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【题目】 During the COVID-19 crisis, even the simple act of buying groceries has been completely transformed. For seniors this task is even more challenging. Concordia University's ACT project team has joined with community partners in the neighbourhood to fill this gap. They've rapidly created a new program-COVID-19 Grocery Response NDG.

The program uses a model that pairs volunteers with seniors, based on availability and language. Those volunteers are trained by ACT's team via video conferencing and then given a list of older adults. The volunteer calls the individuals and takes their order, working with grocer offerings of a Provigo store in the area. When the call is over, the order gets sent to Provigo, which gathers and delivers the order to the senior. It won't take the place of the work of the food bank; seniors are paying for their groceries.

There is also an important social element to the call, which doubles as a friendly check -in. The volunteer chats a bit with the senior, who may be very lonely and anxious. One volunteer says it has also been a rewarding experience and gives her the opportunity to help others while staying at home, which they are all being encouraged to do.

The program is a response to a number of factors, including the fact that many older adults are on a fixed income and may not have the internet access needed to order groceries online. It is targeting seniors who aren't able to access New Hope's usual meals on wheels service.

So far the project is a success, with a growing number of volunteers and seniors. As for what's next, Concordia is optimistic but acknowledges that the team will need to be nimble to accommodate the changing realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are at a critical time and we need to do everything we can, together, to help out.

【1】What do the volunteers do to help the seniors?

A.Help them pay the bill.B.Send their order to the store.

C.Write a shopping list for them.D.Deliver their groceries lo the door.

【2】What can we infer about the programme from paragraph 3?

A.It benefits both sides.B.It helps the store survive.

C.It goes beyond expectation.D.It encourages people to purchase online.

【3】Who might be the potential client of the program?

A.Daisy aged 45 with a heavy debt.B.David who enjoys meals on wheels service.

C.Alexander aged 75 with a retirement pension.D.Elspeth who knows noting about online shopping.

【4】What does the underlined word “nimble” probably mean?

A.Flexible.B.Beneficial.

C.Accessible.D.Qualified.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。在COVID-19危机期间，就连购买食品杂货这样简单的行为也完全改变了。对于老年人来说，这项任务更具挑战性。文章主要介绍了一个康科迪亚大学的ACT项目团队与社区合作伙伴一起创立的名为Grocery Response NDG的项目，文章介绍了这个项目的运作过程、优点和针对的目标人群。

【1】

细节理解题。根据第二段中Those volunteers are trained by ACT's team via video conferencing and then given a list of older adults. The volunteer calls the individuals and takes their order, working with grocer offerings of a Provigo store in the area. When the call is over, the order gets sent to Provigo, which gathers and delivers the order to the senior.可知ACT的团队通过视频会议对这些志愿者进行培训，然后给他们一份老年人名单。志愿者打电话给这些人，并接受他们的订单，与该地区的Provigo商店的杂货产品合作。当通话结束后，订单会被发送到Provigo，Provigo收集订单并将订的东西送到老人手中。由此可知，志愿者们把老人们的订单送到商店，来帮助老年人。故选B。

【2】

推理判断题。根据第三段中The volunteer chats a bit with the senior, who may be very lonely and anxious. One volunteer says it has also been a rewarding experience and gives her the opportunity to help others while staying at home, which they are all being encouraged to do.可知志愿者和老人聊了几句，老人可能很孤独，很焦虑。一位志愿者说，这也是一次有益的经历，让她有机会在待在家里的同时帮助别人，他们都被鼓励这样做。由此可推知，该项目对双方都有好处。故选A。

【3】

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中The program is a response to a number of factors, including the fact that many older adults are on a fixed income and may not have the internet access needed to order groceries online. It is targeting seniors who aren't able to access New Hope's usual meals on wheels service.（该项目是对一系列因素的回应，包括许多老年人有固定收入，可能没有上网在网上订购杂货的能力。它的目标客户是那些无法享受新希望餐厅通常提供的“送餐上门”服务的老年人。）由此可推知，75岁拿着退休金的Alexander可能是项目的潜在客户。故选C。

【4】

词义猜测题。根据后文to accommodate the changing realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.可知至于下一步怎么办，Concordia是乐观的，但也承认该团队需要灵活地适应COVID-19大流行不断变化的现实。由此可知，划线单词“nimble”意思为“灵活的”。A. Flexible.灵活的；B. Beneficial.有益的；C. Accessible.易接近的；D. Qualified.合格的。故选A。

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On Feb. 9. 2020, Brazilian researchers at Seymour Island reported a temperature of 20. 75℃ on the 【3】 (ice) continent of Antarctica. It was almost 【4】 full degree higher than the previous record of 19.8℃, 【5】 (take) on Signy Island in January 1982.

These higher temperatures can cause ice glaciers (冰川) in Antarctic regions to melt. The glaciers in Discovery Bay, 【6】 the snow melted in little more than a week, have retreaded by more than 100 meters, leaving dark exposed rock. This melted ice leads 【7】 a rise in sea levels that can threaten the 【8】 (safe) of coastal areas. It is believed to be behind an alarming decline of more than 50 percent in chinstrap penguin colonies, which are dependent on sea ice.

As the American writer Ernest Hemingway put 【9】, “The Earth is beautiful and worth fighting for.” We should do everything we can to protect our planet. Otherwise, the Earth may 【10】 (trap) in the heat we can’t save.

【题目】 Brook wanted a dollhouse and some sugar cookies. So the 6-year-old asked Alexa to get them. Alex, a vice-activated home assistant powered "by artificial intelligence"(Al), made Brooke's wishes come true. A few days later, much to her parents' surprise, four pounds of cookies and a $170 dollhouse showed up. And that's not the end of the story. When a news anchor told Book's story on TV, Alexa devices in many listeners' homes woke up and tried to order dollhouses!

Alexa isn't the only Al willing to order. Apple HomePod has Siri, Google Home has its Assistant, and the upcoming Galaxy Home device will have Bixby. People who own these devices use them mainly for listening to music, checking the weather and setting timers. But many experts predict a boom in voice shopping in the near future. Is that a good thing?

Convenience is the main benefit of voice shopping. You can shout out an order as soon as you think of it, even if you're cooking, cleaning, or driving. In addition, people with disabilities who are unable to use a keyboard or mouse can shop without assistance.

But voice shopping has its downsides. Unwanted dollhouses aren't the biggest problem. It's usually very easy to cancel an order or return items. The thing that creeps some people out is that these assistants are always listening. They have to be able to respond when you want them. So they listen for "Alexa" or "OK Google" or another command. When they hear it, they start recording the conversation. Some have worried about what happens to these recordings. Should companies be allowed to use them to learn about people's shopping habits? Should police access them to solve a crime? And what if someone hacks the device? The CIA found a way to hack smart TVs to turn them into spies that listen all the time. Others could do the same with any smart device.

【1】The writer mentions Brook and Alex in the first paragraph to __________.

A.share an interesting experienceB.show Brook's eagerness for cookies

C.introduce the topic of voice shoppingD.show the functions of a new smart device

【2】What does the underlined phrase "creeps... out" in the last paragraph most probably mean?

A.Terrifies.B.Affects.

C.Impresses.D.Excites.

【3】According to the passage, what's the major disadvantage of voice shopping?

A.The return policy is complicated.

B.There are safety and privacy concerns.

C.Quality of the goods can't be guaranteed.

D.The device is not smart and reliable enough to process orders.

【题目】 They are probably the longest-standing and biggest rivals (对手) in international sport— Chinese badminton player Lin Dan, with his deadly smashes (扣球) and drop shots, and his Malaysian rival Lee Chong Wei, who is known for his spirit and determination.

Over the years, the two have competed with each other many times, and both have experienced victory and defeat. But Lin beat Lee the first two times they faced each other in the Olympic Games—in Beijing in 2008 and then in London in 2012.

And that was inadmissible for Lee. In fact, according to BadmintonBlaze.com, Lee once said that if he had the choice between winning an Olympic gold and beating Lin, he would absolutely choose victory over his old rival.

And he eventually did, at the 2016 Rio Games. When he beat Lin that day, Lee dropped to the floor, covered his face with his hands and looked around the stadium like a gold-medal moment although Lee eventually lost out in the final to another Chinese player, Chen Long.

All the years of trying to outdo each other have not only driven Lin and Lee to surpass (超越) themselves as players, but also developed a special friendship between the two.

They care for and encourage each other. They invited each other to their own weddings. And right before this year’s Malaysia Open, Lee, who wasn’t able to compete there on account of his nose cancer, wrote on social networking site Facebook, “My friend Lin Dan, you have my best wishes for this Malaysian Open. If I were to hope for a non-Malaysian to win the men’s singles title, I hope that it’s you my friend, my greatest rival.”

Lin and Lee are now pushing 36 and 37 respectively—ages by which most athletes would have retired—but they are planning to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in the hope that they can play each other once again.

It’s as Badminton Association of Malaysia vice president David Wee once said of the two, “they bring out the best in each other”.

【1】Which phrase can best describe their relationship?

A.Familiar strangers.B.Friends and enemies.

C.Colleagues and rivals.D.Teammates and competitors.

【2】What does the underlined word “inadmissible” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Unacceptable.B.Inescapable.

C.Unexpected.D.Impossible.

【3】What did Lee’s reaction at the 2016 Rio Games indicate?

A.He mistakenly believed he had won the gold medal.

B.He was confident to defeat Lin Dan next time.

C.He didn’t care about the Olympic gold medals.

D.He took his victory over Lin most seriously.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Lin ranks second to Lee in the world badminton.

B.Lin is sure to compete against Lee at the 2020 Olympics.

C.Lee has no intention to quit playing badminton in spite of his nose cancer.

D.Lee wished Lin to win the men’s singles title in this year’s Malaysia Open.

【题目】假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Frankie给你来信，说现在越来越多的外国人也开始庆祝中国的春节，他希望能对春节有更多的了解，请你就此给他写一封信。要点如下：

1. 庆祝春节的传统方式；

2. 目前庆祝方式的改变。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增减细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Frankie,

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Yesterday I showed my friend Kate in Baoding city. First, we went to Zhili Governor Office, where is a very famous tourist spot in China. And then we visited the Ancient Lotus Pond Garden, where we had a great fun. Later, I took him to Baoding Botanic Garden. We both attracted by its beautiful scenery at first see. We nearly spent three hours walk around it. At about 6 pm we went back happy. From Kate’s high spirit I learned that she is very pleased with this visit.

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The International Olympic Committee took the extraordinary step Tuesday of 【1】 (postpone) the 2020 Tokyo Games, which 【2】(schedule) to start on July 24, because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Just how extraordinary was the step? This marks only the 【3】(four) time since the first modern Olympics in 1896 that the Games have been affected 【4】outside forces. The other three occasions were cancellations during the first and second World Wars. So this is the first time the Olympics have been postponed, rather than【5】(cancel).

“The Tokyo Olympics will still be held,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters in Tokyo after a call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on 【6】matter.

The IOC later said in a 【7】(state) that the Games will be “rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not 【8】(late) than 2021!”

This time around, it’s a pandemic(疫情), not a war, 【9】 is changing the Olympics schedule. The IOC said that “The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo could stand as a beacon of hope to the world during these times and that the Olympic flame could become the light at the end of the tunnel in which the world finds 【10】(it) at present.”

【题目】假定你是李华，最近收到你在英国的朋友Sara发来的一封邮件。她说打算春节假期来中国旅行，请你为她推荐一处旅游景点。请根据下面的写作提示，用英语给她回一封邮件。内容包括：

1. 推荐一处景点；

2. 推荐的原因；

3. 祝愿旅途愉快。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sara,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】 Cryonics is the practice of cooling dead organic tissue. This is used on humans or animals that have recently died. The hope is to bring them back to life in the near future. By law, it can only be performed on humans after they are legally dead. Many scientists and doctors think cryonics is totally morally unacceptable. However, there are also many who support cryonics.

Supporters of cryonics hope that future technology will improve. Molecular technology is especially hoped to reverse (逆转) the early stages of clinical death. It is hoped that this will enable the repair of tissue on a very tiny level. It could also allow damaged tissues and organs to regenerate. They also assume that disease and aging will one day be reversible.

These supporters want to store the memory and identity from the brain of people who have recently died. Cryonics attempts to do this by using liquid that preserves the brain. If this is done before cooling, it will prevent injury. This cooling liquid saves the fine cell structures of the brain where memory and identity exist.

Critics of cryonics think this process is a waste of time and money. They base their opinions on the current level of science. It is true that cells, tissues, blood vessels, and some small animal organs can be reversibly preserved. Some frogs can even survive for a few months in a partially frozen state if they are kept a few degrees above freezing. But this is not true cryopreservation. There is no proof that the identity and memory of a person can be restored after death has occurred.

Critics also think that if it were possible to bring dead people back to life, it would cause many social problems. Critics worry it would cause a huge overpopulation problem. Many also think trying to reverse death is immoral because it is against the will of their God.

【1】What can we know about cryonics from paragraph 1?

A.Cryonics is used before people's death.

B.All scientists aren't in favor of the use of cryonics.

C.Laws forbid the use of cryonics on legally dead people.

D.Cryonics tries to cool dead organic tissue by using liquid.

【2】What does the underlined word 'regenerate' in paragraph 2 mean?

A.copy.B.return.

C.freeze.D.regrow.

【3】Why do critics oppose the use of cryonics?

A.It will make people's memory lost.

B.Injury will occur during the process.

C.There is scientific uncertainty about it.

D.It goes along with their religious belief.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A.The use of cryonics has a bright future.

B.Cryonics is still a controversial practice.

C.The practice of cryonics is limited by law.

D.There is an advance in medical technology.

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