2022届高考英语二轮复习：外刊阅读语法填空September 14（含答案）

高中英语外刊阅读语法填空September 14 1 疫苗垄断之下，死亡边缘挣扎的穷人正无声“哭泣” Monopolies（垄断） on Covid vaccines are killing people in poorer countries 新冠疫苗垄断正在威胁贫穷国家人民的生命 On 10 July, Dr Abraham Sokhaya Nkomo, died of Covid-19 in Pretoria（比勒陀利亚）, South Africa. He was a giant of South African public life: a physician and a longtime public health activist. Less than 3% of the African continent has been vaccinated to date, because rich countries 1_____(bring) up and hoarded nearly the entire global supply. Dr Nkomo received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on 9 June. Had he lived in the UK, or Germany, Nkomo, 2_____ was 80, could have been 3_____(full) vaccinated by January. His story lays bare the 4_____(cruel) of this moment. As the richest countries on Earth lock horns with some of the poorest, the ensuing standoff（僵局） is taking an intensely personal toll(伤亡). When South Africa and India proposed a waiver（弃权） of pharmaceutical （制药公司）monopolies at the WTO in October 2020, it was 5_____(avoid) exactly the situation we're now in. Every rich country was against the waiver when it was first proposed. As long 6_____ rich countries opposed it, the WTO — which works on a consensus(一致的) model in which every single member country must agree for a proposal to move forward — could not even begin discussing it. This week, the WTO will reopen for business after its customary summer holiday. Discussions on the waiver will begin 7_____(immediate). Mlumbi-Peter, the South African trade representative, is clear about 8_____ needs to happen. She wants the WTO to urgently formulate a response appropriate for the emergency we are in. "There has been no real 9_____(engage)," she says. "We need 10_____actual text-based negotiation. That would help us create a credible WTO response to Covid-19." 2 曾经骑着白马去结婚的印度人，如今开始线上办婚礼了 How the pandemic is changing India's wedding business 疫情如何改变印度的婚庆行业 Indian nuptials（婚礼） can be garish（花哨的） affairs. The groom （新郎）often rides to the venue on a horse. Portable DJ sets blare out Bollywood hits. Traffic on busy streets is routinely blocked to accommodate wedding 1_____(process). Matrimony (结婚)in India is also big business. KPMG, a consultancy（咨询公司）, estimates the wedding industry's revenues at 2_____(rough) $50 bn. As elsewhere, covid-19 has forced many Indian couples 3_____(postpone) tying the knot. It may also have changed the way they go about it. With big weddings on hold because of their superspreader potential, wedding platforms that help families to organise and even conduct weddings online 4_____(pop) up. Digitisation(数字化) even extends to courtship（恋爱）. Prospective brides and grooms can no longer introduce 5_____(they) in person, and sit for interviews with their pick's parents across a desk. But in India, 6_____ arranged marriages (包办婚姻) remain common, parents and matchmakers still have to be involved ... ...