1 . It’s been well over a year since COVID-19 first appeared. Although the virus continues to be a problem in many parts of the world, things are starting to turn back in our favor with the help of vaccines (疫苗).
Vaccine development started in February 2020, when it became clear to scientists that a solution to the pandemic would need a global effort to vaccinate as many people as possible. Of course, this would take great effort, since vaccines typically take years to develop. However, COVID-19 needed faster development. The first COVID vaccine — the Pfizer vaccine — was approved by UK health authorities on Dee 2, 2020.
However, these vaccines must be stored at very low temperatures, which is not possible everywhere. In response, Chinese companies like Sinopharm and Sinovac have developed vaccines using dead viruses instead of spike proteins. These vaccines can be kept at regular temperatures.
As it stands now, vaccines are being rolled out all over the world, with millions of people being vaccinated every day. In China, as of May 4, 285 million vaccine doses (剂量) had been given so far. Meanwhile, the US has given out 247 million doses, according to Our World In Data. The UK now stands at 50 million doses.
Although there have been rumors about vaccines being unsafe, the majority of people seem to realize the importance of vaccination for building mass immunity (大规模免疫) in order to stop the virus from spreading.
Zhang Wenhong, China’s leading expert on infectious diseases, said it’s good that the world has come to understand that the vaccines will protect us. Zhang added that human beings belong to one family. Vaccines are a kind of medicine that we all must share in order to stay safe and healthy.
1. According to the first paragraph, which is still a problem all over the world?| A．The virus. | B．The hunger. | C．Vaccines. | D．Temperature. |
| A．Pfizer vaccine. | B．Sinopharm. | C．Sinovac. | D．Spike proteins. |
| A．Vaccines take many years to develop. |
| B．COVID-19 appeared in many parts of the world. |
| C．Vaccines are widely used all over the world. |
| D．Different ways to store vaccines at regular temperatures. |
| A．证据 | B．研究 | C．谣言 | D．憧憬 |
| A．the virus will disappear soon |
| B．the patients all come from one family |
| C．we should work together to fight against the virus |
| D．we know where the virus come from very clearly |
During the summer of 2021, Makyla Linder, like many kids, was bored. School was out and the spread of COVID-19 meant that most people had to stay at home. So the 12-year-old began watching videos about baking (烘焙) online. The only baking she had done before was helping out her grandmother. Soon, Makyla started baking on her own. She made cupcakes and chocolate-covered strawberries. She tested them out on her family and friends who came over.
For most kids, picking up a new hobby would have been enough. However, Makyla had bigger ideas. She asked her mom, Chelsea Hatcher, if she could start selling the treats she had created. “I said OK but I kept pushing it off. But she asked me a couple more times,” said Makyla’ s mom Chelsea Hatcher. Hatcher eventually agreed to let her daughter start a baking business. She helped Makyla buy more baking supplies. Meanwhile, Makyla focused on her baking research and worked on perfecting her recipes.
Makyla started out small, with new customers coming from recommendations. Then her mom helped her set up a business called Dolci Desserts and made an Instagram page. The page has a telephone number and an email address so people can place orders. The Dolci Desserts Instagram account has photos of the cakes for sale. There are chocolate-covered pretzeis and white chocolate-covered Oreos. There are also Rice Krispie treats and banana pudding. Makyla says she has about 30 customers. Many of them are returning customers.
“I like baking, and I like making my customers happy,” said Makyla. She also likes making her own money and saving it. She even bought herself a pair of new shoes.
Makyla’s success doesn’t surprise her mom. “She works hard,” said Hatcher. Still, lots of people have been amazed at a baker who’s so young. Generally, nobody will naturally expect that such a young teenager could make so wonderful cakes and even run an online company.
Para. 1: Shabria Miller, a neighbor of the family knows Makyla well and wanted to show support.
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Para.2: Makyla has many customers like Shabria, who make her so busy that her mom has had to remind her to slow down, especially when school started.
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3 . As the COVID-19 appeared, many people’s life changed.
At the beginning of March 2020, Boylan, a professor of Medicine Jon Bae, went from working onsite to being another role as a health economic analyst(分析家) of Duke University Health System. And a month into the pandemic(流行病), his daughter, Elora, was born. The past two years drew Boylan closer to his wife, Katie, “During the time of the pandemic, I am not one of those people who have time to learn how to bake bread or anything,” Boylan said. “I think, in terms of personal growth, I have learned much about how to live a happy life.”
By October of 2020, the pandemic had lasted for several months, and Melanie Thomas was feeling down. “How do I have a rich and full life during this special time and keep a positive attitude?” Thomas asked herself. She decided that she needed a goal that she could work out until the world opened up. For the next several months, Thomas began running, working out at a socially distant gym, and walked as much as she could every day. While the trip to Nepal was the goal, the exercise to prepare for it became a central piece of herself-care routine.
A few weeks ago, Mary Atkinson began spending the remaining daylight after work setting up a garden in the yard of her Greensboro home. She as well as her two-year-olds on, West, often played there with the sand and his toy truck. “This is something that never happened before the pandemic, and it gives much happiness to us,” said Atkinson.
During the pandemic, John Carbuccia, instead of eating lunch out or grabbing meals in the university canteen, found himself eating homemade breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Scrambled eggs with vegetables or simply prepared salmon fillets are some of his current favorites. And without having to rush to the company, he walks and runs around his neighborhood before and after work at home.
1. How was Boylan affected by the pandemic?| A．He became a cooking master. |
| B．His income turned to be uncertain. |
| C．He lost his job. |
| D．He had a better understanding of living happily. |
| A．She visited Nepal. | B．She lost weight. |
| C．She did exercise. | D．She learned online. |
| A．It saved much space for storing sand. | B．It provided comfortable office space. |
| C．It offered a good environment for sports， | D．It improved the parent-child relationship. |
| A．The features of working from home. |
| B．Tips on how to fight against the pandemic. |
| C．The change of people’s life during the pandemic. |
| D．An experiment in studying the meaning of life. |
4 . After realizing students at his primary school were going hungry, PE teacher Jason Watson got an inspiration.
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In addition to helping children in need, the Watsons are excited they have found an activity that
| A．take control of | B．reach out to | C．watch out for | D．give way to |
| A．computer | B．truck | C．shelter | D．kitchen |
| A．ready-made | B．fat-free | C．peace-loving | D．home-cooked |
| A．order | B．sell | C．serve | D．update |
| A．wheels | B．floors | C．plates | D．tables |
| A．jogging | B．skating | C．running | D．jumping |
| A．noisier | B．better | C．bigger | D．more |
| A．performing | B．exercising | C．competing | D．cooking |
| A．extremely | B．secretly | C．formally | D．normally |
| A．invitations | B．donations | C．instructions | D．directions |
| A．inspired | B．allowed | C．taught | D．ordered |
| A．cheat | B．lead | C．invite | D．follow |
| A．wealth | B．advice | C．life | D．interest |
| A．connects | B．challenges | C．rescues | D．regards |
| A．shocking | B．confusing | C．amazing | D．annoying |
1.封控时间和原因；
2.居家生活状况；
3.网课时光。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.参考词汇：新冠疫情the Covid-19 pandemic；封控on lockdown。
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How can we keep healthy?
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| A．attend | B．assess | C．measure | D．join |
| A．most | B．best | C．last | D．first |
| A．special | B．awkward | C．expensive | D．worrisome |
| A．tough | B．closed | C．smooth | D．busy |
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| A．Excitedly | B．Wonderfully | C．Interestingly | D．Meaningfully |
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| A．planted | B．stored | C．buried | D．hid |
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| A．offered | B．sacrificed | C．provided | D．distributed |
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| A．journey | B．experience | C．story | D．experiment |
| A．change | B．fear | C．sorrow | D．challenge |
| A．friends | B．family | C．nature | D．hope |
10 . In their letters to Santa Claus, most kids ask for toys, dolls or maybe a new Xbox. All Jonah Simons wanted was a coronavirus cure to save the world. That was last year. This holiday season, the 10-year-old Florida boy is back with a different request for Santa.
“Dear Santa, it’s Jonah. Do you remember me? I was the one who asked for a covid cure,” he wrote in a letter addressed to the North Pole and shared with CNN. “Thank you so much for the vaccine! You helped save lives. This year, can I please have a Santa costume to spread your joy around the world?”
With a relentless virus and threats of the Omicron variant still plaguing a weary nation, Jonah has big plans for the Santa suit. “I want to wear it and go around the neighborhood and spread Santa’s joy, asking people what they want for Christmas,” the fifth-grader said.
Jonah turned 10 in July, and instead of gifts he asked his family and friends to donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His birthday effort raised $1,000 in donations from family and friends all over—even his favorite employees at the local Publix store, his mother says.
He also marked his birthday by donating his hair to Locks of Love, the charity that makes wigs for kids with cancer or other medical conditions. During a year of lockdown, he teamed up with some friends and grew out his hair to nine inches.
Jonah’s good deeds are not limited to birthdays. He works to help his community all year, including donating and sorting food for the homeless with the organization Feeding South Florida, and packing holiday gifts for children.
1. What does Jonah want as a Christmas gift this year?| A．A covid cure. | B．Toys and dolls. |
| C．Anew Xbox. | D．A Santa suit. |
| A．Donating his hair to a charity. |
| B．Sending his birthday gifts to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. |
| C．Wrapping holiday gifts for kids. |
| D．Contributing food to the homeless. |
| A．Kind and courageous. | B．Generous and brave. |
| C．Caring and helpful. | D．Friendly and innocent. |
| A．Jonah didn’t realize his wish last year. |
| B．The coronavirus is still not under complete control. |
| C．Jonah raised $1,000 from his family and friends all over. |
| D．Jonah wants to wear a Santa suit and go around the neighborhood and spread Santa’s joy. |
