The Arctic is on top of Earth. You might think that the Arctic is too cold for people to live in. But surprisingly, there are about 4 million people living there. That’s the same population as the city of Taiyuan in Shanxi.
The polar bear（北极熊）is the most famous Arctic animal. But in fact, the Arctic is home to more than 21,000 species（物种）. There are whales, Arctic foxes, walruses（海象）, tundra swans（苔原天鹅）and many more.
A group of scientists recently came back from a one-year-long study in the Arctic. They have bad news: the Arctic is dying. The amount of Arctic sea ice is falling by around 3 percent every year. There will be no more ice during the summer in just a few decades（十年）. Many animals, such as polar bears, hunt for their food on the ice. If they can’t do this anymore, they will die of hunger.
1. How many people are there in the Arctic?2. What is the most famous Arctic animal?
3. Who came back from a one-year-long study in the Arctic?
4. What is the bad news?
5. Where do polar bears hunt for their food?
6. 书面表达
10月4日是世界动物日，动物不仅是自然界的一部分，也与人类的生产和生活息息相关。世界动物日设立的初衷是唤醒世人关注濒危生物，后来慢慢发展为关怀所有动物，感谢动物为人类带来的贡献。你最喜欢哪种动物？请用英文写一篇文章介绍你最喜欢的动物。
内容包括：
（1）介绍你最喜欢的动物。
（2）你喜欢这种动物的原因，请列举三个理由。
（3）呼吁大家要保护动物。
作文要求：
（1）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
（2）语句连贯，词数85个左右。
A. 根据短文内容回答问题
The novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP，新型冠状病毒肺炎) outbreak in China. It was first found in Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei, where a variety of wild animals were on sale. People who sold and bought animals illegally (非法) were the first to be infected (感染) and later spread around the country. The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19.
Self-introduction of Coronavirus:
My name is Coronavirus because I look like a crown. I am very tiny. You cannot see me with your eyes. When I live with wild animals, I do not hurt humans. But some people do not respect nature. They kill and eat wild animals, like bats and pangolins (穿山甲). Then, I can jump from animals to humans easily. People are afraid of me because I can make them very sick. I am very dangerous, since I can spread from one person to another, making many people sick. You will have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing. That’s why people stay at home and hide from me.
Fighting against Coronavirus:
Several days before the Spring Festival, Wuhan was locked and the city became quiet and still. However, a big fight was going on there. It was the fight against the novel coronavirus. The doctors and nurses there became brave warriors in masks, glasses and protective suits. They were racing against the clock. Lots of heroes had to work over ten hours every day, drinking little or no water. They risked their health and even lives to treat the patients. In such cases, almost no more stepped back or gave up. Thousands of doctors and nurses from other cities and provinces in China went to Wuhan to support them. Besides doctors and nurses, everyone in our country was doing their own part in the fight against the COVID-19.
This Spring Festival was not as fun as usual. It even brought us to tears many times. However, we will never forget those difficult days, not only for the awful virus, but also for the efforts we made together and the lessons we learned.
1. Where was the novel coronavirus first found?2. What are the symptoms (症状) if people get infected the novel coronavirus?
3. Is novel coronavirus dangerous? Why or why not?
4. How do the doctors and nurses protect themselves to help the patients fight against the COVID-19?
5. What do you think of the heroes in the fighting?
6. B. 书面表达
假如你是李华，你的美国朋友John来信询问有关新型冠状病毒(COVID-19) 在中国的情况，请你给John回信。
内容包括：1 简单介绍病毒的情况，包括描述外形特征、传播方式以及人类被感染后的症状有哪些。
2 介绍应对措施或建议（至少三条）。
3 谈谈这场疫情给你带来的思考，并为全球人们加油打气，呼吁大家积极地战胜病毒。
Dear John,
I am glad to receive your letter inquiring about COVID-19 in China. I am writing to tell you about it.
Yours,
Li Hua
