2020年高中英语时文新闻拓展阅读理解四篇
aholicPassage 1 疫情使“食物银行”面临危机
Skyrocketing unemployment due to the coronavirus(新冠病毒)纳罕初二英语试卷 pandemic(大流行病) has been forcing a growing number of Americans to turn to charitable rvices for assistance as food incurity among families with children grows. New York City Mission Society(NYCMS) has been rving the city’s most underrved(缺少关爱的) children since 1812. Recently, it has been making food and utility baskets for the children it rves and delivering them during the pandemic.
“I can't tell you how desperately the food baskets In the New York tri-state area, we have a very rious situation becau so many residents live at or below the poverty level,” Shafiroff, a member of NYCMS, told Fox News. “The food bank across the area are but the supply and the demand are not working the way they should right now. There is massive demand all over the country --39 million Americans out of work,
and this translates into no food on the table.” Shafiroff noted that a major issue during the pandemic has been getting food to the food banks, especially amid the shutdown of multiple meat processing plants across the country. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(食品药品管理局)va读音 has even temporarily looned its food labeling policies during the 永远爱你的英语怎么说coronavirus pandemic and give producers more flexibility amid food shortages.
According to a Brookings analysis, almost 35 percent of houholds with children said they did not have sufficient food, that's 14 percent higher than during the recession. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Shafiroff is encouraging tho who can afford it to make donations to their local food bank. “I know my husband and I recently donated 10,000 meals to Heart of the Hamptons, which is a food bank in the Hamptons, becau we feel so strongly about providing food and being part of the solution,” said Shafiroff. "And of cour, 10,000 meals really doesn't mean much when you look at a country with 39 million people out of work, but if we all work together, I believe we can solve this problem.”
1 What did New York City Mission Society do to the children ?
A Helped children grow happily. B Treated children with coronavirus.
C Provided children with food. D Gave children baskets of books.
2 What did government do to solve food shortages ?
A Gave more food to food banks and Americans who were out of work.
B Relaxed policies to enable food production more flexible.
C Issued policies to meet the food demand.
D Helped Americans to find jobs amid pandemic.
3 What does Shafiroff appeal people to do in last paragraph ?
A To make donations if people have food or money.
B Create more job chances for people.
C Work together to fight against the pandemic.
D Look after people who are suffering the virus.
Passage 2 疫情中的“拥抱帘”创意
carolSometimes you just want a hug from your grandma. A little girl from Riverside, Calif., wanted to hug her grandparents, but couldn’t becau of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced the family members to keep their distance from each other. Getting creative, 10-year-old Paige created a “hug curtain” using a shower curtain, plastic bags, disposable plates and a hot glue gun. Mom Lindsay Okray, who works as a nur, supervid the t-up. On Facebook, the proud mom praid about Paige’s idea, which was then t up outside of the grandparents’ front door at home. “Paige saw a video of someone who made this type of ‘blanket’ to hug their family. She put together a list and she designed it so she could hug nana and papa.. this girl is so amazing, and we were so happy to be able to hug them!!” Lindsay wrote on Facebook, along with photos and video of the girl using the “hug curtain.”
In the photos and video of the curtain, the grandparents are en taking turns giving Paig
e big hugs. “It might be wet from the Lysol(杀菌剂) wipe,” Lindsay can be heard off-camera saying, once the grandparents open the door. memery“Oh my God, I love you,” Grandma says, while excitedly embracing her granddaughter. “How cool is this?” she adds. Tho on Facebook were equally plead with the creation and praid Paige’s design. “God bless you sweetie. You are a wonderful granddaughter. And very smart,” one person commented. “So cute,” another wrote. “So great!” one person commented, while another simply wrote “Awesome!”
Though the “hug” curtain is a sweet gesture, make sure you continue to protect yourlf and others from the novel coronavirus by practicing proper hygiene(卫生) like washing your hands, wearing a face mask outside, and maintaining a safe social distancing of 6 feet from others, per guidance from the Centers for Dia Control and Prevention.
most wanted1 Why did Paige create the “hug curtain” ?
A To make u of extra plastic bags. B To give her grandparents hugs.
foodcurity C To post photos and videos on Facebook. D To show her creative talent.
2 What is true about the “hug curtain” ?
A It was firstly created by Paige. B It was made by Paigejapan’s mother.
C It was suppod to be worn. D It was partly made of plastic bags.
3 What is the attitude of people on Facebook toward the “hug curtain”?
A Complimentary B Worried C Unconcerned D Annoyed
4 What is the purpo of the last paragraph ?
A Prai the hug curtain one more time. B Remind people to take protective measures.
C Show people how to protect themlves. D Tell people how to fight against coronavirus.
Passage 3 机器翻译比人工翻译好吗？
