1 . Dong Yuhui, a 30-year-old livestreaming (直播) host for East Buy, found himself in an online controversy (争议) that began on Dec. 5.

East Buy said that many of the things Dong said in his livestreams were written by the East Buy team, not by himself. The then-CEO, Sun Dongxu, criticized Dong and the team, which made Dong’s fans upset.

Surprisingly, this controversy made Dong even more popular. In just one week, his Douyin followers increased by over 3 million, and Dong became vice president of New Oriental’s cultural and tourism business.

Though his fame is rising, Dong remains humble. “I am not good-looking or tall. I don’t know why I have so many supporters.” he said.

However, Xu Hanze, an associate professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (南京航空航天大学), believes that Dong got more attention because of his talent and intelligence, thanks to his habit of reading widely.

In the age of consumerism (消费主义), Dong does not trick customers into buying unnecessary products, but encourages them to think twice when shopping online. He also puts more efforts into educational activities and events to help farmers.

Dong believes that people should not wish to be the next Dong Yuhui. He said, “I want to tell other young livestreamers that they do not need to be me, as each story is moving in its own way.” He went on to say that people are not the same products made on manufacturing lines, and that diversity (不同) is what makes people special.

1. What was Dong Yuhui when the controversy happened?

A．The CEO for East Buy.

B．A livestreaming host for East Buy.

C．The vice president of New Oriental’s cultural and tourism business.

2. The underlined word “humble” in Paragraph 4 means “________” in Chinese.

A．努力的

B．友好的

C．谦逊的

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Dong Yuhui got more Douyin followers after this event.

B．Dong Yuhui encourages people to buy more products in his livestreaming.

C．Xu Hanze believes Dong got more attention only because of his talent.

4. What did Dong express in his words?

A．Not everyone can be a good salesperson.

B．Copying his way of selling products is unnecessary.

C．Diversity is a must to make livestreamers stand out.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Steven Ho and Frank Wang wanted to be     1     (hero).

“I want people to read about us in the history books,” Steven said, “I want to do something     2     will be remembered forever by people.”   

“Me, too,” Frank said. “But what can we do?”

The two men thought about this for many weeks. Then Steven said, “Let’s climb the mountain which is famous for its     3     (high) and steepness (陡峭).”

“That’s a good idea,” Frank said, “but how can we prove that we     4     (climb) it already?”

“We’ll put a flag on the top,” Steven said. “Anyone flying over the mountain in an airplane will see it.”

Frank agreed that this was a good idea and the two men set off. They walked     5     three weeks to reach the bottom of the mountain, and then they began to climb. The mountain was very steep and they could climb only a few hundred feet a day. At night they slept in     6     small tent. It was much     7     (cold) on the mountain. While they were climbing across the snow and ice, they suffered from the extreme (极度的) cold. But at last, after many days of hardship, they reached the top. “We’ve made it,” Frank said happily. “We’ve finally climbed to the top of the highest mountain in the world. We’ll     8     (know) and people will remember us. All we have to do now is     9     (plant) our flag in the ice.”

“That’s right,” Steven said, “and then we can go home.” He waited for Frank to plant the flag. When Frank did nothing, Steven said, “Why don’t you plant the flag?”

“I haven’t got it,” Frank said. “I     10     (think) you had it.”

5 . 根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。
A: I think I got a scam call (诈骗电话) this morning.
B: Really?     1    ?
A: The man on the phone said he was from the bank. He asked me when I had my telephone card.
B:     2    ?
A: Of course not. I told him he should ask China Mobile, not me.
B:     3    . We should never tell our personal information to people we don’t know.
A: Have you ever got such a call?
B:     4    . I got one several days ago. The man said he was one of my father’s friends. He asked me what my father’s phone number was. That was funny, right?
A: Yes.     5    ?
B: I just hung up the phone without saying anything.
A: There are so many scam calls these days. We should always be careful.

6 . 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。

catch, proper, animal, difference, study, report(v.), often, get, high, they

In the wild, wolves (狼) with broken legs often face something unlucky, waiting for death. Yet in the Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve in Qinghai, one such wolf had a     1     life. It grew from a poor, thin one to a fat, happy wolf. That’s because tourists in the area     2     fed it.

This “kind act” let people ask: Should tourists feed the wolf? Supporters argue that without feeding, the wolf would die because it couldn’t     3     food by itself. But those who do not agree with the idea believe that humans should not break the natural rule. Science, however, provides us with a     4     answer.

The research once     5     how human feeding influenced the lives of bottle nose dolphins (宽吻海豚 ) near Bunbury, Australia. Dolphins there can sometimes get food from the Dolphin Discovery Centre.

After studying more than 10 years, the scientists found that dolphins looking for food from boats had a     6     risk of death than those who found food themselves. This is because they may be hit by boats or     7     by fishermen.

Feeding wild     8     may lead them to depend on humans for food, Dai Qiang warned, a scientist at the Chengdu Institute of Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Also, sick animals may bring illness to people who feed     9    . So, if we meet a wild animal that seems to need our help, what should we do? It’s best to     10     the animal to the authorities (相关部门) instead of just feeding it.

7 . 及时复习你所学过的知识是多么有必要啊！
________ it is to review what you have learned in time!

8 . 令我惊讶的是，中国已经在太空方面取得了巨大的进步。
________, China has made great progress in space.

9 . 闻一多宁愿失去生命，也不愿意放弃真理。
Wen Yiduo preferred losing his life to giving up the ________.

10 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。

No matter what you want to do with your life, you’ll need an education first. You make your own future. You want to be a doctor, a teacher, or a police officer?     1    . And what you’re learning in school today will decide whether your country can meet the greatest challenge in the future.

It seems quite clear that if people want to be successful, they must work hard and keep trying even when they meet difficulties.     2    . Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. For example, the first book of J.K. Rowling, the writer of Harry Potter, was refused 12 times before it was finally published (出版).     3    . He lost hundreds of games and thousands of shots during his career. But he said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. But that’s why I succeed.”     4     because they knew the failures were the mother of their success. So if you get a bad grade, that doesn’t mean you’re stupid. In fact, you need to spend more time studying.

I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. So don’t let us down, don’t let your family or country down. Most importantly,     5    

A．These people could succeed

B．But in fact, being successful is hard

C．Michael Jordan was once kicked off his high school basketball team

D．As long as there is a hope, we should never give up

E．we can’t do everything by ourselves

F．A good education is required for every single one of those careers (职业)

G．don’t let yourself down