The Hong Kong—Macao Bridge is ________ important bridge. So far it has been ________longest bridge that goes through a sea all over the world.
A.a; the B.an; the C.an; / D.the; the
我们终于回到学校，坐在明亮的教室里与老师同学们一起学习了，这离不开84岁的钟南山爷爷，还有千千万万个逆行者的付出。假如你是光明中学的九年级学生李雷，请你给钟爷爷写一封信感谢钟爷爷，说一说你在疫情期间做了什么有意义的事情、学到了什么、今后你有什么规划。
参考词汇：coronavirus冠状病毒，outbreak爆发
要求：1.认真审题，把握要点；2.行文连贯，条理清晰，不得出现真实学校、姓名等信息；3.100词左右。
Dear Grandpa Zhong，
How is everything with you?
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Best wishes to you!
Love you，
Li Lei
An artist painted many pictures of great beauty. But he found that he had not yet painted a “real” picture.
He began his trip to look for the most beautiful thing in the world. On the way, he met an aged priest(神父) who asked him where he was going. “I don't know.” said the artist. “I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world. Perhaps you can direct me to it.”“How easy!” replied the priest “In any church, you will find it—Faith(信仰) is the most beautiful thing in the world.”
The artist traveled on. Later, a young mother told him the most beautiful thing is “Love”. “Love” makes the world go round. Without love there is no beauty.
Still the artist continued his search. He asked a soldier the same question and his answer was “Peace”. He said, “(83) War is ugly and wherever you find peace, you will find beauty faith and love.”
“How can I paint all of them—Faith, Love and Peace?” He thought and thought. He was surprised that without thinking where he was going, he had got to his familiar place. In the face of his wife and children, he saw Love and Faith. “We are thinking of you all the time. We prayed(祈祷) you would return to us safely” said his wife.(84) The artists sat on his favorite old chair and his heart was at peace.
Finally the artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and called it Home”.
A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1.Whom did he ask the question during his trip?
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2.Which place did he get to without thinking where he was going?
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B 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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C.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
5.What's the best title for this passage?
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Greeting is one of the most important social activities. Each culture has1.own way of greeting people. But2.the time of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) (新冠肺炎), greetings in many countries have changed. Let's take a look.
France
France is famous for its romantic greeting method. They touch others’ cheeks(脸颊) and make a kissing sound. This greeting tells others, “I am your3., and trust and care about each other.”Because of the NCP, this greeting is now stopped in the country. French etiquette(礼仪) expert Philippe Lichtfus said simply looking into a person's eyes can be a greeting. It's not as romantic as kissing. 4. , it's really safe.
Italy
Like the5.people, Italians are also romantic people. When they meet, they always hug or kiss each other. Recently, an Italian grandma made a video to help everyone fight the disease. According to her, if you want to say hello to others, do not hug or kiss. 6., you can close one of your eyes and give them a wink(眨眼) .Tada! Isn't it cute?
The US
People in the US generally7.hands with people they have just met. The origins of the handshake are uncertain, but most would agree that it is quite suitable as a form of greeting.
According to China Daily, many American people now greet each other simply by bumping(碰撞) elbows.
The United Arab Emirates(UAE阿联酋)
When people in the UAE meet each other, they typically touch noses as a form of greeting. As writer Ali Al Saloom explained in The National, this kind of greeting is connected with pride and respect. But today, things are8.. The UAE governments encourage their citizens to simply wave a hand to show a warm welcome to others.
India
Most people in India perform a namaskar(合十礼) as a greeting. If they hold their9.higher or take a lower bow, they show more respect to others. But some young people prefer offering a handshake and a kiss today. In March, the Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi called on his people to use only the namaskar at this time to10. infection(感染).
The first seven patients with lung infections(肺部感染) 1.(send) to WuhanJinyintan Hospital on December 29，2019.As an experienced doctor and president of WuhanJinintan Hospital，Zhang Dingyu realized it was not a common illness.He asked the staff2.(take) preventive measures and ordered the patients to stay in isolation wards(隔离病房).One week later，the novel coronavirus was found from the samples of the 7 patients.
More and more patients were diagnosed(诊断) with the coronavirus later.“Since then, Zhang3.(be) so busy that he can hardly get any sleep. Even suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS肌萎缩侧索硬化)，the 56-year-old doctor is doing his best to save infected patients at the front tirelessly.said one of his workmates.When the reporter found him， he4.(run) to the intensive care unit(ICU) on heavy legs.
“I have to run, running against time to save more patients, because I know I5.(not have) much time left in my life，”Zhang told the reporter from Xinhua News Agency. One day, after working around the clock for nearly a month，Zhang6. (receive) a message from his wife that brought him to his knees：She was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus while7.(work) at another hospital in Wuhan.Zhang could only find time to visit his wife until three days after she was in hospital and even then he8.(stay) for at most 30 minutes with his wife as there were too many patients waiting for him. Luckily, his wife recovered(康复) ten days after treatment.
Zhang's story has touched the hearts of many Chinese a she shows the courage anddetermination(决心) to fight against the deadly coronavirus.”We are at the center of a storm sweeping across the world，so we need to give all we have9.(protect) our city and our Wuhan people，”said Zhang.
Everyone has fear, especially when it comes to deadly diseases.But for medical workers, saving lives comes first and is enough for them to be brave and stay at the front.They may look like ordinary people in daily life,but they are real heroes.Thanks to thousands of heroes like Zhang Dingyu, we believe we10.(win) this war without smoke soon.
Wang Jun, 14, lives in a poor village in Yunnan, where educational resources are short. However，he has learned bionics(仿生学) by taking MOOC, or massive(大规模的， 大量的) open online courses, allow students all over the country to take lessons online at any time, from anywhere. There are no limits or requirements to the user's location, gender(性别)or age. No matter who you are, you can learn about whatever you want. They allow users to study at their own speed. For example, when watching a video of a report you can pause(暂停)or even replay the report at any time.
MOOC were first developed in the West in 2011.They came to China around 2013. That year, Tsinghua University founded Xue tang X，the world's first Chinese MOOC platform.It's mainly for college students. It provides users with high-quality online courses from more than 600 top universities around the world. After seven years of development China has the largest number of MOOC learners in the world. About 270 million people have taken MOOC in China as of January this year according to the Ministry of Education. About 80 million of these users are college students. Because of the COVID-19, the number of MOOC users has been risen rapidly.
Users can choose from 15,000 courses through the MOOC platforms. The courses vary(使多样化) greatly from traditional subjects such as foreign language and science to popular majors(专业) such as big data and artificial intelligence(人工智能) .More than 200 of these courses have been looked through by people from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and South Korea, China Daily reported.
The MOOC network has played an important role in education equity(公平) . Colleges and universities in China's less-developed western areas have tried to introduce open online courses in their classrooms. Over 3 million students from colleges in western China have taken online courses, Xinhua reported.
By the end of this year, the Ministry of Education plans to start a bilingual(双语的) gateway website that will connect Chinese MOOC to about 20 different MOOC websites. Students in other parts of the world will be able to take Chinese MOOC.
1.Which of the following is TRUE about Xue tang X according to the passage?
A.It was the world's first MOOC platform.
B.It was founded in 2011 by Tsinghua University.
C.It has the largest number of MOOC learners in the world.
D.It not only provides users with online courses from Tsinghua University.
2.How many college students have taken MOOC in China as of January this year?
A.About 270 million. B.About 80 million.
C.Over 3 million. D.15.000.
3.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A.The advantages of MOOC.
B.The disadvantages of MOOC.
C.The courses on the MOOC platforms.
D.The number of MOOC users in China.
4.Where would you most probably find this passage?
A.In a daily newspaper.
B.In a fashion magazine.
C.On a university noticeboard.
D.On the education page of a newspaper.
5.After reading the passage，what can we know about MOOC?
A.It has developed slowly in the past seven years in China.
B.There are limits and requirements to the user's location and age bib so
C.It has played an important role in China's less-developed western education.
D.China has started a bilingual gateway website connecting with 20 different MOOC websites.
