2020-2021学年高二（下）期中英语试卷

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1mattermorethantheirIQ.:⁚;7(ᐳ10⚪⚪1.5ᑖᐳ15ᑖ)▅☢ᦻ=>ᐸᜧAB⚪ᡠ$ḄAஹBஹCஹDD-⌱⚗G⌱1ᨬI⌱⚗JᙠK⚪LMNO⚗PQ஺2.(15ᑖ)OnafreezingJanuarymorning,JonnyBenjamin,thena20-year-oldcollegestudent,climbedontheedgeofWaterlooBridgeinLondon.Thatmorning,Jonny(1)fromamentalhealthhospital,wherehe'dbeendiagnosed(RS)withaseveredisease.Heheadedstraighttothe(2),convincedthathisdiseasewasalifesentence.Hundredsofpeoplepassedby.OnlyonemancalledNeilLaybourn,then25,(3)andquietlywalkedtoJonny*sside.nYou'realright,man?Whyareyousittingonabridge?”AtfirstJonnywantedNeiltoleavehim(4),butsomethinginNeil'scalm,down-to-earthmannertouchedhim.Jonnyfielt(5),likehecouldtalktohim."It'scoldhere.Whynothavesomecoffeeinawarmcafe?EverythingwillbeOK."ForthefirsttimeafterthediagnosisJonnyfeltperhapsitreallymight.Hewalkedback.Thepolice,havingreceivedcallsfrompassers-by,werewaitingthere.Theyquicklyputhimintoapolicecar,(6)hewastopanicandjump.HelostsightofNeil,thepersonwho'dbroughthimhope.Jonnyendedupbackinhospital.Eventually,hewaswellenoughtoreturntouniversityandfinishhisdegree.Overthenextsixyears,Jonnyoftenthoughtaboutthe(7)whohadtalkedhimround.(8)tothankhiminperson,hepostedaFacebookmessagenicknamingthegoodmanMike.HisFind-Mikepostwas(9)millionsoftimesaroundtheworld,asfarasCanada.JonnywasoverexcitedwhenNeilcalledhimtwoweeksafterhispost.Theyhadareunion,finallyhavingthatcoffeetheyhadfirstplannedallthoseyearsago.°Manypeoplewalkedpast,butbecauseofNeil's(10)andsympathy,Fvelivedagoodlife.1'Jonnysaid.(1)A.calledB.heardC.escapedD.recovered(2)A.bridgeB.hotelC.collegeD.clinic

2(3)A.nervouslyB.bravelyC.anxiouslyD.calmly(4)A.outB.aloneC.asideD.off(5)A.passionB.happinessC.powerD.faith(6)A.incaseB.nowthatC.sothatD.eventhough(7)A.friendB.doctorC.strangerD.policeman(8)A.AfraidB.AshamedC.SurprisedD.Eager(9)A.sharedB.praisedC.opened□.published(10)A.courageB.kindnessC.patienceD.devotionᑖ▅ᳮᐳ⁚38ᑖ⁚ᐳ14!⚪#$!⚪2ᑖᐳ28ᑖ▅ᑡ&ᦻ($⚪ᡠ*ḄAஹBஹCஹD-.⌱⚗⌱1ᨬ3⌱⚗4ᙠ6⚪789:⚗;<஺3.(6ᑖ)IfyouarelookingforaplacetoeatinCalgary,you'vegotavarietyofchoices,likeItalian,Thai,Mexican,moderncomfortfood,andvegetariancuisine.Foranyonethatwantstonarrowdowntheirmust-eatlist,herearethebestrestaurantsinCalgary.ForeignConceptADDRESSWillStSW,Calgary,ABT2R,CanadaPHONE403-719-7289ForeignConceptisrunbyaward-winningchefDuncanLyandchefHyungjaeLim.ServingmodernAsiancuisine,thedishestaketheirinspirationfromLy'sVietnameserootsandLim'sKoreanbackground.Nomatterwhatyouorder,dishesalwaysemphasizeseasonalandlocalingredients(>ᩞ).Boldflavorswon'tdisappointyouatForeignConcept!AlumniSandwichesADDRESS72517AveSW,Calgary,ABT2S,CanadaPHONE403-455-7257Thesimplesandwichisn'tsoordinaryanymoreatAlumniSandwiches.Theplaceisfriendlyandinviting,andtherearealwaysaround10sandwichflavoursavailable,sowhetheryouieavegetarian,meateater,pickyeater,orpreparedforafancydinner,somethingonthemenuissuretoappealtoyou.Don'tmisstheCaesarsalad,madewithwhatevergreenshappentobeinseason.BowValleyRancheRestaurantADDRESS15979BowBottomTrailSE,Calgary,ABT2J,CanadaPHONE403

3-476-1311Ifit*sfinediningyou'relookingfor,BowValleyRancheRestaurantisoneofyourbestchoicesinCalgary.Thefoodisalwaysexcellentandthesettingisequallyimpressive.OnlyashortdrivefromCalgary'sdowntown,BowValleyputsemphasisonCanadianproduceandproteins,fromRockyMountaingamemeats(Aᕡ)toseasonalvegetables.RougeADDRESS12408AveSE,Calgary,ABT2G,CanadaPHONE403-531-2765Lessthanaten-minutedrivefromdowntown,Rougeisanaward-winningrestaurantsetinahistorichouseinCalgary'sInglewoodneighborhood.Themenuhereputsthefocusfirmlyonfresh,seasonalingredients,highlightingtheirnaturalbeauty.Manyofthoseingredientsaregrownintheon-sitegarden,makingthedishesevenmorespecial.(1)AmanwholikesAsiancuisinemayprefertoeatat.A.AlumniSandwichesB.RougeC.BowValleyRancheRestaurant□.ForeignConcept(2)Accordingtothepassage,AlumniSandwiches.A.providesfruitsaladsB.offersdifferentchoicesC.usesRockyMountainproduceD.issetinafriendlyhistorichouse(3)Inwhatwayarethefourrestaurantssimilar?A.Theyuseseasonalingredients.B.A11theirchefshavewonawards.C.Theyarenotfarfromdowntown.D.Theirsettingsareequallyfriendly.4.(8ᑖ)HuangDanian,thewell-knownChinesegeophysicist»wasbornin1958inGuangxi,China.Asakeenandablestudent,HuangwenttotheUKin1993tofurtherhisstudies.

4BythetimeHuangmovedbacktoChinain2008,hehadbeenlivingandworkingintheUKfor15years.Hehadagoodjobandalifethere,buthegaveitalluptoreturntohomedrivenbytheideathatheneededtocontributetohiscountry.Asoneoftheworld'sleadingexpertsindeepearthexplorationtechnology,Huangwasinvitedtoparticipateinthe"ThousandTalent"programme.HetookupapositionatJilinUniversity,Changchun.HuangwasnamedleadscientistonChina'sdeepearthexplorationprogrammedevelopingadvancedcamerasthatcanseethroughtheEarth'scrust(᜜D)sothatitcanbeanalysedwithouthavingtodigintoit.Hesetupanadvancedlab,sometimespayingforequipmentwithhisownmoney.Somedescribedhimasa"lunatic"(a"madman"),butthispassionanddriveenabledHuangtopushforwardsChina'sdeepearthexplorationtechnologyintoaworld-leadingposition.Huang'sdevotioncontributedtoChina*slunarprobe(ᨴᳫGHᘤ)Yutubeinglandedonthemoonin2013andthelaunchofthespacecraftsShenzhou-11andTiangong-2in2016.Huang'shealthalsopaidthepriceforhiscommitmenttohiswork.Hebeganhavingfaintingfits(JK)in2012,butpaidthemlittleattention,statinghedidnothavetimetogotoseeadoctor-hisworkalwayscamefirst.InNovember2016,Huangfaintedandwastakentohospital,wherehewasdiagnosedwithcancer.Thediseasewassoadvancedthathehadjustacoupleofmonthstolive.Likethetruescientisthewas,Huangnevergaveup,butalwaystriedtopushforwards.Evenfromhishospitalbed,hecontinuedhiswork,writinglettersofreferenceforhiscolleaguesandreplyingtoquestionsfromhisstudents.HuangdiedinJanuary2017,agedjust58.Morethan800peopleattendedhisfuneraltocelebratealifethatburnedsobright,butwassoshort.(1)HuangreturnedtoChinain2008because.A.hedesiredtodevotehimselftohismotherlandB.the"ThousandTalent"programattractedhimC.JilinUniversityofferedhimatoppositionD.hewasn'tsatisfiedwiththelifeintheUK(2)WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

5A.China*saerospacedevelopment.B.Huang'sworkingattitudeandstyle.C.Huang'sgreatcontributionstoChina.0.China'sdeepearthexplorationtechnology.(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.TheworkingenvironmentcausedHuang'sdisease.B.Huangworkedcontinuouslydespitehispoorhealth.C.Huangwastakentohospitalafterhefaintedin2012.D.AlargesumofmoneywaspaidtotreatHuang'sillness.(4)WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeHuangDanian?A.Generousandhonest.B.Passionateandpatient.C.Modestandcourageous.□.Patrioticandcommitted.5.(8ᑖ)ImproveCloudSecuritySensitivecustomerdatahasconstantlybeenfoundexposedoncloudserverswithoutpasswordprotection.Toeasetheproblem,databasesoftwaremakershavebeentryingtomakesecurityeasierforclouddatabasemanagers.AttheEnigmaConferenceinSanFrancisco,KennWhite,asecuritymanageratdatabasesoftwaremakerMongoDB,willdescribeanewtechnique,calledfieldlevelencryption(LMNOPQ)tomakedatasaferonthecloud.Fieldlevelencryptionworksbyscramblingdatabeforeit'ssenttoaclouddatabaseandrearrangingitinorderwhenthedataisneededforuse.Thepromiseoftheproductistoprotectthecontentsofaclouddatabase»evenifbadguysaccessit.MongoDB'snewfeaturecomesasmoreandmorecompaniesmoveuserdatatocloudservers,ratherthanruntheirowncostlydatacenters.ltwaspredictedthatcloudcomputingwouldbea$214billionindustrybytheendof2O19.Thatwouldbeupmorethan17%from2018,whenitwas$182billion.Companieshaverushedtothecloudwithoutunderstandingallofthepossiblesecurityconsequences.Manycompanieshaveleftcountlessdatabasesexposed,revealingpersonal

6data.Adatabasecontainingdetailsaboutwholivesin80millionUShouseholdswasleftunprotectedin2019,justlikethedataonFacebookusers.Databasemanagerswanttostoretheirdatainanunreadableform,buttheyalsowanttobeabletofindspecificpiecesofinformationinthedatabasewithasimplesearchterm.Forexample,someonemightwanttolookuphealthcarepatientsbytheirSocialSecuritynumbers,evenifthosenumbersarestoredasrandomcharacters.Tomakethispossible,fieldlevelencryptionletsdatabasemanagersencryptasearchtermontheirmachineandsendittothedatabaseasaquery(RSTᩩ).Thedatabasematchestheencryptedversionofthesearchtermwiththerecordit'sstoringandthensendsitbacktoyou.Thisapproachonlyworkswithspecifickindsofdata.Forexample,fieldlevelencryptionisn*tusefulforlongtextentries,likenotesinapatient*smedicalchart,becauseyoucan'tsearchforindividualwords.Stilbfbrdatalikeaccountnumbers,passwordsandgovernmentIDnumbers,fieldlevelencryptionprotectsdataandmaintainsausabledatabase.Mostimportantly,Whitesaid,it'ssimpletosetup.Databasemanagersturnitonwithaone-timeconfiguration(⎽WX)changewhentheysetupthedatabase.nThafsreallypowerful,“hesaidinaninterview.(1)Theunderlinedword''scrambling"inparagraph2probablymeans.A.mixingB.collectingC.hiding0.storing(2)Whatcanfieldlevelencryptiondo7A.SecurethesafetyofInternetpages.B.Protectfileswithauniquestyleofstorage.C.Stopbadguysfromaccessingthedatabase.D.Enablecompaniestostorefilesonthecloud.(3)Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Companiesshouldmoveuserdatatocloudservers.

7B.Cloudcomputingachieveda17%increasein2019.C.Companiesmaybeunawareoftherisksofthecloud.D.Nocompanieswerewillingtoruntheirowndatacenters.4
Theauthorwrotethepassagemainlyto.A.presentsomefactsB.offersecurityadviceC.introduceatechniqueD.recommendaproduct6.6ᑖAfteryearsofobservinghumannature,Ihavedecidedthattwoqualitiesmakethedifferencebetweenmenofgreatachievementandmenofaverageperformancecuriosityanddiscontent,Ihaveneverknownanoutstandingmanwholackedeither.AndIhaveneverknownanaveragemanwhohadboth.Thetwobelongtogether.Together,thesedeephumanurgescountformuchmorethatambition.GalileowasnotmerelyambitiouswhenhedroppedobjectsofvaryingweightsfromtheLeaningToweratPisaandtimedtheirfalltotheground.LikeGalileo,allthegreatnamesinhistorywerecuriousandaskedindiscontent,"Why?Why?Why?”Fortunately,curiosityanddiscontentdon'thavetobelearned.Wearebomwiththemandneedonlyrecapturethem."Thegreatman,"saidMenciusYZ."ishewhodoesnotlosehischild'sheart,"Yetmostofusdoloseit.Westopaskingquestions.Westopchallengingcustom.Wejustfollowthecrowd.Andthecrowddesiresrestfulaverage.ltencouragesustooccupyourownlittlecomer,toavoidfoolishleapsintothedark,tobesatisfied.Mostofusmeetnewpeopleandnewideas,withhesitation.Butoncehavingmetandlikedthem,wethinkhowterribleitwouldhavebeen,hadwemissedthechance.Wewillprobablyhavetoforceourselvestowakenourcuriosityanddiscontentandkeepthemawake.Howshouldyoustart?Modestly,soasnottobecomediscouraged.Ithinkofonefriendwhocouldn*tarrangeflowerstosatisfyherself.Shewascuriousabouthowtheexpertsdidit.Nowsheisoneoftheexperts,writingbooksonflowerarrangement.Onewaytobeginistoansweryourownexcuses.Youhaven'tanyspecialability?Mostpeopledon't.Thereareonlyafewgeniuses.Youhaven*tanytime?That'sgood,becauseit's

8alwaysthepeoplewithnotimewhogetthingsdone.HarrietStowe,motherofsix,wrotepartsofUncleTom'sCabinwhilecooking.YouYetooold?RememberthatThomasCostainwas57whenhepublishedhisfirstnovel,andthatGrandmaMosesshowedherfirstpictureswhenshewas78.Howeveryoustart,rememberthereisnobettertimetostartthanrightnow,foryou'llneverbemorealivethanyouareatthismoment.(1)InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimsto.A.proposeadefinitionB.makeacomparisonC.presentanargumentD.reachaconclusion(2)WhatdoestheexampleofGalileotellus?A.Trialanderrorleadstothefindingoftruth.B.Greatnesscomesfromalastingdesiretoexplore.C.Creativityresultsfromchallengingauthority.□.Scientiststendtobecuriousandambitious.(3)Whatcouldbethebesttitleorthepassage?A.CuriousMindsNeverFeelContentedB.ReflectionsonHumanNatureC.TheKeystoAchievementD.NeverTooLatetoLearn⁚(ᐳ5!⚪#$!⚪2ᑖᐳ10ᑖ)᪷]&ᦻᑁ_(&ᦻ`Ḅa.⌱⚗⌱1bcᐭefᜐḄᨬ3⌱⚗஺⌱⚗ᨵ⚗ijk⌱⚗஺7.(10ᑖ)AFewTipsforSelf-acceptanceWeallwantittoacceptandloveourselves.Butattimesitseemstoodifficultandtoofaroutofreach.(1)Here'sahandfulofwaysthatwillsetyouintherightdirection.•(2)Donotfollowthepeoplewhomakeyoufeelnot-good-enough.Whydoyoufollowthem?Areyouhopingthateventuallyyouwillfeelempoweredbecauseyourlifeis

9betterthantheirs?Knowthatyourlifeisyourown#youaretheonlyyouinthisworld.•Forgiveyourselfformistakesthatyouhavemade.Weareoftenashamedofourshortcomings,ourmistakesandourfailures.3
Youwillmakemistakes,timeandtimeagain.Ratherthangettingcaughtupinhowyoucouldhavedonebetter,whynotofferyourselfacompassionateᨵlmnresponse?nThatdidn'tgoasplanned.But,Itriedmybest.'*•Recognizeallofyourstrengths.Writethemdowninajournal.Begintotrainyourbraintolookatstrengthbeforeweakness.Listallofyouraccomplishmentsandachievements.Youhaveajob,earnedyourdegree,andyougotoutofbedtoday.4
•Nowthatyou'velistedyourstrengths,listyourimperfections.Turnthepageinyourjournal.Putintowordswhyyoufeelunworthy,whyyoudon'tfeelgoodenough.Now,readthesewordsbacktoyourself.5
Turntoapageinyourjournaltoyourlistofstrengthsandachievements.Seehowawesomeyouare?A.Wheredoyourstart?B.Nothingistoosmalltocelebrate.C.Remember,youareonlyhuman.D.Setanintentionforself-acceptance.E.Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers.F.Whendoesthecomparisongamestart?GFeelingupsetagain?oᑖp☢⊤sᐳ⁚32ᑖ⁚▅⊤sᐳ4!⚪#40ஹ41!⚪ᔜ2ᑖ42!⚪3ᑖ43!⚪5ᑖᐳ12ᑖ▅☢&ᦻ᪷]⚪u⌕wx6y⚪஺8.12ᑖFaceitInmuchofthewesternworld,governmentsnowrequirepeopletowearmaskswhentheyareincrowdedpublicspaces.Thatisgoodnews,formaskscouldbothsavelivesandallowpeopletogetbacktowork.Andtohelpeconomiesrestartsafely,governmentshouldrequirepeopletowearfacecoveringsincrowdedpublicspaces.Peoplethinkofmasksassomethingprotectingthemfromdirtythingsintheair.Butinthe

10caseofCOVID-19,theirmoreimportantjobistoprotectothersfromaninfectedwearer.Thatisbecauseofoneoftheunusualcharacteristicsofthisdiseaseitseemslikelythatinfectionbypeoplewhohavenot,ornotyet,developedsymptoms(z{)makesupaboutathirdtoahalfofthecases.Soevenifeverybodywithsymptomsstaysathome,theviruswillstillspread.Masksblocktherespiratorydroplets(P|ᔾ⍝)thatcarrythevirus,somakeriskysituationssafer.Therearesignsthatmaskingisuseful.Evenhome-madefacecoveringscanblockdroplets.Experimentsshowthatapieceofclothoverthemouthandfacecanblock60%ofdroplets-notasgoodasamedicalmask,butmuchbetterthannothing.EastAsiancountries'successincontrollingthediseasearguesinfavourofmasks.Wearingmaskstoprotectagainstpollutionordiseaseiscommonthere,sopeoplecoveredtheirfacesassoonastheywereinformedofCOVID-19.IntheWest,mask-wearingisalien.Andinallofthecountrieswheremask-wearingiscommonpractice,theepidemic()wasquicklycontrolled.Thisisnotunquestionableevidenceinfavourofmasks.Otherfactorsdistinguishthosemask-wearingcountriesfrombare-facedWesternnationssome,suchasChinaandSouthKorea,havestricttrack-and-tracesystemsandcarryoutmasscoronavirustesting.Yetthecombinationofthisnaturalglobalexperiment,laboratorystudiesandasymptomatictransmission(z{)suggeststhatmaskscanhelpkeeppeoplesafe.Lockdowndestroyseconomies.Socialdistancingdamagesthem.Maskscostnexttonothing.Theywillnotbythemselvesstopanepidemic.Hand-washing,track-and-tracesystemsandwidespreadtestingareallcrucial,too.Butmaskscandotheirbittoprotectpeopleandrebuildeconomies.(1)WhatisthekeyjobofmasksinCOVID-19epidemicaccordingtothewriter?(2)Pleaseparaphrasetheunderlinedsentenceinyourownwords.(3)Pleaseunderlinetheinappropriatepartinthefollowingstatementandexplainwhy.•Wearingmasksisimportantandisconsideredthedeterminingfactorinthefightagainsttheepidemic._____________________(4)PleasebrieflypresentwhatcanbedonetofightagainstCOVID-19.(about40words)

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24toavoidfoolishleapsintothedark,tobesatisfied.Mostofusmeetnewpeopleandnewideas,withhesitation.Butoncehavingmetandlikedthem,wethinkhowterribleitwouldhavebeen,hadwemissedthechance.Wewillprobablyhavetoforceourselvestowakenourcuriosityanddiscontentandkeepthemawake.Howshouldyoustart?Modestly,soasnottobecomediscouraged.Ithinkofonefriendwhocouldn'tarrangeflowerstosatisfyherself.Shewascuriousabouthowtheexpertsdidit.Nowsheisoneoftheexperts,writingbooksonflowerarrangement.Onewaytobeginistoansweryourownexcuses.Youhaven'tanyspecialability?Mostpeopledon't.Thereareonlyafewgeniuses.Youhaven'tanytime?That'sgood,becauseit'salwaysthepeoplewithnotimewhogetthingsdone.HarrietStowe,motherofsix,wrotepartsofUncleTom*sCabinwhilecooking.You'retooold?RememberthatThomasCostainwas57whenhepublishedhisfirstnovel,andthatGrandmaMosesshowedherfirstpictureswhenshewas78.Howeveryoustart,rememberthereisnobettertimetostartthanrightnow,foryou'llneverbemorealivethanyouareatthismoment.(1)InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimstoC.A.proposeadefinitionB.makeacomparisonC.presentanargumentD.reachaconclusion(2)WhatdoestheexampleofGalileotellus?A.Trialanderrorleadstothefindingoftruth.B.Greatnesscomesfromalastingdesiretoexplore.C.Creativityresultsfromchallengingauthority.0.Scientiststendtobecuriousandambitious.(3)Whatcouldbethebesttitleorthepassage?CA.CuriousMindsNeverFeelContentedB.ReflectionsonHumanNatureC.TheKeystoAchievement

25D.NeverTooLatetoLearnூJK௃E1
C.ᑏ9MN⚪஺᪷PḄ"Afteryearsofobservinghumannature,1havedecidedthattwoqualitiesmakethedifferencebetweenmenofgreatachievementandmenofaverageperformance,curiosityanddiscontent."EQRSTUឋḄWXᡃZᡂ\ᦾᯠḄU7⊤`aaḄUᙠbcdᨵfghi᜻k7lmn஺"<ᙠᑏPo9ὅḄpḄ@qrstu஺#ᔠ⌱⚗A.proposeadefinitionqrvwxB.makeacomparisonyz{|xC.presentanargumentqrtuxD.reachaconclusion}r#t஺ᦑ⌱C.2
B.;ᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷PḄ"LikeGalileo,allthegreatnamesinhistorywerecuriousandaskedindiscontent,'Why?Why?Why?Eᑭᶍ᪵ᔊᡠᨵḄUi᜻lmᙢ0⍝h””"<ᑭᶍḄGᡃᜧᩭTḄᢝ஺ᦑ⌱B.3
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26acompassionate(ᨵÁÂk)response?*'Thatdidn'tgoasplanned.But,Itriedmybest.11•Recognizeallofyourstrengths.Writethemdowninajournal.Begintotrainyourbraintolookatstrengthbeforeweakness.Listallofyouraccomplishmentsandachievements.Youhaveajob,earnedyourdegree,andyougotoutofbedtoday.(4)•Nowthatyou'velistedyourstrengths,listyourimperfections.Turnthepageinyourjournal.Putintowordswhyyoufeelunworthy,whyyoudon'tfeelgoodenough.Now,readthesewordsbacktoyourself.(5)GTurntoapageinyourjournaltoyourlistofstrengthsandachievements.Seehowawesomeyouare?A.Wheredoyourstart?B.Nothingistoosmalltocelebrate.C.Remember,youareonlyhuman.D.Setanintentionforself-acceptance.E.Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers.F.Whendoesthecomparisongamestart?GFeelingupsetagain?ூJK௃(1)A.Ä⁚ᳮJ⚪஺᪷¶ÅHere'sahandfulofwaysthatwillsetyouintherightdirection⊤Æ“3Èᨵ/ÉNÊËÌᑮÎÏḄÉᔣ”<⊤Ɠ˵ÑÈÒÓ”Ḅ⌱⚗AÔᔠÕ¶Ö᛻setyouintherightdirection@qÆÖᦑ⌱A.(2)E.'Øᑨ⚪஺᪷¶ÅDonotfollowthepeoplewhomakeyoufeelnot-good-enough⊤Æ"l⌕ÚÛÜ/ÝËÞßlàiḄU”x2Knowthatyourlifeisyourownxyouaretheonlyyouinthisworld⊤Æ“⌕<⍝ËḄáâ@ËãḄxË@3säåæḄË”<⊤Æ“çèçU{)”Ḅ⌱⚗EÔᔠ£Ḅ'⚪ᦑ⌱E.(3)C.;ᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷¶ÅYouwillmakemistakes,timeandtimeagain⊤Æ"Ëéêëêᙢì┯î”<⊤Æ"ïðËñ@Uò”Ḅ⌱⚗CÔᔠÕ¶Ö᛻makemistakes7onlyhuman@ᐵὶô§ᡠᨵḄUéì┯îᦑ⌱C.(4)B.Ä⁚ᳮJ⚪஺᪷ÕÅListallofyouraccomplishmentsandachievements.Youhaveajob,earnedyourdegree,andyougotoutofbed

27today⊤Æ"ᑡrËᡠᨵḄᡂ\஺Ëᨵ89¤})ö÷øᜩ\úû)”<⊤Æ“üᨵýþ²ᑮlÿ
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G.⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷Putintowordswhyyoufeelunworthy,whyyoudon'tfeelgoodenough.Now,readthesewordsbacktoyourself⊤“!"#$Ḅ%⚓ᵨᦻ)⊤*+,-./0123+,-.4/256஺7ᙠ9:;<=>01?”@A⊤”B4ᑮ2DE”Ḅ⌱⚗Gᔠ᛻unworthydon'tfeelgoodFᦑ⌱GGHIᑖKL☢⊤*NᐳP⁚32ᑖQG%⁚▅=⊤*Nᐳ4S⚪TG40ஹ41S⚪ᔜ2ᑖG42S⚪3ᑖG43S⚪5ᑖᐳ12ᑖQ▅=W☢Xᦻ᪷⚪Y⌕[\]^⚪஺8.12ᑖQFaceitInmuchofthewesternworld,governmentsnowrequirepeopletowearmaskswhentheyareincrowdedpublicspaces.Thatisgoodnews,formaskscouldbothsavelivesandallowpeopletogetbacktowork.Andtohelpeconomiesrestartsafely,governmentshouldrequirepeopletowearfacecoveringsincrowdedpublicspaces.Peoplethinkofmasksassomethingprotectingthemfromdirtythingsintheair.ButinthecaseofCOVID-19,theirmoreimportantjobistoprotectothersfromaninfectedwearer.ThatisbecauseofoneoftheunusualcharacteristicsofthisdiseaseKitseemslikelythatinfectionbypeoplewhohavenot,ornotyet,developedsymptomsN_`Qmakesupaboutathirdtoahalfofthecases.Soevenifeverybodywithsymptomsstaysathome,theviruswillstillspread.Masksblocktherespiratorydropletsaᔾ⍝de
thatcarrythevirus,somakeriskysituationssafer.Therearesignsthatmaskingisuseful.Evenhome-madefacecoveringscanblockdroplets.Experimentsshowthatapieceofclothoverthemouthandfacecanblock60%ofdroplets-notasgoodasamedicalmask,butmuchbetterthannothing.EastAsiancountries'successincontrollingthediseasearguesinfavourofmasks.Wearingmaskstoprotectagainstpollutionordiseaseiscommonthere,sopeoplecoveredtheirfacesas

28soonastheywereinformedofCOVID-19.IntheWest,mask-wearingisalien.Andinallofthecountrieswheremask-wearingiscommonpractice,theepidemic(ghi)wasquicklycontrolled.Thisisnotunquestionableevidenceinfavourofmasks.Otherfactorsdistinguishthosemask-wearingcountriesfrombare-facedWesternnationsKsome,suchasChinaandSouthKorea,havestricttrack-and-tracesystemsandcarryoutmasscoronavirustesting.Yetthecombinationofthisnaturalglobalexperiment,laboratorystudiesandasymptomatictransmission(k_`lm)suggeststhatmaskscanhelpkeeppeoplesafe.Lockdowndestroyseconomies.Socialdistancingdamagesthem.Maskscostnexttonothing.Theywillnotbythemselvesstopanepidemic.Hand-washing,track-and-tracesystemsandwidespreadtestingareallcrucial,too.Butmaskscandotheirbittoprotectpeopleandrebuildeconomies.(1)WhatisthekeyjobofmasksinCOVID-19epidemicaccordingtothewriter?Toprotectothersfromaninfectedwearer.(2)Pleaseparaphrasetheunderlinedsentenceinyourownwords.IntheWest,mask-wearingisrare.(3)Pleaseunderlinetheinappropriatepartinthefollowingstatementandexplainwhy.Wearingmasksisimportantandisconsideredthedeterminingfactorinthefightagainsttheepidemic.•Wearingmasksisimportantandisconsideredthedeterminingfactorinthefightagainsttheepidemic.Becausemaskswillnotbythemselvesstopanepidemic,protectothersfromaninfectedwearer.(4)PleasebrieflypresentwhatcanbedonetofightagainstCOVID-19.(about40words)Wearmasksandkeepasafedistancewithotherswhenweareincrowdedpublicspaces.Washhandsespeciallywhenwecomehomefromoutside.Carryouttrack-and-tracesystemsandwidespreadtestingarecrucial,too.ூ]௃(1)Toprotectothersfromaninfectedwearep⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷GqrḄGq"ButinthecaseofCOVID-19,theirmoreimportantjobistoprotectothersfromaninfectedwearer."(stCOVID-19uvwxyz⌕Ḅ{|}~ᐸw4஺)@AḄ⌕|ᵨ}~ᐸw4஺ᦑ]ᫀ+Toprotectothersfroman

29infectedwearer.2
IntheWest,mask-wearingisrare.⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷GrḄP"EastAsiancountries'successincontrollingthediseasearguesinfavourofmasks.Wearingmaskstoprotectagainstpollutionordiseaseiscommonthere,sopeoplecoveredtheirfacesassoonastheywereinformedofCOVID-19.”Nᙠᑴi☢ḄᡂEᡚᨵᑭḄ஺ᙠᙢx¡ᡚ¢■¤¥iᡠ¢wx§¨A©ª«wxt¬9Ὴ®¯ᩭ஺Q±ᔠᑜ³´"IntheWest,mask-wearingisalienNᙠµᡚ☢ᐹ·¸Q”@A¹ᜐ9µᡚḄ7»¼h½¾¿ᙠÀᙠµÁᡚÂÃÄḄ஺ᦑ]ᫀ+IntheWest,mask-wearingisrare.3
Wearingmasksisimportantandisconsideredthedeterminingfactorinthefightagainsttheepidemic.Becausemaskswillnotbythemselvesstopanepidemic,protectothersfromaninfectedwearer.⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷GqrḄ"ButinthecaseofCOVID-19,theirmoreimportantjobistoprotectothersfromaninfectedwearer."NstCOVID-19uvwxyz⌕Ḅ{|}~ᐸw4°Qᨬ%rḄ"Maskscostnexttonothing.Theywillnotbythemselvesstopanepidemic.Butmaskscandotheirbittoprotectpeopleandrebuildeconomies."NÈÉ2Ê,-Ë஺ÌxÍÎkÏФ%Ñghi஺s@¢¯ᑮ}~ÒzÓÔḄ|ᵨ஺Q@AÍÎÕ2ÖᢙØÌḄ|ᵨ}~ᐸw4஺ᦑ]ᫀ+Wearingmasksisimportantandisconsideredthedeterminingfactorinthefightagainsttheepidemic.Becausemaskswillnotbythemselvesstopanepidemic,protectothersfromaninfectedwearer.4
Wearmasksandkeepasafedistancewithotherswhenweareincrowdedpublicspaces.Washhandsespeciallywhenwecomehomefromoutside.Carryouttrack-and-tracesystemsandwidespreadtestingarecrucial,too.⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷GqrḄᨬ%"Masksblocktherespiratorydropletsthatcarrythevirus,somakeriskysituationssafer/*@¢Ð¤ÙÚiÛḄdeܹÝᓻ◅ḄàyDᐰ஺Q¢âᨬ%rḄGã"Hand-washing,track-and-tracesystemsandwidespreadtestingareallcrucial,too.0NäåஹæçèéêëḄìíîïÂz⌕஺Q@AÁᡚäåæçèéêëḄìíïz⌕Ḅ■ðñ஺ᦑ]ᫀ+Wearmasksandkeepasafedistancewithotherswhenweareincrowdedpublicspaces.Washhandsespeciallywhenwecomehomefromoutside.Carryouttrack-and-tracesystemsandwidespreadtestingarecrucial,too.

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