2020年高考热点“新冠”疫情 —— 语法填空练习（一）.doc

第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 9 页 2020年高考热点“新冠”疫情 —— 语法填空练习（一） 01US Forecasts 100,000-240,000 COVID-19 Deaths The White House projects 100,000 to 240,000 U.S. ___1___ (die) from the coronavirus. At a White House coronavirus briefing, President Trump said “this is going to be a very ___2___ (pain) two weeks.” Two days ago, President Trump ___3___(extend) for 30 days the government’s guidelines for ___4___ (society) distancing. The White House coronavirus task force warned __5__ the coronavirus could still kill at ___6___（little) 100,000 people, even with the guidelines. But the projection showed 1.5 to 2.2 million U.S. deaths __7___ the U.S. did nothing. Trump said,“It is ___8____ (absolute) critical for the American people ____9__ (follow) the guidelines,”，____10____ (add)“It’s a matter of life and death.”? 重点词汇 1.project? 预测?? 2.briefing?简报，简会 3.extend?延长?? 4.social distancing?保持社交距离?? 5.task force?工作组?? 6.guideline?准则，指南?? 7.critical? 至关重要的??? 8.a matter of life and death??生死攸关 02 World trade to fall by up to 32%? World trade is expected ____1____?（fall）by between 13 and 32 __2____ in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts normal ___3___(economy) activity and life around the world, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Wednesday in its ___4____ (late) annual Trade Statistics and Outlook Report. The WTO added that the decline would likely exceed the trade slump ___5___ was brought on by the global _____6____ (finance) crisis of 2008-09. According to the report, estimates of the expected recovery in 2021 are ?___7___ (equal) uncertain, with outcomes ____8____(depend) largely on the duration of the out break and the effectiveness of the policy responses. "The immediate goal is to bring the pandemic ___9____control and mitigate the economic damage to people, companies and countries. But policy makers must start planning for the aftermath math of the pandemic,"said WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo. Azevedo underlined that "if countries work together, we will s