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What have we done today?

Nixon Waterman

We shall do much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give out gold in a princely sum(金额),

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the after while,

But what have done today?

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith(坚定信念) a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls(灵魂) of earth,

But whom have we fed today?

We shall harvest such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us buildings in the sky,

But what have we built today?

“Lost ourselves in the daydreams;

But here and now, do we our task?

Yet, this is the thing our souls must ask,

What have we done today?

1.Who should we bring a smile to?

A.The truth. B.The faith. C.Each lonely life. D.Nobody.

2.What does the underlined word “sown” mean in the last paragraph?

A.演讲 B.播种 C.捐赠 D.建造

3.Which of the following is NOT the writer’s purpose?

A.To lift the heart B.To dry the tear C.To harvest joys D.To daydream.

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As the global pandemic(流行病) speeds up, many are wondering about the effectiveness of masks and when it’s proper to wear them. Most people from the East believe that wearing a mask is important to control the spread of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP新冠肺炎). But people in the West generally would argue that, unless one is already ill, wearing a mask is unnecessary.

In Eastern countries like China, mask-wearing has a long history in their cultures. In fact, people in the East wear masks not just to protect themselves from illness but also for a variety of other reasons.

In many Asian countries, masks are worn in many situations in daily life, such as doing housework or visiting patients in the hospital. They can give people the comfort of being protected.

In recent years, they are worn simply for beauty. Young people in Japan, for example, wear masks as a fashion statement, expressing their personal style through unique designs and patterns.

In Asia, wearing a face mask is also an expression of group-oriented values(集体主义).

Wearing a mask, one becomes part of a giant group. “People communicated their responsibilities to the social group of which they were members,” wrote Peter Baehr, a research professor in social theory at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

In Western countries, however, individual values are the most important.

As a citizen, it is one’s duty to prevent the spread of illness in following ways, such as washing one’s hands and limiting one’s contact with others. A face mask is kept only for those showing symptoms(症状) of illness.

Whether from the East or the West, social culture has played an important role in one’s decision about whether or not to wear a mask. That’s because human beings are social creatures who consider much about what other members of society think of us. The most important thing is to respect others’ opinions, no matter how different they are.

1.For most people from the East, what is of great importance to control the spread of NCP ?

2.What can masks give people in many Asian countries?

3.Why do young people in Japan wear masks?

4.Who is a face mask kept only for in Western countries?

5.If you are a citizen in Western countries, how can you prevent the spread of illness?

Billy always loved blueberries. They were his favourite fruit. Today he was going to make juice with his uncle. His uncle likes to make juice out of everything. He made carrot juice, apple juice, vegetable juice, and more juices. But he had never made blueberry juice before!

First, Billy and his uncle went to a blueberry farm. They were each given a basket. They picked for an hour and got several pounds. It was hard work picking the little berries from the trees. Now Billy understood(明白)why they were expensive in the shops.

Next, they had to wash the fruit. Some of them still had leaves. Those had to be pulled off. Then the bad berries had to be thrown away. They washed the berries and made them air-dry.

After that, they pushed the blueberries through a strainer(过滤网).The strainer caught most of the seeds and skins, and only left a small glass of dark purple juice to them.

When they tasted the juice, it wasn't very sweet. Billy's uncle didn't want to add white sugar to the juice. It was better to use a naturally sweet juice, like apple juice, pear juice, or grape juice. They used grape juice as a sweetener(甜味剂), because grapes had a similar colour to the blueberries.

Finally, they could drink it. It was a lot of work to make juice, but it sure was refreshing!

1.Billy's uncle hadn't made________juice before.

A.carrot B.blueberry C.apple D.vegetable

2.Billy thought blueberries were expensive because________.

A.they were delicious B.they had to be sent(送)to the store

C.it was hard to pick them from the trees D.there weren't many blueberry trees on the farm

3.The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 refers to________.

A.blueberries B.farmers C.seeds and skins D.Billy and his uncle

4.The passage is mainly about .

A.why Billy liked blueberry juice

B.where Billy got the best blueberries

C.how Billy made blueberry juice with his uncle

D.what Billy did on the blueberry farm with his uncle

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