16、sage? A. To evaluate a gifts quality. B. To recommend a gift choice.C. To compare new hoverboard models. D. To clarify functions of the latest hoverboards.BAt school, I was in the top set for maths. My teachers recommended that I study economics and statistics as my A-level subjects, but I had my mi 。

17、nd set on a life fulfilled by the arts.In fact, I was a victim of a gender stereotype made stronger since birth, that men do science and maths and women do arts or languages. Computer science, technology and physics just did not figure in my teenage world view. Nobody popular in my school chose to s 。

18、tudy those subjects.Reality struck hard when I began attending job interviews and interviewers would say: “Its great that you speak foreign languages, but what else do you do?” Nobody asked my friends who had studied science or technology those questions.A survey recently showed that three of the be 。

19、st-paid jobs for women are in the technology sector. Its a sector that really can change the world. We must show girls that technology has an effect on every industry out there, from fashion to architecture to journalism. Anybody can learn to code and these days its as important as reading and writi 。

20、ng. Ive realized that at university Id achieved the wrong kind of literacy. Not being able to code limit your impact on the world far more than an ignorance of great literature.Now I have a five-year-old daughter. I dont want her to blindly follow gender roles the way I did. I want her to know the f 。

21、act that a science or technical degree will not limit her creativity but expand it and broaden her horizons far more than my arts background could. Im exposing her to Minecraft and apps, which help improve analytical thinking and problem solving skills. Im hoping that my daughter will discover and a 。

22、ccept her potentials in science and want to change the world.24. What does the underlined phrase “gender stereotype” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Personal learning style.B. Sex characteristic.C. Conventional sex concept.D. Profession difference.25. According to the author, which may be the benefit of。

23、learning science?A. Increasing job possibility. B. Winning popularity.C. Improving language competence.D. Enriching imagination.26. How did the author feel for her major choice?A. Satisfied.B. Active.C. Discouraged.D. Regretful.27. What may be the best title for the text?A. Art or Science, Either is 。

24、 OK B. Good Subjects, Good FutureC. Girls, Choose More Wisely D. Catch Chances, Change the WorldC“The first shipment of masks and coronavirus test kits to the US is taking off from Shanghai. All the best to our friends in America.”Jack Ma said on his first tweet.Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the co-f 。

25、ounder of the online retail giant Alibaba, said he is donating 500,000 testing kits and 1 million masks to the United States to fight the spread of coronavirus. The China-made protective gear and test kits took off from Shanghais airport in a chartered cargo plane Monday morning, and will be handed。

26、over to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when they arrive.Up to now, the tweet has received more than 470,000 likes. Meanwhile, the American netizen also actively gave their replies in the comment area. “I feel like we are now a third world country but your kind is appreciated. 。

27、 Gratitude!” a netizen said.The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have donated much-needed materials to regions suffering in the epidemic over the past few weeks, including Japan, South Korea, Italy, Egypt, Iran and Spain, according to a tweet from the Jack Ma Foundation on Friday.Ma said th 。

28、e outbreak presents a huge challenge to all humankind in a globalized world, and that he has drawn from his own countrys experience that quick and accurate testing as well as protective equipment for medical personnel are most effective in preventing the spread of the virus.The past two months show。

29、us that if we take it very seriously and are proactive, we are more than capable of containing the virus.Now it is as if we were all living in the same forest on fire. As members of the global community, it would be irresponsible of us to sit on the fence, panic, ignore facts or fail to act. We need 。

30、 to take action now!28. According to the underlined sentence, what did the netizen really want to convey?A. He felt that he was looked down on but still showed his gratitude to Jack Ma.B. He thought that the US is the greatest country but still showed his gratitude to Jack Ma. C. He laughed at the c 。

31、urrent condition of his country and showed his gratitude to Jack Ma.D. He thought that the US was a third world country and showed his gratitude to Jack Ma.29. What is the meaning of the underlined word “proactive” in Paragraph 6?A. negative B. positive C. passive D. attractive30. Drawing from China 。

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