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Three Hours a Week: Play Time’s over for China’s Young Video Gamers

China has forbidden under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours a week, a stringent(严苛的)social intervention that it said was needed to pull the plug on a growing addiction to     1     it once described as “spiritual opium(鸦片)”.

The new rules,     2     (publish) on Monday, are part of a major shift by Beijing to strengthen control over its society and key sectors of its economy, including tech, education and property, after years of runaway growth.

The restrictions, which apply to any devices including phones, are a body blow to a global gaming industry that caters to tens of millions of young players in the world’s most profitable market.

They limit under - 18s to     3     (play) for one hour a day - 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. - on only Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, according to the Xinhua sate news agency. They can also play for an hour, at the same time, on public holidays.

The rules from the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) regulator coincide with a broader clampdown(压制)by Beijing     4     China’s tech giants, such as Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings.

The campaign     5     (prevent) what state media has described as the “savage growth” of some companies has wiped tens of billions of dollars off shares traded at home and abroad.

Gaming companies will be barred from providing services to minors in any form outside the stipulated(规定)hours and     6     ensure they have put real-name verification systems in place, said the regulator,     7     oversees the country’s video games market.

The new rules swiftly became one of the most discussed topics on Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter. Some users expressed support for the measures     8     others said they were surprised at how drastic(严厉的)the rules were.

“This is so fierce that I’m utterly speechless,” said one comment that received over 700 likes.     9     expressed doubt that the restrictions could be enforced. “They will just use their parent’s logins, how can they control it?” asked one.

The NPPA regulator told Xinhua it     10     (increase) the frequency and intensity of inspections for online gaming companies to ensure they were putting in place time limits and anti-addiction systems. It also said that parents and teachers played key roles in curbing gaming addiction.

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The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India,     1    (regard) as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The cultural relic     2    (date) back to nearly 400 years ago was built by a ruler named Shah Jahan for     3    (he) beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It took nearly twenty years to complete the building. It is     4     (impress) that depending on the season and the time of day, the white monument (纪念碑) takes on different colors. But over the years, the Taj Mahal has been changing color even more and not in a good way because it     5    (destroy) by heavy air pollution from nearby factories and cars gradually.

In the 1990s, India’s Supreme Court ordered     6     number of factories near the monument to close. Also, car and bus traffic is limited.

Now and then, workers use a mud paste (泥巴膜) to remove dirt     7     the surface of the Tai Mahal.     8    cleaning the monument is expensive and time-consuming (耗时的). And it doesn’t prevent the discoloration.

More action needs to be taken     9    (preserve) the Taj Mahal. “We are trying, but we need to try harder,” said an expert     10     worked on a 2014 study of the Tai Mahal.

3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

The young applicant is described as confident and courageous. His resume, at 15 pages, is glittering, complete with performance reviews (“full of energy”), a map of his travels (trips to Tokyo and Bali) and a list of books he     1     (read) this year (408 in total). It includes discussion of his adversity quotient and his artistic talents. But the applicant is not a seasonal job seeker. He is a five-year-old boy from southern China     2     (apply) for a spot in first grade at a Shanghai private school.

The resume,     3     was leaked and shared widely online this week, has provoked a mix of fascination, indignation and debate about     4     children in China’s test-crazed education system are being raised as soulless strivers.

Some called for the parents of the boy     5     (arrest). Others wondered whether today’s children would know true happiness,     6     the intense pressure to perform well and land good jobs. Still, some defend the parents,     7     (say) they were trying to promote their child’s best interests in a flawed system.

Yong Zhao, a professor of education at the University of Kansas, said the debate reflected widespread anxiety     8     Chinese parents about getting their children into top schools. In China’s test-dominated system, exam scores determine where students go to college and what careers they     9     pursue.

Xiong Bingqi, deputy head of the 21 century Education Research Institute in Beijing, said China needed to distribute education resources     10     (evenly) and to begin evaluating students on more than just est scores.

“There is a competition to rank every student,” he said, “Under these circumstances, of course parents want their kids to rank in the top. Then it worsens this kind of anxious competition.”

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As a poverty-stricken county, Xinbao’s hometown struggles to keep young people staying home. Most of them choose     1     (work ) in developed coastal areas. When the youthful Xinbao appeared at the local market and shot videos on making fermented beancurd (豆腐乳)in the     2    ( tradition) way, the onlookers were curious and puzzled.

“Some people think     3     is not a good job,” Xinbao said. ”I told them that there are thousands of people     4     will see my video, and our products can be sold all over the country.” Although the business is still new, Xinbao has registered a trademark for fermented beancur     5    set up a company.

Her decision was also a result of changes in her hometown. Not long ago, the local government held a     6     (train) program for farmers. Xinbao was invited to talk to local food makers about the influence of new media. She shared with them the characteristics, operation, and e-commerce (电子商务) opportunities presented by platforms like Huoshan.

“Our     7     (achieve) have gained recognition among local people and I am proud of that.” Now     8     (drive) by great needs, e-commerce in China     9    (enjoy) a high growth rate over recent years and the power of the Internet can be further made use of to help     10     targeted poverty alleviation(精准扶贫) efforts.

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An independent report commissioned by the United Kingdom government has called for a complete change of the food industry in England, with fruit and vegetables to be prescribed by doctors and additional taxes on sugar and salt.

The report says money    1     (raise) by increased taxes could be used to provide improved school meals and support    2     (good) dietary habits among the poorest sections of society.

In addition, improved diets would be better for the environment, and ease the pressure on the National Health Service. Businessman Henry Dimbleby, who led the study, told the BBC that the COVID- 19 crisis had underlined the wider issue of dietary health,     3     (call) it “a painful reality check”. “Our high obesity rate has been    4     major factor in the UK’s tragically high death rate,” he said.

The food industry has expressed concern    5     increased taxes on sugar and salt could lead to increased prices in shops,     6     Dimbleby rejected this idea. “We do not    7     (actual) believe that for most things it will increase the price — what it will do is that it will reformulate. It    8     (make) people take sugar and salt out,” he said.

The report’s suggestions, which the government says it will respond    9     within six months, have won the backing of several leading charities,     10     (include) the British Heart Foundation.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Earlier this month we celebrated our son’s first birthday. We prepared several objects for his Zhua Zhou,     1     is an activity held on a child’s first birthday. In the activity, objects     2    (place) on a plate and the object a child picks can show something about his or her interests or careers(事业)in the future.

The tradition,     3    (say) to have started during the Three Kingdoms period, arose following the     4    (die) of Sun He, the prince(太子)of the Eastern Wu Kingdom. His father, the emperor(皇帝)Sun Quan, grew worried about which of his grandsons would succeed him, so a person suggested he place some objects on a plate and ask each of them     5    (pick) something. Sun Hao     6    (take) a bamboo slip — an ancient form of Chinese paper — in one hand, and an imperial(帝王的)belt in the other. Both     7    (choice) led to him being chosen as the new emperor.

Our son picked up a microphone first and played with a few other objects     8     a short time. No matter what object he started playing with, he always went back to the microphone. Although my mother-in-law tried to get him to hold the yuanbao long enough for a photo, he always threw     9     aside to take the microphone. It was so     10    (interest)!

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A memorial service     1     (bid) farewell to “father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping     2     (hold) in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan province on Monday.

Despite it     3    (be) a busy work day, thousands of people wearing black came to the Mingyangshan Mortuary House in the city,     4    the memorial service was held at 10 am, to present bouquets (花束) and bunches of rice and pay tribute (颂词) to Yuan.

The top rice scientist, who developed the first high-yield hybrid rice strain in 1973, died of organ     5     (fail) at age 91 on Saturday.

The agronomist (农学家) spent over five decades     6    (research) and improving hybrid rice, which has reached its third generation, helping China work     7    great wonder— feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world’s total arable (适合耕种的) land.

People from all walks of life in China and abroad expressed their condolences after Yuan’s death, which indicated that his contribution to the hybrid rice industry has been     8    (wide) recognized and highly praised, Zhao Lijian, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a news conference in Beijing on Monday.

“His death is a great loss to China and the world, and he     9    (remember) by people” , Zhao said.

He added that academician Yuan not only belongs to China, but also to the world. His lifelong dream was to see hybrid rice to be planted around the world,     10    no one will be left hungry.

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Chinese scientists have created starch(淀粉) using carbon dioxide, hydrogen and electricity, according to a study     1     was published in the journal Science on Sept 24.

It's the first time in the world that synthesis(合成) of starch from CO₂     2     (achieve). Scientists believe it will have a     3     (revolution) impact on future agricultural production and bio-manufacturing.

According to Ma Yanhe,     4     author of the study, the process of plants     5     (create) carbohydrates like starch through photosynthesis(光合作用)is complex and     6     (efficient). It takes a plant about 60 steps of metabolic(新陈代谢的) reactions to turn CO₂, water and sunlight into starch. But now Chinese scientists have simplified the process from 60 steps into 11.

Creating carbohydrates more efficiently is so important for     7     (sustainable) on Earth, noted ChinaDaily. If such an approach can be scaled up(扩展) to the level of industrialization, it     8     (save) more than 90 percent of the farm land and freshwater resources, and avoid negative effects on the environment     9     pesticides and chemical fertilizers(肥料), and it will improve food     10     (secure) and promote sustainable societies, according to Cai Tao, another author of the study.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

On March 14, 2018, Stephen Hawking finally died     1     ALS (肌萎缩侧索硬化). A family spokesman stated that the iconic scientist died at his home in Cambridge, England.

    2     news touched many in his field and beyond. Fellow physicist and author Lawrence Krauss said: “ A star just went out in the cosmos. We have lost an     3     ( amaze ) human being. Hawking fought the cosmos     4     ( brave ) for 76 years and taught us all something important about     5     it truly means to celebrate about     6     ( be ) human. ”

Hawking’s children followed with a statement: “ We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man     7     work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage, persistence,     8     ( brilliant ) and humor inspired people across the world. He once said, ‘ It would not be a universe     9     it wasn’t home to the people you love.’ We will miss him forever. ”

10 days before his death, the new report, authored by physicist Thomas Hertog, argues against the idea     10     the universe will continue to expand.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A unique tourist attraction in southeastern China’s Fujian Province lets wuxia fans realize     1     (they) dreams of experiencing the flying techniques of the kung-fu masters they used to watch on TV growing up.

If you’re     2     fan of popular wuxia films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, you’ve probably fantasized or even tried recreating scenes     3     main actors flied through the air or battled their     4     (enemy) in spite of the gravity. Not the easiest thing to do without the right props (道具), but     5     (lucky) there is now a place where you can reproduce all your favorite kung-fu movie techniques to an amazing scene of traditional Chinese architecture and waterfalls.

    6     (use) a system of the same advanced equipment similar     7     the ones used in wuxia movies, the staff at this mysterious tourist attraction allow visitors to fly through the air with the same elegance as their on-screen heroes.     8     (add) to the dramatic effect and the appeal of this attraction, traditional outfits (服装)     9     (provide) so you can feel and look like a wuxia master or princess.

This real-life wuxia world, which is reportedly located (位于) in a scenic part of Youxi County,     10     (catch) the imagination of millions of Chinese wuxia fiction fans so far.