1 . At the end of January, a man surnamed Chen had a fever and coughed for a few days after traveling from Wuhan to Shanghai. He hesitated for a few days before going to Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, according to Xinmin Evening News. He wanted to talk with the doctor alone because he worried that others would fear him.

Since the outbreak of the new virus, there has been a sense of fear of people from Hubei province. On January 23, Chen Xue, an editor working in Beijing, went to Chongli in Hebei for a ski trip. Though her temperature was fine and she hasn't been back to her hometown- Hubei province- since October last year, the hotel she was in told her that it wouldn't receive Hubei guests from the next day.

“What we should isolate (隔离) is the virus instead of people from Hubei province,” People’s Daily commented on January 27. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently gave a speech in which he repeated this idea. “Even though the virus started in Wuhan, it doesn’t respect (顾及) nationality. Anybody can be infected,” he said.

Others have also called for greater understanding. “People from Wuhan or Hubei have made even more sacrifices,” TV host Hai Xia said on CCTV News.

Wuhan has been sealed off and many people are unable to return to their hometown. If we discriminate (歧视) against them, it will make things worse. If patients don't go to hospitals for fear of discrimination, the virus could spread to more people. Protecting them is just as important as protecting ourselves.

1. Why did Chen hesitate to go to the hospital?

A．Because he feared of people from Hubei province.

B．Because he was afraid of being isolated.

C．Because he worried about other patients.

D．Because he worried other people would fear him.

2. What does "this idea" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．We should isolate the virus but not the people from Hubei province.

B．Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave a speech.

C．Even though the virus started in Wuhan, it doesn’t respect nationality or race.

D．Anybody could be infected.

3. What might be the negative influence of discriminating against patients?

A．Many people couldn't return to their hometown.

B．The virus could spread to more people.

C．Wuhan should be sealed off.

D．The hotel wouldn't receive guests from Hubei province.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Patients Should Be Isolated

B．Virus Causes Prejudice

C．Fighting the Virus together

D．Protecting Human Beings

2 . Everything speeds up with people’s lives.People often eat fast food_______nice meals cooked by their mother_______.They go to a restaurant,where the meal is _______cooked.They can take _______from the shelf when they_______their dollar and in ten minutes eat it and_______their dinner.This is not good for_______.People move a great_______from city to city,_______their jobs.Airplanes go________between cities.Every twenty-five seconds planes are taking off from airports.When people move________ the cities,they leave their old friends________.They leave their old mother and father,their children,and leave their________.People become without roots,without a place________they can really call “home”.This has very________effects.One thing is that the old people often live so far from their children that,________they become old,there is nobody to________them.Brothers and sisters move far away from each other.They telephone each other.________become very scattered(分散的).Society does not have the________ways any more,the ones which kept people________together.Many people feel rather lonely today.

1.

A．without

B．together with

C．instead of

D．as

2.

A．at school

B．at home

C．in the hotel

D．in the restaurant

3.

A．already

B．still

C．not

D．just

4.

A．them

B．little

C．everything

D．it

5.

A．put

B．get

C．set

D．pay

6.

A．finish

B．cook

C．fetch

D．bring

7.

A．children

B．families

C．old people

D．business

8.

A．many

B．much

C．deal

D．far

9.

A．doing

B．to do

C．changing

D．change

10.

A．usually

B．immediately

C．fast

D．constantly

11.

A．out

B．to

C．in

D．around

12.

A．behind

B．away

C．out

D．off

13.

A．friends

B．parents

C．teachers

D．students

14.

A．or

B．that

C．where

D．and

15.

A．exciting

B．surprising

C．bad

D．great

16.

A．if

B．because

C．since

D．when

17.

A．see

B．look after

C．hear from

D．telephone

18.

A．Families

B．Societies

C．Cities

D．Towns

19.

A．new

B．same

C．easy

D．old

20.

A．strange

B．near

C．close

D．friendly

3 . Future football stars

Football academies were set up by leading football clubs so their coaches could run trials to discover and train talented boys from as young as eight as potential players for their first team.

This means that in Britain there are at least 9,000 boys at any one time attending academies after school who think they are going to be a famous footballer.     1     One eight-year-old was selected for Chelsea Academy and he went from being top of his class at school to being the boy who was messing around at the back. His mother asked him why he wasn’t trying hard at school any more. His reply was that he was going to be a footballer and be rich, so he didn’t need to. In the end, he only lasted a year in the academy.     2     And he wasn’t so discouraged that he never played football again.

    3     Any sport where only a few can get to the top has many talented failures. These people are very good and do their best but finally it will not pay off because they are just not outstanding enough. In football, this effect is big because the number of players chosen by academies is so huge.     4    

This doesn’t put off all the boys who are spotted by the big football clubs and are desperate to join the academies.     5     They get to play as much football as possible. The skills become part of them, as they are with professional players, so they are automatic and the boys don’t have to think about them when they’re on the football field.

A．Unfortunately, for most this isn’t the case.

B．The benefits are still there for them of course.

C．All the big football clubs have a football academy.

D．But, luckily for him, he was still young enough to get over it.

E．But football is not alone when it comes to this kind of thing.

F．Most of these won’t get into a team and most won’t become professionals.

G．And footballers are much more likely to get injured when they play games.

4 . Dear son,

We are upon the first anniversary of a shocking killing. Last May, outside of a grocery store in Minnesota, George Floyd — a Black man — was slowly, casually murdered by a White police officer. Floyd's daughter, Gianna, is the same age as you. I know that Floyd certainly didn't choose to “sacrifice”, as one government officer said, his life to the cause of racial justice, leaving her daughter fatherless. Sometimes, when I look at your beautiful face, I think of that little girl and my heart breaks.

My son, you came into my heart almost seven years ago as a gift. You were lucky enough to be born in a country where dreams can come true, so they say, and I hope that this will be the case for you. But you were also born inside Black skin and sadly, that is still a burden to bear in today's America. Every day I pray for strength so that I may help you to carry that burden, make you proud of who you are, and teach you how to face the challenge of racism.

More than anything else, I pray that I will be able to keep you safe. No child should have to know this, but you will meet individuals who will not see you as human because of the color of your skin. Some of them will even be the very people who have promise to protect and serve you, and they can be police.

Since 400 years ago, Black and brown people have been fighting, first for our freedom and now for equality. Our ancestors did not live to see their efforts rewarded, but sometimes something shocking happens will bring change in its wake. Sadly, that something is often the murder of someone who looks like you.

Your father

1. What led to the death of George Floyd?

A．It was a natural death.	B．He had a heart attack.
C．He was killed by a white policeman.	D．He chose to sacrifice to the cause of racial justice.

2. What can we infer from the text?

A．The son is nearly 8 years old now.

B．The father feels heart-breaking for the girl’s ordinary appearance.

C．The father thinks it very safe to be a black person in America.

D．Americans still have a long way to go to remove racial prejudice.

3. What is the author’s attitude towards racial justice?

A．Optimistic.

B．Pessimistic.

C．Neutral.

D．Indifferent.

4. What social problem in America does the letter mainly talk about?

A．Orphans’ upbringing.	B．Sever racial discrimination.
C．Children’s education.	D．The dangerous living environment.

5 . The first time I noticed this phenomenon(现象）was a few years ago, in St Peter's Basilica in Rome—a crowd of people standing round Michelangelo's Pieta, taking photos with their cameras and mobile phones. Then last week I saw it _______ at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. At first, I wasn't too _______ when I saw people _______ the paintings. It was a bit annoying, _______ that was all. It didn't really make me _______. Then the sad _______ hit me. Most of the people were taking photos without looking at the _______ themselves. People around were _______ me, not because they were trying to get a better view of the _______, but because they __________ to make sure that no one blocked their photo. Was it possible that perhaps they were taking the photos so that they could admire(欣赏）the paintings better __________they got home? This was very __________. They were not there to __________ the paintings, but to take photos to __________ that they had been there.

Then it got __________. Now people were taking photos of their friends who were posing in front of some of the most well-known paintings. Neither the photographers nor the person they were photographing had __________ the art itself , __________ I saw that sometimes they __________ the label(标签）, to make sure that the artist really was __________. At least nobody asked me to take a picture of them together, smiling in front of a Picasso!

I think that photography in museums should be __________, but I also have a less drastic(严厉的）solution.I think that people who want to take a photo of a painting should be forced to look at it first, for at least one minute.

1.

A．soon

B．alone

C．later

D．again

2.

A．proud

B．afraid

C．worried

D．excited

3.

A．copying

B．destroying

C．touching

D．photographing

4.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．and

5.

A．angry

B．surprised

C．happy

D．disappointed

6.

A．news

B．history

C．truth

D．story

7.

A．walls

B．visitors

C．scenes

D．paintings

8.

A．pushing

B．passing

C．greeting

D．asking

9.

A．star

B．art

C．building

D．museum

10.

A．refused

B．failed

C．decided

D．wanted

11.

A．before

B．when

C．unless

D．if

12.

A．important

B．necessary

C．improbable

D．strange

13.

A．take

B．sell

C．see

D．buy

14.

A．explain

B．prove

C．imagine

D．find

15.

A．worse

B．easier

C．stronger

D．better

16.

A．known about

B．paid for

C．learned from

D．looked at

17.

A．for

B．since

C．although

D．after

18.

A．read

B．made

C．wrote

D．changed

19.

A．skillful

B．alive

C．famous

D．creative

20.

A．stopped

B．prepared

C．welcomed

D．allowed

6 . Narasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive from India’s capital, New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.

A Growing Problem

Going to school is difficult for more than 13 million children in India. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s why India began the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.

The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.

Lunch Is Served!

The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives at Gopalgarh Primary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates.

1. What does Narasimha Das do？

A．A waiter.

B．A salesman.

C．A cook.

D．A shopkeeper.

2. The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to ________.

A．the poor

B．school children

C．college students

D．the old

3. Why is it difficult for children to go to school in India?

A．Because they have to work to make money.

B．Because there are not enough schools.

C．Because there are not enough teachers.

D．Because their parents refuse to send them to school.

4. Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true?

A．It is to encourage children to go to school.

B．It has been carried out for about 50 years.

C．It is run by Narasimha Das.

D．It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.

7 . CHARITY HONORS SON’S MEMORY

Nonprofit providing gifts to 18 to 39-year-olds is raising memory

By PAM KRAOEN

RAMONA, Calif. — Before he died from cancer at age 29, Silas River Bennett spent his final months taking photographs of the world around him, emailing friends, buying Christmas gifts for his sisters and encouraging his family to give to the needy. “What was important to him was to have a sense of himself outside of cancer,” said his mom, Lorranie Kerz of Ramona.

Bennett went to the hospital in fall 2007 with severe back pains. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer that had spread to his bones. Doctors believed the cancer was environmentally caused, perhaps by exposure to some poisonous gas in the basement where he lived or poisons in the paints he used as a painter.

Kerz said her son was a man with a great sense of humor and a very creative mind. He had an “electric intellect” who loved debating, watching “Jeopardy!” — a game show on TV and telling stories with his photographs. After Bennett died in May 2008, Kerz wanted to honor the creative spirit and generosity of her son, whose nickname was “Sy”. The result was Sy’s Fund, a Romona-based all-volunteer national nonprofit that has fulfilled the wishes of more than 250 people aged 18 to 39 who are battling cancer. Sy’s Fund provides them with small gifts — such as laptops, cameras, guitar lessons, or printers — to lift their spirits and refocus their energies in a positive direction.

The group raises money through three fundraisers each year, such as golf tournaments and 5K races. This year, because of the COVID-19, they’re trying a virtual fundraiser for the first time. After registering online, participants must download the “Let’s Roam” app to their phones to donate. For those who want to apply for a wish grant, visit sysfund.org. The organization is also seeking more volunteer members. For details, email Kerz at lorraine@sysfund.org.

1. Why did Kerz found Sy’s Fund?

A．To honour his son.	B．To get rid of cancer.
C．To make his son famous.	D．To gain more profit.

2. What can we learn about Sy?

A．His cancer was caused by poisonous paints.

B．He spent his final months preparing for the fund.

C．He was energetic and lived a short but colorful life.

D．He died more than one year after he was diagnosed with cancer.

3. How does Sy’s fund help the needy?

A．By seeking more volunteers to tell stories.

B．By downloading some apps to the phones.

C．By providing cancer patients with small gifts.

D．By selling some things to cancer patients at a low price.

4. Where is this text most likely from?

A．A newspaper.	B．A guidebook.
C．An announcement.	D．A diary.

8 . Technology use seems to be the new wave of addiction hitting people of all ages. Its extreme use can be compared to the use of drugs, which is called Plug-in Heroin.

The next time you’re in a crowded public place, look at the people around you. It’s hard to find someone who isn’t glued to the tiny screen, fingers moving at lightning speeds, texting their friends, e-mailing coworkers or listening to music. It may seem ridiculous that someone is that addicted to such a small object. I’ve seen people who seem to be at their wits’ end if their phone or iPad has been taken away, lost or left at home.

Some people may ask, “What’s wrong with technology use? It’s a way for people to communicate.” While this is true, the overuse of technology isn’t always appropriate in certain settings. Schools are becoming stricter about the use of cell phones, iPods and other electronics in classrooms. Various workplaces have signs hanging on their walls warning employees that “Cell phone use is not permitted” or “Cell phones are forbidden”. On the first warning you will be sent home, and on the second warning you will be fired.

Electronics may be a way for people to communicate and stay in touch with each other, but the disadvantages may outweigh the benefits. People are losing the ability to hold face-to-face conversations with others. However, it’s hard to avoid electronics in this day and age because almost everything is turning into an electronic format. Books, originally meant for paper design, are now being transferred to electronic forms. Photo albums, and even yearbooks, can now be viewed via the Internet. With this growing trend, future generations are bound to become even more addicted to technology.

Is there a cure for electronic addiction? Simply turning electronics off for an hour or two a day may help to an extent, but it will not completely rid electronic addiction. There only seems to be one cure left, and it may be the hardest: self control.

1. What is Plug-in Heroin?

A．The growing popularity of electronics.

B．The serious consequences of technology use.

C．The future possibility of technology development.

D．The unreasonable dependence on electronics.

2. The second paragraph is intended to __________.

A．show people’s addiction to electronics.

B．persuade people to quit electronics.

C．prove electronics are harmful to people.

D．tell people it is ridiculous to use electronics.

3. Why is it difficult to avoid electronics nowadays?

A．People have no interest in traditional paper designs.

B．More information tends to be available in electronic forms.

C．It is the only way people stay in touch with each other.

D．People have fewer chances to communicate in person.

4. The writer’s attitude to the overuse of technology can be best described as __________.

A．approving.

B．indifferent.

C．critical.

D．doubtful.