1 . The sudden death of the 23-year-old female emplovee of Pinduoduo has sparked a heated debate, with many criticizing the overwork culture. Three experis share their views. Excerpis (节选) follow:

Labor laws compatible (兼容的) with digital era needed

This case should inspire society to reflect on how to better protect employees’ rights in the digital era. The relevant clauses in the Labor Law cannot be specifically applied to charge internet companies suspected of violating laborers' rights and interests.

The blurring (模糊) of the line between social and economic activities in the digital era makes it difficult to define fixed working hours.

Lawmakers should find out the new factors affecting labor relations due to the rapid development of internet and communications technology. This can pave the way for law-making on working hours in the digital era. “996” working schedule is against labor laws.

More than one year ago, it was shocking to hear e-commerce tycoons (巨头) Liu Qiangdong and Jack Ma publicly support the "996" working schedule to push their employees to work harder. A growing number of companies have been using different methods to exercise ever-increasing control over their employees.

To correct the situation, it is vital that the country bring in specific law on internet enterprises, especially in terms of labor contracts and work schedules, and make it clear that the “996” working schedule is illegal.

Death due to overwork needs legally definition

Work pressure and long working hours can seriously affect workers' physical and mental health, making. them more easily hurt by occupational and stress-related diseases.

But it is difficult to prove that a person dies of overwork. Only a person who dies at the workplace or of a sudden illness within 48 hours of getting off work is considered a victim of work.

China should issue guidelines explaining in detail what leads to death due to overwork.

1. What do the three experts agree on?

A．The Labor Law in China is non-effective.

B．It is difficult to define fixed working hours.

C．Supervision on companies should be tightened.

D．Improvement should be made to the current laws.

2. Why does the expert mention Liu Qiangdong?

A．To highlight the models of e-commerce.

B．To introduce tycoons' attitudes to overwork.

C．To confirm their efforts to protect employees.

D．To express disagreement on “996” working schedule.

3. What does the underlined exercise mean in the text?

A．To make somebody anxious.	B．To do sports or other physical activities.
C．To use your power to achieve something.	D．To test or make experimental use of something.

4. Who can be considered a victim of work?

A．Someone dies on his way to office.	B．Someone dies of a heart attack in his office.
C．Someone dies three days after work.	D．Someone dies after work without symptoms.

2 . The beauty of the outdoors naturally encourages people to go outside. The drive toward the natural world is present in normal times. Now, as many people are locked indoors, spending hours in front of screens, the pull of watching wind blow branches of neighboring trees is hardly matched. Forest therapy is one way to satisfy the demand while improving personal health and well-being.

Inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing", forest therapy is a guided outdoor practice, which encourages people to experience the pleasures of nature through all of their senses and be present in the body.

Research on shinrin-yoku began in Japan in the 1980s when leaders there noticed a sharp rise in stress-related illnesses in the country, resulting from people spending more time working in technology and other industrial work. Specific settings were created to guide people in outdoor experiences. Research showed forest bathing may help reduce stress, improve attention, and lift moods.

Stress raises levels of cortisol, which plays a role in high blood pressure, heart disease and headaches. In test subjects, levels of cortisol decreased after a walk in the forest. Trees give off oils called phytoncides that have special properties and may influence immunity(免疫力). Exposure to natural tree oils helps lift depression, lower blood pressure. One study showed a rise in the number and activity of immune cells, which fight viruses and cancer, among people who spent three days and two nights in a forest compared with people taking an urban trip. This benefit lasted for more than a month after the forest trip!

Don't worry if you don't have three days to spend in the forest. A recent study showed spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature improved self-reported health and well-being. It doesn't matter whether the 120 minutes represents one long trip, or several shorter visits to nature. So, even as we are honoring physical distancing, it's possible and essential to get outside for 20 minutes every day and enhance our well-being.

1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 imply?

A．Interaction between neighbors is rare.

B．The beauty of nature is often ignored.

C．People's urge to be outside is stronger.

D．Public physical condition is worsening.

2. Why did Japanese researchers start to study shinrin-yoku?

A．To find a way to help people work out.

B．To deal with a national health crisis.

C．To provide an effective exercise guide.

D．To get people away from technology.

3. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．What long-term stress could cause.

B．How long people should stay in nature.

C．How forest therapy affects the body.

D．Whether exposure to forests is helpful.

4. What is suggested in the last paragraph?

A．Limiting time spent outdoors properly.

B．Spending at least 2 hours in nature a day.

C．Making a plan to exercise every day.

D．Keeping our connection with nature.

3 . Emory Jensen, a 10-year-old fourth-grader, ran her fingers across a wall covered in artwork as she walked through an art exhibit. “It’s something that would get me in trouble or kicked out elsewhere,” she said unbelievably.

But Emory, who is unable to see, wasn’t kicked out, because it wasn’t at a typical art museum, but at the fully immersive (沉浸式的) art experience called “dreamscapes” as part of a field trip designed to help expose blind students to art. “We can all just feel it and it’s not what we can only look at,” she continued. “It’s awesome. The experience is like that in Alice in Wonderland.” The student also said she wanted to visit again with her cousin who suffers the same inborn eyesight problem.

“Most of these students probably have never been able to go to an art museum or really get to experience what art is,” said Kate Borg, director of blind campus programs. Art is typically focused on visuals, but “dreamscapes” is aimed at more. Sight, touch and smell are a big part of it, as well as emotional feelings. It uses different sounds, smells and substances (物质) in the artwork and allows people to walk through spaces with different themes.

Some staff were blown away to watch the children experience the art. “I couldn’t hold back my tears,” said Andrea Silva, “dreamscapes” manager. “I’ve never seen a visitor so lost in and curious about the art. We wanted it to be accessible to everyone, including and especially kids.”

Accessibility for art is vital, Borg said. “We read research after research that talks about creativity and art being so important for children in their development and growth,” she said. “And just because a child is blind or visually impaired (受损的) doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t have the same opportunity. They absolutely need to be close to art, and we have to be a little more creative in making sure we provide that.”

1. What can be learned about “dreamscapes”?

A．It is open to the students only.	B．It is focused on various senses.
C．It is built with special materials.	D．It is decorated to look like a fantasy world.

2. How did Silva feel when seeing kids experience the art?

A．Touched.

B．Curious.

C．Proud.

D．Puzzled.

3. What does Borg stress in the last paragraph?

A．The necessity for children to research art.

B．The way to get children to think creatively.

C．The reason to help blind kids get access to art.

D．The importance for blind kids to develop overall.

4 . YMCA Camp Widjiwagan

3788 North Arm Rd

Ely, MN 55731, USA

Phone: 651-645-6605

High quality canoes and backpacking adventures and wilderness trips in the BWCAW, Quetico Provincial Park and in the finest wilderness areas throughout North America, “Widji” wilderness trips focus on respect and values that build skills for life as they develop an unparalleled relationship with the environment. Camp is open for all abilities and ages 10-17.

Revolution Camp at St.Olaf College

1520 St Olaf Ave

Northfield, MN 55057, USA

Phone: 800-944-7112

St.Olaf is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States and is located just south of Minneapolis. Campers will train in softball on Mabel Shirley Field, home of St.Olaf softball. The field sits in short walking distance of the Tostrud and Skoglund Centers and will also have access to St.Olaf's swimming pool. Camp is open for all abilities and ages 7-16.

Discovery Day Camp

8 Different Locations, Across Minnesota

Fort Snelling, MN 55111, USA

Phone: 612-261-2300

Discovery Day Camp is a week-long program (5 days) that is open to youth aged 8-17. Each day will be filled with activities such as swimming, hiking, climbing, archery, STEM activities, outdoor skills, crafts and more! All of the activities will be age-appropriate and guided by our well trained and enthusiastic staff. With multiple sessions offered at a variety of locations, you are sure to find something that will fit your busy schedule!

PGA Junior Golf Camp at GolfTrack Academy at Hyland Greens

10100 Normandale Blvd

Bloomington, MN 55437, USA

Phone: 916-476-8132

PGA Junior Golf Camp—Full and half-day camps provide an excellent opportunity for youth of ages 12-19 and abilities to improve their technical skills, develop strong course management and learn golf in a fun, supportive and positive environment. Overnight camps for advanced players are held at nationally-acclaimed facilities and provide opportunities for serious game improvement. Every camp is designed to help your child become a leader on and off the course.

1. Which phone number can you dial if you want to learn softball skills?

A．651-645-6605.

B．800-944-7112.

C．612-261-2300.

D．916-476-8132.

2. What's special about Discovery Day Camp?

A．It provides outdoor activities.	B．It has enthusiastic workers.
C．It runs in different places.	D．It offers the longest programs.

3. Which one can 18-year-old Tom choose if he wants to take part in the camp?

A．YMCA Camp Widjiwagan.	B．Revolution Camp.
C．Discovery Day Camp.	D．PGA Junior Golf Camp.

5 . With a quick movement, the little creature vanishes in the air like it never existed and somehow appears dramatically-this is a part of the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. But in reality, “disappeared” fantastic creatures can also reappear.

The Global Wildlife Conservation(GWC) announced on Oct 30 they have rediscovered the Voeltzkow's chameleon(变色龙)in Madagascar. The last time that the animal was seen was in 1913.

This discovery excited the researeh team, but the finding was not easy. The GWC organized an expedition as part of its Seareh for Lost Species program, an attempt to rediscover species that have not been observed by scientists for at least a decade. They headed into the forests of northwestern Madagascar in April 2018. But they didn't have much luck for a long time. Just days before the trip was to end. the tour guides spotted one of the chameleons. Ultimately, the team discovered three males and 13 females.

Male Voeltzkow's chameleons are up to 164 millimeters long and are light green with dark stripes, which get darker when they are angry or stressed. Females are smaller than males, growing to about 150 millimeters long. They can change their skin to a pattern of red dots and a stripe of purple against a background of black and white.

“The Voeltzkow's chameleon adds color and beauty to the planet, and reminds us that even when all seems lost, a great adventure can reawaken hope." said Don Church, president of the GWC. "Now we have so much to learn about this extraordinary reptile(爬行动物)・including how we can best save it from extinction.”

This isn't the only time a species thought to be extinct has been rediscovered. In fact, this year scientists discovered a frog that has been missing for more than 50 years in a Brazilian jungle. Another example is the Albany adder snake, which was rediscovered in 2016. The species had disappeared for over a decade and was generally believed to be extinct.

So how are these "lost" species able to make a comeback? If the environment changes in favor of certain species that have been considered extinct, the population size of those species may recover again. As they reach greater numbers, the chance of humans discovering them increases.

1. Why is the part of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them mentioned?

A．To lead to a discussion about animal extinction.

B．To warn of the difference between reality and fiction.

C．To demonstrate that magic can be found in real life.

D．To further discuss the reappearance of creatures.

2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．How luck determined the fate of a lost species.

B．How the GWC rediscovered the Voeltzkow's chameleon.

C．An introduction to the Seareh for Lost Species program.

D．The solutions to make “lost" species come back.

3. What can we know about the Voeltzkow's chameleon?

A．They can change their colors to green and yellow.

B．Female chameleons are much longer than male ones.

C．The color of the males' skin can reflect their mood.

D．Male chameleons outnumber female ones by a lot.

4. What can be concluded from the last two paragraphs?

A．The rediscoveries may be due to environmental changes.

B．The habitats of frogs and snakes are quite similar.

C．Human beings are to blame for species extinction.

D．Extinct reptiles would be the first group to be rediscovered.

6 . “Sunday Morning”honored the creative, inspiring and newsworthy men and women who passed away in 2020, who'd touched our lives in unforgettable ways.

Pain and sorrow - the calling cards of 2020. “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers provided us reassurance（保证） that tomorrow may be better. Although Withers left us at 81, his notes of comfort helped during a year that wasn't even a month old before grief was already setting in.

The death of 41-year-old Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others because of an air crash, astonished everyone-basketball fans or not.

“My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get". COVID was certainly the box we all wished we never got. But Winston Groom, who created Forrest Gump, reminded us through that character that challenges exist, to be overcome.

Dignity for Black Americans remained an unfinished struggle in 2020. The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor-just to name a few-restarted a movement for equality and justice not seen since the 1960s.

Gender equality lost some of its superheroes, too. Helen Reddy, who was inspired to retire after “I Am Woman” became her most popular song in 1974, offered the soundtrack for the fight that she herself engaged in. But there were few champions for women as influential as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In her 27 years on the Supreme Court，she expanded rights for women as well as men. Small in stature（个子）,a giant for us all. The only thing tougher than Justice Ginsburg was the cancer that took her at age 87.

While the sun isn't out just yet, the hope is that it's just over the horizon.

1. What did Winston Groom want to tell us through Forrest Gump?

A．Forrest Gump had a box of chocolates.	B．A person's character determines his fate.
C．We didn't expect to get Covid-19 in 2020.	D．We are living through difficulties in our life.

2. Who died of a serious disease?

A．Kobe Bryant.

B．Forest Gump.

C．George Floyd.

D．Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

3. What can be learned about Helen Reddy?

A．She was a racist.	B．She died from an accident.
C．She was a musician.	D．She didn't retire until her death.

10 . A Universal Greeting: Shaking Hands

A handshake seems to be a normal gesture. In fact, in the 9th century BC, an ancient site during the ruling of Shalmaneser III clearly shows two figures holding hands.The Iliad,usually dated to the 8th century BC, mentions that two characters “taking each other's hands and expressing their loyalty," Centuries later, Shakespeare once wrote of two characters who shook hands and swore to be brothers in the bookAs You Like It.Shaking hands seems to be an ancient custom whose roots have disappeared in the sands of time.

Historians who have studied ancient etiquette books note that the modern handshake did not appear until the middle of the 19th century, when it was considered a slightly inappropriate gesture that could only be used between friends. But what if Shakespeare had written about handshaking hundreds of years earlier?

According to author Torbjorn Lundmark in hisTales of Hi and Bye: Greeting and Parting Rituals Around the World,the problem comes in differing definitions of the handshake. The early handshakes mentioned above were part of making deals or peace; King Shalmaneser 111 referred to a rebellion in which he signed a treaty with the King of Babylon. In theIliad,Diomedes and Glaucus shook, hands when they realized they were guest-friends, and Diomedes declared: "Let's not try to kill each other." Shakespeare was similarly referencing settlement of a conflict.

The modern handshake as a form of greeting is harder to trace. As a Dutch sociologist Herman Roodenburg — the chief authority for the history of handshaking — wrote in a chapter of ananthologycalledA Cultural History of Gesture,“More than in any other field, that of the study of gesture is one in which the historian has to make the most of only a few clues”.

One of the earliest clues he cites is a 16th-century German translation of the French writer Rabelais'sGargantua and Pantagruel.When one character meets Gargantua, Rabelais writes, “He was greeted by countless hugs and countless good days." But according to Roodenburg, the 16th-century German translation added references to shaking hands.

A popular saying suggests that Cleland's statements against bowing were actually a wish to go back to a potentially traditional method of greeting in Europe. As the centuries progressed, handshaking was replaced by more hierarchical ways of greeting — like bowing. According to Roodenburg, handshaking survived in a few remote places, like in Dutch towns where some would use the gesture to make peace after disagreements. Around the same time, those who valued equality also made use of handshaking. Then, as the Continent's hierarchy was weakened, handshaking became a common practice among people of the same rank, as it is today.

1. Why does the author mention Shakespeare in the first two paragraphs?

A．To prove that the history of handshaking is hard to find.

B．To illustrate that handshaking is a very old custom.

C．To show readers that handshaking is common in fiction.

D．To explain the value of handshaking in communication.

2. What can we learn about handshaking from the passage?

A．The origin of handshaking as a form of greeting is easy to trace.

B．Citizens usually shake hands to show friendliness in Holland.

C．It was used only between friends and to reach an agreement.

D．It is a common practice between people of different social positions.

3. Which of the following is similar in meaning to "anthology"in Para. 4?

A．the science of mental ability	B．a collection of selected literary passages
C．a daily written record of experiences	D．all the living things of a particular region

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage?

A．The handshake has disappeared in some remote parts of the Netherlands.

B．Handshaking has different meanings in different European countries.

C．Most Europeans prefer to shake hands rather than bow.

D．Handshakes are now common between people of different positions.