When my mother died, I was cooking.
One weekend, my husband suggested we cook together. I’d spoken to my mother earlier that day on the phone. I’d told her about our life. She yawned and we said goodbye to one another.
I didn’t know then what I would know 16 hours later. I hadn’t even asked how she was doing. My mother died.
My mother was my best friend. After she died, I felt so lonely. The only person I wanted to talk to about my grief was my mother. The only person who could help me was the one who was missing, however much love and support people gave me.
My mother gave me many things, but an education in cookery was not one of them. She liked eating more than cooking.
But she had learned to cook when she was a teenager and she had some brilliant recipes (食谱).
I know everyone says this, but my mother made the best roast beef dinners in the world. And, above all, fish pie! Almost every week, she would buy a prepared fish pie. Then she would bring it home and make her own white sauce (沙司).
My mother never got around to teaching me how to make a white sauce—and I never got around to asking her. Now that she was gone, I would have to teach myself.
So this became my focus. For the first few weeks, I managed to live on instant foods. But one night, a fish pie mix caught my eye at the store.
When I got home, I set myself in front of our electric stove. Armed with a recipe, I tried to teach myself to make a white sauce.
Halfway through the recipe, I couldn’t believe it—I’d made a white sauce! On my own! I could do this! Then I remembered: I had always hated fish pie.
Admiring my sauce, I wondered why I was so committed to making a dish I had hated for 25 years. Why was it suddenly so important to me?
I spooned the sauce over the fish. Then I ate the pie. It was delicious. More importantly, something strange had happened. The act of making a meal had calmed me.
It helped me find peace.
1. What do we know about the author?| A．She didn’t get along well with her husband. |
| B．She rarely called her mother on the phone. |
| C．She had a close relationship with her mother. |
| D．She regretted not visiting her mother that day. |
| A．expressed her wish to be a person like her mother |
| B．complained that her mother didn’t teach her to cook |
| C．wanted to show how good her mother was at cooking |
| D．meant to tell what was special about the white sauce |
| A．Living a lonely life. | B．Learning to cook. |
| C．Living on instant foods. | D．Looking back on the old days. |
| A．Sad. | B．Peaceful. |
| C．Dependent. | D．Strange. |
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【推荐1】Dancing with your grandma for 15 minutes a week promotes positive feelings and improves her state of mind, a study says. Doctors from Israel are urging younger family members to have a regular visit to their grandmas and have a dance with their grandmas.
And they found a 15 minute boogie (布吉舞) once a week lifted the spirits of elderly family members and helped strengthen the family bond. In fact, it is called Dance Movement Therapy (DMT). DMT across the generations, complete with eye contact, was found to promote positive feelings and improve mood for the elderly.
The grandparents reported a bright state of mind, happy memories and uplifted spirits. Dancing has also previously been connected with improved muscle strength, balance and endurance (耐力). For the grandchildren in the study, the weekly boogie changed how they view ageing and allowed them to come to accept the eventual death of their elderly relative.
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, assessed how dance affected the well-being of 16 dance movement therapists (治疗师)and their grandmothers. Dance movement therapy was paid attention due to the fact it is easily accessible and does not cost more to practice. The researchers were eager to examine a low-cost method to treat issues commonly faced by an ageing population-such as limited mobility and depression. Grandchildren were instructed to make eye contact and encourage playfulness and touch. They were also told to mirror their grandmothers’ movements and give them time and space to rest when needed.
The sessions were recorded and then analysed while diaries and interviews recorded the opinions and feelings of the participants. As well as the benefits to the health of the senior, the experiment also changed the idea of the younger family members.
1. What should the young people do when dancing with their grandmas?| A．Follow the grandmas’ eyes. |
| B．Look at the grandmas’ eyes. |
| C．Move the bodies as long as possible. |
| D．Talk with their grandmas in gentle voice. |
| A．The young should dance every week. |
| B．The senior were happy about being old. |
| C．The old need parctise the special dance. |
| D．The young were once unwilling to accept the final leaving. |
| A．Cheap. | B．Relaxing. | C．Common. | D．Influential. |
| A．What does DMT Mean? |
| B．Dancing: A Good Way to Stop Being Senior. |
| C．Why Don’t You Dance l5 Minutes Every Week? |
| D．Dancing with Grandparents is Good for Health and Family Ties. |
【推荐2】I grew up in a middle﹣class family． Dad worked hard to support our family and Mom tried to save money while making sure we had enough food to eat and clothes to wear． One of their greatest desires was to raise decent， loving children who had an opportunity to finish college．
My brother， Gene， never hesitated to learn new things． He had an artistic hand， so he went into fine arts for a while． He also did a lot of screens about computers． He became so good at it that the school hired him to teach there after he completed his studies． My younger brother also pursued computers， following in his footsteps．
Gene did not have a history of any health problems from his very young age to adulthood． One day， he came home from teaching， ate his dinner and went to bed． That evening，my "healthy" brother died suddenly of a cardiac arrest（心跳骤停）．My parents were extremely sad．
At the viewing in the funeral house， amidst the sadness， my parents felt so much pride． So many people came and each was relating a story of how they were touched by Gene．
A cleaner came to say that practically every day Gene brought him a sandwich． Finally， Mom found out why Gene had taken so many sandwiches to school! Then there was a man who came in bringing money， saying that Gene had lent him some when he was down and out． Gene had never asked him for the money back．
From the school president to the guard， people came． And because of his good heart and deeds， my younger brother was awarded a full scholarship in the school as a tribute to my dead brother．
In the end， my parents realized that even at the young age of 26， my brother had lived a full life and was very instrumental in helping others live theirs a little better．
1. What was the biggest wish of the author's parents？| A．To have a better life． |
| B．To save enough money for the future． |
| C．To give their children a college education． |
| D．To raise their children to be respectable people． |
| A．many people from all walks of life came． |
| B．Gene was praised by the school president． |
| C．Gene's brother was awarded a full scholarship． |
| D．they heard about many good deeds done by Gene． |
| A．He took many sandwiches to school to share with others． |
| B．He lent a man some money and then asked for it back． |
| C．He was not in very good health from an early age． |
| D．He taught fine arts in his school． |
| A．Good deeds deserve praise． |
| B．A friend in need is a friend indeed． |
| C．Kindness in students should be encouraged． |
| D．The meaning of life consists in its devotion， not its length． |
【推荐3】One of the great challenges of modern parenting is the roadblock posed by the learner driver. Your child is almost an adult, but just before the homestretch, you need to spend 120 of the most stressful hours of your life locked with them in a car, their teenage hands behind the wheel.
When I embarked on teaching my first child to drive, I was nervous. I’m not a natural teacher, as I am easily bored and quickly get angry. Worse, I’m not a natural driver. I even failed my first attempt to get a license. Oh, I can get from A to B without too much trouble, but once I get there, I’m likely to drive into a wall while parking.
Happily, my first child was a fast and diligent learner with an eye for traffic signs. Still, there were enough narrow misses, and by the time it was his younger sister’s turn, my nerves were already shot.
My daughter is bright and talented, but on the roads, she sort of … freestyles. Even after hours of professional driving lessons, her every move behind the wheel is fresh and unpredictable.
Even after 40 hours of driving, occasional mistakes happen. We will be driving along beautifully for 30 minutes, and once I begin to relax, my daughter will sail through a red light.
“Oops!” she’ll say. “Sorry, Mom! I missed that one,” and we nearly die. It’s exhausting, and, quite frankly, it’s terrifying.
As much as I’m longing for her to have her license, I find myself wondering if it’s a good idea. Even if she passes her test, who’s to say she won’t forget the next red light as soon as she’s out there on her own?
One of my friends has refused to teach her daughter to drive as she is “just not responsible enough” to be on the road. A middle-aged friend of mine gave up trying to get his license after the eighth failed attempt and an evident lack of skill.
We take it for granted that everyone should drive, but perhaps there are some people who just shouldn’t be behind a wheel. What if my daughter is one of them?
Well, I don’t know. At least not yet. But in these dark times, one thought springs to mind. If it’s the end of the world, maybe we can stop driving lessons for a while?
1. Why does the author mention her own driving experiences?| A．To tell us why she couldn’t drive well. |
| B．To explain what makes a good driver. |
| C．To show how difficult it is to pass a driving test. |
| D．To explain why she was unconfident about teaching driving. |
| A．The author was pleased. | B．The author was frightened. |
| C．The author felt relaxed. | D．The author was confused. |
| A．Some people had better not learn to drive. |
| B．Patience matters when parents teach their kids to drive. |
| C．Those learning to drive should be careful about traffic signs. |
| D．It’s normal for beginners to make occasional mistakes when they drive. |
| A．Let her daughter take professional driving lessons. |
| B．Persuade her friend to take the driving test again. |
| C．Advise her daughter to give up her driving lessons. |
| D．Continue to teach her daughter to drive. |
【推荐1】Like any new ninth-grader on the first day of school, Joemar Class had ninth-grader- emotion (情绪). He’s not used to school in Hartford. He’s used to going to school in his home town of Florida, used to seeing his friends, used to having class in Spanish.
“Nervioso,” he said in Spanish.
We first met Joemar in mid-October in the San Juan Airport. His father, Guillermo Class, had sold his car to buy plane tickets to get his kids and fly them up from Puerto Rico. The island was almost destroyed by the deadly storm—Hurricane Maria.
Now, they are settling into their new home in Hartford’s South End. A week later, and, using his wife’s car, Class drove 16-year-old Joemar to his first day at Bulkeley High School. After a short ride, he got out in front of his new school. Inside, he met Gretchen Levitz—the school’s program director.
“I see you have new uniform (校服),” Levitz said. “You look great. Are you ready for a good first day?”
Then he met couple of teachers.
“Hello,” they each said in Spanish. They asked where he’s from, and told him they were happy to see him. Then Levitz took him on a quick tour of the school before classes began—to her office the school store, the library, and the dining hall.
A total of 19 languages are spoken in Bulkeley High School. “We have so many new students coming here from other countries every single day,” Levitz said. “So it’s not like he’s the only one who has that feeling.”
“You could tell he’s a little worried," Guillermo said as we left.” But, at the same time, he’s looking forward to it.”
1. What kind of feeling did Joemar have on his first day of school?| A．Annoyed | B．Excited. | C．Anxious | D．Confident |
| A．He wanted to see his mother. | B．His old school closed down. |
| C．His town was hit by a terrible storm. | D．He expected to have a new life. |
| A．He had a short look around his new school. | B．He learned some simple Spanish words. |
| C．He said hello to some of his classmates. | D．He had a long talk with his father. |
【推荐2】Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My brother, mother and I live in Hawaii. Our farm is at least a dozen miles from even the most basic of services. Therefore, I take weekly trips to the shop to get supplies. About a month ago, I finished loading up the car and was about to leave, when a piece of paper on the ground caught my eye. I picked it up and read it carefully.
It was a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, recording the owners payment of her Vehicles Registration fees. At first I thought that I could find the owner. So I waited there for about an hour. Although the receipt had been borne on the wind, where in the busy, crowded parking lot would I find the owner? I looked over the receipt for contact or any personal data, perhaps a license tag or telephone number. I checked the date, the fees paid, noted the name of the owner and pocketed the paper. I concluded that the best and easiest step to take was to put the receipt in an envelope and send it to the owner first the next morning.
By the end of the week, I received a beautiful "thank you " letter from a very grateful and happy woman containing a handwritten message and a gift card. In the letter, the woman explained how the wind snatched (夺去) her receipt from a pocket in her car’s passenger door. She had searched everywhere for quite some time before giving up.
It felt great to know I had helped someone avoid a loss by doing something that at first glance(一瞥) seemed little and unimportant.
1. What can be the best title for the text?| A．A Lesson I Will Never Forget | B．Never Lose Heart or Give up |
| C．Little Things Still Mean a Lot | D．Think Carefully Before You Act |
| A．He lives downtown in Hawaii. |
| B．He goes to the shop to get supplies once a week on foot. |
| C．He is too poor to have basic supplies for his family. |
| D．He is patient and willing to help others. |
| A．the receipt | B．the license tag |
| C．the telephone number | D．the personal data |
| A．She forgot where she had put it. | B．A strong wind blew it away. |
| C．A thief took it away. | D．She left it in the parking lot |
【推荐3】Joe Eitl’s family always knew the day would come when he might need a heart transplant (移植). Joe, 37, was born with Down syndrome and cardiac defects (唐氏综合征和心脏缺陷); he has a hole in his heart and only one ventricle (心室) instead of the normal two. When he was a baby, he had the first of many surgeries to improve his condition. Since then he has had other procedures and has been treated with medications. But these have been stopgap measures (权宜之计), not cures, said his mother Peg Eitl.
“They’ve all been palliative (保守疗法), short-term, buy-him-some-time sort of things. He’s outlived his life expectancy,” she said.
And he’s created a joyful life in the process. In fact, he’s become a bit of a celebrity in his community where he lives with his parents, Peg and Craig Eitl.
Joe has always had lots of friends, is a Special Olympics multisport athlete and has fronted a local rock band. And a local bakery even named a sandwich in his honor: The Joey.
But a year ago, Joe went into heart failure. He was weak. His heart problem caused stress to his organs, including damage to his liver (肝脏). His parents started the long complicated process of having him evaluated for a possible heart and liver transplant.
So Peg started posting on Facebook about his medical journey. Friends and family members posted Facebook requests for people to send Joe cards and notes of support because he loves receiving mail. Others then shared the post, which led to even more shares.
And the mail started coming. And coming. And coming. One card came with a hand-drawn picture from a little girl named Becca and a note that read. “You don’t know us, but we wanted you to know our family is praying (祈祷) for you.”
The Eitls couldn’t count all the mail Joe has received, even if they tried. “We have thousands of cards,” said Peg. “Whether he gets a transplant or not, we really don’t know, but what we do know is during some of the really difficult times, the cards, the letters and the gifts from strangers have really made a difference between a day he didn’t want to get out of bed and a day he bounced out of bed. It’s been awesome.”
1. Why does Joe need a heart transplant?| A．Because he has a Down syndrome. | B．Because he had many operations before. |
| C．Because he has a heart condition. | D．Because he has been on medication for a long time. |
| A．Everyone hopes he would live a longer life. | B．He is nearing the end of his life. |
| C．His life will be shorter than expected. | D．He has lived longer than anyone expected. |
| A．Because they like the name so much. | B．To show respect to Joe. |
| C．To celebrate Joe’s victory in the Special Olympics. | D．Because Joe is famous in the community. |
| A．Peg posted to raise money for Joe’s transplant. |
| B．A lot of people are sharing Joe’s cards. |
| C．Joe needs not only a heart transplant but also a liver transplant. |
| D．Joe couldn’t get up until he received those cards. |
| A．Puzzled. | B．Concerned. | C．Grateful. | D．Doubtful. |
Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends — let them find you. You can help them to find you by staying in one place.
There is another way to help your friends or other people nearby to find you. Give them a signal by shouting or whistling（吹口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help. You will be helped by others.
Keep up the shouting or whistling, always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know they have heard your signal. They will give two shouts, two whistles or two gunshots. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house and cover up the holes with branches with lots of leaves and grass. What should you do if you get hungry or need to drink some water? You should have to leave your little branch house to look for a brook. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.
The most important thing to do when you are lost is — stay in one place.
1. How do you let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun?
| A．Stop now and then. |
| B．Go on shouting or whistling. |
| C．Shout over and over at the top of voice. |
| D．Shout or whistle three times once a while. |
| A．Give two gunshots. | B．Shout louder. |
| C．Stop shouting. | D．Make a house. |
| A．Go and find a brook. |
| B．Light a fire and make yourself some tea． |
| C．Go to find a brook and leave marks behind you. |
| D．Find something to hold the water. |
| A．What Do Three Shots And Two Shots Mean In A Forest |
| B．How To Find Your Friends When You Are Lost In The Woods |
| C．What To Do If You Get Lost In A Forest |
| D．The Most Important Thing To Do Is To Stay In One Place |
【推荐2】Tricia Hurt, her husband Brian, and their son Brady were out enjoying a fishing adventure on Marsh -Miller Lake in Wisconsin when they found a baby bear in huge suffering. According to locals in the area , the little bear had been running on land with a plastic tub on his head for three to four days, but he somehow got into the water, worsening his condition.
The bear could be seen swimming in fear and shifting away from the family as they edged the boat closer. He was terrified, but the tub was quickly filling with water and he was in danger of drowning.
“Go a little faster, Brady. Get in front of him,” Tricia instructed her son to navigate the boat closer to the animal. Brian got close to the bear and tried to pull the tub out, but it had become too slippery. Brian lost his control, but he wasn't discouraged because the bear's ear had managed to come loose. That meant the plastic wasn’t impossibly stuck and he just had to get closer.
The rescue lasted about five minutes and they made several attempts before the tub finally came off. Brady circled the boat around to the bear and his father gave one last try that set the animal free. Once it came off, the bear was able to swim easily to the shore and catch a much-needed break.
The family was extremely relieved as Tricia called out to the sailing animal, “Swim happy.”
“We were so excited! We did our good deed lor the day. We will never ever do this again, and it felt good to help the poor bear. You don't like to see animals struggle." Tricia later said in an interview.
When the Hurts returned to their resort, everyone offered their gratitude. Tracy, a local, said, "no one else had been able to help the bear for several days as it struggled with the deadly tub over its head. We need more people like the Hurts!"
1. What happened to the bear?| A．He was drowned on the lake. | B．He was hurt by hunters. |
| C．He got a tub on the head. | D．He got trapped by the locals« |
| A．Tracy. | B．Tricia. | C．Brian. | D．Brady. |
| A．A curious mind. | B．The gratitude for animals. |
| C．The reward by locals. | D．A sympathetic heart. |
| A．Family Outing-Timely Rescue | B．Tubs Banned-Animals Saved |
| C．Never Too Late to Save Animals | D．An Exciting Family Adventure |
【推荐3】Sophia Scott meant to spend the summer as an intern (实习生) shadowing doctors at the UCLA Concussion Clinic, as she had the year before. With COVID-19, the senior from Marymount High School had to put her plans on hold.
“Once everything fell through, I wanted to make sure I used my time as well as I could,” she explained.
Instead of using the summer focusing on herself, the 17-year-old from Los Angeles set about trying to help others. Recognizing that distance learning has been tricky for many, Scott decided to use her God-given academic skills to do something for others.
In a matter of weeks, she set up and launched Quaranteens, a free tutoring service that gathered together other like-minded teens to help out those students needing an academic boost in various subjects. She hoped that she and her group could really help the students get improved.
Impressively, Scott didn’t sit around waiting for students in difficulty to reach out for help. She set up a website and actively offered her services to charities focused on education, appreciating that there were many pupils struggling with the distance learning experience.
“A lot of the students I’ve worked with felt their school year was essentially cut off last March, which absolutely would have a negative impact on the year ahead. So a lot of the work we did was trying to help them catch up,” the new tutor shared.
This situation has been experienced around the world by many students, so the fact that this caring teen sought to remedy (挽救) the situation single-handedly makes her actions more inspiring.
Now with lots of children back in school, Scott hasn't finished her tutoring service. Instead, the experience has encouraged her and her team, which now totals an impressive 16 tutors, to continue offering their help.
“What is most satisfying to me is knowing that something small I'm doing now, like helping a kid become better at reading, could have such a wide range of impact on their education in the future.”
1. What can we know about Sophia Scott?| A．She was not good at making plans. | B．She was against distance learning. |
| C．She proved a professional doctor. | D．She performed well academically. |
| A．Warn. | B．Improvement. |
| C．Praise. | D．Comment. |
| A．They helped them catch up with their lessons. |
| B．They taught them how to find online materials. |
| C．They found personalized online sites for them. |
| D．They focused lessons ahead of their school year. |
| A．The students' deep and sincere gratitude to her. |
| B．Her own unique experience of distance learning. |
| C．Her positive influence on students' future learning. |
| D．The team for her tutoring service keeps expanding. |
【推荐1】Art therapy（治疗）involves the use of creative techniques such as drawing, painting, coloring, or sculpting to help people express themselves artistically and examine the psychological and emotional undertones. With the guidance of an art therapist, clients car "decode" the nonverbal messages in these art forms, which lead to a better understanding of their feelings and behavior so they can resolve deeper issues.
Art therapy helps people explore their emotions, relieve stress. improve symptoms of anxiety and depression, and cope with a physical illness or disability. No artistic talent is necessary for art therapy to succeed, because the therapeutic process is not about the artistic value of the work, but rather about finding associations between the creative choices made and a client's inner life. The artwork can be used as a springboard for reawakening memories and telling stories that may reveal messages and beliefs from the unconscious mind
As with any form of therapy, your first session will consist of your talking to the therapist about why you want to find help and learning what the therapist has to offer Together, you will come up with a treatment plan that involves creating some form of artwork. Once you begin creating, the therapist may, at times, simply observe your process as you work, without interrupting. When you have finished a piece of artwork—and sometimes while you are still working on it-the therapist will ask you questions of how you feel about the artistic process, what is easy or difficult about creating your artwork, and what thoughts or memories you might have had while you are working. Generally, the therapist will ask about your experience and feelings before providing any observations.
Art therapy is founded on the belief that self-expression through artistic creation has therapeutic value for those who are healing or seeking deeper understanding of themselves and their personalities. Art therapists are trained to understand the roles that various art media like color can play in the therapeutic process and how these tools can help reveal one's thoughts, feelings, and psychological disposition.
1. What is the author's main purpose in writing the text?| A．To teach people to be art therapists. |
| B．To explain the origin of art therapy. |
| C．To praise the devotion of therapists. |
| D．To popularize knowledge of art therapy. |
| A．The style of the work. | B．The emotions of the client. |
| C．The memories of the client. | D．The artistic value of the work. |
| A．The client's questions. | B．The client's explanations. |
| C．The therapist's feelings | D．The length of the artistic process. |
| A．Little training is needed to become an art therapist. |
| B．Choices of art elements reflect people's inner world. |
| C．Art therapists need to have strong belief in themselves. |
| D．Clients are required to use different tools to show themselves. |
The zebra finch, a native of Australia, is a popular domestic pet in the United States. The bird has many attributes (特性) which allow it to be kept at home, though there are also a few negative aspects. The attributes are nest-building, breeding and a lively attitude. The potential negatives are over-breeding and the wildness of the birds.
One of the main attributes of zebra finches is their ability to breed.
On the negative side, they will breed and in-breed. Often, in-breeding does little harm and does not cause genetic defects (缺陷), as happens more often in other species. However, no one can tolerate just any population level. One has to either remove their nests altogether, which basically removes their personal living place, or check for eggs regularly once a week (the gestation period is 13 days, so even a one-week neglect can lead to births). Eggs can be replaced with false plastic eggs, and this prevents females from laying too many. If they do lay too many, they will die from mineral loss. Since these birds do not tame well, removing eggs can be an unpleasant process of repeatedly invading their personal space.
Overall, it is unfortunate that zebra finches are inexpensive birds due to their high level of breeding. They require considerable care to live happy lives. The best care-takers are true avian fanciers — people who have appropriate space for the nests and enough time to allow them to nest-build and breed without over-breeding.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Zebra finches over-breed by nature and its consequent ill effects. |
| B．Only people who love birds can take care of Zebra finches. |
| C．Domestic zebra finches require a lot of care to live happy lives. |
| D．Zebra finches never become completely tame. |
| A．have good ability to breed | B．are difficult to be raised |
| C．live delightful lives | D．share responsibilities |
| A．the period when eggs remain fresh |
| B．the time when finches build up their nest and lay eggs |
| C．the time required for the parents to create a nest |
| D．the time required for baby birds to develop and to be born |
| A．their rareness and easiness to be tamed |
| B．their nest-building, sharing of responsibilities and delightful personalities |
| C．their in-breeding, which does not cause as much genetic harm as in other species |
| D．the fact that they are from Australia and have difficulty in adapting themselves |
【推荐3】The fear of the novel corona virus has turned into discrimination against certain groups of people, including people from Wuhan, Chinese people or Asians in general. However, the outbreak of the disease can’t be an excuse to isolate these groups. What we should do is get rid of discrimination and show sympathy instead.
Since the outbreak of novel corona virus pneumonia (NCP), many people have been living in fear. This is normal, as the disease is infectious and dangerous. However, some people turn pale at the mention of “people from Wuhan or Hubei province”, the center of the outbreak.
Ding Baixing, a doctor at Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, has seen this himself. He treated a suspected patient surnamed Chen who traveled from Wuhan to Shanghai. Chen appeared desperate and avoided other patients, as he worried that they would be afraid of him.
Chen is not alone. Chen Xue, an editor working in Beijing, went to Chongli in Hebei for a ski trip on Jan 23. Though her temperature was fine and she hasn’t been to her hometown – Hubei province – since October last year, the hotel she was in told her that it wouldn’t receive Hubei guests from the next day.
However, the real enemy is the virus – not the patients or people from Wuhan or Hubei province. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared this idea in a speech at the Chinese New Year dinner. “Even though the virus started in Wuhan, it doesn’t respect nationality or race. It does not check your passport before it goes into your body. Anybody can be infected,” he said.
It is not the patients’ fault that they have been infected. There is no reason to blame them. If patients didn’t go to the hospital for fear of discrimination, the virus could spread to more people. “Protecting them is just as important as protecting ourselves,” Ding said.
At the CCTV Spring Festival Gala (春节联欢晚会), six hosts read a poem to inspire people across the country. It called for greater respect for medical workers, as well as called on everyone to work together to fight the virus. One of the lines – “we isolate the virus, but we don’t isolate love” – has been widely posted online.
“This is the time for facts, not fear. This is the time for science, not rumors.This is the time for solidarity, not stigma.”
– Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization
1. Why do some people treat those from Wuhan or Hubei province unfairly?| A．Because those people look dangerous. |
| B．Because they want to live a normal life. |
| C．Because those people carry the virus. |
| D．Because they are afraid of getting infected. |
| A．get treatment in a hospital |
| B．avoid meeting other patients |
| C．check her temperature three times while skiing |
| D．check out of the hotel she was in the next day |
| A．we shouldn’t be afraid of NCP |
| B．it isn’t safe to stay in other countries |
| C．the real enemy is the virus |
| D．the virus has affected many people |
| A．To call on people to stop discrimination. |
| B．To show how people’s lives are affected by NCP. |
| C．To encourage suspected patients to go to hospitals. |
| D．To find out who to blame for the NCP outbreak. |
