What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word”hero”? 【1】 There are onscreen heroes like the superheroes in Avengers(復(fù)仇者)，and also everyday heroes in our lives.

Whether they’re championship athletes, groundbreaking(開創(chuàng)性的)scientists, programmers changing the world with a keyboard, firefighters rushing into the burning building, artists creating the works of amazement, or a dog with a baby by his side, “hero” can be the word to describe them.

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In general, a hero is someone selfless, courageous and brave. These qualities drive heroes to help others in times of need, even if they are scared. You can count on them to be there for you if something bad happens.

“The people that we set up as heroes are people that generally go above and beyond the call of duty.【3】” Nick Carden, a psychologist at the AAPHC Renaissance Center in the US said so.

However, why can some people be heroic? Nick Carden said, heroes are made. “They probably are people that have been influenced by and have been helped by or have been modeled or raised to have those as values.”

Common people—just like you and me—are heroes in their own way, simply just by doing their part for their families and communities. Cleaners, doctors, reporters, delivery workers, nurses, and bus drivers—the list goes on and on.【4】 And, sometimes, when there are emergencies, these common people show courage and bravery to help complete strangers in need.

Being a hero is the nature of human beings. “The decision to act heroically is a choice that mans or us will be called upon to make at some point in time. Heroism becomes something that seems in the range（范圍）of possibilities for every person, perhaps inspiring more of us to answer that call.” heroism researchers Zeno Franco and Philip Zimbardo wrote in Great Good Magazine.【5】 Be courageous, honest, and a person with integrity(正直). Because, once you are your own hero, you can truly do anything you set your mind to.

A.These common people help keep order in our day-to-day lives.

B.Is it someone who wears a cape(披風(fēng)）and can fly in the air?

C.Only in this way, you can be your own hero.

D.Most importantly, you should make an effort to be your own hero.

E.They do things that are outstanding.

F.But what makes a person a hero?

A:Where do you want to go now, Julie?

B:Let’s see the elephants.

A:The elephants?【1】

B:Oh, they are interesting.【2】

A:Yes, but they are lazy, too. I’d like to see some other animals.

B:【3】

A:Let’s see the pandas.They are kind of cute.

B:Oh, yeah.【4】They are beautiful, but they’re also kind of shy. Where are they?

A:Over there.【5】

A.Why do you like elephants?

B.So, where do you want to go?

C.They are not far from the koalas.

D.I love pandas, too.

E.And they are really smart.

Tom and Li Ming are classmates.They are talking on WeChat.

T-Tom L-Li Ming

T: Hi,Li Ming. Long time no see. I’m looking forward to returning to China to study with you.

L: Me, too. You know COVID-19 made this year’s Spring Festival holiday very different for most of us.

T: I have learned that from news. Many places in China began a first-level emergency response(突發(fā)事件響應(yīng)）to the virus, in Mid-January, calling for people to stay at home.

L: Yeah. It was the 【1】 Chinese New Year I’ve ever had. There were no people on the street. No relatives or friends visited each other. People must stay at home.

T: How about your daily life? Did the control methods make a 【2】 to people’s daily life?

L: Yes. Many shops were closed, delivery(快遞)services were slow, and wearing masks(口罩)in public became a must.

T: I’ve been impressed by the reaction of Chinese people.You showed your【3】 and cooperation(合作). You totally changed your living habits in order to prevent the spread of this virus. And I’m really touched by what doctors and nurses did.

L: Yes. They are always 【4】 their lives to help people in need. They worked so long and so hard that they just fell asleep wherever they could. Some of them had their hair cut because they wanted their medical caps to fit tightly(緊緊地) 【5】 their heads.

T: That was not easy for those people, especially for female staff members, because we know a lot of women really 【6】 their hair.

L: We live in a world where we are always praising famous stars, but all the doctors and nurses should get a lot of more praise, because they went to the front 【7】 thinking twice.

T: They are real superheroes who put 【8】 in danger to save people.We should thank them so much. China has set a very good example of 【9】 to do now. I think other countries really should learn from China.

L: I learned that most people in Britain aren’t wearing masks. Is that true?

T: Yes.British people aren’t【10】 to it, so not many people are wearing masks. I’m so worried about that.

L: You should wear masks. It’s very important to protect you and your family.

T: I will. Thank you!

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If you love stories about sisterhood(姐妹情證), creative minds and female independence, you shouldn’t miss the movie Little Women. Time chose it as one of the ten【1】 movies of 2019 along with Pain&Glory, The Irishman and others.

Little Women is based on the American author Louisa May Alcott’s novel of the same title. The story centers 【2】 four sisters —Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy — who lived through the American Civil War(美國南北戰(zhàn)爭).

At that time, women were not equal(平等的)to men, but Jo is brave enough to look for her own personal 【3】. In order to become a writer, she turns down a marriage proposal(求婚)from Laurie, a rich and handsome man. Amy, on the other hand, is more practical. She knows that she must marry up【4】 her family.

Although the four girls are different in many ways, it is their【5】 that are highlighted(強調(diào)). Their talent, their kind hearts, their 【6】 to love— these things make them role models for young viewers.Their coming-of-age stories show the important 【7】 their parents taught them, as Common Sense Media noted.

The movie 【8】 with the girls in their 20s and flashes back to their childhoods, when they thought they could do 【9】. As they grow up, however, they need to face many difficulties in life. “The way the world makes it hard for even gifted and 【10】 women to succeed is one of the points the movie is very much making,” the Los Angeles Times wrote. It’s something a lot of girls and women can relate to today.

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— So it is. More and more international meetings are held there.

A.whoB.thatC.what

A.interviewedB.interviewingC.to interview

— It’s really________. Patients don’t need to travel thousands of miles to see a doctor.

A.privateB.terribleC.convenient

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