If there is no difference in general intelligence between boys and girls, what can explain girls’ poor performance in science and mathematics?
It seems to be that their treatment at school is a direct cause. Mathematics and science are seen as subjects mainly for boys, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them. Interestingly, both boys and girls often regard the subjects for boys as more difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls do not take mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons. Girls do not want to be in open competition with boys because they are afraid to appear less feminine and attractive.
However, if we examine the performance of boys and girls who have taken mathematics courses, there are still more high-achieving boys than there are girls. This difference appears to be world-wide. Biological explanations have been offered for this, but there are other explanations too.
Perhaps the difference which comes out during the teenage years has its roots in much earlier experiences. From their first days in kindergarten, boys are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks. Facts show that outstanding mathematicians and scientists have not had teachers who supplied answers.
Besides, there can be little doubt that teachers of mathematics and science expect their boy students to do better at these subjects than their girl students. They even appear to encourage the difference between boys and girls. They spend more time with the boy students, giving them more time to answer questions and working harder to get correct answers from them. They are more likely to call on boys for answers and to allow them to take the lead in classroom discussion. They also praise boys more frequently. All of this seems to encourage boys to work harder in science and mathematics and to give them confidence that they are able to succeed.
Such a way of teaching is not likely to encourage girls to take many mathematics and science courses, nor is it likely to support girls who do. When it comes to these subjects, it seems certain that school widens the difference between boys and girls.
1. Girls are likely to think that ________.| A．science courses are for both boys and girls |
| B．science courses make them more popular |
| C．science courses make them successful |
| D．science courses are difficult for them |
| A．gentle | B．female | C．hungry | D．charming |
| A．Their teachers did not supply answers to them. |
| B．They started learning mathematics at an earlier age. |
| C．They showed mathematical abilities in their teenage years. |
| D．Their success resulted from their strong interest in mathematics. |
| A．boys and girls learn in the same way |
| B．boys and girls are equal in general intelligence |
| C．girls are more confident in themselves than before |
| D．girls should take fewer science courses than boys |
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【推荐1】The threat of climate change and warming oceans is growing bigger for the world’s coral reefs, which are struggling to adapt to increasingly bad waters. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have showed a new way we may be able to limit the damage — taking coral species that have already survived severe heat stress and transplanting them to degraded reefs to sow the seeds (播种).
We are seeing a lot of focus from environmental scientists on how corals can be made more resistant to heat stress. Some creative solutions include planting them with helpful bacteria, developing tougher species through a new technique and feeding them medicine to increase their chances of survival.
All of these are part of the effort to prevent the changes brought upon corals by abnormal sea temperatures, which causes algae (藻类) living in them to become stressed and break free. This leaves the coral without a key source of food and causes them to turn white (coral bleaching), and in a lot of cases, die off, as seen in the bleaching events to trouble Australia's Great Barrier Reef in recent years.
An eco-friendly solution being explored by the University of Pennsylvania team focuses on corals that have already proved themselves in the face of severe bleaching events. The scientists searched for Hawaii's coral reefs, which survived severe bleaching in 2015, with. The intention of studying how they respond to being placed in an entirely different environment. “The cool thing was that we didn’t see any differences in their bleaching response after this transplant, and they were still in good condition,” says Katie Barott, who led the research team.
While the findings promise well, these techniques to address the broader problem isn’t a practical solution. “Techniques like this can buy us a little time, but there isn’t a substitute for limiting carbon emissions,” says Barott. “We need global action on climate change because even bleaching-resistant corals aren’t going to survive forever if ocean warming keeps increasing as fast as it is today.”
1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?| A．The need to plant corals. | B．The work to develop new corals. |
| C．The need to save weak corals. | D．The work to help corals to survive heat stress |
| A．They may die of hunger. | B．They are harmful to fishes. |
| C．They change color to green. | D．They hide themselves deep in the sea. |
| A．Slowly. | B．Normally. | C．Rapidly. | D．Hard. |
| A．Culture. | B．Health. | C．Environment. | D．Tourism. |
【推荐2】Recently a new network word “ghost” is popular on line, which refers to a sort of Internet social behavior that your net friends or loved ones don't answer your online messages or phones on purpose as if leaving the earth. Thus you often wonder whether those chatters are ghosts or pretending to be dead. This behavior is called ghosting in the English world, which means “playing with disappearance ”
"Ghost” is better known as a noun referring to spirits of the dead, but "ghost” used as a verb which means "to disappear suddenly like a ghost", or "play with disappearancew is relatively unknown. Finally, owing to its high using frequency on line , this usage has been added to the Oxford Dictionary of Contemporary English.
Playing with disappearance or ghosting also has different grades. Wendy Walsh, a professor of psychology from Boston University told us, There are different grades of ghosting: If you just read on social software but never answer, you are only a lightweight ghosting player ； if you meet a person several times but try to avoid him , you are an ordinary ghosting player； if you let your partner fall in love with you, but you suddenly disappear , which will give the other a heavy blow, you are a heavyweight ghosting player. ”
Why are some people accustomed to this kind of escapist social behavior? The Times reports that ghosting has a lot to do with how comfortable people feel and how they deal with their emotions. When they are in a complex interpersonal relationship, or it is too heavy for their weak mind to carry, they will have to choose to escape.
When you find yourself being ghosted, you may lose your self-respect, question yourself, or even hesitate to start the next friendship or love. How to get out of this emotional trouble? It's important to remember that when you're ghosted, it's the other's fault rather than yours. In addition, it‘s good to risk telling others how you really feel, even if it's not what they want to hear. Have you ever been ghosted? What do you think of this way of dealing with a relationship?
1. Which sort of the following Internet social behavior can be described as ghosting?| A．Leaving your friend after a quarrel. |
| B．Love breaking up after a fight. |
| C．Not replying to net friends on purpose. |
| D．Missing after getting friends' money. |
| A．heavyweight ghosting | B．non-ghosting |
| C．ordinary ghosting | D．lightweight ghosting |
| A．Paragraph 2. | B．Paragraph 3. | C．Paragraph 4. | D．Paragraph 5. |
| A．Never blame yourself and pour out your trouble to others bravely . |
| B．Search out their identification on the Internet and ruin their reputation. |
| C．Keep the trouble in mind and never tell others about it. |
| D．Turn to police for help and put them in prison. |
【推荐3】Living the light life
Many of us like to dine out and treat ourselves to delicious food. We are used to choosing hearty, fat-filled dishes and sugar-charged desserts, which are not easily cooked at home.
The recent rise of light meals, however, gives dine smarter choice. According to Economic Daily, low-calorie, low-fat and high-fiber meals have become popular in China’s restaurants and online delivery platforms.
The country saw a rapid expansion of restaurants specializing in light meals, from just 600 in 2017 to more than 3,500 in 2018. According to a report released by Meituan, a major online food delivery platform, the number of light meals ordered online also rose 75 percent from the previous year.
Having a light meal, however, doesn’t mean eating only vegetables. Different from the meat-free lifestyle, a typical light dish avoids oily, salty and spicy food. Instead, it contains things like boiled meat, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Healthy nutrients are the theme of the light meal.
“These dishes are useful for keeping healthy and controlling your weight. That’s probably why so many young people, especially millennials (千禧一代), are into them.Diners see it as a great way to avoid bloating (变胖),” wrote the Telegraph.
“After eating several light meals, I felt my appetite (胃口) has shrunk. I now prefer light flavors,” Zou Jing, a college teacher in Wuhan, told China Daily. She shared a picture of her lunch: a mixture of beef, eggs, corn, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes.
These changes in eating behavior are connected to deeper changes in how people think about food, says Walter Willett, chair of the nutrition department at the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health, US. “Diet quality, not quantity is important for both weight control and long-term well-being,” Willett told The New York Times.
So the next time you have a party with friends, try a light meal. It will satisfy not only your stomachs but maybe also your hearts.
1. What are light meals?| A．Fat-filled dishes. |
| B．Meat-free dishes. |
| C．Sugar-charged desserts. |
| D．Low-calorie and high-fiber meals. |
| A．Listing numbers. |
| B．Giving examples. |
| C．Giving descriptions. |
| D．Showing other people’s opinions. |
| A．The typical feature of light meals. |
| B．Different eating lifestyles. |
| C．Healthy nutrients. |
| D．The importance of vegetables. |
| A．Light meals are usually colorful. |
| B．Light meals can help people control their weight. |
| C．Light meals are cheaper than other meals. |
| D．Light meals are simple and convenient. |
| A．Light meals will stay popular for a short time. |
| B．One’s eating habit shows their personality. |
| C．It’s important to eat the right amount of good food. |
| D．There is a change in attitude toward healthy eating. |
【推荐1】One question every coach has beard in their coaching career is this.
“Why isn’t my kid playing?”
The stupidity of many “win-at-all-cost” coaches in youth sports is neatly matched by that of “play-my-kid-or-else” parents at the high-school level.
When the games start to count, the main reason why your kid isn’t playing is simple:
“They’re just not good enough.”
“He/she just isn’t fast enough.”
“He/she just isn’t strong enough.”
Good coaches, however, are not usually that blunt. They are very skillful in not telling what you and I would consider the “truth”. The thing is that many kids know what they’re good at, and what they’re not good at. When it comes to football, for instance, most of the middle-schoolers or freshmen already know the one or two kids who are good enough to play on the varsity team or to catch the eye of a college admissions officer. Their parents do not.
The rest play because they enjoy it, need the discipline, want to belong to a team, have dreamed of it since they were five or six, are trying to make their parents happy, need a varsity sport on their college application, or some combination of the factors above. Some of them don’t possess much athletic skill, but make up for it by practicing, by getting stronger and quicker, and with on-field effort.
Far too many children today are living in a world where they never learn “no”. They don’t know how to handle disappointment and failure. Nor do they know how to react and move on when they don’t get their own way.
It’s awful when your kid isn't playing. Been there, done that. No reasonable parent wants to see their child hurt. But no one escapes this life unhurt, emotionally if not physically. When these kids move on in life, they are going to get rejected when they apply for college, fail to get the job they want, and taste failure and disappointment on multiple fronts.
Coaches should try to make sure everyone gets some playing time. But that should never come at the expense of other kids who are more talented, try harder or spend more time practicing. No child should ever go out for any team thinking they’re going to be guaranteed a spot or playing time, no matter how loudly their parents complain.
In that sense, sports are a true mirror of life. No one is guaranteed “playing” time in life. For the most part, hard work, effort, planning and desire is rewarded. The benefits can be wonderful. But it’s good to be prepared when it doesn't work out that way.
1. What does the underlined word “blunt” probably mean?| A．Impatient. | B．Annoying. | C．Direct. | D．Serious. |
| A．kids should learn how to face rejection in their life |
| B．people can live a life without being emotionally hurt |
| C．parents must help kids escape disappointment and failure |
| D．coaches need to ensure every student gets enough playing time |
| A．Coaches’ mistaken beliefs about varsity teams. |
| B．Parents’ unrealistic views of kids’ playing time. |
| C．Children’s ignorance of the meaning of sports and life, |
| D．The public’s doubts about why kids need to play sports. |
【推荐2】When I was growing up in Dallas, there was only one activity that could get me, my mom and dad, and my three siblings (兄弟姐妹) to stop going in six different directions and all pay attention to the same thing. It wasn’t celebrating holidays. It wasn’t watching Dallas Cowboys games. It was any time one of the kids had to do a science experiment for school.
Both my parents worked for NASA. I remember when my little sister tried to grow jars of mold (霉菌) in her room, my mom liked to check her progress every day. Another time, we were packed into the car in the middle of the night to watch the Apollo launches at a family friend^ house. Sure, my parents had worked on the project, but this was something our family did because we believed in exploration, whether we were exploring the surface of the moon or a jars of mold.
When I became a mom, I realized that I didn't have a carefully thought-out plan for every situation that arose. But I tried to carry on the tradition of science experiments at home. We had a habit of “Science Saturdays” for a long time. And as the kids are growing up, I am so proud of the way they look at the world, as a series of wonders to discover.
I think all children are naturally curious. But I’m not sure they all have the confidence to ask and answer hard questions. Many children worry that they aren’t creative or smart enough. That’s part of what great parents can do: help young people overcome self-doubt, awaken their curiosity, and encourage them to do whatever is in their heart.
1. What made the author’s families get together?| A．Having holidays. | B．Making family trips. |
| C．Watching spoils games. | D．Doing science experiments. |
| A．She stopped her at once. |
| B．She was quite supportive. |
| C．She was doubtful about it. |
| D．She helped her make progress. |
| A．They lost curiosity as they grew up. |
| B．They were not interested in science at first. |
| C．They made important discoveries in later life. |
| D．They were influenced by the author's love for science. |
| A．To show the importance of science. |
| B．To show love and thanks to her parents. |
| C．To ask readers to get kids curious about things. |
| D．To describe how she became interested in science. |
【推荐3】UK schools try Chinese math
It’s well known that Chinese students often outperform their peers from other countries in math contests. This is why the UK is going to try out Chinese math books and exercise papers in many of its schools.
According to China Daily, international publisher Collins Learning signed an agreement with Shanghai Century Publishing Group on March 14 to publish translated copies of Shanghai’s primary school math books. Under the agreement, Collins will print a series of 36 books, named Real Shanghai Mathematics. The series includes math textbooks, supplementary(补充性的) textbooks and teacher’s textbooks. Some primary schools in the UK will use the books for first to sixth graders in September.
The aim of this is to improve UK students performance in math by learning from the way Chinese schools teach their students the subject.
Chinese schools, represented by those in Shanghai, have marked high in math scores in all three rounds of the Program for International Student Assessment(PISA) since 2009. However, the UK scored far less, according to The Guardian Still, some people worry that textbooks alone cannot solve the UK’s problem with math, as the fundamentals of the education systems are so different.
One key difference is that Chinese schools focus on students as a whole, while those in the UK value individual performance. In Chinese schools, students are taught together as a class, with students all moving through their lessons one step at a time. However, in the UK, students in the same class are often given different work to do depending on their progress.
There are also huge differences in teacher training and deployment. Primary school math teachers in Shanghai teach only math for perhaps two hours a day, and the rest of the day is spent debriefing(报告) and improving lessons. English primary teachers, in contrast, are teaching all subjects, rather than specializing in a single area like math.
Another key difference is that students in China are likely to get far more homework than UK student. Many will also have private tutoring and attend weekend school.
With so many differences in the two education systems, it remains to be seen whether Chinese math books will benefit students in the UK. However, UK Schools Minister Nick Gibb believes that they will be a huge help. “I am confident that the steps we are taking now will make sure young people are properly prepared for further study and the 21st century workplace, and that the too often heard phrase can’t do math’ only exists in the past,” he said in a press release.
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| The | Chinese students often perform |
| The | To |
| The differences between Chinese math teaching and the UK’s | Students: Chinese students are instructed as a whole, while in the UK individual performance really |
| Teacher Primary school math teachers in Shanghai teach only math. English primary teachers, in contrast, are teaching all subjects | |
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| UK Schools Minister Nick Gibb | He is confident that the steps will make sure young people are in proper |
【推荐1】Sometimes it takes a work of art to give the inspiration for advances in science. For example, Elon Musk’s dream of humans living on other planets was first inspired by Isaac Asimov’s Foundation book series. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is similarly a massive fan of the Star Trek television series. The series inspired him to found his very own space company Blue Origin, according to Forbes magazine.
Let’s explore some of the technologies from science fiction that have been brought to life.
● Remote control
Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune features a small flying robot device that is piloted remotely, one of the earliest appearances of drones (无人机) in science fiction. With the first permit for commercial drone use in the US given in 2006, drones became a reality, and can now be found taking on multiple roles. They provide new angles for photography, help farmers maintain their crops and are used in the military. Jeff Bezos has even supported the use of drones to deliver packages for his company Amazon, unveiling a delivery drone back in 2019.
● From thin air
The television show Star Trek, first appearing on screens in 1966, inspired science. One of the most unexpected examples may be the 3D printer. In the program, a device can create any object desired within a matter of seconds.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, US, developed a 3D printer in 2019 that shapes objects using rays of light. They have named the printer the “replicator”, the same name as the device in the program to show their inspiration. The device uses light to alter the density of resin (树脂), changing the material from a liquid to a solid in order to shape the desired object.
● Starting the heart
One of the first sci-fi novels, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has had a huge impact on science. Earl Bakken, the inventor of the pacemaker (起搏器), a device placed into the chest that helps the heart to pump blood using small electrical impulses, was inspired by the 1931 movie adaptation of the book. “What intrigued me most was the creative spark of Dr. Frankenstein’s electricity,” Bakken told The Atlantic. Defibrillators (除颤仪), which restart the heart with an electrical current after a cardiac arrest (心脏骤停), also resemble the electric shock that gave the monster life.
| A．Star Trek | B．Frankenstein | C．Dune | D．Foundation |
| A．Watering crops. |
| B．Transporting packages. |
| C．Guarding military sites. |
| D．Snaping breathtaking pictures. |
| A．It can use any material to print. |
| B．It can create anything within minutes. |
| C．It can change the density of 3D printer. |
| D．It can turn a liquid into a solid using light. |
| A．The way Dr. Frankenstein used electricity. |
| B．The device Dr. Frankenstein placed into the chest. |
| C．The tools Dr. Frankenstein used in his experiments. |
| D．The material Dr. Frankenstein used to create the monster. |
| A．To show some scientific advances inspired by artworks. |
| B．To explain some functions of those useful equipment. |
| C．To offer some technologies used by medicine. |
| D．To introduce some interesting science fiction. |
【推荐2】While some people might view breakfast as optional, most Shanghainese, despite living in arguably the most fast-paced city in China, won’t be caught skipping this meal no matter how busy they are.
In fact, Shanghai was even named by the Ministry of Commerce as a pilot city for the National Breakfast Demonstration Project in 2011. According to the authorities, the project is aimed at improving the quality of life and making high-quality breakfast options more accessible to the masses. Since the beginning of the project, the city has built 24 industrialized and standardized central kitchens which supply food to 7,800 stores selling breakfast items. By August 2020, there were more than 20,000 shops in the city offering breakfast food.
In the current stage of the ongoing project, the focus has shifted from increasing options to improving the convenience of purchasing this meal. To do so, the local government issued a guideline last August to promote digital breakfast services in convenience stores, mobile food trucks, retailers, and Internet platforms. Companies have also been encouraged to come up with new nutritious meals and adopt the use of eco-friendly packaging materials.
For office workers like Qian Li, buying breakfast no longer involves having to brave long queues. Rather, all she has to do now is place an order using the app for the Ego convenience store near her work place before picking up her freshly made meal from a smart locker.
The guideline has also resulted in developments like cooperative deals between e-commerce giant Alibaba and three major food truck enterprises. According to this agreement, mobile breakfast trucks, including those operated by local food company LiangFood, can establish a digital presence on Alibaba’s take-out and delivery platform Eleme, allowing customers to order their meals online without having to queue.
The introduction of more healthy breakfast options is also in preparation. To date, 12 enterprises have developed 208 nutritious breakfast sets catering to specific groups of people—patients with diabetes, the elderly, children and teenagers.
1. What is the original purpose of the project in 2011?| A．To make Shanghai a fast-paced city. | B．To raise the awareness of having breakfast. |
| C．To improve the quality of breakfast served. | D．To help people have more choices for cooking. |
| A．She is tired of making breakfast. | B．She enjoys the new mode of breakfast. |
| C．She has to stand in line for her breakfast. | D．She prefers getting meals at convenience stores. |
| A．Satisfying the need of. | B．Making use of. |
| C．Making a difference to. | D．Being connected with. |
| A．Breakfast does matter for your health | B．Breakfast has gone digital in Shanghai |
| C．Shanghainese think highly of breakfast | D．Joint efforts are made to encourage breakfast |
【推荐3】Nowadays , many kids aren't interested in a summer camp that involves paddling(划 船)canoe or singing campfire songs. But that doesn't mean summer camp is out completely. Fortunately, there are summer camps that will suit almost any teen's tastes. And, many of them provide opportunities to prepare them for their future aspirations.
Hollywood Stunt(绝技)Camp
A teen who loves adventure and movies may enjoy it. Teens learn a variety of stunts, including how to perform in a flight scene and jump off tall buildings. They also gain an understanding of how Hollywood stars perform a variety of tricks without getting injured. Each camper gets to perform stunts for an original film and participate in a weekly show during the one-or two-week camp.
Kids Comedy Camp
Kids aged between 10 and 18 can spend two weeks at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City to learn about comedy. At the end of the two weeks of holiday camp，the kids will perform a live show. If you've got an aspiration on your hands，this camp has a lot to offer.
Rock Star Camp
If your teen's an aspiring musician ,rock star camp may be a fun opportunity to learn and play. Located in Running Springs, it provides instructions for aspiring musicians on how to improve their skills and their performances. All campers return home with a CD of their own music.
Camp BizSmart
It teaches kids the skills necessary to operate a business. Kids learn about everything from public speaking to negotiation. They will work together on real﹣life projects and business cases for 10days. Each camp session takes place in California.
1. The underlined word "aspirations" in the first paragraph can be replaced by"_____".| A．reputations | B．determinations |
| C．ambitions | D．imaginations |
| A．be taught by famous Hollywood film stars. |
| B．be able to see the Hollywood films for free. |
| C．participate in the weekly show at least three times. |
| D．learn some thrilling performance skills in films. |
| A．It is aimed at aged 11to 15. |
| B．It is aimed at improving kid's business skills. |
| C．Participants work on real﹣life projects. |
| D．Participants can also learn performance skills there. |
| A．engineers | B．teachers |
| C．musicians | D．parents. |
【推荐1】Emerson, my 11-year-old daughter, is constantly contacting with the United States Postal Service (USPS)and our mail carrier, Doug. She las a serious letter-writing habit and maintains correspondence with her favorite people. If you've been the receiver of her hand-decorated letters and envelopes, then I know they really make your day.
A letter from Emerson is likely to include some art, a joke and enough questions to guarantee a response. But when she wrote a letter to Doug, she put something new in it: "You may know me as the person living here that writes lots of letters...You're very important to me, helping me stay in touch with friends. I cheer people up with my letters, but you do too!"
The next day, a package arrived with two letters. One was from Doug and the other from his superior, Sara, saying she had shared Emerson's note in the internal newsletter of the USPS and believed many postal folks wanted to thank Emerson. Emerson was so pleased with the letter that it upset me much, for the possible result of no reply would come as a blow to her.
Surprisingly, today, we saw Doug come with two boxes of letters from around the country. These letters were so human, filled with family, pets and a sense of kindness. But there was something more in them. People felt seen—some for the first time in a long time. "I work alone in a small rural post office..." "Not many people think about how hard we work…" Emerson wrote back seriously.
I'm sharing this not because I'm a proud dad, but because it's relatively easy, if we take the time, to give others links they need to be well. We all want to be seen, known and loved. Send a letter. Give a call. Take a step of bravery, like Emerson.
1. What do we know about Emerson's letters?| A．They make receivers joyful. |
| B．They are all about family and pets. |
| C．They contain many practical jokes. |
| D．They are written to postal folks. |
| A．Emerson was too delighted with the package. |
| B．there might be no answer to Emerson's note. |
| C．postal folks would like to express their gratitude. |
| D．Sara had shared Emerson's note without permission. |
| A．Humorous. | B．Serious. | C．Ambitious. | D．Caring. |
| A．Courage lightens the blow. |
| B．Brief is life but love is long. |
| C．Connection makes a difference. |
| D．Life without a friend is death. |
【推荐2】After the cure of pneumonia, Wuhan Dad reread the letter his daughter left at the bedside, tears filled his eyes. In the second vlog series, make a video call to a friend in Wuhan, China Daily reporter Xiao Peng interviewed three Wuhan residents by video and phone, among whom three have just been released from isolation. Their lives have been transformed by pneumonia (肺炎) caused by the new coronavirus (冠状病毒).
The first interviewee was Tian Fuxin from Wuhan. He was admitted to hospital on January 20 and discharged from hospital on January 30 after 10 days of isolation treatment.
“When I was admitted to hospital, I was very anxious. But after a few days I was OK. And if you’re infected by the novel coronavirus, the government covers your medical expenses. Our meals are the same as the doctors’ and nurses’”.
“Every time I saw them in their protective gear, I felt moved because I know that stuff must be awful to wear, with goggles fogged up and so on. I can’t thank them enough. Those patients who were discharged early like us are very grateful to the people who helped us, because without them, it’s hard to say how we could have survived.”
Worried about his daughter’s safety, the family had her back to the university in Shanghai before the closure. She was quarantined in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year and was recently confirmed to be well enough to end the quarantine. The daughter left her father a letter in which she read between the lines her guilt not being able to accompany him and her love for him.
“I can’t look after you every time you are in hospital. I was right with you, though I didn’t realize how ill you were. Nothing could be done except get away.” “Dad, I love you. After growing up, I think I’ve never said that. You must hold on. I can’t live without you, Dad.” “Don’t be pessimistic. Little psychological tricks are helpful. You have to tell yourself I am feeling better.”
Because of infectious virus as well as its outbreak Tian Fuxin fell ill, experiencing a period of fighting the disease. However, he received the words his daughter had not long been able to speak out “Dad, I love you.”
1. Whom does the underlined word “them” in the fourth paragraph refer to?| A．Wuhan residents | B．medical staff |
| C．the three interviewees | D．the government |
| A．The daughter couldn’t care for her father when he was in hospital. |
| B．The meals of the pneumonia patients are quite different from those of doctors. |
| C．daughter was also isolated in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year. |
| D．Tian Fuxin has been cured and has recovered from pneumonia. |
| A．show little psychological tricks are helpful |
| B．inform him her being quarantined in Shanghai |
| C．encourage him to fight disease and she loved him all the way. |
| D．to say goodbye to the father. |
| A．a magazine | B．a fiction | C．a brochure | D．a newspaper |
【推荐3】Songkran
Duration: from April 12 to 15, 2020 in Phuket (The dates vary depending on the regions).
Location: Songkran is the Thai New Year. The entire country gets a lot of days off, and most Thai people will be going back home to celebrate Songkran with their families. Just expect a lot of traffic jams on the road as everyone is out on pick-up trucks, throwing water at each other.
Details: Staring in the early morning on April 13th, the water ceremony will take many forms. Initially, you are only supposed to sprinkle (洒) your family with a tiny cup of water at home. It’s good luck. Then you sprinkle a statue of Buddha very respectfully and do a little pray.
Later in the morning, the game starts to change. Because this is the hottest time of the year, sprinkling each other with water is a lot of fun. Add a little beer to that and Songkran turns into a country-wide water war.
It starts rather gently in Phuket Town around 10 am, turning to water dogfights (混战) in the afternoon in Patong, Kata and Karon, and ends full-scale wet war zone in Bangla Road until late at night.
Survival Tips:
★ Don’t drive a bike if you can avoid it. It’s slippery and the tendency to close eyes when water is thrown at you is dangerous.★ Get a waterproof camera
★ Be aware of major traffic jams in towns, mostly in Patong Beach.
★ Don’t carry anything that doesn’t resist water.
★ Don’t wear expensive clothing.
★ Be aware of the sun!
★ Have fun! Don’t take it too seriously, it’s good.
1. Why do traffic jams happen during Sognkran?
| A．The road is slippery. |
| B．The entire country gets a lot of days off. |
| C．The people are throwing water at each other. |
| D．Everyone is sprinkling his family on the road. |
| A．Doing a little pray. | B．Sprinkling a statue of Buddha. |
| C．Sprinkling family with a little water. | D．Sprinkling each other with much beer. |
| A．Carrying an umbrella. | B．Wearing cheap clothes. |
| C．Bringing some cash. | D．Riding a bicycle |
