1 . I need help! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but I'm not sure where to begin. I know I lack the necessary DIY skills, but luckily there are numerous books and online videos that will hopefully give me the information I need. Publications that help us to help ourselves are nothing new, but the range of them is increasing with advice being given far beyond practical tasks around the house.

Bookshops these days are full of titles which claim to boost your self-confidence, your wealth, your love life or your career. Some claim to improve your life within seven days! It's big business and it's thought that the self-help industry is worth $10bn in the US alone.

The first self-help book called 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' was published in 1936, and has since sold 30 million copies and is still popular now. It includes guidance on how to make people like you and how to make your life happier. It might seem strange to think that we need a book to tell us how to live our lives but self-help books remain a go to remedy for those of us looking for enlightenment.

There are, of course, trends in what we need help with. Emma Marshall, who works at British bookshop Waterstones, says "at the moment we're in the tidying up, getting rid of things trend... I think the trend right now is about slowing down in your life." It seems there is always something we need help with, and reading about it can be very therapeutic - it makes us feel good, even if we don't do anything about it.

Of course, the internet has become the place to go to for salvation. We've got used to searching for solutions online, and now these solutions even include how to fix or improve our lives. Interestingly, psychologist Caroline Beaton, says people called 'millennials' are self-critical -they are aware of their own faults—which also means they're more likely to spend time and money on self-help. There's also a theory that the self-help industry does well during a recession – people are perhaps even more likely to reach for self-help to improve their situation.

Whatever the reason for the continued interest in self-help, it's good to know help is at hand when we need it. The alternative to finding a happier life is just to come to terms with yourself as you are - I know, I read about it in a book! Do you believe in self-help books?

1. Where else can you get self-help advice apart from books?

A．from teachers	B．from friends
C．from the Internet	D．from parents

2. What do you know about self-books?

A．They may offer you some keys to success.

B．They hasn't gained great popularity.

C．All of us enjoy them very much.

D．They can certainly improve your life within seven days.

3. Why do millennials spend more money on self-help books according to Caroline Beaton?

A．They are stuck in a recession.

B．They realize they are not perfect.

C．They are more likely to have access to books.

D．They haven't got used to searching for solutions online.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．People don't have interest in self-help books.

B．Accepting yourself as you are makes you happier.

C．The self-help industry makes little difference during a recession.

D．The current trend in self-help books is about rushing around and taking things easier.

2 . Have you ever had a chat with Siri? Do you ask Google to play your favorite song? Have you ever had Alexa order a pizza for dinner?     1    

Voice assistants are programs on digital devices that listen and respond to verbal (口头的) commands. Users can say, "What's the weather like?" and the voice assistant will answer with the weather report for that day and location. They could say, "Tell me a story," and the assistant will jump into a tale. But how do voice assistants understand us? A complex system of codes? An actual person listening on the other end?     2    

It all starts with a signal word. Have you ever called a friend's name to get their attention? Users say the names of their voice assistants for the same reason. They might say. "Hey Siri!" or simply, "Alexa!"     3     It signals to the voice assistant that it should begin paying attention.

After the voice assistant hears its signal word, it starts recording. The device waits for a pause to know you've finished your request. It then sends your recorded request over the Internet to its database. Once in the database, your request is compared to other requests.     4     The database then sends these commands back to the voice assistant. Once it receives the commands, the voice assistant knows what to do next.

Voice assistants are improving all the time. Have you ever asked a voice assistant for something and received results you didn't expect?     5     That teaches the device that the command it received from its database was wrong. It communicates that with the database and tries to do better next time.

A．The battle for voice assistant market share is fierce.

B．Whatever the signal word is, it wakes up the device.

C．The answer is less complicated than you might think.

D．Voice assistants are inside smart speakers in our homes.

E．Each time this happens, the voice assistant learns from its mistake.

F．Today's voice assistants can help you out with just about anything.

G．It's split into separate commands your voice assistant can understand.

3 . Slowly but surely, we’re moving closer and closer to 5G world. From smart-home security to self-driving cars, all the internet-connected devices in our life will be able to talk to each other at lightning-fast speeds with reduced delay. Objectively speaking, the fastest 4G download speeds in the US top out at an average of 19.42Mbps. But by comparison 5G promises gigabit (千兆) speeds.

“5G is one of those heralds (使者),along with artificial intelligence, of this coming data age.” said Steve Koenig, senior director of market research for the Consumer Technology Association. The self-driving vehicle is a great emblem of this data age, and that is to say, it is a sign of time, because with one single task, driving, you have massive amounts of data coming from the vehicle itself, and a variety of sensors are collecting a lot of information to model its environment as it moves. It’s pulling in data from other vehicles about road conditions down the lane. It could be weather information, and also connected infrastructure (基础设施) construction. There’s lots of data behind that task, which is why we need the high speed.

And virtual reality glasses and headsets haven’t yet broken the mainstream, but tech companies are joyfully betting that these devices will eventually replace our smartphones. With 5G, that could actually happen. This is notable because companies such as Apple are reportedly developing AR glasses to assist — or even replace — smartphones.

Ericsson stated at February's Mobile World Congress how smart glasses could become faster and lighter with a 5G connection, because instead of being weighed down with components, the glasses could rely on hardware for processing power.

But don’t get too excited. There’s still a lot of work to be done in the meantime, including various trials to make sure the radios play nicely with hardware and infrastructure construction so 5G isn’t concentrated only in big cities.

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．The security of 5G.	B．The present world of 5G.
C．The future of 5G.	D．The super speed of 5G.

2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “emblem” in Paragraph 2?

A．exhibition

B．symbol

C．sponsor

D．explanation

3. What do some tech companies expect of virtual reality glasses?

A．They will be heavier than present ones.	B．They will process power on their own.
C．They will bring a big fortune to tech companies.	D．They will take the place of smartphones.

4. What will the author tell us in the next paragraph?

A．How to fully expand 5G coverage.	B．How to effectively reduce 5G trials.
C．How to nicely operate 5G hardware.	D．How to widely construct 5G big cities.

4 . Saul and Keon have never felt bored with a day of work picking up trash in Miami Beach. They were especially ______ when they were covering their route this week as a beautiful ______ awaited them. When their   huge truck rolled down the street into the North Bay Road community, they found most residents (居民) lining the street with signs and balloons, all to ______ say “we love you”.

Jennifer Elegant wanted to show her family’s appreciation ______ she organized the socially-distancing surprise “thank you” ______ to honor the workers. Even the Miami Beach mayor, Dan Gelber showed up to ______ the two heroes-because Saul Scruggs and Keon Richardson do so much more than ______ trash. “They bring incredible energy to the ______ neighborhood,” Jennifer said. “In a word, they spread ______.”

What is ______ about the two men is the positive energy that they bring with them. They always have ______ on their faces and never ______ a chance to say hello and ______ someone’s day. They also go out of their way to help others and ______ nothing in return. One day, Saul spent 45 minutes helping a neighbor dig through her trash to ______ her lost wedding ring. He also waited for over an hour with another ______ who was having heart problems and needed a(n)______.

Jennifer has had “meaningful discussions” with the amazing workers about their inspiring levels of happiness and often shares their ______ with her students. “Every day we are ______ by heroes who bring us inspiration but too often we are unable to ______ these great people. I want Saul and Keon to know that we are thankful.”

1.

A．thrilled

B．curious

C．calm

D．relaxed

2.

A．dream

B．surprise

C．trip

D．show

3.

A．regularly

B．gradually

C．simply

D．legally

4.

A．but

B．if

C．before

D．so

5.

A．invitation

B．celebration

C．discussion

D．graduation

6.

A．follow

B．welcome

C．help

D．salute

7.

A．pick up

B．put aside

C．sort out

D．give away

8.

A．only

B．dirty

C．entire

D．right

9.

A．joy

B．respect

C．trust

D．safety

10.

A．puzzling

B．special

C．complex

D．controversial

11.

A．concern

B．tears

C．doubt

D．smiles

12.

A．offer

B．value

C．miss

D．seize

13.

A．arrange

B．record

C．brighten

D．exchange

14.

A．expect

B．reserve

C．replace

D．conduct

15.

A．store

B．find

C．polish

D．bury

16.

A．friend

B．colleague

C．relative

D．neighbor

17.

A．trash truck

B．instrument

C．ambulance

D．wedding ring

18.

A．wisdom

B．luck

C．quietness

D．talent

19.

A．compared

B．chosen

C．reported

D．surrounded

20.

A．rescue

B．recognize

C．support

D．accompany

5 . Last night, my sister sent me a message: “The 1196 weather service will come to an end. So if you want to listen, today is the last _________.”

For 20 years, a caller could dial 1196, _________ an area and then hear the weather forecast read by a computer-spliced (电脑合成的) version of my father’s _________. This was the 20^th-century service that _________into the 21^st century. Soon, it would be _________ by the newly-developed weather app.

Dad’s love for the job was _________ my imagination. He stuck to making most of the recordings after he had cancer. I remembered _________ him to the recording room in my spare time. He would sit there for a whole day,_________ thousands of words with headphones on. He pronounced each word carefully. The _________ headphones and the precise pronunciation all took him back to his previous job as a radio journalist. And he was __________   of his voice. It sounded strong and held its fine timbre (音色) __________ he was in poor health.

The whole recording was really a large __________ with many sessions. In the end, Dad was too __________ to go to the recording room. __________, the sound engineer came to my parents’ house to __________ the last parts.

Finally, I plucked up(鼓起)the courage to dial the number to say another goodbye to my father.

1.

A．challenge

B．offer

C．suggestion

D．chance

2.

A．select

B．identify

C．cover

D．show

3.

A．style

B．mind

C．voice

D．taste

4.

A．continued

B．transformed

C．put

D．broke

5.

A．adopted

B．replaced

C．accepted

D．prohibited

6.

A．against

B．over

C．beyond

D．with

7.

A．tracking

B．guiding

C．inviting

D．accompanying

8.

A．reading

B．checking

C．reviewing

D．correcting

9.

A．complex

B．humble

C．familiar

D．appreciative

10.

A．tired

B．proud

C．shy

D．skeptical

11.

A．in case

B．as if

C．even if

D．so that

12.

A．system

B．routine

C．target

D．project

13.

A．weak

B．busy

C．panic

D．nervous

14.

A．Besides

B．Otherwise

C．Meanwhile

D．Therefore

15.

A．adjust

B．complete

C．provide

D．analyze

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）， 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Protect traditional Chinese culture plays a very important role in the diversity and inheritance of Chinese culture.

We are delighted to find that traditional crafts like paper cutting has been protected and inherited, or else we would lose such great treasure soon. It is the same valuable Chinese teachings like Confucianism.

As far as I was concerned, some measures should be taken to effective protect traditional Chinese culture. To start with, we must arouse people’s aware of cultural protection, for the more importance we attach, the less support we can get from the public. However, schools should pay a more attention to cultural education so that students are fully aware of the significance of cultural protection.

In a word, it is high time for ourselves to treasure and develop our own valuable culture.

7 . As a CEO of a startup, you get used to hearing"no".You also face an endless continuation of what feels like shocking crises, like nearly running out of cash, losing a key customer,discovering a widespread product failure, or having to shut down operations because of a global pandemic. But it turns out that these disasters can actually be good for you. In fact,I'm not sure whether you can innovate without them. Here's what all our crises have taught me.

It's good to be uncomfortable. We once had a key customer request-a battery capability that we'd never developed before. The customer made it clear that if we couldn't develop this capability, they'd be less confident in our product. We wrestled with the risks, not least of which was the potential embarrassment if we couldn't meet the customer's needs. We knew we'd face many technical problems if we tried to go into operation. Yet we decided to try to satisfy the customer, even if it wasn't obvious at first how we could get it done. A few weeks later we delivered something beyond what the customer had asked for, and we've since grown this capability into a powerful sales tool and potential revenue stream-not to mention it strengthened our relationship with the customer.

Short-term failure is good. A few years ago, our company began to expand our manufacturing output in response to a customer's need. In the process we discovered something unusual we hadn't seen during smaller-scale production. Our team dived into failure analysis, and we finally put the problem down to a single material within the battery. We'd used this material for years, but now we needed a replacement. Once we made that change,the battery quality and reliability greatly improved.

It's okay to show weakness. One of my hardest days as CEO was the day when I found out I was pregnant.We were in the middle of raising a funding round, and I had been traveling nonstop for a year. Until that day, I had assumed that my role as CEO was to display strength and confidence. With the mounting pressure I was harder on myself than I needed to be, and now I had the added stress of being pregnant.I decided to acknowledge to my team that I was breaking down. They united together and found ways to operate more smoothly and communicate more effectively, supporting me to focus my time on most pressing goals. This gave me not only the space to plan for the company’s future,but also to prepare for my own new normal: leading while becoming a first-time mother.

1. What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Frequent rejections.

B．Financial crises.

C．Global pandemics.

D．Endless disasters.

2. What does the author want to convey in Paragraph 2？

A．Customers' requests should be carefully evaluated.

B．Meeting challenges can bring about extra benefits.

C．The company should keep launching new products.

D．Innovation is the only way to win fierce competition.

3. How does the author prove short-term failure is beneficial?

A．By drawing a comparison.

B．By giving an example.

C．By challenging assumptions.

D．By doing an experiment.

4. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Learn to let go

B．Make it as a CEO

C．Think deep sometimes

D．Make friends with crises

8 . Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin, a world-famous funny actor. People _______ have laughed at Charlie Chaplin's films _______ tears run down their faces. From his very first _______ they know what will happen. The little man is always with black moustache, wide-open eyes, round black hat and _______ too large for his feet. He’ll _______ through snow, and fall from windows. He’ll fight men who are twice his _______ or fall in love with women, who _______ notice him and try to hug(拥抱) them.

The poor man that Charlie Chaplin _______ in dozens of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes. He is always in _______, but he never ________.He dreams of becoming a great man.

Even people who ________ understand English can ________ Chaplin's films, because they are mostly ________.It isn't what he ________ that makes people laugh. His comedy(喜剧) doesn't depend on words. It depends on little ________ which mean the ________ thing to people all over the world.

Chaplin raises his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes. He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his ________. He dresses well and pretends to be a ________ and important man. It is all so hopeless and ________ that he makes us laugh. This is the ________ of Chaplin's huge success.

1.

A．here

B．everywhere

C．abroad

D．there

2.

A．if

B．once

C．because

D．until

3.

A．disappearance

B．appearance

C．words

D．emotions

4.

A．trousers

B．stocks

C．shoes

D．hands

5.

A．sleep

B．sit

C．play

D．struggle

6.

A．length

B．size

C．greatness

D．width

7.

A．hardly

B．deeply

C．widely

D．luckily

8.

A．played

B．recognized

C．loved

D．fooled

9.

A．joy

B．excitement

C．sorrow

D．trouble

10.

A．comes down

B．gets away

C．goes back

D．gives up

11.

A．don’t

B．can

C．do

D．may

12.

A．understand

B．watch

C．enjoy

D．see

13.

A．frightening

B．silent

C．pleasant

D．moving

14.

A．plays

B．acts

C．expects

D．says

15.

A．actions

B．expressions

C．stories

D．words

16.

A．some

B．different

C．same

D．bitter

17.

A．enemies

B．own

C．characters

D．films

18.

A．poor

B．sad

C．rich

D．beautiful

19.

A．possible

B．impossible

C．instructive

D．tired

20.

A．way

B．beginning

C．theory

D．secret

9 . Visiting Washington, D.C. is not a waste of your time and money. There are many destinations in Washington, D.C. that you can include in your journey, which make your travel to this great city worth your time and money. Here are some notable attractions that the city can offer.

Smithsonian Institution

It is the image of 19^th sandstone called Castle. This is an institution that has got more than nine museums. A one-day tour is not enough to cover it all. The best places to visit are Air and Space Museum and Museum of Natural History.

Jefferson Memorial

This place houses the 19-foot statue of America’s third president. In addition, there are some writings in the wall like Declaration of Independence and some Jefferson’s writings.

Michel Richard Citronelle

This famous chef got a restaurant at the heart of Washington, D.C. He prepares wonderful dishes to dignitaries who frequent this place. It is not only about attractive menu, but the service is professional. The multi-course is accompanied with wine. The restaurant’s wine cellar houses thousands of bottles.

Mandarin Oriental

This is a taste of Asia in the district. The hotel amenities (设施) are world class with pool and spas. The restaurant shows the city’s view on a flat screen TV and the rooms have Internet access.

The White house

It should not be missed. It is one of the most significant buildings in the city. Its architecture is grand and suits the city’s landscape. There are guided tours that you can join in.

Twins Jazz

If you want to enjoy jazz music, this is the place to be. You can hear grassroots musicians play. The food is also good.

1. What can you visit in Smithsonian Institution?

A．Castles.

B．Museums

C．Statues

D．Restaurants

2. What can you do in Michel Richard Citronelle?

A．Taste Asian food.	B．Cook delicious dishes.
C．Enjoy good food and service.	D．Swim and enjoy free Wifi.

3. Which of the following is your best choice as a music lover?

A．Jefferson Memorial

B．Mandarin Oriental

C．The White House.

D．Twins Jazz

10 . Fishing is a popular activity and every fisherman knows the rule: Keep the big ones, throw the smaller ones back. The idea behind it is simple —the larger fish are probably older. If you keep the smaller ones, they won’t be able to reproduce, and the fish population is in danger.

But fishing out the largest fish from a population has an unwanted effect: Over time, fewer adult fish get really big. If only the smaller fish reproduce（繁殖）, then future generations become smaller. This is an example of evolution（进化）in action.

One scientist, Dr. David Conover, has spent the last decade studying the effects of the “keep the big ones” rule and if they can be reversed（颠倒）.

To set up his experiment, Conover and his team caught hundreds of silverside fish and divided them into six groups. For two groups, Conover followed the “keep the large ones” rule and took out the biggest fish.

For two other groups, he removed only the small fish. For the last two groups, he removed fish at random (随意的).

After five years, he measured the fish in each group. In the two groups where the largest fish were regularly removed, the average(平均) fish size was smaller than the average size in the other groups. Here was evolution in action: If only small fish survive(生存) to reproduce, then future generations of fish will also tend(倾向) to be small.

For the second five years of his experiment, Conover changed the rules and took fish randomly(随意) from each group. At the end of the experiment, he found that the fish that were in the “keep the large ones” group for the first five years had started to get larger again, although he calculated(计算) it would take at least

12 years for the fish in that group to return to their original(原始的) size.

In other words, it takes less time to shrink(变小) than it does to recover(恢复).

1. The underlined word “it” (Line 2) refers to “_____”

A．the activity

B．the fish

C．the rule

D．the fisherman

2. Why do many people follow the “keep the big ones, throw the small ones back” rule?

A．It helps to protect fish numbers.

B．It helps to protect fish size.

C．It is the custom in most countries.

D．They will be punished if they don’t.

3. What did Conover find after the first five years of his experiment?

A．The “keep the big ones” rule made no difference to fish size.

B．The “keep the big ones” rule made fish smaller on average.

C．The “keep the big ones” rule made the fish bigger on average.

D．The “keep the big ones” rule affected all fish populations in the same way.

4. What can we find according to the experiment?

A．If small fish reproduce, the future generations will be smaller.

B．There was no largest fish in “keep the large ones” group for the first five years.

C．it would take 10 years for the fish to return to their original size.

D．It takes less time to become bigger than it does to recover

5. What is the author’s intention(目的) in writing this article?

A．To encourage people to fish more carefully.

B．To urge governments to change the rules of fishing.

C．To describe the results of a scientific experiment.

D．To introduce the rules of fishing to readers.