1 . On November 4th, 2020, the draft that math should be listed as a major national project during the 14th Five-Year Plan(2021—25)period was adopted at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, reported China Daily.

Katherine Johnson (1918—2020), a former NASA mathematician who calculated and analyzed flight paths for many missions, once said: “Some things will drop out of the public eye and go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.” This may be one of the reasons why our country has listed math and its applications as a major national project into the next Five-Year Plan.

“The policy and financial support for the field of mathematics will be greatly improved between 2021 and 2025 compared with the past five years—it’s unprecedented,” said Yuan Yaxiang, a mathematician and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also stressed that mathematical research matters because it can help overcome some current technology bottlenecks.

According to Science and Technology Minister Wang Zhigang, basic scientific research, including mathematics, will have a larger focus during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, with funding expected to reach over 8 percent of all research and development (R&D) expenses.

The math project is expected to receive 1.5 billion yuan in funding, according to Yuan. The funding will be used to build new institutions for scientific research and support the current ones with new experimental equipment. More training for young mathematicians has also been urged.

Thịs year, Tsinghua University carried out a leading talent training program in math. It recruits hundreds of outstanding middle and senior high school students from across the country to cultivate leading talents in mathematics and related fields. The “strengthening basic disciplines plan” was launched in 2020 at 36 top universities.

According to the German newspaper Die Welt, China leads the way as far as those with an aptitude for math. Of all those born in China between 2005 and 2009, 24 million have exhibited a talent for math. The number is 1.8 million and 940,000 in Japan and South Korea, respectively. That's why many international companies like Apple have set their research centers in China.

Li Xianggang and his two students started the new semester    1    Sept 1, at Changxi Primary School in Youyang Tujia and Miao autonomous county of Chongqing."I'll stick to my post as a teacher as long as I can, so that the children can go to school," said Li, who in the past 15 years has taught more than 100 students, many of    2    have enjoyed a brighter future.

The school, founded in 1968,     3     (locate) in Qianfeng village on a mountain ridge with cliffs on three sides. It is the only primary school in the remote village, with poor land and    4     (convenience) transportation, and Li is the only teacher.

In 2006, persuaded by a senior village director, he came back from Shanghai and started to teach at the school, willing to serve younger generations    5    the pay was lower. As the only teacher, Li, 57, adopts a comprehensive teaching mode--teaching all kinds of classes including Chinese language, math and physical education.

Li has witnessed    6    number of students decrease over the years, from over 30 in 2006 to only two this year.Some local    7     (villager)have moved to nearby cities and towns for better jobs and living conditions."A rural teacher should be a guide," said Li,     8     (add) that some of his students are left-behind children, lacking discipline, self-care and learning ability.

In recent years, China    9     (pay)more attention to teachers in rural areas and improved their working and living conditions. The career evaluation and payment of the rural teachers will be    10     (continuous) improved.

4 . I believe that people should stop texting while driving because it not only endangers themselves but others around them. Family members, friends and strangers can be hurt by a simple mistake; their lives can be overturned(倾覆) completely.

Before I participated in the Thumb Wars campaign, I used to put sticky(粘的) notes inside my car to advise any person that was within it not to text while driving. I posted a quote on my social pages that said, “Drive now text later.” The message especially caught my dad’s attention. Since he is on the road about three out of the seven days of the week, we are all worried about his safety. He decided to never use his phone while driving. When it comes to informing other people about the dangers of texting while driving, I usually bring up conversations about driving which then lead me to lecture them on why they shouldn't text while driving. Thumb Wars has given me a new way and opportunity to prevent people from texting while driving.

The era we live in today is all about technology, and there is always the urge to text. Thumb Wars is an inspirational campaign that fights against that. What I was trying to achieve was to not only change my life, but also try to influence the lives of others for the better. I believe that I can make people realize the consequences of texting while driving. They all know that it is not worth it and could change someone's life instantly. I believe that if there were more campaigns like Thumb Wars there would be fewer accidents because more people would be aware of the effects of texting while driving.

All a person needs is inspiration and efforts to avoid texting while driving. Thumb Wars is a good channel, which makes it the ideal campaign to help with others and make a difference in this world.

5 . When Hanadi was 4, her school was destroyed in the civil war. Soon after, her family left Syria to live as refugees(难民)   in nearby Lebanon. Hanadi joined a school there but was fearful to go. Her experience is not unusual. There are now nearly 25.4 million refugees around the world, according to the United Nations refugee agency. About half are children. Most refugees today are from Syria, where civil war broke out in 2011.

To help kids affected by the situation, Sesame Street and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have teamed up to create a new version (版本) of Sesame Street especially for Syrian refugees using Muppets（木偶）as teachers．“we don' t just want to help children learn letters and numbers, "said Sherrie Westin, who works at Sesame Workshop. “We want to help them feel less alone."

There are more than 150 international versions of Sesame Street. In Germany, kids watch Sesamstrasse, while Mexico has Plaza Sesamo. Each version includes math and spelling lessons. Some characters are the same as in the American version. But other things are different: The Muppets speak the local language and wear local clothes.

The new version will include situations that are familiar to Syrian refugee kids. Some of the Muppets, for example, may have been forced to leave their home. "Kids can watch the Muppets work through big problems the kids are dealing with themselves, "the IRC’ s Sarah Smith says.

For the world ’s 12 million refugee children, there is little chance to receive good education. And even if kids go to school, they may have fallen behind in their studies. Often, they are traumatized(使受精神创伤) by what they’ve been through.

The new Sesame Street will meet the public in 2019. Sesame Workshop expects that more than 9 million children will be able to watch the show on a TV, computer, or mobile phone. Hanadi may be one of them.

7 . Nowadays, kuakuaqun or praise groups have become more and more popular on the Internet, Their aim is to comfort young people. These groups provide words of support for those who are unhappy.

Spending just a little money, you can enter such a group. Share your problems or success, and you will receive positive messages soon. These messages, mostly from strangers, will help you feel better. A leader of one of the groups talks about his first purpose, “I want to help people learn to praise others and accept others, praise.”

I like the idea of kuakuaqun. However, I think getting praise from strangers online isn’t very useful in the long run. This is especially true when you are paying for the praise. These people don’t know you, so the praise may not be earnest. Real and meaningful praise comes from the people you know.

With this in mind, we should try to praise our   friends and family members   when they need some encouragement. Simply saying to a classmate, ‘I like you’, can lift his or her confidence. Being kind to others is easy. And it adds the necessary sweetness to make everyone’s life better.

8 . Before COVID-19, there was widespread movement (运动)in the U. S. -shoppers in many American states were required to bring reusable bags to food stores or pay money to receive a bag; restaurants in some areas were told not to use plastic takeout boxes. But COVID-19 has changed everything.

In just a few days, governors in Massachusetts and Illinois became strongly against the use of reusable cloth bags that were often brought to food stores; Oregon put off its new ban on plastic bags; and cities from Bellingham, Washington, to Albuquerque, New Mexico have stopped plastic bag bans for the time being. "Those who use reusable bags do not often wash them. People are frightened as COVID-19 continue, so the environment is taking a back seat," said Glen Quadros, owner of the Great American Diner & Bar in Seattle, Washington.

There is an increase in takeout food and a ban on reusable cups and straws (吸管) at the few coffee stores that remain open. Many environmentalists worry that COVID-19 would impede their efforts to reduce plastic products.

According to a study by the U. S. National Institutes of Health, the virus can stay on plastics for up to three days. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it appears possible for a person to get COVID-19 by touching something that has the virus on it and then touching their face. As a result, the Plastics Industry Association says that one-use plastic bags are safer now.

California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New York, Oregon and Vermont have all banned plastic bags statewide. The Plastics Industry Association recently sent a letter to Alex Azar, who is head of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Association asked him to do something about the plastic bag bans, saying that the rules are putting people at risk.

9 . “Mom, we have discussed this. You may not post anything without my consent.” These words, posted on Instagram by a 14-year-old child Apple Martin in ______ to an image of her shared by her mom, Gwyneth Paltrow, have sparked again the______over whether it is ever OK to put pictures of your children online.

Apple's words could become a common ______ as the current generation of children grows up. Many of them will have had______footprints before they could even walk. About 98 percent of mothers and 89 percent of fathers report having_____ photos of their child to Facebook, according to a 2012 US study.

Concerns mainly____two issues. First,______. According to Australia's eSafety Commission, about half of images shared on nasty sites were taken from social media sites. The ___is simple. Don't post photos of your child in a state of undress, and avoid images in which their school uniform or location is______, says UK children's charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children(NSPCC). Avoid posting personal information to _______risk of identity theft, and ensure that your privacy settings are ______.You might also consider using a pet name for your child online, making it _____ to link information to them.

A second issue, as Apple notes, is that of consent. What would your child want to see about themselves online in the future？Videos of them mid-temper tantrum may be ____   now but could be used by bullies. Given that employers often use social networking sites to ___applicants, it is also worth considering how they might ______ such information.

Even seemingly innocuous photos may become a source of ________in the future, depending on your child's ______ or your changing relationship with them.

Of course, certain photos are likely to be more _____than others: an embarrassing birthmark; that time your toddler smeared faeces all over the floor. Many parents value the _______   that online sharing of parental struggles can bring. But our children may not_______ us for it.

10.

A．increase

B．decline

C．double

D．minimize