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高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜議會的未來？英國“德云社”隔空斗嘴【背景介紹】疫情下許多工作紛紛轉(zhuǎn)入云端，有著700多年傳統(tǒng)的英國議會也史無前例地開起了“云議會”。近日，因疫情而提前進(jìn)入休會期的英國議會首次線上重啟，以視頻會議的形式進(jìn)行辯論?！霸谱h會”是如何進(jìn)行的？又顛覆了怎樣的傳統(tǒng)？FortheForeseeableFuture,U.K.ParliamentMayMeetinCyberspaceByStephenCastleIn1858,duringwhatbecameknownastheGreatStink,workwascurtailedbyanoverpoweringsmellofsewagefromtheadjacentRiverThames.DuringWorldWarII,thethreatfromGermanbombersforcedevacuationtoanearbybuilding.Now,theBritishParliamentisembarkingonanothertemporaryretreatfromitscenturies-oldhome,thistimeintocyberspace.Afteranabsenceofseveralweeks,lawmakersareanxioustoreturntothejobofholdingtoaccountagovernmentwithsweepingemergencypowersthatfacescriticismoveritshandlingofthecoronaviruspandemic.Yet,fewplacesarelesssuitedtosocialdistancingthana19thcentury,wood-paneleddebatingchamberwherelawmakersroutinelysqueezeontoovercrowdedbenchestosecureaseat.Butgoingonlineisnoteasyforaninstitutionsosteepedintraditionthatcastingavoterequireslawmakerstopassthroughanarrowlobbywheretheirnamesarerecordedbyofficialsinformaldress.Paradoxically,thejoboffacilitatingoneofthebiggestrevolutionsintheworkingsofParliamentfallslargelytotheleaderoftheHouseofCommons,JacobRees-Mogg,amanwhosemannerismsaresoself-consciouslyold-fashionedthathehasbeennicknamed“thehonorablememberforthe18thcentury.”【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.cyberspace[?sa?b?spe?s]n.___________________________2.stink[st??k]n.__________________________3.curtail[k??te?l]vt._______________________4.overpowering[???v??pa??r??]adj._______________________5.sewage[?su??d?]n._______________________6.adjacent[??d?e?s?nt]adj_______________________7.RiverThamesn._______________________8.temporary[?temp?r?ri,?tempr?ri]adj._______________________9.retreat[r??tri?t]vi._______________________10.centuries-oldadj._______________________11.lawmaker[?l???me?k?]n._______________________12.sweeping[?swi?p??]adj._______________________13.few[fju?]adj._______________________14.routinely[ru??ti?nli]adv._______________________15.squeeze[skwi?z]vi._______________________16.overcrowded[???v??kra?d?d]adj._______________________17.institution[??n.st??t?u???n]n._______________________18.steep[sti?p]vt._______________________19.paradoxically[?p?r??d?ks?k?li]adv._______________________20.facilitate[f??s?l?te?t]vt._______________________21.mannerism[?m?n?r?z?m]n._______________________22.nickname[?n?kne?m]vt._______________________23.honorable[??n?r?b?l]adj._______________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.可見的未來_______________________2.又名，亦稱_______________________3.開始做某事_______________________4.問責(zé)_______________________5.面對……的批評_______________________6.投票_______________________7.大部分落在……（的肩上）_______________________拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解Theartoffabricdyeingisanancientonedatingbackto3500BC.Overthecenturieswehumanshavesoughttobrightenourappearancewithclothingthatreflectsthevibrantnaturalcoloursseeninnature,andmanycolourantswereoriginallysourcedfromthenaturalworldaroundus.Wastechemicalsfromthedyesthemselvesareoftenhighlytoxic—Azodyeswhichaccountfor60-70percentofalldyesusedbecometoxicwhenbrokendownandmetabolized—andthefixingagentsusedwhichcancontainformaldehydandchlorinecompounds,arenobetter,withlinkstoallergiesandcancer,notonlyhazardoustohumansbutalsototheenvironment.Whensyntheticdyeswerediscoveredin1856anevengreaterarrayofcoloursbecamepossible,andwiththeadventoftheindustrialrevolutionthefabricindustryboomed.Inthemodernage,consumerdemandfuelsthefashionhousesandcolourisking:butthedyeingoffabricscomesataprice.Intotalover8000chemicalshavebeenidentifiedasbeingusedinthedyeingprocess,manyofwhichhavebeennotedashazardoustohealth.Addtothisthevastamountofwaterrequiredforthedyeingprocessinwhichhugewaterbathsareneededateverystageoftheprocessandwecanseewhytheindustryisoneofthemostenvironmentallydamagingonearth,responsibleforatleast17-20percentoftotalwaterpollution.Soisthereanotherway?WellsyntheticbiologistOrrYarkonicertainlythinksso.HiscompanyColorifixhavepioneeredanewtechniquewhichbypassestraditionaldyeingtechniquesinfavourofanapproachbasedonnature’sownmethods.Ratherthanfightingnaturehebelievesweneedtotapintoitinordertosolvethecomplexenvironmentalissuesthatchallengeustoday.“Colorifixisverymuchinspiredfromnature”hesays,“naturehascreatedawholepaletteofcoloursthatweseeonadailybasis”.Sourcingcoloursfromarangeofnaturalpigments,hethenengineersmicroorganismsusingDNAtoconvertagriculturalby-productsintodyes.Whenthemicroorganismsburst,they“fix”thecolourtothefabric,thusreducingtheneedformassiveamountsofwater.Theorganismsthemselvescanbegrown,orfermented,oncetheDNAcodeforthenecessarycolouranthasbeenimplantedandthisnaturalreproductionisfastandefficient.Overallthewholeprocessuseslesswater,produceslesswaste,andneedsfarlesschemicals.Anewwayforwardinspiredbynature.17.Accordingtothepassage,dyeingfabricscomesatapricebecause________.A.ThedyeingmaterialsarepoisonousB.ThedyeingmaterialsareratherexpensiveC.ThedyeingprocesspollutestheenvironmentD.Thedyeingprocessneedsplentyofwater18.WhatisafeatureofthedyeingtechniqueproposedbyColorifix?A.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.B.Ittakesalongertimetoacquirerawmaterials.C.Itemploysnaturalcolorwhichdoesnotstaylong.D.Itneedslesswaterbutproducespoisonouspollutants.19.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thedyeingprocesscanbepollutionfree.B.Dyeingfabricscausesthemainpollutants.C.Thecolorofnatureonlycomesfromplants.D.Humanhasalonghistoryofpursuingbeautiful“color”.20.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Breathinglifeintoadyeingart B.Historyofdyeingindustry.C.Unknowndangerbehinddyeing. D.Colorcomeswithaprice.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.cyberspace[?sa?b?spe?s]n.網(wǎng)絡(luò)空間，賽博空間2.stink[st??k]n.臭味3.curtail[k??te?l]vt.削減；限制4.overpowering[???v??pa??r??]adj.太強的；難以忍受的5.sewage[?su??d?]n.污水；污物6.adjacent[??d?e?s?nt]adj.附近的7.RiverThamesn.泰晤士河8.temporary[?temp?r?ri,?tempr?ri]adj.暫時的9.retreat[r??tri?t]vi.撤退，撤出10.centuries-oldadj.幾百年的；幾個世紀(jì)久的11.lawmaker[?l???me?k?]n.議員12.sweeping[?swi?p??]adj.有廣泛影響的；深遠(yuǎn)的；范圍很廣的13.few[fju?]adj.很少的，幾乎沒有的14.routinely[ru??ti?nli]adv.通常情況下15.squeeze[skwi?z]vi.擠16.overcrowded[???v??kra?d?d]adj.擁擠不堪的，過于擁擠的17.institution[??n.st??t?u???n]n.機(jī)構(gòu)18.steep[sti?p]vt.浸泡，沉浸于19.paradoxically[?p?r??d?ks?k?li]adv.矛盾地20.facil