Cabin hospitals save more lives
Feng Bangli, from Wuhan, Hubei, began to have a fever at the end of January and suspected that he had been infected with the virus. He tried several times to be admitted to a hospital but failed. He finally gave up and stayed at home, taking drugs given by doctors.
“At that time, too many patients were waiting to see doctors at every hospital, and it was not possible for me to get a bed,” said Feng. Days later, with the community staff’s help, Feng tested positive for COVID-19 and was sent to a makeshift hospital (临时医院) for treatment.
“Without such makeshift hospitals, many COVID-19 patients like me may never have found a bed,” said Feng.
Like Feng, over 12,000 COVID-19 patients in Wuhan received treatment and care at 15 makeshift hospitals. These hospitals were mainly used to receive patients with mild symptoms (轻症).
“Building makeshift hospitals was a key decision made in such an important moment when Wuhan was facing a formidable task of epidemic (疫情) control, and it has played an important role in both prevention and treatment of the disease,” he said.
“Makeshift hospitals have greatly eased pressure and made it possible to treat and isolate people in need,” said Xu Junmei, vice-president of Wuchang makeshift hospital.
Makeshift hospitals have now been copied in other countries. Eight makeshift hospitals are being built in Tehran, Iran, to fight against the virus. The one changed from the Iran Mall, the largest shopping mall in the country, is expected to have a total of 3,000 beds, according to People’s Daily.
On March 29, New York changed a grassy meadow in Central Park into a makeshift hospital, where it will provide 68 hospital beds.
“Considering the ways we can increase hospital capacity right now is very important,” says Dr Andrew Ibrahim, a surgeon at the University of Michigan told Architecture. “If hospitals can’t receive more patients, new facilities need to be built up.”
1.What does the writer want to tell us by using Feng Bangli’s example?
A.COVID-19 has infected a large number of people in a very short time.
B.Hospitals should always be prepared for any unexpected situations.
C.The COVID-19 outbreak happened suddenly without the slightest warning.
D.Makeshift hospitals have played an important role in the fight against COVID-19.
2.What does the underlined word “formidable” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A.new B.basic C.tough D.strange
3.What did Dr Andrew Ibrahim think of Tehran’s and New York’s new makeshift hospitals?
A.They wasted resources. B.They were greatly helpful.
C.They were not practical. D.They would not be as useful as China’s.
4.What is the main purpose of the article?
A.To praise China’s quick response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
B.To call on other countries to copy China’s method of fighting the virus.
C.To show the value of building makeshift hospitals to fight COVID-19.
D.To compare the measures different countries have taken to deal with COVID-19.
Divided into two groups, the students were busy in a kitchen at the High Point Community Center in Seattle, US. Instructor Asia Faircloth taught one group how to cook vermicelli (意式细面) bowls with chicken. The other group joined Jacob Alhadeff to practice new skills with knives.
The center’s four-week cooking course was centered on cooking and food justice. To teach more people about the importance of having nutritious food, the city had students from low-income families through social media. Each student received 100 dollars (700 yuan) at the end of the course.
“Low-income people are more likely to feel the effects of food injustice,” Alhadeff said. “So providing cooking instruction and putting money back in the pockets of our community members seemed like a no-brainer (容易做的决定).”
Alhadeff and Faircloth started the course not only to teach kids how to cook, but also to encourage them to think more deeply about food. They were shown how to connect personal choices with the economic cost of obesity, climate change and global food supplies.
Tahir Adams and Najah Goodrich, two juniors at Seattle Lutheran High School, joined the classes. They talked about how farmers have a hard time putting food on their own kitchen tables while growing fresh products for the rest of the country. They were proud of the new skills and recipes they learned.
“We started with more personal things, then looked at the bigger, global view ... like, how climate change is related to food,” Adams said. “It can be really bad when droughts turn places into actual deserts and droughts cause civil unrest.”
1.What do we know about the cooking course?
A.It focused only on cooking. B.It was held in Seattle, US.
C.Its students were from wealthy families. D.Each student got 100 dollars at the beginning of the course.
2.In Paragraph 3, Alhadeff________.
A.explains the standards for choosing students B.complains that community members are stupid
C.proves that it’s a good idea to give students free money D.explains why the course provides cooking instruction
3.In the course, students were ________.
A.taught how to reduce obesity B.taught to focus on problems about food safety
C.taught to make their own choices D.encouraged to think more deeply about food
4.What can we conclude from what Adams and Goodrich said?
A.They learned nothing from the course. B.They learned recipes from farmers.
C.The course widened their views on food. D.The course taught them how to solve droughts.
A special Boeing 777 Freighter provided by FedEx was taking the panda, Bei Bei, and the two of the zoo’s staff members – a panda keeper and a doctor—nonstop from Washington to Chengdu.
During the trip, he was provided with a supply of his treats including bamboo, apples, pears, carrots, cooked sweet potatoes.
Before he left Washington, thousands of people joined ‘Bye Bye, Bei Bei’. During the activity, many people were sad for Bei Bei’s leaving. They hoped he would love his new home in China, and they hoped to visit him there some day.
Su, Bei Bei’s new keeper in China, who majored in animal medicine at Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, has worked at the base since she completed her university in 2016. “I feel very nervous when I receive the task because Bei Bei has received a lot of attention. But I think I can do well as I had a lot of experience in panda management,” Su said. “I have taken care of about10 pandas before.”
Su said she had prepared a lot for his arrival. She has planned to spend two weeks allowing Bei Bei to get to know her voice. She will also train him how to stand and sit. “Pandas like sweet food. Bei Bei has been rewarded with sugarcane after cooperating in a physical checkup, for example, after he has placed one leg on equipment to enable blood to be drawn,” Su said. “Instead of sugarcane, we will feed Bei Bei with honey as a reward,” she added.
Her daily routine includes cleaning his den and feeding the panda four times during the daytime. At night, Bei Bei may wake two or three times to eat and then fall asleep, so Su will set up an app on her phone to monitor him.
Pandas are native to Chengdu. So we believe that Bei Bei will get used to living here quickly.
1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1-2?
A.Bei Bei took the direct flight to China. B.Bei Bei was provided with bamboo, apples, pork, carrots
C.Bei Bei went back to China on his own. D.Bei Bei went back from Britain to China.
2.Which is the correct order according to Su’s experience?
①made plans for Bei Bei ②graduated from the university
③looked after 10 pandas ④was nervous to receive the task
A.②④③① B.③②①④ C.②③④① D.③①②④
3.Pragraph5 is about panda’s__________?
A.favorite food B.activities C.rewards D.training plan
4.What will the following part talk about?
A.Panda’s life in the USA. B.Panda’s new life in China.
C.Panda’s keeper in China. D.Panda’s keeper in the USA.
Jane Goodall began studying chimpanzees in 1960 at Gombe Stream Game Reserve which is now in Tanzania, but her first study of animal behavior took place some 20 years earlier.
Her love for animals helped drive Goodall to become one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century. Her change from a child to a worldwide idol is written in "Becoming Jane", a show in Washington, D.C. through September 7. After that, it heads to the National History Museum of Los Angeles County.
"Becoming Jane" is high-tech which will draw the attention of both adults and youngsters. For those who have followed Goodall's closely, the real charm is seeing her birthday gifts and books from her childhood, Ph. D. papers and other personal belongings and photos.
During the show, visitors will follow the path of her childhood dream gradually coming true, then the course of her field study about chimpanzees in African wild forests, with great achievements, and finally her recent life as an Animal Rights activist.
The show— Becoming Jane
PRICE: $15
WHEN: November 22, 2019--September 7, 2020
LOCATION: 1145 17th Street NW Washington, D. C. 20036
1.Where is "Becoming Jane" held after September 7, 2020?
A.In Tanzania B.In Washington, D. C.
C.C. In Los Angeles County. D.In Jane's hometown.
2.What may attract Jane Goodall's followers most?
A.Treats for children. B.Free books by Jane.
C.Jane's personal items. D.The high-technology.
3.What type of writing is this text?
A.A story B.An advertisement C.An official report D.A scientific novel
Recently, I went to see my dentist. As I returned from my dentist’s office, I___________about the story about one of his patients. About to open his ___________, with the drill(钻头)lowered toward him, the patient said, “Be careful, I can stand anything but ___________.” Aren’t we all like that? We’ll do almost ___________ to avoid pain. We always want to take the path of the _________distance.
We look for weight programs that don’t require us to count calories or___________ our favorite foods. We look for exercise programs that won’t make us too uncomfortable and tired. We avoid the _________teachers and the tiring classes in school,_________ we don’t want to face the difficult tasks. We don’t like the hard work required to _________ the goals we truly want in our lives. Why are we like this? Why can’t we naturally take the path we know is the __________ for us? What might be the key reason is that our nature is to avoid the pain diet, exercise, difficult classes and hard work.
If you realize that you can change your nature, you can choose the tough and tiring path. For, it is in facing the difficult choices that you will truly __________. It is in facing the tough tasks that you will step forward. It is in choosing to be your best that you will benefit yourself, your friends.
You have to make a ____________ when you face your nature. You can solve the problems that____________you or you can lose yourself in the past by __________ your nature and avoiding all the trouble. It is up to you. My hope is that you will step forward and become what you are__________ to be.
1.A.cared B.told C.wrote D.thought
2.A.eye B.hand C.mouth D.nose
3.A.pain B.disease C.medicine D.illness
4.A.either B.neither C.nothing D.everything
5.A.least B.most C.less D.more
6.A.pick up B.eat up C.give up D.pack up
7.A.polite B.strict C.beautiful D.patient
8.A.but B.though C.so D.because
9.A.set B.achieve C.lower D.change
10.A.best B.healthiest C.slowest D.longest
11.A.regret B.grow C.fail D.lose
12.A.list B.mistake C.choice D.connection
13.A.attract B.challenge C.cheat D.dislike
14.A.breaking B.following C.depending D.deciding
15.A.said B.taught C.supposed D.thought
— Giving others a helping hand not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel happy.
—________.
A.That' s all right. B.That’s the case. C.It’s my pleasure. D.Don’t mention it.
