1 . In an effort to fight the “throw-away culture” and promote reuse and repair, the city of Berlin has taken the unique step of opening its own secondhand department store.

This isn’t your grandma’s thrift shop (旧货商店). It resells perfectly good items that would otherwise be thrown away. A pun on the German words for “department store” and “conserving house”, B-Wa(h)renhaus sells a wide variety of products. Far from simply selling old items, the electronic goods have been fixed by expert technicians and come with a year’s guarantee. And, to reach more secondhand shoppers, the store was set up right in the middle of the famous Karstadt department store.

With the success of its initial six-month trial run, the city plans to open four more similar operations in other parts of Berlin. By 2030, it hopes to have at least one location in each of Berlin’s 12 districts. Since 2008, city policies and educational campaigns have reduced average annual household waste by about 25 pounds per resident. It also recycles about 49% of its mineral construction waste. Currently, the city estimates that 8% of abandoned electronic goods and 6% of huge items thrown away can actually be reused. The goal is to expand the market for these items beyond the usual bargain hunters and eco-conscious consumers.

“Three years ago, we started collecting all kinds of used goods,” city spokesperson Dorothee Winden said. “There are lots of things that are well-preserved and functioning but aren’t being used anymore. The goal is to give these things a new life with somebody who can use them.” The store also includes an education center to encourage more sustainable lifestyles — and also gave an award to a project that recycles school uniforms, so that parents don’t have to buy new ones every year.

1. Why has Berlin opened its own secondhand department store?

A．To attract more shoppers.	B．To promote recycling.
C．To foster traditional culture.	D．To expand secondhand market.

2. In which aspect is B-Wa(h)renhaus different from the traditional thrift store?

A．The variety of the goods.	B．The location of the store.
C．The quality of the products.	D．The operation of the store.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A．Berlin currently has 4 second-hand stores in construction.

B．Berlin has been successful in cutting its waste since 2008.

C．It is not easy to make the goal to expand the market a reality.

D．It is estimated that Berlin will be a zero-waste city by 2030.

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

A．To introduce Berlin’s new reuse shop operation.

B．To raise people’s awareness of reasonable shopping.

C．To persuade people to become eco-friendly shoppers.

D．To encourage more people to donate to secondhand shops.

2 . 假如你是李华，上周你在海外购物网站Amazon上购买了一个书包，但是寄到后发现存在质量问题，请你给该网站负责人Smith先生写一封信，要点包括：
1.反应质量问题
2.你的诉求
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith,

I am Li Hua,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

3 . A textbook exchange is a business that buys and sells college textbooks. Textbooks can represent a significant part of a student’s education budget. By purchasing used textbooks or selling unneeded books to a textbook exchange, students can reduce their expenses significantly.     1    Today, online textbook exchanges offer the service to nearly all locations.

Unlike the textbooks used in public education courses, college textbooks are required by only a small percentage of the university student population. These textbooks are often written by famous experts in a given field and sometimes by college professors themselves.    2    

Traditionally, university bookstores were the only sources for required textbooks. The success of bookstores that buy and sell used books inspired some businesses to copy the process for textbooks. A textbook exchange will purchase textbooks from students who have completed courses and no longer need the materials.     3     This can benefit students who are struggling to meet their tuition and living expenses.

Textbook exchanges on the Internet can accept used books from students anywhere in the world and deliver them almost anywhere through standard package delivery services.     4     They can compare prices on a national or even international level and choose the most reasonably-priced editions.

    5     In addition to easing the financial burden on their fellow students, the business also gives the students experience in business skills, such as doing online marketing, analyzing pricing structures, and maintaining profit margins (利润).

A．As a result, they are usually very expensive.

B．Used textbooks can be bought in many ways.

C．It is aimed to fight the rising cost of college textbooks.

D．Such exchanges were once only found near large universities.

E．In fact, business students can even create their own online textbook exchanges.

F．Therefore, students are not limited to the books at their local university bookstores.

G．Then the business can re-sell the used books at a price much lower than their original costs.

4 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is the woman worried?

A．She can't find her way to the bookstore.

B．She fails in the chemistry test again.

C．She hasn’t bought the chemistry book.

2. How many chapters are the speakers required to read?

A．Two.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

3. What can we learn from the man?

A．He doesn't like Professor Jenkins.

B．He is very weak in chemistry.

C．He doesn’t feel that worried.

4. What will the woman probably do next?

A．Watch a TV program.

B．Go back to the bookstore.

C．Turn to Professor Jenkins for help.

5 . Robby Pepper can answer questions in Italian, English and German. He is Italy's first robot caretaker who is employed at a hotel on the popular Lake Garda to help answer simple, usual questions from visitors. During one of Robby's first days, Mihail Slanina, a guest from Moldova, congratulated the robot on his skills. “He's like a real person and he's really good,”she said.“He talked and he shook my hand.”

Japan's Softbank Robotics created Robby, It can provide hotel guests with information they need, like where to find a restaurant and its hours of operation. The use of robots is growing in service industries like tourism. Most of the robots serve mainly as novelties. But they are expected to become more useful as better artificial intelligence, or AI, is developed.

The International Federation of Robotics says about 79,000 professional service robots were sold last year. The Frankfurt, Germany-bases organization expects up to 25 percent sales growth each year through 2020. These artificial intelligence machines include defense robots, cleaning robots, and medical robots. In 2016, 7200 public relations robots like Robby Pepper were sold — a 135 percent increase from 2015 sales.

However, Richard Windsor who is a technology businessman in London says the use of robots is not yet common because artificial intelligence is not complex enough. He says the proof is that the companies responsible for the two best AI systems, Google Assist and Baidu's DuerOS, do not make robots. And the public acceptance is also important to the robot industry. Experts say people in the United States and Japan seem more welcoming to robots than people do in Europe. Sometimes customers were not willing to talk to the robot. And a security robot at an office complex in Washington DC made news last year when it rolled itself into a fountain and would not get out.

In the Italian town of Brescia, the Cayu car store is using another Softbank Pepper robot to sell cars. Named Cayuiki, the robot is programmed to give information on cars, playing games and gathering information. Its presence is helping to bring in possible car buyers. But, Andreas Barchetti, head of the Cayu dealership, said, “To sell the cars, you still need human beings.

1. According to the division of Robots, Robby Pepper belongs to        ?

A．the cleaning robots.

B．the public relations robots.

C．the defense robots.

D．the medical robots.

2. What can we know from the robots mentioned in the passage?

A．They are popular in Europe as they are in the US.

B．They are still at the early stage of development.

C．They are very helpful to improve tourism in general.

D．They are highly developed and can do anything.

3. What is the purpose of people by developing Cayuiki?

A．Telling visitors about the hours of the hotel operation.

B．Offering customers information on cars to be sold.

C．Providing security service for people in the office.

D．Talking with the customers who but things in the store.

6 . Every Thursday morning, a snake-like queue forms outside streetwear brand Supreme’s store in Soho as fans line up in the hope of walking away with bags filled with limited edition clothing “dropped” that day. Among them are teenagers. They’ve come for the purpose of buying items to resell on Depop, a youth-targeted auction(竞拍) app.

And it’s not just Supreme. Generation Z—those born between the mid-1990s and early 2000s—are buying from streetwear brands such as Yeezy, and Nike to resell on platforms such as Depop, and eBay.

Forget delivering newspapers or working in the local supermarket. Instead, these teens are devoting hours every week to reselling limited edition goods, a job that’s earning them up to several thousand pounds a month.

Reuben Wall was just 14 when he became hooked on selling items online after he bought one extra Rubik’s Cube by accident. “I sold it for double the price that I got it for,” says Wall, now 18. He then spent the money buying two more and sold those on eBay, before purchasing more. From there he moved on to reselling other items. He says he will read comments and polls(投票) on Twitter to evaluate the popularity of a certain product. But sometimes items will “brick”, so sometimes he takes a loss.

Depop founder Simon Beckerman says the app has “opened the doors” to a new generation using a marketplace for the first time. He says Generation Z aren’t afraid of building businesses from their bedrooms. “There’s very little risk in trying,” he adds. “There’s so much uncertainty around us nowadays that being your own boss is a very appealing idea.”

1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing Paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic.	B．To show his attitude.
C．To reach a conclusion.	D．To state a problem.

2. The underlined phrase “became hooked on” in paragraph 4 can be replaced by “______.”

A．felt uncertain about	B．became crazy about
C．was tired of	D．was opposed to

3. How does Reuben Wall decide what to sell?

A．By consulting Simon Beckerman.

B．By studying the price difference.

C．By using different auction apps.

D．By analyzing online data.

4. What can we learn about Generation Z?

A．They prefer Depop to eBay.

B．They devote hours to delivering.

C．They love staying in their rooms.

D．They tend to build up their own businesses.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will the man do tomorrow?

A．Rest at home.

B．Go shopping.

C．Work.

2. What will the man buy?

A．A hat.

B．A necklace.

C．A coat.

3. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Colleagues.

B．Mother and son.

C．Husband and wife.

8 . How much should the man pay for two T-shirts?

A．$18.

B．$14.

C．$13.

9 . 假设你是李华，五一期间你在淘宝网上购买了一条裤子，作为顾客，你发现好几处不满意的地方。请你根据下面几点自己不满意的服务投诉商家。
1.发货迟，迟收10天。
2.裤子颜色本该黑色，收到的却是灰色。
3.所选尺码为27号，错发29号。
4.提出理赔要求。
注意：1.字数：80左右。
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Li Hua

10 . Looking for a fun and educational gift for your kid? Check out our list for the best electronic toys in 2021.

Best Educational: Wonder Workshop Dash Coding(编程)Robot

In today's STEM-friendly world, teaching your kids how to code is as simple as getting them their own programmable robot. The Robot is ideally suited for kids aged 6 and up. Kids will discover endless possibilities with this toy. They can teach the robot to sing, dance, and play-all through voice commands and the aid of corresponding apps, which are simple and accessible. The idea is to build confidence through fun.

Best Camera: VTech Kidizoom DUO Camera

For children aged 3 months to 9 years, the VTech Kidizoom DUO Camera will give your kids their first glimpse at photography life and provide hours of entertainment. With two cameras switching between the front and rear lens, the DUO offers 4x digital zoom, a built-in flash, five games and parental control settings to limit game playtime.

Best STEM: Snap Circuits Junior

When shopping for toys for your kids, it's important to choose something that will hold their interest long after the first day. The Snap Circuits Junior kit has you covered. This building kit is great for kids who love to take things apart and see how they work. The set includes 30 different color-coded parts and easy-to-follow instructions to help kids build over 100 different electrical projects. All of the parts in this set snap together without the need for tools or soldering, making it safe for kids as young as 8.

Best Early Childhood: Leapfrog My Own Leaptop

The Leapfrog My Own Leaptop is the perfect choice for parents looking for toys that build upon basic English alphabet lessons. This toy has four different modes that help kids aged 3 to 5 learn spelling, phonics, and word association. Kids can also pretend to send emails to Leapfrog characters Scout and Violet in order to learn how to write basic sentences.

1. A parent choosing gifts for a 2-year-old baby would probably choose            .

A．Wonder Workshop Dash Coding Robot

B．VTech Kidizoom DUO Camera

C．Snap Circuits Junior

D．Leapfrog My Own Leaptop

2. What can a kid do with Leapfrog My Own Leaptop?

A．Learn English with fun.

B．Send E-mails to a teacher.

C．Learn to write articles.

D．Play video games.

3. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To evaluate the gifts' quality.

B．To recommend a gift choice.

C．To compare new electronic toys.

D．To help educate kids with toys.