1 . Why should I stay off Facebook and other social media when I am involved in a lawsuit or personal injury case? Social media has become an important part of our everyday lives. Facebook, Instagram, and other social media have changed the way we communicate with friends, family, and colleagues. Many of us use these platforms to post opinions, show off our achievements or show your opinions on public affairs.

This means that social media is public information and can be used against you. Lawyers can use social media as evidence. They often look for pictures and posts that could potentially disprove your injury claim. Your posts can still be found even if your information is private when the posts potentially are related to your case. The court may determine that your public posts may lead to admissible evidence. They will not make you offer entire information, but only what they think is related. Defense lawyers wish to prove that the injured party, physically, emotionally, or financially, is lying about their injuries.

Even posting about your emotions can discount your claim greatly. Say, you are suing (起诉) someone for your pain and suffering because you are depressed, yet you post pictures of yourself smiling and you have quoted “Life is good” attached to the photo. If and when the defense lawyers get a hold of the posts, your pain and suffering claim may not hold up in court.

Most people only post about the good times on social media, rarely about the hardships and misfortunes. Insurance companies are allowed to follow you and gather information as evidence. Social media makes it easier. Before social media, insurance companies and lawyers had to hire investigators to follow people around to spy on them. Social media makes this entirely a lot easier.

If you have posted content related to your claim, you must not change evidence. Deleting your account would be considered you’re destroying evidence and that will affect your case. The best practice would be to stay off social media until your case has come to a close.

1. Why does the writer begin the passage with a question?

A．To describe the drawback of Facebook.	B．To provide the background information.
C．To give his argument and attract readers.	D．To stress the function of the social media.

2. What does the underlined word “admissible” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Powerful.

B．Final.

C．Acceptable.

D．Equal.

3. What’s the writer’s attitude towards social media?

A．Supportive.

B．Cautious.

C．Disapproval.

D．Indifferent.

4. Which of the following can be the main idea of the passage?

A．Keep away from social media.	B．Post good and bad things on social media.
C．Communicate with your friends face to face.	D．Stay off social media for a personal injury claim.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内的正确形式。

David Beckham, an English footballer, was born in London in 1975,     1     has played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, as well as representing his country 100 times. He moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007     2     (increase) the influence of football in America.

His talent was obvious from an early age and he signed with Manchester Union     3     his fourteenth birthday. He helped his team achieve     4     (consider) success in his eleven seasons with them. Beckham has been runner-up twice as world football best player. He won many championships with Manchester Union. The club, Real Madrid     5     (captain) by him, was popular with football fans at that time. In 2003, Beckham received     6     honour for services to football from Britain’s Queen.

Beckham has many interests off the soccer field and     7     (be) rarely out of headlines, especially concerning his     8     (marry) and children. He has established football     9     (academy) in Los Angeles and London. In 2006, he     10     (name) a judge for the British Book Awards. He is also a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.

3 . A map is a drawing that give us information about a place at a particular time. Maps are a representation of the real world drawn _________ on a flat surface but many times _________ than the place itself. Maps are one of the oldest forms of nonverbal (非言语的) _________. Every culture in every part of the world makes and uses maps. The art and _________ of making maps is called cartography (制图学). A person making maps is called a cartographer. In fact, all the information about one place cannot be _________ in a single map. Different _________ of a place can be shown in different types of maps.

There are two main types of maps—physical maps and political maps. Physical maps show the _________ of the land-hills, lakes, forests, the coast and so on. _________ maps show how the land is used by people—counties, provinces, countries, town boundaries, etc. Both types of map have _________ over time because forests are cut down, roads are built, towns expand and borders change. Most maps include a compass rose which indicates the __________. In the meanwhile, they __________ include a scale (比例尺), which is useful for estimating __________.

People use or “read” maps because of different __________. For example, we often use them when we are traveling to the places that we are not __________ with. News reporters use maps to tell us __________ things are happening in the world, __________ use them to navigate (导航) the skies and fishermen to navigate the seas.

Maps have an exciting history of their own. Over time, they __________ from being rough sketches, often based on travelers’ tales and stories __________ through word of mouth that may or may not have been __________. Nowadays maps are accurate scientific instruments. Their __________ runs along with the progress of civilisation.

1.

A．accurately

B．purposely

C．occasionally

D．permanently

2.

A．wider

B．larger

C．longer

D．smaller

3.

A．behavior

B．language

C．learning

D．communication

4.

A．experiment

B．instrument

C．science

D．result

5.

A．downloaded

B．put

C．reported

D．updated

6.

A．locations

B．aspects

C．landscapes

D．histories

7.

A．origins

B．views

C．outlines

D．benefits

8.

A．Historic

B．Delicate

C．Political

D．Abstract

9.

A．changed

B．disappeared

C．arisen

D．spread

10.

A．time

B．directions

C．weather

D．spots

11.

A．just

B．ever

C．also

D．even

12.

A．area

B．width

C．length

D．distance

13.

A．reasons

B．hobbies

C．stands

D．levels

14.

A．careful

B．concerned

C．satisfied

D．familiar

15.

A．how

B．where

C．why

D．when

16.

A．pilots

B．drivers

C．astronomers

D．sailors

17.

A．ranged

B．advanced

C．differed

D．rose

18.

A．written down

B．heard of

C．passed on

D．set aside

19.

A．charming

B．funny

C．direct

D．true

20.

A．development

B．appearance

C．operation

D．function

4 . There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. Information in long-term memory can be recalled at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or years. Sometimes information in the long-term memory is hard to remember. Students taking exams often have this experience. In contrast, information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds, usually by repeating the information over and over.

Dr. Hunter studied short-term memory in rats. He used a special device which had a cage for the rat and three doors. There was a light in each door. First, the rat was placed in the closed cage. Next, one of the lights was turned on and then off. There was food for the rat only at this door. After the light was turned off, the rat had to wait a short time before it was released from its cage. Then, if it went to the correct door, it was rewarded with the food that was there. Hunter did this experiment many times. He always turned on the lights in a random order. Hunter’s results show that rats have a short-term memory of about ten seconds.

Later, Dr. Henning studied how people learning English as a second language remember vocabulary. To begin with, the participants listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording, the participants took a 15-question test where they circled the word they remembered having in the recording. Some of the questions had four choices that sounded alike, while others had four choices having the same meaning.

Henning found that people with a lower level in English made more of their mistakes on words that sound alike; people with a higher level made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning. Henning’s results suggest that beginning learners hold the sound of words in their short-term memory, while advanced learners hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．Repetition contributes to people’s short-term memory.

B．The information in long-term memory is easier to forget.

C．People can rarely memorize the information learnt when young.

D．Students taking exams are experienced in long-term memory.

2. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．How the rat experiment was conducted.	B．The process of rats’ developing memory.
C．Why the rat experiment was carried out.	D．The relationship between rats’ memory and intelligence.

3. Who might participate in Dr. Henning’s experiment?

A．A Chinese expert in second language learning.

B．An American student learning a second language.

C．A British teacher teaching English as a second language.

D．A Korean employee learning English as a second language.

4. What does Henning’s experiment suggest?

A．Beginning learners have a bad memory.

B．Beginning learners depend more on short-term memory.

C．Advanced learners easily remember words according to their pronunciation.

D．Advanced learners can confuse the words just heard with those meaning the same.

5 . Antarctica is the highest, driest, and coldest place on Earth. It is also the remotest, a fact which demystifies its unspoiled environment. It is difficult for people to get there, and not a comfortable place for people to stay once they arrive. It is widely described as the last true wilderness on our planet.

The cold climate is responsible for maintaining the continent’s year-round ice fields: They never melt. Even though Antarctica receives more sunlight than the equator, the temperatures are lower because the ice sheet reflects the heat back into space. Thus, the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in Antarctica in July, 1983. Soviet scientists shivered (瑟瑟发抖) through temperatures that fell to minus 89.2 degrees Celsius.

Once completely inaccessible, Antarctica has more recently been playing host to adventurers seeking excitement, scientists interested in experimenting, and companies looking to exploit this wild zone for profit: gold, uranium and oil are just some of the valuable resources which lie beneath the continent’s icy covering.

For centuries, Europeans wondered about the existence of a South-pole continent, but no one actually knew for certain Antactica was there until 1820 when European explorers “discover” it. Since then, men have gone to Antarctica in search of adventure. Testing their abilities, several teams of explorers set out in 1911 to be the first men to stand at the South Pole.

Yet, Antarctica’s fragile and complicated ecosystem is threatened by its human visitors. Damage to the environment occurs as people come looking for resources beneath the ice, or carelessly leave their garbage behind. Currently, countries are working to ensure that the damage to Antarctica’s environment is minimized, and that the last wilderness on Earth will remain an unspoiled place.

1. What does the underlined word “demystifies” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Does harm to.

B．Lies in.

C．Accounts for.

D．Stays away from.

2. Why are Soviet scientists mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．To make a comparison with other places.	B．To show Soviet scientists’ fearless spirits.
C．To stress the freezing weather of Antarctica.	D．To explain the reason for Antarctica’s cold climate.

3. When did people begin to explore Antarctica?

A．In the late eighteenth century.	B．In the early eighteenth century.
C．In the early nineteenth century.	D．In the late twentieth century.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Measures are being taken to protect Antarctica.

B．Antarctica’s eco-system has been destroyed by men.

C．People visiting Antarctica leave garbage on purpose.

D．In the icy covering are buried few precious resources.

6 . Every year, the biggest and the best garden designers get together to create the Chelsea Flower Show, providing inspiration, trendsetting ideas and a glimpse of how our gardens might look next year.

On Trend: Green garden

Sustainable gardens have become a big trend in our towns and cities. Joe Swift inspired gardeners with his gold-winning design for the Homebase Teenage Cancer Trust that featured drought-buster (治理) architectural planting.

It could cope with even the driest conditions typically found in places where water is precious. His large pools of water had a cooling effect on people and plants.

On Trend: Space-saving Herbs

The Brewin Dolphin garden designed by Cleve West and Steve Swatton followed the Arts and Craft tradition, showing the beautiful strong lines of neatly beech (山毛榉) among its soft herbs planting. It proved to be a style that has never gone out of fashion.

You don’t need a large garden to have a piece of topiary (树木造型). These evergreens, which can be boxed or grown in pots, are easy to cut into shapes, such as balls, cubes and pyramids.

On Trend: Rhododendrons (杜鹃花) Woodland

Chris Beardshaw’s gold-winning design was packed with rhododendrons woodland bushes. It paid tribute (致敬) to Furzey Gardens in Hampshire, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

Rhododendrons might not be the trendiest choice but they deserve a comeback.

On Trend: Drought Buster

The Herbert Smith garden for WaterAid was inspired by the work of the charity and the transforming power of clean water.

Using water wisely is today’s issue, so invest in water butts (积水桶) to collect rainwater and gather waste water from baths, sinks and washing machines.

1. Who can inspire those having a garden with limited space?

A．Joe Swift.

B．Cleve West and Steve Swatton.

C．Chris Beardshaw.

D．Herbert Smith.

2. What does Furzey Gardens feature?

A．Large pools.

B．Rhododendrons woodland.

C．Evergreens in shapes.

D．Clean water transforming.

3. What do the designs of Joe Swift and Herbert Smith have in common?

A．They are the trendiest choices.	B．They are gold-winning designs.
C．They promoted the balance of environment.	D．They attach great importance to saving water.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Milk tea stores have mushroomed not only in China but also in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam     1     Thailand, with Chinese brands     2     (enjoy) a boom in the regions. On Nov. 11, Singles Day, the domestic milk tea brand CHAGEE learned that its products were selling     3     (surprising) fast in Malaysia. Peng Xianggui, head of the company’s overseas business, said, “At each of our outlets in Malaysia, dozens of motorcycle riders waited     4     (make) deliveries. We offered no discount, but our 26 stores     5     (sell) more than 30, 000 cups of takeout milk tea.”

The growing influence of Chinese tea culture is likely the key     6     the success of the nation’s milk tea brands. Nomadic people(游牧民族) in China first created the concept of milk tea. In the 17th century, the drink     7     (bring) to India and also to Western countries through the ancient Silk Road. The     8     (develop) of milk tea is evidence of the trade globalization process,     9     originated from the Silk Road.

Tea culture is a bridge connecting countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. It shows that historical     10     (city) along the Silk Road had two main functions—trade and cultural exchange.

8 . Children are more likely to prefer foods they believe to be natural to human-made options, rating them higher for tastiness, safety and desirability, a study shows.

Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Yale studied the preferences of more than 374 adults and children in the United States when presented with apples and orange juice and told of their origins.

In one study, 137 children aged 6 to 10 years old were shown three apples. They were told one was grown on a farm, one was made in a lab, and another grown on a tree inside a lab. Adults took part in the same study to compare age groups. Both children and adults preferred apples they believed were grown on farms to those grown in labs, researchers found. Children were more likely to refer to freshness, being outside, or sunlight when considering why they chose the farm apple. Adults were more likely to mention naturalness.

In a second study, 85 children aged 5 to 7 years old and a group of 64 adults were shown four different kinds of orange juice—one described as squeezed on a farm, one with no information about it, one with chemicals removed and one described as having chemicals added. Researchers found that the information on the juice’s naturalness had a significant effect on its rating. The participants tended to choose the more natural option based on perceived taste, safety and desire to consume.

Dr Matti Wilks of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences said, “Overall we provide evidence that our tendency to prefer natural food is present in childhood. This research offers a first step towards understanding how these preferences are formed, including whether they are socially learned and what drives our tendency to prefer natural things.”

1. How did researchers draw their conclusion?

A．By doing experiments.	B．By analyzing reasons.
C．By testing children’s tastes.	D．By studying different fruits.

2. What can be inferred about the two studies mentioned in the text?

A．Adults prefer apples to orange juice.	B．Chemicals do harm to eaters’ health.
C．Naturalness attracts different age groups.	D．Labs are where fruits can be easily planted.

3. What’s Dr Wilks’ attitude toward the study?

A．Doubtful.

B．Tolerant.

C．Uncaring.

D．Positive.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Which to Choose, Apples or Orange Juice?

B．Where to Grow Fruits, on Farms or in Labs?

C．Natural Food Is More Mouth-watering to Children

D．Different Age Groups Show Different Preferences

9 . We humans rely on a series of signs to recognize our friends, such as their smiles, their voices, or the way they walk. Biologists have known for several decades that dolphins form close friendships, and that the cetaceans (鲸类) identify friends by their unique whistles. Now new surprising research suggests bottlenose dolphins use their sense of taste to recognize their friends from unrelated dolphins through their urine (小便).

Study leader Jason Bruck, a marine biologist at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas, didn’t set out to test whether bottlenose dolphins could identify each other through their urine. His original goal was to test whether dolphins use their signature whistles in the same way people rely on names. But to do that, he needed a second way for dolphins to identify each other.

To find out if dolphins could associate a whistle with a specific dolphin, Bruck turned to an unlikely substance: urine. A scientist had previously observed wild dolphins purposefully swimming through urine, leading Bruck to suspect they were gathering information from it.

“It was a shot in the dark,” says Bruck, whose study was published this week in the journal Science Advances. “And I was not expecting it to work, to be honest.”

In experiments using caged dolphins, the team discovered that dolphins paid more attention to their friends’ urine and whistles, suggesting they knew the animals that issued them, he says.

The findings are the first strong evidence of an animal identifying other members of its species using taste. They also show that by using at least two signs to identify individuals, dolphins have a complex understanding of their family and friends—much as humans do.

1. Why did Bruck turn to urine?

A．To show the types of whistles.	B．To study dolphins’ swimming styles.
C．To test dolphins’ ability of recognition.	D．To protect dolphins’ living conditions.

2. What does Bruck think of his study?

A．It is beyond description.	B．It is beyond his expectation.
C．It matches his prediction.	D．It goes against previous observation.

3. What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Dolphins can identify their friends by taste.

B．Dolphins show deep love for their friends

C．Cetaceans contribute much to modern science.

D．Cetaceans have much in common with humans.

4. What is the text?

A．A short story.	B．A book review.
C．A biologist’s story.	D．A science report.

10 . A public welfare initiative calling for volunteers from all over the country to donate hair to make wigs (假发) for children with cancer, has brought a lot of comfort.

The program, the Black Ribbon Initiative, was initiated by Chongqing University Cancer Hospital in April. Twenty-three students joined in the first round of hair donations to help children who had lost their hair as a result of chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

In January 2020, 3-year-old Liu Lizi from Guizhou province was diagnosed with blastoma, a type of cancer. The girl, who received radiation therapy at the hospital, was depressed after losing her beautiful natural hair and being teased by other children.

“For cancer patients, especially those little cancer patients, hair is hope,” said Lai Yun, a volunteer at the hospital.

Before the end of last year, Lizi, who is nearly at the final period of her current radiation treatment, had received 30 treatments. But she is no longer melancholy. In December, not long after a head measurement, she received her first wig made of real hair and found that it suited her well.

One of the hair donors, Li Chaoyang, explained why she got involved, “That day happened to be my 23rd birthday, and I finally made up my mind to sign up for the initiative and donate my long hair as a special gift. I feel like the children’s wearing wigs and dancing with joy has cured me mentally. They shed light in my life, and I hope my hair will be a light that brings them happiness.”

1. What do we know about the girl Liu Lizi?

A．She was born with disability.	B．Her treatments have finished.
C．She was encouraged by other kids.	D．Her first wig was made of human hair.

2. Why is hair important for cancer patients according to the text?

A．It can protect them from radiation.	B．It can be made into a birthday gift.
C．It brings them comfort and hope.	D．It offers them chances for communication.

3. What does “melancholy” underlined in paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Sad.

B．Angry.

C．Puzzled.

D．Frightened.

4. What message might Li Chaoyang’s words convey?

A．Many hands make light work.	B．Roses given, fragrance in hand.
C．Actions speak louder than words.	D．God helps those who help themselves.