【题目】Economy rebounding after drop

China's economy experienced a deep reduction in the first quarter due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. 1. This indicates that the country's recovery has gained a firmer footing, officials and economists said on Friday.

2. However, it remains unclear whether the government will still set a GDP growth target for the year. Economists said China's policy for the next step needs to focus on stimulating(刺激) demand and stabilizing(稳定)employment to promote economic recovery.

Mao Shengyong, NBS spokesman, said the outbreak created a serious blow to the country's economy in the first quarter, but major economic indicators(指标) rebounded in March.3.

Lian Ping, chief economist at Zhixin Investment, said the government needs to strengthen policy support to prevent the economy from suffering a second wave of blows from the global economic downturn. 4. While most large companies have resumed production, according to NBS calculations, many smaller companies are still struggling to resume work under rising financial difficulties and labor shortages.

Retail sales dropped by 19 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, which indicated that domestic demand remains relatively weak and there is still room for policies to effectively boost households' consumption(消费), economists said. 5. The urban unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in March, down by 0.3 percentage point from February, according to the NBS.

A.Urban household income declined by 3.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter.

B.But major economic indicators improved mostly in March.

C.China's GDP in the first quarter contracted by 6.8 percent from a year earlier according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

D.Chinese economy is recovering as more companies are borrowing to promote their production recovery.

E.And the country's economic performance will improve further in the second quarter.

F.Chinese companies, including exporters, have seen an increase in cancellations(取消) of orders.

G."More support needs to be given to households as the decline(下降) of residents' income

【题目】 Even as a bush fire threatened the rural Australian community, Gary Wilson and his partner Julie Willis decided not to flee their wooden house.

The two had a home full of baby kangaroos to protect. More than 10 of the baby kangaroos — called joeys — stayed safe inside fabric pouches (育儿袋) that hung in the couple's living room. Each piece of cloth looked like the opening in which mother kangaroos carry their young. Wilson and Willis have taken care of wild animals before. Recently, full-grown kangaroos and other wildlife that had left their care long ago came back to the house in search of protection as the fires grew nearer. 'We had too many animals in the house and around the house so we really couldn't go, ' Wilson said. 'We decided we were going to stay and fight. ' Their home is now surrounded by burned land and vehicles.

Wilson and Willis defended their home with fire extinguishers (灭火器) and water pumps. Their house also had a special device on top that sprayed water on hot ashes falling on the roof.

Good preparation and good luck helped the building stay safe. And the animals have survived. But the fire killed two of Wilson's neighbors. 'It was a horrible thing. ' Wilson said.

Willis said, 'It's not until after the fires when it really hits you how close you were to dying... '

While Wilson and Willis usually care for joeys that are rescued after their mothers are struck by vehicles, they are now welcoming an increasing number of fire orphans.

She said, 'We didn't have children ourselves; this is what we spend our time doing. We think it's worthy — a worthy cause — looking after our babies no matter what they are... '

1We can learn from the passage that ______ .

A.Wilson and Willis took care of kangaroos only

B.Wilson and Willis decided to leave their wooden house

C.Wilson and Willis made pouches for baby kangaroos

D.Wilson and Willis had to look after their own babies

2The underlined phrase 'fire orphans' refer to ______.

A.firefighters who come to help them

B.special devices which help put out the fire

C.baby animals whose mothers get killed in the fire

D.neighbors whose houses are burnt in the fire

3Where is the text probably from?

A.A news report.B.A journal.

C.A textbook.D.A guidebook.

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