The novel coronavirus outbreak has greatly affected the lives of people across the world. It has challenged and changed people' lifestyles. It has also helped us think about our relationships with others.
Changing our lives
①COVID-19 has made people think harder about their relationship with nature. It has also raised questions about urban lifestyles. The sharing economy, working in open offices, living in crowded apartments and the food industry's use of reusable products have made the perfect storm for a pandemic.
②Although the sharing economy might be good — it's cheaper to rent than to own — sharing spaces and objects are great ways to spread the virus. How does one do “social distancing" when they are expected to share cars, bikes, apartments and even the same offices?
③The trend of using open offices, which can save space, is working against us. In this type of office, workers don't have their own desk - everything is shared. Sometimes, computers and chairs are also shared, which is not hygienic (卫生的). Fortunately, more workers are working from home during the pandemic, but that won't last forever.
④Reusability is a common practice in the restaurant industry. Reusable cups and chopsticks are often used. Unfortunately, reusable products increase the chance of spreading disease. For example, Starbucks recently stopped refilling customers' reusable cups in order to stop the spread of the virus.
⑤People like to be social. But the virus has made this more dangerous. We have to be careful about how we interact with others for now. Perhaps we need to rethink about our lifestyles to reduce the spread of future pandemics.
1.According to the author, the strong point of the sharing economy is that________.
A.it lasts longer B.it costs less
C.it's popular D.it's hygienic
2.Paragraph 4 is mainly about________.
A.how working at home won't last long B.how shared offices can save space
C.the hygienic problems of open offices D.the sharing economy trend
3.According to the author, restaurants can spread the virus easily because________.
A.everything is shared in many restaurants B.they use too much disposable tableware
C.many restaurants have poor hygiene D.cups and chopsticks are often reused
4.The author probably agrees that________.
A.we need to change some of our lifestyles B.the sharing economy won't last forever
C.no one can stay out of the sharing economy D.we shouldn't say away from shared products
The huge thirst for jobs in the civil service has made the national civil servant exam one of China's most Competitive tests. The first exam was held in 1995, and since then more and more people have _________ for it, with applications reaching peak over the last two years.
The latest online _________, carried out by China Youth Daily and www.qq.com, _________that more than 73 percent of young people want to work as civil servants. Of the 17,330 participants, about 83 percent said they were attracted by the job's _________, guaranteed health care and pension(抚恤金). _________, 55 percent said it could bring “practical profits.”
Nearly 1 million people _________to take the exam last year, yet only just over 10,000 were finally _________.This year the stiff (severe) competition continued. The exact number of applicants is not known, with the final day for _________today.
But the influx of applicants has already broken the exam's website once. China Youth Daily _______ that the site was forced to close for maintenance due to __________ high traffic on the night of October 16. In a typical year several hundred applicants will apply for many of the jobs listed. For example, the five job vacancies __________by the secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party have this year __________more than3,880 applicants.
In general, the exam means 50 people competing for one post, the report said. __________as civil servants are attractive, not only because of the stable income and good health care, but also because of the low risks __________with the power and __________the positions enjoy. Among the total 6 million public servants, around 20,000 were dismissed between 1996 and 2003.
1.A.put up B.signed up C.made up D.taken up
2.A.discussion B.search C.survey D.project
3.A.found B.told C.spoke D.insisted
4.A.interest B.concept C.difficulty D.stability
5.A.But B.Otherwise C.Meanwhile D.Instead
6.A.entered B.adopted C.allowed D.applied
7.A.employed B.won C.succeeded D.dismissed
8.A.examination B.applications C.vote D.decision
9.A.declared B.translated C.praised D.reported
10.A.generally B.unusually C.commonly D.naturally
11.A.provided B.introduced C.supplied D.planned
12.A.grasped B.pulled C.attracted D.drawn
13.A.Spots B.Locations C.Work D.Positions
14.A.satisfied B.complained C.compared D.recognized
15.A.sources B.entertainments C.resources D.developments
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, almost everyone in China wears a face mask to protect themselves and other people 1. the virus. However, many people in the West feel reluctant to wear masks 2. there is an increasing number of their compatriots(同胞）being infected.
According to the Global Times, different attitudes toward 3. (wear) masks largely lie in the cultures. In the West, 4. people generally believe is that unless one is already ill, wearing a mask is simply unnecessary.
Siva Kumar from the US is one of them. “Masks can only protect you from particulate matter in the air you breathe, but they can't filter (过滤) out microbes (微生物), "Kumar told China Daily. “wearing a mask when you're healthy 5.(cause) tension for others."
US infection prevention specialist Eli Perencevich told Forbes, "The average healthy person 6. not wear masks." She added, “If they wear them incorrectly it can increase the risk of infection because they're touching their faces more often."
However, for people in Asian countries like China, wearing a mask is engrained (根深蒂固的) in their culture. 7. (Value) collectivism (集体主义), people in Asia always want to make contributions to the groups 8.they belong to. In such uncertain and potentially dangerous time, many people have taken the responsibility 9.(wear) face masks to ensure the safety of their communities.
Chen Xinjie, a media worker in Beijing said: "Wearing the mask for a long time is stuffy(闷热的) and uncomfortable…But as a member of the group, it's our duty to do so."
10.(Influence) by social cultures, the attitudes toward wearing a mask can be different in the East and West. But as US essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves."
假定你是李华。你们班的外教Smith先生即将回国。你将代表全班在欢送会上发言。请你用英文发言稿， 内容包括：
1. 赞扬Smith 的人品和工作。
2. 感谢他在学习和生活中给予的帮助。
3. 表达对Smith的祝福。
注意：1. 词数100左右。发言稿的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Smith,
It’s hard to say “goodbye”. Words cannot convey our endless love and thanks to you, for you’ve done so much for us in these years. _____________________________________
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Our class organized visit to the Joy Nursing Home, that is next to our school, last Sunday. On our arrival, we begin to help the senior people do the cleaning. After that, some of my classmate put on interesting performances, but then we played games with them. All of them were amusing and laughed happily. We were such lost in the activities that we forgot the time .At noon, we were all had to say goodbye to them. And they were extreme grateful to us for their visit.
One there were two 1. (mouse), a city mouse and a country mouse. They were distant relatives. One day the city mouse, who lived in a big house wrote a letter to the country mouse inviting him for a visit.
Delighted, the country mouse accepted the 2. (invite) and came to the city mouse’s house. He was greeted by the city mouse cheerfully. The country mouse was 3. (excite) how big the house was. The city mouse was pleased 4. led the country mouse to the kitchen. When 5. climbed up the table, there were a large piece of bread, fruit and cheese 6. it. But just as they began to eat, they heard 7. great noise. The city mouse cried, “Run! Run! The cat is coming!” They 8. (run) away quickly and hid.
9. (breathe) heavily after hiding in the mouse-hole, the country mouse said to the city mouse, “I should go back to my house in the country. Even if I eat nothing but beans, I can live 10. (peace). Why don’t you come with me to the country? It is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid.”
