四川双流中学 蒋建平（特级教师）

感知·素养解读

与时俱进，热点纷呈。热点话题时代感强，体现语言传递信息的功能。随着现代社会的发展，人们更多地放眼社会、国家、全球，关注人类命运、国家前途与生命质量等，如COVID-19、人工智能、太空探索、5G技术、全球变暖、节约能源、环境保护、交通问题等。

课标中“热点话题” 涉及的主要内容有：（1）Population；（2）Environmental conservation；（3）Crime and punishment； （4）Social differences；（5）Pollution。

考生在写“热点话题”主题文章时，应该对

探究·语库构建

文章有很强的整体把握能力和分析问题、解决问题的能力，同时合理调动和利用在生活中所积累的有关知识提出有建设性的意见。作文包括四个部分：现象—成因—优缺点—观点。 各个环节之间要注意逻辑和衔接，应用恰当的过渡句。

“热点话题” 主题的写作命题者可能从以下8个主要角度命题： 交通与环保、COVID-19、5G技术、环境问题、人工智能、安全意识、节约食物与健康饮食、自然灾害描述。

语境串记

Convenience vs health: The takeaway dilemma

Feeling hungry? If you're feeling famished, what's the easiest way 1.________（cope） with your hunger? Many of us will reach for a takeaway menu and order some delicious but possibly unhealthy food. And our 2._______（increasing） busy lives add to our need to buy ready-made food on the go or delivered to home.

Eating 3.______（option） are endless, and new technology means we can feed our cravings at the push of a button. Takeaway delivery apps make 4.______（order） food quick and convenient,and during the recent novel coronavirus crisis, they provided a lifeline to those 5.______（stick） at home with nothing to cook or who lacked the skills to prepare a meal for themselves. It's estimated that in the UK alone, people eat three million takeaway meals a day, and the three biggest delivery apps together offer a choice of 100 cuisines from 60,000 restaurants. A study shows that the 6._______（frequent） of takeaways ordered is expected to increase in the future.

It's no wonder we are tempted to skip the grocery shopping, bypass the kitchen, and tuck into something 7.______someone else has prepared. But ordering a deep crust pizza, a spicy curry or a box of noodles, can come at a price both financially and to our health. Eating too much 8.________（process） and unhealthy fast food has some effect on obesity and the risk of developing certain metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. It 9.________（survey） that most people ate fast food on average two days per week. But, in the 16 to 20-year-old category, one in six ate fast food at least twice a day.

Of course, reducing salt, sugar and fat is one way to make takeaway food healthier, as well as offering smaller portion sizes. But the best advice is to find a recipe book and try making your own nutritious meal. And if you haven't got time, try ordering 10.______healthier alternative from the menu.

图省事还是保健康？ 点外卖的纠结

感觉饿吗？ 如果你感到饥饿，最简单的应对饥饿的方法是什么？ 我们中的许多人会拿起外卖菜单，点一些美味，但可能不健康的食物。 而且我们日益忙碌的生活也增加了购买现成的食物或送货上门的需求。

饮食选择是不计其数的，新技术意味着我们只需按一下按钮就可以满足我们的欲望。外卖送餐软件使订餐变得快捷、方便。 在最近的新型冠状病毒危机中，这些软件为那些困在家里没有东西可做或缺乏为自己做饭技能的人提供了一条生命线。……