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The act of social distancing（社交距离）has become an effective protective measure against the novel coronavirus(冠状病毒) and a part of everyday life across the world. Many countries have launched different social distancing measures. Some are strict while others are creative. Let’s take a look at three special quarantine (隔离) measures around the world. Panama With more than 3,000 confirmed cases by April 12, the Central American country Panama has announced strict quarantine measures. One of them is to separate people by gender （性别） to go out. Starting in April, males in the country are required to leave home on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday while females can go out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week. No one is allowed to go out on Sundays. To further prevent the spread of COVID-19, citizens are able to leave their homes for only two hours at a time. “This absolute quarantine is for nothing more than to save your life,” the country’s security minister Juan Pino said at a news conference. But according to the Guardian, the quarantine measures do not apply to civil servants（公务员） or other essential staff(职工) who are battling against the novel coronavirus on the frontline. Colombia ID numbers are unique identification tools for individuals, but they may also be used to decide when people can go out in Colombia during the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to the BBC, people in some Colombian towns are allowed to be outside based on the last digit of their national ID number. For example, in northwest-central Colombia, people with an ID number ending in zero, four or seven are allowed to leave the house on Monday, while those with an ID number ending in one, five or eight can go outside on Tuesday. Similar quarantine measures have been proposed in the nearby country of Bolivia. France Though outdoor exercise is a good way to keep healthy, it can sometimes cause too many people to gather in one place. In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Paris has banned all outdoor exercise between 10 am and 7 pm. Outside of this time span, people are allowed to exercise individually as long as it’s for less than an hour and within one kilometer of their home. If people break the rule, they will face fines of between €135 (about 1,040 yuan) and €375. 【1】What can we learn about Panama’s social distancing measures? A.No one can go out for dinner, starting in April. B.All citizens should follow the rules of going out by gender. C.Ordinary citizens can stay outside for at most two hours at a time. D.Civil servants are allowed to go out every day except on Sundays. 【2】Which group is allowed to go out on Mondays in northwest-central Colombia, during the novel coronavirus pandemic? A.Females. B.Males. C.Those with an ID number ending in one, five or eight. D.Those with an ID number ending in zero, four or seven. 【3】Which of the following follows the rules in France? A.Cycling around one’s home at 5 pm. B.Playing basketball with friends at 8 pm. C.Playing badminton in front of one’s house at noon. D.Jogging alone near one’s home from 8 am to 8:30 am. |
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My 11-year-old daughter has been awarded an academic scholarship to a private schoo1. It’s only a small discount, but the scholarship means she’ll skip the waiting list provided my husband and I can cover$20, 000 a year. Should we pay the private school fees, or choose free education instead? I always assumed my children would go to a private school, like I did. Not because my family is wealthy, but because I believe that the best education is private. It took years for me to make peace with the fact that my two children attended our local public primary schoo1. They’ll go to a private high school, I told myself. Yet here we are. My eldest is now in her last year of primary school, and my husband and I will struggle to afford private schoo1. If we’re to send our girl to private school, I could increase my work hours. My law degree was supposed to be my ticket to a good job and a solid income, but that’s not quite how it turned out. The guilt and expectations are mine alone. I’m terrified that my daughter’s potential will be wasted at the public schoo1. And yet, I know that working more hours will make me break down. During many sleepless nights, I felt troubled by the decision. Although I want the best for my daughter, I have my own dreams too. I can’t sacrifice everything for my precious girl. I explain that I want to be a positive role model for my daughter, and an unhappy parent is terrible strain on a family. I point out not even the privilege of private school will protect my children from disappointment or struggle. And ultimately, it’s decided. My daughter is going to the public school behind our home. She couldn’t be more pleased. It’s taken me a little longer, but now I’m content. More than my fancy private school education, it’s my family that shaped me. With high school now 25 years in the past, I can no longer remember the mathematical problems and Shakespearean quotes I once knew so perfectly. The lessons from my childhood home, however, have proved impossible to forget. 【1】Why did the author want her daughter to go to a private school at first? A.Her daughter earned an academic scholarship. B.She wanted her daughter to receive the best education. C.She wanted her daughter to skip the waiting list. D.Her daughter’s potential was wasted at the public primary schoo1. 【2】The author finally let her daughter go to a public school mainly because she realized that______________. A.private school doesn’t guarantee a solid income B.she didn’t want her daughter to struggle in private school C.however hard she worked, she couldn’t afford private school D.public school is the most balanced choice for her family 【3】When the decision was made, ___________. A.the author’s daughter was disappointed B.the author felt sorry and guilty about it C.both the author and her daughter were satisfied with the result D.the author inspired her daughter to be a positive role model at school 【4】What is the main message the author intends to convey in the last paragraph? A.Family influences a child’s growth more than school education. B.The lessons learned during our childhood will stay with us forever. C.It always takes people a long time to make a fight decision. D.Private school education is not as good as people expect. |
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After astronaut Rusty Schweickart looked down at the Earth from space for the first time, he described a sense of awe that has become common to almost every space traveler since. “You realize that on that little blue and white thing there is everything that means anything to you, all history and music and poetry and art and death and birth and love, all of it on that little spot out there you can cover with your thumb.” No matter what country you’re from, you return from space with a feeling that our home is tiny, fragile, and something we need to protect. Anyone who reads the new book Growth by one of my favorite thinkers will come with similar urgency. The author, Czech-Canadian profe Vaclav Smil, approaches things from a scientist’s point of view, but he reaches the same conclusion: The Earth is fragile and “before it is too late, we should launch the most fundamental task of making any future growth consistent with the long-term preservation of our planet.” Before I get into how Smil came to this conclusion, I should warn you. Although Growth is a brilliant combination of everything we can learn from patterns of growth in the natural and human-made world, it’s not for everyone. Long sections read like a textbook or an engineering guidebook. And it has 99 pages of references! The book covers everything from agriculture to steel production to smartphone use. Smil’s goal is to show that no matter what field you’re talking about, eventually you hit growth limits. As Smil writes, “My aim is to explain varieties of growth in evolutionary and historical perspectives and to appreciate both the accomplishments and the limits of growth in modern ivilization…” I don’t agree with all of his analysis. In particular, I'm more optimistic than he is about the degree to which today’s renewable energy technologies carl be used, and the pace at which scientists and engineers will develop new clean sources. In my view, Smil underestimates our accelerating ability to model the physical world using digital technologies equipped with artificial intelligence. But I've always felt that Smil’s great strength isn’t predicting the future, but documenting the past. There’s great value in that—you can’t see what’s coming next if you don’t understand what’s come before. Nobody sees the big picture with as wide an aperture(光圈孔径) as Vaclav Smil. 【1】What does the underlined phrase “similar urgency” refer to in paragraph 2? A.To protect our home is difficult. B.It’s too late to protect the Earth. C.The Earth means everything to us. D.We need to protect the fragile Earth. 【2】What’s the writing style of the book Growth? A.Causal. B.Academic. C.Humorous. D.Straightforward. 【3】How does the writer of this article feel about the renewable energy technologies? A.Anxious. B.Objective. C.Optimistic. D.Pessimistic. 【4】What information does the last paragraph intend to tell us? A.Smil intends to document the history. B.Smil sees the world from a great angle. C.Smil shows great concern for the future. D.Smil describes a promising future for us. |
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Solving great space mystery Monkey King, the hero in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, is making headlines again. On Nov 30, China’s Dark Matter Particle Explorer(DAMPE, 暗物质粒子探测卫星), which is named after Monkey King’s Chinese name Wukong, found mysterious signals in the universe that may help scientists learn more about dark matter, according to Xinhua News Agency. “This is the first time scientists have found such detailed and precise signals, ” Chang Jin, vice director of the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国紫金山天文台), told Xinhua. Dark matter is a type of hypothetical(假设的)matter in the universe. Scientists believe that it influences the movement of galaxies. However, no one has ever directly observed it. Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky first used the term “dark matter” in 1933, when he spotted something very unusual. Some galaxies that Zwicky saw were spinning so fast that they should have scattered into all comers of the universe, but they didn’t. He realized there must have been something else there that had a strong enough gravitational pull to hold everything together. He called it“dark matter”. In one sense, dark matter is like the wind：we can’t see it, but we know it’s there. Finding out more about dark matter could help us understand how the universe began, but being able to do so isn’t easy. Scientists believe that when two dark matter particles crash together, they form new particles and produce high amounts of energy and heat. This is why explorers like Wukong are sent to find such particles. Indeed, “Wu” means “understanding” and “kong” means “void(空的). ” The nickname symbolizes the main goal of DAMPE’s mission, which is to understand dark matter better. Since its launch in 2015, DAMPE has already recorded 3. 5 billion high-energy particles, reported Newsweek. And according to Science, the satellite has a lifespan of five years, which means it still has three more years to “understand the void”. “DAMPE has opened a new window tor observing the high-energy universe, unveiling new physical phenomena beyond our current understanding, ” Chang told Xinhua. 【1】On Nov 30, DAMPE______________. A.was named Wukong by Chinese scientists B.was successfully launched into space C.located dark matter in the universe for the first time D.detected clear signals related to dark matter 【2】According to the text, dark matter________. A.is a spinning galaxy B.is a type of gravitational pull C.is made up of invisible particles that hold galaxies together D.makes mysterious stars scattered in the universe 【3】According to the text, a better understanding of dark matter could help scientists discover_____________. A.the movement of galaxies B.the origin of the universe C.how crashes happen between dark matter particles D.how to make use of high energy caused by crashes 【4】What can we learn about DAMPE from the text? A.It has recorded 35 billion high-energy particles so far. B.It will be able to keep working for another five years. C.It was made to observe and identify dark matter in the universe. D.It could help prevent dark matter particles crashing together. |
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Every student prefers to get high scores in their exams. But how can you effectively improve your memory and perform well in your exam? Try the following methods. ● Try the Memory Palace. For example, if you want to memorize some English words, you might store “furniture, television.” in your living room and “fridge, cooker...” in the kitchen. 【1】 Through this way, you can memorize these words easily. ● Create your own songs. This method has been proven in several studies as a way of sending information to memory. You can use your favorite songs to recreate new songs with information you need to remember. 【2】 ● Take some deep breaths. 【3】 If you are stressed you will have a more difficult time recalling information during an exam. You should put some energy into de-stressing but “turning of” stress is easier said than done. That’s why scientists recommend practice tests to you. Practice tests are not only a scientifically supported means of improving memory recall but they stand up to stressful situations. ● 【4】 If you are feeling distracted, do some exercise. Studies show that those who have exercised for 15 minutes and then complete a memory task, complete tasks faster than those who haven’t exercised. Even a simple walk can make a difference. There are so many suggested methods for you. 【5】 If you know that studying alone works best for you, go to self-study room often when you finish your classes at school. A.Reread your notes. B.Try a mini workout. C.We know exams are stressful. D.Skip out all the practice tests on purpose. E.You need to think about the way that suits you best. F.The more interesting you make them, the better the result will be. G.Then you can mentally travel through your house to recall each word. |
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In January this year, a fire destroyed the building that housed Yossi Heiman’s Fish Market in Borough Park, Brooklyn: The _______ made Yossi Heiman have no place to operate his business and no ability to get _______ . The merchant Shea Langsam owns a(n) _______ store, just few blocks away. One would have thought that sympathetic as he may be to his competitor’s bad luck, he would welcome this opportunity to _______ new customers and increase his business. _______ Shea did something truly excellent. When he learned of the fire, he _______ the phone and called Yossi Heiman. Not only did he _______ him but when he heard Yossi say he would need a facility and deliver _______ to his customers, he said, “Don’t worry! Why not _______ me in my store before your store could be rebuilt? As fellow community members we all should try to help each other. ” Shea did as he promised and Yossi ________ his losses. The story is wonderful and it’s a(n) ________ of seeing fellow community members as part of one family, putting needs of others ________ their own needs. Businessmen usually want to make more money or grow their ________ but the story is ________ : It’s a truly sincere display of true faith and great kindness. Real faith means ________ others and having a heart of sympathy and mercy like Shea. 【1】A.explosion B.battle C.accident D.campaign 【2】A.attention B.assistance C.information D.income 【3】A.similar B.mysterious C.online D.outdoor 【4】A.treat B.acquire C.depend on D.give up 【5】A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Instead D.Though 【6】A.picked up B.hung up C.repaired D.provided 【7】A.doubt B.comfort C.turn to D.1augh at 【8】A.service B.spirit C.orders D.notes 【9】A.replace B.attend C.enable D.join 【10】A.maintained B.recovered C.reported D.cut 【11】A.example B.reminder C.challenge D.guide 【12】A.because of B.ahead of C.out of D.in spite of 【13】A.duty B.fame C.interest D.business 【14】A.exceptional B.boring C.ridiculous D.old 【15】A.losing track of B.settling for C.caring for D.calming down |
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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。 Tai Chi Chuan, 【1】 is famous as a kind of martial art, has been practiced China for centuries. It combines slow movements, deep breathing and thinking. Every movement in Tai Chi represents 【2】 important part of old Chinese philosophy—harmony. Tai Chi is a term in the Chinese 【3】 (tradition)philosophy. It comes from The Book of Changes(《周易》). In the time of Song Dynasty, Zhou Dunyi 【4】 (write) the book Theory of the Tai Chi Pictures. The inventors of Tai Chi 【5】 (inspire)by this book and invented Tai Chi Chuan with the continuous movements of drawing circles in the air by 【6】 (guide) the breath with the willpower. They also absorbed the thoughts of the Taoist, such as the concept of Yin and Yang. Tai Chi provides the mental relaxation and physical 【7】 (fit). Tai Chi is an unusual form of martial arts where we believe 【8】 building mental and physical strength. It is 【9】 (particular) different from western types of sports such as football where the harder and quicker are the better. Today, Tai Chi is so popular in the west. Some health professionals have regarded Tai Chi as one of the 【10】 (benefit) forms of exercise. |
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假定你是校学生会主席李华，你打算在寒假组织一批志愿者到养老院做志愿服务。请以Volunteer Activity at a Nursing Home为题，给二十一世纪报写一篇英文稿件。内容包括： 1. 活动时间和地点； 2. 活动内容：打扫房间、清理冰雪、读报纸、帮助老人使用手机的微信等功能。 3. 你的感想。 注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。 It was a Saturday last year, and my husband, David, and I were taking our dog, Joey, for his evening walk. We were on our way home, heading towards a bridge, when I heard a cry ahead. As we approached, I saw a figure sitting down on the ground, uncomfortably close to the wall. It was a young man, clearly in distress, crying and shouting, his whole body shaking. I froze, suddenly aware of the gravity of the situation. The bridge ran over a high-speed train track and was a well-known suicide spot. A local family had lost their teenager in that exact place a few weeks earlier. David and I exchanged glances. There was no one around. I knew I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if his death was reported the next day and I’d done nothing. I inched towards the young man and Joey instinctively glued to my side. I asked him if I could sit down, and then lowered myself on to the ground opposite him, while Joey sandwiched himself between us. I tried a few gentle questions: “What’s your name? How old are you? What do you do?” His answers were simple. “Tommy. 23. Computer. ” “Are you OK?” I asked. “No, I’m not” he shouted back. He muttered something about a betrayal, not knowing what to do. His emotions were swinging wildly—tears one moment and fierce anger the next. I was desperate to make a connection, asking him where he went to college and feigning(装作) delight as I told him my son had studied there, too. I even found myself recounting the story of Neil Layboum, who had talked a man down from Waterloo Bridge in London 10 years ago. Paragraph1： I kept talking, trying to alter his mood. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph2： When the train passed, I let out a sigh. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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