1 . What is the woman going to do?

A．Pay for the shoes.

B．Go to the shoe shop.

C．Borrow money from the man.

3 . Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．At a store.

B．At an office.

C．At a library.

6 . Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money.     1    . So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

● The basic function of money

Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have.If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员).    2    . When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.

● Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty.     3    . If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, “You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

●     4    

Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product—a kind of name-brand butter and a generic (无商标消费品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.     5    . If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

A．Wise decisions

B．The value of money

C．Permit the child to choose between them

D．Tell your child why he can—or cannot—have certain things

E．Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you

F．Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store

G．The best time to teach a child something about money is when he shows an interest

7 . Open an app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered to your home—this is how many people eat in China these days. According to the latest data from the China Internet Network Information Center, about 420 million Chinese people use online food delivery (递送) services. That’s equal to half of the total number of Internet users in China.

A recent report that was published by Meituan, a food delivery service, showed that 86. 3 percent of the service’s users are between 20 and 34 years old. These people, who are more likely to live in small families, are the major force driving the development of the food delivery industry. For those families, cooking is relatively more time-and resource-consuming (耗时耗材), so ordering food online has become more popular.

The improvement of China’s food delivery services has also attracted more customers. According to Meituan’s report, the average time it takes to make a food delivery dropped from 38 minutes in 2016 to 29 minutes in 2019. Many delivery platforms (平台) are also offering more services, delivering products such as fruit, vegetables, medicine and flowers. As its services continue to improve, it’s likely that the food delivery industry will keep growing.

1. ________ of the Internet users in China order food online these days.

A．About 86. 3%

B．About 50%

C．About 34%

D．About 20%

2. Who are more likely to use food delivery services?

A．People aged from 20 to 34.	B．People living in big families.
C．People who don’t know how to cook.	D．People who work in food companies.

3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．How the app of Meituan works.

B．Why most food industries are successful.

C．How many people use the Internet in China.

D．Why food delivery service is so popular.

4. What do we know from the last paragraph?

A．More products can be bought through delivery platforms.

B．Making a food delivery takes more time than before.

C．Products of food industry will be more expensive.

D．Meituan is the best delivery platform in China.

9 . Is looking fashionable more important than being comfortable? Many people seem to think so, judging (判断) by the things they wear. But fashion is not everything. It is more important to be a healthy and good person.

People go to great lengths to be fashionable. Some people think they have to have a certain body type, so they go on extreme, unhealthy diets in order to change their bodies. In addition, many women wear uncomfortable fashions, such as high-heeled shoes that cause pain to their feet, and tight body shapers that limit blood flow. Men and women alike spend time and money on products that change their natural hair color or hairstyle. Some people even spend several hours a day in front of a mirror. Is fashion so important that people spend so much time and effort changing what they look like?

If the purpose of fashion is to make a person feel good, it does not make sense that he or she would go through so much discomfort to be fashionable. Fashion should not come first. People should put their health and positive image in the first place. What people wear does not say anything about their personalities. Instead of spending hours choosing a dress, perhaps you should call your friends and do something together, such as playing soccer or badminton. Instead of going on strict diets and forcing yourself to stay hungry, why not eat some healthy foods and then exercise? By doing these things, you can keep a healthy lifestyle and truly grow as a person.

1. Why does the author include questions in the text?

A．To enrich the content.	B．To introduce a new topic.
C．To present different ideas.	D．To encourage readers to think.

2. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The fact about fashion industry.	B．Reasons why fashion is important.
C．The price to pay for being fashionable.	D．Products popular with fashion followers.

3. Which of the following activities would the author most likely recommend?

A．Going skiing with friends.	B．Starting a new diet with a friend.
C．Changing hairstyles every week.	D．Shopping for fashionable clothes.

4. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce the latest fashion trends.

B．To tell readers how to remain fashionable.

C．To advise readers to value health over fashion.

D．To show readers advantages and disadvantages of dieting.

10 . Vanilla (香草) is one of the world’s most popular spices and an important ingredient in products ranging from chocolate to perfume. However, the wholesale price of vanilla has reached up to $ 600 per kilogram, when just a few years ago it was sold at tenth of that. What is happening?

Madagascar supplies more than 80% of the world’s natural vanilla. Today, vanilla represents 20% of Madagascan exports, worth around $600 million at current prices. However, it is a difficult crop to grow. A vine takes three to four years to mature. The flowers open for just one day a year, so pollination (授粉) is done completely by hand. Nine months later, the green beans must be hand-picked when perfectly ripe to get their content. Months of processing and gradual drying in the sun are then necessary to produce the spice. Six hundred hand- pollinated blossoms yield six kilos of green beans, which can turn into one kilo of dried beans.

The price of Madagascan vanilla was once set by the government. But such were the high prices that in the 1980s buyers turned their attention to the cheaper, poorer-quality version available elsewhere, in particular Indonesia. Madagascar’s government was finally forced to end its price-fixing policy. Food giants such as Nestle and Unilever increased their use of man- made vanilla, adding to the pressure. For 30 years, Madagascar’s vanilla farmers earned just a small amount of money, and many ended up leaving the business. But even with fewer producers, the price of natural vanilla stayed low.

It was not until public tastes started shifting to all things natural that farmers’ fortunes revived. From around 2011, some producers began to focus once more on natural vanilla. In 2015, Nestle announced plans to use only natural ingredients in five years and Hershey’s followed suit. Its demand and prices have therefore rocketed in part because natural supplies are insufficient.

1. How did the author illustrate his point in Paragraph 2?

A．By explaining studies.	B．By analyzing phenomena.
C．By listing figures.	D．By making comparisons.

2. Why did Madagascan government stop its price-fixing policy?

A．Vanilla itself takes rather a long time to mature and bloom.

B．Fewer buyers chose Madagascan vanilla due to its high price.

C．The pollination and harvest of vanilla require too much labor.

D．Many vanilla farmers left the business to seek fortune in Indonesia.

3. Which chart best shows the price trend of Madagascan vanilla?

A．	B．
C．	D．

4. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．The cost of making vanilla spice.

B．The international vanilla business.

C．The truth behind the price of vanilla.

D．The process of planting natural vanilla.