The southwestern China city of Chengdu has been locked down after an increase in COVID-19 cases.

More than 21 million people have been ordered to stay at home from 6 p.m. local time on Thursday as part of the city’s measure. Chengdu’s residents will all be tested over the coming days. While students in this city can’t go to school at the planned or expected time, public transportation is still operating. About 70% of the flights(航班) to and from Chengdu have been suspended. Residents are permitted to leave Chengdu, the capital of the south-west Sichuan province, if they can show a special need. At the same time, just one member of each family who can show a negative(阴性的) virus test within the past 24 hours is allowed outside each day to buy food and other things that they need in order to live.

Chengdu has reported around 1,000 cases in the latest outbreak, with no deaths. On Thursday, the city recorded 157 new infections(感染), including 51 showing no signs of the disease. The lockdown is the largest since the city of Shanghai was locked down for months. Other restrictions are now in force elsewhere in China, including in Shenzhen in the south and Dalian in the north-east.

China says the measures are necessary to prevent a wider spread of the virus. The fear of being caught in a lockdown situation or sent to a quarantine facility for even being close to a person who has COVID-19 has an influence on people’s work, study and travel habits.

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1.What’s the second paragraph mainly about?

A Residents’ life in Chengdu before COVID-19 broke out.

B Chengdu’s public transportation at the present time.

C Chengdu’s measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

D The importance of a negative virus test within the past 24 hours.

解析：选C。C 段落大意题。通读第二段可知，本段主要描述了成都应对此次疫情的措施，包括开展全员核酸、居民居家、学校延迟开学等。故选C。

2.What can we know from Paragraph 3?

A Chengdu recorded 51 new infections on Thursday.

B The lockdown of Chengdu is the largest this year.

C People in Shenzhen and Dalian can go anywhere freely now.

D There was no death in the latest outbreak in Chengdu.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的“Chengdu has reported around 1,000 cases in the latest outbreak, with no deaths.”可知，这次疫情无死亡病例。故选D。

3.The last paragraph talks about the impact of COVID-19 on all of the following EXCEPT__________.

A culture

B travel

C business

D education

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。最后一段最后一句“...has an influence on people’s work, study and travel habits”提到了疫情对工作/学习和旅游的影响，并未提及对文化的影响。故选A。

4.What does the underlined word “suspended” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A Copied.

B Stopped.

C Continued.

D Refused.

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据本段内容可知，主要描述成都应对此次疫情的措施，因此这里表达的是为了控制疫情，部分航班停运了。故选B。

5.What type of writing is the text?

A An announcement.

B An exhibition guide.

C An art show review.

D A news report.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。本文主要描述了目前成都应对此次疫情的措施，属于新闻报道。故选D。