1 . Why should I stay off Facebook and other social media when I am involved in a lawsuit or personal injury case? Social media has become an important part of our everyday lives. Facebook, Instagram, and other social media have changed the way we communicate with friends, family, and colleagues. Many of us use these platforms to post opinions, show off our achievements or show your opinions on public affairs.

This means that social media is public information and can be used against you. Lawyers can use social media as evidence. They often look for pictures and posts that could potentially disprove your injury claim. Your posts can still be found even if your information is private when the posts potentially are related to your case. The court may determine that your public posts may lead to admissible evidence. They will not make you offer entire information, but only what they think is related. Defense lawyers wish to prove that the injured party, physically, emotionally, or financially, is lying about their injuries.

Even posting about your emotions can discount your claim greatly. Say, you are suing (起诉) someone for your pain and suffering because you are depressed, yet you post pictures of yourself smiling and you have quoted “Life is good” attached to the photo. If and when the defense lawyers get a hold of the posts, your pain and suffering claim may not hold up in court.

Most people only post about the good times on social media, rarely about the hardships and misfortunes. Insurance companies are allowed to follow you and gather information as evidence. Social media makes it easier. Before social media, insurance companies and lawyers had to hire investigators to follow people around to spy on them. Social media makes this entirely a lot easier.

If you have posted content related to your claim, you must not change evidence. Deleting your account would be considered you’re destroying evidence and that will affect your case. The best practice would be to stay off social media until your case has come to a close.

1. Why does the writer begin the passage with a question?

A．To describe the drawback of Facebook.	B．To provide the background information.
C．To give his argument and attract readers.	D．To stress the function of the social media.

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

A．Powerful.

B．Final.

C．Acceptable.

D．Equal.

3. What’s the writer’s attitude towards social media?

A．Supportive.

B．Cautious.

C．Disapproval.

D．Indifferent.

4. Which of the following can be the main idea of the passage?

A．Keep away from social media.	B．Post good and bad things on social media.
C．Communicate with your friends face to face.	D．Stay off social media for a personal injury claim.

2 . First live class held from China’s space station

Three Chinese astronauts’ amazing voices reverberated (回响) in the ground classrooms as the schoolchildren listened with attention. Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu delivered the lecture and it was no ordinary course.     1     A total of 1,420 students attended the lecture from five classrooms across China.

Assisted by the other two crew members, Wang first gave a tour around, telling students how they go about their lives and work on the space station. She showed them the microwave, water machine and refrigerator in the space kitchen.     2     Wang said the water they drink is recycled, noting that there is no difference in taste between regular and recycled water.

Wang said the astronauts may look a little fat and swollen (肿胀的) as the microgravity in space can affect blood circulation.     3     She showed the students how to increase their upper limb strength with the bike by putting her hands on the pedals and floating upside down.

In a series of experiments related to water, Wang and Ye showed the students how liquids behave differently in space due to the absence of gravitational force. In a buoyancy (浮力) experiment, Wang put a table tennis ball in a glass of water.     4     However, it remained in the middle of the water. Buoyancy almost disappeared in the weightless environment.

At the end of the 60-minute class, the three astronauts tried to satisfy students’ curiosity through a real-time question and answer session. How do oxygen and carbon dioxide recycle on the space station? Do stars still twinkle in space?     5     “ The secrets of space and science are boundless, and the future is yours,” said Zhai, commander of the Shenzhou-13 mission.

A．It didn’t float to the surface like on Earth.

B．It is made full use of on the space station.

C．They ended the class with their best wishes.

D．She opened the mini-fridge and took out a fresh apple.

E．They use a spin bike and resistance bands to stay healthy.

F．They did experiments in the weightless environment in space.

G．It came from some 400 km above Earth on China’s space station.

3 . When I go to a new place, the first thing I like to do is walking around the streets to ________ the city. When I first arrived in Santiago, Chile, and took a walk around the city center, one of the first things I noticed was how many stray (无家可归的) ________ there were. The phrase “street dog” or “stray dog” is used to ________ a dog with no home, who lives on the streets.

On every comer there was a sleeping dog. At every traffic ________ there was a dog ________ to cross. By every shop there was a dog waiting for potential ________. At first I was ________ as I thought they might be ________ or unfriendly. However, I have been here for more than a year now and every stray dog I have seen has been passive (顺从的), quiet and friendly.

The dogs are ________ and welcomed here in Chile. I have never seen a street dog being mistreated. In fact, they are ________ given food and water by the public. Some people even ________ jackets for the dogs or ________ beds or kennels (狗舍) for them to sleep in.

The dogs do not have an easy life: they are often hungry, cold or injured. The government does not provide much ________ for these dogs.

Some people believe that the ________ is getting out of control and that it is ________ to have so many dogs on the streets. The dogs can sometimes cause ________ such as car accidents if they run into the road. There are around 2. 5 million stray dogs in Chile and the dog population is ________ faster than the human population. Many Chileans think that all the stray dogs should be sterilized (绝育的) so that they cannot ________. Others think that the stray dog population should be culled, that is, ________ the population by killing them.

The future of street dogs is ________ but for now it looks like they are here to stay with their population increasing year by year.

1.

A．explore

B．find

C．travel

D．sleep

2.

A．cats

B．dogs

C．birds

D．sheep

3.

A．say

B．speak

C．describe

D．write

4.

A．road

B．spot

C．system

D．light

5.

A．jumping

B．waiting

C．hesitating

D．refusing

6.

A．parents

B．food

C．toys

D．owners

7.

A．disappointed

B．shocked

C．nervous

D．angry

8.

A．aggressive

B．thirsty

C．hungry

D．sensitive

9.

A．controlled

B．accepted

C．caught

D．received

10.

A．often

B．never

C．merely

D．barely

11.

A．put into

B．put out

C．put off

D．put forward

12.

A．check

B．sell

C．change

D．make

13.

A．love

B．money

C．care

D．time

14.

A．policy

B．position

C．behavior

D．situation

15.

A．unacceptable

B．reasonable

C．unusual

D．interesting

16.

A．diseases

B．fears

C．problems

D．questions

17.

A．aging

B．raising

C．growing

D．declining

18.

A．bite

B．breed

C．bark

D．beg

19.

A．reducing

B．increasing

C．rising

D．enlarging

20.

A．bright

B．different

C．promising

D．uncertain

4 . Is your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old question about positive thinking may reflect your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, and whether you’re optimistic or pessimistic.

    1    . Instead, it means that you approach unpleasantness in a more positive and productive way. You think the best is going to happen, not the worst.

You can learn to turn negative thinking into positive thinking.     2     —you’re creating a new habit, after all. Here are some ways to think and behave in a more positive and optimistic way Identify areas to change. If you want to become more optimistic and engage in more positive thinking, first identify areas of your life that you usually consider as negative. You can start by focusing on one area to approach in a more positive way. Think of a positive thought to manage your stress instead of a negative one.

    3    . Occasionally during the day stop and evaluate what you’re thinking. If you find that your thoughts are mainly negative, try to find a way to put a positive spin on them.

Be open to humor. Give yourself permission to smile or laugh, especially during difficult times. Seek humor in everyday happenings.     4    .

Surround yourself with positive people. Make sure those in your life are positive, supportive people you can depend on to give helpful advice and feedback. Negative people may increase your stress level and make you doubt your ability to manage stress in healthy ways.

Practice positive self-talk. Start by following one simple rule:     5    . Be gentle and encouraging with yourself. If a negative thought enters your mind, stop and think about what is good about you.

A．Check yourself.

B．Positive thinking often starts with self-talk.

C．When you can laugh at life, you feel less stressed.

D．The process is simple, but it does take time and practice.

E．Don’t say anything to yourself that you wouldn’t say to anyone else.

F．If you have a negative outlook, don’t expect to become an optimist overnight.

G．Positive thinking doesn’t mean that you ignore life’s less pleasant situations.

5 . In March, I traveled to Kakuma, Kenya with UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会), to learn what it was like for refugees (难民) to live there and go to their schools. Most of my time, however, was spent with kids in schools.

Head teacher of Mogadishu Primary School, Pascal Lukosi, greeted me in the office. The school had 2,815 students who sat shoulder to shoulder in the classroom. I quickly did the math: one teacher for every 134 students. Crammed classrooms are common in Kakuma’s schools. And many kids don’t go to school at the proper age.

Motorbikes, called boda-bodas, are the main means of transportation on Kakuma’s roads. There are no buses, and most of the kids walk to school. For some, the trip takes more than an hour each way. I asked what they usually did after school, “I bring back water and wash clothes,” said Njema Nadai Ben, a 12-year-old boy. There is a severe shortage of running water here, so refugees have to walk to one of the camp’s wells to get water.

What about homework? “We don’t have lights to read at night,” explained Rachel Akol Dau aged 17. Homes there also lack electricity. In spite of the conditions, Rachel and other students find their way to study. “I light firewood. That gives me light,” She told me, “I want to change the future of my family.”

At Morneau Shepell Secondary School for Girls, students wake at 4.30, eat breakfast at 6:00, and start the class at 7:30. “The school is there to give the girls a safe place,” said Mohamud Hure, a UN officer in Kakuma. In one classroom, students announced to visitors what they wanted to do in life. Most of them dreamed of becoming doctors, lawyers and engineers.

When I left, I took a picture of Rose, the girl I met on my first day. She dreams of a career as a doctor. This year, she’ll graduate from primary school. “It’s education that brings me faith in changing my life,” said Rose.

1. What does the underlined word “Crammed” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Large.

B．Clean.

C．Overcrowded.

D．Damaged.

2. What do we know about the kids in Kakuma?

A．They lead a very tough life.

B．They begin to study at an early age.

C．They always go to school by boda-boda.

D．They have a busy and stressful school life.

3. Which of the following can best describe Rachel?

A．Creative and generous.	B．Caring and far sighted.
C．Confident and cautious.	D．Modest and determined.

4. What do the kids think of education?

A．It is valueless.	B．It is out of reach.
C．It rids them of unfairness.	D．It gives them hope.

6 . The Innovation Cup 2022

The 2022 Innovation Cup in its 12th year brings together a promising new generation of academic talents from different fields including the company’s senior management, researchers, and accomplished retirees. It’s aimed at advancing science and technology.

What’s in it for you?

If you’re a postgraduate student with interest in the pharmaceutical (制药的) and chemical industry, the Innovation Cup is your chance to gain in-depth knowledge about pharmaceutical and chemical research and development. Also you can explore job opportunities at our company and visit the innovation summer camp near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. You can take your chance to win the Innovation Cup along with EUR 20,000 with your team. All travel, accommodation and food expenses will be paid by our company.

Who can apply?

We invite students advanced in life sciences, chemistry, physics, computer sciences and business administration from all over the world to apply for participation in the Innovation Cup. Up to 50 students will be selected.

How does it work?

During a one-week Summer Camp, up to 50 selected postgraduate students will attend in-depth presentations on the pharmaceutical and chemical industry offered by our management, scientists and experts.

Participants will work in small teams to generate an innovative idea that addresses a scientific challenge and develop the idea into a business plan. The teams will then present their business plans to the judges who will select the best business plan and present the winning team with the Innovation Cup award and cash prize of EUR 20,000. Top performing participants might be offered a position at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

How do you apply?

Please only send your application by clicking on the link, and then select the specific team of your choice to apply for.

1. What is the feature of the 2022 Innovation Cup?

A．It is a relatively expensive program.

B．It is an annual national event.

C．It is mainly intended for children.

D．It is a meeting of great minds.

2. What can the excellent participants probably enjoy?

A．A chance to travel around the world.

B．A promotion in a big company.

C．A medal worth 20,000 dollars.

D．An employment opportunity.

3. Where can the text be found?

A．In a textbook.	B．In a science paper.
C．On a website.	D．On a poster.

7 . At a time like the pandemic, not only do we miss hugs, but we need them. Touching someone reduces our own stress.     1     . An expert said, “A warm touch is how our systems reach one another. It says we are safe, we are loved, and we are not alone.”

    2     . If you need a hug, take precautions. Wear a mask. Give and take your hugs outdoors. Try to avoid touching the other person’s body or clothes with your face or your mask during a hug.

During a hug, the position of the faces matters most. The two of you should point your faces in opposite directions. Quickly approach each other and briefly embrace.     3     . And do the hug quickly. When you have finished hugging, back away quickly so you do not breathe onto each other’s faces. Wash your hands afterward.

Don’t hug face to face. This position is a higher risk because the faces are so close. When the shorter person looks up, their breath travels up into the taller person’s breathing zone.     4     if the taller person is looking down.

Do let your child hug you around the waist or knees. Hugging at the knee or waist level lowers risk for direct exposure because faces are far apart. However, there is potential for the child’s face to pollute the adult’s clothing. You might change clothes and should wash your hands after a visit that includes hugs with a child.     5     .

“Most hugs last less than 10 seconds. Back away at least six feet before talking again. Holding your breath stops you from exhaling any virus into their breathing zone,” an expert said.

A．It calms our nervous system

B．The huggers’ breaths can be mixed

C．The shorter person will feel pressed

D．Children are those who need hugs most

E．Do not talk or cough while you are hugging

F．However，some hugs are riskier than others

G．The adult also should not breathe down on the child

8 . Researchers from The University of Queensland(UQ)have helped design a new app to protect birds at risk of extinction across the world by eliminating language barriers among scientists. The Bird Language Diversity web app will help provide a “birds eye view”, ensuring vital information is shared to improve worldwide conservation.

UQ’s Dr Pablo Negret said the research team analysed more than 10,000 bird species, and found that 1,587 species have 10 languages or more spoken within their distributions. “Scientific information on species can be spread across different languages, but valuable information can go missing or get lost in translation,” Dr Negret said. “Without enough sharing of information, this can affect the effectiveness of conservation measures.”

Take the common bird Pochard for example. It is classified as vulnerable species(易危种)and crosses 108 countries in Europe, Asia and north Africa, where a total of 75 official languages are spoken. The survival of the common Pochard, and so many other species, depends on effective cooperation and policy agreements among people with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

This app reveals where threatened and migratory birds exist geographically, in relation to the language spoken in those regions. ”We hope the app will encourage researchers and conservation organisations to interact with their peers in other regions, especially if they speak different languages, and be a starting point to allow everyone to work together to protect threatened species,” Dr Negret said.

Dr Tatsuya Amano, a researcher and the co-author of the paper, said this work could extend further than bird species. “Any species, whether they’re mammals, amphibians(两栖动物), or plants, with a range crossing multiple countries will be impacted by language barriers, as well as species that migrate across different countries, such as marine species and butterflies,” he said. ”The significance of the impact of poor communication on such an important issue is evident, and is the reason why we’re working hard to improve science communication across languages.”

1. What does the underlined word “eliminating“ in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Giving in to.

B．Coming across.

C．Putting up with.

D．Breaking down.

2. What is the function of adequate sharing of information?

A．Ensuring the effectiveness of protective measures.

B．Helping people know more about scientists’ efforts.

C．Spreading knowledge of the diversity of birds worldwide.

D．Compromising the effectiveness of conservation measures.

3. What is shown on the app?

A．The producer of the app.	B．The organizations involved.
C．The location of endangered birds.	D．The information of new geographers.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Birds Protection Is an Urgency	B．A New Bird App Spreads Its Wings
C．A New Bird App Helps Learn Languages	D．Poor Communication Impacts Cooperation

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。

Career training comes in all forms. As     1     important part of career training, online training has helped raise the skill levels of employees and make them better prepared for the job market. Government departments have made a series of policies to inspire workers to     2     (active) take part in online career training. Before April 18, 2020, 31 provinces     3     (set) up websites for online training companies. Besides, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security intended to work with some network companies and introduce digital courses covering     4     (many) than 100 jobs.

In order to encourage people     5     (take) online training, the ministry will provide subsidies (补助金) for the workers     6     receive online training. Some provinces have come up     7     a series of new measures so as to ensure the quality of online career training.

It is important to build interactive     8     (platform) for online training, such as filming courses in the workshop, so that people can gain access to more     9     (practice) skills. What’s more, it’s also necessary to     10     (strength) the guidance of online training companies and set standards related to the content and duration of the courses.

10 . 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。

After her college closed for the first lockdown(封控) in March 2020,Finty Royle was looking for something to do in her community to help people. When a local company said that it    1    (want) someone to deliver free meals for families    2    need, it was perfect for Royle. She cycled 25 miles around her area every day to hand out the meals. Speaking to The Week Junior, she said, “The children got    3    (extreme) excited to see me every day. There was even one family who had drawn    4    picture in chalk of someone cycling through a rainbow in front of their house.”

Royle, aged 19, has now become a youth campaigner for a charity called Magic Break-fast,    5    aims to provide pupils across the UK with    6    (health) breakfasts to help them learn as well as they can at school. She says the best    7    (choose) for breakfast is porridge because it’s good for you and it keeps you    8    (go) for the whole morning.

Magic Breakfast’s youth campaigners, including Royle, have written to Prime Minister to ask him to increase the Government’s funding for free school breakfasts by £75 million. As food prices rise across the UK, more families may find it hard to afford school meals. Royle believes it is meaningful to do what you can    9    (help) your local community and what you do can also change    10    (you).