Wang Ling, a middle school girl, felt angry with her parents after getting a boy’s phone call. “A classmate called me to discuss homework. We talked for just a few minutes before my parents got mad,” said the girl. “They asked whether I liked the boy. I’m sad I didn’t, but they wouldn’t believe me.”
Wang’s trouble is not strange at all because puppy love becomes a big headache for both parents and schools. They worry that puppy love will be bad for their study. Her school makes it a rule not to allow any talk or any physical contact between one boy and one girl alone.
Many students say they understand why parents and teachers are so nervous about puppy love. But some think they are going too far. “We have our own thoughts and we know what to do with it.” said Wang Ling.
Another girl, Jiang Ting, liked making friends with boys. “Boys and girls can learn from each other,” she said. “My mother asks me to study hard. However, she never stops me from making friends with boys.” Once Jiang Ting told her mother she might fall in love with a boy. Her mother let Jiang make her own decision. Soon Jiang found that she didn’t like him any more because the boy was not as good as what she had thought before. And she did worse and worse in her subjects because she spent much on it. At last she understood the worry from school and most parents about puppy love.
1. What’s the right meaning of the underlined word “physical contact” in the second paragraph?| A．物理联系 | B．相互接触 | C．身体接触 | D．独自相处 |
| A．Wang Ling told her mother she might fall in love with a boy. |
| B．Jiang’s mother doesn’t care about her at all. |
| C．Puppy love will be bad for student’s study. |
| D．Puppy love becomes a problem for all students. |
| A．Jiang doesn’t like making friends with students. |
| B．Jiang can’t make a decision for herself |
| C．Jiang worked hard and she did not bad in her subjects. |
| D．Jiang understood her parents’worry at last |
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【推荐1】You are being stalked ( 跟踪)everywhere you go. In your car. On your morning walk. Even in your own home - by your own TV.
TVs have joined the ranks of websites, apps, and credit cards in the profitable business of sharing your information. Americans spend an average of three and a half hours in front of a TV each day, according to eMarketer. But that history is a window to your interests, joys, and embarrassments. And marketers are collecting it because, legally speaking, we gave our permission when we set up our Internet-connected smart TVs.
The TV makers sell this information to data brokers (中间人)，who in turn sell it to advertisers and media companies, who are now able to link up what you watch with what you do on your phone, tablet, and laptop — even with what you buy in stores. Marketers can then retarget ads you see on TV to your computer and phone. They can measure how many people bought their product after seeing their ads.
I ran an experiment on my own Samsung TV as well as new models from Samsung, TCL Roku TV, Vizio, and LG. I set up each as most people do: by tapping “OK” with the remote control to each on-screen prompt (提示).Then, using special software from Princeton University, 1 watched how each model sent data. What I found is that some TVs record and send out everything on your screen. It's not always "you" they're after, but your behaviors help create aggregated (整体统计的)statistical models of people who act or watch TV the way you do. Still, you might find it upsetting. When 1 set up my TV, I didn't realize I could say no to any of this. You can change your settings after the fact, if you're prepared to hunt around in out-of-the-way menus, such as “Terms and Policies.” But it may be worth the hunt.
1. How do the TV makers collect customers' information?| A．By recording watching history. |
| B．By linking up their phone with TV. |
| C．By setting up the Internet-connected TV. |
| D．By monitoring their sensitive financial data. |
| A．Banks. | B．Websites. | C．Media companies. | D．Data brokers. |
| A．We can choose a different menu to set up TV. |
| B．TV makers record and give away our way of life. |
| C．We can change the settings to protect our information. |
| D．We should agree with the TV settings without hesitation. |
| A．Is Your TV Safe Enough to Watch? |
| B．Legal but Disturbing Deals |
| C．How to Keep Our Information Secret? |
| D．Information War between Companies |
【推荐2】Most Chinese diners pick up food from communal platters (公盘) with the same pair of chopsticks that they then use to eat, or serve others. Double dipping is the norm. But the government hopes to change habits by urging people to use a second pair of chopsticks—just for serving.
State news agencies are calling it a “dining table revolution.” Dr. Zhong Nanshan and Dr. Zhang Wenhong, outspoken infectious disease experts who have become celebrities since the outbreak of the COVID-19,have voiced their support. The authorities across the country are running advertisements with slogans like: “The distance between you and civilized dining is just one pair of serving chopsticks.”
Some restaurants and diners have followed the call. They are offering discounts to diners who use serving chopsticks. In the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, more than 100 outstanding restaurants have formed a “Serving Chopsticks Alliance.”
Still, resistance is strong. Many see sharing food with one’s own chopsticks as among the most genuine expressions of China’s communal culture and emphasis on family, no less essential than hugging is to Americans or the cheek kiss is to the French. Serving chopsticks are typically associated with formal settings, like feasts and meals with strangers.
By contrast, wheat-eating northerners, and particularly the men, take pride in what Chinese call “eating big and drinking big,” without caring about such small concerns as germs and bacteria. Never mind a small, recent experiment by government experts who found that the level of bacteria in dishes for which serving chopsticks were used was as little as 0.4 percent the level of dishes shared in the regular fashion.
1. What does the underlined sentence “Double dipping is the norm.” mean in paragraph 1?| A．Normally, people use reusable chopsticks in a meal. |
| B．It’s common to use two pairs of chopsticks in a meal. |
| C．It’s a common practice to share food with one’s own chopsticks. |
| D．People will dip their chopsticks in soup twice before serving others. |
| A．introduce the topic | B．show their popularity |
| C．draw readers’ attention | D．strengthen the persuasion of the call |
| A．People should use serving chopsticks whenever dining. |
| B．It’s civilized to use serving chopsticks when dining out. |
| C．Northern men especially mind using serving chopsticks. |
| D．Some restaurants encourage diners to use serving chopsticks with discounts. |
【推荐3】Going green is good for business. Consumers are often willing to pay more for eco-friendly products than other comparable products on the market, according to market research. But not all environmental claims are created equally. “Greenwashing” is a form of misinformation often used to fascinate an enthusiastic green consumer. Companies promising to be sustainable, or biodegradable sometimes fail to meet the promises they make to consumers.
Greenwashing is particularly common in the fashion industry, says Maxine Bédat, director of The New Standard Institute, a think tank(智库) focused on improving the industry’s environmental standards. Being sustainable is the latest trend and a way for the industry to attract consumers. “I think we’re at the top of green washing in the industry,” she says.”
Retailers(零售商) will mislead consumers by distracting them from a company’s larger issues. For example, a large retailer might roll out a new line of products, such as jeans, that uses less water and therefore theoretically has less of an environmental impact than the other clothes the company sells. “You think ‘Oh that sounds great,’” Bédat says. But that same company might ignore water usage in the rest of their products lines, while doing nothing to address the other ways that their production might be harming the environment.
When it comes to fashion, Bérdat says to rethink shopping habits. After all, buying a new sweater labeled “carbon neutral(碳中和)” still produces more carbon than wearing a sweater already in your closet. She notes, “The most sustainable thing you can do as a consumer is wear the things you have more.”
As more companies look to cash in on sustainable marketing, governments are beginning to take more action to safeguard consumers. In New York, The Fashion Act would require fashion companies operating in the state to obey the Paris Climate Agreement. A new law brought forth by members of the European Union would more strictly regulate environmental claims and sustainability labels slapped on products sold in Europe.
1. What is the purpose of greenwashing?| A．To advocate proper use of water. |
| B．To introduce green ways to wash clothes. |
| C．To reduce the impact on environment. |
| D．To appeal to those eco-friendly customers. |
| A．A new trend in fashion. | B．A new kind of product. |
| C．A trick of greenwashing. | D．A large issue of a company. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Indifferent. | C．Disapproving. | D．Tolerant. |
| A．To enhance the quality of products. |
| B．To shelter customers from greenwashing. |
| C．To raise people’s awareness of going green. |
| D．To encourage carbon-neutral product lines. |
【推荐1】When I opened my closet door this morning, I saw a sign that says, “Good morning, beautiful business.” It’s a reminder to me of just how beautiful business can be when we put all our creativity, energy, and care into producing one product or service in exchange for another. Economic exchange can be one of the most meaningful and beautiful interactions among human beings.
Over the past years since I started the White Dog Café, my business has not only provided me with a way of making a living and a way of serving others but also been my teacher. In reading Small Is Beautiful I realized that so much of what my business has taught me can be found in the great lessons of E.F. Schumacher: it is of great benefit to keep your business focusing on the needs of workers rather than only on what they produce; you’d better use a management style that balances freedom and order; you should build sustainable local economies and respect the land and nature. The effects of industrialization that worried Schumacher decades ago have gotten even worse: namely, wealth inequality and the growing degradation (退化) of our environment.
Today much of what I care about ---nature, animals, communities, family farms, family businesses, native cultures, the character of our towns and cities, even our children’s future---is being threatened by corporate globalization. To protect all that I care deeply about, I need to step out of my own company, out of the White Dog Café. I started my journey with the simple idea that a sustainable global economy must be compromised of sustainable local economies. Rather than a global economy controlled by large international corporations, our movement advocates a global economy with a network of local economies made up of small independent businesses that create community wealth while working in harmony with natural system.
I opened the White Dog Café in 1983 on the first floor of my house in a neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is the house I have lived in since I was a child. Today much of the food I serve at the White Dog Café comes from the same land where my ancestors once farmed. When I opened the café years ago, it was a simple coffee and cake take-away shop serving students who lived nearby. Over the years we have expanded our menu and grown to occupy five buildings. We now employ more 100 people, can seat more than two hundred customers, and earn over $5 million a year! I owe our success to making decisions not for the purpose of maximizing profits but instead maximizing the relationships with our customers and staff, with our community, with our suppliers and with our natural environment.
Now I still live above the shop. I still have the old-fashioned way of doing business---the way it was in the old days with the family farm, the family inn, and the corner store. Living and working in the same community has given me a stronger sense of place and a different business outlook. When I make a business decision, it comes naturally for my decision to be made in the common interest of all involved because every day I see the people affected by my decision---my neighbours, my customers, and my employees as well as the natural world. There is a short distance between the business decision-maker and those affected by the decision. I believe that when we are surrounded by those affected by our decisions, we are more likely to make a decision from the heart as opposed to the head.
Business schools teach “grow or die”. But I make a conscious decision to continue to be a small business because I know that when we grow in physical size, we give up something very important ---authentic relationships with the people around us and those we do business with. I have come to realize that we can measure our success by measuring how much we improve our knowledge, deepen our relationships, achieve happiness, and have more fun.
1. What do we know about the sign on the author’s closet door?| A．It has been her family motto for years. | B．It comes from one of her favourite book |
| C．It serves as an inspiration to her.. | D．It helps her forget difficulties in business. |
| A．She fought against the global economy in her community. |
| B．She worked together with other independent businesses. |
| C．She expanded her own business at home and abroad. |
| D．She learned from large international corporations. |
| A．It gets along well with the people involved. | B．It has been run as a family business. |
| C．It makes big profits by developing fast. | D．It always has regular customers. |
| A．She wants to stay close to her family. |
| B．Neighbors can be her customers or employees. |
| C．Food in her café can be served immediately. |
| D．She can learn about others’ opinions easily. |
| A．Business schools teach when to expand or leave the business. |
| B．We tend to measure success in business by constant growth. |
| C．We usually learn how to do business in business school. |
| D．Business schools focus on the basic principles of business. |
【推荐2】Few people knew about online food delivery apps ten years ago, but today, many would find it hard to live without them. In China alone, over 400 million people use such apps. For better or for worse, online food delivery services have changed the way we eat, and they are also having a huge impact on our society.
These services have no doubt brought us many benefits. They provide jobs for millions of people and help restaurants find more customers. Since the apps are very convenient, they also benefit consumers: we can now have meals delivered at any time of day, despite bad weather or busy schedules. This is especially important for people who work long hours, since they might not have time to cook. Not only do these apps save time, they also provide us with a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. They have proved to be useful for retired people as well: seniors who live far away from restaurants and supermarkets can now get hold of meals and groceries more easily.
However, we must not forget the drawbacks of online food delivery services. For one thing, they make it even easier to order unhealthy food, high in sugar, fat and salt. Food safety is another problem: it can be hard to establish where the food actually comes from, and whether the owner is legally permitted to run a restaurant. As couriers need to deliver the orders as quickly as possible, some pay little regard to traffic rules. In recent years, there have been a number of terrible traffic accidents because of this. Moreover, the industry is creating unbelievable amounts of packaging waste: over a million tons of online food delivery boxes are thrown away every year. Experts assume that this number will continue to grow in the future, and this will have a negative impact on the environment.
1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?| A．Many people knew about online food delivery apps ten years ago. |
| B．The online food delivery apps are wildly welcomed now. |
| C．Chinese people don't speak highly of the online food delivery apps. |
| D．The online food delivery apps are having a positive impact on us. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Bosses. | B．Consumers. | C．Policemen. | D．Deliverymen. |
| A．Objective. | B．Opposed. | C．Supportive. | D．Indifferent. |
【推荐3】Rolling hills and endless green lands—those images are easy to come into your mind when thinking of the charming country lifestyle. When lockdowns fell on many countries across the world during the pandemic, social media seemed to be dominated by pictures of cottages and village life. So, why is living in the countryside becoming a modern fantasy and are there benefits to considering a slower pace of life?
It makes sense that some people would want to give up the crowded and noisy city streets for the quietness of the traditional country life, especially during an event like a pandemic. The lockdowns and extensive periods of working from home have given people time to think about what they want from life. But it’s not just about having a greener place to look at out of your window.
There is more evidence that relates to the benefits of rural living. Villages aren’t normally subject to the stop-go traffic we see in city centres, the buses fighting with taxis for dominance, or subway systems with trains that scream from one station to the next. In short, there’s less air pollution in your country retreat (隐居处), a thing which increases the chances of developing lung or heart disease. You also get more opportunities to take long walks and see the sights, meaning you can get more exercise. Less noise, more walks and better air can also lead to less stress and an increased life expectancy.
However, there are some things that need to be considered. Living far from the crowded and noisy city means that some people may feel separated or even lonely. And as people get older, life far from doctors or public transport could become a bit of a challenge. So, if you’re considering a change of pace and moving to a picturesque village, there is a range of pros and cons to consider before doing it.
1. What do the underlined words “a thing” in paragraph 3 refer to?| A．Air Pollution. | B．Country Retreat. | C．Evidence. | D．Scream. |
①Conservative lifestyle.
②Feeling cut off from the world.
③Difficult to get to the doctors.
④Poor public transport.
⑤Less exercise.
| A．①②③ | B．②③⑤ | C．②③④ | D．③④⑤ |
| A．The Guide to Rural Living |
| B．The Memory of Village Life |
| C．Living Far from the City—A bit of Challenge |
| D．Living in the Countryside—A Modern Fantasy |
| A．Indifferent. | B．Objective. | C．Doubtful. | D．Pessimistic. |
【推荐1】Kinder Camp
This is a week-long camp, Monday through Friday, for children from three years old to those entering first grade in the fall. Early childhood educators guide your child through activities including songs, games, stories and walks in the woods. Daily themes include dirt, furry animals, insects and more! Parents sign up to bring a snack (小吃).Choose from either morning or afternoon sessions, from June 9 to July 1& 2019.
Kids Camp
Children explore all day in the natural world. Art, music, cooperative games and hikes through the woods are some of the activities in this fun-filled week. Each grade level has its own camp program especially designed with the campers5 interests in mind.
Camp takes place Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm.
Level 1 (completed 1st grade): July 28 to August 1, 2019.
Level 2 (completed 2nd grade): August 4 to & 2019.
Level 3 (completed 3rd grade): August 11 to 15, 2019.
Please note: children must bring their own lunches.
Outdoor Expeditions
Send your child on a traveling adventure. Teenagers will investigate the natural, cultural and historical facts that make their hometown a great city. Activities will include unique field trips and tours.
Outdoor Expedition: from 9 am to 3 pm, August 11 to 15,2019.
Please note: children must bring their own lunches.
Rainbow Camp
Campers enjoy all kinds of activities including arts and crafts, music and singing, drama, active games, cooking and a host of special events that go with our theme weeks! Special guests are invited to the camp every week to entertain our campers and may include storytellers, musicians and magicians.
Week-long camps, June 14 to July 18.
Campers must be at least 4 years old to take part.
For more information, call Frick Environmental Center at (412) 422-6538.
1. According to the passage, we can infer that Kinder Camp is probably organized to .| A．help children learn about nature while playing |
| B．get children prepared for primary school |
| C．offer parents a chance to play with their children |
| D．develop children's language skills |
| A．Kinder Camp. | B．Outdoor Expeditions. |
| C．Rainbow Camp. | D．Kids Camp. |
| A．Rainbow Camp | B．Kids Camp |
| C．Kinder Camp | D．Outdoor Expeditions |
| A．they are all whole-day camps for children |
| B．they all last five days for each group |
| C．they all require campers to bring their own lunches |
| D．they are all for children over five years old |
| A．To show the importance of attending camps. |
| B．To tell us how to have fun during vacations. |
| C．To introduce how to play with children. |
| D．To give us some information about camps. |
“That would support at least two years of research for our team down in Mexico,” Warren said. “Money goes a long way down here in Mexico.”
According to the scientific tradition, discoverers of a new species have the say in naming it. In recent years, some discoverers have auctioned off their naming rights to raise money.
Warren said the amount being sought for the butterfly is not out of the question, noting that naming rights for a new monkey species brought in $650,000 two years ago. A group of 10 new fish species that went on the naming auction block at the same time earlier this year brought in a total of $2 million.
The butterfly discovered by Warren and researcher George Austin ranges as far north as Mexico.
The butterfly was actually in a collection, misidentified as an example of another new species, at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of National History in Gainesville, said Warren. They soon began the hard process of determining that it was indeed a “new” model of butterfly.
After checking photos and comparing it with other known species, they determined it was a separate species.
1. Where did the researchers discover the new species of butterflies?
| A．In Sonora. | B．In Mexico state. |
| C．In a place in US. | D．Near the US-Mexico border. |
| A．To raise money for wildlife protection. |
| B．To raise money for more research. |
| C．To cause people’s attention to the new discovery. |
| D．To cover the cost of the research. |
| A．it was a new species at once |
| B．it wasn’t a species of American butterfly |
| C．it belonged to the monarch branches |
| D．it belonged to a new species |
| A．the new species of butterfly live both in the US and Mexico |
| B．it took the researchers a lot of efforts to determine the new species of butterfly |
| C．the researchers are not sure whether they can get the money they want from the auction |
| D．it is the first time that the new species of butterfly has been found |
【推荐3】WISCONSIN WINTER WELCOME EVENTS
The spring semester is here, and we’re excited to welcome both returning and new students to campus. The start of a new semester is an exciting time of the year. It’s the perfect time to step out of your comfort zone, meet new people, and create memorable new experiences.
During the first four weeks of the semester, Wisconsin Welcome offers events for students to meet new friends and find community. We've highlighted just a few of the events offered below:
MSC Comeback Carnival — Thursday, January 23
Ready to get involved in a multicultural student organization? Want to catch up with friends over some free food and fun activities? Stop by the MSC to meet with over 45 multicultural student organizations, have fun, and connect with new and old friends! -6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, MSC Lounge on the 2nd Floor of the Red Gym.
Public Service Fair — Wednesday, January 29
The Morgridge Center for Public Service hosts two Public Service Fairs per year. The fairs draw hundreds of students eager to learn about work and internship (实习) opportunities with local and national organizations. -3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Gordon Dining &Event Center.
Winter Carnival — Tuesday, February 4 to Sunday, February 9
The Wisconsin Union's Winter Carnival is a long-standing tradition. It challenges you to embrace the cold, snow and play crazily! When you need to warm up a bit, head indoors for hot chocolate and food specials! -Memorial Union.
Spring Student Organization Fair — Tuesday, February 11
The Student Organization Fair is a great opportunity to explore your hobbies and meet different student organizations on campus. Stop by, meet new people, and maybe join a new student organization! - 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Kohl Center.
These are just a few of the many events you can check out during Wisconsin Welcome. Go to www.go.wisc.edu/welcome for more events and information, and use WiWelcome on social to stay connected.
We hope you have a great semester!
1. If you want to improve your foreign languages, which event are you expected to join in?| A．MSC Comeback Carnival. |
| B．Public Service Fair. |
| C．Winter Carnival. |
| D．Spring Student Organization Fair. |
| A．make friends | B．develop hobbies |
| C．find jobs | D．purchase textbooks |
| A．It has a quite short history. |
| B．It will be held in the open air. |
| C．It will take place on Monday. |
| D．It will offer free hot chocolate. |
【推荐1】No visit to the beautiful city of Paris, France is complete without a visit to the Notre Dame de Paris. The cathedral, built from 1163 to 1345, is one of the world's best examples of ancient architecture. It lies in the center of Paris, along the Seine River. French writer Victor Hugo used it as the setting of his famous story The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Unfortunately, on April 15, 2019. the old cathedral was covered in a big flame.
The initial fire alert sounded at 6:20 pm local time. Church officials quickly evacuated the tourists inside. As it turned out, they made the right decision when the second alarm went off twenty-three minutes later at 6:43 pm, the flames were visible. Thousands of passers-by watched in horror as the fire began destroying Notre Dame's rooftop. It took hundreds of firefighters, who worked through the night, over 12 hours to put out the fire. By the time the fire was fully contained in the early hours of Tuesday, April 16. 2019, most of the cathedral's ceiling, as well as its wooden spire — which had proudly stood 93 meters above the root for centuries — had collapsed.
Fortunately, thanks to quick action by Paris firefighters, the cathedral's most sacred relic — the Crown of Thorns — was safely transported after the fire broke out. Church officials and firefighters formed a human chain to remove other priceless treasures, such as artworks and furnishings, and load them onto waiting police cars. The cathedral's famous 18th-century organ, which boasts more than 8.000 pipes, also survived the disaster.
The tire is believed to be caused by the cathedral's ongoing repair work. Meanwhile donations to help restore the structure are pouring in worldwide at an unprecedented rate, reaching almost$ 1 billion within just two days after the fire. French President Emmanuel Macron described the fire as a “terrible tragedy”, but added, “the worst had been avoided”. Macron has promised that the French people will “rebuild the cathedral together”. “Notre Dame is ours, it's our literature, and it's our imagery. We will rebuild it. This is probably part of the French destiny, and we will finish it in the next five years.” Macron said, “Paris without Notre Dame? Madness.” While Macron is optimistic that the cathedral will be ready to welcome visitors by the Paris 2024. Summer Olympics, experts believe it will take a lot longer to restore the old structure.
1. What can we know about the Notre Dame de Paris?| A．Nothing remained after the big fire. |
| B．The famous writer Hugo wrote his famous story in it. |
| C．It is located in central Paris, with over 600 year's history. |
| D．It houses more treasures than the other Cathedrals in Europe. |
| A．No flames could be seen. | B．Tourists panicked at once. |
| C．Church officials didn't respect. | D．Visitors ignored the alert. |
| A．The pipe organ | B．Treasures in the cathedral |
| C．The Crown of Thorns | D．The wooden top of the cathedral |
| A．The police are actively investigating the cause of the fire. |
| B．Tourists are sure to visit the cathedral again in five year’s time. |
| C．Experts think to restore Notre Dame may take longer than expected. |
| D．The French government will have to bear the total expense of the restoration. |
【推荐2】In November 2019, Luke Summerscales and Jessica Jacobs were in a remote mountain range of New South Wales, fighting some of the worst bush-fires on record in Australia, when another disaster struck: a fellow firefighter collapsed from a heart attack. The nearest ambulance was more than an hour away and the terrain（地形）was too steep for a rescue helicopter to land, so the pair started doing CPR on 53-year-old John Kennedy until he was able to breathe on his own.
In November 2020, the Country Fire Authority recognized their actions by giving them both Chief Officer Commendation awards. But they're volunteers. Summerscales builds houses for a living; Jacobs works as a university lab technician. Starting in late 2019, as record fires spread fast across their nation during its summer season, they joined tens of thousands of Australians who set aside their usual lives to help stop the spread of the fires.
As climate change heightens both the frequency and intensity（强度）of bushfires, firefighters are being tested to new extremes. Australia unusually relies on volunteer labor in the state of New South Wales, which suffered some of the country's most severe fires during the 2019-2020 bushfire season, close to 90% of the men and women fighting fires were volunteers. It's been this way for more than a century in Australia, with ordinary citizens working together to protect the land.
2019 was Australia's hottest and driest on record, and the resulting fires all but exhausted the men and women constantly called to battle them. Peter Holding, 66, who has been a volunteer firefighter for 43 years, says he's never seen anything as severe as last summer's bushfire season. Still, as Australia's fire season intensifies in late 2020, its volunteer firefighters are preparing to do battle again.
1. What can we know from Paragraph 1?| A．Australia keeps a world record of the worst bush fire. |
| B．Kennedy has been a volunteer firefighter for a long time. |
| C．Australia can't provide search and rescue for remote areas. |
| D．Summerscales and Jacobs know how to perform first aid. |
| A．They used to work in a hospital. |
| B．They once suffered from heart attack. |
| C．They are not professional firefighters. |
| D．They don't deserve to get the award. |
| A．Volunteers are the main force in fighting fires in New South Wales. |
| B．Ordinary citizens are unwilling to be professional firefighters. |
| C．New South Wales always suffers the most severe bush-fire. |
| D．Firefighters in New South Wales bear great pressure in summer. |
| A．Australia's forest fires. | B．Fire management in Australia. |
| C．Australia's volunteer firefighters. | D．The climate change in Australia. |
【推荐3】Hawking died early Wednesday at his home in England at the age of 76. Throughout his career as one of the world’s most recognizable cosmic thinkers, he regularly threw himself into pop culture’s comedic ring with cameos（客串）on programs such as The Simpsons and Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
These appearances defined Hawking’s personal life as mush as his universe-shaking theoretical work. Humor, however, was not just one side of his personality, but a key to overcoming the disease he struggled against since 1963.
“Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has maintaining a sense of humor,” Hawking said in a 2013 documentary. “I am probably better known for my appearances on The Simpsons and on The Big Bang Theory than I am for my scientific discoveries.”
At 21, Hawking was diagnosed with a condition similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis（肌萎缩性侧索硬化症）, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. According to the ALS Association, “Half of all people affected with ALS live at most three or more years after diagnosis. Twenty percent live five years or more; only ten percent will live more than ten years.”
The disease would eventually shut down Hawking’s motor functions, making him speechless and unable to move without a wheelchair. Doctors initially said he would be dead in two years. His condition, however, proved to be a rate slow-acting version.
But Hawking fought through his worse physical state, rising to a position as a celebrated professor of mathematical at the University of Cambridge and altering the popular conception of physics with his 1988 bestseller, A Brief History of Time.
“When I turned 21, my expectations were reduced to zero,” he said in a TV show. He added, “It was important that I came to appreciate what I did have. It’s also important not become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can lose all hope if you can’t laugh at yourself and at life in general.”
1. What was Hawking like according to the text?| A．He was kind and brave. | B．He was friendly and adventurous. |
| C．He was humorous and strong-minded. | D．He was shy and uncommunicative. |
| A．He did further research into the disease. |
| B．He kept a positive attitude towards his disease. |
| C．He did more exercise and spoke a lot with others. |
| D．He went to hospital to have a health check regularly. |
| A．Laughter is the best medicine. |
| B．Lost time is never found again. |
| C．Everything comes to him who waits. |
| D．A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. |
| A．ALS is a common disease in England. |
| B．Doctors once abandoned treatment for Hawking. |
| C．Playing roles in comedy was Hawking’s favorite. |
| D．It’s almost a wonder that Hawking can survive the disease. |
