2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A．The changes of talk shows.

B．The ways of enjoying our lives.

C．The future of entertainment industry.

2. What do most talk shows usually rely on to make their shows lively?

A．Having a live audience.

B．Doing video-chat interviews.

C．Inviting their family members.

3. What does Jimmy Kimmel do in the video?

A．He makes a pizza at home.

B．He chats with a pop star.

C．He plays with his kids.

4. How does the speaker feel about these hosts?

A．Encouraged.

B．Disappointed.

C．Sympathetic.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man like about YouTube?

A．Watching funny home videos.

B．Learning about the special TV channels.

C．Putting his own videos on the website.

2. What kind of meals do the guys make in Epic Meal Time (《超级开饭时间》)?

A．Low fat meals.

B．Unhealthy meals.

C．Vegetarian meals.

3. What happens to the meals in the end?

A．They are tasted by the audience.

B．They are given to the homeless.

C．They are eaten by the cooks and their friends.

5 . Those of you who have seen the amazing National Geographic documentary Free Solo will know just how fascinating it can be to watch a professional climber scale the side of a mountain.

A new documentary, Explorer: The Last Tepui, shares a lot with Free Solo, which won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Not only does it star rock climber Alex Honnold, it also shows him hanging off the side of a mountain in precarious positions that will make your stomach drop in extreme fear.

While his athletic achievements are amazing, Honnold isn’t the most appealing character in the film. That honor goes to Bruce Means, who has spent his academic career finding new species throughout South America to prove to the world that the area is a biodiversity hot spot to be protected at all costs. In Explorer:The Last Tepui, the 80-year-old ecologist decides to climb the 300-plus metres to the peak of the Tepui, deep in Guyana’s Amazon rainforest.

Means, Honnold, leader Mark Synnott and a world-class team of climbers have to hike 56 kilometres over 10 days across increasingly dangerous areas to reach the base of the Tepui. This is a very big deal because Means has problems with his knees. Once at the Tepui, Honnold and other team members plan to climb to the top and then pull Means up, which will allow him to explore the cliff wall for novel animal and plant species.

Unsurprisingly, because of the area they must cross to reach the Tepui, various major barriers soon get in the way of the party. The detailed descriptions of Means’ determination to overcome these challenges due to his age and health just add real suspense (悬念) to the documentary.

The constantly changing viewpoints and potentially life-threatening issues ensure that Explorer: The Last Tepui remains compelling (扣人心弦的) to the very end. Even though it is just 54 minutes long, you will still feel tired out, as well as inspired, by the time it is over.

1. What does the underlined word “precarious” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Comfortable.

B．Dangerous.

C．Easy.

D．Correct.

2. What makes the documentary Explorer: The Last Tepui most eye-catching?

A．The 2019 Academy Award.

B．The discovery of new species.

C．Means’ plan to climb the peak of the Tepui.

D．Honnold’s appearance in the film.

3. What is Honnold’s role in the documentary Explorer: The Last Tepui?

A．Ensuring food supplies at the base of the Tepui.

B．Topping the Tepui as quickly as possible.

C．Helping Means find long lost species.

D．Assisting Means in carrying out the exploration.

4. What does the author think of the documentary Explorer: The Last Tepui?

A．It is inspiring and funny.

B．It is long and tiring.

C．It is full of heart-stopping moments.

D．It is filled with complicated elements.

6 . On February 11th, 2024 more than 100 million Americans watched the Super Bowl, the biggest of the country’s sports events, in its television schedules. When Americans want to watch sport, they go to old-fashioned TV, not streaming (流媒体) platforms. On February 6th three of America’s biggest sports programmers — Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) — revealed a plan to bring their most valuable content to a new media platform, showing everything from American football to Wimbledon tennis.

Most other kinds of TV have already shifted online. According to Nielsen, a ratings firm, last year streaming accounted for more minutes of viewing in America than broadcast or cable TV, while sport is the exception. Although big tech has added sport to its menu, true sport fans still need cable. 44 of America’s 50 most-watched broadcasts last year were sport.

The new service would be the biggest sporting bet on streaming, but some wonder if the new competitor will ever make it. Administrators may object to three sports-content giants holding together, fearing it would put a brake on investment and development. Casual fans may be tempted to ditch cable at last, hastening the decline of cable and satellite firms, which have already lost half their American subscribers in the past decade.

As for Disney, WBD and Fox, they stand to lose out at first, as the juicy cable market shrinks. But the target market is streaming-only households that have never had cable, Lachlan Murdoch, Fox’s boss, told investors. By giving viewers streaming pack including sport, they could keep customers. People can easily cancel their Disney subscription, but they cannot go without a football season, then basketball, baseball and so on.

Joining forces may also improve the three’s bargaining power relative to sports leagues. The competition for sports nights is intense as new bidders such as big tech firms pile in. If Disney, WBD and Fox bid jointly, they could control the price inflation (抬高) that leagues now demand, even with the decline of the cable market.

1. What do the three programmers plan to do?

A．Make the Super Bowl the most watched event.

B．Offer a new media platform for sports coverage.

C．Expand the TV coverage of major sports events.

D．Shift the attention of the public to online media.

2. What is the exception according to Nielsen’s rating?

A．Online streaming dominates Americans’ life.

B．Sports can’t keep pace with tech development.

C．People prefer TV to online streaming for sports.

D．People want to change their way of having sports.

3. What does the underlined word “ditch” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Abandon.

B．Adopt.

C．Refresh.

D．Justify.

4. How will Disney, WBD and Fox keep their price advantage?

A．By holding to the traditional TV market.	B．By joining big tech firms for price talks.
C．By giving viewers cheap streaming packs.	D．By making price bid with combined effort.

7 . 语法填空

The long-awaited TV series Blossoms Shanghai has been released in two versions — Mandarin (普通话) and the Shanghai dialect — on Dec 27, quickly soaring as one of the     1     (popular) dramas during the New Year’s period.

    2     (adapt) from writer Jin Yucheng’s award-winning novel, Fan Hua, the series takes audience back to Shanghai in     3     early 1990s, following the rise of A Bao, an ambitious young man     4     seizes the opportunities of the early stock (股票) market and     5     (transform) into a self-made millionaire, expanding his business to foreign trade.

Amid his journey to success, the protagonist (主角) has received help from multiple     6     (friend), including a seasoned former businessman, a capable employee from a foreign trade company,     7     a restaurant operator. However, his relationship with them undergoes a really big test due to a mysterious woman, and his own business also faces a crisis due to a powerful opponent from Shenzhen.

    8     (current), this drama has sparked heated discussions online, with some netizens     9     (praise) it as the “most artistic TV show of the year”. However, it has also received negative reviews. Some viewers said the television version’s story is too fragmented (零散) and not as “down to earth” as the     10     (origin) novel.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is the man?

A．A host.

B．A farmer.

C．A businessman.

2. Why did the woman start the Food Exchange?

A．To save money.

B．To avoid wasting food.

C．To bring people together.

3. Where is the Food Exchange?

A．In a supermarket.

B．In a backyard.

C．By the roadside.

4. What does the woman bring to the Food Exchange?

A．Jam.

B．Dried fruit.

C．Fresh vegetables.