2 . Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching one has been the inevitable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers. Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews. To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once considered suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.

We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War II, at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament (装饰) to the publications in which it appeared. In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. Theirs was a serious business, and even those reviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman, could be trusted to know what they were about. These men believed in journalism as a calling, and were proud to be published in the daily press. “So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism,” Newman wrote, “that I am tempted to define ‘journalism’ as ‘a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are’.”

Unfortunately, these critics are virtually forgotten. Neville Cardus, who wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975, is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket. During his lifetime, though, he was also one of England’s foremost classical-music critics, a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography (1947) became a best-seller. He was knighted in 1967, the first music critic to be so honored. Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists.

Is there any chance that Cardus’s criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote. Journalistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly upholstered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized. Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first two paragraphs?

A．English-language newspapers with more arts coverage sell well.

B．Young readers nowadays enjoy reading high-quality arts criticism.

C．The criticism published in the 20th century lacked learned contents.

D．There were more arts reviews in English-language newspapers in the past.

2. Based on the third paragraph, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The newsprint was too cheap to make profits.

B．Not all writers were capable of journalistic writing.

C．Arts criticism was removed from the print newspapers.

D．Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.

3. Why was Cardus’s criticism no longer popular?

A．Because he mainly wrote essays on the game of cricket.

B．Because people cast doubt on his reputation as a knight.

C．Because his music criticism failed to appeal to readers nowadays.

D．Because his works were quite amateur rather than professional.

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

A．The Distinguished Critics in Memory	B．The Lost Horizon in Newspapers
C．The Shortage of Literary Geniuses	D．The Newspapers of the Good Old Days

3 . 假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。2020年11月1日，第七次全国人口普查（China Population Census）开始了。普查对象为所有在中国境内的自然人。你所在的社区恰好有常住外籍人员。社区工作者希望你能帮助写一份英语的通知，以便他们开展普查工作。通知内容须包括：
1. 人口普查的主要目的：查清我国人口数量、结构和分布。
2. 普查的方式：普查员（census takers）将入户了解情况。普查员的照片在通知最底部。
3. 需要提供的主要信息：姓名、年龄、职业、婚姻状况等。
注意：（1）词数不少于100；
（2）内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。

NOTICE

Dear Sir / Madam,

The seventh China Population Census has begun.

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The Community Committee

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1. What kinds of stories can be heard in the program Talk Face-to-Face?

A．Stories about different countries.

B．Stories about people’s work and life.

C．Stories about making money.

2. When is the program Sport News?

A．At 6:00 p.m.

B．At 6:40 p.m.

C．At 7:40 p.m.

3. Which program is the most popular?

A．Talk Face-to-Face.

B．Beijing News.

C．Tell Me Your Problems.

4. Who will come to the program Talk Show?

A．Some children.

B．Famous writers.

C．Some stars.

5 . 广告在现代生活中随处可见，利弊明显。一方面，广告提供信息，促销产品。另一方面，广告有时具有欺骗性，误导消费者。请以The Advantages and Disadvantages of Advertisements为题，写一篇100词左右的英语文章。
注意：1．文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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