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This winter seemed1. (long) and colder than previous years as the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒) broke out in China. However, people, young and old, from all walks, of life, have all devoted every effort2.fighting the virus.
In order to contain the spread of the deadly disease, most public sites have remained3.(close), including barbershops. In response, a mobile barber stand was quickly set up in Feixi county, Anhui province, China.
Having done enough4.( prepare), three volunteers, wearing masks and using basic tools including scissors, combs and medical alcohol, are acting as mobile barbers, who5.(serve) hundreds of people since Feb 15.
“Many people working in epidemic (传染病) prevention and control have not had their hair cut for more than 20 days, and we wanted to do6.we should do,” said 46-year-old Ge Xianling, one of7.volunteers.
From 2 pm till dusk every day, the team of barbers is8.(busy) visiting neighborhoods in city and countryside areas,9.(give) free haircuts to those at checkpoints for epidemic prevention and control, as well as elderly locals.
“For those who are on duty and can't leave, we go to10.(they) one by one and ask if they need a haircut," Ge said.
After each haircut, they carefully disinfect (消毒) their tools before moving on to the next customer.
Celeste Ayala is a police officer, from Berisso. Yesterday she was on guard duty at the Sister Marial Ludovica Children's Hospital when a_______baby was brought in suffering from serious lack of nutrition._______the baby was described by hospital staff as “smelly and dirty”, Ayala asked if she could_______ the baby.
Ayala's colleague, Marcos Heredia, took a photo of the_______act and posted it on Facebook, which caught fire, having gained 1 10,000 shares_______
“I want to make public this great gesture of_______that you had today with that little baby,”_______Heredia's post ,“You didn't_______and you acted as if you were his mother. You don't care about the_______…”
Ayala said she did not think twice about__________the baby in need. I noticed that he was__________, as he was crying and putting his hand into his mouth, so I asked to__________ him and breastfeed him," Ayala said.
The local fire department where Ayala volunteers in her spare time__________sang high praise for her on Facebook. “We want to__________Celeste Ayala who, when on guard duty at the Hospital, breastfed a young child who__________crying, “the department wrote. “Actions like these fill us with__________”
As a result of her selfless__________, Ayala has been promoted from officer to sergeant, which was__________on Twitter by Cristian Ritondo, the minister of security of Buenos Aires province. “We wanted to thank you for your love that__________to calm the baby's cry,” Ritondo wrote. “That's the type of__________we're proud of.”
1.A.thin B.quiet C.disabled D.wounded
2.A.Unless B.Now that C.While D.In case
3.A.touch B.see C.adopt D.feed
4.A.careful B.merciful C.respectful D.trustful
5.A.finally B.luckily C.soon D.once
6.A.expression B.love C.fun D.success
7.A.recognized B.indicated C.responded D.read
8.A.refuse B.analyze C.suspect D.hesitate
9.A.smell B.result C.illness D.pleasure
10.A.keeping B.educating C.helping D.arranging
11.A.lovely B.energetic C.hungry D.unhealthy
12.A.protect B.hug C.check D.control
13.A.also B.even C.still D.just
14.A.challenge B.congratulate C.approach D.encourage
15.A.tried B.stopped C.regretted D.arrived
16.A.pride B.concern C.patience D.practice
17.A.act B.wish C.record D.promise
18.A.evaluated B.announced C.demanded D.described
19.A.decided B.agreed C.managed D.waited
20.A.duty B.skill C.doctors D.police
School Spirit Week can be held any time throughout the year in America. It is a special time when youthful exuberance (活力) is allowed full expression.
1.There are spirit band sessions, spirit assemblies and spirit teams that have one primary goal. That goal is to promote school tradition and encourage students to recognize their school as an important part of their life.2.Some schools will use it as a kick-off for a charity (慈善) event such as collecting food for the local food bank.
A Spirit Week program can include many types of supporting activities. At most events, students like to wear identifying clothing or articles that show they are a unified group and support their school. Spirit week agendas often encourage students to wear fun and modern clothes.3.Monday might be funny hat day, followed by Tuesday's Hawaiian shirt day and Wednesday's silly T-shirt day. Thursday could be pajama day, rounded off with Friday's school colors day.4.Students decorate the walls, halls and classrooms with banners, posters and other adornments. Spirit Week posters and banners can reflect the theme of the week, the pride in the school, or show any other creative support of the school.
Parents love this special week as much as students and teachers do because parents have a great interest in the success of their children.5.
A.Spirit Weeks often have a central theme.
B.Spirit Week is about having loads of fun at school.
C.They can wear a different one for each day of the week.
D.The kids aren't the only ones dressed up for Spirit Week.
E.It makes them very happy to see the kids enthused about school activities.
F.It is also a time to recognize athletic teams competing during that season.
G.The main purpose of Spirit Week is to get the kids supportive of the school.
What kind of amusing activities will you participate in during your life? Will you be spending your free time doing safe sports with little danger or will you always be one of the first people to try the next popular extreme activity? Scientists have been interested in finding out why some people seem to prefer dangerous activities.
Although there are exceptions, researchers have found that in most cases men are less cautious than women. Men often try to impress women by proving that they are courageous and fearless, and they are more likely to take risks when women are watching them or when they are competing against other men.
Research also shows that as people get older they usually behave more responsibly and avoid taking unnecessary risks. In addition, when people are in stable relationships, they seem to be less attracted to daring activities.
Some people seem to be more daring than others, but there are many different types of risks and some people take one type of risk, but not another Psychologists have identified a number of categories of risk. These include financial risks, risks related to health and safety, amusing risks and social risks. Psychologists discover that some people will take risks in one area, but not in another. Just if a person enjoys bungee (蹦极) jumping, it doesn't mean he or she will take chances when investing (投资) money or that he will tell a joke to a group of strangers.
Interestingly, research shows that women take more social risks than men. They are more likely to make career changes as they get older and to express unpopular opinions in business meetings.
Yet, at the end of the day, the likelihood of particular people taking a risk depends on their personalities. In general, optimistic people are more likely to take risks because they focus on the possible positive outcomes of their actions. On the other hand, those with opposite personality are much more likely to avoid taking a chance.
1.What have researchers discovered about women?
A.They are always changing jobs. B.They are good at doing business.
C.They are more willing to take risks. D.They are more conservative than men.
2.Why do men try to prove they are brave?
A.To attract women to watch them. B.To have favorable effects on women.
C.To announce risks are too dangerous. D.To show their strength to the competitor.
3.What mainly determine whether people take risks possibly?
A.The potential consequences. B.Their characters.
C.Their problems of finance. D.The focuses of their work.
4.What is the text mainly talking about?
A.People's sense of taking risks. B.Risks at people's different ages.
C.Different types of people's risks. D.Risks between men and women.
Dr. Faisal Zawawi, an Otolaryngologist and member of the McGill Auditory Sciences Laboratory, notes that when a person is exposed to loud noises it can cause short-term hearing loss but that under normal circumstances the body typically is able to repair the loss of hearing within 72 hours. However, Zawawi warns that if symptoms are not reversed (倒转) in the first 72 hours the damage could become permanent. Due to findings in previous studies about it, Zawawi says that the team of researchers has suspected that something may stop this repair process; therefore, the team set out to determine if caffeine could be a contributing cause to hearing loss. According to the Medical Daily, the researchers tested what they suspected on female guinea pigs(FGP) (豚鼠).
To perform the test, 24 female guinea pigs were split into three equal groups with each group exposed in different levels to caffeine, and loud noises. The researchers found that the guinea pigs subjected to only sound had their full hearing recovered by day eight. However, the guinea pigs that were subjected to both caffeine and loud noise never fully regained their hearing. Therefore，the researchers concluded that caffeine is a likely contributing cause to permanent hearing loss.
“This research confirms that while a cup of coffee may seem appealing after a long night at a loud concert, drinking caffeine produces more of a risk than benefit when it comes to a person's hearing. Although further research is required to understand the effect on humans, the results are promising," says Zawawi. If the research proves successful, the removal of caffeine from your diet following noise exposure could prevent permanent hearing loss as the body will be more able to repair itself naturally.
1.What caused the team to do the research?
A.Caffeine loving people suffering hearing loss.
B.The results about hearing loss found before.
C.The finding that FGPs are sensitive to noise.
D.The fact that many people drink coffee.
2.What is Zawawi's view about temporary hearing loss?
A.Drinking coffee daily results in it.
B.Drink less coffee while suffering it.
C.Generally people can recover from it in 3 days.
D.The continuous noise exposure surely causes it.
3.What can we learn about hearing from the text?
A.Coffee can stop it from recovering.
B.Coffee Can lead to quick hearing loss.
C.Hearing loss after noise exposure is normal.
D.Loud noise causes people to lose it forever.
4.How does Zawawi assess the research?
A.It's controversial. B.It's unnecessary to carry it on.
C.It's not predictable. D.It's almost successful.
Many of my summer, childhood adventures were related to that classic American experience of the family road trip.
We visited Carlsbad Caverns when we took a trip out west so my father could look for work. A concrete tent called “tepee” by American Indians, which we spent the night in, has stuck in my mind. This was at Wigwam Village Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, on Route 66. The city was founded in 188 l, when the railroad was built, and named to honor the first chief engineer of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. I slept on an army type bed just below the attractive air conditioner.
Another time, our family took our summer vacation at a small wooden house that belonged to one of my father 's friends for a couple of years in the Adirondacks. We had to take everything we needed up a steep hill to the house that you couldn't see from the road that passed in front of it. There was no mailbox and the only indication that there might be something there was a small courtyard where you could park a car. We had packed all the food and clothing we would need for one week. After all, it wasn't like there was a Walmart nearby.
The week's entertainment consisted of catching insects and snakes and playing in the small lake that was across the road from the house. I have never seen water as pristine (清澈) since. I would catch small fish by hand and set them free. Seven days passed before I knew it!
These trips are our family's history. We were making our, own history and placing the historical markers of our lives along the road.
1.What impressed the writer most in Holbrook?
A.A concrete tent. B.The city's long history.
C.The air conditioner. D.An army type bed.
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The steep hill. B.The wooden house.
C.The small courtyard. D.The family's car.
3.How did the writer like the summer vacation in the Adirondacks?
A.He enjoyed it very much.
B.He wasn't well prepared for it.
C.He found it inconvenient to stay there.
D.He considered it environment-friendly.
4.What's the best title for the text?
A.Lessons from my family B.Childhood adventures.
C.Summer family vacation D.Happy memories
