The Spring Festival in 2020 is totally different. A war without smoke, but the gun has started, and the   “Novel Coronavirus”   pneumonia has swept through. All departments have responded positively and fought against the epidemic together. Angels in white, armed police officers and soldiers, volunteers, they are all fighting in the front line and brave to deal with the dangerous situation, opening a new chapter in 2020.

In these days when the virus appears, there are such a group of people who are not afraid of infection. They rush to the front line, devote themselves to their work silently, protect the health of patients quietly, and some people even fall down in the front line with the virus. Those medical workers who wear in white are called angels in white. They never give up fighting pneumonia.

In the epidemic, there are two academicians we have to mention. One of them is academician Zhong Nanshan, who is 84 years old. He participated in the fight against SARS in 2003, and now he has joined in the fight against pneumonia in Wuhan. Another is academician Li Lanjuan, 73, who is also an infectious disease scientist. She has also made contributions to the fight against SARS. After the novel coronavirus vaccine was launched in Wuhan, she worked round the clock to develop the new coronavirus vaccine.

Virus knows no borders, but the worst of times reveals the best in people. With all these efforts, we will win the battle against the coronavirus and protect our world.

A young nurse couldn’t hold back her tears as patients bowed in farewell to medical workers at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province. The hospital is affiliated with Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Wang Jiaqi, a nurse of the Second Hospital of Jilin University and a member of the third medical team from Jilin province supporting Hubei, the epicenter of the epidemic, started her first workday in the hospital on Feb 9.

“To be honest, I felt a little frightened before I departed, but I knew it was my responsibility,” she said. “In recent days, despite the hard work, I can still feel the warmth of patients’ understanding and respect. The most beautiful thing in Wuhan is not the blooming sakura, but the grateful hearts of the people,” she said.

On March 6, four patients infected with the novel coronavirus had recovered and were allowed to leave from the hospital. Before leaving, they wrote letters of thanks.

“You are the heroes who work to save all the people of Wuhan,” an elderly couple said in their letter. “We believe that after many years we will still remember you and what you have done to save our lives. Please come back to the city in your spare time after the epidemic is over,” they said in the letter. “We will be here waiting for you.”

What is the meaning of a kiss? That depends on where you are. A kiss means “I love you” in many countries, but not everywhere. In some countries, a kiss can be a friendly greeting, or a goodbye. South Americans and Europeans say hello with kisses much more often than North Americans. They also sometimes say goodbye by kissing their own fingertips and “then blowing” the kiss away. In these areas, men at business meetings might even greet each other with a kiss on the cheek, instead of a handshake. Most North Americans would consider this very strange.

Then it is believed that kissing has a special meaning. In ancient Rome, a kiss was seen as a legal agreement. That’s why the new couple at a wedding must kiss each other. And did your mother ever kiss your wounded finger to make the pain stop? That custom comes from England. People there used to think that kisses had magical powers.

Not everyone in the world kisses though. In past centuries, European explorers found many places where kissing was never seen. For example, Eskimo couples rubbed their noses together instead of touching lips, and so did some African tribes and Pacific Islanders. The Ainu of Japan preferred to bite their loved one’s cheek.

These days, kissing is mostly a sign of romance. Thanks to international travel and sharing customs, that meaning has become general.

School trips offer a great opportunity to learn outside the classroom in interesting ways. Seeing something in real life on a school trip can help you learn quickly and easily. Then, here are some suggestions for trips that you can take：

    36     This will be a very interesting experience for students, especially for those who grew up in the cities. In the cities, there are high buildings everywhere and students have few opportunities of getting close to the nature in their daily life.

Then, a trip to ancient buildings as part of your history lessons is also suggested. Learning history through these ancient buildings is more effective than only learning it through books.    37    

You will also enjoy a trip to a science museum. As students, they may find that their life has been surrounded by much science and technology information.     38    

What else can you do on a school trip? Of course, school trips aren’t always about study.     39     If you are a member of a school sports team, you might get the chance to go away on a special trip to compete with other school teams.     40     . If you have a chance to take any of them, please enjoy it!

Kevin lived in Boston. One day, he received a（n）_________that his aunt who lived in Washington, passed away. He was very_______ about this because his aunt cared about him very much when he was young. He took a train to _______ his aunt’s funeral in the city right away.

He quickly went to the train station and bought the _______. But he was afraid of taking trains because he _______ stand the smell on the train and always got sick. He decided to ask stewards _______ the train for help. After _______ the train in Boston, he said to one of the stewards, “Excuse me, madam, I always get sick_______I take trains. So I am going to have a sleep. But please make sure to wake me up before the train stops in Washington. I really don’t want to _______my aunt’s funeral.”

“Sure thing!” the steward said. “We’ll make sure you get off at the __________ stop. Wish you have a good sleep.”

Hours later, the train ____________in Richmond, the next station after Washington. The man suddenly woke up and jumped out of his ____________ in a panic. “I asked you to wake me up in Washington! Why didn’t you wake me up in time?” he shouted. The steward was very surprised when she ____________ the words.

“That man seems quite angry?” the passenger behind ____________ said to his wife in a low voice. “Yes, you are right. But I think he isn’t half as mad as the person who carried off the train in Washington ____________.” His wife said to him.

48.

A．when

B．unless

C．because

D．until

“Where there is a will, there is a way.” Perhaps not many students can understand this     56     than 22-year-old Michael Ha.

Michael Ha was born in a very poor     57    . His parents worked in Vietnam before they moved to Britain in 1980. They couldn’t find work in Britain     58    they spoke little English. The whole family had to live on benefits and they lived in a small house in Hackney, a poor area in east London. Growing up was not     59     for Michael, but he never gave up.

At the age of 10, Michael studied at a school, which used to be     60     “the worst school in Britain”. However, young Michael made up his mind to try his best to     61    Cambridge University. The smart boy studied very hard and did well in every subject at school. Once he made a bet     62     his friend to learn further math. As a result, after spending just four    63     teaching himself from a textbook, he got an A in AS-level further math.

Now Michael is the star medical student at St. John’s College, Cambridge and has just won an award for     64     excellent grades. He     65     he will be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. More people will be encouraged and moved by his story.

Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he came to a house and asked a young woman only     66     a glass of water. But the lady was     67     a kind lady that she gave him a large glass of hot milk and asked him for nothing. Jim thanked her from the bottom of his heart. Years later, Jim became a doctor. One day, a woman     68     sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized her at once and decided to do his best to save     69     life. The operation was successful, but the cost was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote something on it. When the woman received the bill, she didn’t dare to look at it. However, something on the side of     70    bill caught her attention. She began to read the following words: Paid in full with one glass of milk.

76. 你还记得老师的关心、同学的帮助吗?其实，正是生活中无处不在的阳光让你感受到生活中的阳光和幸福，请以 “Sunshine in my life”为题，并根据以下要点和要求用英语写一篇短文。

1. 要点：1）是什么事情让你感受到生活是美好的；

2）这件事的经过是什么；

3）经历了这件事后你的感受是什么。

2. 要求：1）文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；

2）词数100左右。

Sunshine in my life