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China will reinforce the protection of its rare earth resources, strengthen full industrial chain regulation and establish a mechanism under the State Council to decide and coordinate on major policy measures, according to a draft guideline published on Friday Jan,15.

The guideline was published on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and will be kept open for public opinion till Feb 15,2021. "Rare earths are important strategic resources that are not renewable, and it is necessary to reinforce the full industrial chain regulations targeting activities that are currently disrupting the healthy development of the industry and damaging the environment, such as illegal, destructive, unplanned and excessive mining, and illicit trading," the ministry said.

The guideline aims to regulate the rare earth industry under the framework of laws and regulations, the ministry said. A group of 17 metallic elements that have distinctive properties such as electrical conductivity and magnetism, rare earths are used in a wide variety of applications, ranging from cellphone batteries, computers, wind turbines and televisions, to fiber optics and missiles, and are widely considered important strategic resources.

Stating the prized resources' irreplaceable significance for the upgrade of traditional industries, and the development of emerging industries and the national defense industry, the guideline said special measures must be taken to protect the resources. It mentioned administrative license and project approval procedures for rare earth mining and the process of smelting and separation, and quotas respectively for mining, and for smelting and separation.

According to the guideline, any organization or natural person is prohibited from purchasing or selling rare earth products that are illegally mined, or smelted and separated.

It also stressed that rare earth import and export enterprises must abide by the foreign trade and export control laws and regulations.

As the world's largest rare earth supplier, China produces around 80 percent of the world's total supplies. However, the country's rare-earth industry faces problems such as smuggling, illegal mining and environmental damage issues.

To protect the important strategic resource, the rare earth industry should have more precise rules and regulations, and the government should encourage innovation and development of high-end rare earth products such as new materials to move up the global value chain, said Bai Ming, deputy director of the Institute of International Market Research at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce.

1.The following aspects will China stress except______,according to a draft guideline published on Friday.

A . a mechanism under the State Council to decide and coordinate on major policy measures

full industrial chain regulation

B.the protection of its rare earth resources

C.the amount of homework of primary students

D.full industrial chain regulation

2.What time is suitable for me to hand in my opinion about the guideline?

A.any time B.Feb 16,2021

C.March 1,2021 D. January 25,2021

3.The word “it” in the last sentence refers to______._____________.

A.China B. an administrative license

C. an organization D.the guideline

4.This article/text/passage mainly tells that _____________.

A.it is important to protect the resource aound us

B.none is allowed to purchase or sell rare earth products

C. China is to step up protection of rare earth resources

D. the environmental problems China is facing are rather hard to deal with

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A 22-year-old female surnamed Zhang, who is an employee of e-commerce major Pinduoduo fell unconscious while returning from work at 1:30 am on Dec 29 and later died in hospital.
As the incident went viral, on Monday an account registered as the company posted a comment on zhihu.com saying, "Everybody is trading life for money; You can choose to stay comfortable but you must bear the result."
The comment was deleted within 30 seconds, but a snapshot of it has gone viral, triggering fierce discussions online.
Pinduoduo apologized saying it was not their view, but that of an individual who acted irresponsibly, even promising action against whoever was responsible.
Shanghai labor security department started an investigation on Pinduoduo’s employment conditions on Monday, according to the Beijing Youth Daily.
We live in an age when everyone is struggling for a better life, mostly by laboring. It is positive and healthy for society to praise the struggling spirit, because that is how wealth is created and society moves forward. However, the struggling spirit should never be interpreted as “trading life for money”.
We struggle for better lives of the people, ourselves included; the people are the ends, not means, of that struggle. If life is being traded for money, then the wealth created and accumulated this way is of no use. The phrase “trading life for money” is rather weird because life can never be traded for money.
It is important for the laborers to know their rights and never compromise(妥协). Enterprises must honor the law and respect their employees’ rights. For society, it is necessary to legislate more good laws and strictly enforce them, so that laborers get better protection. Laborers create wealth, and they should enjoy the wealth they create.

1.Why is Pinduoduo pushed to the hotline recently?

A. because of its length of working time

B. because of its high profits

C. because of its improper remarks

D. because of the death of a 22-year-old employee

2. The word “weird…”could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. ridiculous B. reasonable

C. beneficial D.harmful

3.The writer's purpose in writing this story is ___EXCEPT…..

A. to call on laborers to know their rights and not compromise

B. to wish companies to obey the law and respect their employees’ rights.

C. to call society to make more good laws and strictly follow them

D. to wish laborers create more wealth in any case

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AgiantpandabreedingbaseinNorthwestChina'sShaanxiprovinceisinvitingthepublic—____1_____（give）namesforfourpandacubs____2_____werebornlastyear.
Peoplecansend______3___（they）suggestionsviaemailtorcqgpanda@qq.com

_____4____Jan31,withthefinalnamesbeingunveiled（公布于众）inearlyFebruary,the

Qinlingpandabreedingandresearchcentersaid.

_____5____（Participate）inthecampaignwillhavetheopportunitytointeract

____6_____pandas inthecenteratcloserange.In2020,fourpandacubswereborninthecenter,____7_____（include）twincubs.Giantpandasareoneoftheworld'smost_____8___（endanger）speciesandlive____9___（main）inthemountainsofnorthernSichuan

province,aswellasin____10_____（south）partsofGansuandShaanxiprovinces.

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COVIDresurgenceinChinaunlikely

Itishighly__1____( unlike )Chinawillexperienceamajorresurgenceofthenovel

coronavirusduringtheupcomingSpringFestival,giventhatthenationhascreatedcontainment

measures__2____(identify),isolateandcontrolanypossibleoutbreaks,ahealth__3____( office)saidonWednesday.

FengZijian,deputydirectoroftheChineseCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention,said

thecenterhasgainedmore__4____( understand )ofthenovelcoronavirusinthefight__5____theepidemicovermorethanayear.

LargepopulationmovementsandconcentrationsduringSpringFestival,and__6____

increasingnumberofparcels__7____( deliver,)willaddtotheriskofCOVID-19infection.
However,__8____epidemiccontainmentmeasuresare__9____( strict )implemented,therewillnotbealargeresurgenceoftheCOVID-19epidemic,hesaidatanewsconference__10____( hold )bytheJointPreventionandControlMechanismoftheStateCouncil.

【参考答案】

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【答案】1—4CDDC

1.【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题，从第一段“China will reinforce the protection of its rare earth resources, strengthen full industrial chain regulation and establish a mechanism under the State Council to decide and coordinate on major policy measures,”这句话可知。

2.【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题，从“The guideline was published on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and will be kept open for public opinion till Feb 15,2021.

”这句话可知。

3. 【答案】D

【解析】词义猜测题，从According to the guideline, ....可知。

4. 【答案】C

【解析】主旨大意题，从通读全文可知。

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1.【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题，从第一段“A 22-year-old female surnamed Zhang, who is an employee of e-commerce major Pinduoduo fell unconscious while returning from work at 1:30 am on Dec 29 and later died in hospital.
”可知答案。

2. 【答案】A

【解析】词义猜测题，从本段可知， “If life is being traded for money, then the wealth created and accumulated this way is of no use. The phrase “trading life for money” is rather weird because life can never be traded for money.” 如果用生命换取金钱，那么用这种方式创造和积累的财富是毫无意义的。“用生命换取金钱”这句话相当离谱，因为生命永远不能用金钱来换取，由此可得出答案为A.

3.【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题，从最后一段可知“It is important for the laborers to know their rights and never compromise(妥协). Enterprises must honor the law and respect their employees’ rights. For society, it is necessary to legislate more good laws and strictly enforce them, so that laborers get better protection. Laborers create wealth, and they should enjoy the wealth they create.”即劳动者要了解自己的权利，决不妥协。企业必须遵守法律，尊重员工的权利。对于社会来说，有必要制定更多的法律并严格执行，使劳动者得到更好的保护。劳动者该享受自己创造的财富。

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【答案】

1.togive 2.that 3.their 4.before 5.Participants

6.with 7.including 8.endangered 9.mainly 10.southern

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【答案】

1.unlikely 2.toidentify 3.official 4.understanding 5. against

6. an 7. beingdelivered/delivered, 8. if 9.strictly 10. held