1 . What color smartphone does the man want?

A．Golden.

B．Light blue.

C．Black.

2 . People generally like to pick out the best-looking fruits and vegetables when shopping for produce (农产品), but Canadian supermarket chain Loblaws is attracting customers with badly-shaped and faulty produce at the price of 30% lower than normal-looking one.

A trial run of the ugly food line, named “Naturally Imperfect”, began with only apples and potatoes to choose from. Consumer demand has been so huge that Loblaws is going to introduce more ugly vegetables and fruits like onions and mushrooms.

All the produce that will be sold through Naturally Imperfect would otherwise have been used in juices, sauces, or soups, or have not been harvested at all. The director Dan Branson explained that this program benefited both food producers who would otherwise have to let abnormal produce go to waste, and consumers who could buy fresh produce at low prices. And he was right, given how popular the line has become.

“It really went well beyond our expectation,” Branson said. “I think it really spoke to the fact that Canadians are out there really looking for some options.”

Of course, Canadians know that beauty is more than skin deep, and they also recognize that they can get the same flavor and nutritional benefits in spite of appearances. The positive response to the initial offering of apples and potatoes showed the opportunity to expand the line and offer more options at a greater price to Canadian families.

“If you grow produce in your backyard, there will be a lot of produce that won’t look as pretty as what you will see in a grocery store”, said Branson. “And nature doesn’t grow everything perfectly. I’d like to think if somebody were to take a No Name Naturally Imperfect apple, put it right beside a No.1 apple, close his eyes and eat them, there would be no difference.”

1. Loblaws is different from other supermarkets in that ______.

A．more fruits are offered at lower prices	B．normal-looking produce is forbidden there
C．only apples and potatoes are sold every day	D．imperfect produce is sold at lower prices there

2. According to Paragraph 3, Loblaws’s program ______.

A．prevents people from wasting their food	B．happens to be a win-win mode
C．teaches food producers how to grow	D．enables consumers to eat more fresh produce

3. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A．Canadians are used to eating perfect produce.

B．Smart consumers know the importance of ugly produce.

C．Loblaws intends to improve customers’ quality of life.

D．Customers’ support promotes the development of the ugly food line.

4. What do Branson’s words in the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Imperfect fruits are as tasty and nutritious as perfect ones.

B．The world is usually full of imperfect things.

C．We should eat imperfect apples with our eyes closed.

D．The fruits grown by ourselves are more nutritious than those in the store.

3 . Where does the conversation take place?

A．At home

B．At a gym.

C．At a store.

4 . Off the Beaten Cart Path

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The most popular magazine for parents who want to raise smart and loving children. It has child development instruction, advice on your child’s health and safety, and the best way to encourage your child’s learning

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Best Weekend Projects

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Lucky

The shopping magazine with the best buys, and the fashion tips. You’ll need them before you go to the stores. What makes Lucky really special is that it gives you the information you need before anyone else has it.

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1. Who may like the book Off the Beaten Curt Path most?

A．Persons loving traveling in America

B．Parents with new-born babies

C．Ladies loving shopping

D．Husbands wanting to improve their home

2. Which book can give you some advice on shopping?

A．Off the Beaten Cart Path	B．Parents
C．Lucky	D．Best Weekend Projects

3. How much can you save to buy a copy of Best Weekend Projects now?

A．$ 3

B．$ 4.05

C．$ 10.2

D．$ 13.4

5 . 语法填空

Online shopping is coming into fashion in most cities, where people are able to make full use of the rapidly-developed Internet technology. Nowadays, can we find a person     1     hasn’t experienced online shopping? Of course not.

Online shopping     2    (welcome) by most people for different reasons. From the view of     3    (custom), it can save some time for people who don’t have much spare time. Just click the mouse, they can get     4     they want while saying at home. For the retailer, it can cut some costs for those who don’t have enough circulating funds(流动资金). Compared with the     5     (tradition) trade mode, they don’t have to spend money     6     (rent) a house. However, there are still some disadvantages in online shopping. First, a face-to-face deal     7    (make)online shopping less reliable. Second, people will lose the fun of bargain.

    8     is true that shopping on the Internet has become a trend in modern society. It’s of great importance that we need to make the relative laws    9     the rapid growth of online shopping. Only in this way can we enjoy the     10     (please) and convenience of online shopping without the concern of being cheated.

7 . Will you crazy about these newly-built products that are not merely quite useful but also good to the environment? Come and see then!

Eco-friendly Umbrella

Traditional umbrellas come with a fixed surface. Although it is changeable, you cannot replace it easily. This eco-friendly design is more flexible. It is actually only an umbrella skeleton without any surface, which can be folded, so you can put anything such as newspapers, plastic bags or whatever you want to serve as the protecting surface.

Pollution-sensitive Dress

Don’t be caught outside unaware of pollution levels in the air. The pollution-sensitive EPA Dress by Stephanie Sandstrom notices pollution in the air accordingly. This dress—which is actually quite pretty—looks like you pull it from the bottom of the dirty laundry pile when the air is dirty. It might protect your health by advising you to stay indoors for the day, but it won’t do you any favor if you’re meeting with clients.

Eco-friendly Car Racer

Can you image a car racer is so eco-friendly that its tyres are made from potatoes, its body is created from hemp (大麻) and rapeseed oil and it runs on fuel made from wheat and sugar beet? The one seater racing car called Eco One is built by experts from Warwick University, who hope that Eco One will be used by the automotive industry. It is sold at $ 51,000.

Eco-friendly Moss (苔藓) Carpet

Do you know it is said that walking on fresh grass can really increases your blood circulation? The Moss Carpet, created by Nguyen La Chanh, looks at getting the grass to your feet. The mat includes ball moss, island moss and forest moss. The humidity (湿度) of the bathroom ensures that it grows well. And that’s why you need to place it there and not anywhere else.

1. The EPA Dress is designed to ________.

A．discourage people from going out	B．help meet with clients
C．improve people’s appearance	D．inform people of air quality

2. What can we know about Eco One?

A．It can seat one passenger and one driver.

B．It can’t be available for the public at present.

C．It is mainly made from some kinds of plants.

D．It will take the place of the traditional car industry.

3. Where does the text probably come from?

A．A science report.	B．A personal blog.
C．A health report.	D．An official document.

8 . 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Double 11 falls     1    November 11 th each year. "Double eleven" in Chinese is the name of that date. Also the number “1”    2    ( mean) ‘singleness’ in Chinese culture, so the date with the     3    (many) ones “11.11” is considered to be "Singles Day". Many     4     (choose) to be singles choose this day to celebrate their lifestyle.

Double 11    5    (become) an online shopping festival in 2009. Tmall (formerly Taobao Mall), a B2C platform (平台)    6    belongs to Alibaba, has taken full advantage. In 2009, Zhang Yong, president of Tmall, saw the opportunity. He wanted     7    (raise) sales and customer awareness of the Tmall brand. Only 27    8    (shop) took part in the first Double 11 festival. At that time, the online shopping festival was a new idea and a challenge for all people,     9     its sales performance showed great potential in the Chinese market.

Each year Tmall has a different theme on Double 11. In 2019, Tmall's Double 11 theme is: "Make your dream come true." Recently, the rapid expansion of the e-commerce market         10    (make) Double 11 busiest ever shopping festival in the world.

9 . 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

10 . If you've got a reliable Internet connection, smart lights are a cheap way to make your home very cool. Here are four of them.

LIFX

The biggest feature: you don't need a separate hub to control your smart lights. They connect via Wi-Fi and you can stick the lights anywhere. The LEDS create up to 16 million colors and are programmable, so you can create custom lighting patterns through the smartphone app. You can also set up a lighting schedule and make changes with your voice through Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant. $70.

Sylvania

The Sylvania LED light strip(灯带) is Apple HomeKit-enabled, meaning you can change colors and settings with Apple's smart voice assistant Siri or through the app. The only feature Sylvania does not include -- one that LIFX does -- is the ability for the lights to automatically rotate(转换) through colors. With these lights, you can only adjust brightness and change colors. $39.

If you use an Android phone, make sure to get an Android version. It has the same functions but is also compatible

(兼容的) with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. $52.

Eve

The Eve LEDS can be extended with additional strips and reach up to 32.8 feet. The LEDS produce a full range of whites and colors and are compatible with Apple HomeKit -- therefore voice controlled with Siri. This setup requires no extra hub. The starter version is available for $80 and extension strips are available for $50.

Minger

Mingers Wi-Fi connected strips of LEDS are 16.4-feet-long and can be controlled via the Govee app on your smartphone or with Amazon Alexa. The company doesn't recommend connecting multiple strips. $29.

1. How is LIFX different from Sylvania?

A．It is voice controlled.	B．It is intended for Android phone users.
C．The brightness of its lights can be adjusted.	D．The colors of its lights can change automatically.

2. If someone has a budget of $30, which of the following can they buy?

A．LIFX.

B．Sylvania.

C．Eve.

D．Minger.

3. What do the four lights have in common?

A．They are powered by the sun.

B．They an be extended with additional strips.

C．They work well with smart home assistants.

D．They are developed by smartphone companies.