Los Angeles is known as a driving town. As the Missing Persons’ song goes, “Nobody walks in L.A.” In the city, people are so busy driving to work. Even for the usual shopping, it’s hard to see people walking in the street.

Chuck McCarthy wants to change it! The actor gave up the job of earning money. And he has a new special job now—“people walker”. The idea for the business came when he wanted to make some more money. “I thought about walking dogs at first, but I didn’t want to pick up dog poop(粪便). That’s less interesting.” Many customers need the special service because they are lonely, or they enjoy the feeling of being safe. “My words are full of friendship and warmth, but I can tell you that they are conversations, not one-sided monologue(独白).”

Just walking and talking and knowing that someone is listening can be helpful for most people. They were very pleased with McCarthy’s job because he listened to them. He walks with others for $7 per mile (around 50 yuan per kilometer).

McCarthy is happy to lend his ear to the people of L.A. and listen to what they have to say. He now has his own company that offers this walking service. He has about 35 walkers working for him. Would you like to try this service?

根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示,不正确的用“B”表示。

1.Chuck McCarthy used to be an actor.

2.Many customers need Chuck McCarthy’s special service because they are lonely.

3.Chuck McCarthy can get 7 dollars for walking every five miles with his customers.

4.Chuck McCarthy communicates with others while walking.

5.Chuck McCarthy opens a company serving about 35 customers.

At the beginning of 2020, I become a hot topic around the world.

What is my name?

Novel Coronavirus

What do I look like?

I look like a crown. I am very tiny so you cannot see me with your eyes.

Where am I from?

I was first found in wild animals, but some people like eating wild animals, so I can jump from animals to humans.

What can I do?

People are afraid of me because they will get sick if I get into their body. I can jump from one person to another, making many people sick. That’s why people stay at home and hide from me.

How do I get into your

body?

I can get into people’s body through their eyes, noses and mouths.

You will get sick easily if you:

★Do not wear a mask when you go out.

★Do not wash your hands often.

★Go to places with lots of people in.

Can they kill me?

There are some ways to kill me, but the following ways won’t be helpful:

★Staying in the sun.

★Taking a hot shower.

★Taking Vitamin C.

I think my time will be over when spring comes. People will return to their happy lives.

Word bank

sick 生病的 virus 病毒

根据材料内容选择最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.What is the underlined word “tiny” means?

A.big. B.small. C.fun. D.kind.

2.How can the virus get into our body?

A.Through animals. B.Through eyes.

C.Through hands. D.Through ears

3.Which is TRUE about the Novel Coronavirus according to the passage?

A.The Novel Coronavirus comes from humans.

B.The Novel Coronavirus can make people very sick.

C.People have to stay in hospitals to fight the virus.

D.Scientists can do nothing to help the sick people.

4.Which of the following ways can stop the virus from getting into our body?

A. B. C. D.

5.What can we learn from this passage?

A.what we can do to kill the virus. B.How the virus works in people’s body.

C.How people can keep healthy. D.Why people are afraid of the virus.

A restaurant had one fallen upon hard times. Only five_________ were left: the manager and four others, all over 60 years old.

In the town near the restaurant there lived a successful businessman who was good at managing business, so the manager_______to ask the businessman if he could offer any advice that might save the restaurant. The manager and the businessman talked for a long period of time, but when he was asked for advice, the businessman _______for a while and then said, “I have no advice to give. The only thing I can tell you is that the saver (救星) is one of you.”

The manager, returning to the restaurant_______, told the other people what the businessman had said. In the months that___________, the old restaurant workers thought carefully of the words of the businessman, “The saver is one of us?” They asked themselves. As they thought about this possibility, they all began to treat each other with_______respect(尊重). And thinking that each of themselves might be the saver, they also began to treat themselves with more care.

As time went by, people coming to the restaurant_________that some respect and warm kindness were around the five old members of the small restaurant. Hardly knowing _______, more people began to come back to the restaurant. They began to bring their friends, and theirs brought more friends. Two _____________ later, the small restaurant had once again become a big food company, thanks to the businessman’s________. They understood that it was they themselves that were the savers.

1.A. cooks B. waiters C. members D. customers

2.A. hoped B. began C. allowed D. decided

3.A. stopped B. refused C. rested D. laughed

4.A. angrily B. hopefully C. lively D. nervously

5.A. following B. followed C. going D. gone

6.A. strange B. similar C. strong D. special

7.A. received B. advised C. felt D. wished

8.A. what B. how C. why D. when

9.A. years B. days C. hours D. minutes

10.A. advice B. words C. methods D. success

As the saying goes, “A hero is known in the time of misfortune (不幸)”. .Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this. He is a doctor in Guangdong, who ______ many people’s lives in 2003.

In 2003, SARS ______ in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of ______ even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid of it. But Zhong was ______ enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights to find the cause ______ the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get better. Zhong finally won people’s trust.

In early 2020, a disease called Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎) hit Wuhan. It spread ______ around tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected (感染). Zhong, 84, led ______ team to Wuhan to fight the illness. Zhong’s team took many measures to cure the patients with Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia. He advised people to wear masks, ______ hands frequently (频繁地), stay at home and not to go to crowed places.

Zhong likes sports very much. ______ he was 67, he could still play basketball. Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and ______ young doctors. “I am just a doctor.” Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.

1.A.helped B.saved C.liked

2.A.broke out B.found out C.gave out

3.A.patients B.adults C.animals

4.A.kind B.poor C.brave

5.A.with B.to C.of

6.A.quickly B.slowly C.safely

7.A.my B.his C.her

8.A.weigh B.pollute C.wash

9.A.When B.Although C.Unless

10.A.thinks B.trusts C.teaches

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网