Question

Staying connected

When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia-area high schools to close because of the fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March, 16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.

But still, the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring.

“I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted,” Chen said.

The coronavirus has changed everyone’s lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly serious. Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were put off. Summer plans, such as camps, are up in the air.

But right now, many students are trying to stay connected, struggling with false information, and finding out the best ways they can help – through online method.

For Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Shipley School in Philadelphia, the best way to help was to create a “social distancing promise” for young people.

“I saw a lot of young people not paying attention,” he said. “They were … still going out, hanging out with others. I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger people, who were possibly not watching the news.”

Harycki started a call to action on social media and then built a website with a map that followed and kept the locations of people who’d signed the promise. The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can’t connected with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing promise to strengthen that although everyone might be physically distant, they’re still connected.

“Part of what we’re showing is that you might feel like you’re the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that you’re not alone,” he said.

1.What does the underlined word “jarring” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.natural

B.necessary

C.worrying

D.reasonable

2.Who does Harycki mainly want to reach?

A.Friends who are worried and bored.

B.Young people not aware of the situation.

C.Younger students trying to help.

D.People taking the coronavirus seriously.

3.What’s Harycki’s purpose in creating the “social distancing promise”?

A.To order young people to stay at home.

B.To follow those infected with the coronavirus.

C.To tell young folks of latest news about the coronavirus.

D.To show young people that they are still connected.

4.Why does the author describe Andrew Chen’s experience in the text?

A.To explain what worried students most when schools closed.

B.To show the different views of students toward the coronavirus.

C.To show how the coronavirus affected students’ lives.

D.To explain the proper reaction to the close of school.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文是记叙文。主要讲述在新冠病毒期间，学生在家自学期间，学生Harycki建立网站努力保持学生们相互联系，消除同龄人们担心他们不能与朋友联系的担忧，向同龄人传递虽然每个人可能在身体上是遥远的，但他们仍然是联系在一起的。

1.词义猜测题。根据上文16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.( 16岁的大二学生安德鲁·陈知道事情不会像一些同龄人所希望的那样迅速恢复正常)，由But still表示转折可推断，划线词所在句为：从在日常练习中见到他的朋友到独自在家学习的变化是仍旧是令人震惊的。故划线词jarring与C项“令人担忧的”意思相近。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第七段的I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger people, who were possibly not watching the news.( 我认为必须有一种方法来联系年轻人，他们可能没有看新闻。)可知，Harycki想要联系不知道这种情况的年轻人。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can’t connected with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing promise to strengthen that although everyone might be physically distant, they’re still connected.(哈立基知道他的同龄人担心他们不能以同样的方式与朋友联系，因此，他创造了social distancing promise，以加强这一点，尽管每个人都可能在身体上疏远，但他们仍然是相互联系的。)可知，哈立基创建social distancing promise的目的是向年轻人展示他们仍然是有联系的。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据第一段16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.(16岁的大二学生安德鲁·陈知道事情不会像一些同龄人所希望的那样迅速恢复正常。)和第三段的“I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted,” Chen said.(陈说：“我在南方只有三年的时间，其中一年被浪费让我很痛苦。)，结合下文The coronavirus has changed everyone’s lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly serious. (冠状病毒改变了每个人的生活，但对学生来说，这种破坏感觉特别严重。)可推断，作者描述安德鲁陈的经历使为了展示冠状病毒如何影响学生的生活。故选C。