In the fight against the new coronavirus(新型冠状病毒), Chinese people have come up with creative solutions(解决办法) to different problems.
All for masks
During the outbreak, medical supplies(供应) such as masks are needed by many. To increase(增加) production, over 3,000 Chinese companies have changed their production lines(生产线) to make medical equipment(设备). For example, a company that used to make clothes spent 55 hours changing their production lines and is now able to make 1,200 protective medical suits(医疗防护服) every day.
Sharing employees
The idea of “sharing workers(共享员工)” has become popular during the outbreak. As most people are staying at home, many workers in restaurants and shopping malls have no work and are not getting paid. Meanwhile, online orders of grow, leaving e-business platforms(平台) such as JD. com shorthanded(人手短缺). As a result, many unemployed people have started to look for part-time jobs. As of Feb 10, over 1,800 workers had started their new short-term jobs as delivery(送货) workers with Freshhema, Xinhua reported.
Amazing speed
Because there are lots of infected(被感染的) people in Wuhan, more hospital beds are needed. The government decided to build Huoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan. More than 4,000 workers worked 24/7 in two shifts (轮班), and nearly 1,000 pieces of large equipment and transport vehicles(运输车辆) helped them build the hospitals. It took less than 15 days to finish the two hospitals. They provide about 2,600 beds. “China has a record of getting things done fast even for monumental projects(大型项目) like this,” said Yanzhong Huang, an expert form the Council on Foreign Relations. “This is very hard for Westerners to imagine(想象),” Huang added.
37. From the passage, what do Chinese companies do to make more masks?
A.Change production lines. | B.Hire more workers. |
C.Build new factories. | D.Share their own technologies. |
38. What does Yanzhong Huang mean?
A.It is easy to build hospitals quickly. |
B.China built the two hospitals very quickly. |
C.Chinese people are good at imagining. |
D.People can finish anything easily. |
39. According to the “Sharing employees” part, the outbreak has led some people to ________.
A.start new hobbies | B.find part-time jobs |
C.ask for higher salaries | D.build their own companies |
40. Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Many other countries gave their help to build Huoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital. |
B.The restaurants need many workers during the outbreak. |
C.Huoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital are in Shanghai. |
D.Chinese people have come up with many solutions to fight against the new coronavirus. |