Italy mayors scold people not following lockdown
意大利市长斥责不遵守禁闭令的人
Mayors across Italy are taking direct action to make sure people follow lockdown rules. The whole of Italy is under lockdown. It is one of the countries worst affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. The country has reported over 80,000 cases of infections. There have also been 8,215 deaths, the most of any country in the world. The whole country is under lockdown but not everyone is following the rules. There are many videos online of mayors going into the streets to order people to stay at home. Over 100,000 people in Italy have been fined for being on the streets without a good reason. Three-quarters of the world is in lockdown as countries try to contain the virus.
Some mayors in Italy are posting angry messages on social media. The mayor of one town said he was tired of people walking their dogs many times a day. He posted a video saying: "Where are you going with these incontinent dogs? You need to stay home. People are dying. Don’t you get it? You are irresponsible idiots, colossal idiots." The president of Lombardy, Italy's worst affected region, said: "Too many people are still out and about." Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said: "Everyone's efforts are needed as the survival of the social and economic fabric of our country is at stake." Italians have also started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to cheer people up.
生词表
scold 责骂,批评
lockdown 封城
coronavirus 冠状病毒
infection <医>传染，感染
fine 罚款
contain 防止…蔓延(或恶化)
incontinent （大小便）失禁的
irresponsible idiots 不负责任的白痴
survival 幸存，生存
fabric 织物economic fabric经济结构
at stake 危如累卵，危险
trend 趋势，动向
balcony阳台
1TRUE / FALSE 判断正误
a. Mayors in Italy are taking action to make people follow lockdown rules.
b. Italy is the country with the highest number of infections.
c. Almost 10,000 people have been fined for being on the streets.
d. Around 75 per cent of the world is in lockdown.
e. A mayor is angry at people walking dogs too often.
f. The mayor called people on the streets "idiots".
g. Italy's leader said the survival of the Italian fabric industry is at risk.
h. Italians try to cheer each other up by singing on their balcony.
答案1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T
5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T
II GAP FILL 选词填空
Mayors across Italy are taking (1) ____ action to make sure people follow lockdown rules. The (2) ____ of Italy is under lockdown. It is one of the countries worst affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. The country has reported over 80,000 (3) ____ of infections. There have also been 8,215 deaths, the (4) ____ of any country in the world. The whole country is under lockdown but not everyone is following the (5) ____. There are many videos online of mayors going into the streets to (6) ____ people to stay at home. Over 100,000 people in Italy have been (7) ____ for being on the streets without a good reason. Three-quarters of the world is in lockdown as countries try to (8) ____ the virus.
Some mayors in Italy are (9) ____ angry messages on social media. The mayor of one town said he was (10) ____ of people walking their dogs many times a day. He posted a video saying: "Where are you going with these incontinent dogs? You need to (11) ____ home. People are dying. Don’t you get it? You are irresponsible (12) ____, colossal idiots." The president of Lombardy, Italy's worst affected (13) ____, said: "Too many people are still out and about." Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said: "Everyone's efforts are needed as the (14) ____ of the social and economic fabric of our country is at (15) ____." Italians have also started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to (16) ____ people up.
答案1. direct 2.whole 3.cases 4.most
5.rules 6.order 7.fined 8.contain
9.posting 10.tired 11.stay 12.idiots
13.region 14.survival 15.stake 16.cheer.
III MULTIPLE CHOICE 阅读理解
1) What kind of action did the article say mayors are taking?
A. insufficient action
B. direct action
C. limited action
D. drastic action
2) How much of Italy is under lockdown?
A. half of Italy
B. about 90% of Italy
C. most of Italy
D. the whole of Italy
3) What are Italy's mayors ordering people to do?
A. help their neighbours
B. wash their hands
C. stay at home
D. sing
4) What has happened to 100,000 people in Italy?
A. they got fined
B. they were moved
C. they received free food
D. they got free masks
意大利市长斥责不遵守禁闭令的人
Mayors across Italy are taking direct action to make sure people follow lockdown rules. The whole of Italy is under lockdown. It is one of the countries worst affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. The country has reported over 80,000 cases of infections. There have also been 8,215 deaths, the most of any country in the world. The whole country is under lockdown but not everyone is following the rules. There are many videos online of mayors going into the streets to order people to stay at home. Over 100,000 people in Italy have been fined for being on the streets without a good reason. Three-quarters of the world is in lockdown as countries try to contain the virus.
Some mayors in Italy are posting angry messages on social media. The mayor of one town said he was tired of people walking their dogs many times a day. He posted a video saying: "Where are you going with these incontinent dogs? You need to stay home. People are dying. Don’t you get it? You are irresponsible idiots, colossal idiots." The president of Lombardy, Italy's worst affected region, said: "Too many people are still out and about." Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said: "Everyone's efforts are needed as the survival of the social and economic fabric of our country is at stake." Italians have also started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to cheer people up.
生词表
scold 责骂,批评
lockdown 封城
coronavirus 冠状病毒
infection <医>传染，感染
fine 罚款
contain 防止…蔓延(或恶化)
incontinent （大小便）失禁的
irresponsible idiots 不负责任的白痴
survival 幸存，生存
fabric 织物economic fabric经济结构
at stake 危如累卵，危险
trend 趋势，动向
balcony阳台
1TRUE / FALSE 判断正误
a. Mayors in Italy are taking action to make people follow lockdown rules.
b. Italy is the country with the highest number of infections.
c. Almost 10,000 people have been fined for being on the streets.
d. Around 75 per cent of the world is in lockdown.
e. A mayor is angry at people walking dogs too often.
f. The mayor called people on the streets "idiots".
g. Italy's leader said the survival of the Italian fabric industry is at risk.
h. Italians try to cheer each other up by singing on their balcony.
答案1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T
5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T
II GAP FILL 选词填空
| cases rules contain direct fined most whole order |
| stay region cheer idiots posting stake tired survival |
答案1. direct 2.whole 3.cases 4.most
5.rules 6.order 7.fined 8.contain
9.posting 10.tired 11.stay 12.idiots
13.region 14.survival 15.stake 16.cheer.
III MULTIPLE CHOICE 阅读理解
1) What kind of action did the article say mayors are taking?
A. insufficient action
B. direct action
C. limited action
D. drastic action
2) How much of Italy is under lockdown?
A. half of Italy
B. about 90% of Italy
C. most of Italy
D. the whole of Italy
3) What are Italy's mayors ordering people to do?
A. help their neighbours
B. wash their hands
C. stay at home
D. sing
4) What has happened to 100,000 people in Italy?
A. they got fined
B. they were moved
C. they received free food
D. they got free masks
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