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At present, Tech giants Apple and Google 1. (team) up to create a system that would let smartphone 2. (use) know when they’ve come into contact with someone who has COVID-19.The technology would rely 3. the Bluetooth signals that smartphones can both send out the receive. If a person tests positive for COVID-19, they could notify public health authorities through 4. app. Those public health apps would alert them anyone 5. smartphones had come near the 6. (infect) person’s phone in the prior 14 days. The technology could be used on 7. Google Android phones and Apple iPhones. The companies insist that they will preserve smartphone users’ 8. (private). The software will not collect data on users’ physical locations or their 9. (personal) identifiable information. Smartphone users must opt in to use 10.. People who test positive would remain anonymous. Google and Apple say their technology will be used only by public health authorities to trace the spread of COVID-19.
During my first seven semesters as a medical student at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, I spent most of my time studying and in classrooms. I _________ spoke with real patients in a hospital setting. Then I started visiting the neurology ward at Dr. Sardjito Hospital. At the hospital I would _________ the medical records of newly admitted stroke patients, then interview them to find out if they were taking the pill. It was a slow _______.
One cold, rainy October evening. I was in the neurology ward _________ “hunting” for the final three patients I needed to complete my study. The records showed that there was a 43-year-old stroke patient called Ms. A. Holding a patient questionnaire, l walked towards her room. Ms. A was _________ on bed 4B, clearly still weak as she was still recovering from her recent stroke. I introduced myself and asked how she was doing. She softly replied that she was getting better but the left side of her body was still weak. When I told her that I wanted to gather some _________ information from her, she agreed.
The questionnaire _________ three simple yes-or-no questions. After I finished, I prepared to leave so I could _______ more medical records. Before I could stand up, “Doc, do you think I can get back my _________ life?” Ms A asked. I replied that while I didn’t know much about her __________, I could tell her what I had learned about the ________ of stroke patients. I was __________ to go into too much detail as I was only a medical student. Ms. A started talking about herself, I didn’t know what to say and just sat quietly while she talked. It __________ to me that she was not expecting any reply from me. She just wanted me to listen.All I did was __________ my head as a way of showing my __________. Finally, Ms. A stopped talking. “I’m very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel __________ now.” I said, “It’s OK, Ma’am. It’s part of my duty.” she said, “Thank you, doc, thank you so much.”
She_____ my hand. I stood up and left. A few days later, when I returned to the ward, I discovered that Ms. A had been discharged as her condition had ______ . Ms. A taught me one of the most important lessons a doctor can learn. Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or state-of-the-art technology . They just need someone with the patience and_____ to lend an ear and _____ a little of their time. For me, that is one of the best things a doctor can do for a patient.
1.A.merely B.rarely C.usually D.generally
2.A.remark B.revise C.reserve D.review
3.A.access B.progress C.process D.procedure
4.A.desperately B.deliberately C.anxiously D.carefully
5.A.laying B.lain C.lying D.laid
6.A.likely B.creative C.addictive D.additional
7.A.is consisted of B.consisted of C.composed of D.made up of
8.A.get through B.pull through C.go through D.break through
9.A.usual B.normal C.common D.ordinary
10.A.case B.statement C.cure D.stage
11.A.discovery B.uncovery C.recovery D.cure
12.A.willing B.eager C.reluctant D.sad
13.A.hit B.struck C.happened D.occurred
14.A.nod B.wave C.shake D.droop
15.A.opinion B.greeting C.praise D.sympathy
16.A.stressed B.relieved C.relief D.released
17.A.let go of B.hold on to C.reach out for D.break away from
18.A.improved B.developed C.worsen D.established
19.A.enjoyment B.wish C.pleasure D.willingness
20.A.take B.spare C.spend D.cost
One of the most fundamental changes brought about in the last decade is the rise of remote learning. With the global climate crisis and health pandemics, remote learning has become even more relevant today. Schools, universities and corporates can continue affording education and training by remote technology in the time of social distancing due to the COVID-19 crisis. 1.
Learn Anywhere, Anytime
Gone is the need to be on campus at a specific time of day and remain there for the duration of numerous classes. 2.. More importantly, it has also made learning a practical choice for many rural communities who are unable to travel the vast distances to school every day and to remote teams working for companies located afar.
3.
When it comes to learning, one size doesn’t fit all People have varied learning styles that change depending on the nature of the content they are trying to absorb. E-Learning allows learners to personalize their education, focusing on areas that need greater attention in more detail. Also, rather than being a one-way path where the learner listens and takes in information, online training means that learners can pursue areas that interest them in more detail.
Better Engagement
Keeping learners engaged throughout the training is one of the key struggles. One of the strengths of E-Learning is the diverse nature in which the course content is delivered. 4. Some online learning communities allow trainers to provide multimedia recording to make training more engaging. With the game engine, they also have the option to gamify content and include rewards once sections are completed for young employees and fresh graduates who might have just passed out from school and are still transitioning to the corporate world. 5.
A.E-Learning gives people the flexibility to be able to learn at home, anytime they want.
B.Personalized Learning Experience
C.Learn more in detail
D.Learners are now used to and expect interactivity.
E.Nearly 30 percent of learners, or more than six million students, having taken at least one course online.
F.Overall, there are a few core reasons to opt (选择) for remote learning.
G.Quizzes, polls, and discussion boards also mean trainees get to discuss content and interact with one another.
A higher proportion of Americans are living alone and spending time alone than in past decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau，a third of U.S. adults over 45 reports being lonely. Less than half of U.S. adults participate in an organized religious group and less than a quarter participate in a social club or a local sports league. And the problem has been getting worse.
It sounds bad, but, after all, some people like being alone, and we all have to do it sometimes, so what’s the problem? According to a widely reported 2019 analysis of studies, being socially isolated, feeling lonely and living alone corresponded with an increased risk of mortality (死亡) by 29 percent, 26 percent, and 32 percent respectively. Lacking social connection carries a risk that is comparable, and in many cases, exceeds that of other well-accepted risk factors, including smoking up to 15 cigarettes per day, obesity, physical inactivity. and air pollution.
“Loneliness is the subjective feeling of being alone,” Dr. Holt-Lunstad, the lead author of that study tells The Healthy. “It’s defined as the discrepancy between one’s actual level of social connection and one’s desired level of social connection.” “Social isolation means having few relationships and infrequent social contacts,” Dr. Holt-Lunstad adds, “someone who is isolated is at greater risk of becoming lonely, but you can be lonely and not isolated and isolated and not lonely.”
The epidemic of loneliness is compounded today by the coronavirus pandemic which makes the government ask people to stay by themselves. What can we do to mitigate the negative heathy effects? Dr. Holt-Lunstad recommends. “You could view your situation as being tapped or forced to stay home, or you could change your concept to thinking about this as ‘this is something I am doing to protect the ones I love’. And helping care for someone, an animal or even a plant can help reduce the feeling of loneliness and improve survival rate. Another step you can take is to connect with people in your life who you haven’t reached out to in a while.” Dr. Holt-Lunstad also says, “The greatest gift we can give people is our full attention. That means not just sharing but listening and listening deeply.”
1.What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?
A.Americans gradually dislike participating in social activities.
B.Feeling lonely accounts for about one third of deaths in America.
C.Living alone can result in smoking more and physical inactivity.
D.The problem of loneliness in America is very serious.
2.What do we know about loneliness according to the passage?
A.Someone who is alone must be lonely.
B.Someone who is isolated must be lonely.
C.Someone who is isolated may not be lonely.
D.Someone who has frequent social contact can’t be lonely.
3.Which measure can be used to deal with loneliness?
A.Shifting our concept. B.Self-supporting.
C.Reaching out to strangers. D.Light listening.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Are you feeling isolated? B.Loneliness is worsening in America.
C.The risks of being lonely. D.How can we deal with loneliness?
UW’s Jason Shogren and Linda Thunstrom, along with Jonas Nordstrom of the Lund University School of Economics and Management, have documented that two-adult households with children emit over 25 percent more carbon dioxide than two-adult households without children.
The study involved an analysis of expenditures on goods and services by households in Sweden. The researchers found that parents with children at home consume goods and services that emit CO2 in the areas of food, such as meat, and transportation, such as gasoline, at higher rates than childless households.
The economists note that time constraints (约束) become more demanding, and convenience may become more important, when people have children.
“Parents may need to be in more places in one day,” resulting in people driving themselves instead of using public transportation or bicycling, the researchers wrote. “They also need to feed more people. Eating more pre-prepared, red meat carbon-intensive meals may add convenience and save time.”
The distinction in the carbon footprints of Swedish households with and without children is particularly striking, as concerns about climate change are more pronounced in Sweden than most other developed counties. Most Swedes believe climate change is real and have accepted sizable CO2 taxes, and households with children are given financial aid, which helps to alleviate some of the time shortage for parents to a certain extent.
“If we’re finding these results in Sweden, it’s pretty safe to assume that the distinction in carbon footprints between parents and nonparents is even bigger in most other Western countries,” Thunstrom says.
“Becoming a parent can transform a person, he or she thinks more about the future and worries about future risks imposed on their children and of spring,” Shogren says. “But, while having children might be transformational, our results suggest that parents’ concerns about climate change do not cause them to be ‘greener’ than non-parent adults.”
1.According to the study, compared with the households without children, the households with children __________.
A.emit more carbon dioxide
B.consume more goods and services
C.attach more importance to the quality of goods and services
D.are less concerned about carbon footprints
2.Why do two-adult households with children have higher carbon footprints?
A.They prefer to eat red meat prepared in advance.
B.They aren’t concerned about climate change.
C.They drive cars more as a consequence of time pressure.
D.They need to purchase more goods and services.
3.The underlined word “alleviate” in paragraph 5 refers to __________.
A.solve B.heighten C.worsen D.ease
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Being a parent will cause a person to be more concerned about carbon emission.
B.Carbon footprints grow with parenthood because of increased time constraints and the need for convenience.
C.The increasing expenditures on goods and services by households help raise the awareness of carbon footprints.
D.The difference in carbon footprints between parents and nonparents is much severer in other western countries than in Sweden.
I thought I was pretty good at teaching myself—until I read Tara Westover’s Educated. Her ability to learn on her own blows my right out of the water. I was thrilled to sit down with her recently to talk about the book.
Tara was raised in a Mormon survivalist home in rural Idaho. Her dad had very non mainstream views about the government. He believed doomsday was coming and that the family should interact with the health and education systems as little as possible. As a result, she didn’t step foot in a classroom until she was 17, and major medical crises went untreated. (Her mother suffered a brain injury in a car accident and never fully recovered).
Because Tara and her six siblings worked at their father’s junkyard from a young age, none of them received any kind of proper homeschooling. She had to teach herself algebra and self-studied for the ACT, which she did well enough on to gain admission to Brigham Young University. Eventually, she earned her doctorate in intellectual history from Cambridge University.
Educated is an amazing story and I get why it’s spent so much time on the top of the New York Times bestseller list. It reminded me in some ways of the Netflix documentary Wild. Wild Country, which I recently watched. Both explore people who remove themselves from society because they have these beliefs and knowledge that they think make them more enlightened. Their belief systems benefit from their separateness, and you’re forced to be either in or out.
But unlike Wild, Wild Country—which revels in the strangeness of its subjects. Tara is never cruel, even when she’s writing about some of her father’s most fringe beliefs. It’s clear that her whole family, including her mom and dad, is energetic and talented. Whatever their ideas are, they pursue them.
Tara’s process of self-discovery is beautifully captured in Educated. It’s the kind of book that I think everyone will enjoy, no matter what genre you usually pick up.
1.What does the author think of Tara’s self-teaching?
A.unbelievable B.not bad C.doubtable D.impossible
2.Which of the following about Tara’s family is true?
A.There are altogether six children in the family.
B.Tara’s dad often holds mainstream beliefs about the government.
C.They are a Mormon family living in the urban area of Idaho.
D.Tara did not receive formal education until 17.
3.Why does the author mention Wild, Wild Country in the text?
A.To highlight that Educated is an amazing story worth reading.
B.To analyze the content of it.
C.To show that Educated is one the top of The New York Times bestseller list.
D.To introduce a documentary to the reader.
4.What genre does Educated belong to?
A.novel B.science fiction C.biography D.news report
