1 . For years, Hainan, China's southernmost island province, has been an attractive tourist destination for people around the world because of its pleasant environment. Beginning this year, the beautiful island will have a new identity — an open and distinctive free trade port.

The Hainan Free Trade Port will serve as a special functional economic area and its level of openness will be better than any other port in the world. Products and funds from abroad will have free access to the port, and most goods will be duty-free. The decision shows China's willingness to further open up to the world.

The province of Hainan was founded in 1988. Later it became an appointed special economic (SEZ) to attract foreign investment. In 1992, the Yangpu Economic Development Zone, which was the first area in China to be comprehensively developed by foreign investors, was established. After eight years, in 2000, Hainan took the lead in carrying out a policy of visa on arrival. In the following years, a series of similar initiatives have been implemented for Hainan's continuous development, including a pilot zone for free trade founded in 2018.

Apart from an attractive landscape, Hainan's industrial structure features tourism and modern services. Not only will they become the highlights of the free trade port, but also they are in line with the rapid trade growth in global services as well as the development of many ports toward the service sector. In addition, as a free trade zone and port at provincial level, Hainan has a satisfying scale and full experience. All these advantages will enable Hainan to become a global trade center.

From SEZ to free trade pilot zone, and now today's free trade port, Hainan's development and its determination to build an open economy are evident to all. It's hoped that it will seize the chance of free trade and attract more business and experienced professionals from around the world to come to the island.

1. What's Hainan's future plan?

A．To construct a free trade port.

B．To boost Hainan's tourism and services.

C．To remove the tax on all imports and exports.

D．To strengthen environmental protection.

2. How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?

A．By analyzing causes.	B．By giving descriptions.
C．By following time order.	D．By making comparisons.

3. Which of the following is good for Hainan to become a global trade center?

A．Its slow trade growth.	B．Its traditional services.
C．Its development of IT industry.	D．Its distinctive service industry.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Hainan: A Push for Global Economy

B．Hainan: A Witness to China's Opening-Up

C．Hainan: An Island Full of Ups and Downs

D．Hainan: An Unforgettable Tourist Destination

2 . English is changing faster than ever with the development of society. Do you long to keep up with the times? If so, here are some old-fashioned words you should remove from your vocabulary list.

Whippersnapper

As an alteration of the term "snippersnapper'', the word first appeared in the 17th century, expressing our ancestors' annoyance at ill-mannered children. In its more contemporary version, the word relates to a young person who is too confident and does not show enough respect to older.

Tape

Are you born in the 1980s? If so, you may still be using the term "tape" when speaking of recording music or TV shows. Today, though digital media has made data storage on magnetic an outdated thing, this old linguistic habit still exists.

Stewardess

In the earlier age of air travel, female crew members serving airline passengers were called stewardesses. It was the development of women's rights movement in the 1960s that the word fell out of use. "Stewardess" was replaced by a more gender-neutral term, "flight attendant”. Dungarees

What we know as "jeans" today were once called “dungarees" to refer to trousers made of denm （蓝粗棉布）.As traders began importing the cloth from Genoa in Italy, this kind of trousers got a new name ’jeans”. So don't be surprised if you catch your grandpa saying dungarees.

1. Who can be described as a whippersnapper nowadays?

A．A child who is bad-tempered.

B．An elder who doesn't like children.

C．An elder who has confidence and influence.

D．A teenager who is overconfident and impolite.

2. Which of the following has become out of date with digital technology?

A．Whippersnapper.

B．Tape.

C．Stewardess.

D．Dungarees.

3. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To show readers how to stay young.

B．To explain how to keep up with the times.

C．To analyze the differences among modern words.

D．To advise readers not to use some old-fashioned words.

3 . Most sea turtles, whales and fish may have plastic in their bodies. To determine the various forms and colors of this material in marine animals, Marga Rivas at the University of Almeria in Spain and her team analyzed data from 112 studies published in the past decade. These looked for microplastics and larger macro plastics in marine species globally.

Of the studies, 80 examined the gastrointestinal tracts (胃肠道)of animals to see what they had taken in. The others also looked at wider animal tissues to identify plastics that end up in other parts of the body. After examining all of the data, Rivas and her team concluded that 66 per cent of sea turtles have white-colored macro and microplastics in their systems, while 55 percent have a distinct class of plastic called microfibers, which are shed by some fabrics (织物). The high amount of white plastic in turtles was unsurprising, says Rivas, given that plastic of this color, particularly larger pieces, may resemble jellyfish, a large part of the animals' diets.

Microfibers were also present in 80 percent of whales and dolphins - and white macro and microplastics in 38 percent of them. The researchers also concluded that clear fiber microplastics are probably the most common form of this waste that is taken in by large marine animals globally. Rivas and her colleagues also discovered that the animals with the highest rates of plastic were those in the Mediterranean and the northeast Indian Ocean.

“The Mediterranean is the most contaminated sea in the world, so we expected to find these results,” says Rivas. Marine plastic pollution has increased roughly 10-fbld since 1980, and Rivas says the problem is worsened by inadequate water treatment systems. In parts of India and the southeast Mediterranean, waste water isn’t adequately treated or recycled, she says. This means that microfibers shed by fabrics in washing machines, and larger pieces of rubbish, enter the sea. “It’s possible to introduce management strategies to control these huge threats,” says Rivas.

1. How did Rivas and her team conduct the study?

A．By doing comparative experiments.

B．By analyzing data from previous studies.

C．By determining the forms and colors of plastics.

D．By looking for plastics in global marine animals.

2. Why was it unsurprising to find a large amount of white plastic in sea turtles?

A．White plastic looks like the food sea turtles consume.

B．More while plastic was in the sea than that of other colors.

C．White plastic is the most common form of the plastic waste.

D．White microfibers from fabrics were abundant in the oceans.

3. What does the underlined word “contaminated” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A．Researched

B．Conserved

C．Examined

D．Polluted

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Health.

B．Lifestyle.

C．Science.

D．Education.

4 . Inventions That Changed the World

The medieval era was not short of groundbreaking ideas. As we'll explore here important scientific leaps and popular new products were invented in this era, some of which remain important to this day.

The Printing Press

Date 11 ^th—15^th Century

Use: Publishing

Well before Johannes Gutenberg brought the idea of mass production of printed text to Europe with his Gutenberg Bible, the moveable type printing press was already in use in China. Before this, in Asia as in Europe, books were handwritten to be copied. In 1440 Gutenberg applied similar technology to mass produce books for the general public. Freeing up access to knowledge in a cheap and efficient way was a game changer.

Coffee

Date: 15^tlh Century

Use: Drink

The exact timing and origin of coffee bean cultivation is greatly disputed, but we can say with some confidence that by the 15th century coffee beans were being grown and roasted for the production of coffee in the Yemeni region of Arabia. From there it would spread to Egypt and eventually to Europe. First though it took root in the Near East where the stimulating drink became a popular alternative to alcohol. The secondary offshoot of coffee drinking became the spread of coffeehouses where men would meet to play games like chess as well as discuss politics, smoke and listen to music.

Gunpowder

Date: 10^th Century

Use: Entertainment, Firearms

The black powder was an incredibly important milestone for humanity. This relatively simple explosive mixture might be best known for its use in weapons and fireworks, but it also offered new means of mining for resources, which was a massive time — and energy-saving innovation. The formula originates in China where the mixture was first used for setting fires. The impact of this technology on the world of weaponry is well known to us now.

1. What does the Printing Press and Gunpowder have in common?

A．They have similar uses.	B．They were related to China.
C．They appeared at the same period.	D．They were time-saving innovations.

2. What was the impact of the Printing Press according to the passage?

A．It produced books in Europe.	B．It freed up lots of human labor.
C．It changed the game of printing.	D．It made knowledge accessible affordably.

3. What did people in the Near East think of coffee?

A．Another choice to alcohol.	B．Means of mining for resources.
C．A place to meet and play games.	D．Important milestones for humanity.

5 . Killer whales, or orcas, are known for their severe attacks on sea animals but they have never posed a threat to humans. However, since late July, the normally social animals have been intentionally attacking sailboats off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.

The strange behavior first surfaced on July 29, 2020, when a 46-foot boat was repeatedly attacked for almost an hour by nine orcas, causing the boat to rotate(旋转) 180 degrees and having its engine switched off. Since then, over 30 more similar incidents have been reported. On September 23, 2020, Spain's government banned boats of less than 50 feet in length from sailing in the 60-mile stretch of the Atlantic coastline between Ferrol and the Estaca de Bares Cape, where the attacks have been occurring.

Researchers across the world are trying to explain the orcas' behavior. Some believe it could be a result of the overfishing of the bluefish tuna - the orcas' primary food source -which has left the area's killer whales starving and unable to feed their babies. "I saw them look at boats carrying fish. I think they know humans are somehow related to food shortages, "says Ken Balcomb, senior scientist at the Center for Whale Research in Washington, USA. The environmentalists believe the sudden increase in boat traffic and fishing activities, after months of absence due to restrictions on human activity last spring, could also be contributing to the agitation.

However, Alfredo López, a biology professor in Galicia, Spain, thinks the attacks are defensive measures the orcas adopted to protect themselves against boat injuries. The researcher came to this conclusion after looking at the of the videos of a few incidents and noticing that two of the young killer whales involved had serious injuries. Hopefully, the experts will be able to find a way to restore the harmony between the animals and the humans soon.

1. What do we know about orcas in paragraph 1?

A．They are friendly to humans.	B．They have changed their behavior.
C．They are famous for hunting skills	D．They have met tough living conditions.

2. Who hold(s) the idea that fishing activities caused the incidents?

A．Ken Balcomb.	B．The environmentalists.
C．Alfredo López.	D．Spain's government.

3. What does the underlined word "the agitation" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The attacks.

B．Food shortages.

C．The overfishing.

D．Human activities.

4. What might be a suitable title for this text?

A．How do killer whales attack humans?

B．Why Are Killer Whales attacking Boats?

C．How can we live in harmony with animals?

D．Why are boats banned from sailing on the sea?

6 . A mix of anxiety rising in my chest and a voice at the back of my mind shouting ‘what’s wrong with me?’ –it’s how I’ve felt about rejection my whole life.

The earliest rejection I can remember was on my first day of school. I started the term late due to illness and the teacher asked the class who would play with me at break. The silence was deafening. Now, a bit of online dating sees us rejected by half the town before we've even started our day. There's not a break at work. Is there a worse feeling than hitting the final slide on your presentation, boldly asking 'any questions?' and looking around the room to see everyone on their phones?

We need to build resilience. For me, this has come in two stages. First, I spent time listening to the voice of fear that saw each rejection as proof that there was something wrong with me. When I analysed it, I could see it was rarely about me. Perhaps the guy I was talking to was too busy to reply. It was likely that the magazine I'd sent a passage to already had an article on that topic. Now, I assume it's about me 20 per cent of the time - and I can live with that.

The other thing I do is practice rejecting. Because I hate rejection, I shy away from being the rejector, which means I either please people or avoid tricky situations. Instead, I've come up with a few lines for when I want to say no: 'That sounds great but it's not for me; thank you for asking but I decline; it was lovely but I think we should leave it there.' It's never pleasant to reject a person but there is a kind way to do it. With resilience and clarity, we can see the plus sides of rejection: it frees us up to do something else, be with someone else and be happier. We can't complain about that.

1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The examples of the author's being rejected.

B．The experiences of the author's online dating.

C．The reasons of the author's lateness for school.

D．The feelings of the author's being ignored at work.

2. What did the author find after analyzing the reason of rejection?

A．He could live with it.	B．It was partly about him.
C．He did something wrong.	D．It had nothing to do with him.

3. What might be the author's advice when you reject others?

A．Do it with resilience and clarity.

B．Come up with a few pleasant lines.

C．Please others or avoid tricky situations.

D．Show your kindness and don't complain.

4. What is one of the benefits of rejection?

A．It enables us to live.	B．It gives us more time.
C．It has some plus sides.	D．It does something else.

7 . Zika virus. Malaria. West Nile virus. Dengue fever. Have you ever heard of these illnesses? If so, you likely know what they all have in common. These are a few of the diseases spread by one of the greatest pests known to humankind一the mosquito.

Much of the time, mosquito bites are just itchy. Nothing ruins a backyard barbecue faster than a mass of these bloodsucking insects. However, some mosquitoes carry viruses that cause deadly ilnesses. In fact, some experts say mosquitoes are a bigger threat to human life than any other organism.

Over the centuries, mosquitoes are thought to have caused the deaths of 52 billion people. That’s half the people who have ever lived on Earth! Even today, ilnesses spread by mosquitoes kill more people each year than war does.

It should be no surprise that many people would like to get rid of mosquitoes. What if we could wipe out the entire mosquito population? No more malaria. No more Zika. No more itchy bumps after a summer day spent outdoors. Doesn’t that sound great?

Not so fast. Sure, some species of mosquitoes harm humans. But others don’t pose any threat at al! In fact, some of these mosquitoes play important parts in their ecosystems. Let’s look at a few ways.

Many of our Wonder Friends already know that bees play an important part in pollination（授粉）. It turns out, mosquitoes do, too! Most mosquitoes actually drink nectar（ 花蜜） instead of blood. When they do so, they help pollinate the plants they feed on.

It’s also important to remember that even mosquitoes are part of an ecosystem. Without them, the food chain would be disturbed.

Adult mosquitoes are a food source for bats, birds, spiders, and small mammals. Without them, these animals would need to find something else to eat. Some experts even think mosquitoes could be used to help humans.

1. What do Zika virus, Malaria, West Nile virus, and Dengue fever have in common?

A．They are all pests from the wild forest.	B．They can not be cured by human beings.
C．They can all be spread by mosquitoes.	D．They are all caused by bacteria.

2. What does the underined phrase in the fourth paragraph mean?

A．Kill something completely.	B．Bring up in large numbers.
C．Control something completely.	D．Rely on something completely.

3. What is the author’s attitude towards mosquitoes?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Critical.

D．Objective.

4. What may the author continue to write about in the following?

A．How mosquitoes are harmful to human beings.

B．How mosquitoes are helpful to human beings.

C．How mosquitoes cause various ilness to mankind.

D．How mosquitoes are eaten by small mammals.

8 . The world’s hottest rainforest is located not in the Amazon or anywhere else you might expect, but inside Biosphere (生物圈) 2, the experimental scientific research facility in the desert outside Tucson, Arizona. A recent study of tropical trees planted there in the early 1990s reported a surprising result: They have withstood temperatures higher than any likely to be experienced by tropical forests this century.

The study adds to a growing number of findings that are giving forest scientists something that’s been in short supply lately : hope. Plants may have unexpected resources that could help them survive — and perhaps even prosper — in a hotter, more carbon-rich future. And while tropical forests still face both human and natural threats, some researchers believe terrible reports of their approaching decline due to climate change may have been overstated.

“Biology is clever, ”says Scott Saleska, an ecologist at the University of Arizona in Tucson and co-leader of the Biosphere 2 study. “It’s a lot smarter than our models yet represent.”

The last few years have seen a flood of alarming reports about forests and climate change’s effects on them. Scientists have announced that the Amazon forest is no longer a reliable carbon sink; the Amazon rainforest may be nearing a tipping point; tropical forests globally are already close to the hottest temperatures they can tolerate and climate change is killing off old trees.

One thing is certainly true: Our fossil fuel emissions are creating a climate that humans have never seen and trees haven’t experienced in a very long time.“We’re pushing tropical forests into temperatures they’ve never seen since the Cretaceous — since there were dinosaurs,” says Abigail Swann, an ecologist and climate scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle.

1. Where is the hottest rainforest located according to the article?

A．In the Amazon tropical forest.	B．In a research facility in Arizona.
C．In the rainforest in Brazil.	D．At the University of Arizona.

2. What can we conclude from the second paragraph?

A．Forest scientists still lack numbers of findings about rainforest.

B．Plants may not survive in hot and carbon rich future than expected.

C．Plants may survive in hotter and more carbon-rich environment.

D．People may overstate the climate change in the future.

3. How will the fossil fuel emissions change the climate?

A．We have never seen the climate change due to greenhouse.

B．The fossil fuel emissions may destroy the whole ecosystem.

C．The temperatures may reach as high as those in dinosaur period.

D．The fossil fuel emissions may create a climate plants can’t bear.

4. What may be the best title of the article?

A．The world’s hottest rainforest in the wild

B．Plants may die of fossil fuel emissions due to mankind

C．The Amazon forest is declining quickly in the future

D．Plants may stand hotter temperature than expected

9 . Tony Williams, 75 from Alton, East Hampshire, lost his wife Jo back in May, when, tragically, Jo, passed away from cancer just nine days after she was diagnosed.

And ever since, Tony has been completely alone, explaining the continuous loneliness is “like torture, with no family nearby”. Tony took finding a friend into his own hands, even putting two adverts in his local newspaper and handing out cards. Heartbreakingly, he received no responses.

But after a poster he placed in his window made headlines this week, the retired physicist has been overwhelmed with responses from people wanting to be his friend. In just a couple of days, he's had between 50 and 70 phone calls with strangers, and meanwhile he's received thousands of emails.

Tony said: “I just regret it's impossible for me to answer even a small part of calls and emails. If I could meet them all I would tell them how much I care for them and how much I'd like to reach out to them as they did to me. The love, kindness and compassion they've shown actually brought tears to my eyes.”

He has even had phone calls from as far as America and Canada!

Tony met his late wife Jo, who he describes as his “best friend and soul mate,” in a bar more than 35 years ago, and describes their marriage as a “perfect harmony”. The couple, who lived in Gloucestershire for 25 years, were unable to have any children, and so depended on each other heavily for company and support.

“For weeks and weeks, it looked as if I was pushing doors open and they were immediately slammed in my face. And then I was isolated and almost totally abandoned. And I thought, I've got to do something about that,"   he recalled.

Tony's determination has paid off, getting hundreds of people queuing up to be his friend. We're so pleased for you, Tony!

1. Why did Tony advertise in the local newspaper?

A．To inform people of his wife's death.	B．To draw attention to the old's loneliness.
C．To seek a second marriage.	D．To find someone as a friend.

2. What do we know about Tony?

A．He is working as a physicist.	B．He is now in a sweet trouble.
C．He has a complete family.	D．He lives in Gloucestershire.

3. How did Tony feel when receiving people's responses?

A．Disappointed.

B．Sympathetic.

C．Moved.

D．Surprised,

4. We can infer from the text that.

A．Tony loves his wife very much	B．Tony's children live far from him
C．Tony has become world-famous	D．Tony used to have many friends

10 . Best Places for Kids in the Jacksonville Region!

CSR Wildlife Sanctuary(1 p.m. —3 p.m.)

Our mission is to provide a safe, loving, and forever home to endangered big cats, and to educate the public about their living conditions. We offer Daytime Tours of our facility where visitors can see the animals in a happy and stress-free environment. Our current residents include tigers, lions, pumas and leopards.

JK Zoo and Gardens (9 a.m. — 5 p.m.)

Discover the earth's various wildlife through interactive and educational experiences. A true family adventure! We're changing daily and improving consistently. With recent updates, we are quickly becoming a world-class establishment. The Zoo donates a percentage of every ticket and membership sold to conservation efforts, supporting over 45 programs, regionally and globally.

Riverside Arts Market (10 a.m. — 3 p.m.)

Hosted on Saturdays, rain or shine, RAM is a weekly market where our community comes together! During the week, the space is a parking lot, but on Saturdays, it houses hundreds of artists, farmers, community organizations and small businesses! Enjoy the harvest of the agricultural arts by supporting Florida farmers, who depend on your weekly purchases to remain sustainable. Our community benefits from all of us staying “loyal to local.”

Grace Crop Maze (10 a.m. —10 p.m.)

Family fun on the farm in Clay County! You can enjoy hayrides, cow train, duck races and so much more! The Fall Festival in October is a month of fun that you won't want to miss. We're opening part of our beautiful sunflower patch for our Fall Season! Selfies with Sunflowers offers fun for friends and families to spread out, capture memories and enjoy quality time together.

1. What similarity do CSR Wildlife Sanctuary and JK Zoo and Gardens have?

A．Both of them are open all day long.	B．They both care about animal protection.
C．They keep the same kinds of animals.	D．They have the same management.

2. Which is the best place to experience farm life?

A．CSR Wildlife Sanctuary.	B．JK Zoo and Gardens.
C．Riverside Arts Market.	D．Grace Crop Maze.

3. Which of the following highlights River Arts Market?

A．Sustainable development.	B．Changeable weather.
C．Sense of community.	D．Daily business.