一Beijing: Tracing virus origin shouldn't be about blaming others追踪病毒来源不应是责怪别人A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday that tracing the origin of the COVID-19 virus should be aimed at preventing this kind of outbreak from happening again, not1____________(blame) others or even demanding compensation from others."There is no precedent in the world and no legal basis" to hold others accountable and demand compensation over the origin of a virus, spokesperson Geng Shuang said at a regular press briefing."I want to emphasize that China was the first country 2 ____________(report) the novel coronavirus outbreak, 3______it doesn't mean China was the origin of the virus," Geng said.The origin of COVID-19 is a matter of science,4 _______should depend on scientists and medical experts to find out, but should not 5______________( politicize), he added.The spokesperson criticized some politicians for using the origin of the virus 6 _____a tool of political manipulation to attack other countries and urged the international community7_________(focus) on cooperation to fight the pandemic and stop blaming each other.Tracing the origin of the virus is a big scientific challenge and scientists across the world are doing research on it, Geng said, noting that there is no 8___________(conclude) yet.Relative Vocabularytrace v. （通过调查）找到；追溯；追踪origin n. 起源；原点compensation /ˌkɑːmpenˈseɪʃn/ n. 补偿；报酬；赔偿金legal basis法律依据accountable adj. 有责任的；有解释义务的；可解释的precedent /ˈpresɪdənt/ n. 先例；前例a regular press briefing 定期新闻发布会emphasize 强调criticize 指责manipulation n. 操纵；操作；处理；篡改urge 催促；驱策，推进cooperation 合作，协作；[劳经] 协力pandemic 全国或全球性）流行病，瘟疫1. blaming2. to report ,3. but4. which5. be politicized ,6. as7. to focus8. conclusion二中国再次登顶珠峰测量The Chinese team tasked with measuring the ________(high) of Mount Qomolangma_____________(success) arrived at the summit at 11 am _____May 27, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources.A surveyor’s beacon (觇标), _____important piece of measuring equipment,__________(place) on the summit, the ministry said.The surveyors used a global navigation (导航) satellite system receiver, a gravimeter (重力仪), snow-depth radar and a meteorological (气象学的) measuring instrument __________(measure) the height of Qomolangma.Innovations (创新)___________(apply) in the latest survey included the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System, domestic surveying equipment, the airborne gravimeter and 3D interactive virtual reality.This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first successful expedition to Qomolangma from the Tibet side and the 45th anniversary of China’s first accurate measurement of Qomolangma’s height.Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Chinese surveyors________________(conduct) six rounds of scaled (精确的) measurement and scientific research on Mount Qomolangma and released the height of the peak_______(two) , once in 1975 and again in 2005, with findings of 8,848.13 meters and 8,844.43 meters___________( respective).1. height2. successfully3. on4. an5. was placed6. to determine7. applied8. have conducted9. twice 10. respectively1. respect /rɪˈspekt/ vt. 尊敬，尊重；遵守respectively /rɪˈspektɪvli/ adv. 分别地；各自地，独自地respectful /rɪˈspektfl/ adj. 恭敬的；有礼貌的respective /rɪˈspektɪv/ adj. 分别的，各自的respectable /rɪˈspektəbl/ adj. 值得尊敬的2. summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ n. 顶点3. ministry/ˈmɪnɪstri/ n. （政府的）部门4.global /ˈɡləʊbl/adj. 全球的5. receiver /rɪˈsiːvər/ n. （电话）听筒；无线电接收机；（破产公司的）官方接管人；接受者，收受者receiveaccept /əkˈsept/ vi. 承认；同意acceptance /əkˈseptəns/ n. 接纳；赞同；容忍6. instrument /ˈɪnstrəmənt/ n. 仪器；工具；乐器7. survey /ˈsɜːrveɪ/ n. 调查；测量8. domestic /dəˈmestɪk/ adj. 国内的；家庭的9. equipment /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ n. 设备，装备；器材10. mark /mɑːrk/ vi. 作记号vt. 标志；做标记于；打分数11. anniversary /ˌænɪˈvɜːrsəri/ n. 周年纪念日12. expedition /ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/ n. 远征；探险队；迅速13. accurate /ˈækjərət/ adj. 精确的14. scaled精确的15. scientific /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ adj. 科学的，系统的16. release /rɪˈliːs/ n. 释放；发布；排放17. peak /piːk/ n. 山峰；最高点；顶点三为湖北拼单直播助湖北CCTV news anchors (主播) seem 1._________(be) worlds apart from livestream celebrities, but these two groups broke the divide and came together for a special live broadcast on April 6. CCTV news anchor Zhu Guangquan and livestream star Li Jiaqi hosted a show on Taobao Live to help boost the sales of enterprises in Hubei province that 2.__________________(affect) by COVID-19 outbreak.From hot dry noodles to navel oranges (脐橙), the show featured 16 products, all from cities in Hubei province. The show lasted about two hours. It attracted more than 10 million3.__________(view) and about 660,000 orders were placed,4.____________(generate) a total turnover (成交量) of about 40 million yuan, according to China Daily.Hubei, 5.__________(know) as the land of fish and rice, suffered greatly under the lockdown measures. Its 6.____________( agriculture )produce, from lotus roots to oranges and mushrooms, could not make their way to the market.With restrictive (管控的) measures 7.___________(gradual ) easing and the epidemic situation greatly improving, Hubei is trying to find 8.____footing again – with the help of the nation. According to the latest statistics (数据) from the Hubei Agricultural Development Center, crawfish (小龙虾), one of the main 9._________(product) of the region, reached a daily sales volume of 710 metric tons by March 26, thanks 10. ______sales to more than 360 cities across China.1. to be,2. have been affected,3. viewers,4. generating,5. known ,6. agricultural ,7. gradually,8. its,9. products, 10. to,Important Vocabulary1. divide v. （使）分开n. 分歧，差异；分水岭；界限division /dɪˈvɪʒn/ n. [数] 除法；部门；分配；分割2. livestream 实况视频流3. celebrity /səˈlebrəti/ n. 名人；名声4. host/hoʊst/ vt. 主持；当主人招待5. boost /buːst/vt. 促进；增加；支援6. feature vt. 特写；以…为特色；由…主演7. attract/əˈtrækt/ vt. 吸引；引起attractive adj. 吸引人的；有魅力的attraction n. 吸引，吸引力8. generate /ˈdʒenəreɪt/ vt. 使形成；发生；生殖generation n. 一代；产生；一代人；生殖9. enterprise /ˈentərpraɪz/ n. 企业；事业10. the land of fish and rice鱼米之乡11. lockdown /ˈlɑːkdaʊn/ n. 一级防范禁闭（期）12. lotus /ˈləʊtəs/ roots莲藕13. make one’s way to设法去14. ease v. 减轻，缓解relieve15. a daily sales volume每日销售额volume /ˈvɒljuːm/量16. place an order of 下订单17. region /ˈriːdʒən/ n. 地区；范围；部位18. The epidemic situation greatly improves疫情情况大大改善四社交媒体作为新冠肺炎疫情主要信息来源的人更容易相信阴谋论People 1. ________rely on social media for information about the coronavirus are more likely 2. ___________(believe) conspiracy theories and go outside with3.____________( symptom) or breach lockdown rules, a new study revealed.Research4. __________(publish) by the Psychological Medicine journal found that 60% of people who believe that COVID-19 was directly linked to the world's growing 5G network used YouTube as their primary source of news.And among those who 5. __________(prefer) Facebook to get their information 54% believed the 5G conspiracy theory compared to 20% who did not and 26% who were not sure. The 5G link to coronavirus has been 6. ________(wide) denied by governments and tech experts.Yet people have been damaging masts or even setting fire 7. _____ them while phone and broadband engineers have been harassed and threatened leading to public information campaigns in some countries. "This is not 8. ____________(surprise) , given that so much of the information on social media is misleading or downright wrong," Daniel Allington, senior lecturer in social and cultural artificial intelligence at King's College London, said.rely on依靠，依赖reveal n. 揭露；暴露；门侧，窗侧vt. 显示；透露；揭露；泄露journal n. 日报，杂志；日记；分类账be linked to与…连接；与…有关联，与…有联系primary /ˈpraɪmeri/ n. 原色；最主要者adj. 主要的；初级的；基本的source /sɔːrs/ n. 来源；水源；原始资料theory /ˈθiːəri,ˈθɪri/ n. 理论；原理；学说；推测deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ vi. 否认；拒绝vt. 否定，否认；拒绝给予；拒绝…的要求expert n. 专家；行家；能手v. 当专家mast n. 桅杆；柱；橡树果实vt. 在…上装桅杆harass美 /həˈræs,ˈhærəs/ v. 骚扰，（使）困扰（或烦恼）；反复袭击threaten vt. 威胁；恐吓；预示vi. 威胁；可能来临campaign v. 领导或参加运动；参加竞选n. 运动；活动；战役，军事行动；竞选misleading v. 使产生错误想法（或印象）；欺骗；给……带错路；把……引入歧途（mislead 的现在分词）adj. 误导的；引入歧途的；让人产生错误观念的downright adj. （坏事或令人不快之事）彻头彻尾的；（人的举止或行为）直率的；径直前进的adv. 向下；完全地，彻底地；径直向前地；立即artificial intelligence人工智能1. who2. symptoms3. to believe4. published5. preferred6. widely7. to8. surprising五美国天气转暖民众不顾疫情涌向海滩While summer in the northern hemisphere doesn't officially start until June 20th, Memorial Day is seen 1._____the unofficial beginning of the season. And with warmer weather2.____________( descend )on much of the United States, people were out and about packing beaches in some places as they reopened.A lot of folks were seen without masks and 3._________(apparent) ignoring social distancing rules and Americans were cautioned not to let their guard down. The White House's Coronavirus Task Force coordinator says 4.___________(wear) masks is crucial to keep the disease from spreading. They help prevent droplets from someone's sneeze or cough from reaching other people. One question submitted to CNN is about 5.____________you can catch COVID-19 by going to the pool. The Centers for Disease Control says a pool or hot tub that's well maintained and disinfected is not likely 6.___________(carry) the virus from one person to another.So you probably won't get it from the water. 7.______health officials say you can still catch it from other people there, so they're advising Americans to stay at least six 8.________(foot) away from others even at the pool.Different nations have different levels of coronavirus cases. The US 9.______________(confirm) the most with more than 1.6 million positive diagnoses since the disease first arrived. Brazil and Russia have each confirmed more than 300,000 cases and the United Kingdom and Spain have each seen more than 200,000.Nations are also at different stages when it comes to their responses. To reopen or not to reopen, that is the question many are asking. And when restrictions should 10.____________(lift) , that is the challenge many are facing.descend /dɪˈsend/ vi. 下降；下去out and about外出走动pack/pæk/ vt. 包装；压紧reopen /ˌriːˈoʊpən/ vt. 使再开，使重开officially /əˈfɪʃəli/ adv. 正式地；官方地folks /foʊks/ n. （复数）人们mask /mæsk/ n. 面具；口罩apparently/əˈpærəntli/ adv. 显然地；似乎，表面上ignore/ɪɡˈnɔːr/ vt. 驳回诉讼；忽视；不理睬caution /ˈkɔːʃn/ n. 小心，谨慎；警告，警示vt. 警告let their guard down放松警惕coordinator /koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtər/ n. 协调者crucial /ˈkruːʃl/ adj. 重要的；决定性的droplet /ˈdrɑːplət/ n. 小滴，微滴sneeze /sniːz/ n. 喷嚏vi. 打喷嚏cough /kɔːf/ v. 咳嗽；咳出submit… to…提交pool /puːl/ n.水塘tub/tʌb/ n. 浴盆；桶maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ vt. 维持；继续；维修disinfect /ˌdɪsɪnˈfekt/ vt. 将…消毒confirm/kənˈfɜːrm/ vt. 确认；确定；证实diagnose /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊs/ vt. 诊断；断定stage /steɪdʒ/ n. 阶段；舞台；戏剧；驿站response /rɪˈspɑːns/ n. 响应；反应；回答restriction /rɪˈstrɪkʃn/ n. 限制；约束；束缚lift解除禁令challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ n. 挑战；怀疑vt. 向…挑战答案：as descend ing apparently wearing whether to carry But feet has confirmed be lifted六UN Chief urges world to address challenges faced by world's youth联合国秘书长呼吁全世界应对青年面临的挑战The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to do more 1. __________(address) various challenges faced by young people 2._____are encountering such problems as inadequate participation opportunities and exclusion from political decision-making.Guterres said the world should open doors for the youth to be part of the search for3.____________(solve) including the current COVID-pandemic."The world cannot afford a lost generation of youth, their lives set back by COVID-19 and their voices stifled by 4. _____ lack of participation," he said."Let us do far more to tap their talents 5. _______we tackle the pandemic and chart a recovery that leads to a more peaceful, sustainable and equitable future for all."Guterres made the remarks as he 6. ______________(present) his first report on Security Council Resolution (安理会决议)2250. He listed 7. _______COVID-19 has impacted the world's young people, with more than 1.5 billion of them now out of the classroom. The youth were already facing other challenges, posed by among other things, violence and conflict.The UN chief in his call for investment in youth participation issued a four-point call to action for the Council, 8. __________(urge) members to do more to address the various challenges facing young people."We must 9. ____________(strength ) human rights protections and protect the civic space 10. ______ which youth participation depends," he said."And fourth, we must emerge from the COVID-19 crisis with a determination to recover better – massively increasing our investment in young people's capacities as we deliver the Sustainable Development Goals."Relative Vocabularyurge 力劝，催促；驱策international community 国际社会；国际共同体address v. 写（收信人）姓名地址；演说；向……说话，致词；冠以（某种称呼）；设法解决；就位击（球）；提出encounter v. 遭遇；邂逅；遇到inadequate /ɪnˈædɪkwət/ adj. 不充分的，不适当的participation /pɑːrˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/n. 参与；分享；参股exclusion /ɪkˈskluːʒn/ n. 排除；排斥；驱逐；被排除在外的事物decision-makingn. 决策adj. 决策的solution n. 解决方案；溶液；溶解；解答current adj. 现在的；流通的，通用的；最近的set back推迟；使…受挫折tap one’s talents 发掘他们的才能tackle the pandemic应对大流行chart 绘制…的图表；在海图上标出；详细计划；记录；记述；跟踪（进展或发展a recoveryremark美 /rɪˈmɑːrk/ n. 注意；言辞vt. 评论；觉察impact. 影响；效果；碰撞；冲击力violence 暴力；侵犯；激烈；歪曲conflict. 冲突，矛盾；斗争；争执investment n. 投资；投入；封锁答案：to address who solutions a as presented how urging strengthenon七Russian expert: Chinese colleges remain attractive to int'l students俄罗斯专家:中国大学对国际学生仍然具有吸引力Chinese colleges and universities remain 1.______________(attract) to international students after the pandemic, Russia's Sputnik reported by citing a Russian expert.Nadezhda Polikhina, acting director of Sociocenter, 2._____(say) that the coronavirus pandemic challenges the higher education system worldwide, in 3.________(term) of mobility of overseas students and how universities' ensure the 4.________(safe) of teaching without compromising quality.The universal conversion to remote teaching as a reboot will benefit international education and make 5.____easier to obtain an education, Polikhina, who is also the head of the Project 5-100 Office (a Russian academic excellence project), said.According to her, China has everything possible to remain attractive to international students as proven by Chinese universities' ranking. Citing the QS World University Rankings 2019, she noted that 42 universities in the ranking are from the Chinese mainland, of 6._______24 are in the top 500 and six in the top 100.China's Ministry of Education announced in April the establishment of an international online teaching platform, 7.__________(offer) major universities' high-quality courses in English 8._____global students. Such courses 9.________(provide) on international online teaching platforms, too, such as and .The unremitting efforts of Chinese universities to develop remote teaching and China's plan to build world-class universities implemented in the last 25 years will continue10._________(make) China attractive to international students after the pandemic, she said.Important Vocabularymobility /moʊˈbɪləti/n. 移动性mobile adj. 机动的；易变的，compromise /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/n. 妥协，和解；妥协（或折中）方案；达成妥协v. 妥协，折中compromising quality 牺牲质量universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsl/ adj. 普遍的；通用的；宇宙的it is universally acknowledged …remote /rɪˈmoʊt/ adj. 遥远的；偏僻的；疏远的reboot /ˌriːˈbuːt/ v. 重新启动，再引导boot v. 踢；启动n. 靴子obtain /əbˈteɪn/ vt. 获得benefit /ˈbenɪfɪt/ n. 利益，好处；救济金vt. 有益于，对…有益beneficial adj. 有益的ranking /ˈræŋkɪŋ/n. 等级；地位v. 排列；归类于（rank的ing形式）Cite /saɪt/ v. 引用；引证establishment/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/n. 确立，制定；公司；设施platform /ˈplætfɔːrm/ n. 平台；月台，站台global /ˈɡloʊb l/ adj. 全球的；总体的；球形的The unremitting efforts不懈努力implement/'ɪmplɪmɛnt/ vt. 实施，执行；实现，使生效pandemic /pænˈdemɪk/ adj. （疾病）在全国（或世界）流行的1.attractive ,2.said ,3.safety,4.terms,5.it,6.which,7.offering ,8.to,9.are provided, 10. to make八独特木工艺家成国家珍宝George Nakashima always insisted that he was a simple woodworker, not an artist. For almost fifty years he simply went on 1.__________(shape) wood into beautiful chairs, tables, and cabinets.Nakashima had a clear goal. He intended each piece of furniture he made to be as perfect as possible. Even making a box was an act of creation, because it produced an object2._________had never existed before. Initially Nakashima used local wood, sometimes from his own property. Later, he traveled to seek out English oak, Persian walnut, African zebra wood and Indian teak. He especially liked to find giant roots that had3. _________(dig) out of the ground after a tree was taken down. Nakashima felt that making this wood4. _______furniture was a way of allowing the tree5. __________(live) again.Most furniture makers prefer boards, but Nakashima took pleasure in using wood with interesting knots (节疤)and cracks. These irregularities gave the wood personality and showed that the tree had lived 6. ____ happy life.He never failed to create an object that was both 7. __________(use) and beautiful. One early piece Nakashima designed was a three-legged chair for his small daughter, Mira, to use when she sat at the table for meals. The Mira chair became so popular 8. _______ Nakashima later made both low and high versions. Another famous piece, the Conoid chair, has two legs supported by bladelike 9. __________(foot) . Always, Nakashima's designs were precise and graceful, 10.___________(mark ) by a simplicity that revealed his love for the wood.1. shaping2. that3. been dug4. into5. to live6. a7. useful8. that9. feet10. marked1. generous /ˈdʒenərəs/ adj. 慷慨的，大方的2. capable /ˈkeɪpəbl/ adj. 有能力的；有才干的3. capability /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/ n. 才能，能力4. honest /ˈɑːnɪst/ adj. 诚实的，实在的honesty /ˈɑːnəsti/ n. 诚实，正直5. modest /ˈmɑːdɪst/ adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的6. creativecreation /kriˈeɪʃn/ n. 创造，创作7. precious /ˈpreʃəs/ adj. 宝贵的；珍贵的8. be devoted to 专心于/致力于…的；献身…的9. be lost in埋头于，迷失在……中10. research /'risɝtʃ/ n. 研究；调查vi. 研究；调查11. infer /ɪnˈfɜːr/ v. 推断；推论12. lack /læk/ v. 缺乏，不足，13. insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ v. 坚持，强调14. major /ˈmeɪdʒər/ adj. 主要的；重要的；主修的15. exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ vt. 展览；显示16. treasure /ˈtreʒər/ n. 财富，财产；vt. 珍爱；珍藏17. national /ˈnæʃnəl/ adj. 国家的；国民的18. reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ vt. 拒绝；排斥；抵制19. label /ˈleɪbl/ v. 贴标签于；把……归类，给……扣帽子20. go on shaping sth 去塑造21. intend /ɪnˈtend/ vi. 有打算vt. 打算；想要；意指intend to do 想要做；想要做某事intention /ɪnˈtenʃn/ n. 意图；目的；意向；22. furniture /ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/ n. 家具；设备23. bleed /bliːd/ vt. 使出血；榨取24. objectˈɑːbdʒɪkt/ n. 目标；物体；客体；宾语objective /əbˈdʒektɪv/ adj. 客观的；客观存在的25. exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ vi. 存在；生存；生活existence /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/ n. 存在，实在26. initially /ɪˈnɪʃəli/ adv. 最初，首先27. property /ˈprɑːpərti/ n.财产；所有权28. seek out找出；搜出29. giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ n. 巨人；伟人adj. 巨大的；巨人般的；伟大的30. especially /ɪˈspeʃəli/ adv. 特别；尤其；格外31. dig out 掘出；发现dig dug dug32. irregularity不法行为,违法乱纪person personal33. personality /ˌpɜːrsəˈnæləti/ n. 个性；品格；名人34. version /ˈvɜːrʒn/ n. 版本；译文35. bladelike刀剑形的36. precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ adj. 精确的；明确的37. graceful /ˈɡreɪsfl/ adj. 优雅的；优美的。
