With the spirit of voluntary work r________in my heart,I am sure that I can be a suitable volunteer. (根据首字母写出单词适当形式)
It is supposed that there are many family problems a______________from lack of communication. (根据首字母写出单词适当形式)
When Bruce was young,he was always energetic. But at age 30,he ___himself to taking drugs. Within months,he was reduced to sleeping under a bridge,which happened to be on the ___of the Boston Marathon. He would watch the runners speed past,longing to take part and pull his life together.
After a lot of therapy(治疗）and love,the 54-year-old man has so far____the marathon finish line 32 times. Without doubt,his most recent race was the most___. Early one morning,Bruce___ the subway bound for the Chicago Marathon. Before long,he noticed a man who seemed to be ___moving from passenger to passenger,asking for spare change. His behavior __ Bruce as"really absurd”，especially the way he glared at anyone who he felt hadn't given him___.
Then at the Cumberland station,several stops before the one for the marathon,most of the passengers suddenly____the train,shouting that the man asking for money was,in fact,__ and robbing people.
___he might throw himself in danger,worried that man would hurt innocent people, Bruce rushed to the man and fought for the gun____,he pinned him against the door and grabbed the gun. Then the police crowded into the train and Bruce let them _____
＂I just happen to be at the right place at the right moment,"he says. "I've lived a hard life, but I believe change starts __yourself. It's a great experience for an imperfect man to find the __ way to give back. "
1.A.awoken B.advanced C.abandoned D.applied
2.A.point B.avenue C.basis D.route
3.A.crossed B.extended C.marked D.beaten
4.A.unbelievable B.abnormal C.memorable D.forgettable
5.A.missed B.approached C.boarded D.transformed
6.A.homeless B.violent C.desperate D.disabled
7.A.thought B.struck C.regarded D.described
8.A.change B.money C.trust D.enough
9.A.fled B.withdrew C.avoided D.skipped
10.A.equipped B.armed C.injured D.prepared
11.A.While B.Before C.Unless D.As
12.A.Surprisingly B.Eventually C.Hopefully D.Undoubtedly
13.A.take in B.take up C.take on D.take over
14.A.within B.beyond C.against D.above
15.A.excellent B.perfect C.satisfactory D.amazing
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,more than 1. 5 billion children have been affected by school closures worldwide. 1. The guidance below outlines what can be done to handle online risks and promote positive online learning experiences for children.
2.Schools should be aware that children especially the younger ones could unintentionally hurt others in their communication. And schoolyard bullying(欺凌）among classmates may easily change into online bullying. Also school authorities need to adapt anti-bullying rules and policies for online spaces and make them clear to students and parents.
Continued access to school-based advisory services should be ensured. In the absence of the face-to-face contact with advisers,children in depression need to have safe and secret means of reaching out to advisers. 3.Thus schools should promote more helplines or online advisory platforms. Guidelines regarding digital safety should be provided for children to create a positive long-distance learning experience. 4. Specific safeguards may include wearing appropriate clothing in front of cameras, avoiding using private messaging services in teacher-student communication and not connecting to virtual classrooms from bedrooms.
Potentially harmful information and inappropriate use of data should be avoided. Increased online activity may expose children to age-inappropriate and potentially harmful content. 5. Additionally,the shift of children's lives online may result in the added collection and processing of children's personal data by companies. Therefore,schools should seek digital protection mechanisms to ensure only authorized individuals are able to access the online learning platforms.
A.Good online manners should be promoted and monitored.
B.It is necessary to provide online resources for school children.
C.They can also be the target for a large quantity of online marketing.
D.They should be encouraged to use their voices online to support others.
E.Many of them are now taking classes as well as socializing more online.
F.They should be taught how,when and where online classes can be carried out.
G.Disabled children experiencing increased anxieties may require additional support.
Over the past months,dozens of carmakers have launched models online,and tens of thousands of dealerships across the country are selling cars via livestreaming(直播）.
As Chinese customers always have their smartphones at their side,they have been accustomed to shopping online. Moreover,the sales are made better received by virtual showrooms where customers can see the vehicles and interact(互动）in real-time about their prices and equipment.
To cater to the new trend,car salespeople need new skills in this world. Good product knowledge remains the basis,but if you want to be successful,you have to appear in livestreams like a type of TV presenter.
“Car salespeople are becoming entertainers,"said Michael Mayer,head of sales and marketing for Volkswagen brand in China. “The competition is tough,"he added. "Those who want to be found must always offer something new. "
The contest soon escalated. In March,British brand Land Rover came up with a 30-hour livestreaming event,during which its new Discovery Sport was launched. GM' s Cadillac invited online celebrities(名人）to help sell vehicles in April.
In China,a young man named Li Jiaqi is believed to know lipstick better than anyone else. Almost every night,millions of girls and ladies wait for him to appear online and introduce new lipsticks. Li was invited in April to help market Cadillac' s CT4. Despite the huge number of online viewers,none of them placed an order on the vehicle priced around 200,000 yuan.
Another online celebrity named Weiya helped attract orders for Roewe RX5 plus:4,180 were sold in 30 seconds. The key,said industry insiders,was the discount. Christine,a marketing manager of an international carmaker tells China Daily that she believes livestreaming with online celebrities won't help sales. "In fact,if you give dealers the same discount,they may sell even faster,"she said. "A lipstick is affordable for anyone,while a car is different. But bosses do not want their brands to remain silent,especially when others are seemingly having a good time. "
Some bosses decided to try it themselves. Nio Chairman Li Bin explained products. The 40-minute live show on May 18 brought in a total of 320 orders,5,288 test-drive appointments and sales valuing 128 million yuan. Orders continued to grow after the show and sales reached nearly 150 million yuan by the next day. WM President Shen Hui rapped unskillfully. Its online launch on May 10 obtained 1,400 million views. In two days it received over 4,000 orders,and more than 30,000 people showed interest in the model.
He Xiaopeng,founder of Xpeng Motor,said“Many people ask me when Xpeng will do livestreaming. I am worried that it will become a data-falsifying show. Everyone knows that the data is exaggerated(夸张）。But if you do not do it,you will feel you fall behind. "
Mayer said digitalization will continue,but that does not mean Volkswagen will make online sales the standard. He said it is more important to digitalize further process steps and thus work in a more customer-friendly and cost-effective manner.
1.Why is selling cars via livestreaming so popular according to the passage?
A.It is an avoidable trend that all car companies applaud.
B.Companies can make the biggest profit via livestreaming.
C.Vehicles sold online work in. a more customer-friendly manner.
D.Real-time interaction via livestreaming caters to customers' needs.
2.As car salespeople,what basic skill should they own?
A.Entertaining audience well.
B.Knowing the cars for sale well.
C.Making themselves famous.
D.Appearing like TV presenters.
3.The underlined word"escalated”in Paragraph 5 probably means
A.became less serious
B.sprang up everywhere
C.became increasingly fierce
D.disappeared gradually
4.All of the following have done livestreaming EXCEPT
A.Volkswagen
B.Xpeng Motor
C.Land Rover
D.Cadillac
5.What can be inferred from Christine's words?
A.Discount rather than celebrities counts in selling cars.
B.Car salespeople can sell better than online celebrities.
C.The lipstick and the car share the same target customers.
D.She thinks highly of livestreaming with online celebrities.
Shortly before Christmas last year,Brazilian piano player Joao Carlos Martins invited his friends to a bar near his home. He wanted to show them the best gift he had received in many years:a new pair of gloves. They are not just any gloves,however. The specially made bionic(仿生）devices are letting the 79-year-old play with both hands for the first time in more than 20 years.
Martins 'health problems could be traced back to 1965. He suffered nerve damage in his arm from a soccer injury. And while he was on tour,a robber hit him over the head with a metal pipe in Bulgaria. Even his close friends believed that his career as a pianist would come to an end.
By his retirement last March,he had undergone 24 medical procedures to try to reduce pain caused by a series of accidents. As a result,he had been forced to work mostly as a musical conductor since the early 2000s.
However,one designer believed Martins 'retirement had come too early. That designer, Ubirata Bizarro Costa,created special bionic gloves for Martins 'hands. The gloves help move his fingers up after they press on the piano keys. Costa said he created early models based on images of Martins' hands,but that those models were“far from ideal”. He then decided to tell Martins about his efforts and they together spent several months testing different models. The perfect match came in December,and cost only$125 to build.
These days,Martins never takes off his new magic gloves-even when he goes to sleep. Martins said he had received more than 100 devices in the last 50 years as possible solutions to his hand problems. None worked well or long enough. "But these gloves do,"he said.
The new gloves have given Martins a new goal. He hopes to play the piano at New York's Carnegie Hall in October. He has already been preparing a concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of his first appearance there.
1.Which of the following is true about Joao Carlos Martins?
A.A designer who created special gloves for himself.
B.A musician who prefers conducting to playing the piano.
C.A pianist whose career was restricted by health problems.
D.A soccer lover who was hit over the head during a match.
2.What is special about Martins' s new gloves?
A.They have been around for a long time.
B.They are considered to be far from ideal.
C.They enable Martins to play with two hands.
D.They are developed mainly for the disabled.
3.In the process of creation,Costa did the following EXCEPT that
A.he perfected the gloves together with Martins.
B.he spent several months testing different models.
C.he made early models based on images of Martins 's hands.
D.he insisted on building the new gloves despite the high price.
4.What's the best title for the text?
A.Technology Improves People's Life
B.Martins Receives the Best Christmas Gift
C.Costa Creates the Special Gloves for Martins
D.Magic Gloves Let Brazilian Pianist Play Again
