1 . 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.

2. What did Thomas mainly do during the pandemic?

A．She visited Nepal.	B．She lost weight.
C．She did exercise.	D．She learned online.

3. What benefit did the garden built by Atkinson bring to her?

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.

4. What is the text mainly about?

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.

2 . Saisri Akondi was visiting a friend in Manipal just before the lockdown. Trapped by the travel ban, the researcher found herself frustrated at not being able to help during a national emergency. Back home, her colleagues at the National Chemical Laboratory worked on innovative methods to deal with the pandemic (流行病). She wanted to contribute in her own way. Soon, she spotted the opportunity.

On the evening of 11 May, she came across 50 migrants being questioned by the police. Akondi learned that they were railway construction workers, abandoned by their employer after the lockdown and were making their way to Mahabubabad, 680 kilometres away. “I instantly thought of helping them, noticing there were 10 children and a pregnant lady among them,” recalled Akondi.

Her first task was to register the group on a government portal (入口) to help them get movement passes within the state. Then, she arranged for food and convinced the railway authorities to let the migrants stay at the Udupi station until their transport was arranged. Akondi next turned her attention to the women, arranging for vitamins for her. She continued to make frequent posts to the social media handles of the Telangana chief minister’s office, seeking attention and help. There was no response for days, but she did not give up.

Her relentless efforts paid off, The Telangana government paid for the migrants’ travel back. On 19 May, the happy migrants were saying a tearful goodbye to Akondi and on 20 May, they reached their homes.

Akondi continued to help other stranded migrants reach their homes. Even as the world came to a standstill, this large-hearted woman became the ant that moved mountains.

1. What were the 50 migrants doing when Akondi first met them?

A．Buying tickets.	B．Doing construction work.
C．Staying at a train station.	D．Being questioned by the police.

2. Which of the following can best describe Akondi?

A．Kind and creative.	B．Helpful and considerate.
C．Generous and wise.	D．Brave and knowledgeable.

3. What does the underlined word “stranded” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Lost.

B．Trapped.

C．Arrested.

D．Fined.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Akondi was not allowed to work for the travel ban.

B．Construction workers suffered a lot during the lockdown.

C．Akondi contributed in a different way during the lockdown.

D．Some construction workers were abandoned by their employer.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China launched (发送) the Shenzhou XIII manned spacecraft on October 16th. It carried three     1     (astronaut)—Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu—to Tiangong Space Station’s core module (核心舱) Tianhe.

Zhai is the country’s first astronaut to take a spacewalk,     2     did so in September 2008 in the Shenzhou VII mission. Wang is China’s second female astronaut to take part     3     a spaceflight and was a member of the Shenzhou X mission in June 2013. She will become the first Chinese woman     4     (enter) Tiangong Space Station and take a spacewalk. While it’s the first time for Ye to go on his journey to space. The astronauts     5     (stay) in Tiangong Space Station for six months. It     6     (expect) to be the longest space journey by Chinese astronauts,     7     (two) as long as the Shenzhou XII mission.

The astronauts have     8     lot of tasks, such as performing two to three spacewalks,     9     (check) the performance and capability of devices inside the station and testing support instruments for astronauts’ lives and work during long-term flights. And they will also carry out     10     (science) experiments and technology demonstrations (示范) in space medicine, microgravity (微重力) physics and other fields.