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Thedemonstrations（示威游行）beganinMinneapolisandspreadlikewildfireacrosstheUS--LosAngeles,Atlanta,Washington,DC,Miami,NewYorkCityandChicagoallsawcrowdsdemonstrating.Manyprotestswerepeaceful,withpeopleholding"

BlackLivesMatter"

and"

Ican'

tbreathe"

signs,shoutingloudlyandarmedwithfacemasksforprotectionagainstcoronavirus（新冠病毒）.Butsomegroupsturnedviolentovertheweekend,settingfirestobuildingsandpolicecars,breakingthroughwindowsofbusinesses,looting（抢劫）andfightingwithpoliceforces.Policerespondedforcefully,shootingteargasandrubberbulletsatthecrowdsandarrestinghundredsthroughoutthecountries.InNewYorkCity, 

apolicevehiclewasseendrivingthroughacrowdofprotesters. 

InAtlanta,twoofficerswerefired 

aftertheirviolentarrestoftwocollegestudentswascaughtonvideo.It'

sstillunclearwhatthecomingdayswilllooklike.

Tohelpcontroltheviolence, 

atleast40citieslawfullyestablishedcurfews（宵禁）andmorethanadozengovernors 

organizedNationalGuardarmy.Inthenation'

scapital,asimilarscene.Justbefore8p.m.Sundaynight,armedofficersandprotestersremainedinastandoffindowntownWashington 

ascrowdsthrewwaterbottlesatpoliceandpolicerespondedwithflashbangsandpepperspray.InNewYork,agroupofprotestersremainedinManhattanasnightfell,facingoffwithpoliceafterseveralfiresweresetandsomestoreswerelooted.OfficialsinseveralcitieshavewarnedthatthosewhoarelootingstoresandcreatingscenesofchaosarenottheretoprotestFloyd'

sdeath.

1Whatdoestheunderlinedword“brutality”meaninparagraph1?

AthoughtfulassistanceBlongworkinghours

CviolenttreatmentorbehaviorDbreakinglocallaws

2Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

ATherewerewildfiresinmanycitiesacrosstheUS.

BPoliceusedforcefulmeasurestryingtocontrolthesituation.

CAllprotestorsintheUSwerepeacefullyholdingsigns.

DTheprotestswillendinafewdays.

3WhatistrueaboutprotestersintheUS?

ATheywillbekilledduringcurfews.

BTheyfoughtagainstpoliceinWashington.

CTheystoppedprotestingafternightfallinNewYork.

DTheylootedstorestoprotestFloyd'

4Whichcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

AProtestorsareundercontrol

BGeorgeFloyd’sdeath

CPolicecommitviolentbehavior

DProtestsspreadlikewildfire

Passage2印度男子步行千里归家

RajeshChouhanhadwalked620miles（1,000kilometers）infivedays.The26-year-oldmigrantworker（外来务工者）wasintheheartofIndiaandonlyhalfwayhome.WhenIndiaannounceditsnationwidelockdownon 

March24 

tostopthespreadofthenovelcoronavirus（新冠病毒）.Overnight,manylikeChouhanwerestrandedwithoutjobs,foodorsavings.Theyhadtofigureoutwaystoleavethecities.Withnowaytosurviveinthecities,andIndia'

svastrailwaynetworkmostlyshutdown,manymadetheextraordinarydecisiontowalkthousandsofmilesbacktotheirfamilies.

NormallyChouhanpays300rupees（$4）forthe48-hourtriphomeinthelowesttraincarriage,butduringthepandemic（大流行病）thatpriceroseto1,200rupees（$15.90）.Statepolicewereassignedtosellticketsandkeeporderatpolicestationspackedwithtravelersdesperatetogethome.PoliceinBengaloresaidtheyusedstickstoclearthecrowdswhensalesforthedayended. 

"

Wewerebeatenmanytimes.Justbecausewearepoor,doesn'

tmeanwecan'

tfeelpain,"

saysChouhan.Afterspendingfivedaysoutsideapolicestationtryingtogetaticket,Chouhanandhisfellowvillagersdecidedtowalk.Theydidn'

tdaretelltheirfamilies.

Manydidn'

tmakeit.Inoneincident,16laborerswererunoverbyafreighttrainasthey 

sleptonrailtracks.Roadsideaccidentstookthelivesofothers.Somediedfromexhaustion,dehydration（脱水）orhunger.Thosepickedupbypolicewereoftensentbacktothecitiestheyhadtriedtoleave.Chouhanknewtherisks.ButonMay12,hedecidedtochallengeIndia'

sstrictlockdownlawsandbeginthe1,250-mile（2,000-kilometer）walktohisvillageinthenorthernstateofUttarPradesh.

He'

dhopedtohitchhikemuchoftheway,butwithpolicecheckingtrucksforstowaways（偷渡者）,driversweredemandingfeesbeyondChouhan'

sbudget.For10days,he'

dhavetoavoidpolicecheckpoints,surviveonteaandbiscuits,andwalkonachingfeet."

Idon'

tthinkIcanforgetthisjourneythroughmylife,"

hesays."

llalwayscarrymemoriesofsadnessandanxiety."

1Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“werestranded”probablymeaninparagraph1?

AbehiredBbehurtCunabletoleaveDunabletolive

2WhydidChouhanandothervillagersdecidetowalkhome?

ABecausethepriceofticketsweretoohigh.

BBecausetheytriedtogettrainticketsinvain.

CBecausetheywerebeatenbypolice.

DBecausetheafive-daysaleofticketsended.

3WhatcanweguessabouttherisksofChouhan’sjourneyhome?

AHemayhavelosthismoneyduringhiswalking.

BHewouldhavediedifhehadtakenatrain.

CPolicewillsenthimhomeifhewishes.

DPerhapshecan’tgetenoughfoodanddrink.

4WhatcanweknowaboutChouhan?

AHewascaughtbypoliceamidhisjourney.

BHehelpedhisfellowvillagerstogethome.

CHewasimpressedbythejourney.

DHewon’tgotocitiesforjobs.

Passage3受疫情影响的泰国旅游业

Withnewsthatmanycountriesin 

Europearereopeningtotourism 

intimeforsummer,travelerswiththeirsightssetonAsiaareanxiouslyawaitingwordonwhenthey'

llbegiventhegreenlighttovisittheirfavorite 

destination.Asofnow,thosewith 

Thailand 

inmindwillneedtowaitatleastafewmoremonthsbeforepackingtheirbags."

Itisstilldependentontheoutbreaksituation,butIthinkattheearliest,wemayseethereturnoftouristscouldbethefourthquarterofthisyear,"

YuthasakSupasorn,governoroftheTourismAuthorityofThailand（TAT）,said.

Andeventhen,hesays,therewilllikelyberestrictionsonwhocanvisitandwheretheycango."

Wearenotgoingtoopenallatonce,"

headds."

Wearestillonhighalert,wejustcan'

tletourguardsdownyet.Wehavetolookatthecountryoforigin（ofthetravelers）toseeiftheirsituationhastrulyimproved.Andlastly,wehavetoseewhetherourownbusinessoperatorsarereadytoreceivetouristsunderthe'

newnormal'

."

Basically,acountrywillopenborderswithdestinationsthatalsohavetheircoronavirus（新冠病毒）situationundercontrol.OnceThailanddoesopentointernationaltourists,they'

lllikelyonlybeabletovisitcertainspots,saysYuthasak."

Wehavestudiedapossibilityofofferingspeciallong-staypackagesinisolatedandclosedareaswherehealthmonitoringcanbeeasilycontrolled--forexample,KohPhaNganandKohSamui.Thiswillbebeneficialforbothtouristsandlocalresidents,sincethisisalmostakindofquarantine（隔离）."

Yuthasaksaysthey'

refinishingupaframeworktorestarttourism,butbabystepsareneededtorelightinternationaltourism."

Thenextstepisbilateralagreementsbetweencountries,"

Thailand'

sgoodstandinginthefaceofthecrisiswithChina,alongwithstrongdemand,makeitalogicalshort-termsolutionforoverseastourismtoreturntotheKingdom."

Fornow,Thailandisn'

ttakinganychancesandthecountry'

sbordersarefirmlyshut.

1WhenwillThailandreopentotouristsaccordingtoYuthasakSupasorn?

AWedon’tknowyet.BMaybeintwomonths.

CPerhapsaboutinOctober.DAttheendofthisyear.

2HowwilltheThailandgovernmentdecidewhocanvisit?

ATheywillaskwherethetouristswillgo.

BTheywillsendguardstofollowthetourists.

CTheywillaskbusinessoperatorstodecide.

DTheywillcheckwherethetouristscomeform.

3WhatwillhappenwhenThailandreopentointernationaltourists?

ATouristscan’tvisitspotsasmanyastheylike.

BTouristswillstayinisolatedandclosedareas.

CTouristswillgetfoodanddrinkformgovernment.

DTouristscan’tstaylonginThailand.

4Whatcanbethetitleofthispassage?

AComeandvisitThailand.BThailandisn’treopeningyet.

CThailand’stourismisbacktolife.DWhytouristslikeThailand.

Passage4美国面临的树木危机

Ifyou'

relookingforareasontocareabouttreeloss,thissummer'

srecord-breakingheatwavesmightbeit.Treescanlowersummerdaytimetemperaturesbyasmuchas 

10degreesFahrenheit（华氏度）,accordingtoarecentstudy.ButtreecoverinUScitiesisshrinking.AstudypublishedlastyearbytheUSForestServicefoundthat 

welost36milliontreesannually 

fromurbanandruralcommunitiesoverafive-yearperiod.Ifwecontinueonthispath,"

citieswillbecomewarmer,morepollutedandgenerallymoreunhealthyforinhabitants,"

saidDavidNowak,aseniorUSForestServicescientistandco-authorofthestudy.Nowaksaystherearemanyreasonsourtreecoverisdeclining,includinghurricanes,tornadoes,fires,insectsanddisease.Buttheonereasonfortreelossthathumanscancontrolissensibledevelopment.

Weseethetreecoverbeingchanged,whichmeanswhenwelookatthephotographs,whatwasthereisnowreplacedwithaparkinglotorabuilding,"

Nowaksaid."

Everytimeweputaroaddown,weputabuildingandwecutatreeoraddatree,itnotonlyaffe