| A．It has brought out the best in people. |
| B．People become angrier because of it. |
| C．Doctors and nurses will be respected more. |
1. What aroused people’s awareness of protection at first?
| A．The movie Contagion. |
| B．The influence of the movie stars. |
| C．The spread of a new virus in the world. |
| A．In 2009. | B．In 2011. | C．In 2019. |
| A．They told people protection tips through videos. |
| B．They made videos to introduce a movie. |
| C．They are preparing for a new movie about the virus. |
3 . As the saying goes, “A hero is known in the time of misfortune (不幸).” Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this. He is a doctor in Guangdong, who saved many people’s lives in 2003.
In 2003, SARS broke out in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of patients even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid of it. But Zhong was brave enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights finding the cause of the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get better. Zhong finally won people’s trust.
In early 2020, a disease called Novel Coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎) hit Wuhan. It spread quickly. Around tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected (感染). Zhong, 84, led his team to Wuhan to fight the illness. Zhong’s team took many measures to cure the patients with Novel Coronavirus pneumonia. He advised people to wear masks, wash hands frequently (频繁地), stay at home and not to go to crowded places.
Zhong likes sports very much. Although he was 67, he could still play basketball. Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and teaches young doctors. “I am a doctor,” Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.
1. Where did the SARS broke out?| A．Guangdong. | B．Wuhan. | C．Shanghai. | D．Beijing. |
| A．85 | B．67 | C．84 | D．68 |
| A．Soldier. | B．Patient. | C．Enemy. | D．Illness. |
| A．Doctors are the heroes. |
| B．Zhong is a hero and a fighter. |
| C．The differences between SARS and Novel Coronavirus pneumonia. |
| D．Zhong and his team. |
A lot of the growth of the street libraries can be due to the Covid pandemic (新冠疫情).In Hervey Bay, Denise Campbell set up her library during the lockdown (封禁). Her
“Those adult readers didn’t like going to the library in
These Little Street Libraries provided a
With schools shut down and the ways of daily life
Nicole Poponi is the mother of 10-year-old Clara, and 12-year-old Jane,
6 . Drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday that three low-dose injections (注射) of their COVID-19 vaccine (疫苗) have shown to be effective in protecting children under age five.
The companies made the announcement after carrying out new experiments, involving the youngest population group. The new trial was carried out during last winter’s spread of the Omicron version of COVID-19. They plan to provide information about the experiments, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, as soon as this week. Pfizer and BioNTech have said the amount of vaccine used in their shots for children under five is much less than the amount used in injections for adults.
In earlier trials, researchers for the companies said two shots did not seem quite strong enough to effectively protect young children. Thus, they decided to give a third shot to more than 1,600 individuals aged six months to four years. They said early data suggest the three-shot series is more than 80 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19. However, they noted that those results were based on just 10 symptomatic cases. For the study to be complete, researchers need at least 21 cases to make a final declaration of effectiveness. The companies said the vaccine was generally well-received among trial subjects, with only mild side effects reported.
It remains unclear how many U.S. parents will vaccinate their children in the youngest age group. COVID-19 is generally milder in children than adults. And only about 29 percent of five to 11-year-olds in the country have received vaccinations.
1. When did the new trial was carried out?| A．During last winter. | B．Before the spread of the Omicron version of COVID-19. |
| C．This week. | D．Not mentioned. |
| A．Because the amount of vaccine used for children is much less. |
| B．Because two shots didn’t appear to be effective enough to protect the kids. |
| C．Because of the spread of the Omicron version of COVID-19. |
| D．Because the participants were young. |
| A．The injection of the COVID-19 vaccine got strongly support from the FDA. |
| B．The amount of U.S. parents who allow their children to be vaccinated is small. |
| C．COVID-19 affects adults less than children. |
| D．It is too early to draw the conclusion for the two companies. |
| A．A COVID-19 vaccine was developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. |
| B．The success of COVID-19 vaccine development. |
| C．The trial of COVID-19 vaccine for the children under five. |
| D．More children need to be vaccinated. |
7 . It is a sad story about cute hand-crafted animals. Bored and lonely Chinese university students have gone crazy about making cardboard pets recently. In an
Among other practices, students
“I saw online that many people were doing this, and many of my classmates too. And
“A cardboard dog doesn’t get old or fall
The latest craze has been met with mixed reactions from the public, with one Weibo user saying: “These students are going mad after being
“It’s cute but
| A．assist | B．advance | C．access | D．attempt |
| A．companions | B．decorations | C．toys | D．characters |
| A．turn to | B．worry about | C．discuss on | D．believe in |
| A．happiness | B．alertness | C．madness | D．sickness |
| A．place | B．compete | C．promote | D．swap |
| A．Touched | B．Inspired | C．Driven | D．Conducted |
| A．temporary | B．instant | C．casual | D．strict |
| A．personally | B．gradually | C．excitedly | D．normally |
| A．satisfy | B．comfort | C．light | D．fix |
| A．ill | B．asleep | C．silent | D．lonely |
| A．hear | B．recover | C．come | D．suffer |
| A．returning | B．referring | C．appealing | D．adapting |
| A．followed | B．disturbed | C．isolated | D．affected |
| A．funny | B．sad | C．strange | D．interesting |
| A．writer | B．programmer | C．researcher | D．poster |
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9 . When the lockdown (封锁) began, 54-year-old artist Steve Derrick had to work from home. As he had
After painting that first portrait (肖像画), Derrick felt
Derrick would take a picture of the portrait before putting it in the mailbox. When he
Although Derrick
| A．necessary | B．extra | C．limited | D．proper |
| A．thank | B．congratulate | C．change | D．test |
| A．immediately | B．repeatedly | C．calmly | D．unexpectedly |
| A．tears | B．signals | C．marks | D．scars |
| A．disturbed | B．inspired | C．puzzled | D．amused |
| A．hold on to | B．catch up with | C．reach out to | D．look back on |
| A．disease | B．sadness | C．fear | D．news |
| A．honor | B．guide | C．hide | D．control |
| A．interesting | B．amazing | C．boring | D．tiring |
| A．jokes | B．suggestions | C．responses | D．choices |
| A．started | B．continued | C．stopped | D．missed |
| A．receiving | B．developing | C．updating | D．enjoying |
| A．still | B．even | C．thus | D．almost |
| A．careful | B．proud | C．eager | D．content |
| A．sold | B．lent | C．stored | D．gifted |
| A．offered | B．refused | C．accepted | D．claimed |
| A．busy | B．rich | C．famous | D．strong |
| A．applying | B．coming | C．pointing | D．sticking |
| A．families | B．patients | C．friends | D．medical workers |
| A．admiration | B．subject | C．nurse | D．patient |
10 . Nowadays, we are very worried about such COVID-19 variants as Delta and Omicron. To relieve our anxieties, we should have a look at our own cell and the original COVID-19 virus.
First of all, our cell isn’t stupid. If any virus wants to enter our cell, it must figure out a way for its spike (触手) to hold tightly to the spike on the cell’s surface. You can imagine this connecting as a secret handshake.
At the early stage, the COVID-19 virus figured out a way to connect to a specific spike on the surface of human cell, called ACE2. But the connecting wasn’t perfect. However, it was good enough to trick the ACE2 to let it in.
Once the virus was inside the cell, it kept copying itself in order to find more cells to infect. During this time, the immune (免疫) system started making antibodies to fight back. Some of those antibodies acted like little caps that stick to the ends of the virus’s spike. Once “capped”, the infection couldn’t move forward, and the body won!
But every time the virus copies itself inside a cell, it has the chance of changing its spikes slightly. Most of the variations are actually harmful to the virus. So these variants disappear. However, once the virus hits upon a set of variations that actually help the virus to connect more tightly to the cell or more quickly, a person’s cell gets infected more easily.
Then what about the antibodies? Aren’t they coming to save us again? Well, yes... and no.
Scientists found that a person who was infected with the earlier version of the virus may not be protected as well against these new variants. He still can be infected, again. However, the antibodies’ spikes come in different shapes, too. So even though some antibodies become less useful, others will get the job done—or at least, hold back the infection long enough so the body can make new antibodies that fit perfectly on the changed spike.
1. What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．The virus. | B．The cell. |
| C．The spike. | D．The connection. |
| A．How a virus enters the human cell. |
| B．How a virus copies itself inside a cell. |
| C．Why the immune system can fight back. |
| D．Why virus variants have different infection rates. |
| A．COVID-19 variants will become more and more infectious. |
| B．It is unlikely for COVID-19 patients to get infected again. |
| C．Old antibodies might be less effective against new variants. |
| D．It is hopeless to get rid of the COVID-19 in the near future. |
| A．Worries About the COVID-19 Variants |
| B．A Simple Guide to COVID-19 Variants |
| C．The Danger of the Deadly COVID-19 Virus |
| D．Ways to Protect Ourselves From COVID-19 Virus |
