2 . Online eating shows, or Mukbang(直播吃饭), originated in South Korea and have gained popularity globally.

Many hosts of such shows have become popular for their ability to eat large amounts of food. But these shows have also received criticism for their waste of food. While some hosts actually do consume the amount of food shown, others may be faking it.

On Aug 12, CCTV exposed several Chinese hosts who were pretending to eat large amounts of food while on camera, but actually later threw it away.

To discourage this practice, many video and livestreaming platforms, including Douyin, Kuaishow and Bilibili, have removed videos that show food waste, and have promoted messages to “stop food waste and eat reasonably.”

In June 2020, the United Nations warned that the world is on the verge of the worst food crisis in 50 years.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, about a third of the world’s food-1.3 billion tons- is wasted every year. In China alone, 50 million tons of food ends up in landfills every year, according to Beijing News.

Recently, campaigns against food waste have been further promoted. In August, President Xi Jinping stressed the need for safeguarding food security and stopping food waste.

According to China Daily, restaurants and catering associations in more than 18 provinces and all 4 municipal cities have issued guidelines to control food waste.

In Shanxi province, local restaurants have been asked to serve half portions to avoid waste. The Wuhan Catering Association proposed that restaurants adopt the “N-1 mode”. For example, a group of 10 diners should only order enough for nine people first. More food is only brought to the table if required.

In addition, a nationwide “Clear Your Plate” campaign has been launched online. Users of Sina Weibo are encouraged to share photos or videos of empty plates after finishing their meals.

Meanwhile, new laws are also being considered, according to China daily. “We will make new laws that give clear instructions on avoiding food waste,” said Zhang Guilong from the legislative Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress. The instructions will be detailed in every year of food production, purchasing storage, transportation, processing and consumption, according to Zhang.

1. What is CCTV’s attitude toward online eating shows?

A．Supportive.

B．Critical.

C．Objective.

D．Unclear.

2. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．Most video media are contributing to stopping food waste.

B．We should eat up all the food on the table.

C．It’s hard to carry out "Clear Your Plate campaign.

D．All the videos that show food waste have been removed.

3. What can we do to avoid food waste?

A．We can adopt the “N+1 mode”.

B．We can eat more food than we need.

C．We can choose not to watch online eating shows.

D．We can ask the restaurants to serve us half portions.

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Online eating shows should be banned.

B．New laws should be made to avoid food waste.

C．Measures are being taken to stop food waste.

D．We should share photos or videos of empty plates.

3 . 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem— inability to read.
In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle. Without opening the book titled Amos, the Beagle with a Plan, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.
Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book.
My mother’s call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.
I never told my mother about my “miraculous” (奇迹般地) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.
1. The author’s mother told him to borrow a book in order to_____.

A．encourage him to do more walking

B．help cure him of his reading problem

C．let him spend a meaningful summer

D．make him learn more about weapons

2. The book caught the author’s eye because_____.

A．it contained pretty pictures of animals

B．he found its title easy to understand

C．he was reminded of his own dog

D．he liked children’s stories very much

3. What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

A．The author’s mother rewarded him with books.

B．The author’s mother read the same book.

C．The author has become a successful writer.

D．The author has had happy summers ever since.

4. Which one could be the best title of the passage?

A．My Passion for Reading

B．Mum’s Strict Order

C．Reunion with My Beagle

D．The Charm of a Book

4 . Only a few people in Toronto have the luck to live within walking distance from their workplace.For the rest of us， commuting (乘车上下班) is a rather unpleasant daily necessity.

So how do you avoid a traffic jam in Toronto？ You can do it in the old way and listen to one of the radio stations that give regular updates about the traffic situation in Toronto’s streets.Seeing the big picture of Toronto’s traffic and knowing when and where heavy traffic occurs is a must.From my own experience， there are situations where a quick decision can help you make it in time for an event or a meeting.That’s why we prepared three short videos showing the overall traffic situation in Toronto from dawn to night.You can click them and watch.

With the help of “Google Maps”， where you can watch the live traffic density all over the world and average traffic data based on past conditions， we were able to provide you with traffic maps for a typical (平常的) Friday.

Friday traffic in Toronto is quite fast in the early morning，with only a few hot spots showing up at the major junctions (交叉点) at 7：00 am.The morning traffic jam starts light at 7：30 and the traffic gradually slows down to reach a breaking point at 8：30.The roads are quite free afterwards， only Allen Road is likely to be jammed around lunchtime from 11 ： 30 am to 12：00 noon.It comes as no surprise that Friday afternoon brings heavy traffic as early as 1：00 pm， mainly on the Don Valley Parkway.You won’t have a good time getting away from the city from 4：00 pm to 6：30 pm， as there is a good chance to get caught in a traffic jam.The traffic in Toronto is quite heavy on a Friday night.I hope you will have a nice Friday night in the city and a safe journey home this Friday！

1. By saying   “commuting is a rather unpleasant daily necessity”，the writer refers to the fact that   ________.

A．buses are usually very crowded

B．they are often stuck in traffic jams

C．they have to travel a long way to work

D．they usually cannot do anything on the way to work

2. What is the last paragraph mainly about？

A．What the traffic in Toronto is like for a typical Friday.

B．How to avoid heavy traffic on Fridays.

C．Why the traffic is terrible on Fridays.

D．What “Google Maps” can do for us.

3. In Toronto， on Fridays you are most likely to suffer heavy traffic ________.

A．from 6：30 am to 7：00 am

B．from 8：30 am to 9：30 am

C．from 10：30 am to 11：00 am

D．from 4：00 pm to 6：30 pm

4. Where is this passage taken from？

A．A TV program.	B．A radio program.
C．A website.	D．A travel booklet.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Are you somebody     1     can't wake up in the morning? Do you need two cups of coffee before you can start     2     new day? Do you feel awful when you first wake up?

Scientists say it's all because of our genes (基因). They interviewed 500 people and asked them questions about     3     (they) lifestyle, for example, what time of day they preferred to do exercise and     4     difficult they found it to wake up in the morning. Scientists then compared their answers to the people's DNA.

They     5     (discover) that we all have a "clock" gene, also     6    (call) a Period 3 gene. This gene can be long or short. People who have the long gene are very good in the morning, but get     7    (tire) quite early at night. People who have the short gene are more active at night but have problems     8     (wake) up early in the morning. How does it help us to know whether we have the long     9     short gene? Scientists say that, if possible, we should try to change our working hours to fit our "body clock". If you are a "morning person" then you could start work early and finish early. But if you are bad in the morning, then it might be better     10     (start) work in the afternoon and work until late at night. So maybe, instead of nine to five it should be seven to three or twelve to eight.

6 . If you've ever wondered what the process of becoming an astronaut is like, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) now has an experience that puts visitors in the shoes of a space explorer in training. The center's Astronaut Training Experience (ATE), features four simulations (模拟). They all require teamwork and good communication.

Dee Maynard, manager of education programs at KSCVC, said the experience was designed to keep visitors involved the whole time. ''When we were designing this, one of our concerns was that we wanted to be having an experience and not waiting around, '' Maynard said. ''Also, astronaut training is very much a team effort. ''

Although astronauts go through thousands of hours of training before taking off for space, this training does include some parts that are similar to those of real NASA training.

One simulation helps visitors learn what it takes to launch NASA's Space Launch System rocket. Six people step into the role of launch control and communicate with six others on the Orion capsule.

Visitors take turns reading and passing instructions and sets of data from both sides. In mission control (地面指挥中心), they can step into roles including flight director and spacecraft systems officer. Inside the capsule, people try their hand at such jobs as flight engineer and commander.

Across the room, there are chairs that are similar to the kind of zero gravity chair. With the press of a switch, the chairs fly across a special floor, giving astronauts-in-training an experience that somewhat simulates the zero gravity environment of space. This part of the experience also offers visitors a chance to learn about the management about sleeping, using the toilet and working in space.

Two simulations help participants experience what life on Mars might look like.

1. What are the qualities most required for the astronaut training at KSCVC?
①Working together.               ②Reading skills.
③Data analyzing.               ④Communication skills.

A．①③

B．①④

C．②③

D．②④

2. How might people feel when they take part in ATE?

A．Busy.

B．Bored.

C．Worried.

D．Comfortable.

3. We can conclude in the paragraph that follows ________.

A．the readers will get to know more about roles in space.

B．the zero gravity environment of space will be described.

C．the author might introduce NASA's Space Launch System.

D．the ''land and drive on Mars'' simulators might be talked about.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Explore the Future of Space

B．Realize Your Dream at KSCVC

C．Experience Life as an Astronaut

D．Make Yourself a Great Astronaut

7 . Can you think of a day without music? We can hear music everywhere: in the streets and at home, over the radio and on TV, in the shops and in the parks. People all over the world are fond of music. They listen to music, they dance to music, and they learn to play musical instruments.

Music isn’t’ only combination of pleasant sounds. It is an art which reflects life. There are lot of different kinds of music. Some of them appeared long ago, and some are modern. Folk music appeared long ago, but it is still alive. Folk songs are very pleasant to listen to. Classical music is often associated with the music of the past. Rap is a modern musical style where the singer speaks or shouts the words in time to music with a steady beat.

Great Britain has produced more popular music stars than any other country. British groups often set new trends in music. New styles, groups and singers continue to appear. Many of the new bands have been able to use changes in technology to develop their music such as computerised drum machines, synthesisers and other electronic instruments.

Tastes differ. So people’s musical interests range from pop and rock music to classical music and opera. My favourite style of music is pop music, because it is full of energy. When I listen to pop music it makes me remember happy times and forget the problems of everyday life. I also enjoy listening to classical music. The music I hate is heavy metal, I find it noisy. When I listen to this style of music it presents to my mind pictures of dark days. My mother and father agree with my tastes in music. Though they prefer to listen to classical, they think that modern music is not too bad.

Music appeals to our hearts. It comforts our souls and enriches our minds. Music is beauty in sounds; it is our magic source of inspiration.

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．Several types of music.	B．Different musical tastes.
C．The development of musical styles.	D．The importance of music in our lives.

2. How is the second paragraph developed?

A．By giving examples.	B．By analysing reasons.
C．By describing courses.	D．By making comparisons.

3. Why does the author like pop music?

A．It is played with electronic instruments.	B．It is characterised by a steady beat.
C．It is loud and strong.	D．It sounds energetic.

4. What is the author’s parents’ attitude towards his musical taste?

A．Doubtful.	B．Supportive.
C．Dissatisfied.	D．Unconcerned.

8 . Music, nature and picnics in the sun: here are the best operas to catch this summer.

Opera Holland Park, London

For a mixture of urban and country operas, this open-air theatre is built each summer right in the heart of one of the most quiet parks of London.

Book early as tickets sell out fast, and remember to bring a wrap or blanket to keep yourself warm on chillier summer evenings!

July 4 to August 3, operahollandpark.com

Glyndebourne Festival Opera, East Sussex

Glyndebourne is one of the oldest opera festivals in the world. It attracts some of the world’s greatest artists. Besides, the festival’s the perfect occasion to put on your black tie or evening dress, enjoy a long picnic during the 90-minute interval (间隔). Summer festivals don’t get better than this.

July 8 to August 25, glyndebourne.com

The Grange Festival, Hampshire

Surrounded by lots of green plants and overseeing a picturesque lake, The Grange Festival in Hampshire is certain to be one of the most impressive visual feasts (视觉盛宴) you’ll ever see.

Arrive a bit early to take in the countryside views. During the lengthy interval, you’ll enjoy a romantic dinner—an essential part of the festival.

July 6 to August 6, thegrangefestival.co.uk

Grange Park Opera, Surrey

Though it’s relatively new, the festival attracts some of the world’s top talent and this year’s edition is no different, featuring performances by one of the world’s most charming mezzo-sopranos, Joyce DiDonato, and the charismatic baritone Simon Keenlyside.

July 6 to August 13, grangeparkopera.co.uk

1. What should you do if you go to Opera Holland Park?

A．Put on your best dress.	B．Book tickets early.
C．Enjoy a romantic dinner.	D．Perform on the stage.

2. Which of the following may have the most beautiful natural environment?

A．Opera Holland Park.	B．Grange Park Opera.
C．The Grange Festival.	D．Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

3. What is the purpose of author in writing the text?

A．To attract more visitors to Britain.	B．To inform you of traveling destinations.
C．To advertise some places of interest.	D．To introduce British opera festivals.

9 . My mother always told me, “You should explore your own country before stepping out into the world. ”However, it seems like a tough mission to travel all across its expansive surfaces. But luckily for me, Via Rail Canada offered youths between the ages of 18 and 25 the chance to ride the train across Canada for the month of July. The ticket was a bargain $150. My best friends Trevor, Joel and Jeremy and I immediately jumped at the opportunity and secured four tickets on the great Canadian railroad.

For a group of 20-year-olds, this was like the first flight of young birds from the nest. When we approached the train station in the morning, our 22-day adventure from Sudbury to Vancouver was to begin. Eyes baggy from lack of sleep, we jumped on board as if it was the train to Hogwarts in Harry Potter. Although the thought of three full days on those tracks covering close to 3, 000 kilometres crushed our spirits a little, what happened next caught us by surprise.

The three days on board turned into a summer camp on rails. At night, we would climb up the glass-domed train car, which gave us a scenic view of the starry night sky, untouched by the harmful light pollution. Before we knew it, the warm sun rays beating down on our faces woke us up for another day on the rails. To my surprise, a sea of golden grain fields dominated the landscape we were in the Canadian Prairies.

Another day slipped away and we set up for another night in the dome. And this time we were greeted by night sky painted by a fantastic thunderstorm. Lightning was striking at an incredible rate. The spectacular and memorable light show left everyone in the glass bubble in complete disbelief.

Arriving in the Rocky Mountains was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. Before the train adventure, if I could have skipped the travel and arrived at the destination, I would have. That is no longer true. I’ve learned that the journey can be more enjoyable than the destination.

1. What has made the author’s train adventure across Canada a reality?

A．The encouragement given by his mother.	B．The appeal of the scenic views in the country.
C．The discount ticket offered by Via Rail Canada.	D．His great courage to challenge a tough mission.

2. What can we infer about the young people from Paragraph 2 ?

A．They were excited about the coming train journey.

B．They left their parents for the first time in their life.

C．They never thought of having a train adventure.

D．They were hooked by the magic story of Harry Potter.

3. What does“the glass bubble”in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A．A brain in lack of imagination.	B．The glass-domed train car.
C．A summer camp on the train.	D．The sightseeing bus.

4. What did the author learn from the train adventure across Canada?

A．Opportunities are hard to get.	B．Enjoying a journey counts a lot.
C．Splendid scenery attracts young people.	D．The traveling experience is not real to him.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Scientists said that slower walkers who are     1    their forties and fifties could get older     2    (quickly) than faster walkers. They could age both     3    (physical) and mentally. Doctors already knew that older people who walked slowly were more likely     4    (have) health problems. They wanted to find out if this was     5    same for younger people.

The researchers conducted a study. The participants had medical records of health checks throughout their lives. For some, these records went back to when they     6    (be) three years old. The researchers used data on the     7    (intelligent) of the participants. They looked at     8    quickly people could calculate things. They also did tests on the participants at     9    (differ) walking speeds. The participants were requested to say the alphabet while     10    (walk) at a normal speed and fast speed. They found that people who walked more slowly showed less brain activity when they were reciting the alphabet.