高中英语阅读理解练习（五~六）
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American President Joe Biden tested positivefor COVID-19 on Thursday. Administration officials say Biden is experiencing "very mild symptoms" and will continue his duties. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden has begun taking Paxlovid. She added that Biden has been in contact with administration staff by phone and will take part in his planned meetings at the White House on the "phone and Zoom from the residence（住所）."
Biden is 79 years old. He is fully vaccinated. He received two shots of the Pfizer vaccine shortly before taking office in January 2021. The president received two more shots, called boosters, last September and in March of this year. Jean-Pierre said Biden had last tested negativeon Tuesday, and he will stay isolated until he tests negative again. "He's doing fine," she said. "He's feeling good."
Biden had planned to visit Pennsylvania on Thursday and spend a long weekend in Delaware. Those events are canceled. First lady Jill Biden spoke to reporters as she arrived at a school in Detroit, Michiganon Thursday. She said she had just gotten off the phone with her husband. The first lady, who was wearing a face covering, said she tested negative earlier in the day.
For two and a half years, Biden has been able to avoid the virus that has spread around the world. Several world leaders, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron, have all gotten the virus. The virus and its variants(变种) have also infected U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as Cabinet members, White House staff and lawmakers.
The Biden administration has worked to protect the president from COVID-19. All visitors and staff are required to be vaccinated or submit to daily tests. People expected to be near Biden are tested daily. The president, however, has increasingly stepped up(增加) his travel and has returned to holding large indoor events where not everyone is tested.
In his State of the Union speech at the Capitol on March 1, Biden said it was safe for most Americans to resume（重新开始） their normal pre-pandemic activities. "Tonight, I can say we are moving forward safely, back to more normal routines," the president said. "It's time for Americans to get back to work and fill our great downtowns again." Speaking to more than 2,600 people at the White House Correspondents'（记者） Association dinner on April 30, Biden talked about the risks of holding large events. "I know there are questions about whether we should gather here tonight because of COVID," he said. "Well, we're here to show the country that we're getting through（熬过） this pandemic."
In recent weeks, U.S. officials have again urged Americans to be careful with the fast-spreading Omicron sub-variants, or versions of the disease. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the country still has on average 126,000 new cases of COVID-19 daily. The virus is causing an average of 353 deaths a day in the United States. The health agency said COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of severe illness and death from the disease. It says booster shots（加强针）, which Biden had received, can help older and other at-risk people.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is the nation's top infectious disease expert. He said on July 12 that COVID-19 "is a reality that we need to deal with." But he added, "We should not let it disrupt（打乱） our lives."
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根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：
1. Since Biden tested positive for COVID-19, he _____.
A. has begun taking Paxlovid.
B. has spent a long weekend inDelaware.
C. received the booster shot
D. took part in a planned meetings at the White House.
2. How many shots of vaccine has Biden received by now
A. two B. three C. four D. five
3. Biden got the virus from _____.
A. his wife, Jill Biden
B. his vice president Harris
C. his administration staff
D. someone from his large indoor events
4. In recent weeks, U.S. officials have reminded Americans _____.
A. it’s safe to hold large events
B. it’s necessary to receive the booster shot of vaccine
C. to resume their normal pre-pandemic activities
D. to be careful with the fast-spreading Omicron sub-variants
5. From Dr. Anthony Fauci we can learn the reality that ________.
A. It says booster shots can help older and other at-risk people.
B. it's time for Americans to get back to work and fill the great downtowns again.
C. the country is getting through this pandemic.
D. people should still be serious about the pandemic.
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A poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has independently built a system to process waste in an effort to make the area healthier. supporters say the system could serve as a model for small communities across Brazil.
The Enchanted Valley community just outside Rio de Janeiro's Tijuca Forest National Park recently built its own waste treatment system. The Enchanted Valleyis one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest neighborhoods. The Brazilian word for such a neighborhood is favela. The area did not have electricity until the late 1900s.
And Enchanted Valley had never been connected to the city's sewage(污水) network. Waste was polluting the local environment and putting the health of those who live in Enchanted Valleyat risk. As a result, the community set out to solve the problem on its own. It built a local waste treatment system called a biodigester. An artificial wetland was built to process the sewage created by all of the area's 40 families.
Theresa Williamson heads Catalytic Communities, a nonprofit group that supports poor communities. She said the system started full operations in June, and it is the first independently built biosystem for a favela in Brazil. Official data says 45 percent of Brazilians' sewage is not collected.
The Enchanted Valley project took years to complete. Otávio Barros is president of a group representing the local people. He got the idea to build a sewage system when he brought a group of tourists to a nearby waterfall in 2007. They wanted to get in the water, but he told them they could not. He knew all of the community's sewage flowed down the waterfall. Then, Barros started to look for support to build a waste treatment system. He found allies(盟友) among researchers of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He had been working there as an administrative（行政的） assistant.
He told the Associated Press, "It was harder back then to make people aware, show that everyone would benefit." He and his allies secured money from the State of Riode Janeiro. That research support led to completion of the first step in 2015. The effort also received financial support from German and Brazilian nonprofit groups Viva Con Agua and Instituto Clima e Sociedade to connect every home. And it received additional money from Catalytic Communities.
The federal government has a plan to improve sewage treatment throughout Brazil. It plans to do that through private concessions（特许权） of large areas in cities. But that plan does not help small, distant communities like Enchanted Valley.
Barros said he is very happy because it was a very difficult step to bring in partners and "involve the community to capture the sewage and return it to the environment clean." He said, "It's part of a dream becoming reality," and added, "We have others for the Valley."
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根据文章内容， 选择最佳答案：
1. Which is untrue about Enchanted Valley
A. It is the poorest neighborhood in Brazil.
B. Its waste system is a model for other favelas .
C. It built a waste treatment system without the help of state government.
D. The people there can use electricity now.
2. Which is true about Catalytic Communities
A. It makes money from building waste treatment system.
B. It provided the idea to build a waste treatment system.
C. It built a waste treatment system for Enchanted Valley.
D. It carries out some events to help the poor neighborhoods.
3. Otávio Barros stopped the tourists to get into the waterfall because ______.
A. it was the wetland for the neighborhood to process waste water.
B. the community's sewage ran into the waterfall.
C. the community’s people use the water from the waterfall to cook and drink.
D. the community did allow to swim in the water.
4. According to the report, which agency didn’t provide financial help to the system
A. Catalytic Communities
B. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
C. Viva Con Agua
D. Instituto Clima e Sociedade
5. What does the underlined phrase full operations mean
A. 详细规划 B. 顺利实施
C.全面运行 D. 完满解决高中英语阅读理解练习答案及句子精讲（五~六）
答案：（五）1A 2C 3D 4D 5D
（六）1C 2D 3B 4B 5C
句子精讲：（五）
1. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden has begun taking Paxlovid.
白宫新闻秘书卡琳·让-皮埃尔表示，拜登已经开始服用Paxlovid。
press [pres]vt.压，按
n . 记者;报刊;报章杂志;印刷媒体;新闻工作者;新闻界;
（人教版高中英语 必修5， Unit 3）
【例句】
1). The story was reported in the press and on television.
这件事已在报刊和电视上报道了。
2). Pressthe return key to enter the information.
按回车键录入信息。
2. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron, have all gotten the virus.
英国首相约翰逊以及法国总统马克龙在内的几位世界领导人都感染过这种病毒。
-- prime minister [praim 'minist ] n.总理，首相
（人教版高中英语 必修3， Unit 5）
prime [pra m] adj. 首要的;主要的;基本的;
minister [ m n st (r)] 部长;牧师;大臣;
【例句】
1). The care of the environment is of prime importance.
保护环境是最重要的。
2). Thehealth minister has come under fire from all sides.
卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。
3). ThePrime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment.
首相目前正在访问日本。
3. All visitors and staff are required to be vaccinated or submit to daily tests.
所有访客和工作人员都必须接种疫苗或接受每次检测。
-- submit [s b'mit] v.提交，提出；使服从
（人教版高中英语 必修5， Unit 4）
【例句】
Jobapplicants have to submit a specimen of handwriting.
求职者必须要提交一份笔迹样本。
4. Jean-Pierre said Biden had last tested negative on Tuesday, and he will stay isolated until he tests negative again.
让-皮埃尔表示，拜登上一次检测呈阴性是在周二，他将保持隔离，直到再次检测呈阴性。
-- isolate [ a s le t] v. 隔离;(使)孤立;脱离;
【例句】
1). Patients with the disease should be isolated.
这种病的患者应予以隔离。
2). This decision will isolate the country from the rest ofEurope.
这一决定会使国家从欧洲其他地方中孤立出来。
句子精讲：（六）
1. A poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has independently built a system to process waste in an effort to make the area healthier.
巴西里约热内卢的一个贫困社区独立建造了一个垃圾处理系统，以努力让该地区变得更健康。
-- neighbourhood ['neib hud] n.邻里，邻居关系
(人教版高中英语 必修5, Unit 1)
【例句】
We grew up in the same neighbourhood.
我们是在同一条街上长大的。
-- depend [di'pend] vi.依靠，依赖
-- depend on [di'pend, n] 依靠，信赖
(人教版高中英语 必修3, Unit 4)
-- independence [,indi'pend ns] n.独立性
(人教版高中英语 必修3, Unit 1)
-- independent [ nd pend nt] adj. 独立的;自主的;
【例句】
1). They were a proud and independent people.
他们是一个独立而自尊的民族。
2). Itwas the first time that she had lived independently.
那是她第一次独立生活。
2. Supporters say the system could serve as a model for small communities across Brazil.
支持者表示，该系统可以作为巴西各地小社区的典范。
model [ m dl] n. 模型;样式;模特儿;
v. 模仿，做模型
be modeled after [bi 'm dld 'ɑ:ft ]根据…模仿，仿造
(人教版高中英语 必修4, Unit 5)
【例句】
1). She modeled herself on her mother.
她模仿母亲的一举一动。
2). He modelled the statue on a Greek pattern.
他塑造了一尊希腊式的雕像。
3). The program will be modeled after a popular BBC series called 'The Archers'
这个节目将仿照英国广播公司的人气系列剧《阿彻一家》制作。
community [k mju n ti] n. 社区;社团;共有;群落
【例句】
1). There is a strong sense of community in this town.
这个镇上有一种强烈的社区意识。
2). The school has established a successful relationship with the local community.
这所学校与当地社区建立了良好的关系。
3. Theresa Williamson heads Catalytic Communities, a nonprofit group that supports poor communities.
特蕾莎·威廉姆森是一家支持贫困社区的非营利组织“催化社区”(Catalytic Communities)的负责人。
-- profit [ pr f t] n. 利润;收益;利益;
v. 获得利益
-- nonprofit [ n n pr f t] adj. 非营利性的
【例句】
1). Many local people believe the development will profit them.
当地的许多人认为，这项开发将对他们有利。
2). They had made a clear profit of 2 000.
他们已赚得2000英镑的净利。
3). I have a nonprofit I started a few years ago.
前几年开始做非营利组织
