1 . The Novel Coronavirus（新型冠状病毒）（2019-nCov）makes people all over the world worried because the virus（病毒）can cause death. Here are some ways to help you protect yourself against it.
First, wash your hands frequently with soap and water as it kills the virus on your hands. Always wash your hands before you eat or drink anything. It’s also best to wash your hands anytime you’re out in public. And you must wash your hands correctly. Hand washing is one of the most important things people can do to keep healthy.
Second, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands. Why? Because your hands may have touched many surfaces which are contaminated（污染）with the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, you can transfer the virus from the surface to yourself.
Third, keep social distancing—keep at least 1 metre（3 feet）distance between yourself and other people, particularly those who are coughing, sneezing and having a fever. If you are too close, you can breathe in the virus.
What’s more, put on a mask（口罩）if you must go to a crowded place. Cover your mouth and nose with a mask and make sure there are no gaps（间隙）between your face and the mask. Replace the mask with a new one as soon as it is damp（微湿的）and do not reuse single-use masks.
1. How many ways are mentioned to protect ourselves in the passage?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Because the virus transfers from the eyes, nose and mouth to hands. |
| B．Because many surfaces touched by hands couldn’t be contaminated. |
| C．Because our eyes, nose and mouth aren’t covered with masks. |
| D．Because our hands could be contaminated with the virus. |
| A．Wear a mask. | B．Seek medical care. | C．Put on a hat. | D．Do not breathe. |
| A．Wash your hands with soap and water. | B．Avoid going to crowed public places. |
| C．Use single-use masks again. | D．Keep 1 metre distance in public. |
| A．Business. | B．Sports. | C．Health. | D．Education. |
Paper cutting is one of the traditional folk arts in China. It has been popular for about 1,500 years. Chinese paper cutting is often given as a present to foreign friends.剪纸赢得了世界人民的喜爱。Let's learn about paper cutting.
Wonderful meanings
Paper cutting has some wonderful meanings. In our mind, paper cuttings can always bring us happiness and good luck. People often beautify their homes with paper cutting. At the Spring Festival, people put up "Fu" on doors or windows. At a wedding, people also put up "Xi".
The largest paper cutting in the world
The largest paper cutting was made by Guo Xiaodong. It has an area of about 456 square meters. It is as large as a basketball court.
Why are most paper cuttings red?
In old times, people respected the sun. Red is the color of the sun. We always regard red as the symbol of hope and good luck. Now, we can still see red everywhere. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.
Black paper cutting in Shanzhou
It's true that most paper cuttings are red. But paper cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. The local people make black paper cuttings to wish for rain.
1. 将短文中划线的英语句子译为汉语2. 将短文中划线的汉语句子译为英语。
3. What can paper cuttings always bring us in our mind?
4. 从文中找出下面句子的同义句。
Red can still be seen in many places in China now.
5. How do the local people in Shanzhou wish for rain?
3 . We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day, and it is harmful to our environment.
Reduce
Reduce means "use less". Do not waste things. It saves money and causes
Reuse
Reuse means "use again". Use things for as
Recycle
Recycle means "change things into something else to be reused".
4 . During the outbreak, many people study and work at home. Online classrooms and cloud offices are developing rapidly in China.
According to China Daily, at least 600,000 teachers from schools all over China have been providing online classes during the epidemic. On DingTalk. Alibaba's cloud office platform, more than 50 million students had been taking online courses by mid-February.
Many after-school tutoring institutions（辅导机构）are also taking action. Over 80 education companies, including Zuoyebang and VIPKid, have been offering free online courses. They are trying to attract more long-term users. "The epidemic has made online education companies save advertisement fees of nearly 240 billion yuan in China, as it takes around 1,000 yuan to move a student from offline study to online," said Chen Xiangdong, founder of online education firm Genshuixue.
For employees（员工）, online office software is making it possible to work from home. According to China Daily. DingTalk has served more than 10 million companies. Tencent Meeting. another similar platform, has added more than 100. 000 cloud servers to increase its computing capacity（能力）. It can now allow over 300 people to have video meetings online together.
“In the long run, online offices and education will be better developed. We should not underestimate（低估）the rise of new users on different platforms during the epidemic. The users' new habits might influence the future," Zheng Anqi from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology told Guangming Daily.
1. There had been over 50 million students taking online courses by the middle of February.| A．Right | B．Wrong |
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5 . Can tapping（轻敲）feet be a way to greet others? What about winking （眨眼）? It might sound a little strange. But the new coronavirus is infectious（传染性的）. To help stop its spread, people are giving up their usual greeting styles and thinking of some safer ways. Let's take a look!
No more kisses
Lean（倾斜身体）forward, touch cheeks and make a kissing sound. This is the French way of greeting. But when facing the virus, too many kisses are not good. France has suggested that people should not kiss each other on the cheeks. French etiquette expert Philippe Lichtfus gives everyone in France a suggestion: simply looking into a person's eyes can be a greeting.
Wink at others
Like the French, Italians often hug or kiss each other when greeting. Recently, an Italian woman made a video to help everyone fight the disease. According to her, if you want to say hello to others, do not hug or kiss. Instead, you can wink at them with one eye. It's a cute way of greeting.
Pat（轻拍）on the back
It's a very Australian thing to shake hands, Bu if you do this during the epidemic, the virus can jump from one person to another. A health official in Australia named Brad Hazard said a pat on the back might be better. But it might not be a proper greeting for everyone. For example. it's a bit impolite if you do this to your teacher. What do you think?
Tapping feet together
There is a new way to greet others that is now popular in Iran, according to a popular video. In the video, three Iranian men meet and tap their feet together. They wear masks and put their hands in their pockets. It looks like they are playing a fun game. If we cannot shake hands, why not try to "shake" feet? There is a similar video from Lebanon. It shows two celebrities（名人）tapping their feet against each other while making kissing sounds with their mouths.
1. To stop the virus,French people might______________ to greet each other.| A．kiss cheeks twice | B．make eye contact | C．give a big hug | D．wink twice with one eye |
| A．your sister's | B．your friend's | C．your classmate's | D．your teacher`s |
| A．tapping feet is a traditional Icranian game |
| B．tapping feet is a new way to greet each other |
| C．tapping feet is popular among celebrities |
| D．tapping feet is a fun game in Lebanon |
| A．Shaking hands. | B．Kissing cheeks. | C．Waving. | D．Touching noses. |
| A．Tapping feet is a strange way to greet each other. |
| B．Winking is a safe way to greet each other. |
| C．Patting on the back is impolite to greet others. |
| D．Some specials ways to greet others to prevent the virus. |
6 . Welcome to our new school, No.3 Middle School. It is very big and beautiful. There are 30 classes,100 teachers and 1,200 students in the school.
In the middle of the school, there is a classroom building. There are some big classrooms in the building. The students have classes in the classrooms. There are some small rooms too. They are offices for the teachers to work.
On the left of the classroom building, there is a library. The teachers and students like to read books in it.
The big playground is behind the classroom building. After class, students can play in it.
Next to the library is a dining hall. The food of the dining hall is very delicious and all of us like it.
1. What's No.3 Middle School like?| A．It's old. | B．It's big. | C．It's small. | D．It's hot. |
| A．100. | B．1,200. | C．1,300. | D．1,330. |
| A．It's on the left of the classroom building. |
| B．It's on the right of the classroom building. |
| C．It's behind the classroom building. |
| D．It's in the middle of the school. |
| A．简单的 | B．困难的 | C．好吃的 | D．难吃的 |
| A．There are some big classrooms in the classroom building. |
| B．There is a big playground in the school. |
| C．The playground is behind the classroom building. |
| D．The writer likes the science lab best. |
7 . Every year since 1996, on the last Monday of the last week in March, the National Day of Education on the Safety of Elementary and Middle School Students (全国中小学生安全日) is held. This year it falls on March 30. It offers us a chance to learn more rules about school safety.
A survey(调查)shows that the worst accidents were a result of stampedes (踩踏), fires and traffic. Experts suggest that right safety ways could avoid 80% of these accidents.
When facing an accident, the first and most important rule is to stay calm. But different accidents mean different ways of dealing with them.
A stampede happens easily in a place where a lot of people are gathered. When students around you begin to push, stand still(不动的)and hold onto something or stay in a corner.
发生火灾时，要保持冷静，听从老师的指示。Leave the classroom and use a piece of cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don't breathe in smoke.
If you take a school bus on your way home or to school, remember to fasten (系牢)your seat belt and don't walk around when it is moving. If you walk to school or go by bike, follow traffic rules. Wait for the green traffic light, and look left and right for cars before you cross the road.
1. 从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。According to a study, the worst accidents were caused by stampedes, fires and traffic.
2. 回答问题：
What is the first and most important rule when facing an accident?
3. 将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语.
4. 将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。
5. 回答问题：
What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to?
8 . Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone's eyes are different. So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You'll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are. The eye-recognition(眼睛识别)program has been tested in shops and banks in the USA , Britain and Italy.
Scientists are working on other systems, such as knowing you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! And machines can already tell who you are from your voice or your fingerprint(指纹). But eye-recognition will replace other ways of finding out who you are, it is better because your eyes don't change as you get older or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94% correct depending on how good the technology is. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
1. How does the eye-recognition program work?| A．The machine remembers your look. |
| B．The machine has a look at your eyes. |
| C．You touch the machine and type a number. |
| D．You need to remember the special machine. |
| A．in America | B．in China | C．in Italy | D．in England |
| A．Remembering smell. | B．Remembering hands. |
| C．Remembering faces. | D．Remembering fingerprints. |
| A．It is not always correct. | B．Eyes can get dirty. |
| C．Some eyes are the same. | D．Eyes can change. |
| A．You needn’t remember a number. |
| B．You needn't take money with you. |
| C．You don't need to look at the machine. |
| D．The program can be up to 94 % correct. |
9 . One of the best things about being in Singapore is the food. There are places to eat here to suit everyone's taste.
Coffee shops
Singaporeans go to coffee shops not just to eat and drink, but also to chat or even play games. Although the old coffee shops are slowly disappearing , they are still a good place to go if you want to get cheap and good food.
Hawker centres (小贩美食中心)
Hawker centers are probably the most special eating places in Singapore. Each centre has many food and drink stalls (摊位)under one roof. Compared with coffee shops, they are cheaper. After ordering you will get your food within 10 to 15 minutes.
Food courts(美食广场)
Food courts are usually found in shopping malls and are air-conditioned, so they are more expensive. Some food courts even offer Italian, Korean, Japanese and Greek food all in the same place. Unlike in hawker centres, you have to carry your own food to your table.
Fast food
Fast food is popular with children and teenagers. It arrived in Singapore in the late 1970s and can be found everywhere today. There's Mcdonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King and much more.
1. What can't people do in coffee shops?| A．Eat cakes. | B．Drink coffee. | C．Sing loudly. | D．Play games. |
| A．Compared with food courts, they are cheaper. |
| B．There is one food and drink stall under one roof. |
| C．You can wait to be served the food to your table. |
| D．Your food will be prepared at least thirty minutes. |
| A．can’t enjoy air-conditioner | B．can have Korean food |
| C．must bring coffee yourself | D．have several food choices |
| A．coffee shops | B．hawker centres | C．food courts | D．fast food restaurants |
| A．a magazine | B．a novel | C．a storybook | D．a diary |
10 . I went to England last year. I enjoyed my stay, and I noticed something interesting with the English way of life.
For example, you must say Mr or Mrs when you meet someone for the first time. When you get to know each other better or when they ask you to, you can just use their first names.
One day, we visited some friends and had afternoon tea together. Afternoon tea is not just a drink but a light meal at around 4 pm. We ate sandwiches and a large fruit cake. In England, you usually drink tea with milk. So I tried to drink tea with milk too.
Fish and chips is traditional food in England. You can buy it and eat it in special fish and to chip shops on the high street, or you can take it away and eat it with your fingers! It is delicious!
At the bus stop, you must not push your way onto the bus. You need to stand in a line and wait your turn. Sometimes people are slow to get on the bus. Once I noticed a gentleman touch a young man on the shoulder, smile politely and say. " Excuse me! Are you waiting for this bus?" He was really polite.
1. You can use their first names when you meet English for the first time.| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
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