Handshakes, kisses on the face, hugging (拥抱)…. people all over the world greet (问候) each other with close contact (接触) more or less. However, people are changing their ways of greeting because of COVID-19. They have come up with some creative ways to say hello.
France
French people love to kiss on the face to greet each other. It’s a common greeting for them, even between people who have just met. They shake hands at work as a usual greeting. As kissing and handshaking may spread the virus (传播病毒), French lifestyle expert Philippe Lichtfus advises people to simply look into a person’s eyes when greeting.
Australia
It’s a very Australian thing to put out to shake hands. However, it’s risky at this time. Brad Hazard, the New South Wales health minister, advised people to pat (拍) each other on the back.
Iran
In Iran, a video is popular online now. It shows three friends meeting, hands in their pockets (口袋), and their own feet tapping (轻拍) against each other as a greeting. It seems a good way to change their traditional greetings—handshaking and hugging.
UAE
________ People there rub (摩擦) their noses when they meet each other. Now the UAE’s Health and Prevention Ministry is advising people not to use this traditional greeting. It also said that people shouldn’t shake hands, kiss or hug. Instead, they should greet each other by waving (挥手) only.
1. Which of the following is a new way to greet each other?A.Kisses. | B.Tapping. | C.Hugging. | D.Handshakes. |
A.People in the UAE like to shake their hands. |
B.It’s common for people in the UAE to kiss on the face. |
C.People in the UAE often wave their hands when meeting. |
D.It’s quite normal to see nose-to-nose greetings in the UAE. |
A.French people hate to kiss on the face to greet each other. |
B.Putting out to shake hands is a traditional Australian greeting. |
C.Friends tap their backs against each other as a greeting in Iran. |
D.A nose-to-nose greeting isn’t a popular greeting way in the UAE. |
A. | B. | C. | D. |
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Do you know how to make spaghetti with cream mushroom sauce? | Boil a pot of water and cook the spaghetti in it for 20 minutes. Cut up the onions and garlic. Heat a little oil in a pan and cook the onion and garlic for three minutes. |
Add the mushrooms and cook for one minute. | |
Add the wine, cream and vegetable soup. Cook them for ten minutes. Beat an egg, and add a little water and pour it slowly into the pan. Mix up for half a minute. | |
Add the beans and tomatoes and stir(搅拌)for two minutes on a low heat. Put the spaghetti on the plates and pour the sauce over the top. |
1. You should cook for 20 minutes.
A.the onions and garlic | B.the spaghetti |
C.the egg | D.the beans and tomatoes |
A.20 minutes | B.10 minutes |
C.half a minute | D.one minute |
A.The onions. | B.The potatoes. |
C.The mushrooms. | D.The wine. |
A.蒸 | B.煮 | C.打 | D.加热 |
A.how to make spaghetti with cream mushroom sauce |
B.how to make mushroom soup |
C.how to make vegetable soup |
D.how to cut up tomatoes |
Everyone loves to hear a good joke. Here are a few tips from the experts to help you be the life of at the party.
A.Be confident |
B.Take your time! |
C.Show your thanks! |
D.Remember your jokes! |
E.Practice makes perfect! |
F.Look at your audience! |
【推荐3】Stay safe in large crowds
On October 29th, 2022 more than 150 people were killed at a festival in Seoul, South Korea, because of something called crowd crush (人群踩踏). Crowd crush isn’t something new. How can we stay safe in large crowds?
1. Dress properly | Choose a pair of comfortable shoes. Make sure they won’t fall off or cause you to trip when you run. |
2. Look around and know when to leave | This maybe the most important step. Once the number of people reaches 6 people per square meter (每平方米) or more, it becomes very dangerous and you may not be able to get out easily. Leave right now if you find there are too many people in the place. |
3.Stay at the edge (边缘) of a crowd | Staying at the edge of a crowd allows you to get away more quickly. However, if you find yourself in the middle of a dangerous crowd, there is something to remember: ★Go with the crowd, not against it Move with the crowd; fighting against it might make you fall. ★Keep standing and do not fall Whatever you do, do not go down to the ground. Once you fall down, people will fall on you. You won’t be able to get back up. ★Lie on your left side if you fall If you fall down, try to lie on your left side to protect your heart and lungs (肺). Cover your head with your arms and hands. |
根据材料内容,选择最佳选项,并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. Which country did happen the crowd crush?A.Japan. | B.England. | C.America. | D.South Korea. |
A.Three. | B.Four. | C.Five. | D.Six. |
A.Big. | B.New. | C.Small. | D.Comfortable. |
A.call | B.jump | C.leave | D.shout |
A.Keep standing and do not fall. |
B.If you fall down, try to lie on your right side. |
C.Cover your head with your arms and hands. |
D.Go with the crowd, not against it. |
【推荐1】Jesselyn Silya has a nickname-JessZilla. The 12-year-old girl is a boxer. She lived in New Jersey, USA. After seeing her dad competed(比赛)with others in Boxing, Jesselyn wanted to have a try and then she loved it. "Boxing keeps me focused and stops me thinking about others," she says.
Jesselyn works hard. She trains(训练)five days a week, for two to three hours a day. In 2018, she took part in(参加)the Junior Olympic Games. Her goal(目标)is to win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. Jasselyn also encourages(鼓励)other kids to run after her dreams. " Never be scared(害怕)to try something new", she says.
1. How old is Jesselyn?
A.11 | B.12 | C.13 | D.14 |
A.France | B.Britain | C.America | D.Australia |
A.兴奋的 | B.注意力集中的 | C.愉快的 | D.陶醉的 |
A.5-10 hours | B.6-8 hours | C.10-15 hours | D.15-20 hours |
A.To take part in the Junior Olympic Games | B.To encourage other kids to run after their dreams |
C.To train harder in the future | D.To win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics |
【推荐2】Hello! My name is Dave. I am ten and I’m from England. I want to introduce (介绍) my family to you.
I have a big family. My mother is Lisa and my father is Tom. My mother has brown hair and she is very tall and nice. My father has yellow hair and he is very funny. My two sisters are Amy and Laura. Amy is three, and Laura is only one. They like to play with their best friend Carla, a toy bear. We have a dog named Ahu in my family. We all like it because it’s very clever!
I love my family and my dog very much!
1. How many children (孩子) are there in my family?A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
A.Black. | B.Brown. | C.Yellow. | D.Red. |
A.Aunt | B.Mother | C.Teacher | D.Sister |
A.Dave | B.Amy | C.Laura | D.Ahu |
【推荐3】China-bamboo drifting (独竹漂) is a kind of intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产). Yang Liu, a young girl from Guizhou, started practicing bamboo drifting when she was seven years old. After more than ten years of hard work, she can finally do Chinese qinggong on the water.
Bamboo drifting has a history of more than 2,000 years. People in Guizhou mainly used it to travel on the water before. Now it is a kind of traditional sports show. Dancers need to keep their feet on a nine-meter-long bamboo. It’s very difficult.
Yang Liu learned bamboo drifting from her grandmother. When she was young, Yang couldn’t take part in school dance shows because she was too small. She was quite unhappy. Then her grandmother advised Yang to dance on a bamboo. Yang practiced all year round. She fell into the water and climbed out to try again. “Bamboo drifting is a part of traditional Chinese culture. I hope more people can better know this art treasure.” Yang says.
A篇为判断正(A)误(B)1. Yang Liu started practicing bamboo drifting at the age of 17.
2. Bamboo drifting has a history of over 2,000 years.
3. Yang’s grandma taught her bamboo drifting.
4. It was not difficult for Yang to learn bamboo drifting well.
5. Yang Liu will give bamboo drifting classes soon.
How to fight against COVID-19 (新冠肺炎)? We choose some books to help you. The books were translated into 13 languages, including Japanese.
Virus (病毒), Virus, You Cannot Scare Me! (Writer: Mu Xiangzhen) The book makes parents and children be able to learn—in a fun way—about how viruses go around and what people can do to protect themselves. It tells children not to fear about viruses. Besides, it also introduces the idea of getting well with nature, and hopes children can protect wild life and the natural environment. | |
A Special Spring Festival (Writer: Gao Jing) This book pictures children’s special Spring Festival in China during the outbreak of COVID-19. It tells a story of a common family in China. It tries to answer the child’s question “Why can’t I be allowed to play outside?” It tells the child what COVID-19 is, how it goes around, and how we can protect ourselves from it. The pictures show love between family members. | |
Ten Tips to Fight Monsters (Writer: Dong Ruihan) Dad leaves 10 tips to help us fight the virus. Who will win the war? The story will gently teach children how to prevent the disease (疾病) in a language that they can easily understand. It will help kids keep calm in the hard time, and lead them to help family members to prevent the disease. | |
A Brief History of Viruses for Children (Writer: Changsha White-flag Dolphin Children’s Book Workshop) This storybook tells the beginning of the virus, so the readers can understand the history of the virus easily. The book sets up a “Ten Questions About COVID-19” section, which explains the knowledge of COVID-19 (including how it goes around), helping children readers to understand the virus basing on (基于) reason and science. |
1. A Special Spring Festival doesn’t tell the child ________.
A.what COVID-19 is | B.how it goes around |
C.how we can protect ourselves from it | D.how we can beat COVID-19 |
A.A Special Spring Festival | B.Virus, Virus, You Cannot Scare Me |
C.Ten Tips to Fight Monsters | D.A Brief History of Viruses for Children |
A.Mu Xiangzhen | B.Gao Jing |
C.Dong Ruihan | D.Changsha White-flag Dolphin Children’s Book Workshop |
A.13 | B.14 | C.12 | D.15 |
A.Children’s daily activities | B.Ten questions about COVID-19 |
C.Fighting against COVID-19 | D.Love between family members, friends and everyone |
World Map against COVID-19 (Except China) | ||||
Countries | New added (新增) | Cumulative Diagnosis (累计确诊) | Cure (治愈) | Death |
Asia | 1128 | 17874 | 3625 | 398 |
Europe | 2703 | 16160 | 822 | 539 |
North America | 123 | 818 | 18 | 27 |
Australia | 18 | 106 | 22 | 3 |
Africa | 14 | 105 | 13 | 1 |
South America | 22 | 93 | 0 | 1 |
The data (数据) was updated to 2020. 03. 10 21: 04 |
A.China. | B.America. | C.Australia. |
A.Australia. | B.Europe. | C.Asia. |
The epidemic (疫情) is horrible. But it’s not all bad.
Learn to be calm
You might feel nervous and worried in face of the terrible virus, COVID-19. When there are unexpected changes, it’s easy for people to feel frightened.
When facing the epidemic, everyone has to be ready and carry out his own duty.
Besides taking nucleic acid test (做核酸检测), doctors fight in the hospital to treat patients;
Police officers walk in the street to keep us safe; Delivery men (快递员) deliver daily things to us. As students, we must follow our teachers’ instructions and have online classes.
Learn to tell right from wrong
If you want to learn about something, you can easily find a lot of information about it online. But is all of it correct?
Learn to be alone
A.Learn to be responsible |
B.At this moment, try to accept them calmly. |
C.Don’t get lost in the sea of information. |
D.In fact, we can learn some lessons from it. |
E.The epidemic keeps us staying at home. |
【推荐1】根据短文内容,判断下列各句正(T)、误(F)。
If you agree to go to a friend’s party in America, it is better not to change it, for the Americans arrange the table and food for the number of guests they have invited.
If the Americans ask you to the party at six in the afternoon, they do not want you to come “on time”, you can come at 6:15. But remember, never be later than fifteen minutes after six.
At table you can talk everything as you wish, but you must say something nice about the food. If you really do not like the food, you may say something about how nice it looks or ask how it is made.
If you are hungry, it is all right to help yourself to more food. Nobody would help you every time you finish something.
1. If you agree to a party, you’d better change it.2. If your American friend asks you to dinner at 4:30 this afternoon, you’d better come at 4:30.
3. You can talk everything as you wish.
4. If you don’t like the food, you may say “I’m full, thanks”.
5. A party in China is all the same as that in America.
【推荐2】Thanksgiving Day is an important festival in the USA. It is on the fourth Thursday in November.
The important thing of Thanksgiving is to give thanks! Before the Thanksgiving dinner, people need to pray (祷告). They give thanks for all the good things in their life. At school, kids also write letters or draw pictures to show their thanks to their parents and teachers.
On the night of Thanksgiving Day, people have a big dinner together. Turkey is usually the main food. People cook a turkey for about four hours. It makes the food delicious. There are also some other foods, like pumpkin pies and potatoes. Kids love them very much! After dinner, both parents and kids play the pumpkin game. Everyone has a good time!
1. Thanksgiving Day in the USA is on the fourth in November.A.Friday | B.Monday | C.Tuesday | D.Thursday |
A.after the dinner | B.before the dinner |
C.at the dinner | D.when they cook |
A.play a game or cook a turkey | B.draw pictures or play a game |
C.write letters or draw pictures | D.cook a turkey or write letters |
A.turkey | B.fruit | C.potatoes | D.pumpkins |
A.why people celebrate Thanksgiving Day | B.where people celebrate Thanksgiving Day |
C.what people eat on Thanksgiving Day | D.how people celebrate Thanksgiving Day |
【推荐3】There are a lot of impolite behaviors in public transport in the world, such as eating and drinking, lying down, playing loud music, manspreading and so on.
Manspreading is used to describe the posture of men who open their legs too wide and take up neighboring seats.
In Spain some signs are put up in the buses to try to discourage the practice. It is said that the new signs are intended to remind people to respect the space of all bus passengers.
The bus company came up with the suggestion in partnership with a women’s group. They demanded online that such signs must be placed. They said, “All public transport has signs explaining that room needs to be made for pregnant women, people with babies, older people and the disabled. But there’s something that affects all of us, especially every time we use public transport: manspreading.”
Manspreading is also common on the underground. To stop people using the posture that makes others uncomfortable, three years ago, the New York subway began to work out the problem with a set of activities called “Stop the spread please. It’s a space problem.”
In an effort to further clean up the underground, and to make the journey more comfortable for pregnant ladies and those with children, women-only carriages have been introduced to some Chinese cities’ underground during rush hours. They tried to provide the service for the public, with each train having one “ladies-first” car. Male passengers are encouraged to avoid the cars during morning and evening rush hours.
“We hope that every passenger can enjoy a happy and comfortable journey. Travel will be happier, if we treat others with good manners,” a leader of an underground company said.
1. Which picture best describes the word “manspreading”?A. | B. | C. | D. |
A.Only ladies can get in the carriage. |
B.The service is provided during rush hours. |
C.A train can have several “ladies-first” cars. |
D.The service is popular in all Chinese cities. |
A.sit or stand | B.communicate with others |
C.stop impolite behaviors | D.respect other passengers |
A.introduce new signs |
B.introduce manspreading |
C.introduce one “ladies-first” car |
D.introduce measures to stop impolite behaviors |