28 英女王谢幕-2023年中考英语新热点时文阅读.docx

2023 年中考英语新热点时文阅读 - 英女王谢幕 题型 主要内容 1 阅读理解 介绍伊丽莎白女王二 世 的生平事迹，以及她的离世和各国的反应。 2 阅读理解 介绍了伊丽莎白女王的相关情况。 4 阅读回答问题 介绍了英国女王伊丽莎白二 世 的一生。 5 完形填空 介绍了英国女王一天的生活。 01 （湖南省长沙市明德集团 2022-2023 学年八 年级上学期期中考试英语试题） Queen Elizabeth II, the UK ’ s longest-serving monarch ( 君主 ), died aged 96 in Scotland, on Sept 8. Her eldest son, Charles, has now become Britain ’ s new monarch, known as King Charles III, reported the BBC ． The UK began a 10-day mourning period ( 哀悼期 ) on Sept 9. Flags flying from all buildings were half-staff ( 半旗 ). People could see the queen ’ s coffin ( 灵柩 ), first in Edinburgh and then in London. There it would lie in state for 4 days for people to pay their respects ( 尊敬 ) before the state funeral ( 国葬 ) on Sept 19, reported the BBC ． “It’s just so heartbreaking, said Laura Lang, from US, seeing the queen’s cortege ( 送葬队伍 ) pass her in Edinburgh. “Look, I know the queen is ‘Britain’. But she’s the queen of the world,” Laura told Sky News. In her 70-year reign ( 在位 ), the queen committed ( 致力于 ) her life to serving her country. She supported over 600 charities ( 慈善机构 ) and had a close link with the public, noted Sky News. In the UK, every Christmas day, people would turn on their TVs to listen to the queen ’ s Christmas speech ( 演讲 ). She sent messages about important things. Her death has been felt across