06：中考报刊时文 + 中考题型精选（首字母填空专题）- 2022年中考英语二轮复习能力提升练（全国通用）

( 第06讲： 中考报刊时文 + 中考题型 精选（ 首字母填空专题 ） ) ( 时文简报 模精选 ) 来源: China Daily China’s service sector activity contracted at steepest pace in 2 years in March 今年3月份，中国服务业以两年来最快的速度收缩 Activity in China’s service sector contracted at the steepest pace in two years in March as the local surge in coronavirus cases restricted mobility and weighed on client demand, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday. 周三公布的一项私营部门调查显示，3月份中国服务业以两年来的最快速度收缩，原因是国内冠状病毒病例激增限制了社会流动性，并对消费者需求产生重压。 Analysts say contact-intensive service sectors such as transport, hotel and catering were hurt the most, clouding the outlook for a much anticipated rebound in consumption this year. 分析师称，交通、酒店和餐饮等接触密集型服务行业受到的冲击最大，这给今年备受期待的消费回弹的前景蒙上了一层阴影。 重点词汇 1. contract /kənˈtrækt/ to become smaller in amount or quantity 收缩 A recession is a period when the economy is contracting. 2. steep /stiːp/ 急剧的 There has been a steep rise in prices. 3. weigh /weɪ/ on: to cause problems for something such as a market , usually causing it to fall 重压 Worries about a weak dollar weighed heavily on Wall Street, which suffered further losses yesterday. ( 中考 时文阅读 ) Nation won't let virus stop anti-poverty (脱贫) work By WANG XIAOYU/ZOU SHUO | China Daily China is trying to reduce the influence of the novel coronavirus (新冠病毒) on the country's anti-poverty work and make sure to achieve the year's greatest goal, a government official said on Tuesday. Although most poor areas are thought as low risk for the virus, the epidemic (疫情) has still seriously affected the life and production of local people. "The influence might be long-term and serious." said Su Guoxia, one central government official. By Thursday, 14.2 million people from poor families had traveled to other areas to look for jobs, just 52 percent of last year's number, according to Su. To reduce the influence of the epidemic, the government is developing all kinds of solutions to deal with present difficulties and problems. Huang yan, another government official, said the central g