1 . China now has 52 sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage list, some of which may give you some clues on your next travel plan.

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is located in Lin Tong County, near Xi’an city, capital of Shanxi province. A total of 8,000 life-size terracotta warriors, chariots and horses, and hundreds of bronze weapons have been unearthed from it. It is believed that it is a major archaeological find, called the eighth wonder of the world, paralleling Egypt’s pyramids.

Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement

Kulangyu Island, known in the local dialect as Kulangsu, is located on the entry of the Jiulong River, facing the city of Xiamen , influenced by Western culture in the 19th century, especially music. With such a harmonious blend of Western music and Eastern culture, Gulangyu is naturally referred to as the “island of music”.

Qinghai Hoh Xil

Hoh Xil, located in the north-eastern end of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is China’s largest and the world’s third largest uninhabited area. Hoh Xil, with high altitude and fierce weather, no people to live there, is a paradise for wildlife and home to more than 230 species of wild animals including endangered species such as the Tibetan antelope.

Huangshan Mountain

Huangshan, known as “the loveliest mountain of China”, lies in the south of Anhui province in eastern China. The scenic area covers 154 sq km, famous for its peaks, rocks, pines, clouds and springs, with a rich cultural heritage.

1. Where will you go if you are interested in history during your stay in Xi’an?

A．Qinghai Hoh Xil.

B．Kulangsu.

C．Mausoleum.

D．Huangshan.

2. What is special for Kulangsu compared with the other three World Heritages mentioned in the passage?

A．Its beautiful scenery.

B．Its value in Archeology.

C．Its unique natural living environment for wildlife.

D．Its mixture of Western music and Eastern culture.

3. Where may the passage be taken from ?

A．A science fiction.

B．A history textbook.

C．A travel guidebook.

D．An entertainment magazine.

2 . A new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications has concluded that a 100 percent change to organic (有机的) food production in England and Wales would actually lead to a great increase in greenhouse gas emissions (排放). In turn, this would contribute to further climate change.

Although organic farming directly pours out fewer emissions than conventional farming—around 20 percent lower for crops and 4 percent for farm animals—it produces notably less food. As to this study’s findings, total organic agriculture in England and Wales would produce 40 percent less food. With less food in the market, the countries would need to increase food imports, which would produce more global greenhouse gas emissions.

Organic farming also increases the amount of absorbing carbon, a process where carbon dioxide (CO₂) is “absorbed” out of the atmosphere and captured by plants and stored in the soil. However, even a total change to organic farming would only be equal to a tiny part of the higher emissions from overseas land use.

“We predict a drop in total food production of 40 percent under a fully organic farming process, compared to conventional farming, if we keep to the same national diet,” Dr Adrian Williams, lead author and reader in Agri-Environmental Systems at Cranfield University, said in a statement. “This results from lower crop quantity, because output is limited by a lower supply of nitrogen, which is mainly from other crops or solid waste from cattle on the grassland.”

Nevertheless, it is important to note that organic farming still holds some useful benefits for the environment, such as reducing exposure to chemicals and improving the varieties of creatures. In conclusion, the study suggests that organic farming will continue to play a key role in resolving the world’s environmental problems. However, it’s just one part of a much wider solution.

1. What will total organic agriculture bring to England?

A．More main food.	B．More species crop.
C．More food imports.	D．More fresh oxygen.

2. How does organic farming increase the amount of absorbing carbon?

A．By taking in CO2.	B．By changing CO2.
C．By giving off CO2.	D．By producing CO2.

3. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The ways to reduce organic farming.	B．The results caused by organic farming.
C．The solution to the environment problems.	D．The advantages of organic farming.

4. Which of the following is the best title of the text?

A．Organic farming, green food	B．Organic farming, our hope in future
C．Organic farming, a mistake we made	D．Organic farming, a double-edged sword

3 . Y Not Festival

The festival lineup(阵容): Royal Blood, Craig David Presents TS5, Bombay Bicycle Club, Rag’n’Bone Man.

Y Not Festival has come a long way since it started out 15 years ago, winning the UK’s Best Small Festival award and becoming one of the country’s most popular, small, fresh and loud music festivals in the decade and a half since, attracting world-known performers to participate in. It will take place on the coming summer weekend in the surroundings of Pikehall. Ready to make your online followers envious?

NASS Festival

The festival lineup: Chase & Status, The Streets, Solardo, Andy C, Shy FX, Holy Goof

NASS Festival is the UK’s biggest celebration of music, street art and bicycle motocross. Displayed across four days, from 9th to 12th, July and 11 stages at the Bath& West Showground in Shepton Mallet, NASS Festival lays on a weekend of athletic competitions in skating and bicycle motocross, as well as music performances by distinguished people and bands.

Download Festival

The festival lineup: KISS, Iron Maiden, Kom, Deftones, Disturbed, Volbeat

Probably the most well-known heavy metal festival, Download Festival took over from the MOR Festival at Derby’s Donington Park this summer. Is three days was packed with the biggest names from the 70s right up to the newest generation, with KISS, one of the most famous American rock bands, on stage first.

Kendal Calling

The festival lineup: Foals, Stereophonics, Primal Scream, Supergrass, Blossoms, The Kooks

Annually Kendal Calling mixes a diverse and well-known lineup that covers various types, while also laying on a wide range of food and drink, as well as entertainments, bars, and a market. As a result, it’s a perfect festival to take the family to. All in the beautiful surroundings of Lowther Deer Park.

1. Which festival combines games with music?

A．Kendal Calling.	B．Download Festival.
C．NASS Festival.	D．Y Not Festival.

2. Where do those who are fond of rock music most probably go?

A．Pikehall

B．Shepton Mallet

C．Donington Park

D．Lowther Deer Park

3. What do the four festivals have in common?

A．They are aimed at young people.	B．They take place in the same month.
C．They are broadcast live online.	D．They involve many musical talents.

4 . Journey Back in Time with Scholars

Classical Provence(13days)
Journey through the beautiful countryside of Provence，France，with Prof. Ori Z. Soltes. We will visit some of the best-preserved Roman monuments in the world. Our tour also includes a chance to walk in the footsteps of Van Gogh and Gauguin. Fields of flowers, tile-roofed(瓦屋顶)villages and tasty meals enrich this wonderful experience.
Southern Spain(15days)
Spain has lovely white towns and the scent(芳香)of oranges，but it is also a treasury of ancient remains including the cities left by the Greeks，Romans and Arabs. As we travel south from Madrid with Prof. Ronald Messier to historic Toledo，Roman Merida and into Andalucia, we explore historical monuments and architecture.
China’s Sacred Landscapes(21days)
Discover the China of “past ages,” its walled cities，temples and mountain scenery with Prof.   Robert Thorp. Highlights(精彩之处)include China’s most sacred peaks at Mount Tai and Hangzbou’s rolling hills，waterways and peaceful temples. We will wander in traditional small towns and end our tour with an exceptional museum in Shanghai.
Tunisia(17days)
Join Prof. Pedar Foss on our in-depth Tunisian tour. Tour highlights include the Roman city of Dougga，the underground Numidian capital at Bulla Regia, Roman Sbeitla and the remote areas around Tataouine and Matmata，uique for underground cities. Our journey takes us to picturesque Berber villages and lovely beaches.
1. What can visitors see in both Classical Provence and Southern Spain？

A．Historical monuments.	B．Fields of flowers.
C．Van Gogh’s paintings.	D．Greek buildings.

2. Which country is Prof. Thorp most knowledgeable about？

A．France.

B．Spain.

C．China.

D．Tunisia.

3. Which of the following highlight the Tunisian tour？

A．White towns.

B．Underground cities.

C．Tile-roofed villages.

D．Rolling hills.

5 . 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 week ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan     1     Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, were promoting the Summer Olympics in Tokyo as the comfort the world needed     2     (show) victory over the coronavirus pandemic.

On Tuesday, the virus won out. I.O.C. and Japan     3     (formal) agreed to Postpone Tokyo Olympic Games,     4     had been scheduled to begin in late July, until 2021.

The decision became all but inevitable after the     5     (nation) Olympic committee in Canada announced on Sunday that it was withdrawing from the Games, and Australia’s committee told its athletes that it was not possible to train under the widespread     6     (restriction) in place to control the virus.

At a time when Japan’s economy is already     7     trouble, the delay of the Olympics could deal a serious blow. In a report early this month, Nikko Securities predicted that a cancellation of the Games     8     (reduce) by 1.4 percent of Japan’s economic output.

The complications will spread beyond the Games themselves. The international     9     (govern) bodies for track and field and swimming, for example, planned to hold world championships in 2021 and will have to work with     10     (they) athletes and host cities to possibly reschedule those events.

6 . For two centuries, the famous University of Cambridge debating society has hosted many prominent figures, from world leaders to scientists to comedians.

On Nov 21, the Cambridge Union hosted its first-ever non-human guest. Designed by IBM, Project Debater is a machine that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to form a spoken argument. It can even listen and answer to opposing statements, much like a real person.

Speaking with a voice similar to Siri, Project Debater uses AI to search journals, newspapers and other information sources. It then filters out(过滤) useless information, picks the strongest arguments, and arranges them into a persuasive argument.

“In the Cambridge test debate, it argued the topic: AI will ultimately do more harm than good. According to IBM, it is the first machine that can debate complicated topics with humans.

Before the debate, more than 1,100 arguments for the positives and negatives of AI were submitted to the IBM website. The machine then analyzed these sources and formed the basis of its arguments in minutes. Project Debater then showed off its AI by arguing for both sides of the debate.

Over a four-minute speech, it argued first that, “AI can only make decisions that it has been programmed to solve, while humans can be programmed for all plots, possible events.”

In support of AI, it then argued that AI would create new jobs and “bring a lot more efficiency” to the workplace.

This isn’t the first test for Project Debater. In June 2018, the machine went back-and-forth for 20 minutes against champion debater Harish Natarajan.

According to New Scientist, on both occasions, Project Debater repeated points and didn’t always sufficiently support them.

Speaking to Cambridge Independent, Noam Slonim, the project’s lead engineer, said, “The AI is not perfect, but it’s going in the right direction.” The team hopes to improve the AI by researching why humans find certain arguments more persuasive than others.

1. In which way does Project Debater behave like a real person?

A．It can listen and answer to opposing statements.

B．It can speak with a voice similar to Siri.

C．It can create various useful sources.

D．It can deal with any situation.

2. What were prepared for the machine before the Cambridge test debate?

A．Analyzed sources.

B．Useless messages.

C．Materials for arguments.

D．Items about human debaters.

3. We can infer from the text that _________.

A．AI did better than humans in arguments

B．the machine had rich ideas to support its points

C．the machine beat Harish Natarajan in the first test

D．AI needs more persuasive arguments in debates

4. What is Noam Slonim’s attitude to the AI ?

A．Supportive.	B．Unconfident.
C．Negative.	D．Indifferent.

7 . 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：在错的词下划一横线，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。

As the Internet becomes the more and more popular, some students can’t help play online games or chatting. It was not only a problem of wasting time, but also a seriously problem which does harm to their health. Which teachers should do first is to find out what makes them addicting to computer games. Lack of love from his parents? Poor test scores? Parents can have a heart-to-heart talk with them. Secondly, teacher should help them build up their confidence but make them interested in studies. Thirdly, find something else for them to do instead playing computer games.

8 . Since I was young, I’ve noticed ______ in people’s hairstyles, clothes, facial expressions, behaviors. I like noticing the world around me and I ______ the power of paying attention.

I grew up on our family farm. My grandpa always had an eye on the sky, ______ the clouds and their various colors. He knew when the soybeans got the ______ of brown paper bags it was time to ______. Farming is about noticing and paying attention.

My mother and grandmother ______ everything from curtains to clothes. My mother made quite a few of my ______ and her pattern work was so ______. My Aunt Becky knit socks and sweaters. The patterns looked like a foreign language to me, but they were road maps she followed ______. If she noticed a ______ stitch (针), she would follow seriously ______. The women in my family practiced demanding crafts, requiring precision and an eye for ______, attention to color combinations, a love of a ______world.

Noticing was all ______ me. It was the clothes on my body, the ______ in the fields, and the clouds in the sky.

I’m teaching how to write and seeing details is my job. Nothing is too small to ______. Paying attention is my occupation. Through paying attention to my ______ carefully, I can get to know more about them than before. So if I notice that their eyes look ______ instead of bright, I will know ______. The world is made up of one detail after another, and by opening my eyes to each of them, I can see the world much more ______, much more broadly.

1.

A．decorations

B．inventions

C．figures

D．changes

2.

A．believe in

B．think of

C．talk about

D．laugh at

3.

A．introducing

B．complaining

C．interpreting

D．painting

4.

A．shape

B．color

C．weight

D．size

5.

A．grow

B．water

C．weed

D．harvest

6.

A．sewed

B．bought

C．showed

D．designed

7.

A．bags

B．beds

C．clothes

D．books

8.

A．quiet

B．precise

C．simple

D．patient

9.

A．badly

B．carelessly

C．rudely

D．seriously

10.

A．dropped

B．broken

C．sharpened

D．shortened

11.

A．yet

B．too

C．again

D．though

12.

A．news

B．sky

C．detail

D．money

13.

A．patterned

B．wandering

C．rough

D．simple

14.

A．for

B．around

C．like

D．over

15.

A．farmers

B．workers

C．fruits

D．crops

16.

A．hear

B．ignore

C．concern

D．share

17.

A．parents

B．colleagues

C．neighbors

D．students

18.

A．big

B．dull

C．open

D．clever

19.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．which

20.

A．clearly

B．bravely

C．hopefully

D．easily

9 . With bushfires continuing to swallow different parts of Australia, a local zoo in New South Wales - the state which is the easiest to catch fire - has hit the headlines with a heartwarming story.

Right in the line of a bushfire, the keepers of Mogo Wildlife Park managed to protect all 200 animals from harm after they received evacuation orders, according to reports.

Netizens were quick to react on social media and praised the bravery of the zoo keeper and staffs, as they stayed and managed to protect animals from uncontrolled fires and even sheltered some at their own house.

The 40-year-old zoo keeper, Chad Staples, described the situation as the worst catastrophe, which felt like Armageddon (大决战) here. Luckily, his team had made a precise plan ahead of time by moving everything flammable from the area and the larger animals to safe places.

What’s remarkable is that as the smaller ones needed extra shelter, Staples decided to take them to his own house.

“Right now in my house there are animals of all descriptions in all the different rooms. They are safe and protected … not a single animal lost,” he said.

BBC news also mentioned that “there’s a tiger to the back of the house.”

Some media outlets highlighted the “heroic job” in their headlines. Online users also reacted with thumbs-up and were glad to see all the staff and animals coming through the horrific fire.

Located in the southern coast of New South Wales, Mogo Wildlife Park houses Australia’s largest collection of primates, also including different and unique animals such as zebras, giraffes, rhinos and red pandas.

1. New South Wales hits the headlines because of ________.

A．its famous zoo

B．its endangered animals

C．the heartwarming event

D．being easy to catch fire

2. Which of the following is true about Mogo Wildlife Park?

A．It belongs to Chad Staples.

B．None of the animals is missing.

C．It merely holds rare animal species.

D．Extra shelters were built for emergencies.

3. Which word can probably describe Chad Staples?

A．Irresponsible.	B．Considerate.
C．Selfish.	D．Energetic.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Heroic Job.

B．The Horrific Fire.

C．The Extinct Animals.

D．The Brave Zoo Keeper.

10 . Some of the best museums across China are putting their exhibitions online in VR format for free. While stuck at home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, why not take a detailed online tour at museums that you would not otherwise have time for?

The Palace Museum

The Palace Museum is known as the Forbidden City. Although the museum is now closed due to the current epidemic prevention, it's possible for visitors to take a virtual tour of parts of the museum without actually setting foot on the majestic grounds.

Visitors can browse all the buildings of the Palace Museums. More than 400,000 imperial artifacts have been digitized online, which can definitely help you gain knowledge and immerse yourself in a cultural atmosphere.

The websites:   https://pano.dpm.org.cn/gugong_app_pc/index.html

https://www.dpm.org.cn/shuziduobaoge/html

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum is a large and famous museum, which collects over 120,000 precious artistic relics from more than 5,000 years ago to the Qing Dynasty. The marvelous bronze, ceramics, paintings and calligraphies offer a visual feast for the eyes, and also provide a good chance for people to learn the profound Chinese history and culture.

If you are into ancient Chinese arts and crafts, then the online Shanghai Museum is definitely worth your time.

The website: https://www.shanghaimuseum.net/treasure/show/show

Mogao Caves

The Mogao Caves, also known as Thousand Buddha Grottoes, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near Dunhuang in northwest China's Gansu Province.

Now visitors can directly browse dozens of classic caves and appreciate the murals(壁画) by cave rooms through the “Digital Dunhuang”, the website of the Mogao Caves. The development of “Digital Dunhuang” not only shocks visitors in a visual sense but also “moves” the Mogan Grottoes outside.

The website:   https://www.e-dunhuang.com/index.html

1. The people interested in ancient Chinese arts and crafts should visit ________.

A．https://www.e-dunhuang.com/index.html

B．https://www.dpm.org.cn/shuziduobaoge/html

C．https://pano.dpm.org.cn/gugong_app_pc/index.html

D．https://www.shanghaimuseum.net/treasure/show/show

2. What can the visitors see through “Digital Dunhuang”?

A．Precious imperial artifacts.

B．Classic caves and the murals.

C．Ancient people living in the caves.

D．All the artistic relics of Dunhuang.

3. What is the purpose of writing the passage?

A．To guide what to do at home.

B．To recommend an online tour.

C．To support the sickness prevention.

D．To invite visitors to real scenic spots.