1 . Crazy at home? Travel restrictions limit your wanderlust? For now，from the safely of your couch ,you can still explore the world with these travel-inspiring films.
The Beach
Maya Bay ,Thailand
If there was ever a movie that tells about the search to find your own private paradise ,this is it. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, The Beach follows backpackers' search for a hidden mysterious utopia in Thailand. Ironically ，Maya Bay has become so overrun with tourists since the movie was filmed that it was forced to close until 2021 due to environmental concerns.
Tracks
The Outback，Australia
Based on the true story of one woman's nearly 2 ,000-mile walk alone across the Western Australian desert with just her dog and camels，the film spotlights the vast Outback. You'll get lost in the wild beauty of the country as glimpses of these wonders such as Uluru Peak fill the screen.
Lost in Translation
Tokyo ,Japan
This classic won Sofia Coppola the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and numerous fans for its quiet brilliance describing the loneliness of travel. Suffering from jet lag and culture shock ,two drifting foreigners- Bob Murray and Scarlett Johansson bond over drinks at the Park Hyatt in the fascinating up-all-nigh world of Tokyo.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Nuuk,Greenland
Ben Stiller directs and stars in this film adaption of a short story about an unlucky dreamer who leads a sedentary( 久坐不动的) life working for Life magazine. That is,until he goes on a wild adventure tracking down a film negative for the last issue. From jumping out of a helicopter in Greenland to spotting rare snow leopards in the Himalayas ，Mitty reminds us about the rewards of stepping out of our comfort zone.
1. Which film is from a true story?| A．The Beach. | B．Tracks. |
| C．Lost in Translation. | D．The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. |
| A．Its famous director. |
| B．The natural beauty of Tokyo. |
| C．Its presentation of loneliness. |
| D．The friendship of two foreigners. |
| A．Science | B．Entertainment | C．Fashion | D．Sports |
2 . When you are travelling, whether on business or for pleasure, you often need to stay in a hotel. The kind of hotel you choose probably is decided above all according to how much money you want to spend. There are small hotels with very few services,where the prices are low, or there are large hotels with all the very latest comforts,where you could spend all the money you have in the bank for one very comfortable night.
There are several different kinds of people who go to hotels. Some want to live, rather than just stay in a hotel. The hotels which are designed to meet their needs are called residential hotels(公寓旅馆). However, most people who stay in hotels are either business people or tourists on holiday.
In most hotels, there are two kinds of rooms: single rooms, for the use of one person, and double rooms, for the use of two people. In addition, in large hotels, there are also suites (套房) , which include two or more rooms connected together - perhaps a bed-room and a living room. They are for people who are very rich or very important.
1. One's choice of a particular hotel is made mainly according to ____.| A．how much one is willing to pay for a night |
| B．whether one is travelling on business or for pleasure |
| C．whether the hotel is in the central part of a city |
| D．how good the services of the hotel are |
| A．live in a new hotel with a suite |
| B．stay in a single room of a hotel |
| C．stay in a double room of a hotel |
| D．stay in a suite of a modern hotel |
| A．he will become poor |
| B．he has to pay a lot of money |
| C．he has to spend all the money he was in the bank |
| D．he has to pay some money |
3 . When a child is told he is “uncool”, it can be very painful. He may say he doesn’t care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. But these are simple ways to handle sadness by pretending it’s not there.
Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say, “Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn’t matter!” Children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say, “I’m going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school.”
If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child’s popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.
There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider “super”. When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.
What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.
1. A child who has been informed of being “uncool” may ______.| A．care nothing about it | B．pretend to get hurt very much |
| C．develop a sense of anger | D．do something uncool on purpose |
| A．seeing the child as the teacher’s favorite |
| B．offering the child chances to show his good qualities |
| C．forcing other children to make friends with the child |
| D．asking the child to do something for partners |
| A．Inviting children’s friends to family activities is good for them to make friends. |
| B．It’s only teachers’ work to make children popular. |
| C．Parents should take their children out for picnic and shows more often. |
| D．Children don’t care others’ comments on them. |
| A．Who Care About Unpopular Children |
| B．Why Some Children Are Unpopular |
| C．What Good Qualities Unpopular Children Have |
| D．How an Unpopular Child Can Be Helped |
4 . Macinley Butson was just 16 years old when she first had the idea to try and protect women from more — than — necessary radiation during breast cancer treatments—and now, her invention could be a game-changer in the medical field.
Butson, whose father works in medical physics, has always been interested in science. But she only began researching the harmful side effects of radiation treatment after her father discussed his experience with ineffective cancer treatments in his work. Since Butson had also recently lost a relative to breast cancer, she felt inspired to conduct her own research on the subject. She tried to begin her medical research by consulting scientific journals, but she found their academic terms almost impossible to understand.
She then turned to the Internet to find videos that taught how to read scientific journals. As she went deeper in her research, she stumbled upon a key bit of information: copper （铜）has been shown to be effective at protecting skin from radiation. An idea hit this Australian teen as she was viewing a film on medieval wars in her 10th grade history class. When she saw the scaled （鳞片） patterns of the mail （盔甲）,she was inspired to create a wearable protective tool out of copper. She then headed back online and watched videos on how to put together tiny scales. She made her own flexible scale-mail which she now calls SMART: Scale Mail for Radiation Therapy.
When her invention was tested in a laboratory setting, it reduced surface exposure to unnecessary radiation by 75%. And now Butson is working on getting her SMART into clinical settings for use.
1. Why did Macinley Butson start her research?| A．To assist her father with his work. | B．To save her relative from cancer. |
| C．To publish some articles in journals. | D．To find effective ways to treat cancer. |
| A．Came across. | B．Missed. |
| C．Passed on. | D．Required. |
| A．Videos online. | B．Scientific journals. |
| C．History textbooks. | D．Soldiers defensive clothes. |
| A．Stubborn. | B．Creative. |
| C．Selfless. | D．Considerate. |
5 . It is a well accepted assumption that students come to colleges to get good grades and that they are usually too busy to do anything else.
But Connie Snyder Mick, an academic director of the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame, says it is just half of the truth. There are many volunteering centers like hers at the colleges and universities in the United States. Mick says these centers help students seek an experience that may not be directly related to a student’s academic progress, but that is still important.
Volunteering is not uncommon in higher education. Many college groups organize volunteer events for different causes. Officials in charge of student housing often organize such events to help build a sense of community. Participation in these kinds of activities is good for students, Mick says. For example, the busy nature of college life can create a lot of stress for students. Doing something completely unrelated to a student's studies can help calm them by putting their mind on other things.
For a more meaningful addition to their college experience. Mick urges students to visit centers like the one she heads. She says these centers exist to create volunteer opportunities that are more complex and meaningful than just a day spent cleaning a local park or raising money, for example.
Such volunteering centers often partner with local organizations that serve the people of the nearby communities. Even for students with little interest in building a connection with the local communities, there is still value in what volunteer centers have to offer, Mick says. She notes some opportunities can push students to use what they are learning in the classroom out in the real world and having that kind of experience can make a student appealing to employers in the years to come.
1. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Academic progress. |
| B．College education. |
| C．Volunteering experience. |
| D．Center for Social Concerns. |
| A．To give students good part-time jobs. |
| B．To raise money for different celebrations. |
| C．To help build a closer bond among the students. |
| D．To improve the living conditions for the students. |
| A．By helping them focus on their study. |
| B．By offering chances to test their knowledge. |
| C．By protecting them from the local communities. |
| D．By increasing their competitiveness in the job market. |
| A．Colorful College Life in the USA |
| B．Guidelines for Volunteering Center Selection |
| C．Volunteering: a Meaningful Addition to College Life |
| D．A Valuable Platform: Mick's Center for Social Concerns |
6 . I didn't know how to say no, and was afraid to tell people what I wanted. Instead, I got myself tangled (纠结的) in a web of obligations, anxiety, and white lies.
The worst thing was that I didn't even realize what I was doing. I thought I knew how to say “no”-but couldn't remember the last time I had. Like a lot of people, I just wanted to be accepted, appreciated, loved-and that the only way to get those things was to put everyone else's needs before my own.
I never seemed to have time for things I really wanted to do. I'd like to learn Spanish, write more fiction, and travel. These aren't huge, unrealistic goals. And yet, my people-pleasing ways dramatically cut into my free time to pursue these desires.
But recently, I decided I'd had enough. As an experiment, I began standing up for myself, even at the risk of alienating (使疏远) myself from everyone and having my entire life come crashing down around me. Several days ago, a good friend asked me to go for coffee at 5 p.m. I was planning to hit the gym and then binge-watch Mad Men for the millionth time. I said, “Sorry, I've got things I want to do tonight.” She said, “That's fine. Maybe another time.” It was all so painfully simple that I wanted to cry.
Saying “no” is so much easier. If someone asks me to do something I have zero interest in, I'm polite but honest. “I'm sorry, I don't think that's really for me.” The words slip out my mouth faster than some other lame excuses.
Learning how to say “no” has added several extra hours to my days, days to my weeks, and what feels like months to my years. I no longer have to back-burner my plans to help friends with their job search, or set aside a weekend to read a book draft by someone I barely know. Saying “no” has set me free.
1. Why was the author afraid of saying “no”?| A．She didn't want to tell lies. | B．She wanted to make more friends. |
| C．She wanted to please every one. | D．She was always willing to help others. |
| A．She alienated many friends. | B．She was kept busy all day long. |
| C．She felt depressed now and then. | D．She had no time for her own hobbies. |
| A．Natural. | B．Painful. | C．Angry. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．Lonely. | B．Relaxed. | C．Confident. | D．Lost. |
7 . Many teenagers(青少年)feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among them on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to tell their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome.
1. Many teenagers think that ________ can understand them better.| A．parents | B．brothers | C．sisters | D．friends |
| A．stay alone at home | B．fight with their parents |
| C．discuss it with their friends | D．go to their brothers and sisters for help |
| A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us |
| B．We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome |
| C．Your answers are always right |
| D．You can give us all the right answers |
| A．Parents should choose friends for their children. |
| B．Children should choose everything they like. |
| C．Parents should understand their children better. |
| D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help. |
8 . Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.
Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.
For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(老鹰), the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid(禁止)the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.
1. What is the best title for the passage?| A．Save the Animals | B．Useful Animals |
| C．Laws for Animals | D．Animals in Danger |
| A．they give us a source of food | B．they are beautiful and lovely |
| C．they give us a lot of pleasure | D．they keep the balance of nature |
| A．Became more | B．Became less |
| C．Turned black | D．Ate food |
| A．people have known the importance of animal protection a long time ago |
| B．the number of hawks is on the decrease |
| C．animals play an important role in people’s life |
| D．many countries passed laws forbidding the killing of any animal |
9 . When Miguelina meets with people looking for jobs, she will tell them that the most important thing they can do is asking themselves for help in getting the job they need.
One time, she felt so impressed that things would work out for a man. She then began to work helping him with job searching. A short time later, the man found a new job.
Working as an employment specialist(就业专家), Miguelina has the chance to help people regularly.
“Any career that helps you serve others is a special career.” Miguelina said. “It not only helps us by serving others, but also helps others take care of needs in their own lives. This improves their lives and helps them live better. This is what I love most about it.”
Before being called as an employment specialist, however, Miguelina didn’t even know that the employment center had existed. She had no idea what she should do in her career. As she studied and learned, she discovered what she could do. She decided to take over the Career Workshop(就业讲习班) the employment center offered so she could get a better idea of what people were learning.
She learned so much from the Career Workshop. Now the first thing she tells those who come to her finding employment help is to sign up for the Career Workshop.
Because of her successful experience of the workshop, Miguelina helps others look for jobs, or better education chances, or small-business chances. She helps people find short training classes to give them the skills they need to find better jobs. Miguelina helps people in all areas of life from practical advice to encouragement.
“Her work is important to many people. Her love and devotion to the work have helped them get a better quality of life.” said Lisette Villalona, area manager of the employment center. “She has made a success that can only be achieved through love.”
1. Why does Miguelina help others regularly?| A．For her job. | B．For her interest in the Internet. |
| C．For her boss’s order. | D．For her better education. |
| A．Interesting. | B．Important. |
| C．Hopeless. | D．Disappointing. |
| A．Find a Good Job with Others’ Help |
| B．Miguelina—a Teaching Expert |
| C．Miguelina—a Woman Helps Others Find Jobs |
| D．The Management of the Employment Center |
10 . It’s a safe bet that a robot made your car and made your computer. Pretty soon, they could be making your bed and breakfast too.
Increasingly, engineers are saying that robots are going to move out of research departments and into your home. Companies including General Electric are working on designs for small robots. Products like the Roomba, a robot that can clean floors, are flying off the shelves.
What’s behind this new robot revolution? It’s partly a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots to move around. They can walk, crawl or ride on wheels. Robots are being made smaller and smaller. They are also becoming more and more able.
A bigger part of the story is on the demand side. From the day the television remote control was invented, people around the world have searched for new ways to be lazy. Take into consideration that more and more people can afford robots, and the time seems ripe to introduce robots to the ordinary family.
To be sure, robots that walk on two legs and talk like people are still a long way off. However, robots that do basic housework such as cleaning or gardening are sure to come out soon. One thing is certain — when these robots do come into our homes, will change things forever.
1. The underlined part “flying off the shelves” in the second paragraph means __________.| A．selling well | B．cleaning the shelves smartly |
| C．flying freely | D．dropping onto the floor |
| A．Making beds and breakfast. | B．Making cars and computers. |
| C．Cleaning floors. | D．Looking after kids and pets. |
| A．Science and technology. | B．Rapid development of companies. |
| C．Effective marketing means. | D．Great demand from the buyers. |
| A．Robots have already come into every home. |
| B．Technology is the only basis of the development of robots. |
| C．General Electric is not interested in designing small robots. |
| D．Robots that can walk on two legs and talk like people are still far from us. |
