A (2020·齐齐哈尔市模拟)
As the saying goes, “A hero 1.is known(know) in the time of misfortune”. Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this.He is a doctor in Guangdong, 2.who saved many people's lives in 2003.
In 2003, SARS 3.broke(break) out in Guangdong.Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world.Patients coughed a lot and got fevers.4.Hundreds(hundred) of patients even died from the disease.So everyone was afraid of it.Zhong spent days and nights to find 5.the cause of the disease.Thanks 6.to his way of treating, many patients began to get better.Zhong finally won people's trust.
In early 2020, a disease 7.called(call) COVID 19 hit Wuhan.It spread around quickly and tens of thousands of people were infected.Zhong, 84, led 8.his(he) team to fight the illness.Zhong's team took many measures 9.to cure(cure) the patients with COVID 19.He advised people to wear masks, wash hands 10.frequently(frequent), stay at home and not to go to crowd places.
Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and teaches young doctors.
B (2020·浙江省金华十校模拟)
Traffic can be dangerous for all of us.There's nothing 11.that will ruin your day faster than a traffic jam, and it's even 12.worse(bad)when there's seemingly no reason for it.However, there's a lot of science behind traffic.Although understanding it might not make sitting 13.in the car any better,it can teach you how 14.to avoid(avoid) some of the mistakes we make while driving.
The way we drive into a line of traffic causes 15.problems (problem).Whether you're driving from the left or the right, chances are good that you're causing all sorts of problems.When most people see that they need to drive into a lane, 16.their (they) natural reaction is to do it right away.They brake, slow down, speed up, and change lanes in between oncoming traffic.According to the Department of Transportation, that's 17.completely(complete) wrong.Sudden slowing 18.causes(cause) traffic to slow down.Other cars have to brake.So what should you do? Wait until the last minute.If you do that, traffic will fall into 19.a more natural pattern called a “zipper merge”, 20.meaning (mean)there are no surprises, no sudden braking, and a smoother transition from one lane to another.