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1、在疫情面前展现媒体人的责任与担当。 Passage 4：短文填空世界各国问候礼仪大不同Passage 5：写作世界与中国Masks mark a heroWhat is a hero? We may think of the fictional characters with supernatural powers or great people who can influence world events. Now, as the nation continues its all-out efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus pneum

2、onia （新冠肺炎）, medical staff have become heroes in the eyes of the public.As of Feb 19, a total of 32,000 medical staff outside Hubei province have been working to treat patients around the center of the outbreak.Zhang Dingyu, the president of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, is one of these heroes. Since th

3、e hospital received the first seven patients in December, Zhang has been so busy that he barely gets any sleep. Even suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis （肌萎缩侧索硬化）, the 56-year-old doctor is doing his best to quicken his pace to save precious time for infected patients.“I have to run, racing

4、 against time to save more patients from the deadly disease, because I dont have much time left in my life,” Zhang told Xinhua News Agency.With the duty of saving lives, many medical professionals like Zhang have been working long hours for days, despite their fear and worries.Lu Jingjing from Wuhan

5、 Childrens Hospital also works at a temporary mobile hospital. She does not let her parents know that she is now working with novel coronavirus-infected patients.When her parents ask for a video chat, Lu says she is working and lets her husband and children chat with them instead.“Its dangerous but

6、we should win the battle with the virus as soon as possible, so that medical staff and patients can go back home,” she told China Daily.US writer Khalil Gibran （1883-1931） once wrote, “Tenderness （温柔） and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair （绝望）, but the manifestations of strength and res

7、olution.” Its true for the medical workers.Everyone has fear, especially when it comes to deadly diseases. But for medical staff, saving lives comes first and is enough for them to be brave and stay on the front. They may look like ordinary people in daily life, but in these extraordinary （不同寻常的） ti

8、mes, they are heroes. 1：What do we learn from Zhang Dingyus words?A. His illness has turned him into an impatient man.B. His illness makes him work without fear.C. He feels sorry for himself because of his illness.D. He wants to help as many patients as possible.2：Why doesnt Lu Jingjing answer her p

9、arents video calls?A. She is too busy and has no time for video chats.B. She doesnt want her parents to worry about her.C. Its not allowed to make a video call from the hospital.D. There is no network signal at the temporary mobile hospital.3：The underlined word “manifestations” in the second-to-las

10、t paragraph probably means “_”.A. Results C. symbolsB. Differences D. advantages4：What is the authors main purpose in writing this article?A. To explain what makes a modern-day hero.B. To praise medical staff for their efforts to fight the NCP.C. To describe what measures China has taken to deal wit

11、h the virus.D. To show the difficulties faced by the medical staff treating NCP patients.参考答案：DBCBCreativity brings cheerAlthough most of us are now stuck at home due to the virus outbreak, there are still many people trying to do some creative things not only to kill time, but also to help themselv

12、es and others stay positive during this difficult period. In their own ways, they are showing others that they wont let the virus get them down. Take a look at some of the interesting things theyre doing with their spare time. Encourage people to dance Matthew Lee is a 16-year-old Chinese-American.

13、Although he is now living in Los Angeles, US, the news about the outbreak in China still hit close to home （使感同身受） for him. When he learned that most Chinese are unable to leave their houses, he decided to encourage them to work out at home by making a dance video with his friends. “My friend Jojo w

14、as excited about the opportunity to lift peoples spirits and she said she would dance her heart out for a great cause （目标） the health and wellness of those quarantined （隔离） in China,” Lee told TEENS. In the cooldown part of the dance, Lee chose to dance to the song We Are The World. Lee said, “I bel

15、ieve that with sweat and smiles, together, we will make a better day.”Write a rap song “I close my eyes and pray （祈祷）/ hoping everything will be okay/ the one who can save you is not God/ but an ordinary man in flesh and blood （血肉之躯）.”These are a few lines from a rap song written by Liu Yixin and Li

16、 Yusheng, who are Senior 3 students from The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China （中国人民大学附属中学） in Beijing. Titled An Empty City （空城）, the song became a hit as soon as it was released because of its thought-provoking （引人深思的） lyrics and deep emotion （感情）. People have not only been amaz

17、ed by the talent of these young teenagers, but also touched by their strong sense of social responsibility. Liu said in an interview that he has read a lot of news stories lately, both good and bad, which led him to write a song that expresses his own opinion about the present situation.“I love maki

18、ng music and used to have my own band. Music is the best way for me to express myself. After the college entrance exam this year, Ill continue to make more,” Liu told China Youth DailyWrite an English poem Du Yiran is a Junior 2 student from Baoding, Hebei. While stuck at home during the outbreak, D

19、u and her classmates wrote several acrostic poems （藏头诗） in English to help cheer people up. “My teacher suggested this form. I found it quite interesting, as you can hide a message in the first letters of each line and surprise your readers as they read downwards,” Du said. “As teenagers, we cant go

20、 to the front line to save peoples lives, but we should learn to care about others and do something meaningful during this time.” Here is one poem they wrote.WHJY ZGJY （武汉加油，中国加油） Whereas we Chinese are facing an intractable （难解决地） difficultyHundreds of angels still choose to gather in one cityJaded

21、ness （疲倦） cant stop them from conquering （战胜） this diseaseYielding （屈服） has never become a possibilityZapping （摧毁） the horrible virus is not an unreachable dreamGoing outside with a face mask is protective adequately （充分地）Joining together to make contributions （贡献） to our societyYoungsters have the

22、duty to shoulder this responsibilityWhy is the song An Empty City so popular?A. Because it was written by two students.B. Because it is about the current situation in Wuhan.C. Because it is the best way to express ones opinions.D.Because it touches peoples hearts and makes them think.How did Matthew

23、 Lee and Jojo encourage people to work out?A. They made a dance video with their friends.B. They were streaming live every day.C. They learned to dance from online videos.D. They sang the song We Are The World.Du Yiran finds it interesting to write acrostic poems because _.A. she is stuck at home wi

24、th little entertainmentB. she can surprise readers with a hidden messageC. she has never written any acrostic poems beforeD.she has learned to care about others through writingWhat is the story about?A. Creative indoor activities. B. Talented students around the world.C. Best ways to kill time at ho

25、me. D. Useful tips for staying positive.DABAJournalists on the frontlineI do hope that by writing about their stories, Im helping things change for the better. ” Li Xueqing, a China Daily journalist, based in New York City.Theyre neither medical workers in close contact with the novel coronavirus no

26、r government officials who receive the latest updates of the situation yet theyre keeping us informed of the development of the epidemic. They are the media, and their eyes are far-seeing.Zhu Xingxin is one such member of the media: a photographer with China Daily. He visited Tongji Hospital affilia

27、ted with Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan on Feb 3 to report on the lives of medical workers.Before entering the isolation ward （隔离病房）, Zhu had to put on protective gear （装备） like the doctors: a protective suit, a surgical mask, goggles （护目镜）, disposab

28、le （一次性的） gloves and shoe covers. He described it as “stuffy （闷热的）” with all the layers on. “I felt anoxic （缺氧的） under the masks,” he wrote on China Daily. “So I lowered my voice and slowed down my motions, trying to make myself feel better.”The eyes of the media are not just here to see, but also t

29、o scrutinize.On Feb 9, for example, a bus in Wuhan carrying severely ill patients was caught in traffic with no one guiding them and no hospitals claiming them. The incident was witnessed by Global Times journalists and was soon reported online. It ended with all the patients being properly settled

30、in hospitals and officials in charge being held responsible. But its possible that without journalists this incident would never have been exposed.Li Xueqing, a China Daily journalist, based in New York City, is also aware of the medias role as a watchdog （监督者）. She wrote a story last month about a

31、group of Wuhan University alumni （校友） in New York City who donated medical equipment to hospitals in Wuhan. She was impressed by how they managed to collect such a large amount of supplies and build an international shipping pathway in such a short time. Yet she was also disturbed by how all the com

32、plex （繁复的） paperwork and bureaucratic （官僚主义的） procedures added to their already heavy workload.“I do hope that by writing about their stories, Im helping things change for the better,” said Li.Indeed, the media is like a pair of eyes watching out for us as they report on the worlds most important news.By describing Z