1 . Disasters are like a mirror. They show both our bright and dark sides, as individuals and as a society. As citizens in China and beyond continue to fight against the coronavirus (新冠状病毒), the daily lives of many have gone through changes-from simple routine adjustments to complete devotion from volunteers.
People have consciously chosen to stay at home to prevent further human-to-human spread. However, that didn’t stop employees and students from working and studying at home. On Feb 17, the scheduled first school day, many teachers started to give online lessons. Bored at home, many people began to learn new things to fill their newly-found time, such as baking or knitting.
The film named Contagion, 2011 shows the worst-case that might happen after a worldwide epidemic. Fortunately, the situation in China couldn’t be more different than the movie. Rather than violence and food shortage, everything has worked out rather well in China so far. Scientists isolated (分离) the first virus strain, more than 30, 000 medical workers in over 100 medical teams gathered and thousands of construction workers came to build hospitals in Wuhan, Hubei province. Thousands of volunteers are working nonstop to help deliver supplies and assist the affected regions.
Sociologists once debated whether volunteer service is common to see around the world. Indeed, more than 30 years of research— exploring disasters in Europe, Asia, and America — confirmed that the need to help is universal wherever disaster strikes.
“It’s normal that when disasters happen, people will fall into panic. In reality, we’ re more likely to rush in to hep others than run them over to save ourselves,” wrote American psychologist Kelly Caldwell in Pacific Standard. “It’s an exercise in mass healing.”
1. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?A.To introduce the topic of the text. | B.To show the effect of a disaster. |
C.To tell readers a lesson. | D.To raise the readers’ interest in the mirror. |
A.People chose to stay at home to avoid panic. |
B.People tried every means to learn new things. |
C.People adjusted to their routines to avoid infection. |
D.Online working and studying became more popular. |
A.China’s situation was the same with the movie. |
B.China’s situation was quite different from the movie. |
C.Chinese people have gone through many changes. |
D.China experienced violence and food shortage. |
A.A science report. | B.A science fiction. | C.A medical journal. | D.A newspaper. |
2 . Yesterday, after a day of Zoom (视频会议软件) meetings in my living room, I stepped out for a walk leaving my teen son bored on the couch. Bleecker Street, usually packed with people, was sprinkled with only the occasional pedestrians. Bars and restaurants lining the street were dark. Stores with bright neon lights, doors open, beckoned for the rare passers-by to enter. After just a week of the Covid-19 pandemic, an afternoon walk in Greenwich Village neighborhood felt surreal.
But then I noticed a row of daffodils(水仙)reaching for the sun in the small triangle-shaped park by Minetta Lane. On the windows of a locked restaurant, in bright yellow paint, were the words “We love you, West Village. Take care of each other. ” My phone buzzed—a colleague sent a picture of her newborn baby just home from the hospital. I arrived home to find my son animated on the couch playing a video game virtually with his friends. Life, love, play, and human connection persist, even though our world has been tuned upside down.
In my welcome note to the new students in the Fall, I wrote that this year is about our college’s core values of inclusion, innovation, and impact and emphasized the power of interconnection. Today, these core values persist, with interconnection taking on even greater significance. Our collaborative spirit has always given us an advantage—academically, creatively, culturally, and now, remotely.
A wise person once told me that getting through a crisis is like being given a new hand of cards in the middle of a game. We are halfway through the semester, with new hands to play, but the game hasn’t changed. We will find new ways to continue to work, teach, create and learn. Let’s also continue the informal interactions that make us a community—the study groups, coffee dates, drop-ins just to say hello. In doing so, we will remain connected.
We will come together, from spaces around the world, to meet this new reality. This is who we are. Nothing—not space, nor time—can keep us from moving forward, together.
1. What can be inferred from paragraph 1?A.The Covid-19 pandemic is unstoppable. |
B.The effects of the pandemic could be easily felt. |
C.Nothing is the same except that the business goes slow as usual. |
D.People have every reason to be worried about the future. |
A.Daily routines that seemed insignificant. |
B.Reminders that the world has been changed. |
C.Events that people can do during the pandemic. |
D.Things or people that carry symbolic meanings. |
A.Cooperative. | B.Pioneering. | C.Independent. | D.Adventurous. |
A.To express wisdom gained from previous experience. |
B.To give people some tips on how to handle a crisis. |
C.To deliver an uplifting message over the pandemic. |
D.To encourage people to enjoy the great outdoors. |
Every year I travel a lot to appreciate tourist
However, COVID-19
注意:词数100左右。 参考词汇:疫情pandemic 隔离lockdown (n.)
Dear Chris,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Major school districts around the United States
As we all know, the rules relating to face coverings or masks have caused fights among
Falling COVID-19 infection rates and new federal health recommendations are the driving force for
Undoubtedly, wearing masks can cause trouble for students to understand
1.讲座的时间、地点;
2.讲座的主要内容;
3.其他注意事项。
参考词汇:新冠状病毒novel coronavirus
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
In August, four COVID-19
Giving the honour to them shows the spirit of the Chinese people in respecting science and professionalism. It also shows that Chinese people always stand up as one in the face of difficulties.
During this hard-won fight,
In the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, Zhong, 84, decided to go to Wuhan, the hardest hit place by COVID-19. He dared to point out that the disease was likely to spread from person to person, and stressed the
1.写信目的;2.主讲人简介;3.时间和方式:下周三上午9点到11点,钉钉(Ding Talk)在线。
参考词汇:COVID-19新型冠状病毒;anti-epidemic防疫
注意:1.词数100左右;2.开头和结尾已为你写好。
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