1 . Chen Yuzhu, a 29-year-old young man, opened his first Chinese beef rice noodles restaurant in 2014 in the neighborhood of New York City’s Queens borough. He then took the flavor of his childhood memory to three other states in the US, building a recognized brand.

Actually, he started his own catering (餐饮) business after he lost his job and found noway out. It was at that time that beef rice noodles of his home village flashed in his mind.

However, the early days of setting up his business were not that easy. He frequently worked 18 hours a day, transported food at 2 am and promoted (推销) the restaurant near the New York City subway entrance by yelling, “Special noodles from my hometown, Guizhou!” But it didn’t work well. During the first two weeks. daily sales were only $200 at most, which wasn’t enough to pay the rent. He felt so anxious that he tried every possible means. Two months later, his Chinese beef rice noodles finally gained great popularity. His store has become hot spots for vloggers (视频博主) and he has made himself famous among locals as the“Rice Noodle Prince”.

“At first, running restaurants was for survival, but then I felt a sense of achievements. I became more open, inclusive and made a lot of friends. And the process to learn, make efforts and get inspired was really cool.” Chen said.

1. For what purpose did Chen Yuzhu plan to open the restaurant at first?

A．To make a living.	B．To promote special Chinese food.
C．To become very wealthy.	D．To gain popularity.

2. Which word best describes the young fellow?

A．Shy.

B．Cautious.

C．Generous.

D．Determined.

3. What is true about Chen Yuzhu’s catering business?

A．Chen Yuzhu sold noodles at the New York City subway entrance.

B．The noodles were rather welcome during the first two weeks.

C．Chen Yuzhu met with a lot of difficulties when he started his business.

D．The noodles Chen Yuzhu sold were delivered from Guizhou.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Chen Yuzhu has made a lot of Chinese friends.

B．Making a lot of money is due to his family’s support.

C．Chen Yuzhu has really benefited a lot from his business.

D．Chen Yuzhu wants to open more restaurants in the future.

2 . 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。

Apple Farming Earns City Wide Recognition

Yuncheng kicked off     1     agriculture show on Oct 15. The highlight was a famous fruit     2     (grow) in the city, the apple.

In Yuncheng, the planting area of apples reaches 166,000 hectares, with an average annual output of about 6 million tons. However, what makes the local people     3     (pride) is not the output but the quality of the produce.

The city     4     (know) for selenium- rich apples. Selenium (硒) is a trace element that’s beneficial     5     human health. Selenium-rich apples can sell at prices about 15 percent     6     (high) than ordinary varieties.

The latest information technology is also used for     7     (improve) the output and quality of apples. An intelligent operational system,     8     is linked with various sensors on the farm, monitors the conditions of soil and air.

    9     (help) farmers expand their sales, the city has registered the “Yuncheng Apple” brand name. Meanwhile, the collective marketing strategy has improved the recognition of the produce among consumers both nationwide and across the world.

Yuncheng’s apples have been sold to 75     10     (country) and regions. The total export volume is about 300,000 tons a year, accounting for about 80 percent of Shanxi’s total exports of apples.

3 . Engineers at Deakin University have developed a new smart generation schoolbag that will end the days when students end up forgetting their homework, particularly since the smart schoolbag is capable of completing its own morning checklist.

According to a recent press release, the smart schoolbag comes with built-in hardware and software that works to ensure it is packed correctly for each day’s timetable, including lunch and sports equipment.

The bag was designed by Dr Hamid Abdi alongside Masters students at Deakin University. It uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags (标签) to detect items in the bag and Internet of Things (IOT) technology, which extends Internet connectivity to everyday objects. “RFID technology allows any user to detect items in the bag in a contactless way,” Dr Abdi says. The Internet of Things (IOT) technology is employed to check its contents against the daily school plan. Schools or parents can enter data about the activities of each day to the system’s IOT server. The server then links these activities to the RFID tags placed on the items needed. The smart school-bag can tell what items are not required, ensuring that the bag is no heavier than it needs to be.

The smart schoolbag will save a lot of time and stress that occurs when homework, hats or lunches are left home by mistake, especially if that requires parents to quickly race home to collect the missing item.

While the system can be fitted to any schoolbag, the team have designed a sample of the smart schoolbag that includes the smartphone application. Dr Abdi and his team are looking for commercial partners to take the project to the next level.

1. Why do the engineers develop the smart schoolbag?

A．To give a morning call.	B．To help homework correcting.
C．To reduce study pressure.	D．To remind pupils of school items.

2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us about the smart schoolbag?

A．Its application.	B．Its working principle.
C．Its advantage.	D．Its characteristics.

3. What does Dr Abdi expect of the smart schoolbag?

A．I’ll replace parental duties.	B．I’ll ensure academic progress.
C．I’ll reach consumers soon.	D．I’ll be environment-friendly.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．A Smart Schoolbag Saves Time and Stress

B．A Smart Schoolbag Will Replace an Ordinary Bag

C．The Latest System of Detecting Missing Items

D．The First Generation of a Smart Schoolbag

4 . From littering the highest mountain peak to the deepest sea, we have messed up the environment and not left a single spot clean. Plastic pollution was also the theme for the last year’s Environment Day, but has anything changed?

With a “hope” to change things, a 150 feet long and 12 feet high “Wall of Hope” has been constructed using 15,000 discarded bottles collected from various sources such as streets and roads in Mussoorie and the surrounding region, which encourages the tourists to keep the surroundings clean.

Mussoorie attracts armies of visitors from neighboring cities every month so that it sometimes gets choked by over-tourism. But then, people hardly paid attention to the “saving the environment” cried these days. So, in order to convey this message in a meaningful and beautiful way, the locals of Mussoorie came up with this unique concept to remind travelers of the litter they leave behind.

The wall was built by over 50 volunteers that are basically school and college students who stepped forward to help bring this idea to life. For establishing this, plastic bottles of different shapes, sizes, and colors have been collected and fixed in this wall. Seeing their tireless efforts, the village locals also joined in later to help turn this project into a success story and then it spread like wildfire. They are actually admiring this new addition to the landscapes of Mussoorie, saying that the town looks even more beautiful now!

The wall was designed by Subodh Kerkar, founder of the private art gallery Museum of Goa. Talking to Hindustan Times, Kerkar said, “The wall will draw structural strength from steel pillars (柱子) being fixed two feet deep into the ground. The structure is completely rain and wind proof. I hope the wall will inspire a sense of beauty and will add color to the peaceful background of the hills.”

1. What is the function of the question mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic of the passage.

B．To remind readers of the climate change.

C．To show the theme of the Environment Day.

D．To stress the bad effect of plastic pollution.

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

A．Abandoned.

B．Decorated.

C．Broken.

D．Donated.

3. What can we know about "Wall of Hope" from the passage?

A．It was made of certain equal- sized bottles.

B．It was designed by some college students.

C．It attracts fewer tourists to visit Mussoorie.

D．It raises tourists’ environmental awareness.

4. Which of the following best describes “Wall of Hope”?

A．Towering and less known.	B．Common and well-received.
C．Unique and far reaching.	D．Huge and money consuming.