1 . What relation is the man to the woman?

A．Her doctor.

B．Her employer.

C．Her teacher.

2 . How much should the man pay?

A．$15.

B．$24.

C．$30.

5 . Google Cloud is racing to roll out new features and services aimed at helping its customers maintain business during the coronavirus pandemic, including a new security product expected to launch Tuesday. The new security product includes technology that could attract more businesses, especially those in highly regulated industries, to adopt cloud services. The technology protects data while it is being processed. “We wanted people comfortable in knowing they can move to the cloud and don’t have to worry about the security of their data,” said Mr. Kurian, chief executive of the unit.

Google Cloud accelerated the development of several features for its virtual meeting product, Google Meet, in April, including one that automatically filters out background noises such as keystrokes and dog barks. Another feature automatically adjusts a user’s video with lighting variations. In 2018, the company launched an AI tool for manufactures that automatically inspects products for quality.

Google Cloud also benefited from the protocols(协议) for Black Friday, when shopping websites see a rush of online shoppers, to deal with sudden more demand for cloud services. The protocols benefited the customers in online videogames, government services, education and shopping, who needed assistance in more computing capacity.

Also, the protocols benefited many companies. Godbole, chief information officer for home improvement company Lowe’s Cos., worked with Mr. Kurian and his team in March and April to manage increased business. Lowe’s customers were doubling on projects such as those related to home offices during those months, and “Our company saw tremendous demand,” Ms. Godbole said.

The coronavirus pandemic presented a new opportunity for Google Cloud to prove its value for customers, said Plummer, chief of research for cloud computing. “Google Cloud aims to differentiate itself by being known as a provider that can handle unpredictable events,” Mr. Plummer said. It aims to do that by offering secure remote-work tools and software development tools that require minimal coding. “Trust is built in times of crisis,” he said.

1. During the coronavirus pandemic, Google Cloud is working hard to ________.

A．start more highly regulated businesses.

B．help customers to save more money.

C．make people move to the cloud more safely.

D．remove data while it is being processed.

2. What does the underlined phrase “filters out” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Produces.

B．Breaks.

C．Matches.

D．Removes.

3. Why does the author mention Ms. Godbole’s company?

A．To show the market needs the new products of Google Cloud.

B．To share the experience of Ms. Godbole’s company.

C．To offer an example of running a company in times of crisis.

D．To encourage people to follow the step of Godbole.

4. What does Mr. Plummer think of the new service of Google Cloud?

A．Insufficient.

B．Reliable.

C．Unpredictable.

D．Complex.

6 . Los Angeles Public Schools take three weeks off during the Holidays, leaving working parents in need of camps for their kids. Here's a list of terrific Winter Camps in Los Angeles to choose from.

Act One Theatre Camp

A new online camp which brings the exciting world of theatre straight to your living room! Join us for a dynamic and interactive theatre experience where our campers get the opportunity to enjoy the fun, creativity and laughter of the theatre world. Each and every day they'll participate in acting, singing, dancing, movie-making, and stage design. All of it lead up to a professionally produced Big Show for the whole family to watch online! From the shy wallflower to the class clown: All levels of experience welcomed!

Available Dates: Dec 21 -23 and Dec 28-30

Atwater Photo Camp

In addition to Photo Camp this Fall/Winter, A PC is offering online Editing Camp. Learning how to edit with Lightroom & Photoshop will not only take your images to the next level, but it will also vastly improve the way you shoot. Join us!

Available Dates: Dec 28-31 and Jan 5-8 for both Photo Camp and Editing Camp

Camp Wildfolk

Join us in-person for “Wide-Open Spaces" Winter Camp in a beautiful outdoor setting in Valley Village. We're outdoors, masked-up, spaced-out, and all ready to make some wonderful memories for our kids. Games, Science, Nature Exploration, Robotics, Art, and more. 1 st-5th grade. Very few spaces remaining!

Available Dates: Dec 21-24 and Jan 4-8

Sender One LAX

Looking for something fun and health-conscious to do for your child this season? Sign-up for our 3-day rock climbing camp! Activities include rope climbing, games, zip line, king swing, and Sender City. Space is limited, so register early! Morning and afternoon sessions available.

Available Dates: Dec 21-23 and Dec 28-30

1. What is special about Act One Theatre Camp?

A．It is a camp intended only for beginners.

B．It is an in-person camp held in a theatre.

C．It presents kids with a big TV show for fun.

D．It offers kids various kinds of theatre experiences.

2. Which will a boy choose if he wants to look for a five-day winter camp in January?

A．Act One Theatre Camp.	B．Camp Wildfolk.
C．Sender One LAX.	D．Atwater Photo Camp.

3. What do the four winter camps have in common?

A．They are held in Los Angeles.

B．They are online winter camps.

C．They are open to students of all ages.

D．They are available every day in December.

7 . Over the last decade, Grandpa Ron, as the students call him, has volunteered thousands of hours every year to be with local school children—but it wasn’t until classes moved online due to COVID-19 that Ron Jacobson realized his impact. That impact reached far deeper than being a school volunteer. And those students were now missing the hugs he gave them every mornings.

Back in March 2020, Jacobson had already volunteered for 900 hours during the 2019-2020 school year by the time Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary in Ronald, Washington, closed its doors and turned to online teaching.

“These kids who relied on me being there for them had suddenly lost me,” Jacobson said. “When they started doing their schoolwork online, several said that they missed Grandpa Ron. ”

The school received so many requests for Grandpa Ron that it added Jacobson’s email address and home address to the school’s online directory (通讯录), allowing students to keep in touch with Jacobson. Students immediately began sending Jacobson emails and letters and even coming to his home to check up on him and offer to walk his dog.

Jacobson now responds to each of the students, adding a bright spot to the students’ days and his own.

“I am happy to listen to the kids’ problems as well,” Jacobson said. “I have heard from school teachers and parents how much this regular communication has changed the kids’ attitudes.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars has honored Jacobson—a Vietnam veteran (老兵) —by naming him a spokesman for their campaign, StillServing, which shows many ways America’s veterans continue serving even after leaving the army.

“The Marine Corps taught me the two important things: finish the task and take care of your troops (军队). I’m still taking care of the troops,” Jacobson said.

It’s just that they are 75 years younger than he is.

1. How did the school react to the school kids’ requests?

A．It sent Jacobson to visit them in person.

B．It asked Jacobson to write to all of them.

C．It showed every student’s email address.

D．It offered Jacobson’s contact information.

2. How did Jacobson feel about the online communication with the students?

A．Pleased.	B．Worried.
C．Tired.	D．Confused.

3. Why was veteran Jacobson regarded a spokesman for StillServing?

A．He still served in the army.	B．He trained many volunteers.
C．He continued to serve others.	D．He encouraged kids to serve.

4. What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．School teachers.	B．Vietnam veterans.
C．Local school kids.	D．Young volunteers.

8 . Dancing with your grandma for 15 minutes a week promotes positive feelings and improves her state of mind, a study claims. Doctors from Israel are encouraging younger family members to have a regular visit to their grandmas and have a dance with their grandmas.

And they found a 15 minute boogie (布吉舞) once a week lifted the spirits of the elder family members and helped strengthen the familial bond. In fact, it is called Dance Movement Therapy (DMT). DMT across the generations, complete with eye contact, was found to promote positive feelings and improve spirits for the elderly.

The grandparents reported a bright state of mind, happy memories and uplifted spirits. Dancing has also previously been linked to improved muscle strength, balance and endurance (耐力). For the grandchildren in the study, the weekly boogie changed how they view aging and allowed them to come to accept the eventual death of their elderly relatives.

The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, assessed how dance affected general health of 16 dance movement therapists (治疗师) and their grandmothers. DMT was taken seriously due to the fact that it is easily accessible and does not cost more to practice. The researchers were eager to examine a low-cost method to treat issues commonly faced by an aging population— such as limited mobility and depression(抑郁症). Grandchildren were instructed to make eye contact and encourage playfulness and touch. They were also told to mirror their grandmothers’ movements and give them time and space to rest when needed.

The sessions were recorded and then analysed while diaries and interviews captured the opinions and feelings of the participants. As well as the benefits to the health of the senior, the experiment also changed the idea of the younger family members.

1. What should the young people do when dancing with their grandmas?

A．Follow the grandmas’ steps.

B．Look at the grandmas’ eyes.

C．Move the bodies as long as possible.

D．Talk with their grandmas in gentle voice.

2. What can we infer from the third paragraph?

A．Dancing brings the young happy memories and uplifted spirits.

B．Dancing enables the senior to accept aging and death of their old relatives.

C．Dancing benefits both the senior and the young in the new study.

D．Dancing is linked to improved muscle strength and balance in the new study.

3. Which of the following is the best advantage of DMT?

A．Inexpensive.	B．Relaxing.
C．Attractive.	D．Pleasant.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．What does DMT Mean?

B．Dancing: a Good Way to Stop Being Senior.

C．Why Don’t You Dance 15 Minutes Every Week?

D．Dancing with Grandparents is Good for Health and Family Ties.

9 . “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” But now scientists have given us another warning: too much play with smart phones or computers makes you dull too.

“Many focus on the benefits of digital devices in education but ignore the costs,” said Patricia Greenfield from the University of California, "losing the ability to understand the emotions(情感) of other people is one of the costs."

Greenfield and her research team did an experiment. They worked with 105 children who spend about 4.5 hours in front of screens on a school day. The students were asked to describe the emotions towards the pictures and videos of people who were happy, sad, angry or scared. Then, half of them attended a five﹣day nature and science camp. There they had no smart phones, TV or computers. The other half stayed in school and spent the five days as usual. Five days later, all the children took the test again.

Students who had been to the camp got about 5 percent more answers correct than they had done before the camp. But the other group of students didn't show much improvement.

The study is not perfect in some sense, said the researchers. But scientists say that the study is still a warning for us. “Emotional skills develop in practice and the brain develops through real communication.” said Professor Taylor, a professor at the university of San Francisco.

Researchers talked to 2,000 parents of children aged 2—16 in the UK about what activities their children could do confidently. The results were surprising. Their children could use a tablet (平板电脑)(59%)and work a mobile phone (57%) more confidently than they could tie their shoe laces (鞋带)(53%)!

So, spend more time away from mobile phones and computers if you want to be an understanding friend, and not a member of what the Daily Mail called "Generation Helpless".

1. According to Professor Greenfield, using digital devices in education leads to　 　.

A．getting along well with family members	B．failing to understand other peoples emotions
C．making more mistakes when taking exams	D．falling far behind others in all schoolwork

2. Scientists think the results of Greenfield's experiment　 　.

A．are far from perfect	B．are quite surprising
C．are worth considering	D．need to be improved

3. What can we know from the text?　 　

A．Students learned how to describe emotions in the experiment.

B．Students living without screens did much better in studies.

C．Too much play with digital devices raised some worries.

D．Most of the UK children couldn't tie their shoe laces.

4. What is the best title for the text?　 　

A．Screens harm emotions	B．Here comes a digital world
C．Stay away from the Internet	D．How people become addicted?

10 . 假定你是李华，请你为某英语报社写一篇新闻报道， 内容包括：

时间	2020年9月8日
人物	钟南山(Zhong Nanshan)
事件	荣获“共和国勋章” (the Medal of the Republic)
先进事迹	2003年抗击非典型性肺炎(SARS)，2020 年抗击新冠病毒肺炎(COVID-19)
社会反响	…………

注意:1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。