1. What does the man want to talk about?
| A．Lucy’s poor health. |
| B．Lucy’s school education. |
| C．Lucy’s work performance. |
| A．He praised her. |
| B．He made a complaint. |
| C．He ordered the special offer. |
| A．She hasn’t made a plan. |
| B．She hasn’t realized her dream. |
| C．She hasn’t become a good waitress. |
1. When did the magician first perform professionally?
| A．In 1964. | B．In 1968. | C．In 1972. |
| A．His TV show. | B．His global tours. | C．His teaching job. |
| A．Project Magic. | B．Box office records. | C．The Magic of ABC. |
| A．He practises hard. | B．He believes in wonder. | C．He started his career early. |
1. How does the woman think Mark feels?
| A．Anxious. | B．Unhappy. | C．Frightened. |
| A．Reading her books. |
| B．Playing with her friends. |
| C．Chatting with the operator. |
| A．Mark can pass the exam. |
| B．Mark can help people in need. |
| C．Mark can apply what he’s learned. |
| A．Keep a record of his reactions. |
| B．Create an unexpected situation. |
| C．Write down their own experiences. |
| A．A guy stole his clothes. |
| B．He found his clothes ugly. |
| C．Someone said he was ugly. |
French Prime Minister announced on March 14 that the country would be closing all the restaurants, cafes and clubs. But one runner, Elisha,
Last week, he ran the length of a marathon—on his 23—foot long balcony. And he did it in six hours and 48 minutes, a personal record nearly double
“My only pleasure is running, no matter what the time,” Elisha told CNN. He devoted his run to medical staff
Due to the short length of the balcony, he ran about 3,000 laps.
As in France, during the pandemic, many teachers in our school tried their best to run at home or on the rural path to
6 . COVID-19 entered my life in the form of an e-mail. My friends and I were in a small café as I read that our university had been
It was three days later when the
I turned to my roommate and the
Things changed so fast, I felt like a
Then Italy went into a full lockdown and I was restricted to Venice. Two days later, I joined the few
I am taking
I have learned things that I could have
| A．torn | B．shut | C．pulled | D．taken |
| A．rudeness | B．sigh | C．sadness | D．reality |
| A．money | B．books | C．belongings | D．food |
| A．unbelievable | B．parting | C．greeting | D．beneficial |
| A．uncertainty | B．surprise | C．impression | D．inspiration |
| A．affected | B．trapped | C．screamed | D．starved |
| A．considerable | B．puzzled | C．upset | D．calm |
| A．leave | B．travel | C．stay | D．hide |
| A．fundamental | B．normal | C．messy | D．cheerful |
| A．cat | B．fly | C．fish | D．horse |
| A．combination | B．arrival | C．announcement | D．update |
| A．delivered | B．reminded | C．confirmed | D．achieved |
| A．respectable | B．modest | C．different | D．impressive |
| A．floating | B．remaining | C．wandering | D．exhausting |
| A．apply | B．measure | C．enter | D．stare |
| A．consideration | B．charge | C．care | D．advantage |
| A．devote | B．spend | C．waste | D．adjust |
| A．ever | B．thus | C．yet | D．never |
| A．why | B．when | C．what | D．how |
| A．block out | B．focus on | C．come across | D．refer to |
7 . Nowadays, many people have to work at home, and if you feel it difficult to strike a balance between work and home mode. Here are some tips to help you.
Distinguish between work and home mode
One of the biggest advantages about working at home - slowly moving from bed to the sofa five minutes before you start - can also be your biggest challenge.
Eyre-White, a famous professor recommends being realistic and then possibly achieving more than you set out to; and feeling satisfied, rather than feeling disappointed you didn’t do everything. She suggests choosing three to five things to do and aim to get the majority done before lunch.
Don’t forget to take breaks
It can be difficult to tear yourself away from your laptop if you’re worried people might think you’re lazy, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take proper breaks. Leave your desk for lunch and take advantage of being at home to walk the dog and clean the room for half an hour in the afternoon.
Manage disturbance
Being in an office gives you a limited number of ways to get disturbed but when you start working in a new environment, especially a very familiar one, it can be easy to let yourself get disturbed. There are a lot of potential disturbance when you work at home, so you should actively manage things which might interrupt your focus, and keep them limited to short breaks.
| A．Have a good plan. |
| B．All in all, time to work, time to relax. |
| C．Don’t forget that you are there to work. |
| D．Be realistic about what you can achieve. |
| E．In a word, don’t put all the eggs in one basket. |
| F．Because most people slow down in the mid-afternoon. |
| G．You’ll return feeling refreshed and more productive for the rest of the day. |
8 . TeenJobFind, created by Palo Alto tech expert and mother Janet Shah, matches teens with local jobs, such as washing cars, tutoring or yard work. And like other ‘on demand’ services, TeenJobFind runs via mobile devices.
Shah was motivated to build TeenJobFind after facing the same problem as many other parents of teens: She wanted her children to learn the value of earning money, but couldn’t fit a regular work schedule into their busy lives. ‘‘When my three kids asked me for things, I found myself reminding them that when I was their age, I was babysitting and earning my own money, ” Shah said. ‘‘However, because of academics and extracurricular activities, my kids don’t have time for a traditional part-time job.”
Drawing on her experience at Apple, Yahoo and other tech companies, Shah thought through the elements of TeenJobFind carefully before launching the app. First on her list was security. As a mother, she did not want to send her children to a stranger’s house to do a job without knowing if the situation was safe.
That is why all potential job posters on TeenJobFind must agree to a background check through a third party. As emphasized in the site’s FAQ, ‘‘Our task at TeenJobFind is to create a safe marketplace. Our number one priority is to ensure the safety of those using our platform.”
Adults looking for help, called ‘owls’, download the app, submit (提交) their information for the security check, and begin posting jobs.
Teenagers interested in working—called ‘owlets’—also need to download the app. Through geolocation (地理定位), TeenJobFind shows both teens and job posters which jobs are available in their neighborhood, or ‘nest’.
When ‘owls’ need a job done, they post a ‘hoot (夜枭鸣叫声)’, which gets sent to nearby ‘owlets’, whether it is for occasional yard work, cleaning a garage, taking care of pets, helping out at a party or tutoring. The possibilities are endless. Teenagers can choose to complete the task if it works with their schedule and interest.
If you have ever hired a teen, you know that it is difficult to figure out how much to pay them. Fortunately, TeenJobFind takes the worry out of this situation by charging job posters $15 per hour for all tasks.
From this fee, teens get paid $12, which is transferred electronically through the app. Like most other gig economy (零工经济) apps, TeenJobFind uses the $3 per hour difference to cover operational costs and increase accessibility to these services.
1. Why did Janet Shah create TeenJobFind?| A．The company Yahoo asked her to do so. |
| B．She wanted children to learn the value of money. |
| C．She believed it would make life more convenient. |
| D．She intended her children to carry on family tradition. |
| A．The safety of the users. | B．The profit of the app. |
| C．The competition of the market. | D．The satisfaction of the society. |
| A．Teenagers. | B．Job posters. | C．Janet Shah. | D．A third party. |
| A．Problems in using the app. | B．Importance of security checks. |
| C．Tips on creating a safe marketplace. | D．Cases of benefits by using TeenJobFind. |
9 . For years, spring in our town was announced by Leon and Jo Martin, who owned the Dairy Queen. Every year, after their winter short-stay in Florida, they would post the words “Now Hiring” on their sign. I would walk past, see the sign, see Leon and Jo readying for their spring opening, and feel winter’s icy veil (面纱) lift from around me. It was as accurate an indication of spring as any calendar, and when they died and their children sold the Dairy Queen to someone who kept it open year-round, it threw off our town’s circadian (生理节奏的) rhythms something terrible. We’re still not sure when spring begins.
Well, that’s not entirely accurate. When the tool store on the west edge of town, where Johnston’s IGA grocery store used to be, stops selling snowplows and starts selling lawn mowers, that’s a pretty good sign winter’s ruling has loosened.
There are other signs of spring if one is watchful. The deer lighten in color, the dog sheds, the buds swell, the snow melts on the south hillside, and the calf appears, tied to its mother by bonds of hunger. The farmer casts the manure (肥料) upon the field, thoughtfully provided by the aforementioned calf and mother. Who needs a calendar when a calf is nearby?
Nothing seems impossible in spring — a cure for cancer, weight loss. Anything can happen, and often does. I proposed to my girl-friend a dozen times and was denied each time, so I waited until spring and raised the question a 13th time, and she said ‘‘yes’’. Engaged one spring, married the next.
1. How did the people in the town know the coming of spring?| A．They were told by Leon and Jo Martin. |
| B．They read the best calendars of the world. |
| C．They saw the shop-owner preparing for business. |
| D．They found Leon’s family coming back from Florida. |
| A．His gird-friend is rather stubborn. |
| B．It is not a proper time to lose weight. |
| C．One can only propose marriage in spring. |
| D．There’re signs to strengthen coming of spring. |
| A．Why I Love Spring | B．How I Know It’s Spring |
| C．A Year’s Plan Starts with Spring | D．Changes Take Place in My Town |
10 . The suicide (自杀) rate in Japan fell by 20 percent in April compared with the same time last year, the biggest drop in five years. People spending more time at home with their families, fewer people going to work and delays to the start of the school year are seen as factors (原因，因素) in the fall.
In April, 1 ,455 people took their lives in Japan, 359 fewer than in April 2019. The large drop came at a time when there were fears of a sudden increase. The COVID-19 cases reached the largest number in mid-April in Japan at more than 500 a day, leading the government to declare a state of emergency on April 16, though the restrictions were less strict than those of other countries. The stay- at-home measures affected suicide prevention organizations, with about 40 percent of them either shut down or working reduced hours, leading to worries about easily hurt people.
During the decline (下降) in suicide of recent years, there had been an increase among children, with bullying (欺凌) and other problems like pressure at school， a frequently mentioned cause. The start of the academic year, in April in Japan, was a particularly stressful time for some, but its postponement(延迟) due to the pandemic saved lives, at least temporarily.
As for adults, at times of national disasters, “ traditionally, people don' t think about suicide", said Yukio Saito, a former head of telephone counseling service the Japanese Federation of Inochi-no-Denwa, pointing to a drop in cases in 2011 , the year of the giant earthquake. A large drop in the number of people going to offices, where they often work long hours, is being seen as another contributing factor in the lower suicide rate.
However, economic and work pressures are factors. The year after the 1997 Asian financial crisis saw a record rise of nearly 35 percent. A long-term economic downturn (衰退) caused by the pandemic could lead to a rebound (反弹) in cases, said Saito.
1. What do we know about the government's restriction measures?| A．They were too strict with citizens. |
| B．They raised fears about a rise in suicide. |
| C．They led to the failure of local businesses. |
| D．They helped suicide prevention organizers relieve stress. |
| A．It was going up. | B．It was decreasing. |
| C．It was briefly stable. | D．It was larger than that of adults. |
| A．The effect of earthquake on them. |
| B．The traditional way of their suicide. |
| C．Reasons for their lower suicide rate. |
| D．Their ability to work under pressure. |
| A．Will Weak Economy Affect Japan's Suicide Forever? |
| B．Japan's Fighting Against Both Suicide and COVID-19 |
| C．Japan's Suicide Declines During COVID-19 Lockdown |
| D．Does Enjoying Increased Time with Family Reduce Suicide? |
