【推荐1】Up to now, Wood has published more than 60 diaries, and he still updates the diaries frequently on social media websites. In his first diary, he mentioned, “news is going around about a bad cold virus in Wuhan, but I feel worlds away from me and few people wear masks in public.”

He recorded in his diaries that thousands of medical workers from different provinces and cities went to Hubei to help with the anti-epidemic (抗疫). Restaurants and shops were closed down, while supermarkets checked people’s body temperatures. And community workers across the country took strict action, asking people to stay at home and helping the old buy daily necessities.

“People in some countries said these measures (措施) could cause panic (恐慌) among the public. However, my experience in China shows these efforts are useful and effective, which finally removed (去除) people’s fear,” Wood said.

Wood’s diaries soon attracted the world’s attention. Over 10,000 people left him messages on Facebook, and he was interviewed by Canadian CTV which later showed his diaries on its website.

“I also received greetings from my family and friends in Canada. They said they were inspired by the efforts the Chinese have made, he said. “People from some countries thought the Chinese overreacted, and that the Chinese government had overdone in epidemic prevention and control. However, since more countries and regions have been infected (感染) by the virus, more and more people came to realize how proper and important China’s control and prevention measures are.”

Wood is working with the New World Press, which plans to make his diaries a book named The Invisible War. In this book, he hopes to share China’s anti-epidemic experience with more people across the world so they can build confidence to fight against the virus.

1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A．People thought the virus spread (传播) fast.

B．People failed to realize the danger of the virus.

C．People wore masks in restaurants and supermarkets.

D．People paid enough attention to Wood’s news report.

2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Business people’s work against the virus.

B．Different people’s efforts against the virus.

C．Community workers’ key role against the virus.

D．Medical workers’ great support against the virus.

3. Which one did Wood agree about China’s anti-epidemic (抗疫) measures?

A．The measures removed people’s fear.

B．The Chinese cared too much about the virus.

C．The measures would make people worry a lot.

D．The government took too strict measures to control the virus.

4. What caused some foreigners to change their thought?

A．People’s infection in more countries and regions.

B．The worldwide news report on China’s measures.

C．Wood’s experience in China shared in his diaries.

D．Chinese people’s working together against the virus.

【推荐1】Annoying snoring can be prevented

An American researcher has developed a simple device to help people stop snoring. The device limits the movements of the tissue(组织)that caused the disliked sound. Snoring is a common problem. It may prevent a person from getting enough sleep. It may also prevent enough oxygen from reaching the heart and lungs during the sleep. But for most people snoring affects relations with the other person who must sleep in the same room.

Snoring happens when the sleeping person breathes with the mouth open. In the back of the mouth the tissues surrounding the entrance of the throat are soft. As the person breathes, the movement of the air around the soft tissues caused them to move or vibrate(振动). This tissue movement causes the sound we call snoring. A number of possible solutions have been suggested. Some devices keep the mouth shut. They forced the patient to breathe only through the nose. A medical operation is also possible. Other devices listen for the sound of snoring and then wake the patient. The new anti-snoring device was developed by a dentist, George Wagner at the Indiana University School of Dentistry. He developed a piece of plastic that fits up against the inside of the mouth. The device keeps the soft tissues from vibrating and making the snoring noise. It was worn only at night. Doctor Wagner said several patients report that the simple device has ended their snoring problem.

1. The underlined word “snoring” probably means “________”.

A．speaking while one sleeps	B．dreaming while one sleeps
C．noises made while one sleeps	D．sighs made while one is asleep

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Snoring may affect one’s roommates.

B．Snoring may lead to slower heartbeat.

C．Snoring may cause one’s lack of oxygen.

D．Snoring may prevent one from having enough sleep.

3. From the passage we know that the simplest and more efficient way to prevent a person from snoring is ________.

A．to keep the soft tissues from vibrating

B．to give the patient a medical operation

C．to wake him/her up as soon as he/she snores

D．to make him/her listen to the sound of snoring

4. How many possible ways to stop snoring have been mentioned in paragraph 2?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【推荐1】The world feels like it’s being set alight. Wildfires in Canada and Europe, floods in China, and a never-ending stream of record-breaking heat waves have constantly dominated newspaper headlines. The feeling that time is quickly running out is very real. But that feeling is a barrier to action — nothing has changed when we’ve called for action before, so considering the seemingly limited time window.

Our past efforts tell us there is a chance. The world has solved large environmental problems that seemed impossible to overcome at the time. An eye-opening example is acid rain. Studying how the world dealt with this geopolitically divisive problem can give us some inspiration on how we can address climate change today.

It has mostly slipped from the public conversation, but acid rain was the leading environmental problem of the 1990s. Caused by sulfur dioxide (二氧化硫), it dissolved old sculptures, stripped forests of their leaves, and polluted rivers and lakes. Emissions from the UK would blow over to Sweden and Norway; emissions from the US would blow over to Canada. This is a classic game theory problem; outcomes don’t only depend on the actions of one country but those of the others too. Eventually, government officials had to sign international agreements, place emissions limits on power plants and start to reduce coal burning. Interventions were incredibly effective. In Europe, sulfur dioxide emissions fell by 84 percent and in the US by 90 percent.

Surely climate change is not the perfect parallel for the environmental problems we’ve solved before. It will be harder. It will involve every country, rich and poor. But change is happening. To accelerate action, we need to have the expectation that things can move faster. Past lessons tell us that these expectations are not unrealistic.

1. How does the sense of urgency affect attitudes to climate change?

A．It discourages team work.

B．It fuels doubts about efforts.

C．It arouses fear for disasters.

D．It weakens trust in newspapers.

2. Why does the author discuss acid rain?

A．To analyze the causes of present challenges.

B．To boost public confidence in the government.

C．To highlight acid rain’s environmental damage.

D．To offer insights into handling climate change.

3. What was the main challenge in addressing acid rain?

A．The seriousness of the pollution.

B．Unequal shares of responsibility.

C．Seeking international cooperation.

D．Reducing sulfur dioxide emissions.

4. What is the author’s attitude to current climate change measures?

A．Unsatisfied.

B．Dismissive.

C．Optimistic.

D．Approving.

【推荐2】Headlines appear in the news about the latest natural disaster (灾害)tied to the influence of climate (气候) change nearly every day. This influence is only expected to worsen, and large parts of the public report feel worried about their future.

Traditionally, fighting worry can mean going to hospital, exercising or more. However, climate worry is a product of its own. While overcoming common worry is a personal travel, experts say communities (团体) must unite to clean off this danger.

Sarah Jaquette Ray, a professor of environmental studies, tells Popular Science that climate worry isn’t the same as common worries. Climate worry connects to a danger to us all. Ray says that one of the best ways for people to deal with their climate worry is to take climate action. Feeling like they’re part of a group doing something about the problem can provide comfort for a worried person and build a community of similarly climate-minded persons.

If you aren’t feeling worried about climate change but know someone who is, there are a few ways to be useful in helping them. First, Ray says, don’t tell those experiencing it that climate change is not a problem they can deal with and they needn’t worry about it. This type of advice is called “toxic positivity (有毒的积极性)” when someone tells others to stay positive without thinking about their conditions and feelings. Being told to “think positively” can have a bad influence on worried patients.

Governments and other big players can do two things to help with a climate worry trouble: do more to deal with climate change and give money to help health programs. Importantly this worry comes from people feeling like not enough is being done to address the problem. But considering the climate will continue to get worse no matter how quickly governments act, people will still need support.

If you’re finding yourself worried about climate change, you aren’t alone. Luckily, now climate communities are worldwide. Getting in, talking to other people fighting with climate worry, and using those feelings to push for real worry can help better your mind.

1. What does Ray think of climate worry?

A．It is reported every day.	B．It helps deal with natural disaster.
C．It is a disaster for all humans.	D．It joins a danger to all humans.

2. Why does the author mention “toxic positivity”?

A．To advise people to help others.	B．To tell people to think twice before giving advice.
C．To encourage people to keep positive.	D．To ask people to avoid disasters.

3. What does Ray advise people who worry about climate change to do?

A．To see a doctor.	B．To think positively.
C．To take more exercise.	D．To join in a community.

4. How does the author mainly develop the topic of the text?

A．By giving experts’ ideas.	B．By using examples.
C．By making comparisons.	D．By describing processes.

【推荐3】An ancient species of great ape likely disappeared hundreds of thousands of years ago when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists recently reported.

The species is known as Gigantopithecus blacki. It once lived in southern China. It stood 3 meters tall and weighed up to 295 kilograms. It represents the largest great ape known to scientists.

“It’s just a massive animal — just really, really big,” said Renaud Joannes-Boyau, a researcher at Australia’s Southern Cross University. He helped write the study, which recently appeared in Nature. But its size may also have been a weakness. Joannes-Boyau said, “When food starts to be scarce, it’s so big that it can’t climb trees to explore new food sources.”

The huge apes likely looked similar to the modern orangutans (红毛猩猩). They survived for around 2 million years in Guangxi. They ate plants that included fruits and flowers — until the environment began to change. Starting about 600,000 years ago, Guangxi’s forests began producing fewer fruits. The area was experiencing more periods of dry weather. Researchers examined pollen (花粉) and sediment (沉积物) found in caves to learn more about the changes and their effects. The giant apes did not disappear quickly, the researchers say. They likely went extinct sometime between 215,000 and 295,000 years ago.

As the climate changed, smaller apes may have been able to climb trees to search for different food. But the researchers found that the giant apes ate more food that provided less nutrients. “When the forest changed, there was not enough food preferred by the species,” said Zhang Yingqi of China’s Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology. He helped write the study.

1. What is Gigantopithecus blacki?

A．An ancient giant ape.	B．A recently found ape species.
C．A modern orangutan.	D．An endangered species.

2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “scarce” in the third paragraph?

A．dangerous.

B．rare.

C．important.

D．necessary.

3. How did Gigantopithecus blacki’s size become a weakness?

A．It made them easy to be sick.	B．It made them unable to find mates.
C．It made them difficult to climb trees for food.	D．It made them struggling in adapting to climates.

4. According to Zhang Yingqi, what caused Gigantopithecus blacki’s decline?

A．Competition for food.	B．Climate change.
C．Spread of diseases.	D．Human activities like hunting.