人教版名校模拟练02 阅读理解七选五-2023年高考英语.docx

名校模拟练02 阅读理解 七选五
（2022·江西景德镇·一模）Innovation (创新) comes from environments where ideas can connect. ____1____? This is the very question a new information chart from Top Masters looks to answer. According to the report, ground-breaking innovations have come despite the tragic effect of epidemics throughout history. This is a timely report because people are coming up with some innovative ideas to address many of the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
As epidemics go, the Black Death of the 1300s was extremely shocking. ____2____. According to the report, it was responsible for changing the economic and social structure of Europe and the creation of a middle class.
There were other outbreaks of the plague in England later on. In 1592, London faced an outbreak that shut down theaters for six months. This led Shakespeare to start writing poetry to make a living. ____3____. Another plague in 1606 also closed the theatres in London, and this time Shakespeare wrote King Lear and Macbeth.
In the US, the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1721 led 1o the spread of variolation (天花接种) which was responsible for reducing the death rate from 14% to 2%, as well as the first steps towards vaccines. ____4____
COVID-19 is causing serious damage around the world. And although the death rate is nowhere close, the economic impact has been overwhelming. On the negative side, it has highlighted many of the shortcoming in the health-care industry as nurses and doctors battle the virus unfortunately under-equipped.
____5____. Today’s innovators are addressing ventilator (呼吸机)shortages by using 3D printers and designing simpler ventilators; distillers are producing hand sanitizer (消毒剂); companies are making washable and reusable masks; app are tracking the virus and fighting the spread of misinformation.
A．But does epidemics have more negative effects on the environment
B．So what kind of environment does an epidemic create when it comes to quickening innovation
C．And the debate of vaccin