专题09 时事热点一-2023年高考英语阅读理解名校好题100篇 （解析版）.docx

优点英语 试卷第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 3 3页 优点英语 专题09时事热点一 1.（2022·陕西西安·西安一中校考一模）As a travel journalist who lives in three countries each year — Australia, Ireland, and Thailand — the coronavirus has left me in a spin (手忙脚乱) as I’ve tried to balance my commitments in these three nations with my need to travel for work. My situation is far from unique. Nowadays, a huge number of people have close family who are scattered across the world, requiring modern forms of transport to connect with their loved ones face-to-face. Suddenly, that option has been removed for many of us. The coronavirus threat has closed down countless air, rail, bus, and boat routes. We can’t go to see our distant family and friends, even if we want to. In a world which has never been so interconnected, the COVID-19 outbreak has left millions of people feeling an unfamiliar sense of being separated. Our lives changed dramatically. Loneliness never suited me, even as a child. I longed for human contact. It’s one reason travel became such a powerful influence on me in my early 20s. However, as I ventured to non-English speaking countries on my own,sometimes for up to five weeks, I was forced to become comfortable in my own company, to stop leaning on others. Then as I entered my 30s, and started a travel journalism career that saw me living in three different countries, the meaning of travel shifted for me once more. As much as I still adored the excitement and education it offered, never did I value travel more than, when it reunited me with my family. Once this crisis eventually recedes, I’ll try never to forget this current moment. I’ll think back to the time when travel was banned, my family were out of reach, and I was isolated and lonely and afraid. Then I’ll smile, and plan my next trip. 1．What does the author think of his situation? A．Unique. B．Common. C．Awful. D．Worrying. 2．Which statement is right about the author according to the fourth paragraph? A．His idea of traveling is changing. B．He