山东省泰安市高新区2020年中考英语二模试卷

    "China is always well 1 by the bravest of them," former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger once wrote. Indeed, in the fight against the novel coronavirus, it is medical workers who are risking their lives on the front lines of the epidemic.

    As of Feb 17, more than 32000 medical workers from all over China have been sent to Hubei, the center of the viral (病毒的) outbreak. They are working under unusual conditions, unimaginable 2 and lots of work.

    In Wuhan mobile cabin hospitals, medical workers take turns to treat patients. They usually have to work consecutively (连续地) for six hours, as well as take one hour to put on and 3 their protective clothing.

    To help them 4 each other, they write their names on their clothing. To save time, When they go to the bathroom, they choose to wear diapers, The Paper reported.

    Many doctors and nurses were infected (感染) during the 5 period of the outbreak because of a lack of knowledge about the virus  as well as a shortage of medical supplies. Some of them were treated, 6 and went back to work. Some of them, 7 lost their lives. According to China's National Health Commission, a total of 1, 716 medical workers in China were infected with the new coronavirus as of Feb 11, while six 8.

    9 the support of the central government, the working conditions for medical staff in heavily-impacted (受影响大的) cities like Wuhan have been improved. They confident that they will win the battle against the virus.

    These medical workers are just ordinary people. To fight the epidemic, parents leave their children and couples get separated. They are mothers and fathers, wives and husbands, sons and daughters, and also 10.

    Since the outbreak of COVID-19, in some cities Meituan has become almost 5 times as busy as usual. During the special period, the delivery drivers (外卖骑手) are busier and more tired than before. Without these drivers putting themselves at risk, families would go hungry and the sick wouldn't get necessary supplies.

    Gao Zhixiao from Beijing, 32, a delivery driver who has continued working as the virus spread across China. Ever since the COVID-19 outbreak erupted in China, he has to take a health test each morning and spend about 20 minutes disinfecting (消毒) his motorcycle and clothes to avoid spreading germs during his route.

    "After I gave her medicine, I stayed to talk to her," he says. "Because I am also from a single-parent family, I understand what it means to an old. She said that she hadn't eaten yet, because it was difficult to find food during the epidemic. So I made her instant noodles and two poached eggs, then took the trash out when I left. "

    Li Fengjie is another delivery driver in Wuhan, who was born in 1996. He felt nervous when he heard the news about COVID-19. He took things a few steps further. As a Meituan rider in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, where the COVID-19 epidemic first erupted in late December, he knew that his services would be essential (必备) after the city of 11 million was locked down on Jan 23. Li walked 50 kilometers to get to work after all public transport was halted.

    "I felt a sense of responsibility because I manage a team of other riders, and some were still working in Wuhan, so I had to help them, "he says. "All the doctors and nurses are coming to Wuhan to help, so we, the riders, should also fight with them on the frontline. "

    The great news is that Li Jie, who is a common delivery rider in Beijing, attended the meeting about COVID-19 prevention on March 9th 2020. That means all the people must understand and respect the delivery riders. We all hope that they can receive better training and working conditions, have more job opportunities and career development for riders in the future.

    Drones (无人机) can do a lot of things for us  taking photos, delivering things from packages to pizzas to beer and following wild animals. But they have other uses now.

    Can you believe it? Drones can serve people coffee. US company IBM has made this kind of drone. It can deliver coffee to sleepy people. The drone can know when to bring a cup of coffee by studying a person's data. Then, the drone will fly to the person. There is a special device (设备) under the drone. It helps the drone to give people coffee. The drone can also learn about someone's coffee-drinking habits and predict when someone needs their next cup of coffee.

    Drones can also save lives. One company in Africa use drones to deliver medicine and blood fast and save many people's lives. The drones are able to fly at speeds of up to 60 mph and when they are within a minute of the destination (目的地), the doctors receive a text and wait nearby. The drones drops off the package and then returns to its home.

    A 92-year-old hunter in Virginia was lost and had to spend a night in the woods. The police searched for him all night but failed to find him. Luckily, the drone tracked him down in 20 minutes. Also, drones helped the firefighters know about the fire in the wildfire fight.

    During the outbreak of COVID-19, Chinese students use online software to continue their studies. Apart from anxiety, the novel coronavirus outbreak has also brought opportunities for some industries and changes to our lifestyles. According to the market research company International Data Corp, praises and applauds (掌声) are given to high-tech applications like 5G. New mode for various online activities, like remote offices. Online education, and unmanned commerce (商业) and services, has also come to light. Months of staying at home have changed our lifestyles. Online activities have boomed (急速发展) during the epidemic, from telecommuting (远程办公) and online education to online shopping and remote medical services. For employees, especially white-collar workers, telecommuting tools such as video conferences and online office software make working from home more feasible. According to China Daily, Alibaba's al-in-one mobile workplace DingTalk has served more than 10 million enterprises(企业)and over 200 million people. Tencent Meeting can provide free use for over 300 participants per audio or video conference.

    Meanwhile, like DingTalk, many apps have been used by students and their teachers for online classes. "Cloud platforms" have also been provided by the Ministry of Education as an approach to continuing education among students across the country.

    Internet companies, such as NetEase, recently opened a full chain of contactless recruitment (招募) through online resume submission (提交) and online interviews. The candidates (候选人) can also sign contracts (合同), attend training workshops, and even begin work over the internet.

    Many museums and galleries in China have also been closed to visitors, but they have launched various online exhibitions to provide a creative touring experience for the country's vast number of stay-at-home visitors.

    To help prevent possible cross-infection (交叉感染) during the fight against the novel coronavirus, virtual (虚拟的) hospitals have been established. For instance, the Tianjin Medical University General Internet Hospital has rolled out (开展) a series of services, including online inquiry (问诊), online prescribing(开处方)and drug delivery.

    According to Raymond Wang, partner at global consultancy firm Roland Berger, the outbreak has further proved the importance of the internet and digital economy. He said that the outbreak would improve social efficiency and the digital economy, remote working, and online education. "This is also a big opportunity for China's technology and business model innovation (创新)—the foundations of the digital economy, " he added.

    Some Chinese parents buy hardcover school backpacks from Japan, although they can be as expensive as 5, 000 yuan, according to Chinese newspaper Urban Express. These backpacks are popular because the hard cover helps hold books in place. But it turns out that the bags can barely fit in the students' desks.

     "It can relieve (减轻) pressure from the shoulders, "says Dr Rob Danoff from the US. He also says students need a backpack that's made for the child's size. Cushioned (加垫的) backs and shoulder straps (带子) will help them avoid pain.

    However, the biggest problem for school backpacks is that they are too heavy, noted Hou Weiguang, a doctor in Chengdu.

    The weight makes many kids

    Suffer from side-bending (侧弯的) spines, Hou said. He suggests that a backpack should be no more than 15 percent of a child's body weight to avoid pain or injury. That means if a student weighs 50 kg, the backpack should be less than 7. 5 kg.

Schools and governments need to help too, added Zheng Yongshun, an education official from Hong Kong. He said schools should offer locker (储物柜) space and shared books so kids can carry fewer books.

A. A good backpack is important for children's health.

B. This can help kids keep their balance and protect their spines (脊柱).

C. Parents need to make sure their kids only carry what they need.

D. School backpacks have been a hot topic in China recently.

E. In China, students have many textbooks and exercise books.