An aquarium(水族馆) that has closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak is asking people to make video calls to the aquarium’s eels(鳗鱼).
The reason? Aquarium workers fear the sensitive creatures may not remember humans’ existence, nor remember that humans do not present a threat. The aquarium has been closed since the start of March. Its sea animals have become used to a largely human free environment during the two-month period of calm. But the aquarium said the situation was having some unexpected effects.
“Creatures in the aquarium don’t see humans except keepers and they have started forgetting about humans,” the aquarium said on its Titter this week, “Garden eels in particular disappear into the sand and hide every time the keepers pass by.” That is causing difficulties for keepers trying to check on the health of the animals. So the aquarium decided to offer an invitation to the public. “Could you show your face to our garden eels from your home?” It is describing the new effort as a “face-showing festival”.
Garden eels are very sensitive by nature. But the 300 garden eels that live in a tank at the aquarium had become used to humans. They rarely hid in the sand from visitors. To try to reintroduce the eels to humans, the aquarium is putting five computers in front of their tank. The public can connect through the Face Time app.
Once the video calls start, people are supposed to show their faces, wave their hands and talk to the eels. But considering the quiet nature of the animals, callers are asked not to shout.
The “face-showing festival” is set to take place Sunday through Tuesday, during Golden Week holiday. It has gotten plenty of support. One Twitter user wrote, “Interesting! When you gaze at the garden eels, they gaze at you. I’m happy to take part.”
1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A.Garden eels seldom disappear into the sand.
B.Garden eels are checked regularly by the keepers.
C.Humans sometimes present a threat to the aquarium’s animals.
D.Humans almost escape from the memory of the aquarium’s animals.
2.Without seeing visitors for two months, the aquarium’s eels_________.
A.feel excited at the sight of people B.tend to hide themselves from people
C.have health problems to be solved D.mostly remain as sensitive as before
3.What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?
A.What to do while making video calls. B.What to do with the eels’ memory.
C.How to connect with the eels online. D.How to show faces during the calls.
4.What can we learn about the “face-showing festival”?
A.It is going to last a whole week. B.Many people approve of the activity.
C.I’ll make no difference to the creatures. D.People can make a call through Twitter.
Posture Corrector For Men and Women
●Let Our Posture Corrector Be Part of Your Pain-free Life.
As my brother suffered clavicle (锁骨) pain after a car accident, Dr. John advised us to try posture corrector. Luckily, my brother came to his happiest self again. Besides correcting his posture, he also got relief from back, shoulder and neck pain all at the same time.
●Good Posture Is Healthy For Both Men And Women.
Wearing our back brace (背带) for some time, you’ll keep and hold back straight even without the posture corrector. Unlike regular posture correctors that are very hard and force you into one position, our back brace allows you completely free movement.
●Comfortable, Changeable And Easy To Use.
While other posture correctors dig into your armpits, hurt your skin and are uncomfortable after 5 minutes, our back brace fits your sizes from 30cm to 43cm.
●Invisible Under Clothes.
You can wear our excellent posture support brace while at work, home or out and no one will know you have it on. After a while, you’ll forget you’re even wearing the brace.
1.“My brother” is mentioned in Part 1 to show_________.
A.Dr. John was kind and helpful B.the posture corrector really works
C.every person has his ups and downs D.a car accident can cause clavicle pain
2.What is the common way used for promotion in Part 2 and 3?
A.Giving examples. B.Listing figures.
C.Making comparisons. D.Lowering prices.
3.How much does a Chinese customer have to pay for a posture corrector?
A.$66.28. B.$61.66. C.$97.95. D.$63.28.
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Leslie 给你发邮件询问你在新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间是怎么度过。请你根据下列要点写一封邮件回复她:
1. 爆发时间； 2. 怎么度过； 3. 你的感受。
注意：1.词数 100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
参考词汇：疫情 epidemic situation 新冠肺炎 novel coronavirus pneumonia
Dear Leslie,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。
删除：在错的词下划横线，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。
Last winter holiday, my brother and I went to countryside to live with our grandparents for nearly three week. Although the weather here was much colder, but we got used to it and felt at home. Every morning, we got up early than our grandparents and go for a walk. After breakfast, we went to have a chat with our new friends Peter, which we happened to come across during the holiday. Peter was a native and quite warm-heartedly boy and he was familiar to country life well. After parting, Peter and I have kept write to each other.
It is frequently said that one good turn deserves another, which means that when someone _______ you in a much needed situation, you should also give something in return when you get the _______.
Lanre, who had two children, was educated but _______. He went for a number of interviews but ended up getting _______ results. He was always told to leave his contact number and wait for the future _______ position.
One day, Lanre’s children were _______ home for not paying school fees. On their way home, the two kids spotted a man _______ on the ground in pain. “He might be a drunk,” they thought. They were too _______ to approach the man, so they went home _______ and told their parents about that. Lanre and his wife were ________ to the man and seeing the man in such pain, they decided to help him.
Being given first aid, the man felt better and then ________ the sudden heart disease. He only told the couple he was living downtown and went on a trip alone ________, the man was the CEO of Badmus Group of Companies!
Later, the man wanted to ________ Lanre’s home but failed to find his house. One day, he was reading the information of those who had been ________ when he saw the name of Lanre, whom he recognized in no time.
The man was so ________ that he gave Lanre a ________ as the General Manager of his company. Consequently, Lanre became well off. ________ his children rejoined the school.
________ Lanre helped the stranger, he didn’t know he would be ________ so well. It was his ________ that led him to a better situation. So one good turn deserves another.
1.A.greets B.ignores C.helps D.recognizes
2.A.advice B.direction C.opportunity D.guidance
3.A.out of mind B.out of work C.out of control D.out of question
4.A.unsatisfactory B.impossible C.annoying D.confused
5.A.good B.exciting C.various D.spare
6.A.taken B.driven C.sent D.delivered
7.A.standing B.lying C.jumping D.singing
8.A.scared B.tired C.bored D.shocked
9.A.secretly B.curiously C.suddenly D.instantly
10.A.transported B.guided C.inspired D.forced
11.A.suffered from B.got tired of C.got used to D.recovered from
12.A.Naturally B.Actually C.Unavoidably D.Eventually
13.A.design B.arrive at C.decorate D.drop by
14.A.required B.consulted C.interviewed D.employed
15.A.grateful B.faithful C.helpful D.useful
16.A.position B.goal C.choice D.prize
17.A.and B.but C.or D.also
18.A.If B.Although C.Unless D.Because
19.A.treated B.managed C.rewarded D.arranged
20.A.intelligence B.confidence C.honesty D.kindness
There are no hard and fast rules that say you must exercise in the morning to reach your weight loss or fitness goals. 1. Here are some tips to keep you active and ready for your nighttime workouts.
Work out Close to the Office
Ideally, you would want to wear your workout clothes under your work clothes to keep you in the mindset all day. But, if your job requires you to wear heels and a skirt or a suit and tie, this might not be reasonable. Instead, bring your workout clothes to work with you and change before you leave the office. 2.
Plan Your Evening Meal
If you are responsible for making dinner in your household, don’t let that be an excuse to skip the gym. This is why slow-cookers were invented. 3. Having a meal waiting at home for you not only takes away the stress of planning a meal when you walk in the door, but it decreases the chances of you blowing your workout.
Choose a Workout for Your Mood
4. Consider something different, maybe the stair climber. Walk around the gym and see what attracts you, forcing yourself to take part in a workout that doesn’t attract your mood will only lead to a waste of your time.
5.
While there are some people who can walk into the gym and just get started most people need a project. Sometime, during the day when you have a moment, make a list of the exercises you hope to accomplish.
A.Plan your workout.
B.Take a special class.
C.There are many benefits for working out at night.
D.Working out at night is a better choice for a lot of people.
E.They were designed to help people manage their time and create healthy meals.
F.The surest way to fail at a workout is to choose something you sincerely hate.
G.Place your gym bag or your clothes where you can see them all day.
