（统考版）2023高考英语二轮专题复习主题二聚焦社会热点

主题二聚焦社会热点高考英语命题强化责任担当和品德修养，引导学生树立和践行社会主义核心价值观培养个人品德，培养社会责任意识主题二”聚焦社会热点”就是瞄准这一学科前沿，应对这一命题趋向，高效备考！情景1时事热点阅读理解A[2022西安五校高三联考试题]Kidsparentsteachersandhealthexpertsarecallingfortraditionalschooluniformstobereplacedwithsportsuniformsfivedaysaweek.MatthewMcLaughlinandateamofresearchersfoundinarecentsurveyfourinfiveparentsandsixintenteacherssupportachangeinuniformpolicyallowingstudentstowearsportsuniformseveryday.Theresearchalsoshowed62percentofprimaryschoolstudentsand72percentofsecondaryschoolstudentswouldprefertowearasportsuniformfivedaysaweek.Wethinksportsuniformsshouldbewornfivedaysaweekandthatwouldbeasavingof$167forprimarystudentsand$363forsecondarystudentsinVictoriaMr.Mclaughlinsaid.Sportsuniformsarecheaperthantraditionaluniforms.Mostsportsuniformsconsistofatracksuitapoloshirtwithaschoollogosportshortsandtrainers.nHesaidolderstudentsstronglyagreedtheywouldbemoreactivewearingsportsuniformsduetotraditionaluniformsbeing“toouncomfortable.Thesportsuniformsmakeiteasierforstudentstoengageinmorephysicalactivity.Anexampleofthisisgirlsbeingabletoplayonmonkeybarswithouthavingtoworryaboutexposingtheirunderwearwhilegoingupsidedown.Theycanalreadyseefromayoungagethatthissetsthemapartfromtheboys.wGeoffRobertssaidhisschooTsstudentshadbeenwearinganaactivewearuniformMsincethestartoftheyear.sincrediblypopularwithstudents.It*severydaycomforteasytowashanddryandgender-diverse“hesaid.IthadWhatmessagedoestheauthorintendtoconveyinthetextAfricancountriesshouldstandtogether.TheprogressoftheGGWprojectisslow.Fightingclimatechangeisourtoppriority..Naturaldisastersareworsethanwethought..七选五[2022•绵阳市第二次诊断性考试]4WaystoBeMoreEnvironmentallyFriendlyDailyOftenwemaynotthinkourlifestyleisthatharmfultonature.j_.Herearesomeofthetipsthatcanhelpyoulearnhowtobeenvironmentallyfriendlyinyourdailylife.ReevaluateYourCurrentLifestyleBeforeyoucanbeginyourgreenlivinglifestyleyouwi11needtotakeagoodlookatwhatyoucurrentlydoinyourdailylife.

2.Andtakealookatwaysyoucanintroduceeco-friendlyproductsintoyourroutine.Considerforexampleyourbathroomandtheproductsyouuseinthisroom.Thisincludestoiletpaperyourcleaningsuppliesyourmakeupetc.Foreachroomyouevaluatecreatealistofpossiblechangesyoucouldmakewithregardtobeingenvironmentallyfriendly.3Oneoftheeasiestwaystohelpwithyourgreenlivingprojectistolimityouruseofplastic.Thisincludesnotpurchasingplasticwaterbottlesandusingareusableoneaveryeasychangetomakeaswellaslimitingyourplasticbaguseatthesupermarketbybringinginyourownreusablebags.ReduceProductsFullofChemicalsUnfortunatelychemicalsareinsomanyoftheproductsweuse.Insomecaseswecangetridofthechemicalsthataffectusandtheenvironmentbymakingourownproducts.Thereforecleansupplieswithasimplemixtureofvinegarwaterlemonjuiceandsomeessentialoilswhichareallnatural.Itwillgiveyouagreatclean!

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9.highsignificantforthedry-hotvalleyregionsandtheentireJinshaRiverBasininlongrun.主题二聚焦社会热点情景1时事热点阅读理解A语篇类型议论文主题语境人与社会一一社会热点一一用运动服代替校服【语篇解读】跟校服相比，运动服宽松、便捷且价格便宜因此许多学生、家长和老师包括健康专家都建议用运动服代替校服.答案与解析D推断根据第二段第二句Theresearchalso...daysaweek”可知，调查还显示，62%的小学生和72%的中学生更愿意一周五天穿运动服根据第二段第三句中的“Wethinksportsuniforms...studentsinVictoria”可知如一周五天穿运动服，维多利亚州的中小学生分别能省下365美元和167美元据此可知，这里提及数据是为了说明运动服得到了认可.答案与解析A理解具体信息根据第三段中的“Thesportsuniforms...physiccilactivity可知，穿运动服可以让学生们参加体育活动变得更方便.答案与解析:B推断根据尾段中的“Inrecentyears...policiesonuniforms”可知，Green女士认为近年来许多学校的校服政策有变得更加灵活的趋势据此可以推知Green女士认为校服政策正在变得灵活.答案与解析C理解文章主旨要义通读全文可知，本文首段“Kidsparentsteachers...fivedaysaweek”点明文章主旨；再结合下文内容可知，本文提出了用运动服代替校服的观点运动服物美价廉，且方便学生运动故C项“丢下校服，换上运动服”最适合作本文标题B语篇类型记叙文主题语境人与社会一一社会热点一一直播带货【语篇解读】一位88岁的农村老大爷为了赚取给生病的妻子治病的费用，在网上直播带货.答案与解析:C推断根据第一段中的“an88-year-oldfarmer...wifesmedicalexpensesn和第四段中的whichrangefrom...ofthecamera”可知吴大爷进行视频直播是为了通过促销各种产品挣钱来支付妻子的医疗费用故C项正确.答案与解析I）理解具体信息根据第三段中的“Agreatburden...supportingWufinancially”可知，妻子每月约800元的医疗费用对他们家来说是很大的经济负担，而他的女儿，因有三个孩子且是家庭主妇，也无法在经济上资助他们故他们在支付医疗费用方面有困难故D项正确.答案与解析C理解具体信息根据第四段中的“Thousandsofviewers...sto”andkindlypersonality”可知数千名观看者被他的感人故事和善良的品质吸引故C项正确.答案与解析A理解文章主旨要义本文主要讲述了一位88岁的农村老大爷为了赚取给生病的妻子治病的费用在网上进行直播带货故A项适合作本文的标题C语篇类型说明文主题语境人与社会一一社会热点一一千禧一代和Z世代在休闲方式方面的偏好【语篇解读】研究发现，千禧一代和Z世代在休闲方式方面的偏好正在迅速变化，Z世代更喜欢电子游戏而千禧一代则更喜欢看电视.答案与解析B理解段落主旨要义通读第一段可知，如果你把十几岁的孩子们聚在客厅里，很有可能他们不喜欢观看Disney+的《猎鹰与冬兵》，更喜欢玩《堡垒之夜》电子游戏据此可知，首段告诉读者青少年更喜欢玩电子游戏而不是看电影.答案与解析D理解具体信息根据倒数第二段尾句JanaArbanas所说的话“Thatwasareally...impactthisindustryM可知Z世代将影响娱乐行业.答案与解析C推断根据尾段中KevinWestcott所说的话“Millennialstookthe...oftheirbehavior可知，千禧一代将他们在青少年时期养成的行为习惯带到了30岁出头，所以如果Z世代是那样的人，他们的行为可能会有轻微的改变，但没有完全变化据此可知，Z世代的行为没有太大的改变.答案与解析C推断通读全文可知，本文介绍了一项新的发现千禧一代和Z世代在休闲方式方面的偏好正在迅速变化，Z世代更喜欢电子游戏而千禧•代则更喜欢看电视据此可以推知，本文最可能摘自畅销报纸情景2人类命运共同体I.阅读理解A语篇类型记叙文主题语境人与自然一一保护环境一一回收炸薯片袋做睡袋【语篇解读】本文讲述了26岁的EradajereOleita利用回收的炸薯片袋为无家可归人士制作睡袋的事迹.答案与解析D推断根据第一段中的shmayhaveapartialsolutionfortwoofourcountryslong-standingproblems:garbageandpoverty.It/scalledTheChipBagProjectw可以推断出，TheChipBagProject旨在保护环境并减少贫困故D项正确.答案与解析A理解具体信息根据第一段中的askingafavoroflocalsnacklovers...donatethemsoshecanturnthemintosleepingbags”可知，Oleita通过求助爱吃炸薯片的人把空的炸薯片袋捐给他们来获得制作睡袋的原材料故A项正确.答案与解析D理解词汇根据画线词后的“thatwouldotherwisebeabandonedinthetrash”可知，如果不这么做这些袋子会被丢入垃圾堆里因此，画线词的意思应该与“被丢弃”相反故D项“回收利用”与画线词意义接近.答案与解析A推断根据文章内容可知，Oleita把炸薯片袋回收制成睡袋，这说明Oleita非常有创造力;再根据第三段中的“Wearecommittedtomakinganimpact”可以看出，Oleita是一个专注的人故A项正确B语篇类型说明文主题语境人与自然一一环境保护一一非洲的绿色长城【语篇解读】大雨、干旱、野火和山体滑坡导致非洲萨赫勒地区生存条件恶劣，为此非洲联盟宣布在2030年之前在该地区建立一个15千米宽、8000千米长的绿化带.答案与解析A理解具体信息根据第二段的“TheGGWis...forAfricanpeople”可知，打造绿色长城项目旨在改善非洲当地的生态环境.答案与解析D理解具体信息通读第三段可知，建成绿色长城后，到2030年总共将有1亿公顷的土地被恢复，将收集亿吨二氧化碳，为农村地区创造1000万个就业机会由此可知，第三段提及的数据说明了该项计划的预期收益.答案与解析B推断根据最后一段“ElvisPaulTangem所说的话Wehadfew...wasapriorityM可知“ElvisPaulTangemw认为他们没有足够的资金来推动这项计划；投资者中存在怀疑，他们不理解这个项目；非洲国家自己也存在怀疑，他们需要时间来弄清楚GGW是否是优先项目由此可推知ElvisPaulTangem很担心该计划.答案与解析B推断通读第四段可知，从整体来看这个项目还有很长的路要走；根据《联合国防治荒漠化公约》的一份现状报告，大约40万公顷的退化土地已经恢复，这意味着，实现1亿公顷目标的进展仅为饯由此可推知，绿色长城项FI的进展比较缓慢H.七选五语篇类型说明文主题语境人与自然一一环保一一四种日常环保策略【语篇解读】本文介绍了四种日常环保方法.答案与解析:Fwemaynotthinkourlifestyleisthatharmfultonaturew与F项之间为转折关系“Herearcsome...yourdailylife”承接F项而来综上可知，F项填在此处能起到承上启下的作用.答案与解析CC项“Gothrougheachroominyourhouse”与下文中的“Considerforexampleyourbathroom...inthisroom和Foreachroomyouevaluate...v相照应故本空应填C项.答案与解析A空格下面段落中的wlimityouruseofplastic、“notpurchasingplasticwaterbottlesv和ulimitingyourplasticbaguse”与A项“SayNotoPlastic”相吻合故本空填A项.答案与解析I空前句子中的it指代的是“asimplemixtureofvinegarwater...w该句子从功能上对asimplemixtureofvinegarwater...w进行了说明很明显D项其实是对asimplemixtureofvinegarwater...”的进一步说明，D项中的It指代的也是asimplemixtureofvinegarwater...w综上可知本空填D项.答案与解析GG项中的Thesetricks指的是“bikingwalkingpublictransportationinplaceofyourcarwheneveryoucan”和Takeshortershowersuselesselectricityandsoon”，G项道出了这些做法的额外好处故本空填G项.语法填空语篇类型新闻报道主题语境人与自然——保护生物多样性一一白鹤滩大坝的生态环境保护【语篇解读】自白鹤滩大坝开建以来，人们•直担心生态环境遭到破坏，其实政府部门已采取了诸如建设植物园和养鱼站等有效措施来保护其生态环境且这此措施效果良好.答案与解析havebeentaken根据“sofar”可知，该句用现在完成时；主语Effectivemeasures为复数，与动词take之间为被动关系，故用被动语态所以填havebeentakeno.答案与解析is该句为倒装语序，主语为thebiodiversity是单数；该句陈述的是现状，故用一般现在时所以填is.答案与解析constructinggetdownto...意为“开始，其中to为介词后接动名词作宾语.答案与解析plantsplant为可数名词，根据awiderangeof可知，应用复数形式.答案与解析topreserve动词不定式表示目的该处表示已经做了很多工作来保护环境，表示目的，故用动词不定式.答案与解析whose分析该句结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词为abotanicgarden空处和名词aim之间为所属关系，故填whose.答案与解析fromfrom...to...为固定搭配，意为“从到.答案与解析improvement介词后接名词，根据介词including可知，空处用名词形式.答案与解析highly副词修饰形容词，空处修饰形容词significant.故用副词形式.答案与解析theinthelongrun为固定搭配，意为“从长远来看”increasedthestudents*activitylevelsatlunchandrecess.IndependentSchoolsVictoriachiefexecutiveMichelleGreensaidindependentschoolssettheirownuniformpoliciesandhadadoptedawiderangeofapproaches.uSomedontprescribe（规定）auniformatall“MsGreensaid.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenatrendamongmanyschoolstowardsmoreflexibleandinsomecasesmoreinformalpoliciesonuniforms.Thishasincludedgender-neutraloptionsanduniformsthatdontrestrictphysicalactivityparticularlyforgirls.WhatdothenumbersinParagraph2reflectThesupportfromparentsforschooling.Theurgetochangeschoolrules.Thedemandformoreexercise.Therecognitionofspo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9.9yuanphoneholdertheybeganlivestreamingonDouyinandWubecameoneoftheoldestlivestreamersontheplatform.EverydayWu1ivestreamsforatotalofsixhoursseparatedintomorningandafternoonsessions.WithabroadsmileandcomfortingvoiceheexplainstheproductsonhistablewhichrangefromwaterbottlesmakeupremoversandvegetablestotraditionalChineseclothingthatWuwearshimselfinfrontofthecamera.Thousandsofviewersaredrawnbyhismovingstoryandkindlypersonality.Theyrefertohimaffectionatelyas“myuncleWu”or“Laoxiang”.Duringmyinterview\vithhimWuwouldlaughwarmly.HisstrongHenandialectwassometimeshardtounderstandbuthistonewasfullofcomfortandoptimism.Healsodoesnotavoidshowingaffectionforhiswife“IwillbuyhergoodfoodwhenIhavethemoney.vIammovedbyhisabilitytoseetheoptimisticsideoflifedespitebeinginfluencedbyhardshipsandhispersistencethatmakeshimsailthroughthelowtidesoflife.Wusvideosareintendedto.showlovetohispitifulwifeadvertisethebeautifulcountrysidemakemoneybypromotingvariousproductshelpthepoorbydrawingpublicattentionWhatcanweknowaboutWusfamilyHisdaughtermanagestoofferfinancialassistance.Theyhavegotoutofpovertybylivestreaming.HisdaughterisaprofessionalDouyin1ivestreamer.Theyhavedifficultyincoveringthemedicalexpenses.WhatattractsviewerstoWuslivestreamingHisrichexperienceontheplatform.HisamusingHenanaccent.Hisgoodnatureandtouchingstory.Hissuccessfulmarketingtechniques.WhichcanboasuitabletitleforthetextAnElderlyFarmerLivestreamerAKindlyandHelpfulHusbandAPopularApplicationAWaytoCopewithPovertyC[2022•太原市高三统一考试]IfyouregatheringyourteenagekidsinthelivingroomtowatchTheFalconandtheWinterSoldieronDisney+justknowthere*sagoodchancethattheydratherbeplayingFortniteapopulargame.ThatcouldtotallybethecaseaccordingtoanewstudyfromaconsultingfirminDeloittewhichanalyzedthegenerationaldivideinat-homeentertainment.Thestudybasedonanonlinesurveyofmorethan2000consumers»showedpreferencesarechangingrapidlybetweenmillennialsandtheyoungergenerationwhenitcomestohowtheywanttospendtheirleisuretime.ForGenZcrsdefinedasthosebornfrom1995to2009videos-whethermoviesortelevisionshows—arenotaprioritythestudyfound.26%ofGenZersinthesurveyregardedplayingvideogamesastheirfavoriteentertainmentactivitycomparedto14%oflisteningtomusic12%ofbrowsingtheInternetand11%ofengagingonsocialmedia.Only10%saidtheywouldratherwatchamovieorTVshowathome.Thatcomparestomillennialsborn1984to199518%ofwhomchosetowatchmoviesandTVshowsastheirpreferredmodeofentertainment.Videogamesweretheentertainmentoptionofchoicefor16%ofmillennials.“GonZcrswouldmuchratherspendtimeplayinggameslisteningtomusicorusingsocialmedia“JanaArbanasentertainmentleaderatDeloittesaid.Thatwasarea11yalarmingcontrastthatwesawrelativetotheshiftthatshappeningandit*sclearthatGenZerswillimpactthisindustry.w“Millennialstookthebehaviortheydevelopedasteenagersandtheyvetakenthemforwardintotheirearly30sandsoifGenZersareanythinglikethattheirbehaviormaychangeslightlybutIdontseeacompletechangeoutoftheirbehaviorsaidKevinWestcottatechnologymediaandtelecomleader.WhatdoesParagraph1tel1usaboutteenagerstodayTheyareaddictedtoFortnite.Theyprefergamestomovies.Theydontlikebeingtoldwhattodo.Theytendtospendleisuretimealone.HowwilltheentertainmentindustrydevelopaccordingtoJanaArbanasItwillofferfewergamesandmoremusic.Itwillseeadeclineintheuseofsocialmedia.11wi11beimpactedbytheneedofmi1lennials.ItwillbeinfluencedbythepreferenceofGenZers.WhatcanweinferaboutGenZersfromKevinWestcott*swordsTheymayoutgrowtheirbehaviorovertime.They111stopwatchingmoviesandTVshows.Theymaynotchangemuchintheirbehavior.Theylldevelopthesamebehaviorasmi1lennials.WhereisthetextmostlytakenfromAmedicalreport.Ashoppingwebsite.C.Apopularnewspaper.D.Aworkofentertainmentfiction.情景2人类命运共同体【.阅读理解A[2022福州市高三诊断性联考]EradajereOleitathinksshemayhaveapartialsolutionfortwoofourcountry*slong-standingproblems:garbageandpoverty.ItscalledTheChipBagProject.The26-year-oldstudentandenvironmentalistfromDetroitisaskingafavoroflocalsnacklovers:Ratherthanthrowyouremptychipbagsintothetrashdonatethemsoshecanturnthemintosleepingbagsforthehomeless.ChipeatersdropofftheiremptybagsfromDoritosLaysandotherfavoritesattwolocationsinDetroit:aprintshopandaclothingstorewhere01eitaandhervolunteerhelperscollectthem.Aftertheycleanthechipbagsinhotsoapywatertheyslicethemopenlaythemflatandironthemtogether.Ittakesaboutfourhourstosewasleepingbagandeachtakesaround150to300chipbagsdependingonwhetheritssingle-serveorfamily-size.Theresultisasleepingbagthatisuwaterprooflightweightandeasytocarryaround“OleitatoldTheDetroitNews.Sinceitsstartin2020TheChipBagProjecthascollectedmorethan800000chipbagsandasoflastDecemberithascreated110sleepingbags.Sureitwouldbesimplertoraisemoneytobuynewsleepingbags.Butthat*sonlyhalfthegoalforOleita—whosefamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesfromNigeriaadecadeagowiththehopeofattainingabetterlife-andherfellowvolunteers.Wearecommittedtomakinganimpactnotonlysociallybutalsoenvironmentally“shesaid.Andofcoursethere，sthesymbolismofsalvagingbagsthatwou1dotherwisebeabandonedinthetrashandusingthemtohelpthehomeless.It*sapowerfulreminderthatenvironmentalinjusticeandpo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2030.Itwasannouncedthatoncecompletedthewa11couldendupcapturing（俘获）250milliontonesofcarbondioxidewhileitscreationandupkeepcouldcreatetenmillionjobsinruralareas.Comingtothewholeprojectthere*sstillalongwaytogo.AccordingtoastatusreportbytheUnitedNationsConventiontoCombatDesertificationaboutfourmillionhectaresofdegradedlandhavebeenrestored.Thismeansthatprogresstowardsthe100millionhectarestargetstandsatjustfourpercent.“Whenwestartedrestoringthesoilwerealizedtheareaatriskwasmuchwiderthanweinitiallythought“explainsElvisPaulTangemtheAfricanUnionsGGWcoordinator.Wehadfewfundstopushtheinitiativeasmuchaswewantedto.Therewasskepticismamonginvestorswhodidn*tunderstandtheprojectbutalsoamongtheAfricanstatesthemselveswhichneededtimetofigureoutiftheGGWwasapriority.”WhatisthepurposeoftheGGWprojectToimprovethelocalecology.Todeveloptheruraleconomy.Topredictclimatepatterns.Tostrengthenregionalties.WhatdothestatisticsinParagraph3showabouttheinitiativeTheserviceperiod.Thetotalbudget.Thetargetgroups.Theexpectedbenefits.HowdoesElvisPaulTangemfeelabouttheprojectA.Skeptical.B.Worried.。