Inaccessible Island is well named. It is an uninhabited rock in the South Atlantic ocean. Go there, though, and you will find its coast is covered with litter.

That has been the experience of Peter Ryan of the University of Cape Town, in South Africa. Since 1984 Dr. Ryan has been visiting Inaccessible, recording the litter stranded on the island's beaches. This week, he has published the results.

Though Inaccessible is indeed remote, the nature of oceanic circulation means that this is exactly the sort of place where floating rubbish tends to accumulate.

Dr. Ryan and his colleagues focused on one particular class of litter: bottles. Their definition of a bottle included jars and containers, and things made of metal, glass or polymer. Most, though, were of polyethylene terephthalate , a light plastic.

A particular advantage of picking bottles to investigate is that they are often stamped with their country of manufacture. That enabled Dr. Ryan to analyze the history of oceanic littering. He analyzed the proportions of bottles from various geographical sources. In 1989 the preponderance (优势) of them (67%) was South American. Twenty years later, in 2009, bottles made in Asia contributed more or less equally (44%) with South American ones (41%). By 2018 the overwhelming (压倒性的) majority (74%) were Asian.

This geographical shift speaks volumes. The first sample suggests most litter arriving on Inaccessible had been washed off the land or dropped from coastal shipping — South America being a relatively nearby continent. The other two, with their rising proportions of rubbish from Asia, which is too far from the island for it to have floated there, strongly suggest it was crews’ empties being flung from ships. Such littering is banned — which, ironically, came into force in 1989. But evidently a lot of ships’ captains do not care. They permit the dumping of rubbish over the side, regardless.

1.What leads to litter gathering on Inaccessible Island?

A.The natural phenomenon of ocean currents. B.Too many people’s activities on the island.

C.The litter’s floating around the island. D.The island’s remote location.

2.Why does Dr. Ryan choose bottles as subjects?

A.It is easy to analyze them. B.It is possible to figure out their sources.

C.There are stamps attached to them. D.They contribute most to oceanic littering.

3.What does the underlined word “flung” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Cast away. B.Given away.

C.Carried out. D.Put out.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Plastic Bottles Washed up on Inaccessible Island

B.Geographical Factors Accounting for More Rubbish

C.Plastic Pollution Worsening on Remote Atlantic

D.A Bottled up Rubbish Problem on Inaccessible Island

    The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS), scheduled to open in 2021 with a target of admitting 100 students, will abandon traditional academic subjects and offer a three year bachelor of arts and sciences degree designed to deal with real-world issues. The curriculum is built around interdisciplinary problems—knife crime, childhood obesity, plastic pollution, among others—as well as quantitative and qualitative research skills. Employers like the Met Police and Virgin will provide project ideas and offer five -week work experience for students.

“We’re going to try and create a really transformational educational experience where all the people in the institution are waking up every morning and saying, ‘How can we take these brilliant young people and give them an amazing learning experience?” says Ed Fidoe, a co-founder of the LIS. The idea is similar to a U.S. liberal arts (通识教育) degree but also more specifically focused on multiple subjects— economics, psychology, sociology, statistic, etc. — to solve complex problems like childhood obesity. In other words, the problem, not the subject, sits at the center of the curriculum. The skills students develop, the founders hope, will more closely come into agreement with what an Al-infused, automated world demands: collaboration(协作) between people and machines, critical thinking, speaking and writing skill, and data management, to name just a few things.

The challenges of building a new university from scratch are daunting(令人生畏的): students have to sign up for, and pay for, something untested; all the teachers will have to teach in a totally new and different way; and there’s a risk that an interdisciplinary curriculum will be interesting but thin. Fidoe says it’s a tall order. “Are any 17-year-olds going to be crazy enough to come to something that doesn’t exist yet against something that’s been around for 150 years?” he says.

In the U.K, students apply through an admissions service center, and exam results are more important than anything else. On the contrary, at the LIS, students will instead apply directly during a pre-determined “selection day” where everyone is invited to participate. This day will include a face-to-face interview so that the college can better understand a student’s background, motivations, and passions.

1.What is the aim of the LIS?

A.To provide more and more project ideas for students.

B.To take a real-world approach to higher education.

C.To help employers to develop the students’ skills.

D.To conduct qualitative and quantitative research.

2.What’s special about the curriculum the LIS sets up?

A.It is subject-centered. B.It is based on AI technology.

C.It centers around social concerns. D.It covers every aspect of society.

3.What does the sentence “it’s a tall order” underlined in Para.3 mean?

A.It’s interesting to teach in a new approach.

B.It’s bound to put the curriculum in order.

C.It’s exciting to take on new challenges.

D.It’s hard to build the new university.

4.What can we learn about the LIS from the last paragraph?

A.It pays more attention to exam results.

B.It focuses more on the face-to-face interview.

C.It emphasizes students’ personal experiences and qualities .

D.It stresses the importance of is pre-determined “selection day”.

    When Millet was a boy he worked on his needy father's farm. At the rest hour in the fields the other workers would all take naps, but young Millet would spend time drawing. Finally, the village where he lived gave him a little money to Paris to study art.

When Millet reached Paris, he had a tough time. Fortunately, when he was almost starving, someone bought one of his peasant paintings, which enabled his family to leave for Barbizon.

Millet's pictures of peasants at work were painted in a unique way. The painter would go out on the farms and watch them carefully—digging, hoeing, spreading manure, sawing wood, or sowing grain. Then he would come home and paint what he had seen. So astonishingly accurate was his memory that he could paint at home without models and get all the movements of his figures right. When he did need a figure to go by, he would ask his wife to pose for him.

One of his noted artworks is called “The Sower”, which shows a man seeding. He reaches into his bag for seed and then swings backward to scatter the seed, and with each swing of his hand the sower strides forward. In Millet's picture the sower has been working hard, but his swinging step and arm still move smoothly, like a machine. Only the man's head reveals his great tiredness.

Another masterpiece is called “The Gleaners”. A gleaner is someone picking up the leftover in the field after the wheat harvest. When farmers near Barbizon are extremely badly-off, even the little the gleaners can find is a help. You can see from Millet's picture what back-breaking work gleaning must be.

1.What do we know about Millet?

A.His wife supported him to be a painter. B.He was keen on painting as a kid.

C.He spent his whole life in Barbizon. D.He was brought up in Paris.

2.How did he paint the laboring farmers?

A.Asking models for help. B.Imagining figures in the field.

C.Remembering what he had observed. D.Recalling the days on his father's farm.

3.What do Millet's works convey?

A.The farmers' hardships. B.The scene of farming.

C.His love for the village. D.His anxiety about the farmers.

4.What painting style of Millet can be inferred from the text?

A.Impressionistic. B.Abstract.

C.Romantic. D.Realistic.

    Want to be more successful? If so, then you need to read a few self-help books. Here are four popular ones to get you going.

59 Seconds ( 2009) by Richard Wiseman

This is a self-help book with a difference. Wiseman, a scientist, uses science to prove many self-help myths(神话) are false. For example, self-help books say that if you want to achieve a goal, you should visualize it. But Wiseman says that's the worst thing to do. Studies show that you need to visualize the steps required to achieve the goal.

How to Win Friends& Influence People ( 1936) —by Dale Carnegie

This is the book that launched the self-help type. Carnegie says financial success is 15% professional knowledge and 85% the ability to express ideas, assume leadership, and motivate people. The book is full of practical advice on how to influence people by making them like you.

The Millionaire Next Door (1996) by Thomas Stanley & Wlliam Danko

The authors of this book spent years interviewing American millionaires to figure out the secrets of their success. And they discovered that a majority of millionaires don't live luxury lifestyles. They're rich because they live below their means and reinvest what they earn.

Who Moved My Cheese? (1998)-by Spencer Johnson

Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, published on September 8, 1998, is a motivational business fable. The text describes change in one's work and life, and four typical reactions to those changes by two mice and two “little people”，during their hunt for cheese.

1.What is the key to achieving success in 59 Seconds?

A.To employ science. B.To follow examples.

C.To picture procedures. D.To visualize the goal.

2.What is Dale Carnegie's book mainly about?

A.How to master occupational knowledge. B.How to apply practical techniques.

C.How to gain strong management. D.How to become popular persons.

3.Which book can help you adapt to change in your life?

A.59 Seconds B.Who Moved My Cheese?

C.The Millionaire Next Door D.How to Win Friends& Influence People

假如你是某中学的学生李华，请你给校委员会写一封信，就开办艺术画廊给出自己的建议及理由，内容包括：

1．建议开办一个校园艺术画廊，展示在校学生自己的作品；

2．画廊可以给学生提供一个展示自我的平台，开阔学生的视野、传播校园文化。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

平台：platform

Dear Committee members，

I wish to make a suggestion that we should start a school art gallery,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改： 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。

As is known to all , China is the home to tea, from that tea has been spread all over the world . With a history of four or five thousand year, tea culture has been a important part of Chinese culture . Whenever guests visit , it is a custom to make and serve tea with them.

Drinking tea had a lot of advantages , one of that helps refresh yourself and improve your thinking ability . Besides , drinking tea every day is said to help you keep health and live longer .What’s more , some kinds of tea can even help people lose weight and became more beautiful , appeals to a lot of ladies.

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Mr. Brown was tired of living in the big city 1. he worked. He wanted to move to the country and live in a house from which he could get to his office in the city early every day. He2.(look) for a house when he saw an advertisement in a newspaper one day. The advertisement said that a suitable house in a quiet area was up for sale 3. a reasonable price, and the house was within a stone’s throw of a railway station from which there were frequent 4. (train)to the big city.

“That’s exactly5. I need,” Mr. Brown said to 6. (him). So he called the housing agency and arranged to go by train the next day 7.(have) a look at the house.

The housing agent met him at the station and they started walking. It took them at least 15 minutes to get to the house. When they finally arrived, Mr. Brown said 8. (angry), “ I should be very 9.(interest) to meet the man who threw the stone you mentioned in10. newspaper.”

    Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime. We ______ from the city to the suburbs，from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job ______, from the home where we ______ our children to the home where we plan to live in ______. With each move we are ______ making new friends, who become part of our new life.

For many of us the summer is a special time for forming new ______. Today, millions of Americans go on vocation ______, and they go not only to see new sights but also — in those places where they do not feel too ______ — with the hope of meeting new people. No one really ______ a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible. Surely in every country people ______ friendship？

The word “friend” to American people can be ______ to a wide range of relationships — to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a close business companion, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a ______ colleague. There are real ______ among these relations for Americans — a friendship may be ______, casual, situational or deep and lasting. But to a European, who sees only our surface behavior, the differences are not clear.

As Europeans see it, all kinds of “friends” flow ______ of Americans' homes with little ceremony. They may be parents of the children's friends, house guests of neighbors, members of a committee, business associates from another town or even another country. ______ as a guest into an American home, the European visitor finds no ______ differences. The atmosphere is ______. Most people, old and young, are called ______ first names. Americans’ characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel ______.

1.A. drive B. commute C. move D. settle

2.A. abroad B. elsewhere C. somewhere D. nowhere

3.A. deliver B. protect C. educate D. raise

4.A. retirement B. death C. illness D. sadness

5.A. mostly B. mainly C. rarely D. forever

6.A. championships B. friendships C. hardships D. leaderships

7.A. along B. freely C. together D. abroad

8.A. alone B. strange C. scared D. remote

9.A. allows B. desires C. expects D. imagines

10.A. form B. develop C. ignore D. value

11.A. used B. applied C. stuck D. dedicated

12.A. kind B. generous C. trusted D. helpful

13.A. differences B. varieties C. distinctions D. diversities

14.A. informal B. reliable C. shallow D. fragile

15.A. in and out B. on and on C. by and by D. up and down

16.A. Moving B. Flowing C. Going D. Coming

17.A. obvious B. heavy C. apparent D. strong

18.A. weird B. stressed C. relaxed D. strange

19.A. with B. on C. for D. by

20.A. at best B. at home C. at heart D. at hand

Tips to Be an Expert at Managing Your Time

Do you have too much to do and too little time? Of course! Actually, it's the biggest problem facing most people today. The key to becoming more efficient  is the ability to set priorities (优先顺序) and focus on one task at a time. 1.

Learn from the experts.

If you want to be a big success in any area, find out what other successful people in that area are doing. 2. And do the same things until you get the same results.

Be open to new ideas.

The most foolish person of all is either the person who feels he has no time to learn about time management or, the person, who feels that he already knows all that's needed to know on the subject. 3.

Develop a plan.

Successful men and women are both effective and efficient. 4. Develop a plan, then decide what is the most important thing to do and how to do it.

5.

Start with your top tasks. Focusing on your highest­value tasks is the starting point of getting your time under control, though small things are easier and are often more fun than the big, important things.

A.Focus on the key tasks.

B.Start from small things.

C.They do the right things in the right way.

D.But never forget to learn from their failures.

E.However, the truth is that we have much to learn.

F.Study the interviews, speeches, biographies of them.

G.Here are several ways to get organized and get started.

The Mystery of Dark Matter

If you look at the night sky, you'll often see stars moving very quickly. In fact, they move much more quickly than they should according to their size and the laws of physics. Scientists do not completely understand why the speed of these stars is so high. But many believe the reason is that much of the universe is made up of something called "dark matter". Groups of stars called galaxies, such as the Milky Way, might even consist of ninety per cent dark matter.

How much something weighs depends on where it is. The same object weighs only half as much on Mars as it does on Earth and almost three times as much on Jupiter. So scientists prefer to talk about the mass of something rather than how much it weighs, because mass does not change. They can work out the mass of galaxies by measuring the distance between them and the speed they move.  Recently, Dr. Jorge Penarrubia and a team from Edinburgh University discovered something interesting. The mass of the Milky Way is only half as much as the mass of another nearby galaxy, Andromeda. This seems strange, but dark matter may explain why.

Finding out more about dark matter could help us understand how the universe began, but this is not easy. Lots of scientists with different types of expert knowledge are working on the problem. The Edinburgh team is working with many other universities like the University of British Columbia.

We can't see dark matter, it's very difficult to measure and we can't find out its mass. Unlike stars, dark matter doesn't produce or reflect light. But we can make a good guess that it is there because of the way things move and the way light bends. Experts now think dark mater may be very different from the mater which we find on Earth. There may also be five times as much dark matter in the universe as ordinary matter.

The Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky first gave dark matter its name in the nineteen-thirties. Researchers have been looking for it ever since.  Today, technology such as the Large Hadron Collider is collecting more and more information but this technology cannot tell us everything.  New ways of finding dark matter will be needed.  Investigating dark matter may even mean we will need to start asking questions about the way we look at the universe, including the ideas of Albert Einstein.

1.In what way do scientists find out the mass of galaxies？

A.Depending on where they are.

B.Depending on how much they weigh.

C.According to the way they move and the laws of physics.

D.By calculating how far between them and how fast they move.

2.Which of the following statements about dark matter is NOT TRUE？

A.It can't be seen.

B.It doesn't reflect light.

C.It is not unlike ordinary matter.

D.It affects the movement of things.

3.What may get researchers looking for dark matter？

A.To change the way light bends.

B.To prove the ideas of Albert Einstein.

C.To collect more and more information.

D.To help understand the origin of the universe.

4.How is the article organized？

(P: Paragraph)

A. B.

C. D.

5.Which heading best matches Paragraph 5?

A.It's there but we can't see it.

B.Sharing ideas leads to success.

C.We may need to change the way we think.

D.What your eyes can see can't be fully explained,

    Festivals in India are the special occasions when the country holds many celebrations. Socially, the whole nation becomes active in celebrations. This is the main reason why festivals in India are celebrated by the whole society. On such occasions, families will get together, exchange gifts and greetings, and take part in a lot of celebrations and even special fairs. All these are done to keep the festive spirit alive in modern times.

What is special about these celebrations in India is that people celebrate their common culture in their communities. There is a wide variety of festivals in India because of the presence(存在)of many different religions, beliefs, ideas and cultures. It is even said that some places in the country celebrate festivals 365 days a year. They are mainly religious festivals, cultural festivals and tourist festivals that are organized to keep the traditions, values and heritage of the region.

Religious festivals are celebrated as part of the Indian belief system. They are organized to honor spiritual personalities and events related to the journey of a religion. Cultural festivals in India are organized to provide a platform for different forms of music, dance and other art. To keep their artistic traditions alive and even make them become more popular in the future, many cities in India are active in cultural events. The rich cultural heritage of India attracts the Western world during the celebration of important festivals such as Onam, Holi and Durga Puja. Tourist festivals in the country are organized to celebrate the heritage of the land for tourism purposes. These celebrations every year bring good results and attract a large number of tourists, both within the country and abroad.

These festivals in India focus on enriching people’s "Indian" experience in the most real way. For this purpose, foreigners are very interested in attending the festivals, which are organized to show the rich and colorful side of the country.

1.In India，the whole nation often celebrates festivals actively to      .

A.have much fun on special occasions B.exchange special gifts and greetings

C.keep the traditions of their festivals D.meet all their family members and relatives

2.Why does India have so many festivals?

A.Because the Indians like singing and dancing.

B.Because the Indians want to attract more tourists.

C.Because there are a great number of old attractions.

D.Because there are many different religions, ideas and cultures.

3.The cultural festivals are usually celebrated by      .

A.performing different art forms

B.visiting the famous old buildings

C.having a journey of honoring spiritual personalities

D.getting together and attending fairs

4.In which part of the website can we read this passage?

A.Travel. B.Culture.

C.Economy. D.Technology.

    It’s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm(闹钟)rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I force my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is on my face. It’s not a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.

Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my ＂no thank you＂, or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it’s okay to just say ＂no＂. I shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat.

So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self-confidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It’s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.

1.Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning?

A.Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.

B.Because she finishes her favorite exercise.

C.Because she enjoys the interesting DVD

D.Because she feels a sense of achievement.

2.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?

A.She doesn’t treat others politely.

B.She likes to make others surprised.

C.Others don’t understand what she does.

D.Others try to help her by offering her food.

3.What does the underlined word ＂commitment＂ in the last paragraph mean?

A.Good health. B.Firm belief.

C.A strong power. D.A regular habit.

4.What can we learn about the author from the text?

A.She acts in a strange way.

B.She wants to look different from others.

C.She aims to develop a good body shape.

D.She has difficulty getting along with others.

Poteet Strawberry Festival

Poteet, Texas, USA

April 11—April 13

Description:

The Poteet Strawberry Festival is one of the oldest, most popular events in the state and is recognized as the largest agricultural festival in Texas as well as one of the most exciting, dynamic festivals in the Greater Southwest. The 100-acre site, which is located on Hwy. 16, 20 minutes south of San Antonio, offers free parking, clean public restrooms, handicapped accessibility, complete RV facilities, and tent covered activities during the fun, filled Festival Weekend.

The Poteet Strawberry Festival includes fourteen areas of continuous, family entertainment featuring concerts with nationally known Country Western and Tejano stars, dancers, gunslingers, clowns, puppets, regional bands, various contests, and rodeo performances. These activities are included in the price of a $10.00 admission ticket. Children aged 12 and under are admitted free of charge as well as active, reserve and retired military with proper ID.

Performers:

Craig Morgan, Pam Tillis, Rick Trevino

Location:

Poteet, Texas

Directions:

30 miles south of San Antonio on Hwy. 16

Times:

The Festival Grounds will open at 6:00 pm Fri. and at 10:00 am both Sat. & Sun.

Admission:

Adult $10.00

Children 12 & under / active, reserve, and retired military personnel with proper ID are admitted FREE

Website: http://www.strawberryfestival.com

Telephone: 830-276-3323

Email: nitaharvey@sbcglobal.net

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.The position of Poteet Strawberry Festival.

B.The open time of Poteet Strawberry Festival.

C.The price of parking cars.

D.The price of taking a train there.

2.Jack, a soldier, together with his two children (one is 10, the other 18) wants to take part in the activity. How much should they pay?

A.10 dollars. B.5 dollars.

C.30 dollars. D.20 dollars.

3.The passage most probably comes from ____________.

A.the news report in a newspaper

B.the advertisement in a newspaper

C.the entertainment section of a magazine

D.the program of a radio

假设你叫李华，你的一位朋友John刚从国外归来，邀请你参加本周日在他家举办的朋友聚会，但你不能参加。请你根据以下要点给他写一封电子邮件：

1. 忙于准备高考；

2. 身体不适；

3. 表示歉意并另约时间。

注意：1. 词数：100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

This summer I am to attend a English summer camp for Sino-Us cultural exchanges, which I have long been dreamed about.

This programme was aimed at promoting the understanding of the people and culture among the two countries. During the two-weeks English summer camp, we will visit some famous American universities, experience American culture or tour places of interest in the US. Furthermore, we will also be offered a platform practice our spoken English in an authentically language environment.

I am sure of that this programme will help me better understand the cultural difference. Meanwhile, I can introduce my country to American students through this programme, that will definitely be a great success.

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。

At present, Tech giants Apple and Google 1. (team) up to create a system that would let smartphone 2. (use) know when they’ve come into contact with someone who has COVID-19.The technology would rely 3. the Bluetooth signals that smartphones can both send out the receive. If a person tests positive for COVID-19, they could notify public health authorities through 4. app. Those public health apps would alert them anyone 5. smartphones had come near the 6. (infect) person’s phone in the prior 14 days. The technology could be used on 7. Google Android phones and Apple iPhones. The companies insist that they will preserve smartphone users’ 8. (private). The software will not collect data on users’ physical locations or their 9. (personal) identifiable information. Smartphone users must opt in to use 10.. People who test positive would remain anonymous. Google and Apple say their technology will be used only by public health authorities to trace the spread of COVID-19.

    During my first seven semesters as a medical student at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, I spent most of my time studying and in classrooms. I _________ spoke with real patients in a hospital setting. Then I started visiting the neurology ward at Dr. Sardjito Hospital. At the hospital I would _________ the medical records of newly admitted stroke patients, then interview them to find out if they were taking the pill. It was a slow _______.

One cold, rainy October evening. I was in the neurology ward _________ “hunting” for the final three patients I needed to complete my study. The records showed that there was a 43-year-old stroke patient called Ms. A. Holding a patient questionnaire, l walked towards her room. Ms. A was _________ on bed 4B, clearly still weak as she was still recovering from her recent stroke. I introduced myself and asked how she was doing. She softly replied that she was getting better but the left side of her body was still weak. When I told her that I wanted to gather some _________ information from her, she agreed.

The questionnaire _________ three simple yes-or-no questions. After I finished, I prepared to leave so I could _______ more medical records. Before I could stand up, “Doc, do you think I can get back my _________ life?” Ms A asked. I replied that while I didn’t know much about her __________, I could tell her what I had learned about the ________ of stroke patients. I was __________ to go into too much detail as I was only a medical student. Ms. A started talking about herself, I didn’t know what to say and just sat quietly while she talked. It __________ to me that she was not expecting any reply from me. She just wanted me to listen.All I did was __________ my head as a way of showing my __________. Finally, Ms. A stopped talking. “I’m very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel __________ now.” I said, “It’s OK, Ma’am. It’s part of my duty.” she said, “Thank you, doc, thank you so much.”

She_____ my hand. I stood up and left. A few days later, when I returned to the ward, I discovered that Ms. A had been discharged as her condition had ______ . Ms. A taught me one of the most important lessons a doctor can learn. Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or state-of-the-art technology . They just need someone with the patience and_____ to lend an ear and _____ a little of their time. For me, that is one of the best things a doctor can do for a patient.

1.A.merely B.rarely C.usually D.generally

2.A.remark B.revise C.reserve D.review

3.A.access B.progress C.process D.procedure

4.A.desperately B.deliberately C.anxiously D.carefully

5.A.laying B.lain C.lying D.laid

6.A.likely B.creative C.addictive D.additional

7.A.is consisted of B.consisted of C.composed of D.made up of

8.A.get through B.pull through C.go through D.break through

9.A.usual B.normal C.common D.ordinary

10.A.case B.statement C.cure D.stage

11.A.discovery B.uncovery C.recovery D.cure

12.A.willing B.eager C.reluctant D.sad

13.A.hit B.struck C.happened D.occurred

14.A.nod B.wave C.shake D.droop

15.A.opinion B.greeting C.praise D.sympathy

16.A.stressed B.relieved C.relief D.released

17.A.let go of B.hold on to C.reach out for D.break away from

18.A.improved B.developed C.worsen D.established

19.A.enjoyment B.wish C.pleasure D.willingness

20.A.take B.spare C.spend D.cost

    One of the most fundamental changes brought about in the last decade is the rise of remote learning. With the global climate crisis and health pandemics, remote learning has become even more relevant today. Schools, universities and corporates can continue affording education and training by remote technology in the time of social distancing due to the COVID-19 crisis. 1.

Learn Anywhere, Anytime

Gone is the need to be on campus at a specific time of day and remain there for the duration of numerous classes. 2.. More importantly, it has also made learning a practical choice for many rural communities who are unable to travel the vast distances to school every day and to remote teams working for companies located afar.

3.

When it comes to learning, one size doesn’t fit all People have varied learning styles that change depending on the nature of the content they are trying to absorb. E-Learning allows learners to personalize their education, focusing on areas that need greater attention in more detail. Also, rather than being a one-way path where the learner listens and takes in information, online training means that learners can pursue areas that interest them in more detail.

Better Engagement

Keeping learners engaged throughout the training is one of the key struggles. One of the strengths of E-Learning is the diverse nature in which the course content is delivered. 4. Some online learning communities allow trainers to provide multimedia recording to make training more engaging. With the game engine, they also have the option to gamify content and include rewards once sections are completed for young employees and fresh graduates who might have just passed out from school and are still transitioning to the corporate world. 5.

A.E-Learning gives people the flexibility to be able to learn at home, anytime they want.

B.Personalized Learning Experience

C.Learn more in detail

D.Learners are now used to and expect interactivity.

E.Nearly 30 percent of learners, or more than six million students, having taken at least one course online.

F.Overall, there are a few core reasons to opt (选择) for remote learning.

G.Quizzes, polls, and discussion boards also mean trainees get to discuss content and interact with one another.

    A higher proportion of Americans are living alone and spending time alone than in past decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau，a third of U.S. adults over 45 reports being lonely. Less than half of U.S. adults participate in an organized religious group and less than a quarter participate in a social club or a local sports league. And the problem has been getting worse.

It sounds bad, but, after all, some people like being alone, and we all have to do it sometimes, so what’s the problem? According to a widely reported 2019 analysis of studies, being socially isolated, feeling lonely and living alone corresponded with an increased risk of mortality (死亡) by 29 percent, 26 percent, and 32 percent respectively. Lacking social connection carries a risk that is comparable, and in many cases, exceeds that of other well-accepted risk factors, including smoking up to 15 cigarettes per day, obesity, physical inactivity. and air pollution.

“Loneliness is the subjective feeling of being alone,” Dr. Holt-Lunstad, the lead author of that study tells The Healthy. “It’s defined as the discrepancy between one’s actual level of social connection and one’s desired level of social connection.” “Social isolation means having few relationships and infrequent social contacts,” Dr. Holt-Lunstad adds, “someone who is isolated is at greater risk of becoming lonely, but you can be lonely and not isolated and isolated and not lonely.”

The epidemic of loneliness is compounded today by the coronavirus pandemic which makes the government ask people to stay by themselves. What can we do to mitigate the negative heathy effects? Dr. Holt-Lunstad recommends. “You could view your situation as being tapped or forced to stay home, or you could change your concept to thinking about this as ‘this is something I am doing to protect the ones I love’. And helping care for someone, an animal or even a plant can help reduce the feeling of loneliness and improve survival rate. Another step you can take is to connect with people in your life who you haven’t reached out to in a while.” Dr. Holt-Lunstad also says, “The greatest gift we can give people is our full attention. That means not just sharing but listening and listening deeply.”

1.What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?

A.Americans gradually dislike participating in social activities.

B.Feeling lonely accounts for about one third of deaths in America.

C.Living alone can result in smoking more and physical inactivity.

D.The problem of loneliness in America is very serious.

2.What do we know about loneliness according to the passage?

A.Someone who is alone must be lonely.

B.Someone who is isolated must be lonely.

C.Someone who is isolated may not be lonely.

D.Someone who has frequent social contact can’t be lonely.

3.Which measure can be used to deal with loneliness?

A.Shifting our concept. B.Self-supporting.

C.Reaching out to strangers. D.Light listening.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Are you feeling isolated? B.Loneliness is worsening in America.

C.The risks of being lonely. D.How can we deal with loneliness?

    UW’s Jason Shogren and Linda Thunstrom, along with Jonas Nordstrom of the Lund University School of Economics and Management, have documented that two-adult households with children emit over 25 percent more carbon dioxide than two-adult households without children.

The study involved an analysis of expenditures on goods and services by households in Sweden. The researchers found that parents with children at home consume goods and services that emit CO2 in the areas of food, such as meat, and transportation, such as gasoline, at higher rates than childless households.

The economists note that time constraints (约束) become more demanding, and convenience may become more important, when people have children.

“Parents may need to be in more places in one day,” resulting in people driving themselves instead of using public transportation or bicycling, the researchers wrote. “They also need to feed more people. Eating more pre-prepared, red meat carbon-intensive meals may add convenience and save time.”

The distinction in the carbon footprints of Swedish households with and without children is particularly striking, as concerns about climate change are more pronounced in Sweden than most other developed counties. Most Swedes believe climate change is real and have accepted sizable CO2 taxes, and households with children are given financial aid, which helps to alleviate some of the time shortage for parents to a certain extent.

“If we’re finding these results in Sweden, it’s pretty safe to assume that the distinction in carbon footprints between parents and nonparents is even bigger in most other Western countries,” Thunstrom says.

“Becoming a parent can transform a person, he or she thinks more about the future and worries about future risks imposed on their children and of spring,” Shogren says. “But, while having children might be transformational, our results suggest that parents’ concerns about climate change do not cause them to be ‘greener’ than non-parent adults.”

1.According to the study, compared with the households without children, the households with children __________.

A.emit more carbon dioxide

B.consume more goods and services

C.attach more importance to the quality of goods and services

D.are less concerned about carbon footprints

2.Why do two-adult households with children have higher carbon footprints?

A.They prefer to eat red meat prepared in advance.

B.They aren’t concerned about climate change.

C.They drive cars more as a consequence of time pressure.

D.They need to purchase more goods and services.

3.The underlined word “alleviate” in paragraph 5 refers to __________.

A.solve B.heighten C.worsen D.ease

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Being a parent will cause a person to be more concerned about carbon emission.

B.Carbon footprints grow with parenthood because of increased time constraints and the need for convenience.

C.The increasing expenditures on goods and services by households help raise the awareness of carbon footprints.

D.The difference in carbon footprints between parents and nonparents is much severer in other western countries than in Sweden.

    I thought I was pretty good at teaching myself—until I read Tara Westover’s Educated. Her ability to learn on her own blows my right out of the water. I was thrilled to sit down with her recently to talk about the book.

Tara was raised in a Mormon survivalist home in rural Idaho. Her dad had very non mainstream views about the government. He believed doomsday was coming and that the family should interact with the health and education systems as little as possible. As a result, she didn’t step foot in a classroom until she was 17, and major medical crises went untreated. (Her mother suffered a brain injury in a car accident and never fully recovered).

Because Tara and her six siblings worked at their father’s junkyard from a young age, none of them received any kind of proper homeschooling. She had to teach herself algebra and self-studied for the ACT, which she did well enough on to gain admission to Brigham Young University. Eventually, she earned her doctorate in intellectual history from Cambridge University.

Educated is an amazing story and I get why it’s spent so much time on the top of the New York Times bestseller list. It reminded me in some ways of the Netflix documentary Wild. Wild Country, which I recently watched. Both explore people who remove themselves from society because they have these beliefs and knowledge that they think make them more enlightened. Their belief systems benefit from their separateness, and you’re forced to be either in or out.

But unlike Wild, Wild Country—which revels in the strangeness of its subjects. Tara is never cruel, even when she’s writing about some of her father’s most fringe beliefs. It’s clear that her whole family, including her mom and dad, is energetic and talented. Whatever their ideas are, they pursue them.

Tara’s process of self-discovery is beautifully captured in Educated. It’s the kind of book that I think everyone will enjoy, no matter what genre you usually pick up.

1.What does the author think of Tara’s self-teaching?

A.unbelievable B.not bad C.doubtable D.impossible

2.Which of the following about Tara’s family is true?

A.There are altogether six children in the family.

B.Tara’s dad often holds mainstream beliefs about the government.

C.They are a Mormon family living in the urban area of Idaho.

D.Tara did not receive formal education until 17.

3.Why does the author mention Wild, Wild Country in the text?

A.To highlight that Educated is an amazing story worth reading.

B.To analyze the content of it.

C.To show that Educated is one the top of The New York Times bestseller list.

D.To introduce a documentary to the reader.

4.What genre does Educated belong to?

A.novel B.science fiction C.biography D.news report

Canada’s 4 Prettiest Fall Camping Destinations

Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Standing beneath a cathedral of tees with orange and red maple leaves, it’s hard to imagine a better place to experience fill in Canada. The majestic colours of sugar and red maple trees are best seen in mid-September to mid-October. Aspens, tamaracks and red oak trees, on the other hand, hit their peak in mid-to-late-October.

Jasper National Park, Alberta

Rugged mountains glaciers, forests and wild rivers make Jasper a perfect fall camping destination. More than 1,200 kilometres of hiking trails showcase a brilliant display of fall colours. Jasper is hone to the world’s largest Dark Sky Preserve, an area free of artificial light pollution, so get ready to enjoy countless stars and constellations with the naked eye at night.

Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia

Whether you’re coming for the cool ocean air or a unique showcase of fall colours, the Cape Breton Highlands will not disappoint. The only sound you’ll hear will be the leaves crunching under your boots when exploring the Cabot Trail. Cold-blooded campers can even try pitching a tent by the sea. If you like back-country camping, go for ‘Fishing Cove.’ Want a large kitchen shelter and flush toilets? Try ‘Maclntosh Brook.’ There’s lots to choose from in these Maritime fall camping destinations.

Okanagan Falls Provincial Park, British Columbia

You don’t have to be a wine aficionado to appreciate the Okanagan, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt. Fill a tetra park with wine to enjoy while watching the sparkly Okanagan River reflect the beautiful colours of autumn. Wine not your thing? Grab some fresh fruit from one of many orchards instead. And don’t forget to bring your binoculars: The park is a favourite of bird and bat-watchers alike.

1.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A.The splendid colours of sugar and red maple trees are best seen in mid-to-late-October in Algonquin.

B.Remember to bring your telescope to enjoy countless stars in the world’s largest Dark Sky Preserve in Jasper.

C.Tents can be set up by the sea in Cape Breton Highlands.

D.You can’t really appreciate the Oakanagan if you’re not a big fan of wine.

2.Which park will you go to if you are interested in bird watching?

A.Cape Breton Highlands National Park. B.Algonquin Provincial Park

C.Jasper National Park. D.Okanagan Falls Provincial Park.

3.Where can we most probably find the passage?

A.In science fiction. B.In a travel guide.

C.On a shopping website. D.In a fashion magazine.

假定你是中学生李华，你作为学校代表参加了英国姐妹学校的“中国传统文化艺术节”，现已回国。请你给该校校长Mr. Smith写一封邮件表示感谢，内容包括:

1. 感谢对方的热情接待；

2. 活动期间的收获；

3. 邀请对方来校访问。

注意:

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

4. 文中不能出现真实的校名和地名。

Dear Mr. Smith,

I have returned from England.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Tom,

How are you? I am just writing to tell you I had wonderful time at your place in New York. I have arrived at home, safe and sound. I have anything to ask you. I have been looking through my bags for my favorite red shirt, or I can’t find it anywhere. I’m surely I must have left it at your place. Could you look around your house for it?

By the way, I am planning Mom and Dad’s wedding anniversary celebration. I had already invited you and your parent. I wonder that whether you would like to come to Chicago this time. How do you think of it?

Take care of you and write to me soon. Giving my regards to Uncle Bernard and Aunt Norah.

Love,

Diana

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。

One morning, I 1.(wait) at the bus stop, worried about being late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, some of 2.looked very 3.(anxiety) and disappointed.When the bus came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next to the window, so I had 4.good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike caught my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving one of his 5.(arm). I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he didn’t want 6.(stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept 7. (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting.

8.(final), when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “9.anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It’s mine. She pushed 10.(she) way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers suddenly became friendly to one another.

    Grandpa Hodge was the wisest man in the village. He was so philosophic (贤明的) in speaking and doing things that everyone _______ him as “Grandpa Wisdom”.

One day, a man  _______ to Grandpa Wisdom, out of breath, saying with excitement, “Grandpa, I have a piece of _______ to tell you…”

“Wait a moment,” Grandpa Hodge _______ his beard gently and cut the man _______, “Have you carefully _______ the news you will tell me with three sieves (筛子)?”

“Three sieves? Which three sieves?” the man asked with _______.

“The first sieve is the truth. Is the news you will tell me _______?” Grandpa Hodge asked, narrowing his _______.

“I don’t know because I ________ it from the street.”

“Now let’s check it with the second sieve,” Grandpa Hodge ________ , “If the news you will tell me is not true, it should be friendly.”

The man ________ answered, “No…just the other way round…”

Grandpa Hodge once again ________ him, “So let’s ________ the third sieve. Can you tell me if the news that is ________ you is very important?”

“It is not so important,” the man answered with ________.

Grandpa Hodge patted (轻拍) the ________ of the man and said significantly (意味深长地), “Now that the news you will tell me is not true, friendly or important, please don’t tell me. Then it won’t ________ you and me either.”

The man realized his ________ and never ________ the overheard news from then on.

1.A.respected B.believed C.supposed D.assumed

2.A.flew B.skipped C.walked D.hurried

3.A.paper B.information C.news D.message

4.A.observed B.touched C.handed D.mixed

5.A.short B.proper C.hard D.distant

6.A.read B.explained C.selected D.examined

7.A.sadness B.puzzlement C.anger D.worry

8.A.splendid B.frightening C.true D.extraordinary

9.A.mouth B.eyes C.ears D.nose

10.A.witnessed B.exchanged C.overheard D.explored

11.A.went on B.insisted on C.stepped up D.showed up

12.A.peacefully B.rudely C.hesitantly D.painfully

13.A.limited B.tolerated C.disturbed D.interrupted

14.A.use B.arrange C.announce D.reflect

15.A.amazing B.tiring C.confusing D.exciting

16.A.kindness B.satisfaction C.patience D.embarrassment

17.A.leg B.shoulder C.hand D.neck

18.A.challenge B.inspire C.trouble D.harm

19.A.question B.fault C.effect D.failure

20.A.spread B.organize C.supply D.publish

    Your children are watching you. 1. According to the Health Program, developing healthy habits is an important part for your children. And when it comes to developing healthy habits, parents influence their children more than anyone else.

2. What happens during those early years can influence children for the rest of their lives. This includes some eating and exercise habits. Children are very careful, even at a young age. Children watch what others do carefully and imitate the behaviors of those closest to them. As parents, you should do the following: 3. If you do that, your children are more likely to be enthusiastic about developing theirs.

Let your children see you taking care of your own physical health by eating fruit and vegetables. Talk to them about healthy habits in appropriate terms and at a proper time. 4.

5. Computers , televisions and other forms of technology are a major part of life in the 21st century. Unfortunately, as the use of technology in the home increases, so does the time spent watching TV or playing on the computer. So as parents, you should also arrange the time for your children wisely.

A.Don’t get rid of technology, but use it wisely.

B.Take part in physical activities and exercise regularly.

C.Be enthusiastic about developing healthy habits of your own.

D.Your actions are speaking to them louder than your words will.

E.Children prefer to imitate their parents rather than listen to them.

F.This can be helpful to teach your children to form good eating habits.

G.It’s easy for the children to form their healthy habits when they are young.

    The world’s elderly population is increasing. The number of older people ---those age 60 years or older ---is expected to double by 2050 and is growing faster than all younger age groups across the globe. That comes with an increasing need for caregivers which can provide 24-hour care, not only at hospitals or nursing homes, but also at private homes.

Already, caregiving robots are programmed to ask questions a nurse would ask and can keep an eye on patients for falls. These robotic assistants are expected to become increasingly marketable and reach 450,000 by 2045 because of the expected caregiver shortage in the USA.

“Unluckily, the hard structure of present caregiving robots prevents them from a safe human-robot interaction(互动), limiting their assistance to only social interaction and not physical interaction,” said Ramses Martinez, an assistant professor in Purdue’s College of Engineering . “After all, would you leave babies or old people in the hands of a robot?”

Recent advances in material science have enabled the production of soft robots with deformable (可变形的) bodies or the ability to reshape when touched , but today the complex design prevents the use of this technology at home .

However, Martinez and other researchers have developed a new design method which shows promise in enabling the production of soft robots using a 3D printer.

“The soft machines move like humans. Their ability to change their body structure and movement to adapt ( 适应 ) to a wide variety of environments will improve caregiving greatly,” says Martinez .

The researchers are looking for partners to test and bring their technology to market.

1.What does the underlined word “That” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A.The younger age group

B.The group of older people

C.The population across the globe

D.The growth of the elderly population

2.What is the disadvantage of the present caregiving robots?

A.They can’t provide safe physical interaction

B.They can’t communicate with patients

C.They can’t watch patients for falls

D.They can’t provide 24-hour care.

3.What do we know about Martinez’s new design method?

A.It requires a special kind of 3D printer.

B.It makes the production of soft robots simpler.

C.It has been put onto the market.

D.It is hard for users to master.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.The robot industry in the future

B.Effects of population ageing

C.Robots for the elderly created with 3D printers

D.The development of caregiving robots

    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 real 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 model. 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.Directing films. B.Designing. C.Performing. D.Writing reports.

2.From Paragraph 3 we can know ______________.

A.Waller-Bridge grew up in a rich home.

B.Waller-Bridge is a bad girl in nature.

C.Waller-Bridge family results in her achievements.

D.Waller-Bridge’s mother gave her encouragement.

3.Who definitely interviewed Waller-Bridge according to the passage?

A.Variety magazine. B.The Sun. C.The New Daily. D.Indian Express .

4.Which is the most impressive characteristic of Waller-Bridge according to the media?

A.Staying true. B.Being hardworking. C.Being talented. D.Being brave.

    Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the co-founder of the online retail giant Alibaba, said he is donating 500,000 testing kits and 1 million masks to the United States to fight the spread of coronavirus (冠状病毒). The China-made protective gear and test kits took off from Shanghai's airport in a chartered (包租的) cargo plane Monday morning, and will be handed over to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when they arrive.

The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have donated much-needed materials to areas suffering in the epidemic (泛滥) over the past few weeks, including Japan, South Korea, Italy, Egypt, Iran and Spain, according to a tweet (推文) from the Jack Ma Foundation on Friday.

Ma said the outbreak presents “a huge challenge to all humankind in a globalized world,” and that he has drawn from his own country's experience that quick and accurate testing as well as protective equipment for medical personnel are most effective in preventing the spread of the virus.

The past experience shows us that if we take it very seriously and are positive, we surely have the ability to kill out the virus.

Now it is as if we were all living in the same forest on fire. As members of the global community, it would be irresponsible of us to sit on the fence, panic, ignore facts or fail to act. We need to take action now!

1.Jack Ma has sent much-needed materials to the countries except           .

A.the USA B.Iran C.North Korea D.Italy

2.From China’s experience, which is the most effective way to prevent the spread of the virus?

A.Long-term testing and protective equipment for medical personnel.

B.Proper testing and protective equipment for doctors and nurses.

C.Taking medicines immediately and staying at home.

D.Correct labeling to the virus and staying at home.

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A.The forest where we are living is on fire.

B.We are all facing the same trouble of coronavirus.

C.We are irresponsible to take action to overcome the virus.

D.All of us are the members of the globe and it is easy to overcome the virus.

4.Which statement is not correct according to the text?

A.Jack Ma is one of the founders of the online retail giant Alibaba.

B.The protective equipment will be handed over to the CDC.

C.Jack Ma has just donated much-needed materials to the countries in Asia, America, and Europe.

D.If we take the virus seriously, we are able to solve the problem of coronavirus.