1 . Movie stars might think their lives are private after leaving the acting location, but they ought to know that they have much power over their audience. The power gives them an ability to change people, events, even history, making them to have the responsibility of being good role models.
With time going on, movie stars become celebrities (名人) and in the process get a large number of fans. Some of them follow their deeds, dress, and act like them. In reality, they want to be like their favorite movie stars. If a movie star engages in acts that the society does not approve, those who look up to them, especially the teens, will do the same. Movie stars should be responsible for what they do and say as following the actions is now simpler because of social media. It is important to behave like a role model even when they think no one is watching.
Nobody is perfect, and movie stars also have had their down moments. They may not have been good role models at the time, but they can change the narrative by doing the right things. They can also turn the past shortcomings into positives by opening up about problems and how they overcame the challenges. And their audience can learn to discuss their problems and seek help.
People starring in movies are the target of companies to promote their products or services for a fee. Their celebrity status is a reason enough to think beyond the payment. A movie star should not recommend something that will influence the way teens live negatively. It would be wrong to promote something like sweetened drinks or foods without health benefits. Movie stars face problems like other people, but because of their influence, they have a responsibility to be role models in the public eye.
1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?| A．Fans often follow their stars’ dress and hobbies. |
| B．Celebrities’ actions spread fast on social media. |
| C．Movie stars should be responsible for their fans. |
| D．Movie stars’ acts have a great impact on their fans. |
| A．Lie to fans by making up a story. |
| B．Do the right things to overcome the problems. |
| C．Cover their problems with good movies. |
| D．Post their problems online to seek help. |
| A．Don’t tell problems to the public. |
| B．Don’t play roles that have a negative impact on teens. |
| C．Don’t ask for payment when promoting products. |
| D．Don’t recommend unhealthy drinks or foods. |
| A．To tell movie stars how to help people in need. |
| B．To stress movie stars’ impact on teens. |
| C．To call on movie stars to be good role models. |
| D．To advise movie stars to open up about their problems. |
2 . Technology is more than an abstract concept associated with advanced tools and systems. It also shapes the way people behave, grow and develop, both within their own lives and in their relationships with others. While technology has developed over thousands of years, the last century has seen an explosion in technology that has influenced fundamental changes in how humans see the world and interact with others. Specifically, the Internet and mobile devices have completely changed the way people interact with each other. There has been a debate going on whether technology is benefiting human communication or ruining it.
Undoubtedly, technology is helping people build newer and necessary communication skills. In business, office employees and managers use technology to send emails to one another, which is considered a communication skill. On social media, just share a few of your images and people start communicating on and about your images according to their viewpoint. With the outbreak of COVID-19, in order to work on the projects, the students use their phones to reach their teachers and classmates.
However, technology is sometimes considered to disconnect people from others around them. With cell phones, most people think that it’s easier and more convenient to text instead of meeting in person. Lucas Lengacher, an undergraduate from Huntington University , claims in his article that at least 42.91% people respond to messages immediately yet only 2.83% people don’t check their phones in the morning. In his research he found that “almost 60 percent of people felt disconnected from others around when they were on their phones”.
1. Human interaction has been basically influenced by ______.| A．people’s relationships | B．social systems |
| C．mobile devices | D．communication skills |
| A．By analyzing data. | B．By providing cases. |
| C．By defining a concept. | D．By making comparisons. |
| A．Phones disconnect us when we are together. |
| B．Phones are becoming more and more popular. |
| C．People communicate less because of physical distance. |
| D．Phones are helping people build newer communication skills. |
| A．Positive. | B．Skeptical. | C．Objective. | D．Indifferent. |
3 . Mental health is a critical aspect of overall well-being, yet it is often ignored in our fast- paced society.
Studies have shown that a person with good mental health lives longer and has a higher quality of life. The effects of positive mental health on the body are plenty, including reducing the risk of diseases and improving overall physical well-being.
Our mental state has a significant impact on relationships. People with good mental health are more likely to be kind and understanding.
Mental health is as essential as physical health in maintaining a fulfilling life. If we run into trouble, don’t keep it to yourself.
| A．Turn to friends or families. |
| B．They strongly connect with others. |
| C．Physical health has been a problem. |
| D．So ways to keep positive must be found. |
| E．And a clear mind can help make smart choices. |
| F．The mind actually needs as much care as the body. |
| G．Mental health is vital for keeping emotional balance. |
The recent hit in China is all about Harbin, Helongjiang. Numerous netizens have expressed their longing for this northern ice city,
Among those highlights,
Fondly (深情地)
This study tour, under the spotlight of the entire Internet,
5 . As the saying goes, life is sweet. But while we may wish for consistently sweet moments, life often serves us other
Recently, we celebrated my mom’s birthday. In her nineties now, as she
The day before the celebration, we
The next day, the birthday
Truly, these are bittersweet moments, filled with
| A．memories | B．flavors | C．experiences | D．smells |
| A．forgets | B．realizes | C．nears | D．questions |
| A．functioning | B．changing | C．failing | D．growing |
| A．decided | B．asked | C．managed | D．continued |
| A．new-born | B．snow-covered | C．hard-won | D．home-made |
| A．working on | B．preparing for | C．cutting off | D．resulting in |
| A．checking | B．decorating | C．struggling | D．volunteering |
| A．cake | B．wish | C．gift | D．party |
| A．unexpected | B．unknown | C．undoubted | D．unlimited |
| A．picture | B．cookie | C．room | D．house |
| A．dangerously | B．successfully | C．emotionally | D．accidentally |
| A．new | B．strong | C．mixed | D．negative |
| A．within | B．through | C．beyond | D．toward |
| A．shortness | B．meaning | C．record | D．style |
| A．Instead | B．However | C．Meanwhile | D．Therefore |
6 . For more culture coverage and the new streaming services, www. vulture. com has prepared a wide range of funny things to see, hear, watch, and read.
TV: The Crown (Season Six)
Netflix, November 16.
The final season of The Crown is being divided into two parts, with four episodes on show before Thanksgiving and the remaining six landing on December 14. And, yes, those initial episodes will address the death of Princess Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki, a talented Australian actress.
OPERA: Later the Same Evening
Juilliard Opera presents. Peter Jay Sharp Theater, November 12, 15, and 17.
Composer John Musto and play writer Mark Campbell turned those moody scenes into a one-act opera that’s become a student favorite but rarely gets seen on a greater stage. It would be a once in a life time chance to have a feast for eyes.
MOVIES: Fallen Leaves
In theaters, November 17.
Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, a master of deadpan, returns with what might be his most romantic film so far — an unexpected meet up of an alcoholic construction worker and a headstrong supermarket employee.
MUSIC: Heaven Knows
Warner Records UK, November 10.
Pink Pantheress, 22, combines R&B, pop, and electronic music into relaxing but impactful tracks like “Do You Miss Me?” from December’s Take Me Home EP. This fall, her first complete studio-recorded album, consisting of 13 songs, will be released. Early tastes of Heaven Knows like “Capable of Love” and “Mosquito” suggest that we’re in for tighter hooks and longer, more ambitious compositions.
1. Which will attract those who enjoy Elizabeth Debicki’s performance?| A．Mosquito. | B．Malarkoi. |
| C．The Crown. | D．Fallen Leaves. |
| A．They are coming into market in November. |
| B．The works can be enjoyed once in a life time. |
| C．More details can be accessible from newspaper. |
| D．They are the works by the world-famous artists. |
| A．It is produced by Netflix. |
| B．It is divided into two parts. |
| C．It’ll be released on Nov.17. |
| D．It is her first full studio album. |
Beth was in hospital with viral pneumonia (肺炎). She felt down and she missed her parents terribly, who were far away in Europe on business. She lay in her bed crying when one nurse came in and recognized her sadness and loneliness. The nurse looked at the pale little girl worriedly, knowing that one of the greatest setbacks to recovery is often depression. Like the rest of the medical staff, she was overworked and couldn’t sit and keep Beth company all the time. Then she had a brilliant idea! Maybe she could kill two birds with one stone! Just at the end of the corridor (走廊), she had a patient who was just as lonely as Beth...
The nurse walked into Georgiana Halston’s room and smiled, “Didn’t you tell me you have a granddaughter, Mrs Halston?” Georgiana, who was lying on the bed and looking listlessly (没精打采地) out of the window, sighed. “Yes. I have a 7-year-old granddaughter, but she is in Canada. And she hardly calls me, because I don’t know what she like and she think it boring to chat with me.”
“Well,” the nurse said. “I have a 7-year-old down the corridor who is very lonely and needs a friend. I wonder if you could cheer her up a bit and be that friend?”
“But my leg hurts,” Georgiana said. “I can’t walk. You know that.”
“I know that your doctor want you out of bed and to walk around,” the nurse retorted. “If you don’t move, you’ll end up bedridden!”
Georgiana had been diagnosed with a form of bone disease and got a big operation. She was still in bed, but she should be up to exercise her leg. However, the truth is that she was afraid her leg would suffer terrible pain. After the nurse left, Georgiana lay on her bed for a long time, feeling sad for herself. Georgiana looked at the walker next to her bed and sighed. The matter of the lonely little girl haunted her.
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Then Georgiana picked her walker and headed for the girl’s room.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________A while later, the nurse appeared in Beth’s room.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . A lot of manufactured glass today made from sand and sodium carbonate(碳酸钠) can be reused or melted down and recycled into new items, but it doesn’t break down in the environment and will sit in landfills for thousands of years. A team of Chinese scientists aimed to deal with this environmental concern by developing an eco-conscious alternative.
In a study published recently in the journal Science Advances, a team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Process Engineering describe how they engineered biodegradable glass made from amino acids(氨基酸). That glass would have a smaller impact on the environment and can break down in a few weeks or in several months.
In a test, glass beads(玻璃珠) made out of amino acids were placed under the skin of mice, and the breakdown of the bead and the skin healing process were observed for 30days. A diagram from the study shows how the mice’s bodies broke down the beads. In that month, the glass implant degraded beneath the skin, the wound site healed, and fur grew back. “Throughout the experimental period, no mice exhibited any pain-related behavior that may have been caused by the glass implantation, and none of them experienced obvious weight loss,” the researchers wrote in their paper.
Although amino acids do degrade over time in the environment, this biodegradable glass is not as durable as traditional glass, because amino acids can break down quickly in heat. In order to overcome this hurdle, the researchers chemically modified the amino acids using the heating-cooling procedure applied in glass manufacturing. This is when materials for the glass are heated to become soft and then rapidly cooled so as to make the glass tougher.
“It’s important to point out that this biodegradable glass is currently in the lab stage, and far from large-scale commercialization,” emphasized Yan Xuehai, a professor involved in the study, in a press release.
1. What is an advantage of the new glass?| A．It takes less time to break down. |
| B．It can be recycled at a low cost. |
| C．It is produced without pollution. |
| D．It has a wide range of applications. |
| A．To assess whether the glass is biologically harmless. |
| B．To investigate why amino acids are medically useful. |
| C．To explore how long it takes for the glass to degrade. |
| D．To observe if the glass can be melt down in mice’s stomach. |
| A．The challenge of improving the heating-cooling procedure. |
| B．Environmental problems caused by traditional glass. |
| C．The difficulty of selecting materials for the glass. |
| D．The instability of amino acids. |
| A．Amin o Acids Make Glass Tougher |
| B．Amin o Acids Cast New Light on Science |
| C．Biodegradable Glass: Closer to Sustainability |
| D．Biodegradable Glass: Ready to Hit the Market |
9 . As I walked to the market this morning, I saw a poorly dressed old man with a towel covering his face sitting in front of a shop. I
A few feet away was a young man on the pavement
As I stood there,
He noticed that I was still there so he said , “That young boy has not eaten for two days and has no energy even to sit up. That is why he
| A．decided | B．suspected | C．recalled | D．admitted |
| A．food | B．opportunity | C．change | D．job |
| A．suddenly | B．obviously | C．probably | D．gradually |
| A．chance | B．picture | C．advantage | D．notice |
| A．wasted | B．made | C．earned | D．raised |
| A．towards | B．over | C．past | D．for |
| A．shouted | B．insisted | C．compromised | D．commanded |
| A．jealous | B．confident | C．proud | D．hopeful |
| A．showing | B．leaving | C．handing | D．asking |
| A．joy | B．amazement | C．thrill | D．disappointment |
| A．delivered | B．shared | C．collected | D．brought |
| A．sit | B．lie | C．stand | D．wash |
| A．begged | B．collapsed | C．died | D．slept |
| A．sad | B．down | C．great | D．small |
| A．patience | B．tolerance | C．integrity | D．generosity |
10 . Chiara suffered a stroke when she was two years old. The disease led to her developing hemiplegia (偏瘫)—a condition that causes
But a(n)
“My
Pretty soon, she was more than happy to share more about her life and even her
Now she has made videos for some charities to
Looking back, Chiara said she’s really proud of how far she’s come.
1.| A．marks | B．wounds | C．weakness | D．pain |
| A．ignore | B．hide | C．cure | D．stretch |
| A．number | B．connection | C．comments | D．emotions |
| A．file | B．remark | C．essay | D．photo |
| A．expose | B．introduce | C．compare | D．limit |
| A．doubt | B．affection | C．warnings | D．presents |
| A．treasured | B．feared | C．missed | D．updated |
| A．uncertain | B．courageous | C．regretful | D．quick |
| A．reward | B．ambition | C．struggle | D．faith |
| A．ahead of | B．due to | C．other than | D．instead of |
| A．appreciative | B．casual | C．critical | D．offensive |
| A．resolutions | B．jokes | C．tips | D．missions |
| A．cautiously | B．independently | C．frequently | D．peacefully |
| A．think over | B．figure out | C．rely on | D．light up |
| A．convinced | B．cheated | C．defeated | D．threatened |
