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1. How much should two adults with a disabled senior pay to visit the gallery?

A．$20.

B．$38.

C．$40.

D．$58.

2. How can visitors enjoy free admission to the gallery?

A．They should book tickets online.

B．They should be in organized groups.

C．They should call 1-800-319-ARTS (2787).

D．They should go on Thursdays from 5 to 8 pm.

3. Where does this text probably come from?

A．A tourist map.	B．A gallery guide.
C．An art textbook.	D．An exhibition advertisement.

3 . What is the purpose of lightning? The new study published at the end of April in Science found that lightning may play a bigger role in global climate change than was previously known by the scientific community.

Many are familiar with the potentially deadly dangers posed by lightning, which is blamed for an average of 43 deaths in the United States each year, based on data from 1989 to 2018. Although the odds of being struck are quite low-1 in 1, 222, 000 in a given year and 1 in 15, 300 in a lifetime many in the weather community have long urged people to take proper precautions to stay safe in storms. However, the researchers recently uncovered a surprising and beneficial impact of lightning.

The study, which included contributions from nine atmospheric researchers across a dozen universities, was based on an airborne research flight conducted by a NASA DC-8 storm-chasing plane in 2012. Researchers initially thought there was a problem with the equipment on the plane, which was being used to measure the hydroxyl radicals (羟基自由基) in the atmosphere until they realized increases they observed corresponded with lightning flashes, ABC News reported.

Hydroxyl radicals, described as a “chemical scavenger (清洗剂) ” by Science Direct, are important chemical compounds found in the atmosphere due to the reactive nature with other organic molecules (分子). Researchers previously understood that lightning could help to clean the atmosphere, but there was no evidence that it could generate compounds like these radicals. “No one has seen that much in the atmosphere from natural processes, ever,” Brune said. As a result, the study estimates that somewhere between 2% and 16% of the oxidizing (氧化), or cleaning that happens naturally in the Earth’s atmosphere, is done by lightning.

Why is this significant? The oxidation process helps to reduce chemicals like carbon monoxide and methane in the atmosphere. These chemicals, known for being greenhouse gases, have been proven to contribute to rising temperatures associated with climate change. Researchers say that more studies will need to be conducted to verify the degree to which lightning contributes to the fight against global climate change.

1. What do the statistics in Para 2 tell us about lightning?

A．It threatens human lives.	B．It can only harm people.
C．It is a strange phenomenon.	D．It happens quite frequently.

2. What led to the new discovery in the text?

A．The equipment failure on the storm-chasing plane.

B．The increase of Hydroxyl radicals during lightning.

C．The lightning flashes observed by the research team.

D．The airborne research conducted by NASA scientists.

3. How does Brune feel about the finding?

A．Doubtful.

B．Amazed.

C．Frustrated.

D．Ambiguous.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Hydroxyl radicals clean the atmosphere.

B．Oxidizing is a natural result of lightning.

C．Lightning may help address climate change.

D．Greenhouse gases contribute to rising temperature.

4 . The on-demand grocery delivery company Instacart announced several new services for retail partner, including one called Carrot Warehouse, which promises to help grocers build the infrastructure (基础设施) to support 15-minute deliveries. That would cut Instacart’s quickest existing option—30-minute deliveries—in half.

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo said the details may differ depending on the retailers, but the standard model of the new service will include Instacart renting small warehouse facilities and handling a lot of labor and technology. The retailers will supply the goods and be in charge of inventory and supply chain management. “They will basically use all the things they are extremely good at,” added Simo. “That being said, the interesting thing about our model is that we adapt to whatever they want according to their needs.”

Instacart said it had struck a partnership with super-market chain Publix to offer 15-minute deliveries in Atlanta and Miami in the coming month. Simo declined to give details of how they set up the partnership with Publix. The new service is a potential turning point for both Instacart and the ultra-fast delivery market.

Instacart, a 10-year-old private company, has deeply felt the pandemic boon for online deliveries. Its valuation doubled twice during the pandemic to S39 billion and its shopper workforce also more than doubled to 600000 people. Now the incredible demand has begun to stabilize.

Carrot Warehouse is one of the three new products that Instacart launched as part of what is called Instacart Platform. In addition to ultra-fast delivery, Instacart is opening up advertising solutions and data insights to retail partners to help grocers carry out digital transformation.

1. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Instacart’s typical delivery takes 30 minutes.

B．Services for retail partners vary with their need.

C．Details of Instacart’s cooperation with Publix will be revealed later.

D．Carrot Warehouse has helped promote true digital transformation.

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word boon in paragraph 4 mean?

A．crisis

B．problem

C．benefit

D．trend

3. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Instacart is a state-owned grocery delivery company.

B．Instacart introduced a 15-minute delivery.

C．Instacart launched three new products.

D．Instacart struck a partnership with Publix.

4. What may be talked about in the following paragraph?

A．Introduction of Instacart Platform	B．Examples of Ultrafast delivery.
C．Obstacles to the true digital transformation.	D．Introduction of advertising solutions and data insights.

5 . Face book has published its mind-reading wrist device and an augmented reality (增强现实) keyboard with future hardware products. The company’s Facebook Reality Labs division showed off the technologies on a virtual call with members of the media. Executives from the division talked about the technologies while videos of the projects were played for audience.

The wrist device is capable of reading neurological (神经系统的) signals sent from aw’s brain down to his or her hand. It could read these signals to get a sense of what a user wants to do and copy the action in a virtual or augmented reality environment. “You actually have more of your brain dedicated to controlling your wrist than any other part of your body.” said TR Reardon, director of research science at Facebook Reality Labs.

The Facebook researchers demonstrated “force” actions where a user could use his or her fingers in real life to hold and control virtual, far-away objects in augmented reality. The name of the action is a reference to Star Wars where certain characters can use “force” to control and move people or objects that are far away from them.

Additionally, the company demonstrated electromyography wristbands (机电腕带) that users could wear to type on any surface as though they were typing on a physical keyboard. Although there is no keyboard, the wristbands would register the intention of a user’s finger stroke (挥笔动作) and note down the letters and words. .

Facebook’s development of these technologies comes as the company prepares to release its first smart glasses this year. That device will be Ray-Ban glasses. Unlike smartphones, which rely on touchscreens, there is no current obvious input mechanism for smart glasses.

Asked how soon these technologies may make their way to the public, Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer said they are in the early stages of development and no doubt will bring much convenience to our future life.

1. Where did Facebook demonstrate the new technologies?

A．On a virtual call

B．In a research paper

C．At a press conference

D．In an IT magazine

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The wrist device can only read neurological signals sent from a user’s brain.

B．Electromyography wristbands are connected to a physical keyboard.

C．There is no obvious input mechanism for Facebook’s smart glasses.

D．These technologies have been put on the market.

3. What’s Mike Schroepfer’s attitude to the future of these technologies?

A．Tolerant

B．Critical

C．Hopeful

D．Indifferent

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Facebook and Its Goal	B．Facebook, a Tech-company
C．Facebook and Its Development	D．Facebook’s New Technologies

6 . When I turned twelve, I worked in summer at my father’s small brick cleaning business. I remember the harsh acid smell of the cleaning solution, the dim bulb light reflecting the busy figures and the scraping sound of stiff iron brushes against rough brick. It was tempting to have your job just finished. But anybody who worked for Thomas Kahoon had to meet his standards, and that included me. If I messed up, he made me stay late until I got it right. My father wasn’t being mean. He demanded the exact same of himself. Every brick he cleaned on the house stood out like a red jewel in a white setting. It was his signature.

In 1970, when I was twenty, I was to get married. I moved out of my parent’s modest place into a housing project. Drugs and gang violence were just beginning to damage the projects. Some of my friends went to jail. Some were killed. My wife Verllen, was 18, and nobody gave our marriage a chance. But we believed in each other. And our faith made us strong.

When we married, I worked as a stock clerk at Southwest Super Food. It was hard, tedious work. Each Friday night a truck came, with cases of food that had to be unloaded, priced and placed on shelves. Most of stock clerks try to get Friday night off. But I was always ready to work. By Saturday morning, all the cans and jars in my aisle were placed with a label facing smartly out, like a line of soldiers on review. That was my signature. I took pride in a job nobody wanted.

Years past since I established my belief in doing the job, influenced profoundly by my father’s persistence and standards. In my mind, it has become a tradition I hope this generation and the generations behind can keep to and follow.

1. What do we learn about the author’s father?

A．He is a tough person.	B．He is quite mean to others.
C．He is very demanding in his work.	D．He usually works very late.

2. What can be learned about the housing project?

A．It was a promising industry.	B．It was bothered by drugs and gang violence.
C．It enabled the author to get married.	D．It forced many people to go to prison.

3. Which of the following best described the author’s work as a stock clerk?

A．He was mainly responsible for unloading food.	B．He had to sign his name on every label.
C．He had to endure the hardship and boredom.	D．He was required to work at Friday night.

4. What can be implied from the author’s working experience?

A．Persistence can be passed on to the next generation.

B．Hardship can help develop a person’s patience.

C．Demanding jobs are hard to address for a beginner.

D．Strong will must be cultivated in the harsh working environment.

7 . Film Summaries of Oscar Winner Films

Best Picture/Best Director/Best Supporting Actor/Best Adapted Screenplay

No country for Old Men

When Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds some dead bodies by chance in the middle of the deserted West Texas range, he takes the bag of money he finds at the scene and soon draws the attention of the county sheriff (治安者) investigating the crime. Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) will become Llewellyn’s best hope for survival, however, when he finds himself the object of a severe pursuit by hired killer Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), a murderous sociopath (极端反社会者).

Best Leading Actor/Best Cinematography

There Will Be Blood

In his cruel pursuit of wealth, oilman Daniel Plainview(Daniel Day-Lewis) tricks a local farmer into giving away his valuable drilling rights and rejects his own son H. W. when the boy loses his hearing in an accident. As he becomes increasingly lonely and unstable, Daniel places his trust in a beggar claiming to be his half-brother, and finds his position unsettled by H. W.’s return and the growing popularity of the farmer’s son, now a churchman.

Best Leading Actress

La Vie en Rose

In a life marked by personal tragedy and artistic triumph, Edith Piaf(Marion Cotillard)grows from a child born in poverty to an international well-known singer. Raised primarily by her grandmother, a brothel (keeper, young Edith is discovered singing on the streets of Paris and begins a remarkable career that cannot save her from a life bothered by drugs. alcohol, and a series of unhappy love affairs.

Best Supporting Actress

Michael Clayton

When one of the best lawyers at a powerful corporate law firm suffers a guilt-fueled breakdown, Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is called in to take care of the situation. As he tries hard to find out the facts behind the multimillion dollar lawsuit at the center of the conflict, Michael finds himself making moral decisions that will place his life in danger.

1. From the given films, we can know ________.

A．all of them are not the winner film of Best Director

B．Daniel is a lonely and changeable churchman with wealthy

C．Edith Piaf is the winner of Best Leading Actress

D．Michael Clayton is a documentary

2. If you are interested in singing, you may probably see the film________.

A．No country for Old Men	B．There Will Be Blood
C．La Vie en Rose	D．Michael Clayton

3. In which section will readers see the above film summaries?

A．Advertisement

B．Lifestyle

C．Entertainment

D．Business

8 . While family fun is often connected with new and exciting activities, family leisure (休闲) spent at home may be a better way to find happiness, according to a study. “That may be because when the brain is focused on new information, such as taking part in an unfamiliar activity with unfamiliar people in a new location, less ‘brain power’ is left to focus on the family relationships,” said lead author Karen Melton.

While research results suggest that all quality time together helps to lead to satisfaction with family life, “all family leisure is not equal,” she said. “The best predictor (预示物) of happiness for families may be spending quality time together in familiar activities inside the home. And that’s great news for families who have little time or few resources.”

For the study, researchers followed 1, 502 people in 884 families in the United Kingdom. Each family taking part in the online research had at least one child between the ages of 11 and 15. They answered questions about whether they took part in family leisure in the past year and if so, what activities (from 16 types) they did, how much time they spent doing them and how frequently they did so.

The study showed that the expression “The family that plays together stays together!” is not always true. “Family members can also express stress and anger as well as pleasure during leisure time.” Melton said. “The activities alone will not heal the wounds of hurting families.”

Melton noted that some studies support the idea that eating together is one of the best predictors of happiness for families, while watching TV is seen as less helpful for people’s happiness. But families should question one-size-fits-all ideas. “For some families, quality togetherness is having dinner together or playing games; for others, it may be hobbies, videos, TV or music,” Melton said. “At the end of the day, what matters is that we are social beings who want to belong to a group and have close relationships.”

1. According to the study, which activity may bring the most happiness to a family?

A．Watching a movie at home.

B．Traveling to another city.

C．Climbing a mountain with strangers.

D．Attending a community event with neighbors.

2. What do Karen Melton’s words in Paragraph 4 suggest?

A．Family members always argue with each other.

B．Family members sometimes need some time alone.

C．Family leisure makes it hard to share your true feelings.

D．Family leisure can include sharing positive and negative feelings.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Happy families often take part in creative activities.

B．It is important that family members have common interests.

C．Different families have different ways to spend quality time.

D．It is hard for some families to find the perfect family leisure.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Family leisure can do good to your health.

B．Fun at home makes your family happier.

C．How to organize good family activities at home?

D．Why should we spend more time with loved ones?

9 . The Banaue Rice Terraces (梯田) in Ifugao Province in the Philippines offer a great sight. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is also rich in history and features how human creativity can produce amazing outcomes. Through hard work, the Ifugao native managed to survive by flattening the mountain’s surface layer by layer and using them as farmlands. This practice of more than two thousand years has put together a well-known wonder.

There are several rice terraces in the Ifugao region but the Banaue Rice Terraces are the most popular tourist spot. The photos of this area are often used in printed materials like textbooks magazines and postcards. After getting a good look at the rice terraces, I was reminded of the first time that I saw their pictures in our textbook during my elementary days. I already found them amusing as a kid and seeing their beauty as an adult got me more amazed.

The tourism officer told us that we were lucky to catch them in their greenest form. If you plan to visit this tourist spot as well, you should take note that we got there last June 1. You can also take into consideration that the rice planting cycle is typically 3 to 6 months.

Unlike the other terraces, the local government created a platform that makes it easy for everyone to get a closer look at the rice terraces. The platform has four stone statues that they refer to as rice protectors.

It’s sad that the younger generation of Ifugaos are slowly abandoning the rice terraces. According to tour guide Alvin, the part of the rice terraces where people can see thick bushes and trees were former rice fields. But the children who inherited (继承) those decided to give up farming and work in big cities instead. I hope that a new farming method with modern equipment will encourage the Ifugaos to continue their rice terraces farming tradition to protect this cultural treasure.

1. What can be learned about the Banaue RiceTerraces?

A．They are most known for their history.

B．They were made to mainly draw tourists.

C．The locals created them with great wisdom and effort.

D．Many mountains and lakes were turned into farmlands.

2. Why does the author mention his childhood experience?

A．To show the Banaue Rice Terraces are really attractive.

B．To show Ifugao Province is heavily dependent on tourism.

C．To show the Banaue Rice Terraces are more suitable for kids to visit.

D．To show advertisements for the Banaue Rice Terraces spread rapidly.

3. What is Paragraph 3 intended to do?

A．Tell us some facts about rice planting.

B．Encourage more people to go to Ifugao.

C．Raise public awareness of local traditions.

D．Share the proper time to visit the Banaue Rice Terraces.

4. How does the author feel about the future of the Banaue Rice Terraces?

A．Worried.

B．Positive.

C．Confused.

D．Curious.

10 . I was living in Delta in 2015. There was a man, Boniface, who owned a store which I’d often visited. Gradually we became friends. One day, we talked about the business opportunities in our country at that time, and during the communication, I found the most practical one was starting a barrow (手推车)rental business. Then we talked more on it, and both of us thought there was a strong possibility of succeeding. So we went into the business.

We started as a small business with 6 barrows. The barrow-men gave us 51 cents per day for renting the barrows. It seemed small but later grew and made our life better. But we didn’t stop there. That was because when we first started our business, our aim wasn’t only to make money. The most valuable thing for us is to touch others’ lives positively.

In Nigeria, being a barrow pusher is not a very attractive job. But for people who were poor farmers or young people without jobs, wheelbarrow pushing helps them make a living. It doesn’t require much skill. With hard work and vigor, a person can make money daily.

We saw the meaning of this business and then decided to spend money and resources on rebranding (重塑…的形象) barrows. We gave each barrow-man a branded T-shirt to show they belonged to a good brand. We also held small classes for them to educate them on how to make their barrows better transporters and how to be extra polite to people so as to build up a good fame. We marketed them as polite and excellent pushers to attract more customers. These methods worked. They started getting more jobs and earned more. And a number of them even saved up enough to start businesses of their own.

Today, that little business made us millionaires while hiring over 20 people and touching their lives positively. Over 20 families are fed because two Nigerians decided, despite all the difficulties, to do something.

1. What made the author start the barrow rental business?

A．Losing his job.

B．His discussion with a friend.

C．His family’s suggestion.

D．Being short of money.

2. Which of the following did the author consider most important in running the business?

A．Hiring more workers.

B．Improving people’s lives.

C．Cutting the company’s costs.

D．Making customers touched.

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

A．Energy.

B．Praise.

C．Creativity.

D．Education.

4. What did the author and his friend do to rebrand the business?

A．They sent the barrow-men to school.

B．They lent money to the barrow-men.

C．They taught the barrow-men to make clothes.

D．They turned the barrow-men into professional pushers.