高三英语培优外刊阅读
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外刊精选|战火再燃,巴以困局出路在何方?
10月7日,巴勒斯坦伊斯兰抵抗运动(哈马斯)从加沙地带向以色列发起近年来最大规模的火箭弹袭击,以色列军方对此做出强硬回击,对加沙地带发动猛烈空袭,总理内塔尼亚胡宣布国家进入“战争状态”。截至当地时间14日,巴以本轮冲突已造成双方共计近4000人死亡。巴以问题为什么如此复杂?新一轮冲突背后是怎样的长期问题?
A Shaken Israel Is Forced Back to Its Eternal Dilemma
By Roger Cohen
The most sweeping invasion of Israeli territory in decades, conducted by a Hamas force that had been widely seen as a ragtag collection of militants, has delivered a psychological shock to Israel so great that its very foundations are being questioned: its army, its intelligence services, its government and its capacity to control the millions of Palestinians in its midst.
Israel has not, after all, moved beyond the conflict that has haunted it since the creation of the modern state in 1948: the claims of two peoples, Jewish and Palestinian, to the same narrow strip of land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
For many years the assumption had grown within Israel that the Palestinian question had become a nonissue and that a policy of tactical procrastination, as Israeli settlements in the West Bank grew ever larger, would ensure that no Palestinian state ever came into being.
This, however, could not hide the elephant in the room: the growing Palestinian fury at humiliation and marginalization that had already led to a spike in West Bank violence this year.
The temptation is clearly strong for an overwhelming Israeli offensive to make sure Hamas is never again able to mount such an operation. But in Gaza, the presence of perhaps dozens of Israeli hostages seized by Hamas is a deeply complicating factor. Executions of hostages in response to an Israeli assault would become an explosive domestic political issue.
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.shake英 [ e k] 美 [ e k] v. _____________________________
2.eternal英 [ t nl] 美 [ t r nl] adj. _____________________________
3.dilemma英 [da lem , d lem ] 美 [da lem , d lem ] n. ______________
4.sweeping英 [ swi p ] 美 [ swi p ] adj. _____________________________
5.sweep v. _____________________________
6.ragtag英 [ r ɡt ɡ] 美 [ r ɡt ɡ] adj. _____________________________
7.militant英 [ m l tnt] 美 [ m l tnt](本文)n. ____________;adj. ____________
8.very英 [ veri] 美 [ veri] adj. _____________________________
9.midst英 [m dst, m tst] 美 [m dst, m tst] n. _____________________________
10.haunt英 [h nt] 美 [hɑ nt] v. _____________________________
11.claim英 [kle m] 美 [kle m] n. _____________________________
12.strip英 [str p] 美 [str p] n. _____________________________
13.assumption英 [ s mp n] 美 [ s mp n] n. _____________________________
14.nonissue英 [ n n u ] 美 [ nɑ n u ] n. _____________________________
15.tactical英 [ t kt kl] 美 [ t kt kl] adj. _____________________________
16.procrastination英 [pr kr st ne n] 美 [pro kr st ne n] n. __________________
17.ensure英 [ n ] 美 [ n r] v. _____________________________
18.fury英 [ fj ri] 美 [ fj ri] n. _____________________________
19.spike英 [spa k] 美 [spa k] n. _____________________________
20.temptation英 [temp te n] 美 [temp te n] n. _____________________________
21.overwhelming英 [ v welm ] 美 [ v welm ] adj. _______________
22.offensive英 [ fens v] 美 [ fens v] n. _____________________________
23.mount英 [ma nt] 美 [ma nt] v. _____________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1. _____________________________永恒的爱意
2. _____________________________ 大刀阔斧的改革
3. _____________________________ 杂牌军
4. _____________________________三教九流的朋友
5. _____________________________激进好斗的极端分子
6. _____________________________情报服务
7. _____________________________ (美国)中央情报局
8. _____________________________ 在森林之中
9. _____________________________我们之中的一名叛徒
10. _____________________________终究
11. _____________________________往前走,摆脱
12. _____________________________ 对某物的所有权
13. _____________________________ 对某头衔合法的所有权
14. _____________________________拥有了一块狭长领土
15. _____________________________ 高效拖延
16. _____________________________ 确保法律被遵循
17 _____________________________开始存在,出现
18 _____________________________(无法忽视、但又不想面对的)棘手问题
19. _____________________________眼里满是怒火
20. _____________________________ 激增的流感病例
21. _____________________________ 金钱的诱惑
22. _____________________________ 发起了地面进攻
23. _____________________________发起抗议
拓展练习阅读理解
Fruit Picking Work in Australia
Australia has several weather zones and many different crops are grown. This means that there is usually work for fruit pickers somewhere in the country. If you’re interested in picking fruit in Australia, plan well and be prepared to work hard!
Working in the sun
Sunglasses and sun cream are absolutely essential if you want to avoid sunburn. A long-sleeve cotton shirt may not seem appealing, but you will be thankful for it in the heat of the day.
Drinking enough water is crucial. It will save time if you keep your water in something that is attached to your belt so that you can take a drink whenever you need to.
Other requirements
Sometimes, employers don’t supply tools, so you need to use your own. Check first to make sure you have what you need.
Consider taking a music player so that you can listen to music. The days can be long, and it makes the time go faster.
Payment methods
Some farms pay a flat rate (by the hour), but it is not common for work that involves collecting fruit; this type of payment is generally for work in the shed (棚). The other more usual model is the piece rate: your pay depends on the amount of fruit you bring in at the end of the day.
Following a harvest route
In some parts of Australia, there is something to harvest all year round.
New South Wales
Bananas: Coffs Harbour
Vegetables: Sydney Basin
Queensland
Bananas: Innisfail, Mareeba, Tully
Citrus (柑橘类果实): Gayndah, Mareeba
Victoria
Vegetables: Bairnsdale, Cobram
Citrus: Cobram
Western Australia
Bananas: Carnarvon
Citrus and vegetables: Gingin, Swan Valley
5.What are fruit pickers advised to do
A.Keep water handy. B.Wear a short-sleeve shirt.
C.Try to make their own tools. D.Avoid music to keep focused.
6.How are fruit pickers usually paid
A.By the week. B.By the hour. C.By the amount of harvest. D.By the fruit type.
7.Where can fruit pickers harvest bananas and citrus all year round
A.Coffs Harbour. B.Mareeba. C.Carnarvon. D.Cobram.
外刊精选答案
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.shake英 [ e k] 美 [ e k] v. (物理意义上的)晃动、摇动;(心灵的)震动
2.eternal英 [ t nl] 美 [ t r nl] adj. 持久的,永恒的
3.dilemma英 [da lem , d lem ] 美 [da lem , d lem ] n. 两难境地、困境
4.sweeping英 [ swi p ] 美 [ swi p ] adj. 广泛的,大规模的
5.sweep v. 打扫,清扫
6.ragtag英 [ r ɡt ɡ] 美 [ r ɡt ɡ] adj. 混杂的,杂乱的
7.militant英 [ m l tnt] 美 [ m l tnt](本文)n. 好战分子;adj. 激进的,好战的
8.very英 [ veri] 美 [ veri] adj. (本文)恰好的,正是的;仅仅的(mere)
9.midst英 [m dst, m tst] 美 [m dst, m tst] n. 中间,当中
10.haunt英 [h nt] 美 [hɑ nt] v. 不断困扰
11.claim英 [kle m] 美 [kle m] n. 所有权
12.strip英 [str p] 美 [str p] n. 条,带,细长条状
13.assumption英 [ s mp n] 美 [ s mp n] n. 猜测,臆断
14.nonissue英 [ n n u ] 美 [ nɑ n u ] n. (无足挂齿的)小事
15.tactical英 [ t kt kl] 美 [ t kt kl] adj. 策略性的
16.procrastination英 [pr kr st ne n] 美 [pro kr st ne n] n. 拖延症,拖延
17.ensure英 [ n ] 美 [ n r] v. 确保
18.fury英 [ fj ri] 美 [ fj ri] n. 极度愤怒,狂怒(extreme anger)
19.spike英 [spa k] 美 [spa k] n. 高点,激增
20.temptation英 [temp te n] 美 [temp te n] n. 诱惑
21.overwhelming英 [ v welm ] 美 [ v welm ] adj. 压倒性的,压制性的
22.offensive英 [ fens v] 美 [ fens v] n. (军事)进攻
23.mount英 [ma nt] 美 [ma nt] v. 组织,发动
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.eternal love 永恒的爱意
2.sweeping reforms 大刀阔斧的改革
3.a ragtag group of soldiers 杂牌军
4.a ragtag collection of friends 三教九流的朋友
5.militant extremists 激进好斗的极端分子
6.intelligence service情报服务
7.the Central Intelligence Agency (美国)中央情报局
8.in the midst of the forest 在森林之中
9.a traitor in our midst 我们之中的一名叛徒
10.after all终究
11.move beyond往前走,摆脱
12.claim to something 对某物的所有权
13.a rightful claim to the title 对某头衔合法的所有权
14.gained a strip of territory 拥有了一块狭长领土
15.productive procrastination 高效拖延(指为了避免干正事而高效干了一堆其他事的情况)
16.ensure that law is obeyed 确保法律被遵循
e into being开始存在,出现
18.the elephant in the room(无法忽视、但又不想面对的)棘手问题
19.fury in the eyes 眼里满是怒火
20.a spike in flu cases 激增的流感病例
21.the temptation of money 金钱的诱惑
22.launched the land offensive 发起了地面进攻
23.mount a protest 发起抗议
【全文翻译】
震动不安的以色列,被迫重回“永恒困境”
一支被普遍认为由各种好战分子混杂而成的哈马斯武装,对以色列领土发起了几十年来最大规模的侵略,这给以色列带来巨大的心理冲击,以至于其根基受到质疑:包括对以色列军队、情报部门和政府的质疑,还包括对该国是否有能力管控生活于其中的数百万巴勒斯坦人的质疑。
以色列终究还是没能摆脱自1948年建立现代国家以来一直困扰着它的冲突:两个民族——犹太人和巴勒斯坦人——对地中海和约旦河之间的同一片狭长地带持有领土主张。
多年来,以色列内部日渐增长的臆断认为,巴勒斯坦问题已不再构成问题。随着以色列在约旦河西岸的定居点不断扩张,战术性拖延政策可以确保“巴勒斯坦国”永远不会成为现实。
然而,这并不能掩盖一个不可忽视的棘手问题:巴勒斯坦人因为被羞辱和边缘化,愤怒与日俱增,这已经导致今年约旦河西岸暴力事件激增。
对以色列而言,用一场压倒性的进攻让哈马斯再也不能发起类似的行动,显然是一个很有吸引力的目标。然而在加沙,哈马斯可能掌握着数十名以色列人质,这将是一个令情况变得非常棘手的因素。如果以色列的进攻导致对方处决人质,在国内政坛就会成为一个爆炸性的问题。
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
5.A 6.C 7.B