Rioghna and Hannah Pittock spent the first few minutes feeling sorry for themselves. Rioghna,a junior at Rochester Mayo High School, had spring sports to play. Hannah,a senior at University of Chicago , was going to have a spring break in Aruba. However , both were canceled because of COVID-19. But they soon recovered and now they are sitting at home , solving Rochester's problems in their way. Pointing to the computer screen, Hannah tells her sister,“She is a nurse and her child needs to be matched.”
The two sisters birthed their plan last Saturday on the drive home from picking up Hannah in Chicago. As more medical workers were sent to work, fighting against the fierce pandemic (流行病), the sisters knew many of their families would need childcare. At the same time, teens throughout Rochester were off school. So on Sunday, Hannah and Rioghna launched Step Up To Sit. Already they're paired more than 40 families with sitters.
“The young people in the community are stepping up to do their part,” Hannah says, “We are delighted that we' re having an impact on people's lives in this hard time.”For the last four days,160 teens have registered to help, most wiling to work free. if paired with a family in need. With more and more teens joining in, the two sisters decide to launch Step Up To Shop,a platform for teens to deliver groceries to seniors.
Rioghna acknowledges people of her age get a bad reputation as smartphone-addicted and selfish. The Pittock sisters are proving otherwise,“Amid the pandemic，people should be allowed to be upset and allowed to be a little bit down about the upset in their lives, but it's about something bigger and recognizing we all have our part to play here,”Rioghna says.
1.Why did the two sisters feel sorry for themselves?
A.They would join in activities separately.
B.They had to give up their planned activities.
C.They were infected with COVID-19 seriously.
D.Their parents were sent to battle COVID-19.
2.Step Up to Sit is a platform to .
A.pair medical worker families with teen sitters
B.call on teens to deliver groceries to seniors
C.spread basic health knowledge to people
D.instruct teens to study online at home
3.Which of the following best describes the two sisters?
A.Tolerant. B.Humble.
C.Caring. D.Stubborn.
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Smartphone addiction makes teens selfish.
B.The Pittock sisters acted on a low profile.
C.People can do nothing against pandemic.
D.There is some misunderstanding of teens.
Admission to Angkor
Angkor pass
Admission to the Angkor Archaeological Park is through the Angkor pass. This pass is needed to visit any of the temples within the park. It is valid (有效的) for all monuments in the area, except for Beng Mealea and Phnom Kulen. Be sure to have a valid pass, and tickets are regularly checked at most of the monuments and at the check points.
Where to buy the Angkor pass
The main ticket sales office is the Angkor Conservation Area ticket booth on Charles de Gaulle road. All Angkor passes are available here. Ticket booths are open daily from 5a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Hotels, guest houses, shops etc. are not authorized to sell Angkor passes.
Types of passes
Passes for several durations are available:
◆1day at US $37
◆3days at US $62
◆7days at US $72
The 3-day ticket is valid for any 3 days within a week,the 7-day ticket for any 7 days within a month. Admission for children younger than 12 is free. Prices are quoted in US Dollars, but can also be paid in Cambodian Riel, Thai Baht or Euro.
The information board at the ticket booths list strict rules:
◆Passes are not refundable.
◆Passes are not transferable. The pass contains a photo that is taken with a webcam at the ticket office.
◆Passes are not valid after their validity date. Passes have validity from and to date printed on them.
Tickets bought before 5 p. m, are valid the same day. It is not possible to buy a one-day pass for the next day. Tickets bought after 5 p. m. are valid the same day until sunset and the next day. Make sure the pass is not stamped or holes aren't punched (打孔) into it,which invalidates it,
1.Where can the Angkor pass be purchased?
A.At the check points. B.At the ticket booths.
C.In the hotels. D.In the shops.
2.How much should a couple with an 8- year-old pay for a 3-day trip to Angkor?
A.US $74. B.US $124.
C.US $144. D.US $62.
3.What do we know about the Angkor pass?
A.It includes access to all sites.
B.It must be paid in US Dollars.
C.It can be transferred to others.
D.Stamped tickets are invalid.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Once, when I was a teenager my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean, the children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice. One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It promised to be a highlight of their young lives.
The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as they could be. The mother was holding her husband s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You are my knight in shining armor.” He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say “You got that right”. The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded "please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.
The ticket lady gave the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, lowered her head and her lips began to shake. The father leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady again told him the price. The man obviously didn’t have enough money.
How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus? Actually we were not wealthy in any sense, so I understand how the kids would feel. I felt sorry for them.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语：
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragragh 1:
Seeing what was going on, my dad seemed to have an idea.
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Paragragh 2:
That day my father and I went back to our car
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假设你是李华，于2020年6月3日搭乘国外某航空公司航班（flight number BA793）回国后，发现遗失了一个行李箱（suitcase）。现请用英文给该航空公司写一封信，请他们帮你寻找。
信件要点包括：
·陈述写信原因
·简要描述该行李
·说明其重要性
·期待回复并表示感谢
注意：词数80左右；
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阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
There are various advertisements in our lives and we can see them wherever we go. Mostly, advertisements try to persuade people 1. (buy) a product or service, or to believe in 2. idea. But PSAs are meant to educate people about health, safety, or problems 3. affect public welfare .
When it comes to advertisements, we must use our 4. (intelligent) and we shouldn’t 5. ( cheat) by them. Many of them use 6. (attract) pictures and clever languages to advertise their products, 7. (bring) huge profits for those businessmen.
8. (fortunate), not all ads play tricks 9. us though, China began a nationwide campaign in 1996, and since then all kinds of PSAs 10. (appear) around the country. You have probably seen or heard some of them and they can be learnt by us .
One day, I was preparing for an important exam in the library and people kept disturbing me. I was getting more and more _______ and of course, the more upset I got, the less I was able to _______. The last straw (稻草) was when I heard someone singing _______me. I turned around and saw a girl _______seemed very interested in what she was reading. The fact that she looked like a friendly girl didn’t _______. However, it made me even angrier. I _______ my books, glared at her and whispered angrily, “_______ your noise, I’ve been unable to study. You’re so _______!”
I left the library _______hurriedly that I left my most important textbook behind. It was only when I got home two hours later __________I realized it. I was so ________that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. A gentle ________introduced the speaker as Jenny. Jenny said that she had ________I’d left my book in the library and ________my name was in it, she’ d asked a ________to get my phone number from their files (档案). She said that she could bring it around for me.
Of course you’ve ________who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for ________. When I recognized her in the street, I was filled with ________and apologized several times for my rude behavior. Jenny just laughed and told me she was glad to see that I’d ________left my glare in the library! I couldn’t help ________at this and invited her back to my apartment for a cup of tea.
We got along really well and ever since then we’ve been best friends.
1.A.grateful B.calm C.angry D.interested
2.A.listen B.focus C.organize D.watch
3.A.for B.with C.beneath D.behind
4.A.who B.which C.when D.where
5.A.appear B.matter C.remove D.devote
6.A.picked up B.threw away C.came up D.deal with
7.A.fond of B.because of C.apart from D.in ruins
8.A.cruel B.excited C.selfish D.sincere
9.A.quite B.very C.too D.so
10.A.that B.when C.until D.what
11.A.grateful B.hopeful C.fancy D.upset
12.A.girl B.number C.name D.voice
13.A.heard B.concerned C.noticed D.remembered
14.A.if B.as C.what D.unless
15.A.reader B.lawyer C.librarian D.manager
16.A.sentenced B.guessed C.told D.expressed
17.A.singing B.apologizing C.whispering D.attacking
18.A.smile B.words C.shame D.flame
19.A.again B.just C.even D.also
20.A.laughing B.cheering C.admitting D.falling
