2023届高三英语一轮复习外刊阅读理解专题导学案5

The World (December 16th-31st, 2022)

 

1.《华盛顿邮报》 2022年12月19日 A14版面

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Over more than 15 years in professional soccer, Lionel Messi __________ (become) a champion of nearly everything. He won every major club ___________ (compete) available to him at least once. And he had taken soccer’s _______ (high) individual prize, the Ballon d’Or, a record seven times. Messi was so good for so long ____ even without a World Cup, he had a claim on being the sport’s greatest of all time.

    Now Messi has that World Cup, too. It only took one of the hardest ________ (match) of his career, and the most thrilling final in World Cup history, for him ______ (get) there. On a night of wild drama that veered  _____ exhilaration to frustration and back again — Messi’s Argentina coughed up a 2-0 lead in the final 10 minutes of regulation, came back to lead 3-2 in extra time before ____________ (catch) again at 3-3 and finally prevailing 4-2 in a penalty shootout.

    No final had ever seen a team lose the lead twice and win on penalties. And no final had ever seen ________ (possible) the greatest player of all time exit the stage quite the way Messi did on Sunday. Even Pelé, _____ ended the 1970 World Cup holding the trophy, only scored once that day.

2）翻译句子

我们的谈话很快就转到了金钱上。

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湖人在大比分领先的情况下输给了凯尔特人。 

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2.《科学美国人》2023年1月刊 8页

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Massive satellite constellations are cluttering the night sky, two _______ (crew) space stations are operational, and nations are fielding new military capabilities in orbit. Governments in 2023 may see Earth’s orbital regions as in urgent need of stronger international protections.

If the first orbital flight of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle is _________ (success), it could usher in __ new era of exploration, space science and commerce because it will offer a less expensive way of ______ (get) cargo and crews off Earth. We also think 2023 will advance the search for life _______ Earth, whether the James Webb Space Telescope tells us about biosignatures on a distant exoplanet ___ we discover fossils in the rocks of Mars’s Jezero Crater, ______ NASA’s Perseverance rover is ________ (current) gathering samples.

 

We still use a tremendous amount of fossil fuels, and European leaders, ______ (face) high costs and possible shortages because of the Ukraine War, will have to make serious decisions about energy infrastructure. We’ll be watching _____ they decide to build, particularly for renewable energy and transportation of fossil fuels, as well as what existing structures they keep online. The recently ______ (elect) U.S. government could determine future climate-related ________ (finance) support and regulation. Simultaneously, science is revealing how much death and damage climate change is causing. We are hopeful that this burgeoning evidence will convince more people worldwide that we have to act now.

It’s very likely 2023 will be a big year for ________ (recover) after storms, floods, droughts and wildfires, magnified by the ongoing global climate emergency. Part of that recovery will require ________ (official) to make decisions on whether to rebuild and, if so, how to do it in a way __________ helps us withstand climate change and avoid entrenching inequities. One question is whether adaptation mechanisms will ___________ (distort) by the powerful at the expense of fair and just action.