专题29 贝雷吉特·塞西笔下的中国“后疫情时代”-2023年高考英语外刊阅读及模拟强化训练

My Experience in China in the Post-Pandemic Era 贝雷吉特·塞西笔下的中国 “后疫情时代” 文章选自《中国环球电视网》 主题语境：人与社会 子语境：生活经历 原文出处：CGTN 语篇类型：记叙文 关键词：journalism；environment；traveler；prevention；economy 篇章导读：这是非洲事务记者兼政治评论员贝雷凯特·塞西的一封信，分享了他在后疫情时代在中国的经历。 原汁原味外刊阅读及模拟强化训练 It's now almost two months since I came to China for five-months of professional journalism training. I came to China with a mixed feeling of contentment regarding my life in the second largest economy in the world while feeling suspicious regarding China's dynamic zero-COVID policy. I had fears about how I passed through all the required processes, doubts about my life in a strictly controlled environment, and so forth, equally contemplating questions in my mind. My whole process of coming to China, like all international travelers here, began with quarantine in a hotel apartment for seven days in my home country, Ethiopia. Then, after I managed to get all three consecutive negative results and fulfill all the required criteria, I was granted permission to board. Upon my arrival in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, as part of the mandatory pandemic prevention policy, I had to be quarantined for another 10 consecutive days. The health workers, who were wrapped head-to-toe in protective gear, received me from the airport. After they checked my temperature and carried out a quick COVID-19 test, they took me straight to the hotel. Although I was aware of the quarantine, my initial assumption was that I would be staying in a low-or medium-level standard hotel with prison cell-like accommodation. Nevertheless, I ended up in a five-star hotel with high standards of quality. I couldn't believe that I had found myself enjoying a luxurious stay there. I remember, since my first day of arrival at the hotel, that people were welcoming and hospitable. The situation was normal and not as bad as I had previously assumed. In some instances, I was in an