1.8时事热点高考语篇填空-2026届高考英语二轮复习专项

Passage 1

China-Africa Cooperation: A Legacy of Friendship and Common Development

 

Since the 1970s, Chinese agricultural experts 1.___________(work) with farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in muddy rice paddies, sharing irrigation and rice-planting techniques. Their efforts helped local farmers improve lives 2._________ sowed the seeds of enduring friendship. The DRC vice-prime minister noted this cooperation boosted the 3._____________(agriculture) sector, laid a solid foundation for people-to-people bonds, and valued China’s poverty alleviation experience 4._______ a valuable reference for Africa, which faces economic and technological dependency challenges.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of China-Africa diplomatic relations. Recently, Foreign Minister Wang Yi launched 5._________ six-day visit to four African nations, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and Lesotho, 6.__________(attend) the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges launching ceremony at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa. This continues the 36-year tradition of China’s foreign minister’s first annual overseas trip being to Africa. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said China aims 7.____________(deepen) mutual trust, promote 2024 FOCAC Summit outcomes, and strengthen China-Africa civilizational exchanges.

African leaders and scholars highly praised China-Africa 8._____________(cooperate) with remarkable results. In 25 years, China helped build and upgrade nearly 100,000 km of roads and 10,000 km of railways. Chinese firms created 1.1 million African jobs in 2022-2024, and China has been Africa’s top trading partner for 16 consecutive years. They appreciate China’s zero-tariff policy for 53 African diplomatic allies and recognize China’s innovation-driven model. Nigerian officials, 9.__________(impress) by Zhejiang’s Africa-cooperation projects and China’s AI products, stressed people-to-people ties. The 2026 Year of People-to-People Exchanges and African students in China will deepen mutual understanding and carry 10.____________ the friendship.

 

 

 

 

Passage 2

China-US Relations in 2025: Turbulence and Hopes for Stabilization

 

Experts noted that China-US relations experienced ups and downs in 2025, but high-level trade talks and head-of-state diplomacy have brought hope for the relationship 1.___________(stabilize) and become more predictable in the next 12 months. Gary Hufbauer, 2._______ is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, pointed out that while bilateral relations gradually 3.___________(decline) in 2024, 2025 saw a more “rollercoaster” situation.

He said the year was characterized by periods of intense turbulence 4.___________(follow) by slow cooling, and the deterioration of ties between the world’s two 5._________(large) economies was not accidental but due to the US’ deliberate political moves. 6.___________ several rounds of talks, bilateral trade and economic relations remained fragile. China’s consistent stance, “Talk, our door is open. Fight, we’ll respond till the end”, became a popular online catchphrase.

Hufbauer stated that tensions escalated mainly because the Trump administration believed 7.__________(align) with China hawks would yield political gains. Thus, the US imposed massive triple-digit tariffs on Chinese imports in April, which were quickly met with Chinese retaliation. These tit-for-tat measures pushed the two countries to 8._________ brink of a full-scale trade war, making most product trade “economically unviable”, triggering market volatility, and increasing 9.__________(uncertainty) for businesses at home and abroad. However, soaring US consumer prices, the loss of 10.___________(agriculture) exports to China (especially soybeans), and China’s rare-earth export controls prompted the White House to reassess the situation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passage 3

US quits 66 intl organizations under Trump’s order

 

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum directing his country’s 1._____________(withdraw) from 66 international organizations, which “no longer serve American interests,” the White House announced on X. Starting with Trump’s “America First” slogan, the statement said they comprised 2._________ 31 UN entities and 35-non UN organizations. According to the list 3.___________(publish) on the White House website, most of the targets are UN-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels focusing on climate change, global governance, labor and other issues 4.___________ the Trump administration has categorized as promoting diversity and “woke” agenda.

5. ____________(specific), the US will withdraw from UN bodies such as regional panels under the UN Economic and Social Council, the International Law Commission and UN Trade and Development. Non-UN organizations include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Renewable Energy Agency and so on. Jan. 20 will mark the ________(one) anniversary of Trump’s second presidential term. Since returning to the White House nearly one year ago, Trump 7.____________(announce) plans to quit the World Health Organization, the Paris climate agreement and the UN cultural agency UNESCO. He also cut US funding for the UN, stopped US 8._____________(engage) with the UN Human Rights Council, and extended a suspension of funding for the Palestinian relief agency UNRWA. 9.___________(early) on Wednesday, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social that he is doubting whether NATO would come to the US defense when it is needed, two days after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that 10.________ US military attack on Greenland could effectively end the military alliance.