Stress under the novel coronavirus
The first national survey of the psychological impact of the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒) collected data between Jan 31 and Feb 10. It found that 35 percent of people suffer psychological stress, and the level of the stress was to do with various factors.
According to the research, the stress level was associated with sex, age and education. Female showed higher psychological stress than male. People aged between 18 and 30 showed the highest level of stress. They can get much information from social media, which can easily cause stress. The elderly have also been psychologically impacted, since this widespread disease is most likely to kill older patients. Furthermore, people with higher education tended to have more stress for their knowledge of health.
Further, people may have higher stress due to their jobs. It is evident that migrant workers (外来务工人员) have the highest level of stress among all workers because they worry about the virus carried in public transports when returning to their jobs, about work delays and loss of income as they stop working, and about job opportunities that may dry up before the cities they work in return to full operations.
In addition, stress levels have something to do with region for its local medical resources, efficiency of public health system, prevention and control measures. For example, Shanghai is at high risk because of the large population of migrant workers, but the stress level is not in the high level. This may be because Shanghai has one of the best public health systems in China, according to the research.
Ultimately, the prevention and control measures taken by the Chinese government have made people’s stress decrease. Still, based on the research, psychologists suggested more attention be paid to young adults and migrant workers who have higher stress.
1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A.Stress level was related to sex, age and education.
B.Young adults showed the highest level of stress.
C.Old people showed high level of stress.
D.Educated people tended to have more stress.
2.According to the survey, which kind of people may suffer higher stress?
A.Well-educated people. B.Migrant workers.
C.The elderly. D.All above.
3.According to the research, why isn't Shanghai in the high level of stress?
A.Shanghai is a beautiful place with fresh air.
B.Shanghai has large population of migrant workers.
C.Shanghai has much more healthy persons than other cities.
D.Shanghai enjoys one of the best public health systems in China.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.A large percentage of people suffered psychological stress.
B.Chinese government's control measures lowered people's stress.
C.Shanghai has the largest population of migrant workers.
D.Male tended to have more stress.
It’s a common belief that the roles actors play might somehow reflect their true personalities. It’s usually not true, but British actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, 34, is an exception.
In September, 2019 Waller-Bridge took home three Emmy awards for her work on Fleabag — best writing in a comedy series, best lead actress, and best comedy series.
Her success is partly because of her family. Descended (遗传) from British nobility, Waller-Bridge was brought up in a free environment. Her mother always told her, “You can be whatever you want if you imagine it.” So Waller-Bridge broke all the rules about what a “good” girl should do. “Our laws and moral codes don’t apply — she lives ... without fear of consequence,” The Sun noted.
That fearlessness extends to being authentic (真实的) in her writing and acting. Unlike the can-do heroines and strong, successful women in many TV dramas, Waller-Bridge shows an imperfect but real character. Just like the character Fleabag, who always found a way to say or do the wrong thing, Waller-Bridge feels her life is a mess. “It resonated (共鸣) with the lives of stressed-out women everywhere in reality — doing their best to find balance in their lives,” a viewer wrote on US movie website IMDb. Variety magazine even calls her an “all-around icon”.
Villanelle in Killing Eve, another hit TV series developed by Waller-Bridge, was a little bit violent but showed no interest for the rules others created, which made many people see themselves in her.
“People have been scared to write characters like these. But I think, now, women are so relieved to have this new template (样板，人设). And, aren’t we all a bit of everything?”Waller-Bridge said in an interview with Indian Express.
With such courage and sincerity, Waller-Bridge is, without a doubt, a “golden girl” in Hollywood, Australian news website The New Daily commented.
1.What is Waller-Bridge good at?
A.designing B.writing reports
C.directing films D.performing
2.Who definitely interviewed Waller-Bridge according to the passage?
A.The Sun B.Variety magazine
C.Indian Express D.The New Daily
3.Which is the most impressive characteristic of Waller-Bridge according to the media?
A.Staying true B.Being talented
C.Being hardworking D.Being brave
A campaign is being launched to encourage children to surrender 30 minutes of screen time a day to head for the great outdoors.
The newly formed Wild Network—a collaboration of nearly 400 organizations—is attempting to attract youngsters away from television and computer screens to fields, woods and parks. Members of the network include the National Trust, RSPB, Play England and the NHS. Organizers say it is the UK’s biggest ever campaign to reconnect children with nature and outdoor play, and claim it could help improve fitness, mental alertness and general well-being.
A documentary film, Project Wild Thing, will forecast the launch at more than 50 cinemas across the UK from Friday. It looks at the increasing link between children and nature.
Andy Simpson, chairman of the Wild Network, said, “The tragic truth is that kids have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation. Time spent outdoors is decreasing, roaming (漫步) ranges have fallen largely, activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been lost.”
Suggestions on how to get more time in nature include collecting conkers (七叶树果),camping, snail racing, and observing autumn colour on trees.
From January, the network will aim to make suggestions on how the government can do more to get children muddy and bright-eyed.
This is not the first time the message of less screen time, more play has been brought up. Children in the 1980s were requested to do the same by the BBC TV series Why Don’t You, which somewhat confusingly called on its viewers to “switch off the TV set and go to do something less boring instead”.
1.What does the underlined word “surrender” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Get around. B.Give up.
C.Take up. D.Run away.
2.For what purpose is the Wild Network organized?
A.To make children read more books.
B.To help children distinguish (辨别) the natural world.
C.To get children out of too much homework from school.
D.To encourage children to participate in outdoor activities.
3.Which of the following shows that kids have lost touch with nature and the outdoors?
A.Time spent on study is decreasing.
B.Chances of traveling abroad are fewer and fewer.
C.Time spent outdoors is less and activity levels are down.
D.The ability to identify common species has been improved.
假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Mike发来邮件说他对中国的传统节日很感兴趣。请你回一 封邮件，向他介绍你喜欢的中秋节，内容包括：
1. 中国人如何庆祝中秋节；
2. 你喜欢这个节日的原因。
Dear Mike,
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.Yours,
Li Hua
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I'd like to share with you my progresses on study these three years. To be honest, I was not so good at my study when I came to high school, often feel tired out and at loss. Sometimes, I was even on the point of giving up. Therefore , things began to change when my teachers and my classmates came to encourage myself one day in Grade Two. It was for their encouragement and my own thinking that resulted in my achievements in study final.
Though I am still not a top student now I have found myself filled with greatly confidence to face any difficult and challenge. There is no doubt that I am bound to fighting for my dream to the end in the coming months!
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I am the director of an organization in India. Without putting our hands out and1.(ask) for money from people, we give clothes, warm2.(blanket), medicine, and educational support to poor kids. Most of the time, we as a family suffer with wants and needs, but the smile we bring in the face of suffering is rewarding.
Recently, a lady in a village had a very seriously wounded foot due to injuries. The foot3.(infect) and the doctor proposed immediate surgery4.(cut) off the foot. Her husband and her four young children,5.were in school，were helpless. It might be in the middle of the night
6.I collected money from my 89-year-old mother, my daughter, and from my uncle. I added to this donation and went to the woman's house 15 kilometers away from our campus.
We handed over the donation for the7.(operate). The doctor changed his mind overnight and, 8. next day, he decided to dress the deep wound every other day for three months. The treatment continued and finally the deep, bloody wound9.(be) healed. We congratulated10. her recovery and the family of the woman is now doing well. We are so happy.
