新高考高一英语时文阅读精编（含答案解析）ACoronavirus (冠状病毒) has infected more than 170,000 people across the world, and the virus is expected to peak in the UK in the coming weeks. Professor Chris Whitty said on March 12 that he expects the UK would reach the peak of its coronavirus outbreak in about 10 to 14 weeks.The NHS is currently advising you to self-isolate for seven days if you have symptoms of coronavirus, like a high temperature, or a new continuous cough. If you have travelled to a badly affected area, or have been in contact with someone with the disease, you will also need to self-isolate. Staying at home will help to control the spread of the virus.When you self-isolate, you need to stay away from public places. This means you cannot take your pets out for walks in public places. With more time indoors, it’s also a good idea to plan how you can keep your pet occupied while self-isolating. If you’ve been diagnosed with coronavirus, you should inform your local health protection team that there is a pet in the household. They will touch with the relevant animal health authorities. If your pet shows signs of ill health, please do not take them to the vet. Contact your local health protection team for advice.The RSPCA have also issued tips for keeping your pets and family safe while self-isolating. If you haven’t tested positive or been asked to self-isolate then continue to interact with your pets as normal but adopt good hygiene (卫生) practices including washing hands thoroughly with soap and water before and after touching them, their food, toys and bedding. Avoid being kissed or licked and sharing food with your pet. Ensure you have extra supplies of pet food and medication in case of self-isolation. Speak to your vet or doctor for more advice.1. Which situation does not require self-isolation during the coronavirus?A. Being bitten by pet animals.B. Arriving in an affected area.C. Contacting with confirmed case.D. Having a fever for a few days.2. If you are a patient with coronavirus, what might happen to your pet according to Para. 3?A. Being taken to the vet.B. Being given to friends.C. Staying with you.D. Being cared by professionals.3. Which of the following is an official way to stop the spread of the virus?A. Do what you like as usual.B. Interact with your pet frequently.C. Don’t go out if you are unnecessary.D. Wash hands thoroughly with soap.4. What is the focus of the passage?A. Ways of self-isolation from the official.B. Comments of experts on the coronavirus.C. Suggestions on pet keeping at a special time.D. Current situation of the new coronavirus in the UK.BWays Your Cell Phone Affects Your Body and MindWe rely on our smartphones a lot. And because of that, they could be hurting our health.It messes with① your sleepBut there are plenty of concerns too. Scanning your phone right before bed can disturb your slumber②. The short-wavelength③, bright blue light your device emits④boosts your attention during the day, but at night the light can inhibit⑤ the production of melatonin⑥, which helps you fall asleep. To avoid that, make a habit of not using your phone for at least 30 minutes before you close your eyes.It keeps you from focusingWhen you are awake, a single buzz⑦ signaling a new notification⑧ on your phone can weaken your ability to focus on a task, researchers at Florida State University have found. Switch your phone to “do not disturb” mode to remove the distraction. Watch out for this way that your phone is aging your skin.It makes you achy⑨Americans now spend more than five hours a day swiping, typing, and tapping—and feeling achy because of it all. “Selfie elbow” is a strain injury caused by holding your elbow at an extreme angle, and 85,000 people a month search for “texting thumb” and similar terms on Google.They’re dirtyMost cell phones are crawling with germs—ten times what you would find on most toilets, says University of Arizona microbiologist Charles Gerba. Wipe your phone down daily with a gadget-friendly antibacterial wipe or a microfiber cloth. This is exactly how dirty your phone screen is.It hinders your memorySnapping a pic with your smartphone may also hinder your memory. On a test after a visit to an art museum, students were less likely to remember objects they had taken photos of. “As soon as you hit ‘click’ on that camera, it’s as if you’ve outsourced your memory,” says psychologist Linda Henkel.It hurts your eyesYour phone can do a number on your eyes. About 60 percent of Americans experience digital eye strain symptoms, such as dryness, irritation, blurred vision, eye fatigue, and headaches. Try blinking often, increasing font size, and taking a break from screens every 20 minutes.CBetelgeuse (猎户座) is a red supergiant star in Orion, a prominent constellation (星座) that spans the celestial equator. It is one of the brightest objects in the night sky, easily visible to the naked eye. It has around ten times the mass of the sun, and if it were at the centre of the solar system its outer edge would stretch beyond the orbit of Mars. Betelgeuse shines more brightly than the sun partly because it is bigger and thus has more fuel, but also because it is burning through that fuel faster. As a result, it will die much sooner. The sun is around halfway through its10bn-year lifespan. Betelgeuse’s span will be about 10m years, and it is close to the end of that period—perhaps very close. For, in the past few weeks, astronomers have watched it getting precipitously dimmer and that has made them wonder: could this be a signal that Betelgeuse’s time has come?When a star such as Betelgeuse runs out of fuel the nuclear reactions in its core which keep it shining stop and the heat and outward radiation pressure need to balance the force of gravity trying to pull everything inward. At that point, gravity wins. The core collapses. And the resulting shock wave destroys the star in an explosion called a supernova (超新星) that is temporarily brighter than the rest of Earth’s home galaxy, the Milky Way, put together.So far, the closest supernova seen since the telescope was invented is SN1987A, spotted more than three decades ago in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy 160,000 light-years from the Milky Way. But astronomers detected SN1987A only after it had already happened. They have never been able to bring modern instruments to bear on a supernova in the Milky Way itself, and never watched a star in the moments before and during its final explosion.1. What is the feature of Betelgeuse?A. It is a normal-sized star in Orion.B. It is invisible to our naked eyes.C. It will die much sooner than the sun.D. It is at the center of the solar system.2. Why does Betelgeuse shine more brightly than the sun?A. Because it is twice bigger than the sun.B. Because it has more fuel than the sun.C. Because its burning speed is much slower.D. Because it has a longer lifespan than the sun.3. What can we know from Paragraph 2?A. Stars can continue shining with fuel.B. Stars without fuel will explode in the end.C. A supernova is permanently brighter than the rest of galaxy.D. The outward radiation pressure can balance the gravity.4. Where is this article mostly likely from?A. A guide book.B. A novel.C. A diary.D. A science magazine.DIs a High School Diploma Enough to SucceedAlthough most young Americans believe in the value of higher education, many still consider a high school diploma alone to be enough for success, according to a survey of teens and young adults by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.The findings alarm①some experts who say young Americans don’t seem to be getting the message that college pays off. Federal labor data shows a wide earnings gap between Americans who do and do not have a college degree, and unemployment rates are far lower for those with a bachelor’s or master’s degree.More than half of Americans ages 13 through 29 do see college as a path to economic success, but about 4 in 10 believe a bachelor’s degree prepares people only somewhat well, or even poorly, for today’s economy.Meanwhile, about half said their high school education has provided the skills they need to get a good job right after they graduate. And 45% say a high school diploma is good preparation for future successful workers. Researchers disputed that notion, saying it has been decades since a high school diploma was not enough to earn a good living. “The data just do not support that,” said Thomas Brock, a research professor and director of the Community College Research Center at Columbia University. “With a high school diploma alone, it’s very hard to earn the kinds of wages one would need to support a family.” In 2018, the median earn ings for workers with only a high school diploma was $730 a week, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For those with a bachelor’s degree, it was $1,200, while those with a master’s degree typically made $1,400 a week.Teens are especially lik ely to think high school is a good path to success in today’s economy, while young adults were less likely to say so, 51% versus②42%. And more than any type of degree, 73% of young Americans said they think job experience is good preparation for success.While 6 in 10 said a bachelor’s degree is a route to success, an equal number said they see vocational③school as good preparation, and about half see the same value in an associate degree④. The finding was a surprise to some researchers who say students and their parents often think of college only as a bachelor’s degree.The survey also found disparities⑤in the types of colleges young Americans choose. Overall, 3 in 4 said they plan to attend some type of college or have already done so. For about half, their plans included a four-year university, while about a quarter opted for community college or vocational school. Another quarter had no college plans.Wealthier Americans were more likely to pursue four-year universities, while those from poorer families leaned toward other options or no college at all. Those from wealthier families were also more likely to say their parents were helping pay for tuition⑥and many forms of college preparation.EOne way of capturing the scale of the devastation that forest fires have inflicted on Australia is through figures. Some 11m hectares of the Lucky Country have gone up in smoke since September, almost the same area as Bulgaria (保加利亚). So far at least 26 people are known to have lost their lives, over 2,300 homes have been destroyed and over half a billion animals have been burned alive or choked to death. But numbers tell only part of the story.You might think that Australia is particularly vulnerable to forest fires. But that would be a mistake. Many other countries share the same conditions that have set Australia ablaze, physically and politically, including similar terrain and a leadership that has yet to wake up fully to the new reality that climate change is creating. Worldwide, fire seasons are getting longer and more damaging.As a result, the lessons from Australia’s tragedy are important. One is that climate change is making fire more likely. It is true that forest fires are a long-standing part of some territories’ ecology. But as the world gets hotter and drier, their incidence and severity are rising. Another lesson is that as fires get worse the old ways of assessing and containing them have become obsolete. Unlikely as it may seem, Australia’s fire-planning is ahead of most of the world’s—itcarries out preventive burns, for example, and its planning codes seek to limit fire risks. Nonetheless this system, and a heroic voluntary firefighting force, has been overwhelmed. Attention must now turn to how to live with fires. In some places, that will mean building structures that can resist the flames. Other regions may no longer be suitable for human habitation. The last lesson is that, as the costs of climate change stop being just about abstract temperature forecasts and start being something you can smell in your nose, the politics surrounding it will change, too.1. How many people have probably died in the recent forest fire in Australia?A. 28.B. 25.C. 18.D. 10.2. Which of the following is NOT the main reason of the forest fire in Australia?A. Terrain.B. Political policy.C. Climate change.D. Lack of firemen.3. What is the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 3?A. Advanced.B. Dangerous.C.Outdated.D. Popular.4. What is the passage going to talk about next?A. Regional measures.B. Political change.C. Establishment of anti-fire forces.D. Safer house building.A【答案】1-4 ADCC【解析】本文一篇说明文，主要介绍了英国正受新冠病毒的影响，官方就自我隔离期间提出了关于宠物饲养方面的建议。