What is a hero? We may think of the fictional characters with supernatural powers or great people who can influence world events. Now, as the nation continues its all-out efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia(COVID-19), medical staff have become heroes in the eyes of the public.
As of Feb 19, a total of 32,000 medical staff outside Hubei province have been working to treat patients around the center of the outbreak.
Zhang Dingyu, the president of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, is one of these heroes. Since the hospital received the first seven patients in December, Zhang has been so busy that he barely gets any sleep. Even suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (肌萎缩侧索硬化), the 56-year-old doctor is doing his best to quicken his pace to save precious time for infected patients. “I have to run, racing against time to save more patients from the deadly disease, because I don’t have much time left in my life,” Zhang told Xinhua News Agency.
With the duty of saving lives, many medical professionals like Zhang have been working long hours for days, despite their fear and worries.
Lu Jingjing from Wuhan Children’s Hospital also works at a temporary mobile hospital. She does not let her parents know that she is now working with novel coronavirus-infected patients.
When her parents ask for a video chat, Lu says she is working and lets her husband and children chat with them instead.
“It’s dangerous but we should win the battle with the virus as soon as possible, so that medical staff and patients can go back home,” she told China Daily.
US writer Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) once wrote, “Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but the manifestations of strength and resolution.” It’s true for the medical workers.
Everyone has fear, especially when it comes to deadly diseases. But for medical staff, saving lives comes first and is enough for them to be brave and stay on the front. They may look like ordinary people in daily life, but in these extraordinary times, they are heroes.
1.What is the author’s main purpose in writing this article?
A.To explain what makes a modern-day hero.
B.To praise medical staff for their efforts to fight the NCP.
C.To describe what measures China has taken to deal with the virus.
D.To show the difficulties faced by medical staff treating NCP patients.
2.What do we learn from Zhang Dingyu’s words?
A.His illness has turned him into an impatient man.
B.His illness makes him work without fear.
C.He feels sorry for himself because of his illness.
D.He wants to help as many patients as possible.
3.Why doesn’t Lu Jingjing answer her parents’ video calls?
A.She is too busy and has no time for video chats.
B.She doesn’t want her parents to worry about her.
C.It’s not allowed to make a video call from the hospital.
D.There is no WiFi signal at the temporary mobile hospital.
4.The underlined word “manifestations” in the second-to-last paragraph probably means “_______”.
A.results B.differences
C.indications D.advantages
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Another World Lies Beyond: Religious Arts of China at The Met
Thursday/ September 19, 2019
11:00 А. М.
Joseph Scheier-Dolberg, Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang Associate Curator of Chinese Paintings, Department of Asian Art, The Met
Explore the vast diversity of the religious arts of China -- from lavish Buddhist ritual paintings to playful Daoist immortals and popular deities(神) printed for use in the home.
Presented in conjunction(联合) with the exhibition Another World Lies Beyond: Chinese Art and the Divine, on view at The Met Fifth Avenue August 24, 2019-February 2, 2020.
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The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy
Tuesday/ October 29, 2019
11:00 A. М.
Barbara Boehm, Paul and Jill Ruddock Senior Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Met
Internationally renowned medieval art historian Barbara Boehm, author of The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy, examines how a cache of medieval jewelry and coins found in 1863 in the Alsatian city of Colmar attests to(证实) the delicate art of the medieval goldsmith and provides a glimpse of life along the Rhine in the troubled 14th century.
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Play It Loud: Andy Summers, A Certain Strangeness
Saturday/ June 22, 2019
6:30 Р. М.
Guitarist Andy Summers demonstrates his dual musical and visual artistic practices with a multimedia presentation titled A Certain Strangeness. Summers weaves an audiovisual spell by combining surreal imagery and innovative guitar techniques. The evening culminates with a conversation between Summers and Jayson Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge, Department of Musical Instruments, The Met
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll.
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1.Who will be likely to attend the Another World Lies Beyond: Religious Arts of China at The Met?
A.People who are interested in sports.
B.People who are interested in religious arts.
C.Some Buddhists who are fond of tales.
D.People who are interested in Confucianism.
2.What can we know about The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy?
A.Medieval goldsmith were highly skilled.
B.The lecture is about the Jews.
C.The exhibition is on view for a year.
D.People can go to the lecture on August 23, 2019
3.What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A.To introduce some exhibitions. B.To introduce some lectures.
C.To introduce some artists. D.To call on people to attend the lectures.
根据课文内容，填入适当形式的单词。
At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people 1. ( speak) English. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because 2. that, English began to 3. (speak) in many other countries. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before.
Native English speakers can understand each other even 4. they don’t speak the same kind of English. Look at this example:
British Betty: Would you like to see my 5.?
American Amy: Yes, I’d like to come up to your apartment.
So why has English changed 6. time? Actually all languages change and develop 7. cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English 8.(speak) in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today. It was based more 9.German than the English we speak now.
Then gradually between about AD 800 and 1150, English became less like German because those 10. ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers enriched the English language and especially its vocabulary.
根据句子，填入适当形式的单词。
1.The place ________ interested me most was the Children’s Palace.
2.We came to a place to _________ they had never paid a visit before.
3.The room _______ Mr. White lives is not very large.
4.____ is known to all, English is not very difficult to learn.
5.The foreign guests, most of________ were government officials, were warmly welcomed at the airport.
6.They asked about the things and teachers ______ they still remembered in the school.
7.Will you please show me the way to the only tall building _______ stands near the post office?
8.Next winter, ____ you’ll spend in Harbin, I’m sure, will be another exciting holiday.
9.Do you work near the building ________ colour is yellow?
10.He has made a wonderful discovery,________I think is of great importance to science.
修改以下各题中的错误，每题仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。注意错误及修改仅限一词。
1.You don’t need to get the computer repairing,because I’ve decided to buy a new one.
2.Nowadays people are more concern about the environment where they live.
3.While visiting the campus the other day, we met with several Germen.
4.She told us to keep going straightly for two blocks.
5.A number of students gather together to practise their speaking English every Friday afternoon.
6.After discussing about the problem all afternoon, they finally came up a solution to it.
7.More than one student were tired of his long and tiring speech.
8.Of the two, the former is better than latter.
9.At the present, children under 18 are not allowed to driver a car.
10.I have difficulty find a proper way to communicate with my parents.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must be able to understand the language when we hear 1.spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly, with confidence and without hesitation. 2. we must be able to read the language. Fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to compose sentences that are grammatically correct.
It is not easy to succeed 3.language learning. A good memory is of great help, but it is not enough simply 4.(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use5. (learn) by heart long lists of words and their meaning.
We must learn 6.using the language.7. we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of8. (advise) for those 9.are studying a new language. Practice is very important. We must practice speaking and10. (write) the language whenever we can.
