高一英语作业

3月25日英语作业

命题人：申琴

一、阅读理解

A

The number of new deaths from the novel coronavirus（新型冠状病毒）reported in Wuhan, Hubei province, by Monday reaching the lowest in 10 days can indicate a change, said Qiu Haibo, a member on the expert panel of the National Health Commission.

Qiu said in an interview with China Central Television on Tuesday that the number of new infections and new deaths is declining, which means that the measures adopted in the city have gradually taken effect. He said the critically ill patients were treated intensively ①. The 10 appointed hospitals with 8, 000 beds for critical patients had 1, 000 empty beds on Tuesday.

Moreover, a large number of national medical teams have arrived in Wuhan since the beginning of February, bringing Wuhan's treatment level to a national standard ②, he said. “In general, it can be said with caution and optimism that the treatment of critically ill patients has gradually shown its effect through the previous efforts,” he said.

He said the declining number is also owing to more timely treatment since February when medical resources have become more sufficient. It may also be related to the nature of infectious diseases ③. As medical resources are becoming more and more sufficient and the country's medical strength is gathered in Wuhan, they are confident that the number of critically ill patients will continue to drop.

He added that the treatment has become more standardized and general patients can now receive more timely treatment to prevent them from becoming critically ill ④. The treatment concept has also changed from treating a single organ to multiple organs. “A series of progress in treatment and knowledge can help reduce the proportion of severe illness and increase the recovery rate,” he said.

1. What is not the factor contributing the reduced number of new deaths?

A. There are many more beds in hospitals in Wuhan.

B. Medical teams from across the country have come.

C. Diverse resources have become more sufficient.

D. The virulence becomes weak as it gets warmer.

2. Where can “that the virulence may be decreasing as the disease passes from person to person”

be put in the passage?

A. ①

B. ②

C. ③

D. ④

3. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Ill patients are treated intensively in Wuhan

B. Decline in new Wuhan deaths shows measures work

C. Treatment has become more standardized

D. From treating a single organ to multiple organs

B

The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphones, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (怀旧的) skill. However, while today’s educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful—both in school and in life.

Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.

Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks—both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.

In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student’s writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they c an write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active, which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.

Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe (转换) “those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind’s eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them