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1、中考英语一轮复习阅读与完形填空训练十二AIndias COVID-19 situation is worsening as the pandemic is getting out of control in the country.As of April 28, India had recorded a record high of 17,997,267 COVID-19 cases, with death toll reaching a total of 201,187, according to the World Health Organization.An increasing num
2、ber of dead bodies means incinerators (焚烧炉) are overloaded. Since waiting times can be as long as 12 hours, some people have chosen to burn their family members bodies themselves, China Daily reported.Indias health system (系统) is also facing a breakdown while dealing with the large increase of infec
3、tions (感染). Both public and private hospitals are running out of beds for COVID-19 patients. Hospitals in New Delhi, the capital, are in great need of medical supplies (医疗用品), such as medicine and medical oxygen (氧气), Xinhua reported.The country has been struggling (挣扎) to deal with a new variant (变
4、种) of the virus. However, other factors have also made the situation worse. Public holidays have been celebrated in recent weeks, but many people who were present didnt wear masks or follow social distancing rules, according to CGTN.With a population of 1.3 billion people, Indias situation brings a
5、new challenge to global epidemic prevention and control. “There will be a larger outbreak in the near future in India,” Zhang Wenhong, a Chinese medical expert, wrote in a blog entry.Countries around the world have shown concern (关注). China, Germany and Pakistan have announced that they are willing
6、to help India with needed medical supplies. On April 26, the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka said that 800 oxygen concentrators (制氧机) had been airlifted from Hong Kong to New Delhi and 10,000 more will be provided in a week.Choose the answer:1. What problem does India face?a. A shortage of masks. b. A
7、new variant of the virus.c. A shortage of medical oxygen.d. Pressure from other countries.A. ab B. bc C. ac D. bd2. If something is overloaded, it _.A. has stopped workingB. is no longer neededC. takes less time to finish tasksD. has been given more work than it can handle3. What is this passage mai
8、nly about?A. A new variant of COVID-19 in India.B. A prediction of another COVID-19 outbreak in India.C. How serious the COVID-19 pandemic has become in India.D. What India is doing to deal with increasing COVID-19 cases.BYouve probably seen this famous painting of a tsunami (海啸) before. Its called
9、The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川冲浪里) and is probably the best-known example of ukiyo-e (浮世绘) art. It is one of over 100 ukiyo-e works that were on display at the Today Art Museum in Beijing from March 12 to May 6.Ukiyo means “floating world” in Japanese. It refers to the lifestyle that rich business
10、men enjoyed as they benefited from Tokyos economic growth in the Edo period (1600s-1860s). The ukiyo-e style of painting was very popular among these people. The woodblock printing method was used to create the paintings, allowing them to be printed many times.Ukiyo-e was different from most Japanes
11、e art at the time. For one thing, it was more colorful and complex (复杂的), as Japanese art tended to focus more on simple black-and-white images. The paintings often featured unusual angles (角度) as well. In The Great Wave, for example, a large ship is in the foreground (前景), with a smaller ship in th
12、e back and Mount Fuji even farther away, giving a sense of depth.As for their themes, the paintings often featured natural scenery, known as “flower-and-bird pictures”. However, famous kabuki (歌舞伎) actors and female beauties were also popularly painted. Some paintings even showed well-known warriors
13、 (武士) and monsters, as well as heroes from Chinese stories, such as Romance of The Three Kingdoms (三国演义), and Japanese stories, such as Tale of Genji (源氏物语).Ukiyo-e paintings were not only popular in Japan, but also influenced Western painters, especially Impressionist (印象派画家) and post-Impressionist
14、 painters like Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh.Choose the answer:1. What does ukiyo refer to?A. A tsunami.B. A city in Japan.C. A lifestyle in Japan.D. A type of Japanese painting.2. Which of the following describes Ukiyo-e artists?a. Their paintings were colorful.b. They used unusual
15、 angles in their paintings.c. They painted both scenery and people.d. They created simple black and white paintings. A. abc B. abd C. acd D. bcd3. What do we know from the second-to-last paragraph?A. Ukiyo-e was popular among kabuki actors.B. Chinese culture had an influence on ukiyo-e.C. Ukiyo-e paintings were usually of women.D. Many Western painters learned to create ukiyo-e paintings.4. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To teach readers how to create art.B. To introduce a famous museum in Beijing.C. To describe the ukiyo-e style of painting.D. To remind readers to value tradit
