新高考英语时文阅读提能练高二专版（含答案解析及全文翻译）
新高考英语时文阅读提能练高二专版（含答案解析及全文翻译）
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Crui lines worldwide suspended sailings March 13 becau of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Now companies such as Carnival and Disney are pushing out their return dates and canceling more trips, meaning pasngers can receive full refunds for the price of their trips. Tho who want to take their chances and postpone —even though there’s no firm date when this pandemic will end —can choo to receive a credit for a future crui. Just remember: If you choo a credit, you have given up your refund. Crui companies want you to stick with them, and are offering extra perks and credits to keep you on board.
Carnival Cruis
On Wednesday, Carnival Cruis announced it would suspend Alaska sailings through Jun
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30 and scrap all San Francisco cruis for the rest of the year. Typical five-day cruis along the California coast called at Catalina Island and Ennada, Mexico, before returning to the Bay Area. The company also canceled cruis aboard Carnival Radiance (an upgrade of the Carnival Victory) through Nov. 1, and Carnival Legend, through Oct. 30. Carnival Legend typically sails from Seattle to Alaska in summer months.
Pasngers who trips have been canceled may opt for a refund or a future crui credit. Disney Crui Line
Disney Crui Line on Monday extended its suspension for sailings departing in April. Pasngers who had tickets on any of its four ships through April 28 may receive a refund or a crui credit for a trip within 15 months of their original departure date, according to
the company’s website.
Disney also warned pasngers about sailings aboard the Disney Wonder that are scheduled
to resume April 29. The itinerary calls for a stop in Vancouver, Canada, but Canada has clod its ports at least through July 1.
1. What can the pasngers lect if they want to crui later?
A. Refunds.
B. Credits.
C. Perks.
D. Chances.
2. Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 3?
A.Alaska sailings will be delayed to June 30.
B. San Francisco cruis will be put off for the rest of 2020.
C. Carnival Radiance is canceled until Oct. 30.
D. Carnival Legend usually sails from Seattle to Alaska during summer.
3. What does the underlined phra mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Pay.
B. Choo.
C. Discover.
D. Return.
4. What can we know from the last part?
A. Pasngers will receive refunds beforeApril 28.
B. Pasngers will receive refunds within 10 months of original leaving date.
C. The crui credit is available beforeApril 28.
D. The crui credit is available within 15 months of pasngers’original leaving date.
B
New Tips for Fighting Dementia
As our bodies age, we have to accept new limitations. We lo muscle, joints can become painful or need replacement, and our brains can experience similar declines. Dementia, a cognitive decline often associated with age, has been linked to certain genetic quirks①, but a family
history of dementia doesn’t mean there’s nothing a person can do to fight it off②.
New guidance from the World Health Organization focus on lifestyle changes that rearchers believe can help delay the ont of dementia symptoms even in people who may be genetically prone③. It also address some popular myths related to supplements that people may be using in an effort to combat④the condition.
The news relea starts out with some basic tips on fighting the condition bad on established rearch efforts:
People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exerci, not smoking, avoiding harmful u of alcohol, controlling their weight, eating a healthy diet, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, cholesterol⑤and blood sugar levels.
For the most part, the advice is stuff⑥that we’ve heard for ages regarding healthy living. Still, it bears consideration that following the tips could push back dementia symptoms and help people live more fulfilling lives their age advances. The full report is available on the WHO’s website.
“In the next 30 years, the number of people with dementia is expected to triple⑦,”WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. “We need to do everything we can to reduce our risk of dementia. The scientific evidence gathered for the Guidelines confirms what we have suspected for some time, that what is good for our heart, is also good for our brain.”
Cutting out⑧sweets and controlling the intake of alcohol, along with exercising, are great habits to get into regardless of whether you’re doing it for heart health, energy levels, or to save your brain from the ravages⑨of aging. It doesn’t make bad habits any easier to break, of cour, but it’s nice knowing that committing to a healthier lifestyle has clear benefits for your brain as well.
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A Los Angeles couple is recovering at home with vivid memories of a South American voyage that was interrupted by the coronavirus, leaving their crui ship with nowhere to dock for days following the death of four pasngers.
