【推荐2】A new term has started in not only China, but also in Japan, the UK and Mexico. But as COVID-19 continues, how are these countries controlling the pandemic(大流行病)?

Since Aug 24, school has restarted in Japan. To help control the pandemic, some schools delayed opening school by one week, some schools divided their students into two groups for half a day twice a week and some schools tried hard to avoid the 3Cs(closed spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings). One solution was to open all the areas between classrooms and hallways to increase the spacing of desks.

Pupils are returning to school across the UK, even though new daily cases peaked at 54,674 on July 19 according to Reuters.

All young people aged 16-17 in England were offered a first dose(剂量) of a COVID-19 vaccine by Aug 23 to give them protection before returning to school.

The Department for Education said schools and colleges would be maintaining appropriate protective measures. Pupils will be encouraged to carry on the twice-weekly testing regime(管理制度). Schools will also take measures, such as opening windows to help keep children and staff safe.

“The huge expansion of rapid testing for those working in education is a milestone moment in our work to keep schools and colleges open for all,” said Education Secretary Gavin Williamson.

In Mexico, with temperature checks and open windows, millions of Mexican school children began returning to classrooms on Aug 30 after more than a year of distance learning. The government said the return would be “voluntary and safe”, saying it would adopt a mixed model with both face-to-face and distance learning. Mexican classrooms have a maximum of six students at a time, and desks are covered with plastic and spaced farther apart. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that more and more families will choose a “new normal” life, according to AP News.

1. What similar measures do Japanese and Mexican schools take to control the pandemic?

A．Putting off opening school.	B．Applying distance learning.
C．Checking students’temperature.	D．Increasing the spacing of desks.

2. Which of the following helps schools in the UK restart according to the passage?

A．The weekly tests for pupils.	B．A COVID-19 vaccine for all students.
C．Rapid testing for all concerned.	D．Distance learning for more than one year.

3. What does the article mainly talk about?

A．Students have distance learning.

B．Students are encouraged to return to school.

C．Schools are seriously affected by the pandemic.

D．Different countries have taken measures to control the pandemic.

【推荐3】One of the most effective skills you can have in life is powerful and effective time management.     1     Here are vital time management tips for getting your goals.

Set goals the right way.

    2     If you don’t set your goals the right way, then you’ll lack the proper targets, which will force you to fall off track. But when you set them the right way, the sky is the limit. Use proper goal setting method to help you see things through. And when you do set those goals, make sure you have powerful deep down meanings for wanting to achieve them.

Find a good time management system.

One of the tips for managing your time is to find the right system to actually do it. The quadrant（象限）time-management system is probably the most effective.     3     Things are either urgent or important, both, or neither.

Take frequent breaks when working.

One study suggests that you should work for 52 minutes and break for 17 minutes. You might not have enough time to do that. But you should take frequent breaks. If you’re a boss working for yourself, this is vital. It’s easy to run out of energy and not even know it.     4    

Make to-do lists in the evening for the next day.

Every single evening before bed, make a list for the next day. Look at your goals and see what you can do to help move you closer.     5     It takes time. But by making to-do lists, you’re effectively setting goals for the day. Daily goals are easier to achieve while helping to move us towards the longer and bigger goals. But that happens by creating to-do lists.

A．This doesn’t happen overnight.

B．There’s a right or wrong way to set goals.

C．Use your time wisely by abandoning your bad habits.

D．You cannot reach your goals without managing your time well.

E．Find a good friend who can help you solve the problem of time management.

F．It divides your activities into four quadrants based on urgency and importance.

G．Keep your mental, emotional and physical states at peak levels by breaking frequently.

【推荐1】阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Kiss crisis, hug horrors and the UK’s handshake headaches

Greeting someone, saying goodbye — these situations fill me with unease. You have a second to make a dangerous decision. One peck(轻吻)? Two pecks? Three? No kisses at all? Why, I think, as I crash into the other person’s face, why can’t it be as simple as a handshake?

A survey by the soap company Radox in May showed one in five Brits now feels a handshake is “too formal”, according to the Daily Mail. Some 42 percent said they never shook hands when greeting friends. For one third of people the alternative was a hug, for 16 percent a kiss on the cheek.

British people are known to be reserved(保守的) — unfriendly, some would say. Handshakes used to work for us because we didn’t have to get too close. But the super-British handshake is no longer fashionable. We want to be more like our easygoing Mediterranean neighbors who greet each other with kisses and hugs.

The trouble is, we still find it a bit awkward. What does a married man do when greeting a married female friend, for example? How should someone younger greet someone older?

Guys don’t tend to kiss one another; my male friends in Britain go for the “manly hug”, taking each other stiffly(不自然地) in one arm and giving a few thumps on the back with words like “Take it easy, yeah?”.

The biggest questions, if you do decide to kiss, are how many times and which cheek first. Unlike the French, who comfortably deliver three, our cheek-pecks usually end in embarrassed giggling(咯咯笑): “Oh, gosh, sorry, I didn’t mean to kiss you on the lips, I never know where to aim for first!”

But then it’s never been easy for us poor, uncomfortable Brits. Even the handshake had its problems: don’t shake too hard, but don’t hold the other person’s hand too limply(无力地) either, and definitely don’t go in with sweaty hands.

Maybe it’s better to leave it at a smile and a nod.

1. What is the article mainly about?

A．Origin of the traditional British way of greeting someone.

B．New trends and problems that Brits have with the way they greet people.

C．Why the author feels uneasy when greeting someone or saying goodbye.

D．Differences in greetings between Britain and other Western countries.

2. What did the survey by the soap company Radox show?

A．It is now considered unfriendly to greet friends with a handshake in Britain.

B．A kiss on the cheek is becoming the most popular form of greeting in Britain.

C．Most Brits no longer offer to shake hands with those they meet.

D．More and more Brits prefer to be greeted with a hug or kiss.

3. The underlined word “awkward” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.

A．not helpful

B．too informal

C．quite embarrassed

D．very interesting

4. Which does the author think might be the safest form of greeting for a British person?

A．A hug.

B．A smile and a nod.

C．A handshake.

D．A kiss on the cheek.

【推荐2】To help the environment, many Americans have made the change from paper and plastic bags to reusable shopping bags.But a report by a Florida newspaper says that reusable shopping bags sold by some supermarkets have high levels of lead(铅), which can be dangerous to humans, especially young children.Now, there’s a call for a rethink about the use of reusable shopping bags.

“When our families go to the store looking for safe and healthy foods, the last thing they should be worrying about is a bag，”Charles Schumer, a government official said.“Quick and complete research will allow everyone to make right decisions.”

The newspaper bought more than a dozen bags sold at Publix supermarkets from Florida supermarkets to test them for lead.The results showed that certain bags had lead levels that worried health officials.Some bags had enough lead in them to be considered dangerous waste if people were to throw the bags out with other rubbish.Lead in the bags is not likely to move onto food.But over time, paint (油漆) on the bags can break off and the bags can wear out.When this happens, lead can be freed.

The affected (受影响的) bags were found in Florida.But Publix has more than 1，000 stores across America.Publix says that its bags don’t break any laws about lead levels, but that they have asked the makers of the bags to reduce(降低) the lead levels in them.

The bags with the highest levels of lead had beautiful designs and many pictures.Plain reusable bags without them are found to have little lead.People worried about lead levels in reusable bags can turn to cloth.Paper bags are also a good choice, since paper can be reused.

1. What worries people now is that reusable shopping bags ________．

A．can’t be reused

B．can be a danger to people

C．are a waste of money

D．are as bad as paper bags

2. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”．

A．bags	B．foods
C．supermarkets	D．officials

3. Lead in shopping bags will probably come out when ________．

A．food is put in them

B．they are thrown away

C．they are put with other rubbish

D．the paint is separated from them

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．The return of paper bags

B．Time to invent greener shopping bags

C．The safety of shopping bags

D．Look out for reusable shopping bags