Over the past 25 years, British society has changed a great deal—or at least many parts of it have. In some aspects, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned. Ideas about social class—whether a person belongs to the “working class” or the “middle class”—are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.
In the past, the working class tended (往往) to be paid less than the middle class such as teachers and doctors. As a result of this and also of the fact that working-class people’s jobs were generally much less secure, differences in lifestyles and attitudes came into existence. A typical working-class man would collect his wages on Friday evening. Then, as was widely believed, having given his wife her “housekeeping,” the man would go out and squander (挥霍) the rest on beer and betting.
The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps closer to the truth. He tended—and this is still true today—to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house as the most important thing, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important. Both of these provided him and his family with security. Only in very few cases did workers have the chance (or the education and training) to make such long term plans.
Nowadays, a great deal has changed. In a large number of cases, factory workers earn as much as—if not more than—their middle-class managers. Social security and laws have made it less necessary than before to worry about “tomorrow.” Working-class people seem to be slowly losing the feelings of inferiority (自卑) they held in the past. In fact, there has been a growing tendency (趋势) over the past few years for the middle class to feel slightly ashamed of their position.
The changes in both lifestyles and attitudes are probably most easily seen among younger people. They generally tend to have very similar tastes in music and clothes; they spend their money on having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference between groups of people than there were in previous generations.
1. What is the article mainly about?| A．The gaps between the classes in Britain. | B．Some changes about British society. |
| C．A rough introduction to different classes. | D．Various conflicts existing in the UK. |
| A．By making a comparison. | B．By listing accurate numbers. |
| C．By using an expert’s words. | D．By analyzing cause and effect. |
| A．Feelings of self-worth. | B．Ideas about social class. |
| C．Job security and income. | D．Ideas about entertainment. |
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【推荐1】Research among 2,000 adults showed that about four out of five find small talk with colleagues in the office annoying, especially if it involves football or children. Talking about the weather, or asking someone how their weekend was, was also listed among annoying subjects, according to the study by Hyper Recruitment Solutions.
Most of those surveyed said they had experienced rudeness at work, including being reprimanded（训斥）in front of colleagues or personal remarks about their clothes or possessions.
Half of those asked admitted to avoiding making coffee for themselves at work so they didn’t have to make one for colleagues. A report said, “While employees are direct on some issues, they’d rather avoid the situation completely than feel it is a duty to make coffee for others.”
The report also suggested most employees found that physical contact in the workplace was acceptable, including a kiss on the cheek, high fives or hugs. Ricky Martin, founder of Hyper Recruitment Solutions, said, “We often hear and read in the media how physical contact at work isn’t acceptable, yet the results suggest otherwise. Of course, physical contact isn’t always appropriate or well received, so I would advise it should be essential to be aware of factors such as personality, religion and culture.”
What might be regarded as friendly in one culture may be considered as deeply offensive in another. However, as the results suggest, should the relationship be there and requited（回报）, it shouldn’t be frowned upon（反对）for colleagues to hug, give high fives or give one another a pat on the back.
1. Among 2,000 adults, how many are unwilling to make small talk？| A．About 1,600. | B．About 2,000. |
| C．About half of them. | D．About one third of them. |
| A．They find it is meaningless. |
| B．They are not warmhearted enough. |
| C．They have some unpleasant experiences. |
| D．They want to defend themselves from any risk. |
| A．It shows people are always straightforward. |
| B．It indicates peoples rude behavior in the office. |
| C．It suggests peoples relationship always gets no return. |
| D．It shows physical contact isn’t always favorable. |
| A．Continue to avoid it. |
| B．Hug the colleagues. |
| C．Accept it regardless of the results. |
| D．Learn to accept it lightheartedly. |
【推荐2】Shortly after 6 am on Monday, buses carrying 200 immigrants rolled into Midtown Manhattan from Texas, Most of them, including young children, wore lightweight sweaters or blankets to keep out the cold. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration warned that 10 to 15 busloads of migrants were expected to arrive this week due to the lifting of Title 42, a Trump-era public health rule passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending the pandemic-era Title 42 immigration policy, leaving in doubt whether officials will continue to drive off migrants over concerns about public health risks. Title 42 is set to expire (期满) on Wednesday.
“We have been told in no uncertain terms that, beginning today, we should expect an influx (流入) of buses coming from the border and that more than 1,000 additional asylum (政治避难) seekers will arrive in New York City every week,” Adams said in a statement released on Sunday. “We need help from Washington.”
Seeking to draw the Biden administration’s attention to the growing immigrant crisis, Republican governors of border states such as Texas and Arizona have been shipping migrants to Democratic-controlled cities such as New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
New York has received more than 31, 000 migrants and has opened 60 emergency shelters, mostly in hotels, as well as six other centers. New York City’s school chancellor (校监) said in October that the school system has enrolled more than 5, 500 new migrant students, most of whom came from Latin America.
Adams, who declared a state of emergency over the migrant influx in October, said in a statement on Sunday that if nothing changes and the policy expires, the cost of absorbing new migrants was unsustainable and could lead to cuts to existing city programs.
“Our shelter system is full, and we are nearly out of money, staff, and space. To be honest, if corrective measures are not taken soon, we may very well be forced to cut programs New Yorkers rely on,” he said. Adams accused the federal government of ignoring the city’s pleas for aid and accused Republicans and Democrats in Congress of failing to “raise their hand” to help.
1. Why are so many migrants supposed to arrive in New York City?| A．New York City faces a major labor shortage. |
| B．The immigration policy is to be no longer valid. |
| C．Washington has announced a new immigration rule. |
| D．New York City provides them with better living conditions. |
| A．Washington, DC. | B．Philadelphia. |
| C．New York City. | D．Texas. |
| A．Supplies of. | B．Benefits of. |
| C．Rewards for. | D．Demands for. |
| A．New York opens 60 emergency shelters |
| B．New York City hit by new immigrant flow |
| C．New York City needs help from Washington |
| D．New York City’s school system enrolls many migrant students |
【推荐3】When parents ask, “What grade did you get?” there is a common follow-up question: “So who got the highest grade?” Many educators select and publicly announce “the best student” in a class or school. Adults praise children for outperforming others. Sports tournaments award those who surpass others. The practice of making social comparisons is so common in daily life that the negative effects caused by social comparisons are usually ignored.
One well-known strategy to get rid of social comparisons is to provide children with participation awards, which means children get the same prize despite their performance. Such awards, however, may not abolish social comparisons. High-performing children may feel unfairly treated and look down on the latter group. More generally, those who receive unwarranted rewards may come to believe they deserve to receive the recognition.
How, then, can we make children feel proud of themselves and motivate them without the unwanted side effects? A better approach is to use temporal comparisons — encouraging children to compare themselves with their past self rather than with others.
Researchers recently conducted a study, where 583 children were asked to do a reading and writing exercise designed to influence the kind of comparisons they would make: social comparisons or temporal compared. Results showed children who compared themselves with others said they wanted to be superior to such people, while those who compared themselves with their past self said they wanted to improve rather than be superior. Temporal comparisons changed children’s goals away from a desire for superiority and toward self-improvement.
What, then, can parents and teachers do with this knowledge? Parents and teachers can praise children’s improvement over time to let them know they are making progress. Also, teachers can create learning contexts that track children’s own progress over time, such as report cards that display their changes in learning and performance.
Of course, temporal comparisons are not a panacea; we should never push children too much to improve themselves. The road toward self-improvement is paved with struggles and setbacks. Rather than making children feel bad for those failures, we should encourage them to learn from their imperfect past self — and thus help youngsters become better than before.
1. What can be learned about the strategy mentioned in Paragraph 2?| A．It is in high-performing children’s favor. |
| B．It stresses the importance of good teamwork. |
| C．It may make high-performing children less confident. |
| D．It may discourage children from gaining great performances. |
| A．Children have a desire to feel proud of themselves. |
| B．Temporal comparisons help self-improvement. |
| C．Children need to be exposed to various comparisons. |
| D．Social comparisons give children a sense of superiority. |
| A．To show the power of knowledge. | B．To assess children’s performance. |
| C．To list learning outcomes. | D．To provide practical ways. |
| A．Life is full of horrible mistakes. | B．Comparisons may lead to failure. |
| C．Failure is an opportunity to learn. | D．Struggles are difficult to overcome. |
【推荐1】Later this month, Tate Britain will host its first Van Gogh exhibition since 1947. Here we’ve collected 4 of his best paintings before the show.
Potato Eaters
Potato Eaters was Van Gogh’s first major work and, despite a distinct lack of colour, it was one that he was most proud of. His aim was to represent the difficulties of country life, so the farmers are painted in earthy tones with rough faces and bony hands. He was more concerned with conveying his message than achieving technical perfection in this painting.
Irises
Van Gogh finished almost 142 pieces during his stay in the Saint Remy de Provence asylum (精神病院), where he was a voluntary patient from 1889 to 1890. This piece was started shortly after he arrived there. The hospital garden provided much inspiration for the artist during his stay there. Originally, the flowers in this work were painted purple but the red pigment (色素) faded over time and has now turned blue.
Cafe Terrace at Night
Despite being painted more than 130 years ago, this cafe still exists in France and has since been renamed the Cafe Van Gogh. This artwork marks the first time Van Gogh’s famous post-impressionistic star-filled sky was seen in a piece, and it was painted on the ground, in person, rather than from memory. While the artwork doesn’t bear his signature (签名), it’s widely known to be Van Gogh’s, as he mentioned Cafe Terrace at Night in a number of his letters.
Wheat Field With Cypresses
This piece was inspired by the view from Van Gogh’s asylum window and was finished on the spot. The work was the title of three paintings that offer an insight into his stay at the hospital. Van Gogh was so pleased with the summer landscape that he made three copies there, one of the same size — which hangs in the National Gallery and two smaller copies which he planned to gift to his mother and sister.
1. Which of the mentioned paintings will Van Gogh probably love best?| A．Potato Eaters. | B．Irises. |
| C．Cafe Terrace at Night. | D．Wheat Field With Cypresses. |
| A．Blue. | B．Red. | C．Purple. | D．Green. |
| A．In England. | B．In France. |
| C．In the asylum. | D．In the memorial museum. |
【推荐2】Recently, Tamdrin, a 20-year-old Tibetan herdsman (牧羊人) from Litang County, Sichuan Province in southwest China, has become popular online thanks to a 10-second video. Tamdrin smiles sweetly in the video. The video has gained popularity with more than 2.7 million likes and 135,000 comments within days, most of which show fondness for his style.
After shooting to fame overnight, Tamdrin was invited by his home county Litang to become a tourism ambassador, and made a chance to promote local tourism. In the video, he is dressed in his traditional Tibetan clothes, rides a white horse, and stands against a background of snow-capped mountains and yellow meadows, which caused another round of following on the Internet. Soon, many other local areas considered him as their own and a war of sorts has broken out among them over this new Internet influencer.
This event is certain to have some effect on this boy and may even influence the rest of his life. So far, Tamdrin appears calm, without becoming confused with success. The fact that he chooses to work for his hometown instead of joining entertainment companies has calmed people’s worry that he might be seduced (诱惑) by the outside world. He has also been praised by many for his efforts to help his hometown that got rid of its poor status in February. Nevertheless, his wide popularity still worries some, afraid that he might be overly consumed in a fast-food culture environment.
1. Why did Tamdrin become famous on the internet?| A．Because he is a tourism ambassador in his hometown Litang. |
| B．Because he made a chance to promote local tourism. |
| C．Because he smiled sweetly in the 10-second video. |
| D．Because he has joined some entertainment companies. |
| A．Tamdrin doesn’t lose himself though he has become famous. |
| B．Tamdrin has become popular overnight. |
| C．Tamdrin has made much money. |
| D．People are worried about Tamdrin’s future. |
| A．fashion | B．science | C．culture | D．people |
| A．Tamdrin was very puzzled after becoming popular online. |
| B．Some people worry that Tamdrin might be overly consumed. |
| C．Tamdrin has joined an entertainment company. |
| D．A real war has broken out because of Tamdrin. |
【推荐3】Two musicians from Germany are using robotic equipment to add sounds to their performances. The two-man band performs with a robot that can play several musical instruments at the same time. The robot can sound like a guitar, keyboard, drum or other percussion instrument. When performing, members of the band provide many of the sounds, but others are controlled by a computer. Once connected to wires and set up, instruments can play on their own.
One of the instruments was created from a long, self-turning wooden stick that sits on top of a microphone stand. The stick contains long strings. They are tied on each end. The strings are connected to a small wooden ball. As the stick turns, the ball hits a block on the floor, creating a sound.
The two-man band, called Joasihno, recently performed at the South by Southwest Conference and Music Festival in Austin, Texas. They describe their electronic sound as “psychedelic (迷幻的) machine” music. “Actually, we call it a psychedelic robot orchestra,” said Cico Beck, one of the creators of the group.
The group’s other member, Nico Siereg, says playing in an experimental band with robots is not the same as playing in a traditional one. “It’s a little bit different because you also have in mind that there are machines playing around you, so there’s no reaction from them,” he said. But Siereg said that in some ways, the robots actually help him improve his performance. Since the self-playing instruments are programmed, he sometimes feels freer to center on what he is playing, and at times to even play without preparation.
The musician says he can imagine similar technology having a greater influence on many different kinds of music in the future. “Technology is like a very important tool that even, very often, it’s also a very important part of inspiration,” he said. But he also expressed hope that “real music won’t die.”
In addition to performing recently in Texas, Joashihno has been busy putting on shows in Europe and in Canada. The band hopes its high-tech music “experiment” will keep reaching new people and pleasing the ears of its fans.
1. According to the first paragraph, the robotic equipment __________.| A．is operated by a wooden stick |
| B．serves as a whole band |
| C．fuctions as musical instruments |
| D．is battery-powered |
| A．It is better than playing with human being. |
| B．It is just a pity that the robots cannot respond to him. |
| C．It has a negative effect on his performance because robots distract him. |
| D．It is strange for him to have some machines playing around him. |
| A．Robots will replace musical instruments. |
| B．This new style of performance has become popular around the world. |
| C．One member of the band doesn’t think playing with robots is real music. |
| D．The machines are programmed to create many sounds. |
| A．Real Music Won’t Die |
| B．Adding New Blood to Traditional Music |
| C．High Technology Is Applied to Music |
| D．Robots Will Wipe Out Human Beings |
【推荐1】If you find yourself checking your phone first thing in the morning, if you find you're text-messaging while walking, checking your phone instead of working on an important assignment—you are addicted.
Don't worry. The new NoPhone might be just the thing you need, It looks and feels exactly like a smart phone, but it does nothing. It's just a piece of plastic that you can carry around in your hand to fool yourself.
Nophone is currently a prototype (手机模型) that will cost only $12 once it hits the market. Its makers are trying to raise $30,000 in order to cover the production and marketing costs.
Dutch designer Ingmar Larsen, who helped create the NoPhone, said that he had the idea as a joke along with his friends Van Gould and Ben Langveld. To their great surprise, the idea received a lot of attention online and people from all over the world started placing requests for NoPhone of their own, so that's when the three friends decided to raise money for mass production.
David H said, “I used to sleep with my phone in my hand, but my night terrors would cause me to throw it across the room in an unconscious panic. With the NoPhone, I can still enjoy the comfort of holding a phone in my sleep, without waking up to a broken screen. Thanks, NoPhone.”
If you're interested in NoPhone, but concerned about not being able to take selfies anymore, don't worry. The makers do have an update at no extra charge—the mirror sticker. That way, they say, you can enjoy “Yreal-time” selfies with your friends when they're standing right behind you.
1. From the third paragraph we can infer that ________.| A．the users can stay away from the real world |
| B．NoPhone is a device made of high technology |
| C．NoPhone has not been on the market at present |
| D．the makers are raising money to improve their technology |
| A．people worldwide were interested in NoPhone |
| B．many people thought of the idea as a joke at first |
| C．people worldwide began to fund mass production |
| D．people in Dutch began to make NoPhone of their own |
| A．By updating at an extra charge. | B．By standing with your friends. |
| C．By taking a photo of yourself with an APP. | D．By catching sight of yourself in a pasted mirror. |
【推荐2】Become a Volunteer and Make a Difference
The First Tee, as an outstanding youth development organization, is always searching for good people that want to volunteer at one of our many Pittsburgh area locations.
We’re Looking for You!
Developed with input from leading experts in the field of positive youth development, our program focuses on making participants stronger and more confident through decision-making and exploring options, inspiring the golfers of tomorrow to look to the future, set goals, and unlock their potential.
We also need more volunteers to make The First Tee possible. Opportunities include:
Assistant Coach: assist in our weekly golf clinics. All that we request is that you make a 7-week commitment (one day per week), for 2 hours each week. Each clinic is led by one of our trained staff members who creates a written lesson plan for our volunteers to follow.
Database Manager: input data entry of participants, volunteers, and community relation records and update chapter information for Home Office and community relations. The database manager is expected to update the data a minimum of every other week.
Equipment Manager: organize and sort donated equipment, get rid of unfit equipment, and arrange equipment for distribution to participants at least once a week.
Greeter: register participants, hand information to parents, greet visitors, answer phone and provide general program information.
Process of Becoming a Volunteer
Begin by filling out the Google Forms application below. Once Alison Boyle (our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services) receives your completed application, she will contact you for an in-person interview.
CLICK HERE to fill out a Volunteer Application via Google Forms
For more information, please contact our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services, Alison Boyle, at aboyle@thefirstteepittsburgh.org.
1. What does The First Tee Coach Program center on?| A．Empowering participants. | B．Training professional coaches. |
| C．Attracting more visitors. | D．Looking for golf stars. |
| A．Greeter. | B．Assistant coach. |
| C．Database manager. | D．Equipment manager. |
| A．Be a good golfer. | B．Have an interview. |
| C．Consult Alison Boyle. | D．Promise to work 7 weeks. |
【推荐3】Sleep, considered a luxury by many, is essential for a person's wellbeing. Researchers have found that insufficient sleep and tiredness increase a person's risk of developing severe medical conditions, such as obesity (being very overweight), high blood sugar levels, and heart disease. Now, a new study has found that getting sufficient sleep is also the key to improving academic performance.
Jeffrey Gross, the university science professor who led the research, was not trying to find the relationship between sleep and grades when he handed out smart watches to the 100 students in his chemistry class. Instead, the professor hoped the wrist-worm devices, which track a person's physical activity, would show a connection between exercise and academic achievement.
While Gross's data showed no relationship between these two factors, the study found something surprising. As the researchers were analyzing their data, they noticed that there was a straight-line relationship between the average amount of sleep a student got and their results in the course's 11 quizzes, three midterm tests, and the final exam.
Even more interesting, it was not sufficient for students to just head to bed early the night before a test. Instead, it's the sleep you get during the days when learning is happening that matters most.
The time students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those who went to bed in early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the same as a higher-performing student. "When you go to bed matters," Gross says, "If you go to bed at 10, or 12, or 1 at night, and sleep for seven hours, your performance is the same. But if you go to bed after 2, your performance starts to go down even if you get the same seven hours. So, quantity isn't everything."
Perhaps the most interesting was the huge impact that small differences in sleep patterns had on the students' grades. The overall course grades for students averaging six and a half hours of sleep each night were 25% lower than students who averaged just one hour more sleep. Similarly, students who varied their bedtime by even one hour each night had grades that dropped 45% below those with more regular bedtimes.
Who knew getting A's just required some extra ZZZ's?
1. Based on his original objectives, which best describes Professor Gross's research findings?| A．Accidental. | B．Complete. | C．Convincing. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．Middle school chemistry students. | B．Volunteers from different universities. |
| C．Professor Gross's own students. | D．University student athletes. |
| A．Making the students wear a special watch. |
| B．Using students' university entrance test results. |
| C．Giving the students regular after class quizzes. |
| D．Using the students' normal test and quiz grades. |
| A．A person who has a good night's sleep the night before an important test. |
| B．A person whose normal bedtime varies between 9 p.m. and 12 p.m. |
| C．A person who sleeps from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day. |
| D．A person who sleeps for a total of 7 hours each night. |
【推荐1】Elephants born without tusks(长牙) normally make up just 2 to 6 percent of the herd population. However, that is not the case at Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, where 33 percent of female elephants born after the country’s civil war ended in 1992 are tuskless. While that might be just a coincidence(巧合), Joyce Poole, an elephant behavior expert, has another theory.
The researcher thinks we may be witnessing an unnaturally evolution of the species due to the hunting of the elephants for their valuable tusks. Unlike our permanent teeth, tusks of elephants grow throughout the animal’s life, becoming longer and thicker with age. For decorative purposes, poachers usually first target older males due to their impressive tusks, and females are not spared either. As a result, in areas where hunting goes unchecked for long, the number of tuskless females increases. This allows them to gain a biological advantage, resulting in a larger than average population of female offspring (后代)with no tusks.
Poole believes this phenomenon explains the rise in the number of tuskless females at Gorongosa National Park. The researcher says before the war, the park was home to over 4,000 elephants. However, by the time the conflict ended in 1992, about 90 percent of the elephants had been slaughtered for tusks to help finance weapons and meat to feed the soldiers. Of the less than 200 survivors, over 50 percent of the females had no tusks. Hence, it is not surprising that the park’s tuskless elephant population has grown greatly.
So far, the hunting has largely influenced female elephants. Poole explains, “Very few males are tuskless because males require tusks for fighting. Without tusks, males have a much harder time breeding and do not pass on their genes(基因) as often as tusked ones.” If the hunting of males for tusks continues at this pace, it could result in a generation of elephants with much smaller tusks.
1. How does the writer draw readers’ attention to the topic?| A．By comparing figures. | B．By offering explanation. | C．By giving an example. | D．By introducing an expert. |
| A．Illegal hunting. | B．Pure coincidence. |
| C．Natural evolution. | D．Effective protection. |
| A．Raised. | B．Protected. | C．Killed. | D．Trained. |
| A．The future of African elephants. |
| B．The protection of African elephants. |
| C．The increasing number of tuskless elephants. |
| D．The genetic consequence of hunting elephants. |
| A．Health. | B．Science. | C．Education. | D．Finance. |
White has a clean and pure image. That is why doctors, dentists, and nurses usually wear white uniforms. Babies are dressed in white at baptisms（洗礼）and brides wear white wedding gowns at weddings. White in these cases is the symbol of innocence or purity.
Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good. “Whitewash” is one such expression. At first, “whitewash” meant to paint over something with white paint to make it look better. However, it means something different today: to hide or to cover up mistakes or failures.
A “white elephant” is another example of white used in a negative way. In ancient Thailand, a white elephant was regarded as a sacred animal, but it was very expensive to keep. The kings of those days presented a white elephant to the people they wanted to ruin. Once they received this holy, royal animal as a gift, they were not allowed to sell or kill it. Today, a “white elephant” means something that is big, useless, and unwanted. In America, when people want to get rid of their furniture or clothes, they often have a “white elephant sale”.
1. The text is mainly about________.
| A．the meanings of white in English culture |
| B．the history of some English idioms |
| C．some interesting customs in English culture |
| D．some useful English words and expressions |
| A．White-wash. | B．White-collar. |
| C．White elephant. | D．White elephant sale. |
| A．A boy is dressed in white at baptisms. |
| B．A bride wears a white wedding gown. |
| C．A man whitewashes his crime. |
| D．A girl finds a white collar job. |
| A．a white-elephant sale is useful to the poor |
| B．the white color is important in our daily life |
| C．a white-collar job used to be easy to get |
| D．expressions with white have different meanings |
| A．analyzing its cause and effect |
| B．providing typical examples |
| C．comparing different ideas |
| D．following the time order |
【推荐3】For years, Hainan, China's southernmost island province, has been an attractive tourist destination for people around the world because of its pleasant environment. Beginning this year, the beautiful island will have a new identity — an open and distinctive free trade port.
The Hainan Free Trade Port will serve as a special functional economic area and its level of openness will be better than any other port in the world. Products and funds from abroad will have free access to the port, and most goods will be duty-free. The decision shows China's willingness to further open up to the world.
The province of Hainan was founded in 1988. Later it became an appointed special economic (SEZ) to attract foreign investment. In 1992, the Yangpu Economic Development Zone, which was the first area in China to be comprehensively developed by foreign investors, was established. After eight years, in 2000, Hainan took the lead in carrying out a policy of visa on arrival. In the following years, a series of similar initiatives have been implemented for Hainan's continuous development, including a pilot zone for free trade founded in 2018.
Apart from an attractive landscape, Hainan's industrial structure features tourism and modern services. Not only will they become the highlights of the free trade port, but also they are in line with the rapid trade growth in global services as well as the development of many ports toward the service sector. In addition, as a free trade zone and port at provincial level, Hainan has a satisfying scale and full experience. All these advantages will enable Hainan to become a global trade center.
From SEZ to free trade pilot zone, and now today's free trade port, Hainan's development and its determination to build an open economy are evident to all. It's hoped that it will seize the chance of free trade and attract more business and experienced professionals from around the world to come to the island.
1. What's Hainan's future plan?| A．To construct a free trade port. |
| B．To boost Hainan's tourism and services. |
| C．To remove the tax on all imports and exports. |
| D．To strengthen environmental protection. |
| A．By analyzing causes. | B．By giving descriptions. |
| C．By following time order. | D．By making comparisons. |
| A．Its slow trade growth. | B．Its traditional services. |
| C．Its development of IT industry. | D．Its distinctive service industry. |
| A．Hainan: A Push for Global Economy |
| B．Hainan: A Witness to China's Opening-Up |
| C．Hainan: An Island Full of Ups and Downs |
| D．Hainan: An Unforgettable Tourist Destination |
