1 . Spending time outdoors, especially in green space, is an effective way to improve your health and happiness. It’s been shown to lower stress, blood pressure and heart rate while encouraging physical activity and keeping mood and mental health.

A recent study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research adds to the evidence and shows how little time it takes to get the benefits of being in the park Spending just 30 minutes in a park — even if you don’t exercise while you’re there — is enough to improve well-being, according to the research.

For the study, researchers surveyed 94 adults who visited one of three urban parks, over the summer and fall. They were given fitness trackers to measure physical activity but were not told what to do in the park or how long to stay. Each person also answered questions about their life satisfaction and mood — which were used to calculate the score of subjective well-being before and after their park visit. The average park visit lasted 32 minutes and well-being scores rose during the park visit in 90% of people. “People may go to the park and just enjoy nature. They relax and reduce stress, and then feel more happy.” study co-author Hon Yuen says.

It is for all of these reasons that the medical community is increasingly viewing green space as a great place where their patients can obtain physical and mental health benefits. Some physicians, like Robert Zarr, are even writing prescriptions for it. By writing nature prescriptions — alongside medical prescriptions, when necessary — physicians are encouraging their patients to go outdoors and take advantage of what many view to be free medicine. He said, “It’s about making a positive choice in their life rather than a discouraging choice like ‘they’re sick; take a pill. It just seems so much more supportive.”

1. What can we learn from the study?

A．Park visit increases our life satisfaction.

B．The length of park visit affects our health.

C．Outdoor activity improves our blood pressure.

D．Physical activity increases our mental health.

2. Which word best describes Hon Yuen’s attitude to park visit?

A．Supportive.

B．Conservative.

C．Uncaring.

D．Tolerant.

3. Why do some physicians write nature prescriptions?

A．To force patients to make a choice.

B．To make patients free from medicine.

C．To encourage patients to see physicians.

D．To benefit patients physically and mentally.

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

A．Outdoor Satisfaction	B．Outdoor Benefits
C．Park Visit for Fun	D．Love for Parks

2 . The milk carton, made from layers of paperboard and plastic first, appeared in 1952 and soon replaced glass bottles. They were far lighter, could be piled and distributed more easily, and more significantly, they were found to have 78 percent less of an impact on the climate than glass bottles. The Tetra Pak cartons, with a layer of aluminum foil(铝箔) that allowed heat –treated milk to remain fresh, followed in 1961.

However, every technology has drawbacks and those of plastics are becoming painfully obvious. Landfills are stuffed with bottles and cartons, and trillions of pieces of plastic float in the world's oceans.

Carton makers are far from the only contributions to the ballooning volumes of packaging waste. In some ways, they're encouraging recycling. However, it is not universal even in Europe, only 47 percent of materials from the 37 billion cartons, made for European countries in 2016 were recycled.

Cartons are also stuck in a broader paradox(悖论): as economy advances, people tend not only to recycle more but also to consume more. Croatia’s overall recycling rate for packaging in 2016 was 55 percent, compared with Germany’s 71 percent, but the average German produced four times as much packaging waste as the average Croatian.

In theory, cartons are fairly recyclable. When pulped （打成浆） in liquid, their various layers are separated into paper, plastic and metal. All of them can then be turned to other uses. In practice, recycling is currently unfeasible for cartoons, because a cotton is carefully bonded and constructed often with a plastic lid and a straw fixed to the side.

This means carton makers need to do more to make their products not only useful but also sustainable. This involves stronger links with recycling factories and waste companies to ensure that containers they pump into the world are returned and reused. In the long term, they face a huge technological challenge to get to what Tetra Pak says is its ultimate aim -- to construct cartons entirely out of renewable materials.

1. What's the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A．To provide examples.	B．To introduce the topic.
C．To make comparisons.	D．To present the argument.

2. Why have numerous cartons ended up as waste？

A．Their materials are not recyclable.

B．Carton makers lack environmental awareness.

C．There are no recycling regulations in the world.

D．Consumption increases as recycling rate rises.

3. What does the underlying word unfeasible mean?

A．Urgent.	B．Expensive.
C．Impracticable.	D．Unimaginable

4. What is the top priority for carton makers?

A．To come up with new ways to reuse plastic

B．To make their products, the market leader.

C．To set up a new standard for the materials

D．To seek cooperation with recycling and waste companies.

3 . How to Solve Worry Problems

The Great Nobel Prize winner in medicine, Dr. Alexis Carrel , once said, "Businessmen who do not know how to fight worry die young."    1    Then how can we find a quick, surefire（万全的）recipe for handling worry situations? Here are a few basic steps to deal with different kinds of worries.

Get the facts

Why is it so important to get the facts? Because unless we have the facts, we can't possibly even attempt to solve our problems intelligently.    2    This is the chief cause of worry. Half the worry in the world is caused by people trying to make decisions before they have sufficient knowledge on which to base a decision. If a man will devote his time to securing facts in an objective way, his worries usually disappear in the light of knowledge.

Analyze the facts

However, getting all the facts in the world won't do any good until we figure out when these facts mean and interpret them.    3    In fact, merely writing the facts on a piece of paper and stating our problem clearly goes a long way toward helping us to reach a sensible decision. Therefore , when we are worried, sit down and write down two questions—and the answers to these questions, "What am I worrying about?” and "What can I do about it?"

Arrive at a decision

Worry is killing. So we will probably save our life by sitting down and writing out all the various steps we could take and then writing down the probable results of each step and calmly coming to a decision.    4    It is the failure to reach a definite decision that drives men mad.

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Once we have made a decision, go into action. Don't stop to reconsider. Don't begin to hesitate and retrace（折返）our steps. Don't lose ourselves in self-doubting which causes other doubts. Don't look back our shoulders.

A．Write down our worries.

B．There comes a time when we must decide.

C．Act on that decision

D．Without the facts, we will be left in confusion.

E．And so do housewives, horse doctors and bricklayers.

F．It is much easier to achieve this after writing them down.

G．Experience has proved the great value of arriving at a fixed decision.

4 . As the daughter of a successful businessman, I’ve learned that hard work will bring positive results. With that in mind, I started a clothing company in 2008. Then it _____________ to include 12 brands with more than 1,000 _____________.

In 2015, after selling my business, a(n)_____________ immediately arose in my mind. I wanted to prove that my personal success was not _____________ to business achievements, but I didn’t know how to do that. To search for the _____________, I went to Nepal, where I _____________, reflected, and connected with nature.

Once when I went past a temple, I _____________ a monk drawing a design. The design, which was complex but balanced, inspired me to think about my _____________ in a different way.

I learned the design _____________ that all things in the world are interconnected and ________________. I bought 10 of them, gave most away as gifts, and kept three for myself.________________ I looked at their interlocking circles, I would expect a better, ________________ lifestyle.

After recalling the fashion industry I worked in, I realized how wasteful the clothing business is and felt the need to ________________ it. In 2019, drawing ________________ from the design, I established a carbon neutral women’s clothing brand. We produce everything using sustainable and ________________ materials, and we set up a take-back program to make a ________________ circular product.

Now I’m living a busy life, but with my three drawings at hand, I am ________________ to find moments of calm, develop ideas, and find a clear path to ________________ my goals. They encourage me to follow my inner voice when I’m getting through ________________ things, like building a responsible company. And I ________________ that good things come from focus, dedication, and concentration.

1.

A．planned

B．grew

C．failed

D．tried

2.

A．stands

B．departments

C．groceries

D．stores

3.

A．wish

B．idea

C．impression

D．question

4.

A．submitted

B．limited

C．exposed

D．assigned

5.

A．destination

B．result

C．answer

D．mystery

6.

A．explored

B．hesitated

C．competed

D．wandered

7.

A．came out

B．came by

C．came across

D．came up

8.

A．trip

B．career

C．behavior

D．reputation

9.

A．requires

B．ensures

C．convinces

D．indicates

10.

A．under control

B．at rest

C．on guard

D．in harmony

11.

A．Till

B．Unless

C．Whenever

D．Before

12.

A．more relaxed

B．greener

C．more luxury

D．more wasteful

13.

A．analyze

B．discuss

C．evaluate

D．improve

14.

A．inspiration

B．recognition

C．expectation

D．information

15.

A．reusable

B．relevant

C．stuffed

D．available

16.

A．partly

B．slightly

C．fully

D．hardly

17.

A．forced

B．reminded

C．instructed

D．recommended

18.

A．clarify

B．reach

C．compare

D．simplify

19.

A．strange

B．special

C．normal

D．tough

20.

A．confirm

B．realize

C．acknowledge

D．reckon

5 . It’s easy to forget what communications life was like before 4G. Since its introduction around 2010, mobile subscribers using 4G have enjoyed excellent connectivity. They can stream music, videos and movies, even while conducting video chats. But over the next few years, the launch of 5G networks around the world will bring in exciting capabilities that are much more advanced and beneficial.

Due to 5G’s higher connection speed, mobility and capacity, this next-generation network is expected to enable innovative software for a range of advanced applications. For example they permit surgeons to perform microscopic surgery from remote locations.

Communications service providers (CSPs) will continue to support existing networks while they invest in new infrastructure (基础设施) to support 5G. In a recent blog, Jean-Pierre Brulard, VMware senior vice president, writes: “For CSPs, it is major project, which is why it is likely that rather than a pure 5G network, the majority of people will see a blended approach, where 4G is available to deliver basic services, and 5G is introduced for specific tasks.

Brulard adds, “With 5G, companies can access the levels and speed of connectivity they need by taking advantage of the game-changing technologies — such as Internet of Things (IoT), edge computing and AI — that are going to shape the next stage of the digital revolution.”

Processing IoT and AI in an accelerated 5G world means computing, storage and networking need to be done closer to the end user, which is different from the traditional data center method of data processing. Organizations can remotely manage, monitor and secure thousands of locations and millions of diverse devices. This helps to ensure the rapid delivery of the latest apps, containers and infrastructure updates.

5G can lead to better, accelerated access to healthcare and education, and people can enjoy safer driving conditions, among other digitally fueled benefits.

1. What is the purpose of the release of 5G networks?

A．To replace net works.

B．To strengthen excellent connectivity.

C．To ensure the success of microscopic surgery.

D．To make advanced applications more effective.

2. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “blended” in paragraph 3?

A．Simple.

B．Combined.

C．Advanced.

D．Modern.

3. How does the 5G digital revolution benefit people more?

A．By storing traditional data.

B．By changing diverse devices.

C．By processing the latest data.

D．By having a better access to education.

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Health.	B．Education.
C．Science.	D．Entertainment.

6 . At this day and age, anyone can follow and live their dreams. Faiz Imran, a teenage millionaire, is a seventeen-year-old boy who makes a new definition of the idea of becoming a successful businessman.

At the age of 9, Imran was already crazy about selling even candies. His startup Everscent was the start of his recognition. He then sold it to a private company even before the campaign concluded. Imran learned from the success that marketing was the reason for its successful outcome and he started building free websites. Eventually, he got larger projects and then expanded to social media work accompanied by the websites; he then created Fismma.

It is a known fact that many people tend to underestimate (低估) a person by his age. Imran didn’t let that discourage him, “Many individuals also tried taking advantage of me because of my age and they believed I was almost inexperienced.” Instead he turned the doubts into motivation as he continued to work and got better every day.

Imran does not let the pressure and doubts get in his way. He does not overlook the life he currently has. He makes it a priority to spend time with his family whenever he can; he now truly understands the importance of his family and the people he loves surrounding him. Now, Imran spends most of his time striving to grow Fismma. He is also working on a social media platform.

Imran expresses his goals to create innovations that will improve individual lives. The passion and motivation he has to build something can positively reach unlimited amounts of people as wide as he can reach. Imran also believes that there are other young individuals out there who are eager to find their paths and create something for themselves too. He is motivated to help other young people on the journey to reaching and living their dreams.

1. Why did Imran build free websites?

A．He wanted to promote marketing.

B．He made money by selling Everscent.

C．He needed to gain his family’s recognition.

D．He eagerly created his new company Fismma.

2. What matters most to Imran now?

A．Struggling to grow Fismma.

B．Spending time with his family.

C．Working on social media platform.

D．Helping others to reach their dreams.

3. What does the author think of Imran?

A．Passionate but unpractical.	B．Creative and promising.
C．Talented and efficient.	D．Determined but mindless.

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The younger, the better.	B．Imran is not believed by adults.
C．Some people underestimate Imran.	D．Imran’s success depends on his family.

7 . Everyone is in favor of high self-respect—but cultivating it can be surprisingly tough.     1    .

Use positive affirmations（肯定）correctly

Positive affirmations such as “I am going to a great success!” are extremely popular.     2    . That is to say, they tend to make people with low self-worth feel worse about themselves. Why? Because when our sell-respect is low, such declarations are simply too contrary to our existing beliefs. Surprisingly, positive affirmations do work for those whose self-respect is already high. For affirmations to work when your sell-respect is low, change them to make them more believable. For example, change “I’m going to be a great success!” to “I’m going to persevere until I succeed!”

Identify your competencies and develop them

Self-respect is built by demonstrating real ability and achievement in areas of our lives that matter to us.     3    . If you’re a good runner, sign up for races and train for them. In short, figure out your core competencies and find opportunities and careers that make them more noticeable.

    4    

One of the trickiest aspects of improving self-respect is that when we feel bad about ourselves we tend to be more resistant to praise—even though that is when we most need them. So set yourself the goal to tolerate praise when you receive them, even if they make you uncomfortable.     5    . Furthermore, train yourself to use them automatically whenever you get good feedback For example. “Thank you” or “How kind of you to say”.

A．Learn to accept praise

B．Try to win the praise of others

C．But they have one critical problem

D．Self-respect is vital in social communication

E．Here are ways we can help build ourselves up

F．The best way to avoid such praise is to prepare simple set responses

G．If you pride yourself on being a good cook, hold more dinner parties

8 . The magic spell of motion pictures never fades away. Filmgoers are eager to celebrate the charm of the big screen again. Here are four titles on top of the screening schedule.

A First Farewell

IMDb rating: 7.0

Set in the Xinjiang region, the story unfolds between farm boy Isa and his friend Kalbinur. Isa reads a story called A First Farewell in school, and although he does not fully understand the idea of farewell, he will soon experience it himself.

The film won the Asian Future Best Film Award at Tokyo International Film Festival in 2018 since screened the same year and a Crystal Bear at the 2019 Berlinale.

Coco

IMDb rating: 8.4

This Disney-Pixar production offers a heart-warming comedy combining fantasy, music, family values and Mexican culture. Miguel meets charming Hector in the Land of the Dead and they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

First showed in 2018, Coco brought home two Oscars, one Golden Globe and one BAFTA Award.

The Pursuit Happineess

IMDIi rating: 8.0

This film is based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. Forced to live out on the streets with his son, Gardner takes on an unpaid internship as a stockbroker, with slim chances for advancement to a paid position. Never giving up, the man at last is none other than the real Christopher Gardner.

Since first screened in 2006. the film has encouraged lots of strugglers.

Ne Zha

IMDb rating: 7.5

Ne Zha is the one who should be the spirit bead（念珠） hero but he becomes a devil, because the spirit bead and the devil bead are switched.

Ne Zha, released in 2019, is the top grossing animated film ever screened on the Chinese mainland. The box office hit has grossed more than 700 million dollars worldwide.

1. Which film is adapted from a true story?

A．A First Farewell.	B．Coco.
C．The Pursuit of Happiness.	D．Ne Zha.

2. What kind of film is Ne Zha?

A．A documentary film.	B．An animated film.
C．A dramatic film.	D．An action film.

3. What do the above films have in common?

A．They are big-screen films.	B．They won International awards.
C．They all got high IMDb rating.	D．They are instant hits since screened.

9 . Knock knock. Starting from Nov. 1, people will be knocking on doors across the country to collect personal information. But don't panic. This is for the seventh national population(人口普查).

The Chinese population census takes place every 10 years. It gathers data including name, age, ID number, gender, education, job, marital status and housing situation.

Tracking down more than 1 billion Chinese citizens is by no means easy. This year, about 7 million staff will be needed to visit homes for registration work, according to Xinhua. New methods will also be used during this census, including online information registration, application of electronic devices and big data.

Compared with previous surveys, new methods will be convenient for people who are not living where they are officially registered, as well as those who do not want to be bothered by census takers' door-to-door surveys. The new methods also reduce census takers' workload.

The data is expected to give a full picture of the population, including its size, structure and distribution and recent changes. It provides support for making national development policies.

The census has a large impact on our lives. For instance, areas with a high number of children may receive more funding for public schools. Researchers can use the results to investigate population trends in different cities. The census will help to find out the number of foreigners living in China. It can also tell how many Chinese people have moved to other countries.

However, citizens' privacy concerns could be one of the biggest challenges. Some may not be willing to give their personal information to census takers because they are worried about what the data would be used for.

There are also worries about privacy leakage among the public.

In response to such concerns, Jiangsu's pilot work zone allowed residents to upload personal data on their own through WeChat, which avoids information leakage. The data will be delivered directly to the National Bureau of Statistics through a WeChat program, the Global Times reported.

1. Who can benefit from new methods during this census?

A．People whose work as census takers.

B．People who are living where they are officially registered.

C．People who prefer to be bothered by census takers' door-to-door surveys.

D．People who are worried about personal data.

2. What does the underlined word "it” refer to in paragraph 6?

A．The number.	B．The census.
C．A large impact.	D．China.

3. According to the passage, how did Jiangsu avoid information leakage ?

A．The National Bureau of Statistics requires residents to make their information secure.

B．Residents' personal information will be protected safely by census takers.

C．Residents can use WeChat to deliver their personal data to the National Bureau of Statistics .

D．Residents can refuse to provide their information as they like.

4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To tell us people will be knocking on doors across the country.

B．To clarify the importance of privacy.

C．To report the results of the census.

D．To inform us national survey trials new methods.

10 . On the International Space Station, astronauts constantly “fall” around the earth as they orbit, so they don't feel the effects of gravity. While floating around for six months or a year in space sounds like a lot of fun, there is a serious side effect; once they get back to the earth, they're basically cripples (瘸子).If the worst happens, astronauts walking out of their spacecraft for the first time could slip and break a bone the moment they get back to the earth, because their bones and muscles have weakened over time in space.

NASA has made a lot of progress in this regard. It is clearly required that its astronauts spend about 90 minutes per day exercising in space, using a resistance machine as well as either a treadmill (跑步机)or an exercise bike. Although astronauts are burdened with a lot of things to do in space, that exercise time is sacred ——everyone makes sure the astronauts are not pressured to abandon their exercise time in favor of some experiment.

The doctors say that this time sweating it out is extremely important. "On muscles and bones, you have de — loading effects which can be reduced by extensive exercise,"   says NASA's Peter Norsk.

NASA is especially concerned with how a lack of gravity and increased space radiation(辐射)could hurt explorers on the way to the moon or Mars. On the earth, we are protected from most forms of radiation due to the atmosphere. While in space, explorers in the low-earth orbit still get a little less radiation than in deep space due to the earth's magnetic field (磁场)，which attracts some radiation from space. But on the way to Mars, that's not the case.

However, doctors still don't understand how radiation can affect astronauts' bones and muscles. It's hard to simulate (模仿)deep-space radiation on the earth, and we only sent a handful of astronauts to the moon back in the 1960s and 1970s.

1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly focus on?

A．The role gravity plays in life.

B．The weakness of bones and muscles.

C．The side effects of a long stay in space.

D．The fun experience astronauts have in space.

2. How can astronauts better protect themselves while in space?

A．By sleeping as long as possible.

B．By performing fewer spacewalks.

C．By relieving their mental pressures.

D．By doing exercise on a regular basis.

3. Where will astronauts suffer the most radiation?

A．In deep space.	B．On the moon.
C．On the earth.	D．In a low-earth orbit.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．More people are willing to step into space.

B．More research into radiation should be done.

C．The harm caused by radiation can be avoided.

D．Deep-space radiation has been copied in the lab.