1 . LegalShield is the alternative way of working with a lawyer/law firm. We have been offering prepaid legal plans to consumers for over 47 years. One low monthly price with no long-term commitments provides legal coverage for you and your entire family.

The truth is that most lawyers charge hundreds per hour for their services. It takes time and effort to find the right one, and when you do, they’re always busy, hard to access and charging for every second of your time (even on email). You can stop watching the clock and start speaking to a lawyer with a prepaid legal plan from LegalShield for only $24.95 per month.

With a LegalShield protection plan, you only have to pay a small monthly fee in exchange for round-the-clock legal protection. When you have a legal issue, need help with a contract, or just want advice, our lawyers are just a call or click away.

Step 1: Enroll & Download

Enroll in your LegalShield plan. Once a member, you’ll be instantly matched with a premier local law firm that meets your unique legal needs. Then, download our app, and access all our legal resources anytime, right from your phone.

Step 2: Use the App for All Your Legal Needs

Open up the App anytime a legal need or question arises. Whether it’s an emergency or just a proactive plan for the future, the App is your place to address it.

●Download free legal forms and contracts

●Ask a legal question

●Complete your will or estate plan

●Access prenuptial agreements, divorce papers and more

●Upload a speeding ticket

●Contact your law firm

You can also view your exclusive member perks and discounts on the App, so be sure to check this area regularly.

Step 3: Get Legal Help When You Need It

If you ever need emergency help, your App can connect you with legal assistance anytime, day or night. With the App, you always have legal counsel ready and waiting — right in your back pocket.

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.

2. What’s the advantage of LegalShield compared to most lawyers?

A．It’s more money-saving and convenient.

B．It’s more professional and time efficient.

C．It’s more accessible in all conditions.

D．It can answer more questions over the phone.

3. Being a member of LegalShield, by checking their App often, you may      .

A．get extra service for free

B．pay for their service by hour

C．pay less than $24.95 per month for service

D．get the help from the best lawyers nationwide

2 . 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.

3 . 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.

4 . How Disney grew its $3 billion Mickey Mouse business — by selling to adults

In March 2019, Gucci began selling a $4,500 purse in the shape of Mickey Mouse’s head. Between the creature’s round black ears is a small handle embossed (凸印) with the word “Gucci.” On the brand’s website, a male model stares seriously into the camera without the slightest trace of irony (讽刺) that he is, in fact, carrying around the head of a children’s cartoon character.

It’s perhaps the most luxurious Mickey Mouse products designed for adults.     1     Maybelline created makeup sets with packaging covered in Mickey’s face. Uniqlo made dozens of graphic T-shirts with Mickey in various poses. So as not to miss out on the action, Apple launched $300 Beats headphones that paid homage to (向……致敬) the Mouse.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Mickey Mouse and his friends sold $3 billion in merchandise (周边商品) in 2018, a figure that includes both adult and children’s products.

This brings up the question: Why would adults wear items decorated with the face of a smiling rodent in the first place? What accounts for the enduring appeal of this anthropomorphized (拟人化的) mouse, while other Disney characters, such as Anna from Frozen, hardly ever appear in adult products?

Mickey Mouse was big business almost as soon as he made his debut (首次亮相) in Walt Disney’s animated short Steamboat Willie (《汽船威利号》) in 1928. Within five years, Mickey was earning $1 million a year in merchandise sales. These products were largely targeted at children, including stuffed toys, trains, and nursery (托儿所) wallpaper.

Everything changed in the years after World War II.     2     For one thing, Mickey was nearly twenty years old, which meant that the first audience, who enjoyed the cartoons as children, were now in their thirties. Disney was willing to transform Mickey into a symbol of innocence in the postwar years, when people were desperate for something hopeful to cling to.

All the marketing worked. In 1947, products featuring Disney characters brought in $100 million in revenue (收益) in merchandise. In addition to kids’ products, many of the items sold were for adults, such as radios and phonographs (留声机).

    3     He made Mickey’s face and body rounder, and eyes larger, like those of a baby. Scientists have shown that adults are more drawn to childlike faces. That look is more likely to subconsciously (潜意识地) produce a greater level of attachment in the viewer.

    4     For instance, the company has done everything in its power to ensure that they do not use images of Mickey drinking and smoking.

By and large, though, the symbolism Mickey represents is the one Disney has put forth: that of innocence and positivity.     5     In World War II, people used Mickey to help cope with the horrors before them. This might also help explain why Mickey Mouse has been popular over the past few years when many people are experiencing political instability.

A．Over the decades, Disney is always sensitive about how brands portray Mickey when it licenses his face.

B．Why was this effective at getting adults’ attention?

C．This is perhaps why adults seem drawn to him during times of trouble.

D．At that point, demand for products bearing Mickey’s face among adults decreased.

E．But it’s just one of many that has flooded the market.

F．Disney kept developing the character to make him more and more universally appealing.

G．Disney’s goal was clearly to make the character universally known and loved.