1. What business does the speaker do?
| A．Book. | B．Party. | C．Credit card. |
| A．To express thanks to them. | B．To talk about the discounts. | C．To discuss their bookings. |
| A．The history of her business. | B．The closing of her business. | C．The reopening of her business. |
2 . I never imagined that an interstate trip could be so exciting. But when your world has become smaller since the pandemic hit two-and-a-bit years ago, and then slowly
I’d forgotten how it felt to be among the people coming and going. I got to the airport two hours before boarding. Time for the bar and, of course,
That group of young Arab women laughing and posing for photographs by the expansive windows, aircraft in the
The man in the corner drinking alone. Just another one of the 70,000 or so stories that would pass through the airport
I couldn’t be calmer as a flyer. But when the plane took off I was
Is it possible that the denial of so much during the pandemic lockdown had added new
Last June, just ahead of the long Sydney lockdown, a friend
| A．emerges | B．disappears | C．escapes | D．expands |
| A．meaning | B．panic | C．change | D．outcome |
| A．frequently | B．merely | C．originally | D．finally |
| A．book-reading | B．story-telling | C．people-watching | D．stranger-chatting |
| A．situation | B．background | C．circumstance | D．maintenance |
| A．in a special way | B．on a daily basis | C．once in a while | D．all of a sudden |
| A．excited | B．elegant | C．anxious | D．energetic |
| A．slid | B．attached | C．departed | D．floated |
| A．liberation | B．company | C．struggle | D．appeal |
| A．joy | B．chaos | C．regret | D．fear |
| A．kindness | B．happiness | C．tiredness | D．brightness |
| A．held | B．cancelled | C．attended | D．forgot |
| A．permanent | B．difficult | C．harmonious | D．dynamic |
| A．Without | B．Despite | C．Similar to | D．Apart from |
| A．opportunity | B．superiority | C．equality | D．simplicity |
3 . Scientists in the Netherlands have trained bees to identify COVID-19 through their sense of smell, according to a press release from Wageningen University. The research was conducted on more than 150 bees in Wageningen University’s research lab.
The scientists trained the bees by giving them a treat — a sugar-water solution — every time they were exposed (暴露于) to the smell of samples (样本) infected with COVID-19. Each time the bees were exposed to a non-infected sample, they wouldn’t get a reward. Eventually, the bees could identify an infected sample within a few seconds — and would then stick out their tongues like clockwork to collect the sugar water.
Bees aren’t the first animals to detect COVID-19 by smell. Researchers have also trained dogs to tell the difference between positive and negative COVID-19 samples from human saliva (唾液) or sweat with fairly high levels of accuracy. A German study found that dogs could identify positive COVID-19 samples 94% of the time. That’s because the coronavirus (冠状病毒) makes an infected person’s body smell slightly different from those of a non-infected person. But researchers still aren’t sure whether animals are the best bet for smelling out COVID-19 cases outside the lab.
“No one is saying they can replace a PCR machine, but they could be very promising,” Holger Volk, a neurologist, told Nature. PCR machines are what lab technicians use to process standard COVID-19 tests. At the very least, certain animals could be useful for identifying COVID-19 in places or countries in which high-tech lab equipment is not enough or inaccessible.
Wageningen scientists are working on a machine that can train bees at once. Then bees can use their skills to test for coronavirus aerosols (气溶胶) in the surrounding environment.
1. How did the researchers teach the bees to identify COVID-19?| A．By offering bees some rewards. | B．By infecting bees with the virus. |
| C．By raising bees with sugar water. | D．By exposing bees to infected humans. |
| A．They can watch for the hidden virus. |
| B．They have a sharp sense of smell. |
| C．They can feel samples’ inner changes. |
| D．They react more quickly than bees. |
| A．To keep track of more bees. | B．To detect coronavirus aerosols. |
| C．To help underdeveloped countries. | D．To develop a new type of machine. |
| A．Dogs: Well-trained PCR machines |
| B．Bees: Promising COVID-19 detectors |
| C．Holger Volk: A fighter against COVID-19 |
| D．Wageningen University: A leader in keeping bees |
4 . Pioneers of the research that led to one of the first COVID-19 vaccines (疫苗) say breakthroughs obtained in their studies could point the way toward developing a potential vaccine against cancer before the end of the decade.
Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci, co-founders of BioNTech said technology they had developed could aid the immune (免疫) system respond to cancer cells. The mRNA COVID-19 vaccine stimulates cells to generate spike proteins, which warn the body’s immune system about things to look out for and to attack.
It is hoped that this could be reworked using proteins found in cancer tumor (肿瘤) cells, causing a similar bodily defensive action.
BioNTech was founded in 2008 specifically to work on cancer treatments. “Our focus has always been on achieving the full potential of the body’s immune system to successfully help handle cancer and infectious diseases,” says the company website.
Some of those earlier cancer vaccine developments have reached the clinical trial stage. “As scientists we are always hesitant to say we will have a cure for cancer,” said Tureci. “We have gained a mass of breakthroughs and we will continue to work on them. . . this will definitely quicken also our cancer vaccine.”
Luke O’Neill, professor of biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, said that such a breakthrough would be “the Holy Grail” of cancer research, He added that it enabled the body to recognize a cancer tumor as a foreign element, in the same way it had done with COVID-19, and to respond accordingly, so that the immune system could be “trained” to “hunt down” the abnormal presence.
What made the potential breakthrough even more inspiring, he said, was that any treatment could be personalized to work on an individual cancer patient’s specific circumstances. “You can take someone who’s got cancer, take their own tumor and make an RNA vaccine out of that and improve their own immune system specifically against their own tumor. That’s a really awesome thing to see,” he added.
1. What has been BioNTech’s mission since its establishment?| A．To develop the COVID-19 vaccine. | B．To understand the immune system. |
| C．To explore treatments for cancer. | D．To detect the tumour cells. |
| A．Cautious and committed. | B．Gifted and ambitious. |
| C．Passionate and critical. | D．Brave and competitive. |
| A．He developed an effective COVID-19 vaccine. |
| B．He held a positive attitude to BioNTech’s study. |
| C．He contributed significantly to BioNTech’s research. |
| D．He trained the immune system to hunt the abnormal presence. |
| A．BioNTech suceeds in developing cancer vaccines. |
| B．COVID-19 research brings hope for cancer treatment. |
| C．COVID-19 vaccines help bodies respond to cancer cells. |
| D．BioNTech makes breakthroughs in COVID-19 vaccines. |
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6 . First launched in 2010 by China’s e-commerce giant Jingdong, the 618 shopping event has developed into a major mid-year shopping event that has driven online consumer spending over the decade. However, consumers are becoming more cautious during a pandemic-hit economic downturn and growing tired of more frequent shopping events stimulation over the past decade.
The event was originally created as a competition for the Alibaba-backed Singles’ Day shopping event on November 11. And similar to Singles’ Day, the 618 shopping festival has grown out of its founding platform and become a promotional event across all major Chinese e-commerce platforms. The event is also considered a barometer (指标) for consumer spending capacity and new shopping trends in China.
For those who are taking a close look at the country’s second-largest shopping carnival, this year’s edition of 618 might seem like 2020’s all over again, yet if anything the situation is even more serious.
In both years, China was just coming out of lockdowns which had taken a toll on the country’s economy and led to negative consumer consumption concept. But the timing is different. In 2020, Covid-19 broke out in January and most pandemic-related lockdowns were removed in early April. By the time 618 arrived in June, the state had already stepped in to boost consumption by launching a series of digital subsidy programs over April and May. On top of that, the two-month gap allowed more time for manufacturing and logistics (物流) companies to recover from the lockdowns ahead of the shopping festival.
This year, however, there’s less time for the market—either consumer consumption concept, merchants (商人), or logistics companies—to react since the months-long lockdowns to control new Covid-19 outbreaks in cities like Beijing and Shanghai only ended on June 1, just as many retailers were preparing for the 618 shopping festival with pre-promotion and early deals. Moreover, recent trends make it obvious that Chinese consumers will be even more cautious in 2022 than they were near the start of the pandemic.
1. What was the reason for JD to establish the 618 shopping events?| A．To attract customers to shop in malls. |
| B．To celebrate Jingdong’s establishment. |
| C．To compete with Alibaba for customers. |
| D．To create opportunities for single person. |
| A．Because of its leadership in fashion. |
| B．It is China’s second-largest shopping festival. |
| C．Because of JD company’s popularity. |
| D．It is organized by China’s largest online platform. |
| A．The absent logistics assistance. |
| B．The same tough timing for selling. |
| C．The pandemic-hit economic decline. |
| D．The sales restrictions set by government. |
| A．Lockdowns just ended in early April. |
| B．There is less time for the market to respond. |
| C．Covid-19 outbreaks are more serious in cities. |
| D．Chinese customers are more lacking in money |
| A．measures to close cities | B．limited activities | C．locks to the door | D．downtowns |
7 . Days after Argentina canceled all international flights to protect the country from COVID-19, Manuel Ballestero
The 47-year-old sailor could have stayed on the tiny Portuguese island of Porto Santo, to
A particularly
Sailing across the Atlantic is challenging in the best of circumstances. The added difficulties of doing it during a pandemic became
Learning about his voyage, people bored at home were impressed. He
| A．stopped | B．expected | C．started | D．changed |
| A．shift | B．share | C．survive | D．reflect |
| A．poison | B．virus | C．gene | D．cell |
| A．went on | B．took off | C．settled down | D．set out |
| A．painful | B．dangerous | C．complex | D．important |
| A．save | B．protect | C．discourage | D．ban |
| A．reporters | B．relatives | C．citizens | D．government |
| A．turn away | B．turn back | C．give up | D．give in |
| A．common | B．different | C．obvious | D．minor |
| A．urged | B．forced | C．threatened | D．prohibited |
| A．awake | B．alone | C．forgotten | D．deserted |
| A．even | B．just | C．yet | D．still |
| A．instruct | B．afford | C．serve | D．document |
| A．skill | B．mission | C．experiment | D．exploration |
| A．While | B．As | C．Unless | D．Since |
8 . I’ve spent a long time thinking about one of the lessons life has to offer uncertainty. I often hear,“ Nothing could have prepared us for this pandemic.” While it came as a surprise, some of us have had to deal with times of great uncertainty before.
This was the case for my family when my father began falling over. We would blame the ice. Then just the road.“ Who makes these things so high?” we wondered. Then, he slowed. He began to drag his feet.“ Well,” we said,“ he’s getting older.”
When his speech became worse, it became harder to explain. When did he last see a doctor anyway? We searched the Internet as he worsened—because we felt real medical attention was not required.
Uncertainty.
It’ s uncomfortable. It makes your stomach tighten. If you don’ t fight it, it will seep through (渗入)your body, lighting your brain up with anxiety. When a neurologist(神经病学家) explained the problem, it wasn’t what we wanted to hear. Instead, we opened a Pandora’ s box of even more unknowns.
When we found out he had AIS (肌肉萎缩性侧面硬化病)the uncertainty became a burden. He was losing control of his muscles, his speech, ability to swallow—and we were paralyzed on how to prepare.
ALS is cruel. It traps you in your body. When the future looks so dark, you have to take comfort in the tiniest pleasures. I wish I’d done more. But I was new to uncertainty. I’d never experienced such a lack of control. I was focused on solving problem that couldn’t be solved.
I worried about how my father would get worse. I read everything I could to try and help his situation, but there was nothing I could do. But my dad didn’t live long enough for me to prepare for his condition to get worse. Life doesn’t go according to plan and there is a difference between preparation and worry.
As we battle global uncertainty, it is teaching us the same lesson. A lesson about humility (谦卑) . About the fact that you cannot save something you love alone. If COVID -19 is disturbing everyone, we should consider what we can learn. These lessons are hard, teaching us to hold on to what matters and how to let go.
1. Why is the pandemic mentioned in the beginning ?| A．To explain its impact on the author’s life. |
| B．To lead up to the topic of uncertainty. |
| C．To show how the author got used to it. |
| D．To tell the lessons the author learned from it. |
| A．Anxious | B．Peaceful | C．Annoyed | D．Optimistic |
| A．It makes people stronger. | B．It leads to a lack of control. |
| C．It brings family closer to each other. | D．It can remove the darkness in life. |
| A．Be humble to the unknown. | B．Prepare for uncertainty in advance. |
| C．Express our love before it’s too late. | D．Cherish what matters and learn to let go. |
| A．A N95 mask. | B．A cloth mask. | C．A KF95 mask. |
10 . Now, an increasing number of cities are suspending recycling services, partly out of fear that workers might contact the coronavirus from one another while sorting through used water bottles, food containers and boxes. One solution: Let robots do the job.
Since the coronavirus took hold in the United States last month, AMP Robotics has seen a “significant” increase in orders for its robots that use artificial intelligence to sort through recycled material, and weed out trash. Some facilities that were looking at getting one or two robots are now saying. “We need quite a bit more.” The Colorado company’s chief executive, Matanya Horowitz said , “It’s all moving quite fast.”
Before the pandemic, automation had been gradually replacing human work in a range of jobs, from call centers to warehouses and grocery stores, as companies looked to cut labor costs and improve profit.
But labor and robotics experts say social-distancing directives, which are likely to continue in some form after the crisis become less strong, could cause more industries to accelerate their use of automation. And long-lasting worries about job losses or a broad unease about having machines control vital aspects of daily life could disappear as society sees the benefits of restructuring workplaces in ways that minimize close human contact.
Recycling is one industry that may be altered permanently by the pandemic. Some workers, who earn as little as $10 an hour, have been concerned about coming to work during the crisis and some cities have been competing to find enough protective gear (防护装备) for all of their employees. Federal health officials have assured them that the risks of transmission from household refuse is low. But workers in recycling facilities often work side by side sorting material, making social distancing difficult
At AMP Robotics, executives like Mr. Horowitz say their robots will enable recycling facilities to space out their employees. who stand at conveyor belts weeding through the used plastic and paper.
1. The underlined word “suspend” in paragraph 1 most probably means ________ .| A．admit | B．adopt | C．delay | D．advocate |
| A．Panicked. | B．Worried. | C．Unconcerned. | D．Appreciative. |
| A．Sorting out recycled material. | B．Producing enough protective gear. |
| C．Replacing the jobs of cheap labor. | D．Minimizing close human contact |
| A．Robots cause severe unemployment. | B．Pandemic accelerates automation. |
| C．Recycling industry is changing | D．Social distancing is still important. |
