Maggi and Dangote Salt.“I want to _19_ in more exhibitions.I currently live in Kwara, northern Nigeria; it is difficult to make a _20_ in the countrys art scene from here,” she says.语篇
20、解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了来自尼日利亚的年轻女艺术家把日常的食物变成艺术品的故事。从开始自己的随意设计到后来的获奖,她把这门艺术变成自己的职业。1A.distributingBmixingCpresenting Dselling解析:选C根据上下文可知,Adam善于用创造性的方式呈现(presenting)食物的样子,也就是把食物设计成各种样式。故选C。2A.always BhardlyCnever Dusually解析:选A根据下文可知,她妈妈说Adam有艺术天赋(talent),因此她一直(always)以来都具有艺术细胞。故选A。3A.dilemma BreputationCst
21、andard Dtalent解析:选D参见上题解析。4A.alternative BregularCcompulsory Dspecific解析:选B根据后面的“also often sew and paint”可知,她定期(regular)画一些素描肖像画。故选B。5A.excites BpuzzlesCrejects Dpresses解析:选A虽然她经常做缝纫活儿和画画,但是最让她兴奋(excites)开心的还是进行食物艺术。故选A。6A.artificial BmodestCrandom Dvisual解析:选CAdam的艺术灵感来自日常随意的(random)事情,包括生活经历、文化等。
22、根据后文“my art was mostly random”可知,她开始的艺术基本都是随性的。故选C。7A.collects BdevotesCinspects Dsees解析:选D她的灵感来自生活中随意的事情,因而她把自己周边的一切事物都看成(sees)可以被创作成艺术的灵感素材。故选D。8A.competed BheldCwon Dperformed解析:选C根据下文可知,她赢得(won)了这场展览比赛。故选C。9A.sponsored BdonatedCexpanded Dpossessed解析:选A根据后面并列的“funded”可知,Samsung Nigeria and Rele G
23、allery赞助(sponsored)了这次展览比赛。故选A。10A.background BcompetitionCdiscovery Dvictory解析:选B结合上下文可推知,这场展览就是Adam获奖的这次比赛(competition)。故选B。11A.avoiding BexploringCprotecting Dsorting解析:选B这次烹饪展览比赛旨在探索(exploring)如何把尼日利亚当地的食物(meals)用艺术形式呈现出来。故选B。12A.meals BgoodsCstyles Dworks解析:选A参见上题解析。13A.finished BinspiredCsubmi
24、tted Dselected解析:选B她的获奖作品是受她小时候最喜爱的一道食物启发(inspired)的。故选B。14A.attached to Boccupied withCmade from Dlinked to解析:选C她最喜欢的食物Ogbono soup是用烘干的芒果的种子制作出来的。be made from“由制作而成”。故选C。15A.selling BpreservingCexporting Drecording解析:选D参加比赛前她的食物艺术都是很随意的。她只在社交媒体上记录(recording)她的食物艺术品。故选D。16A.actively BfrequentlyCmild
25、ly Droughly解析:选A但是,比赛之后,她开始积极(actively)思考通过食物艺术来谋生了。故选A。17A.view BspaceCreward Dcareer解析:选D赢得这次比赛促使了她职业(career)生涯的开始,后面也提到食物艺术设计成为了她的全职工作。故选D。18A.learning BcreatingCadvertising Ddeveloping解析:选B她现在的工作就是为那些品牌食物创造(creating)各种艺术形式。故选B。19A.give BbringCresult Dparticipate解析:选D她想参加(participate)更多的展览比赛,这样就有
26、更多的空间和机会。故选D。20A.profit BpromiseCdifference Ddecision解析:选C她想参加更多的展览比赛,是因为目前她生活的地方无法给她更多的机会在食物设计艺术方面取得更多的成就,有更大的影响。make a difference“有影响”,故选C。课时练(二)一、主题语基拓展练 (一)主题词汇盘查 (已会词汇,在内打“”;欠熟练词汇,多翻阅识记)customtraditionalfestival marriage ceremony honest reliable balanced peaceful economic moral grateful develop
27、ment political religious harmonious cherish contact behave partner (二)主题词汇训练.单句语法填空1Apart from good service the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional (tradition) Fujian dishes.2The announcement of their marriage (marry) would appear in the local newspaper next week.3Im not holding out on
28、you.I honestly (honest) dont know where he is.4The manager thought he was a reliable (rely) person and told him all about the new plan.5Enough exercise and a balanced (balance) diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle.6These vegetables are good for the healthy development (develop) of childr
29、en.7Henry was forced to leave his motherland for political (politics) reasons.8She spent a peaceful (peace) afternoon by the river, reading a novel.写出下列句中加蓝词的汉语意思1He was very grateful for the nurses who had cared for him. 感激的2His behavior went against the moral rules of the social conduct. 道德的3Sprin
30、g Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. 节日4Social customs are greatly different from country to country. 习俗5At the graduation ceremony, our headmaster required us to raise our competitive awareness in modern society. 典礼 6As far as I know, the government will speed up the pace of
31、our economic reform.经济的7We should respect people of all faiths and stand for religious freedom. 宗教的8When you have such one friend, cherish your friendship for life long. 珍惜二、主题语篇押题练.阅读理解African swine fever has wiped out a third of Chinas pig population.Now government officials are discussing dramati
32、c steps to stabilize the worlds largest pork market.Pork is a huge deal in China.The country is home to half of all the pigs on the planet.The meat is a staple of the Chinese diet, which means its scarcity could damage Chinas social stability.The outbreak of swine fever also threatens the global por
33、k supply chain.While Chinese authorities have already made plans to support the pig farms and families who may struggle with soaring prices, theyre stepping up efforts to deal with the crisis.The price sellers pay for pork has risen nearly 70% in the last year.And the average price that distributors
34、 pay suppliers was up 90% in the last week of August compared to a year ago, according to government data.Analysts say prices could yet go even higher.The government on Wednesday announced more measures to encourage pig farmers and producers to breed more baby pigs.But they may need to go even furth
35、er to fill the gap.Authorities have promised to release the governments emergency reserves of frozen pig meat if necessary.Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng said last week that the agency will “closely monitor market developments” before it makes such a decision.Its difficult to overstate the
36、scale of the problem.As of July, China had lost more than 100 million pigs in the last year, according to the data released Tuesday by the countrys agricultural ministry.Part of the problem is that farmers arent refilling their pig farms after the sick animals die, according to Chinas agricultural m
37、inistry.That has pressured Chinese authorities to explore ways to encourage farmers and producers to breed more baby pigs.The finance and agricultural ministries on Wednesday asked local governments to free up money that could be used for artificial insemination (人工授精) technology.The ministries also
38、 called on local officials to accelerate the distribution of subsidies (补贴) to farms where pigs have been killed because of sickness.And the Beijing government plans to increase loan support and insurance coverage for pig producers nationwide.语篇解读:本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了在非洲猪瘟消灭了中国大量生猪后,政府为稳定市场采取的举措。1What is
39、 the possible consequence of the reduction in Chinas pig population?AA lack of diversity of meat.BDramatic drop in the pork price.CInstability of the Chinese society.DThe boom of global pork supply chain.解析:选C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“which means its scarcity could damage Chinas social stability”可知,猪肉的减少会引起中国社会
40、的不稳定。故选C。2Which is a measure of the government to address the problem?ATo release the emergency reserves of fresh meat.BTo fund artificial insemination technology.CTo offer free loan support to pig farmers.DTo limit the pork price at the market.解析:选B细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句可知,财政部和农业部要求地方政府调出资金用于人工授精技术,以鼓励农民和
41、生产者培育更多的幼猪。故选B。3What can be inferred from Paragraph 5?AChina has lost a large majority of its pigs.BThe swine problem is not that serious at present.CFarmers are unwilling to raise more pigs for fear of further loss.DThe problem can surely be solved by future technological advance.解析:选C推理判断题。根据第五段第三
42、、四句可知,生病的猪死亡后,农民害怕造成进一步损失不再愿意重新养猪。故选C。4What is the main idea of the passage?ASwine fever threatened the pork supply in the world.BChina makes efforts to solve the swine problem.CChina is home to half of all the pigs on the planet.DChinese authorities encourage farmers to breed more baby pigs.解析:选B主旨
43、大意题。本文主要讲了非洲猪瘟已经消灭了中国大量的生猪,影响了社会稳定。政府正在努力应对危机,宣布了应对措施,努力解决由于非洲猪瘟所带来的问题。故选B。.阅读七选五Among the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), the World Health Organization (WHO) has offered basic protective measures to the public against the virus.Wash hands frequently with soap and water or use an
44、alcoholbased hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty. _1_._2_.If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you may contaminate (污染;传染) objects or people that you touch.Throw tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean hands with alcoholbased hand rub or soap and water.Keep at least onemeter dista
45、nce between yourself and other people, particularly those who are coughing, sneezing and have a fever, because coughs or sneezes of people who are infected with a respiratory (呼吸系统) disease project (喷射) small drops containing the virus. _3_.Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth because hands touch man
46、y surfaces, which can be contaminated with: the virus.If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, you can transfer the virus from the surface to yourself. Tell your health care provider if you have traveled in an area where the epidemic (流行病) has been reported, or if you have
47、 been in close contact with someone who has respiratory symptoms.Practice general hygiene (卫生) measures when visiting live animal markets, wet markets or animal product markets._4_.Avoid contact with potentially contaminated animal waste or fluids on the soil, or structures of shops and market facil
48、ities._5_.Handle raw meat, milk, or animal organs carefully to avoid crosscontamination with uncooked food.AAvoid eating animal productsBIf you are too close, you can breathe in the virusCThis helps knowing the virus if its on your handsDAvoid eating raw or undercooked animal productsEThis helps rem
49、oving the virus if its on your handsFStrictly avoid any contact with other animals in the marketGCover your mouth and nose with tissue when coughing and sneezing语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在新型冠状病毒肺炎(NCP)的爆发时,世界卫生组织向公众提供了针对该病毒的基本保护措施。1选E根据上文“经常用肥皂和水洗手,如果你的手不是很脏,可以用含酒精的洗手液”可知,E项“这有助于去除病毒”承接上文。故选E。2选G根据空后一句及下文的
50、“Throw tissue immediately .”可知,G项“咳嗽和打喷嚏时用纸巾捂住口鼻”承接下文,故选G。3选B上文提到“感染了呼吸道疾病的人咳嗽或打喷嚏时,会喷出含有病毒的小液滴”,B项“如果你离得太近,你会吸入病毒”承接上文,故选B。4选F根据上文中的“live animal market”可知,F项“严禁在市场上接触其他动物”承接上文,并与下文的“Avoid contact .”为并列结构,故选F。5选D根据下文“小心处理生肉、牛奶或动物器官,避免与未煮熟的食物交叉污染”可知,D项“避免进食生的或未煮熟的动物产品”承接下文,故选D。.书面表达假定你是李华,你校学生会将举办垃圾分
51、类中英文海报设计大赛,你是负责人。请在你校英文网站写一则通知,内容包括:1大赛目的;2作品要求;3作品展出方式及颁奖时间。注意:1.词数100左右;2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;NoticeGarbage Classification Poster Design Competition Student Council参考范文:NoticeGarbage Classification Poster Design CompetitionTo raise awareness of garbage classification and help students form a good habit,
52、 we will hold a competition to design a poster about garbage classification.The competition is open to anyone.The designs, using both Chinese and English, can be handdrawn or digitally produced.Submissions can be made as an individual or as a team.Please hand in your work before July 22nd to Mr Li in Room 102.The designs will be displayed from July 23rd to September 10th in the school hall and on our school website.The award ceremony will be held on September 15th and the awards for winners will be amazing.We are looking forward to lots of creative designs.Student Council