completely close the railways in the early weeks of 1911. Of particular concern was the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, which had become a great annual migration of people traveling across the country to see their families.

Thanks to Dr. Wu's efforts, the number of plague victims began to die down, and byMarch1,1911, theepidemicwasfullycontained.Thepneumonic (肺炎的) plague outbreak of 1910-1911 lasted nearly four months, affected five provinces and six major cities, and accounted for over 60,000 deaths. It is clear that without the brave and decisive actions taken by Dr. Wu, it could have been much worse. Had the epidemic gone unchecked, allowing holiday rail passengers to spread the disease to the rest of China could have meant a catastrophic loss of life and possibly a global healthcrisis.

In April 1911, Dr. Wu chaired an International Plague Conference in Shenyang, attended by scientists from 11 counties including the United States, Great Britain, Russia, Japan and France. They praised Dr. Wu for his handling of the 1910-1911 outbreak. For a time, Dr. Wu was the world's most famous plague fighter, a title be defended in a malaria epidemic in China in 1919, and a return of plague in 1921. 24. What was Dr Wu's mission in1910?

A. To takepersonalrisk. C. To providemedicaleducation.

B. To end anepidemic.

D. To investigate the number ofvictims.

25. Which of Dr Wu's acts stopped the disease from spreadingnationwide? A. Setting up special quarantine units around thecountry. B. Treating infected persons with his medicalinstruments. C. Checking households himself for possiblecases. D. Convincing authorities to close therailways. 26. What can we infer from the last twoparagraphs?

A. The disease worsened after Mach 1,1911. B. 60,000 would have died without Dr Wu'sefforts. C. A global health crisis followed the 1910-1911outbreak. D. The plague broke out again about 10 yearslater. 27. What can be the best title of thetext? A. A PlagueFighter. B. A Global HealthCrisis.

C. The Beginning of the Chinese Public HealthSystem. D. A PlagueOutbreak.

C

The Australian state of New South Wales rolled out \definition detection cameras\

Andrew Constance, New South Wales' minister for roads, said the \technology would target illegal cell phone use through \cameras will use artificial intelligence to review images and detect illegal use of cell phones, according to Transport for NSW.

Images identified as being likely to contain a driver illegally using a cell phone would then be verified by traffic police. These images would be \managed\

Over the next three years, 45 portable cameras would be set up across the state, in unknown locations, and without warning signs, CNN branch Sky News Australia reported.

For the first three months, drivers caught out by the technology would receive a warning letter, Transport for New South Wales said in a statement, after which the drivers would face a fine of up to $344, or $457 in a school zone, and loss of points on their drivers’license.

\NSW Government is serious about reducing our state's road deaths and launching mobile phone detection cameras is another way we will do this.\said in a statement.

Officials said that a trial of the technology earlier in the year had caught more than 100,000 drivers illegally using a phone behind the wheel. Some 329 people died this year on New South Wales' roads, Reuters news agency reported, compared with 354 people for 2018, according to official statistics.

28. Why does the NSW Government set up detectioncameras?

A. To get some real-time information about thetraffic. B. To monitor people crossing the streetcasually. C. To catch drivers using cell phonesillegally. D. To improve the work efficiency of thepolice.

29. What does the underlined word “verified” in Paragraph 3mean?

A. Described.

B. Restored.

C.Edited.

D.Confirmed.

30. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Locations of the cameras will be informed inadvance. B. Illegal driving in school zones is punished moreseverely.

C. Illegal drivers will be fined once cameras are setup.

D. Cameras are the first attempt for the government to cut roaddeaths. 31. What’s the officials’ attitude towards the trial of thetechnology?

A. Supportive.

B. Disapproving.

D

An increasing number of European countries are taking a just approach toward theuseofHuaweiTechnologiesCo’stechnologiesin their5Gnetwork rollout(首次展示), despite the US government’s efforts to persuade them into banning the Chinese company.

French Junior Economy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher recently said in an interview with local media that France will not follow the United States and exclude China’s Huawei from its next-generation 5G network.

On Sunday, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier also defended the decision not to ban Huawei from participation in Germany’s 5G network in a debate. Altmaier said, “The US also requires its companies to provide certain information needed to fight terrorism.” “We didn't boycott them,” he said when commenting on the so-called cyber security risks associated with Huawei’s telecomequipment.

The US ambassador to Germany complained to such a comparison, saying that there is no moral equivalency between China and the United States.

In responses to the comment, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said some US politicians and officials always attack and discredit China. Their poor performance fully exposed their unspeakable evil intentions and political attempts. Germany announced in October that it would not single out any telecom player, including Huawei, in its 5G build-out. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said at a news conference earlier this year that “we are not taking a preemptive(优先考虑的)decisiontobananyactor, oranycompany”.

The objective attitude toward Huawei came as the world is at the tipping point for large-scale 5G network rollout. According to the global telecom industry association GSMA, there will be 60 5G commercial networks by the end of this year.

Europe, which is seen by Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei, as the second home of the company, will also see more 5G commercial networks running in 2020. As its largest overseas market, Europe has many telecom operators that purchase Huawei's products. At the same time, Europe is where most of the US government's allies are located and Washington is strengthening push to prevent them from includingHuawei

C.Doubtful.

D. Unconcerned.

on 5G plans.

Such a complex situation puts all eyes on Europe to see how it will act on 5G amid uncertainties. Bai Ming, a senior research fellow with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said some foreign countries may doubt or distrust Chinese technologies simply because they are from China. But mixing politics with normal business cooperation will delay the rollout of the superfast wireless technology in the world, Baisaid.

32. Which country’s government tries to ban Huawei technologiescompany? A. France. GengShuang?

A. Their unspeakable evil intentions and politicalattempt. B. Their kindness andsupport.

C. Their unwillingness of having conflicts with China. D. Their indifference to Huawei technologiescompany.

34. What is the attitude of Germany towards Huawei technologies company and its 5Gbuild-out? A.Positive.

B.Negative.

C.Neutral.

D.Unknown.

35. What is the reason that delays the rollout of the superfast wireless technology in the world according to BaiMing? A. Foreign countries’biases.

B. Mixing politics with businesscooperation. C. People’s unwillingness to accept newthings. D. Foreign countries’ distrust of Chinesetechnology.

B.US.

C.Germany.

D.Canada.

33. What does the US politicians’ and officials’ performances expose according to

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Urban Wildlife

Cities are diverse ecosystems. In addition to visitors from the wild, a large number of species share our urban areas. As our cities spread, we need to think about what it is like for other species to have human neighbors.

Cities are built for humans. 36 For example, most city parks are kept neat and tidy so that humans will find them beautiful. But when we cut grass or plant flowers, we destroy naturalhabitats.