Every night, just after the sun goes down. Ruth Medjber talks with her neighbours in Dublin, Ireland, and takes a picture of them at their windows.

These photos, in some way, show people's lives during the global pandemic (大流行病).

"I started out taking photos of just friends and family. In this way, I could connect with them during this special time when people have to stay at home," the photographer explained. "I live alone, so I was missing the days when we were free to communicate with friends. Every evening, on my way to seeing friends, I had a sense of purpose."

Now she's making new friends.

The photo project has taken off online, and she has opened it up to volunteers. But they must be the people who live within 5 kilometers of her home—the Irish government doesn't allow people to go farther out than that.

"I pick a street each night and try to take photos of volunteers," Ruth said. "I usually take about four photos before it is completely dark, but two if I'm talking a lot—which I love to do."

She said more and more neighbours are joining in her photo project and it has now got a name, Low at Home.

"I think people like knowing that they're not alone even if they have to stay at home, and they really try to pick out those who are similar to themselves in the photos," she said. "It's also a different view(视角) of the pandemic: the more human view. Instead of showing what the pandemic has taken from us, it shows that it has given us more chances to be with family and friends and spend time together."

"I think we'd love most to find something nice, even in the most serious situation as it is now," Ruth said.

1.Ruth started out taking the photos in order to____________.

A.raise some money B.connect with friends and family

C.make new friends D.join in a photo project of volunteers

2.According to the passage, Low at Home is the name of ____________.

A.a photo project B.the picture shown in this passage

C.a street in Dublin D.the special time when people stay home

3.According to what Ruth said in Paragraph 8, "the more human view" shows____________.

A.the beauty of streets in a city of Ireland

B.how people do things when staying at home

C.the moment of family and friends being together

D.what the global pandemic has taken from people

4.From the passage we can infer(推断)that Ruth is a _____________ person.

A.careful B.shy C.hardworking D.loving

On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War (抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued (教育部公布) a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect (影响) children's studies.

So how should we avoid this problem? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台), where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject. It is a good method. It can make students study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension of classes".

Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.

1.Parents worried about putting off the start time of school because ______.

A.children may be infected by virus

B.they don't like the idea of online learning

C.children's study may be affected

2.Except for learning at home, what is also necessary according to the writer?

A.To keep playing online games.

B.To keep touching different people.

C.To teach children about health knowledge.

3.The underlined word "suspension" in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A.plan B.stop C.growth

4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Students would rather go to school.

B.The date of going to school is decided.

C.Online teaching will help students study.

5.What's the best title for this passage?

A.A Special Way to Learn at Home.

B.A New War with a New Chance.

C.A Way to Keep Mentally Healthy.

When you use crayons, you can color things any way you want. Life wasn’t always so colorful, though. A hundred years ago, all crayons were black. They were used in factories and shipyards. Kids couldn’t use them because they were toxic.

Then a company called Binney & Smith had an idea. They decided to make Crayola crayons for kids and teachers to use in schools. They figured out a formula(配方)that was safe, and they also decided to add colors. The first box of eight Crayola crayons included black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green. The box cost five cents. The crayons were a huge hit!

Today, many companies make crayons, but Crayola is still the biggest. They take crayons very seriously especially when it comes to colors.

For example, Crayola has a team of seven chemists and chemical engineers who do nothing all day but develop new crayon colors. Their laboratory adds the unique, secret formula to every crayon color. They blend(混合)different colors to come up with new shades(色度). Once the engineers discover a new color they like, they test it on hundreds of kids and parents to make sure it’s really useful. Only then is a crayon ready for the box.

Then comes the hard part——figuring out what to name a new color. In 1993, Crayola introduced 16 new colors for its “Big box” of 96 crayons. More than two million kids and adults wrote in to advise on the names of the colors. Some winners were tickle me pink (bright pink), timber wolf (gray), purple mountains majesty (purple), tropical rainforest (bright green), granny smith apple (light green), and mauvelous (light pink).Over the years, Crayola has changed the names of some colors.

Around the globe, kids still say that red and blue are their favorite crayon on colors.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined word “toxic” in the passage means “___________” in Chinese.

A.昂贵的 B.多彩的 C.有毒的

2.The second paragragh tells us _______.

A.the first box of Crayola crayons

B.the colors of Crayola crayons

C.a company called Binney & Smith

3.What do the engineers do when they discover a new color they like?

A.They throw away all the other colors.

B.They test it on kids and parents.

C.They draw pictures with it.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Colorful crayons existed a thousand years ago.

B.Crayola is the biggest crayon company.

C.Red and brown are kid’s favorite colors.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Some new color names suggested by kids.

B.The colors developed by engineers.

C.The making and naming of Crayola crayons.

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