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【題目】 Across the United Kingdom, as the COVID-19 crisis has bitten deeper, its citizens have started a new practice: Emerging from self-isolation every Thursday night at 8 p.m. to clap, cheer, and bang pots and pans to show support for the country’s front-line doctors and nurses.

But as the death toll today hit a single-day U.K. record of 980-and with the peak death rate still estimated to be two weeks away-the crisis caused by the scale of the pandemic has been worsened here by a new degree of political uncertainty. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to the hospital on Sunday and has spent his days and nights in intensive care fighting the virus, surrounded by the doctors and nurses of the National Health Service.

The U.K. is not alone in showing new found public affection for key workers, nor in facing an unprecedented public health emergency that has, in Europe, especially affected Italy, Spain, and France. A recent U.K. government appeal for 250,000 volunteers to help the NHS (National Health Service) yielded an army of 750,000 would-be helpers.

But the pandemic finds the U.K. at a politically uncertain moment, as a nation finally emerging from three and a half years of political issue over its chaotic departure from the European Union. A December election that gave a decisive victory to Mr. Johnson and the ruling Conservative Party added clarity to a Brexit mandate and was seen by many as a potential first step in healing deep divisions in Britain’s political and social structure.

Acknowledging the impact of the coronavirus on daily lives, Queen Elizabeth II, in a rare address on Sunday, praised the “national spirit” and thanked NHS and care workers, whose “every hour” of hard work “brings us closer to a return to a more normal time.” Calling on citizens to “remain united and resolute” to overcome the pandemic, she sought to provide comfort. “While we may have still more to endure, better days will return We will meet again,” she said.

【1】What contributed to worsening the current crisis in the U.K?

A.The pandemic of COVID-19.B.Political instability.

C.The vote for Brexit.D.The December election.

【2】The British showed widespread support to the fight against coronavirus EXCEPT by .

A.clapping, cheering, and banging pots and pans every Thursday night

B.advocating volunteers to help the NHS

C.organizing 750,000 helpers to join the army

D.praising the “national spirit” in Queen’s speech

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that .

A.The death toll set a new single-day record and the peak death had arrived

B.Prime Minister Boris Johnson was receiving good medical treatment

C.the COVID-19 has been found in European history

D.Conservative Party has healed the deep political and social divisions

【4】Where might the passage come from?

A.A noticeboard.B.A private e-mail.

C.A research paper.D.A newspaper.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇新聞報(bào)道。文章說明了隨著COVID-19危機(jī)在整個(gè)英國的加深，英國公民開始了一種新的做法：每周四晚上8點(diǎn)從自我隔離中走出來，鼓掌、歡呼和敲打鍋碗瓢盆，以表示對(duì)該國一線醫(yī)生和護(hù)士的支持。文中還說明了英國其他一些對(duì)抗擊冠狀病毒表現(xiàn)出的支持行為，以及此次疫情對(duì)英國的影響。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中But as the death toll today hit a single-day U.K. record of 980-and with the peak death rate still estimated to be two weeks away-the crisis caused by the scale of the pandemic(流行病) has been worsened here by a new degree of political uncertainty.可知，但是，隨著今天的死亡人數(shù)達(dá)到英國單日980人的紀(jì)錄，而且估計(jì)在兩周后死亡人數(shù)將達(dá)到峰值，由大流行規(guī)模引起的危機(jī)由于政治上新的不確定性而更加惡化。由此可知，政治上的不穩(wěn)定加劇了英國當(dāng)前的危機(jī)。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Across the United Kingdom, as the COVID-19 crisis has bitten deeper, its citizens have started a new practice: Emerging from self-isolation every Thursday night at 8 p.m. to clap, cheer, and bang pots and pans to show support for the country’s front-line doctors and nurses.可知隨著COVID-19危機(jī)在整個(gè)英國的加深，英國公民開始了一種新的做法：每周四晚上8點(diǎn)從自我隔離中走出來，鼓掌、歡呼和敲打鍋碗瓢盆，以表示對(duì)該國一線醫(yī)生和護(hù)士的支持。由此可知，A選項(xiàng)“每個(gè)星期四晚上都要鼓掌、歡呼、敲打鍋碗瓢盆”屬于英國對(duì)抗擊冠狀病毒表現(xiàn)出的支持；根據(jù)第三段中A recent U.K. government appeal for 250,000 volunteers to help the NHS (National Health Service) yielded an army of 750,000 would-be helpers.可知最近，英國政府呼吁25萬名志愿者幫助國民健康服務(wù)體系(NHS)，結(jié)果得到了75萬名潛在的幫手。由此可知B選項(xiàng)“倡導(dǎo)志愿者幫助NHS”屬于英國對(duì)抗擊冠狀病毒表現(xiàn)出的支持；根據(jù)最后一段中Acknowledging the impact of the coronavirus on daily lives, Queen Elizabeth II, in a rare address on Sunday, praised the “national spirit” and thanked NHS and care workers, whose “every hour” of hard work “brings us closer to a return to a more normal time.”可知英國女王伊麗莎白二世承認(rèn)冠狀病毒對(duì)日常生活的影響，在周日的一次罕見的講話中，稱贊了“民族精神”，并感謝英國國家醫(yī)療服務(wù)體系和醫(yī)護(hù)人員，他們“每一小時(shí)”的辛勤工作“讓我們更接近回歸正常生活”。由此可知D選項(xiàng)“在女王的演講中贊揚(yáng)‘民族精神’”屬于英國對(duì)抗擊冠狀病毒表現(xiàn)出的支持。只有C選項(xiàng)“組織75萬名志愿者參軍”文中沒有提到是英國對(duì)抗擊冠狀病毒表現(xiàn)出的支持。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to the hospital on Sunday and has spent his days and nights in intensive care fighting the virus, surrounded by the doctors and nurses of the National Health Service.可知英國首相Boris Johnson周日入住該醫(yī)院，在英國國民醫(yī)療服務(wù)體系的醫(yī)生和護(hù)士的陪伴下，夜以繼日地接受重癥監(jiān)護(hù)，與病毒作斗爭。由此可推知，首相Boris Johnson正在接受良好的治療。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。文章是一篇新聞報(bào)道。說明了隨著COVID-19危機(jī)在整個(gè)英國的加深，英國公民開始了一種新的做法：每周四晚上8點(diǎn)從自我隔離中走出來，鼓掌、歡呼和敲打鍋碗瓢盆，以表示對(duì)該國一線醫(yī)生和護(hù)士的支持。文中還說明了英國其他一些對(duì)抗擊冠狀病毒表現(xiàn)出的支持行為，以及此次疫情對(duì)英國的影響。由此可推知，文章可能來自一份報(bào)紙。故選D。