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1. In order to be popular on the show, an item should have one of the following selling points except ________.

A．reasonable price

B．multiple functions

C．home automation

D．eco-friendly system

2. Which of the following is true about these products?

A．Apart from facial recognition, there is no other way to lock or unlock Elecpro’s US:E.

B．De’ Longhi air purifier can only be used in summer because it gives a chilly feeling.

C．The Galanz ToastWave has not come onto the market yet.

D．Despite the germ-away experience it provides, the Flatbox Cheers itself is hard to clean.

3. Where is it most likely to find this article?

A．Scientific journal.	B．Education magazine.
C．Advertisement brochure.	D．Local newspaper.

2 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. prizes B. program     C. stages       D. contestants     E. seek       F. right G. normally H. asking     I. benefited J. incorrect        K. broadcasted

Honestly speaking, I’m not a huge fan of TV. When I’m at leisure, I’d rather browse some websites or enjoy a nice movie online. Anyhow, I do have a favorite TV     1    —“Happy Dictionary”, which is a quiz show. In this program, a wide range of     2     are offered to the winners. It’s kind of like “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, a famous quiz show in America.

In the beginning, the hostess will introduce the five    3    . Then they will be presented a question. The one who answers the question correctly and quickly will be given an opportunity to take the quiz. The quiz is divided into three or four     4    , I can’t remember exactly how many right now. Anyway, the contestant can get each prize after going through each stage. The prizes are randomly decided by participant himself before the quiz, e.g. a computer, a laptop, a digital camera, a free package holiday, things like that. There are three questions in each stage, The way the hostess asks these questions makes the quiz more difficult. For example, when the contestant has given an answer, the hostess will confuse him by asking whether he is sure or not. Someone might at this time change the     5     answer into a wrong one. I really enjoy this part. The contestant can     6     help for only three times during the whole procedure by calling a friend,     7     the audience to vote for the right answer or letting the computer erase one of the wrong answer. Most of the questions are multiple choices.

This program     8     lasts for an hour and is usually     9     at 9:00 pm. For all these years, I think I have     10     a lot from watching this quiz show. Unlike all the sitcoms (情景剧), this is the kind of program in which I can get to participate and rack my brains (苦思冥想).

3 . A symbol of a booming children’s book market is a self-styled “kaleidoscope (万花筒) of creative genius for kids”, the magazine Scoop, a startup based in Dalston, east London, which the author Neil Gaiman has described as “the kind of magazine I wish we’d had when I was eight.”

Scoop is the idea of the publisher Clementine Macmillan-Scott. A year ago, hers looked like an impossible venture. But against the odds for little magazines, Scoop has survived. Macmillan-Scott said, “I really wasn’t certain we would get to this point, but we are now approaching our first birthday.” She links the magazine’s fortunes to a prosperous market and reports that “through the hundreds of children, parents and teachers we speak to at our workshops, we know that children are greedy for storytelling.”

Inspired by an Edwardian model, Arthur Mee’s Children’s Newspaperr, Scoop is a mix of innovation and creativity. Establishment heavyweights such as the playwright Tom Stoppard, plus children’s writers such as Raymond Briggs, author of Fungus the Bogeyman, have adopted its cause. The magazine has also given space to 10-year-old writers and pays all contributors, high and low, the same rate — 10p a word.

It’s a winning formula. Macmillan-Scott reports “a quarterly sales increase of roughly 150% every issue”, but is cautious about her good fortune. “It’s all too clear to us that these children are hungry for print.”

Scoop focuses on the most profitable part of the children’s market, Britain’s eight to 12-year-old readers. In literary culture, this is the crucial bridge between toddlers (儿童) and adolescents and its publisher knows it. Macmillan-Scott is committed to listening to readers aged eight to 12, who have an editorial board where they can express their ideas about the magazine. “If we don’t get these children reading,” she says, “we will lose out on adult readers. To be fully literate, you have to start as a child.”

Macmillan-Scott argues against the suggestion that reading is in decline. “If you look at our figures,” she objects, “you’ll find that children do read and that Scoop is part of a craze for reading hardback books. Kids love paper and print. They might play games on a digital device, but they prefer not to read on a Kindle. The real market for e-books is among young adult readers.” Some of her evidence is anecdotal, but her sales figures and readership surveys support a picture of eight to 12-year-olds absorbed in books.

“What our research shows beyond question,” she says, “is that children have a love for reading that’s not seriously threatened by other kinds of entertainment. Reading for pleasure is a very real thing at this age, and the worries that some adults have about children losing interest in reading are simply not grounded in reality.”

1. It can be learned from the passage that Scoop ________.

A．is aimed at teenagers in Britain

B．has taken a year to publish its first issue

C．has got its name from Arthur Mee’s newspaper

D．pays as much to young writers as to famous ones

2. The word “anecdotal” (in Para 6) is closet in meaning to ________.

A．conclusive	B．undeniable
C．defensive	D．unconvincing

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Children would rather listen to stories than tell stories by themselves.

B．Magazines for children aged under 8 are not very common in Britain.

C．Scoop illustrates the power of printed books in the face of digital revolution.

D．Research carried out by Scoop has been questioned by those writing for children.

4. Macmillan-Scott is most likely to agree that _______.

A．the market for children’s e-books remains to be explored

B．a child who dislikes reading won’t love reading when grown up

C．other kinds of entertainment have influenced children’s reading habits

D．it is necessary for adults to worry about children’s lack of interest in reading

4 . Why We Still Need Newspapers

If you needed information about the past, you went to the library. If you needed information about the present or the future, you looked to the newspaper. It offers everything you need to know-news, analysis, commentary(实况转播) and practical knowledge.

    1     Movie times? The theater website. Jobs? LinkedIn. Restaurant reviews? Yelp. Science breakthroughs? Glzmodo. com. Travel recommendations? Trip-advisor.com. If you want information on companies, politicians, sports teams, events, etc., you go straight to the source-websites-and skip the intermediary(中介), the newspaper.

The information age, which made us richer in knowledge, is now making us poorer.     2     In the past, the technical and visual quality of online material was a reliable indicator for determining legitimacy(合法性). Most people were not taken in by emails from “wealthy Nigerian princes” thanks to their extremely bad grammar and spelling.

During the last presidential election, however, Russian Facebook posts and Twitter blogs may have been sophisticated(复杂巧妙的) enough to affect quite a few Americans. Unfortunately, it’s going to get worse. Emerging technology can alter photographs and video without leaving obvious signs. In the future，fact and forgery(伪造) will be more indistinguishable.     3    

While some bloggers provide thoughtful, factually accurate commentary, it is just that, commentary. Good commentary is useful, but it is not news. Similarly, websites operated by industries, think-banks, universities, governments, businesses and community groups, even when 100 percent factual, are selective in their content and biased(倾向性的) toward their own interests. Though valuable, their content presents the whole picture.

    4     The breadth and depth of the news coverage guided by professional standards that limit bias, however imperfectly, ensure readers are exposed to information that they are not looking for or expect to see.

We human beings don’t really want to see the whole picture most of the time because we are motivated to seek information that we believe.

A．Newspapers have not yet tarted to shut down in large numbers, but it is only a matter of time.

B．The same internet that has eased access to information is enabling the spreading of false and incomplete information.

C．Newspapers don’t present the whole picture either, but they take us a little closer.

D．But today, if you want political commentary you may go to a blog instead.

E．Since the dawn of mass media, newspapers, radio and television have all been used to inform and educate the public.

F．That’s why we must rely on trustworthy intermediaries to tell s and interpret what happened.

5 .

A Night to Remember VIP Fundraiser Gala The Board of Directors of Love and Hope request     the honor of your presence at our Fundraiser Gala. Friday, July 17, 2020 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Sandito Hotel Ballroom 3586 Westdashe Road Torimo, MN Three-Course Meal High-Quality Drink Bar Silent Auction Entertainment∙ and much more! Special Guest Dr. Maverick Stones, Ph.D. Director of Charities International Keynote Speech: An Initiative for More Effective Ministries Worldwide Black tie Hosted by: Love and Hope To invite a friend, please send an email by July 10, 2020 to RSVP@ loveandhope.org Love and Hope is a 501(e) (3) Non-Profit Corporation

●To: RSVP@loveandhope.org ●From: nell.harrison@confiture.com ●Subject: Friend invitation - Fundraiser Gala ●Date: January 5, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: Thank you, first of all, for the invitation to the Love and Hope Gala. I am excited to attend another one of your wonderful events. I am emailing to request an invitation for my friend, Robert Miller and his wife, Rebecca, both of whom are distinguished and charitable people that support many causes in the Abbotsfield area. They would love to attend this gala as well, and I am sure that their presence will also create additional publicity for your organization. If this request is approved, please send an invitation to them at 123 Hopeful Way, Torimo, MN, 38586. I appreciate your time and your efforts in helping refugees, and I am sure to continue to be an enthusiastic supporter of your organization. Sincerely, Nell Harrison

1. What can be learned about the gala?

A．Its guests should dress formally.	B．It will hold some special lectures.
C．It's to be held to promote its bar.	D．It will provide a vacation package.

2. The e-mail on the right column is written mainly to ________.

A．donate some money	B．inform the organization of his presence
C．compliment the organization	D．ask for permission to invite two friends

3. What is Ms. Harrison's relationship with Love and Hope?

A．She's one of its founders.	B．She's one of its regular sponsors.
C．She's the organizer of its gala.	D．She's a refugee who received its help.

6 . Public Notice of Sleep No More Shanghai

1. What protective measures at Sleep No More have been put in place?
• The show area will be cleaned with disinfectant three times a day, including before and after each performance.
• The number or audiences for each performance will not exceed 75% or maximum capacity.
• All audience and staff' members are required to wear face masks in the show area.
• To leave sufficient time for disinfection, the start time for matinee (日场) performance on weekends has been adjusted to 14:00.
2. What do I need to prepare before the show? Are there any adjustments to the show?
• Please apply for the Shanghai Health Code and check that it's green in advance.
• Before entry, the body temperature of all audience members must be taken.
• Audience members will not be admitted under any of the following circumstances:
• don't wear your face mask;
• your Shanghai Health Code is invalid or not in a green status;
• your body temperature is above 37.3℃;
• any other symptom of COVID-19 is observed.
• The McKinnon Hotel's customized will be on sale for audience.
3. Is the Sleep No More company monitoring the health status of its performers as well as staff members?
All Chinese and international performers as well as staff members of Sleep No More have been quarantined for 14 days with no symptoms.
• Body temperatures are taken and recorded daily.
• Any member of the company will be put in self-quarantine if they report any symptoms and sent to hospital if necessary.
4. After booking online, can I collect my paper ticket beforehand?
• To minimize risk, it is now possible to collect paper tickets before the date of show at the box office.
• Please collect your tickets at the Sleep No More box office up to two weeks in advance.
• Audience members will be admitted via their paper tickets.
• Kind reminder: please keep your papers ticket safe as it will not be replaced if lost.
• The box office will be open from 10:30 to 17:00, seven days a week.
5. After booking, can I get a refund for my ticket or exchange it for another date?
If the booked performance is cancelled due to force majeure, ticket refunds or exchanges will be available.
Otherwise, ticket exchange is only available under any of the following circumstances:
• The audience member cannot come to show due to COVID-19.
• The audience member's body temperature is above 37.3℃ and cannot be admitted to Sleep No More.
1. Which of the following is not included in protective measures?

A．The show area must be thoroughly disinfected.	B．The audience number is limited.
C．All the audience must wear face masks.	D．Public restrooms are forbidden.

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．Audience can enter the show area at noon on weekends.

B．Audience can exchange e-tickets for paper tickets up to 14 days in advance.

C．If audience hold the Shanghai Health Code, they don't need to take body temperature.

D．International performers have been quarantined for 14 days before entering China.

3. Which of the following situation allows audience to keep the ticket valid?

A．Audience meet with force majeure.	B．Audience lose the paper tickets.
C．Audience are infected with COVID-19 after booking the tickets.	D．Audience have close contact with performers of the show.