2020年中考英语热点时事阅读训练（原创、有答案）

2020年中考英语阅读训练（原创、有答案） 一、完形填空 The virus has swallowed up all of Europe, and now it has reached Russia. When it all began, it seemed to be so 1______ and it would not affect me. We think that death is something unrealistic that will never touch us 2______ our loved ones die, and then we begin to perceive everything differently. It’s the same with the coronavirus. I’m 22 years old, and I suppose I shouldn’t worry 3______ about being infected. But I do worry, because my grandmother is 82. She survived (幸存) the Siege of Leningrad (列宁格勒保卫战) during World War II, and she does not deserve new shocks. But the virus has reached St Petersburg, where I and my family live, and I’m 4_____. So my whole family has moved to the countryside away from everything. The fact that Russia is helping other countries warms me inside. Our two 5______ have been friends for a long time, and at the beginning of February, Russia was one of the first countries to send medical help to China. This friendship is preciou