1 . Hazel Mayfield usually cooks the Thanksgiving meal for her extended family in Houston, Texas. She usually welcomes friends and neighbors who are eager to taste her fried turkey, green bean casserole, candied yams, homemade cornbread dressing, and dirty rice-just a few of her signature dishes. Known as Sugar Mama, because her grandchildren think she’s so sweet, the 91-year-old typically likes to do her own shopping for the ingredients to make her special dishes.

“My mother is the head cook of the family,” said Panulette Mouton, Mayfield’s daughter. “Because of her reputation, you know, there’re people in and out all day and every family comes through. They want to get some of Sugar Mama’s cooking, and some of them would like to learn from her how to cook the food.”

But Mayfield hasn’t been to the grocery store since March. And there is little about Thanksgiving in 2020 that’s usual. Because of Covid-19, the deadly virus that has killed millions in the U.S. and spoiled life around the world, everything is different. Since limiting close face-to-face contact with others is the best way to reduce its spread, hundreds of thousands of American families have re-imagined the holiday with virtual celebrations and canceled or delayed travel plans. There can only be small gatherings with people in their households in response to COVID-19.

This year, Mayfield’s family members, without exception, are lamenting the absence of a big gathering. They’ve explained to their young children and grandchildren why this year’s Thanksgiving is different. Mayfield’s youngest daughter, Michelle Sanders, says it’s tough to help her grandchildren understand why they can’t see some of their other family members and why they have to stay at home, celebrating Thanksgiving all by themselves.

“It’s really hard, trying to explain to them,” Sanders said. “When-you’re talking to them and they want to come over, you have to tell them no. They really don’t know how to be careful.” Sanders added, “And, they don’t understand that, being three, four, and six, you know they don’t really understand that. So, it’s...it’s really, really hard, and heartbreaking.”

1. According to the passage, Hazel Mayfield is ________.

A．helpful and kind-hearted	B．stubborn and enthusiastic
C．talented and instructive	D．grateful and sensitive

2. The underlined word in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by ________.

A．fascinated by	B．upset about
C．ignorant of	D．embarrassed at

3. What can we infer from what Sanders said in the last paragraph?

A．Children are too young to understand the situation.

B．Children are always careless on Thanksgiving Day.

C．It’s tough to help children overcome their problems.

D．Adults should show patience when talking with kids.

4. What do we know about the effect of COVID-19 according to the passage?

A．People are cutting down holiday celebration expenses.

B．People are trying hard to get together to have more fun.

C．People have to make changes in their lifestyle to stay safe.

D．People have put more emphasis on the traditional customs.

2 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. 

Wearable technology can reportedly tell you a lot more than just the number of calories you’re burning or how many steps you’ve walked… That clever smartwatch can actually tell that you’re about to get a cold, days before you start feeling poorly. As New Scientist reports, researchers at Stanford University in California have discovered that wearable tech can now detect when you’re about to fall prey to (感染) a frightening winter bug, simply by tracking your vital statistics.

After monitoring 40 smartwatch users for up to two years, the team has demonstrated that the devices can be used to detect the first signs of coming illness. The participants’ pulse and skin temperature were continuously monitored throughout the period, with the scientists noting that their smartwatches recorded unusually higher heart rates and skin temperatures up to three days before the volunteers began displaying symptoms of cold or flu.

Study leader Michael Snynder said: “Once these wearables collect enough data to know what your normal baseline readings are, they can get very good at sensing when something goes wrong. We think that if your heart rate and skin temperature are elevated for about two hours, there’s a strong chance you’re getting sick.” “Continuous tracking of your vital signs is more informative than having a doctor measure them once a year and comparing them with population averages,” he added.

The team now hopes to create an algorithm (算法) that will let smartwatches notify you when you’re about to get sick. Well, at least that might give us the chance to stock up on vitamins and wrap up warm before the germ attacks!

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3 . 听下面一段材料，回答以下小题。
1.

A．They will have mental health problems.	B．They will have high blood pressure.
C．They will definitely be depressed.	D．They will have low self-esteem.

2.

A．They are physically healthier.	B．They are mentally satisfied.
C．They have happier experiences.	D．They enjoy a higher social status.

3.

A．More and more home appliances.

B．Dangerous neighborhoods.

C．Bullies on the Internet.

D．Ex-criminals in the community.

4 . 听下面一段材料，回答以下小题。
1.

A．His view on Canadian universities.

B．His understanding of higher education.

C．His suggestions for improvements in higher education.

D．His complaint about inequality in American universities.

2.

A．It is well designed.	B．It is rather inflexible.
C．It varies among universities.	D．It has undergone great changes.

3.

A．The United States and Canada can learn from each other.

B．Public universities are often superior to private universities.

C．Everyone should be given equal access to higher education.

D．Private schools work more efficiently than public institutions.

4.

A．University systems vary from country to country.

B．Efficiency is essential to university management.

C．It is hard to say which is better, a public university or a private one.

D．Many private universities in the US are actually large organizations.

5 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
请根据下面的图片，结合你个人的经历，谈谈你的想法。

6 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Should Our Societies Go Cashless?

The rise of contactless payment and digital wallets is making cash useless in a lot of cities. In fact, those who are still used to paying with “real” cash would feel like aliens in Sweden. While the Nordic country is still singled out as a rarity for taking the cashless route, it won't be long before more countries join it by venturing down the same path.

One of the biggest benefits of getting rid of cash is the elimination of its anonymity (匿名性). Cash plays a major role in the crime world, which makes going cashless a more transparent (透明的) alternative. Since all digital transactions leave a record behind, anyone with an interest in learning about the cash flow of a business or individual could easily trace where the money came from.

There is another benefit to cashless societies: there no longer needs to be an intermediary to pay extra fees. Today, banks and financial institutions are necessary for supporting the whole wealth system. For those services, intermediaries charge predefined fees that are always paid by the customers.

However, we should not rush into things. A completely digital system would leave a lot of people on the outside looking in not just the homeless, but also the elderly who would not know how to deal with cashless systems.

Going cashless also has the issue of trace-ability. In a time where there are major concerns surrounding security and privacy, we have a good reason to worry about how the government is going to be able to protect our money. What's more, the users themselves will have to avoid falling victim to identity theft and online fraud.

These are challenges that won’t be easy to solve. It feels like our best bet is leaving space for the shift to happen naturally. It is the only way to ensure no one is left out as we figure out if people are ready to live in a world with no physical wallets.

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7 . A Need to Close the Digital Gender Gap

One of the most efficient ways to promote peace and jump-start flagging economies is to empower girls and invest in their education. Today, girls’ lack of access to basic education is _______when it comes to the use of digital technology, leaving them far behind boys. And because the world is ever more digital, those who lack basic Internet skills will find it_________difficult to participate in the formal economy, to obtain a quality education, to_______health care, information and psychosocial support, and to have their voices heard.

Since 2013 the global gender gap in male and female access to the Internet has actually increased from 11 to 12 percent. _________yet, women and girls living in the poorest countries are 31 percent less_________than men and boys to have access to the Internet. In developing countries, some 200 million fewer women than men own a mobile phone, the most common means of Internet access there. This digital_________is increasing, and should it continue at the present pace, it is predicted that over 75 percent of women and girls will lack Internet access and _________skills.

There are many causes for the digital gender gap. They include girls’ obvious ___________from basic education, from specific technology education and design, high costs of both___________and Internet access, scarcity of content relevant for women and girls, and socio-cultural biases and____________, such as barriers to women speaking freely and privately both online and offline. Indeed, one of the most insidious (隐伏的) reasons why girls may be____________from learning how to access and use digital technology is also a groundless one: that girls are simply not good at using technology. The United Nations has announced that human rights online are human rights offline. These stereotypes reinforce harmful norms that keep women and girls from enjoying their human rights.

According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, an independent, non-profit and non-governmental research organization, the gender digital gap is a major__________to women’s economic empowerment and participation in the economy. __________a major increase of policy effort and investment, most of the benefits of technological change will be enjoyed only by men, worsening gender inequality. This also results in____________economic growth and innovation that is possible only when men and women have equal access to technology and the economy.

In the words of USAID Senior Gender Coordinator Michelle Bekkering, “A girl’s future should be__________not by her sex, but by her commitment to hard work and ability to access the resources she needs to succeed.”

1.

A．improved

B．eliminated

C．worsened

D．resulted

2.

A．considerately

B．increasingly

C．only

D．technically

3.

A．access

B．approach

C．evaluate

D．promote

4.

A．However

B．Worse

C．And

D．Strangely

5.

A．possible

B．probable

C．likely

D．feasible

6.

A．gap

B．difference

C．data

D．shortage

7.

A．digital

B．technical

C．mathematical

D．practical

8.

A．restriction

B．exclusion

C．independence

D．division

9.

A．implements

B．devices

C．products

D．experts

10.

A．research

B．criticism

C．discrimination

D．distinction

11.

A．encouraged

B．prevented

C．denied

D．disappointed

12.

A．deadlock

B．concern

C．prevention

D．barrier

13.

A．With

B．Without

C．Through

D．Despite

14.

A．faint

B．lost

C．missed

D．rapid

15.

A．defined

B．confined

C．designed

D．outlined

8 . If your in-box is currently reporting unread messages in the hundreds or thousands, you might have a hard time believing the news: e-mail is on the decline.

At first thought, that might seem to be the case. The incoming generation, after all, doesn’t do e-mail. Oh, they might have an account. They use it only as we would use a fax machine: as a means to communicate with old-school folks like their parents or to fulfill the sign-up requirements of Web sites. They rarely check it, though.

Today’s instant electronic memos — such as texting and Facebook and Twitter messages — are more direct, more concentrated, more efficient. They go without the salutation (称呼语) and the signoff (签收); we already know the “to” and “from.” Many corporations are moving to messaging networks for exactly that reason: more signal, less noise and less time. This trend is further evidence that store-and-forward systems such as e-mail and voicemail are outdated. Instead of my leaving you a lengthy message that you pick up later, I can now send you an easily-read message that you can read — and respond to — on the go.

The coming of the mobile era is responsible for the decline of e-mail. Instant written messages bring great convince to people. They can deal with them at about any time: before a movie, in a taxi, waiting for lunch. And because these messages are very brief, they’re suitable for smart phone typing.

Does this mean e-mail is on its way to the dustbin of digital history? Not necessarily. E-mail still has certain advantages. On the other hand, tweets and texts feel ephemeral — you read them, then they’re gone, into an endless string, e-mail still feels like something you have and that you can file, search and return to later. It’s easy to imagine that it will continue to feel more appropriate for formal communications: agreements, important news, longer explanations.

So, e-mail won’t go away completely. Remember, we’ve been through a transition (过度) like this not so long ago: when e-mail was on the rise, people said that postal mail was dead. That’s not how it works. Postal mail found its smaller market, and so will e-mail. New technology rarely replaces old one completely; it just adds new alternatives.

1. What would the incoming generation like to do with their e-mail accounts?

A．Check bank accounts.	B．Send long messages.
C．Fill in some forms.	D．Communicate with their colleagues.

2. Which of the following is mainly discussed in paragraphs 3 and 4?

A．The possible reasons behind the decline of e-mail

B．The likes and dislikes of the young generation

C．The rapid development of e-communication channels

D．Evidence about the uncertain future of easily-consumed messages

3. What does the underlined word “ephemeral” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Automatically-sending.	B．Randomly-written.
C．Hardly- recognized.	D．Shortly-appearing.

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．It’s too early to determine the decline of e-mail.

B．E-mail has reasons to exist with its own advantages.

C．E-mail, just like postal mail has come to its end.

D．We should feel sorry for the decline of e-mail.

9 . 听下面一段材料，回答以下小题。
1.

A．Because it is good for their health.

B．Because students get on well with each other in the activities.

C．Because students benefit a lot from it.

D．Because it helps students to get into college.

2.

A．Even difficult classes take no hard work.

B．It’s difficult to get into college in America.

C．Foreign students complete required courses more easily than natives.

D．It emphasizes individual choices and follows the policy of “no pains, no gains.”

3.

A．They can hardly finish too much homework due to medical problems.

B．They haven’t developed a vocabulary equivalent to that of native speakers.

C．They participate in too many extracurricular activities.

D．They can’t adapt to the new environment.

4.

A．Lack of intelligence.

B．Too much time on part-time jobs.

C．Partying often.

D．Not having the attitude and skills.

10 . 听下面一段材料，回答以下小题。
1.

A．It varies from person to person.

B．It is decided by the healthiest lifestyle.

C．It needs some tests and comparison with standards.

D．It is based more on individual needs than personal goals.

2.

A．It is more accurate.	B．It is more flexible.
C．It is less enjoyable.	D．It is less effective.

3.

A．An accountant who can be as physically fit as an athlete.

B．The importance of three basic factors concerning fitness.

C．The new concept of fitness and its essential factors.

D．Some sports with significant training effect.