2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

No one is sure how many Americans belong to reading groups called book clubs.Yet    1    (publisher) and bookstores report that more and more people throughout the United States are joining    2    (they)．

Most of the clubs work the same way.Members read the same book at the same time.Then they meet to talk about the book.Members may be friends or people    3    live near each other.Some Americans belong to reading groups on    4    Internet.These groups include people around the world who communicate about books they read.They send electronic mails instead of gathering    5    (discuss) books.

Most reading groups study books by    6    (variety) writers.However，some groups read the work of a single writer，    7    (usual) one that has been famous for a while.Other groups may    8    (name) after an important person in the work of the writer，    9    a Sherlock Holmes Club.Members of these book clubs often are experts about their    10    (choose) reading materials.One member of a Holmes reading group，for example，can identify almost every person in every Sherlock Holmes story.

4 . The nine women of Bella Mondo win over yet another audience. The group is one of just a handful of all-women ensembles (乐队) in Ivory Coast.

It all started in 2007, Prisca Allou was a music student. A music producer came to see her. He said he wanted to make an all-female ensemble to keep a promise to his late mother.

Allou got on board and was charged with recruiting (招募) other members. “It wasn’t easy at first. Some parents were against it. You know, in Africa, the place of women is often seen as being either in an office or at home. That was the fixed image.” Allou spread the word and took out ads in local papers. Most of the girls she found were not professional players. “I just played some tamtam. I learned to play drums when I joined Bella Mondo.” The girls spent the next four years learning to play their instruments. Many gave up along the way, but eight of them soldiered on with Allou, and Bella Mondo was founded.

The band plays original songs and covers. Their music spans a wide range of styles: funk, reggae, pop music. They released their first album in 2013... and have performed in Paris, Dakar, Cotonou and, of course, here at home in Abidjan.

You can see them nearly every Thursday at this bar, the same place that gave the band its start years ago. “Oh yes, I was surprised at first. A woman singing, you see that every day, but an entire band, playing all the instruments and everything? It was extraordinary. I was dumbstruck. Bella Mondo is a great band.” The women are now working on their second album.

1. Why did the music producer want to found a female ensemble?

A．To sponsor music students.	B．To comfort his mother.
C．To carry out his promise.	D．To win over an audience.

2. Which of the following made it hard for Allou to recruit band members?

A．Most women couldn’t afford.	B．Parents didn’t want to break tradition.
C．All parents disapproved of it.	D．Women weren’t willing to leave home.

3. What do the last two paragraphs mainly talk about?

A．The band has travelled a lot.	B．The band has gained its popularity.
C．The band has released albums.	D．The band seems to be united as one.

4. What does the underlined word “dumbstruck” probably mean in paragraph 5?

A．Satisfied.	B．Determined.
C．Amused.	D．Astonished.

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1. What do we know about LegalShield?

A．It serves people over 47 years old.

B．It offers 24-hour legal protection.

C．It protects you from having trouble.

D．It provides better post-paid service.

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7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where was Jean Dunant from?

A．Italy.

B．Switzerland.

C．Australia.

2. Why was the Red Cross started at first?

A．To help the wounded.

B．To fight against the war.

C．To provide the villagers with food.

3. What is the Red Cross?

A．An international organization.

B．A decorative symbol.

C．A medical center.

4. What is the symbol for first aid in Australia?

A．A red cross on a white background.

B．A white cross on a red background.

C．A white cross on a green background.

8 . On September 10, 2018, Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced his successor (继任者) at the company he founded 19 years ago. Surprisingly, in a country where 70 to 80 percent of private companies are still family run, Mr. Ma did not name a family member. Rather, one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies will be led by Daniel Zhang, an 11-year Alibaba old hand chosen only for his “professional talent”.

The history of many countries can be marked by a trend away from dependence on family succession in business, or the belief that qualities of leadership flow through bloodlines. Ma is a true innovator (创新者) in many ways, most famously for building an innovative online shopping market worth more than the economies of most countries. But his legacy (遗产) may lie in showing how China as well as much of Asia can produce founders of successful organizations unwilling to pass the torch to relatives.

“Alibaba was never about Jack Ma,” he stated in announcing his succession plan. Instead, the former schoolteacher who came from lowly origins is stepping back from day-to-day operations because he has built a system that takes root in a company culture based on innovation, transparency, and responsibility. “For the last 10 years, we kept working on these ingredients,” he stated.

The company’s future will depend on developing a wealth of talent that drives innovation, he said. And in a society with a long tradition of cautious distrust toward those outside the family circle, Ma has built an “architecture of trust” with customers, who number over half a billion. Chinese now readily rely on Alibaba’s online payment system, its ratings of products and services, and other trust-building systems or methods pioneered by the company.

China’s rapid growth now produces a new billionaire almost every day. Many of them, like Ma, have favored systems of management based on talent and honesty. As many countries have discovered as they progress, it is better to swim in a talent pool, not a gene (基因) pool.

1. What do we know about Daniel Zhang from the passage?

A．He’s a talented professor.	B．He’s an experienced manager.
C．He’s a successful founder.	D．He’s Chairman of Alibaba.

2. Where does Ma’s legacy lie in?

A．Becoming a successful innovative founder.

B．Casting doubt on traditional succession plan.

C．Providing creative answers to succession problems.

D．Representing trends towards non-family-run companies.

3. What seems to be the recipe for the company’s future success?

A．Trust-building methods.	B．The “architecture of trust”.
C．A culture of talent development.	D．The latest successful innovations.

9 . Millions of people pass through the gates of the Disney parks in California, Florida and Tokyo, Japan each year. What makes these places almost universal attractions? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks? Well, one reason is the way Disney serves their “guests”.

All new employees, from vice-presidents to part- time workers, begin their employment by attending Disney University and taking “Traditions”. Here, they learn about the company’s history, how it is managed and why it is successful. They are shown how each department relates to the whole. All employees are shown how their part is important in making the park a success.

After passing “Traditions”, the employees go on to more specialized training for their specific jobs. No detail is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires eight-hour days of training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple, ordinary job, he replied, “What happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the parade starts or which bus to take back to the campgrounds? We need to know the answers or where to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy themselves.”

Even Disney's managers get involved in the daily management of the park. Every year, the managers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes. For a full week, the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail, and take up any of the 100 jobs that make the park come alive. The managers agree that this week helps them to see the company’s goals more clearly.

All these efforts to serve the public well have made Walt Disney famous. Disney is considered by many as the best mass service provider in America or the world.

1. What do all new employees do on the first day they come to Disney parks?

A．They begin by receiving on-the-job training.	B．They must learn several jobs.
C．They begin as ticket takers.	D．They have already attended Disney University.

2. What is the main objective of the Disney employees?

A．To learn all parts of the business.	B．To see that their guests enjoy themselves.
C．To be able to answer all kinds of questions.	D．To keep their important guests happy.

3. Why do managers wear special service clothes and work in the park each year?

A．To set a good example to employees.

B．To remind themselves of their beginnings at Disney.

C．To gain a better view of the company's objectives.

D．To replace employees on holiday.

4. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．How Disney employees are trained.

B．The history and traditions of the Disney enterprises.

C．Why Disney enterprises make a lot of money.

D．The importance Disney enterprises place on serving people well.

10 . Wandering the British Museum, you can see some of the finest objects ever created by human hands. But some of our most precious objects are things that were once thrown away. Today, they have become invaluable tools for learning about the past.

On display in Room 3, Disposable? exhibits a group of objects: finds from Staple Howe, a settlement sometime between 700 BC and 450 BC. These pot pieces, animal bones, and tools were cast aside when they were no longer useful. Thousands of years later they allow us to study the people who made, used, and threw them away. From Staple Howe’s rubbish we know that its inhabitants were very resourceful: a broken pot was recycled to make a spindle whorl, and a razor has been heavily sharpened to lengthen its life.

The second half of the Disposable? displays the human impact of modern waste in the Pacific Island nations. Single-use products made from plastic are often thrown away poorly. This has led to almost eight million metric tons of plastic entering our oceans every year.

A simple yet technically beautiful yellow fishing basket made by Guam artist Guerrero highlights the plastic waste problem in the Pacific. For centuries, fishing baskets in Guam were made of coconut leaves but here Guerrero used plastic wrapping found on his local beach. While the basket is made using traditional techniques, the plastic wrapping is more durable than plant fibers. Guerrero has found a creative and practical way to give this single-use material a second life.

Communities across the Pacific are working together to fight the problem through re-purposing thrown — away items and banning some single-use plastic items. However, these local responses can by no means reduce the scale of the problem. The plastic crisis cannot be left to individuals or communities and will take a concerted international effort by governments across the globe.

If the rubbish from Staple Howe can help us build stories and details of people living in ancient Britain, what can today’s plastic rubbish tell us about ourselves?

1. Why are the deserted objects in Staple Howe valuable?

A．They were created by hand.	B．They were beautifully decorated.
C．They consist of precious materials.	D．They bear information of life in the past.

2. In which way did Guerrero change the traditional fishing basket?

A．Material.	B．Technique.
C．Color.	D．Wrapping.

3. The exhibition, Disposable? ________.

A．is displayed in two rooms

B．is held by Pacific communities

C．displays both ancient and modern items

D．shows Staple Howe’s influence on Pacific communities

4. What does the writer suggest about the plastic crisis?

A．Leaving it to individuals.

B．Holding international concerts.

C．Local responses from Staple Howe.

D．A united effort by global governments.