3 . My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future. I was in the classrooms, but I wasn't there to learn to write, read or even speak. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to hide. I was13 years old, but I already hated being who I was.

I had an English teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn't read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone who had a reading age below six had to stand up. I felt so embarrassed. But at the same time, it made me realize that I needed to change the situation. I was determined it wouldn't happen again. Later that day, Mr. Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading.

Now I was 41 years old. One day, I planned to fly back to Texas to visit my friends and family. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr. Creech buying himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my pocket to pay for him. "Do I know you?" he asked. "Yes, sir, you do know me," I answered excitedly." My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught me English." The look on his face told me that he remembered the boy he'd once encouraged.

"I'm so glad I had a chance to see you," I said. "And Mr. Creech, I have great news to share." I told him I had learned to read. But that wasn't all. I had become a published author and an active speaker. "The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your classroom, please encourage him to read as well," I added.

The experts say what once worried me has a name: dyslexia（诵读困难症）. But I can tell you it was a lack of desire for education.

1. What was the author's trouble in study when he was a child?

A．He couldn't get along well with teachers.	B．He had difficulty in reading.
C．He hated being laughed at.	D．He didn't want to go to school.

2. Which of the following best describes Mr. Creech?

A．Friendly and fashionable.	B．Demanding and enthusiastic.
C．Humorous and aggressive.	D．Patient and responsible.

3. Why could the author read after meeting Mr. Creech?

A．Because his teacher always gave him confidence to read.

B．Because his parents taught him how to read.

C．Because the experts gave him a direction.

D．Because he realized this problem.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Mr. Creech taught two students called Anthony Hamilton.

B．The author was grateful to Mr. Creech.

C．The author had become a published author and an active speaker.

D．Dyslexia was the underlying reason that made the author unable to read.

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误只涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词，每句中最多有两处错误；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处）不计分。

When I was 13 years old, I was given an opportunity to join a soccer team. The team was consisted of some of the best players in the state of Pennsylvania. Because I had been playing soccer for five years, I never thought I was good enough to be on this team. At first, I had a hard time fit in, but after our first couple training session, other players accepted me. I gained confidence because I learn not many of players could play in different positions like me. Our first game was in Chicago and I won by a lot. I counted myself very luckily to have joined such a amazing team. That opportunity was the reason that I became a coach. I am proud being the coach for the same team!

6 . Online eating shows, or Mukbang(直播吃饭), originated in South Korea and have gained popularity globally.

Many hosts of such shows have become popular for their ability to eat large amounts of food. But these shows have also received criticism for their waste of food. While some hosts actually do consume the amount of food shown, others may be faking it.

On Aug 12, CCTV exposed several Chinese hosts who were pretending to eat large amounts of food while on camera, but actually later threw it away.

To discourage this practice, many video and livestreaming platforms, including Douyin, Kuaishow and Bilibili, have removed videos that show food waste, and have promoted messages to “stop food waste and eat reasonably.”

In June 2020, the United Nations warned that the world is on the verge of the worst food crisis in 50 years.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, about a third of the world’s food-1.3 billion tons- is wasted every year. In China alone, 50 million tons of food ends up in landfills every year, according to Beijing News.

Recently, campaigns against food waste have been further promoted. In August, President Xi Jinping stressed the need for safeguarding food security and stopping food waste.

According to China Daily, restaurants and catering associations in more than 18 provinces and all 4 municipal cities have issued guidelines to control food waste.

In Shanxi province, local restaurants have been asked to serve half portions to avoid waste. The Wuhan Catering Association proposed that restaurants adopt the “N-1 mode”. For example, a group of 10 diners should only order enough for nine people first. More food is only brought to the table if required.

In addition, a nationwide “Clear Your Plate” campaign has been launched online. Users of Sina Weibo are encouraged to share photos or videos of empty plates after finishing their meals.

Meanwhile, new laws are also being considered, according to China daily. “We will make new laws that give clear instructions on avoiding food waste,” said Zhang Guilong from the legislative Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress. The instructions will be detailed in every year of food production, purchasing storage, transportation, processing and consumption, according to Zhang.

1. What is CCTV’s attitude toward online eating shows?

A．Supportive.

B．Critical.

C．Objective.

D．Unclear.

2. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．Most video media are contributing to stopping food waste.

B．We should eat up all the food on the table.

C．It’s hard to carry out "Clear Your Plate campaign.

D．All the videos that show food waste have been removed.

3. What can we do to avoid food waste?

A．We can adopt the “N+1 mode”.

B．We can eat more food than we need.

C．We can choose not to watch online eating shows.

D．We can ask the restaurants to serve us half portions.

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Online eating shows should be banned.

B．New laws should be made to avoid food waste.

C．Measures are being taken to stop food waste.

D．We should share photos or videos of empty plates.

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

As the first domestic soy sauce (酱油) factory in Cuba has     1     (begin) to produce Chinese-style soy sauce, the history of such products being imported by the island may soon come to an end.

The factory is part of a project     2     (support) by the Chinese Association Min Chih Tang in the     3     (center) province of Ciego de Avila, located some 400 km east of the Cuban capital Havana.

The project is headed by Mey Ru Chen,     4     34-year-old Chinese woman     5     came to Cuba in 2006 to study tourism. “This is another way to promote Chinese culture. It is     6     (actual) a project whose outcome will highly benefit Cuba, as all soy sauce consumed on the island     7     (import) mainly from Europe. It will help the country reduce imports,” she said.

Her     8     (product) are well accepted by locals, Chen said. “Cubans love soy sauce or ‘Chinese sauce’ as they also call it here. It is used to dress a wide variety of dishes; that is why it is so popular     9     the people of Ciego de Avila.”

“We     10     (receive) high quality training in China two years ago. Our main interest at the moment is to diversify our production in the factory and to continue to foster our traditions,” Morgado, Chen’s husband, said.

8 . Having hundreds of friends on Facebook is no substitute for a handful of close friends in real life, a study has found. Researchers discovered that people with only a few friends were at least as happy as those with far more if many of theirs were online. The number of “peripheral others” someone connected with online — former classmates and coworkers, for example — had no bearing on how satisfied they felt.

Social media, the researchers said, has encouraged younger people to have larger but more impersonal networks of “friends”. But instead of trying to amass friends, they added, a better cure for loneliness might be spending time with those you’re closest to.

Scientists from the University of Leeds did their study using data from two online surveys conducted on 1,496 people by a non-profit research organization. People taking part in the study offered their ages, the make-up of their social networks, how often they had different types of social interactions, and their own feelings of happiness. They included details of how often and how they interacted with family or neighbors, and whether they included people who provided services to them in their networks. The number of close friends someone had appeared to be the only thing which influenced how satisfied they were with their social life.

“Loneliness has less to do with the number of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about your friends,” said Dr Wändi Bruine de Bruin. “It’s often the younger adults who admit to having negative opinions of their friends. Loneliness occurs in people of all ages. If you feel lonely, it may be more helpful to make a positive connection with a friend than to try and seek out new people to meet.”

1. What does the underlined word “amass friends” probably mean?

A．Make more friends.	B．Help their friends.
C．Meet their friends.	D．Recognize their friends.

2. What does Para.3 mainly talk about?

A．Introducing research ways.	B．Social interaction.
C．Feelings of happiness.	D．Carrying out the study.

3. What makes people happy in social life?

A．Having good appearance.	B．Living alone.
C．Having close friends	D．Making as many friends.

4. What does Dr Wändi Bruine de Bruin talk about?

A．The quantity of friends.	B．Loneliness.
C．Negative opinions.	D．Friendship.