Only three local students won Chinese Blog (博客) Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China.
170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many postings based on a theme of choice-all written in Chinese.
Themes ranged from local opinions—such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre-to food blogs.
The entries were judged on language proficiency (熟练程度) and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.
Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.
In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.
“No surprise,” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37, teachers in charge from Innova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”
One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao, 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts (播客).
Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible.
“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”
1. The competition was organized by .| A．the National University of Singapore |
| B．Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao |
| C．the Saint Andrew’s Junior College |
| A．all the themes were about local subjects |
| B．Chinese students won most of the awards |
| C．the blogs should be written in Chinese |
| D．the judges were from universities in Singapore and China |
| A．she likes to blame the authorities |
| B．she thinks highly of the others’ blogs |
| C．she has a sense of responsibility |
| D．she loves to read valuable posts |
| A．how Chinese students won the awards in the competition |
| B．why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs |
| C．what the result of the Chinese Blog Competition was |
| D．how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition |
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The ship will largely recreate the design and decoration of the fabled original, with some modifications to keep it in line with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern comforts such as air conditioning, Palmer said at a press conference in New York.
The three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling(混杂), as in 1912, Palmer said. “I’m not too superstitious(迷信的). ”Palmer said when asked whether recreating a ship best-known for sinking was tempting fate.
White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was designed to be unsinkable. About 1, 500 people died on Titanic’s maiden voyage in 1912 from Southampton to New York after the ship collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
Palmer, who created the company Blue Star Line last year, refused to make a similar boast.
“Anything will sink if you put a hole in it,”Palmer said. “I think it would be very cavalier(漫不经心的) to say it.”
Unlike the original, TitanicⅡ will have more than enough space in its lifeboats for every person on board and will have additional escape staircases. Markku Kanerva, sales director at Deltamarin, the Finnish company designing the ship, said it would be “the safest cruise ship in the world”.
Palmer refused to answer questions about the project’s cost. Although the Titanic was the world’s largest ship in her time, she would be smaller than many of today’s modern cruise ships.
“It’s not about the money, ”Palmer said. “I’ve got enough money for it. I think that’s all that matters.”
Forbes estimated Palmer’s net worth to be $795 million in 2012. He describes himself as a billionaire.
TitanicⅡ will be built by Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which has already built four ore carriers for Palmer’s mining business, he said. The contract to build TitanicⅡ has not yet been signed, Palmer said.
1. What can be inferred about TitanicⅡ from the passage?
| A．TitanicⅡ will have more space in its lifeboats than the Titanic. |
| B．TitanicⅡ will be the largest cruise ship in the world. |
| C．TitanicⅡ will allow different classes of passengers to mingle. |
| D．TitanicⅡ will be a real unsinkable cruise ship. |
| A．1, 500 people died on Titanic’s maiden voyage in 1912. |
| B．The Titanic collided with an iceberg in the South Pacific. |
| C．The Titanic was equipped with air conditioning. |
| D．The Titanic was the world’s largest ship at that time. |
| A．To tell us the story of the Titanic. |
| B．To tell us TitanicⅡ will cost a lot of money. |
| C．To tell us about the future TitanicⅡ. |
| D．To tell us a Chinese Shipyard will build TitanicⅡ. |
| A．The old Titanic |
| B．The blueprints of TitanicⅡ |
| C．The unsinkable TitanicⅡ |
| D．Clive Palmer—a billionaire |
【推荐2】Children have been thought to be largely spared from the worst of the new coronavirus, but doctors in the U. K. are now warning of a possible connection between CO VID-19 and an unusual inflammatory（发炎性的）syndrome（综合症）in children. However, experts stress that serious illness related to CO VID-19 in children is still very rare overall.
The warning came over the weekend, when the National Health Service （NHS） England issued an alarm informing doctors of a small but growing number of cases of "multisystem inflammatory" disease in children that required intensive care, according to the U. K. Paediatric Intensive Care Society. Some of these children have tested positive for COVID-19, although others have not.
Some of the symptoms in the U. K. cases included fevers, severe pain and skin rashes（皮 疹）,along with markers of severe inflammation in the blood, The Guardian reported. Some of these children have also needed treatment for heart inflammation. So far, the inflammatory syndrome appears rare-only about a dozen children in the U. K. have been reported to have the syndrome, according to The Guardian, Similar cases have also been reported in Spain and Italy, according to CNN. And in the United States, doctors at Stanford University recently published a case report in the journal Pediatrics describing a 6-month-old infant who was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease and COVID-19.
However, it’s still too early to say that COVID-19 is behind this inflammatory syndrome in children, Gidengil said. More data will be needed to show this. Indeed, the NHS alert noted the possibility that another, yet-to-be-identified pagothen is associated with the inflammatory syndrome. Still, “it’s great that they’re raising an alarm about this so people can be aware," Gidengil said. Although this news might sound worrisome to parents, reports of serious COVID-19 complications remain uncommon in children. "It’s really important to just keep in mind that it’s still really rare for kids to have complications from CO VID at this point," Gidengil added.
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?| A．Children are free from the COVID-19. |
| B．COVID-19 has no effect on children, |
| C．CO VID-19 seldom has serious effect on children. |
| D．COVID-19 is the cause of inflammatory syndrome in children. |
| A．To fight against COVID-19 for children. |
| B．To require doctors take good care of children. |
| C．To try to seek for a positive choice to treat children. |
| D．To inform doctors of the possible relationship between the syndrome and COVID-19. |
| A．Cough, fevers and breast pain. |
| B．Fevers, severe pain and skin rashes. |
| C．Difficulty in breathing and skin rashes. |
| D．Severe abdominal pain and throat discomfort. |
| A．Rare Syndrome in Children about COVID-19 |
| B．Children are Affected by COVID-19 |
| C．Some Children Be Seriously Ill. |
| D．Children Need Special Protection. |
【推荐3】The spread of COVID-19 has demonstrated the fragility of global food systems, “but it also offers opportunities to change the way we produce, distribute and consume food.” Guido Barilla, Chairman of Barilla Croup and Barilla Foundation, said, “We need a positive movement to accelerate, refine and design a more sustainable future and raise awareness in people—companies, citizens, institutions-that another future is possible.”
Danielle Nierenberg, President and Founder of Food Tank, said, “the pandemic has had a huge impact on the world's food and agricultural systems.” “Ironically, there will be record yields for many grains this year, but the disruptions in the supply chain caused by the pandemic as well as the global climate crisis and increasing conflict in several countries is leading to a hunger pandemic as well,” she pointed out.
“Hunger, as many experts have pointed out, is not because the world doesn't produce enough food, but a problem of distribution that has been exacerbated by concerns over health and lack of national leadership and political will in many countries to ensure that no one goes hungry,” said Nierenberg.
Jeffrey Sachs, Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University and Director, said, “Changing the food system is a complex challenge, but the first step is to know where we want to go, and that' s toward a healthy diet produced with sustainable agriculture.” Abby Maxman, Oxfam America's President & CEO, said “COVID-19 is the final straw for millions of people already struggling with the impacts of conflict, inequality, and climate change.”
“The pandemic is fueling hunger in the world's worst hunger hotspots such as Venezuela and South Sudan, and it is creating new epicenters of hunger in countries such as India, South Africa, and Brazil where millions of people have been tipped over the edge by the pandemic.” she said.
She also pointed out, “COVID-19 has exposed the weaknesses of a food system which prioritizes the profits of big food and agriculture companies over the needs of food producers and workers.”
1. What is the purpose of the author to write the passage?| A．To discuss the food produce |
| B．To introduce a new method to produce food |
| C．To show the difficult situation about global food systems. |
| D．To develop the relationship between the citizens and food |
| A．Another food future is coming | B．Global food systems are in danger. |
| C．The way we produce food is changing. | D．A positive food movement is on the way. |
| A．COVID-19 will push all people into starving. |
| B．COVID-19 will push poor people into starving. |
| C．COVID-19 will draw the world economy back. |
| D．COVID-19 is the last straw for the world economy. |
| A．Agriculture companies will need many facilities. |
| B．Agriculture companies will need many profits. |
| C．Agriculture companies will need a big food system. |
| D．Agriculture companies will need many workers. |
Two patients underwent kidney（肾脏）transplants at the Shifa, Gaza’s biggest public hospital. The operations were conducted a fortnight ago by a volunteer medical team from the Royal Liverpool hospital.
Ziad Matouk, 42, was born with one kidney and was diagnosed with renal failure（肾衰竭）several years ago. Matouk, whose wife donated one of her kidneys, hopes to return to his job within six months. The couple had sought a transplant in Cairo, but were rejected as unsuitable at a state hospital and could not afford the fee at a private hospital. “We were desperate,” said Matouk.
The UK-Gaza link-up began about a year ago after Abdelkader Hammad, a doctor at the Royal Liverpool hospital, was contacted by an anaesthetist（麻醉师）at the Shifa, who outlined the difficulties the Gaza hospital was facing with dialysis（透析）. The Shifa is forced to rely on generators because of power cuts; spare parts for its ageing dialysis machines have been difficult to import; and supplies of consumables are often scarce. After an exploratory trip last April, Hammad---whose family is Palestinian---and three colleagues from Liverpool arrived in Gaza via Egypt last month, bringing specialist equipment. Two patients were selected for surgery. The first, Mohammed Duhair, 42, received a kidney donated by his younger brother in a six-hour operation. Two days later, Matouk received a transplant after his wife, Nadia, 36, was found to be a good match. The surgeon was carried out by the British team, assisted by doctors and nurses from the Shifa. “We are very satisfied with the results,” said Sobbi Skaik, head of surgery at the Gaza hospital.
Skaik hopes that Gaza medical teams will eventually carry out kidney transplants independently, and that other organ transplants may follow. The Shifa is working with the Gaza ministry of health on a plan to train its doctors, surgeons, nursing staff and laboratory technicians in transplant surgery at the Royal Liverpool. “Funding is a problem,” said Hammad. “In the meantime we’ll go back as volunteers to Gaza for the next couple of years to do more transplants.” The Liverpool team’s next visit is scheduled for May.
1. What effect does Gaza’s first organ transplants hopes to get?
| A．Helping poor Gaza people to regain health to make more money. |
| B．Releasing Gaza hospitals’ pressure of lack of professional doctors. |
| C．Assisting the Royal Liverpool hospital in perfecting their operations. |
| D．Calling for international attention at Gaza’s poor medical service. |
| A．Because he couldn’t afford the fee at a public hospital. |
| B．Because the hospital didn’t accept dangerous patients. |
| C．Because they couldn’t find a matched organ. |
| D．Because his condition was untreatable. |
| A．A UK doctor contacted Gaza hospital. |
| B．The Shifa imported medical machines from UK. |
| C．Ziad Matouk’s condition seemed to get worse. |
| D．A Shifa doctor turned to Royal Liverpool hospital for help. |
| A．They had an exploratory trip in Egypt last April. |
| B．They carried out surgeries to test Gaza’s medical equipment. |
| C．They carried out two transplant surgeries in Gaza. |
| D．They sought assistance from the hospital of the Shifa. |
Professor Zheng Chuguang, from the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, gave a speech on the development of oxygen fuel technology in China, and said that settling the problem of cost ranks highest.
George Saxon, vice-president of Conco Systems Inc, US, presented a report on the topic of Energy Engineer to Shape the Future. He said that the company’s research and innovation (创新) are of great significance for the future and already contribute to reducing costs and improving efficiency (效率).
Professor Didier Mayer from the Ecole des Mines de Paris, France, spoke about “Wind Energy R&D Line Based on the Global Renewable Energy Status”, and Professor Yasuo Koizumi of Shinshu University in Japan and Li Chun-Zhu of Curtin University of Technology in Australia also gave speeches at the conference.
The academic meetings are expected to cover topics from various fields. In addition, the participants will discuss the most advanced academic research around the world, the latest progress and development trends in the various fields. The conference has attracted 232 academic papers, with 176 papers from China, and 56 from abroad.
1. Who probably attended the meeting?
| A．Students from high schools. | B．Scholars from Canada. |
| C．Officials from governments. | D．Experts from companies. |
| A．Reducing cost. | B．Using wind energy. |
| C．Saving energy. | D．Developing new fuels. |
| A．300 participants are attending the two-day academic conference. |
| B．George Saxon supports the company’s research and innovation. |
| C．Didier Mayer gave a speech on oxygen fuel technology in China. |
| D．The conference has attracted 232 academic papers from abroad. |
| A．To discuss the world energy problems. |
| B．To introduce to readers some energy experts. |
| C．To introduce an international energy conference. |
| D．To show the world’s great concern about environment. |
It’s rare for Americans not to receive any of the science prizes, especially in recent years. In 2004, seven Americans were among the 10 laureates (获奖者) for the science prizes. Last year, the figure was five out of 10.
The huge sums of money invested in scientific research is one factor that has helped many Americans to win awards. Another reason is the vast number of researchers working in the US. American universities also often have a more “creative university environment”where people can focus on research for a long period without any pressure, said Anders Liljas, member of the Nobel Committee.
New hope for AIDS patients?
AMERICAN scientists Craig Mello (top) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Andrew Fire (above) of Stanford University School of Medicine won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine last Monday. Their discovery is a process that researchers hope to use to silence disease-causing genes (基因). It offers new ways for disease treatment.
Scientists now hope to develop a new technique that could be used to treat diseases, such as cancers, AIDS and Parkinson’s disease.
Like father, like son?
AS the son of a Nobel Prize winning professor, Roger D. Kornberg (left) had a lot to live up to. But, nearly half a century after his father, won his award, Kornberg, 59, a Stanford University professor, won his own last Wednesday: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His research into how cells read their genes is very important. It could help lead to the development of new drugs to fight cancer (癌症), heart disease and other illnesses, experts said.
First light of the universe
TWO Americans won the Nobel Prize in Physics last Tuesday for measuring the oldest light in the heavens. It is considered as “one of the greatest discoveries of the century”. It convinced (使确信) scientists that the Big Bang theory (大爆炸理论) of the universe’s origin is correct. George F. Smoot (top), 61, of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, and John C. Mather (above), 60, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre, will share the US$1.4 million prize for their work. Beginning in 1989, they measured weak light that originated (源于) as early as 380,000 years after the Big Bang.
1. What does the underlined word “swept” in Paragraph 1 mean ?
| A．cleaned by brushing | B．crossed completely |
| C．spread quickly | D．took each of the winning |
| A．Craig Mello and Andrew Fire have found the way to cure cancers, AIDS and Parkinson’s disease. |
| B．Roger D. Kornberg’s father once won a Nobel Prize. |
| C．George F. Smoot will get US$1.4 million prize for his work. |
| D．Roger D. Kornberg is the youngest of the Nobel Prize owners of this time. |
| A．a science report | B．a news report |
| C．a history lecture | D．an advertisement |
