1 .     1    

Chen Chen is 8 years old. For the Spring Festival this year he was given an iPad as a present and never goes anywhere without it.     2     This is serious for such a young child.

Many children in China are suffering the same problem:     3     Xinhua New Agency went so far as to call the iPad the “No.1 killer of children’s eyesight.”

“There are about 30 shortsighted children coming every day,” said Hu Dali, a doctor at Guiyang Aier Eye Hospital. “Half of those children are suffering from reduced vision because they have played with mobile phones and iPads for too long.”

Experts say children’s version is not yet fully developed and their eyes get tired more easily.     4    

The iPad uses a very bright LED backlight. A user’s pupils (瞳孔) have to keep getting used to the new light levels. If children stare at an iPad screen for a long time, their eyes do not have time to rest.     5    

Experts suggest that users should hold their iPad between 40—60 centimeters away from them. The brightness of the screen should be made comfortable for children. Parents should also stop their children from using an iPad for more than one hour every day.

A．IPad use is damaging their eyesight

B．A month later his eyesight has reduced to 300 degrees

C．Children go eye bad due to the iPad

D．How an iPad influences children

E．This will make their eyesight worse over time

F．It does harm to their eyesight

G．This means the iPad has a greater effect on their eyes

2 . Dorothy Lee and her husband were driving home from a study group one night when their car suddenly hit something. Mrs. Lee looked at her husband, who was driving, and saw his head move down and up several times and fall. In the next minutes Mrs Lee managed to avoid a serious accident while stopping the car, called 911 on her cellphone and tried to make her husband come back to life before an ambulance arrived. But at the hospital, soon after learning her husband had died of sudden heart trouble, Dorothy’s heart appeared to give out as well. She experienced sudden sharp pains in her chest (胸腔), lost senses and knew nothing.

Doctor’s of that hospital were surprised at finding: There wasn’t any evidence of heart trouble. Finally, doctors thought that Mrs. Lee had suffered from a broken-heart syndrome (伤心综合症). The disease looks like heart trouble, but appears to have little connection with heart trouble. It is caused mainly by stress and other strong feelings. The disease is uncommon, making up for about 1% to 2% of people — and about 6% of women — who are likely to suffer such sudden heart trouble. It can be very dangerous sometimes, but for the most part patients recover quickly, with no lasting damage to their hearts.

If patients are hospitalized with the broken-heart syndrome, their hearts might be beating as little as 20% of what it should work. But within 48 to 72 hours, many recover to the 60% level that is considered healthy. It is uncommon.

Mrs. Lee’s heart was so weakened by her husband’s death that she nearly died. The 63-year-old woman needed a special balloon pump (球囊泵) during the first days in the hospital. But in spite of warnings by her doctors, she attended her husband’s funeral (葬礼) five days later.

1. What can we learn about the accident?

A．The husband died in it.	B．The wife died later in the hospital.
C．The husband died because time was wasted.	D．The husband died of heart trouble after it.

2. What might be the cause of Dorothy Lee’s broken-heart syndrome?

A．Her bad health.	B．Worry, anxiety and sadness.
C．Her seriously damaged heart.	D．The aging of the heart.

3. Which of the following can best describe Mrs. Lee?

A．She was calm in case of emergencies.	B．She was unhealthy but strong minded.
C．She was easily hurt and moody.	D．She was caring and generous.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The broken-heart syndrome is less common among women.

B．Patients with the broken-heart syndrome can recover by themselves.

C．The broken-heart syndrome could come and go both quickly.

D．Most people may suffer from the broken-heart syndrome.

3 . 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。

Since the country’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported on May 13, medical workers and volunteers     1     (conduct) all-out efforts to contain the latest outbreak. Thousands of local medical workers and volunteers have concentrated on nucleic acid testing, vaccination and     2     (help) people who are quarantined.

In Yingkou, Liaoning,     3     1,788 people were quarantined by the end of Monday, 52 teams of volunteers made more than 8,000 contactless deliveries of daily     4     (necessary), said Zhang Xianbin, vice-mayor of Yingkou.     5     (ensure) that the city was safe from a further outbreak, the municipal government of Shenyang, the provincial capital, declared on Tuesday afternoon the expansion of testing to areas beyond where the current four cases were found,     6     the support of over 1,400 medical workers.

Tong Mingming,     7     nurse in Hefei, said that after administering hundreds of doses of vaccines to residents, she was very tired but would continue to work. Tong had planned to take a vacation recently.     8     she was kept on duty after the new cases were found in the city’s Feixi county and the     9     (neighbor) city of Lu’an. Recalling the situation in early 2020, Tong, the nurse, said she feels much     10     (safe) working at the front line “because we are now more experienced in handling the situation and protected by the vaccines.”

4 . Look for the word “regenerative” at your local grocery store. Chances are that you’ll spot it on boxes of cheese, cartons of milks, or even bags of chips. Regenerative agriculture, also called carbon farming, has become the latest darling of everyone from food companies to universities. But what is regenerative agriculture?

In essence, regenerative agriculture is farming done in a way that helps build soil health, increase organic matter, store water more effectively, and draw carbon out of the atmosphere.

This isn’t exactly a new idea—farming with soil health in mind is a concept nearly as old as agriculture itself. It wasn’t until the 1980s, however, that the Rodale Institute began using the term, and it’s only recently become a buzzword. It’s a farming philosophy focused on healing.

“It’s soil health, animal welfare, and social fairness,” says Birgit Cameron, head of Patagonia Provisions. “It goes together with organic. You can call it regenerative or not, but you can’t have a truly regenerative system if organic isn’t attached to it.”

Patagonia Provisions partners with farmers and producers interested in regenerative agriculture that are already practicing organic farming, and the company has strong animal welfare and social fairness philosophies. While regenerative agriculture is something that many small farmers have long specialized in, that doesn’t necessarily make the practice an easy one.

It’s hard to compare the regenerative agriculture products you find at the supermarket because (for the time being) General Mills’ definition will be different from Patagonia’s, whose definition might be different from your local CSA farmer’s.

“If at all possible, see the farm and purchase from them directly,” said Pettinelli. “If you can’t visit, explore their website and ask questions about their practices. It’s challenging to see past the marketing.” You can explore more about the Regenerative Organic Alliance label on their website and shop for certified products there.

1. The author make an assumption at the beginning mainly to show ______.

A．the concept of regenerative agriculture

B．the function of regenerative agriculture

C．the application of regenerative agriculture

D．the popularity of regenerative agriculture

2. What can we learn about regenerative agriculture?

A．It’s a brand-new idea.

B．It is convenient to practice.

C．It is environmentally friendly.

D．It became a buzzword in the 1980s.

3. According to Birgit Cameron, organic and regenerative are ______.

A．unrelated	B．closely linked
C．opposite	D．cause and effect

4. Where does Pettinelli suggest consumers buying certified products of regenerative agriculture?

A．Farm direct selling.	B．Street markets.
C．Grocery stores.	D．Supermarkets.

5 . A study by a team of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) psychologists has found a link between extraverts (外向的人) and their word choices. The finding highlights the need for stronger linguistic indicators to be developed for use in online personality prediction tools, which are being rapidly adopted by companies to improve digital marketing strategies.

Today, marketing companies use predictive algorithms (算法) to help them forecast what consumers want based on their online behaviors. For example, an extravert consumer might be attracted to marketing messages that match their personality, and retail brands could then choose to target such consumers by using more extraverted and creative language to advertise their products. However, personality prediction tools available today that are used by marketing firms are not entirely accurate due to a lack of theoretically sound designs. This may lead to a weakness affecting the performance of the machine learning algorithms. This begs the question—how should we create robust and accurate personality predictions?

The study found a correlation between extraverts and their tendency to use certain categories of words. The results showed a small strength of relationship between extraversion and the use of “positive emotion words” and “social process words.”

Positive emotion words are defined as words that describe a pleasant emotional state, such as “love”, ”happy”, or “blessed”, or that indicate positivity or optimism, such as “beautiful” or “nice”. Social process words include words containing personal pronouns except “I”, and words showing social intentions, such as “meet”, “share” and “talk”.

Moving forward, the NTU research team will investigate the relationship between extraversion and other word categories. They hope their work will provide clarity on the types of words that can help guide the development of more accurate machine learning tools for personality prediction.

1. We learn from the passage the findings of the study can be used to help ______.

A．observe consumers’ behavior

B．forecast the need of companies

C．create practical personality predictions

D．find correlation between extraverts and ads

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

A．Renewable.

B．Forceful.

C．Doubtful.

D．Variable.

3. Which of the following words may belong to extraverts’ commonly used vocabulary?

A．Dispute.

B．Interaction.

C．Disaster.

D．Loneliness.

4. What does the last paragraph focus on?

A．The direction of future research.

B．The theoretical basis of the study.

C．The strength of business strategies.

D．The development of machine learning tools.

6 . Last year, I found myself in a situation: at a friend’s drinks, speaking to a total stranger. Not long into our conversation, my brain started searching for escape routes. I’m comfortable admitting that, before COVID-19, I didn’t think “meeting new people” was on my list of preferred pastimes. Maintaining relationships takes time, so why open myself up to someone new if there’s no obvious connection?

Then the pandemic hit. Like many people, I was restricted to a year of limited socializing with a very small circle of friends. I’ve met a handful of new colleagues over Zoom in the last 12 months—but I can’t remember one meaningful in-person connection with someone new.

To my surprise, I now have a strong desire for meeting new people. I’d love to connect with a friend-of-a-friend at the pub or a new colleague over a slightly-too-warm white wine after work. I miss having unexpected things in common with people, but also hearing new perspectives on issues outside my own experiences.

The sense of connection with a new person can be thrilling. A 2018 study explored what happened to the brains of young adults when they met new people, and found that even 10 minutes of social interaction with a new person boosts cognitive performance. Other studies have linked new social interaction to better social and emotional wellbeing and improved life satisfaction.

I may not have had a “lockdown glow up” in the aesthetic (美感) sense, but I have learned about myself. Before the pandemic, I hadn’t realized that new people were a vital part of my social ecosystem. As the end of lockdown approaches. I’m prepared to find the courage to show strangers a less guarded version of myself.

1. What can we learn about the author before the pandemic?

A．He loved being alone.

B．He was outgoing and sociable.

C．He enjoyed making new friends.

D．He had no desire to meet new people.

2. The 2018 study is mentioned to

A．link new social interaction to better life

B．show the benefits of meeting new people

C．imply the anxiety caused by meeting new people

D．explain how the pandemic affects human brains

3. Which of the following may the author agree with?

A．It pays to open yourself up to old friends.

B．It’s vital to guard yourself against strangers.

C．Meeting new people may bring excitement to life.

D．Zoom help people build close connections with strangers.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The author didn’t think well of the lockdown.

B．Lockdown enhanced the author’s aesthetic ability.

C．The author’s aesthetic ability needed to be improved.

D．The pandemic helped the author better understand himself.

7 . If you’re prone to browse through Twitter, or can’t take yet another stressful headline in the news, Oprah Winfrey has some suggestions on what books to read next.

Song of Solomon

By Toni Morrison

American author Toni Morrison was one of Winfrey’s longtime friends. Winfrey described Morison as “a magician with language who understood the power of words” after her death in August 2019. The 1977 novel Song of Solomon tells the story of a fictional man from Michigan named Milkman Dead.

Between the World and Me

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Winfrey called Ta-Nehisi Coates “a bearer of the torch, who carries on the legacy of our ancestors and is also entirely so original.” This nonfiction book, Between the World and Me, which won the National Book Award in 2015, is formatted as a letter to Coates’ son and grapples with inequality and race in America.

The Soul of America

By Jon Meacham

Winfrey recommends this United States history book, written by Pultizer Prize-winner Jon Meacham, “to guide me and help me understand our current era and reassure that our country can bounce back from dark times.”

This book is especially prescient in light of the upcoming election. “In moments when public life feels unsatisfactory, then, it’s instructive—even necessary—to remember first principles,” writes Meacham.

The Power of Now

By Eckhart Tolle

Winfrey said that The Power of Now by spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle “has changed the way I see life.” The book explores quandaries like: “How do you find peace when everything is in chaos?” Winfrey said.

1. In the eyes of Winfrey, Toni Morrison ______.

A．had excellent command of words

B．was an expert in American History

C．was spiritual mentor of modern people

D．inherit and develop the traditional literature

2. If you feel disappointed with reality, you can gain hope from ______.

A．Song of Solomon	B．The Power of Now
C．The Soul of America	D．Between the World and Me

3. The Power of Now helps readers to ______.

A．evaluate and improve oneself

B．learn to survive in troubled times

C．show oneself and gain confidence

D．face the reality and push the limits

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does this conversation take place?

A．On a radio show.

B．In a classroom.

C．On TV.

2. When did the woman start the program?

A．One year ago.

B．Two years ago.

C．Three years ago.

3. What is the purpose of the program?

A．To give poor people jobs.

B．To raise money for schools.

C．To help old people and kids.

4. How many volunteers joined the program last year?

A．200.

B．2,000.

C．14,000.

9 . 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。

The first zoo was established around 3,500 years ago by an Egyptian queen for her     1     (person) enjoyment. Five hundred years later, a Chinese emperor built a huge zoo to show his power and wealth. Later zoos were set up for the purpose of     2     (study) animals .

Some of the early European zoos consisted of dark holes or dirty cages, the bad conditions of     3     made people disgusted (厌恶的). Later the zoos     4    (replace) by research centers and animals there were studied and kept in good condition. These places became the first modern zoos. As early as the 1940s, scientists understood that many kinds of wild animals were faced     5     extinction. Since then, zoos have been trying to save many endangered species, but relying on zoos     6     (save) species, is not enough. The best method of protection is to leave them in their natural habitat.

Today animals in large and natural reserves (保护区) are fed with a balanced diet and are watched     7     (careful) for any sign of disease. With specially trained     8     (keep) looking after them and some hospitals where they can receive treatment when ill, all the animals there live     9     comfortable life. Anyway,     10     is true that zoo breeding programs have played an important role in the attempt to save many species of wildlife.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the word “gesture” mean?

A．A movement of part of the body to express an idea.

B．An activity of giving people information.

C．A period of making known one’s thoughts.

2. What is the speech based on？

A．The research by Professor Meadow.

B．The speaker’s own experiences.

C．Susan Meadow’s experiences.

3. What can a blind man probably do when he communicates?

A．He can’t communicate with others

B．He may use his hands to help him.

C．He never uses his body language.

4. How do people get the ability of talking with hands?

A．They learn it from others.

B．They are born with it.

C．They learn it by accident.