1 . Do you know mukbang? It is a South Korean word and is about the eating shows in front of the camera on the Internet. In the shows, mukbangers eat food and sometimes talk to their viewers.
Mukbang started in South Korea in around 2010 and has spread all over the world. Why did mukbang first appear in this country? According to Jeff Yang, an Asian-American culture expert, eating on one’s own can be hard in a country like South Korea because it has the culture of eating together. But eating alone is quite common in the country. Watching mukbang can be a way to havesomeone to eat with. It allows people to connect with others even though they are at home alone.
This is one of the reasons why many people around the world like watching mukbang. However, mukbang has its dark sides. The way mukbangers eat food in some shows isn’t healthy. This can encourage（鼓励）bad habits and bring serious health problems. To attract people’s attention, some mukbangers prepare a lot of food in front of the camera. But they throw away much food secretly during the show or throw up food after the show to make viewers believe they have eaten up everything. These mukbangers waste a lot of food.
Such shows have been criticized（批评）by many people. Food waste is a serious problem around the world, and stopping food waste has special meaning for our country. Thus, our countryhas done a lot of things to solve the problem and asked short-video platforms, such as TiTok and Kuaishou, to regulate（管理）their eating shows.
1. What is “mukbang” ?________| A．It is about the eating shows in front of the camera on the Internet. |
| B．It is a talk show. |
| C．It is about taking photos with cameras. |
| A．Just people in South Korea like watching mukbang |
| B．It is quite common for people in South Korea to eat alone |
| C．Mukbang helps people to eat with their friends |
| A．Mukbangers help people to have good habits. |
| B．Mukbang has some bad influence. |
| C．Mukbangers always eat up everything |
| A．Criticize people who have bad habits. |
| B．Stop mukbangers making short videos. |
| C．Regulate their eating shows. |
2 . A Survey About Three-child Policy
| Li Qiang (age: 27) I drive a bus in Wuhan. Though I like children, it’s hard for me to afford the cost of raising three children. One child will feel lonely. I would like to have two children. Two kids can help each other and share the happiness and sadness. They won’t feel lonely. They can help each other and share the happiness and sadness. |
| Liu Mei (age: 13) I’m a middle school student from Nanjing. I don’t want my parents to have another child. If they have another child, they will pay more attention to him. I think I can’t get on well with him. |
| Grandma Li (age: 68) I live with my third son, but the other three children often come to visit me and take care of me. I want all my children to have a third child each. After the third baby grows up, he’ll be able to look after his old parents together with his elder brothers or sisters. |
| Wang Yun (age: 30) Hello, my husband and I are both doctors. We have a 3-year-old daughter named Anne. We don’t want a second child. We have no time and energy to care for another child because of our busy work. |
| A．None. | B．One. | C．Two. | D．Three. |
| A．She is fourteen years old. | B．She is a student from Nanjing. |
| C．She wants a little brother or sister. | D．Her parents don’t want another child. |
| A．lives alone | B．used to be a doctor |
| C．is sixty-six years old | D．supports three-child policy |
| A．she is too busy to raise another child |
| B．her husband doesn’t like another child at all |
| C．she thinks raising two children costs too much |
| D．Anne doesn’t like to have a little brother or sister |
| A．Grandma Li has four children. | B．Li Qiang drives a bus in Wuhan. |
| C．Liu Mei studies in a middle school. | D．Wang Yun and her husband are in the same hospital. |
3 . In the USA, a question is asked millions of times every day in the supermarket: “Paper or plastic?” Well, which kind of bag would you choose?
In fact, all kinds of bags have some influence on the environment. But we are always told that paper bags are better. For example, they break down easily and can be recycled. However, making paper bags takes more energy than making plastic bags. How can this be true?
Studies show that paper bag production requires four times as much energy as plastic bag production. And the amount of water used to make paper bags is twenty times higher. And the influence on forests is more serious. It takes about fourteen million trees to produce ten billion paper bags. As for recycling, some people believe that paper bags more environment-friendly than plastic ones. However, this idea can be quickly discarded. Research shows the opposite is true.
Even though paper bags might be more harmful than plastic ones, plastic still seems to be considered by governments as the more harmful of the two. In Ireland, people have to pay 22 cents for every plastic bag, and as a result, their use has dropped quickly.
It seems wise to reuse these bags. However, we’re not doing that a lot. That may be because they are easily broken. If so, cloth bags are a better choice, but still their production also has a bad influence on the environment. So what should we do? How should we answer the question of “Paper or plastic?” It seems that we first need to ask ourselves the following question: “What can I do to help the environment?”
1. The question in Paragraph 1 is used to ________.| A．tell reader how to shop | B．explain the writer’s problem |
| C．show what will be discussed in the passage | D．show the hard work in the supermarket |
| A．need less water to produce | B．recycle less energy to recycle |
| C．have a worse influence on forests | D．take more time to break down |
| A．分享 | B．抛弃 | C．讨论 | D．提出 |
| A．letting people pay for them | B．not allowing people to use them |
| C．providing people with paper bags | D．not providing them in the supermarkets |
| A．Paper or cloth? | B．Paper or plastic? |
| C．A small bag or a big one? | D．A new bag or your own one? |
4 . Summer jobs have always been a great way to earn money, learn important skills and become more independent. Staff shortages in shops and restaurants in the UK mean that there are now more job opportunities for older teenagers this summer. Besides shop and restaurant jobs, there are many other ways for young people to work, such as walking dogs, washing cars, watering plants and running errands for neighbors.
Some say that young people should enjoy their summer break while they can. However, others feel that summer jobs teach valuable life lessons. Young people can find a job that’s proper for their age and skills. Should young people have jobs over the summer?
| YES | Three reasons young people should have summer jobs |
1. Summer jobs teach you how to be responsible and the importance of being on time.
2. Working helps children and young people develop soft skills, such as problem solving, communication and teamwork. These are essential to success in jobs and also in life.
3. Children and young people with jobs earn their own money and learn how to manage their hard-earned cash.
| NO | Three reasons young people should not have summer jobs |
1. Children and young people work hard during the school year. They need a break over the summer.
2. Summer is a good time to take classes, improve at sports, visit relatives or pursue a personal interest such as music or drawing.
3. Enjoying summer holidays is a big of childhood. Children and young people have their whole lives ahead of them to work.
So what’s your opinion on this matter?
1. The writer writes the passage in order to ________.| A．solve a problem | B．show proper steps | C．have a discussion | D．provide some example |
| A．their important skills | B．other ways to work | C．their independence | D．staff shortages |
| A．value their hard-earned money | B．do all kinds of jobs at their age |
| C．enjoy their summer break | D．develop personal interests better |
| A．take messages to protect young people | B．make a further survey on the website |
| C．help young people develop soft skills | D．write a report to the government |
| A．Should young people have summer jobs? | B．How can young people earn money? |
| C．Who will most probably have summer jobs? | D．Will young people need valuable life lessons? |
5 . Taking after-school classes is often seen these days among students, especially in big cities. Should students have extra (额外的) classes each week? Please read the students’ debate (辩论).
Pros (正方): Jane
I think it’s a golden chance for me to make a lot of new friends in the after-school classes. I met my best friend Lucy in a math class and we found a lot of things in common. To be as good as her, I often asked her for advice about study during the weekend. Meanwhile (同时), going to cosplay party is our interest.
In the past, I was afraid to speak in front of the whole class on school days because there were about 60 classmates looking at me. However, everything changed because of after-school classes. I was not shy any longer when only 5 students were listening to me in my after-school class. And, I was encouraged to answer the questions. I got such a strong feeling of achievement (成就) when I got an A last Saturday.
Cons (反方): Mike
In my opinion, it’s just a waste of time and money. When I was in primary school my parents sent me to different kinds of these classes, too. But later I found I didn’t want to do that anymore. I began to spend more time on reading, doing sports and taking social (社会的) activities. However, I didn’t fall behind others in study. After-school classes are ahead of school classes. Some knowledge is taught in advance. As a result, we are not willing to take classes seriously at school. Some of us will have bad habits of not listening to the teacher carefully.
1. Why does Jane think the after-school classes are helpful?| A．Because there are fewer students there. |
| B．Because she can make many new friends. |
| C．Because she can learn more knowledge ahead. |
| D．Because she wants to make mamy achievements. |
| A．Because he doesn’t have enough time. |
| B．Because he doesn’t mind his exam result. |
| C．.Because he enjoys being with best friends. |
| D．Because he prefers to save time for things he likes. |
| A．适当地 | B．提前地 | C．无效地 | D．快速地 |
| A．Extra classes give more chances to answer questions. |
| B．Many students get into bad habits in after-school classes. |
| C．Most students are interested in taking after-school classes. |
| D．Having after-school classes is a good way to get friendship. |
| A．More students agree to take after-school classes. |
| B．It is better to practice sports than learn exam skills in extra classes. |
| C．The older students are, the more seriously they take extra classes. |
| D．It depends on students’ needs whether to take extra classes or not. |
6 . When an Italian man went to work with a mask (口罩) to protect himself from the COVID-19, he was criticized (批评) by his workmates for causing panic (恐慌). But in China and other Asian countries, almost everyone wears a mask during outbreaks (爆发). Why do the East and the West have different ideas about wearing masks?
In the West, people wear masks only when they get sick. People see masks as a tool to protect sick people and stop disease (疾病) from spreading, so healthy people don’t need to wear them. If a person goes out with a mask, other people may look at him like a virus (病毒) spreader. Even their friends tried to stay away from them. Some Western people say wearing a mask in public makes them feel “worried”, “shy”, and “afraid of being looked at differently”. But as the number of COVID-19 cases (病例) keeps growing around the world, more and more healthy people are starting to wear masks to protect themselves, people in the West are changing their ideas.
In Asian countries like China and Japan, wearing masks is common. In 1910, Chinese doctor Wu Liande invented the modern medical mask. During the 2003 SARS, people used masks widely in China and East Asia. Many Chinese also wear masks to keep warm in winter or protect against air pollution.
In Japan, some young women may wear masks when they don’t have their makeup (化妆) on. Many pop stars in Asia also wear masks to protect their privacy (隐私) when they go out. This cultural background has made it easier for people in the East to wear masks during the COVID-19 outbreak.
1. How did the Italian man’s workmates feel about him?| A．He caused panic. | B．He was too worried to work. |
| C．He didn’t want to go to work. | D．He wanted to protect himself. |
| A．Because they are afraid to look ugly with face masks. |
| B．Because they don’t want others to know they are ill. |
| C．Because they hope to comfort other people in this way. |
| D．Because they don’t think healthy people need masks. |
| A．In England. | B．In China. | C．In Japan. | D．In the USA. |
| A．Asian people wear masks to protect their privacy. |
| B．Asian people wear masks to protect against air pollution. |
| C．Asian people wear masks to stop disease from spreading. |
| D．Asian people wear masks to make them look fashionable (时尚的). |
| A．Western people’s trouble of wearing masks. |
| B．The reasons why masks are popular in Asian culture. |
| C．Different ideas of using masks in Eastern and Western countries. |
| D．The importance of wearing masks during the COVID-19 outbreak. |
7 . Confidence（自信）is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude（态度）. A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier.
They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.
Speak loud When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak aloud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
Get rid of（消除）fear Fear comes along with failure（失败）. But it’s easy to overcome（战胜）if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
1. Confidence can help ________.| A．to develop a healthy attitude | B．to get completely successful |
| C．to play sports | D．to have a hobby |
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．感兴趣的 | B．有趣的 | C．愚蠢的 | D．出色的 |
| A．When you are confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. |
| B．Physical exercise makes you tired but not relaxed. |
| C．Fear is easy to get over if you know that failure is a part of your life. |
| D．A hobby can make you outstanding, but it won’t make you happy or confident. |
| A．encourage yourself | B．how to be more confident |
| C．pick up a hobby | D．get rid of fear |
8 . Do you know which social app is popular with Chinese young people now? “Short videos” are certainly the most popular. A large number of young people use Tik Tok(抖音) and Kuaishou. They think it is fun to share their lives by short videos, while others have other purposes as well.
A 12-year-old user named Elsa has about 2.7 million fans on Tik Tok. The girl has shared her dancing studies on Tik Tok since last July. One of the videos won her about one million fans. “I feel really glad to share happiness with people by short videos,” said Elsa.
To some other young people, they use short videos to have a quick look at the hot programs. “Because I don’t like to spend many hours watching a whole program, I hate waiting for a program to end, and I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts of hot programs,” said Wang Zhihao.
However, some young people feel bored with short videos. “Killing time is the main reason for me to watch short videos, and many short videos are almost the same, so I think they are not so useful or interesting. What’s more, I really don’t like the videos about strange and dangerous things,” said Wen Nan, another college student.
Recently, something else has appeared. Some videos are telling people what commodities are worth buying. Some short videos even sell bad commodities, and it’s hard for customers to get their money back. So we should think twice before we want to buy the commodities by short videos.
1. Why does Elsa share her short videos?| A．To share joy with people. | B．To make friends with people around. |
| C．To depend on them to get information. | D．To watch wonderful parts in programs. |
| A．Short videos of strange and dangerous things. |
| B．Short videos of science programs. |
| C．Short videos of wonderful parts of hot programs. |
| D．Short videos of people’s life in different countries. |
| A．Useful and interesting. | B．Not exciting or moving. |
| C．Not useful or interesting. | D．Exciting and moving. |
| A．products | B．projects | C．planets | D．programs |
| A．The advantages of short videos. | B．Different types of short videos. |
| C．The disadvantages of short videos. | D．Different opinions on short videos. |
9 . In July, China introduced the “double reduction (双减)” policy. It hopes to reduce schoolwork burden(负担)on primary and junior high school students. The policy calls for reducing homework and after-school classes. According to the policy, children below the third grade will not have homework anymore. It should take no more than 90 minutes for junior high school students to finish their homework. After-school training institutions(校外培训机构)are not allowed to offer extra education courses or advanced(超前的)teaching on weekends, holidays or during winter and summer vacations. One month has passed since the new semester began. How do students feel about this new policy?
“Our homework is clearly less than before,” said 13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Beijing. “We are not encouraged to buy workbooks anymore. The exercises are mainly from the textbook.”
According to Shen, students have enough time to process new knowledge now. “Our teachers are also giving us more chances to do experiments and learn from real life,” said Shen. “For example, we went to research earthworms(蚯蚓)in a field during a biology class. This is a much better way to learn things than just hitting the books.”
For 13-year-old Zhang Hangming from Tianjin, the best thing about “double reduction” is the increased time in after-school activities. “We can now spend more time taking part in clubs and activities, such as dancing, volleyball and drama. I have joined a group called “leadership development” where I can learn all kinds of skills beyond schoolwork,” said Zhang.
Both Shen and Zhang find there are fewer exams now. But they think it’s not necessarily a good thing. “Exams push me to study harder. Each exam shows my progress as well as my weak points,” Zhang said.
Shen also pointed out that when burden is lightened, self-discipline(自律) becomes the key. “Some students now spend more time having fun when homework is finished early. But if you use all the free time to relax, you might fall behind other students,” he said. “
1. The “double reduction(双减)” policy aims to ________.| A．make vacations longer for students | B．reduce the pressure put on teachers |
| C．reduce students’ schoolwork burden | D．help students become more competitive |
| A．Homework is not allowed for primary students. |
| B．Junior high schools should reduce their homework. |
| C．All after-school training institutions are asked to close. |
| D．After-school training institutions should offer advanced teaching. |
| A．Sports. | B．Math. | C．Public speaking. | D．Computer programming. |
| A．They have less homework and fewer exams now. |
| B．They can spend more time in after-school activities. |
| C．They think the best thing is to have fewer exams now. |
| D．They have more chances to learn knowledge from real life. |
| A．Students should learn to be self-discipline. |
| B．Students should use all the free time to relax. |
| C．Exams aren’t necessary because they only show students’ weak points. |
| D．Students should spend more time having fun after finishing homework. |
10 . Each of us has dreams and goals for our future. What makes us study and make progress each day is closely connected with our personal dream and goal.
But why do you have dreams and goals, you still end up with nothing? What separates successful people from the dreamers is their persistent (锲而不舍的) action. When you learn your lessons in school, you must work hard and not give up. You will often find some of your lessons very hard. Try and keep trying, and you’ll be sure to successfully deal with any difficulty you meet with. If we have a hard lesson today, let us try our best to learn it well and then we shall be prepared for a harder one tomorrow.
This is the famous formula (公式) for success:
Dream > Believe > Achieve
Most people have what they want (Dream) and think they can realize their dreams (Believe). And then they do nothing. They just imagine their dreams can come true. When they get tired waiting and lose a lot, they get bored. They say angrily how terrible their life is.
I personally believe that if you really want to achieve your dreams and goals in life, you have to add one thing to your success formula:
Dream > Believe > Act > Achieve
For me, act is the most important thing for success and that’s to Take Persistent Action (Act). If you say, “I can’t do it” and give up, you can never do anything valuable. However, “I’ll try” creates wonders. Let’s remember that there will be obstacles in our life. We must face them bravely and solve them. Success is not something that falls down from the sky. Most successful people made their dreams come true because of their persistent action.
Please remember: Action is the bridge that connects our dreams and goals to reality.
1. What should you do when you find your lessons very hard?| A．Ask people for help. | B．Try and keep trying. |
| C．Get ready to create wonders. | D．Prepare for a harder one. |
| A．Act. | B．Achieve. | C．Connect. | D．Create. |
| A．Dangers. | B．Imaginations. | C．Wonders. | D．Difficulties. |
| A．To support his idea. | B．To ask readers to explain it. |
| C．To show what his goals are. | D．To compare it with a bridge. |
| A．Doing Something Valuable | B．Studying Hard and Making Progress |
| C．Realizing Dreams with Persistent Action | D．Separating Successful People from Dreams |
