1 . Nobody likes waiting in long lines at amusement parks, especially when you are with babies. Disneyland or Disney World are known for their splendid rides, attractions and large crowds as well. The familiar result is that many guests have spent a lot of time just waiting in lines while visiting the theme parks, which annoys the majority.

Until recently, both parks made use of the FastPass system to keep guests moving. On certain rides, park-goers could obtain a ticket that allowed them to come back within a specific time window. At that point, they would wait on a special line for seating. As explained in a recent YouTube share, the system worked similarly to a real queue. Instead of waiting in line, guests could continue to explore the park and, most importantly for Disney, spend more money at shops and restaurants.

While the FastPass system became popular, usage ended during the recent pandemic（流行病）. With both the California and Florida theme parks operating at reduced visiting number, the space taken up by FastPass kiosks（售货亭）was instead used for socially distanced lines.

In its place, Disney has developed a new planning tool called Disney Genie. The online app, which became available in Disney World in October, allows guests to create a path for their visit. By using park data that's updated throughout the day, the app will help guests plan out their visit so that they can hit the rides and attractions that they want to in the most convenient way. Guests using the app pay an extra fee and get the option to book the next available time to ride select attractions.

1. What may upset most visitors of Disney?

A．Spending most of the time waiting in lines.	B．Poor equipment in theme parks.
C．Fewer attractions.	D．High prices at restaurants.

2. What did FastPass system bring about?

A．Lower ticket fees	B．Less visitors in Disney
C．Extra income at shops in Disney	D．Having a comfortable and better seat.

3. What is the best title of this text?

A．The Rise of the New APP	B．FastPass System Became Popular
C．YouTube Share Makes a Difference	D．How Disney Manages Crowds at its Theme Parke

4. Who is this text mainly written for?

A．Computer programmers.	B．Travelers to Disney World
C．Businessmen of supermarkets.	D．Foreign entertainment park builders,

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1. What is MUAMA Enence?

A．A Japanese inventor.	B．A Japanese-based business company.
C．A real-time translator.	D．A piece of finger-free equipment.

2. What is special about MUAMA Enence?

A．It is easy to carry.	B．It supports 40-way language translation.
C．It is valueless.	D．It is only equipped with loud sound.

3. How much at least can you get an MUAMA Enence?

A．450 $.

B．410 $.

C．270 $.

D．180 $.

3 . When I was in college, some of my classmates and I used to take the same bus to school. Gradually we became friends and had the _________ of eating street food every night while _________ the bus. We were all _________ students and usually had little pocket money, but we spent a lot without _________

There was one guy who seldom spent money and _________ telling us not to waste money. I understood his mindset,_________ my other friends didn’t. They started teasing him and made him feel _________ by giving him a nickname“Shylock”，the mean miser（吝啬鬼）in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice. I really felt pity for him and often _________ to them，"Maybe there is a reason why he saves." However，every time I got the same _________ that they teased not only him，but also me. Although the boy felt bad at first，he decided not to take it __________ later. He still remained __________ no matter how they teased him.

They all thought he was mean. However, everyone changed their __________ later. It was on a fine day when my friend’s dad was in serious condition and __________ to be taken to hospital. Money was necessary but we had no money. It was he, "Shylock", that __________ my friend out by paying for the hospital fee. Besides that, one classmate who was __________ for GATE exam application fee also got his aid. He gave him money without thinking. All my remaining __________ were not able to show their faces to him because of __________

So, __________ all of them, I went to "Shylock" and said sorry. He said, "There’s no need to say sorry We are friends, although there are always __________ between us. Anyway, I'm more interested in giving than spending money __________ no matter what people think of me. "

1.

A．coincidence

B．opportunity

C．problem

D．habit

2.

A．waiting for

B．getting on

C．cleaning up

D．keeping off

3.

A．young

B．poor

C．kind

D．normal

4.

A．hurrying

B．improving

C．hesitating

D．complaining

5.

A．considered

B．admitted

C．concentrated on

D．insisted on

6.

A．so

B．but

C．till

D．if

7.

A．ridiculous

B．anxious

C．embarrassed

D．innocent

8.

A．explained

B．returned

C．turned

D．apologized

9.

A．offer

B．plan

C．fact

D．result

10.

A．consistently.

B．generally

C．seriously

D．exactly

11.

A．generous

B．economical

C．inflexible

D．considerate

12.

A．opinion

B．altitude

C．style

D．direction

13.

A．agreed

B．decided

C．wished

D．needed

14.

A．took

B．move

C．helped

D．brought

15.

A．making

B．struggling

C．registering

D．accounting

16.

A．friends

B．colleagues

C．partners

D．roommates

17.

A．anger

B．excitement

C．shame

D．worry

18.

A．resembling

B．representing

C．avoiding

D．appreciating

19.

A．troubles

B．choices

C．similarities

D．misunderstandings

20.

A．unnecessarily

B．carefully

C．regretfully

D．partly

4 . As a reading specialist at an elementary school(小学), I work with many children who experience difficulty in reading. While there are obvious _______ during the year when students make great progress, there are also many _______ periods as well, when we, as teachers, want to find out why our students aren’t _______. Recently, I had an experience which allowed me a _______ chance to understand what goes on in the mind of a struggling reader.

Earlier this summer I _______ a bad concussion(脑震荡)while riding my bike. One _______result of my concussion was that I lost all short-term and some long-term _______ for a period of days. The days before and after the _______ seemed a blur(模糊)as the world went on around me.

People seemed to be _______ extremely quickly, and I struggled to __________conversations. Jokes were not __________ at all. Once I began trying to read the newspaper, but much to my disappointment, I realized that I couldn’t __________ any of what I read. I could know the words, but couldn’t understand the meaning. As I read, the words didn’t __________ pictures in my mind. I was reading each sentence slowly, then carefully setting it aside. The words had no __________, produce no images, and were simply words. By the time I finished the __________, I had built nothing in my mind. They were simply words __________ past my eyes, and I suddenly realized that this is how my student read!

I am just so __________ that this is a temporary condition. I have a much clearer __________of what struggling readers are __________. I remember that there are so many students out there, for whom reading is __________ so puzzling. We must reach them before they give up.

1.

A．events

B．celebrations

C．chances

D．accidents

2.

A．rewarding

B．exciting

C．interesting

D．disappointing

3.

A．reading

B．listening

C．speaking

D．writing

4.

A．private

B．easy

C．quick

D．unique

5.

A．treated

B．affected

C．received

D．recovered

6.

A．possible

B．dramatic

C．lucky

D．excellent

7.

A．memory

B．job

C．intention

D．aim

8.

A．holiday

B．school

C．trip

D．accident

9.

A．talking

B．walking

C．riding

D．repeating

10.

A．get rid of

B．break away from

C．keep up with

D．take part in

11.

A．serious

B．difficult

C．long

D．funny

12.

A．understand

B．remember

C．copy

D．translate

13.

A．improve

B．create

C．use

D．change

14.

A．sound

B．fact

C．meaning

D．power

15.

A．novel

B．letter

C．text

D．article

16.

A．hiking

B．going

C．running

D．jumping

17.

A．painful

B．fearful

C．grateful

D．helpful

18.

A．lesson

B．advice

C．direction

D．picture

19.

A．looking for

B．thinking of

C．going through

D．learning about

20.

A．partly

B．exactly

C．unlikely

D．freshly

5 . On the night of 14th June 1904, New York’s Chinatown was in a deep gloom (低迷). For the past 20 years, the restaurants were filled with those crazy about a taste of real Chinese cooking “chop suey”. But suddenly, all that seemed at risk. A few days earlier, a chef named Lem Sen had arrived, saying he had invented it a decade before while working at a restaurant in San Francisco. His recipe had been stolen by an American diner to make money. Through his lawyer, he demanded restaurants pay him for using his recipe.

Chop suey was first mentioned by Chinese-American journalist Wang Chin Foo in a list of common dishes he thought most attractive to Western tastes. As he explained, “each Chinese cook has his own recipe. The main parts are pork, bacon, chicken, mushroom, bamboo shoots, onion, and pepper, while accidental ones are duck, beef, salted black beans etc. Yet it is often considered by Westerners that this is a ‘national dish of China’ more than any other dish they’ve known.”

Although a hyperbolic way to introduce this dish, it clearly showed that chop suey was indeed of Chinese origin. Where exactly its roots lay has been debated; but it was probably first cooked in Taishan, Guangdong, where most early immigrants to America had grown up. In 1866, the journalist Allan Forman noticed it as a delicious dish despite its “mysterious nature”, and nine years later, the first recipe appeared in magazines, with some un-Chinese ingredients thrown in.

It was not long before a myth making began. In 1896, Li Hongzhang visited New York, and newspapers mistakenly reported that while refusing Western dishes at a banquet (宴会), he had enthusiastically accepted a plate of chop suey. This caused a great hit, and many who never heard of it before simply assumed that it was introduced to the US by Li Hongzhang, which accidentally promoted the dish’s popularity.

1. What is the purpose of a chef’s story in paragraph 1?

A．To describe food history.	B．To bring out chop suey.
C．To show risky business world.	D．To introduce a law case.

2. What would Wang Chin Foo most agree with about chop suey?

A．Fixed ingredients.	B．Its popularity overseas.
C．Un-Chinese nature.	D．Mixed national identities.

3. When chop suey was introduced in a “hyperbolic” way, it was_________.

A．remarked beyond reality	B．explained in greater details
C．praised in something common	D．commented based on the origin

4. What can be inferred about the myth making on chop suey?

A．Li Hongzhang promoted this dish.	B．Its popularity was based on facts.
C．Mass media belonged to the root cause.	D．Public opinions voiced acceptance.

8 . With about 1,000-meter-high steep cliffs (陡峭的悬崖) around, there Xiazhuang, Chongqing had only one pathway out of the village, and it took villagers three days to walk to the main town. People there used to risk their lives going out of the mountain village. In the 40 years to 1997, 23 people had died from falling off the cliff while cutting firewood or travelling to the county seat, and 75 people had been injured or disabled while doing the same activities. Then, village head Mao Xianglin held a meeting in 1997 and suggested building a road snaking along the mountains, but almost no villager agreed because they had no money, no machines and no confidence to take on the tough project.

Later that year, around 100 people volunteered to do the work after Mao’s efforts. Workers from ropes and used hammers, drills and even explosives to create the road. Falling rocks and other dangers led to the deaths of six villagers. When they slept in caves (洞穴) at night, they tied a rope around their bodies with the other end tied to the root of an old tree to make sure they did not fall off the cliff.

“Mountains had isolated us from the outside for generations. We had to do something to ensure the next generation could go out of the mountains for a good life,” Mao said. When the 8-kilometer road was completed in 2004, it enabled many villagers to travel out and find work. Incomes increased as a result. Mao will retire in five years, planning to widen the current road and focus on ecotourism. “The spirit of the Xiazhuang people can’t be lost and has to be passed down from generation to generation,” he said.

1. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．The history of the village.	B．The development of the village.
C．The specific deaths in the building.	D．The reason for building the road.

2. What do we know about the building of the road from Paragraph 2?

A．It was a tough task.	B．It caused 100 deaths.
C．It was far from dangers.	D．It made workers sleep soundly.

3. What does the underlined word “isolated” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Attracted.	B．Separated.
C．Contacted.	D．Gathered.

4. Which of the following can best describe Mao’s personality?

A．Frightened.	B．Determined.
C．Distant.	D．Curious.

10 . Whether you’re travelling to the islands or the mountains of Thailand, you’re likely to spend at least one night in its capital city on the way. Bangkok might be noisy and polluted but it’s also an exciting city with plenty of things to see and do. Why not make it a longer stay?

Where to stay

The Khao San Road was a famous traveller spot even before Leonardo di Caprio’s character in the film The Beach stayed there. But it’s noisy, not very pretty and not very Thai. For something more authentic, Phra Kanong offers an alternative place to stay, with its fantastic street markets where everyday Bangkok people eat, work and live. It’s not as convenient for the main tourist sites, but it has a Skytrain station so you can be at the Grand Palace in 20 minutes.

How to get around

Bangkok’s traffic can be a nightmare. Sure, you can easily take a taxi – if you want to spend hours stuck in traffic jams – but there are two much better ways to get around the city. To explore the temples and historical sites, catch an express boat river taxi or a longtail boat along the Chao Phraya river and the canals. For the modern part of the city, the Skytrain is a fast, cheap way to travel from the river to the shopping malls and nightlife of Sukhumvit, and the famous Chatuchak street market.

Where to eat

The simple answer is: everywhere! Thai street food is among the best in the world, and for around $5 you can eat a filling and delicious meal. Some food stands have little plastic seats where you can sit and eat and they cook the same dish over and over, like fried chicken on rice or Pad Thai noodles. Head for Chinatown – Yaowarat Street – and choose whatever looks most interesting from the many excellent Chinese and Thai restaurants and food stands.

1. Where can you experience local people’s life ?

A．Khao San Road.	B．Phra Kanong.
C．Sukhumvit.	D．Yaowarat Street.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．One night is enough time to see Bangkok.

B．The river boat taxis often get stuck in traffic too.

C．Taking the Skytrain is a faster way to see the city than going by taxi.

D．You need to choose where to eat carefully, as not everywhere is good.

3. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A text book.	B．A science report.
C．A guidebook.	D．A book review.