For much of the 20th century, milk was a simple part of daily life in the U.S, as farmers raised cows, milkmen delivered bottles and children drank it at school. But those days are fading.
America has fallen out of love with drinking milk, as lower-calorie options have increased and people are replacing water bottles with milk cartons. Americans each drink an estimated 146 lb. of fluid milk in 2018, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service. That may sound like a lot, but it’s down by 26% just since 2000.
The downturn has been tough on dairy processors like Borden and Dean, which buy fresh milk from farms and use techniques like pasteurization (巴氏杀菌) to create a consumer-safe drink with a longer shelf life. For the past five years, thanks to technology that increased milk production, fresh-milk prices were relatively low, which meant processors could still earn some money even despite the decreasing demand. But prices began going up again last year, squeezing the processors’ already tight profits. “Declining sales in a thin-profit business is not a good recipe for success,” says Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin.
Milk processors are also facing competition from big retailers, which have set up their own processing plants. In 2018, Walmart opened a milk-processing plant in Indiana to serve hundreds of stores in the Midwest, taking away approximately 95 million gal of milk-processing business from Dean Foods.
On the other end of the supply chain, dairy farms are facing trouble of their own. The low prices left small farmers struggling across the industry. The number of farm bankruptcies (破产) in 2019 was up by 4% from the previous year. “We’re trying our best to hang on,” says Mary Rieckmann, a dairy farmer in Wisconsin whose family has turned to GoFundMe to keep their century-old farm running.
1. What’s the main idea of the passage?| A．Why some dairy farmers turn to GoFundMe. |
| B．Why America’s milk industry get into much trouble. |
| C．Why Americans consume less milk than before. |
| D．Why big retailers set up their own processing plants. |
| A．An American consumes 146 lb fluid milk every year |
| B．Technology in milk industry improves the production |
| C．Walmart is probably not a target customer of Dean Foods now |
| D．2019 witnessed 4% more farm bankruptcies than the previous year |
| A．Health | B．Technology | C．Life | D．Economy |
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【推荐1】The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to put video cameras in all 100 police cars. They think this will reduce the number of lawsuits (诉讼) filed against the city. In the last five years, Rockford has paid out more than five million dollars to settle about four lawsuits.
The chief said, “If cameras had been in those cars, we wouldn’t have had to pay any money. We’re always pulling over drunks of drug users who try to fight the police officers or shoot them. Then they always say that the police started basting them first or started shooting at them first.”
The cost of fixing cameras will be about $500 per car. The city council (市正厅) will make a final decision on the proposal (提议) next Monday. Ten of the 13 council members, when asked about the proposal, said that they liked the idea. One member said that it is money-saving and it makes common sense. If this is agreed, cameras can be fixed in all the cars within six weeks.
The police officers fully support camera use. One office said that too many people think the police are liars; cameras would show citizens that the police tell the truth. “The money that we’ve been spending on lawsuits will be better spent our more cameras,” said one officer.
The citizen response to the idea of police car cameras is mixed. One person said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were invented (发明). But an elderly man said that cameras might be misused. “These police are trying to stick their nose into everything,” he said. He was going to attend the council meeting to stop the proposal. He hoped that other citizens would join him.
1. What is the purpose of fixing video cameras in cars?| A．To help settle about 40 lawsuits. | B．To reduce the number of crimes. |
| C．To please officials of the city council. | D．To collect evidence in favor of the police. |
| A．The council will turn it down. | B．Most council members support it. |
| C．Ten council members question it. | D．Ten council members will tell the truth about it. |
| A．He makes no comment. | B．He is strongly against it. |
| C．He thinks it needs to be improved. | D．He doubts whether it is practical. |
【推荐2】American Harvey Sutton, a 5-year-old boy, just finished walking the whole length of the Appalachian Trail (路线), one of the longest footpaths in the world. Harvey is one of the youngest people ever to walk the trail. He and his parents completed the trip in 209 days.
Harvey climbed over tall rocks and got to watch wild animals. “The rock climbs were really hard but fun. We were not bored.” said Harvey. His parents tried hard to him happy and excited. His father said meeting and talking with other hikers along the way prevented boredom.
Harvey was 4 years old when he and his parents began their walk in January. He turned 5 before the family completed the trip earlier this month in Maine. But the youngest of all to finish the trip may be Juniper Netteberg. The little girl finished walking the footpath at age 4 with her parents last October.
The long hiking may seem like an extreme activity for a child, but Dr. Laura Blaisdell sees no harm. She is a children’s doctor and medical adviser to the American Camp Association. Dr. Blaisdell said children are strong enough for the experience if parents attend to their child’s usual social and emotional development.
Harvey’s, trip earned admiration from another hiker, Dale Sanders. He is the oldest person to hike the footpath, which he did at age 82. “It’s going to change his life forever, and his parents’ life, too. The kid went through some hardships, but don’t we all? Hardships make us stronger,” said Sanders, now 86. “That kid is going to smile through life.”
1. Which of the following words can best describe Harvey’s trip?| A．Exciting but adventurous. | B．Difficult but interesting. |
| C．Boring and dangerous. | D．Terrible and scary. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Negative. | C．Doubtful. | D．Unclear. |
| A．Disagreement | B．Advice | C．Praise | D．Discussion |
| A．Hiking Is Good for Children’s Health |
| B．Everyone Goes through Hardships |
| C．A Family Got Strength from Hiking |
| D．A Boy Finished Walking One of the Longest Trail |
【推荐3】China’s new bullet train is now the world’s fastest land vehicle (交通工具) China Rail-way Rolling Stock Corporation showed the production version of its magnetic levitation (磁悬浮) bullet train in Qingdao on Tuesday. State media says the train has a top speed of 373 mph. That speed doesn’t just make it the fastest train in the world, but makes it the fastest land vehicle. The bullet train is able to travel at such high speeds because of magnetic levitation. The technology uses electro-magnetic force to levitate the body of the vehicle less than two inches from the rails and drive it forward along the tracks. By riding on a cushion of air, friction (摩擦力) is completely reduced, allowing it to travel faster than traditional trains where wheels and rails are constantly in contact. Although China has made use of the technology for a couple decades now, it’s only ever been used at very limited areas.
China Railway says its bullet train will greatly help cut down travel time. At top speedy the vehicle will be able to complete the 754-mile trip between Beijing and Shanghai in just two and a half hours. That same trip takes just over three hours by plane, five and a half hours by current high-speed rail options or 12 hours by car. That could make the train an especially attractive travel option for business travelers in the country. It’s unclear when the new bullet train will go into operation. The vehicle that the company showed off on Tuesday is the finished article.
Of course, the train’s record might not stand for long. The Central Japan Railway Company is testing a maglev train. It will be able to top out at 375 mph, according to New Atlas. But that isn’t expected to be shown in public until 2027 at the earliest. That gives China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation plenty of time to refine and upgrade its bullet train and push its top speed even higher.
1. What can we know about the China’s new bullet train?| A．It is the fastest land vehicle. |
| B．It is close to the speed of sound. |
| C．It has gone into operation widely. |
| D．It has taken the place of the traditional train. |
| A．The poor management of it. |
| B．The lack of money used to improve the train. |
| C．The competition from Japanese company. |
| D．The shortage of creativity from its engineers. |
| A．Objective. | B．Doubtful. |
| C．Unconcerned. | D．Unfriendly. |
| A．The world’s most costly train. | B．The China’s new bullet train. |
| C．The China’s modern trains. | D．The world’s fastest vehicle. |
【推荐1】The Great Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake. It is 1,500 miles long, the Wall crosses mountains and rivers. It reaches from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west. The Chinese began their Wall more than 2,000 years ago. They worked on it for hundreds of years. The Chinese wanted to keep out their enemies. At the bottom, the Wall is 25 feet wide. At the top it is about 15 feet wide. The sides of the wall are made of stone and brick, while the inside is filled with earth. Parts of the Wall rise as high as three-storey buildings. Every 100 yards along the Great Wall there is a watchtower where soldiers used to stand to watch for enemies approaching(到来). The road on top of the Wall is wide enough for two wagons(马车) to pass. If we were to build such a Wall now, we would use modern machines. But the Chinese had to build the Wall all by hand. If the Wall were in our country, it would reach from the state of New York to Nebraska. The Great Wall of China is the longest wall ever built.
1. The passage does not say so, but it makes you think that the Great Wall _____.| A．has a gate every 100 yards | B．is used as a road today |
| C．is still as useful today as it was | D．is as high as three-storey buildings |
| A．It stops the wind from blowing. | B．It can move. |
| C．It looks like a snake. | D．It is very long. |
| A．The Great Wall China was built with modern machinery. |
| B．The Great Wall goes from New York to Nebraska. |
| C．There are many snakes inside the Great Wall. |
| D．The writer of the passage is an American. |
“I was pushed over by Chinese journalists while I was just trying to put my luggage on the bus,”said Davis.
Known as the “Iron Hammer” for her punishing spikes(扣球),Lang made it possible for China to dominate in the sport in the early 1980s.She was a key player on China’s 1984 Olympic gold medal winning team.
When the US team arrived for the Olympics,Lang,48,who is from Beijing,had to take a different route to avoid a crowd of reporters and fans.
Then came the greatest moment to Lang：While the US team was playing in a packed gym,at least 8,000 Chinese fans unfurled an American flag.
“That really says it all,” Davis said.“They look at her as an icon(偶像)．I’m sure it’s hard for them to see her coaching another country,but they love her so dearly that her success is their success.”
The loyalty of the Chinese fans was tested on Friday,when China lost a match to the US.
“It’s a pity that China lost the match,but I’m still glad that Lang Ping’s team won,since she is the pride of China’s volleyball,” said Liu Chengli,a spectator.“We also cheered for
Lang’s victory.”
Lang said she just tried to stay professional when the two teams meet.“It doesn’t matter if we play China or any other team.It’s the same.” Lang said.
Davis said she and her teammates could not have imagined the passion for volleyball among Chinese because the sport was lack of popularity in the US. The reception from Chinese fans has touched the US players,said US volleyball player Lindsey Berg.
“It’s such an honor to be here and play for our coach here in China,”she said.“The amount of support that the Chinese give to her and us has been tremendous.The whole event has been unbelievable.”
1. What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．Staying professional. | B．Cheering for the Iron Hammer. |
| C．A match between China and the US. | D．Lang Ping’s career as a coach. |
| A．was afraid to be questioned about her strategy |
| B．didn’t want to be paid much attention to |
| C．disliked to be with her fans |
| D．didn’t want to disturb public order |
| A．destroyed completely | B．tore into pieces |
| C．spread out to the wind | D．rolled up |
| A．American Volleyball Team will beat any team. |
| B．Chinese Volleyball Team is the same as other teams. |
| C．She just tried to stay professional. |
| D．The results of each match will be the same. |
| A．The tolerance of Chinese people. |
| B．The popularity of volleyball in China. |
| C．Lang Ping’s coaching skills. |
| D．The loyalty for volleyball of the Chinese. |
【推荐3】Although it has been shown in recent years that plants can see, hear and smell, they are still usually thought of as silent. But now, for the first time, they have been recorded making ultrasonic（超声的）cries when stressed, which researchers say could open up a new field of agriculture where farmers listen for water-hungry crops.
Itzhak Khait and his colleagues at Tel Aviv University in Israel found that tomato and tobacco plants made cries that humans cannot hear when stressed by not having enough water or when their stem is cut.
Microphones placed 10 centimeters from the plants picked up sounds in the ultrasonic range of 20 to 100 kilohertz, which the team says insects and some mammals would be able to hear and respond to from as far as 5 meters away. A moth may refuse to lay eggs on a plant that sounds water-stressed, the researchers suggest. Plants could even hear that other plants are short of water and react accordingly, they infer.
On average, drought-stressed tomato plants made 35 sounds an hour, while tobacco plants made 11. When plant stems were cut, tomato plants made an average of 25 sounds in the following hour, and tobacco plants 15. Unstressed plants produced fewer than one sound per hour, on average.
Enabling farmers to listen for water-stressed plants could “open a new direction in the field of agriculture”, the researchers suggest. They add that such an ability will be increasingly important as climate change make more areas dry.
“According to the new research, it seems possible that the sounds that drought-stressed plants make could be used in agriculture if it is not too costly to set up the recording in a field situation." says Anne Visscher at the royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the UK.
She warns that the results can't yet be broadened out to other stresses, such as salt or temperature, because these may not cause sounds. Besides, there have been no experiments to show whether moths or any other animal can hear and respond to the sounds the plants make, so that idea is still based on guesses for now, she says.
1. What does the experiment by researchers at Tel Aviv University show?| A．Humans can hear water-hungry plants crying clearly. |
| B．Plant sounds can be heard by plants quite for away. |
| C．Tomato plants cry more often than tobacco when hurt. |
| D．Moths like laying eggs on stressed plants. |
| A．Harvest crops in time. | B．Reduce greenhouse effects. |
| C．Observe and remove insects easily. | D．Identify plant condition faster. |
| A．Careful. | B．Disappointed. | C．Appreciative. | D．Optimistic. |
| A．Plants Get Stressed Just Like Us | B．Sounds of Plants Heard Far Away |
| C．Plants Scream in the Presence of Stress | D．Cries of Plants Break Farmers' Hearts |
【推荐1】TWO NEWS REPORTS
NEWS REPORT 1
Even before 5G is widely commercially available, Chinese telecom giant Huawei has reportedly begun researching the next generation of wireless technology—6G.
Tech website “iPhone in Canada” reported that Huawei has confirmed to local media “The Logic (逻辑学；逻辑性)” that it has started researching 6G technology at its lab in Ottawa, Canada and “is in talks with Canadian university researchers about working on development of the next-generation wireless system,” citing a report by The Logic.
Song Zhang, vice-president of research strategy and partnership of Huawei in Canada, said “5G is very new, and looking at 6G is part of the so-called 5G evolution.”
Huawei has not commented on the report, according to The Paper.
NEWS REPORT 2
A Japanese startup called SkyDrive Inc. has begun conducting test flights of their prototype flying car with a human pilot.
The company hopes to be able to make a full public demonstration (演示；展示) of the vehicle later this summer.
The test flights are being conducted at a protected indoor facility at the company’s research flight center outside of Nagoya.
There have been a number of previous test flights, but they were all conducted via remote control and no human pilot on-board.
According to a report in The Asahi Shimbun, SkyDrive says the car could be ready for a limited retail release as early as 2023, and mass production by 2026.
SkyDrive was founded by former engineers from Toyota and they intend their vehicle to be the world’s smallest flying car.
In 2017, Toyota gave the company an infusion (灌输) of around $ 350,000 to help develop flying vehicles.
The company said it won’t say more about how the test flights have been proceeding (行动；进行) so far, but says things are going well enough to continue making them.
1. What we can learn from NEWS REPORT 1?| A．Huawei and Apple cooperate to develop 6G technology. |
| B．Huawei is the first company to study 6G technology. |
| C．Huawei’s research team studies 6G technology in Canadian laboratories. |
| D．Huawei is not optimistic about the prospects of 6G. |
| A．The company hopes to have an opportunity to make a full public demonstration of the vehicle. |
| B．Previous flight tests were controlled by remote control. |
| C．The car may not be able to mass produce in the near future. |
| D．The car was completely invented and produced by Toyota. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Science and Technology. |
| C．Story. | D．History. |
【推荐2】We have many trips for you to explore the world your way. Our travel ideas are as diverse as the world itself and are designed to let you experience it. Please start with the following four trips.
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Classic Egypt
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1. Which trip is more likely taken by a newly-married couple?
| A．London for Families. | B．Australia & New Zealand. |
| C．Classic Egypt. | D．Athens and Crete Explorer. |
| A．have the same trip type | B．take more than one week |
| C．take more than US$ 1000 | D．enjoy their famous diet |
| A．A travel brochure. | B．A science fiction. |
| C．A storybook. | D．A textbook. |
【推荐3】Science and the moon have had a long relationship. It wasn’t until the last 400 years or so, however, that this relationship truly came to life. Here, we share the long journey that took us from simply looking at the moon to actually setting foot on it—and beyond.
2036
By this year, China hopes to have put its own team of astronauts on the moon. This will be the first time any human has been to the moon since 1972 s apollo missions (任务) ended.
2013
The Chang’e 3 lunar lander was launched by China, carrying the rover (月球车) Yutu to the moon. It was China’s first mission to the moon’s surface and was a success, resulting in the discovery of a new kind of mineral.
1969
NASA’s Apollo 11 mission put the first humans on the moon. The event was broadcast live on television, and over half a billion people saw Neil Armstrong take the first human steps on the moon.
1966
Luna 9, belonging to the former Soviet Union, became the first spacecraft (航天器) to perform a “soft landing” on the moon. Like Ranger 7, it was used to send images of the moon’s surface back to Earth.
1959
The former Soviet Union launched its “Luna program”, sending spacecraft to the moon. Its Luna 3 craft took the first ever photo of the so called dark side of the moon. It was also the first time humans had ever seen this part of the moon before.
1610
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei became one of the first people to see the moon through a telescope. He later created detailed drawings of it based on his observations.
1. What happened in 2013 in the long journey to the moon?| A．The Chang’e 3 lunar lander took the first ever photo of the dark side of the moon. |
| B．Luna 9 became the only spacecraft to send images of the moon s surface back to Earth. |
| C．Yutu completed the mission and discovered a new mineral. |
| D．China hoped to have put its own team of astronauts on the moon. |
| A．Luna 9. | B．Luna 3. |
| C．Apollo 11. | D．Chang’e 3. |
| A．A fashion magazine. | B．A notice. |
| C．A history textbook. | D．A science review. |
【推荐1】When it comes to medical care, many patients and doctors believe "more is better." But what they do not realize is that overtreatment-too many scans, too many blood tests, too many procedures-may bring harm. Sometimes a test leads you down a path to more and more testing, some of which may be attacking, or to treatment for things that should be left out.
Terrence Power, for example, complained that after his wife learned she had Wegener's disease, an uncommon disorder of the immune system(免疫系统), they found it difficult to refuse testing recommended by her doctor. The doctor insisted on office visits every three weeks, even when she was feeling well. He frequently ordered blood tests and X-rays, and repeatedly referred her to experts for even minor complaints. Even when tests came back negative, more were ordered, and she was hospitalized as prevention when she caught a cold. She had as many as 25 doctor visits during one six-month period. The couple was spending about $30,000 a year for her care.
After several years of physical suffering and near financial ruin from the medical costs, the couple began questioning the treatment after discussing with other patients in online support groups. "It's a really hard thing to determine when doctors have crossed the line," Mr. Power said. "You think she's getting the best care in the world, but after a while you start to wonder: What is the purpose?" Mr. Power then spoke with his own primary care doctor, who advised him to find a new expert to oversee Mrs. Power's care. Under the new doctor's care, the regular testing stopped and Mrs. Power's condition was stable. Now she sees the doctor only four or five times a year.
1. Which of the following was a problem for Mrs. Power during her medical treatment?| A．She had to be hospitalized for three weeks whenever she had a cold. |
| B．Her doctor asked her to consult other experts for her complaints. |
| C．When test results showed she was fine, her doctor still ordered more tests. |
| D．She did not have any insurance, so she became penniless. |
| A．After they knew about the treatment of other patients. |
| B．After they analyzed the results of her blood tests |
| C．After Mrs power was cured of her illness. |
| D．After the new expert tested her. |
| A．not getting worse | B．improper |
| C．unchangeable | D．uncertain |
| A．Treatments do not always cause harmful side effects. |
| B．Patients tend to believe more testing is better treatment. |
| C．Doctors generally recommend office visits that are necessary. |
| D．Too much medical care may not be beneficial to patients. |
【推荐2】Wang Hao and Wang Liqin, two of China’s top tennis players, both saw the World Table Tennis Championships as a chance to prove themselves. But there was only one champion and Wang Hao, 25, won it last Tuesday in Yokohama, Japan.
Wang Hao, who won the men’s doubles title with Chen Qi last Monday, played with spirit to best Wang Liqin 11-9, 13-11,11-5,11-9.
Wang Hao said it was his mental toughness (心里稳定) that made the difference. “I was disappointed by my performances in past championships and the last two Olympic Games. But I have tried to pull myself together and prepared well. This is the result.”
Wang Hao said he always understood the importance of physical training and technical skills. Now he knows the need for mental preparation as well. Having two Olympic silvers had left him feeling bitter (痛苦的). The bitterness perhaps explains why he has not always played at his best in the past.
“I’ve come to understand that you can learn important lessons (教训) from failure,” he said. “Losing can build your character and make you a stronger player.” His next goal, or dream, is to win the medal at the London Olympics in 2012.
Liu Guoliang, head coach of China’s table tennis team, sang the praises of Wang Hao’s victory. “This is just the beginning of his rise,” said Liu. “It’s the confidence-booster he needs to make further progress.”
1. According to the passage, Wang Hao won ____ gold medals in the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, Japan.| A．only one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．technical skills | B．physical training | C．mental toughness | D．past experience |
| A．To win the title of the champion at the 2012 Olympics. |
| B．To beat Wang Liqin again. |
| C．To prove himself in the future competitions. |
| D．To win more goals in future. |
| A．Failure is the mother of success. |
| B．Never give until you succeed. |
| C．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| D．A good beginning makes a good ending. |
| A．get gold medals | B．beat Wang Liqin | C．play table tennis | D．beat Chen Qi |
【推荐3】People from all over the world have different wedding traditions and marriage customs.The one thing that all wedding ceremonies commonly seem to have is the commitment(承诺)of love for all time during a public ceremony.
Everyone at a wedding hopes for great happiness between the wedding couple.Wedding traditions are usually a way of showing signs of the hope for great happiness.Some of these traditions are very interesting.
In Sweden，the traditional bride will wear three rings by the end of the wedding ceremony.The first is the engagement (订婚)ring that she entered the ceremony with.The second，the wedding ring，is added to the first.A final ring，however，is added as well.This ring is known as the “motherhood” ring.This is said to show that marriage is about more than just love.It is about building a family.
Wedding traditions in the Philippines include the Pandango，a dance which can last for hours.During the Pandango，guests pin (用大头针别住)money to the bride's dress to pay for their honeymoon.
A traditional Irish bride may wear a blue wedding dress－believing blue to be a lucky color.English Lavender (薰衣草)is often mixed with her wedding flowers.It is traditional for the bride to braid her hair (梳头发)－as it is considered a good way to bring luck to the new couple.
There are many wedding traditions around the world which may differ from what they are used to，but if you are about to plan a wedding，you may find it interesting to include some of these traditions in your own wedding.
1. What do all wedding ceremonies seem to have in common?| A．The commitment of love for all time. |
| B．Happiness between the wedding couple. |
| C．An interesting life. |
| D．Building a happy family. |
| A．the duties of the new couple |
| B．the great love between the new couple |
| C．the bride will be not only a wife but also a mother |
| D．the bride will take care of not only her husband but also his mother |
| A．the bride | B．the bridegroom |
| C．their parents | D．the visiting guests |
| A．The reason for different wedding traditions. |
| B．Interesting wedding traditions from different countries. |
| C．The way to prepare for a wedding ceremony. |
| D．Interesting engagement traditions around the world. |
