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( A)
When we are born, we are given names that stay with us for our whole lives. Some names include good wishes and hopes from parents, (1) others may be unique and easy to remember. But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?
According to International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, an organization responsible for naming new viruses, the task of naming a virus is no (2) important than naming a person. When a disease (3) , people focus on the public health response and the official naming of a new virus is often put off. But that may (4) many problems. The most obvious one is that different media organizations may use different names for the same virus in their reports. As we enter the internet era, information and news can spread to every household in seconds. This means different names can take hold quickly and be hard to (5) , which may confuse those who know little about the virus.
But naming a virus is never easy. Over the past ten years, some improper names (6) problems. In 2009, the “swine flu” was widely used before the official name, H1N1 virus, was announced. This led Egypt to (7) all of its pigs even though it spread among people who hadn`t been near pigs. In 2015, MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) caused a backlash(激烈反应) (8) the nations and people of this area. So in 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the names of viruses should be easy to remember but avoid (9) after geographic locations, people, species(物种) or classes of animals and foods.
(10) these rules, the new coronavirus we are suffering from was named “COVID-19” by the WHO on Feb 11. In this name, “CO” means “corona”, “VI” stands for “virus” and “D” means “disease”.
( )1.A.when B.while C.as long as D.as ( )2.A.more B.most C.less D.least
( )3.A.breaks out B.breaks into C.breaks down D.breaks up ( )4.A.lead into B.lead in C.lead to D.lead on ( )5.A.take out B.take back C.take up D.take in
( )6.A.caused B.had caused C.have caused D.were caused ( )7.A.kill B.keep C.feed D.raise ( )8.A.to B.against C.in D.for
( )9.A.naming B.to name C.being named D.to be named ( )10.A.Follow B.Following C.Followed D.Be followed
(B)
Remember your teenage years when nothing you wanted more was to grow up and be an adult? Now all you probably want (1) to go back in time and stop the aging process. Unluckily, there is nothing (2) you can do about it to stop your body from getting older.
(3) there are ways that you can make your body and skin look younger for a longer period of time. Many foods and drinks that you probably have on a daily basis can cause premature(过早的) aging such as making you (4) to look older and causing many health problems later in life.
Keep on reading to find out the 3 foods to stay away from and you will (5) your age better for longer!
▲ Microwave Dinners
If you find yourself (6) late and not having time to cook a proper dinner, you might take a microwave meal because it’s easy. The problem with these meals is that most of them don’t have a lot of nutrients(营养) and are very bad for your health. ▲Fast Food
You are probably already realized that fast food is always bad for you. Fast food (7) trans fatty acids(脂肪酸) that cause blockages(堵塞) within your arteries(动脉). At most fast food restaurants the meals are (8) to metabolize(新陈代谢), resulting the storage of fat. ▲ Energy Drinks
Energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine, (9) is another material that causes water losing and as a result, aging of the skin. The compounds that are found in many energy drinks are not researched completely such as making them dangerous and (10) your health.
( )1.A.was B.are C.is D.were ( )2.A.that B.which C.what D.how ( )3.A.Unluckily B.Luckily C.Unlucky D.Lucky ( )4.A.to appear B.to seem C.appear D.disappear ( )5.A.carry B.bring C.take D.fetch ( )6.A.work B.working C.to work D.works
( )7.A.is filled of B.is full with C.is full of D.are filled with ( )8.A.easy B.easily C.hardly D.hard ( )9.A.that B.which C.what D.it
( )10.A.harm for B.harmful for C.are harmful to D.harmful to
(C)
A study shows that new technology is reducing children's ability to use a pencil or pen. The study is from the National Health Service in the UK. Researchers said that nowadays, children (1) so much time swiping(刷)iPad or mobile phone screens (2) they cannot hold a pencil properly. Children are not using pencils, so they now lack the muscle(肌肉) strength in their hands to be able to write properly. Researcher Dr Sally Payne said, \"Children are not coming into school (3) the hand strength and ability they had 10 years ago. Children coming into school (4) a pencil but are increasingly unable to hold it because they don't have the fundamental movement skills.\"
The researchers said technology is changing the physical way that children write, draw or make things. Children are increasingly using technology to create. Dr Payne explained why. She said, \"It's easier to give a child an iPad than (5) them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks, cutting and sticking, or (6) toys and ropes. Because of this, they're not developing the underlying(潜在的) foundation skills they need to hold a pencil.\" Some experts say technology may be (7) bigger problems. One expert said if a child isn't (8) to hold a pencil, perhaps their whole body is weak. She said it was better for children's physical (9) to climb trees than to (10) videos.
( )1.A.take B.spend C.cost D.pay ( )2.A.which B.what C.that D.where ( )3.A.with B.without C.has D.in
( )4.A. give B.is given C.are being given D. have give ( )5.A.encouraging B.to courage C.encouraged D.encourage ( )6.A.pull B.pulled C.pulling D.pulls ( )7.A.causing B.caused C.cause D.causes ( )8.A.enough strong B.strong enough
C. enough strongly D.strongly enough
( )9.A.develop B.developing C.developed D.development ( )10.A.see B.watch C.look at D.read
(D)
Think of a language as a living thing. Like most living things, languages are always growing and changing. And today, in our highly (1) world, these changes happen more and more quickly.
Every year, for example, the English Dictionary (2) many new words or new meanings for common words to the English language. English (3) words from many languages. Most English words come from Latin, Germanic languages and French. But in the last several (4) years, English has borrowed words and terms from other languages. These so-called “borrowed” words (5) , of course. Instead, they remain part of a language for a very long time.
You can learn a lot about history and culture by looking at (6) led to the borrowing of certain words. It may surprise you that English has taken more than a dozen words from Japanese.
About 10 years ago, English speakers used the word “emoticons” for computer keyboard symbols that (7) emotion in electronic messages and on the Internet. That was before the (8) of smiley face icons. Then, (9) , a Japanese computer programmer named Shigetaku Kurita changed everything when he invented “emoji”—images, icons and symbols that express meanings without words. In Japanese, the word “emoji” means \"pictograph\" and comes from the word “e” meaning \"picture\" and “moji”, meaning \"letter\" or \"character.\" The similarity to the English word \"emotion\" is only (10) . ( )1.A.connecting B.connected C.connection D.connect ( )2.A.adds B.gives C.increases D.improves ( )3.A. is always made up of B.has always been made up of
C.is always making up of D.has always made up of
( )4.A.hundreds of B.hundred of C.hundred D.hundreds ( )5.A.are not returned B.are not returned back
C.is not returned D.is not returned back
( )6.A.which B.that C.what D.whom ( )7.A.express B.expresses C.explain D.explains ( )8.A.discovery B.invention C.finding D.discover ( )9.A.in the late 1990 B.in late1990s
C.in the late 1990s D.in the late 1990s`
( )10.A.by mistake B.by accidents C.by mistakes D.by chance
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