1 . Market traders and street vendors （摊贩）are making a comeback across China, and this time they find themselves equipped with a new set of digital skills essential to navigating the vast consumer market. To revitalize （复兴）retail stands, in a move aimed at stimulating domestic spending and stabilizing employment, the country's leading e-commerce platforms are lending a helping hand, offering services like accessible financing backed by technologies.

Domestic wholesale site 1688. com is among the first group of tech players with such offerings. At the heart of the action plan is an effort to link street vendors directly with factories, effectively avoiding middlemen and saving time and costs.

According to general manager Wang Hai, numerous small-scale merchants on the site have managed to gain the upper hand in price negotiations, while manufacturers are more willing to mass-produce as the economy of scale serves to reduce costs, thus creating a win-win situation.

“Data analytics also kicks in, giving traders some insight into current consumer trends so that they no longer need to operate their business purely based on intuition （直觉），and they can avoid stockpiling,“ Wang said. For instance, the most sought-after categories in markets are daily necessities _? underwear , digital gadgets and beauty products, according to the company, whereas the most passionate buyers come from Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces.

Meanwhile, to stabilize employment _, e-commerce major JD. com vowed to add a number of job positions that either require flexible working hours, allow working from home or are designed to promote startup businesses. For posts related to delivery, warehouse management and packaging, priority is given to people from poverty-stricken areas.

“The COVID-19 outbreak will accelerate the digital transformation of the real economy, and individual traders and smaller stores are no exception,^” said Xu Lei, CEO of JD's retail unit. "We have the capability and, more importantly, the responsibility to inject vitality （活力）into these entities, thus contributing to the economic rebound （回弹）and stabilizing employment.

1. What can we learn about e-commerce platforms like 1688. com?

A．They have an advantage in price negotiation.

B．Their efforts help street vendors cut the cost.

C．They increase production through technology.

D．Their services are financed by the government.

2. How does data analytics benefit traders?

A．By improving traders' business intuition.

B．By helping traders find out market trends.

C．By telling traders when to stockpile goods.

D．By aiding traders in controlling the market.

3. Who is more likely to get a delivery job from JD?

A．A person experienced in driving a truck.	B．A person willing to start a new business.
C．A person from an underdeveloped village.	D．A person preferring flexible working hours.

4. Which column of a newspaper is the passage probably taken from?

A．Culture.	B．World.
C．Lifestyle.	D．Business.

2 . “Tomorrow we will see the Golden Gate Bridge,” said Peter. “I have never seen a golden bridge before.”

Peter's father smiled, but said nothing.

The next morning, his father took Peter to the bridge. Peter first saw it from far away. How big it looked! But then he saw the bridge was red!

“The bridge isn't golden!” he said. “Why is it called the Golden Gate Bridge?”

“It isn't named for its color,” said his father. “It is named for the Golden Gate.”

“What is the Golden Gate?” asked Peter.

“A gate is either an opening, or the thing that closes the opening,” said his father.

“ The Golden Gate is an opening in the land. Water from the sea comes through this opening into San Francisco Bay.”

“Oh,” said Peter. “And the bridge goes over the opening. But why is the opening called the Golden Gate?”

“Years ago men came to California to look for gold,” his father said. “Many came by ship. They came into the bay through that opening. For them it was a gate to gold. They named it the Golden Gate.”

“Well,” said Peter, “I still think the bridge should look golden.”

When getting home, he sent a letter to a California paper. he said:” Red is not the right color for the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge should look golden, the way most people think it does.”

Peter sent $14.78 with his letter. “The money is to help paint the bridge gold, ” he wrote.

Many people read Peter's letter in the newspaper and things began to happen! Some people sent money. A big company gave real gold to make gold paint. A paint company made the paint.

But some people still wanted the bridge to be red!

Will the Golden Gate Bridge ever be golden? It will, if enough people feel as Peter does. How do you feel about it?

1. Why did father smile when hearing his son’s words?

A．His son had never seen a red bridge before.

B．His son was too delighted to visit the bridge.

C．His son was about to see the bridge tomorrow.

D．His son misunderstood the color of the bridge.

2. What is the Golden Gate Bridge named for?

A．The color of the bridge.

B．The shape of the bridge.

C．The location of the bridge.

D．The function of the bridge.

3. According to the passage, what did Peter feel when his father told him the origin of the Golden Gate Bridge?

A．Astonished.	B．Puzzled.
C．Determined.	D．Frustrated.

4. What did people do after reading Peter’s letter？

A．A firm made a gold paint by using real gold.

B．The government painted the bridge golden.

C．Some people were against the change of the color.

D．Some people raised money for the golden bridge.

3 . The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up (混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor , you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: "Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."

1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_____.

A．reading	B．practising
C．talking about it	D．listening

2. What is the most important thing for learning English?

A．Try to make some mistakes.

B．Don't be afraid of making mistakes.

C．Remember as many new words as you can.

D．Use it as often as you can

3. If people laugh at the mistakes you make, you should ___________.

A．be angry with them	B．be angry with yourself
C．not care	D．believe you are right

4. The story tell us:" ___________."

A．It is normal (正常的) that we make some mistakes in learning English

B．Everyone must make mistakes

C．We can avoid making mistakes in learning a language

D．Laughing can help one learn English well

4 . A fine-looking gentleman sat down in the main dining room of an expensive hotel. He ordered grand meal and spent two hours enjoying himself very much. After the bill came, the man sent for the head waiter. “Ah, my friend,” he said. “That was a wonderful meal. Perhaps you remember that I was a guest at this hotel, at this very same table just about a year ago. And at that time just because I couldn't pay the bill, you, sir, had me thrown out of this dining room in full view of all the other guests!”

“My deepest apologies, sir,” said the head waiter. “You understand...” “Oh, it's all right!” said the gentleman, lighting his cigar, “But I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again.”

1. The man went to the hotel because ______ .

A．he was good-looking.

B．he was a gentleman.

C．he had lots of money.

D．he just wanted to eat something good.

2. He called the head waiter _______ .

A．to say he had no money.	B．to praise him.
C．to pay for the last meal.	D．to enjoy the meal together.

3. When he was told what had happened last year, the waiter felt rather ______.

A．strange

B．sorry

C．anxious

D．angry

4. What do you suppose was the result of the story ?

A．The man paid for the bill.

B．The waiter apologized for the rough deeds.

C．The man once again was thrown out of the hotel.

D．The head waiter paid for the bill for him.

5 . Each year, half a million people die from brain aneurysms（动脉瘤）—when a blood vessel（血管）bursts in the brain. An aneurysm is a bulge（膨胀）in a blood vessel that can burst. If that happens in the brain, it can be deadly. For survivors, physical disabilities are often severe. They may include memory problems, loss of balance, trouble speaking and even blindness. But new technologies are increasing survival rates and reducing disabilities.

Beaumont Bacon is a survivor who makes light of her experience because she is a comedian（喜剧演员）. She uses humor to make others laugh. Now she’s working on a new show. Michael Alexander is her doctor. He operated on Beaumont Bacon after her attack. “She had bleeding in the frontal area of her brain, so right above the eyes. The part that was in the brain was about maybe the size of an egg. So, that’s a fairly large bleed.”

Ms. Bacon had a better chance at survival than most people because of Dr. Alexander. He directs the Neurovascular Center in Los Angeles. The center offers new technologies that include placing a catheter（导管）into an aneurysm, then threading wires to promote blood clots（血栓）. This technique reduces the chances of another burst blood vessel. “You don’t have to open up the skull（头盖骨）or open up the brain to do surgery. It’s all done from inside the blood vessels. So it reduces the amount of blood loss, and the recovery is much faster.”

For Beaumont Bacon’s recovery, the hospital worked to prevent problems commonly found in patients with a burst aneurysm. The problems include brain swelling that can shut down blood vessels. She spent a month in a coma（昏迷）—unable to communicate with doctors, friends and loved ones. But with a year of treatment, she recovered. Now, she is making people laugh.

1. What do you know about aneurysms?

A．No technologies can treat them nowadays.

B．They may cause severe disabilities.

C．Few people die from them every year.

D．They are deadly wherever they happen.

2. The new technology has the following benefits EXCEPT that ________.

A．it is much faster for the patient to recover

B．it brings no problems after the operation

C．it reduces the amount of blood loss

D．it doesn’t need to open up the brain to operate

3. It can be known from the passage that Beaumont Bacon ________.

A．was always in an unconscious state after the operation

B．recovered soon after the treatment

C．returned to work after the treatment

D．was the first to try the new technology

4. The author shows the effect of the technology by ________.

A．providing an example	B．making comparisons
C．offering data	D．giving explanations

6 . New research says 35 percent of the deaths of children worldwide are caused by hunger. The research is from poor to middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Robert Black from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland was the leading writer of the research. He says more than 3.5 million mothers and children under five die in poor countries each year because of hunger.

He says more than two million children die from underdevelopment, either before or after birth. Millions of others who survive face a lifetime of disabilities or early death. And the effects are not just physical. Poor brain development can limit economic success as children become adults. Then the cycle of poverty and hunger often repeats for their children.

Doctor Black says hungry children are also more likely to have conditions like high blood pressure and heart disease as adults. He says the studies show that food programs need to place the greatest importance on the first two years of life. Hungry children can suffer the whole life damage from age two.

So it is high time to improve their diets. Diets should include foods rich in vitamin A and other useful things. The researchers say early help like these could reduce child deaths by 25%.

The research has faced some criticism（批评）. A medical aid group says the researchers underestimate（低估）the number of child deaths from hunger. The researchers say there are findings that support this treatment but more studies are needed to compare it to hospital care.

1. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．Poverty and hunger have influenced all children's lives in the world.

B．Hunger has some bad effects on children's physical and mental development.

C．Ever year over two million children die of hunger after birth.

D．Poverty and hunger can limit people's success.

2. What can we learn from this passage?

A．If a child is hungry at childhood, he will be disabled in the future.

B．Criticism is the best medicine for hunger.

C．The results from the research is not satisfactory.

D．Generally speaking, hungry children have less chance of catching heart disease when they grow up.

3. Which period is the most important for children's physical development?

A．Before birth.	B．Between birth and the age of two.
C．From age two to five.	D．Under the age of five.

4. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

A．Hunger—children's biggest enemy.	B．How to prevent hunger.
C．A latest survey about hunger all over the world.	D．Time to improve our living conditions.

7 . Polar bears have captivated(迷住) humans since the beginning of recorded time. Writings dating back to 57 C. E. in ancient Rome describe flooded amphitheatres where polar bears and seals competed against each other ( not much of a fight, as it turns out). Kings of ancient Egypt and early Norway were the first to keep polar bears captive, and the fascination with them has held through the centuries. Ad campaigns all over the world feature polar bears to sell everything from bottled water to transportation systems to soda.

A Coca-Cola ad campaign in the 1990s added "adorable" to the polar bear's image. The ads featured a clumsy, animated cub that bridged the natural wariness between polar bears and penguins to share a nice, cold bottle of Coke. Polar bears don't actually have a natural affinity for penguins, as the two don't live in any of the same regions and never see each other. But still, cute is cute.

Polar bears' shocking whiteness, ferocity and sheer size make them icons of purity and power. Males can grow up to 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weigh up to 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms). A single bear can take on a 2,500-pound walrus, and hang on to the massive catch with 2-inch claws (5 centimeters). They walk hundreds of miles across ice sheets every winter, following their prey.

In the Arctic, polar bears are at the top of the food chain, and it’s not just because of their size. They're so well-adapted to their environment that they experience no change in body temperature at minus 34 degrees Fahrenheit ( minus 37 Celsius). However, the incredible survival mechanisms that let them thrive in frigid winters may prove to be their undoing. Because of global warming, winters are getting less cold and polar bears are dying. Some scientists project that if climate trends continue, 30 percent of the current polar bear population will be wiped out by 2050. What’s life like for an animal that needs such extreme cold to survive? Let's head to the Arctic and see how polar bears live on the ice.

1. What does the underlined word in the first paragraph refer to?

A．A place for fighting.	B．A place for entertainment.
C．A place for eating.	D．A place for jogging.

2. Which of the followings about polar bears is NOT true?

A．They have a close relationship with penguins.

B．They are favored by ad campaigns.

C．They will walk hundreds of miles to follow their prey.

D．They may be dying out due to warm weather.

3. Polar bears are at the top of the food chain in the Arctic mainly because their      .

A．large size	B．adorable image
C．good adaptability	D．shocking whiteness

4. What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

A．The current polar bear population will be wiped out by 2050.

B．Polar bears can only live in frigid winters.

C．Warm weather makes no sense to polar bears.

D．Polar bears’ mechanism makes them live in any environment.

8 . 4 Best Washing Machines to Buy in 2019, According to Cleaning Appliance Experts
BEST OVERALL WASHING MACHINE
Flex Wash Washing Machine
SAMSUNG
$1,548. 90

This double-duty machine offers flexibility thanks to two separately controlled washers in the same unit. The bottom is built for extra-large loads and has super-cleaning cycle options, which include sanitizing and steam settings. You even have the ability to add up to five rinses （漂洗）onto a cycle to remove every bit of detergent （洗衣液）from larger items like a jacket.

Capacity: 6. 0 cubic feet
BEST VALUE WASHING MACHINE
High-Efficiency Top Load Washing Machine
GE
$699. 99

In our tests, GE's washing skills rival more expensive machines. This classic top-loader is super-straightforward to use. We're impressed that at this price it offers options like an up to two-hour automatic presoak, deep fill and rinse for more customized water levels, has very good capacity, and is Energy Star Qualified.

Capacity: 4. 2 cubic feet
BEST TOP LOAD WASHING MACHINE
High-Efficiency Top Load Washing Machine
MAYTAG
$650. 00

This washer has a traditional center agitator （搅拌器），but is still so huge inside. You'll never notice any compromise in capacity. While it's energy-saving and efficient, you can add more water if you'd like to with the Deep Fill option.

Capacity: 5. 3 cubic feet
BEST COMPACT WASHING MACHINE
TwinDos Washing Machine
BOSCH
$1,999.00

This mighty mini is a Good Housekeeping Seal holder for good reason: Its deceptively large interior and space-saving exterior make it the perfect choice to install in small homes, apartments, or as second-floor laundry in a closet or bathroom.

Capacity: 2. 26 cubic feet
1. If you want your clothes rinsed thoroughly, you'd better choose______.

A．SAMSUNG	B．GE
C．MAYTAG	D．BOSCH

2. GE has the following functions EXCEPT_____ .

A．deep fill	B．automatic presoak
C．huge capacity	D．steam setting

3. If you have a limited budget, you should choose______.

A．SAMSUNG	B．GE
C．MAYTAG	D．BOSCH

4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A．BOSCH's TwinDos occupies the smallest space among the four.

B．The only weakness of MAYTAG is its capacity.

C．Everything considered, SAMSUNG’S Flex Wash is the best washing machine to buy.

D．The most environmentally friendly washing machine goes to GE among the four.

9 . Find your new favorite West End musicals, from heartwarming adaptations and award-winning scores to extremely funny musicals and must-see London shows.

	The Lion King Enjoy songs such as Circle Of Life. The award-winning adaptation of Disney’s The Lion King features music by Elton John, plus outstanding costumes and wonderful special effects. The Lion King delights all ages with rhythms of Africa and touching stories of love and life. Prices from £43.05   Call 077-533-0589 for Booking!
	The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famous musical, The Phantom of the Opera, tells the tale of a shadowy character who attempts to make Christina the leading lady of the Paris Opera. With a fantastic plot and breathtaking scene, this long-running show is one of the must-see musicals in London. Prices from £30.75   Call 077-916-4545 for Booking!
	Thriller–Live See Thriller–Live, a musical in memory of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5. The show joined London’s West End after three UK tours and popularity across Europe. Celebrate the career of the King of Pop during non-stop hits at this top London theatre show. Prices from £32.72   Call 077-816-3148 for Booking!
	School of Rock Rock out at this award-winning new musical. Based on the 2003 movie, School of Rock follows the story of Dewey Finn and his discovery to transform a class of A-grade students into a real rock group. But will they make it to the Battle of the Bands? Booking until Feb. Prices from £18.00   Call 077-317-8315 for Booking!
	Matilda The Musical Be wowed by the Royal Shakespeare Company’s multi-award-winning production of Matilda The Musical. Roald Dahl’s celebrated story bursts into life in this West End musical by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin. Children and adults alike will be delighted by the little girl with an extraordinary imagination. Prices from £24.00   Call 077-517-8367 for Booking!

1. The Phantom of the Opera is special because of its _____.

A．excellent costumes	B．experienced actors
C．attractive story	D．beautiful songs

2. Which of the following musicals would most probably catch the eye of both kids and adults?

A．The Phantom of the Opera.	B．Matilda The Musical.
C．School of Rock.	D．Thriller–Live.

3. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To analyze musicals.	B．To criticize musicals.
C．To advertise musicals.	D．To evaluate musicals.

10 . What’s happening?

Your guide to the best place to go in town.

The Art of the Camera

Beautiful exhibition from some of the best young photographers working today.

Stamford Hall, June 20th — 30th

Free

Film Club

Tonight’s movie at the Young People’s Film Club is the last of the series starring the Oscar-winning actor Johnny Depp. It’s the wonderful pirates of the Carbbean!

Starts 6;30 pm. Tickets £3

Winning Voices

More than 20 bands (乐队) play their best songs in a competition to win a great prize: a place in the national final and the chance to record a CD.

Stretford Student Center, 6 pm

Tickets £10 and £7.5

Streetlife Dance Group

Come and see the amazing “SDG” at the Atlas Centre. Twenty- four dancers aged between 11 and 18 show off their skills in street dancing for you.

Starts 7 pm. Tickets£15.

Young Vic Theatre

The final performance of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is tonight. This is your last chance to see this wonderful play. Don’t miss it.

Starts 8 pm. Tickets £9, £7 and £5.50

1. What can we learn about the Art of the Camera?

A．It lasts half a month	B．It shows some old photos
C．It is held by 24 young artists	D．It is open to the public for free

2. Where can you watch street dancing ?

A．In Stamford Hall	B．At the Atlas Centre
C．At Young Vic Theatre	D．At Stretford Student Centre

3. If John only has £4, what could he do?

A．See Romeo and Juliet	B．Watch Winning Voices
C．See Pirates of the Caribbean	D．Watch Streetlife Dance Group