【外刊专题】英语培优外刊阅读 新冠感受话题 学案 2023届高三英语培优.docxVIP

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高三英语培优外刊阅读

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外刊精选｜“我阳了”：新冠报道记者自己感染后，有何感受？

本周，全国多个城市都迎来了新一轮疫情高峰。很多人原本觉得自己离疫情还很远，但这次也不幸中招。今天这篇文章就来自《纽约时报》的一位记者，她讲述了自己两年来一直报道疫情相关新闻、最终感染病毒的经历。从客观中立地报道病毒，到自身实际感染病毒，她的心态发生了什么变化？亲身体验教会了她哪些研究论文和专业报道做不到的事？

IReportedonCovidforTwoYears.ThenIGotIt.

ByApoorvaMandavilli

TwoyearsafterthecoronavirusbecamethefocusofallofmycoverageasasciencereporterforTheTimes,ithappened:Itestedpositiveforthevirus.

Allalong,myrelationshipwiththevirusstayedacademic,impersonal.EvenwhentheDeltavariantsweptthroughIndiaandIlaysleepless,worryingaboutmyparents,itwasstillnotquiteatmydoor.

Overan(indoor)dinnerinearlyMarch,afriendandImarveledathowourfamilieshadescapedCovid.ThevirusseemedtobeinretreatandcasesinNewYorkCitywerelowerthantheyhadbeenformonths.Wethoughtwewereintheclear.

IshouldhaveknownIwastemptingfate.

Mydaughterdevelopedalow-gradefeverbutwasfullofbounceagainbythenextmorning.Asexpected,weadultswerethemostaffected.Iwastakenoverbyaheavycoldandanunrelentingmalaise.BythefollowingWednesday,Iwastoosicktowork.Ilearnedthateventhosewithamildcasecanexperienceserioussymptoms.

Imnotworriedaboutthesesymptomspersistingfortoolong,butImstillinordinatelyfondofnaps.

Imthankfultohavegainedaricher,broaderimmunedefensetothevirus.Butmostly,Iamgladtohaveadeeperunderstandingofwhatourreadershavebeenexperiencing.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.impersonal[?m?p??snl]adj.__________________________________________

2.develop[d??vel?p]v._______________________________________

3.betakenoverbysomething_______________________________________

4.unrelenting[??nr??lent??]adj._______________________________________

5.malaise[m?l?e?z]n._______________________________________

6.inordinately[?n???d?n?tli]adv._______