1 . It’s easier than ever to buy things online. It’s so easy that Ryan Cassata sometimes does it in his sleep. Casata, a 24-year-old singer, recently was informed by Amazon that a package had been shipped to his apartment, but he didn’t remember buying anything. When he logged onto his account and saw that some socks were on the way, he remembered: A few nights back, he had woken up in the middle of the night to browse-and apparently shop-on Amazon.

Casata shops when he’s awake, too, buying little gadgets like an onion chopper, discounted gums, and decorations like a Himalayan salt lamp. The other day, he almost bought a pizza pool float, until he remembered that he doesn’t have a pool.

Thanks to a perfect storm of factors, Americans are accumulating a lot of stuff. Now, the Internet has made it possible for us to shop from anywhere, anytime. And because of the globalization of manufacturing, everything is cheaper than ever before — so cheap that we add them to our online shopping carts without a second thought. Shopping online also feels good. Humans get a dopamine hit (多巴胺刺激) from buying stuff, according to research, and then also experience delayed pleasure when the order arrives a few days later, which may make it more physiologically rewarding than shopping in stores.

Justine Montoya, a caregiver in Los Angeles, who buys all sorts of stuff online, said, “In the past few months alone, I bought an S18 smart watch from Wish.com that I’ll probably never use, a second Kindle because it was on sale and I am worried my first Kindle is going to die soon, and a pair of wireless ear buds that I had hoped would allow me to charge my iPhone and listen to music at the same time, but that instead just fall out of my ears whenever I put them on. I also bought, on Amazon, a book about hiking, only to find the exact same book in a box of my stuff in my parents’ basement.”

1. What do we know about Casata when he was informed of a package?

A．He went to sleep.	B．He forgot buying anything.
C．He waited for it until midnight.	D．He was happy to receive the socks.

2. Why didn’t Casata buy a pizza pool float?

A．He already had one.	B．It was not discounted.
C．It was poorly decorated.	D．He doesn’t have a pool at all.

3. What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Factors contributing to overbuying online.

B．Conveniences brought by online shopping.

C．Reasons explaining why everything is cheap online.

D．Good feelings one can get through online shopping.

4. What message does the author try to convey by giving the example of Justine Montoya?

A．The quality of products is a major public concern.

B．We have a wide choice of products in online stores.

C．People accumulate useless stuff by shopping online.

D．Today people depend on the Internet to do shopping.

2 . 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。

    1    the Year of the Tiger approaching, all kinds of items     2    (relate)to the Chinese zodiac (生肖) have been selling rapidly.

Since last month,the sales value of goods featuring tiger elements     3    (rise) 9.4 times year-on-year,according to e-commerce platform JD.The popularity of the zodiac illustrates people’s growing     4    (recognize) of traditional Chinese culture,both at home and abroad.

In China,the tiger     5    (know) as the “king of all beasts” and it is     6    symbol of bravery and power.In ancient times,tiger patterns were carved on bronze or golden seals as symbols of military authority.In traditional culture,the tiger was regarded as an auspicious animal       7    drove away evil spirits and brought blessings and peace.

The zodiac element has been applied to almost many consumer goods,     8    (include) hand bags, cosmetics, stationery, snacks—and clothing, of course. On Dec 17,the Nanjing Yunjin research Institution and fashion Teenie Weenie     9    (joint) launched a new series to celebrate the Year of Tiger.A week before the launch,consumers responded positively to a preview,with a large number of resale bookings.After the     10    (office) launch,the series saw sales of 10 million yuan in just two weeks.

3 . Everyday wear like casual shirts,T-shirts, and jackets, embroidered (刺绣)with traditional patterns from the Yi ethnic group, staged a striking show at recent New York Fashion Week, which took place on September 4th. Chinese designer Wang Ta’s new youth collection, decorated with Yi embroidery, a Chinese intangible cultural heritage, was a definite hit on the last night of the fashion week.

The audience was amazed by both the beautiful and mostly hand-embroidered colorful patterns and the perfect balance of modern and traditional elements. Leah Coulter, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, who dressed the models for the show, said the collection was a mix of old and new and loved all the patterns and embroidery, which aroused her interest in the unique handicraft dating back thousands of years. “I need to learn more about its history,” Coulter said.

It’s not something new in the fashion world to involve China’s intangible cultural heritages as elements of design, Wang said, but ifs not easy to make them into true fashion. “Intangible cultural heritages should not always be displayed in museums or only appear on souvenirs. I hope to break the stereotype through using the Yi embroidery and make them everyday, fashionable items,”Wang told the media after the show. “I think fashion is the best way to introduce culture”

Wang’s design ideas can be traced back to both her global experience as a fashion designer in Japan, the UK and China, and her unique educational background. Before receiving her second degree in fashion from Japan’s top fashion institute Tokyo Mode Gakuen, she majored in history at East China Normal University in Shanghai.

In order to create her collection, Wang and her team went to Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (自治州)in southwest China’s Yunnan Province and deeply studied the culture and history of   Yi’s craftsmanship to gain insight into the essence, delicacy and symbolism of   Yi embroidery. But Wang’s employing the patterns, colors and techniques of   Yi embroidery in her contemporary fashion designs is not a simple imitation. The combination of modern and traditional parts can’t be too striking for it to be widely accepted as everyday wear, Wang said, adding that her goal is for people, regardless of gender, color or nationality, to like her designs.

1. What made Wang Ta’s design appealing to the audience?

A．The delicate hand-embroidered costumes in Yi culture.

B．The striking design of Chinese intangible cultural heritage.

C．The brilliant combination of traditional and modern parts.

D．The diversity of ethnic cultures displayed in the youth clothes.

2. What does the underlined word “stereotype” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．fixed impression	B．unique style
C．commercial trend	D．controversial type

3. Which of the following contributes to Wang’s design ideas?

A．Her fashion educational background only at home.

B．Her travelling experiences across ethnic regions in Yunnan Province.

C．Her working experiences in some European and Asian countries.

D．Her goal to be famous worldwide.

4. What is the most suitable title for the passage?

A．Revive a Culture in Fashion

B．Apply China’s Ethnic Elements in Fashion

C．Wang Ta—China’s Talented Designer

D．China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage

4 . 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。

Chinese archaeologists(考古学家)announced Saturday that six “sacrificial pits”,     1     (date) back 3200 to 4000 years, were newly discovered in Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, southwest China's Sichuan province.

Sanxingdui went viral among netizens again and some     2     (be) even eager for some hands-on experiences.

Therefore, Archaeological blind boxes rolled out by several museums in China were trending on a major online shopping platform, with     3     (buy) saying that it allowed them to “experience the joys of digging cultural relics     4     an archaeologist.”

Henan Museum integrated the blind box concept with cultural relics, and hid “miniature cultural relics” such as bronze and china in the soil. Using a Luoyang shovel(铁铲),and a brush     5     (sweep) away the dirt, and digging a blind box, you can harvest a piece of bronzeware from the Shang Dynasty     6     a china bottle from the Song Dynasty.

The idea has proved     7     (wild) popular with many young people. Most of the blind boxes     8     (sell) out as soon as they are restocked. Those who were lucky enough to place an order shared     9     (they) experience of digging the blind box online. One said, “Wearing gloves, I feel like     10     archaeologist !”